Licking Township (part 11 of 42)

Active and energetic in public affairs, Mr. Hupp has been a life-long Democrat. While not identified with any denomination, he has contributed of his means to the building of churches and the support of the Gospel. With his children he has been liberal, giving each of them a good start in life. At the present time he retains the ownership of one hundred acres of land, the general management of which he superintends, though not actively engaged in its cultivation.

FfRANCIS MARION HAYNES, a promis nent farmer and well known citizen of Hanover Township, was born in Newton, Greene County, Pa., September 30, 1 853. He is the son of James and Mary Ann (Ashley) Haynes, natives of Newton, the former born August 2, 1833, and the latter September 30,1832. They are now residents of Wadestown, Monongahela County, W. Va., where the father is a leading citizen and well-to-do retired farmer.

In the paternal family there were four sons and three daughters. of whom thesubject of this sketch is the eldest, he having been born on the twentyfirst anniversary of his mother's birth. The others are: Rev. Lorenzo Dow Haynes, a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church and now a resident of Florida; Nina, the wife of Calvin C. Haiter, an extensive breeder of thoroughbred stock and a resident of Wadestown, W. Va.; Caleb, who died at the age of about nine years; Ella, who at the age of nineteen was married to John Anderson, and who died the following year, leaving an infant daughter now with Mrs. Harter; Nancy J., who died at the early age of two years; Jefferson D., who is single and makes his home with his parents, being the owner of a furniture

When our subject was two years old he was taken by his parents to West Virginia, and in Wadestown he passed the years of boyhood, being a student in the common schools prior to the age of fourteen. He then purchased his time of his father and embarked on the ocean of life for himself. He was only fourteen when he began teaching school in AVest Virginia, and he continued in that profession for a period of ten years. During the intervals between school terms, he conducted his literary studies under the tutelage of capable instructors and also learned the trade of a brick moulder. He moulded the brick used in the construction of the Baltimore & Ohio shops, and also that used in the court house. He taught country schools principally, the winter terms being only about four months long. As an instructor he was conscientious, capable and in advance of the period, introducing modern ideas and methods in his pedagogical work.

April 19, 1877, Mr. Haynes was united in marriage with Miss Alice Florence Romine, daughter of the late John W. and Caroline E. Romine. He is now serving as administrator of his father-inlaw's estate. In politics he is a Democrat and a recognized leader of his party in the township. In supporting the principles of his party, he is following the example set by his father. In 1894 he was a candidate for the nomination of the office of Commissioner of Licking County, and is now making the canvass with nine other candidates for the same position. This is his first attempt for himself in political work and he is to be congratulated, whether successful or not, owing to the character of his competitors and the certainty of the election of the nominee.

Socially Mr. Haynes is a member of Newark Lodge No. 13, K. P., and a charter member of Acme Lodge No. 554, A. F. & A. M., in Newark. Immediately after his marriage he removed to Greendale, Hocking County, Ohio, where he taught school for one year. Thence going to Newark he engaged with the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company as time-keeper for about seven years. Afterward he filled the position of Division Clerk and had charge of the machinery department accounts for the Ohio Division, continuing thus engaged until August 1, 1893.

On the 1st of April, 1891, Mr. Haynes purchased his present farm and moved thereon, driving to and from his work nights and mornings for two years. The farm is situated seven miles east of Newark and consists of two hundred and six acres of finely improved land located on the famous Licking bottom. Upon this place he has made excellent improvements, including a cozy residence, substantial barns, a fine orchard, etc. Since retiring from railroad work he has given his exclusive attention to agriculture and has met with a success richly merited by his indefatigable efforts. In addition to this property he owns a farm in Licking Township, Muskingum County, the management of which he superintends, though the land is leased.

HON. LEWIS EVANS, of Newark, who is now living in comparative retirement at "Myrtle Hall," No. 269 North Third Street, is well known not only as one of the oldest surviving settlers of this city, but also as one of the most influential men in the countj'. For years his name was intimatel}' associated with the development of the resources of this place, and perhaps no citizen has contributed more largely to its progress than has he. Having lived here for almost seventy years, he has witnessed its growth from a straggling, unimportant hamlet to a prosperous city, with widely extended influence.

The Evans family is of Welsh origin. Joseph Evans married for his second wife Miss Ann Lewis, and they came to Licking County early in the present century. Upon a farm in Newton Township their son Lewis was born January 18, 1818. As free schools had not yet been introduced, he was seut in childhood to the subscrip- tion schools, and the knowledge there gained was afterward supplemented by reading. In early life he learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner, at which he worked for some years, doing a large amount of business as a contractor and builder.

In 1850 Mr. Evans was appointed superintendent of the Ohio Canal, an important and responsible position which he filled with the greatest efficiency for six years. His entire life has been spent in Licking County and he has been a resident of Newark since the age of eight years, being, as above stated, one of the oldest settlers now living in the city. Politically he has always been a stanch advocate of Democratic principles and for years was one of the leaders of that party in Licking County. He was a delegate to the convention that nominated James Buchanan, and during the administration of that president he served as superintendent of the folding department of the House at Washington.

Upon the Democratic ticket Mr. Evans was elected Treasurer of Licking County, in which capacity he served for four years, being the incumbent of the oflice at the outbreak of the Civil War. In 1872-73 he represented the counties of Licking and Delaware in the State Senate, where his fidelity to the interests of his constituents won for him their confidence and esteem. For some years past he has devoted his attention largely to the supervision of his farm in Newark Township, consisting of sixty acres of well improved land.

In 1841 occurred the marriage of Lewis Evans and Miss Harriet Conrad. This lad}' was born in Newtown, Va., and when a child came to Licking County in company with her parents, Isaac and Mary Conrad. Their union was blessed by the birth of one son and three daughters, of whom we note following: Mary E. is the wife of J. W. Ilimes, who is the principal proprietor of the Ilimes Knitting Company of Saratoga Count}', N. Y.; Charles L. is a civil engineer by profession; Ellen A. married J. W. Blair, a railroad man of Newark; and Ilattie C. is the wife of Charles E. Wise, a telegraph operator at Newark.

Lodge No. 6, R. A. M.; Mt. Vernon Commandery No. 1, K. T., of Columbus, Ohio, and received the Knights Templar degree at Washington, D. C. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church since fifteen years of age, and has long been one of the active workers in that denomination.

J7"V DWARD HICKEY. As one of the native- | C\ born sons of Licking County and one of the leading citizens of Utica, we present to our readers the name of Edward Ilickey. He was born in Madison.Township, this county, November 2, 1818, and is a son of William and Sarah (Shambaugh) Ilickey. His paternal grandfather, Edward Hickey, was born in Cork, Ireland, about the middle of the last century, and coming to America during Colonial days, served as a soldier in the War for Independence. Later he settled in Virginia, where he married and reared a large family. After the death of his wife he came to Ohio, and died in Licking County at the age of seventyfive years.

The father of our subject, William Hickey, was born near Winchester, Va., August 4, 1797. At the age of seventeen he enlisted in the state militia, and was in service at Norfolk when he was taken ill. The War of 1812 being then in progress, and one of his brothers being an officer in the regular army, he joined his brother's command and thus received good care until his health was restored, and then served until the close of the conflict. In the fall of 1815 he accompanied his married sister to Ohio and became a resident of Licking County.

Early in the year of 1818 William Hickey married Sarah Shambaugh, who was born in Warren County, Va., being a daughter of Philip Shambaugh. The family came to Ohio in the fall of 1814 and settled in Muskingum County, where she resided until her marriage. In 1827 Mr. Ilickey purchased some school land in Mary Ann Town- ship, on which was a log cabin and a small clearing. As time passed by lie added to his holdings until his possessions aggregated eight hundred acres. His wife died in 1848, leaving five children, of whom Edward is the eldest.

Of the others we note the following: Henry, born June 29, 1820, married Mary, daughter of Henry Wilkin, and in 1852 removed to Putnam County, where he became a well-to-do agriculturist. His wife died in 1865, leaving four children. He afterward was again married, and died April 18, 1871. His children are, William H., now a physician in Putnam County; Rees, a farmer of Putnam County; Rolla, of Lima, and Lena, who after the death of her mother was reared in the family of our subject, and April 6, 1891, married Charles F. Stolzenbach. They reside in Lima, Ohio, and have one son, Edward Hickey, who was born April 26, 1893.

The third son in the familj' was Joseph, who died in 1887; Allen, a resident of Des Moines, Iowa, is a minister in the Christian Church and editor of a paper; Belinda, the only daughter, married G. J. Roe and died in Licking County. The father of these children was a second time married, by that union becoming the father of two children, Elizabeth, the wife of Henry Metz, of Newark; and William, a resident of Mary Ann Township. The father passed away September 6, 1890.

Upon the home farm our subject was reared to manhood. November 19, 1839, he married Barbara, daughter of Daniel Wilkin, and a native of Newark Township, born September 14,1818. After his marriage Mr. Hickey settled on a farm in Washington Township, where he engaged in tilling the soil for eight years. Mrs. Hickey died October 16, 1866, and November 5, 1867, he married May Wilkin, a sister of his first wife. Removing from Washington Township to Mary Ann Township, Mr. Hickey continued farming until 1871, when he came to Utica. Though not now actively engaged in business, he is by no means idle, but finds in the management of his interests sufficient to occupy his time and attention.

In politics a Republican, Mr. Hickey has served as Justice of the Peace for twelve years, and for four years has been a member of the Citjr Council. He takes an interest in educational matters and has been a member of the School Board for seven years. Before coming to Utica lie filled the position of Assessor in Mary Ann Township. One of his prominent characteristics is his remarkable memory; he is able to give the exact date of all important events with which his personal history has been associated. In religious belief he is a consistent Christian, and both he and his wife have been active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church since 1858.

0HARLES B. ARNDT is well known throughout the county as one of the successful merchants of Hanover. He was born in Circleville, Ohio, September 21, 1836, to the union of Elias and Clarissa (Daniel) Arndt, natives of Pennsylvania. The father was of French parentage, while the mother was of English descent. At the time of coming to Circleville, they were married and had one child. The family consisted of four sons and two daughters, of whom Catherine E., the eldest, died unmarried at the age of about forty years. Charles B. was the next in order of birth. George W. died during the war on board a boat on the Ohio River, and the place of his burial is unknown to his relatives. John E., a widower, resides in Taylorsville, Muskingum County, and works on a Government steamboat. Barnhart, who died in Bloomfield at the age of about two years, was buried in a private cemetery on his grandfather's farm. Caroline S. A. married Nimrod Huffman, a farmer of Muskingum County, living near Duncan's Falls. Horace D., a resident of Hanover, is married and has one child.

After having attended for some time the schools of Circleville, our subject was for two years a student in the public schools of Zanesville, Ohio, and also was a student at Taylorsville for a time. In childhood he was delicate, and as he grew to mature years, he was still by no means strong. Learn- ing the glass-maker's business, he became somewhat proficient at the trade, and was employed in the Zanesville Window Glass and Vial Factory- He followed the river from Zanesville to Pittsburgh and Marietta, Cincinnati and other cities, and became a very proficient cook, which is considered an accomplishment in a steam boatman's life.

Leaving the river, Mr. Arndt began work on the Ohio Canal, where he owned and managed a boat until the spring of 1871. While operating his boat on the canal, he had a contract for delivering some lock stone for the Winchester Lock, being employed by the state of Ohio. While so engaged, he received an injur}' which made him a cripple for the balance of his life. Accidentally a large stone fell upon and crushed his left leg, resulting in the removal of about three inches of the shin bone. This space is partially filled with a cartilaginous formation, but it is not knitted. This accident disabled him for any kind of business for the greater part of two years, though he did some business in contracting and delivering coal from the mines to consumers in Newark and elsewhere.

In 1871 Mr. Arndt erected a cheap building, 16 x24 feet in dimensions, in which he began business with a limited stock of groceries, afterward adding diy-goods and drugs. The building was later enlarged, and finally, becoming too small for the increasing business, was abandoned altogether. Mr. Arndt then erected his present commodious building, 62x28, two stories in height, which is well filled with a large stock of general merchandise. All kinds of farm produce are bought, either in exchange for goods or cash, and in addition to this, Mr. Arndt handles hardware and engages in the coal business. He was also associated with a Mr. Yancy in the manufacture of cigars, employing at one time ten or more men, but this business, however, is suspended for the present.

In 1887 Mr. Arndt was united in marriage with Miss Mary II., daughter of Daniel A. Fleming, a resident of Peri'3' Township, this county. The three children torn to this union, Clarissa Catherine, Maggie F. and Caroline Susanna, are six, four and two years of age, respectively. In political faith Mr. Arndt is a Republican, though not active in public affairs. He is a representative business man, one whose honesty and devotion to right principles, coupled with industry and economy, have enabled him to accumulate a snug amount and establish a prosperous business.

DAVID McCONNELL. A foremost position among the business men of Utica is held b}r the subject of this sketch, who is a member of the firm of Sinsabaugh & McConncll, contractors and builders, also owners and operators of a sawmill and planing-mill at this place. The firm, which was formed in 1879, consisted of David and James Sinsabaugh and David McConnell, the name of the firm being Sinsabaugh, McConnell & Co., under whose capable supervision are conducted the principal contracting and building of the city. In 1881 they purchased a sawmill, to which the}' have since added planing-mill machinery, and now conduct one of the important business enterprises of Utica. In the spring of 1893, David Sinsabaugh sold his interest to his partners and the firm is now Sinsabaugh & McConnell.

A native of Licking County, Mr. McConnell was born in Burlington Township, March 15, 1833, being a son of John and Esther (Yates) McConnell. His parents were born, reared and married in Virginia, and thence sometime during the '30s came to Licking County and settled in Burlington Township, when it was principally forest. Here both died, the father in May, 1845, and the mother in 1876, aged seventy-seven years. They were the parents of three children, Mary, David and Emily. The last-named died in 1878.

The paternal grandfather of our subject, Samuel McConnell, was a native of Ohio County, Va. The maternal grandfather, David Yates, was born in the North of Ireland, being of Scotch descent. In early manhood he came to America, and during a short sojourn in New Jersey married Sarah Caffey, a native of that state. Later they settled in Virginia, thence removed to what is now West Virginia, and from there came to Ohio and settled in Burlington Township, Licking County, where Mr. Yates died in 1847, and Mrs. Yates some twelve years later. In religious belief he was a Presbyterian and for a long time served as an Elder in the church.

Upon the home farm David McConnell was reared to manhood, meantime attending the district schools and also studying for two years in the Utica schools. He tilled the soil until thirty years of age, when he began to work at the trade of a carpenter. In 1877 he became associated with his present partners in building and contracting, and in that line he has met with more than ordinary success. Since 1850 he has been a resident of Utica, of which he is one of the oldest citizens. He has ever been interested in the welfare of the town and a generous contributor to its progressive enterprises.

While never a partisan, Mr. McConnell entertains a decided preference for the Republican party, the principles of which he upholds with fidelity. He has never married, but makes his home with his sister, a cultured and intelligent lady. His course in life has been such as to commend him to the confidence of his associates, and he is numbered among the representative and capable business men of Utica.

'^pt MOS ATWOOD. A well known business / - \ house of Hebron is that of Atwood & Kelsey, dealers in produce, grain, seeds, coal, hay, farm machinery, etc. The enterprise was established by our subject in 1890, and in July, 1893, Milton Kelsey purchased an interest in the concern, which has had a steady growth from its inception until the present time. Shipments are made to various points over the Toledo A Ohio Central Railroad, the work being facilitated by means of a large elevator. In every respect the firm is well equipped for business, and such is the success with which the work is carried on that the annual sales average $70,000.

Referring to the ancestry of our subject, we find that his paternal grandfather settled in an early day near Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, where his life was ended. The maternal grandparents were early settlers of Fallsbury Township, Licking County, and were highly regarded among the pioneers of their day. The father of our subject, James Atwood, was born in Virginia, but removed thence to Ohio in childhood. He first married Hannah Haynes, and four children were born of the union, Elizabeth, Mary A., Lydia and Nathan, deceased. Afterward he married Annie Priest, a native of Ohio, who died when our subject was five years old. The father attained a good old age, his death occurring in this county in 1890, at the age of ninety-one.

Five children comprised the family of James and Annie Atwood, of whom Amos is the youngest. Of the others we note the following: Annie, Mis. Slocum, resides in Columbus; Polly died when about sixteen years old; Miner, a soldier during the late war, contracted disability there, from which he died in 1884; his wife died in the spring of the following year and six children were thus orphaned; James W., a farmer by occupation, lives in Muskingum County.

A native of Licking County, Amos Atwood was horn in Fallsbury Township, September 11, 1853. At the age of thirteen years he removed to Ashland County, where he was a student in the common schools. Learning the carpenter's trade in Ashland, he was thus engaged until 1878, and from that time until 1884 was engaged in running a mail and hack line between Bladensburg and Utica, Ohio. In 1878 he was united in marriage with Miss Frances Hoyt, and tvvo children resulted from the union, Septimus and Maude, who live with their grandfather, Jackson Hoyt, in Perry Township. After six years of wedded life, Mrs. Frances Atwood passed away, in September, 1884. After her death our subject was for a time prostrated with sickness and suffered greatly with rheumatism. He went to the magnetic springs in

Union County, where he remained one year and was greatly benefited by the treatment. On leaving that place he worked at his trade in Newark for a year.

In 1888 Mr. Atwood married Sadie E. Tygard, a native of Virginia, and three children bless this union, Harry, Wilmer and Ray Lounts. Some years ago Mr. Atwood formed a partnership with Mr. Chism in the coal and hay business at Hebron. A few months later he bought his partner's interest and continued the business alone, adding grain and farming machinery. In July, 1893, he took into partnership Milton Kelsey, who has since been the junior member of the firm.

Socially, Mr. Atwood is identified with the Hebron Lodge No. 116, A. F. & A. M., at Hebron, and the Williams Lodge No. 363, I. O. O. F., at Hebron, being an official member of the latter organization. Early in life he was a Democrat, but since 1880 he lias supported the principles of the Republican party. He is a believer in religion and an upholder of the truths of the Gospel, but at the present time is not connected with any church organization.

AMUEL J. DAVIS, solicitor of pension claims at Newark, dates his residence in this city from 1853. He is a native of Wales and was born July 24, 1834, to John and Rachel (Griffith) Davis. His parents were life-long residents of Wales, where the father engaged in farming. There were three sons in the family, the eldest of whom, David, emigrated to the United States in 1851, and settling in Newark, here followed the trade of a stone mason. In the spring of 1854 he went to California, where he worked in the gold mines and later was employed at his trade. Thomas, a farmer by occupation, died in Wales in 1893, leaving a family.

by his father's death, after which he was obliged to earn his own livelihood. When thirteen years old he commenced to work in the iron ore mines, being thus engaged until eighteen years old, when he crossed the Atlantic to the United Statesand proceeded direct to Newark, where his brother at that time resided. After working with him at the stone mason's trade for six months, he engaged in stone cutting and furnace building in Kentucky. In July, 1854, he returned to this state and pursued similar work in the Monroe furnace, near Oak Hill.

At that place, in August, 1854, Mr. Davis met with the misfortune of having his leg crushed and was obliged to have the limb amputated. Upon recovering, he attended school in Newark about eight months, which was his first schooling since eleven years of age. He was then appointed Deputy Recorder for Licking County, in which capacity he served for four years. In 1861 he visited Washington, D. C, to see the inauguration of President Lincoln, and while there he applied for an appointment. Through the influence of Senator B. F. Wade he secured a clerkship in the census office March 11, 1861, remaining in that position until July 3, 1863. He was then transferred to the pension office and there remained until May 17, 1885, when he tendered his resignation and returned to Newark.

Politically Mr. Davis is a Republican and has long been prominent in that party. Twice he was the candidate of the party for State Senator, and although he ran ahead of his ticket, he was defeated, the party being in the minority. So close, however, was the race the second time that he came within one hundred and fifty votes of being elected. In 1888 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago and also served in a similar capacity to the State Convention which nominated William McKinley, Jr., Governor of Ohio, the first time he was a candidate for that office.

In 1861 Mr. Davis married Jerusha, daughter of Thomas D. Jones, a native of Newark. This lady died in 1862, and October 19, 1869, Mr. Davis was again married, hb wife being Mary, daughter of Evan Jones and a native of this city. In religious belief Mr. Davis is a member of the Welsh Con-

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CTY TEWART WILSON, a retired farmer living <Jj in Madison Township, was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., November 27, 1809, and is therefore at this writing (1894) in his eighty-fifth year. Notwithstanding his advanced age he is hale and hearty and in full possession of all his faculties. In 1816 he came to Fairfield County, Ohio, whence he removed to his present farm in 1819.

The parents of our subject, Alexander and Catherine (Wilson) Wilson, though bearing the same name, were not members of the same family. The distinction between the two families, as told by our subject, is this: The father's family were dark complexioned people, witli dark hair, while his mother's people were fair, with red hair. Hence they were named in distinction the "black Wilsons" and the "red Wilsons." Alexander Wilson was born in this country, probably near Philadelphia, Pa., though the exact location is not known. His wife was a native of Ireland and accompanied her parents to America when a child of seven years. Both died in Licking County, the mother August 5, 1836, and the father May 29, 1839. They were buried on the home farm, and when, fifty-five years later, their bodies were exhumed for the purpose of removal to the Newark Cemetery, nothing remained in the coffins but dust, a few bones and a little hair.

The mother of our subject was twice married, her first husband being James Stewart, to whom she bore three sons and one daughter, but at present none of them survive, so far as known. The onl}' child of the second marriage of Mrs. Wilson was the subject of this sketch, who in childhood attended the subscription schools of Fairfield and Licking Counties. His marriage occurred in this county about sixty years ago and united him with

Lavina Cornell, who was born in Granville Township, and died January 20, 1880, aged sixty-seven years. She was a daughter of Gideon and Julia (Lobdell) Cornell, the former born in Massachusetts of English descent, and the latter born in Philadelphia, Pa., of German ancestry. In 1805 they came from Connecticut to Ohio with a colony of about forty families, who settled near Granville.

Mr. Cornell became a prominent business man of Newark, of which he was an early settler. He was a man of noble character and was highly connected, his father having been a member of a titled family of Leeds, England, who, however, disinherited him on account of his marriage outside of the nobility. A cousin of Mr. Cornell was a patron of Cornell University, as well as its founder. Mrs. Wilson was one of a family of four sons and seven daughters, only five of whom are now living, viz.: Ann, the widow of Dr. Robert Anderson, residing in Columbus; Elmira, Mrs. Bean, who lives in Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Naomi Spellman, of Zanesville, Ohio; Mrs. Elizabeth Wells, of Union County, this state; and Gideon J., formerly a banker and broker, but now engaged as Government gauger in Arizona.

The four sans and four daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are still living. Alexander resides in Kentucky; Eliza Jane, the wife of James Simpson, resides in Columbus, Ohio; Carolina, Mrs. Emmett Patterson, lives in this township, within a mile of the parental home; Israel, living near Granville, married Mary Spellman, and has two sons and three daughters; Catherine and Robert are twins, the former being the housekeeper for and companion of her aged father, while the latter is married and lives in Kansas; Leander and Leanna are also twins, the former unmarried and operating the home farm, while the latter is the wife of Hamlin Montgomery, of Hanover Township, and they have two sons.

Politically, Mr. Wilson has followed in the footsteps of his father (who was a Whig), and has voted the Republican ticket since the organization of the part}'. Three of his sons were in the Union army during the Civil War, Alexander responding to the call for one hundred-day men, while Robert and Israel enlisted in 1861 and saw much hard service at the front. For ten months Robert was a prisoner in several of the prison pens of the south, and was on board the fated "Sultana" when she was blown up. After swimming a mile and a-half, he and his companion, Burrus Van Horn, caught a root of a tree, to which they clung. Finally the friend was obliged to let go and found a watery grave. Robert was picked up by a rescuing party the following morning. His hair and the skin on his head were burned toa crisp by the heat of the burning boat, and he returned home in broken health and with a ruined constitution.

In the closing years of his useful life Mr. Wilson possesses, as he has throughout his entire career, the esteem and confidence of all his acquaintances. It is the special care and pride of his son and daughter to minister to his temporal wants in his declining days. He is a man of firm religious belief and is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, which he joined in 1840. His wife also died in the faith of that church. She was an exemplary Christian lad}', whose life was a benediction to all. Her memory is cherished and revered by all who knew her.

DANIEL BOARDMAN PURINTON, Ph. D., LL. D., President of Denison University and Shepardson College, was born in Preston County, Va. (now W. Va.), February 15, 1850, and is the son of Rev. Dr. Jesse M. and Nancy (Lyon) Purinton. His grandfather, Rev. Thomas Purinton, a native of Massachusetts, removed thence to New York and became the editor of the first Baptist paper published in the state.

The father of our subject was born August 12, 1809, and received an excellent education in what is now Colgate Universit}', after which he was ordained to the ministry of the Baptist Church. On account of weak lungs rendering a change of climate a necessity, he removed to what is now West Virginia and became pastor of a church. Prior to the opening of the Rebellion he removed to Pennsylvania, where he held a pastorate about ten years, returning to West Virginia in 1867. He became pastor of the Baptist Church at Morgantown, the seat of the State University, and thus was enabled to give his sons splendid educational advantages.

As a minister, Rev. J. M. Purinton was very successful and won an enviable reputation in his denomination. His congregations were always large, and he received into membership as many as ninety-one persons at one time. A man of nervous temperament, superior ability as a speaker and broad information, he always moved his audiences by his earnestness and zeal. The degree of I). D. was conferred upon him by Burritt College of Tennessee. His sermons were short but full of thought, and those who heard him once desired to do so again. He was always a hard worker until stricken with nervous paralysis in his pulpit. His death occurred in June of 1869.

The mother of our subject was one of the tenth generation in descent from John Alden, who came to America in the "Mayflower." She is also a niece of Nancy Lyon, founder of Holyoke College. At the present time (1894) she resides with our subject. Her family consisted of eight children, two of whom died in infancy, and one daughter died at the age of seventeen. Daniel B. is the third of five sons. The eldest, Francis W., a merchant by occupation, was very prominent during the late War, serving as United States Marshal and secret envoy. He died at the age of forty years. Edward Lord, whom death claimed at the age fifteen years, was a remarkable boy, whose brain was too large and active for his body. When ten years of age he began to write poetry and some of his productions are truly wonderful. At the age of twelve he was an encyclopedia of knowledge, and his father, an able scholar, sometimes called upon him for facts. Aaron Lyon, M. D., Ph. D., is Professor of Chemistry in the University at Nashville, Tenn. George Dana, M. D., Ph. D., is professor of Biology

His father not being in affluent circumstances, the subject of this sketch was early obliged to earn his own way in the world. At the age of sixteen he taught school, and later solicited life insurance in order to obtain money to pay his tuition in college. After attending for a time the George's Creek Academy in Smithfield, Pa., he entered the University of West Virginia and completed the classical and scientific courses, in addition to extra work not in either of these departments. In 1873 he was graduated at the head of his class and with the highest grade ever held in the university. After graduating he was employed in the academic department of the university as instructor in Latin and Greek, and to these he soon had added vocal music. In 1878 he became professor of logic, and in 1880 was elected to the chair of pure and applied mathematics. Five years later he occupied the chair of metaphysics, in which he continued for five years.

In 1881, within eight years after graduating, Dr. Purinton was elected Vice-President of the university, and for two years was acting President. During his administration the attendance was increased to the largest the institution ever had. In January, 1890, he accepted the presidency of Denison University and Shepardson College and largely through his ability the college has prospered in a high degree. The faculty has been increased and the attendance doubled. $50,000 has been added to the endowment fund, the campus has been enlarged, and four new buildings have been erected at an aggregate cost of $120,000. Science Hall, which cost $50,000, is the finest building of its kind in Ohio.

In educational circles Dr. Purinton is widely known as the author of the book entitled "Christian Theism," which is used as a text book in Yale College and many other institutions of learning. He is also the author of the words and music of about fortj' religious and college songs. He is a contributor to educational journals and has lectured in the University Extension Course in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. July 6, 1876, he married Miss Florence A. Lyon, who was born in

New York and is the daughter of Franklin S. Lyon, at one time President of Broadus College. They have four children: Edward Earl, Mary Lyon, John Alden and Helen.

AMUEL C. WRIGHT. Whoever labors towards the development of his country, striving to bring out its latent resources; who is devoted to the general welfare of the people; who seeks to promote the cause of justice and morality, and to advance our civilization through educational, religious, professional or commercial channels, becomes a public benefactor, and is worthy of special mention on the pages of history.

Such is the character and record of Samuel C. Wright, who has been identified with the business interests of Utica for more than half a century. The firm of Officer <fe Wright has carried on business since 1864 and is the oldest partnership in the city. In their undertakings the}' have met with richly merited success, and now enjoy a reputation as reliable, sagacious business men. Commencing with a stock of groceries, they soon added a line of furniture and also embarked in business as undertakers, all of which they have since conducted with success.

The Wright family is of English origin, but lias been represented in America for many years. Hon. Samuel Wright, grandfather of our subject, was born near Albany, N. Y., where he resided for a long time, and was honored by his fellow-citizens by an election to the New York Legislature. His family included three sons and four daughters, of whom Samuel, father of our subject, was born in 1800. He was reared at Alban}', N. Y., and served an apprenticeship to the trade of cabinet-maker in New York City, the shop in which he worked being at the rear of the Astor House.

Belleville, Ontario, where he made the acquaintance of Ann B. Cherry, who in 1823 became his wife. She was a native of Oswego County, N. Y., and was in Canada for her health when she met Mr. Wright. In 1837, when the rebellion broke out in Canada, he returned to the United States and traveled over the west. In 1838 he engaged in business in Oswego County, N. Y., but the following year removed to Ohio and first settled in Marysville. In 1842 he came to Utica, and here conducted business as a cabinet-maker and undertaker until advanced in years. He was successful in business, and although he lost heavily by endorsing obligations for others, he still had a competence for his declining years. His death occurred in 1877, his wife surviving him for some years. The}' were earnest Christians and members of the Presbyterian Church. He was strongly opposed to slavery, and always used his influence, politically and otherwise, against that institution.

Our subject is the eldest of five children, three of whom attained maturity. The others, beside himself, are: Edward L., who was formerly a dealer in real estate in Chicago, and died in Grand Rapids, Mich., and Ann, the wife of James Dean, of Martin's Ferry, Ohio. Samuel C. was born in Belleville, Canada, April 6, 1827, during the temporary residence of his parents in the Dominion, and is thus by birth a citizen of the United States. In boyhood he accompanied the family to Ohio, and in early manhood settled in Utica, where he learned the cabinet-maker's trade with his father and was associated with him in business for many years. As above stated, his partnership with Mr. Officer dates from the year 1864.

In 1846 Mr. Wright was united in marriage with Rowena, daughter of Dr. Nathaniel Fuller, one of Licking County's early physicians. Two children bless the union, Adelaide, the widow of Marion McClcllan and the mother of two children, Grace and Mabel; and Clarence W., a resident of Utica, who owns and manages a fruit farm near Muskegon, Mich. Politically, Mr. Wright is a Republican, and upon the ticket of that party has been elected to several local offices. He owns, besides his pleasant home in Utica, a farm in Michigan and other valuable property. A genial, companionable and charitable gentleman, he possesses to a high degree the attractions of a ready conversationalist and a progressive citizen. In all the relations of life he is an honor to the parents that reared him, to the community wherein he resides, and to the state and the country.

0HARLES G. ANKELE, a representative of the German-American element, to whose integrity and thrift the development and prosperity of the United States are largely due, has been engaged in business in Newark for a number of years. He is a native of Reutlingen, Wurteinberg, Germany, and was born April 10, 1846, being the son of Jacob and Christena (Wineman) Ankele. He was one of seven children that attained mature years, and of whom three sons and one daughter came to this country, viz.: Jacob, who preceded our subject to America and now lives in Newark; Charles G.; George, who is married and lives in Honey Grove, Tex.; and Christena, the wife of August Sten,of Newark. Three sisters still live in the Old Country: Reka, who married John Kline; Nannie, the wife of Gottleib Earnest, and Margaret, who is unmarried.

In the land of his birth our subject spent the years of boyhood and youth, and after gaining a practical common school education he learned the trade of a weaver. In 1865 he took passage on a ship bound for America, and on the 1st of September landed in New York City. From there he came at once to Newark and joined his brother Jacob at this place, arriving here on the 8th of September. Learning the trade of a machinist, he was thus engaged for about eight years. Afterward he embarked in business for himself, opening a tobacco and cigar store in Newark. Later he added a stock of notions, and he has since conducted a good trade in these lines. In connection with his store he also has a barber shop.

1871, at which time he was united in wedlock with Miss Rosa Engel. This lady was born and reared in Wurtemberg, Germany, emigrated to the United States in young womanhood, and died in 1874. Of the two children resulting from the union one only is now living, John, who married Josa M. Elory and is a barber by trade. In 1877 Mr. Ankele was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Christman, who was born in Morgan County, Ohio, and is a lady of amiable disposition and strength of character. To this union there were born six children, of whom George died at the age of three years. The others are named respectively, Lizzie, Maggie, Willis, Charles and Fred.

Though poor at the time of emigrating to the United States, Mr. Ankele has gained a large degree of success, solely as the result of industry, perseverance and good management. In addition to his comfortable residence at No. 92 South Third Street, he owns valuable business property in Newark. His attention has been devoted closely to his business interests. Though being a loyal citizen of his adopted country, he takes an intelligent interest in public and progressive enterprises. In him the Republican party of this section finds one of its stanch supporters. In religious connections he is identified with the German Presbyterian Church and is now serving as an Elder. Socially he is a member of the Olive Branch Lodge, I. O. O. F., of which he is Past Grand and Treasurer. He is also connected with Newark Lodge No. 13, K. P., and the Royal Arcanum.

JOHN BRUMBACK. After many years devoted to agriculture, this venerable citizen of Licking Township is now spending his declining days in the enjoyment of the ample fortune secured through his unremitting industry and arduous toil in manhood's prime. A resident of this county since 1819, he has witnessed the marvelous changes seventy years have wrought and can feel a just pride in the part he has taken in securing the present improvements. With few exceptions his co-laborers of those pioneer days have entered upon their last rest. To him has been given the privilege of remaining upon earth beyond the allotted period of threescore and ten, and notwithstanding his advanced age he is in fair health, retaining to an unusual degree the mental and physical activity that formerly characterized him.

On the 3d of February, 1808, the subject of this sketch was born in that part of Virginia then known as Shenandoah County, but now Page County. There the first eleven years of his life were passed and then he came to Licking County,Ohio, in company witli his mother and his brother Henry, who was six years his senior. It will doubtless astonish our readers, accustomed to the splendid transportation facilities of the present day, to learn that these three travelers walked the entire distance from Shenandoah to Licking County, averaging sixteen miles per da}'.

Upon arriving in Licking County, Uavid Brumback rented a tract of land, in the clearing and cultivating of which tie was assisted by our subject. The father joined the other members of the family three years after their arrival in this county, and rented a blacksmith shop, in which John assisted him until he was twenty years of age.

May 8, 1828, John Brumback established domestic ties of his own, being then united with Rebecca Davis. After his marriage lie settled on the farm he now owns, which then belonged to his father-in-law, Samuel Davis. At the expiration of three years he had by strict economy and untiring industry, often working eighteen hours out of the twenty-four, accumulated sufficient capital with which to purchase the place, paying therefor $8 per acre in cash. Upon coming to the farm he had erected a small blacksmith shop, and this for several years he carried on, though he did not meanwhile neglect the clearing and improving of his land. Finally he was obliged to relinquish work at his trade on account of an ailment in his right shoulder, and thereafter gave his entire attention to the tilling of the soil. As his means permitted, he added to his property until his landed possessions aggregated five huudred and seventy acres. Here he engaged in general farming and also devoted considerable time to stock-raising, first purchasing fifty ewes, and later adding other stock of good grades.

Mrs. Rebecca Brumback died in Licking Township after having become the mother of three children. They are: Jefferson, formerly Judge of the Common Pleas Court in Licking County; Mary A., deceased; and Jeremiah, an attorney in Boise City, Idaho. The second marriage of Mr. Brumback occurred August 28, 1837, and united him with Miss Sarah Ann Essex. The}' became the parents of eight children, viz.: Amanda, who is deceased; Henry, a lawyer in Mt. Vernon, Mo.; Elizabeth, the wife of Rev. T. W. Powell; Artemisia, a physician and the wife of D. W. Winter, M. D., of Newark; Rebecca; Marietta, a physician, who tenderly cares for her father in his old age; Elrna, deceased; and Newton, a physician, residing in Beatrice, Neb. The devoted wife and mother passed away November 19, 1868. Mr. Brumback was again married, choosing as his wife Priscilla, widow of William Parkinson; she died August 27, 1893.

In educational affairs Mr. Brumback has always maintained a deep interest. Having had no advantages in his youth he has always been especially desirous that his children should have the best opportunities for gaining a practical education. They have amply repaid his efforts in their behalf, as they are now well educated men and women, who are highly respected in their several communities. For seven years he was Commissioner of Licking County, aud for one term served as Justice of the Peace. While not a member of any denomination, he is in sympathy with the work of the churches and is a liberal contributor to the support of the Gospel.

AMUEL WOOLWAY. As one of the successful business men of Newark, we are pleased to present the biographical sketch of Mr. Woolway, who dates his residence in this city from the j'ear 1875. For a time after coming here he worked at the trade of a carpenter, but soon added the business of a contractor, which he has since followed with success. Among the public buildings which he has constructed may be mentioned the West Newark School and Memorial Hall, in addition to which he has superintended the erection of numerous business blocks and private residences.

Born in Devonshire, England, December 31, 1844, our subject is the son of John and Anna Maria Woolway, and is one of the five children, three sons and two daughters, comprising their family, all of whom, with the exception of himself, reside in London. The father learned the trade of a tailor, but was later employed as Warden of the penitentiary at Dartmoor for twentyeight years, retiring on a pension. He died at the age of seventy; his wife had passed away two years previous to his demise, aged sixty-eight years.

In England our subject served an apprenticeship of seven years to the carpenter's trade, during which time his father paid $30 and furnished all the tools, his employer giving him nothing but his board and $1.25 for seven years' work. In 1869 he came to the United States, and after landing in New York, proceeded to Boston, where he had a school-mate. However, on arriving in that city he found that his friend had gone to Dubuque, Iowa. He worked at his trade in Boston for one season, and then, at the request of an uncle, Robert Hodge, he went to El Paso, 111., where he worked for a few months. Later, he secured employment on the Little Rock and Ft. Smith Railroad, in Arkansas, as a bridge builder, being thus engaged for nine months.

Being troubled with the ague, Mr. Woolway returned to England in the fall of 1870 to recuperate his health and visit friends. He remained there until the spring of 1872, when he came to the United States a second time, and proceeding to Chicago, assisted in the work of rebuilding that great city after the fire. One year later he went to Grand Rapids, Mich., aud from there came to Newark. In 1876 he married Ella May, daughter of Mitchell Smith, of Homer, Ohio, and an estimable lady, who numbers a host of warm friends in the county where her entire life has been passed.

They occupy and own a handsome residence at No. 412 East Main Street, which Mr. Woolway erected and which is conveniently arranged and tastily furnished.

Politically, Mr. Woolway is a Republican, and has served as a member of the Board of Equalization. He is Treasurer of the Republican Plxecutive Committee, and has aided in all the important measures originated by the party in this section for several years. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, while his preferences are toward the Episcopal Church, in which faith he was reared. Socially, he is identified with Newark Lodge, I. O. O. F., and the encampment, being President of the Board of Trustees of both the subordinate lodge and the encampment. He is also Past Regent of the Royal Arcanum and a member of Acme Lodge No. 554, A. F. & A. M. At the present time he is serving as a Director in the Home Building Association Company. He and his wife are the parents of three children: Reginald Roy, who was born January 1, 1877; Jessie Pearl, January 22, 1879, and Eugene L., May 20, 1881.

John Moser

JOHN MOSER, Superintendent of the Moser, Wehrle <& Co. Stove Foundry at Newark, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, May 26, 1837, and is a son of John and Barbara Moser. The family came to the United States in 1848, landing in New York City November 22 of that year. There and on Staten Island they resided for four years, the father following the tailor's trade. They endured all the hardships incident to poverty in a strange land among strangers. At the time of landing in this country their entire cash capital was limited to ninety-five cents, and not only did the father labor unceasingly to support his little ones, but each member of the family aided, so far as possible, in " keeping the wolf from the door." Nevertheless, hard as they toiled, many a night they went to sleep hungry.

Nor was poverty the only thing with which the family had to contend. Soon after settling in New York one son and one daughter died of typhoid fever, in 1849. To add to their troubles, the father's health failed, and it became imperative for the children to support themselves. Thus it was that John began life in the United States by peddling matches on the streets of New York. In 1852, hoping to belter their condition, they came west to Ohio, and the father died in Newark two years later. He was a faithful member of the Lutheran Church, and an upright, honorable man. While living in Germany he served in the army.

The mother of our subject survived her husband a number of years, passing away in 1880. They had eleven children, all of whom were born in Germany, but only six came to the United States. Two of these, as above mentioned, died in New York. The others reside in Newark: John, our subject; Jacob; Augustus, who is truant officer of the public schools; and Henry, who follows the trade of a moulder. John was a lad of eleven years when he accompanied his parents to this country, and so meagre were his advantages that he never attended school for even one day in the

After coming to Newark Mr. Moser learned the trade of a moulder with McCune <fe Ebersol, in whose employ he remained as foreman for a number of years. Some time afterward he rented the plant, which he subsequently purchased. In 1885 he associated with himself Capt. Joseph C. Wehrle, and three years later the firm increased their facilities by the erection of suitable buildings. So rapidly has their business increased that, instead of having eight employes as in 1885, they now (1894) furnish steady employment to a force of ninety men. From the factory are sent out stoves of every kind and grade, and the reputation of the concern for the quality of its work is unsurpassed by any foundry in the state.

Owing to ill health Mr. Moser in 1890 disposed of his interest in the business, although his name was still retained in the firm title. Soon afterward, in April, 1890, Mr. Wehrle died, and left the request that Mr. Moser should superintend the business for the family. Acceding to the request, he has since had charge of the manufacturing department. He has other business interests, and is at present a stockholder in the Baltimore Bent Works. Politically a Democrat, he was for eight years a member of the City Council, and during one year of that time was its President. At present he is serving as a member of the School Board, of which he is President.

The family residence, at No. 617 West Main Street, is graciously presided over by the amiable wife of Mr. Moser, whom he married in 1858. She was born in Coshocton County, Ohio, and was Miss Margaret, daughter of Conrad and Elizabeth Heck. There have been seven children born to this union, two of whom died in infancy. The others are: Mary, wife of James Whitaker, of Newark; Emma, who married Charles Luther, a resident of this city; Fannie; Ida, wife of John Richardson, also of this place; and Joseph, who married Ida Brubecker and follows the trade of a moulder in Newark.

Socially, Mr. Moser affiliates with the Masonic fraternity, and has served as past Sachem of the Improved Order of Red Men. He is a member of the Subordinate Encampment and the Patriarch

Militant, I. O. O. F., in which he has passed all the chairs. In religious belief he is a Lutheran. As a business man he has been more than ordinarily successful, and the fact that, beginning with no means, he has gained prosperity proves the possession on his part of energy, perseverance and wise judgment.

RICHARD A. POUND. If to one class of people more than another Licking County owes a debt of gratitude, it is to the diligent, persevering farmers, on whom its prosperity so largely depends. Among the native-born citizens of Mary Ann Township who have here successfully followed general farming and stock-raising, may be mentioned the name of Mr. Pound, who was born October 6, 1846, upon the farm where he has since resided. A portion of the estate is his by inheritance, and the remainder has been acquired by purchase. Fifty-two acres have been placed under a high state of cultivation and embellished with suitable buildings.

The paternal grandfather of Mr. Pound was of Irish birth, while his maternal grandfather was a native of Pin gland. His parents, Joseph and Elizabeth (Allison) Pound, were born in Orange County, N. Y., the former in 1800, and the latter in 1807. They removed to Licking County in 1841, and in the spring of the following year settled in Mary Ann Township, where both died, the mother in 1876, and the father two years later. The children comprising the family were ten in number, of whom we note the following: Mary Ann married Perry W. Harris, and died in Putnam County leaving seven children, all of whom reside in Putnam County; Sarah, the wife of Joseph Hickey, lives in Washington Township, this county, and has four children; Samuel A., who married Lucinda Wilkin, is a farmer of Eden Township; Emily, the wife of David P. Hall, has four children; Maria, who married George Chilcoat, lives in Newton Township, and has four children; Joseph) a farmer living in Washington Township, married Rachel A. Wheeler, and they have six children; Oliver died in 1850, aged ten years; one child died in infancy; Richard A. is the ninth in order of birth; Neherniah, the youngest, who lives in Mary Ann Township, married Margaret Miles, and they have two children.

In the township of his birth our subject grew to manhood, meantime attending the public schools and gaining a practical knowledge of agriculture. May 23, 1871, he married Jane Biggs, who was born in Licking County May 9, 1843. Her grandparents were numbered among the first settlers here, and the families of McQueen and Vainer are still remembered by the people as among the pioneers of the county. Prior to her present marriage Mrs. Pound had been married, one son being born of that union. He married, and since the death of his wife, his two children, a son and daughter, make their home with our subject. Four children were born to the union of Mr. aud Mrs. Pound. The eldest. Czar H., was born in Eden Township, Licking County, June 16, 1872. In childhood he was precocious and obedient to his parents. His boyhood days were passed much in the same manner as those of farm lads usually are, midst play and work, and attendance at the public school, where he learned rapidly, lie had a fondness for baseball, wrestling, and other athletic sports. Desiring to obtain a thorough education, he attended for a time the village school at Hanover, and the Normal (School at Fallsburg, passed a credible examination in the spring of 1892, and was awarded a certificate to teach. In the winter of 1892-93 he taught the Snort Hall school in Eden Township, and the following summer attended the Normal term at Ada, Ohio. So acceptably had he performed his duties as teacher in the Snort Hall school, that they secured his services for the winter term of 1893-94. He continued to teach until about the middle of January last, when he had a severe attack of la grippe, which compelled him to give up his school. The disease terminated in consumption, of which he died at the home of his parents June 29, 1894, aged twenty-two years and thirteen days. January 15, 1893, he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in Newton Township, and the following Sunday was baptized by immersion in Wilkin's Run, near his home, by the Rev. Mr. Wakefield. He was an unusually bright, intelligent young man of good habits and morals, and exemplary character, and had he been spared his would doubtless have been a successful life of usefulness. The other members of the family are, Allie Belle, who was born September 10, 1874, is the wife of Frank Shannon, of Mary Ann Township. Edward R., who was born August 12, 1878, and Minnie Dell, whose birth occurred September 20, 1886, are at home.

As a member of the Democratic party Mr. Pound takes an active interest in politics. He has served as Trustee of the township for two years, and has held other official positions. In religious views he is liberal, but contributes to the support of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which his wife, elder son and daughter belong. As a citizen he is progressive, and as a farmer energetic, persevering and capable, and his position is among the foremost residents of the township.

JAMES CONARD WRIGHT. About a mile east of Fredonia lies one of the pleasant homes of McKean Township. The residence, a commodious structure, stands upon a hill from which may be seen much of the surrounding country. In the well kept grounds are a number of shade, evergreen and ornamental trees planted by the present owner many years ago. During the summer months fragrant flowers abound in rich profusion, and the visitor is invariably impressed with the evidences of culture and refinement that surround the delightful home.

The owner of this attractive place, James C. Wright, was born in McKean Township. January 4, 1827, and has been a life-long resident of this locality. His paternal grandfather, Abram Wright, was one of the early settlers of Licking County, where he served as Justice of the Peace when it was a part of Ross County. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. The father of our subject, Jacob Wright, was born in Washington County, Pa., April 10, 1802, and was a boy of six years when the family came to Ohio, where he was reared to manhood. He was a man of considerable influence in McKean Township, of which he was a resident until death, and in which he served as Trustee and Justice of the Peace. In early life a Whig, he afterward affiliated with the Republican party, supporting its principles and voting for its candidates. He passed away May 8, 1881, aged seventy-nine years.

The first wife of James Wright, our subject's mother, was born in Loudoun County, Va., March 31, 1806, and bore the maiden name of Sarah Conard. She came to Licking County in girlhood and was a resident of McKean Township until her death, February 14, 1877. Afterward Mr. Wright married Alcinda Hollingsworth, who is still living. After completing the studies of the common schools our subject entered the Ohio Wesleyan University of Delaware, where he was a student for two years. He has always resided in McKean Township and his occupation throughout his entire active life has been that of agriculture. He now owns two hundred and twenty acres, comprising one of the valuable homesteads of the township.

An ardent Republican in political views, Mr. Wright is active in the local councils of the party and has held a number of offices, including that of Justice of the Peace. April 12, 1852, he was united in marriage with Miss Cynthia Branch, who was born in Orwell, Vt., June 26, 1827. At the age of eight years she came to Ohio with her parents, Wait and Abigail (Fuller) Branch, who were also natives of the Green Mountain State. The family settled in the village of Fredonia and there Mr. Branch carried on a tannery until 1851, when he removed to Illinois.

The union of Mr. ahd Mrs. Wright has resulted in the birth of six children, five of whom are now living. They are, William P., a farmer residing in Bennington Township; James M., a mechanical engineer, at present superintending a pattern shop in Cleveland, Ohio; Emery M., for some years a teacher, but now a commercial traveler; Darwin Branch, deceased; Salmon Chase, who cultivates

It is worthy of note that Mr. Wright has one of the largest and finest private collections of mineral specimens, shells and relics in the state. In it may be noticed specimens of nearly every laud in the world, some of the curios being valuable relics of that extinct race, the Mound Builders, in the form of handsomely carved and highly polished images and tools made from stone. For what purpose many of these were used, the people of this age cannot even conjecture. Added to this, Mr. Wright has a large collection of old and rare coins of man}' nations and dates. This private museum affords food for study and thought on the part of the student of history.

REV. CALVIN W. SIFFERD, A. M., pastor of St. Paul's English Lutheran Church, was born near Salisbury, Rowan County, N. C, November 5, 1850. He is of Pennsylvania descent, his paternal grandfather, Abraham Sifferd, having removed from the Keystone State to North Carolina, where he entered six hundred acres of land, and there spent his remaining days. He had a large family, of whom Paul was among the younger. The latter was born in North Carolina and there studied medicine under a German physician of some note. Upon embarking in the profession he opened an office near Salisbury and there engaged in practice until his death, in October, 1893.

Although not a politician, Dr. Sifferd took a deep interest in all matters relative to public affairs or the advancement of his community. For many years he was Judge in court, and also officiated in a number of responsible local positions. In his religious belief he was a Lutheran, and so tireless was he in the work of that denomination that he was familiarly known as the "saddle horse of the synod." He was one of the prime factors in the establishment of North Carolina College

The mother of our subject, who was born in North Carolina, bore the maiden name of Margaret Peeler. She died in 1888, aged seventy-eight years. In the family there were eleven children, of whom Calvin W. was the youngest to attain to years of maturity, and the tenth in order of birth. There were five sons, two of whom died in early life. The others besides our subject are Miles H., who became a professor in a college in South Carolina, and J. L., who studied medicine, but does not practice the profession.

After having received a good elementary education in the common schools, Calvin W. Sifferd entered the North Carolina College at Mt. Pleasant, and completing the course, was graduated in 1874. Later he entered the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Pa., where, as in the college, he took the course in one year less than usually required. Having a good physique and strong mental endowments, he was able to accomplish much more than was usually attempted by students. He was ordained to the ministry by the North Carolina Synod, and his first pastorate was at Anna, 111., where he remained until June, 1886.

At that time Rev. Mr. Sifferd was requested by the Secretary of the Board of Home Missions to come to Newark and take charge of the mission that had just been organized. At the time of his arrival he found a small organization, without any church property and laboring under many discouragements. Under his earnest efforts the congregation grew in size and interest, and the present membership is about one hundred and fifty. There have been about three hundred admissions into the church, but the membership has been reduced owing to a large number of removals from the city. In 1889 they purchased the Episcopal Church property, which they now occupy. In connection with the church there is a flourishing Sunday-school, with an attendance of about one hundred and fifty. While this charge has required much of Mr. Sifferd's time, thought and earnest labor, it has not done so to the entire exclusion of other fields of work, and in addition to the discourses of Sunday morning and evening, he may often be found in neighboring towns on Sabbath afternoon, where lie labors with zeal and earnestness to win souls to Christ.

May 1, 1875, Rev. Mr. Sifferd secured an efficient helpmate, one who has since been of great assistance to him in his work, as he was then united in marriage with Mary R. Henkel, daughter of Rev. D. M. Henkel, D. D. This estimable lady was born in Goshen, Ind., received an excellent education at Bethlehem, Pa., and at the time of her marriage was teacher in a seminary at Mt. Pleasant, N. C. The family of which she is a member has long been represented in America, its first representatives in this country having settled at New Market, Va. Her grandfather, Rev. Charles Henkel, and his brother, Andrew, were the first members of the family who came to Ohio. Both were ministers, and their names are inseparably associated with the early history of the Lutheran Church in Licking County.

r~y- EORGE ROBERT BOLEN is a representa- V]C tive agriculturist of Hanover Township, and owns four hundred and forty acres of land lying in the valley of the Rocky Fork. Here he has resided for the past sixteen years, his attention being largely devoted to the cultivation of small fruits. He has a fine peach orchard of ten acres, and also the same amount planted to apple trees, and portions of each are in a bearing condition. The property, which was formerly known as the Forge farm, is in some respects a historical location, and upon it was built the first grist mill in the county.

The Bolen family traces its lineage to Col. Robert "Boiling," who it is believed was at one time colonel under Cromwell, being exiled, as were all the officers under that eminent man. This same ancestor married a granddaughter of the Indian princess, Pocahontas, a fact of which the descendants are justly proud. The family was established in the Old Dominion prior to Colonial times, and

The parents of our subject were Edward and Mary (Bowen) Bolen. The latter was a granddaughter of one of the Revolutionary heroes who served during the entire period of that conflict, being an Orderly-Sergeant. Her father, Thomas Bowen, was in the War of 1812. Her mother, whose maiden name was Nellie Smith, was a member of one of the P. F. V.'s and was related to Governor Smith, of Virginia, who presided over the destinies of the state and was a general in the Confederate army. Prior to the war he represented his district in the United States Congress.

In the parental family there were fourteen children, of whom John H. was the eldest. He and our subject were loyal to the Union during the Civil War, as was also the father. John boasts of his generalship in evading both armies and remained at home during the war, pursuing peaceful avocations. Nancy married George Behmand lives in Virginia. Frances became the wife of Jackson Dwyer and resides in the Old Dominion. Thomas was not able-bodied and also did not enter active service; he now lives in Virginia. James J., who for twenty years has lived in Greene County, Ohio, was a soldier in the Seventh Virginia Regiment, C. S. A., and was severely wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. Tompsey married Mallery Thorn hill, and lives in Greene County, Ohio. Daniel was conscripted into the rebel army against his will, becoming a member of the Seventh Virginia Regiment, and died of typhoid fever at Richmond. G. R., of this notice, is next in order of birth; Sarah became the wife of John F. Monroe, and died in Licking County, leaving three children, one of whom, Levi G., is now local editor of the Times-Recorder, of Zanesville. Eliza, now the wife of Joseph Bailey, resides in Springfield, this state. Mary married Perry Judd, of Clarke County, Ohio. Carolina, who became the wife of Samuel Woodard, makes her home in Virginia. Addison and Charles T. are farmers of Clarke County, Ohio.

to manhood upon his father's farm. At the time of the war he experienced the dangers, inconvenience and financial losses resulting from being located on the border during the great Rebellion. The family suffered greatly in loss of property by depredations of the armies. The grandfather, who was a Democrat up to the secession of Virginia, decided that he could no longer affiliate with the side in favor of national dissolution and was afterward a Republican. His father, Edward Bolen, was a Whig in early life, and became a Republican on the formation of that party. Our subject is also a loyal citizen, and sacrificed considerable property in order to get away from the south during the war.

In his native county, January 17, 1861, Mr. Bolen married Mary F. Monroe, a member of a prominent Virginia family of German origin and distantly related to President James Monroe. Six children were born of this union. James L., whose birth occurred March 29, 1863, died February 22, 1873. The others are, Edward F., who was born June 16, 1865; Albert H., July 7, 1867; George W., October 8, 1869; Mary E., November 17, 1871; Emerson A., May 4,' 1874; and Cutie C, May 7, 1877. Emerson, who is a graduate of the Hanover High School, is a promising young man, whose poems and prose writings have appeared in print; he is now Superintendent of the Hanover Methodist Sunday-school and a zealous worker in the Christian Endeavor Society, which he has served as delegate to the State Convention. Mrs. Mary F. Bolen died in February, 1881. September 19, 1885, Mr. Bolen married Mrs. Julia A. (Davis) Ilartuper, and two children bless this union, Lottie M., who was born July 30, 1886, and Robert P., December 19, 1888.

In 1864 Mr. Bolen came to Ohio, where he engaged as a contractor for a time, and afterward operated a general store at Hanover for three years. Purchasing property in Perry Township, he turned his attention to the cultivation of peaches, grapes, berries, etc. On selling that place he bought the farm where he has since resided. In religious belief he and his family are Methodists. Politically, he stands by the Republican party at all times. He was in 1893 the candidate of his party for the office of County Commissioner. The Democratic majority in this county is usually thirteen hundred, but he cut this down to six hundred, thus showing his popularity as a man, and also the recognition of his ability as an official in a very important public position. He has been an extensive traveler, and was among the enthusiastic admirers of President Harrison, who visited at his home during his first campaign for the Presidency. He has seen all the presidents except Cleveland since the time of Lincoln. Socially, he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having belonged to a lodge in Newark, with which however he is not at present affiliated.

WILLIAM H. SCOTT enjoys the distinction of having been engaged in business in Newark for a longer period than any other citizen of the place. He was born here February 21, 1831, being a son of Robert and Margaret (Evans) Scott. His paternal grandfather, Hugh Scott, was born in Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish lineage, and as early as 1808 came to Licking County, settling in Franklin Township, where he cleared a farm in the midst of the surrounding woods. The two-story log house erected by him is still standing as a monument to his pioneer labors. A man of great industry and perseverance, he succeeded in clearing three hundred acres, and upon that estate he resided until his death, at the age of eighty-eight years.

The father of our subject was born in Washington County, Pa., in 1802, and was one of a family that included six sons and four daughters. He grew to manhood upon the home farm, and in youth learned the trade of a cabinet-maker, at which he worked in Newark for some years. He died in this city at the age of seventy-eight years. His wife, who survived him about nine years, passed away at the age of about seventy-five. From his service in early manhood as Captain of the state militia he gained the title by which he was familiarly known.

children, four of whom attained years of maturity, as follows: William H.; George, deceased, formerly a prominent business man of Newark; Martha, who married W. E. Osborn and lives in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mary, who is unmarried and lives in Newark. The subject of this sketch was a student in the common schools in boyhood, and after having learned the trade of a cabinet-maker, embarked in business in 1852, since which time he has continued in the same line. At first his shop was small, but the stock was gradually enlarged until finally his establishment became the largest in the city. He owns considerable real estate, including a fine business block and a large livery stable, which he rents.

In 1854 Mr. Scott married Anna Brooks, who was born in New York State, reared in Canada, and was at the time of her marriage a resident of Newark. Politically he stands by the Democratic party. He is a man of sterling principles, and has attained his present position, both socialty and in business circles, by the qualities of heart and mind which have endeared him to his associates and brought him the good-will of his fellow-citizens. Socially he is a thirty-second degree Mason, belonging to the blue lodge, chapter, council and commandery at Newark, and the consistory at Cincinnati. Commencing in business poor, he has made every dollar of his present possessions by industry and good judgment in investments. He is a Director in the Newark Savings Bank, and owns several residences in the city. An intelligent and broad-minded man, it is hardly necessary to add that he keeps posted on the leading subjects of the day, and has contributed his full quota toward the advancement of the city of which he has been a life-long- resident.

WILLIAM W. EARHAET. Old almost as the eternal hills, is the saying that the "angel death loves a shining mark." It was his when he claimed Mr. Earhart, one of the leading citizens of the county. For many years a resident of Hanover Township, he was here born September 19, 1824, and here, after a lingering illness of several years, his eyes closed in death, December 5, 1890. The place of his birth was only about a half-mile distant from the place of his death, and having spent so many years of his life in this locality, he was well known by the citizens and universally esteemed for his noble qualities of heart and mind.

The father of our subject, John B. Earhart, removed from Hagerstown, Md., to Licking County, Ohio, and settled on a tract of land adjoining the old Stanbery farm in Madison Township. He was a boat Captain, and at an early age our subject learned to drive on his father's boat before there were any railroads in Newark or the vicinity. Later he became Captain of a boat owned by James Smith, of Newark, after which he bought the "C. Delano" and "Walter Smith," and for a period of twenty-five years his principal occupation was that of freighting at all points along the Ohio Canal, from Cleveland to Portsmouth.

In June, 1857, Mr. Earhart married Miss Susan C, daughter of George Lynn, and sister of the late William Lynn, at one time Treasurer of Muskingum County. In the fall of 1857 Captain Earhart moved to Adair County, Mo., near the present site of Kirksville, and purchased a farm. After a sojourn of one year there he returned to Newark. In the spring of 1863 he purchased a boat of James Smith and resumed canal boating, which he followed until the fall of 1865, when he quit the business permanently. He then purchased the Williams tavern, six miles east of Newark, where he kept an inn and farmed until 1872. Disposing of the property he purchased a part of the Colonel Hollister estate, near Hanover, and building a house, made it his home until death.

During a long period of service as a member of the Board of Education, Captain Earhart was influential in establishing and organizing the Hanover public schools. He served in a like capacity while living in Madison Township, and also filled the position of Trustee of that township. He was a Republican in a Democratic township, but his peculiar fitness and ability secured his election, notwithstanding the fact that he represented the minority party. He was a member of the Pioneer Society of Licking County. Possessing a retentive memory, he took great delight in narrating various incidents of his eventful career. In his death an honored and patriotic citizen was lost, but he left to his descendants an untarnished name more precious than great riches.

The Captain was the third son in a family of seven children. His brother, Abram, seventy-four years of age, resides in Kirksville, Mo., and his sister, Mary A., who was born June 30, 1832, is living so far as known. His wife, who still makes her home on the old farm, is a native of Hardy County, Va., and was born September 6, 1832. Orphaned at the age of twelve years, she came about that time to Ohio with a brother and sister, settling with them in Muskingum County.

Ten children were born to Captain and Mrs. Earhart, of whom seven are living and three deceased. The eldest, William Henry, a fruit grower and farmer of Lexington, Richland Count}', Ohio, also serving as Postmaster and Justice of the Peace, married Miss Hnttie R. Higgins, of Hanover; he is a native of Adair County, Mo., born June 20, 1858. Julia Belle, who was born October 21, 1860, in Licking County, became the wife of Z. T. Dumbauld, and died at Lock 17, Tuscarawas County; George W., who was born in Muskingum County, in January, 1863, died at the age of one year, six months and two days; Nellie Grant, who was born December 30, 1864, died aged twelve years, seven months and twenty-six days; Annie Sherman was born February 8, 1867, and was so named on account of having been born on General Sherman's birthday, and received his photograph and autograph in acknowledgment; Carrie Randall was born May 10, 1869; Mary Margaret, September 19, 1871; Charles Edward, December 14, 1873; Grace Adelle, January 2, 1877, and Bettie Lynn, June 17, 1879. With the exception of the eldest son and George W., the children were born in Licking County. Mary M. was married September 19, 1893, to Edward Nussbaum, and resides at Lock 17, Tuscarawas Count}'. The others are under the parental roof. Charles Edward, the only son at home, operates the farm, being assisted by his mother's counsel and experience. He is a young man of superior intelligence and ability. Carrie and Mary are graduates of the high school at Hanover, which the other children also attended. William, Annie, Carrie and Mary have successfully engaged in teaching; Gracie is now (1894) entering the senior year in the Hanover High School. The family is one of high social standing, and the young people are very popular in this community.

OLOMON C. SMITH. A traveler in Mary Ann Township would note with pleasure the evidences of prosperity to be seen upon the farm where Mr. Smith and his family make their home. The estate comprises one hundred and fourteen acres, the natural advantages of which have been increased by careful management. A complete line of farm buildings may here be seen, and the most casual observer will note that they are substantial and conveniently located. Our subject having retired from active manual labor, the land is tilled by his son, John Ira, a capable and energetic young man.

The parents of the subject of this notice were Adna and Phoebe A. (Carpenter) Smith, both of whom were natives of Orange County, N. Y., the former born May 16, 1797, and the latter February 4, 1800. In the fall of 1846 they removed to Licking County and located upon the farm now occupied by our subject. At that time the land had been partly improved and placed under cultivation, but there still remained considerable pioneer work for the family to do. Adna Smith and his good wife were the parents of eleven children. Of that number five are now living, four in Ohio and one in Missouri. Concerning their life record we note the following:

Joseph II., who was born June 2, 1823, married, became the father of one child, Mary J., and died in Licking County August 7, 1875. Julia Ann was born September 10, 1825, and died December 12, 1839. Our subject, the next in order of birth, was born in Orange County, N. Y., Ma}r 14, 1827.

Mary Elizabeth was born June 27, 1829, and died August 10, 1831. Elijah F., who was born May 1, 1831, died at the age of forty-one years, leaving a wife but no children. Abigail J. is the wife of Charles Wilkin, whose sketch appears on another page of this volume. John O, a farmer in Mary Ann Township, married Charlotte A. Beabout, who died leaving two sons; later he married Rebecca J. Raynor, by whom he has twin daughters. Daniel Albert, who was born October 26, 1837, is a jeweler at Pierce City, Mo., and is married. Eliza A. was born September 14, 1839, and died December 5, 1847. Emily was born January 24, 1842, and died June 29, 1872. Amy, whose birth occurred October 24, 1844, married David Layman and lives in Washington Township, Licking County.

Concerning the next to the youngest child of the family it is related that when a child she was greatly troubled with asthma. She was told that if she would put a lock of her hair in a tree without the knowledge of any other person, she would be cured of her ailment. Accordingly she secured an auger and bored a hole into an oak tree, placing in the hole a lock of her hair and plugging up the hole. About forty years afterward, and twenty-five years after she had passed from earth, the tree was cut down by a nephew of Mrs. Smith, and in splitting it up, the hair was found in an excellent state of preservation. This relic was exhibited to the writer and is carefully treasured in the family Bible.

Upon the farm where he now lives our subject has resided since the age of nineteen with the exception of twenty-four years. For many years he has had the cheerful and efficient assistance, in all his undertakings, of his estimable wife, whom he married August 26, 1850. Miss Clarinda Mulock, as she was known in maidenhood, was born April 1, 1829, and is the daughter of William and Hannah (Hawkins) Mulock, natives of Minisink, Orange County, N. Y., where she was born. Jesse Mulock, the grandfather of Mrs. Smith, came from Ireland with his parents when he was six years old, landing at New York when that city was a small village. He there grew to manhood, and married Am}' Raynor, after which they settled at Minisink, Orange County, N. Y., among the Indians, from whom lie bought his land. He was successful, became quite wealthy, and reared a large family, of whom William, the father of Mrs. Smith, was the youngest. She was one of four children born of her father's first marriage, her mother dying at the age of twenty-six. The other children were, Mary Jane, who died in childhood; Lewis, who passed away at the age of twenty-six, and Samuel, who resides at Junction City, Perry County, Ohio.

For his second wife Mr. Mulock married Harriet Eliza Raynor, who bore him ten children, eight of whom are living at this writing (1894). Squire, the eldest, was a soldier in the Union army during the Civil War, and was seriously wounded in an engagement. He was one of the number of Union soldiers who scaled the walls at Charleston and charged the rebels with bayonets. He is now a resident of Franklin County, Ohio. The others are, Julia Ann, Harriet Eliza, Doc, Jesse, John, Chauncy and George, all of whom live in Missouri. The mother of this family died about six years ago, while the father passed away at the home of our subject in 1879.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Smith were born four children, the eldest of whom, Mary Jane, was born May 26, 1851, and died on the 14th of July the same year. John Ira, whose birth occurred October 10, 1853, married Miss Ruth Davis, who died seven years after their wedding, leaving one son, Angus Garfield; as his second wife he chose Lillie May Strawsnyder, who was born in Perry County, this state, her parents having come there from Pennsylvania. This union is blessed by one son, Ulysses Eugene. Laura Ellen, who was born March 2, 1858, married Miles O. Weakly, and they with their son Arthur live upon a farm in Mary Ann Township; Emma Florence, who was born June 22, 1861, died September 3, 1879.

At the marriage of his daughter, Mr. Smith presented her with a farm of one hundred and fifty acres. It has always been his desire to give his children every advantage possible, and as a result of his care and his wife's training they are honored citizens and respected by all who know them. Politically our subject is a Republican, and supports the principles laid down by that party at every election. He is a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as are also his family. Mrs. Smith is an amiable woman, capable of making and retaining friends, and looking well to the ways of her household. To her husband she is all that a good wife can be, and to her neighbors she is a kind friend. Their pleasant home is often visited by their many friends, who are attracted hither by the genial courtesy of the host and pleasant manners of the hostess.

0HARLES E. MOORE, contractor and builder, and dealer in coal, is numbered among the progressive and efficient business men of Newark, where he has resided since 1887. While he has made his home in this city for a comparatively brief period, he has already gained a substantial position among its solid business men, and by the uniform reliability of his transactions and his integrity of character has gained the confidence of the people with whom he associates.

A native of West Virginia, our subject was born in Jefferson County, November 2, 1855. His parents were James and Susan (Colclasier) Moore, both natives of Virginia, in which state their entire lives were passed, the former dying in 1863, and the latter in 1886. Charles E. received a fair common-school education in the home locality. At the age of eighteen he began to learn the carpenter's trade, at which he served a regular apprenticeship, and has since almost continuously worked at his trade. In 1881 he visited Newark, spending a couple of weeks in this city, after which he went to Columbus, Ohio, and for one year was in the employ of the Hocking Valley Railway Company. At the expiration of that time Mr. Moore embarked in business as a contractor and builder, in which he engaged successfully at Columbus until 1887, and since then has been similarly occupied at Newark. He makes a specialty of the erection of private residences, and those which he has erected bear evidence of his skill, taste and ef- ficiency. In September of 1891 he opened a coal office at No. 1 18 Clinton Street, where he has since conducted an increasing trade. Socially he identified with the Woodmen of the World. In his political views, while not a strong partisan, he is firm in his allegiance to the principles of the Republican party.

November 26, 1891, occurred the marriage of Charles E. Moore and Miss Ida In low, a native of Newark, where the wedding was solemnized. She is the daughter of Asbury and Nettie Inlow, both of whom were born in Ohio, and is an accomplished and cultured young lady, who is highly regarded in social circles. As a citizen Mr. Moore is public-spirited, as a neighbor accommodating, and as a friend kind and thoughtful. To a marked degree he enjoys the confidence of the community. His success may be attributed to his industry, perseverance and sound business sagacity.

JOHN S. EDMAN. As one of the number whose energy and ability have contributed to the development of the material resources of Licking County, we present the name and life record of this representative agriculturist of Burlington Township. Though not at present actively engaged in the tilling of the soil (usually renting his land on shares), he still maintains a general supervision of his property, and finds sufficient to engage his attention in the oversight of his extensive interests. In addition to the occupation of a farmer he has also been a veterinary surgeon during most of his active years, and though not a graduate of any school, has always been very successful in the treatment of the various ailments of stock.

Born April 11, 1826, about one mile from his present home, Mr. Edman is thoroughly identified with the history of this part of the Buckeye State. His paternal grandfather, Samuel Edman, who was a German by birth, settled in Virginia on coming to this country, and thence came to Licking