Licking Township (part 22 of 42)

He died in 183G or 1837, at the age of fifty-six years, while his wife survived him until January, 1867, and passed away at the age of eighty-seven years. He won his title by service in the War of 1812 and was at Fort Meigs when it was besieged. In company with Silas Winchell he erected the first gristmill in Granville township and was otherwise closely identified with the development and progress of the county. In his family were four children, of whom three sons, Grove, Norton and Jarvis, were born in Connecticut, while the daughter, Lucinda, was added to the family in Granville.

Grove Case, Jr., the grandfather of Burton Case, brought to Licking county in his early boyhood, spent almost his entire life here as a farmer. He became known as the largest sheep and wool grower of the county. At the time of his death he owned about one thousand acres of land, seven hundred acres being in Licking county, while the remainder was in Iowa. In politics he was a stanch republican, giving stalwart support to the party up to the time of his death, which occurred in February, 1885. His wife survived him for only about six weeks. She bore the maiden name of Laura Carpenter and was a native of Delaware county, Ohio, born October 19, 1797. Her father was Nathan Carpenter, a captain in the Revolutionary army. The marriage was celebrated May 15, 1821, and they established their home on North street in Granville township, Mr. Case erecting the residence in which they lived for fifty-six years. In their family were five children, Lucius, Lucy, Laura and two who died in childhood.

Reared on the old home farm, Lucius Case, the father of our subject, devoted his entire life to general agricultural pursuits and died at the age of forty-three years. He was a leading farmer of this part of the state and engaged extensively in raising sheep and wool growing. He owned two or three different farms, being a dealer at various times, and in all of his business transactions he met with success. In the family were five children: Gilbert Grove, now deceased; Celia Campbell, who has also passed away ; Mrs. Helen Hobart, living one mile east of the village in Granville township; Burton, of this review; and Mrs. Mary Minton, of Westfield, New York. The mother of these children, Mrs. Mary (Rose) Case, was a daughter of Captain Levi Rose, a native of Massachusetts, who married a Miss Stowe. They came to Ohio from Granville, Massachusetts, with the first colony who started out in 1805. This was their wedding journey and they located in the green woods among the pioneers who were reclaiming this district for the uses of civilization. The remainder of their days were here passed, and Mr. Rose devoted his energies to general farming. He built a cabin in the midst of the forest around a large white oak stump which served as a table for a number of years. Mr. Rose served as a captain in the War of 1812. Their family numbered fourteen children, which number included Mrs. Case, the mother of our subject. After the death of her first husband she married again and her last days were spent in the home of her daughter at Westfield, New York, where she died in June, 1906.

Burton Case remained on the farm formerly owned by his father until about 1897, when his house was burned and he then moved to his present residence in Granville. He is the owner of three hundred acres of land which is under a very high state of cultivation and returns to him a gratifying annual income.

On the 27th of December, 1876, Mr. Case was united in marriage to Miss Dora H. Howland, a native of this county and a daughter of John L. and Elma (Gosnell) Howland, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Licking county, Ohio.

Mr. and Mrs. Case now have two daughters : Stella, the wife of Robert G. Bell, living at Queens, Long Island, New York ; and Helen, at home. In community affairs Mr. Case has always been deeply and helpfully interested, and his fellow townsmen, recognizing his loyalty to public good, have several times called him to office. He is now serving for the third term as a trustee of his township and is holding over under the new law. He was elected on the republican ticket, having always been a stalwart supporter of that party. In Masonry he has taken the degrees of the lodge, chapter and commandery, and he belongs to the Baptist church. His life has at all times been honorable and upright and he is a worthy representative of a prominent pioneer family wdiich, since early days, has been closely associated with the development, progress and upbuilding of this part of the state. The name of Case has long been an honored one here and the work instituted by his great-grandparents and carried on by his grandparents and parents, is now being continued by Burton Case, who ranks as one of the worthy and representative citizens of the community.

A. T. Stanton is now engaged in the hay and grain business in Utica, making extensive purchases and shipments, selling to the wholesale trade. He is well known as a reliable business man of this part of the county and moreover is entitled to representation in this volume as an honored veteran of the Civil War, having for almost four years loyally defended the interests of the Union on the battlefields of the south. He claims Pennsylvania as the state of his nativity, his birth having occurred in Johnstown in 1842. The Stantons are of English descent but the family was founded in America in early colonial days, at which time settlement was made in Pennsylvania. Mr. Stanton of this review is a distant relative on the paternal side of Betsy Ross, who made the first American flag from a design furnished by George Washington. His parents were A. Y. and Mary J. (Barefoot) Stanton, who always remained residents of the Keystone state. The old home place was sold in 1907 in order to build there another dam for the protection of Johnstown in order to avoid a repetition of the disastrous and memorable flood of 1889. The death of A. Y. Stanton occurred in 1874 when he was sixty-three years of age, while his widow still survives and has reached the age of eighty-seven years, her home being still in Johnstown. In their family were eleven children, the eldest son being J. F. Stanton, who served in the Civil War with the Forty-second Pennsylvania Yolunteers.

A. T. Stanton was the third in order of birth and remained a resident of his native county until 1861. He was reared on the home farm and early became familiar with the duties and labors incident to the cultivation and care of the crops. He also worked in his father's gristmill and became familiar with that trade. On the 12th of August, 1861, however, he put aside all business and personal considerations in order to espouse his country's cause, enlisting from Allegheny City, now Pittsburg, as a member of Company F, Sixty-first Pennsylvania infantry. He went to the front under General Rippy, who was killed at the battle of Fair Oaks. Mr. Stanton participated in a number of important engagements, including the battles of the Wilderness, Antietam, Gettysburg, Fair Oaks, the siege of Petersburg and the Shenandoah Valley campaign. He was altogether in thirty-two engagements, taking part in all the military movements of his regiment save one skirmish. He was honorably discharged June 29, 18G5, and was mustered out on the 4th of July of that year. In the meantime his three years' term had expired and he had veteranized, continuing with his regiment at the front until the close of hostilities. He was captured in the Shenandoah Valley but the tide of war turned and he was recaptured bv the Union troops. On one occasion he sustained a flesh wound inflicted by a piece of shell.

When the war was over Mr. Stanton returned to his home, but soon started out to see the country, traveling all over the United States. He worked at the barber's trade, which he had learned by shaving the boys in the army. In 1874 he located in Utica, where he opened a barber shop which he conducted for eighteen years, having a large patronage. On the expiration of that period he began dealing in hay and grain and has conducted the business to the present time, carrying on an important wholesale enterprise in buying and shipping those commodities. That he has prospered as the years have passed, his success coming as the result of his close application and unfaltering industry, is indicated not only in his business but also in the fact that he owns a good home in Utica and sixteen acres of land, which includes a fine race track and ball grounds.

In 1876 Mr. Stanton was married to Miss Hulda Sawyer, a native of this county and a daughter of Samuel and Louisa (Edgar) Sawyer, who were also bom in this county. Politically Mr. Stanton has been a lifelong republican and at the present time is serving as a member of the city council. He is a leader in the street paving controversy and his labors are very effective in promoting the improvement of the streets. He believes in progress in all matters of citizenship and exercises his official prerogatives in support of every measure for the public good. He was formerly a member of the Grand Army Post but it has been abandoned and he now holds membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is well and favorably known in this locality and Utica finds him a valued and worthy citizen.

Andrew J. Chilly

Andrew J. Crilly, superintendent of the Cedar Hill cemetery, has a most creditable official record. He has been called to various positions of public honor and trust and has ever discharged his duties capably, fearlessly and faithfully. His public service has brought him a wide acquaintance, while his sterling traits of character have enabled him to retain the friendship of those with whom he has come in contact.

Mr. Crilly is one of the county's native sons, his birth having occurred in Union township, July 10, 1848. His father, Andrew Crilly, was born in Pennsylvania and came west when the old National road was being built and aided in its construction. This was one of the first national works of public improvement of any consequence and indicated that civilization was steadily moving westward. Andrew Crilly, Sr., wedded Grace Ann Mossman, a native of Virginia, whose people were also employed on the construction of the National road. Thus the young people became acquainted, were married and established their home in Union township. Later, however, they removed to Jacksontown, where they spent their remaining days, the death of Mr. Criliy occurring in 1869, while his widow passed away in 1879. Both were of Irish parentage.

Andrew J. Criliy mastered the branches of learning taught in the country schools and afterward followed the profession of teaching for twelve years in the winter months, while in the summer seasons he was engaged in farm labor and in other pursuits. In 1883 he came to Newark to accept the position of deputy sheriff under George W. Hall and thus served for four years and four months. On the resignation of J. M. Brown, who was then sheriff, Mr. Criliy was appointed to fill the vacancy and at the following election was chosen by popular suffrage and by reelection was continued in the sheriff's office for ten years. He was ever fearless in the discharge of his duties and his labors were effective in quelling crime and lawlessness in this part of the state. At length he retired from office as he had entered it - with the confidence and good will of all concerned - and turned his attention to the insurance and real-estate business, in which he continued for two years. On the expiration of that period he was elected justice of the peace and served for two terms, discharging his duties with promptness and impartiality. In 1903 he was elected the first mayor of Newark under the new code and served for two years and eight months. On the 1st of January, 1908, he was appointed superintendent of the Cedar Hill cemetery and so continues to the present time.

On the 5th of December, 1879, occurred the marriage of Mr. Criliy and Miss Mary E. Moore, a native of Franklin township, Licking county, and a daughter of Jacob and Susanna Moore. By this union there are six children, namely: Etta M., who is engaged in teaching school in Michigan; Clyde G. ; Mrs. Maud Danner; Bertha L., a student in Granville College; Florence; and Emmett.

For thirty-seven years Mr. Criliy has been an exemplary member of the Masonic fraternity, loyal to the teachings of the craft, and is now a past master of Hebron Lodge, No. 116, A. F. & A. M. He also belongs to Williams Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., and Mount Olive Encampment. He is also affiliated with Newark Lodge, No. 13, K. P., and is a member of the uniformed rank. His religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church and he is esteemed throughout the community as one whose many sterling traits of character have gained him the warm and lasting friendship of those with whom he has come in contact. He has made an excellent record in office and patriotism and loyalty might well be termed the keynote of his character, for in public service he has always placed the general good before partisanship or self-aggrandizement.

David Layman

David Layman, who is numbered among the successful agriculturists of Washington township, was bom in Fairfield county, Ohio, September 10, 1846, his parents being Abraham and Elizabeth (Keller) Layman, the former a native of Rockingham county, Virginia, and the latter of Washington county, Pennsylvania. Abraham

Layman came to Ohio in an early day and in 1856 took up his abode in Licking county, while his demise occurred in 1865. Unto him and his wife were born eight children, namely: Benjamin, Mary, Daniel and William D., all of whom are

David Layman obtained a common school education and remained under the parental roof until he had attained the age of twenty-three years. He was then married, in 1869, to Miss Amy Smith, whose birth occurred in Orange county, New York, October 24, 1844. Her parents, whose family numbered eight children, are both deceased. Unto our subject and his wife were born nine children, as follows: Edward, Delia May and Frederick N., all of whom have passed away; Nellie B., the wile of E. L. Burkholder, of Licking county; Clyde, who is likewise deceased; Eva B., the wife of Emmett Davis, of Licking county; William Earl, deceased; and Charles R. and James A., both at home. The wife and mother was called to her final rest on the 3d of October, 1908, her remains being interred in the Eden cemetery. Her loss came as a great blow to her husband and children and was also deeply mourned by many friends.

Subsequent to his marriage Mr. Layman engaged in the operation of a rented farm for one year and then purchased his present place of one hundred and thirtytwo acres in Washington township, Licking county, in the cultivation of which he has since been successfully engaged. He follows modern and progressive methods in the conduct of his farming interests and has long been numbered among the wellknown and representative agriculturists of the community.

Mr. Layman gives his political allegiance to the men and measures of the democracy and has served his fellow townsmen in the office of school director. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Christian church, with which his wife was also identified. A man of genial and kindly disposition, as well as upright and honorable in character, he has won the confidence and respect of all with whom he has been associated during the many years of his residence in Licking county.

Thomas Patton

Thomas Patton, operating the old homestead farm, upon which he was born and where his entire life has been spent, is one of the substantial and highly esteemed residents of Licking county. He was born January 14, 1843, in Licking county, a son of Joseph and Jane (Lusk) Patton, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Fairfield county, Ohio. The father came to the United States in early manhood, locating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was engaged for some years in a weaving factory. During this time he carefully saved his earnings and later came to Licking county, where he purchased one hundred acres of timber land. Clearing away the timber, he began the difficult and arduous task of converting the land into productive harvest fields. For several years after taking up his abode here he lived in a log cabin and with untiring zeal and undaunted energy he bent all of his efforts to the improvement of his property, nor were his labors in vain, for lie soon found himself upon the highway to prosperity. As the years passed and his good fortune continued, he added to his original purchase until his holdings approximated between six and seven hundred acres of land that yielded him an abundant harvest. In politics he was, in early manhood, a democrat, but later adopted the platform of the republican party and for the remainder of his life continued a stalwart and loyal advocate of its principles. His religious faith was indicated in his membership in the Reform Presbyterian church. His death occurred December, 1875, when he had reached the ripe old age of eighty-one years.

Thomas Fatton, remaining under his parents' roof, received his education in the common schools of Licking county and, reared to farm life, he soon became familiar with the duties that fall to the lot of the farmer's son. From early manhood, in conjunction with his two brothers, Clement and Samuel, both of whom are now deceased, he assised his father in the conduct of his agricultural interests up to the time of the latter's death. At that time Mr. Patton came into possession of the old homestead and one hundred and eighty-five acres of land and has since continued to make it his home, carrying on the work of general development and improvement until today he is one of the substantial agriculturists of the county.

In 1879 occurred the marriage of Mr. Patton and Miss Sarah E. Larimore, a daughter of Thomas Larimore of this township. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Patton have been bom three children, namely: Reese L., at home; Clifford C., also at home; and Hazel Ruth, now the wife of Guy L. Shrider, who is employed in the gas fields of this county. Mr. Patton is a member of the Presbyterian church, of which he is an elder, and gives his political allegiance to the republican party. He is not an office seeker in the true sense of the word, and the only official position that he has held is that of member of the board of trustees of the township, in which capacity he is now serving. Having passed his entire life in the place of his nativity, he has become very well known throughout the community and enjoys the high regard and esteem of his fellow men, who recognize his genuine wrorth and sterling qualities, w'hile he is popular with a host of warm friends.

F. B. Keller, whose birth occurred in Newark township, Licking county, Ohio, on the 9th of January, 1860, is engaged in the operation of a valuable and well improved farm of seventy-five acres in this township. His grandfather, Jacob Keller, who was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, January 7, 1786, made the journey to Fairfield county, Ohio, crossing the mountains on foot. He soon returned to the Keystone state, however, and after residing there for a period he once more came to this state and entered a tract of land. The year 1833 witnessed his arrival in Licfc ing county, at which time he purchased the farm on which our subject now lives, taking up his abode in a log cabin without a floor. Later he erected a log cabin and lived in the same for a short time. When he was called to his final rest on the 21st of October, 1870, the county mourned the loss of one of its respected and honored pioneers and one whose labors had contributed in substantial measure to the early development of this part of the state. His wife, who was born in Fairfield county,

Ohio, on the 12th of May, 1792, passed away February 27, 1876. Jacob H. Keller, the father of F. B. Keller, was born in Licking county, Ohio, February 3, 1828, and was called to the home beyond on the 23rd of February, 1886. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Layman and whose birth occurred in Fairfield county, Ohio, May 29, 1837, died January 28, 1883.

F. B. Keller remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority and then operated the home farm for one season. Subsequently he spent one year in Denison University at Granville, Ohio, and also attended the Northwestern University at Ada, Ohio. lie afterward took up the profession of teaching and was thus engaged for two years in Licking county, imparting clearly and readily to others the knowledge he had acquired. Having been made administrator of his father's estate, he returned to the home farm and once more became connected with the pursuits of agricultural life. He now owns seventy-five acres of the homestead and has placed many substantial improvements thereon, including an excellent tenroom dwelling and all necessary outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock. In the cultivation of the cereals best adapted to soil and climate he is meeting with gratifying success, following only the most practical and modern methods in carrying on his work.

On the 3d of June, 1896, Mr. Keller was united in marriage to Miss Sarah A. Evans, who was born in Newark township, Licking county, July 16, 1869, her parents being Thomas and Sarah J. (Walters) Evans. The father, a native of Wales, was born in 1837 and passed away on the 24th of May, 1907. The mother's birth occurred in Newark. Mrs. Keller was one of a family of thirteen children and bv her marriage has become the mother of five, namely: Verna Elizabeth, born October 12, 1897; Sarah F., January 13, 1899 ; Edith Viola, whose natal day was May 25, 1901; Luther Franklin, who was born October 4, 1902; and Willis R., who first opened his eyes to the light of day on the 20th of June, 1906.

At the polls Mr. Keller gives his support to the men and measures of the democracy but has no desire for the honors or emoluments of office. Both he and his wife support the Presbyterian church and are widely and favorably knowm throughout the county of their nativity. He is a wrorthy representative of an honored pioneer family of the state and is familiar with the development and improvement that has been carried on in this county through almost five decades.

David L, Evans

Farm vmrk is the source of the substantial income which David L. Evans enjoys. Throughout his entire life he has been identified with agricultural pursuits and for over forty-seven years has lived on the farm in Granville towmship winch he yet occupies. He was born in this tow-nship September 30, 1831, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Thomas) Evans, both of whom spent their entire lives on farms in this county. The former vras a son of Joseph Evans, a native of Wales, and one of the early residents of this part of Ohio. The maternal grandfather of our subject was known as "Little*' David Thomas, to designate him from another David Thomas, also a native of Wales and a resident of the same locality. Thomas

David L. Evans

Evans in early life learned and followed the stonemason's trade and afterward turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits and was at one time the owner of four hundred acres of land here. His success came to him as the direct result of his enterprise and labor. He was a deacon of the Baptist church and a man much respected in the community where he made his home. Unto him and his wife were born six children: David L.; Elias and Christmas, both deceased;

David L. Evans has spent his entire life in this county and no event of especial importance occurred to vary the routine of farm work for him in his youthful days. He attended the schools of the neighborhood and when not busy with his text-books was employed at the task of plowing, planting and harvesting When he reached adult age he resolved to follow the same pursuit, and is now the owner of a farm of seventy-three acres all in one body, although twenty-five acres lie across the boundary line in McKean township. He has lived upon this farm for over forty-seven years and its attractive appearance indicates his careful supervision and progressive methods. His life has been of untiring activity and energy and whatever success he has attained is due entirely to his own labors.

In 1853 Mr. Evans was married to Miss Aradna Davis, who was born in Granville township April 10, 1835, and is a daughter of David and Isabella (Williams) Davis, who were natives of South Wales. The mother died here in January, 1881, at the age of sixty-four years. She had come to Licking county with her parents, William and Isabella (Pugh) Williams, who settled on the Welsh Hills and spent their remaining days here. David Davis arrived in Licking county about 1814, coming from South Wales. He had lost his father in youth and came alone to the new world, making his way direct to Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was a tailor and followed that trade in Newark in early manhood, but afterward removed to a farm at Welsh Hills, where his death occurred. He left two daughters and two sons : Mrs. Hannah Price, now deceased ; Mrs. Evans; William, who has also passed away; and Samuel. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Evans have been born four children: Eliza Jane, now the widow of Simeon Hankison of Granville township; William, at home; Thomas, of the same township; and Gertrude, the wife of Benjamin Jones, residing with her father.

Mr. and Mrs. Evans are members of the Welsh Baptist church of which he is serving as a trustee. He is interested in all that pertains to the welfare of the communit}r along moral and other lines of improvement and the influence of his life has always been on the side of justice, truth and right. Greatly respected in the community, he well deserves mention among its representative citizens.

Nicholas C. Brown

Nicholas C. Brown, a life-long resident of Union township, this county, where he is widely known as a pension attorney and substantial agriculturist, was born here January 21, 1843, and descends from a family the members of which date their history far back in the annals of the country, his great-great-grandfather,

William Brown, having come to America with Lord Baltimore and settled in Frederick county, Maryland, where he reared a number of children, among whom was Edward, who had a son Nicholas, who served during the Revolutionary war and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and who also was a commissioned captain in the war of 1812 and had command of a company from Kentucky. Among the children born to Nicholas Brown was Asa, father of the subject of this review, his birth having occurred in Madison county, Kentucky, June 4, 1801. When twelve years of age he removed with his parents to Fairfield county, this state, settling on the south bank of Buckeye lake, where he spent a few years, when his father sold and moved to Harrison township, Licking county. Asa Brown was educated in the subscription schools and by private study. He first taught a subscription school in Missouri ; then returned to Licking county, and after two years went again to Missouri for a few months, after which he came back to Licking county and was married. He then bought a farm in Perry county, Ohio, and lived there two years, when he sold. In 1832 he came to what is known as the old Asa Brown farm on the west side of Union township, Licking county, containing two hundred and fifty acres, and here he lived until his death.

Aside from pursuing agriculture Asa Brown was also prominent in church work, serving as a Methodist exhorter in the many churches scattered throughout the county, and among other good works accredited to him was the emancipation of a family of slaves, consisting of a man and wife and their two children. Being a man of earnest Christian zeal, he was for many years a leading factor in the county in establishing churches and reviving moral and spiritual life. He was united in marriage to Hannah Comly, who was born in Circleville, Ohio, May 18, 1807, a daughter of James Comly, who laid out the city of Lexington, Perrv county, Ohio. Her grandfather was David Comly, of Mount Pleasant, Jefferson county, this state, and her great-grandfather James Comly, who came to America with William Penn and settled in Philadelphia. To Asa and Hannah Brown were born ten children, five of whom survive, namely: James C., a resident of Outville:

Joshua M., who lives in Hebron; Eliza Emeline, wife of Captain A. N. Wells, of Johnstown, this county; Sarah C., widow of Luther Wood, of Johnstown, this county; and Nicholas C. Both parents died on the old home farm, the father passing away July 27, 1883.

On his fathers farm Nicholas C. Brown was reared, learning the art of husbandry during the summer months of his boyhood days and in the winter season attending the neighboring schools, where he acquired his early education. During four years of this time he attended at intervals the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio. He was in the sophomore year in the Ohio Wesleyan University and reading law while the Civil war was in progress, and he answered the call to arms in the spring of 18G4, when he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, from this county, and was taken prisoner at North Mountain, Virginia, on July 3 of the same year, and held for several months, being confined most of the time in Andersonville. The battle of North Mountain was the only one in which he had engaged, and he was paroled at Savannah, Georgia, November 24, 1864, and taken to Annapolis until physically able to come home, his prison experience having brought his weight, which was originally two hundred and twelve pounds, down to ninety-seven pounds. After the war his eyesight had been so affected as a result of his prison life that he was unable to resume his studies, so that he returned to the farm, where in the course of time he regained his health and weight. Remaining on the home farm until 1870, he then purchased the farm he now cultivates and which embraces one hundred and twenty-six acres of land, which at the time Mr. Brown settled upon it was all forest with the exception of nine acres, but by hard work and perseverance he soon cleared off the land, making it arable, and has since erected an elegant dwelling and other buildings and secured the conveniences necessary to facilitate the occupation of farming. He purchased this tract of land from his father-in-law and selected the highest point on the premises upon which to erect his home. Choosing a knoll which was thickly overgrown with large trees, he cut away a sufficient number to enable him to erect his residence, leaving the remainder, which afford protection from the wintry winds and during the summer season offer pleasant shade. While Mr. Brown engages in stock raising and the production of various crops, he makes a specialty of wheat, raising as fine a quality of that cereal as is derived from the soil of this region. In connection with attending to the duties of his farm, Mr. Brown taught school from the fall of 1860 until the spring of 1893, barring the time spent in military service, and for thirty- three years has regularly served during the winter months as a preceptor of the township school of his district.

On November 26, 1868, Mr. Brown wedded Rachel E. Park, a native of this township, where she was bom August 1, 1846. She lost her life by being struck by a car while crossing the railroad tracks near home on September 11, 1908. She was a daughter of Asa and Eleanor (Belt) Park, natives of this township, who spent their entire lives here, their parents having been among the early settlers. To Mr. and Mrs. Brown were bora: James P., a foreman in the railroad shops at Columbus, Ohio; Asa H., who departed this life in 1898, leaving his widow, who was Jessie Laramore, and one child, Bernice Irene; Nicholas C., Jr., an agriculturist of this place, who is also in the employ of the Columbus Natural Gas Company ; Arthur E., professor of English history and literature in the William Penn Charter School, of Philadelphia; Katie M., wife of Presley C. Grove, of Union township; Rachel E., wife of Carl Foster, living on the farm with her father; Emma G., who became the wife of Dr. Frederick B. Laramore, M. D., of Port Washington, Ohio; and Frederick C. and Linnie E., who departed this life in childhood.

Mr. Brown has been a lifelong supporter of the republican party, the principles of which he has thoroughly studied, and, deeming them the embodiment of the wisdom of the highest statesmanship, he has always endeavored bv his vote and influence to place the candidates who stand for them in office. He cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln, but did not have the opportunity of voting for him the second time, since during his candidacy he was a prisoner of war at Milan Junction. In local affairs he has always been quite prominent and in the fall of 1894 was elected a director of the county infirmary, being the first republican candidate elected to fill the duties of that position in this county. He belongs to William Lodge, No. 363, I. 0. 0. F., meeting in Hebron, and of the Star Encampment. He is also a member of Lemert Post, No. 71, G. A. R., of Newark, and is a thirty-second degree Mason. He belongs to Hebron Lodge, No. 116, of that order, to the chapter and council meeting at Newark, and also to Mount Vernon Commandery, No. 1, meeting in Columbus. Mr. Brown has been as faithful to his religious obligations as to other interests in life and for the past fifty years has held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church of Granville, with which he united when sixteen years of age and in which he has since been an active worker. Mrs. Brown was also a member of this church. He is well known throughout the county for his integrity, and his life being in every respect harmonious with a high standard of morals, he has always merited the confidence and respect of his neighbors and is accounted among the worthy citizens of the township.

Morey C. Henthorn

Morey C. Henthorn, who devotes his time to agricultural pursuits in Alexandria, St. Albans township, was born in Newark, Ohio, November 9, 1854, a son of John and Olive Martissa (Brooks) Henthorn, and a grandson of John and Nancy Jane (Garverson) Henthorn. The latter attained the ripe age of ninety-six years. His father was bora in Indiana in 1814 and in his boyhood was brought by his parents to Newark, where he lived until 1855. He then engaged in farming and upon the death of his wife, made his home with his son, Morey C., in St. Albans township, where he departed this life September 1, 1890. He was an active democrat, and a member of the Christian church. His wife was a native of McKean township, where she passed away in 1887, at the age of fiftyfour years. Her father was Martin Brooks, one of the early settlers of that place. John and Olive Henthorn had the following children: Albert, of Newark; Lucy M., wife of Samuel Watson, of Newark; Mrs. Nancy Jane Jones, deceased; Mrs. Mary E. McLean, deceased; Morey C. ; Frank M., who was killed by a falling tree in 1882; Frederick B., a wealthy farmer of South Dakota; Mrs. Clara A. Cooley, deceased; Mrs. Emma J. Halter, of Florence, Wisconsin; and Ina A., who departed this life when fourteen years of age.

When but a year old Morey C. Henthorn was taken by his parents to McKean township, where he received his education in the district schools. He there remained until he was twenty years of age. At the age of seventeen years he began working as a farm hand and was thus employed for six }rears. After his marriage in 1879 he rented a farm in Hartford township, where he remained for nine years and then followed farming in Jersey township for three years, at the expiration of which time he located on the tract of land he now has under cultivation and which he bought in 1902. The farm consists of one hundred and eighty-five acres of arable land, located on the Jersey road, less than a mile southwest of Alexandria, and is equipped with all of the necessary buildings and machinery for prosecuting farm work. Aside from raising crops of various kinds he also engaged to some extent in stock-raising.

On May 29, 1879, Mr. Henthorn was united in marriage to Anna Watson, who was born in Queens county, Ireland, January 16, 1856, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Crampton) Watson, who emigrated to the new world, where they departed this life. Their daughter was left in the care of relatives and came in 1871 to Newark. She was one of six children, the others being Bessie, Joyce and Michael, all of whom are deceased; and Samuel and John. Mr. and Mrs. Hen- thorn have six children. Mary E., born March 3, 1881, is the wife of Rev. AY. Y. Harter, a United Brethren clergyman, of Guysville, Ohio, and they have three children: Velma, Paul and Harold. Francis AY., horn February 23, 1883, died November 30, 1890; Earl J., born January 28, 1885, is a farmer of St. Albans township and wedded Cora Miller, by whom he has one son Kenneth. Ernest, born February 15, 1886, is a resident of Columbus, Ohio. Bessie Olive died in infanc}r. Clarence Ray, the youngest, was born July 28, 1891.

Mr. Henthorn belongs to the Baptist church of Alexandria and is a member of its board of trustees. Being strongly opposed to the liquor traffic, he is an ardent devotee of the temperance movement and, believing that the evil of intemperance in this country should be abolished and that the only means to effect its abolition is through politics, he always votes on that side of the question. In addition to being a member of the Knights of Pythias, he belongs to the Modern AYoodmen of America and in both orders has served in all of the chairs. Mr. Henthorn is an industrious and persevering man, whose labors have brought him prosperity and his excellent qualities have won him uniform respect.

Thomas F. Hillbrant

Thomas F. Hillbrant, who has played an active part in developing the farming interests of Union township, this county, and w'hose ancestors were also pioneers of this section of the state, was born on the farm he now has under cultivation, April 20, 1854. His paternal grandfather, Henry, who was born in Loudoun county, A'irginia, in 1762, came here at a time when there were but two or three families in this part of the township and settled near the present home of his grandson, where he spent the remainder of his life, passing away in his ninety-fourth year. He took up a claim covering something over sixteen hundred acres of woodland, a portion of which he cleared and put under cultivation. In his family were six sons and four daughters, some of whom were born in Virginia, and a number of whom were united in marriage and reared families, among them having been Aaron Hillbrant, whose birth occurred here on October 7, 1808, where he spent his entire life in the pursuit of agriculture, entering into rest November 3, 1879. He was an extensive land owner, having possessed five hundred acres in this township, together with one farm in Illinois, his first purchase here having been one hundred acres of timber land which he cleared off and put under cultivation and provided with substantial buildings. Before owning the farm for five years he w'as employed on the Ohio canal, receiving seven dollars a month for the first three years ; eight dollars per month for the fourth year ; and nine dollars a month for the fifth year. Giving up this occupation he commenced farming and was so successful in tilling the soil as to have been able not only to increase his acreages ten times over his original purchase, but also to amass considerable means. He wedded Isabella Huddleston, a native of Hampshire county, Virginia (now AYest Virginia), in November, 1811, a daughter of Henry and Mary Huddleston, who were early settlers of this place, and to this union were born eleven children, four of whom survive, namely: Lucy, who became the wife of George C. AYilcox, the couple living in

Kansas; Henry, a resident of Granville township; Aaron Park, who resides here; and Thomas F. His wife having passed away in 1864, Mr. Hillbrant was united in marriage to Mrs. Mary Kagy Walton, bv whom he had one son, W. II., who resides in Kansas.

Thomas F. Hillbrant's entire life has been spent upon the farm here, where during his boyhood days under the instruction of his father he became familiar with the various phases of agriculture, taking advantage of the district schools during the winter terms to obtain an education, and after completing his studies remained upon the home place where he has since been engaged in general agriculture and stock raising. His Tarm embraces two hundred acres of land which has had the attention of years of cultivation and care, and Mr. Hillbrant being a man who conducts farming upon modern principles has made sufficient study of the soil to conserve its productive properties, and by attention to the rotation and adaptation of crops, from year to year he has been able to derive from his land excellent crops of the finest quality. His farm is provided with a comfortable dwelling house, barn, and outbuildings, all modern and substantial, and in fact on the premises may be found every convenience with which to pursue the occupation and conduct it on a paying basis.

On April 18, 1882, Mr. Hillbrant wedded Ella E. Walton, a native of this township, born June 23, 1858, and a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Kagy) Walton, and to this union have been born three children : Josephine C., who became the wife of Walter Norris, a resident of this place; Janies W., a resident of Spokane, Washington, where he attends the high school ; and Philip Clayton, who lives with his parents. Air. Hillbrant's political affiliations have always been with the democratic party, because he believes in the wisdom of its principles, considering the policies they set forth as necessary to maintain the institutions of the land in their original freedom, and also to so distribute the wealth of the nation as to bring prosperity within the reach of all in the industrial and commercial worlds. While he is not an active politician, he keeps well informed with respect to the affairs of the nation, taking a deep interest in all public questions, and during campaigns his influence is strongly felt in his endeavor to secure the election of the candidates of his party. He is favorably known throughout the township, and being a man who observes honesty and straightforwardness in his transactions, he deserves the confidence of his neighbors and stands high among the citizens of the township.

James T. Osborn

Surmounting the difficulties which beset him in early life, James T. Osborn has gradually worked his wav upward until today he is in possession of a well improved farm property comprising forty-two acres in Madison township, on which he has made his home since 1902. He was born in Franklin township, Licking county, August 19, 1849, a son of Richard and Mary (Humphrey) Osborn, both of whom were natives of Loudoun county, Virginia. They were married in Muskingum county, Ohio, and soon afterward came to Licking county, establishing their home in Franklin township. In 1849, however, they took up their abode in Madison township, while in 1874 the father removed to Newton township and there spent his remaining days, his death occurring in May, 1875, when he was sixty-three years of age. The mother, however, died during their residence in Madison township, her death occurring September 24, 1868, when she was fiftyeight years of age. The father was a democrat in political views and affiliations and was a man highly respected in the various communities in which he lived.

James T. Osborn was reared in much the usual manner of farm lads, his time during the spring and summer months being given to work on the home farm, while in the winter season he pursued his education in the public schools. He continued to assist his father in the operation of the homestead property until 1871, when he and his brother Landon, who is now deceased, rented the home farm, which they operated until 1882. Mr. Osborn then operated for one year the farm now owned by Curtis Neibarger, after which he took up his abode on the farm which he now owns but which he then rented. After four years, in 1887, he removed to the farm which is now owned by Mrs. Wilson, but in 1902, having carefully saved his earnings, he felt justified in making purchase of the property he now owns and to which he removed in 1902. This tract comprises forty-two acres and is located in Madison township. Mr. Osborn has placed the land under a high state of cultivation and each year harvests abundant crops as a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon the fields. In all his business affairs he follows only the most honorable and straightforward methods and the success which he has achieved is richly deserved.

Mr. Osborn has been married twice. He was first married in December, 1874, to Miss Elizabeth McKinney, a daughter of Samuel B. McKinney, of Madison township. This union was blessed with one daughter, Helen M., now the wife of George Anderson, a resident of Madison township. The wife and mother departed this life in June, 1900, and in October, 1904, Mr. Osborn was again married, his second union being with Eliza Cochran, of Newark, Ohio.

Active and interested in the political situation of the country, Mr. Osborn gives stalwart support to the republican party and is now serving his second term as trustee of Madison township. Mr. Osborn is well qualified to fill the office to the satisfaction of the people, as was demonstrated in his re-election for a second term. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a trustee. His success is the result of his own energy, labor and perseverance, directed by an evenly balanced mind and by honorable business principles, so today he finds a place among the substantial agriculturists of Madison township and Licking county.

Joseph W. Horner

Joseph W. Horner is actively connected with the profession which has important bearing upon the progress and stable prosperity of any section or community, and one which has long been considered as conserving public welfare by furthering the ends of justice and maintaining individual rights. He has been identified with the interests of Licking county since 1900, and since 1903 has practiced at the bar here, being now junior partner of the firm of Russell & Horner, who are recognized as leading attorneys with a large and important clientage.

Mr. Horner was born at Frazevsburg, Muskingum county, Ohio, May 22, 1871, his parents being John and Margaret (Riley) Horner, who were also natives of that county. The father was a farmer by occupation and thus provided for the support of his family, but at the time of the Civil war he put aside all business and personal considerations, joining the army as a member of Company H, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

Joseph W. Horner pursued his education in the Ohio Northern University at Ada, completing a course in the literary department in 1899, when the degree of B. M. was conferred upon him. In 1902 he was graduated from the law department of the same college and the following year was admitted to the bar. In the meantime, however, he resorted to the profession of teaching that he might be enabled to prepare for the practice of law. In 1900 he came to Licking county and was superintendent of schools at St. Louisville for two years. He had previously taught school for eight years, spending two terms in a country school and four years at Roscoe, Coshocton county, Ohio. In 1903 he began the practice of law in Newark, where he has since followed his profession with gratifying success. He is now a member of the firm of Russell & Horner, in which connection he is engaged in general practice. He has secured an extensive clientele that is connecting him with much important litigation tried in the courts of his district, and has directed his ability and efforts so as to gain recognition as one of the representative lawyers of the Newark bar. The success he has gained has come as the direct result of his efforts and methods. The possession of advantages is no guarantee whatever of professional success. This comes not of itself nor can it be secured without integrity, ability and industry. These qualities Mr. Horner possesses in an eminent degree and, moreover, he is faithful to every interest committed to his charge. At present he is a candidate for prosecuting attorney on the republican ticket. In 1906 he was elected a member of the board of review and is still incumbent in that office. He is well known in musical and social circles, belonging to the Masonic fraternity, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen Camp. He is also a member of the Aeolian male quartette, in which he sings first tenor, this being recognized as one of the best musical organizations in this section of the state. His talents in this direction, as well as his social qualities, make him a favorite in social circles, so throughout Newark and Licking county he has many warm friends.

Israel Rees

Israel Rees, who descends from a well known Welsh family, is now living a retired life in Hebron, although for many years he engaged in farming and stockraising. He was born in Union township, January 7, 1835, his grandfather, Theophilus Rees, in company with Thomas Phillips, both of whom were men of means, having come from Carmarthenshire, South Wales, to the new world, sailing on the ship Amphion, April 1, 1795, and arriving in the United States nine weeks later, bringing with them a number of their neighbors who promised to reimburse them for paying their fare as soon as they earned the money in America. They located in Big Valley, Chester county, Pennsylvania, where there w*as a Welsh settlement, but they remained there only a short time when they repaired to Beulah, Cambria county, Pennsylvania. There Messrs. Rees and Phillips remained until 1801, when they purchased two thousand acres of land from Sampson Davis, a Welshman of Philadelphia, in what is now the northeast quarter of Granville township, this county, and during the same year Mr. Rees sent his son John to erect a cabin on the property and to clear a portion of it for cultivation, so that the members of the family should be able to sustain themselves upon their arrival, and the following year they settled upon their purchase, which was known as the Welsh Hills. Of this colony Theophilus Rees was the founder and promoter. He was a scholar and a man of acknowledged integrity, whose labors were of great benefit to his countrymen. After the coming of the Granville colony in 1805 he, having a knowledge of the English language, worshiped in the church established by the colony until the organization of the Welsh Hills church in 1808.

Among the children of Theophilus Rees were Martha, Elizabeth, Theophilus, Samuel, Mary and John, all of whom were born in South Wales. John Rees, who was the father of our subject, wedded Barbara Roads, and they had the following children: Katherine and Theophilus, deceased; Elizabeth, who became the wife of James Black, of this township; John, a resident of Kansas; Mary, deceased wife of William Cunningham, deceased; Israel; Jane, deceased; and Maud, who became the wife of Calvin Grove, but both are deceased. Their father's birth occurred December 7, 1785, and he departed this life in September, 1842, while his wife passed away in December, 1846. He was a soldier in the war of 1812 and was taken prisoner under General Hull.

Israel Rees spent his early life in this county, where he acquired his education in the district schools, and when thirteen years of age went away, remaining for five years, at the termination of which period he returned, locating in Union township where he engaged in general farming, making a specialty of sheep-raising and wool-growing until the year 1904, when he went to Hebron, where he built an elegant home in which he is now residing in retirement. He owns a two hundred acre farm and another containing two hundred and forty-five acres in Union township, both of which are highly improved and under cultivation. Mr. Rees has given every attention necessary to make the property desirable and his farms are among the finest in the county.

On November 15, 1857, Mr. Rees wedded Elizabeth Stoolfire, a native of the Keystone state, born July 10, 1836, and a daughter of Jacob and Isabel (Rodgers) Stoolfire. To this union were born five children. Stanley, the eldest, now deceased, wedded Augusta Friend, daughter of Charles and Alcinda (Mills) Friend, and had one son, Leroy Tenney, who is teller for the Newark Trust Company; Frederick Waldo passed away in infancy; Clara resides at home; Sherman, residing on the old home place, w'edded Mabel Moore, a daughter of J. W. and Margaret Somerville Moore, and they have two children, Barbara Kathryn and Ellis Moore; Leonard, who is a machinist for the Panhandle Railroad Company, resides in Logansport, Indiana. Mrs. Rees departed this life February 17, 1898, and on September 24, 1903, Mr. Rees wedded Lorena Stoolfire, also a daughter of Jacob and Isabel (Rodgers) Stoolfire, her father having come here from Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1836, her mother also having been a native of that state, both of whom settled in LTnion township. Mr. Rees and his children, and one grandchild, Leroy Tenney Rees, were born in the old brick house which belonged to his mother and which had been erected at an early date on the home place. Mr. Rees has always been a stanch supporter of the republican party, being an able advocate of its principles, and since casting his first vote he has always been loyal to its candidates and used his influence in securing their election. He is not affiliated with any societies or fraternal organizations, his business affairs having always demanded his undivided attention, but being a man who considers his religious obligations of the highest import he has always been prominent in Christian work and is affiliated with that body of people known as the Disciples of Christ, because he believes in the restoration of primitive Christianity and is convinced that the church to which he belongs is working to that end. His long life has been one of uprightness, his industry and enterprise having not only contributed to his own prosperity but also to that of the community, and he is favorably known as one of the townships most worthy characters and representative citizens.

Theodore G. Baker

In a history of Licking county it is imperative that mention be made of Theodore G. Baker and the family which he represents. Although now living retired, he was for many years closely, actively and successfully associated with agricultural interests and wool growing, his carefully directed labors bringing to him the gratifying measure of success which now enables him to enjoy the comforts and luxuries of life without recourse to further labor. He was born on a farm a mile south of Granville, September 10, 1844, a son of Colonel D. M. and Lydia B. (Gaylord) Baker. The paternal grandfather, Captain Daniel Baker, was born in Enfield, Connecticut, October 8, 1763, and won his title by service as a commander of a military company in his native state. In early life he learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner and followed that pursuit for some time. On the 2d of April, 1778, he married Jerusha Parsons, who was born in Enfield, April 7, 1767, and they became parents of four children: Jerusha, born August 6, 1789; Fanny, who was born May 1, 1792; Sophia, who was born December 13, 1793, and died December 14, 1862; and Daniel M., born February 23, 1805. In the year 1806 Captain Baker made the trip westward on horseback, fording the streams, for there were no bridges at that time. He joined the Massachusetts colony which had located here the previous year and soon afterward invested in four hundred acres of land in Granville township, which he began to cultivate and improve. In 1810 he brought his family and thereafter was closely associated with the substantial development and improvement of the county. He was the original owner of the University Hill, and cleared off the land now occupied bv the Upper Seminary buildings. He was prominent in community affairs, served as justice of the peace for several years, and was also township trustee and postmaster. About 1820 he erected a frame dwelling, a mile and a half southwest of Granville, afterward the residence of his son and grandson. U]x>n that farm he passed away December 19, 1836, while his wife died October 19, 1846. They were both consistent and faithful members of the Baptist church, and Captain Baker was regarded as a prominent and influential citizen of the community, his labors constituting an important feature in the growth and progress of this part of the state. His oldest daughter, Jerusha, taught the first school in St. Albans township and for many years followed that profession. She died March 1, 1848.

The youngest of the family. Colonel Daniel M. Baker, was born in Massachusetts, February 23, 1805, and he was therefore five years of age when, in 1810, he accompanied his parents to Licking county, where his remaining years were passed, his death occurring September 24, 1883. When the family reached their destination they unloaded their household goods on the present site of the Congregational church. At that time there were only two frame buildings in the village of Granville. Here, amid the wild scenes and environments of pioneer life, in a district where there were few advantages but much hard labor, Colonel Baker was reared. When fourteen years of age he became a drummer in a military company and at sixteen joined the company as a private, being promoted through various ranks until he became captain, and at the age of eighteen was placed upon the staff of General Jonathan Taylor, where he remained for three years. At the time of the Wolverine difficulty Mr. Baker was made colonel of the Second Regiment, Fourth Brigade, Ohio Volunteer Militia. Throughout his business career he was occupied with farming and sheep raising and became a prominent representative of these lines. On the 29th of November, 1829, he married Lydia Gaylord, a daughter of Theodore and Dorothy (Benham) Gaylord, by whom he had three sons and seven daughters. The mother of our subject was born in Vermont, December 26, 1806, and died in this county December 23, 1853, at the age of forty-seven years. By her marriage she had the following children : Dorothy, who was born September 21, 1827, died May 2, 1832; Almena, born September 22, 1828, died in May, 1881; Lorenzo, who was born November 4, 1830, died August 24, 1851; Dorothy, born September 15, 1832, died in 1903; Anna, born March 14, 1835 ; Parsons W., born November 23, 1836, died in 1864; Lydia, born March 19, 1839; Martha, born May 29, 1841, died in 1905; Ellen A., who was born December 3, 1842, died November 19, 1848; and Theodore, born September 10, 1844. After the death of his first wife Colonel Baker married Mrs. Charlotte R. Morrison on November 24, 1855. She was a daughter of Colonel Prescott and Lydia Varnum, of Dracut, Massachusetts, and was one of a family of nineteen children. Unto this marriage was bom a daughter, Mary J., on the 3d of May, 1857. Colonel Baker was a member of the Granville Presbyterian church and was president of the Granville Farmers Club. Deeply interested in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community, he gave hearty cooperation to many movements for the public good, and his death was regarded as a personal bereavement by all who knew him when, in 1883, he was called to his final rest.

Theodore G. Baker, whose name introduces this review, spent his youthful days on the old home farm a mile south of Granville, and as the years passed by he aided more and more largely in developing the fields. His farm comprises three hundred acres of rich and productive land and he was associated with his father in its development and management until the latter?s death in 1883. Much of the farm was then sold, but Mr. Baker, of this review, still retains fifty acres. He and his father dealt extensively in sheep and handled large quantities of wool. Their business interests were carefully conducted and their unfaltering energy constituted a source of gratifying success. Mr. Baker, of this review, continued to reside upon the farm until 1901, when he established his home in Granville, where he now resides, and from this point gives his supervision to his agricultural interests.

On the 1st of January, 1872, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Baker and Miss Lucy S. Page, who was born in Granville township, September 12, 1818, a daughter of Lucius D. and Mary (McDonald) Page, the former a native of Gran* ville and the latter of Vermont. Mr. Page spent most of his life on a farm in this county, but in 1891 went to California, where he died in 1903. Mrs. Page, who had come to Licking county from Canada with her parents during her early girlhood, died in this county in 1882. The Page family was founded in New England at an early day and Nathaniel Page, the grandfather of Mrs. Baker, came from Massachusetts and cast his lot among the early settlers of this part of the state.

In local political ranks Mr. Baker has been quite prominent. Throughout his entire life he has given his support to the republican party and its principles and for seven years has served as township trustee. Since coming to Granville Mr. Baker has been elected to and served one term in the village council, and in January, 1909, was appointed justice of the peace by Governor Harris, to fill out an unexpired term. A helpful and active member of the Presbyterian church, he lias served as one of its trustees for the past nine years and as secretary of the board. When twenty-one years of age he was made a Mason, becoming a member of Center Star Lodge, No. 11, F. & A. M., of Granville. He is also a charter member of Altamaha Lodge, No. 246, K. P., of Granville. He is well known as a gentleman of genial manner and cordial address, of good business ability and progressive spirit, and the salient qualities of his manhood have ever been such as to win for him the high regard of those with whom he has been associated.

Worthington R. Geiger

Worthington R. Geiger, who is numbered among the alert, energetic and capable agriculturists of Union township, Licking county, where he was bom May 14, 1849, is a member of a family which for many generations has been associated with the agricultural and stock-raising interests of this part of the state, his grandparents, Jacob and Elizabeth (Houdeshell) Geiger, having come from Virginia with their parents in childhood and located in Fairfield county. There they were married and reared four sons and four daughters, all of whom attained the age of maturity. Among the sons was David Geiger, whose birth occurred in Fairfield county, near Pleasantville. He married Nancy Roads, a daughter of Abram and Annie (Beaver) Roads, natives of Virginia. Mrs. Geiger was a native of Union township, where she spent her entire life and passed away in August, 1903, in her seventy-eighth year, having survived her husband twentynine years, his death having occurred May 14, 1874, when he was fifty-two years of age. Mr. Geiger followed farming here all his days and at his death left three hundred acres of excellent land. In their family were ten children, namely:

Mr. And Mrs. W. R. Geiger

Jacob Melville, who passed away in his twelfth year; Emily X., wife of Louis Ruffner, both of whom are residents of Fairfield county; Worthington R. ; Clara M., who wedded David House, of Hebron ; Peter H., who also resides in that place ; Jesse E., of Union township; David M., who makes his home in Hebron; Lucy Melcina, a resident of Newark; Rhoda A., who lives with her husband, D. E. Stewart, in Newark; and Theophilus S., an agriculturist of Union township.

Worthington R. Geiger, who has always resided in Union township, excepting one year which he spent in Walnut township, Fairfield county, was reared under the parental roof and became familiar with the several departments of farm life during his boyhood days. He acquired his education in the district schools and remained on the home place until his marriage, at which period of his life he began to farm independently and in 1874 purchased the tracts of land he now has under cultivation, consisting in all of four hundred acres, fifty acres of which was of the original plot owned by his father. Most of his land he tills himself, renting the remainder. He has always engaged in general farming, also paying some attention to stock-raising, and his place, provided with substantial buildings, and properly fenced and cared for, forms one of the attractive features of the landscape.

In 1872 Mr. Geiger was united in marriage to Melissa Beaver, a native of Union township and a daughter of Isaac and Jane (Armstrong) Beaver. After the death of his first wife he wedded, in 1878, Lida RufTner, who was born near Johnstown, this county, February 7, 1856, and was reared in Fairfield county. She was one of the nine children of Jacob and Liza (Copeland) Ruffner, natives of Fairfield count}', Mr. Ruffner being a son of Jacob, who was a son of John Ruffner, a native of Virginia, who passed away in Fairfield county in his ninetyfifth year. He settled in that county, near Rushville, and the large spreading elm there under which he tented in 1805 while he was building his log cabin is still standing. One of his sons lost his life soon after locating there while felling a tree. To Mr. and Mrs. Geiger have been born the following children: Daisy Florence, who is the wife of D. C. Smith, of Union township, and has one son, William Windell; and Everett W., M. Stanley, Armada and Lulu F., all of whom reside at home; Ethel and Edith, twins; Adrian; David Bryan and Marjorie Lucille. Politically Mr. Geiger has always been a democrat. He takes considerable interest in local affairs and has served by appointment as treasurer of the township. He belongs to the Masonic order and also to the Eastern Star, and his enterprising spirit and upright character have always enabled him to stand well in the esteem of his neighbors.

Frank E. Harrison

Frank E. Harrison, prominent in the industrial affairs of Jersey, is a member of the firm of Harrison Brothers & Company, carriage and wagon manufacturers, who has contributed largely toward the public improvements of the vicinity. He was born here on December 19, 1860. The Harrison family originally came from England in 1628 and settled in Connecticut, later removing to New Jersey and thence to Jersey township, Licking county, Ohio, in 1844, here becoming very prominent. The grandfather, Stephen Harrison, who wedded Martha Condit, engaged in wagon-making and in 1844 established the business which is now in the hands of his grandsons. His son, George C. Harrison, was born in Orange, New Jersey, and was united in marriage to Eleanor G. Marsh, her parents, Edwin and Elizabeth (Thompson) Marsh, coming from Madison, New Jersey, to Ohio about May, 1833, and locating in Jersey township, where they became well known and respected citizens. Both the Harrison and Marsh families had made the journey over the mountains in wagons, their respective trips being attended with many hardships and thrilling experiences.

Stephen W. Harrison, formerly a member of the firm of Harrison & Brother and an uncle of Frank E. and Benson M. Harrison, was born in Orange, New Jersey, and in 1844 accompanied his parents on their removal to Jersey township, Licking county. In his youthful years he attended the district schools in the acquirement of an education and learned the trade of carriage-making under the direction of his father. Stephen W. Harrison married Emma L. Crane, a native of Jersey township, whose parents were born in New Jersey. By this union there are four children : Edwin, Alice, Mary Ethel and Herbert. In the fall of 1908, Stephen W. Harrison returned to New Jersey with his family and has since resided there.

On the death of their father George C. Harrison and his brother, Stephen W., continued the carriage and wagon-making business which the father had established, changing the firm style to Harrison & Brother, and in course of time added to the enterprise cabinet-making and undertaking, which branch of the business they gave up in 1891. They engaged in the manufacture of coffins, for which they had a large sale. These were made by hand and of walnut lumber.

Upon the death of George C. Harrison on April 30, 1904, having survived his first wife by thirty-seven years, his interest in the business fell to his sons, Frank E. and Benson M., who still conduct the wagon and carriage-making enterprise under the name of Harrison Brothers & Company, which style was adopted in the fall of 1908, when Stephen W. Harrison retired from the firm.

The firm of Harrison Brothers & Company build carriages, buggies, surreys, phaetons and spring wagons, all of which are high grade vehicles, celebrated for their durability and superior workmanship. The Harrison vehicle is known throughout the country and all these years has sustained the reputation of being one of the best on the market.

Frank E. Harrison, after acquiring his education in the village schools of this township, entered his father's wagon-shop, where he learned the trade of wagonmaking and, having become a journeyman, he remained at the occupation until the death of his father, when he acquired an interest in the present firm. He is a skilled mechanic, familiar with every phase of the business and through his aggressiveness and industry the enterprise is gradually assuming greater proportions.

Mr. Harrison is largely and influentially interested in the affairs of the community and has been treasurer of the township for three terms, clerk for two terms and for a number of years officiated on the school board. He belongs to Jersey Lodge, No. 543, I. 0. O. F., being financial secretary of the same, and to Jersey Grange, No. 1G28, Patrons of Husbandry, of which he is secretary. As to his religious convictions he is very liberal. Believing in the impartial attitude of the Sovereign of the universe toward His creatures and being of the opinion that he will ultimately preserve the general good of mankind in its entirety, he is a member of the Universalist church. A stanch republican in politics, he has always given his support to that party and is active during campaigns in endeavoring to secure the election of its candidates to the offices they seek. He is a strong agitator of public improvements and is especially active in securing good roads and public school advantages.

On May 10, 1883, Mr. Harrison wedded Miss Elizabeth M. Merrill, daughter of Oliver P. and Jerusha (Beem) Merrill, a prominent family in these parts. Mr. Merrill followed farming for many years but recently retired from active life and is now enjoying the fruits of his labor. To this union were born the following children: Rose E., who became the wife of Leo F. Farber, a prominent agriculturist of Plain township, Franklin county; Twilight M.; and Edith M. The two eldest daughters for some time were popular and successful teachers in the county and the younger daughter is a pupil in the J ersey schools. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison are well known for their social qualities and their hospitable home is a neighborhood center for their many friends to gather and pass pleasant evenings.

Benson M. Harrison

Benson M. Harrison, a brother of Frank E., and who is associated with him in the firm of Harrison Brothers & Company, is a native of this place, his birth having occurred on November 17, 1863. He also served his apprenticeship with his father after acquiring his education in the village schools and has since been connected with the wagon and carriage-making enterprise. Like his brother, it is his desire and ambition to see the community grow and he is always ready to further any movement for its advancement and development. He belongs to Jersey Lodge, No. 523, I. 0. 0. F. ; Jersey Grange, No. 1628, Patrons of Husbandry; has been a member of the school board for a number of years, of which body he is now president, and is greatly interested along educational lines. On October 4, 1888, he was married to Miss Florida F. Orr, whose parents, Silas and Henrietta (Meyers) Orr, descend from prominent families of Bowling Green township but now reside in St. Albans township. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison have one daughter, Gladys I., a pupil in the Jersey schools. Mrs. Harrison was at one time a popular school teacher. The Harrison brothers are energetic and enterprising men and through their aggressive spirit have not only largely contributed to their own financial interests, but also to the general improvement of the community in which they conduct their enterprise.

The qualities demanded of the successful physician are not different from those which are required in other business or professional lines : the same analysis, the same alertness, and the same watchful spirit and keen discrimination are necessary in all avenues of honorable activities where success would be attained. The application of these qualities only is different, but the result in all cases is the same - success and progress. Possessing all the requisite qualities of the able physician, Dr. Smith has become well known as a practitioner of medicine and surgery in Newark. He was born in Randolph county. West Virginia, June 23, 1868. His father, Isaac Smith, was also a native of that state and a representative of one of its old families. He devoted his life to the occupation of farming and was accidentally killed in February, 1908, when sixty-four years of age. He married Cldorinda Carr, also a native of West Virginia, in which state she still resides.

It was in the place of his nativity that Dr. Smith began his education as a public school student, and later he taught school for four years prior to taking up the study of medicine. After spending one term in the University of Maryland and three terms in the Eclectic Medical College at Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1904, he commenced practice in West Virginia. He had already, in 1898, passed the required examination before the West Virginia State Medical Board and had done successful work in the line of his profession, but, desiring further training for this field of labor, had resumed his studies in Cincinnati, and, following his graduation there, came to Newark, where he has since remained in active practice. In 1906 he supplemented his previous medical knowledge by a post-graduate course in diseases of women and in surgery, at the Chicago Polyclinic. He belongs to the Ohio Eclectic Medical Association, and is doing good work in his professional service.

In July, 1902, Dr. Smith was married to Miss Emma Florence Stir, a native of Pike county, Ohio, and a daughter of Aaron and Nancy N. (Culp) Stir. The father was born in Germany, while the mother was born in Jackson county, Ohio, of German parentage. Mrs. Smith is associated with her husband in his professional labors, being a member of the medical fraternity. She is a graduate of the Laura Memorial Women's Medical College, completing the course there in 1901, while in 1904 she was graduated from the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical Institute. She is a member of the West Virginia Medical Association and the Ohio Eclectic Medical Association. Through their joint labors Dr. Smith and his wife are accomplishing an excellent work in professional lines, the knowledge and effort of the one stimulating and encouraging the work of the other. In his fraternal relations Dr. G. W. Smith is a Knight of Pythias. He has had little opportunity for active participation in public affairs, preferring always to give his attention to his specific duties, and at no time neglecting the work that devolves upon him in his efforts to assist his fellowmen in regaining health.

William Kneller

William Kneller, a retired agriculturist of Union township, Licking county, is a native of Boone township, Fairfield county, where his birth occurred December 9, 1845, and where he resided until 1894, when he came to his present location. Ilis parents were John Philip and Katherine (Siegler) Kneller, natives of Wittenberg, Germany, who in 1830 emigrated from the fatherland to Baltimore, Maryland. Both resided there for a brief period and then went to Lancaster, Ohio, where they were united in marriage, shortly after which they settled in Bern township, where Mr. Kneller followed farming until he departed this life. His wife then removed to Illinois and took np her residence with one of her children with whom she remained until she entered into rest. He was a carpenter by trade and followed that occupation in connection with the cultivation of a farm containing one hundred and eighty-five acres. In their family were ten children, five of whom survive.

William Kneller spent his boyhood days on his father's farm in Fairfield county, assisting in the duties of the farm and at the same time acquiring his education in German under the instruction of his father. He remained at home, helping to cultivate the farm until March, 1894, when he came to Union township and purchased three hundred and twenty acres, which he cultivated for a period of five years and then bought an adjoining farm containing one hundred and twenty acres, to which, within the next five years, he added one hundred and five acres, his farms in all including five hundred and forty-five acres of excellent land, all of which is improved and under a high state of cultivation. Each farm is provided with a substantial brick house. In addition to his landed possessions in Licking county he also owns two farms in Fairfield county, one containing one hundred and sixty acres and the other seventy-five acres, which he sold prior to locating here. The dwelling in which he lives was built in the year 1876 and one of the other brick residences was an old landmark, having been constructed in the year 1827. In addition to these buildings he also has a substantial barn, seventy-two by forty feet, which he has thoroughly remodeled and which is one of the roomiest as well as one of the best in the township. Mr. Kneller has been and is distinctively a man of affairs and his interests constitute an important factor in the business activity of the community. Among other enterprises in which he has been interested was that of threshing and he possessed a valuable machine for that purpose which he recently disposed of. He has now practically retired from active life, doing little outside work, devoting his time principally to looking after his business interests, while his farm is being operated on shares by his children.

On May 28, 1868, Mr. Kneller wedded Wilhelmina Baumann, a native of Hocking county, Ohio, where her birth occurred October 9, 1842, and a daughter of Louis and Emma H. (Kull) Baumann, both of whom were natives of Germany, where they were united in marriage, coming to this country in the year 1830, when the parents of Mr. Kneller also crossed the Atlantic. Mr. Baumann departed this life in Hocking county, while his widow resides with Mr. Kneller. In the Baumann family were seven sons and three daughters. To Mr. and Mrs. Kneller have been born seven children: Tobias, the eldest, died in infancy. Caroline is the wife of Henry Gochenbach. John Philip resides at home. Louis married Belle Black, by whom he had one child, Celia Belle, who resides on the farm with her grandparents and, having lost his first wife, he was again united in marriage and now resides on the farm adjoining that of his father. Charles is married and farms in the same neighborhood with his father. Edward and William A. are both at home.

Mr. Kneller has always taken great pride in the German language inasmuch as he received his education in that tongue and almost exclusively uses it at home and consequently his children are well versed therein. He takes a deep interest in religious work mid is an active member of the German Lutheran church, in the aiTairs of which he is quite prominent, being a member of the board of trustees. He is a man who has always endeavored to live in such a way as to command the respect of his fellow citizens and his straightforward life has merited the confidence of the entire community.

Nathan C. Fleming

Nathan C. Fleming is one of the most extensive land owners of Licking count j, owning nearly seven hundred acres of land in Hanover township and two hundred in Perry township. He is classed with the progressive farmers, utilizing every means for advancement along the lines of honorable business, and his success places him today in the foremost rank among the prosperous agriculturists of the county. His life record began at Frazeysburg, Muskingum county, Ohio, August 7, 1836, his parents being John and Hannah (Carter) Fleming, who were also natives of Muskingum county, their respective parents having located there during a very early period in its settlement. Mr. and Mrs. John Fleming became the parents of seven children, of whom five are still living: Nathan C., of this review; James

M., a resident of Newark ; Charles W., residing on the home farm in Frazeysburg; Catherine, the widow of William Stump, residing in Columbus ; and Alice Y., the widow of W. M. Lane, of Zanesville.

In 1853, after completing his education in the common schools. Nathan C. , Fleming became a student in Denison University, at Granville, there pursuing a business course. Following his graduation he devoted three years to merchandising at Irville, Muskingum county, after which he engaged in teaching school for a year. Ambitious to obtain a higher education for himself, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware in 1861, pursuing a classical course in that institution until May, 1862, when, with ninety-nine other students, he left the university to offer his aid to the country, then engaged in civil war. He enlisted as a member of the Eighty-fourth Ohio Infantry, being the first to volunteer, and his comrades following his example, they organized Company E of that regiment. The president of the school, Rev. Frederick Merrick, followed them to Camp Chase and implored them to finish their college course, but the spirit of patriotism was strong within them, and they continued under the nation's starry banner. The Eighty-fourth became a part of General Wool's division, and the youthful volunteers served from May until the following October, when they were honorably discharged.

Following his return home in May, 1863, Mr. Fleming was married to Miss Clara 0. Yandenbark. He was afterward called out on the Morgan raid, and followed that general up to the time of his capture. In the fall of 1863 he took up his abode upon the farm which has since been his home. On the 17th of March, 1864, he suffered the dual loss of his young wife and an infant child, who were interred in the same cotlin ; and on the 28th of February, 1866, Mr. Fleming was again married, his second union being with Miss Mary J. YanYoorhis, a daughter of the Plon. Daniel YanYoorhis, of Muskingum county. Her father was a member of the twenty-seventh Ohio constitutional convention, and also represented his county in the state legislature for two terms. He was thus closely associated with the law-making interests of the commonwealth, and left the impress of his individuality upon many of the measures which found their way to the statute books of the state. Mrs. Fleming is also a sister of the Hon. Henry Clay VanVoorhis, who was elected to represent his district in congress. He has also been prominent in financial circles as president of the Citizens' National Bank of Zanesville. Another brother, S. F. VanVoorhis, engaged in farming, makes his home in Newark, and is a director of the Building & Loan Association there. Still another brother, F. Z. VanVoorhis, of Zanesville, is extensively engaged in farming, and in the breeding of road and standard-bred horses. A sister, Sarah, is the wife of Joshua G. Stump, who is living in Dresden, Ohio. The oldest son, John R. VanVoorhis, married Miss Lucy Frazer, of Glens Falls, New York, but both are now deceased. Their only surviving child, Blanche M., is a graduate of the Granville Female Seminary. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Fleming was blessed with five children? Clarence V., residing in Madison township, this county; Hallie E., deceased; Daniel V., engaged in railroad construction at Hoboken, New Jersey; Lottie L., the wife of Dr. D. M. Miller, of Newark; and Mary R., at home.

In his political views Mr. Fleming is a republican, and his support of the party has been that of a loyal, public-spirited citizen, who believes that its principles are most conducive to good government. The cause of education has found in him a stalwart champion during the eighteen years he has served as a member of the school board. For the most of that time he was treasurer of the board. He also filled the office of township clerk and township trustee for a number of years, and in all of these positions has been prompt and capable in the discharge of his duties. He was at one time a member of the Masonic fraternity, and held several offices in this lodge, but is not connected with the order at the present time. While a student at Delaware he became a member of the Beta Theta Pi. As the years have gone by he has given splendid proof of his business ability and executive force in winning the success which he now enjoys. As his financial resources have increased lie has made judicious investments in property, and is today one of the extensive land owners of the county, and has also been identified with industrial interests, being formerly vice president of the Hanover Pressed Brick Company. His home is one of the beautiful modern farm residences of the countv, and everything about the place is indicative of his careful supervision and his practical, progressive ideas.

Charles W. Hendricks

Charles W. Hendricks, residing on his well improved and valuable farm of ninety acres in Newark township, was born in Marion county, Ohio, January 11, 1836, his parents being Benjamin M. and Ann (Gray) Hendricks. The grandfather, James Hendricks, a native of Pennsylvania, came to Licking county, Ohio, in 1802, when the Indians were much more numerous than the white settlers. His son, Benjamin M. Hendricks, the father of our subject, was the first white child born in this county, opening his eyes to the light of day on the 1st of January, 1803. His demise occurred in 1881, while his wife was called to her final rest in 1865. Their family numbered eight children, namely: James T., deceased ; Catharine, who makes her home in Newark township, having attained the age of eighty years; Basil M., a resident of Newark, Ohio; Berlinda, the wife of Thomas Smedley, of Portage count}', Ohio; Margaret and Rachel, both of whom have passed away; Mary, who is the widow of John R. Williams and now resides with her brother, Charles W., of this review.

The last named obtained a common-school education, pursuing his studies during the period of the year when his labors were not required on the home farm. He remained with his father until forty-five years of age, or until the latter's death, in 1881. His landed holdings now embrace ninety acres of land in Newark township, in the cultivation of which he has gained a gratifying and well deserved measure of prosperity, the fields annually yielding golden harvests as a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon them.

On the 16th of July, 1871, occurred the marriage of Mr. Hendricks and Miss Mary Ann Holler, who was born in Newark township. Licking county, in 1833, a daughter of Samuel and Julia Holler. Mrs. Hendricks, who was one of a family of eight children, passed away in October, 1903, her remains being interred in Cedar Hill cemetery. Her demise was deeply regretted, not only by the members of her immediate family, but also bv many who had learned to esteem and love her throughout the long period of her residence here. Unto our subject and his wife were born two children: Benjamin M., a graduate of Denison University, who has taught school for several years, is a resident of Newark, Ohio. Their daughter, Julia, is deceased.

In his political views Mr. Hendricks is a democrat and has served as school director for six years, the cause of education ever finding in him a stalwart champion. He has now passed the psalmist's allotted span of three score years and ten, and receives the veneration and respect which should always be accorded one who has traveled thus far on life's journey and whose career has ever been upright and honorable.

Jesse Edson 0. Geiger

Jesse Edson 0. Geiger, who was born March 23, 1857, on the farm he now cultivates in Union township, located a mile and a half west of Hebron, is a son of David and Nancy (Roads) Geiger. The family has for many years been identified with the farming interests of this section of the state, his grandparents, Jacob and Elizabeth (Houdeshell) Geiger, having come from Virginia with their parents and located in Fairfield county in childhood. In this state they were married and reared four sons and four daughters, all of whom attained adult age. Among the sons was David Geiger, whose birth occurred in Fairfield county, near Pleasantville, Ohio. He wedded Nancy Roads, a daughter of Abram and Annie (Beaver) Roads, natives of Virginia. Mrs. Geiger was a native of this township, where she spent her entire life and passed away in August, 1903, in her seventy-eighth year, having survived her husband by twenty-nine years, his death having occurred on May 14, 1874, when he was fifty-two years of age. Mr. Geiger followed farming here all his days and at his death left three hundred acres of excellent land. In their family were ten children, namely: Jacob Melville, who passed away in his twelfth year; Emily N., wife of Louis Kuffner, of Fairfield county; Worthington R., an agriculturist of Union township; Clara M., who wedded David House, of Hebron; Peter H., who also resides in that place; Jesse E. 0.; David M., who makes his home in Hebron; Lucy Melcina, a resident of Newark; Rhoda A., the wife of D. E. Stewart, of Newark; and Theophilus S., an agriculturist of Union township.

Jesse Edson 0. Geiger has spent his entire life in the house in which he was born and from which, during his boyhood days, he went in the winter season to the Luray school, where he acquired his education. After completing his studies he remained on the home place where he has since resided engaging in general farming and stock-raising on ninety-seven acres of arable land, including seventyseven acres which originally belonged to the old homestead. Mr. Geiger remained single in order to take care of his mother, who departed this life August 16, 1903, and on November 22, of that year, he wedded Marium Elma Hoskinson, who was born in Franklin township, this county, March 3, 1863, a daughter of James and Mary (Lampton) Hoskinson. Her father was born in this county June 3, 1823, and his wife in Shenandoah, Virginia, on June 14, 1823, the latter having come to Ohio when five years of age with her parents, who settled near Zanesville, Muskingum county, subsequently removing to this county, where she taught school until the date of her marriage. She departed this life September 3, 1891, her husband, who survived her by four years, dying July 18, 1895. They spent their lives as farming people and reared two daughters, namely: Marium Elma; and

Mary C., wife of Jesse B. Vermillion, of Union township. Mr. Hoskinson had two sons and three daughters by a former marriage, the latter, however, being deceased.

The democratic party has always elicited the support of Mr. Geiger, who having given considerable study to the several political cults believes the principles embodied in democracy to represent the original thought of our forefathers with respect to a free government. Although he manifests considerable interest in local affairs he has never held public office, but being industrious and enterprising and always ready to further every measure having for its object the welfare of the community he is numbered among the township's valued citizens and is accorded the respect and confidence of his neighbors.