Licking Township (part 33 of 42)

J. H. Burner

Among the citizens of Burlington township whose careers of activity and usefulness have left a lasting impression, not only upon the minds of the members of their families but also on the minds of the residents of the entire community, was J. FI. Burner, who departed this life in the year 1902, leaving behind a host of relatives and warm friends to mourn his loss. In Greenbrier county, old Virginia, his birth occurred April 10, 1818, and when a babe of but eighteen months he was brought by his parents to this county, where he continued to live. While he derived personal benefit from the work of his hands, by his excellent traits of character he also contributed largely to the moral uplift of the community in which he lived.

Mr. Burner was of sturdy and thrifty German descent. Having served his apprenticeship at cabinet-making during his early days, he followed that occupation throughout his entire life and for skill in workmanship he won an enviable reputation. Later in life he added to his business of cabinet-making that of undertaking and followed these two occupations until the time of his death. He likewise conducted a grocery store and was postmaster of the town.

In the year 1845 Mr. Burner was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Condon, a native of Baltimore county, Maryland, where she was born in the year 1823. With her parents, both of whom have departed this life, she removed to this county when she was thirteen years of age. She had three sisters and six brothers, of whom the following survive: William, of Indiana; Cordelia, wife of David L. Palmer, who resides in Delaware; J. W., who lives in Indiana; Mary, wife of Dwight Smvthe, of Burlington township; Jennie; Edward, of Indiana; and M. G., who is now in the state of Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Burner reared a family of seven children, the following of whom survive, namely: D. E., who resides in the state of Pennsylvania; Hattie S., who taught school for several years; W. L., of Columbus, Ohio; and George W., who is a physician in Bairdstown, Ohio.

After his marriage Mr. Burner removed to Homer, where he spent his remaining days. He was very successful in his business career and acquired considerable means and property wrhich are now the possessions of his widow and daughter. In the village of Homer Mrs. Burner possesses three pieces of property, including her residence. In her early days she was a school teacher, having taken up that vocation when sixteen years of age.

During his lifetime Mr. Burner took an active interest in politics and for several years served as postmaster and at various times officiated in a number of township offices. His political convictions were in harmony with republican principles of which he had made a study and, believing them to be in every sense adequate for the welfare of the nation, he was enthusiastic during campaigns in striving to secure the election of republican candidates. He always fully met his religious obligations, which he considered the foremost interest in life, and was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

P. L. Pratt

P. L. Pratt is president of the Pratt-Kirk Company of Newark, Ohio. This is a flourishing enterprise and not only does an extensive local business but ships goods to various portions of the state. Mr. Pratt was born in Granville, Ohio, on May 10, 1861. George B. Pratt, his father, was born in McKean township. His grandfather, Moses L. Pratt, was a native of Vermont and early in life came to Licking county. He was one of the early settlers of this part of the country and established the pioneer sawmill which was known as the old Pratt sawmill. The father of the subject also engaged in the lumber business and operated a sawmill. Later he established himself in the manufacture of furniture and followed this business until the time of his death in 1877. Mary Smith Pratt, mother of the subject, was a native of New England, having been bom in the state of Massachusetts, from which state with her father, Jesse Smith, she migrated to Ohio in the early days.

The public schools of his native city afforded P. L. Pratt his education. Immediately upon leaving school he engaged in the planing mill business with his father, on the death of whom, associated with a brother, he carried on the business. Subse-

(jiiontlv the present company known as ihe Pratt- Kirk Company was incorporated. The company was originally known as the Fratt & Montgomery of Granville, Ohio. In 181)6 the firm moved its plant to Newark, Ohio, and since that time P. L. Pratt has been acting president of the company.

In 1883 he wedded Sarah Belle Hughes, of Columbus, Ohio. They have one* daughter, Maud L. Pratt, and one son, George II. Pratt. Besides being a member of the Knights of Pythias Mr. Pratt also belongs to the Knights & Ladies of Security.

Hugh Williams

Licking county numbered Hugh Williams among her worthy citizens. For many years he carried on agricultural pursuits in Lima township and his reliability in business affairs combined with the excellent traits of character which he displayed in other walks of life gained for him the unqualified respect and confidence of his fellowmen. He was horn in the city of Dolgella, North Wales, January 7, 1830, and was a son of Robert and Eleanor (Roberts) Williams, whose family numbered eight children, three daughters and five sons, namely: Jacob,

AVilliam, Robert, John, Hugh, Mary, Ellen and one daughter who died in Wales. It was in the year 1834 that the parents brought their family to the new world, locating in New York whore they remained for several years. In 1849 they again traveled westward hv way of the old Ohio canal and located in St. Albans township, Licking county, upon a farm which bordered the Jersey road. There the father carried on general farming until he was called to his final rest and his wife also parsed away on the old homestead. In the meantime their childern left home* to enter upon the vaiious duties of life and the last surviving member of the family was Hugh Williams who was also the youngest.

Mr. William'2 of this review was but four years of age when the family crossed the Atlantic and while spending his youthful days in New York he attended the public schools there. He then accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio and remained upon his father's farm consisting of one hundred and ninety acres of valuable land. Upon the death of his father he inherited the homestead and there carried on general agricultural pursuits until April, 1869, when he remove*] to Lima toAvnship, where he made his home until bis death. While in New York he had learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed during the greater part of his life, hiring others to carry on his farm work. He made substantial improvements upon his place, erecting a fine residence and also putting up substantial outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock. His excellent workmanship in carpentering is manifest in a number of the fine buildings of this locality which wore erected by him.

In 1853 Mr. Williams was united in marriage to Miss Cynthia 0. Carter, who was born in Plain township, Franklin county. Ohio, April 20, 1832, and was a daughter of Ilavilah and Mahaley (Starkey) Carter, both of whom were natives of Hampshire county, Virginia. They came to Ohio with their respective parents, the two families locating first in Licking but subsequently removing to Franklin county north of Columbus. Ilavilah Carter was a son of Asa Carter, who purchased fwo hundred and fifty acres of land in Plain township at the government price of a dollar and a quarter per acre. It was entirely wild and unimproved when it came into his possession but with characteristic energy he began its cultivation and transformed it into a good farm, upon which he spent his remaining days. He had a family of five sons and two daughters, namely: Ilavilah, Dedan, Addison,

Ardellas, Crale, Julina and Lucinda, all of whom are now deceased. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Ilavilah Carter were three in number: Frederick C-., Madaville P. and Cynthia C., who became Mrs. Williams.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Williams was blessed with four children: who is married and lives in Idaho and has two children. Myrtle and Cora; John Henry, of Columbus, who is married and has a daughter, Edith; Ella May, who became the wife of Milton Forsythe and died in 1892, lea\ing a son, Edgar; and Violet, who wedded Bessie Monroe and now manages the home farm?

Mr. Williams was a member of Pataskala Lodge, No. J 04, A. F. & A. M. and was a worthy examplar of the craft. He took an active interest in the work of the organization, was honored with several offices and was at one time worshipful master. His religious obligations were always uppermost in his mind and he gave much time to church work, being one of the active and faithful representatives of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he became a member when sixteen years of age. He was also at one time a member of the local Grange and was interested in all that pertained to the agricultural progress of the community. His life was indeed an upright and honorable one, characterized by the faithful performance of every duty that devolved upon him. His integrity was an unquestioned point in his career and his business enterprise was supplemented by the most straightforward dealing. He was faithful, too, in all ties of friendship and was devoted to the welfare and happiness of his wife and children.

For upwards of a century the ancestors of D. W. LaRue have been prominently connected with the farming and stock-raising interests of Licking county, having settled here early in the nineteenth century and hence being numbered among the pioneers of the state of Ohio. Mr. LaRue was born July 15, 1837, on the farm he now has under cultivation and which was owned and developed by members of his family many years ago. His parents were John and Mary (Abates) LaRue, both of whom were reared in tbc state of Virginia and emigrated to this county in the year 1812. John LaRue was born in 1804 and his wife in 1809. He was a miller by trade, which occupation he followed until he was twenty-five years of age when he bought the old home farm, which embraces in tbe neighborhood of one hundred and thirty acres, on which he lived until he departed this life in 1861, his wife, who survived him by twenty-seven years, passing away on May 17, 1889. They reared a family of seven children, namely: Martha, widow of A. J. Walker, who is now in Newark, Ohio; Mary and Margaret, both of whom are deceased; Sarah (\, who was united in marriage with John Dunlap, a prominent and prosperous farmer of Burlington township; I). W., of this review; and two children who died in infancy. When John LaRue settled in this community it was practically in a primitive state, being covered with timber and undergrowth and having little land in readiness for cultivation. It necessitated hard work to make clearings and convert the soil into a fit condition for farming purposes but Mr. LaRue, inured to hardship, was undaunted in the presence of the difficulties which presented themselves and at once began to apply his energy to the end of clearing the land and so improving it as to make the soil respond with profit to the plowing and planting. During his life he succeeded in putting one hundred and thirty acres under a high state of cultivation, and worked on the farm until his life's labors were ended in death.

In his boyhood D. W. LaRue remained on the home farm, working in the fields from the time of early spring planting until crops were harvested in the late autumn, while during the winter seasons he attended the district school, thus obtaining his education. He remained at home and single until after his mothers death but in the meantime had purchased the interests of the other heirs in the property, upon which he still resides. On attaining his majority he began farming on his own account by renting the place and thus cultivated it for eighteen years, when he purchased the farm and is now the owner of ninety acres of rich land in Burlington township, which he has brought under a high state of cultivation. All his life has been given to general agricultural pursuits but now he is practically living retired, leaving much of the work of the farm to others. His success has been well merited for it has been gained through earnest, honest effort.

In the year 1892 Mr. La Rue was united in marriage with Mrs. Emma (Reynard) Shipe, a native of Shenandoah county, Virginia, where her birth occurred in the year 1856. Her parents, who are now deceased, reared a family of eight children. Mrs. LaRue has been a member of the Primitive Baptist church from the age of sixteen years and is an active worker therein. Mr. LaRue gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and is a firm believer in its principles. Although having attained an advanced age he is still blessed with health and vigor, and daily engages in some of the active duties of farm life. He is highly respected as a citizen throughout the community and is a man possessing excellent traits of character which have made him both prominent and useful as a citizen of the county.

John F. Goad

John F. Goad, who cultivates three farms in Washington township, this county, on which he produces large crops of corn, wheat and potatoes, and where to some extent he engages in raising cattle, was born August 8, 1859, at his present home place in Washington township. Here he has resided all his life, his children being the fourth generation of the family reared on this property. His grandfather, William Goad, was a blacksmith by trade and worked for some time in East Newark. Later he bought a farm ten miles north of Newark, which he cultivated until he departed this life. He was twice united in marriage and by his first wife had two children, one of whom was John Goad, and six children by his second wife. John C. Coad, a native of Londonn county, Virginia, wedded Mary A. Boyd, who was born in Washington township. He departed this life in the spring of 1882, at the age of sixty-one years, and her death occurred in 1905, when she was seventy-four years of age. Mr. Coad came here with his parents when a boy and at a time when a duck pond occupied the place on which the courthouse stands. They reared the following children: Cynthia, wife of Willard Smoots, of this township; Jennie, who became the wife of Fuller Moon, of Newark; Mary, of Utica, this county; Sarah Graves, deceased; Alice, who was united in marriage to Charles Smith, of Newark; Emma, wife of Edward Holior, of Washington township; Loretta, wife of William Holior, of Newark; Amon, who lives on a farm adjoining that of his brother John F.

In boyhood John F. Coad attended the district schools, where lie acquired his education, and at the same time assisted his father in the duties of the farm. Upon completing his studies, he remained on the home place, where he has since, without intermission, been engaged in general farming and stock-raising. In this township he owns three farms, one containing one hundred and ten acres, another ninety-seven acres, and one seventy acres, having two hundred and seventy-seven acres of land under cultivation. In addition to these tracts of land he possesses six acres in Newton township, together with a number of lots in the village of St. Louisville. His farming interests are of large proportions and he pays particular attention to potato, corn and wheat crops, raising in the neighborhood of twenty-five hundred bushels of corn, one thousand bushels of potatoes, eight hundred bushels of wheat and seventy-five tons of hay annually together with from seventy-five to one hundred head of hogs and last year his harvests brought him over and above all expenses, twenty-five hundred dollars. He cultivates his land by the most modern methods and aside from owning a comfortable residence, his farm is equipped with excellent barns and outbuildings and with all the necessary machinery and is one of the best and most productive in the township.

In 1882 Mr. Coad wedded Jennie Harris, a native of St. Louisville, this county, wdiere her birth occurred in 1865. She is a daughter of Beach and Sarah (Koontz) Harris, Mrs. Harris being now a widow. Mr. and Mrs. Coad have three sons: Charles, George and Carl. Mr. Coad and his w'ife attends divine services at the St. Louisville Lutheran church, of which he is an elder and in which they are earnest workers. He is a man whoso excellent traits of character and straightforward dealings have won him the respect of his fellow townsmen and wThose unremitting industry and perseverance, reinforced by good management, have enabled him to attain his present prosperity.

Theodore F. Wright

Theodore F. Wright belongs to one of the old families of Licking county, established at Granville when this portion of the state was a frontier district. Since that time representatives of the name have been closely and helpfully associated with the wrork of general progress and development here. The ancestry is traced back to John Wright who, in 1538, became possessed by purchase of Kelvedon Manor in County Essex, England. Nathaniel Wright, numbered among his

-descendants, was one of the original and distinguished officers of the Massachusetts Bay Company and owned one eighth part of the Admiral ship Arabella. His son Samuel embarked with his wife and family for the Massachusetts colony in 1638 and in the following year served as juryman at Springfield, Massachusetts. Samuel, the grandson of Nathaniel, was killed by the Indians near Springfield. Eliphaz Wright, a descendant of Nathaniel, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, August 18, 1U9, and served as a soldier of the Revolutionary war. He and his son, Spencer Wright, who was born in Northampton June 30, 1770, came to Licking county as pioneer settlers in 1808 and made their home in Granville, becoming identified with the agricultural development of the locality. The latter served as a soldier of the war of 1812. In 1810 Spencer Wright and Justin Ilillver joined in a petition to Grand Master Lewis Cass praying for a dispensation to organize a Masonic lodge in Granville. The first meeting of these brethren was held in the first plastered room in Granville - fourteen and a half by nine feet, with a window containing a pane of glass eight by ten inches. Spencer Wright was also one of the organizers of the first Washingtonian Society of Licking county. He became one of the trustees of Granville Female College, which was incorporated in 1836, and his son Edwin C. and grandson Theodore F. Wright have both acted as trustees of this college.

Edwin Cooley Wright, a son of Spencer Wright, was born August 30, 1803, in Granville, Massachusetts, and died in Granville, Ohio, July 11, 1873. He succeeded his father in the leather business and yearly took large quantities of choice leather to New York by way of the Ohio canal from Newark to Cleveland, by Lake Erie to Buffalo and thence to the metropolis. He continued one of the worthy citizens and representative business men in Granville up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1875 when he was seventy years of age. He married Orlena Ilillyer who was the first white female child born in Granville township. Her father, Justin Ilillyer, came from Granville, Massachusetts, with a colony of about seventy people who settled in Licking county and founded the town which they called Granville in honor of their old home in New England. Mrs. Wright was here reared and spent her entire life, her death occurring in 1876 when she was sixtv-nine years of age.

Theodore F. Wright, the subject of this review, was born in Granville. Ohio, in 1811 and supplemented his education acquired in the public schools of his native town by study in Denison University. In 1861 he left that institution to join the Seventy-sixth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers with which he served until July, 1862, or until after the battle of Corinth, being discharged from the hospital at the date mentioned. In May, 1864, he joined the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served under General Lew Wallace at the battles of Donelson and Shiloh and also in the battle of Monocacy.

After being mustered out Mr. Wright came to Newkirk and engaged with the wholesale grocery firm of Jewett & Wright until 1866. In that year he went south to Arkansas where he remained upon a plantation until 1880 when he returned to his native county and became cashier of the Bank of Granville. Filling the position until 1903, he then retired and was identified with no activebusiness interests until 1905, when he became connected with the Licking County Building & Savings Association as its secretary.

In 1809 Hr. Wright was married to Miss Eliza Clark, a native of Indiana, and to them were born ten children of whom eight are now living. Mr. Wright still retains his membership with the Presbyterian church of Granville. He is well known throughout the county as a representative of one of its oldest families and as a citizen of genuine personal worth.

Maurice Watkins

Maurice Watkins, active and energetic, determined and resolute, has made for himself a creditable position in business circles, being now the popular and honored president of the Alexandria Bank Company. He was born in Newark township north of the city of Newark, November 1, 1850, his parents being John and Helen (Daniels) Watkins, both of whom were natives of Cardiganshire, Wales. They came to America in their childhood days, Mrs. Watkins with her parents while Mr. Watkins made the voyage across the Atlantic with his brothers. Both spent their remaining days in the new world. John Watkins was a stone cutter in early life while later he devoted his attention to farming. He died January 1, 18G0, leaving a daughter Mary, now the wife of Richard Beenv, a resident of St. Louisville, Ohio, and twin sons, John II. and Maurice, but seven weeks old. Later the father married again and had three children by his second wife.

Maurice Watkins was but nine years of age at the time of his fathers death. Peter Haller was then appointed guardian for the three children and Mr. Watkins of this review remained with him until thirty years of age. He acquired his early education in the common schools and afterward attended Denison University at Granville, Ohio, for a year. He engaged in teaching in the county schools for one year, after which he devoted his attention to farming with Peter Haller. At the time of his marriage he purchased a part of the Haller farm but did not

Company and was elected its president on the 1st of November, 1905. This has become recognized as a strong hanking institution and has been a factor in educating the people of the community to the methods of the banking business. Mr. Watkins is capable and efficient in its control and under his direction the bank has made substantial and gratifying progress. In addition to his stock in that institution he and his wife are the owners of three valuable and productive farms in Licking county comprising three hundred and eighty-five acres, to which he gives his personal supervision. He also has a fine home in Alexandria which was erected by his mother-in-law, owning the entire block.

In 1881 Mr. Watkins was married to Miss Mary C. Charles, a native of Newark and a daughter of David and Elizabeth (Davies) Charles, who were natives of Wales and died in America. The father was an extensive raiser and dealer in live stock and in fact his operations in that line exceeded all others during his lifetime. Both Mr. and Mrs. Watkins are widely known in this part of the county, occupying a prominent position in social circles. Mr. Watkins giw~ his political allegiance to the democracy, has served as township trustee for seven years, has been mayor of Alexandria for one term and justice of the peace for three years. He is interested in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community and gives hearty cooperation to movements which are put forth along progressive lines for the benefit of the town and county. He is connected with the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in every relation he commands the good will and trust of his fellow townsmen while his business energy and enterprises are carrying him into important financial relations.

Flank Theodore Maurath

Frank Theodore Maurath, at the time of his death, March 27, 1909, was city auditor of Newark and his official record, which extends over a long period, is one characterized by the utmost fidelity to principle in every relation, together with businesslike dispatch of the duties devolving upon him. Moreover, he enjoyed the distinction which comes to but few men of occupying seven different offices at the same time. He was born in Newark on the 5th of March, 1874, a son of Edward was born in Coshocton county, Ohio.

From his infancy Frank T. Maurath was reared in the city which was his place of residence at the time of his demise, and pursued his education in the public and parochial schools, attending the Newark high school in the acquirement of a literary course, while for a time he was also a student in Professor Beenev's Business College of Newark. On leaving the high school he entered the coal office of his father, with whom he was associated until the summer of 1899, when he was called from private pursuits to public life, for in June of that year he entered the office of the city clerk, being appointed to succeed C. S. Brady, who died at that time. Mr. Maurath remained as the efficient incumbent in the office up to the time of the adoption of the new code in 1902, when the city auditors office was created. The new code went into effect in May, 190.2. and in the following November Mr. Maurath was the first man elected to the office. The term was to cover three years, but through an act of the legislature the first term was extended one year and eight months. Prior to the expiration of this extended term in the November election of 1907, he was again nominated and once more chosen for the position, so that his incumbenev covered almost eight years. His reelection was the endorsement of his first term's service and he continued throughout the period of his connection with the office as a most capable official, discharging his duties with notable promptness and fidelity.

While Mr. 'Maurath was widely known through his connection with the political interests of the county, he also made a most creditable record in business circles. He was associated with his brother, Edward as one of the owners of the Newark Warehouse & Storage Company, doing a general draving and storage business. For three years Mr. Maurath was the business manager for the Newark Baseball Club. As indicated, he had the notable record of having filled seven dif- ferent official positions at the same time. When he was elected city auditor he was acting as city clerk and was then appointed clerk of the council, was clerk of the board of public service, clerk of the board of public safety, clerk of the board of health, secretary of the sinking fund, clerk of the tax commission and trustee, while at the same time by virtue of his office he served as secretary of the board of education, which constituted the canvassing board. In politics he was always a stalwart democrat, giving to the party stanch allegiance because he believed that its platform contains the best elements of good government.

Mr. Maurath was a member of St. Francis Commandery, No. 151, of the Knights of St. John. He also held membership relations with Newark Lodge, No. 391, B. P. 0. E. ; Cedar Camp, No. 47:27, M. W. A.; Newark Council, No. 721, Knights of Columbus; and Newark Aerie, No. 3S7, F. 0. E. His religious faith was that of the Catholic church. In July, 1907, he married Miss Ada Follett, a daughter of Charles H. Follett, a well known attorney of Newark. The death of Mr. Maurath was very sudden and entirely unexpected throughout the community. In commenting on his demise one of the local papers said : "His popularity in the community was never questioned, but it never was realized as much as when the news circulated that he had passed away. The city of Newark has much to thank Frank Maurath for, because there never was a more public spirited man. He wanted his home city to be the foremost in the ranks. Politically he was shrewd and careful. Fraternally he was constant and devout to the obligations he assumed. Personally he was a man whom any one would be proud to meet. Socially he was a prince of good fellows ; when he was your friend he would sacrifice his own needs to lend a helping hand. In the discharge of his duties in a business way he was painstaking and farsighted and true to the people who elected him to office, always turning a deaf ear to any proposition that would be detrimental to the interests of his constituents and to the city. As a husband he was loving, thoughtful, devoted and constant. As a son and brother he was never forgetful."

Orlando B. Young

Orlando B. Young, one of the substantial, well known and enterprising citizens of Newark township, is the owner of a valuable tract of land of seventy-eight acres, known as the Spruce Lawn farm, and is successfully engaged in the conduct of an extensive dairy. His birth occurred on the 9th of April, 1855, about a mile and a half from his present place of residence. His paternal grandfather, William C. Young, who was a native of Kentucky, lost his mother when three years of age and was then reared by his grandfather, the father having married a second time and taken up his residence in Virginia. About the year 1812 William C. Young came to Licking county, Ohio, settled on a farm in sight of the then village of Newark, and here spent the remainder of his life, passing away at the age of fortyfive years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Rachel Coffman, was born in Virginia and in 1811, prior to the arrival of her future husband, came to this county on horseback. The following year she returned to her native state, was married and then accompanied her husband on his removal to this county. On account of the early demise of her husband and the necessity of providing for her children, she was employed at tailoring, thus meeting the expenses of the household. Her death occurred in Licking township, in her eighty-fourth year. The record of her children is as follows: Arhelia Brubaker, Rebecca Fulton, Sarah Narcissus Kinney, Eleanor Kinney, Jane Moody, David B. and William and Willis, twins. All lived to maturity and reared families of their own. David and Angeline (Coffman) Young, the parents of Orlando B. Young, were both natives of Newark township and spent their entire lives on a farm here. Their family numbered four children, namely: Mary, who died in infancy : Olive Moore, who died, leaving one daughter, Fannie : Orlando B., of this review; and William Joseph, a resident of McPherson, Kansas.

Orlando B. Young was still in his first year when brought by his parents to McKean township and subsequently was taken to Madison township, where he resided between the ages of four and sixteen years. At that time he lost his parents, both his father and mother and likewise a sister dying of typhoid fever within four weeks. Subsequently he spent two years in Newark, on the expi ration of which period he came to Newark township, here remaining until twenty-four years of age. lie then resided for a year in Kirkersville and during the succeeding four years lived in Fairfield county. In 1883 he was married and took up his abode on his present farm, which was the property of his father-in-law. The place, which comprises seventy-eight acres and is known as the Spruce Lawn farm, is situated two and three-fourths miles southwest of the courthouse on the Cherry Valley road. Here Mr. Young conducts an extensive dairy, owning about forty head of cows and is meeting with excellent success in his undertakings. The farm buildings arc all commodious and substantial and Mr. looting resides in a brick dwelling which was erected by his father-in-law in 1866.

As a companion and helpmate on the journey of life Mr. Young chose Miss Mattie Fulton, the only daughter of Robert and Jane (Keeran) Fulton, who were natives of Virginia and came to Newark in 1826. The paternal grandparents were Robert and Jane (Lilley) Fulton, the former being a native of Ireland and the latter of Irish parentage. They settled in Newark township, on what is now Granville street, and spent the remainder of their lives in this vicinity. The grandfather bought a portion of the old homestead in 1838 and following his demise his son Robert, the father of Mrs. Young, purchased the interest of the other heirs in the property and made his home thereon until called to his final rest. Robert Fulton. Sr., lived to a venerable age and reared a family of three sons and three daughters. Robert Fulton, Jr., had also attained an advanced age, being in his eightyseventh year when he passed away, and in his family were two sons and a daughter, namely: John W., a resident of Granville township; William L., of Kansas; and Mrs. Young. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Young have been born the following children: Laurel, the wife of Clyde Doughty, the couple residing on a portion of her father's farm: Helen, the wife of R. A. Belt, of Granville township: Hazel and Ada, who are at home: and Robert and Dorothy, deceased.

In his political views Mr. Young is a stalwart democrat, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Fifth Street Baptist church, of Newark, with which he has been affiliated since 1866, taking an active and helpful interest in mission work. He likewise belongs to Cedar Camp, No. 4*27, M. W. A., of Newark, having been its standard bearer for the past six years, and is also identified with Newark Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, being an active worker in the last named organization. He is one of the charter members of the Licking County Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance Association, which was organized in 1902, at which time he was elected its secretary and is still serving in that position. He is widely recognized as a representative citizen and worthy native son of the county and has fully sustained the honorable record and untarnished name of his grandfather and father, whose labors were a substantial factor in the agricultural development of this portion of the state.

Ray McWilliams, who owns and operates a well improved farm of eighty acres situated in Newton township, was born in Knox county, Ohio, August 18, 1859, and is a representative of an old and prominent pioneer family of that section of the state. The McWilliams family was founded in Ohio by William Mc- Williams, who was a native of Ireland, but came to the Buckeye state from Virginia in ISIS. He had a family of five sons and one daughter and in Knox county entered a quarter section of land for each of them. Three of tire sons spent almost their entire lives on the land which had thus been entered from tire government. William McWilliams laid out in town lots the ground north of Utica street, in what was known as Williamsburg, but was later called Martinsburg. His son, John McWilliams, the grandfather of our subject, was a little lad of five or six years at the time the family removed from Virginia, his native state, to Knox county, Ohio. lie there grew to years of maturity and was married to Lydia Ferguson, who was horn in Washington county, Pennsylvania, ller death occurred in 181G, while John McWilliams, surviving a few years, died in 1882. Their family included George S. McWilliams, the father of our subject, lie was born in Knox county and wedded Miss Martha E. Rice, who was likewise a native of that county. Numbered in the family were four children, namely: James A., a resident of Newark; Ray. of this review; Anna, also living in Newark; and Carrie, deceased. The father died in 1895 hut the mother still survives and makes her home in Newark.

Ray McWilliams, the immediate subject of this article, was reared on a farm and pursued his education in the common schools. He remained under the rooftree of his parents until he attained his majority, during which time he gave his father the benefit of his services and at that period in his life established a home of his own by his marriage to Miss Catherine Bricker, who was born in Licking county in 1858, a daughter of Hiram and Malissa Bricker, mentioned in connection with the sketch of David Bricker on another page of this work.

Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. McWilliams began domestic life upon a rented farm, operated by him for two years. Subsequently, he purchased one hundred and six acres in Washington township, on which he made his home for twenty-three years. lie then disposed of that property and invested his money in eighty acres, situated in Newton township, where he now makes his home. The place K improved with good buildings and in addition to general farming "Mr. McWilliams raises stock, making more of a specialty of the latter branch of business, in which he is meeting with success.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. McWilliams has been blessed with six children : Otta B., the wife of Harry Tippet, of Homer, by whom she has one son, Stanley Bay; Orra, at home; Nellie, the wife of Arthur Oldaeher, a resident of Knox county, this state, by whom she has four children, Juanita, Bernice, Jack and Louis lv. ; Elsa, Reed, and Clarence H., all still under the parental roof.

Mr. McWilliams has always given stalwart support to the men and measures of democracy and at the present writing is serving as trustee of the township, while for two terms he has served on the school board. He is a member of Utica Lodge, No. 777, I. 0. 0. F. Both he and his wife are members of the Disciples church. Having overcome the obstacles and difficulties in his path in earlier life, Mr. McWilliams is now achieving a prosperity of which he has every reason to be proud and both he and his estimable wife are held in high regard by their many friends.

Isaac Grubb

Isaac Grubb, who is a farmer and breeder of tine stock in Bennington township, this county, was born in Pike township, Knox county, Ohio, June 7, 1851, a son of Daniel II. and Elizabeth (Brumbaugh) Grubb. The father was a tanner bv trade but in his latter years he devoted his attention to agriculture, being well known throughout the county as an industrious and enterprising fanner. He departed this life in the spring of 1885, surviving his wife by thirteen years, and his excellent qualities of character together with his exemplary life will long preserve his memory in the hearts of those among whom he lived.

When a boy Isaac Grubb attended the district school of his native township, in the meantime engaging in the various duties of the farm, and when he had completed his studies there he was given the advantage of a course in Perry villc Academy and also of one year's training in the university at Ashland, Ohio. Immediately upon leaving school he adopted teaching as a profession which he successfully followed for seven years in Knox county, during which time he won an enviable reputation as a progressive educator. After he was united in marriage he left the school room and for a period of two years engaged in agricultural pursuits in his native township, at the expiration of which time, in 1884, he went into the general merchandising business in North Liberty, Knox county. He continued in that enterprise for fourteen years, during which time he had acquired an extensive patronage and in connection with his other business carried on undertaking to some extent. He was also postmaster during this entire period. In 1898 he exchanged his business for a farm in Bennington township, where he has since resided. He owns two hundred and twenty-five acres of highly improved land, provided with a comfortable dwelling, commodious barns, outbuildings and all necessary conveniences of a modern and model farm, and in addition has added to the worth of his place by an excellent system of drainage. He is one H: the most progressive agriculturists in the township, always alert for new and Hotter methods and, having made a study of soils and crop rotation, he has been so successful in planting his fields as to derive the maximum yield per acre. He is largely interested in stock-iaising, making a specialty of registered Delaine sheep, which he uses for breeding purposes, and he engages in shipping stock to different parts of this state and also to Pennsylvania and Virginia. In addition to sheep-raising he also takes an interest in breeding draft horses, cattle and hogs. Everything on his farm is of the best and it presents the appearance of thrift and enterprise.

On March 21, 1882, he wedded Miss Alice Bechtel, daughter of David 8. and Salome (Kagarice) Bechtel, whose parents descend from prominent families of Bedford county, Pennsylvania. Her father, a farmer of Blair county, Pennsylvania, died November 17, 1908, while her mother departed this life March 5, 1875. To Mr. and Mrs. Giubb have been boin six children, namely: Homer D., a practicing dentist in Bellaire, Ohio; Orva C., who assists his father on the farm; David B., a student at the Ohio University in Athens; Adin A.; Paul E. ; and Lulu F., at home.

In politics Mr. Giubb is a democrat while his five sons are divided on the question, one being a republican, three following in the footsteps of their father and one being a stanch adherent of the prohibition paity. He has served the township for a number of years as an efficient member of the school board. Both he and his wife are strong suppoiteis of the public school system, ready to promote any movement which will enhance the educational advantages of the community and spread general knowledge. Both are fond of literature and in addition to being supplied with standard works they have all the current literature and patronize the various magazine publications. Mr. Grubb and the members of his family hold membership in the Brethren church of which he is a liberal supporter. Any one entering the Grubb home would readily observe that it is the dwelling-place of highly cultured and refined people, proof of which is everywhere in evidence.

James R. F1Tzg1Bbon

James R. Fitzgibbon. numbered among the forceful and capable members of the Licking county bar, is now serving as prosecuting attorney and that he is making excellent record in office is indicated in the fact of his reelection in 1905. A native of Newark, he was born December 25, 1870, his parents being William P. and Rose (McKernan) Fitzgibbon, the former a native of County Clair and the mother, of County Antrim, Ireland. About 1852 they came to America, settling in Licking county, Ohio. The father followed various business pursuits for a number of years, remaining a resident of this city until his death. His wife still survives.

James R. Fitzgibbon was roared in the city of Newark and pursued his education in the parochial and public schools, while later he entered Notre Dame University and on the completion of the literary course was graduated in 1892 with the degree of Bachelor of Letters. In preparation for a professional career, for he had decided upon the practice of law as his life work, he entered the law school of the Ohio State University at Columbus, and was graduated in June. 1894.

Immediately afterward he was admitted to the bar and began practice in Newark where be since continued. Earnest effort, close application and the exercise of his native talents have won him prestige as a lawyer and bis practice is extensive and of an important character. His preparation of cases is characterized by wide research and provident care. At no time has his reading ever been confined to the limitation of the question at issue. He has gone beyond and compassed every contingency, providing not alone for the expected but also for the unexpected, which happens in the courts quite as frequently as out of them. His professional ability was recognized in his nomination and election to the office of prosecuting attorney of Licking county in 190*2, and public endorsement of his course was further given him in his reelection in 1905.

On the 26th of June, 1901, Mr. Fitzgibbon was married to Miss Florence E. Fulton of Newark and they had two children, William F. and James R. Mr. Fitzgibbon is a stalwart democrat in politics, always taking an intense interest in the work of his party and doing his share toward promoting its success. He has made many campaign addresses and is strong in argument and logical in his appeals to the intelligence of those who exercise the right of franchise.

Wllliam Sherman Needham

William Sherman Needham, editor of the Pataskala Standard, a newspaper well known throughout the state, is a native of Lancaster, Fairfield county, where his birth occurred March 25, 1865, and is a son of Esra M. and Lydia B. (Wright) Needham. His father, a native of Vermont, followed merchant tailoring until his death in 1895, when he was seventy-three years of age. His mother, a native of Lancaster, Ohio, and now living with her son William, is a daughter of Edwin Wright, who was well known in newspaper circles in that place, where he was connected with the Gazette and the Eagle. To Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Needham were born seven children, namely : Ella, the wife of W. B. Hahen, of Newark, Ohio ; Frank A., a merchant tailor of Utica, Ohio; Harry W>, who resides in Columbus, Ohio, and is a conductor on the street railway; Charles F., a proof reader on the Ohio State Journal; William Sherman; and two deceased.

William Sherman Needham resided in his birthplace until he was six years of age, his parents then locating in New Lexington, Ohio, where he attended school until 1873, during which year he removed to Millersport, Ohio, and then to Etna, Ohio, and in 1879 with his parents came to Pataskala, where he completed his education. He afterward learned the tailoring trade with Mead & Youmans and to perfect himself in this line of business, in 1886 went to Columbus, where he spent some time learning the art of cutting. Subsequently he went to New York city, where in 1890 he was graduated from Mitchell's Cutting School and then, returning to this state, he located in Utica, this county, and opened up a tailor shop in partnership with his brother, Harry W., the firm being known as Needham Brothers. After conducting the enterprise for three years he disposed of his interests to another brother and in 1903 returned to Pataskala and bought the Pataskala Standard, a well known and influential newspaper in this part of the state. It had always been his desire to engage in the newspaper business and when a boy of sixteen years he contributed a number of articles to a Columbus daily paper, this kind of work becoming natural to him, his grandfather having been well known in newspaper circles. The Pataskala Standard is republican in politics and since Mr. Needham has become its proprietor and editor he has gradually extended its influence and it is now accepted as one of the strongest republican political organs, as well as a reliable medium of current events.

In 1890 Mr. Needham wedded Carrie I). Mead of Pataskala, a daughter of \V. H. Mead, Sr. She departed this life in 1899, leaving her husband and three sons: William S., Harold M. and Donald 0. Mr. Needham's politics are evident from the fact that he is proprietor of a republican newspaper and while he has not been an office seeker he was honored, in 1897, by being appointed postmaster of Pataskala, the duties of which office lie has since been performing. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church. A man whose influence as an editor and citizen is on the side of right, he contributes to the best of his ability to the general good of the community through the columns of his paper, and in other ways, he deserves the confidence and respect entertained for him by his fellow citizens.

W. L. Phillips, who owns and operates a valuable and well improved farm of two hundred and seventy-three acres in Perry township, is a native of Licking county, Ohio, his birth having here occurred on the 6th of June, 1857. llis parents, William and Elizabeth (Smith) Phillips, were natives of New York and Ohio respectively. The mother was called to her final rest in January, 1887, when fifty-seven years of age, and was survived by her husband for only a brief period, his demise occurring six months later. Unto this worthy couple were born nine children, namely: Hannah, Martha, Walter, Albert and Mason D., all of whom have passed away; Mary, who makes her home in Newark, Ohio; Charles F., who is also deceased; W. L., of this review; and Frank, a resident of Perry township.

W. L. Phillips attended the common schools during the period of his boyhood and youth and when he had attained his majority rented his fathers farm, which he successfully operated for fifteen years. At the end of that time, by dint of close economy and good management, he had succeeded in acquiring capital sufficient to enable him to purchase his present place of two hundred and seventy-three acres in Perry township, in the cultivation of which he has since been engaged. The many substantial improvements which are today seen on the property stand as monuments to his enterprise and thrift and he is moreover widely recognized as one of the prosperous and energetic agriculturists of the community.

In 1878 Mr. Phillips was united in marriage to Miss Ella Farrell, a daughter of Wesley and Lucinda Farrell, whose family numbered seven children. The death of Mr. Farrell occurred in August, 1895, but his widow still survives and makes her home in this county, having attained the age of eighty-three years. Unto our subject and his wife have been born two children: Orville M., at home; and Wendell A. D., of Columbus, Ohio.

In his political views Mr. Phillips is a stanch republican and has taken an active and helpful interest in public affairs, having served as treasurer for one term and as trustee for eight years. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Disciple church, with which his wife is also identified. A resident of Licking county throughout his entire life, he is widely and favorably known here and has moreover witnessed the wonderful growth and development that has characterized this section of the country during the last half century.

John A. Keckley

John A. Keckley has been engaged in general farming pursuits in Burlington township, Licking county, practically all his life, and through his unremitting energy and careful management has derived sufficient remuneration from his years of patient toil to enable him to enjoy a season of pleasure and comfort during his declining years. On the farm where1 he now resides his birth occurred March Iff 183*3, since which time he has always lived in this county and from boyhood continued his labors as an agriculturist. His parents were John and Christine (Bcekenbaugh) Keckley, the mother a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania, and the father of West Virginia, lie came to this county in the year 1831, at which time he bought an extensive tract of land with a view to engaging in farming. The land, however, was far from being in a fit state of cultivation since at that time the country was in a primitive condition and the broad acres, which in season are covered with waving grain, were then in a wild state, covered with timber and underbush. Upon locating in this region his first work was the erection of a log cabin to give shelter to himself and family. Immediately he set to work clearing off the land with a view to using it for general agricultural purposes. This was obviously not an easy task but Mr. Keckley, being a man inured to hardship and ready for toil, as were all the pioneers of those days, was undaunted in the presence of difficulties, and by incessant labor finally succeeded in hewing out the timber and undergrowth, grubbing up the stumps, and eventually placing the land he had purchased in a lit condition to be worked by plow and harrow and planted in grain. Here he labored arduously improving his land until the year 1875, when in felling a tree he met with an accident which caused his death. His wife survived him eighteen years. To this union there were eight children: V. 8., a resident of

On the old homo place, assisting in flu* performance of the farm duties during the summer season and attending the district school during the winter, John A. Keckley remained until he was nineteen years of age, when he left the employ of his father and engaged in work on a nearby farm for a period of one year. After this short service he rented a farm and lagan agricultural pursuits independently and carr.ed on the occupation successfully for four years. During this time he was incessant in his toil and, being ambitious, put forth every effort in order to turn his labor into profit. His efforts were not in vain, and at the expiration of this period he had sufficient means to purchase the farm which he is now cultivating. It embraces one hundred and eleven acres of land, all of which is tillable and is yielding large1 oops under the careful management and studied methods of the owner. The many years he has luen following farming here have witnessed his unremitting energv and now. at the advanced age of seventy-seven years, he may enjoy the leisure and comfort which are his just due.

Mr. Keck ley was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Staley, whose birth occurred in Union county, Ohio, March 16, 1810. She was one of a family of eight children and her parents passed away in the county of her birth. Mr. and Mrs. Keckley are the parents of the following children: Ida 0., deceased; Clarence S.; Emma S., wife of J. E. Parks; Ernest U. ; Abbie L., wife of A. J. Ferguson, of Newark, Ohio; William L. ; and Delbert I., of the same place; Osie O. and Buddy 0., both of whom are deceased; and Ilarry L. Mr. and Mrs. Keckley are adherents of that religious body known as the Disciples of Christ, and are very faithful in the observance of their church obligations. In politics Mr. Keckley is a republican. While he does not reach out after political preferment he is a deep student of political questions and his investigation of the principles of the republican platform has led him to the conclusion that they are entirely adequate to assure the permanent prosperity of the country. It has been through his good judgment, modest habits, and careful management that he has won success and enjoys his present prosperity.

George L. Smith

George L. Smith is well known and highly respected in the business circles of the city, and as well in political circles. He is manager of the Newark (tear- Wood Company and, while he has not put himself forward as an aspirant for political office, yet owing to his honesty, thoughtfulness and executive ability he has been sought by his fellow citizens to come before the public, and consequently has for some time held the honor of representing his ward in the city council. He is a man of sound judgment and acknowledged as reliable in all matters of business and is looked upon as one of the most conservative men in commercial lines in the city. He was born in Franklin township, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, February 26, 1866. lie is of German and Scotch extraction. His father, George W. Smith, was a native of Lawrence township in the same county. In his younger days of activity the elder Smith was acknowledged to be one of the finest carpenters throughout the entire region. He is still living in his native town and is in excellent health at the advanced age of seventy-four years. George Smith, grandfather of the .subject, migrated from Scotland in the early days and settled in Tuscarawas county. He had been a basket maker in the old country and upon locating in the United States established himself in the basket making business, which he followed until the time of his death. Catherine Patterson Smith, mother of the subject, was also a native of Tuscarawas county, where she is still living. Mr. Smith's ancestors, as far back as they can trace in history, are long lived on both sides of the house, and many of them have lived to attain great age.

George L. Smith had few advantages in an educational line. When a mere lad he was enrolled as a pupil in the schools of Tuscarawas county, but was compelled to give up his studies before he had completed the entire course and go out into the world for himself. He initiated himself into the business world when he was ten years of age. He employed at whatever he could get until finally he apprenticed himself to a gear maker and wood worker in Canton, Stark county, Ohio. He continued in this line of work for some time, all the while showing a natural aptitude for wood mechanism. J I is progress was rapid and he finally succeeded in becoming a master gear maker and wood worker. In 1891 he repaired to Newark. Ohio, and secured employment with the Newark Gear-Wood Company. At the time Mr. Smith entered the employment of the firm it was in its infancy. He had not been at work long for this company when his artisanship was recognized as being of high class. He soon made himself one of the most useful men in the employ of the firm, and one who was adding greatly to its interests. The class of fine work which Mr. Smith turned out gave the company a wide reputation. His services finally became appreciated as invaluable and he was promoted to the responsible position of manager of the company, in which station he lias been serving for the* past three year.

In 1894 he wedded Marguerite Nalbach, who was a native of Germany. They have the following children: Loren, Gladys, George, Harold, Helen and Catherine. Mr. Smith is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen and the American Insurance Union. Religiously, he is a member of the Lutheran church. While Mr. Smith is abreast of the times with respect to political issues lie has always withheld becoming actively interested in politics beyond casting his vote and using his influence for the election of candidates best fitted for public service. He has always himself been opposed to holding public office, although being a popular citizen he has been invited to launch out in the political world. However, he has been prevailed upon to be a politician to the extent of representing the citizens of his ward in the city council. He has been a councilman for the past four yea is.

Arthur J. Baldwin

Arthur J. Baldwin is one of the most widely known florists and nurserymen in the state of Ohio. He descends from an old pioneer family whose record runs backward through Revolutionary times. He entered the florist's business when a youth and has since developed a trade which has not only been extraordinarily profitable but has also established his reputation as a florist throughout a large portion of the country. His business has grown from a very small beginning until now he possesses one of the largest nurseries in the state, and a number of the most capacious greenhouses. He has been instrumental in developing a large section of the country in which he located, and which at that time was in a wild and marshy condition. Mr. Baldwin is still active in the pursuit of his business and, having kept abreast of the times in horticulture, conducts his interests according to the most modern methods.

Mr. Baldwin was born on South Third street, Newark, Ohio. His greatgrandfather on his mother's side was Robert Handy, who served with distinction in the Colonial army during the Revolutionary war. llis father, William M. Baldwin, was a native of Newark, New Jersey, and migrated to Newark, Ohio, with his father, Enoch Baldwin, in 1834. Here for a number of years he ran the old boat yards, in Lockport. He was one of the pioneer shoemakers of the country and bought his leather from a tannery which was then located at Fifth and Church streets. After a long and prosperous career he passed away at an advanced age in a place known now as Massillon, Ohio. By Father Wiley, on October 7, 1838, William M. Baldwin was united in marriage, in Newark, Ohio, to Caroline M. Coleman, a native of Stark county, Ohio, who came to Newark when four years of age with her parents, who made the journey from Stark county by wagon. At that time there were few signs of civilization along the route and surrounding her destination, for this district was practically in a primitive state.

Arthur J. Baldwin was the ninth of a family of twelve children, four of whom are now living in Newark. In the old school house on Morris street, East Newark, he was enrolled as a pupil and having completed the course of study was sent to the Central high school. Upon graduating from that institution he at once engaged in gardening. Having a natural aptitude therefor he took great interest in his work and decided that he would follow it as his life's vocation. During his later years his father had also engaged somewhat in gardening and devoted some time to the cultivation of plants for commercial purposes. His son inherited the same liking and little by little, from a very small beginning, has developed the large business which lie is now conducting. He is acknowledged as one of the most successful florists in the state of Ohio. He engages in the cultivation of a wide range of both domestic and foreign flora. In 1894 he decided to enlarge his business by undertaking greenhouse work. He built a large greenhouse on East Main and Madison avenue, and in 1896 constructed a number of greenhouses on Cedar street opposite the cemetery. When Mr. Baldwin decided to cultivate this property the ground was in a swampy and undeveloped condition. It had every appearance of being undesirable land and few would have thought of purchasing it, but through his keen discernment Mr. Baldwin foresaw its future value and took possession of it. Since he made the purchase he has so improved the land that it is admitted to be one of the most beautiful plots in that portion of the state.

In 1902 he wedded Mary Van Atta, a native of Newark, Ohio, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Van Atta. Mr. Baldwin finds little leisure in the midst of his business affairs to take active pait in secret societies. However, he is affiliated with the Modern Woodmen and the Tribe of Ben Hur. In religious faith he is a follower of Emanuel Swedenborg, and a member of the New Jerusalem church.

Dwight Smythe

Dwight Smythe, who is among the enterprising and progressive farmers of Burlington township, and whose family for upwards of a century has engaged in tilling the soil in this county, was born on the farm, of which he is now proprietor, July 8, 1833. His parents, James N. and Maria (Comstock) Smythe, were New Englanders, born and reared in the state of Connecticut, and settled in this county in the year 1828. Immediately upon their arrival they took up land for farming purposes, but at that time it was far from being in a fit condition for cultivation, but being among the sturdy characters of the olden days they recognized neither discouragements nor difficulties. Mr. Smythe at once set about energetically to so improve the land as to make it respond to the plow and bring forth the harvest. Little by little he cleared oft* the land and finally succeeded in transforming the entire tract which be owned into fertile and fiuctitious fields, amid which he and his wife passed their lives until they were summoned into eternity. Mr. Smythe passed away in the year 1852 and his wife survived him thirty-nine years. They had four children, Dwight Smythe being the only one surviving.

Amid the usual scenes and expeiiences of faun life Dwight Smythe was born and i eared, and received his education at the neighboring school, in the meantime assisting Ills father in the general routine of the farm. When lie was but eighteen years of age his father depaited this life and the entire management of the farm fell upon his shoulders. He plied his occupation arduously under the experienced supervision of his mother until her death, at which time he purchased the old homestead, which consists of one hundred and forty acres, and has been so successful in its cultivation as to accumulate means sufficient to also own and operate one hundred acres of excellent farm land in Knox county. Aside from general farming lie makes a specialty of raising and breeding sheep. In this line of work he is one of the most proficient men in the countryside, and enjoys a wide reputation as a judge of that class of stock.

In the year 1860 Mr. Smythe wedded Miss Mary Condon, whose birth occurred in Maryland, January 18, 1832. She was a school teacher in her early years and was a daughter of Robert and Cordelia Condon. Mr. and Mrs. Smythe are parents of the following children: Emma, widow of George Wright, of Granville, Ohio; James N. and Oren D., who assist in the management of the farm: and Jessie F., a graduate of the high school, residing at home. In politics Mr. Smythe is a republican, but during his life has never been so enthusiastically interested in political affairs as to desire to hold public office. However, he rejoices in the success of his party and uses his vote and influence toward the election of its candidates. Mr. and Mrs. Smythe are consistent Christians and faithful in their adherence to the teachings of the Presbyterian church.

A. R. Pit Slr

A. R. Pitser, who since 1007 lias been a member of the board of public service at Newark, was born in Licking township, this county, on the 0th of March, 1846. His father, James Pitser, was also a native of the same locality, born in .1800. For more than a century the family has been represented in this part of the state, for Richard Pitser came from Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, in 1800 and settled in Licking county when Ohio was still under territorial rule. The red men far outnumbered the white population and the state was a vast unbroken wilderness so slightly improved that even along its eastern border it was known as the "'western reserve.'7 Richard Pitser had lived in Ohio for three years when he was joined by his brother Anthony Pitser, who was the grandfather of A. R. Pitser and who arrived in 1803. Much of the land was still in possession of the government, few having begun the work of farming in this locality. He settled in Licking township, secured land and began the development of a farm which is now in pos- session of the subject of this review. James Pitser was reared amid the wild scenes and conditions of pioneer life and early aided in the arduous task of transforming the wild land into cultivated fields. For many years he followed farming in Licking township and watched with interest the progress of events which marked the development of the county as it threw off the evidences of pioneer life and took on all the conditions of modern civilization. He married Nancy Park, a native of Union township, this county, born in 1812. Her father, John Park, came from Virginia at a very early day and followed farming in Union township, where he reared a large family of children, all of whom have now passed awav with the exception of Mrs. Jane Belt, of Granville, who is now over ninety years of age. The death of Mrs. Nancy Park occurred in 1848 and the father, long surviving her, passed away in 1875. Thus one by one the pioneers have been called to the long home, leaving only the memory of their good deeds and their substantial work in the foundation upon which has been built the modern progress and prosperity of the county.

A. R. Pitser began his education as a pupil in the district schools and afterward attended the Newark high school. When but twenty-one years of age he was appointed county surveyor to fill a vacancy and was afterward elected to that office for several terms. He served for twenty-six years in the county auditor's office, twenty years as deputy and six years as auditor, after which he retired in 1905 with a most creditable official record. In 1907 he was elected a member of the board of public service and is now occupying that position. No other resident of the county has been so long continued in public office and over the record of his career there falls no shadow of wrong nor suspicion of evil.

In 1878 Mr. Pitser was married to Miss Clara Ball, a native of Newark and a daughter of Albert Ball, one of the early residents of the county, the family coming from New Jersey to Ohio in pioneer times. Mr. and Mrs. Pitser have' two daughters: Ethel, the wife of Fred Mosteller, a railroad contractor; and Shirley, the wife of Frank 0. Webb, of Newark. Mr. Pitser l>elongs to the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows while in Masonry he has attained high rank, having taken the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and the Knight Templar degree of the York Rite, being now eminent commander of St. Luke's commandery. His political allegiance has always been given to the democracy and the official record of no citizen of the county has extended over a longer period while none have been more faultless in honor, fearless in conduct and stainless in reputation, than has A. R. Pitser.

Jacob Anderson

Jacob Anderson, a veteran of the Civil war, who for a number of years has been interested in farming pursuits in Lima township, is a native of the Keystone state, his birth having occurred in Washington county, August 18, 1842. His parents, James and Sarah (Allison) Anderson, are also natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and in 1854 located in Lima township, Licking county, Ohio, where his mother departed this life three years later, his father surviving her by five years. They resided on a farm, in the duties of which they spent their lives. In their family weie fourteen children, namely: Benjamin, deceased, who enlisted in this county for military service during the Civil war ; Joseph, deceased, who enlisted in Adams county, Indiana; Mrs. Margaret Crooks, deceased; Samuel, who resided in Franklin county, Ohio, and died in March, 1909; John, Mrs. Jane Palmer and Mrs. Sarah Hoffman, who have passed away ; Mrs. Anne Lloyd, who resides in Columbus, this state; James and Isaac, deceased; Jacob; Andrew, deceased, who served in the First Ohio Volunteer Cavalry from this county ; Mary Combs, of Columbus, Ohio; and one who died in infancy.

In the Keystone state Jacob Anderson spent his boyhood days and was reared on the home farm where he learned to till the soil, in the meantime acquiring his education in the district schools. In 1854 he came to this county with his parents, settling in Harrison township, where he remained but a short time and then removed to Fairfield county where he spent two years, at the expiration of which period he came to Lima township, where he has since resided. He was pursuing his occupation as a farmer when the war broke out and at the first call for soldiers he enlisted in July, 1861, in Company C, Twenty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served under General Sherman from the battle of Chattanooga until the close of the war, remaining throughout the conflict in the same company and regiment. His entire military career from 1861 until the termination of the war was as a private and during that time he served on many occasions as a courier and was out of the ranks only once and that for a short period to attend the funeral of his father. Following the war he returned to his farm, which he has since actively cultivated. He has one hundred and fifty-five acres in two adjoining farms, both of which are supplied with dwellings and other buildings and are located one and one-half miles nor of Pataskala on the Jersey road. General agriculture and stock raising has commanded his attention and although he does not engage in the latter on a large scale he raises annually a number of head of the best breeds of cattle and sheep, in which he does a remunerative shipping business to various parts of the state.

In 1865 Mr. Anderson wedded Miss Martha Moreland, a native of Lima township, where her birth occurred September 14, 1846, and where she has always resided. She is a daughter if Nimrod and Sarah (Moon) Moreland, her father having been a native of Virginia and her mother of Fairfield county. When ten years of age Mr. Moreland came to this county with his parents and here resided until his death, in 1888, having attained the ripe old age of eighty years, having survived his wife, who departed this life in 1881, by seven years, she having been sixty-nine years old at the time of her death. In their family were nine children, three of whom passed away in infancy, the others being: Mrs. Marv Headley, of Indiana; Sarah Ann and Hanna Bessie, deceased; Martha; Mrs. llosetta Peters: and William, deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have been born three children: Ida, who passed away in her nineteenth year: Dora, the wife of Charles Alword. residing in Columbus, Ohio, with their three children, Albert, Bussell and Helen: and Mabel, who became the wife of Burr Harris, an agriculturist of Jersey township. Their children are Lora, Nelson and Mary.

The democratic party has always received the support of Mr. Anderson because its free trade and other policies have always appealed to him as best adapted to preserve the original character of the country's free institutions and at the same time to inspire competition by which tiade, commerce and industry is made healthy and prosperity distributed, and consequently he is enthusiastic during campaigns in striving for the election of its candidates. In local affairs he has taken quite an interest: served as postmaster of Pataskala under the first administration of Grover Cleveland; was for six years a director of the county infirmary; served as township assessor; and also in a number of other local political offices. In the midst of his business affairs he has never neglected his religious duties, and is regular in his attendance at the Methodist Episcopal church where the members of his family also attend and in the various departments of the work he takes a lively interest. Mr. Anderson is favorably known throughout the township as an honorable, upright and industrious man whose manly spirit and activity make him one of its most valued citizens.

C. H. Spencer

Secretary and manager of the Advocate Printing Company, secretary of the Newark Independent Telephone Company, secretary of the Newark Real Estate and Improvement Company, president of the Arcade Realty Company and director of the Franklin National Bank, C. H. Spencer occupies a prominent position in the business life of his adopted city, his activity constituting an element in its business progress and consequent prosperity. A native of Brownsville, Ohio, he was born July 26, 1870, but in his first year was brought to Newark where he has since made his home. His parents were Dr. Benjamin F. and Susan Spencer, the father for more than sixty years an able and honored physician and surgeon of this city where he died in 1907 at the venerable age of eighty-seven years.

Mastering the elementary branches of learning in the public schools of Newark, C. H. Spencer later attended Denison University at Granville, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1892 with the Bachelor of Science degree. He afterward pursued a short course at Harvard University before accepting the position of teacher of chemistry, physiology and physics. He taught natural sciences in the preparatory department of Denison University in the scholastic year of 1892-1893 under President D. B. Purinton, but before the close of the year decided to enter the journalistic field. He did not at any time expect to make teaching a life profession but accepted the position in educational circles as a supplement to his college course. He entered the newspaper field in 1893 as a reporter of the Newark Daily Advocate and later was correspondent for a number of out of town newspapers. His promotion to the position of associate editor of the Advocate followed in 1896. He acted in that capacity under the management of the late Andrew H. Pierson and so continued until 1907 when, at Mr. Pierson's death he was made secretary and manager of the Advocate Printing Company. In this connection he has held to high standards of journalism, avoiding the sensational that is too current in newspapers today, his policy being to make the Advocate an attractive journal for the dissemination of local and general views of interest to the majority of people. His business policy has led to the financial success of the enterprise, the circulation and advertising support of the paper being continually increased. Opportunities for judicious investments in other business lines have led to Mr. SpencePs connection with various important concerns of the city. He has contrib- utecl to its substantial upbuildiug and improvement as president of the Arcade Bealty Company which in April, 11)09, completed a handsome 400-foot arcade, and as secretary of the Newark heal Estate & Improvement Company. He is also secretary of the Newark Independent Telephone Company and is not unknown in financial circles as a director of the Franklin National Bank.

In community affairs Hr. Spencer has also figured somewhat prominently as a director of public thought and action and as a factor in promoting work for the city's growth and progress. He has always been a democrat though never a candidate for public office. lie however served for five years in the appointive position of member of the board of elections in the later '90s. For a number of years he was a director of the board of trade and cooperated in various movements of that organization to extend commercial and industrial interests of the city and thus promole iD welfare.

On the 6th of December, 1894, Mr. Spencer was united in marriage to Miss Katharine II. Winegarner, a daughter of the late David C. Winegarner, former mayor of Newark and president of the old Franklin Bank. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer have five children, Elizabeth, Frank, John, Marian and Emily. In social and fraternal relations Mr. Spencer is well known. He has been a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity since 1888 and since 1891 has held membership in Center Star Lodge No. 11, F. & A. M. of Granville, Ohio, belongs also to the Warren Chapter B. A. M., Bigelow Council B. & S. M., and St. Lukes Commandery I\. T. of Newark, with which he has been associated for about ten years. Since November, 1907, he has been a member of Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine of Columbus and he is a trustee of the First Presbyterian church of Newark. He is a dependable man, one in whom the public justly reposes confidence, for his worth has been proven in various relations to the public both as a business man and a citizen.

Byeon S. Buckland

Byron S. Buckland, who now lives in retirement at Hebron after a long life spent in general agricultural pursuits in Union township, was horn here about two miles west of Licking church on November 14, 1835. His grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Buckland, the latter a native of England. Having come to this township at an early date Thomas Buckland located a tract of land then covered with forest, upon which he erected a log cabin and subsequently cleared the land and pui it under cultivation. Among his children was Nelson Buckland, who was twelve vears of age when his parents came to Ohio. For a number of years he engaged in the operation of a sawmill, subsequently devoting his attention to farming, and was one of the few in this part of the country who owned and operated a carding machine. His first wife was Honor Wells, a native of this county, by whom be had three children, namely: Miche, deceased, who was the wife of William

Banatta : Byron S. ; and William Bichard. Their mother having departed this life, in 1.839 Nelson Buckland wedded Miss Eliza Winters, who passed away in 1900, and by whom he had five children, namely: Sarah, who became the wife of William Palmer, residing mar Wagram, this county: Clara, who resides with her husband.

Richard Van Dorn, in Newark, Ohio; John, who wedded Anna McMillan, residing in Granville; Sanford, who lives with his wife, formerly May Henderson, on the home farm; and Laura, the wife of Charles Burner, of Baltimore, Maryland. The father died in the year 1888.

Byron S. Buckland was reared on his fathers farm, which contained one thousand acres, and here during his boyhood days he obtained his knowledge of the best methods of plowing, planting and harvesting. During the winter season he acquired his education in the neighboring schools, and after completing his studies he remained upon the home farm until 1865, when he purchased an adjoining tract of land, containing one hundred and forty acres, where he pursued general farming, subsequently adding to his land seventy-one acres which he received upon the division of his fathers estate. He made a specialty of raising sheep and dealing in wool, at which he was quite successful until he gave up active life in 11)05, retiring to Hebron, where he purchased a fine home in which he now resides.

In November, 1889, Mr. Buckland wedded Marv Wells, a daughter of William and Esther (Moore) Wells, both natives of this county, and to this union has been born one child, Leila, who is a pupil at school. For the past thirty-five years Mr. Buckland has been affiliated with the republican party, of the principles of which he has always been a strong advocate, and since casting his first vote he has never found cause to induce him to waive his opinion as to the wisdom of the policies of his party. His enterprise has not only surrounded him with prosperity but has been deeply felt in the life of the community of which he is a worthy and substantial citizen.

J. B. Sinsabaugh, who for several years has been identified with the business interests of St. Louisville as a dealer in grain and coal, is a native son of Ohio, born in Franklin county, March 21, 1841. Ilis parents, George and Elizabeth (McCreary) Sinsabaugh, who were both natives of Greene county, Pennsylvania, located in Franklin county at an early date. They reared a family of four children, namely: Margaret J., the wife of E. Seitz, of St. Louisville; J. B. of this review; D. A., a resident of Utica; and J. L., also of Utica. Both parents are now deceased.

J. B. Sinsabaugh acquired his education in the common schools and remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority, when, the Civil w*ar having been inaugurated, he enlisted as a member of Company G, Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for three years' service. He took part in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Missionary Ridge, and many others of lesser importance, while he also went on the march to Atlanta. He was wounded in the right hand and arm in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, after which he was discharged November 29, 1864.

Returning to Ohio Mr. Sinsabaugh worked as engineer in a mill in Knox county one year and subsequently took up his abode in Licking county, where he has since made his home, the year 1866 witnessing his arrival here. For two years he engaged in the patent-right business and in 1868 was married to Miss Lucinda McDaniel, who was born in Licking county, a daughter of John and Nancy McDaniel, whose family numbered five children. Both parents are now deceased.

Following his marriage Mr. Sinsabaugh worked on the railroad section for six years and for four years did any labor that would yield him an honest living. He then spent two years as clerk in a store, from 1884 until 1886, and in the latter year was appointed a guard at the penitentiary. After two years' service he was promoted to the position of captain, in which capacity he served two years. At the end of that time he purchased the elevator at St. Louisville and has since been engaged in the grain and coal business. Since 1890 he has also had charge of the Baltimore & Ohio depot at this place. He is now doing a good business, furnishing a market for the grain raised in the country surrounding this village, and has become a successful man. Besides the elevator he also owns a comfortable residence.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Sinsabaugh was blessed with two children but the elder, G. B., is now deceased, while the younger, F. B., lives in St. Louisville. The wife and mother is also deceased, her death occurring August 24, 1896. Mr. Sinsabaugh, while giving loyal support to the republican party, has never been active as an office seeker, preferring to give his undivided time and attention to his business affairs. His success is not the result of any fortunate circumstances but is the outcome of his own energy and determination to do things. He is quiet in his manner of living and is highly esteemed in both business and social circles.

Samuel E. Hagy

Samuel E. Hagy, who for many years has been following tile manufacturing and agriculture in Etna township, and whose ancestors as far back as his grandfather have been affiliated with farming interests here, was born in this place, March 31, 1834, and was a son of Samuel and Mary (Miller) Hagy, who were natives of Nederbipp, in the canton of Berne, Switzerland. Soon after their marriage they came to the new world in company with his parents, Samuel and Marian (Magley) Hagy, and settled in Etna township. They located on eighty acres of land, most of which was forest and thickly covered with undergrowth. That section of the township was then commonly known as Germany, because of the number of German and Swiss settlers. In a short time after locating here the ax was heard amid the forest and underbrush and soon, after hard and persevering work, the land was cleared off and put in condition for cultivation. Here the family remained reaping the harvests of the fields which their energy had made productive, until they departed this life. Samuel and Mary Hagy reared the following children: William, deceased, who served three years during the Civil war in the same regiment with his brother, Samuel E. ; Jacob, who served two years in the same regiment; Mary Seibert, deceased; Elizabeth, wife of Alfred Holt, who served three years in the Union army; Sarah, wife of Frederick Rickley, a veteran of the Civil war; Henry, deceased; Amanda, wife of S. Y. Hill of Galena, Oklahoma; Mrs. Susan Scigler; and Samuel E.

Mr. And Mrs. Samuel E. Hagy

Samuel E. Hagy had few educational advantages and remained with his parents on the home farm, laboring arduously, until he was twenty-one years of age, when he went to Illinois, and secured employment at the monthly wage of twenty-five dollars. Remaining there for four years he went to Ottawa, that state, in the year 1859, and after working on a farm for a while he engaged in cultivating land on shares, which course he pursued for three years. He then returned to Etna, where he purchased a number of horses which he took to Kentucky to sell. The venture proved unprofitable as the rebels, questioning his politics and sentiments, confiscated his property and left him penniless. He then returned to Etna, and in January, 18G4, enlisted in company 1), Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Captain Parker, doing service in Ohio. After a military career of six months he received an honorable discharge, returned to this place and in the year 18GG began the manufacture of bricks, continuing the enterprise for a period of thirty-five years. In connection with this business he manufactured a high grade of tile - an indust rv in which lie became noted throughout the state. He also paid considerable attention to agriculture and farmed a tract of land consisting of two hundred and three acres, on which he raised various kinds of grain and also made a specialty of producing fruits. He is one of the most highly respected men of the township, and through hard work and patient effort has accumulated considerable wealth. Besides the farm he owns three elegant dwellings and also considerable town property.

"My parents were poor and I remained with them and worked for them until I was twenty-one years of age. In the spring of 1855 my entire wealth was eleven dollars. With this I went to Illinois, where I engaged to work for a Mr. Dunavan for eight months for twenty-five dollars per month, saving my wages, with which I purchased a span of horses. With my team I engaged in farming on the shares, on the farm of Samuel Millikin, four miles east of Ottawa, Illinois. At the end of three years I converted all that I had in property into money - fourteen hundred and eighty dollars in gold - and returned to Etna, Ohio, where I purchased sixteen horses, which was at the beginning of the late Civil war. I took the horses tf>- Kentucky - then and there I lost all I had. They said that they believed I was a democrat, but belonged to the tail of the abolition kite. But by setting up the applejack and cigars twice they let ine skip out with my head on, which they threatened to take. Soon after I was married to Miss Amanda M. Leonard. We were poor but we went to work in earnest. My coat was off summer and winter and mv hands held a plow, shovel, hoe, ax or some kind of a tool, most of the time. I did no loafing. * * * I have been a manufacturer of hand-made brick for twenty-five years. When I began making drain tile, fourteen years ago, my neighbors thought I was making a mistake, that it would bankrupt me, that two kilns of tile would supply the demand in this part of the country for the next twenty-five years. Ha! Ha! The first, second and third years I put in six thousand rods of tile on mv own farm. Then I had a yield of forty bushels of wheat, seventy-five and eighty bushels of corn, and two and two and a half tons of bay per acre, on land where nothing had grown before. It changed the opinions of many as to the benefits of tile drainage. In my case the benefits of drainage are too numerous to mention. It put me out of debt; it added more land to my homestead, and other good property. My cattle are not the long-legged, razor-backed, slab-sided, long-honied kind. They are uniform in color, hornless, polled Aberdeen Angus, having black, glossy skins, grand shoulders, deep loins and massive quarters. The other stock can run with them. The school children like and handle the "doddics*5 without fear.

"In the winter, for the past thirty-five years, I have repaired watches, clocks and jewelry and bought and sold land. 1 have served as justice of the peace for twenty-four years, and township treasurer about thirty years. There has not been a criminal suit in Etna township for ten years and no civil suit for three years, and no suit pending in the court of common pleas from this township, which speaks well for the good citizens of this portion of Ohio. And there is no whisky sold in this township. In the history of the township only two persons have been sent to the state prison : one was sent up for counterfeiting and one for robbery.

"We are members of the Reformed church. I have been an Odd Fellow for twenty-seven years, and four of my sons are also Odd Fellows; I am a member of Baird's Post, No. 653, G. A. R. And last, though not least, I am a member in good and regular standing of the Ohio Tile Manufacturers' Association. Printers' ink has helped me up the hill. For several years I took from fifty to one hundred copies of the Drainage Journal, and handed them out to men of good judgment.