Monroe Township (part 3 of 3)

JOHN MELHORN, insurance, Lima, was born February 13, 1819, in York County, Penn., son of George and Hester (Neiman) Melhorn, natives of Pennsylvania, and who were the parents of seven children, two of whom are now living: Caroline (wife of Frank Bull) and John. Our subject came to Ohio in 1840, settling in Champaign County, and in 1854 came to Allen County. He wus united in marriage November 3, 1842, with Margaret, daughter of George Bell, and to this union were born twelve children, five of whom are now living: Elizabeth (Mrs. J. D. Foye), Mary C. (Mrs. J. R. Ashton), Annie B. (Mrs. G. 8S. Vicary), Edgar Lincoln and Minnie Kate. Mr. Melhorn engaged in the shoe trade for fifteen or sixteen years, and also in manufacturing, until his health failed, when he sold out his business. In 1878 he entered the insurance business, and is now representing prominent companies of New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Hartford. He was a member of the city council, and was elected mayor, serving from 1855 to 1857. He is a Fk. & A. M.

CHARLES METZGER, physician and surgeon, Lima, was born in Germany in 1837, son of Daniel and Dora (Snyder) Metzger, who were the parents of four children, two now living: Henerietta (mow Mrs. Hagermon) and Charles. Daniel Metzger came to America in 1840-41 and settled in Herkimer County, N. Y., where he remained for ten years; thence moved to Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, and thence to Springfield, where he spent the remainder of his days. Our subject was educated in the schools of Ohio, and, in 1858, began the study of medicine with Drs. Sanders and Blair, in Cleveland, Ohio. He then took a course of lectures and graduated at the Western Homeopathic (now the Cleveland Hospital) College. During the late civil war the doctor enlisted, in 1861, in Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was elected first lieutenant of same. He came to Lima in 1864, and has since successfully followed his profession. He was united in marriage in 1865. with Clara, daughter of Scott Cunningham, and to this union were born two children: Dora and Fannie. The Doctor is a F. & A. M.

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

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

JACOB MOSER, undertaker and dealer in furniture, Lima, was born April 13, 1835, in Minster, Canton Berne, Switzerland, son of David and Anna Moser. David Moser, a hatter by trade, came to America in 1858, and settled in Newville, Wells Co., Ind., where he foliowed farming to some extent. His family consisted of two sons and three daughters: Jacob, Mary (married to Mr. A. Ramseyer, of Lima), Eliza (now Mrs. G. Sourer, of Newville, Ind.), Rosina (now Mrs. Cannen, of Newville, Ind.) and Fred (a druggist of Lima). Our subject was educated in his native land and came to America with his parents. He was a hatter by trade, but for eight years was engaged in the drug trade at Bluffton, Ohio; thence removing to Lima, and here carried on adrug business for five years with J. Myers. Mr. Moser sold his interest in this business in 1884, and has since engaged in the undertaking and furniture trade, under the firm name of Townsend, Moser & Co. Our subject was married, March 11, 1861, to Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac Newenschwander, natives of Switzerland, residing in Wayne County, Ohio, and to this union were born four children: Emma (wife of Dr. Stueber, Petersburg, Tll.), Bertha, Calvinand Albert. Mr. Moseris a F.& A. M., and amember of the I. O. O. F

ISAAC S. MOTTER, attorney at law, Lima, was born January 19, 1852, at Williamsport, Md., son of Isaac Sr., a farmer, and Mary (Snively)Motter, natives, the former of Maryland, the latter of Pennsylvania, and who had a family of seven children, all now living. Our subject was educated in his native State at Roanoke College, Virginia. He began the study of law at Hagerstown, Md., with Col. George Schley, and was admitted to the bar at Hagerstown in 1876. He came to Ohio in 1881, forming a partnership in Lima with W. L. Mackenzie, a son of ex-Judge Mackenzie. Messrs. Motter and Mackenzie are enterprising young members of the bar, and seem destined to rank with the prominent attorneys of the city.

GEORGE W. MYERS, miller, Lima, was born January 31, 1846, in Massillon, Ohio, son of Jacob and Catherine (Briarley) Myers, natives of Germany, and who had a family of eight children, six of whom are now living: David, Godfrey, Charles, George W., Catherine and Kosa (Mrs. M. Alden). Jacob Myers was a farmer, and engaged extensively in buying and shipping stock. Our subject, the only member of the family residing in Allen County, came here in 1865. The first few years he was employed by Holland & Baxter in their hardware store; he subsequently acted as agent in the Adams and United States Express offices for sixteen years. He formed a partnership with Mr. Gorton in the Ottawa Mills, August, 1882. Mr. Myers was married in April, 1871, to Miss Mary A., daughter of the late William B. Gorton, a worthy citizen of Lima, the mainstay of the Episcopal Church here, proprietor of the Ottawa Mills, and whose death was deeply lamented by all who knew him. After Mr. Gorton's demise Mr. Myers and his wife's brother-in-law, Mr EK. C. Mackenzie (clerk of the court) took charge of the mills; this was in January, 1885. To Mr. and Mrs. Myers were born three children: Harry, Albert and William. Mr. Myers, though comparatively a young man, has good business qualifications, and is well fitted for the position he occupies. He held the office of township clerk for two years (1870, 1871). He isa Kee,

HENRY C. NEFF, foreman of the Lima Paper Mills, Lima, was born June 20, 1846, in Marion County, Ohio, son of John G. and Catherine (Faurot) Neff, natives of Virginia and New York, respectively. John G. Neff came to Ohio in 1832, settling in Marion County, where he remained until 1862, when he moved to Lima, purchasing a farm of B. C. Faurot, where he lived for fifteen years, then he sold and moved two and a half miles west of Lima, on the old Richie farm, which is held by his family to-day. His children, six in number, were Henry C., Howard and Harvey, residents of Lima; Princess, residing in Marion, Ohio; Esther, wife of R. E. Davis, a merchant of Cairo, Ohio, and Alice, wife of Henry Bolton, who died March 26, 1884, leaving one child, Frank. Our subject was married, October 13, 1870, to Miss Jennie, daughter of Michael Mauk, and to this union were born six children: Bert, Blanche, Geraldine, Corbin, Bessie and Katy (latter died when two years old). In 1870 Henry C. Neff became foreman of the paper-mills in Lima, which position he still retains. The mills were established in 1869 and have a capacity of making fifteen tons of straw board paper daily, employing 100 hands. Mr. Neff is a member of Lima Lodge, No. 581, I. O. O. F.

HENRY NEISE, manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes, Lima, was born May 31, 1826, in Lancaster County, Penn., son of Peter and Elizabeth (Shively) Neise, who came to Ohio in 1828, settling in Richland County. Of their family of eleven children, seven are still living: Benjamin, John, Samuel, Henry, Peter, Nancy (Mrs. Lewis, a widow) and Elizabeth (Mrs. Evil). Our subject was educated in the common schools of Richland County. In 1842 he began business for himself, engaging successfully in the shoe trade at Ashland, Ohio, and in the spring of 1855, he opened a shoe shop and store in Lima, where he has since remained. Mr. Neise was married, in 1849, to Fannie, daughter of Samuel J. Miller, of Richland County, Ohio, and tu this union were born the following children: William H., Hiram M., James, John C., Frederick K., Burt F., Etta M. William H. is in business with his father, and is married to Matilda, daughter of J. Myers, and has three children: James H., Grace M. and Carrie E. Mr. Neise is a thorough-going busipess man. He is amember of the I. O. O. F.

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

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

I. NEWTON PANGLE, liveryman, Lima, was born in Marion Township, this county, November 22, 1856; son of Ferguson B. and Mary J. (Rome) Pangle. His paternal grandfather, Vance Pangle, born in January, 1774, in Virginia, married August 14, 1799, Rebecca Longacre, a native of Virginia, born December 14, 1781. In 1830 they came to Lancaster County, and in 1834 to Allen County, Ohio, and settled in Sugar Creek Township, where Mr. Pangle died September 15, 1835. His when they removed to Marion Township, where she lived until her death in December, 1880, in her one hundredth year. Her mind was vigorous at the time of her death, and her recollections of pioneer life in the woods of Allen County were vivid and clear. She reared a family of twelve children, all of whom were residents of Allen County. The father of our subject, in the pioneer davs, was a buyer of hides and pelts, and subsequently embarked and for 'several years engaged in the grocery trade at Delphos. In the meantime he built a large warehouse on the banks of the canal, and was an extensive dealer in grain and produce of all kinds. He was also a large owner of real estate. He started out for himself, without means, and by industry, frugality and business tact accumulated a large competency. He died August 5, 1857, at the age of forty years. He had seven children: Francis (Mrs. D. L. Williams), Elizabeth (Mrs. W..P. Davis), Julia (deceased), Ida (deceased),

Eliza (Mrs. R. B. Jervis), I. Newton and Ferguson B. Our subject was reared in Delphos, where he received a high schoo! education. He married, November 15, 1878, Anna J., daughter of DeWitt C. and Lena Richmond, of Lima, by whom he has one child - Lena J. After he became of age Mr. Pangle engaged for three years in farming in Marion Township. In 1879 he located in Lima and embarked in the livery business, which he has continued to the present time. He exercises a vigilant supervision over the general work and management of his business, and by his attention to the wants of his patrons has made many friends and built up a large patronage.

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

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

Allen County, Ohio, in 1882. He is the inventor of an egg box valuable for shipping purposes, and in October, 1884, a stock company was formed, styled ''The Ohio Egg Case Company," the officers being M. Seiberling, president; Morgan Thomas, vice-president; L. Reichelderfer, treasurer; W. E. Gray, secretary; and O. L. Parmenter, manager. The firm, which is considered a safe and reliable one, have leased the paper mil! to facilitate their operations, and are doing a Jarge business manufacturing this patent. The enterprise is fast becoming one of the leading industries of Lima. Mr. Parmenter was married, in 1870, to Jennie T., daughter of H. McBride and grand-daughter of Gen. Springer. To this union have been born three children: Henry, James and Bessie.

ISAIAH PILLARS, attorney at law, Lima, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, March 17, 1833; son of Samuel and Charlotte (Potts) Pillar, the former a native of Pennsylvania, of German extraction, the latter of Virginia and of English descent. His father, Samuel Pillars, was a carpenter, never rich in this world's goods. During Isaiah's childhood the family lived in Carroll County, Ohio, thence moved to the village of Risden (now a part of Fostoria), Seneca Co., Ohiv, where the mother died when our subject was eight years old, and, from that on, his life was that of a poor boy thrown among comparative strangers. At the age of sixteen he commenced teaching school, and by industry and application prepared himself for an academic course, beginning in the Seneca County Academy, then under the management of T. W. Harvey (afterward school commissioner of Ohio), and finishing at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. He read law in the office of his brother, James Pillars (who has since been judge of the common pleas for ten years), was admitted to the bar when not quite twenty-one years old, and commenced to practice at Lima in 1855. In 1862 he was. appointed commaudant of Camp Lima by Gov. Tod, with the rank of colonel, and under his supervision the Ninety-ninth, One Hundred and Eighteenth and Highty-first Regiments were organized. In 1866 our subject was elected prosecuting attorney of Allen County on the Democratic ticket; was Democratic candidate for Presidential elector in 1868. In 1871 was elected representative in the general assembly, and after serving one term declined re-election. During his legislative term he vigorously resisted a proposed measure for levying a tax for the purpose of railroad construction. The wisdom of his course was afterward sustained by the supreme court that pronounced the measure unconstitutional. He was also author of a minority report in favor of the abolition of capital punishment, a summary of the argument being as follows:

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

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

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

W. L. PORTER, coal and oil merchant, Lima, was born September 15, 1832, in Washington County, Penn., son of William and Jane (Langan) Porter, of Pennsylvania, and a grandson of John Porter, who came from Ireland to America in 1770, landing at Baltimore, Md., where he remained for a few years. Our subject's paternal grandmother was born in one of the old Revolutionary forts in Pennsylvania, and his father, William Porter, who was a miller by trade, came with his family to Ohio in 1836, settling in Parkman Township, Geauga County, where he died in 1852. His wife died in 1834 in Washington County, Penn. They were parents of three children now living: Elizabeth, John and W. L. Our subject was educated in Geauga County, Ohio, and began the pursuits of life when ayouth. He was for several years successfully engaged in the patent 'medicine business. He was twice married, on the first occasion in 1860, to Emma Harley, by whom he had one child - William Harley. Mrs. Porter dying in 1865, Mr. Porter married in 1873, Viella, daughter of B. P. Holmes, one of the early settlers of this county, and by her he has one child - Jane. Our subject came to Lima in 1870 and engaged in the drug business, and in 1872 he sold out his drugs and commenced the coal and oil trade, in which he now does a large business. He is a F. & A. M.,a member of the lodge at Lima. HINCHMAN S. PROPHET, Lima, was born January 26, 1836, in Evesham, Burlington Co, N. J. His parents, John and Catherine (Roberts) Prophet, were English, and came to America about 1829, settling in Philadelphia, Penn. They subsequently lived in the city of New York and at Evesham, N. J. From thence they came to Ohio, about 1838, settling in Columbiana County. Several years later Mr. Prophet, with his family, removed to Morrow County, where he resided to the end of his life. Eight children were born to them: Ann, Henry, Jane, Alfred, Kate, John, H. S. and Elvira, all of whom are living, with the exception of Kate. The subject of this sketch, the only member of the family residing in Allen County, was educated at Cardington, Ohio. When twenty years of age he commenced the study of law under Ross Burns, and completed the study with Judge J. A. Beebe; was admitted to the bar February 2, 1860, in the Supreme Court of Ohio. He immediately commenced the active practice of his profession as a partner of Judge Beebe. Immediately on the breaking out of the late war of the Rebellion, he enlisted in the ranks of the Union Army, and was elected second lieutenant. As the quota of 75,000 volunteers was full, he again enlisted as a private soldier in Company C, Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which had been accepted by the governor, served three months, and was then mustered out with his company. He assisted in the organization of Company B, of the Forty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served as second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain, and resigned in the summer of 1863, by reason of ill health. He was wounded in the second battle of Corinth, in 1862. Returning to Mount Gilead, he was elected Colonel of the Second Regiment Ohio Militia, and was commissioned by the Governor. He practiced his profession and edited and published a newspaper for five years, and in 1866 was appointed Postmaster under President Johnson. In the fall of 1869, he was elected State Senator from the Seventeenth and Twentyeighth districts, serving one term. Mr. Prophet removed to Lima in 1872, where he has since been in the constant practice of his profession, as a member of the firm of Prophet & Eastman. For a number of years Mr. Prophet has served as the official stenographer of the county. He has served as City Solicitor four years, Prosecuting Attorney four years, and as Mayor of the city two years, declining a renomination. He also served as a member of the Board of School Examiners for two terms. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.; politically he is a Democrat. Mr. Prophet was joined in marriage, December 25, 1867, with Miss Frances A., daughter of Judge J. A. Beebe, and this union has been blessed with four children, three of whom are living: Edgar S., Herbert S., and Gracie Alice. Mrs. Prophet is the eldest of eleven children, a lady

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

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

THOMAS M. ROBB (deceased), was born October 25, 1812, in Washington County, Penn., and came in the winter of 1816 to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Guernsey County. .The family are of Scotch descent, and date back to the days of religious persecution in Scotland, when their ancestry fled to the north of Ireland; from there emigrating to America. The education enjoyed by our subject was limited, and when but a lad he learned the printer's trade in Cambridge, Ohio, work. ing at it afterward in Zanesville, Cincinnati and Marysville, Ohio. Being anxious to see his native State, he, in 1830, crossed the mountains on faot into Pennsylvania, and visited Philadelphia and Baltimore. Returning to Ohio, he located in Bellefontaine, where he edited the Aurora in 1836 and there remained till 1852. He began the publication of the Union Gazette in 1841-42; served as postmaster seven years. Mr. Robb was next appointed clerk of the court of Logan County under the old constitution, and this office he filled until 1851. In the spring of 1852 he moved to Bond County, Ill., and in the fall of the same year came to Lima, where he entered law practice with Charles N. Lamison. In 1856 he was elected probate judge, in which capacity he served six years. In 1862 he was elected mayor of Lima, filling the chair till 1867, when he was elected to the Legislature of Ohio, serving nearly two terms. When near the close of his second term he was struck with paralysis, whereupon he returned to Lima. He died in 1879. Our subject was married, in 1835, to Miss Ann Moore, by whom he had eight children: Edward L., Mary Josephine, Thomas B. (deceased), Theodore D., Elizabeth (deceased in infancy), Anna Cornelia, John M. and Frank R. Theodore D. is one of the leading members of the Lima bar, born June 29, 1839, in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in 1870, as was his father before him. In politics he is a Democrat.

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

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

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

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

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

W. SCHULTHEIS, farmer, ete., Lima, was born October 12, 1824, in Bavaria, Germany; son of George and Catherine (Summers) Schultheis, parents of five children, of whom our subject and his brother John were the only ones to come to America. They arrived in this country in the spring of 1847, and for a year resided in Columbiana and Lancaster Counties, Penn. Our subject then came to Ohio and worked in Cincinnati for one year, thence removed to Fort Wayne, and after some months to Ridgeway, Ohio. He was married in the latter place, in 1830, to Miss Helena Byers, by whom he has four sons: George, John, Charles and Gustavus. After his marriage Mr. Schultheis established a tannery, between Horden and Newport, which he sold later, then returned to Ridgeway, where he remained for four years. He then bought a tannery in Auglaize County, forming a partnership with William Kingsley, which continued seven years, when vur subject sold his interest and engaged in business with his brother, John, and Mr. Swabb, but after a year bought out Mr. Swabb's interest and later his brother's, now carrying on the entire tannery alone, the business amounting to $40,000 annually. Mr. Schultheis, who is a thorough business man, has also a well regulated leather store in the city where his sons (who are practical tanners) are handling and shipping hides, their business being most extensive, doing a considerable Kansas trade.

OLIVER B. SELFRIDGE, proprietor of handle factory, Lima, was born September 5, 1825, in Cattaraugus County, N. Y.; son of Neal and Martha (Hillman) Selfridge, natives of New York and New Jersey, respectively. Neal Selfridge came to Ohio in 1833 and settled near Richmond, Jefferson County, where he remained for five years, but in 1888 he moved to Cadiz, Ohio, and there died. Of his family of nine children four are now living: Charlotte (Mrs. Hugh Smith, residing in Iowa), Cassandra (married to Ellis B. Pugh, is residing in McArthur,

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

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

DANIEL J. SHULER, chief of fire department, Lima, was born Oetober 30, 1S41, in Allen County, Ohio; son of Daniel and Hannah (Kennedy) Shuler, natives of Penusylvania and Ohio, respectively, and whose parents came to Ohio in a very early day. Daniel Shuler came to Allen County in 1833, and settled in what is now Perry Township, when the underbrush was the thickest. He was a farmer, helped to clear up the country, purchasing a farm on which he lived until he had reared his family of six children, when he removed to Lima. He was accidentally caught between two trains passing each other at Lima and killed, in March, 18/2. He had been twice married, and by his first wife (the mother of our subject) had the following children: Valentine (deceased), Elizabeth (Mrs. Krebbs), Sarah (Mrs. Munma), Daniel J., Mary (deceased), and William. All of these children received their education in the schoois of Allen County. The father was married on second occa- sion to Elizabeth Mowery, by whom he had one child - Emanuel W. Our subject was married February, 1866, to Miss Caroline, daughter of Henry and Mary Sherman, and by this union there were six children: Walter (deceased), Cloyd, Charles, Ferdenand, Harry and Ray. Our subject has been chief of the fire department of Lima for three and a half years, and has also filled all the other offices of same. At the breaking ont of the late war of the Rebellion he enlisted for three months in the Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, subsequently re-enlisting in the Eigthy-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, served three years and was mustered out in 1864. when he returned to his home in Lima.

O. W. SMITH, attorney at law, Lima, was born March 7, 1834, in Marion County, Ohio: son of John H. and Elizabeth (McNeal) Smith, natives of Pennsylvania, andof Scotch and English descent, respectively. John H. Smith came to Ohio in 1831, and settled in Marion County as a farmer and stock-dealer, and raised a family of fifteen children, thirteen of whom are now living; of those deceased, John H. was accidentally killed by the kick of a horse, when a man grown, and Edward was scalded to death accidentally. Our subject was educated in the common schools of Marion County, Ohio, afterward taking a six years' term, and commenced reading law about the time of his leaving school, in June, 1864. He was admitted to the bar in January, 1867, under the supreme court, and came to Lima, November 28, 1868.

SALATHIEL M. SMITH, M. D., Lima, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1845, son of William and Isabel (McKee) Smith, natives of Ohio, and a grandson of John McKee, who served in the war of 1812, and was an early settler of Ohio. Our subject, the youngest of nine children, received his early education in the schools of Stark County, Ohio. During the war of the Rebellion he served the Government as a telegraph operator. He began the study of medicine in Jefferson County, under Dr. George Saltsman; took a course (one term) of lectures in Starling Medical College, at Columbus, Ohio, and graduated from the Ohio Medical Institute, in 1870. Dr. Smith is a man of good proportions, and of prepossessing appearance. He first practiced his profession in Belmont County, Ohio, thence went to Wheeling, but after a time located in the oil regions of Venango County, Penn., moving from there to Indiana, thence returning to Ohio, and in 1874, settling in Lima. In 1877, he took a special course of study in the eye and ear department of the Chicago Medical College, and has since that time confined himself to the special practice of otology and ophthalmology. The doctor was married in July, 1865, to Mary J. Barney, a native of Greenup County, Ky., by whom he has three children: Talless V.. Charles E. and Sydney. Heis F. & A. M., a member of the Lodge at Seville, Medina County, Ohio.

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

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

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

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

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

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

WILLIAM TIMBERLAKE, county recorder, was born November 14, 1825, in Knox County, Ohio; son of Charles, a saddler by trade, and Elinor (Cramer) Timberlake, natives, the former of Virginia, the latter of Pennsylvania, and who came to Ohio at an early day, settling in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, and in 1830 moved to Dayton, Ohio, and in 1850 to Louisville, Ky., where they died. They were parents of five children: Elizabeth (wife of William Wolfington, of Louisville, Ky.), William, Henry (deceased), Edward (deceased), and John R., a practicing physician in Louisville, Ky. Our subject was married April 28, 1853, to Josephine, daughter of Charles Snyder, by whom he has one daughter, Ella. Mr. Timberlake came to Lima from Dayton, Ohio, in 1862; was elected county recorder in 1881, re-elected in 1884, and is filling this office at the present time.

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

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

Townsend formed a law partnership with Gen. Pillars, which continued two years, and in 1878 entered into partnership with Frank E. Mead, under firm name as at present existing. Our subject was elected prosecuting attorney in 1881, an office he still holds. He became general attorney for the Construction Company of the Chicago & Atlantic Railroad, and after the railroad was taken out of the hands of the Construction Company, became attorney for the Chicago & Atlantic Railroad Company of Ohio. He is now a director of the Lima & Columbus Railroad, and proprietor of the newly (1883) laid out village of Harrod on this railroad, which bids fair to become a lively town. Our subject was married November 11, 1880, to Ida E., daughter of Daniel Rumple, of Allen County, Ohio, and three children have been born to this union. SAMUEL H. TREAT, life insurance, Lima, was born October 18, 1826, in Fremont, Ohio; son of Samuel and Jane (Taylor) Treat, the former born in New Jersey, December 6, 1791, the latter in Washington County, Penn., in 1792. Samuel Treat, a prominent lawyer and farmer, was twico married, first in 1820, at her father's house in Maysville, Ky., to the lady who became our subject's mother, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Kobert Wilson, and by this union had three children: John C. and William S., who were born in Kentucky, and Samuel H. He came to Ohio in 1821, and remained in Chillicothe for a few years, thence removed to Delaware, Ohio. He lost his first wife in Sandusky, November 1, 1826, and September 27, 1827, married Lydia Souder, by whom he had four children, three now living: Jane E. (now the widow of H. Clark, residing in Charlotte, Mich.), John and Lydia A. (wife of L. Bennett, of Grand Rapids, Mich.). Samuel Treat died February 14, 1855. Our subject received his education at Berea and Delaware Universities, and learned the harness-making trade. He has taught school for thirteen years, having had charge of the high schools of Fremont, Ohio, for five years; Green Springs, two years; then taught for a time at Tiffin, Ohio, with Col. De Wolf (now of Toledo), and finally took charge of the schools of Melmore, Seneca County, for five years. He then worked at his trade one year (in 1865), after which he traveled two years, lecturing in the interest of the Good Templars, and establishing lodges in different parts of Ohio. He is deputy supreme president of the E. A. U. of O.; a K. T.; a member of the I. O. O. F. He was married March 2, 1854, to Martha A., daughter of Daniel and Catherine Heffnor, of Maryland, and by this union has two children: Rollin J. (sculptor) and Reyno H. (dry goods merchant in Lima, married to Miss Emma F. Howard, have one child - Howard H.). Mr. Treat came to Lima in 1867, and engaged in the insurance business, which he has since followed, representing well-tried mutual life insurance companies of Pennsylvania. GEORGE W. WALDORF, postmaster, Lima, was born December 20, 1849, in Brookfield, Trumbull County, Ohio; son of Asa B. and Jerusha E. (Wilmot) Waldorf, natives of Massachusetts. Asa B. Waldorf was born in 1834, in Trumbull County, Ohio, where he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1848. He married in that year Miss Jerusha E., daughter of Ransom Wilmot by whom he had four children, two now living. He came to this county in 1852, and commenced the practice of law, becoming a leading man in the Republican ranks.

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

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

A. R. WILLIAMS, dyer and renovator, Lima, was born August 30, 1847, in Sandusky County, Ohio; son of Dayid and Rebecca (Stewart) Williams, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania, respectively, and who came to Ohio in a very early day when the Indians were numerous; they reared a family of eight children: Sarah, Angeline, James and Alexander (twins) , Eliza, Stephen, Rebecca and Hannah. Our subject was educated in the schools of his native vounty, and was a long time acquiring the process of dyeing fabrics. He was united in marriage, January 8, 1879, to Ella Jacobs, of Fremont, Ohio, by whom he has two children: Jessie and Frederick. Mr. Williams came to Lima in September, 1873, and opened the establishment on West North Street, where he is doing a good business.

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

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

D. A. WORLINE, baker and confectioner, Lima. Mr. Worline succeeded Williams & Phillips in the present business in 1880, therefore he is but fairly established. He has succeded in building up a lucrative trade, and as a business man is well and favorably known. Mr. Worline is a native of Delaware County, Ohio, where he was born in 1883. His parents were David and Mary A. (Tipton) Worline, former of whom was born in Berks County, Penn., and came to Ross County in 1813, then in about 1819-20, settled in Delaware County, Ohio, where he passed the remainder of his life; latter settled in Marion County, Ohio, and also died in Delaware County. Their living children are Albert, Rebecca, wife of Fred Denler, and D. A. Our subject enlisted in the Union Army, in 1861, serving seven months in the Sixty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He has been engaged mostly in milling and farming. He was married in this city, in 1866, to Miss Rebecca, daughter of David Heffner, one of the early pioneers of the county, and three children were born to this union, all now living: Arthur, Effie and Herbert.

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

SAMUEL S. YODER, probate judge, Lima, was born August 16, 1841, in Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio; son of Yost and Nancy (Hostetter) Yoder, and grandson of Abraham Yoder, natives of Lancaster County, Penn., and who came to Ohio in 1816. Mr. and Mrs. Yost Yoder were married in Ohio, and had a family whose names appear below. The father died in 1849; near Winesburg, Holmes County, Ohio, and his widow (who is now deceased) then married Tobias Miller, having one son by her second husband, who is also deceased. The children raised by Mr. and Mrs. Yost. Yoder were Moses F., Jacob T., Joslyn Z., Noah W., Samuel S., Aaron Y. Miller, Rachael, Tina, Mary, Elizabeth, Catherine and Anna (two last named deceased). Noah W. was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion. He assisted in organizing Company G, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and had command at the battle of Stone River, where he received seven wounds, losing a leg. He afterward became a member of the Veteran Reserve Corps, and served as such until the close of the war, but while on his way to visit a patient (he being a physician) was accidentally drowned. Moses F. was also a soldier during the Rebellion, having 'enlisted in Company G, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, organized by his brother Noah W., and was mortally wounded at Kenesaw Mountain. Jacob T. was a member of the Second Ohio Light Artillery, in Gen. Banks' Red River expedition, and died at Milliken's Bend, La. Our subject was also a soldier in Company G, Hoffman's Independent Battalion, which afterward became a part of the One Hundred and Twenty-Highth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was afterward commissioned second lieutenant. At close of the war he returned to Holmes County, Ohio, and there finished the study of medicine, which he had begun before the war, took a course of lectures at the Kentucky Institute of Medicine before the war, and after at Ann Arbor University, Michigan. Mr. Yoder was married October 6, 1870, to Minerva E., daughter of Abner Maxwell, of Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio, and to this union were born four children: an infant (deceased), Leon (deceased in infancy), Early D. and ElfieA. Our subject was member of the council and mayor, and practiced medicine at Bluffton, this county, to which place he came in 1877, and there continued until he was elected to fill the office of probate judge in 1881. Judge Yoder is a member of Bluff: ton Masonic Lodge, No. 432, of which he was the first elected master, and was master for nine years. He is now a member of Ottawa Chapter, Lima Council, Shawnee Commandery, No. 14, K. T., Lima, Ohio, and a member of Mi-a-Mi Grand Lodge of Perfection, Northern Light Council, P... of J.., Fort Industry Chapter Rose-Croix, Valley of Toledo, also Ohio Consistory of 8.°. P... R.*. S... 32°, Cincinnati, Ohio, a member of all the degrees in the I. O. O. F., and of Mart Armstrong Post, G. A. R.

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

Source changes here: from History of Allen County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, by Miller, Charles Christian, published 1906; 1,887 words in this source stream.

Monroe Township

Was organized in Putnam County in 1835 and not until 1848 was this township added to Allen County. The first township officers were : John Peters, Peter Harpster and Anthony Early, trustees; Benjamin Parker, clerk, and Luke Tipton, justice of the peace. N. G. Kidd served as township clerk for many years.

A large number of streams rise in Monroetownship and numerous springs are found. The soil varies in different parts of the township from light sand and gravel to heavy clay. The streams furnish good natural drainage. The farms are good and well tilled. On Sugar Creek, in an early day, there was a horse-mill owned by Luke Tipton. Some families did their milling at Wapakoneta, some at St. Marys and some went as far as Sidney. The first justice of the peace, after the township had been added to Allen County, was Hugh Van Meter.

Monroe township in 1904 had a property valuation of $843,940, with a tax rate of 20.6 mills. Cairo Special School District in 1904 had a property valuation of $92,069, with a tax rate of 20.1 mills. Cairo corporation in 1904 had a property valuation of $77,900 with a tax rate of 34 mills.

Villages. - West Cairo was laid out by Jacob Miller in 1848. The original town lies mainly west of the Perrysburg road at the intersection of the Bucyrus road. Cairo village was organized April 12, 1875. 011 Petition of the following named persons: George Harpster, W. W. Reeder, E. Lawrence, A. B. Harpster. John A. Brogan, D. Ilartzog, E. G. Waltz. C. Shock,.

And Representative Citizens

D. W. Trice, Peter Coleman, Michael Since, P. C. Rathbun, P. A. Lawrence, Lewis Lawrence, John Knott, S. Lawrence, Amos Rathbun, J. Warren, Benjamin Parker, L. M. Hickerson, J. Sherer, J. S. Clippenger and A. Nickerson. The Methodist Episcopal Church at West Cairo has Rev. M. C. Wisely as pastor; he is also in charge of the Bethel Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, of Monroe township.

Rockport is a small village in the northeastern part of Monroe township near Richland township line. The postoffice is known as Cranberry. It is in section 13 and was platted in 1836 by Samuel Rockhill. The Presbyterian Church at Rockport was organized in 1850 and belongs to the Bluff ton charge. The only other church is a Methodist Episcopal Church, which belongs to the Beaver Dam circuit and has for its pastor Rev. Harley Hodge.

Schools. - The first school of Monroe township was opened in 1833 by N. G. Kidd and the old schoolhouse in section 14 was built in 1834, round logs being used in its construction. At present the school property of the township outside of West Cairo is valued at $15,000, and in West Cairo it is valued at $2,500. In the township there are 364 pupils enrolled and in the special district there are 1 14. The schools of the township are under township supervision, F. R. Mason superintending the schools of Monroe township in connection with those of Bath. The teachers in West Cairo village in 1904-05 were: Charles W. Westbay, superintendent; James F. Snodgrass, Nora Kidd and Bertha Stotts (1906). The teachers in Monroe township in 1904-05 were: Mary E. Pittenger, Frank Beery, Clara M. Greding, F. R. Mason, L. L. Weaver, F. B. Stockier, Mabel Cotner, J. F. Snodgrass, Maggie Campbell, J. T. Cotner and Clarice Ulery.

Was formed from Bath, German, Shawnee and Perry in May, 1857, and was organized on May 27th that year, with Thomas K. Jacobs, Thomas Clayton and Slemans Lisle, trustees. It has an area of 3,360 acres, of which 1,600 acres belonged originally to Bath; 1,040 acres to German; 560 acres to Perry and 160 acres to Shawnee. Ottawa township is not recognized officially save by the justices of the peace, the constables and the Infirmary Board. The justices of the peace at the present time are John W. Movven and Edmund G. Dempster; the constables, Daniel Miller and Frank Dalzell. The area of Ottawa township is coextensive with the city of Lima, hence the city of Lima .takes the place of the township of Ottawa. I11 1834 the tax duplicate of Lima was $6,108; in 1904, $10,085,889 with a tax rate of 36.8 mills.

List of Original Entries. - The following names and dates refer to the original entries in that part of Ottawa township originally included in Bath, comprising parts of sections 29 and 32 and all of sections 30 and 31 :

Section 32. - Henry Lippincott and Elijah Standiford, 1830; John Woodruff, Richard Shaw, Sarah Crosby and Hulda Crosby, 1831 ; John Lippincott, 1833.

Before the formation of Ottawa township in 1857, the following named persons entered land in that part of German township that is now included in Ottawa, comprising portions of sections 25 and 35 and all of section 36.

Section 25. - John P. Mitchell, 1831 ; Morgan Hatfield, John Hatfield, Adriel Hursey, Evan Jenkins and James Vaughn, 1832; J. H. James and John H. Kennedy, 1833.

The following are the original entries in that portion of Perry township that was made a part of Ottawa in 1857, comprising a portion of section 5 and the north half of section 6:

Section 5. - Joseph Lippincott, 1830; George Hawthorn, Thomas Hawthorn and John Ridenour, 1831; George Dugan and George Swinehart, 1832; William Lippincott, James H. Daniels, James Chenoweth and Matthew Dobbins, 1833.

Section 6. - Abraham Bowers and Thomas Franklin, 1831; Jacob Rudy and Joseph Hover, 1832; John Carlisle and James Franklin, 1833; Charles H. Adgate, 1834.

The entries in section 1, Shawnee township, the northeast quarter of which section now belongs to Ottawa, were: William Chaffee, John Campbell, Joseph Hover and John LI. Porter, all in 1832.

John F. Cole, who purchased his farm in section 36, German, in 1831 ; John P. Mitchell, who located lands in section 25, German, and section 26, Bath, in 1831-32; Henry Lippincott, who located his farm in section 32, Bath, in 1830; James S. Daniels and John Terry, who entered their lands in section 36, German, in 1829; Joseph Lippincott, in section 5, Perry, in 1830; John Mark, a temporary resident, Dr. William Cunningham and John Bashore, who were here in 1831, may be classed as making up the vanguard of the pioneers of this district. In the Cole reminiscences, it is stated that John F. Cole in 1831 moved with his wife and four children and settled on an uncleared tract of land near Lima, which he had previously entered. The country around the town was in its primitive wildness, and very little timber removed. After the erection of a cabin Mr. Cole commenced to clear his land, and by the following spring had about four acres cleared and ready for planting corn. Such was the scarcity of hardware that he could not even obtain a pair of hinges or nails to make and hang a door to guard his cabin during the cold, as well as to protect it against the visits of intrusive persons. He was, therefore, compelled to make and hang a door by the use of an auger and an axe, using wooden pins in lieu of nails and hinges.

As one of the first three trustees of Ottawa township and as one who was intimately connected with the growth of Lima through his large real estate operations, a sketch of the late Hon. Thomas K. Jacobs may appropriately be given here.

second son of William and Sarah (Williams) Jacobs, who were early settlers in Pennsylvania. He was educated in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, and early in life learned the tailor's trade which he followed for a period of 10 years. He began his business career at Mifflin, Pennsylvania, and in 1832 moved to Ashland, Ohio. After a two years' residence there, he came to Lima, where for many years thereafter he continued active in real estate dealings, developing different parts of the city. He laid out and platted a large part of the land now included in the corporation limits of Lima, and continued until his death to be interested in the city's affairs. He also held considerable farm property and engaged in farming for a time.

Mr. Jacobs was married September 25, 1834, to Anna Elder, a daughter of David Elder, of Mifflin, Pennsylvania, and they reared four children of a family of nine born to them, namely: W. C, a practicing physician of Akron, Ohio; Thomas K., Jr., a physician of Lima, whose biography appears elsewhere in this work; Editha, wife of H. A. Moore; and Clara, wife of J. F. Brotherton, of Lima. Mrs. Jacobs died January 6, 1880, and in May, 1881, he formed a second union, with Mrs. Mary C. Jacobs.

In October, 1841, Mr. Jacobs was elected treasurer of Allen County, and served nearly years continuously except for the short time the office was filled by Alexander Beatty, upon whose death Mr. Jacobs was appointed to fill the unexpired term. He was thereafter very prominent in public affairs until he retired from active life a few years prior to his death. He was serving in the State Legislature of Ohio at the time Fort Sumter was fired upon, and was one of the first to vote for Ohio being placed on a war footing, the measure being carried after considerable delay and a hard fight. He served two years and then returned to Lima where he was appointed quartermaster of the 99th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., in which he served until he was discharged on account of disability, in March, 1865. Fraternally, our subject was prominent in Masonry and was a Knight Templar.

In the death of Mr. Jacobs, which occurred November 12, 1884, Allen County lost one of her most substantial and respected citizens and expressions of deep regret were heard on every hand. A broad-minded man, progressive and public-spirited, his influence was always on the side of right, and we can safely say that no man of his period did more toward the development of Lima than he.

The history of this township has been quite fully treated under the history of Lima, hence only a brief statement as to city officials is needed here.

Mayors Of Lima City Solicitors Of Lima

Lewis Koch (vice-president) and William Wilson; clerk, L. L. Crumrine ; Engineering Department: J. K. Brice (chief engineer), Id. G. Shenk (sewer inspector) and W. E. Grubb (sidewalk inspector); street superintendents: D. W. Linson and T. O'Brien; City Infirmary Directors: George P. McGuire (president) and John H. Anderson (secretary) ; market master, A. Harrod ; Water-Works Department: O. W. Regan (secretary), Id. E. Botkins (assistant secretary), Richard Stone (superintendent) and Ed. King (chief engineer).

Public Safety Department - Board of Public Safety: S. M. Fletcher (president) and J. W. Shannahan; clerk, E. R. Foster; chief of Fire Department, Bert Coates; chief of Police Department, Walter S. Mills.

Public Health Department - Board of Health: Thco. D. Robb (president ex officio), Z. A. Crosson (vice-president), J. F. Hauenstein, C. F. Stolzenbach, F. C. Smith and E. W. Mosier ; clerk, O. J. Rose ; health officer. Dr. A. L. Jones; sanitary police : 'G. R. Potter and Harry Frye.

Public Indebtedness Department - Sinking Fund Trustees: E. A. Dean, W. L. Mackenzie, Dr. T. K. Jacobs and Gus Kalb; secretary, Fred C. Beam.