York Township (part 3 of 7)

JOHN STEPHAN, farmer, P. O. Hagers vi lie, was born in Bavaria, Germany, December 13, 1826. His parents were Philip and Elizabeth (Scheib) Stephan, the former of whom died August 3, 1874, aged eighty* one years one month; the latter died May 26, 1859. Our subject's father came from Bavaria to this country in 1840. leaving his family behind, through lack of means to bring them with him. In Hudson, N. Y., he found employment as a day laborer, for two years, during which time he remitted his hard earned savings to his wife and children. From Hudson he came to Ohio, locating in Bucks Township, Tuscarawas County, and in the spring of 1843, he was enabled to send for his family, consisting of his wife and four children. The latter were John, our subject; Elizabeth (deceased), wife of Valentine Reis; Margaret (deceased), wife of Jacob Eckfeld; and Philip, proprietor of an establishment in Rowville. The subject of this sketch was married in to Mary Ann Boltz, by whom he has had a family of eight children - Elizabeth (deceased), Philip (deceased), an infant daughter (deceased), an infant son (deceased), John, Daniel, Jacob and William. Mr. Stephan is owner of a well-cultivated farm, having good, substantial buildings thereon. He and his wife are members of the German Reformed Church. In politics, he is a strong Democrat.

DAVTD H. TROENDLY, farmer and teacher, P. O. Bakersville, was bom in Albany, N. Y., July 19, 1839. He is the son of Joseph and Margaret (Deibel) Troendly, natives of Germany. They came to this county in 1835. David was educated in common and select schools, and was raised on a farm. He was married in July, 1860, to Elizabeth, daughter of Frederick Thomas, of this county. Five children were given them - Mary E., wife of John Meitz ler, who resides in Coshocton County, John H., Adelia Electa, Margaret M., and Joseph F. , who died when only two years of age. Mr. Troendly is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was Township Clerk for six or seven years; Superintendent of the Sabbath school for twenty years; taught school; was a member of the board of education for six years, and is now serving his fifth term as Justice of the Peaca

DANIEL D. TROYER, of the firm, Mast, Troyer & Co., Rowville Mills, was bom in Holmes County, Ohio, January 2, 1844. He is son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Yoder) Troyer, natives of Pennsylvania. They emigrated in 1816, and were among the first settlers of this county. Daniel spent his early days on a farm, received a common school education, and taught school for ten years. In 1871, he was married to Susan Olinger, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Shutt) Olinger, of Holmes County. They are both members of the Ornish Church. Four children have been born to them - William D., Ida, Norah and Bertha.

NOAH TROYER, of the firm Mast, Troyer & Co., Rowville Mills, was bora in Holmes County, Ohio, February 8, 1857. His parents, Joseph and Elizabeth Troyer, were natives of Pennsylvania. They were among the early settlers of Holmes County. Noah was raised on a farm, and educated in the common schools. He has been in this county about one and a half years. In 1880, he was married to Sarah Mast They have two children - Elizabeth Ann and Elmora Mr. Troyer and wife are members of the Omish Church.

JOHN WOLF, proprietor planing mill, Rowville, was born in this county December 2, 1847. His parents, Peter and Margaret (Rice) Wolf, are natives of Germany. They landed in New York May 9, 1846. John was raised on a farm, received a common school education, and at the age of twenty learned the carpenter trade, which he followed until the fall of 18S2, at which time he built a planing mill, where a general stock of building material - sashes, doors, blinds, etc. - is now manufactured, Wolf & Miller, proprietors. In 1875, he married Mary Marquand. daughter of John and Mary Marquand, of this county. They are of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf are parents of five children - Catharine, John Albert, Sarah Maggie, Mary Lizzie and Edward Henry. They are members of the German Reformed Church.

JOSEPH BID WELL, farmer, P. O. Lock 17, was born in England October 22, 1822, the son of John and Jane Bidwell, who emigrated to America in 1881 with their family, and settled in New York. Six or seven years later they removed to Trenton, this county, and there remained till death. Joseph Bidwell was married in 1852 to Louisa Blower, a native of Ohio, and of Scotch ancestry. She departed this life two years later, and in 1860 Mr. Bidwell was remarried to Harriet Blickensderfer, daughter of Abram Blickensderfer. Their five children were George Wesley, Charles Emmett (who died young), Mary Elizabeth, Hannah Jane (who died at the age of two years) and Joseph Jesse. Mrs. Harriet Bidwell died in 1868, and in 1869 Mr. Bidwell was again married, to Rebecca Richardson. Her only child is W'illiam Richardson. They have, however, an adopted child, Denver Brown, four years of age. Mr. Bidwell is a member of the Moravian Church.

ISAAC BLICKENSDERFER, retired farmer, Gnadenhutten, was bora in Warwick Township October 1, 1813. His father, Christian, was born September 16, 1787, and died April 4, 1854; his mother, Sarah (Fredrick), was born in 1786, and died in 1880, aged ninety- four years. They had four children - Abram, Isaac (the subject of this sketch), Christie Ann (wife of Ferdinand Helwig) and Sarah (wife of Lewis Peter), all residents of Gnadenhutten. Christian Blickensderfer was one of eight men who, with their families, emigrated in 1812 from Lancaster County, Penn., to Tuscarawas County. Isaac was raised in Warwick Township, and remained on the farm until his family had grown to maturity. He was married, in 1834, to Elvina Meyer, bora in Pennsylvania June 13, 1814. Their children are JosiahF., a resident of Iowa; Louisa, deceased; Annie, deceased; Francis E., who was a member of the Thirtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was killed at Atlanta, Ga.; and Sarah, a resident of Pennsylvania. Mr. Blickensderfer has been a resident of Clay Township since 1870. He is a member of the Moravian Church.

EDWARD B. CAMPBELL, hotel proprietor, Gnadenhutten, was born in Guernsey County December 15, 1853, son of Abram and Margaret Campbell, of Scotch and Irish descent. Abram Campbell was a miller, and followit his trade until he lost an arm in a mill at Vinton. He then engaged in stockdealing. At the age of fourteen, Edward B. went on the Pan Handle Railroad, and successively served as water carrier, brakeman, wiper and fireman. At the close of 1874, he left the railroad, and for nine years was engaged in farming. He then commenced the hotel business, which he has since followed. He bail t the Gnadenhutten House, corner of Main and Cherry streets. Mr. Campbel 1 was married, May 81, 1873, to Angie Webb, a native of Kanawha, Va. Her father, Philander Webb, was a native of New York, and while serving as boss carpenter on the railroad was killed by a construction train, October 16, 1878.

Her mother, Caroline Webb, is a native of Richland County, Ohio. The children of Mr. and Mr9. Campbell are Carrie Leoti, Edna Luella, Edward W., Ida M. and Cecil Muriel.

JAMES C. FORBES, farmer, P. O. Port Washington, was born in Uhricb9- ville, Ohio, December 22, 1800. the sou of Andrew and Louisa A. (Seaman), Forbes. Andrew Forbes was for many years a leading merchant of Uhrichsville, and in 1863 and 1864 represented the county in the State Legislature. He died in the prime of life. His wife was the only child of Robert Seaman, who was the largest land owner in Clay Township, acquiring, by his own exertions, over 1,000 acres of land, most of which is bottom land. James C. was married, May 15, 1881, to Ida Bremer, daughter of Peyola and Matilda Bremer, of this township. They have one child - Laura May.

S. S. GINTHER, farmer, P. O. Lock 17, was born in this county June 22, 1832, the son of John A. and Lydia (Derauth) Ginther, who were among the earliest pioneers of the county, and came from Pennsylvania. The subject of this sketch was reared to manhood on the farm, receiving what education the common schools afforded. He was married in 1858, to Mary Derauth bora September 30, 1841, and daughter of Daniel and Maria (Simmers), Demuth, who were also among the foremost settlers of the county. The family of our subject consists of nine children - Ella Cora, born September 30, 1859, the wife of Franklin Peter, of this township; Jesse D., born January 8, 1861, and died at the age of thirteen years; Carrie May, born May 7, 1864; Alice C., born September 22, 1866; Ada Belle, born January 1, I860; Eva Maria, bom June 21, 1871; Charles Wesley, born February 19, 1874; Maud Pearl, bom August 22, 1876; and Claud Lester, born March 23, 1880. Mr. Ginther was five months in service as a member of the One Hundred and Sixty -first Ohio National Guard, which was stationed in Maryland and Virginia, and was at Shenandoah, Staunton, Lexington, Lynchburg, Sweet Sulphur, White Sulphur Springs, June 28, 1864; Harpers Ferry, July 2-5; Maryland Heights, July 5-8; Martinsburg and Shepherdstown. Mr. Ginther is a member of the Moravian Church, of which ho was Trustee and is Elder at the present time.

DAVID GRAM, Sr., farmer, P. O. Gnadenhutten, was bom in Lancaster County, Penn., March 1, 1807, son of Henry and Esther (Souder) Gram, who in 1808 emigrated to the Tuscarawas Valley, and settled in Clay Township. David was raised on the farm, and received his education in an old log schoolhouse. He worked on the Ohio Canal in his youth, and in 1830 married Sybilla Colver, of this county. Of their ten children, Louisa (wife of Josiah Blickensderfer), Sarah and Lewis S., and five infants, are deceased; David H. resides in this county, and John T. is salesman in a New York store. David H enlisted in a California regiment, and served through the war; John T. was a drummer boy, and Lewis was fifer in the 100 days' service. Mrs. Gram died in 1865, and in 1866 Mr. Gram was remarried. By his second marriage he has had six children - Jesse P., Harvey B., Alice R., Franklin W., Ida Pearl and Anna Belle. Mr. Gram received a heritage of 100 acres, and by his industry added to it 400 acres. He has recently erected a residence at Gnadenhutten, and has retired to private life. He has served his township thirtyfour years as Justice of the Peace, and is still in office: for two terms he was County Commissioner. He is Republican in politics, and has been an Elder in the Moravian Church, of which Mrs. Gram is also a member.

WILLIAM HAMILTON, farmer, P. O. Gnadenhutten, was bom in this county September 5, 1808, son of Thomas and Mary Ann Hamilton. Thomas Hamilton emigrated to this county in 1804, and was married the year following. William was raised on his fathers farm, and received a common school education. He was married, December 14, 1834, to Maria James, daughter of Charles and Hannah James. This marriage was blessed with seven children - Mathias Taylor, who served four years in Company L Thirtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Matilda Jane, wife of Samuel Johnson; Hannah, wife of William F. Rogers; Louisa, deceased; Mary, wife of Elza H. Parrish; Martha, deceased; and Celinda Ann, the wife of Charles B. Cox. Mrs. Hamilton died in February, 1850, and in the following November Mr. Hamilton was united in marriage with Ellen, daughter of John L. and Matilda Kennedy. The children by this marriage are John B., Maria Ellen (wife of J. H. Hill), Joseph A., William McAbee, Sarah Alice, Charles Winfield, James Wesley, Ida Emery and Bessie Luella. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has been Trustee for thirty-eight years, and Steward and Class-leader for over forty years, and served as a Justice of the Peace twenty-four years in Clay Township. Mr. Hamilton settled on his present farm of 204 acres in 1835.

JACOB HECK, tinner, Lock 17, was born in Sandy Township, this county, January 3, 1842, the son of Godfrey and Catherine (Meyer) Heck, both natives of Germany, who emigrated with their respective parents to America. Jacob was raised on a farm, received a common school education, and also attended school at Oberlin College. During his youth he clerked for a time in a store. He enlisted in the Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served for three years during the war. At Perryville, Ky. , he was wounded in the face. In 1886, Mr. Heck was married to Mary Haney, a native of Stark County. Their three children were Godfrey, Lizzie (who died at the age of eight months) and Eva A. Mrs. Heck died in June, 1877, and in the following November Mr. Heck was again married. By his second wife he has four children - Warren L., Lester, Bertha and Charles. Mr. Heck pursues the avocation of tinner at Lock 17. His wife is a member of the Moravian Church.

SIMON G. KISER, farmer, P. O. Lock 17, is a native of Clay Township, where he was born September 23, 1849. His parents, John and Catherine (Swallie) Kiser, emigrated from Germany, and settled in this township. Simon G. was raised on the farm, and was educated in the common schools. He was married in 1873 to Hattie Sluthour, who is the daughter of John and Angeline Sluthour. They have two children - Julia M. and Minnie Alice. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kiser are members of the Moravian Church.

JACOB LOMNECK, farmer, P. O. Gnadeuhutten, was born in Prussia March 4, 1842, son df Peter and Elizabeth (Knapp) Lomneck. He emigrated to America in 1850 and settled at Port Washington, where he followed the carpenter trade until 1870. He was a contractor during this time and operated a force of employes at Port Washington and the neighboring villages. Mr. Lomneck had received an elementary education in Prussia, and took a full course at the Capital City Commercial College, Columbus, Ohio. He was united in wedlock in 1809 with Elizabeth Wolf, daughter of George Wolf. This marriage was blessed with seven children, as follows: Caroline (who died at the age of three months), Flora, Edwin, Ida, Anna Louisa, Albert Sidney and an infant son. Mr. Lomneck is a member of the Evangelical Church, and has served as Township Clerk. During the famous Morgan raid he went to Cincinnati to assist in the capture of the rebel force.

THOMAS MILLIGAN, farmer, P. O. Gnadenhutten, was born in Rush Township January 2, 1843, son of Thomas and Margaret (Edgar) Milligan, who were natives of Pennsylvania, were of Irish extraction, and emigrated to this county in 1837. Thomas was reared on the farm, and received his education in the common schools. In 1862, he enlisted in the Seventy- eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and remained in service about three years, receiving do injuries during the time. Mr. Milligan was married in 1870 to Mary E. Rank, daughter of Levi Bank, of this county, who died at Aurora, Ind., December 17, 1864. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Milligan are Orpha M., Melvin E., Francis W., Maggie A., Charles C. and Austin E. Mrs. Milligan is a member of the Moravian Church. Mr. Milligan has served his township in various capacities.

JACOB B. MILLIGAN, farmer, P. O. Lock 17, is a native of this county. He was born in Bush Township October 31, 1847. His parents, Thomas and Margaret (Edgar) Milligan, of Pennsylvania, were early settlers of the county. Jacob B. was brought up on the farm, and received his education from the public schools of the neighborhood He was married in 1871 to Ellen A. Rank, daughter of Levi and Mary Ann (Tschudy) Bank, of this county. Mrs. Milligan is a member of the Moravian Church. Their children, three in number, are Oscar E., Erwin M. and Harry B.

HAMILTON PABBISH, farmer, P. O. Port Washington, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, April 13, 1819, the son of Joshua and Sarah (Boland) Parrish. He came to this township in 1830, was raised on a farm and received the education afforded by the common schools. In 1841, he was married to Isabel McCoy, who was born in Maryland, raised in Pennsylvania, and is of Irish descent. Their five living children are Elza H, of this township, who served for six months in the Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and afterward in the Ninety- eighth to the close of the war; Solomon M., of Iowa; Margaret, married and living in Washington Township; Bobert J. L., at home; and Gershon, at home. Samuel B., the eldest child, died at Nashville, Tenn., a member of the Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and Alvira died at the age of eighteen years. Mr. Parrish has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for forty years, and has been Class Leader and Steward of the society, which was organized in 1841 and disbanded in 1882. When Mr. Parrish first came to this county in 1830, they built a house and settled in the woods.

JOHN G. SCHUPPE, farmer, P. O. Port Washington, was bora in Prussia March 14, 1833, the son of George and Mary Elizabeth Schuppe, who, in 1843, emigrated from their native land and settled in a forest home with their family in this county. All was woods except a cleared lot of three acres. John G. had attended the public schools in Prussia, and received what further education the neighborhood of his backwoods American home afforded. He was raised on the farm, and wai married, December 18, 1854, to Philopene Clos. The fruits of this marriage were four children - Charles, Catherine, Mary E. and Philopene. Mrs. Schuppe died March 15, 1861, and Mr. Schuppe was again married, July 6, 1861, to Mary E. Harz. Their six children are George, Jacob (who died at the age of eight years), Frederick, John, Henry Lewis and Jacob E. (who died at the age of four years). Mr. Schuppe is a member of the Lutheran Church. In 1862, he was drafted, but procured a substitute at an expense of $400. Again he was drafted in 1865, and this time his substitute cost him $600.

SAMUEL SCHWEITZEB, farmer, P. O. Look 17, was born in Switzerland July 22, 1817; the son of Samuel and Magdalene Schweitzer. He emigrated to America with his step-father, a carriage- maker, and for a few years lived in various cities. He came to this county in 1834, and for a time read law with J. C. Hance, of New Philadelphia. He commenced life with eight acres of land and an old saw mill, and now owns 305 acres in Clay Township, and a house and lot of eight acres in Goshen. He rebuilt and operated the saw mill for a few years, and has since confined his attention mostly to farming. In 1837, he was married to Elizabeth Meyer, daughter of Christian Meyer, of German descent. Their eleven children are Mary, who was married to Alex- ander Hank and is deceased; Elizabeth, wife of Solomon Everett, of this township; Edward, a resident of Dakota: Samuel, who was killed at Maryland Heights, a member of the One Hundred and Sixty-first Ohio National Guard; Louisa, wife of Sparks Beals, of Illinois; Louis S., a physician of Akron; Sylvan us, of Dakota; Otto, at home on the farm; Albert, who died at the age of fourteen years; Omer, of Dakota; and Callie. at home. Mr. Schweitzer is a member of the German Reformed Church. Most of his children have united with the Moravian Church. He has served his township as Trustee, was Justice of the Peace twelve years, and County Commissioner for two terms.

ELISHA T. SHAFER, blacksmith, Gnadenhutten, was born in this county December 10, 1840, the son of Henry and Hannah (Romig) Shafer, both natives of this county also. Elisha was reared to the manual labor of the farm, and was afforded opportunity to attend the district schools. He acquired his trade at Lock 17, and in 1803 he was in the Sixth Ohio Independent Battery, working eight months of the two jears he was in service in the Light Artillery, Western Division. At Atlanta, he struck with his foot an old shell on the battle field, which exploded and burned him severely, tearing the flesh from his right leg. Mr. Shafer was married in 1870, to Julia Getman, who was born in Germany, and crossed the ocean, when a year old. They have had six children Fannie, Mary (deceased), Nora, Anna, Arthur (deceased), and Harry. Mr. Shafer is a member of the Moravian Church. He is engaged in the general blacksmith business in partnership with John Petry, who is a native of this county, and is the son of Peter Petry, who came from Germany in 1830.

SAMUEL SHULL, farmer, P. O. Gnadenhutten, was born in this county October 19, 1837, son of Peter Shull and Anna Corpman Shull, who were natives of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Ohio about 1808. Samuel was reared on a farm on Stone Creek, and was educated in the common schools of the county. He was a member of the One Hundred and Sixty-first Ohio National Guards, and remained in service 126 days in Virginia. He was married, November 9, 1808, to Catherine Wolf, daughter of Charles Wolf, a native of Germany. They have six children, namely: Charles William, born

July 18, 1809; John Otto, born December 19, 1871; Ira Francis, born October 31, 1874; Joseph, born April 13, 1877; Laura Alwild, born March 7, 1880, and Lily Pearl, born February 17, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Shull are members of the Lutheran Church.

CAPl\ CHRISTIAN STOCKER, farmer, P. O. Lock 17, was born in Salem Township December 13, 1817, son of Christian and Mary (Stophlet) Stocker, who emigrated from Northampton County, Penn., to Salem Township, this county, in 1816. Christian was there raised on a farm, and received his education in the common schools. He was married, in 1840, to Harriet Houghtling, of Bradford County, Penn. She was born June 9, 1822. They have not been blessed with children, but have raised three boys and three girls, four of whom are now married. The two now living at the home of Mr. Stocker are the children of one of the girls he raised. Mr. and Mrs. Stocker were formerly members of a Regular Baptist congregation, until that organi zation perished, and Mrs. Stocker is at present a member of the Moravian Church. Mr. Stocker has resided in Clay Township since 1841. He has held various township offices, and for sixteen years, from 1851 to 1807, was a captain on the Ohio Canal.

JONATHAN AUMAN, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Mifflin County, Penn., in 1820, and is a son of George and Elizabeth (Harris) Auman, who came to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1834. They settled in Sugar Creek Township, and there spent the remainder of their years. Our subject was married in Sugar Creek Township in 1842, to Miss Susanna Shonk; who was bom in this county and State. Of their children seven are living - Sarah, wife of Peter Karl; Martha, wife of J. Burkholder; Henry; Elizabeth, wife of John Welty; George; Anna, wife of William Yantes; and Becca, wife of Henry Shear. Henry, the eldest son, has married Miss Katie Winkleplate, and resides on the homestead. Their children are Mary, Ella, Della, Lula and Elizabeth. The family are among the oldest pioneers, well worthy of the respect in which they are held.

PHILIP BAER, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1831, and is a son of Benjamin and Catharine (Baker) Baer. His parents were born and married in Pennsylvania, and came direct to Dover Township in 1818, locating three miles west of Dover. Benjamin Baer purchased 160 acres of land, on which he founded a home, and in 1836 moved upon the present estate of our subject, then comprising 130 acres, where he passed the years of his life. His wife and companion also died on this farm. They were the parents of eight children, of whom six are living - Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Winkelpleck, of Daviess County, Ind.; Catharine, wife of David Murray, of Stark County, Ohio; Lydia, wife of Frank C. Miller, of New Philadelphia, Ohio; Jacob, of Dover, Ohio; Philip, our subject; and Sarah, wife of Alfred Coogill, of Christian County, 111. The subject of this sketch was brought up on the home farm, where he has always lived. He was married in this county in 1856, to Miss Sarah A., daughter of George Welty, and a native of this county. To this union there were bora seven children, six of whom have survived. Their names are as follows: Martin

L., Frank L., Mary, Charles, Philip and Emma C. Mr. Baer is a member of the Lutheran Church, and numbers among the oldest living and native bora citizens. The family number among the earliest pilgrims.

JOHN BAMBECK, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Oberrodenbach Kreis Hannau, K: Hessen Frankfort, A.M., Germany, February 6, 1814. When a youth, he learned the trade of shoe -making, which he followed many years. He received a fair German education. In his twenty- third year, he emigrated to America, sailing from Bremen, and after a voyage of sixty-three days, landed at Baltimore, and came to this county, where for many years he worked at his trade in connection with agricultural pursuits, in Lawrence Township. He then moved to Dover Township, and in 1859 settled where he now resides. The farm at the period of settlement by him was almost all forest, but by courage and hard work, he succeeded in converting it into a fine homestead. On December 4, 1838, he married Anna M., daughter of George and Mary Streb, born December 25, 1819. When seventeen years old, Mrs. Bambeck came to this county with her parents. To this union have been born twelve children, seven of whom are still living - Catherine, George, Frederick, Elizabeth, Conrad, Jacob and Anne M. Mr. and Mrs. Bambeck are both ardent members of the Roman Catholic Church. They have

JOSEPH BEITER, marble and granite dealer, Dover, was bom in Oarroll County, Ohio, May 8, 1858, and is a son of Ignatius and Catharine (Hegner) Beiter, both natives of Germany. His parents migrated to this country and settled in Carroll County, Ohio, subsequently removing to North Manchester, Ind., where Ignatius Beiter died in 1878; the widow now resides at Waynesburg, Ohio. They were the parents of eleven children, all of whom are living, viz.: George (the eldest), John, Mary, Joseph, Levi, William,

Lizzie, Anna, Nathan, Peter and Daniel. These eight sons ail learned the stone cutter' 8 trade, and are Jiving in Tuscarawas, Carroll and Stark Counties. The subject of this sketch learned his trade in the house of his father, who carried on the business at Oneida Mills, Carroll County. He remained at home until nineteen years of age, when he went to Alliance, Ohio, and engaged as brakeman on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway. In this oapacity he remained but a short time, when he went to Canfield, Ohio, in 1873, and was employed at his trade. In the spring of 1874 he went to Massillon, continuing at his trade, and in the fall engaged as salesman in a grocery store, at Canton, Ohio. In the ensuing spring he was appointed foreman in the marble works of Phillip Hautert, at the same place, and the next winter was operating in Chicago, 111. In the spring of 1875, he formed a partnership with his brother John in the marble business at Waynesburg, Ohio, where he was engaged until the fall, when he returned to Canton and purchased the business concern of his former employer, continuing until his coming to Dover, in the winter of 1870. Here he established a business relation with John Frich, which firm was carried on until February, 1878, when it was dissolved, and our subject has since carried on, alone, a large and successful business. The concern is the only establishment of the kind in Dover, and employs a force of four men constantly. Mr. Beiter was married in Dover, in October, 1878, to Miss Mary G. , daughter of John G. and Eva Neuman, a native of Canton. Ohio. The children bom to this union are all living, their names as follows: Josie O., Henrietta and Florence M. The family are members of the St. Joseph Catholic Church. Although a young man, Air. Beiter has been very successful in business relations, making extensive accumulations of property. He is at this time erecting a large and handsome residence near the St. Joseph Church.

EDMUND BURNET, Postmaster, Dover, was bora in Windham County, Conn., December 11, 1814. His mother, Lucretia Smith, was a native of the same county, and his father, Clark Burnet, was bom in Providence, R. I. They came to the West in 1834, living for two years in Huron County, Ohio, removing thence to Canada, where Mr. Burnet was engaged in milling until his decease. They were the parents of ten children, five of whom have survived. The subject of this sketch, after teaching school a short time in Huron and Richland Counties, Ohio, came to Tuscarawas County in 1830. He taught for six months in Dover, and then secured a position as salesman, three years after, forming a partnership with Judge Deardorff and C. Ritter, in a general stock of goods. This association continued one year, when Judge Deardorff withdrew, and John Sterling was admitted. The firm of Ritter, Burnet & Sterling also carried on an immense trade of liquors, the sale of which became distasteful to Mr. Burnet, who, finding the other two partners deemed it a necessity, withdrew from the firm. This dissolution occurred in 1842, and after two years as a salesman, he again entered a mercantile relation, which was continued until 1845, at which time he established himself in trade, maintaining it successfully for fifteen years. During this time he had an interest in the milling business, under the firm name of Haden & Burnet, until the mill was destroyed by fire in 1858. Continuing his mercantile trade until 1860, he revived the milling business by a second purohase and pursued it for about six years. He subsequently invested largely in an oil well, which, not producing expectations, realized some loss in the investment. He was a stockholder of the Dover Planing Mill, and was President of the Furnace Company and Dover Rolling Mill Company for nearly two years. In 1870, he disposed of his manufacturing interests, and opened a warehouse which he conducted for several years. In 1856, Mr. Burnet was elected, on the Republican ticket, to the Legislature, where he served with honor to himself and constituents. He was appointed Postmaster of Canal Dover by President Hayes in 1870, to which position he has since devoted himself, serving at this time by re-appointment of President Arthur. He is recognized as one of the oldest business representatives living in Dover, and is known for his strict business principles and irreproachable character. Mr. Burnec was married, February 4, 1840, to Miss Mary A., daughter of Judge Peter Williams, of New Philadelphia, Ohio. This issue has produced eleven children, of whom six are living, viz. : Clark; Edmund, a resident of Australia; Lucretia, wife of Mr. Thomas, Urbana, Ohio; Francis, wife of W. H. Park, Cleveland, Ohio; Eliza, who is housekeeper; and Emma, who is engaged as an assistant to her father in the post office. The family are connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church.

CYRUS CARSON, farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia, is a son of David, Jr., and Jane (Boorhes) Carson, the former of whom was born in Washington County, Penn., the latter a native of Ohio. David Carson, Sr., with his family, came to the West in 1807 and was among the pioneer families of Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, where he lived to the close of his life. His son, David, Jr., removed to Tuscarawas County in 1865 and settled at first in Goshen Township, and subsequently on the farm now occupied by his son, where he died in November, 1882. He was in the eightieth year of his age, and as a citizen and friend was warmly esteemed; his wife had preceded him to the better land in 1877. They were the parents of three children, all living, viz., Eliza, residing on the homestead; James, of Jefferson County, Ohio; and David. Mr. Carson is a member of the Christian Church, and although he has never entered the wedded state, we take pleasure in commemorating him and his family upon the pages of this book.

DAVID CASEBEER, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1813, and is the second son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Knisely) Casebeer. His father was a native of Washington County, Penn., and came to this county at an early day, settling in Goshen Township, where he took up 100 acres and founded a home. Here he met and married Elizabeth, a daughter of John Knisely, a Pennsylvanian and a pioneer of this county. Mr. Casebeer died in Philadelphia in the eightyfourth year of his age. He was a blacksmith by trade, but followed farming, at which he was very successful; he left to his heirs 500 acres of land. Ho was of a quiet, unobtrusive nature, and was highly esteemed. The subject of this sketch lived on the homestead until twenty -seven years of age, when he was united iD marriage with Elizabeth Schrock, a native of this county. The results of this union have been seven children, five of whom are living, viz., Sarah M., Mary (wife of David Swihart, of this county) Lydia, Joseph and Jacob F. Mr. Casebeer settled on his present estate in 1848, consisting in its original purchase of 500 acres of land, all but 100 of which he has divided among his children. This land he has acquired mostly by his own industry and perseverance. His advantages for education were very limited, studying only when there wa; no work to be done. He and his family are conneoted with the United Brethren Church. He lost his wife by death in 1877, and in 1883 he was again married to Mrs. Nancy Shalter, of this county. Mr. Casebeer numbers among the oldest- born pioneers, representing a branch of distinguished pilgrims.

GEORGE W. CRITES, druggist, Dover, is the great-grandson of Jacob Crites. a native of Washington County, Penn., who was among the distinguished pioneers of Tuscarawas County. He died near Dover in the eightieth year of his age. His son, Andrew Crites, was born in Washington County, Penn., and came with the family to this county, where he died in 1838, aged seventy years. George Crites, the father of our subject, was born near Dover January 29, 1813, and died February 15, 1879. He was a carpenter by trade, and erected many of the prominent buildings of the city. He held many offices of trust, and although a man of quiet habits, was highly honored and esteemed. His wife, Mary My grant, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., February 5, 1817, and was a daughter of Joseph and Margaret My grant, a pioneer family of 1828. Her demise occurred September 10, 1875. They raised a family of nine children, six of whom survive, their names and dates of birth as follows: William F., April 13, 1838; George W., the subject of this sketch, March 9, 1842; Emmet, June 22, 1850; Charles, November 28, 1852; Clara, September 9, 1854; and Harvey, January 22, 1856. The deceased are George Warren, born in December, 1840, died January, 1841; Wealthy B., born February 20, 1844, died March 22, 1850; and Charles Emmet, born June 3, 1846, died September 8, 1847. The subject of this sketch acquired an education in the Union Schools of Dover, where he afterward became teacher, and in the district schools of the county. He subsequently became Examiner, occupying that position at the present time, and has always taken an active interest in educational matters. He worked with his father at the carpenter bench, early learning to labor with his hands. In J865, he entered the old drug house of William Rickert & Son as a clerk, and two years later formed a partnership in the drug business with W. W. Scott, carrying on a successful trade. In 1873, Scott withdrew from the firm and E. C. Dickson was admitted, the firm name being Crites & Dickson; in 1877, this firm was dissolved, since which time Mr. Crites has conducted the business alone. He has occupied his present location since the first business opening. This is the oldest establishment of the kind in the city, and all its appurtenances are first-class; being well stocked and fitted up with taste, it commands a large and justly-merited patronage. Mr. Crites, when quite young, filled the offices of Township Treasurer and Clerk, and by his affable nature and upright dealing, soon won his way to the hearts of the people. He may be justly termed a self-made man; beginning life without parental aid, he applied himself diligently to his studies, securing a common school education. He is a Democrat in politics ; in 1879, was elected from this county for Representative. His services were so well appreciated, that in June, 1883, he was re- nominated by acclamation, and October 9, 1883, elected, by a large majority, to the same position. Mr. Crites was married, November 19, 1867, to Miss Emma, daughter of Henry Brister and a native of Coshocton County, Ohio.

WILLIAM CRITES, farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia, was born in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1840, and is a son of John and Mary Crites, both natives of Pennsylvania. They were among the early settlers of this county, John Crites entering eighty acres of the land now occupied by our subject, which farm now consists of 143 acres. Both parents died on the homestead. They reared a family of ten children, of whom nine have survived. The subject of this sketch was married in Dover Township in 1865, to Mary

Foney, who was born in this county. The nine children living of ten born to this union are as follows: Daniel L., Joseph H., Jesse E., Emanuel, Alphy, Wyola, Perley, Ruby and Bertha. Mr. Crites will rank among the native born children of Tuscarawas County, springing from the original stock of English settlers; he has always retained and lived upon the home his father selected from the wilds of this county. As a citizen and a man, he is highly respected.

SAMUEL W. CROXTON, manufacturer, Dover, is a grandson of William Croxton, a native of Pennsylvania, and a son of John G. and Susan (Smith) Oroxton. The grandparent settled in Virginia when John was born, living there until 1812, when he moved to Carrollton, Ohio, with the family, and was one of the distinguished pioneers there. In 1806, John, the father of our subject, came to Tuscarawas County, and settled in Dover, where be has since remained. He has served as Justice of the Peace for some years, and at this time (1883) is living in retirement at his home. He reared a family of seven children, of whom live are living - William B., a resident of this county; Henrietta, wife of J. H. Barnhill, New Philadelphia, Ohio; John G., of Philadelphia, Penn. ; Samuel W. ; and Alice, wife of George H. Hopkins, of Dover. The subject of this sketch, during the early years of the rebellion, was a clerk in the internal revenue office at New Philadelphia, and in the winter of 1864, accepted a clerkship in the Quartermaster's Department, First Division, Fourth Army Corps, in the Army of the Cumberland. At the close of the war, the corps was sent to Texas, where he remained on duty until November, 1865, when he was discharged, and returned home. He was then for thirteen years employed as book-keeper by the Tuscarawas Coal & Iron Company, and in 1878, became a stockholder in the concern. Since 1881, he has been the general manager of the business, and is also acting as manager of the Blast Furnace which was sold to the Pennsylvania Iron & Coal Company. He was married in Dover, to Miss Electa L. , daughter of Benjamin and Catharine (Young) Miller; she is a native of Dover Township, and her parents were among the prominent pioneers of this county. Her father died in Dover in 1877 ; the widow with ten children still survives. Mr. Croxton is a young, enterprising business man, and by his active energies, has built up a trade marked by business ability, push and enterprise. He is the father of six children, all of whom are living - Herbert A., David T., Catharine B., Mabel S., Helen E. and S. Wolle.

ANTHONY DEARDORFF, Sr. (deceased), a German Baptist or Tunker, was bom in Sch wartzenau, Ch ur Pfaltz, between Manuheimand Heidelberg, Germany. Owing to religious persecutions in the Province of Witgenstein, he with others tied to Crefeld, thence to Holland, and from Holland, in company with about thirty families with Alex. Macksen,of Scheisheim, as a leader, emigrated to North America from Cowes, Isle of Wight, July 7, 1729, arriving at Philadelphia September 15, 1729. Anthony Deardorff, with his three eons - Peter, John and Anthony - located, temporarily, in or about Germantown, where Anthony, Sr., died. Christian Deardorff, a son of Isaao, was bom in York, now Adams County, Penn. When a young man, he left a comfortable home, in 1805, and permanently settled in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where, with his brother-in-law, Jesse Slingluffiof Baltimore, Md., he purchased land, and engaged in milling, merchandising, etc. In 1807, the town of Dover was laid out by him on the joint purchase of the land. During the war of 1812, he volunteered, and was a Paymaster in the army. He was a member of the Legislature in 1825, and subsequently Associate Judge, of this county. In 1817, he was married to Margaret R. Butt, who was bom in York County, Penn. Their children were Jesse S., Isaac N., George B., Upton C., Joseph D., Mary and George. Christian Deardorff was, in every sense of the word, a self-made man, securing his own education.

CHRISTIAN DEARDORFF (deceased), as one of the early pioneers in the wilderness of Ohio, deserves especial notice; born on the 10th of August, 1781, in York, now Adams County, Penn. ; he left, a young man, a comfortable home in 1805, and sought a new one in Muskingum County, now Tuscarawas, Ohio, where thenceforth he lived. He departed this life there on 11th of October, 1851. There our subject, together with his brother-in-law, Jesse Slingluff, of Baltimore, Md., had purchased a tract of land of 2,000 acres, clearing it of its forests and wild aspect, and founded the town of Dover in 1807, erecting dwellings, setting flouring mills in motion, and establishing places of business with all things necessary for the use and comfort of an expected new community, thus, by encouragement, paving the way for others in search of new homes, to one of the most beautiful valleys in the State of Ohio. Immediately upon his arrival, on the land purchased with assistants, a crude log cabin was built, located on the site of the hill near the present "Sugar Creek Salt Works," where, about 1807, he built the first saw and grist mill, it being the only one within a radius of over thirty miles. In his log cabin, he continued to live and kept bachelor's hall for a number of years. Descended from a hardy, both physically and morally well-developed ancestry of German origin, our subject carried with him into the then far West all the spirit of enterprise, industry and perseverance, and not less the honesty and integrity, known of that people, leaving to his followers an example of kindness of heart, and of willingness to be useful in serving his neighbors. The town founded by him, with its beautiful surrounding countrj, proves now the judiciousness and correctness of his foresight in the selection of its location. During the war of 1812, he volunteered and was a paymaster in the army. In 1825, he entered as a member the halls of legislation of the State; thereafter was an Associate Judge of the county, and when the Ohio Canal was ordained to be built, he devoted all his experience and energy toward the location and completion of that great State work. In 1817, he married Margareth R. Butt, of York County, Penn., being then a resident of Tuscarawas, Ohio, by whom he had issue of eight children, and of these are living now Jesse S., Isaac N., George B., Upton C., Joseph B. and Mary C. Mrs. Deardorff died in 1876. His immediate ancestor was Anthony Deardorff (or, as he wrote it in German, Dierdorff), one of a religious sect called Tunkers, founded in Germany, and well known for the sterling qualities of hand and heart of its members. Anthony had to flee, persecuted with others for religion's sake, his native place, Sehwartzenau, in Chur Pfalz, a village between Mannheim and Heidelberg in Germany, and in company with some thirty other families of the same persuasion, found, by way of Crefeld, in Rhenish Prussia, Holland, and Cowes in the Isle of Wight, England, under the leadership of Alexander Mach, their spiritual teacher, a new home in North America. They arrived at Philadelphia, Penn., September 15, 1729. Anthony, with his three sons, Peter, John and Anthony, and located in or about Germantown, Penn., where, December 25, 1723, they entered into the organization of the established Tunker or German Baptist Church. John, above named, had issue, a son named Isaac, who was the father of our subject

ISAAC N. DEARDORFF, merchant, Doyer, was born in Dover, Ohio, January 21, 1821, and is the second son of Christian Deardorff, whose sketch is also given in this work. When sixteen years of age, Isaac was sent to Baltimore, Md., to be instructed in mercantile business with C. D. & J. Slingluff, wholesale grocers, one year. He was afterward employed by Slingluff & Stevenson in the dry goods trade as chief clerk and book-keeper four years, and five years later left Baltimore for his home, going by way of the sea to Boston, the trip occupying thirteen days. During the years of 1843 and 1844, he was em- ployed in bringing to a final settlement the mercantile firm of Abraham Blickensderfer and Christian Deardorff, and from 1845 to 1846 was engaged in merchandising and milling with his two brothers, Jesse and George. He visited the centennial at Philadelphia in 1876, and received there a certificate of award and diploma for an improved smoke stove for smoking meat. While at Baltimore, he heard lectures from ex-President John Quincy Adams and Elihu Burritt, and escorted the remains of President William Henry Harrison through the city in 1841. Mr. Deardorff relinquished the active pursuits of life in 1848, and is living in retirement at the old family home in this city. He was the home companion of his mother until her death in 1876. He was for many years a member of the Baptist Church, and is at present a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Deardorff numbers among the oldest living born settlers of Tuscarawas County, and as a business man and a citizen is highly esteemed and respected.

GEORGE B. DEARDORFF, hardware merchant, Dover, was born in Dover, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, January 29, 1823, and is the third son of Christian and Margaret (Butt) Deardorff, who came to this county in 1806. They raised a family of eight children, of whom one died in infancy, and six are yet living - Jesse S., Isaac N., George B., Upton C., Mary C. (wife of Thomas McCullough, of Massillon, Ohio) and Joseph B. Our subject received a limited education such as the schools of those early times afforded. When a boy he was sent to Berlin, Holmes Co., Ohio, to clerk in a store, Joel Hall & Co., of which Deardorff and Slingluff were the company. Here he remained about eighteen months, returning as a clerk for Butt, Burnett & Co., and attended school at intervals. In 1846, he owned a part interest in the firm of J. S. & I. N. Deardorff, his brothers, but withdrew from the concern in 1848 or 1849, and engaged in the dry goods trade until 1852, when he sold out and engaged in farming near Dover. Here he remained in hard work for twelve years, when he returned to the town and opened in the hardware trade in 1871, and has since been continuously and successfully engaged in that business. Mr. Deardorff was married, in 1846, to Miss Hannah E. Barrick, a native of Frederick County, Md., by which union eight children have been bora, of whom six are living - Clara (widow of B. Croxton), Willie C., Ida M., Frank G., Minnie B. and Nina E. Mr. Deardorff is a member and Trustee of the Lutheran Church, and is an old and respected pioneer and citizen.

UPTON C. DEARDORFF, salt manufacturer, Dover, was born in Dover, Ohio, in 1827, and is the fourth living son of Christian Deardorff, whose history appears in this work. He was reared on the homestead and followed farming until the organization of the Dover Salt Company, which was incorporated in 1869, since which time he has devoted his attention to the manufacture of salt. He was married in Dover, in 1852, to Miss Mary C., daughter of John Hildt, of this city, where she was born. This union has produced nine children, five of whom are living - Edward C., Carrie B., Mary F., Bertha E. and Theodore H. Mr. Deardorff retains a portion of the original purchase of land made by his father, and, aside from his business, lives a quiet life in the seclusion of his home. He has filled various local offices of trust, but has never mingled in the political arena of life. He is a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was one of the principal organizers of the Tuscarawas Agricultural Society, serving as its President for several years. In the early days, he dealt extensively in sheep-raising as a specialty, but of late has given his time to his business. His name is eminent among the esteemed and respected families, and as a citizen he is honored and respected.

CHRISTIAN DEIS, wholesale grocer, Dover, is a member of the firm of Deis & Fertig, which succeeded the original firm of C. Deis in September,

1878. It is the only wholesale house of the kind in this county, and the firm carry a stock of $20,000, enjoying a lucrative trade. Christian Deis was born in Dover Township, this county and State, in 1848, and is the eldest son of John H. and Saloma Deis, the latter a daughter of John Arnold. John Deis was a settler of this county in 1840, and followed farming until his retirement from business, taking up his residence in Dover. They raised a family of ten children, five of whom are residents of this county. The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm until eighteen years of age, when, in 1861, he joined the ranks of the Union army as a private in Company E, Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the three years' service, the company joining the Western army. He participated in the battles of Iuka, Corinth, Jackson and Mission Ridge, some other smaller engagements, and siege of Vicksburg, Miss. Serving through the call, he re-enlisted in the Eightieth Ohio Volunteer In fantry, and joined the army at Huntsville. Ala. He took part in the siege of Atlanta, and was with Sherman on his memorable march to the sea, thence went to Washington through the graod review, and after further service at Little Rock, Ark., was discharged in August, 1865. During his military career, he received promotions to the First and Second Lieutenancy, and to the Captaincy of the conpany, in which latter rank he was mustered out. Returning to peaceful pursuits, he engagedin farming for five years, after which he formed a partnership relation with his brother Philip in the hardware trade, and continued until he opened his grocery store. He was united in marriage, in 1865, to Miss Rosanna, daughter of John Harbold, a pioneer family, and a native of this county. Of the children born to this union, four are living, viz. : Clara, Charles H., Calvin and Adelaide. The family are connected with the German Lutheran Church, and Mr. Deis numbers among the stanch and reliable business men of Dover.

REV. H. B. DUES, rector St. Joseph's Church, Dover, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 5, 1850. His parents, Henry B. and Catharine (Wehri) Dues, were natives of Prussia, who came to the United States in 1843, settling in Cincinnati, Ohio. Here Mr. Dues became engaged at his trade, cabinet- making, which he followed to the close of his life, May 10, 1882. The widow and mother resides with her son, our subject, at his home in Dover, Ohio. They were the parents of eight children, four sons and four daughters, all of whom are living. The subject of this sketch, at an early age, entered the Holy Trinity Parochial Schools at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he applied himself to his studies for three years, and then for three years more was at St. Anthony's Parochial School of Cincinnati. He subsequently began an apprenticeship at type-setting and printing, and after finishing his trade in the fifteenth year of his age, entered upon the completion of his education in Si Mary's Seminary at Cincinnati. He there applied himself assiduously until twenty-one years of age, concluding in the classics and philosophy. He then took a course in theology under the preceptorship of Bishop Rosecrans in the Aloysius Seminary at Columbus, Ohio. He was ordained priest by Bishop Rosecrans, at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Columbus, Ohio, May 30, 1874. He celebrated his first mass where he had received his first holy communion, in St. Anthony's Church, Cincinnati, and was appointed assistant rector of St. Peter's Church at Steubenville, Ohio, in 1874. This position he filled acceptably for two years, when he was made rector of the same church for six months, attending missions at Hammondsville and Mingo Junction, Ohio. On January 11, 1877, he was appointed rector of St Joseph's Church at Dover, Ohio, to which position he has since devoted his time, making hosts of warm and sincere friends from among all classes and creeds of the people. He holds missions in St. Stephen's Church, Bolivar, Ohio; St Peter's Church of the Hessian Hills, near Strasburg and St. Patrick's Church at Mineral Point, all in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The first and last named churches he erected. The increasing labors of his ministerial duties necessitating an assistant, P. J. Weissenberger was appointed to fill that position in January, 1883.

SAMUEL FERTIG, collector, Dover, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., February 15, 1812, and is the second child of Samuel and Susan (Numiller) Fertig, natives of the same county, and of German ancestry. Samuel Fertig, Sr., came with his family to the West in 1817, and settled in Bethlehem Township, Stark Co., Ohio, where he entered land and resided until 1825, when he removed to Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County. Ten years after, he returned to Stark County and settled in Franklin Township, removing in 1838 to Whitley County, Ind., where he died in the same year. He was a farmer, and left a wife and seven children, five boys and two girls, who went to Iroquois County, 111., settling on a farm, where the widow died in September, 1846. Of the children, six are living, viz.: Henry, residing in Arkansas; David, Marshall County, Ind.; John, Adair County, Iowa; Elizabeth, the eldest child, the widow of S. Barnhouse, and a resident of Huntington County, Ind.; (his younger sister, Maria, died in Wells County, Ind., in 1856, where her family still remain); George W., the youngest son, a resident and farmer of St. Paul, Minn., and Samuel, the subject of this sketch. Samuel came to this county with his parents, and in 1826 located in Dover Township, and was employed in attendance on atoll bridge crossing the Tuscarawas River. He subsequently learned tailoring at Shanesville, after which he returned 'to Dover and followed his calling for five years. His eyesight becoming injured from his trade, he engaged in boating on the Ohio Canal about three seasons, and in 1837 embarked in the grocery business in Dover, succeeding A. G. Phillips, one of the first grocery houses in the city. This business he has since continuously followed, having a leading wholesale grooery, and is at this time (1883) connected with the firm of Deis & Fertig, the largest wholesale grocery in the county. He is also engaged largely in commission, forwarding and grain dealing, which was a large business in the early days. He was appointed Collector of Tolls of the Ohio Canal in 1859, and has continuously filled that position, more for the employment of his spare time than from necessity. In connection with his office, he keeps on hand a stock of groceries for the accommodation of his boatmen. Mr. F ertig had but limited opportunities for education, and at an early age began alone the struggle of life. By natural elements of energy, frugality and perseverance, he has made every moment fruitful, and is now able to enjoy his well-earned reward. He was often selected to accept nominations for various county offices, ail of which he respectfully declined. He did, however, run in 1875 for County Treasurer, on the Republican ticket, but the county having been for years strongly Democratic he was naturally defeated. He has always taken an active interest in political affairs, and during the war gave liberally of his means and influence to crush the rebellion. His eldest son, Zachary T., enlisted in 1863 in the One Hundred and Twenty -ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and after promotion in the ranks of the company died from exposure at Cumberland Gap December 2, 1863. After entering the service, he was appointed a naval cadet at Annapolis, Md., but from choice gave his service to his country's* flag. Mr. Fertig was married, in Dover, in 1844, to Miss Mary, daughter of Capt. Wilson Elliott, a brother of the late Com. Elliott, of the navy. To this union eight children have been born, three of whom have survived - Anna E., George E. (who represents his father's interest in the firm of Deis & Fertig) and Grace. The deceased are Hattie, a promising daughter who died when seventeen years of age; Henry C., who was drowned in the canal when six yeare old, and two who died in infancy. Mr. Fertig ha9 liberally supported all public improvements conducive to the growth and interest of the city. He is grateful that he has been spared to witness such progress and prosperity, as well as to behold the county where he passed his life grow up from an unbroken forest to cultivated, productive scenes. Mr. Fertig has attended as a delegate many judicial and State conventions. In fact, it became so customary that scarcely a convention, State or Judiciary, was held but Samuel Fertig's name was selected as a delegate. As a worthy pioneer of Tuscarawas County his life is commemorated in the pages of this work, he being a well-known and esteemed citizen.

HOSEA FISHER, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Beaver County, Penn., in 1828, and is a son of Frederick and Catherine (Kurtz) Fisher, the former of Baden, the latter of Wittenberg, Germany. The subject of this sketch was married, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1881, to Miss Amanda, daughter of Andrew D. Swihart, and a native of this county. Of the ten children born to this, union, seven have survived, viz. : Edward E., Maggie,

Charles, Mary, Cora, Harvey and Frederick. Mr. Fisher resides on the homestead farm, consisting of 168£ acres, embracing some of the finest land in the connty. He is a man of a genial and social nature, a lover of home, and although living a quiet and unostentatious life he is widely and favorably known.

PETER GROSS, wagon manufacturer, Dover, established business in this city in 1856, occupying an old building on his present premises, and to which he has built a laCrge and commodious manufactory. This ground he subsequently purchased, and on the adjoining lot erected his residence. He has a large and lucrative trade, and is one of the active business men of the city. Mr. Gross is a native of Prussia, where he was bom in 1831, embarking i n 1852 for this country, and coming direct from New York to Dover, where he landed on June 16. He was married in 1857 to Miss Margaret Zeigle, a native of Hessen, Germany, and a daughter of Adam Zeigle, of this county. Six children bora to this union are all living, their names as follows: Mary,

Maggie, Anna, Lizzie, Freddie and John. Mr. Gross is serving his fifth term in the City Council, being the oldest of the city fathers at present; he has also filled other offices for eight terms. He is a trustee of the St Joseph's Catholic Church, of which he is a member.

ADAM HAAS, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born January 6, 1831, in Baden, Germany, and is a son of Adam and Catharine Haas, with whom, when six years old, he emigrated to America by way of Havre and New York, coming to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, after a voyage of sixty-two days, where his parents died. In his youth our subject learned shoe-making, which trade he followed for about twenty-three years. On July 1, 1856, he married Elizabeth Martin, bora October 17, 1834, in Germany, and a daughter of Adam and Mary Martin, with whom she came to America when two years of age. To them have been born nine children - Mary, Henry, Elizabeth, Margaret, Clara, Daniel, Emma, Lydia and Ida. In the spring of 1868, he settled where he now lives, in Dover Township. He owns eighty -one acres of land in a good state of cultivation. Both Mr. and Mrs. Haas are members of the German Lutheran Church. He is a self-made man, having earned all he possesses by hard work. He has served as Trustee of Franklin Township, where he lived eight years.

ANANIAS HARPER, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, is a grandson of James Harper, who was born in Sharpsburg, Md., and was among the distinguished pioneers of Tuscarawas County, where he passed his life. His son, Seth Harper, was a native of this county, and was married to Susan Stocks - dale. He was a carpenter by trade, and lost his life in 1872, by falling from the cupola of a church upon which he was working. The widow and mother died in May, 1883. The subject of this sketch is the only living child of this union, and was bom on the homestead in 1854, and has always lived there. This farm his father purchased in 1854. It consisted of 130 acres. Seth Harper bore the reputation of being one of the best carpenters in the county, and as a citizen and a neighbor was beloved and esteemed. His only son, our subject, has remained in single life, and has yet many years before him in which to make his mark in the world.

JAMES HARPER, Jb., farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born on the homestead farm, in Dover Township, this county and State, in 1818, and is a son of James and Elizabeth (Smith) Harper, both natives of Maryland. His parents came to this county and settled on the present farm, being among the earliest pilgrims. Mr. Harper entered eighty acres of what was then but a wilderness, and here the parents lived to the close of their years. They raised a family of nine children, live of whom are living. The subject of this sketch was married in this county to Miss Martha, daughter of Elisha and Rebecca Stocks - dale, of this county. The children bora to this union are eight in number, all living, viz.: Susanna, Lydia, Mary A., Melinda, Jesse, James, Martha and

Elizabeth. James Harper, Sr., was a Major in the war 1812. Our subject is one of the oldest born residents, and in his walk through life has held the esteem of all who have learned to know him.

J. A. HOSTETLER, attorney and Mayor, Dover, was born in Mifflin County, Penn., in 1846, and is the eldest child of Adam and Catharine (Hartzler) Hostetler, both of the same county. When one year old, his parents moved to Lawrence County, Penn., then to this county in 1859, and settled near Shanesville. Here Adam Hostetler followed farming until 1867, when he removed to Hickory County, Mo., and is still a resident of that place. He was a soldier in the late rebellion, serving in the ranks of Company E, One Hundred and Twenty- sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and after a service of two years was discharged on account of disability. He was the parent of seven children, all of whom are living. The subject of this sketch acquired a primary education in the select schools of his day, and -subsequently went to Allegheny County, Penn., for his collegiate studies. On his return he began the study of law in the office of J. A. D. Richards, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, and in 1870 entered the law department, Ann Arbor University, Mich., graduating in the class of 1872. The same year he was admitted to the bar of this county, and began the practice of his profession in Dover in the spring of 1873. He has since attended closely to his business, and is acquiring a large and successful practice. He has served on the School Board for three years, and was elected to his present position as Mayor in the spring of 1882. He takes an active interest in public affairs, and has always shown a spirit of enterprise in the growth and development of Dover. In 1872, he was married in this county to Miss Kizzie E., daughter of James Smily, of a pioneer family. The two children, Maud S. and Harry H., born to this union, are both living. Mr. Hostetler is a member of the I. O. O. F., of the Knights of Honor and Knights of Pythias.

JOHN j. JURGENS, Principal of the Catholic School, Dover, was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1847, and is a son of John C. and Charlotte (Groeninger) Jurgens, both natives of Germany and residents of Baltimore. The subject of this sketch acquired his early education in Baltimore, where he was a graduate of Calvert Hall College, in the class of 1862. He was also thoroughly educated in music, and became a teacher of same prior to his coming to the West. He came to Ohio in August, 1865, to fill the position he now occupies, where he has since been continuously engaged. He was married in

Dover July 5, 1870, to Miss Mary C., daughter of Valentine Montag, a pioneer of Tuscarawas County. She was born in Dover and died August 1, 1883, aged thirty-seven years two months and twenty days. The results of this union have been five children, of whom four are living - Benhard, Mary, Henry and Joseph. Mr. Jurgens has filled the office of Township and City Clerk several terms, and served on the City Council for one term. He has been organist of the St. Joseph Catholic Church since his connection with the school, and ranks among the enterprising and esteemed citizens.

W. H. KEPLINGER, farmer, P. O. Winfield, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and is a son of J. H. Keplinger, who was bora in Jefferson County, Va., in 1819. The latter was a son of Joseph and Catharine (Snyder) Keplinger, both natives of Maryland, who came to this county in 1832 and settled in Dover Township, where they lived to a good old age. They were parents of thirteen children, nine of whom are living. John H. Keplinger resided on the homestead until he was married, in 1838, to Miss Catherine Knappenger, a native of this county, and daughter of Philip and Mary (Bacon) Knappenger, natives of Westmoreland County, Penn. Her parents were pioneers in 1811 to Franklin County, Ohio, where they both died. The father of our subject settled here in 1854, and soon after became engaged in mercantile trade, which he pursued until 1877, when he retired from the active pursuits of life. He was appointed Postmaster of Winfield in 1856 by Aaron V. Brown, of Tennessee, under the administration of Buchanan, and still remains in that position. He has been Notary Public, many years Justice of the PeacH and has also filled various other offices of trust. He is a member of the Lutheran Church of Winfield, and is an esteemed and respected pioneer and citizen. His living children are Mary E. and William H. The subject of this sketch resided at home until August, 1862, when lie enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Twenty- sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the three years' service. He participated in the battles of Martinsburg, Locust Grove and after the invasion of Pennsylvania fought in all the battles with the Army of the Potomac and through the memorable struggle of the Wilderness. He was wounded at Spottsyl vania Court House May 12, 1864, and was confined in the hospital at Washington, D. C. Four months later, he rejoined the regiment in the field, and on the 19th of September, at the battle of Opequon Creek, near Winchester, he received a wound from a minie rifle ball in the leg, midway between knee and ankle, breaking lower bone of leg, from which he has never recovered. He was transferred from the hospital at Baltimore, Md., to Columbus, and discharged for physical disability. In 1805, he was married to Miss Selects Haley, who was born in this county. The four children born to this issue are all living, viz. : Homer E., Arthur S., Minnie M. and Ruby G. Mr* Keplinger owns a fine farm of 167 acres in Dover Township, and is a useful citizen.

JOSEPH KNISELY, farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia, was born in Goshen Township, near New Philadelphia, Ohio, in 1820. His grandfather, John Knisely, was a native of Pennsylvania, and in 1803 settled on the site of Now Philadelphia. He purchased a tract of land consisting of 4,000 acres, of Godfrey Haga, and laid out the town of New Philadelphia, erecting the first cabin. He, with George Stifler, came together, and were probably the original settlers of the city. His wife's name was Mary, and they raised a family of ten children, six boys and four girls, all deceased. The maternal grandparent of our subject, Philip Idski, purchased a tract of 400 acres of land in Coshocton County, Ohio, and was owner of considerable land in New Philadelphia, of which he sold twenty-five or more lots. There he erected a large log house and barn, and dug a well, which is yet in public use. He was a native of Baltimore, and came to the county in about 1800. Jacob Knisely, the father of our subject, was born in Bedford County, Penn., and came with the family to this county. His wife's name was Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Etskin, a commissary in the war of 1812, who died in 1811. Jacob Knisely was a Sheriff of the county some years, and also served as Coroner, and was Quartermaster in the department of the army during the war of 1812. He settled north of New Philadelphia, and was proprietor of a hotel situated where Gentst's dry goods store now is. He was filling the office of Sheriff when he died in 1838. He was the father of nine children, four of whom are living, viz., Elias, the eldest, residing on the homestead; Joseph, Maria and William, of New York City. The subject of this sketch was brought up on the homestead, where he lived until 1847, and then purchased a farm in Fairfield Township, where he resided for sixteen years. In 18P)5, he bought his present estate, consisting of 206 acres, which was off the Butt & Housefeld tract. He was married in this township in 1846, to Jane, daughter of William Sluts, and a native of Fairfield Township. Her father was a pioneer of the county and a volunteer of the war of 1812. To this union twelve children have been born - six sons and six daughters, of whom there are eleven living, viz., William, a teacher in Wapello County, Iowa; John, resident of Mansfield, Ohio; and Jacob, Perry, James and George in this county; Debby J., wife of James Laughead, of Oregon; Anna, wife of William Dickey; Alice, wife of Willie Jose. Columbus, Ohio; Maggie E. and Birdie at home. Mr. Knisely served as Assessor, Supervisor and School Director for ten consecutive years. He numbers among the oldest born settlers of the county.

JOSEPH KBANTZ, farmer of Dover Township, P. O. Canal Dover, was bom September 14, 1842, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He is a son of Joseph and Barbara Krantz, natives of Germany, who emigrated to America about the year 1833. They settled in Tuscarawas County, shortly after. They were the parents of twelve children, eight ut whom are living, viz., Joseph, Catharine, William, Mary, Charles, Julia, John and Louis G. In his youth, our subject received the rudiments of education in a district school, and was reared on a farm. He was married, April 24, 1866, to Miss Elizabeth Wakeman, born December 29, 1845, in Germany, and a daughter of Henry and Catherine Wakeman, both of whom are deceased. In April, 1872, our subject settled where he now resides, about a mile and a half east of Dover. Mr. and Mrs. Krantz are members of the Catholic Church. Mr. Krantz is, at present, serving as Trustee of Dover Township, and is also a member of the Board of Agriculture. He owns 100 acres of land in a good state of cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Krantz are parents of five children, viz., Mary E., born July 30, 1869; Julia A., bora July 4, 1871; William J., born November 20, 1873; Henry E., bora September 11, 1876; and Clara L., born May 28, 1880.

WILLIAM KRANTZ, farmer, Dover, was born May 28, 1845, in Dover Township, this county and State, and is a son of Joseph and Barbara Krantz, of whom we have made mention in this work. He received in his youth his rudimentary education at a district school. On January 13, 1872, he married Catharine, daughter of George and Mary Weigand, the former of whom is deceased. This union has resulted in six children, viz., George, born July 4, 1878; Eda C., born February 15, 1877; Emma E., born March 24, 1879; Henry J., born February 20, 1881; Leo A., born April 2, 1883; and one deceased. Mr. Krantz is an industrious and successful agricultarist, the owner of 140 acres of good land, and a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

CHARLES fl. KRANTZ, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born March 19, 1851, in Dover Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, and is a son of Joseph and Barbara Krantz, who came from Germany. Our subject was reared on a farm, and received an ordinary common school education. January 2, 1877, he married Mrs. Mary Swickheimer, born March 27, 1855, and a daughter of John and Mary Swickheimer, of Dover TowDship, Tuscarawas County. They have two children - Josie C. (born December 28, 1877) and Ella E. (born October 1, 1880). He owns 116 acres of land in a good state of cultivation. He has served as Assessor of Dover Township two years, and is a member of *the Catholic Church at Dover.

SAMUEL KUHN, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born December 14, 1809, in Maryland, and is a son of John and Hannah Kuhn, whose ancestors originally came from Germany. In 1832, our subject came to this county and remained a few months, when he returned to Maryland, and lived there three years, returning in 1835 to Ohio. August 18. 1842, he married Catherine Gloninger, born June 14, 1819, in Lebanon, Penn., and a daughter of Peter and Eliza Gloninger, who came to this county when their daughter was fourteen years old; they are both deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn have been born four children, viz., Francis, Henry J. , Charles S. and Emma M. In 1845, our subject settled in Dover Township, in the pleasant homestead at present occupied by them, two miles nearly north of Dover. For many years he also followed the trade of a carpenter, and for six years served as Infirmary Director. He is the owner of 154 acres of land in a good state of cultivation.

PHILIP LAHM (deceased) is a worthy representative in this history of the citizens of Tuscarawas County, who have passed away after spending a life of great usefulness. He was bom in Germany February 20, 1820, and his parents were Frederick and Margaret Lahm. His youth was spent on a farm, and although employed the greater portion of his time, he managed to secure a liberal education. Having reached the years of majority, he emigrated to America, and for four years lived in Canada, thence came to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and resided in Dover for fourteen years. In the spring of 1889, he settled on the farm now occupied by the widow, in Dover Township. Our subject, as those who knew best can attest, was a self-made man, and in his dealings with his fellow- men had a keen knowledge of what constituted the principles of right and justice. He had served as Infirmary Director and also as Trustee of Dover Township, discharging the duties thereof with credit to himself, and to the satisfaction of his constituents. For many years the deceased pursued carpentering, at which he was unusually successful. August 24,1846, he was joined in marriage with Miss Caroline, daughter of Louis and Caroline Wenz, born December 4, 1829. To this union have been bora nine children, their names and dates of birth as follows: William, January 7, 1850; Samuel, January 27, 1852; Emma, September 12, 1854; Rebecca, September 6, 1857; Clara, August 8, 1860; Charles, March 5, 1863; Edward, February 27, 1866; Harry, June 16, 1869; and Eda, February 18, 1873. Mr. Lahm was a man respected by all who knew him. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, and died October 30, 1882, leaving to his family 160 acres of well improved land.

JOHN LEWIS, farmer and dairyman, P. O. New Philadelphia, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., in 1834, and is a son of Samuel and Sarah (Weidner) Lewis, both natives of the same county. Samuel Lewis died there when our subject was a child, and the widow, with four children, came to the West in 1836 with her grandfather, Peter Weidner. The family settled in Trenton, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, where the widow and mother was married to Levi Evick; the latter is a blacksmith of Blicktown, near New Philadelphia, of whom our subject learned his trade at Trenton, Ohio. The subject of this sketch followed his trade for seven years, and in 1857 purchased and settled on his present farm, consisting of 150 acres, where he has since re- mained. His mother has three children by her first marriage, viz., Edward, Mary A. and John; and one child surviving by her Becond union, Henry. Our subject was married near New Philadelphia in 1855, to Catharine, daughter of Andrew Swihart, and a native of this county. To this marriage sixteen children have been born, of whom eleven have survived, viz., Albert, John W., Ida M., Amanda, Carrie, Eva, George, Charles, Franklin, Margaret I. and Flossie. Mr. Lewis carries on an extensive dairy in connection with his farm, and numbers among the well established farmers of Tuscarawas County.

EDWARD C. LEWIS, physician and surgeon, Dover, Ohio, was born in Holmes County, Ohio, December 26, 1840. His father, William, bom in Philadelphia, Penn., a descendant of Maj. Lewis, of Revolutionary fame, and of the celebrated Canby family, moved to Ohio in 1831, and there engaged in farming. His mother, Nancy, is a Virginian by birth. Our subject received his education in Berlin High School, Fredericksburg Academy, Ohio, and at New Wilmington, Del. In 1857-58, he taught school for six months at Maysville, Ohio. He studied medicine for four years under Prof. Hamilton, of Columbus Medical College, with clinical advantages. He was two years a pupil of the eminent Prof. Joseph Pancost, of Philadelphia, where he graduated with first honors at Jefferson Medical College in 1862. The clinical advantages there, under Prof. Da Costa, were exceptionally good, and it is, doubtless, in a great measure to the experience there acquired that he owes the great success which has attended his practice (it being the most extensive in this part of the State), and given him so distinguished a place in the profession. In 1862, he passed a successful medical and surgical examination before the United States Navy Board in New York. After leaving college, he was offered, and declined, the position of Surgeon to an Ohio regiment In the same year he accepted the commission of Surgeon to an army hospital at Louisville, but afterward resigned and established himself at New Philadelphia. While there, he was Physician to the County Infirmary. At the expiration of two years, he removed to Dover. He was for some years President of the Tuscarawas County Medical Society, and is a member of the Ohio State Medical Society. In 1877, he was tendered the chair of Jurisprudence in the Columbus Medical College, and at present is a member of the Board of Censors of Starling Medical College, of Columbus, Ohio. He has given special attention to surgery, performing amputations near the hip-joint, removals of the mammary glands, including the axillary glands, extirpation of the eye, exsection of tho long bones and tracheotomy. He has also obtained eminence as a surgical obstetrician. Taking an active interest in politics, he has served as Chairman of the Democratic Central Committee, and has always furnished labor and means for the honest advancement of his friends. As a literary essayist, Dr. Lewis has acquired an enviable reputation, and has furnished many valuable contributions to the medical journals of the country. He served as a member and President of the Agricultural Society of Tuscarawas County for thirteen years. He is President of the Board of Trustees of the Children's Home, and has given efficient support to the lines of railway that traverse his county. He is also Surgeon for the Marietta, Pittsburgh & Cleveland Railroads. In 1873, he was elected, on the Democratic ticket, to the Sixtyfirst General Assembly, where he was a member of several important standing committees and Chairman on Benevolent Institutions. Declining a re- nomination to the House in 1875, he was elected to the Senate of Ohio by a larger majority than was ever previously given to any one upon the State or county ticket in his district He is the author of several reformatory measures, and won a reputation and an influence gratifying to his constituents and creditable to himself. In the county convention in 1880, he carried Tuscarawas County for

Congress, and in Congressional convention received other support, but was defeated by his competitor claiming his second term. He is now retired from public life, devoting himself to his profession, although many of his friends are very desirous that he should again become the Congressional standardbearer of his party. Personally, he combines the attributes of an agreeable, polished gentleman. On October 22, 1852, he married Mary E., the highlyaccomplished and only daughter of the late lamented Dr. Joseph Slingluff, of Dover, Ohio. The results of this union are four children, one living - Anola S. Lewis. Mrs. Lewis died March 31, 1880. This event was, to her husband, a bereavement of more than ordinary severity. A graduate of * the Cleveland Female Seminary, she was a woman of superior natural endowments and possessed a remarkable strength of mind and independence of thought. Her literary tastes were of a high order, to which she gave wide exercise by earnest study and extensive reading. Born and reared in luxury, her early life was uninterrupted sunshine, while her sweetness of temper and amiability of disposition - marked traits in her character - brought to her married life a harmony and a happiness seldom equaled. For years previous to her decease she was an invalid and a great sufferer, but patience, resignation and cheerfulness often concealed from the outside world her secret sorrow. Her noble qualities of mind and heart, crowned by a deep and earnest piety, rendered her the cultured, Christian lady that she was. On April 26, 1882, he was married to Mary G., only daughter of Hon. Chauncey N. Olds, a distinguished attorney of Columbus and formerly Attorney General of Ohio.

WESLEY MINOR, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, an elderly and esteemed resident of Dover Township, this county, where he settled about the year 1842, was born in Loudoun County, Va., October 15, 1811. His parents were Daniel and Plessie Minor. When about live years of age, he came with them to Columbiana County, Ohio, where they remained a short time, and thence removed toVefferson County, where they located until about the year 1833. On April* 3, 1838, Mr. Minor married, in Carroll County, Susanna Welsh, daughter of John and Susanna Welsh. By her he had one child - Daniel (deceased). After his wife's decease, he married a second time, the partner of his choice being Margaret, ; daughter of John and Rebecca Machan. By her he has had eight children, of whom three are living - John, Rebecca and Harvey. The second Mrs. Minor died in July, 1867. Mr. Minor was again married; this third time to Mrs. Amelia Bear, widow of the late Daniel Bear, of Tuscarawas County. This union has been blessed with two children - James and Bates. Mr. Minor is the owner of 373 acres of well cultivated land, and is a respected member of society.

JOHN J. MUNK (deceased) was born March 17, 1822, of German parentage. He was in early youth trained to be a cabinet-maker, which trade he followed till the latter part of his life, when he began farming. When eighteen years of age he emigrated to America, by way of New York, and came to Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He married Doretha Gaisley, by whom he had six children, all of whom, however, are deceased. After his wife's decease, he again marriedj(in June, 1854), the partner of his choice being Mrs. Annie Crossgrove, born September 15, 1816, widow of the late Samuel Crossgrove, of this county. Her parents settled in Dover Township at an early day. To them were born two children - John J.fcand Naamah, the1* latter now Mrs. George Wertman. Mr. Munk was successful as^an agriculturist; has served as AssessoP'of Dover Township; also as Trustee, which latter oflice he held at the time of his decease November 2, 1874. He was respected by all who knew him. His family have a comfortable homestead of 146 acres, located near Dover, Ohio.

CHARLES MURNAY, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was bom near Smithfield, Penn., July 2,1823, and is the eldest child of Andrew and Sarah (Hogans) Murnay; the former of English parentage. His father was born in Ireland, and crossed the ocean when seven years of age with an elder brother. He was among the 1835 pioneers to Tuscarawas County, and settled in Sugar Creek Township, where he lived to the close of his life. The widow died at the home of her daughter in Holmes County, Ohio. They raised a family of five children, of whom three are living - Charles, Margaret (wife of Jonathan Funk, of Holmes County) and Isabel. The subject of this sketch was married 'in Tuscarawas County in 1859, to Catharine, daughter of Abraham Snyder, a pioneer preacher, and one of the county's earliest pilgrims. She was born in New Philadelphia. Ohio. This unioD has produced nine children, of whom four have survived - John, David, Charles and Alice. Mr. Murnay settled in Dover Township in 1855, and has since made it his home. He has been Superintendent of the roads for the past fifteen years, and has filled various offices of trust He is connected with the Lutheran Church of the township, and is held in high estimation as a citizen and pioneer.

JOHN MYERS, grocer, Dover, was born in Wayne, now Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1832, and is a son of Charles and Catherine Myers, both natives of Prussia. Charles Myers emigrated to the United States in 1843, and located in Dover, becoming a salesman in the business of Christian Deardorff. He afterward bought land in Franklin Township, where he died in 1879. The widow and mother, with eleven children, survives. The subject of this sketch was formerly engaged in the butcher trade, and also pursued farming. He established his present business in March, 1883, and is proprietor of a first-class grocery. He has a good and successful trade, having a full line of groceries, and carries a stock of about $3,500. Mr. Myers was married in this county, in 1863, to Miss Martha Fitzgerald, who was born in Stark County, Ohio. The results of this union have been six children, of whom four are living, viz. : Clara, Louis, Edward and Florence. Mr. Myers is a member of the School Board, and of the City Council, to which latter he was elected in 1882. He is also connected with the German Lutheran Church, and is an active and enterprising business man.

CHRISTIAN B. PERSHING, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Sugar Creek Township, this county and State, in 1824, and is a son of Christian and Mary (Busard) Pershing, both natives of Pennsylvania, who were among the early pioneers of this county. They settled in Sugar Creek Township, where Mr. Pershing died when over eighty years of age. His wife had died when our subject was but five years old, leaving a family of nine children, six of whom are living, viz.: Margaret, widow of Francis Putt; Catharine, widow of Joseph Zimmerman; Barbara, wife of Daniel Putt; Mary, wife of Albert Shank, resident of Portage County, Ohio; Solomon, Daviess County, Ind., and Christian. Our subject's father was again married to Mary Kornce, by whom he had nine children, five of whom have survived - Leonard P., David, Joseph, Daniel and Lewis. The subject of this sketch was married in 1845, to Elizabeth, daughter of Conrad Zimmerman, a native of Columbiana County, Ohio. This union has produced four children, all living - Elmira, wife of Joseph Fritz; Elizabeth, Mary A., wife of Jacob -Shrouk, of Holmes County, Ohio; and Edward, of Saline County, Kan. Our subject left the home farm early in life, and empty-handed commenced the struggle of life in Allen County, Ohio, working by the month on a farm. He was faithful, frugal and persevering, and by due economy gathered a small sum with which he returned, and with his capital made a payment on his present farm in 1850. The farm is now all paid for, and a second residence erected thereon stands as a record to his tireless

©Dergy; the first residence was destroyed by fire in 1860. He again lost heavily on securities in 1874. His farm of 166 acres is a valuable and productive one, and its proprietor is well respected as a citizen and pioneer.

JULIUS RICKSECKER, jeweler, Dover, was born in Dover Township. Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1848, and is the youngest in the family of Israel and Lizette (Blick) Ricksecker, natives of Bethlehem, Penn. His parents came to this county in 1837, and Mr. Ricksecker opened a jewelry store, which was the first of the kind in Tuscarawas County. The following year, Israel Ricksecker returned to his home where be was married, coming back to Dover, where he continued at his occupation to the close of his life. It may be worthy # of mention in this sketch, to state that he and his wife were both musicians, and brought one of the first pianos introduced in this county; their home was the resort of friends and neighbors from far and near to receive entertainment at their hands. Mr. Ricksecker was a School Director several terms, and was one of the unostentatious, steady business men of the early days. He reared a family of five children, three of whom survive, viz. : Addie, wife of Charles G.