York Township (part 7 of 7)

ALEXANDER LATTO, farmer, dairyman, stock raiser and dealer, P. O. Uhrichsville. The subject of this sketch is a prominent farmer of Mill Township, residing on Section 25, where he has lived for the past fifty years. He was bom in Philadelphia, Penn., December 9, 1826, and is a sod of William and Margaret (Sproul) Latto, natives of Ireland. They emigrated about sixtytwo years ago, on the day of their marriage, and located in Philadelphia, where our subject's father was a manufacturer of domestic goods, and in 1832 came to this county, settling in Mill Township. They raised a family of nine children, seven of whom are living. Alexander obtained an ordinary education at the common schools, and chose farming for his occupation. In 1851, he was married to Sarah, daughter of Elijah and Margaret (Wheatley) Preston. The former was born in Canada, the latter in Wheeling, W. Va., both of English ancestry. They came to this county about seventy- five years ago, being among the earliest pioneers. Mr. and Mrs. Latto are the parents of eight children, viz., Martha, wife of E. J. Moore, merchant, of Uhrichsville; William A., farmer and dairyman; George F., liveryman; Margaret Alice, wife of T. G. Tyler, a farmer in Nebraska; Alonzo P., traveler in the West; Arvila, wife of Charles Lehr, farmer, in Warwick Township; Ella M. and Cora, both at home. Mrs. Latto is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Our subject is a Republican in politics; has been School Director for twenty years. He owns 244 acres of valuable land. His father left, at the time of his decease (1866), 677 acres of land, most of it lying in this township. Mr. Latto has carried on a dairy for four years; keeps seventeen cows, and is an extensive sheep raiser and dealer, keeping on hand 200 head.

ANDREW C. LATTO, farmer, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in the city of Philadelphia, Penn., December 15, 1843. He is a son of Alexandria and Eliza tSprull) Latto, both natives of Ireland. The former was born in 1798, emigrated to America in 1825 and was married in Philadelphia on January 18, 1827. His wife was born in 1805. They came to Ohio in the fall of 1852. The father of our subject worked at the weaver's trade after coming to America; was also on the police force in Philadelphia for seventeen years, and on settling in this county followed farming. He died October 24, 1875; his widow is still living and makes her home with our subject. Andrew C. is the third of a family of ten children, six of whom grew to maturity, and received his education at the common schools of his native county. He has always been occupied in farming; has under his control a farm of 260 acres, nearly all cultivated, and is a frugal, hard-working man. His brother John was instantly killed by the falling of a tree, April 24, 1878. Our subject was married, November 8, 1866, to a Miss Weaver, and has been blessed with a family of five children, viz., Emerson Elsworth (born October 3, 1868), Jessie Weaver (born August 20, 1871), Edwin Albert (born October 2, 1872), Idella Belle (March 8, 1878) and Anna Eliza (born November 20, 1879). Mrs. Latto was bom November 2, 1844, and is a daughter of Jeremiah and Isabella (Hitchcock) Weaver, of Dutch descent. The former is a prominent farmer in Franklin Township, and owns 300 acres of good land. Mr. and Mrs. Latto are members of the Presbyterian Church, of which the former has been Trustee. In politics, he is a Republican.

GEORGE F. LATTO, liveryman, comer of Second and Main streets, Uhrichsville, is a native of the Buckeye State, where he was born February 28, 1856. He is a son of Alexandra and Sarah (Preston) Latto. the former of whom is of Irish descent and followed farming in Mill Township, where he owns a fine farm of 240 acres. He raised a family of eight children, of whom George is the third. Our subject was reared on a farm, receiving a common school education, and worked on the farm with his father until twenty six years of age. In 1883, his father bought him a stable and started him in the livery business. He keeps fifteen horses, makes a specialty of driving commercial travelers, and has first-class teams, sample wagons, etc. He also attends to all the passenger' trains here and at Dennison; he runs a regular hack line, and is well satisfied with his success. He was married, in 1879, to Jennie, daughter of William Davis, which union has resulted in one son - Ova. In politics, Mr. Latto is a Republican. -

JOHN LAWYER, miner, Dennison, was born in Carroll County, Ohio. September 7, 1840, and was there raised to farming and educated at the district schools. He is the oldest in a family of ten children, eight of whom are living. He was married, in this county, December, 1860, to Mary Mohn, of German lineage, who was born in Tuscarawas County in 1847. Her father is deceased, but her mother still survives. Four children have been born to this union, viz., Emmett E., born in 1873; Ulysses, born in 1870; Charles O., born in 18 - , and Ida May, born in 1867. Our subject has been a resident of this county for twenty-five years, during which time he has always followed mining, and owns property in Dennison. His father was a laborer, and was bom in this county in 1808, died in 1875 and is buried in Pleasant Valley; the widow is also a native of this county, born in the year 1823. The former was of German, the latter of Irish ancestry.

JOSHUA LEGGETT, Jr., farmer, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in Union Township, Tuscarawas County, January 19, 1842, and is a son of Joshua and Jane (Guthrie) Leggett, both natives of Pennsylvania; the former was born in 1807, of English descent, and the latter in 1809, of Scotch- Irish lineage. The father, a farmer, was an extensive fine-wool sheep raiser. He came to Ohio with his wife in 1830, and settled in Union Township. Here he resided and raised his family until 1865. The majority of his children being now married and settled in life, he moved to Goshen Township, where he and his wife still reside. He has been remarkably successful in business, at one time owning over 900 acres of valuable land in Tuscarawas and Carroll Counties. He raised a family of nine children, five boys and four girls; the former are all highly respected and wealthy citizens. The three eldest sons are now living in Carroll County; the oldest son, Thomas, served two terms in the Ohio Legislature. The daughters are all married to prominent men, and reside in Tuscarawas County. Our subject is the youngest son. He received a good common school education in Union Township, and has naturally a well-balanced mind. He chose his father's occupation as his, and for many years has been an extensive raiser of fine-wooled sheep. Mr. Leggett has been a frugal, industrious tiller of the soil, and, meeting with success, has accumulated a nice property, consisting of 325 acres under cultivation, 400 head of fine-wooled sheep, besides being the owner of property in Uhrichsville, worth $7,000. He is engaged in superintending his farm and selling machinery. He was married, August 8, 1865, toMiss Susanna, daughter of Francis and Sina (Waddle) Scott. Her father was of Irish, and her mother of Scotch-Irish descent. The children born to our subject are as follows : Francis Scott, Ina Jane, Mary, Sina, Woodford McKallip, Sue WT inifred and John J. Mr. and Mrs. Leggett are both members of the Presbyterian Church in CJhrichsville, Mr. Leggett being a ruling Elder. His father was a Ruling Elder in New Hagerstown for more than thirty years. Our subject is also an honored member of the Masonic fraternity . In politics, he is a Republican. Mr. Leggett is genial in conversation, and is exceed ingly fond of his home and children. He is faithful to the religion of his puritan ancestors; very strict in every moral precept and practice; of unimpeachable integrity in all business transactions; faithful and generous to his friends, and just to his enemies. At the golden wedding of his parents in 1880, his father read a short sketch of his life, which he had written, to his children and grand-children who were present, in which he said he attributed his success in life to his trust in and guidance of Divine Providence.

E. C. LINGAN, attorney at law, Dennison, was born at Tiverton, in the State of Rhode Island, June 13, 1856, and is a son of John and Mary Lingan, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Massachusetts. His father came to America in 1846 or 1847, and located in Fall River, Mass., but in 1856 came to Ohio, settling in Steubenville. He was a steamboat engineer by occupation. Our subject attended the graded schools at Steubenville, Ohio, and in 1866 came to Dennison, Ohio, where he continued his schooling. When old enough, he went to work in the Dennison car shops, remaining there some time. He afterward returned to school, where he made rapid progress. He then commenced reading law in the office of J. W. Yeagley, who is a man of acknowledged ability, both as a lawyer and scholar. In 1879, our subject was admitted to the bar, and commenced to practice in Dennison, where he still remains. In politics, Mr. Lingan is a Democrat. In 1881, he was elected Mayor of Dennison, being at that time probably the youngest Mayor in Ohio.- In 1880, he, with his brother, J. R. Lingan, engaged in the drug business, which they continue to carry on successfully. J. R. was born in Steubenville March 28, 1860, and received his education in the graded schools of Dennison, and was a proficient drug clerk previous to starting in business for himself. Both are enterprising young men. They have lately erected a distillery at Port Washington, near Dennison. These gentlemen have always been actively identified with any enterprise tending to the advancement or prosperity of the town in which they reside.

J. T. LIVINGSTON, farmer, P. O. Uhrichsville, is a native of Ohio, born January 3, 1820, and is a son of William and Eleanor (Veers) Livingston. His mother was born in Maryland, and was of Scotch and English parentage. His father was a native of Ireland, and earned a livelihood by teaching and clerking. Our subject was the fifth in a family of seven children, and served a regular apprenticeship at cabinet-making, at which he worked, in conjunction with the carpenter's trade, for twenty years. He subsequently engaged in farming, which has formed his chief occupation for the past twenty years. In 1853, he was married to Emmarilla, daughter of Sylvanus Wright. To this union were born the following eight children: W. S. (married, a resident of Uhrichsville, and employed in the Dennison shops), J. H., Sarah D. (wife of John Richenson), Samantha J. (wife of Marion Baker), Clarinda F., Priscilla L., Idellia Emma and Catherine Aida. In politics, Mr. Livingston supports the Republican party.

JOSEPH LOEB, general insurance agent, office over Farmers' & Merchants' National Bank, Third street, Uhrichsville, was born in Germany March 26, 1851. He is a son of Moses Loeb, who was a stock -dealer inGermany. Our subject received his education in Germany, and was under a private instructor for about two years. In 1870, he emigrated to America, first clerking in a clothing store in Alliance, Ohio, for one year; was then engaged as commercial traveler for a firm in Pennsylvania for some time; was next employed as a salesman for three years in stores in Indiana and Ohio, after which he came to Uhrichsville, October 17, 1877. and embarked in the insurance business, which he still carries on. He has been eminently successful in his business, and represents none but the best companies, of which the following is a list: Royal, of Liverpool, Eng.; Amazon, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Phenix, of Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Franklin, of Columbus, Ohio; Ohio, of Dayton, Ohio; Firemen's, of Dayton, Ohio; Kenton, of Covington, Ky. ; Louisville Underwriter; National Life, Montpelier, Vt. ; Travelers' Life and Accident, of Hartford, Conn. In politics. Mr. Loeb is a Republican. He is a prominent member of the Knights of Pythias, and a Royal Arch Mason. He was brought up in the Jewish persuasion, and is still an adherent of that faith.

DR. W. B. LOLLER, physician, Uhrichsville, was born in Cumberland County, Penn., December 14, 1824. He is a son of William and Rachel (Stewart) Loller, the former a native of Ireland, and the latter of Pennsylvania, of German and Irish descent. His father, a farmer by occupation, was killed the same night as the birth of our subject, by the caving in of a bank. The widow supported the family by sewing, and was assisted by W. B. as soon as he was able to teach school. He was the youngest of a family of five children, and at the age of seventeen commenced the study of medicine, with Dr. J. H. Stephenson, continuing for four years, beginning to practice at Brownsville, Ohio, at the age of twenty-one years. In 1858, he moved to Nashville, Ohio, where he practiced twelve years. He attended a course of surgery study at the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, and in the winter of 18G2-63, a course of lectures in Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, graduating in the spring of 1863. He came to Uhrichsville in 1870, and has an extensive and successful practice. He is a self-made man, practical and honorable in his business dealings. In 1847, he married Lorinda Duncan, who was born in Ohio, 1825. Five of the family born to them are now living, viz. : Bobby P., a practicing physician in Shanesville, Tuscarawas Couhty, Ohio; Victoria (deceased), Mary, Ada, May, Thomas, now studying law at Ann Arbor, Mich., in the law school; William E., Clerk in the railroad office, Dennison, Ohio. The Doctor is a member of the Tuscarawas County Medical Society; also of the State Medical Society. Mrs. Loller is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, the Doctor is a Prohibitionist, and deems it his duty, as well as a privilege, to vote this ticket.

STEPHEN H. LOVE JOY, foreman of the railroad shops at West Uhrichsville, for the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Bailway Company, is a native of Vermont, bom March 3, 1832. His parents, Henry and Austin Lovejoy, were natives of New Hampshire: the former was a carpenter and farmer by occupation. Stephen spent his boyhood days on a farm, receiving a common school education, also attended the seminary at Chester, Vt., and when eighteen years of age chose the occupation of railroading. He commenced as fireman on the C. P. & A. Bailroad, and eighteen months after acted both as conductor and engineer on a construction train. He served in this capacity for twelve years, and then accepted a position on the same road as conductor of a passenger train, remaining as such for six years. In 1872, he went to Canada, and was engaged there in railroading; ran an engine and hauled the material for 229 miles of railroad. When he returned to the United States, he was engaged with the T. V., which is now Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Bailroad, as engineer and conductor, and in 1883 was appointed foreman of the shops in West Uhrichsville, which position he still occupies. He is a determined man; seldom fails to accomplish all he undertakes; is faithful to his trust, and enjoys the fullest confidence of his employers. He was married, in 1858, to Minerva Parkhurst, by whom there has been a family of six children, viz., Emma, Etta, Lillie May, Henry L., Dora and one deceased. In politics, he is a Bepublican. Mrs. Lovejoy is a member of the Disciple Church.

GEOBGE LUCAS, of the firm of Lucas & Aiken, proprietors of city mills, dealing in flour, grain and feed, Uhrichsville, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, October 26, 1833. His mother, Mercy (Dowell) Lucas, was a native of Pennsylvania, and of Irish descent; his father, Daniel Lucas, was a native of Maryland, and of German lineage. The latter came to Ohio in 1812, settling in Jefferson County; he was a miller by trade, and owned a mill in Harrison County, our subject working with him, going in the mill at ten years of age, and remaining until he was twenty-six years old, after this spending eleven years in a mill in this county, working on shares. He came to Uhrichsville in 1881, bought a mill formerly owned by C. C. Carroll, which he has remodeled and made into a first-class mill, and is able to compete with any firm in the county. Mr. Lucas was united in marriage in 1855 with Miss Mary, daughter of George Simmons, of German descent. Of a famn ily of four children born to them, only one, Willie M., survives. Mr. Lucas is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his wife of the Lutheran. In politics, Mr. Lucas is a Democrat. He is a gentleman of sterling qualities.

JOHN H. LUKENS, boot and shoe fiaanufaeturer, Uhrichsville, was bom in Harrison County, Ohio, June 10, 1835, and is a son of M. B. and Mary (Hanna) Lukens, natives of Maryland, the latter of German descent. The former was reared to the Quaker faith, by trade a shoe-maker, and early in life taught school, but subsequently became a practicing physician in Harrison County. He came to this State when a lad of twelve years and located in Jefferson County, removing thence to Harrison County. Our subject was reared in Harrison County and learned shoe making, serving a regular apprenticeship of three years. When nineteen years of age, he opened business in Deersville, Ohio, and carried it on until his enlistment in the army in 1862. He was a member of the Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company F; served one year as Second Duty -Sergeant; was then transferred to the Invalid Corps, in the same office, and the year after was appointed Second Lieutenant of the One Hundred and Twenty- first United States Colored Infantry, under Col. S. A. Porter. He served to the close of the war, being discharged in November, 1865. He was married, in 1858, to Sarah E., daughter of William Hanna, a native of Ohio. To this union were born the following- named children: Josephine (wife of William Keepers, a marble-cutter in Uhrichsville), James M. (news dealer), Jessie, Omi and Clyde. Mr. and Mrs. Lukens are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which the former has served in the capacity of Class Leader, Trustee, Treasurer and Sabbath School Superintendent. In politics, he is a Republican. He has served as Mayor of Leesville and Deersville for one term each.

JOHN W. LYTLE, a prominent farmer on Section 30, Mill Township, P. O Uhrichsville, was bom in Washington County, Penn., October 17, 1822. His parents, Andrew and Margaret (Petterson) Lytle, were natives of Ireland, the former bom in County Donegal, the latter in County Down. They emigrated to America in 1812. Andrew Lytle was within two or three days of landing, when he was impressed on a British man of war, and made serve as a marine for ten months. He then remained in Ireland for three years, when he started a second time for this country, which he finally reached in safety, and settled in New Jersey. He was a shoe-maker by trade. From New Jersey, he proceeded on foot to Pennsylvania, where he married in 1820. He lived there until the spring of 1823, removing the family to Ohio, and settling in Mill Township, and remaining in the vicinity until 1871, when they removed to New Philadelphia and remained there until his and his wife's decease in 1874. They raised a family of six boys and one girl, viz.: John W., our subject; William L., who died in 1862, a soldier in the Thirty-sixth Iowa Volunteer Infantry; David P., farmer; Robert J., who went West to the Indian' Territory, and has never since been heard of; Andrew J. and Joseph B., prominent proprietors of marble-works in New Philadelphia; and Mary, widow of Jacob Shilling, a merchant of New Philadelphia, where she resides. Our subject received his education in the common schools of his adopted county; also attended, for one term, New Hagerstown Academy, and became a teacher in early life. For five years, he was a merchant in Union Township. He was elected Sheriff in 1855, serving four years and two months. Mr. Lytle has been twice married. His first wife was Mary Anne Creger, who bore him a family of seven children, five living, viz.: L. R., engineer on the Pan Handle Railroad; Mary A., wife of Stephen Gatchell, farmer of this township; Cora, wife of George WT. Dutton, carpenter; Ruhama and Anna. Mrs. Ly- tie died in March, I860.- For his second wife, our subject married Lydia Starker, in 1862, and has had three children added to his family - Loren A., John \V. and Margaret. Our subject is the owner of a valuable farm, consisting of 140 acres on Section 30, Mill Township, where he is residing. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. ; was two terms Justice of the Peace, and Township Clerk three terms, in Union Township, and also one term Justice of the Peace in Mill Township.

F. W. M'CAULEY, physician and surgeon, office and residence on Third street, Uhrichsville, Ohio, was born in Washington County, Penn., March 11, 1822. His father, Hugh M'Cauley, was born in Ireland in 1795; was brought when a child to America, and served in the war of 1812. Our .subject's mother's maiden name was Patience Cooney. She was born in 1794 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The subject of this sketch obtained his schooling in the subscription schools of Pennsylvania; then attended the Frankfort Springs Schools in Beaver County, Penn., and afterward entered Morrison College at Lexington, Ky., graduating in 1840 with degree of A. M. He then took up the study of medicine as his chosen profession, and commenced in the office of Dr. James Robertson, at Ilanoverton, Ohio, where he remained for two years, and then attended Transylvania Medical University of Lexington, Ky., and graduated in 1844. He began his practice in Uhrichsville, and 6oon stood at the head of his profession, and now has a well-established practice. He was one of the organizers of the Tuscarawas County Medical Association, and frequently attends the State Medical Association. He has always practiced in Uhrichsville, with the exception of three years given to the service of his country, and one year spent at his native home. During the late civil war, on the organization of the Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he was elected Quartermaster, and served with that regiment for three years; was with Sherman on his march to the sea, and acted as Assistant Surgeon wherever the regiment was engaged, thereby gaining information which eminently qualified him for the practice of surgery. At the close of the war, he came to Uhrichsville, and resumed the practice of medicine. He was married, in 1860, to Anna E., daughter of Alfred and Sarah (Hagie) Lister. Her parents were among the pioneers of this county, and are both living. Her father was born in 1804. Our subject has had a family of three children, viz.: Anna P., wife of T. E. Edson, train dispatcher, in Dennison, for the Pan Handle Railroad; Frank L., at school, and Alfred Rolland. Mrs. M'Cauley is a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. The Doctor was formerly a Whig, but is now a Republican, and has been from the organization of that party. He has served as Councilman of Uhrichsville, and is a member of the School Board. He took an active part in the building of the new schoolhouse. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. ; has been through all the chairs, both in the encampment and subordinate lodge, and is Past Chief Patriarch.

WILLIAM McCAULEY, farmer and stock-raiser, P.O. Station Fifteen, Harrison Co., Ohio, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, August 12, 1830. His parents were John and Elizabeth (Smith) McCauley, also natives of Ireland. They emigrated to America when our subject was a small child, and settled in Monroe Township, Harrison Co. , Ohio, where the father farmed during the remainder of his life. Our subject was reared on a farm, and has made farming his occupation. His education was limited to the common schools in Monroe Township. For many years he has been an extensive dealer in live stock, making horses a specialty, buying and selling. He has a fine farm of 300 acres of good land, which has the neat and tidy appearance that at once pronounces it the property of a thrifty owner. He was united in marriage in

1851 with Susan McMillian. She was born in Harrison County, Ohio, and her parents were natives of Ireland Mr: and Mrs. McCaulej' have had the fol lowing - named children: John ft., a farmer; Jane, deceased; Mary E., Howard,

Martha Ann, Elmore Els worth. Amanda and Idella. Mr. McCauley and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has been Trustee He has served as School Director for eleven years. He is a Master Mason. In 1804, during the civil war, he was drafted, but hired a substitute for $1,100. As a farmer, he has been very successful. He went into debt for his first eighty acres, to which he has since added, and is now the owner of one of the finest farms in Harrison County.

ALEXANDER McCULLOUGH, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Uhrichsville, was bom May 12, 1816, in Virginia, and is a son of Alexander and Jane (Les* lie) McCullough, natives of Ireland and Ohio respectively. The latter was also of Irish descent, and a daughter of Charles Leslie, a soldier of the war of 1812. Our subject's father followed farming through life, and came to Ohio in 1820, settling in Jefferson County, where he raised a family of nine children, of whom Alexander is the fourth. Our subject came, in 1850, to Mill Township, where he has since resided, and has always been engaged in farming. His education was secured at the common schools of Jefferson County. He at one time owned 203 acres of land in this township, earned by his own unaided exertions. In 1841, he was married to Drusilla, daughter of Joseph Thompson, which union resulted in two children - Susanna, wife of John Nevin, a machinist in Uhrichsville; and Elizabeth J., wife of Andrew Underwood, a farmer in this township. Mrs. McCullough died in 1849. In 1850. our subject formed a second union, marrying Catherine, daughter of Peter Kriger, of German descent. The five children born to this union are Mary Ann, wife of George Koonce, a carpenter in Dennison, Ohio; Eleanor, David, Ida and another. Mr. and Mrs. McCullough are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which the former has been a Class Leader and Trustee. In politics, he is a Republican, and has served Mill Township for five years as Trustee.

DR. S. L. McCURDY, physician, Dennison, was bora inBowerston, Harrison County, Ohio, July 15, 1859. He is a son of Peter and Mary Ann (Bowers) Mc- Curdy, natives of Ohio. The village of Bowerston took its name from the latter's grandfather. Peter McCurdy was formerly a farmer, but is now working in the Dennison railroad shops. Our subject was reared on a farm until he was eleveD years of age. He received his education in the Dennison Schools, and in 1877 commenced the study of medicine with T. H. Wilson, of Dennison. He afterward studied with Dr. J. F. Baldwin, in Columbus, Ohio, graduating and receiving his diploma in 1881. He was the youngest of a class of sixty- one students. He practiced in Uhrichsville for eight months, then a short time in Lorain, coming in 1882 to Dennison, opening his office on Grant street, where he is still residing. He has a splendid practice for a young practitioner. He is the surgeon of the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railroad Company, and also for the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad Company. He is a member and Trustee of the Presbyterian Church.

ARCHIBALD MoKEE (deceased) was born near Cadiz, Harrison Co., Ohio, February 22, 1809, and died in this township in 1863. He was a son of Robert and Rachel (Wells) McKee, both of whom were natives of Maryland and of Scotch ancestry. Robert McKee was a farmer, and came to Mill Township in 1837. The subject of this sketch was married in 1837 to Hester, daughter of Hugh and Catherine (Graham) Strong. Her parents were natives of this State and were of Irish parentage. Mr. and Mrs. McKee had a family of eight children, all but two living, viz., James, born April 8,1838, a soldier in the late war, member of the Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A, and who died in Anderson vi lie Prison, having been captured at Chattanooga, and first confined in Libby Prison; Robert, also of the Fifty -first Regiment, serving for three years; John, who resides with his mother, and works at the Dennison shops; George, chief clerk in the Nickel P»ailroad office at Cleveland, Ohio; Leonidas, an engineer at Chicago, III.; Rachel (deceased), wife of Joseph I. McCullough, of New Philadelphia; Archibald, a lawyer in Kansas City, Mo.; and Thomas F., a medical student in the office of Homersfield A Groves. Mrs. McKee is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which her husband also belonged, and was Trustee for a number of years. He was a farmer by occupation, and at one time owned 340 acres of land. He visited his sons in the army, took cold and died two weeks after his return home. His son George was in the hundred-day service. The war broke up the family. Mr. McKee encouraged [his sons to go. He was a quiet, unassuming man, greatly esteemed by his friends. He was a Republican in politics.

JAMES J. MAZURIE, manufacturer, Uhrichsvi lie, is the senior member of the firm of J. J. & F. A. Mazurie, manufacturers of tile, brick and piping. He was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., April 3, 1857, and is a son of James A. and Margaret (McGinnis) Mazurie', the former of whom was a manufacturer and dealer of tobacco in Pittsburgh for over forty years. He also carried on other speculations, and was the most successful business man of that city. He died in 1872, leaving an estate valued at $300,000. He was twice married, and had one child by the first union, and five by the second, our subject being the oldest by the last marriage. Mr. Mazurie, Sr., owned and carried on for several years the planing mill now owned by Everetts & Thompson. James J. was raised in Pittsburgh, attending several boarding schools, and for a year and a half a school in Canada. He chose the profession of an architect, in which he became very proficient, working at it for three years; he worked on the draft of the Exchange Building in Detroit, Mich., also on the Crawford House, Windsor, Canada, doing most of the work on the last building. In 1874, he came to TJhrichsville, where his father owDed the planing mills, and was married in 1881 to Christibell B. Hoover, born in Delaware County, Ohio, and a daughter of Isaac M. Hoover. In politics, Mr. Mazurie is a Republican. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, taking great interest in the sama

FRANK A. MAZURIE, manufacturer, Uhrichsville, was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., October 14, 1859, and is a son of J. A. and Margaret (Mc- Ginnis) Mazurie, natives of Pennsylvania, and of Irish and French descent The former was a wealthy and influential business man, and succeeded in accumulating a handsome fortune. He died in 1873. Frank received his education at Thiel College, and only lacked two months of graduating when he was called away from school. He has since been doing business for himself, and is the junior member of the firm of J. J. & F. A. Mazurie, manufacturers of brick, tile and piping, near Uhrichsville. Our subject was united in marriage in 1882 with Cora Z., a daughter of D. J. Thompson, a sketch of whom will be found elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Mazurie are members of the Presbyterian Church.

WILLIAM MOORE, retired blacksmith, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in Wells Township, Bradford County, Penn., October 16, 1806, and is a son of John and Debora (Brown) Moore, natives of New Jersey and New York respectively. The former was of Dutch, and the latter of English descent John Moore was a cloth dresser, and worked at that business most of his lifetime. William was the second of a family of eight children. His parents moved from New York to Virginia in 1815. William was put out to learn the blacksmith's trade when he was eleven years old, and in 1837 came to Tusca rawas County, Ohio. His schooling was obtained in the district schools, in which he was a diligent pupil. He taught schools in the winter, and worked at his trade in the summer. He worked for six summers at Wheeling, and twenty-two years of his life were passed in this work. His first school was taught in the woods, where the town of West Uhrichsville now stands. He also taught one term in this township, where he had ninety-eight pupils. Mr. Moore says nothing in his life has given him more pleasure than having been able to teach a little girl to read, who, all her life, had been deprived of the power of speech. She has now grown up, and is one of Mr. Moore's neighbors. Mr. Moore has been a great reader. He was considered a genius and a first-class mechanic; often did jobs that other blacksmiths had given up. He owns eighty acres of land in Mill Township. He was married, in 1835, to Anna Bella, daughter of John and Mary Jane (Holmes) McClure. Her father was of Irish, and her mother of Dutch descent. They have raised five children, their names as follows: Ella Annabella, wife of T. R. Evans, coal-miner: Elizabeth Victoria, wife of Hiram Staneart, farmer; Marion S., wife of James Henry, farmer; Loretta L.. wife of Thomas Henry, of Uhrichsville, and Willemma, wife of George Lytle, farmer. %Mr. and llrs. Moore are members of the Disciple Church. Mr. Moore is not a strict party man. He votes for the man and not for the office. He has been a powerful man, both physically and mentally, but his health is now fast declining. He calculates to live until 1886, and then will ''shuffle off this mortal coil." He bases this event on a dream, in which he and his wife fully believe. She expects him to die at the very time he dreamed of. He also dreamt of the precise time of his mother's death, although he was away from home and did not know at the time that she was sick.

THOMAS MOORE, farmer, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in Washington County, Penn., December 27, 1814. His parents were John and Nancy (Sloop) Moore, natives of Pennsylvania, the latter of Dutch descent. John Moore was in the war of 1812, going as a substitute. In early life, he was a river man, and made nine trips to New Orleans before steamboats were introduced. In later life, he was a farmer, and in 1828 removed from Pennsylvania to Mill Township (then known as Dorman Township), this county. He raised a family of seven children - James, deceased, who, with his family emigrated to Iowa, about 1865; Anna, residing with our subject; Thomas our subject; John; Joseph, who enlisted during the late war, and died in hospital; Margaret, widow of David Guthrie, and residing in Iowa; and Aaron, who was married, and raised a family; died in Nebraska. Our subject was reared on a farm; received instruction in the rudimentary branches at the common schools, and chose carpentering for his trade, serving an apprenticeship of two years. He subsequently worked on a farm in Pennsylvania; for three years near Bel laire, Belmont County, Ohio; then came to this county in April, 1841, and was married in 1842 to Catherine Welch. She is the daughter of George and Joanna (Price) Welch, who were born in Jefferson County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are the parents of six children, two boys and four girls - Margaret Ann, wife of Alex Davis, a farmer in this township; Sarah Jane, at home; Joanna; Nancy Ellen, wife of Johnson Scott, farmer in Nebraska; John W., at home, fanner; and George Patterson, attending school. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are connected with the Presbyterian Church, of which the former has been Deacon for about twenty-five years, also Trustee, and was a member of the building committee on the erection of that church. He has been Township Trustee for three years in Mill Township; member of the Board of Education during that time, and was a delegate to the County Convention. As a farmer, he has been successful, and owns 230 acres of land.

F. W. MOORE, plasterer and contractor, Uhrichsville, was born near Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio, September 30, 1849. His parents, S. R. and Elizabeth (Cameron) Moore, were also natives of Ohio; the former was reared to the Quaker faith. Our subject was educated at the graded schools of Hanoverton, Ohio, and learned the trade of his father, that of plastering; then went to Mansfield, where he completed his apprenticeship. He subsequently, in 1871, came to TJhrichsvilie, where he has since remained, working as plasterer and contractor. He owns three houses and five town lots. In 1872, he was married to Clara J., daughter of Theodore A. Packer, of Uh- Tichsville. His wife is an affable and intelligent lady, and he attributes his success to her prudent management, as well as to his own strict attention to business. To Mr. and Mrs. Moore have been born a family of three children - James P., Arthur Cameron and Alvin Greenlee. Our subject and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, he is a Republican. He is a member of the Town Council of TJhrichsvilie; is also a member of the I. O. O. F.

D. F. NARNEY, farmer, P. O. TJhrichsvilie, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, August 16, 1845, and is a son of Dennis and Isabel (Orange) Narney. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania and came to this State at an early day; his father was a farmer by occupation. Our subject was raised on a farm and educated at the common schools. He followed mining for three years, and in 1867 was married to Miss Anna, daughter of Frederick and Catherine (Interline) Bitter, who are of German descent. To this union there have been born three children - Marciila, Mary and Jessie. Mr. and Mrs. Narney are members of the Christian Union Church. During the war, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Sixty -first Ohio National Guards, Company C, serving until 1864; re-enlisting in 1865, he served seven months. In politics, he is a Republican. He owns a neat and substantial residence situated one mile east of Uhrichsville, and financially has been very successful.

THOMAS O'BRIEN, foreman of the car shops for the Pan Handle Rail road Company in Dennison, Ohio, was born December 23, 1846, and is a son of John O'Brien. His parents emigrated to America when Thomas was a child, and settled in Virginia. Our subject received a common school education in Virginia and Ohio. Early in life, he commenced to work on the railroad. Shortly afterward he began boating on the Ohio River. He was Captain of a boat eight years. He worked two years for the P., C. & St. L. Railroad Company, as brakeman of the wreck -train. He finally came to Dennison, where he has since been in the employ of the Pan Handle Railroad Company. In September, 1882, he was appointed to his present position, foreman of the car shops. He was married, in 1868, to Miss Mary Ann Hart; she is of Irish descent, but born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien are members of the Roman Catholic Church, of which he has been Trustee. In politics, he is a Democrat He has been a member of the Town Council of Dennison for four years. He is a man of few words, quick to see what he wants, and rapid in forming his conclusions. He is highly respected by the employes in his department.

THOMAS O'DONNELL, a prominent farmer on Section 36 Mill Township, P. O. Uhrichsville, was bora in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, September 12, 1813; his parents were Conrad and Elizabeth (Burroway) O'Donnell, the former a farmer and native of Ireland, who emigrated to America when but four years old, the latter a native of Maryland, and of German descent. They came from Pennsylvania to this county in 1801. Thomas O'Donnell received his education partially at the subscription schools of his native county, and farther improved by his own endeavors at home. His father died when he was but nine years of age, thus throwing him upon his own resources, and he had to work his way as best he could. He left home and worked for a farmer three years; then for three years on the Ohio Canal. He then went to farming and clearing land, working by the month, which occupation he followed for three years more. After this he rented land and worked it for twelve years, when he was enabled to purchase land for himself. He finally bought on Section 35, Mill Township, and has now a valuable farm of 387 acres. Our subject was married, in 1835, to Sarah C., a daughter of John and Mary (Rhodes) Heller, and is a native of Pennsylvania, of German and English descent The children born to this union are Clarissa L., wife of Alex Moore; John H., a successful farmer at present, formerly a school teacher and a soldier in the late rebellion; Mary J., wife of William Elvin, deceased; Rosannah L., wife of Aaron Warfel; James T., a prominent lawyer of New Philadelphia; and Ophelia M., wife of E. B Dutton. Mr. O'Donnell is a stanch Republican. He has served in the capacity of Trustee of Mill Township.

SAMUEL O'DONNELL (deceased) was bom in Mill Township December 7, 1818 (for parentage see sketch of Thomas O'Donnell). He was for years a prominent business man of Uhrichsville, and owned the bank in that town. He also kept a store and dealt extensively in wheat H is education was limited to the common schools in Mill Township. His father dying when Samuel was a small boy, the latter lived with his brother and worked at the brick trade for some time. He then came to Uhrichsville, and clerked for John W elch, Sr. , and gradually worked up in the business ; was in partnership with John Bukey, and afterward with a Mr. Forbes. He was a successful man of business, and at the time of his death owned nearly 500 acres of well-improved land, besides his interest in the store. He was married, June 3, 1841, to Jane G. Forbes. She is a native of Pennsylvania, bora September 27, 1818, and is a daughter of John Forbes (deceased). Her parents were of Irish descent, and were early settlers of this county. This union was blessed with five children - J. Horace, a prominent stock-dealer and resident of Uhrichsville, where he was born in 1842; James F., born in 1843; Mary E., wife of a Mr. Johnston, a banker in Uhrichsville; Susan E., wife of William Scott; and Sarah E., wife of James Danniels, a stock-dealer of Mount Vernon, Ohio. J. Horace and James F. are partners in farming and stock-dealing; own 400 acres of choice land, and usually keep 300 head of fine sheep and 90 head of cattle. Mrs. O'Donnell is a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. O'Donnell was a Republican in politics. He died in 1864, lamented by all who knew him.

THEODORE A. PACKER, proprietor of vineyard, Uhrichsville. The subject of this sketch, prominent among the early settlers of Uhrichsville, was born in New Jersey July 29, 1824. He is a son of John and Martha (Johnson) Packer, also natives of New Jersey, the former of Scotch, the latter of English extraction. John Packer was a cooper by trade, and moved to Carroll County, Ohio, in 1832. Our subject was the youngest of a family of seven children, four boys and three girls. In early life, he taught school and worked at carpentering. He came to this county in 1855, and has been twice married. His first wife was Eliza A. Cahill, who died in 1879. She was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and left two children - Clara J., wife of F. W. Moore, of Uhrichsville, and Emma O., wife of Charles Greenlee, a merchant of Uhrichsville. For his second wife Mr. Packer married, in 1880, Mary, daughter of Charles and Sophia (Ohla) Southerland, the latter a native of Germany. The former was a merchant in Illinois; and being worth considerable money, was murdered in Illinois in 1876. Mrs. Packer had two brothers in the army during the late rebellion - William was Lieutenant in the Thirtysixth Illinois Infantry, and afterward promoted to Quartermaster in the same regiment Mr. and Mrs. Packer are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which the former has been Class Leader in Uhriehsville for about twenty years. He has been successful in business; owns eight and a half acres of land within the corporation of Uhrichsville, on which a coal bank and stone quarry are found, both in active operation. He owns also a vineyard and several pieces of property in TJhrichsville. He laid out one of the additions called the Packer & Cahill Addition to TJhrichsville, and has greatly assisted in building up that town. His vineyard is one of the finest found anywhere; has a fine assortment of vines, producing the choicest grapes brought in the markets of Dennison and TJhrichsville. He is a strictly temperance man, and has never manufactured wine; has been a consistent advocate of the temperance reformation under all its various phases, when it was popular and unpopular, and has practically carried out the principles of total abstinence. Mr. Packer has a deservedly high reputation in this community, where he has lived all his life. During the late civil war, he was a member of the One Hundred and Sixty-first Ohio National Guards, and was Second Duty- Sergeant. In politics, he is a Republican.

E. A. PARRISH, farmer, real estate dealer and insurance agent, P. O. TJhrichsville, was born in Chestertown, Md., December 20, 1824. He is a son of James B. and Elizabeth (Rice) Parrish. His parents were of English descent, his father a native of Maryland, his mother of Wilmington, Del. They came to Ohio in 1841 and settled in Dover, where the father engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes. Capt. Parrish received his education and grew to manhood in the State of Delaware. He learned the tanner's trade, and came to TJhrichsville in 1847, purchasing the tannery in this place, and continued the business till 1857, when he went into a flouring mill as clerk for J. & B. TJhrich, until 1801, when he enlisted during the late war in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E. He was appointed First Lieutenant on the organization of the company, and served one year. He was then sent home as recruiting officer, but resigned before returning, and re-enlisted in the Ninety-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was elected Captain, going into camp at Mingo, Ohio, and was in the battle of Perryville, losing twenty-eight men from his company. He served till June, 1864, when he was discharged on account of disability, the effects of a severe sunstroke. For several years he was unable to work. He finally went into the insurance business, and represents the Phoenix and the Glens Falls of New York, both fine insurance companies; he is also real estate agent. He superintends his farm of eighty-five acres, most of which is inside the corporation of TJhrichsville; is owner of a neat and substantial residence, a view of which may be seen °n page 41, in the historical atlas of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He is a Republican in politics. Our subject was Mayor of TJhrichsville in 1875; ran for Legislature soon after the war, but could only carry the vote of his own party, and therefore was defeated. Capt. Parrish is a man who speaks his opinion freely on all subjects. He was united in marriage with Miss Mary TJhrich October 31, 1848, a daughter of Michael TJhrich, to whom belongs the honor of having laid out the town of TJhrichsville and after whom it took its name. He came from Pennsylvania to this town in 1804, and entered 1,500 acres of land. He was a man of great energy of character, admirably adapted to be a pioneer. Mr. and Mrs. Parrish have been blessed with five children - James H., married, a resident of Upper Sandusky, is engaged in the dairy business; Price M., wife of John Hess, dealer in agricultural implements and coal in Iowa; Edward R., expressman on the railroad; William H., ticket and express agent on the Pan Handle Railroad; and Ada B., a teacher in the graded school in Uhrichsville. Mrs. Parrish is a member of the Presbyterian Church. The Captain is a Knight Templar.

J. R. PARRISH, blacksmith, Tracy, was born in Washington Township, this county, December 14, 1845. He is a son of Elijah and Margaret (Mc- Coy) Parrish, the former a native of Ohio and of English lineage, and the latter born in Baltimore, Md. , and of Irish descent. The former was a blacksmith by trade, and came to this county when a young man. Our subject learned the trade of his father, and has followed it ever since. His education was limited to the common schools in Rush Township. He was married in 1871, to Sarah, daughter of Franklin Furbey, of Irish descent This union has been blessed with a family of six children - Eldorado, Emerson, Dora, Maud, Oma and an infant. In politics, Mr. Parrish is a Republican. In business, he has been successful; owns his shop and a neat substantial residence. During the rebellion, he enlisted, in 1864, in the One Hundred and Sixty -first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until 1865.

J. PEARCH, carpenter and contractor, Uhrichsville, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, March 26, 1835, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Barrick) Pearch. His father is a native of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Ohio in 1814, when he was about eleven years old. He embarked in the manufacture of chairs, and was a wheelwright by trade. On settling in Ohio, he farmed and operated a mill, and still owns a mill at Sherodsville, near Leesburg, Ohio. He was twice married, and had eight children by each wife, eleven still living; his wives were sisters. The subject of this sketch is the sixth child by the first marriage; he spent his youth on a farm, attended for twelve months the district schools, and was soon able to teach; he was a natural mathematician, and stood high in all the other branches; he afterward commenced to work at the stone cutter's and cooper's trade; he came to Dennison, Ohio, in 1864 (removing his family there the following year), when he commenced to work at the carpenter' s trade. Being a natural mechanic, and a skillful workman, he commanded good wages, although he had never served an apprenticeship. Soon after commencing to work in the Dennison shops, he assisted in building the Dennison railroad shops, where he worked for ten years. He then engaged as carpenter and contractor, which business he still follows, and has met with good success. He was a member of the Dennison Coal Mining Company, and took a prominent part in its advancement, being manager while connected with it. He was married, March 22, 1860, to Eliza Palmer. She was a native of Harrison County, Ohio, and a daughter of Nicholas Palmer, a prominent farmer. By this union, there have been six children - Manillia Maybelle, a school teacher; Ortho Olio, Lecta Lulu, Ella Elvira, Cecilia Celestine and Verna Valeria. Mr. Pearch is a Republican in politics. He owns twelve town lots in Uhrichsville, and the farm on which he resides. During the late war, in 1862, he enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Tenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; served fiften months, and was honorably discharged December 24, 1864. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

NATHANIEL PITTENGER, farmer. P. O. Dennison, was born inHarri son County, Ohio, December 10, 1818. He is a son of Abraham and Susanna (Osborn) Pittenger, both natives of New Jersey, the former a Yankee, the latter of Dutch descent Abraham Pittenger was a farmer all his life, and came to this State in the latter part of 1700, settling in Harrison County. Our subject came to this county in 1871; he received a limited education in a log schoolhouse. In 1841, he was united in marriage with Maria, daughter of William Atkison. Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania. The two children who have blessed this union are William A., editor of the Dennison Para- graph , and Susanna, wife of John Philps, a resident of California. Our subject is the owner of a house and lot in Dennison, also one in Uhrichsville; he was a Justice of the Peace for two years, while a resident of Greene Township, Harrison County, and was also School Director. Mr. and Mrs. Pittenger are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which the former has held most of the offices. In Harrison County he was Superintendent, for about ten years, of a Sabbath school. In politics, he is a Republican.

WILLIAM A. PITTENGER, editor of the Dennison Paragraph , Dennison, is the only son of Nathaniel and Maria Pittenger, and was born August 19, 1842, in Rumley Township, Harrison County, Ohio. His father is a farmer, and William's early life was spent upon the farm, amid the dewy fields, of which he learned, not by imitation but by application , the sublime mysteries of husbandry. He early developed a love of knowledge, and during the winters of his stay upon the farm was sent to the district school, where he threaded all the classes, and his boyish thirst for an education being not yet satiated he was sent to the Hopedale Normal School, and subsequently to Mt. Union College, his stay in those institutions rounding up the period of his collegiate education. At the age of nineteen, he embarked in his chosen occupation, by entering the office of the Cadiz Republican as an apprentice to the printing trade, and subsequently became foreman and assistant editor of that journal. The breaking-out of the rebellion, about this time, fired his patriotism, and he enlisted as a private in Company C, Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served his country faithfully, until honorably discharged, about the close of the war. Returning home, he located in Tuscarawas County, and in connection with J. L. Mcllvaine, Esq., entered upon the editorship and management of the Tuscarawas Advocate, the first paper established in the county, where he remained a partner until December, 1868, when he purchased the Tuscarawas Chronicle , then published in New Philadelphia, and moved it to Uhrichsville and Dennison, and conducted it until December, 1876, when the paper changed hands, and he retired from the editor's chair which he had ably filled for eight years. From 1877 to May, 1879, Mr. Pittenger resided at Washington City, where he held a position in the Government printing office, resigning which he spent about six months as foreman of a newspaper in Idaho Territory, but returned to Dennison in the fall, and on December 13, 1879, founded and established the Dennison Paragraph. This independent local paper was liberally patronized from the start, and has been quite a business success. He is its present editor and business manager. Mr. Pittenger was married. September 13, 1866, to Miss Anna E. Getzman, youngest daughter of Philip Getzman, Esq., of New Philadelphia, Ohio. The union has been a very happy one, and has been blessed with three children - Frank G., born July 25, 1867; Herbert Roy, born January 10, 1875; and Nellie Louise, born July 26, 1876. Mrs. Pittenger, who is a well-educated and intelligent lady, assists her husband in the editorial work of the Paragraph. Mr. Pittenger is in the prime of life, and possesses a sound mind in a sound body. As a citizen, he is straightforward, public-spirited and progressive. He was a member, and for some time President of the first Board of Education organized in Dennison. In politics, he is a conservative Republican; in religion a Presbyterian, being a Ruling Elder in the church of his choice. As a newspaper writer, he is second to none in the county, his compositions being stately, elegant and dignified.

PROF. W. H. RAY, Principal of Uhrichsville Schools, was born in Harrison County, June 13. 1840, and is a son of William and Jane (Hanna) Ray, natives of Ohio, and both of Scotch and Irish descent. His father wisely chose the occupation of a farmer. Our subject was born on a farm, receiv- ing a common school education in Harrison and Jefferson Counties, and attended the academy at New Hagerstown, Carroll Co., Ohio. At the age of nineteen, he taught school, and during the civil war enlisted, August, 1862, in the Fifty- second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in Company D, and served till the close of the war. After serving six months, he was appointed Corporal, and subsequently Fifth Sergeant. He was sent home, with seven others, as recuiting officer, December, 1863, and was the only one who succeeded in raising thirty men. He was afterward promoted to First Lieutenant, January, 1865. The war being over, he taught school one term of five months, in Tuscarawas, and then went to Waynesburg, Stark Co., Ohio, in 1867, and for six years, was Superintendent of school. He was one of the county examiners for one year. From here he went to Massillon, Ohio, where he taught for three years, and in September, 1877* came to Uhrichsville, where he has since remained. When he first came here, the yearly enrollment was about 611 pupils, and there are 820 at present. He received the degree of A. M., December, 1881, and also holds a State certificate. * Prof. Ray was married August 8, 1867, to Fannie, daughter of William L. and Mary B. (Morrison) Robb, of Irish descent. Mr. and Mrs. Ray have two children - Morrison and Gertrude. Our subject and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he has served in the capacity of Elder for several years; he also takes active interest in the Sabbath schools wherever he may be located, and is Superintendent of the Sabbath school in Ilhrichsville at present. Prof. Ray is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He is possessed of great activity, has a sound discriminating judgment, and great firmness of character and shrewd business tact.

JOHN REED (deceased) was born in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1809, and died in 1870. His wife's maiden name was Mary Ann Lytle. She was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and died May 11, 1883, at the age of seventy- six years. Our subject came to Tuscarawas Coucty in 1850; settled in Mill Township and engaged in farming. His family consisted of three children, of whom William, the only son, went to California, about thirty years ago, married, and is now a wealthy merchant there; Sarah J. and Margaret live on the farm left them by their father. This farm consists of 125 acres of well-improved land, cleared by the late Mr. Reed, and now carried on by his daughter Margaret, who has done considerable farm work. She hires all the help, and manages the business part of the farm, while her sister attends to the household affairs. The former has bought and paid for forty acres of land, and has acquitted herself creditably as a woman of business. The late Mr. and Mrs. Reed were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and their daughter, Sarah J. , of the Disciple Church. In politics, Mr. Reed was a Republican.

ISAAC E. ROMIG, soap manufacturer, Uhrichsville, wa9 born in Warwick Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, May 21, 1839. He is a son of Jonathan and Mary Ann (Knisely) Romig. The former was a native of this township, and followed farming for an occupation. He died in 1881. He had been twice married, and raised eleven children - nine by his first wife, our subject being the third in that family. He was reared in Warwick Township till twentythree years of age, when he entered farming life, which he followed for several years; was afterward in the butcher trade, in partnership with Joseph Uhrich. He also dealt in stock, and remained in this business for three years. He then bought the Valley Soap Works of W. A. Bovey, now a prominent citizen of Dennison, Ohio. Mr. Romig has since continued in this business, meeting with good success. In 1862, he was married to Rosanna C., daughter of Joseph Walton, of English descent. The latter was a prominent citizen and Clerk of the courts in New Philadelphia. This union has been blessed with a family of seven children, viz. : Laura, a school teacher; James R., who was accidentally shot in 1879; Edward J., at home, a clerk in Uhrichsville; Ella, Emmet L., Harry L. and Florence E. Mr. Romig's wife and oldest daughter are members of the Moravian Church, of which Mr. Romig is Elder and Trustee. When the. church was erected, he was on the building committee.

I. RUMBAUGH, passenger engineer on the Pan Handle Railroad, Dennison, was born in Indiana County, Penn. , December 18, 1839, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Ashbaugh) Rumbaugh, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. The former was a farmer, and also worked on a canal in Pennsylvania. Our subject received a common school education, mostly in Armstrong County, Penn., and began railroading. On March 17, 1802, he commenced as a brakeman on the Pennsylvania Railroad, where he continued about two years. He was promoted as freight train conductor on the same road (at that time it was the custom to commence down at the lowest position and work up, which our subject did). He fired for two years, and leavingthe road came to work on the Pan Handle Railroad, in the same position. For eight months he worked on the Pan Handle Railroad, and here met with a sad accident, being obliged to have his foot amputated. From the year 1808 to 1874, he ran an engine for a freight train, but in the latter year he was promoted to a passenger train, Engine No. 55. He was united in marriage with Catherine, daughter of Jacob Hoover, and a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent This marriage took place in the year 1863. To this union two children have been born - Lizzie R. and Alwilda. Mr. and Mrs. Rumbaugh are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, the former is a Republican. He is a member of I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 389. Our subject has been financially successful; is the owner of one of the finest residences in Dennison, as well as other property, and has resided here since July, 1875.

MARTIN C. SAUERS, foreman of the paint shops of the Pan Handle Railroad Company, Uhrichsville, Ohio, was born in Buffalo, N. Y.. August 23, 1835. He is a son of Randolph and Elizabeth (Dott) Sauers, natives of Bavaria, of German descent. The former was a stone-mason by trade, and came to America, settling in New York in 1827. Our subject received his education at the graded schools in Buffalo, N. Y. , and chose the occupation of a carriage painter, which he followed from boyhood till 1860, when he enlisted in the Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company I, and served three years. He was Fourth Sergeant, he being the only member of that regiment who escaped without a wound. He had fifteen bullet holes in his army blanket. At the close of the w&r, he returned to Coshocton, and worked at his trade for one year. He came to Dennison in 1867, and began to work in the Pan Handle Railroad shops. In 1870, he was appointed foreman of the paint shops. He was married, in 1856, to Mary M. Wales, a native of Ohio, and of Welsh and Dutch descent The three children born to this union are Elnora, Charles Edwin and Katherine. Mrs. Sauers is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Sauers is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge. He is the owner of a neat and substantial residence in Uhrichsville.

JOHN F. SCARBOROUGH, proprietor of the Central Hotel, Uhrichsville, Ohio, was born in Cecil County, Md., August 10, 1826, and is a son of Joseph and Rebecca Scarborough, natives of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Maryland, where they remained until their death. Joseph was born June 13, 1794, and Rebecca, his wife, January 23, 1798. She departed this life November 5, 1829. After her death, Mr. Scarborough married, for his second wife, Sarah

Smith, who survived him, and departed this life about five years ago. Joseph died April 80, 1848. He was the father of nine children, of whom seven are living. John F. Scarborough, our subject, followed carriage and wagon making until within the last few years. He was united in marriage, April 16, 1847, with Jane Fowler, born in Harrison County, Ohio, May 20, 1826, daughter of Benjamin and Jane Fowler. In 1863, our subject bought a farm in Harrison County, consisting of 160 acres, which he afterward sold and purchased in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, first in Union Township, consisting of 167 acres, which he sold, and bought 140 acres in Rush Township. This he sold in the spring of 1883. In December of 1882, he bought the Central Hotel in Uhrichsville, also other town property. He is now managing the hotel, where he and family reside. The hotel is first class and the largest in the city. The traveling public will do well to stop with him, for he and his family spare no pains in trying to make everything pleasant for their guests. Mr. Scarborough and wife are the parents of eight children, of whom only three survive - Mary J. (wife of Lewis B. Glass), Josiah S. and Emma B. (wife of C. IV. Rishforth). Mr. Scarborough and wife are members of the M. E. Church, and are among the leading families of Uhrichsville, Ohio.

JOHN D. SCOTT, blacksmith, Uhrichsville, was born in Franklin Township, Harrison County, Ohio, July 29, 1847, and is a son of Charles and Mar garet (Dodge) Scott, the former a native of Ohio, the latter of Ireland, both of Irish descent. The former was a farmer by occupation. Our subject was reared on a farm until seventeen years of age, receiving his education in the district schools of Brownsville, Ohio. He commenced learning his trade in Deersville, Ohio, and, in 1868, came to Uhrichsville, where he continued his trade of blacksmithing with Henry Foster. He worked for the latter for four years; was next in the employ of the Pan Handle Railroad Company in Dennison for one year and in 1862 bought a shop on First street, in Uhrichsville, Ohio, and now carries on a successful trade. He is a firstclass workman; takes great pride in his business, and his shop is kept in better order than most blacksmith shops. He was married, in 1872, to Eva McCoy, who was born in Harrison County, Ohio, and is of Irish descent. To this union two children were born - Harry and Frank. Mr. Scott is a Republican in politics; is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He owns his shop and residence on First street, Uhrichsville, and is a useful citizen.

THOMAS SHIPTON is a wealthy, enterprising farmer and pioneer of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and resides inside the corporation of Dennison. He was born in Pennsylvania November 27, 1810, and was brought to Ohio by his parents, William and Mary (Read) Shipton, in 1812. They were of Scotch and Irish descent WTilliam Shipton was a blacksmith in early life, but after coming to Ohio followed farming. Thomas is the eldest of a family of six children, and received a limited education from the subscription schools held in log cabins He lived with his parents on the farm until nineteen years old, when he commeneed to learn the trade of a millwright, and for fifteen years was employed in building and working on mills on the Ohio Canal. He was prudent with his earnings, and was soon able to invest in a farm. He was in the West from 1846 till 1850, working in the gold mines in California, working by the day during most of the time, and received $9 per day, out of which he paid $4 for his board. He returned to the States with $4,000 in gold, and wisely invested it in land, most of which he still owns, part of it lying inside the corporation of Dennison. The Dennison coal mines are on his land, and he receives a royalty on all coal taken out of these mines. He is the owiler of 250 acres of valuable land, *and considerable other real estate. He has been twicq married. His first wife's maiden name was Alice Crosson, who