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PERRY M. ADAMS, attorney at law, Tiffin, and prosecuting attorney for Seneca County, was born in Wood County, Ohio, December 2, 1850, and is the eldest son and second child (of a family of three sons and five daughters). of Harvey and Susannah A. (Phelps) Adams, and is of lineal descent on his father's side, from an old New England family. His great-great-grandfather, Alexander Adams, was of Revolutionary tines and a native of New Jersey. His great-grandfather, David Adams, settled in Beaver (now Lawrence) County, Penn., from Now Jersey, where his son David, father of Harvey, was raised and married Sarah McKibben, and subsequently, in 1835, moved to Wood County, Ohio, with his family, when Harvey . was twelve years of age, and raised a family of seven sons and seven daughters, who (with the exception of three members) reared large families in Wood County. Mrs. Susannah A. (Phelps) Adams, a native of Pennsylvania, was a daughter of Ralph D. Phelps, a farmer of Wood County, Ohio, and a native of Connecticut, and Nancy (Parson) Phelps, a native of Kentucky. The subject of our sketch received a good education in the public schools of his native county and engaged in teaching, in which profession he excelled. He, however, applied himself to further his literary accomplishments, and, being self-dependent, taught while he read law. He attended literary and scientific courses at Fostoria, Ohio, and afterward at Republic, same State. Feeling an "itching palm" for the knowledge

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of law, he eventually came to Tiffin, this county, and entered the office of the Hon. W. P. Noble (his present partner), March 18, 1874, and on April 13, 1876, was admitted to the bar of Ohio. He immediately accepted a partnership with his worthy preceptor, which has continued without interruption since. In April, 1879, he was chosen solicitor for the city, and re-elected in 1881, resigning, however, in March, 1882, to accept his present incumbency to which he had been elected the preceding October, and to which he was honorably reelected in October, 1884. Mr. Adams married, in Washington, D. C., April 26, 1881, Miss Annie E. Kiskadden. of that city, a lady of excellent literary and musical attainments, and a graduate of Mrs. Willard's College, Now York She is the only daughter of William and Mary E. (Campbell) Kiskadden, the former a native of Ohio, and prominent contractor, now of Denver, Col.; the latter a daughter of Alexander Campbell, a pioneer of Seneca County. Mr. and Mrs. Adams have two children: Eugenia K. and Harvey M. Mr. Adams has taken a prominent place in his profession here for so young a man, and bids fair to be heard from in the councils of the nation in the near future: He is of fine physique, of tall and commanding presence, and eminently fitted, as becomes his character, to dictate rather than accept. He is a worthy member of the Masonic fraternity.

MART. L. ALBRECHT, dealer in groceries and provisions, Tiffin, was born in Tiffin, this county, August 2, 1850. His parents, Philip and Minnie (Kreeger) Albrecht, were natives of Baden, the former born in Eppingen, and the latter in Sultzfeldt; they were married here in 1849. Philip Albrecht came to this country in 1832, and learned the trade of mason and builder from his father, Andrew Albrecht, who had three sons and one daughter, all of whom reared families here. Philip Albrecht reared two sons and two daughters. Mart. L. Albrecht learned the trade of his father, and was actively connected with it here for several years. In 1879 he embarked in his present business and is one of the successful young men of the city. He is an active member of the Turner's Society, K. of P. and Bruderbund. He has given considerable attention to his musical training, and has been a member of Boos' Band and Orchestra since 1875. He is an excellent gentleman, of fine physique and noble bearing. He has lived in this city all his life, and his reputation is second to none.

LOUIS ANGENE, harness manufacturer and proprietor of livery stable, Tiffin, was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1847. His parents, Adam and Barbara (Shearer) Angene, also natives of Bavaria, came to America in 1847 and settled in Crawford County, Ohio, where the former carried on farming (his original business was flour-milling), and where they reared four sons and seven daughters. The subject of our sketch carried on farming in Crawford County, and did considerable in the way of auctioneering. In 1875 he came to Tiffin, and has been an important factor in the development of many industrial enterprises; first in buggy and carriage trade; next in harness manufacturing, and, latterly, in the livery and feed business, all of which he still carries on. He has in the meantime also done an important part in crying sales in the county, and his ability in this direction has gained for him the sobriquet of "the affable auctioneer of Tiffin." Mr. Angene was married in Crawford County, Ohio, in 18 74, to Barbara E., daughter of John Feighner, Esq., a pioneer there from Pennsylvania, and by this union there is one daughter, Anna Laura. In November, 1877, Mrs. Angene passed away from this life in full communion with the First Presbyterian Church, and is laid to rest in Maple Grove Cemetery. Mr. Angene is an able business man and a worthy citizen, and, although holding aloof from public office, has served efficiently in his party (Democratic) as an active worker.

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WILLIAM S. BACON, proprietor of the Clifton Mills, Tiffin, was born in Crawford County, Ohio, December 1, 1829, and comes of a line of pioneer of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, antedating the "Revolution." His father, Ralph Bacon, a native of Massachusetts, and descended of pioneers in that State from the Isle of Man, settled in what is now known as Lake County, Ohio, about 1798, and married Polly Jordan, a native of Pennsylvania, whose grandfather settled in that State from Ireland. Ralph Bacon raised a family of five sons Ad eight daughters (all of whom except one daughter reared families). The subject of this sketch was reared in Crawford County (whither his parents had removed in 1820), and at fifteen, went west, returning at the age of nineteen to his native place, where he carried on carpentering (also in Wyandot County), for several years. He subsequently took up saw-milling, at which he was engaged till the breaking out of the war, when he retired from that business and carried on a tannery, which, in 1804. he abandoned, coming to this county and purchasing a half interest in the Bloomville Flouring Mills. This he subsequently sold out and returned to saw-milling and building in Crawford County, till 1868, when he, in partnership with Dr. I. B. Squier, bought the "Liberty Mills" (flouring-mills), in Crawford County, and carried on that industry there till 1875, when he returned to Bloomville and purchased his former property and operated the Bloomville Mills till 1879, when he purchased his present mills, which he has brought up to a leading prominence in the milling interests of this county. He is a public spirited and progressive citizen, and has contributed in no small degree to the development of the many excellent social and industrial institutions of Tiffin. He was married in Bucyrus, December 1. 1859, to Miss Savena Hawk, daughter of the late David Hawk, an early pioneer from Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Bacon have three sons and two daughters, Frank (a practical miller associated with his father), Clara, Willis, Herbert and Helen. Mrs. Bacon, a lady of estimable attainments, is a member of the Lutheran Church.

SILAS W. BAKER, P. O. Tiffin, is one of the young and enterprising farmers of Clinton Township, where he was born February 2, 1856. His parents, Frederick A. and Ann C. Baker, natives of Maryland, were married in Tiffin, Ohio, and settled on the farm where our subject now resides, and where they have remained ever since. They are the parents of three children: Silas W., Jennie and Rosa. Silas W., our subject, was united in marriage, November 29, 1881, with Hattie Miller, born in Pleasant Township, this county, December 9, 1861, daughter of Andrew J. and Ann M. Miller, the former a native of New York State, and the latter of Seneca County, Ohio. Both are residing in Pleasant Township. To our subject and wife have been born two children: Maud, born February 23, 1883, and Ollie born July 18, 1884. Our subject manages his father's farm, consisting of 190 acres, all improved land. He is a member of the Grange.

CHARLES H. BALDWIN, secretary of the Tiffin Union Churn Company, of Tiffin, was born in Tiffin, this county, May 23, 1845, and is a son of A. C. and Mary Jane Baldwin, of this city. The subject of our sketch completed a liberal literary education here, and, at fifteen, entered the office of the Seneca Advertiser, where he completed an apprenticeship at type-setting. The late civil war breaking out, he enlisted his services in Company H, Eighty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, and continued in service till the dismemberment of the regiment: Upon leaving the army he "went West," where he was connected with freighting " over the plains " from St. Joe, Mo., to Denver, Col., for some time. Returning here he assumed his present position. He was married, in 1874, to Anna, daughter of Thomas W. and Sarah Jane Watson,

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of Pleasant Township, this county, and this union has been blessed with two sons and one daughter: Anna Watson, Thomas Chenoweth and Absalom Charles. He and his worthy wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He has been a Mason since he was twenty-four years of age and has attained to the degree of Knight Templar of De Molay Commandery No. 9; also Scottish Rite degrees of Masonry including 32°.

FRANCIS BALL, proprietor of restaurant and saloon, Tiffin, was born in Buehl, Canton of Seltz, Alsace, October 1, 1835, and came to this county in 1852, son of Joseph and Catharine (Schaub) Ball, who settled in Thompson Township, this county, about 1853. Francis Ball had preceded his parents to this country, and upon their arrival came with them here, where he farmed, and subsequently engaged in merchandising, in what is known as Frank's Corners (named after him), where he carried on an active business for over fifteen years, and was the first postmaster of that place, a useful public man and citizen. He afterward located at Tiffin, in his present business. He was married, in 1859, to Johanna, daughter of Paul Herman, Esq., of Thompson Township, this county, and by her has a family of seven sons and four daughters: Francis X. (a merchant), Mary Anna, Jacob J., John H. (a printer), Edward L., Cecilia J., Albert G., William A., Lucy M., Ida A. and Otto P. Mr. Ball and family are members of the Roman Catholic Church, St. Joseph's congregation. He has been an active member of the Bruderbund, and is its present honored secretary. Mr. Ball has always been fully alive to the progressive spirit of the times, and has contributed liberally toward the support of all measures tending to the public good. He is an ardent Democrat, and a worthy member of the party in this county.

B. F. BAUM, agent of the Northwestern Ohio Railway Company, Tiffin, was born in York County, Penn., December 9, 1845, and is a son of Peter S. and Elizabeth (Stambaugh) Baum. The Baums were German pioneers in the, State, Peter Baum, grandfather of our subject, being a native of Germany, one who did recognized service in the Revolutionary war. The Stambaugh's bore a similar record, Jonathan Stambaugh, subject's maternal grandfather, having also served in the Revolutionary war. The subject of this sketch began telegraphing in Parkton, Md., and held the office there for two years. He continued with the Northern Central Railway of Maryland for seven years, after which he engaged in commission warehousing in Glen Rock, York Co., Penn. In 1872 he came to Wooster, Ohio, and after a year's professional work with the Pennsylvania Company's lines he came to Tiffin, where he has been prominently identified with the Northwestern Ohio Railway since, his present incumbency having been received by him in 1881. Mr. Baum was married at Glen Rock, Penn., in 1868, to Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Emanuel Sheffer, and by this union there were two sons and three daughters: Arthur, Philip, Clara and Gracie living, Lottie (the eldest) is deceased. Mr. Baum has been a F. & A. M. since 1869; is also a member of the K. of H. and K. of P.

CHARLES F. BEARD, stock dealer, Tiffin, represents one of the important industries in this locality. He was born in Bristol County, Mass., October 25, 1829, and is descended of pioneer Scotch and English ancestry in the East. His parents, Matthew and Hanna (Lapham) Beard, settled in Scipio Township, this county, in 1833, and are there buried along with a son and daughter. The subject of our sketch has followed his father's business (farming and stock-raising) with excellent success. He was united in marriage, in 1853, with Mrs. Lucinda Tabor, daughter of Erastus Jones, of Scipio Township, this county, and by her he has two daughters: Ida, now the wife of J. Smith, of Scipio, and Janie, wife of Mr. Skransewfky, of Ohio. Mr. Beard

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has avoided publicity in political matters, acting upon the motto that "what is worth doing is worth doing well." He has accumulated a handsome competency from his business, and has lived to see his children well educated and taking upon themselves the importance in life this position requires.

LEWIS F. BENDER, farmer, P. O. Tiffin, was born near Red River, Canada, June 9, 1823, and is a son of Jacob and Rosanna Bender, natives of the old country, and who came to Canada where they were married and first settled about 1822; in the latter part of 1823, being routed by the Indians, they went down the Missouri River as far as St. Louis, and there Mrs. Bender departed this life. The rest of the family remained in St. Louis about four years, during which time Jacob Bender again married, this time to Rosanna Clink, a native of Wurtemberg. From St. Louis the family moved to Alton, Ill., and there remained some years, then moved to Cincinnati, where they staid a short time, and from there went to Richland County, Ohio, and, in 1833, came to this county, remaining until 1847, then moved to Williams County, where Jacob Bender died; his widow now resides in Missouri. Lewis F. Bender, our subject, was united in marriage in this county, September 15, 1850, with Massey Figgens, whose maiden name was Leonard, a daughter of Ezekiel and Anna (Leonard) Leonard, and who was born in Westchester County, Penn., July 21, 1819; her parents are both deceased. Our subject and wife are the parents of four children: Ada V., wife of Isaiah Staley; Rebecca E.; Charlie F.; and Mabel, all living. Mr. Bender is a tanner and currier by trade, but has been engaged in farming most of his life, and owns a fine farm where he and his family reside. Our subject, like his father, has been somewhat of a rover in his time. In 1861 he went prospecting in California and returned at close of same year. Mrs. Bender and her son, Charles, are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Bender was christened in the German Lutheran, when an infant, and also in the Catholic faith, at five years of age, it being the grandparents' wish on the mother's side, but being "universally" inclined he has joined no other church..

JOHN H. BENNEHOFF, county recorder, Tiffin, was born in Adams Township, Seneca Co., Ohio. His parents, Solomon and Ann (Rader) Bennehoff, settled in that locality in 1840, coming from Lehigh County, Penn., the former descended from pioneer German ancestry of Pennsylvania, and the latter from English pioneers of same State. John H. Bennehoff is the seventh child and fifth son of a family of six sons and two daughters (two sons and a daughter now deceased). His early education was obtained in the schools of Scipio Township, this county, where he excelled as a student, insomuch that at the age of eighteen he received a certificate as teacher, in which profession he was well known here for twelve years; during this time he also attended school at Heidelberg College, and completed a commercial training at Bryant & Stratton's College at Cincinnati. He is what is generally known as a self made man, having to rely upon himself for an education and his advancement in social life. In 1881 he retired from teaching to fill his present incumbency (a position to which he was chosen out of a list of thirteen competitors), in which capacity he has been reputably connected ever since, receiving at his re-election a largely increased majority of the popular vote of the county. Mr. Bennehoff has served as secretary of the State Recorders' Association and is now vice-president of said association. He was married, November 9,1882, at Monroe, Mich., to Miss Ida A. Hensinger, a lady of excellent attainments, daughter of John and Catharine (Neikirk) Hensinger, of Adams Township, this county. They have two sons-Otto John and Orlando G. Our subject is a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the encampment. He is a stockholder of

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the Tiffin. Edison Electric Illuminating Company, and a cordial supporter of all measures tending to the development of the industrial life of this locality.

CAPT. RUSSEL HANBY BEVER, contractor and builder, Tiffin, was born in Crawford County, Ohio, April 19, 1837, son of the Rev. Joseph and Sarah (Trimble) Bever, the former of whom, a native of Virginia and of pioneer German ancestry of that State, was educated to the ministry of the United Brethren Church, and after doing considerable pioneer work in other parts of the State settled in Eden Township in the spring of 1823. Rev. Joseph Bever reared six sons, all of whom are active and useful citizens: Russel H.; A. M., a builder of Marion, Ohio; D. M., a builder; L. O., a farmer in Eden Township, this county; J. T., a builder of Fostoria, Ohio; J. M., a lawyer and present mayor of Fostoria. Capt. Bever learned the blacksmith's trade at Melmore and followed it there till the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, when he enlisted, September 25, 1861, in Company H, Fifty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and steadily advanced in promotion to the commission of second lieutenant, May 2, 1863. April 1, 1864, he was commissioned first lieutenant, and November 3, same year, to the captaincy of his company, which he honorably held till the end of the war. He was honorably discharged at Cleveland, Ohio, July 21, 1865, as veteran of Company H, Fifty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After the war he engaged in contracting and building in Tiffin, and has been prominently identified with that industry here since. Capt. Bever was married in Melmore, this county, in 1858, to A. E. Bretz, daughter of Jacob and Phila (Wolf) Bretz, pioneers of Eden Township. This union has been blessed with three sons and two daughters: Robert C., Viola B., Minnie J., Ralph V. and Earl J. Mrs. Bever and daughters are worthy members of the Methodist Protestant Church, to which the Captain is a liberal contributor. He is a member of Isaac P. Rule Post G. A. R.

DELANZA MONROE BEVER, contractor and builder, Tiffin, is the fourth son of the Rev. Joseph Bever, and was born in Eden Township, this county, March 7, 1844. He learned the carpentering trade in this county and embarked in the building business with which he has been prominently connected since. Mr. Bever was united in marriage, February 22, 1883, at Tiffin, with Jessie, daughter of Squire Gabriel J. and Regetta Keen, the former a native of Baltimore, Md., the latter of Pennsylvania. Mr. Bever's building interest here has been confined to private residences, among which maybe noticed those belonging to C. J. Yingling, Benjamin G. Atkins, and others.

CATHARINE BIEHLER, P. O. Tiffin, widow of Andrew Biehler, who died in 1876, was born in Alsace, France (now Germany). Landing in Maryland, she remained there four years, then moved to Pennsylvania, where she resided four years, and in 1854 came to this county. Her six children are all married: Catherine (Mrs. Schroth, mother of four children); Nicholas, married to Christena Willie; Henry, married to Sarah Breidinger (have two children); Louisa, married to J. Schroth (have one child); David, married to A. M. Hoke (have four children); Callie B., married to W. S. Wagner (have one child). Mrs. Biehler, who is a fine old French lady, resides on the old homestead.

REV. D. D. BIGGER, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of Tiffin, was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., May 18, 1849, and descends from a people prominent in connection with Presbyterian church work in this country on both sides of his parentage. His father, the late Rev. Matthew Bigger, D. D., of Bushnell, Ill., was a son of David Bigger, of New Concord, Ohio, who was prominent there as a pioneer farmer, tanner, and an active United Presbyterian churchman, was of Scotch-Irish ancestry, and of direct lineal descent from

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the Biggars, of Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. His family consisted of four sons and four daughters, of whom Matthew, the eldest, took prominence in connection with educational institutions, notably in West Virginia and in Illinois, and another son was the Hon. David Proudfit Bigger, M. D., of Missouri, and, more professionally, consulting surgeon of the Union Pacific Railway. The mother of our subject was Mary Jane Cunningham, daughter of John Cunningham a native of Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish extraction, and who reared a family of four sons and four daughters, of whom are Thomas Mitchell Cunningham, D. D., prominently known in this country in connection with the Presbyterian Church, and James Cunningham, M. D., of Monmouth, Ill., a physician of repute, and an ardent churchman. It may be said in this connection that both the Bigger and Cunningham families' love for the faith was no less marked than their love of their early nationality, of which, in some of the earlier mention of these families' annals and reminiscences, their native heather, where they could worship openly, became talismanic. The subject of our sketch spent his early life in Monmouth (whither his father had removed in connection with the- Presbyterian Theological Seminary there) and was educated there and at Chicago. He completed his academical education at Monmouth and graduated in a collegiate course there in 1875. He then entered the Seminary of the Northwest at Chicago in a theological course, and graduated from that institution, under the presidency of F. L. Patton, D. D., LL. D., in 1878. He had received a license to preach in the preceding year, and had during his stay in Chicago been very active in connection with mission work, with the Presbyterian Church there, so that upon graduating he felt better able to combat his work, and accepted his present call, in May, following his graduation, and circumstances have proved his better judgment (see church history). He married in La Porte, Ind., May 23, 1878, Miss Sarah Louisa Breese, daughter of John H. and Harriet (Bowers) Breese, natives, respectively, of New York and Vermont. They have two sons and one daughter: Paul Breese, Matthew Leon and Genevieve Marie. Mr. Bigger, while being an ardent minister, is an excellent citizen; of a suave and affable disposition, he gathers around him many friends not controlled by his ecclesiastical teachings, and in this connection may be probably. traced an important incentive to the marked growth of the Presbyterian Church here since his advent. In stature he is of medium height, of good physique, and, on the rostrum, he is a deep reasoner, a forcible debater and an eloquent speaker.

COL. JACOB BOWSER, retired farmer, P. O., Tiffin, is one of the pioneers of Seneca County, born in Washington County, Md., January 7, 1806, His parents, John and Magdalena Bowser, were natives of Maryland, where they married and remained until 1829, at which time they moved to Ohio and settled in Clinton Township, and there resided until their death. They were the parents of nine children, only two of whom are now living: our subject and Mrs. Allen. Col. Bowser came to this county in 1827, remaining only a few weeks, and then returned to Maryland. In 1829 he again visited Ohio and bought the farm where he now lives, and in 1830 he returned to Maryland for his wife. They were married March 25, and came direct to the farm he had purchased in Clinton Township. Mrs. Bowser's maiden name was Anna Startzman; she was born in Maryland in 1809, and was a daughter of David and Margaret Startzman, who remained in Maryland until .their deaths. Col. and Mrs. Bowser were the parents of nine children, five now living: Martin L., Thomas B., Ezra J., James M. and Isabella, wife of Frank Chase. The deceased are David H., Margaret, John H. and an infant. Col. Bowser, who has been engaged in farming nearly all his life, owns 320 acres of land where

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he resides. He has filled the offices of justice of the peace, trustee and land appraiser. Many years ago he was captain (commissioned September 20, 1833) of a company of State militia; eight years afterward he was promoted to the rank of major, a position he declined, accepting the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Col. Bowser is a member of the Lutheran Church. Mrs. Bowser departed this life in January, 1876, leaving her husband and children, besides a large circle of friends to mourn her loss. She was a member of the Lutheran Church.

NELSON LUTHER BREWER, attorney at law, Tiffin, was born in Clear Spring, Washington Co., Md., September 17, 1832, the only son and youngest child of the family of five children of Emmanuel and Catharine (Zacharias) Brewer. His father was a son of Henry Brewer or Brua (as it was formerly spelled), who settled in Washington County about the time of the Revolution, and comes of German (Huguenot) ancestry, they having left their native country in consequence of the persecutions of that sect. Our subject's mother, Catharine (Zacharias) Brewer, was a daughter of George Zacharias, who settled in Washington County, Md., from Pennsylvania. Our subject at the age of twelve years went to Frederick City, Md., where he remained under the guardianship of his uncle, Rev. Daniel Zacharias, D. D., of the Reformed Church, a gentleman of prominence in his professional work in that State. There he gained a good literary training, and at nineteen years of age "went West" and taught school near Monroe City, Mich., for a ,year and a half. Nay 11, 1853, he came to Tiffin, this county, for the purpose of furthering his education and entered Heidelberg College, from which he graduated in 1855. Soon after he entered the office of the Hon. J. C. Lee, where he devoted himself to the study of law, and meantime taught in the college. In May, 1858, he was admitted to the practice and accepted a partnership with his honored preceptor, which continued till 1869. Meanwhile. the great civil war broke out, and Mr. Brewer pronounced himself in strong terms for the Union cause, and assisted with his means in defense of it, and in May, 1864, entered the field of service, where he remained till the close of the war, when he received an honorable discharge with a commission as captain. Upon the dissolution of partnership, in 1849, Gen. Lee went to Toledo, and Mr. Brewer, continuing the practice here, has since transacted a very important part of the professional work in this locality. He has often been urgently solicited to become a candidate in the political field, but with the exception of serving honorably on the school board for many years, has declined any further official honors. He has been an ardent member of the Reformed Church many years, has served its Sabbath-school as superintendent for over twenty years, and has been elder in the church for several years. Mr. Brewer was married,in Tiffin, September 17, 1857. to Libbie, eldest daughter of Dr. Joseph and Juliette (Hedges) Mason, and who passed away her young life in 1860, followed by her only child, Lettie, five years later. In 1861 Mr. Brewer married Harriet M., daughter of Amaza and Julia Chidester, of Aurora, N. Y., and by this union has two sons and two daughters: Julia, Edward A., Wallace W. and Grace. Mr. Brower is a close student of human nature, a gentleman of broad and liberal principles, and, while in political minority, has done important service here in blending strong political factions in a common cause for the better furtherance of local interests.

ANDREW J. BRICKNER, secretary and treasurer of the Ohio Stove Works. and distiller Tiffin, was born near Rodonfelss, Kingdom of Bavaria, January 12, 1829. His parents, Michael and Margaret (Raedelbach) Brickner, came to America with their family in 1840, and settled on land now known as Cromer's Station in Liberty Township, this county, where they reared four sons and five. daughters: Michael, the eldest son (died, leaving a family of four children in

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Delphos, Ohio); John, a resident of Washington Township, Van Wert Co., Ohio; George, a manufacturer of woolen goods at Sheboygan Falls, Wis.; Mary, wife of John Houk, of Tiffin; Margaret (single), who manages Andrew J.'s household affairs; Lizzie, wife of L. E. Sexstater, of Tiffin; Louisa, a Sister in the Ursuline Convent, and Lucinda, also a Sister in the Ursuline Convent; and A. J. The subject of our sketch learned merchant tailoring in Tiffin, and clerked for awhile in a dry goods store at Delphos. At twenty-two, he and his brother George went to Sheboygan Falls, Wis., and commenced a general store and milling business. In 1857 he retired from business there and went to Delphos, where he was connected with distilling for several year;, in partnership with Bernhard Esch of that place. Withdrawing from that, he came to Tiffin, and in 1867 bought an interest in the grocery and distillery, the firm being known as Wagner & Brickner; the distillery is still carried on by 11r. Brickner. In 1879 he became one of the original incorporators of the Ohio Stove Works, in Tiffin, with which he is still identified. He has been prominent before the people as an enterprising citizen and business man, and although adverse to holding office, has filled the alderman's chair for his ward for eight terms. Socially, he is a very pleasant and affable gentleman.

JACOB BRIDINGER, M. D., health officer of Tiffin. was born in Northampton County, Penn., March 25, 1843; son of Jacob and Saloma (Snyder) Bridinger. natives of that county, and of pioneer ancestry in the State. The subject of this sketch came to this county at the age of fifteen, completed a good education, and taught school for six years, principally in Crawford County, Ohio. He had meanwhile engaged in the study of medicine, but followed merchandising in Bucyrus, whence he removed after two years to Mount Blanchard, where he remained in that connection till 1874, when he returned to his medical studies and graduated in 1876, from the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati. After a short practice in Ashland, Ohio, he came to Tiffin, where he has since been professionally connected. Dr. Bridinger was married in Columbiana County, Ohio, to Lizzie Alberstadt, a native of that county, of pioneer Pennsylvanians. To this union have been born three sons, living: Frank L., Harry J. and Leon A. The Doctor and his wife are members of the English Lutheran Church. He is a F. & A. M., and has passed through the council. He is a member of the Ohio State and Northwestern Ohio Eclectic Medical Associations. Since locating here the Doctor has been a very active worker in professional and public life, and has served the city as a member of the council for his (Fifth) Ward.

KORA FRANK BRIGGS, son of Knowlton H. and Mary A. (Steele) Briggs, was born in Huron County, Ohio, March 6, 1858; moved with his parents to Wyandot County, where he grow to manhood; attended school at Upper Sandusky, and taught his first term in the winter of 1878-79, and five subsequent terms; attended the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, several years, teaching during vacation to pay his expenses. First newspaper work, as a solicitor for the Tiffin News, in 1880, and afterward for the Upper Sandusky Republican. In August, 1883, he engaged to Dumm & Brunner to take charge of the local department of the Marion Democratic Mirror. Shortly thereafter Messrs. Dumm & Brunner sold their interest in the Mirror, and Mr. Briggs came to Tiffin with Mr. Brunner, and assumed a similar place on the Seneca Advertiser, in April, 1884, which he still holds. Our subject is married to Emma E., daughter of John Brobst, of Upper Sandusky, and has one child, a little girl.

C. D. BRISH, butcher, Tiffin, was born in Seneca County, Ohio, in 1830, son of William and Delila (Snook) Brish, and nephew of Gen. H. C. Brish;

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both the brothers, William and Gen. H. C. Brish, served with credit. in government employ in early times; they were natives of Maryland, and of Scotch ancestry. Charles D. Brish was one of a family of four sons and five daughters. He married Catharine, daughter of Frederick Barres, Esq., of Tiffin, Ohio, who was of Pennsylvania pioneer stock, and by this union there is one son, Henry. Mrs. Brish is a member of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Brish served for thirteen years as a member of the city constabulary of Tiffin, and was a member of the fire department. He belongs to the I. O. O. F.

HENRY BROHL, notary public, insurance business and steamship passenger agent, Tiffin, was born in Bonn, on the Rhine, kingdom of Prussia, November 10, 1831. His parents, Henry and Anna Maria (Froendgen) Brohl, natives of Bonn, reared a family of five sons and five daughters, of whom Henry came to this country. The subject of our sketch was reared to mercantile pursuits (his father's business), and was completing a thorough collegiate training in his native land, when, in consequence of the "revolution," and upon his entering his majority, he felt compelled to seek an asylum where he could better cultivate his political independence, and came to our shores, locating at Sandusky City, Ohio, where he clerked for a few years in the dry goods and grocery business. In 1855 he came to Tiffin, and clerked in a wholesale grocery till the following year, when he joined Robert Crum in the wholesale grocery and liquor trade, in which he continued till 1865, when he retired froth it, and has since been engaged in mercantile business. He married in Sandusky City, Ohio, in 1856, Miss Katharine Kranz, a native of Wiesbaden, Grand Duchy of Nassau, Germany, and daughter of Balthasar and Elizabeth Kranz, who came to this country in 1848, and settled on a farm near Sandusky City. Mr. and Mrs. Brohl have four sons and three daughters: Harry, in the Tribune office here; Edward P. (plumber by trade), now a book-keeper in Sandusky City; Charles, a civil engineer at New Hanover, Ill.: Theodore, a clerk in the Tiffin postoffice; Jennie; Bertha; and Katie. In 1880 Mr. Brolil was appointed notary public, and soon after added an insurance and steamship agency to the business. He is a gentleman of fine learning ,and noble qualities, has been a useful citizen in public as well as social life, and. has served with credit on the school board of Tiffin for six years.

THOMAS GALEN BROSIUS, farmer, P. O. Tiffin, was born December 30, 1850, in Wayne County, Ohio; son of Newton and Sarah (Dawson) Brosins, former of whom was born December 5, 1823, in Chester County, Penn.; a son of Benjamin and Phoebe (Booth) Brosius, .who settled in Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1836, removing seven years later to Stark County, where they purchased land near Alt. Union; they reared a family of ten children, all of whom are yet living; their names are Charles, Barkley, Newton, Joseph, Henry, Benjamin, Septimns, Jacob, Abner and Thomas. Our subject was married, May 4, 1881, to Mary E. Zook, daughter of George W. Zook, who died in Henry County, Ohio, in the spring of 1865, formerly a resident of Bedford County, Penn., and one of the earliest pioneers of Clinton Township. (A part of his family still live in that section of the county.) This union has been blessed with two children--one deceased at age of ten months and Edward Galen. In 1876 Mr. Brosius visited Philadelphia, attending the exposition in that city. He has a fine. farm, well stocked, and is an enterprising farmer and stock raiser.

HON. LOUIS A. BRUNNER, of Tiffin, is of German ancestry, and was born in Frederick City, Frederick Co., Md. He fully availed himself of the advantages of an elementary and classical education, and, after a thorough course of theological study, was licensed to preach, in the summer of 1846, at

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Columbus, Ohio. Subsequently he entered upon the duties of the ministry, and served several Presbyterian congregations. In the spring of 1852 he was elected, by the Presbytery of Marion, Ohio, commissioner to the General Assembly, and attended the sittings of that body in Philadelphia. Penn., in May following. In 1860 his nervous centers gave way, prostrating him to such an extent as to force him to relinquish his chosen profession. However, having from a young boy dabbled in printer's ink, and being compelled to labor for a livelihood, he purchased a printing office and took charge of the editorial department, and while not engaged in his duties of the tripod, worked at the case, sticking type. He has performed editorial work on the Odd Fellow, published at Boonesboro, Washington Co., Md., the Pioneer and the Union, of Upper Sandusky, and the Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel, an interest in which he owned in 1868 and 1869. He has resided in Wyandot County since 1849, excepting four years passed in Maryland, from 1856 to 1861. He has served on the board of school examiners of Wyandot, as a member of the village council, and was elected a member of the Sixty-first, Sixty-second, Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth General Assemblies of the State of Ohio, occupying during the session of 1883-84 and 1885 the honored position of Speaker pro tem. In the Sixty-fourth General Assembly he served as clerk of the house and his large experience as a lawmaker and his peculiar fitness for clerical duties, the result of early training, made him one of the best clerks the assembly ever bad, and it was acknowledged by the members of both parties. Hence, as a mark of recognition, embodying the admiration of members, he was presented at the close of the session with a costly gold watch and chain, which he still carries with pardonable pride. Mr. Brunner's first year in the General Assembly was marked with ability and true statesmanship, and although it is seldom the lot of a new member to take prominence at the beginning, his experience was an exception, for, before the close of the session, he was the recognized leader of his side of the house, and this position he has ably and gracefully maintained during every term of his legislative career. His superior qualifications as a presiding officer attracted attention from all parts of the State, and in the Sixty-sixth Assembly he was the almost unanimous choice of his party for speaker; yet his usefulness upon the floor, and his own inclinations for activity amid conflict, induced him to decline the honor, and to accept at the demand of his party the position of speaker pro tem. He is perhaps the finest parliamentarian in the State, and we cannot better express this opinion than to give an extract from a letter written by a newspaper correspondent during the session of 1883-84. "The Wyandot Sachem, Brunner, as speaker pro tem., has demonstrated himself to be a superior presiding officer, fit to have held the gavel of the Long Parliament of Cromwell's days, and whose legislative career has given his solid little Gibraltar (Wyandot County) a cameo-like prominence in the State's councils." In 1879 Mr. Brunner, in connection with Robert D. Dumm, purchased the Wyandot Union of L. J. Stalter, and by their united efforts again made the old Union one of the best county newspapers in the State. It now enjoys a large circulation, and an enviable widespread reputation. As an editor Mr. Brunner has few superiors, He is logical, clear and very effective, and has gained many admirers for his humorous touches of local incidents; but his great force and efficiency is as a campaigner, filling his well rounded and emphatic periods in that direct and forcible manner, which leaves no room for effective reply. While a ready, spicy and able writer, he is equally as ready and effective as a speaker, which his prominence in the house on all important questions of State policy has fully made clear. His polish, as a gentleman, and his great tact in winning and retaining the admiration and

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esteem of his fellow citizens are due, to some extent, to his genial nature, thorough education and wide range of information, gained through the avenues of an extensive and careful study of books and men. In September, 1882, he, with b is old partner, Mr. Dumm, bought a half interest in the Mirror, at Marion, Ohio, and, although it proved to be a profitable investment and, in connection with the Democracy of Marion County, highly acceptable and pleasant, after eighteen months they sold their interest to their partner, Col. J. H. Vaughan. A part of this time Mr. Brunner was editor of the paper, and in the memorable campaign of 1883 gained a host of admirers for his efficient editorial work. Since the close of the legislative session of 1883-84 he has assumed a controlling interest and editorial charge of the Seneca Advertiser, one of the oldest. and best newspapers published in Ohio, and he has fully made up his mind to make Tiffin his future home. He still holds his connection with the Wyandot Union with Mr. Dumm, but undoubtedly in the near future will sever that relation, and give his whole attention to the Advertiser, which will advance under his influence and enterprise. and rapidly become the leading county paper of the State. Mr. Brunner was married, in 1850, to Miss Jane Sherman, of Delaware, Ohio, and who was a native of Watertown, N. Y. Their three children are Mary, now the wife of John W. Geiger, of Tiffin, Ohio; Addie, now Mrs. B. W. Holman, of Washington, D. C., and Grace.

PETER BUCHMAN, farmer, P. O. Tiffin, was born in this county in June, 1842. His parents, John and Magdalena Buchman, were natives of Switzerland, where they were married and remained till about 1840, at which time they came to America, settled in this county, and there remained until the death of the latter, which occurred October 4, 1868. Mr. Buchman now resides with his children. Our subject was united in marriage, April 10, 1867, with Catharine Senn, born in this county May 23, 1843, a daughter of John and Catharine Senn, the former of whom was born in Switzerland, the latter in Belgium; they were married in Tiffin, Ohio, and first settled in Seneca County, Ohio, and from there removed to Pulaski County, Ind., where they nowreside. To our subject and wife have been born three children: Mary E., Maggie C. and Rosa A. Mr. Buchman is one of the prosperous farmers of this county, and owns 163 acres of improved land. He and his family are members of the Catholic Church.

JACOB FREDERICK BUNN, attorney at law, Tiffin, and judge of the Probate Court of Seneca County, was born in Thompson Township this county, June 6, 1847., He comes of English ancestry on his father's side, and is of pioneer Pennsylvania stock. His grandfather, John Bunn, was a native of Berks County, Penn., and thence removed to Perry County, in the same State (where Jacob Bunn, father of the Judge, was born), and from there to this county at an early period in its history, settling in Thompson Township. The Subject of this sketch, when a lad, attended the common schools of this county, and at nineteen entered Heidelberg College, taking a full classical course of study, graduating in 1870. He had in the meantime engaged in the study of law in the office of the Hon. George E. Seney, and upon completing his studies at Heidelberg entered the Cincinnati Law School, in affiliation with the University of Cincinnati, and the following year was admitted to the practice of that profession in the State. He formed a partnership with the late Hon. A. V. Bierce, of Akron, Ohio, where he continued in excellent professional work for two years, when he-retired from it there and came to Tiffin, this county, the associations surrounding his alma mater proving the magnet. Here he developed his abilities as a jurist, and, in 1878, received the nomination of his party and was elected to the incumbency which he now enjoys, and was re-elected to

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succeed himself in 1881. He married in Tiffin, in October, 1873, Miss Laura O., daughter of the late Hezekiah Groff, of Tiffin, a lady of estimable attainments, a graduate of Heidelberg, and who passed away her young life July 12, 1880, and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery. Judge Bunn is a keen dissecter of facts, a deep reasoner, and, while busily engaged in adjudicating the more important portions of a case, does not let a single feature escape him, weighing well every issue. He is slow of conviction, but positive when convinced, characteristics which eminently fit him for more exalted spheres as a jurist in the time to come. Socially, he is an excellent citizen and an active supporter of measures tending to the city's development. He is vice-president of the Tiffin Edison Electric Illuminating Company, was for several years president of the Board of Trade of Tiffin, member of the school board, and is a member of the Library Association.

HENRY A. BUSKIRK, coal merchant, Tiffin, was born in Penn Yan, Yates Co., N. Y., in 1824; son of Jacob Buskirk (originally Van Buskirk), of pioneer Holland people in that State, and Adeline Wilson, of English ancestry of pioneer Vermont people. In 1832 Jacob and Adeline (Wilson) Buskirk settled in Melmore, this county, where they were connected with the hotel business till the death of the former in 1837. In 1839 Henry A. took charge of the hotel, and carried it on till 1845, when he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and engaged in merchandising, in wholesale grocery business as clerk, from which he retired in 1849, and in 1851 embarked in business in Tiffin, and carried on an extensive wholesale and retail grocery trade for over twenty-six years, retiring from it in 1877 and engaging in his present industry. He was married at Melmore, this county, in 1848, to Angeline Arnold, by whom he has two sons and two daughters: Clara (wife of T. H. Noonan, general freight agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; E. K., in the wholesale mercantile traveling trade; Harry W., in the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad freight office here, and Jennie, wife of Dr. John Robb, of Baltimore, Md., surgeon for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. In 1868 Mrs. Buskirk passed away from this life in full communion with the Presbyterian Church, and is buried in Wood Lawn Cemetery here. In 1871 Mr. Buskirk married Fannie E. Grover, of Silver Creek, N. Y., and by this union has one son and two daughters: H. Grover, Eirene and Florence. Mr, and Mrs. Buskirk attend the Presbyterian Church service, of which church she is a member. Mr. Buskirk has been a very active, public spirited pioneer citizen of. Tiffin, and has contributed liberally toward the development of its many social and industrial interests.

ALBERT BUSKIRK, farmer, etc., Tiffin, a son of Jacob and Adeline (Wilson) Buskirk, was born in Pittsburg, Penn., August 7, 1832, and was brought the same year to this county by his parents, who settled in Melmore, and there his father died in 1837; his mother died in Lima, Ohio, in 1880. (For the genealogy of the Van Buskirks and Wilsons, see H. A. Buskirk's sketch.) Albert Buskirk was reared to merchandising, and was well and favorably known to the trade here fox eighteen years, retiring from it about 1867 to give his attention to farming, and stock rearing and dealing; in 1876 he went West to engage in stock rearing and dealing, and in 1880 he took J. M. Naylor in as partner, and so continued until they sold in 1883. Mr. Buskirk has ever been enterprising and progressive, and has contributed in no small degree to the many important interests of Tiffin. He was one of the organizers of the National Exchange Bank of Tiffin (now the Tiffin National Bank), and is at present one of its board of directors. During the war he did service in the One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as quartermaster. He was married in Tiffin, in 1856, to Ann C., daughter of Benja-

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min and Theresa (Creeger) Pittinger, natives of Maryland, and this union has been blessed with two sons and two daughters: Ralph J., Kate, Don and Addie. Mr. Buskirk is liberal in religious and political matters, and contributes to all worthy enterprises. He has accumulated a goodly amount of property, the result of steady, persistent industry, and has reared and educated his family well. He is a worthy citizen, and a kind husband and father,

FRANKLIN CARPENTER, dry goods merchant, Tiffin, was born in Bennington, Vt., February 2, 1832, and comes of a line of merchants. His father, Richard Carpenter, merchant, of Bennington, was a grandson of Capt: Oliver Carpenter, a native of England, who was educated for a sea captaincy, and held a commission on the civil list of Great Britain in the merchant marine, finally settling in Providence, R. I., where his descendants eventually espoused the cause of Independence. His mother, Betsy (Austin) Carpenter, was a daughter of John Austin, of Vermont, and whose genealogy is connected with the early settlers in this county from the Netherlands. The subject of our sketch, at thirteen, went to Albany, N. Y., and subsequently to Bridgeport, Conn., spending six years of this time in mercantile pursuits. When twenty years old he accompanied his father to Oberlin, Ohio, where he afterward carried on merchandising for several years. In 1858 he came to Tiffin, this county, and after six years of successful merchandising here he went to New York, where he embarked in extensive importing and jobbing business. After several years of active business life he went to White Plains, N. Y., where he remained in business for nine years, retiring then to come here in 1832. Here he represents the firm of F. Carpenter & Co., dry goods, etc., etc., and does a leading business. He was married in his native place, in 1853, to Miss Helen M. Roberts, a lady of estimable attainments, daughter of James Roberts, merchant of Windsor, Conn., and by this union has one son and ono daughter: Richard, now a merchant, and Louisa. Mr. Carpenter, a very able master of his business, is public spirited and progressive, and socially is a very pleasant gentleman. He and his wife attend the worship of the Episcopal faith. He is a F. & A. M. of many years standing.

SCUDDER CHAMBERLAIN, contractor and builder of wooden and brick structures, Tiffin, was born in Hunterdon County, N. J., July 23, 1819 and comes of Irish and French-English pioneers in that State. His parents were Jacob and Elizabeth (Johnson) Chamberlain, who settled in Melmore in 1836, where their family of five sons and .two daughters grew up: Ego Johnson died in San Francisco in 1879; James died in Green Spring; Scudder; George Washington, Jr., in Peru, Ind.; Rebecca (deceased wife of Dr. Henry Ladd; she died in Melmore); Jacob Gardner, in railway business at Stevens' Point, Wis.; Sarah (deceased); all had children but the last named. The subject of our sketch was reared to his present industry, with which he has been prominently identified in this locality since, having erected some of the finest buildings in Tiffin and surrounding cities, among which are the handsome residences of John M. Naylor, John D. Loomis, William Hunters, Benjamin Tombs, Fred Grummet, and many other residences, churches, etc., etc., and he is at present erecting the new Heidelberg College. Mr. Chamberlain married, in Melmore, this county, in 1844, Martha Ardelia, daughter of Samuel Wing, a descendant of English pioneers in Massachusetts. They have three sons: Samuel Oscar, a contractor and builder in Tifn; Henry Dow, in same business at San Mateo, Cal., and Duff Johnson, clerk in postoffice, Tiffin. Mr. Chamberlain has been a worthy Odd Fellow for thirty-six years, and is present Grand High Priest of the State Encampment; is a member of

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the R. A., and has been its representative to the Grand Council of Ohio for the last five years; is also a member of the L. of H. In public life he served with credit in many local offices.

F. P. COPPER, agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, Tiffin, was born in Chatham, Licking Co., Ohio, May 6, 1853; son of J. B. and Nancy (Albaugh) Copper, the former of pioneer Pennsylvania stock, and latter of same, but a native of Licking County, Ohio. The subject of our sketch completed a thorough education in telegraphy at Mount Vernon, Ohio, in connection with the present railroad, and has continued in creditable professional work with the corporation ever since. In September, 1884, he received hi present appointment. Our subject was united in marriage at Fostoria, Ohio, in 1879, with Italia Edwina Ferris, a lady of estimable attainments, and by her he has one son-Joseph Smith. Mrs. Copper is a daughter of the late Smith Ferris, Esq., of Marion, Ohio. She is a worthy member of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Copper is a liberal supporter.

DENNIS FREDERICK CRAMER, retired farmer, Tiffin, was born in Frederick County, Md., January 17, 1811; son of Frederick and Catharine (Barrick) Cramer, natives of Frederick Co., Md., where they were raised and resided until they came to Ohio in the fall of 1830. They settled in Clinton Township, this county (Section 16), where they raised a family of two sons and three daughters, all of whom reared families (except one son), in this locality. The original stock of the Cramer family resided in the State of New Jersey, and our subject's father's family, or rather his ancestors, immigrated to Maryland, presumably, in a very early day. The subject of our sketch is the third child and eldest son in the family, and was reared to farming, an occupation he carried on successfully for many years. He was married March 29, 1838, in Clinton Township, 'this county, to Mary E., daughter of Jacob and Susanna (Fiege) Holz, pioneers from Frederick County, Md., to Seneca County, Ohio. This union was blessed with five sons, who have taken creditable positions in their different pursuits; John William, the eldest, an attorney, is now farming in Wyandot County, Ohio; Judge Upton F. is an attorney of Tiffin; Lewis J. is principal of the schools of Columbus, Neb; Charles H. is an attorney of Sandusky City, Ohio, and Walter Scott, the youngest, is a member of the bar of Tiffin, and carries on an active insurance and real estate business. Mr. and Mrs. Cramer are worthy members of the First Reformed Church of Tiffin.

THOMAS H. CROMER, retired farmer, Tiffin, born in Frederick County, Md., November 13,1821, is son of John and Mary Ann Cromer, who came to Tiffin in the fall of 1826, the former of whom died in 1829; the latter subsequently married Jacob Wagner, and died in 1839. John Cromer left three sons and three daughters: Rebecca, Ezra, John, Mary Ann, Elizabeth and Thomas H., the last named being the only survivor. The subject of our sketch was happily married to Louisa Smith, who blessed him with a family of three sons and three daughters. After a short illness her young life passed away; she was in full communion with the M. B. Church. Mr. Cromer's family consists of Susan, wife of George Seckman; John T., a farmer; William H., residing in Tiffin; Milda Jane, wife of Benjamin Weaver, who is in the railroad business; Charles Edward, a merchant; and Ella, wife of John W. Loose, a farmer in Adams Township, this county. Mr. Cromer has been a worthy citizen of Tiffin for many years, and has always been identified as a liberal contributor to the interests of the city. He has retired from the more active cares of life, and has the pleasure of seeing his children holding leading positions in their respective vocations. He is a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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GEORGE W. CUNNINGHAM was born in Berkeley County, W. Va., June 25, 1823, son of Levi and Alice Cunningham. From 1839 to 1843, oar subject served an apprenticeship at milling, and then worked as journeyman for one year, at Martinsburg, Va. July 27, 1841, he came to this county, and followed his trade for two and a half years with the late Ezra Baker, and then for seven months was employed by Rummel & McBride in the old Rock Creek Mill. He then rented the Lugenbeel Mill from the late Judge Lugenbeel, October 19, 1847, and operated it till 1853. In 1850 he had purchased the lease of the Rock, Creek Mill and ran the two mills until 1854. From 1854 to 1855 he engaged in buying clover seed and pork. In July he leased the Shoemaker Mill and conducted it, in connection with the produce business and a feed store, for three years, and then rented the old Keller Mill, and operated that for about six months, when it burned down. March 6, 1860, Mr. Cunningham purchased the site of the Clifton Mill, and erected the building that now stands at the north end of the Washington Street bridge, and operated this mill till 1878, also conducting at the same time a railroad warehouse which he had purchased in 1806. In June, 1870, he bought the old Rock Creek Mill, and in 1872 also purchased the Carey Mill, at Carey, Wyandot County, Ohio, and in 1877 added the Reuben Keller Mill to his list, conducting his business successfully until 1878. During his business career, the amount of trade done was very large, and he probably purchased more produce than any single buyer has before or since. He also bought and sold considerable real estate. He served as a member of the city council for eight years, and as a member of the school board for five years, and in other offices of trust. Mr. Cunningham was married, in 1851, to Mary E., daughter of Rev. John Souder, and who died in July, 1853. Our subject was married o ii second occasion, April 10, 1856, to Miss Mary A., daughter of Levi Keller, arid to this union were born four children, all now living: Arthur A., Ella M., Frank and Courtney. Mr. Cunningham has been a liberal contributor to Tiffin's best enterprises.

ARTHUR ALLEN CUNNINGHAM, proprietor and operator of the Cun ningham Elevator, and dealer in grain and seeds, Tiffin, was born in Tiffin, this county, in 1857; his parents, George W. and Mary A. (Keller) Cunningham, having settled here in early times; the former a Virginian by birth. arid son of Levi Cunningham (a miller), of Martinsburg, Va., and a native of Scotland; the latter a daughter of Levi Keller, a native of Pennsylvania. Arthur A. (eldest son of a family of three sons and. one daughter), completed a good training in the schools of Tiffin, graduating from the high schools here at eighteen. He had meanwhile completed an apprenticeship at milling, and after graduating he embarked in the grain and seed trade, purchasing the elevator business some few years later (1878), and has taken a prominent position in the mercantile fraternity of this community as a successful and prosperous tradesman. He has always felt his importance as a citizen. and has contributed liberally to the support of many of Tiffin's social and industrial institutions. He is a F. & A. M. and a member of the Royal Arcainim. Mr. Cunningham was married at Tiffin, in 1881, to Miss Minnie 13. Holt, a lady of fine accomplishments, daughter of William Holt, Esq., grain dealer of Tiffin. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham are supporters of the Methodist Episcopal faith.

SAMUEL H. DEWITT, farmer, P. O. Tiffin, was born in Lycoming Comity. Penn., April 8, 1822, son of Peter and Margaret DeWitt, who were married in Pennsylvania in 1811; the former was a native of New Jersey, and the latter was a native of Pennsylvania. They remained in latter State until 1829,

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when they came to Marion County, Ohio, and in 1831 moved to this county where they remained until their death. Peter DeWitt departed this life in 1853, and his widow in 1883. Our subject was married, March 20, 1856, to Catharine Miller, who was born in this county, April 17, 1839, daughter of Daniel and Anna Miller, who were married in the State of New York, and who moved to this county in 1837, here remaining until the death of Mrs. -Miller, which occurred March 24, 1849. Mr. Miller afterward married Sarah Raber, and they are now living in Clinton Township, this county. Our subject and wife are the parents of five children; of these four are living: Clarence D., Delia O., John J., and Allie M.; Seneca E. is' deceased. Mr. DeWitt is a blacksmith by trade, but has been engaged in farming and sheep raising. He owns 310 acres of fine land. In January, 1850, he went to California and engaged in mining until 1853, when he returned home. He and his parents, were among the first settlers of the county.

PETER DIEMER, meat business, Tiffin, was born in Alsace, Germany, February 8, 1832; a son of the late Gotfried Jacob and Maria (Schweir) Diemer, of Niedel Mogen, Alsace. In 1852 he came to this country and eventually settled in Massilon, Stark Co., Ohio, where he carried on meat marketing and butchering for many years. In 1868 he carne to Tiffin, engaging in business, and has taken an important part in the meat marketing, butchering and sausage-making trade since. He was married, in 1853, in Massilon, Ohio, to Magdalena Schweir, of same nativity, and by this union has six sons and two daughters: George Philip, in business at Kenton; Samuel, in the factory at Tiffin; Peter, in the market; Jacob G., who has the general management of the buying department; John E. and William A., young lads, but excellent workmen, in the factory; Sarah Maria, married to William Lick, also engaged in the factory (have a son, Charles), and Anna, unmarried. Mr. Diemer, with his sons and son-in-law, does an immense business in his line (upward of $30, 000 a year). His slaughter-house and sausage factory are well furnished and equipped, and he does not only an extensive retail trade here, but a very creditable wholesale trade in sausages, particularly through the county.

WILLIAM OSCAR DILDINE, coal merchant, Tiffin,was born in Republic, this county, in 1849; his father, William McEwen Dildine, was a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, and with his parents came to this county in 1823, settling upon the land now occupied as Green Lawn Cemetery, and was of English pioneer ancestry of Pennsylvania. His mother, Christina Ann (Berger) Dildine, was a native of Frederick County, Md., and came with her uncle, Levi Davis, to this county in about 1830, her parents John and Elenor (Davis) Berger, natives of Maryland, having died when she was but eight years old. William Oscar and Wallace Berger Dildine are the only living issue of their parents. The subject of this sketch, when but sixteen, entered the county clerk's office as deputy (his father's office then), and remained in creditable connection with it for seventeen years. Retiring from this incumbency he engaged in the coal business here. He married at Tiffin, in 1872, Anna M., daughter of John H. and Ellen (Stein) Glick, pioneers here from Lehigh County, Penn. By this happy union there are three sons and one daughter living: Minnie May, Charles Glick, William Oscar, Jr., and Phares W. Flora J., the eldest chill, is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Dildine is an active, enterprising and public spirited citizen, fully awake to the progressiveness of the times, and is a cordial supporter of all measures tending to the growth and development of the social and industrial interests of the county.

AUGUST DISTELHORST (see sketch of Philip Emich)

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the parish of Duagh, County Kerry, Ireland, June 22, 1828, and is third child and third son of the family of three sons and two daughters of James and Ellen (Conners) Dore, of Duagh. Young Dore at twenty-two, left the old home and came to America, and after making a short stay in Connecticut, came to Tiffin, Ohio, in 1851, where he has remained an enterprising and public spirited citizen since. His first undertaking was farming, but this he abandoned for railroading, which he subsequently retired from in 1878, for his present merchandising business. He was married, in 1859, to Catharine Bresnin, of Castle Island, County Kerry, Ireland, daughter of John and Ellen (King) Bresnin, worthy people of that place. Four sons and three daughters blessed this union: William H., now a rising attorney of Tiffin; Mary; Richard; Kate; Francis J.; Charles and Maggie. The family are all members of St. Mary's congregation, Roman Catholic Church. He is a member of the Prudential Order of America.

DR. EDWIN W. DuBOIS (deceased) was born in Orange County, N. Y. in 1831. His parents, John E. and Orpha DuBois, were natives of New York State, where they were married, remaining there until the death of the mother; the father is now eighty-one years of age. Our subject came to Tiffin, Ohio, about 1860, and was married, June 12, 1862, to Miss Mary M. Ditto, born near Tiffin, Ohio, February 3, 1837, daughter of John W. and Elizabeth Ditto, natives of Pennsylvania, and who immigrated to Ohio, and settled in this county in it very early day, remaining here until the death of Mr. Ditto, which occurred in 1853; his widow died August 9, 1885, aged ninety years, one month and twenty-seven days. Our subject and wife were the parents of two children, John E., born February 2, 1863, and George D., born July 28, 1871. Dr. DuBois, prior to his coming to Ohio, had been engaged in the practice of medicine in New York State, and after coining to Ohio, entered into the drug business; he owned nice property, including land, at the time of his death, which occurred July 2, 1873. Some years after the death of Dr. DuBois, his widow married James Patterson, and they reside near Tiffin.

DAVID A. AND WILLIAM M. DUTROW, of the firm of Dutrow Bros., livery, sale and feed stables, Tiffin, are among the enterprising business men of the place, sons of Philip and Elizabeth (Develbis) Dutrow. Philip Dutrow was born in Maryland, July 15, 1819, and is a son of David and Elizabeth (Hines) Dutrow, of pioneer stock of Maryland. May 11, 7843, he (Philip) settled in Seneca Township, this county, where he carried on farming successfully for many years, retiring, in 1880, to .settle in Tiffin. He had married in 1841, and was the parent of thirteen children, nine of whom are living: Catharine, Mary, Lucretia, Robert, David A., William M., Ella, Solomon and Flora Lewis. The eldest son was in the Fifty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantrv during the late civil war, and died in the service, in Cumberland hospital, Md. The family worship in Grace Reformed Church.

NORMAN D. EGBERT, farmer, P. O. Tiffin, was born in Clinton Township, Seneca Co., Ohio, March 18, 1843, son of Jeremiah W. and Lucy A. Egbert. natives of Ohio, and who after marriage settled in Pleasant Township, this county, having remained in the county ever since. The subject of this, sketch was united in marriage, February 28, 1865, with Susan C. Holtz, born in Pleasant Township, this county, November 30, 1845, daughter of William and Catharine Holtz, the former of whom died January 21, 1862; the latter now resides in Pleasant Township. Our subject and wife are the parent, of' four children: William H., Knott C., Norman D. and Frances. Mr. Egbert is one of the successful farmers of this county, and owns 231 acres of splendid land. He served his country in the late war. He is it member of the I. O. O. F.

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ISAAC R. EGBERT, P. O. Tiffin, the subject of this sketch, an industrious young farmer, was born February 10, 1858, on the farm where he and his family now reside, in Clinton Township, this county. His parents, Jeremiah W. and Lucy A. Egbert, were born in Ohio and settled in this county, where they still reside. Our subject was united in marriage, April 15, 1880, with Emma Courtney, who was born near Green Spring, Ohio, December 2, 1861. Her parents, William and Margaret Courtney, natives of Ireland, were married in the State of New York, and settled in Seneca County, Ohio, where they now reside. To Mr. and Mrs. Egbert have been born three children: Lulu M., Edith and Berton.

JOHN B. EHRENFRIED, general manager and secretary of the Tiffin Manufacturing Company, Tiffin, was born in Bleifeld, kingdom of Bavaria, June 24, 1845. He is the only son and only surviving child of Zacharias and Ann Mary (Koeppel) Ehrenfried, natives of Bavaria, who came to America in 1847, locating in Thompson Township, this county, where they passed the remainder of their lives, the former dying February 25, 1848, and the latter May 29, 1869; they are buried in the family cemetery in that township along with their daughter Barbara. (The other child of the family, Mary, who married Joseph Slanser, is buried ;n Kenton Cemetery, Hardin Co., Ohio.) The subject of our sketch, at eighteen, engaged in lumbering and milling at Havana, Ohio, with which he was actively connected for several years. He had in the meantime attended business college and completed a commercial course of study, graduating in 1870. Shortly after graduating be retired from business at Havana and located in a similar industry at Larne, Marion Co., Ohio, where he remained about three years when he sold out his interest there and came to Tiffin and took charge of his present business. He married, in Thompson Township, this county, October 4 1870, Miss Margaret Glassner, eldest daughter of John and Catharine (Gies) Glassner, of that township, and by her has three sons and two daughters living:. Otto Joseph, George Jacob, Charles William, Anne Matilda and Gertrude Clara, and one daughter, their eldest child, Mary Louisa (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Ehrenfried are regular communicants of the Roman Catholic Church. He is an active member of St. John's Benevolent Society; an energetic business man and a popular gentleman. Although averse to holding public office he has most creditably filled the chair of alderman of the Fourth Ward of Tiffin for two terms.

HENRY EINSEL, retired farmer, .P. O. , Tiffin, was born in York County, Penn., February 16, 1805, son of Henry and Barbara Einsel, who both departed this life near Lancaster, Ohio. Our subject came to this county in 1828, and was united in marriage February 26, 1885, with Sarah Keller, born in Fairfield County, Ohio, April 29, 1813. Her parents, John and Elizabeth Keller, natives of York County, Penn., moved to Ohio and were among the first settlers of Clinton Township, where they remained until their death. Our subject and wife are the parents of six children, of these four are living: Lewis, William, Sophia (wife of Harrison Detterman) and Shubert. The deceased are Mary and Margaret. Mr. Einsel, who has been one of the prosperous farmers of the county, now owns 296 acres of land, all improved. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical Church.

PHILIP EMICH. Among the many important pioneers of Tiffin and Seneca County stands Philip Emich (now deceased), who for many years figured as the tried friend and true of the early settlers, particularly so of the German population. He was born in Waldmohr, Rhenish Bavaria, July 19, 1822; son of Longs Emich, a hotel keepor, who died in Tiffin, Ohio, in 1878, and was the

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parent of the following children: Hannah (wife of John Doll, in Milwaukee, Wis.), Louis Philip, Caroline (wife of Jacob Leibrock of Tiffin), Elizabeth (wife of J. Karsehner, of Tiffin), Catherine (wife of Rev. B. Zumbe, of Youngstown, Ohio), Charlotte (deceased wife of William DeBusman, of Tiffin ), and Matilda (wife of Theodore Munz, of Toledo, Ohio). The subject of our sketch received a liberal education in his native land, and at the age of twenty-four came to America and located in Tiffin, Ohio. He was married to Elizabeth, (laughter of Francis Reif, a pioneer here, native of Neustadt, on the Hart, in Rhenish Bavaria, and to this union one son and five daughters were born: Mary (wife of F. Puehringer, of Cleveland, Ohio), Frank L., who carries on an extensive book and stationery business here (married in Tiffin, Mary, daughter of Blasius and Rosa Kuebler, now of Chicago, and by her he has a son, Albion), Matilda, (wife of Harry Weidling, a druggist of Tiffin), Anna (wife of Aug. Distelhorst, with F. L. Emich, bookseller and stationer), Flora and Lela are unmarried. (August Distelhorst was born in Karlsruhe, Baden, May 28, 1861, son of Frederick and Sophia (Deimling) Distelhorst, natives of that place; received a good literary education and subsequently came to America, spent some three years traveling through the west, and in 1883 came to Tiffin where he subseqently settled.) The subject of this sketch was reared to linen weaving in Germany, but on coming to this country turned his attention to merchandising, with which he was connected here for many years. He had been appointed notary public, and in this connection it may be said to his credit (so upright a business life he led here) that he continued till his demise the counsel and business man of his countrymen who settled in Tiffin and vicinity. Ho died in 1870, mourned by all who knew him, and was buried with the honors of the Druids, I. O. O. F. and K. of P. societies, of which he had been a worthy member. He was always energetic in business matters, public spirited, and an active citizen. Though deeply interested in political matters be, however, refused public office, although tendered nomination for many worthy positions.

CHARLES ERNST, superintendent and general manager of the Enterprise -Manufacturing Company, Tiffin, was born in Northampton County, Penn. , August 31, 1848, son of Samuel and Mary (Bridinger) Ernst, natives of that locality, and descendants of pioneer German families of the State. They reared a family of seven sons and two daughters, of whom Charles and John came West in 1871 and settled in Tiffin, this county. Charles Ernst learned the hardwood working art in his native county, and after coming here followed it as journeyman, doing also considerable .business in the way of contracting and building,till, upon the formation of the corporation controlling the present company, he joined his issues with it, and has remained as its above named official since. Mr. Ernst was united in marriage in Tiffin, in 1872, with Miss Mary 11I. Crist, daughter of Joseph and Mary Crist, natives of Ohio, and of German parentage. Our subject and wife have two sons: Franklin and Samuel. Mr. and Mrs. Ernst are members of the Reformed Church. He is an active member of the K. of P. and I. O. O. F.

JOHN ERNST, secretary and treasurer of the Enterprise Manufacturing Company, Tiffin, is a younger brother of Charles Ernst, superintendent and general manager for this company. He was born in July, 1850, in Northampton County, Penn., and educated to the hardwood working art. He joined his brother Charles 'in his ventures in the West, and was connected here as journeyman, and also as contractor and builder, joining the Enterprise Manufacturing Company as member, upon its organization, and which he has creditably served in his official capacity. Mr. Ernst was married in Tiffin, in 1878, to Miss Libbie M. Laux, a native of Germany, and by her he has a daughter and son: Mary

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Susan and William John. Mrs. John Ernst is a member of the Reformed Church. Our subject is a member of the I. O. O. F. and encampment, and of the K. of P. He has always had an aversion to holding office, but has clone his share in that sphere here, and is at present member of the board of aldermen, of Tiffin, from the Third Ward. The brothers, Charles and John Ernst are united in their business as well as society interests, and stand prominent among the self-made men of industrial notoriety of Tiffin.

J. F. E. FANNING, M. D., Tiffin, president of the Medical Association of Seneca County, was born in Tiffin, Ohio, October 1, 1844, and comes of pioneer people of Seneca County. His father, Francis Fanning, was a native of Longford, Ireland, among whose people were many prominent "men of letters." His mother, Nancy Ann (Woods) Fanning, was a native of Tyrone, Ireland. They were married in New York City and settled here in 1831, where three sons and four daughters were born, of whom one son and two daughters survive: Ann, married to Michael J. Reinbolt, a farmer of Sandusky County, Ohio; Mary, married to A. H. Arnold, deputy sheriff of this county, and J. F. E. Our subject received a good common school training in Tiffin and engaged in literary studies in Cleveland. At twenty he began the study of medicine at Tiffin, in the late Dr. N. Y. Hovey's office, and attended lectures at Bellevue Hospital College, of New York City, completing his studies at the age of twenty-five, at Miami Medical College, of Cincinnati, from which he graduated in 1869. The Doctor came to Tiffin, engaged in the practice of his profession, and has been creditably connected with same since, He is a close student of his profession and bids fair to rank well in it, in the near future. He is an excellent citizen, and clever, and, although unpretentious, is looked upon with respect as a master mind in his vocation. He has served with credit in the councils of the city, and is at present one of the board of pension examiners at Tiffin.

HENRY FIEGE, of the firm Fiege Bros., furniture dealers, Tiffin, is the eldest living son of John and Louisa (Yon Blon) Fiege, Lutherans and worthy pioneers of Tiffin, who settled here in 1833-34, the former of whom a native of Oedelsheim, electorate of Hesse, born July 3, 1811, lost his life, March 31, 1869; by drowning in his millrace in Tiffin. Mrs. Fiege, born in Waldmohr, Bavarian Palatinate, December 8, 1813, died December 29, 1874. Of their ten children but three sons survive: Henry, John L. and George W.; the last named retired from the firm in 1879, and is married to Alice Stroliper, by whom he has one son-Charles. Henry Fiege was reared to his present industry in Tiffin, and has been prominently identified with it. He married, in 1861, Hannah M. Kaup, daughter of Benjamin Kaup, and niece of Solomon Kaup, and by her has one son and five daughters: Mary L., Carrie E., John B., Maud, Jennie and Cora. Mr. Fiege has always contributed liberally to the support of Tiffin's social and industrial interests, and has reared and educated his family well. He is a worthy F. & A. M., and is a member of Clinton Council No. 47, R. & S. M.; is also a member of the I. O. O. F. The family attend the services of the German Reformed Church. John L. Fiege, the junior member of the firm, is an excellent citizen and clever business man, and although of prepossessing appearance is still treading the rugged paths of single blessedness.

A. L. FLACK, manufacturer and merchant, Tiffin, was born at McCutchenville, Ohio, February 8, 1849. His parents, Josiah and Sylvia Ann (Dailey) Flack, belong to very early settlers in this county, the former a son of George Flack, who settled here from Frederick County, Md., and the latter a daughter of Samuel Dailey. The subject of our sketch is the eldest of a family of five

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sons: A. L.; W. R., a merchant salesman; E. G., a blacksmith; G. K., minister of the Methodist Episcopal faith in Iowa, and George L. A. L. Flack completed a good literary training in the public schools, and at eighteen taught school, in which profession he excelled both as a student and teacher. At twenty-nine he embarked in the insurance business, which he carried on with vigor and ability, rotiring in March, 1885. August 28, 1.884, he joined the Oval Wood Dish Company, of Delta, Ohio, whose principal factory is at Hancelona, Mich., who also recently established a factory in Canada, and has vigorously prosecuted that industry since, his retirement from the insurance business being in a measure due to the latter investment. He is an able salesman, an excellent judge of human nature and an energetic worker, and is characterizod in his different pursuits as a master mind. He is stockholder in the Tiffin Union Churn Company, and an active member; general manager of the Tiffin Stove Polish Company, and carries on an extensive business in jobbing in the wholesale cigar trade. Mr. Flack married, March 28, 1872, Amelia, daughter of Jeptha and Sarah (Holmes) Brown, early settlers of Wyandot County, Ohio, and of New York State ancestry. They have three sons living: Edgar, Ralph and Clifford, and buried their eldest-Clarence. Mr. and Mrs. Flack are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is an active Odd Follow and member of the encampment, and a member of the K. of P., Tiffin Library Association and of Pickwick Division, U. R. K. of P., of Tiffin, and also member of the Travelers' Protection Association of the United States.

JACOB J. FLECK, druggist and manufacturer and proprietor of proprietary medicines, Tiffin, was born in Findlay, Ohio, May 6, 1853; son of Joseph and Barbara (Karst) Fleck, natives of Germany, and connected with grocery merchandising in Findlay. The subject of our sketch completed a good school training in his native town, and at seventeen entered the drug business there and studied pharmacy, attending lectures in the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1873-74. In 1877 he embarked in the drug business, on his own account, at Findlay, and followed that industry there with success for several years, meanwhile buying other stores at Gilboa, Ohio (in 1880), and at Dunkirk and McComb, Ohio (in 1881). In 1883 he retired from his interests in these places, and in June of that year came to Tiffin and bought his present business, and soon afterward added the manufacture of several important medicines, among which may be mentioned "Fleck's Vegetable Liver and Blood Pills," "Fleck's Saponaceous Tooth Powder" and "Positive Corn Cure." Mr. Fleck is a member of the Ohio and American Pharmaceutical Associations, and, notwithstanding his active business interests, devotes a great deal of time to the study of his profession. He is a clever business man, a devoted student, and an amiable, public spirited citizen.

OLIVER PERRY FREES, photographic artist, Tiffin, was born in Tiffin, this county, February 4, 1852; son of Wesley Bowman and Catharine (Slosser) Frees, the former a son of Jacob Frees, who settled here in a very early period in the history of the county. Oliver P. Frees was one of two children; his sister married John M. Mvers, of this city. Our subject completed a good common schooling, and at nineteen began an apprenticeship at his present business, which he completed, and, on April 1, 1874, embarked in business in his present studio, where he has continued in creditable professional work since. He was married in Tiffin, December 22, 1875, to Mary Sevilla, daughter of Uriah Wilcox, and by her he has one son--Orva Melvin. Mr. Frees is a member of the K. of P., of the National Union Insurance Company, and of the American Photographers' Association. He and his wife are worthy members of the Methodist Protestant Church, in which faith he was reared.

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JOSIAH B. FROST, merchant tailor, Tiffin, was born near Danville, Knox Co., Ohio, July 13, 1843. His parents, Enoch C. and Isabella (Hobbs) Frost, were both of pioneer English ancestry in this country, the former of whom. a native of Maryland, was prominently identified with contracting and building interests in that State; the latter was a native of Knox County, Ohio, daughter of James Hobbs, Esq. The subject of our sketch was reared to merchandising. In 1855 he came to Tiffin, this county, and in 1872 embarked in the merchant tailoring business, with which he has been successfully connected since. Mr. Frost was married here in 1868 to Isa B., daughter of Daniel and Laura (Perkins) Dildine, pioneers of this county, and by this union have been born three sons: Percy Beecher, Frank Lincoln and Evart C. Mr. and Mrs. Frost are esteemed members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which society she is a very active worker in connection with womens' mission work, etc. Mr. Frost is a member of the G. A. R., having done service in Company H, One Hundred and First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, from August 10, 1862, till the close of the war.

WILLIAM GALLUP, jeweler, Tiffin, was born in Norwalk, Ohio, February 22, 1820, and comes of pioneer English stock, who early came to our shores, and who in their turn were probably descended from the Kollops, of Lorraine, France, who followed the fortunes of William the Conqueror to England in 1066, and whose nomenclature, like many other French and Norman names, became differently spelled. In 1636, or earlier in the seventeenth century, John and William Gallup, brothers, settled in Boston, Mass., from England; the former of whom, after doing distinguished service in the earlier Indian warfare, died without issue in 1652; the latter repaired to New London, Conn., where he reared two sons, William and Hallet. Hallet figured prominently in King Philip's war, in which he lost his life; and William reared a large family, of whom a son, William, reared two sons and ten daughters, the sons also being named William and Hallet. This William Gallup in 1774 removed to Kingston, Penn., where in his family two sons, William and Hallet, were reared, and this William (the fifth in descent) married Freelove, daughter of Capt. Caleb Hathaway, of Philadelphia, by whom he had four sons: William, Hallet, James Divine and Caleb Hathaway. This William Gallup came to Norwalk, Ohio, in 1818, and in the following year married Sally Boalt, daughter of Capt. John Boalt, and to this union were born twelve children: William, Matilda, Mary (deceased), Francis, Ruth, Ann, George (deceased), Susan, Samuel C., James H., John and Rose. The eldest of this family (our subject), received a good literary training in Granville College (now Denison University), and learned the jeweler's trade. In 1841 he went to Covington, Ky., where he remained in professional work.till 1851, when he came to Tiffin, Ohio. He was married at Lebanon, Ohio, in 1815, to Cassandria, daughter of John and Sally Whaley, of Kenton County, Ky., by which union they have reared three sons and five daughters: Adeline, wife of W. C. Jones, a civil engineer of Jamestown, Dak. ; Sarah, wife of O. G. Meacham, banker of Carrington, Dak.; Mary; James William, a civil engineer in railway employ at Spanish Honduras; Julia, widow of the late Granville Jones (brother of W. C. Jones), a civil engineer with the Mexican National Company of Mexico, where he lost his life by assassination; Caroline; Francis, a ranchman of Garden City, Kas. ; John Caldwell, at home. Mr. Gallup has always given a cordial support to the development of the social and industrial life of his adopted city, and stands prominent with Tiffin's public spirited citizens. He has been an active member of the Baptist Church. He is a member of De Molay Commandery. F. & A. M. Although averse to holding public office,

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he has served with efficiency on the school board, and hold the postmastership of Tiffin from 1862 to 1866.

JOHN W. GEIGER, son of George and Margarett (Beerbower) Geiger, natives of Hancock, Washington Co., Md. (the former died March 17, 1844, the latter March 30, 1885, at Galion), was born January 23, 1842, at Marion, Ohio, to which place the parents moved about 1832, and there Mr. Geiger was educated, and resided until 1861, when he moved to Galion, Ohio, as bookkeeper for that division of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad, then known as the "Bee Line." He was elected treasurer of Galion in 1872. In 1877 he was transferred to Indianapolis as bookkeeper of the division, and remained until January, 1879, when he entered the Belt Railroad Company's employ as book-keeper, and was in that service until March, 1880, when he moved to Upper Sandusky, and purchased a half interest in Thomas E. Beery's old established dry goods house. This partnership continued until March, 1882, when he purchased the entire interest, and conducted the store until the spring of 1884, when he sold the stock to Beery, Best & Brandt, and, with Hon. L. A. Brunner, purchased an interest in the Tiffin Advertiser a most valuable property, of which journal he is the business manager. Mr. Geiger was married September 26, 1872, to Miss Mary J. Brunner, daughter of L. A. Brunner, at Upper Sandusky. They are the parents of two children: Alice M., born September 14, 1873, and Benton R., born January 3, 1882. Mr. Geiger holds a deed made to his father, May 13, 1839, by old Eber Baker, of Marion.

CHARLES GEYER, SR., capitalist, Tiffin, was born near Leipsic, in the Kingdom of Saxony, October 13, 1827. His parents, Christian and Catharine Geyer, came to America, in 1839, and settled in Huron County, Ohio, whore they retired five sons and four daughters, of whom three sons and four daughters married and became heads of families. The subject of this sketch was brought up to the tanning business in his father's tannery, and, in 1859, located in Caroline, this county, where he carried on a tannery, and followed farming for several years, removing his tannery business here in 1871, and which he retired from, after several years, to continue the purchase and sale of hides and pelts. He has been an important factor in many of Tiffin's industries, and owns a very valuable amount of property in the city. He is one of the board of directors of the Commercial Bank of Tiffin. Mr. Geyer was married in Chicago, Ill., in 1854, to Ida Caessmann, of same nativity, and they have five sons and three daughters living: Louisa, wife of the Hon. J. L. Kaley, of Red Cloud, Neb.; Charles, Jr., a merchant; Samuel; Emma; Frank; William; Artie; and Ida; and have buried one son, Oscar. Mr. and Mrs. Geyer are members of the English Lutheran Church, of which the former has been a member for many years. Mr. Geyer has been an active, energetic, public spirited citizen, and has contributed in no small degree to the support of many of Tiffin's social and industrial interests.

HARMON B. GIBBON, M. D., Tiffin, was born, March 12, 1852, in Wayne County, Ohio, of which locality his parents, Tobias M. and Ursula (Newkirk) Gibbon, were early settlers, coming from Pennsylvania. The subject of this memoir is the third son and sixth child in a family of four sons and four daughters. Having received, in the common school of his native. place, go" preparatory instruction, he, at the age of fifteen, went to Shreve, Ohio, where, at a select school, he acquired a regular literary education, which he completed at an academy in Perrysville, Ohio. Mr. Gibbon afterward became principal of the high school at Perrysville, an incumbency he retired from in 1871, in order to attend to readings in medicine iii the office

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of Dr. W. S. Battles, of Shrove. In 1875 he attended a course of lectures at the College of Medicine and Surgery of St. Louis, and in 1876-77 the Erie Street Medical College of Cleveland, graduating in June, 1877, from the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, at Cincinnati, Ohio. In August, 1877, Dr. Gibbon commenced the practice of his profession at Kansas, this county, continuing afterward in the same for a short time at Be ttsville, also this county, coining to Tiffin, October 10, 1880. The Doctor is an active member of the Seneca Medical Society, has served as its vice-president, is the secretary of the association at present, and is also a member of the North Central Ohio Medical Society, and of the Northwestern Society of Ohio. He was united in marriage at Wooster, Ohio, in 1878, with Emma M. Linn, a lady of estimable attainments, second daughter of William Linn, Esq., of that place, and to this union has been born one daughter-Eva M. Dr. and Mrs. :Gibbon are respected church people.

JAMES GOETSCHIUS, retired, P. O. Tiffin, is one of the old pioneers of Ohio, and was born on Alum Creek, near Columbus, September 24, 1807. His parents, Nicholas and Susan Goetschius, natives of Montgomery County, N. Y., first settled, after they were married, near Columbus, Ohio, and there remained until 1825, when they came to this county, and settled on the Greenfield road, five miles from Tiffin, and afterward moved to Tiffin, where Mrs. Goetschius died. Nicholas Goetschius departed this life near Green Spring, Ohio. Our subject was united in marriage, November 5, 1829, in Tiffin, with Parmelia Smith, who was born in Maryland, September 15, 1812, a daughter of Frederick Smith who died in Maryland. Mr. Goetschius is the father of eleven children: Elizabeth, Nicholas, Dudley, Evaline, John, George and Evan, now living; and Raymos, Hugh, James and Henry, deceased. Our subject is a retired farmer, owning sixty-nine and one quarter acres of good land.

REV. JEREMIAH H. GOOD, D. D., professor in theological seminary at Tiffin, has been a resident of Tiffin since the year 1850, and is widely known throughout the county and city. He was born in a little village that nestles under the shadows of the Blue Mountains in Pennsylvania, named Rehrersburg, Berks County, and comes of Palatinate German stock through both his parents. He is a son of Philip Augustus and Elizabeth (Hank) Good. His grandfather, John Adam Good, left the fatherland (now called Rhenish Bavaria) as a young man and settled in the province of William Penn, where he was subsequently united in marriage with Miss Adam. He was a pious, welleducated young man, and devoted himself to instructing church schools, and as the church master he usually read a sermon on Sabbaths, when the pastor could not come. His children were Jacob, Elizabeth, Abraham, Philip, Augustus, Christina, Joseph and Daniel. Their descendants still live for the most part in Berks County, Penn. Philip Augustus Good, father of Dr. Good, and of Prof. R. Good, of -Heidelberg College, was well educated, and filled many public positions, such as representative in the Legislature, justice of the peace, prothonotary of the county, etc. Dr. Good lived in Rehrersburg for about eight years, when the family removed to Reading, the county seat. Here, at the age of ten years, our subject lost his father, who was then prothonotary of the county, and became the adopted son of his uncle, Joseph Good, with whom he remained until the latter's death, receiving a good classical education at the Reading Academy and in private lessons from Mr. Middlemass, a somewhat celebrated local instructor from England. He was intended for the profession of the law, and when, at the age of fourteen, he resolved to obtain a complete college education, it was with the full intention of becoming an attorney. In September, 1836, he started for Marshall Col-

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lege, in Franklin County, Penn., then under the presidency of Dr. F. A. Rauch, a celebrated and brilliant scholar from Germany. He spent two years in the preparatory department and four years in the college, and graduated with the highest honor of the class (the valedictory) on the last Wednesday of September, 1842. The class numbered nine, of whom four have been professors in colleges and seminaries, and one a member of Congress. From 1842 to 1845 Dr. Good was sub-rector of the preparatory department, and at the same time a student. in the theological seminary under Dr. J. W. Nevin. In the autumn of 1845 he was licensed to preach by the Mercersburgh Classis, and soon thereafter followed a call to Lancaster, Ohio. Here he labored as pastor from October, 1845, until October, 1817, and also founded and conducted a select school. In the latter year he was elected by the Ohio Synod of the Reformed Church to found and edit a religious paper. In pursuance of this appointment he removed to Columbus, Ohio, in October, 1847, and started the Western Missionary, a semi-monthly (now known as the widely circulated Christian World, and published in Dayton, Ohio). At the reformed synod in Navarre, Ohio, in 1811), he was elected (in connection with his brother, Prof. Reuben Good) to start the projected college (now Heidelberg College at Tiffin), and in consequence of this call the two brothers removed to Tiffin, Seneca Co., Ohio, in October, 1849. They soon opened the new college in the third story of " Commercial Row." (For the history of this enterprise, and the theological seminary in connection with it, see page 507, this volume.) For twenty years (November, 1819, to September, 1869,) our subject filled the professorship of mathematics in the college, at the same time continuing to edit the Western Missionary for a period of three years. Besides this he has been a supply to various churches in the city and county (Reformed Church in Tiffin, twenty years; St. Jacobs, in Adams Township, thirty-four years; Salem, in Seneca Township, seven years; Bascom, nine years, and others for shorter terms). In the, year 1869 he was elected by the synod at Shelby to the chair of dogmatic and practical theology in Heidelberg Theological Seminary (in connection with the college), which position he yet occupies. Dr. Good has participated in some public enterprises, such as the woolen- mills, the National Exchange Bank (being director for twenty years), etc. Dr. Good has published to number of works of a practical religious character: "The Reformed Church Hymnal," 1878; "The Heidelberg Catechism," newly arranged, 1879; " The Childrens' Catechism, "1881; "A Prayer Book," 1881 ; " The Church Member's Hand Book," 1882. Dr. Good was married, December 23, 1846, at Granville, Licking Co., Ohio, to Miss Susan Hubbard Root,witb whom he has lived in a happy union for thirty-nine years to the present date. She was the daughter of Noble and Harriot (Bushnell) Root, both of Granville, the father being .originally from Westfield, Mass., the mother from Norwich., Conn. Her mother was the daughter of Ebenezer and Susan (Hubbard) Bushnell, of Norwich, Conn. Her grandfather, Ebenezer Bushnell, was a graduate of Yale College, classmate of Noah Webster, assisting in the work of Webster's spelling book, a merchant, editor of the Weekly Register, of Norwich, a man of genius, who went to sea as purser in the sloop of war "Warren," in the French war, and died August 3, 1800, off Matanzas, of yellow fever. On the Bushnell side Mrs. Good traces her descent back to Richard Bushnell, of Saybrook, Conn., who was married, October 11, 1648, to Mary Manin, of London, England. Through her grandmother, Susan Hubbard, she stands connected with the widely-extended Hubbard connection. Dr. Good has but one child, a son, John Chrysostom Good, who was born in Columbus, Ohio, June 20, 1849; he was graduated in Heidelberg College, studied medicine and is now residing in Cleveland, Ohio, engaged

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in the drug business; in 1877 he was married, in Massillon, Ohio, to :Hiss Florence Parsons, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Parsons, formerly of Philadelphia, Penn.

JOHN M. GREINER, proprietor of restaurant, Tiffin, was born in Pittsburg, Penn., November 22, 1848; son of John David and Magdalena (Rall) Greiner, natives of Eichelbron and Dettingen, Wurtemberg, Germany, respectively, and who settled in Tiffin in 1852, rearing a family of four sons and three daughters. (Three sons and two daughters are now residents of Hancock County, Ohio, and one son and one daughter live here.) The subject of this sketch was reared in Tiffin, and December 31, 1869, embarked in his present business, in which he is well and favorably known. He was married, in 1870, to Mary Louisa, eldest daughter of Henry and Barbara (Schwarter) Heinz, the former native of Ludringen, Alsace, France (now Germany), and the latter of Walselda, W Wurtemberg, and who reared six daughters and two sons: Mary Louisa, Regina Magdalena, John Henry, William Hartman, Henrietta Lucinda, Anna Matilda, Cora Ida and Fedena Evalina. To Mr. and Mrs. Greiner were born two sons and two daughters: Cora Elenora, Albert B., Mary Magdalena and Louis H., the latter of whom died August 15,1885, aged one year, eight months and nineteen days. Mrs. Greiner is a member of the German Reformed Church, and Mr. Greiner of the German Lutheran denomination. He is a member of the K. of P., quartermaster of Division No. 17, of that society, and is a member of the Ancient Order of Druids. He has been a member of the Tiffin fire department for over twenty-two years, and is first assistant engineer of that organization. Mr. Greiner is a worthy citizen and an ardent partisan of the Democratic party.

JOHN A. HALL, United States guager, and store-keeper, Tiffin, was born in Tiffin, Ohio, February 12, 1841, son of Lather A. and Cynthia A. (Hedges) Hall, the former a native of Onondaga County, N. Y., and the latter a daughter of Josiah Hedges, Esq. They rearel four sons: Josiah, now in the South; James H., in Orange, Los Angeles Co., Cal.; John A., and Dr. Albon Eugene, in Visalia, Tulare Co., Cal. The subject of our sketch was reared in Tiffin, Ohio, and in January, 1803, he was appointed assistant assessor of internal revenue for this district, which position he held till January 1, 1873. He married in Tiffin, Ohio, in June, 1867, Mary B., daughter of John A. and Sarah Baltzell Stoner, who were natives of Maryland. By this union there are two daughters, Grace and Mary Edith, and two sons, Lewis Baltzell and James Hedges. Mr. Hall and family are attendants of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He. is a worthy member of the Masonic fraternity, and has passed all the chairs to the Chapter, and is a member of the Royal Arcanum.

GEORGE HEABLER, JR., of Heabler Bros., proprietors of Attica Mills and dealers in grain, flour, etc., at Attica and Tiffin, was born in Millville, Columbia Co., Penn., in 1828. His parents, George and Hannah (Klingeman) Heabler, were natives of that county and of pioneer German ancestry. George Heabler, Sr., a practical miller, located in Venice Township, this county, in 1835, and was prominently connected with milling in this locality for many years. Our subject was reared to the business in all its departments and in 1863 united with his brothers, John and Henry, in forming the present firm. He married in 1852, in Attica, Catharine, daughter of Peter and Anna Troxel, natives of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Heabler died in 1871, leaving two sons and two daughters: William Oscar, a harness-maker; David Troxel, a miller; Maria; and Emma, now the wife of A. L. Stokes, a blacksmith of Mount Vernon. Ohio. Our subject was married on the second occasion to Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Mary Hassler, natives of Germany, and to this union were born two sons:

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Sherman and Sheridan. Mr. Heabler is an active business man and a public spirited citizen, and has been an efficient official in the school board and in the councils of the city and township. He is a member of the Methodist Protestant Church. He did honorable service during the late war of the Rebellion, serving as a member of Company C, One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Ohio National Guards. He is a member of the I. O. 0. F.

REV. FATHER MICHAEL HEALY, pastor of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Tiffin, Ohio, was born in the parish of Kilmoyly. County Kerry, Ireland, September 26, 1823, son of Francis and Elizabeth (Brie) Healy. The Healys and the Brics were of the better class of yeomanry of that locality, and reckoned among their number many clever professional people-clergymen, attorneys, physicians, etc. Father Healy obtained all the benefits the schools of his native place afforded, and in 1841 he became a scholar at Tralee, in the classical school of John McCarty, and finished in the school of T. Horan, of Tralee. At the age of twenty-five years he went to All Hallows College, near Dublin, and in 1849 left college to come to America, where he completed his theological studies in St. Mary's Seminary, at Cleveland, Ohio. in which city he was ordained in 1851 by Bishop Rappe, and is now the oldest living priest ordained by that bishop. Father Healy's first services were at Wooster, Ohio, where he at first served as assistant priest; and latterly as pastor. He resigned this position to return to St. Mary's Seminary, where he passed another rear, and in the summer of 1853 he was sent to Elyria, Ldrain Co., Ohio, where he built St. Mary's Church the following summer; he also built St. Patrick's Church, at Wellington, Lorain Co., Ohio, in 1857. In 1859 he came to Tiffin, where besides liquidating a debt of $6,000 on St. Mary's Church, he has aided materially in improving, furnishing and beautifying the present handsome St. Mary's Church edifice, schools, cemetery, etc. (see History of St. Mary's Church and congregation, page 495).

J. UHLRICK HECHERMAN, M. D., Tiffin, was born in Chambersburg, Penn., November 22, 1825. His father, Jacob Heckerman, was a pioneer of Prussian ancestry in this country, dating back to 1730. The mother. Catharine (Staple) Heckerman, was of pioneer Swiss ancestry in Pennsylvania. Dr. Heckerman was one of five children, all of whom, except himself, reared families in Pennsylvania. He was left an orphan in infancy and was reared by his guardian. Jacob Heck, a merchant of Chambersburg, where he studied and graduated from the then Columbian School of Medicine, of Washington, D.C., in March, 1846. He entered upon the practice of his profession in Caslitown, Penn., where he continued till in June, 1849, when he was persuaded to come to Tiffin, this county (through the influence of the late Rev. Hiram Shaull), and where he has since devoted himself closely to his professional work. his first recreation being in the centennial year, when he visited the East, and, secondly, in 1883 (after the loss of his esteemed son). He married, in Mercersburg, Penn., in August, 1846, Jane Anderson Dick, and this union was blessed with two sons and three daughters. Mrs. Heckerman departed this life in 1861 in full communion with the Presbyterian Church, and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery with -her two sons: Charles B., who followed her in 1862, and William H. in 1883, who, after receiving a careful literary and medical training in the schools of this country and Europe, passed away in his twenty-seventh year. The daughters are Mary E., wife of Dr. F. W. Swan; Anna Kate, wife of William S. Giesy, of Douglass, Kas., and Jane Anderson, at home. Dr. Heckerman was married, on second occasion, in 1870, to Amanda McBride, who died in 1879 without issue, and is also interred in Maple Grove Cemetery. The Doctor is a close student of his profession and a worthy citizen.

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JOSIAH HEDGES, founder of Tiffin, was a lineal descendant of Sir Charles Hedges, one of the Secretaries of State under Queen Anne, of England, and a member of the British Parliament. Joseph Hedges, who was a son of Charles Hedges, gentleman, and grandson of Sir Charles, came to America at an early day and settled in Prince George County, Md. He had nine children; two of whom-Charles and Joseph-moved to Frederick County. The former of these became the father of fourteen children, one of whom was named Charles; the latter had only one child, a daughter, Rebecca, intermarrying, left their Maryland home and settled in Virginia. They were the parents of eleven children, including the subject of this sketch, who was born in Brooke County, Va., April 9, 1778. Reared amid the incidents of a long war, inspired by contact with heroes of the Revolution, Josiah grew up a sturdy, resolute and selfreliant youth. At the age of eighteen he was engaged on his own account in shipping produce from Wheeling to New Orleans, the then seat of the French Government of Louisiana. About the same time he moved into the "Northwestern Territory." He was permanently located there in 1801, and when a year afterward Ohio was admitted as a State into the Union, the people of Belmont County conferred the honor of making him their first sheriff. Intelligent; energetic and upright, this executor of the law, young as he was, discharged the duties of the high trust with promptness and discretion, and secured the good will of his fellow citizens, for, upon the expiration of his term he was chosen clerk of the courts. He made a careful and efficient clerk and continued to hold that office until, turning his attention to mercantile pursuits, he devoted his time to the establishing of an extensive trade at St. Clairsville. There were no commercial agents on the road in those days, no facilities for exchange, and Philadelphia (300 miles away) was the nearest point at which to replenish a depleted stock. Thither on horseback, semiannually, the enterprising merchant journeyed, with large sums of money on his person, to make selections and pay for the goods he might purchase. By prudent investment and judicious management Mr. Hedges made the St. Clairsville venture a success, and, in 1819, he started a new store in Mansfield, Ohio, and associated with him as partners, his brothers, Elza Hedges, a man of mark in his day, and Gen. James Hedges, a distinguished soldier of the war of 1812, on Gen. Harrison's staff. The Hedges Brothers, of Mansfield, were 9 prosperous firm, and a strong bond of friendship existed between its members throughout their lives. In 1820 Josiah Hedges visited Fort Ball, bought a tract of land opposite it, on the Sandusky River, laid out a town. which in honor of his warm personal friend, the first governor of Ohio, he named Tiffin. In 1822 he had put up a saw-mill, built a mill for making flour, erected a public hall, provided rooms for offices and shops and then by disposing of building lots at moderate prices, and being lenient and magnanimous with purchasers the infant town of Tiffin grew apace. In 1824, upon the organization of Seneca County, Mr. Hedges aspired to make Tiffin the county seat. It was centrally located and had many natural advantages, and its founder proposed donating ample and suitable grounds for county buildings. Across the river, however, was a troublesome rival. At Fort Ball a town called Oakley had been started, equally well situated, and which its proprietor, Jesse Spencer, declared outranked Tiffin in seniority and in its reminiscences of history. While the respective friends of these two places were studying how best to get ahead, Mr. Hedges, with his usual quickness of decision and promptness of action, cut the gordian knot by buying out Spencer, and becoming the owner of both Oakley and Tiffin. The county seat secured, the town increased steadily, the land office was removed to it from Delaware, manufactories sprung

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up, commerce, flourished, and Mr. Hedges lived to see a wilderness transformed into a city of cheerful homes and busy industry. Enterprising and public spirited though he was, Mr. Hedges did not seek public position, but intelligence, integrity and sound judgment were qualities which his fellow citizens recognized in him, and of which they availed themselves, in 1825, by electing him to the Legislature. He represented in that body the counties of Sandusky, Crawford, Seneca and Marion, and discharged the duties of legislator with marked ability. In the good old days of Jackson and Clay, Mr. Hedges was an ardent Whig. He was frequently nominated by his party for political preferment. But the Democrats having the ascendancy, he held no political office until 1830, when he.was re-elected to the Legislature by the district composed of Seneca, Hancock, Sandusky and Wood. His legislative career was characterized by industry and by an unswerving devotion to the young counties of the Northwest. Mr. Hedges possessed the attributes of a good citizen and Christian gentleman. Though a man of great firmness and decision of character, he was benevolent and just, and was the last man in the works to drive another to the wall. He lent a helping hand to the honest poor, and was ready, at all times, to assist with his funds any good work needing aid. He gave building sites, and subscribed liberally to the churches. Itinerant ministers and visiting statesmen made his home a resort, for the -latch-string was always hanging out," and the cordial and generous hospitality was proverbial. In the domestic circle he was kind and indulgent, and was, as he deserved to be, the idol of the household. He was one of the original stockholders and directors of the. first railroad constructed in Ohio The Mad River & Lake Erie, now the Indiana, Bloomington & Western-- and it was through his instrumentality that the benefits of that road were secured to the people of Tiffin. In religious faith the ancestors of Mr. Hedges were Episcopalians. He was thrice wedded. His first wife, Rebecca Russell, was of Ohio parentage, and died at the early age of thirty, leaving six children three boys and three girls, Two of the boys, Thomas and Albert, died in early youth and Josiah at the age of thirty-six. Of the girls, Julia was married to Dr. Joseph Mason, and Rebecca to Joseph Walker, one of the earliest merchants of Tiffin. Clarinda, the only survivor, was the wife of the late William Hunter. Mr. Hedges' second marriage was with Eliza Hammerley, who came of a Virginia family; her father was Garrett Hammerley. Of the three sons and six daughters of this marriage, two of the sons died in infancy, the other, William C. Hedges, who died in 1876, was a graduate of the Harvard Law School and a ripe scholar. He projected the first public library in Tiffin, and inaugurated a taste for literary and scientific lectures among its people by laboring for and securing the most talented lecturers. Of the daughters, Eva died at the age of twenty-one; she was the wife of Dr. Henry Russell, of Columbus. The five remaining daughters are Sarah, wife of W. C. W. Armstrong, ex-Secretary of State and editor Plaindealer at Cleveland, where he resides; Mary Jane, wife of A. C. Baldwin, a prominent manufacturer of Tiffin; Minerva, wife of H. Noble, ex-mayor of Tiffin and present probate judge; Elizabeth, relict of J. G. Gross (deceased), a leading manufacturer of Tiffin, and Cynthia A., widow of Luther A. Hall, of the Tiffin bar. The mother of these children died in 1837. Seven years after Mr. Hedges married again; but without issue, Miss Harriet Snook; she died February, 1885. Mr. Hedges was a fine looking man, he was well built. erect, of robust physique and dignified mien. His forehead was high, eyes black, nose slightly of the Roman cast, and a mouth that indicated firmness and decision. At the age of eighty years he continued to give daily attention

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to his business interests, and up to the time of his last illness was in full possession of his mental powers. He died at Tiffin, July 15, 1858. When he departed there passed away a useful and honored life, a life full of activity consecrated by good deeds and enshrined in the affections of his children and friends.

JOHN HEILMAN, proprietor of the extensive Brick and Tile Manufacturing Works, Tiffin, was born in Bermersheim, Hessen Darmstadt, Germany, September 11, 1821; son of Daniel (a farmer) and Barbara Heilman. In 1843 he came to America and located in Tiffin, Ohio, and in 1850 he established a manufactory for making brick, to which in 1863 he added tile making. The business proved successful, and is now one of the most important industries of Tiffin. After accumulating a handsome competency from it, Mr. Heilman has turned it over to the care of his sons, William and Otto, who do a large business. The subject of our sketch was married, in Tiffin, to Mary Schneckenberger, who died without issue. He was afterward married to Elizabeth Zeis, of Epingen, Baden, who bore him three sons and two daughters: Lizzie, wife of John La Bar, a hardware merchant; John G., a tinsmith, of Santa Anna. Cal.; Kate, wife of George Diemer, of Carey, Ohio; William, married to Elva M., daughter of James M. Bore (have two daughters, Bertha and Edith), and Otto. Mr. Heilman buried his second wife in Tiffin, and subsequently married Fredericka Wetzel, of Wurtemberg, Germany, and by her has a son and daughter: Albert and Anna. The family attend the German Lutheran Church. Mr. Heilman, a worthy citizen of Tiffin, has contributed in no small degree to the growth of its interests and industries. Though he has ever been averse to holding public office he has served with credit as member of the council.

JOHN D. HEILMAN, grocer and saloon keeper, Tiffin, born in Tiffin, Ohio, December 15, 1842, is a son of Jacob and Mary (Wick) Heilman, who came to this county from Hessen Darmstadt, Germany, in 1839, and whose children are Susan, John D., Philip, Jacob, Elizabeth, Mary, Christian and William. Our subject was reared to brick-making. September 12, 1864, he enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served till the close of the war; he was wounded in the left hand, and received an honorable discharge. Having contracted rheumatism he was compelled to give up brick-making, and then engaged in his present business. He married, in 1867, Margaret, daughter of Balthasar and Christina Rohe, of Landau, Rhine Bierne, Germany, and by her has two sons and two daughters:. Jacob N., Mary, Libbie and John A. The family belong to the German Lutheran Brethren Church. Mr. Heilman is a member of Leander Stem Post G. A. R., and has been a member of the fire department for fourteen years.

WILLIAM HEROLD, saloon keeper, Tiffin, was born in Naumburg, Saxony, December 23, 1823, son of Carl Tielo and Mina (Poose) Herold. In 1847 he came to America, and after following his trade, rope-making, in the East, principally in Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., he came to Tiffin, Ohio, and carried on the same industry for several years, retiring from it to enter his present business. He married in Tiffin, Elizabeth Mueller, of Harbisheim, Hessen Darmstadt, Germany, who bore him two sons and two daughters: F. F. a harnessmaker, who married Laura C. Hubert, and has one daughter-Gertio May; Marietta, wife of Frederick Eckhard, a barber, in Tiffin; Otto, a barber, in Cleveland; and Ida. Mr. Herold's first wife dying, he married again. By his second wife he has no children. He is a member of the Reformed Church, and his wife of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church. Mr. and Mrs. Herold are prominent among the many worthy German families of this city, and are respected by all.

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HENRY KEGG HERSHISER, M. D., Tiffin, was born in Bedford County, Penn., July 7, 1831; son of Henry and Maria Barbara (Kegg) Hershiser, and grandson of Lewis and Polly (Smith) Hershiser Lewis Hershiser, a distiller by occupation, was a native of Wurtemberg, Germany. Maria B. (Kegg) Hershiser was a daughter of Peter and Eva (Harchelroad) Kegg, of Bedford County, Penn. The parents of our subject came to Tiffin in 183:3, and here reared four sons and two daughters: William A., engaged in the wholesale and retail lumber business at Columbus, Ohio (no children); Peter M., farming, in Huron County, Ohio (has one son); Ann Elizabeth, deceased wife of Edward Bradley, also deceased (left two sons); Henry K.; Mary E., wife of J. W. Bradley, a contractor and builder of Columbus (have a son and daughter); David F., a machinist at Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Hershiser read medicine under Dr. J. P. Kinnaman, and graduated from the Columbus Medical College at Columbus, Ohio. He spent considerable time in the late war, in a professional capacity, retiring at the close of the struggle as assistant surgeon of the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After the war he was engaged in the drug business for nine years, retiring from it to take up the practice of medicine, in which he has attained considerable reputation. The Doctor married, in Tiffin,, Susan D. .Myers, of Clear Spring, Md., who has blessed him with one daughter: Jessie Day, a lady of estimable literary and musical abilities. Dr. Hershiser has been a member of the Masonic order for fourteen years, and has attained to the degree of Knight Templar in De Molay Commandery; has been a member of the I. O. O. F. for many years, and of the society of Chosen Friends; is also president of the Soldiers Decorating and Benevolent Society.

F. K. HEWITT, architect, Tiffin, was born in Owego, Tioga County, N. Y., December 28, 1839. H113 father, Horace Wheeler Hewitt (a millwright), comes of pioneer English stock in the State, cousin of the Hon. Abram S. Hewitt of New York; subject's mother, Huldah (Kingsbury) Hewitt, was of Similar lineage. The subject of our sketch was reared in New York City, where he completed his professional training. In March, 1862, he enlisted his services in Company C, Fifth New York Artillery, and remained in service about three years when he received an honorable discharge tit Harper's Ferry, February 13, 1865, as veteran, having re-enlisted. After the war he betook himself to professional work and traveled over the greater part of the Northern and Western States and California, locating in Tiffin, Ohio, in 1882. He was married at Elmira, N. Y., to Sarah F., daughter of Zone Carpenter, and this union was blessed with two sons and four daughters: John Dudley, Lulu, Daisy. Kate, Hattie and Fred. Mrs. Hewitt is a member of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Hewitt is a F. & A. M., and a member of the A. O. U. W.

REV. H. H. W. HIBSHMAN, D. D., pastor of Grace Reformed Church, Tiflin, was born in Shaefferstown, Lebanon County, Penn., November 25, 1837, and is of Swiss lineage. His great-great-grandfather, Gerhard Hibshman, emigrated from Switzerland to America, in the year 1731 or 1732, and located about two miles north of Ephratah, Lancaster Co. Penn. His great-grandfather, Wendel Hibshman, was a major in the Revolutionary war, and a member of the State Legislature of Pennsylvania for four years. His grandfather, John Hibshman, a man of intelligence, possessed a knowledge of both the German and the English languages, as also did his wife, who was of English descent.. John held office in the Reformed Church, of which he was a devoted member for many years, and was elder and treasurer of his congregation at the time of his death. He was of mild disposition, a lover of books, fond of music, and wrote on a leaf of a music book, the artistic work .of the

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pen of his mother: " God give him grace therein to look and to understand. that learning is better than money and land. December 12, 1798. " He was of temperate habits, and had a reputation for honesty, integrity of character, for generosity to the poor, and was esteemed by all who knew him. Our subject's father, Hon. A. P. Hibshman, was by profession a scrivener and surveyor, a lover of books and learning, and in early years taught the parochial school of the congregation of which he was a member. He spoke and wrote both in English and German. He was a man of strictly temperate habits, untiring diligence, energy and perseverance. In civil and political life he wielded great influence in the community in which he lived. He was a member of the Reformed Church. He left some fine drawings of the counties of Lancaster, Lebanon, Dauphin, Chester and Berks, in Pennsylvania; also in manuscript form, written in easy style, " The History of the Hibshman family down to the year 1870." He was paralyzed at his desk in the first auditor's office, treasury department, Washington, D. C., after holding his position there for eighteen years, and died at the age of seventy-five years. His wife, a most amiable woman, loved and esteemed by all who knew her, for her many excellencies, died at the age of seventy years.

H. H. W. Hibshman, the only surviving son and pastor of Grace Reformed Church, Tiffin, graduated with his younger brother. Henry (who was professor of Latin and Greek at Andulisa College, and died at the age of twenty years), in the class of 186t of Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Penn. He studied theology at the theological seminary of the Reformed Church of the Synod of the United States, and was licensed and ordained to discharge the functions of the office of the ministry by the Synod of Ohio. He received the degree of master of arts from his alma -mater in course; and, at the age of forty-two, Ursinus College honored him with the-degree of Divinitatis Doctor. As a minister of his church, his record compares with many of his peers. He has been highly, successful in every field of labor to which he was called. He founded two congregations, built four houses of worship and two parsonages. He also wrote considerably for both secular and religious journals; has several lectures on the question of temperance in print, and many of his sermons have been given to the public in published form. Rev. H. H. W. Hibshman married Miss Alice J. Clark a graduate of the high schools of Lancaster City. Penn., and daughter of Edwin C. Clark, a man of great inventive genius. They have six sons and one daughter, all partaking of the energy and spirit of their parents. The work in which he is engaged in Tiffin, has progressed under his pastorate beyond the anticipations of the most sanguine members. He was for