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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 02480 8575
THE
BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD
OF
KNOX COUNTY OHIO
To WHICH IS ADDED AN ELABORATE COMPENDIUM OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
ILLUSTRATED
"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote generations."-Macaulay
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PART I.
KNOX COUNTY.
PREFACE.
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UT of the depths of his mature wisdom Carlyle wrote, "History is the essence of innumerable biographies." Believing this to be the fact, there is no necessity of advancing any further reason for the compilation of such a work as this, if reliable history is to be the ultimate object.
Knox County, Ohio, has sustained within its confines men who have been prominent in the history of the State for almost a century. The annals teem with the records of strong and noble manhood, and, as Sumner has said, "the true grandeur of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual." The final causes which shape the fortunes of individuals and the destinies of States are often the same. They are usually remote and obscure, and their influence scarcely perceived until manifestly declared by results. That nation is the greatest which produces the greatest and most manly men and faithful women; and the intrinsic safety of a com- munity depends not so much upon methods as upon that normal develop- ment from the deep resources of which proceeds all that is precious and permanent in life. But such a result may not consciously be contemplated by the actors in the great social drama. Pursuing each his personal good by exalted means, they work out as a logical result.
The elements of success in life consist in both innate capacity and determi- nation to excel. Where either is wanting, failure is almost certain in the out- come. The study of a successful life, therefore, serves both as a source of information and as a stimulus and encouragement to those who have the capacity. As an important lesson in this connection we may appropriately quote Longfellow, who said: "We judge ourselves by what we feel capa- ble of doing, while we judge others by what they have already done." A faithful personal history is an illustration of the truth of this observation.
PREFACE.
In this biographical history the editorial staff, as well as the publishers, have fully realized the magnitude of the task. In the collection of the ma- terial there has been a constant aim to discriminate carefully in regard to the selection of subjects. Those who have been prominent factors in the public, social and industrial development of the county have been given due recog- nition as far as it has been possible to secure the requisite data. Names worthy of perpetuation here, it is true, have in several instances been omit- ted, either on account of the apathy of those concerned or the inability of the compilers to secure the information necessary for a symmetrical sketch; but even more pains have been taken to secure accuracy than were promised in the prospectus. Works of this nature, therefore, are more reliable and complete than are the "standard" histories of a country.
THE PUBLISHERS.
INDEX.
A.
Adams, William B., 289 Adrian, M. H., 79 Ames, Benjamin, 95 Anderson, Alice B., 372 Anderson, Robert C., 173 Armentrout, Lyman W., 14I
B.
Baker, Oliver P., 277 Baldwin, William F., 255 Ball, Fanny B., 76 Banning, Anthony, 128 Banning, Henry B., 170 Banning, William D., 72 Baxter, John K., 221 Bechtel, Andrew, 181 Beckley, Calvin W., 108 Beers, Aaron D., 158 Beggs, Edward C., 222 Bell, Isaac, 340 Bell, James, 295 Bennett, George S .. 213 Benson, Edward C., 139 Berry, James M., 270 Berry, Patrick A., 219 Best, David T., 2º5 Benm, R. T. 291 Bishop, Clayton H., 230 Bixby, Eli, 347 Black, Albert G., 190 Black, Lyman W., 115 Blackford, Michael, 294 Blair, Clarena, 21 Blair, W. Roscoe, 21 Blubaugh, John J., 116 Blubaugh, Joseph F., III Blubaugh, Stephen, 357 Blyston, David K., 204 Body, William R., 205
Bone, Moses C., 85 Bottenfield, William L., 223 Bradfield, Charles R., 10I Breckler, John P., 163 Britton, Lewis, 224 Brown, Joseph C., 122 Bulyer, David, 245 Burke, George W., 355 Buttles, Levi, 134
C.
Campbell, Edwin J., 297
Canning. George E., 218 Cannon, James M., 180 Cassell. Arthur C., 60 Cassil, Alexander, 112 Cassil, John A., 319 Cassil, Robert, 318 Cavin, Edward A., 272 Caywood, Leander, 368 Cochren, John, 268 Coe, Charles H., 207 Coe, C. W., 209 Coe, James W., 45 Collins, James P., 88 Colopy, Jonathan A., 342 Colwill, Simon A., 91 Cooper, Charles, 14 Cooper, William C., 32 Cover, William H., 22 Craig, Stephen, 92 Crippen, Henry A., 86 Critchfield, Alexander, 35 Critchfield, Charles E., 248 Critchfield, Joseph, 124 Critchfield, Nathaniel, 147 Critchfield, Roland, 300 Cunningham, Milton M., 65 Curtis, Henry B., 18 Curtis, Henry L., 262 Curtis, L. B., 262 Curtis, Walter C., 262
D.
Darling. Adam H., 46 Davis, James W., 266 Davis, Joseph S., 67 Debolt, Harmon J., 194 Debolt, William I., 310 Deeley, Stanton E., 199 Delano, Columbus, 184 DeLong, Jacob H., 234 Dennis, Lureston W., 138 Devin, Heurv C., 59 Devin, Joseph C., 58 Dickson, James, 59 Donahey, Parmenis N., 84 Drake, Judson R., 126 Durbin, Benjamin, 233 Durbin, Charles W., 294 Durbin, Henry P., 41 Durbin, John C., 149
Durbin, Raphael, 274 Dutt, George M., 269
E.
Earlywine, Isaac, 124 Eastman, William H., 249 Ebersole, William, 38 Elliott, David B., 167 Elliott, Henry R., 260 Ely, William L., 256 Ewalt, Columbus, 62 Ewers, James F., 325
F.
Fairchild, Frank L., 88 Fawcett, John M., 100 Ferris, Harrison, 254 Fish, Alfred, 25I Fish, Joseph A., 162 Fowler, John, 350
INDEX.
Frasher, William H., 53 Fry, W. H., 350
G.
Gantt, Samuel O., 198 Gilmor, William, 77 Gilmore, John, 285 Gilmore, John C .. 279 Graham, E. S., 326 Grant, William E., 220 Green, Hugh L., 178 Green. William H., 378 Greer, Alexander W., 319 Greer, Henry H., 9 Griffith, Benjamin L., 146 Grubb, Levi, 145 Grubb, C. M., 246
H.
Hamilton, Joseph H., 211
Harper, Franklin, 61 Harris, Henry C., 140 Harris, John O., 71 Harter, George S., 344 Hawn, William, 305 Hayden, J. K., 311
Hayes, Telford F., 371 Hays. Jacob, 82 Hays, Leander, 81 Hays, Morgan, 177 Head, Thomas R., 164 Henley, Charles W., 52 Henwood, George E., 330 Hervey. George E., 375 Hibbets, Henry, 288 Hickman, Thomas C., 104 Honey, James, 167 Horn, Martin J., 94 Horn, R. D., 370 Houck, Lewis B., 312 Hunt, LeRoy G., 168 Hyatt, John J., 331 Hyatt, Luther L., 239
I.
Iams, Charles C., 259 Inks, Thomas A., 70
J.
Jackson, Charles C., 261
Jackson, Isaac L., 182 Jackson, Sylvadore, 215 Jeppesen, John, 199 Johnson, Belle C., 171 Jones, Fred W., 176 Jones, Goshorn A., 212
K.
Kaylor, Michael, 117 Kerr, Benjamin. 136 Kerr, Wilson S., 136
King, Lawrence, 301 Kirk, DeSault B., 29 Kirk, Robert C., 27 Kirkpatrick, Albert S., 252 Knox, Robert A., 153
L.
Lanning, Israel, 363 Larimore, Isaac P .. 193 Leedy, Eugene R., 334
Leedy, Isaac, 96 Leedy, Joseph, 139
Leonard, John, 4.3
Lepley, Marvin, 106
Lepley, Simon C., 103
Levering, Frank O., 130 Levering, Homer B., 273
Levering, Milton G., 374 Lewis, Leander H., 12 Lindley, John W .. 335 Lockwood, Eliakim E., 321 Loney, J. Calvin, 160 Long, John R., 195 Losh, John J., 341 Lybarger, Marvin, 105
M.
Martin, Clay D., 160
Martin, James, 373 McCament, Leander, 50 McCamment, William, 348 McCluer. William, 307 McDaniel, David. 280 McDaniel, John, 299 McDermott, William, 360 McFadden, William, 257 McFarland. Joseph A., 241 McGinley, James, 143 McGinley, Wilson S., 304 McGugin, Daniel. 327
McKinley, John L., 120 Mckinney, George E., 283 Merriman, W. B., 133 Morningstar, Abraham, 63 Motz, John M., 345 Mulhane, L. W., 56 Murphy, George T., 191 Murray, Charles. 362 Myers, Jacob B., 151 Myers, Joseph, 73
N.
Nixon. Daniel, 312 Norrick, John H .. 271 Nyhart, David L., 332
Nyhart, Noah, 202
O.
Owen, Frank V., 64
P.
Parsons, Abraham, 118 Parsons, Lanning, 119
Parsons, Nathan, 119
Phillips, Thomas S., 93
Phillips, W. O., 196 Pitkin Theodore S., 228
Porterfield. George W., 65 Potter, S. B., 154 Pumphrey, Josiah M .. 136 Purdy, Richard D .. 68,
Putnam. Robert, 282
Putnam, Walter S., 282
R.
Ramey, E. M., 339 Republican Pub. Co., 259 Rice, C. F .. 333 Rice, Clinton M., 107 Rice, Oscar. 159 Richert, John, 174 Robertson, Amasa P., 229
Robertson, H. H., 232 Robertson, John T., 250 Roof, Perry, 123 Rush, John L., 37
S.
Sapp, Dwight E., 48 Sapp, George, 114 Scholes, Allen, 377
INDEX.
Schroeder, William L., 25 Scott, Joseph, 322 Scott, Lewis B., 366 Searl, Otis, 150 Sellers, Delphos S., 74 Sellers, George, 309 Severns, French W., 99 Severns, Samuel, 104 Shaffer, David, 80 Sherwood, Hauphrey, 264 Shipley, George W., 365 Shuff, George W., 84 Shults, George W., 203 Simmons, Nathan, 343 Simons, Fred D., 30 Simons, Monroe J., 298 Simpson, John, 292 Smith, Benjamin, 127 Smith, John H., 353 Smith, William H., 39 Snively, John, 346 Snyder, James L., 276 Spry, George H., 36 Staats, Joseph, 275 Stahl, Daniel W., 287 Stillwell, Francis M., 157 Strong, Norman M., 337
Sutton, J. S., 324 Swank, George, 307 Swingle, Chris, 244
T.
Taylor, Eli John P., 47
Taylor, George H., 87
Thayer, George E., 221
Thayer, Walter H., 22I Toland, Nicholas S., 19I
Trimble, Thomas II., 296
Tulloss, John J., 165
V.
Vance, Joseph W., 352 Vannatta, Samuel T. 144
W.
Wagner, Henry, 328
Walkey, William W., 303
Wander, Michael. IIO Watkins, Frank, 217 Watson, A. G., 291
Waugh, John, 71
Weider, Adam C., 323 Welker, George .A., 179 Welsh, Mathew, 242 White, Harmon, ¿77 Whitworth, John T., 281 Williams, L. L., 173 Willits. David, 24 Wilson, James P., 286 Wineland. Ephraim M., 51
Wolfe, Albert I., 314
Wolfe, Cary E., 210
Wolfe, Eli A., 42
Wolfe, Frederick C., 354 Workman, Andrew J., 359 Workman, Barnett B .. 367 Workman, Elisha, 129 Workman, James, 340 Workman, Joseph T., 201
Workman, Mark, 243
Workman, Uriah C., 156
Wright, Albert, 265
Y.
Yanger, George W., 31 Yearley, William H., 90 Young, Silas, 78
H. M. Green
A CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
OF
KNOX COUNTY, OHIO
HENRY H. GREER.
Ohio has always been distinguished for the high rank of her bench and bar. Many of her jurists and attorneys have been men of national fame, and among those whose lives have been passed on a quieter plane there is scarcely a town or city in the state but can boast of one or more lawyers capable of crossing swords in forensic combat with any of the distinguished legal lights of the United States. In Mr. Greer we find united many of the rare qualities which go to make up the successful lawyer. He possesses, perhaps, few of those brilliant, dazzling me- teoric qualities which have sometimes flashed along the legal horizon, riveting the gaze and blinding the vision for the moment, then disappearing, leaving little or no trace behind, but rather has those solid and more substantial qualities which shine with a con- stant luster, shedding light in the dark places with steadiness and continuity. Mr. Greer has in an eminent degree that rare ability of saying in a convincing way the
right thing at the right time. His mind is. analytical, logical and inductive. With a. thorough and comprehensive knowledge of the fundamental principles of law, he com- bines a familiarity with statutory law and a. sober clear judgment which makes him a formidable legal adversary.
Mr. Greer is one of the native residents of Knox county, his birth having here oc- curred on the 22d of July, 1837. He is a descendant of Revolutionary ancestry, two of his great uncles holding office in the Co- lonial Army in the war for independence, one being a colonel. Both were in the battle of Bunker Hill and at the siege of Valley Forge. The family has ever been celebrated for its patriotism, loyalty, endurance and de- termination. Major Alexander Greer, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a na- tive of County Antrim, Ireland, and crossed the Atlantic to the new world in 1785. He was a most successful man of affairs, his en- terprise enabling him to conduct a prosper- ous business. Colonel John Greer, the grandfather of our subject, was born near
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Belfast, Ireland, and came to America in the year 1800. He was a man of unusual strength of mind, a thoughtful and scholarly gentleman, well educated and was of a patri- otic spirit, earnestly attached to the instit11- tions and forms of government of his adopt- ed country, which he served as a soldier in the war of 1812. A. Banning Norton, in his History of Knox county, says of him : "The Greers are mainly descended from that noble old patriarch, John Greer, who was a native of the Emerald Isle, and was what is called 'an Irish patriot.'" Being pos- sessed of a powerful constitution and strong, vigorous intellect, he took a prominent posi- tion among the pioneers, and being particu- larly efficient in military matters he did much to promote the formation of com- panies in the eastern townships. From 1812 to 1817 he served as collector of taxes and in 1830 was elected to represent his district in the state legislature.
Major Alexander Greer, the father of H. H. Greer, was born in Washington coun- ty, Pennsylvania, in 1805, and when five years of age accompanied his parents to Ohio, the family locating amid the first set- tlers of the eastern district of Knox county. He was a man of high character and sterling integrity, and was held in high esteem. He filled a number of positions of trust, early engaged in promoting the cause of educa- tion and used his influence to further all that was best for his fellow men. He was one of the most successful farmers in the county, industrious and capable and possess- ing the highest integrity. He was largely instrumental in laying broad and deep the foundation for the present prosperity and progress of the county and was honored and respected by all who knew him. He married
Margaret Robinson, a daughter of William Robinson, one of the pioneers in the eastern part of Knox county, coming from Mary- land in 1809. He represented Knox county in the legislature in the years 1826-7. Mrs. Greer was a lady of great worth, of strong mentality and gentle influence.
From the foregoing ancestral history it will be seen that Henry Harrison Greer sprang from sturdy pioneer stock and in- herited patriotic spirit. His early years were spent in a manner not unlike that of most farm boys of the period. He attended the common school and worked on the farm, but later better educational facilities were afforded his in the schools of Millwood and Haysville and in Dennison University. Pro- fessional life attracted him and desiring to become a member of the bar he began read- ing law in the office of Delano, Sapp & Smith. Upon the dissolution of the firm he continued his studies under the direction of Walter H. Smith, and in May, 1860, he was admitted to the bar. He did not, however, immediately enter upon practice for he ac- cepted the position of leading deputy in the office of his father, who was county treas- urer of Knox county. The following year Mr. Greer was elected to succeed his father in the position, which he filled until 1864, when, declining a re-election, he entered into a law partnership with Hon. W. R. Sapp, a relation that was maintained from 1865 until April, 1869. At that time he succeeded to the practice and law office of Hon. W. H. Smith, upon the latter's accept- ance of the solicitorship of the bureau of in- ternal revenue in the treasury department, to which he was appointed by President Grant and from which he was promoted to the position of assistant attorney general.
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It is the theory of the law that the coun- sel who practice are to aid the court in the administration of justice and such has been the aim of the professional career of Mr. Greer. He has been most careful to conform his practice to a high standard of profes- sional ethics. He has never sought to lead the court astray in a matter of fact or law. Calm, dignified, free from passion or preju- dice and overflowing with kindness, he gives to his clients the service of great talent, un- wearied industry and rare learning, but he never forgets that there are certain things due to the court, to his own self-respect and above all to justice and a righteous adminis- tration of the law, which neither the zeal of an advocate nor the pleasure of success will permit him to disregard.
Mr. Greer continued to practice alone until 1889, when he admitted his son, Rob- ert M. Greer, to a partnership. The son was graduated in Kenyon at the age of twenty, read law with his father, was ad- mitted to the bar in June, 1889, and imme- diately thereafter became a member of the law firm of H. H. and R. M. Greer, a style then adopted and still preserved. The jun- ior member possesses a good intellectual equipment, a fine collegiate education, is well grounded in the general principles of law, is apt in discrimination of decisions of courts and is already well established in practice. As a counselor Henry H. Greer stands pre-eminent in the estimation of the local bar, in the disposition and manage- ment of really large and important affairs. Well informed in the law, he is further forti- fied by quick and clear perceptions of the points involved in a controversy, a mental grasp that comprehends all details and a capacity for reasoning that enables him to
arrive at correct conclusions. In the pre- sentation of the law to the court he is strong, clear, exhaustive and forceful. In the argu- ment of facts to the jury he also has great power and he occupies a foremost place at the bar. It is his aim to be just, fair and considerate of the proof to such an extent that juries have great confidence in his state- ments. For more than a quarter of a cent- ury he has been connected with the most im- portant litigation of the county.
In matters appertaining to the adminis- tration and settlements of large estates, the adjustments of conflicting interests requiring tact and diplomacy as well as legal knowl- edge, Mr. Greer is employed very frequent- ly. For many years he has been intimately connected with affairs of the community de- manding enterprise and public spirit. He has also given much attention to business and corporation matters. In 1888 he accept- ed the position of secretary and treasurer of the Knox County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, which is the oldest mutual com- pany in Ohio. Its incorporators were men of great prominence, high commer- cial standing and personal responsibility, the number including the Hon. Colum- bus Delano, who in his lifetime was the peer of the ablest men in the state. This company, under the careful and wise management of the secretary, has been successful as a corporation and gained wide popularity by its promptness in paying losses. Unusually liberal in the treatment of its patrons by accepting a small percent- age rate for insurance, the company has paid losses aggregating over a million dol- lars. Regarding it as a foster child Mr. Greer has guarded and protected and pro- moted its interests without in the least neg-
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lecting his law business or other duties. At this time the company is one, if not the very strongest, mutual insurance company in the state, resting upon a financial basis of en- during strength.
For the last fourteen years Mr. Greer has served as a member of the Columbus State Hospital board of trustees, receiving his appointment two out of the three times from the late lamented President William McKinley, who was then governor of Ohio, and with whom he was intimately associated. In the past six years Mr. Greer has been the president of the board and during all these years large sums of money have passed un- der the management and control of this board without the loss of a single dollar, showing a scrupulous honesty and care of the interests of the state and that of its un- fortunate wards. The estimated value of his official services is fairly inferable from these circumstances. He has not been a candidate for political office and has even refused to stand for nomination for the ju- dicial office. He had formidable and in- fluential support for appointment to the high and honorable position of judge of the United States court of appeals. His name was considered by President Harrison at the request of men of great prominence in the party and the profession, both in central Ohio and Cleveland. Among those who visited Washington and called upon the president in his behalf was Columbus Bel- ano. Although the candidates for the place were numerous he was second only to Judge Taft in the favor of the appointing power, and second to none in qualifications and endorsements. He had always been · connected with the Republican party and has long been a trusted advisor in its coun-
cils. Whatever he has done to direct politi- cal policy or to promote partisan success had not its inspiration in self-interest, but in the conviction that the policy of the party to which he belongs would better conserve the interests of the people. He has been absolutely free from political ambition in a personal sense. A native of the county which has been his home during the sixty- five years of his life Mr. Greer has become thoroughly identified with the people and the welfare of the community. His life has been open and more than ordinarily prom- inent. He is well known to his fellow citi- zens and his reputation is safe in their hands. He is of good report among them. If any antagonisms have been aroused they are only such as a man of force and activity is. liable to encounter in the performance of his duty. He is a leader in the affairs of the municipality and is relied upon as the friend and champion of policies and measures best adapted to the wants of a progressive com- munity. His daily life illustrates the spirit of Christianity without the badge of public profession or church membership. He is charitable, hospitable, kind and true-hearted. He has a secure place in the confidence and the affection of his neighbors, as well as. an honorable position in the profession.
LEANDER H. LEWIS.
One of the most widely known and popular citizens of Knox county is Leander Head Lewis, who is now living a retired life in Mount Vernon. He has been actively and prominently connected with mercantile interests in Fredericktown and Mount Ver-
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non, has been honored with public office and now has put aside business cares to enjoy a well-earned rest. The circle of his friends is almost coextensive with the circle of his acquaintances, and his life history will be gladly received by many of our readers.
Mr. Lewis is one of Ohio's native sons, his birth having occurred in Huron county, on the 23d of August, 1843. He represents one of the oldest families of America, tracing his ancestry back to one of five brothers, who came from Wales in early colonial days. One settled at Whitestown, Long Island, one at Pawtucket, one at Puilmore, another at Exeter, and Daniel became a resident of Connecticut. It is from him that our subject is descended. Daniel Lewis was the father of seven sons and a number of daughters. His son, Dan- iel, settled in Westerly and had seven ·hil- dren, namely: Jasper, Waitstill, Poene- nagh, William, Mary and two whose names are not remembered.
The line of descent is brought on down to Joseph Lewis, who was born in 1720 and in 1752 was united in marriage to Mary Bliven, who was born in 1734. She was a daughter of Edward Bliven, whose parents were Edward and Freelove (Baker) Bliven. He was a native of Somerset, England and married Freelove Baker, whose father, Pe- ter Baker, was a Baptist minister. Their son, Edward Bliven, Jr., was married and his children were Joseph, Edward, Peter, Mabel, Patience, John, Nathan, Mary and Sarah. Of this number Mary Bliven be- came the wife of Joseph Lewis. He died in 1799 and she survived until 1813, when she, too, passed away. Their children were as follows: Freelove, born in 1753; Sylves- ter, in 1754; Wealthy, in 1755; Mary, in
1757; Sylvia, in 1759; Hannah, in 1760; Joseph, in October, 1762; John, in 1767; Sarah, in 1770; Abigail, in 1772 ; and Elias, in 1775.
Of this family Joseph Lewis Jr., who was born in October, 1762, was the grand- father of our subject. He wedded Mary Gilbert and their children were Jasper, Gil- bert, Becky, Mary, Elias, Jonathan, Charles and James B. After the death of his first wife the father married Susan Clark. James B. Lewis a son of the first marriage, and the father of our subject, was born September 10, 1802, and after arriving at years of ma- turity was married, on the 14th of July, 1825, to Miss Louisa White, who died Sep- temiber II, 1840. On the 24th of June, 1841, he was again married, his second union being with Susan Head, who was born June 2, 1812. Unto them were born two sons. Leander Head and James S.
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