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WILLIAM J. CHAMBERS.
This well-known and successful dairyman has spent his entire life in Franklin township, where his birth occurred February 20, 1862. He is the youngest child of William and Elizabeth ( Haughn) Chambers, a sketch of whom is given in connection with that of J. E. Chambers on another page of this volume. On the home farm our subject was reared to agricultural pur- suits, and his literary education was obtained in the district schools of the neighborhood.
On the 22d of December, 1885, Mr. Chambers led to the marriage altar Miss Emma Newlove, a native of Clark county, Ohio, who came to Franklin county at the age of fourteen years with her parents, J. W. and Sarah (Lindel) Newlove. Four children bless this union, namely: Ethel, Wallace, Joseph and Lindley.
Mr. and Mrs. Chambers began their domestic life upon the farm which is still their home. Their present comfortable residence, erected in 1893, is surrounded by good and substantial outbuildings, and everything about the place denotes the thrift and enterprise of the owner. He owns and operates one hundred and eighteen acres of valuable and productive land, and is suc-
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cessfully engaged in general farming, but makes a specialty of the dairy busi- less, having one of the oldest dairy establishments in Franklin township. As a Republican Mr. Chambers takes an active interest in political affairs, and has been a member of the township committee of his party. He belongs to the Buckeye Club, and is one of the most popular and influential men of his com- munity.
HERBERT A. LINTHWAITE.
Among the beautiful structures which beautify and adorn the city of Columbus are many which have been designed by Herbert A. Linthwaite, the subject of this sketch.
Mr. Linthwaite is a native of the city of Vincennes, Indiana, coming from there while very young and locating in Columbus. He is a descendant of Rev. Albert Linthwaite, a minister of the church of England. Herbert A. Linthwaite received his education in the schools of Columbus and studied architecture under William Tinsley, the celebrated English architect. Mr. Linthwaite spent some time abroad, studying his profession in Rome, Berlin and France. His work speaks for itself, many buildings of importance, both in the state and as far east as Buffalo and as far west as Los Angeles, testi- fying to his skill and artistic taste. He is prominently identified with many of the commercial interests of Columbus.
JOHN C. FRAZIER.
John C. Frazier, who is serving as engineer on the Pennsylvania Rail- road, and resides at No. 406 Hamilton avenue, Columbus, is numbered among the native sons of West Virginia, his birth having occurred in Wellsburg, that state, cii the 30th of June, 1869. His paternal grandfather was a native of West Virginia and died in Wellsburg in 1877. John W. Frazier, the father of our subject, was there born on the 16th of March, 1846, and served in a West Virginia regiment during the Civil war. His wife, Mrs. Louisa Frazier, also a native of Wellsburg, was born April 30, 1847. Our subject is the eldest of their family and the others are as follows: George H., born July 8, 1871, is a foreman in the Pennsylvania Railroad shops at Dennison, Ohio. He wedded Miss Mary Shupp at Gnadenhutten, Ohio, and their children are Irene, who was born in 1893; Beulah, born in 1895; and Bessie, born in 1897. Bessie became the wife of George Miller, a resident of East Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and died October 15, 1900, leaving one child, Herbert L., whose birth occurred in 1896. Walter was born November 4, 1875, and is now a resident of East Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. R. L., born February 15, 1878, is now a student in the Ohio State University. Ophelia G. and Hattie V. are still with their parents. Thomas, born in 1870, is at home. Olive is also at lome. Annie, who was born in 1867, died in 1869.
John C., of this sketch, began working for the Pennsylvania Railroad
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Company in 1884 as a track repairer and held that position for two years. He then began firing on a freight engine on the same road, and after three years' service he was, in June, 1890, promoted to the position of engineer. For sixteen years he has been in continuous service with the exception of a period of sixty days following a serious accident in Bowerstown, Ohio, in March, 1890. He is a member of Division No. 255 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and is well known as a reliable trainman, faithful to his duty in every instance.
Mr. Frazier was married, February 18, 1890, to Miss Clara F. Martin. Her father served in an Ohio regiment during the Civil war and died in 1897, at the age of sixty-six years. His widow, Mrs. Lizzie Martin, is still living at the old home. Both were natives of Ohio. Their children are: James, Fred and John, all of whom are residents of Newcomerstown, Ohio, and are in the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Hattie, the wife of William Hamilton. Sadie, the wife of Clinton Mees. Maggie, the wife of James Sickinger ; and Nina, the wife of Harry Shew. During the past year Mr. and Mrs. Frazier have resided in Columbus, having a comfortable home at No. 406 Hamilton avenue. Three children have graced their marriage: Franklin L., who was born August 6, 1891 ; Howard S., born August 7, 1893; and John T., born October 4, 1896, but they lost their second son through an accident which occurred July 23, 1900. He was playing on the street and in jumping on a wagon fell between the wheels so that the rear wheels passed over his skull, causing a fracture at the base of the brain. This occurred about haft past eight in the morning. At one o'clock he was conscious and spoke to both his father and mother, but at five minutes before six in the evening of the same day he passed away, causing a great sorrow in the household. The remains were taken to the old home in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, where the interment was made. He was a bright and promising lad who had attended school for two years and was manifesting special aptitude in his studies. Mr. and Mrs. Frazier hold membership in the Christian church in Columbus, and he belongs to the Masonic fraternity and the Knights of Pythias order, while in his political affiliations he is a stalwart Republican.
SAMUEL RILEY.
Throughout his active business life the subject of this review has been prominently identified with the agricultural interests of Hamilton township, Franklin county, and has also borne an important part in public affairs. He was born in that township on the 20th of October, 1858, and is a worthy rep- resentative of one of the old and honored families of the county, being a grandson of Samuel Riley, and a son of William Riley, who was born in Virginia in 1815, and died at the age of sixty-seven years. On coming to Franklin county Samuel Riley took up a tract of government land in Hamil- ton township, which at that time was heavily timbered, and which he cleared and improved with the assistance of his son. By occupation he was a farmer. 61
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William Riley, father of our subject, was a native of Virginia, and on reaching manhood was married, in 1852, to Miss Bell Wright, of Hamilton township, a daughter of Thomas Wright, a native of Pennsylvania and one of the pio- neer settlers of Franklin county. By this union were born two children : Jane S. and Samuel. The former is now the wife of James Meeker and lives on a part of the old Riley homestead in Hamilton township.
Samuel Riley, the only son and the subject of this sketch, was reared to agricultural pursuits upon the home farm and obtained his literary education in the district schools of the neighborhood. On attaining his majority he began life upon his own responsibilities, and that his farming operations have been uniformly successful is evidenced by the fact that his well appointed farm of one hundred and seventy acres is kept in a high state of cultivation and is supplied with all the conveniences and accessories of a model farm of the twentieth century.
In 1881 Mr. Riley was united in marriage with Miss Emma Holmes, who was also born in Hamilton township, December 25, 1859, and is the second in order of birth in a family of nine children. Her father is Isaac Holmes, who is still living in Hamilton township. Mr. and Mrs. Riley are the parents of four children, namely : Cynthia Belle, Samuel G., Walter C. and Harold C.
Our subject is not only one of the most progressive and energetic farmers of his township, but is also one of its leading citizens, taking an active interest in whatever pertains to the public good. At national elections he is a sup- porter of Democratic principles, but in local political affairs he votes for the men whom he believes best qualified to fill the offices, regardless of party lines. He has been called upon to serve his fellow citizens as trustee of the township two terms; was also assessor two terms, and has been school director for the long period of fifteen years, which fact clearly demonstrates the active interest he takes in educational affairs.
THOMAS W. AUSTIN.
Among the self-made men of Franklin county, Ohio, Thomas W. Austin, a prominent farmer of Washington township, is conspicuous. Beginning at the bottom of the ladder, he has worked his way to a good position in the community by methods most commendable, developing a character which has made him known for industry, integrity, patriotism and all the other good qualities which make for first-class citizenship.
Mr. Austin's first American ancestors came from Scotland. Chapman Austin, his grandfather, who was an American soldier in the Revolutionary war, lived, married and died in Virginia, where he was a planter and slave owner. John Austin, son of Chapman Austin and father of Thomas W. Austin, was born in Richmond county, Virginia, passed his early life in agri- cultural pursuits and was for some years a seafaring man. He married Sarah Fulton, a native of the Old Dominion and a daughter of Thomas Fulton, and after his marriage lived many years in his native state. In 1851 he came
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from Virginia to Norwich township, Franklin county, Ohio, making the jour- ney by wagon, and left his old home April 12 and arrived at his new home May 12. He farmed on rented land in Norwich township until 1859, when he removed to Livingston county, Illinois, where he ended his days. His first wife died in Virginia, and he married there Lucy Thrift, whom he brought to Ohio and who is now living in Illinois. By his first marriage he had chil- dren as follows: David, who died in infancy ; Thomas W., who is the subject of this sketch; Margaret, who married Moses Hart; Sarah, who married John Billingsley and lives in Missouri; John, who died in childhood; Robert, who served during the Civil war in an Illinois regiment and died of fever in the south ; and Frances, who married Aaron Becker and died in Illinois.
Thomas W. Austin was born in Richmond county, Virginia, October 28, 1831, and was brought up to farming, with almost no opportunity for acquiring an education. At the age of sixteen he became a sailor at eight dollars a month on Chesapeake bay and was so employed for two years, work- ing hard and enduring many perils and privations. Some time afterward he came to Ohio, where for a time he worked by the month as a farm hand. After his marriage he settled in Norwich township, where, in 1880, he bought his present farm of forty acres, which he has since cultivated with great suc- ces's and which he has improved until it is one of the most productive and profitable in the vicinity. He has drained the land by an admirable system of tiling, planted an orchard and erected buildings in every way adequate and up-to-date. Politically he is an unswerving Republican, but though he is influential in party councils he is not an office seeker, and has resolutely refused to accept such political honors as have been tendered him. His public spirit has impelled him to identify himself helpfully with every movement which, in his good judgment, has promised to benefit any considerable class of his fel- low citizens.
Mr. Austin was married, in Norwich township, to Miss Lucy Lattimer, a native of that township and a daughter of Daniel and Catharine ( Hyde) Lattimer. Mr. and Mrs. Austin have had two sons, one of whom, William, died at the age of twenty-two years, and the other of whom, George L., died at the age of fifteen years. They felt the loss of these sons greatly.
JAMES LAMBERT.
Among the native sons of Ohio now residing in the capital city is James Lambert, who was born at Coal Grove, this state, in November, 1868. His father, Samuel Lambert, who is now sixty-three years of age and resides in Coal Grove, has been in the employ of the Norfolk & Western Railroad since 1880, and is now car inspector for the company. His wife, Eliza J. Lambert, is also living. At the time of the Civil war the father responded to the call of the president for troops and loyally aided in supporting the Union until the hour of danger was passed.
In the public schools of his native town James Lambert acquired his edu-
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cation, and when seventeen years of age he began work on the Norfolk & Western Railroad, wiping engines at the roundhouse. He was employed in that way for four years, after which he accepted a position as fireman on the road in 1889, his first engineer being E. Theobalt. He was afterward with Charles Doley, and for seven years was fireman with engineer John McClure. In January, 1900, he was promoted to engineer and is now acceptably serving in that capacity. When a wiper he had his foot nearly severed from his leg, and when on the engine as fireman with Mr. McClure he was at one time nearly crushed between the engine and the side of the roundhouse. In 1892 he joined Franklin Lodge, No. 9, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and he is now a member of Manilla Lodge, No. 537, of Columbus. He also holds membership with the Order of Red Men.
Mr. Lambert has resided in the capital city since 1889. He was here married, on the 27th of February, 1898, to Miss Bessie Kent, a daughter of Harry C. Kent, of San Francisco. Her father was a member of the One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio Infantry and served with his regiment throughout the Civil war. Her sister Grace is now the wife of Fred Phinney and makes her home in Columbus. In his political views Mr. Lambert is a stanch Republican, giving an unswerving support to the principles of the party since attaining his majority. As an engineer he is reliable, efficient and pop- ular, and enjoys the respect of all with whom he is associated.
FRANK P. JACKSON.
Fortunate is the man who has back of him an ancestry honorable and distinguished, and happy is he whose lines of life are cast in harmony there- with. In person, character and talents Mr. Jackson is a worthy scion of his race. For several generations his ancestors have devoted their energies to the advancement of intellectual acquirements among their fellow men. They have been noted for their mental attainments and for their military prowess, and the family name is an honored one. Of Scotch-Irish descent. the original American progenitors early came to the United States and their descendants are now widely scattered over the greater portion of the nation. The grand- father of our subject, Thomas Jackson, was a native of Pennsylvania, and when he had arrived at the years of maturity he wedded Miss Katherine Cald- well, who also was born in the Keystone state, where she was reared, edu- cated, married and died. Thomas Jackson, Jr., the father of our subject, was for many years a merchant in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, and in the latter part of his business career carried on merchant tailoring in New Castle. Pennsylvania, where his last days were spent, his death occurring in 1886. He wedded Miss Elizabeth Jane Fulkerson, of New Castle, a daughter of Roger Fulkerson. In her maidenhood her mother was a Miss Tidball, of Revolu- tionary stock. Mrs. Jackson died in 1871, being survived by her husband for fifteen years. He was a very pronounced Democrat in his political affilia- tions, a trait which has ever been manifest in the family.
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Frank P. Jackson spent his boyhood days in the Keystone state and was educated in the schools of New Castle, where he prepared for entrance into the State Normal at Edinburg. Matriculating in the latter institution, he there continued his studies for two years and then fitted himself for teach- ing, a profession which he followed for five years, devoting his time outside of the schoolroom to reading law, being also privately instructed in the prin- ciples of jurisprudence during that period.
The year 1886 witnessed the arrival of Mr. Jackson in Ohio, and after residing for a time in Pomeroy he came to Columbus, in August, 1887. In the winter following he was employed as a teacher in the business college at Fostoria, Ohio. In April, 1888, he returned to Columbus, where he con- tinued the reading of law as a student in the office of R. H. Platt, Esq., being admitted to the bar in October, 1892. He has since followed his profession, giving his entire time to his duties as a representative of the legal fraternity. He was instrumental in the organization and became one of the founders of the Columbus Law Club, in which he interested many of the citizens of Columbus, especially the trustees of the Ohio State University. Seeing the importance of such a course of study, they finally established a law department in connec- tion with that institution in 1892, and Mr. Jackson was a member of its first graduating class, in the year 1893. He is now located in business at No. 131/2 East State street, and his clientage is constantly increasing, both in volume and importance. In 1897 Mr. Jackson was elected the secretary and attorney of the Columbus Humane Society, which office he held until December, 1899, and he is now one of the board of directors.
On the 12th of January, 1887, the subject of this review married Miss Ella Donnally, of Pomeroy, Ohio, a daughter of A. B. Donnally, who served as the clerk of Meigs county, Ohio, for a period of eighteen years, and was very widely and favorably known there. Later he filled the office of mayor of Pomeroy. Mr. Jackson is also well known in political affairs, having been chairman of the Democratic county judicial committee. He has ever been earnest and unchangeable in support of the Democratic principles, feel- ing that the platform of the party contains the best elements of good govern- ment. He is therefore laboring earnestly for the success of the party and the election of his friends. One of his most noticeable characteristics is his fidelity to the course which he believes to be right, whether in the political field or any other line of life.
ELMER G. MCINTYRE.
Elmer G. McIntyre, a passenger conductor on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, residing on Price avenue, in Columbus, is' numbered among the native sons of Pennsylvania who have found homes in Ohio's capital city. He was born in Greensburg, Westmoreland county, April 22, 1863. His father. William McIntyre, died in New Alexandria, Pennsyl- vania, on the Ist of April, 1867. at the early age of twenty-nine years, but
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his widow still survives him and is now a resident of Beaver county, Pennsyl- vania. The sister of our subject, Miss Margaret McIntyre, makes her home in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.
Mr. McIntyre may largely be called a self-made man, for he started out to earn his own living when only thirteen years of age, at which time he secured employment in the shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at Allegheny. There he remained until 1879, when he was made a brakeman on the Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania road, running from Pittsburg to Columbus. In that capacity he served until the 8th of August, 1884, when his fidelity won recognition in promotion to the rank of conductor, and thus he has since represented the company. His work has elicited favorable com- ment not only from his superiors in the service, but also from the public, whose comfort he has promoted through his courteous and obliging manner. He belongs to the R. B. Hawkins Division, No. 114, of the order at Pitts- burg. He is also a member of Magnolia Lodge, No. 20, F. & A. M.
On the 14th of May, 1885, in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. McIntyre and Miss Euranda Dickinson. Her father, Abra- ham Dickinson, is now living in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, but her mother died in that place in 1898. Their children were Mrs. McIntyre; William, who is married and resides in Pittsburg and has two daughters; Mrs. Lottie Will- iams; Abraham, of Pittsburg, who is married and has one child, Voight D., now ten years of age. Mrs. McIntyre is a representative of one of the old Pennsylvania families, and by her marriage she has become the mother of four children : Lou B., born March 29, 1886; Edward B., born July 17, 1887; Elmer E., born April 27, 1889; and Frank D., born December 28, 1890. Through the past decade the family have been residents of Columbus.
THE HESS FAMILY.
George Bolser Hess was born in the town of Wurtemberg. Germany, in the year 1741. and at the age of eighteen years emigrated to America. He served during the seven years of the Revolutionary war, participating in the battles of Brandywine, Schuylkill, Cowpens and other engagements, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island by the Hessians and confined in the old "sugar house," in New York city, being one of fifty out of seven hun- dred confined there who survived its horrors. He was with Washington at the crossing of the Delaware river and heard him say "God will build us a bridge before morning," and before the break of day the troops had been trans- ported to the other side.
At the close of the war Bolser Hess settled in Bedford, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Mary Eve Hensel, to whom he was married in 1782. In the year 1798 he removed with his wife, two sons and six daughters to Hopetown, near Chillicothe, Ohio, where he remained for two years. Their son, John M., was born at Chillicothe in 1800. and on the 3d of October of that year we find the family living on a farm of four hundred acres purchased by the
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father from General Jonathan Dayton, of New Jersey, and situated on the west bank of the Olentangy river, immediately northwest of the Ohio State University, in Clinton township, Franklin county. The members of the house- hold were himself and wife, three sons, Daniel, Bolser and John M., and six daughters. To reach this pioneer home Bolser Hess, Sr., with his eldest son, Daniel, had to cut a wagon road from Franklinton up the Whetstone river through the unbroken forest, his wagon being the first that ever passed north from Franklinton. Bolser Hess died December 27, 1806, and his wife, who survived him nearly fifty years, died on the 26th of January, 1855. Their remains lie in Union cemetery, just north of the old homestead. By will the father bequeathed to his sons, Daniel Bolser and Moses, his real estate. Bol- ser disposed of his share, and in 1839 removed to Goshen, Indiana, where there is a numerous connection.
Of the six daughters of Bolser Hess, the founder of the family in Ohio, we have the following record : Mary Ann became the wife of Emanuel Cryder and spent her long life near Chillicothe, Ohio. Elizabeth married John Keys, of Chillicothe, and they took up their abode near Springfield, Illinois. Susan married Israel Carpenter and spent most of her life in Delaware county, Ohio. Catherine first married John Oller, and after his death became the wife of Judge William McElvaine, of Columbus, who died in a short time, and she then married George Oller and lived for more than thirty-five years on the Scioto river, near Bellpoint, Ohio. Mary Saloame married Samuel Carpen- ter, a Baptist minister of Lancaster, Ohio, where she died in 1872, at the age of seventy-eight years.
Daniel Hess, the eldest son of Bolser Hess. Sr., had seven children,- Lucy, Amanda, Daniel, Philomen, Mary Eve, William Wilson and Horatio. The four surviving members of this family are: Elder Daniel Hess, a prim- itive Baptist minister of Columbus; Philomen, also a resident of the capital city; and Mrs. Lucy Shauck and Mrs. Mary Eve Cover, both of whom are now widows and reside at Riverside, California.
Moses Hess, another son of Bolser Hess, Sr., died in 1856, leaving five children, namely : Thomas Moore, James H., Charles Wesley, John Moses and Louisa M. Thomas Moore Hess, who was a son of his father's first marriage, wedded Mary Ann Rutherford, and they had one son, Henry R. This wife died, and he afterward married Ann Kinnear, by whom he had two children, Ella P. and Nora A. His death occurred May 28, 1889.
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