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The third daughter and youngest child of James and Hannah Rabb Dun- levy, was Nancy Dunlevy, born on her father's farm near Steubenville, Jan- uary 12, 1805. Her mother, and the executors named in her father's will- Daniel Dunlevy, Thomas Elliot and John Milligan-provided her with an education in the schools of Steubenville that was much better than the average young lady then obtained. Her widowed mother, Hannah Rabb Dunlevy, the latter part of the year 1808 became the wife of Thomas Johnson, of Jeffer- son county, Ohio, by whom she had five children.
Hannah Rabb (Dunlevy) Johnson, died in 1817, when her daughter, Nancy Dunlevy, was only twelve years old. Thenceforth the three Dunlevy girls resided on their father's farm, which was their farm, till Julia was mar- ried. A part of their time was spent on the large farm of their uncle, Daniel Dunlevy, one of the executors of their father's estate. About 1824 Nancy Dunlevy was invited to visit Mrs. Judge Sherman, the mother of Hon. John Sherman, at Lancaster, Ohio, near which place, namely, on the Pickaway Plains, she owned a large tract of rich land, inherited from her father. While in this locality Nancy Dunlevy became acquainted with Thomas Jefferson Anderson, whose father owned a farm near by. They were soon much in- terested in each other and were finally joined in wedlock August 7, 1825, by Rev. James Gilruth, and settled in Marion, Ohio, the same year. Mrs. Nancy Dunlevy Anderson, one of the most gifted and highly respected women that ever lived in Marion county, died May 17, 1870.
The only living child of Judge Thomas Jefferson and Nancy Dunlevy Anderson is James House Anderson, attorney at law, of Columbus, Ohio. He was united in marriage to Miss Princess A. Miller, November 27, 1856. Their children now living are: Mrs. Mary Princess Orton, the wife of Pro- fessor Edward Orton, Jr., of the Ohio State University; Lieutenant James Thomas Anderson, of the United States Army ; and Charles Finley Anderson.
For a more complete account of the Dunlevys in ancient and modern times, as kings and princes, of Ulster (Ulidia), and as citizens of the United States, the reader is referred to Miss Kelley's History of the Dunlevy family.
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JOSEPH PERKINS BYERS.
One of the well known and respected officials of the state of Ohio is Joseph Perkins Byers, the subject of the present sketch. He was born in Columbus, September 23, 1868, and is the son of Albert Gallatin and Mary (Rathbun) Byers, to whom a family of nine children were born,-Anna, Orin G., William R., Albert G., Bertha, Joseph P. and Dennison Drew being the survivors.
Mr. Byers spent the first thirteen years of his life in the city, then removed to a farm in Clinton township. He attended school in Columbus, becoming a student in the high school, which he later left to enter the preparatory department of the university. At this great institution of learning he pursued his studies for two years and then accepted a position in his father's office, where he remained for several years, by close application to business acquir- ing methods of work and the experience which has made him so acceptable as a public officer.
The marriage of Mr. Byers took place in 1888 to Miss Ada V. Millar, a daughter of James A. Millar, an old and highly respected citizen of Colum- bus, and one son has been born to them, who has been named Andrew Millar.
Mr. Byers has been very prominent in charitable work in Columbus and in the state. He was instrumental in organizing The Associated Charities of Columbus, and has been the secretary of that organization ever since. He is also a member of the National Conference of Charities and has been for some time the financial secretary of the National Prison Association. He is a man noted for his integrity of character and possesses the esteem of all with whom he comes in contact, for his earnestness of purpose is never doubted.
ADIN H. SHADE.
The owner and proprietor of a fine farm in Franklin township of one hundred and five acres of land, located on the Harrisburg pike road, within five miles of the state-house in Columbus, Ohio, is Adin H. Shade. He was born in Bucks county. Pennsylvania, November 2, 1833, a son of Jacob Shade, a native of the same state. The latter had made a visit to Franklin county, Ohio, and looked at the land in 1835, but returned to Bucks county, where he lived for some time, returning to the home of our subject in Franklin town- ship, where he died at the age of seventy-five years. The maiden name of his wife was Sarah James, a native of Pennsylvania, who died in that state in 1845.
Mr. Shade is the only son of the family now living. He was brought to Franklin county when but two years old, returning with his parents to Bucks county, where he lived until he was twelve years of age. At that time he came back to Franklin county, Ohio, with his uncle and aunt, Adin G.
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and Permelia Hibbs, and remained with them until he was twenty-six years old. He had engaged in various lines of work through Jackson, Hamilton and Franklin townships, but after marriage Mr. Shade located in Jackson township on a rented farm, where he remained for about twenty-seven years, the land belonging to Mr. Hibbs. Mr. Shade then bought a farm on Big Run creek, in Franklin township, where he remained for seven years, and then removed to his present location, where he has resided since 1883. Mr. Shade has made a success of farming and has his land under a fine state of cultivation. He also raises cows for their milk, selling the product from eighteen head at the present time.
The marriage of Mr. Shade was celebrated in 1859, when Miss Margaret A. White became his wife. She was a daughter of Jacob and Eliza ( Alkire) White, the former a native of Hardy county, the latter of Lewis county, both in Virginia. They were old residents of the county, Mrs. Shade's grand- parents having been pioneers of Franklin, owning at one time one thousand acres of land in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Shade have had seven children, namely : Emmer H., Jacob W., Eliza, Nellie, Jesse, Charles and John. Emmer H. was born in Franklin township January 2, 1861, and is now in poor health, living at home, after a sojourn in Columbus; Jacob W. married Minnie Malott and has children named Adin Ray, Nellie, Merrill, Martha, Jacob, Mary and Emmer; Eliza is at her parental home, unmarried; Nellie married Lewis Wilcox and has four children,-Charles, Frank, Grace and an infant daughter unnamed; Jesse married Carrie Umbenhour; Charles mar- ried Jennie Johnson and had one child, Henry J., who died at the age of twenty-six months, and they now live in Columbus; and John died when fifteen months old.
In political opinions Mr. Shade favors the principles of the Democratic party. He is well known and respected through the township and has been called to serve several times as a township trustee.
NEVILLE WILLIAMS.
A prominent man and efficient official of the city of Columbus, Ohio, Neville Williams was born in Chillicothe, this state, on the 25th of December, 1861, a son of Dr. W. C. and Elizabeth (Dun) Williams. The father was born in Hardy county, West Virginia, in 1823, and the mother was a native of Pennsylvania, born in Philadelphia in 1826. She was the daughter of George W. Dun, one of the first settlers of Chillicothe, Ohio, and of his wife, Louise (Duan) Dun. Tracing the family still further on the paternal side we find the father of Dr. Williams to have been a member of a well known family of Virginia, and was by name George Washington Williams, who married Ann Chambers, thus uniting two old families. They settled in Staunton, Virginia, in 1820. The father of Neville Williams passed away at Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1873, holding at the time of his death the important
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office of mayor of the city. The mother was called from this earth in the year 1870.
Neville Williams passed his boyhood in Chillicothe until he was twelve years old, attending school. In his sixteenth year he went to Vinton county, Ohio, and remained there eighteen months, at Richland Furnace, engaged in the manufacture of iron. Going further west, he traveled through Indiana and Illinois, employed in railroad construction. Afterward he was employed on the Canton, Aberdeen & Nashville Railroad in Mississippi, in the construc- tion department, which employment he followed for three and one-half years. Returning to Ohio, he soon afterward married Miss Eliza Gordon, of Sabina, Clinton county, Ohio, who was a daughter of William H. Gordon, of that place. After his marriage Mr. Williams settled on a farm, where he continued until 1884, when he moved to Georgesville, Franklin county, again engaging in farming, thus continuing until 1888. He was also engaged in the manu- facture of lumber at that place, operating a sawmill.
At that time he was prevailed upon to accept the position of deputy recorder, under Recorder Thompson, of the city of Columbus, and soon after- ward was the Democratic candidate for the position of recorder, his candidacy, however, not being successful, as public opinion was much divided in the city and county at that time, it being during the agitation caused by General Coxey, although Mr. Williams ran far ahead of his ticket. For a space of three years he served as the secretary of the board of health in Columbus, during the administration of Mayor Cotton H. Allen. In 1897 his Dem- ocratic friends again nominated him for the office of recorder, resulting in his election, and he assumed the duties of the office in September, 1898. He was renominated for the same position in 1900.
An interesting family of three children have been added to our subject's home,-Elizabeth H., William Thurman and Jean. Mr. Williams is a member of several fraternal organizations,-the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Red Men and the Modern Woodmen, taking an active interest in all. He is popular and efficient and serves his county faithfully in the position in which he is placed.
WILLIAM MORRISON.
In the history of William Morrison we find one who owes his success not to a fortunate combination of circumstances but to his own untiring industry, and his record illustrates the possibilities that lie before those who wish to secure advancement and who are willing to do so at the price of earnest, honest and long continued labor. His career has ever been such as to win the confidence and regard of his fellow men, and as one of the repre- sentative residents of Franklin county he certainly deserves mention in this volume. He has followed farming and stock-raising for many years, making
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a specialty of the raising of cattle, and is now accounted one of the influential and wealthy agriculturists of this portion of Ohio.
Mr. Morrison is a native of the Emerald Isle, his birth having occurred in county Down on the Ioth of September, 1846, and his parents being John and Jane ( McCalley) Morrison. His father was born in county Down, May I, 1801, was reared upon a farm and was twice married, his first union being with Miss Mary Murdock, by whom he had two children: Andrew, a well known farmer of Jefferson township; and Mary, deceased. The children of the second marriage were five in number and three are yet living, namely : Isabelle, the wife of Melvin Beem, of Summit Station, Licking county ; Will- iam; and Anna, the wife of Isaac N. Dixon, of Licking county. After his marriage the father took charge of the old homestead in Ireland and subse- quently became its owner. In 1849 he emigrated to America and the follow- ing year his family joined him in the new world. He was induced to seek a home in the United States through the solicitation of his uncle, William Morrison, who was then living in Knox county, Ohio. He had crossed the Atlantic in the beginning of the nineteenth century and had served his country in the war of 1812. He afterward came to Ohio and was one of the pioneers of Knox county. He gave his nephew, John Morrison, to understand that he would inherit his property, for he and his wife had no children, but after a few years spent in Knox county John Morrison became dissatisfied with the relations existing between him and his uncle and removed to Franklin county. Here he entered the employ of John Barr, of Mifflin township, and after three years he leased the Spurgeon farm in the same township, continu- ing its cultivation for nine years.
He then came to Jefferson township and purchased the three-hundred- acre tract of land upon which his son William now resides. This was in 1861. Upon the place he erected a log cabin and with characteristic energy began the task of clearing and improving his farm. It was his place of resi- dence until he was called to his final home, at the advanced age of ninety-four years, his death occurring on the 12th of June, 1895. Although he usually supported the Democratic party, he was not bitterly aggressive nor strictly partisan, but was very liberal in his views, often voting for Republican nominees when he believed that they were better qualified for the office than the Democratic candidates. Throughout his entire life he was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church. His business affairs were very care- fully managed and he won a high degree of success. He gave much attention to the raising of cattle, and his unflagging energy, capable management and straightforward dealing secured him a handsome financial return, so that he became one of the well-to-do residents of the county.
Upon his father's farm William Morrison spent the days of his boy- hood and youth, working in the fields from the time of early spring planting until crops were harvested in the autumn. He also attended the common schools, but his educational privileges were somewhat limited, his services
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being needed at home. However, he studied much at night, and possessing an observing eye and a retentive memory he acquired a good practical edu- cation. In early life he became an excellent judge of stock and showed keen discrimination in purchasing cattle, and at the age of nineteen he began sell- ing cattle on his own account, and in this he prospered, from year to year his profits increasing, and upon his father's death he purchased of the other heirs their interests in the old home farm. He is recognized as one of the most progressive agriculturists of the community, and in addition to the home place he owns one hundred and twenty-five acres of land in Licking county and eighty-eight and a half acres south of the homestead. He raises cattle on an extensive scale, and as he keeps only good grades his stock finds a ready sale on the markets and commands good prices. Excellent improvements are seen upon his farm, including a commodious and pleasant brick residence, good barns and all the accessories and conveniences which are required to make up a model farm of the twentieth century.
In July, 1882, Mr. Morrison was united in marriage to Miss Eliza F. Scott, a native of St. Lawrence county, New York, and a daughter of Samuel and Mary ( McMurry) Scott. In 1863 her parents came to Ohio, locating in Mifflin township, Franklin county, and later they removed to Licking county, where Mr. Scott died. Subsequently the mother went with her family to Iowa, where she had a brother living, and there she made her home until her death. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Morrison have been born five children, of whom four are yet living, namely : Isabelle, John A., William B. and Samuel M.
In his political views Mr. Morrison is a Democrat who believes firmly in the principles of his party. For two terms he served as county treasurer and then refused to accept the nomination again. His long continuance in office by the vote of the people indicates his fidelity to duty, his personal pop- ularity and the confidence and trust reposed in him. He has ever been in favor of building good roads and has done much for the improvement and progress of the community and withholds his support from no measure or movement which he believes will prove of practical benefit. He is a man of sterling worth, and over the record of his life there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. He has lived the greater part of his time in this county and his fidelity to manly principles, his honesty in business affairs and his faithfulness to friendship have gained him uniform regard.
GEORGE A. WATERMAN, SR.
George A. Waterman is now living a retired life at his pleasant home in Columbus. Years of active connection with business affairs, in which he managed his interests most capably, brought to him well merited success, and having acquired a handsome competence he is now residing in the enjoy- ment of the fruits of his former labors. George Alfred Waterman is a native
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of England, his birth having occurred in Sutton Dorchester on the 14th of September, 1826. He was a little lad of six summers when brought to this country by his parents, Joseph and Fanny Waterman. His father was born in England in 1798, and his mother, also a native of that country, was born in 1807. Coming to the new world, they took up their abode in Columbus, where both spent their remaining days, the father departing this life in 1858, while the mother, having long survived him, was called to her final rest in 1890. In the family were the following named: George A., of this review ; Frederick, who died in Columbus about three years ago; Louisa and Henri- etta, who are now deceased; Mrs. Emma Wheeler, Mrs. Lucy Goad and Mrs. Ellen Walker, all of whom are residing in Columbus. The family is one of prominence among the pioneer families of Franklin county and its repre- sentatives are members of the Trinity Episcopal church.
In early life George A. Waterman learned the miller's trade, and when only eighteen years of age operated a mill on Scioto river, for others, at the head of what is now Darby street, in Columbus. He continued in this work for many years and found it a profitable source of income. The old family homestead is still standing on Shepherd street, near South Grubb street, and was continuously in the possession of the Watermans from the time of their early location in Columbus until the fall of 1900.
In 1847 Mr. Waterman was united in marriage to Miss Jane Condell, a native of Liverpool, England. Their children are Allen, who died when only eighteen months old; Alice, who resides with her parents; Joseph, who was born in 1862 and is now a member of the fire department of this city; George L., who was born in 1864 and has been in the railway service for ten years; and Frederick R., who was born in 1868 and is a machinist. All of the family are yet at the old home, No. 29 South Davis avenue. There Mr. Waterman is enjoying a well merited rest. Through a long period he was an active representative of industrial interests, and his unflagging per- severance, his resolute will and keen discrimination in business affairs brought to him a very desirable financial return.
FRANK C. FERRIS.
Frank C. Ferris is engaged in manufacturing mortar for brick-work and plastering at 632 Galloway avenue, Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Marysville, Union county, Ohio, on the IIth of November, 1854, and is a son of Edward and Fanny Ward Ferris, both of whom were natives of Connecticut, in which place they spent their childhood days. They were married in 1831, and in 1833 began their long journey westward, moving in wagons to Ohio and locating near Lancaster, Fairfield county, Ohio. Here they remained for a while and then moved to Pleasant Valley, Madison county, this state, in the year 1840, where the father engaged in the shoe- making business until 1853, when they moved to Marysville, Union county,
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also in this state, the father dying there in the year 1856. His wife long sur- vived him, passing away in 1888.
Frank C. Ferris spent his youth in Union county and acquired his edu- cation in the common schools there. At the age of sixteen years he went to Piqua, Ohio, where he learned the brick-mason and plastering trades, and at the age of twenty began contracting on his own account, continuing in this business until 1884, when he came to Columbus and entered into part- nership under the firm name of Pedrick & Ferris, brick contractors, making a specialty of fine pressed-brick work. In the year 1890 they started steam mortar works in connection with the contracting business, which they con- tinued until 1897, when they discontinued the contracting business and devoted their entire time and attention to the manufacturing of mortars, the demand for machine-made mortars having increased to such an extent that this change was made necessary. The partnership was maintained until January 5. 1899, at which time Mr. Pedrick retired and Mr. Ferris became the sole proprietor, and since that time has carried on the business on a more extensive scale, having equipped the plant with machinery more modern and improved, of his own design and patent, and thus greatly increased his capacity. In connection with the manufacture of mortar he is also handling building material and coal of all kinds. The plant is located on the Pittsburg, Cin- cinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad at No. 626-632 Galloway avenue. Thus from a small beginning, which was almost an experiment, Mr. Ferris has developed a large and profitable business.
On May 23, 1878, Mr. Ferris was united in marriage to Miss Emma B. Bigelow, of Marysville, Ohio. One year later a son, Warren B., was born, who is now engaged in business for himself, representing the Hydraulic Pressed Brick Companies, and has his office located at the Columbus Builders and Traders' Exchange.
Mr. Ferris is a member of the Builders' Exchange, also of the Board of Trade, and is one of the most progressive and enterprising men of his city. He is an example of the boys who secure their own start in life,-determined self-reliant boys,-willing to work for advantages which others secure through inheritance, destined by sheer force of character to succeed in the face of all oppositions and push to the front in one important branch of enterprise or another. His business ability has been constantly manifested and secured his advancement to a leading place among the reliable and energetic men of his city. Viewed in a personal light, he is a strong man, of excellent judgment. fair in his views and highly honorable in his relations with his fellow men.
JOHN ZUBER.
Among the prominent business men of Columbus, Ohio, is the subject of the present sketch, John Zuber, secretary of the Columbus Brewing Com- pany, and the senior member of the firm of Zuber and Gerhold. He is a
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native of Switzerland, born in the city of Solothurn May 15, 1856, a son of John B. and Elizabeth (Spati) Zuber, who lived and died in Switzerland.
Our subject received an excellent education in his native country, going from his village to Lyons, France, where he pursued his studies for the space of two years, laying the foundation upon which he later built, becoming a thoroughly educated man. Reaching the United States in 1874, he came to Ohio, locating at Antwerp, in Paulding county, and soon afterward entered Otterbein University, at Westerville, Ohio, where he engaged in study for two years.
After leaving college Mr. Zuber engaged in teaching school and fol- lowed this profession for several years, when he accepted a position as deputy clerk in the treasurer's office, under W. Corzilius, in Columbus, where he remained for two years, and for the following four years efficiently performed the duties of the same position under George Beck, and retaining it four years longer under A. D. Heffner. The next treasurer was Henry Pausch, and Mr. Zuber served as deputy under him for four years, and later two years under Samuel Kinnear, at which time came a change in the administration, and both Mr. Kinnear and Mr. Zuber relinquished office.
After sixteen years of public service Mr. Zuber engaged in the boot and shoe business in partnership with C. F. Gerhold, under the firm name of Zuber & Gerhold, which has existed since 1895. In 1896 Mr. Zuber was appointed secretary and treasurer of the Columbus water works, which posi- . tion he held for three years. In 1899 he was made secretary of the Colum- bus Brewing Company, which important position he still holds.
The marriage of Mr. Zuber took place in 1881, when he espoused Miss Delia George, of Antwerp, Ohio, a daughter of Henry George, a prominent resident of that place, and Mr. and Mrs. Zuber have an interesting family of seven children. Their home is one of the beautiful residences on Thurman street, in Columbus, where Mr: Zuber and his estimable wife delight to dis- pense hospitality.
Politically our subject is a Democrat, having always voted with that party, and has taken an active interest in its deliberations. Socially he is a member of the Olentangy Club, of the Columbus Maennerchor, and also of the Swiss Society. He has been a prominent figure in public life in Colum- bus and counts many political as well as personal friends among the most substantial citizens.
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