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In Washington township, Holmes county, Ohio, Mr. Fippin was united in marriage to Miss Mary Shank, a native of Holmes county, whose parents moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio in the early days of the settlement of the state. Unto Mr. Fippin and his wife have been born six children, namely : John, who lives in Jackson township; and Ambrose J., who lives in Frank- lin township, Franklin county, Ohio; they are both married; Mary Ann, who married Frank P. Sperry, of Franklin township; James E .; and Samuel and Charles, who are married and live in Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Fippin is a pioneer in his neighborhood and has been prominent in township affairs ever since he located there. He is a Republican, but votes for the best man for any local office regardless of the candidates' political views; has served his township ably as a justice of the peace; is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and has filled the offices of trustee and treasurer of the church of that denomination with which he is identified.
GEORGE R. SCHOTT.
It argues well for Franklin county that so many of her native sons retain their residence here throughout the period of their active business careers. Mr. Schott is numbered among those who, having been born in the county, are still living within its boundaries, being a well known representa- tive of agricultural, commercial and industrial interests. His birth occurred in Blendon township on the 24th of July, 1867, his parents being Charles and Rebecca E. (Ellis) Schott. The father is a native of Columbus, born April 29, 1840, a son of John Schott, whose birth occurred in Germany and who came to the United States when a young man. He took up his abode in the capital city and there followed his trade of brick-mason throughout his entire life. When his sons became young men he purchased a farm in the north- west corner of Plain township and removed to the country, his sons engaging in the operation of the land while he continued to follow his chosen vocation. Charles Schott, the father of our subject, spent his boyhood days under the parental roof and learned the brick-mason's trade. After the country became involved in civil war, the south attempting to throw off allegiance to the national government, he joined the Union army, in 1862, as a member of the
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One Hundred and Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served for three years, loyally supporting the old flag and the cause it represented.
In 1866 Charles Schott was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca E. Ellis, a native of Tuscarawas county. Her parents died when she was three years of age and she was reared by strangers. After their marriage Mr. Schott purchased a tract of land of sixteen acres in Blendon township, on which was standing a log cabin. It was in that home that our subject was born. In 1879 the father removed with his family to Shelby county, Ohio, but after a year returned to Blendon township, Franklin county, and six months later removed to Plain township, taking charge of the old family homestead, which he managed for his mother, his sons doing the work of the farm while he engaged in business as a stone-mason for four years. Later he purchased his present home farm of fifty acres and his sons resided thereon. The culti- vation of the fields is largely performed by his son Leo, while he and his sons Milton and Lewis work at the brick-mason's trade. In politics he is a stanch Democrat and is a member of the Lutheran church. In the family were nine children, seven of whom are yet living, namely: George R., Milton and Lewis, who are associated with their father in business; Leo; Margaret; Noah, deceased; Emma; Ada, deceased; and Nora. All of the children with the exception of our subject are with their parents.
George R. Schott was surrounded by the influences of a good home in his youth. He acquired his education in the common schools and at Central College, and when nineteen years of age he began preparation for the re- sponsible duties of a business career by entering upon an apprenticeship to the brick and stone-mason's trade, following those purusits through the suc- ceeding six years. He was a thorough and conscientious workman and his services, therefore, were always in demand. On the 3Ist of October, 1892, he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Clotts, a daughter of Daniel Clotts, Sr. The following year Mr. Schott took charge of his father-in-law's farm, and in the eight years which have since passed he has shown himself to be a capable business man and one of the leading agriculturists of this section. In connection with farming, he is one of the stockholders and a member of the board of directors of the Gahanna Creamery Company.
In his political views Mr. Schott is a Democrat where national issues are involved, but at local elections he votes independently, regarding only the efficiency of the candidates. He belongs to the Lutheran church and is one of the progressive and highly esteemed citizens of Franklin county.
WILLIAM H. INNIS.
William H. Innis, deceased, was one of the foremost citizens of Clinton township from early manhood until his death. He was a gentleman of more than ordinary information and attainments, and as a public-spirited and pro-
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gressive citizen he gave his support to those enterprises calculated to advance the moral, social, intellectual or material welfare of his native county.
Mr. Innis was born in Clinton township, February 2, 1824, and was the third in order of birth in a family of six children, whose parents were Henry and Isabelle (Clifford) Innis, pioneer settlers of Franklin county. He was reared on the home farm and as soon as old enough entered the subscription schools of that day, where he laid the foundation for a collegiate course. At the age of eighteen he became a student at Central College, near Westerville, Ohio, and in that institution completed his education. This enabled him to engage in teaching, a calling which he followed in Franklin county during the winter months for some time. At the beginning of his career as a teacher he bought twenty acres of land in Clinton township, and through the sum- mer season he engaged in its operation. When he discontinued teaching he devoted his attention entirely to farming, and met with excellent success in that vocation. As his accumulations increased he invested in other land, and his estate at one time comprised five hundred acres of valuable land, all in Clinton township. One of his subsequent purchases was the Henry C. Noble farm, which came into his possession during the Civil war and upon which he located October 2, 1863; and four years later he bought the re- maining portion of that tract, upon which he made his home throughout the remainder of his life. He erected thereon a large brick residence and made other permanent improvements which added greatly to the value and attractive appearance of the place.
On the 3d of October, 1854, Mr. Innis was united in marriage with Miss Mary Margaret, a daughter of Adam G. and Margaret Gantz, of Marion township, this county, and to them were born nine children, five sons and four daughters, as follows: Maxwell P., mentioned below ; Adam G .; Louvina, the wife of James Dumm, of Delaware, Ohio; Sarah G., the wife of Charles Schneider, of Columbus; Isabelle, the wife of William Dumm, also of Delaware, Ohio; Lewis, a resident of Clinton township, this county ; William H., also of this county; Ada R., wife of George Williams, of Colum- bus; and James H., who died in infancy.
Mr. Innis died on the 16th of February, 1890, and his wife departed this life December 23, 1891. In early youth he united with the Methodist Episco- pal church, and always took an active and prominent part in church and Sab- bath-school work, laboring untiringly to disseminate the truths of the scrip- tures in the minds of the young and serving as a teacher of the Bible class for many years. He was also a member of the official board of the church, and in all of his religious work was nobly assisted by his devoted wife, who with her husband was foremost in doing good in the cause of the Master. Politi- cally he was originally a Whig, and after the organization of the Republican party joined its ranks, becoming a firm supporter of its principles. During his last years, however, he voted the Prohibition ticket. He was drafted during the Civil war and paid five hundred dollars for a substitute. Mr.
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Innis was a very generous man, contributing liberally to all churches regard- less of denomination, and to all worthy public enterprises. He was a self- made man, having begun life with no capital, and the success that he achieved was certainly justly merited.
Maxwell P. Innis, the eldest son of our subject, was born on the home farm in Clinton township, September 12, 1855, and received his preliminary education in the district schools. In 1876 he entered the Ohio State Uni- versity, where he pursued the agricultural course. His education being com- pleted, he returned home in 1877 and remained under the parental roof until his marriage, which was celebrated November 26, 1882, Miss Mary E., a daughter of George Kirts, of this county, becoming his wife. Three children were born to them, but one died in infancy, the others being Ethel B. and Bessie M. The parents are both active members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in politics Mr. Innis is a Prohibitionist. After his marriage he purchased twenty-five acres of land from his father, upon which he lived until 1895, when he removed to his present farm, having inherited the same from his father's estate. He owns seventy-eight acres of well improved land in Clinton township, and is successfully engaged in its operations. Socially he is one of the most highly respected citizens of his community.
JACOB M. WEIBLING.
Jacob M. Weibling. the proprietor of the leading livery stable of Wester- ville, was born in Woodbury, Morrow county, Ohio, on the 2d of May, 1857, and is a son of John and Catherine ( Emahiser) Weibling, of whose family of four children only our subject survives. The father was born in York county, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1814, and there grew to manhood, learning the trade of cabinet-making. In his youth he married a Miss Klein- felter and they became the parents of seven children, of whom one is yet living, Mary, now the wife of Oliver Hathaway, of Edison, Ohio.
Some years after his first marriage the father came to the Buckeye state, settling in Woodbury, where he engaged in work at his trade and also followed farming. After the death of his first wife he married Miss Cath- erine Emahiser, and in 1858 they came to Westerville, where the father en- gaged in carriage-painting. Subsequently he erected the building now owned by Lou Adams and opened a furniture store and undertaking establishment, which he conducted up to the time of his death. He was a thoroughgoing business man, industrious and reliable, and enjoyed a prosperous trade. For some time he was associated in business with Squire Arnold, and later ad- mitted to a partnership his son Edwin, who remained in the business up to his father's death, November 7. 1882. John Weibling was a skilled mechanic who could execute any kind of work in his line, and his success resulted from ability, capable management and enterprise. In his political views he was a stalwart Republican and was an active member of the United Brethren church.
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His wife was born in York county, Pennsylvania, about 1829, and came to Ohio with her parents during her girlhood. She is still living, her home being Westerville.
Jacob M. Weibling spent his boyhood days under the parental roof, and in the common schools obtained his education. At an early age he began to earn his own living as a farm hand, and when seventeen years of age en- tered upon an apprenticeship to the trade of harness-making. On the ex- piration of the four years he purchased the shop in which he had been employed, and conducted the business on his own account until 1892, when he purchased a room, admitted a partner and put in a stock of hardware and buggies in connection with the harness and saddlery goods. Some three years later, however, they discontinued the trade in harness, implements and buggies, continuing to conduct only the hardware store. On account of his health Mr. Weibling was forced to leave the bench and it was this which led him to abandon the harness trade. In September, 1900, he sold his store and purchased the livery business of Burr Lunnberry and is now conducting the leading livery stable in the town.
Mr. Weibling was united in marriage to Miss Anna Daily, a native of Knox county, Ohio, and a daughter of Decorum Daily, now of Waverly, Kansas. They had two children, but Myrtle M., the elder, is now deceased. Their living child is Merrill M.
In his political views Mr. Weibling is a stanch Republican, is serving his second term as the township treasurer and is also the treasurer of the town of Westerville. He belongs to Blendon Lodge, No. 339, A. F. & A. M., Westerville Lodge, No. 273, K. of P., and to the Fraternal Mystic Circle. Having long resided in Westerville, there are few of the residents of this part of the county who do not know Mr. Weibling, and the high reputation which he has ever borne in business transactions, coupled with his genuine worth of character, have gained for him many friends.
FREDERICK BARBBERT.
The truth that the German element in our population is one of its best factors has been so many times emphasized in the lives of German emigrants who have found a home here and left an impression of their sturdy character on civilization that it is referred to here only to suggest a still further illustra- tion in the careers of members of the family of Barbbert, a somewhat peculiar name well known in Franklin county, Ohio. In 1840 Frederick and Dorida Barbbert, taking their infant son and a few of their portable belongings, sailed from the "fatherland" in quest of better opportunities in the new world. Coming to Franklin county, Ohio, they located in old Clinton township, within the territory now known as North Columbus, whence they removed to Marion township, where Mr. Barbbert attained success as a gardener and
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where he and his good wife both died. They had ten children, six of whom are living.
Frederick Barbbert, the eldest child of Frederick and Dorida Barbbert, was born in Germany December 3, 1839, and was six months old when his parents came to Franklin county, where he has lived since that time. He was educated in the public schools near his home and all through his boyhood and young manhood was a valuable aid to his father in raising and marketing the products of his land. In 1862, when he was about twenty-three years old, he married Mary Fisher, who was brought to Ohio by her parents when she was about twelve years old and was doubly orphaned not many years after- ward, and located on his present farm and engaged in grain raising and gardening. His efforts have been crowned with such success that he is regarded as one of the prominent farmers and gardeners of his township. His farm, consisting of thirty-two acres, is bounded on one side by the cor- poration line of the city of Columbus, and because of its productiveness and its favorable location is considered valuable property.
The children of Frederick and Mary ( Fisher ) Barbbert number four and they are named as follows: Daniel married Katie Ickner and is a well known gardener of Marion township. Mary is the wife of Rudolph Basseler and her husband is also a gardener in Marion township. Dora married John Homan, of Columbus, Ohio. Katie is not married, and since the death of Mrs. Barb- bert, in 1897, has been her father's housekeeper. Mr. Barbbert is a member of the Holy Cross Catholic church of Columbus. In political affiliation he is a Democrat when he votes the national ticket, but when he considers candi- dates for local offices he casts aside all thought of party and votes for the best men, for he is public-spirited to such a degree that he has exerted a rec- ognized influence on the development and prosperity of his township. Those who know him best respect him most highly and refer to him as one of the most honorable and reliable of men.
ROBERT WILSON PERRY.
The real-estate interests of Columbus, Ohio, have been increasingly im- 1 portant as the city has advanced in wealth and population and its boundaries have extended, and they have for the most part been handled by first-class men. One of the well known real-estate operators of Columbus at this time is Robert Wilson Perry, who was born near Westerville, Franklin county, Ohio, in 1859. a son of George Perry. John Perry, the father of George Perry, fought the English in the war of 1812-14 as a member of a Pennsylvania regiment and died in the service. He was a native of Pennsylvania, as was also his wife Jennie. They located on a farm near Shippensburg, that state, in Franklin county, where he worked at the blacksmith's trade. About 1820 he went out to war with the Indians and was never heard from afterward. He left a wife and one son. George. His widow five years afterward mar- ried a man named Kelly, while George was adopted by a lady of the name of
R. W. PERRY.
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Rotts, and was brought to Ohio at the age of twelve years, the family settling northwest of North Columbus, on the Hess farm, when George was eighteen years old. After the marriage of his mother to Mr. Kelly he lost all trace of her.
George Perry, the father of our subject, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1818, and in 1826, at the age of eight years, came with Mrs. Rotts to Frank- lin county. In 1840 he married Mr. Sherbourn's daughter Margaret, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1819, and died at Worthington, Franklin county, at the age of seventy-six years, in 1897. They had ten children, of whom the eldest, a boy, died. Mr. Perry spent all of his active years on a farm in Blendon township until 1884, when he retired to Westerville, whence he re- moved in 1897 to Worthington. Although now eighty-two years old, he is in good health and in possession of all his faculties.
Mr. Perry has five brothers and three sisters. Emory Andrews Perry is a grocer at Marysville, Ohio, and is an active and well known citizen of that town. George W., Frank Peeples, William Edward and John Roth Perry are all progressive farmers in Delaware county, Ohio. Jennie Perry married John Youell, and Mary Ellen Perry married John Huffman, and they both live in Worthington, Franklin county ; and Anna Margaret Perry married the Rev. John Stottler, a minister of the Christian church, and lives at Mount Carmel, Illinois.
Robert Wilson Perry, whose name introduces this review, was educated in the public schools of Blendon township and at Otterbein University, at Westerville, where he took a four-years normal course and branched out into business in 1886. From 1887 to 1889 he was in the creamery business at Westerville, and from 1889 to 1897 he was the city salesman at Columbus, for the Circleville Creamery, at Circleville, Ohio, and since then he has de- voted himself exclusively to the real-estate business. He is a well known Republican, and was received as an Entered Apprentice, passed the Fellow Craft degree and was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in Frank- lin Lodge, No. 3, F. & A. M., of Columbus, and is a member also of the Eastern Star orders. He has demonstrated that he is a man of public spirit, who takes an interest in his city and county, and as a business man he is held in high esteem by all who know him.
WILLIAM H. GROTTHOUSE, M. D.
The world instinctively pays deference to the man whose success has been worthily achieved, who has attained wealth by honorable business meth- ods, acquired the highest reputation in his chosen calling by merit, and whose social prominence is not less the result of an irreproachable life than of rec- ognized natural gifts. We pay the highest tribute to the heroes who on bloody battle-fields win victories and display a valor that is the admiration of the world. Why should tribute be withheld from those who wage the blood- less battles of civil life, who are conquerors in the world of business? 15
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Greater than in almost any line of work is the responsibility that rests upon the physician. The issues of life and death are in his hands. A false pre- scription, an unskilled operation, may take from man that which he prizes above all else,-life. The physician's power must be his own; not by pur- chase, by gift or by influence can he gain it. He must commence at the very beginning, learn the very rudiments of medicine and surgery, continually add to his knowledge by close study and earnest application and gain reputation by merit. If he would gain the highest prominence it must come as the result of superior skill, knowledge and ability, and these qualifications are possessed in an eminent degree by Dr. Grotthouse. Although one of the younger members of the profession, he is widely known as one of its most able representatives.
The Doctor was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1868, and is the second son and youngest child of Herman Rudolph and Margaret Maria (Kastens) Grotthouse, both of whom were natives of Hanover, Germany. The father was born July 6, 1837, the mother in 1836. He is a son of John Rudolph Grotthouse, who was a pharmacist, as was also the great-grand- father of our subject. The former married Mrs. Myers, who was born in Strubbe December 18, 1806, while his birth occurred July 2, 1802. By her former marriage Mrs. Myers had two children,-Henry and Regina,-both of whom preceded the mother to America, settling in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Henry afterward became a resident of Holmes county, Ohio, where he mar- ried a Miss Leyman. He died in 1870, at the age of sixty-five years. He had two children,-Louise and William,-both of whom have now passed away. Regina Myers married Henry Buddemeyer, of Pittsburg, who is now a retired merchant. They became the parents of two children,-Louise and Henry. The former died at the age of eighteen years, while the latter is a prominent citizen of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, now acting as the discount clerk in the German National Bank of that city. In 1853 John Rudolph Grotthouse came with his wife and three children,-John, Herman Rudolph and William,-to America. They landed in New York, whence they made their way to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where the eldest son, John, died in 1854, at the age of twenty-four, a victim of the cholera. Both of the parents died of the same dread disease on the 21st of September, 1854, and upon the two surviving children devolved the sad office of preparing the parents for the tomb. The youngest child, William, died in Pittsburg, in 1858, at the age of eighteen years, so that Herman Rudolph is the only survivor of the family.
The Doctor's father was sixteen years of age when he arrived in Amer- ica. In Pittsburg. Pennsylvania, he learned the cooper's trade, and was there married, in 1861, to Miss Margaret Maria Kastens, who came to Amer- ica in 1854. After their marriage they continued to reside in Pittsburg until June, 1868. Mr. Grotthouse there conducting a cooperage establishment. In that year they came with their family to Ohio, taking up their abode in Ber- lin, Holmes county, where the Doctor's father has since successfully followed
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his trade. He is known as a gentleman of sterling integrity and strong char- acter and is a valued citizen of his community. His wife died December II, 1871. She was a devoted wife, a faithful and indulgent mother and a devoted Christian woman, who during her life was a consistent member of the Lutheran church. In the family were two sons: Henry Herman, who was born in Pittsburg January 30, 1865, and William Henry, of this review.
The elder son was educated in the public schools of Holmes county and in early life he embarked in merchandising in Berlin, Ohio, and later was identified with commercial interests as a merchant at Millersburg, where he carried on business until 1889, since which time he has been a well known and prominent representative of the Oliver Chilled Plow Company, with headquarters at Dallas, Texas. In 1900 he visited the Paris exposition and also paid a visit to the old home of his ancestors in Germany. He is a young man of fine attainments and is the president of the Texas State Endeavor Society.
For his second wife Herman Rudolph Grotthouse wedded Mary Gep- hart, and unto them were born two children,-Edward and Charles. The former died in infancy, and the latter is engaged in merchandising in Berlin and is an enterprising young man of twenty-two years. Mr. and Mrs. Grotthouse are both members of churches, the former being a Lutheran in religious connection, while the latter is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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