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In 1856 Mr. Stambaugh married Miss Isabella Newbold Quigley, who was born in 1832. Her father, Thomas Bunting Quigley, was a master mechanic for the Bellefontaine & Indianapolis Railroad at Galion, Ohio, many years ago, and was an expert engineer and machinist. In 1860 he concluded to go to Arkansas and engage in lumbering. He built a complete and duplicate outfit engine and machinery, and with his son-in-law, John Grabner, started south, but in a collision at Devil's Bend in the Mississippi river he was drowned and the machinery all lost. Mr. Grabner escaped and is now living in Warsaw, Indiana. Mr. Quigley was from New Jersey. His brother, Philip Quigley, of Wilmington, Delaware, built many of the Centennial buildings at Philadelphia. Of the five children born to Mr. and Mrs. Stambaugh, Alice Emily is at home; Georgiana died in childhood, aged six years; Belle is a graduate of the Normal College at Mansfield, and is now the wife of C. M. Eaton, of Omaha, Nebraska, who is manager of the Omaha Stove Repair Works; Tilletta is a graduate of the Mansfield high school and is at home; and D. Rizdon Thompson, also a graduate of that school, is now in the employ of the Omaha Loan & Trust Company, of Omaha, Nebraska. All the members of the family belong to the Baptist church, and are highly respected and esteemed by all who know them. Mrs. Stambaugh is now an invalid.
Politically Mr. Stambaugh has always affiliated with the Republican party and has taken an active part in its work since its organization in 1856. He was a member of the city council of Mansfield one term. Fraternally he is a member of the Grand Army post of that place.
WILLIAM A. SHAW.
For many years Mr. Shaw was connected with commercial interests in the town of Shelby, but is now living retired at his present home, which is situated in the suburbs of Shelby. To his own efforts he owes his suc- cess, which has resulted from the careful conduct of his business affairs. He labored so earnestly, energetically and persistently that fortune has favored him with a competence, and he is now enabled to put aside all the more arduous cares of business life and enjoy a well merited rest.
Mr. Shaw is one of Ohio's native sons. He was born in Hinckley, Medina county, July 5, 1840, and is a representative of one of the old New England families. His father, Jacob Shaw, was born in Chesterfield, Mas- sachusetts, in 1799, and in 1829 emigrated westward, hoping to improve his financial condition in the new country, where prices were low, where land
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was cheap, and where opportunity for advancement was offered every indi- vidual. By water route he made his way to Cleveland, then a mere hamlet, and by canal proceeded to Boston, Ohio, taking up his abode in Medina county. By trade he was a goldsmith, and for many years he followed that pursuit, also devoting a part of his attention to the cultivation and develop- ment of a small farm which he had purchased. Just before his removal to the west he wedded Rowena Damon, of Chesterfield, Massachusetts, and in their Ohio home they became the parents of ten children, of whom seven are now living. The father became a well-to-do man and at his death left to his family a comfortable competence. He passed away in 1877, and his widow, surviving him for a number of years, died in 1893, at the age of ninety-two years. In 1870 they became residents of Shelby, and their remains were interred in Oakland cemetery, in this city.
William A. Shaw, whose name introduces this record, enjoyed the advantages of a good common-school education and prepared for his busi- ness career by becoming his father's assistant in the jewelry store. For thirty-four years William A. Shaw engaged in the jewelry business, being located in Shelby during the greater part of that time. He, however, fol- lowed the pursuit in Medina, in connection with the firm of A. I. Root & Company, he being the silent partner of the concern. For twenty-eight years he conducted a jewelry establishment of his own, in connection with the book and stationery business. Mr. Shaw possessed the qualifications necessary for the successful conduct of a store. He is a man to whose nature indolence and idleness are thoroughly foreign. In manner he is obliging and courteous, and he understood how to meet the varied tastes of the trade. In all his dealings he was strictly honorable, and he therefore enjoyed the public confidence and received a liberal share of its patronage.
At the age of twenty-six years, in 1861, Mr. Shaw was united in mar- riage to Eleanor F. Oakley, of Sandy Hill, New York. Her mother was in her maidenhood a Miss Garfield, a relative of the martyred president. Mrs. Shaw was called to her final rest in 1898, at the age of fifty-two years, and at her death left three children: J. Anna: William, who is married and lives in Shelby, and has two sons and one daughter ; and Elmer, a widower, who has one child. Mr. Shaw was again married, the second union being with Mrs. Anna Rogers, nce Ott, of Shelby. She belonged to one of the old families of Ohio, and her mother was a Miss Marvin prior to her marriage.
In 1890 Mr. Shaw purchased the Gump farm, adjoining the eastern boundary of Shelby. The place comprises seventy-four acres and has been
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in the possession of but three persons. Mr. Shaw now holds the original deed, to which is attached the autograph signature of Andrew Jackson. He has now practically retired, yet gives considerable time and attention to the improvement and cultivation of his place. His residence is a most com- modious, substantial and inviting one. It is built of brick and is surrounded with attractive gardens and lawns. Everything about the place is neat and attractive in appearance, indicating his careful supervision. Mr. Shaw is a prominent Mason and has taken the Scottish rite degrees. His political views are in harmony with the Democratic principles, yet he votes inde- pendently. For nine years he was a member of the school board, and the cause of education found in him a warm friend. He earnestly promoted the welfare of the schools of the community. He was also the township treasurer for two terms, and in this office discharged his duties with prompt- ness and fidelity. In all life's relations Mr. Shaw has been true to the trust reposed in him, honorable in business, reliable in public life and faithful in . friendship. He has enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all with whom he has been associated and well deserves representation in this volume.
J. Q. A. CLOWES, M. D.
Few men are more prominent or more widely known in Shelby and in Richland county than Dr. Clowes. He has been an important factor in pro- fessional circles, and his popularity is well deserved, as in him are embraced the characteristics of an unbending integrity, unabating energy and industry that never flags. He is public-spirited and thoroughly interested in what- ever tends to promote the moral, intellectual and material welfare of his town and county. The Doctor was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, May 18, 1845, and is one of the thirteen children of James and Rebecca (Kennedy) Clowes. His father also was a native of Allegheny county, and upon the home farm spent the days of his childhood. As a preparation for life's work he learned the cabinetmaker's trade, which he followed through- out his active business career. He made his home in what is now Cheswick, but was then Pleasant Shore, a village on the Allegheny river. He was an active member of the Baptist church, and died in 1867. His wife, who was born in Warren county, Ohio, passed away in 1862. Of their children only four are now living: Walter A., who is engaged in the undertaking business in Springdale, Pennsylvania; Henry R., of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; J. Q. A .; and Mary, the wife of William Berwinkle, of Apollo, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Clowes spent the first seventeen years of his life in his parents'
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home and pursued his literary education in the graded schools of Harmar- ville, Pennsylvania. At the age of sixteen he began reading medicine, often seeking the seclusion of the woods, where he concentrated his mind on his studies and mastered many of the fundamental principles of the medical science. After a year thus passed he began reading medicine under the direction of Dr. B. F. Reynolds, of Harmarville, with whom he remained for a year, when he went to Pittsburg and continued his studies under Dr. G. T. Jacoby, under whose preceptorage he remained for two years. He then enjoyed the advantages of a college course, matriculating in the Phil- adelphia University of Medicine and Surgery in the fall of 1868. He was graduated at that institution in the spring of 1869. Well equipped for his chosen calling, he started westward to seek a favorable location. He went to Normal, Illinois, but was not favorably impressed with that section of the country and came to Richland county, Ohio, locating in Rome, Bloom- ing Grove township. There he successfully practiced for six years, when, in 1875, he removed to Shiloh, where he built up a very enviable business. In October, 1900, he removed to Shelby, where he now continues the prac- tice of medicine.
In 1872 Dr. Clowes was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary H. Van Horn, a native of Rome and a daughter of William Van Horn, who at one time was a leading carpenter and builder, but afterward engaged in the grocery business in Rome. Unto the Doctor and his wife have been born four chil- dren, of whom three are yet living: Roselle and Estelle, at home; and Nellie, the wife of B. F. Long, an able attorney and the present mayor of Shelby, Ohio. The family is one of prominence in Richland county, and the hospitality of many of the best homes is extended to the members of Clowes household. The Doctor is a supporter of Republican principles. He is one of the well known residents of Richland county, and his career has been honorable and creditable. He represents a profession where advance- ment depends upon individual merit, and his high standing is an indication of his skill.
ALEXANDER FRASER.
Alexander Fraser, wholesale dealer in monumental marble and granite at Mansfield, Ohio, is of Scotch origin and possesses many of the sterling characteristics that have distinguished his countrymen wherever they have settled in the United States.
Mr. Fraser was born in Kincardineshire, Scotland, in 1860, and in his
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native land was reared and educated. He is a graduate of Robert Gordon's College. The marble business, in all its details, he learned under the instruc- tion of the firm of McDonald, Field & Company, of Aberdeen, Scotland, where he made a specialty of draughting. He was a draughtsman for five years in one of the largest shipbuilding establishments of Aberdeen. His parents, Alexander and Christina (Smith) Fraser, are both still living, and his father is the manager of a large estate in Scotland. In 1889, the year following his marriage, Mr. Fraser came to this country and located in Mansfield, where he at once established himself in his present business, and from the beginning has met with marked success. His business, constantly on the increase, now extends throughout the United States and into all parts of Canada.
In his office Mr. Fraser has the assistance of his entertaining and accom- plished wife, and to her is due a share of the success they enjoy. Their business amounts annually to over one hundred thousand dollars.
Mrs. Fraser was formerly Miss Maria Milne, and she, too, is a native of Kincardineshire, Scotland, and a daughter of John and Jane (Donald) Milne. She had excellent educational advantages and holds a life certificate as a teacher in Great Britain. They are the parents of two sons,-Alexander John and Herbert Freeman.
Mr. and Mrs. Fraser are worthy members of the United Presbyterian church, and politically he is a Republican, voting with his party on all national issues. In filling local office, however, he makes it a point to support the man he believes best fitted for the place, regardless of party lines. Per- sonally he is a man of fine physical proportions,-a well-developed, rugged determined, keen, successful Scotchman.
JOSEPH PATRICK HENRY.
This well known and prominent lawyer of Mansfield, a member of the firm of Henry & Reed, is a native of Richland county, born in Monroe town- ship April 10, 1854, and is a son of Nicholas S. and Margaret ( Yates) Henry. The Henry family was founded in America by his great-grandfather, Josephi Henry, a highland Scotchman by birth, who was one of the soldiers who came to this country with La Fayette to fight for the independence of the colonies in the Revolutionary war. He was scalped by the Indians in New Jersey at the age of sixteen, and left for dead, but recovered and lived to the advanced age of eighty-four years. His home was probably in Washington county, Pennsylvania. In his family were three sons, of whom Joseph Henry
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was the grandfather of our subject. He married Margaret Zercher, a native of Switzerland, and to them were born ten children, five sons and five daugh- ters, of whom our subject's father was the ninth in order of birth. The grandfather settled in Belmont, Ohio, prior to the war of 1812, in which he took part. His military duties brought him through Richland county. After the war he returned to Belmont county, where he remained until 1834. and then brought his family to this county, locating on a half section of land one mile south of Lucas in Monroe township, where he died in 1848. On the maternal side our subject is of English origin, his ancestors having come to America soon after the Revolutionary war and settling in Baltimore, Maryland, where they lived until about 1825, when his grandfather, Patrick Yates, came to Richland county, Ohio, and also settled in Monroe township. About 1818 he married Elizabeth Dome, of Hagerstown, Maryland, and to them were born nine children, of whom our subject's mother was the fifth in order of birth.
Nicholas S. Henry, our subject's father, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, December 16, 1826, and was married in Richland county, February 10, 1853, to Margaret Yates, who was born in this county, February 28, 1830. They became the parents of six children and the first three born are still living, namely : Joseph Patrick, our subject; Ursula, the wife of Joseph P. Scott, of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Laura L., the wife of Alonzo G. Warren, of Mansfield. Those deceased were Alexander W., who died at the age of twenty-seven years; Mary P., who died at the age of thirty-five; and Jessie May, who died at the age of eighteen. The wife and mother died December 12, 1878, and two years later the father married Miss Matilda Ott, a native of Noble county, Indiana, by whom he has one daughter, Georgia, now seventeen years of age. The family reside on a farm in Mifflin town- ship, this county, where the father has made his home for thirty years. Dur- ing his active years he cleared about fifty-five acres of heavily timbered land. He served through the war of the Rebellion as a member of Company B, One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and on two occasions received serious injuries, which have disabled him largely since leaving the army. He was discharged for disability in July, 1863. He is a man of pow- erful physique, being six feet, four inches in height, and weighing about two hundred pounds when in health. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic ; in politics is a Democrat and in religious belief a Lutheran. . He is one of the well-to-do, as well as one of the highly respected, men of his community.
The early education of Joseph P. Henry was acquired in the common
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schools of his native township, and at the age of fifteen years he entered the Greentown Academy, where he pursued his studies two years less one term. The removal of the family necessitated his returning home to assist in clearing up a debt of three thousand dollars which the father had incurred in buying a larger farm. In four years the farm was free from mortgage, and there was a snug deposit on the credit side of the family cashbook. Our subject then told his father he desired a more thorough education and was willing to work on the farm in later years. His mother favored the boy, as mothers always do, and after attending school four years and teaching in an academy three and one-half years, he entered LaFayette College, at Easton, Pennsylvania, in the last term of the freshman year. He completed the classical course and was graduated in June, 1880, with the degree of A. B., the degree of A. M being conferred upon him three years later. LaFayette College is one of the prominent, well known institutions of higher learning, and was named in honor of the great philanthropist and lover of freedom, General LaFayette.
On the 20th of September, 1880, Mr. Henry commenced the study of law in the office of Pritchard & Wolfe, of Mansfield, and by examination at Columbus, Ohio, in June, 1882, was admitted to the bar. He entered into partnership with his preceptors, and remained with them until January, 1885, when Mr. Pritchard withdrew and the firm became Wolfe & Henry, and con- tinued such until Mr. Wolfe was elected judge of the common pleas court in 1891. In July of that year Mr. Henry formed a partnership with James M. Reed, under the firm name of Henry & Reed, and they have since success- fully engaged in general practice.
Mr. Henry was married, October 28, 1886, to Miss Margaret A. Lutz, who was born in Mifflin township, this county, May 29, 1855, and was there reared and educated. Her parents, John P. and Catherine Lutz, are still liv- ing, the former at the age of eighty, the latter at seventy-eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Henry have two children : Alice, born February II, 1893 ; and Harvey, born June 3, 1897. The parents are both members of the First Presbyterian church of Mansfield.
As a Democrat, Mr. Henry takes a very active and prominent part in political affairs; is a zealous worker for the supremacy of his party; and as a political orator has achieved an enviable reputation. From August, 1890, to August, 1897, he was a member of the board of school examiners of Mansfield, examining teachers for the city schools; and served as the mayor from May, 1897, to May, 1899. He is prominently associated with several secret societies, being a member of Venus Lodge, No. 152, F. & A. M .;
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Mansfield Chapter, No. 28, R. A. M .; Mansfield Commandery, No. 21, K. T .; and the Knights of Pythias, and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Holding marked precedence among the members of the bar of this county, and as one of Mansfield's most public-spirited and enterprising citizens, Mr. Henry certainly deserves prominent mention in this volume, whose object it is to record the lives of the leading citizens of Richland county.
ENOCH HEGG FRANCE.
The venerable citizen whose name introduces this biographical mention was born in Yorkshire, England, January 6, 1821, and has therefore not only rounded the psalmist's span of three-score years and ten, but has completed four-score years upon life's journey. His parents, William and Malinda (Davenport) France, were both natives of Yorkshire, born near Leeds, and were of pure English lineage. The father was a weaver by trade and was especially skilled in the weaving of fancy fabrics. He came to the United States in 1828 and located in Northfield, Ohio. About a year later his wife and three children sailed for this country to join him, but on the ocean voy- age one of the sons died and was buried in the Atlantic. The other chil- dren were Enoch H., of this review; Ann, now the widow of David Lillie and a resident of Spokane, Oregon; Sarah McClure, of Dale City, Iowa; Lillie Peters, also of Dale City; James France, in Iowa; Walter France, at Spokane; and George France, at Hoquiam, Washington. Accompanied by two children, the mother joined her husband in Northfield, where the family resided for about five years and then came to Richland county. The father established a woolen-mill near Lucas and operated it for several years. after which he sold it to his son and a Mr. Lawnsdale, and removed to Guthrie county, Iowa, where he followed farming the remainder of his days. He passed away about twenty years ago, at the age of sixty-nine years.
Mr. France, of this sketch, was about eight years of age when he accom- panied his mother to the new world and under the parental roof he was reared, receiving his business training in his father's mill, of which he after- ward became a half owner. In connection with his partner, Mr. Lawnsdale, he operated the woolen-mill near Lucas until about the time of the outbreak of the Civil war. He then purchased his partner's interest, becoming sole proprietor, and for about six years following he continued the manufacture of woolen cloth, blankets, stocking yarn and other goods in that line.
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On abandoning the enterprise he at once became engaged in the busi- ness of supplying wooden ties to the railroad companies under contract, and later he took contracts for supplying crushed stone for railroads, public roads and street improvement. In that business he met with gratifying success from the beginning and after a time he admitted to a partnership his sons, who are excellent business men and in late years have contributed largely to the success of the enterprise, which has been conducted under the firm style of E. H. France. At Bloomville and Middle Point they operate two large lime- stone quarries, where three thousand yards of stone is crushed daily, and their sandstone quarry is located in Coshocton county. Their trade has now assumed mammoth proportions, and in addition to contracting in crushed stone Mr. France and his sons have constructed many miles of railroad.
Mr. France began life with a limited common-school education, as a son of a poor weaver, from whom he learned the trade, and when he began what has been a very successful business career he had an extremely limited capital. His career, however, has been an active and useful one. He has ever been industrious, energetic and determined, has improved his oppor- tunities and has utilized his ability to the best advantage. Far-sighted in matters of business, and with ambition and wisdom, he has directed his affairs to successful completion, and has established for himself an excellent rep- utation as a reliable and energetic business man. At the same time he has secured a handsome competence as the result of his integrity and honorable dealing, and he has long held the respect and esteem of his contemporaries in the business world.
On the 9th of October, 1851, Mr. France was joined in wedlock to Miss Rachel Ross, a daughter of Natcher and Sophia (Arnold) Ross. She was born near Lucas, Richland county, May 10, 1829. Her parents were natives of Harrison county, Ohio, and were of Scotch-Irish extraction. At an early period in the history of this portion of the state they came to Rich- land county and spent their remaining days within its borders, being num- bered among its respected and worthy pioneers. Mr. and Mrs. France have his five children, namely: Mary, now deceased; Ira Fremont, a contractor, residing in Bloomville, Ohio; Myra Myrtle, the wife of R. A. Hale, of Mans- field ; Natcher Ross, a contractor and a resident of Bloomville; and Willie Grant, a contractor who is living in Middle Point, Ohio.
In his political affiliations Mr. France is a Republican, but has never sought official preferment. To his business affairs he has given his time, efforts and strict attention. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian
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church and are numbered among the oldest and most highly esteemed citi- zens of the county seat, where they have long resided and are well and favor- ably known.
JAMES H. RUMMEL, M. D.
Engaged in the practice of medicine in Lucas and in the conduct of a drug store, Dr. Rummel is accounted one of the leading business men and representa- tive citizens of the village. He was born in Worthington township, Richland county, on the 29th of January, 1856, his parents being William and Elizabeth A. (Bishop) Rummel, who had four children, the Doctor being the eldest. Almond, the second child, is now a farmer of Madison township; Thomas C., a graduate of the Western Reserve Medical College of Cleveland, Ohio, is now a practicing physician of Tacoma, Washington ; and Mary J., the only daugh- ter, is the wife of L. E. Perry, of Lucas.
Dr. Rummel spent the first twelve years of his life in Worthington town- ship. He was only seven years of age at the time of his father's death, and at the age of thirteen he was left an orphan. He then started out in'life on his own account, being employed as a farm hand in Worthington township for about two years, when he went to Monroe township, where he worked on farms until eighteen years of age. During that time he attended school in the winter seasons, and, manifesting special aptitude in his studies, he was, at the age of eighteen, qualified for teaching, a profession which he followed through the winter seasons for some time. He also attended the Greentown Academy at Perryville for two terms and on the completion of his literary course began reading medicine under the direction of Dr. R. S. Boals, who directed his studies for three years. He then entered the Wooster Medical College at Cleve- land and was graduated in that institution with the class of 1881, on the com- pletion of a thorough course, which well fitted him for the responsible duties that fall to the lot of the medical practitioner. Coming to Lucas he engaged in the drug business for three years and then practiced his profession for a year, since which time he has given his attention largely to the conduct of his store.
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