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On the 8th of March, 1887, Mr. Price was united in marriage to Miss Leah E. Severns, and unto them has been born one son, James Edward. The esteem in which Mr. Price is held by the citizens of Bellville and Jefferson township was fully demonstrated by his election to the responsible position of justice of the peace, the honor being conferred upon him in April, 1897. He was re-elected in April, 1900, and in addition to the office of justice he received the appointment of police justice, both of which positions he now very efficiently fills.
JAMES M. BALLIETT.
James M. Balliett was born August 19, 1849, on the old homestead farm in Monroe township, Richland county. His father, David Balliett, was a liative of Pennsylvania, born near Schuylkill, but removed to the Buckeye state, where he reared his family. Under the parental roof James M. Bal- liett spent his childhood days, and his education was acquired in the district schools near his home and in private schools in Lucas. With the excep- tion of one year he always resided on the old home farm, where he was born. Soon after attaining his majority he assumed its management and in the care of the property displayed excellent business ability.
On the 26th of August, 1886, Mr. Balliett was united in marriage to Miss Kate Scully, a native of New York city, whose parents died during her early girlhood. To our subject and his wife were born six children: Cora E., who was born February 5, 1871, and is the wife of Charles Ecker, of Canton, Ohio; Effie G., who was born August 26, 1872, and is the wife of .W. O. Collins, of Lucas; Homer E., who was born December 16, 1876, and
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married Miss Emma Barr, of Lucas; Charlie, who was born October 30, 1879, and died October 4, 1885; Edna E., who was born January 4, 1882, and died on the IIth of September of that year; and Howard H., who was born October 3, 1884, and is still with his mother.
Mr. Balliett served as trustee of his township and gave his political sup- port to the Democracy. He was a member of the Lutheran church, and in his conduct with his fellow men exemplified his Christian faith. He was the owner of one hundred and seventy-five acres of land and carried on general farming and stock-raising, following progressive business methods. He was very systematic, and his determined purpose enabled him to overcome all obstacles in his path and work his way upward to a position of affluence. He was broad-minded, liberal in his judgment and public-spirited, support- ing all measures calculated to prove of public benefit. He died May 12, 1886, and in his death the community lost one of its valued citizens, a man whom to know was to esteem and honor. His widow still resides on the old home farm, and she, too, is a consistent member of the Lutheran church. Her circle of friends is extensive and she enjoys the hospitality of many of the best homes in this locality.
JOHN CAHALL.
The subject of this sketch is a worthy representative of the industrial interests of Mansfield, Ohio, and has been connected with the firm of Ault- man & Taylor for over twenty years. He was born in Reading, Berks county, Pennsylvania, June 24, 1846, and is a son of John and Lydia (Thompson) Cahall, natives of Ireland and Scotland, respectively. Their marriage was celebrated in Reading.
On leaving his native city at the age of ten years Mr. Cahall went to a place near Wilmington, Delaware, where he lived on a farm about seven years, and then returned to Reading, Pennsylvania, where he learned the trade of boilermaking in the Reading railroad shops. When his apprentice- ship was completed he went to Harrisburg, same state, and had charge of Robert Tippett's boiler works about seven years. At the end of that time he went to Lewistown, the same state, where he was in business for four years, and in May, 1877, came to Mansfield, Ohio. After two years' con- nection with the firm of Flannigan & Sullivan he entered the employ of Aultman & Taylor, in January, 1879, and has since remained with them. He is an expert mechanic and a fine workman. He and his son William are
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inventors and patentees of the Cahall boilers, now in general use in this country, and many have been shipped abroad.
Mr. Cahall has been twice married. In 1867 he wedded Sarah Ritner, of Reading, Pennsylvania, a niece of Governor Ritner of that state, and to them were born three children: Mary A., now the wife of George O. McFarland, of Butte, Montana, by whom she has three children; and John T. and William H., both residents of Racine, Wisconsin. In 1881 Mr. Cahall married Helen Eliza Holeywell, of Mansfield, Ohio, and by this union there are also three children, namely: Fred H., who is now with the New Publishing Company of Mansfield; and Raymond De Vose and Leslie, both in school.
Religiously Mr. Cahall is a prominent member of the Episcopalian church, in which he is serving as a vestryman, and socially is a Knight Templar Mason, a member of Mansfield Commandery, No. 21. He takes an active interest in public affairs; was a member of the county council two terms, and has recently been appointed by Mayor Brown as one of the four members constituting the sanitary and garbage commission for the sanita- tion of the city.
ABRAHAM BUSHEY.
A prominent and influential citizen of Shelby, Richland county, Ohio, is Abraham Bushey, the subject of this sketch. He was born April 14, 1819, a son of Andrew and Mary (Brendle) Bushey, the latter of whom was born in 1793, and the former in 1795, and was of German descent. They were married in 1816 and settled in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, where they had a number of children, and next removed to a farm near Shelby, in 1836. Mr. Bushey was a carpenter by trade and his sons learned it also, but engaged in farming after locating in Ohio. The family record is as follows: Hester, Abraham, David, Jacob, Elizabeth (deceased), Andrew, Anna Mary and Anna Catherine. The last named died in 1863; Anna Mary married William Owings, and died in 1888; and David died in 1894.
The marriage of Mr. Bushey took place in November, 1840. to Miss Barbara Firoved, the daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth (Hawk) Firoved, who were among the early settlers of Richland county, the father being a soldier in the war of 1812 and participating in the battle of Lundy's Lane, where he was wounded. Two daughters have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Bushey: Sarah A., who married Henry Wentz; and Mary J., who married
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Willard Finical. She now resides at Lima, Ohio. Her husband was a member of the Twentieth Ohio Infantry in the Civil war. Mrs. Bushey died March 27, 1897.
Although now retired from the active business affairs of life Mr. Bushey has been a very energetic and successful man. For a number of years he was engaged by the Big Four Railroad in bridge-building, and has worked hard as a farmer, builder and contractor, becoming in age a wealthy and prominent man, secure in a competency earned by his own labor. He has been interested in educational matters and has served on the various school boards with efficiency. The family are valued members of the Lutheran church, where they possess the esteem of all.
JOHN HALE.
John Hale, a substantial and prosperous agriculturist residing on sec- tion 5, Mifflin township, Richland county, Ohio, was born in that township on the 30th of April, 1844, and is a son of John S. and Martha M. (Peters) Hale, in whose family were ten children. Of the five still living, James C. is a farmer of Weller township, this county; Elizabeth is the wife of Dr. Reason Shipley, of Mansfield ; John is next in order of birth; Willard is a farmer of Mifflin township; and Cora is the wife of J. C. Horn, a retired farmer of Weller township.
John S. Hale, the father of our subject, was born in Jefferson county in 1817, and when eleven years of age came with his parents to Richland county, the family locating in Mifflin township, where the grandfather, Hugh Hale, purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land on sections 5 and 6, which continued to be his home throughout life. He was born in 1791, and died in 1833, while his wife, Mrs. Jane Hale, was born in 1792, and died in 1881. He met with excellent success in his farming operations and became the owner of two hundred and forty acres of land. After his marriage John S. Hale engaged in farming upon his father's place for two years, and then removed to Windsor, Mifflin township, where he conducted a hotel for twelve years. At the end of that time he purchased fifty acres of land just east of town, upon which he made his home while devoting his energies to agricultural pursuits. A man of great energy and perseverance, he prospered in his undertakings, and was able to add to his farm from time to time until he owned four hundred acres of valuable land. In his political affiliations he was an ardent Democrat, and as a public-spirited and progres- sive citizen he took a commendable interest in public affairs. He died Feb-
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ruary 2, 1872, honored and respected by all who knew him. His wife, who was born in Newton county, New Jersey, in 1826, was a daughter of Daniel Peters, who brought his family to this county during her girlhood, and spent the remainder of his life in Mifflin township, where he was numbered among the leading citizens.
During his boyhood and youth John Hale, of this review, assisted his father in the work of the farm, and pursued his studies in the local schools. He was married, October 6, 1870, to Miss Artie Berry, a native of Monroe township, this county, and a daughter of Phillip Berry, one of the early set- tlers of that locality, who died during her childhood. To Mr. and Mrs. Hale were born five children, namely: Rodney, a farmer of Mifflin town- ship; Minnie, Nettie and Tracey, all deceased; and Avery, at home.
After his marriage Mr. Hale located upon one of his father's farms in Mifflin township, and has since followed agriculture with marked success. In 1869 he commenced . buying stock and wool on commission for various firms, and after thirteen years devoted to that business he formed a part- nership with Miller Carter. For fourteen years this firm carried on busi- ness along the same line, and were among the heaviest buyers and shippers in this section of the state. In 1879 Mr. Hale removed to his present farm on section 5, Mifflin township, and now owns and successfully conducts two hundred and twenty-five acres of land. He is a very active and progressive business man, of keen discrimination and sound judgment, and has pros- pered in all his undertakings.
The Democratic party finds in him a stanch supporter of its principles, and he has been called to fill the offices of township trustee four years, and assessor two years. He is both widely and favorably known, and those who know him best are numbered among his warmest friends, for his life has been an honorable and upright one, and he has been found true to every trust reposed in him.
JAMES HENRY HERRING.
Prominent among the business men of Mansfield, Ohio, is this well known carriage manufacturer and honored veteran of the Civil war, who was born at Everett, Bedford county, Pennsylvania, November 27, 1842. His father, George W. Herring, was born near the same place in 1813, and was a son of Michael and Mary (Messersmith) Herring, early settlers of that county. Our subject's paternal great-grandfather was a native of Holland, who aided the colonies in achieving their independence as a soldier
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of the Revolutionary war, and lived to the extreme old age of ninety-five years. Our subject's mother, who bore the maiden name of Mary Elizabeth Dennison, was born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, of Scotch descent. Her brother Barclay was a soldier of the Mexican war and died in Mexico, but her brother Abraham is still living in Bedford county, at the age of eighty-five years, and is very wealthy. The great-grandfather Dennison was of Scotch descent and served as an officer in the Revolutionary war.
In 1849 George W. Herring, the father of our subject, moved from his native county to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and about 1852 went to Cumber- land, Maryland, but a year later he came to Salem, Fairfield county, Ohio, where he spent one year and then removed to Rushville. We next find him in Lancaster, Ohio, and in April, 1856, he came to Mansfield, where he was engaged in business as a blacksmith until called from this life, in 1870, at the age of fifty-seven years. He was highly respected and esteemed by all who knew him. His wife had died in Bedford, Pennsylvania, in 1850. Their children were: James H., our subject ; Emma, who died in Pittsburg in 1850; Ann Eliza, the wife of Charles Mountain, an employe of the Ault- man-Taylor Company, of Mansfield; and George Barclay, a contractor of Mansfield.
James H. Herring completed his education in the common schools of Mansfield, and with his father learned the blacksmith's trade. Prompted by a spirit of patriotism he enlisted December 1I, 1861, at the age of nineteen years, and spent the winter at Fayetteville, West Virginia, under the com- mand of General White. He was a member of the First Ohio Independent Battery, Light Artillery, which was a part of Cox's Kanawha brigade, of the Army of West Virginia, until May, 1862, when it was transferred to the First Brigade, Kanawha Division, Eighth Army Corps. From July of that year until the following October it was a part of the Ninth Corps, Army of the Potomac, and the First Brigade, Army of West Virginia, until January, 1863. From that time until July they were connected with Averill's mountain brigade, or the Second Brigade, Third Division, Army of West Virginia, and then joined General Crook's division. They advanced to Princeton April 22, 1862, and later participated in the following engage- ments : Clark Hollow, May 1; Princeton, May 5: Guilford Court House, May 10; Princeton, May 15-18; Flat Top Mountain, July 5; Peck's Ferry, August 6; the march toward Washington, D. C., August 15-24; Bull Run Bridge, August 27; Monocacy Bridge, Frederick ; Middletown, September 13; South Mountain, September 14; and Antietam, September 16 and 17. They were ordered back to West Virginia October 8, and were in the expedition
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after Stewart into Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia October 13 and 14. They next moved to Clarksburg, Summerville, Gauley Bridge and Kan- awha Falls, and were on duty at the falls of the Great Kanawha until March, 1863, and at Charleston until April, 1864. They were in active service dur- ing Crook's raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad from May 3 until June 1; were in the engagement at Rocky Gap, May 6; Cloyd's Mountain, May 9: New River Bridge, May 10; Blacksburg, May II; Union, May II; Covington, June 2; Panther Gap, June 3; Buffalo Gap, June 6; Brownsburg, June 10; Hunter's raid on Lynchburg, from June 10 to July 1; the engage- ment at Lexington, June 12; Buchanan, June 14; Otter Creek, June 16; Dia- mond Hill, June 17; Lynchburg, June 17 and 18; Liberty, June 19; Salem, June 21 ; Rabbletown, July 19; Stephenson Depot, July 20; Winchester, July 23 and 24: Martinsburg, July 25. They then retreated to Williamsburg and Harper's Ferry, where they did guard duty; from there were ordered to Martinsburg, where they did guard duty until mustered out December II, 1864, being honorably discharged at Martinsburg on the 20th of that month. Although in. over forty engagements Mr. Herring was fortunately never wounded.
After leaving the army he joined his father in business at Mansfield, where the latter had established a carriage, wagon and blacksmith shop in 1856, and remained with him until the father's death. He continued to carry on the business alone until 1897, when he admitted two of his sons to a partnership in the business, which is now carried on under the firm name of the Herring Buggy Company. Their new shops were erected in 1897 and 1899. They employ twenty-five skilled workmen and turn out first-class work, which finds a ready sale on the market. The firm is com- posed of enterprising, progressive business men of known reliability, and their success has been worthily achieved.
On the 19th of December, 1866, Mr. Herring was united in marriage to Miss Nancy J. West, a native of Mansfield, Ohio, and a daughter of Sylvester West, and by this union four children were born, namely: John Allen, who was a conductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad, but is now engaged in business with his father; George W., who also is a member of the firm: Dimon, who is a graduate of the Mansfield high school and is now secretary of the company; and Le Roy, who is still attending high school.
Religiously Mr. Herring is a member of the English Lutheran church, and fraternally is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Knights of Honor. In his political affiliations he is an ardent Republican, and is now a member of the election board of Mansfield, being appointed
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by the secretary of state for a term of six years. He also served as a trustee of the Soldiers and Sailors' Memorial Library Building at Mansfield for seven years, being first appointed for two years, April 13, 1887, and reappointed for five years. In 1897 he was the commander of Mclaughlin Post, No. 131, G. A. R., in which he has filled all the minor offices, and has ever taken an active part in its work. He was a member of the staff of the department commander of Ohio, and has often served as a delegate to Republican state conventions. In all the relations of life he has been found true to every trust reposed in him, and is justly regarded as one of the most useful and valued citizens of his community.
DANIEL S. MARVIN.
Prominently known as a representative of one of the honored pioneer families of Richland county is Daniel Sherwood Marvin, who also deserves mention in. this volume by reason of his own worth and prominence. He was born in the old family homestead in Shelby November 5, 1825, a son of Stephen and Sarah (Burr) Marvin, who became residents of Shelby in 1818, emigrating westward from Connecticut. In this county they spent their remaining days, the father dying in 1868, at the age of seventy-one years, while the mother passed away in 1878, at the age of seventy-eight years.
Daniel Sherwood Marvin, whose name introduces this record, having acquired a good preliminary education to serve as a foundation for pro- fessional knowledge, began the study of law at the age of eighteen years, in the office and under the direction of John M. May and Downing H. Young, of Mansfield, Ohio. After a thorough preparation, covering a period of three years, he was admitted to the bar and began practice. Believing that the west afforded better opportunities than the older states of the east, he crossed the plains in 1850 and located at Park's Bar, California, where he entered upon the practice of his chosen calling, being largely concerned with mining suits. For two years he remained at that place and then went to Forest City, Sierra county, same state, where he was a successful prac- titioner for several years. On the expiration of that period he returned to Kansas City, where he had charge of various litigated interests until after the inauguration of the Civil war, in 1861. He then returned to Shelby, and, prompted by a spirit of patriotism, volunteered for service. Offering his aid to the government, he was assigned to Company H, of the Sixty- fourth Ohio Infantry, and the first regular battle in which he participated
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was at Shiloh. He was wounded at Stone river, and this caused his discharge.
Returning to his home, Mr. Marvin afterward went to Watertown, New York, in the year 1863, remaining at that place until 1897. During his resi- dence in the Empire state he was engaged in the nursery business, which he successfully followed until 1897. That year witnessed his return to his native town. He was married to Miss Caroline Sherman, of Watertown, New York, in 1863, and he became a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at that place, being identified with Joseph Spratt Post. On again coming to Ohio, however, he transferred his membership to Harker Post. Mr. Marvin now resides in what in the early days was known as the Marvin mansion. It was erected sixty-five years ago. His wife died in 1896, and as he has no children of his own he and his sister occupy the old home- stead, entertaining the host of friends of former years. He is a very enter- taining converser and an agreeable companion, having traveled over the greater part of this country. His interesting relics afford him much pleas- ure, being mementoes of his travels and souvenirs of bygone times, and they are also objects of interest to his visitors. Mr. Marvin is now living retired in the enjoyment of a well earned rest, honored and respected by all who know him. He organized the Jefferson County (New York) Historical Society at Watertown, of which he was librarian for many years. In April of the present year he gave to Shelby a munificent gift-a house and lot to be used for library purposes. He has always been deeply interested in the in- tellectual development of the city, and at a cost of six thousand and five hun- dred dollars he purchased a residence and grounds at the northwest corner of Gamble street and Whitney avenue, to be used for library purposes, with a frontage on the former street of one hundred and twenty feet and on the latter of one hundred and sixty feet. This generous donation well indicates the spirit of interest in the city's welfare which he has always manifested, and the citizens of Shelby may well feel grateful to him for thus giving a permanent home to one of its most worthy public institutions.
GEORGE W. WALTERS.
Prominent among the citizens of Richland county who have witnessed the marvelous development of this section of the state in the past three- quarters of a century and who have taken an active part in its development and progress, is the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch-a well known and influential farmer of Troy township.
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Mr. Walters is a native of this county, his birth occurring here on the 2Ist of June, 1826. His father, Moses Walters, was a native of Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and a son of George Walters, who brought his family to Ohio in 1802 and first located in Jefferson county, later removing to Richland county and entering land in Jefferson township. This tract of one hun- dred and sixty acres of government land he converted into a good farm, it being now the property of Frank Coursen. The grandfather died at the ripe old age of seventy-five years. In his family were thirteen children-six sons and seven daughters,-all of whom grew to manhood or womanhood and married, but only two are now living.
Throughout his active business life Moses Walters followed farming, and in his undertakings met with marked success, so that he became wealthy, owning several hundred acres of land. He was an earnest member of the Baptist church and a man highly respected and esteemed by all who knew him. He was born May 27, 1800, and died October 5. 1890. In early manhood he married Miss Annie Montice, by whom he had the following children : Jacob, George W., Solomon, Alfred (deceased), John, William, Moses, Aaron, Silas, Thomas M. and Allen. The father gave to each of his children a good start in life.
Upon the home farm George W. Walters passed his boyhood and youth, and he remained under the parental roof until he attained his majority, when he started out in life for himself, working at the carpenter's trade for three years. His first purchase of land consisted of a farm in Sandusky county, this state, but after residing there for three months he bought a farm in Jefferson township, Richland county, to the cultivation and improvement of which he devoted his energies for two years, and then moved to Morrow county, where he purchased land and made his home for eighteen years, from 1856 to 1874. Since then he has resided upon his present farm in Troy township, Richland county. He also owns another farm, of one hun- dred and sixty acres, in Morrow county, and is successfully engaged in gen- eral farming and stock-raising. The neat and thrifty appearance of his place indicates his careful supervision and shows conclusively that he thor- oughly understands the occupation he has chosen as a life work.
Mr. Walters has been four times married, and has children by each union, save the first. By his ballot he supports the men and measures of the Republican party, and takes a deep and commendable interest in public affairs. He is a prominent member of the Grange, takes an active part in its work, and has efficiently served as master.
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