Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio, Part 113

Author: Bert S. Bartlow, W. H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, Frederick Schneider, and others
Publication date: 1905
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Number of Pages: 1149

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regiment having credit for nineteen general engagements, besides a number of somewhat less importance. The most conspicuous battles in which Dr. Roll took part were those of Stone River, Chickamauga and the battle and siege of Atlanta, but there were four engagements in which the Fourth Cav- alry participated which were more disas- trous to that particular organization than were any other in which it took part, al- though these are not mentioned in the Ohio Roster, namely: Elk River, Little Harpeth, Framington and Muddy Creek. Our sub- ject received his honorable discharge at the expiration of his term of enlistment, in No- vember, 1864, and then returned home and resumed his interrupted studies. He en- tered a private academy conducted by Prof. D. P. Nelson, at Stillwell, Connecticut, while he also began the study of medicine. He was matriculated in the Ohio Medical College, in Cincinnati, where he was gradu- ated in 1872, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He was thereafter engaged for a time in the practice of his profession in the vicinity of his parental home, and in 1887 located in the city of Hamilton. His Tod. professional career has been conspicuously successful and he stands high in the medical fraternity. His success has been wholly due to his close application to business and his careful and conscientious work. The Doc- tor served four years as a member of the board of United States pension examiners for Butler county, under the administration of President Harrison, and was reappointed by President Mckinley, being still a mem- ber of the board and having now served for a total of twelve years, a fact which stands as voucher for his professional ability and personal integrity, while he ever maintains

a lively interest in the welfare of his old comrades in arms, seeking to secure to them their just dues. He is also secretary of the pension board. Dr. Roll is an active mem- ber of various professional societies and takes a lively interest in their councils. He is a member of the building committee for the erection of the soldiers, sailors and pio- neers' monument in Hamilton, having for its object the perpetuation of the memories of those who have contributed to the growth and development of Butler county and to the service of the state and nation. In poli- tics the Doctor has ever given allegiance to the Republican party, and fraternally, he is identified with Wetzel Compton Post, No. 96, Grand Army of the Republic, and with Washington Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons.

On the 14th of October, 1873, was sol- emnized the marriage of Dr. Roll to Miss Lina Baldwin, of Wood Station, Ohio, and they have three children: Bessie; Mabel, who married W. W. Browne, of Dayton, Ohio, where he is superintendent for the Western Union Telegraph Company, and

REV. GOTTHILF ZIEGLER.

Rev. Gotthilf Ziegler, the pastor of Im- manuel Lutheran church in Hamilton, Ohio, is a native of Effingham county, Illinois, his birth having occurred on the 6th of July. 1870. His parents are Louis and Katherine (Frank) Ziegler, both of whom are natives of Baden, Germany. They accompanied their parental families to America when they were children and the first home was es- tablished in New York, but after a short stay

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they removed west, stopping for a time in Pennsylvania, but ultimately reaching Ef- fingham county, Illinois, in the pioneer days of that country. The parents of the subject were married in Pennsylvania, and soon after reaching Illinois established their home on the farm where the subject was born and reared and where the family has resided for more than forty years. The father has be- came very well-to-do and is retired from active labors, though still occupying a por- tion of the old home farm. Both parents were born in 1828, and are still enjoying good health and the well-earned respite from labor which their early industry rendered possible. They are the parents of eight chil- dren, all living and engaged in life's duties on their own account. The subject of this sketch is the youngest of his family; Jacob, the eldest, is a prosperous farmer in his na- tive county ; Katie is the wife of Otto Klit- zing, a well-to-do farmer; Louise married Jacob Wendling, a successful farmer; Eliza- beth became the wife of Rev. August Mundt, a Lutheran minister located at Forest Green, Missouri; Lottie is the wife of Frederick Wendling, a young farmer in Brown county, South Dakota; Louis and John complete the family circle. They are married and oc- cupying and cultivating the old home farm, each having his own residence and working independently.

Rev. Mr. Ziegler was educated at Con- cordia Lutheran College at Fort Wayne, In- diana, and his theological course was com- pleted in Concordia Seminary at St. Louis, Missouri. He was ordained to the ministry in November, 1895, at Brazil, Indiana, and began his ministerial life at a mission church in that city. He remained there for eight years, or until he was called to the pastor-

ate of Immanuel church in this city. Mr. Ziegler was installed as pastor of this church on the 10th of January, 1904, a well-merited promotion for his faithful services in the cause of Christianity. Immanuel congrega- tion embraces about three hundred and sixty communicants, all natives of Germany or descendants of German ancestors. The services are conducted, mostly, in the Ger- man language, though the pastor speaks English with fluency and accuracy.

Mr. Ziegler is quite liberal in his views regarding the social side of life. He does not believe that all of Christianity consists of prayers and "long faces," but sees evidence of the grace of God in kindly actions, pleas- ant smiles and innocent sports. He believes that the conscience is an internal monitor, directing and controlling the actions of men in the secular affairs of life, and that no se- rious wrong or transgression of the moral law is ever committed without remorse of conscience. Immanuel parochial school has an enrollment of over fifty students, in charge of one teacher. The Sunday after- noon services are conducted along the lines of Sunday-school work, the Scriptural texts, music. etc., being selected especially with reference to instructing the young, and the services are suited to their capacities, this taking the place of the customary school. The church society owns a handsome mod- ern pastoral residence, adjoining the church lot on the north, this being the pleasant home of Mr. Ziegler and his family. Mr. Ziegler was married in St. Louis on the day made memorable by the disastrous cyclone there which cost many lives and millions of dollars in property, the 27th of May, 1896. being the date. Mr. Ziegler very pertinently remarks that he hopes that they had all their

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"storms" at once, and that there will be no recurrence, either physical or mental, dur- ing their sojourn. The lady of his choice was Miss Anna Bufe, a native of Germany, who was brought by her parents to St. Louis when a child of three years, and was reared and educated in that city. Her parents, August and Ernestine ( Wonnberger) Bufe, had a family of four children, namely : Otto, who is cashier of the Estey Piano and Organ Company in St. Louis; Hermann, an organ builder and piano tuner, employed in the Estey factories in New York city; Emma is at home. Mrs. Ziegler is the eldest of the family. Her parents are both living, the father aged sixty-five and mother fifty- eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Ziegler have an interesting family of four children, of whom Paul is the eldest, the others being Elinor, Karl and Edwin.

JOHN Q. BRATE.

The gentleman whose brief biography is herewith presented enjoys worthy prestige among the prosperous farmers of Butler county and is an honored representative of one of Union township's old and highly es- teemed families. The subject's grandfather was a native of Pennsylvania, but came to Butler county in an early day and purchased land in Union township where he spent the remainder of his life as an enterprising and successful agriculturist. John Brate, fa- ther of the subject, was born and reared in the above township and also became a farmer of considerable note as well as a prominent, public-spirited citizen. In con- nection with agriculture he devoted a great

deal of attention to stock raising and pros- ecuted his affairs so successfully as to accu- mulate a comfortable fortune, which he lived many years to enjoy. He married, in Union township, Miss Jane Brumbarger, who bore him ten children, the subject of this sketch being the seventh in order of birth.

John Q. Brate was born on the family homestead in Union township June 29, 1854, and remained with his parents until twenty-three years old, his experience the meanwhile being closely identified with the rugged duties of farm life, varied at inter- vals by attending the district schools. At the above age he rented the farm he now owns and three years later took to himself a wife in the person of Miss Jennie S., daughter of William and Jennette Miller, the ceremony being solemnized on the 25th day of February, 1880. Mrs. Brate was born and reared in Fairfield township, But- ler county, enjoyed the advantages of a good common-school education and thus far her life has mainly been spent within a compar- atively short distance of her native place. During the four years following his mar- riage Mr. Brate, in partnership with his brother, ran what is known as the Brant farm, but at the expiration of that time rented land upon his own responsibility and continued to cultivate the same until pur- chasing his present place in 1893.

Mr. Brate's farm, which consists of one hundred acres of fine tillable land, lies in one of the richest agricultural districts of Union township and in point of improve- ment and productiveness compares favor- ably with any like area in Butler county. It is kept in excellent condition and cultivated according to the most advanced methods,

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the buildings of all kinds being first-class and up-to-date, especially the beautiful and commodious dwelling, which was erected in 1901 at a cost of several thousands of dol- lars. It is attractive and imposing in ap- pearance, tastefully arranged in all parts and, being supplied with the comforts and conveniences calculated to make farm life desirable, impresses all who see it as a model country home. Mr. Brate is not only an enterprising agriculturist and stock raiser, but exhibits a commendable public spirit in all matters pertaining to the mate- rial advancement of his township and county and the social and moral welfare of his fel- low citizens. He has been identified with several local enterprises of note, including among others the Springdale Mutual Pro- tective Company, of which he is now serv- ing as chairman, and for several years he was president of the Memorial Association of Union Township, besides holding the of- fice of trustee of his township for a period of six years, in all of which positions he discharged his duties ably and in a most praiseworthy manner. In politics he is one of Union township's leading Democrats, be- ing influential in party affairs and an active worker in promoting the success of the ticket, though by no means an office seeker or an aspirant for any kind of public dis- tinction.

Fraternally, he is a member of the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Junior Order United American Mechanics, having served as noble grand and deputy grand master in the first-named organization, and at this time he holds the titles of past chancellor and past grand representative in the Pythian brotherhood. He is also a member of the Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorassan.

Mr. Brate possesses excellent judgment and sound discretion in business matters and it is a fact worthy of note that all of his undertakings have been eminently success- ful, as he is today one of the financially strong and reliable men of his community, as well as one of its most progressive and public-spirited citizens. He has made farm- ing pay, and the handsome competence he now commands and the independent posi- tion which he occupies are directly attribu- table to his own industry and to his well- formed purpose to succeed. Religiously, Mr. and Mrs. Brate are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, belonging to the congregation at Westchester, in which the subject holds the positions of elder and trustee. He is active in all lines of work un- der the auspices of the church, being espe- cially efficient in the Sunday school, where his services as a teacher and official have long been valuable and greatly appreciated. Mr. Brate and wife have many warm friends and admirers in their community and stand high in the confidence and esteem of all with whom they associate or come into contact. Their influence has always been direct and salutary and on every question of morals they are invariably found on the side of right. They are the parents of one child, Murray Miller Brate, whose birth occurred on August 5, 1889.

ARTHUR ELLIOTT.

For many years prominent in the affairs of Liberty township and distinguished as a citizen whose prestige and influence were felt far beyond the limits of the community honored by his residence, the late Arthur Elliott stood out a conspicuous figure among

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the successful farmers and representative men of Butler county. Characterized by re- markable breadth of wisdom and strong in- dividuality, and in all of his enterprises and undertakings actuated by noble motives and high resolves, his success and achievements but represented the result of fit utilization of innate talent in directing effort along those lines where mature judgment and rare dis- crimination lead the way. He was one of the strong, forceful men of his day and generation, a leader in movements having for their object the material advancement of the community, while his influence in directing and controlling enterprises for the social and moral welfare of his fellow men was second to that of none of his con- temporaries.

Arthur Elliott was born near the old Spring church. in Liberty township. Butler county, Ohio, on the 2d day of March, 1817. His parents. Joshua and Betsey ( Hughes ) Elliott, were natives of Maryland and from them he inherited many of the sturdy char- acteristics and sterling qualities which made his life such a conspicuous example of use- fulness and his influence so strong in mould- ing and directing the careers of others along the lines of honorable achievement. His uncle, Rev. Arthur W. Elliott, was one of the pioneers of Methodism in southern Ohio. and did as much as any minister of his day to establish the church upon the solid foun- dation which made its early growth and sub- sequent history in the middle west so bright and illustrious.

Arthur Elliott was reared in a com- paratively new and undeveloped country and experienced the various vicissitudes in- cident to clearing and developing a farm from the virgin forest. He was taught the

necessity of industry from his youth, and grew to the full stature of manhood with a proper appreciation of the dignity of toil and of responsibilities which every one must meet and overcome who would make life a success. On arriving at manhood's estate he chose agriculture for his vocation and during the remainder of his life followed the same with most gratifying results, as is attested by the fact of his having accumu- lated large and valuable tracts of real estate, reduced to a high state of tillage and im- proved with fine buildings. Enterprising and progressive in all the words convey, he was one of the model farmers of his day and his aptness in business as well as in labor and management made him in due time one of the wealthiest men of his township.

In the year 1840 Mr. Elliott and Miss Emmeline Van Gorden were united in the honds of wedlock and during the eight years following they lived on the old homestead in Liberty township. In 1848 Mr. Elliott purchased the farm in the same township on which he laid the foundation of his sub- sequent success and on which he reared his family and spent the remainder of his days. During his active years he devoted his at- tention very closely to agriculture and stock raising and while thus engaged added to his means until at the time of his death his estate amounted to eight hundred acres of fine land in Liberty township, besides a large amount of valuable personal property which was the legitimate result of his energy and well-directed toil. The real estate was in a high state of cultivation.

Seven children were born to Arthur and Emmeline Elliott. only three of whom sur- vive. namely : James C. and E. T. are resi- dents of Butler county and B. F. resides in

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Los Angeles, California. Arthur Elliott pos- sessed many noble traits of character and was always distinguished for strict integrity, upright conduct and a high sense of per- sonal honor. Among his other pronounced characteristics may be noted his sobriety, morality, prudence and punctuality in busi- ness, temperance and devotion to family and friends. He donated the ground upon which the old Spring church was erected, and con- tributed liberally to the building, besides giv- ing a lot for cemetery purposes. In politics he was an enthusiastic Republican. His ideas were always clear and explicit; his opinions carried weight and commanded re- spect, and among his fellow citizens he was regarded as an adviser and counsellor in business affairs. Mr. Elliott was intensely and enthusiastically an American and the love of country and its institutions was to him paramount to nearly every other con- sideration. He discharged the duties of citizenship as became a broad-minded man. with the good of the state and nation at heart, nor was he ever negligent in his obli- gations to the community in which he lived, but encouraged to the extent of his ability every enterprise and progressive measure which made for its interest. As a neighbor he was obliging. kind-hearted and generous : liberal almost to a fault, he gave freely of his means to the needy, assisted to carry out undertakings for the public good which ne- cessitated the expenditure of considerable sums of money, and in religious and char- itable enterprises his name generally headed the lists. Mr. Elliott's life was replete with good to his kind and blessed by his pres- ence. He lived to a good old age and died greatly beloved and deeply mourned by all who knew him, on the 24th of April. 1898. in the eighty-second year of his age.

WILLIAM B. LINVILLE, D. O.

In no specific branch of science has there been greater advancement or more momen- tous discoveries than in the treatment of dis- eases. Compared with what it was a quar- ter of a century ago, the healing art is now almost a new profession. Perhaps the most radical departure from old and time-hon- ored methods of treatment is the recently established and widely popular and emi- nently successful school of osteopathy, than which no other system in the same length of time has made such remarkable progress in the history of medical science. Briefly stat- ed. this new departure in the treatment of human ills may be outlined as follows : Os- te-op-a-thy : osteon-bone, and pathos, suf- fering. Legal: A system, method or sci- ence of healing. Historical: Osteopathy was discovered by Dr. A. T. Still, of Bald- win. Kansas. in the year 1874. The Doctor reasoned that a natural flow of blood is health. and that disease is the effect of local or general disturbance of the blood: that to excite the nerves causes muscles to contract and compress the venuous flow of blood to the heart: and that the bones can be used as levers to relieve pressure on the nerves, veins and arteries. Technical: Osteopa- thy is a system of treating diseases without drugs, by the use of the hands to adjust all parts of the human mechanism to perfect mechanical relations. It is the science which finds in disturbed mechanical relations of the anatomical parts of the body, causes of disease, and which is employed to cure dis- ease by applying technical knowledge and high manual skill to the correction of all disturbed relations occurring in the mechan- ical arrangement of the body. It is essen- tially founded upon the principles of anato-

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my and physiology. The word does not mean the treatment of the bones nor of bone diseases; it was used as a name because the founder of the system discovered the impor- tance of disturbances in the bony framework of the body in causing disease. He studied the skeleton as the foundation of anatomy, upon which science he grounded his system. The meaning of the word applies not only to derangement of bony parts, but to disturbed relations of ligaments, tendons, blood ves- sels, muscles, nerves, and of any body tissue as well. Osteopathist : One who practices osteopathy, an osteopatha, doctor of osteop- athy, the technical and official designation of a graduate and practitioner being D. O., Doctor of Osteopathy.

Representing this new and rapidly grow- ing system of treatment in the city of Mid- dletown, Ohio, is Dr. William B. Linville, whose success since locating in his present field of practice has been little less than phe- nomenal. The Doctor is a native of Knox county, Missouri, where his birth occurred on March 4, 1874, being the son of Joseph Linville, who was also born and reared in the same county and state and who followed farming and stock raising for a livelihood. The early life of the subject began assisting with the duties of the same, the meantime entering the district schools of his native county, which he attended until his four- teenth year. At that age he became a stu- dent of the town high school not far from his home, from which he was graduated in the summer of 1891 and later he entered the American School of Osteopathy at Kirksville, Missouri, where he prosecuted his studies for a period of two years, com- pleting the full course and receiving the de- gree of Doctor of Osteopathy in 1900.

In looking around for a favorable field in which to begin the practice of his pro- fession, Dr. Linville was impressed with the advantages which the thriving city of Mid- dletown, Ohio, offered; accordingly, in Feb- ruary following his graduation, he opened an office here and it was not long until his method of treatment commended itself to the public. At first, it is true, there were certain prejudices of long standing to en- counter and the hostility of the regular schools of medicine to overcome, but in due time these obstacles were successfully surmounted and a professional business es- tablished which in point of magnitude is not exceeded by that of any other practitioner in the city. He has treated, with the happi- iest results, numerous chronic cases given up by regular physicians, and his success with all kinds of diseases has been truly re- markable. Thoroughly in earnest in all he undertakes and determined to leave nothing undone in the way of increasing his knowl- edge and in perfecting his methods of treatment, the Doctor shortly after locating at Middletown took a post-graduate course in the Chicago School of Osteopathy, since which time his advancement has been con- tinuous and his reputation as an able and successful healer equal to that of any other physician in a part of the state long distin- guished for a high order of medical talent. Dr. Linville enjoys the confidence of the public to a marked degree and among his patients are many of the best families in Middletown and adjacent country. Not content with laurels already won, he strives with all the power at his command to keep pace with modern medical thought, and, judging by his series of successes in the past, the future is roseate with promises of

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still greater achievements and a much still a mere lad took a pardonable pride in wider field of usefulness.

In the year 1902 Dr. Linville was united in marriage with Miss Bertha Barxalow, a cultivated and refined young lady of Frank- lin, Ohio, a graduate of the high school of that city and a favorite in its best social circles. Since coming to Middletown she has won a warm place in the affections of a large number of friends and associates and, as a faithful and devoted member of the Presbyterian church, has made her influence felt in religious and charitable work, being deeply interested in all movements for the moral and spiritual welfare of the people of her adopted city. The Doctor is a Meth- odist and has demonstrated his faith by his works, being as characteristically earnest and conscientious in his religious zeal as he is in his profession. Fraternally, he is iden- tified with the Pythian order, and politically, supports the principles of the Republican party.

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Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio, Part 113

Author: Bert S. Bartlow, W. H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, Frederick Schneider, and others Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1149

Author: Bert S. Bartlow, W. H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, Frederick Schneider, and others
Publication date: 1905
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 1149