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Mr. Montgomery has been married twice, and by his first union had two children, Stanley W., who is cultivating the St. Albans township farm belonging to his father, and Edwin W., who is operating the home place. In 1902 Mr. Mont- gomery wedded Miss Rebecca Channel, an accomplished lady and a daughter of Alpheus Channel, of this county. Mr. Montgomery is one whose memory forms a connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive present. He can in recollection go back to the time when the homes were widely scattered and when much of the land was still uncultivated. Those were the days of log-cabins, of spinning-wheels and of cradles, of homespun garments and of tallow candles. The conditions of life have truly changed, and at all times Mr. Montgomery has favored progressive ideas and modern, believing that man should continually advance, for each generation is benefited by the experiences and by the energies of the preceding generations. Therefore he has taken an active interest in the work of general improvement and has kept in touch with all those interests which have worked for the benefit of the community at large.
F. E. CORKWELL, D. O.
Dr. F. E. Corkwell is connected with that method of practice which recent scientific investigation has given to the world, and the value of which time has attested. As a representative of osteopathic healing he has secured a liberal patronage and that his labors have been followed by gratifying results in the restoration of health is shown by the fact that his business is continually growing.
Dr. Corkwell is a native of Mount Sterling, Ohio, born July 12, 1873. His parents are G. W. and Elizabeth E. (Lester) Corkwell, both natives of Pickaway county, Ohio. The father has devoted his life to the occupation of farming and is now living near Mount Sterling.
Reared on the old homestead farm in Pickaway county, Dr. Corkwell divided his time in his youthful days between the work of the fields, the duties of the school room and the pleasures of the playground. Later he continued his education in the Ohio Normal University and was graduated in 1895 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. For five years he devoted his energies to teaching in Pickaway county
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and proved a capable educator, but becoming interested in the science of osteopathy he began studying along that line in 1900, and in 1902 was graduated from the parent school at Kirksville, Missouri. The same year he returned to Newark for practice and has remained here continuously since. The rapid growth of his business necessitated his taking in a partner, and in 1906 he was joined by Dr. W. I. Joss, a former classmate. He has most thorough knowledge of anatomy and the component parts of the human body and his professional labors have been attended by a gratifying measure of success. He is a member of both the state and national osteopathic associations.
In 1907 Dr. Corkwell was married to Miss Ruth Speer, a daughter of Dr. A. T. Speer, a medical practitioner of Newark. Dr. Corkwell is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Masonic lodge, of Newark, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist church. He is known for his fearless devotion to whatever he believes to be his duty and is a con- scientious, capable practitioner whose worth as a citizen is also prized, for his cooperation can be counted upon to further any measure that tends to promote public progress.
ANDREW BEARD.
Andrew Beard, well known in agricultural circles in Licking county, where for many years he has followed farming, his present place being located on the National road, a quarter of a mile east of Jacksontown, was born in Licking township, January 10, 1835, a son of Thomas and Rachael (Pitser) Beard. His father, who also followed farming here, reared the following children: Joseph ; Annie Anderson; Margaret, deceased; Andrew; Maria, deceased; Kate Detro, deceased ; Sarah Catlin; John; James; and Rachael Vail. The last two are also deceased.
Andrew Beard was reared to agricultural life on his father's farm, during his boyhood days becoming familiar with the various departments of husbandry and availing himself of the educational advantages of the district school. Upon fin- ishing his studies he settled down to the pursuit of agriculture, since he preferred this to any other vocation in life, and he has since been engaged in general farming and stock breeding. His long experience in tilling the soil has made him an expert in the production of general crops, he being as well versed in crop rotation and the nature of soils as any man in the county. His farm, which is provided with all modern improvements, is in every respect indicative of thrift and progress, and is one of the best for general agriculture and stock purposes in the township. Mention should not be omitted of the fact that during the Civil strife in this country Mr. Beard was ready to defend the honor of his country, and as captain of the home guard militia took an active part in the war of the rebellion.
On September 14, 1857, Mr. Beard wedded Eliza Helen Headley, at. the home of her parents in the village of Jacksontown. Ohio. Her father, Uzal Headley. was born in New Jersey, October 17, 1795, and for many years was proprietor of a hotel in the above named town. and his marriage to Elizabeth Beem, a native of
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Maryland, born November 28, 1797, was celebrated April 10, 1823, her death having occurred at the residence of the subject of this review, December 11, 1886, while her husband entered into rest in Jacksontown, Ohio, November 5, 1871. His parents lived at Jersey, Ohio, for some time and also at Zanesville, this state, before locating on their farm in Jacksontown, and among their children were: Phoebe, Gamaliel, Jane, Elizabeth, Eliza, Sarah, Martha, Helom and Marilla. Mr. and Mrs. Beard reared a family of six children. Charrie, the eldest, was born July 11, 1858, and on January 8, 1880, married O. N. Wolcott, a physician of Columbus, Ohio, to whom were born Oliver, deceased, Andrew Walter, Shepherd, deceased, Helen and Ethel. Lua, born March 29, 1861, wedded W. E. Wallace, engaged in farming, printing and the insurance business, near Jacksontown, Ohio. They have three children, Mabel E., Helen M., and William Andrew. Etta, born April 14, 1863, was united in marriage to W. O. Coryell, a merchant of Columbus, Ohio, on December 2, 1890. E. V., who was born April 14, 1867, and is engaged in merchandising in Jacksontown, Ohio, was married October 30, 1889, to Maggie Stewart. She died on August 9, eleven years later, being survived by two children, Lura E., and Charrie R. On October 9, 1902, E. V. Beard married Oda Fulk, to which union was born one child, Elsie E., deceased. Glennie, born February 23, 1821, and is a music teacher of Jacksontown, Ohio, was married February 11, 1892, to A. E. Lewis, and has one child, Helen B. Franklin A., born October 22, 1879, is a machinist of Columbus, this state. He wedded Zula Cummins, November 28, 1901, and to them have been born the following children: Mary F., John Andrew and Glennetta.
Mr. Beard has been quite prominent in the affairs of this county, having served as administrator and executor and while performing the duties of that office settled up more than fifteen estates. For twelve years he was a member of the board of education of the Jacksontown independent school system, being one of the five men who made the Jacksontown school independent, having been treasurer of the board, and for nineteen years he officiated as treasurer of this township. He has always been deeply interested in every movement pertaining to husbandry and for fourteen years was a director of the Licking County Agricultural society, for four years of which period he was president of the organization. As to his religious affiliations he was reared by Methodist parents but subsequently severed his relations with the Methodist church, and now attends the Fairmount Presby- terian church. He has always enjoyed an excellent reputation throughout the county, in the business and public affairs of which he is a prominent factor.
ALLEN COBURN, M. D.
Dr. Allen Coburn, successfully engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in Homer, was born in Becketts, Washington county, Ohio, July 17, 1869, a son of Leonidas J. and Susan (Swift) Coburn. The father's birth occurred in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1831, his parents being Nicholas and Elizabeth Coburn, who came to this state from Massachusetts, where they were born. After his marriage, Leonidas J. Coburn located on a farm in Morgan county, Ohio, across the river
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from Becketts, and there he still resides, but in 1895 was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife. His time and energies have been devoted to general agricultural pursuits, with the result that he has obtained a good living for himself and family. He has also been somewhat prominent in community affairs, serving for nine years as county commissioner. He also filled the office of justice of the peace; has served on the school board, and has occupied other official positions to which his fellow townsmen have called him, recognizing his genuine worth and public- spirited devotion to the general good. He is quite prominent locally in republican circles and has always given his political support to that party.
Dr. Coburn was reared upon his father's farm, and his early education was obtained in the district schools. He afterward attended the preparatory school in California, Ohio, and at the age of eighteen years began teaching school, which profession he followed for three years. Subsequently he entered Marietta college, at Marietta, Ohio, from which he was graduated with the class of 1901, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Following the completion of his literary course, which has served as a foundation for his professional knowledge, he took up the study of medicine, and in the following autumn entered the Starling Medical College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1905. On leaving the medical college, he entered upon the active practice of his profession in Licking county, where he has built up a remunerative business. He is very careful in the diagnosis of his cases, and seldom if ever is at fault in predicting the final outcome. He discharges all of his duties with a sense of conscientious obligation that is based upon a thorough knowledge of the responsibility that devolves upon him.
In 1897 Dr. Coburn was married to Miss Anna Mckibben, of Roxbury, Morgan county, Ohio, and they now have two children, Elsie J. and Nicholas W. Dr. Coburn belongs to the Masonic fraternity, the Knights of Pythias, and the Maccabees, and he is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, while his political allegiance is given to the republican party. He is making steady progress in his profession, and in all that he does is actuated by a desire to render capable service to his fellowmen who give him their trust in a professional capacity. His reading and research have been broad and varied, and thus he has continuously added to his knowledge and promoted the value of his work.
LUCIUS V. HOYT.
Lucius V. Hoyt, a well known pioneer of Licking county, was for a long period identified with its business interests, but is now living retired, merely giving his time to his invested interests. He was born in a log cabin in Perry township, April 12, 1835, a son of Silick and Margaret (Stateler) Hoyt. It is supposed that the father was born in New Jersey, for he accompanied his parents from that state to Licking county at an early day, the family home being established north of Newark in Newark township. The father later removed to Hanover township, his last years being spent in Hanover and Perry townships, his death occurring March 28, 1843, when he was fifty-three years and three months of age. The
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mother was born in Zanesville, Ohio, and removed with her parents to Licking county, their home being established in Hanover township. This was in pioneer times, when the Indians were more numerous than the white settlers and when many inconveniences had to be endured. The maternal grandmother has oftentimes gone to mill at Zanesville with a bag of wheat thrown across a horse's back and with two children, one riding in front of her and the other behind her. Provisions were very high, a bushel of wheat being given in exchange for a pound of salt, while other articles were sold in proportion. The mother of our subject died April 18, 1890, when she had reached the very advanced age of eighty-eight years and five months.
Lucius V. Hoyt was reared in much the usual manner of farm lads of that period, his time being given to the work of the fields during the spring and summer months, while a short time during the winter seasons was devoted to the acquire- ment of an education in one of the old-time log schoolhouses, with puncheon floor and slab benches, while the desks were constructed of boards supported by wooden pins driven between the logs which formed the side walls. The methods of instruction, too, were equally primitive. He remained on the home farm until he attained mature years, and, thinking to find other pursuits more congenial than farm labor, on the 24th of December, 1857, he engaged in the mercantile business in Reform, being thus engaged for forty-nine years. During his long connection with trade interests he built up a large patronage and thus became a prosperous business man. In 1861, in connection with his mercantile interests, he began buying wool and became one of the largest dealers in this commodity in this section of Ohio. In his business dealings he was always straightforward and honorable, and the success which he achieved was thus well deserved. He has invested his capital in farming property and now gives his attention to this interest, but is practically living retired, having disposed of his mercantile interests in 1906.
Mr. Hoyt has been twice married. He was first married in 1864, the lady of his choice being Miss Isabelle Denman, a daughter of Hathaway Denman, one of the early settlers of Perry township. Mr. Denman was a young man when he came to Licking county from New Jersey and established his home in the forests of Perry township, where he cleared a small tract of land and erected a log cabin, thus becoming one of the pioneer settlers of this section of Ohio. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt was blessed with five children, namely: Ada J., Maggie J. and Blanche D., all of whom have departed this life; Maud L., the wife of John W. Riley, a resident of Muskingum county, this state; and Arthur, who is a merchant at Perryton. The wife and mother was called to her final rest on the 29th of September, 1896. On the 13th of September, 1908, Mr. Hoyt was again married, his second union being with Mrs. Anna R. Arnold, the widow of John H. Arnold. She bore the maiden name of Denman, being a sister of Mr. Hoyt's first wife. By her former marriage Mrs. Hoyt had one daughter, Ada L., now the wife of Bernard Freeman, of San Jose, California.
Mr. Hoyt's study of the political questions and issues of the day has led him to give stalwart support to the men and measures of democracy. For a number of years he served as postmaster of Reform, but otherwise has filled no public offices. He has lived to witness many changes in this section from the period of
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his boyhood to the present time, for he can well remember when Licking county was but sparsely settled and one had to travel long distances to the city markets. He has, however, not only been an interested witness but an active participant in the work of reform and improvement and feels a just pride in the work that has been accomplished.
ROBBINS HUNTER.
Robbins Hunter is one of the younger attorneys of Newark, yet his years seem no bar to his progress, for already he has attained prominence and success that many an older lawyer might well envy. He was born in this city September 23, 1880, his parents being Samuel M. and Iva (Robbins) Hunter, natives of Ohio. The father came from Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, in 1863 and practiced law in Newark until his death, which occurred February 20, 1907. He was recognized as one of the leading practitioners of the Licking county bar, having made careful preparation, while, at the same time, he had thorough appreciation of the absolute ethics of life and of the underlying principles which form the basis of all human rights and privileges. He served as city solicitor, as prose- cuting attorney and as judge of the Court of Common Pleas and his decisions indicated strong mentality, careful analysis and an unbiased judgment. Moreover, his keen business discernment and enterprise constituted features in the successful conduct of various important business interests. He was a director and stock- holder in the old Franklin Bank, also the Franklin National Bank, was a stockholder in the Advocate Printing Company, a director of the Newark Telephone Company and a stockholder and director of the Edward H. Everett Company. The Masonic fraternity found in him an exemplary member and passing through various degrees of the York Rite he became a Knight Templar. He was also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men and the Elks, and his brethren of those fraternities found in him one who was loyal to their beneficent spirit and teachings concerning the universal brotherhood of mankind. At the time of the Civil war he became a soldier, serving in Ohio when Morgan made his raid into the north. He afterward became a very prominent and influential member of the Grand Army of the Republic, taking an active interest in its work and doing all in his power to further the welfare of his old comrades in arms. Progress and patriotism might well be termed the keynote of his character, for they were manifest in all of his relations. His widow still survives and is yet a resident of Newark.
Robbins Hunter acquired his early intellectual training in the Newark schools, continuing his studies until he became a high-school student. He afterwards spent a year in the Fishburn Military School at Waynesboro, Virginia, which he entered in 1897, and later he matriculated in the Denison University at Granville, Ohio, there completing his literary education. In preparation for the practice of law he pursued his reading for two years with his father as his preceptor and then completed his law course in the Ohio State University. In 1903 he was admitted to practice and formed a partnership with his father under the firm
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style of Hunter & Hunter, which relation was continued until the father's death, since which time Robbins Hunter has practiced alone. In a profession where influence avails little or naught, advancement depending entirely upon individual effort, he has worked his way steadily upward. His reputation as a lawyer has been won through earnest, honest labor and his standing at the bar is a merited tribute to his ability.
Aside from professional lines Mr. Hunter is well known in business circles of the city, being a director and stockholder in the Edward H. Everett Company, and also interested in the Advocate Printing Company, the Franklin National Bank and the Newark Telephone Company.
On the 19th of November, 1903, Mr. Hunter was married to Miss Katharine Burner, of Newark, and they have one son, Robbins, born August 25, 1905. The parents are communicants of the Episcopal church and Mr. Hunter belongs to the Lieking County Bar Association, the Masonic fraternity, the Red Men and the Woodmen-associations which indicate much of the character of his interests and the principles which govern his life.
B. FRANK BARNES, M. D.
B. Frank Barnes, engaged in the general practice of medicine, and giving much attention to surgery, has never been content with the second best but has always labored to reach a high standard in his profession, with the result that his work has been crowned with gratifying and enviable success. A native of Holmes county, Ohio, he was born August 10, 1865. His father, Moses Barnes, was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1800, and during the pioneer epoch in the history of Ohio he came to this state with his father, who entered a claim from the govern- ment. It was upon this farm that Dr. Barnes was born. For many years Moses Barnes carried on general agricultural pursuits, becoming one of the representa- tive agriculturists of the community. He died in 1885 at the age of eighty-five years, while his wife survived until 1894, passing away at the age of seventy-two. She bore the maiden name of Mary Cooper, and was also a native of the Key- stone state.
Dr. Barnes, after mastering the branches of learning taught in the public schools, continued his education in the Ohio Normal University at Ada, and then taught school for several years in Holmes and Coshocton counties. He devoted six years to that profession, but regarded it only as a preliminary step to other professional labor for, desiring to become a member of the medical profession, he began reading toward that end in 1891, and was graduated from the medical department of the University of Wooster in 1895, having pursued the full course of study in that institution. Thus well qualified for the onerous duties of the profession, he began practice in Hemlock, Perry county, Ohio, where he remained for seven years, and in 1902 he removed to Newark, after pursuing a post- graduate course in New York. He had also taken post-graduate work in the eastern metropolis in 1900, and in 1906 pursued post-graduate study in Chicago. He has always remained a student of his profession, and his knowledge is now
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comprehensive and exact. He is very careful in the diagnosis of his cases, and his ability is attested by the expressions of popular approval on the part of his fellow practitioners and by the regard entertained for him by his professional brethren. He is now surgeon for the Baltimore & Ohio and for the Ohio Electric railway companies, and has done much important surgical work, although he does not confine his attention to this line alone. He is a member of the medical staff of the Newark hospital and a member of the Licking county, the Ohio state, and the National Medical Associations.
In 1904 Dr. Barnes was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Marsh, a native of Shawnee, Ohio, and a daughter of C. C. Marsh, a leading merchant and post- master of that town for many years. At the time of the civil war he served as a soldier, rendering valiant aid to his country in the darkest hour of her history. He is now living in Columbus, and throughout his entire life he has manifested the same loyalty to the old flag which he displayed when he followed the starry banner on the battlefields of the south. Dr. and Mrs. Barnes have one daughter, Eleanor, born July 5, 1906. They are well known socially in Newark and have an extensive circle of warm friends here. Dr. Barnes belongs to Newark lodge of Masons, has also taken the degrees of the chapter and council, and is a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is esteemed not only for his professional ability but also for those sterling traits of character which in every land and clime command respect, good-will and confidence.
ROBERT T. IRWIN.
Robert T. Irwin, who since 1887 has been engaged in merchandising in Toboso, owes his success to his own well directed labors, for, starting out to make his own way in the world at the tender age of nine years, he may truly be called a self-made man. He is a native son of the village in which he has always made his home, his birth having occurred October 16, 1849. He is the eldest of four children born of the marriage of Francis and Elizabeth (Livingston) Irwin, the other members of the family being: James, who makes his home in Newark and is general fore- man of the Postal Telegraph Company; Susie, the wife of Scott M. Varner, foreman of the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph lines and a resident of Toboso; and Frank, who was employed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company and was killed in a wreck at Republic, Ohio, January 4, 1887. The mother was born in Hanover township and following the death of Mr. Irwin, she became the wife of Joshua McVicker, who died in 1861.
Robert T. Irwin was a little lad of nine years at the time of his father's demise, after which he went to make his home with an uncle, his mother's brother. He had few advantages during the period of his youth, but being ambitious to get an education he always managed to attend school for a few months each year and in this way acquired a fair knowledge of the common branches. In his early youth he learned the business of constructing telegraph lines and was thus engaged from 1873 until the winter of 1887-88, in which connection his duties took him to Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri,
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