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In 1847 M. Klippart was married to Miss Emeline Rahn, a native of Canton, Ohio, and a daughter of Adam and Hannah (Fisher) Rahn, the latter a native of Baltimore, Maryland, while Mr. Rahn was born in Gettys- burg, Pennsylvania. Throughout his entire life he followed the occupation of farming and made his home in Stark county, where both he and his wife passed away. There were two children born unto Mr. and Mrs. Klippart but the younger, Clara, died at the age of eleven years. The surviving daugh- ter, Josephine, is yet with her mother, and both are consistent members of the First Congregational church. They reside at No. 275 East Town street, which home was erected by Mr. Klippart in 1860, and, though well advanced in years, Mrs. Klippart is still very active.
Mr. Klippart held membership with the Masonic fraternity and in early life gave his political allegiance to the democracy, but afterward be- came a republican. His death occurred in Columbus, October 24. 1878, and when he was laid to rest most of the state officers, the president and all the members of the State Board of Agriculture were in attendance at his funeral to pay their last tribute of respect to one whom they knew well and honored. His life was examplary in its family, social and official relations. He was always conscientious and industrious in that which he did whether in the interests of science, in the promotion of the affairs of his office or in his private relations. His virtues, talents and learning were equally great, and Ohio had no more loyal son. No more capable official could have been chosen for the office which he so long filled and men of broad learning recognized his capability, while the effectiveness of his work was seen in practical results. Those who were associated with him in official life enter- tained for him the highest regard and in fact he won from them an affec- tion which was brotherly in its nature.
HOWARD CLARK THOMPSON.
As a member of the firm of Thompson & Oldroyd, electrical contractors, Howard Clark Thompson is rapidly gaining distinction in his chosen field of labor in Columbus, the city of his residence. He was born in Maysville, Mis- souri, December 22, 1872, a son of John L. and Anna Eliza (Hampton)
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Thompson, the former a native of Giliad, Ohio, and now a resident of Chilli- cothe, Missouri, while the later, a daughter of George W. Hampton, is a native of Gallipolis, this state. She is a cousin of General Wade Hampton.
Howard Clark Thompson pursued his literary education in the public schools of Mt. Ayr, Iowa, and in the North high school at Columbus. In 1900 he entered the engineering department of the Ohio State University, where he pursued a course in electrical engineering and construction. With a thorough knowledge of his profession he accepted a position with the Peruna Drug Com- pany as house electrician and later was employed by the Columbus Railway Light & Power Company, and was also connected with several prominent con- tractors of this city. In 1905 he entered the general electrical contracting field on his own account, while two years later, in 1907, desirous that his labors might reach out into a broader field, he formed a partnership with Mr. F. Old- royd and now conducts business under the firm style of Thompson & Oldroyd. They execute contracts in all branches of electrical construction and equipment and the manufacture of special appliances. Mr. Thompson is a skilled work- man, so that those who employ his services are assured of satisfactory results.
Mr. Thompson was married October 28, 1903, to Miss Mary Estella Cul- bertson, a daughter of J. H. Culbertson, a prominent merchandise broker of Co- lumbus. They have an interesting little son and daughter: John Howard, aged four years ; and Anna Estella, two years old. Mrs. Thompson is a member and an active worker in the North Congregational church.
Mr. Thompson gives his political support to the republican party where national issues are involved, while at local elections he votes independently. Fraternally he is identified with the Odd Fellows, the Fraternal Mystic Circle and the Ancient Order of United Workmen, while in the line of his profession he is identified with the Builders Exchange. He is likewise a member of the Maynard Club. The family home at No. 42 West Blake avenue is the scene of many social functions and these hospitable young people have a very large cir- cle of warm and admiring friends.
ZENO GLICK.
Zeno Glick, who has led a busy and active life as a farmer of Fairfield county, has for the past two years lived retired in a beautiful home in Canal Winchester and the rest which he is now enjoying is well deserved. He was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, in 1841, of the marriage of Henry and Sarah (Peters) Glick, both of whom were born in 1796. The Glicks are of German descent and are related to ex-Governor Glick of Kansas. Henry Glick and Sarah Peters was married in 1818 and became the parents of sixteen children. four of whom died in infancy, and five still survive. They also had sixty- five grandchildren, of whom forty-five are now living, and thirty-eight great- grandchildren, of whom four of the number are deceased.
Henry Glick followed farming as a life work and became a very prosper- ous and successful man. As a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church
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he led an exemplary life and his principles are still looked upon as models by those who remember him. He was patriotic in the truest sense of the term and although at the time of the Civil war he was too advanced in years to go to the front he sent two of his sons, Erasmus and Zeno, and this meant much ardu- ous labor to be performed by the father on the home farm. The son Erasmus became a member of the Ninetieth Indiana Regiment and was killed in the battle of Perryville when he had been in the service but eight days. When the father received the news of his death his reply was, "Send the body home and would to God I had another son for the same cause !" He was a great admirer of Lincoln and was a man beloved by all who knew him. He died at the age of seventy-three years, while his wife, surviving for about fifteen years, died in 1887, at the very advanced age of ninety-one.
Zeno Glick was reared and educated in the county of his nativity and re- mained with his parents until the time of the Civil war, when, as above stated, he went to the front and did valiant service in defense of the Union cause. At the close of hostilities he returned to his home in Fairfield county and cared for his parents in their last days, being the youngest of the family. For many years he engaged in general farming and stock-raising and met with excellent success in his undertakings, so that he is now able to live retired from all busi- ness cares. Two years ago he left the farm and removed to Canal Winchester, where he erected a fine, modern residence, and here he expects to spend his remaining years.
Mr. Glick was married in 1867 to Miss Amanda M. Bollenbaugh, who was also born in Fairfield county in 1844. Their union has been blessed with six children : Harry U., Mary A., Albert P., Frank M., Anna M., and Fannie E. All were educated in the public schools and Frank M. has graduated in law.
Mr. Glick is a republican in his political views but he has never been ac- tive in politics, preferring to do his duty as a private citizen. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and his life is lived in harmony with his professions. His success has come to him not as the result of any for- tunate circumstance but is the outcome of his own energy, labor and persever- ance, directed by an evenly balanced mind and by honorable business prin- ciples ..
EDWIN L. CARLTON, M. D.
For the past forty-three years Dr. Edwin L. Carlton has been engaged in the practice of medicine in the state of Ohio, and while he has done much for humanity in a professional way, he has also contributed in a large measure toward the public life of his home locality, now serving his second term as mayor of Canal Winchester, while for the past six years he has served as jus- tice of the peace.
Dr. Carlton was born in Athens county, Ohio, in 1838, a son of John and Ann Matilda (Dinsmore) Carlton, both of whom were natives of New Hamp- shire, the former born in 1795, while the latter was born in 1804, and their
DR. E. L. CARLTON
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marriage occurred in 1834. The paternal grandfather, David Carlton, served seven years in the Revolutionary war. He was paid in Continental money, and on the way home from the war a single meal cost him fifty dollars, which was seven months' compensation. The maternal grandfather, Isaac Dinsmore, served as captain in the war of 1812.
John Carlton, the father of our subject, removed to the Buckeye state in 1835, and locating in Athens county, there purchased a farm and followed general agricultural pursuits for many years. He, however, possessed much mechanical skill and inegnuity and disposing of his farming interests, en- gaged in the manufacture of ox yokes, wagons, hay rakes and many other articles made of wood, including musical instruments. He was an expert in woodwork and became a successful man in business. He did all the work in connection with the erection of his house, including the plastering, which has stood for seventy years and is still in excellent condition. He was a man of more than ordinary strength and mechanical ability and was highly re- spected in the locality in which he made his home.
Edwin L. Carlton was reared on the home farm and began his early edu- cation in Coolville Seminary, while subsequently he spent two years in Dela- ware College. About this time the Civil war was inaugurated and his patriotic spirit being aroused, he enlisted for service in June, 1861, becoming a member of the Thirty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving under Colonel Grossbeck and Captain Rhodes in Company K. Dr. Carlton was in the battles of New Madrid, Island No. 10 and on the advance from Pittsburg Landing to Corinth. Having spent one year in the study of medicine, he was detailed for hospital service, thus continuing from 1862 until he was honorably discharged in September, 1864. During this time he spent all his leisure hours in study and this, added to his practical experience, proved a great benefit to him, when ať the close of the war he entered Starling Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1865.
Well qualified for the practice of his profession, Dr. Carlton in August, 1865, located near Canal Winchester and from that time to the present has been engaged in practice. His patronage extends over a wide area and he is al- ways ready to answer any call both night and day. During the forty-three years in which he has followed his profession he has seen much arduous labor, for in early times there were often six months in the year that the roads were in such condition that it was necessary for him to travel on horseback or on foot, and many times he has had to resort to the latter method of travel. In 1900 he took up his abode in Canal Winchester, where he expects to spend his re- maining days.
Although leading a very busy life in connection with his profession, Dr. Carlton has yet found time to devote to public duties and is now serving his' second term as chief executive of Canal Winchester, while for the past six years he has filled the office of justice of the peace. He has ever discharged his duties with a strict sense of moral obligation and his service has always been satisfactory to his fellowmen. He is independent in both political and religious views, and his fraternal relations are with the Masons. He holds to high ideals not only in his profession but in citizenship and in social relations,
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and thus commands the warm esteem and genuine admiraton of all with whom he comes in contact.
Dr. Carlton was married in March, 1865, the lady of his choice being Miss Martha Stone, who died in 1884. Five daughters and one son were born of this union, namely : Mrs. Emma Noyes, Mrs. Mary Snyder, Dr. John Carlton, Mrs. Clara Sanderson, Mrs. Grace Stewart and Mrs. Kate Mitchell. Dr. Carl- ton was again married in December, 1885, to Mrs. Fannie A. Hitchcock.
HENRY M. INNIS.
Henry M. Innis, president of the Franklin County Pioneer Associa- tion, is a representative of one of the oldest, most prominent and honored families of this part of the state. He still lives on land which his grand- parents purchased at a very early day in the development of this part of Ohio, securing the land through soldiers' patents issued for service in the war of 1812. He was a son of Colonel Gustavus S. Innis, of whom extended mention is made in another page of this work. Reared under the parental roof, he pursued a public-school education and throughout his business career has been connected with agricultural interests. He was reared to the life of the farm and on attaining his majority resolved to make the work of the fields a source of livelihood for himself. He was diligent and energetic in his farming operations and the success which attended him made it pos- sible for him to now live in honorable retirement from labor, deriving a substantial income from his invested interests.
Mr. Innis was married in Mifflin township to Miss Alice A. Drake, daughter of Elam Drake, who was born in Connecticut, November 16, 1812, and arrived in Franklin county, Ohio, about 1831. He married Miss Angelina Patterson in the year 1836 and has since made his home in Frank- lin county. He is still living in Mifflin township at the venerable age of ninety-six years. In his family were six children, all of whom yet survive: Franklin, who was a soldier in the One Hundred and Forty-third Regiment during the Civil war; Charles P. and Douglas C., who were soldiers in the One Hundred and Thirty-third Ohio Regiment during the Civil war; Dwight; Alice A., now Mrs. Innis; and George B., who is an artist of New York city. The father gave his early political support to the whig party and afterward became a stanch republican, since which time he has con- tinued to follow the banners of that organization. During his early life in the east he learned and followed the brickmaker's trade and after his removal to Ohio he became identified with the construction of many build- ings which are regarded as landmarks in the city and county. He also purchased seventy-five acres of land in Mifflin township and built thereon a log cabin. Later he made brick, from which he erected a brick resi- dence and the other buildings upon his farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Innis have always resided in Franklin county. At the time of the Civil war he espoused the cause of the Union and joined
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the One Hundred and Thirty-third Regiment, of which his father was colonel, serving under his command in many of the hotly contested battles in the south. He has been very active in secret societies, belonging to a number of such organizations and moreover is a valued and prominent member of the Franklin County Pioneers Association, in which he has been an officer for twenty years, serving at the present time as its president, to which office he was elected in 1907. He is well known in fraternal circles, being a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men and the Grand Army of the Republic and in all of these orders he has filled various offices. He is deeply interested in all that pertains to the early history of the county and believes in preserving the records as well as maintaining the pleasant social relations between those who were bound together by indissoluble ties during the pioneer epoch in the history of the county. The name of Innis has always been an honored one here, for its representatives have been active and substantial citizens, in hearty sympathy with the onward march of progress.
JAMES A. DEAN.
In the death of James A. Dean, Columbus lost one of its most highly esteemed and revered pioneer citizens, for his life was closely interwoven with its history from the time when it was a mere settlement on the banks of the Scioto river to its present state of enterprise and industry. His purposes, too, were so kindly, his sympathy so unbounded, that all who knew him felt honored by his friendship.
Mr. Dean was born in Frederick county, Maryland, February 19, 1815, of Irish-Scotch parentage. He was a little lad of seven years when he was brought by his parents from his native state to Ohio, the family home being first established in Belmont county, while later the parents made their way to Muskingum county, this state. After reaching years of maturity Mr. Dean acted as superintendent of that section of the old national road be- tween Wheeling, West Virginia, and Columbus, and after a few years thus spent he came to Columbus and accepted a position as guard at the state prison under his uncle, Warden John Patterson. He served in this capacity until 1856, when he was chosen to the position of deputy warden, thus serv- ing continuously for a quarter of a century. His official duties were ever discharged in a faithful and fearless manner and his appreciation of the responsibilities that rested upon him were such as to make him a most acceptable incumbent in office. He was charitable and kindly in his treat- ment of his wards, doing equal justice to all and granting favors to none. He did much toward the progress of prison reform. While he was exacting of the inmates and daily had to contend with provoking circumstances he was never known to give way to temper or to speak harshly to an official or to those entrusted to his care. He always insisted that each individual had his good side and redeeming features and tried to impress upon each the
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value of development of those qualities, and during his forty years' connec- tion with the penitentiary he commanded the respect of the vast army of inmates with whom he had to deal.
In early life Mr. Dean also served as captain of the Columbus police force and in this connection won the love and confidence of each patrolman who served under him. He remained active in business until two years prior to his demise, when he suffered a stroke of paralysis, which rendered him an invalid throughout his remaining days. During his long illness he was a patient sufferer, considerate of the feelings of others, his greatest fear being that he might be a burden or a care to his family. A devoted and consistent member of the Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal church, James A. Dean, familiarly known by his many friends as "Uncle Jimmy," died in that faith February 19, 1890-the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth.
In 1849 in Columbus, occurred the marriage of James A. Dean and Miss Susan Brickell, a daughter of John Brickell and now the only sur- vivor of ten children. Mr. Brickell was one of the earliest settlers of Frank- linton, now the city of Columbus, and prior to his death in 1842 donated to the city a large amount of his extensive landed possessions, which is now some of the most valuable property of the city. He was public spirited and charitable to an unusual degree. He hewed the logs used in the erection of the first Methodist church and burned the bricks used in building the first brick church, which stood on the present site of the public-school library on East Town street. He also owned the land where the North market now stands and also the site which is now occupied by the Northern Hotel and auditorium and twenty-five acres where the Bar- racks reservation is now located.
Mrs. Dean has spent her entire life in Columbus and no pioneer woman of the city is more familiar with its history or of the events which have left their impress upon its annals. Her life has been devoted to her family and her hospitable spirit is known to many whom she has befriended. Several orphan boys whom she took into her home and reared are now prosperous busi- ness men in various parts of the country. For many years a member and visitor of the Benevolent Society, none ever sought her aid in vain. Hale and hearty, her mental faculties still unimpaired, on the 30th of September, 1908, she celebrated the eighty-second anniversary of her birth, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Waters, at No. 536 Keifer avenue, on which occasion her children were present, while many friends called to pay re- spects and extend hearty congratulations. A letter received from one of the above mentioned orphans and who is now a prosperous man of Illinois, contained the following tribute: "Your patience, gentleness and love has been an inspiration and benediction to me. It has brightened and sweet- ened the lives of those who came in contact with you, binding them to you with the gentle ties of affection."
Mrs. Dean is the mother of three children, two daughters and a son: Alice, the wife of A. D. Shaw, of Columbus; Ida, now Mrs. John H. Waters; and James C., also of this city. There is also one grandson, James A. Dean.
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Mrs. Waters, with whom Mrs. Dean now makes her home, was born Feb- ruary 10, 1855, and on the 14th of September, 1882, gave her hand in mar- riage to John H. Waters, who was born in Marietta, Ohio, July 8, 1852, and who is now a traveling salesman. They had one daughter, Mary, who died at the age of six years. The family is a prominent one in social circles and are highly esteemed by all with whom they are brought in contact.
JOHN SADLER, M. D.
Dr. John Sadler has engaged in the practice of medicine in Columbus for almost four decades and throughout this entire period has enjoyed an ex- tensive patronage that has come to him in recognition on the part of the public of his skill and trustworthiness in professional lines. He was born in Mecca, Trumbull county, Ohio, September 2, 1844. His father, Thomas Sadler, was a native of Ireland and arrived in the United States in the '20s, settling in northeastern Ohio among its pioneer residents. He devoted his life to farming and died in 1860. His wife, who in her maidenhood was Ann Millikin, was also a native of the Emerald isle, but they were married in Ohio and Mrs. Sadler survived her husband for two years, passing away in 1862. One of their sons, George Sadler, was graduated in medicine from the Michigan University at Ann Arbor with the class of 1859 and practiced in Portage county, Ohio, where his death occurred in 1902. Another brother, T. J. Sadler, is a member of the bar of Ottawa county, Ohio.
Dr. Sadler pursued his early education in the common schools and after- ward attended an academy at West Farmington, Ohio. He was not yet eight- een years of age when, in 1862, he offered his service to the government and joined the Union army as a member of Company B, Eighty-seventh Ohio In- fantry. He was captured at Harper's Ferry the same year, but was paroled and afterward discharged. In June, 1864, he reenlisted, becoming a member of the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Infantry, with which he was on active duty until honorably discharged after the close of the war in August, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky. He participated in a number of important engage- ments and campaigns, taking part in the movement of the Union troops under General Sherman.
When the Union armies were crowned with victory and the country no longer needed his aid, Dr. Sadler returned to the north and took up the study of medicine in Portage county, Ohio. He also pursued his preparation for the profession in the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor and in the West- ern Reserve Medical College at Cleveland, Ohio, from which he was graduated with the class of 1869. He devoted two years to practice in Ostintown, Mahon- ing county, and in June, 1870, came to Columbus, where he has since been an active representative of the medical fraternity. He had his first office on State street, where the government building now stands, remaining there for thirteen years. He soon demonstrated his ability in the excellent results that followed his professional labors and he has ever rendered his work more and
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more efficient by his study and investigation, which have kept him in touch with the most advanced ideas of the profession.
In the year of his removal to this city Dr. Sadler was married to Miss C. E. Taylor, a native of Columbus and a daughter of James Taylor, a pioneer undertaker here. One child was born of this marriage, Anna Belle, now Mrs. Stritmatter, of Norwood, Ohio.
Dr. Sadler is a member of McCoy Post, G. A. R., and thus maintains pleas- ant relations with his old army comrades. He has always been as loyal to his country in days of peace as in time of war and has given his influence to fur- ther all interests which are a matter of municipal pride. In his profession he has worked diligently, neglecting no opportunity to aid those who have come to him for professional service and for a long period has been the loved family physician in many households of the capital city.
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