Century history of Delaware County, Ohio and representative citizens 20th, Part 115

Author: Lytle, James Robert, 1841- [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Chicago, Biographical publishing company
Number of Pages: 926

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In 1865 Mr. Cone was admitted to the Bar. and in the following year he began the prac- tice of his profession in Delaware, where. in the early part of 1867 he became editor of the Delaware Herald. This position he resigned in the summer of that year, and went to Mor- row County, where he remained for a year. Returning to Delaware County in the fall of 1868. he taught school until 1871, both in the village and country by turns. In 1871 he re- moved to Radnor Village, where also he taught school, and was there until the spring of 1897. He was also postmaster there four years, un- der Cleveland's first administration, served as justice there for 18 years, and was township clerk for 16 years, also being engaged more or less in the practice of his profession. In 1897 he came to Delaware and opened a law office. In the fall of 1905 he was elected probate judge, taking office in February of the follow- ing year, and he has since capably performed the duties of this position. He is a member of George B. Thomas Post, No 60, G. A. R .. of Delaware, of which he is past commander. and also belongs to Radnor Lodge. No. 330. 1. O. O. F., of which he is a past grand. In politics he has always been a Democrat.

Mr. Cone married Mary E. George, a daughter of Rev. Elias George, of Radnor. He and his wife are the parents of one child- Stella G., who is a teacher in the Delaware public schools and principal of the North Building. Mr. Cone's family are members of the Baptist Church, and are as well known throughout the county as they are highly es- teemed and respected.

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h ENRY JOHN JARVIS, infirmary di- rector in Delaware County and a prominent citizen of Brown Town- ship, where he owns a farm of 70 acres, was born in Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio, March 6. 1854, and is a son of Henry J. and Caroline K. (Knapp) Jarvis.

Henry J. Jarvis, father of Henry John, was born in England and was 17 years of age when he came with his parents to Delaware County. The rest of the family, with the ex- ception of Henry J., went West shortly after coming here. H. J. was the railroad agent and justice of the peace of Orange. The Jarvises were among the early settlers, as were also the Knapps, the latter being identified with the affairs of Liberty Township. where many of the name may yet be found. In early man- hood, Henry J. Jarvis married Caroline K. Knapp, who still survives, aged 82 years. They had three children : Henry John; Grace, who married David Douglas, and died at Iberia. Morrow County, Ohio ; and a child died in infancy. During the Civil War, Henry J. Jarvis went into the service as first lieutenant of Company G, Ninety-sixth Regi- ment. Ohio Volunteer Infantry. and died soon after leaving Delaware County, at Memphis, Tennessee. His remains were returned to his home and were laid to rest in the Liberty Cemetery, in Liberty Township.

Shortly after the close of the Civil War. Henry John Jarvis went to Wisconsin, where he remained nine months, but he was mainly reared by his mother and attended the district schools in Brown and Liberty Townships. For the past nine years he has lived on his present farm. devoting the larger part of his attention to raising first-class road horses. He does a great deal of training also, both of his own colts and those of other raisers of horses in this section.

On November 12. 1884, Mr. Jarvis mar- ried to Amanda Moore, who is a daughter of the late Levi Moore, of Brown Township. Mrs. Moore still survives. Mr. Jarvis is a stanch Republican and he has been active in politics for many years. For a long period he has served as a member of the School Board

and in the fall of 1904 was elected an in- firmary director and is now serving in his fourth year as such. He is a member of Wil- liams Lodge, No. 556, Knights of Pythias, at Kilbourn.

R EV. PHILIP STEYLE, rector of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Delaware. was born at Fenetrange, Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France, on the 14th of October. 1848. After attending the elementary schools of his native town, he studied the classics and philosophy in the colleges of Ponta-Mousson and Nancy. At the age of nineteen years he came to America, and after finishing his theological studies in the Provincial Seminary of Troy. New York, was there ordained a priest for the Diocese of Columbus, in June, 1871. He had charge of St. John's Church at Bellaire, Ohio, until 1873. Thence he went to Portsmouth, Ohio, where he remained until October, 1883, since which time he has been stationed in Dela- ware.

Father Steyle's pastorate here has been crowded with useful labor, and its results are plainly manifest in the greatly improved con- dition of the parish and in the high moral and Christian tone which prevails generally among all those who have come under his influence. The material improvement is visible in the church. school, parsonage, convent, and ceme- tery, all of which institutions are largely his work, as before his arrival in Delaware, al- though St. Mary's already had a numerous congregation, practically nothing had been at- tempted in the way of buildings. He suc- ceeded in infusing into his parishioners much of his own indomitable energy and spirit of persevering Christian zeal, with the result of bringing the parish into its present flourishing condition, with tasteful and adequate build- ings, and all the necessary equipment for the sacred ministrations and the maintenance of religion and Christian education.

While these and other practical labors con- nected with his charge have taken up much of Father Steyle's time, they have not prevented

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him from adding to his stores of secular knowl- edge, in which direction he made an auspicious beginning during his university days. He is a linguist of rare attainments: in addition to French, his native tongue, and the classical languages, Greek and Latin, he possesses a firm mastery over German, Italian, Spanish, and modern Greek, and even has a good knowl- edge of Arabic. His English diction is so pure and idiomatic that few hearing him preach or lecture would suspect him to be other than an American. The illusion is borne out by his appearance and deportment, in which there is little to suggest a Gallic origin : yet by descent, birth and education, he is a French- man of purest blood. His manners are unas- suming and he is retiring and studious in his habits. He is also an amateur musician of ability. being proficient in both vocal and in- strumental music. He is now in his 6oth year-at that period of life when, though the bodily powers have lost in some degree their original force, the mental faculties are often. as in Father Steyle's case, at their period of ripest development. Secure in the love and

devotion of his parishioners, he also has the respect and good-will of the members of other religious congregations, both Catholic and Protestant, and of the people of Delaware gen- erally, who recognize in him a faithful and efficient pastor. and a scholarly and refined Christian gentleman.

EORGE F. MILLER, a leading citi- zen ot Concord Township, who is engaged in general farming and stock-raising on his valuable estate of 20012 acres, was born October 22. 1856, in Coshocton County, Ohio, and is a son of George F. and Rhuhamina ( Ilamersley ) Miller.

The parents of Mr. Miller were both natives oof Coshocton County and both died early, the father in 1863, aged 38 years and the mother in 1864. aged 36 years. They had five chil- dren, of whom the three survivors are:

George F., subject of this sketch; Lydia, who resides with her brother; and Catherine, who is the widow of a Mr. Baker, and resides in Coshocton County.

George F. Miller in his youth attended the district school and completed his education in the High School, in the vicinity of his home. He was reared on the home farm and from boyhood has been accustomed to an agricul- tural life. After his marriage he moved to Delaware County and in the spring of 1880. he purchased the William Cutler farm, which contained 1071/2 acres, for which he paid about one-half of his capital of $3.000. To this he later added the Zimmer farm and now has enough land on which to carry on his ex- tensive operations successfully.

On March 21, 1880, Mr. Miller was mar- ried to Hannah Fitch, a daughter of John M. and Hester Fitch. both of whom are deceased, but who were formerly residents of Coshocton County. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have had six children, the three survivors being: Oliver Perry, residing in Concord Township, who married Ethel Morris and has two children- Lawrence Ward and Letha May: Ada May. who married Elmer Zimmerman and resides with her husband on Mr. Miller's farm in Concord Township, having one child-Gladys : and George Earle, who resides with his father. Mr. Miller is a Democrat but takes no very active part in politics. He is a charter mem- ber of the Knights of Pythias organization at Bellpoint.

C HOMAS CLIVE JONES, president of the Delaware Gas Company, is one of the most experienced and best known gas men of the country. Mr. Jones was born November 17, 1867, on his father's farm in Troy Township, Delaware County, and comes of old pioneer families on both sides. His maternal grandfather, Judge Hosea Williams, was one of the prominent men in the early days of Delaware County.

Mr. Jones received his education through

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the public schools and later enjoyed the aca- demic advantages at Gambier. Ohio, following which he took a commercial course at the Spencerian Business College, Washington. D. C. Returning to Delaware he began his business career as a collector for the company of which he is now the head. He was with the Columbus Gas Company as teller in 1886- 1887. For the following three years he was concerned in a coal and feed business at Dela- ware. under the firm style of Baker & Jones, and then resumed relations with the Delaware Gas Company, of which he was elected super- intendent in 1891. In this capacity he served the company until 1905, when he became its president. In 1901 Mr. Jones purchased a third interest in the Coshocton (Ohio) Gas Company. Under his supervision the plant was entirely remodelled and at a later date he equipped it for the use of natural gas. In 1902 under his direction the plant of the Dela- ware Company was reconstructed for the dis- tribution of natural gas. It is one of the most perfect systems in the State : one year of care- ful oversight was necessary to accomplish the change, but its operation has fully justified the expenditure of talent and money involved.

Mr. Jones was elected to membership in the Ohio Gas Light Association in 1892. the Western Gas Association in 1895. the Ameri- can Gas Light Association in 1898, the Michi- gan Gas Association in 1900: he became a charter member of the Natural Gas Associa- tion of America in 1906 and a charter mem- ber of the American Gas Institute in 1906. He was several years a member of the Execu- tive Committee of the Ohio Association and its secretary from 1898 to 1006, during which time he edited and published all of the annual volumes of proceedings for the association. He was elected treasurer of the American Gas Institute in 1906. Mr. Jones has contributed many papers to the publications of these as- sociations and is by gas men everywhere recog- nized as one of the influential experts in the science and practical art of gas production. manufacture, transmission and distribution. His printed opinions form a valuable contri- bution to the literature of the subject during the last 15 years.

In 1889 Mr. Jones was married to Sue E. Baker, who is a daughter of Mr. Henry L. Baker, a former mayor of Delaware. They have one son. Thomas Clive, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are members of St. Peter's Episco- pal Church, of which Mr. Jones has been a vestryman for a number of years.

ON. PRESTON B. PLUMB, who was among the most distinguished of Delaware County's sons, was born in this county, October 12, 1837. His educational opportunities were lim- ited. as were those of most of the youth of his day in this section. Early in life he learned the printer's trade and when 19 years of age. went to Emporia. Kansas, then a small. strug- gling village. Here he established a weekly paper. which he called the News, and at first he himself had to perform all the work of the various functionaries of a newspaper office. from printer's devil to editor. Later. his en- terprise proving successful. he was enabled to employ help. He soon became prominent among the "Free-Soilers" of Kansas and in 1859 was a member of the Leavenworth Con- stitutional Convention, which asked for the ad- mission of Kansas into the Union as a free state. While editing his paper he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1861. In 1862 he was a member of the Kansas Legis- lature and soon after became reporter in the Supreme Court. In August of that year he enlisted as second lieutenant in one of the com- panies of the Eleventh Kansas Infantry, and was successively captain. major and lieuten- ant-colonel, serving throughout the war.

Mr. Plumb was again in the Legislature in 1867-68 and during the latter year was speaker of the House. He was next elected prosecut- ing attorney for Lyon County. Kansas, after which he was for a number of years a mem- ber of the law firm of Ruggles & Plumb. He later gave up his practice to become president of the First National Bank of Emporia. It was while he was in this position. that he was elected, in 1877. to the United States Senate. i on the Republican ticket. taking his seat on

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March 4. 1877. He was re-elected in 1883 and 1888. Mr. Plumb's name was frequently mentioned in connection with the presidential nomination of his party. He was an inde- fatigable worker and was accurately informed upon all public questions. He was successful in Whatever he undertook and acquired con- siderable wealth.

Mr. Plumb was married to Carrie South- wick of Ashtabula, Ohio. They were the par- ents of two sons and three daughters. Mr. Plumb died suddenly on December 20, 1891, from apoplexy, induced by overwork.

OIIN F. BOUGHER. a prosperous young farmer of Liberty Township. has been located on his present farm of 121 acres, formerly known as the Charles AAlder place, since 1898. He was born July 8, 1874. and is a son of Benja- min and Clara ( Macabee ) Bougher.

Benjamin Bougher was born in 1849. at Rockbridge, Hocking County, Ohio. In 1872 he moved to Pickaway County, Ohio, settling six miles south of Circleville, on the Chilli- cothe turnpike road, and resided there for about twenty-five years, removing then to Co- lumibus, where he fills the position of watch- man for the McCune Block. His parents were Ilenry and Katie Bougher. To Benjamin Bougher and wife the following children were born: Louise, who married Dennis Rader, residing at Circleville; John Frederick, resid- ing in Liberty Township; Leroy, born June 25, 1878, who is associated with his brother John F., in farming, and who married Olive Ilardin, of which union there are two children

Louise and Frank: Clinton, born in 1882, who died aged three years: Arthur, residing in California ; and Edward, who died August 31, 1906, at the age of 17 years.

Jolm F. Bougher was educated in the schools of Pickaway County, and was reared to be a farmer. Ile married Victoria Hardin, who is a daughter of Krider and Alice ( Lever- ing ) Hardin, and they have two children- John 11. and Benjamin. Mr. and Mrs.

Bougher are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church at Stratford. In politics. he is a Democrat. He is numbered with the sub- stantial men and progressive citizens of Liberty Township.

5 ENRY E. SHARP, who is engaged in business as a hardware merchant and is a partner in the flour and feed inill at Powell. was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, September 28. 1800. and is a son of Peter and Elizabeth (Wise- man) Sharp.

The parents of Mr. Sharp removed from Lawrence to Gallia County, Ohio, and in 1860. from Gallia to Delaware County, where the mother died, in 1870, and the father, June 25. 1905, aged 72 years. Their surviving chil- dren are : Annie M., residing at Long Beach. California, where she is engaged in teaching school; Daniel Arthur. residing at Bridge- port. Nebraska ; Henry E., residing at Powell ; Charles, a resident of Arlington. Colorado: R. B .. who resides at Hugo, Colorado, where he has been engaged in sheep raising ; Julian E., residing at Columbus, a traveling salesman for the Hanna Paint Company ; and George E., residing in Powell.

Henry E. Sharp was reared and educated in Powell and with the exception of eight years, has made this place his home since he was six years old. Having gained some mer- cantile experience with his father, who con- ducted a general mercantile business at Powell, for a number of years. in 1893. he embarked in business for himself. opening up a well- stocked hardware store here, and he has con- tinned in the same business until the present time. Having been a resident here for 41 years, he is known to almost every one, and as a business man and as a private citizen, enjoys general esteem.

On June 18, 1897, Mr. Sharp was married to Laura Felkner, who is a daughter of J. L. and Ellen ( Carr) Felkner, of Ostrander. Ohio. Nominally. Mr. Sharp is a Democrat, but he is liberal in his political views. For almost

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six years he served as township treasurer and has also filled the offices of assessor and clerk. Fraternally, he belongs to the Powell Lodge, No. 465. Odd Fellows. Powell Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and Delaware Lodge of Elks, No. 76.

J AMES JEWETT, a leading citizen and farmer of Liberty Township, was born October 5. 1865, in Clinton Township. Franklin County, Ohio, and is a son of Elam and Sarepta Richards ) Jewett.

The founder of the Jewett family in Franklin County, Ohio, was Elam Jewett, the great-grandfather, who came with his family from Vermont. He died in 1826. on a farm north of Columbus. He was accompanied by his son. Benjamin Franklin, who resided in Franklin County, where he died in 1867. He was twice married and he had the following children : Henry, a retired physician, residing at Chaceland, a suburb of Columbus, who served all through the Civil War; Laura. re- siding at North Columbus, who is the widow of Tillman Guinn; Elam, father of James Jewett ; John. a farmer, residing southeast of Hillyard : Cyrenas, a farmer, residing at Olen- tangy; and Jerod O., now a substantial citi- zen of Worthington. The Jewett family springs from two brothers who emigrated to Vermont from England. The great-grand- father, the grandfather and the father of James Jewett, all lie buried in the same ceme- tery in Franklin County, Ohio.

Elam Jewett was born in Franklin County, in 1837, where he engaged in farming until his death. He married Sarepta Richards, who still survives, at the age of 70 years. Mr. and Mrs. Jewett had three children, namely : James; William, residing in Liberty Town- ship. who married Mary Brobeck : and Henry, who resides with his mother in Franklin County. Elam Jewett and family assisted in the founding of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Powell. Grandfather Jewett owned a farm of 150 acres north of Columbus and

a part of the old farm is still in the possession of the family, all of whom are people of sub- stance and prominence.

In 1892 James Jewett was married to Helen Moses, who is the only daughter of Russell B. and Aly ( Gregg) Moses. Mr. Jewett and wife own 280 acres of rich farm- ing land in Delaware and Franklin Counties. For several years Mr. Jewett has also been engaged in buying grain at Powell. He is one of the enterprising and successful men of this section. Mr. and Mrs. Jewett belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church.

EORGE F. HOGANS, who has been an instructor in the public schools of Berkshire and Genoa Townships for a period of more than 25 years. comes of an old and respected family of Delaware County. He was born in Berk- shire Township. January 13. 1861. and is a son of John Wesley and Drucilla ( Crane ) Hogans.

John W. Hogans was born and reared in Delaware County, Ohio, whither his father. John Beverly Hogans, had come at an early date. The father first settled in Oxford Township, where he followed farming. then moved to Genoa Township, where he rented a farm for some years, but at the time of his death was living in Franklin County, Ohio. John W. Hogans was reared on the farm and attended the district schools in his younger days. Upon leaving the parental roof he rented a farm in Genoa Township, and there- after rented different farms in various parts of Delaware County. He died in Delaware Township, in 1863. at an early age. He mar- ried Drucilla Crane, who was born in Con- necticut and was a young girl when her par- ents came west to Delaware County, Ohio. they purchasing a farm of 35 acres in Genoa Township. There she was reared to maturity and educated in the public schools. Three children blessed her union with Mr. Hogans. namely: George F .. Nellie, and John Wes- ley.

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George F. Hogans, being but a child when his father died, was thereafter reared by his grandmother. He completed the prescribed course of study in the district schools of Genoa Township, after which he attended Otterbein College at Westerville two years. In 1880 he purchased his present farm of 30 acres in Genoa Township, and has at the present time a finely improved place. He erected the house and buildings, and all improvements are the result of his own thrift and energy. In addition to farming he has engaged in teaching in Genoa and Berkshire Townships for more than 25 years, and his work as an echicator has been most gratifying. He is one of the progressive, public-spirited men of this section of the county, lending his support to all measures and enterprises tending to l'enefit the community.

Mr. Hogans was united in marriage, De- cember 24. 1884, with Miss Susie McMahon. who was born in Genoa Township, and is a daughter of John and Honorah McMahon. Her parents were born in Ireland and came to America after their marriage, Genoa Town- ship being their home from an early period. Three children are the issue of this union : Amy Frances, who is also engaged as a teacher : Lela Eva : and Ralph Emerson. They were all born in their present home. Mr. Hogans has taken an active interest in political affairs, and has been unswerving in his sup- port of Democratic principles. He served some years as justice of the peace and as town- ship clerk, proving a most capable official. Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

HIOMAS M. COLE was formerly, for some 12 years, a prominent farmer residing in Ilarlem Township, and his death, which occurred on May 15. 1882, was mourned as a sad loss to that comummity. Ile was born in Licking County, Ohio. April 10, 1832, and was a son of Merreen and Sarah ( Harris) Cole.

Merreen Cole was born in Maryland Sep- tember 22. 1800, and was a son of Thomas and Rachael Cole. He was reared in his native state but was a young man when he moved to Ohio, finally settling in Licking County. There he lived and farmed some years after his marriage. afterwards moving to Delaware County. He purchased a tract of 112 acres in Trenton Township, to which he subsequently added, and thereon erected a frame house. He cleared the land and made many improve- ments and resided there until his death. He was a Democrat in politics.

Thomas M. Cole was five years of age . when his- parents came to Delaware County, and here he was reared and attended the com- mon schools. Ile resided with his parents un- til his marriage, and then for twelve and one- half years lived on the old Cole homestead in Trenton Township. He then moved to In- (liana, where he purchased a farm, but about five months later he sold it and returned to Delaware County. In 1870 he purchased the farm on which his widow now resides, con- sisting of 162 acres, and here carried on operations until his death in 1882, as above noted. He made many improvements on the place, farmed his land successfully, and was classed among the progressive and public- spirited men of Harlem Township. In addi- tion to general farming he dealt quite exten- sively in stock. Mr. Cole was united in mar- riage. September 25. 1856, with Miss Harriet 1). Leak, who was born in Trenton Township. Delaware County, Ohio, and is a daughter of .A. C. and Elizabeth (Ginn) Leak. Her father was born in New Jersey, August 5. 1809. and was a young man when he accom- panied his father, John Leak, to Trenton Township, Delaware County, Ohio. John Leak acquired a large farm in Trenton Town- ship, which he largely cleared, and became a man of considerable local prominence. A. C. Leak was married November 24, 1831, to Elizabeth Ginn, who came of a prominent old Delaware County family, and shortly after- ward they began conducting a hotel in con- nection with farming. They continued in the

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Century history of Delaware County, Ohio and representative citizens 20th, Part 115

Author: Lytle, James Robert, 1841- [from old catalog] ed Publication date: 1908 Publisher: Chicago, Biographical publishing company Number of Pages: 926

Author: Lytle, James Robert, 1841- [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Chicago, Biographical publishing company
Number of Pages: 926