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Although Mr. Barker never resorted to the chicaneries and tricks of the politicians, yet he was ever decided in his views in favor of the abolition of slavery and by every means in his power sought to educate the people to his doctrine. Cherishing always a great love of liberty, he took pity on all those seeking freedom. He assisted many a poor slave in his efforts to reach the soil of Canada, paying their expenses incurred. In furtherance of his plans to crush the slave power he purchased the lot on which the Plymouth Congre- gational church was erected, giving his own individual check for four thousand dollars for the same, besides assisting in the erection of the building. When organized the church took a positive stand against slavery and it labored unceasingly for the cause of liberty, thus doing perhaps more for the advancement of the new party than any other institution in the state. He was also one of the origina- tors and a stockholder in the paper then called the Democrat, which later became the Cleveland Leader and was instituted to advocate the opposition to slavery. He always bore an irreproachable char- acter for honor and integrity and his sympathies in behalf of the suffering and needy were always manifested by his unbounded lib- erality. To many he extended a helping hand, more especially to feeble churches, and a number of such institutions received timely and substantial assistance from him. For several years previous to death he was retired from active business pursuits and enjoyed the fruits of a well spent life. His death occurred in September, 1881.
Mr. Barker was married in 1833 to Elizabeth, a daughter of James Vanderworker of Saratoga county, New York. The widow survived until March 29, 1900. She was a descendant of the first governor of New York. Mrs. Barker was considered a remarkable woman for her heroic qualities and her many substantial traits of character. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Barker were born eight children, only two of whom now survive: Frances E. Shipherd, widow of James Shipherd, and James W., both of Cleveland.
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Ernest UN. Reaugh
E RNEST W. REAUGH, the general manager of the Reaugh Construction Company, has since 1890 been associated with his father in the conduct of an ex- tensive contracting and building business. His birth occurred in Pennsylvania on the 7th of January, 1870, his parents being Jacob A. and Susan (French) Reaugh, likewise natives of the Keystone state, who were born in the years 1845 and 1853 respectively. The first representatives of the family in this country came from Ireland about four genera- tions ago. Jacob A. Reaugh, the father of our subject, spent the first fifteen years of his life on a farm and then went to Meadville, Pennsylvania, where he learned the carpenter's trade. In 1870 he embarked in business as a contractor of Jamestown, Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1880, when he came to Cleveland and has since continued an active and prominent factor in industrial circles of this city. For the past nineteen years he has been associated with his son, Ernest W., conducting his business under the name of the Reaugh Construction Company.
Ernest W. Reaugh, who was a lad of ten years when he came to this city with his parents, pursued his education in the public schools and afterward took a course in the Spencerian Business College. On putting aside his text-books he entered the employ of the well known architect, George F. Hammond, and later was in the employ of his father and in 1890 was admitted to a partnership in the busi- ness. The company has its own planing mill and lumber yard, which are under the supervision of Jacob A. Reaugh, while Ernest W. Reaugh has charge of the contracting end of the business. They built a part of the main intercepting sewer and tunnel on Lakeside avenue and also a section of the tunnel at Gordon park, while among the many fine structures which stand as substantial monuments to their skill and enterprise are the following: the Hippodrome thea- ter and office building; the Chamber of Commerce; Garfield, Scho- field, Caxton, Reserve Trust, Bradley and Bailey buildings ; W. M. Brown building; Higbee building; the foundations of the Rocke- feller building; the May Company building; the factories of the
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White Company and the Cleveland Motor Car Company; the Kuhl- man car shops; the plants of the Cleveland Automatic Machine Company and Dangler Stove Company; the offices of the Glidden Varnish Company; the Mayflower school; the St. Regis apartments ; and the Empire and Keith theaters. The business has constantly grown in volume and importance and Mr. Reaugh of this review has gained enviable recognition among the successful and leading representatives of building interests in Cleveland. He is the first vice president of The Cleveland Builders' Supply Company, the vice president of the Pelton Apartment House Company and is financially interested in several other concerns of the city.
On the Ist of December, 1898, Mr. Reaugh was united in mar- riage to Miss Fanny Putman, of Michigan. He is a member of the Cleveland Athletic Club and the Builders' Exchange, was the presi- dent of the Cleveland Building Code Commission and the chair- man of the builders code committee of the Builders Exchange. Throughout his business career he has always faithfully executed the terms of a contract and met the obligations devolving upon him. He has thus established a reputation for undoubted integrity and his name is an honored one wherever he is known.
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Luther Allen
L IKE the army, civic life is composed of the great rank and file-men whose labors are directed by others, whose duty it is to follow the orders given. Above these are those to whom greater ability or fa- voring circumstances have secured promotion, while at the head are the great generals of finance, com- merce and manufacture-men who can grasp and comprehend in their broadest sense the economic and scientific problems and are capable of grouping and coordinating the varied and conflicting forces of business life.
The subject of this sketch may well be classed among this latter group, for he won for himself a prominent and influential position in manufacturing, financial and transportation circles, and, giving of his time freely and gladly, cooperated actively with other public- spirited citizens in many matters looking toward the betterment and upbuilding of the city of Cleveland.
No record of Luther Allen would be complete which did not mention in addition to the chronicle of his various activities the in- fluence for good which a man of his absolute sincerity, integrity and responsive sympathy for all deserving people, charities and causes must have upon the community in which he lives. His considera- tion for and appreciation of others, many helpful acts, unfailing courtesy and affable personality brought him not only the respect but the affectionate esteem of his fellow citizens. Through his in- domitable energy, his devotion to every duty and his active cham- pionship of men and measures aiming to further the best interests of Cleveland, he occupied an important place in the affairs of the city, both in its civic and business enterprises.
The life record of Mr. Allen covered a period of fifty-nine years, his birth having occurred on the 20th of July, 1846, in Go- wanda, Cattaraugus county, New York, while he passed away in Cleveland, Ohio, September 23, 1905. His father, also Luther Allen, who was prominently identified with the settlement, growth and history of western New York and held many positions of trust and responsibility, died at Gowanda, New York, February 20, 1847.
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His mother, who before her marriage was Lois Marshall Leland, died at Gowanda, New York, in 1852. Mr. Allen thus became an orphan at six years of age. The Allens came originally from Eng- land and settled in Connecticut four generations back. The Leland family, to which Luther Allen's mother belonged, came to America from England in 1624 and settled in Massachusetts.
Mr. Allen's boyhood was spent with relatives in Cleveland, To- ledo and Milwaukee. His early education was secured in the pub- lic schools until at the age of seventeen he commenced his business career as a clerk in the freight office of the Chicago & Milwaukee Railway, now a division of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. He studied telegraphy and became proficient in sending and receiv- ing messages, and a year later was promoted to the position of cashier. In 1866, when twenty years of age, he was appointed sta- tion agent at Racine, Wisconsin, which place was at the time men- tioned the largest "way" station on that road. A year later he was advanced to the position of coupon ticket clerk of the Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railway and went to Chicago to live. He held this position for two years and when the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway was organized in 1869 he was ap- pointed traveling auditor of all the lines. In July, 1872, at the age of twenty-six, he resigned this position to accept that of auditor of the Northern Pacific Railroad, becoming its first auditor.
In July, 1874, when twenty-eight years of age he became ac- countant for the Society for Savings, of Cleveland, and in January, 1884, was elected secretary and treasurer of this large and pros- perous financial institution. In September, 1886, he resigned this position to become secretary and treasurer of The Globe Iron Works Company, builders of steel steamships in Cleveland, which position he occupied until 1899, when the ship building plants on the Great Lakes were merged into The American Ship Building Company.
From this time until his death, Mr. Allen devoted his time to banking, manufacturing and interurban electric railways. At the time of his death Mr. Allen was president and treasurer of The To- ledo & Western Railway Company; president of The Reserve Trust Company; president of The Adams Bag Company; president of The Inland Grocer Publishing Company; president of The Co- lumbia Fire Clay Company, a member of the executive committee of The American Ship Building Company and a director in a num- ber of other corporations.
With all his business responsibilities, Mr. Allen gave much time and thought to semi-public and civic affairs and charitable institu- tions. He was a life member of the Cleveland Chamber of Com-
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merce and was always interested and active in its work. He was the second president of the chamber, serving from April, 1894, until April, 1895. During his term of office was begun, largely through his exertions and administrative ability, the accumulation of a fund for the erection of the building which is now the home of the cham- ber. The membership seat plan was adopted during his adminis- tration and there was much activity in river and harbor improve- ments, and numerous other matters of great importance, in all of which Mr. Allen took an active part and exerted large influence.
He was a republican in politics and while in no sense a politi- cian, was elected a presidential elector from the twenty-first Ohio district in 1892 and 1896, voting direct for the presidential candi- dates. He was elected a member of the board of trustees of Huron Road Hospital in 1896 and served as first vice president from 1899 until his death.
In 1878 Mr. Allen became a member of the Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery, enlisting as private. He advanced through many offices to that of captain, which he held during 1892, resigning this office at the end of one year to become chairman of the battery's executive committee. He was a member of the Union and Country Clubs, but was thoroughly domestic in his tastes.
On the 25th of October, 1877, Mr. Allen was united in marriage to Miss Julia Sanford Bingham, a daughter of Edward Bingham, one of Cleveland's most representative men and long identified with the hardware, street railroad and banking interests of the city. Mr. Allen is survived by his wife and three children, Edward Bingham Allen, Lois Augusta Allen and Kenneth Leland Allen.
During his long years of residence in Cleveland Mr. Allen re- mained one of its representative, worthy and honored citizens. He won enviable success in business and no man's history indicates more clearly the value and power of close application, of concentration, of earnest and honorable purpose and the wise utilization of oppor- tunity.
Abel Fish
Abel Fish
A BEL FISH, living retired in Cleveland, his substan- tial income being derived from agricultural interests and real-estate investments, still resides on a part of the farm on which his birth occurred, February 8, 1832. The family homestead consisted then of a con- siderable tract of land in Brooklyn township, now a portion of the populous west side of Cleveland. The family has been distinctively American in both its lineal and collateral branches through many generations and at a more remote period was resident of England, the line being traced back, however, in this country to one John Fish, who was known to be living in Connecticut in 1654. George Fish, the grandfather of Abel Fish, was born in 1763 and in 1785 married Sarah Hinckley. He was a prominent landowner of Connecticut and there reared his family, which in- cluded Jonathan Fish, who in early manhood wedded Sarah B. Young. In 1817 this worthy couple traveled from New London, Connecticut, on horseback to Cleveland, settling on what is now the west side of the city. Jonathan Fish was a prosperous and well known farmer and squire for many years. At the time of the war of 1812 he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the American army and saw active service.
Abel Fish attended the district schools until the age of eighteen years, after which he spent one term in Merrill's Academy, located on Pearl street. He continued assisting his father on the farm until the death of the parent in 1870, when the farm was divided between him and his brother Jefferson. His entire life has been passed on the old homestead, for his present residence is on a part of the land that was included within the original farm property that his father secured more than nine decades ago. He conducted agricultural pursuits along the most progressive lines and continued to engage in farming until 1899, when he retired from active life. He has in his possession the first poll tax book that was ever issued in Brooklyn township, and also other evidences of pioneer life and ex- periences.
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Mr. Fish enlisted in Company C, of the Brooklyn Light Artil- lery, under Captain Andrews, at the time of the Civil war. There were six companies all told in charge of Colonel Barnett, and their service covered three months in West Virginia, three months on Johnston's Island and three months on detached duty. Mr. Fish has always maintained pleasant relations with his old army com- rades through his membership in Brooklyn Post, G. A. R. He be- came an Odd Fellow in 1855 and his life has been an exemplifica- tion of the basic principles of that order. He is also a member of the Early Settlers Association and of the Methodist Episcopal church on Twenty-fifth street, in which he has served as steward and recording steward. His devotion to the church has been mani- fest in his hearty cooperation with movements for its growth and the extension of its influence and also by his generous financial sup- port. His political allegiance has been given to the republican party since he cast his first presidential ballot for Fremont in 1856.
Pleasantly situated in his home life, Mr. Fish was married De- cember 30, 1858, to Miss Emeline M. Brainard, a daughter of Wil- lard and Harriet (Young) Brainard. The Brainards are of an old pioneer family who came to Ohio from East Haddam, Connecticut, in the early '20s and settled on the west side of Cleveland. Mrs. Fish was born in Brooklyn township, January 9, 1836. Her broth- ers, George M. and Edward V. Brainard, were both in the Civil war, the latter being a member of the same company as Mr. Fish under Colonel Barnett, while George was in the regular service and remained at the front throughout the war. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Fish were: Jessie M., now the wife of G. A. Cook, a contractor; S. P. Fish, who is a market gardener; and Josephine, who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Fish celebrated their golden wedding December 30, 1908. Both were born and reared in the locality where they still make their home. They now live on Jen- nings road and represent two of the oldest families of Cleveland- families that have taken an active and helpful part in the city's up- building and development as the years have gone by.
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Gaius T. Jones, M. D.
D R. JONES was born at Remsen, Oneida county, New York, February 27, 1843. His father, Jonathan, was of Welsh stock and by trade a mason and brick- layer, but he owned a farm most of the time, upon which his family was reared. His mother, Eliza- beth Roberts, a woman possessing rare qualities of mind and heart, emigrated from Carnarvonshire, Wales, at the age of sixteen and after a brief stay in New York city removed to Rem- sen, where, at a later date, she was married to Jonathan Jones. Gaius was one of the children resulting from this union, and with the other children of the community attended the district school, which, as was then customary, was only in session for a few months each winter. Here he manifested a natural aptitude for learning and, completing the course of study at the age of thirteen, he was sent to a select school in the village of Remsen for one term, then to an academy at Prospect, a few miles distant, for two terms. When the academy course at Prospect had been completed, Gaius was a boy of sixteen. He had passed a very creditable examination before the school commissioner the year before, but was refused a teacher's appointment because of his youth. The following year, however, he was awarded a position, although still a year younger than re- quired by law. At the age of eighteen ill health compelled him to abandon teaching, and after recovering he went to Utica in March, 1861, where he was engaged as a dry-goods clerk until Fort Sumter was fired upon when he immediately enlisted in Company E, Four- teenth Regiment, New York Volunteers, being the first volunteer from his township. While encamped on the Potomac, in August, 1861, an epidemic of typhoid fever carried off a large number of the members of his regiment. Gaius suffered for five weeks from the fever but remained in the army until January 13, 1862, when, not having recovered sufficiently to perform any service, he was honorably discharged and returned to his home. He was so ema- ciated that his best friends could hardly recognize him, but under the careful nursing of his mother he regained considerable strength. He had considered medicine as a profession to some extent before
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entering the army and on his discharge, not feeling capable of per- forming physical labor, he began to study with Dr. M. M. Gard- ner, of Holland Patent, New York. He attended lectures at the Homeopathic Hospital College of Cleveland, Ohio, and in March, 1865, commenced the practice of medicine at Liverpool, Medina county, Ohio. In July, 1866, he was married to Miss Emma Wil- mot, an estimable young lady of Liverpool. The following year they removed to Holland Patent, where Dr. Jones assumed the practice of his preceptor, but finding matters unsatisfactory, they returned to Liverpool in 1867. In 1871 they removed to Grafton, Ohio, where the Doctor not only acquired much new practice but retained many of his former patrons at Liverpool, enjoying on the whole one of the most desirable practices in that vicinity. The fol- lowing year, 1872, he was induced by those who saw his promising future to accept a position as lecturer on anatomy at his alma mater, the Homeopathic Hospital College. Here his great ability was early recognized and the following year he was given the full pro- fessorship of anatomy, which chair he filled with much credit until 1878. During two years of this time he also partially filled the chair of surgery. For two years after his appointment on the col- lege faculty Dr. Jones remained at Grafton, but in 1874 he moved to Cleveland, where his rare judgment and exceptional ability soon won for him one of the most lucrative practices in the city. In 1878, although still a comparatively young practitioner, his high accom- plishments as a teacher of medicine were again recognized, and he was promoted to the professorship of theory and practice of medi- cine. He has since taught in this department continuously and has won a wide reputation as an authority upon this subject. His thor- ough knowledge and experience, coupled with his peculiar faculty of getting at the truth, make him a most thorough and conscientious teacher, while his constant kindly interest in the welfare of his stu- dents and his desire to be of help to them in every possible way, make him one of the most amiable of teachers and one in whom the stu- dents place the utmost confidence. He is the author of a work on the Practice of Medicine, which is used as a leading text-book in his college.
As a practitioner Dr. Jones has had marvelous success. His good judgment, wide knowledge and unquestionable integrity have won for him the admiration and respect of all who know him. Quiet and reserved in his manner, he is slow to advance himself and all the honors that have been conferred upon him have come simply in recognition of his genuine ability and strength of character. He was dean of the Cleveland Medical College from 1890 to 1897, and
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when it united with the University of Medicine and Surgery under the name of the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College he was made vice dean, which office he continued to fill for two years and then was elected dean of the college. He continued to fill that posi- tion from 1899 until 1907, when he was elected president of the board of trustees, relinquishing his position as dean. On account of the labor and responsibility of the position he gave it up in 1909, still retaining his position as member of the board of trustees, and re- maining at the head of the department of theory and practice. He is a member of the Cleveland Homeopathic Society and of the Ohio Homeopathic Medical Society, having been president of both of these societies. He has been a member of the American Institute of Homeopathy since 1873 and is now a member of the senate of seniors, board of trustees and of the committee on Medical Journal of that body. He has been a member of the medical staff of the Cleveland Homeopathic Hospital since 1874, now being on the consulting staff. For some years he was surgeon of the Fifth Regi- ment, also chief surgeon for the relief association of the Lake Shore Division of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, and also for a time surgeon of the Erie Road at Cleveland. However he soon found that it was impossible to carry on his large general practice and do justice to his surgical work. So, urged by Professor A. O. Blair and J. C. Sanders to accept the college chair which they had respectively held, namely theory and practice, he complied with their wishes. Still, he pays considerable attention to accidental work, as formerly.
Dr. Jones is interested in various business enterprises where his executive ability has commanded the respect of his associates. Not- able among these is the National Safe & Lock Company, of which he has been president almost since the organization of the company in 1887.
Dr. Jones and his wife have been blessed with five children, of whom the eldest and now the only son, Dr. Frank G. Jones, grad- uated from the Homeopathic Hospital College in 1888. He is now engaged in practice in Cleveland, occupying an office jointly with his father in the Caxton building. The second son, George W., after passing through high school, attended Harvard Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1892. He continued in the practice of law until 1898, and then, after attending four courses of lectures in the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College, he began the practice of medicine with his father and continued to do so until he died very suddenly August 6, 1906. At the time of his death he was professor of anatomy in the college from which he graduated. The eldest
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daughter was married in 1898 to Mr. George White, Jr., of Frank- lin, Pennsylvania. A few years later Mr. White died quite suddenly and after remaining a widow for three years she was married to C. O. Davis. They are now living in Detroit, Michigan. The sec- ond daughter, Nellie G., graduated at the New England Conserva- tory of Music, Boston, in 1898. She continued in the study and teaching of music until she was married to M. W. Lawrence, the manager of the Ohio Farmer and the Michigan Farmer, two of the leading agricultural papers of the country. They have two chil- dren and are now residing in Cleveland. Clara, the youngest, has also paid considerable attention to music, having attended the Lake Erie College at Painesville and the Conservatory of Music at Ober- lin. She was married in June, 1909, and is now living at Chagrin Falls, near Cleveland.
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