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It is said of Mr. Goit by all his clients, that he would not, for the sake of money, encourage litigation. In his professional capacity he was a peace-maker among men, always counseling the settlement of difficulties, without going into court, if it was consistent with the honor of both parties. He was a sincere friend, and in his miost prosperous days never for- got those who were his friends at the beginning, when he was poor. He died in 1880, at the age of seventy-two years, revered and honored as an upright, earnest, honest man, with but few blem- ishes, few enemies, and almost numberless de- voted friends. In religious faithi he was a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church; in social connec- tion, he was affiliated with the I. O. O. F., sub- ordinate lodge; in politics he was an ardent Re- publican.
Mr. Lossing, whose name is mentioned in connection with this family, is a native of the State of Michigan. He was engaged as a teacher for several years before coming to Bowling Green. some half dozen years ago. He was one of the practical men connected with the Glass Works, and since the establishment of the Evening Tribune, August 22. 1892, he has been identified with that paper, first as reporter, and since Au- gust, 1894, as associate editor. Mr. Lossing is a bright young man, and we predict for him a
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future. He is a cousin of Benson J. Lossing, the historian.
A. J. MANVILLE, M. D., was for many years a well-known druggist of Bowling Green, and, in former years, a leading medical practitioner of that place. He first saw the light May 9, 1834, in Plain township, in what is now the city of Bowling Green, and was the second white child born in that township. His parents were Eli and Elizabeth (Maginnis) Manville, and his pater- nal grandparents were pioneers of Delaware county, Ohio, where his father probably was born.
Eli Manville was also a physician, and took his first course in medicine at the medical college at Lexington, Ky., in the days when Henry Clay, then in his prime, was a patron of that institu- tion. He subsequently was graduated and took the degree of M. D. from the Ohio Medical Col- lege, Cincinnati. His first permanent location was at Terre Haute, Ind., where he formed a partnership with an old-established physician, and practiced his profession for a short time. Dr. Manville was soon afterward elected a member of the Indiana Legislature, and became to some extent engaged in general business. He owned two flat-boats, which he loaded with all kinds of produce, shipping to New Orleans; this enter- prise, however, proved a disastrous one, as both the boats and their cargoes were sunk in the Mis- sissippi. This crippled him financially, and. returning to Delaware county, Ohio, he there resumed his medical practice, and shortly after- ward was married to Elizabeth Maginnis. In 1834 Dr. Manville removed to Wood county, and settled on the prairie which was afterward the site of the township to which he gave the name of Plain. Here he practiced for a number of years; but as the place was sparsely settled, and the opportunities for making money were few, he joined the western tide of emigration, going to Illinois and locating in a small town, finally re- moving to Chicago, where he died in 1865.
The mother of our subject, who was of Irish descent, was born September 28, 1813, in Vir- ginia, her parents having temporarily located in that State on the way from their home in Penn- sylvania to their final destination in Knox county, Ohio. There were three children in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Manville, namely: A. J., the subject of this sketch; Ann Maria, deceased wife of John Mears; and Amanda E., who died when about seventeen years old.
The early days of our subject were also the pioneer days of Bowling Green, which was then
but a small settlement, and his advantages for an education were only such as could be derived from the primitive schools of that time. At the age of fifteen, owning forty acres of wild land, worth about one hundred dollars, given him by his mother, he commenced life in earnest. He began by occupying his land, building a log cabin. and working as much as he was able at clearing off the heavy growth of timber with which it was covered, and otherwise improving it. By indus- try and economy he was enabled to purchase twenty acres of land adjoining the original forty acres. He continued the occupation of farming until November, 1863, when, by the advice of his mother, he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. G. J. Rogers, a pioneer physician of Bowling Green, who gladly accepted him as a pupil, and who proposed that they buy a small drug store which was then offered for sale. This they did, and the young student spent his time in reading up for his profession and in attending to the store, in the latter way acquiring a knowledge of drugs and the compounding of medicines so necessary to physicians. In October, 1864. he entered the Medical College at Ann Arbor, Mich .. studying there for one year, then returning to the drug store for another year, after which he entered the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York City, graduating from that institution in 1866 with the degree of M. D. During his course at the latter college he studied under some of the most famous professors in America, among them being Drs. Austin Flint, senior and junior, Sur- geon-General Hammond, Lewis A. Sayers and Dr. Frank H. Hamilton, all of whom are of in- ternational repute.
After his graduation Dr. Manville returned to Bowling Green, and entered into partnership with Dr. Rogers, carrying on a drug store at the same time. He had an extensive practice from 1866 until 1875, when, on account of failing health. he was forced to gradually withdraw from active work in his profession, and from that time on de- voted his time chiefly to the drug business, which . was finally carried on under the firm name of Bolles & Manville. He was engaged in the drug business from 1863 until January 1, 1896. when he sold out his interest, and during part of that time was interested in two stores. Dr. Manville is one of the most widely known citi- zeus of Wood county, and has always taken au active part in public affairs. He was instrumental in having Bowling Green made the county seat. and was treasurer of the Bowling Green & Tole- do Railroad Company, which built the short line between Toutogany and Bowling Green. In pol-
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tics he is a Democrat; socially he is a prominent member of the Masonic Order. He belongs to the Wood County Medical Association and the Northwestern Ohio Medical Association.
On January 17, 1872, Dr. Manville was mar- ried to Miss Alice J. Sholes. They have one child, Iona, born September 11, 1875, in Bowl- ing Green, who is attending the female college at Glendale, Ohio, where she is taking a special course in art and music, and expects to finish her education; she is a most estimable young lady. The Doctor has always invested all his spare means in real estate, and in addition to his fine home in the city, which comprises one block, is the owner of several town lots and also some farm lands in the county. He spent the winter of 1895-96 in Florida.
EDWIN H. SIMMONS, an enterprising fariner of Perrysburg, is a native of Huron county, where he was born November 2, 1855. He came to Wood county when eight years old, and went to school at Thompson's school house, in District No. 3. He remained at home on the farm until 1883, and then went to Dakota and Wisconsin for a while to view the western country, subse- quently returning to Wood county.
On January 25, 1888, Mr. Simmons was mar- ried to Miss Mary Hundley, whose birth took place in Perrysburg, September 22, 1865. Two children have been born to them, Alma, and Ray. After his inarriage our subject settled down in Perrysburg, having bought forty acres of land, on which, in 1887, he built a substantial house. In politics he was a Democrat, and was elected trustee of Perrysburg township last spring, by the largest majority (180) ever given to the candidate for that office in that township. He is a member of Fort Meigs Lodge, I. O. O. F., at Perrys- burg, and has been given the position of agent for the Lime City Farmers Mutual Fire Associa- tion. He is up to date in all matters pertaining to his business, and the Association has secured a valuable man in Mr. Simmons. He is energetic and progressive, and has numerous friends both in a business way and personally.
Robert Simmons, the father of our subject, was born in Cambridgeshire, England, May 10, 1832. In 1852 he was united in marriage withi Miss Sarah Jane Van Sickle, who was born in Delaware county, Ohio, February 27, 1836. They came to Wood county in 1863, and Mr. Simmons bought a farm in Perrysburg township, then full of timber, and he had to clear a space large enough to build a house upon. Later he increased his property, and became an extensive
land owner. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons are both living, and reside in the town of Perrysburg. This couple had four children, namely: Edwin, our subject; Ira C., born June 18, 1860; Adel- bert, born March 18, 1864; Florence May, born December 29, 1866. All are married except Florence.
Mrs. Simmons is a descendant of the Holland Dutch, who settled in New York State. The progenitor's name was Ferdinand Van Sickle, who was born in Holland about the year 1638, and came to America when a young man.
JOHN AULT, one of the leading citizens of Wood county, and a resident of Lime City, was born in Bavaria, Germany, March 1, 1843, and is the son of George and Anna (Pinsil) Ault. Both parents were also natives of Bavaria, where they married in 1841, coming to America in 1852. Four children were born to them: John, Anna, Joseph, and Martin.
Our subject spent his boyhood in Lime City, and attended the district schools, supplementing this education by three years at a college. He was married May 18, 1875, to Miss Barbara Munger, who was born in Perrysburg in 1847, and they had nine children, as follows: Mary, Elizabeth, George, Frank, Joseph, Bertha, Ed- inund, Helen, and William. Mr. Ault . has always resided near Lime City, settling first on the old homestead of forty acres, which he afterward sold. He now hasa substantial house on 200 acres of land adjoining his old home. His energies have been well directed, and he is recognized as one of the leaders in Wood county. For five years he has been a trustee of the town- ship, and secretary of the Lime City Farmers Mutual Benefit Fire Association, of which he was one of the chief promoters. He is a mem- ber of the commission appointed for building the county court house. In religious faith he is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Ault is intelligent and progressive, and an earn- est worker in the interest of the community in. which he lives.
CHARLES E. AUVERTER has led an indus- trions and useful life, and has worked his way upward step by step, until he now occupies a leading position among the substantial and prom- inent farmers of Wood county. He has spent liis entire life in this county, his birth having oc- curred in Henry township, January 1, 1856. His parents, Michael and Rachel (Milbourn Au- verter, are now living retired in North Balti- more.
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To the public-school system our subject is in- debted for his educational privileges. At the age of nineteen he began to learn the carpenter's trade, but made his home under the parental roof until his marriage. On the 13th of February, 1883. in Henry township, was solemnized the marriage of Charles Auverter and Miss Della Beatty, who was born February 22, 1862, and is a daughter of Hiram and Delila (Willford) Beat- ty. The young couple began their domestic life upon their present farm, Mr. Auverter having purchased forty acres of land in the fall of 1882, and in the spring of 1883 he erected a pleasant dwelling. Farming, however, is not his chief oc- · cupation, as he gives the greater part of his at- tention to carpentering. He has also worked to a limited extent in the oil fields, and has been a very industrious and energetic man. Upon his own land he has developed ten oil wells, four of which are now running.
In his political affiliations, Mr. Anverter is a Democrat, and for some years has served as su- pervisor. He has also filled the office of school director, and the cause of education has found in bim a stanch friend. In fact he is the champion of all movements that he believes calculated to advance the general welfare, and is therefore a valued citizen of the community.
JUDGE HENRY H. DODGE, a leading attorney of Bowling Green, and for many years Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, was born in the town of Pompey, Onondaga Co., N. Y .. Feb- ruary 4, 1830.
His grandfather, Ezra Dodge, a native of Windsor, Conn., and a soldier in the Revolution- ary war, removed to New York State in 1800, taking up a "Soldier's Claim" in the township of Pompey, where he died in 1816, at the age of sixty-two.
David F. Dodge, our subject's father, was born at Windsor, Conn., September 8, 1787. and when thirteen years old accompanied his parents to their new home, where he spent the remainder of his life, dying at eighty-two years of age. He was a Whig until that party disbanded, when he became a Democrat. Dur- ing the war he joined the Union party. He mar- ried Ada H. Roberts, a lady of Huguenot descent, and a native of Windsor, Coun., where her father had located after being driven from France by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. She was born in 1797, and died in 1878. Our subject's parents were both Presbyterians in early life, but in 1838 they were converted to the Catholic faith, to which their surviving children adhered. They
had three daughters and one son, our subject. Diane, deceased, was the wife of Francis Mana- han, a hardware merchant of Utica, N. Y. ; Mary, deceased, was the wife of Daniel G. Wheaton. a farmer of Pompey, N. Y .; and Cynthia became a sister of charity. She died in 1893 at Mount St. Vincent's Academy on the Hudson, in New York City, after more than forty years of devoted sery- ice. She was known as Sister Maria, and was one of the chief officers of the institution, per- forming the combined duties of secretary and treasurer for many years. For a few years be- fore her death she held the arduous office of Pre- fect of studies in the school.
The Judge was educated in the old Pompey Academy, at Pompey Hill, antil at the age of six- teen he was sent to St. John's College, New York City, where he was graduated in 1849. He spent the next two years working on his father's farm, and then began the study of law with Vic- tory Birdseye, of Pompey. In the fall of 1852 he came to Perrysburg, Wood county, and fin- ished his preparation for the bar in the office of Spink & Murray. After his admission in 1855, he went into partnership with James Murray, Mr Spink having died, and continued in practice with him until Mr. Murray was elected Attorney-Gen- eral of Ohio, in 1859. Our subject then formed a partnership with the late James R. Tyler. which lasted until 1869. Afterward he had as a part- ner, for a short time, Edson Goit, of Bowling Green, now deceased, and later was associated in the practice of law with Jasher Pillars. In 1877 he was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He was on the Bench for ten years, mak- ing an enviable record for judicial ability, and on his retirement in 1888 he resumed his law prac- tice, taking as a partner John W. Canary.
In 1857 Judge Dodge married Sarah Wilki- son, who was born December 20, 1837. Of their two children, the eldest, Mary, born in 1860, married Ernest G. Miller, and went to Creede. Col., where she died December 12, 1893, leav- ing two children, Hobart and Mary D., who now live with our subject. Frederick D., our subject's son, is the General Agent for Bloch Bros'. To- bacco Co., of Wheeling, W. Va. Judge Dodge is an influential member of the Democratic party. and has been a leader in many progressive move- ments in the community.
CAPTAIN DAVID WILKISON (deceased, of Per- rysburg, was born at or near Buffalo, in February, ISoo, and at an early age went on the Lake as sailor. In 1815 he sailed up the Maumee river on the schooner " Blacksnake," commanded by
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his uncle, Jacob Wilkison. This was a small raft to venture upon the lake, being but twenty- tive ton burden. At that time nothing but a wild forest was to be seen where Perrysburg now stands. The " Blacksnake " brought up as pas- -engers the family of Mulhollen, who later kept the noted tavern, "Vienna;" also a Mr. Hunter and. family, Scott Robb, and a Mr. Hopkins, who set- tled on land above the present village of Perrys- burg. At that time Fort Meigs contained about forty soldiers, who were taken to Detroit by the schooner on her return trip.
In 1817, the " Blacksnake " was in command of Capt. David Wilkison, and made several trips to the Maumee, bringing new settlers, goods, etc., and carrying back fish. In ISIS, Capt. Daniel Hubbell bought a controlling interest in the schooner " Pilot," and Capt. Wilkison was placed itt command, running between Buffalo and the Manmee Rapids. By that time the Valley of the Maumee began to produce a surplus of corn, and the " Pilot" was well loaded on her return trips with corn and fish. Capt. Wilkison continued upon the lakes, running in connection with the Maumee trade until 1828, at which time he re- moved his family to Perrysburg. Up to this time he had been in command, successively, of the schooners " Blacksnake," "Pilot," "Mary Jane," "President," "Superior." "Guerriere " and "Eagle," the latter being a schooner of sixty tons, built at Port Lawrence, now Toledo, in 1828, at a cost of $3,000. The .. Eagle " con- tinned under the command of Capt. Wilkison until 1835, doing a profitable business, as was the case with all lake vessels at that period. Capt. Wil- kison left the "Eagle " to take command of the new steamer, "Commodore Perry," continuing in charge of her until 1845, when he took command of the steamner " Superior, " running between Per- rysburg and Buffalo. He continued to run this steamer until the close of navigation in 1852, when he retired after having spent thirty-seven years upon the lakes, in all of which time he never lost a vessel or steamer, nor did he ever meet with any serious accident. His remarkable suc- cess as a navigator was owing to his superior judg- ment, his coolness under most trying circum- stances, and his perfect knowledge of the lake.
After retiring from the lakes Capt. Wilki- son devoted himself to the cultivation of his farm adjoining Perrysburg, until he lost his sight. Subsequently his sight was partially restored, and, some years prior to 1873, he was placed in charge of the lighthouse just below Manhat- tan, the duties of which he discharged until about the year 1872, when he returned to Per-
rysburg very much broken in health. In the prime of his life he possessed qualities of mind and heart which commanded the respect and secured the friendship of all who knew him, and no man sailed on the lakes who was better known. The Captain was an ardent Whig up to the time of the disruption of that party, and he then became a Republican. At the time of the great celebration at Fort Meigs in IS40, the Captain brought Gen. Harrison to the fort in his steamer Commodore Perry, and entertained a large number of visitors who came to take part there. Although somewhat bluff and a little austere in manner, Capt. Wilkison had the kind- est of hearts, and no one ever appealed to him in vain for sympathy or aid in misfortune. His death occurred September 8, 1873.
The widow of Capt. Wilkison, Caroline M. (formerly Forbes), survived him, dying in 1877. He left five children, all but one of whom are still living. William D. Wilkison, the eldest son, was an invalid for many years prior to his death. John E. Wilkison was a partner of Charles Fos- ter and the general manager of the bank of Fos- ter & Co., of Fostoria, until the disastrous failure of Mr. Foster carried the bank down with him. The failure was not in any manner owing to any mismanagement of the bank affairs, as the books showed that the bank was prosperous, and had been making money up to the date of the failure of Mr. Foster. Mr. Wilkison is now en- gaged in the Insurance business at Cleveland. Capt. Wilkison's eldest daughter is the wife of Isaac P. Thompson, and now resides in Perrys- burg. Mr. Thompson was a part owner. and his partner, C. C. Roby, was the master of the steamer " Griffith, " which was lost on Lake Erie in 1850, accompanied by a loss of life that spread mourning over the land. Sarah, the second daughter, is the wife of Judge Henry H. Dodge, and now resides at Bowling Green, Ohio. Caro- line, the youngest daughter, is the wife of Earl W. Merry, the well-known banker of Bowling Green.
C. L. HUDDLE, proprietor and editor of the North Baltimore Times, is a native of Tiffin, Ohio, born October 23. 1866. He is the son of Louis and Ellen (Hershberger) Huddle, both of whom were born in Bloom township, Seneca Co., Ohio. Mr. Huddle lived with his parents during the early part of his life, and attended the Sidney (Ohio) High School. He then went to work in the office of the Shelby County P. mo- crat, at Sidney, and learned the printer's trade. after which he was employedl as foreman on the
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Mt. Gilead Sentinel for a year, and then worked two years as foreman of the job printing depart- ment of the Lima Republican. At the end of that time the Republican and Gasette consoli- dated, forming the Lima Republican-Gasette, with which our subject still retained the position of foreman of the job printing department. In January, 1891. he accepted a position as foreman on the Fostoria Times, which he held until July I, 1893, at that time moving to North Baltimore, where he secured control of the North Baltimore Times, which he has run successfully ever since. It is Democratic in principle, and is one of the most popular and extensively read papers in southern Wood county. Mr. Huddle is an en- ergetic worker, knows what will interest the peo- ple of his community, and, as a consequence, has materially increased the circulation of the Times within the last two years.
The parents of our subject lived in Bloom township until 1871, when they went to Shelby county, going from there in 1886 to Lima, and thence to Fostoria, locating finally in Tiffin, where they reside at present. Mr. Huddle is a machinist by trade. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and in politics upholds the principles of the Prohibitionists. Mrs. Huddle is a member of the Baptist Church. Four children were born to them: Hershel J. lives in Cincinnati, and is a stenographer for the Union Central Life Insur- ance Company; Benjamin C. is located at Gann Valley, S. Dak., where he is States attorney, C. L. is our subject; Adelma C. resides at North Baltimore, and is connected with the Times.
WILLIAM S. HASKELL, the popular and effi- cient retiring mayor of Bowling Green, and member of the well-known law firm of Mears & Haskell, has been a resident of the city some twenty years, and well deserves prominent men- tion in the pages of this volume.
Mr. Haskell is a native of Michigan, born in Detroit, April 11, 1850, and is a son of Rev. Samuel and Elizabeth ( Granger ) Haskell, who had five children, as follows: William S., whose name introduces this sketch; Samuel, deceased at the age of three years; Frank D., secretary of a paper manufacturing company, with residence at Kalamazoo, Mich. ; Belle, who died at the age of eleven months; and Henry ( married ), chief clerk in the office of the Grand Rapids & In- diana railroad, with residence at Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Rev. Samuel Haskell, D. D., was born March 20, 1818, in Maine, where he was reared to early manhood, receiving a good common-
school education. At the age of eighteen, the then "Far West" presenting many attractions to youths of ordinary ambition. our subject set out, alone and on horseback, from his Eastern home for Illinois, arriving in due course at Cairo. Entering land from the government near Rock river, near where now stands the city of Rock- ford, he made his home there for some three or four years, then, selling out, returned to the East, Suffield, Conn., being his objective point. Here he prepared himself for college, in time entering Brown University at Providence, R. I., where he graduated in the class of '45. After this he commenced a course of study at the Theological University of Hamilton, N. Y., a Baptist insti- tution, graduating in the class of '47, thoroughly equipped, intellectually speaking, for the pulpit or platform. Mr. Haskell was then called to the First Baptist Church, of Detroit, Mich., his first charge, where he remained from 1847 to 1852; from there he was called to the First Bap- tist Church, of Kalamazoo, which he served as pastor from 1852 to 1871, from the latter date up to 1888, filling a similar position with the First Baptist Church at Ann Arbor, Mich. Being now seventy years of age, Rev. S. Haskell re- signed his pastoral labors, and was elected Pro- fessor of Biblical research at Kalamazoo College. which professorship he still retains, although he is now in his seventy-ninth year. A man of high literary training and attainments, he has left in- delible footprints of his ability that will be vis- ible long after the original has withdrawn from the arena of life. In 1895 he wrote a work on Heroes and Hierarchs, and during his active life- time has issued many pamphlets, etc., including a "Pioneer History of the Baptist Church of Michigan ," and " Pioneer Addresses on Michigan History ," besides contributing a mass of literary matter to various Baptist periodicals and news- papers throughout the country. In his political preferences he was originally a Whig, and since the organization of the party has been an equally zealous Republican. Socially he is a member of . college societies, and he is universally respected and esteemed. His wife Elizabeth ( Granger ), the mother of William S. Haskell, died in 188; at Ann Arbor, Mich .; she was related to the Grangers of historic renown, one of whom was in President Harrison's cabinet in 1841, and the other served in 1801 under Jefferson and Madison: each was postmaster-general.
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