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In a family of three children our subject is the only one now living, and he was reared upon the home farm, early becoming familiar with the labors that fall to the lot of an agriculturist. After pursuing his studies for some time in the district schools of Lake township, he entered a Reformed Church school at Toledo, Ohio, where he continued for two terms, thus completing his literary training. On April 13. 1875. Mr. Isch married Miss Rosa Schaller, who was born in Switzerland, May 23, 1851, and they have be- come the parents of three children-Fred, Frank and Edwin.
In politics, Mr. Isch is a Republican, a leader of his party in Lake township, and was elected county infirmary director in IS88, which position he continued to fill very satisfactorily for six years. His social relations are with the Knights of Pyth- ias fraternity, and he is one of the representa- tive citizens of the community. noted for his honesty and integrity of purpose. Being public- spirited, he takes great interest in all the moral, religious and educational matters of the township, and always lends encouragement and support to whatever appears to be for the best interests of the locality in which he makes his home.
JOHN S. POPE, deceased, was born in New- port, Vt., December 30, 1822, and was a son of E. S. and Sarah (Stocker) Pope. also ratives of the Green Mountain State. With his parents ho removed to Ohio early in life, the family Locating at Huron, Erie county, whence they afterward removed to Sandusky county, locating near Roll-
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ersville. There the father engaged in farming for a number of years. His death occurred in Fremont, Ohio, in 1886, and his wife died in 1891.
Our subject attended school in Erie county, and was reared to manhood on his father's farm, where he remained until 1857, when he went to Kansas, spending four years in that State. The year 1861 witnessed his arrival in Wood county. He located on Hull Prairie, in Middleton town- ship, where he purchased sixty acres of land, and at once began transforming it into rich fields. He made of it a highly improved farm, and, after the discovery of oil in this section of the State, there were several wells sunk upon the place.
Mr. Pope was married at Clyde, Sandusky Co., Ohio, in 1854, the lady of his choice being Harriet Allen, who was born in Vermont, April 3, 1837, a daughter of Wells Allen. one of San- dusky county's prominent citizens, who died there, in Madison township, December 27, 1852. To Mr. and Mrs. Pope were born ten children-Jes- sie B., born September 12, 1855, now the wife of L. P. Tribble, of Haskins; Joseph E., born October 9, 1859, a practicing physician of Dun- bridge, Ohio; Fred A., born in Middleton town- ship, in 1862, now living in Bowling Green: Hat- tie, born September 11, 1864, wife of O. Perry, of Nebraska; John M., born December 30, 1867, engaged in school teaching; Arch A., born De- cember 6, 1870; H. Whittier, born July 14, 1874, an oil operator; Kent M., born March 3, 1882, attending school; Ruby, who died in infancy; and one who died in childhood.
Mr. Pope was an advocate of the Republican party and its principles, a gentleman of sterling worth and thorough reliability. He was well liked and highly esteemned, and in his death the community lost one of its best citizens. He passed away March 23. 1888. His widow, a most estimable lady, still resides on the old home- stead, which she is carrying on with the assist- ance of her children.
JOHN RYDER (deceased , in his day one of the oldest of the pioneer agriculturists of Middleton township, was born June 24, 1817, in Yorkshire, England.
His father, Edwin Ryder, who was a native of the same locality, was a stone mason by trade. He married Miss Margaret Yeomans, and reared a family of five children: Jacob, deceased; John, our subject: Henry, who lives in England; Joseph, who died in Huron county, Ohio; and Edward, a resident of Liverpool, England.
Our subject had but nine months' schooling in
his youth, and, at twelve years of age, was sent to work for his grandmother for his board and clothes. At seventeen he found other employ- ment at eight pounds a year, and later secured a position as coachman for a lady, with whom he re- mained until 1842, when he came to America. He spent five weeks on the voyage between Liv- erpool and New York, and came west by canal, locating first near Oberlin, Ohio. He had learned his father's trade, and, finding stone masons in de- mand, he worked for a short time at that business, and then moved to Huron county, and bought fifty acres of land, which he farmed for ten years. In 1852 he came to Wood county, and settled near Hull's Prairie on 120 acres of wild land. to which he afterward added forty acres more. The entire tract is now in a fine state of cultivation, with an extensive orchard, and substantial, com- fortable buildings.
He was married in 1850, in Huron county, to Miss Betsey Willington, a native of England, born April 7, 1830. She came to Ohio in 1841 with an aunt, who settled in Huron county, where her father's death occurred. At the time of her mar- riage she and her mother were residing in Rich- land county, where the latter still resides. Mr. and Mrs. Ryder reared to adult age a family of thirteen children, of whom twelve are still living. Frank is farming the old homestead; Charlotte married Thomas Barr, of Michigan; Mary, de- ceased, was formerly the wife of Frank Carter; Joseph and Thomas are both farmers in Middle- ton township; Addie married B. Carter; Vinnie married Peter Bowers, a farmer of Middleton township; George and Fred are both farmers near the old homestead; Sarah married Lambert Car- ter; Belle resides at home, and is now teaching school: James is working at the tailor trade; and Libbie married Fred Conklin, a farmer of Perrys- burg township. Mrs. Ryder died March 19, 1895. after forty-five years of happy wedded life, leav- ing the sweet memory of a life devoted to the welfare of others.
Mr. Ryder, whose death occurred March 14. 1896, was a man of broad views and high Chris- tian character, and liberal in politics. After his death his sons Fred and Frank moved in the old home, and are working the farm. Mr. Ryder's death has cast a gloom over the community. The once happy home is broken, the children have lost a kind father, and the community a kind and generous neighbor.
J. C. SNYDER, M. D. In no profession does a man fill such a responsible position as does the physician. He not only carries life and death !!
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his hands. but becomes the confidant and advisor of his patients, holding a nearer relation to thein, ofttimes, than the members of their own families. A man, to succeed in this line of work, must possess, not only knowledge of his profession, and skill in applying that knowledge, but must also possess a character above reproach, and a nature capable of sympathizing with the afflic- tions of his fellowmen.
The subject of this sketch possesses all these qualifications, and besides being a scholarly man, thoroughly versed in medical lore, he is popular with all who have the pleasure of his acquaint- ance. Dr. Snyder was born in Northumberland county, Penn., April 3, 1853, where he was brought up on a farm, and attended school until twenty-two years of age. At that time he went to California for his health, remaining there two years, and on his return entered the University at Lock Haven, Penn., taking the literary course for four years, and graduating with the degree of B. A. He then entered the medical department of the Michigan University at Ann Arbor, from which he was graduated in 1881. Subsequently he took a special course in the Medical College of Buffalo, N. Y., on surgery and diseases of wo- nien. He then went to Michigan, where he remained four years, going from there to Osborne, Kans., where he spent the succeeding four years. At the end of that time he entered Rush Medical College. Chicago, from which he took his de- gree in 1891. Since the latter date Dr. Snyder has been a resident of Bowling Green, where he has a large general practice, and also makes a specialty of surgery and gynecology. He has been very successful, and has become one of the prominent physicians of the county, his well- known skill and thorough knowledge of his pro- fession gaining for him the confidence of the public, while his genial manners and sympathetic nature make him many warm friends. He was married in Michigan to Miss Abbie Sinith, a na- tive of Canada, who died in 1888. His second wife was Miss Annetta Bainton, who is still liv- ing. They have two children: John B. and Blanche Ethel.
The parents of our subject were John S. and Margaret (Weiser) Snyder, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania, where he followed farming, and is now living in Florence, Mich., at the good old age of seventy-five years. The inothier was born in Pennsylvania, and was of German descent. She died when our subject was three years old. Both parents were mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church, and the father was a Republican. Their children were four in 1
number, namely: A. W., residing in Kansas; W. L., deceased; M. L., residing in Pennsyl- vania; and J. C., the subject of this sketcli.
HENRY A. OLDS, a soldier in the Civil war, and a farmer in Center township, was born in Litchfield, Medina Co., Ohio, February 28, 1842. His father, Miles Olds, was born in New York, in 1813, and the grandfather, who died when his son Miles was only nine years of age, was one of the heroes of the Revolution. Miles Olds re- moved to Medina county with a family named Strate, with whom he continued until twenty- three years of age. His employer then gave himn fifty acres of land in compensation for his services, and this he placed under a high state of cultiva- tion. On one occasion his log cabin and all its contents were destroyed by fire. In 1854 he sold that farm and came to Wood county, purchas- ing 100 acres of unimproved land in Center township, of which he cleared sixty acres. He built thereon a frame dwelling and good barn, and planted a two-acre orchard. For several years he served as school director and as super- visor. He was married in Medina county, in IS41, to Olive E. Kibbe, who was born May 19, 1826, in New York. They had three children, the eldest being Henry A. Andrew was killed by an artillery ball, May 14, 1864, while serving in the Union army. Emily is the wife of Milton Ford, a farmer of Oklahoma. The father died July 15, 1894, and the mother is still living on the old homestead at the age of sixty-nine.
Henry A. Olds acquired his education in the district schools of Medina and Wood counties, and worked on the old homestead until twenty years of age, when he began life for himself. be- ing employed at farin labor and as a mili hand. In 1863, with money he had earned. he purchased forty acres of timber land that he cleared and improved. He also added to it forty acres, and now has a valuable property of eighty acres, on which stands substantial buildings and all the accessories of a model farm. He eulisted in the one-hundred-days' service at Bowling Green, May 2, 1864, as a member of Company C, 144th O. V. I., and was mustered out with his com- pany. August 31. 1864. He suffered much from exposure during his service.
Mr. Olds was married in Center township, January 29, 1871, to Mary Crom, who was born November 30. 1845, a daughter of Daniel Crom. a farmer of Center township. They had three children: Willard, born March 4. 18;3: Leroy, born February 15, 18;9; and Elma, who was born December 25, 1871, and died July 28, 1872.
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In politics, Mr. Olds is a Republican. He served for several years as school director, and for six years was supervisor.
WILLIAM J. ERRETT was born in Galion, Craw- ford Co., Ohio, February 26, 1863, and is a son of Daniel and Melinda (Schoemacher) Errett, who were of German descent. The father was born in Crawford county, in 1836, and the mother was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, in 1841; and in the latter county they were married. The grandfather, John Errett, was a farmer of Gal- ion, Ohio, and there died in 1888. He was very prosperous, and, besides his home farm of 200 acres, owned 1, 300 acres in Henry county. His wife died in May, 1895, at the age of eighty- three years. Their children were Daniel; Jona- than, a railroad man, of Galion; Susan, wife of. John Bessinger, of Galion; William, overseer in the railroad machine shops of Galion; Jerry, a farmer, of Crawford county, Ohio; Nancy, wife of Daniel Smith. of Crawford county; and Iziah, a brakeman, who was killed on the railroad De- cember 16, 1885.
After about ten years' residence in Galion, the father of our subject came to Wood county, in 1866, settling on a one-hundred-acre farm in Liberty township; he now resides on a farm of fifteen acres in Plain township. William, there- fore, was reared in this county, and pursued his education in a school built on land donated by his father for the purpose. He afterward worked in a sawmill owned by his father for about fif- teen years, and also aided in the farm work.
Mr. Errett was married in Liberty township, February 26, 1885, to Viola Belle Levers, who was born August 30, 1863. They began their domestic life on a rented farm of forty acres in Weston township, and afterward rented an eighty- acre farm in Liberty township, for eight years. In the fall of 1891, he purchased his present farm of forty acres, which is a well-improved place. The children of the family are Pearl May, born June 28, 1886; Daniel W., born Jan- uary 19, 1892; and one child, who was born De- cember 18, 1894, died January 11, 1895. Mr. Errett is a stalwart Republican where matters of national policy are involved, but at local elections votes independently of party ties.
emigrated with his family to Troy township. Wood Co., Ohio. He continued to make his home until his death, January 14, 1896. at Stony Ridge, where his wife departed this life September 12, 1888. They were parents of three sons, who grew to maturity, Jeromne B., of this sketch, being the eldest. Samuel enlisted in Company K, ILIth O. V. I., under Capt. Day, and was mustered into the United States service at Columbus, Ohio; like so many brave boys, he laid down his life on the altar of his country, being killed at Franklin, Tenn. James, who became a member of the same company in 1862, and served throughout the war, is now an engineer for Mr. Wagoner, at Stony Ridge.
In the common schools of Franklin county, Penn., Jerome B. Mccutchen acquired his edu- cation, and at the age of sixteen came with his parents to Troy township, Wood county, where he has since continuously engaged in farming and school teaching. In 1861, in that township. was celebrated his marriage with Miss Catherine Fur- ry, a native of Lake township, this county, and a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Butler Fur- ry, who, at a very early day, came from the Key- stone State to Lake township, where they passed away. Six children have been born to our subject and his wife-Margaret A., wife of Eugene C. Calkins, of Stony Ridge; Elizabeth. who died in 1892; Emma J. ; Samuel A. ; Carrie M., wife of E. H. Williams. of Pemberville : and Charles H.
With the exception of three years, Mr. Mc- Cutchen has been justice of the peace since 1866, discharging the duties of the office in a creditable and acceptable manner. Politically he is an ardent Democrat, twice being candidate of that party for probate judge, and for a num- ber of years held the position of town clerk. Socially he is a member of Phoenix Lodge No. 123, F. &. A. M. For forty years he has wit- nessed the development and progress of the county, has aided materially in its advancement. and is numbered among its most popular and enterprising men.
WILLIAM LONG, who is a well-known farmer of Weston township, and an honoredy eteran of the Civil war, was born in Seneca county, Ohio. September 19, 1844.
JEROME B. MCCUTCHEN, justice of the peace J. B. Long, the father of our subject, was a native of Pennsylvania, born in October. 1808. He was an ordained minister in the United Brethren Church, and spent his life in that calling. and, as was customary in many cases in those of Troy township, was born in Franklin county, Penn., May 24, 1840, and is the son of James and Catherine (Shook) Mccutchen, both natives of the same county. By trade the father was a stone mason and a brick layer, and, in 1856, he : days, also carried on farming. After his marriage
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he removed to Stark county, Ohio, from thence to Seneca county, and subsequently to Madison township, Sandusky county, in which latter place he made his home for thirty years. He later re- . moved to Center township, Wood county, and died at Gibsonburg February 10, 1895. He married, in 1832, Miss Lyda Fry, who bore him ten children, as follows: Louisa, wife of J. F. Sampel, residing in Sandusky county; Samuel, residing at St. Louis, Mich .; Jacob F., residing in Bowling Green; Daniel, living at Bowling Green; Rebecca, wife of A. B. Garus, residing at Gibsonburg; William, the subject of this sketch; John Wesley, a farmer of Center township, Wood county; Arcanus, a farmer of Madison township, Sandusky county; Michael E., a farmer, also re- siding in Madison township; and Samantha E. (Mattie), wife of Charles Pike, of Bowling Green. The mother died April 21, 1878.
The subject of this sketch had very few ad- vantages of schooling, and, when only twelve years old, was put to work in a sawmill, where he remained some four or five years. In the spring of 1864, when a young man of eighteen, he en- listed, on February 26, 1864, at Fremont, Ohio, in the 3rd O. V. C .. under Col. Siddal, his cap- tain being Paul Diel. The regiment was assigned to the army of the Cumberland, and during the remainder of the war Mr. Long participated in over fifty battles, some of the more prominent ones being those of Selma, Jonesboro, Lovejoy's Station, siege of Atlanta, Kenesaw Mountain, Decatur, Ala., and Ronie, Ga. He was honorably discharged on August 4, 1865, at Edgefield, Tenn., and returned home. His health was so feeble, owing to jaundice contracted in the army, that for a year he was unable to engage in any business. At the end of that time, however, he became associated with one of his brothers and G. W. Smith, in a sawmill, which they carried on for seven years.
In the fall of 1865 Mr. Long removed to Cen- ter township, Wood county, and purchased thirty acres of land, which he improved, and on which he lived until 1876. when he sold out and bought fifty-five acres on the middle branch of the Port- age river, where he made his home for the fol- lowing seven years. He then disposed of that property, and purchased the forty acres in Wes- ton township, where he has since resided.
Mr. Long was married November 7, 1869, at New Rochester, to Naomi Decker, and eight chil- dren have been born to them: Alwilda, after six years spent in teaching school, became the wife of J. F. Werner, a sergeant in the Regular army, Third Cavalry Regiment, stationed at Jef-
ferson Barracks, Missouri. but is now honorably discharged, and living in Portage, Ohio; Clarence W. taught school two years previous to his mar- riage with Miss Maud Gooch, but now has a gen- eral store at Lacota, Mich., and is assistant post- master, Mrs. Long being the postmistress at that place; Ernest E. attends school in the winter, and assists his father on the farm; Lula and Walter, aged eleven and nine years, respectively, are at home and attending school; Viola, Mabel, and Mamie, all died when children. Mr. Long fol- low's in the footsteps of his father in Church work, having been elder in the Church of the Saints for the past seven years, and, whenever called upon to go out to preach, does so, his motto being, "Bear the cross, and wear the crown." He is a trustee of Grovehall Church, and its elder, and is superintendent of the Sunday-school. In poli- tics he belongs to the Prohibition party, and car- ries out its principles in his daily life, never hav- ing used tobacco or intoxicating liquors. He is an honest, industrious man, and a most worthy citizen.
SAMUEL MUIR, one of the oldest and most respected pioneers of Wood county, was born in Whiteburn Parish, Scotland, August 15, 1822.
His father, John Muir, a native of the same parish, married Mary Prentice, and in 1832 brought his family to America. The youngest child, Mary, died in Scotland; of the seven others, four are still living. William and James are both now deceased; Frances, deceased. married James Shanks; Jane is the widow of Robert Dunipace; Samuel is the subject of this sketch; Margaret married John Fenton; and John is a retired farm- er living in Bowling Green. The little party. were five months making the journey to Wood
county. On arriving, John Muir entered 105 acres of land in Perrysburg township, which he sold three years later to buy 960 acres in Wood county, where he spent the remainder of his life. He became one of the most prominent men of his community, and for twelve years held the office of township treasurer. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, to which our subject also belongs.
Samuel Muir, the subject of this sketch was only ten years old when he came to Wood coun- ty. He had attended school in Scotland for a few years, but the circumstances of pioneer life were not favorable to study, and his time was mainly spent in helping to clear and improve the farm. At first the squirrels, wolves, deer, coons, and wild turkeys were so thick that a constant watch was necessary to protect their grain.
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About 1850 he sold his possessions with the in- tention of going to Oregon, but he changed his mind, and bought another farm in Webster town- ship, near Scotch Ridge, and made for himself a permanent home. Mr. Muir was married Au- gust 24, 1843, at Scotch Ridge, to Miss. Malinda Loomis, a native of Medina county, Ohio, born May 25, 1826. Eleven children were born to them, whose namnes with date of birth are as fol- lows: John, September 24, 1844, enlisted in Company A, 100th O. V. I., and died a prisoner, February 18, 1863; Maria B., April 2, 1846. is deceased; William B., January 22, 1848; George, June 5, 1850; Samuel, December 8, 1852; Mary, August 31, 1855: James L., September 8, 1857; Jane, September 3. 1861, is deceased; Fanny, Au- gust 14, 1865, is deceased; Anna, September 14, 1866; and Ella F., June 6, 1871, who was mar- ried September 4, 1888, to Charles South, and has two children, Floyd H., born January 28, 1890; and Samuel Irvin, born August 24, 1891.
Mrs. Muir died in 1893, deeply mourned by all who knew her as a loving wife and mother, and kind friend. In politics Mr. Muir is a Re- publican, one of the leading workers of the party in his vicinity, and he has been assessor for nine years.
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IRA C. TABER, a well-known lawyer of Bowl- ing Green, senior member of the firm of Taber & Painter, is one of the leaders of the young, pro- gressive element in that thriving community. He was born in New Rochester, Freedom township, October 6, 1860, the son of Nelson D. and Sa- mantha M. (Skeels) Taber,
His father was born in New York State, Oc- tober 24, 1824, and came to Ohio in early man- `hood, locating first in Fulton county, where he took up land, and then in Fostoria, where he worked in the freight office, and later at his trade of harness maker. Here he married Miss Saman- tha M. Skeels, who was born in New York State, May 6, 1824, and in 1854 they removed to a farm in Freedom township, where three children were born to them: Our subject; Mary E., born November 22, 1862, died October 18, 1886; and Nellie, who died in infancy. Nelson Taber sold his farm in 1882, and has since resided in Bowl- ing Green. Politically he is a Republican, and, while never a politician, he takes an intelligent interest in all public movements.
Our subject attended the district schools of Freedom township until the age of seventeen, when he entered the public schools of Bowling Green, graduating in 1882. He immediately be- gan the study of law, in the office of Frank A.
Baldwin, of Bowling Green, and afterward fin- ished his course in the Cincinnati Law School, from which he was graduated in 1885. He then returned to Bowling Green, where he "hung out his shingle," and now has a fine civil practice, with a record of success in his cases, which is the best guarantee for future business. In Decem- ber, 1895, he associated with C. R. Painter in the practice of law, the style of the firm being Taber & Painter.
On August 30, 1862, he married Miss Adelia Thomas, who was born in Wood county, and they have three children: Merle, Maric, and Melva. He and his accomplished wife are prom- inent members of the M. E. Church. He takes an active part in many local business enterprises, and was for a time interested in oil producing. He is now counsel for the National Supply Co., whose head offices are at Toledo, Ohio, and Pitts- burg, Penn. It is engaged in supplying the oil fields of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio. Indi- ana and Kansas. In politics our subject is a Re- publican, and fraternally he is a member of the I. O. O. F., in which he has been through the chairs, and also the Encampment. .
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