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which he graduated in 1894. He at once located in Pemberville, where he has already acquired a good practice, his successful treatment of cases entrusted to him bringing an enviable professional standing, which is the best possible guarantee of his future. On September 13, 1881, he was mar- ried, in Jerry City, to Miss Hattie M. Yant, who died, leaving two children-Cleoa and Freedland B. His second wife, to whom he was married August 3, 1894, was Mrs. Mary Alexander, of Pemberville. She is one of ten children born to Henry and Margaret (Telemyer) Bimedick, born March 6, 1852, in Seneca county, Ohio; was ed- ucated in the English language, at New Roches- ter, and also in the German schools of Pember- ville. Of her eight sisters, seven are yet living; her brother, Lewis, died June 12, 1896.
Politically, Dr. Dilley is a Republican; socially, he is a member of the F. & A. M., Lodge No. [12, of Bowling Green; of the I. O. O. F. of Pemberville; of the Foresters of America (of which he is the physician); of the Knights of the Mac- cabees, and the K. of P. of Jerry City; and of the Uniform Rank of K. of P., of Bowling Green. The Doctor is the medical examiner of the I. O. O. F. of Columbus, and also of the Foresters of America. He is a contributor to the New York medical journals, and other works of similar nature, principally on diseases of women and children:
M. B. SIMON, a leading farmer and stock- raiser, and one of the most popular citizens of Bloom township, was born in Wood county March 28, 1859, and is a son of Levi and Mary A. (Pfist- er) Simon. His early education was begun in Hopewell School, and among his first teachers was Miss Libby Fisher. He later entered Fos- toria Academy, where for three years he pursued his studies, taking up Latin and German as well as the more common branches; he was a mem- ber of the male quartet there. Later he taught in District No. 1, Bloom township, being the first teacher in the present brick schoolhouse.
On September 14, 1887, in Washington town- ship, Hancock Co., Ohio, Mr. Simon was united in marriage with Miss Florence Ringer, a native of that township, born November 1, 1864, and they have become the parents of three children- Eva Blanch, born October 3, 1888; Amy Metta- lene, born September 28, 1890; and Edwin De- Witt, born July 21, 1894. After his marriage Mr. Simon located upon his present farm, only five acres of which at that time were under culti- vation. £
In April, 1892, he began the dairy bus- iness in Bloomdale, being the first to establish an industry of that kind in that thriving village, and
has since given considerable attention to the same. He has also dealt in bee supplies, being well versed in bee culture, and thoroughly con- versant with the business. In addition to general farming, he is an extensive stock raiser, breeding Chester-white hogs, which he has shipped to va- rious States, and has some fine registered Hol- stein cattle upon his place.
Mr. Simon possesses a fine tenor voice, well cultivated, and has taught vocal music te some extent. He and his wife are members of the United Brethren Church, in which he serves as chorister, and is a member of the board of trustees, and he is a devout, earnest Christian; seldom do you find a man as conscientious, thor- oughly upright and honest, and whose integrity is above question. He is a student of more than ordinary ability, and as a musician ranks high, many of the pieces used in the United Brethren song books being of his composition, both the music and words. His political support is given to the Republican party.
The parents of Mrs. Simon, George and Rachel (Scherer) Ringer, were both natives of Stark county, Ohio, the former born January 2, IS19, and the latter August 25, 1826. In that county they were reared and married, moving to Hancock county, Ohio, in 1849. Mr. Ringer's father had given him 160 acres of land, valued at $300, still in its primitive condition, to which he later added another 160-acre tract; he after- ward bought his son James forty acres. On his farm in Hancock county he lived until Decem- ber, 1892, when he removed to Arcadia, Ohio, there dying on May 6, 1894, and his remains were interred in the cemetery at that place. In religious faith he was a Methodist, while in poli- tics he was connected with the Republican party for many years, but later became a Prohibitionist. His wife still makes her home in Arcadia. Mrs. Simon is the youngest in their family of eight children-three sons and five daughters. Her primary education, received in the district schools, was supplemented by a three-years' course at Fostoria Academy, where she prepared herself for teaching, which profession she followed for several terms in Wood and Hancock counties, having charge of a Bloomdale school for two terms. Her brothers and sisters were as follows: Carlesta, wife of Samuel Myers, of Melmore, Seneca Co., Ohio; Elizabeth, who married Josiah Kimmel, and removed to Kansas, dying in Neosha county, that State; Frances, who died in Stark county, in infancy: Catherine, now Mrs. A. C. Powell, of Findlay, Ohio, who is a deaf mute, her infirmity having been cansed by sick-
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ness in childhood; James, a farmer of Washing- ton township, Hancock county; Benjamin, who died at the age of two years; and Franklin, who was a mercantile clerk, and died in Lyon county, Kansas.
J. W. LAMBRIGHT, one of the prosperous agriculturists of Montgomery township, is a na- tive of Jackson township, Seneca Co., Ohio, born May 12, 1859, and was but a child when his parents, Henry and Margaret ( Johnson) Lam- bright, removed to Perry township, Wood coun- ty, where he was reared from childhood and educated in the district schools, which were greatly inferior to those of the present time. He is heartily in favor of the advancement of edu- cational interests. As a farmer boy he was reared, having the benefit of his father's instruc- tion along that line.
In Perry township, on November 8, 1883, Mr. Lambright was united in marriage with Miss Hattie Rainey, who was born in Seneca county, May 30, 1860, and is a daughter of John Rainey, who died when she was an infant. She then lived in the family of John W. Griffith, of Fostoria, Ohio. and was a young lady on com- ing to Perry township. Three children have been born to our subject and his wife-Chester H., born October 16, 1884: Minnie M., born April 3, 1887; and Venus, born July 24, 1896.
For eight years after his marriage Mr. Lam- bright conducted his father's farm, and then bought the John Baker farm in Section 36, Montgomery township, which comprises seventy- one acres of fine land, and he now cultivates with good success. In all his business dealings he is straightforward and reliable, and is num- bered among the progressive farmers and valued citizens of the community. In politics he is a
stanch Republican, only leaving that party to support nominees of minor township offices, as in his selection of incumbents for such posi- tions, he is strictly non-partisan. Both he and his estimable wife are devoted and efficient inein- bers of the United Brethren Church.
GURDON PITCHER, a well-known resident of Haskins, was born in Lewis county, N. Y., December 20, 1833. His family is of Welsh or- igin, several generations removed. His paternal grandfather, Gurdon Pitcher, a prominent farmer in Massachusetts, died in the State of New York in 1845, during our subject's boyhood.
Lyman Pitcher, father of our subject, was born in Massachusetts in 1808, and in early man- hood moved to New York State, where, in 1831, 1
he married Miss Edith Jones, who was born in Oneida county, N. Y., in 1814. He was for many years a contractor on public works there, but, in 1865, he came to Wood county, and bought a farm in Middleton township, which he cultivated until advancing age caused him to retire from active business, and he now resides with our sub- ject. During his earlier years he was a Whig, and he became a Republican when the issues arose which caused the new division in party lines. He and his wife, who died in ISSS, at the age of seventy-four, were faithful and con- sistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and brought their family up in the same faith. . Of their eight children five lived to adult age: Caroline, deceased, was twice married, first to F. Seager, second to W. H. Garrett; Gurdon; Gideon, a resident of Bowling Green; Sallie Ann, who resides in Bowling Green; and George, living in Haskins.
Mr. Pitcher acquired bis education in a log school house in Lewis county, N. Y., and was early initiated into the occupation of farming. He was married, in 1856, at Redfield, Oswego Co., N. Y., to Miss Electa Williams, a native of Pennsylvania, born July 28, 1840. They have two children: Frankie married Charles Bern- thisel, of Haskins, and has three children-Es- tella, Electa, and Henry; Charles is now his father's partner in business, and lives at home.
On October 2, 1861, Mr. Pitcher joined Com- pany G, 59th N. Y. V. I., and served in the army of the Potomac, taking part in the battles of Richmond, Antietam, Fredericksburg, the second battle of Bull Run, and the desperate struggle at Gettysburg, where he was seriously wounded, necessitating his discharge in Septem- ber, 1863, for disability. In the fall of 1864. he came to Middleton township, and engaged in ag- riculture, continuing until about six years ago. when he began teamning and contracting in the oil fields. An honest, industrious citizen, blessed with that rarest of qualities, hard common sense, he holds the respect and friendship of all who know him well. He belongs to the G. A. R., and the I. O. O. F.
DANIEL LOOMIS, a prosperous retired carpen- ter and builder of Bowling Green, was born in Springwater. Livingston Co., N. Y., August 14. 1825.
His paternal ancestry was English, but his father, David Loomis, was born in Connecticut Hle went to New York State in early manhood. where he met and married Miss Celia Grover, and a few years later moved to Ohio, Iccating
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first in Conneaut. Here his wife died at the age of fifty, and in 1832 he removed with his son to a farm in Huron county, where he died in 1836, when fifty-four years of age. He was a Democrat in politics, and an intelligent and orig- inal student of the problems of the day. In re- ligious faith he was a Universalist.
Our subject spent four years in New York State during his boyhood, attending school for three years and spending the rest of the time as an apprentice to a cabinet maker. Becoming dissatisfied, he returned home and assisted his fa- ther until the latter's death. July 19, 1852, he was married to Miss Emaline Wyckoff, who was born in Canada, July 9, 1833, and they have three children. After his marriage Mr. Loomis remained for some time in Huron county, en- gaged in carpentering, and then moved to Enter- prise, Ohio. In 1861 he came to Wood county, and lived near Portage for seven years, finally settling in Bowling Green. As a conscientious, industrious workman, he has inet with the suc- cess which he deserves, and holds the confidence and respect of all who know him. The family are among the leading members in the M. E. Church, and take an interest in all the various lines of social and religious advancement. In politics Mr. Loomis is a Republican.
AUGUSTUS SCHALLER. The farming interests of Wood county are well represented by this gentleman, who is a progressive citizen of sterling worth and a self-made man who can justly attrib- ute his success to his own efforts. A native of Switzerland, he was born on the 14th of January, 1849, and is a son of Benjamin and Rosanna (Hanning) Schaller, natives of the same country. With their family the parents crossed the Atlan- tic to America, and continued their journey across the continent until they arrived in Middleton township, Wood Co., Ohio, where they made a settlement.
Near the homestead our subject attended school when his labors were not needed in the de- velopment of the farm. He continued to give his father the benefit of his services until twenty-two years of age, when he started out in life for him- self, renting a farm which he operated for a year. He then purchased 120 acres of timber land, and at once began the work of clearing the place. It was an arduous task: but he faithfully continued his labors until now the entire amount is under a high state of cultivation, has been made arable by tiling and ditching, a good barn has been erected at a cost of $1,000, and other excellent improve- ments added.
On March 5, 1874, in Toledo, Ohio, Mr. Schaller united in marriage with Caroline Kohl. who was born in Cleveland, February 20. 1857. and is a daughter of Michael Kohl, a native of Germany, now farming in Perrysburg township. They have six children, their names and dates of birth being as follows: Alice, January 28, 1876: Albert A., May 30, 1878; John, April 23, 1882; Jennie, April 16, 1886; Nellie, October S. 1888: and Rosie, March 26, 1891.
A Democrat in his political affiliations, Mr. Schaller has served as school director for six years, and as supervisor of roads for three terms. discharging his duties in a commendable manner. Socially, he is connected with the Knights of Pythias fraternity. In business dealing he is straightforward and honorable; in social life he is genial and pleasant.
FRANCIS M. TWINING, who carries on agri- cultural pursuits in Middleton township, was born near Findlay, Ohio, November 21. 1842, and is a representative of one of the pioneer families of the State. His father, Silas Twining, was born in Pennsylvania, and was a blacksmith by trade: but after his removal to Hancock county, he pur- chased 120 acres of land and there engaged in farming. He was married in that locality to Leatitia Harold, who was born in Pennsylvania. in 1817. The children of this union are: John. who died in 1848; Charles, deceased; Amos; Eli: Francis M .; Sarah, who died in childhood; and Alvin. The father of this family died in Findlay. Ohio, January 12, 1854, but the mother is now living with Amos Twining.
Mr. Twining, of this review, during his boy- hood days attended school through the winter season, and in the summer months aided in the labors of the farm. He continued at home until 1865, when he came to Wood county, and worked by the month as a farm hand in Middle- ton township for a time. His first purchase of land comprised ten acres, which he cleared. and then engaged in market gardening, selling his produce in Bowling Green. He met with good success in that undertaking, which he continued until 1882, when he purchased twenty-five acres of land in Middleton township, south of Haskin -. on which he now has five oil wells in active oper- ation, carried on by a Toledo company. He has erected liere a pleasant home at a cost of $1.000. has also built good barns and outbuildings, and has a well-improved place.
Mr. Twining was married. April 8, 1866, to Annie Apger, a native of Carroll county, Ohio. and a daughter of Peter and Mary (Atchley Ap-
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ger, of Jackson township. They have five chil- dren-Mary, born April 29, 1868, now the wife of George Helger, a farmer; Elmer, an oil oper- ator, who was born January 22, 1872, and mar- ried Louise Helzer; Jay, an oil operator, who was born March 2, 1877, and married Hulda Cummings, daughter of Clark Cummings, of Has- kins; Elizabeth and Lula, who died in childhood.
Mr. Twining and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, and take an active interest in its work and upbuilding. He exercises his right of franchise in support of the Republican party, and for nine years has efficiently served as school di- rector. During the Civil war he manifested his loyalty to the Government by enlisting, but ill- ness prevented his going to the front. He is a genial and affable man, kind and generous by na- ture, and has the confidence and goodwill of all with whom he has been brought in contact.
JOSIAH KIGER, deceased, was for several years a well-known and prominent agriculturist of Per- ry township. He was a native of Ohio, born in Fairfield county, February 9, 1823, and was a son of William Kiger, who lived and died in that county. In the family of twelve children Josiah was the fifth in order of birth, and was reared to agricultural pursuits. When a young man, he came to Perry township, Wood county, pur- chasing eighty acres of partially improved land, in Section 7, and immediately began its further development, making his home, in the meantime, with his sister, Mrs. John Bucher.
While attending a spelling school in Perry township, Mr. Kiger first met Eleanor W. Kel- ley, and the acquaintance thus formed ripened into love, and they were married on June 7, 1848, in Montgomery township, Wood county. She is a daughter of John A. and Rachel (Shawan) Kelly, and was born November 24, 1828. Three children blessed this union, all daughters: Nancy E., born June 2, 1854, became the wife of Dan- iel M. Yates, and died on October 17, ISS8. Annie C., born September 27, 1857, received a common-school education, and for a tinie at- tended the normal school at Lebanon, Ohio, where she better prepared herself for teaching, which she began at the age of sixteen, and fol- lowed the profession for ten terms, with excellent success. Subsequently she completed a two-years' course of inusic at the Fostoria Academy, and later taught music. In Toledo, Ohio, on the 9th of December, 1886, she wedded J. J. Harley, and to them have been born three children-Harrison C., born August 19, 1888: Ella B., born January 30, 1890; and John Arthur, born March 25, 1892.
The youngest child of our subject was May E., who was born May 3, 1864, and died in infancy.
In a log house, built near the creek which flowed through his land, Mr. Kiger and his bride began their domestic life. Although it was an arduous task to develop the new land, he was young and full of hope, and soon converted the place into a valuable farm. In 1868, however, he removed to West Millgrove, where, for about three years, he engaged in merchandising, but at the end of that time returned to his farm, and continued his agricultural pursuits until his death. which occurred August 7, 1872, from the acci- dental discharge of a gun. His remains were in- terred in West Millgrove cemetery .. He was an earnest defender of Republican principles, and a man whose opinions were invariably held in re- spect. He cared nothing for political office, though he served for a time as trustee of Perry township. In early life he had served as deacon in the Congregational Church to which he be- longed, but later became a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, with which Mrs. Kiger is also connected. He left to his widow 160 acres of good land, which she leases, and since December, 1872, has made her home in West Millgrove, surrounded by her many friends.
F. W. HEMINGER, an energetic and success- ful farmer of Montgomery township, first opened his eyes to the light of day, August 2, 1853, upon the farm of his parents, Frederick and Maria (Wilard) Heminger, the place where he still makes his home, in Section 6. The father was born in Pennsylvania, and was the second in order of birth in the family of Andrew and Eliza- beth (Yunkman) Heminger, though the elder to grow to maturity. When a young man he lo- cated in Portage county, Ohio, where he wedded Miss Maria Wilard, and it was in about 1839 that he camne to Wood county. He purchased forty acres and entered fifty more in Section 6, Mont- gomery township. Upon the former tract a log- house stood, and three acres had been cleared. but the remainder was all in its wild state. Upon this farm the father died at the ripe old age of eighty-three years, and the mother passed away five years later. Both were buried at Pember- ville. They were earnest members of the German Baptist Church, and commanded the respect of all who knew them. They belonged to that hon- ored band of pioneers who opened up the county. though compelled to endure the hardships and privations of life on the frontier. Of their large family of thirteen children all but the oldest reached manhood and womanhood, and, after
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their marriage, on two different occasions all ate at the same table.
Mr. Heminger, whose name introduces this record, received his primary education in the common district schools, and the knowledge thus gained was supplemented by study at Fostoria. Though competent to teach, he never followed that profession, and when a young man he worked for two years in Michigan and one in Illinois at farm labor. With his earnings he attended school, as previously stated. His parents be- coming feeble, Mr. Heminger was prevailed upon to return home and assume the manage- ment of the farm, and by so doing shaped his fo- ture course. He was well fitted for other pro- fessions, and would undoubtedly have succeeded in any calling which he might have chosen. He purchased the home farm of ninety acres before his marriage, and made a home for his aged par- ents, who there died. His pleasant residence stands but a short distance west of the site of his father's first log cabin.
In 1882, in Montgomery township, Mr. Hem- inger married Miss Cinderella De France, a na- tive of Wood county, and a daughter of David De France, who was killed at the battle of Stone River, during the Civil war. By this union two daughters were born-Mattie M. and Ida R., both of whom are at home; they also adopted a son, Frank B. The mother died in 1887, and was buried at Pemberville, Ohio. The lady who now shares the name and fortunes of our subject was in her maidenliood Miss Martha Bardz, a native of Germany, and a daughter of Hiram Bardz. Three children were born of the second marriage: Merrill V., who died in childhood; and Marven V. and Bertha M., yet living. The family now occupy a comfortable residence erect- ed in 1889, upon the fine farm of ninety acres owned by Mr. Heminger, who is one of the most skillful and intelligent agriculturists of the community, and is a fine specimen of physical manhood. Genial and affable in manner, as a citizen he stands high, and is willing to aid de- serving undertakings. By his ballot he supports the principles of the Republican party, and relig- iously both he and his wife are Methodists.
LORIN L. CASS is one of the most popular and highly esteemed residents of Liberty town- ship, where he was born October 2, 1849, a son of Louis H. and Amanda M. (Loveland) Cass. His parents were married in Wayne county. Ohio, and the father engaged in the practice of medicine. Several years later he came to Wood county, and is now residing in Chicago, where he
has an extensive practice as a specialist. The members of the family are Minerva, wife of J. D. Edgar, of Ivesdale, Ill. : Louis O., who served in the 6th United States Cavalry, and died in Texas; Lorin L., of this sketch; Emina, of Chicago: Bayard T., of Chicago; Victor H., who went to Minnesota when nineteen years of age, where for three years he was agent for a cement company, and now owns a half interest in a gold mine in southern California; Earl, who died at the age of three years; and Florence N., at home.
The early educational privileges of our subject were supplemented by one year's attendance at the seminary in Findlay, Ohio, one year's study in Perrysburg, and a year and a half in the Ypsilanti Seminary. When in his twenty-first year he went to California, spending a year on the Pacific slope, and carefully viewing the coun- try. Then returning home. he purchased at auction 160 acres of land in Section 17, Liberty township, and began farming.
Mr. Cass was married in Tontogany, August 13, 1879, to Florence L. Drain, and they began their domestic life on the farm which he had secured. In 18SI he removed with his family to Weston, where he established a dry-goods store, conducting the same until the spring of ISS4, when he returned to the farm. After three years he again went to Weston, and in the spring of 1896 built a grain elevator, and is now in the grain business at that place. He has fourteen oil wells upon his land, and also owns a good house and lot in Weston. Owing to his well- directed, energetic efforts and capable manage- ment, he has prospered in his business under- takings, and is known as a thoroughly reliable and progressive business man.
Mr. and Mrs. Cass have one child, Lorin Earl, now twenty-three years of age, who was married, in the spring of 1895, to Anna Laney. The family is one of prominence in the com- munity, and its members are held in high regard. On questions of national importance, Mr. Cass gives his political support to the Democratic party, but at local elections votes independently. He is known throughout the community as "Captain Cass," and in this neighborhood, where he has spent almost his entire life, his circle of friends is limited only by the circle of his acquaintances.
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