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Franklin Roush remained in Pennsylvania until his father moved to a farm in Bath town-
ship, about 1851. Being 13 years old at that time, he was able to give considerable assis- tance about the farm, where he remained until he was 17 years old. He then went to Iowa where he stayed one year. At that time a large part of the present populous State was noth- ing but a wilderness and where he stayed while in Iowa was so secluded that it could only be reached by ox teams. It took him a month to make the trip over the 1,000 miles of road. He worked in the wilderness for one year and then turned eastward and proceeded as far as Illi- nois, where he took the cars and came home. Two years he spent here and then went back to Illinois and spent a summer, and in the fol- lowing spring, when the Civil War broke out, he was one of the first in his neighborhood to offer his services to his country.
Mr. Roush enlisted in April, 1861, from Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, entering Com- pany K, 11th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under Cap- tain Newkirk. During his four months of ser- vice he was not out of the State, but before he was discharged he assisted in the building of Camp Dennison. He was then taken sick and for a whole year he was in poor health, or he would have immediately re-entered the army. He farmed for a time but in the spring of 1865 he again enlisted, this time in Company D, 192nd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under Captain Lybrand, and was sent with his regiment to guard Harper's Ferry. He was mustered out on September 1, 1865. For the following 12 years Mr. Roush lived at Lima, working at first for others; but later establishing a busi- ness of his own in the manufacture of wood stirrups and saddle trees. For three years he was in partnership with Messrs. King and Day, and the business was prosperous, furnishing employment for 29 hands, 1876 being the ban- ner year. Subsequently Mr. Roush bought out his partners and continued the business alone for a number of years.
After disposing of his interests at Lima, he removed to the homestead farm which he oper- ated for two and a half years. In 1880 he bought his present farm of 1421/2 acres in sec- tion 28, Bath township. He named his farm "Clover Leaf" and for six years he ran the "Clover Leaf Dairy," building up a great repu-
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tation for his products. His land is very valu- able for all purposes. Oil has been found here, 'and of the 10 wells that have been sunk six are in active operation. He is engaged in general farming and stock-raising, but also enjoys an income from a fine stone quarry on the place and runs a crusher to prepare stone for road purposes. He is a man of a great deal of en- ergy and understands how to turn all his ad- vantages to excellent account.
In 1862 Mr. Roush was married to Mahala Harvey, of Allen County, who is a daughter of George and Nancy Harvey, and they have a fine family of children, named as follows : Willis, living at home; John F., of California, who has one son; Bertha Ellen, who married Charles Mumaugh, of Bath township and has six children; Araminta, living at home; Will- iam, a traveling salesman, who has one child; Mary, living at home; Alanson George, of Cleveland; Oliver S., of Lima, who has one child; James Delbert, of Cleveland, who has two children; Ina Pearl, who married Harry Lewis and has one son; and Grace May, living at home. The last named, the 11th member. of the family, shares this distinction with both her mother and grandmother.
Mr. Roush has always been a Democrat, and on numerous occasions he has been elected to office. He has been township trustee for six years and has been assessor, councilman and a school official in Lima and in Bath township. He is one of the comrades of Mart Armstrong Post, No. 202, G. A. R., at Lima. For a num- ber of years he has been a member of the Christian Church, of which he is one of the deacons.
Mr. Roush is a man of sterling character and is truly representative of the best type of Allen County farmers and first-class citizens.
HILLIP KEIL one of the highly re- P spected retired business men of Lima. and one of the city's capitalists, was born in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, July 26, 1842. His parents were Se- bastian and Josephine (Miller) Keil.
The parents of Mr. Keil remained through- out their lives in Germany where they were re-
spected residents of Hessen-Darmstadt. They had a family of 1I children, seven of whom came to America.
When Phillip Keil came to the United States in 1860, he was a well-informed, well- educated young man of 18 years, equipped with a knowledge of the cabinet-maker's trade. He followed this trade first in Marion County, Ohio. He located in Lima in 1861 and fol- lowed his trade until he retired from active work. He was a man skilled in his trade and prospered exceedingly. Wise investments brought him large returns and he became known as an extensive manufacturer and as a large property owner. He erected a number. of buildings, notably a substantial business block on Main street. A large portion of his time for the past few years has been taken up. with looking after his various holdings and in- vestments.
On January 30, 1866, Mr. Keil was united in marriage with Elizabeth Amelung, who was. born in Germany and is a daughter of Charles and Mary Amelung, who came to America and settled in Allen County in 1854. Mr. and Mrs. Keil have had these children: Josephine, wife of Charles Schrader, of Lima; Mary, wife of Lawrence Townsend, of Lima; Mildred, wife of Stephen Churchill, of Lima; Clara, wife of P. M. Magley, of Kenton, Ohio; Elizabeth, wife of Dr. Frank Steiner, of Lima; and a babe which died in infancy.
Mr. Keil has always been considered a man of sound business judgment. He has been a good citizen and enjoys the respect and friendly regard of his neighbors and fellow-citizens.
L EMUEL EVERSOLE, a prominent agriculturist of Jackson township, re- siding on his farm in section 28, rep- resents the sturdy, independent spirit of our American manhood which has overcome all obstacles encountered in the high- ways of life and has made our people honored and respected among the nations of the world. Left an orphan in early childhood, he has worked his way, unaided, to an independent position. He is one of the large land-owners of Allen County, having 360 acres of well-im-
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proved land, upon which he makes his home. Mr. Eversole was born October 30, 1829, in Perry County, Ohio, and is a son of Peter and Rebecca (Snyder) Eversole, being one of seven children that grew to adult years, viz: Eliza, Catherine, Francis, Nancy, Lemuel, Rebecca and Daniel.
When our subject was a child of two years, his parents moved to Sandusky County where they died four years later, in 1835, within a month of each other. Left alone in the world, Lemuel was taken into the home of his uncle, John Eversole, of Perry County, where he re- mained until he was 17. Educational oppor- tunities were meagre and consisted of a short term of schooling each winter. He was appren- ticed to learn the carpenter's trade, and for the three years thus engaged was given his clothes and $30. Within three months after his time had expired, he was on his way to California to seek his fortune in the gold fields, During the two years spent in mining and gold- washing, he did not make a fortune and decided to return to his native State. In the spring of 1852 he came to Allen County where he pur- chased a tract of wild land and secured work for the winter in the cabinet-shop of Musser & Winn, of Lima. For another six years he worked at his trade in the eastern part of the county, living frugally and saving his earnings so that he was able, by selling his first purchase, to buy his present property. In 1872 he built a large, substantial bank barn, and three years later his pleasant brick home, one of the most attractive in the county.
He was married July 8, 1855, to Sarah Nash, who was born July 11, 1837, and was a daughter of Thomas and Rebecca (Akins) Nash, early set- tlers of this county. They were the parents of 12 children, viz : George W., Eliza J., wife of L. B. Harrod: Frank J., John E., Charles A., Elva C., Daniel B., Nettie B., Lemuel N., Aura D., Ralph and a child that died in infancy. Mr. Eversole is a member of the Christian Church. He is a Republican and a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted as a 100 day man in May, 1864, in Company A, 15Ist Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under Captain King, of Del-
phos, with the rank of 2nd corporal. Mr. Ever- sole is a prominent Odd Fellow. He has served as township trustee and on the School Board and has never failed to put his shoulder to the wheel when the voice of duty called him.
EORGE HALL, D. D. S., one of Lima's leading professional men and formerly postmaster of this city for a period of nine years, whose portrait is shown on the opposite page, was born in 1842 in Iowa, and is a son of the late Harrison Hall, who was once the leading contractor in this city, dying here in 1902 at the age of 88 years.
George Hall was educated at Cornell Col- lege, Mount Vernon, Iowa, and began the study of medicine and dentistry with Dr. Car- hart, of that city. At the outbreak of the Civil War, although but 18 years of age and with a promising career before him in professional life, he enlisted in the three months' service but was not mustered in the United States service because the Iowa quota was filled. The Doctor then re-enlisted in the three years' service on the call for 300,000 men. Dr. Hall's entire term of service covered four years and four months, at the close of the first three years re-enlisting as a veteran. The young soldier participated in all the battles in which his command was engaged until July 22, 1864, when in front of Atlanta, he was made a prisoner of war, the entire com- mand being captured at the same time. As a prisoner he was remanded to Andersonville where three wretched months were spent ; three of almost equal misery were passed at Flor- ence, South Carolina, and one month at Char- leston, where on the third attempt he accom- plished his escape. This was done by jumping from a moving train near Wilmington, North Carolina.
Dr. Hall had then been imprisoned just . seven months to a day, and did not purpose. be- ing again subjected to the horrors from which he had escaped. Cautiously he made his way to Wilmington, then occupied by the Confeder- ates, and fortunately found a Union family
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willing to secrete him and give him necessary food and raiment. After remaining with these good Samaritans for six days, the city was taken by the Federal forces, and as soon as pos- sible he reported to the commander, General Perry. The exposure brought on a violent ill- ness and he was sent to the hospital at Annapo- lis, where he spent 2 months. His honorable discharge was received on July 21, 1865, at - Louisville, Kentucky.
Dr. Hall then joined his parents at Lima, whither they had removed during the war, and as soon as he was fully restored to health he es- tablished a dental practice in which he has vir- tually been engaged since 1867, although much of his time has been occupied in the dis- charge of duties of a public nature. President Harrison appointed him postmaster at Lima and he served also under Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt, having always been more or less prominent in political matters in this section of the State. The affairs of his city have also claimed his interest. He has frequently been elected a member of the City Council and has been president of that body. He served two terms on the Board of Education of Lima, and among thoughtful citizens he is recognized as one of the strong men of the community.
In 1875 Dr. Hall was married to E. Vir- ginia Hackedorn, who is a daughter of George G. Hackedorn, long engaged in a banking bus- iness here. Fraternally, Dr. Hall is prominent in Masonry, belonging to the Blue Lodge, Council, Chapter and Commandery at Lima. He is also an Odd Fellow. He has been one of the moving spirits in Grand Army circles here ; has been commander of Mart Armstrong Post, No. 202, and has served as a member of the ad- ministrative committee of the Department of Ohio, G. A. R.
J R. MORRIS, who was recently elected mayor of Elida, is a member of the firm of Morris Brothers, dealers in general merchandise and in staple and fancy groceries, and was born in Elida June 17, 1875, and is a son of the late J. N. Morris.
The father of Mr. Morris was born in Ross
County, Ohio, a son of James Madison Morris, who served in the Mexican War with credit and was also a sergeant in the Civil War. In 1853 J. N. Morris, when four years of age, came to Allen County and for 30 years was a successful business man of Elida. He died Oc- tober 18, 1904.
J. R. Morris was reared and educated at Elida and taught school for six years in Ger- man and Sugar Creek townships, during the last year serving as assistant principal of he Elida schools. In June, 1904, he resigned this position in order to more closely devote his at- tention to his pressing business interests, hav- ing been connected for three years with the fur- niture house of J. W. Rowlands, of Lima. The firm of Morris Brothers is made up of J. R. and O. B. Morris and they have the control of the largest establishment of its kind and the greatest volume of business in the town of Elida.
Mr. Morris has always been a zealous Dem- ocrat and on this ticket he was elected, in No- vember, 1905, mayor of Elida, by a majority of 58 votes. This is in the nature of a personal triumph as he is the first mayor ever elected here on a straight Democratic ticket.
In 1899 Mr. Morris was married to Alma T. Curtis, who is a daughter of T. J. Curtis, formerly a soldier of the Civil War, now a farmer of German township. Mr. and Mrs. Morris belong to the United Brethren Church, in which both take an active interest, Mr. Mor- ris being superintendent of the Sunday-school. His fraternal connection is with the Odd Fel- lows and the Knights of the Maccabees.
ILLIAM C. AUGSBURGER, man- ager and half owner of the Arras. Cream Separator Company, of Bluffton, was born at Bluffton, Au- gust 23, 1874, and has been a con- tinuous resident of the town. His parents are Frederick and Sophia (Villiard) Augsburger.
The father of our subject was born in Switzerland and came to Bluffton with his par- ents when a child of six years. He married in Wayne County, Ohio, and both he and his wife reside at Bluffton. Their children are: Wil-
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liam C., of this sketch; Lulu, wife of Ross Bo- gart, of Bluffton; Elfa, wife of Frank Moran, of Mount Cory, Ohio, and Elmer, still at school.
While our subject was still a pupil at school, he assisted in his own maintenance, employing his spare time in selling newspapers. When 21 years of age, his small earnings having been saved by his careful mother, he was able to buy a lot and was prepared to build a house on it. The thrift taught him by his excellent mother has assisted greatly in his success as a business man. When 16 years old he left school and clerked in a hardware store for a year and a half at Beaver Dam and for the same period at Kenton, and then for eight years at Bluffton for John Fett. In 1901, with Mr. Fett, he en- tered into partnership in the manufacture of cream separators and they formed the company which does such a large business under the name of the Arras Cream Separator Company. Employment is given 15 competent persons at the factory, and it is one of the town's flourish- ing industries.
In 1895, Mr. Augsburger was married to Belle Lewis, who was born at Bluffton, and is a daughter of W. I. and Eliza Lewis. They have four children, viz. : Hazel, Donald, How- ard and Villiard.
In political affiliation, Mr. Augsburger has always been a Democrat. He has taken an active part in local affairs, is a member of the Town Council and is chairman of the finance committee. Fraternally he belongs to two or- ganizations-the Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is one of the lead- ing business men of the community.
J AMES M. LIPPINCOTT, a prominent farmer of Monroe township, living in section 36, was born at Rockport, Ohio, May 11, 1851. He is a son of James T. and Mary A. (Kidd) Lip- pincott, both deceased. His paternal grand- father, Morgan Lippincott, entered a large body of land north of Lima, where he engaged in farming.
James T. Lippincott was born in Cham-
paign County, Ohio, but came to Allen County with his parents at the age of 13 and continued to live here until his 69th year, when his spirit passed into the great beyond. He was a farmer and also shipped stock quite extensively ; and, being a money-maker, he accumulated 320 acres of land. He married Mary A. Kidd, who was born at Mansfield, Richland County, this State, and who died at the age of 71 years. Two brothers survive her-Nathaniel, who is in his 94th year and resides at Columbus Grove, and Wesley, who resides in Illinois and is a minister of the Methodist Protestant Church. Mrs. Lippincott was the mother of 12 children, six of whom have died. Those living are: Charles, of Columbus Grove; Joseph, of Put- nam County; Rena ( Marshall), of Columbus Grove; Dora (Lora), of Monroe township; Ina (Bogardus), of Lima; and James M.
James M. Lippincott was brought up on the farm, but was given all the advantages of a good, practical education, going from the dis- trict schools to the Ohio Normal University at Ada, where he studied one year. While there he was a prime factor in organizing the Philo Literary Society, of which he was a charter member. After leaving college. he taught school one term, and during the '70's began the manufacture of tile, his factory being the first in the vicinity and one of the first in the county. In 1873 he purchased his present farm, upon which he has erected substantial buildings and made many improvements. The 80 acres upon which he lives is located in section 36, Monroe township, while 40 acres lie in section 31, and 60 acres in section 34, Richland township. This farm is one of those historic spots which abound in Ohio, the spring from which Craw- ford took his last drink before he was carried away prisoner by the Indians being located here. This was also the camping ground of the Indians, some of whom are buried beneath the sod on this farm; many interesting relics have been found by Mr. Lippincott.
On February 6, 1873, Mr. Lippincott was married to Mary E. Stewart, who was born in Monroe township, Allen County, Ohio, No- vember 2. 1853, and is a daughter of Alexan- der and Sarah Jane (Rockhill) Stewart. Her father was born July 26. 1818, in Highland
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County, Ohio, and the mother was a native of New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Lippincott are the parents of two children, Otis T. and Eugene T., both of whom give promise of a brilliant future. The elder son, Otis, was graduated from the law school of the Ohio Normal University at Ada and is now practicing his profession at Lima, where he is associated with Mr. Sprague under the firm name of Sprague & Lippincott. Eugene, the younger son, was graduated from the Ohio Normal University at Ada and the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, after which he attended the Western Reserve Law School at Cleveland for one year and then ma- triculated at the University of Chicago, where he is preparing for admission to the legal pro- fession. Mr. Lippincott has been a member of the Prohibition party since its inception in 1876, and has takes an active part in its ad- vancement. Besides being chairman of the ex- ecutive committee of Allen County and attend- ing many of the conventions as a delegate, he has allowed his name to be used as candidate for several county offices, for the Legislature and for probate judge. He is a member of the Beaver Dam Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a steward and has been a trustee for 30 years. He is the efficient superintendent of the Sunday-school, which position he has held for a number of years.
A LBERT HEFNER, who recently com- pleted a term of three years on the Board of County Commissioners, a portion of this period serving as presi- dent of the board, was born in Dela- ware County, Ohio, October 23, 1839, and is a, son of David and Frances (Frederick) Hefner.
The parents of Mr. Hefner were natives of Pennsylvania. In 1840 they came to Allen County, Ohio, where the father engaged in agricultural pursuits until the close of his life. He reared a family of eight children, all of whom are well settled in life.
Albert Hefner was reared a farmer boy and was educated in the public schools of Bath township. His life has been mainly spent as a
farmer and stock-raiser and he still owns a fine estate, although his official duties prevent his close supervision of its operation. He has al- ways been one of the county's intelligent, pub- lic-spirited men and for many years has been a force in politics. As a leading Democrat he has filled a number of local offices and in 1901 was elected a member of the Board of County Commissioners and was honored by being chosen as president of that important body. His term expired in September, 1905. His services on the board were eminently satisfactory to the public.
Mr. Hefner was married October 20, 1893, to Emma B. Ziler, a daughter of John Ziler, a well-known citizen of Allen County, and they have three children-Ruth. Esther and James E. The family belong to the Christian Church.
REDERICK G. STUEBER, M. D., oculist and aurist, at Lima, is a native of Germany, a country which has con- tributed largely to the ranks of sci- entists in the United States, and par. ticularly to the medical profession. He was born May 18, 1860, being one of the two sons born to his parents, Andrew J. and Catherine (Marx) Stueber. His only brother, Louis J. Stueber, also an eminent physician of Lima, died December 8, 1904.
Frederick G. Stueber was seven years old when he came to America and he was reared and mainly educated in American institutions. His home has been at Lima since 1867. After preliminary preparation he entered Rush Med- ical College, Chicago, where he was graduated in 1882. Subsequently he took post-graduate courses in Chicago and New York and in vari- ous cities of Germany, spending a year in his native land: Dr. Stueber is a man of high attainments in his profession and keeps thor -. oughly informed through attendance on the sessions of the various leading medical socie- ties, having membership in Allen County Medi- cal Society, the Ohio State Medical Society, the Northwestern Ohio Medical Association, the American Medical Association and the American Ophtholmic-Oto-Laryngological So-
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ciety, meeting and exchanging views and ex- periences with the most notable men of medical science in the country.
Dr. Stueber was united in marriage with Emma Moser, a sketch of whose father will be found in this volume. Dr. and Mrs. Stueber have two children, namely : Paul, who is taking a collegiate course at Oberlin College; and Ruth, who is attending the Lima High School. They have a beautiful home at No. 502 West North street and Dr. Stueber has weil-ap- pointed offices in the. Metropolitan Block. He limits his practice to diseases of the eye and ear. Politically he is identified with the Republican party. Fraternally he is a Knight of Pythias. He and his family belong to the German Re- formed Church, of Lima.
€ BENEZER B. GOBLE, one of the rep- resentative farmers and valued citi- zens of Richland township, who re- sides on his well improved farm of 80 acres in section 27, belongs to one of the fine old pioneer families of this township. He was born within one mile of his present home on the 29th of November, 1848, and is a son of George W. and Jane (Allison) Goble.
George Washington Goble, father of our subject, was born in Washington County, Penn- sylvania, March 20, 1819, and is a son of Dan- iel L. and Elizabeth (Dilly) Goble, the third of their family of seven children. George W. was 14 years of age when he accompanied his parents overland to Allen County, his new home being in the vicinity of Bluffton. In his early manhood he taught school for some win- ters, but devoted the greater part of his time to practical farming. On September 16, 1841, he married Margaret Fenton, who died shortly after, and on June 16, 1845, he was united to Laura Ackley. She also lived but a short time and on March 26, 1848, Mr. Goble married, as his third wife, Jane Allison. The children of this marriage were: Ebenezer B. ; Allen B., de- ceased, at the age of 41 years; Mrs. Martha
Jane Yerger, of Bluffton ; and Charles, of Rich- land township.
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