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L. C. GALLOWAY.
The home farm of L. C. Galloway is pleasantly located about a half mile northwest of Mohicanville, and comprises the northwest quarter of section 32, Mohican township. His residence is a good brick dwelling and the enterprise and energy which he has displayed in his business affairs has enabled him to provide comfortably for his family. He is numbered among the substantial residents of this part of the state, placing his dependence upon indefatigable energy and constant watchfulness in his efforts to acquire a competence.
ITis birth occurred in Vermillion township, this county, on the 11th of December, 1856, his parents being William G. and Ann (Bradley) Galloway. The father was a native of Juniata county, Pennsylvania, and in early life came to Ashland county with his parents, who settled in Vermillion township. The grandfather of our subject was also a native of the Keystone state and was of Scotch descent, five brothers of the family coming from Scotland to America
in colonial days. The grandfather, thinking to have better opportunities to provide a good home for his family on the frontier, removed westward to Ohio and, as much of the land was still in possession of the government he en- tered a claim of one hundred and sixty acres, comprising a quarter section in Vermillion township. There he made his home throughout his remaining days and prospering as the years went by he purchased another quarter section of land lying in Green township. With characteristic energy he began the de- velopment of his farm, performing all the arduous labor incident to the
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transformation of a forest tract into cultivable fields. His family numbered seven children, Thomas, William, James, Joseph, Jane, Elizabeth and Sarah.
William G. Galloway, the father of our subject, assisted materially in the improvement. of the new farm, cutting down the trees grubbing up the stumps, burning the brush and turning the first furrows. The work of plowing and planting was then carried on and in course of time the result was entirely satis- factory, for the rich soil of Ohio brought forth substantial erops. In community affairs he was also active and served as justice of the peace for many years. He was likewise infirmary director for two terms and in all public interests dis- played a loyalty to the general welfare that was most commendable. His
political allegiance was given to the democracy and his opinions bore considera- ble weight in the local councils of his party. Having arrived at years of maturity, he married Ann Bradley, a native of Maine, who was brought by her widowed mother to Ashland county at the age of six years. She had two brothers : James, who resided in Green township throughout his entire life; and John, who drove with a threshing machine to Tama county, Iowa, and spent his remaining days in that locality. The father died in 1880 and the mother passed away December 5, 1877. In their family were five children : Mary Jane, the deceased wife of Albert Shoup; Joseph, who married Jane Brubaker, and both are now deceased; Nancy, who is the widow of Albert Carroll and resides in Vermillion township; Margaret, the deceased wife of Jasper Carns; and L. C., of this review.
L. C. Galloway remained in Vermillion township until twenty-two years of age, attending school and working on the farm. He then began work as a railroad section man, in which capacity he was employed for a short time and later worked by the month for James Humphrey, as a farm hand. He was thus employed for four years at the end of which time his father passed away and he began farming for himself on the old homestead. At the age of thirty years he was married and for a year thereafter lived upon the Crown farm. In 1888, he came to his present farm, where he has resided continuously since. The place comprises one hundred and sixty acres, which was formerly the prop- erty of his father-in-law, Henry Wachtel, whose widow resides with Mr. and Mrs. Galloway. This is a well improved farm, supplied with good buildings. Upon the place is a large bank barn, seventy by forty feet, with other commodious outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock. It is a pleasant location within a half mile of Mohicanville, enables him to secure all of the advantages afforded by the town and at the same time enjoy the opportunities of rural life. In addition to this property Mr. Galloway owns one hundred and sixty acres in Vermillion township, just south of Hayesville, which is operated on shares.
On the 27th of October, 1887, Mr. Galloway was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Wachtel, who was born in Mohicanville in 1866, a daughter of Henry and Sarah (Helbert) Wachtel. The mother was born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, in 1828, and when six years of age came to this county with her parents. Mention of the Helbert family is made in connection with the sketch of Henry Helbert, on another page of this work. The father, Henry Wachtel, was born June 16, 1829, in Wayne county, Ohio, and died in Mohican- ville, December 25, 1889. He was only two years of age when his mother
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died and his father afterward removed to Mohican township, Ashland county, where his remaining days were spent. Henry Wachtel also continued a life- long resident of Mohican township and was prominent in business circles, conducting a general store in Mohicanville for twenty-six years. He also had a store in Shreve for six and a half years and was interested in a store in Perrysville, the extent of his business affairs making him one of the prominent and influential residents of this part of the state. He also was at one time the owner of the farm on which Mr. Galloway resides. He married Sarah Helbert, who still survives her husband and is now living with Mr. and Mrs. Galloway. Their children were seven in number : Mrs. Mary Humphrey, who died at the age of thirty-two years, leaving two daughters; Jacob Milo, who died in child- hood; John Willis, who died in July, 1907, leaving a widow and three children; George Edmond, who is a widower and has two children, their home being in Toledo, Ohio; one who died in infancy; Mrs. Galloway; and Charles Henry, who died at the age of two years and ten months.
The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Galloway was blessed with one son, Glenn W., who was born August 23, 1891, on the farm where he is still living with his parents. Both Mr. and Mrs. Galloway are representatives of old and well known families of this part of the state and are highly esteemed in the commun- ity where they live. Their influence is always on the side of progress and improvement and their labors have been effective in promoting the general welfare. Mr. Galloway is well known as one of the leading agriculturists of this part of the county, manifesting a spirit of undaunted progress in all that he does, while at all times his labors are practical, winning substantial results.
R. L. GLENN.
R. L. Glenn, of Ashland a member of the firm of Reep & Glenn, liverymen, was born in Green township, Ashland county, November 13, 1853. His grand- fathers, Joshua Glenn and William Ewing, early settlers of this county, located in Mohican township, where they spent their lives in the pursuit of agriculture. He is a son of William and Caroline (Ewing) Glenn, both natives of this county. Mr. Glenn during his career engaged in farming at different times in Green, Milton, Montgomery, Vermillion and Mohican townships, his latter years being spent in the last named place, where he passed away February 17, 1905.
Upon his father's farm during his boyhood days, R. L. Glenn passed through the usual experiences common to the country lad, in the summer months engag- ing in the daily routine of agricultural life and in the winter acquiring his education in the public schools, remaining at home until he was united in marriage, all the while assisting his father. In 1876, he left home and started to farm for himself, locating on a tract of land owned by his father in Vermillion township, where he remained until 1883 when he removed to a farm in Milton township. That tract of land was also the possession of his father and there he remained for thirteen years, at the termination of which time he returned to Vermillion township, where he pursued agriculture for three years and then
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moved to Jeromeville, this county, where he established himself in the hotel and livery business, continuing in it until 1907, when he came to this city and for a time engaged in buying and selling horses. He also worked for about eight months in the Erie freight depot and on August 7, 1908, he purchased the interest of Mr. Roberts of the firm of Reep & Roberts, liverymen, and has since been an active partner in the enterprise, the company being now known as that of Reep & Glenn.
Mr. Glenn wedded Phoebe E. Carr, of Vermillion township, by whom he has one son, James W., a graduate of Jeromeville high school, who resides at home with his parents. Mr. Glenn votes the republican ticket and his interest in local affairs is made manifest by the fact that he served for a number of terms on the school board in Jeromeville and has also officiated in a number of other minor offices. He belongs to Mohican Lodge, No. 154, K. P., in which he is well known for his activity and, being a man of strong character and excellent busi- ness acumen, whose enterprise and industry have not only brought him prosper- ity but also enabled him to appreciably enhance the commercial worth of the city, he merits the reputation he bears as one of its leading business men.
A. L. SHERICK, M. D.
There is no profession so little commercialized as the practice of medicine and surgery. This is manifest in the fact that the medical fraternity are con- tinually giving to the public facts concerning the best methods of preventing as well as checking disease and are continually laboring to bring about conditions which will promote the general healthfulness. Dr. Sherick stands as a high type of the conscientious, able physician whose careful diagnosis and well applied skill have made him a forceful factor in the line of activity which he has chosen as a life work. A native of Ashland county, Ohio, he was born on the 19th of June, 1856, and was the fifth in the family of David and Susan (Jacobs) Sherick. Six of their children are still living. The father was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1823 and is now living in Seneca county, Ohio. He was for many years identified with farming interests but has now reached the age of eighty-five years and has retired from active participation in agricultural lines. His wife passed away in 1863.
On the old homestead farm Dr. Sherick was reared and when he had become of sufficient age he assisted his father in the work of the fields through the summer months, while in the district schools he acquired his education in the winter seasons. When about sixteen years of age he became a student in the Burbank Academy, where he remained for one year, after which he spent two years in study at Lodi, Ohio, and a year and a half in Baldwin University at Berea, Ohio. During the summer months he assisted his father on the farm. Dr. Schuyler, who was then president of Baldwin University, watched Dr. Sherick working out a problem on the blackboard one day and at length said, "Stick to it, young man, and you will come out all right;" for the perseverance
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which he displayed caused Dr. Schuyler to realize that there was in him a force of character that would enable him to overcome greater difficulties and obstacles in later years. The same quality has characterized his entire life and given him high standing in his profession. Having determined upon the practice of medicine as his life work, he entered the Toledo Medical School, connected with St. Vincent's Hospital, and was the first to matriculate in this school. After remaining there for six months he entered the Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York, from which he was graduated in due time, after which he devoted his time and energies to general practice for about thirteen years. He then "pursued a four months' course in a post-graduate hospital of New York and about six years later again spent six months in the post-graduate hospital of New York. He likewise continued his studies in the post-graduate hospital in Chicago and in July, 1908, entered upon a course in Berlin, Germany, where he carried on his investigations for six months. During that time he received special instruction from Professors Bumm and Kramer in clinical work per- taining to gynecology and operative surgery. He was also connected with the Bier clinic, where he spent five months in surgical diagnosis and operative
surgery. He likewise spent three months in connection with Professor Halley in the study of diseases of the nose, throat and ear and in addition to all this
he pursued a course in cystoscopy under Professor Frank. He returned to America with a mind greatly enriched with the knowledge that he had gained abroad and thus with renewed ability, energy and zeal he resumed his life work. He again reached the United States on the 1st of March, 1909. While abroad
he had also visited the Rotter Hospital, a Catholic institution, and saw many. operations by Professor Israel and Professor Crowser. He likewise witnessed
a number of operations in Ewald Hospital on the intestines and on the brain and visited Professor Auldhousen's hospital and clinic, where much surgical work was done in his presence. He is regarded today as one of the learned representa- tives of the profession in Ohio, his ability carrying him into important relations in his chosen field of labor. While he continues in the general practice of medicine, he is yet well versed in several special lines and his ability is evidenced in the splendid success which attends his labors. In addition to his professional interests Dr. Sherick is a stockholder in the Reliable match factory of Ashland and in the Ashland Steel Range Company.
In 1883 was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Sherick and Miss Ruth Thomas, who was born in this county and is the daughter of Peter Thomas, Sr. They have two sons, Charles T. and Clyde C. The elder, after completing a course in the Ashland high school, entered the high school at Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he remained for three years and is now in business in this city, being one of the stockholders of the Reliable match factory. Clyde C. Sherick was edu- cated in the Ashland high school and the Ohio State University, where he pursued a four years' course and was graduated with the Bachelor of Arts degree, while in June, 1910, he will complete the course of law in that institution. He is much in advance of his class now, with a grade averaging from ninety-six to ninety-eight. Both sons are bright young men who have done excellent work in school and of whom the parents have every reason to be proud.
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Mrs. Sherick holds membership in the Disciple church and the Doctor is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; the Ashland County Medical Society, of which he is serving as president; Fifth District Medical Society ; Ohio State Medical Society; and the American Medical Association; while his political allegiance is given to the republican party. He has made continuous progress in his profession, holding to high ideals in all of his work and the value of his service is widely recognized, not only by the general public but by the profession as well.
WILLIAM HESS.
William Hess, whose life of usefulness and activity was terminated on the 27th of March, 1909, was for many years numbered among the representative substantial and public-spirited citizens of Ashland county. He was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, March 13, 1848, a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Flack) Hess. When but five years of age he accompanied his parents on their removal from the Keystone state to Ohio, the family home being established on a farm in Jackson township, Ashland county. On that farm William Hess grew to manhood, was married, reared a family and spent the remainder of his life, covering a period of more than fifty-six years. In his agricultural interests he met with a gratifying and well merited measure of success, being widely recognized as a most prosperous and influential citizen.
On the 29th of October, 1868, Mr. Hess was united in marriage to Miss Lydiann Shopbell, a daughter of Jacob and Lydiann (Sigler) Shopbell, her girlhood home being the old Shopbell farm near Leidigh's Mill in Orange town- ship, one of the landmarks in Ashland county. Eight children were born unto them, as follows : Mrs. Henry Switzer, of Orange township; Elizabeth, who died at the age of two years; James, a resident of Polk; Vinnie, who died when but six years of age; Almeda, who became the wife of Roscoe Emmons and was called to her final rest November 15, 1901; Franklin, who died in infancy; Leroy, at home; and Mrs. Ray Kopp, of Orange township. For four decades Mr. and
Mrs. Hess traveled life's journey together and shared with each other its joys and sorrows, its adversity and prosperity, their mutual love and confidence increasing as the years went by. Mr. Hess is survived by two sisters, namely : Mrs. Susan Jacobs, of Lattasburg; and Mrs. Lucy Myers, of Fredonia, Kansas.
In his political affiliation Mr. Hess was a stanch democrat, never wavering in his allegiance to the party in the slightest degree. One of the local papers, in a review of his life, said: "In every campaign he was the embodiment of enthu- siasm and energy. A firm believer in the party primary, he believed the party should make its fight there and then support the successful candidates at the general election. Nobody ever accused William Hess of being a 'sorehead' or being disgruntled or of treachery. His unswerving loyalty was for a generation taken as a matter of course. At the time of his death he was central committee- man from Jackson township, an office he had held for years. In every county, state and national campaign for twenty years he was a member of the committee
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named to assess candidates. No matter who the other members might happen to be, William Hess of Jackson township was always sure to be one. He was always regarded as the soul of honor. In 1890 he was elected county commis- sioner, taking his office January 1, 1891. He held the position for two terms, or six years, and that was all he ever asked of the party he had served so long and faithfully. A good many men in politics only work for themselves. If they win an office that ends their party service. If they fail they become dis- heartened and disinterested. Not so with William Hess. He always worked, in every campaign, for others. It is doubtful if there is a man in the county, in either party, who has done as much work, gratis, for others as he did during the last quarter of a century. Nowhere outside the home circle will he be missed more than in the councils of his party." In his death the county lost one of its most respected, honored and useful citizens, his associates a kind and helpful friend and his family a loving husband and indulgent father.
JOHN E. SHOPBELL.
Among the enterprising and progressive farmers of Orange township is numbered John E. Shopbell, who owns and cultivates an excellent farm of one hundred and seventy-four acres which constitutes one of the best improved properties of the locality. He is also a representative of one of the most prominent pioneer families of Ashland county. The ancestry of the Shopbells can be traced back to the time of the persecution of the Huguenots in France. the great-great-grandparents of Shopbell having been beheaded because of their religious belief, while their bodies were thrown into the River Seine. Their son, Eberhart Shopbell, was a witness to the horrible fate of his parents, but managed to escape and made his way to America with eight companions, be- coming the founder of the family on the soil of the new world. He located in Pennsylvania where the family lived for some time. His son, Daniel Shopbell. the grandfather of John E. Shopbell, espoused the cause of the colonists at the time of the Revolutionary war and served for several years under General Washington, thus giving valuable aid to the cause of liberty. With his family he afterward removed to Ashland county, Ohio, and since that time the Shopbells have resided in this part of the state. He was prominent in the early affairs of the county, active in its development and helpful in establishing its political, legal and moral status. His son, Samuel Shopbell, was also very prominent here, taking an active part in many progressive public movements, while in the private interests of life he followed farming and became an extensive land owner and dealer in stock. He married Sophia Cassel, also a representative of one of the old and prominent families of the county. They became the parents of seven children : Jacob, Margaret, Sarah, Alice, Sophena, John E., and Ada. Both the oldest and youngest are now deceased. The father passed away March 14, 1908, at the venerable age of ninety-eight years, a life of usefulness, activity and honor being thus ended. He had for almost three years survived his wife, who died June 4, 1905.
SAMUEL SHOPBELL
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John E. Shopbell spent his youth upon his father's farm and is indebted to the district schools of his native township for the educational privileges he received. His youth passed in the manner of most farmer boys, quietly and uneventfully, and yet he formed habits which have borne rich fruit in his later years, making him a substantial and a successful citizen. Having arrived at years of maturity, he was married on November 25, 1888, to Miss Nettie B. Lindsay, a daughter of Robert and Mary (Gibb) Lindsay, who were a prominent family of Ruggles township. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Shopbell has been born one son, Clifford D.
Following his marriage Mr. Shopbell engaged in farming in Huron county, Ohio, for two years, and then removed to Clear Creek township, in Ashland county, where he carried on general agricultural pursuits for seven years. On the expiration of that period he came to his present farm in Orange township, in 1902. Here he has one hundred and seventy-four acres of land that is rich and arable and through his careful cultivation he has been enabled to gather abundant crops annually. He engages in general farming and in stock raising and is recognized as one of the most prominent and progressive agriculturists of the county. He uses the latest improved machinery to facilitate the work of the fields and his capable management of his business affairs has brought to him gratifying and substantial success.
In public affairs Mr. Shopbell is also actuated by a spirit of advancement and enterprise, and cooperates in the various movements put forth for the welfare and upbuilding of the county. He is a member of the township board of education and a true friend and champion of the public schools. Both he and his wife are members of the Baptist church and are interested in every effort to advance moral progress and higher citizenship. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and while he does not seek office he desires the adoption of those principles which he deems will prove of greatest good to the community and country at large.
PERRY C. MOFFETT.
Perry C. Moffett, owning and operating an excellent farm of one hundred and forty-seven acres in Orange township, was born in Lee township, Monroe county, Ohio, on the 25th of December, 1856, his parents being Francis and Hannah E. (Mitchell) Moffett, both of whom are now deceased. The father was a sailor in early life but afterward gave his attention to general agricultural pursuits.
In the acquirement of an education Perry C. Moffett attended the district schools of his native county and spent his youthful days on the home farm, thus early becoming familiar with the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agri- culturist. Subsequent to his marriage he was busily engaged in the tilling of the soil in Monroe county until 1901, when he came to his present place of one hundred and forty-seven acres in Orange township, where he has since carried on general farming and stock raising with gratifying success. The property
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is well improved and the fertile fields annually yield rich harvests in return for the care and labor that is bestowed upon them.
On the 29th of August, 1880, Mr. Moffett was united in marriage to Miss Louisa A. Strickling, a daughter of Joshua and Margaret A. (Baker) Strickling, both of whom have passed away. In early manhood the father was identified with educational interests as a school teacher but later took up farming in
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