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In the early years of the nineteenth century John Painter, the maternal grandfather, came to Ohio and entered the land upon which his son-in-law, Conrad Hohenshil, located in 1822. At that time the entire tract was covered with forest, the trees were very thick and in fact the wooded regions were so dense that a clearing had to be made for a space upon which to build a little cabin home.
In that primitive dwelling Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Hohenshil began their married life. The house had a puncheon floor and the wide fireplace served both for heating and cooking. There was much wild game to be had and it
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furnished food and also offered excitement to those who enjoyed hunting. Mr. Painter had three tracts of land entered, two of one hundred and sixty acres each and one of eighty acres, upon which Conrad Hohenshil located. There in the little cabin home he reared his family. Unto him and his wife were born eight children, Peter, Mary, John, Solomon, Lydia, Sarah, Caroline and Ely. The last named died in youth, while the others all grew to manhood and womanhood and remained residents of Ohio with the exception of Lydia, who died at her home near Bay City, Michigan, in the spring of 1908. The other sisters are all living but Solomon Hohenshil is the only son who survives. The father was a shoemaker by trade and worked at that occupation during the winter months. He cleared his land and tilled the soil during the summer seasons until his sons were able to take charge of the cultivation of the fields, after which he gave his entire time and energies to shoemaking until his death, which occurred December 2, 1873. His wife died July 2, 1838. He had accumulated a substantial competency, having given his entire attention to his business affairs. He was a quiet and conservative man and in early life a devoted member of the Lutheran church, while later he became connected with the United Brethren church. He reared his family to reverence God and morality and to follow the strictest principles of integrity.
Solomon Hohenshil remained on the old home farm until nineteen years of age and obtained his education in a little log schoolhouse in the midst of the forest. He then took up the tinner's trade under the direction of a cousin, Jacob Painter, at Congress, Wayne county, Ohio, and after completing his apprenticeship acted as manager of a tin shop in Pittsburg, Ohio, for one year and also spent a year in the same way in Lattsburg, Ohio. In March, 1851, he engaged in the tinning and hardware business on his own account in Rowsburg and is the only business man now living who resided in that village when he took up his abode there. In addition to conducting a hardware store he has also handled farm implements and has been recognized as one of the reliable and representative merchants of the community, winning the trust and esteem of those with whom he has come in contact through business or social relations.
On the 1st of May, 1850, Mr. Hohenshil was married to Miss Catherine McHose, a daughter of Isaac McHose, a native of Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio late in life. In the east he had engaged in the milling and hotel business. Mr. and Mrs. Hohenshil have one daughter, Allavista S., now the wife of F. E. Myers, a prominent manufacturer of Ashland. Mrs. Hohenshil departed this life June 5, 1900, and was laid to rest in a cemetery at Rowsburg. She had for many years held a prominent place in the life of that village and her many admirable qualities won her the friendship and love of those with whom she was associated.
In his political views Mr. Hohenshil is a democrat in his belief concerning principles, yet he is so strongly partisan' that he will not vote for a republican when he thinks the best interests of the community will be conserved thereby. He has held the office of township treasurer for more than twenty years, was justice of the peace six years and was school director for many years. In all these positions he has discharged his duties with a singleness of purpose that none has questioned and his reelection indicates the trust reposed in him. His
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influence is always on the side of justice, truth and right. When twelve years of age he joined the United Brethren church and has since been loyal to its teachings. He has held various offices in the church, has been superintendent of the Sunday school for years and has always been a church and Sunday school worker. He wisely values his own self-respect and that of his fellowmen as infinitely preferable to wealth, fame or position and while he is now comfortably situated in life, he has never won his success at the cost of his honor nor at the sacrifice of the interests of others.
GEORGE W. EMERICK.
George W. Emerick, one of the county commissioners, serving now for the third year while his incumbency will continue for two years more, is also ac- counted one of the enterprising and progressive agriculturalists of Lake town- ship. He owns and occupies a farm that has long been in possession of the family. He is the son of Jacob and Sarah (Green) Emerick and a grandson of John and Mary (Troutman) Emerick. His grandfather died here of smallpox many years ago, after which the grandmother went to Van Wert county, Ohio, for a visit and there passed away ten years following her husband's demise. They had a family of five sons and five daughters, all of whom reached adult age.
Jacob Emerick, father of George W. Emerick, was born in Lancaster county Pennsylvania, and accompanied his parents to Ashland county in .1820. He purchased a farm of about four hundred acres on the west side of Mohican creek in Lake township, there built a cabin and made a clearing, after which he returned to Pennsylvania and the following year brought his family to this state. The remainder of his life was here passed. He entered his land from the government and gave his time and attention to its cultivation and development throughout his remaining days. He was prominent in public affairs and served as county commissioner for some years. He wedded Miss Sarah Green, who was born in Licking county, Ohio, and they became the parents of five sons and five daughters. The father departed this life in 1864 at the age of fifty-six years, while the mother died in 1885 at the age of eighty years. Of their children seven are deceased, while one brother and one sister of our subject are yet living.
George W. Emerick is the youngest of the three who survive. He has always resided on the farm which is now his home and which is a tract of rich land of one hundred and sixty acres, covering the southeast quarter of section 3, Lake township. There are good buildings upon it and it is a well im- proved property, lacking in none of the accessories and conveniences of a model farm. Mr. Emerick has built two barns and his own dwelling and has re- modeled the other dwelling upon the place, which is occupied by Noah Stull and wife. There are two entire sets of buildings upon the farm and everything is kept in a state of good repair, indicating the enterprising spirit of the owner.
MR. AND MRS. G. W. EMERICK
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Mr. Emerick carries on the work of the fields and the raising of stock, and both branches of his business are proving profitable.
In 1864 occurred the marriage of George W. Emerick and Miss Caroline Crumlick, who was born in Plain township, Wayne county, Ohio, October 2, 1841, and there resided until her marriage, spending her girlhood days in the home of her parents, John and Katharine (Stinger) Crumlick, both of whom were natives of Franklin county, Pennsylvania. They became early residents of Wayne county, Ohio, where they lived until called to the home beyond. Their family numbered ten children, of whom two died in infancy. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Emerick were born seven children : Lillian, at home; Philora, the wife of Stewart Greenlee, living in Mansfield; Thurman, who died at the age of eight years; Noah, a resident of Ashland county; John, residing in Vermillion township; Dora, the wife of Charles Kick, of Mohican; and Cloyd, whose home is in Cleveland.
Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Emerick has been a stalwart supporter of the democracy and is recognized as one of the leaders of the party in this portion of the county. He is proving a most ac- ceptable official in the office of county commissioner, in which he has already served for three years, while his present term will continue for two years more. He was also a trustee of Lake township for about eighteen years and has ever been most prompt and faithful in the discharge of his official duties. Fratern- ally he is connected with the Masons and in his life exemplifies the beneficent spirit of the craft. He is entirely free from ostentation and display and is recognized as a representative man whose strongly marked characteristics are those which make for good citizenship as well as for enterprise in business. The farm which he owns has never been out of the possession of the family, having had but two owners, Mr. Emerick of this review, and his father.
F. COWAN, M. D.
Dr. F. Cowan, one of the best known physicians of Ashland, was born here in 1848, a son of Dr. J. P. and Mary Jane (Hooker) Cowan. The father was a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, born in 1823, and located in Ashland county, Ohio, in 1846. The mother, whose birth occurred in 1828, is still living in Marion, Ohio. Dr. J. P. Cowan was a graduate of the Starling Medical College, of Columbus, Ohio, and practiced in Ashland county from 1846 until his death, which occurred in 1895. His medical skill and surgical ability gave him an excellent reputation throughout this section of the state and he was frequently called for consultation by the members of the fraternity, being particularly successful in surgical operations, in which he was noted for his care and exactness. He took a deep interest in politics and was very influential throughout the county. He was a member of the Ohio state legislature from 1855 until 1859 and was a member of congress in 1874, serving one term in that honorable body. He was not only well known for his professional abilities and political advancement but also as a business man for he dealt considerably in
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real estate, being quite successful in his transactions. He was a Royal Arch Mason and a democrat in politics, a strong and able advocate of the principles of his party, to whose candidates he was always loyal. Amid his pressing pro- fessional and business affairs he never lost sight of his religious obligations and attended divine services at the Methodist church, of which he was a member. Being a man of good character, he entertained an excellent reputation through- out the county wherein his usefulness as a physician will long be remembered. In his family were nine children, the surviving ones being: Dr. F., born in 1848; William F., born in 1859; Lucy Horseman, whose birth occurred in 1861 and who resides at Marion, this state; and Edgar II., who was born in 1864 and who also resides in that city.
The common schools of this city afforded Dr. F. Cowan his preliminary educational advantages and after completing a course of study in the high school he entered the College of Physicians & Surgeons, of Cleveland, Ohio, subsequently taking a post-graduate course in the Long Island Medical College, of New York, being graduated from that institution in 1872. HIe then began the practice of medicine in Ashland, where he has since been following his pro- fession. IIe is a man of wide learning in the department of materia medica and is also a skilled surgeon, his popularity as a practitioner winning him an extensive and remunerative patronage.
In 1872 Dr. Cowan was united in marriage to Miss Retta A. Bushnell, by whom he has had two daughters, Carrie C. (Cowan) Duff, of Ashland; and Helen O. (Cowan) Warner, who resides in Mansfield, this state. Politically the Doctor is a democrat and, having given scrutinizing study to the principles of his party, is convinced of their feasibility to promote the nation's welfare and is always loyal to its candidates. He is prominent in Masonic circles and is a member of the Methodist church. Being a man whose scholarly habits keep him abreast of the times in all the departments of his profession, his career has been attended with the greatest usefulness and he is popular throughout the county as a physician and surgeon and also as an honorable and worthy citizen.
ANSON HYDE.
Anson Hyde, an agriculturist and stock breeder of Sullivan township, this county, was born in Chatham township, Medina county, Ohio, July 5, 1852, a son of Henry and Sarah M. (Johnson) Hyde. His father's family came from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and his mother's from Vermont to this state in the early pioneer days, here following agricultural pursuits. The elder Mr. Ilyde inherited the land on which his father had settled and which he himself in his boyhood days had helped to clear and improve. He resided upon it with his wife until they departed this life.
Amid the duties and experiences of farm life Anson Hyde spent his boyhood days, attending the district school during the winter season. After completing his studies there instead of going back to the farm he was apprenticed to a shoemaker, with whom he learned the trade, becoming a journeyman. He next
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turned his attention to making cheese and butter, which at that time was a lucrative industry in this county and for twenty-one years he conducted a cheese and butter factory in Sullivan township for the same firm. This long period of service with one company bears witness to his skill, business ability and industry. In 1892 he resigned the management of the concern and engaged in agricultural pursuits on the farm on which he now resides, the property being commonly known as the old James Dunlap farm. It contains two hundred and five acres. all of which is tillable with the exception of twenty acres of timber land, and the entire tract is well improved, thoroughly drained and is under a high state of
cultivation. Here he engages in general farming and, being a student of soils and the rotation of crops, his production is of an excellent quality. In addition to raising general erops he has a herd of milk cows and disposes of their product to local creameries. He has practically spent his entire life in a study of milk giving cattle and perhaps knows as much if not more about the breeding of that class of animal, in order to bring it to its highest state of perfection, than any other man in the county or, in fact, in the state. IIe handles only thoroughbred Holstein stock, for which he has a wide reputation, and his herds are recognized as among the very best in the state, his kine finding a ready market. He is called upon to ship yearly quite a number of head throughout this and adjoining states. He gives considerable attention to the various kinds of stock and aside from breeding cattle he also raises draft horses, sheep and hogs, doing quite a shipping business.
On January 28, 1874, Mr. Hyde wedded Jennie Gordon, daughter of John and Rebecca (Mellon) Gordon, her father being a well known stockman and agriculturist of Orange township. To this union have been born four children, all of whom are graduates of Sullivan Central high school, namely : Arthur G., a physician of Cleveland, Ohio, and Charles W., who practices medicine in Washington, D. C. Both were students at Hiram College, the former having left that institution in his second year to serve in the Spanish-American war as a member of the hospital corps. David C., another son, is a student in the veterinary department of the Ohio State University, and the fourth child, a daughter, is a trained nurse at St. Luke's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.
In politics Mr. Hyde is a republican and, being very active in party matters, he is a member of the county central committee of Sullivan township, also a member of the county board of elections and has frequently been chosen as a delegate to county, district and state conventions. Locally he has taken con- siderable interest in public affairs, having served the township as trustee for fourteen years and at his first election to that office enjoyed the unusual exper- ience of reciving every vote cast in the township. For a period of sixteen years he has been a member of the central district board of education, of which he is now president, and in 1902 he was appointed by the court as receiver for the Ashland Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance Company, the tangled business affairs of which he is endeavoring to unravel and will soon be able to make a satisfactory report. He has always endeavored to be of the highest service to the community and is an agitator of good roads and of an excellent school system, is a firm believer in taxation for immediate benefits and, being a public-spirited citizen, is always ready to further every movement which has for its object the better-
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ment of the community. Among the fraternal organizations with which he is associated is lodge No. 245, Knights of the Maccabees, and, being a man who is as faithful to his religious obligations as to the performance of his business duties, he and the members of his family attend divine services at the Christian church, to which all are liberal contributors. Through his industry and enterprise Mr. Hyde has been very beneficial to the community and has the respect and confi- dence of his neighbors.
CLARENCE LEE MORTON.
Clarence Lee Morton is the cashier of the Perrysville Banking Company and has been otherwise connected with the business and public interests of the com- munity, his efforts being a valuable factor in the work of general upbuilding. He was born near Tiro, in Crawford county, Ohio, March 13, 1865, a son of Norman and Elizabeth (Brown) Morton, the former a native of Richland county, this state, born November 30, 1832. He was a carpenter in his younger days but later turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits. About 1881 he removed with his family from Crawford county to Richland county, settling near Crestline. He died June 8, 1889, and his widow, a native of this state, now resides in Delaware, Ohio. They were the parents of six sons and one daughter.
Clarence Lee Morton was reared on the old homestead farm where his birth occurred until he reached the age of sixteen years, when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Richland county and there lived until twenty-two years of age. He supplemented his public-school education by study in the Ohio Business College at Mansfield and began providing for his own support by clerking in a store and also assisting in the postoffice at Tiro. He likewise spent three or four years in Galion, Ohio, but in 1893 returned to Tiro where he continued to make his home until 1900. That year witnessed his arrival in Perrysville and he accepted his present position as cashier of the Perrysville Banking Company. He was well qualified for the-position for in 1896 he had become connected with banking interests in Tiro and his experience brought him comprehensive knowledge of the business. He was also deputy postmaster in Tiro during both administrations of President Cleveland. A resourceful man, energetic and determined, his worth is widely acknowledged in the business circles of Perrysville where he is not only a representative of banking interests but is also the secretary and treasurer of the Twentieth Century Clay Products Company.
On the 15th of February, 1888, Mr. Morton was married to Miss Rosa A. Barr, who died on the 14th of November, 1893; leaving one son, Ansel. On the 10th of May, 1896, Mr. Morton was again married, his second union being with Minnie V. Stark, who died in March, 1898. On the 28th of November, 1901, he wedded Miss Ina J. Moore and they had two children: John A., who was born October 1, 1902, and died July 9, 1908; and Esther E., who was born April 18, 1908.
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In community affairs since coming to Perrysville Mr. Morton has taken an active and helpful interest and is now serving for the third term as treasurer of Green township. He has been a life-long democrat and keeps well informed on questions and issues of the day, so that he is able to support his position by intelligent argument. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church and to the Modern Woodmen Camp. He is a man of discriminating judgment who carries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes and not only in busi- ness circles is his worth acknowledged but also in the social life of the community where his circle of friends is almost coextensive with the circle of his acquaintances.
GAILLARD B. FULLER, M. D.
The name of Fuller has long been prominently and honorably associated with the practice of medicine in Loudonville, for not only does the subject of this review engage in professional labors of that character but also comes of an ancestry closely associated with the profession, both his father and his grand- father having practiced here. The latter was Dr. E. B. Fuller, who was born in New York, July 8, 1799. Having qualified for the practice of medicine, he located in Loudonville in 1831 and continued to devote his time and energies to the alleviation of human suffering and the restoration of health until his own labors were ended in death in December, 1867. In early manhood he had married Sarah Culver, who was born in Tioga county, Pennsylvania, February 16, 1804. They were prominent in the social life of the community and aside from his professional duties Dr. E. B. Fuller was also active in various other lines which have been essential factors in the progress, upbuilding and advancement of the community. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and his practical Christianity found expression in the aid which he gave to many who needed professional assistance but were unable to pay the customary charge. His political support was given to the democracy and yet he was liberal in his views, not holding strictly to partisan lines. He greatly opposed the fugitive slave law and as early as 1856 fugitive slaves were brought to his home early in the morning. He then fed them and sent them on to the home of Robert Wilson, where they were cared for until the chance came to take them to others who would assist them still farther on their way, preventing their recapture by the United States marshals. He left the impress of his individuality upon the community by reason of his strong intellectuality, his public spirit and his devotion to high ideals. He was the father of ten children: Catharine, who became the wife of Gilbert Pell and after his death married Calvin Hibbard; Hannah, who became the wife of Samuel B. Smith; Susan, the wife of J. W. Hildebrand; Laverna, the wife of Y. C. Case; Sarah M., the first wife of Dr. A. J. Scott; Elizabeth Con- tent, the wife of J. W. Stacker; Christian, the second wife of Dr. A. J. Scott; Amassa Culver; Amos B .; and Elodine.
Dr. Amos B. Fuller, the father of our subject, was born in Loudonville, July 23, 1842, and spent his entire life here. He enjoyed an extensive practice
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during the thirty-five years of his connection with the medical fraternity. He took up the study of medicine under the direction of his father and began prac- tice in 1862, when twenty years of age. After the outbreak of the Civil war he offered his services to the government and became surgeon of the One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Following his return from the army he continued his studies in the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia from which place he graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1867. In 1872 he pursued a post-graduate course in the Bellevue Medical College of New York. He was at all times a close and earnest student of his profession, desiring that his labors should be most efficacious in checking the ravages of disease. He was moreover a man of kindly sympathy and of hopefulness, who inspired his patients by his cheery presence. In 1868 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Stewart, who was born in Loudonville, August 23, 1842, and was therefore just exactly one month his junior. They established their home in their native city and here continued to reside until called to their final rest. Dr. Fuller remained in the active practice of medicine throughout his entire life and for a number of years was a partner of Dr. William II. Wirt. His success was of a substantial charac- ter, owing to his thorough understanding of the scientific principles underlying his profession and his correct application thereof to the needs of his patients. He was a consistent and devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was one of seventeen original members or founders of the Presby- terian church of Loudonville. The latter died May 8, 1891, while the death of Dr. Fuller occurred April 8, 1899, at the home of Fred Swan of Pomona, Cali- fornia. Their demise was a matter of deep regret to many, for they had an ex- tensive circle of warm friends throughout Loudonville and this part of the county. Their family numbered four children : Mary M., the wife of Francis L. Niederheiser, who is city engineer of Bucyrus, Ohio; Grace J., who is principal of the Dorset school; Gaillard B .; and Stewart E., who died at the age of two years.
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