History of Delaware County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio biographical sketches etc. V. 2, Part 33

Author: O.L. Baskin & Co. cn
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : O. L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 836

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CHARLES H. BODURTHA. Among the leading photographers of Central Ohio may be mentioned the above-named gentleman, who was born in Berkshire Co., Mass .; in 1863, he fin- ished learning his trade in Hartford, Conn., and went to Bridgeport, Conn., and opened a gal- lery, where he remained in business but a short time, then went to Venezuela, South Amer- ica, and remained there two years, being the first photograph artist there; after this, he was engaged on an English man-of-war as a special artist, taking sketches and views of notable places ; after con- tinuing at this sixteen months, he came to Ohio, and located in Columbus, where he remained some six months, when he came to Delaware and was first employed by T. A. Beach, a leading pho- tographer ; soon Mr. Bodurtha became part owner and the firm remained Beach & Bodurtha for a number of years, when Mr. Bodurtha be- came sole proprietor, and is recognized as being one of the finest artists in Central Ohio; rooms in Reynolds & Frank's Block, third floor.

HENRY BUTLER, deceased, son of Thomas Butler, who was engaged in the saddle and harness business, and was about the first in that business in Delaware. Henry Butler was born in Dela- ware, about 1825; here he grew to manhood, | brother-in-law, W. A. Hance ; withdrawing from and received a common-school education in Dela- ware ; was a clerk for a number of years ; about 1845, he went to New York City, and clerked in a notion house owned by his brother ; here he re-

mained for a number of years; on account of his health he at length resigned, and soon after- ward died. He was married, Dec. 26, 1850, to Miss Mary E. Starling, of Columbus, Ohio, daughter of Mrs. Cassandra Starling ; they have four children living, two sons and two daughters.

EZEKIEL BROWN, Delaware, is a native of this county, and came from a noted family of its first settlers, who were prominently identified with the early history of Berkshire Township, in the writing of which they are appropriately mentioned. Mr. Brown's father was born in Pennsylania about 1791, and was the son of Ezekiel Brown, who was a native of Orange Co., N. Y., where he was born in 1760. He came to Ohio from Pennsylvania about 1800, and settled in Franklinton, and in 1807 or 1808 moved to this county. The mother of Mr. Brown was a daughter of the Hon. Benjamin Carpenter, who also came to the county at an early day. Such school privileges as were afforded in this part of the country during the younger days of Mr. Brown, he received the full benefit of, and at the age of 19 commenced teaching, being thus occupied for two winters, when he attended school at an academy for young men, at Westerville, for one year, again teaching the winter following. In 1844, he was married to Miss Harriet Hance, immediately after which he moved onto, and assumed charge of, his father's farm. This he worked for. three years, when he became proprietor of a woolen factory in Galena, buying out the former owner, John Wil- son. Branching out somewhat, Mr. Brown, in connection with J. P. Maynard, inaugurated a new enterprise, that of manufacturing farming imple- ments and wagons. The woolen business was car- ried on by him for about fifteen years, when he sold it out, but continued the manufacture of im- plements for about seven years longer. In these undertakings, Mr. Brown was quite successful. However, his health became impared, and he re- tired from active business for a short period, fol- lowing which, in 1872, he engaged in the Iumber business in Galena. In the fall of 1873, being elected County Treasurer, he closed out his lumber interests, preparatory to assuming the duties of his office. In 1874, at the close of his term, Mr. Brown went to Springfield, Ohio, and engaged in the boot and shoe trade, in partnership with his

this in about one year, he returned to Delaware, and, in connection with Silas Pierson, bought out Thurston & Williams, grocers, at the corner of Sandinsky and North streets. This partnership

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was for only one year, at the end of which Mr. Brown bought Mr. Pierson's interest, and con- tinued the business, which is in a successful con- dition. His wife died Dec. 13, 1878. Mrs. Brown's parents were Quakers. She was educated at the Presbyterian Seminary at Granville, and was a woman of rare excellence of mind and heart. She was the mother of five children, three of whom are living-George, Isabel and Charles A. Those deceased are Willie A., at the age of 7, and Willis, when about 2. Mr. Brown has long been identified with church interests, having been a member of the M. E. Church since he was 21 years old. Politically, he is a Republican and has voted with that party since its organization in 1856. His first vote for President was cast for Henry Clay, the Whig candidate, in 1844. Mr. Brown takes an active part in local politics, and has been called upon to fill most of the township offices, as well as one of greater trust by the county.

A. B. CADY, dentist, Delaware, is a native of Yates, Orleans Co., N. Y .; was born Dec. 31, 1839; at the age of 16, he entered the dental office of Dr. E. J. Mix, of Brockport, N. Y., with whom he served about three years ; he then entered the employ of his brother, Dr. C. S. Cady, in War- saw. N. Y .. with whom he practiced in his pro- fession until the beginning of the war of the re- bellion. In the excitement incident to those times, the Doctor, under the patriotic influence of his ardent nature, traveled to Washington to witness the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States ; it having been proclaimed by the rebellious element that such an event would not be permitted ; but the presence of large num- bers from the North, of which the Doctor was a fair representative, contributed largely to the se- curity of the occasion ; subsequently, the Doctor served in the N. Y. Mounted Rifles, and helped defend his country against the onslaught of the Southern hosts at Petersburg and Richmond, tak- ing part, also, in other less notable though impor- tant campaigns. At the close of the war, Dr. Cady resumed the practice of his profession in Medina, N. Y., where he was married, Nov. 15, 1866, to Miss Mary E. Leary ; she being a native of the same place as the Doctor; her birth having taken place May 16, 1845 ; they have five children, one of whom (Frankie) has passed beyond the realms of material things; those whose cheery faces remain to brighten their parents' home are Levina, William L., Mabel H. and Elmer B .; after about two years' practice in

Medina, the Doctor removed to Dayton, Ohio. where he resided and followed the practice of dentistry for nearly two years ; having been burned out, he took up his abode in. Kenton, Hardin Co .; here he built up a lucrative business ; in 1879, having sold his Kenton office, he removed to Delaware City, which is to be his permanent residence ; here he has established an office, and will give his personal attention to the practice of dentistry in all its branches ; Dr. Cady is, undoubtedly, an expert in his profession, and will become popular in his newly chosen field; recognizing the superiority of por- celain in the manufacture of dental plates, he ap- plied himself for several years experimenting in producing a process for porcelain manufacture, that would give a maximum strength with a min- imum thickness ; for his perseverance he has been rewarded by success, and, in 1877, he took out a patent for the United States, securing to bim the benefits of the new process ; this he controls, and by it he is enabled to excel in the art of man- ufacturing porcelain teeth and plates, of which he gives his patrons the benefit ; the new process for porcelain manufacture promises to work great changes ; its utility is not confined to dentistry, but will be especially valuable for the manufacture of burial cases, and the finer articles for which a material of that character is adapted ; the patent is a bonanza to the Doctor.

J. S. CAMPBELL, Superintendent of Public Schools, Delaware; took charge of the public schools of this place in the year 1865, at which time there were employed twelve teachers, with an attendance of 500 pupils; under the professor's administration the enrollment has increased to 1,400-nearly trebled-with a corps of teachers numbering twenty-three-not quite double ; so pop- ular has Mr. Campbell become in this connection that he seems to be a fixture in his position. with no one to wish it otherwise. He was born in Ripley, Brown Co., this State, May 7, 1827; the son of Joseph and Elizabeth ( Kirker) Campbell ; his mother was a native of Ohio, and his father of Vir- ginia; the professor lived in his native county until he was 22 years of age, and became a college graduate in 1847. when he entered upon the study for the ministry ; he subsequently became Pastor of the Presbyterian Church, at Winchester; in about two years, he took charge of the Presby- terian Church in Felicity, Clermont Co., remain- ing there some eight years, when he went to Soath Charleston, and took charge of the public schools. which position he held until he came to Delaware.

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DANIEL CARMICHAEL, deceased, was born in Johnstown, near Glasgow, Scotland, July 28, 1819; when a young man, he went as fireman on an ocean steamer, running from Liverpool to Bes- ton, and soon became engineer; when about 25 years of age, he settled in Boston, Mass., where he learned his trade as a machinist ; from Boston he went to Springfield, Mass., and worked in a machine-shop; thence to Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked at his trade for awhile, and soon after secured a position on a locomotive, on the C., C., C. & I. R. R .; he moved to Columbus, and he was appointed master mechanic of the C., C., C. & I. R. R. machine-shops, at that place; in 1872, he was transferred to Delaware, filling the same position until his death, Feb. 5, 1879, being master mechanic of the C., C., C. & I. R. R .. for some nine- teen years. Mr. Carmichael was a Christian, being a member of the Presbyterian Church; he came to America a poor boy, but, with hard work and good management, steadily grew inte prominence, and, at his death, was beloved by all; he left a wife and four children to mourn his loss. Mar- ried, in 1849, Miss Margaret Watson, of Scot- land ; his son, William, born in 1851, began work with his father at the age of 15 years, and became a first-class machinist ; he is now master mechanic at the Columbus shops of the C., C., C. & I. R. R.

WILLIAM H. CUTLER, County Sheriff, Dela- ware; was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Sept. 21, 1836; the son of John and Matilda A. (McGown) Cutler ; his mother was a native of Ohio, and his father was born in Prussia, and came to Sussex Co. Del., when but 3 years old; he was raised East, and came West to Ohio when Chillicothe was the capital of the State, and to Delaware Co. in about 1828 or 1829. and, in company with others, built a grist-mill in Concord Township. Mr. Cutler was engaged in farming until 1862, when he enlisted in Co. C, 121st O. V. I. for three years. as Sergeant, and took part in the battle of of Perryville; he was taken sick with chronic diarrhea, from which he suffered for a number of months, and was finally discharged from service on the account of disability. when he returned home, and for about six years suffered from this trying disease. After Mr. Cutler's return, he was engaged in the mill business for a number of years; from this he returned to the farm; in 1878, he was elected to the office of Sheriff of the county, on the Republican ticket, by a majority of 534 votes, one of the largest majorities ever given by

the Republican party. Notwithstanding that Concord Township, Mr. Cutler's home, is strongly Democratic, he at this election received a majority of the votes cast. July 1, 1865, he was married to Miss Isabel R. McClure, of this county, a daughter of James McClure; they have had born to them two sons and one daughter.

COL. JAMES M. CRAWFORD, Delaware; was born in Scioto Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, June 11, 1834, and is the son of James W. and Nancy (Stephen) Crawford; his mother was one of the first white children born in Franklin Co., Ohio, on the opposite bank of the Scioto, where Columbus now stands ; his father was born in Pennsylvania, and came to Delaware Co. about 1804 or 1806, first locating in Liberty Township, whence he removed to Scioto Township, where he remained until 1839, during which time he was engaged in farming and milling; he also filled several offices of public trust-Magistrate, Representative, and was in the State Senate; he was a soldier of the war of 1812, having enlisted and recruited men from this and adjoining counties ; he was a most estimable man, honored and liked by all; he died in 1859, in Delaware, whither he had moved io 1839. Our subject moved with his parents from Scioto Township to Delaware; here he received a good common-school education, when he began to learn his trade as a painter, which he carried on in Delaware until the breaking-out of the late civil war, when he began recruiting soldiers, and on the organization of the 4th O. V. I., he was made Captain of Co. C, commission dating April 16, 1861, which was the first captain's commis- sion issued in the State of Ohio; the regiment was organized at first for the three-months serv- ice ; after the expiration of that time, Col. Craw- ford re-enlisted for three years, acting as Captain of Co. C until Nov. 14, 1862, during which time he participated in all the marches and engage- ments of the regiment ; on account of a hem- orrhage of the lungs, he resigned, and came home. After returning home, he was actively engaged in recruiting men, and afterward was appointed by Gov. Todd as Colonel of the Ohio National Guards, which included some 8,000 men ; this command took an active part at the time of the Morgan raid through Ohio. Returning home, he enlisted as Captain in the 100-day service in the 145th O. V. I., during which time he was in com- mand of Forts Woodbury, Tillinghast and Craig as post commander ; after serving until the ex-

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piration of the time, he returned to Delaware, and was soon after made Colonel of the 21st Ohio National Guards ; from 1861 to 1865, he was act- i ively engaged either in the field or recruiting men for the service, and faithfully discharged his duty. It may here be stated in this connection, that James W. Crawford, father of Col. Crawford, was in the war of 1812, and at his death'in 1859 left a wife and twelve children ; two of his sons were in the Mexican war ; Thomas J. two years, and Andrew J. one year ; three sons were in the late civil war-James M., Hugh S. and John A., the latter of whom was killed at Robinson's Cross-roads (or Mine Run), Va .; he also had five grandchildren in the late war, of whom two were killed ; this family has lost three killed in battle, and has furnished over twenty-three years of service ; our subject in 1865 filled the office of Revenue Assessor of Delaware Co. to 1869; he then followed his trade as painter for a short time, when he entered his present insurance business ; he filled the office of Justice of the Peace for one term. Col. Crawford is a Democrat, but during the war voted for Lincoln ; since the war he has been a worker in the Democratic ranks ; he mar- ried, in 1864, Miss Sarah M. Henry, of Shelby Co., Ohio.

W. T. CONSTANT, physician and surgeon, Delaware; there are men in every city who are hon- ored with the title of M. D., simply from the fact of a diploma having been granted them, while others have earned the title by years of hard study and close attention to business. Among the latter class we find Dr. W. T. Constant, of Delaware, the subject of this brief notice; he was born in Clermont Co., Ohio, Dec. 2, 1842, and is the son of John P. Constant, a native of Kentucky, who engaged in mercantile business and farming in Ohio ; our subject, when a lad, entered the dis- trict schools in Clermont Co., where he received a good common-school education, and taught school for a short time; he was also a steamboat : engineer one year on the Upper Ohio ; in 1858, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University of Del- aware, and graduated in the Class of '61. At the breaking-out of the late civil war, he enlisted in the 4th O. V. I., Co. I, as private, in the re- cruiting of which company he took an active part, and, on its organization, he was made Second Lieutenant, and soon after made its First Lieu- tenant, where he served some three months, when he was made Captain of the same company, and served until 1864, having participated in some of | ware. He then went to Troy, Miami Co., Ohio,

the most severe battles and marches of the war --- Rich Mountain, Greenbrier, Romney, battle of the Wilderness, Fredericksburg, etc. In 1864, Dr. Constant was appointed assistant physician of the Columbus Lunatic Asylum. It may here be stated that, while a student in the Ohio Wesleyan University, he was also studying medicine under Dr. Williams of Delaware ; he also attended a regular course of lectures in the Cincinnati and Columbus Medical Colleges ; in the Class of '68- 69, Dr. Constant graduated from Cleveland Med- ical College, Cleveland, Ohio ; he then came to Delaware and began the practice of medicine, which profession he has followed ever since, being associated at one time, in the practice of medicine, with Drs. J. H. White and J. A. Crouthers ; he has been, for the last nine years, U. S. Examining Surgeon of this district ; a member of the Dela- ware County Medical Association, of which he has been one of its honored Presidents. Dr. Con- stant married, in 1867, Miss Clara B. Clark, of Clermont Co., Ohio, a graduate of the Ohio Female College of Delaware; they have three children, two sons and a daughter.

M. & G. D. CADWALADER, lumber mer- chants. Among the leading business men of Dela- ware are the above-named gentlemen, who com- menced the lumber business in 1876. M. Cadwal- ader, senior member of the firm, was born near Llan- fyllen, Montgomeryshire, North Wales, in 1814, and is the son of John and Sarah (Alyn) Cadwala- der. In 1820, John Cadwalader, with his wife and three children, in company with five other fami- lies, embarked for America. After being on the ocean eight weeks, they landed in Philadelphia, where they hired conveyances and came to Dela- ware Co., locating in Radnor Township. They came here very poor, and at first rented a farm of 100 acres, afterward became owner of fifty-five acres, and paid for the same by clearing land. Their first house was made of logs, and was built in the woods, size about 15x20 feet, puncheon floor and chimney of wood and mud. Here they lived until the death of his mother, in 1831, at the age of 58 years. She was buried in the cemetery of Delhi. Soon afterward his father, John Cadwalader, went to the southern part of Ohio, and there died in 1875, at the age of 78. In 1834, Mr. M. Cadwalader came to Delaware, and commenced to learn his trade as a carpenter. Here he remained until 1836, when he went to Louisville, Ky., and worked at his trade unti! 1837, when he returned to Dela-

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and worked on the court house at that place. He returned to Delaware, and, in 1841, started in the building and contracting business, and, in a few years, was recognized as one of the finest designers and architects in Central Ohio. His work may be found on almost every prominent street in Dela- ware, and in other parts of the country. Mr. Cadwałader never had a day's schooling in his pro- fession as an architect and builder. Among the prominent buildings he has either designed or erected in Delaware may be mentioned the First and Second Presbyterian, the Episcopal and Metho- dist Churches, all the college buildings of the Ohio Wesleyan University, excepting Elliott Hall and American House ; in Marysville, Robinson's Block, Snider's Block, Union Block, etc. In 1849, he was master-builder of the C., C., C. & I. R. R., where he remained until 1851. During this time, he built the first turn-table on this road at Cleve- land, and made a contract for the timber to build the first cars for the road, and built the first rail- road depot at Columbus, which stood for a number of years. After working for the C., C., C. & I. R. R. he engaged in building ; his last work was superintending the building of Merrick Hall of the Ohio Wesleyan University ; afterward entered the lumber business with his son, George D., who was born in Delaware in 1851. and graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University in 1872, since which he has been engaged in the lumber business. In 1849, Mr. Cadwalader married Caroline Atwell, of Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; they have one child. Mr. Cadwalader held the office of City Engineer of Delaware for several years, and carried on survey -. ing for a number of years.

L. S. COVELL, stock-dealer, Delaware; is a native of Delaware, Ohio, and was born Nov. 1, 1828 ; his parents were Calvin and Permelia (Dob- son) Covell, who came to Delaware at an early day ; Calvin Covell engaged in the manufacturing of wagons, and made about the first wagon in Dela- ware; . he was also engaged in contracting, in building roads and bridges in different parts of Ohio, and for a number of years was engaged with the Ohio Stage Company ; about 1837, he com- menced the foundry business in Delaware, and manufactured plow and mill castings, etc .; he con- tinued in this for a number of years, and died in Delaware a respected and honored citizen. The subject of our sketch set out in life when quite young, to work his own way ; he left home, and went to Dayton, walking the greater part of the way ; after remaining there a short time, he returned,

and, in 1848, entered the jewelry business with only $2.62; he was successful, and is the oldest jeweler in Delaware. Of late years, Mr. Covell has done but little in the jewelry business. having turned his attention to fine stock-raising, in com- pany with his brother; they are among the largest importers of the celebrated Percheron horses in Ohio.

HENRY CHAMBERLAIN, farmer ; P. O. Delaware; was born in Washington, Berkshire Co., Mass., and is the son of Justice and Hannah ( West) Chamberlain, the father from Massachusetts and the mother from Connecticut ; they were married in Massachusetts, and in 1818, with a family of four children, started West in wagons, reaching Delaware Co., and located on the Radnor Road, two and a half miles west of Delaware ; here they built a log cabin ; Justice Chamberlain was a carpenter, and followed his trade while in Massa- chusetts ; he died on the farm in 1828; the fol- lowing is from the Delaware Patron of Sept. 18, 1828 : " Died, in this township, on Monday last, after an illness of four days, Justice Chamberlain, Esq .. aged about 53 years. He sustained through life the character of an exemplary, upright citizen, and was universally respected, and his death deeply lamented by all his acquaintances." His wife, Hannah Chamberlain, was born in Vernon, Conn., Dec. 7, 1777, and was married to Justice Cham- berlain in 1797; she died Dec. 14, 1870. Of the children, but three are living -- William, Lydia Ann and Henry, who has been a resident ot Del- aware Township ever since 1818; he was for thirty years engaged in mercantile business in Delaware, and occupied No. 1, Williams Block, twenty-eight and a half years; when a lad, he attended a school, taught by R. Murray, and has a " reward of merit," in water-colors, which reads as follows : " Mr. Henry Chamberlain receives this testimonial of commendation from his teacher, R. Murray." Mr. Chamberlain married Miss Olive L. Allen, of Delaware Co., whose parents came to the county at an early day.

W. H. CASE, Delaware; was born in Licking Co., Obio, Feb. 12, 1818; the son of Augustus Case, who was born in Connecticut, and came to Washington Co., Ohio, in 1800, being among the first settlers there; our subject remained a resident of Licking Co. until about 1832, when he, with his parents, moved to Delaware County and located in Lib- erty Township; from there to Concord Town- ship, where he engaged in farming; in 1843, Mr. Case went to Union Co., aud was a resident of

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that county until about 1855, when he came to Delaware, which has since been his home; he was for some time engaged in carrying the United States mail from Delaware to Tiffin, Ohio; from that he entered the livery and sale stable, also ex- tensively engaged in breeding Norman and Clydes- dale horses ; is owner of the renowned imported stallions-Norman horse-" Lyon," and the full- blooded Clydesdale " Lofty." Mr. Case, since his residence in Delaware, has held the office of City Marshal for a number of years, giving entire sat- isfaction.

CRAWFORD'S BAND was organized in 1868, by Stewart Crawford and B. F. Thomas, both highly respected colored citizens of Delaware. Mr. Craw- ford was born in this place in 1843, and is the son of Thomas Crawford, who came here at an early day from Kentucky. He was a soldier in the late civil war. Upon the formation of the band, which is composed entirely of colored men, Stew- art commenced the study of music. L. N. Van- horn, a leading teacher of this kind of music, was their instructor for three months : aside from that they have had no outside advantages, and have attained to their present state of efficiency by their perseverance in practice, combined with the natural talent of the members ; upon its organization there was another band in the city, but it could not stand the pressure occasioned by the superiority of Crawford's invincibles, and finally " gave up the ghost. Crawford's Band is recognized as the best colored organization of its kind in the State ; it is composed of thirteen good and substantial citizens . of Delaware ; they have a set of fine instruments, purchased by a contribution made by the citizens of the place. The city may well be proud of so creditable an organization.

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History of Delaware County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio biographical sketches etc. V. 2, Part 33

Author: O.L. Baskin & Co. cn Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago : O. L. Baskin & Co. Number of Pages: 836

Author: O.L. Baskin & Co. cn
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : O. L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 836