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Mr. Hartz is a genial, pleasant gentleman of refinement and education. He was edneated in a private school in Liverpool, a school known as Mechanics' Institute. He graduated in 1863. As a magician Mr. Hartz was one of marvelons skill. He mastered many of the principles of
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the art, and his genins has originated many ex- cellent trieks now operated by magicians.
llo has been successful in his business undertakings and is regarded as a man of busi- ness foresight and as one who understands how to please his fellow man, and he is recognized as a man of excellent principles and as one who characterizes all his business dealings with in- tegrity and fidelity. lle is of a charitable nature, liberal in his views, and is happy when it is his privilege to make others happy.
Mr. Hartz is a prominent Freemason, being of the Chapter degree. He is also a member of the following orders: Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor, Royal Arcanum, National Union and others. Ilo also belongs to the athletic club of Cleveland and Excelsior elnb. In polities he is a stanch Republican.
In 1878 Mr. Hartz wedded Miss Carrie S. Hill, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Hartz have three children, namely, Clover, Fannie and Frank Lonis. Mr. and Mrs. Hartz had four children but were bereaved of their first, whose namo was Augustus, when the be- loved child was thirteen months old. Mrs. Hartz died March 3, 1891, and February 24, 1894, Mr. Hartz married Miss Rosetta A. Hart, of New Orleans, Louisana.
OHN NOBLE, a prominent farmer of Brecksville township, was born Jme 7, 1830, at the the village of Arkendale, in Yorkshire, England, the son of John Noble and Mary (Scott) Noble, who had five children, namely: Thomas and William, residing in England; John, the subject of this sketch; Mark, who came to the United States in 1859, enlisted in Company F, Second Ohio Cavalry, and was killed at the battle of Stony creek ; and Henry, who died in England. In early life the father followed the trade of shoomaker, and later the grocery trade. Both he and his wife died in their native native country.
Mr. John Noble, our subject, is the only one of the family now living in the United States.
Ile was reared a farmer in his native country, as his father's business was such that he could be of no assistance to him. As early as the age of nino years he began herding sheep, receiving the meager wages of $10 for six months' ser- vice. Later ho found work as a farm hand, and had no difficulty in finding enough work to keep him employed, as he belonged to that class of young men who can be depended npon faith- fully to look after their employers' interests. Being economical, he had saved up nearly $100 by the time he was twenty years of age, with which he paid his fare to this the land of golden opportunity.
April 28, 1850, he sailed from Liverpool on the vessel Riverdale, and in twenty-eight days landed in America, a stranger in a strange land, excepting that a brother of his mother was liv- ing on Long Island, with whom he found em- ployment, on a farm, as overseer. In the spring of 1852 he came to Ohio, -by rail to Erie, on foot thirty-two miles to Comeant,-ice closing navigation,-and from Conneant by water to Cleveland. Ile arrived here a total stranger. Proceeding on to Richfield, Summit county, he found employment in the service of Uriah Oviatt, a farmer with whom he remained three years; which is evidence that his work was sat- isfactory. From Stephen Welton he purchased a small piece of land at the west center of Rich- field township. After this he purchased ninety aeres of Thomas Stephenson, where he lived until 1863, when he moved to the place where he now lives. At that time there was no dwell- ing-honse npon this land, and scarcely any im- provements of any kind. All the present im- provements on the place, excepting an old blacksmith shop and a barn, have been made by Mr. Noble. Ilis land now comprises 187 aeres. Lis ocenpation has been general farming and stock-raising, and his signal snceess has been brought about by his own efforts, his start in life having been very meager. In politics he has never voted any but the Republican tieket; and although no politician he takes an active interest in the success of his party, being a
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regular attendant at the elections. He and his amiable wife are members of the Congregational Church, in which body he is a Deacon and Clerk.
June 14, 1855, is the date of his marriage to Miss Mary Stephenson, a daughter of Thomas Stephenson, who was an early settler in that township, locating there in 1817. lle died there, at the age of seventy-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Noble's children are: Charlotte E., at. home; Cornelius M., a schoolteacher of Brecks- ville township; Julia A., deceased at the age of nine months, and was buried in Richfield, east of Center, with her mother, who died June 19, 1861. For his second wife Mr. Noble married Phebe Adams, who was born May 6, 1827, a native of Richfield township and a daughter of Augustus and Polly (Faruham) Adams. By the latter marriage there have been three chil- dren, namely : John A., of Cleveland; Alice P., now Mrs. Harry Snow of Brecksville township; and William U., living with his parents.
OHIN KOCHI, an old street-railroad man of Cleveland and adjuster of claims of the Cleveland City Railway Company, was born in Hessen Darmstadt on the Rhine, Ger- many, December 11, 1836. Twenty years later he came to the United States and located in New York city, where he was variously em- ployed for six years, concluding his work there as a bookkeeper. Ile came to Cleveland in 1862 and soon thereafter became interested in the wholesale cloth and trimming business, and was a partner with Adams, Goodwillie & Company till 1876, since which time Mr. Koch has given most of his time to street railroad enterprises. IIe subscribed the first dollar's worth of stock to the Superior street road, was its originator and carried out the building of the road. Ile is vice president and director of the Cleveland Investment Company and a stock owner in other paying concerns, besides having quite ox- tensive investments in city real estate.
Mr. Koch is a son of a farmer, who died in 1880, at eighty-four years of age. Two of his seven children are in Cleveland, John and George. The former was a poor boy ou reach- ing Cleveland. He came into possession of means only as he earned it by labor and invest- ment. He is a Royal Arch Mason, and is quite active politically and is a Democrat in national matters. He was one of the presidential Elect- ors in the campaign of 1892, on the Democratie ticket for the State of Ohio.
Mr. Koch married, in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1861, Miss Maria Kramer, born in the samo German State as himself. Their children are: Maria, deceased, at eleven; Ida, deceased, at twelve; Martha M., wife of Frank S. Bander of Darien, Georgia; John II., graduated at the high school this year; and Laura G.
G EORGE W. JOHNSON, railroad con - ductor, entered the employ of the Cleve- land & Toledo Railroad Company in 1856, in the capacity of freight brakeman, at which post he remained four years, guarding the property of the company entrusted to his care and safe carriage. Then, after two years' experience as fireman he became freight con- ductor, in which capacity he acted for eight years; but for the past twenty-three years he has been identified with the passenger service ex- elusively, and is one of the four oldest passenger men on the Cleveland ron.
Mr. Johnson, a New Englander and a son of a mechanic, was a yonth of only nineteen sum- mers when he came West, at which time, how- ever, he had no definite point in view; bnt, hav- ing relatives or friends in Cleveland, he drifted by an unknown, unconscions force to this city, then of about 25,000 people. As railroading then was the only desirable employment obtain - able, he entered that.
Ile is a son of George S. Johnson, who was born in Windham county, Vermont, in the town of Putney and resided there till his death, in
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1890, at the age of sixty-nine years. Our sub- jeet's grandfather, Samuel Johnson, was the founder of this Vermont family. George S. Johnson married Miss Eliza Hodgkins of Wind- ham county, Vermont, who died in 1846. George W., her only child, was born October 9, 1839. Ile was married in New York, March 16, 1863, to Mary A. Hopper, and their chil- dren are: Jessie E., and Teresa Belle, who died in 1873, aged three years and nine months,
Mr. Johnson is one of the few genial, good- natured men who take pleasure in looking after the comforts of passengers in his charge; and during all his long service no passenger or em- ployee has received an injury resulting from his negleet.
G' EORGE SITILELM, a prosperous farmer of Brecksville township, was born De- cember 18, 1845, in Wittenberg, Ger- many. His parents, Peter (a farmer) and Hannah (Shephard) Sithelin, had six chil- dren, as follows: Peter, George, Barbara and Gottlieb, besides a son and daughter who died young. In the spring of 1856 they emigrated to the United States, sailing from Havre, France, on a vessel named Isabella, and arriv- ing . at New York after a voyage of forty-six days. By a sail vessel also they came on to Dunkirk, New York, where the father made effort to find work, which was then a difficult task. Being assisted by anthorities they came on to Cleveland, where they were at first unable to pay for their board and lodging. At length Mr. Sithelm found employment with a farmer named Gleason, on Tinker's creek, at Inde- pendence. His wife died in that township, and is buried there. Mr. Sithelm lived to be about seventy years of age, dying in Brecksville town- ship, and was buried near Tinker's creek.
Mr. George Sithelm, the subject of our sketch, was ten years of age when brought to this country, and in this pioneer forest, his parents being poor, he was kept at hard labor instead of being allowed much schooling. When
he arrived at the age of twenty-one years he began to work as a farm hand for a man named Bell. Having no means, his fortune was to be made by the health he had and his industrions nature. Ile and his brothers bought two farms, and they worked together. After his marriage he lived one year on his share of the land. In 1873 he settled upon his present farm, which then comprised seventy-eight acres, a small portion of which was rudely improved, and all was in poor shape every way; and here Mr. Sithelin has lived ever since, making of the place the beautiful home that it is, -one of the best in the township. It now comprises 126 acres. From a poor boy at twenty-one he has made his way up to his present comfortable situation all by his own determination and good judgment,-a splendid snecess; and his hon- esty and straightforward character has elicited the esteem of the community. ITo has been greatly aided of course by his economical wife. In his politieal sympathies he was once a Dem- ocrat, but became a Republican, and is now one of the stanch members of that party, but no politician.
In 1879 he married Miss Lena Diefenbach, a native of Cleveland and a daughter of Peter Diefenbach, and they have one son, George L.
C CAPTAIN MICHAEL DRISCOLL, one of the old captains of the lakes, was born at Franklin, Howard county, Missouri, Angust 5, 1822, a son of Jeremiah and Rose Driscoll. His parents were natives of Dublin, Ireland, and soon after their marriage crossed the seas to America. The father was in the employ of the Hudson Bay Fur Company as trader among the Indians. He was a mason by trade and followed this calling for a number of years. Ilis death occurred in Cleveland. Cap- tain Driscoll was a lad of ten years when the family came to Cleveland to reside. At the nge of eleven or twelve years he took "French leave " of the household and went as cabin boy,
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the beginning of his career as a sailor. For years he was afloat as cook; at the age of six- teen he sailed before the mast, later as second mate, then mate, and at the age of twenty-five was made master of the Henry Ainsworth. From 1848 he sailed the schooner Trenton, of which he was part owner, until 1851; next in order the propeller Cleveland, propeller Dun- kirk, steamer Robert Hollister, steamer Mine- sota, steamer Ohio and propellers Olean, Ogdens- burgh and Michigan, quitting in 1872, since which time he has been marine collector. For a time he was associated with John W. Warner in the management of tug lines, and also acted as agent for the large river tugs. Ile has been one of the most active members of marine circles in Cleveland and has made a most enviable record. In 1858 he was in the Government employ, carrying supplies and oil to the lighthouses on lakes.
The Captain was married in this city Novem- ber 18, 1819, to Mary A. Dickey, a daughter of Renben and Martha ( Hancock) Dickey, natives of the State of New York. They have one son, Charles Henry, born November 11, 1853. Ile is married and resides in this city. Captain Driscoll is a stanch Republican in politics.
OIIN KIRKLAND, of Royalton town- ship, Cuyahoga county, is a son of Alex- ander Kirkland, who was born in the low- lands of Scotland in 1505. Ile was first en- gaged in agricultural pursuits, but afterward worked as a spinner for sixteen years. He was married in his native country, December 9, 1836, to Margaret Langlands, who also was born in Scotland, in February, 1808. They had the following children: Ann, who died in Roy- alton township, this county, at the age of twen- ty-fonr years; John, whose name heads this sketch; James of this county; and Euphemia, wife of Henry Tompkins, of Brooklyn village. In 1852 Mr. Kirkland sailed from Liverpool,
England, to New Orleans, and gradually pushed northward to Cleveland, Ohio, where he was first employed in a copper shop of the Cleve- land, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad. In 1857 he purchased a farm in Royalton township. In 1854 he was joined by the remainder of his family from the old conn- try, who sailed from Glasgow on the vessel City of Glasgow, landing in New York after a voy- age of fourteen days, and coming by way of Buffalo arrived in Cleveland by water. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland died in this township, -the former in October, 1888, and the latter Angust 25, 1885, and were buried in Royalton cemetery. Mr. Kirkland came to this country a poor man, but by murelenting toil succeeded in securing a competency.
John Kirkland, the subject of this sketch, was born in Scotland, May 28, 1843, and was but a lad when he was brought to the United States. Here he was first employed by J. B. Cobb & Company, in the bookbinding depart- ment of their establishment; next, by Lemuel Crawford, coal dealer; then was a soldier (teamster) for the Union during the last war for six months; and then was employed in the boiler shops of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad at Cleveland, and was afterward employed by Lemuel Crawford, of that city. Since 1857 Mr. Kirkland has re- sided in Royalton township, Cuyahoga county, and since 1884 has been engaged in the mer- cantile business in Royalton Center. June 3, 1877 he suffered the loss of his right arm at the wrist by the accidental discharge of a gun while hunting.
June 16, 1871, he was united in marriage with Mary E. Coon, who was born in Toronto, Canada, November 3, 1841, a danghter of Will- iam and An (MeMullen) Coon, the former a native of Canada, and the latter of the North of Ireland. The mother located in Canada when ten years of age. Mrs. Kirkland made her home for a number of years with her brother Thomas, in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland have two children, -- Ann M, and
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