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E. L. Roe was reared upon his father's farm. The occupation which claimed his attention in his youth he made his life work and he now has two hundred acres of land seven miles north of Zanesville devoted to general farming and stock-raising. He has good grades of cattle, horses and hogs upon his place and his fields are well tilled, producing good crops each year. He is practical in his methods, systematic in all his work and straightforward in every business transaction.
Mr. Roe was married to Miss Lou A. White, a native of Virginia and a daughter of Levi White, who was also born in that state. They have two children : Wells Tallman, born in 1892, and Edwin Lincoln, born in 1899. The family home is a comfortable residence and its hospital- ity is enjoyed by many friends. In politics Mr. Roe is a republican and is prominent in Masonry, having become a member of Amity lodge of Zanesville ; Dresden chapter, R. A. M .; and also the Knight Templar commandery.
FRANCIS M. HANDEL.
Francis M. Handel, following the occupation of farming in Salem township, was born in this township, May 1, 1854, his parents being Nich- olas and Jane ( Vernon) Handel. The father was born in Salem township, near Adamsville, and was a son of John Handel. The grandfather was of German lineage and for a time resided near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whence he came to Ohio, casting in his lot with the pioneer set- tlers of Muskingum county. He married Miss Sarah Bowers, a representative of one of the early families of this county, living in Perry township. He entered one hundred and sixty acres of land known as the. Davis farm and was successfully engaged in farming for a number of years. Unto him and his wife were born the fol- lowing named: Nicholas; Catherine, the wife of Jonas Vernon : Charlotte, the wife. of Oliver Vernon : Jane, who married John Conway ; Nancy, who wedded Thomas Whitcraft ; Sarah, the wife of Frank Whitcraft and the only one of the Handel family of that generation now liv- ing : and George, deceased. It will be seen that Nicholas Handel was the eldest. He acquired his education in his native township and became a well informed man, keeping in touch with modern progress through reading and investigation. In 1852 he married Miss Jane Vernon, and they be- came the parents of two children, Francis M. and Louisa, the latter the wife of Solomon Huffman, a farmer of Washington township. Mr. Handel owned a small farm and grocery store near Adamsville and was quite successful in his busi-
ness pursuits. He died July 26, 1856, and his remains were interred in the Bowers cemetery, at Sonora, Ohio.
Amos Vernon, the maternal grandfather of Francis M. Handel, was also a pioneer settler of the county. He married Ruth Hague, and they took up their abode on what is now known as the Howard Robinson farm in Washington township. He entered from the government one hundred and sixty acres of land which is now the property of his daughter, Mrs. Phoebe Evans. He was quite famous as a shot and greatly enjoyed hunting the deer and other wild animals which roamed through the forests at that early day. The Indians were also quite numer- ous and every evidence of pioneer life was here seen. In his family were eleven children, five of whom are now deceased. The others are well- to-do and prosperous people. Josiah, the eldest member of the family, was drafted for service in the Civil war but not wishing to enter the army he ran away and has never been heard from since. Asa, becoming a member of the Union Army, was wounded, after which he returned home and died within a short time. Nicholas V., likewise a soldier, becoming ill, returned home and, soon after passing away, was laid to rest in the Bowers. cemetery, at Sonora, Ohio. Ephraim, who was an invalid during the greater part of his life, al- ways remained on the old homestead and died there. Oliver is a successful farmer, living near Sonora. Phoebe is the wife of Andrew Evans and lives on the old homestead. Lucinda makes her home with her sister, Mrs. Evans. Allen is a resident of Iowa. Jane became the wife of Nicholas Handel and lives in Salem township, near the Stony Point schoolhouse. Jonas A. is a wealthy farmer, residing in Madison township and he has children who are residents of Zanes- ville. Mrs. Mary M. Reasoner makes her home in Towa.
Francis M. Handel was born, reared and edu- cated in Salem township. He received good school privileges and was thus well equipped for the practical duties of life. He also received ample training in farm labor and throughout his business career has carried on agricultural pur- suits. As a companion and helpmate for life's journey he chose Sarah Redman. She has a sister, Mrs. Maggie Taylor, who is living in Salem township, and a brother, William Redman, who is a successful carpenter living in Salem township. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Handel have been born two sons, William Arthur, who was educa- ted in Adamsville and New Concord, is a suc- cessful teacher now in charge of the Stony Point school. Walter Virgil, who was educated in the home school at Stony Point, now resides with his father on the home farm. He is a breeder of fine sheep and is a successful agriculturist.
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Mr. and Mrs. Handel and their son reside upon a farm ten miles from the courthouse in Zanesville, and his entire life has been one of ac- tivity and enterprise whereby he has gained a very gratifying success, so that he is now one of the prosperous agriculturist of his community. While yet quite young he joined the Salem Methodist Episcopal church and he and his fam- ily are consistent members of the church and active workers both in the church and Sunday- school, Mr. Handel acting as superintendent of the school for a number of years. In politics he and his sons are republicans and are public-spir- ited citizens of that community. Through his business ability and fidelity Mr. Handel com- mands the respect and esteem of his community and of those with whom he has become ac- quainted wherever he has gone. In whatever relation of life we find him he is an honorable gentleman whose worth well merits the high re- gard which is uniformly given him.
DUDLEY R. WORSTALL.
The student of history can not carry his inves- tigations far into the records of Muskingum county without learning of the honorable con- nection of the Worstall family with the work of upbuilding, progress and improvements here. John Worstall arrived in Ohio at a very carly epoch in its development, coming in company with his father from Pennsylvania. He secured his land from the government and followed farming, devoting his entire life to that work. In his fam- ily were ten children, namely: Morris, John, Thomas David, Henry, Phineas, Charles, Ed- ward, Tamar and Massa.
Thomas Worstall, father of our subject, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, August 3, 1801, and, removing from the Keystone state to Ohio, settled upon land in Brush Creek town- ship which he entered from the government. Not a furrow had been turned nor an improvement made upon the place but his labors soon made wonderful transformation in the work of produc- ing fields which returned to him golden harvests for the care and labor he bestowed upon them. Following his marriage ne removed to Zanesville, where he engaged in business as a millwright and wood-worker. He was married to Miss Sophia Hubbard, a daughter of Noyce and Margaret L. (Hanson) Stone. She was born in Zanesville, August 9, 1810. Her father was born in New Ipswich, Hillsboro county, New Hampshire, June 3. 1771, and went to Vermont, where he learned the blacksmith's trade. He afterward followed that pursuit in Northampton, Massachusetts, and later came to Ohio, arriving here in 1798. Sub-
sequently he returned to the east and was married to Miss Margaret L. Hanson, who was born in Dover, Stafford county, New Hampshire, May 18, 1783. They came to Zanesville in 1800, stopping on their way at Marietta, Ohio, where they met John McIntire, with whom they contin- ued their journey to Zanesville. Here Mr. Stone engaged in various pursuits and also served as constable and sheriff, while for a number of years he was keeper of the toll-gate on the nati- onal pike about two and a half miles east of Zanesville. He was also one of the charter mem- bers of Amity lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. M., which was instituted in 1805. He was closely associated with events which form the pioneer history of Muskingum county, and his name is inseparably connected with its progress and development. He died July 7, 1851, and his wife passed away October 1, 1818. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wor- stall became the parents of eight children, namely : John M., deceased ; Dudley R. ; Henry ; Noyce, deceased ; Albert B .; Emma, deceased ; Josephine ; and Harriet.
Dudley R. Worstall was born January 1, 1831, in Zanesville and was here reared and educated. He was married June 17, 1856, to Ann Lucy Berkshire, a native of Putnam, Ohio, and a daughter of William and Hannah (Early) Berk- shire, in whose family were six children, Mrs. Worstall being the eldest. The others are : Henry. William and Sarah, all deceased ; Thomas C. ; and George. Mr. and Mrs. Worstall have become the parents of four children, all born in Zanesville, namely : Ellen Catherine, who married Romey Russell, who died in 1882, while her death occurred in 1888, two children being left to mourn their loss, Dudley W. and Romulus M. Thomas D. Worstall, who died September II, 1902, married Jane Griffith and she died leav- ing one son, William G. Clara G. is the wife of Frank H. McCann, by whom she has two chil- dren, Frank H. and John M. William B. Wor- stall, the youngest, wedded Mary Gillespie and has one child, Stewart.
When a young man Dudley R. Worstall learned the trade of cigar-making, in which he has continued up to the present time, being now engaged in the manufacture of cigars and plug tobacco. He travels to some extent on the road but on account of his advanced years is not very active in business at the present time although financially interested in the manufacturing enter- prise designated. He is a republican in politics and for four years he served as a member of the city council, acting for two years in that office when Putnam had a separate corporate existence and for two years after its annexation to Zanes- ville. He has now passed the Psalmist's allotted time of three score years and ten, having reached the age of seventy-four. All his life he has lived
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in Zanesville and is one of its honored pioneer residents, familiar with its history through more than seven decades. He has always maintained a public-spirited interest in its development and upbuilding and his co-operation has been an active factor in many progressive measures that have proved far-reaching and beneficial.
MICHAEL FISHER.
Michael Fisher, one of the old and prominent residents of Zanesville, exemplifying in his life many of the commendable traits of a Teutonic ancestry, was born in Baden, Germany, about eight miles from the river Rhine on the 19th of May, 1825. His parents, Michael and Lizzie ( Horn) Fisher, were also natives of Baden, where the father followed the occupation of farming. Hoping to better his financial condition and pro- vide a good living for his family in the new world, he came to America in 1836 accompanied by his wife and children, Michael Fisher being at that time eleven years of age. They embarked on a westward-bound sailing vessel, which after thirty-six days dropped anchor at Castle Garden, in New York city. They spent the succeeding winter in Cleveland, Ohio, and came to Zanes- vile by canal in the spring of 1837, making their home near the Catholic church here. The par- ents lived in this city throughout their remaining days and both the father and mother died when about seventy-five years of age. They were the parents of seven children, but only two are now living, Michael and Jacob, the latter living in Zanesville at the age of seventy-four years. Af- ter becoming a naturalized American citizen the father gave his political allegiance to the repub- lican party and he was a member of the Lutheran church.
Michael Fisher attended school in Germany up to the time the family sailed for the new world and he acquired most of his knowledge of the English tongue by attending a Sunday-school held at the corner of Seventh and South streets. He entered upon his business career as an em- ploye in the glass works and later he drove a cart and afterward a wagon used in hauling coal. Gradually the business responsibilities which came to him were increased and in due course of time he began contracting. For forty years he did road work, teaming and other similar labor and his service in that connection brought him thou- sands of dollars. At the same time he engaged in farming in Wayne township near his present home. The first land which he ever owned was a tract of but six acres. For fifty-six years he has resided upon his present farm, which is now within the city limits of Zanesville, twenty-five
acres being included within this tract. This does not by any means, however, represent his total landed possessions, for he had about four hundred acres of land in one township, a part of which he has given to his children. He found that his farms were underlaid with good coal veins and many tons of the fuel have been taken from the land. Mr. Fisher himself engaged in the coal business for a number of years, but is now prac- tically living retired.
In 1845 Mr. Fisher was united in marriage to Miss Barbara E. Rich, who was born October 3, 1825, and is therefore but a few months her hus- band's junior. She is a daughter of Adam and Catherine (Faulich) Rich and like her parents is a native of Germany. Her father came with his family to the United States in 1832. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher have become the parents of five chil- dren and all are yet living, namely: Mrs. Eliz- abeth Lutz, George, Louis, William and Frank. Mr. Fisher has ever been very generous to his children and has assisted them in making a start in life. In politics he is an independent democrat and while he often supports the candi- dates of the republican party he does not con- sider himself bound by party ties, but gives his aid to the nominee whom he thinks best quali- fied for office. He belongs to the Lutheran church, as does his wife. They have a nice home on Fisher's Lane, where they are spending the evening of life in happiness, surrounded by many comforts which have been gained through their earnest labors in former years. Michael Fisher worked hard through a long period and was for more than four decades numbered among the enterprising agriculturists of Muskingum county. Now he is enjoying a rest that is richly merited and his worth is acknowledged by all who knew him.
ADAM L. JACKSON, M. D.
Dr. Adam L. Jackson, physician and surgeon of Zanesville, was born in Muskingum county, in 1849. He is a son of Samuel W. and Eliza- beth (Buker) Jackson. His father, a native of Maine, came to this county in 1842, making the journey on horseback, and from the govern- ment he entered land in Monroe township, trans- forming the wild and unimproved tract into pro- ductive fields. The father was a tanner by trade and in 1850 he went to the gold fields of Cal- ifornia, remaining for a number of years on the Pacific coast, his death occurring there. His wife, who was born in Muskingum county, was a daughter of Alfred Buker and died in 1902, at the age of seventy-eight years. In their family were two children. One son, Alpha, who was
MICHAEL FISHER.
MRS. MICHAEL FISHER.
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a practicing physician, died in 1895, at the age of forty-seven years.
Dr. Adam L. Jackson, having pursued his liter- ary education in the public schools, prepared for his profession in the Columbus Medical College at Columbus, Ohio, from which he was graduated with the class of 1878. He began practice at Ot- sego, Muskingum county, Ohio, where he re- mained for three years and in 1881 went to Adamsville, where he practiced until 1889, when he made a trip to the Black Hills. He opened his office in Zanesville in 1891 and for fifteen years has been a well known representative of the medical fraternity herc, making a specialty of the treatment of chronic diseases. He is pres- ident of the Jackson Medicine Company, which prepares a number of remedies and preventatives from his formulas, all of which have a large sale. In addition to his general practice he is examin- ing physician for a number of fraternal organi- zations and while at Chadron, Nebraska, he served as a member and president of the pension board.
Dr. Jackson was married, in 1869, to Miss Margaret J. Metcalf, a daughter of Eli Metcalf, of Guernsey county, Ohio, who was born in 1852. They had six children : Lillie Myrtle, the wife of C. O. Vinsel, the contractor ; Hager V. P. Jack- son ; Halla Belle Bolin, wife of O. C. Bolin, man- ager of the Jackson Medicine Company ; Miss Kate E. Jackson ; Miss Georgia M. Jackson and Jewell Jackson.
Dr. Jackson is affiliated with the Modern Woodmen, the Maccabecs and the Knights of Pythias. In politics he is a democrat and served as clerk and treasurer of Monroe township. His home is in Brighton and he maintains his office and laboratory at No. 145-47 West Main street in Zanesville.
HERBERT C. DUNN.
Herbert C. Dunn, occupying a government position under civil service laws and making his home in Sonora, Muskingum county. was born on the 3d of March, 1871, in Perry township, about three miles south of the village of Sonora. His paternal grandfather was Frank Dunn, a native of Pennsylvania. His father, Robert M. Dunn, was born in Pennsylvania and having arrived at years of maturity he sought a compan- ion and helpmate for life's journey, being united in marriage to Miss Kate Asher, a daughter of John Asher. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn became the parents of four children: Frank, who married Etta Clark ; William S., who married Anna Buell, of Washington, Guernsey county, and is a tele- graph operator on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road at Bellaire, Ohio, his children being Helen and Hazel ; Elizabeth at home ; and Herbert C.
After completing his education in the public schools, Herbert C. Dunn took up the business of locomotive engineer and followed that pursuit for a number of years. He then accepted a gov- ernment position under the civil service and yet continues to serve in that capacity. He is one of Sonora's most enterprising young business men. having the respect and confidence of all with whom he has been associated. He married Miss Bessie Stockdale, of Falls township, Muskingum county, a daughter of Levi and Eilzabeth (Dunn) Stockdale, and her brothers and sisters were Wil- liam A., who married Alta Carlton : Minnie, who married Orthillo V. Lewman and has three chil- dren, Orville, Russell and Harold ; Nellie, who married Jabez Taylor and has one child, Mary; and Izen, Elsie and Raymond, at home.
JOHN T. ELLIOTT.
John T. Elliott, one of the most prosperous farmers and the largest taxpayers of Rich Hill township, is a native of Vinton county. Ohio, his birth having occurred in Hamden, in Clinton township. September 4, 1852. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Elliott, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and after coming to America made his way to Muskingum county, Ohio, where he cast his lot with the pioneer settlers, entering in Vinton county from the government a tract of land of about two hundred acres about two miles from Hamden. His son. John Elliott, was born in 1826, was rearcd amid pioneer environ- ment and in 1850 was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Heron, a sister of Fred Heron, of this county.
John T. Elliott, their only child, was likewise reared to farm life and has always carried on general agricultural pursuits. He is to-day the owner of four hundred acres of very valuable land in Rich Hill township, Muskingum county, the greater part of which he has acquired through his own efforts. He is justly accounted a suc- cessful agriculturist and he owns a fine country home in Rich Hill township. In fact everything about his place is in keeping with the modern. progressive spirit and all of the equipments and accessories of a model farm are found upon his land.
On the 7th of November, 1876. Mr. Elliott was imited in marriage to Miss Alvoretta Leas- ure, a daughter of John and Nancy Leasure, the former proprietor of the Leasure House at High Hill, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are widely known in Muskingum county, where the circle of their friends is an extensive one. He is a
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stanch republican in politics and has many times served as township trustee. He is a stalwart op- ponent of the saloon and a warm friend of the cause of temperance, doing everything in his power to crush the liquor traffic. He belongs to Gage & Gavil lodge, A. F. & A. M. at Chand- lersville, Ohio, with which he has been connected for thirty years and in which he has held the of- fices of junior deacon, junior warden and senior warden. He holds membership in the Rich Hill Methodist Episcopal church and is recognized as a leader in both church and lodge, while in his life he exemplifies the basic principles of these organizations-a belief in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. He has spent much of his time in travel, having visited most of the places of interest in the United States and his mind, enriched with anecdotes of his trips, makes him a most entertaining and congenial companion. He stands to-day as one of the fore- most agriculturists and business men of Rich Hill township, prominently known as a repre- sentative citizen of his native county.
CHARLES J. ACHAUER.
Charles J. Achauer, one of the sturdy sons of Ohio who has made of his life a success, the vis- ible evidence of which is his farm of one hundred and twenty acres on section 10, Brush Creek township, is also worthy of mention in this vol- ume because of the fact that he is a veteran of the Civil war. He is numbered among the native sons of Muskingum county, born March 8, 1846, and his parents were J. J. and Charlotte ( Mol- ter) Achauer. The father was a native of Wurt- temberg, Germany, and came to the United States with his father, Jacob Achauer, when only fourteen years of age. The family home was es- tablished in Muskingum county about 1840 and J. J. Achauer was apprenticed to a mercantile business. Later he conducted a distillery and op- erated a sawmill and eventually he removed to New Straitsville, Ohio, where he carried on a store until his death, being one of the leading merchants of that place. He departed this life in 1905, at the advanced age of eighty-three years, after a prosperous and honorable career which made his name a respected one wherever known. He married Charlotte Molter, a daugh- ter of Peter Molter, one of the pioneers of Mus- kingum county. Both held membership in the Lutheran church and Mr. Achauer was an in- fluential and active republican, his opinions car- rying weight in local councils of his party. In his home city he was repeatedly honored with public office, being several times chosen mayor of New Straitsville, while for many years he was
treasurer of the city and of his township. His early educational privileges were meagre, but the years brought him broad knowledge be- cause of his experience, his observation and read- ing supplemented by a retentive memory. At the time of his death he was the owner of a good farming property in addition to his mercantile interests. Unto him and his wife were born thirteen children : Charles J., John G., Albert L., Caroline, Augusta M., Benjamin F., Julia, Wil- liam D., Edward, Lizzie, and three who died in infancy.
Charles J. Achauer lived with his father until eighteen years of age, when no longer able to content himself at home while his country's safety was imperiled, he offered his services to the gov- ernment and became a member of Company K, Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted March 9, 1864, and was mustered out November 25, 1865, during which time he took part in a number of very severe engagements, in- cluding the hotly contested battle of Kenesaw Mountain. He was also in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, Tennessee, and others of lesser importance. On many a battle-field he displayed his valor and his loyalty and with a creditable military record returned to his home.
When the war was over Mr. Achauer resumed his farming operations and has since been actively engaged in the cultivation of fields and the rais- ing of stock. He has good grades of horses, cat- tle and hogs upon his place and his fields pro- duce abundant harvests so that the annual sale of his farm products reaches a large figure. He to-day owns one hundred and twenty-four acres of rich land and everything about his place is in excellent condition, showing him to be a progres- sive and practical agriculturist.
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