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REV. A. L. LEININGER.
The noblest work in which man can engage is the salvation of souls and in ministering to the spiritual wants of humanity. Happy is that man who has a love for the divine calling and who unselfishly devotes his life for the good of others. History records many instances in which men have willingly given up the honors of this world
that they might go out into the highways and by- ways and care for the lost ones, and in so doing seeking only the honor that comes from God. Even while they seek not the honors of this world, the world honors them for their fidelity to truth, and their names are held in everlasting remem- brance. It is with pleasure that we attest in this volume to the good works and unselfish spirit of one whom the citizens of Zanesville and Muskin- gum county delight to honor.
Father Leininger is a native of Ohio, born August 17, 1862, in Navarre, Stark county. He is the son of Conrad and Tecla Leininger, na- tives of Germany. In the parochial and public schools of his native town he pursued his early studies, after which he entered St. Vincent's Col- lege, Beatty, Pennsylvania, pursuing the classical and philosophical course. He then entered St. Mary's, Baltimore, Maryland, for his theological training, and was ordained to the holy priesthood December 22, 1888, by Cardinal Gibbons, arch- bishop of Baltimore.
Soon after his ordination Father Leininger be- came pastor of Millersburg and missions in Holmes county, Ohio, where he remained five years, during which time his work was so accept- able to his congregation and his superiors that he was. given a larger charge. While at Millers- burg he remodeled and rebuilt the stone church, which is still an object of pride to the good peo- ple of Glenmont. He also graded the grounds which was a three years' task, while a debt of nine thousand dollars was paid, and repairs and improvements were made on the mission churches. Before leaving he liquidated every dollar of in- debtedness on the church at Millersburg and on the various missions.
In July, 1893, Father Leininger was transferred to St. John's, Logan, Ohio, but remained there some five months only, there being a wider and better field awaiting him. In December, 1893, he was requested by the Rt. Rev. Bishop to take charge of St. Nicholas' church in Zanesville, which charge was reluctantly accepted, Decem- ber 6, 1893. The people of Logan had begun to realize the treasure they had in him, and were loth to let him go. But duty demanded him to go to the more promising field where his talents could be more profitably used for God and humanity. On leaving for his new field of labor, the Hock- ing Sentinel, of Logan, gave him the following complimentary notice :
"Rev. Leininger of St. John's Catholic church of this place has been transferred to Zanesville and established as pastor of St. Nicholas, one of the largest congregations in the diocese. The appointment to this charge is a deserved and an honorable promotion. During his short stay in Logan, Father Leininger has made excellent needed improvements and repairs to the church
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property, and by his piety and zeal has inspired his congregation with devotion and true Christian spirit. He has endeared himself to his congre- gation and all the people who know him, and in leaving Logan, he and his household, mother and sister, occasion deep regret from the parting, they take with them the earnest prayers and hearty good wishes of the people of Hocking for a happy and pleasant home in their new location in the good old city of saints on the Muskingum."
For more than twelve years Father Leininger has now been a resident of Zanesville, and there is probably no man living in the city more widely known, or more universally loved. The work that he has done has been heroic, and the sacrifices made for the upbuilding of the cause in the city will never be known or realized in this world. Two mighty monuments-St. Nicholas church and the Good Samaritan hospital-bear evidence of his unselfish labors. His own people especially know of his busy life, always ready for duty, and taking delight in doing his work for duty's sake, as well as a labor of love. Outside of his church he is greatly esteemed, and he had not long been a resident of Zanesville before the general public was made acquainted with his scholarly attainments, his deep piety and unselfish spirit. At a reunion of the Nineteenth Veteran Volunteers, held in October, 1894, he was one of the principal speakers, the Zanesville Courier giving the following account of his address :
"Rev. Father Leininger, the scholarly young priest in charge of St. Nicholas' Catholic church, appeared before the general public for the first time in this city and he captivated every listener. It is not often that clergymen of this denomination are heard at soldier camp fires, not because they are not patriotic and liberty loving ; they are busy men and as a rule the duties of their holy office require their undivided attention. Father Lein- inger is thoroughly American from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet. He believes in the flag and its supremacy, and he believes in an unswerving obedience to the law and the right. He is opposed to race prejudice and the abridge -. ment of the political rights of citizens in Ohio- or any other state. He took an advanced ground on the 'enjoyment of liberty,' and defined the duties and rights of the citizen under the law in language forcible and brilliant. The reverend gentleman is a thinker and student. He evidenced a knowledge of American history and traditions quite beyond what one expects to find outside the professional politician. In a word, Father Lein- inger's address was one of the most polished, dignified, forceful and patriotic a Zanesville att- dience has listened to since the days of the war. He is an easy, graceful speaker, and terribly in earnest in the statement of what he believes to be the truth."
The address made such a marked impression on the members of the local post in Zanesville, that Father Leininger was asked to become an associate member of the post, and his application being acted on, he was duly made a member, and during the ceremony of the presentation of the associate membership badge the audience sang with spirit "Rally round the flag."
It is not the one who sits with folded hands, content to let the world wag along as it will, but the man who does something, the man who has a purpose in life, that is esteemed and honored of all. Father Leininger has shown that he has a purpose in life, that his heart and soul is in his divine calling, and it is no wonder that those who know him best esteem him the more.
JACOB FREDERICK GREUL.
The late Jacob Frederick Greul, the founder of the Greul Tanning Company, was born in Ger- many, November 13, 1815, and came to America in his youth. He settled first in Baltimore, Mary- land, and thence made his way to Ohio, travel- ing by canal and taking up his abode in Lan- caster, this state. In early life he learned the tanner's trade, working for one dollar per week and his board. He served a regular apprentice- ship, thoroughly mastering the business, and after he had completed his trade in Lancaster he went to Circleville, Ohio, where he worked as a journeyman. He was also engaged in busi- ness in a similar way in Stoutsville, Ohio, where he became manager of a tannery.
Mr. Greul was married in Lancaster, Ohio, to Miss Barbara Wetzel, a native of Germany, and for several years they continued to reside there, but in 1859 came to Zanesville. Here in con- nection with Christopher Bishop, Mr. Greul en- gaged in the tanning business at the head of Main street and at the corner of Ninth. There the business was located until after the Civil war, when it was removed to Wayne street, where they purchased property, erected a build- ing and operated a tannery under the firm name of Greul & Bishop. They conducted the business together for five years, at the end of which time Mr. Greul purchased has partner's interest and remained at the head of the busi- ness up to the time of his death. At an early day the company tanned calf and sheep skins and upper leather. They now make a specialty of harness leather. The capacity of the plant has been greatly enlarged since the death of the founder, being increased threefold and many im- portant improvements have been made in the plant, including the installing of all new modern machinery. This business has become one of
J. F. GREUL, SR.
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the important industries of Zanesville. Mr. Greul continued at the head of the business until 1893, when he passed away at the age of sixty-eight years. The firm has since incorporated the bus- iness under the name of the Greul Tanning Com- pany, the capital stock being twenty thousand dollars. All this is in possession of the family, Jacob F. Greul being treasurer and manager, while George K. Foster, of Columbus, is presi- dent, and G. F. Grassell, of Zanesville, is sec- retary. The building in which the business is conducted has a frontage of two hundred and fifty-five feet and covers about an acre of ground, while employment is furnished to twenty-four workmen, most of whom are skilled laborers.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Greul were born eight children, of whom seven are now living: Louisa, who is the wife of Albert Vetter, a resident of Nebraska, by whom she has six children ; Emma, the wife of George K. Foster, who is living in Columbus, Ohio ; Matilda, the wife of John Mur- ray, a resident of Columbus; George J .; Jacob Frederick ; Sophia, who is living at Zanesville, and Mary, also a resident of this city. The mother died in 1870, at the age of forty-five years.
W. T. CONLEY, M. D.
Dr. W. T. Conley, who, in the practice of medicine in Dresden and surrounding districts has demonstrated his ability by the excellent results that have attended his professional efforts, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, March 17, 1861, and is a son of Charles and Lavina ( Rich- ardson) Conley. The father, a native of New York, removed to Ohio when a young man and followed the occupation of farming in this state. His wife was a native of Vermont.
Dr. Conley obtained his literary education in the public schools and afterward entered upon the study of medicine in the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati. When he had carefully prepared for his chosen calling he began practice in 1887 at Willis Creek, Ohio, where he remained for about five years and in 1882 he located at Dres- den where he has since practiced with constantly growing success. His interest in his chosen call- ing has been manifest by the fact that he keeps in touch with the progress that is continually be- ing made by the medical fraternity, adopting new ideas and methods that promise to be of value in the alleviation of human suffering and the restoration of health.
Dr. Conley was united in marriage to Miss Belnora Hesket, a native of Ohio, and they have three children : Nevil, Vera and Jene. Their home is a large two-story brick residence on Main
street, opposite the postoffice, and its hospitality is one of its notable and pleasant characteristics. Dr. Conley ranks high professionally and socially and his life may well be said to be successful, viewed both from a professional and financial standpoint.
HOWARD FILLMORE ELLIOTT.
Muskingum county has been signally favored in the character of men who have filled its offices, a large majority of whom have been men of marked public spirit and devotion to the general good. Of this class Howard F. Elliott is a repre- sentative and at the present time is acceptably serving as sheriff, having been chosen to the office for a second term. He was born in Zanesville, October 16, 1869, his parents being Thomas and Charilla ( White) Elliott. The father was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and in 1854 came to Muskingum county, Ohio, settling upon a farm in Meigs township. The year prior to the Civil war he removed to Kentucky, but after the inauguration of hostilities he returned to Zanes- ville. He was a wagon-maker and carpenter by trade and followed those pursuits in his early business life, while later he engaged in the gro- cery business for some time. His political views were in accord with the principles of the re- publican party and he held membership in the Baptist church. He married Miss Charilla White, who was born in Meigs township and was a daughter of Clemson White, a farmer of this county. She, too, belonged to the Baptist church. Her death occurred in 1880, at the age of fifty-three years, while Mr. Elliott passed away in 1898, at the age of sixty-two years. They were the parents of six children: Leslie and Edward, now de- ceased ; Laura, the wife of Fred Gurley, a farmer at White Cottage, Ohio; Alice, the wife of John Fairweather, a lumber merchant at Downers Grove, Ohio; Mary, deceased ; and Howard F.
In the public schools Howard F. Elliott began his education and at length put aside his text- books to accept a clerkship in a grocery store. Later he learned the trade of upholstering and for fourteen years was engaged in that business, forming a partnership with Henry C. Mylius, which continued for six years. He was appointed deputy sheriff by James B. Alexander and filled that position for four years, when in 1902 he was elected to the office of sheriff and at the close of his term was re-elected in 1904, so that he is now serving for the second term. He is a meni- ber of the State Association of Sheriffs and of the Ohio Police Association and in the discharge of his duties is ever prompt and fearless, neither fear nor favor swerving him in his course.
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On the 30th of June, 1897, Mr. Elliott was married to Miss Amelia Miller, who was born in Zanesville, in 1870, and is a daughter of Nicholas and Catherine Miller. She is a member of the German Lutheran church, while Mr. Elliott be- longs to the Knights of Pythias fraternity, the Red Men, Concordia Grove of Druids and Zanes- ville Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. His political allegiance has always been given to the republican party. In whatever relation of life we find him, in official service, in political cir- cles or in business or social relations, he is always the same honorable gentleman, whose worth well merits the high regard which is uniformly given him.
MOSES M. GRANGER.
Moses M. Granger, former judge of the com- mon pleas court of the eighth judicial district of Ohio and for many years a leading practitioner at the Muskingum county bar, was born in Zanesville, Ohio, October 22, 1831. His father, James Granger, was a representative of one of the old colonial families of northern Connecti- cut, while the mother, who bore the maiden name of Matilda Vance Moorhead, was a native of Belmont county, Ohio, and a representative of Maryland and Virginian ancestry. The son at the usual age became a public-school student and following his mastery of the elementary branches of learning he continued his education in Kenyon College, Ohio, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1850. He studied law under Judge Charles C. Convers and was admitted to the Ohio bar at Columbus on the 3d of January, 1853. His professional career has been marked by steady advancement, and the favorable judgment which the world passed upon him at the outset of his career has been in no de- gree set aside or modified, but on the contrary has been strengthened as the years have passed. Almost from the beginning a liberal and distinc- tively representative clientage has been accorded him and his name figures on the reports of the great majority of the leading cases tried in the courts of his district. He was city solicitor of Zanesville in 1865-6 and was prosecuting attor- ney of Muskingum county in 1866. The same year he was elected judge of the common pleas court of the eighth judicial district of Ohio and served on the bench until 1871. Further official service came to him when he was called to the position of reporter of the Ohio supreme court in 1872-3. He was also chief judge of the second Ohio supreme court commission from 1883 until 1885.
In political circles, too, Judge Granger won ad- vancement and honors. He rendered active serv-
ice to the government at the time of the Civil war, proving his loyalty upon the battle-fields of the south. He was a captain in the Eighteenth United States Infantry in 1861-2, was promoted to major and lieutenant colonel of the One Hun- dred and Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer Infan- try, with which he served from 1862 until 1864, and was brevetted colonel of the United States Volunteers, October 19, 1864. His army serv- ice was in Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi with General George H. Thomas' division in 1861-2. After joining the volunteer army he served in Maryland and Virginia and was with the Eighth, Third and Sixth Army corps in Grant's campaign from the Rapidan to Peters- burg and was in Sheridan's command in the bat- tles of the Shenandoah valley.
Judge Granger was married to Miss Mary Hoyt Reese, a granddaughter of Judge Charles Robert Sherman. Their eldest son, Alfred Hoyt Granger, is an architect of Chicago, while the second son, Sherman Moorhead Granger, is his father's partner in the practice of law. The only daughter, Ethel, is now the wife of William Darlington Schultz, of Zanesville. Aside from the prominence to which he has attained in legal and military circles, Judge Gran- ger has become known as a writer. He is the author of a volume entitled Wash- ington versus Jefferson: The Case Tried by Battle in 1861-5 (Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1898). He also prepared the article called the Battle of Cedar Creek, Volume 3, Ohio Com- mandery War Papers. Since April, 1865, he has been the managing administrator of the educa- tional trust created by the will of John McIntire, the founder of Zanesville. It would be almost tautological in this connection to enter into any series of statements showing Judge Granger to be a man of scholarly attainments and broad mental- itv, as these have been shadowed forth between the lines of this review. He is, moreover, a man of public spirit and of deep human sympathy. Honored and respected in every class of society he has for many years been a leader in thought and action in the public life of Ohio and his name is inscribed high on the roll of its prominent citizens.
WILLIAM P. SNIDER.
One of the most energetic and successful young business men of South Zanesville is Wil- liam P. Snider, bookkeeper for the William Snider Lumber Company. He was born in Somerset, Ohio, October 1, 1879, and is a son of T. J. and Martha ( Burgoon) Snider. The father was born in 1840 and for several years was en-
Moses M. Gwangw.
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gaged in the lumber business in Somerset, but finally removed to Zanesville in 1901 and assisted in organizing the William Snider Lumber Com- pany, which was incorporated in 1903 with Wil- liam Snider as president; James Flautt, vice president ; William Welker, secretary; and T. J. Snider, treasurer. Our subject also acts as gen- eral manager and it is mainly due to his untiring efforts that the company has won the success that it now enjoys. In the yards at South Zanesville they employ five people and are doing a large retail business, dealing in all kinds of building material. They deal extensively in hard wood, buying the standing timber which they cut, and they are now filling an order for one hundred thousand feet for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. Besides their property in South Zanesville they have six sawmills in this state ; two in Guernsey county ; one in Muskingum county, and two in Perry county.
William P. Snider was reared and educated in this state and has one brother, John E., who was born in 1881. In 1900 our subject was united in marriage to Miss Agnes Z. Litzinger, of Somerset, a daughter of W. W. Litzinger, but she died on the 2d of April, 1904. Mr. Snider now resides on Maysville avenue, Zanesville. He is a member of St. Thomas Catholic church and in politics is independent, taking no active part in public affairs as he prefers to give his undivided attention to his business interests. As an honor- able, upright business men of progressive methods he has met with well deserved success in his un- dertakings and stands high in the esteem of his fellow citizens who recognize his worth and ability.
LESLIE KEYES.
Leslie Keyes, well known as a representative of agricultural interests in Madison township, his home being on section 11, has resided in this township through almost a half century. He was born in county Fermanagh, Ireland, June 22, 1842. His father, Thomas Keyes, was born in the north of Ireland, about 1786, and was of Scotch- Irish lineage. Having arrived at years of ma- turity he wedded Miss Mabel Johnston, who was born in the same locality in which his birth oc- curred and they became the parents of six chil- dren : William ; Samuel; John, who died in 1871 ; James, who died in infancy; Charles, who was a soldier of Company E, Ninety-seventh Ohio Infantry during the Civil war and was killed at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain; and Leslie, of this review. The father's death occurred on the Emerald isle in 1850, and in June, 1850, the mother and her children crossed the Atlantic to
the new world. They made their way into the interior of the country, settling on a farm in Madison township, Muskingum county, and the boys began working in the neighborhood as farm hands. Mrs. Keyes afterward gave her hand in marriage to William Humphreys, of Coshocton, Ohio, but her death occurred soon afterward on the 20th of June, 1857.
Leslie Keyes spent the first nine years of his life in the land of his nativity and then accom- panied his mother on the emigration to the new world. Here at this tender age he started out to make his own way and he secured employment on a farm where he did such services as his age and strength permitted. Later he performed the full work of a farm hand and continued the tilling of the soil for others until his marriage, when, ambitious to have a home of his own, he made arrangements for the purchase of property. That he has prospered in his undertakings is indicated by the fact that he is to-day one of the extensive landowners of the county, his realty holdings ag- gregating four hundred and ninety-six acres. He is also one of the leading and prominent stock- raisers, having two hundred Merino sheep and fifty head of fine high-grade and thoroughbred Durham cattle. His herd is a valuable one, indi- cating his love of fine stock and his excellent judgment in regard to the value of farm animals.
In 1866 Mr. Keves was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Armstrong, a native of Madison township, and a daughter of Thomas and Eliza- beth (Humphreys) Armstrong, both of whom were natives of Ireland. Her father died in August, 1870, and nine years later the mother passed away. Thomas Armstrong and his broth- ers, Robert and Christopher, came from Alle- gheny county, Pennsylvania, to Muskingum county in 1831 and he was married in 1832. The brothers took up three hundred and forty acres from the government and clearing the same. Thomas Armstrong built a log house and lived on his farm until his death. The brothers belonged to the Episcopal church and founded St. Mathews
church, near Keyes house. MIr. and Mrs. Keyes have become the parents of six children : Bessie T., Mina S., Charles A., Leslie A., M. Agnes and one deceased. The eldest daughter is now the wife of Addison Eckelberry and they reside in Coshocton, Ohio, and Charles A. married Gwen- delon Arnold, while the younger members of the family are still at home.
Mr. Keyes, his wife and children are con- municants of the Episcopal church, are interested in its work and contribute generously to its sup- port. In politics he is a republican and lias served as trustee and treasurer of Madison town- ship. The record of few men is more creditable or honorable than that of Leslie Keves. Thrown upon his own resources at the early age of nine
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years he has labored persistently and with laud- able ambition to make for himself and family a good home. His life record has been a succes- sion of victories for he has come off conqueror in the strife with adverse conditions, unfavor- able environments and the competition which one always meets in the business world. He is now one of the most prosperous residents of Madison township and is also classed with her best citizens.
EDWARD R. MEYER.
Edward R. Meyer, a member of the Muskin- gum county bar, who is now devoting his atten- tion principally to corporation law, was born in Zanesville, in 1873. His father, Moses Meyer, was a native of Alsace-Lorraine, France, and is now living at Zanesville at the age of sixty-nine years. He came to the United States in 1852, locating first in New Orleans, and in 1856, he made his way to Zanesville, where he was en- gaged in merchant tailoring. He followed that business with success for forty years, or until 1896, when he retired to private life. He is a member of the Trinity Methodist church. Fra- ternally, he is connected with the Odd Fellows lodge, and politically is a republican, taking an active interest in the work of his party. Figur- ing through almost a half century in business life and public affairs in Zanesville, he is to-day regarded as one of its honored and representa- tive men. He married Miss Caroline Miller, who was born in Wayne township, Muskingum coun- ty, Ohio, in 1849, and died November 30, 1901. Her parents were Jacob and Catherine (Hock) Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer had eight children, of whom they reared seven: Charles J., who is living in Zanesville; Edward R .: Harry C., of Zanesville, who is an architect and designed the Weller Theater building and the People's Bank building ; Albert M., a traveling salesman, re- siding in Cleveland ; Harriet E., a clerk in the office of the probate judge; Leota M. and Anna- bel R.
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