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She was baptized by Rev. William Spencer, in April, 1835, and became a member of the Ad- amsville Baptist church. At the time of her death she was a member of the Alexandria Baptist church, of which her youngest son was pastor. She was quiet and unassuming in her manner, but was a woman of great energy and persever- ance ; a good woman, a good wife, a kind and lov- ing mother, and a child of God. She died Decem- ber 31, 1900, aged eighty-four years, two months and twenty-three days.
MASON SAFFLE.
Mason Saffle, youngset son of Thomas and Louisa (Shaw) Saffle, was born November 2, 1851, in Adams township, Muskingum county, his parents coming from Virginia to this place about 1830. During his youth he attended the public schools. His mind and attention were much given to buying and exchanging stock. On December 11, 1876, he was married to Martha Spencer, daughter of Joseph C. and Jane (Fitz) Spencer, she being born October 23, 1856, in Co- shocton county, Ohio. Her parents, in the year 1867. sold their farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Coshocton county, purchasing one hun- dred and sixty acres of land adjoining Adams- ville, Ohio. on the south, formerly known as the Mortiky Adams farm, and upon which the Adamsville addition is now built.
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She was educated in the graded schools in Adamsvile and in her youthful days became a member of the Adamsville Baptist church. Ma- son and Martha Saffle own about two hundred and seventy acres of land in Adams township, Muskingum county, Ohio. Their home was burned October 26, 1897, and less than a year from that time two barns were burned to the ground. All buildings are now replaced. To their union were born four children: Nora A. (Saffle) Williams, born January 15, 1879, was married May 9, 1900, to F. J. E. Williams, who graduated in the Adamsville high school and is now employed in teaching school. Walter G. Saffle was born November 15, 1881, was educated in music and graduated from one of the finest musical schools, receiving his diploma on the 12th day of June, 1902. Since that time he has engaged in teaching in Coshocton and Zanesville, receiving many high honors. Grace L. Saffle was born January 19, 1886, and Naomi Pearl was born May 26, 1890, which completes the family. They were all given a good education in literary and musical branches.
JOHN EDWARD CROTZER.
John Edward Crotzer, one of Zanesville's na- tive sons, was born in the old third ward of this city in 1868. His paternal grandfather, George J. Crotzer, was a native of Germany and in early manhood came to America. He wedded Miss Rose Reckle, who was of German descent, and they came to Ohio at an early period in its de- velopment and improvement. Here Mr. Crotzer worked for the Griffith & Wedge Machine Com- pany until a short time prior to his death. He was a machinist by trade and his efforts were directed along that line throughout his entire business ca- reer. Unto him and his wife were born eight children, five of whom are living: Cal, Annie, Sophia, Libby and Josephine, George J. Crotzer had a brother Jacob who was identified with pub- lic affairs in Zanesville, serving for two or more terms as a member of the city council, being con- nected with the office of alderman the year prior to his death. Hc was also a member of the board of education.
John Adam Crotzer, father of our subject, was a native of Zanesville and in early life learned the machinst trade, which he followed until his life's labors were ended. For forty years he was connected with the Griffith & Wedge Company and for about thirty-five years acted as foreman in their shops, capably filling this responsible po- sition. He learned the trade as one of their em- ploycs and was never in any other service except during the period of the Civil war, when he was
in the naval department of the government, in Washington, D. C. He displayed the musical talent which was characteristic of his German ancestry and was one of the members of the Bauer Band. He married Miss Regina Catherine Mautz, a native of Germany, and his death oc- curred in 1894, when he was fifty-eight years of age, while his wife died in 1888, at the age of forty-seven years. They were the parents of three children : John Edward ; Edith C., the wife of Charles Weber ; and George F., who married Nora Wilson and has one child, Vernon.
John Edward Crotzer was educated in Zanes- ville and after completing the high school course attended the business college then conducted by the firm of Parson & Kennison. The institution, however, is now known as the Meredith Business College. Like his father he entered upon his business career by learning the machinist's trade in the shops of Griffith & Wedge and for fifteen years was in their employ, becoming an expert workman and one who enjoyed the full confidence of those whom he represented because of his ca- pability and his well known fidelity to his em- ployer's interests. In 1902 he was elected a mem- ber of the board of public service for a term of two years and he is also a member of the Weller Theater Orchestra, with which he has been con- nected for eleven years.
On the 7th of January, 1900, occurred the mar- riage of Mr. Crotzer and Miss Jennie A. McCar- thy, who was born in Ireland. They have two children, Carl A. and Edith Catherine, both na- tives of Zanesville. Politically Mr. Crotzer is a republican, and fraternally is connected with the Eagles, the Red Men and the Ancient Order of Druids, all at Zanesville. He also affiliates with the Musician's Union and the American Federa- tion of Machinists. One of his most strongly marked characteristics is his love of music and he is a benefit to musical circles because of his well developed talents in this direction.
SAMUEL L. RUTLEDGE.
Samuel L. Rutledge, who has figured quite prominently in local political circles as a repre- sentative of the republican party, and is interested in general mercantile affairs in Hopewell town- ship, was born in Mount Sterling, June 12, 1852. He is of Irish lincage, his grandparents being James and Mary Rutledge, who were natives of County Fermanagh, Ireland, whence in carly life they crossed the Atlantic to the United States. For a brief period they remained residents of New York, but afterward took up their abode in Guernsey county, Ohio, where they spent their re- maining days.
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George Rutledge, father of Samuel L. Rut- ledge, was born in 1815, while his parents were crossing the Atlantic. In his youth he was ap- prenticed to a tanner and at the age of eighteen years he was united in marriage to Miss Susannah Shutts. The year 1831 witnessed his arrival in Mount Sterling, Muskingum county, and there he continued business as a tanner, con- ducting a plant of that character up to the time of his death. He was also a local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal church, devoting a part of his time to the labors of the ministry for a number of years prior to his demise. His life, honorable and upright, formed an example well worthy of emulation and his influence yet re- mains as a blessed benediction to many who knew him. Mr. and Mrs. George Rutledge be- came the parents of four sons and three daugh- ters : Mary A. became the wife of William Beems, and died at the age of eighteen years, leaving a daughter, Ellen, who also died at the age of eighteen years; Margaret became the wife of John Briteqam, by whom she has six children and their home is at Holgate, Henry county, Ohio ; Dr. J. W. Rutledge, of Minneapolis, Min- nesota, wedded Mary Tallman, and has one daughter : Sarah, is the wife of A. B. Prather and lives in Indianapolis, Indiana ; Samuel is the fifth of the family; George W., a resident of Anchor, Illinois, is married and has one child ; Thomas C. is a mail clerk on the Indianapolis & Pittsburg Railroad.
Samuel L. Rutledge spent his boyhood days in his father's home, assisting him in the tannery, and when not thus engaged pursuing his edu- cation in the district schools wherein he remained a student until 1869. He was then afforded more advanced educational privileges, matriculating in the academy at Pleasantville, Ohio, from which institution he was graduated in 1872. He after- ward did post-graduate work which would have enabled him to graduate from any college in the state within a year. Returning to his home he later went to Jacksonburg, Indiana, where for ten years he followed the profession of teaching. being recognized as a very able educator. When that decade had passed, however, he again took up his abode in Mount Sterling, and resumed teaching in Muskingum county, a profession which he has followed to a greater or less ex- tent throughout his entire business career. He has also been engaged in merchandising in Hope- well and he displays a persistency of purpose and untiring energy that enables him to carry for- ward to successful completion whatever he un- dertakes.
In 1876 Mr. Rutledge was united in marriage to Miss Bessie J. Hood, a daughter of Dr. George H. Hood, who for thirty years practiced medi- cine in this county, being one of the earliest
physicians of this part of the state and an honored and valued member of the profession. Mrs. Rutledge passed away on the 29th of May, 1886, leaving two daughters: Jennie M., born Decem- ber 25, 1878; and Georgiana, born February 24, 1882. On the 25th of January, 1889, Mr. Rut- ledge was again married, his second union being with Miss Dosie Morgan, whose birth occurred June 2, 1868, her parents being Thomas W. and Virginia (Anderson) Morgan. Her father be- longed to one of the old pioneer families of this portion of the state and the Morgans have long been active and prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Her grandfather was one of the earliest settlers in this locality and assisted in the pioneer development, contributing in substantial measure to the early progress which has resulted in the later day advancement. Thomas W. Morgan, father of Mrs. Rutledge, is a representative agriculturist of the county, liv- ing two miles south of Mount Sterling, and his fellow townsmen recognizing his worth and ability have frequently called him to local office. By the second marriage of our subject there is one child, Marie, born November 4, 1896. Mr. Rutledge is a member of Amity lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. M., of Zanesville, and in politics is a stanch republican. In January, 1890, he was appointed postmaster of Hopewell. which position he filled until February, 1895. In April, 1891, he was chosen by popular suffrage to the office of justice of the peace and from Governor Camp- bell received the appointment of notary public. He was a school examiner of Muskingum county from 1884 until 1887 and has long been a helpful factor in public progress, especially along educational lines. His interest in the county is deep and sincere and while he is a firm champion of republican principles he is strongly opposed to misrule in municipal or local govern- ment and stands for all that is right and honor- able in business, social and public relations. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and their position in the public regard is an enviable one.
JOSEPH F. DORSEY, M. D.
Dr. Joseph F. Dorsey, engaged in the practice of medicine in Dresden, was born September 7, 1834. upon his father's farm, about three miles west of this place. He is a son of Joseph and Johanna ( Foster) Dorsey. The father was born in Virginia, in 1798, and was a son of John Dor- sev, who was also a native of the Old Dominion and who came to Ohio in 1812 accompanied by his family. The journey was made by wagon and he located five miles from Dresden upon a farm
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of three hundred and twenty acres. His time and energies were then devoted to the improvement of the property to the time of his death, which oc- curred when he was about sixty years of age. Jo- seph Dorsey was a lad of twelve years when he ac- companied his parents on their removal to Ohio and here he assisted in the arduous task of de- veloping a new farm, giving his father the bene- fit of his services throughout the period of his youth. In early manhood he wedded Miss Jo- hanna Foster, a native of Wellsville, Maryland, and they lived near the old home place where Mr. Dorsey secured a tract of land of one hundred and sixty acres, there carrying on general farming until the time of his death, which occurred when he was forty-nine years of age. Unto him and his wife were born ten children but only two are now living, the daughter being Ciscil.
Dr. Dorsey, the only surviving son of the fam- ily, remained at home until sixteen years of age and during that period was a student in the public schools. He then started out in life on his own account and for four years was employed by the month as a farm hand. Realizing the value of educational opportunities he afterward spent a year in the West Bedford Seminary and attended Hayesville Institute, at Hayesville, Ohio, for a short time. He engaged in teaching in 1861-2 but in the latter year responded to the country's call for aid and was enrolled as a member of Com- pany G, Ninety-seventh Ohio Infantry under Cap- tain Tanner, on the 15th of August. He re- mained with the army in which he enlisted until after the cessation of hostilities, when he was mus- tered out June 16, 1865. He participated in many hotly contested engagements and was always found at his post of duty faithfully performing any task assigned him, and thus with a creditable military record he returned to his home. Not long afterward Dr. Dorsey made a trip to Mis- souri but soon returned to Muskingum county and began reading medicine. In 1868 he entered the Starling Medical College, at Columbus, Ohio, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1870. Since that time he has practiced continually in Dresden with constantly growing success and has now a liberal patronage which indicates his standing in the profession and which also returns him a gratifying income.
Dr. Dorsey is serving as pension examiner and he has been a member of the State Medical Society for ten years. He also belongs to the Knights of Pythias fraternity and to the Grand Army of the Republic. In 1872 Dr. Dorsey was married to Miss Anna Thistle Cresap and they have two children : Clara and Alice, the latter the wife of Charles Stevenson, a merchant of Dresden. Mrs. Dorsey's father was the late Thomas Brent Cre- sap, a merchant of Dresden, well and favorably known in Muskingum and adjoining counties.
He was born and reared in Hampshire county, Virginia, and is of English lineage. The Cresaps were of an old English family, one of them being honored for bravery and daring displayed at the battle of Cressy in 1346. Thomas Cresap, of Yorkshire, England, came to Maryland in 1686, at the age of fifteen years, and is styled in the various histories of Maryland "the English col- onel," distinguishing him from his youngest son and two of his grandsons who later became colo- nels in the Revolutionary war. Though born in England, this Colonel Cresap was an ardent sup- porter of the American cause. He led the Sons of Liberty in Frederick county when they buried the stamp act and hung the effigy of the stamp collector in front of the courthouse in Frederick- town, Maryland. General Washington was his personal friend and visited at his house. Colonel Thomas Cresap was a surveyor and laid out the road from Cumberland to Pittsburg, which Gen- eral Braddock followed, and his map of the bound- ary of Maryland can still be seen at the rooms of the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore and is now recognized authority for the state boundary. He lived to be one hundred and six years of age.
Thomas Brent Cresap was the fifth in descent from the "English colonel" and was a grandson of Colonel Michael Cresap of the Revolution. He had but one son, Thomas Michael Cresap, and one daughter, Abigail. Colonel Michael Cresap was for some years sheriff of Hampshire county, Vir- ginia, and died there in 1788.
On leaving Virginia Thomas Brent Cresap re- moved to Maryland and thence came to Dresden when quite a young man. Here he established a dry goods store at the corner of Main and Moun- tain streets, now Eighth street, and the store and residence on Main street are still in possession of the family. After two years of successful busi- ness life in Dresden. Thomas Brent Cresap re- turned to Maryland, where he married Miss Mi- nerva Thistle, of Cumberland, a daughter of Thomas Thistle, who was one of the first lawyers admitted to the bar in Allegany county, later a prominent merchant of Cumberland. Both Thomas B. Cresap and his wife are descended from officers of the Colonial and Revolu- tionary wars and were connected with the Brents, Bayards, Howards, Calverts, Car- rolls, Schleys and other distinguished fam- ilies of Virginia and Maryland. Thomas Brent Cresap following his marriage con- tinued in merchandising in Dresden until he had conducted a store on the same corner for more than forty years. He made an honorable name which passed down to his children. Like his an- cestors, he was upright in all his dealings and was a conscientious Christian. He died July 19, 1878. respected by all. A Dresden business man of to-
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day-1905-said "recently in a public utterance "Mr. Cresap was the best man I ever knew and I knew from childhood." A like remark was made of his father, T. M. Cresap, by a Cumberland (Maryland) physician. Six of the children of Thomas Brent Cresap reached adult years. His fourth son, George Howard Cresap, died unmar- ried when twenty-two years of age. Mary Louise became the wife of Rev. Thomas M. Stevenson and is living in Dresden. Julia Elizabeth was the wife of George W. Lemert and died March 17, 1903, at her home in Columbus, Ohio, but her remains were interred in the family burying ground in the Dresden cemetery. Amelia Bruce, or "Mittie," as she was called by those who loved her best, became the wife of William Senior of the firm of Rambo & Company Woolen Mills, and she died December 8, 1891, while her husband survived her for only three weeks. Anna This- tle is the wife of Dr. J. F. Dorsey. Blanch Ord married Robert B. Longstreth and resides near Logan, Ohio. The wife of Thomas B. Cresap, who possessed a find mind and remarkable strength of character and physique, died October 26, 1901, at the advanced age of eighty-eight years.
EUGENE F. O'NEAL.
Eugene F. O'Neal, a practitioner at the bar of Zanesville, was born in Washington township. Muskingum county, July 14, 1871, his parents being Samuel F. and Martha Wheeler O'Neal. His father was born in Leesburg, Virginia, in 1832, and coming to Muskingum county in 1853 located in Washington township. His ancestors were from Ireland and settled in Virginia prior to the Revolutionary war, one of them partici- pating in the struggle for American independ- ence. Samuel F. O'Neal engaged in teaching school in early manhood but through the greater part of his life has followed the occupation of farming, and is to-day one of the prosperous ag- riculturists of Muskingum county. He holds membership in the Baptist church and gives his political allegiance to the democratic party. His wife, who was born in Adamsville, Muskingum county, in 1834, was a daughter of Henry Wheeler, who removed from Essex county, New Tersey, to Ohio in 1825, establishing his home in Adamsville. He was of English lineage. Mrs. O'Neal is likewise a member of the Baptist church, and by her marriage she became the mother of three children: William S., Marcella and Eugene F. The elder son was an able mem- ber of the Muskingum county bar, well known and popular in this part of the state but he died of consumption in Denver, Colorado, July 7, 190I, at the age of thirty-five years.
Eugene F. O'Neal is indebted to the country schools for the early educational privileges he enjoyed, while later he attended Granville Acad- emy and Denison University, at Granville, Ohio. Subsequently he worked upon a farm and while thus engaged devoted his leisure hours to reading law under the direction of his brother. He was admitted to the bar October 14, 1898, and en- tered upon practice in Zanesville, becoming his brother's successor, for William O'Neal was then in failing health. He has met with greater suc- cess than he anticipated and yet it is well de- served for he prepares his cases with great thor- oughness and care and his devotion to his cli- ents' interests is proverbial. He has a compre- hensive knowledge of the principles of jurispru- dence and his case is given a strong and logical presentation before court or jury. From the Ist of June, 1889, until the 7th of March, 1904, he was in partnership with J. M. McHenry but now practices alone.
Mr. O'Neal was married August 6, 1902, to Miss Nora Bainter, a daughter of J. A. Bainter, a farmer of Muskingum county. Mrs. O'Neal was born in Adamsville in 1875 and they have one child-Martha Margaret. Mr. O'Neal be- longs to the Knights of Pythias fraternity, Be- nevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Modern Woodmen of America, while his wife is a member of the Lutheran church. In politics he is a democrat but while keeping well in- formed on the questions and issues of the day so that he is able to support his position by intel- ligent argument he has never sought or desired office, preferring to give his attention to his prac- tice, which is constantly growing, and therefore making greater demands upon his time.
SAMUEL F. McLAIN.
Samuel F. McLain was born in Wayne town- ship, November 10, 1823, on the farm which is yet his home and he has now traveled life's journey for almost eighty-two years. Few na- tive sons of the county have longer resided within its borders than this worthy representative of a pioneer family. His father, Daniel McLain, was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1783, and after arriving at years of maturity he wedded Mary Frazey, whose birth occurred in the Keystone state in 1788. Daniel McLain came to Ohio in 1812, locating in Zanesville, where he followed the carpenter's trade which he had previously learned and when his labors and economy had brought him sufficient capital to enable him to purchase land he became the owner of one hun- dred and three acres in Wayne township, upon which he successfully carried on agricultural pur-
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suits for many years. His death occurred upon that place May 7, 1870, when he had reached the venerable age of eighty-seven years. His life was in harmony with his profession as a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and he left to his family an untarnished name. His political support was given the democracy.
Samuel F. McLain had but limited school privileges owing to the undeveloped educational systenr of the county, but his training at farm labor was not meager and from an early age he assisted materially in developing and improving his father's land, thus gaining the practical ex- perience that enabled him to carry successfully forward his farm labors in later years. Through a long period he was an active agriculturist but is now living retired. His home place comprises nineteen acres and there general farming is car- ried on. A coal mine has also been opened upon the farm and there is a rich deposit of this com- bustible product underlying his land.
In 1849 Mr. McLain was united in marriage to Miss Alice J. Anderson, who was born in Vir- ginia and who died in 1904, at the age of seventy- nine years. They were the parents of the fol- lowing children : George, Ethelinda, Alta, Ander- son, Newton, Ida. Roy, Mary A. and Lizzie. Anderson owns a part of the farm that formerly belonged to his grandfather. He married Jennie Vest, a native of Muskingum county and their children are: Harvey, Alice, Zela, Clara and Raymond. Newton McLain, who was born upon the home farm December 9, 1859, married Martha Swope, who was born in Wayne township and is a daughter of John Swope, who died in 1905, at the age of eighty-four vears. They have two daughters : Edna and Ella. Mr. McLain holds membership in the Baptist church, with which he has long been identified and he has always voted for the men and measures of the democratic party. He is now advanced far on life's journey and his entire career has been actuated by honor- able principles and worthy motives so that he re- ceives the respect of his fellowmen and his ex- ample is one that is well worthy of emulation.
BAILEY BROTHERS.
No history of High Hill and Meigs township would be complete without mention of the firm of Bailey Brothers, who are most prominent and enterprising business men of their locality, con- ducting a large general mercantile enterprise at High Hill and also owning and operating a farm near the village. The brothers are sons of John W. Bailey, who was born at Jacksonville, Vir- ginia, and came to Ohio in 1850, at which time he settled in Muskingum county. Subsequently
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