Past and present of the city of Zanesville and Muskingham County, Ohio, Part 97

Author: Sutor, J. Hope, 1846-
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 898

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Albert H. Aler was reared to farm life, early becoming familiar with the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. In 1889 his elder brother, Charles C. Aler, established him- self in the wall paper and queensware business on Main street in Zanesville, conducting his store alone for a time, after which A. E. Gary was admitted to a partnership under the firm name of Aler & Gary, which relation was maintained from 1891 until 1896. They conducted a whole- sale and retail business and in 1897 the business was incorporated and the wholesale department was removed to Columbus, while the retail store was continued in Zanesville. Upon the incorpo- ration of the business the following officers were

elected : Charles C. Aler, president and treasurer ; L. M. White, vice president; M. E. Dunn, sec- retary ; and Albert H. Aler, manager of the store in Zanesville. All are still filling their respective positions. C. C. Aler supervises the affairs of the wholesale wallpaper house in Columbus and under his experienced management it takes rank with the most enterprising houses of its kind in the Buckeye state.

Since the retirement of C. C. Aler from active service in the Zanesville store, Albert H. Aler has had entire charge. He intelligently grasped the importance of the duties devolving upon him and entered into the work under the shibboleth of success. Mr. Aler brings into requisition those qualities which are essential to the energetic, suc- cessful merchant. He keeps in close touch with the progressive ideas of modern methods of mer- chandising, which always assure patrons of this popular house the most satisfactory results. Under his careful guidance the volume of busi- ness of this house has gradually grown to such magnitude that it now stands first of its kind in southeastern Ohio. This condition has been accomplished only by strict application to busi- ness, strict adherence to the demands of the trade, strict integrity and unflagging attention to every detail. This brief description gives some idea of the stability of this firm and of their ability to meet the full requirements of the trade throughout Muskingum valley.

While Mr. Aler, in manners and methods, may be considered conservative, he nevertheless is recognized as among the most progressive men in the business circles of Zanesville, being always ready and willing to take part in every move- ment that tends to the material advancement of public interests. Mr. Aler was united in mar- riage to Miss Sarah L. Narthover, of Zanesville, in 1894, one son, Master Albert Earl, being the result of this union.

CHARLES L. HARMER, M. D.

Dr. Charles L. Harmer, engaged in the prac- tice of medicine in Philo, is a native of Morgan county, Ohio, and a son of Thomas G. and Mar- garet E. (Limborn) Harmer. His father has been commissioner of the same county for the past six years, as well as a dealer in wool and stock for the past forty years.

Dr. Harmer acquired his preliminary educa- tion in the schools of Pennsville, Ohio, con- tinuing his studies until he had completed the high-school course. He afterwards engaged in teaching, one year in this state and two years in Colorado, but it was his desire to give his at- tention to other professional services and to this

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end he entered the Ohio Medical University at Columbus, Ohio, from which he was graduated with the degree of doctor of medicine in the class of 1902. He then, in May, 1902, entered the Massillon State Hospital, as an assistant physi- cian, remaining in that capacity until the latter part of September, 1904, when he resigned to accept a similar position in the hospital at Farm- ington, Missouri, where he remained until April, 1905, when he came east and located at Philo in general practice of medicine, having already se- cured many patrons among the best citizens here and his ability is such as to insure him a good business as the years advance.

Dr. Harmer was married to Miss Goldie A. Beach, daughter of James H. and Alice E. ( Beckwith) Beach, of Mount Vernon, Knox county, Ohio, and they now have one child, Thomas Gilbert, Jr. Mrs. Harmon's father is one of the recognized machinists of Knox county.

The doctor has relationship with the Methodist Episcopal church, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of the Maccabees, as well as the republican party, and these connections indicate the character of the man, showing that he is actu- ated in his daily life by honorable principles and worthy motives.

JACOB HARPER BAIN, M. D.

Dr. Jacob Harper Bain, a graduate of the Ohio Medical University of Columbus and now a practitioner at Bloomfield, was born September 22, 1877, in the house which is yet his home. His paternal grandfather was a native of Scot- land. His father, J. M. Bain, was born in New York, in 1851, and pursued his more advanced education in McCorkle College of Bloomfield. Subsequently he spent many years as an em- ploye of an advertising agency and among the advertisements which he wrote were those of the now famous Peruna remedies. At the pres- ent time he is living in San Francisco, California, where he is engaged in the real-estate business. He married Miss Sarah Bell, daughter of John and Margaret ( Harper) Bell. She was born in 1850 and died in 1895. They became the par- ents of eight children, as follows: John, who is now living at New Concord, Ohio, where he is connected with the Enterprise, a weekly news- paper ; Jacob H. ; Zulu M., the wife of Dr. E. D. Wilson, a dentist of McConnelsville, Ohio ; Janette, the wife of Thomas Malone, who is en- gaged in the hotel business in New York city ; Sarah Belle, the wife of W. W. Spade, a promi- nent attorney of Washington, D. C .; Pearl, a graduate of Muskingum College and a teacher of music now living with her brother in New Con-

cord ; and Charles and Ernest, who are with their father in San Francisco, California. After the death of his first wife Mr. Bain was married to Miss Marie O'Neal, of New York city. In his political views he is a republican.

Dr. Bain, after mastering the elementary branches of English learning in the district schools, entered the high school of New Concord, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1896. He further pursued his liter- ary course by study for two terms in Muskingum College and he began preparation for his chosen profession by matriculating in the Ohio Medical University, where he studied from 1898 until 1902. He was then graduated and located for practice in Bloomfield, where for some time he was in partnership with Dr. Lane, who was an active member of the medical profession in Bloomfield for nineteen years and left this place on the Ist of January, 1905, Dr. Bain becoming his successor. The latter now has an excellent practice and is regarded as one of the most ca- pable physicians of this part of the county.

On the 24th of December, 1903, Dr. Bain was married to Miss Ethel Mckinney, of New Con- cord, who was born May 7, 1881, and is a daugh- ter of J. H. and Anna (George) Mckinney, the former a hardware dealer of that place. Botlı Dr. and Mrs. Bain are members of the Pres- byterian church at New Concord and he holds membership relations with the Modern Wood- men of America at Bloomfield and with the Elks at Columbus. He exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party. He keeps a number of horses so that he is always able to have a fresh team to make his long drives over the coun- try, tor he has a practice that covers a wide territory.

WILLIAM WOOLFORD.

William Woolford, who owns and operates a farm of sixty-three acres in Jackson township. was born October 10, 1849, in the locality in which he yet resides, his parents being Daniel and Tacy (Slaughter) Woolford. His paternal grandfather, Frederick Woolford, came from Virginia to Ohio about 1820 and purchased a farm near Wakatomika creek in Jackson town- ship, Muskingum county. He devoted his re- maining days to agricultural interests in that lo- cality. The maternal grandfather, Samuel Slaughter, was also a Virginian and came to this county about the same time, settling also on Wakatomika creek. Both men took an active part in the early development of the county and helped to lay broad and deep the foundation

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upon which has been reared the superstructure of its present prosperity. Daniel Woolford was reared upon the home farm, where he continued up to the time of his marriage, when he pur- chased thirteen acres of land in Jackson town- ship and as his financial resources increased he added to the property. Later he removed west- ward to Columbus, Indiana, where he remained for a year, and upon his return trip with his family to Muskingum county he became ill and died at Eaton, Ohio, in 1870. His wife, long surviving him, passed away in 1893. In the fam- ily were eleven children of whom William is the youngest. Three of the sons, Samuel, Na- thaniel and Michael, were soldiers of the Civil war, valiant in the protection of the Union cause.

William Wolford was reared to farm life and pursued his education in the public schools. He first became a landowner in 1870, when he pur- chased three acres of land. To this property he added from time to time as his financial resources increased until he had a farm of eighty-eight acres but later he sold twenty-five acres of this, so that his home place to-day comprises sixty- three acres. His land is rich and well cultivated and returns golden harvests for the care and labor he bestows upon it.

On the 4th of March, 1880, was celebrated the marriage of William Woolford and Miss Electa Neselrood, a daughter of George Neselrood, of Frazeysburg. Unto them have been born five children but two died in infancy and those still living are: Alvin, Lloyd and Goldie. Mr. Wool- ford's study of the political issues and questions of the day has led him to give his support to the republican party, yet he has never sought office as a reward for party fealty for he has found that his labors on the farm have taken up his entire time and attention, and he is to-day classed with the industrious, energetic and reliable agricultur- ists of his community.

JOE T. TIPTON.

Joe T. Tipton is the owner of a beautiful country residence standing in the midst of a fine farm on section 6, Brush Creek township, and this home is an indication of several strong char- acteristics of its possessor-his business capacity, his enterprise and his devotion to his family. Mr. Tipton was born in Muskingum county, July 4, 1857. His father, Jacob A. Tipton, was also a native of this county, having been born in New- ton township in 1829. He was therefore one of the early pioneer settlers, for at that period the county was a frontier district in which the Indian was not an unfamiliar feature and when

all around the little hamlet of Zanesville were to be found the uncut forests or the unimproved prairie land. By trade Jacob A. Tipton was a butcher and for some time had wagons running to the Zanesville market and for two years con- ducted a butcher shop in Zanesville. In his po- litical affiliation he was a democrat but never sought or desired office. Fraternally, however, he was connected with the Odd Fellows lodge and was honored with a number of official posi- tions in that organization. He married Miss Harriet N. Springe, who is still living upon the old homestead in Newton township. She was born in Virginia in 1822 and is a daughter of Joseph Springe, who was a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, and came to Ohio at a very early day, settling in Muskingum county, after which he assisted materially in the early im- provement and development here. Mr. and Mrs. Tipton became the parents of five children : Albert ; Joe T .; Martha J., who became the wife of Joseph Shafer and died in Kansas, leaving three children ; Cynthia, the wife of Lew French, a farmer of Brush Creek township and the mother of ten children, eight of whom are yet living : and John William, who married Elizabeth Fritz and resided in Newton township. They have four children living.

In taking up the personal history of Joe T. Tipton we present to our readers the life record of one widely and favorably known in Mus- kingum county, where his entire life has been passed. He acquired his common-school educa- tion and made his home with his father until twenty-seven years of age. He was afterward engaged in the butchering business in Rendville, Perry county, Ohio, for two years, after which he returned to Muskingum county and has since devoted his attention to general farming and stock-raising. He is now the owner of a fine tract of land on section 6, Brush Creek town- ship, and carries on general agricultural pursuits and stock-raising, being practical and successful in all of his business dealings. He has recently erected a beautiful home upon his farm which would be a credit to any city.

Mr. Tipton was united in marriage to Miss Clara Baumgardner, a daughter of Jacob Baum- gardner, who was born in Muskingum county in 1833 and is still following farming here. Her grandfather, George Baumgardner, was a native of Pennsylvania and became one of the pioneer settlers of Ohio, when he decided to establish his home in a district farther west than the place which he had previously lived in. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Tipton have been born five children : Bessie May, born September 14, 1885 ; Charles William, born August 30, 1887 ; Vadah H., born July 21, 1889 ; Helene Jewel, January 7, 1892; and Olive Pearl, December 19, 1897.

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The beautiful home of the family is noted for its generous and attractive hospitality. Mr. Tip- ton is a democrat in his political views but has never sought or desired office for himself. His life has been quietly passed in the faithful per- formance of each day's duty as it has come to him and by careful management of his agricul- tural interests he has won very gratifying suc- cess that now classes him among the men of af- fluence in his community.

JOHN S. WILSON.

John S. Wilson, who is engaged in breeding fine stock and also carries on general agricultural pursuits in Meigs township, was born December 15, 1850, on the farm adjoining the one where he now resides. His father, William Wilson, was born May 20, 1812, in Ireland and was of Scotch-Irish lineage. He became a resident of Pennsylvania at a very early age and ac- quired his education in one of the old-time log schoolhouse there. At an early period in the development of Ohio he removed from Pennsyl- vania to the Buckeye state and afterward he made several trips from Ohio to Baltimore on foot, driving a herd of cattle from this locality to market. On reaching Muskingum county he entered land from the government, as did his brother Samuel, who likewise secured a tract of one hundred and sixty acres. These quarter sections adjoined and they erected a common cabin on the division line, in which they lived for several years together. The Wilsons are an old family of Meigs township and their descendants to-day are among the most prominent and in- fluential people of the community. For many vears William Wilson carried on general agricul- tural pursuits and stock-dealing, conducting a successful business. He passed away April 4. 1892, when he had almost reached the age of eighty years, and his remains were interred in Blue Rock cemetery. He married Jennie Star- ret, a daughter of James Starrett, and her death occurred November 14. 1806. They were the par- ents of the following children: Sarah J., Wil- liam G. and William, all of whom died in infancy : Elizabeth J .; Mary A .; Samuel; David A. : Willis ; and John S.

Upon the old family homestead where his birth occurred John S. Wilson spent the days of his boyhood and youth. He was early trained to the work of the farm and he followed agricultural pursuits throughout his entire life, being now the owner of two hundred acres of very fine and valuable farming land in Meigs township. Here he carries on the raising of grain and stock and cach department of his business is proving

profitable owing to his careful management, ex- ecutive ability and unfailing enterprise. He has become one of the wealthy men of his township. having a valuable property and in the midst of his farm stands a fine residence. In the rear of this are commodious and substantial barns and outbuildings and he gives much attention to the breeding of fine stock, the sale of which adds materially to his income. His business affairs are capably managed and he is regarded as a man thoroughly reliable, so that his name has become a synonym for integrity in business circles.

On the 15th of March, 1883, Mr. Wilson was united in marriage to Miss Philena Brothers, of Blue Rock township, a daughter of Christian and Elizabeth (Smith) Brothers, who were prominent farming people of that locality. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have become the parents of three sons and a daughter : William A., Charles S., Owen N. and Bessie J.

Mr. Wilson is a republican in his political views, interested in the growth and success of his party, yet never seeking or desiring office, as he prefers to give his undivided attention to his busi- ness affairs, in which he is meeting with signal prosperity. He is a worthy representative of an honored pioneer family and his personal worth alike entitles him to representation in this vol- ume.

TOHN J. HEROLD.

Each section of the country seems to have been provided by nature with means for the de- velopment of certain lines of business which constitute the source of the locality's prosperity. growth and progress. In Zanesville the pottery interests predominate every line of business and at the head of enterprises of this character stand many men of marked capability and discrimina- tion whose power in the world of trade is indica- ted by the success which has crowned their ef- forts. Mr. Herold, leading this class, is to-day filling the position of superintendent of the Rose- ville Pottery Company, of Zanesville. He was born in Carlsbad, Austria, and is a son of Christ Herold, who was a clock-maker and for many years was engaged in business in Carlsbad, but is now living a retired life there.

John J. Herold when only five years of age be- gan working in a fine china and pottery estab- lishment in Austria and continued in the employ of different pottery works until he came to the United States in 1891. He landed at New York city, where he remained for four and a half years and then went to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the glass manufacturing business In 1808 he came to Zanesville, where he entered the employ of the S. A. Weller Pottery Company

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in the capacity of an expert decorator, filling that position until 1899, after which he was con- nected with the J. B. Owen Pottery Company for thirteen months. Since that time he has been with the Roseville Pottery Company and estab- lished its art department, becoming its superin- tendent. After two years he added the over- glace decorating department and since January 15. 1905, he has been superintendent for the en- tire plant, which position gives him control of one hundred and seventy-five workmen. His entire life has been devoted to this business in its various departments and he is therefore an expert, having an intimate and accurate knowl- edge of the trade and of the most practical meth- ods of producing the best results. He is contin- ually alive to the possibilities for development and improvement in his special line of work and has made a number of innovations and intro- duced new methods in the house with which he is connected, his labors being attended by grati- fying results when viewed from both an artistic and financial standpoint.

Mr. Herold was united in marriage to Miss Martha Bruckner, a native of Berlin, Germany, who was brought to the United States when but two years old and was reared in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Their children are Anna and Cleo. Mr. Herold is a gentleman of fine personal ap- pearance and agreeable manner. His friends are many and on the list are numbered many of the representative residents of this city.

HENRY EUGENE PRINTZ.

Henry Eugene Printz, superintendent of the Gas, Light & Coke Company at Zanesville and financially interested in a number of industrial and commercial enterprises of the city, was here born March 26, 1843, his parents being Andrew Jackson and Eliza Jane (Smith) Printz. In the paternal line the ancestry is German and early representatives of the family in America were residents of Pennsyl- vania. Andrew Jackson Printz was born in Win- chester, Virginia, and in 1819 removed to Mus- kingum county, Ohio, locating at the corner of Third and Main streets, which is still known as the Printz corner. He was a machinist by trade and became the second superintendent of the Zanesville Gas, Light & Coke Company, a posi- tion which he filled for thirteen years, or until the time of his death, when he was succeeded by his son Henry E. In community affairs he was deeply interested and his labors in behalf of gen- eral progress and improvement were far-reaching and beneficial. He represented the second ward in the city council for several terms and exercised

his prerogatives in support of every movement which he deemed would prove of general good. He belonged to the Odd Fellows society and his life was in harmony with the beneficent spirit of that order. He died in 1865, while his wife, who was born in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1823, is still living, possessing her mental and physical faculties unimpaired although she has reached the eighty-second milestone on life's journey. She is of Scotch lineage and her father was with Com- modore Perry at the time of his famous naval vic- tory on Lake Champlain. He became one of the early settlers of Morgan county. Mr. and Mrs. Printz were the parents of nine children and with one exception all reached manhood or womanhood, namely : Henry E. ; Helen ; Lavina, the widow of J. J. Bodener; Sarah; Anna, the wife of H. L. Greiner ; Nora, the wife of S. L. Cranford ; Amelia, the wife of Charles H. Roach ; Samuel W .. an erecting engineer ; and James F., deceased.

Henry E. Printz pursued his education in the public schools of Zanesville until seventeen years of age, when he secured a position in the gas works. He afterward learned the machinist's trade with the Griffith & Wedge Company, with whom he remained for three and a half years. when in 1865 he succeeded his father as superin- tendent of the Gas, Light & Coke Company, a position which he has now filled for forty years. No testimonial could indicate in stronger terms his capability and fidelity, nor has he confined his efforts entirely to this line of activity for he has figured prominently in business circles along other lines and is to-day the president of the Times- Recorder Printing Company and director of the Gorsuch Glass Company, president of the Econ- omy Building & Loan Company and president of the Odd Fellows Hall Association, while his con- rection with the Gas, Light & Coke Company is that of secretary as well as superintendent.

In December. 1866, Mr. Printz was married to Miss Mary E. Yates, a daughter of Richard Yates. who was one of the pioneer stage drivers of this part of the state. Her birth occurred in Zanes- ville in 1846 and she has always made her home in this city. Six children have been born of this marriage : Charles H., who is with the Gas Con- struction Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana ; Edith, the wife of Frank Tuttle, of Columbus. Ohio : Jeanette, the wife of Arthur Booth ; Elsie : Grace and Mary.

Mr. Printz belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and exercises his right of fran- chise in support of the men and measures of the republican party, upon whose ticket he has been three times elected to represent his district in the city council. He has also been a member of the board of education and in the spring of 1893 was chosen a member of the board of public service

A. J. PRINTZ.

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and by its members was elected president. He has ever discharged his duties with marked abil- ity and fairness, for he is a most loyal, public spirited citizen. As a business man he has been conspicuous among his associates, not only for his success, but for his probity, fairness and hon- orable methods. In everything he has been emi- nently practical and this has been manifest not only in his business undertakings but also in social and private life.

ALANSON F. VEST.

Alanson F. Vest is engaged in the raising of fruit and garden products in Wayne township, where he owns fifty acres of good land, about two and a half miles from Zanesville, and in cultiva- ting the soil he has displayed a thorough and ac- curate knowledge of the best methods of carry- ing on the business. He is one of Ohio's native sons, his birth having occurred in Morgan county, eight miles west of Malta, No- vember 3, 1854. His grandfather, Charles Vest, was born in 1792 and came to Ohio about 1811, settling in Muskingum county when the forests were uncut, streams tin- bridged and land uncultivated. Few settlements had been made and the work of reclaiming the re- gion from the domain of the red man had scarcely been begun. He devoted his time to farming and he hauled his wheat to Zanesville. Later he lived in Morgan county and his son Joseph T. Vest, was there born and reared. He wedded Miss Elizabeth Lamb, a native of Mor- gan county and a daughter of Charles Lamb. In order to provide for his wife and the children born unto them, he devoted his attention to agri- cultural pursuits. He was a repubican in poli- tics, a Methodist in religious faith, and died at the age of forty-eight years.

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Past and present of the city of Zanesville and Muskingham County, Ohio, Part 97

Author: Sutor, J. Hope, 1846- Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 898

Author: Sutor, J. Hope, 1846-
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 898