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In his political views a stalwart Repub- lican, he has labored earnestly for the suc- cess of his party and has served as ward committeeman from the Fourth ward. and for several years he served in the position of treasurer of Union township. He is a member of the Masonic lodge, of the chapter. council and commandery, and he belongs to the lodge and encampment of the Odd Fellows' Society and his member- ship relations also include the Knights of Pythias and the Dramatic Order of the Knights of Korassan.
His home life is very pleasant. On the Itth of October. 1900, he wedded Miss Sarah A. Haupt, a native of Pennsylvania. and they now have an interesting little daughter. Lydia Frances. Both Mr. and Mrs. Newell are widely known in Logan county and their circle of friends is al- most co-extensive with the circle of their acquaintance.
SAMUEL DETRICK.
At an early epoch in the development of Logan county the Detrick family was es- tablished within its borders. its members bearing all the hardships and trials of pioneer life and aiding in laying broad and deep the foundation for the present pro- gress and improvement of the county. In the work of development Samuel Detrick has borne an important part and for many years he has carried on farming and stock- raising in Union township.
A native of Virginia, he was born in Rockingham county, July 11. 1827, and is a son of Peter and Susan (Kauffman) Detrick, probably natives of the same coun-
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ty, where they were married and continued to reside until October, 1829. when they came to Ohio. After spending four weeks in Clark county, during which time the father was looking around for a good loca- tion. they settled in Harrison township. Lo- gan county, on the farm now owned by An- drew Detrick, formerly known as the John Royer farm, on the Bellefontaine and Silver lake pike about one mile west of the fairgrounds. There he made his home for one winter and the following spring purchased one hundred and three acres of land now owned by the heirs of Levi Koons. After residing there for two years he bought the farm in the northeast corner of Union township, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres, and upon that place he spent the remainder of his days. When it came into his possession there was a double log house upon the place and about two years later he built a two-story hewed leg house, which was his home until called to his final rest. When the property came into the hands of our subject's brother. he tore down that building and erected a more modern frame residence. As the years passed the father added to his land until he became the owner of three hundred and twenty acres and was numbered among the substantial citizens of his community. He took no active part in politics but voted the Democrat ticket until after the Civil war when he joined the ranks of the Republi- can party. Religiously he was a member of the German Baptist church, and was a man highly respected and esteemed by all who knew him. He died in 1867. at the age of sixty-eight years, and his wife passed away about ten years later, at the age of seventy- three.
nine children who reached manhood and wo- manhood, namely: Sallie married Jacob Shawver and died leaving two children but only one grew up. Samuel, who was killed by falling from a building in DeGraff. Da- vid, who was in the one-hundred-day service during the Civil war, married Deborah Har- mon and both were murdered at their home in August 1898, though no clew of their murderers was ever found. Samuel is the next of the family. John married Jane Commons and now lives at the Soldiers' Home in Sandusky. He was also in the the one hundred day service. Susan first married Moses King and after his death wedded Jacob L. Frantz. She died in October. 1902. Barbara is the wife of Fred Mohr and lives in Union township. Eliza- beth is now the widow of Rudolph Yoder and resides in Union township. Lydia first married Jonathan D. Yoder and second Henry Lipp, and makes her home in De Graff. Peter married Salina Shawver and lives in the Carter addition to Bellefon- taine. He owns the old homestead farm.
Amid pioneer scenes Samuel Detrick grew to manhood upon his father's farm and received a fair education in the schools of the neighborhood. He remained under the parental roof until twenty-one years of age and then began working for others at wood-cutting and rail-making. In this way he secured a start in life and was at length able to purchase eighty acres of land adjoining his father's farm. The log house which had previously stood there had leen burned down and Mr. Detrick erected a story and a half frame residence, which was his home for ten years. At the end of that time he built a new house, twenty- eight by forty feet, with an "L." and one
In the family of this worthy couple were story and a half in height, where he lived
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until seven years ago, removing to his present home in 1895. It is a good house on seven acres of ground. Throughout life he has successfully engaged in farming and stock-raising and at different times has owned several farms but has since disposed of all his property with exception of one hundred and forty-three acres.
On the Ioth of August. 1851. in Har- rison township, Mr. Detrick was married by Rev. Buckley, of the Lutheran church, to Miss Anna Maria Shawver, who was born and reared near Galion. Crawford county, Ohio, though our subject became acquainted with her in Harrison town- ship, this county. Her parents were John and Rebecca ( Rinehart ) Shawver. She died April 23. 1880, and was laid to rest in the Philadelphia church-yard in Union township.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Detrick were born fourteen children, of whom twelve reached years of maturity. Joseph E. wedded Mary Snyder and resides in Logan county. John S. married Nellie McMillen and lives two miles west of Maplewood in Shel- by county, Ohio. Susan M. is the wife of John Ziegler, whose home is near West Liberty in Champaign county. Mary .A. is the widow of Andrew Rausenberger of Union township. Logan county, who died March 31.1900. Rebecca is the wife of Uriah Hartzler and also lives in Union township. Emma married John Strough and resides in the same township. Ida is keeping house for her father. Samuel E. married Mollie Dackenbach and lives in Union township. Calvin B. married Nettie Longfellow and makes his home in Pleasant township. Laura A. is the wife of Samuel Fultz, a resident of Bellefon- taine. May G. married Rolandas Fultz.
and lives in Union township. Anna M. is the wife of Charles Dackenbach, of Cham- paign county.
Mr. Detrick cast his first presidential ballot in 1856 for James Buchanan, the Democratie candidate, but in 1860 he voted for Abraham Lincoln and has since affili- ated with the Republican party. He has served as trustee of Union township and filled the office of justice of the peace. Of the many cases which he tried only one was appealed to the higher courts and there his judgement was sustained. Religiously he is identified with the Brethren church and his life has ever been in harmony with his professions. He stands high in the com- munity where he has so long made his home and those who know him best are numbered among his warmest friends. no citizen in his community being more honored or es- teemed.
GEORGE FRANKLIN MCLAUGHLIN.
The early settlers of Logan county will remember George F. MeLaughlin, and his name deserves to be inscribed on the pages of the county's history. for he built the first school house of Bellefontaine and conducted a school therein for eight years. He was born in Maryland. a son of Wil- liam MeLaughlin, a native of Scotland. and the founder of the family in this coun- try. By occupation he was a farmer and he died in Oldtown, Maryland, at the age of eighty years.
George F. Mclaughlin acquired a good education and when a young man came to Ohio, where he engaged in teach- ing school. He was married in Urbana. Champaign county, Ohio, to Miss Ro-
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sanna F. Monroe, a native of Virginia. She. too, was of Scotch descent, a daugh- ter of James Monroe, who was a nephew of James Monroe, the president of the United States. Prior to his marriage Mr. MeLaughlin engaged in teaching school at various places, including the school on King creek. Champaign county, and also one on the Miami. In 1836 he came to Bellefontaine to visit a friend, Boston Sharver, whose son had been a student in his school. Mr. Sharver urged him to take charge of a school in Bellefontaine. but the prospects were not very promis- ing. as in a letter written to his mother July 25. 1836, he says :
"This man, Mr. Sharver, has been try- ing to get me to come to this town ever since we became acquainted. but I thought I would never like the place and. moreover, there is no school house. It is quite a large place and on that account I would not teach. because they had no house for the purpose. However, he would not let me rest until finally I bought a lot and built a house for that purpose. Not that I thought it would be a great benefit to get there to teach school. but I thought it would be a property I would not lose by and perhaps make something by it. Accordingly I have erected a first-rate two-story brick house, twenty by thirty feet, with nine windows and a door in each story."
This letter is now in possession of Dr. MeLaughlin. of Springfield, a son of George F. MeLaughlin. The foundation of the building was of stone and. was so laid that it extended into the room on all sides, and this was used as seats for the pupils.
Thus Mr. McLaughlin built the first
school house erected in Bellefontaine, and the building, which is located near the old cemetery, is still standing.
He continued to conduct this school for about eight years, and it was while here that he was married. His wife took an active part in the school work during the remainder of the time that they had charge, but Mr. MeLaughlin's work was suddenly terminated by three days' illness of pneumonia soon after his marriage, for he died in 1845 at the comparatively early age of forty-four years. By his marriage he had but one child. Dr. J. T. MeLaugh- lin of Springfield. All through his life he was an earnest believer in the teachings of the Bible, and his was a career in consistent harmony with his religious belief. He was a man greatly respected and honored by all and though long years have passed since he was called to the home beyond, he is yet remembered by those of the early pioneers who still remain in Belle- fontaine. After the death of Mr. MeLaughlin his widow married Dr. Alex- ander Holmes Baldridge and they have three children.
JOHN M. COST.
John M. Cost. a farmer and dealer in cattle, living a mile and a half southwest of Quincy, was born in Miami township. Logan county, September 7, 1841, a son of John E. and Hannah (Confer) Cost. The father. a' pioneer of this county, was born in Frederick county, Maryland, and was nine years old when taken to Greene county, Ohio, by his parents, John and Rachel (Souder) Cost. The grandfather
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was a distiller and established a distillery in Greene county, where he also became the owner of a large tract of land in Bath township. He also owned a large tract in Shelby county, Ohio. He was the second in a family of thirteen children, and al- though they were reared to the manufact- ure of whisky, none ever became intem- perate, and Mr. Cost says he has yet to hear of the first member of the family who ever became a drunkard.
The father of our subject received a common school education and was mar- ried in Greene county to Miss Confer, who was reared near Yellow Springs, a dangh- ter of Michael Confer, who moved with his family from near Hagarstown, Mary- land. Soon after his marriage John Cost came with his wife to Logan county and entered land from the government. set- tling in the midst of the forest. The orig- inal entry covered one hundred and twen- ty-three acres, and there in the midst of the green woods the father developed his farm and reared his family. There were four children, two sons and two daugh- ters, but the latter died in infancy. George .A., the younger of the sons, now resides on the old home place in Miami township. He married Susan Shipley and has three children. John P., who wedded May Haines and has a son. George : Etta. the wife of Charles Kreglow. of Miami township: and Stella. John Cost was a Whig in political views until the organiza- tion of the Republican party, when he joined its ranks and continued to support it until called to his final rest in 1891. He held various township offices, including that of treasurer, in which capacity he served for many years. He was also an officer in the Reformed church, in which he held membership.
In his boyhood John M. Cost attended the public schools, but says that he never studied astronomy save at night when he lay upon his back in bed and watched the stars through the holes in the roof of the log house. Until twenty-one years of age he gave his services to his father, who. had become the owner of four hundred acres of land, and he then began to op- erate the home farm on shares.
As an assistant and helpmate for life's journey he chose Miss Louisa Chambers, and they were married in Miami township March 6. 1862. They began their domes- tic life in a log cabin on the farm where he now lives, the land then belonging to his father. A daughter was born to them. Elizabeth. the wife of Henry Lilley, of Vandalia. Illinois. After two years of happy married life the young wife and mother died. and on the 26th of March. 1867. Mr. Cost married Mrs. Rhoda A. Wilkinson, nee McCalla, who was born in Athens county, Ohio. July 1. 1844. a daughter of Shadrack and Frances (Buell) McCalla. Her mother was a daughter of William H. and Lavina A. ( Rogers) Buell and a granddaughter of Judge Joseph Buell, of Marietta, Ohio. He was a descendant of William Buell. who settled at Windsor, Connecticut, in 1636. Her mother. Lavina A. Rogers. was a daughter of Joel and Melcha Rogers, who came to Ohio from Pennsyl- vania, and a niece of Rev. Jacob Young. a pioneer Methodist Episcopal preacher. Mr. and Mrs: McCalla were married in Columbiana county, Ohio, and the former was of Irish extraction, while the latter belonged to an old New England family. David McCalla. the grandfather of Mrs. Cost, was born on the Emerald Isle and on coming to America settled in Column-
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biana county. In 1856 Shadrack McCalla brought his family to Logan county and purchased land in Miami township, near Quincy, where Mrs. Cost was reared. She was first married September 24. 1863. to William K. Wilkinson, who was a soldier and became a member of Fremont's body guard. He died of typhoid fever while in the one hundred day service at Hampton, Virginia.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Cost have been born four children. William H., born June 14. 1868, wedded Mary Luken. by whom he had two children, Helen and Grace, and after the death of his first wife he married Mrs. Georgia Finegan, nee Mawhorr. Joseph B., born September 13. 1870, was married March 10, 1895. to Luella Bruce, by whom he has three chil- dren, Kenneth Stanley. Joanna and Cath- arine. He is farming upon the old home- stead. The next child died in infancy. Frances. born November 10, 1881. re- ceived her education in the Quincy high school.
Mr. Cost is a Republican, as are his sons, but none of the family have ever been office-seekers. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church at Quincy. as do his wife and daughter, and from his earliest connection with the church he has been one of its trustees. Their home, a two-story brick residence, was erected by Mr. Cost in 1875 and is one of the sub- stantial homes of this portion of the county. The farm, too. is well improved in all particulars and its excellent equip- ments indicate the enterprise of the owner, who studies closely modern farm- ing methods and readily adapts the best of he has one hundred and sixty-six acres. these to his own use. In the home farm
and he also owns another farm of one hun- dred and twenty-five acres, while his wife has thirty-five acres.
JOSEPH B. MOHR.
Joseph B. Mohr, who is the senior member of the firm of Mohr and Carter. job printers of Bellefontaine, doing busi- ness under the name of the Commercial Printery, was born in this city March 21. 1867. and is a son of Joseph Jay and Es- ther Elizabeth ( Brown ) Mohr. The father was born near Cincinnati, Ohio, and came to Logan county prior to 1840. He first resid- ed in Union township and afterward remov- ed to Bellefontaine, where he is still living. His wife is also a native of the Buckeye state and unto them were born seven chil- dren. The following are yet living : Charlotte, wife of Edward MeLaughlin: Elizal.eth Rozelle, wife of Joseph Pfeffer ; Autie, wife of A. J. Scott, and Joseph B.
In the schools of Bellefontaine Joseph B. Mohir obtained his education and in 1873 started out upon his business career. wherein by the exercise of perseverance and diligence he has attained to a credita- ble position. He was first employed in the bakery of J. C. Venable and in 1874 he entered the Index printing office. owned by the firm of Bowman & Roe- buek, with whom he remained for about five years. He was afterward employed at wood carving for the firm of Chester & Haviland, with whom he also continued for five years, after which he returned to the printing business, and was with the firm of Roebuck & Brand until the 6th of September. 1899. He then entered into
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partnership with P. W. Carter under the ests in the county of his nativity. On the firm style of Mohr & Carter, and estab- lished the Commercial Printery, in which they have since conducted a large. grow- ing and now profitable job printing busi- ness. They are prepared to do excellent work in their line, having a well equipped office, together with a thorough under- standing of the trade, and in the three years' existence of the firm they have se- cured a good patronage, which is con- stantly growing in volume and import- ance.
For ten years Mr. Mohr was engaged in military service as a member of the Ohio National Guard and was then honor- ably discharged in May. 1808. Socially he is connected with Wilfred Lodge No. 167. K. P .. and with the Junior Order of Amer- ican Mechanics. He is a progressive busi- ness man, who believes in advancing with the times, and through his persistency of purpose and capability he has gained a creditable standing in business circles.
IRVIN WESLEY HURST.
Irvin Wesley Hurst, who was widely and favorably krown in Logan county as a representative farmer of Richland town- ship, was born in this county July 4. 1868, and died November 22, 1897. He was not yet thirty years of age, and his loss in the community was deeply felt. He had al- ways lived in this locality. His father, John E. Hurst, was also a native of Logan county, his natal day having been May 2. 1848. He had obtained a common school education and afterward became a farmer, actively connected with agricultural inter-
28th of November. 1867. he wedded Mrs. Elizabeth Ruby, who was born in this part of Ohio. November 31. 1838. Their chil- drei were Irvin W. and Laura Belle, who was born April 26. 1870, and is now the wife of Frank Long, a farmer residing in Indiana. The father, John E. Hurst, votes with the Republican party and his relig- ious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. He has always lived in this section of Ohio and throughout his entire life has carried on agricultural pursuits.
Irvin W. Hurst was reared upon the home farm in Richland township and at an early age began to assist his father in the work of the fields. When a youth of six years he entered the public schools of the neighborhood, pursuing his studies until fourteen years of age. He began farming on his own account near Belle Center and had already attained a credit- able position as a representative of agri- tural interests when his life's labors were ended.
He was united in marriage January 14. 1891, to Miss Myrtle N. Hammond. who was born September 8, 1868. in Lo- gan county. Ohio. Her father. W: W. Hammond. was born October 28, 1845. in this county and obtained a common school education. When sixteen years of age he put aside his text books and after arriving at years of maturity he was united in mar- riage to Miss Fidelia Wilson, who was born July 27. 1842. They had but one child. Myrtle N .. who is now the widow of Irvin W. Hurst. The mother of Mrs. Hurst died in 1877. Mr. Hammond is an earnest Democrat in his political views and he belongs to the Disciples church
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His father. Luke H. Hammond, was born of old families of Logan county. His pa- October 15, 1803, and was united in mar- riage to Miss Mary Ann Jones, a native of Clark county, Ohio. Their family num- bered six children. Martin J .. Louisa, de- ceased; Lucy H., Mattie. Louis H. and W. W.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Hurst was blessed with three children, Mabel E .. born October 25. 1892; Homer W., born December 1. 1895, and Ethel T., born Au- gust 3. 1897. All are with their mother. After his marriage, in order to provide for his family, Mr. Hurst carried on farming and his earnest labor resulted in securing good crops, and thus he each year secured a desirable financial return from his labors. He gave his political support to the Re- publican party and was a young man whose worth was widely acknowledged. He died November 22. 1897. upon his farm and his loss was deeply regretted by many friends as well as by his immediate family. He left his family in comfortable circumstances, Mrs. Hurst having a good farm which she inherited from her mother. but she sold the property after the death of her husband and removed to Liberty township, where she has since resided. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hurst were members of the Disciple church at Belle Center, but Mrs. Hurst is now a consistent member of that denomination at Bellefontaine.
P. W. CARTER.
ternal grandfather was Samuel Carter. a sturdy pioneer who it is said attended school but twenty-three days in his life and that after his marriage. He and his wife united with the Methodist Espiscopal church under John Strange, one of the first preachers in Logan county and ever after- ward lived earnest christian lives. Another fact worthy of mention is that during the nineteenth century there occurred among the descendants of Samuel Carter but two deaths between the ages of five and seventy years. Samuel Carter died at the age of eighty-three years and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Nancy Powell, passed away at the age of seventy-four years.
John Carter, the father of our subject. was born June 27. 1826. in the old family home which stood near the water works on South Main street in Bellefontaine. He was reared to farm life and on the 3d of June, 1849. he married Miss Janet Royer. who came to Ohio from Rockingham coun- ty, Virginia, when five years of age. The wedding took place at the Carter home near Twin Lakes and for forty-three years they resided on the farm where their mar- riage was solemnized. Seven children were born to them, of whom five are yet living and are residents of Bellefontaine. These are : Andy. Anson and P. W. Carter. Mrs. B. F. Detrick and Mrs. William Funk.
For thirty years the father, John Carter, engaged in teaching school, his last term as an educator being in 1876. He also en- gaged in agricultural pursuits and in the construction of pikes under contract, and in all his business affairs he was just. honor- able and successful, and industry was one of his marked characteristics. When twelve
P. W. Carter, one of the owners of the Commercial Printery, of Bellefontaine, was born on June 1. 1863, near this city and on both the paternal and maternal side comes years of age he united with the Methodist
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Episcopal church and was always a con- sistent and devoted member. He consid- ered it one of his greatest privileges and pleasures to attend church services and for many years he acted as leaders of the hymns in the old Lake Branch church. For a mim- ber of years he was also an exemplary mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity. He was bless- ed with a strong constitution and until about sixty years of age enjoyed excellent health. He then suffered from a peculiar affliction, the circulation ceasing in one foot. Finally this member had to be amputated in 1888, after which his health improved. Seven years later, however, he was attacked with a similiar disease in the remaining foot and this also had to be amputated. He bore the affliction, however, without com- plaint and never was heard to utter an im- patient remark concerning it. In 1900, however, other complications set in and on the 25th of April of that year he passed away. "Why need I complain." he asked. "For sixty-two years I was blessed with health and I have much to be thankful for. I am in the hands of my best friend." An obituary published at the time of his death contained this estimate of his character : "Of John Carter it is true that he knew the right and dared maintain it. and strong were his convictions and ever on the side of right could he be found, and ever was he its vigorous champion. But more, he was a Christian. the highest style of man. Of friends he had many. His manner was gen- ial. He was without guile or deceit. He was true. He was talented, and many are articles from his pen published in the Daily Examiner of Bellefontaine. Mainly they had to do with the early days of Bellefontaine, but whatever the subject there was always interest in what he wrote,
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