The birth of our subject occurred in the parish of Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland, January 19, 1816-his parents, William and Margaret (Gill) Dunipace, being likewise natives of that country. Their children were as follows: Robert, Margaret, Jeanette, Isabella, Mary (Mrs. James Muir), James, Annie, and Charles. Maragaret was born January 4, 1813, and January 10, 1836, married William Weddell, a mechanic who died in 1843, aged thirty-two years; his son George is deceased; another son, William is a farmer of Webster township; his only daughter was named Margaret, in honor of her mother. Jeanette, the second sister of our subject, died in infancy; and the next sister, Isabella, was born July 24, 1814. Robert and James are deceased.

On March 28, 1834, William Dunipace, Sr., and his family, started for the United States on a sailing vessel, and for eight weeks were tossed to and fro on the Atlantic. Finally landing at New York City, they proceeded by way of the canal and the great lakes to Perrysburg, Ohio, arriving there on July 3. In that place the father died about one month later, in his fifty-fourth year. His wife, after surviving him many years died in 1878, at the ripe old age of ninety-three years.

William Dunipace came to America at the same time as his parents and brothers and sisters, and, by the death of his father, was early obligated to make his own livilihood. He obtained a position as a farm hand near Perrysburg, and worked for $13.00 a month. In 1837 he removed to the homestead, which he has since cultivated, and which was situated in what was formerly known as Freedom township. As the years passed, he added to his possessions until he now has over five hundred acres of valuable and improved land. He experienced all the hardships which fall to the lot of a pioneer and for years his humble abode was a log cabin, 18 x 24 feet in dimensions. Though those years were full of toil and difficulties, yet they were not unhappy, as he was full of hope and ambition, and could not but feel pride in the success which he was achieving. Mr. Dunipace received but a limited education, as he was able to attend school only until he was thirteen years of age, and he has had to rely upon his own private study and observation for the practical knowledge which he possesses. In politics he is a Republican, and religiously is indentified with the Presbyterian Church. He can look back upon a life well spent in doing good to his fellows, and is now passing his declining years surrounded with comforts which his toil has provided, and in the secure enjoyment of the confidence and respect of his many friends and neighbors.

9. WILLIAM W. DUNIPACE, ex-commissioner of Wood county and a well-known pioneer of Webster township, residing near Scotch Ridge, is a native of Wood county, born in Webster township January 7, 1842. He is of Scotch descent; his grandfather, William Dunipace, was born in Scotland, and Robert Dunipace, our subject’s father, was born in 1809, near Edinburgh, in Cregmille castle.

In 1834 Robert Dunipace emigrated to the United States, and for four years resided at Perrysburg, building boats for Lake Erie and the Maumee river. He moved to Webster township about 1839, where he entered 160 acres of land, which he cultivated during the remainder of his life. He married Jane Muir, a native of Scotland, and had eleven children, of whom our subject is the eldest living. Of the others, the survivors are Margaret, Robert, Samuel, and Jane; Mary, Mary P., James, John and George are deceased. John died April 20, 1871, from injuries received while in defense of the Union cause, having served in Company I, 144th O. V. I. Our subject’s parents were faithful and consistent members of the United Presbyterian Church, to which our subject and his family also adhere. The father was for many years an elder in the Church. He was an influential Whig in early days, and took part in the great mass meeting at Fort Meigs. An honest, industrious, kindly man, his death in February, 1882, was deeply lamented by the entire community.

William W. Dunipace began his education in a log school house in his district with Miss Martha Gilbert for his first teacher. June 30, 1863, he enlisted in Company D, 86th O. V. I., Capt. John H. Reed commanding. His first service was in Morgan’s raid, when he took part in the capture of John Morgan, and acted as guardsman on the way to Columbus. His regiment was later assigned to the force under Gen. Burnside, and was at the surrender of Cumberland Gap, September 9, 1863. Mr. Dunipace was discharged at the expiration of his term of service, being mustered out with his company February 10, 1864, returned home, and for some time attended the Normal School at Maumee. He then learned the carpenter’s trade, and began the construction of bridges on contract in different parts of the county. He taught school in 1868, and the same year he bought eighty acres of land in Webster township, to which he has since added until he owns 180 acres of choice land, chiefly devoted to stock raising.

On December 31, 1868, he married Miss Lizzie Adams, who was born in Montgomery township, Wood county, September 20, 1845. Her parents were Thomas and Mary (McGill) Adams, who came from Scotland in 1831 and settled upon a farm of 240 acres in Montgomery township, where Mr. Adams died in 1878, his wife surviving him until 1891. They had eleven children: James, John, Robert and Jennie (twins), Lizzie, Helen, Cornelius, Thomas, George, Frank and Minnie.

Mr. Dunipace and his wife have had eight children, whose names with dates of birth are here given: Mary, April 25, 1870, is a school teacher in Montgomery township; Robert, February 16, 1872, is a student at Ada, Ohio; John, August 20, 1874, a graduate of the Fostoria Academy, is now engaged in teaching; Bertha, January 30, 1878, William, October 10, 1879, Hazel, December 19, 1886, Harley, April 8, 1888, are all at home; and George, who was born October 22, 1884, died at the age of three years. Mr. Dunipace possesses the honesty, energy and thrift so characteristic of his race, and stands high in the esteem of his neighbors. He has held various offices, having been township clerk, school director, member of the board of education, assessor, and in 1886 was elected county commissioner on the Greenback ticket. He is now a Populist in politics. He belongs to the G. A. R., Benedict Post, of
Pemberville.

10. WILLIAM ELDER. As a representative of the agricultural class, and one who has met with good success in his independent calling, we take pleasure in giving a brief sketch of the gentleman whose name appears at the beginning of this notice. He is pleasantly located on a farm in Section 4, Troy township, where his birth occurred February 6, 1839, and has, therefore, witnessed almost the entire development of the county.

His father, Henry J. Elder, was born in Frederick county, Md., on February 6, 1795, and was a son of Arnold Elder, a native of Baltimore, who spent his entire life in Maryland. He served with distinction in the war of 1812. The father remained in his native State until about nineteen years of age, when he came to this State on foot, making the journey from Frederick county to Bucyrus, Ohio, a distance of over five hundred miles, in eleven days. He joined a surveying party, which was employed in Ottawa, Seneca and Sandusky, counties, and became well posted on much of the land in this State. He made his headquarters in Tiffin, and remained with that surveying corps for some years. However, in 1835, he left them and began blacksmithing at Sandusky. In the same year, June 13, Mr. Elder was united in marriage with Miss Harriet Harpster, who was born in

Pennsylvania, on April 24, 1813, and their wedding was celebrated at Sandusky, now Fremont, Ohio. Her parents, Christian and Delilah (Markle) Harpster, were also natives of the Keystone State, and became early residents in Franklin county, Ohio. Later they removed to Sandusky county, and at Fremont their deaths occurred.

From Sandusky, Mr. Elder removed to Toledo, Ohio, in 1836; but the same year arrived in this county, where he bought a timbered tract of 139 acres, of John Bates, and there erected a tavern, which he conducted many years. He at once began to clear and improve his place, making his home thereon until his death, which occurred September 18, 1883. He took a prominent part in promoting the interests of Troy township, aided largely in its development, and assisted in advancing its educational facilities, being school director for some time. His first vote was cast for the Whig party, but he later became a stalwart Democrat. Mrs. Elder still survives her husband, and, of their fourteen children, six are now living. They, were as follows: Ephraim, who died in childhood; Mrs. Henrietta White, who died in 1865; Mrs. Mary Buxton, who makes her home in Iowa; Mrs. Sarah Gould, who died in Toledo, Ohio, in April, 1895; William, of this review; Richard, who enlisted in Troy township, in the fall of 1861, becoming a member of Company E, 72nd O. V. I., and was killed at Pittsburg Landing the following year; John, a resident of Perrysburg township, Wood county; Jesse, who died in Troy township, in 1866; Isabel and Arabel, who also died in the same year; George, who makes his home in Perrysburg township; Lucy, who died several years ago; Martha, wife of Fred Gould, of Toledo; and Harriet, who lives in the same city. The mother now finds a pleasant home with our subject.

William Elder has ever devoted himself to agricultural pursuits since large enough to reach the plow-handles and aid in the cultivation of the old homestead. His education was obtained in the district schools of Troy township, and, on laying aside his text books, gave his whole time to clearing and improving the home farm of 129 acres; he owns also a tract of land in Perrysburg township. Politically, he is independent in his views, voting for those measures which he considers will be the most beneficial to the community, without regard to the party favoring them, and -he has served his fellow citizens as trustee of Troy township.

11. JOHN W. FARK is an enterprising farmer of Troy township, pleasantly located in Section 11, and although his residence in this county is of comparatively short duration, he has already identified himself with the representative and progressive citizens. In April, 1883, he located upon his fine farm of I16 acres, then only partially improved, which he had purchased the previous year, coming here from Toledo, Ohio, and has since devoted his time and attention to general farming and stock raising.

Mr. Fark was born in Woodville township, Sandusky Co., Ohio, in 1854, and is a son of Ernst Henry and Louisa (Miller) Fark. The father, who was a native of Hanover, Germany, was unmarried on locating in Sandusky county, and at an early day he also worked in Perrysburg, Wood county. For his first wife he wedded Mary Borchesding, who died in Woodville township, leaving two daughters-Caroline, wife of Henry Ernsthausen, of Freedom township, Wood county; and Mrs. Eliza Hartman, of Lucas county, Ohio. In 1853, in Woodville township, Sandusky county, was celebrated the marriage of Ernst Henry Fark and Miss Louisa Miller, who was born in Germany, and is a daughter of Diedrich Miller, one of the early pioneers of Woodville township, where he helped to build the pike, and there spent his remaining days. Mr. and Mrs. Fark still make their

home in Woodville township, where he developed a farm from the forest, and reared a family of seven children, who are still living, namely: John W., of this sketch; Henry, who resides upon the home farm; William, who is foreman of a telegraph line of Toledo; Mrs. Kate Aufderhide, of the same city; August, who is married, and is engaged in bookkeeping in Toledo; Mrs. Emma Hoodlebrink, of Woodville; and Fred, at home.

Like most farmer boys, John W. Fark was reared, and in the schools of Woodville township obtained his education. At the age of twenty-two he left the parental roof, being for two years employed as a farm hand, and then went to Toledo, where he worked at car repairing for two months during the day time, and then was made night inspector, which position he held for one year. His next employment was in a foundry, but after a short time he entered a sash factory. and on leaving that place secured work on a telegraph line. He next came to Troy township, Wood county, where he has since resided.

At Toledo, in 1881, Mr. Fark was joined in wedlock with Miss Louisa Havekost, whose birth occurred in Monroe, Mich. Her parents, John and Anna (Behrens) Havekost, were both natives of Germany. The father, who was an ocean sailor, went in 1849 to California, where he worked in the mines for a time, after which he returned to the Fatherland, and on again coming to the United States located near Monroe, Mich., where he and his wife still live. Seven children have been born to our subject and his wife Ernest John, Charley H., Lewis, Annie, Lorena, Gertrude and Mabel, the latter of whom died September 7, 1896, aged eleven months. The parents are members of the Lutheran Church at Woodville, and in politics he is a Democrat, by which party he was elected in I890 as trustee, and still continues to fill that office. For six years he efficiently served as a member of the school board, and for two terms was supervisor.

12. GEORGE FURRY, a worthy representative of one of the honored pioneer families of this county, is a native of Ohio, born in Stark county, in 1831, and is a son of Jacob and Fanny (Butler) Furry, both natives of Franklin county, Penn., the former born in 1797, and the latter in 1804. In their native State they passed their childhood days, were married, and in 1829 removed to Stark county, Ohio, where the father followed his trade of shoemaking until coming to Wood county in 1833. In Troy township he entered a tract of land in Section 5, which he began to clear and improve, but later sold that property and purchased a farm in what is now Lake township, but was then a part of Troy township. He was the first settler on the Ridge, and was the second to make a purchase there. He died in Lake township, June 21, 1866, and his wife, who survived him many years, died on the old homestead on August 21, 1887.

Their family consisted of nine children. (1) Jacob H., who died at Pemberville, in July, 1895, had enlisted in the Union army in 1861, as a member of Company E, 72nd O. V. I., was wounded at the battle of Shiloh, after which he was honorably discharged and returned home, but in 1864 he re-enlisted in the same company and regiment, and was sent to the hospital. He was discharged in 1865. (2) George, of this sketch, is the next in order of birth. (3) William,. who became a member of the same company as his brother Jacob, was taken prisoner at the battle of Guntown, and confined in Andersonville and Florence, being incarcerated for over nine months. He now resides on the old home farm in Lake township. (4) Mrs. Jane Whitemore makes her home in Haskins, Wood county. (5) Margaret died at East Toledo, Ohio, in July, 1890. (6) John, who also enlisted in 1861, in Company E, 72nd O. V. I., died at .Woodville, Sandusky Co., Ohio, May 3, 1887. He gallantly served for three years in the Union army. (7) Catherine is the wife of J. B. McCutchen, of Troy township. (8) Mary wedded Martin Shook, of the same township. (9) Charles resides at Gibsonburg,

Sandusky county.
Our subject was but two years of age on coming to Wood county with his parents, the trip

being made with an ox-team and cart. He was educated in the district schools of Troy and Lake townships, and remained a member of his father’s household until seventeen years of age, when he began learning the carpenter’s trade, which he would follow during the summer season. At the age of twenty-four he again took up his books and continued his studies for four years; at the end of which time he commenced teaching. That profession he has since followed during the winter months with the exception of two terms. In 1865, at Toledo, Ohio, he enlisted in Company G, 189th O. V. I., and was mustered into the United States service at Columbus, Ohio. He was appointed first sergeant, was stationed near Huntsville, Ala., and was mustered out as sergeantmajor, being honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn., September 28, 1865, after which he returned to his home in Wood county.

In Sandusky county, Ohio, in 1862, Mr. Furry was united in marriage with Miss Sarah. Jane Manchester, a native of Fremont, Ohio, who died in Lake township, Wood county, in 1867, leaving ‘ two daughters, namely: Adda Luella, who died in September, 1892; and Sarah Jane, wife of Dr. A. G. Snyder, of East Toledo, Ohio. In Lake township, in 1870, Mr. Furry was again married, his second union being with Miss Elizabeth Wicks, whose birth occurred in Sandusky county. Her parents, John and Sarah (Hartsell) Wicks, were natives of Pennsylvania, whence they moved to Wayne county, Ohio, later to Sandusky, and finally located in Lake township, Wood county, where they both passed away, the mother in June, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Furry have seven children: Frank, who is married and resides at Stony Ridge, Wood county; Lottie Alinda, Mabel May, Hattie, Stella, Roy and Zoa.

In his political views, Mr. Furry is a Republican, and he and his wife are faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. For sixty-three years he has now made his home in Wood county, has witnessed almost its entire growth and development, and has been instrumental in helping to bring about the wonderful changes that have taken place. He has many warm friends throughout the county, and by all who know him is held in the highest regard.

13. JAMES GIBSON. Prominent among the more intelligent, active and enterprising citizens of Troy township, is the gentleman whose name introduces this biography. His reputation for integrity and industry is second to none in the county, and he is held in high regard by all who know him. He now owns the old homestead of the family, which comprises 162 acres of land, and thereon has made his home some forty-six years. The premises are kept in good order, and invariably attract the attention of the traveler through this region as the home of plenty. Our subject was born in Genesee county, Mich., county, in 1847, and is a son of David and Abigail (Dilly) Gibson. The father was born and reared near Dundee, Scotland, and when about thirty years of age left his native land for the New World. On arriving in New York he went to Michigan, and in Genesee county operated a farm until coming, in 1850, to Wood county, where he purchased a partially-improved farm of 122 acres, on which stood a log house. In Genesee county he had married, and on coming to this country he located upon this land, which he cleared and cultivated, erecting thereon a good frame dwelling. On that farm he made his home until 1875, when he removed to East Toledo, Ohio, where he departed this life in 1887, his wife died very suddenly in Jamestown, Penn., in 1882, In their family were the following children: Mrs. Sarah Dennison, of Toledo, Ohio; Stephen deceased; James, subject if this sketch; May, who makes her home in East Toledo, Ohio; and David, deceased.

During his childhood, James Gibson attended the schools of Troy township, and contributed his share to the cultivation of the farm, In 1875 he was married in Sandusky county, Ohio, the lady of his choice being Miss Elmira Herman, a native of that county and a daughter of Henry and Clarinda (Webster) Herman, he of German nativity, and she of Ohio, but they early became residents of Sandusky county, where the father still lives. Five children have been born to our subject and his wife, namely: James E. (who is attending school at Ada, Ohio), Linda, Herman R., Florence and Margaret.

In his political affiliations Mr. Gibson is an inflexible adherent to the doctrines and principles of the Republican party, and has served as county commissioner. He is a public-spirited and enterprising man, taking an active part and interest in everything which seems, to promise a benefit to the community, and enjoys the esteem and confidence of his neighbors. Socially he is connected with Maumee Valley Lodge No. 515, I. O. O. F.; Perrysburg Lodge No. 524, K. P. and belongs to the Knights of Honor No. 3490, of Stony Ridge.

14. MARION GOODELL, a well-known agriculturist of Webster township, residing near Luckey, was born in Townsend township, Huron Co., Ohio, July 1, 1844. His grandparents, David and Electa (Melliman) Goodell, were natives of New York State. They had three children, among whom was Cyrenus Goodell, our subject’s father who came from New York when a young man and settled upon a farm in Huron county. He married Miss Lucretia Studley, and reared a family of five children, a sixth dying is early infancy. Orrin is a farmer in Troy township; Marion is the subject of this sketch; Electa Jane married Henry Sternamen; John is a blacksmith at Dunbridge; and Albert. In 1857 our subject’s father came to Wood county, and took up eighty acres of land in Troy township, adding to it afterward until he owned 320 acres, on which he erected a sawmill, the first in the township. He was one of the leading men of his locality, a Republican in politics, and a member of the M. E. Church. He died at Bowling Green, March 11, 1885, his wife surviving him until August 11, 1894.

Our subject shared the family fortunes in his youth, undergoing all the experiences of frontier life. When the war broke out he enlisted in Company K, 111th O. V. I. (Capt. D. W. H. Day commanding), and participated in thirty-two hard-fought battles, among them the engagements at Stone River, Resaca, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Knoxville. Chattanooga, Cedar Rapids, Stone Mountain, Alatoona, Fort Anderson. and Raleigh. In June, 1865, he was mustered out, and, returning to the old homestead, he remained there until he was twenty-five years old. He then bought eighty acres of land in Troy township; but, in 1882, he sold this and moved to Michigan, where he engaged in the meat business. Returning to this county, he purchased his present property, an eighty-acre farm in Webster township, upon which he has made many improvements. Beginning life poor, he has made his well-deserved success by industry and good management. On November 2, 1870, he married Miss Malinda Dennis, a daughter of Franklin and Sarah (Smith) Dennis, of Troy township, and they have six children: Albert, Richard, Jessie, Roscene, Kitty, and one whose name is not given.

In politics Mr. Goodell is a Republican, and in all local movement interested and helpful worker. He has been school director in his district, and he is a member of the G. A. R. Post, No. 690.

15. ORRIN GOODELL is numbered among the enterprising and thorough-going farmers of Troy township, residing in Section 28, where he has now made his home for over forty years during

which time he has aided in the growth and development of his locality. He is a native of Huron- county, Ohio, born in Townsend township, in 1844, and is a son of Cyrenius and Lucretia (Studley) Goodell, both of whom were born in New York. When a boy the former accompanied his father, David Goodell, to Huron county, and there the grandfather worked at his trade of a shoemaker at an early day, and also opened up a farm. In Huron county the parents of our subject were married and in 1855 they brought their family to Troy township, Wood county, where the father purchased the farm of a Mr. Phillips, on which Orrin now resides. His death occurred near Bowling Green. Ohio, in 1883, and his wife passed away near Dunbridge, Ohio, August, 1894. In political sentiment was a strong Republican, and became one of the prominent early settlers of Troy township. Our subject is the eldest in the family of five children, and was followed by Marion a resident of Webster township, Wood county; Jane, wife of Henry Sternaman, of Middleton township, this county; John, who makes his home in Dunbridge, Ohio; and Albert. of Bowling Green. The paternal grandfather spent his last days in Huron county, his widow then making her home with her children; she passed away in Richland county, Ohio.

The education of Orrin Goodell was begun in Huron county, but at the age of eleven years he was brought to Troy township, where he completed his his literary training. He early began to assist in the work on the home farm, and has since devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits with good success. He owns the old homestead, comprising sixty-seven acres of valuable land, pleasantly situated, and adjoining the village of Luckey. In the development and progress of the county he has taken an active part, and by his sagacity and foresight, while contributing to the welfare of his native State, he has been enabled to accumulate a comfortable competence. He takes quite an interest in political affairs, and casts his ballot with the Republican party. In June, 1865, in Troy township, he married Miss Celestia Williamson, a native of that township, and a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Sternaman) Williamson. Her father was born in New York, whence he removed to eastern Ohio, later coming to Wood county, but his last days were passed in Iowa, where he died. His wife was called from this earth while in Webster township, Wood county, in 1853. Three children grace the union of our subject and his wife: Sanford married Miss Helen Banks, a native of Webster township, who before her marriage was engaged in teaching in Wood county; Cyrenius is still with his parents; and Myrt is attending school.

16. PAUL GREULICH, an agriculturist of energy and ability, who resides in Section 7, Troy township, is a native of Medina county, Ohio, born in Liverpool township, in 1858, and is a son of John and Catherine (Weigle) Greulich. The birth of the father occurred at Frankfort, Germany, and at the age of eight years accompanied his father, John Greulich, Sr., to Medina county, locating in Liverpool township. At the age of nineteen he went to Cleveland, Ohio, but at the end of six years returned to the farm. In 1868 he removed to Toledo, where he was engaged in the dry-goods business on Cherry street for three years, and then again located on his farm in Liverpool township, where he passed his remaining days. His wife had died in Toledo. A brief record of their children is as follows: Christ died on the home farm; Joe, John and Louise, all died in Toledo; George is a resident of Lorain county, Ohio; Paul, of this review; Albert is engaged in the clothing business at Lorain, Ohio; and Mrs. Minnie Moley is of the same city.

The early life of our subject was spent in his native township, and at Toledo, where he acquired a common-school education, and, on starting out in life for himself, he engaged in the drygoods business with his father. In 1879 he came to Troy township, and in 189o purchased his present farm, selling at that time fifteen acres of the farm now owned by William Armbruster.

When he located upon his land only twenty of the sixty acres had been cleared, but now forty- five acres have been placed under the plow. In 1892 he built a barn. 40 x 60 feet, and in 1895 erected his comfortable two-story dwelling, 18 x 26 feet, with an L, 16 x 20 feet.
Mr. Greulich was united in marriage with Miss Katie Sattler, a native of Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, and a daughter of John Sattler, who now resides upon a farm in Perrysburg township, Wood county. By this union one child has been born-J. Don.

The political support of Mr. Greulich is given to the Democratic party. In 1888 he was elected a trustee of his township, which office he held for six years, and has also been a member of the school board. He served as adjuster and appraiser for The Lime City Insurance Company. Socially, Mr. Greulich holds membership with Perrysburg Lodge No. 774, I. O. O. F. He is pursuing the even tenor of his way as an honest man and good citizen, and to general farming devotes most of his time and attention.

17. JONAS HANELY,one of the early pioneers of Wood county, located first on forty acres of land in Troy township. Here since that time he has wisely continued to live, and given his time and attention to the building up of a homestead, and judging from present appearances he has succeeded in an admirable manner. His fine farm, comprising 100 acres,

has been placed under a good state of cultivation, and he has erected suitable buildings thereon. He looked upon this portion of the county during its early settlement by white men, and has watched with the deepest interest in its development and prosperity.

Lebanon county, Penn., was the early home of our subject, where he was born in Jnuary, 1826, on the farm of his parents, Michael and Susanna (Stoner) Hanely, also natives of the Keystone State, and, in 1830, was brought to Stark county, Ohio, where the father opened up a farm in the midst of the wilderness, and there died. His wife, who survived him, departed this life in Defiance couty, Ohio. Of their children we have record of the following; Elias resides in Lake township, Wood county, Moses died in Richland county, Ohio. Mrs. Catherine Shriner died in Troy township. Jonas is next in order of birth. Andrew makes his home in Defiance county, Ohio. Mrs. Sally Gockly, a widow, lives in Stark county.

On coming to Ohio, our subject was only four years old, and the common schools of Stark county afforded him his educational privileges. At the age of twenty-two he became a resident of Troy township, where he was married, in 1855, to Miss Susanna Smith, a native of Wayne county, Ohio and a daughter of John and Eva Smith, who were born in Pennsylvania and removed to Wayne county, at an early day, whence they came to Troy township. Her parents both died in Wood county, the father in Lake township and the mother in Troy township. To Mr. and Mrs. Hanely were born six children, but two are now deceased-Joseph, who died in Valparaiso Indiana and William, who died in Troy township. Those living are Mrs. Mary Ream, of Lemoyne, Ohio, Mrs. Sarah Crawford, of Paulding county, Ohio, George, who is married, and resides in Lake township, and John at home. Mr. Hanely is a member of the Lutheran Church, and in politics votes independently, not caring to be bound by party ties.

18. S. P. HATHAWAY has the reputation of a strictly first-class business man, reliable and energetic, and is a citizen of whom Wood county may justly be proud. He is one of the oldest merchants of Luckey, having begun business there in 1872, and in 1881 erected a two-story building, which burned down in 1893, but with characteristic energy he at once rebuilt it, and now has a substantial two-story brick block, in which he is doing a large and lucrative business.

A native of Wood county, Mr. Hathaway was born in Webster township October 6, 1847, and is a son of Isaac M. and Nancy (Stevens) Hathaway, the former a resident of Geauga county, Ohio, and the latter a native of Pennsylvania. The father’s birth occurred in 1822, and in his native county he acquired his education, after which, at the age of eighteen years, he came to Montgomery township, Wood county, with his parents, Daniel and Polly (Merricks) Hathaway, both of whom were born in Fall River, Mass. About 1820 the grandparents of our subject removed to Geauga county, Ohio, and later came to Montgomery township, this county, where they opened up a farm; for many years made their home in Webster township, Wood county, where the grandfather died in 1856, and his wife in 1880. He served his country in the war of 1812. By trade the father was a shoemaker, but also carried on farming. In Webster township he enlisted, in 1861, as a member of Company K, 21st O. V. I., for three years, being mustered in at Findlay, Ohio, and served in the army of the Cumberland. At the close of his term he reenlisted in the same company and regiment, and was killed on May 31, 1864, at New Hope Church. His wife still survives him, and makes her home in Luckey. Our subject is the eldest in their family of six children, the others being James and John, both of Luckey; Mary, who died in Webster township; Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, of Michigan; and Mrs. Lasetta Hibbs, of Auburndale, Lucas Co., Ohio.

S. P. Hathaway was reared in the usual manner of farmer boys, receiving his education in the district schools of Webster township, but after the outbreak of the Civil war, although quite’ young, he laid aside civil pursuits, and in 1864 joined Company K, 21st O. V. I., enlisting for three years or until the close of the war. He was mustered into the United States service at Toledo, Ohio, and was assigned to the army of the Cumberland. He participated in many battles and skirmishes, including the engagements at Buzzard’s Roost, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Kingston, Kenesaw, Atlanta, Jonesboro, siege o Savannah, went in pursuit of Hood, and was with Sherman on the celebrated march to the sea. He was in the Carolina campaign, being in the battles of Averyboro and Bentonville, and at the latter place was taken prisoner. He was confined at Danville and Richmond. On being discharged at Columbus, Ohio, in June, 1865, he returned to his home in Webster township, where he followed farming for a time. At Toledo, in 1866, he joined the regular army, and during the three years of his service was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Fort Randall and Fort Sully, after which he returned to Wood county.

On August 20, 1873, Mr. Hathaway was married to Delila (Bochman) Kinney, and to the marriage was born a daughter, Mary (Mrs. Clem-
Eberhart), September 7, 1874. She was educated in the public schools of Luckey and of Albion, Ind., and is now a resident of Ann Arbor, Mich., and has one child, Gertrude.

In 1878, in Troy township, Mr. Hathaway was the second time married, this time to Miss Mary Bushnell, a native of Sandusky county, Ohio, and a daughter of William and Emily (Clough) Bushnell, who were early pioneers of Troy township, and are-both now deceased. The lady is a sincere and faithful member of the Christian Church.

In his political relations, Mr. Hathaway is identified with the Republican party, served acceptably as postmaster under both Harrison and Garfield, and is a notary public of Troy township. He belongs to Benedict Post, No. 26, G. A. R., at Pemberville, in which he has filled the chair of quartermaster-sergeant, and is a member of Freedom Lodge No. 127, I. O. O. F. Personally and in a business sense he is popular among his townsmen, and considered a valuable addition to the community.

19. HENRY HOELTER. Among the prominent and enterprising farmers of Troy township, who

are of alien birth, is the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch. Like others of his countrymen, he brought to the New World those habits of economy and frugality which are an inherent characteristic of his native land, and the exercise of which, accompanied by industry and good management, have secured him a comfortable competence. His residence is located in Section 27, where he carries on agricultural pursuits. A native of Hanover, Germany, he was born in 1846, at the home of his parents, Joe and Elnora (Boehna) Hoelter, also natives of the same province. By trade his father was a carpenter, and he died in Hanover in 1849, while the mother survived him until 1882. In their family were seven children who grew to maturity, namely: Henry, who was drowned in Hanover; Mrs. Elizabeth Furmeyer, of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Eleanor Walker, who passed away in Germany; Mrs. Regina Braucksick, of Hanover; Frederick, who still makes his home in that country; and Mrs. Nora Huffman, who for some years has been a resident of Ross township, Wood county.

Mr. Hoelter was reared to manhood in his native land, but at the age of twenty-four years decided to try his fortune on this side of the Atlantic, where, he understood, better opportunities were afforded young men. Therefore, he set sail at Bremen, and after a voyage of seven weeks, landed at New York, whence he came direct to Cleveland, Ohio. In that city, in 1870, he was married, the lady of his choice being Miss Anna Marie Braucksick, who was also born in Germany, and is the daughter of John Henry and Elizabeth Braucksick, both natives of the Fatherland. They came to this county with our subject, but are now deceased. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Hoelter are nine children: William, who is married, and engaged in business as a member of the firm of Samson & Hoelter, of Luckey, Ohio; Lizzie, Anna, Carrie, Gus, Henry, Fred, John, and Dora.

From the time of his arrival in Cleveland, in 1869, until coming to Troy township, in 1875, Mr. Hoelter worked at the trade of a cooper in that city. Here he first rented land in the eastern part of the township, but in 1879 located upon his present farm of eighty acres, then partially improved. No buildings stood upon the place with the exception of a log house which was destroyed by fire in July, 1884, and the same year he erected his present comfortable frame residence. The land is now under a high state of cultivation, and all of the improvements found thereon are of a substantial character, indicating the owner to be a man of thrift and enterprise.

Mr. Hoelter uses his elective franchise in support of the measures and men put forward by the Democratic party, has been trustee of his township for some years, and also a member of the school board of District No. 5. Both he and his excellent wife are members of the Lutheran Church, and they enjoy the esteem and respect of the neighborhood.

20. ELIJAH H. HOPPER, a well-known agriculturist of Webster township, was born in Lucas county, Ohio, June 1, 1841. His family is of English origin, and his grandparents, William and Mary Hopper, were lifelong residents of the county of Kent, England. George Hopper, our subject’s father, was born there in 1808, and in early manhood came to the United States, locating first in New York State, where he was married, in 1830, to Miss Annie Robbins, who was born in New York, June 12, 1808. Nine children were born to them: Rufus, deceased; William, deceased; Mary, the wife of Samuel Lyman, of Leesburg, Ind.; Priscilla; James J.; Elijah H; Luella, the wife of Fred Leathers, of Michigan; Augustus H., a resident of New York; and Benjamin, who lives in Toledo. In 1840 our subject’s father came to Wood county, and bought 160 acres of land in Troy township, which he improved. He was a man of excellent qualities, much esteemed by those who knew him, a Republican in politics, and a member of the M. E. Church. He died in 1878, followed two years later by his wife.

Mr. Hopper attended the district schools of Troy township during his boyhood, and in 1863 went to Webster township and bought ninety-six acres of fine land near Fenton, which he has since cultivated. His industry and frugality have met their due reward, and he now has a handsome residence and a barn of the latest model. He is chiefly engaged in general farming and stock raising. He was married in 1863 to Miss Catherine S. Allen, who was born in Sandusky county, in 1842. They have had four children, two of whom died in infancy. The others are Mary, who married Adrian Hiser, and Ada, the wife of Eugene Morris, of Stony Ridge.

In the year 1895, Mr. Hopper lost his barn and all of his out-buildings by fire, occasioned by combustion. He afterward sold his farm and purchased a vegetable and fruit farm in Findlay, Hancock Co., Ohio, upon which he and his wife moved, and where they still reside.
Mr. Hopper holds a high place in the community, and has held positions of trust in the township most of the time for twenty years. He is a leading member of the M.. E. Church, and has been influential in the Sunday school for thirty-eight years.

21. JOHN LANDWEHR, one of the pioneer agriculturists of Webster township, was born April 11, 1828, in Hanover, Germany. His parents, Caspar and Catherine Landwehr, were natives of the same province. They had four children-Fred, Annie, Katie, and John, our subject, who is now the only survivor. His mother died when he was a year old, and at the age of fourteen he was bound out for wages by his father. He received a fair education, however, by making good use of his opportunities. In 1854 he came to America in a sailing vessel, and landed in Baltimore with but two shillings in his pocket. He made his way to Portsmouth, Ohio, and secured employment in a foundry, where he worked six years. In 1861 he came to Wood county, and bought eighty acres of wild land, which was one unbroken stretch of woods and water. There were no roads, and it took two days to make a trip from his home to Woodville and return, a distance of eight miles. His first dwelling was, of course, a log cabin, but the well-earned prosperity of his later years has enabled him to build a comfortable residence and farm buildings of modern pattern. He has also added sixty acres more to his estate, making one of the finest farms in his vicinity. He was married November 19, 1858, to Miss Julia Alert, of Portsmouth, Scioto county, a native of Hanover, Germany, born November 9, 1839. She was one in a family of nine children, born to Christopher and Mary Alert.

Mr. and Mrs. Landwehr have had five children: John; George; Louisa, the wife of Edward Howard; George, who died in infancy; and Annie, born January 28, 1871, the wife of Henry Myers, now the manager of his father-in-law’s farm. They were married October 25, 1888, and have four children -George, born August 13, 1889; Delia, April 17, 1891 ; Lawrence, August 17, 1893; and Verna, August 26, 1895.

Mr. Landwehr is one of the public-spirited men of his township, and has served as school director for twelve years, and trustee for three years, discharging every duty with faithfulness and discretion. In politics he is a Republican, and he is a leading member of the German Lutheran Church at Luckey.

22. JOHN LAYMAN, a pioneer agriculturist and lumberman of Webster township, was born November 1, 1839, in Berne, Switzerland. His parents, John and Martha (Jacobs) Layman, were both natives of that place, and were married there. In 1849 they came to Wood county, and purchased eighty acres of unimproved land in Webster township. Our subject’s father was a man of great energy and practical ability, a Democrat in politics, and a consistent member of the Lutheran Church. He died in August, 1872, and his wife survived him until August 13, 1893. Their children were as follows: Barbara; Peter, a farmer in Webster township; Chris William; John, our subject; and Anne.

Mr. Layman was ten years old when he came to America, and he remembers well the scenes and experiences of pioneer times, when Indians, wolves and mosquitoes kept the settlers in constant dread and discomfort. The first home of the family was a little log cabin, and they nearly starved at times. Their wheat had to be carried thirty miles to mill. When he reached the age of twenty-two, Mr. Layman enlisted in Company I, 111th O. V. I. (Capts. Yeager and Norris commanding). He took part in thirty-two hard fought engagements, the principal ones being Stone River, Allatoona, Resaca, Lost Mountain, siege of Knoxville, Chattanooga, Cedar Rapids, Utoy Creek, Fort Anderson, Raleigh, and Atlanta. He was discharged at Salisbury, N. C., June 27, 1865. Returning home, he bought eighty acres of forest land near Luckey, and erected a sawmill-, which he operated for twenty years. In 1873, he was married to Miss Mary Smith, also a native of Berne, Switzerland. They have four children: Frank, Fred, Mary and Edward. In politics, Mr. Layman is a Republican, and he belongs to Benedict Post, G. A. R., of Pemberville. He and his wife are prominent members of the Evangelical Church at Luckey.

23. JEROME B. MCCUTCHEN, justice of the peace of Troy township, was born in Franklin county, Penn., May 24, 1840, and is the son of James and Catherine (Shook) McCutchen, both natives of the same county. By trade the father was a stone mason and a brick layer, and, in 1856, he emigrated with his family to Troy township, Wood Co., Ohio. He continued to make his home until his death, January 14, 1896, at Stony Ridge, where his wife departed this life September 12, 1888. They were parents of three sons, who grew to maturity, Jerome B., of this sketch, being the eldest. Samuel enlisted in Company K, 111 th O. V. I., under Capt. Day, and was mustered into the United States service at Columbus, Ohio; like so many brave boys, he laid down his life on the altar of his country, being killed at Franklin, Tenn. James, who became a member of the same company in 1862, and served throughout the war, is now an engineer for Mr. Wagoner, at Stony Ridge.

In the common schools of Franklin county, Penn., Jerome B. McCutchen acquired his education, and at the age of sixteen came with his parents to Troy township, Wood county, where he has since continuously engaged in farming and school teaching. In 1861, in that township, was celebrated his marriage with Miss Catherine Furry, a native of Lake township, this county, and a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Butler) Furry, who, at a very early day, came from the Keystone State to Lake township, where they passed away. Six children have been born to our subject and his wife-Margaret A., wife of Eugene C. Calkins, of Stony Ridge; Elizabeth, who died in 1892; Emma J.; Samuel A.; Carrie M., wife of E. H. Williams, of Pemberville; and Charles H.

With the exception of three years, Mr. McCutchen has been justice of the peace since 1866, discharging the duties of the office in a creditable and acceptable manner. Politically he is an ardent Democrat, twice being candidate of that party for probate judge, and for a number of years held the position of town clerk. Socially he is a member of Phoenix Lodge No. 123, F. &. A. M. For forty years he has witnessed the development and progress of the county, has aided materially in its advancement, and is numbered among its most popular and enterprising men.

24. E. F. METZGER, the efficient town clerk of Troy township, and postmaster of Stony

Ridge, is a native of Wood county, born in Troy township, January 15, 1867, and is a son of Lewis and Mary (Reninger) Metzger, both born in the German Empire, emigrating to America in 1835. In Medina county, Ohio, they were reared and married, but, as early as 1856, became residents of Wood county; in 1850, the father purchased his present farm in Troy township. They reared a family of seven children, namely: John, who died in Perrysburg township, November 7, 1894; Charles, who died in Troy township, November .3, 1888; George, a resident of Paulding county, Ohio; Henry, who died in Troy township, in 1883; E. F., of this sketch; and Carrie and ;Allen, both at home.

Our subject was reared to rural life, receiving his primary education in the district schools, after which he pursued his studies for two sea.sons in the Fostoria Normal School. On leaving school he began teaching, which profession he followed for eight years in Wood county, meeting with excellent success as an instructor. .In his political affiliations, Mr. Metzger is a Democrat, and for the past six years has taken ,an active part in local public affairs, being one of the leaders of his party in the township. In 1892 he was appointed town clerk, and afterward elected for three consecutive terms; in December, 1893, he was appointed postmaster of Stony Ridge, to succeed J. E. Stewart. He has proved a capable official, discharging the duties of the offices to the satisfaction of all concerned. He holds membership with the Lutheran Church of Stony Ridge, and Fort Meigs Lodge No. 774, I. O. O. F., of Perrysburg, and is universally respected as an honorable, upright young man.

25. JOHN D. MUIR, a leading agriculturist of Webster township, Wood county, was born in that vicinity, January 15, 1841. His father, James Muir, was born in Scotland, and in 1832 came to Wood county and entered 160 acres of land in Webster township, where he died April 18, 1857. He was a Republican in politics, and one of the earliest supporters of the United Presbyterian Church at Scotch Ridge. He married Miss Marion Dunipace, a native of Scotland, and had twelve children, of whom our subject is the eldest. Margaret, Jane and James reside with their mother at the old homestead; Mary married John Hagamier; Susan married H. C. Swan; Jessie married Charles Greiner; William, Isabel, Frances, and Alice are deceased.

Mr. Muir went to school during boyhood in an old log house in District No. 4, Webster township, his first teacher being Miss Carruthers. He worked upon the farm until 1861, when he enlisted in Company K, 21st O. V. I., under Capt. S. S. Canfield. He participated in a number of hard-fought battles, and in January, 1863, received an honorable discharge. Soon after he re- enlisted for five years in Company G, 64th battalion, which consolidated with a battalion from Wyandot county, forming the 144th O. V. I. (Col. Hunt commanding). After the consolidation, Lieut. Muir was transferred from Company G to E. He was ordered to Toledo September 16, 1863, where he was commissioned second lieutenant, and then sent home, September 19, to order his company to report at Camp Lucas, Toledo, Ohio. A collision occurred September 20, on the D. & M. R. R., while the new recruits were on their way to Toledo, and several were killed and injured. Among the latter was Lieut. Muir, who was unable to go to the front for some time, but finally, in May, 1864, rejoined his regiment at Wilmington, Del. He returned home at the close of the war, and in 1866 bought forty acres of land, and built a log cabin with only one window and one door, and to this primitive abode, on May 2, 1866, he brought his bride, formerly Miss Eliza Loomis, a daughter of Dudley and Mary (Wallace) Loomis. Five children were born of this union, whose names with dates of birth are as follows: Philinda, December 30, 1866, was for ten years a successful teacher in the public schools, and now travels as saleslady for a Kansas firm; Dudley J., June 2, 1868; Minnie, September 20, 1870, married Charles Urban; Fannie, July 15, 1874, married July 18, 1896, to Byron H. Callin; Mabel, August 2, 1875, is at home. Mr. Muir is now living in Toledo, having retired from active business. He is a Republican in politics, and has held various offices of trust, having been school director for twelve years, and also trustee and supervisor. He is a member of the F. & A. M., No. 516, of Pemberville; of Manateau Club, and A. P. A., of Toledo, and of Benedict Post G. A. R., No. 26, of Pemberville, of which he is commander. DUDLEY J. MUIR, our subject’s son, was born at the old homestead in Webster township, near Scotch Ridge. He was educated in the schools of that neighborhood, and for a time was employed as traveling salesman for a firm in Chicago. On October 7, 1890, he married Miss Kaddie Beard, daughter of Alex and Mary (Shoemaker) Beard. She was born March 25, 1870, in Perrysburg township. They are leading members of the U. B. Church. Mr. Dudley Muir is a Republican, and a member of Camp A. Jolly, Sons of Veterans, No. 301, of Pemberville.

26. E. H. MYERS, senior member of the firm of Myers Brothers, his partner being J. A. Myers, established business in Luckey in 1883. Their first store was located ‘on their present site, and was a building 22 x 35 feet, where they carried a stock of general merchandise; but a year later they added to it a room 22 x 6o feet, in which they placed a stock of hardware and farming implements. That building, however, was destroyed by fire in July, 1893, but the following fall they erected their present two-story brick block, which has a 44-foot frontage and is 60 feet deep. There they have a full and complete line of hardware and general merchandise, and the upper story is used for a store room. Their stock is well selected, and their courteous, kindly treatment of customers has gained them a liberal patronage.

In 1852 the birth of our subject occurred in Sandusky county, Ohio, and he is a son of C. H. and Dora (Deidmyer) Myers, natives of Germany, where they were reared and married. On coming to the New World they first located in Buffalo, N. Y., but in 1852 removed to Sandusky county, where the father followed agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred in 1857. His wife later married Frank Rolfes, with whom she came to Troy township, Wood county, where she passed away in 1893. By her first marriage she became the mother of six children: C. H., who resides on a farm near Elmore, Ohio; Mrs. Schroder, of Pemberville, Ohio; Mrs. L. Rolfes, of Troy township; E. H., of this sketch; J. A., who is in partnership with our subject; and W. F., who also makes his home in Luckey.

The district schools afforded our subject his educational advantages, and at an early age he entered a grocery store at Elmore, Ohio, where he was employed for a time. For two years he also worked at the carpenter’s trade in that place, and in 1861 came to Wood county. At Pemberville, he was first employed in the store of a Mr. Rosinger, later with A. Froney & Schroder, and then worked for Mr. Froney until coming to Luckey.

In Troy township, Mr. Myers led to the marriage altar Miss Anna Rolf, a daughter of John Rolf, now deceased, and their wedding was celebrated in 1873. They have no children of their own, but have an adopted daughter-Bertha. They are members of the Lutheran Church, and hold an honorable place in the estimation of their fellow citizens. The political support of Mr. Myers is given to the Democratic party, and for seven years he efficiently served as township clerk. Both in business circles and in private life he is honored and esteemed for his upright character.