BEAL A. ADAMS.   Since 1899 Beal Adams has made his home on his present farm of seventy-five acres situated in Tuscarawas township.  He was born in Coshocton county, Dec. 13, 1858, a son of George and Jane (Casssingham) Adams, residents of Virginia township, where the father engaged in farming.  The mother's birth occurred in England.   
     Beal A. Adams was reared in much the usual manner of farm lands, assisting in the work of plowing, planting and harvesting through the spring and summer months, while a short period each winter was devoted to study in the district schools, wherein he mastered  a fair knowledge of the common branches of learning.  Mr. Adams has always made farming the source of his livelihood and since 1899 has made his home on his present tract, comprising seventy-five acres in Tuscarawas township.  He has here a well improved property, supplied with all conveniences and accessories necessary for the successful conduct of a farm and each year harvests good crops as a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon the fields.
     Mr. Adams was married Nov. 11, 1889, to Miss Della Marquman, a daughter of William and Elizabeth Marquman, residents of Virginia township.  Their union has been blessed with five children, four sons and one daughter: Ray, Carl, Glenn, Virgil and Grace, all still under the parental roof.
     While Mr. Adams gives stalwart support to the men and measures of the republican party, he has never been active as an office seeker.  His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church.  He is a worthy representative of our best type of American manhood, endowed by nature with admirable qualities and commands uniform respect and good will wherever he is known.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. II - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 383

Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. II - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 291

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS is a partner in the Coshocton Lumber Company, a successful commercial enterprise of the city. He was born in Keene township, this county, his parents being E. W. and Olivia (Gleason) adams, now residents of Coshocton.  His father was reared a farmer but later became interested in the lumber business as a member of the firm of Adams& Gleason at Roscoe and is now a director of the People's Banking & Trust Company and is connected with other business enterprises of Coshocton.
     In the public schools of Keene and also in the Keene select school John Q. Adams pursued his education to the age of twelve years, when he removed with his parents to Coshocton and later became a high-school student, completing the course by graduation with the class of 1891  He spent two years in acquiring a more specifically literary education in the Ohio Wesleyan College at Delaware and then made his initial step in the business world at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, as an employe of a house dealing in builders' supplies, it being his intention to thoroughly acquaint himself with the business in every particular. He spent four years there and his close application and energy won him successive promotions until he finally became assistant manager of the wholesale builders' supply yard.  Thus with thorough understanding of the trade he returned to Coshocton in 1901 and with his two brothers organized the Coshocton Lumber Company..  This concern is the largest of the kind in the city, handling a full line of builders' supplies, including lumber.  They have complete facilities for carrying on the business and their trade has enjoyed a remarkable growth.  They deal exclusively in lumber and building materials, and have a large storage capacity, insuring always a large supply on hand to promptly fill all orders of whatever magnitude.  The office and yards are located alongside of the Wheeling & Lake Erie tracks, where they are sure of quick shipping services.  They make a specialty of large orders and are always prepared to offer an inducement to lumber buyers in general.  The benefit of a large an complete stock of all classes of building material, together with prompt delivery, gives reliable service in every detail.  This business from the very commencement attracted general attention and favorable comment owing to the character and the very superior quality of the material carried.  This reputation has not only been sustained but has become firmly established owning to the great volume of business done each year.  this truth is fully demonstrated by the fact that today it ranks as one of the largest lumber companies in the eastern part of Ohio in any city the size of Coshocton.  Their methods of doing business are such as to win the confidence of the most skeptical and the proprietors are all young men of rare business ability and the highest standing and integrity.
     In his political affiliations John Q. Adams is a republican, strong in support of the party.  He has attained the Knight Templar degree in Masonry, belongs to the Elks lodge, and is a member of the Beta Theta Pi.  His thorough preparation for a business career proved an excellent foundation upon which to build his success, and along legitimate lines and through successive states of development  he has built up an enterprise which is now a leading commercial concern of the city.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 468

Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. II - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 126

Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. II - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 160

Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. II - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 252

Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. II - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 99

JOHN ED. ARONHALT.     In the front rank of the columns which have advanced the civilization of Coshocton county the Aronhalt family has led the way to the substantial development, progress and upbuilding of the section in which they have so long made their home, and John E. Aronhalt is a worthy representative of the name.  He was born on a farm in Lafayette township, Jan. 2, 1854, a son of William S. and Rebecca  (Roadruck) Aronhalt, both of German descent and numbered among the very earliest settlers of this part of the Buckeye state.
     John Ed. Aronhalt is one of a family of eight children, five sons and three daughters, he being the third in order of birth.  He was reared to farm life and acquired his education in the district schools.  After reaching years of maturity, he engaged in farming on his own account, first in Virginia township, while later he spent one year in Jackson township, prior to  his removal to Lafayette township.  He eventually took up his abode in Coshocton in what is known as the Aronhalt and Trovinger addition to that city, and here he has become a prominent factor in the life and work of this enterprising little city.  He installed and operated for two years the first electric motor mining machine for the Morgan Run Coal Company, and for four years was weighmaster for the Wade Coal Company.  During the five succeeding years he was traveling salesman for the Singer Sewing Machine Company and has to his credit the sale of ninety-six machines in eleven months.  Accompanied by Mrs. Aronhalt and their youngest daughter he went to Olympia, Washington, in October, 1902, and was engaged in the construction of electric railways in that city and for a few months was prospecting in California, but in the fall of 1903 he returned to Coshocton county and engaged in farming on what is known as the Denman farm near the city of Coshocton, while one year later he took up his abode in his present home on Cambridge road, and is the owner of some fine horses.  Among his stock may be seen the well known animal.  Maizie V., with a track record of 2:20.
     Mr. Aronhalt was married in 1877 to Miss Minnie E. Miller, a daughter of Isaac W. and Sarah (Morgan) Miller, of Lafayette township, by whom he has two daughters:  Mertie, the wife of George Conley; and Vernal, at home. 
     Mr. Aronhalt served as assessor of Tuscarawas township for nine years and on the 1st of August, 1907, was appointed United States gauger.  He is a republican in his political views and takes an active interest in all public matters, his aid and cooperation being sought in every movement calculated to better community interests.  His fraternal relations are with Fidelity Lodge, No. 135, K. P., while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church.  Widely known, his life history cannot fail to prove of interest to his many friends and it is therefore with pleasure that we present this record of his career to our readers.
Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 291

Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. II - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 219

Source: Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio - Vol. I - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 514