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GIDEON F.
CASTLE.
Gideon F. Castle, in point of
priority the oldest practicing
lawyer at the Columbus bar, his
identification therewith covering
more than forty-six years, was born
in Miami county, Ohio, on the 4th of
November, 1829. His parents were
John H. P. and Margaret (Tabler)
Castle, both of whom were natives of
the state of Maryland but became
early residents of Ohio, arriving in
the year 1815, at which time the
father secured a quarter section of
land in Miami county, upon which he
and his family resided for many
years. In the early '50's, however.
he disposed of his property in this
state and went west, locating in
Greene county, Illinois, where he
continued to make his home until his
demise.
The early experiences of Gideon F.
Castle were those of the farm boy of
the period. He attended the country
schools during the. winter months
and alternated those periods of
education with work upon the home
farm. In 1853 the opportunity to
secure a more advanced education
came to him and he entered the Ohio
Wesleyan University, at Delaware.
where he pursued a scientific course
and was graduated with the class of
1857. On leaving college he took up
the study of law with M. H. Jones,
of Pique, Miami county. and was
admitted to the bar on the 4th of
June, 1860, entering upon active
practice in July of the same year at
Toledo, Ohio.
For two years Mr. Castle practiced in that city and
then in 1862 carne to Columbus,
where he opened a. law office, which
he has since maintained. All of the
members of the bar of that date in
Columbus have passed away with the
exception of Judge Herman B. Alberry.
who at that time was probate judge
of Franklin county. Mr. Castle,
therefore, is entitled to the
distinction of being the oldest
surviving legal practitioner in the
capital city. As stated, in 1863 he
opened his law office, occupying the
same building in which he is still
located at No. 111 1/2 South high
street. He has never been a
politician in the sense of office
seeking and the only times that he
has consented to become a candidate
was when nominated on two occasions
in the '601 for the office of
prosecuting attorney when the
democratic vote outnumbered the
republican two to one.
Mr. Castle is a member of the Ohio State and Franklin
County Bar Associations, becoming a
member of the latter in 1869. He has
always confined his attention
strictly to the practice of law,
declining to become connected with
any outside interests. He is a
vigorous, robust man, enjoying
perfect health, and the success of
his earlier years make it possible
for him now to choose only such law
work as he desires to undertake. He
is, therefore, following his
profession at his ease, nor does he
expect to retire, for indolence and
idleness are utterly foreign to his
nature, and the legal profession
finds in him a warm devotee. |
CHARLES W.
CLARKE, a well known
representative of agricultural
interests, living in Blendon
township, was born near Dubuque,
Iowa, Van Buren county, Oct. 5,
1851, a son of George and
Mindwell E. (Griswold) Clarke.
He was the youngest of five
children and was but five months old
when in February, 1852, his father
died and his widowed mother with her
children returned to Blendon
Township to reside with her father
at Blendon Corners, where she still
makes her home. Further
mention of her is made on another
page of this work. She is
today one of the most honored among
the pioneer ladies of the county,
having spent almost her entire life,
covering eighty-six years, in this
locality.
Following the return of the family to Franklin county,
Charles W. Clarke remained on
the old homestead farm of his
grandfather until 1879, when he was
married, and in the spring of 1880
came to his present farm, comprising
one hundred and twenty-five acres of
rich and productive land. He
lived upon his property for four
years and then went to reside with
his father-in-law,
George Kirts, of Blendon
township, operating his farm for
three years, after which he returned
to his own property and has made it
his home continuously since. It is
now a well improved farm, supplied
with good buildings, which he keeps
in a state of excellent repair.
He carries on general farming and
stock-raising, and for fifteen years
made a specialty of butter-making,
selling the product of his dairy in
Columbus. In addition to the
home farm Mrs. Clarke owns
forty-five acres of land south of
Blendon Corners, known as the
Grinnel
Farm, from which she
derives a good annual rental.
It was on the 30th of January, 1879, that Mr. Clarke
was married to Miss Ella J. Kirts,
whose birth occurred in Jersey
township, Licking county, April 20,
1853, her parents being George
and Ellen Lavina (Woodruff) Kirts,
of whom mention is made
elsewhere in this volume.
Mrs. Clarke is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church and
Mr. Clarke contributes to the
support of the church at
Westerville. He is independent
in politics, voting for men and
measures rather than party.
His social relations are with
Blendon lodge, A. F. & A. M., and
Mount Vernon commandery, K. T., of
Columbus, while he also belongs to
the Blendon Grange. He is
interested in all that pertains to
agricultural progress here, and
matters of general benefit relating
to the welfare of the community also
awaken his interest and endorsement.
(Source: * Centennial History of Columbus, and
Franklin Co., Ohio by William Alexander Taylor - Vol. II - 1909 -
Page 42) |
GEORGE W. CLARKE |
ALBERT COOPER,
M.D.
Dr. Albert Cooper, who for more than
three decades has not been numbered
among the successful medical
practitioners of Columbus, was born
in Coshocton county, Ohio, September
24, 1851. He is a representative of
an old American family, his
great-grandfather, Archibald Wilson,
having aided the colonists in their
struggle for independence in the
Revolutionary war. The father,
Archibald W. Cooper, was a native of
Muskingum county, Ohio, made his way
to Coshocton county in the late 30's
and carried on agricultural pursuits
in the Buckeye state until 1864.
That year witnessed his removal to
Kansas, in which state he made his
home until called to his final rest.
His wife, who bore the maiden name
of Maria Blizzard was born in
Virginia in 1812, accompanied her
parents on their removal to Licking
county, Ohio, in early childhood.
She passed away in the year 1882.
Dr. Albert Cooper, acquired his
literary education in the schools of
his native county and in St. Joseph,
Missouri, and then began the study
of medicine in the Cincinnati
College of Medicine & Surgery, from
which institution he was graduated
in 1875. Locating for the practice
of his profession in Kansas, he
there continued for two years and on
the expiration of that period took
up his abode on the north side of
Columbus, this city having since
remained the field of his labors. At
that early day Columbus was but
sparsely settled and gave little
promise of rapid development but Dr.
Cooper has witnessed its steady
growth and progress, while his
practice has gradually increased its
volume and importance until he is
now a most successful and well-known
representative of his chosen
calling. For three years, from
1881 to 1884, he was demonstrator of
anatomy in the Columbus Medical
College, and he keeps in close touch
with the progress of the profession
through his membership in the
Columbus Academy of Medicine, the
State Medical Society and the
American Medical Association.
In 1880 Dr. Cooper was united in marriage to Miss
Jennie McCrum, a native of Belmont
county, Ohio. Fraternally he
is connected with Neoacacia Lodge,
No. 595, A. F. & A. M., at North
Columbus, of which he is senior
warden, and he also belongs to Ohio
chapter, Scioto Consistory, the
Scottish Rite and Lincoln Lodge of
the Odd Fellows. He is like
wise identified with the Sons of the
American Revolution, and is a life
member of the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical
Society. He is interested in
the city's welfare and public
spirited to an eminent degree, he
served on the school board in 1890-1
and from 1891 until 1896 he was a
member of the city council, acting
as vice president for one year of
that time. He holds to high
ideals in the practice of medicine
and finds in the faithful
performance of each day's duty
inspiration and courage for the
labors of the succeeding day.
In his work he is prompted by a love
of scientific research and by a
spirit of broad humanitarianism as
well as that laudable desire for
financial success which is a
stimulus in every honorable
business. |
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