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Source#1: History of Richland Co., Ohio - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880
Source#2: History of Richland Co., Ohio - from 1808 to 1908 by A. J. Baughman - Chicago: The J. S. Clarke Publishing Co. 1908 - Vol. II - starts at page 595.
Source#3: North Central Ohio Biographies embracing Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron & Knox Counties by William A. Duff - 3 vols. 1931

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J. E. HARTER, who is successfully engaged in the livery business in Bellville, was born in Monroe township, Richland county, Ohio, January 19, 1861, his parents being Emanuel and Elizabeth (Ridenour) Harter. The paternal grandfather had come from Pennsylvania. The father of our subject was likewise a native of Monroe township, Richland county, and followed agricultural pursuits throughout his active business career, passing away in 1900. His wife was called to her final rest nineteen years ago. Unto this worthy couple were born ten children, namely: Martha, the wife of Henderson Fleming, a farmer of Worthington township; William, of Williams county, Ohio; J. E., of this review; Lovey, the wife of William Stafford, a farmer of Worthington township; Alma, the wife of George Mock, also of Worthington township; Minnie, the wife of Sheridan Hoover, who resides in Mansfield; Charles, an oil man of Wood county, Ohio; Oscar, who is engaged in the oil business in Hancock county; Verda, the wife of Charles Dill, of Worthington township; and Anna, the wife of Ora Holland, of Jefferson township.
     J. E. Harter acquired his education in the schools of Bellville and remaind under the parental roof until he had attained the age of twenty five years. He then followed farming in Jefferson township for two years and on the expiration of that period took up his abode in Bellville, where he has since resided. He is now the oldest liveryman in the city, having been engaged in this line of activity for the past eleven years, and has gained a gratifying and well merited measure of prosperity.
     In 1886 Mr. Hart was united in marriage to Miss Matilda Mowrey, of Jefferson township, by whom he has four children: Earl and Florence, who are at home; Don, who passed away in 1906; and Dale, also at home.
     In his political views Mr. Harter is a stalwart republican and has served as constable for ten years, being still the incumbent in that position. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Lutheran church and fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 382. Having spent his entire life in this county, he is well and favorably known as a substantial and enterprising business man and upright citizen.
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MICHAEL D. HARTER was born at Canton, Ohio, April 6, 1846. His life was one of great activity. Before he was of age he established the banking house of George D. Harter & Brother of Canton. Before the age of twenty-three he became treasurer and manager of the Aultman-Taylor Company of Mansfield, removing to this place in 1869. He there established the Savings Bank and was a director in many large affairs of interest to the town. In Canton he was a partner in the banking business of Isaac Harter & Sons, and he established and was to the time of his death president of the Isaac Harter Milling Company of Fostoria. With all his private affairs occupying his time he never turned a deaf ear to a cry for help, giving not only freely of his means, but advice, influence and work. The tariff question and the one of honest money was to him a burning question and his life in congress was devoted to this. In his own party few at that time stood with him but none doubted his courage and honesty. Much in political life was a trial and at the end of two terms he declined another nomination and came home in 1895, worn out, and died February 22, 1896.
His success in life was largely due to his unselfishness and belief that in all men good could be found. Treachery sickened and saddened but never made him bitter. He had great personal magnetism and in his public speaking had the art of making the dryest subjects clear and interesting. At the end of twelve years his family are still learning of his great benefactions. These were known only to himself and the one benefited, and one is safe in saying that the whole will never be known.

WILLIAM M. HAWK, is a representative of one of the old and well known families of Richland county. His birth occurred about one and a half miles south of Shelby on the 26th of March, 1865, he being the eldest of the six children of Jacob and Sarah Hawk, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume. He now lives on section 20, Sharon township, where he is actively and successfully engaged in general farming. During his infancy he was taken by his parents to the farm on which he now resides and throughout his entire life he has been connected with the tilling of the soil. He now has ninety-six acres belonging to his father which he cultivates and in the spring of 1908 he purchased fifty-two acres of land in Jackson township. This, however, he now rents while he operates the farm belonging to his father. In all his business affairs he displays keen enterprise and untiring energy, and that his farming interests are well managed is indicated by the generous harvests which he annually gathers. He has also been a stockholder in the Independent Telephone Company since its organization and is likewise financially interested in canning factory at Shelby.
On the 16th of September, 1891, Mr. Hawk was married to Miss Ella H. Stone, who was born in Crawford county, August 27, 1864, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Dickson) Stone. In 1898 Mr. Hawk was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died on the 12th of September in that year, leaving a little son, William Harold who was born April 2, 1898. On the 15th of November, 1899, Mr. Hawk was again married, his second union being with Florence C. Hartman, who was born in Jackson township, this county, Nov. 20, 1865, and is a daughter of John F. and Louise (Kuhn) Hartman There is one daughter by the second marriage, Sarah Louise, born Oct. 15, 1900.
In his political views Mr. Hawk is an earnest republican, never faltering in his support of the party. He has been a lifelong member of the Reformed church, is active in its work and loyal to its interests. For eight years he filled the office of deacon and for seven years ahs been an elder of the church. His life is upright in its purpose, manly in its conduct, and wherever he is known Mr. Hawk receives the respect that is always accorded to genuine worth in every land and clime.

RAYMOND C. HOILES. One of the leading figures in North Central Ohio is Raymond C. Hoiles, who is editor and publisher of the Mansfield News. He was born at Alliance, Ohio, Nov. 24, 1878, a son of Samuel and Ann (Ladd) Hoiles.
     Samuel Hoiles was a farmer throughout his life. He was born at Alliance, Ohio, and spent his entire life in that section. He died in 1909 and his wife died in 1906. Both are buried at Alliance. They were the parents of the following children: Frank A., lives at Alliance; Rolland L., lives at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Effie M. Hilles, lives at Alliance; Raymond C., the subject of this sketch; and four children who died in infancy.
     Raymond C. Hoiles was reared in Alliance and spent his boyhood on his father’s farm. He received the degree of Bachelor of Science from Mt. Union College in 1902 nd at that time became interested in newspaper work, being employed on the Alliance Review. Mr. Hoiles purchased the Lorain Times Herald in 1919 and has owned the Mansfield News since 1922. He acquired the interests of the Telegraph Forum in 1927.
     In 1905 Mr. Hoiles married Miss Mabel Crumb, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the daughter of C. D. and Helen (Haines) Crumb, natives of New York and Ohio respectively. Mr. Crumb lives at Cuyahoga Falls, where he has served as postmaster and clerk of courts. His wife died in 1916. To Mr. and Mrs. Hoiles have been born four children: Clarence H., publisher, lives at Bucyrus, Ohio; Raymond C., Jr., deceased; Harry H., and Mary Jane, both students.
     Mr. Hoiles is an independent Republican. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, Lorain, B. P. O. Elks, No. 56, Alpha Tau fraternity, and Westbrook Country Club.
Source: History of North Central Ohio - page 591

J. E. HUMPHREY was born near McKay, Ashland County, Ohio, May 15, 1863, his parents being John and Rebecca Humphrey. They were widely known and highly respectable people, who after fifty-four years of married life, during which time they helped clear away the forest on their farm, placed broad acres under cultivation for the first time, reared a family of eight children, and noted the advent of sixteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, passed from time to eternity on the morning and evening of the same day. Mrs. Humphrey died at 7:30 o'clock on Friday morning and her husband at 5:30 o'clock in the evening, his wife preceding him about ten hours. The Ashland Press, of Wednesday, December 19, 1906, contained sketch of Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey, which was such a true portrayal of their lives that we copy the same: "Mrs. Humphrey had been an invalid seven years and for five years had not been able to walk. This condition was brought about by a stroke of paralysis, which left her powerless from the hips down. During the greater part of the five years that preceded her death, she was able to sit in a chair and to be carried about the house by her daughter, Miss Della Humphrey who devoted much of her life to the work and caring for her aged and feeble parents. During all her sufferings Miss Humphrey never murmured at the hardness of her lot, but bore her afflictions with a patience and resignation possible only to one who is at peace with ehr God and with her neighbors. She was an earnest Christian woman, having been affiliated with the church from the time she was eleven years of age, first with the Baptist church at Greentown and later with the German Reformed church at McKay. Mrs. Humphrey's maiden name was Tawney, and her birthplace was in Green township, Ashland county. She was born March 1, 1832, and was in the seventy-fifth year of her age at the time of her death. Mr. Humphrey died Friday at 5:30 o'clock, the direct cause of his death being pneumonia, which he had contracted on the Tuesday of the previous week. Sixteen months before his death he was stricken with paralysis, after which time he was never able to sit up. His whole left side was paralyzed and his mind as well as his body was affected.
     " Mr. Humphrey was born November 6, 1830, and was in the seventy-seventh year of his age when he died. He was born in Green township on what is still known as the Humphrey farm, and was a farmer all his life and a thresherman in later years. The fact that he was a thresherman implies that he was an energetic, hardworking, late-to-bed-and-early-to-rise worker, as there is no more strenuous life than that. It was this nerve racking, body killing pace that undoubtedly was a chief cause of the fatal paralytic stroke which laid him low for so many weary weeks and months before the final summons came. Like his wife, Mr. Humphrey early entered the church body, first the Disciple and later the German Reformed.
     "Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey are survived by the following children: Mrs. Mary Bittinger, Frank Humphrey and Harvey Humphrey, all of whom reside at McKay; Mrs. Emma Kellogg, of Caledonia; John Humphrey, of Mansfield Michael Humphrey, of Nankin; and Miss Della Humphrey at home. Andrew, another son, died twenty-four years ago and from that time until last Friday there had not been a death in the family. Mr. Humphrey was the last of his family. Mrs. Humphrey is survived by one brother and three sisters: David Tawney, of Findlay; Mrs. Catharine Shambaugh, of Mansfield; Mrs. Sophia Hossinger, of Widowville; and Mrs. Mary Ann Hossinger, of Jeromeville.
     "Funeral services were held Sunday at the home and at Bethel Chapel, five miles north of Hayesville, where the remains were interred side by side. Rev. England, of this city, and Rev. Walker, of Mohican, officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey lived in the same home for the last twenty-three years."
     On the 25th of November, 1882, J. E. Humphrey was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Byerly, whose birth occured July 25, 1863. Our subject was reared on his father's farm, but some years after his marriage he removed to Mansfield, and now resides at No. 276 Newman street. Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey are the parents of three children, one son and two daughters, named respectively, Harley E., Nannie and Maud. By occupation Mr. Humphrey is a carpenter.

HON. CHARLES H. HUSTON, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Richland County, is a distinguished member of the Richland County bar, and a veteran of the World War. He was born in Butler Township, Richland County, July 27, 1871, the son of James and Dorcas (Ziegler) Huston.
     James Huston was a veteran of the Civil War. He was born in Franklin Township, Richland County, Feb. 22, 1842, a member of a well known pioneer family of this section. Throughout his life Mr. Huston was a farmer. He retired in 1910 and died in 1922. His wife, born in Butler Township, Richland County, in 1842, died in 1880. Both are buried at Shenandoah, Ohio. Mr. Huston was a Democrat and held the offices of township trustee and school director. HE belonged to the Church of God. To Mr. and Mrs. Huston were born nine children, as follows: Carrie, married Jesse Esbunshade, lives at Shenandoah; Charles H., the subject of this sketch; R. R., farmer, lives at Greenwich, Ohio; Ransom H., twin brother of R. R., farmer, lives at Shiloh, Ohio; Rosella, married Arthur France, both deceased; a twin of Rosella died in infancy; Jesse, farmer, lives at Greenwich; Bertha, married Ernest White, lives at Greenwich; and O. J., cashier of the First National Bank, Greenwich.
     Charles H. Huston grew up on his father’s farm in Richland County and attended the district schools. HE attended the Shiloh High School, and received the degree of Bachelor of Science from Tri-State College, Angola, Ind., in 1894. He then taught school for several terms and subsequently entered the College of Law, Ohio State University, from which he received the degree of LL. B. in 1897. He has since been admitted to practice in the Federal courts and throughout his long professional career has been located in Mansfield. He has been a member of the firms of Huston & Huston, until he was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas on Nov. 4, 1930, and is now serving in that capacity.
     On June 20, 1900, Mr. Huston married Miss Marie Pettker, the daughter of William and Hanna Pettker, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Springfield, Iowa. Both are deceased and are buried at St. Louis, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Huston have two children: Henry P., a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history; and Margaret E., attends Mansfield High School, ember of the class of 1931.
     During the Spanish-American War, Mr. Huston enlisted as a private in Company M, Eighth Ohio Regiment. In 1913 he was on military duty at Dayton during 1916-17 served on the Mexican border as a captain of Supply Company, Eighth Ohio Regiment. He saw service during the World War and served with the rank of major, 112^th Ammunition Train, 37^th Division. He is a member of the 37^th Division Veterans Association, 112^th Ammunition Train Veterans Association, Company M, Veterans Association, American Legion, McVey Post No. 16, and United Spanish War Veterans, Camp No. 17.
     Judge Huston is affiliated with Mansfield Lodge, No. 35, Free and Accepted Masons; Scioto Consistory, 32^nd degree; B. P. O. Elks, No. 56; and Exchange Club. He belongs to the Richland County Bar Association, Richland County Law Library Association, and Ohio State Bar Association.
Source: History of North Central Ohio - page 590

HENRY P. HUSTON. One of the most prominent of the younger attorneys of Richland County is Henry P. Huston, who is associated with the law firm of Huston & Huston, with offices at 22 ½ South Park, Mansfield. He was born in this city, May 14, 1903, the son of Charles H. and Marie F. (Pettker) Huston.
     A complete sketch of Charles H. Huston appears elsewhere in this history.
     After his graduation from Mansfield High School in 1921, Henry P. Huston entered Ohio State University, from which he received the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and LL. B. in 1925 and 1927 respectively. After his admission to the Ohio bar in 1927, he came to Mansfield as a member of the firm of Huston, Hutchison & Huston. Since 1828 the firm of Huston & Huston has been in existence.
     Mr. Huston is a Democrat, a member of Park Avenue Baptist Church, and belongs to the University Club, Y’s Club, Gamma Eta Gamma fraternity, and Possum Run Golf Club. He is identified with the Richland County and Ohio State Bar Associations.
     Mr. Huston holds a commission of second lieutenant in the Reserve Corps, attached to Headquarters Brigade, 166^th Infantry, having taken the four-year course in military training at Ohio State University.
Source: History of North Central Ohio - page 591

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