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History of Richland Co., Ohio -
from 1808 to 1908
Vol. I & II
by A. J. Baughman -
Chicago: The J. S. Clarke Publishing Co.
1908
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S. P. CARL well deserves mention in a history
of the farming interests of Richland county, for through the
force of his own character, capable management and keen
discrimination he has gained a place among the substantial
obstacles on the journey of life. He was born in Madisonburg, Wayne county, Ohio, July 4, 1852, his parents being
George and Christina (Wetzel) Carl, both of whom were
natives of Germany, the mother's birth having occurred in
Wurtemberg. The father came to the United States in the
'40s and settled at Madisonburg, Wayne county, Ohio. He
had previously learned the saddler's and harnessmaker's trade in
his native country during his boyhood and he followed that
pursuit there until his emigration to the new world. After
coming to Ohio he conducted a hotel and also carried on a
harness shop in Madisonburg for sixteen years, but in 1856 he
turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits, in which
he continued until his death in 1904. His life was one of
unceasing toil and industry, and his indefatigable perseverance
and well directed labor brought him a comfortable living.
He long survived his wife, who passed away March 28, 1876.
They were the parents of eleven children, namely:
Alexander and George, who are partners in the conduct of a
hardware business in Shreve, Wayne county, Ohio; Caroline
and Emeline, both of whom are deceased; S. P., of this
review; Elizabeth and Clara, who have also passed
away; Brada who is engaged in the hardware business in
Jeromeville, Ashland county, this state; Edward, who
makes his home in Colorado; William, who is junior member
of the firm of Carl Brothers, engaged in the hardware
business at Shreve, Ohio; and one who died in infancy.
S. P. Carl was educated in the district schools
and in a select school at Shreve, Ohio. In his youth he
became familiar with the labors of the farm, as he assisted his
father in tilling the soil and caring for the crops.
Throughout his entire life he has carried on general
agricultural pursuits. Twenty-five years ago he came to
Richland county and purchased one hundred acres of land in
Madison township, which he still owns and operates. When
he bought this farm it was entirely unimproved and in its midst
stood a little log cabin with the usual accompaniments in the
way of other buildings and improvements. With
characteristic energy he began the further development of the
farm, erected a commodious residence and subsequently put up
substantial barns and outbuildings for the shelter of grain and
stock. As the years have passed he has kept persistently
at work in improving his place until it compares very favorably
with other farms in the vicinity of Mansfield and its owner is
looked upon as one of Richland county's substantial
agriculturists. Although he has faced adverse
circumstances in life, Mr. Carl ahs been prosperous and
has accumulated a competence sufficient to enable him to enjoy
life, if he so desires, without further recourse to labor.
He has made judicious and profitable investments in real estate
and his property interests now include five residences in the
city of Mansfield.
Mr. Carl was married in 1874 to Miss Caroline
Smith, then a resident of Ashland county, Ohio, and unto
this marriage have been born eight children, as follows:
Ella, the wife of Jacob Mottayau, a farmer in
Willow township, Richland county; Clarence who wedded
Irene Alleman, who is engaged in the hardware business in
Jeromeville, Ashland county; Lottie, the wife of Orville
Dixon, a farmer of Franklin township, Richland county; Bertha,
the wife of Roy Blizzard, a liveryman of Mansfield;
Walter who married Hall Fletcher, and is acting as
cashier of the bank at Jeromeville, Ohio; Roy, who is in
the employ of the Oliver Chilled Plow Company at
Mansfield; and Stella and Harland, at home.
The parents are members of the Evangelical Lutheran
church and are active and helpful workers in the church, doing
much to promote its growth and extend its influence.
Mr. Carl votes with the democratic party but the honors and
emoluments of office have had no attraction for him. He
prefers to give his attention to his business affairs and as the
years have gone by he has met with signal prosperity in his
undertakings.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - from
1808 to 1908 by A. J. Baughman - Chicago: The J. S. Clarke
Publishing Co. 1908 - Vol. II - Pg. 942 |
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I. J.
CASSEL.
The agricultural interests of
Springfield township are well represented by I. J. Cassel,
who owns a well improved property comprising one hundred acres,
on which are found substantial buildings, and the farm, in its
neat and well kept appearance, indicates the progressive methods
of the owner.
Mr. Cassel was born in Sandusky township,
Richland county, Ohio, in 1851, a son of John and Sarah Ann
(Stow) Cassel, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania.
The Cassel and Stow families were neighbors in the
Keystone state, and the friendship of the young couple
eventually ripened into love. However, the father of
John Cassel decided to remove with his family to the west,
and accordingly he made preparations and started on his overland
journey, which at that early day was the method of travel.
After they had continued their journey several days they
overtook the Stow family, who were traveling in like
manner to the west, although neither knew of the others
intentions upon leaving the Keystone state. The two
families then traveled together for several days when Mr.
Cassel's son Joseph was taken ill, and this forced
them to discontinue their journey for a time. The Stow
family, however, continued on their way until they reached
Richland county, and being pleased with this section of the
country they made a settlement in Springfield township near
Ontario. When the condition of Joseph Cassel had
improved sufficiently for the family to resume their journey
they started once more and when they reached Richland county
they learned that the Stow family had made a settlement
here. Mr. Cassel, however, at that time was not
favorably impressed with this section, but his son John
insisted on locating here, although doubtless he was more deeply
concerned in his own social relations in settling near the
Stow family then he was in regard to the financial interests
of his father. The father consented, and the two families
were once more neighbors, while in due course of time John
Cassel and Sarah Ann Stow were united in marriage and
established a home of their own. Their union was blessed
with eleven children, as follows: Mary Ann, who
became the wife of Hiram Taylor, but is now deceased;
George F., who has passed away; Abraham J., who was a
railroad man and died at Peru, Ohio; David H., who is
engaged in the hardware business in Crestline, Ohio; Sarah E.,
who is the wife of W. S. Brandt, a farmer of Washington
township, Richland county; Samuel A., who is deceased;
Catherine, the wife of John Altdaffer, a retired
citizen of Crestline; I. J., whose name introduces this
review; Frank J. E., who is employed on the railroad as
baggage master and makes his home in Crestline; one who died in
infancy; and W. A., a farmer of Sandusky township.
Both the parents of these children have passed away, the father
dying in 1899, in the faith of the English Lutheran church,
while the mother survived for several years and passed away in
1905. Both lie buried in the Crestline cemetery.
I. J. Cassel, the fifth son and eighth child in
his father's family, as reared on the home farm in Sandusky
township, while his education was reared on the home farm in
Sandusky township, while his education was pursued in the
district schools. He was early trained to the duties of
the home place, assisting his father in the fields from the time
of early spring planting until the crops were harvested in late
autumn. He remained with his father until he had reached
the age of thirty-five years, at which time he purchased his
present place, comprising one hundred acres of rich and valuable
land, this property being located in Springfield township.
He has made many improvements in the way of building a good
residence and substantial barn and out-buildings, so that he
today has one of the valuable farms of this portion of Richland
county. He ever follows progressive ideas of agriculture,
so that excellent results follow his labors, and each year he
annually gathers good crops.
In 1874 occurred the marriage of Mr. Cassel and
Miss Mary Ellen Baker, who is also a native of Sandusky
township, and by her marriage she has become the mother of five
children, but the two eldest, Maud May and William
Edward are deceased. Maud May married
C. C. Lohr, and at her death left a little daughter,
Glenna, who makes her home with Mr. Cassel.
Those of the family still living are: Mary Ellen, the
wife of Frank Herdman, who follows railroading and makes
his home in Mount Vernon, Ohio; Fred J., who is the
stationary engineer and resides with his parents; and Mossie
Marie, who is also under the parental roof.
Mr. Cassel, following in the political footsteps
of his father, gives his support to the men and measures of the
democratic party. For seven years he filled the office of
township trustee, while for fifteen years he acted as a member
of the school board. He and his wife are members of the
English Lutheran church, while his fraternal relations are with
Crestline Lodge, No. 266, K. P. Having spent their entire
lives in Richland county, Mr. and Mrs. Cassel have many
friends and acquaintances who esteem them highly for their many
good traits of character, while in business circles Mr.
Cassel is known for his straightforward and honorable
methods.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - from
1808 to 1908 by A. J. Baughman - Chicago: The J. S. Clarke
Publishing Co. 1908 - Vol. II - Pg. 1086 |
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GEORGE
CLARK, who carries on general agricultural pursuits in
Franklin township, is the owner of an excellent tract of land of
one hundred and eighty acres, from which he derives a gratifying
annual income, owing to the practical care and labor which he
bestows upon its fields. He was born in Cumberland county,
Pennsylvania, Nov. 15, 1830. His grandfather, a native of
Scotland, came to America in colonial days and participated in
the Revolutionary war in behalf of the cause of independence.
He was afterward a raftsman on the Susquehanna river. The
father of our subject was Frederick Clark, who was born
in Pennsylvania in 1795 and became a resident of Richland
county, Ohio, in 831, at which time he purchased land. In
1832 he removed is family to Franklin township, this county, and
entered the last quarter section from the government in this
vicinity. His entire life was devoted to general
agricultural pursuits and in the work he was diligent and
persevering, meeting with creditable success in his
undertakings. He died at the age of seventy-six years.
His wife was Mrs. Elizabeth (Fowler) Clark and her father
was for nine years a soldier with Napoleon Bonaparte.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - from 1808 to 1908 by A.
J. Baughman - Chicago: The J. S. Clarke Publishing Co. 1908 -
Vol. II - Pg. 753 |
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J.
HOWARD CLARK. The farm of eighty acres, situated on
section 12, Plymouth township, Richland county, which is now
owned and operated by J. Howard Clark has been in
possession of the family for more than six decades. The
gentleman, whose name introduces this review, was born in the
house which is still standing on the place, May 19, 1863, and
with the exception of five years spent in Crawford county, this
state, he has always resided here.
His paternal grandfather, Eli Clark, was a
native of Connecticut, and came to Richland county in 1846, at
which time he bought and located on this place. He
followed farming throughout his entire life and also conducted a
sawmill. The trip to this state from the east was made by
boat from Buffalo to Sandusky, as this was prior to the building
of the railroads in this section of the state.
Eli Clark, Jr., the father of our subject, was
also born and reared in Connecticut and was married there May 1,
1850, to Miss Caroline Bolles, after which he located on
the home farm and there carried on general agricultural pursuits
throughout his remaining days. He also conducted a sawmill
for more than forty years and was known as a straightforward
business man. He led a quiet life and passed away on his
farm in 1893, when he had reached the age of sixty-eight years,
while his wife survived him for only a short period, passing
away Mar. 24, 1894, when sixty-seven years of age. Their
family numbered three children, namely: Lorenzo,
who was born in 1858 and died in 1894, leaving a widow and three
sons: J. Howard, of this review; and John A., who
is engaged in the grocery business in Shelby, Ohio.
J. Howard Clark was reared in the usual manner
of farm lads, assisting in the work of the fields from the time
of early spring planting until the crops were harvested in the
late autumn. He acquired his education in the district
schools near his father's home, attending only in the winter
months when his services were not required on the home farm.
He has always followed the occupation to which he was reared and
is now the owner of the old home property, comprising eighty
acres, situated on section 12, Plymouth township, and he also
owns fifty acres adjoining and another tract of one hundred and
eighty acres in Auburn township, Crawford county, so that his
landed possessions now embrace three hundred and ten acres, all
of which is well improved and has been placed under a high state
of cultivation. He operates all of this property, working
earnestly and persistently year by year, so tat he has now
accumulated quite a handsome competence and is numbered among
the substantial agriculturists of Richland county.
Mr. Clark established a home of his own by his
marriage on the 21st of October, 1885, to Miss Effie A.
Dawson, who was born in Auburn township, Crawford county,
June 11, 1865, a daughter of William and Rebecca J. (Doty)
Dawson, the former a native of England, while the latter was
born in Ashland county, Ohio. The family numbered four
children, of whom Mrs. Clark is the second in order of
birth. The others are: Elmer L., a resident of
Butler, Indiana; Emma R., the wife of Andrew C.
Trowbridge, of Chicago, Illinois; and Ida M., the
wife of Louis Clemmons, also of Chicago. Both the
parents are now deceased, having passed away in Plymouth
township. By her marriage Mrs. Clark has become the
mother of one son, Russell D. Clark.
Mr. Clark gives his political support to the men
and measures of democracy but has never been active as an office
seeker, his private business interests occupying his full time
and attention. He is a member of Auburn Grange, of which
he is now serving as secretary. He is also identified with
the Odd Fellows' lodge in Plymouth. He and his wife are
members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Clark
has spent his entire life in Richland county and is, therefore,
well known to our readers. He ever follows the most
honorable and straightforward methods in his dealings with his
fellowmen and is, therefore, highly esteemed by all with whom he
is brought in contact.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - from
1808 to 1908 by A. J. Baughman - Chicago: The J. S. Clarke
Publishing Co. 1908 - Vol. II - Pg.
828) |
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BENJAMIN
F. CLINE. The name of Cline is an old and
prominent one in Richland county, for representatives of the
family came here at a very early period in its history and have
been identified with its agricultural interests from that time
to the present. The family was established here by
Michael Cline, who came from Beaver county,
Pennsylvania, and spent his remaining days in Richland county.
His son Jacob Cline entered eighty acres of land from the
government, going to Wooster to secure his deed and not having
sufficient funds to make full payment left his saddle and bridle
to be redeemed upon payment for the land. This deed bears
the date 1832 and the signature of President Jackson and
is now in possession of our subject, the tract constituting a
part of his present homestead property.
The father of our subject, John Cline,
was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and came to Richland
county with his parents when a lad of thirteen years, his birth
having occurred about 1805. At the time of the arrival of
the family here much of the land was still in a wild and
unsettled condition, the railroads had not yet entered this
district, travel was done by ox-teams, and wild game was to be
had in abundance. John Cline was united in
marriage to Miss Elizabeth Boyce, who was born in
Lincolnshire, England, about 1805, and came with her parents to
the United States when but a child. She passed away in
Mansfield when about seventy years of age while the father died
July 3, 1875, when in his seventieth year. Their family
numbered twelve children, as follows: Mary, Michael, Isaiah
and Margaret, all of whom have passed away; John,
a resident of Madison township, Richland county; Jacob,
deceased; Joseph, a twin brother of Jacob, and now
a resident of Mansfield; Benjamin F., of this review;
George, who served in the Civil war and is now a resident of
Huron county; Eli, who died at the age of three years;
Ezra, who makes his home in Missouri; and Charles, of
California.
Benjamin F. Cline, the immediate subject of this
sketch, was born Apr. 22, 1840, on a farm about two miles north
of Mansfield, situated in Madison township, and resided there
with his parents until he had attained his majority, during
which time he had been trained to the duties of the home farm,
giving his father the benefit of his services. It was
about that time in his life that the Civil war was inaugurated
and, his patriotic spirit being aroused, he offered his services
to the government, enlisting in September, 1861, as a member of
Company G, Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He
participated in many of the hotly contested engagements, these
including Shiloh, Corinth, Liberty Gap, Rocky Face Ridge,
Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, and he was
also with Sherman on his Atlanta campaign, and in the
march through the Carolinas. In the battle of Shiloh he
received a bullet wound in the left shoulder, after which he
spent three weeks in the hospital. Later he was again
wounded, being injured in the left foot during the Atlanta
campaign, when he was compelled to remain in the hospital for a
short period. He veteranized at Knoxville, and returned
home on a thirty days’ furlough. On the expiration of that
period he returned to the field and gave loyal support to the
Union cause, serving altogether four years and three months.
Following the close of hostilities Mr. Cline
returned to his home, Jan. 1, 1866, and on the 29th of March
following he was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Martin,
who was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, Mar. 16, 1845, and came
to Richland county when nine years of age with her parents,
Lansing and Elizabeth (Eversol) Martin, the former a native
of Jefferson county, Ohio, and the latter of Harper’s Ferry,
Virginia. Both were born about 1805 and are now deceased,
the mother passing away m 1881, while the father survived until
1896 and passed away at the age of ninety-one years.
Mrs. Cline is the youngest of their six children, the other
members of the family being: Calvin E., who is now
deceased; Jesse, a resident of Richland county; Maria,
who has also departed this life; Mrs. Emily
Stewart, of Richland county; and Benton, of
Mansfield, Ohio.
Following his marriage Mr. Cline located on a
tract of rented land situated one mile south of Mansfield, on
which he remained for two years, he then removed to another farm
four miles north of Mansfield. He then purchased eighty
acres of land, which he cultivated for six years, when he sold
and rented land for one year. he then purchased one hundred and
twenty acres of his present farm, this being located on section
3, Jackson township. He then took up his abode on this
farm about 1875, he later added an additional forty acre tract,
so that his farm now embraces one hundred and sixty acres.
He has built to and remodeled the house, has erected a nice
large barn and has made many other improvements on the place.
He is here engaged in general farming and stock-raising, and in
his business is meeting with good results, for he ever follows
the most modern methods in carrying on his farm work, and uses
the latest improved farm machinery to facilitate his labors.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Cline has been blessed
with four children, two sons and two daughters, namely:
Missouri C., the wife of John S. Shatzer, a resident
of Richland county; Byron E., who died at the age of
seven years and eight months; Zella, at home; and
Lloyd Alvin, of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Mr. Cline is independent in his political views,
voting for men and measures rather than adhering to party ties.
He has never been active as an office seeker, preferring to give
his undivided time and attention to his private business
affairs. He and his family are members of the Christian
church at Shelby. There is particular satisfaction in
reverting to the life history of the honored and honorable
gentleman whose name initiates this review, since his mind bears
the impress of the historical annals of the state of Ohio from
the early pioneer days, and from the fact that he has been a
loyal son of the republic. Born in Richland county, he has
retained his residence here throughout his entire life, covering
a period of more than sixty-eight years, and he is now numbered
among the most esteemed citizens of the community.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - from 1808 to 1908 by
A. J. Baughman - Chicago: The J. S. Clarke Publishing Co. 1908 -
Vol. II - Pg. 924 |
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GEORGE
W. CLINE. George W. Cline has since
1896 resided upon his present farm, a well improved and
productive tract of land of seventy acres, on section 24,
Plymouth township. He was born Feb. 7, 1834, in the
township which is yet his home, and has spent his entire life in
the vicinity of Shelby, save for one summer passed in Cleveland.
His parents were William and Mary (Eller) Cline.
The father was a native of Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and a
son of Joseph Cline, who came to Richland county from the
Keystone state about 1840 and cast in his lot with the early
settlers, taking up his abode in Plymouth township on what is
now the John Dempsey farm. Much of the land
was still wild and unimproved and was in possession of the
government. He entered four hundred and twenty acres and
resided upon that place throughout his remaining days. His
son, William Cline, received eighty acres of the old
homestead as a gift from his father when George W. Cline
was born, and upon that farm continued to make his home until
called to his final rest. He there operated a sawmill by
water power for a number of years and was thus connected with
the industrial as well as the agricultural interests of the
community. He lost his first wife about 1838, and
afterward married again, his second union being with Sophia
Roush. There were two sons of the first marriage,
the younger being John Cline, now deceased, who
responded to the first call for troops at the time of the Civil
war, and after serving for three months reenlisted for three
years in the Sixty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His
last days were spent in the soldier’s home near Sandusky.
By the second marriage there were born seven children.
George W. Cline was reared on the old home farm
to the age of twenty years and acquired his education in the
public school. He went to work on the construction of the
Junction railroad, which now belongs to the Lake Shore, and
later was employed on the Big Four railroad until the fall of
1854. Since that time he has carried on general farming in
the vicinity of Shelby, although he worked in the Baltimore &
Ohio and also the Big Four depot at Shelby Junction from 1870
until 1883, largely doing night work. His time and
energies are now given to the further development and
improvement of his farm of seventy acres on section 24, Plymouth
township, where he has a well improved tract of land which
indicates in its attractive appearance the careful supervision
and practical methods of the owner.
On the 18th of January, 1854, Mr. Cline
was married to Miss Emma Steel, who was
born at Sugar Loaf, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 7, 1838, and when four
years of age was taken to Cleveland, Ohio, by her parents,
Samuel and Hannah Steel, who were also natives of Canada.
Mrs. Cline then resided in Cleveland until her marriage.
She has become the mother of five children: George, who
is operating the home farm; Ida, the wife of Reamer
Coon, of Cleveland; Mary, the wife of Martin
Payne, of Shelby; John H., at home; and Wilber,
of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Mr. Cline has now passed the Psalmist’s allotted
age, having reached the seventy-fourth milestone on the journey
of life. He has always been a busy man, working earnestly
for the success which he has enjoyed, and it has been by reason
of his unwearied diligence and indefatigable energy that he has
gained a place among the substantial agriculturists of Plymouth
township. Moreover, he deserves representation in this
volume from the fact that he is one of the oldest residents here
in years of continuous connection with the county. Many
and important are the changes which have occurred since his
boyhood days. He can remember when many of the homes were
log cabins, when the forests were uncut and when at various
times wild animals roamed from the woods. It had been only
a brief period since the Indians visited the neighborhood, and
the methods of living among the white people were yet very
different from those in vogue at the present time. The
farm work was largely done by hand. The houses were lit by
candles and later by kerosene lamps, and in many a farm home the
cooking was done over a fireplace. Mr. Cline was
rejoiced in the progress which has brought the county to its
present high state of development and in his farm work has kept
in touch with the modern progress.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - from 1808 to 1908 by
A. J. Baughman - Chicago: The J. S. Clarke Publishing Co. 1908 -
Vol. II - Pg. 726 |
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MRS.
MARY E. CLINE owns a valuable tract of land, comprising
one hundred and sixty acres, situated on section 36, Jackson
township, and in the management of his displays excellent
business ability. Mrs. Cline was born on the farm
where she now resides, Oct. 22, 1844, a daughter of Robert
and Elizabeth (Gordon) Cairns. The former was born in
Mansfield, Richland county, Feb. 15, 1815, and was a son of
Richard and Harriet Cairns. The grandfather was a
native of Ireland and was a sea captain, while the grandmother
was born in England and had been previously married. Her
first husband bore the name of Wilson and by him she had
three daughters. Following his demise she gave her hand in
marriage to Richard Cairns. Upon their emigration
to America they at once made their way to Richland county, Ohio,
where they spent their remaining days. Their family
numbered three children: Robert, Joseph and Mrs.
Harriet McLaughlin.
Robert Cairns was reared and
educated in this county and in early life worked at the
cabinetmaker's trade. He then engaged in farming in
Jackson township and became a wealthy landowner, having four
hundred acres, situated on section 36, Jackson township.
He was throughout a long period identified with the agricultural
interests of the county but in later life retired, making his
home in Mansfield until the time of his death, which occurred in
1895, when he had reached the advanced age of eighty years.
His wife, who, as stated, bore the maiden name of Elizabeth
Gordon, was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, in January,
1815, and when a little maiden of eleven years accompanied her
parents on their removal from the Keystone state to Richland
county, the journey being made in a covered wagon and the
daughter walking the greater part of the distance. She
also passed away in Mansfield when seventy-four years of age.
Their family numbered nine children, as follows:
Mrs. Amanda Myers, deceased; Joseph, who lives on
a portion of the old homestead in Jackson township; John,
who served in the Civil war as a member of Company E,
Thirty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Robert, who also
served with that company and has departed this life; Richard,
who was a member of that company and now makes his home in
Mansfield; Mrs. Harriet Barr, of that city; Mary E.,
now Mrs. Cline and the subject of this review; Mrs.
Emma Miller, also a resident of Mansfield; and Mrs.
Charlotte Patterson, of that city.
Mary E. Cairns was reared on the home farm in
Jackson township and acquired her education in the district
schools near her father's home. She was early trained by
her mother in the duties of the household, so that at the time
of her marriage she was well qualified to take charge of a home
of her own. It was in 1866, when she was a young lady of
Twenty-two years, that she gave her hand in marriage to
Jackson Cline, a son of Michael and Matilda (Murphy)
Cline. At the time of her father's death she inherited
one hundred and sixty acres of the homestead property, situated
on section 36, Jackson township, and here she now resides,
giving her supervision to the operation of the place.
By her marriage Mrs. Cline has become the mother
of eight children, as follows: Robert, who is
superintendent of the Bell Telephone Company at
Indianapolis, Indiana; John, a resident of Columbus,
Ohio; Tillie, who died at the age of nineteen years;
Elizabeth, the wife of Frank Gribling; Elzy,
who is manager of the Home Telephone Company at Toledo, Ohio;
Charles O., who also makes his home in that city; Albert,
of Columbus; and Ada, the wife of Fred Hunt, a resident
of Mansfield.
Mrs. Cline is a gentle, kindly woman, charitable
in her estimate of every one. In the care and management
of her farm she shows sound judgment and excellent business
ability while her social qualities are such as to render her
popular among her many friends and acquaintances.
(Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - from 1808 to 1908 by
A. J. Baughman - Chicago: The J. S. Clarke Publishing Co. 1908 -
Page 1045) |
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J. F.
CRAIGLOW. A good farm of one hundred and sixteen
acres on section 21, Springfield township, pays tribute to the
care and labor which J. F. Craiglow bestows upon it.
The greater part of his life has been devoted to agricultural
pursuits and long experience has given him ability in carrying
on the farm work. He was born in this county Sept. 25,
1847, his parents being J. H. and Sophia (Myers) Craiglow,
also natives of Ohio. The father's birth occurred in
Richland county, while the mother was born in Stark county.
He died October 27, 1881, and Mrs. Craiglow, surviving
him for about seven years, passed away August 21, 1888.
They were the parents of the following children: Jacob,
who died while serving in the Civil war; J. F., of this
review; Sarah E., the wife of John Huss of this
county; Charles, deceased; Hannah N., the wife of
John Barber; Margaret M., the wife of Fremont
Crall, of this county; Elmira, the wife of
N. Pluck, of Mansfield; and two who died in infancy.
J. F. Craiglow well deserves to be termed a
self-made man and merits all the praise that the term implies,
for he started out in life on his own account when but ten years
of age, working at farm labor for fourteen years during which
time he acquired, through his industry and economy, the capital
that enabled him to purchase eighty acres of land. He
became owner of a tract of that size in Van Wert county, Ohio,
but after eighteen months sold the property and then again
worked as a farm hand for two years. He then purchased the
farm upon which he now resides, comprising one hundred and
sixteen acres of rich and productive land on section 21,
Springfield township. He has cultivated his fields until
they bring forth rich and abundant harvests and his labors are
attended with a gratifying measure of success.
On the 7th of March, 1872, Mr. Craiglow was
married to Miss Mary E. Neal, who was born in Stark
county, Ohio, in 1848. Her father, Joseph Neal, was
a native of the same county, born in 1818, while his wife was
born in 1819, in Chambersburg, Franklin county, Pennsylvania.
Their family numbered ten children. The father died in
1903 and the mother passed away in 1890. The home of
Mr. and Mrs. Craiglow has been blessed with four children:
William E., who was born April 15, 1873, was married and
lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where he is manager of the
telephone company; Mercelles D., born July 10, 1878, is
manager of a telephone company in Salt Lake City, Utah; Mary
S. is the wife of Alfonzo Mabee, and Venus Baron
complete the family.
Mr. and Mrs. Craiglow are both earnest and
consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he
belongs to the Masonic lodge at Shelby, in which he has served
in several official positions. His political support is
always given the republican party, for he believes that its
principles are most conducive to good government. He owes
his success entirely to his own efforts and the assistance of
his estimable wife, who has indeed been a faithful helpmate on
life's journey. When they first located on the farm where
they now live there was only a small log cabin eighteen by
twenty feet, and in it they lived for seventeen years, after
which they erected their present modern and comfortable farm
residence. Other improvements have been added from time to
time and the best machinery has been secured to facilitate the
work of the fields, until the farm is today one of the well
improved properties of Springfield township. Everything
about the place indicates the careful supervision of the owner,
whose labors are carefully directed by sound judgment and who in
all of his work has been actuated by an honorable purpose and
laudable ambition.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio from 1808 to 1908 - by
A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Publ. 1908 - Pg. 994 |
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DAVID M. CREIGH, (deceased). The man whose name stands
at the head of this biography died and was laid to rest in the
Mansfield Cemetery, Sept. 28, 1881, aged 61 years; although
years have come and an gone, his name is still familiar to the
living, and his memory cherished by those who knew and honored
him. He was born in the city of Pittsburgh, Penn., Dec. 5, 1799;
be came to Ohio in 1822 with his parents, who settled in the
northern part of Madison Township; he remained here for a number
of years working on the farm with his father, Samuel H. Creigh.
On the 19th day of February, 1845, be was married to Miss Attillia Barr, daughter of Col.
Jacob Barr, one of the early
settlers of this county, who resided a few miles west of
Mansfield, the Rev. D. J. Swinney officiating; in this
neighborhood he soon after purchased land, and continued in farm
life until his death; during their residence in Madison
Township they raised a family of three children; the eldest, Jennie, afterward the wife of
James R. Pollock, died Nov. 11,
1877, aged 30 years 10 months and 29 days ; one son by this
marriage still survives her; a loving daughter, sister and
mother, kind and affectionate to all; her death was
universally, regretted; John T. Creigh was born Jan. 10, 1847;
be received a good common-school education, and soon after his
father's death came to Mansfield, and was employed for some
years in the hardware trade, acquiring a thorough knowledge of
that business, which has been so useful to him in his present
occupation; he is at presents partner in the widely known and
prosperous firm of Patterson & Creigh, carriage manufacturers;
be was married in November, 1871, to Miss Emma Williams, of this
county, and resides on West Bloom street; Franc Creigh, the
youngest and surviving daughter, was born June 9, 1848, and,
like her sister and brother, received a good education, residing
with her mother, who removed to Mansfield soon after her
husband's death; she wan married Sept. 7, 1869, to D. W. Rendig,
in Mansfield ; they have three children -Carl, the eldest, was
born March 24, 1871; Lee Creigh Rendig, born Feb. 9, 1873 ;
Kittie Kendig, born Sept. 28, 1876; Mrs. Franc E. Kendig
resides on West Market with her mother and father's sister, with
her little family around her. She and husband are members of the
Congregational Church.
(Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio from 1808 to 1908 - by
A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Publ. 1908) |
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MARTHA
CROUCH is a representative of one of the old families of
Richland county, Ohio. She is a native of Washington
County, Pennsylvania, and came with her parents to this county
in 1850. Here her father, Boyd Mercer Crouch
purchased the farm upon which his two daughters now reside, and
the old buildings still stand that were erected here over eighty
years ago. They have been mute witnesses of the many
changes which have occurred, and are landmarks in the locality.
For a long period the father carried on general agricultural
pursuits, bringing his land under a high state of cultivation,
and converting it into very productive fields. In his
family were the following children: Maria, now the
wife of Rev. Charles Knepper, a resident of Pennsylvania;
Martha, who is living on the old homestead; James,
deceased; and Belle, who resides with her sister
Martha. There was also one child who died in infancy.
Mr. Crouch was accounted one of the worthy
farmers and reliable business men. He worked diligently
year after year in cultivating his crops and as the years passed
he won a fair measure of success. In relation to community
affairs he also won a fair measure of success. In relation
to community affairs he also manifested a progressive spirit,
always desiring the welfare of the county. In his dealings
he was ever reliable, and those who knew him entertained for him
warm regard in recognition of his sterling worth. He died
in 1902 and his wife passed away about the same time, both being
in their eightieth year when called to their final rest.
The two daughters, Martha and Bell Crouch,
still reside upon the old homestead and give personal
supervision to the operation of the farm of eighty acres,
manifesting good business ability in its control. They are
both members of the United Presbyterian church, and are held in
high esteem in the community where they have now resided for
more than a half century.
(Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio from 1808 to 1908 - by
A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Publ. 1908) |
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FRANKLIN
PAUL CRUM is one of the extensive landowners of Sharon
township. He inherited valuable property interests and
although fate thus aided him at the outset of his career, he has
displayed in the conduct of his property sound business judgment
and keen sagacity, and in all of his relations has manifested
that irreproachable business integrity which is one of the most
valuable assets in a successful career. He was born
January 25, 1879, on the farm on section 12, Sharon township,
where he now makes his home.
His father, Michael Crum, was born in Adams
county, Pennsylvania, March 25, 1832, and was a son of Moses
and Margaret (Rex) Crum, whose family numbered four sons and
two daughters. The sons always followed the occupation of
farming, which was also the life work of their father, who
removed to Sharon township with his family in 1840. The
previous year he had walked the entire distance from his home in
Pennsylvania to Ohio in order to look over the country where he
wished to settle. Being pleased with the district and its
future prospects he returned home, hitched four horses to his
wagon and with his family and household goods started for the
then new country. They settled on a farm where Michael
Crum spent nearly his entire life and in the early days the
family bore all the experiences and hardships incident to a
frontier experience. The death of Moses Crum
occurred on this farm September 28, 1873, when he had reached
the age of eighty-five years, eight months and twenty-seven
days. His first purchase of land consisted of eighty acres
of timber, which he cleared and improved, and afterward he
bought the adjacent property, which is now in possession of
Franklin P. Crum. His children were:
Elizabeth, who died April 2, 1874; Daniel, who died
February 21, 1901; Mollie, deceased; Jacob, who
resides near Tiro, Crawford county, Ohio; George, who
died in 1897; and the father of our subject.
Michael Crum aided in the arduous task of
developing the wild land, performing his share of the work of
the fields, and as opportunity afforded he acquired his
education in the public schools. At the time of the Civil
war he offered his services to the government in defense of the
Union, enlisting for nine months as a member of Company F of the
Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Although his time
expired two days before the battle of Gettysburg, he did not
leave the army, for he felt that his service was still needed.
He entered that engagement and was wounded in both legs by a
minie ball on the first day of the engagement. His oldest
brother had been drafted for the war, and as he had a family to
support Michael Crum had volunteered in his place, saying
to his brother, "Jacob, I will go in your place."
He did so and with his regiment was attached to the Second
Brigade of the Third Division of the Second Army Corps.
After being wounded he was taken prisoner, but the next day the
rebels retreated and he was left once more among friends.
He was then removed to the county infirmary, which was being
used as an army hospital. The place was only about ten
miles from the place of his birth and a friend visiting the
hospital recognized him and notified his people, who cam e and
cared for him. From this wound, however, he suffered to
his dying day. As soon as he had sufficiently recovered he
received an honorable discharge and returned home.
On the 28th of September, 1876, Michael Crum was
united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Coble, a daughter of
Christian and Mary (Gartner) Coble, who were among the
early settlers of Richland county and assisted materially in its
development and progress. In their family were four sons
and five daughters, eight of whom are living. In the
spring following his marriage Mr. Crum erected an elegant
residence upon his farm about a mile west of Shelby and there he
maintained his home until his death, which occurred February 19,
1904. The community had learned to esteem and honor him as
a prominent and representative citizen and as a successful
business man, and his death, therefore, was the occasion of deep
and widespread regret. His wife died October 16, 1906, at
the age of sixty-three years.
Franklin Paul Crum, reared under the parental
roof, is now the owner of valuable farm property, which came to
him by inheritance from his father, grandfather and other
relatives. The home place practically comprises two farms,
aggregating two hundred acres, and it was upon this tract that
his grandfather, Moses C., settled in 1839. He also
owns one hundred and sixty-four acres, covering the northwest
quarter of section 2, Sharon township. The three farms
which came to him are now well improved with good buildings, in
fact the buildings upon the home place are especially
substantial and attractive and are always kept in a state of
good repair. Mr. Crum gives his personal
supervision to both of these farms, while he rents the place of
one hundred and sixty-four acres on section 2. He lives a
busy life, his time being fully occupied with the work of
carrying on the farms, which he does in a most progressive
manner.
On the 28th of September, 1898, Mr. Crum was
united in marriage to Miss Minnie Smith, a native of
Shiloh, Richland county, and a daughter of Ira Smith.
Two children have been born to them: Clifford and
Waldo. As a representative of one of the pioneer
families Mr. Crum well deserves mention in this volume,
but is even more entitled to representation from the fact that
his entire life has gained him a place with the leading and
prominent residents of the community. He is active and
enterprising in business, loyal in his citizenship, and pays the
utmost regard to the duties which he owes his fellowmen.
In manner he is social and genial and has a circle of friends
almost coextensive with the circle of his acquaintances.
(Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio from 1808 to 1908 - by
A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Publ. 1908) |
John W. Cullen |
JOHN W. CULLEN is
pleasantly located just outside the corporation limits of Shelby
on West Main street, where he has four acres of land surrounding
a comfortable and attractive home, which he erected in 1892.
For forty years he had resided upon the farm in Sharon township,
where his birth occurred August 10, 1848, and he is still the
owner of one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 2, from
which he annually derives a good rental. His parents were
Jarvis and Mary (Jackson) Cullen, both of whom were
native of Lincolnshire, England.
The father was born July 14, 1803, and they were
married in Richland county, Ohio, May 18, 1845. He had
left England for America April 21, 1844, in company with his
brother William. After reaching the United States
he remained for one year in New York, where he was employed at
farm labor, and then removed to Huron county, Ohio, whence he
afterward came to Richland county and purchased the farm now
owned by our subject. He first invested in one hundred
acres and later bought eighteen acres, while thirty-two acres
have been added by John W. Cullen. This land the
father cleared and placed under cultivation and remained upon
the farm until his death, which occurred November 6, 1884.
His wife came to the United States with the exception of
Thomas and Maria, who died in England. The daughter
Mary became the wife of Jarvis Cullen and to them
were born two children, but the daughter died in infancy,
leaving John W. Cullen the only child. The father
was a devoted member of the Baptist church and led a quiet home
life.
Under the parental roof John W. Cullen was
reared, while the public schools and Oberlin College afforded
him his educational privileges. He was early trained to
the work of the fields and was thus well qualified for carrying
on farming when he started out in life on his own account.
For forty years he lived on the farm and through the period of
his manhood worked diligently and persistently to make the place
productive. That he succeeded is indicated in the
excellent appearance of the farm and also in the fact that he is
now practically living retired. In June, 1892, he built
his present home just outside the corporation limits of Shelby,
where it stands in the midst of well kept grounds covering four
acres. In addition to the home farm, which he owns, he has
eighty acres in Plymouth township and forty acres of timber land
in Vernon township, Crawford county. He has been a
stockholder in the Citizens Bank of Shelby since its
organization, is a stockholder in the building and loan
association and is interested in the Shelby Land & Improvement
Company. He displays keen sagacity in business affairs and
his investments have been carefully made.
In October, 1872, Mr. Cullen was married to
Miss Sarah I. Myers, who was born January 1, 1849, and is a
daughter of John and Mary (Hockinsmith) Myers, who were
natives of Pennsylvania, the former born in 1808 and the latter
in 1811. They went to Stark county, Ohio, with their
respective parents and were married there, after which they
removed to Richland county, settling on a farm three miles west
of Shelby, where their remaining days were passed. Mr.
Myers died at the age of eighty-seven years, while his wife
died at the age of eighty-one. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Cullen
have been born three children: Corrine, who
died at the age of nine months; Trenna, the wife of
Reuben Sutter, of Shelby; and Ethel, at home.
In his political views Mr. Cullen has always
been a stalwart republican and keeps well informed on the
questions of the day. He has served as township trustee
for one term, but has never been a politician in the sense of
office seeking. He belongs to the Lutheran church, to the
support of which he contributes generously. He stands
today as one of the prominent citizens of Richland county, a man
widely recognized for his excellent business ability, for his
loyalty in citizenship and his progressiveness in every relation
of life. He ahs many stanch friends and well deserves
mention in this volume.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio from 1808 to 1908 - by
A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Pg. 1062 |
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FRANK
S. CULP, engaged in the practice of law at Butler and
manifesting in his professional career an ability which promises
well for future success, was born in Marion, Ohio, July 26,
1874, his parents being Jacob and Mary Katharine (Fullmer)
Culp. The father was born in Germany on the 10th of
April, 1829, and the mother's birth occurred in the same
country, Nov. 18, 1836. She crossed the Atlantic to the
new world in 1854, when a young lady of seventeen years, and
Jacob Culp made the long voyage across the ocean in1856.
He first located in Marion, Ohio, and in 1858 was married.
He is a stone-mason and followed his trade in Marion for twenty
years, being closely associated with building operations in the
city during that time. He was an excellent workman and
many contracts were therefore awarded him, so that as the years
passed he prospered in his undertakings and acquired through his
well directed labors a handsome competence which enabled him to
live retired. He died April 4, 1896, and his widow now
resides on the farm near La Rue, Marion County. Their
family numbered ten children: Jacob W., a resident of
Mead, Kansas; Susan D., the wife of Henry E. Muth,
of Mansfield; John H., who lives near Mount Victory,
Ohio; Charles, whose home is in Delaware county, this
state; George, deceased; Mary, the wife of
George E. Muth, of Mansfield; one who died in infancy; W.
A., a resident of Columbus; Frank S., of this review;
and S. Arthur, who is living with mother on
the home farm.
Although born in the city of Marion, Frank S. Culp
was only two years of age when his parents removed to the farm,
so that his education was acquired in the district schools.
He left home at the age of seventeen years to start out in life
on his own account and has since been dependent upon his own
resources, so that he deserves much credit for what he has
accomplished in life. On the 2d of April, 1892, he went to
Mansfield and worked for one summer at the carpenter's trade,
but ambitious to direct his efforts into lines demanding keen
intellectual force, in the fall of that year he attended the
Ohio Business College at Mansfield and was graduated April 12,
1893. He then went to work in the grocery and bakery of
E. P. Croft, with whom he remained for five months. He
was afterward in the employ of John Frederick, a merchant
tailor and clothier, and later he again attended the Ohio
Business College.
Being taken sick, he lay ill of brain fever and grip
for eleven weeks, and it was following this that he began
reading law as a student in the office of Donnell & Marriott
at Mansfield. He began his studies on the 8th of June,
1894. As his financial resources rendered it imperative
that he provide for his own support, he worked for the street
car company as a conductor during the summer months and attended
school during the winter. Thus four years passed and in
the following spring he suffered from an attack of appendicitis
that kept him in bed for nine weeks. He then again entered
the employ of the street car company, but after six weeks was
obliged to give up the position on account of his health.
In March, 1899, he took the law examination at Columbus, became
ill there and was taken to the hospital, where he underwent an
operation for appendicitis that kept him confined to the house
for eleven weeks. On his recovery he worked at the
carpenter's trade for six months and later attended the
university of Ada, where he pursued a special course in law,
being admitted to the bar on the 14th of October, 1899. In
May, 1900, he located for practice in Butler, where he has since
remained. The many obstacles and difficulties which he
encountered serve to emphasize the fact that he is a man of
resolute spirit and unfaltering determination, carrying forward
to successful completion whatever he undertakes. Entering
upon the practice of law, he has displayed marked ability in
handling intricate problems of the profession. He prepares
his cases with great thoroughness and care and his analytical
power enables him to arrive to correct deductions, while in the
courts he never fails to present his cause with a strength and
force that are always feared by his adversaries and have brought
him some notable successes. In addition to his
professional duties, Mr. Culp is a representative of
business interests, in that he is a stockholder and director of
the Butler Manufacturing Company, and was one of the promoters
of the Fredericktown Oil & Gas Company, of which he is now a
director and secretary. He is likewise a director and
secretary of the Butler Milk Bottle Company and displays in his
business affairs keen discernment as well as untiring energy.
On the 16th of June, 1901, Mr. Culp was married
to Miss Myra M. Covert, who was born at South Fork,
Pennsylvania, Dec. 25, 1878, and is the daughter of Rev. W.
M. and Eleonora (Wheeler) Covert, both of whom are natives
of Pennsylvania, now living at Burlington, Kansas, where the
father is pastor of the First Presbyterian church. He has
devoted much of his life to the work of the ministry and his
influence has never been of a restricted order. In his
family were seen children. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Culp
have been born two children: Frances L., Feb. 11, 1904;
and Katherine E., born Feb. 15, 1906.
The parents are both members of the Evangelical church
and are prominent socially, while their own home is attractive
by reason of its warm-hearted hospitality. In his
political views Mr. Culp is a stalwart democrat and is
always able to support his position by intelligent argument.
He has served as mayor of Butler for one term, has been justice
of the peace for two terms, and at the present writing is
township treasurer. He also belongs to the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, his membership being in the lodge at
Butler, and he is connected with the Knights of the Maccabees at
Mansfield. For three terms he has been district deputy in
the Odd Fellows organization and is very prominent in its ranks.
The life record of Mr. Culp is another proof of the fact
is that:"The man who wins is the man who
works,
The man who toils while the next man shirks."
Throughout his entire life he has utilized his
advantages in every possible way and while he has met obstacles
and difficulties that would have utterly disheartened and
discouraged and another, his resolute purpose has enabled him to
triumph over these and to make substantial progress where others
would have met failure.
(Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio from 1808 to 1908 - by
A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Publ. 1908 - page 1058 |
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CAPTAIN
ABRAHAM CAHILL CUMMINS. Captain Abraham
Cahill Cummins, son of William and Jane (Cahill) Cummins,
was born Oct. 29, 1836, on a farm near Shelby, Richland county,
Ohio. His paternal grandfather, David Cummins, was
born in Rockingham county, Virginia, in 1782, and emigrated with
his parents to Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in 1790, where he
grew to manhood. He removed with his family to Richland
county, Ohio, in 1817, when the father of our subject was eight
years old, and here the latter grew to manhood and passed the
greater portion of his life, filling many positions of honor and
trust.
At the age of sixteen Abraham Cahill Cummins
matriculated at Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, and
graduated therefrom in the class of 1858. He immediately
came to Mansfield and entered the law' office of Ex-Governor
T. W. Bartley as a student, being admitted to the practice
of law in 1860. Subsequently he entered into a partnership
with his preceptor, which continued until the outbreak of the
Civil War.
On the night of the 17th of April, 1831, a meeting was
held by the citizens of Shelby to raise troops to respond to
President Lincoln's first call. This was one of
the first war meetings held in Ohio, and was presided over by
William Cummins, father of the subject of this
sketch. The meeting did not adjourn until a full company
was enrolled, and on the following day Apr. 18, 1861 - the
company procec(le(l to Columbus and reported for duty. The
officers of the company were; Abraham C. Cummins,
captain; Tilman H. Wiggins, first lieutenant, and
Henry R. Gaylord, second lieutenant. This was the
second company that left Richland county for the war, and was
composed of the very best young men from Shelby and vicinity,
and was afterward known as Company D, Fifteenth Regiment, Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. It saw service in West Virginia until
the following August, when, its time having expired, it was
mustered out of service Aug. 29, 1861.
In September, 1861, Captain Cummins and
others recruited a company for three years’ service under
President Lincoln’s second call for three hundred
thousand troops. The officers of this company were:
Abraham C. Cummins, captain; Andrew M. Burns, first
lieutenant, and George W. Cummins (a brother of the
captain), second lieutenant. This company became Company
I, Fifteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and veteranized
and remained in the service until the close of the war.
Captain Cummins
resigned from this company in the latter part of April, 1862,
and returned home, but shortly thereafter he recruited a company
for three months’ service, of which he was commissioned captain.
His first lieutenant was Homer C. Ayres and his second
lieutenant was James Smith. This company was
known as Company H, Eighty-fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and did garrison duty largely at Cumberland, Maryland,
and at the expiration of its term of service was mustered out at
Camp Delaware, Ohio, after which Captain Cummins
was appointed adjutant of Camp Mansfield, a camp then used as a
rendezvous for men who were drafted into the United States
service. Charles T. Sherman was colonel commanding
this camp. After the closing of Camp Mansfield Captain
Cummins served for a time with Major Hoyt
Sherman, paymaster U. S. A., and later became connected
with a military commission which was appointed to adjust the pay
of the Home Guards of Missouri, who did loyal service for the
Union without going through the formality of being mustered into
the United States service. At the close of the work of
this commission Captain Cummins was appointed
chief clerk to the depot quartermaster at Little Rock, Arkansas.
He afterward became chief clerk to the quartermaster of the
Seventh Army Corps and the Department of Arkansas, which
position he held until the close of the war.nb71 he was elected
trustee of the Mansfield water works, and was reelected for
seven continuous terms, filling the office from 1871 to 1893.
In 1897 he was appointed by Hon. Huntington
Brown, mayor of Mansfield, a member of the board to build a
sewage disposal works and a crematory to dispose of the garbage
of the city, and was reappointed and served on this board until
the present municipal code went into effect. Captain
Cummins is a charter member of McLaughlin Post, G. A. R.,
and has upon several occasions been its delegate at department
and national encampments, and has served two terms as commander
of his post. He is a member of the organization of the
survivors of the Fifteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
and has twice been honored as its president, which office he is
filling the present year. He was trustee and secretary of
the board that built the memorial building and opera house, and
continued as such for several years after its erection. He
was a delegate to the national convention that met in St. Louis,
Missouri, and nominated Grover Cleveland for the
presidency. In 1876 he was a candidate for congress and
was the unanimous choice of his county, but, after a hundred and
fifty ballots, was beaten by a few votes in a congressional
district where his election would have been assured. In
all, Captain Cummins has officially served his
adopted city in various positions for a third of a century,
which shows the confidence and esteem in which he is held by his
fellow citizens.
Captain Cummins was a member of the board
of commissioners from Ohio at the Columbian Exposition, held at
Chicago in 1893, and was a member of the committee that erected
the Ohio buildings at that wonderful World’s Fair.
In 1905 Captain Cummins was appointed by
Governor Myron T. Herrick a trustee of the Ohio Soldiers’
and Sailors’ Home at Sandusky, Ohio, vice General Thomas T.
Dill, deceased, for the term ending in 1910.
On Oct. 13, 1864, Captain Cummins was
united in marriage to Miss Mary S. Newman, a daughter of
Andrew S. Newman and a granddaughter of Jacob Newman,
one of the first settlers in Richland county and one of the
founders of Mansfield, who departed this life Nov. 23, 1877.
From this union five children were born, all since deceased.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - from 1808 to 1908 by
A. J. Baughman - Chicago: The J. S. Clarke Publishing Co. 1908 -
Vol. II - Pg. 1137 |
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DAVID
W. CUMMINS, a capable representative of the profession of
law to which the public must look for the conservation of its
interests and the protection of its rights and privileges, is
now enjoying a liberal patronage that is accorded only in
recognition of genuine merit and capability. A native of
Shelby, Ohio, he was born Aug. 13, 1867, and is the younger of a
family of two children, his sister being Mary C., now the
wife of Judge Lewis Brucker, who is her brother's law
partner. Their parents were David and Angeline P.
(Taylor) Cummins. The father was born in Auburn
township, Crawford county, Ohio, which was then a part of
Richland county. For many years he engaged in
merchandising in Shelby and in the latter years of his life was
a traveling representative of a New York commission house.
He was very well known in this section of the state and was
prominent in the affairs of the northern part of the county.
He died in Shelby, Jan. 13, 1899. His wife, a native of
Jackson township, Richland county, belonged to one of the
pioneer families of this part of the state, who came from
Connecticut in the early portion of the nineteenth century.
She still survives at the age of seventy years.
While spending his boyhood days in his parents' home,
David W. Cummins pursued his education in the public
schools and afterward attended Witenberg College at Springfield,
Ohio. Thus he gained a good literary knowledge to serve as
a foundation for his professional learning, when in 1891 he
began preparation for the bar, reading law while employed as
deputy clerk of the probate court of this county. Later he
resigned his position and completed his law studies in the
office of Skiles & Skiles at Shelby and was
admitted to the bar in December, 1894. Shortly afterward
he returned to Mansfield, where he entered upon the active
practice of his profession and in 1897 he became associated with
Lewis Brucker, which partnership has continued up to the
present time. He engages in general practice and his
clientage is large and of distinctively representative
character. He has confined his attention almost
exclusively to his practice and is an able lawyer, diligent in
research, careful in the preparation of his cases and clear and
concise in his presentation of his cause in the courts.
Moreover, he is systematic and methodical in habit, sober and
discreet in judgment and devotedly attached to his profession.
On the 23d of June, 1897, Mr. Cummins was
married to Miss Jane David, a daughter of P. K. David,
of Garrett, Indiana, and they have one son, David R., who
was born Oct. 26, 1901. Mr. Cummins owns his own
home at No. 32 Sherman avenue, which he built in 1903. He
is a member of Mansfield Lodge No. 35, F. & A. M.; the Mansfield
Lodge of Elks; Madison Lodge K. of P.; Mansfield Camp of the
Woodmen of the World; and Mansfield Tent of the Knights of
Maccabees. He also belongs to the Phi Gama Delta, a
college fraternity. Since age conferred upon him the right
of franchise he has been a democrat and has been active in the
local ranks of his party since attaining his majority. In
April, 1908, he received its nomination for the office of
probate judge. He is an active member of the Central
Methodist Episcopal church of Mansfield. His interests are
those of a public-spirited citizen who recognizes that there is
more to life than the winning of financial independence and is
never neglectful of his duties to his fellowmen and his city.
(Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - from 1808 to 1908 by
A. J. Baughman - Chicago: The J. S. Clarke Publishing Co. 1908 -
Page 576) |
Oliver L. Cunningham |
OLIVER L.
CUNNINGHAM, a well known and representative member of the
Mansfield bar, has so utilized his native powers that he has
gained a position of considerable distinction in the difficult
and arduous profession of the law. One of the native sons
of this city, he was born Aug. 1, 1872, and his life history,
largely familiar to his fellow townsmen, has been such as has
won for him the respect of all with whom he has been associated.
He is descended from one of the old Colonial families.
His great-grandfather, Robert Cunningham, came to America
in his boyhood days from the vicinity of Belfast, Ireland, and
espousing the cause of the colonies at the time of the
Revolutionary war, he served as a private under General Wayne.
He had three children: Mary, Francis and Robert James
Cunningham. The last named was the grandfather of our
subject and was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania.
He early learned the tailor's trade and became one of the
pioneer settlers of Lexington, Ohio, where he carried on
business. He married Martha Lewis, a representative
of one of the earliest families of Richland county and one of
the best known at that day. Their family numbered five
daughters and a son. Of the daughters Mrs. Samantha
Campbell resides
(Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio from 1808 to 1908 - by
A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Publ. 1908 - Page 760) |
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