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from 1808 to 1908
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Chicago: The J. S. Clarke Publishing Co.
1908
 
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  W. M. HAHN.   W. M. Hahn ranks as one of the representative and prominent residents of Mansfield.  He is a man of well balanced capabilities and powers, of strong character, and one who inspires confidence in others.  He may not have genius, or any phenominal characteristics, yet he is capable of mature judgment concerning his own capacity and of the people and circumstances, that make up his life's contacts and experiences.  Preeminently a man of business sense, he easily avoids mistakes or any course where erratic movements might lead him into unwarranted risk and failure.  He is, moreover, ready to meet any of the obligations of life with the confidence and courage that comes of conscious personal ability, right conceptions of things and a conscientious regard for what is best in the exercise of human activities.  He was born in Carlisle, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, Nov. 24, 1848, his parents being Mathias and Mary (Martin) Hahn, who were also natives of the Keystone state.  They removed to Ohio in 1852, settling first at Shelby, but soon afterwards took up their abode on a farm near there and later became residents of Crawford county, where Mr. Hahn engaged in the sawmill and lumber business until he retired a few years previous to his death, which occurred in 1876.  His wife had died on the farm in Auburn township in 1868.  Mathias Hahn had owned and operated a lumber mill and was an energetic, enterprising business man of the community.  He represented an old Pennsylvania family whose members were living at Carlisle, Shippensburg and Stauntown, where some of their descendants still reside.  They are of German lineage, the grandfather of our subject having been a native of Germany.
     W. M. Hahn was the fourth in order of birth in a family of four sons and four daughters, six of whom are living, while tow daughters died in early womanhood.
     W. M. Hahn spent his boyhood, to the age of fifteen years, in Crawford county and acquired his education in the public schools there until he entered a seminary at De Kalb.  He was a student in that institution when he enlisted for service in the Civil war, becoming a musician of Company H, Sixty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.  He played the snare drum and in February, 1863, went to the front, being engaged on active duty until wounded at Peachtree Creek, Georgia, in 1864.  He was at that time serving as private orderly to Colonel Wolfe, and after being wounded was sent home on a furlough, returning to his regiment three months later.  He was then detailed as private orderly to Brigadier General Harker and was mustered out of service at New Orleans in 1865.  He then returned to his home in Crawford county and began work at the carpenter's trade, following that pursuit in the vicinity of his home for about a year.  In 1867 he removed to Plymouth, this county, where he worked at carpentering until September, 1868, when he became a resident of Mansfield, where he has since lived.  For two years he was identified with building interests here and then turned his attention to the fire insurance business, with which he has been connected continuously since 1870, excepting when holding public office.  In 1873 he was associated with J. H. Emminger in organizing the Mansfield Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and in 1876 he assisted M. E. Douglas in the organization of the Merchants & Manufacturers Mutual Fire insurance Company of Mansfield.  In 1905 he organized the North American Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Mansfield, and is now the general manager and one of the directors of the company.  He has also aided in organizing many other financial and commercial institutions of the city and has thus contributed in large measurement to the business development of the county seat of Richland county.
     Mr. Hahn is equally well known in republican circles and has done an active work for the party.  He was elected city assessor from the first ward for three consecutive terms, and was then selected as republican county chairman, which position he filled for two terms.  While acting in that capacity he was appointed by Senator Sherman to the position of deputy United States marshal for the northern district of Ohio, and served as such for six years.  In 1883 he was nominated by the republican state convention for a member of the state board of public works and was elected by about six thousand plurality, notwithstanding the fact that Governor Foraker was defeated in the state election, as were several other candidates for state offices.  Two years later Mr. Hahn was renominated and was elected by over twelve thousand plurality.  In 1890 he was appointed chairman of the republican state executive committee by Hon. Daniel J. Ryan, and in 1891 was again appointed to this position at the personal request of William McKinley, who that year was a candidate on the state ticket for governor.  The day before the election Mr. Hahn in a letter to Major McKinley advised him that he would have in this state twenty-two thousand plurality over Governor James E. Campbell, and the number at the election was exceeded by only about three hundred, which was the closest estimate ever made in the state.  After serving for six years on the state board of public works Mr. Hahn was appointed state superintendent of insurance for Ohio by Major McKinley, who was then governor, and served for three years, or until the expiration of the governor's term  In 1892 he was elected a delegate at large for Ohio to the Minneapolis republican convention with William McKinley, J. B. Foraker and Asa Bushnell, all of whom had been governors of the state, and at the convention at Minneapolis the delegates elected him a member of the republican national committee, in which office he served for four years.  He was still a member of the committee when elected one of the sub-committee and was chosen secretary to that committee to look after the details of the convention that was held in St. Louis in 1896.
     While thus serving he had supervision over the building in which the convention was to be held in St. Louis and the apportionment of tickets for admission to convention hall.  In 1892 Mr. Hahn was chairman of the speaker's bureau during the Harrison campaign and was located in New York, from which point the campaign was managed.  In 1896 he was asked by Major McKinley to accept the same position in Chicago.  From the foregoing it will be seen that Mr. Hahn is and has been recognized as a most efficient and faithful worker in republican ranks, capable of formulating and executing plans which have resulted in benefit to the party, and at all times has enjoyed the confidence of the prominent state and national leaders, who have relied largely upon him for effective organization and marshaling of republican forces in the campaigns.
     In July, 1870, in Mansfield was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Hahn and Miss Rosa L. Hiltabidle, a daughter of John Hiltabidle, of Mansfield.  Mrs. Hahn was a teacher in the public schools and was the only girl member of the high school class in which she was graduated.  She is prominent in social circles and very active in charitable and benevolent work.  She is also a member of the St. Luke's Lutheran church, and does much to advance its interest and promote its influence.
     Mr. Hahn belongs to the various Masonic bodies, to the Knights of Pythias fraternity, and the Mansfield Country Club, of which he is a director.  He, too, is a devout member of St. Luke's Lutheran church, of which he has been a trustee altogether for thirty-three years, serving in that capacity in connection with the Lutheran church before St. Luke's church was organized, at which time he was elected to the same office by the newly formed society.  He aid has never been solicited in vain in support of any movement calculated to benefit the town and county, and while he has figured prominently in political life he has also found opportunity to assist in local measures.  As the years have passed he has prospered in his undertakings and has made judicious investment in real estate.  He is now the owner of four hundred acres of valuable land adjoining the County Club on the west, and known as Roseland farm.  Upon this place he resides.  It was originally known as the Harvey Hill farm, and comprised three hundred and twenty acres, but later he purchased an adjoining tract of eighty acres.  This includes ninety-five acres of timber, which is one of the largest forest tracts in this part of the state.  While giving his attention principally to his insurance business Mr. Hahn also looks after the conduct of his farm, and likewise owns some property in Mansfield, including the block at the corner of Park avenue and Walnut street, where his offices are located.  He is a man of attractive build and fine physique, and his commanding appearance makes him noticeable in any gathering, while his intellectual force, his business capacity and his powers of organization have gained for him the attention and respect of h is associates in business, political and social life.
 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. 1155
  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 remained 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.
 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, 835
  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.
 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. 946
  H. E. HOOVER.   Throughout the entire period of his active business career H. E. Hoover has been identified with agricultural interests and is now the owner of sixty acres of land, situated in Jefferson township, on which he has made his home for the past quarter of a century.  He was born in this township, Sept. 23, 1855, a son of Samuel and Louisa C. (Mannas) Hoover, the former born in Pennsylvania, whence he came to Richland county with his parents at an early day.  The father was engaged in farming throughout his entire life and passed away in Richland county in October, 1894.  The mother was born and reared in Mansfield, Ohio, and is now making her home in Perry township, having reached the advanced age of seventy-nine years.  She became the mother of eight sons and three daughters, but only four of the number are now living, these being:  H. E., of this review; Charles and Jennie who are with their mother in Perry township, and Sheridan, who makes his home in Mansfield.
     H. E. Hoover spent the period of  his boyhood and youth in much the usual manner of farm lads, assisting his father in the operation of the home farm during the summer months, while in the winter seasons he pursued his studies in the district schools.  He remained on the home farm until he reached the age of thirty years, after which he engaged in farming in Perry township for three years, at the end of which time, in 1883, he purchased his present tract of land, comprising sixty acres, which is now under a high state of cultivation.  Here he is engaged in general farming and stock-raising, and his well directed labors, economy and industry are bringing him a good financial return.
     Mr. Hoover was married Apr. 22, 1880, to Miss Amy Diehl, who was born in Mansfield, Ohio, May 4, 1858, a daughter of Peter and Mary (Koehizer) Diehl, both natives of Germany.  The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover has been blessed with two sons and a daughter:  Chester, who follows farming in Richland county; Clara who is under the parental roof, and Lee, who is also with his parents.
     Mr. Hoover gives his political support to the men and measures of the republican party, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Lutheran church, of which his wife is also a member.  Throughout his entire life, covering a period of more than a half century, he has made his home in Richland county and is therefore widely and favorably known, for his life has ever been lived in harmony with his professions and his business has ever been carried forward with the most honorable methods, so that all with whom he comes in contact holds him in the highest regard.
 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. 754
  ARTHUR S. HUGHES, making the steady progress that should always come through experience and the careful directing of one's powers and native talents, has worked his way upward from an apprenticeship until he stands today as one of the leading representatives of industry in Mansfield.  He is well known in this city and in fact throughout this part of the state as the senior partner of the firm of Hughes & Keenan, boiler manufacturers.  His life record began in Mansfield, Nov. 13, 1879, his birthplace being the old family home at 117 Glessner avenue.  His father, John Hughes, was also a native of this county and was born near Black Fork.  He was of Pennsylvania-Dutch descent and came to Mansfield about forty-five years ago, since which time he has engaged continuously in the ice business.  To this undertaking he now gives his entire time but for some years engaged in street contracting as well.  At the time of the Civil war he rendered active allegiance to his country on the field of battle and is one of the honored veterans of the long civil conflict.  Although he has reached the allotted age of three score years and ten he seems a man of much younger age and in spirit and interest as well as in physical activity seems yet in his prime.  He married Martha O'Neil, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Ashland county in her girlhood days.  She is still living at the age of sixty-five years.  In their family were seven children, of whom six are living:  Della, the wife of Charles Beck, of Mansfield; Millie, the wife of E. A. Evans, also of this city; Judson W., directing engineer for a boiler concern and a resident of Mansfield; Charles Henry, assistant cashier of the Richland Savings Bank; Arthur S.; and Frank, a machinist of Mansfield.
     Arthur S. Hughes acquired his education in the public schools of this city, supplemented by study under the direction of correspondence schools after he had entered the field of business.  At the age of seventeen years he entered upon an apprenticeship as boilermaker with the Aultman-Taylor Company, with whom he remained for eleven years.  When nineteen years of age he was sent to South America by that company and spent two years there and in the West Indies, directing engineering.  He also traveled for six years with the Aultman-Taylor Company as a directing engineer, visiting every state in the Union.  In recognition of his ability he received rapid promotion and during the last two years of his connection with the company, was assistant foreman of the boiler department planned the work and did the drafting for the shop.  The man of ambition is never content, however, to remain in the employ of others and Mr. Hughes eagerly availed himself of the opportunity of engaging in business on his own account.  In October, 1906, he formed a partnership with Thomas Keenan under the firm style of Hughes & Keenan and established his present business, directing a factory for the manufacture of boilers, tanks and general sheet and structural iron work.  From the beginning the new enterprise has proved successful and the firm has enjoyed all the business which it can handle.  He also has various other interests and investments, including his residence at 117 Glessner avenue.
     On the 24th of December, 1902, Mr. Hughes was married to Miss Bessie Morgan, a daughter of Arthur Morgan, an engineer at the sewerage disposal plant for many years.  Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have two children - Alberta May, two years of age, and Mary Helen, one year old.
     In politics Mr. Hughes is a republican, but not strongly partisan.  He holds membership with the First Christian church, and is interested in all that pertains to the welfare of the city.  Formerly active in baseball and outdoor sports, he now finds that his business leaves him no time for participation therein and his energies and attention are successfully directed to the upbuilding therein and his energies and attention are successfully directed to the upbuilding and developing of the business which is already one of the profitable, industrial concerns of Mansfield.
 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. 984
  CHARLES M HUGHES in his final choice of farming as a vocation has inadvertently paid one of the highest possible tributes of respect to the industry, as after an extensive career in mercantile life, in which he has served as traveling salesman and representative, both at home and abroad, he is now engaged in farming from choice, and not from a fortunate combination of circumstances, as is so often the case.  He was born in the township in which he now resides on Sept. 13, 1853, the son of David and Fanny (Palmer) Hughes.  His father was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1825, and was brought by his parents to Richland county when a lad of but twelve years.  He was one of a family of ten children and was reared on his father's farm, and contributed his energies to the general advancement of the family interests up to the time of his marriage.  He wedded Fanny Palmer, a sketch of whose life as Mrs. Fanny Hughes appears elsewhere in this edition, and they became the parents of ten children, of whom our subject was the first in the order of birth.  The father passed away in August, 1890.  The mother now resides on the home place.
     Charles M. Hughes was reared on the home place in Weller township and received  his education in the common schools.  He remained with his parents, aiding in the work of the farm, until twenty-six years of age.  In 1880 he went to California, where he resided one year, during which time he contracted rheumatism and returned home, where he was sick during the following year.  A dryer climate and a higher altitude were necessary, however, for his complete recovery, and in search of these he went to South Dakota, where he preempted a claim of one hundred and sixty acres and a tree claim of one hundred and sixty acres.  He proved up on his preemption claim and entered one hundred and sixty acres additional.  In 1885 he sold out his land interests and returned home, where he spent one year.  In 1887 he accepted a position with the Aultman-Taylor people, of Mansfield, Ohio, manufacturers of threshing machines and farm machinery, and was sent by them as their representative and salesman to Mexico, where he remained for five years.
     On his return to the northern States, in 1892, he was for one year identified with the Ashland Hardware Company, of Ashland, Ohio.  On leaving this firm he bought a seventy acre interest in his father's estate, on which he built a residence and established a home.  In the spring of 1895 he was engaged by the Associated Manufacturers Company as a representative to introduce American goods into the Orient, and with a complete line of samples of farm machinery he went first to Germany, thence to Braila, Roumania, where he remained for some months; then on to Odessa, in southern Russia, returning home in the fall of 1895, since which time his main interests have been centered in agricultural pursuits.
     On Sept. 4, 1889, Mr. Hughes was united in marriage to Miss Emma B. Stober, who was born in Ashland county, Ohio, Oct. 9, 1866, the daughter of Levi and Anna (Moser) Stober.  The father was born in Pennsylvania in 1829, whence he came to Richland county when he was twenty-two years of age on a visit, and after making a number of trips to this locality he finally decided to locate in Ashland county, which he did about 1856, and in 1874 he removed to Weller Township, Richland county, where he spent the remainder of his days.  He was twice married, his first wife being Sarah Haymaker, who died in early womanhood, leaving one daughter, Cecelia, now the wife of Mr. Brendel, of Lebanon county, Pennsylvania.  His second union was with Anna Moser, who was born in Berne, Switzerland, and came to America when eighteen years of age and located in Ashland county.  Unto this union were born ten children, namely: Melinda, the wife of Walter Zimmerman, of Ashland county; John P. a medical practitioner of Lexington, Ohio; Lydia, the wife of John Martin, of Cleveland; William, deceased; Emma B., the wife of our subject; Ray, the wife of R. C. Grimes, of Mansfield, Ohio; Amanda, the wife of Grant R. Oswalt; Ida, the wife of J. E. Osburn, both of whom are residents of Mansfield; Almeda, the wife of F. A. Hughes, of this township; and Harriet, who resides at home with her mother in Mansfield.  The father died in 1904 at the venerable age of seventy-five years.
     Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have been born four children, one of whom died in infancy.  The others are: Arthur E., who was born in the city of Mexico; Carlos S.; and Thomas M.
     In politics Mr. Hughes is a republican.  He is public spirited and progressive, and ever ready to aid any movement or enterprise that is beneficial to the community.  He is a member of the Weller Township Grange, and one of those who believe that the scientific study of agriculture is worthy of one's best efforts.  Religiously he is a faithful and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
 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. 639
  MRS. ESTHER ANN HUGHES, owning property in Weller township, is the widow of W. G. Hughes, and was born in Hardin county, Ohio, in 1865.  Her parents were John and Eliza (Ashton) Boals, both of whom are natives of this county and were well known here at an early date, while at the present time they are respected and worthy residents of Mansfield.  Their family numbered the following children: Mary E., who is now living in Mansfield; Robert E., who resides in Hardin county, Ohio; Eliza, the wife of Alex Leap whose home is in Hardin county; Mrs. Hughes, Joseph C. M., who is located in Hardin county; David L., living in Mansfield; and three who have passed away.
     Esther A. Hughes spent her girlhood days under the parental roof and was trained to the work of the household, while in the public schools she acquired her education:  On Dec. 14, 1887, she gave her hand in marriage to W. G. Hughes, who was born in this county July 7, 1865, and died Oct. 8, 1902.  They were the parents of two daughters and a son:  Ethel E. a graduate of the Mansfield high school; Ralph A., who operates the home farm; and Mary J., at home.  All three are still under the parental roof.  Mrs. Hughes now owns forty-six acres of land and a fine residence which is built in modern style of architecture, and is most tastefully and attractively furnished.  Moreover, the spirit of hospitality reigns supreme there and her friends are always sure of a cordial and warm-hearted welcome.  Mr. Hughes was republican in politics and served as township trustee.  He took active interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community and gave his cooperation to many movements for the public good.  When his life's labors were ended in death, in 1902, many friends sincerely mourned his loss, while his family were deprived of a loving husband and mourned his loss, while his family were deprived of a loving husband and devoted father.  Mrs. Hughes is a woman of splendid business traits; for some years she followed threshing and also engaged in running a sawmill for a number of years as a means of livelihood, and today is a lady of many admirable qualities.
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. 664
  MRS. FANNY HUGHES is living in Weller township, Richland county, where her entire life has been passed.  She was born here Jan. 25, 1831, and has therefore reached the seventy-seventh milestone on life's journey.  She was a daughter of Charles and Ann (Ward) Palmer, who were of English descent and came to this county in 1819, settling in Weller township, where he father purchased land.  There were but comparatively few residents in the county at that time and much of the land was still uncultivated, while the forests were largely uncut.  Mr. Palmer, however, bore his full share in the work of general development and improvement, while at the same time he carried on the work of the home farm.
     Mrs. Hughes was the ninth in order of birth in a family of thirteen children.  She  attended the district schools in her girlhood days and in early womanhood she gave her hand in marriage to David Hughes, who was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5, 1825, and was one of a family of ten children, all of whom are now deceased.  He arrived in Richland county in 1837, when a youth of twelve years, and here continued to make his home until called to his final rest.  He was a lifelong farmer, working diligently and persistently in carrying on the task of developing the fields and as the years passed he prospered in his undertakings, so that at the time of his death he was the owner of one hundred and seventy-five acres of valuable land, from which he derived a gratifying annual income.
     Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hughes were born the following children:  C. M., who is living in this county; Olive A., who is a home with her mother; Adaline, the wife of Rev. Edward Hagerman, who is now located in Des Moines, Iowa; Josephine, at home; Melvin and Luella, both deceased; George H., who makes his home in Mansfield, Ohio; Frank, of this county; and one who died in infancy.  The husband and father departed this life Aug. 19, 1890, and his death was the occasion of deep and widespread regret, not only to his immediate family but also to many friends.  In politics he was a republican, always loyal to the party and its interests and for four years he served as township treasurer.  The home property at the time of his death comprised one hundred and seventy-five acres and Mrs. Hughes still owns one hundred and three acres of this and personally manages her business affairs.  She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and an earnest Christian woman, whose life has been in harmony with her profession.  She has always endeavored to do good to those with whom she has come in contact and never by word or deed to cast reflection upon the church with which he is connected.  Her many good qualities have won her high regard and she has many friends among young and old, rich and poor.
 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. 783
  ROBERT HUGHES, who passed away in October, 1903, was formerly a prominent and well known agriculturist, his farm being located on section 24, Weller township.  He was born in Blooming Grove township, Richland county, Ohio, Mar. 4, 1833, and was one of the ten children of John and Elizabeth (Rogers) Hughes.
     The father was born in 1793, in Pennsylvania, where he was reared and married.  The mother was born in Ireland in 1796, and when a child of seven years came to America with her parents, who spent the remainder of their lives as farming people in Beaver county, Pennsylvania.  Mr. and Mrs. Hughes were married on the 5th of November, 1820, and began their domestic life upon a farm in Beaver county, where seven of their children were born.  In 1832 they came to Richland county, Ohio, locating in Blooming Grove township, one mile north of Shenandoah, where the father purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land, but five years later he sold that place, and removed to the farm on section 24, Weller county, where the widow of our subject now resides.  Here he made his home until the fall of 1860, when he sold the place to his son and took up his residence in Shelby, where he died in August, 1862.  His first wife had died in 1852, and for his second wife he married Mrs. Hester (Hunter) McCready, who survived him some years.  In early life both parents were active members of the Presbyterian church, but after coming to this county, there being no church of that denomination here, they united with the Methodist Episcopal church.  Politically the father was first a whig and later a republican.
     Robert Hughes attended the public schools of this county in early life and, his brothers having left their parental home, he remained to look after the cultivation of the farm.  In the fall of 1860, on his father's removal to Shelby, he purchased the place and until the time of his demise was successfully engaged in its operation.
     On the 23d of April, 1861, Mr. Hughes was united in marriage to Miss Jane Palmer, whose birth occurred in Franklin township, this county, Jan. 19, 1837, her parents Charles and Ann (Ward) Palmer.  The father was born in London, England, Oct. 8, 1796, and came to America in 1819, in company with a brother.  They were left orphans during childhood and on attaining their majority received a small fortune, which they brought with them to this country.  Coming to Richland county, Ohio, the brother located in Weller township, while Mrs. Hughes' father settled on the farm in Franklin township now owned by Wesley Ferree, where he made his home until 1856, when he removed to Washington township, three miles south of Mansfield.  He spent his declining years, however, with our subject and his wife, his death occurring on the 30th of January, 1878.  He was a man of firm convictions, was an ardent abolitionist and an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  His wife, Mr. Ann (Ward) Palmer, was born Nov. 15, 1804, in Repton, Derbyshire, England, and she passed away  here July 16, 1865.  She also came to America in the year 1819 and on Feb. 10, 1821, gave her hand in marriage to Charles Palmer.  Their family numbered thirteen children, five of whom are still living, namely:  Mrs. Fanny Hughes, who is a widow residing in Weller township; Mrs. Robert Hughes; Goodsell, who makes his home in Mansfield; Joseph, of Mansfield; and Anna Golladay, living in Columbiana county, Ohio.
     Of the five children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hughes three are living, and the record is as follows:  Wilbert G., deceased; Carrie M. and Fred C., both at home; Anna E., the wife of Edwin A. Clingan, of Pavonia, Ohio; and Francis, who has also passed away.
     Politically Mr. Hughes was identified with the republican party, and fraternally was a member of Weller Grange, No. 1070, P. of H.  For more than a half century he held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he served as a trustee and steward for many years.  Throughout his entire life - the allotted Psalmist's span of three score years and ten - he made his home in this county and was widely recognized as one of its successful agriculturists and prominent and honored citizens, his demise being the occasion of deep regret among his many friends.  Mrs. Hughes has also been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for more than a half century and has also gained the warm esteem and high regard of those with whom she has come in contact during the long period of her residence in this county.  She owns one hundred acres of land on section 24, Weller township, which is being operated by her son, Fred C., and is a lady of refinement and culture, whose circle of friends is almost coextensive with the circle of her acquaintances.
 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. 813
  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 her 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.
 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. 847
  C. C. HUNTSMAN.     The farm in Perry township on which C. C. Huntsman now makes his home was also the place of his birth, which occurred Oct. 13, 1859.  His parents were A. C. and Mary (Culp) Huntsman, the former also born on this farm, June 25, 1830  During the Civil war he was called to serve for one hundred days and while, doing duty was wounded with a bayonet, which entered about four inches above the heart, passed through his body and came out at the shoulder blade.  Following the expiration of his term of service he returned to his home and resumed farming, which he followed until his death, which occurred Oct. 8, 1902, when he had reached the age of seventy-two years.  He had been married Sept. 29, 1857, to Miss Mary A. Culp, who was born in Richland county, Sept. 9, 1833, and was one of a family of four children.  By her marriage she became the mother of three children: Delano, who is now deceased; C. C., whose name introduces this record; and Wellington T., a resident of Toledo, Ohio.
     C. C. Huntsman was reared in the usual manner of farm lads, assisting his father in the operation of the home place from the time of early spring planting until the crops were harvested in the late autumn, while during the winter seasons he attended the common schools, wherein he mastered the common branches of learning.  In connection with his brother he is now the owner of the old homestead property, which comprises one hundred and fifty-nine acres of land, located on section 22, Perry township.  This is improved with a good residence and substantial outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock, while the land has been placed under a high state of cultivation and yields abundant crops as a reward for the care and labor he bestows upon it.  In addition to raising the cereals best adapted to soil and climate he is also engaged in raising and feeding stock, making quite a specialty of this branch of business, in which he is meeting with excellent success.
     Mr. Huntsman chose as a companion and helpmate for the journey of life.  Miss Alice M. Vickroy, whom he wedded on the 19th of April, 1883.  She was one of a family of eight children and was born in Richland county, Nov. 27, 1863, being, therefore, in her twentieth year at the time of her marriage.  The home of Mr. and Mrs. Huntsman has been blessed with eight children, as follows:  Pearl C., the wife of Joseph Sidell, a resident of Fostoria, Ohio; Harry, at home; Fred, also under the parental roof; Florence A., Orrin R., who is deceased; Edith C., Marion C. and Lee Miles.
     Politically Mr. Huntsman has allied himself with the republican party and has served as supervisor, but is in no sense a man who aspires to public office, preferring to give his time and attention to his own private interests.  He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and are highly esteemed in the community in which they have so long resided, the hospitality of their own pleasant home being enjoyed by their 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 - Vol. II - Pg. 836
  JAMES W. HUNTSMAN.     James W. Huntsman is entitled to mention in this volume from the fact that he is one of the pioneers of Richland county, and is the oldest living man in Perry township, being now eighty-four years of age.  He was for many years actively identified with the agricultural interests of the county and while he still retains possession of his fine farm, comprising one hundred and sixty acres, situated in Perry township, he is leaving the active work of the place to others and is now enjoying in well earned rest the fruits of his former toil.
     Mr. Huntsman was born on a farm in Perry township, May 5, 1824, just across the road from where he now lives, and he is a son of Jonathan and Nancy (Wherry) Huntsman.  The father was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1793, and came to Perry township, Richland county, in 1816, settling on the farm where our subject was born.  This land he entered from the government.  When Perry township was organized he was elected and served as its first clerk and in many other ways was prominent in his locality.  He passed away herein 1866, at the age of seventy-three years, his wife having preceded him to the home beyond, her demise occurring in 1859.  Their family numbered nine children, but James W. of this review, who is the fourth in order of birth, is the only one now living. The others were: William, who died at the advanced age of eighty-four years; Israel, Josiah, Noah, Amariah, Mary Jane, Sarah Ann, and John, who died in infancy.
     James W. Huntsman, the immediate subject of this review, was reared on the old homestead farm in Perry township and was early trained to the duties which fell to the lot of the farmer.  During the winter months, when not busy on the home place, he pursued his studies in a subscription school, walking one and a half miles to the schoolhouse, which was a primitive log structure with dirt floor and greased paper windows.  He remained under the parental roof until he had attained the age of twenty-five years, when he learned the harness-maker’s trade, working at the same in Woodbury, Morrow county, Ohio, for six years.  At the end of that period he returned to the home farm and resumed work, while in 1859 he took up his abode on his present farm, renting the same for four years, at the end of which time he made purchase of the property.  This is a well improved tract, comprising eighty acres, which has been placed under a high state of cultivation.  It is also improved with a good residence and substantial outbuildings and everything about the place is kept in a neat and thrifty appearance.  Besides this farm he owns another eighty-acre tract.  For many years Mr. Huntsman was actively engaged in general farming and he is still living on his farm, but the work is being carried on by his son.
     Mr. Huntsman proved his loyalty to his country, when in 1864 he offered his services to the government, enlisting as a member of Company B, One Hundred and Sixty-third Ohio Regiment, with which he served from the 2d of May until the 10th of September.  He had three brothers who were in the army at the same time.
     Mr. Huntsman has been married twice.  He first wedded Miss Catherine Baker, who was born near Baltimore, Maryland, their wedding being celebrated in June, 1859. Unto this union were born three children: Warren, an optician, of Oregon, Missouri; Lindon H., who was a carpenter of Cleveland, Ohio, but is now deceased; and Charles A., who was born Oct. 3, 1874, and is now operating the home place.  He has served for four years as town ship clerk.  The wife and mother died in 1883 and the following year Mr. Huntsman was married to Amanda Amos, who was born in Perry township, this county, Nov. 18, 1844, a daughter of Frederick and Margaret (Schaffer) Amos.  Her father came to this county about 1835.  The union of Mr. and Mrs. Huntsman was blessed with three children: Mertie, who has passed away; Louis, the wife of Wade Stewart, a farmer of Perry township; and John, who at the age of twenty years, is with his parents.
     Politically Mr. Huntsman was formerly a whig, but upon the organization of the new republican party became identified with its principles and policy.  He has frequently served as township trustee and trustee of the school board, but aside from that has never aspired to public office.  His fraternal relations are with the Patrons of Industry.  Not only has he seen Richland county grow from a wild country, with only a few white inhabitants, to a rich agricultural district, containing thousands of good homes and many growing towns, inhabited by an industrious, prosperous, enlightened and progressive people, but he has participated and assisted in the slow, persistent work of development which was necessary to produce a change which is so complete that it has come to be popularly referred to as magical.
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. 569
  C. H. HUSTON.     Charles H. Huston is actively connected with a profession which has important bearing upon the progress and stable prosperity of any section or community and one which has long been considered as conserving the public welfare by furthering the ends of justice and maintaining individual rights.  In no profession is there a career more open to talent than is that of the law and in no field of endeavor is there demanded a more careful preparation, a more thorough appreciation of the absolute ethics of life or of the under lying principles which form the basis of all human rights and privileges.  Unflagging application, an intuitive wisdom and a determination to fully utilize the means at hand are the concomitants which insure personal success and prestige in this great profession.  Recognizing these facts and possessing all the requisite qualities of the able lawyer, Charles H. Huston is widely recognized as one of the representative members of the Richland county bar.
     His entire life has been passed in this county, his birth having occurred in Butler township in 1870.  He is descended in the paternal line from Scotch ancestry, the family, however, being founded in America at an early day.  The grandfather, Jesse Huston, was born in Pennsylvania and removed from Cumberland county, that state, to Ohio when a young man of twenty years, settling first in Weller township, Richland county, while later he became a resident of Jackson township, where for many years he carried on general agricultural pursuits, meeting with merited success in his undertakings.  He married Margaret Thrush and died in 1879 at the ripe old age of seventy- five years.  Unto him and his wife were born two sons and five daughters, including James Huston, the father of our subject and the youngest of the family.
     .lames Huston is also a native of Richland county, his birth having occurred in Franklin township, Feb. 18, 1841.  Reared to the occupation of farming, he has made it his life work and by his well directed energy and enterprise has achieved a gratifying measure of success.  He is, moreover, regarded as one of the influential and respected residents of his community and is counted among the stalwart advocates of democracy, having firm faith in the principles of the party and their ultimate adoption.  His aid can ever be counted upon to further public progress along many lines, and he stands today as a prominent representative of progressive citizenship.  Having arrived at years of maturity, he wedded Dorcas Zeigler, who was born in Butler township, Richland county, Jan. 25, 1842, and is a daughter of Henry and Margaret (Miller) Zeigler, who removed from Pennsylvania and settled in Ohio at an early epoch in the history of the latter state.  The death of Mrs. Dorcas Huston occurred in 1880 when she was thirty-six years of age.  The following sons and daughters were born to the first marriage: Carrie, now the wife of Jesse Esbenshade, of Richland county, Ohio; Charles H., who is the second in order of birth; Rufus, who married Miss Sadie Oswalt, of Greenwich, Ohio; Ransom, twin brother of Rufus, who wedded Miss Maggie McCormack and is a resident of Blooming Grove township, Richland county; and Jesse, who is living at Shiloh, Ohio.  In 1882 the father was married again, his second union being with Miss Mary E. Lattimore, a daughter of James and Nancy Lattimore, of Blooming Grove township.  They have a son and daughter, Bertha and Ora.
     The boyhood and youth of Charles H. Huston were quietly passed upon the home farm, where he early became familiar with the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist.  He worked in the fields through the summer months and in the winter seasons attended the public schools, eventually completing the prescribed course in the high school at Shiloh.  His identification with educational interests, however, did not cease at that time, for during five terms he engaged in teaching school, his connection with the profession extending over a period from 1889 until 1892.  He imparted clearly and readily to others the knowledge that he had acquired and then resumed his own education as a student in the Tri-State College at Angola, Indiana, completing the scientific course by graduation with the class of 1894.  In the meantime he had determined upon the practice of law as His life work and as a preparation toward this end he began reading law under the direction of J. C. Laser, of Mansfield.  He later completed a course in law at the Ohio State University, graduating in 1897.  He was admitted to the bar the same year and, locating for practice in the county seat, he was admitted to partnership by his former preceptor and the firm immediately took rank among the strongest and ablest at the Richland county bar.  Mr. Huston has made an excellent record in his chosen profession and has won for himself very favorable criticism for the careful and systematic methods which he has followed.  He throws himself easily and naturally into the argument, with a self-possession and a deliberation which indicates no straining after effect.  On the contrary, there is a precision and clearness in his statement, an acuteness and strength in his argument which speak a mind trained in the severest school of investigation and to which the closest reasoning has become habitual and easy.
     Mr. Huston is numbered among the veterans of the Spanish-American war.  When the country became involved with the old-world power he at once offered his services in defense of American interests, joining Company M of the Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and proceeded with his regiment to Camp Bushnell at Columbus.  The troops were afterward sent to Camp Alger, Virginia, where Company M was detached and assigned to guard duty and clerkships in the quartermaster’s and commissariat department at Dunlowing station.  They left camp July 5, 1898, and on the following day embarked on the cruiser St. Paul at New York.  On the 10th of the month Company M and three other companies of the First Battalion landed at Siboney, fourteen miles from Santiago, and on the following day were ordered to the fighting line in the trenches, but owing to the swollen condition of the San Juan river did not reach their assigned position until the 12th, on which day General Miles arranged the terms of surrender with the Spanish.  On the 17th the entrance to Santiago was made and Company M participated in the occupation of the city.  Mr. Huston was promoted to corporal at Camp Alger and after the return of the Eighth Regiment a reorganization was effected and he became battalion adjutant, with the rank of second lieutenant.  Later he was commissioned captain of infantry and detailed as regimental quartermaster with the Eighth Infantry, Ohio National Guards.
     On the 21st of June, 1900, occurred the marriage of Charles H. Huston and Miss Marie F. Pettker, of St. Louis, Missouri.  He is a member of the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks and one of the stalwart champions of the democratic party in Richland county.  In 1903 he was elected prosecuting attorney of the county and so acceptably did he fill the office that he was reelected in 1905.  Personally he is a man of many attractive qualities and has an extensive circle of warm friends in the county where his entire life has been passed.  In his profession he has made steady advancement, justly earning the reputation which he now bears as one of the leading and capable lawyers of Mansfield.
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. 649
 


 

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