BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
PAST AND PRESENT
OF THE
CITY OF ZANESVILLE
AND
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO
By J. Hope Sutor together with
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
of many of its Leading and Prominent Citizens and Illustrious Dead.
ILLUSTRATED
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1905
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F. M. HANDEL
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WILLIAM C. HANDSHEY
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C. H. HANKS
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LEO T. HARDEN.
The true measure of success is determined by what one has
accomplished and as taken in contradistinction to the old adage that
a prophet is not without honor save in his own country, there is
particular interest attached to the career of Leo T. Harden,
for he is a native son of Zanesville and has here directed his
efforts in such a manner as to win a creditable position in business
circles although yet a young man. He was born in1878 and is
now proprietor of the New Star Laundry. His father, Thomas
Harden, as born in Wheeling, West Virginia, and came to
Zanesville at an early day, where he secured the position of foreman
in the Kearn & Gorsuch Glass Factory in which capacity he was
serving at the time of his death, when his son Leo was only
nine months old. He was a member of the Catholic church and
was a republican in politics. He married Ann Crowley,
who was born in Zanesville and is still a resident of that city.
She, too, is a communicant of the Catholic church.
Leo T. Harden is the youngest in a family of
seven children and was educated in the parochial schools of
Zanesville, after which he secured employment in the laundry of
B. L. Taylor, of this city, where he remained for eleven years.
On the 22d of November, 1904, he formed a partnership with M. C.
Brown and purchased the Star Laundry, changing its name to the
New Star Laundry, under which title he is now carrying on business.
His plant is located on Commissioner street and he employs fifteen
people, while two wagons are utilized in the collection and delivery
of the laundry. The business is growing encouragingly and he
has recently installed a new collar ironing machine, which is the
finest in the city. The laundry is operated by steam power and
the excellent work turned out will insure a continuation of the
liberal patronage.
Mr. Harden possesses considerable talent as a
musician and is the leader of the Harden Orchestra. He
has devoted considerable time to the study of music and figures
prominently in musical circles of the city. In politics he is
a democrat. He belongs to the Catholic church, to the Knights
of Columbus, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Y. M. I. and the
Musicians' Union.
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DR. CHARLES L. HARMER
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EDWARD J. HARSCH
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GOTTLIEB HARSCH
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F. A. HEENAN
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THE HERDMAN FAMILY.
The first representative in America of the Herdman family,
whose descendants are living in Zanesville, was William Herdman
who was born in County Down, Ireland, about the year 1756 or 1758.
What business he followed in his native country is not known, but he
brought with him enough money to this country to buy property.
He had a brother John who also came to America and after
living for a time in the southern part of the state of New York
joined his brother William in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania.
William Herdman, the direct ancestor of the
Herdmans of Muskingum county, was married in Ireland to Miss
Martha Atcheson, who died soon after the birth of their daughter
Margaret. The following year William Herdman
wedded Jane Hamilton and their children, Jane and Martha,
were born in Ireland and all three of the children were baptized by
Rev. John Riddle, who had performed both marriage ceremonies
for William Herdman. Not long afterward Dr. Riddle
came to America and was pastor of a church at Robinson’s
Run in Washington county, Pennsylvania. William
Herdman became restless after the emigration of his pastor
and decided that he, too, would come to America and with his wife
and three daughters crossed the Atlantic in a sailing vessel,
which was three months in making that trip and during that time his
daughter Martha died and was buried at sea. William
Herdman arrived in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in March.
1894, and made his way to Noblestown, where he joined Dr.
Riddle’s congregation. He had a flouring mill there and
lived in a few rooms in the building. It was in the following
April that Francis Herdman, afterward of Muskingum
county, was born. Later William Herdman
purchased a farm south of Noblestown and in connection with the
cultivation of the land also operated a distillery, for the use of
whiskey was very common in that day. In his business he
prospered and added several farms to his estate and thus became very
prosperous. While living on his farm his family circle was
increased by the birth of Eleanor, Elizabeth,
Robert and Allie Herdman. The wife and mother died
about 1803 and a year later William Herdman married
Mrs. Jacob Hanson.
The Hanson family came originally from
England and Jacob Hanson removed from North Carolina
to Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, when a young man. He was a
tanner by trade and followed that pursuit near Pittsburg. He
was married in 1780 to Margaret Morrow, who lived in
or near Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and whose parents were members of
the church of which Dr. McMillan, founder of Jefferson
College, was the pastor. Jacob and Martha
(Morrow) Hanson had ten children: Thomas,
Mary, Jane, Alice Ann, Samuel,
James, Jacob, Rebecca. Margaret and Hugh.
Property which was owned by Jacob Hanson in
Pennsylvania is still in possession of his descendants there.
He died in 1803, at the age of forty-five years, and later his widow
became the wife of William Herdman. By this
marriage there was one daughter—Sarah. William
Herdman died May 23. 1832, at the age of seventy-five years,
and his second wife passed away June 20, 1840, at the age of
seventy-seven years.
Francis Herdman, son of William
Herdman. was, as before stated, born in Noblestown,
Pennsylvania, and after arriving at years of maturity he was married
in March, 1818, to Miss Margaret Hanson, his
step-sister, who was also born in Pennsylvania and who at that time
was seventeen years of age, while he was twenty-three years.
They went to live on one of his father’s farms called Farm Hill and
in April, 1829, they removed to Canonsburg, Washington county,
Pennsylvania, Francis Herdman selling all of his
property in Allegheny county. He formed a partnership with his
brother-in-law, James Hanson, and purchased a flouring
mill and sawmill and about sixty acres of land in Canonsburg.
They also bought a new brick house, in which Mr. Herdman
lived, and a stone house where his partner lived. Francis
Herdman superintended the men in business and after a short
time purchased his partner’s interest. The new enterprise
prospered and he put in an engine to furnish power in place of the
water power which had hitherto operated the mill. There were
no railroads at that time and he hauled his mill products to
Pittsburg in a large scoop bed wagon drawn by six horses, after
which he would bring back goods for the merchants in Canonsburg.
He also established a brickyard on his land and manufactured brick
for a new college which was being built at Canonsburg. In
January, 1838, when a deep snow lay upon the ground he was thrown
from his horse and injured, having various bones broken, while his
spine was also injured. It was months before he was able to resume
business and when he was again able to go about he found that his
milling interests had suffered much through lack of capable
management. He then decided to sell out and save what remained
of his property, and he and his wife decided that the best thing for
them to do would be to secure a farm upon which they could rear
their children. Having disposed of the mill he engaged in
teaming for some time and on one of his trips he stopped at the home
of Benjamin Waddell at Concord in Muskingum county.
Here he was persuaded to purchase a farm and in 1839 he removed with
his family to Salt Creek township in this county, since which time
the Herdman family has been connected with the
development and progress of this portion of the state. The
purchase of the farm, however, proved a bad investment for he did
not investigate the title nor find out much about the condition of
the land and there was considerable litigation in the courts before
he obtained a clear title to the property, while much arduous labor
was required to make the farm productive. The family endured
many hardships and privations in those early days. The father
and sons did the work of the fields and cared for the stock.
They raised sheep and the daughters of the household spun the wool
and colored the yarn which was then woven into cloth from which
garments for the family were manufactured. They also kept five
or six cows and traded the butter for groceries and other
necessaries. Francis Herdman, however, continued
to carry on farming throughout his remaining days and he passed away
in Salt Creek township, Mar. 10, 1855, in the sixty-first year of
his age. He was a man of strong religious convictions, held
membership in the Reformed Presbyterian church and lived a life in
harmony with its teachings. In politics he was a whig.
The cause of education found in him a warm friend and he did much
for the development of the schools in his locality. He was
himself a well educated man, was a good penman and was neat and
methodical in his habits. When he removed with his family to
Muskingum county he found the school in his home district was little
more than a name, the teacher being incompetent and the curriculum
very limited, but he was made a school director and at once set to
work to improving the school, which within a short time showed the
effects of his efforts. His wife, too, was also deeply
interested in education and the moral development of the community
and was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church. She
survived him for about twelve years, passing away in the year 1867,
at the age of sixty-seven years.
Francis and Margaret (Hanson)
Herdman were the parents of eight children: William,
who was born Mar. 2, 1819, became a farmer and is now deceased;
James was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, Aug. 10,
1821; Jacob, born Sept. 23, 1823, and Jane,
Feb. 20, 1826, are both deceased; Margaret Morrow
was born Sept. 29, 1830, and has also passed away; Sarah
was born in April, 1833, and died September, 1834; Francis
Hamilton was born Oct. 5, 1835, and is the only surviving son
of the family; Elizabeth Ann was born June 25, 1838,
and died in 1874.
James Herdman, the second son of
Francis and Margaret Herdman, was born in
Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1821, and became a prominent
representative of business interests in Muskingum county and a well
known and influential citizen. He was about eighteen years of
age when he came with his parents to this county. He pursued
his education in the common schools and in Howe school and for one
term was a student in Muskingum College. While his father was
owner of the mill in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, James
Herdman through observation and practical experience had gained
knowledge of engineering and later he was employed in that capacity
at various places. He also engaged in teaching school in early
manhood and was regarded as one of the capable educators of the
county at that time. He was ambitious, however, to make more
rapid advancement in the business world and formed a partnership
with William Lukens under the firm name of Fukens &
Herdman in the spring of 1851. They purchased a tract of
six acres of timber land about six miles up the river north of
Zanesville and on this erected a sawmill, after which they cut the
timber and floated the lumber down the stream to the county seat.
They employed from six to ten men, whom James Herdman
boarded while giving his personal supervision to the practical
operation of the mill, while his partner resided in Zanesville and
attended to the sale of the lumber. It was about that time
that the railroad was built to Zanesville and there was a good
demand for the timber, all of which had been cut off about 1855.
At that time the partnership was dissolved and James Herdman
entered into partnership relations with Samuel Clark,
who was conducting a small lumberyard in Zanesville. They
embarked in a lumber business, Mr. Herdman having
considerable oak lumber, while Mr. Clark had pine
lumber, and consolidating their interests they continued their
operations under the firm style of Clark & Herdman.
About 1867 Mr. Clark sold half of his interest to
W. S. Harlan and the business was conducted under the style of
Clark, Herdman & Company. In 1873 Frank H.
Herdman purchased the remainder of Mr. Clark’s
interest and the business was then conducted until 1877 under the
firm name of Herdman, Harlan & Company. In the latter
year Mr. Harlan sold out to David M. Harris and
from that time until 1890 operations were continued under the name
of Herdman, Harris & Company. In December, 1890,
the business was reorganized as a corporation and has since been
known as the Herdman, Sash, Door & Lumber Company. The
concern has been marked by steady progress and healthful growth and
to-day is the largest enterprise of this character in Zanesville.
It developed along substantial lines, securing a good patronage, and
James Herdman remained at its head until his demise,
its success being attributable in large measure to his enterprise,
keen business discrimination and executive force. Since his death
Frank H. Herdman has been president of the company; J. F.
Atherton, vice president; and F. K. Jackson, secretary.
The volume of business has annually increased, having long since
reached very profitable proportions and the plant represents a large
investment. James Herdman was president of the
Brown Manufacturing Company for twenty years, also president
of the Union National Bank and treasurer of the South Zanesville
Sewer Pipe and Brick Company.
James Herdman was united in marriage in
1845 to Miss Eliza Ann Elliott, a native
of Muskingum county, who proved to him a faithful companion and
helpmate on life’s journey in the early days when he was attempting
to gain a start in the lumber trade. Her death occurred in
1861. They were the parents of five children but Dr.
William J. Herdman, LL. D., is the only one now living. He
was horn in September, 1848, and now occupies a chair in the medical
department of the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor. In
1870 James Herdman was again married, his second union
being with Angeline Patterson, a native of Elyria,
Ohio, now living in Zanesville. They had two children—Harry
P. and Lizzie, the former an attorney, whose sketch is
given in this connection.
James Herdman was a member of the Second
Presbyterian church, deeply interested in its growth and the
extension of its influence and for some years he served as one of
the church trustees. His early political support was given to
the whig party and upon its dissolution he joined the ranks of the
republican party, which he continued to support until his death
although he had no political aspirations for himself. He had
one son Frank, the eldest child, who served in the Civil war.
He became a member of the Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and
contracted disease while in the service which caused his death.
Frank Hamilton Herdman, who is now
president of the Herdman Sash, Door & Lumber Company, of
Zanesville, and is the only surviving son of Francis and
Margaret Herdman, was born in Canonsburg,
Pennsylvania, in 1835, and was therefore only about four years old
when brought by his parents to Muskingum county. His
preliminary education, acquired in the public schools, was
supplemented by study in Muskingum College for one and a half years
and in early manhood he engaged in teaching school. Leaving Ohio he
went to Mercer county, Illinois, where he was soon afterward
appointed deputy county surveyor, having studied surveying while in
college. He spent one and a half years in this position and
then joined his brother James in the lumber business at
Monmouth, Illinois. They conducted their yard there until the
time of the Civil war, when they sold out and Frank H. Herdman
accepted an appointment to the position of deputy county clerk of
Warren county, Illinois. He acted in that capacity until 1863,
when he went to Chicago, where he embarked in a general commission
business, which occupied his time and attention until 1878. In
the meantime he had purchased an interest in the Herdman
Lumber Company at Zanesville and in the year mentioned he returned
to this city to become an active factor in its management. In
1890, upon the incorporation of the company, he was made its
secretary and treasurer and acted in that capacity until the death
of James Herdman, when he was chosen president.
Frank H. Herdman was married, in 1860, to
Miss Margaret Amelia Hill, who was born in Monmouth, Illinois,
in 1841, and comes of an ancestry on both the paternal and maternal
sides of the family that was represented in the Revolutionary war.
Four chidren have been born to this union: Harry H.. Frank
E., Willis A. and May, the wife of Harry
Baldwin. Both Mr. and Mrs. Herdman hold
membership in the Second Presbyterian church and in politics he has
been a stalwart republican since casting his first presidential
ballot for John C. Fremont. He thoroughly enjoys home
life and takes great pleasure in his family and friends. He
possesses untiring energy, is quick of perception, forms his plans
readily and is determined in their execution and his close
application to business and his excellent management have brought
him the high degree of prosperity which is to-day his.
Personally he is always courteous, kindly and affable, and those who
know him entertain for him warm regard.
Harry Patterson Herdman, a
practicing attorney, was identified with many corporate interests of
Zanesville and is the only son of James and Angeline ( Patterson)
Herdman and was born in this city in 1872. He began his
education in the public schools and later continued his studies in
the academy conducted by Rev. E. E. Rogers, of Putnam, from
which institution he was graduated. Later he entered the
Michigan Military Academy (Orchard Lake) in 1892 and was graduated
in June, 1893, while in the fall of the same year he matriculated in
the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor. He left college,
however, in 1895 and returned home, becoming secretary of the Bolin
Soap Company at South Zanesville, being connected therewith until
the fall of 1896. In the spring of 1897 he resumed his
interrupted college course and was graduated from the literary
department of the Michigan University in June, 1899, with the degree
of Bachelor of Philosophy. He continued in the law department
of the same institution and was graduated in June, 1901, after which
he was at once admitted to the Ohio bar. He began practice in
Zanesville, where he is now engaged in the prosecution of his
profession, having gained a good clientage in a calling where
success depends entirely upon individual merit and comprehensive
knowledge of the law. He also figures prominently in
connection with various corporations of the city, being secretary of
the Zanesville Builders’ Exchange and secretary of the
Manufacturers’ Association of the Zanesville district, secretary of
the Ohio Canal Association and a member of the board of directors of
the Herdman Sash, Door & Lumber Company and also its
treasurer, and a member of the board of directors of the Brown
Manufacturing Company.
On the 17th of April, 1901, Harry P. Herdman was
married to Josephine Edgar, a daughter of Dr. S. F.
and Lucinda Edgar. She died in July, 1903, at
Colorado Springs, Colorado, when twenty-six years of age and on the
12th of November, 1904, Mr. Herdman wedded Miss
Grace Griggs, who was born in Forest, Ontario, Canada, in
1880, and is a daughter of William and Ellen Griggs. Their
marriage was celebrated at Rouses Point, New York. They are
members of the Second Presbyterian church of Zanesville and Mr.
Herdman is a prominent Mason, being identified with all the
different Masonic bodies of this city and acted as secretary of the
Shrine. He is also a member of the Alpha Delta Phi and his
political support is given to the republican party.
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J. J. HEROLD
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F. H. HERRON
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FRED HERRON
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L. J. HESSIN
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GEORGE B. HIBBS,
who carries on general farming in Springfield township and is also
well known to the citizens of Muskingum county because of his
capable services in public office, was born Aug. 14, 1857, in the
township where he yet resides. He represents one of the oldest
families of the county, founded in this part of the state by his
grandfather, William Hibbs, a native of Bucks county,
Pennsylvania. William Hibbs came to Ohio when the work
of improvement and development was scarcely begun in this section of
the state and entered land from the government in Springfield
township, after which he devoted his energies untiringly to the
development of a farm. His son, William J. Hibbs, was
born in Springfield township in 1826 and in his youth was a district
school student. His time was devoted to his studies through
the winter months and during the remainder of the year he assisted
in the arduous task of developing the home farm. In early
manhood he wedded Miss Jane Burtch, a daughter of
William Burtch, and they became the parents of five
children: Charles, who is living in Wyoming; George B.;
Mary, the wife of C. Bush; Alice, the wife of
W. P. Bell; and Elizabeth, who is living on the home
place.
William J. Hibbs devoted his life to farming and
always remained a resident of Springfield township, where he owned
and operated one hundred and ten acres of rich land. In 1888
he built a fine home two stories in height, containing six rooms.
He also erected a large barn and outbuildings and developed a
splendid property, his farm being situated on the Cooper Mill road
about five miles west of Zanesville. In his fraternal
relations he was an Odd Fellow and his religious faith was indicated
by his membership in the Methodist Protestant church, in which he
served as an officer and in the work of which he was deeply and
helpfully interested. He voted with the whig party in early
manhood and later became a republican. He was quite active in
local politics, served as trustee and township surveyor and was also
a member of the school board. Viewed from a financial standpoint his
life was prosperous and it was equally successful when judged by the
standard whereby we measure character, for in all his relations with
his fellowmen he was upright and honorable. He died Jan. 12,
1899, while his wife passed away in 1897.
Like the other members of the family George B. Hibbs
was reared upon the old homestead farm. The children were
provided with good educational privileges, all attending the
district schools, while some were students in the schools of
Zanesville. George B. Hibbs yet remains on the old home
farm, where he is living with his sister Elizabeth, and under
his guidance the place is kept in excellent condition, being
supplied with all modern equipments and accessories.
Everything about the place is neat and thrifty in appearance and he
is regarded as one of the substantial agriculturists of his
community. His fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and
ability, have also called him to public office. In 1890 he
was elected township clerk, in which capacity he served for two and
a half years, after which he was elected township treasurer.
From 1896 until 1900 he served as deputy sheriff of the county and
in 1890 he was deputy in the office of the county auditor, while in
1902 he was appointed county auditor to fill out an unexpired term.
He has ever been a stanch republican, inflexible in his advocacy of
the principles of the party, for he believes that its platform
contains the best elements of good government. In his social
relations he is a Modern Woodman.
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GEORGE W. HIRST
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C. C. HIVNOR
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S. W. HOFFMAN
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John Hoge |
JOHN HOGE.
The oldest reference to the name of Hoge is in the year 1425.
The name was originally DeHaga and Sir Andrew Haig the
"Laird of Bemerside," was the first to drop that style of spelling.
Hoge is only another variant for Haig or Hage
and this latter reaches back to the days of Petrus de Haga
who came from Normandy in 1150. About the close of the
seventeenth century, William Hoge came from
Berwickshire, England, to America to escape the persecutions under
the Stuarts. He married Barbara Hume, a
fellow passenger on the ship and whose parents died from a virulent
disease which broke out aboard the overcrowded vessel.
William Hoge and his young wife settled
first at Perth Amboy and finally in the Cumberland valley,
Pennsylvania. Here his eldest son John founded the village of
Hogetown in 1734. From this John Hoge descended
the Hoge family of Pennsylvania. In 1835
William Hoge, although advanced in years, removed to
Frederick county, Virginia, settling on the Opequon branch of the
Potomac. Here he made his home, gave the land for the old
Opequon church and the first regular pastor was his grandson, the
Rev. John Hoge, son of John who had settled in the
Cumberland valley. William, the second son, married a
Quakeress and they lived in Frederick county, Virginia.
Alexander Hoge, another son of William, was a member of
the first congress and also of the Virginia convention which
ratified the constitution of the United States. The family was
one of the most noted in the Old Dominion and furnished a large
number of clergymen, lawyers, physicians and prominent men.
From William Hoge is descended the subject of
this sketch, who is the second son of Israel Hoge and
Betsey A. Doster, both natives of Frederick County, Israel
Hoge located in Zanesville in 1832 and was for some years
engaged in the drug trade. Under the administration of
President Tyler he was appointed postmaster of the city and
served two terms. He died at an advanced age. The wife
passed away some years before.
John Hoge inherited from his parents a strong
constitution. In his veins flows the blood of a sturdy race,
Scotch and Quaker predominating. As a boy he attended the
schools of his day and grew to manhood strong in body, quiet in
manner, methodical in habits - perhaps grew up as most American boys
of his time without special ambitions or purposes in life.
Certain it is that he was always well poised, thoughtful and
industrious. At the early age of fifteen years he began his
business career without especial opportunities for the
attainment of great things, simply as an employee in the soap works
of the late William Schultz, a relative by marriage.
Very early in life he gave evidence of that0 constructive genius
which comes to the fore once in a generation or two in families and
on which one is liable to stumble in seeking for a reasonable
explanation. John Hoge before he became a voter
determined to make that business grow. And it grew to very
large proportions, a sure foundation on which to build a most
honorable and successful commercial and manufacturing structure.
No product of a manufacturing establishment was better known in a
large section of this country than certain brands of soap so
essential in the household economy produced by Schultz &
Company, the title of the firm of which Mr. Hoge was an
important factor for so many years. The domination influence
of his life was the secret of the marvelous success attending his
career as a manufacturer - absolute integrity in dealing with the
public. He originated many novel plans for attracting public
attention and interesting purchasers of his goods. He thus
took high rank among the great advertisers of the country and in a
broad sense pioneered some of the most popular and effective means
employed to this day. One need not go far to see the reason
for commanding success. He believed in the value of the
products of the factory operated by his firm, confidently and
continuously appealed to the purchasing public, made good and won.
That is stating the abstract facts, but back of the winning was a
world of patient, systematic and effective planning and execution.
The doing - that is the secret after all.
But this four square man of business was not only a
manufacturer and advertiser. As the years went on his
interests and his ideas broadened. Other enterprises claimed
his attention and never in vain. He loved his native city and
here all his years have been spent. In 1879 with his partner
the late Robert D. Schultz, the then best appointed opera
house in this country was built in connection with an imposing
business block of most charming architectural appearance, one of the
handsomest in Ohio. During almost all his business career he
has been foremost in banking circles; is enrolled in the list of
stockholders of nearly all the leading manufactories of the city;
president of The American Encaustic Tiling Company; president of the
Brown Manufacturing Company; vice president of the Peoples Savings
Bank; president of the Guardian Trust & Safe Deposit Company;
president of The Courier Company; president of The Griffith & Wedge
Company; president of the Homestead Building and Savings Company;
and a director in numerous corporations in various cities east and
west. In a word his means and his time have been freely
bestowed in building up the industrial interests of his home city.
It is doubted if, off hand Mr. Hoge can call the roll of
the enterprises with which he is associated.
Mr. Hoge came of a democratic ancestry but in
politics he has been a republican since casting his first vote about
the close of the Civil war. Never a partisan, tolerant of
other views, intensely patriotic he stands for honor and purity in
public affairs. He never held an office nor aspired to public
position, although repeatedly urged to accept places of distinction.
In his relations to industrial enterprises he has sought to be fair
in his dealings with his fellowmen whatever their stations in life.
John Hoge has lived a busy life and continues to
so live from choice. In temperament and habit, he is a worker
and like most great "captains of industry" finds his chiefest joy in
adding to the bettering of conditions - personal and general.
With him there is no standing still and in all enterprises with
which he is connected he insists upon growth and expansion. He
has made large investments in real estate in various cities from New
York to Seattle. With him a well settled rule controls in
these business ventures: - "The most valuable properties are located
on the avenues of commercial activity; the laws of trade cannot be
safely ignored nor easily changed; at these points one may safely
invest his money and then he must keep abreast of the demands of a
progressive people in providing modern improvements."
Conservative in action, never hasty in judgment, Mr. Hoge
does not hesitate at large figures nor unusual expenditure. A
careful student of local conditions with singularly clear judgment
as to future growth he seldom makes a mistake in acquiring real
estate and it is characteristic of his whole business life that the
speculative is never a factor in deciding a given problem. To
accumulate property has never been a "passion" with him, but an
earnest of a successful life, an evidence of usefulness and the
industrious use of the powers committed to him by the Creator.
With him there is no standing still; one must go forward or
backward. Enlarged opportunities and increasing wealth bring
broader responsibilities which are not to be put aside. Men of
means of they rightly appreciate their duty, should keep their
capital as well as their minds actively employed to the end that the
state may be enriched, the interests of the community enhanced and
the rising generation taught the lessons of progress and thrift upon
which the enduring fortunes of this country are as largely built.
In all the relations of life John Hoge has been content with
his station, mindful of his duties as a citizen, desiring the good
opinion of his neighbors and always willing to aid in promoting the
highest and best interests of his fellows.
Source: Past and Present of the City of
Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J.
Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 246 |
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J. L. HOLDEN, M. D.
Dr. James L. Holden, a representative of the medical
fraternity of Zanesville, was born in Perry county, Ohio, in 1858.
His paternal grandfather, Peter Holden, was a sea-captain in the
merchants’ marine service of England. The father, William
H. Holden, was born in Maryland, near Baltimore, came to Perry
county, Ohio, with his widowed mother when six years of age.
Following the completion of his literary education he studied
medicine and became a very successful physician. He was also
admitted to the bar and was a man of scholarly attainments and broad
information. He served by appointment of Governor
Bishop as superintendent of the Athens Insane Asylum and in 1871
he removed to Zanesville, where he entered upon the practice of his
profession in which he continued up to the time of his death, which
was occasioned by a fall upon the sidewalk in 1888, when he was
sixty-five years of age. His ability well fitted him for
leadership and he wielded a wide influence in molding public thought
and action. While living in Perry county he represented his
district in the lower house of the state legislature for three terms
and for three terms he was also a member of the state senate,
representing Perry and Muskingum counties. There he was
connected with much important constructive legislation, introducing
a number of bills during those sessions which have had material
effect upon the welfare and progress of the state. In community
affairs he was also deeply interested and in Zanesville was elected
mayor, serving from 1887 up prisoner. A few days after the
evacuation of Corinth he became ill and was sent to Cincinnati,
Ohio, where he was granted a twenty-days furlough. On the
expiration of that period he rejoined his regiment at Bolivar,
Tennessee, but was left at Corinth, ill, and was sent to St.
Louis, where he was honorably discharged Dec. 4, 1862, on a
surgeon's certificate of disability. Following his return from
the war Mr. Sarbaugh was in ill health for almost a
year, after which he engaged in the manufacture of shingles and in
building fences. He then rented a farm in Perry township,
where he lived for seven years, after which he purchased his present
farm.
In February, 1864, Mr. Sarbaugh was
united in marriage to Miss Nancy B. Holland, who was born
June 4, 1837, a daughter of Nimrod and Mary Ann (Banford)
Holland. Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania, and
came to Muskingum county about 1818, settling on the farm where
James Davis now resides. Here the father owned
eighty acres of land and in connection with its cultivation he
engaged in school teaching, taking great interest in the educational
department of this part of the state. Both he and his wife
were members of the Methodist church and were also active in its
work and upbuilding. His death occurred in March, 1848, and
his widow, long surviving him, was called to her final rest in
November, 1899, at the age of eighty-nine years. They were the
parents of eight children, of whom three are now living. Mr.
and Mrs. Sarbaugh had a family of three daughters and
a son: Ida, who was born Mar. 7, 1865, is the wife of Anion
Osier, living on the old homestead: Jennie E., born
Aug. 24, 1867, is the wife of Charles Roberts, a
gardener in Indiana; Wilbur H., born Aug. 18, 1870, and
educated in the Columbus Medical College from which he was graduated
in 1897, is new practicing medicine in Gilboa, Ohio, where he and
his wife, who bore the maiden name of Gertrude Landfear,
now reside; and Dora E., born Nov. 6, 1876, is the wife of
Will Dunkle, of Centerville, Indiana.
Mr. Sarbaugh’s farm comprises one hundred
and three acres of land about three and a half miles west of
Bloomfield, and there he has engaged in the tilling of the soil and
in the raising of stock, having some fine farm animals upon his
place. The land is richly cultivated and the fields annually
return golden harvests. All that he possesses has been
acquired through his own labors and his farm is the visible evidence
of his life of thrift and activity. He is thoroughly reliable
in every business transaction and at all times his life history has
been in keeping with his professions as a member of the Bethel
Methodist Episcopal church, to which his wife also belongs, he has
served as class leader for forty years and is very prominent in
church work. He holds membership with Concord Hanson Post, No.
468, G. A. R., and is also connected with the Patrons of Industry.
His political views endorse republican principles and he has acted
as school director. His entire life has been passed in
Muskingum county and his history proves what may be accomplished
when one has the will to dare and to do. He realizes that
there is no excellence without labor and with industry as the basis
of his success he has steadily advanced from a humble position to
one of affluence.
Source: Past and Present of the City of
Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J.
Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 602 |
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GEORGE HOOK
Source: Past and Present of the City of
Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J.
Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 822 |
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PROFESSOR C. S. HOSKINSON.
Charles Silser Hoskinson, principal of the Zanesville high
school and one of the most prominent Masons of the state, was born
in Urbana, Illinois, in 1862, a son of John R. and Caroline E.
Hoskinson. His more specifically literary education was
obtained in Ohio Wesleyan University, where he completed the
classical course and was graduated in 1889 with the degree of bacleror
of arts. In the same year he came to Zanesville and was
appointed assistant principal of the high school, in which position
he was retained until June, 1904. The following year he was
chosen principal of the high school and thus for sixteen years he
has been a factor in the educational interests of this city.
He displays great zeal and earnestness in his work, is continually
studying out new methods to improve the high school, raising its
standard and promoting its efficiency and his labors have won him
rank with the leading public educators of central Ohio. He
belongs to various state educational associations.
In 1898 Professor Hoskinson was married
to Miss Carrie Lee, a daughter of David Lee.
They are members of the Second Street Methodist Episcopal church and
he has served on its official board since 1889, while for a long
period he has been superintendent of the Sunday-school. His
interest aside from his connection with the school centers largely
in Masonry. He is, however, a leading and charter member of
Phoenix lodge, Knights of Pythias, in which he is a past chancellor
and of the Royal Arcanum, of which he is past regent. He is a
past master of Amity lodge, A. F. & A. M., past high priest of
Zanesvill chapter, R. A. M., has been a member of the grand
lodge of Ohio for a number of years and he is now senior grand
deacon.
Source: Past and Present of the City of
Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J.
Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 402 |
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GEORGE G. HOWARD
Source: Past and Present of the City of
Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J.
Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 606 |
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MARGARET J. HOWARD
Source: Past and Present of the City of
Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J.
Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 445 |
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JAMES D. HUBBELL
Source: Past and Present of the City of
Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J.
Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 483 |
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ISAAC HUHN
Source: Past and Present of the City of
Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J.
Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 760 |
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FRANCIS HUTCHINSON
Source: Past and Present of the City of
Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J.
Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 436 |
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