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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
 Published Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.
 1905

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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  MASON SAFFLE, youngset son of Thomas and Louisa (Shaw) Saffle, was born Nov. 2, 1851, in Adams township, Muskingum county, his parents coming from Virginia to this place about 1830.  During his youth he attended the public schools.  His mind and attention were much given to buying and exchanging stock.  On Dec. 11, 1876, he was married to Martha Spencer, daughter of Joseph C. and Jane (Fitz) Spencer, she being born Oct. 23, 1856, in Coshocton county, Ohio.  Her parents, in the year
1867, sold their farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Coshocton county, purchasing one hundred and sixty acres of land adjoining Adamsville, Ohio, on the south, formerly known as the Mortiky Adams farm, and upon which the Adamsville addition is now built.
     She was educated in the graded schools in Adamsvile and in her youthful days became a member of the Adamsville Baptist church.  Mason and Martha Saffle own about two hundred and seventy acres of land in Adams township, Muskingum county, Ohio.  Their home was burned Oct. 26, 1897, and less than a year from that time two barns were burned to the ground.  All buildings are now replaced.  To their union were born four children: Nora A. (Saffle) Williams, born Jan. 15, 1879, was married May 9, 1900, to F. J. E. Williams, who graduated in the Adamsville high school and is now employed in teaching school.  Walter G. Saffle was born Nov. 15, 1881, was educated in music and graduated from one of the finest musical schools, receiving his diploma on the 12th day of June, 1902.  Since that time he has engaged in teaching in Coshocton and Zanesville, receiving many high honors.  Grace L. Saffle was born Jan. 19, 1886, and Naomi Pearl was born May 26, 1890, which completes the family.  They were all given a good education in literary and musical branches.
  Source:  Past and Present of the City of Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 534
  JOHN W. SARBAUGH

 

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  DAVID SCHMID

 

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  E. B. SCHNEIDER

 

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  PETER C. SCHROYER

 

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R. D. Schultz		 ROBERT D. SCHULTZ.  Late in the afternoon of Saturday, October 14, 1899, the residents of Zanesville were shocked to learn that the active business life of Robert Doster Schultz had ended at his residence in South Fifth street, near Main.  He was born at Zanesville, Jan. 7, 1839, the son of William and Evelina Darlington Schultz, and as boy and man was of and for Zanesville.  In his young manhood he was employed as clerk on the Muskingum steamers, commanded by his uncles, James and Harvey Darlington and later entered the soap factory which his father had operated since 1853, and learned the art which made him wealthy.
     In 1866 he and John Hoge purchased the works from William Shultz and the skill and industry of Schultz and the keen business acumen of Hoge developed the small soap works of 1866 into one of the most prominent and profitable industries of the country, the name of Schultz & Company being known throughout the land wherever being known throughout the land wherever soap was used.  When Mr. Schultz had ceased the manual occupation of the business he always gave his occupation as a "soap-boiler," and was proud of his skill and knowledge as such.
     Mr. Schultz was among the most attentive and industrious workmen in the factory until the construction of the Opera Block was commenced, when he became superintendent of that work and that he might be ubiquitous and watch the building and the factory he had the first telephone line in Zanesville built between the Opera Block and the factory in South Seventh street.  The half square of buildings known as the Opera Block, including Gold and Choral halls and the Opera House were all erected under Mr. Schultz's personal eye and the model theatre of a quarter century ago was his passion and was conducted by him for a number of years and was his almost sole diversion, and its rules have become standard throughout the country.
     Mr. Schultz was modest, unpretentious, unostentatious and popular, and prosperity did not change "Bob" into "Mr. Schultz with those with whom he was familiar as a "soap-boiler."  Neither was he undignified nor unmindful of his rights and position as a successful, energetic business man.  He was entirely self-made, honest, generous, a true friend and universally respected and loved.
     In 1865 he was married to Sarah Van Horne, daughter of Bernard Van Horne, by whom he had two sons, Bernard Van Horne and William Darlington Schultz.  Upon the death of his wife he made his home with his mother.
     In fraternity circles he was a Knight of Pythias, Elk and Mason in all grades of the American and Scottish Rites, including the Shrine, and for many years was treasurer of the commandery.
     He was a large holder of real estate and was interested in many local business enterprises.  At his death he was vice president and chairman of the finance committee of the First National Bank; vice president of the Zanesville Electric Light Company, and director of the Brown Manufacturing Company.
     In politics he was a democrat, but that fact made little difference with republican voters, who were always ready to trust "Bob" Schultz and he served the city faithfully and satisfactorily in both the board of trustees of the water works and the city council.  He was one of the several councilmen who braved so-called popular sentiment and voted against the temperance crusaders in 1874, because he believed the movement in-effectual and ill-advised.
     His obsequies were conducted by Cyrene commandery, Knights Templar, Tuesday, October 17, 1899, at 2:30 p. m., from St. James' Protestant Episcopal church, Rev. F. W. Bope, pastor, and Rev. Franklin Richards, of the English Lutheran church, uniting in the services, and during a heavy rain the remains of one of the city's best citizens were conveyed and interred in Woodlawn.
 Source:  Past and Present of the City of Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 316
  HENRY SCHWAB

 

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  GEORGE W. SELSAM

 

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  W. P. SHARER

 

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  WILLIAM M. SHINNICK

 

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  J. W. SHIRER

 

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  R. B. SHIRER

 

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  W. H. SHIRER

 

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  HARRY J. SHORE, connected with the manufacturing interests of Dresden, is half owner of the Dresden Woolen Mills, was born in Yorkshire, England, and is a son of Jonathan and Sarah (Broadhead) Shore, who were also natives of Yorkshire.  The father learned the woolen manufacturing business in England and thinking that he might improve his financial condition in the new world he sailed from Liverpool with his family, landing at New York city, Aug. 25, 1868.  He did not tarry in the eastern metropolis, however, but made his way to Rushville, Indiana, and after two years came to Dresden, where he arrived Sept., 1870.  Here he worked for Hon. L. Rambo, being employed in his woolen mill until 1883, when he purchased a one-third interest in the mill and the firm name was changed to L. Rambo & Company.  In 1890 in company with his two sons, Harry J. and Wilson W. Shore, he purchased the mill which has since been conducted under the firm style of J. Shore & Sons, the father retaining active connection therewith  up to the time of his death, which occurred Aug. 10, 1901, when he was sixty-eight years of age, having been born in 1833.  He was a self-made man, always industrious and energetic, and whatever success he achieved was due entirely to his own efforts.  In manner he was quiet and unostentatious but his sterling worth won him the respect of all with whom he was associated.  His wife still survives him and is yet a resident of Dresden.  In their family were four children, namely:  Mrs. Mary J. Peffer, now deceased; Harry J.; Wilson, of Dresden; and Walter S., who was mayor of Dresden for one term and is still a resident of this place.
     Harry J. Shore began his education in the schools of Yorkshire, England, and completed his education in Muskingum county.  He entered upon his business career as an employe in the woolen mill and on April 1, 1903, became a member of the firm in connection with his father and brother, Wilson W.  He is still associated with his brother in the ownership of this enterprise which is conducted under the name of the Dresden Woolen Mills.  The factory is well equipped with good, improved machinery, and because of the excellence of the product and the reasonable prices the goods of their manufacture find a ready sale upon the market.  Mr. Shore has also extended his efforts to other interests, being a director of the First National Bank of Dresden.  He also served as president of the Ohio Canal Association for two years, as well as having served ten successive years on the board of education.
     In 1889 was celebrated the marriage of Harry J. Shore and Miss Kate A. Featherston, a native of Dresden and a daughter of Edward Featherston, who was born in England in 1818 and came to this county in 1835, his death occurring here in 1864.  His wife bore the maiden name of Sarah Egan and was a native of Muskingum county.  She was born in Madison township and was a daughter of John Egan, who came to this county about 1800 from Maryland.  He was married in Zanesville July 3, 1813, to Sarah Hull.  Mr. Egan was a carpenter by trade and was largely identified with early building operations in this part of the state.  He took up his abode in Dresden  in 1840.  Mr. and Mrs. Shore have a nice two story frame residence, modern in its appointments and justly celebrated for its gracious hospitality.  Mr. Shore possesses a genial manner and unfailing courtesy and is a polished, cultured gentleman, standing as a representative of a high type of American manhood.
  Source:  Past and Present of the City of Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 357
  W. W. SHORE

 

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  A. B. SHOWERS

 

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  C. U. SHRYOCK

 

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  JOHN W. SIDLE is an honored veteran of the Civil war, who equally loyal to local improvement and national progress in times of peace, is numbered among the valued and representative citizens of Muskingum county.  He is also one of the native sons of this county, his birth having occurred in Licking township, Aug. 4, 1840.  His paternal great-grandfather was a native of Germany and came to America in colonial days, being sold to pay his passage when he arrived in the new world, he afterward became an active business man, married and had one son—John Sidle, the grandfather of our subject, who on emigrating westward about 1811 cast in his lot with the early settlers of Muskingum county, purchasing a farm near Pleasant Valley in Falls township.  There he developed his land and carried on general agricultural pursuits, contributing in substantial measure to the early development of the county along such lines.
     David Sidle, the father of John W. Sidle, was born in Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, Nov. 3, 1807, and was four years of age when his parents came to Muskingum county in 1811.  Here he was reared to manhood amid frontier environments and after attaining his majority he turned his attention to the milling business at Pleasant Valley, Ohio.  He conducted that enterprise for several years and later in life he again engaged in the milling business, following that pursuit altogether for a period of twenty-four years.  On ceasing to operate his mill he purchased a farm near Irville in Licking township, upon which he spent four or five years, and on the expiration of that period he purchased a tract of land of one hundred and forty acres, two and a half miles east of Irville on the Zanesville road.  There he resided for a number of years and his first five children were born on that place.  In 1847, however, he sold that property and removed to Delaware county, Ohio, where he bought a tract of land of three hundred acres, one mile east of the courthouse in the city of Delaware.  That was his home until September, 1849, when he disposed of the property and returned to Muskingum county, purchasing the home farm which his father owned at Pleasant Valley, comprising two hundred and seventy-five acres.  He added to this until within the boundaries of the farm were comprised three hundred and fifteen acres of rich and arable land which he retained in his possession until his death and which constituted one of the valuable farming properties of the locality.  He was a prosperous man and as his financial resources increased he made judicious investments in real-estate.  In addition to the home farm he also owned two hundred acres of land elsewhere, including one hundred and fifty acres in Hopewell township and fifty acres in Licking township, the house and barns being situated across the boundary line in Hopewell township.  He was likewise the owner of one hundred and twenty-seven acres of land two miles below Pleasant Valley and all his farms were improved.  At the time of his demise he had altogether six hundred and forty-two acres of valuable land in Muskingum county which returned him an excellent income.  He owed his prosperity to his own efforts and his life history proved what may be accomplished when one has the will to dare and to do.  His death occurred in August. 1897, and his wife passed away in 1802.  There were eight children living at the time of the father's death: Eliza, the wife of I. E. Tanner, a resident farmer of Muskingum county; Emma J., who is the widow of Salem Barrick and resides in Zanesville; John W. of this review; C. F., a commission merchant of Buffalo, New York; Josephine T., the wife of Wilbur F. Armstrong, of Zanesville; David M., a resident farmer of Winfield, Kansas; Ella, the widow of Thomas B. Bland, of Muskingum county, and now a resident of Newark; and Laura, who is the wife of A. H. Jennings, who is engaged in the wholesale and retail ice, coal and feed business at Kansas City, Kansas.
     John W. Sidle attended the district schools in Falls township, Muskingum county, and he worked upon his father’s farm until twenty-two years of age.  At that time his patriotic spirit being aroused he enlisted in the Civil war, on the 4th of August, 1862, as a member of Company G, Ninety-seventh Ohio Regiment of Volunteers.  He was made sergeant of the company and remained in active service until honorably discharged on the 17th of June, 1865, following the cessation of hostilities.  His command was attached to the Army of the Cumberland and he was first under fire at the battle of Perryville, Kentucky.  He also took part in the engagements at Stone River, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge and Knoxville.  He spent the winter of 1863-4 on Holton river and thence went to Danbridge in eastern Tennessee, where an engagement occurred, but the Union troops had retreated owing to lack of ammunition.  With his command Mr. Sidle was also in the battle of Strawberry Plains on the Holton river and later the command moved to Cleveland on the Tennessee river and subsequently to Charleston, Tennessee, being there until they were sent to join Sherman on his Atlanta campaign.  They reached Sherman’s army at Dalton, Georgia, and Mr. Sidle was then a participant in all of the engagements up to the time of the siege and capture of Atlanta and the battle of Lovejoy Station.  His company formed a part of the Fourth Army Corps and was under General Thomas with the center of the army on the march. From Lovejoy Station they fell back to Atlanta and afterward to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and then joining the Twenty-third Army Corps went to Columbia.  The command participated in the battle of Spring Hill, also in the engagement of Franklin, Tennessee, and arrived at Nashville on the 1st of December, 1864.  There an engagement occurred on the 15th and 16th of the month, opposing the troops under General Hood.  The Union force followed Hood to Athens and thence went to Huntsville, Alabama, where they remained for a month, after which they boarded a cattle train and proceeded to Blue Springs in eastern Tennessee in order to cut off Johnson’s troops from joining General Lee.  Thus Mr. Sidle was in much of the active service of the war and with his command he was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, June 17, 1865.  He took part in about twenty-four battles but was never wounded, although illness caused him to remain in the hospital about two months.  He served as sergeant of his company until March, 1863, when he was appointed, orderly sergeant, holding that rank until May 10, 1865.
     Mr. Sidle returned home a veteran and a victor with a most creditable military record.  He again took up the pursuits of civic life and worked upon his father’s farm until 1868, when he was married and went to a home of his own.  He remained in Pleasant Valley for a year and in 1869 removed to his present farm, comprising two hundred acres in Hopewell township.  He has a good property, well supplied with modern equipments and conveniences.  In his methods of farming he is practical, systematic and progressive and his labors are attended with good results.
     On the 15th of October, 1868, Mr. Sidle was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ann Holmes, a daughter of Joseph Holmes, of Franklin county, and a native of Muskingum county, Ohio.  Mr. and Mrs. Sidle now have five children: Nellie I., the wife of M. E. Varner, who is living near Black Hand in Licking county; Ezma H., at home; David W., who was killed June 12, 1902, by falling from a pole and breaking his neck while employed as a lineman; J. C., who married Bertha Ditter and lives in Newark; and James M., who resides upon the old home farm and manages the place for his father.
     John W. Sidle is a republican, giving his support to the party which his father also endorsed.  He has been one of its earnest advocates since it stood as the champion of the Union cause at the time of the Civil war.  In days of peace he is equally loyal to his country, supporting its interests with the same zeal and enthusiasm as he displayed when he followed the old flag upon southern battle-fields.
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  HON. ROBERT SILVEY

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  ROBERT SILVEY

 

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  T. W. SIMMS

 

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  WILLIAM H. SLACK

 

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  A. B. SLATER

 

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  G. W. SLATER

 

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A. C. Smith


James B. Smith

 ALEXANDER C. SMITH, who is now practically living retired, having invested his capital in real estate which returns him a good rental, is numbered among the native sons of Zanesville, his birth having occurred in this city Nov. 22, 1831, in a brick house on Market street.  His parents were James B. and Margaret (Philbe) Smith.  His paternal grandfather was Major Joseph Smith, who came from Virginia to Ohio and settled in Guernsey county in pioneer times.  He afterward removed to the vicinity of Zanesville, where he owned and operated four hundred acres of land.  He married Charity Hardesty, who was born near the Muskingum river, and there lived on a farm belonging to Jerome Zane, who belonged to one of the old historic families of the county and the name of the county seat honors its early members.  James B. Smith was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1802.  For many years he followed the occupation of farming and he was always prominent and influential in the moral development of the community, being an active and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he served as steward for a number of years prior to his death.
     Alexander C. Smith was educated in the schools of Zanesville, his first instructor being a Scotchman by the name of Finleson, who conducted a school on Fifth street, near South.  He afterward went to school to Andrew Jackson in a small frame building at the corner of Sixth and Marietta streets.  When he was about thirteen years of age the father removed to a farm owned by his grandfather, Major Joseph Smith, which afterward became the property of James Smith.  The subject of this review then assisted in clearing the ground, grubbing, chopping, building fences and burning brush.  He had little opportunity to attend school save during the short winter season and on rainy days, when it was impossible to work in the fields.  He remained at home until twenty years of age, however, and then went to Illinois in the fall of 1851.  He was ambitious to secure an education and he resolved that he would cut cord wood in Illinois until he had raised sufficient funds to enable him to attend college.  After a short time, however, he was solicited to teach school, but he had never studied grammar nor history and the school laws of Illinois required a knowledge of both.  The county commissioner, however, told him to commence his school, study hard and as soon as he thought he could pass an examination to go to Peoria (the county seat) and they would examine him, dating his certificate back in order to cover the entire time of his school so that he could draw the public funds.  He returned to Peoria in six weeks and passed a very creditable examination.  In the fall of 1852 Mr. Smith returned to Ohio and taught in his home district for two terms.  He then became a student in Muskingum college at New Concord, where he remained for ten months, and in the fall of 1856 he continued his studies in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, entering the freshmen class.  During the winter seasons he taught in the vicinity of Delaware, but pursued his college studies as opportunity offered and remained in the university until 1859, in which time he had completed the work of the year.  For fifteen years he was connected with the educational work of the county, teaching in Zanesville and vicinity.  His labors in that direction were very creditable and satisfactory and the schools benefited by his excellent work.  He afterward engaged in clerking for Austin Berry in a grocery store in Zanesville for five years and on the expiration of that period he built some homes in Zanesville.  He is still the owner of much valuable property here, the rental from which brings him a good income.
     In public affairs Mr. Smith has ever been deeply interested and at the time of the Civil war he responded to his country’s call for aid, enlisting in May, 1864, as a member of the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.  He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and has never faltered in his support of its principles.  Upon its ticket he was elected and served as assessor for one year, and in 1889 he was real estate appraiser for the third ward of Zanesville.
     On the 12th of January, 1860, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Mary W. Wallwork, who was born in Washington township, Muskingum county, in 1836, and was a daughter of James and Margaret (Walters) Wallwork.  Her father was born in England and came to Ohio at a very early day, casting in his lot with its pioneer settlers and eventually became a prosperous farmer.  He and his brother operated the first dairy in Zanesville.  Mr. and Mrs. Smith began their domestic life on what is now Ridge avenue, in Zanesville, and they have always lived in this city.  They are faithful and devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church and enjoy the warm regard of a large circle of friends here.  In their family are the following children: Lansing T., who is engaged in the hardware business in Anderson, Alabama, and who served as postmaster there under President McKinley; Beatrice, deceased; Alexander, who lives in the west; Maggie and Florence, both at home; Mary, who married H. C. Van Balkenburg, a Congregational minister of Illinois; James R., who is a druggist in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and M. B., the wife of F. H. Betts, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
     It will be interesting in this connection to note something of the history of the ZANE FAMILY, of which Mr. Smith is a direct descendant. The first representative of the name in America came from England to this country on the same vessel with William Penn.  Mention is made of them in Philadelphia.  They were identified with the Society of Friends and a street in the original plat of Philadelphia was called Zanesville.  The first member of the family whose history can be accurately traced was Andrew Zane, who married out of the society and was consequently disowned by that sect.  He removed to the south branch of the Potomac river in what was then the colony of Virginia and settled on a farm near the town of Romney, at that time a frontier district, much exposed to the inroads of marauding Indians.  In June, 1750, while at work in his cornfields, Andrew Zane, with his four sons, Silas, Isaac, Ebenezer and Jonathan, was surprised, and he and his sons were taken prisoners by the Indians and carried across the mountains to the west, reaching the Ohio river at Grove Creek.  They crossed at the mouth of Wheeling creek, thence proceeded up the creek to where the village of Flushing now stands.  Later they crossed the divide to the waters of the Stillwater, thence down that stream to White Eye Plains, a place since made famous by the Moravian massacre and the locality in which the Wyandot Indians had their villages.  Andrew Zane and his four sons were kept prisoners for thirteen years, or until Canada was ceded to the English by the French when the English sent officers to Detroit to make a treaty with all the tribes.  The Wyandots took Andrew Zane and Silas, Ebenezer and Jonathan Zane with them as interpreters and the British officers induced the Indians to release them.  A remarkable circumstance took place as they came within sight of their homes.  Andrew Zane saw a number of horses hitched in front of the house and exclaimed: “Boys, somebody’s dead at home - let's hurry.”  They hastened on and found that Andrew's wife was about to be married again, supposing him dead, for she had heard nothing from him for thirteen years.
     Andrew Zane was twice married and had seven sons and one daughter by his first wife.  Two sons died in infancy, while Silas, Andrew, Jr., Isaac, Ebenezer and Jonathan reached manhood.  The daughter was called Elizabeth, or Betsy - as history calls her in recounting her deeds of heroism.  She was twice married and lived and died near Wheeling Island.  Andrew Zane was not a man of strong character, but his first wife was a woman of affairs and had kept their property together in his long absence.  They continued to live on the south branch of the river until their sons Ebenezer and Jonathan decided to locate west of the mountains.  Andrew Zane’s first wife never came west.  She died east of the mountains and he married the second time, but did not live happily with his second wife and became quite dissipated in his old age.  His second wife was one of the founders of the Society of Shakers at Lebanon, Ohio.  Andrew Zane died at Wheeling in 1790, and was there buried in the old cemetery on the high bank of the river, and in the year 1827 the bank caved away and left a coffin exposed to view on which was found an old plate roughly engraved with the name Andrew Zane.  The coffin was then removed and re-buried by his son, Noah Zane.
     Andrew Zane, Jr., was of rather a frivolous disposition.  He came west, settling near the city of Wheeling after the danger of Indian attack was over.  He left a large family, but none of them are of any rank or note.  Silas Zane, the second son of Andrew Zane, Sr., had been so long a prisoner with the Indians that he was more like an Indian than a white man.  He married and had two sons and he settled with his family on Wheeling creek, where he located a grant of land.  He frequently went on hunting expeditions with the Indians and was killed by mistake by the red men of Wakatomeka creek, not far from where Dresden now stands.  His two sons, Joseph and Silas, lived and died in Muskingum county.  Silas married and left one son, Isaiah, or as he was familiarly called, “Sire" Zane, who was a fine specimen of physical manhood in Muskingum county, being able to outrun, jump or whip any of his competitors at a time when muscle seemed to be a distinguishing characteristic of the day.  At the time of the
California excitement he took his family and started for the Golden state, but died of cholera on the way.  Silas Zane’s wife had a remarkable career.  She was married three times, had children by each husband, and each husband was killed by the Indians.  Silas Zane was a tall, raw-boned man of rather fine appearance and good ambition, but without education.  He was notable as an Indian warrior and was commander of the first seige at the fort at Wheeling.  He was greatly liked by all his acquaintances and was much beloved by the Indians.
     Isaac Zane, the third son of Andrew Zane, was the most remarkable member of this notable family and in his day and Generation did most for the people.  He was taken prisoner by the Wyandot Indians when his father and brothers were captured, but when they were taken to Detroit the Indians, expecting to have to give up their prisoners, did not take Isaac with them.  He played on a violin and had fashioned a rude instrument on which he used to play for the Indians’ dances.  After his father and brothers were gone he became very discontented and three times tried to escape, but was twice overtaken by the Wyandots and brought back to the tribe.  The third time he was captured by the Cone Planter tribe on Slippery Rock, north of Pittsburg, and condemned to be tortured.  They had tied him to a tree and had begun the torture by tearing his finger nails off, but he was rescued by a party of Wyandots headed by the chief's daughter.  He afterward married this Indian maiden and had two sons and four daughters.  He lived with the tribe of Wyandots until 1812, when he went to live on a farm near the town that he laid out and called Zanesfield, not far from Bellefontaine.  It is recorded that people came from a distance of forty miles to see his barn raised.  He passed through Zanesfield once in company with his two daughters, both very handsome women, enroute for Wheeling Island, where, instead of accepting the hospitality of his relatives, he pitched his tent, and with cooking utensils in his possession he cooked his own meals and kept open house in Indian fashion.  After all his friends had eaten and drunk with him he one night “folded his tent like the Arab and as silently stole away."
     He is described as being tall, raw-boned, with square shoulders, large head and very venerable presence, quiet in manner and slow of speech.  The information he gave the white settlements of the frontier saved many lives and he received a large donation of land from the government, whereby his family were left in comfortable circumstances.  It was due to his influence largely that the treaty of Greenville was signed and he was held in high regard by General Wayne.  It was also through his influence that the Wyandots, Pottawattamie and Delaware tribes were kept out of the Tecumseh conference, and it was due to him that the Wyandots made a treaty with the government by which they were made very comfortable until they sold their reserve and removed to Kansas.
     Samuel Zane, the eldest son of Isaac Zane, had the appearance of a full-blooded Indian, liked whiskey and never amounted to anything.  Isaac Zane, Jr., however, was like his father, just and kind and a good citizen.  His daughters all married white men and their descendants still live in the vicinity of Bellefontaine. Isaac Zane died on his farm near Zanesfield in 1820.  There can be no doubt but that he was the first white settler in the state, as he came to the country in 1750, and never had a residence elsewhere, but died and was buried in Ohio.  Ebenezer and Jonathan Zane and John Mclntire were the three men who were destined to occupy the important positions of founders and they left the impress of their skill, perseverance and shrewdness in the city located on the Muskingum river and called Zanesville.  Ebenezer and Jonathan Zane were the fourth and fifth sons of Andrew Zane.  They were born in Berkley county, Virginia, and they took a more prominent part in the historical events of the Virginia border than any other members of the family.  They were taken prisoners and were released at Detroit at the same time with their father, Andrew Zane.  Ebenezer Zane and his wife, Elizabeth, had twelve children.  John Mclntire was born in 1739 and died in Zanesville, July 29, 1815, at the age of fifty-six years.  We first hear of him as an itinerant shoemaker, going from house to house in Virginia, making and repairing shoes.  He commenced with the father and mother, then the oldest child and so on down until all the family were supplied with shoes.  It was on one of these visits to Ebenezer Zane’s that he made the acquaintance of Sarah Zane and the acquaintance ripened into love and John Mclntire made application to Ebenezer for the daughter’s hand.  The Zane family opposed the match, but the lively Sally, then a young miss of seventeen, fought the battle out with all her bravery and resolution of character until her father consented and they were united in marriage in December, 1789.  In May, 1796, congress passed a law authorizing Ebenezer Zane to open a road from Wheeling, West Virginia, to Maysville, Kentucky.  This undertaking was as stupendous as the building of a trans-continental railroad would be at the present day.  The early pioneers, however, knew neither fear nor cowardice and accordingly we find Ebenezer and Jonathan Zane and the now reconciled son-in-law, John Mclntire, blazing their way through the woods in 1797 and working out the new road.  It was a hasty piece of business and nothing more was attempted than to make it passable for horsemen.  Congress granted to Ebenezer Zane as compensation for his services three sections of land, not to exceed one mile square each.
     In the year 1799 John Mclntire moved his wife and their household effects and in the year 1800 he and Ebenezer Zane laid out the town they called Zanestown, then Westborne, which name it bore until the postoffice was established under the name of Zanesville and the village soon took the same name.  Jonathan and Ebenezer Zane returned to Wheeling when they had completed their labors, but we find their children identified with the growing interests of the little village.  Lyddy and Drusilla Zane were the daughters of Andrew Zane, Jr. Lyddy Zane was reared in the family of John Mclntire, being a cousin of Mrs. Mclntire.  She married a Mr. Mercer and lived till her eighty-fifth year in Muskingum county and was buried here.  Drusilla Zane married a Mr. Philbe and after his death she made her home with her daughter, Margaret Zane Smith, on the pike, three miles east of the city.  She had a large family of children, was a remarkable woman for her years and learned to read and write with her second eyesight in her eightieth year.  She is distinctly remembered and her memory is still cherished by Zanesville's earlier settlers.  She died in her ninetieth year and was buried in Pleasant Grove cemetery on the east pike.  She was the grandmother of Dr. James F. Smith; Joseph E. Smith, of the east pike, also of the wife of Rev. J. H. Rogers, of Toronto, and the wife of Rev. J. Wright, of Canfield, Ohio.  These persons, together with Mrs. Alexander C. Sullivan, constitute her only descendants in direct line living in Zanesville and there are only four or five still living on Wheeling Island.
  Source:  Past and Present of the City of Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 700
  ALEXANDER W. SMITH is one of the extensive landowners of Muskingum county, his possessions in Falls township aggregating one thousand acres, and there he is carrying on general farming and the raising of cattle and sheep.  As a typical representative of the farming interests of Ohio he well deserves mention in this volume.  He was born on the place where he now resides, Sept. 8, 1859.  His paternal grandparents were Edward and Martha (Watson) Smith, the former born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and the latter in Ireland.  In 1809 they became residents of Muskingum county, settling on the farm now owned by our subject and the grandfather was known as a prominent and influential farmer.  That he lived here in pioneer days is indicated by the fact that part of the land within the borders of the county was still in possession of the government when he arrived here.  He entered a farm on the pike road and taking possession of the tract which was then wild and unimproved he began at once to improve it and continued to reside thereon throughout the remainder of his life.  In addition to cultivating the soil he also conducted a hostelry known as the Smith Tavern, which was built of stone in 1830.  His political views accorded with the principles of the whig party and he was a prominent and influential man in his neigborhood (neighborhood), his opinion carrying weight with his friends and acquaintances.  He died at the ripe old age of eighty-two years.
     Alexander Smith, father of our subject, spent his entire life in Muskingum county, living on what has long been known as the old Smith homestead.  In his youth he shared with the others in the hardships and trials incident to the establishment of a home on the frontier and his educational privileges were necessarily meager because of the limited opportunities afforded in this new district.  In the school of experience, however, he learned many valuable lessons. He was married to Miss Amelia Baumgardner, who was born June 3, 1827, in Springfield township, Muskingum county, two and a half miles from Zanesville and was a daughter of George and Elizabeth (Oyster ) Baumgardner.  Mr. Smith spent his life upon the farm that is now owned by his son Alexander, devoting his attention to the tilling of the soil and to the raising of stock.  He had a well developed farm property and his place was neat and thrifty in appearance, indicating his careful supervision, and progressive methods.  In politics he was a strong republican, interested in the growth and success of his party, and he always kept well informed on the questions and issues of the day.  He died Feb. 27, 1901, at the age of seventy-four years, and thus passed away a leading agriculturist of the county.  Unto Alexander and Amelia Smith were born three children: George E., a farmer living at Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Emma Welch, of Madison county; and Alexander W.
     Throughout his entire life Alexander W. Smith has been a resident of Muskingum county.  He pursued his education in the schools of Zanesvile and in his youth was instructed in the best methods of caring for the fields and the stock, so that his practical experience well qualified him for his chosen life work after he attained his majority.  The home which he occupies is built of stone and was erected by his father and grandfather, the older part of the building having been constructed in 1832, the newer part in 1861.  This is one of the landmarks of this portion of the state and has-been the witness of many remarkable changes as the county has emerged from pioneer conditions to take on all the evidences of an advanced and improved civilization.  The farming property of Mr. Smith now aggregates one thousand acres of land in Falls township and there he raises various cereals and also cattle and sheep.  His home is about five miles from the Zanesville courthouse on the west pike.
     Mr. Smith was married Nov. 10, 1880, to Miss Lina Tanner, who was born in Hopewell township and is a daughter of James E. Tanner.  Her father was born in Licking township, a son of William Tanner, now deceased, who was a most prominent and influential man of the county.  Mr. and Mrs. Smith have four children: Ethel T., Lillian W., Amelia and Gladys.  Mr. Smith votes with the republican party and was treasurer of Falls township for two terms but has never been active as an office seeker for the extent and volume of his business demands his time and energies.  He has made judicious investment in real estate and his property interests are to-day represented by a large figure.  He possesses strong determination, clear judgment and a decisive will, and whatever he undertakes he carries forward to successful completion.
  Source:  Past and Present of the City of Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 626

J. L. Smith		 J. LINCOLN SMITH, a photographer of Zanesville, whose ability places him in the front rank with the formost representatives of art in this city, was here born Nov. 17, 1860.  His father, John K. Smith, was born in Prussia, Germany, and was brought to the United States by parents when nine years of age, the family home being established in Baltimore, Maryland.  When a young man he accompanied his parents to Falls township, Muskingum county, Ohio, where the father purchased property.  He had been a weaver in Germany but after taking up his abode in the state devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits.  John K. Smith assisted in the farm work and drove cattle over the mountains to eastern markets, dealing largely in stock.  Following his marriage he took up his abode in Zanesville and was associated with his brother Jacob in a factory for making lasts, remaining in that business for some time.  The brothers were afterward associated in business with W. R. Hazlett and as their enterprise grew and demanded increased space they removed to Sand Bank between Second and Third streets.  There they began the manufacture of boxes and spokes in conection with that of lasts and Mr. Smith continued in the manufacturing business along that line until his death, which occurred in the fall of 1886, when he was sixty-nine years of age.  He started out in life empty-handed and owed his prosperity entirely to close application, to his persistency of purpose and to his straightforward business methods.  He was a faithful and devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church, took an active interest in its work and served as trustee and deacon for a number of years.  In politics he was a republican and while he had firm faith in the principles of the party he was never an aspirant for political office.  His fraternal relations were with Amity lodge, A. F. & A. M. and Cypress Commandery, K. T.  He married Elizabeth Taylor, who was born in Morgan county, Ohio, and whose death occurred in February, 1903, at the age of seventy-four years.  She, too, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  In their family were eight children but three of the number died in infancy, the others being: George W., a lumberman of Idaho; Margaret, who died at the age of twenty-one years; Sarah L., the wife of Dr. J. T. Davis, of Zanesville; J. Lincoln; and Robert H., who is traveling salesman for the S. A. Weller Pottery Company.
     J. Lincoln Smith was educated in the public schools of Zanesville and afterward took up the study of photography in a gallery which had been purchased by his father for his brother, George W., who at that time was the leading photographer of Zanesville.  There he mastered the practical work of the profession and became so proficient that he is now the leading representative of the art in this city.  He is not only familiar with all the technical work but also possesses an artistic sense that enables him to produce the best possible results in pose and likeness.  When Mr. Smith first took up photography the modren equipments now in use were not to be had and photographers were obliged to learn how to make their own chemicals and negatives, as well as how to pose the subject and make the picture.  No other art has advanced with such rapid strides as has the art of photography, but Mr. Smith being constantly watchful and studious has kept pace with the advancement made and to-day has one of the most modernly equipped studios in this part of Ohio.  The following is a list of a few of those represented in this history whose engravings were made from photographs taken by Mr. Smith and are specimens of his artistic skill and ability: W. A. Graham, Colonel T. F. Spangler, H. H. Sturtevant, George H. Stewart, James K. Geddes, N. T. Gant, A. S. Leland, R. H. Evans and many others.
     In 1879 was celebrated the marriage of J. Lincoln Smith and Miss Gertrude E. Watson, who was born in Calhoun, Missouri, and in infancy was taken to Poughkeepsie, New York, by her parents.  Her father, William K. Watson, was in the tailoring business there.  Mr. and Mrs. Smith have four chidren living, while their first born, Roy W., died when in his thirteenth year.  The others are Gertrude L., Don D., Sydney M. and Miriam G.  The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Mr. Smith is connected with a number of fraternities, being a valued representative of the Masons, Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, Red Men, Woodmen, Maccabees and the Royal Arcanum, while at one time he was also an Elk.  His political views accord with republcan principles and at one time he was a trustee of the city cemeteries.  He has a wide and favorable acquaintance in Zanesville, where his entire life has been passed and where he has so directed his ability and efforts as to gain recognition as one of the representative men of the city.
  Source:  Past and Present of the City of Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 636

Daniel Snyder		 CHARLES HENRY SNYDER

 

 

 Source:  Past and Present of the City of Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 668
  THOMAS N. SOWERS postmaster of Roseville, and a veteran of the Civil war, was born in 1846 about a mile south of this city.  His father, George Sowers, was a native of Virginia, born in 1799, and his death occurred in 1859.  He came to Muskingum county at an early day with his parents, who took up their abode on a farm in Clay township and this property came into possession of their son George in 1835.  He thereafter devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits, placing his land under a high state of cultivation.  He married Catherine Worm, who was horn in Maryland in 1803 and died in 1886.  She was the daughter of William Worm, who came to Muskingum county in 1809, locating in Clay township, when there were only three houses in Roseville. He followed the occupation of farming amid pioneer surroundings and assisted materially in the development and improvement of his part of the county.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Sowers were valued members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he gave his early political allegiance to the whig party, while later he became a stanch republican and at different times held township offices.
     They were the parents of twelve children, nine of whom reached mature years: Lucy is the deceased wife of James Brown, a furniture dealer of Roseville.  Susan is the wife of William Brown, a brother of her sister’s husband.  Nancy is the deceased wife of Andrew Dodds.  Catherine is the deceased wife of James Murray.  Elias died in 1856.  Horatio, who enlisted in 1861 and served for three years in Company G of the Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being with Sherman’s command, is now in the National Soldiers Home at Dayton.  George W., now deceased, enlisted in April, 1862, in the Ninth Ohio Cavalry as a non-commissioned officer and served for two and a half years, when he was discharged for disability.  Alva J., a farmer, living on a tract of land adjoining the old homestead, enlisted in November, 1861, in Company G, Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and went with Sherman on the celebrated march to the sea.  Richard F., now deceased, enlisted in 1861 in the same company as his brother and after serving for three years re-enlisted.  He was taken prisoner on the day that General McPherson was killed and was sent to Andersonville, where he was confined for two months.  The family record for loyalty and bravery is certainly a most trustworthy one.
     Thomas N. Sowers, the youngest member of the family, pursued his education in the district schools and was reared to farm life, remaining at home until September, 1861, when at an early age, fifteen years, he espoused the cause of the country and joined Company A of the Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Captain William Edwards, serving for three years and three months.  He took part in a number of important engagements, including the battles of Winchester, Fort Wagner, Antietam, the second battle of Bull Run, and before Petersburg and the Battle of the Crater.  He was indeed a faithful soldier, ever found at Ins post of duty and no veteran ever showed greater bravery or more unfaltering loyalty to the stars and stripes.  Returning to his home Mr. Sowers resumed the occupation of farming, which he has made his life work, and he is now managing his father-in-law’s farm, he was married in 1868 to Miss Rebecca Brummagem, a daughter of Isaiah Brummage, who was born on the old home farm in Perry county and was a son of John Brummage, who settled on this part of the state at a very early day.  Isaiah Brummage always carried on agricultural pursuits and it was on the old homestead farm there that his daughter Rebecca was born in 1842.  Mr. and Mrs. Sowers now have one child, Blanch, who is the wife of J. W. Rhoades, a telegraph operator in Chicago.
     Mr. Sowers has always been an earnest advocate of republican principles and has been honored with a number of positions of trust and responsibility.  He has served as justice of the peace and as a member of the school board and through a long period has been central committeeman, taking an active part in politics for twenty years.  He has also served on the executive committee and for more than two decades has been chosen delegate to the republican conventions. In 1897 he was appointed by President McKinley to the position of postmaster of Roseville and was re-appointed by President Roosevelt in 1902, so that he is now filling the office.  He belongs to Axline Post, G. A. R., in which he has served as commander and adjutant, and he thus maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades, in all matters of citizenship he is as true and loyal to his country to-day as when he followed the starry banner of the nation upon the battle-fields of the south.
  Source:  Past and Present of the City of Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 589
  WASHINGTON S. SOWERS, a veteran of the Civil war, now following farming on section 18, Brush Creek township, was born Oct. 9, 1836, in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.  He is the son of Daniel and Ann (Paterson) Sowers, the former born in Pennsylvania, July 19, 1804, and the latter on the 18th of July, 1810.  Daniel Sowers came to Ohio in 1845 as a window-glass blower, but after a brief period returned to the east, where he following the same pursuit.  It was during that period of his residence in the Keystone state that he was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died Feb. 13, 1847.  Mr. Sowers again came to Ohio in 1851, taking up his permanent abode in Muskingum county, his death occurring upon his farm in Brush Creek township.  He became the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of land, which he placed under a high state of cultivation and to which he added substantial and modern improvements.  He held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church and his life was characterized by honorable principles to which he displayed the utmost fidelity.  The members of his family are as follows: David, Adeline and Oney, who died in infancy: Washington S.; and Job, who lives in Helena, Arkansas.
     Washington S. Sowers was a young lad when he came with his father to Ohio and upon the old homestead he remained until his father’s death, after which he removed to his present farm on section 18, Brush Creek township.  He is now practically living a retired life upon forty acres of his land, while his sons are cultivating the remainder of the farm.  For many years, however, he was very active and energetic in the prosecution of his agricultural interests and developed a splendid property, annually gathering rich harvests which brought him an excellent financial return.  During the period of the Civil war, however, he put aside all business and personal considerations, enlisting on the 1st of October, 1862, as a member of Company E, Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.  He received an honorable discharge Aug. 4, 1863, after having participated in several important battles, including the engagements of Raymond, Mississippi, Jackson and Champion Hills.  At the last named he was taken prisoner and was made to act as nurse.  Later he accepted a parole rather than be sent to a southern prison pen.
     In 1858 Mr. Sowers was united in marriage to Miss Sarah E. Worstall, a daughter of John Worstall, who was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, in 1806, and was a representative of an old Quaker family.  He came to Ohio in company with his father, who also bore the name of John Worstall, and he became one of the earliest settlers of Brush Creek township.  He was a carpenter by occupation and his son and namesake learned arid followed the same trade, being identified with building operations here at an early day.  Later he concentrated his energies on farm work.  He married a member of the Neff family, her people having come to Ohio at a very early day from Loudoun county, Virginia.
     Unto Mr. and Mrs. Sowers were born six children: John W., whose birth occurred Feb. 5, 1859, married Lizzie Morningstar, and has two children. Anna R., born Jan. 5, 1860, is the wife of Clarence Dilts, a farmer of Clay township, and they have two children.  Cora, born Mar. 10, 1865, is the wife of William Offenbacher, a resident of Harrison township, and they have six children. Charles P., born Oct. 11, 1867, and Robert E., born July 25, 1873, are at home.  Hattie R., the youngest, died in infancy.
     Since attaining his majority Washington S. Sowers has given his unfaltering support to the principles of the republican party, believing that its platform contains the best elements of good government.  He has been honored with various public positions of trust and responsibility and for six years was justice of the peace, being commissioned by Governor Hayes.  He has also been school trustee, school director and supervisor, and in the discharge of his duties has ever been prompt and faithful.  He belongs to the United Brethren church and perhaps in this relation may be found the secret of his straightforward, honorable conduct and manly life.  With a recognition of the value and worth of character he has so lived as to command the esteem of his fellowmen and has gained the friendship of many with whom he has been associated.
  Source:  Past and Present of the City of Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 641

T. F. Spangler


Benjamin Spangler

 CPL. T. F. SPANGLER.   The name of Tileston F. Spangler is inseparably associated with the commercial and industrial development of Zanesville during the past quarter of a century.  He is a native of the city and was born Mar. 28, 1849, the eldest son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Tarrance) Spangler, both of whom were natives of Muskingum county. His paternal grandfather was Jacob Spangler, who came to this locality in 1810 with his father, Mathias Spangler, but afterward returned to Maryland, where he enlisted as a soldier of the war of 1812.  After his discharge from the service he returned to Muskingum county and followed the occupation of farming in Wayne township for many years.  Colonel Spangler’s maternal grandfather, Henry Tarrance, was also a soldier of the war of 1812.  He came to this county from Chester county, Pennsylvania, and was a son of James Tarrance, who emigrated to this country from the north of Ireland soon after the close of the Revolutionary war.
     Colonel Spangler passed through the entire course of the public school system of Zanesville and was graduated from the high school with the class of 1867.  Like many other successful men, he began his business career as a teacher, a profession in which he earned some distinction during the short period of two years he was so employed.  In 1870 he entered the law office of A. W. Train as clerk and student, and from his tutor, who was then in the front rank of the Muskingum bar, received those old-fashioned theories of law which made the tutor distinguished and have served to make the pupil the prudent, painstaking counsel whose advice is respected by his business associates.
     In 1873 Colonel Spangler was admitted to practice, and. having become connected with building and loan company operations during his law student life, he directed his attention more to conveyancing and office practice than to the more strenuous profession of an advocate.  In 1880 he became the senior partner of a real estate firm and has maintained an active interest in that line of business.  He was the leading promoter of the Homestead Building and Savings Company, the People’s Savings Bank and the Guardian Trust and Safe Deposit Company, each of which is among the city’s present most prosperous, substantial and reputable financial institutions.
     Every measure for the development of the city since his advent into its business circles has had his active support, and he is not an inactive supporter of anything with which he is connected, for a number of years he was either president, director or working committeeman of the former Board of Trade; was among the leading spirits in securing the permanent location at Zanesville of the immense plant of the American Encaustic Tiling Company; from 1873 until 1883 was secretary of the Muskingum County Agricultural Society; served six years as a member of the board of directors of the joint city and county workhouse; and is now prominently active in advocacy of the ship canal by way of the Muskingum river from Lake Erie to the Ohio river.  He has been managing member of the syndicates which laid out and, by liberal conditions to purchasers of lots, built up the additions of Fair Oaks, Brighton, Maplewood and Tiledale.
     In 1883 Governor Hoadly commissioned him a staff aide with the rank of colonel, in which he served two years.  During the Berner riots, at Cincinnati, in 1884, he volunteered for duty and his ten days’ service during that memorial period was personally complimented by the executive.  Upon the accession of Governor Campbell in 1889, he again served two years as aide with the same rank.
     In 1875 Colonel Spangler was married to Miss Mary Cox, youngest sister of Hon. S. S. Cox, at the latter’s residence in New York, and immediately began his home life in Zanesville.  To them were born five children, but Mamie died in infancy.  Those still living are Leola M., Dora M., Helen S., and Arthur Cox.
     In church circles Colonel Spangler is president of the board of trustees of the Putnam Presbyterian church, and in fraternal circles he is a member of the lodge of Amity, No. 5, F. & A. M.; Zanesville chapter. No. 9, R. A. M.; Cyrene commandery, No. 10, K. T., of which he is a past commander; has attained to the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite; and is a member of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.  He is also a member of Mechanics lodge, No. 230, I. O. O. F.
     In business circles Colonel Spangler is president of the People’s Savings Bank, the Spangler Realty Company and the Ohio Canal Association; first vice president and manager of the Guardian Trust and Safe Deposit Company; secretary and attorney of the Homestead Building and Savings Company; director and secretary of the Kearns-Gorsuch Bottle Company; director of the Muskingum Coffin Company; and trustee and secretary of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monumental Building and the Helen Purcell Home.
  Source:  Past and Present of the City of Zanesville, and Muskingum Co., Ohio - Published Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1905 - Page 572
  JOSEPH C. SPENCER was born in Licking township, Muskingum county, Feb. 15, 1813.  When three years old he came with his father, Elder William Spencer, to Salem township, and settled on a farm about one and a half miles east of what afterwards became the village of Adamsville.  During a part of the winters of his boyhood and youth he attended such schools as were then provided, and afterwards became a teacher.  On the 15th of October, 1835, he was married to Jane Fitz, youngest daughter of Deacon John Fitz, of Madison township, and to them, in the course of years, were born ten children.  In March, 1839, Joseph C. Spencer removed his family to Franklin township, Coshocton county, where he resided until the spring of 1867, when he purchased and returned to the farm adjoining the village of Adamsville.  Having interests in Iowa, in the spring of 1882 he removed to Webster City, in that state.  His eyesight failing him, in the fall of 1884 he returned to this village, and soon after became totally blind.  To him this was a great affliction, for he had always led an active life and was a great reader.  He deeply regretted his fate, yet he submissively bowed to the will of God.
     Moral from his youth, he gave his name to the Baptist church in early manhood.  As a neighbor he was generous and obliging.  As a husband and father he was affectionate and devoted.  On the day on which he died he opened wide his sightless eyes and turning them toward heaven, he ejaculated: "Beautiful!  Beautiful!  Beautiful!  These were his last audible words.  For nearly forty years he had living neither father nor mother, brother, nor sister.  At the age of seventy-six years, two months and twenty-one days he died on May 6, 1889.

JANE FITZ SPENCER.

Jane Fitz Spencer, wife of Joseph C. Spencer, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Dunn) Fitz, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, Oct. 8, 1816.  She was the sixth child in a family of twelve children, all of whom were together at home about four years after the birth of the youngest.  All of these grew to manhood or womanhood, married and had children.  Jane Fitz was married to Joseph C. Spencer, oldest son of Rev. William Spencer, Oct. 15, 1835.  To them were born ten children.  John, the oldest son, and Mary, the fifth daughter, died in early childhood.  William, the second son, was a member of Company F, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died from the effects of a wound received at Kenesaw, Georgia.  Melinda Littick, the third daughter, died leaving four chlidren.  Six children of Joseph C. and Jane Spencer are still living: Mrs. Elizabeth Amore, who resides in Coshocton county; Mrs. Catherine White, of Webster City, Iowa; Mrs. Margaret Mears, Johnstown, Ohio; Edward Spencer, of North Dakota; Rev. Bunyan Spencer, of Granville, Ohio; Mrs. Martha Saffle,* of Adamsville, Ohio.  Joseph C. and Jane Spencer had seventy-nine descendants at the time of their death, sixty-three still living - six children, thirty grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren.  Among their descendants are several teachers, editors, bankers, a preacher of the Gospel and a soldier who laid down his life for his country.  Jane, wife of Joseph C. Spencer, spent nearly all her life in Ohio, more than half of it in Muskingum county.  She was very strong and active for her years, until Dec. 19, 1898, when she had a fall that made her helpless ever afterward.
     She was baptized by Rev. William Spencer, in April, 1835, and became a member of the Adamsville Baptist church.  At the time of her death she was a member of the Alexandria Baptist church, of which her youngest son was pastor.  She was quiet and unassuming in her manner, but was a woman of great energy and perseverance; a good woman, a good wife, a kind and loving mother, and a child of God. She died Dec. 31, 1900, aged eighty-four years, two months and twenty-three days.
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* See MASON SAFFLE
  WASHINGTON SPICER

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  WILLIAM J. ST. CLAIR

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GEORGE H. STEWART, vice president and active head of the First National Bank of Zanesville, has had a notable record in connection with financial circles.  A native of Loudonville, Ashland count, Ohio, he was born on the 17th day of May, 1849, a son of George Harris and Emeline (Chappell) Stewart.  His lineage may be traced from a long line of Scotch ancestry, from the Stewarts, the Harrises, the Douglases, etc., to the Stewarts of Pennsylvania.  George Harris and Emeline (Chappell) Stewart.  His lineage may be traced from along line of Scotch ancestry, from the Stewarts of Pennsylvania.  George Stewart, the great-great-great-grandfather of George H. Stewart, of Zanesville, was a member of the General Assembly of the province of Pennsylvania in 1730-32, and Lieutenant Colonel George Stewart, his great-grandfather, saw active service during the Revolutionary war.  Judge George Harris Stewart, father of George H. Stewart, of Zanesville, was born in Huntington county, Pennsylvania, and removed from the Keystone state of Loudonville, Ohio, early in the '30s.  There he was married to Miss Emeline Chappell, a native of Vermont, who in her childhood was brought by her parents to this state.  She was a representative of one of the pioneer families of Ohio, the Chappells having on their emigration westward made their way down the Ohio and up the Muskingum rivers to Richland county, now a part of Ashland county, Ohio, but then a frontier region.  Caleb Chappell, the grandfather of Mr. Stewart, built the first flouring-mill in that portion of the state.  It was about 1830 that George H. Stewart, father of the subject of this sketch, arrived in Ashland county, establishing a mercantile business in Loudonville, which he conducted many years.  He was a very successful, public-spirited, generous man and was one of the first associate judges of Ashland county.  He lived to be almost seventy-five years of age, passing away in 1883.  His widow survived him until 1890 and was seventy-eight years of age at the time of her death.
     In the schools of Loudonville, George H. Stewart of this review acquired his preliminary education, which was supplemented by study in Haskell’s Academy in that town.  Throughout his business career he has been connected with financial interests.  When about seventeen years of age he went to Ashland, Ohio, where he entered the First National Bank, of which his uncle, J. O. Jennings, was the president.  There  he remained four years and in December, 1869, Peter Black, then president of the First National Bank of Zanesville, engaged him to come to this city and enter the bank as bookkeeper and teller.  Four years later he was promoted to assistant cashier, and in January, 1874, became cashier, at which time he was probably the youngest incumbent of this office in any bank of like proportions in the state, being not yet twenty-five years of age.  He acted in this capacity continuously until Aug. 10, 1903, when he was elected vice president and made chief active executive officer of the bank.  During his long connection with this institution there have been two extensions of its charter, and to-day Mr. Stewart has seen longer active service than any banker in Zanesville.  His rise has resulted from a thorough mastery of every duty assigned him and untiring devotion to the interests which he has represented.  His popularity as cashier was due to his consideration for and helpfulness to the many patrons of the bank.  He has extended his efforts to other fields of activity, being now the treasurer and one of the largest stockholders of the J. W. McCoy Pottery Company, a large and prosperous manufactory of Roseville.
     On the 7th of June, 1877, Mr. Stewart was married to Katie Cassel, a daughter of the late William C. Cassel, owner and proprietor of the Cassel Flouring Mills of Zanesville.  Mr. Cassel was a prominent and influential citizen and was widely known throughout Ohio.  He died in 1873.  Mr. and Mrs. Stewart are the parents of four daughters and a son: Louise Cassel; Helen Chappell, the wife of Captain Leigh A. Fuller, surgeon in the United States army; Jean Montgomery, the wife of Walter V. H. Black, of the Black & Grant Company, wholesale dry goods, of Zanesville; William Cassel, who is a student at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio; and Mary Elizabeth, a student in the home schools.
     Mr. Stewart is a supporter of the republican party with firm faith in its principles.  He belongs to the Presbyterian church and his cooperation can be counted upon to further every progressive movement that has its root in a desire for the general good.  He is indeed a self-made man in every sense of that term, for he came to Zanesville empty-handed and has attained his position entirely by his own efforts.  Steadily he has worked his way upward in a field of activity, demanding strong intellectuality, firm purpose, close application and ability.  Through the development of his latent powers and resources he has mastered the manifold duties that have devolved upon him and wrought along lines of successful accomplishment.  These facts are indicated in the history of the bank, which at his early connection therewith had deposits amounting to only one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, while to-day they reach over one million five hundred thousand dollars, and the total assets over two million one hundred thousand dollars.  Mr. Stewart has long been regarded one of the most conservative and influential men in the banking fraternity of Zanesville.
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  JOHN W. STEWART owns and operates one hundred and twenty-eight acres of land in Adams township and was born upon this place, Apr. 22, 1859, his parents being Henry and Elizabeth (Saffle) Stewart.  His father, a native of Ireland, was born May 30, 1822, and died Sept. 8, 1864, while his mother, who was born in Adams township, Sept. 28, 1829, died July 30, 1893.  Her parents were from Virginia.  Henry Stewart came to Muskingum county with his parents in his early boyhood days and afterward entered land from the government, upon which his son John W. now resides.  He owned two hundred acres of land and his knowledge of agricultural interests, his untiring industry and his business discernment enabled him to develop an excellent farm.  His political views accorded with republican principles and he served as justice of the peace for several years, being a capable official whose decisions were strictly fair and impartial.  In the family were two children, the daughter being Maggie A., the wife of John W. Vinsel, of Adams township.
     John W. Stewart acquired a common school education and resided upon the home farm in his youth.  He was married in February, 1882, to Rachel A. Barrett, who was born in Muskingum county, Jan. 24, 1859, and is a daughter of Thomas and Lucinda (Gabriel) Barrett.  Her father was born in Muskingum county, June 21, 1827, and died Mar. 14, 1897.  His wife, who was born Oct. 14, 1829, passed away Jan. 30, 1901.  She was a daughter of John Gabriel, who came from Loudoun county, Virginia, to Ohio in 1820, and settled in Adams township, where he entered one hundred and sixty acres from the government.  Not a furrow had been turned nor an improvement made upon this place, but with characteristic energy he began cultivating his farm.  Both he and his wife were members of the Baptist church and he was an active supporter of the whig party.  Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have become the parents of four children: Maud, who was born Oct. 27, 1882, married Otto Wohlheter and is living at home; Alta May, born Oct. 7, 1884, was educated at Concord and is now engaged in teaching school; Henry Merrill, born May 2, 1889, and Carrie Gertrude, Oct. 10, 1894, are at home.
     Throughout his entire life John W. Stewart has carried on agricultural pursuits and the practical experience which he gained in youth has proved of much value to him in his later years.  He has added modern accessories and improvements to his farm and now has a well developed property, everything being attractive in appearance because of the care and labor which he bestows upon the place.  He votes with the republican party and for three years he has served as township trustee.  He is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees and also of the Patrons of Industry and he and his wife and three of their children hold membership in the Fairview Methodist Episcopal church.  He has always lived in Muskingum county and is one of the class of native sons who, having always remained in the county, prove the attractiveness of this part of the state as a place of residence and also indicate its natural resources and the advantages which it offers to its citizens.
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  NIXON STEWART, whose home on section 18, Adams township, stands in the midst of a well cultivated and improved farm, was born May 14, 1842, in Adams township, his parents being John and Mary (Blair) Stewart.  The father was a native of Great Britain and was born Aug. 31, 1804, while his death occurred on the 7th of April, 1876.  He was a son of James Stewart, who was born Oct. 7, 1770, and died Oct. 27, 1833.  He arrived in Muskingum county in 1820, when his son John was but sixteen years of age, and settled in Adams township.  John Stewart was reared amid the conditions of frontier life and after arriving at years of maturity he wedded Miss Mary Blair, who was born Sept. 10, 1815, and was of Scotch-Irish lineage, her parents having come from the old country to America.  As the years passed Mr. Stewart prospered in his farming undertakings and eventually owned two hundred acres of rich and well improved land.  He had seven children.
     Nixon Stewart was educated in the common schools and remained at home for two years, after which he devoted some time to the ministry, working in the church in Hanover and Londenderry.  He then went west and afterward to Concord, Norwich and Zanesville, and subsequently he returned to his present place of residence.  His life has ever been upright and honorable, in keeping with his professions as a member of the church, and his example is in many respects worthy of emulation.
     Oil the 15th of November, 1865, Mr. Stewart was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ann Shroyer who was horn May 11, 1845, in Salem township, a daughter of Christian and Rosanna (Wertz) Shroyer, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Virginia.  They became residents of Ohio about 1815.  Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have become the parents of three children: Ora Eva, who was born Sept. 26, 1867, is the wife of John B. Yaw, weighmaster  at the mines in Gloucester, Ohio.  They have two children, Otto V., born June 9, 1889, and William R., born Dec. 11, 1897, both at home.  Hattie Edda, born July 9, 1869, is the wife of C. C. Ridgeway, a farmer, living at Conesville, Ohio.  They have five children, Florence M., born Nov. 1, 1890; Oneta P., born Aug. 19, 1893; Cecil M., born Nov. 30, 1895; Olive L., born in September, 1901; and a little girl born June 7, 1905.  Earl M., born July 7, 1871, was graduated at St. Joseph, Missouri, in  1899, and at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1900, and is now successfully practicing medicine at Imperial Nebraska.  He married Hallie Shew, of Clinton, Illinois, June 8, 1905.
     Mr. and Mrs. Stewart own a farm of ninety acres about four miles north of Adamsville and he is devoting his attention to general agricultural pursuits, having placed his land under a high state of cultivation and equipped it with modern improvements.  In his political views he is a republican and at the time of the Civil war espoused the Union cause, enlisting in September, 1862, as a member of Company E, Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until he was sent to the hospital, where he was afterward discharged on account of physical disability in 1863.  He suffered from lung trouble in March and as he did not recover his health he was granted a discharge and returned home.  He now receives a pension.  He participated in the battle of Perryville and in 1864 he again enlisted for one hundred days’ service, becoming a member of Company G, One Hundred and Sixtieth Ohio Infantry.  He was a member of the Home Guards and was at Martinsburg, Virginia, and Maryland Heights.  Mr. Stewart is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and both he and Mrs. Stewart hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church.  They enjoy in large measure the esteem and good will of many friends and have a wide and favorable acquaintance in Muskingum county.
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  JOHN R. STONSIPHER

 

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  W. H. STOTTS

 

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  VICTOR B. STUBBINS

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  JOSHUA G. STUMP.    Among the earnest men whose depth of character and strict adherence to principles excite the admiration of his contemporaries, Joshua G. Stump is prominent.  He was for many years identified with agricultural interests in Muskingum county, and is now the president of the First National Bank of Dresden.  Banking institutions are the heart of the commercial body, indicatingthe healthfulness of trade, and the bank that follows a safe, conservative policy does more to establish public confidence in times of widespread financial depression than anything else.  Such a course has the First National Bank of Dresden followed under the able management of its president.  Mr. Stump is moreover entitled to representation in this volume because of his active endorsement of measures for the public good and from the fact that he is one of the native sons of Muskingum county.  He was born in Licking
township, June 30, 1834, and was the third in a family of four children born unto John R. and Rachel (Gorsuch) Stump.  His father, a native of Hardy county, Virginia, was born Jan. 12, 1798, and was a son of Leonard and Phoebe (Davis) Stump, who were likewise natives of the Old Dominion and were of German lineage.  The great-grandfather was John Stump, who married Miss Brake.  He died in early manhood, and his widow afterward became the wife of John Rager.  They removed to Muskingum county in 1806 when this district was almost an unbroken wilderness, and here they spent their declining years, assisting in the frontier development of the locality as the evidence of an advanced civilization replaced the conditions of pioneer life.  Leonard Stump first came to Ohio in 1802, and in October, 1804, he made his way to Muskingum county.  That was before the era of railroads, and he accomplished the journey in a wagon drawn by four horses.  He located in Licking township, about eleven miles from Zanesville, where he purchased one thousand acres of land from George Jackson, living thereon until his death which occurred in 1846, while his wife passed away about 1832.  They were the parents of eight children who reached mature years: John R., James D., Mary, Jackson, Ruth, William, Elizabeth and Phoebe.  Leonard Stump was an own cousin of Andrew Jackson, and when boys they played together, being reared in the same neighborhood.  John R. Stump was a second cousin of Stonewall Jackson.  The family has long been known for the work it has accomplished in pioneer localities.  About 1740 or 1750, G. W. Brake, the brother of Miss Brake’s great-grandmother, was stolen by the Indians in Hardy county, Virginia.  He was then only four years old.  The red men brought him with them to Kilbuck Creek, in Muskingum county, and he was perhaps the first white person who ever saw or set foot upon the territory now embraced within the borders of this county.  He was reared by the Indians but after becoming a young man he made his escape and returned to his old home in Virginia. 
     John R. Stump, father of Joshua G. Stump, was born in Virginia, Jan. 12. 1798, and was but six years of age when brought by his parents to Muskingum county, having at that time already been a resident of the state for two years.  He was educated in the primitive schools of the times and was reared upon his father’s farm.  Much of the native forest was still uncut, streams and rivers were unbridged, and the work of improvement seemed scarcely begun.  He assisted in the work of development as the years went by, devoting his energies to general agricultural pursuits.  As a companion and helpmate on life’s journey he chose Miss Rachel Gorsuch, their marriage being celebrated in 1826.  She was a daughter of Norman Gorsuch, a native of England.  Unto Mr. and Mrs. John R. Stump were born four children : Margaret, who died in 1863; John, who died in 1861; Joshua; and Leonard N., who is living in Denver, Colorado, and married Annie Lynn.  He was county commissioner of Muskingum county, Ohio, from 1875 until 1878, and also served for a part of another term.
     Joshua G. Stump was a public-school student during the period of his boyhood and youth, and when not busy with his text-books he assisted in the work of plowing, planting and harvesting upon the home farm.  He was married in 1868 to Miss Sarah Van Voorhis, a native of Licking township, born in 1843, and a daughter of Daniel and Jane (Roberts) Van Voorhis, who were natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania.  Unto Mr. and Mrs. Stump were born five children, of whom four are yet living; Nellie M., born in Licking township in 1869; Daniel J., born in Madison township in 1873; Mary, born in Madison township in 1876; and Jay, born in Dresden in 1877.  All of these children have been provided with excellent educational privileges.  The eldest son, Charles, who was born in Madison township in 1870, died Jan. 12, 1892.
     At the time of his marriage Mr. Stump took his bride to the old home farm and there remained until 1870, when he removed to Madison township, where he carried on general agricultural pursuits until 1898, being one of the leading and representative agriculturists of the county.  His home farm comprises five hundred and eighty-one acres in a single tract, and is one of the most productive and valuable tracts of land in this portion of the state.  The place is now managed and operated by his son Jay, but for years Mr. Stump gave it his personal supervision and attention, adding to it all modern equipments and placing his fields under a very high state of cultivation. In addition to this property he has landed interests in other counties in Ohio and upon the home farm is a handsome residence.  He occupied it until 1898 when he removed to Dresden, and upon the establishment of the First National Bank in that year he was chosen president and has since acted in that capacity, while for two years his son Jay was assistant cashier.  The bank is capitalized for fifty thousand dollars and there is about two hundred thousand dollars on deposit.  From the beginning the institution has enjoyed a prosperous existence and has become one of the strong and thoroughly reliable financial concerns of the county.  The officers at the present time are: Joshua G. Stump, president; J. G. Prettyman, vice president, and C. S. Lettick, cashier.
     In his fraternal relations Mr. Stump is a Mason.  Throughout the years of his manhood he has been one of the active business men of the county and probably no single individual has done more for the development of the community than Mr. Stump, whose work, however, has been performed in a quiet, unostentatious way.  In manner he is courteous and pleasant, winning friends by his genial disposition and honorable character, which commands the respect of all.  He is public spirited in an eminent degree, and has always given his support to whatever is calculated to promote the general welfare.  In all relations, however, whether as banker, agriculturist, or private citizen he has ever been faithful and true and no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil ever darkens his honored pathway.
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  H. H. STURTEVANT

 

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  A. C. STURTZ

 

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  P. W. STURTZ

 

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  J. H. SULLIVAN

 

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  SAMUEL SULLIVAN

 

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  HENRY J. SUMERS

 

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  WILLIAM SUNDERLAND

 

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J. Hope Sutor		 J. HOPE SUTOR

 

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  N. F. SWANK

 

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  C. E. SWINGLE

 

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  JOHN T. SWOPE

 

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