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BIOGRAPHIES
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FRANK
L. SCHICK, one of the enterprising and
successful young business men of Cambridge, is
engaged in partnership with his brother John
in operating an establishment which is known as
the Cambridge Steam Laundry. The fine work
which is turned out here is its own
recommendation, and is gaining for the brothers
a large and increasing trade. In social as
well as business circles our subject is popular
and well liked by all.
Frank L. Schick, Sr., was born in Germany, Jan.
21, 1827, received a good common-school
education in his native land, and in early
manhood learned the mason's trade. Under
his country's laws he was pressed into the army,
and served under General Siegel.
About the year 1819 he emigrated to the United
Sates, and, settling near Montreal, Canada,
plied his trade for a short time. For the
next two years he lived in various eastern
cities, and in 1853 removed to Barnesville,
Belmont County, Ohio. Here he met Miss
Harriet Dorsey, who became his wife the
following year.
After his marriage our subject’s father located in
Cambridge, where he continued to dwell during
the remainder of his life. He was a
workman possessed of much skill, and was foreman
in the stone-masonry construction department of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company for many
years. Under his supervision the tunnel
near Cambridge on this railroad was built, and
he was also foreman of masonry in the
construction of the Baltimore it Ohio Railroad
shops at Newark. He was actively engaged
in business until about two years before his
death, which occurred June 13, 1892.
Frank L. Schick, Jr., was born Sept. 29, 1861,
and is one of seven children, the others being
as follows: Joseph L., born Aug.
23, 1855; Julia, Jan. 6, 1857; William,
Feb. 13, 1860; John B., Sept. 25, 1866;
Sarah, June 30, 1864; and Fredericka
M., Oct. 7, 1870. William died
Mar. 10, 1860; and Sarah was called to
her final rest Oct. 14, 1875. The youngest
daughter became the wife of Adam
Ritter, of Cambridge. The mother of
these children was born in Calvert County, Md.,
May 7, 1828, and is a daughter of Talbert
and Sarah (Barker)
Dorsey, likewise natives of Maryland.
Frank L. Schick, Sr., was a Democrat, and
fraternally was a Mason of the Thirty-second
Degree, and identified with the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. He was a member of
the Lutheran Church, but his wife belongs to the
Presbyterian denomination.
The subject of this sketch was educated in the public
schools of Cambridge, and learned from his
father the mason's trade, which he followed for
a number of years. He then turned his
attention to the laundry business, which he is
now operating, and in which he has prospered.
As did his father before him, he uses his ballot
in support of the Democratic party, and is also
a member of the Masonic fraternity.
Nov. 18, 1881, Mr. Schick married Lillie B.
Porter, who is a daughter of John and
Ruth (West) Porter, and was born in Belmont
County, in April, 1863. To Mr. and Mrs.
Schick have been born five children, four
sons and a daughter, namely: Charles L.,
Frederick P., Harry A., Lillie R. and
Frank.
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EUGENE
SMITH. In this sketch we present to
the attention of our readers a short record of
the life history of a young man who is well
known in Canal Dover as the efficient agent of
the Pennsylvania Lines. He is a native of
this state, having been born in Paris, Start
County, Feb. 12, 1868. His parents,
Benton and Charlotte (Livelsberger) Smith,
were likewise natives of that section, and came
of highly respected parentage.
Benton Smith
was a cabinet-maker by trade, as was his
father before him. The latter, whose name
was Jacob, hailed from Pennsylvania, and
when quite young made his way to Ohio. He
was identified with the interests of Stark
County until his decease, when advanced in
years. Benton has been very
successful in his life work, and at the present
time is carying on an extensive business
as a stockholder in the Minerva Furniture
Company. He is honorable and upright in
all his dealings with his fellow men, and his
high reputation as a business man is certainly
well deserved.
The parental family included two children, the sister
of our subject bearing the name of Clydie.
The former was given a good education in the
schools of Minerva, and when only sixteen years
of age, in the spring of 1882, he began learning
the art of telegraphy in Minerva, and soon
became an expert in this branch. He was
very thorough in all that he died, Dec. 1, 1889,
came to Canal Dover, in the employ of the
Pennsylvania Company, as telegraph operator,
having charge of their office for eighteen
months, during which time he gave perfect
satisfaction. At the expiration of this
time he was commissioned freight clerk, holding
the position until Apr. 15, 1890, when he was
sent to Waynesburg, and from that place as
special agent to Wellsville. There he was
connected with the Superintendent’s department,
and remained until coming to Canal Dover, June
15, 1893, at which time he was appointed to his
present position, and now devotes his entire
time and attention to discharging the
responsible duties of the same.
Eugene Smith was married, Feb. 12, 1888,
to Miss Emma, daughter of Isaac
R. and Mary Deardorff.
To them have been born three children: J.
Errol, Howard B. and Onith. In
religious affairs our subject is a devoted
member of the English Lutheran Church, to the
support of which he is a liberal contributor.
In political affairs he is independent,
reserving his right to vote for the man who in
his judgment will best fill the office,
regardless of party lines.
Mr. Smith is a progressive young man,
thoroughly wide awake to the interests of the
company by which he is employed, and, possessing
excellent habits, is well liked and respected by
all with whom he has dealings.
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GARRETT
B. SMITH, one of the popular business men
and prominent citizens of New Comerstown, who is
at present engaged in mercantile pursuits in
that city, is a native of Columbus, Ohio, and
was born Jan. 31, 1828. He is a son of
Anson and Triphena (Smith) Smith, also
natives of Columbus. Anson Smith
was a carpenter and contractor by occupation,
and carried on his trade in his native city
until his death, which occurred in 1840.
To the union of this couple six children were
born, as follows: Ann Eliza, Sarah,
William, Frank, Annie and Garrett B.
The subject of this
sketch received his education in the public
schools of Columbus, where he spent his time
much the same as other boys of his age. At
the age of twelve years he was thrown on his own
resources. His father dying at that time
left the family with limited means, and
Garrett was compelled to start out to make a
living for himself. He occupied his time
in various ways until he was about sixteen years
old, when he began his mercantile career.
Going to Roscoe, he engaged as clerk in a
dry-goods store, where he remained three years.
During this time he conducted himself in an
honest, straightforward manner, and by his
industrious habits, and the interest he took in
the firm, he soon won the respect and confidence
of his employer. He became very popular in
the community, his courteous manners and
pleasant ways winning for him many warm and true
friends. While engaged as clerk in Roscoe,
Colonel Nugen, of New Comerstown,
was so attracted to him by his cheerful manner,
the interest he took and the skill he showed in
the management of the business, that he induced
him to come to New Comerstown and take charge of
his store at that place. Here he was as
successful as in the former place, and in a
short time became a partner in the firm.
In 1854 Mr. Smith was united in marriage
with Miss Elmira, the eldest
daughter of Col. R. H. Nugen, and to them
have been born eight children, namely:
Virginia, Marcia M., Robert H., Sarah H.,
Christina, Howard, Jessie K. and Elmira.
Mr. Smith has given his children all good
educations, fitting them to fill any position in
life wherever their lot may be cast.
Mr. Smith was given the entire
supervision of the construction of the Pan
Handle Railroad in that section, which was built
in 1863, 1864 and 1865, since which time he has
given his attention strictly to his own business
interests. In connection with his
mercantile trade he owns and operates a large
farm, to which he gives much of his personal
time and attention. Mr. Smith
is what may be termed a self-made business man.
Having had to look out for himself since a mere
lad, he has fought his own way onward and
upward, and to-day stands numbered among the
best business men and honored citizens of
Tuscarawas County.
Socially our subject is identified with the Masonic
order, being a member of Lone Star Lodge, Nugen
Chapter, and Mt. Vernon Commandery at Columbus,
Ohio. Politically he is a stanch Democrat,
and takes a deep interest in the success of his
party. He was elected to the Ohio
Legislature in 1869 and 1871. For twelve
years he has been a member of the Board of
Education, and was President of the Board for
nine years.v He is a man whose entire course of
life has been in every respect honorable,
upright and conscientious, and he is justly
entitled to the respect and esteem in which he
is held.
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JEPTHA
W. SMITH. A compendium of
biographical sketches of Guernsey County would
be incomplete without an outline of the life of
the above-named gentleman, who, although
comparatively young, has gained an enviable
reputation. He is at present engaged in
farm pursuits in Millwood Township, of which
place he is a native, having been born here Jan.
14, 1852.
The parents of our subject were Jonah and Hannah
(Webster) Smith, the former of whom was the
original owner of the land now occupied by
Quaker City. He was born in Shenandoah
Valley, Loudoun County, Va., Feb. 17, 1797, and
remained in his native place until a lad of
eighteen years. Then starting out for
himself, he came westward and settled near
Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, from which
place he later removed into what is now Millwood
Township. He entered a large tract of land
form the Government and laid out the town of
Millwood, now Quaker City. He owned
several horses and wagons, which were kept busy
teaming on the National Pike, going between
Cumberland, Md., and Belmont, this state.
At the same time he was the proprietor of a
general store in Millwood, which greatly added
to his income. This business he disposed
of in 1853, and gave his entire attention to
farming and teaming during the balance of his
life. He was very prominent in the affairs
of his neighborhood, and for the period of
eighteen years served as Justice of the Peace.
In politics he was first a Whig and later a
Republican, and in religious affairs a member of
the Society of Friends. He departed this
life May 28, 1874, greatly honored and respected
by rich and poor throughout the county.
Jonah Smith came to Plainfield, Belmont
County, Ohio, in 1815. He was thrice
married, his first companion being Rebecca
Engle. She became the mother of six
children and died May 1 , 1836. Caleb,
who was born in 1823, now resides in Iowa;
Mary J., born in 1824, is deceased; Phebe
C., born in 1826, is also deceased;
Thomas, born in 1828, is a resident
of Washington County, Ohio; Jesse, born
Dec. 27, 1831, is deceased, as is also William,
born in 1834.
The father of our subject was married Sept. 14, 1837,
to his second wife, Elizabeth (Kinkaid)
Richardson, the widow of William
Richardson, and they became the parents
of a daughter, Rebecca Jane, born
June 20, 1838; she is now living on the old
homestead. Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith departed this life Aug. 22, 1838, and
the third marriage of her husband took place
Nov. 14, 1839, at which time Hannah (Webster)
Foulk, widow of Silas Foulk,
became his wife. This lady, who became the
mother of our subject, had a family of five
children. She died on Christmas Day, 1873.
Ann Eliza, born May 29, 1846, is
now the wife of S. S. Hartley; Sarah
Ellen, born Aug. 29, 1848, married J. B.
Hartley; Jonah Lindley, born Apr. 1 ,
1851, died August 1 of the following year;
Jeptha W. is our subject; Jane,
born July 28, 1853, is the wife of J. T.
Bundy and lives in Quaker City.
Our subject was educated in the town schools of his
native county, and for many years had entire
charge of his father’s extensive business
interests. Soon after his marriage with
Miss Sarah E. Hartley, which was celebrated
Aug. 28, 1872, he located on his present fine
farm and has since given his attention to its
cultivation. Mrs. Smith was
the daughter of Noah and Millie (Hall)
Hartley, old and highly esteemed pioneers of
this section. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith
have been born two daughters, Minnie L.,
born Oct. 26, 1873, and Charme G., Mar.
30, 1880. The former graduated from the
high school here in 1891; the younger daughter
is still attending school, and both reside at
home with their parents.
Mr. Smith is one of the stanch advocates
of Republican doctrines. Although he has
often been solicited to do so, he persistently
refuses to accept public office, preferring to
devote his time to his private interests and let
those fill office who have a desire for such
honors. He is a member of Quaker City
Lodge No. 500, F. & A. M. He is a
prominent and influential citizen, widely and
favorably known, and his sterling worth and
strict integrity have won him the confidence and
high regard of all with whom he has been brought
in contact.
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PROF. ROBERT BOYD
SMITH, Superintendent of the Uhrichsville
public schools, is an able educator, and has won
fame in his chosen profession. For the
past ten years he has occupied his present
responsible position, discharging the numerous
duties resting upon his shoulders to the full
satisfaction of all concerned. Prior to
this he was for sixteen years Professor of
Languages and Mathematics in Scio College, of
Harrison County, Ohio. In his early
manhood he studied medicine, and in 1865 was a
student in the medical department of the
Michigan University at Ann Arbor. The
following fall he entered upon his practice, but
at the end of two years turned his attention to
his present field of labor, for which he is
eminently qualified both by nature and
education.
Born on his father's farm near Conotton, Harrison
County, this state, Jan. 12, 1838, our subject
is a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Little)
Smith the former a native of Ayrshire,
Scotland, and the latter of Allegany County, Md.
In 1817 Robert Smith emigrated to America
and settled in Washington, D. C. He was a
tailor by trade, but on reaching the United
States worked at Chiseling stone for the new
capitol building, the other having been
destroyed by the British. He soon removed
to Allegany County, Md., where he worked at his
regular trade. He was born Aug. 4, 1794,
and died in June, 1857. His wife, to whom
he was married in 1820, was born Apr. 2, 1799,
and died Feb. 1, 1882. The young couple
resided in Somerset County, Pa., until Dec.,
1825, when they removed to Harrison County,
Ohio, where the father engaged in farming, and
also worked to some extent at his trade, for
fifteen years. In 1840 they settled on a
farm in Carroll County, where they dwelt until
March, 1848, and then became residents of Goshen
Township, Tuscarawas County, there continuing to
make their home until claimed by death.
The paternal grandfather of our subject, John
Smith, was a well-to-do farmer in Scotland.
The maternal grandfather, Adam Little, a
native of Maryland, became an inhabitant of
Harrison County, Ohio, and there resided until
his demise.
To Robert and Elizabeth Smith were born nine
children: Adam, who died in 1879,
in Putnam County, Ohio; Leonard, whose
death occurred in Goshen Township, Oct. 5, 1894;
Mary A., wife of David Waliich, of Van
Wert County, Ohio; Thomas C. a farmer near
Benedict, Neb.; John W., a blacksmith of
Henry County, Ill.; one son who died in infancy;
Robert Boyd of this sketch; J. Harvey,
a farmer of this county; and David M.,
who died in the hospital at Vicksburg, Miss.,
being a member of the Eightieth Ohio Infantry.
In his native county, Professor Smith received
his rudimentary education, and later attended
the district schools of Carroll and Tuscarawas
Counties. Subsequently he took a
three-years course in the academy at New
Hagerstown, and in 1863 he was graduated from
the Ohio Wesleyan University, in the village of
Delaware. Immediately afterward he took up
the study of medicine, and at the same time
taught in a select school for two years.
In 1865 he entered the medical department of the
Michigan University, and at the end of a year
was licensed to practice medicine. In the
fall of 1866 he began practicing, but at the end
of two years was called to the Chair of
Languages and Mathematics in Scio College, and
accepted the position. Since coming to
Uhrichsville, he has prospered in every way, and
is the owner of some valuable property in the
place. His first Presidential vote was
deposited for Abraham Lincoln, and he has
always been a true-blue Republican. In
manner he is quiet and unassuming, but has many
warm friends among his acquaintances.
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THOMAS
SMITH is engaged in the real-estate
business, and is also interested in conducting
the Lotland House of Cambridge, of which he took
charge Apr. 9, 1894. He was previously
engaged in running a hotel at Fairview for
eighteen months, after which he embarked in
merchandising with W. C. Congill, and
later managed the business alone. In 1886
he was elected to be Auditor of Guernsey County,
and the duties devolving upon him resulted in
his removal to this place. He then turned
his attention to the insurance business, being
partner of R. B. Moore for about two
years. While a resident of Fairview, he
was elected Mayor, and served for two terms with
such zeal and fidelity that he received the
universal commendation of his fellow-citizens.
He was Justice of the Peace for six years, was
Township Trustee for five years, and was
Postmaster of Fairview under Cleveland's first
administration. Though on the Democratic
ticket in a county Strongly Republican, he had a
majority of eleven hundred and three votes.
This was due not only to his own personal
popularity among even his political antagonists,
but to the efforts of many of his former
comrades, who wore the blue in the late Civil
War.
Thomas Smith was born in Londonderry Township,
of this county, Sept. 25, 1841. His
paternal grandfather, William Smith, was
born in Ireland, and with his family settled in
western Pennsylvania on his removal to the
United States. His son Robert, the
father of our subject, was born in Washington
County, Pa. On arriving at man's estate,
he married Sarah McConnell, a native of
Belmont County, Ohio. The Smiths
came to this county in 1826. To
Robert and Sarah Smith were born nine
children, namely: Isabel, wife of John
G. Scott, of Baxter, Iowa; Elenor M.,
of this county; Martha W., Mrs.
Donnar, of Clarinda, Page County, Iowa;
Frances, Mrs. Thomas Gray,
also a resident of Clarinda; John C., of
Port Washington, Ohio; William, whose
home is in Missouri; Sarah A., Mrs.
Robert Wilson, of Cambridge; Thomas;
and Margaret M., who married John
Bracken, of Freeport, Ohio. The
father of this family died Oct. 12, 1872, aged
seventy-two years. His wife died Feb. 19,
1878, aged seventy-four years.
Thomas Smith was reared on a farm, and enlisted in
Company B, Fifteenth Ohio Infantry, Feb. 14,
1864. Apr. 26, 1865, he was made Corporal,
and among the battles in which he participated
were those of Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca,
Cassville, Picketts Mills, Kenesaw Mountain,
Peach Tree Creek, Franklin and Nashville.
After the war Mr. Smith engaged in farming for a
few years, since which time he has had an active
public and commercial career. Dec. 24, 1867, he
was united in marriage with Mary,
daughter of Charles Gracey.
They had born to them four children. Alwilda
A. married Rev. S. S. Fisher,
a minister of the Protestant Methodist Church,
who is now occupying a pulpit at Empire, Ohio.
He is a man of considerable ability, and is the
author of two volumes of poems, which have been
published, and which by critics are pronounced
to have much merit. Lizetta
Irene became the wife of S. M. Johnson,
an attorney-at-law of Cambridge. Anna
Eugenie, who is at home, is the youngest
of the family. Charles R., the only son,
who was born Mar. 30, 1873, was called to his
final rest Oct. 15, 1894. During the
World’s Fair he served as a Columbian Guard of
the White City, and was regarded as one of the
most faithful and efficient on the force, he won
distinction among his comrades, and also in the
fire department for heroic exertions at the
terrible fire that destroyed the Cold Storage
Building. At the close of the fair he was
tendered a commission to act in a similar
capacity at the San Francisco Midwinter
Exposition, but concluded to return home, he was
one of the charter members of the Sons of
Veterans of Cambridge, and took great interest
in the encampment.
Fraternally Thomas Smith is a Mason, an Odd
Fellow, and a member of the Grand Army of the
Republic. Religiously he is identified
with the Methodist Protestant Church.
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ENOS
S. SOUERS, Mayor of New Philadelphia, is
one of her most distinguished citizens. He
has frequently served in an official capacity,
and at all times has been true to the best
interests of the community which has thus
honored him. He is a leader in the
Republican party in local politics, has been a
member of the County Committee for seven years,
and has been chairman of that organization since
1890. On several occasions, and attended
the one which nominated Governor McKinley
in 1891, and served in a like capacity in the
Judicial District Convention at which Judge
Douthitt was put in nomination. For a
number of years he has been established in this
city in the practice of law, and has succeeded
in acquiring a large clientage.
The birth of our subject occurred in Pennsylvania, Jan.
9, 1852. His father, Levi Souers,
was born in Lancaster County, and the
grandfather, John Souers, was like wise a
native of that locality, and of Prussian
ancestry. Levi Souers was born Oct.
10, 1813, and is still standing, his home being
at Mineral Point, Tuscarawas County.
During his active life he followed the cooper's
and carpenter's trade. His wife, formerly
Elizabeth Schlauch, is a native of
Lancaster County, as were also her parents, who
were of German descent. Fourteen children
were born to Levi and Elizabeth Souers,
and six of the number still survive, namely:
Obed; Enos; David; Emma, wife of Frank
Harter, of Mineral Point; Ida,
Mrs. J. P. Dillow, also a resident of the
same city; and Lizzie J., who lives at
home. In politics the elder Mr. Souers
is an old-line Whig, who joined the Republican
party at its birth. Religiously he olds
membership with the Presbyterian Church.
The early life of Enos S. Souers was spent in
the Keystone State, after which, with his
parents, he removed to Wayne County, and took up
his abode near Dalton. His education was
obtained in the common schools of Pennsylvania,
and in the village school at Dalton. Later
he attended the Smithville High School, and
after graduating therefrom he began teaching.
For ten years he followed this vocation, and
during this period found time to study law under
the instruction of Judge Hance. He
w r as admitted to the Bar in 1883, before the
Supreme Court at Columbus, Ohio.
In beginning the practice of his profession, Mr.
Souers located first at Shreve, where he
continued for one year, and then removed to
Mineral Point. After four years passed in
the last-named city, he removed to this place to
make a permanent settlement. While living
in Mineral Point he was chosen City Clerk, was a
member of the Board of Education, and was also
City Solicitor. In addition to filling his
other offices he was at one time Justice of the
Peace of Sandy Township, and soon after taking
up his abode in New Philadelphia lie was chosen
to fill a similar office in Goshen Township.
In 1892 he was brought out by the Republican
party for Mayor, and the results of the election
were most gratifying. His majority was
quite large, when the fact is considered that he
was elected over a candidate who was in office
at the time. In the spring of 1894 he was
again nominated, and ran against the same
opponent, receiving a majority of one hundred
and sixty-four votes. The results of these
two elections very clearly demonstrates his
popularity and the high esteem in which he is
held by all. During his administration,
over seven miles of sewers have been laid, and
many other improvements in the city have been
inaugurated.
September 8, 1878, Mr. Souers was united
in marriage in this city to Celestia M.,
daughter of F. R. and Angeline Black,
natives of Ohio. Of the four children born
to this union, all but one are living. In
order of birth they are as follows: Edna M,
Loren E. and Franklin Earl. Enos W.
is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Souers
are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and take an active interest in its various
departments of work and usefulness.
Fraternally our subject belongs to Black Diamond
Lodge No. 267, K. of P., and to Goshen Tent No.
36, K. O. T. M.
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