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BIOGRAPHIES
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A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio
prepared under the Editorial Supervision of Hon. Charles A. Bowersox.
Volume II - Illustrated
Publ. by The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago and New York
1920
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LEWIS E. HAINES - The Haines
family is one which has long been connected in its
different branches, with the agricultural life of
Bridgewater Township, and its various members are sustaining
the prestige of the name in several communities in
which they have been seen fit to locate. One of them
is Lewis E. Haines' homestead in this township.
The birth of Lewis E. Haines took place on the
farm he now occupies, Dec. 8, 1887, and he is a son of J.
M. and Mary A. (Waterson) Haines, natives of Stark and
Richland counties, Ohio. The grandparents on both
sides of the house came to Williams county in the early '50s
and located in Bridgewater Township, and here J. M.
Haines and Mary A. Waterson were reared and here
they were married. They located on a farm in
Bridgewater Township, and J. M. Haines and Mary A.
Waterson. were reared, and here they were married.
They located on a farm in Bridgewater Township, and there
their eight children were born, namely:: Alexander
C., who is engaged in farming three miles west of
Montpelier; Walter L. who is engaged in farming three
miles west of Montpelier; Walter L., who is engaged
in farming in Bridgewater Township, a sketch of whom appears
elsewhere in this work; Hattie, who is the wife of
J. E. Briner; Emerson E., who is a farmer of
Northwest Township, Williams County; and three, who died in
infancy.
Lewis E. Haines was reared on his present farm
and was sent to the schools of the neighborhood. It
was his father's desire to have his sons adopt farming as
their life work, and he encouraged and helped them all that
he could, and stimulated in this way, Lewis E. Haines
acquired a thorough and practical knowledge of agriculture
which has been of great use to him. At present he owns
his farm of 100 acres of land, and is engaged in handling a
high grade of stock, his product having already gained more
than local prestige on account of its excellence.
On Aug. 2, 1911, Mr. Haines was united in
marriage with Ida I. Bauer who was born in Superior
Township, Williams County on Dec. 23, 1890, a daughter of
Gabriel and Laura (Bauer) Bauer, the former of whom is
still a resident of Superior Township, but the latter is
deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Bauer had two children,
Mrs. Haines and Henry F., who is living with
his father. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Haines
are as follows: Merrill W., who was born on
Sept. 25, 1912; Gladys, who was born Aug. 7, 1914;
Walter L., who was born Oct. 16, 1916; and Lauretta
who was born Oct. 3, 1918. Mrs. Haines belongs
to the Lutheran Church, and she and Mr. Haines
are members of the American 'Gleaners. In politics he
is a republican, but his inclinations have never led him
into public notice for he has been too much occupied with
his private affairs. Both he and his wife are popular
in the social life of their neighborhood, and both have many
friends here and in other parts of the county where their
lives have been spent. They are in favor of local
improvements for all of their interests are centered here,
and may be depended upon to give them a support if they are
convinced that they are practical and will not impose undue
hardships upon the people to carry them through.
Source:
A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio - Vol. II -
Illustrated - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago - New
York - 1920 - Page 199 |
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WALTER L. HAINES -
The future looms large with economic problems and of them
all none is fundamentally more important than that of the
production of food. Owning to the devastation of so
much of the former fertile land of the Old World, food is
going to be the great necessity of the next few years, so
that the men who are devoting their talents and lives to
agricultural pursuits are more important than ever, and
deserving of special credit. It has taken a broad
vision and birth conception of duty to keep men from
yielding to the lure of the more congested regions, but
those who have remained on their farms are now reaping
well-merited rewards, both in money and esteem. One of
these really public-spirited men of Williams County who has
attained considerable prestige locally on account of his
farming methods is Walter L. Haines, proprietor of
the fine rural property known as the "El Flats," 160 acres
located four miles north and one and one-half miles west of
Montpelier, in Bridgewater Township.
Walter L. Haines was born in Bridgewater
Township on Feb. 5, 1873, a son of J. M. and Mary A. (Waterson)
Haines, the former of whom was born in Stark County,
Ohio, June 15, 1838, and the latter in Richland County,
Ohio, May 13, 1847. She came with her parents to
Williams County, Ohio, on Sept. 3, 1853, and he came to this
county with his parents in the fall of 1854, both families
locating in Bridgewater Township, and here the young people
were reared to maturity and were married on Dec. 29, 1870.
She was a daughter of Alexander and Jeanette (Forrest)
Waterson, natives of the same county in Scotland, who
came to the United States in 1831, following their marriage,
and located on Scotch Ridge in Belmont County, Ohio, from
whence they first moved to Richland County, Ohio, and then
to Williams County, as before stated, and there they later
died, firm in the faith of the Presbyterian Church.
For years they were very active in the work of that
denomination at Eagle Creek, Ohio. Of their eleven
children one is now living, Mrs. Haines. She
was only eight years old when she came to Williams County,
and after she had been educated, she became a school teacher
and taught for six terms. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Haines
became the parents of eight children, five of whom are now
living, namely: Alexander C., who lives three
and one-half miles west of Montpelier; Walter L.,
whose name heads this review; Hattie, who is the wife
of J. E. Briner; Emerson E., who is a farmer of
Northwest Township; and Lewis E., who is on the old
homestead. The other three died in infancy.
J. M. Haines served three years in the Civil
war, Company B, One Hundredth Indiana Regiment. He was
a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Louden Post.
Walter L. Haines was reared in his native
township and attended its schools. He learned to be a
farmer under his father's instruction and after acquiring
his own farm put to practical use the knowledge and
experience he had thus gained, and devotes his farm to
general crops.
Walter L. Haines was reared in his native
township and attended its schools. He earned to be a
farmer under his father's instruction and after acquiring
his own farm put to practical use the knowledge and
experience he had thus gained, and devotes his farm to
general crops.
On Mar. 31, 1897, Mr. Haines was married to
Ellen Ingram, born, reared and educated in
Williams County. Mr. and Mrs. Haines have five
children, namely: Hildreth, who is the wife of
Harold Bauer; Helen M., who is a graduate of the
Montpelier High School; and Dorothy, John M. and
Jeanette, all of whom are attending the local schools.
The Bridgewater George has Mr.. and Mrs. Haines
as members, and they also belong to the Farm Bureau.
Very active in local politics, Mr. Haines has become
a leader of the republican forces in this section.
There is one grandchild in the family, Elwin Bauer,
who was born in 1919.
Source:
A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio - Vol. II -
Illustrated - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago - New
York - 1920 - Page 211 |
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Ohio - Vol. II - Illustrated - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago -
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WILLIAM H. HELLER - This
biographical memoir has to do with a character of unusual
force and eminence, for William C. Heller, whose life
chapter has been closed by the fate that awaits all mankind,
was for a number of years one of the prominent and
influential citizens of Montpelier, although he was summoned
to close his earthly accounts while still in the zenith of
his power. While he carried on a special line of
business in such a manner a a gain a comfortable competence
for himself, he also belonged to that class of
representative men of affairs who promote the public welfare
while advancing individual success. There were in him
sterling traits which commanded uniform confidence and
regard, and his memory is today honored by all and is
enshrined in the hearts of his many friends.
William C. Heller, who at the time of his death,
on Dec. 19, 1919, was president of the W. C. Heller
Company, one of the most important manufacturing concerns of
Montpelier, was born in Newark, New Jersey, on Aug. 27,
1872. After completing his elemental education in the
public schools, he became a student in the Coleman Business
College, where he gained a good preparation for a business
career. His first employment was in his father's
hardware store as a salesman, and it was while thus employed
that he observed needed improvements in hardware shelving
and other store furniture. His business shrewdness was
evidenced here when he embarked in the manufacture of
hardware furniture, for it was a field entirely unoccupied,
and he soon was in command of an important and rapidly
growing business in that line. Finally, the W. C.
Heller Company was organized in 1891, under the laws of
New Jersey, for the manufacture of hardware store fixtures
and sectional cabinets, to take care of automobile
accessories, parts, etc., the factory being at that time
located at Montclair, New Jersey. The official
personnel of the corporation at present (1919) is as
follows: W. C. Heller, president; E. S.
Taylor, vice president; J. B. Heller, secretary,
and E. G. Heller, treasurer; these gentlemen also
comprising the directorate. Early in 1906 Montpelier
extended to Mr. Heller an invitation to move his
plant to thsi village and in May of that year the change was
effected. After locating here the factory turned out
its products in enormous quantities, and the product is
known practically all over the would, shipments being made
to foreign countries as well as throughout the United
States. Mr. Heller's manner of conducting his
business quickly won for him not only the confidence of
thousands of satisfied customers, but also the respect and
esteem of him fellow citizens of Montpelier
Immediately upon coming to Montpelier Mr. Heller
entered into the business and civic life of the community in
a whole-hearted and public-spirited manner and from that
time until his death he was considered one of the foremost
figures in the commercial life of the village. He
always took a very active part in any movement which had for
its object the betterment of Montpelier and he had become
identified with several local institutions, wherein his
influence for progress carried much weight. He was a
member of the directorate and vice president of the Farmers
and Merchants State and Savings Bank of Montpelier.
On May 27, 1896, at Astoria, New York, Mr. Heller
married Miss Evva Bamber, of Astoria. To Mr.
and Mrs. Heller were born four children, as follows:
John B., a graduate of the Montpelier High School and
secretary of the W. C. Heller Company, is a member of
the Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has attained the
degrees of the Council, he is a Knight of Pythias, of which
he is past chancellor commander; Leroy S. is a
graduate of the Montpelier High School, and now assistant
foreman in the W. C. Heller Company's plant; Ruth
is attending high school, and Louise is a student in
the public school.
Politically, Mr. Heller was a lifelong supporter
of the democratic party and took an active part in advancing
its interests. He was virtually interested in the
cause of education and rendered most efficient and
appreciated service as a member of the village school board
for eleven years. Fraternally, he was a member of the
Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias and the
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. A member of
the Presbyterian Church, he gave hearty and liberal support
to that society, of which he was a trustee, and he was also
a life member of the American Red Cross Society.
Strong and forceful in his relations with his fellowmen,
Mr. Heller not only made his presence felt, but also
gained the good will and commendation of both his associates
and the general public, ever retaining his reputation among
men for integrity and high character, no matter how trying
the circumstances, and never losing that dignity which is
the birthright of the model gentleman. Consequently
his influence for good was potent and he will long be missed
from the circles in which he moved and over which his
influence was like sunshine on a field of ripened grain.
Source: A Standard History of Williams
County, Ohio - Vol. II - Illustrated - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Co.,
Chicago - New York - 1920 - Page 253 |
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MARTIN T. HODSON -
Because of the extent and quality of his usefulness, his
commercial soundness and acumen, his public spirit and
integrity, and his nearness to the fundamental requirements
of citizenship, Martin T. Hodson, president of the
Pioneer Banking Company, of Pioneer, Ohio, affords an
encouraging example of success gained through the proper use
of every-day abilities and opportunities. Of Mr.
Hodson if may be said that his career is a response both
to his early teaching and to the needs of his environment.
He was born on a farm in Bridgewater Township, Williams
County, Ohio, four miles southwest of Pioneer, Dec. 10,
1855, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Stephenson)
Hodson, the latter a native of near Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Thomas Hodson was born in England, and after the
death of his father accompanied his widowed mother to the
United States at the age of nine years. Reared in
Williams County, as a youth he went to Richland County,
where later he was married, and in 1854 came to Bridgewater
Township, this county, where he spent the rest of his
career. As a young married man he worked by the month
until he was able to purchase his first farm in Richland
County, and after coming to Williams County continued his
industrious and intelligent work to such good effect that he
became one of the substantial men of his community. He
was a reader and student, qualified as an attorney, and was
frequently called upon to deliver public addresses and to
speak for candidates during electoral campaigns. He
was independent in politics, while his fraternal connection
was with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which he
joined at an early day. He and Mrs. Hodson were
consistent members of the Christian Church. They were
the parents of seven children, of whom one died at the age
of thirteen years, the others reaching maturity, as follows:
George and Job, who are residents of
Montpelier, Ohio; Martin T.; Mary, the wife of A.
J. Bostetter of Montpelier; Sophia A. the widow
of Henry Umbenhaur, of Toledo; and Minnie H.,
the widow of George Letcher of Berkeley, California.
Martin Hodson was reared on the home farm four
miles southwest of Pioneer, and acquired his education in
the district schools. when he was only fourteen years
of age he began clerking in a general store, and three years
later started in business on his own account at Pioneer.
Commencing in a modest manner, he gradually developed his
interests and increased his holdings. He installed a
fine, clean and varied line of goods, charged reasonable
prices and gave ample returns. The subterfuge of
misrepresentation was relentlessly tabooed from his
establishment, and in consequence he became thoroughly
trusted and relied upon by the larger part of the town and
surrounding country. Gradually, the farmers began to
deposit money with him and this practice finally became so
common that he was forced to open a private bank.
Later he moved to the location of the present institution
and took in two partners, J. A. Grant and Dr.
George Young, and this was incorporated as a state bank
in 1913, with Mr. Hodson as president; A. F. Young
was vice president, and J. A. Grant, cashier; H.
G. Young being secretary and the board of directors
consisting of M. T. Hodson, Fred M. Hodson,
A. F. Young, H. G. Young, J. A. Grant and A. Grant.
Mr. Hodson is the owner of several farms and much
town property, has a fruit farm in Cuba and is interested in
a number of other ventures.
Mr. Hodson married Emma D. Eggleston, who
was born in Madison Township, Williams County, Ohio, one
mile south of Pioneer, and was educated in the schools of
this place, in which she later became a teacher. To
Mr. and Mrs. Hodson there has come one son, Fred M.,
born Nov. 2, 1880, a graduate of the Pioneer schools and of
the university at Ada in pharmacy, who is now associated in
business with his father. He married Grace Sibley
and they are the parents of two children: Catherine
born in 1911, and Phyllis, born in 1917.
Fred M. Hodson is a thirty-second degree Mason and a
member of the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias.
The family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: A Standard History of Williams
County, Ohio - Vol. II - Illustrated - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Co.,
Chicago - New York - 1920 - Page 10 |
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WARREN
LaRUE HOGUE, M. D. - The medical profession in Williams County
has an able exponent in the person of Dr. Warren LaRue
Hogue, who, in addition to handling a large and
successful general medical practice, is the owner,
superintendent and surgeon in charge of the Hogue
Hospital of Montpelier. His reputation has far
transcended the boundary of the locality of which this
history treats and no work of the nature of the one in hand
would be complete without a resume of his career. In
every relation of life he has proved signally true to every
trust. He possesses a strong social nature and by his
genial and kindly attitude to those with whom he comes in
contact he has won the confidence and regard of all.
Warren LaRue Hogue was born in Superior
Township, Williams County, on Jan. 13, 1864, and is the son
of Levi and Alatha Jane (Yoder) Hogue. The
father was a native of Virginia and the mother was born in
Seneca County, Ohio. Both came to Williams County with
their parents and were married here. They had received
good public school educations and she had been a teacher in
the public schools. Her death occurred in 1867.
They became the parents of two children, the subject of this
sketch and a sister, Grace, who is the wife of Dr.
L. A. Beard, of Pioneer, Ohio. After the death of
their mother, these children were reared by their maternal
grandmother, who gave them living and careful attention.
They attended the public schools and the high school at
Edgerton. The subject then became a student in the
Fayette Normal School, where he was graduated, and in 1888
he commenced the study of medicine under the direction of
Dre. J. A. Weitz. A year later he entered Rush
Medical College, at Chicago, and in the spring of 1889
entered the Michigan College of Medicine and Surgery at
Detroit, where he was graduated in June, 1890, with the
degree of Doctor of Medicine. He engaged in the
practice of his profession at Blakeslee until 1893, when he
came to Montpelier and has been here continuously since.
Doctor Hogue has given close attention to the
advances in his profession and has taken post-graduate
courses, first in surgery and gynecology in 1894 and then in
the Chicago Polyclinic in 1896. He has given special
attention to surgery, in which he has met with pronounced
success, gaining a widespread reputation because of his
proficiency in this most difficult phase of his profession.
In 1907 the doctor established the Hogue Hospital at
Montpelier and through the subsequent years this institution
has proven a most important aid to the profession in this
community in the handling of difficult medical and surgical
cases.
Doctor Hogue is a member of the Williams County Medical
Society, the Ohio State Medical Society, the Northwestern
States Medical Society and the American Medical Association,
as well as the Wabash Railway Surgeons' Association, the
American Railway Surgeons' Association and the Clinical
College of Surgeons of North America. Fraternally, he
is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in
which he has attained to the degree of Knights Templar, and
he and his wife are members of the Order of the Eastern
Star.
Politically, the doctor gives his support to the
democratic party and has rendered effective service as a
member of the school board. He is a stockholder and
one of the directors of the Montpelier National Bank.
The doctor possesses a diploma from the Clinic Laboratory of
Surgical Technic, 1918, and is surgeon for the United States
Employees Compensation Commission. During the World
war he became a member of the Volunteer Medical Service
Corps of the United States army.
In 1897 Doctor Hogue was married to
Cora Hepker, who completed her studies in the
Fayette Normal School and later had been a teacher in the
public schools and an instructor in music. To them have been
born four children, Halwyman, Grace L.,
Warren L., Jr., and Lorin L. Halwyman, after
graduating from the Montpelier High School, was for two
years a student in the University of Michigan. He then
entered the medical department of Northwestern University,
at Chicago, where he was graduated in 1913, with the degree
of Doctor of Medicine. He then served as interne in the Cook
County Hospital at Chicago, and is now engaged in the
practice of his profession at Akron, Ohio. Grace L.
Hogue graduated from the Montpelier High School, after
which she spent a year in Belmont College, at Nashville,
Tennessee. She had from childhood shown a special
talent for music and had received careful instruction in the
art. She attended the Columbian School of Music,
Chicago, where she was graduated in 1915, with the degree of
Bachelor of Music, and she then taught music one year in
Houghton, Michigan. She is now the wife of Sidney
S. Lang, who is superintendent of copper mines at
Houghton. Warren L. Hogue, Jr., after
graduating from the Montpelier High School, became a student
in Northwestern University, at Evanston, Illinois, and the
Northwest Medical School, of Chicago, being graduated from
the former institution with the degree of Bachelor of
Science in 1917, and from the latter school in 1919, with
the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He is now an interne
in the Michael Reese Hospital. Lorin L. Hogue
graduated from the Montpelier High School and then spent two
years in the pre-medical course at Ohio State University.
In 1916 he joined the One Hundred and Thirty-Fourth United
States Field Artillery, at Akron, and was sent to the
Mexican border. From there he was sent to Chicago,
where he was mustered out of service. Later he again
entered the service and was sent to France as sergeant-major
of the One Hundred and Thirty-Fourth Field Artillery.
After reaching France, he left his regiment and attended the
Artillery Training School at Somme. At the end of
three months he received a commission as first lieutenant
and was sent to the Third Division, which at that time was
on the line of battle. He saw some strenuous work
there and took part in the last fighting which occurred just
prior to the armistice. He went into Germany with the
Third Division and was assigned to a casual office.
Subsequently he was ordered back to France and placed in
command of Prisoners of War Camp No. 69. Later he was
placed in charge of the American University in France, in
which position he served until placed in command of the
prisoners of war escort and superintended the return of
German prisoners. He was finally ordered home,
embarking at Brest and reaching the United States in
October, 1919. He is now city salesman for the Akron
Grocery Company, at Akron, Ohio.
Source: A Standard History of Williams
County, Ohio - Vol. II - Illustrated - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Co.,
Chicago - New York - 1920 - Page 293 |
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