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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Past & Present History of Wyandot County, Ohio -
Illustrated
Vol. II
Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company - 1913
David C. Parker |
DAVID C. PARKER.
The life record of David C. Parker has direct connection with
a profession which has important bearing upon the progress and
stable prosperity of the community by safegarding the ends of
justice and maintaining individual rights. It is a well
recognized fact that in his chosen profession of the law Mr.
Parker is well trained, that his preparation of cases is careful
and exhaustive and that his presentation of his cause is clear,
logical and convincing. He therefore ranks with the leading
members of the Wyandot county bar, nor is his reputation confined
within the borders of the county. He was born in this county,
Aug. 22, 1858, in Ridge township, a son of David and Hannah
E.Parker. The former was born in Otsego county, New York,
in 1814, and the mother's birth occurred in Albany county, that
state, in1812. Mr. Parker was a farmer by occupation
and followed that pursuit in New York until about 1850, when he came
to Ohio settling on a farm in Wyandot county. In the family
were twelve children, of whom David C. Parker is the
youngest. There are three other surviving members of the
family - a brother, Sherman Parker, and two sisters, Mrs.
Hulda E. Weaver and Mrs. Mary A. Van Horn.
It was upon the old homestead that
David C. Parker spent the days of his boyhood and youth,
dividing his time between the duties of the schoolroom, the
pleasures of the playground and the work of the fields. His
early education was acquired in the public schools and then, not
wishing to follow the occupation to which he had been reared, as a
life work, he turned to the professions and made preparation for the
practice of law as a student in the law department of the University
of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, from which he was graduated in 1885.
The following year he was admitted to the bar of Ohio and has since
been practicing in Upper Sandusky. As the yeas have gone by he
has won a large clientele and has been connected with much of the
most important litigation tried in the courts of this district.
His success was assured because of his laudable ambition, his firm
purpose and his willingness to work. Industry is just as
essential in any of the so-called learned professions as it is in
mechanical and commercial lines and it is well known that Mr.
Parker has never failed to give a thorough preparation, thus
qualifying for any emergency expected or unexpected that might occur
in the trial of his cause. He is today justly accounted one of
the leading members of the bar of Upper Sandusky.
Aside from his professional duties, which have been
important and extensive, Mr. Parker assisted in organizing
the Commercial National Bank of Upper Sandusky, and was elected one
of its first directors. He is now one of the stockholders and
directors of the First National Bank, resigning as a director of the
Commercial National in order to be elected director of the former.
In November, 1886, was celebrated the marriage of
Mr. Parker and Miss Allie Smith, the wedding ceremony being
performed at the home of her parents in Ridge township. She
was an only daughter of Samuel and Margaret Smith. Her
father was a pioneer settler of this state and a Virginian by birth.
He was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, Oct. 1, 1816, and in
early life removed thence to Wyandot county, becoming one of the
pioneer settlers here. His wife, Mrs. Margaret Smith,
was born in Wayne county, Ohio, Dec. 14, 1826, and passed away on
the 9th of September, 1887. In their family were three sons:
Milton B., who is now engaged in the practice of law in
Carey, Ohio; Jacob A., a real-estate dealer of the city; and
Samuel O., a farmer. The only daughter, Allie,
was born in Ridge township, Wyandot county, in 1858, and after
mastering the branches of learning taught in the public schools of
the county, continued her education in Findlay, Ohio. She
remained at home to the time of her marriage and on the 9th of
November, 1886, she became the wife of David C. Parker.
Their union has been blessed with two children: Mary B.,
who is a graduate of the public schools of Upper Sandusky, and three
years ago entered Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio; and
Dorothy M., who is a public-school student. The parents
are faithful and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Upper Sandusky, and Mr. Parker holds membership
with the Masons and the Red Men. He is identified with the
Chamber of Commerce and is in hearty sympathy with its plans and
purposes to promote the welfare and upbuilding of the city along
many lines. In politics he is independent and never seeks
office, preferring to concentrate his energies and his attention
upon his professional and financial interests. Both he and his
wife are widely known in Wyandot county and the circle of their
friends is almost coextensive with the circle of their
acquaintances, for their attractive qualities have gained for them
the warm regard and good-will of those with whom they have come in
contact.
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JOHN E. PARKER.
In a history of the business development of Harpster mention should
be made of John E. Parker, well known in the town as a
successful general merchant. He was born in Pitt township,
Apr. 8, 1866, a so of William Parker, a native of
England. The latter was born in1839 and when eighteen years of
age came to American, settling in Pitt township, Wyandot county,
where he engaged in farming for a number of years.
He was afterward the proprietor of a
large grocery and general store in Harpster and his connection with
this enterprise continued until his death, which occurred Dec. 11,
1911. The mother has also passed away, her death having
occurred when the subject of this review was four days old. In
their family were three children, William, Mary and
John E., of this review.
The last named acquired his education
in the public schools of Newton county, Missouri, whither he was
sent when still a child to make his home, with his uncle and aunt.
He laid aside his books at the age of nineteen and then began his
independent career, returning to Pitt township, where he worked upon
a farm for several years. He operated this property in the
interest of his father but after the latter opened his general store
in Harpster he became associated in its conduct, their partnership
continuing until the death of William Parker in 1911, since
which time Mr. Parker, of this review, has managed the
business alone. He has a well equipped store, with a
stock valued at seven hundred dollars, and his interests are
carefully conducted, his previous experience well qualifying him for
the duties which devolve upon him.
Mr. Parker gives his
allegiance to the republican party and his religious views are in
accord with the doctrines of the Methodist church. His
business interests are well controlled and his laudable ambition is
leading him into important trade relations.
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JACOB A. PETTY.
Through successive stages of business development and progress,
Jacob A. Petty has worked his way upward to a prominent place in
commercial circles of Sycamore, where he conducts a sawmill and
general lumber business, having an extensive and growing patronage.
He was born in New Jersey on the 20th of February, 1848, and is a
son of John and Jane (Lake) Petty, both natives of New
Jersey, the father born in1819 and the mother in 1821. The
father of our subject was a wheelwright by trade and followed that
occupation until his death in 1860. His wife survived him many
years, dying in 1894. In their family were seven children:
Jacob A. and Louis, living; and William, John K.,
Albert, Cyrus and Charles, deceased.
J. A. Petty's father died when our subject was
twelve years old and he was left to work his own way, which he did
by working for farmers in the summer months and attending school in
the winter. At eighteen years of age he removed to Wyandot
county, Ohio, near Mexico, still working on farms in the summer and
attending district school in the winter. At twenty he removed
to Carey, Ohio, to learn the stone, brick and plastering trades,
which he followed during the summer months, and attending Heidelberg
College in the winter. Thus by his own efforts he supplemented
the defects of his early education. At the age of twenty-four
he established himself as a contractor, specializing in building
churches and schoolhouses. He became gradually very successful
in this line of work, securing a gratifying patronage. In
1888, however, he purchased a sawmill in Sycamore, Ohio, and in
partnership with Leslie Patrick operated it until 1892, when
he purchased the interest of his associate and has since managed the
enterprise alone. In addition to his mills Mr. Petty
conducts a lumber and coal yard, a planing mill, and carries a
general line of building materials and wire fencing. He has a
liberal patronage and in all of his dealings is strictly fair and
reliable, his business integrity standing as an unquestioned fact in
his career. He deserves great credit for what he has
accomplished, for he started out in life practically penniless and
is today one of the prosperous and representative men of his
community.
On Mar. 7, 1872, Mr. Petty was married at Upper
Sandusky, Ohio, to Miss Clarissa Badger, a daughter of
George and Harriett (Pyle) Badger, of near Mexico, Ohio, his
wife having proven a loyal partner in all their labors. Mr.
and Mrs. Petty have become the parents of four children.
Ward B. is a postmaster of Sycamore. He married
Maude Case, of Eden township, and they have one child, Case.
Ivy became the wife of Philip J. Heilman, editor and
owner of the Sycamore Leader, who was one of the organizers of
Company L., Second Ohio National Guard, and was captain of that
organization at the time of his death in 1910. Mr. and Mrs.
Heilman had one daughter, Clarissa. The other
children, Winniefred M. and Frank B., are at home.
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Mr. & Mrs.
Samuel Phillips |
SAMUEL PHILLIPS,
who in 1909 retired from business life following many years of
active identification with the blacksmith's trade in Marseilles, was
born in Marion County, Ohio, June 18, 1834. He is a son of
Jacob Phillips, a native of Massachusetts and a shoemaker by
trade, who at one period settled in Marion county, whence he went to
Michigan. He was twice married and by his first wife had two
children, William and Edna. After her death he wedded
Miss Comfort Martin, a native of Ohio, and to their union
were born the following children: Samuel, of this
review; and David, John and Jacob. The father
passed away in 1838 and the mother, who was born in Ohio in 1810,
died in 1870.
Samuel Phillips acquired his education in the
public schools of Michigan and the pursued his studies until he was
eighteen years of age, when he returned to Ohio, settling in
Marseilles, where he worked as an apprentice to the blacksmith's
trade, receiving for his services ten cents a day for three years
and managing to save sixteen dollars out of his wages. In 1854
he purchased a half interest in the shop conducted by his employer,
James R. Eaton, with whom he continued in partnership to
twenty-one years, gaining a reputation during that time for expert
work and honorable business dealings. Eventually he purchased
Mr. Eaton's share of the business and continued to conduct
the enterprise along, building up during that time an extensive and
lucrative trade and accumulating a fortune sufficient to enable him
to lay aside the cares of active business life. Since 1909 he
has been living retired in his comfortable home in Marseilles and is
enjoying the leisure and rest which has rewarded many years of
earnest, persistent and well directed labor.
Mr. Phillips married, in Upper Sandusky, in
1857, Miss Mary E. Ellis, a daughter of Richard and Mary
P. (Slover) Ellis. The father went to California in 1849
and spent some time in the gold fields of that state, later
returning to Ohio, where he followed farming. Mr. and Mrs.
Phillips became the parents of ten children. John
was a prominent real-estate dealer in New York city, where he also
engaged as an importer of drygoods. He died in 1912, at his
father's home in Marseilles, Ohio. Eva O. married J.
L. Hastings, a farmer in Marion county, and they became the
parents of seven children, Maud, Augusta, Spear, Fay, Carrie,
Frank and Eloise. James E. is a merchant in Marion,
Ohio. He married Carrie Fulton, and they became the
parents of two children, Isabella and James Fulton,
who died in infancy. Charles N. is cashier of the
Marion National Bank at Marion. Jennie died when she
was fourteen years of age. Frank is a member of the
firm of Uhler & Phillips, drygoods merchants at Marion, Ohio.
He married Miss Alta Craig and has one son, Robert.
Anna became the wife of L. C. Wogan, a real-estate dealer
in Marion. The other children born to Mr. and Mrs.
Phillips, May, Harlan and Slover, died in infancy.
Mrs. Phillips passed away on Oct. 6, 1905, and was buried in
the cemetery at Marion, Ohio. She was highly esteemed by all
who knew her and her demise occasioned not only deep sorrow to her
family but a wide circle of devoted friends. She was
charitable and kindly and a good wife and mother, being an example
of what a true woman should be.
Mr. Phillips was a resident of Ohio at the time
of the Civil war and he enlisted for one hundred days' service as a
member of Company G, One Hundred and Forty-fourth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, but on account of sickness was debarred from active
service. He is a member of the Methodist church and active in
religious work, having served for thirty-eight years as secretary of
the Methodist Sunday school. Politically he is a republican,
believing firmly in the policies set forth in the principles of the
party, and he is always a loyal supporter of its candidates.
Locally he is interested in the betterment of the community where he
has resided for over a half century, and for a number of years
rendered the township able service as a member of the council and as
a member of the school board. He is a man of many sterling
traits of character, reliable in business and progressive in
citizenship and during the course of a long, active and honorable
life has gained the confidence, good-will and esteem of all who have
been in any way associated with him.
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Charles F. Plumb |
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Ira R. Pontius |
IRA R. PONTIUS
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GEORGE W. POOL
occupies a leading position in business circles of Upper Sandusky,
where since 1911 he has successfully conducted a restaurant and
bakery. He is a native son of this city, born Mar. 14, 1878,
his parents being George W. and Sarah (Bell) Pool. His
father's birth occurred in Richland county, Ohio, in 1840 and his
entire business career was spent as a salesman. He died in
1878 and was survived by his wife until 1905, her death occurring
when she was sixty-seven years of age. She was a native of
Delaware county, Ohio, born in 1838. In their family were two
children: Bessie, who makes her home with her brother; and
George W., of this review.
The last named acquired his education in the public
schools of his native section and for one year attended high school.
when he laid aside his books he enlisted for service in the Spanish
American war in Company B, Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and upon
his return was appointed deputy postmaster of Upper Sandusky and
served for five years, discharging his duties and efficient and
capable manner. For two years following he worked as a
traveling salesman and only abandoned this occupation, in which he
was very successful, in order to buy the news depot, after selling
which he was elected marshal of the town. He had at that time
gained great popularity in this section of the state, as is
evidenced by the fact that he is the only republican ever elected to
the office of marshal in Upper Sandusky. When he had served
his term of two years he again went upon the road, but in 1911
returned to his native city and here purchased the Bon-ton
restaurant and bakery, which he has since conducted. His
restaurant is one of the most attractive places of its kind in the
town and receives a liberal patronage, while his bakery goods are of
the highest quality. In the conduct of both branches of his
enterprise Mr. Pool is meeting with a gratifying degree of
success, because of his honorable business methods, his earnest
desire to please his patrons and his close application to business.
On the 21st of November, 1911, Mr. Pool married
Miss Mamie R. Bowen, a daughter of Jerome and Anna (Welsh)
Bowen. Mr. Pool attends the Methodist church and
fraternally is affiliated with the Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks, the Masons and the Improved Order of Red Men. He is a
veteran of the Spanish-American war, having enlisted at the outbreak
of hostilities in Company B, Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
served as corporal. He keeps in touch with his comrades of
that time through his membership in Camp No. 73, United Spanish War
Veterans, of which he is commander, and in all of his business and
social relations is recognized as a man of genuine personal worth,
who has won the respect and esteem of all with whom he has come in
contact.
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VIRGIL V. POOL.
The career of V. V. Pool is again proof of the fact that this
is the young man's age and the age of the young man's success.
Although not yet twenty-eight years of age, he is the owner of a
profitable garage and machine shop in Nevada, Ohio, which he has
conducted with ever increasing success since 1910. He was born
in Crane township, Wyandot county, June 25, 1885, and is a son of
Frank M. and Jessie F. (Walton) Pool, the former born in Crane
Township, this county, in 1855, and the latter in Sycamore township
in 1857. The father for many years followed farming and also
was an efficient school teacher for twenty-six years, being very
successful along that line. Both parents still live and make
their home in Crane township In their family were the
following children: Minnie, who died at the age of three
years; Winona, who married A. R. Stucky, a well
driller and supply dealer at Bucyrus, Ohio, by whom she has three
children; Ira, on the old home farm; Virgil V., of
this review; and Daisy and Lucille, both at home.
V. V. Pool was reared under the parental roof
amid an environment conducive to the development of the highest
qualities of manhood, early having instilled in his youthful
consciousness lessons on the value of thrift, diligence and honesty.
He attended district school in Crane township until he was nineteen
years old, giving, however, during that time, his father assistance
in farm work. He subsequently remained on the homestead until
twenty-one years, at which age he began to work out by the month for
one year and then rented a farm which he cultivated for a similar
period. Coming to Nevada, he in 1910 there opened a garage and
machine shop and has been ever since successful in its conduct.
He is an expert on machinery and in gas and gasoline engine work.
Mr. Pool was twice married, his first union
being with Miss Cyressia F. Larick and took place on Mar. 24,
1909. The young wife died twenty-six days after her marriage,
on Apr. 18, 1909. He then married Miss Ethel L. Fox, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Fox, of Antrim township,
the marriage taking place at Nevada on Aug. 31, 1910. To this
union is born one child, Bernadine.
In his political affiliations Mr. Pool is a
republican and keeps well informed upon all issues that affect his
community or the policies of the state and nation. Fraternally
he is a member of the Knights of Pythias. He has demonstrated
his ability along commercial lines and as owner of a flourishing
business concern occupies an important position in the life of the
community. Public-spirited and progressive, he takes part in
all movements undertaken in the interests of the city and is ever
ready to participate in the promotion of worthy public enterprises.
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