PETER BEAUGRAND, M. D., for seventy years a medical practitioner and enjoying the distinction of being the oldest member of his profession in the State of Ohio, has spent eighty-six years of his life, with but few interruptions, in Fremont, having been brought to Lower Sandusky, by his parents, in 1823. Dr. Beaugrand was born August 26, 1814, at Detroit , Michigan , his mother's native city. His parents were John B. and Margaret (Chabert) Beaugrand.In 1760, the Beaugrand family was founded in the Dominion of Canada, by the grandfather of Dr. Beaugrand, James Baptiste Beaugrand, an Indian trader and merchant, who came from Bordeaux , France . In 1768 he lived at Three Rivers , Canada , at which place and in that year occurred the birth of his son, John B. Beaugrand. The latter also became a merchant and Indian trader. Prior to the War of 1812 he located at Detroit , Michigan , later moved to Maumee and during the invasion of that city his place of business was destroyed by fire. He continued his mercantile pursuits in Detroit until 1822, when he came to Ohio , and after one year he sent for his family. It requires but a few words to state that fact, but the journey, as recalled by Dr. Beaugrand, was one of danger and hardship. It was in the first week of January, 1823, and a sleigh was the conveyance selected, the proposed trip being on the ice on Lake Erie . Travel in this way was not unusual and for many months was entirely safe, but this was one of the exceptional oc­casions and, although the trip was taken along the shore, the ice gave way and the horses and sleigh broke through and the party was only saved from drowning by fortunately being near land at the mouth of the Tous-Sainte River . Dr. Beaugrand has frequently pointed out, to those interested, the very spot on which the family landed and where they built a great fire and became dry and warm enough to enable them to complete the journey by land. Dr. Beaugrand recalls also the courage and resourcefulness of his venerated mother, who, on this occasion, as on many others, was the leading spirit in all that concerned the safety and comfort of the party. This mother, Margaret Chabert, was born February 26, 1781, and died May 12, 1859. She was one of the finest types of the women of her day. The warmth and cordial hospitality of the home over which she presided, the dignity of her mien, the loving care which she gave her large family, together with the unselfish charity she displayed, up to the close of her beneficent life, are well known to all who are familiar with the early days of this city. Her mem­ory is recalled and her beautiful life commemorated by the oil painting which is one of the notable adornments of the public library at Fremont . Of the ten children born to John B. and Margaret Beaugrand, Dr. Peter Beaugrand is the only survivor. James A., the youngest, died in 1906. One sister was the wife of Hon. Rodolphus Dickinson, Member of Congress. All of the family who survived infancy, became more or less prominent. Dr. Beaugrand, being nine years old when his parents came to Lower Sandusky , attended the schools of the town during boyhood, and when eighteen years of age enjoyed one term in Wells academy in Detroit , Michigan . By 1833 he had decided upon his life work and entered the office of Dr. B. and Dr. L. Q. Rawson, at Find-lay, and during the winter of 1835-6, he attended medical lectures at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York, and later the Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating at the latter institution in 1845. As early as 1834 he had commenced to practice, at Lower Sandusky, and the success that crowned his earnest efforts from the beginning, proved an encouragement as he continued. In 1864 he was appointed surgeon of the 169th O. V. I., which was sent to Fort Ethan Allen, Virginia. Dr. Beaugrand served there in that regiment, for 100 days. With that exception, his absences from Fremont have not been of long duration, consisting mainly of attendance upon some medical gathering, or as a consulting physician in some desperate case. Not frequently is found a man of his years yet in active business, and still less frequently one whose profession has required such scientific training, such drafts made on strength and endurance, and such calls upon his sympathy. However, in his pleasant home and book-lined office, at No. 223 East State Street , this Nestor of his profession may be found daily, just as alert, just as discerning, and necessarily more skillful, than sixty years ago. He numbers among his patients members of the families with which he has been closely identified during almost the whole of his professional career, and the circle of his personal friends each year has widened. His long life has spanned the most important period of his country's history, and in all her progress, civilization and development, he has taken a deep interest.

HON. JOHN J. LEHMAN, whose public services as a member of the Ohio State Legislature, have given him deserved distinction, is a prominent patent attorney at Fremont , of which city he has been a resident for a number of years. Mr. Lehman was born on his father's farm in Sandusky County , Ohio , October 4, 1863, and is a son of Leodegar L.and Barbara (Staub) Lehman. 

The father of Mr. Lehman was born in Germany in 1821, and the mother was born on the Atlantic Ocean , in 1832. The father was brought to America in 1833, and to Sandusky County in 1834. His active years were passed in agricultural pursuits and he still survives, having reached his eighty-eighth year. His family numbered eleven children.

John J. Lehman remained at home during his early school period, but when 21 years of age, became a student at the Ohio Normal University , at Ada , Ohio , where he prepared for teaching and for some subsequent years spent his winters as a pedagogue and worked on the home farm during the summers. He was considered an excellent teacher and for two years served as principal of the schools at Rising Sun, Ohio . During this time he made his preparatory studies in law and was admitted to the bar on October 4, 1894. Following a short practice at Fostoria , he came to Fremont and for years has been a leading member of her bar, paying particular attention to pension and patent claims. Early taking an interest in public affairs, he identified himself with the Democratic party and ever since has been an influential member of that organization in this section of Ohio . His loyalty and efficiency have been frequently recognized and he was elected to township offices when little more than a youth. In later years higher honors were accorded him and in 1901 he was first brought forward by his party as its candidate for Representative. His defeat was by the small majority of thirty-one votes. In 1903 his party again brought him out and the result was his election over his former opponent, Hon. E. R. Tyler, by a plurality of 1,015. His course in the House of Representatives met with the approval of his constituents and he was reelected. The records show how earnestly he sought to promote wise legislation and how high an estimate was placed upon his knowledge, judgment and experience. He fathered some of the most important bills introduced in the General Assembly and his committee work was marked with a constant regard for the best interests of the people at targe. On October r6, 1894, Mr. Lehman was mar­ried to Miss Lillian B. Fry, who is a daughter of Jacob and Eliza Fry, and they have four children: Lester, Ruth E., William Elbert and John F. The family home is one of Fremont 's beautiful residences. Mr. Lehman maintains his law office in the First National Bank Build­ing. With his family he belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Lehman has been closely occupied for years in public matters but he has never forgotten his duties as a public-spirited citizen of Fremont and has ever been ready to lend a helpful influence to develop it in every desirable direction. He is identified with a number of fraternal bodies including: the Knights of Columbus, the Modern Woodmen, the Maccabees, the Woodmen of the World, the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association and the Home Guards.

WILLIAM O. DIPMAN, manager of the Zorn-Hornung elevator at Gibsonburg , Ohio , and clerk of the city council, is one of the representative citizens of this section. He was born January 6, 1855, at Fremont , Sandusky County , Ohio , and is a son of John F; and Sarah (Wegstein) Dipman.

John F. Dipman was born in Saxony , Germany , and he accompanied his parents to America in 1853. They settled at Fremont and near that city John F. Dipman has passed all his subsequent life, except three years when he worked as a carpenter, in Tennessee . In his day he was considered a very skilled workman. For twenty-two years he has been sexton of St. John's Lutheran Church . He was married first to Sarah Wegstein, who died in 1861, and his second marriage was to Elizabeth Munch. William O. Dipman was educated in the schools of Fremont and at Oberlin College and afterward he taught school in Harris Township, Ottawa County, for a time, subsequently purchasing a farm of forty acres in Washington Township, Sandusky County, settling on it after his marriage. Later he moved to near Helena and from there, in 1900, to Gibsonburg, where he went into the business of weaving carpets which he continued until he became manager and overseer of the Zorn-Hornung elevator. As a business man Mr. Dipman is held in very high regard and his practical qualities are shown in the efficient manner in which he discharges his present duties. He is a sound Democrat and his good citizenship has been recognized on many occasions when he has been called on to accept township offices. He served three years as a trustee of Washington Township and nine years as a member of the School Board and for six years has been town clerk of Gibsonburg. On February 6, 1879, Mr. Dipman was married to Miss Margaret Smith, a daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Nachbar) Smith, and they have had the following children: Henry A., who is a teacher at Appleton, Wisconsin, married Emma Schoen and they have two children, Harold and Winnifred; Clara Emma, who married Emanuel Paul, of Gibsonburg, has one child, Margaret Lucie; Estella and Laura, both of whom are self-supporting; Carl, who graduated from the Gibsonburg public schools, and is now engaged as a teacher in Woodville Township; Lucy and Bertha, who are at school; and Florence, Etill at home. Mr. Dipman and family are members of the Lutheran Church .

C. W. STIERWALT, secretary of the Simple Account Sales Book Company, and also a member of the city council of Fremont , Ohio , is a thoroughly representative citizen and is valued as such. He was born July 15, 1871, at Fremont , and is a son of Jonathan and Mary Margaret (Wise) Stierwalt.Jonathan. Stierwalt was of German extraction. He was born in Pennsylvania but spent the larger part of his life in Ohio , his parents moving to Fremont in his boyhood. For many years he was a contractor and builder in this city, and died here April 30, 1896.

C. W. Stierwalt was educated in the Fremont schools and took a commercial course in the Eastman College at Poughkeepsie , New York . After his return he worked as a book­keeper with Fremont business houses, and prior to taking his commercial course had served in that capacity very acceptably for a year, for the Fremont Savings Bank. For three years he was bookkeeper for the Lehr Agricultural Implement Works and for the last fourteen years has been identified with his present company. He went into this house first as shipping clerk, later was advanced to be bookkeeper and subsequently became a stockholder and secretary. Mr. Stierwalt married Miss Laura Gottron, a daughter of Herman Gottron, and they have one child, Lucy M. Mr. Stierwalt is serving in his first term as a member of the city council, at large, elected to this office on the Democratic ticket. Careful, conservative and persevering in his own affairs, his presence on the council board gives promise of excellent public service. He is identified with the Masonic fraternity.

WILLIAM E. CRISMORE, M. D., physician and surgeon at Helena , Ohio , was born April 10, 1872, at Wooster , Wayne County, Ohio, and is a son of Dr. James Madison and Lucy (Carbaugh) Crismore. Dr. James Madison Crismore was born at Marshalltown , Ohio , in 1844, and died at Helena , September 6, 1907. At one time his father had been engaged in the practice of law in Boston , later moved to Wayne County, Ohio, and died there in 1846. He left two sons, James Madison and Wesley. The latter resides at Wooster and has four children: Aggie, who married Scott Rex, a lawyer at Grand Forks, North Dakota; Reddie, who lives at Willoughby, Ohio, has one daughter; Gertrude, who is the wife of the cashier of a bank at Grand Forks, North Dakota; and Arlow, who resides with his parents at Wooster. Dr. James M. Crismore was a prominent physician for many years. He was a graduate of the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati and of the Western Reserve College at Cleveland . He came to Helena in 1876, from Wooster , Ohio , and continued in the active practice of his profession until his death. He was known for his medical skill all over Sandusky County . In both branches of Odd Fellowship he was prominent, belonging also to the Maccabees, and was examiner for almost all the insurance companies doing business in this section. In politics he was a staunch Republican. He united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Wooster and was ever a consistent member of that body. He was married at Marshallville , Ohio , in 1867, to Miss Lucy Carbaugh, who still survives, residing with her son, Dr. William E. Crismore, at Helena . She was born in December, 1850. There were six children born to Dr. James M. Crismore and wife, namely: Alice, William E., Permelia, Matthew, Reba and Elizabeth. Alice died when aged 15 years, Reba died in infancy and Matthew died from the effects of an accident. Permelia is the widow of Paul Snyder and has one daughter, Lucy. Elizabeth married Asa Smith and they reside at Prairie Depot, Wood County , Ohio , and have four children.

William E. Crismore was 7 years old when his parents came to Helena . After completing the common school course he entered Heidelberg College , at Tiffin , where he spent two years and then took a scientific course at the Ohio Normal University at Ada , later graduating in the classical course at the Ohio Normal School at Lebannon. He then spent four years in medical study at the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, and graduated with credit on June 5, 1895, one in a class of forty-eight students. He returned to Helena and for eight years was associated in practice with his father. In 1903 he went to Genoa , where he practiced until 1906 and then returned to Helena and has remained here until the present. He still owns property at Genoa but makes his home with his mother at Helena . He is identified with the Odd Fellows, and like his late father is medical examiner for a number of the fraternal organizations and insurance bodies.

JACOB R. BILLOW, an enterprising citizen and a successful agriculturist of Sandusky Township , residing on his valuable farm of eighty-five acres, situated in Section 26, was born in Rice Township , Sandusky County , Ohio , August 25, 1871, and is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Odermot) Billow. Both parents of Mr. Billow were born in Germany and were brought to America and Sandusky County by their parents in youth, the Billows coming in 1844 and the Odermots in 1845. Both families were pioneers in Rice Township . For many years Jacob Billow was a resident of Rice Township and then moved to Sandusky Township , settling on the farm which has been Jacob R. Billow's home for the past thirty years. Jacob Billow was a man of sterling qualities and from one end of the township to the other was affectionately called "Uncle Jake." He was both a Mason and Odd Fellow, identified with lodges at Fremont , and in politics he was a Democrat. He was popular and enjoyed the confidence of his fellow citizens, but would accept no public office except that of township trustee. His death occurred in Sandusky Township in 1896. Of his children, the following survive: John, residing in Williams County, Ohio; Charles F., living in Riley Township; Henry and William, both residents of Fremont; Louis, Jacob R., Annie C, wife of August Johnson, of Sandusky Township; Caroline E., residing in Sandusky Township; Emma L., wife of Otto Smith, living in Sandusky Township; and Lucy R., wife of Lloyd Croft, residing at Fremont. Jacob R. Billow was reared in a good home and with his brothers and sisters, attended the country schools and later he engaged in farming and dairying, for about eight years running milk wagons in Fremont , but at present he gives his whole attention to his land and the breeding of light harness horses. He is the owner of Glenwood B., 2:13 1/2, and Ironwood, a speedy 4-year old colt, both sired by the well known Pinewood. In 1896 he was married to Miss Lillie Younkman, a daughter of John and Christina (Mathia) Younkman, residents of Fremont, and to this marriage have been born seven children, five of whom survive, namely: Pearl S., Gideon R., Philip L., Elmer R. and Marguerite Ruth. Stephen and James are deceased. Those living are in attendance at the Fremont public schools. Mr. and Mrs. Billow are members of the Reformed Church at Fremont . Formerly Mr. Billow was identified with the lodge of Modern Woodmen in that city, but is no longer so connected.

JOHN C. BOLINGER, cashier of the Croghan Bank and Savings Company, at Fremont , has been identified with this institution since September 1, 1901, having previously had an extended banking experience. He was born at Middletown , Frederick County, Maryland, August 7, 1859, and is a son of John C. and Rachel (Crawford) Bolinger.

John C. Bolinger, father of our subject, was born in Germany and there learned the weaving trade in all its branches. He was a high grade workman and manufactured many kinds of goods on his looms. He died when his son was an infant. The widow moved with her family to Ohio , buying a small farm of three and one-half acres in Townsend Township . This capable and resourceful mother still lives and during a large part of her year resides at her son's home in Fremont , although her stated place of residence is Clyde . John C. Bolinger, bearing his father's name, attended the public schools in Townsend Township and while almost a boy, taught his first term of school. Later he attended the Fremont and Clyde schools and also a Normal School at Milan , in Huron County . After he returned home he worked on the home place until the fall of 1878, when he entered into the employ of the Clyde Banking Company, first as a general utility man, and continued with that corporation until August, 1883, when he resigned. He was instrumental in bringing about the organization of the Peoples Banking Company of Clyde and was elected its first cashier, which position he occupied from January 1, 1884, until he accepted his present office in the fall of 1901. Mr. Bolinger entered this bank under the presidency of the late A. E. Rice, who served until his death, March 15, 1909, when he was succeeded by F. H. Dorr. At Clyde, Ohio, Mr. Bolinger was married in 1882, to Miss Annie M. Foster, and they have had six children, namely: Grace R., who married M. J. Slessman, and they have three children, Grace B., Alice and Metta; George C, who is a resident of Binghampton, New York; John C, Jr., who is an employee of the Croghan Bank; Howard F.; Thomas D., who died when aged three years and James A.Mr.Bolinger and family reside on Ewing Street , Fremont . He is identified with the Masons and the Knights of Pythias, and belongs also to the Forresters and the Royal Arcanum. He is interested in all that concerns the general welfare and is numbered with the representative citizens of Fremont .

JOHN W. WELLS, who resides on his farm on ninety-one acres, all rich farming land, situated three and one-quarter miles southwest of Lindsay, was born in the State of New York, February 19, 1856, and he is a son of James and Sabria (Barnes) Wells, and a grandson of Isaiah Wells. Mr. Wells resided in his native State until he had passed his 24th birthday, attending the public schools until he was 17, and after that followed farming. He then located at Gibsonburg , Ohio , where he engaged in teaming for five years and then rented a farm northeast of that town, on which he lived for eight years. He then purchased his present farm from George Richard, settled on it and has continued its cultivation and improvement to the present time. Mr. Wells has two brothers and one sister, namely: Charles H., who married Minnie Murray; Frank D., who married Sarah Keller; and Hattie J.. who married George Kinney. On January 29, 1883, Mr. Wells was married (first) to Miss Julia Hoyt, who, at death, left one daughter, Nettie. The latter married Frank Holmbaugh, and they lived at Shelby , Ohio . Mr. Wells was married (second) to Miss Phoebe S. Daum, a daughter of John P. and Elizabeth (Boston) Daum, the former of whom was born in Germany and the latter in Medina County, Ohio. The Daum family included the following children: John, who married Jane Conway; Nancy, who married Laben Bowser, of Elkhart, Indiana; George, who married Eliza Garn, resides at Angola, Indiana; Mary, who married James Voorhees, lives at Gibsonburg, Ohio; James, who lives at Fostoria, Ohio, married Belle England; and Phoebe S., who is the wife of John W. Wells. To Mr. and Mrs. Wells were born one son, Frederick Arthur, who married Elnorah Parrish, and they reside at Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Mr. Wells being Superintendent of the public schools at Burgoon. They have one son, Earl Edwin, born January g, 1908. John W. Wells and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Both he and his son, Frederick Arthur, are identified with the Knights of Maccabees. He is a Republican in his political views and takes a great deal of interest in all current events.

JOHN HILT, one of the infirmary doctors of Sandusky County , Ohio , is a well known far­mer of Ballville Township , where he owns and resides upon a farm of seventy-five acres. He was born on this farm October 21, 1849, and is a son of George and Salomo (Livingstone) Hilt, both natives of Alsace-Loraine , Germany . George Hilt was born in February, 1805, and some time after his marriage came to the United States . In May, 1843, George Hilt and wife made their way west to Buffalo , New York , thence by boat to Sandusky City , and by wagon to Ballville Township , Sandusky County , where they purchased fifty acres of land. He improved that farm and lived upon it until his death in November,1886. Mrs. Hilt, who was born January 1, 1812, also died on that farm in July,1875. The following children were the issue of their union: George: Charles, now deceased; Peter, deceased; Fred; Jacob; Sarah, widow of Frank Meeker; John; Elizabeth, wife of Emandus Hollinger; and William F. John Hilt has always lived on his present farm and has always followed farming. He received a good common school education, but in the main his training has come through the greatest of teachers, Experience, and in contact with the world. He is a broad-minded and liberal man and has been actively identified with the affairs of the community. For twenty years he served as a member of the School Board, of which he was president six years. In the fall of 1908, he was elected on the Democratic ticket to the office of infirmary director, the duties of which he is discharging in a highly efficient and satisfactory manner. February 15, 1881, Mr. Hilt was married at Perrysburg, to Miss Mary Knaus, who was born in Wood County , Ohio , October 13, 1857, and is a daughter of George and Katherine (Harch) Knause, both natives of Wurtemberg , Germany . Her father was born March 21, 1830, and died in Wood County , Ohio , August 18, 1900. Mrs. Knause was born May 21, 1829, and died in Wood County on December 21, 1908. They were parents of the following children: Katherine, George, Mary (Hilt), Tillie, Adolph, Annie, Christine, Lena and Bertha. Mr. and Mrs. Hilt have two sons: George, who was born July 14, 1882, and lives at home with his parents; and Theodore, who was born January 1, 1884. The latter was married June 25, 1908, to Miss Lillie Wehrurg, and they live at Fremont , where he conducts the East Side Livery. Mr. and Mrs. Hilt are members of the Grace Lutheran Church .

PHILIP DORR, for many years one of Fremont's most respected citizens and successful business men, founder of the enterprise now known as the Dorr Bros. Shoe Store, a leading business concern of this city, was born in that part of Bavaria, Germany, termed the Rhine Palatinate, March 17, 1811, and died at his home in Fremont, Ohio, June 18, 1886. A German youth is pretty sure of securing an education adequate to his needs and in addition to this, Philip Dorr, before leaving his native land, learned the trade of shoemaker, and with the shoe business he was identified throughout the entire course of his business life. He came to America in 1837, safely landing after a perilous voyage on a sailing ship, and from New York City went to Erie, Pennsylvania, and from there, soon afterward, to Sandusky, Ohio. In August, 1841, he became a resident of Fremont , it then being known as Lower Sandusky , and on State Street, east of the river, he founded the business which has reached its present large proportions. As he prospered he secured more desirable quarters, on the northeast corner of Front and Garrison Streets, but the move proved disastrous, as a fire swept over that portion of the town and reduced his stock and property to ashes. However, by this time, he had secured a large patronage and when he started into business again, on Front Street , old customers as well as new ones found him and he began to think of erecting a building for himself. This plan matured and in partnership with Edward Leppelman he purchased land and built frame structures. At that time Fremont suffered, like other similar towns, from inadequate fire protection, and Mr. Dorr, for a second time, saw his possessions swept away. In 1856 Mr. Dorr completed the erection of the brick building now occupied by the Dorr Bros. Shoe Store, and then he continued in the boot and shoe business during the remainder of his active life and had the satisfaction of seeing his sons prepared to succeed him. Philip Dorr was married in June, 1843, to Miss Anna Meyer, who was born March 18, 1815, in Canton Argau, Switzerland , and in 1829 accompanied her parents, Jacob and Fanny Meyer, to America . She lived at Philadelphia and Franklin , Pennsylvania , later at Sandusky City , prior to her marriage. Three sons survive their parents: F. H., H. S., and J. L. The brothers are associated in business as Dorr Bros., and F. H. is also president of the Croghan Bank and Savings Company. They all reside at No. 418 Birchard Avenue , Fremont .

MAJOR JEROME VOORHIES, whose splendid farm of 240 acres is situated in Jackson Township , near Burgoon, Sandusky County , was born March 19, 1854, in Liberty Township , Seneca County , Ohio , and is a son of John and Sarah J. (Winters) Voorhies. John Voorhies, father of Major J. Voorhies, was born in New Jersey , February 1,1832, and died in Jackson Township , October 2, 1907. In boyhood he accompanied his father, Elias Voorhies, to Sandusky County , and in 1853 was married to Sarah J. Winters, in Jackson Township , and then moved to Seneca County and bought land in Liberty Township . The family lived about a year in Liberty Township and then returned to Jackson Township , where Mrs.Voorhies still resides. She was born January 21, 1835. They had two children, Amanda J., and Major Jerome. The former was born August 30, 1856, married John Michaels, and they live at Kansas , Ohio . They have one daughter, Gestiver, who married Earl Ash, of Fostoria , and they live at Anson , Ohio . Major Jerome Voorhies has resided in Jackson Township since he was two years of age, and ever since he completed his school attend­ance, has been deeply interested in farming, making this his life work. His operations are carried on systematically and his abundant crops and sleek cattle testify to his wise management of his many broad acres. His surroundings are attractive and his home is a handsome country residence.On February 15, 1872, by Rev. John French, Mr. Voorhies was married to Miss Anna R. Havens, the eldest daughter of W. J, and Anna (Paden) Havens. W. J. Havens was born December 13, 1833, and died March 31, 1906. His widow survives, having been born July 27, 1833. Mrs. Voorhies is one of a family of eight children, the others being: George, deceased; John Fremont, Charles, Frank, James L., deceased; Emma J, and Orval B. Mr. and Mrs. Voorhies have had three children: Estella, Lulu Belle and John W. Estella, born February 14, 1874, died April 18, 1878. Lulu B., born July 12, 1885, died March 29, 1898. John W., born November 23, 1898, is a sturdy school boy. Mr. Voorhies and wife are members of the United Brethren Church of Jack­son Township and he has been a church trustee for many years. For seven years Mr. Voorhies served as township trustee and for a long time was a school director.

HON. JOHN B. RICE, M. D, who ably represented the Tenth Ohio Congressional District, in the Forty-seventh Congress, was equally prominent in the field of medicine as in that of statesmanship. The city of Fremont has proudly written his name on her roll of honor, for he was born here, in the days when the village was Lower Sandusky , on June 23. 1832. His parents were Robert S. and Eliza Ann ( Caldwell ) Rice. In his youth John B. Rice learned the printing trade in the office of the Sandusky County Democrat, serving an apprenticeship of three years, but this was merely subsidiary, his desire being for a thorough knowledge of the science of medicine.The 

printing office is an excellent school, but more thorough training is necessary before a learned profession like that of medicine can be satisfactorily pursued, and realizing this, Mr. Rice became a student at Oberlin College . Two years later he entered the medical department of the University of Michigan , where he was graduated in 1857. In 1859 he attended lectures at Jefferson Medical College , Philadelphia , and clinics, at Bellevue Hospital , New York . When the Civil War was declared, Dr. Rice had already won his way as a physician and surgeon in his native city, and when he presented himself for medical service, was assigned to the Tenth Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., in which he served as assistant surgeon, in West Virginia . In November, 1861, he was transferred to the Seventy-second Regiment, as surgeon, and continued in the army until the close of the war, frequently acting as surgeon-in-chief and being assigned to the most important and dangerous posts. When we realize the wonderful strides made in surgery since those days, then only can the present generation adequately value the services and remarkable success of those men of nerve and skill, who performed major operations (which now are done only with the finest scientific instruments, and with every antiseptic precaution) with the old-time saws and lancets and with no sanitary protections for either themselves or their unfortunate patients; yet, on every side may be seen the veteran who, for forty years has survived his injuries and led a useful life, thanks to those brave and skillful doctors. Dr. Rice successfully performed the (at that time) rare operation of resection of the elbow joint (excision of condyles and ole-cranon) on J. L. Jackson, private Company A, 72 O. V. I., who had been wounded. Mr. Jackson was after the war for many years night watchman in the treasury department at Washington, D. C. When he was no longer needed on the battle field or in the army hospitals, Dr. Rice returned to Fremont and quietly resumed his private practice. His harrowing 

experiences had not rendered him callous, as it did many others of the profession, but rather enlarged his natural sympathies, thus enabling him to win the confidence of his patients, while his medical and surgical ability soon placed him far ahead of the ordinary practitioner. He became eminent in his profession, was welcomed into the folds of every reputable medical organization, was in demand as a lecturer and as a contributor to medical journals and found himself, while comparatively a man in middle age, a leader among his professional brethren. For several years he was a member of the faculty of the Charity Hospital Medical College at Cleveland , and was lecturer on military surgery and obstetrics, at the University of Wooster . The late Dr. Rice was at all times too broad-minded a man to ignore the duties of good citizenship; rather they were ever apparent to him and in the furthering of public-spirited measures designed for the general welfare, the people of Fremont knew how dependable he was. He believed in the principles of the Republican party and gave that organization his hearty support and in 1880 was nominated for Congress. The Tenth District was then composed of Erie , Hancock, Huron, Sandusky and Seneca Counties , and he was elected with a fine majority. He served so acceptably that he was re-nominated, but declined to serve, returning then to look after his practice and his many business interests. During his Congressional service he had favored many measures of the greatest possible importance and one of these was the legislation providing for the granting of pensions to worthy veterans of the Civil War. The Grand Army of the Republic always claimed a large share of his affection, as did also the Loyal Legion, and his death, which occurred January 14, 1893, brought grief to hundreds who had known his kind ministrations and helpful encouragement. For many years he was active also in the Masonic fraternity. On December 12, 1861, Dr. Rice was married  to  Miss   Sarah   E.   Wilson ,  who is  a daughter of the late Dr. James W. and Nancy E. (Justice) Wilson, of Fremont . Dr. and Mrs .Rice had two children, a daughter and a son: Lizzie and Wilson. Mrs. Rice survives and resides in one of Fremont 's stately homes located at No. 500 Court Street. She is a member, as was her husband, of St. Paul 's Episcopal Church.