Notes for Samuel Adams KISTLER
Samuel graduated at the Ohio University in 1858. He was a member of the Athenian Society, was admitted to the Bar in 1860 and was engaged in the practice of law in Lancaster until his death. He and Mrs. Kistler owned valuable coal lands at Carbon Hill, Ohio. The coal was leased to the Columbus, Hocking Coal and Iron Co. for a number of years on a royalty basis.
Samuel was a very noticeable figure, nearly six feet in height and well proportioned. He had from his Germanic blood an inborn love of the soil and his home in the southern edge of Lancaster was large enough to enjoy the comforts and fruits of a farm and to give his children the benefits of farm life, a perfect home for a large family. He was also fortunate in inheriting from his mother the instincts and genius of the Irish so useful in the practice of law. Judge Reeves once remarked, "Your father was the shrewdest lawyer at the Lancaster Bar. He could make a better plea than any of them."
( This given by Floride May Kistler )
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