1567 Granville Street

1567 Granville Street
Miles House

Clarence Edwin Woolman bought lots 43, 44, and the west half of lot 45 from the City Realty Company (Hugh E. Smith, President) on May 15, 1908. Clarence was then a real estate agent and builder. This house was built in late 1908 and completed by April 1909.

Woolman sold the new house to the Miles on April 1, 1909.

John Battelle Miles was born June 9, 1870 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of Columbus J. and Elizabeth Hopkins Miles. He married Imogene Ingram in Franklin County on November 19, 1902. Imogene was born February 1, 1874 in Bellbrook, Ohio, daughter of William Henry and Rose Barrett Ingram. They had two children: Howard Barrett (September 6, 1903 - April 7, 1967) and Gwendolyn (January 31, 1908 - August 7, 1993).

Miles came to Columbus in 1892. In 1899 Miles was Secretary and Treasurer of the City Water Works and Deputy Director of Public Works. Miles was Franklin County Deputy Clerk of Courts from 1905 to 1910 when he became Clerk of Courts, a position he held for three terms through 1917. In 1902 he was with the Fireproof Paint & Supply Company. In 1905 he was in the partnership of Mohr & Miles. In 1910 Miles was Franklin County Clerk. In 1920 he was President of the Commerical Paste Company and by the late 1920s he was in real estate.

In 1910 the Miles employed a 28-year-old African-American servant, Sarah Lewis.

The Who's Who issue of The Ohio State University Quarterly April, 1912 reports Imogene attended The Ohio State University 1891-97, two years preparatory, and graduated in June 1897 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

John died in Columbus on November 21, 1929. Imogene died on April 10, 1949 in Hartford, Connecticut. They are buried at Greenlawn Cemetery.

The Miles sold the house on September 19, 1919. The deed notes that there are some special assessments due for the improvement of Granville Street falling due and payable in December 1919. This assessment was most likely for the installation of sidewalks.

William Lyman Case, Sr. was born September 4, 1892 in St. Louis, Missouri, son of Claude L. and Linnie M. Holz Case. He married Margaret Brown in Franklin County on September 12, 1916. Margaret was born November 30, 1892 in Missouri, daughter of Lot H. and Katherine E. Dugan Brown. They had three sons: William Lyman, Jr. "Bill" (1918), Robert B. (1921) and Ward Calvin "Butch"(November 25, 1924 - June 10, 2013).

Case's biography in the 1930 History of Franklin County, "W. Lyman Case is a member of the real estate firm of Ross & Case, with offices at 12 North Third Street, Columbus.

Mr. Case was born, reared and educated and had his early business training in St. Louis, Mo., and after some years was the senior partner in the real estate firm of the Case-Heath Realty Company. His home has been in Columbus since 1916.

His early operations in the real estate field brought him in association with Calvin B. Ross, which resulted in the present firm of Ross & Case. Both are young men and have a remarkable individual record of successful transactions in and the management of central business property. Such property represents the full scope of their exclusive business. Ross & Case have been the intermediaries in promoting the financial organization, the administrative detail, and the management in the construction of a number of modern office and business buildings in Columbus. Their work constitutes city building and modern methods of property improvement. Their advice and counsel in all matters pertaining to central business property, as to present and future valuation, commercial possibilities, etc., are considered invaluable Among the buildings, the sale or building of which they have brought about and of which they are managers are the Rowlands Building, the Yuster Building, the High-Long Building, the Peters Building, the Physicians and Surgeons Building, the structure at 74 North Third Street and a number of others.

Mr. Case is a director of the City National Bank and the Peoples Building and Loan Company. In Columbus only thirteen years, Mr. Case has from the first manifested a keen judgment in matters affecting the local welfare and progress of the city. He has put his energy and public spirit behind a number of movements in civic affairs. He is also prominent in the Community Fund.

Mr. Case is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Columbus Real Estate Board, the Athletic Club, Columbus Country Club, the Columbus Club, and the Automobile Club. His fraternal affiliations are those of the Free and Accepted Masons, Chapter Royal Arch Masons, Commandery Knights Templar, Scioto Consistory, A. A. S. R. 32nd degree, and Aladdin Temple A. A. O. A. M. S."

In 1920 the Cases employed a live-in servant, Sarah Boyer.

In April 1998, Fifth Third Bank acquired W. Lyman Case & Company also known as "Case," "a commercial mortgage banking company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Case is a leading real estate finance/mortgage banking company in Ohio. Case was established in 1919 and has offices in Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati." Lyman's sons, Ward "Butch" and Bill Case had taken over the company after the death of their father. Ward's son James P. Case is presently (2016) Executive Vice President and Partner in The Case Bowen Company, a Columbus commercial real estate firm.

Lyman died January 29, 1953. Margaret died June 19, 1997. They are buried at Greenlawn Cemetery.

The Cases sold the house to the Allreads on March 15, 1922.

Harold Charles Allread was born August 13, 1889 in Greenville, Ohio, son of James I. and Emma S. Rowland Allread. He married Mary Lucille McKisson in Franklin County on September 6, 1919. Lucille was born February 23, 1895 in Belmont, Ohio, daughter of L.D. and Minnie Leota Sumption McKisson. They had three children: Mary Patricia (1921), Sara Ann (1922) and James R. (1924).

Harold was a general practice attorney. He ran for a judicial nomination in 1936. The Allreads moved here from 1568 Clifton Avenue, where they had lived since 1920.

In late April 1946, Lucille's ill mother Minnie moved in with them. She died at the house on June 7, 1946.

Harold died April 8, 1964 in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Mary died November 16, 1989 in Huntsville, Alabama. They are buried at Union Cemetery.

The Allreads sold the house to the first African-American owners of the property, the Smiths on January 22, 1949.

Rev. Karl Franklin Smith was born in Zanesville, Ohio on October 5, 1892, a son of Henry Nathaniel Smith and Mary Sylvia Nukes. He married Josephine Anna Jackson in Franklin County on December 4, 1915. Josephine was born September 16, 1895 in Columbus, daughter of Elisha and Barbara Washington Jackson. They had nine children: Ruth Sylvia (1917), Karl F. Jr. (1918 -1942), Esther Geneva (December 19, 1918 - May 18, 1920), Aaron Jackson (1921), Juanita M. (1925) and Josephine (October 21, 1925 - April 9, 1926), Walter (1930), and twins Robert Arthur and Ronald A. (March 31, 1938).

Smith was a descendant of Thomas Corbin Woodson, Sr., the likely firstborn child of President Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings.

The Apostolic Archives Inc. website has a biography of Karl, "On October 5, 1892, a fourth child named Karl Franklin was born to Henry and Mary Smith in Zanesville, Ohio in their home on Fisher Street, located on Putnam Hill. His parents were both ministers of the African Methodist Church. As a child Karl contracted scarlet fever before he was four years old. This situation constituted a serious threat to his life as no cure had yet been found to combat scarlet fever at that time.

Neverthless, God had a mission for his life that could not be hindered. Though common as it was, the birth of this child was to have extraordinary developments where God was concerned. Whether through divine intervention or natural means it isn't quite certain, however, Karl's life was spared.

Around the year 1912, Karl attended a service one night where his mother was conducting revival services in Cleveland, Ohio. That night he felt the hand of God upon him, prompting him to publicly confess Jesus Christ as his Savior. Shortly afterward Karl accepted the call of God on his life to become a minister of the Gospel. It seemed to be good news when Karl told his mother about his call to the ministry although she had not really wanted him to go in that direction, despite what might be termed his ministerial heritage. Perhaps it was that she wanted to protect him from the hardships that surrounded the life of a minister.

Karl enrolled into Payne Theological Seminary at Wilberforce University to prepare himself for his career. While in his second year at Seminary, Karl took charge as temporary pastor over a small Mission in Columbus, Ohio. His assignment would last for only six months, but would bring him in contact with the Edwards family who were filled with the holy Ghost, evidenced by speaking in other tongues. They had been devoted Methodists until some of the people from a little Apostolic Faith Assembly began witnessing to them. Mother Edwards tried to win Karl to her new Apostolic views. She wanted him to denounce baptism in the titles and accept baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, and speaking in other tongues. Secretly he began to search the Scriptures to learn more about the Apostolic faith. At the end of an emotional journey in which he had to admit to his own obstinacy and the preemptory demands of a sovereign God, on April 18, 1915 he was filled with the baptism of the Holy Ghost speaking in other tongues.

In 1916 Karl settled down in Columbus, Ohio and made it his permanent home where he would spend the rest of his life. He began attending church pastored by Elder R.C. Lawson, and lived a few years with his pastor. In September of 1915, Karl was ordained an elder in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. Shortly afterward, he met Josephine Jackson. They became engaged, and on December 4, 1915 they were married, The officiating minister was Elder Lawson. Soon there after Elder Smith became the assistant pastor to R.C. Lawson.

Karl smith held several important positions in the Pentecostal ranks. In 1919 he became the pastor of the Columbus church after elder Lawson resigned. 1920 elder Lawson appointed him to be the first general secretary of the Refuge Churches of Christ of the Apostolic Faith. In 1925 elder Smith returned to the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, and was elected general secretary that same year. In 1941 he launched the beginning of Aenon Bible School an affiliate of the PA of W. One of his most valuable resources however, was listening to every well-qualified Bible teacher he could. Bishop G.T. Haywood would make by far the greatest impression on him.

To Karl F. Smith all that mattered was the will of God, even if it called for his own personal distress. So he endured the inconveniences of failing health, and bore its concomitant misery and pain with the stoic demeanor of one who has committed all his ways to God.God could not wait so that His servant could see the fruition of years of labor at Aenon Bible College. In His wisdom and sovereignty, He decreed that the journey was over, and He called him home on January 25th, 1972." This website notes that they have audio recordings of Karl available in their resource department.

In 1930, the Smiths lived at 209 18th Street.

Karl died January 25, 1972. Josephine died May 31, 1976. They are buried at Union Cemetery.

The Smiths sold the house to the Littletons on September 17, 1957.

Samuel Lee Littleton was born August 23, 1926 in Delaware, Ohio, son of Samuel W. and Alberta Ballard Littleton. He married Hattie Mae Ward in Allen County, Ohio on April 23, 1953. Hattie was born June 20, 1929 in Allen County, Ohio, daughter of Samuel C. and Lois Banks Ward. They had three children, Tony, Cynthia, and Charles.

In 1930, Samuel's family lived at 436 Buttles Avenue. Samuel was an Army veteran of World War II and had completed two years of high school. In 1953 he was working as a custodian. Hattie was working as a nurse's aide in 1953. Samuel later worked for the U.S. Postal Service.

Hattie died December 8, 2010. Samuel died August 1, 2012. They are buried at Eastlawn Cemetery.

The Littletons sold the house to the Wickers on March 5, 1980. Nathan Wicker was the grandson of Rev. Karl Smith, son of Ruth Sylvia Smith Wicker.

Nathan Keith Wicker was born about 1949 in Ohio, son of Charles Merlin and Ruth Sylvia Smith Wicker. His second marriage was to Deborah Ann Toles in Franklin County on December 17, 1977. Deborah was born September 4, 1952 in Ohio, daughter of Unknown and Unknown Wright Toles.

Deborah attended Wittenberg University. The Wickers divorced on October 15, 1980, and the house was transferred to Deborah on October 17, 1980.

Deborah Wicker sold the house to the Sawyers on July 24, 1985.

James R. Sawyers, Jr. was born April 27, 1957. He married the twice divorced Juana Rene Johnson in Franklin County on March 17, 1982. Juana was born October 9, 1955, daughter of Richard and Florencia Lopez Johnson. They had two sons, James R., III and Jason. Juana also had a son, Christian Edwards, from her previous marriage to Guy E. Edwards.

The Sawyers divorced July 23, 1990.

Juana died September 25, 2013. She is buried at Welsh Hills Cemetery in Granville, Ohio.

Juana sold the house to Sharon L. Edwards on June 1, 1994.