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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
COMMEMORATIVE
BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD
of the Counties of
HARRISON AND CARROLL, OHIO
Containing
Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, and of Many of the Early
Settled Families.
ILLUSTRATED
Publ.
CHICAGO:
J. H. Beers & Co.
1891
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ALEXANDER A. FAWCETT |
ALEXANDER A. FAWCETT,
one of the leading progressive farmers of Loudon Township, Carroll County,
was born in Union Township, same county, May 16, 1929. His
grandfather, John Fawcett, married Miss Letta Armstrong, and
to them were born the following named children: Elizabeth Riley,
Letta Grace, Jane Atwell, Ann McCourt, Dorinda Brooks, Charles and
Alexander. In 1816 John Fawcett, with his family, emigrated
from his native land, Ireland, landing in New York City, where they remained
a short time and then started on foot for Ohio. Arriving in what is
now Union Township, Carroll County, Mr. Fawcett entered a one-half
section of land. Here he erected a small but, which was built by
placing two forked posts in the ground, and then putting a pole in the forks
for a ridge pole; he next split slabs from trees, and then placed one end of
each on the ground and the other against the ridge pole, leaving a hole in
the peak for the smoke to escape. In this hut the family resided till
they could build a better cabin, and about the only provisions they had was
cornmeal mush and milk. After a few years Mr. Fawcett erected a
hewed-log house, in which he lived till 1837, when he put up the brick
dwelling which is yet standing. On this land Mr. Fawcett
resided from the time he entered it till his death. He died in 1838 at
the age of about seventy-five years, his wife having passed from earth the
year previous. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for
many years.
Their son Charles, the father of the subject of
these lines, was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1799. He
received a common-school education in his native land, and, coming with the
rest of the family to Union Township, when seventeen years of age, he took
an active part in clearing the land his father had entered. In 1820 he
married Miss Margery Brooks, a native of Ireland, who was born about
the year 1800, and came to the United States when sixteen years of age.
To this union were born the following named children: Nancy Grace
(deceased); John, in Union Township, Carroll County; Dr. Henry
(deceased); Letta Kneen, a resident of Iowa; Rebecca Butler,
in Nevada County, Cal.; Alexander A.; Dr. Charles, a resident
of Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio; Dorinda Teter, in West Virginia;
Thomas, in Cedar County, Iowa; Margery Moore, residing at Harlem
Springs, Carroll Co., Ohio, and James (deceased, of whom
Thomas and James were both soldiers in the Civil War.
Charles Fawcett remained on the old farm until 1857, in which year he
removed to Cedar County, Iowa, where he remained till his death in 1873.;
his widow died in 1882. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and politically Mr. Fawcett was first a Whig, and afterward,
on the formation of the party, a stanch Republican. He served several
years as justice of the peace in Union Township.
Alexander A. Fawcett grew to manhood in Union
Township, Carroll County, receiving his education in the common schools of
the neighborhood, and remained on the home farm till Feb. 1, 1855, the date
of his marriage with Miss Ella Kneen, who was born in September,
1829, on the farm our subject now owns in Loudon Township, Carroll County, a
daughter of William and Mary (Kenyon) Kneen, natives of the Isle of
Man. The Kneens immigrated to the United States in 18326, and
first located in New Rumley, Harrison Co., Ohio, where they remained a short
time, and then purchased the farm of 160 acres now owned by our subject.
Here they passed the remainder of their lives. Soon after their
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Fawcett came to the farm where they now reside.
To them have been born the following named children: Mary Reed
(deceased); William C., a civil engineer in West Virginia; Ella,
John H. and Flora, at home. The parents are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics Mr. Fawcett is a
Republican.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the
counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago -
J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 962 |
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ADAM FOLTZ, a native of Brown
Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, and a representative of one of its oldest
families, was born Nov. 2, 1836, and is a son of Valentine Foltz,
who was born in the Country of Bieren, Germany, in 1800. Valentine
Foltz came to America while still quite young, and was married in
Philadelphia, Penn., to Eva Abbott, a native of Elsass, Germany, the
result of their union being the following named children: Eva, now
Mrs. Jacob Kleitz; Adam; Caroline, wife of Frederick
Schorey: William; Elizabeth, married to Jacob
Grosman; Lovina, now Mrs. Henry Zwablen, and
Jacob. Soon after his marriage Valentine Foltz,
with his wife, came to Carroll County, Ohio, and purchased the farm in Brown
Township on which his son Adam still resides. He was a
self-made man, and at his death was the owner of 333 acres of excellent
farming land. In politics be was originally a Whig, afterward a
Republican, and was much interested in the work of the latter party.
In religion at first he was a Lutheran, but afterward became a member of the
Reformed Church, in which he was an office holder. His death took
place in 1875, his widow following him to the grave in 1883.
Adam Foltz was reared on the farm on
which he was born, and was educated at the common schools. On Oct. 8,
1857, he married Miss Margaret Zwablen, daughter of
Christian Zwablen, latter of whom was a native of Canton Berne,
Switzerland, born in 1796, and was married to Susan Early, who
bore him the following named children: Susan, Margaret,
Christian, John, Elizabeth, Henry, and Catharine.
Mr. and Mrs. Zwablen came to Ohio in 1843, and settled in Stark
County, where they died; they were members of the German Reformed Church,
and in politics he was a Democrat.
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Adam Foltz settled
on the old homestead, where they continue to reside. Their union has
been blessed with the following children, named in order of their birth:
John H, Lovina (wife of Michael Shearer), W. Henry,
Edward F., Louis C. and Adam V. (the last named deceased).
In politics Mr. Foltz is a Republican, and although no office
seeker, has always contributed his share toward the party's success.
He is a member of the German Reformed Church, which he joined while quite
young, and in which he has been an elder for several years. He is a
self-made man and now owns 375 acres, which he devotes to mixed farming and
stock-raising. He has always taken an active part in the development
of his township, and is recognized as a representative citizen.
John H. Foltz was married in 1881 to Emma,
daughter of Peter Shearer, of Rose Township, Carroll County,
and has two children: Marion E. and Bertha M. He is a
Republican, and a member of the Reformed Church W. H. Foltz married,
in 1885, Cora E., daughter of Michael Werle, of Stark County,
Ohio, and has two children: Arthur P. and Edna V. He is
a member of the Republican party and of the Reformed Church . . . .
Edward F. Foltz was married on Christmas day, 1890, to Linda C.,
daughter of Frederick Heim, of Stark County, Ohio . . . .
Louis C. Foltz was educated at the Ada Normal School, and has been
teaching about ten months.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 1018 |
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WILLIAM FOLTZ, was born
Mar. 3, 1841, in Brown Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, his present place of
residence, and was educated at the common schools of his district. On
May 25, 1865, he married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of
Christian Schorey, who was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland, in 1803, a
son of Benedict, whose children were named Benedict, Jacob,
Christian, John, Albert, Peter, Anna and
Elizabeth. Christian Schorey came to America in
1832, landing in Philadelphia, whence he came to Ohio and purchased a farm
near Minerva, Carroll County. Here he married Anna, daughter of
Henry Zwhalen, of Carroll County, and this union has been
blessed with the following named children: Sophia, now Mrs.
Charles LeBeau; Henry; Elizabeth A., Mrs. William Foltz; Mary, Mrs. John J.
Geiger; Christian W.; Amelia M.; Caroline J.; Peter S., and Malinda
M., Mrs. John Miller. Mr. Schorey now resides
in Stark County, Ohio, at the age of eighty-eight years, his wife being
seventy years old. In politics he is a Democrat, while his religious belief
is that of the Reformed Church, in which he was at one time an elder.
After his marriage Mr. Foltz settled on
his present farm of 111 acres, the improvements on which have been made by
himself. His dwelling, which was erected in 1876, is 24x32 feet in
dimensions, and his barn is 36x64 feet. The place is in excellent
condition, and gives evidence of the skill, thrift and attention bestowed
upon it by its owner. The children born to Mr. and
Mrs. Foltz were nine in number, viz.: two deceased, Mary E.,
Cora A., Almon T., Emeline G., Leona M., Walter Arthur, Elmer Dwight.
Mr. Foltz has always been a Republican, and has ever taken an
active interest in the welfare of the party. He has been a school
director for fifteen years, and a member of the Reformed Church since early
manhood. [Further details of the Foltz family will be
found in the sketch of Adam Foltz.]
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
- 1891 - Page 1072 |
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JOHN FRITSCHLE
(deceased), who was numbered among the prominent farmers of Roe Township,
Carroll County, was born Dec. 9, 1817, in Baden, Germany. His father,
also named John, reared a family of six children, of whom four were
boys. He came to what is now Brown Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, in
1829, and followed farming all his days, dying in the faith of the Lutheran
Church, of which he was one of the founders in Carroll County.
John Fritschle, our subject, received his
limited education in Germany, inasmuch as his youthful days after his
arrival in America were occupied in hard labor on the farm in Carroll
County, clearing and improving. On June 15, 1845, he married Christina
Wetzel, daughter of George Wetzel, and born Mr. 4, 1825.
They at once located in Harrison Township, Carroll County, where they
resided until 1867, when they came to the farm in Rose Township now owned by
his widow. The children born to John and Christina Fritschle
were named as follows: George, Catherine (Mrs. John Voelm),
Christina (Mrs. Daniel Baker), Jacob, Caroline (Mrs. Philip Lid),
Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles Sattler), Lydia (Mrs. Daniel Seemann), Mary (Mrs.
Allen Black), John and Sarah. Mr. Fritschle was originally
a Whig in his politics but afterward a Republican, in which party he became
a leader. He was a prominent member of the Lutheran Church, in the
faith of which he died Jan. 4, 1874, his remains being interred at
Waynesburg. The life of Mr. Fritschle was an exemplary
one, worthy of emulation of the young. He left a large valuable
property, the result of his industry and frugality, in which he was
encouraged and assisted by his worthy wife. He was patriotic and
enterprising, and was ever active in promoting all measures intended for the
public good.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the
counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago -
J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 961 |
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