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HISTORY OF ERIE CO., OHIO
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers
Edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich
Published, Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -
1889
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OBED KEENEY,
Perkins, Sandusky P. O., was born in Glastonbury, Hartford
county, Conn., August 16, 1800, and married May 16, 1823, to
Doshe Hall, who was born in Manchester, Hartford
county, Conn., December 20, 1802. They had a family of seven
children, but two of whom are now living: Elizabeth,
born in 1829, and Edwin Leroy, born in 1832.
They settled in Perkins township in 1843, where Mr.
Keeney died December 28, 1858.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
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ADDISON KELLEY, Kelley's
Island, a pioneer of the island, was born in Rockport,
Cuyahoga county, June 11, 1812, and was a son of Datus
and Sarah (Dean) Kelley, who was born in Westfield,
Mass., Apr. 5, 1780. Datus was born in
Middletown, Conn., in 1788. They were married at
Martinsburg, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1811, and settled in Cuyahoga
county the same year. Datus and his
brother, Irad Kelley, purchased Kelley's
Island in 1833, and Datus settled on the land in
1836. The island consisted of 2,800 acres, part of
which they cleared and sold. Sarah died
in 1864, and her husband, Datus, in 1866. They
had a family of nine children, six of whom are now living:
Addison, born in 1812, Alfred, born in 1826;
William D., born in 1828; Mrs. Emeline Huntington,
born in 1819; Mrs. Caroline Carpenter, born in 1821;
and Mrs. Betsey Webb, born in 1823. Datus
was a son of Daniel and Jemima (Stow) Kelley, who
were born in Connecticut, and settled in Cuyahoga county,
and afterwards died in Cleveland. They had a family of
six sons, all born in Connecticut, but afterwards settled in
Ohio. Addison Kelley was married Oct. 12, 1837,
to Ann Marilla Millard, who was born Jan. 21, 1818.
They were married at Rockport, O., and had a family of five
sons, only one of who is now living, Francis M., born
Aug. 15, 1844. He was married Nov. 2, 1882, to Mary
D. Boake. Mr. Kelley has held all of the town
offices, and has been active in the interests of his county.
He received a liberal education and commenced business life
as a clerk. In 1835 he came to the island to take
charge of his father's and uncle's interest in the same, and
turned his attention to farming and horticulture. He
has now retired from active business. His wife was a
daughter of Royal Millard.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
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ALFRED KELLEY, Kelley's
Island, one of the representative men of the island, was
born in Rockport, Cuyahoga county in 1826, and was a son of
Datus and Sarah Kelley. She was born in
Westfield, Mass., Apr. 5, 1789, and Datus at
Middletown, Conn., in 1788. They were married at
Martinsburg, N.Y., Aug. 21, 1811, and settled in Cuyahoga
county, O., that same year. They have had a family of
nine children, six of whom are now living: Addison,
born in 1812; Alfred, born in 1826; William D.,
born in 1828; Mrs. Emeline Huntington, born in 1819;
Mrs. Caroline Carpenter, born in 1821; and Mrs.
Betsey Webb, born in 1823. Datus was a son
of Daniel and Jemima (Stow) Kelley, who were born and
married in Connecticut, and with a family of six sons
settled in Lewis county, N. Y., where they remained until
1811, when they came to Cuyahoga county. Their sons
were, Datus, Alfred, Irad, Thomas J. Reynolds and
Daniel. Alfred became one of the leading
citizens of Cleveland; was a member of the Legislature, and
prominent in the construction of the Cleveland and Ohio
canal, and the Cleveland and Columbus Railroad.
Irad was postmaster at Cleveland for several years.
Datus and his brother Irad purchased
Cunningham's Island in 1833, which contained 2,800 acres,
after which it received the name Kelley's Island, and here
Datus and his family settled in 1836. They
erected the present town hall, a stone edifice, in 1861, and
donated it to the town. Six of the children of
Datus and Sarah now reside in this township.
Alfred was married in 1857 to Hannah Farr, of
Rockport. They have had one son, Herman, born
in 1859. He was graduated from Buchtel College in
1879, and from the Harvard law school in 1880, and was
admitted to the bar at Cleveland in 1883. He is now
engaged in the practice of his profession in Cleveland, a
member of the firm of Kelley & Stearns. Mr. Kelley was
a justice of the peace for nine years, and held many other
of the town and county offices. He was one of the
organizers of the Kelley's Island Wine Company, with a
capital of $100,000 in 1866. In 1870 the capital had
had increased to $200,000, and the company has a storage
capacity for 500,000 gallons of wine. Mr. Kelley
is treasurer of this company.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
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EMMET KELLEY, Huron,, was
born in Huron, Erie county, O., in 1848, and was a son of
Mark and Margaret (Crozier) Kelley, who settled in Erie
county about 1836. Mr. Kelley died in 1866,
leaving a widow and three children: Charles, Emmet,
and Mary, now Mrs. Beecher. One son,
Arah, enlisted in the 63d Ohio Regiment, and died in the
hospital in Georgia. Emmet Kelley was married
in 1878 to Emma Dauch of Huron. They have had
two children: Mary and Mark. Mrs.
Kelley was a daughter of Philip and Mary Dauch.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
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GEORGE KELLEY, Kelley's
Island, was born in Cleveland, Sept. 1, 1822, and was a son
of Irad and Harriet (Pease) Kelley, who had a family
of ten children, eight of whom grew to manhood and
womanhood: George, Edwin, Charles, Franklin,
Martha, Norman, Laura and William H. Three
of the sons enlisted on the one hundred-day call.
Irad and his brother Datus purchased Cunningham's
Island in February, 1833, on which Datus came to
reside in 1838. Irad was a prominent man of
Cleveland, O., and was one of hits first postmasters.
He was in Connecticut in 1791, and settled in Cleveland in
1811 with his parents, Daniel and Jamima (Stow)
Kelley. Irad died in New York city in 1875.
George Kelley was married in 1847 to Martha J.
Eastland, of Tennessee. She was a daughter of
Colonel Thomas Eastland. They have a family of
five children now living: Mary H., Henry C.,
Charles W., Laura, Gustavus A. Mr. Kelley settled
on the island in 1848, and became engaged in farming and the
cultivation of grapes.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
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NORMAN KELLEY,
Kelley's Island, one of the prominent business men of the
island, was born in Cleveland, O., in 1836, and is the son
of Irad and Harriet (Pease) Kelley. Norman
settled on Kelley's Island in 1857, and became engaged in
the stone business in company with his brother, Franklin
A., who withdrew from the firm in 1868, and died in
1870. Mr. Kelley was married in 1872 to
Mattie M. Hanna, of Detroit. Mr. Kelley is
still extensively engaged in quarrying and shipping stone.
In 11858 he became interested in the culture of grapes, and
is now one of the directors of the Kelley Island Wine
Company, and also of the Third National Bank of Sandusky.
He is also interested in several large freight steamers on
the lakes, and various other business enterprises. His
father, Irad, was a son of Daniel and Jemima
(Stow) Kelley, who were natives of Hartford county,
Conn., and settled in Cleveland in 1811. They
had a family of six sons: Datus, Alfred, Irad, J.
Reynolds, Thomas, and Daniel, who was born in
1802. Irad was born in 1791, and died in 1875
in New York city while on his way to South America on a
pleasure trip. He was a leading and influential man of
Cleveland, one of its earliest settlers, and one of the
first postmasters. It was he who planned the purchase
of Kelley's Island in 1830, at the time called Cunningham's
Island, and on which Datus and his family settled in
1836, the two brothers each owning one-half of the island.
Irad was born in Connecticut, and married at
Cleveland. His wife was born in Connecticut in 1800.
They had a family of ten children, two of whom died in
infancy, and eight are now living: George, Edwin,
Charles, Franklin, Martha, Norman, Laura and William
Henry, who attained the age of man and womanhood.
Three of the sons, Norman, Charles and Franklin
enlisted in the 130th Regiment O. V. I., under the
tender of the State militia by Governor Brough to
President Lincoln in 1864, known as the one hundred-day
call, they being members of a company of State troops formed
on the island, and belonging to the 13th Battalion, O. V. I.
Guards. The 130th Regiment did efficient duty on the
Appomattox and James Rivers between Petersburgh and
Richmond, relieving veteran troops and doing guard and
picket duty, besides assisting in the erection of
earthworks.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
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WILLIAM KELLEY,
Sandusky, the chief engineer of the Sandusky Water Company,
was born in Sandusky in 1855; learned the boiler making
trade at the B. & O. Railroad company's shops, and in 1880
became fireman for the water company; in 1882 was promoted
to assistant engineer, and in 1885 was made chief engineer.
He is a son of Michael and Catherine Kelley, who was
born in Roscommon, Ireland, and settled in Sandusky about
1847, where Michael died in 1874, leaving a widow and
ten children, five sons and five daughters.
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SQUIRE JARAD KEYES,
Sandusky, one of the early settlers of Sandusky, was
born in East Bloomfield, Ontario county, N. Y., in 1815, and
was a son of Julius and Mary (Munson) Keyes, of
Goshen, Conn. Julius was born in Springfield,
Mass. Jared B., in 1828, went to Buffalo and
became engaged in seafaring life as a hand on the schooner
Franklin, owned by parties at Huron, Erie county, O.,
and in 1833 he became master of the schooner Thomas
Morris, and in 1837 built the Josephine, a craft
of fifty-seven tons. He retired from the
sailing business in 1854. He first settled in Sandusky
in 1830, and was married Dec. 24, 1833, to Mrs. Arvilla
Knapp Wolcott, of Marblehead, Ottawa county, O.
They have had a family of four children: Charles
M., Elvira, Thomas J. and Jennie V. Mrs.
Wolcott had two children by her first husband, one is
now living, Harrison Wolcott. Arvilla
was born in Stockbridge, Windsor county, Vt., in 1810, and
came to Ohio in 1819. She settled in Michigan in 1820.
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CAPTAIN AUSTIN A. KIRBY, Huron, a retired
seafaring man, was born in Genoa, Cayuga county, N. Y.,
September 15, 1817, and was the son of Silas and
Rhoda Kirby, who were natives of New Bedford, Mass.,
and who settled in New York State in 1812. When
Austin was but a youth they went to Sackett's
Harbor. In the year 1829 he first commenced his
life as a sailor on Lake Ontario. In 1835 he
became master of the schooner Commodore Decatur.
In the winter of 1835-36 his parents moved to Oswebo,
and Austin sailed from Oswego to Lake Erie ports
for three years as mate of the schooner Congress,
with Captain W. Throop, and in the spring of 1839
went to Ingham county, Mich., with his parents. In
1840 he was master of the schooner Independence
of Oswego, and the following year was master of the
schooner O. P. Starkey. In 1843 he became
master of the schooner Franklin, and in 1844 was
mate of the propeller New York. He retired
from sailing at the close of the season and moved to
Michigan. In 1847-48 he was master of the schooner
Forest, and in 1849-50 was master of the same
schooner. He was also master of the schooner
Plymouth of Huron, which was lost in the spring of
1853. He took charge of the schooner Ithaca
in 1853-54, and in 1855 was master of the propeller
Mt. Vernon, retiring from sailing at the close of
the season. In 1857 he sailed the schooner J.
P. Kirtland, and retired from sailing until the fall
of 1863, when he moved to Huron, O., and the following
year sailed the bark Aloise of Detroit, sailing
between Buffalo and Chicago. He was master of the
schooner Union four years, and then he purchased
the H. C. Post, which he sold in 1870. In
1871 he had charge of the tug Odd Fellow, and in
the year 1872 became master of the propeller E. B.
Ward, jr. In 1873 he was made commodore of the
great shipping interest of E. B. Ward. On
January 2, 1875, Mr. E. B. Ward died, and in the
following May Captain Kirby became master of the
propeller Minncapolis, running between Grand
Haven and Milwaukee, running the entire year, winter and
summer. He retired from sailing in 1880 and
purchased a farm in Ionia county, Mich., which he sold
and returned to Huron, where he now resides.
Mr. Kirby was married in Dec., 1842, to Elizabeth
Ann Robinson, of Syracuse, N. Y. She died in
April, 1847, leaving two children: Rhoda C.
and Elizabeth A. Mr. Kirby the
married Mary Maria Robinson, a sister of his
first wife. They have three children living:
Isabella, now Mrs. Wright; Austin A., jr.,
and Eliza I., now Mrs. Murphy.
Mr. Kirby first visited Huron in 1836, and while
residing here has held the offices of justice of the
peace and mayor, and also held several offices while
residing in Michigan.
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PHILLIP KISTER, Oxford,
Prout p. o., one of the leading farmers of his township, was
born in Nassau, Germany, June 21, 1824, and emigrated to
America May 3, 1853. He was married in June, 1853, to
Nettie Hiser, who was born in Nassau and came to
America on the same ship with her husband. They have
had one daughter, Catharine, born in 1854, and
married in 1872 to H. Ohle. They have six sons
and two daughters. Mr. Kister commenced life
comparatively poor. In 1864 he purchased his present
homestead of forty-four acres by paying a small amount down.
He has prospered and now has a farm of 112 acres, with fine
buildings. His farm is well stocked, his being one of
the homes a man has a right to take pride in.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
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GEORGE KNAUER, Perkins,
Sandusky p. o., was born in Saxe Coburg, Germany, in 1822,
and was a son of George Knauer. He came to
America in 1847, and remained in New York city one year,
when, in 1848, he settled in Sandusky, where he became
engaged in the butchering business. In 1860 he opened
a market, and in 1863 became engaged in general farming.
He was married in 1853 to Eva Wittner. They
have two children: William Frederick and
Carrie. Eva was a daughter of Philip and
Eva Wittner, of Baden, who settled in Perkins township
in 1848, where Philip died in 1875, aged sixty-five
years. They had a family of seven children, only one
of whom is now living, Eva Knauer.
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SIMON KNIGHT, Huron, was
born in Devonshire, England, in 1818, and was a son of
John and Elizabeth Knight. Simon was
married in 1845 to Ann Wheaton, who was born in 1823.
They came to America in April, 1849, with one son,
Richard W., and in 1852 purchased his present homestead
farm of seventy-nine acres, for which he paid $25 per acre.
To this first purchase he has sine added six acres, and now
has a fine farm of eighty-five acres. He also owns a
farm of 300 acres in Berlin township. They have had a
family of four children, two of whom are now living:
Richard and Emma Jane.
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GEORGE KNOPF, JR., Sandusky,
was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1838, and was a son of
George and Margaret Knopf who emigrated to New York city
in 1847, and in 1848 settled in Sandusky city, where they
now reside. George was born Dec. 8, 1816, and
his wife, Margaret, in 1817. They were married
in Dec., 1837, and have a family of four children living,
two sons and two daughters. George, on
settlement here, became engaged as a journeyman tailor.
George, jr., was married in Sandusky in 1863 to
Elizabeth Klei, who was born in Saxony. They have
a family of five children: Edward G., born in
1864; Elizabeth, Rosa, Mary and George. G.
Knopf, jr., learned the printer's trade, which he
followed up to 1881, when he became engaged in his present
business, that of dealing in hats, caps and gent's
furnishing goods. He is now a member of the firm of
Knopf & Son.
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CHARLES W. KOEGLE,
Sandusky, was born in Sandusky in 1855, and was a son of
John and Susan (Gobleuz) Koegle, who was born in Baden,
Germany, and married in Sandusky. They settled here in
1835, and have had a family of ten children, five of whom
are now living: George J., August M.,
Charles W., Charles W., Lena and William R.
John was born in 1813, and his wife, Susan, in
1823. Charles W. Koegle and Charles T.
Doerflinger were the organizers of the Germania Basket
Manufactory at Sandusky, which was organized in 1881, and
now gives employment to thirty five men. The first is
now Koegle & Doerflinger Brothers. The home
production of peaches and grapes uses most of their baskets,
as about three-quarters of a million are used annually.
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HERMAN KOSTER, Kelley's
Island, was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1830, and came to
America in 1854 and settled on Kelley's Island, where he
found employment. He returned to Hanover in 1859,
where he was married to Katie Brinckman, who was born
in Hanover in 1835. After this he again returned to
America, and they settled in Kelley's Island, where they
purchased a homestead of twenty acres, for which they paid
$75 per acre. Four acres of this land they converted
into a vineyard. At the time of the death of Mr.
Koster, in 1887, their vineyard consisted of twenty
acres. He died leaving a widow and seven children:
Minnie, Christina, Amelia, Herman, John, Katie and
Sarah. Mrs. Koster was a daughter of
Henry and Sophia (Rohrs) Brinckman. Henry in
Germany, leaving a widow and three daughters: Mary,
Elizabeth and Katie. The mother, Sophia,
came to Kelley's Island in 1860, and died in September,
1887, aged 91 years. Herman Koster was a son of
Frederick and Mary Koster. Two sons and three
daughters emigrated to America, three of whom are now
living, Mary, Sophia and Katie.
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FRED KRANZ, Sandusky, a
dealer and jobber in tin, copper, and sheet iron, also
engaged in plumbing and steam-fitting, which business was
established in 1848 by Joseph Flood. Mr. Kranz
became owner in 1884. He was born in Nassau, Germany,
in 1841, and was a son of Baltis and Elizabeth Kranz,
who emigrated to America and settled in Perkins in 1848, and
became engaged in farming, where they died. Seven of
their children are now living: Dora, now
Mrs. Dr. Graefe, Caroline, Susan, Catharine, Mary, Helen
and Fred. Fred was reared on the farm,
and at the age of fifteen learned the tinner's trade; in
1867 he became a partner in the business, and in 1884 sole
proprietor. He makes a specialty of lime kiln contract
work. He was one of the first to respond to the call
of President Lincoln for soldiers. He was
married in 1881 to Caroline Traub, who was born in
Sandusky, and a daughter of Captain Lewis Traub.
They have a family of three children, Norma, Carl and
Fritz.
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JOSEPH KRONTHAL,
Sandusky, a general clothing and gent's furnishing goods
dealer of Sandusky, was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1826,
and emigrated to America in 1850. After spending a
short time in New York, he visited Cincinnati, and settled
in Sandusky in 1852, where he embarked in the clothing
business. In 1863 he went to Cincinnati, where he
became engaged in the clothing business, and in 1866 he
returned to Sandusky, where he continued his early
established business. He was married in 1860 to
Theresa Panberger, of Cincinnati. She was born in
Bavaria. They have a family of five children:
Rachel, Minnie, Tillie, Bella and Louis.
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CHARLES KROMER,
Perkins, Sandusky p. o., one of the most influential and
successful farmers of Perkins township, was born in Baden,
Germany, Sept.28, 1825; came to America in 1844, and settled
in Perkins township. He was married in 1850 to
Apolonia Herb, who was born in Baden, Germany, in 1833.
They have had a family of seven children: Carolina,
born in 1852; Albert, born in 1853; Victoria,
born in 1855; Amelia, born in 1858; Frederick,
born in 1860; Emma, born 1863; Charles jr.,
born in 1865. Carolina married Charles Stoll,
Sept. 9, 1873; Victoria married Joseph Cecil,
Sept. 28, 1875; Amelia married William Hart,
May 17, 1881, and Albert was married May 11, 1880, to
Rosa Mainzer. Apolonia was a daughter of
Herbert and Zicilia (Anselm) Herb, who were born in
Baden and settled in Perkins township in 1843, where they
died leaving a family of seven children, five of whom are
now living: Wilhelmina, Anthony, Apolonia, Amelia
and Herbert jr. Mr. Kromer became
engaged in farming, and now owns forty-five acres of the old
homestead, which was purchased in 1844. To this he has
added 80 acres, and now has a fine farm of 125 acres.
The original cost of the 45 acres was $666; the last
purchase, 55 acres in 1879, amounted to $6000. Mr.
Kromer was a son of Andrew and Margaret (Werner)
Kromer, who came to Perkins, O., in 1844, from Baden,
Germany, with a family of seven children:
Ferdinand, Charles, Joseph, Andrew jr., Catharine, Rosa
and Victoria. Andrew died in 1859, aged
73 years, and his wife, Margaret, who was born in
1797, died in 1855.
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FERDINAND KROMER,
Perkins, Sandusky p. o., one of the early settlers of
Perkins township, was born in Baden, Germany, Oct. 18, 1818,
and was a son of Andrew and Margaret (Werner) Kromer,
who were married in Germany and came to Perkins township in
1844, with a family of four sons and three daughters:
Ferdinand, Charles, Joseph, Andrew jr., Catharine, Rosa
and Victoria. Andrew died in April, 1859,
aged 73 years, and Margaret, who was born in 1797,
died in 1855. Andrew purchased a farm of 135
acres, for which he paid $2,000 on settlement here. At
his death the sons purchased the old homestead and divided
it into three farms, each receiving forty-five acres.
Ferdinand now owns 227 acres, for which he paid from
$95 to $130 per acre. He was married in 1849 to
Elizabeth Bastian, who was born in the kingdom of Bayern,
Germany, in 1827. They have had a family of eight
children: Adolph, Gustav, John, Andrew, Sophia,
Bertha, Amelia, and Julia.
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JOSEPH KROMER, Perkins,
Sandusky p. o., one of the early settlers of Perkins
township, was born in Baden, Germany, Jan. 8, 1832.
Mr. Kromer was brought up on a farm and came to America
with his parents, Andrew and Margaret (Werner) Kromer,
who settled in Perkins township in 1844, with a family of
four sons and three daughters: Ferdinand, Charles,
Joseph, Andrew jr., Catharine, Rosa and Victoria.
Andrew was born in 1786, and died in April, 1859.
Mr. Kromer purchased a farm of 135 acres on
settlement, for which he paid $2,000. At his death his
three sons, Ferdinand, Charles and Joseph,
purchased the old homestead farm, and divided it into three
farms. Joseph now has a farm of 228 acres.
Mr. Kromer was engaged in the saloon business in
Sandusky for several years. He was married in 1854 to
Cecelia Harp, who was born in Baden, Germany.
They had a family of nine children: Henry, Joseph jr.,
Otto, Rosa, Josephine, Apoloia, Cecelia, Helen and
Victora. Mr. Kromer married his second wife,
Mary Ochs, on Jan. 27, 1882.
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JOHN KRYSINGER,
Perkins, Sandusky p. o., was born in Perkins township in
1835, and was a son of Christian and Catharine (Hedwig)
Krysinger, who were married in Germany and came to
America and settled in Perkins in 1843, where they died;
Catharine in 1852, and Christian in 1872.
They had a family of seven children: Christian,
Catharine, Elizabeth, Magdalene, John, Christina and
Henry. John now owns the old homestead of
54 acres, which was purchased in 1832, and for which they
paid $12 per acre. John was married in 1854 to
Elizabeth Kratz, who was born in Hesse Darmstadt, in
1835. They have had a family of eight children:
Henry, Sarah, John, jr. Lydia, Emma, Mary, William
and Lizzie.
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AUGUST KUBACH, Perkins,
Sandusky, one of the substantial business men of Perkins
township, was born in Baden, Germany, in 1829, and was a son
of George and Catharine Hemberly Kubach, who were
married in Baden and came to America and settled in Perkins
in 1835, with a family of five sons; three sons born to them
after settling here. Six of the children are now
living: Charles L., August, Henry, Albany, Adam
and Godfrey. Albany was born on the ocean and
named after the vessel in which they had taken passage for
this country. The parents died in Perkins township,
Erie county. George who was born in 1788, died
in 1851, and his wife, Catharine, born in 1799, died
in 1878. George purchased a farm of 25 acres in
1835, paying $12 per acre for it. August now
owns and occupies this old homestead, to which he has added
an additional 20 acres, for which he paid $150 per acre.
August was married in 1855 to Catharine Baum,
a daughter of George and Susan Ernst Baum, who had
seven children: William, Sally, Charles Frederic,
Catharine, August, John, Sophia. John and
Sophia were born in Perkins township; Catharine
was born in Baden, Germany, in 1829. They have had a
family of seven children: Charles L., Sophia,
Catharine S., Caroline P., George J., Augusta A. and
Henry A. Mr. Kubach, in early life, was
engaged in railroading, but gave this up and became engaged
in farming. In 1857 he began threshing with the old
style horse power, and continued for sixteen seasons.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
595 |
JACOB KUEBELER,
Sandusky, one of the most prominent men of Sandusky was born
in Nassau, Germany, in 1838, and was a son of George
Philip and Anna Maria Kuebeler. Jacob came to
America and settled in Sandusky in 1860. In 1867 he
became engaged in the brewing business, and has been
increasing his facilities from year to year, until now he
has one of the most extensive breweries in the State,
producing over 24,000 barrels, and giving employment to a
large force of men. He was married in 1864 to
Christina Zimmerman, who was born in Baden, Germany.
They have had a family of two children, Minnie and
Anna. Mr. Kuebeler has a vineyard consisting of
five acres, and is yearly increasing the same.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
595 |
MESSRS. KUGEL, Sandusky.
Herman and Benjamin were born in Hungary and
came to America; Herman in 1865, and his
brother Benjamin in 1867. They became their
brother Joseph's successors in the general dry goods
trade, which was established in Sandusky in 1859, which firm
is now conducted on a successful basis by the firm of
Kugel Brothers. Benjamin was married in
1878 to Bertha Crane, who was born in Rochester, N.
Y. They have had a family of three children:
Daisy A., Linnie E. and Leo C. They
were sons of Leopold Kugel, who died, leaving a widow
and thirteen children. Five sons came to America:
Joseph, Samuel, Adolph, Herman, born in 1851, and
Benjamin born in 1853.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
595 |
AUGUST C. KUNZMANN,
Sandusky, was born in Baden, Germany, in 1853, and was a son
of Christian and Louisa (Dumberth) Kunzmann. August
came to America and settled in Sandusky in 1879, and was
a journeyman carriagemaker. He was married in 1883 to
Katie Link, a daughter of Erhart Link.
They have had two children, Otto and Wilma.
Mr. Kunzmann became engaged in the hotel, saloon and
boarding house business in 1887, at Nos. 125 and 127 Jackson
street.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
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