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Biographies
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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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LEWIS
NEILL, Margaretta, Venice p. o., an enterprising farmer
of Margaretta in 1832, with his parents, Thomas and Rebecca
Neill He was married July 20, 1856, to Geneserat
Gaw, who was born in Sandusky, October 15, 1838. They
have had a family of six children: Isabel, Rebecca, Anna,
Lewis, Charles, Scott B. His wife was a daughter of
Carlton B. and Maria (Martin) Gaw, of New York. They
were married in Sandusky, and died in Erie County.
Charles received his education in Ada, O., and is now
engaged in teaching. Lewis now owns 100 acres of
his father's first purchase, which was made in 1832. His
farm in all consists of about 303 acres. He devotes his
entire time and attention to farming and stock raising.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page 610 |
WILLIAM
H. NEILL, Margaretta, Venice p. o., a representative
citizen and pioneer of Erie county, was born in Frederick
county, Md., in 1827, and was a son of Thomas and Rebecca
Neill. Rebecca was born in Hagerstown, Md., in
1805, and Thomas was born in 1804, in Philadelphia.
They were married in Maryland in 1824, and settled in Margaretta
in 1832, and had a family of fourteen children, four of whom
died at an early age. Ten lived to maturity.
Thomas, jr, and Foster enlisted and served during the
late war. Thomas was taken prisoner, and died at
the rebel prison at Andersonville, in 1864. Foster
was taken prisoner, but was exchanged. Those now living
are: William H., Lewis, George, Alexander, Gibson, Foster F.
and Mrs. Ann McCartney. Thomas visited Sandusky
in 1831, where he became engaged in the real estate and
steamboat interest and purchased 1,000 acres in Margaretta, west
of Venice. He was much interested in the improvement of
the city, spending much of his time at Columbus, in the welfare
of the city. His wife, Rebecca, died Mar. 11, 1863,
and Thomas died Apr. 30, 1885. He was a man admired
by everybody for his many good qualities. William H.
Neill received a liberal education and commenced farming at
an early age, a business in which he is still engaged,
superintending a farm of 400 acres. He now owns about 200
acres of the land first purchased by his father in 1831.
He was married in October, 1858, to Catharine Sheldon,
who was born in Urbana, in 1841. They have had a family of
four children: William Sheldon, Sally, John James and
Thomas. Sally married Albert Ransom. Mrs.
Catharine was a daughter of Erastus Sheldon.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page 610 |
CARL
G. NEILSON, a member of the firm of Frueschtnicht
& Neilson, wholesale dealers in smoked fish, sturgeon and
herring, caviar, isinglass and fish oil, was born at Schleiswig,
Germany, in 1858, and came to Sandusky in1874, and became
bookkeeper for his present partner, and in 1880 became a
partner. They now give employment to about thirty hands,
and have two branch stores in Michigan. Mr. Neilson
was elected councilman in 1887. He was married in 1885 to
Lena Molitor. Carl G. was a son of
Neilsen Neilson, of Germany.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page 611 |
JOHN
B. NEUMEYER, Sandusky, was born in the kingdom of
Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1822, and emigrated to America in 1845,
and settled in Cleveland, and in 1847 settled in Sandusky, when
he became engaged in the baking business. He was
married in 1852 to Catharine Loubster, of
Sandusky. She was a daughter of Henry Loubster ,
who settled in Sandusky about 1830, coming from Baden, Germany.
John and Catharine have a family of ten children
now living: Leonard, Henry, Ida, Harrison, Bernard, Thomas,
Joseph, Barbara, Carline, John Jr. John B. had one
brother, Michael, who settled in Cleveland.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page 611 |
GOTTLIEB
NEUSCHELER, Sandusky, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, in
1812, and was married in 1857 to Mary A. Bauer.
Their two oldest children, August F. and Christina L.,
were born in Germany. In 1853 Mr. Neuscheler, in
company with his family, came to this country and settled in
Sandusky, where Mr. Neuscheler found employment in a
foundry. In 1859, he rented a farm in Margaretta, and in
1868 he purchased his present homestead of forty acres for which
he paid $3,500. In 1880 he purchased an additional
thirteen and a half acres, for which he paid $1,600. He
now has a family of four children: August F., Christina L.,
William G. and John H.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page 610 |
WORTHINGTON
NIMS, Groton, Bellevue p. o., a pioneer settler of
Groton, was born in Shelburne, Franklin county, Mass., in 1801,
and in company with his two brothers, Samuel and Elihu,
and a nephew, a young man of twenty years, came to Groton, O.,
in 1826, where they purchased a tract of land consisting of 479
acres, and the parents with the other children, came in the fall
of 1826. They had a family of seven children, of whom
Worthington is the only surviving one. He was a son of
Asa and Mollie Nims. Asa was a soldier during the
Revolutionary War. Worthington Nims was married in
1827 to Betsey Barnard, who was born in Massachusetts.
They had a family of three children, William W., Helen L.
and David B. Helen L. married Melvin Wood.
Betsey Nims was born in 1807, and died in April, 1880.
Mr. Nims has a farm of 165 acres, which he purchased on
settlement her in 1826.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page 611 |
MARGARET
NOLAN. One of the outstanding examples of woman's
success in the business world of Sandusky is that of Miss
Margaret Nolan, owner of the M. Nolan Real Estate
Agency and Manager of the Sandusky Abstract Co.
Miss Nolan was formerly associated in this business with the
late James M. French and upon his death Miss Nolan
assumed his position in the real estate world, achieving a
remarkable success. Her business life has been in the real
estate and insurance business exclusively.
In addition to her business activates Miss Nolan
has had a wide range of activity in church and welfare work.
Among civic and church positions that she has held are those of
Secretary of the Associated Charities, Treasurer of the St.
Joseph Cemetery Association and First Vice President of the
Women's association of Providence Hospital.
Miss Nolan is a Catholic, being a member of the
Sts. Peter and Paul's church and she is active there in a lay
capacity. She is a Democrat, prominent in the women's
division of that party.
Miss Nolan is the youngest daughter of
Malachi and Ann Nolan. She received here school
education in the public schools, and her business training in
Sandusky Business College.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page 428 |
HENRY
C. NORTON, Perkins, Sandusky p. o., was born in
Washington county, N. Y., in 1832, and settled in Huron county,
O., in 1835, with his parents James and Chloe (Savage) Norton.
She was born in Connecticut, and her husband in Poultney, Vt.
Five of their children are now living, Mrs. Louisa Hill, Mrs.
Charlotte Rowlson, James, DeWitt and Henry C. James
Norton died in 1873, aged 82 years, and his wife in 1879,
aged 83 years. Henry was married in 1860 to
Charlotte Henderson. They have one son Jerome
Norton. Charlotte was a daughter of the early
settler, Joseph Henderson and wife Mary (Abbey)
Henderson. Mary was born in Chatham, Ct., in 1795, and
Joseph was born in New London, Ct., in 1793. They
were married in 1821. Joseph in early life was a
seafaring man and commander of a merchant vessel, which position
he resigned in 1839. He became engaged in farming and
settled in Perkins township, where he purchased a farm of one
hundred acres. He held several of the town offices, and
died in 1863. He had a family of eight children, five of
whom are now living: Janet, Mrs. Covell; Joseph,
Jerome, Charlotte, and Henry. Henry C.
Norton now owns and occupies the old homestead.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page 611 |
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