BIOGRAPHIES Source:
History of Hancock County, Ohio
Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co.
1886
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Pleasant Twp. -
J. H. WATSON, physician, McComb, was
born Nov. 30, 1833, son of Richard and Lucy Watson,
natives of Maryland and of English origin, and who reared a
family of nine children, J. H. being the sixth.
The parents came to Hancock County, Ohio, in 1834, and
entered land near Findlay, where W. C. Watson, a
successful farmer, now resides. Our subject attended
the district school and high school at Findlay, and there
studied medicine in the office of Drs. Armstrong & Green.
In 1855 he entered the Medical College at Cincinnati, Ohio,
graduating in 1857. He first practiced at Grand
Rapids, Ohio, where he remained for seven years, then came
to McComb, where he has since resided and has a large
practice. The Doctor was married, in 1862, to
Caroline Pratt, of English descent, daughter of Jonas
Pratt, of Henry County, Ohio. Our subject and wife
are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he
has been trustee, also teacher in the Sabbath-school.
The Doctor, who has taken an active interest in the
advancement and improvement of McComb, owns 300 acres of
land and one of the most expensive houses in the county.
He served as a member of the school board. When the
building of the McComb, Deshler & Toledo Railroad at this
point was proposed he encouraged the project by his name and
influence, and was one of its directors. He is a F. &
A. M. In politics he is a Republican, differing in
this respect from his father and brother who are Democrats.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago -
Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 846 |
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Allen Twp. -
LLOYD WEISEL, farmer, P. O. Van Buren,
was born in this county Apr. 23, 1835. His parents,
Isaac and Jane (Dorsey) Weisel, were natives of
Pennsylvania, the former a shoe-maker by trade, but in later
life a farmer; they came to this county in 1833, and died
here in 1878, their deaths occurring only one week apart.
They were the parents of ten children, six of whom are yet
living: Oliver, Lloyd, Charlotte, Sarah, John and
Laura. A son, Rufus, served in the
Ninety-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died in
the hospital. Lloyd, the subject of this
sketch, has resided in this county all his life, except
eight years spent in California. He returned to this
county in 1864, and has since engaged in farming and stock
raising, having farm property to the extent of 300 acres.
He is a member of Haywood Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 333.
He married, Sept. 14, 1865, Nancy, daughter of
James Telfer. No children have been born of this
union, but Mr. and Mrs. Weisel have reared two, who
have been in the family since they were quite young:
Mary Telfer and Melvin Needham. The family
are members of the Presbyterian Church. In politics
Mr. Weisel is a Republican. He is one of the
substantial farmers of this county.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago -
Warner, Beers & Co.,
1886 - Page 657 |
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Madison Twp. -
PHILIP P.WILCH, farmer, P. O. Arlington,
was born in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, Sept. 22, 1823, son of
Philip (a farmer) and Elizabeth (Brickman) Wilch, who
never came to America. Our subject resided in New York and
Cleveland a short time after arriving in the United States, and
farm in Madison Township, engaged in farming. Mar. 7,
1843, he married, in Germany, Miss Eva Schafer, and by
her has a family of four children: Catherine, Margaret,
Philip and Susan. The family are all connected with
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church. Mr. Wilch is
one of the leading representatives of the German settlement in
this part of the county, and is a much respected citizen.
In politics he is a Democrat.Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ:
Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 801 |
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Washington Twp. -
ANDREW
WISEMAN, farmer, P. O. Fostoria, is one of the family of
thirteen children born to James G. and Elizabeth (Summers)
Wiseman, both of whom were born in Virginia. Our
subject was born Sept. 28, 1817, in Madison County, Ohio, his
parents having removed to this State but three days previous to
his birth. His father, a blacksmith and farmer, had served
in the war of 1812, in a cavalry regiment under a Col. Lewis.
He resided in Madison County, Ohio, nearly two years, then moved
to Perry County, Ohio, and there lived until 1831, at which date
the family came to Hancock County, where our subject has since
resided. James G. Wiseman died in his eightieth
year, chiefly from teh effects of injuries received from a
runaway horse; the mother died three years later. The
thirteen children of the old family are John, Andrew, James
G., Samuel, George W., Joseph, Simon O., Margaret, Eliza, Sarah
(who died in her infancy), Emily, Rebecca J. and Angeline. Andrew (a son of
John) James G.,
Samuel, George W. and Simon O. served in various
regiments in the war of the Rebellion, and all were either
killed or died from disabilities received during service.
The grandfather of our subject, John Wiseman, was a
Revolutionary soldier; his occupation was that of a farmer; he
was also a preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Andrew Wiseman, the subject of this sketch, served a year in
the Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged for
disability. (James Hale, brother-in-law of our
subject, was a member of the Seventy-second Ohio Voluntary
Infantry. He served his full time, part of which was spent
in Andersonville Prison.) Mr. Wiseman bought his
present farm of 160 acres in 1848, and has resided here since
1850. Here he has a park of eight acres, containing at
present thirteen beautiful specimens of the red deer. Mr. Wiseman was first married to
Miss Louisa Smith,
daughter of James Smith, of Perry County, Ohio. His
second marriage was with Miss Ellen Lindsey, daughter of
William and Margaret (Buck) Lindsey, of Pennsylvania, and
has one child by this union, Minnie D. Mr. Wiseman
has been a member of the A. F. & A. M. since 1847, belonging at
present to the Blue Lodge at Fosteria, and to the Chapter at
Findlay. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Politically he is a stanch Republican.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 880 |
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