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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Centennial
Biographical History of Hancock Co., Ohio
Pub: New York & Chicago by The Lewis Publishing Company
1903
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G. W. ERNEST.
Among the German element which is
so honorably associated with the history of Hancock county, none are more worthy
of mention than the gentleman whose name we here present. He comes of one of the
early pioneer families, and is himself a man of high repute in the community.
Jacob Ernest was the first of the
family to remove to Hancock county, the date being 1836. He had been a resident of Perry
county, Pennsylvania,
where he was born. In that county he
was married to Mary Moose. When he came to Hancock county he
purchased eighty acres of land, to which he subsequently added forty-five. He proceeded to clear and improve
this land, and such was his industry and the good business judgment which he
displayed in business life, that he was able to accumulate a competence before
his death. He was a good practical
farmer in his day, and was an extensive raiser of fine stock. Politically he believed in the
principles of government as taught by Jefferson,
and served his township as trustee at frequent intervals. In matters of religion he favored and
was a prominent member of the German Lutheran church. The family which he reared consisted
of nine children, three of whom are living at the present time,
G. W. Ernest, the subject of this
sketch; Charles and
E. J.
The father of the family died in 1885, and his wife in 1876.
Mr. Ernest was born Sept. 7, 1840, in
Washington
township, where he was reared. His
early education was acquired in the schools of his where he was reared. His early education was
acquired
in the schools of his native township.
Like his father before him, he chose farming as an occupation, and such
was his training and his own industry that he is looked upon as one of the
leading farmers of his county. He
and his brother Charles operate a
farm of one hundred and fifteen acres jointly, besides a tract of one hundred
and sixty acres which they own in Wood county.
Mr. G. W. Ernest has never
married.
Charles, the other brother, was born in 1859, and married
Miss Ida Kelley. The
Ernests are of German descent as is
also the Moose family. They were good citizens in the early
days, and their sons continue to sustain he reputation which they enjoyed for
probity and upright conduct. They
enjoy the confidence and esteem of their fellow citizens in a high degree.
Source: Centennial Biographical History of
Hancock
County, Publ. 1903 - Page 205 |
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