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Source:
Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton.
Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.
1899.
Transcribed by
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JAMES
V. TEN EYCK. Prominent among the energetic,
far-seeing and successful business men of Henry county is
the subject of this sketch. His life history most
happily illustrates what may be attained by faithful and
continued effort in carrying out an honest purpose.
Since 1886 he has been identified with the interests of
Hamler, and, has successfully engaged in the furniture and
undertaking business there since 1893.
A native of New York, Mr. Ten Eyck was born in
Dutchess county, Mar. 3, 1838, and when four years old was
taken by his parents, Cornelius and Hannah (Mott) Ten
Eyck, to Livingston county, in that State, where they
lived upon a farm until he was thirteen years old.
Emigrating westward in September, 1851, the family located
near Morenci, in Lenawee county, Michigan, and after
residing there for two years, they removed to Lucas county,
Ohio, where the parents died. Abner Ten Eyck
and Abner Mott, the paternal and maternal
grandfathers of our subject, were both of Holland descent;
the former lived to the advanced age of one hundred and one
years.
Going to Toledo, Ohio, in 1861, James V. Ten Eyck
worked at the carpenter's trade for two years, and while
there he in the spring of 1862 engaged the State Militia.
Feeling that his country needed his services at the front,
he enlisted, in 1864, in Company A, One Hundred and
Thirtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served for
one hundred days. After leaving the army he became
connected with stave works in Toledo, where he was employed
as foreman and superintendent until 1886, and then accepted
a similar position in Hamler, Henry county, where he has
since made his home. On resigning his position in
1893, he embarked in his present business.
ON Nov. 28, 1861, in Lucas county, Ohio, Mr. Ten
Eyck was united in marriage with Miss Julia A.
Thatcher, a native of Ohio, by whom he had three
children: William H.; Eugene Mott.; and
Almeda Elmira, now the wife of Frank Kintner.
The mother of these children died in Lucas county, Feb. 5,
1879, and July 1, 1880, Mr. Ten Eyckwas again
married, his second union being with Miss Harriet
McComber, who was born in New York State.
Politically, Mr. Ten Eyck is identified with the
Republican party, of whose principles he is an earnest
advocate and stanch support. Since coming to Hamler he
has taken a leading part in public affairs of a political
nature, he has been a member of the Republican Central
Committee for several years, and has held the office of
mayor for one term. He and his wife are worthy members
of the Presbyterian Church at Holgate, in which he is
serving as elder, and they take an active and leading part
in its work. All with whom he has come in contact, and
he is well deserving of honorable mention in a work of his
character.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton
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JOSEPH THOME.
Mr. Thome, who is a man of marked ability and force of
character, owns and successfully operates a valuable farm of
four hundred acres in Pleasant township, Henry county. The
well-tilled fields and neat and thrifty appearance of the
place testify to his skill and ability in the line of his
chosen calling, and all the buildings upon the place are in
perfect harmony with their surroundings. His residence is
one of the finest in the township, is supplied with all
modern conveniences and there hospitality reigns supreme.
Mr. Thome was born in Lorain county, Ohio, in 1850, a
son of Barthlow and Catherine (Hoffman) Thome, now deceased.
In 1865 our subject came to Henry county, and with its
agricultural interests he has since been identified. He has
not, however, confined his attention alone to farming, but
has also successfully engaged in the sawmill business. His
business interests have been so managed as to win him the
confidence of the public, also the prosperity which should
always attend honorable effort, and he is now numbered among
the substantial and wealthy citizens of the township. Those
who know him best are numbered among his warmest friends,
and no citizen of the community is more honored or more
highly esteemed.
On October 18, 1874, in Pleasant township, Henry
county, Mr. Thome wedded Miss Mary
Klear, who was born in
that township, August 12, 1858, a daughter of Peter Klear.
Mr. and Mrs. Thome are the parents of eight living children:
Mary, Mathias, Peter, Lizzie, William,
Albert, Cora and Leo;
and two who died in infancy: Joseph and Josephine.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton
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Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899. |
MATHIAS
THOME
Mr. Thome is one of the most
reliable and energetic business men of Pleasant township,
Henry county, where for a third of a century he has owned
and operated a sawmill, and is also engaged in farming,
having a valuable place of four hundred acres. His
residence is one of the most elegant homes in this section
of the county, the artistic taste of its occupants being
reflected in its appointments, while a gracious hospitality
adds a charm to its material comforts.
Mr. Thome was born in Prussia, Germany, August 20,
1842, and the following year was brought to the United
States by his parents, Borthlow and Catherine (Hoffman)
Thome, who first located in Lorain county, Ohio, in 1865,
coming to Henry county, where they spent their remaining
days. Both died in Pleasant township, the mother in
the latter part of December, 1885, the father on August 6,
1890. Of their nine children, Mathias is third in
order of birth. He grew to manhood in Lorain county,
where he learned the carpenter's trade, and since the spring
of 1865 has been a permanent resident of Pleasant township,
Henry county. Soon after his arrival here, in company
with his father, he built a sawmill, which he has since
successfully operated, and also carries on farming with
results which can hardly fail to prove satisfactory.
On July 4, 1869, in Pleasant township, Mr. Thome was
united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Swabely, who was born
in that township, September 13, 1843, a daughter of Hugo and
Mary Swabely, natives of Germany. On coming to the New
World her parents took up their residence in Pleasant
township, Henry county, where the father died in 1854, the
mother in May, 1892. Mrs. Thome is the second in their
family of four children. Seven children blessed the
union of our subject and his wife, namely: Mary (who died at
the age of sixteen years), Catherine, Joseph,
Elizabeth, Anna, Francis and John P.
Public-spirited and progressive, Mr. Thome takes great
interest in public affairs, has always borne his part in
advancing those enterprises calculated to promote the
general welfare, and has capably served his fellow citizens
as township treasurer for several years. He is an
active and prominent member of the Catholic Church, was a
member of the building committee at the time of the erection
of the Church of the Sacred Heart, and for eight years has
served as one of its trustees. For two years he was
treasurer of the society of Catholic Knights.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton
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Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899. |
L. LAROY THOMPSON. The
subject of these lines is a wide-awake, progressive business
man of Grelton, Henry county, where since July, 1892, he has
successfully engaged in merchandising. He carries a large
and well selected stock of general merchandise, enjoys a
good trade, and has the confidence and respect of the entire
community.
In Morrow county, Ohio, Mr. Thompson was born January
4, 1854, a son of the late Uriah Thompson, who
died in that county June 29, 1888, at the age of sixty-eight
years. His mother, Mrs. Caroline (Brooks) Thompson,
is still living. Our subject is third in the order of birth
in their family of five children—four sons and one daughter.
During his boyhood and youth he obtained a good practical
education, attending both the common and the high schools of
his native county. His training at farm work was also quite
proficient, and he continued to aid his father in the
operation of the home farm until twenty-five years of age.
Mr. Thompson was married in Morrow county.
February 10, 1876, to Miss Mary C. Smith, a
native of that county, and they have become the parents of
three children, namely: Josie, now the wife of
Earl D. Shank; Leah and Leslie. Leah
died August 26, 1898, aged fourteen years, six months,
twenty-one days. In October, 1879, Mr. Thompson
brought his family to Henry county, and until his removal to
the village of Grelton in July, 1892, he successfully
engaged in agricultural pursuits in Monroe township. He is
one of the leading and influential citizens of the
community, as well as one of its most popular merchants, and
has made many warm friends in his adopted county. He has
efficiently served his fellow citizens in the capacity of
school director. Socially he affiliates with Grelton Lodge,
No. 239, K. P.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton
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Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899. |
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