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BIOGRAPHIES
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of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.
1896
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HENRY LAMMERS
(deceased), who was one of the prominent and
representative farmers and fruit growers of Ottawa
county, spent his entire life in Danbury township, where
his birth occurred Feb. 2, 1850, in the old log house
that then stood on the homestead farm. His
parents, Frederick and Martha (Teeman) Lammers,
were both natives of the Province of Hanover, Germany.
He was reared in the usual manner of farmer boys, aiding
in the labor of the field and attending the district
schools of the neighborhood,
where he acquired a good common-school education.
The occupation to which he was reared he made his life
work, and was very successful in his undertakings.
At Port Clinton, Ottawa county, on the 15th of
November, 1877, was celebrated the marriage of Mr.
Henry Lammers and Miss Mary L. Graves, who was born
in Danbury township, Mar. 2, 1854, and is a daughter of
John F. and Christine Graves, old and highly
respected residents of Danbury township, but who are now
living in Hanover, Germany. To our subject and his
worthy wife were born two sons, both still living,
namely: Edwin August, born Dec. 26, 1879; and
Walter Frederick, born Dec. 4, 1883.
Mr. Lammers passed to the other shore on the
14th of June 1891. Though yet a young man at the
time of his deceased, still he had done much toward the
prosperity of his native township, and was held in high
esteem as a friend and neighbor. His wife
continues to superintend the duties pertaining to the
farm, and the neat and thrifty appearance of the place
indicates taste and good judgment, as well as ability.
* Source: Commemorative
Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 502 |
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REV. SAMUEL
T. LANE, retired minister of the
U. B. Church, and formerly a pioneer itinerant preacher
in Sandusky and Ottawa counties, was born in the town of
Candor, Tioga Co., N. Y., Apr. 15, 1815, a son of
James and Jane (Colter) Lane, who lived on a farm
where he for several years operated a sawmill.
Mrs. Lane by a former marriage with Samuel Taylor
(deceased) had two children, one of whom passed away
in childhood, and the other grew to maturity, reared a
family and died near the homestead. James Lane
died in Tioga county, N. Y., about the year 1875.
The children of James and Jane Lane were:
Samuel T., Nancy Ann, Eliza, Rachel, Charles, Lindley
Aaron, and Catharine. Of these Nancy
Ann married John Vandemark, lived in
Candor, then moved to Michigan, near Ann Arbor, where
she died leaving two children; Eliza married
Albert Barton, of Tioga county, where they
still reside, and have one son living; Rachel
married a Mr. Goodrich, lives in Oswego,
N. Y., and has four children; Charles married and
had a family near the old homestead; Lindley
Aaron married, lives near the same place, and has
two children; Catharine married a Mr.
Burton, and they live near Chenang Point, New York.
The subject proper of these lines was raised to hard
work in a sawmill and on a farm, and in his boyhood
began to serve a three-years' apprenticeship to the
blacksmith trade, then after completing his term worked
about three years longer at the same place. He
received only three months' schooling, with which as a
starting point he went on acquiring knowledge by himself
in his spare moments, often reading books and papers by
the dim light of a tallow-dip candle or a slut-lamp
hanging in the chimney corner of a log cabin, or by the
flickering light of a shell-bark hickory torch in the
woods, until he found himself capable to teach a country
school. About this time he married Miss Julia
McDonald, by whom he had one child; but about two
years later this wife died, and a year afterward he
married Miss Lydia Ann Schoonover, of Tioga
county, N. Y. He then moved to Mexico, Wyandot
county, where he operated a sawmill and remained until
his second wife died. While living here he
received exhorting license from the M. E. Church, and
not long afterward was given a call to supply preaching
on a large circuit which included Port Clinton, Danbury,
Lakeside, and the country seven miles up the Portage
river, embracing twenty-two different appointments,
mostly at school-houses or log cabin dwellings, and
requiring one hundred miles travel to make one round
every three weeks. He attended the first quarterly
meeting in 1850 at Lower Sandusky, where Rev. Beatty,
his colleague, was stationed. Mr. Lane
traveled mostly on horseback, carrying his Bible and
hymn books in a leather saddlebag. In 1851 he
located at Lacarne, Ottawa county, and at Port Clinton
was married to Miss Mary G. King, Feb. 27, 1851.
While living here he superintended the grading of the
Northern Division of the L. S. & M. S. R. R., for three
miles west of the Portage river, and a year later put in
the culverts and cattle-guards between Lacarne and Oak
Harbor, being in the employ of the railroad company
about two years. Four years after preaching for
the M. E. Church he, in 1856, joined the U. B. Church,
at Flat Rock, Ohio, and served as itinerant preacher
nearly thirty years, or until 1885, when, at the age of
seventy he was superannuated. His last circuit was
at Rising-sun, Wood county, his present home.
Rev. S. T. Lane's children by his last wife
were: Sarah, Lydia Ann, Sylvester L., Samuel T.,
Nancy, Mary and Eva E. of these Sarah married
James Kleinhans, lives at Waterville, Lucas Co.,
Ohio, and has five children; Lydia Ann married
John Otten, lives at Deerfield, Mich., and has five
children; Sylvester L., unmarried, is a
publisher, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Samuel T. married
Ada Nowlan, is clerk at the "Arlington
House," Findlay, Ohio; Nancy married Charles
K. Beech, lives at Findlay, Ohio, and has two
children; Eva E., married to Harry C.
Hollinshead, a sketch of whom follows:
HARRY C. HOLLINSHEAD, of the firm of Bense &
Hollinshead, wholesale and retail fish dealers, Port
Clinton, and one of the leading business men of the
city, is a native of same, born Nov. 7, 1862, a son of
Robert M. and Lucy (Dickens) Hollinshead.
The father of Harry C.
was born in Ottawa county, Ohio, where he was
reared, educated and married. He served as auditor
and recorder of the county for some seventeen years, at
the end of which time he embarked in the wholesale fish
business with R. Bell & Co., at Port Clinton.
In 1888 he sold out his interest in this industry, and
moved to Toledo. His wife died in 1881 at the age
of thirty-eight years, the mother of six children who
grew to maturity, namely: Cora, wife of Albert
B. Orth, of Port Clinton; Harry C., of whom
we write; Lester, assisting his brother in the
fish business, unmarried; Clara, wife of John
Rohrbacher, of Port Clinton; May; and
Eva, married to Matthew Hilsenbeck,
and living in Toledo, Ohio.
Harry C. Hollinshead received his literary
education at the common schools of Port Clinton, after
which he attended the Spencerian Business College,
Cleveland, graduating from there in 1886. He then
accepted the position of bookkeeper for George E. St.
John, at Port Clinton, subsequently, in 1891,
becoming a member of the firm of Bense, Hanlon
& Co., fish dealers, the name of the firm being changed
to Bense, Hollinshead & Co., in 1893.
On June 20, 1890, Mr. Hollinshead was
married at Findlay, Ohio, to Miss Eva E. Lane,
and one child, Robert Lindley, was born to
them Oct. 2, 1893. In his political preferences
Mr. Hollinshead is a Democrat; socially, he
is a member of the I. O. O. F.
* Source: Commemorative
Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 -
Page 379 |
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ELIJAH
LATTIMORE, who is engaged in general farming and
stock raising, is a native of the township in which he
still resides. He was born February 5, 1833, on
the old place in Bay township, Ottawa county, and is a
son of JOHN and Elizabeth
(Stanley) Lattimore, both of whom were natives of
England, and located in Sandusky county, Ohio, July 4,
1824. In March, 1829, they took up their residence
in Bay township, which at that time was an almost
unbroken wilderness.
The father had come to America when a young man, and
had settled first in Georgetown, D. C, four miles from
the city of Washington, where he fought the British
troops during the war of 1812. After the close of
that struggle he engaged in vegetable gardening for
about four years. Subsequently he removed to
Indiana, where he was married, and in April, 1824, he
started from that State on a journey to Ohio, traveling
with his own team. During the third day of the
journey, while his horses were hitched to a tree by the
roadside, eating their noon day meal, a wind storm arose
which blew down the tree and killed both horses.
In consequence he was obliged to hire teams to convey
himself and family on their way. From 1829 until
October, 1857, they were continuous residents of Bay
township, Ottawa county, at the latter date removing to
Rice township, Sandusky county. The father died
there August 29, 1869, and the mother's death occurred
in Port Clinton, October 27, 1876.
Our subject received but limited educational
privileges, pursuing his studies in an old log
schoolhouse, but his training at farm labor was not
meagre. From his early boyhood he has been engaged
in agricultural pursuits, and thoroughly understands the
business in all its details. He was married in
Port Clinton, April 5, 1860, to Christina
McRitchie, a daughter of John and Elizabeth
(Richardson) McRitchie, both of whom were natives of
Scotland, the former born April 13, 1801, the latter in
1809. They located in Bay township, Ottawa county,
at a very early day in the history of this locality,
becoming residents in 1836. From that date until
his death, Mr. McRitchie was prominently
identified with its growth and development. He
passed through all the trials and hardships of pioneer
life, but lived to see this become a fertile region,
inhabited by a progressive class of citizens. He
died December 15, 1888, and his wife crossed the river
of death January 2, 1887. Their family numbered
seven children, as follows: George, born November
15, 1839, was killed in the war of the Rebellion, near
Atlanta, Ga., June 14, 1864, while nobly serving in
defense of his country; William, born August 29,
1845, died September 22, 1S47; John, born January
24, 1848. died September 24, 1S50. The other members of
the family are still living: Margaret, born in
Perthshire, Scotland, April 13, 1834, is the widow of
William L. Cole, and is now residing in Port
Clinton, Ohio; David R., born in Perthshire,
February 4, 1836, is a leading agriculturist of Bay
township, Ottawa county; Christina, born in Bay
township, February 6, 1842, is the wife of our subject;
and Mary E., born in Bay township. September 26,
1851, is the wife of W. A. Wonnell.
Nine children grace the union of Mr. and
Mrs. Lattimore, to wit: Robert John, who
was born March 28, 1861, and is still living on the old
home place; I. Elmer, born February 16, 1863,
died February 23, 1865; Mary Ida, born March 26,
1864, died August 10, following; Maggie Belle,
born November 18, 1865, now the wife of H. D.
Lockwood, of Plasterbed, Ohio; Elizabeth
Jane, born January 25, 1868, the wife of H. L.
Hineline, of Port Clinton; Harry E., born
June 25, 1871, died August 3, same year; Mattie
Adell, born January 16, 1873, now the wife of
Frank Mackey, of Bay township, Ottawa county;
Addie May, born July 27, 1875; and Amos,
born January 16, 1881.
Mr. Lattimore, recognized as a valued
citizen, has been honored with a number of public
offices of trust. In 1864 and 1865 he served as
county auditor; was county commissioner for two
successive terms; served as township treasurer some ten
years; was township assessor ten years; land assessor
one year; and has filled other local positions. He
supports by his ballot the men and measures of the
Democracy. Socially, he is connected with Port
Clinton Lodge, No. 627, I. O. O. F., and Lake Erie
Encampment, and has filled every office in both; he is
also a member of the Knights of Honor, and his family
attends the Methodist Episcopal Church.
* Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 677 |
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PETER LICKERT,
one of the most prominent farmers of Benton township,
Ottawa county, is a son of Daniel and Catherine
(Pfaff) Lickert, and was born in Hesse, Germany,
Jan. 1, 1852.
The parents of Daniel LIckert, John and
Sophia (Hassell) Lickert, were born in Hessen,
Germany, in 1755 and in 1770 respectively. They
had ten children, five sons and five daughters.
Daniel Lickert was born in Germany Jan. 1, 1824;
married Catherine Pfaff in 1847, and they
had nine children, seven sons and two daughters, seven
of whom are living, two sons having died. Daniel
Lickert had the misfortune to fall from a scaffold,
thus breaking his right leg in three places.
Peter Lickert's maternal grandfather, John
Pfaff, was born in Hessen, Germany, about 1780,
and the maternal grandmother, Sarah (Suerbrei)
Pfaff, was born about 1784. Mr.
Lickert is related to the Crolls, who were
also old settlers of Benton township, by the marriage of
his uncle, Peter Lickert, Sr., to
Miss Fulkert, a sister of Mrs. Henry
Croll's father.
Peter Lickert. the subject of this
sketch, lived in Hessen, Germany, until he was thirteen
years of age, and acquired there a liberal education in
the German language. He came to America to stay
with his uncle, Peter Lickert, Sr.,
who lived near Elliston, in Benton township; here he has
since had his home, and he owns one of the finest farms
not only of Benton township, but of Ottawa county.
At the age of fifteen he commenced life for himself by
working on a farm for one year, receiving seven dollars
a month. He then learned the carpenter's trade, in
which he has always been very proficient, and has since
planned and superintended the erection of his fine
dwelling and all the outbuildings, besides other
structures and many buildings for his neighbors.
On Feb. 18, 1874, Peter Lickert was united
in marriage with Miss Sophia Ernsthausen,
of Elmore, Harris township, Ottawa county, and they have
had eight children, namely: Henry, born Dec. 5,
1874; Clara, Apr. 27, 1876; Sophia Catherine,
Jan. 28, 1878; Mary Elizabeth, May 18, 1880;
William Henry, Aug. 15, 1882; Edward,
June 19, 1885; George Daniel, Aug. 3,
1888; and John Henry, Apr. 4, 1892. Mary
died May 12, 1882. Mrs. Lickert has
always been a faithful adviser and helper to her
husband. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 15,
1851. Her parents moved to Genoa, in Clay
township, Ottawa Co., Ohio, when she was three years of
age, and remained there nine years, thence moving to
Gibsonburg, Sandusky county, where they lived eight
years, and where she obtained her education. She
then went to Elmore, in Harris township, Ottawa county,
and remained there until her marriage, in 1874.
Her father, Casper H. Ernsthausen, was born in
Germany Jan. 15, 1828, and came to America in 1842.
Her mother was born in Germany Sept. 15, 1827.
They were married, in 1850, in Toledo, Ohio; have since
lived in the State, and have had seven children, five of
whom are Wstill living. Mrs.
Ernsthausen's mother, grandmother of Mrs.
Lickert, whose maiden name was Sophie
Gerwin, was born in Germany about 1812, and died in
Elmore, Ohio, in 1878.
For eight years after his marriage Mr.
Lickert continued to work at his trade. In
1877 he planned and built the Methodist Church at Rocky
Ridge, Benton township; in 1882 he built the hotel at
Graytown, Benton township, and a little later a large
planing-mlil at Graytown, Benton township.
For seven years, from 1881 to 1888, he was land agent
for Mr. A. W. Cutler, who owns extensive tracts
of land in Ottawa county. In 1875 Mr. Lickert
purchased a farm from Martin Witty, near
Elliston, Benton township, hired a man to run it, and
continued at his trade; about that time, also, he was
associated with O. G. Guss in the erection of a
planing-mill at Rocky Ridge, but they were soon burned
out, in consequence of which he sustained a loss of two
thousand dollars. He then went to Graytown and
erected the mill now owned by W. H. Lachmiller,
operating it for one year, when Mr. Lachmiller
came in as a partner, the firm being known as Lickert
& Lachmiller. Mr. Lickert
sold his interest in the mill to Mr. A. F.
Frese in 1885, and purchased 440 acres of timberland
in Sections 12, 13 and 14, Benton township, on which
there were no buildings and no fences. In the
short space of ten years he cleared 330 acres of land,
took out part of the stumps and fenced the entire 440
acres. In walking over this farm to-day, tilled by
modern methods, one would scarcely realize that only a
decade ago it was all a wilderness. Thus the hand of
industry brings order out of chaos, and a home out of
the wilderness. He sold off 200 acres of his
original purchase, leaving himself 240 acres of highly
productive and well-tilled land on which are three good
barns and two spacious houses. It was through the
efforts of Mr. Lickert and Mr.
Muggy that School District No. 1 was organized, and
a fine brick building erected, where the rising
generations may be trained to usefulness in the world.
All Mr. Lickert's children who are old enough to
attend are having the advantages of this school which
their father helped to organize. Politically
Mr. Lickert is a Republican, and an earnest
supporter of his party. He was president of the
school board in his township for several years and has
ever taken an active part in educational matters.
* Source: Commemorative Biographical
Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio:
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 591 |
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ELI
LA VIGNE, general merchant and postmaster at
Martin, Ottawa county, well worthy of representation in
this county, is numbered among the most prominent and
influential citizens of this county, and belongs to that
type of representative Americans who advance the public
welfare, while promoting individual prosperity.
A native of Michigan, he was born in La Salle township,
Monroe county, Feb. 7, 1847, and is a son of Joseph
and Mary (Jenaur) La Vigne, both of whom were
natives of Michigan, and were of French-Canadian
parentage. The father followed the occupation of
farming in that State, but both he and his wife are now
passed away. Their family numbered eleven
children, six of whom are still living, namely:
Joseph, a resident of LaSalle township, Monroe Co.,
Mich.; Eliza, wife of Samuel Arguett, of
Wayne county, Mich.; Eli, subject of this sketch;
Dolphus, who is living in Wayne county; Moses,
a resident of Monroe county, Mich.; and Rosaline,
wife of Charles Bomier.
In taking up the personal history of our subject we
present to our readers the life record of one who is
widely and favorably known in Ottawa county. The
public schools afforded him his educational privileges,
and to his father he gave the benefit of his services
until twenty-six years of age, working on the home farm.
In 1872 he came to Ohio, and has since been a continuous
resident of Martin. For a few years he was in the
employ of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Company, and in 1875 he embarked in business as a
general merchant at Martin, and is still conducting one
of the leading establishments of the kind in the county.
His genial and affable manner has won for him the esteem
and patronage of the residents of Martin and the
surrounding locality, and he carries a large stock of
goods to meet the growing.
In Erie township, in his native county, on Aug. 8,
1876, Mr. La Vigne was married to Agnes Baron,
who was born May 18, 1858, and is a daughter of Noel
and Margaret (Mominee) Baron, natives of La Salle
township, Monroe county. Five children have been
born to our subject and his wife, their names and dates
of birth being as follows: Gertrude, born
in Martin, May 26, 1877; Clarence, born in
Martin, Mar. 9, 1879; Mary Ettie, Nov. 17, 1881;
Alice, Apr. 21, 1884; and Bessie, Apr. 24,
1890.
Mr. LaVigne is now serving his second term as
postmaster of the village of Martin, having first been
appointed by President Cleveland to a
second term. He is a sound Democrat in his
political views, and the religion of himself and family
is that of the Roman Catholic Church. He possesses
business ability of a high order, and his keen
discrimination, enterprise and sound judgment have
brought to him success. He is one of the most
popular and influential citizens of his adopted county,
and is public spirited in an eminent degree, taking an
active interest in all that pertains to the welfare of
the community and its advancement. A pleasant,
genial gentleman, his circle of friends is limited only
by the circle of his acquaintances, and all who know him
have for hi the highest regard.
*Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 622 |
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DAVID
LONG. None but the old pioneers and their families
know of the toil and the hardships undergone by the early
settlers of the country, and none have experienced more of
these than the subject of this sketch, who is the oldest
settler in Clay township, Ottawa county.
Mr. Long was born in Medina county, April
24, 1830, whence he moved with his parents, in 1836, to
Hardin county, where he attended school for a few winter
terms in the log schoolhouse of that day, with its
puncheon floor, slab seats, and greased paper for windows.
The schools were few and far between, and the advantages
for learning very limited. In the summer seasons he
assisted his father upon the farm. When he was fourteen
years old, his father purchased a farm in Clay township,
all of which was covered with timber. Here the young lad
worked with his brother and father, until attaining his
majority, when he started out for himself, buying eighty
acres of timber land. He at once set to work clearing of!
the trees, planting corn and sowing wheat as fast as the
soil was prepared. For many years he had to carry his
grain a long distance by ox-team to be ground. After
several years of hard struggle and toil, Mr.
Long managed to bring his land up to its present high
state of cultivation, and is now reaping the benefits of
his early labors. On February 20, 1865, he enlisted in
Company B, One Hundred and Eighty-ninth Ohio Infantry,
under the command of Col. H. D. Kingsbury and
Capt. Lakeman, and was at Nashville, Tenn.,
when he was made cook for his company. He received his
discharge September 13, 1865, and returned home, resuming
work upon his farm and building a fine residence, barns,
and making other needed improvements. On March 13, 1853,
Mr. Long was married, at Genoa, this State,
to Miss Abbie, a daughter of Andrew and
Margaret Snider, of Clay township, and of their union
seven children have been born, of whom the following
record has been given: (1) David S. was born August
11, 1855, in Clay township, where he received his
education; he was married to Miss May Sheets,
August 11, 1893, and resides at Coleman, Mich., where he
is engaged in the manufacture of potash; they have one
child. (2) Sarah A., born January 31, 1858, was
educated in Genoa; in 1875 was married to A. Shantan,
and they had one daughter, Priscilla Shantan;
after three years' married life Mr. and Mrs. Shantan
separated, and September 4, 1895, she married Charles
Reef, who is doing business in Toledo. (3)
Harriet A., born November 28, 1862, was married April
24, 1882, to John Englehart, a manufacturer of
potash at Woodville, Sandusky county; they are the parents
of six children—Lizzie, Laura, Frederick,
Charles, Clarence and John. (4)
Mary S., born February 5, 1866, was educated in the
public schools of Clay township, and was married December
23, 1886, to Edward Schneider, who was born
in Cleveland, Ohio, March 7, 1864; he is a son of
Frederick Schneider, a cooper, and after
attending school there for some years, learned the
coopering business, afterward taking up that of stave
cutting; he is now working his father-in-law's farm; three
children have been born of this union— Frederick
D., born May 6, 1888; Abbie C., born December
8, 1889; and Earl C., born January 21, 1894. (5)
Charles A. Long was born August 8, 1870, in Clay
township, where he attended school; he was married, March
12, 1895, to Miss Rosie Sheffield, at Coleman,
Mich., where he resides, being employed as engineer in a
factory. (6) William Edward was born
September 22, 1865, and died in January, 1867; one child
died in infancy.
Louis Long,
father of our subject, was born in Pennsylvania in 1803.
came to Hardin, Ohio, and located in Medina county, where
he was married to Julia Delong, who was also
a native of Pennsylvania. Twelve children were born to
them, as follows: David, Jacob, Powell,
Catherine, Lewis, May, Joseph,
Andrew, Julia, and three who died in
infancy. Mr. Long removed to Hardin
county, and afterward to Ottawa county, in March, 1846,
settling in Clay township, where he carried on farming
until his death, in 1874. His wife died four years
previous. They were beloved and respected by all who knew
them.
Andrew. Snider,
father of Mrs. David Long, was born
in Pennsylvania, where he carried on farming and also
weaving.
He married Margaret Laudenstine, and to
them eight children were born—five sons and three
daughters, viz.: Eliza, Sophia, Daniel,
Andrew (a sketch of whom is given elsewhere),
Henry, Edward, Hannah and Abigail,
the latter becoming the wife of our subject. Mr.
Snider farmed for several years in Medina county, this
State, afterward coming to Clay township, where he died in
1876, his wife passing away in 1882.
Francis S. Lutman, nephew of our subject, and
who is at present residing with his uncle, was born in
Mulberry, Wood Co., Ohio, September 23, 1862, and is the
son of the late George L. Lutman, a merchant at
Mulberry. Francis studied for the ministry under the
tutorship of the Rev. D. Calkins, of Mulberry, but
on account of ill health has had to give it up for a time.
He hopes soon to be able to resume his studies, and in the
meantime has a license to perform ministerial duties.
The subject of this sketch held the office of school
director for thirty years, and was one of the few who
helped to establish his neighborhood. He helped to form
the church at East Toledo, and worked for several years in
Toledo when it had but a few houses. The family belong to
the Lutheran Church, and in politics Mr. Long
is a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Long are both enjoying
a hale and hearty old age, surrounded by their children,
able to look after their own affairs, and proud of the
development of Clay township in which they have borne an
important part.
*Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 697 |
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FRANK
R. LONG, an interprising young farmer of
Ottawa county, was born in Harris township June 11, 1874,
and is a son of John Wesley and Caroline (Guernsey)
Long.
John W. Long was born in Harking Hills, Logan
Co., Ohio, September 8, 1828, and on coming to Ottawa
county located on a farm in Section 8, Harris township,
where he lived until his death, which occurred April 4,
1892. He here cleared and improved a farm, erected
good buildings upon it and made a comfortable home for
himself and family. In 1852, he married Caroline
Guernsey, of Benton township, Ottawa county, and they
became the parents of four children _ Arthur Leroy,
born February 26, 1855; Irving C., born September
4, 1857; Julia Agnes, born January 25, 1871; and
Frank R., subject of this sketch. Irving
and Frank are the only ones now living, and the
former resides in Paw Paw, Mich., where he is engaged in
painting and paper hanging. He is married and has
three children. Arthur died October 26, 1856,
and Julia A. passed away March 31, 1872. The
children and father were laid to rest in the old cemetery
of Elmore.
Mrs. Long was born January 8, 1836, in Lorain
county, Ohio, where she spent her girlhood days and
obtained her education. At the age of fifteen she
came with her parents to Benton township, Ottawa county,
and for some years prior to her marriage was there
successfully engaged in teaching school. She is now
living on the old home place with her son.
The paternal grandfather of our subject, William
Long, was born August 15, 1797, of Irish descent, and
died in 1884. He married Margaret Smith, who
was born February 22, 1803, and died August 7, 1887.
The maternal grandfather, David Guernsey, was born
in New York, July 4, 1810, and at the age of fourteen came
to Ohio, where for many years he followed his trade of
carpentering. He is now living in Illinois at the
advanced age of eighty-five years, and his wife Achsah
(Cross), has reached the age of eighty-one, having
been born March 17, 1814. Her parents were Elisha
and Susan Cross, the former of whom was born in
Vermont in 1781, and died in 1851, while the latter was
born in 1778, and died February 22, 1848.
We now take up the personal history of Frank R. Long,
who is one of the progressive farmers of his native
county. He is educated in the district schools and
in Elmore, and completed his education in 1891, since
which he has had charge of the old home farm, which is
pleasantly and conveniently located a mile and a half from
Elmore. He is a young man of good business and
executive ability, and his genuine worth has won him a
host of warm friends who esteem him highly. His
political support is given to the men and measures of the
Democratic party.
*Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 764 |
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GEORGE
W. LONG (deceased), who was one of the prominent
and progressive farmers of Carroll township, Ottawa
county, was born in Hanover, Germany, December 29, 183,
and was a son of Henry and Christina Long, natives
of the same country, who, emigrating to this country, took
up their residence in Erie township, Ottawa county, in
1843. The father was not long permitted to enjoy his
now home, his death occurring the same year. His
wife survived him about eight years.
Our subject remained under the parental roof until
sixteen years of age, when he bade adieu to his old home
and removed to Bureau county, Ill., residing there for
four years. He then returned to Erie township,
Ottawa county, and in 1867 took up his residence in
Carroll township, where his remaining days were passed.
On November 17, 1862, Mr. Long was united in
marriage with Miss Mary Louisa Meeker, who was born
in Erie township, Ottawa county, March 15, 1842, daughter
of Chalon and Mary (Ammons) Meeker, who were
pioneer settlers, and for many years honored and respected
residents of Erie township, where they made their home
until called to their final rest. The father passed
away very suddenly August 17, 1877; the mother died of
diphtheria February 18, 1869. Their family numbered
ten children, six of whom are yet living, namely:
Amanda, wife of Robert McKay, a resident of
Tuscola, Ill.; William, who makes his home in Henry
county, Ohio; Rachel, wife of Robert Stevens,
who is located in Carroll township, Ottawa county; Mrs.
Long; Teressa, wife of Thomas Hambly, a
resident of Rocky Ridge, Ottawa county; and Thomas,
who is living in Douglas county, Ill. To Mr. and
Mrs. Long were born three children, as follows: (1)
Amanda Lavina, born October 9, 1864, who married
Frank S. Foote, now a teacher in Toledo: she has one
child, Edgar Foote, Born October 12, 1890.
(2) George Edward, born August 7, 1869, living in
Carroll township. (3) Sylvanus, born April
10, 1881, is still living with the mother.
Mr. Long was killed by the kick of a horse, May
7, 1890. He was recognized as one of the valued and
leading citizens of the community, and took quite a
prominent part in county affairs. He was a
Republican, but though giving a loyal support to the party
he was not a politician in the sense of office-seeking,
rather one who favored safe principles and good officials,
and he capably served in many township offices,
discharging his duties with credit to himself and
satisfaction to all concerned. He made farming his
life work, and led a busy and industrious life.
Well-known and highly-esteemed by all who knew him, his
sudden death was mourned by a large number of sincere
friends. His genuine worth and true nobility gained
him the respect of all, and no one in Ottawa county was
more favorably known. Since his death his faithful
and devoted wife has managed the estate with more than
ordinary ability, and her excellent care has made it
return a good income. She is a consistent member of
the United Brethren Church, and very popular in the social
circles of the township, where she has a host of warm
friends.
(Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 - Pg. 393) |
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JAMES
WASHINGTON LONG (deceased) ranked among the leading
and valued citizen of Ottawa county. He was born in
Pickaway county, Ohio, August 22, 1824, and died at his
home three miles from Elmore, May 22, 1890, respected by
all who knew him. He was a son of Maxwell and
Elizabeth (Reynolds) Long, the former of whom was born
about 1797, and became one of the pioneer settlers of the
Buckeye State.
Amid the wild scenes of frontier life James Long
was reared, and after arriving at manhood's estate he
married Sophronia Thompson, of Harris township,
Ottawa Co., Ohio. To this union came four children -
Philander, who was born April 4, 1845; Diana
Elizabeth, born January 5, 1847; Maxwell, born
March 19, 1849; and Harvey, born March 3, 1850.
Of these two are deceased - Maxwell, who died April
19, 1849, and Harvey, who passed away March 12,
1889. The mother of this family died November 20,
1851. On April 12, 1854, Mr. Long was
married, his second union being with Mary Wainwright,
of Harris township, Ottawa county. They
became the parents of nine children - Ellen H.,
born February 16, 1855; Napoleon, born September 6,
1857, died April 15, 1877; Cora M., born May 19,
1859; Frank E., born February 28, 1860, died May
22, 1880; Dora E., born May 28, 1862, died June 18,
1866; Lulu M., born June 19, 1869, died November 4,
1889; Edgar, born January 21, 1872, died on the
16th of May following; and one who died in infancy
in 1874.
James W. Long came to Ottawa county when it
was almost an unbroken wilderness and settling in the
midst of the forest cleared and developed a farm three
miles from the village of Elmore, making for himself and
family a pleasant home on the south bank of the Portage
river. From the days of his earliest residence here
he was prominently identified with the development and
progress of this region. He had charge of the
erection of the bridge over the Portage river at Elmore,
and was for two terms a trustee of Harris township, while
for several terms he served in the position of Justice of
the peace. As county commissioner of Ottawa county
he was for some years prominently identified with the work
of public improvement, and was always interested in
everything pertaining to the general welfare.
Various business enterprises occupied his time and
attention. In his earlier years he was engaged in
the manufacture of staves in connection with a firm in
Cleveland. He was also employed as overseer of a
gang of men of the construction of the Lake Shore railroad
through northern Ohio, but he devoted the best ten or
fifteen years of his life to agricultural pursuits,
carrying on that business with the same progressiveness
and enterprise that characterized all his dealings.
His life was ever a busy and useful one, indolence and
idleness being utterly foreign to his nature. His
political support in his younger years was given to the
Whig party, but he afterward joined the ranks of the
Democrats. He was a fluent speaker, fond of debate
and could present his side of the question with force, at
the same time never losing sight of the most assailable
places in an opponent's argument. He was laid to
rest in the Guss Cemetery, near Elmore, and the community
mourned the loss of one who had been an important factor
in Ottawa county's history.
MRS. DIANA E. BINKLEY, the
daughter of James W. and Sophronia (Thompson) Long,
was born January 5, 1847, and completed her education at
St. Johns, Mich., after which she was for several years
successfully engaged in teaching. On October 7,
1869, she became the wife of Amos Binkley, of
Fremont, Ohio, who was born June 30, 1847, in that City
and there obtained his education. His father,
Samuel Binkley, was born in October, 1822, and married
Christiana Albert, who was born September 1, 1823,
and died April 10, 196. His paternal grandparents
were John and Mary (Fisher) Binkley, the latter
born in Northumberland county, Penn., October 15, 1802.
Their marriage was celebrated in 1819, and they became the
parents of fourteen children, six sons and eight
daughters, nine of whom were living at the time of the
mother's death, which occurred April 25, 1895, when she
had reached the advanced age of almost ninety-three years.
She left ninety-eight grandchildren, two hundred and
thirty great-grandchildren and twenty-five
great-great-grandchildren, making a total of three hundred
and fifty-three descendants living, probably more than any
other woman in the county. She was buried in
Muskallonge Cemetery, near her father and mother, while
her husband was buried in Allen county, where he died.
Shortly after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Binkley
removed to Benton township, Ottawa county, where they
lived for twelve years. The succeeding eight years
were passed at Ricky Ridge, and they then returned to her
father's old farm, where they now live. They have
four children - Althie May, born July 26, 1870, who
was married May 18, 1888, to Gilbert Gee, of Rocky
Ridge, by whom she has two children, Diana and
Lula; Alma Maud, born August 28, 174, who died
in infancy; Lenora Louisa, born March 4, 1876, who
was married April 18, 1894, to Oscar Hess, and has
one child Willella; and Willella Zula, born
June 3, 1883. The family is one of prominence in the
community, being both widely and favorably known.
(Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 - Pg. 734) |
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PETER F. LONZ,
a grape grower on Middle Bass Island, Ottawa county, was
born Mar. 5, 1857, in Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio, son of
Peter and Mary (Werber) Lonz, who were born,
respectively, in Prussia and in Baden, Germany; both are
still living, having their home in Sandusky.
Peter F. Lonz was reared to manhood and educated
in Sandusky, and has been engaged principally in
agricultural pursuits since boyhood. In 1876 he
came to Middle Bass, and has since been a continuous
resident thereof, engaged in grape growing and wine
making. On Apr. 13, 1882, Peter F. Lonz was
united in marriage with Marguretta Siegrist, and
they have had four children, three of whom are now
living, namely: Cora Rosa M. born Aug. 31,
1884; George F. A., born Jan. 12, 1887; and
Louisa Anna, born Jan. 15, 1889. Mrs. Lonz
is a daughter of John and Margueretta Siegrist.
Mr. Lonz has served as a school director two terms.
In his political views he is a Democrat. He is
well-known in Put in-Bay township, and throughout the
county generally, has held many offices of trust, and in
all of them has performed his duty with fidelity.
He is a an of good use of his opportunities, possessing
sterling honesty, which has characterized his conduct
throughout life, and has won for him a high place in the
esteem and confidence of his fellow men.
* Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 397 |
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E. G. LOVE, a
rising young attorney at law of Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, is a native of Ohio, born May 22, 1864, at
Crestline, Crawford county, a son of Rev. N. B. C.
Love, D. D., and Eliza (Ginn) Love. The
father was for many years an itinerate minister of the
M. E., Central Ohio Conference, also a prominent
Sunday-school worker, and was for seven years president
of the Island Park Assembly, of Rome City, Indiana.
Our subject attended the public schools of different towns at
which his father preached until he was seventeen years
of age, at which time he went to Ohio Wesleyan
University, at Delaware, Ohio, where he attended college
two years, and then , on account of inability of his
father to furnish funds to enable him to complete a
college course, he struck out for himself. He
worked a couple of years at various occupations, about a
year as common laborer at the Milburn Wagon Works,
Toledo, Ohio, and then one year as assistant shipping
clerk. Returning home at the age of twenty one, he
entered the law office of Judge Malcolm Kelly,
at Port Clinton, and began the study of law, remaining
as a student, in the capacity of the Judge's assistant
in his office work, for about two years; then for one
year attended the Cincinnati Law College, from which he
graduated May 23, 1888, with the degree of Batchelor of
Laws. About a month prior to graduation he was
admitted to practice law in all the courts of Ohio.
On his return from college after the completion of his
collegiate course, he located at Port Clinton, where he
has been practicing ever since. In October, 1892,
he was admitted to practice law in the circuit and
district courts of the United States, and has a large
practice in State and United States courts. In
June, 1887, Mr. Love married Miss Nettie
McRitchie, daughter of Judge D. R. McRitchie,
of Port Clinton, Ohio, and they have two daughters:
Helen and Marguerite.
* Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 390 |
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DANIEL
M. LOWE, a farmer and wholesale butcher of Allen
township, Ottawa county, was born in Franklin county,
Penn., Mar. 16, 1845, and is a son of Philip and Mary
Nancy (Lowery) Lowe, of the same place. He
received his early education in the district schools of
his native county, and for sometime worked by the month
on various farms, afterward returning home and learning
the blacksmith's trade with his father, which occupation
he followed some three years. At the expiration of
that time he became overseer of slaves on a plantation
in Maryland, remaining there two years, or until the
beginning of the Civil war in 1861.
On leaving Maryland, Mr. Lowe returned home and
assisted his father upon the farm for about four months,
when he went to Sunset County, Penn., and worked in a
tannery for the same length of time. Although he
did not enlist as a soldier, Mr. Lowe had some
exciting experiences during the war. While in
Somerset county, the Rebels cross the Potomac and the
owner of the tannery with his employes were obliged to
leave their occupation. They fled to Yorktown,
with a string of twenty=two six-horse teams,, with
neighbors and people from different parts of the
country. There they remained three weeks until the
enemy was repulsed, when they returned to their work.
The came however was of short duration, as the Rebels
again came upon them, and forced our subject and his
employer to take refuge in the mountains, with the same
stock. There they hid for three days, and then
once more returned to the tannery, only to be driven out
the third time, the Rebels this time carrying off the
best of the farm stock, including his father's
Discouraged in his attempts to go on with his work at
this point, Mr. Lowe again returned to his
father's home, but even here his ill-luck pursued him.
One day out on a creek near his home, he was seized by a
party of enemy and forced to drive the stock belonging
to his neighbors to their camp across the Potomac.
Here he was kept as a prisoner four days, herding
cattle. Watching his opportunity, he got away one
dark night and reached his home in safety. He
worked on the farm some six months when he was again
surprised by the Rebels which invaded our country, this
time taking with them the remainder of the farm stock.
Mr. Lowe remained on the
old homestead until his marriage, Mar. 30, 18564, to
Miss Susan A. Talhelm, daughter of William and
Susan Talhelm, of Washington township, Franklin Co.,
Penn. He then came to Ohio locating in Sandusky
county in 1866, and for two years worked by the month on
a farm, at the end of that time renting a farm for
himself. In 1878 he removed to Clay (then Allen)
township, and in addition to farming took up the
business of a butcher, in both of which pursuits he has
been successful, having a good trade in the surrounding
county, and a fine, productive farm. Mr.
and Mrs. Lowe are the parents of ten children, of
whom the following record ins given: Susan A.,
born Apr. 9, 1866, is the widow of Charles
Brown, and the mother of two children, one of whom
lives with his grandfather, our subject, the other at
Lulu, Mich.; Emma C., born Sept. 18, 1867, is the
wife of Jacob Youncker, a farmer in Allen
township, and they have three children; Clara E.,
born Oct. 18, 1869, married William Jacobs, and
resides in Coleman, Mich. (she is the mother of five
children); Albert, born June 4, 1871; William
C., June 15, 1873 ; John P., Mar. 24, 1875;
Franklin D., Jan. 3, 1877, died May 12, 1882;
Herman E., born Oct. 18, 1878; Jessie B.,
born July 14, 1881; Myrtle M., born Jan. 3, 1884,
died May 6, of the same year.
Philip Lowe, grandfather of our subject was of
Scotch nativity. His son (also named Philip0) the
father of our subject, who was born in Franklin county,
Penn., where he carried on farming and also
blacksmithing. He married Nancy Lowery, who
was of Pennsylvania birth, and ten children were born to
them, viz: William, Philip, John, Martin, Daniel,
Josiah, Henry, Jacob, Barbara and Susan.
The wife of our subject was born in Pennsylvania.
Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania, the father
born Oct. 5, 1845, and they are still living in
Pennsylvania. Her grandparents were born in
Germany. Mr. Lowe is an ardent Republican,
and with his family attends the Church of the United
Brethren.
(Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896) |
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JOHN LUTZ
(deceased) was one of the pioneer settlers of Middle
Bass Island, Ottawa county, and a prominent and
progressive citizen, taking an active part in such
matters as would promote the advancement of the
interests of his community. He was a son of
Christopher and Margaret (Snyder) Lutz, wand
was born Aug. 15, 1827, near Canton, Ohio, where he was
educated and reared to manhood.
In 1851, when it was still in its wild and uncultivated
state, John Lutz settled on Middle Bass Island,
where for a number of years he followed fishing and
farming for a livelihood, and in later years devoted his
attention more particularly to the culture of grapes his
extensive vine-yards bespeaking good judgment and
industry on his part. On July 3, 1860,
John Lutz was united in marriage at Sandusky, Erie
County, with Victoria Delauria, daughter of
Charles and Flrence (Lisperans) Delauria, and seven
children have graced this union, viz.: ALBERT,
born Feb. 24, 1852, Julia A., born Nov. 7, 1863;
Charles B., born May 18, 1866; Miles B.,
born Feb. 27, 1870; Arthur J., born Aug. 15,
1873; Sarah M., born Nov. 12, 1877; and Frank
F., born Dec. 14, 1879.
Mr. Lutz was a perfect type of manhood,
possessing unusual physical powers and endurance, and
being endowed with mental vigor no less remarkable.
Often he went beyond the requirements of the Golden
Rule, and throughout his well-spent life was constantly
doing for others more than he would have asked others to
do for him under similar circumstances. In those
early pioneer days, when the struggle for existence was
so hard and the opportunities for lending a helping hand
were so numerous, he often taxed his physical powers to
their utmost in assisting his neighbors and friends, and
would not hesitate to give his last dollar in cases of
urgent need. He was active and indefatigable in
every good work, and contributed his full share toward
laying broad and deep the foundations of morality and
good society that have given Middle Bass its honorable
history. He passed away, honored by all who knew
him, and to his life work and to the example of pioneers
such as John Lutz Middle Bass Island owes a
lasting debt of gratitude.
ALBERT LUTZ, eldest son of
John Lutz, resides on Middle Bass Island, close to
the homestead farm where he was born and reared to
manhood. HE is one of the young, progressive men
of the island, and is extensively engaged in grape
growing. On Dec. 9, 1894, he was united in
marriage with Miss Etta Pelton, who was born in
Syracuse, N. Y., daughter of David and Ann Pelton.
In politics Albert Lutz is a Republican. He
is a man of broad views, keen, quick perceptions,
sterling integrity and a spotless reputation, qualities
that have gained for him the confidence and respect of
all who knew him.
* Source: Commemorative
Biographical Records of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 743 |
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