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Commemorative Biographical Records
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Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio

Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.
1896

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  GAVIN WATSON

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  WILLIAM WATSON

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  LAWRENCE WEATHERWAX

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  MRS. NANCY WEATHERWAX

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  EDWARD WEDEKIND is one of the wide-awake, "up-to-date" pushing young business men of Port Clinton, Ottawa County.
     He is a native of Ohio, born Oct. 12, 1863, in Danbury township, Ottawa county, son of Edward and Sophia (Schroeder) Wedekind, well-to-do farming people of Danbury township, where the father died in 1863, leaving one son, Edward.  His widow afterward married Henry Bredbeck, farmer and fruit grower of Danbury township, and they became the parents of seven children, four of whom are not living, viz:  Herbert, born June 10, 1871; Minnie, Dec. 19, 1875; Frederick Feb. 26, 1877; and Estella, Mar. 20, 1879.
     Edward Wedekind, our subject, grew to manhood on a farm, and attended country schools until he was about eighteen years of age; also Port Clinton Normal School.  In 1884, he attended the country schools until he was about eighteen years of age; also Port Clinton Normal School.  In 1884 he attended the Spencerian Business College, Cleveland, Ohio, one term, and in 1885 entered into partnership with H. J. Rohrs, in the hardware business, at Port Clinton.  In July, 1887, he bought out his partner.
     On December 26, 1888, he was united in marriage with Mary J. Richardson, of Port Clinton, Ohio, daughter of David and Pauline (Adelman) Richardson, and their children are: Jesse Rhea and Ralph, born in 1880 and 1891 respectively.  Socially, our subject is a member of the I. O. O. F., K. of P.  (in which he has passed all the Chairs) and National Union.  Politically he is a Democrat. 
* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 693
  A. WEHRLE

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  HERMAN WEHRLE

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  JOHN WELLES

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  HERMAN, WENDT

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  JOHN H. WENDT is an enterprising and popular merchant and fruit grower of Danbury township, Ottawa county, of which township he is a native, having been born Oct. 2, 18643, on the homestead where he still resides.
     His early life was passed amidst the surroundings of a comfortable home and fond, indulgent parents' care.  He received the advantages of a liberal common-school education, and at an early age adopted farming for his life vocation, which he still continues to follow.  In 1887, in connection with agricultural pursuits, he also began merchandising at Marblehead Junction, and by his straight-forward business principles has built up a large and increasing trade, and established an enviable record for honesty and fair dealing.  In 1887 he was appointed postmaster at Danbury, which position he filled seven years to the satisfaction of all concerned.
     In Danbury, Nov. 15, 1882, John H. Wendt was married to Miss Matilda Meter, a daughter of Christian and Dorothy Meter, both natives of Germany, the former of whom is deceased, the latter still making her home in Danbury township.  Mr. and Mrs. Wendt have three children: Lydia S., born May 18, 1883; William H., born Feb. 19, 1885; and Clara, born Feb. 22, 1889.  Politically, our subject affiliates with the Republican party, while in religious faith he and his family attend the Lutheran Church.  He is one of the live progressive men of Danbury township, a good friend and desirable neighbor.  The pleasant social and hospitable qualities of Mr. and Mrs. Wendt are widely known, and they enjoy the esteem and respect of all in the community to a marked degree. 
     Herman Wendt, the father of our subject, was born in the Province of Hanover, Germany, Apr. 14, 1827, was educated in his native land, where he also learned the trade of a cabinet maker.  In 1845 he landed on the shores of the New World, and for about a year after his arrival worked at his trade in New York City.  He came to Ohio in 1846, and for a few years was employed at the cooper's trade at the Plasterbed Mills in Portage township, Ottawa county.  In 1851 he located in Danbury township, where he followed farming until his death, which occurred on the 6th of February, 1894.  He was a true friend, a good neighbor, a loving husband and a kind, indulgent father, and his memory will long be cherished by those who knew him best.
     Herman Wendt was twice married, his first union being with Mrs. Anna Marie Brauer, the widow of Henry Brauer, and of the four children born to this union, three are still living, namely:  Christina, born Apr. 18, 1850, is the wife of Angelus Hauschild, of Salem township, Ottawa county; Anna, born Nov. 18, 1851, is the wife of Henry Windish of Carroll township, Ottawa county; and John H., who forms the subject of this brief sketch, is the third child.  His mother died on the 21st of September, 1855.  The father later wedded Miss Rachel Schwartz, a native of Germany, and to them were born three children, one of whom still survives- John A., born July 18, 1857, makes his home in Chicago.  Mrs. Wendt passed away June 5, 1872.
* Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 565
  CHARLES WHEELER

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  JOHN L. WHEELER, a well-known highly-respected resident of Oak Harbor, is a native of Ottawa county, Ohio, born in Salem township Aug. 22, 1857, a son of Charles and Mary (Fought) Wheeler.
     The father of our subject, a retired agriculturist of Salem township, first saw the light near Bridgeport, Conn., Apr. 27, 1827, being a son of John and Mary (Wheeler) Wheeler, both natives of Connecticut and very early settlers of Ottawa county, they having located near Elmore in 1833, and they were highly-respected residents of that township up to the time of their decease.  Mr. Wheelers educational advantages were confined to those afforded by the old log schoolhouse of half a century ago, his early life being spent in acquiring a thorough knowledge of the many duties in connection with the farm.  When a lad six years of age he came with his parents to Ottawa county, and has been a continuous resident thereof for nearly fifty years, honored and respected by the entire community as a man of sound character and many other excellent qualities.
     Mr. Wheeler was married in Hessville, Sandusky Co., Ohio, July 13, 1847, the lady of his choice being a Miss Mary Fought, daughter of George and Mary Fought, early settlers of Sandusky county.  To this union were born seven children, as follows: Samuel, Levi, John L., Albert, Laura E. (wife of George Fry), Mary Melissa (wife of George Gordon) and Harvey.  The mother passed to the home beyond Nov. 16, 1888.  In 1864 Mr. Wheeler enlisted in Company I, Fifty-fifth O. V. I., and served until the close of the war, being mustered out near Cincinnati in June, 1865, shortly afterward returning to his home in Salem township.  Our subject is one of the few old pioneer settlers who have lived to see what was at one time a vast, unbroken wilderness transformed into thriving towns and prosperous villages.  In his political preferences Mr. Wheeler is a stanch supporter of the Republican party.
     John L. Wheeler, the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch, received his preliminary education in the public schools of his native township, on leaving school served an apprenticeship term to the trade of a plasterer, which vocation he has followed throughout his entire life, and his reputation as a workman and as a citizen who has ever been found willing to do all in his power to advance any cause which has had for its culmination the welfare of his town and county, is a most enviable one indeed.  He was united in marriage, Aug. 22, 1892, with Mrs. Angeline Alice (Young) Smith, widow of Duncan Smith, whose death occurred Nov. 16, 1883, and a daughter of George Young, of Carroll township, Ottawa county.  This union has not been blessed by the birth of any children.  Mrs. Wheeler had three children by her former marriage, viz.: George D., a prominent photographer of Oak Harbor, born Oct. 16, 1874; Alice M., born Oct. 18, 1876, and Emma Jane, born Jan. 1, 1881.  The family enjoy the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends.  Mrs. Wheeler has conducted a millinery bazaar and fancy-goods business ever since her first husband was drowned, some seven years ago; in fact she raised her family in business, and is one of Oak Harbor's brightest and most industrious women.
     GEORGE YOUNG, an enterprising agriculturist, trapper and lumber manufacturer, of Carroll township, father of Mrs. J. L. Wheeler, is a native of Center township, Berks Co., Penn., born Nov. 30, 182_, a son of John and Susannah (Keen) Young natives of Pennsylvania, of German ancestry.  When a lad six years of age Mr. Young came with his parents to Stark county, Ohio, where he received his primary education.  When twenty years of age he left the parental abode and went to Harrison county, Ohio, where he found employment at his trade, that of a carpenter, remaining thereabout six years.  He then moved to Sandusky, Erie county, where he remained until 1850, being employed in the car shops.  In 1851 he embarked in the fishing industry at Port Clinton, Ottawa county, and has since been a continuous resident of that county, for the past twenty-five years extensively engaged in the manufacture of lumber and also in the building of bridges.  He was united in marriage Apr. 28,1846, with Miss Maria Jane Zouvers, daughter of Solomon and Susannah E. (Hoy) Zouvers, born Oct. 2, 1828.  To this union have been born nine children, their names and dates of birth being as follows:  John May 15, 1847; Angeline Alice, Jan. 6, 1850, now the wife of John L. Wheeler, of Oak Harbor; Susanna E., Mar. 26, 1852, wife of George Reid, of Oak Harbor; Mary Jane, May 15, 1854, wife of Morgan Sharpe; Catherine E., Sept. 3, 1856, wife of Louis Daly, of Havana, Huron county; Emma P., Oct. 20, 1858, wife of Martin Smith of Toledo; Marian A., Mar. 18, 1861, wife of H. C. Mylander of Oak Harbor; George D., Apr. 26, 1863; Robert Eugene, Oct. 6, 1865.  Mr. Young has been a member of the board of directors of the Oak Harbor Infirmary for the past six years.
* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 648
  ENOS E. WILLIAMS

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  WILLIAM G. WINSTONE

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  GEORGE W. WIRES

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  OLIVE WIRES

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  ALFRED G. WITTE

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  HENRY WITTY

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  JOHN WITTY

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  WOLCOTTE FAMILY

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  HENRY WONNELL

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  WILLIAM WONNELL

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

 

SAMUEL T. WOOD, the popular and efficient sheriff of Ottawa county, was born in Seneca county, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1841, and is a son of David and Patience (Rolfe) Wood, both natives of Greene county, N. Y., the father born May 25, 1803, the mother born Mar. 7, 1806, and died in Seneca county, Ohio, Mar. 8, 1848.  The father passed away in Clay township, Ottawa county, Aug. 10, 1888.  They were the parents of ten children, six of whom still survive namely: Dorcas, wife of T. P. Taylor, who is living in Genoa, Ohio; Mercy, wife of John Tiplady, who is living in Clay Township, Ottawa county; Samuel T.; Louisa, wife of William Armstrong¸ of Genoa, Ohio; Felinda, wife of Albert Sponable, a resident of Hastings, Mich.; and Francis V., who is located in Fremont, Ohio.  The second in the family of ten children was Mary J., who married Michael Tompkins (now deceased), and died in Genoa, Ottawa Co., Ohio, Nov. 13, 1876; Elizabeth A., the third one of the children, died at Genoa, Oct. 24, 1854; and George, the eighth child, born in September, 1846, died in infancy.
     Our subject was educated in the district schools of his native county, and his boyhood was passed upon the old farm amidst the surroundings of a comfortable home and the care of kind indulgent parents.   When about thirteen years of age he removed to Clay township, Ottawa county, with the family, and continued to aid in the farm work until after he had attained to manhood, when he began farming in his own interest.  For over forty years he was an honored and respected resident of Clay township, where his agricultural pursuits by their success proved his energy and perseverance, while the high estimation in which he was held by the people of the county bore its tribute to his sterling qualities and upright, honorable principles.  On Nov. 6, 1894, he was elected sheriff of the county on the Republican ticket, and abandoning the pursuit he had so long followed, he on Jan. 7, 1895, took possession of the office, removing his family to Port Clinton.
     In Fremont, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1865, Mr. Wood married Maria E. Jones, a native of Ohio, who was born in Pickaway county, Jan. 29, 1842, a daughter of Noah and Ruth Jones.  Her mother still survives at the advanced age of ninety-one years, and resides with our subject in Port Clinton, being probably the oldest living resident of Ottawa county, and undoubtedly one of the most intelligent and interesting old ladies, having a most remarkable memory for dates and events.  She was born in Pendleton county, Va., June 20, 1804, and is a daughter of Uriah and Catherine (Loother) ____, who are also natives of Virginia.  In 1805 the mother and children removed to Pickaway county, Ohio, and six months later was joined by the husband, who at the time of the first removal was serving as sheriff of Pendleton county.  Here he passed away in 1812.  His widow continued to reside in Pickaway county, Ohio, until 1850, when she removed to Fairfield county, this State, where her death occurred in 1858.  In 1826 the mother of Mrs. Wood was married to Noah Jones, and to their union came nine children, as follows:  Benjamin F., born July 14, 1827, now living in Findlay, Ohio; Uriah, born Aug. 28, 1829, now residing in Columbus, Ohio; Rebecca, born Mar. 28, 1832, now the wife of William Adams, of Lithopolis, Ohio; John W., born Aug. 10, 1834, is living at Burnips Corners, Mich.; Daniel W., born May 3, 1837, is living in Genoa, Ohio; Samuel, born June 27, 1839, died Aug. 3, 1846; Maria E. is the wife of our subject; Noah, born May 14, 1844, is located in Toledo; and Nelson A., born Aug. 17, 1846, died June 19, 1880.
     The union of Mr. and Mrs. Wood has been blessed with six children, as follows:  Alonzo, born July 6, 1866, died in infancy; Mary and Martha (twins), born Aug. 10, 1871, and died in infancy; Charles, born July 7, 1875; Lizzie, born Dec. 27, 1872, died Mar. 6, 1876; and Nelson J., born Mar. 18, 1879.
     Mr. Wood manifested his loyalty to the government during the Civil War by joining Company A, Fourteenth O. V. I., Sept. 5, 1861.  He served for three years, participating with his regiment in numerous skirmishes, and some of the most important battles of the war.  AT the battle of Chickamauga, he was taken prisoner by the Confederates, and for forty-three days was held as a captive in the Smith tobacco-house prison, opposite the renowned Libby Prison, in Richmond, Va.  At the expiration of that time with a number of others he was removed to a prison in Danville, Va., where he was held until Feb. 21, 1864, when he succeeded in making his escape, and reaching the lines of the Union army at Brownstown.  For twenty-one days he was travelling toward the Northern army, and enduring untold hardships before he reached his destination.  He was then granted a thirty-days’ furlough, which he spent in visiting his family, rejoining his regiment at Ringgold, Ga., and with his command participating in the Atlanta campaign.  At the capture of Jonesboro, five days after the expiration of his term of service, he was seriously wounded, and when hostilities ceased was sent to the hospital.  Fourteen days later he was honorably discharged, returning to his home in Clay township, Ottawa county.  He had been a faithful soldier, always true to his duties and the cause of the Union arms.
     Mr. Wood is a member of Clay Lodge, No. 584, I. O. O. F., and Elliott Wyman Post, G. A. R.  He is an active worker in the ranks of the Republican party, and in the discharge of his official duties has won the commendation of all concerned.  The family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he and his estimable wife are constant members. Source 1: Commemorative Biographical Records of the
* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page
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  GEORGE WOODWARD, M. D. (deceased), who at time of his death was the oldest and most widely known physician not only in Ottawa but also in adjoining counties, was born in Logan county, Ohio, May 24, 1840, and was a son of Jonathan and Sarah Woodward.  The former was a descendant of one of four Woodward brothers who came from England to America in 1804.  He was born in Chester county, Penn., and his wife was born in the State of Delaware, where her father, who was the owner of the famous Brandywine Springs, kept hotel.  In their family were five children, but only one is now living - Charles, a miller, who resides in Lima, Ohio.
     The Doctor spent his early life in Logan county, and first attended the schools of Bellefontaine, after which he entered college at Kenneth Square, Penn., where he completed the classical course.  He then determined to take up the study of medicine, making its practice his life work, and entered the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1870.  Immediately thereafter he began practice, locating in Castalia, Ohio, where he remained for more than a year.  In 1872 he removed to Ohio Harbor, where he successfully continued the practice of his profession until within a short time of his death.  He was a skilled physician, and the liberal patronage which he received was proof positive of his ability.
     The Doctor was married to Auglaize county, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1863, to Samantha Pepple, a native of that county, who was born in May, 1844, daughter of Maurice R. and Sarah (Richards) Pepple.  They became the parents of five children - Sarah R., who was born July 13, 1864, and is the wife of Elmore E. Gill, a resident of Port Clinton, Ohio; Charles J., born Oct. 9, 1867, a prominent stock farmer of Auglaize county; Horace S., who was born Mar. 27, 1871, and is a medical practitioner of Oak Harbor; Olive, born Sept. 7, 1874; and George, who was born Apr. 5, 1876, and died July 23, 1880.  Dr. Woodward belonged to the Ohio Medical Association, and the Ottawa County Medical Association, and his ability was everywhere recognized by the public and his professional brethren.  He was very successful in his chosen calling, winning a high and well deserved reputation and building up an extensive practice, and he held the office of coroner for over fifteen years.  Socially he was a valued member of the Odd Fellows society at Rocky Ridge.  He passed away in 1893, and the county lost one of its best citizens, the profession an eminent member and his family a devoted husband and father.
     Dr. HORACE WOODWARD, who seems destined to occupy the place which his honored father filled, was born in Logan county, Ohio, and when only a year old was brought by his parents to Oak Harbor, where he has resided continuously since.  He received his elementary education in the public and high schools of that place, and commenced his professional studies by attending Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, where he remained for two years; he then entered the Kentucky School of Medicine at Louisville, Ky., where he then entered the Kentucky School of Medicine at Louisville, Ky., where he was graduated with the class of 1893.  He is still among the noble army of Benedicts.  Since his graduation he has been established in business in Oak Harbor, and his ability, both natural and acquired, has given him high rank in the profession and will bring him still greater success in the future.  He is a young man of worth, and is very popular in the community.
* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 737
  MRS. GEORGE WOODWARD - See GEORGE WOODWARD

* Source:  Commemorative Biographical Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page

  HORACE WOODWARD, M. D. - See GEORGE WOODWARD
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