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History of Putnam County, Ohio,
by George D. Kinder,
Publ. B. F. Bowen & Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
1915

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  JOSEPH WEBSTER NEILLJoseph Webster Neill, one of the best-known agriculturists of Greensburg township, Putnam county, Ohio, is a native born son of this county, having first seen the light of day on his father's farm on Nov. 16, 1859.  He is a son of Seth W. and Mary A. (Shank) Neill, the former born in Hagerstown, Maryland, and the latter a native of this county.  Seth W. was a son of John and Anna (Crow) Neill who, in their youth, were among the earlier settlers of this county.  They became acquainted during the early pioneer days and were married, locating on a farm in section 11 of Greensburg township, where they passed through the experiences common to pioneers in a new country.  They were the parents of seven children, namely: Webster, J. T., Martin, William A., Susan, Samantha and Elizabeth.  John Neill died on Mar. 27, 1863, at the age of fifty-eight years.  His wife had preceded him into the Great Beyond by a few days only, her death having occurred on Mar. 8, 1863, when in the forty-ninth year of her age.  Seth W. Neill secured such education as the schools of that time afforded, being, however, rather limited in their scope, but he received from his careful father the best training in the art of successful husbandry.  He remained with his father for a time after his marriage, on Apr. 19, 1857, to Mary A. Shank, a daughter of Jonas and Fanny Shank.  They were among the early settlers of this county, having come here from their native home in Maryland.  Their children were Susan, Elizabeth, Saphronica, Mary, Joseph, Samuel, Christian, John and Jonas.  After a few months spent in his parental home, Seth W. Neill took his bride to the eighty-acre farm, which he had secured in section 11 of Greensburg township, where he made his hoe for the balance of his life.  It was there the children of the family were born and reared.  Beside Joseph Webster Neill, who was the second child of the family in order of birth, there were:  John Allison, born on Mar. 1, 1858; Samuel Morton born on Dec. 28, 1861, and died on Sept. 23, of the following year, while still a small child and while the father of the family was at the front during the Civil War.  Seth Edwin born on Jan. 25, 1864; Saphronica Ann born on May 28, 1866; Mary Emma born on Dec. 1, 1868, the latter now deceased; Cora Edith born on Mar. 1, 1871, and Jonas Sheldon, an infant, who died at birth, was born on Jan. 16, 1874; William Orlan born on Apr. 21, 1875, and Oscar Delos, the youngest of the family, born on May 17, 1878.
     On Aug. 11, 1862, when a young man of twenty-six years, and with a wife and three small children, Seth W. Neill so strongly felt the call of his country in her time of need, that he laid aside his personal interests and donned a suit of blue as a private in Company I, Ninety-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.  He entered service under Captain Hawkey and scarcely more than a month after his enlistment, on September 21 following, he was sent to the United States military hospital at Covington, Kentucky,
where he remained for over a month.  On Oct. 29 he was ordered home for a rest and entered the service again within a short time.  However, he had become so disabled, physically, owing to the illness contracted in the service, that he was found to be unfit for duty and was sent home.  He was honorably discharged and later pensioned.  He spent the balance of his life on his farm, and there passed away on Sept. 8, 1899.  His widow survived for a number of years, her life on earth ending on Nov. 18, 1914.  Both Seth W. Neill and wife were faithful members of the Christian church, and in the tenets of that faith they reared their family.
     When a lad Joseph Webster Neill attended the district schools near his home and assisted his father during vacation periods.  After leaving school, he farmed by renting fields, for a few years before marriage.  On Dec. 31, 1884, he was united in marriage with Mary E. Timmons, a native of this county and a daughter of Joshua and Catherine TimmonsJoseph Neill and his bride took up their residence in section 11, of Greensburg township, on a farm adjoining that formerly occupied by his father, where they have continued to since make their home.  This farm consists of one hundred and fifty-five acres and is in every respect well kept.  The residence and all buildings are in a good state of repair, and everything about the place is neat and orderly, bespeaking the well-regulated mind and business ability, of its owner.
     Joshua Timmons, father of Joseph Neill's wife, was born in Piqua county, this state, and his wife was a native of Pennsylvania.  They met and were married in this county and after marriage settled on a farm in Perry township.  To them was born a family of twelve children, as follow:  Alice, John, Daniel, Samuel, Peter, Mary, Helena, Lucy, Louisa, Laura, Emma and Nancy.
     Joseph Webster and Mary E. (Timmons) Neill are the parents of four children, Louis Alfred, born on Dec. 8, 1885; Lottie Alice, born on Mar. 23, 1889; Robert Homer, born on June 16, 1891, and Ora Joseph, born on Jan. 18, 1894. Lottie Alice is the wife of Leonard McEldery, a farmer of Pleasant township, this county, and is the mother of one child, Margaret Marie; Robert Homer attended the township schools when a boy, and later, securing a higher education, taught school for three terms, when he took a course in the business college at Ottawa and later studied at the agricultural college at Ada; Ora Joseph, the youngest of the family, remains with the father, assisting him in the work of the home place; Louis Alfred, the eldest of the family, was united in marriage, on Mar. 20, 1912, to Miss Bessie Wirth, a daughter of George and Mary Ann Wirth, both natives of this county.  George Wirth is a son of Samuel and Mary Magdalena Wirth, both of whom were natives of Germany, and upon emigrating to this country, came directly to this county, where they passed the remainder of their lives.  George Wirth received his education in the public schools of this county and worked with his father on the home farm.  On Dec. 13, 1885, he was united in marriage to Mary Ann Guyton, and to their union, were born six children, as follows: Matilda, Mary, deceased; Frank, Charles, Bessie, wife of Louis Alfred Neill, and Alta.  After marriage, George Wirth and wife moved to the farm of one hundred and sixty acres where they lived for many years and where his widow still resides.  He is now deceased.  To Louis Alfred Neill and wife have been born two children, Thelma, born on Dec. 30, 1911, and Catherine Jane, born on Jan. 27, 1913.  The Neill family are well known through this section and both father and sons are regarded as men of industry and integrity and among the most substantial citizens of the community.
Source:  History of Putnam County, Ohio, by George D. Kinder, Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen & Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - Page 727
  JOSEPH NIENBERG.  Since 1858, Joseph Nienberg has been a resident of Putnam county, Ohio, and has spent his whole career, in Glandorf, since locating in the county.  He learned the tinner's trade when a young man and followed that vocation until he was about thirty-five years of age.  Later he engaged in the hardware business, and as he prospered from year to year, added various other departments to his store, until he now has three separate stores in Glandorf.  An interesting feature of the success of Mr. Nienberg is the fact that seven of his eight children are partners in the business.
     Joseph Nienberg, the son of B. H. and Angela (Sprehe) Herkinhoff-Nienberg, was born in Minster, Auglaize county, Ohio, in 1843.  His father was born in Hanover, Germany, and was probably about twenty years of age when he came to America, and located at Minster, in Auglaize county, Ohio.
     B. H. Nienberg started in as a farm hand after locating in Auglaize county, and, after his marriage, engaged in the mercantile business in connection with which he ran a bakery.  He was a business in Minster, Ohio, until his death.  The wife of B. H. Nienberg was born in Ausnabruk, Germany, and was married in her native land to H. Herkinoff, and came with him to America and located at Minster, where he died, leaving her with two sons, Herman and Frank.  To her second marriage, to Mr. Nienberg, were born six children, Mary, Joseph, William, Annie, Agnes and Dine.
     Joseph Nienberg
was reared, until he was fifteen years of age, in Minster, and there received a good common school education.  He came to Glandorf, Putnam county, Ohio, in 1858 and made his home with his aunt, Mrs. Henry Wedaking.  After coming to Glandorf he learned the tinner's trade, and followed it for many years.  He went into the tinner business for himself about 1861, to which he added a stock of stoves.  He started a dry goods tore about 1870, and has operated it ever since.  He and Joseph Thome, his brother-in-law, started a hardware store in 1894, which they continued in partnership until 1898, when Mr. Thome died.  Mr. Nienberg then continued the business alone until 1909, when he took several of his children into partnership with him.  He added a furniture store in 1910, so that the family now have three separate stores in Glandorf, a hardware store, a dry goods and general merchandise establishment, and a furniture store.  These stores do a big business in Glandorf, and the surrounding community, and it is safe to say that Mr. Nienberg does more business than any other man in the village.  Joseph Nienberg ha been twice married.  He was first married, in 1866, to Annie C. Kemper, who was born in Glandorf, the daughter of R. H. Kemper and wife.  Mr. Kemper was a native of Germany and located in Glandorf about a year after the village was established.  Her first took a contract to build part of the old Ohio canal, and after that operated a store in Glandorf and farmed.  The first wife of Mr. Nienberg died about fifteen years after her marriage, leaving no children.
     Mr. Nienberg married Vernonica Thome in 1881.  She was a native of Glandorf and is a daughter of Nicholas and Agatha (Bockhold) Thome, early settlers in Glandorf.  Her father was a wagonmaker and, in the early days, made cradles for cradling wheat.  Mr. and Mrs. Thome spent the remainder of their lives in Glandorf.  To the second marriage of Mr. Nienberg have been born seven sons and one daughter, Benjamin A., who married Julia Borman, and has four sons, Carl, Harold, Paul and John; Harry, who first married Frances Smith, and after her death.  Dalia Rampe, who is the mother of one son, Walter; Joseph F., who married Maggie Unverferth, and has one daughter, Frances; Edward, who married Clara Geier, and has two sons, George and Raymond, and four children who are single, Oscar, Mary, Frank and William.  The last two boys are twins.  All of the children are now partners with their father in business, except Edward, who runs the home farm of eighty-three acres, near Glandorf.
     The Nienberg family are all the loyal members of the Catholic church at Glandorf, and are interested in its welfare and are generous contributors to its support.
Source:  History of Putnam County, Ohio, by George D. Kinder, Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen & Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - Page 370
  CELESTIAN NOIROT, JR.   Palmer township, Putnam county, Ohio, has many excellent farmers and many excellent citizens, among whom is Celestian Noirot, Jr., who owns a splendid farm in section 13, in this township.  Mr. Noirot is a native of the township where he now lives.  Here he has spent all of his life.  He is widely acquainted in this section of Putnam county and is recognized as a citizen of high standing and intelligence in the community where he lives.  Mr. Noirot has had much to do with the agricultural progress and prosperity of Putnam county, and, from any standpoint, is entitled to representation in a volume of this character.
     Celestian Noirot, Jr., was born on Dec. 23, 1869, in Palmer township, Putnam county, Ohio.  He is the son of Celestian, Sr., and Victoria Noirot.
     Celestian Noirot, Sr., was born in the village of Boncourt, France, on Aug. 10, 1835.  He came to America with his parents, Francis and Francois (Raslot) Noirot, who were also natives of the village of Boncourt, France, and who settled in Hancock county on a farm.  They lived here for a time and later moved to Putnam county, Ohio, in 1862, settling on forty acres in Palmer township, where the land was heavily timbered and in a swampy condition.  Celestian Noirot, Sr., was a farmer.  He accompanied his parents to Putnam county and farmed in a general way all of his life.  He also learned the plasterer's trade in Hancock county and followed this, together with farming.  He followed this trade in Putnam county and many buildings were plastered by him.  The forty acres in Palmer township were, in time, increased to over two hundred.  Celestian Noirot, Sr., followed his trade in Findlay, Ohio, walking back and forth to his farm in Palmer township.  He was married in Findlay, Ohio, and after his marriage returned to Putnam county.  He and his wife have been the parents of nine children: Joseph, deceased; Celestian, deceased; Mrs. Helen Kerns, of Miller City; Victoria, deceased; Celestian, Jr., the subject of this sketch; George, who lives in Canada; Mrs. Emma Royal, of Dekalb county, Indiana, and Theodore, of Miller City. Celestian Noirot, Sr., served as supervisor and school director, and, with these two exceptions, has held no offices.  He is a Democrat and is a member of the St. Nicholas church at Miller City.  He lives with his son, Celestian, Jr., on the farm, but is retired.  He is a man of good reputation and has done much for his children.  He has been a hard worker and has seen many joys and sorrows. He is now past eighty years of age.  The mother of Celestian Noirot, Jr., was born in Alsace, France, and came to America with her mother.  Her mother became seasick on the vessel during the rough voyage and died five days after landing' in this country.  Mrs. Noirot then came to Findlay, Ohio, with her brother George and others.  She remained there for some time, and after her marriage came to Putnam county with her husband.  She was born on Aug. 15, 1841, and died on Aug. 17, 1907, at the age of seventy-four years and two days.  She was a devout member of the St. Nicholas church at Miller City.
     Celestian Noirot, Jr., was reared a farmer and grew up on his father's farm in Palmer township.  He was educated in the district schools of the township.  Mr. Noirot was married on Jan. 29, 1896, to Elizabeth Jones,  the daughter of Joseph and Malinda (Lanning) Jones.  Mrs. Noirot's father was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, and grew up on the farm there with his parents.  He was educated and married in that county.  After his marriage he went from Guernsey county to Illinois, where he remained for eight years on a farm.  He then returned to Guernsey county and built a saw-mill, which business he followed for about two years.  He then came to Putnam county and settled where Continental, Ohio, now stands. This land was heavily timbered and swampy at the time.  Here he built a saw-mill, and, having brought the mill material with him from Guernsey county, began operating it.  Mrs. Noirot was then ten years of age.  Mr. Jones followed the saw-mill business here for some time and then in different parts of the state, wherever the timber was thick.  He moved to Knockatee, Florida, in 1911, where he is engaged in the saw-filing business.  He is an expert at this trade.  He also owns two orange groves in Florida.  He married Malinda Lanning in Guernsey county.  She is still living.  She was born in Guernsey county, Sept. 10, 1856.  She grew up in this county and was educated there.
     To Joseph and Malinda Jones the following children were born: John, who lives in Palmer township; Elizabeth, subject's wife; Mrs. Emma Horning of New Bavaria; Charles, who lives in Alabama; Jesse, of Salesville, Mississippi; Howard, of Holmesville, Ohio; Edna, of Coshocton, Ohio; Mrs. Blanche McKelrey, of Oriville, Ohio; Ida and Clyde, twins, the former of Palmer township and the latter of Knockatee, Florida; Hazel and Walter, both of Knockatee, Florida.
     Celestian Noirot, Jr., grew up on the homestead farm in Palmer township and was educated in the district schools.  He remained at home until twenty-four years of age.  His father gave him eighty acres of land in section 13 of Palmer township before his marriage.  He cleared about twenty acres of this farm before his marriage, and after his marriage moved to this farm, built the buildings, cleared, ditched and fenced the land.
     To Celestian and Elizabeth (Jones) Noirot, Jr., have been born nine children: Lenora, on Feb. 5, 1897; Aug. C., Nov. 15, 1898, died on Oct. 28, 1903; Oscar, Sept. 10, 1899, died on Sept. 4, 1900; Ruth, Oct. 2, 1901; Harmon, Feb. 20, 1904; Jesse, Aug. 16, 1906; Pearl, Jan. 6, 1909; Loretta, Mar. 16, 191 1, and Marie, May 23, 1913.
     Celestian Noirot, Jr., engages in general farming.  He is not a member of any lodge nor has he held any offices.  He is identified with the Democratic party.  He and his family are members of the St. Nicholas Catholic church at Miller City.  Mr. Noirot is a man of congenial temperament.  He is a good farmer and industrious in his habits.  He is a good provider and is interested in his home and family.  He is well informed in all of the relations of life and keeps everything on his farm in good condition.
Source:  History of Putnam County, Ohio, by George D. Kinder, Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen & Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - Page 1056
  THEODORE NOIROT, JR.   Putnam county, Ohio, has reason to take pride in the personnel of her farmers and business men, one of whom, Theodore Noirot, is well known throughout the county, not only as a successful farmer, but as the field manager for the Continental Sugar Beet Company.  There is a rather full measure of satisfaction in presenting even a brief resume of Mr. Noirot's life and achievements.  Some time ago, however, Mr. Noirot rented out his farm in Palmer township and has lived more or less retired since, in Miller City, Ohio.
     Theodore Noirot was born on July 5, 1875, in Palmer township, Putnam county, Ohio.  He is the son of Celestian and Victoria NoirotCelestian Noirot was born- in the village of Boncourt, France, August 10, 1835, and came to America with his parents, Francis and Francois (Raclot) Noirot, who were also natives of the village of Boncourt, France and who settled in Hancock county, Ohio, on a farm.  They were here for a time, and later moved to Putnam county, Ohio, in 1862.  They settled on forty acres of land, in Palmer township, at a time when the land was heavily timbered and in a swampy condition.  Celestian Noirot was reared a farmer and came with his parents to Putnam county, Ohio, and farmed in a general way all of his life.  He also learned the plasterer's trade in Hancock county and followed this, along with farming.  Later, he followed this trade in Putnam county and worked on many buildings.  His forty acres in Palmer township was increased to more than two hundred acres.  Celestian Noirot worked at his trade at Findlay, Ohio, during which time he walked from his farm, in Palmer township, to Findlay and back again.  Celestian Noirot was married in Findlay, Ohio, but later moved to Putnam county.  He and his wife had eight children, Joseph, Celestian and Victoria, all deceased; Mrs. Helen Kerns; of Miller City; Celestian, Jr., who lives in Palmer township; George, who lives in Canada; Mrs. Emma Royal, who lives in Dekalb county, Indiana, and Theodore, the subject of this sketch.  Celestian Noirot has held no offices except that of township supervisor and school director.  He is not a member of any lodge.  In politics, he is a Democrat.  He is a member of St. Nicholas's Catholic church at Miller City, and is still living with his son, Celestian, Jr.  He has retired from active farming.  He is a man of good reputation and has done much for his children.  He has been a hard worker, gone through many sorrows, and has also been blessed with much happiness.  Celestian Noirot is now past eighty years of age.  His wife, who was born in Alsace, France, came to America with her mother who became sick on board the vessel and died five days after landing in this country.  Mrs. Celestian Noirot came to Findlay, Ohio, with her brother, George, and others.  She stayed in Findlay for some time and, after her marriage, moved to Putnam county, Ohio, with her husband.  She was born on August IS, 1841, and died on August 17, 1907, at the age of seventy-four years and one day. She was a good woman and an excellent mother.  She was a devout member of St. Nicholas's Catholic church, at Miller City.
     Theodore Noirot grew up on the home place and was educated in the township district schools of Palmer township.  He was reared a farmer and has been active since early youth.  He is an excellent farmer and, after leaving home, he purchased eighty acres of good land in section 15, of Palmer township, and farmed this until recently, when he rented it and moved to Miller City at which time Mr. Noirot retired from active farming.  He erected all of the buildings on his farm and otherwise improved it.  On Jan. 1, 1915, Mr. Noirot accepted a position as field manager of the continental Sugar Beet Company, of Findlay, Ohio.  He is now active in this work.
     Theodore Noirot was the father of seven children, Joseph, born on Jan. 25, 1896; Harvey, August 15, 1898; Albert, October, 1899; Ethel, Apr. 12, 1901; Russell, Oct. 13, 1902; Chester, Apr. 5, 1904; and Viola, Jan. 26, 1906.  All of these children are living with their father at his residence in Miller City.
     Theodore Noirot was constable of Palmer township and Miller City for five years and gave efficient service. He is well liked, is a congenial man and a good "mixer."  He is not a member of any lodge but is a Democrat in politics and active in the councils of his party.n He is a member of the St. Nicholas's Catholic church at Miller City.
Source:  History of Putnam County, Ohio, by George D. Kinder, Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen & Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - Page 856
  VICTOR NOIROT.    Putnam county is fortunate in the number and character of its farmers, and much of the material prosperity of the county can be attributed to the fact that its farmers have kept abreast of the times.  It can hardly be questioned that the farmer is an index to the civilization of a community.  If the farmers are progressive and up-to-date, it follows that the standard of living in that community will be higher.  Thousands of banks have been organized within the last few years in order to supply the needs of the farmers, and according to one authority, the farmer and his crop furnish the bulk of the money for most of the smaller banks throughout the United States.  The wholesome living, which is the good fortune of the farmer, is a big factor in keeping up the general tone of a county.  The business men of the towns are drawing the men for their employees from the country, and everywhere it is noted that the men who are rising to prominence in the various activities of life were born and reared on the farm.  Putnam has long been known as one of the very best farming counties of the state, and its excellent farmers have been one of the greatest factors in the material advancement of the county.  Among the many excellent farmers of Putnam county there is no one who stands higher in the estimation of his neighbors than Victor Noirot, of Monroe township."
     Victor Noirot was born on Sept. 7, 1857, in Hancock county, Ohio, and is the son of Lawrence and Mary (Bouvier) Noirot
     Lawrence Noirot was the son of Francis C. and Frances (Raclor) Noirot, the former of whom was born in 1798, in the village of Boncourt, County Manly, department of Hontmarn, France, and united in marriage to Frances Raclor in 1823, at the same village.  Frances Raclor was born in the village where she was married, in December, 1800, and died on Feb, 28, 1898.  He died Sept. 26, 1866, in Henry county, Ohio.   Before leaving France, Francis Noirot was mayor of Boncourt, France.  They came to America with their family on Oct. 27, 1853, and finally settled at Findley, Hancock. county, Ohio, with their children, Frances, Nicholas, Claude, Anna, Mary, Celestian, John and Velaria.  One child, Magdelena, had died in France, and one son, Lawrence, came afterward.  He was the father of the subject of this sketch.  They came by way of New York City to Hancock county, and were farmers there for a time.  Later, they removed to Putnam county, and here were among the early settlers, experiencing all the privations of pioneer life.  Subsequently, they removed to Henry county, Ohio. 
     Lawrence Noirot, the father of Victor, was born on August 9, 1830, in France, and grew up there, coming to America at the age of twenty-six, in 1856.  His father, mother and family, had come three years previously, in 1853.  Lawrence Noirot came immediately to Hancock county by way of New Orleans.  While in the South he contracted the yellow fever, and was laid up for three years in Hancock county, Ohio.  Lawrence Noirot was married in 1856, to Mary Bouvier (a daughter of Claude Bouvier), a native of France, born on Jan. 6, 1840.  He was a farmer in Hancock county for a time, but later, in 1861, removed to Putnam county, and settled in Palmer township, where he farmed until March, 1887, when he moved to Defiance county, Ohio, where he farmed till his death, in August, 1867, at the age of sixty-seven years.  He owned one hundred and sixty acres of land in Defiance county.  Mrs. Mary Noirot, who was Mary Bourvier before her marriage, died on Dec. 24, 1911, at the age of seventy-one years.  Her parents were farmers and early settlers of Hancock county, Ohio, where they lived until their death. Lawrence and Mary (Bouvier) Noirot had seven children.  Victoria married John C. Oakley, of Palmer township.  Lawrence was the second child. Josephine married Edward Lafontaine, of Palmer township.  Louis lives in Michigan, William A. lives at Galyard, Michigan, and Sophia, the only child who died.
Source:  History of Putnam County, Ohio, by George D. Kinder, Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen & Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - Page 631
 

 

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