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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Stark County:
with an outline sketch of
Ohio
Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
1881
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Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
Page 830 |
Sugar Creek Twp. -
JOHN
NETZLY, farmer; P. O. Navarre; born Sept. 4, 1812, in
Lancaster Co., Pa.; is the eldest of a family of four.
His parents were John and Susan (Mellinger) Netzly,
both natives of Lancaster Co. The Netzlys are
of Swiss descent, and two brothers Netzly served in
the Revolutionary War. The father of our subject,
dying when his son was a mere lad, and his mother marrying a
second time, the boy was raised among strangers. In
September, 1835, he came to Sugar Creek Twp., Ohio, partly
on foot, and on April 28 of the following year he married
Mary Hege, born May 8, 1816, in Franklin Co., Pa.,
daughter of Henry and Sarah (Zent) Hege, who came to
Ohio several years previous. Mr. Netzly located
on 64 acres, bought in the fall of 1835 for $1,200.
Since that time he has been a constant resident of the
township, and has now 104 acres of land well situated.
He has six children - Jacob, Hannah A., Samuel, George
W., Jeremiah, and Mary. A son, John,
was killed by a boiler explosion, near Buena Vista, Ind.
Jacob resides in Martinsville, Ill. Mr.
Netzlyis a member of the United Brethren, and in
politics is Liberal.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
Page 962 |
Tuscarawas Twp.
JACOB
NEWSTETTER, farmer; P. O. Massillon; was born April
9, 1830, in this township, on Sec. 12; son of Henry and
Susan (Voris) Newstetter. Jacob remained under the
parental roof until 23 years of age; in June, 1853, he was
married to Amanda Kurtz, who was born Feb. 18, 1846,
in Lawrence Township[, daughter of Adam Kurtz and
Rebecca Steele; in the fall of 1854, he moved to
Lawrence Township, where he lived nine years on the Kurtz
farm; returned to this township in the fall of 1865,
locating on the Grattz farm, situated on the
northeast quarter of Sec. 21, where he has since lived; has
121 acres; has had three children born him, two living -
David F., married, and resides in Greenville; Menetty,
at home. The Newstetter family are all loyal
Republicans from the ancestors down to the last generation.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
Page 806 |
Osnaburg Twp. -
ADAM NIMAN, farmer and wagon maker;
Osnaburg. Among the few in Osnaburg Twp., of foreign
birth is Adam Niman, who was born in Hesse-Darmstadt,
Germany, Feb. 2, 1833, and in the following May, he crossed
the ocean with his parents, John and Barbara (Moelin)
Niman, who located in Columbiana Co. In 1852 the
family moved to Stark Co., working with his father in the
shop in the winter season, and pursuing agriculture in the
other seasons. For many years, Mr. Niman and
his father were the chief wagon makers in the
township, which trade they have pursued up to the present
time, but more limited in late years. In 1851, Mr.
Niman purchased has present home of eighty acres; he has
since added twelve acres to it. Mr. Niman deals
to a limited degree in live stock, sheep being his
preference. He was married Oct. 6, 1867, and from this
union there are four children - Harvey, George W., Levi,
and Frances. In politics he votes with the
Democratic party, having cast his first presidential vote
for James Buchanan. Mr. Niman and family were
all baptized in the Lutheran faith.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
Page 845 |
Jackson Twp. -
ISABELLA NOBLE, widow of Thomas
Noble, farmer; P. O. Massilon; and daughter of Robert
and Isabella (Cooper) Noble, was born in Westmoreland,
England, Mar. 31, 1811, and was married to Thomas Noble
in 1832, who emigrated to America in 1833, and settled in
Jackson Tp. on the farm where she now resides. Mr.
Noble was born in Westmoreland, England, Dec. 24, 1807.
When he came to Jackson Tp. he bought 800 acres of land and
engaged extensively in stock-raising, sheep being his
specialty. He was a man of upright character and
esteemed by all who knew him. He is still fresh in the
memories of many that he has helped start in life, when
money and other necessaries were hard to obtain. In
December, 1847, he departed this life, leaving his widow and
five children to mourn their loss, three of whom are still
living - Thomas, in Illinois; John in Kansas;
Robert, a merchant in Illinois. The two
deceased are, Isabella, who was the wife of S.
Harmount, and William.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
Page 980 |
Osnaburg Twp. -
PETER NUMAN, coal dealer; Osnaburg;
was born Mar. 25, 1827, in Berks Co., Pa. His parents'
names were Peter and Esther (Chrest) Numan. His
father was a native of Pennsylvania. In 1835 he moved
with his parents to Ohio, locating in Osnaburg Twp., three
miles east of the village. Mr. Numan remained
with his parents on this farm until a years after his
marriage to Miss Eleanor Dewalt, May 20, 1847.
In that following March, he rented his father's farm of 120
acres, and remained on same until 1852. After which,
he removed upon his father's newly purchased farm, south of
the first. In 1854, he moved to the Kitt farm.
In 1855, he took up his abode upon the John Numan
land, at which place he began the coal business. In
1856 he purchased the George Numan property, selling
same, he moved to Michigan, in 1857, and bought 80 acres in
Hillsdale Co., Mich. In 1859, Mrs. Numan died,
after which, he returned to Ohio, and engaged for a year and
a half in general merchandising. Dec. 31, 1859, he was
again married, Miss A. C. Long, becoming his wife.
In 1861, removed to Mrs. Lily's farm, Osnaburg Twp.
In 1862 he purchased the American House, Paris, O.,
presiding over it for two years. In 1864 he sold his
farm and hotel, and moved to Wooster, and run the Eagle
House, two years. In 1866 he purchased the Canton 'Bus
Line. In 1874 he sold out his 'Bus Line, and invested
in his present homestead farm of eighty acres. In the
Centennial year he moved upon this land, making coal his
principal business, increasing his production to about
50,000 bushels annually. There are four children
living of the first union, and seven from the second.
In religion he was raised in the Reformed Church, but in
1865, he became a member of the Lutheran Church. At
present, he is a member of the Reformed Church; is a Deacon
and Sunday School Superintendent in same. In member of
I. O. O. F., Lodge No. 39, at Canton, O.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 - Page 845 |
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