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History
of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
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History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
1884
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Salem Twp. -
JAMES A. DALLAS, farmer, P. O. Port
Washington, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, Oct. 3, 1806.
His father, James Dallas, was a native of Loudoun
County, Va.; his mother, Fanny Dallas of Maryland.
They were pioneers of Belmont County, emigrating there in
1800, and remaining through life. James A. came
to Tuscarawas County in 1834, and has never since remained
its citizen. He was married, Jan. 6, 1831, to Elizabeth
Cross, born in Maryland Feb. 22, 1811.
Five of their twelve children survive - Milton C.,
Ezra P., James W., L. Jackson and Elizabeth D.
Mr. Dallas has been a life long farmer, and owns nearly
200 acres of land. When he became a resident of this
township, comparatively very little of it was cleared.
Deer were still plenty, and he has shot from his own
door-step at a herd of fifteen or twenty. He has
attended log-rollings and cabin-raisings for five days in a
week, and is conversant, from stern experience, with all the
customs and privations of pioneer life.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 901 |
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L. C. DAVIS (deceased) was born in
Meadville, Penn., June 12, 1813, and died Apr. 29, 1881.
He was a son of Samuel and Rebecca (Culbertson) Davis,
and came to Ohio when young. He was educated at the
Granville College in Licking County, Ohio; was admitted to
the bar in Millersburg, in 1839, and was admitted to the
United States Court in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1877; was
Prosecuting Attorney of Tuscarawas County in 1846, and was
elected Representative by the Republican party in 1860.
He was married, Aug. 2, 1846, in Newcomerstown, Ohio, to
Catharine (Miller) Yunge, born in that place Sept. 4,
1823, and a daughter of J. J. and Anna (Neighbor) Miller,
the former of whom was born May 11, 1788, and the latter
born in German Valley, N. J., Mar. 1, 1800. She was of
German descent. They were married Dec. 31, 1818.
Mrs. Anna Miller came to Ohio in 1815, with her
parents, Nicholas and Catharine (Sharp) Neighbor, and
her husband came in 1816. Our subject is the parent of
five children, four living - Florence A., married to
Robert Patterson, of Culpeper, Va.; Lorenzo M.,
a druggist in Cleveland, Ohio, married to Fannie C.
Gillette; Byron C., married to Kate Burt;
Lillis M., at home; the fifth child died in infancy.
Mrs. L. C. Davis was twice married; the first time on
Dec. 3, 1841, to Rev. E. C. Yunge (deceased).
He was a minister of the Lutheran Church, and a native of
Baltimore, Md., born February 19, 1810, died Jan. 28, 1846,
son of J. A. and Rebecca Yunge. To this union
three children were born - Anna, Herbet and Jesse,
all deceased. Mr. Yunge was raised in Maryland;
was educated at Gettysburg, and preached in Newcomerstown,
Ohio, for several years and died there.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 867 |
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ANTHONY DEARDORFF, SR.
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GEORGE B. DEARDORFF
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CHRISTIAN DEARDORFF
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ISAAC N. DEARDORFF
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York Twp. -
SARAH AND MARY DEARDORFF, P. O.
Yorktown, are natives of Virginia, where the former was born
in June of 1805, the latter of 1807. They are
daughters of Samuel and Rebecca (Cox) Deardorff, and
sisters to John Deardorff. Their parents were
natives of Pennsylvania, and came to Tuscarawas County in
1811, settling in York Township. They are owners of
139 acres of land, which is well improved and contains
excellent farm buildings. They are members of the
Lutheran Church, and have done much for the advancement of
education and the improvement of society generally.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page
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UPTON C. DEARDORFF
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Oxford Twp. -
HENRY DECKER, farmer and stockraiser,
and by trade a stone mason, at which he worked for six or
seven years, P. O. Albany, was born in Guernsey County,
Ohio, July 25, 1830, and is a son of Joseph and Catherine
(Hartman) Decker, natives of Pennsylvania, the latter of
German extraction. They emigrated to Guernsey County,
Ohio, at an early day. Our subject was married, Dec.
5, 1850, in this county, to Belinda Delong, born in
Harrison County, Ohio, May 13, 1830, and a daughter of
Abraham and Elizabeth (Fisher) Delong, natives of the
neighborhood of Cadiz, Harrison County. To this union
were born eleven children, ten living - Ozias A., John
P., Sarah C. (deceased), Henry H., Louis J., Isolina
B., George Mc., Susan V., Martha M., James W. and
Joseph F. Four are married - Isolina, wife
of Henry Chapman; Ozias, John P. and Louis J.
All have families except Louis. Our subject
has six grandchildren. He owns 180 acres of land in
Oxford, Salem and Washington Townships; is a member of Port
Washington Lodge, No. 202, F. & A. M., and a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 867 |
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CHRISTIAN DEIS
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Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 745 |
Salem Twp. -
OZIAS DE LONG,
farmer, P. O. Port Washington, was born in Harrison County,
Ohio, Dec. 28, 1833, son of Abraham DeLong was born
in Jefferson County in 1796, and died in 1873; his wife was
born in Harrison County in 1808, and departed this life in
1838. Ozias is the third of four children.
He was reared and has always since resided in this county.
He was married, May 23, 1858, to Eliza J. Kinsey,
born in this county, Dec. 28, 1831, and is a daughter of
Benjamin and Alice Kinsey. The fruits of this
union have been three children - Lewis E., Ida J. and
Zella Z. Mr. DeLong has always led an
agricultural life, and owns ninety-seven and a half acres of
well-i8mproved land. He has filled the office of
Township Trustee and been School Director for many years.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 902 |
Oxford Twp. -
ROBERT F. DENT, of the firm of Orme
& Dent, dealers in hardware, agricultural implements,
etc., Newcomerstown, was born in this county Jan. 7, 1851,
and is a son of George H. and Maria (Snider) Dent;
the former (deceased) was a native of Maryland, the latter
is a native of Winchester, Va. Our subject married
Dec. 31, 1871, Mary E. Nugen, born Apr. 20, 1851, in
Newcomerstown, in the house she now lives in, and is a
daughter of Wesley and Elizabeth (Hunkin) Nugen,
natives of England, both deceased. They were early
settlers of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Dent are
the parents of one child, Byron B., born in
Newcomerstown, Nov. 17, 1872. Our subject is one of a
family of seven children, viz.: Gertrude H., wife of
Byron Roberts, of Topeka, Kan.; William S.,
Albert, Amanda (deceased), Oscar B., Robert Frank
and George W. He is a member of the I. O. O.
F., Newcomerstown Lodge, No. 445. His brother, William
S., was a member of the Fifty-second Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, Company D, and was discharged on account
of disability, and his brother Albert was a member of
the Fifty-first Regiment, Company C, Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. He enlisted as a private, and was promoted
to a Captaincy, serving about four years.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 868 |
Oxford Twp. -
WILLIAM S. DENT, merchant,
Newcomerstown, established 1865, was born in Guernsey
County, Ohio, in 1841, and is a son of George H.
and Maria (Snider) Dent, the former born in Virginia in
1805; emigrated to this county in 1848, and died in 1865.
He was by occupation a merchant and wool dealer. He
was the parent of seven children, five boys and two girls,
one of the latter deceased. Our subject was married in
1864 to Mary Mulvane. She was born in this
county in 1841, and is a daughter of David and Mary
(Ross) Mulvane. To this union two children were
born, Hattie, born in 1867, and Dwight, born
in 1869. Mr. Dent enlisted in August, 1862, in
the Fifty-second Regiment, Company D, Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and served six months, being discharged on account
of disability. He is a member of Masonic Lodge, No.
175, "Lon Star;" has acted as Trustee, Justice of the Peace,
and has been a member of the City Council and of the School
Board, also President of Fair Association two terms.
Mrs. Dent is a member of the Methodist Protestant
Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 868 |
Warwick Twp. -
OLIVER J. DEMUTH, farmer and gardener, P. O.
Tuscarawas, was born in Warwick Township Apr. 1, 1860.
His parents, Daniel and Mary (Roth) Demuth, natives
of Pennsylvania, of Pennsylvanian Dutch descent, came to
Ohio and settled in Shelby County. They had twelve
children, eight living, our subject and a sister being ninth
and tenth in the family, they being twins. The father
died in 1864, but the widow still survives, and is the owner
of Ninety-five acres of land. The subject of this
sketch was educated at the common schools at Lebanon Normal
School, and for his occupation chose farming. He was
married in 1880 to Carrie Schmitz, by which union
there have been born two children - Charles and
Florence. Mr. and Mrs. Demuth are both
members of the Moravian Church. He is a Republican in
politics; in life he has been generally successful.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 871 |
Lawrence Twp. -
ALBERT C. DICKSON, merchant, Bolivar,
was born Dec. 5, 1845, son of John and Louisa (Knause)
Dickson. John Dickson was married, Nov. 8,
1835, and settled in Sandyville, this county; removed to
Bolivar in 1859, where he died in 1871. His wife,
Louisa, was a daughter of John Knause, a native
of Germany, who emigrated to North Carolina in 1783, and to
Warwick Township, this county, in 1803, afterward settling
near Gnadenhutten. The family of John and Louisa
Dickson consisted of eight children, four of whom
survive - Emeline, Anna E., Albert C. and Emmett
Clay - all married. Mrs. Louisa Dickson
resides with her daughter, Mrs. Evans. Albert C.
Dickson was married Sept. 16, 1873, to Amelia,
daughter of John Trump, a native of Germany.
They have been blessed with three children - Charles B.,
Clara Louisa and Oscar Martin, who died in
infancy. Mr. Dickson has been engaged in
mercantile pursuits for many years in the firm of Dickson
& Hawk, but has recently disposed of his interest to
Mr. Bailey. Mr. Dickson is an affable
gentleman, and one of Bolivar's best citizens.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 783 |
Sugar Creek Twp. -
ABRAHAM G. DIETZ,
farmer, P. O. Shanesville, was born in Sugar Creek
Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, Feb. 2, 1842, and is a son
of George and Francis Dietz, natives of Pennsylvania.
His parents came here in the early day, and took part in the
struggles of this country for a development from the
wilderness. Our subject's grandparents were the
original owners of the land he now occupies. The old
folks have all passed to their final resting place.
The number of the pioneers of this county, who, like them,
have braved all the dangers of a new country, and whose
indomitable energy overcame all difficulties in rescuing
this fertile soil from the dominion of wild beasts and
savages, is becoming less every year. The subject of
this sketch was the tenth in a family of twelve children, of
whom seven survive. He was raised on a farm and
obtained his education in this township. He was
married in 1868 to Miss Catherine Leavengood, also a
native of this county, and to them have been born three
children - Laura J., Margaret E., and Martha I. (deceased).
On the decease of his mother, Mr. Dietz purchased
seventy-nine acres of the old homestead, which he is now
occupying. He supports the esteemed as one of the
upright, reliable and influential citizens of Sugar Creek
Township.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 932
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Sugar Creek Twp. -
MICHAEL
DIETZ, farmer, P. O. Shanesville, was born in
Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, in 1825, and is
a son of Henry J. and Susan (Domer) Dietz. They
were born in Somerset County, Penn, and came to this county
in 1808, settling in this township in 1814. They were
married in 1822, and immediately commenced clearing and
developing a farm. The country was then very
new, and they had to reclaim their land from the wilderness.
They moved to a place near Shanesville, and acquired a
comfortable estate after great industry and economy.
Mrs. Dietz died in 1846, and Mr. Dietz
afterward married Miss Eva Sink, also deceased.
Mr. Dietz departed this life in 1873, dying very
suddenly, probably from a stroke of apoplexy. He left
a large family, of whom ten are living, their names as
follows: Jacob, of Yreka, Cal.; Michael;
Judy, wife of F. Biddle, Bedford, Ohio;
Susanna, wife of J. Biddle, Nashville, Ohio;
Catherine, wife of Henry Sheu, of Shanesville;
Elizabeth, wife of Edward Lewis, Fredericksburg,
Ohio; Sarah, wife of J. Shunk, Orville, Ohio;
Mary M., wife of M. Blickensderfer,
Shanesville, Josephine, wife of Mr. Swain,
Nashville, Ohio; and Henry, of Stanford, Ill.
Our subject was reared on his father's farm and received a
common school education. In 1850, he was united in
marriage with Miss Caroline Shultz, a native of
Shanesville, Ohio. To this union have been born six
children, of whom five are living, viz., John H., who
is married to Miss Thank McCormick, and had four
children: George S., married to Miss Sevilla
Goeber and has one child; Michael M., Charles and
Herbert. Mr. Deitz has pursued farming and
stock-dealing all his life. In 1869, he purchased the
old Dietz homestead adjoining Shanesville. The
property has never passed out of the Dietz family nor
changed name since its entry from the Government.
Mr. Dietz has been a life-long Democrat, and favors
personal liberty of every citizen of the county. He
encourages public education and every effort for the
improvement of the community.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 931 |
Sugar Creek Twp. -
JOHN DOERSCHUK, teacher,
job-printer and book-binder, Shanesville, was born in Goshen
Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, Jan. 1, 1841, and is a son
of Jacob Doershuk, whose sketch is
elsewhere in this history. The subject of this sketch
was reared on his father's farm, receiving his education in
the schools of the district and afterward at New
Philadelphia. During his boyhood he did some work in
his father's blacksmith shop. When nineteen years of
age, he began teaching in the schools of the township, and
has followed that vocation during the past twenty-three
years. He was united in marriage, Sept. 29, 1869, with
Miss Mary Black, born in Leavittsville,
Carroll Co., Ohio, and departed this life Oct. 14, 1870.
He subsequently married Miss Mary, daughter
of Rev. J. G. Zahner, D. D. (see his
sketch). The results of this union have been five
children, of whom four are living - Albert N.,
Earnest E., Annie B. and Louis A.
Our subject has established a general job-printing and
book-binding office in Shanesville, and has secured an
extensive custom. He has elected Justice of the Peace
in April, 1876, and discharged the duties of that office
with justice and impartiality to all. During the term
he received an appointment as Notary Public, and still
retains that position. He has also done considerable
work in settling decedents' estates. In politics, he
is a Democrat; with his wife, is a member of the German
Reformed church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 932 |
Sugar Creek Twp. -
JOHN J. DOMER, of the firm
of Doerschuk, Karl & Domer, Shanesville,
was born in this township and county in 1854, and is a son
of John and Maria Domer. Mr.
Domer, Sr., died in 1860; his widow still survives,
and is a resident of Shanesville. At the time of his
deceased, Mr. Domer left a fine farm, near
the town, which has been divided among the widow and six
children. Our subject is the youngest of the family,
and was educated in the schools of the village. Here
he also learned the trade of an iron-molder with J.
B. Rowles. On Oct. 11, 1877, he was married
to Miss Sarah C. Wholf, a native of
Coshocton Co., Ohio. To them have been born three
children - George L., Lloyd Levelle
and Raymond. At the age of nineteen,
Mr. Domer began teaching school, and has
since pursued that vocation during the winter months.
He gives good satisfaction to his patrons as an efficient
teacher. In 1880 he purchased the interest of
Mr. Ervin in the machine-shop and foundry, and has
since been connected with the firm. In politics, he
supports the Republican party. He and his wife are
members of the Lutheran Church. By his industry and
frugality, Mr. Domer has been successful in
life, and is regarded as a gentleman of character and
influence of high social standing.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 933 |
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REV. H. B. DUES
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