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History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
1884

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Lawrence Twp. -
KEEL BROTHERS, liverymen, Bolivar, is a firm composed of John W. and Harry H. Keel.  They are native of Stark County, and are sons of David and Sarah (Beazel) Keel, the former a native of Ohio, died of heart disease in 1872; the latter is a native of Pennsylvania.  The family of David and Sarah Keel consisted of four children, namely, Harry H., Joseph E., Helen M. and John W.  The last named is a member of Lake City Lodge, I. O. O. F., Warsaw, Ind., where he resided a number of years, and returned in 1882.  Harry H. is a member of the Masonic order at Bolivar.  The Keel Brothers are the proprietors of a fine livery stable at Bolivar, and are enterprising and energetic young men. 
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 786
Fairfield Twp. -
HUGH KELLY, farmer and proprietor of iron mine, P. O. New Philadelphia, was born Mar. 6, 1815, in St. John, New Brunswick, the second child of a family of ten children.  His mother, Jerusha Kelly, was accidentally drowned in the Bay of Fundy in 1835.  His father, James More Kelly, was a merchant, ship-builder, lumber dealer and proprietor of vessels plying on the Atlantic.  Hugh was united in marriage, Dec. 4, 1835, with Rosanne Steeves, also a native of the province.  They emigrated to Ohio in 1836, and after living for six years in Harrison County came to this county and township.  Ten children have been born unto them - Catharine, wife of John Minnis; Margaret, wife of Andrew Van Buskirk, of Allen County; Mary, widow of Albert Boyd; William, of Lockport; James, who was killed while in service in 1865; Henry, deceased, and John, Ellen, Thomas and Harvey, at home.  Mr. Kelly's farm is underlaid with a vein of blackband iron ore.  He has opened a mine and operated it profitably for several years.  He is a Republican; has held various township offices, and is esteemed an upright, reliable and influential citizen.  Himself and wife are members of the German Baptist Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 765  
Rush Twp. -
DAVID S. KENNEDY, SR., farmer, P. O. Gnadenhutten, was born in Washington, D. C., May 11, 1805.  He is a son of Mathew and Elizabeth (Hines) Kennedy, the former a native of Scotland, the latter of Germany.  They had a family of seventeen children, seven of whom have survived - Napoleon B., Return M., David W., Ahia H., Thomas J., Christian and Daniel H.  Mathew Kennedy, on emigrating to this country, settled near Georgetown, now taken in the city of Washington D. C., and there kep0t a hotel for a number of years.  He came with his family and parents to Ohio, his parents owning large tracts of land near Marietta.  But they had no sooner reached here then they packed their goods and immediately returned, afterwards selling their lands.  Our subject came with his father to this State in 1806, and settled in the Mingo bottoms, and afterward went to Stillwater, near Cadiz, which was then a wilderness.  Our subject was married, Mar. 19, 1829, to Miss Isabel, daughter of Thomas Gibson, of Tuscarawas County.  Their children were fourteen in number, of whom eleven are now living - Alexander B., Frederick H., Ahia, Margaret, Isabel and Betsey, twins, Philip, Abraham R., Mathew, David W. and Sarah.  Mrs. Kennedy died June 5, 1850, or 1851, and our subject was again married, on Dec. 14, 1853, to Mrs. Sarah (Sponseller) Buffington, which union has had no issue.  Four of Mr. Kennedy's children are residents of this county.  His son Frederick was married to Belinda McPherson, and by her has had four children living - Melville, Ruth, Mary and Frederick.  They all live in Perry County, Ill.  Alexander was married to Miss Rachel Hallet, and has had ten children, eight of whom are living, residents of Cowley County, Kan.; Ahia , married Miss Sophia Linard, and has had eleven children, nine living, all residents of Harrison County, Ohio; Betsy is now Mrs. J. Linard, and has had a family of nine children, of whom eight are living - Sarah M., John C., William J., Hattie B., David W., Ada E., James M. and Obadiah R.; Philip Kennedy is now living in Illinois, and has three children living, five having died; Richard Kennedy married Miss Jennie D. McClelland, by whom he had two children - William M. and Frank E.  His first wife dying, he formed a subsequent union with Miranda Irons, and by her has had one child - Melissa N.  David W., Jr., is married to Jane Glover, and has had three children, two of whom are living, residents of Perry County, Ill.; Sarah Kennedy married John Tarbet, of Harrison County, Ohio, and has had three children, one of whom is living - Ina McDaniel;  Mathew G. Kennedy is married to Miss Ella Were; resides in Trenton, Mo., and has one child - Leroy Parker.  Our subject has always followed farming, and most of the time has resided in Tuscarawas County.  Tow of his sons were in the late rebellion.  He owns 156 acres of land in the township of Rush.  He is a large, portly man, of a hearty nature and strong build.  He has cut the timber and split 400 rails in one day, besides doing other chores.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 894
Mill Twp. -
JAMES KENNEDY, farmer, stock raiser and dealer, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in County Down, Ireland, in1831.  He is a son of John and Jane (Campbell) Kennedy, the former of whom was a farmer, and is deceased.  They were the parents of seven children, three boys and four girls (one daughter deceased), our subject being the third child and second son.  His grandparents were natives of Scotland.  Our subject was raised on a farm, and educated at the common schools.  At the age of sixteen years, he came to America with his mother, and settled in New Philadelphia, Ohio.  He was married, Dec. 24, 1857, to Jane Robinson, a native of Ireland, born in February, 1833.  She was brought, when three months old, to Ohio, by her parents, James and Jane (Keys) Robinson, who are both deceased.  She is the fifth child and third daughter in a family of six sons and six daughters.  Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy have one child, Charles D., born in Hocking County, Ohio, Jan. 3, 1867.  Our subject is a cousin to William Campbell, Mayor of New Philadelphia, and of George, a teacher in the same city.  All of his brothers and sisters came to Ohio.  His brother Charles is a foreman in the car shops at Lorain, Ohio; William is a farmer in Hocking County (Salt Creek Township); Anna is the wife of John Summer, of Nevada; Mary is the wife of a Mr. Wilson, also of Nevada; Sarah is married to Benjamin Denmouth, of New Philadelphia; and Bessie (deceased) died in 1876.  Mrs. Kennedy's brother, Francis, is a school teacher.  Mr. Kennedy owns 100 acres of land in Mill Township, which he purchased three years ago.  He was a resident of Hocking County from 1867 to 1873.  He was in a woolen factory for one year, then for three years worked out by the month on a farm; worked on the Pan Handle Railroad for eighteen months; was in a chair factory seven months, and was then hauling coal.  He after ward farmed on shares for twenty years, and then purchased his present home one mile north of Uhrichsville, where he has one of the finest farms in Mill Township.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 824
Goshen Twp. -
JOHN L. KENNEDY, Treasurer of Tuscarawas County, was born in Warren Township, this county, February 22, 1841.  His father, William R. Kennedy, is a native of Jefferson County, born in 1816.  In 1828, he came with his mother to this county, locating on the farm where he still resides.  He married Matilda Whitecraft, a native of Carroll County.   She died July 5, 1881, aged sixty-four years.  They had twelve children, six of whom survive, and four of them reside in this county.  John L. was reared on the farm, and attended the academy at New Hagerstown for three terms.  He enlisted Aug. 18, 1862, in Company B, Fifty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the Army of the Cumberland, and was honorably discharged in July, 1863, on account of Rheumatism.  He was married, Oct. 6, 1863, to Miss Martha Jane, daughter of Joshua Leggett, of this township.  After marriage, he removed to Fairfield Township, where he purchased a farm of 200 acres, and resided until the autumn of 1882.  He then purchased property and removed to New Philadelphia.  He was elected Treasurer of the county in the fall of 1881, and took possession of the office Sept. 6, 1882.  He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is an Elder in that body.  He is also leader of the church choir.  He has five children - William L., Edson J., Laura J., Mary B. and John V.  His wife and three eldest children are also members of the Presbyterian denomination.  Mr. Kennedy was a Justice of the Peace in Fairfield for six years.  He also held various other township offices.  As a farmer and stock dealer he has been successful.  In 1864, he took an active part in furnishing the quota of men from his township for the army.  Recently he became a member of Andrew Crawford Post, G. A. R.  For five or six years, he has been a member of the Agricultural Society, and has filled the positions of Treasurer and Director of the association.  He has also been Township Correspondent of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture for several years.  In 1879, he was a candidate before the Democratic convention for the nomination of State Representative, and lacked only one and a half votes of securing the nomination, which in Tuscarawas County is considered equivalent to an election.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 708
Fairfield Twp. -
WILLIAM IRA KENNEDY, farmer, P. O. New Cumberland, was born Nov. 5, 1845, in Warren Township, this county, and is a son of William R. Kennedy.  He was raised on his father's farm, and obtained his education first in the schools of this township and afterward in the Hagerstown Academy.  He was united in marriage, Feb. 1, 1868, with Amelia H. Leggett, daughter of Joshua and Jane (Guthrie) Leggett, of Goshen Township.  Their family numbers five children, viz., Olive M., James Barton, Frank A., Joshua Laird and Clifton Ira.  After living in Carroll County three years, Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy came to Tuscarawas County, and settled on the farm which they now occupy in Fairfield Township.  They have acquired an excellent farm of 245 acres of well-improved land.  They are members of the Presbyterian Church at New Cumberland.  In politics, Mr. Kennedy is a Democrat.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 795  
Warren Twp. -
WILLIAM R. KENNEDY, farmer, P. O. Sherodsville, Carroll County, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, May 5, 1816.  He is a son of Dr. William and Sallie (Carns) Kennedy, of Jefferson County, Ohio.  After a life of busy practice, Dr. Kennedy, died in August, 1816.  Mrs. Kennedy afterward married Joseph Van Buskirk, of this county.  Our subject lived with his mother and her people in Jefferson County until 1828, when he came with the family to Tuscarawas County.  His mother died in 1853.  William R. was married, Oct. 13, 1836, to Miss Matilda Whitcraft, daughter of John and Elizabeth Whitcraft, of Carroll County, Ohio.  He improved his educational advantages, and was engaged as a successful teacher for ten years.  He settled on his farm, where he has ever since resided.  To Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy the following children were born: James M., John L., William Ira, J. Lee, Emmett H., and Nannie F., wife of W. F. McGavran.  Our worthy subject has held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Assessor, besides other township offices.  Mrs. Kennedy died July 5, 1881.  She lived an earnest Christian lie, was a faithful wife and a loving mother.  She was a member o the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Kennedy is now an Elder.  Mr. Kennedy is a Democrat; has always held aloof from all orders of a secret nature.  He owns an improved farm of 340 acres, and has helped his sons to start in life.  He is one of the most reliable citizens of this county.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 961
Dover Twp. -
W. H. KEPLINGER

Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 750

Oxford Twp. -
RICHARD KING, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Newcomerstown, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, May 30, 1820, and is a son of David and Rachel (Phelps) King, natives of Maryland and of English descent.  Our subject was married twice, first to Mary Thompson, born in Ireland Nov. 20, 1819, died June 5,  1877.  She was a daughter of John I. and Elizabeth Cruthers, of Irish descent.  To this union eleven children were born, six boys and five girls two of the latter deceased.  His second marriage took place Dec. 22, 1878, with Mrs. Nancy Ellen Jewell, widow of George Jewell.  She was born in Virginia, Nov. 20, 1845.  Her father was a Mr. Robinson, of Virginia, of English descent.  Mr. King owns 277 acres of land in Sections 13, 18 and 17, and has been a resident of this State forty-one years.  He is a member of the United Brethren Church, and has acted as Trustee three terms of one year each.  He has also been a member of the School Board for eighteen years.  His sons are all married except one, and all farmers.  One is in Iowa and the rest in Dakota.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 872
York Twp. -
CHRISTIAN KINSEY, farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia, was born in Switzerland, June 12, 1846.  His parents, Christian and Magdalena (Neiger) Kinsey, came to America in 1859 and settled on Stone Creek, York Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, engaging in farming.  They had a family of five children - Christian, William, Lewis Thomas, John Henry and Magdalena (wife of Daniel Corpman, deceased).  On Dec. 9, 1869, our subject was united in marriage with Mary Ann Schweitzer, whose parents emigrated to this country in 1833, and has been blessed with a family of seven children, viz., Mary Magdalena, William Lewis, John Christian (deceased), Henry Edward, Alice Cornelia, Oliver Arthur and Walter Washington.  The family are members of the Moravian Church.  Mr. Kinsey lives on his farm of eighty acres of improved land, and is a member of the Frye's Valley Grange, No. 1136.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1004

Salem Twp. -
J. KINSEY, dealer in confectioneries, tobaccos, and cigars, fine liquors, etc., Port Washington, was born in Switzerland, February 28, 1842, son of Samuel and Mary Kinsey, both of whom died in Switzerland, the father March 10, 1878, the mother about a year earlier.  Our subject emigrated to New Philadelphia in 1869.  In 1871, he came to Port Washington, and engaged in his present business, continuing it successfully sine.  He was united in marriage, November 12, 1871, with Anna Barbara, born in Switzerland, July 15, 1848, daughter of Christian and Macelena Hudle, both of whom died in Switzerland - Christian in 1868 and Marcalena in 1867.  To Mr. and Mrs. Kinsey two children have been born - Charles A. and Ellen J.  Mr. Kinsey is a member of I. O. O. F. and the Knights of Pythias.  Since coming to Tuscarawas County he has been highly prosperous in business.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 906  

York Twp. -
JOHN KINSEY, farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia, was born in Switzerland in December, 1833, and is a son of Christian and Mary (Winger) Kinsey, who remained in their native land until their decease.  John received a limited education in his native country, whence he emigrated in 1854, settling in York Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.  He is a successful farmer, having started in life without a cent, and accumulating sufficient funds to purchase a fine farm of eighty-one and a half acres of land, which he has well improved.  On Nov. 15, 1866, he was married to Miss Neiger, to which union three children have been born - Anna (wife of Nicholas Spring)  Mary and Maggie.  The family are members of the Moravian Church.  Mr. Kinsey had never aspired to political office, preferring the obscurity of a quiet life.  His brothers and sisters number ten, all of whom have remained in Switzerland.  Their names are as follows:  Christian, Mary, Lizzie, Gotleib, Rodie, Joseph, Margaret, Frederick, Rosie and Jacob.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1003
York Twp. -
LEWIS THOMAS KINSEY, farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Dec. 21, 1850, a son of Christian and Magdalena (Neiger) Kinsey, both natives of Switzerland.  His parents came to America in 1849, settling in this county in the same year, and reared a family of five children, viz.: Magdalena (wife of Daniel Corpman), Christian, William, Lewis and John Henry.  The subject of this sketch was married, Apr. 6, 1876, to Miss Mary Anna Spring, which union has resulted in four children, namely: Robert Christian, John Lewis, William Frederick and Caroline Elizabeth.  Mrs. Kinsey is a member of the German Reformed Church, and Mrs. Kinsey of the Moravian Church.  Besides sfarming, Mr. Kinsey devotes some of his time to teaching school, having taught for several years.  He owns a well-improved farm of ninety acres, and takes a general interest in the advancement of education and all public enterprises.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1004
York Twp. -
WILLIAM KINSEY, farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia, is a native of Switzerland, born Mar. 26, 1849, and a son of Christian and Magdalena (Neiger) Kinsey, of whom mention is made in the sketch of Christian Kinsey, the brother of our subject.  William was united in marriage, Nov. 24, 1870, with Miss Caroline Arbogast, by which union there have been seven children, their names as follows:  Caroline, William Henry, Charles Christian, William Irvin, Bertha Emma, Ada Viola and Estella Jerusha.  The family are members of the Moravian Church, and Mr. Kinsey a member of the Frye's Valley Grange.  He is a stanch Democrat; is holding the office of Justice of the Peace, and is one of the most enterprising farmers of York Township.  In February, 1865, he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. J. D. Morris, for one year; was enrolled March 6, and served eight months, when he returned home and resumed his former occupation of farming.  He has lived in this township since he was two months old.  His wife is a daughter of Philip and Magdalena (Oswalt) Arbogast, residents of Philipsburg, Ohio.  Our subject is the owner of 130 acres of land, which is under a high state of cultivation, well stocked and containing good farm buildings.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1004
Oxford Twp. -
WILLIAM H. KIPP

Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 873

Clay Twp. -
SIMON G. KISER, farmer, P. O. Lock 17, is a native of Clay Township, where he was born Sept. 23, 1849.  His parents, John and Catherine (Swallie) Kiser, emigrated from Germany, and settled in this township.  Simon G. was raised on the farm, and was educated in the common schools.  He was married in 1873 to Hattie Sluthour, who is the daughter of John and Angeline Sluthour.  They have two children – Julia M. and Minnie Alice.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Kiser are members of the Moravian Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 736

Lawrence Twp. -
ISAIAH KLINE, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born Apr. 5, 1845, son of John and Catharine (Cagan) Kline, natives of Ohio, whose children now living are as follows:  Elizabeth, wife of David Belknap; Margaret, wife of John Hickman; Philip, who is married to Elizabeth Belknap; Isaiah; Lucinda, wife of Samuel Byce, of Chillicothe; David C., of Dakota; Timothy L. and Martin M., at home.  Isaiah, the subject of this notice was married, Sept. 22, 1868, to Miss Libbie, daughter of Milton Smith, of Sandy Township.  their children are all living, and are Florence D., Lorena M., Erwin E., Harry D., John B. and Fred Garfield.  Mrs. Kline is Republican in politics, and is a member of the Lutheran Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 787
Lawrence Twp. -
SAMUEL C. KLINE, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, was born near Bolivar May 10, 1813, son of John and Elizabeth (Musser) Kline, and grandson of John Kline and of Samuel Musser Samuel Musser was the first settler of Lawrence Township, coming in 1803.  Grandfather Kline settled in Sandy Township in 1807.  The family of John and Elizabeth (Musser) Kline consisted of nine children, five of whom survive - Jacob B., Michael, Daniel, Nathaniel W. and Samuel, the subject of this sketch, who received his education in the primitive log cabins of pioneer times.  He was raised in the wilderness and witnessed the dangers and privations incident to those early, struggling times.  wolves howled around the cabin door when Samuel C., then a mere boy, and a trusty dog were the only occupants; a large rattlesnake was once found in the cabin coiled under the cradle in which a babe lay sleeping.  The early cabin contained neither door nor window, only an entrance for serpents and wild animals no longer found in Ohio, and his life of three-score years and ten has been an eventful one, covering the period of the county's development.  He was married in September, 1835, to Elizabeth, daughter of Conrad Zutawern, a naive of Germany.   Their family consists of nine children, of whom the following survive:  Louise E., Cleveland, Ohio; Cynthia E., Stark County, Ohio; Anne M., Fort Wayne, Ind.; Ida P., Cleveland, Ohio; William H., Chicago, Ill.; W. Hamelton, W. S. and Mary reside in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.  Mr. Kline has been Notary Public for seven years, and Justice of the Peace for three.  He is Republican in politics; is a Mason, and is one of the well-to-do citizens of the township, rising from small means to his present property.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 786
Lawrence Twp. -
WINFIELD S. KLINE, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, is a son of Samuel C. and Elizabeth (Zutavern) Kline, who were among the oldest pioneer families of the township.  Winfield S. was married, May 5, 1872, to Miss Adeline, daughter of Samuel and Mary E. Parks, natives of Ireland.  Their family consists of two children - Elvero Curtis, born Mar. 2, 1873, and Florence A., born Jan. 8, 1875.  Mr. Kline resides on teh old home farm of his father.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 787
Dover Twp. -
JOSEPH KNISELY

Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 750

Fairfield Twp. -
JOSEPH KOLLAR, farmer, P. O. Zoar Station, was born near Steubenville, Nov. 5, 1809.  His parents, George and Susan (Koons) Kollar, natives of York County, Penn., emigrated to Ohio in 1802, and raised sufficient corn on leased land to enter 320 acres of land in Fairfield Township, where Joseph now resides.  Their family consists of seven children - Jacob, Andrew, George, Adam, Margaret Catherine, Michael and Joseph.  When they first came, three days were required to make a trip for salt or to mill.  Salt then cost $15, a barrel, and a large pad or cushion must be made to protect the horse's back from the brine, as the salt would be very wet. the first election in Fairfield Township was held at the house of George Kollar.  He was a Lutheran.  Joseph was married, Sept. 5, 1831, to Phoebe Slutts, and of their eight children but three are now living - Deborah, near Lima; Susan, in Kansas City, Mo.; and John, at home; all are married.  Joseph Kollar resides on the old homestead, which is one of the finest farms in Fairfield Township.  He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 766
Dover Twp. -
CHARLES H. KRANTZ, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born Mar. 19, 1851, in Dover Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, and is a son of Joseph and Barbara Krantz, who came from Germany.  Our subject was reared on a farm, and received an ordinary common school education.  Jan. 2, 1877, he married Mrs. Mary Swickheimer, born Mar. 27, 1855, and a daughter of John and Mary Swickheimer, of Dover Township, Tuscarawas County.  They have two children - Josie C. (born Dec. 23, 1877) and Ella E. (born Oct. 1, 1880).  He owns 116 acres of land in a good state of cultivation.  He has served as Assessor of Dover Township two years, and is a member of the Catholic Church at Dover.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 751
Dover Twp. -
JOSEPH KRANTZ, farmer of Dover Township, P. O. Canal Dover, was born Sept. 14, 1842, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.  He is a son of Joseph and Barbara Krantz, natives of Germany, who emigrated to America about the year 1833.  They settled in Tuscarawas County, shortly after.  They were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom are living, viz.:  Joseph, Catharine, William, Mary, Charles, Julia, John and Louis G.  In his youth, our subject received the rudiments of education in a district school, and was reared on a received the rudiments of education in a district school, and was reared on a farm.  He was married, Apr. 24, 1866, to Miss Elizabeth Wakeman, born Dec. 29, 1845, in Germany, and a daughter of Henry and Catherine Wakeman, both of whom are deceased.  In April, 1872, our subject settled where he now resides, about a mile and a half east of Dover.  Mr. and Mrs. Krantz are members of the Catholic Church.  Mr. Krantz is, at present, serving as Trustee of Dover Township, and is also a member of the Board of Agriculture.  He owns 100 acres of land in a good state of cultivation.  Mr. and Mrs. Krantz are parents of five children, viz, Mary E., born July 30, 1869; Julia A., born July 4, 1871; William J., born Nov. 20, 1873; Henry E., born Sept. 11, 1876; and Clara L., born May 28, 1880.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 751
Dover Twp. -
WILLIAM KRANTZ, farmer, Dover, was born May 28, 1845, in Dover Township, this county and State, and is a son of Joseph and Barbara Krantz, of whom we have made mention in this work.  He received in his youth his rudimentary education at a district school.  On Jan. 13, 1872, he married Catharine, daughter of George and Mary Wegand, the former of whom is deceased.  This union has resulted in six children, viz., George, born July 4, 1878; Eda C., born Feb. 15, 1877; Emma E., born Mar. 24, 1879; Henry J., born Feb. 20, 1881; Leo A., born Apr. 2, 1883; and one deceased.  Mr. Krantz is an industrious and successful agriculturist, the owner of 140 acres of good land, and a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 751
York Twp. -
DANIEL KUHN, carpenter, New Philadelphia, was born in York Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, May 19, 1831, and is a son of John Philip and Catherine (Benfer) Kuhn.  The grandparents of our subject, Philip Leopold 1798, and settled in Pennsylvania, coming in 1809 to this county.  The father of our subject was born in Pennsylvania, and came with his parents to Ohio when a child.  He was married in 1827 to Ann, daughter of John Benfer, who had emigrated in 1797 from Westphalia, Germany, settling in Maryland.  The latter came to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1808.  Daniel was a member of a family of six children:  John Philip, Francis, Daniel, Tobias, George and Ann Elizabeth.  Daniel, our subject, was married, Jan. 26, 1856, to Miss Rosana Intermill.  To this union have been born three children, viz.: Ellen, Naomi, wife of John Winger; Almira, deceased; and Leona Catherine.  Mr. Kuhn has held the offices of Township Treasurer, Assessor and Clerk, and has twice been elected Commissioner of Tuscarawas County.  He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Lodge No. 59, and owns a well improved farm, well stocked and supplied with excellent buildings.  He and his family are members of the German Reformed Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1005
York Twp. -
EARNEST GEORGE KUHN, dealer in agricultural implements, Blackband, was born in York Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1848, and is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Benfer) Kuhn, the former a native of Prussia, the latter of York  Township, this county, Ohio.  Our subject was married Apr. 15, 1875, to Miss Mary Riley, and to them have been born five children - Alise Leetta, Annora Ellen, Charles Edward, Nettie Pearl and Arthur Franklin.  He and the family are members of the German Reformed Church.  Mr. Kuhn, for over three years, has held the position of weighmaster and shipper of the Pennsylvania Iron & Coal Company of Dover, Ohio.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1005
York Twp. -
FRANCIS KUHN, farmer, P. O. Blackband, was born in York Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, Nov. 12, 1829, and is a son of John Philip and Catherine (Benfer) Kuhn, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Baltimore, Md.  The parents were married in York Township at an early day, and reared six children, viz.:  John Philip, Francis, Daniel, Tobias, George (deceased) and Anna Elizabeth.  Our subject's father died on Nov. 15, 1840, followed by the widow Sept. 5, 1872.  Our subject is unmarried, and resides with his brother and sister, John P. and Anna E., who are also unmarried.  They own together a highly improved farm of eighty-two acres, which is well stocked and contains good farm buildings.  The family are members of the German Reformed Church.  Francis has held the office of Township Trustee with honor to himself and constituents .  Their grandparents were the Benfers and Kuhns, who were the first settlers of York Township, who deserve special mention as pioneers, having taken prominent part in the settlement of this township, and who were noted for their thrift and energy.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1004
Auburn Twp. -
HENRY KUHN, farmer, P. O. Blackband, was born June 22, 1819, in Diedenshausen, Province of Westphalia, Prussia, Germany.  His parents were Philip and Anna Elizabeth (Hackenbracht) Kuhn, who had eleven children - Daniel (deceased), John (emigrated to this country in 1836 and died in 1882 in Fry's Valley, this county, aged seventy-seven years), Wilhelmina (deceased, wife of Henry Beitzel, deceased), Amelia (emigrated to America, in 1837, wife of Wilhelm Kuhn, deceased).  Anna Elizabeth (deceased wife of Christian Haf, also deceased, who emigrated to this country in 1857), Catherine (emigrated to this country in 1837,  wife of John Blous, living in York Township, this county), Henry, Mary Elizabeth (deceased wife of Louis Glanner), Anna Catharine (now a resident of Minnesota).  Henry, our subject, emigrated to this country in 1841, locating in York Township, this county, where he lived with his family over twenty-five years.  Leaving that township, they settled in Auburn Township, where they now reside.  Our subject was married to Elizabeth Benfer, by whom there has been a family of nine children, viz.:  Philip H., John H., Ernest George, Catharine (wife of George Fried), Susanna (wife of James Griffin), Henry August (deceased), Elizabeth (wife of Henry Espenschied), Franz and Emma.  Mr. Kuhn owns a farm of sixty acres, with good buildings thereon.  He taught public school for twenty-four years; has served twelve terms as Township Trustee and seven terms as Assessor.  The family are members of the German Reformed Church.  Mr. Kuhn and his sons are, in politics, Democrats.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884  - Page 725
Dover Twp. -
SAMUEL KUHN, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born Dec. 14, 1809, in Maryland, and is a son of John and Hannah Kuhn, whose ancestors originally came from Germany.  In 1832, our subject came to this county and remains a few months, when he returned to Maryland, and lived there three years, returning in 1835 to Ohio.  Aug. 18, 1842, he married Catherine Gloninger, born June 14, 1819, in Lebanon, Penn., and a daughter of Peter and Eliza Gloninger, who came to this county when their daughter was fourteen years old; they are both deceased.  To Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn have been born four children, viz., Francis, Henry J., Charles E. and Emma M.  In 1845, our subject settled in Dover Township, in the pleasant homestead at present occupied by them, two miles nearly north of Dover.  For many years he also followed the trade of a carpenter, and for six years served as Infirmary Director.  He is the owner of 154 acres of land in a good state of cultivation.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 752

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