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Source:
History of Wyandot County, Ohio
Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co.,
1884
CHAPTER III.
CRAWFORD TOWNSHIP
INTRODUCTORY - THE TOWNSHIP A HUNDRED YEARS AGO - THE
CRAWFORD MONUMENT - THE STORY OF MATTHEW BRAYTON, THE LOST CHILD - EARLY
SETTLERS - EXTRACTS FROM WILLIAM BROWN'S DIARY - INHABITANTS OF THE
TOWNSHIP IN 1845 - ORIGINAL IMPROVEMENTS, ETC. - ST. JOSEPH'S ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHURCH - OFFICERS SINCE 1866 - HISTORY OF CAREY VILLAGE - ITS
MERCANTILE AND BANKING INTERESTS - MILLS, MANUFACTORIES, ETC. - HOTELS -
RELIGIOUS - EDUCATION, ETC. - SECRET SOCIETIES -
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. (ALL)
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
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JACOB ALLION
is a native of Baden, Germany, and was born Mar. 5, 1810. His
parents, Jacob and Catharine (Denninger) Allion, were also
natives of Germany, and had four children, our subject being the
only surviving. His mother died in her native country, his
father in Lucas County, Ohio. In 1868, Mr. Allion
emigrated to the United States and located in Franklin County, Penn.
In 1839, he came to Ohio, and located in Richland County, moving to
this county in 1838. He purchased land in this township, and
has since given his attention to farming, though a blacksmith by
trade. He was married, Jan. 12, 1837, to Christina Zupp,
a native of Germany, resident of Richland County, Ohio, and daughter
of Peter and Maria Zupp, who were natives of France.
They emigrated to the United States in an early day and settled
first in Lancaster, Penn., moving from that point to Ohio, and later
to Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Allion have had seven
children, of whom but four survive, namely, Jacob, Elizabeth,
Maria and Madaline. Mr. Allion has 200 acres of
land well stocked and improved. He is a Democrat, and, with
Mrs. Allion, a member of the Lutheran Church.
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WILLIAM ASPINALL,
proprietor of the woolen mill and handle factory at Carey, was born
in Logan County, Ohio, July 22, 1845. His parents, Robert
and Ellen (Martin) Aspinall, were natives of Leeds, England, and
Virginia respectively. His father emigrated to the United
States in 1822, and about 1840 located in Logan County, Ohio.
In the family were eleven children, namely, William, George,
Elizabeth, Caroline, Edward, Daniel (deceased), Charles,
Hannah, Robert, Thomas and Mary. Mr. Aspinall
served seven years in the woolen business as an apprentice in
England, receiving only his board and clothes for his labor.
He was engaged in the same occupation about twenty-five years in
Logan County, doing a very successful business. His son,
William, who is the subject of this notice, learned the woolen
manufacturing trade when very young, and remained with his father
till twenty-three years of age. He began operations for
himself in Logan County, where he remained till 1876, when he sold
out and removed to Carey, purchasing the woolen mills of Enos
Wonder in partnership with his brother, whose interest he
purchased two years later. In the spring of 1884, he added
machinery for manufacturing handles, and this branch of the business
receives attention during the winter seasons, the factory having a
capacity of 2,500 to 3,000 handles per day. The spinning
capacity of the mill is 160 spindles, turning off fifty to
seventy-five pounds of wool per day. From one to three looms
are kept in operation, though stocking yarns are a specialty.
Mr. Aspinall was married, Feb. 28, 1868, to Amanda
Dickinson, born July 18, 1847, daughter of Joshua M.
Dickinson, of Bellefontaine, Ohio. They have three
children - Ellen B., Mack and Ray. Mr. A.
is a member of the Good Templars, and a charter member of the
Knights of Honor. The family are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
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JOHN BAKER,
son of Christopher and Rachel (Berry) Baker, was born in Ross
County, Ohio, Aug. 14, 1815. His parents were natives of
Virginia, but were married in Ross County, Ohio, in 1811. In
1822, Mr. Baker purchased land in this county, and effects to
this locality. He was compelled to cut a road four miles
through the woods in order to reach his own land with the ox teams,
which he used in freighting his goods. He was the father of
eight children - Sarepta, John, William, Christopher, Thomas,
Olive J., Curtis and Jehu. Three are deceased -
William, Sarepta and Thomas. Mr. Baker died
Nov. 27, 1848, his widow June 29, 1875, aged sixty-five and
eighty-one respectively. John Baker, the subject of
this sketch, was married, June 26, 1836, to Susana Hare, of
this township, born in Center County, Penn., Oct. 30, 1816, and
daughter of Conrad and Ann M. (Spangler) Hare, natives of
Pennsylvania, and of German descent. Her parents were married
in 1814 in her native county, where they resided until 1824, when
they moved to Wayne County, Ohio, moving from there to this county
in 1833. They purchased land in this township, and reared ten
children, namely, Solomon, Susanna, John, Lucetta, Margaret,
Levi, Jonathan, Christopher, Samuel and Anna M. The
latter and Christopher are deceased. The father died
Aug. 8, 1847, the mother July 28, 1874. Our subject began work
for himself by making and laying up rails at $1 per 100. In
1836, he purchased 107 acres in this township, selling out in the
same year. He then purchased forty acres, upon which he built
a saw mill in 1838. He then purchased forty acres, upon which
he built a saw mill in 1838. He operated this mill twelve
years, and then sold out and purchased the home farm of 145 acres,
upon which he now resides; has since added forty acres; built a fine
frame barn in 1838; rebuilt in 1857, and again in 1883. In
1872, he erected a large brick dwelling, and in making excavations
for his cellar, he exhumed two large human skeletons, one seven feet
in length. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are the parents of twelve
children, namely, Sarepta A., Anna M., McKendra, Ira J.,
Christopher S., Rozilla I., Lucetta J., Margaret E., John F., Lorane
J., Hugh F. and Wellington J. Three are deceased -
McKendry, Anna M. and Lorane J. Mr. Baker has
served his township in most of its offices for several terms.
He was elected Commissioner of the county in 1858, and served six
years. He is a Democrat in politics, and with Mrs. Baker
a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, having been converted at
an Indian camp-meeting under Rev. Russell Bigelow fifty-four
years ago.
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BUELL
S. BEEBE is a native of Malon, Franklin Co., N.Y. He
was born Jan. 9, 1823, and is a son of Simeon and Sallie
(Russell) Beebe, who were natives of Connecticut and Vermont
respectively, and of English parents. His parents were married
in Franklin County, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1812, and there resided till
1832, when they moved to East Constable. Three of their six
children survive, namely, Buell S., Sidney M. and Mary M.
The father died July 18, 1854. His widow then moved to
Lockport, N. Y., and thence to this county in 1871. She died
May 18, 1881. Buell S. was married, Oct. 12, 1848, to
Miss Lucinda Kear, a native of this county, and daughter of
Jonathan and Caroline (Porterfield) Kear, natives of New York
and Main respectively. Her parents were married in Delaware
County, Ohio, in 1826, and in the same year moved to this county,
where her mother died in 1853, and her father in 1878. Mr.
and Mrs. Beebe had three children - Henry, Sarah and
Laura A. Mrs. Beebe died May 19, 1866, and Mr. B.
was married Oct. 14, 1867, to Mrs. Abigail (Brundige) Sweetland,
who was born in Delaware County, Ohio, Oct. 5, 1819. Her
parents, John and Phoebe (Drake) Brundige, were natives of
York State, married in Delaware County, Ohio, and reared a family of
nine children, of whom but two - Lydia and Abigail -
now survive. Her mother died in January, 1831. Her
father married Elizabeth Taylor subsequently, and is
deceased. Mrs. Beebe's first marriage was to Hiram
Gould, and occurred July 17, 1838. He was born and reared
in Vermont, his parents having died when he was a mere boy.
One daughter - Ann E., born Jan. 7, 1841 - is the result of
this union. She was born in Delaware County, Ohio, and now
resides in Ligonier, Ind. Mr. Gould died Jan. 20, 1844,
and Mrs. Beebe was married, Feb. 5, 1847, to Hiram
Sweetland, of Delaware County, a native of Maine. By this
marriage, three children were born, two living - Byron and
Orrie. Mr. Sweetland died Jan. 12, 1858. In
1844, Mr. Beebe moved to Ohio. He located in this
county in 1845, farmed rented land, taught school, and finally
purchased a farm, to which he has added till he now owns 265 acres,
valued at $100 per acre. In 1866, he built a fine brick
residence at a cost of $3,000. He is a Republican, and has
served in several township offices. He and Mr. B. are
members of the English Lutheran Church. Their daughter,
Laura A., was married, June 30, 1874, to Charles D. Hoff,
of this township, a native of Cayuga County, N. Y., born May 20,
1848. His parents were Wessel C. and Harriet A. M. (Levalley)
Hoff, natives of New York and Connecticut respectively.
They were married in Cayuga County, their only child being
Charles D. His father died July 5, 1851. His mother
married Dr. C. W. Boyce about 1855. She died July 3,
1856. Mr. Hoff came to Ohio in 1864. He spent two
years in Seneca County and then moved to Carey; learned the mason's
trade, at which he is still engaged in this township. He has
four children - Edwin, Weldon, Winnifred and Mabel.
Sarah C. Beebe was born in this township July 19, 1851, and was
married, May 28, 1872, to Miles Mullholland, who was born in
Tymochtee Township Mar. 24, 1851, son of Hugh and Mary (Young)
Mullholland, early settlers of this county. Five children
have blessed this union - Gertrude, Henry B., Freddie J., Jessie
L. and Nettie May.
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JAMES BOWLBY
was born in Stark County, Ohio, Dec. 8, 1831. His parents,
James and Sarah (Gross) Bowlby, were natives of New Jersey and
Pennsylvania respectively. They came to Ohio in 1831, located
in Stark County, and reared to maturity a family of thirteen
children, namely, Joseph, Rachel, Emanuel, John, Jacob, Hannah,
Maria, James, Mary, Samuel, Elizabeth, Catharine and Sarah;
the deceased are Rachel, John, Mary and Samuel
The family moved to Crawford County, near Galion, where the father
died in 1870, in his seventy-fourth year, his wife having preceded
him in 1859, closing her life in her fifty-seventh year.
James Bowlby, who is the subject of this sketch, was introduced
to this county in 1852. He married Amanda
Grindle, Jan. 1, 1858, and
purchased a saw mill west of Carey, operating the same eight years
afterward it was again destroyed by fire. He rebuilt a third,
and in January, 1883, he sold out and removed to Carey, entering the
employ of Watson & Co., as foreman of the saw mill department of
their saw mill and planing mill. Mr. and Mrs. Bowlby
are parents of nine children - Ellen, Emma L., Alice A., Hattie,
Rolland D., Orville C., Noland H., Alfred B. and Joseph W.
Mr. Bowlby is a charter member of the Nights of Labor, and a
citizen of industrious habits and good character.
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EUGENE M. GEAR
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JOHN GINTERT,
son of Fred and Ann M. (Kuhlin) Gintert, was born in Baden,
Germany, Dec. 24, 1838. His parents were also natives of
Baden, and six children, of whom but two - John and Jacob
- are now living. His mother died in 1852, his father in 1874.
Mr. Gintert emigrated to America in 1866, and first located
in Crawford County, Ohio, where he resided two years, when he moved
to Carey, and engaged three years in the butchering business.
He was married, Feb. 3, 1870, to Elizabeth Hickle, of
this township, a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Hamm) Hickle,
who were natives of Germany, but who married in Seneca County, Ohio,
where they resided several years, after which they moved to this
township, where they now live. In 1870, Mr. Gintert
purchased for acres in Ride Township, where he lived three years.
He then sold out and purchased his present farm, which now consists
of 116 acres, valued at $70 per acre. Mr. Gintert is a
Democrat. He and Mrs. G. are members of the Lutheran
Church. They have had five children - William, Anna M.,
Ina and Ida (twins), and Fred, all living but
Anna M.
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JOHN K. HARE,
County Commissioner, was born in Center County, Penn., July 18,
1819. His parents, Conrad and Anna M. (Spangler) Hare
were both natives of Pennsylvania, as were also several previous
generations of the Hare family. Conrad Hare,
wife and five children came from Pennsylvania to Wayne County, Ohio,
in 1823, and ten years later moved to Crawford Township, this
county. Seven more children were born to them in this State;
ten grew to maturity - Solomon, Susanna, Mary A., John K.,
Levi, Lucetta, Margaret, Jonathan S., Rebecca, Samuel S. and
Christopher S. The father died in 1847, aged fifty-six
years; his wife lived to an advanced age. AT twenty-one years
of age, Mr. John K. Hare began work at monthly wages.
At twenty-three he took contracts on the I., B. & W. R. R., and
continued in this kind of work at intervals for about ten years.
After four years in dry goods and grocery store at Patterson, Hardin
County, he returned to farming. In 1867, he removed to
Southwestern Missouri, where he cleared up a fine farm, and eight
years later he returned to Ohio and resumed work on the old
homestead in this township. Four years after this Mr. Hare
moved to Carey and in 1881, was elected Commissioner of the county
on the Democratic ticket. He owns forty acres of land in this
township, and is discharging his official duties with credit.
Mar. 2, 1848, Mr. Hare was married to Mary Warner, who
was born in Allegany County, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1826. Her
parents, David and Elmira Robins, were both of New York, and
with them she came to Hardin County, Ohio, in 1836. Mr. and
Mrs. Hare have had nine children, six of whom are still living -
Almon W., Wilfred C., Sarepta A., Etta M. and Ella M.
(twins), and Anna B. The deceased are John A., David
O. and Celestia, twin to Sarepta. The whole
family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1853
and 1854, Mr. Hare had a contract for grading twenty-one
miles on the Eel River & Detroit Railroad west from Auburn, Ind.,
and was employing 150 workmen, when the company failed, causing him
a loss of $15,000, being unable to obtain even a settlement.
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DAVID HARPSTER
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LEVI HILE, was born in Big
Spring Township, Seneca Co., Ohio, Feb. 24, 1853, son of John and
Susan (Putnam) Hile, natives of Germany and Ohio respectively.
His parents were married in this county, but lived in Seneca, where
they reared four sons and four daughters, namely: Mary A., Lovina,
Daniel, Levi, John H., Franklin, Ida E. and Emma A.
The deceased are Mary A. and Lovina. The father
died in 1869, in his fifty-ninth year; the mother is still living on
the home farm. Levi, our subject, has followed farm
labor from his youth. He was married, December 21, 1882, to
Miss Emily J. Shuman, who was born in this township Dec. 16,
1853. Her parents, Fred and Ann M. (Stahl) Shuman, were
natives of Pennsylvania and of German descent. They settled in
this township at an early day and reared a family of nine children -
Joseph, Sylvester, Ellen, Emily J., Catharine, Angeline, Susan,
George and Frank. Her parents are yet living.
Mr. Hile purchased 152 acres of land, April 1, 1883, in this
township, where he still resides. He has made many
improvements on the farm, and now values it at $90 per acre.
He is a Republican, and with his wife holds a membership in the
Lutheran Church.
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PAUL and ANNA HOUK
with their six children - Margaret, Catherine, John, Elizabeth,
Peter and Henry - emigrated from Smallenburg, Bavaria,
and landed in the United States in July, 1828, having spent three
months on the voyage. They were shipwrecked, but were finally
picked up by another vessel. They spent six months in
Philadelphia, and then came to Ohio and located three miles south of
Carey. Here the sons and daughters grew to maturity. The
two brothers, Peter and Henry, were twins, and no less
closely related in their business life. They were born
in Bavaria April 21, 1819, and at the age of Maturity learned the
trade of carpenters, working at the same together, building many of
the houses in Carey. Henry Houk married Juliette
Irene Searless, in November, 1844. She was an estimable
lady and died June 27, 1865 - childless. Her husband continued
his trade several years after his marriage. He then engaged in
the hardware business, next the drug trade, and afterward turned his
attention to the real estate and broker's business. He married
Elizabeth Sutphen, daughter of Richard D. and Sarah
Sutphen, who then resided at Toledo, but now at Carey. By
this marriage there were three children - Harry S., Hallie G.
and Willis Henery. Mrs. Houk is a native of
Fairfield County, Ohio, and was born Nov. 1, 1835. Mr. Houk
was quite successful in his business affairs and at his death, April
6, 1880, was the owner of considerable real estate in Carey, and
some in Toledo, Ohio. He erected his large, fine residence in
1876. Peter Houk married Susan Carr, daughter of
Nicholas and Margaret Carr, in April, 1844. He was
engaged as clerk in a dry goods store, at Adrian, Mich., for some
time, but subsequently returned to this county and purchased a farm
of 300 acres where he spent the remainder of his days. He died
July 5, 1870, leaving a wife and six children - Clinton N., Alvin
D., Althea F., Anna M., Nellie L. and Henry Peter.
The death of Alvin D. preceded that of his father five days.
Mrs. Houk still resides on the old homestead.
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CHARLES HOYT
was born in Lyons, Wayne Co., N. Y., May 8, 1834. His parents,
Samuel and Abigail (Alford) Hoyt, were natives of New
Hampshire and New York respectively, the former born August 21,
1788; the later Oct. 9, 1792. They were married, Sept. 15,
1814, and moved to Ohio in 1854, locating in Seneca County.
Their children were Zina, Harrison, Mary, Aurilla A., Samuel J.,
Sarah J. and Charles, all living but Aurilla
The mother died Aug. 16, 1863; the father June 27, 1872.
Charles Hoyt remained with his parents, until the opening of the
late was, when he enlisted, Aug. 14, 1861, in Company D, Forty-ninth
Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, and entered the service. He
participated in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Serratt's Hills,
Corinth and other, receiving an honorable discharge, Sept. 11, 1863.
May 22, 1864, he again took the field as Captain of Company F, One
Hundred and Sixty-fourth Regiment Ohio National Guards, but soon
after returned to his position on the home farm, where he remained
till 1882, when he purchased 160 acres of Gov. Charles Foster,
in his township, where he now resides. He has since added
twenty-eight acres; now values his farm at $125 per acre, and is
engaged in general agriculture. He was married, Dec. 15, 1864,
to Miss Saloma Yentzer, of Adrian, Ohio, daughter of John
and Catharine Yentzer, natives of Pennsylvania and of German
parentage. She was born Nov. 1, 1839. Her parents reared
six children - Jacob, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Susan, Saloma and
John. The father died June 6, 1876, the mother in May
16, 1865; Saloma C., Nov. 11, 1866. On the 8th of Oct.,
1868, Mr. Hoyt was again married to Miss Emma M. Lott,
a native of Mansfield, resident of Tiffin, and daughter of
Cornelius and Eliza (Hitchne) Lott. She was born May 22,
1844. Her parents were married in Emmettsburg, Md.; moved to
Ohio in 1844, and located in Tiffin. Her father was a
carpenter by trade, and reared four children - Emma M., Amanda
H., Winfield S. and an infant daughter. Her mother died in
Aug., 1853; her father is now in his sixty-eighth year. Mr.
Hoyt is a member of De Molay Commandery, at Tiffin, and of the
G. A. R. at Carey. He and Mrs. Hoyt are members of the
Presbyterian Church. Politically, Mr. Hoyt is a
Republican.
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WILLIAM K. HUMBERT,
proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, Carey, was born in Berks County,
Penn., Jan. 10, 1826. His father and mother, Jacob and
Catharine (Kitling) Humbert, were also natives of Pennsylvania,
and of German parentage. They had eleven children - William
K., Jacob, Sarah, Daniel, Catharine, David, Ann, Mary, Frank, Amelia
and Charles. The latter was killed in the battle of
Gettysburg. Daniel was also a soldier, and was killed
by Mosby's Cavalry in Virginia. David, Frank and
William K. were also in the army. The children were
reared to farm life, and at the age of twenty William K. took
up the carpenter's trade, which he continued two and one-half years.
He then went to Tamaqua, Penn., and worked two years; then to
Reading two years at cabinet work; then to Philadelphia until the
spring of 1853. In the latter city, he married Flora Ludwig,
Dec. 21, 1852. She was born in Lehigh County, Penn., Oct.,
1833. They removed to Allentown, Penn., and resided there till
April, 1857, when they removed to Carey, Ohio, where he established
a furniture and cabinet business with his brother-in-law. Two
years after, he disposed of his interest and worked at cabinet
manufacturing till the beginning of the war. August 15, 1862,
he enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and served throughout the Virginia campaigns.
After six months' service, he was detained to the medical
department, officiating as master in the hospital at Grafton, Va.
He was discharged in September, 1865, and returned to his family at
Carey, resuming his former trade, which he continued till the fall
of 1883, when he leased the Commercial Hotel, which he has since
managed. Mr. and Mrs. Humbert have five children, -
Dallas J., Lizzie, Harry, Katie and Clarence. The
family is associated with the Lutheran Church. Mr. H. is
a charter member of the G. A. R., and is a genial and hospital
landlord.
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THOMAS HUNTER.
This enterprising farmer was born September 22, 1839, is a native of
this township, and son of William and Elizabeth (Reed) Hunter,
natives of Pennsylvania and Delaware respectively. His parents
were married in Fairfield County, and moved to Wyandot, entering
land in Crawford Township. The children were Mary, James,
Elizabeth, Zelinda, Lida, Mahala, John, Hester, Amelia,
Isabel, Martha, Margaret and Thomas. Zelinda and
Margaret are deceased; the mother died in 1850, the father in
June, 1860. After the death of his parents, Mr. Hunter
resided with his brother-in-law at McCutchenville till his marriage,
March 20, 1860, to Miss Elizabeth Zabriskie, who was born at
the above town September 27, 1837. She was a daughter of
Peter and Sarah (Reade) Zabriskie, natives of Ohio and Delaware
respectively, and of English, Polish and Dutch parentage. Her
parents were married in Lockport, N. Y., moved to Ohio, located at
McCutchenville and engaged in the butcher's business. Their
children were Mary E., Angelett, George and
Araminta. Mary E. and George are deceased.
The father died in May, 1845. The mother now resides in
Adrian, Seneca Co., Ohio, in her seventieth year. Mr. and
Mrs. Hunter have two sons - Edwin E., born Nov. 24, 1862,
and Charles W., May 10, 1877. Mr. Hunter rented
land a few years, and in 1864 purchased forty acres in Ridge
Township. He sold this, purchased a second forty in the same
township, sold again, and in 1872 purchased a second forty in the
same township, sold again, and in 1872 purchased eighty acres, on
which he now lives. In 1883, he added twenty-two acres in
Salem Township. Politically, Mr. Hunter is a
Republican.
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EDWARD ILLIG, M. D.
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GUS F. ILLIG, M. D.
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CHARLES M. KARR
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HENRY W. KARR
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NATHAN KARR
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A. P. KELLY
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JOHN KEMMERLY
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DAVID L. KENTFIELD,
deceased, was born in this township Mar. 9, 1825. He purchased
land here in an early day, and at the death of his father in 1854
became the owner of 320 acres more, to all of which he added by
subsequent purchases till he owned nearly 500 acres. He gave
his chief attention during his entire life to general farming and
stock-raising. He was married, Oct. 11, 1849, to Rebecca
Park, who was born in Warren County, N. J., Oct 18, 1827.
Her parents were Jonathan and Eliza (Davis) Park, the former
born in New Jersey in 1797, the latter in the same State in 1800.
They were of English and German descent respectively, and were
married in their native State about 1821. In 1845, they moved
to Sycamore Township, this county, where they purchased land, on
which they afterward resided. Their six children were Aaron
D., Mary E., Rebecca, Sarah J., John B. and William W. -
all living but Aaron. The father died Nov. 16, 1859,
the mother Apr. 19, 1862. Mr. and Mrs. Kentfield have
had five children - Mark D., Laura Co., Vinton S., Leta and
Linnie M. Mr. Kentfield was a member of Company D,
Forty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, having enlisted Aug. 14, 1861,
and served faithfully for three yeas. He was discharged with
honor Aug. 19, 1864, and returned home to farming pursuits. He
served as Justice of the Peace several years, and was elected to
other offices of trust. He was an earnest member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he was officially connected.
He died Apr. 2, 1884, and his remains now repose in the Richie
Graveyard. Mrs. Kentfield still continues the
management of the farm, which contains 380 acres, and on which was
erected a fine brick residence in 1880 at a cost of $3,000.
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JACOB KNEASAL
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H. B. KURTZ
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ROBERT LOWERY
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RUSSEL McCLURE
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ALONZO F. MILLER, D. D. S.,
was born in Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, Oct. 3,
1852. He is a son of Henry and Elmira (Flemming), his
father born in the same county, his mother in what is now the
incorporation of Pittsburgh, Penn. The latter's mother died
while Mrs. Miller was an infant, and she was reared by two
aunts, who moved to Ohio in her eighteenth year. Dr. Miller's
great-great-grandfather, Reasnaugh (which in this country is
called Reasoner), was a French Huguenot, and was compelled to
flee to this country to escape the persecutions inaugurated against
their creed in France. Philip Miller, an ancestor of
Dr. Miller, was born in Hanover, Germany, and came to this
country in company with a widowed mother, brother and sister.
He was bound out to a party in Baltimore, Md., and from the time of
his separation from his brother and sister at New York he never
heard from them. They were all bound out to parties in
Baltimore to pay their passage - virtually, sold into slavery.
The brother and sister eventually located in Washington County,
Penn. Dr. Miller's grandfather, Abraham Miller,
located in Muskingum County, Ohio, about 1817. His father,
Henry Miller, still resides in that locality. Dr.
Miller was reared on a farm, and at the age of nineteen had a
good common school education. He supplemented this with a
course at Muskingum College, the Northwestern Normal School at
Republic, Ohio, and the Iron City Commercial College, Pittsburgh.
In 1876, he began the study of dentistry with Dr. Davis, of
Fostoria. In March, 1878, he located in Carey, where he has
established an extensive practice in his profession. He was
married, Sept. 13, 1877, to Elmira S., daughter of Rev.
Henry and Lydia (Voght) Strauch, the former a minister of the
Evangelical Church. Mrs. Miller was born Apr. 9, 1861,
in Chillicothe, Ohio. Edna L. is their only child.
Before locating in Carey, Mr. Miller attended the Ann Arbor
Dental College, at which he graduated in May, 1878. He is a
member of the Masonic order, and a much respected citizen. The
Doctor is the eldest of nine children - Alonzo F., Rachel l.,
Lena M., George D., Elmer L., Della M., Mary E. and Jacob
H., all living.
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JOHN R. MILLER
was born in Ross County, Ohio, July 13, 1815. His parents were
Warick and Mary (Hodges) Miller, natives of Pennsylvania, and
of English and German descent respectively. They were married
in Ross County, their four children being Elizabeth, Thomas,
Rebecca and John R. His mother died in 1816; his
father July 16, 1865. Mr. Miller was married, Mar. 31,
1836, to Catharine A. Burke, of this county, a native of
Seneca County, and daughter of James and Elizabeth (Ridgway)
Burke, natives of Virginia, and Irish and English descent.
Her parents married near Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1825, and moved to
this county about ten years later. They had six children, two
of whom are still living - Isaac and Caroline.
To Mr. and Mrs. Miller two children were born, both dying in
infancy. Mrs. Miller passed away in Dec. 30, 1838, and
Mr. M. was married June 17, 1841, to Elizabeth Reynolds
of Hancock County. She was born in Pennsylvania, and was a
daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Shall) Reynolds, also
natives of Pennsylvania. Her parents migrated to Ohio in 1835,
and located in Hancock County. Their children are George
W., Elizabeth, Maria, John, Andrew, Abner, Napoleon and
Peninuah, all living but the last, Abner and Napoleon.
The father died in 1846, the mother Jan. 30, 1884. In 1835,
Mr. Miller purchased seventy eight acres in this township, where
he still resides, having added to his original purchase till he now
owns 252 acres, valued at $75 per acre. He has served in the
office of Trustee, and with his wife is a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, his former wife was also a member of the same
society. He is a Republican in politics, favoring prohibition.
The children born of these parents are Elizabeth, Elias, Cyrus
E., and Florence M. all living and married.
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ALBERT H. MYERS, M. D.
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JACOB NEWHARD
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JAY NEWHARD
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AARON NIGH, retired farmer,
was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, Oct. 15, 1820.
His parents Adam and Catharine (Fauchnaue) Nigh, were both born in Maryland, came to Ohio
when young, and were married in
Fairfield
County.
The children born to them were
Emanuel, John, Aaron, Barbara, Gideon, Silas, George A.,
Delano, Jonas, Adam and Harrison. In 1834, the family moved to this
township, where Mr. Nigh entered 640
acres of land, and began its improvement.
Mrs. Nigh died in 1856, and
Mr. Nigh in December, 1877.
Aaron resided on the farm with his parents, till his marriage to
Eliza J. Ogg, June 2, 1842. His wife was a
daughter of Kinzley Ogg, and was born
May 1822. Her father came here from
Jackson
County in 1826. After his marriage,
Mr. Nigh went into the woods and began clearing up a farm of seventy-five acres
purchased of his father. To this farm
additions were made till he owned 240 acres.
Five children were born to them – Chester K., Margaret (now
Mrs. Bachor), Scott, Albert and James. Mrs. Nigh passed from earth Dec. 17,
1880, and in 1881 Mr. Nigh sold the
farm and moved to Carey, where he has since lived a quiet, retired life. He was married, Aug. 21, 1881, to
Mrs. Mary E. Fisk, born Dec. 15,
1827, widow of C. M. Fisk, and
daughter of Samuel Richey, a farmer
of this county, who came here from Virginia. By her
first husband, Mrs. Nigh has four
children – Senoratta, Esmeralda,
Amarillis and Alfretta. Mr. Nigh is a Republican, and served
eight years as Trustee of the township.
He has been a consistent member of the U. B. Church for the past thirty years. His first wife was a member of the same
society, as is also his present wife.
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GEORGE A. NIGH,
son of
Adam Nigh, was born in Fairfield Co.,
Ohio, Oct. 13, 1829. He was but a child when his parents
came to this locality. His early
years, up to the date of his marriage, Oct. 4, 1850, were spent with his parents
in farm life. His wife was
Lucinda Cushman who was born in
Ashtabula Co., Ohio,
Nov. 8, 1832. Her parents both died
while she was a child of six years.
She came to this county from Fairfield
with friends about 1847.
Mr. and Mrs. Nigh have four living
children – Amariah F., Effie, Emanuel
and Iva.
Two died in infancy.
After his marriage Mr. Nigh tiled his
father’s farm one year and then purchased a small farm near Carey. In 1864, he enlisted in Company D,
One Hundred and Forth-fourth Ohio National Guards, and served four months. He sold his farm before going to the
army, and on returning farmed about ten years and then turned his attention to
gardening, which he has engaged in sine 1874.
Mr. Nigh has been Street
Commissioner eight years in Carey.
He is a member of the G. A. R. and Good Templars.
Both he and Mrs. Nigh united
with the United
Brethren Church
about thirty years ago.
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HARRISON H. NYE,
son of
Adam and Catharine Nye, was born near
Carey Apr. 20, 1836. He was reared
on a farm, and when about eighteen years of age began teaching school. He obtained a good education and
taught about twenty years – three terms, in the schools of Carey. In 1859 he made a trip to
California to recover something from one Buel for whom his
father had gone security and lost considerable property. Not being successful, he returned
after eighteen months and resumed his school work, working at intervals at the
carpenter’s trade. He traveled
considerably in the West, teaching in the respective States of Indiana,
Illinois and Kansas. Dec. 3, 1860, he married
Susan Drumm, daughter of Elias Drumm, of
Seneca County,
Ohio.
Two children were born to them, one living –
Albert M., now in business at Carey. In 1872,
Mr. Nye engaged as local agent for the Walter A. Wood Harvester, and has since handled agricultural implements of various
kinds. He is an earnest Republican,
and both he and Mrs. Nye are members
of the Lutheran
Church.
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DAVID S. NYE, son
of
Frisby and Isabel (Hulbert) Nye, was
born in Ridge
Township, this county, June 22, 1836. He was reared a farmer and before his
twentieth year he married Mary M.,
daughter of William and Sarah Starr,
the event taking place Mar. 26, 1856.
Mr. Nye’s parents moved from Fairfield County to Hancock, about 1833, and unloaded their effects
under a tree, till a cabin could be erected.
Mrs. Nye was born Sept. 23,
1838. She began life with her
husband by keeping the hotel, American House, now known as the Commercial House,
at Carey, conducting this business one year.
Mr. Nye then purchased the
building and grocery stock of Thurman & Dunaway, for the sum of $1,300 cash, and a horse, saddle and bridle. He was quite successful until he
closed his business and enlisted as a soldier, May 2, 1864. He was a member of Company D, One
Hundred and Forty fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged, Sept. 2,
1864. Previous to his enlistment, he
had spent about eighteen months in special service for the Federal Government. He was slightly wounded at the
skirmish of Dranesvine, and was also wounded slightly by
Kirby Smith’s pickets on the Lexington
pike, Ky.,
neither of which disabled him from service.
He was honorably discharged, and received a certificate of thanks signed
by President Lincoln and
Secretary Stanton for the worthy
service he had rendered his country.
At the close of the war, he returned to Carey and resumed the grocery business,
which he continued until Jan., 1884.
Mr. Nye is a Democrat, but one other
of the family voting with him. He
has eight children – Laura A., Flora T.,
Ella J., Florence L., Minnie L., Elmer E., Grace V.
and
David H.
Florence
and
Elmer are deceased.
Mr. Nye was present at the hotel at
Alexandria, when
Jackson shot and killed
Col. Ellsworth, and saw
Jeff C.
Davis shoot Gen. Nelson at the Gault House,
Louisville.
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HENRY NOLL
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FRANCIS PAHL,
son of Peter and Lena Pahl, was born in Baden, Germany, Nov.
20, 1818. (See sketch of Joseph Pahl) He
was married Dec. 2, 1844, to Mary Simons, having emigrated to
this country ten years previous. Mrs. Pahl was a
resident of Norwalk, Ohio, a native of Germany, and daughter of
John and Mary (Kling) Simons, who were natives of Germany, and
who emigrated to America in 1834. On arriving in this country,
her parents located in New York City. Three years later they
moved to Seneca County, Ohio, and in 1863, to this county.
Their nine children were Mary, Elizabeth, Catharine, Julia,
Peter, Lena, Henry, Margaret and Adam - all living now
but Mary, Elizabeth and Peter. The father died
Feb. 5, 1883; the mother resides in Upper Sandusky in her
eighty-fifth year. Mr. Pahl purchased his first land in
Huron County, Ohio, in 1841. To this first twenty acres he
added twenty more subsequently, and this farm he cultivated till
1869, when he sold out, moved to Wyandot County and purchased 156
acres on which he now lives. Mr. and Mrs. Pahl had
eight children -Elizabeth, Mary A., Catharine, Frank, Peter,
Rosa, Frederick J. and Hellen. Of these Mary A.,
Catharine and Frederick J. are deceased. The mother
died July 4, 1857, and was interred at Norwalk, Ohio. Mr.
Pahl was married, Dec. 2, 1858, to Miss Lena Simons, a
sister of his former wife, and to this union nine children were
born, namely, Louisa S., 1859; Francis, 1860; Henry,
1862; Mary A., 1864; William F., 1866; Emil A.,
1869; John, 1871; Charlie, 1873, and Kosmos, 1876.
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JOSEPH PAHL,
son of Peter and Lena (Wemerd) Pahl, was born in Rubed,
France, June 7, 1834. His parents were natives of Germany and
emigrated to America in 1834. They spent one year in Buffalo,
and then moved to Huron County, Ohio, where they reared seven
children - Lawrence, Frank, Lena, Emily, Julia, Joseph and
Peter, all living but Lena. The mother died in
September, 1841, the father in December, 1874, their respective ages
being forty and seventy-four years respectively. In September,
1856, our subject was married to Miss Angeline Frend, of
Cleveland, a resident at that time of Norwalk, Ohio, and a native of
Germany. She emigrated with her parents when about five years
of age, and died at the birth of her second child, her first also
dying an infant. Mr. Pahl was married, Sept. 17, 1860,
to Catharine Kurs, of Seneca County, a native of Germany, and
daughter of Joseph and Mona Krus, who emigrated in 1850, and
settled in the above county. The father died four years since;
the mother still survives. Mr. and Mrs. Pahl are
parents of thirteen children, ten living, namely, Frank A., Mary,
Joseph A., Fred A., Josephine, Edward, Caroline, Anna, Albert
and Lewis; the others died in infancy. In 1856 Mr.
Pahl purchased land in Huron County, but in 1865 sold out and
came to Wyandot, where he purchased ninety-three acres in this
township, where he now resides. His farm is well-improved and
valued at $90 to $100 per acre. He is a Democrat in politics,
and both himself and Mrs. Pahl are members of the Catholic
Church.
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JOHN A. PITTSFORD
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DANIEL POWELL
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LUTHER G. RANGER
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JOHN G. REYNOLDS
was born in Seneca County, Ohio, Jan. 2, 1837, and is a son of
Abraham and Harriet (Goldsmith) Reynolds. His parents were
married in New York, their native State, and with two children came
to Ohio in 1830, locating on a farm near Republic, Seneca County.
Later they removed to Tiffin. There were nine children, viz.,
Lysander, Matilda Harriet, Volney, Alphonso, John G., Alice,
Eliza and William. The two latter daughters are deceased.
John G. the subject of this sketch, obtained a good common
school education, and attended the Heidelberg College. He
taught school in the country schools of Seneca County, and one term
in the Carey Schools. His sisters were all teachers.
November 14, 1867, he married Margaret Purkey, widow of
William Purkey, and daughter of James Vickers, one of the
pioneers of Hancock County, Ohio, where she was born April 29, 1838.
They have two children - Morley P. and Glenn.
Mrs. Reynolds had two children by her first husband - Olive (deceased)
and Bertie. Her parents, James and Sarah (Madison)
Vickers, were natives of England, and emigrated to this country
in 1818. They were two years at Pittsburgh, Penn., then moved
to Wayne County, Ohio, and in 1834 to Hancock County. Their
children were Sarah A., Elizabeth, James A., Mary, George and
Margaret. Her parents died at their home in Hancock
County, her father in his seventy-third year, her mother in her
eighty-fifty year. Mr. Reynolds' parents died at his
home in Carey; his father in the seventy-fifth year of his age, his
mother in her seventy-sixth. In August, 1862, Mr. Reynolds
enlisted in Company D, One Hundred Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, to serve three years. He was promoted to Sergeant,
and participated in many of the heaviest battles, namely,
Moorefield, Winchester, New Market, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Snicker's
Ford, Martinsburg, Strasburg, Charleston, Halltown, Berryville,
Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, besides many minor engagements,
witnessing the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. In the three
years; service he escaped without a wound or a day of sickness, and
was never absent from his regiment twenty-four hours. On his
return from the war, he resumed teaching and farming. In 1873,
he purchased three acres, with a fine brick residence in Carey, and
in 1881 he purchased 101 acres joining the corporation. Mr.
Reynolds is a member of the K. of H. and G. A. R. The
family is associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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J. A. ROYER, M. D.
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WILLIAM SALTZ
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GEORGE W. SAVIDGE is a native of this township.
He was born July 24, 1847, and is a son of Foster W. and Julia (Kirtz)
Savidge, of Salem Township. Mr. Savidge made his
first purchase of land in Allen County, Ohio, in 1874, remaining in
that locality four years. In 1878, he sold his farm and returned
to this county, purchasing his present farm of seventy acres, upon
which he has sine resided. He was married in 1876 to Miss
Alice Davis, a resident and native of Marion County, and a
daughter of Isaac and Farby (Walker) Davis, who still reside in
Marion County, and who are the parents of five children, namely,
Alice, Emma, Eley, John and Hattie. Emma A., Foster W.,
and Lulu L. In politics, Mr. Savidge is in
favor of Republicanism. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, and
well respected as a neighbor and citizen in his community.
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EDWARD S. SHELLHOUSE
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JACOB C. SHULER
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FREDERICK SHUMAN
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JOSEPH SHUMAN
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SYLVESTER SHUMAN
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JAMES R. SIDDALL
is a native of Mahoning County, Ohio, and was born July 11, 1842.
His parents, Joshua and Mary A. Siddall, were natives of Ohio
and reared seven children. The family moved to Hancock County
in the spring of 1851, and in the fall of the same year the father
died, owning about300 acres of land. James R. remained
with his mother till twenty years old. He then enlisted (fall
of 1862) in Company6 H, Fifty-seventy Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
served until the fall of 1863. Returning to his home in the
spring of 1864, he went to Montana, and was engaged in mining till
1869, when he again returned to Hancock County. In 1870, he
went to Kansas, but returned the same year; farmed one year on his
mother's land; run a saloon two years in Vanlue; came to Carey in
January, 1874, and till 1884 conducted a saloon in that place.
He married Mary Hart October 20, 1879, and they have one
daughter - Jessie. Mr. Siddall was elected Councilman
in 1881, and re-elected in 1883. In February, 1884, in company
with C. L. Sheldon, a nephew whom he reared, he opened a
grocery store in Carey, in a building purchased in December
previous. They are enjoying a liberal patronage.
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M. A. SMALLEY,
the present Mayor of Carey, and Justice of the Peace, was born in
Ashland County, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1850. He is a son of Isaac
and Elizabeth (Smith) Smalley, and at the age of eighteen began
life for himself, pushing out for the West. He located in
Labette County, Kan., where he spent two yeas in teaching school and
enjoying the pleasures of the chase, also its profits, which at that
date were very fair. While in that locality, he was one of the
many who had occasion to partake of the hospitalities of the
notorious Bender family, and, as later developments
evidenced, was at one time "spotted" as a prey of the murderous
fiends. On returning to Wyandot County, he engaged in farming
and teaching. He was elected Justice of the Peace of Crawford
Township, and in 1882 was elected Mayor of Carey, to which place he
had removed in 1880. He devotes the principal part of his time
to the business of negotiating and dealing in Western land, chiefly
in the States of Kentucky, Kansas, Missouri and Texas, besides a
considerable in Ohio. Mr. Smalley was married, Jan. 26,
1877, to Miss Hattie, daughter of Daniel Benson, of
Morrow County, Ohio, and four children have been born to them,
namely, Stella, Horace, Stanley and Lucile,
He is a member of F. & A. M., I. O. O. F., Wyandot Encampment, K. of
H., and Myrtle Lodge, Independent Order Good Templars. In
politics, Mr. Smalley is a Democrat, and is one of the most
popular of Cary's citizens.
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CLINTON SMITH
was born Jan. 2, 1857. He is a native of Hancock County, Ohio,
and son of David and Aurelia (Brown) Smith, whose history
appears in this work. He was married, Nov. 16, 1882, to
Miss Lillie Anderson, who was born in this township Oct. 18,
1859. She was a daughter of Isaiah J. and Elizabeth
(Stauffer) Anderson, natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania
respectively, and now residents of Carey. They are parents of
five children, namely,,,, James, Lillie, Rezin, Frederick and
Ella. The mother died May 3, 1883. This father
still resides in Carey. In 1882, Mr. Smith purchased
100 acres of land, located just west of the town of Carey, where he
has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He values his
farm at $100 to $110 per acre. He holds a membership in the
great society of Republicans, and is regarded as one of the
township's most reliable citizens. Mr. Smith is a
members of the Lutheran Church at Carey, Ohio.
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DAVID SMITH,
formerly a prominent farmer of this township, was born in Hampshire
County, Va., Jan. 26, 1814. His father and mother, Jacob
and Mary (Long) Smith, were natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia
respectively, the former being of German parentage, and the hatter
by trade in his younger days. After his marriage he operated a
flour mill in Virginia. The family consisted of six children -
Eliza, George, John, David, Samuel and Sarah A.
Mrs. Smith had two sons by her first husband - William
and Jacob Rannells. In the fall of 1824, Mr. Smith
moved from Virginia to this county and located about one mile west
of the present site of Carey, where he entered eighty acres of land.
On this farm the children grew up, and in due season began life on
their own responsibility. George Smith entered the
Methodist Episcopal ministry, and died in Michigan. The
parents died in the neighborhood where they had spent most of their
mature days, the father in 1859, in his eighty-second year, the
mother in 1869 in her eighty-sixth year. Mr. Smith was
a man of liberal views and highly respected. He served as
Associate Judge while this was yet Crawford County. David
Smith, our subject, worked on the farm with his parents till
twenty-six years of age. He married Amelia Brown,
daughter of William Brown, June 4, 1840. Her parents
came to this county in 1824. She was born at Columbus, Ohio,
Apr. 28, 1823. After his married Mr. Smith began
farming on the Big Spring reservation on land purchased by his
father. He here improved 200 acres, to which he added 300 more
in after years. His chief business for the past twenty
years has been the raising of fine grades of stock - thoroughbred
short-horn cattle. In 1868, he came to Carey property
with his children, whose names are as follows: Ellen A.,
McKendree, Ann L., William B., Albert, Emma V., Clinton D. and
Virgil A. The eldest son, McKendree, enlisted in
Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in
the fall of 1862, and served about two years in the war when he has
taken sick and died in the hospital at Philadelphia, Penn.
Mr. Smith is Republican in politics; he was elected Land
Appraiser in 1880, and has served several years as School Director.
After a life of toil and hardship for many yeas, they are now
enjoying the fruits of their labors.
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M. B. SMITH,
attorney at law, was born in Hancock County, Ohio, Feb. 22, 1846; he
is a son of Samuel and Margaret (Hare) Smith, natives of
Virginia and Pennsylvania respectively; his father came to Ohio in
1824; his mother in 1834. They located in Ridge Township in
1858, and reared four children - M. B., J. A., S. O. and
M. Allie. Mr. Smith obtained a good education and
taught school several terms. Mar. 28, 1864, he enlisted in a
United States Signal Corps, and was discharged after the close of
the war Sept. 10, 1865. He returned home and farmed to years;
engaged two years in the grocery and produce business, and in 1871
began the study of law, which he prosecuted three years, at the end
of which time he began the practice of his profession. In
1883, he purchased fifty acres of land lying a short distance north
of Carey, and opened thereon two limestone quarries, erecting two
draw kilns, by which he is enabled to produce 175,--- bushels of
lime per year. Forty acres of his land are underlaid with the
finest limestone in Ohio, the product of his kilns yielding 92 per
cent to 95 per cent of carbonate, and competing favorably in the
market with material purchase in Philadelphia at 50 cents per
bushel. Mr. Smith was married Aug. 9, 1870, to Emma
J. McClure, daughter of Russell and Milda (Joy) McClure.
Two children are the fruits of this union - Dora H. and
Homer A. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and highly esteemed citizens.
Mr. Smith is warmly attached to the interests of the Republican
party.
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HIRAM J. STARR
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FRANKLIN M. STARR
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AMOS STETLER
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MICHAEL STINER
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JACOB F. STOLL
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LUDWIG STOLL
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DAVID STRAW
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D. H. STRAW
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WILLIAM A. WALBORN
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SAXTON C. WILLIAMS
was born Feb. 23, 1831, in New Scotland, Albany Co., N. Y., and is a
son of Richard and Mercy (Chesebrough) Williams, who were
respectively natives of Connecticut and New York State, and of Welsh
and French ancestry. They were married in Albany County, N.
Y., and in 1844 removed to Schoharie County, N. Y., thence to
Chemung County, in the same State, in 1848, where they resided till
the year 1862, when they came to Ohio, settling in Wyandot County.
Their union was blessed with three sons and five daughters -
Sarah L., Saxton C., Samuel Y., Mary E., Huldah, William, Harriet
and Lucy. Sarah L., the eldest, is deceased. The
father died in November, 1873; the mother resides in Crawford
Township. Saxton C. Williams removed to this county in
1857 and settled in Crawford Township. He was married, May 9,
1860, to Miss Emily J. Wisner, born in Orange County, N. Y.,
June 18, 1838, and a daughter of Asa and Susan (Kinner) Wisner
natives of Orange County and of English descent. Their
marriage took place in Chemung County, N. Y., in November, 1824, and
in 1853 they removed to Ohio, locating in thsi township. Of
thirteen children born to their union two sons and three daughters
survive - Frances, Emily J., Charles K., Abigail and James
F. Two of their sons sacrificed their lives upon their
country's altar. The father of these children died Feb. 11,
1842; the mother now resides in Clarey, with Saxton C., the
subject of this sketch. He served in the late war as a member
of Company D, One Hundred and Forty-fourth Regiment Ohio National
Guards, and was honorably discharged Sept. 2, 1864. He has
served the village of Carey as Mayor three terms, and is a citizen
of honorable character. He is a Republican and politically,
and is a member of the F. & A. M., I. O. O. F., and Knights of
Honor, Good Templars and G. A. R. He and wife are members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Their only son, Corwin A.,
was born May 27, 1866.
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ANDREW J. WONDER
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DAVIS H. WONDER
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FRED H. WONDER
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MATHIAS WONDER
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FRANCIS J. WORALLO
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JOHN F. ZIMMERMAN
was born in Green Springs, Sandusky Co., Ohio, June 5, 1851.
His parents, William and Elizabeth (Brownell) Zimmerman, were
respectively natives of Pennsylvania and New York State, and of
German and English descent. They were married in Sandusky
County, where they reared five children, four sons and one daughter
- Charles W., John R., Electa A., James A. and Elijah H.,
all living. At the age of twenty, our subject began learning
the art of photography at Green Springs, Ohio, and continued under
instructions at that place two years. He then removed to
Carey, and two years later to Crestline, but returned to Carey in
1877. The following year he built a small gallery, occupying
the same until 1881, when he sold and erected a larger and more
suitable building. In 1880, he provided himself with a two
story frame residence, which he has since occupied. Feb. 3,
1874, Mr. Zimmerman was married to Miss Nancy A.,
daughter of Henderson and Mary (Lowry) Lytle, early settlers
of this county and the parents of twelve children. Mr.
Zimmerman, a native of Carey, Ohio, was born August 26, 1855.
The union of Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman has been crowned with
three children - Marey E., William H. and Carol A.
Mrs. Zimmerman departed this life May 28, 1881 being at the time
of her death a member of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Zimmerman
celebrated his second marriage in Nov., 1882, and Miss Martha E.
Lytle, a sister to his former wife. She was born Nov. 22,
1858. Mr. Zimmerman is Democratic in political
sentiment, a member of Myrtle Lodge, No. 416, of Good Templars, and
of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Zimmerman is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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