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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Historical Atlas
of
Allen County, Ohio
Compiled and Edited
by
Charles H. Jones
Assisted by
Theodore F. Hamilton
H. H. Hardesty & Co. Publishers
Lakeside Building
CHICAGO.
1875
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Jackson Twp.
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WILLIAM AKERMAN,
son of John and Nancy Akerman, was born in
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17th of April, 1810,
and came to Allen County in 1834. He married
Kezia, daughter of Andrew and Letitia Carroll.
Mrs. A. was born in Washington County, Ohio, 17th of
May, 1814. They have eight children: Samuel,
John, Jane, James, Mary, Albert, Newton and Ruth.
Mr. A. has one brother, William Akerman, and
two sisters, Jane and Maria. Mrs. A.
has three sisters, Margaret, Sabina and Ruth.
Mr. Akerman has held the office of county
commissioner nine years, and township trustee ten years.
Source: Historical Atlas
of Allen County, Ohio, publ. 1875 - Page 27 |
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Auglaize Twp. -
REV. JOB D. ALLERTON,
Pastor of the Regular Baptist Church ("Mount Zion") near
West Newton, was born Sept. 4, 1838, in Stark County,
where his parents, Samuel and Amelia Allerton,
still reside. They formerly lived in Bedford
County, Pennsylvania. They have seven children -
Job D., Andrew O.., Cordelia A. (deceased),
Clara E., Samuel (deceased), George W. A. and
Amos V. Allerton. Mrs. J. D. Allerton was
Sarah A. Smith. Her parents, John W. and
Mary Smith, removed from Pennsylvania to Stark
County, Ohio, where they still reside, and where Mrs.
A. was born, Mar. 5, 1834. Following are the
names of Mrs. Allerton's brothers and sisters:
Elizabeth, Matilda, Solomon W., Jacob J., Lovina, Amanda
C., George K. and Rebecca J. Smith.
Although Mr. Allerton has lived in this county
less than two years, he has had charge of his present
congregation for four years, and is now permanently
located with them.
Source: Historical Atlas of Allen County, Ohio,
publ. 1875 - Page 31 |
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Richland Twp. -
RUDOLPH ALTHAUS
was born in the canton of Basle, Switzerland, in the
year 1823. His parents are Heinrich and Barbara
Althaus. Names of his sisters and brothers -
Mary, Barbara, Elizabeth, Henry, John, Gothart,
Catherine, John (deceased), and Gothart
(deceased). His wife was born in Wayne County, in
1841. Their children are Mary (deceased),
Andrew and Werner. Mrs. Althaus was
Barbara Amstutz. Her parents are, Peter
and Barbara. She has a sister, Anna,
and three brothers - Peter, Joseph and John.
Source: Historical Atlas of Allen County, Ohio,
publ. 1875 - Page 26 |
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Amanda Twp. -
SAMUEL ANDERSON,
son of Samuel and Catharine Anderson, and brother
of Robert, Hugh, William and Thomas, was
born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in the year
1822. He married Mary, daughter of John
and Mary Swancott, whose children are Elizabeth,
William, Michael J. and Mary. Mrs.
Anderson was born in Butler County in 1817.
They have one child, M. Jane Anderson, born in
this county, Dec. 4, 1867.
Source: Historical Atlas of Allen County, Ohio,
publ. 1875 - Page 32 |
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German Twp. -
GEN. WM. ARMSTRONG was
born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Dec. 3, 1798.
His first wife was Harriet McMillen. His
second wife was Catharine King. He is now
living with his third wife, Hannah, daughter of
Samuel and Joanna McClellan. She was born
in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11, 1808.
Gen. Armstrong is the son of John and
Elizabeth Armstrong. He has one brother,
Martin Armstrong. Mrs. Armstrong has one
brother, Martin Armstrong. Mrs. Armstrong
has two brothers, Wm. and Andrew McClellan, and
one one sister, Hannah. Gen. Armstrong's
children are John M. (deceased), James A.,
Margaret A. (deceased), Emeline E., Capt. Martin
Armstrong (killed at the battle of Shiloh),
William K. and Harriet C.
In 1841, Gen. Armstrong came to this county; in
1843 he was elected Brigadier General of Ohio Militia;
in 1854 he was elected county Treasurer; and re-elected
in 1858; and in 1869, he wa elected Representative in
the State Legislature, in which office he served two
years.
Source: Historical Atlas of Allen County, Ohio,
publ. 1875 - Page 28 |
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Salem Twp.,
Auglaize Co., OH (in Miscellaneous are of this Volume)
JOHN W. ARNOLD,
lives in Salem Township, Auglaize County, He was born in
Hampshire Co., Virginia, now West Virginia, June 22,
1844. His wife, Matilda Robbins, was born
in Auglaize County, Apr. 18, 1849. Her parents are
James and Celia Robbins. Mr. Arnold
has been clerk of Salem Township two years.
Children of John W. and Matilda Arnold; Clarence,
Loren (deceased), Albert Burr, Loretta May, Ida
Belle (deceased), and Roy Carleton. Mr. A.
is a son of J. S. and
Martha Arnold.
Source: Historical
Atlas of Allen County, Ohio, publ. 1875 - Page 32 |
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Ottawa Twp. -
DR.
FRANCIS G. ARTER, son of Simon
and Elizabeth, was born in Columbiana County, Apr.
2, 1838. His wife is a daughter of Samuel and
Charlotte McCune, and was born in Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, Mar. 9, 1847. They have one child,
Zelmae McCune. Dr. Arter's brothers and
sisters are, Belinda A., Maria H., Daniel A., Samuel
E., Anthony H., Aaron B., Cordelia A., Jerutha C., Simon
M. and David L.
Source: Historical Atlas of Allen County, Ohio,
publ. 1875 - Page 24 |
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Ottawa Twp. -
FRANCIS ASHTON, son
of Francis and Elizabeth Ashton, was born in
Lincolnshire, England, Mar. 9, 1831. He married
Mary, daughter of Abraham and Magdalena Lantz.
She was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, Jan. 9,
1833. They have five children: Libbie M., May
R. A., John R., Fannie B., and Hattie B. Ashton.
Source: Historical Atlas of Allen County, Ohio,
publ. 1875 - Page 24 |
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Ottawa Twp. -
MATT ATMUR
is a son of Levi and Louisa Atmur. He was
born in Champaign County, in the year 1837. His
wife, Martha, was born in Auglaize County, in the
year 1840. Their children are John C., William
J., and F. L. Atmur. His brothers and
sisters, living, are Marshal, Mary A., J. H.,
Elizabeth, Lucy, Emmie, William, Eliza, Martha and
Hattie.
Source: Historical Atlas of Allen County, Ohio,
publ. 1875 - Page 24 |
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Amanda Twp.
WILLIAM BICE was born
in Columbiana County in the year 1824, and came to Allen
County with his parents, William and Mary Bice,
in 1839. His wife's parents, Dye and Mercy
Sunderland, came from Miami County in 1822.
Mrs. B. was born in this county in 1836. Her
children are Frances, Orlando, Amarilla, Ann M.,
William A., Mary, Mercy N. and Andrew W. Bice.
Mr. Bice's brothers and sisters are Mary, Samuel,
Jeremiah, Charles, Granville and Thomas.
The children of Dye and Mercy Sunderland are
Daniel, James, George, Mary J., Elizabeth A.,
Isabel, Martha E. and Tabitha. Mr. Bice
has held the office of Township Trustee.
Source: Historical Atlas of Allen County, Ohio,
publ. 1875 - Page 32 |
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