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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Allen County, Ohio
Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns,
Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, etc.; Portraits of
Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies;
History of the Northwest Territory;
History of Ohio; Statistical and
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.
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Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
1885
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Monroe Twp. -
A. M. FASIG, druggist, West Cairo, was
born in Ashland County, Ohio, Mar. 1950; son of Samuel and
Lucinda (Greenland) Fasig, former native of Pennsylvania, a
Baptist minister located at Havensville, Kans., latter a native
of Ohio. Their family numbered nine children. The
names of those living, and those deceased having issue, are:
Mrs. Ella Reed (deceased) late of Forest, Ohio; W. B.
who at fifteen years of age entered the service of his country
under Gen. Garfield, in which he remained three yeas, was
a cashier of the Cleveland branch of the New York Mutual Life
Insurance Company, and is now a man of prominence in York Mutual
Life Insurance3 Company, and is now a man of Prominence in the
State as a horseman, is secretary of the Cleveland Driving Park
Association; A. M.; and Charles S., a druggist of
Cridersville, Auglaize County., The subject of this sketch
at seventeen years of age began the mason's trade under his
father, with whom he worked for a number of years, contracting
and building, which he still carries on in connection with his
other business. He came to west Cairo in the spring of
1877 e3ngaging in the drug business with a branch store in
Cridersville, with his bother Charles, as a partner.
He was married Nov. 1, 1870, to Marietta Clark, who was
born Sept. 9, 1851, in Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of George
W. and Martha J. (Randolph) Clark. To this union have
been born two children - Walter S. and Cora B.
Mr. Fasig takes a lively interest in educational and
municipal matters. He and his family are connected with
the Methodist Episcopal Church of the village; in politics he is
a Republican.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 667 |
Bath Twp. -
PETER FAZE, farmer, P. O. Lima, was born
in Baltimore County, Md., Dec. 4, 1820, son of Nicholas and
Cordelia (Zahn) Faze, native of Germany, who settled in
Perry Township, this county, in May, 1833, entering forty acres
of land which they cleared and improved, and on which they lived
until their death. They moved from York County, Penn., to
this county, bringing their goods in a one-horse wagon, and were
five weeks making the journey. They reared a family of
five children: Paul C. (now in Wisconsin), Mary,
Peter, William, Lydia (wife of A. J. Freeman), in
Massachusetts. Our subject was reared in Perry Township,
this county, from thirteen years of age, and lived with his
parents until their death. He added to his father's farm
until he had 200 acres, 130 of which he cleared and improved,
and it is now owned and occupied by his eldest son, William
B. In 1871 he moved to Bath Township, and has resided
on his present farm ever since. Mr. Faze has been
twice married, his first wife being Aurelia, daughter of
James and Margaret (Dobbins) McCullough, of Perry Township,
by whom he had three children: William B., Casson, and
Ella M. His present wife was Mary Parker, widow
of Aaron Parker, and daughter of Andrew and Lydia (Creps)
Winrott, of Lima; (she had three children by her first
husband - Sarah E., wife of Lyman Menas, of
Wapakoneta, Ohio; Calvin, deceased; Minnie, wife
of Charles Willower). Mr. Faze and wife are
members of the Market Street Presbyterian Church of Lima.
In politics he is a Republican.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 579 |
Perry Twp. -
WILLIAM FAZE, farmer, P. O. Westminster,
was born in York County, Penn., Jan. 30, 1823, son of
Nicholas and Cordelia (Zahn) Faze, natives of Germany, who
settled in Perry Township, this county, in 1833. Our
subject was reared in Perry Township from ten years of age.
His educational advantages were limited - six months' attendance
during his boyhood in the district schools, and three months
when twenty-five years of age comprising all his schooling.
In 1843 he went to Berkshire County, Mass., where he worked in a
paper mill at Mill River for seven years; then located at Great
Barrington, where he worked at the carpenter's trade eight
years. He was married May 19, 1850, to Betsey,
daughter of Killian and Margaret Smith, of Great
Barrington, Mass. The issued of this union was twelve
children, of whom seven survive: Ida (wife of
Clint Beiler), Nelson F., Flora D. (wife of W. G.
Kerr), Cora, William, Mary and Pearl. In
1858 Mr. Faze returned to Allen County, and for several
years lived in Perry, Lima and Monroe Townships, locating, in
1867, permanently in Perry Township, on the farm where he now
resides, on which he has made considerable improvements.
His sister Mary, his brother Peter and himself are
all the members of his father's family now living in Allen
County. Mr. Faze is one of the enterprising farmers
of Perry Township. In politics he is a Republican.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 739 |
Ottawa Twp. -
GEORGE FELTZ, editor Lima Courier,
Lima, was born Mar. 18, 1843, in Tiffin, Ohio; son of
Florentz and Margaret (Loeffler) Feltz, the former born Nov.
7, 1803, in Otterstahl, France, the latter a native of Bavaria,
Germany. Florentz Feltz was a soldier in France,
serving under Charles X, and afterward under Louis
Philippe, in the Thirty-eighth Regiment, and served in the
revolution of Paris of 1830 and throughout the Belgian campaign.
He married his first wife in 1833, and in April, 1840, landed in
New York, then soon after moved to Sandusky, Ohio, thence to
Seneca County, where he remained until 1850, then moved to
Mercer County, Ohio, where he now resides, and is a farmer by
occupation. By his first wife Florentz Feltz had
two children: Joseph (in Wisconsin) and Florentz
(in Nebraska). This wife dying in 1840, soon after coming
to America, he married, in the same year, Margaret Loeffer,
by whom he had five children, two now living: Louis and
George. Our subject received his early education in
Seneca and Mercer Counties, Ohio, and in 1859 he attended St.
Mary's College at Dayton, Ohio. In 1860, at the age of
seventeen, he commenced teaching school at Fryburg, Auglaize
Co., Ohio, and continued there up to April, 1864. In 1864
he was married to Elizabeth Holdgreve, of Delphos, Ohio,
a teacher, and by this union there have been born five children,
four of whom are now living: Leander A., Albin G., Arthur C.
and Otmer J. He taught school soon after his
marriage in Sidney, Ohio, for two years, and afterward took the
position of operator on the Dayton & Michigan Railroad.
Mr. Feltz came to Lima in 1867, and carried on the grocery
trade for a short time, then engaged in the insurance and notary
public business, and in 1877 established the Lima Courier,
a live newspaper enjoying a circulation of over 1,000.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 693 |
JOHN FENTON,
a prominent pioneer of Allen County, was born in Trumbull County,
Ohio, July 11, 1825; son of Robert and Jane (McCrea) Fenton,
natives of Pennsylvania and Ireland, respectively, the former of
whom, of English descent, a farmer by occupation, enlisted in the
war of 1812, though he did not see active service. John
Fenton and his twin sister (now Mrs. James D.
Bentley) are the youngest in a family of eight children. When
ten years of age our subject accompanied his parents to this
county, and was here reared on the farm, attending the log
schoolhouse near by, and has made farming his life avocation. He
was a dutiful son, attending to the wants of his parents who lived
with him until they died—his father in 1852, aged seventy five
years, and his mother in 1855, aged seventy-one years. He was
married in 1849, to Isabella Outhwaite, who was born
in England in 1830, a daughter of George and
Isabella (Swan) Outhwaite. Mr. Fenton
came to this township forty-eight years ago, before Bluffton was
incorporated, and when the country was almost a wilderness. During
the late civil war he enlisted, in 1863, in the First Ohio Heavy
Artillery, serving till the close of the struggle. Mr. and Mrs.
Fenton have an adopted son, Frederick George Fenton, a
farmer of this county. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Bluffton. He is a Republican in politics.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 |
WILLIAM Mc.
FENTON, retired farmer P. O. Bluffton, was born in Trumbull
County, Ohio, December 25, 1815, son of Robert and
Jane (McCrea) Fenton; the former a native of
Pennsylvania, of Irish descent, in early years a carpenter, but in
later life a farmer-: the latter born in Ireland. They settled on
a farm in Richland Township, this county, in 1836. Our
subject, the fourth in their family of nine children, was reared
on the farm, receiving his education in the pioneer log
schoolhouse. He has made farming the occupation of his life, and
is the owner of eighty acres of land in Richland Township, this
county, on which he now resides. He was married, in 1860, to
Miss Jane Hatch, born in Marion County, Ohio, in 1837, a
daughter of Gardner and Harriet (Dudley) Hatch, who were
natives of Maine and of English descent, former a farmer in Hardin
County, Ohio. This union was blessed with five children: Emma
Jane (deceased), William James, Lizzie May,
John McCrea and Charles Gardner. Mr.
and Mrs. Fenton are members of the United
Presbyterian Church, in which he has officiated as elder. In
politics he is a Republican. He has served as trustee of Richland
Township. Mr. Fenton worked hard in early life, and by prudent
management of his resources has succeeded in accumulating enough
of this world's goods to keep him comfortable in the declining
years of his life.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 |
Ottawa Twp. -
J. J. FERRALL, attorney at law, Lima, was
born Mar. 4, 1835, in Crawford County, Ohio, during Andrew
Jackson's administration; son of Edmund and Nancy (Eden)
Ferrall, natives of Ohio, the former a farmer in Crawford
County, that State, and of Scotch descent, his parents having
been early settlers of Ohio. Edmund Ferrall and
wife had a family of eleven children, of whom J. J. is
the fifth. Our subject was educated in the common schools
of his native place, and has since been a deep student and
reader, a clear observer of men and things. Mr. Ferrall
was married in 1858, to Elizabeth, daughter of Alanson
Robinson, of New York, and who came to Ohio when young.
This union has been blessed with four sons and four daughters:
May, Josie A., William, Edward, Charles, Blanche, Orland
and Edith May (now Mrs. Kagy). Mr.
Ferrall began the study of law in 1873, and was admitted to
the bar by the district court of the county July 30, 1877, and
commenced the practice in 1877 in Bluffton, this county, of
which place he was mayor four years. He came to Lima in
1881 and opened the law office where he has since been actively
engaged. He is a F. & A. M.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 693 |
Bath Twp. -
GEORGE FETTER, farmer, quarryman and lime
manufacturer, P. O. Lima, was born in Baden, Germany, Aug. 15,
1826, and is a son of George and Barbara (Cupp) Fetter,
who settled in Bath Township, this county, in 1837, locating on
Section 21, on the farm now owned by Daniel Wollett, a
part of which they cleared and improved. The mother died
on that farm, and the father died in Shawnee Township, this
county, in 1856, at the age of fifty-six years. Their
children, who grew to manhood and womanhood, were
George, Catherine, (wife of Nicholas Lutz), Jacob
(deceased), Daniel, Elizabeth (wife of John Onesman.)
Our subject reared in Bath Township, this county, from eleven
years of age , and two months' attendance in the common schools
comprised his educational advantages after he came to Allen
County. He lived with his parents until twenty-six years
of age, and began life for himself, working by the month, though
his main start was made by cutting and hauling wood to the
Pittsburgh Railroad for 80 cents per cord. He rented a
farm for a couple of years, then purchased forty acres of land,
and has continued to prosper, until now he is the owner of
several farms, aggregating 872 acres. He was for years
extensively engaged in buying and selling stock, and for the
past four years he has been doing a large business in the
manufacture of lime, operating from one to two kilns. He
is also the owner of a large stone quarry, comprising sixty
acres, the products being used for building and piking purposes.
He uses a stone crusher, steam drills, and all necessary
implements to carry on that branch of his business. Mr.
Fetter was married, August 23, 1853, to Sarah,
daughter of William and Sarah (Ridenour) Ward, of Sugar
Creek Township, this county, by whom he has nine children:
John, Elizabeth (wife of E. E. Gray), Ellen
(wife of James Hull), Daniel, George R.,
Jacob, Ida, Julius and Allie. Mr. and
Mrs. Fetter are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
He is one of the leading and enterprising citizens of Bath
Township, and has filled various offices of trust. In
politics he is a Democrat.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 580 |
Marion Twp. -
EDWARD FINCKH, proprietor of restaurant
and saloon, Delphos, was born in Wurttemberg, Germany, June 20,
1841; son of Augustus and Theodora (Zimerle) Finckh, also
natives of Wurttemberg, where they died. Augustus
Finckh was stadtpfleger at Ellwanger, Wurttemberg.
Our subject came to America at the age of twelve years, with his
uncle Joseph Zimerle, and the first two years after his
arrival in this country worked in a bakery and brewery; then
clerked for Wrocklage & Co. nine years, and afterward was
engaged in butchering with Lawrence Deubler. In
1864 Mr.. Finckh was married to Anna Worner who
was born May 12, 1843, in Wurttemberg, Germany, coming to
Delphos, this county, at seven years of age. To this union
have been born eight children: Annie, Edward (in drug
business in Delphos, Ohio,), Adolph (preparing for the
priesthood at Notre Dame College, South Bend, Ind.),
Josephine, Alexander, Flora, Joseph and Albert.
Aug. 31, 1864, Mr. Finckh commenced the wholesale liquor
business, in which he remained until 1870, and then engaged in
brewing in Delphos, and also Van Wert, Van Wert Co., Ohio, until
1874, when he embarked in his present enterprise. Mr.
Finckh started out in life a poor boy, having received but a
meager education, but by energy and application he has
surmounted many obstacles, and has succeeded in taking his place
among the first in his lie in the city of Delphos. He was
a member of the city council several terms. He is active
in politics and educational matters. The family are
members of the Catholic Church.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 634 |
Jackson Twp. -
JOSEPH FISHER, farmer, P. O. Herring, was
born in Perry County, Ohio, Aug. 3, 1828, son of Christian
Fisher, who was born in Perry County, Ohio and died Aug. 22,
1863, aged sixty-six years. Christian Fisher came
to Allen County in 1854, and held several offices of trust in
this and Perry Counties. His widow, nee Eva
Strombaugh, was born in Perry County, Ohio, Apr. 12, 1810,
and is still living. They were parents of eleven children:
Levi, Joseph, Margaret, Elizabeth, Eve, Charles, Sarah, Hannah,
Catherine, Franklin and Frederick. Five of the
above are still living, Charles, Sarah and Joseph
being residents of this county. Our subject received a
common school education, and remained with his parents until
after arriving at maturity. In 1854 he came to Allen
County, and located upon the farm which is still his home, and
which is now under such a state of cultivation as to denote a
thrifty owner. Mr. Fisher owns ninety-one acres.
He owned the first separator in this vicinity, and for twenty
seasons followed threshing. He was also among the first to
adopt the new agricultural implements, such as mowers, reapers,
etc. Under Gen. Sherman he served his country
nearly four years, having enlisted in Company I, Forty-sixth
Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Our subject was married
Jan. 27, 1850, to Jemima Stockberger, of Perry County,
born Jan. 14, 1830, and to this union six children were born:
Mary A. (wife of J. H. Umdaugh), Benjamin F., Almanary
(wife of James W. King), Noah (deceased),
Martha ElDora and Sarah. Mrs. Fisher is a
daughter of George and Christine (Boyer) Stockberger, of
Pennsylvania, who settled in Perry County, Ohio, in 1804; the
father died in 1846, the mother in 1850. They were parents
of thirteen children: Sarah, Elizabeth, John, Mary, Nancy,
Susan, Catherine, Christine, Hannah, George, Solomon, Jemima
and Joseph. Our subject is an active member of the
Dexter Gilbert Post, G. A. R., also a grange; he has served as
township trustee several terms; is a consistent member of the
Lutheran Church. Politically he is a Democrat, and voted
for Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 605 |
Bath Twp. -
WILBUR FISK, liquor dealer, P. O. Lima,
was born in Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1844, and is a son of
Samuel F. and Harriet (Lehman) Fisk, the former native of
New Hampshire, the latter of Pennsylvania. He was reared
on a farm in Auglaize County, Ohio (where his parents had
located in 1848) and was educated in the common schools.
He was in the late war of the Rebellion, having enlisted Dec.
10, 1863, as a teamster in the Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and was discharged Mar. 25, 1864. In 1866 he
located at Sidney, Ohio, where he was engaged in teaming for one
year, and in 1867 went to Troy Ohio, where he was superintendent
of the gas works for six years. In 1873 he located in
Lima, and embarked in the business in which he is at present
engaged. He was married, Feb. 25, 1869, to Laura B.,
daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Heller) Wise, of Troy,
Ohio. The issue of this union was three children:
Maggie, Samuel F. (deceased) and Amsy W. Mr. and
Mrs. Fisk are members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
He is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F., in politics a
stanch Democrat.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 580 |
JAMES
FITZPATRICK, Spencerville, was born in Wayne county, Ohio,
July 2, 1848, son of Patrick and Margaret (Doudel) Fitzpatrick,
former of whom when twenty years of age came to America, and
located in New York, from there moving to Summit County. Ohio, and
eventually to Wayne County. The latter came to America when
sixteen years of age. They were married in New York State, and to
them were born eleven children, of whom James is next to the
youngest. The early days of our subject were spent on a farm and
in attending school. He entered upon his career in life as a
farmer, and in 1879 came to this county, where he has since
engaged in the grocery and queensware business. His trade is
extensive, and he is recognized as one of the best grocery men of
Spencerville. Mr. Fitzpatrick was united in
marriage, in 1875, with Miss Maggie Lannon, a
native of Hamilton County, Ohio, born September 9, 1857. To this
union were born two children: Alice I. and Eddie.
Mr. Fitzpatrick has served the people as a member of
the council, and is the present township clerk. Politically he is
identified with the Democratic party.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 803 |
Ottawa Twp. -
WILLIAM M. FLETCHER, physician, Lima, was
born in 854 in Dalton, Wayne Co., Ohio; son of William and
Ann Eliza (Moffit) Fletcher, natives of the north of
Ireland. His grandparents came to America about 1833 and
settled in Wayne County, Ohio, where William (subject's
father) was reared. In after years he was a coal merchant.
William and Ann Eliza Fletcher had a family of seven
children, all of whom survive: Belle, Ella,
Frances, Wesley, William M., Charles and John.
Our subject when quite young, began the study of medicine, and
later took a course of lectures in the P. M. Medical Institute
of Cincinnati. He first practiced his profession for two
years in his native town, and then removed to St. John's,
Auglaize Co., Ohio, where he remained four and a half years.
In September, 1884, the Doctor came to this county, locating in
South Lima, where he opened what is known as the "South Lima
Drug Store." He also enjoys a successful medical Practice.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 693 |
Ottawa Twp. -
OWEN FRANCIS, dealer in boots and shoes,
Lima, was born Jan. 18, 1841, in Wales, son of Ellis and
Catherine (Jones) Francis, natives of same country, and
who were the parents of eight children: Owen, Susan
(wife of T. H. Jones), Jennie and Kate,
living; Mary, Annie, Hugh and an infant are
deceased. Ellis Francis came to America in 1852,
landing in New York, and settled in Pennsylvania, where he
remained for three years. In 1855 he came to Ohio, and
being a farmer settled in Sugar Creek Township, Allen County.
He died in 1879; his widow still resides in the county.
Our subject was reared on a farm, and received his early
education in Pennsylvania. He was married in n1873, to
Annie J., daughter of Richard and Ann Lewis, natives
of Wales and residents of Delaware, Ohio. This union was
blessed with four children: Nannie, Richard (deceased),
Edna and Hugh. Mr. Francis, in 1882,
opened a boot and shoe store in Lima, where he still continues
in business. During the late war of the Rebellion, he
enlisted, in 1861, serving three months in the Twenty-first Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. He re-enlisted the same year (1861) in
Company A, Fifty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in
the capacity of private, corporal, sergeant, sergeant-major,
second lieutenant and first lieutenant, until March 12, 1865,
when he was captured while out in charge of a foraging party,
near Fayetteville, N. C. and was held as a prisoner of war for
two months, then paroled, when he returned to his home in Allen
County. The war being over he never returned to his
regiment. Mr. Francis is a successful business man,
enjoying the pleasure of doing the largest boot and shoe
business in Lima.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 694 |
Perry Twp. -
JAMES FRANKLIN, farmer, P. O. Lima, was
born in Tioga County, N. Y., Apr. 29, 1812; son of Thomas and
Hannah (Sibley) Franklin, who settled in Perry
Township, this county, in 1831, locating in what is a part of
the corporation of the city of Lima, where they cleared and
improved a farm upon which they resided for many years.
They had a family of eleven children: Eli (deceased),
John (deceased), Clarissa (deceased), James,
Thomas, William, Elisha, Joseph (deceased), Harriet
(deceased), James, Thomas, William, Elisha, Joseph
(deceased), Harriet (deceased), Cynthia A.
(deceased) and David. Our subject was reared in
Warren and Miami Counties, Ohio, and in 1833, settled in
Perry Township, this county, on the farm where he now resides,
comprising eight acres of land, which he cleared and improved;
he also owns another farm of sixty acres near by, which he has
also cleared and improved. He was married Dec. 11, 1834,
to Sarah, daughter of George and Nancy (Shepherd)
Hawthorn, of Perry township, this county, by whom he had
nine children: Benjamin, Sarah A. (wife of John W.
Bond), Elizabeth J. (wife of Henry Garrison),
Thomas J. (deceased), Emeline (deceased), George
W., Joseph, J. Shepherd, who resides with him on the old
homestead, was married Dec. 30, 1874, to Laura, daughter
of Joseph and Ellen (Moninger) Dixon, of Shawnee
Township, this county (they have two children - Gertrude
and Leonora). Our subject is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, as are also his wife and son, who
reside with him. In politics he was formerly a Democrat,
but has been a Republican since the organization of the party.
When twenty-one years of age Mr. Franklin started in life
with but $5 in his pocket, and by industry and frugality has
accumulated a fine property.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 739 |
ISRAEL
FRAUNFELTER, farmer, P. O. Lima, was born in Pickaway
County, Ohio, July 16, 1834; son of Adam and Saloma (March)
Fraunfelter, natives of Pennsylvania, and who were married
in Berks County, that state, moved to Pickaway County, Ohio, and
here died. Of their family of ten children, eight are now
living. Our subject moved first to Ross County, Ohio, and
in 1865 came to this county, where he now resides. He
operated a dairy for four years and now follows general
agriculture. He is a stock grower, making a specialty of
Spanish merino sheep, also graded horses, and has a good class
of hogs. Mr. Fraunfelter, was married, Feb. 4,
1860, to Miss Leanna Goodman of Pickaway County, Ohio, a
native of Hocking County, Ohio, and daughter of John and
Sarah (Weaver) Goodman. To this union have been born
five children: Frank, Otis, Shanon, James and
Mary A. Our subject owns 216 acres good land; has
served in some of the township offices; is now infirmary
directory director. He and his wife hold membership in the
Lutheran Church at Elida, Ohio. In politics he is a
Demcrat.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 585 |
SAMUEL D. FRENCH, farmer, P. O. Lima, was born in
Trumbull County, Ohio, July 10, 1823; son of William and
Elizabeth (Davison) French, who settled in Bath Township, in
1834, purchasing eighty acres of land in that township, and
eighty in Perry (now owned by our subject). William
French died of consumption in 1836, at the age of fifty-seven
years. He was a native of Washington County, Penn.,, son
of Alexander French a pioneer of Trumbull County, Ohio.
The maternal grandfather of our subject was Benjamin Davison
formerly of Cumberland County, Penn., and a pioneer of Trumbull
County, where he settled in 1800. William French
had eight children: Ann (deceased wife of John
Rankin), Elizabeth (deceased), Samuel D., David
(deceased), John (deceased), Mary J. (deceased),
George, Newton (deceased). Our subject was eleven
years of age when his parents came to this county, his father
dying shortly after his settlement. He, being the eldest
son, along with his mother, managed the farm, most of which he
cleared and improved. His education was received in the
common schools, and comprised but three months' attendance after
his coming to Allen County. He was married Apr. 23, 1847,
to Margaret T., daughter of William and Hannah
(Morrison) Roberts, formerly of Kentucky, and early settlers
of Auglaize Township, Allen County. By this union there
were four children: Lois A. (deceased), William
(killed when seventeen years of age by mules he was taking to
water), Elizabeth, and Leola (wife of Jesse
Growdon, have two children - Lois A. and Samuel D.)
Mr. French resided in Bath Township up to 1847, when he
removed to the southern part of his farm, in Perry Township.
He has always lived on the old homestead farm, in Perry
Township. He has always lived on the old homestead farm,
where his father settled in 1834. He is a Republican in
politics, and one of the substantial farmers of Perry Township.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 740 |
JACOB FRY,
farmer, P. O. Conant, was born in Pennsylvania Feb. 26, 1827, a
son of Abraham and Mary (Beckenbaugh) Fry, of
Pennsylvania, of whose family of nine children only four tare
living, Jacob being the youngest. Our subject was
married, Oct. 5, 1848, to Amy J. Chipman, who died in
March, 1871, the mother of seven children: Abraham L., Mary
E. deceased), Isabel (wife of L. Bowersock),
Rosetta (wife of William King), Ida A.
(deceased), Mattie (deceased), and William S.
Mr. Fry came to Allen County in 1849, and two years later
located on his farm in Amanda Township, and has been one of the
sturdy pioneers who have cleared away the forests and prepared
the soil for cultivation. He has served the people as
trustee for three years. During the war he enlisted in
Company D, One Hundred and Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
remaining in the service till the close of the struggle.
Religiously he is connected with the Baptist Church.
Mr. Fry's oldest son, Abram L., was born Jan . 14,
1850, received a common school education, and has always been a
farmer. He is still living on the homestead. He has
been township clerk two years, and is now serving as such by
appointment on an unfinished term. He was married, Dec.
29, 1870, to Josephine Fryer, born in Allen County July
24, 1854, by whom he has had four children: Ida Bell
(deceased), Alpheus, Inetta and Effie May.
Politically both our subject and son of Democrats.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: by Warner, Beers & Co.,
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