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BIOGRAPHIES
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A Portrait and Biographical Record of Allen & Van Wert
Counties, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: A. W. Bowen & Co.
1896
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JAMES PARKER
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WILLIAM PATTON
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WILLIAM C. PELTIER,
a prosperous farmer of Marion township, Allen county, Ohio, and
an ex-soldier of the late Civil war, was born Aug. 16, 1837, in
the county named, and is a son of one of the early pioneers.
ANTONY PELTIER,
grandfather of our subject, was a native of Canada, of French
descent, and came to the United States in early manhood and
located at Detroit, Mich., where he became an Indian trader,
lived there through the war of 1812, and after that contest
moved to Maumee City - now South Toledo - where he continued to
traffic with the Indians until his death, at an advanced age, in
the faith of the church of Rome.
JAMES PELTIER,
son of Antony, was born in Detroit in August 1806,
learned the French and English languages, and, like his father,
became an Indian trader. About the year of 1830, at
Findlay, Ohio, he was married to Jane Clark, daughter of
John and Sarah Clark In 1834 he moved to Lima, and
in 1835 settled in Sugar Creek township, a mile and a quarter
north of Elida, where he cleared up a farm, on which he resided
until 1863, and then settled on the farm now occupied by his son
William C. His death took place in Bluffton, Ohio,
at the age of over eighty-three years. He and wife were
members of the Methodist church, in which he was a local
preacher for over twenty years, and in politics was a
republican. Following are the names of the six children
born to James Peltier and wife: Louisa, now
Mrs. S. Brand, of Bluffton; William C., John W.,
Enos, Joseph S. (deceased) and Charles W.
Of these, four of the sons served in the late Civil war, in Ohio
regiments.
William C. Peltier, subject of this sketch, was
reared on his father's farm, received a good education, and for
twenty-three winters taught school at intervals in Sugar Creek
and Marion townships, Allen county. Aug, 11, 1862, he enlisted
at Lima in company E, Ninety-ninth Ohio volunteer infantry,
Capt. J. C. Walters for three years or during the war, and
served until July 1865, when he was honorably discharged at
Salisbury, N. C. He fought at Chickamauga, Lookout
Mountain (where he was wounded in the side by a rifle ball), and
was on the Atlanta campaign, from Dalton to Atlanta, Pumpkinvine
Creek, Burnt Hickory, Kenesaw Mountain, and at the fall of
Atlanta; was then with Gen. Thomas at Nashville and
fought in the two-days' battle of Dec. 16 and 17, 1864, and, in
fact, in all the battles and skirmishes in which his regiment
took part.
On his return to Allen county he resumed
school-teaching and farming, and Aug. 16, 1866, married Miss
Leah A. McBride, who was born Sept. 18, 1842, in German
township, Allen county, Ohio, a daughter of Alexander and
Leah (Wolf) McBride. Alexander McBride was of
Scotch-Irish extraction, was a pioneer of Allen county, and he
and wife were the parents of ten children, viz: Levi,
Lewis, Alexander, Nelson, Benjamin,
Eli, Leah A., Mary J., Martha and
Rebecca. Of the sons, four served in the Civil war -
Levi, Lewis, Alexander and Benjamin.
Mr. McBride died on his farm at the age of seventy
years, a member of the United Brethren church and in politics a
democrat. After his marriage Mr. Peltier settled on
forty acres of land in the woods of Marion township, purchased
with his own money. This farm he cleared up and added to,
from time to time, until he has now 160 acres of as good farming
land as there is in the county, well improved and under drained.
Mrs. Peltier was called home Nov. 18, 1887, dying
in the faith of the United Brethren church. She was good
wife and fond mother, and her death was deeply and sincerely
mourned by the bereaved husband and children. In politics
Mr. Peltier is a republican, is a good citizen, and is
highly respected for his integrity and straight forwardness.
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CASPER
POHLMAN, a practical and successful farmer of Marion
township, Allen county, was born in Putnam county, Ohio, Feb. 1,
1844. He is a son of Mathias and Gertrude (Applebaum)
Pohlman. He was reared on a farm, and received a good
common-school education. At the age of eighteen he began
to learn the trade of blacksmith at Delphos, and he followed
this trade for seventeen years. On May 6, 1868, he married
Miss Josephine Koordt, daughter of Joseph Koordt.
She was born in Germany, and died about 1872. Mr. and
Mrs. Pohlman were the parents of two children, viz:
Joseph and Anna. Mr. Pohlman married,
for his second wife, Miss Margaret Schmitz, daughter of
Joseph Schmitz, and to this marriage there have been born
eleven children, viz: Frank, August, who died at
the age of fourteen years; Bernard, Charles, Alexander,
Josephine, Julia, Katie, Antone, Henry and Willie.
In 1878, Mr. Pohlman, abandoning his trade
as blacksmith as a means of making a living, settled on his
present farm, then consisting of eighty-three acres. Here
he has worked faithfully and industriously, improving the farm
and improving and erecting other buildings. He has also added to
the size of the farm, so that now it contains ninety-seven
instead of eighty-three acres. Among the noticeable
buildings Mr. Pohlman has erected on his farm is a fine
new residence, which makes a most comfortable home for himself
and his family. He has a very substantial barn, and other
good buildings. What property Mr. Pohlman has he
has accumulated and acquired by his own industry and economy,
and it is proper to refer to him as one of the self-made men of
Allen county. In religion he is a devout Catholic, and has
done his full share toward building up his church in Delphos.
He is a very liberal man for his means, and is in every way
practical and sensible. He has always been a hard-working
man, and is bringing up his children in the fear of God and in
the love of their country.
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CLEMENS
POHLMAN, one of the well-known citizens of Marion
township, Allen county, Ohio, residing on his farm in the edge
of Delphos, is a native of Hanover, Germany, having been born in
the neighborhood of the town of Melle, Oct. 2, 1840. His
parents were Casper M. and Clara (Hensle) Pohlman, the
former of whom was a carpenter and general woodworker. He
brought his family over to America in Oct., 1844, and came
direct to the farm on which his son resides. At that time
there were only a few families in this locality, the place being
then known as section No. 10. The canal had been opened in
the spring of the same year he came, and Delphos was unknown,
what is now the city being only a few log cabins. He
purchased first only forty acres, but afterward added to the
first tract until he owned altogether seventy-one acres.
After coming here he worked at his trade, building churches,
mills, etc., in different parts of the country. His death
occurred in June, 1881, in his eighty-first year. His wife
died in June, 1876, in her sixty-sixth year. On the same
ship that Mr. Pohlman and his family came over in, was
Father Bredeick, the founder of Delphos and of Saint John's
Roman Catholic church.
To the parents ten children were born, three of whom
are now living, as follows: John, a farmer of
Delphos; Mary now the wife of Frederick Louse, a
farmer of Marion township, and our subject. Clemens
Pohlman was four years old when he came with his father to
Delphos, and he has resided here ever since. He secured
his education in the parochial school at Saint Mary's college in
Cleveland. In 1865 he was married to Bernedina Brinkman,
who was born at Glandorf, in Putnam county, Ohio, Feb. 22, 1844,
and is the daughter of Frank Brinkman, a native of
Hanover. To Mr. and Mrs. Pohlman seven children
have been born, as follows: John; Clara, now the
wife of Jacob Thourenin, of Canton, Ohio; Theresa,
now the wife of Joseph Wiesgerber, of Delphos; Henry,
deceased; Annie, deceased; Josephine and Rosa.
Mr. Pohlman and family are members of the Saint John's
Roman Catholic church. John Pohlman, deceased, was
born in the kingdom of Hanover, Germany, Aug. 15, 1833, came
with his parents to America in 1844, having always resided in
Delphos, owned a farm and other property. He was a member
of Saint John's Roman Catholic church, and died Apr. 17, 1895.
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WILLIAM D. POLING.
- The parents of William D. Poling came to Allen county,
Ohio, in October, 1845, just a half century ago at this writing.
They were BENJAMIN and Elizabeth Poling; the father died
July 19, 1895, at the age of eighty years and six months, but
the mother is still living at the advanced age of seventy-nine
years. The known record of the Poling family begins
with RODNEY and
Margaret (Black) Poling, who were natives of Virginia and
the great-grandparents of our subject. They had four sons,
SAMUEL, John
and Benjamin and another whose name is omitted, all of
whom came to Ohio, where their lives were spent. Samuel,
the grandfather, who served in the war of 1812, was a great
hunter and a pioneer of Fairfield county, Ohio. He married
Elizabeth Stemen, daughter of Peter and Magdaline
Stemen, of Virginia. there was born to them a family
of thirteen children, six sons and seven daughters, all of whom
lived to maturity. Their names are as follows:
Peter, of Fairfield county, Ohio; Benjamin, the
father of our subject; John and Samuel, deceased;
Noah, of Hocking county, Ohio; Ezra, of Van Wert
county, Ohio; Rachael, deceased wife of William Funk,
of Fairfield county, Ohio; Mattie, wife of David
Weaver, of Fairfield county, deceased; Mary, wife of
Abner Elder, of Fairfield county, deceased; M. Nancy,
wife of Noah Welty, of Fairfield county, deceased;
Elizabeth, deceased; Margaret, wife of Nathan
Tucker, of Highland county, Ohio; Louisa, wife of
Bartel McGinnis, of Van Wert county.
BENJAMIN POLING,
the father of William D. Poling, our subject, was reared
on a farm, and received a limited education; in 1841 he was
married to Miss Elizabeth Short, who was
born in Pennsylvania. Sept. 7, 1817, a daughter of John and
Elizabeth (Donaldson) Short, who came from Ireland and
located in Philadelphia. The parents of William D.
had five children: Anna M., deceased: our subject;
Mrs. Rachael Laman; Mary E. and Samuel A. William
D. was born prior to his parents coming to this country in
1845, and locating on eighty acres of timber land in Marion
township, which was improved to the extent of a small log cabin
and two acres cleared.
In time the father put the entire eighty acres under
cultivation and purchased forty acres more adjoining. He
was a sturdy pioneer and a thoroughly enterprising man, domestic
in his habits, always refusing public recognition as regards
office. Politically he was a democrat of the Jefferson
type and lived consistently with his doctrines.
William D. was born Apr. 19, 1843, was reared in
the country and educated in the common schools. At the age
of twenty he began teaching, and thenceforth taught winters and
followed the carpenter’s trade during summers. He had
graduated from the commercial schools of Pittsburg, the only
part of his education received abroad, and for eighteen years he
made teaching his profession in winters - all in Allen county,
except one term in Indiana county, Pa. In every good substantial
way he has liberally assisted in the building up his county and
home interests, and is a moral and financial force in the
community. In 1881 he was elected by the democrats of
Allen county to the office of auditor and was re-elected for
another term, and was then appointed to fill a vacancy ten
months longer. In September, 1888, his official career
expired. He remained at the county seat until the
following July, when he moved to the farm, on which be erected a
handsome residence, in which he now lives. His farm
consists of 200 acres, 160 acres in Amanda township and forty
acres in Marion, which he devotes to agriculture and stock
raising. On Nov. 18, 1869, he was united in wedlock to
Miss Kesiah Baxter, daughter of James and Malissa Baxter.
Mrs. Poling was born in Allen county, Aug. 21,
1844. Of this marriage nine children are now living:
Malissa A.; Arthur E.; Mary E.;
James B.; Bertha B.; Rachel A.; Corrol B.,
deceased; William B. and Clarence D. Mr.
and Mrs. Poling are members of the Methodist church and
Mr. Poling is superintendent of the Sunday-school.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Poling are prominent in the social
world and leaders in society; each casts a moral and healthful
influence wherever they go, and no public enterprise or worthy
undertaking is passed by them without receiving very liberal
support. They are both strong advocates of good schools
and aid as largely as possible to the success of the same, and
both are highly esteemed wherever known.
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CHARLES
C. POST, deceased, was one of the old and highly
respected citizens of Amanda township, Allen county, Ohio.
He was born in Washington county, Pa., July 27, 1800, where he
spent his boyhood days. He was the son of Jeremiah,
who was born in New York, and who removed to Pennsylvania about
the year 1775. The family dates back several generations
to German ancestry. In 1822 Mr. Post moved to
Richland county, Ohio, and twenty years later settled in Amanda
township, Allen county, and located in what is now known as Post
Mill, which he erected in 1843, where he engaged in the milling
business for several years - being a millwright by profession.
For three years previous to his coming to Allen county he was
located at Upper Sandusky, constructing mills for the Indians.
After he had operated the mill in Amanda township for a few
years he moved to his farm in sections Nos. 8 and 17, which
consisted of 540 acres, where he made many valuable
improvements. He was elected to the Ohio legislature in
1855 and held at different periods many of the township offices.
He died Mar. 27, 1884, and his wife died Feb. 22, 1886.
Before her marriage Mrs. Post was a Miss Elizabeth
Bryant, a cousin of William Cullen Bryant, and a
relative of the first Bryant of Washington county, Pa.
She was born Mar. 13, 1801. A family of eight children
were born to them, five of whom grew to maturity:
Martha, wife of Cyrus Hoover, of Spencerville, Ohio;
Leonidas H.; Adam C.; Isaac B. and Charles G.
With the birth of the republican party Mr. Post became
identified with it and was a member of the Methodist church.
LEONIDAS H. POST
was born Aug. 9, 1832. His boyhood was spent at home and
in Oberlin college, Ohio, and at the age of fifteen he engaged
in the trade of a stove molder, at Lima, Ohio. In 1852 he
made a trip to California via New York, returning by way of New
Orleans, in 1854. Aug. 2, 1854, he was untied in marriage
to Miss Eliza J. Stewart, daughter of Samuel Stewart,
since which time he has lived in Amanda township, where he owns
a farm of 200 acres of finely improved land, there being none
superior to it in the county, the entire estate indicating the
thrift of the owner. He has contributed more than any
other man in his section to the improvement of draft horses,
having owned seven blooded breeding horses, in company with
Mr. Hoover. He also raises a high grade of cattle,
having introduced the shorthorn and other breeds well known.
Politically Mr. Post has always been a stanch
republican, but at present is a strong advocate for free coinage
of silver. He has at different times filled several of the
local offices of the township and has proved himself an
efficient and trustworthy public servant. His marriage has
been blessed by the birth of four children, viz: Samuel A.,
Charles C., Edward G. and Leonides H., Jr. The
family are Baptists in religious profession. The son,
Charles C., was married May 19, 1884, to Miss Ida Crites,
daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Crites. She was
born Feb. 22, 1862, and died Mar. 24, 1889, leaving two
children, Clar B. and Ida G. Mr. Post is one
of the progressive young farmers of the township and owns a farm
of 171 acres. Politically he is a populist and lives in
full faith of its successful future.
The Stewart Family, alluded to above , was
represented among the very earliest settlers of Allen county,
Ohio; by William and Samuel, who came to this county in
1824. They were natives of Pennsylvania and were of a
family of ten children. Their parents were Matthias and
Elizabeth Stewart. Samuel Stewart was born in Lycoming
county, Pa., grew to manhood in Champaign county, Ohio, where he
was married, and two years after that event, came with his wife
and one child, to Amanda township, and entered a tract of land
in section No. 9, where his daughter, Mrs. Leonides Post,
now lives. His brother William entered land at the
same time, adjoining him on the west. Here they made homes
and spent the balance of their lives. Four children were
born to Samuel, viz: Thomas, Elizabeth, Eliza J.,
and Matthew; the last named died in childhood, as did
Thomas. Samuel Stewart was a man of rare and noble
qualities - was open-hearted and generous and ever ready to lend
a helping hand whenever needed. He was public spirited and
enterprising and was among the first in all good works and
undertakings, and was one of the first board of county
commissioners of Allen county. His first wife dying, he
was married a second time, and to this marriage two children
were born, but both died in infancy. Mr. Post's
mother's name was Thomas and her father, Capt. Thomas,
was a soldier in the war of 1812 and was afterward killed by the
Indians in Logan county, Ohio, near Bellefontaine about 1815.
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SAMUEL
A. POST. - Modern farming is distinctively different from
that kind of agriculture carried on by the pioneers. With
the pioneer it was not necessary to do anything more, after
clearing his land, that to cultivate the soil. The modern
farmer has, beside the cultivation of his farm, to attend to its
fertilizing and its underdraining. All of these he must do
in a scientific manner if he would secure the best results.
Samuel A. Post is one of the scientific farmers of German
township, Allen county, and is illustrating by his own course
and experience what farming can be developed into. Mr.
Post was born in Amanda township, Allen county, Ohio, Nov.
22, 1856, and is a son of L. H. and Eliza J. (Stewart) Post.
By them he was early instructed in all the duties of a
farmer's boy, and was given a good common-school education, he
remaining at home with them until he had attained to manhood.
In 1876 he entered the Western Normal university at Ada, Ohio,
with the view of taking a thorough normal course of study; but
after he had been in attendance one term he was compelled to
return to his home, and give up school, on account of ill
health. Here, however, occurred probably one of the most
eventful and probably also the happiest event of this life, that
of his marriage, which is noticed more in full in the following
paragraph.
Not long after his return to his home he married
Miss Sarah A. Crites, daughter of Jacob and Emily Crites,
who was born in German township, Allen county. Mr. and
Mrs. Post have a family of five children, viz: William
Stewart, born Oct. 9, 1881; Cora Ethel, born Nov. 22,
1882; Louie Crites, born Nov. 10, 1884; Charles B.,
born Dec. 8, 1888, and Clarence M., born Dec. 7, 1892.
After his marriage Mr. Post settled down on the farm he
has occupied ever since, and which he still occupies. It
consists of seventy acres in section No. 29, German township,
and this farm, since he located upon it, he has made, by careful
and skillful tillage and improvement generally, one of the best
farms in Allen county. One improvement worthy of note is
his fine frame house, erected in 1890, with all modern
improvements, and with a depth of seventy-two feet. His
stock barns are also of the most improved kind, as also are his
grain barns. Another very notable improvement is the
putting down of nearly 30,000 feet of underdraining tile, which,
by its carrying off the surplus water, lengthens out the season
for cultivation, and warms up the soil, so that his farm is more
productive than it otherwise would be, in addition to being
pleasanter to cultivate. Mr. Post is engaged
principally in general farming and stock raising, keeping only
the best grades of stock. Thus it will be seen that he is
one of the leaders in adopting modern and improved farm methods,
and in this way sets an example to his neighbors, and exercises
an influence upon them that he could not do in any other way,
and which would at the same time be so beneficial to them.
Politically Mr. Post is a strong republican, and though
never seeking office, he has been selected as a member of the
school board. Religiously he is a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and lives consistently with his profession.
Altogether Mr. Post is one of Allen county's
representative men, and his industry and well directed energy
have placed him in the front rank of her best citizens.
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