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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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Ottawa Twp. -
I.
NEWTON PANGLE, liveryman, Lima, was born in Marion
Township, this county, Nov. 22, 1856; son of Ferguson B. and
Mary J. (Rome) Pangle. His paternal grandfather,
Vance Pangle, born in January, 1774, in Virginia, married
Aug. 14, 1799, Rebecca Longacre, a native of Virginia,
born Dec. 14, 1781. In 1830 they came to Lancaster County,
and in 1834 to Allen County, Ohio, and settled in Sugar Creek
Township, where Mr. Pangle died Sept. 15, 1835. His
widow remained on the old homestead with her son, Elisha,
until 1844, when they removed to Marion Township, where she
lived until her death in December, 1880, in her one hundredth
year. Her mind was vigorous at the time of her death, and
her recollections of pioneer life in the woods of Allen County
were vivid and clear. She reared a family of twelve
children, all of whom were residents of Allen County. The
father of our subject, in the pioneer days, was a buyer of hides
and pelts, and subsequently embarked and for several years
engaged in the grocery trade at Delphos. In the meantime
he built a large warehouse on the banks of the canal, and was an
extensive dealer in grain and produce of all kinds. He was
also a large owner of real estate. He started out for
himself, without means, and by industry frugality and business
tact accumulated a large competency. He died Aug. 5, 1857,
at the age of forty years. He had seven children:
Francis (Mrs. D. L. Williams), Elizabeth (Mrs. W. P.
Davis), Julia (deceased), Ida, (deceased),
Eliza (Mrs. R. B. Jervis), I. Newton and Ferguson
B. Our subject was reared in Delphos, where he
received a high school education. He married, Nov. 15,
1878, Anna J., daughter of DeWitt C. and Lena
Richmond, of Lima, by whom he has one child - Lena J.
After he became of age Mr. Pangle engaged for three
years in farming in Marion Township. In 1879 he located in
Lima and embarked in the livery business, which he has continued
to the present time. He exercises a vigilant supervision
over the general work and management of his business, and by his
attention to the wants of his patrons has made many friends and
built up a large patronage.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 716 |
Ottawa Twp. -
H. PARHAM, dealer in agricultural
implements, wagons, buggies, etc., was born in Warren, Trumbull
Co., Ohio, Mar. 27, 1841; son of Charles and Rebecca (Davis)
Parham, the former a native of England, the latter of Wales,
and whose parents came to this country when they were young.
Charles Parham is a farmer by occupation, and
resides in Deerfield, Portage Co., Ohio. He has reared a
family of seven children (five sons and two daughters), six of
whom are now living: Henry, Hiram K., Frederick C,
John M., Martha (wife of Nelson Dodge) and
Sabina. One son, Albion, was killed at Atlanta,
Ga., during the war. They were all educated in the common
schools, afterward attending and graduating from Iron City
College, Pittsburgh, Penn., and Mt. Union College, Mt. Union,
Ohio. Our subject embarked in the hardware trade at
Ravenna, Ohio, where he married his present wife Apr. 18, 1868,
then Miss Bessie S. Howland (whose ancestors came over in
the historical "May Flower," landing at Plymouth, Mass.), moved
to Lima, Ohio, the same year, and re-embarked in the hardware
business, remaining in the same until the year 1874. Mr.
Parham is one of Lima's active business men, is doing a
large and prosperous business. Is a member of Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church; of the Masonic order; also a member
of the city council, and chairman of two of its most important
committees. The family consists of himself, wife and
daughter—Edith May.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 717 |
Ottawa Twp. -
ORVILLE L. PARMENTER, patentee and
manufacturer of egg boxes, Lima, was born in June 10, 1844, in
Austinburg, Jefferson Co., Ohio; son of Austin W. and Sarah
(Calkins) Parmenter. Our subject came to Allen County,
Ohio, in 1882. He is the inventor of an egg box valuable
for shipping purposes, and in October, 1884, a stock company was
formed, styled "The Ohio Egg Case Company," the officers being
M. Seiberling, president; Morgan Thomas,
vice-president; L. Reichelderfer, treasurer; W. E.
Gray, secretary; and O. L. Parmenter, manager.
The firm, which is considered a safe and reliable one, have
leased the paper mill to facilitate their operations, and are
doing a large business manufacturing this patent. The
enterprise is fast becoming one of the leading industries of
Lima. Mr. Parmenter was married, in 1870, to
Jennie T., daughter of H. McBride and
grand-daughter of Gen. Springer. To this
union have been born three children: Henry, James
and Bessie.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 717 |
Marion Twp. -
ALFORD M. PATRICK, farmer, P. O.
Southworth, was born in Sugar Creek Township, this county, Oct.
31, 1842, son of William and Mary (Demorest) Patrick,
former of native of Virginia, an early settler of Marion County,
Ohio, and who came to this county soon after its organization,
locating in Sugar Creek Township, dying in 1863, aged
seventy-seven years; latter died in 1846. William
Patrick was four times married, his first and fourth wives
dying without issue. His second wife bore him two sons and
one daughter: Washington, in Nevada; John,
in Kansas, and Rebecca (deceased). His third wife
bore him six children: William C., in Sugar Creek
Township, this county; Isaac W. in Kansas; Alford
m., Leah (deceased), Mary J. (deceased), and
Julia (wife of C. E. Enslow, in Indiana). Our
subject's education was limited to the common schools of the
neighborhood, and at the age of twenty years he enlisted in
schools of the neighborhood, and at the age of twenty years he
enlisted in Company E. Ninty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with
Capt. John Walters, serving thirty months. He took
part in every battle in which his regiment was engaged, and
received an honorable discharge on the consolidation of
regiments. He came to his present farm in 1867, and from a
wild state he has transformed it into one of the best cultivated
farms in Marion Township, his residence and other buildings
being among the best in the neighborhood. Mr.
Patrick was married July 4, 1861, to Miss Sarah J.
Bedford, who was born in Warren County, Ohio, May 17, 1841,
daughter of Samuel and Mary (Murray) Bedford, now
residents of Bath Township, this county. To this union
have been born seven children: William A., married to
Sarah A. Brown (have one child, Albertie), and now
living in Illinois, Frank W., married to Sarah C.
Smith (have one child, Ella F.), Viola M., Josie
E., Julia (deceased), Annie E. (deceased), and
an infant (deceased). Mr. Patrick is a
member of Renl Post, G. A. R., at Delphos. He is a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically he is a
Republican.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 650 |
Richland Twp. -
J. H.
PATTERSON, merchant, Bluffton, was born in West Virginia,
July 1, 1837, son of Enoch and Mary (Moore) Patterson,
who came to Ohio in 1838; the former, a farmer by occupation,
born in Old Virginia, of Irish descent; the latter, a native of
Ohio, of English lineage. Of their three children J. H.
is the eldest. Our subject received a common
school education in Mercer County, Ohio, and early in life
commenced clerking in a dry goods store. When the war of
the Rebellion broke out, he promptly enlisted, in 1861, in
Company A, Forty-sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was
orderly sergeant of the company. He was discharged on
account of disability, but soon regaining his health, he
re-enlisted in the Eighty-eighty Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
when the company was organized was elected second lieutenant,
being soon afterward promoted to first lieutenant. He
participated in Shiloh and other battles. After his
discharge he returned to Ohio and farmed for two years, then
engaged in mercantile trade at Menden, Mercer Co., Ohio, and in
1875 moved to St. Mary's opened a store, and also engaged in the
grain business, in which he still continues. In 1881
Mr. Patterson opened a dry goods store at Bluffton, this
county. He was married, in 1866, to Mary J. Balliet,
who born him the following children: Emma, James
and Ida. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson are members
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He held most of the
township offices in Union Township, Mercer Co., Ohio; is
commander of Post 83, G. A. R. In politics he is a
Republican.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 774 |
Richland Twp. -
ALLEN
PHILLIPS, senior member of the firm Phillips Bros.,
Beaver Dam, was born in Knox County, Ohio, Nov. 23, 1848; son of
James and Mary (Hughes) Phillips. He was reared on the
farm and attended the Lima High School and also a school in Ada,
Ohio. He sold his farm in 1881 and opened a general
merchandise store at Beaver Dam, which business he and his
brother, W. S. now carry on. Mr. Phillips
was married, in 1872, to Sarah Ellen, a daughter of
Walter and Laura (Bassett) Edgecomb, and a sister of Mrs.
W. S. Phillips. She is a member of the Disciples
Church, Mr. Phillips of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He is a temperate man. He usually votes the
Democratic ticket; has been mayor of Beaver Dam, and is now
member of the town council. He is secretary of the I. O.
O. F. The father of Allen and W. S. Phillips,
is a prominent farmer and an early settler of Richland Township,
this county.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 774 |
Richland Twp. -
JAMES PHILLIPS, farmer, P. O. Beaver Dam,
was born in Harrison County, Ohio, Sept. 11, 1823, son of
William and Polly (Walker) Phillips, natives of Maryland,
and of German and English descent. William
Phillips served in the war of 1812; he was a farmer, and
came to Ohio in 1818, settling on a farm in Harrison County, but
six years after moved to Knox County, and here James, who
is fifth in a family of twelve children, was reared on the farm,
receiving his education in the county schools. Our subject
chose farming as an occupation for life. He came to
Richland Township, this county, in 1851, and settled on the farm
where he now resides, when the woods were almost impenetrable.
But he went to work with a will, and the result of his labor is
to be seen in his well-improved farm, where he is happily
surrounded by an industrious and respectable family. Mr.
Phillips is a Democrat in politics; has held most of the
township offices of trust, and has served four terms as
assessor. He was married, in 1845, to Mary,
daughter of Barnett and Sarah (Gettis) Hughes, natives of
Pennsylvania, and of Dutch and Irish descent. To Mr.
and Mrs. Phillips were born the following children: Levi,
Sanford P., Allen, Nelson, Wilson S., Sarah E. (wife of
E. Huber), John Alfred, James A., all of whom
were raised to manhood and womanhood. The six eldest are
married and doing well. Mr. Phillips served
as a soldier for a short time in the Union Army during the late
war of the Rebellion.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 774 |
Jackson Twp.
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SANFORD P. PHILLIPS, farmer, P. O.
Bluffton, was born in Knox County, Ohio, Apr. 17, 1847; son of
James and Mary (Hughs) Phillips, natives of Knox County,
Ohio, and Pennsylvania respectively, and residents of Richland
Township, this county. They were parents of eight
children: Levi, Allen, Nelson, Shannon, Sarah (wife
of E. Huber), John, James and Sanford P.
Our subject's education was limited to the common schools, and
he has made farming the principal occupation of his life.
He was brought to this county in 1852, and grew to maturity in
Richland Township. He came to his present farm in 1871,
cleared the same and placed it under a high state of
cultivation. During the year 1882 he erected one of the
finest dwellings in this part of the township. Mr.
Phillips was married Mar. 3, 1870, to Miss Mary Huber,
daughter of William Huber, born in Richland Township,
this county, Jan. 20, 1850, and to this union have been born two
children: William Arthur, born June 2, 1873, and
James Archie, born Jan. 20, 1879. Mr. and Mrs.
Phillips also reared Sally Huber a younger sister of
Mrs. Phillips, who was born Oct. 10, 1870. Mr.
Phillips have for several years been a consistent member of
the Methodist Church, also an active Sabbath-school worker.
Politically he is an ardent Democrat.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 611 |
Richland Twp. -
W. S.
PHILLIPS, merchant, junior member of the firm Phillips
Bros., Beaver Dam, was born in Richland Township, this
county, Feb. 27, 1855; a son of James and Mary (Hughes)
Phillips, and was reared on the farm in Richland Township.
He was married, April 18, 1880, to Elsie Maria, daughter
of Walter and Laura (Bassett) Edgecomb. Their
children are Alfred and George Allen. Mr. Phillips
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal denomination, his wife of
the Disciples Church. He is a Democrat in politics.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 775 |
Ottawa Twp. -
ISAIAH PILLARS, attorney at law, Lima, was
born in Jefferson County, Ohio, Mar. 17, 1833; son of Samuel
and Charlotte (Potts) Pillar, the former a native of
Pennsylvania, of German extraction, the latter of Virginia and
of English descent. His father, Samuel Pillars,
was a carpenter, never rich in this world's goods. During
Isaiah's childhood the family lived in Carroll County,
Ohio, thence moved to the village of Risden (now a part of
Fostoria), Seneca Co., Ohio, where the mother died when our
subject was eight years old, and, from that on, his life was
that of a poor boy thrown among comparative strangers. At
the age of sixteen he commenced teaching school, and by industry
and application prepared himself for an academic course,
beginning in the Seneca County Academy, then under the
management of T. W. Harvey (afterward school commissioner
of Ohio), and finishing at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio.
He read law in the office of his brother, James Pillars
(who has since been judge of the common pleas for ten years),
was admitted to the bar when not quite twenty-one years old, and
commenced to practice at Lima in 1855. In 1862 he was
appointed commandant of Camp Lima by Gov. Tod,
with the rank of colonel, and under his supervision the
Ninety-ninth, One Hundred and Eighteenth and Eighty-first
Regiments were organized. In 1866 our subject was elected
prosecuting attorney of Allen County on the Democratic ticket;
was Democratic candidate for Presidential elector in 1868.
In 1871 was elected representative in the general assembly, and
after serving one term declined re-election. During his
legislative term he vigorously resisted a proposed measure for
levying a tax for the purpose of railroad construction.
The wisdom of his course was afterward sustained by the supreme
court that pronounced the measure unconstitutional. He was
also author of a minority report in favor of the abolition of
capital punishment, a summary of the argument being as follows:
First: That the infliction of death as a
punishment for crime is a relic of the laws of revenge and
retaliation. Second: That crime is not lessened by,
and that the protection of society in no way demands, the death
of an offender. Third: That the infliction of
capital punishment does not deter others by way of example from
the commission of crime. Fourth: That its effect
upon society is to debase and blunt the finer sensibilities, and
thereby increase the disposition for the commission of crime.
Fifth: That by it one of the legitimate purposes of
punishment, the reformation of the criminal, is wholly defeated.
Sixth : That by capital punishment the divine right to
life is violated under sanction of the law, the sacred regard
for human life destroyed, and many times innocent persons put to
death. Seventh : That, by the substitution of
imprisonment for life for the death penalty, convictions and
punishment would be rendered far more certain, and thereby crime
would be lessened and all the purposes of punishment be
accomplished.
In the fall of 1877 Mr. Pillars was
elected attorney-general for the State of Ohio by the Democratic
party. It will be proper in this connection to state that
until 1864 he was identified with the Republican party, but at
that time, for reasons satisfactory to himself, he abandoned it,
and since has been a warm adherent of Democratic principles.
In February, 1856, Mr. Pillars was married to
Miss Susan Fickle, of Lima, Ohio. In
February, 1870, his wife died and he has since remained a
widower. The death of his wife, to whom he was devotedly
attached, was a crushing blow, from which he but slowly rallied.
He has three children—two boys and one girl: James,
Theodora and Stuart. He had another child,
Pearl, who died in infancy. E arly in life Mr.
Pillars developed a passion for books. For years he
has devoted himself to collecting rare and old works. In
1871 a fire destroyed many of his treasured volumes along with a
valuable law library. In religious belief our subject is a
firm believer in the doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg,
and is the author of a written treatise on the life, works and
doctrines of that eminent philosopher. Mr.
Pillars continues in active practice of the law in the State
and federal courts.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 718 |
Richland Twp. -
J. W. POGUE,
of the firm of Pogue & Miller, blacksmiths and
manufacturers of wagons, carriages, etc., Bluffton, was born
near Indianapolis, Ind., son of John and Melinda (Ferguson)
Pogue, the former of French and the latter of English
descent. His father, a carpenter, was twice married, and
reared four children, three by his first wife, of whom J. W.
is the youngest. Our subject received his education
and learned the blacksmith trade in the city of Indianapolis;
then went to Illinois and settled in Paris, Edgar County, and
there carried on business for five years, when he sold out and
bought a place, which he farmed till 1866, when he came to
Crawford County, Ohio, settling in Bucyrus and working at his
trade there till 1883, when he came to Bluffton, Ohio, and
embarked in his present business. He was married, in 1858,
to Emma D., daughter of Hon. Henry Babcock of
Indianapolis, Ind., and of English descent. The children
born to this union are Ada, Frances E., Minnie, Emma, and Roy
Ellsworth; of these Frances E., was married in 1883
to L. J. Miller, born in Ohio, Jan. 23, 1855, son of
Leonard (a cooper) and Frances (Gabe) Miller, and to
this union was born one child - Earl W. Mr. and Mrs.
Pogue are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in
which he is a class leader. In politics he is a Democrat.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 775 |
Marion Twp. -
BENJAMIN POLING, farmer, P. O. Elida, was
born Jan. 24, 1815, in Fairfield County, Ohio, son of Samuel
and Elizabeth (Stemen) Poling, former a son of Rodner and
Margaret (Black) Poling, natives of Virginia; latter a
daughter of Peter and Magdalene (Swick) Stemen, also
natives of Virginia. Our subject's parents had a family of
six sons and seven daughters, of whom are now living: Peter
(in Hocking County, Ohio), Benjamin, John (in
Fairfield County, Ohio), Noah and Ezra (in Hocking
County, Ohio), Elizabeth, single and living with her
sister Margaret (now the wife of Nathaniel
Tucker, in Highland County, Ohio), and Louisa (wife
of Bartlett McGinnis, in Van Wert County, Ohio).
Mr. Poling received indifferent educational
advantages. He was chiefly with his father assisting him
in farm work, until his marriage, Apr. 29, 1841, with
Elizabeth Short, a native of Pennsylvania, born Sept.
7, 1817, and who came to Fairfield County, Ohio, in about 1821,
with her parents, John and Elizabeth (Donaldson)
Short, who came to America from Ireland soon after
marriage, landing at Philadelphia. Our subject and wife
are parents of five children: Anna M. (wife of
Lafayette Seitz, of Delphos), William D. (the
present county auditor), Rachael (wife of George W.
Laman, in Marion Township, this county), Mary E. (at
home), Samuel A. (in Marion Township, this county).
Our subject came to his present home in the fall of 1845, and
here he has since resided carrying on general farming. He
has cleared about eighty acres of land in this county, and now
has a nicely improved farm of 120 acres with pleasant
surroundings. Although not desiring office, Mr.
Poling has been urged to accept positions of trust, and has
taken an active interest in all things conducive to the
advancement and general welfare of the people of his community.
The ancestry of our subject have been remarkable for longevity
of life, all having died at greatly advanced ages.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 650 |
Ottawa Twp. -
W. D. POLING, county auditor, Lima, was
born in April, 1843, in Perry County, Ohio, son of Benjamin
and Elizabeth (Short) Poling, the former a native of
Fairfield County, Ohio, and the latter a native of Pennsylvania.
Both the Poling and Short families came to Ohio in an early day,
settling in Fairfield County; Benjamin Poling's
father coming from Virginia. Benjamin Poling
came to this county in the fall of 1845 and settled in Marion
Township, where he at present resides. His family numbered
five children—two sons and three daughters: Anna M., wife
of L. D. Sites; W. D.; Rachel, wife of
G. W. Liman; Mary E., and Samuel, married to
Emeline Snow. Our subject was married Nov.
18, 1869, to Miss Kisiah, daughter of James
Baxter, and by this union were born seven children:
Melissa A., Arthur B., Mary E., James B., Bertha V., Rachel A.
and Carl B. Mr. Poling was elected to the
office of county auditor in October, 1881, and re-elected in
October, 1884. He is a member of the K. of P.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 719 |
Ottawa Twp. -
W. L. PORTER, coal and oil merchant, Lima,
was born Sept. 15, 1832, in Washington County, Penn., son of
William and Jane (Langan) Porter, of Pennsylvania, and a
grandson of John Porter, who came from Ireland to
America in 1770, landing at Baltimore, Md., where he remained
for a few years. Our subject's paternal grandmother was
born in one of the old Revolutionary forts in Pennsylvania, and
his father, William Porter, who was a miller by
trade, came with his family to Ohio in 1836, settling in Parkman
Township, Geauga County, where he died in 1852. His wife
died in 1834 in Washington County, Penn. They were parents
of three children now living: Elizabeth, John and
W. L. Our subject was educated in Geauga County, Ohio,
and began the pursuits of life when a youth. He was for
several years successfully engaged in the patent medicine
business. He was twice married, on the first occasion in
1860, to Emma Harley, by whom he had one child—William
Harley. Mrs. Porter dying in 1865, Mr.
Porter married in 1873, Viella, daughter of B.
P. Holmes, one of the early settlers of this county, and by
her he has one child—Jane. Our subject came to Lima
in 1870 and engaged in the drug business, and in 1872 he sold
out his drugs and commenced the coal and oil trade, in which he
now does a large business. He is a F. & A. M., a member of the
lodge at Lima.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 719 |
Spencer Twp.-
MAJ. ISAAC B.
POST, banker. Spencerville, was born in Shelby, Richland
Co., Ohio, June 21, 1846: son of Charles Post, who was born
in Washington County, Penn., July 27, 1800; and who, in 1823, came
to Knox Co., Ohio, and the following year married Elizabeth
Bryant; by her he had four sons and one daughter who grew to
maturity; he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
1831; in 1842 he removed to Allen County, and settled in Amanda
Township; in the winter of 1856-57 he represented this county in
the State legislature; he was a firm anti-slavery man and sent
three of his four sons to the war; his death occurred March 28,
1884, and his loss fell not only on his family but was felt by the
community. Our subject in early life was employed on a farm, his
education being limited to the common and graded schools of his
native county. His first business enterprise was farming, and
teaching school, winters. At the breaking out of the war of the
Rebellion, he enlisted in April 1861, in Company E, Fifteenth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, in the three months' service, and was in West
Virginia with McClellan. At the expiration of this term of
service he re-enlisted for three years in Company C, Thirty-second
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, returned to West Virginia, and served
with Fremont and Seigle, and was captured at
Harper's Ferry in September, 1862. On being exchanged, he with his
regiment joined the Army of the Tennessee and was with Grant in
the Vicksburg campaign, commanding a company of men, with rank of
second lieutenant. He was promoted to be captain in 1863 and
served as such in the campaign against and in the capture of
Atlanta in 1864, after which he was promoted to be major, serving
till the close of the war on the staff as division inspector.
Maj. Post was married, in October, 1874, to Miss
Emma E., only child of John and Eunice A. (Griffin) Berry,
early settlers of Van Wert County, Ohio, and who was born in Van
Wert County, in 1850. To this union was born one son— Ira B.
At the close of the war Maj. Post dealt in hardwood
lumber about two years, then turned his attention to farming and
stock-raising at which he continued until August 4, 1883, when he
formed a partnership with Henry Wasson, and opened a
private bank at Spencerville, of which he is cashier. He has been
a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church about six
years, and takes an active part in Sabbath school work. During the
year 1879, he and his family spent several months traveling over
the Western States and Territories. Maj. Post is
commander of Fair Post, No. 322, G. A. R. Politically he is a
stanch Republican.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 809 |
Spencer Twp.-
WILLIAM POST,
farmer, P. O. Spencerville, was born on the farm where he now
lives in Spencer Township, February 28, 1854; son of Martin and
Caroline Post, who had four children: Lucretia, William,
John H. and Theodore. Martin Post, one of the
pioneers of Spencer Township,
a native of Richland County, Ohio, born September 24, 1827, died
June 8, 1882, was an influential farmer, a hard-working man,
active in all enterprises tending to development of the county,
and highly esteemed for his many good qualities; his widow, a
native of Berks County, Penn., born March 21, 1827, still
survives. Our subject obtained a common school education, and has
always followed the occupation of a farmer. He was united in
marriage, December 28, 1876, with Cinderella Uncapher, who was
born in Marion County, Ohio, April 7, 1856. Their union has
resulted in two children: Walter W. and Flora Bell.
Mr. Post bears
the reputation of being an energetic and enterprising man, and is
considered a rising young farmer, destined to become one of the
substantial citizens of the township. John H. Post, a younger
brother of our subject, was born August 7, 1860, and also lives on
a portion of the homestead farm; he was married, February 7, 1884,
to Miss Sarah Winans, who was born March 28, 1863.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 810 |
Ottawa Twp. -
HINCHMAN S. PROPHET, Lima, was born Jan.
26, 1836, in Evesham, Burlington Co., N. J. His parents,
John and Catherine (Roberts) Prophet, were English, and
came to America about 1829, set tling in Philadelphia, Penn.
They subsequently lived in the city of New York and at Evesham,
N. J. From thence they came to Ohio, about 1838, settling
in Columbiana County. Several years later Mr.
Prophet, with his family, removed to Morrow County, where he
resided to the end of his life. Eight children were born
to them: Ann, Henry, Jane, Alfred, Kate, John, H. S. and
Elvira, all of whom are living, with the exception of
Kate. The subject of this sketch, the only member of
the family residing in Allen County, was educated at Cardington,
Ohio. When twenty years of age he commenced the study of
law under Ross Burns, and completed the study with
Judge J. A. Beebe; was admitted to the bar Feb. 2, 1860, in
the Supreme Court of Ohio. He immediately commenced
the active practice of his profession as a partner of Judge
Beebe. Immediately on the breaking out of the late war
of the Rebellion, he enlisted in the ranks of the Union Army,
and was elected second lieutenant. As the quota of 75,000
volunteers was full, he again enlisted as a private soldier in
Company C, Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which had been
accepted by the governor, served three months, and was- then
mustered out with his company. He assisted in the
organization of Company B, of the Forty-third Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, in which he served as second lieutenant, first
lieutenant, and captain, and resigned in the summer of 1863, by
reason of ill health. He was wounded in the second battle
of Corinth, in 1862. Returning to Mount Gilead, he was
elected Colonel of the Second Regiment Ohio Militia, and was
commissioned by the Governor. He practiced his profession
and edited and published a newspaper for five years, and in 1866
was appointed Postmaster under President Johnson.
In the fall of 1869, he was elected State Senator from the
Seventeenth and Twenty-eighth districts, serving one term.
Mr. Prophet removed to Lima in 1872, where he has
since been in the constant practice of his profession, as a
member of the firm of Prophet & Eastman. For
a number of years Mr. Prophet has served as the
official stenographer of the county. He has served as City
Solicitor four years, Prosecuting Attorney four years, and as
Mayor of the city two years, declining a renomination. He
also served as a member of the Board of School Examiners for two
terms. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.; politically he
is a Democrat. Mr. Prophet was joined in
marriage, Dec. 25, 1867, with Miss Frances A.,
daughter of Judge J. A. Beebe, and this union has been
blessed with four children, three of whom are living: Edgar
S., Herbert S., and Gracie Alice. Mrs. Prophet
is the eldest of eleven children, a lady of rare abilities and
educational attainments. The family are membersof the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 720 |
Spencer Twp.-
O. W. PURDY,
farmer, P. O. Spencerville, one of the landmarks of Spencer
Township, this county, was born in Holmes County, Ohio, in March,
1829, fourth in the family of ten children born to Elijah and Clairmeda (Babcock) Purdy, the former a native of Pennsylvania, a
Baptist minister, latter a native of Virginia. Our subject's
facilities for obtaining an education were limited to the common
school, held in a neighboring log-cabin. He came to Spencer
Township, Allen County, in 1849, and from a state of nature has
placed his farm, which he purchased at $1.50 per acre, under a
state of cultivation, the appearance of it denoting him to be
an energetic, enterprising man. He has served the people as
school director and trustee. Mr. Purdy was married
in Holmes County, Ohio, in 1853, to Miss Mary Ann Carpenter,
who was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, in May, 1829. To
them have been born twelve children, (among which were three
pairs of twins), only seven are now living: Percilla Jane,
John, Ruth, George, Elijah, Catherine
and Franklin.
Source: History of Allen
County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co.,
1885 - Page 811 |
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