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BIOGRAPHIES
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
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Source: History of
North Central Ohio :
embracing Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron and
Knox Counties
Publ. 1931
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JOHN P. BOWMAN. As editor
and publisher of the Loudonville Times, in association with
John G. Dauber, Mr. Bowman is numbered among the
enterprising and progressive business men of Ashland County.
He was born in Shelby, Ohio, Mar. 2, 1867, the son of George
and Sarah (Leppo) Bowman.
George Bowman, deceased, was a veteran of the Civil
War. He was born in Germany and emigrated to this country
at the age of fifteen years. The remainder of his life was
spent at Shelby, where he successfully engaged in the mercantile
business for many years. He died in 1894, and his wife,
who was born in Richland County, died in 1885. Mr.
Bowman is buried in Shelby and his wife is buried in Spring
Mill Cemetery, near Shelby. He was a Republican in
politics. There were three children in the Bowman
family: John P., the subject of this sketch;
Ella, the widow of W. J. Weirick, attorney, of
Loudonville; and Georgia, who died Dec. 13, 1897.
John P. Bowman attended the public schools of
Shelby and Loudonville, being graduated from Loudonville High
School in 1884. He learned the printing trade and in 1890
became owner and editor of the Loudonville Democrat, which he
successfully published until its consolidation with the
Loudonville Advocate in 1920. As publishers of the
Loudonville Times, Bowman & Dauber are numbered
among the city's representative citizens. Mr. Bowman
is a member of the National Editorial Association.
In October, 1890, Mr. Bowman married Miss
Adeline Lyons, of Loudonville, the daughter of Leon and
Delilah (Metzler) Lyons. Mr. Lyons, born in
France, died at Tiffin, Ohio, in 1898. His wife, who died
in 1877, was a native of Wooster. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman
have a daughter, Ruth Marie, born at Loudonville,
Aug. 14, 1892. She is the wife of Frederick Church,
a World War veteran, and lives at Loudonville. Mrs.
Church is a graduate of the Wooster Conservatory of Music,
and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. For a number of
years she was soloist in the Woodland Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Cleveland, and since 1920 has been supervisor of music
in the Loudonville schools.
Source: History of north central Ohio : embracing
Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron and Knox
Counties - Publ. 1931 - Page 1364 |
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JOHN WESLEY BRUBAKER.
Numbered among the prominent citizens and successful business
men of Ashland County, is John Wesley Brubaker, of
Savannah, who is a member of one of the oldest and best known
families in this section of the state. He was born on the
Brubaker homestead in Milton Township, Ashland County,
Aug. 11, 1859, the son of George and Sarah (Cotner) Brubaker.
George Brubaker was born in Lancaster County, Pa.,
Mar. 14, 1835, and died Nov. 6, 1918. He is buried in
Ashland. He was for many years an influential figure in
the financial life of Ashland County, having lived in retirement
after devoting many years of his life to Agriculture. He
was a member of a family which for over a century has been
identified with the farming and business interests of this part
of Ohio. The family, of Swedish extraction, came to Ohio
from Pennsylvania, where they had settled at an early date, the
great-great-grandfather in 1710 having located on a tract of
land embracing 1,000 acres in Lancaster County, Pa. His
descendants have occupied 500 acres of this original
homestead for almost 200 years. The paternal grandparents
of George Brubaker were Benjamin and Martha Brubaker,
both natives of Pennsylvania. Among their children was
Peter Brubaker, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1804.
He was married in 1827 to Catherine Albert, also a native
of Lancaster County, born in 1809. At an early age
Peter Brubaker located in Ashland County, being among the
pioneers of this section. With the assistance of his son,
George, he erected a log cabin and cleared his land.
He was a Whig in early life and later a supporter of the
Democratic party, being a personal friend of James Buchanan.
He held membership in the Mennonite Church, and was the father
of 12 children.
George Brubaker, father of the subject of this
sketch, was reared and educated in Ashland County. He was
numbered among the successful farmers and stockmen of the county
until his retirement in 1902, when he removed to Ashland, and
spent the remainder of his life in that city. He was
married in 1856 to Miss Sarah Cotner, and they were the
parents of 12 children, as follows: John Wesley,
the subject of this sketch; Peter; Jacob; Ettie
McCarty; Norma Eby; George Washington; Sadie Hauck, resides
in Cleveland; Harley C.; Ida May Albert; Emma;
and Catherine.
From 1888 until 1895 George Brubaker served as
county commissioner, holding the office two years by election
and one year by appointment. He was a member of the
Disciples Church, Masonic Lodge, and Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. Sarah (Cotner) Brubaker died June 10,
1923, and is buried in Ashland.
John Wesley Brubaker grew up on his father's
farm in Milton Township and attended the district school.
He is also a graduate of Savannah Academy and Ashland College,
and for 23 years was a teacher in the Ashland County schools.
He then spent a number of years in business in Ashland as a
member of the firm of Kohler-Kagy & Brubaker, shoe
dealers. After his marriage Mr. Brubaker became
interested in farming in Milton Township, and later owned a well
improved farm in Butler Township, Richland County. Upon
his return to Ashland County he owned and operated a farm in
Clear Creek Township until 1925, when he removed to Savannah.
Mr. Brubaker was extensive real estate interests
throughout Ashland County.
In November, 1888, Mr. Brubaker married Miss
Sadie Dull, the daughter of Benjamin and Catherine
(Chrise) Dull who were native of Pennsylvania, both now
deceased. Mr. Dull was a Civil War veteran.
To Mr. and Mrs. Brubaker were born nine children:
1. Naomi, married L. C. McClain, lives in Clear
Creek Township, and they have five children: Lawrence,
Josephine, Benjamin, Sarah, and Mary. 2.
Roland, lives in Clear Creek Township. He married
Miss Grace Smith, and they have four children, Edward,
Donald, Galen, and Eva Jeanne. 3. Pauline,
married Ralph Ekey, lives in Clear Creek Township, and
they have three children, David, Marian, and Myron.
4. Catherine, married Charles Friday, lives at
Savannah, and they have a son, Dean. 5. George,
lives at Jeromesville, and is a veteran of the World War.
He married Miss Oleta Myers. 6. Mary,
married William Whitmore, lives at Lodi. 7.
Frances, lives at home. 8. Bernice, lives at home.
9 Martha, a student.
Mr. Brubaker is a Democrat and has held the
office of county commissioner from 1914 until 1918. He may
justly be called one of the pioneers in the good roads movement
in Ashland County, having been an enthusiast in this program
during the early days with Charles Kale and Henry
Greshner. Mr. Brubaker was a candidate for state
representative from this district in 1920, but was defeated.
He is a member of the Church of Christ at Clear Creek, and
belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Grange.
Source:
History of north central Ohio : embracing Richland, Ashland,
Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron and Knox Counties - Publ. 1931 -
Page 1390 |
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