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Source:
History of Auglaize County, Ohio
- with the Indian History of Wapakoneta, and the First Settlement
of the County. -
Wapakoneta: Robert Sutton, Publisher - 1880
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Union Twp. -
BENJAMIN FALER was born in Pa., in 1812.
He married Margaret Hall in 1835, and came to this county
in 1837. He first settled in Clay township, where he
remained until 1871, when he moved to Union township, where he
still resides.
Source: History of Auglaize County, Ohio - with the Indian
History of Wapakoneta, and the First Settlement of the County. -
Wapakoneta: Robert Sutton, Publisher - 1880 - Page 187 |
Duchouque Twp. -
ANDREW FISHER was born n Baden, Germany,
in 1817, and came to the United States with his father in 1832.
In 1834 he came to Pusheta township, where he lived until 1852,
when he came to Douchouquet township and settled in the woods.
He married Miss Armbruter in 1847. They reared a
family of twelve children, of whom eleven survive. Mr.
F. remembers when hsi mother ground their corn on a coffee
mill.
Source: History of Auglaize County, Ohio - with the Indian
History of Wapakoneta, and the First Settlement of the County. -
Wapakoneta: Robert Sutton, Publisher - 1880 - Page 131 |
FOR REFERENCE:
ADAM FOCHT found in 1840 Allen County, Oh
Census listed under Samuel Focht as follows:
Adam Focht - Males - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 1 / Females - 0
- 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 |
Union Twp. -
DANIEL FOCHT came to Union township in
1836. His family consisted of nine children, as follows:
Samuel, Daniel, Lewis, Adam, John, William, Jacob, Susan,
and Mary. He located in Sec. 14, where he remained
until his death, which occurred in 1853. Daniel Focht
now owns and resides in the old homestead. He married
Maria Justice in 1855, and although not one of the very
earliest settlers, he yet found the country comparatively new.
Source: History of Auglaize County, Ohio - with the Indian
History of Wapakoneta, and the First Settlement of the County. -
Wapakoneta: Robert Sutton, Publisher - 1880 - Page 186 |
Union Twp. -
JOHN FOCHT was born in 1824, and came with
his father to this township when 12 years of age. He
married Mary Mertz in 1847. They reside in Sec. 14.
Their family consists of three sons and seven daughters.
Source: History of
Auglaize County, Ohio - with the Indian History of Wapakoneta,
and the First Settlement of the County. - Wapakoneta: Robert
Sutton, Publisher - 1880 - Page 188
SHARON WICK'S NOTE: See 1880 Census Union Twp., Auglaize
Co., Oh - includes John, wife Mary and children, Levi B., John
W., Nancy E., Martha B. & Minnie E.
Also: John Focht md. Mary Metz, June 17, 1847 at Allen
Co., Ohio - Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDXY-7NT |
Union Twp. -
SAMUEL FOCHT was born in Schuylkill
County, Pa., 1812, where he lived till 1833. He came to
Union township in 1838. He was the second justice of the
peace in the township, in which capacity he served two terms.
Was county commissioner two terms, and infirmary director a
period of twelve years. Mr. Focht has been married
twice, his first wife being Mary Beathers, and the second
Louisa Justice. He has raised a family of eight
children.
Source: History of Auglaize County, Ohio - with the Indian
History of Wapakoneta, and the First Settlement of the County. -
Wapakoneta: Robert Sutton, Publisher - 1880 - Page 187
SHARON WICK'S NOTE: See 1860 Census Union Twp., Auglaize
Co., Oh - includes Samuel Focht & wife Louisa and children SArah,
Daniel, William, Mary, Allen, James and Adam. - Source:
www.familysearch.org
See 1870 Census Union Twp., Auglaize Co., Oh -
Uniopolis P. O. - includes Samuel & wife Louisa and
children Mary E., Allen, Adam, Lewis and Ida -
Source: www.familysearch.org
Also: Samuel Focht md. Mary Bethards on Feb. 1, 1840 at Allen
Co., Oh. - Source:
www.familysearch.org
Also: Samuel Focht md. Louisa E. Justice on May 2, 1850 at
Auglaize Co., Oh - Source:
www.familysearch.org
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Duchouque Twp. -
ANDREW FREYMAN, a son of John M.
Freyman, came with his father to this township in 1833.
He was then fourteen years of age, and is still living on the
old homestead. He relates the following incident touching
his father. Wishing to secure assistance to raise a cabin,
he went out to call upon his neighbors, and becoming lost he
wandered about till dark, when he saw a light which guided him
to the house of Mr. Bodkin, where Bodkin Station
now stands. He further relates that he and his sister -
now Mrs. Wintzer - would chop wood and clear land as
successfully as two men.
Source: History
of Auglaize County, Ohio - with the Indian History of
Wapakoneta, and the First Settlement of the County. -
Wapakoneta: Robert Sutton, Publisher - 1880 - Page 129 |
Duchouque Twp. -
JOHN M. FREYMAN was was born in Bavaria in
1771, and came with his father to the United States in 1828, and
to this township in 1833. He here entered land in section
33. Mr. F. died in 1863 and Mrs. F. in 1869.
George F., the youngest of the family, was born in
Pennsylvania in 1828, married Elizabeth Hiebner in 1855,
and purchased the farm on which he now lives in 1867. This
land, on the Auglaize River in section 21, was once the home of
a noted Indian chief who was buried on the place. There is
still an apple orchard which was planted by the Indians.
Mr. F. remembers eating apples from this orchard in 1834.
He also remembers being lost in the timber, and after wandering
nearly a whole day he found an Indian cabin, and the Indian
conducted him to near his own home.
Source: History of Auglaize County, Ohio - with the Indian
History of Wapakoneta, and the First Settlement of the County. -
Wapakoneta: Robert Sutton, Publisher - 1880 - Page 132 |
Washington Twp. -
HENRY FRISCHE, who married a sister of
Mrs. Henry Miller, came with Mr. Miller to Washington
township, and located on a quarter section of land adjoining
that of Mr. Miller. Mr. Frische afterward
went to Hamilton County to work, as the settlement in which he
had located was new and wild, offering but little opportunity of
earning anything. He died in 1852, leaving his widow with
three children; one of these died a few days after the father.
Mrs. Frische and her two remaining sons continued to
manage the farm, and even afterward purchased an adjoining 400
acres, on which they erected a fine farm residence, reflecting
credit upon the management of Mrs. Frische. In 1871
she married Henry W. Taeusch, of Wapakoneta, after which
she removed to town, where she still resides.
‡ Source: History of Auglaize County, Ohio - with the Indian
History of Wapakoneta, and the First Settlement of the County. -
Wapakoneta: Robert Sutton, Publisher - 1880 - Page 168 |
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