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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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Duchouque Twp. -
MARTIN KANTNER was born in Pennsylvania in
1810, and came from Montgomery to this county in 1834. He
and his father had been here in 1832, and sowed some wheat
before the land was put on the market. The following
winter John attended the land sale and purchased their
land in Pusheta township, to which he moved the next spring.
Martin came later, as above noted, and still lives on his
original land purchase.
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 130 |
St. Marys Twp. -
FREDERICK KOOP was born in Hanover, Ger.,
Jan. 14, 1801, and came to Cincinnati in 1831, where he lived
nearly four years, when he came to St. Marys township and
settled in section 33. He built a hotel on his farm on the
St. Marys and New Bremen road, which he conducted eighteen
years. The old building still stands, a landmark of the pioneer
times. He reared a family of ten children, eight of whom
are still living. Mr. K. is still in enjoyment of
good health, and has by industry acquired a good home, and
merits in his age the good name his neighbors so willingly
accord him.
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 153 |
German Twp. -
JOHN C. KUENZEL was born at Markleuthen,
Bavaria, Sept. 5, 1823, where he spent the first fifteen years
of his life, attending school, and receiving therefrom a
thorough knowledge of those branches of study necessary in the
laying of a sure foundation, upon which to build a permanent
structure in after-life. When not a school, was kept
busily engaged in honest, useful labor, thus, in early youth
becoming possessed of two predominant characteristics, which
were plainly observant by all with whom he came in contact
throughout the whole of a successful business career, viz., an
absorbing love of reading, often until far into the wee small
hours of night, and an untiring, unwearied industry, which never
fagged or faltered, until the summons came to "rest from his
labors." He at New Orleans, from whence they came
direct to New Bremen, Auglaize Co., O. Here those sterling
qualities of love of learning and labor, which he had acquired
at home, proved of value in the wilderness. Learning the
tanner's trade of his father, he engaged in the business with a
will which never said go but come. Afterwards purchasing
the business in 1847, commencing with a capital of only fifty
dollars, John C. Keunzel, by strict attention to
business, honest integrity of character, square uprightness in
dealing, was, when he sold the tannery to the present
owner, Mr. August Boesel, in 1870, one of the wealthiest
men in town, attained by unwavering integrity and untiring
industry. Mr. Kuenzel was married in the same year
he commenced business for himself to Miss Maria survive,
and reproducing in themselves, thus farm in life, the example of
honest industry, which was ever before them in the person of
their father, leading, guiding, and directing to success and
affluence. He was ever closely allied with all interests
for public improvements in town, having for their real object
the general good. He was for many years a member of the
Board of Education of the town, and with a zeal which knew no
abatement he, with a few others, so directed effort, and
overcame obstacles as to succeed in paving the way for a liberal
education to be given every child in the township. At the
time of his death, Sept. 1879, he was engaged in the manufacture
of flour and woollen goods, in which business he is succeeded by
his son. We close this short and very imperfect sketch of
the life of John C. Kuenzel by remarking that the esteem
in which he was held by his neighbors, his masterly
activity, his predominant integrity, his love of education, and
advancement, his willingness, zeal, in offering and lending a
helping hand have endeared him to the people to such an
extent, that the memory of his virtues will be cherished until
the last who knew him shall be summoned to pass over the river.
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 161 |
Duchouquet Twp. -
A. M. KUHN was born Nov. 30, 1842, at
Galion, Crawford County, Ohio. His father, the Rev.
Andrew Kuhn, was a pioneer preacher in the early history of
Ohio. On account of failing health, he removed to
Wapakoneta in January, 1858,to engage in business, in which his
boys might secure a practical experience. Early in the
1859, at the age of telegraphy, and in July of the same year was
appointed telegraph operator at Wapakoneta station, assisting
his father in the express and received the appointment of
express and railroad agent, which position he resigned in
October, 1879, after a continuous and acceptable service of over
twenty years.
In addition to the station business, Mr. Kuhn,
with his brother Rufus, in the years 1865-7, engaged in
the purchase and shipment of grain at Wapakoneta. In 1868,
through the unfortunate speculations of his brother, then
residing in New York, for whom he had endorsed largely, his
entire property was swallowed up. By close attention to
business and the exercise of economy these losses have been
regained.
In the year 1873 Mr. Kuhn became one of the
original stockholders in the Wapakoneta Spoke and Wheel Company.
In 1875 the business of this company had increased to such an
extent that it became necessary that one of the stockholders
should assume personal control of its books and correspondence,
together with the general management of its business; and being
one of the executive committee of three into whose hands the
affairs of the company had been entrusted by the stockholders,
Mr. Kuhn received the appointment of General Manager, and
since his resignation of railway duties, gives his entire
attention to the business of the Wheel Company, the largest and
most important manufactory in the county.
Mr. Kuhn has been a member of and an officer in
the English Lutheran Church of Wapakoneta, and worker in the
Sabbath-school since 1864.
In the year 1874 he was married to Cora, eldest
daughter of Dr. John H. Nichols.
As a business man and citizen, no one has a higher
standing in our community than Mr. Kuhn.
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 139 |
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