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(Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford County, Ohio -
Chicago: 1902)
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ADAM ECKSTEIN.
One of the finely developed farms in Cranberry township,
supplied with all modern equipments and facilities, is the
property of Adam Eckstein. He was born in Hesse-Darmstadt,
Germany, Feb. 15, 1845, and is the second of the six surviving
children of George and Mary (Simmermaker) Eckstein, who
were the parents of six sons and two daughters. The father
also was a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, and after arriving at
man's estate he was there married. In the year 1848 he
came with his wife and three children to the United States,
landing in New York, whence he started for Ohio, going first to
Albany, thence to Buffalo by way of the canal, on to Sandusky by
way of the Great Lakes and from there by rail to Shelby, whence
they drove across the country to Vernon township, Crawford
county. When Mr. Eckstein arrived in this county
his cash capital consisted of but forty dollars. With this
he purchased a team of oxen and began farming on rented land.
A year later he removed to Richland county, and for three years
cultivated a rented farm in Sharon township. He made all
of his own furniture, which was limited in amount as well as
primitive in character. The first year a chest was used as
a table, this having been brought from the old country, but the
other furniture was largely of his own manufacture. In
1852 he returned to Vernon township and purchased of George
Dixon ninety-three acres of land, upon which his son John
now resides. About one-half of this had been cleared and a
log cabin erected. To the further development and
improvement of his land the father devoted his energies
throughout his remaining days. He was frugal and thrifty,
and in later yeas was enabled to buy an adjoining tract of
eighty acres, so that his farm comprised one hundred and
seventy-three acres. In 1866 he built a large bank barn
and two years later erected a commodious and substantial frame
residence and added other accessories, so that his place became
one of the best-improved farms in the county. The men and
measures of the Democracy received his political support.
He belonged to the German Reformed church and for several years
was one of its trustees and held various other church offices.
His labors were of benefit in the upbuilding and advancement of
religious and educational work and in the material development
of the community, for he assisted largely in reclaiming the wild
lands for purposes of civilization. His death occurred
Feb. 7, 1885. His surviving children are: Philip,
who is living in Huron county, Ohio; Adam; Peter,
of Crestline; Catherine, now the wife of Urias
Baublitz, a farmer of Cranberry township; George, who
died, leaving six children, Lizzie, William, George, Frank,
Minnie and Emma, who are residents of Vernon
township; William, who died, leaving four children,
Calvin, Albert, Augusta and Nettie, of Crestline;
John, who makes his home in Vernon township; and Julia,
the wife of Louis Fisher, of Crestline.
Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford
County, Ohio -
Publ. Chicago: 1902 - Page 665 |
JOHN ECKSTEIN,
who is a trustee of Vernon township, and one of its leading and
most progressive farmers, was born in Richland county, Ohio, on
Nov. 20, 1856. His father was George Eckstein,
extended mention of whom may be found in the biography of his
son, Adam Eckstein, in
another part of this volume.
John Eckstein of this sketch was reared on the
home farm and acquired a good common school education.
After he had reached his twenty-first year he received from his
father the customary wages of a farm hand, this being
satisfactory to both parties. On Nov. 24, 1882, our
subject was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Minck, who
was a native of Vernon township and a daughter of Charles
Minck, who was a native and Germany and one of the early
settlers of Vernon township, where the remainder of his life was
passed.
After the death of the father of our subject, in 1886,
the latter and his brother George purchased one hundred
and sixty acres of the estate, sixty acres of which our subject
owned personally, which was situated across the highway from the
home farm. Our subject continued to farm the land upon
shares for the following seven years or until the death of his
mother, when he bought the home farm, consisting of ninety-three
acres, and this made his own land aggregate one hundred and
fifty-three acres. Since that time Mr. Eckstein
has demonstrated that he is a practical farmer and has the
satisfaction of owning and operating one of the best cultivated
and most highly improved farms in the township. For a
number of years he has given his attention to his land,
understands its possibilities and intelligently meets its
demands.
Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Eckstein and seven of these still survive and make a happy
home circle. These are as follows: Charles W.,
Mamie B., John A., Ella F., Grover A., Edna M., and Emery
B., as intelligent and attractive family as Vernon township
can produce. They are all being thoroughly educated in the
common schools and promise to become useful members of society.
In politics Mr. Eckstein is a Democrat, but his
personal popularity is so great that the whole township has been
glad to place him in position to serve as its trustee, being now
in his second term, this honor having been conferred upon him
without his consent. For a number of years he has been one
of the leading members of the German Reformed church, and for
four yeas was one of the deacons. He is a man who enjoys
the esteem of his neighbors and is not only one of the best
farmers but also one of the most useful citizens of Vernon
township.
Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford
County, Ohio -
Publ. Chicago: 1902 - Page 771 |
SAMUEL
EICHHORN. Among the worthy German emigrants in Ohio
was John Eichhorn, from Baden, who in 1835 located
three miles south of Galion, in Morrow county. His son, Adam
Eichhorn, was born in Baden, Germany, in 1817, and came
over to America with his father, his mother having died in 1834.
On attaining his majority he was given one half of his father's
farm of one hundred .and sixty acres, on which he erected
buildings and which he proceeded to improve. He married
Margaret Loyer, who bore him eight children, three of
whom, beside the subject of this sketch, survive: Christian,
of Polk township, Crawford county, Ohio; Catharine,
who is the wife of Peter Zimmerman of the same
township; and Emma S., who is not married. Mr. and
Mrs. Eichhorn lived on their farm in Morrow county
until 1866, when Mr. Eichhorn sold the place and
removed to Galion, where he lived until 1873, when he bought a
farm of one hundred acres on the Winchester road, two miles and
a half west of Galion, where he lived until his death, which
occurred October 24, 1900. His widow, now in her seventy-fourth
year, lives on their homestead which is now managed by their
son, Christian Eichhorn. Mr. Eichhorn,
who was a prominent Democrat, long wielded a marked influence in
the affairs of his townsmen.
Samuel Eichhorn was born on the
Eichhorn homestead in Morrow county, Ohio, October 10, 1857,
and was educated in the common schools and brought up a
practical farmer. April 21, 1881, he married Miss Mary E.
Hocker, a native of Jefferson township, Crawford county,
Ohio, and a daughter of Philip Hocker, who was
born in Baden, Germany. For a year after his marriage he worked
the home farm on shares, and in 1882 he located on his present
farm of eighty acres, then the property of his father-in-law,
which he worked on shares for five years. He then bought the
place on which, in 1890, he erected an addition to his house and
built a commodious barn. He has adequate outbuildings and all
necessary appliances for successful farming, and his farm is
considered one of the best improved and equipped agricultural
properties in the township. In 1901, Mr. Eichhorn
bought the John Wardon farm of forty acres, on
which are another fine residence and handsome farm buildings. He
devotes himself to general farming, but makes a specialty of
raising hogs, in which he has been very successful. His methods
have been so progressive and so fruitful of good results that he
has come to be regarded as one of the most substantial farmers
in Crawford county. In politics he is a Democrat and for six
years he has been a member of the township school board. He is a
member of the German Reformed church at Gallon, in which for
years he has held various offices,, and is now an elder.
Samuel and Mary E. (Hocker) Eichhorn had four
children, three of whom survive: Calvin H., who is
employed at Flickingers Wheel Works, at Galion, Ohio, and
Edwin W. and Emma M., who are members of their
father's household. Mrs. Eichhorn died December
20, 1886, and February 13, 1889, Mr. Eichhorn
married Miss Mary Edler, a native of Marion
county, Ohio, and a daughter of Carl Edler, a
prominent farmer of Jefferson township, Crawford county, Ohio.
By his second marriage he has two sons named Roy O. and
Earl F. Eichhorn.
Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford
County, Ohio -
Publ. Chicago: 1902 - Page 848 |
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