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AARON RADER |
AARON RADER
Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford County,
Ohio - Chicago: 1902 - Page 482 |
JAMES PETER RADER.
A loyal soldier during the Civil war and for many years a
faithful public official, the life history of James Peter
Rader well deserves a place in the annals of Crawford
county, whither he came in his boyhood with his parents,
Aaron and Sabina (Bauer) Rader. He was born in
Northampton county, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1843, and was reared
upon his father's farm, early becoming familiar with all the
duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, as
he assisted his father in the work of the fields. He
acquired a fair education and greatly broadened his knowledge
through reading, experience and observation in later life.
When the troubles over the slavery question had
precipitated the country into civil war his patriotic spirit was
aroused and he resolved to strike a blow in defense of the
Union. Accordingly he offered his services to the
government and became a member of Company B, Forty-ninth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. He took part in many of the important
engagements of his regiment and finally received an honorable
discharge, after which he returned to his home in Crawford
county.
Mr. Rader was married to Miss Julia Musgrave,
a daughter of Robert Wallace Musgrave, one of the
pioneers and distinguished citizens of Crawford county, Since
her husband's death Mrs. Rader makes her home in Sulphur
Springs. She is a very wide acquaintance throughout the
county and is most highly esteemed for her many excellencies of
character Mr. Rader rose to prominence in political
circles and was a stanch Republican, giving an unfaltering
allegiance to the Republican party, in whose principles, he so
firmly believed. He was appointed and served as postmaster
of Bucyrus and was afterward a government clerk in the treasury
department at Washington, a position which he held continuously
up to the time of his death, which occurred in Bucyrus, Jan. 7,
1880, when he was in the very prime of manhood, being then
thirty-seven years of age. Methodical and exact he
performed his work in a most capable manner and was a most
trustworthy representative of the department. He was man
of many sterling traits of character, genial and popular and
wherever he went made friends.
Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford County,
Ohio - Chicago: 1902 - Page 586 |
JACOB RANCK.
Crawford county, Ohio, has many citizens of Pennsylvanian
descent who as farmers and in business life have ably
demonstrated the potency of the Pennsylvania Dutch blood in the
work of enlightenment and progress. Prominent among such
citizens is Jacob Ranck, who was born in Texas township,
in 1843, and is at this time a prosperous citizen there.
Jacob Ranck is a son of David Ranck, a
native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, who settled in Wyandot
county, Ohio, in 1829, whence he removed in 1836 to Texas
township, Crawford county, on government land upon which he had
filed a claim two years previously. The tract consisted of
one hundred and ninety-four acres and was heavily timbered.
He erected a log cabin, containing one room, into which he moved
his family, then began in earnest the work of clearing and
improving his land. He died there in 1865, at the age of
sixty-three years. He married Frances Betzer, and
they had three sons and eight daughters, and ten of their
children are now living.
All three of their sons fought for the flag of their
country in the Civil war, Jacob and Lewis C, in
Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, from August 19, 1862, until the close of the war, and
Ephraim in the one hundred days' service. Jacob
and Lewis saw their first experience of battle at
Winchester, June 15th, 1863, where they were made prisoners of
war and taken to Libby prison. After two days' confinement
they were transferred to the Belle Isle prison. Nineteen
days later Jacob Ranck was paroled and went to Annapolis,
Maryland, whence after a short time he went home on parole.
Eventually he rejoined his regiment at Martinsburg, West
Virginia. The regiment did guard duty for several months.
Its next fighting was at Newmarket, and after that engagement it
retreated to Cedar Creek, where General David Hunter was
put in command, and on the 26th of May they again advanced
through Newmarket and on to Piedmont, June 5, where they again
had a severe engagement with the enemy, under command of
General W. E. Jones. June 6 they took possession of
Staunton without further opposition; and after destroying
thousands of dollars' with of Confederate government property,
they again advanced to Lexington, where they defeated
McCausland, and after destroying considerable Confederate
property and Governor Letcher's residence, they again
moved on to Lynchburg, where they again met the enemy, under
Early, June 18. Finding the enemy too strong, they began
their retreat during the night of June 18, by the way of Salem
through Buford's Gap, and on to Gauley Bridge, arriving at
Parkersburg, July 5, and at Martinsburg July 10, having marched
eight hundred miles from the 2d day of May 1864, till the 10th
day of July, following. During July, 1864, it had a number
of engagements at Snicker's Gay, July 17, at Kernstown, July 23,
and at Winchester, July 24. September 2d the regiment
fought at Berryville; at Opequan under General Sheridan,
September 19; at the battle of Fisher's Hill, September 22; and
at the battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, all in 1864. It
was then transferred to the Army of the James, under the command
of General Grant, and was for some time stationed at Camp
Holley, at Deep Bottom. After that, under the command of
General Ord it assisted in the capture of Petersburg and
Richmond. After the fall of Richmond, with the
Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania, it was detailed to burn the bridge
across the river over which it was believed Lee intended
to escape. The movement was not successful, and Mr.
Ranck was made a prisoner of war April 6, and was so held
with Lee's command at the time of Lee's surrender.
He received only one wound during the entire term of his
service, and that was a slight one, occasioned by the concussion
of a spent ball.
At the end of his memorable experience as a soldier,
Mr. Ranck returned to Texas township, Crawford county, Ohio,
and soon afterward went to Wyandot county, Ohio, where for five
years he farmed or rented land. At the expiration of that
time he bought eighty-acres there, on which he lived two years.
He then bought one hundred and thirty-six acres of land in
Antrim township, Wyandot county, where he followed agriculture
until 1885, when he moved to his present farm in Texas township.
He owns seventy-eight acres of well improved land and gives his
attention to general farming.
He affiliates with the Republican party and has held
the office of township clerk in Texas township for one year, and
while a resident of Wyandot county he filled the office of
assessor of Antrim township for four years.
He was married February 27, 1868, to Miss Caroline
Gottier, and they have three children, - Jesse G., a
farmer in Texas township; Ida B., who was married to
Melville C. Hudle; and Clara L., who is the wife of
Howard J. Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Ranck are
members of the Methodist Episcopal church, careful in their
adherence to all its requirements, and are liberal supporters of
its various interests; and Mr. Ranck is a man of decided
public spirit who aids to the extent of his ability any movement
which in his good judgment promises to benefit any considerable
number of his fellow citizens. He is a quiet and
unostentatious man, who speaks little of his own good deeds, but
who is known as a good neighbor of most generous sympathies, who
has more than once proven himself a friend in the hour of need.
Mrs. Ranck is a woman of many virtues, who is known as a
model wife and mother and who has been a most worthy helpmeet to
her husband and a power for good among those with whom she has
associated.
Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford County,
Ohio - Chicago: 1902 - Page 514 |
Auburn Twp. -
S. B. RAUDABAUGH, carpenter and joiner,
Tiro; was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., in 1842. He is a
son of Henry and Lydia (Hahn) Raudabaugh, who were the
parents of the following family: William, Samuel, Catharine,
David, Elizabeth, Daniel, Rebecca, John, Ellen, Henry, Nancy
and Sarah. David, Elizabeth and Henry are
dead. The rest are all living in Ohio except Kate,
who lives in Indiana. Samuel passed his youth at
home. In 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, 15th O. V. I., and
was discharged in November, 1854, having passed about five years
in fighting for his country. He was a participant in the
battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga,
Atlanta, Corinth and a great many others. He was in
actual service about five years, and during that time never left
his regiment or was wounded.. After the war closed, he
came to Auburn Township, prosecuting his trade. On the
10th of June, 1869, he was united in marriage with Martha
Eckis, daughter of Jacob and Martha (Crouse) Eckis,
and to this union were born four children - Albertis,
born Feb. 4, 1870, died Feb. 10, 1870; Howard L., born
Aug. 3, 1871; Vinnie, born June 28,1876, died Aug. 19,
1876, and Ralph K., born Aug. 8, 1877. Mrs.
Raudabaugh was born Apr. 16, 1839. Mr. Raudabaugh
owns 3½ acres of land in
Mechanicsburg. He is a Republican, and one of the best
carpenters in Crawford Co. He received but a limited
education, but by reading the study he is one of the best-posted
men in the township.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1881 - Page 875 |
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W. W. REEHL |
WILLIAM W. REEHL
Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford County,
Ohio - Chicago: 1902 - Page 174 |
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JOHN RENROTH |
JOHN RENROTH
Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford County,
Ohio - Chicago: 1902 - Page |
JOSEPH M. RICHARDS,
deceased, was a man of sterling worth who made "his home in
Crestline and by his many commendable personal characteristics
won the esteem and confidence of a large circle of friends. He
was born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1852, and there
remained until his removal to Allegheny, where he entered the
railway service, acting as fireman for his brother on the
Pennsylvania road. Before he was twenty years of age he was made
an engineer and acted in that capacity with the same road until
his death, which occurred in 1892, when he was accidentally
killed while on duty. He was oiling his engine and was struck by
a passing passenger train, being instantly killed. It was while
making a return trip from Pittsburg with freight No. 65. He ran
his train on the siding at Steele in order to secure the
necessary coal and also clear the track for the passenger train,
No. 31. He had gone down under the engine and crawled out while
it was letting off steam, so that he did not hear the on-coming
train, which was approaching at a speed of thirty miles an hour.
A projection struck his head and death followed immediately. He
had resided for more than fourteen years in Crestline and was
known to every school .child almost as well as to the older
residents of the city. He was extremely kind-hearted and was
numbered among the best residents of the community. He held
membership with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the
Relief Society, and wherever known he commanded respect and the
friendship of his fellow men. He was sober and industrious,
energetic and reliable, and his many excellent qualities classed
him among the citizens of worth.
Mr. Richards in early manhood was united
in marriage to Miss Emma Weber, who was
born in Crestline, on Christmas day of 1858, and was a daughter
of Michael and Mary (Miller) Weber. Her father was
a prominent and honored pioneer of Crestline, conducting a
hostelry where the Continental now stands, this place being
known as the Franklin House. However, a fire destroyed the hotel
in 1860. Mr. Weber was also in the grocery
business and was one of the prominent men of the town, occupying
an enviable position in business and social circles and as a
member of the Masonic fraternity. He died in 1884, leaving a
family of three sons and two daughters. His widow is still
living.
Mrs. Richards is the eldest of the five
children. She was reared in Crestline and there pursued her
education. Her brothers and sisters are: George, who is
an engineer on the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago road; Christ,
a fireman; Mary, wife of James B. Fitzsimmons, an
engineer on the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad; and
John George, deceased. Mrs. Richards has
considerable prominence in Crestline, being one of those
well-to-do ladies of the city. Her home is celebrated for
its thoughtful and gracious hospitality and her many friends
delight there to gather.
Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford County,
Ohio - Chicago: 1902 - Page 851 |
Auburn Twp. -
A. C. ROBINSON, farmer; P. O. Tiro; was
born in Auburn Township, Crawford Co., Ohio, July 21, 1846.
He is a son of Barber and Mary (Morrow) Robinson, and is
one of a family of nine children, their names being as follows:
Charles, Campbell, David, Mary J., Ellen, James,
Robert, William and Florence. All of these are
living, as are also his parents. The subject of this
sketch passed his youth upon a farm. He received a good
common-school education, and on the 26th of May, 1868, he was
united in marriage with Hannah E. McNutt, daughter of
Abraham and Jane (Crayton) McNutt, of Lawrence Co., Penn.,
and by her has one daughter - Nora, born Apr. 14, 1869.
Mrs. Robinson was born Dec. 14, 1846. Mr.
Robinson's parents were born in Ireland. Mr.
Robinson is a Democrat in politics, as is also his father.
He owns 100 acres of well-improved land hear Tiro. He is
enterprising and industrious, and takes an active aprt in all
laudable enterprises that tend toward advancing education or
building up the county.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1881 - Page 872 |
Bucyrus Twp. -
MRS. LUCY ROGERS, Bucyrus. "Mother
Rogers," as her friends familiarly call her, one of the aged
pioneers of Crawford Co., has been so long identified with the
county as to deserve an extended notice in this department.
She was born Aug. 11, 1802, and is the daughter of Eli and
Lucy (Green) Widger, of Preston, Chenango Co., N. Y.
The ancestry of her family is traced to the "manors" of England,
and her father, in his day, was considered a man of wealth,
being an industrious and prosperous farmer. Mrs. Rogers
was educated in the common schools of her native place, and, at
the age of 18 years, was married to Icabod Rogers, of
Connecticut, who was born Sept. 30, 1798; the marriage was
solemnized July 21, 1821. The first year after marriage,
they kept a dairy of thirty cows, and, so favorably impressed
with her frugality and industry was the owner of the dairy, that
he offered them $500 to stay in the same capacity for another
year, but they had caught the Western fever, consequent upon the
flattering stories told of the alluring prospects of fortunes
awaiting all those who should go to the rich "country of Ohio,"
and June 30, 1822, they started in a one-horse wagon, with all
their worldly effects, but rich in hope and expectation.
They were young and buoyant, and thought not of hardships and
traveled over 600 miles; the young wife walked over 100 miles of
the distance, and wore out one pair of shoes on the journey.
They thought to settle at Pittsburgh, but upon their arrival
there, being disgusted with the smoky appearance of the town,
they determined to carry out their original intention and
proceed to Ohio. They had about $130 in money; $100 of
this was exchanged for a counterfeit bill. Its fraudulent
character was not discovered until they came to Pittsburgh and
attempted to make a purchase. When they reached Bucyrus,
tired and disheartened, they decided to go no further.
Mr. Rogers left his wife at the house of a Quaker named
Beadle, near the Deardorf place, while he returned to
Chenango Co., N. Y., to recover his $100. This attempt
resulted in a lawsuit and a failure to recover the money.
Now completely moneyless, he borrowed $75 of his brother and
sister-in-law and returned to Bucyrus. With this he went
into business, and he and Samuel Norton were
partners for one year. In 1833-34, he started a
hotel on the corner of Perry street and Sandusky avenue, where
Mother Rogers now resides near the gasworks. This
tavern was closed in 1838, and ever since the building has been
occupied by her in the quiet routine of home duties. Here
for more than half a century she has lived; here she spent her
best days; here she raised her children from infancy to man and
womanhood; here died the husband of her early love, and the
sharer of her joys, toils and sorrows. Of their early life
in Ohio, Mrs. Rogers relates the following incident: Her
brother George came out to see them from New York,
and, seeing the privations they suffered, he said: "What would
father and mother say if they knew how you suffer?" Said
she, "I do not suffer. I have come to a new country, and
expect to live here and grow up with it. I am not
homesick, either. Tell them when you go back, that I am
well, hearty, and smart as a deer, but can't jump quite as far.
You must not tell them how I live, or what privations we endure.
Just tell them you guess I live well enough, and will get
along." Six years later, Mrs. Rogers returned to
her old home in New York on a visit, and while at her father's (Eli
Widger's) he, referring to hard times, said, "None of my
children know what suffering is. I served three years
under Gen. Washington in the "Revolutionary war; one time
we were on a scout for three days, and nothing to eat but three
biscuits; we finally came to a settler's cabin, in a clearing,
nearly starved." Mrs. Rogers then related her own
experience in the wilds of Ohio; how upon a certain occasion her
husband was taken sic, and was for awhile bedfast, and their
scanty store was exhausted; how, when starvation started them in
the face, she, to save her loved ones, went forth to beg -
walked through the tall, wet grass to William Langden's,
told her pitiful story, and begged for something to keep her
husband and babe from staring, and whom, after getting a little
flour, she returned on foot. The recital brought tears to
all eyes, and even the old Revolutionary soldier ws forced to
acknowledge that her sufferings had been greater than his.
Mrs. Rogers made six trips to New York to see her
parents, and each time crossed Lake Erie, once encountering a
terrific storm. Her husband died Jan. 10, 1853. They
had five children born to them; three sons and two daughters,
all of whom are still living. Rowena, widow of the
late Alexander P. Widman; Jane Eliza, wife of John "Heinlen,
of San Jose, Cal. (first girl born in "Bucyrus), and George
W. Rogers, Esq., of Bucyrus; William B., farmer near
San Jose, Cal.; Henry D., of San Francisco, Cal.
Source : History of Crawford County,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1881 - Page 806 |
Auburn Twp. -
A. C. ROSS, farmer; P. O. Tiro; was born
in Auburn Township, Crawford Co., Ohio, June 11, 1842. His
father was Abel C. Ross, who came to Auburn Township in
1825, it being then an almost unbroken wilderness. The
father was married first to Celia Emmons, Sept. 22, 1822,
and by her had the following family: Phoebe A., Melissa
A., Royal R., and one that died in infancy without being
named. The wife died Feb. 23, 1837. Mr. Ross
remarried Mar. 5, 1838, his second wife being Laura
(Carlisle) Ross. From the second marriage the
following family were born: Byron H., Alfred C., and
Celia A. The father was born Apr. 28, 1800, and died
Dec. 17, 1875. The mother is yet living and makes her home
with her son A. C. Byron was a member of Company H,
64tgh O. V. I., in the late civil war. He is now dead.
Celia is married. A. C. Ross was reared upon
a farm; was married, Sept. 22, 1871, to Mary J. Hoak a
daughter of Jacob and Mary Kaylor) Hoak, and by her
had one son and one daughter - Mary A., born Dec. 29,
1873, and Royal H., born May 31, 1876. The wife was
born July 30, 1849. Mr. Ross is one of the Auburn
Township's best farmers. He owns 111½
acres of well-improved land. Belongs to the United
Brethren Church, and is a Republican. The death of his
brother Byron and his widow left two children - Alvin E.
and Bertha A. The former lives with our subject,
and the latter with his half-brother, Royal R., in Auburn
Township.
Source: History of Crawford County, Ohio,
Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1881 - Page 872 |
Auburn Twp. -
R. R. ROSS, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O.
Plymouth; was born in Auburn Township, Crawford Co., Ohio, Nov.
25, 1832. He is a son of A. C. and Celia (Emmons) Ross,
who were the parents of four children - Phoebe A., Melissa,
one that died in infancy, and Royal R. Royal is
the only one living. Mr. Ross' biography will be
found in connection with the biography of
A. C. Ross, in another part of this work. Mrs.
Ross, mother of our subject, was born Apr. 8, 1802, in New
York. She died as she lived, a conscientious Christian.
Her death occurred in Auburn Township in 1836. Royal R.
lived on a farm until he was 23 years old, and on the 4th of
October, 1860, was united in marriage with Mary A.,
daughter of Adam and Susanna (Harley) Aumend, and by her
had five children - Emmons W., born Sept. 13, 1861;
Willie B., born Apr. 23, 1865; Amelia, born Sept. 24,
1868, died Dec. 11, 1868; George H., born Sept. 10, 1872,
died Dec. 28, 1879, and Freddie R., born Sept. 27, 1878.
Mrs. Ross was born July 6, 1840 in Auburn Township.
Both of these parents are the descendants of old and honored
settlers, who came into the wilderness in search of a home.
The present condition of their children and grandchildren attest
the success with which they were met. Mr. Ross is a
Republican in politics, and he and wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. They own 160 acres of highly
improved land, where they live happily together, making no
pretensions, but having the respect and good will of all their
friends and neighbors.
Source: History of Crawford County, Ohio,
Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1881 - Page 872 |
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