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(Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford County, Ohio -
Chicago: 1902)
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JACOB ULMER, who is
carrying on agricultural pursuits in Liberty township, Crawford
county, where he is known as a reliable and highly esteemed
citizen, was born on the farm where he now resides, on October
30, 1847, a son of Daniel and Barbara (Brose) Ulmer, and
is one of the eight survivors in a family of eleven children.
The names of these are: Fredericka, the wife of Adam
Durr, of Fort Recovery, Mercer county, Ohio; Abraham,
of Cranberry township, this county; Adam, of Bucyrus;
John, of Fort Recovery; Jacob, of this sketch;
George, of Fort Recovery; Solomon, of Holmes
township; and Samuel, of Sulphur Springs.
Daniel Ulmer, the father of our subject,
was born in Germany, in 1805, and grew up on the home farm, also
working at times for neighboring farmers in 1832 he left his
native land with the intention of finding a better opportunity
in America. After a long and wearisome voyage of six weeks he
landed in New York city and came on into Ohio to Crawford
county, where he knew he would find friends who had preceded him
the years before. Mr. Ulmer came with the
determination to succeed, and immediately entered a small tract
of. land, containing forty acres, in Liberty township, located
one and one-half miles east of Brandy wine Station, and upon it
he erected a log cabin, in the forest, and soon after installed
his bride within it and settled down to a busy life. His wife,
Barbara Brose, was a most estimable young lady,
who had come from Germany on the same vessel with him, and she
made him a loving-helpmate and was a cheerful companion through
the pioneer experiences which. followed. Two years after
marriage Mr. Ulmer sold the forty-acre farm and
bought one of eighty acres, in the same township, two miles
north of Sulphur Springs. Of the eighty acres five were already
cleared, and a log cabin had been built upon it by the former
owner. Here Mr. Ulmer went to work with a
will, cleared and improved the land, and in later years bought
the thirty-acre tract adjoining, erected commodious and
comfortable buildings and made his farm one of the best and most
productive in the locality. He was known far and wide for his
thrift and industry, as well as for his neighborly kindness. On
April 30, 1884, occurred his death, and. the Lutheran church
lost one of its most valued members.
Jacob Ulmer was reared on
the farm and obtained his education at the.-common schools of
the locality. When he had attained his nineteenth year his
father permitted him to start out in life for himself, after
which he worked. at the carpenters trade before and after the
harvest seasons, during- which time he was employed in running a
threshing machine for six years. In 1874 he married Miss
Louisa Ackerman, a native of Liberty township, a
daughter of David Ackerman, who had been born in
Wurtemberg, Germany, and had been one of the early settlers of
Crawford county. Three children were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Ulmer, viz.: Thomas, Alpheus D.,
and Catherine,—all of whom reside at home.
After marriage Mr. Ulmer settled down on
the home place and farmed for his father, on shares, until about
1880; when he purchased the place, consisting of one hundred and
four acres. His aged father then took up his residence with his
son, Samuel Ulmer, the mother having passed away
during the previous year. Since that time Mr. Ulmer
has successfully pursued farming, his land yielding large crops,
and his herds increasing in numbers until he is justly regarded
as one of the most substantial citizens of the locality. In
politics, like his father, he has always been a Democrat, and
has served for several terms as township trustee. His interest
in educational matters has made him a valuable member of the
school board and he is a leading member .of the German Lutheran
church. Mr. Ulmer is one of the highly respected
farmer-citizens of Crawford county.
Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford County,
Ohio - Chicago: 1902 - Page 849 |
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