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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
 Source:
History of Crawford County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers
186 Dearborn Street
1881
Whetstone Twp. -
HENRY ALBRIGHT, farmer; P. O., Galion; was born in
Dauphin Co., Penn., Sept. 17, 1827. He is the son of
John and Sarah (Shafer) Albright, who are natives of the
Keystone State, their marriage occurring there in 1816. In
1829, they came to Crawford Co., Ohio, performing the journey in
about a month, in a three-horse wagon, settling in Whetstone
Township, and entering 73 acres of land on Sec. 22. Mr.
Albright was a boot and shoe maker, and after his arrival in
the township for quite a number of years, worked at his trade in
connection with farming. His death occurred in 1866, under
peculiar and distressing circumstances. On the 1st of May,
of the last-mentioned year, Mr. Albright had in his house
about $400 in money, together with considerable jewelry.
These facts having become known outside of the family, aroused
the avarice of unknown parties, five or six of whom, completely
disguised with masks and paint, came to the house one night and
demanded the money. Having been refused their demands,
they set upon Mr. Albright and beat him terribly,
inflicting the same punishment upon his son John who had
come to the assistance of his father. To save their lives,
they were forced to give up their hard-earned money, whereupon
the robbers departed. Mr. Albright was so badly
injured, that, after lingering until August of the same year, he
died. The criminals were never identified, although
suspicion and some quite strong evidence pointed to some near
neighbors as having a hand in the crime. Mrs. Albright
died Dec. 4, 1874. Eight children were born to these
parents, three sons and five daughters, seven of whom survived
the parents. Henry Albright's youth was passed,
like that of other country boys, on the farm at hard work.
He began for himself when of age, and was married to Miss
Savina Weirick Jan. 4, 1854, who was born in Pennsylvania.
She became the mother of four children, as follows:
Matilda, Agnes, Isaac and John. She died in 1866.
On the24th of September, 1867, Mr. Albright married
Miss Laura Noblit. This lady was born in Bucyrus,
Ohio, Nov. 26, 1840; she bore her husband three children-
Charles H., George F. and Ida M., all of whom are yet
living. Mr. Albright owns 226 acres of
well-improved land. He is a prominent Republican, and is
nicely situated as regards this world's goods.
Source:
History of Crawford County, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street. - 1881 -
Page 883 |
Whetstone Twp. -
JOSEPH ALBRIGHT, retired, Bucyrus; was born May 16, 1801,
in Huntington Co., Penn. His parents, Daniel and Hester
(Wagner) Albright, were also natives of the Keystone State,
where they lived during their lifetime. This family of
Albrights are descended from three brothers of that name,
who came from Germany to America in colonial times. As a
family, they are noted for their frugality, morality and force
of character. These characteristics have manifested
themselves in the subject of this sketch in a noticeable manner
throughout his long and eventful lifetime. At a very early
age, he was placed in his father's brickyards, where he was kept
to work early and late, receiving but little or no education.
He remained with his father until about 27 years of age,
although after reaching his majority, he had an interest in the
business. His marriage with Miss Hannah Jury was
solemnized Oct. 1, 1827. She was born in Loudoun Co., Va.,
Mar. 1, 1809. They are the parents of ten children -
Daniel B., Emanuel, Joseph J., George W., John T., Mercia,
Hannah and Frank living - Sarah A. and
Hester A., deceased. In 1830, he and his young wife
left their native State and came overland to the then new and
sparsely settled county of Crawford, Ohio. He began
burning brick soon after his arrival, and has to a greater or
less extent burned and manufactured brick and tile ever since.
The first piece of land he purchased was 20 acres of unimproved
woodland. From this he has gone steadily forward until he
now owns about 600 acres of well-improved land. In all his
undertakings in life, he has found in his good wife a sound
counselor and ready helpmeet, and it is in a great measure owing
to this good woman's help and advice that he has been
successful. He and wife have been, for a number of years,
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Albright
was formerly an Old-Line Whig, but, on the organization of
the Republican party, joined its ranks, and was, during the late
war, an uncompromising Union man. He is an upright
Christian gentleman, and one of Crawford Co.'s best citizens.
Source:
History of Crawford County, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street. - 1881 -
Page 883 |
Vernon Twp. -
JAMES ANDERSON, farmer, P. O. Tiro; was
born June 21, 1833, in Vernon Twp., on the site of his present
home. He is the son of David and Rachel (Dickson)
Andrerson, His father was born in Huntington Co., Penn., and
when a young man came to Ohio with a kit of shoe-maker's tools,
and worked at his trade for some time. He then returned to
Pennsylvania, where, in 1826 he was married to Mary D.
Hamilton, who died in 1828. He came to Crawford County
and settled in Vernon Township in the year 1830, and after
farming awhile engaged in mercantile pursuits at De Kalb,
keeping a general store for some fifteen years, during which
time he made considerable money. He next went to Shelby,
where he also engaged in business for some two years. He
was one of the original stockholders in the old State Bank of
Mansfield, now the Richland County Bank, and continued so until
his death. He was also Vice President of the Shelby Bank.
In 1838 he had married Miss Rachel Dickson, of this
township. He was a distinguished patriot and Republican,
and during the war assisted the cause of the Union by his means
and influence. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church,
and was distinguished for his liberality in church beneficence.
He was the father of thirteen children, now scattered throughout
several States, all doing well. This truly good and
honored man died May 17 1873, at Morrison, Ill., while on his
way to California, to visit a son. His wife lived until
Oct. 9, 1879, when she died at Shelby, Ohio, in the 75th year of
her age. She was loved and revered by all who knew her as
a noble woman who had lived a consistent Christian life, and is
remembered as a dignified, refined and intelligent woman, worthy
of the honored husband whose faithful wife she was.
James, her son and the subject of this sketch, lived in this
township until 1852, at which time he went to Shelby and engaged
in the store of his father. He also engaged in mercantile
pursuits in Shiloh and New London. He then came back to
Shelby, and commenced in the grain business, which he continued
until the close of the war, making a considerable amount of
money. In 1866, he removed to his farm of some 400 acres,
and has since lived there and tilled the soil. He is a
prominent business man and a prominent farmer of his
neighborhood. He is a stalwart Republican and has always
held to that faith. He was married, Oct. 15, 1858, to
Elizabeth Stimmel, of Shelby, Ohio. They have four
children - Alva H., a student at Gambier, Ohio; Willis
Swanner, Charles Henry and Rachel May at home.
Source: History of Crawford County, Ohio,
Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers,
186 Dearborn Street. -
1881 - Page 974 |
Auburn Twp. -
E. E. ASHLEY, farmer and stock-dealer; P.
O. Tiro. There is no family more worthy of notice in the
history of Crawford Co., than the Ashley family.
Ebenezer Ashley, the father of our subject, was born in New
York, May 6, 1804, and came to Auburn Twp., Crawford Co., Ohio,
in 1830. Mary Aumend, the mother, was a native of
Pennsylvania, and was born in 1812. Her father, Adam
Aumend, came with his family to Auburn Township in 1819, it
then being an almost unbroken wilderness. Ebenezer
Ashley and Mary Aumend were united in marriage in Auburn
Township Nov. 21, 1830, and to them were born six children
Clarissa, Philo, Franklin, E. E., Leonora and
William. All are living except Clarissa.
Mr. Ashley remarried July 11, 1844, her second husband
being Elijah Ashley, a brother of her former husband.
To the second marriage were born two sons - Jerome and
Judson. Mrs. Ashley's second husband died Apr. 21,
1850. The subject of this biography was reared upon a
farm. His education was limited, being confined to the
common schools. He was united in marriage with Mary
Cummins, daughter of Thomas Cummins Jan. 17, 1861,
and by her has the following family - Frank S., born Jul.
10, 1862; Ella L., born Jul. 6, 1864; Philo A.,
born Nov. 27, 1866; Edson C., born Jul. 29, 1869,and
Ida A., born Jun. 12, 1873. All of these are single,
and are living at home with their parents. Politically,
Mr. Ashley is a Republican; religiously, a Baptist. He
is a member of hte I. O. O. F. at Tiro. He owns 80 acres
of well-improved land, and is a prominent and influential man in
his neighborhood. His family are among the first in
Crawford Co.
Source: History of Crawford County, Ohio, Publ. Chicago:
Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street. -
1881 - Page 861 |
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Whetstone Twp. -
MICHAEL AUCK, Bucyrus.
Christopher Auck, father of Michael, was born in
Wurtemberg, Germany, Jan. 31, 1813. He received a good
education, and, when quite young, entered a shop, serving an
apprenticeship at the tailor's trade. In 1831, he came to
the United States, and located in Pennsylvania, where, in 1841,
he was united in marriage with Miss Rachel Wagner.
From this marriage were three children - Michael and
Elizabeth living. Mary, deceased. He
removed from Pennsylvania to Crawford Co., Ohio, in 1848, and
purchased a farm in the "Gibson Neighborhood." His wife
died Sept. 2, 1875. He was married to Mrs. Catherine
Flick Sept. 7, 1876. Michael Auck was born in
Lycoming Co., Penn., July 23, 1842. He received a good
common-school education, and has been doing business for himself
ever since he reached his majority, although he and his parents
always made their homes together. He was united in
marriage with Miss Caroline Ehman Sept. 20, 1866.
She was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Feb. 9, 1845.
There are six children from this union - Mary J., John C.,
Lucy E., William H., Priscilla S. and Samuel E. Mr.
Auck owns 204 acres of well-improved land, and is one of the
prominent and influential men of Whetstone |
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