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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
 Source:
History of Crawford County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers
186 Dearborn Street
1881
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B. S. VAN TILBURG, merchant, Tiro.
One of the most prominent business firms of Tiro is I. & B. S.,
was born in Richland Co., Ohio, Nov. 1, 1851. His parents,
Vincent and C. E. (Musser) Van Tilburg, were married in
Richland Co., Ohio, in 1849, and to them were born the following
family: B. S., F. O., M. L., J. M., Eva M., Emma E., Charlie
G., Ettie and Adda, and one who died in infancy.
Our subject was reared on his father's farm. He received a
good common-school education, and on the 19th of February, 1878,
he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth
Bender, daughter of Jacob Bender, of Vernon
Township, and by her has one daughter - Edith M., born
Sept. 24, 1878. Mr. Van Tilburg is a Republican,
and member of the Lutheran Church. He owns a half interest
in one of the best stores in Tiro, Crawford Co., Ohio.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1881 - Page 876 |
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IRA VAN TILBURG, merchant, Tiro; was born
in Richland Co., Ohio, Apr. 15, 1839. He is a son of
Peter and Hannah (Kennedy) Van Tilburg, who were parents of
twelve children - William, Margaret, Eliza, Nancy, Vincent,
Frank, Kate, Mary, Maria, Ira, Martha and Lovina.
All of these are living except Frank, who died in
California. Peter Van Tilburg was a native of New
Jersey, and was born in 1802. Mrs. Van Tilburg was
also a native of New Jersey, and was born in 1801. They
were married in Jefferson Co., Ohio. Mr. Van Tilburg
died during the fall of 1876, but his widow still survives him
and is living in Mansfield, Ohio. The subject of this
biography passed his youth and early manhood on a farm, and
going to school. When 19 years of age, he went to
California, where he engaged in the mining business, which he
followed in California and Nevada for ten years. On the
5th of October, 1868, he was united in marriage with Miss A.
E. Ewing, daughter of J. D. Ewing, Esq., of
California. To this union was born one son - Frank,
born Dec. 22, 1869. The mother was born in March, 1851.
In 1871, Mr. and Mrs. Van Tilburg came to Richland Co.,
Ohio, Mr. Van Tilburg engaging in the mercantile business
at Olivesburg. In 1873, he formed a copartnership with his
nephew, B. S. Van Tilburg, at Tiro, Crawford Co., Ohio,
under the firm name of I. & B. S. Van Tilburg. This
was the first business house in Tiro. They started on a
small capital, and to-day are one of the heaviest firms of any
town in the county. Besides a general dry goods and grocery
store, they run a butter and egg house separately, and are also
the only grain-buyers at De Kalb Station. They keep a force of
from four to five men constantly engaged. Mr. Van
Tilburg is a radical Republican in politics, and is a hard
and earnest worker in that cause.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1881 - Page 876 |
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