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Biographies
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HISTORY OF ERIE CO., OHIO
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers
Edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich
Published, Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -
1889
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JOSEPH EDDY, Perkins,
Sandusky P. O., an early settler in Perkins township, was
born in Chatham, Tolland county, Conn., in September, 1815,
and was a son of Roswell and Hannah (Taylor) Eddy,
who settled in Perkins township in 1817. They had a family
of six children, four daughters and two sons. Edwin,
Joseph and Caroline are now living. Joseph
was married in 1841 to Caroline Akins. They
had three daughters, two of whom are now living, Mary
and Mattie. Caroline died in 1883. She was a
daughter of John Akins, of Connecticut. Mr.
Eddy now owns the farm which was purchased by his
father on settlement; it comprises 162½
acres. He is engaged in buying and selling stock. Frank
A. Akins was born in Mayfield, Cuyahoga county, O., in
January, 1849, and married in October, 1876, to Mattie E.
Eddy. They have one child, Cora M. Mr. Akins
received his education at the public schools, and afterwards
taught for several years. He settled in Perkins township in
1876, where he became engaged in agricultural pursuits and
the sale of farm implements.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
562 |
VALENTINE EICHENLAUB,
Groton, Sand Hill p. o., a representative German farmer of
his town, was born in Alsace, Germany, in 1832, and was a
son of Michael and Elizabeth Eichenlaub, who had a
family of ten children, three of whom died in Germany, and
seven came to America. George came in 1848 and
settled in Milan; Valentine in 1851, and the parents
and other five came to Seneca in 1853, where Valentine
first settled. The five children were: Jacob,
Elizabeth, Michael, Julia and Louis. The
mother, Elizabeth, died in Seneca in 1863, and the
father settled in Groton in 1865, where he died in 1881.
Two sons served in the war, George and Louis.
Valentine was married in 1859 to Catharine Brendle,
of Sandusky. She died in 1861, leaving two children.
Valentine married his second wife, Barbara
Juengling, in 1863. She was born in Germany in
1841. They have had a family of five children.
Of the seven, six are now living: Emma, Samuel,
Elizabeth, Mary, Valentine, jr., and Louisa.
Valentine purchased his farm in Groton on 160 acres in
1862, for which he paid forty dollars per acre. He has
been trustee of the town for ten years.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
562 |
FREDERICK ELFERS,
Kelley's Island, merchant, grape grower, and postmaster of
Kelley's Island, was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1846.
His father died when Frederick was about seven years
old. Frederick came to America some time in
July, 1861, and has lived on the island ever since.
His first employment was working in the vineyard, and later
in the fall attended school to become familiar with the
English language. In 1865, when but nineteen years
old, he started in business for himself, leasing a vineyard
of five and one-half acres from Addison Kelley,
working the vineyard for one-half of the crop, for the term
of ten years. After the ten years were up Frederick
worked the vineyard from year to year; and up to the present
season (1888) he has worked said vineyard for twenty-three
years, by all means the longest lease on record on the
island. He was married in April, 1871, to Sophia
Koster, also a native of Hanover, Germany. Their
family consists of five children, Emma, Arnold, Nellie,
Herbert and Helen. Arnold, now fourteen
years old, is helping his father in the post-office and
store when his time is not occupied by school hours.
Emma is using her spare time for studying music.
In 1876 Frederick became engaged in the mercantile
business, when, in the spring of 1876, he started the second
store on the island, an undertaking at that time looked upon
by some of the wisest heads on the island as certainly dined
to be a failure, and predictions were made at that time,
that "six months will wind that business up," arguing from
the standpoint, that a man having had no previous experience
as a merchant could not succeed as such on the island
without many friends and a big barrel of money.
Frederick paid no attention to all such remarks, but
finished his store building, and then bought a stock of
merchandise, giving notice to the public also to come and
inspect his stock of goods and prices, and waited for the
results, and strange to say the business prospered, and
Frederick has been successful ever since. He is a
firm believer in the old adage, "wherever there is a will
there is a way." On Sept. 7, 1885, he was appointed
postmaster of the island, and holds the same office still.
He has served as deputy treasurer of Erie county for six
years. Another fact worthy of mention for Erie county
might be, that Mr. F. Elfers introduced the first
system of electric lighting in Erie county, and is still the
only persons using electric light on the island. An
arc light plant, of the Thomson-Housten system, was
purchased by Mr. Elfers in April, 1885, and put in
operation in June, 1885, thus making it the first in Erie
county at that time. His tore building is equipped
with an engine and boiler and steam heater. Mr.
Elfers carries a general stock of merchandise, dry
goods, notions, boots and shoes, groceries, queensware,
hardware, and, in short, everything which is usually kept in
a large general store. Mr. Elfers is one of the
representative and most prominent men of this county.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
563 |
GOTTLIEB EPPLE, JR.,
Sandusky, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Mar. 15, 1831,
and was a son of Gottlieb and Margaret (Keeller) Epple.
Gottlieb, jr., emigrated to America in 1851, and visited
Philadelphia, and in July settled in Sandusky, where he
became engaged in farming. He was married in 1856 to
Louisa Wise, of Sandusky. They have one adopted
son, Frederick Epple, born in 1856. Louisa
was born in Prussia, and was a daughter of Emanuel and
Frederica (Fear) Wise, who settled in Sandusky in1851.
Mr. Epple became engaged in the lumber and saloon
business in 1865, and in 1869 purchased a lot and erected
his present store and dwelling. In 1876 he purchased
his carts and street sprinkling outfit, and now runs four
carts.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
564 |
CONRAD ERNST, Sandusky, was
born in Baden, Germany, in 1830, and was a son of
Joseph and Gertrude Ernst. Conrad settled in
Sandusky in 1850, and became engaged as a machinist.
He retired from this business in 1860, and purchased ground
and became engaged in the culture of grapes and the
manufacture of wine. In 1874 he erected his present
wine cellar, which now has capacity for 35,000 gallons.
He manufactures a fine line of grape brandies and wines.
He was married in 1855 to Philophena Ohlemacher,
who was born in Germany in 1838. They have nine
children: Adolph, Henry, Fred, Theodore, Julia,
Amelia, Tena, Louisa and Ida. Mrs.
Ernst was a daughter of Henry and Catharine
Ohlemacher, early settlers of Sandusky.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
564 |
WILLIAM F. ESCH, Huron,
the general blacksmith, wagon and carriage finisher and
repairer of farm implements, was born in Germany in 1861,
and was a son of John and Elizabeth Esch. William
F. emigrated to America in 1881. He learned the
blacksmith trade at his home in Germany, and on his arrival
in this country found employment at Cleveland, and in 1882
came to Huron. In 1885 he purchased and fitted up his
present shop and factory, and became engaged in his present
smithing business, making horseshoeing a specialty. He
was married May 10, 1887, to Mary Mainzer, of Perkins
township. She was a daughter of Peter Mainzer,
of Perkins township.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
564 |
JAMES ESTES, JR., Kelley's
Island, was born on Kelley's Island in August, 1845, and was
a son of James and Adeline (Andrews) Estes who were
born in New York State, Adeline in Genesee county in
1819, and James in 1814. They were married Apr.
27, 1844, and settled on Kelley's Island that same year,
where Mr. Estes purchased a farm of one hundred
acres, for which he paid $8 per acre, and on which he
erected a first-class hewn log cabin. He died in 1845,
leaving a widow and one son, James, jr. Mrs. Estes
started a vineyard of one hundred vines in 1857, which has
since increased, and now consists of thirty-seven acres.
James, jr., is engaged in the cultivation of grapes,
peaches, apples and pears, and has erected one of the finest
farm residences on the island. In 1866 he became one
of the stockholders in the Kelley's Island Wine Company.
He served, during the late war, on the call for 100-day men.
He has been trustee and councilman of the township.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
564 |
JACOB EVERSCHWINE,
Sandusky, was born in the kingdom of Wurtemburg, Germany, in
1822, and was a son of Christian Everschwine, who
with his three sons and two daughters, Jacob, Christian,
jr., Fred, Rachel and Elizabeth emigrated to
America, and the father and four children settled in
Sandusky in 1847, where Christian died in 1860.
Jacob settled in Syracuse, N. Y., in 1847, and became
engaged in stonecutting and boiling salt. That same
year he enlisted in the United States army, serving during
the Mexican war under General Scott, and was
discharged at St. Louis. He settled in Sandusky in
1851, and was married in 1853 to Barbara Smith.
They have a family of six children now living: Rosa,
Conrad, Frederica, Margaret, John and Henry. Mr.
Everschwine is now retired. He settled on
his present homestead in 1866. His wife, Barbara,
was born in Wurtemburg in 1831.
Source: History of Erie County, Ohio - Published,
Syracuse, N. Y. - by D. Mason & Co., Publishers -1889 - Page
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