BIOGRAPHIES Source:
History of Hancock County, Ohio
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KARL AUGUST EMANUEL KARG
(formerly
Karch), meat market, Findlay, was born at Boennigheim, in
the Kingdom of Wurtemburg, Germany, Mar. 8, 1829; son of
Jacob Friederich and Regina (Zimmerman) Karch, whose family
of three sons and one daughter came to America, viz.:
Wilhelmina, wife of Edward Dietsch, a furniture
manufacturer; Lewis, a butcher and farmer; Frederick,
who died in Findlay in the spring of 1885, leaving a family, and
K. A. E. Karg. In 1850 our subject came to America
and spent two years in New York City, coming to Findlay in 1852.
While in New York he married Margaret Young, who was born
in Auerbach, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, Jan. 4, 1827, and came
to America (to New York City) in 1850. Mr. and Mrs.
Karghave a bright, intelligent family of five sons and two
daughters: Eliza, wife of John Klentchy, residing
in Findlay; Jacob Frederick in meat market business;
August, in meat market business; Charles, in
meat market business; Minnie wife of William M. Hull,
a harness maker in Silver city, N. Mex.; Albert, in meat
market business, and William too young as yet for
business. Mr. Karg learned his father's trade (meat
business) in his native land, has taken an important rank in
that industry here, and has accumulated a handsome competency.
He is also a taxidermist of considerable skill, to which, in his
later years, he has paid considerable attention. He is a
worthy gentlemen, an excellent citizen and a thorough-going
business man. He has served in the councils of his adopted
city. Mr. and Mrs. Karg and family attended the
services of the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a
Republican.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ:
Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 764 |
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CALEB KELLEY,
farmer, P. O. Shawtown, was born in Baltimore County, Md., Jan.
24, 1806, son of Thomas and Axey (Tracy) Kelley, of Irish
descent, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of
Maryland. Their family consisted of fourteen children, of
whom twelve grew to manhood and womanhood. Caleb,
the youngest, was but a lad when his father, who was a farmer,
came to Ohio and settled on a farm where our subject was reared
to manhood, attending the log schoolhouse. He chose
farming as his occupation, and in 1834 came to Hancock County,
Ohio, settling three miles north of Findlay, where he entered
forty acres of land. In 1843 he moved to his present farm,
soon after the township was organized, entering forty acres of
land which he cleared, and is now the owner of eighty acres of
well improved land. Mr. Kelley has been blessed
with good health, is remarkably well preserved for his years,
and does not look to be over sixty years of age. He was
married, Mar. 7, 1833, to Elizabeth, daughter of
Michael and Elizabeth (Hamel) Croser. Her father was a
farmer of German origin. To this union were born thirteen
children, of whom seven survive: Samantha, wife of
William F. Taylor, a farmer in Iowa; Sarah A., widow
of Jacob Priest, who was killed by falling from a
church on which he was working, in 1884; Elizabeth, wife
of Andrew Kesler, of Michigan; Margaret
Ellen, wife of Wesley Vanscoyoe, of Kansas;
Alonzo, at home; Francis M., married and farming in
this township; Samuel, also a farmer. One son,
Thomas Milton, was a member of the Ninety-ninth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and gave his life in defense of his country
during the late civil war. Alonzo was born in
Pleasant Township, this county, and educated in the district
schools. He has made farming his life business and now
owns forty acres of improved land. In politics he is a
Republican. Caleb Kelley lost his life
companion in 1880; she was a member of the Baptist Church in
which Mr. Kelley is a deacon. In politics he
has been a Republican since the organization of the party.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio
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T. W. KELLEY,
proprietor of saw-mill and manufacturer of lumber, hoops, etc.,
P. O. Shawtown, was born in Hancock County, Ohio, Jan. 22, 1848,
son of T. B. and Margaret (Pickens) Kelley, natives of
Ohio and of English and Scotch descent, respectively, and who
had a family of twelve children. T. B. Kelley, who
was a carpenter in the early part of his life and in later years
followed fanning, was among the early pioneers of this county,
coming here in 1834, where for a time he worked at carpentering,
and operated a saw mill. He died Feb. 23, 1885. Our
subject, who is the eldest child, received his education in the
common schools of this county. He was united in marriage,
Mar. 15, 1868, with Margaret Lape, of Pennsylvania Dutch
descent, and daughter of Michael Lape, a pioneer farmer
of this county. To this union were born four children:
Asa, Agnes, Louis and J. L. Mrs.
Kelley is a member of the United Brethren Church.
Our subject has been a member of the school board for six years,
and dark of the same for three years. In 1873 he embarked
in his present business, the firm name being Kelley &
Lape. The mill has a capacity of about 8,000 feet per
day, and gives employment to six men the year round.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ:
Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 835 |
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