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Findlay Twp. & Village -
BASS RAWSON, M. D.,
Findlay, was born Apr. 17, 1799, in the town of Orange, Franklin
Co., Mass., son of Lemuel Rawson, a tanner, who carried
on his trade in Warwick, Mass., until about 1812, when he
devoted his attention to agriculture for a number of years.
In 1836 he removed to Bath, Summit Co., Ohio, but subsequently
died at the residence of his son, Dr. L. Q. Rawson, at
Fremont, Ohio. Dr. Bass Rawson is one of live
brothers who removed from Massachusetts at an early day, and
settled in Ohio, four being physicians. He is a member of
the sixth generation of the Rawson family, in
direct descent from Edward Rawson, who left
England in 1636, and became secretary of the Massachusetts
Colony from 1650 to 1686. His mother, Sarah
Rawson (whose maiden name was Barrows), of Warwick,
Mass., was left an orphan at an early age. In his boyhood
Dr. Rawson worked on a farm, and attended a
country school. From the farm he went to learn the trade
of hatter, which he worked at until he was about twenty years of
age, but, his health somewhat failing him, he determined to
relinquish it and engage in the study of medicine. To this
end he entered an academy at New Salem, Mass., which he attended
several terms. In the meantime he taught school for the
purpose of earning money to defray the necessary expense of his
education. At the age of twenty-five he married, and
immigrated to Ravenna, Ohio, where he remained a few months.
He then removed to Otsego County, N. Y., and located at
Richfield. Here he again taught school. Previous to
his leaving Massachusetts he had studied medicine for a few
months, but on his return to the East he took up the study
seriously, with the intention of qualifying himself as a
physician. Dr. Thomas, of Richfield, becoming his
preceptor. In the winter of 1826-27 he attended medical
lectures at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and at the close
of the collegiate term returned to his father's house at New
Salem, and continued the reading of medicine with Dr.
Brooks, of Orange. In June, 1828, he removed to Ohio, and
practiced a little more than a year with his brother, Dr.
Secretary Rawson, who resided in Medina County, Ohio.
In September, 1829, he removed to Findlay, where he settled
permanently in the practice of his profession. He was the
first practicing physician that had arrived in the town, and was
cordially welcomed by its inhabitants. The place had been
but recently settled, and the first sale of lots occurred about
a week after his arrival. Only twelve white families
resided within its limits, the Indians being moi-e numerous than
the whites. Here the Doctor has practiced without
cessation for over fifty years. Although he has virtually
retired from actively following his profession, some of his old
patients still desire his attendance upon them and his
professional advice, consequently he visits and prescribes
occasionally. Dr. Rawson for a long time
enjoyed a large and successful practice, the result of which,
together with judicious investments in real estate, is that he
is in possession of a competency in his old age. He has
been a member and supporter of the Presbyterian for more than
fifty years. May 3, 1824, he was married to
Amanda Blackmer, of Greenwich, Mass., who died in
1874, leaving an only daughter - Harriet E. Amanda
married to Dr. William D. Canlin, of Findlay, a surgeon
in the army, and who died in the service of his country in 1862.
Mrs. Canlin died in Findlay in 1870, leaving three
children: Dr. Cass R., who was engaged in sheep raising
in Montana, was accidentally shot and killed Dec. 26, 1884, near
his ranch; William L., residing in Findlay, member of the
bar, and S. Amanda, married to C. T. Doudore, now
living in Missouri. In politics Dr. Rawson
is a Republican.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ:
Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 778 |
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Union Twp. -
WILLIAM REESE, farmer and stock raiser, P.
O. Rawson, born in Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 1820, is a son of
Charles and Frances (Seigler) Reese, former a native of
Switzerland, latter, born in Pennsylvania, of German descent.
Charles Reese, father of our subject, came to America
when he was eighteen years of age. He followed farming in
Pennsylvania and came to Hancock County, Ohio, in 1839, settling
on a farm in Liberty Township. He died in this county in
1854. His family consisted of eleven children, ten of whom
grew to maturity. William, our subject, who is the
eighth child, was reared on the farm, received a common school
education and became a farmer. He has met with success and
is the owner of 108.99 acres of well improved land, where he
resides. Mr. Reese was united in marriage with
Miss Catharine Bergman, daughter of John and Elizabeth
(Polk) Bergman of German origin, former of whom, a farmer,
died in Liberty Township, this county, in 1874, latter died in
1865; they reared a family of twelve children, and four of those
sons now reside in this county. Mr. Bergman took an
active interest in public schools and helped build the first
schoolhouse in the district where he lived, in Liberty Township,
this county. Mr. Reese has filled the office of
trustee of Union Township, this county. In politics he is
a Democrat. He is a Master Mason.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886
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Cass Twp. -
WILLIAM REID,
farmer, P. O. Wineland, was born in Perrysburgh, Wood Co., Ohio,
son of Robert and Isabell (Forrester) Reid, natives of
Scotland, and who came to America in 1835, settling in
Perrysburgh, Wood Co., Ohio, where they died. They were
the parents of nine children, of whom four are now living:
Thomas, Robert, Isabell (wife of Dallas Anderson),
and William. The subject of this sketch was married
Aug. 25, 1857, to Emily, second daughter of Jacob
Shaffer. Her father came to this county in 1835 and
settled in Cass Township, where he entered 240 acres of land.
To our subject and wife have been born six children: Margaret
(married to George B. Bowman), James, John,
Ida, (deceased wife of Hosea Nelson), George
(deceased), and Charles. Our subject was a soldier
in the late war, having enlisted in Company F, Twenty-first
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in August, 1862, and served
until June 9, 1865, when he was discharged; he was in the
Fourteenth Army Corps, under Gen. Rosecrans. Mr.
Reid lost his health in the army and has never fully
recovered from the effects. He is the owner of a fine farm
of seventy-five acres of land (a part of the Shaffer
farm) in Cass Township, this county. In politics he is
a Republican.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago -
Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 698 |
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Madison Twp. -
ELIAS S. RIEGLE,
farmer, P. O. Arlington, Ohio, was born in Wyandot county, Ohio,
Oct. 24, 1836, son of Philip and Catherine (Bibler) Riegle,
who are present residents of this county. The father was
born in Cumberland County, Penn., Oct. 6, 1810, son of George
and Catherine (Schambaugh) Riegle, both of whom were
Pennsylvanians by birth; the former a son of Simon Riegle
of that State. The subject of this sketch enlisted at
Arlington, Ohio, in Company I, of Col. Birge's
Independent Regiment of Sharpshooters. His company was
organized by Capt. Daugherty, of this (Madison) township.
This Independent Regiment was first assigned to the command of
Gen. J. C. Fremont, afterward known as the Fourteenth
Missouri, until the battle of Shiloh, after which, by the
re-organization of the armies, it became the Sixty-sixth
Illinois, and the subject of this sketch became a member of
Company H, of that regiment. The regimental commanders
were, first Col. Birge of Missouri; second, Col.
Burke of Missouri; third, Col Campbell of
Illinois; fourth, Col. Gambel of Illinois.
The principal battles and skirmishes in which the Company was
engaged are as follows: Mt. Zion, Mo.; Bunker Hill, Mo.; Ft.
Donelson, Tenn.; Owl Creek, Tenn.; Peach Orchard, Miss.;
Corinth, Miss.; Second battle of Corinth; Iuka, Miss.; Blacklad,
Miss.; Jumpertown, Miss.; Hatchie River, Miss.; Booneville,
Miss.; White Side Farm, Miss.; Snake Creek Gap, Ga.; Resaca,
Ga.; Rome Cross Roads, Ga.; Dallas, Ga.; Lone Mountain, Ga.; New
Hope, Ga.; Big Shanty, Ga.; Brush Mountain, Ga.; Little Kenesaw
Mountain, Ga.; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.; Nicojack Creek, Ga.; Peach
Tree Creek, Ga.; Decatur, Ga.; Atlanta, Ga., 21-26 July; Bald
Hill, Ga.; Howard House, Ga.; Utoy Creek, Ga.; Ezra Church, Ga.;
Proctor's Creek, Ga. - two battles; siege of Atlanta Ga. -
August 12-26,1804; Jonesboro, Ga.; skirmish near Savannah;
capture of two Napoleon guns; capture of Savannah, Ga.; Rome,
Ga.; capture of Columbia, S. C.; Fayettesville, N. C.;
Goldsboro, N. C.; Bentonville, N. C. He was wounded, in
the last week of December, 1863 (near Decatur, Ala.), near the
left temple. At Dallas, Ga., in 1864, Capt. Boyd,
with the support of the Thirty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
took the DeGrass battery, and Boyd had one of the guns
double charged, which burst on being fired, Mr. Riegle
being only fifteen or twenty feet distant from it at the time.
During 1802 and a part of 1803, he was a secret scout.
These scouts did much for the cause of the Union by way of
destroying Confederate property to the value of millions of
dollars, besides gaining much useful information and capturing
rebel spies. One of the most noted of these was Sidney
Johnson, Jr., who was captured near Blackland, Miss., and
shot as a spy at Corinth, Miss., in 1862. Their principal
field of operation was in the vicinity of Decatur, Athens,
Huntsville and Florence, Ala. Mr. Riegle was
during his term of service (four years), severely wounded
several times, and participated in as many battles as any other
man of the Regiment, in all about seventy-five battles and
skirmishes. On the 22d of July, 1864, the Sixty-sixth
Illinois Regiment, captured the DeGrass battery.
The man who led the charge was Capt. Boyd, of
Company A, Sixty-sixth Illinois Regiment. Our subject had
the honor of going through the final review at Washington.
May the memory of this regiment ever live in the minds of the
American people! The company of which Mr. Riegle
was a member was mustered out in July, 1865. Our subject
at time of discharge held the rank of corporal. Mr.
Riegle is an honored member of Welker Post, G A. R., at
Arlington, in which he has filled offices of distinction, and
now holds the office of S. V. C. He was a delegate to the
late National encampment at Portland, Me., in 1885, and is the
delegate to the State encampment at Cleveland, Ohio. He
was united in marriage, Aug. 29, 1865, with Miss
Catherine Cramer, a daughter of Charles and
Catherine (Price) Cramer, natives of
Germany, and by her he has five children; John W. S. born
July 29, 1866; Charles M., born Feb. 25, 1869; Ettie
V. and Nettie V., born Sept. 15, 1872, and Huldah
C. born Nov. 1, 1878. Mr. Riegle and
family are connected with the Methodist Protestant Church.
In politics our subject is a stanch Republican.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ:
Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 800 |
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Blanchard Twp -
S. G. ROBINSON, farmer and stock raiser,
P. O. McComb, was born in Erie County, N. Y., May 29, 1839, son
of B. E. and Sarah (Gail) Robinson, the former a farmer
and a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, of Irish descent; the
latter a native of Erie County, N. Y., of English descent. Of
their six children five are still living, the subject of this
sketch being the eldest. S. G. Robinson was reared
on the farm in Erie County, N. Y., until seven years of age;
next lived on a farm in Franklin County, Ohio, until he was
twenty years old; then came to this county, where he has since
continued to reside. He walked the entire distance from
Franklin County, Ohio, to this county, and when he arrived here
he was a poor boy with only one suit of clothes and no money,
but he was willing to labor. He worked out at 50 cents per
day, clearing land, and chopping wood; also worked by the month
until he was able to buy eighty acres of wild land, which he
cleared, and on which he still resides. In 1859 Mr.
Robinson was united in marriage with Mary, daughter
of Enoch Haddox, a native of Virginia. Five
children blessed this union: Edgar, Estella,
Ida, Samuel and Everett. Mrs.
Robinson departed this life in 1875; she was a member of the
Methodist Church. S. G. Robinson is at present the
owner of 200 acres of well improved land. In politics he
is a Republican. He was a delegate to the first Republican
convention, in 1856. He has been school director for
twelve years, and in 1884 was elected justice of the peace.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886
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