BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Twentieth Century History
of
Findlay and Hancock County, Ohio
and Representative Citizens.
By J. A. Kemmell, M. D.
"History is Philosophy Teaching by Example"
Published by
Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co.
F. J. Richmond, Pres.
C. R. Arnold, Sec'y and Treas.
Chicago, ILL
1910.
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ALBERT SAMPSON,
one of the substantial farmers and highly respected citizens of
Jackson Township, Hancock County, O., was born Feb. 18, 1855,
near Baltimore, Md., and is a son of Hinkle Edward and Mary (Standiford)
Sampson, both natives of Maryland.
Albert Sampson was reared
in Jackson Township and obtained his educational training
there. He has always followed farming and has one of the
best improved farms in the township, having a fine brick house
and barn, the former of which was erected in 1906, and the barn
was built six years ago. Mr. Sampson is politically
a Democrat, and has served as personal assessor and land
appraiser. At present he is appraiser for the Mutual
Insurance Company. He is a member and trustee of the M. E.
church at Union Chapel, of which he has been a member for thirty
years, and is also a trustee of the Cemetery association.
Mr. Sampson was married in 1881 to Lucy Hoy,
who is a daughter of Abraham and Mary (Hellen) Hoy, who
were well known residents of Hancock County, and of their union
were born the following children: Edith M., marrid
Wesley White, a drayman of Forrest, Ohio, and has one
son, Waldo; Agnes R., married John C. Smith
of Eagle Township, and is the mother of two children,
Florence M. Smith, and Edson A. Smith; Frederick
C.; Annie E.; Golda P.; Virgil, who
attends school in Jackson Township.
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Clark L. Sheppard |
CLARK L. SHEPPARD
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Charles H. Shuler |
CHARLES H. SHULER
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Residence of
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J. J. SINK
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AUGUSTUS M. SMITH,
proprietor of the A. M. Smith Marble and Granite Works,
at No. 132 West Crawford Street, Findlay, O., has been numbered
with the repesentative business men of this city for over a
quarter of a century. He was born at Cincinnati, O., July
19, 1854, and is a son of John and Sarah J. (Hopkins) Smith.
John Smith was born in Pennsylvania, in 1832, and
died at St. Louis, Missouri, in 1855, having moved there from
Dayton, O. He was a tailor by trade. He married
Sarah J. Hopkins, who survived him, and they had two
children: Augustus M. and Mrs. Fannie Price, the latter
of whom died in 1895.
Augustus M. Smith was an infant when his parents
moved to Dayton, O., and when about seven years of age he
accompanied his widowed mother to Indianapolis, Ind., where they
lived until 1869, when they moved to Cleveland, O. Before
leaving Indianapolis, Mr. Smith had started to learn to
stone cutter's trade and he completed his apprenticeship in
Cleveland. In 1875 he came to Findlay and from July 1,
1875, until Jan. 1, 1881, he had charge of the large marble
works of Louthan & Son, leaving their employ to begin
business for himself. Mr. Smith is one of the few
practical marble and granite men who understand the business
from one end to the other. He not only has learned all its
mechanical details but thoroughly understands stone cutting,
monument work, designing and mechanical drawing for monuments,
mausoleums and every description of ornamental stone work.
There are very few marble workers who are able to do their own
designing or draw their own plans. He conducts the only
stone yard at Findlay and gives steady employment all the year
round to ten men. In addition to his stone work in regard
to monuments, he does all kinds of stone contracting and a
number of the leading buildings at Findlay have been erected
with Mr. Smith as sub stone-contractor, and in this
department he hires as many as forty men. Among the many
buildings for which he has done the stone work may be mentioned;
the Phoenix Inn; the stone block of the Phoenix Inn; the Hyatt
Block; the stone fronts on the Commercial Bank and Savings
Company; the Buckeye National Bank and the City Banking Company.
He has also done all the stone work on the Findlay Post Office;
the Patterson and Gray Block and on innumerable
private residences. He ships monuments to all parts
of the country.
Mr. Smith married Miss Julia A. Myer, of
Wapakoneta, O. The three children of the family are named:
Frank E., Harry A. and Chester P. Mr. Smith
is affiliated fraternally with the Elks, the Knights of Pythias,
the Odd Fellows, the Tribe of Ben Hur and the Woodmen of the
World.
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CHARLES F. SMITH,
general manager at Findlay for the Toledo, Bowling Green &
Southern Traction Company, and a man of enterprise and
achievement in various related lines of industry, was born in
Cincinnati, Nov. 6, 1863. He is a German extraction, his
father, John C. Smith, having come to America in infancy
with his parents, who located in Cincinnati where they passed
the remainder of their lives. John C. Smith, who
was a mechanic by trade, took part in the defence of the Union
during the Civil War, serving as a member of an Ohio Infantry
regiment. He died in Cincinnati in 1893 at the age of
fifty-three years.
The literary education of the subject of this sketch
was secured in the schools in his native city, which however he
left at the office boy with the Mt. Adams and Eden Park Inclined
Plane Railway Company. After ten years' faithful service
with the company, during which time he made the best use of his
opportunities for acquiring a knowledge of railway matters, he
has made assistant superintendent, and held that position until
he came to Findlay, in September, 1887. Here he seized
upon an opportunity presented to him, and purchasing the
material, superintended the building of the Findlay Street
Railway. This line had at first a single trackage of eight
miles which, however, has since been more than doubled. On
the absorption of the street railway by the Toledo, Bowling
Green and Southern Traction Company, which subsequently
occurred, Mr. Smith was made manager of the latter and he
has since retained that position . This he is preeminently
qualified to fill as he has served in every department and has a
thorough practical knowledge of every department in the
business.
But Mr. Smith has also been active in other
fields of industrial effort. In 1892 he assisted in
organizing the Hancock Light & Power Company and became its
president, which office he held for three years. From the
reorganization of the company in 1895 he served as vice
president until it was absorbed by the Findlay Street Railway
Company, four years later. In June, 1901, Mr. Smith
took another progressive step, securing the franchise for
heating houses by the hot water system, which business is
conducted by the traction company, under his management.
In all these varied enterprises, each having an important and
preeminently useful as well as general application, Mr. Smith
has proved himself to be a man of ability and force, such as is
needed in every community that aspires to be up-to-date n
this Twentieth Century. His success is more noteworthy, as
it is not due to the initial advantages of a liberal education,
but rather to his own native energy and his ability to see and
seize the opportunities presented to him, which many others
would have passed by unnoticed. Some of the most
successful lives in the history of our country have been made up
of just this kind of material, and to record them is to furnish
an inspiration to the youth of to day that, if heeded, will bear
good and plenteous fruit.
Source: Twentieth Century History of
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JOHN W. SMITH,
one of the representative men of Blanchard Township and well
known in Hancock County, owns 300 acres of valuable land which
is divided into three farms, all of the land being situated in
Blanchard and Pleasant Townships. He was born in
Washington Township, Hancock County, O., Apr. 10, 1864, and is a
son of Henry and Albertina (Tagler) Smith.
The parents of Mr. Smith
were born in Germany and there grew up and were married.
Two days after the ceremony they left their quiet homes for
Hamburg, with the intention of embarking there for America.
It took them two weeks to reach the city of Hamburg and six
months had passed before they landed on American soil.
Henry Smith soon made arrangements to rent eighty acres of
land near Fostoria, O., as he could not purchase as his sole
capital was represented by a coin of the value of ten cents.
He had not been accustomed to hardship, as his father was a man
of means in Germany, but, on account of the son marrying against
the father's will, he was cut off from his inheritance.
The family is familiar with the story of his successful and
courageous efforts to acquire independence in the new land and
of how much he was helped by the thrift and industry of the wife
he had chosen.
John W. Smith attended school in Pleasant
Township, north of McComb, and the Blanchard schools. He
was married Aug. 8, 1884, to Miss Nancy A. Fundum, a
daughter of Henry Fundum, of Blanchard Township.
After marriage they resided on the present farm which then
belonged to Mr. Fundum, who spent the closing
years of his life with Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
After the property became his own, Mr. Smith did a
large amount of improving, including the thorough draining of
the land. He engages in general farming and raises a large
amount of stock.
Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith,
namely: Ella, who married D. A. John son and they
live in Blanchard Township, and have two children—Clarence
and Harry; Cora, who resides at home; and
Arthur, who is yet at school. Mr. Smith
and family belong to the Lutheran church at McComb, O. In
politics he is a Democrat and has been a member of the school
board for several terms and has also been township trustee, and
is known as an honest and capable official. He has other
investments and is a stockholder in the Farmers' Mutual
Telephone Company of McComb. Perhaps no resident of this
section is more kindly thought of than Mr. Smith
by the poor and needy for his charities are large and the kind
heart that prompts them is in sympathy with all who are in
trouble.
Source: Twentieth Century History of
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McCONNEL B. SMITH,
who was born in Hancock County, O., on a farm in Jackson
Township adjoining the one on which he lives, on Mar. 17, 1868,
has devoted the larger part of his mature life to agricultural
pursuits. His parents were Michael and Calista (Bare)
Smith.
Michael Smith was born in Germany in 1839
and died in Jackson Township, Hancock County, Dec. 24, 1870.
He came to America when young, in company with his parents who
landed at New York and came from there to Jackson Township where
they entered eighty acres of government land. Michael
Smith grew to manhood and married Calista Bare,
who was born in Hancock County and died in Jackson Township,
Aug. 21, 1893. They were good people and were widely known.
McConnell B. Smith attended the schools in
Jackson Township and went from there to Mt. Blanchard, where he
remained a student for four years, during this tirme
being under the instruction of such teachers as J. W. Corbin,
W. O. Blosser and H. Walter Doty. In 1887 he
received his certificate to teach school. Mr.
Smith votes with the Democratic party. In 1888 he was
elected township clerk and served in that office for ten years.
He is an active citizen in all that concerns the public welfare
and is strong supporter of the public school system.
In 1889, Mr. Smith was married to Miss
Orra E. Lee, a daughter of Noah and Mary Elizabeth
(Sampson) Lee, and they have had seven children, namely:
Harry, who is engaged in the oil business, resides at home;
Dean, who attends the local school; Eugene, who
died in infancy; and Marie, Mary, Richard M.
and Dorothy Margaret, all live at home.
Mr. Smith has been a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church at Stoucktown for some eight years. He is
identified with the Odd Fellows, belonging to Mt. Blanchard
Lodge No. 344. He is one of the representative men of
Jackson Township.
Source: Twentieth Century History of
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PETER J. SMITH,
township trustee in Van Buren Township, Hancock County, O.,
where he is prominent farmer, owning eighty acres of excellent
land, situated in Section 22, was born in this township, Feb. 9,
1857. His parents were Peter and Christina (Hickler) Smith.
Peter Smith was born in Germany and was
about seven years old when his parents brought him to America.
They settled in Madison Township, Hancock County, and there
Peter Smith grew to manhood and later married
Christina Hickler, a daughter of Andrew
Hickler, of Van Buren Township. Thirteen children were
born to this marriage and eleven of these still survive.
Both parents lived into honored old age, the father dying when
almost eighty years old and the mother in her seventy-third year
and their burial was in the German Lutheran Cemetery, southeast
of Jenera. They were good, Christian people, devoted
members of the Lutheran church. The father cast his vote
with the Democratic party.
Peter J. Smith, with his brothers and sisters,
attended the district schools and he was twenty years old when
he spent his last winter in the school room. He helped his
father on the home farm for four years more and then married and
for two years afterward lived in Madison Township and then moved
on a farm situated just east of his present one. After selling
that place he purchased his present farm in Section 22. He
has made many improvements here and all the buildings now
standing have been remodeled. He carries on general farming and
stock raising. Mr. Smith is one of the representative men of
this section and in no way can his reliability be better shown
than by the fact that he is serving in his fourth year as
township trustee. He enjoys the entire confidence of his fellow
citizens. In politics he is a Democrat.
In 1881, Mr. Smith was married to Miss
Mary Piper, a daughter of Adam Piper,
of Madison Township, and they have had four children: Henry,
who married Minnie Traucht; Charles, who married
Amy Piper, a daughter of Adam Piper;
George, who married Dora Bame, a daughter
of David Bame, of Madison Township; and Emma, who
died when three years old. Mr. Smith and family
are members of the Lutheran church at Jenera.
Source: Twentieth Century History of
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WILLIAM F. SMITH,
whose finely improved farm of 130 acres lies in Blanchard
Township, Hancock County, Ohio, was born in Hancock County and
is a son of Henry William and Albertina (Tagler) Smith.
HENRY WILLIAM SMITH
and wife were both born in Germany and when they came to
America they located first in Hancock County, Ohio, near
Fostoria, and Washington Township, where he purchased forty
acres of land. This he subsequently sold and moved into
Pleasant Township and then to Blanchard Township. During
the Civil war he served as a soldier under the call for 100-day
men. He died when aged seventy-four years and his wife at
the age of sixty-seven years and their burial was at McComb.
They were charter members of the Lutheran church at that place.
He followed farming through his active yeas. To Henry
William Smith and wife the following children were born:
Sarah who is the wife of George Bach, and resides at
Belmore, Ohio; William F.; Louisa, who is the wife of
M. C. Warren, of Blanchard Township; George H., who
received the home farm and married Della Fry; John W.,
who married Nancy Fundum; Dela, who is the wife of
James Warren of McComb; and Mary, who died in
infancy.
After his school days were over, William F. Smith,
appplied himself to farming. On Mar. 4, 1880, he
was married to Miss Theodosia Fundum a daughter of
Henry J. and Katherine (Stone) Fundum, and they have had the
following children: Anna Mary, Henry William, Frank Alford,
Lulu Alverta, William Jay, and Clarence Ora.
The last named died in infancy and was interred at McComb.
Henry J. Fundum, who was a well known resident
of Blanchard Township for many years and one of its best
citizens, was born in Germany. When he came first to
America he settled in Pennsylvania and from there came to Seneca
County, Ohio, where he married Katherine Stone, a native
of his own birthplace. They settled near Fostoria and
remained there until after the birth of two of their children,
when they moved to the farm on which William F. Smith and
family now live. With the assistance of his brothers,
Henry J. Fundum bought his property and later, through
purchase, become sole owner and cleared the larger part of it.
Subsequently he purchased adjoining land until he owned 400
acres all in one block. This land he divided among his
three daughters and their husbands and all of it is improved and
well cultivated. Henry J. Fundum lived to be
seventy-seven years of age and his wife to be sixty seven.
They were charger members of the Lutheran church at McComb.
He was a Democrat in politics, and a member of the local grange.
three daughters were born to Henry J. Fundum and wife,
namely: Theodosia, who is the wife of William F. Smith;
Amanda, who is the wife of Lewis Brickman a county
commissioner of Hancock County; and Nancy A. who is the
wife of John W. Smith. It is the pleasant privilege
of all three sisters to live near together and thus to unite
with each other in their joys and support each other in their
sorrows.
After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Smith went to
housekeeping on the present farm and here their children were
all born. They are members of the Evangelical church in
which he is an elder. In politics he is a Democrat and has
served as township trustee for two years. He erected all
the buildings on his farm, cleared a portion of it and did the
draining.
Source: Twentieth Century History of
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SOLOMON SNIDER, a substantial
citizen of Big Lick Township, Hancock County, O., who owns 182
acres of valuable land situated in Sections 6 and 7, on both
sides of the Tiffin turnpike road, about eight miles east of
Findlay, was born in the old log house on his father's farm in
Findlay Township, Hancock County, Mar. 8, 1839. His
parents were Samuel and Catherine (Spangler) Snider.
SAMUEL SNIDER was born in
1811, in Perry County, O., and moved from there to Fairfield
County, where he married and then came to Hancock County and
entered 160 acres of land in what was then Findlay but is now
Marion Township. He erected a primitive dwelling, a shanty
of poles, which sufficed for a time, and then began the clearing
of his land. He became a man of standing in his
neighborhood and received, as he deserved, the consideration of
his fellow men. He died about the time he reached his
seventy-third year and his wife, born in 1812, did not long
survive him. They had nine children born to them, namely:
Isabella, Louisa, Solomon, Mary, William, Emanuel, Rebecca,
Emma and George, and all survive except the three
eldest daughters.
Solomon Snider grew to manhood on the home farm
and attended the old log schoolhouse sessions when opportunity
offered. In 1862 he enlisted for service in the Civil War,
entering Co. G, 118th O. Vol. Inf., and during his service of
four months was stationed in Kentucky. He is identified
with the G. A. R. Post at Findlay. Mr. Snider has
always carried on general farming and in late years has shared
his responsibilities with his son, Edgar, who is now the
practical manager. The family home is a handsome brick
residence set well back on the south side of the highway to
Tiffin. Its surroundings are particularly attractive, the
shade trees, shrubbery and choice flowers presenting a beautiful
picture and indicating refinement and taste.
On March 27, 1860, Mr. Snider was married to
Miss Ruth Davis, a daughter of Daniel and Jane Davis,
and they have had five children: Lewis, who married
Rose Helm, lives in Chicago; Lucetta, who is the wife
of A. Russell, of Big Lick Township and they have four
children - Floyd, Ethel, Arnot and Ruth; Emmett,
who resides in Marion Township, married Martha Adams and
they have four children - Otto, Frank, Inez and
Dorothy; Edgar, who married Jennie Wisley and they
have four children - Chauncy, Glenn, Kenneth and
Clifford; and Olive. In politics, Mr. Snider
is a Republican, one from conviction, never having any political
aspirations or permitting his name to be put forward for office.
Source: Twentieth Century History of
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HERBERT S. SOLT,
general farmer and owner of eighty acres of well improved
land which is situated in Section 21, Eagle Township, Hancock
County, O., seven and one-half miles southwest of Findlay, on
the Rawson road, was born on this place, Mar. 9, 1868. His
parents were Peter and Henrietta (Cloud) Solt.
PETER SOLT was born in Fairfield County,
O., as was also his wife, and they came to Eagle Township in the
fall of 1855 and settled here when for miles and miles around
there here when for miles and miles around there was nothing but
forest. Peter Solt engaged in stock buying for many
years and made many trips to New York to find a market, driving
his stock himself. He lived to see many changes of all
kinds, his death occurring June 20, 1908. His wife was a
daughter of Mordecai Cloud, who was a prosperous farmer
in Fairfield County. Mrs. Solt survives and lives
with her son, D. B. Solt, at Rawson, Ohio.
Herbert S. Solt obtained his education in the
township schools and from boyhood has been busy on the farm on
which he was born. He carries on a general farming line
and raises considerable stock, each year having hogs, sheep,
horses and cattle to sell. Since coming into possession of
the farm he has done quite a large amout of improving, building
a commodious and comfortable farm house and also a substantial
barn and he has also put down enough tile to ensure proper
drainage. Mr. Solt is a progressive farmer and
carries on his various operations according to modern ideas.
On May 18, 1909, Mr. Solt was married to Miss
Glenn Treece, a daughter of Isaac and Amy Treece,
and they have one child, Rena Lucile. Mrs. Solt
was a teacher prior to her marriage and taught in Van Buren
Township from 1907 until 1908 and later taught one term in Eagle
Township, and was very highly esteemed in both neighborhoods.
Mr. Solt takes no very active interest in politics but he
is a fair-minded man and his neighbors know that he may be
depended upon to support all measures which promise to be
beneficial to his section.
Source: Twentieth Century History of
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SAMUEL S. STOVER,
deputy probate judge of Hancock County, O., and one of the
representative citizens of Findlay was born Oct. 5, 1885, on a
farm in Amanda Township, Hancock County, and is a son of John
L. and Emma J. (Snyder) Stover. They had three
children: Jessie M., Samuel S. and Morris L.
John L. Stover died on a farm in Allen Township, Hancock
County, Apr. 29, 1892, but is survived by his widow.
Samuel S. Stover was reared on the farm
and attended the district schools of the township and the public
schools of Findlay, after which he spent twelve years working in
the oil fields. In February, 1909, he assumed the duties
of deputy probate judge, receiving the appointment from Probate
Judge Dorsey.
Mr. Stover was united in marriage with Laura B.
Reimand who is a daughter of Philip Reimand.
Fraternally he is a member of the Odd Fellows and the Knights of
Pythias.
Source: Twentieth Century History of Findlay and Hancock
County, Ohio - Published by Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co. -
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JOHN W. SWAB, who
is extensively engaged in general farming and stock raising on a
tract of 312 acres in Marion Township, adjoining his residence
property, which is located in Section 22, is one of the leading
citizens of Hancock County, Ohio, and was born June 29, 1853, in
Washington County, Pa., a son of Solomon and Catherine (Gallaway)
Swab.
SOLOMON SWAB was born in
Washington County, Pa., where his parents, who were natives of
Germany, settled at an early period. He was reared to
manhood on the banks of the Monongahela River, and became a ship
builder by trade. He later purchased farm in Washington
County and about 1863 brought his family to Wood County, Ohio,
and settled on a farm, which now forms the northeast
portion of North Baltimore. He operated this farm about
seven years, then traded the land for our subject's present
farm, which was then owned by John Franks.
He married Catherine Gallaway, who was also a
native of Washington County, Pa., and they had the following
children: Mary, who is deceased, was the wife of James
Weaver; Sarah Ann, who died young; Jane,
who is the widow of John Weisel; John William;
Nancy, who died young; Salina, who is the wife of
Frank Bibler; and Alice, who is the wife of
James Swartz. The mother of this family died
at Findlay, O., and the father's death occurred on the farm.
John William Swab was ten years
old when his parents came to the State of Ohio and his
educational training was obtained in the district schools of
Wood County. About 1873 the family came to Hancock County
and settled on our subject's present farm in Marion Township,
where he carries on farm pursuits on an extensive scale.
He raises and deals largely in stock, keeping about a car load
of steers and 100 head of hogs on hand. He has had three
gas wells in operation on the place, ran a dairy wagon to
Findlay for about eighteen years, and has made extensive
improvements on the farm, including the erection of a fine
residence.
In November, 1878, Mr. Swab was joined in
marriage with Emma Walters, who was born and
reared in Hancock County, and is a daughter of David and
Amanda (Bear) Walters, who were early settlers of the
county. Mr. and Mrs. Swab have reared three
children: Nettie, who married G. W. Kistler of
Marion Township, and they have three children, Grace,
Dorothy, and Lester; Frank, who is a resident of
Marion Township, was elected trustee of the township on the
Republican ticket, married Bessie George, and has one
daughter, Helen Frances; and Julia, who lives at
home. Mr. Swab is a Republican.
Source: Twentieth Century History of Findlay and
Hancock County, Ohio - Published by Richmond-Arnold Publishing
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SAMUEL SWAB,
justice of the peace, is one of Cass Township's most valued and
substantial citizens, one of the heaviest taxpayers and public
spirited men, and owns four fine farms, comprising 637 acres,
and resides on one containing 140 acres. He was born in
the old log house standing on his father's farm at that time, in
Westmoreland County, Pa., Aug. 5, 1845, and is a son of
George and Mary (Rodibaugh) Swab.
GEORGE SWAB was born in 1813,
in Westmoreland County, Pa., and his father's name was also
George and he was born near Philadelphia, his parents having
come from Germany. Six children were born to the older
George Swab: George, Solomon, Samuel, Christiana S.,
Smith, Mary, and Barbara Duffield all deceased.
George Swab (2) gre to manhood in Westmoreland County,
and for a time operated a distillery there. He married
Mary Rodibaugh, who died in Pennsylvania when their son
Samuel was three years old. Six years later Samuel
Swab accompanied his father and his brother and sister to
Hancock County. The father settled in Cass Township,
buying eight acres of timbered land, the only improvement being
a log house. HE cleared and improved this place and put up
the greater number of the buildings and continued to live here
until the close of his life. His death occurred Aug. 20,
1907, he being at that time the oldest man in the township.
His second marriage was to Fannie Shaufler, who was born
in Fairfield County and still resides in Cass Township.
Samuel Swab was the eldest born of his father's
three children. His brother, David Swab, lives in
Allen Township. His sister, Barbara who is now
deceased, was the wife of Andrew Pletcher of Allen
Township. Mr. Swab obtained a district school
education. He gave great assistance to his father in
clearing the homestead and has always been a hard working man.
Although Mr. Swab owns much more land than does the
average farmer, he has earned every acre of it by his own
industry with the exception of the forty acres given him by his
father. He has always been a progressive and enterprising
man and has set a good example in his township in clearing and
developing his property, in which he has spared neither time,
labor nor expense. Oil is produced on all the farms.
On Sept. 25, 1872, Mr. Swab was married to
Miss Barbara Kagy a native of Fairfield County and a
daughter of Samuel and Hannah Kagy who came to Hancock
County when Mrs. Swab was an infant. Four children
have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Swab: Blanch, who
is the wife of John A. Nusser, of Allen Township, and
they have one child, Dorothy; Delora, who is the wife of
Charles Harry of Allen Township; Samuel K., who
assists Mr. Swab on the home farm, married Bessie
Ullery and they have two children - Gladys and Bernice;
and Pearl, who is the wife of S. J. Overholt of
Cass Township, and they have two children - Francis and
an infant.
Mr. Swab and son are Republicans and he has
served in responsible township offices, having been president of
the school board and township treasurer and trustee.
Samuel K. is also prominent in township affairs, serving as
school director and at present is constable, The family is a
representative one in Cass Township, Hancock County.
Source: Twentieth Century History of Findlay and Hancock
County, Ohio - Published by Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co. -
Chicago - Ill. - 1910 - Page 416 |
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MARION SWARTZ,
who owns an excellent farm of eighty acres, which is situated in
Jackson Township, Hancock County, Ohio, was born in Hardin
County, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1867. His parents were Samuel
and Sarah Elizabeth (Obenoure) Swartz.
Samuel Swartz was born in Muskegon* County,
Ohio, Jan. 27, 1839, and died in Kansas in 1890. He
married Sarah Elizabeth Obenoure, who was born in Ohio,
Jan. 12, 1847, and resides at Pacific Grove, California.
They had five children, namely: Marion; Clarence E., who
died when aged twenty-four years; Mertie Ann who married
Silas Jefferson, who belonged to the same branch of the
Jefferson family as did President Thomas Jefferson (they
live in California where he is a stock buyer); Alberta
Ellsworth, a railroad man in California, who married Ida
Linguist; and Lydia Melvina, who is the wife of
Arthur Durba, a barber at Fresno, California.
When Marion Swartz was eight years old
his parents moved to Henry County, and as the family home
continued there for eleven years, he secured his schooling
there. Removal was then made to Kansas and while living
there he worked out on farms by the month for his father, and
after reaching his majority he engaged in farming for himself
for two years. In October, 1891, he went on trip that
extended through Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California,
after which he went back to Kansas for two years. In 1894
he again visited California and remained in the far west for
five years. He then returned to his native state to marry,
and then went back to California for one year more. In
1901 he came to Hancock County and bought his present farm from
Mary Vanhorn. This land was entered from the Government on
July 10, 1837, by George Goodell, and the legal
papers bear the signature of President Martin
Van Buren. Mr. Swartz has done
considerable traveling and has seen many other parts of the
country than the one in which he was born, but when he decided
to locate permanently he found no section quite equal in every
way to beautiful Ohio. Many other natives of this noble
State have felt the same way and for that reason her
citizenship, natural born, is of so high and loyal type.
In 1900 Mr. Swartz was married to Miss
Elizabeth Winemiller, daughter of J. J. Winemiller and
wife, who live in Jackson Township. Mrs. Swartz
is the second born in family of three children, having brother
and sister: Frank, who is farmer in Henry County, where
he owns eighty acres of land; and Minnie J., who
is the wife of Frank Alger, who owns eighty acres of land
in Jackson Township. Mr. and Mrs. Swartz have two
children, Ervin T. and Ama Marcella. Mr.
Swartz has been member of the Methodist Episcopal church
at Houcktown since he was twenty-two years of age and for about
the same time has been member of the fraternal order of Woodmen
of the World, No. 333, California. He votes with the
Republican party but the only township office he has ever
accepted was that of school director. He is numbered with
the reliable and representative men of Jackson Township.
Source: Twentieth Century History of
Findlay and Hancock County, Ohio - Published by Richmond-Arnold
Publishing Co. - Chicago - Ill. - 1910 - Page 565
SHARON WICK'S NOTE: Muskegon County, Ohio is most
likely Muskingum County, Ohio. |
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P. P. SWINEHART
Source: Twentieth Century History of
Findlay and Hancock County, Ohio - Published by Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co. - Chicago - Ill.
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