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BIOGRAPHIES
HISTORY OF HARDIN COUNTY, OHIO
Containing
A History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches,
Schools, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Military
Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent
Men; History of the Northwest Territory;
History of Ohio; Miscellaneous
Matters, Etc., Etc.
ILLUSTRATED
Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
1883.
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Blanchard Twp. -
B. L. LARIMER, grocer, Dunkirk, was born
Nov. 12, 1859, in West Virginia, and is a son of Thomas and
Elizabeth (Huston) Larimer, the latter a native of Ohio and
of German and Irish parentage. His father was a native of
Pennsylvania, where he received his education. He was a
school teacher by occupation; moved to Ohio in1864, settling in
Hardin County, where, the following year, he was killed in an
accident. The subject of this sketch came, in 1864, with
his parents to this county, and was educated in Dunkirk.
For two years he was employed in the post office and clerked in
the hardware store of Haldeman & Huston. Since
1880, he has been a dealer in groceries, provisions, etc.
He has two sisters - Lulu, at home, and Effa,
married to Willice Gottlier (deceased two years ago), by
whom she had three children - Thomas, Elizabeth and
Anna. For over a year Mr. Larimer has been a
member of the I. O. O. F. Dunkirk Lodge, No. 624, and is one of
hte rising business men of that town.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 880 |
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Dudley
Twp. -
MILTON LEE farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born
Jan. 14, 1856, in Marion County, this State. His father,
William Lee, was one of family of seven, four boys and three
girls, and was of Irish descent. The mother of our subject,
Emily Lee, fourth of a family of five, two boys and
three girls, one deceased, was the daughter of Robert
and Martha (Friend) Clendenin, who were natives of
Virginia, emigrated to Kentucky, thence came to Pickaway County,
Ohio, where they spent the remainder of their lives. In
November, 1877, our subject was united in marriage with
Margaret, born July 9, 1856, in Buck Township, this county,
and daughter of Hosea Johnson, of German descent.
By this union there have been three children born.
Mr. Lee has followed farming for his occupation,
and is useful citizen of Dudley Township.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 901 |
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Blanchard
Twp. -
AARON LEHR, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was
born Nov. 6, 1825, in Union County, Penn. His paternal
grandfather was John Lehr. The subject of this
sketch received his education in Pennsylvania; moved to Ohio in
1854; lived for ten yeas in Sandusky County and then, in 1864,
came to Hardin County. He was a blacksmith by trade, and
worked at it for nine or ten years; and also pursued the trade
of a carpenter for fifteen houses and his residence. He
was married, in Pennsylvania, to Lucetta Houtch,
born Aug. 30, 1830, in the eastern part of Pennsylvania.
Four who was educated in Dunkirk and at the Ada Normal School,
and has been a teacher for seven terms: L. A. M., a
music teacher in Dunkirk. Mr. Lehr served for one
year in the One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, Company B. He and his wife are members
of the Presbyterian Church, where the former has been an Elder
and Sabbath School Treasurer. Mr. Lehr has been a
Township Trustee and a member of the City Council.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 880 |
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Blanchard
Twp. -
JOSEPH R. LINDSEY, deceased, was born,
Aug. 3, 1820, in Madison County, Ohio, and died June 13, 1881.
He was a son of John and Sarah (Ray) Lindsey, of Irish
and Scotch ancestry. He was raised in Madison County until
twelve years of age, when he lived in Marion County until 1865,
since which time he resided in Hardin County. He was, by
occupation, a farmer, also a dealer in stock, and owned eighty
acres of land in Blanchard Township; forty-two and a half acres
located in Section 21, and the remainder in Section 27. He
married, Jan. 5, 1843, Lydia, daughter of Joshua and
Isabel (McReay) Cope, of English-Irish and Scotch lineage.
This union resulted in ten children, four living, viz., Sarah
R., Mary Ann, Joshua J. and John T. The
six deceased are Isabella M., Jane C., William, Elon S.,
Cordelia and Elizabeth H. Mr. Lindsey and his
wife were members of the Christian Church. Mr. Lindsey,
filled the office of School Director and Township Trustee and,
in politics, was a Republican.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 880 |
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Blanchard
Twp. -
E. C. LONGABAUGH, farmer P. O. Dunkirk,
was born Apr. 13, 1838, in Wyandot County, Ohio, and is a son of
John and Samantha (Cutting) Longabaugh. His father
was of German and Irish descent and a native of Ohio; his mother
of English lineage and a native of New York. Our subject
taught school for five terms in Belle Vernon; he is now engaged
in farming. He was married, Apr. 23, 1868, to Amanda
Whetsel, born in 1838 in Seneca County, Ohio, and a daughter
of John Wetsel, of Pennsylvania. Five children have
been born to this union, viz., Sarah E., John, Samantha E.,
R. B. Hays and Charles Edwin. Mrs.
Longabaugh was a graduate at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, and
was a school teacher. Our subject was a member of the
Eighty-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D, and of
the Fifteenth Regiment Three Minute Service, Company D. He
was in service three year; and was wounded in the mouth (from
which wound he temporarily lost his speech) May 16, 1864, at
Rome, Ga., on the march to the sea. He owns 338 acres of
land in Blanchard Township, Sections 8 ad 17, and 168 acres in
Section 21, Washington Township. He was a member of the
Good Templars; is a member of the Masonic Lodge at
McCutchinville; of the Knights of Honor; of the Grange; was a
State Representative of the lodge and Worthy Master. He is
a Republican in politics, and is one of the prosperous farmers
of Blanchard Township.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 881 |
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Blanchard
Twp. -
P. LONGFELLOW, of the firm of Fry &
Longfellow, liveryman, of Dunkirk, was born Sept. 7, 1836,
in Champaign County, this State. He was reared in his
native place, near West Liberty, and was married to Elizabeth
Clingman, a native of Hancock County, Ohio. To this
union have been born four children, one deceased - Mary Ann
(deceased), Charles, Joseph and Ellen (wife of
J. K. Karns). Mr. Longfellow enlisted in the
Eighty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G, and
served four years. He was taken prisoner at
Chancellorsville, Va., and confined twelve days in Libby Prison.
He was slightly wounded by a minie ball. Mr. Longfellow
owns real estate in Dunkirk, and is one of the useful citizens
of that place.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 881 |
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Blanchard
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LUTHER C. LOUTHAN, book-keeper and
teacher, Dunkirk, was born June 20, 1856, and is a son of
Samuel M. and Mary A. (Fullerton) Louthan. His father
was born in Beaver ounty, Penn., Sept. 20, 1801, and is of
Scotch descent. He was brought up on a farm, afterward
learning carpentering, and was married, on Oct. 18, 1825, to
Annie Grossgross. By this union he had two children -
Moses and Mary. His companion died on Jan. 30,
1832, and was married again, April 15, 1834, to Ellen
McConnell, by which union there were born three children,
viz., John M., Elizabeth J. and James W. His
wife, Ellen, died on Aug. 17, 1841. Left again, and
with five children, he formed a third marriage, Dec. 27, 1842,
and Miss Mary A. Fullerton, who still survives. The
results of this union have been nine children, their names as
follows: Joseph F., Samuel M., William H., Catherine A.,
Aaron R., Hiram, Luther C., our subject, Martha E.
and Rebecca. Eight have survived out of a family of
fourteen children. Samuel M., Catherine and
Aaron died in infancy, while Elizabeth J., John
and Joseph lived to attain maturity. Mr. Louthan,
Sr. thinking there were broader fields for a fortune in
Ohio, started in a wagon with his wife and six children for that
State, reaching Hardin County on May 17, 1849. On Apr. 3,
1851, he bought his present farm in Blanchard Township.
Neighbors were few and far between, and the land was covered
with forest, but with energy and perseverance, and with the
assistance of his sons, he succeeded in clearing the woods, and
is now enjoying the results of his labors, after passing through
all the hardships and inconveniences incident to pioneer life.
At the breaking-out of the war, four sons took up arms in the
defense of their country, all of whom passed through the entire
war, coming home without a scratch or scar. James W.
enlisted Apr. 16, 1861, serving to the close; Joseph F.
enlisted in Company G, Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
Nov. 12, 1861, re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1863; John M. enlisted
in September, 1862, in the Ohio Independent Sharpshooters, and
was subsequently chosen for Sherman's Headquarter Guards;
Moses was drafted on November, 1864, and taken to Bermuda
Hundred, Va., and, being a good Penman, was appointed Commissary
Clerk. Luther C. Louthan, the subject of this
sketch, is of a very studious nature, and takes great interest
in the tales told by his father of the old pioneer days.
His father is now eighty-two years old. Our subject
follows teaching and book-keeping, in both of which vocations he
is very proficient, and acquits himself with satisfaction.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 881 |
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