LEVI DAYRINGER, Bartlow,
Hamler p. o., was born in Richland county, O., in 1830 and
in 1840 moved to Hancock county, and in 1864 settled in
Henry county. He was married in 1864 to Elizabeth
Lincicum. They have eight children: Willis,
David, Mary, Laura Belle, John, Emma, Leonard and
Ellen. Mr. Dayringer is now engaged in farming and
owns a farm of seventy-five acres.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 660 |
WILLIAM E. DECKER,
Pleasant, Holgate p. o., the principal of the Holgate
school, was born in Franklin county, O., in 1858, and was a
son of Jackson and Martha Decker, who settled in
Napoleon, in1872, where Martha died in 1882, leaving
a family of eight children. William E. attended
the Napoleon graded school until 1879, after which he became
engaged in teaching, and in 1884 became the principal of the
Holgate school, where he now presides. He was married
in 1882 to Nettie Mann, of Napoleon. They have
one son, Jackson T. Professor Decker became
owner and publisher of the Holgate Times in 1886.
He was township assessor of Flat Rock and town clerk of
Holgate.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 660 |
FREDERICA DELVANTHAL,
Napoleon, was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1830, and was a
daughter of Frederick Weber. She came to
America and settled in Henry county, O., in 1847, and was
married that same year to William Kohlman, of Henry
county. He died leaving a family of four children.
She then married Frederick Delvanthal in 1852.
He died in 1884 at the age of seventy-one years, leaving a
family of five children. Mrs. Delvanthal now
owns and occupies a homestead farm of eighty acres.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 660 |
WILLIAM DEMLAND,
Pleasant, Pleasant Bend p. o., a pioneer resident of
Pleasant township, was born in Prussia, Germany, 1840, and
was a son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Jabred) Demland.
Elizabeth died in Germany in 1846, and Andrew emigrated
to this country with a family of eight children in 1857 and
settled in Pleasant, purchasing a farm of eighty acres of
timberland. Andrew died in Pleasant in 1875.
His children were Frederick, Sophia, William, John,
Christopher, Lizzie, August and Adam. John
was in the army and died on the March to Savannah.
William was drafted three times, but his brother went in
his place, and the second draft he furnished a substitute
again, paying $800, the third draft was cleared.
William enlisted and served on the three months call.
He was married in 1862 to Elizabeth Horning, and they
have had thirteen children, nine of whom are now living -
William A., Anna, Jennie, Carrie, Emma, Garilla, Amelia,
Rinhardt and an infant. Elizabeth was a
daughter of Peter and Margaret Horning who settled
here in 1837.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 660 |
GEORGE J. DIRR, Pleasant,
New Bavraria p.o., was born in Pleasant in 1839, and
wa a son of the pioneers, George and Catharine (Hoffert)
Dirr. Catharine was born in Bavaria, and
her husband, George, was born in Wurtemburg.
They were married in Cuyahoga county, O., and settled in
Pleasant in 1836. They had a family of six children -
Henry, George J., William, Elizabeth, Philip, and
Catharine, who married Thebold Rolly. George
died in 1879 and his wife in 1878. George sr.,
was a son of George Dirr who came to America and
settled in Clark county in 1832 with a family of four
children - George, Martin, Henry and Barbara,
and in 1836 they all settled in Henry county. Henry
is now the surviving one. George J.
enlisted in Company D, 124th Ohio, in 1863, under Colonel
Payne, and was discharged in July, 1865. His
brother William served in the 100th Regiment.
George J. was married in 1867 to Susan Rigel,
of Coshocton county, O. She was born in 1844, and was
a daughter of Samuel and Mary S. (Soric) Rigel.
Mary was born in Bavaria, and her husband in
Pennsylvania, and they now reside in Putnam county, O.
George J. and Susan have had eight children -
John, A. L., Catharine F., Peter H., Orrilla, Elias J. J.,
Margaret A., Lillie J. and Alta F. Mr. Dirr
has held several of the town offices. He is now
engaged in farming, owning a homestead farm of one hundred
and eighty acres.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties - edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich -
Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888.
- Page 660 |
HENRY DIRR, Pleasant, New
Bavaria p. o., one of the earliest settlers of Pleasant
township, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1816, was a
son of George Dirr, who with his four children
emigrated to America in 1832, after the death of his wife.
The children were George, Martin, Henry and
Barbara. They settled in Springfield in 1836.
They all settled in Pleasant township in the dense forest,
cutting their road through, and upon a clearing erected
their cabin. Henry is now the only
surviving one. He was married in 1840 to Catharine
Gardner, of Bavaria. She died in 1862. They
had a family of eight children - Mary, Henry, Peter,
Frederick, Andrew, Charles Eva and Wesley.
He married for his second wife Frederica Shoor, who
was born in Wurtemburg. They have had three children -
Jacob A., George A. and Catharine. Henry
owns the forty-acre homestead purchased by his father in
1836, to which he has added one hundred acres, all of which
he has highly improved. He is an active farmer, and
now owns one hundred and forty acres.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties - edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich -
Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888.
- Page 660 |
JAMES DONALD, Bartlow,
Deshler p. o., a son of John and Agnes Donald, of
Scotland, was born in Scotland in 1829. His wife,
Elizabeth Berry, was a daughter of Andrew and Anna Berry,
of Scotland, who were also born in Scotland, and came to
this country in 1835. James and Elizabeth were
married in Ohio in 1859, and had a family of seven children,
six of whom are now living - Mary Ann, George
(deceased), Agnes, Jesse, John, William and James.
Mr. Donald is engaged in farming and now has a finely
cultivated farm of eighty acres.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 660 |
DR. J. C. DONAWAY, Bartlow,
Deshler p. o., a physician and surgeon, was born in
Washington county, Pa., in 1854, and in 1867 settled in
Mansfield, O., where he received his education and was
graduated from the graded schools of that place. He
read medicine in Mansfield with Dr. A. V. Patterson,
and was graduated from the Western Reserve Medical College
at Cleveland in 1882, and settled in Deshler in 1884 in the
practice of his profession. He as served as councilman
of the borough, and is a member of the Northwestern Ohio
Medical Association. He was married in 1874 to
Alice Glenn, of Mansfield. They have had a family
of five children - Edward, Milton, Byron,
Glenn and Martin.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties - edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich -
Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888.
- Page 661 |
PETER DONNELLY,
Washington, Grand Rapids, Wood county, p. o., was born in
Galway county, Ireland in 1819, and was a son of Michael
Bridget (Glynn) Donnelly, who had a family of four sons
and one daughter - John, Michael, Patrick, Peter and
Elizabeth. The children came to America,
John and Peter coming on Toledo in 1837, where
Peter was engaged as a laborer on the Wabash canal.
He purchased his present eighty acres in 1845 at $1.25 per
acre, and erected his log cabin thereon. He was
married in 1846 to Nancy Murphy, who died in 1854,
leaving four children. He then married his second wife
in 1855. She was Alice O'Hearn, and was born in
Tipperary, Ireland, in 1829. They have had seven
children - Michael, James, John, Edward, Patrick and
Elizabeth. Michael is a lawyer; Patrick,
a farmer, and Peter a student, the others are engaged
in teaching.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties - edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich -
Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888.
- Page 661 |
GEORGE K. DULL, Damascus,
Weston, Wood county, p. o., of Damascus, was born in Weston,
Wood county, in 1847, and was a son of John and Delilah (Kimberlin)
Dull. Delilah was born in Pennsylvania, and her
husband was born in Perry county, O., in 1822. They
were married in Wood county in 1842, and have had a family
of five children - Martha J., George K., Henry T. and
Sarah C. and John F. John settled in
Wood county with his parents in 1833. He was a son of
Samuel and Catharine Dull who settled in Perry
county, O., soon after the close of the War of 1812.
George K. was married in Perry county, O., soon after
the close of the War of 1812. George K. was
married in December, 1878, to Rebecca E. Erwen, of
Noble county, O. They have had a family of four
children - Ralph E., Burley, Dwight and
Virgil Norton. George K. is one of the successful
large farmers of Henry county, and is now devoting his time
and attention to the raising of blooded horses of the Norman
breed, and Durham cattle.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties - edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich -
Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888.
- Page 661 |
DICKINSON L. DURBIN,
Damascus, McClure p. o., is a merchant of McClure; was born
in Washington, Henry county, in 1856, and was a son of
Thomas W. and Lucinda (King) Durbin. Lucinda
was born in Seneca county. Thomas W. was born
in Frederick county, Md. They were married in Henry
county in 1853, and had four children - Charles A., D.
L., Clark T. and Gayetta. Thomas W. settled
in Henry county in 1840. He has held several of the town and
county offices, and has been an influential man in building
up the village of McClure. He, with his son
Dickinson, erected a store in 1880, engaging in an
extensive mercantile business, which the three sons are now
engaged on. Clark T. was married in 1884 to
Hattie Light.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties - edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich -
Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888.
- Page 661 |
WILLIAM DURBIN,
Washington, Texas p. o., was born in Carroll county, Md.,
Sept. 22, 1814, and was a son of Thomas W. and Sarah
(McKnight) Durbin, who had a family of nine sons and
three daughters. Seven of the children settled in
Henry county - James, William, John, Charity (Mrs. Hyter),
Augusta, Thomas W. and Catharine. William
settled in Washington township in 1839, and was engaged with
his brother in the canal contract business. He was by
trade a carpenter and builder, and is now engaged in the
manufacture and repair of wagons. He enlisted in
Company D, 68th Ohio, on Oct. 15, 1861, under Colonel
Steadman, and Colonel Scott, served for three
years, and now receives a pension. He has served as
justice of the peace for twenty-one years; was married in
1855 to Mary Ann Bruner of Montgomery county, Pa.
They have had a family of five children - William jr.,
Dr. Richard M., Dell G., Sarah H. and Clara A.
Dr. Richard was a graduate from the Cleveland Medical
College in 1883.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties - edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich -
Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888.
- Page 661 |
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