JOSEPH FACKLER, Bartlow,
Hamler p. o.; was born in Tuscarawas county, O., in 1822,
and settled in Henry county, in 1853. He was married
in 1851 to Sarah Weisman, who was born in Ohio.
They had a family of ten children, eight of whom are now
living: Mary D. (deceased), Sarah M. C.
(deceased), Edna I., Anna E., Jacob ., David L., Robert
E., Joseph A., Dora A. and Isaac E. Mr. Fackler
is now engaged in farming and owns a farm of sixty-nine
acres.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 663 |
HENRY H. FAST, Pleasant,
Holgate p. o., a general hardware and farm implement dealer
of Holgate, was born in Ashland county, O., in 1838, and
came to Henry county when a boy of fifteen years, and in
1853 found work in Harrison township chopping wood and logs.
He soon found employment on the Wabash Railroad and learned
the carpenter's trade. He enlisted in Company F, 14th
Ohio, in 1861, under Colonel Steadman and re-enlisted
in the 68th Ohio and served three years; was discharged at
Galesville, Alabama, in October, 1864. (He enlisted as
private and was promoted in 1862 to 2d sergeant, and in 1863
was promoted to orderly sergeant). He was married
Sept. 10, 1863, to Martha E. Hughes, a daughter of
Richard Hughes, of Harrison township. They have
had four children, two of whom are now living: Edwin
McKindry and Charles Sour. After the war
Mr. Fast became engaged in farming and in 1882 settled
in Holgate and became engaged in the hardware and farm
implement business; he also carries a large stock of paints,
oils, stoves, etc. He was a son of Christian C. and
Catharine (Horick) Fast, of Ashland. Catharine
died in 1842 and her husband, Christian, in 1885, at
the age of seventy four years. Christian was a
son of Michael and Barbara Fast, of Pennsylvania.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 663 |
JOSEPH FISH, Bartlow,
Deshler p. o., was born in France in 1853 and came to
America in 1855 and settled in Hancock county O., and in
1864 settled in Henry county. They have had a family
of three children: Joseph, Edward and Mary.
Mr. Fish enlisted in 1861 in the 57th Ohio Infantry, and
was discharged on account of disability. He is now
engaged in farming and owns a farm of 160 acres.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 664 |
FREDERICK FISHER,
Napoleon, was born in Baden, Germany, in 1828 and was son of
Godfred Frederick. Emigrated to America in 1854
and settled in Napoleon, where he became engaged in work on
the Wabash Railroad for six years. He was married in
18554 to Mary E. Walters, who was born in Baden,
Germany. They have had a family of eight children:
Charles W., Elizabeth, Joseph C., Christina, Mary, Veronica,
John and Harmon L. Charles W., married
Miss Lena Westhoven. Elizabeth married Christ
Hines, and Joseph C. married Minnie Chafer,
and Christina married Henry Flory. Mr.
Fisher purchased his present homestead of eighty acres
in 1863.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 664 |
G. W. FISHER,
Pleasant, Holgate p. o., was born in Muskingum county, in
1837 and was a son of Matthew and Susan (Mitchel) Fisher,
natives of Pennsylvania, married in Ohio and settled in
Hardin county in 1875, where Susan died in 1876,
leaving a family of twelve children. Three of their
sons served in the war: Israel, James and Absalom.
Mr. G. W. Fisher settled in Bartlow, Henry county, in
1880, and while there was elected justice. He came to
Holgate in 1881 and has been assessor three terms; was
elected justice of the peace in 1885 and is now engaged in
the mercantile business. He was married in 1857 to
Caroline Howe, of Polk county, Iowa. They have had
twelve children.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 664 |
JACOB J. FRAKER, Pleasant,
Pleasant Bend p. o., was born in Altonburgh Aargan,
Switzerland, in 1849, and was a son of John and Elizabeth
(Miller) Fraker, who emigrated to America in 1854 and
settled in Mark, Defiance county. They had five
children, four of whom are now living: Jacob, John,
Elizabeth and Anna. John was born in 1823
and died in 1882. They have had one daughter, Emma.
Mr. Fraker erected the first building in
Pleasant and also gave the name to the village, and was
appointed postmaster of the same in 1878. He became
engaged in the mercantile business and erected a second
building in 1880. In 1884 he erected his present store
and dwelling. He is now engaged in buying and shipping
produce and grain in connection with his mercantile
business, and is now agent for the T. C. & S. T. L. and K.
Railroad, and also for the American Express Company.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 664 |
JACOB FRANZ, Flat Rock,
Holgate p. o., was born in Nassau, Germany, in 1842, and was
a son of John and Christina (George) Franz, who
emigrated to America in 1852 and settled in Richland county,
O., and in 1854 settled in Flat Rock, Henry County.
John was born in 1810 and died in 1883. His wife,
Christina, was born in 1814 and died in 1876.
They were married in 1833 and had a family of eleven
children, nine of whom are now living: William,
Henry, Elizabeth, Jacob, Christina, August, Frederick, Mary
and Peter. Henry enlisted in the 68th Ohio
in 1862 and served to the close of the war; Jacob
enlisted in Company B, 66h Ohio in September, 1864, and was
discharged in July, 1865, at Washington. He was
married August 11, 1867, to Catharine Knipp, who was
born in Richland county in 1848. They had a family of
five children, three of whom are now living: Alice A.
(born 1868), John E. (born 1870), William F.,
(born 1873); Nora and Lewis both died at an
early age. Mr. Franz purchased his homestead of
eighty acres in 1865, and now has a fine tiled farm.
His wife, Catharine, was a daughter of John and
Susanna (Brick) Knipp, who were married in Richland
county in 1843, and settled in Henry county in 1850.
They were born in Hesse Damstadt, Germany.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 665 |
GEORGE FREASE, Napoleon,
of Napoleon, O., was born in Somerset county, Pa., Aug. 20,
1812, and was a son of John and Elizabeth Frease, who
settled in Summit county, O., where they died.
George and Hannah (Mrs. Bray) came to Napoleon in 1843;
John and Jacob came in 1852; Mrs. Catharine Raff
in 1854 and B. F. in 1869. Six of the children
now reside in Henry county. George was married
in Summit county, O., in 1835, to Elizabeth Willard.
They have had a family of eight children, six of whom are
now living: Daniel W., Winfield, John H., Clarinda,
Cynthia, Samantha, Clarissa and Celestia.
Both died leaving families, three children each.
George Frease settled in Napoleon in 1843, and purchased
his present homestead of 160 acres of State canal land at
two dollars per acre. His farm is now highly
cultivated and under fine improvement. He was engaged
in surveying in early life but devotes his entire attention
to farming.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 664 |
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