J. M. Haag |
HON. J.
M. HAAG. For more than twenty-five years has
Judge Haag been in active practice at the bar of the
courts of Henry county.
In the thousand and one details that go to make up the
character of a successful lawyer, noticeable in the work of
Judge Haag, are industry in collecting facts,
sagacity and foresight in collating them, broad and
comprehensive views of the legal principles applicable to
them, and absolute fearlessness in the presentation of his
clients cause. Added to these is a memory that is
seldom at fault, either regarding a fact or the law.
His knowledge of the statutory code laws of Ohio, even after
the codifiers had exhausted their capacity to obscure it, is
something unusual. He is rarely mistaken as to the
existence or force of any statute. Judge Haag
loves the practice of the law, not because he particularly
loves litigation of itself, but because it is a profession
in which men of erudition, high legal attainments, and
honorable feelings, have full scope for all their powers,
and yet can aid in the honest and able administration of
justice. His clients know that he is incapable of
betraying their confidence, his professional associates know
that he is incapable of trick, the bench knows that candor
and entire fairness are his characteristics.
Again, as a lawyer his character is, in many respects,
a model for imitation. In the examination and
preparation of a cause he exercises the greatest care,
especially if the case be one of vital importance. He
is careful and conscientious in his conclusions and in his
advice to his clients; determined and unyielding in the
vindication of the rights of his client, and in his defense
of the principles which he has asserted with the energy of
thorough conviction; properly deferential, but never more
than that, to the court; courteous to his antagonist, and
never more so than when dealing his severest blows, and
especially always kind and considerate in a marked degree
towards the younger and more timid members of the
profession. In his practice of the law, according to
his impulse, he would rather defend than prosecute even a
criminal. There is also another characteristic of the
man in his legal work. His mind is studious and
practical as well, and in investigating any question, he
will search for principles first and expedients afterward.
It is natural and fit that such a man should be
entrusted with public duties and a brief review of his
history will show that, though his is so to a degree, office
was not even a secondary pursuit to him, but all that he has
filled he has discharged with ability and fidelity. [These
expressions are not the sentiments of the Henry county bar
alone, but are as well the result of an acquaintance that
the writer of this volume has had with Judge Haag of
some months' standing.]
John Marion Haag was born at Mifflinsburg, Union
county, Pa., on the 16th day of August, in the year 1836.
During his early childhood his parents moved to York county,
where they lived a short time and then moved to Lancaster
county, of the same State. At about the age of
seventeen years young Haag left home and came to
Millersburg, Holmes county, O., where he entered the Free
Press office to learn the printer's trade, and afterward
accepted a position on the editorial staff of that paper.
After this he went to New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas county,
to which place his parents had removed, where his time was
employed on the newspaper, The Ohio Democrat, and, in
part, in a course of legal study in the office of Belden
& Haag, attorneys at that place; he also received a no
small part of his early legal education under the
instruction of Judge McIllvaine. In 1859 Mr.
Haag was admitted to practice, and soon afterward
established himself in an office at Canal Dover, in
Tuscarawas county. Three years later, in 1862, he
became a resident of Napoleon, and a member of the Henry
county bar. He formed a law partnership with S. R.
McBane, esq., which continued until the death of that
person in 1863, after which William Sheffield and
James G. Haly became partners with our subject, under
the firm name of Sheffield, Haly & Haag, but the senior
partner soon afterwards established himself in an office at
Canal Dover, in Tuscarawas county. Three years later,
in 1862, he became a resident of Napoleon, and a member of
the Henry county bar. He formed a law partnership with
S. R. McBane, esq., which continued until the death
of that person in 1863, after which William Sheffield
and James G. Haly became with our subject, under the
firm name of Sheffield, Haly & Haag, but the senior
partner soon afterward accepted a government appointment,
and Mr. Haag purchased the Democratic
Northwest, and became its editor and publisher.
This was in June, 1864. In the fall of the same year
Mr. Haag was made the nominee of the Henry county
Democracy for the office of probate judge, and at the polls
in October was elected. He then retired from the law
firm.
In the succeeding year, 1865, on the 17th of August,
Mr. Haag was married to Martha J., the daughter
of John M. Meek. Of this marriage five children
were born, three of whom are now living. In the fall
of the year 1866 Judge Haag was re-elected to the
office of probate judge. In this capacity he served in
all five years, still retaining, during the time, his
ownership and control of the Northwest, but at the
expiration of his second term he sold his interest in the
paper and resumed the practice of the law, in partnership
with J. L. Robertson, esq., and this relation was
maintained until Mr. Robertson's death.
In the fall of 1871 Judge Haag was elected to
the Legislature of the State, and re-elected in 1873.
During his last term in the State Legislature he was
chairman of the judiciary committee. After the
expiration of his second term Judge Haag returned to
his practice at Napoleon, and to this has his time ever
since been devoted. His partnership with James P.
Ragan was formed in 1880.
In the politics of the municipality of Napoleon,
Judge Haag has been a somewhat conspicuous figure, and
in the selection of its officers he is governed by a desire
to secure the best men, and not held strictly by party ties.
In 1882 he was elected mayor for the express purpose and
with the avowed intention of correcting certain existing
evils. Besides this he has held other offices of
importance in the village.
Judge Haag, during his journalistic experience,
contributed his full share to the current anonymous
newspaper literature of which much of the uncredited
emanated from his pen. The following stanzas, indited
to his two daughters are worth preserving.
| MY LITTLE GIRLS' DISPUTE. To meet me on
the way
As homeward turned my feet,
To be the first with kiss
And give me welcome greet,
At childhood's greatest speed
Two little maidens came -
Mary the name of one
And Kate the other's name.
"O, pa! We had dispute,"
The eldest called to me,
"And you must tell who's right,
For we cannot agree;
Which do you like the best,
Which prettiest of us?
Now tell us quickly, pa,
And, still our little fuss."
Like birds of plumage same.
Or flowers from one vine,
A choice I cannot make
'Tween little girls of mine;
You must not urge me more,
I cannot tell you why -
One's the morning sunrise
And one's the evening sky! |
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SAMUEL C. HAAG. In the
town of Bainbridge, Lancaster County, Pa., on the 7th day of
August, 1841, Samuel Conroth Haag, the youngest, but
one, of the seven children of Peter H. and
Catharine Haag, was born. When Samuel was
eleven years of age the family left the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, crossed over the mountains and took up their
residence at New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas county, O.
The boyhood days of our subject were not unlike those common
to all youths, attending school and doing such work about
home as he could perform; but, when old enough, Samuel
entered the office of the Ohio Democrat, at New
Philadelphia, where he learned the printer's trade, and
where he was employed until the fall of 1861.
On the 19th day of September, of that year, he enlisted
in and was made corporal of Company G, Fifty-first Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. In the performance of his duty at
the battle of Stone River, on the 1st of January, 1862,
Mr. Haag was severely wounded being stuck in the
left arm by a minnie bullet. He was then sent to the
hospital and remained there some six months. Upon
recovering the use of his arm sufficiently to perform duty
Mr. Haag returned to his command and was
advanced to the rank of orderly on General Stanley's staff.
With this command our subject served with credit,
sharing alike the successes and reverses incident to army
life, performing well each and every duty assigned to him,
until, on the 2d day of September, 1864, when, at the battle
of Lovejoy, he was again wounded in the left arm, but this
time with more serious results, for amputation became
necessary. This operation was performed in the field
hospital, but he was soon after removed to the regular
hospital for the wounded. Mr. Haag was
not discharged from the service until March 17, 1865, upon
which he returned to his home at New Philadelphia.
In October following Mr. Haag became a resident
of Henry county, taking up his abode at Texas, and here he
continued to live until the year 1871. His chief
occupation at this place was teaching school, at which he
was remarkably successful; he was elected clerk of
Washington township, and held the position of postmaster at
Texas, his commission bearing date September 19, 1866.
In 1871, Mr. Haag, came to reside in Napoleon
township. He was appointed superintendent of the
infirmary farm, assuming that position September 1st, and
holding for a period of ten years. He then moved to
Freedom township, having purchased a farm therein, but his
residence here was of but two years duration, as, in
October, 1884, he moved to the village of Napoleon that his
children might have the benefits of the excellent schools of
that place.
Mr. Haag had not been a resident of the county
seat a single year before his appointment to the position of
postmaster, to succeed Captain Leverett G. Randall,
removed. This appointment dated from July 14, 1885.
At the expiration of the term, May 27, 1886, he was
re-appointed by the president for a full term of four years.
There have been no events in the life of Samuel C.
Haag that require extended comment in these pages.
In his nature and disposition he is quiet and reserved; a
faithful friend and a kind and generous husband and father.
He has not been an active partisan in the field of politics,
as his nature leads in an opposite channel. He is
certainly deserving of credit for his success in life, and
that despite the fact that he was wholly usable to work at
his trade after the loss of an arm. His marriage event
occurred while he was in the Union service, and at a time
when he was at home on veteran furlough. On the 21st
of February, 1864, in Tuscarawas county, at New
Philadelphia, Samuel C. Haag was married to
Christina Limestall, who then residing near New
Philadelphia.. Of this marriage three children have
been born, the oldest of whom is dead, the others living
with their parents at Napoleon.
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LEWIS M. HALL, Harrison,
Napoleon p. o., was born in 1845, and was a son of Andrew
and Mary Ann (Spangler) Hall, of Pickering county, who
were married in 1845. Mary Ann was born in
September, 1827, and Andrew was born in 1823 and died
Dec. 11, 1882. They had a family of thirteen children,
eight of whom are now living: Lewis M., Henry E.,
Lyman had a family of thirteen children, eight of whom
are now living: Lewis M., Henry E., Lyman
S., Alvin, Franklin M., Mrs. Anna Dresback, Mrs. Lydia Fast
and Mrs. Dora Zawyer. They settled in Henry
county in 1863. Mary Ann was a daughter of
Jesse and Lydia (Gensul) Spangler, who settled in Henry
county in 1863. Andrew held several of the
township offices and died leaving a homestead farm of 320
acres. Lewis M. Hall was married in 1868, to
Lydia L. Spangler. They had two sons, one of whom
died at an early age, one is now living: Otis W.,
born in October, 1874. Lewis at an early age
became proficient in the teaching of music, and later became
a dealer in pianos and organs. In 1871 he purchased
his present homestead farm of sixty-seven acres. His
wife was a daughter of Levy and Mary Spangler.
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JOHN HAMLER. It
is the purpose of this sketch to record some of the events
that have caused John Hamler to be ranked among the
prominent men of Henry county; for it is a well known and
well established fact that in the early settlement of the
south portion of this county, and its subsequent
development, no person has taken a more active part, or
rendered more efficient service to that end that the subject
of this sketch. Again, John Hamler has a favorable
acquaintance throughout the entire county, and will be
remembered from the fact of his having served faithfully for
a term of six years as one of the county commissioners.
The father of our subject was Alexander Hamler,
who was born in the old county of Northumberland, in the
State of Pennsylvania, on the 11th of August, 1789.
His wife was Mary Hamler, a native of Pennsylvania,
born in York county in February, 1792. Their children
were Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Catharine, Eleanor,
Alexander, John, Samuel and James. At the
time of the birth of John Hamler the family resided
at Marietta, in Lancaster county. John was born
April 20, 1817. The father was a carpenter by trade,
but, during the youth of our subject, he was occupied, a
part of the time at least, as a pilot on the historic
Susquehanna River, and to the occupations of the father
John was brought up until he was old enough to make his
own way in life. But in the year 1834, or thereabouts,
the family left Pennsylvania, and came to Franklin county,
O., where they lived for about a year and a half, and then
moved to Crawford county and occupied a leased farm.
John Hamler, at the the age of twenty-three
years, up to this time having resided at home, decided to
started out in search of a fortune, so with but one dollar
in his pocket and without a coat to his back, he started for
Franklin county, where he found employment with an old
friend. While at home his education had been
neglected, never having spent a day in school, but after
coming to Franklin county he devoted his evenings to study,
and by the aid of an old friend, for whom he was working, he
succeeded in obtaining for himself a fair business
education. In the spring of 1842 he fell sick, and was
in so serious a condition that but little hope of his
recovery was entertained. By the advice of his
physician he went south, working at various places, and
traveling over several States. His greatest success in
the southern country was a full restoration of health and
strength, after which he returned to Franklin county,
settled up his affairs there, and then came to the home of
his parents in Crawford county, where he engaged in farming
and clearing land.
It was while so engaged, and on the 20th of December,
1843, that Mr. Hamler was united in marriage with
Miss Mary Ann Hollingshead, the daughter of Richard
and Catharine Hollingshead, then residents of Crawford
county, but formerly of Morgan county. They too, were
native Pennsylvanians, born in Bedford county, Richard
on August 21, 1788, and his wife, Catharine, on
January 1, 1793. Mary Ann, the wife of our
subject, was born in Morgan county, O., Dec. 7, 1827.
In the year 1846, with his wife and one child, John
Hamler came to the wilderness country of southern Henry
county, locating upon land in the present Marion township.
They arrived here on the night of September 16, and took up
their abode in a cabin built the summer before, and which
had neither windows or doors. Mr. Hamler's land
comprised a quarter section situate one and three-fourths
miles southwest of the present village of Hamler.
At that time there were but three other residents of the
region. From this time dates the residence of John
Hamler in Henry county. He has been, to some
extent, a farmer, but his chief occupation has been that of
land tracer and agent for land owners. To this has the
greater part of his time been devoted for upwards of forty
years, and he is now the agent of the Deshler Land Company
and for the Deshler heirs. This employment has been
the source of a good revenue to Mr. Hamler, and added
to it is the result of his own investments, and his own
industry in clearing and improving the lands in this
vicinity.
John Hamler has lived to see this vast country
cleared of its forest trees, its great swamp lands
thoroughly drained, and where, forty years ago, there seemed
but a trackless waste, are now finely cultivated farms,
villages springing up here and there, and the whole
territory cut by well-kept thoroughfares of travel.
And while our subject has lived to see all of this
improvement, in its accomplishment he has borne no small
part. In him the owners of land have had the fullest
confidence, and to every trust reposed in him has he been
faithful and true. He has been successful, but that
success he has earned. He was chosen, and for
twenty-four years he held the office of assessor in Marion
township; his acquaintance with the lands in the region
especially fitted him for this service; in fact no man but
he could locate them accurately. For several years he
served as trustee and clerk of the township, and besides,
has held other offices of trust and responsibility; for
thirteen years, in connection with his land operations, he
held the office of notary public About the year 1850
he was elected county commissioner, and served two terms of
three years each. Under the administration of Mr.
Buchanan he was appointed postmaster at Ridgeland, the
first such office in the township, and held four years.
During the war Mr. Hamler was active in raising men
for service, devoting much of his time, and using his own
means for this purpose, asking and seeking no reward
therefor. Up to this time he had been actively
identified with the Democratic party in the county, but from
that to the present time he has voted for men, not for
party, but according to the dictates of conscience, and
regardless and independent of party ties.
John Hamler has been a progressive man in the
county, and particularly in his own locality; every measure
tending to benefit the township and its people has found in
him a hearty supporter, and one not niggardly in his
contributions for all substantial benefits and improvements.
The growing and pretty little village of Hamler was so named
in his honor. At this place is his present comfortable
home, and here is he content to pass the remaining years of
his life, still possessed of full mental and physical vigor,
although now past the allotted three score years and ten of
life.
By his marriage with Mary Ann Hollingshead there
has been born to John Hamler six children, as
follows: Mary Catharine, born July 12, 1846,
married Jesse W. Hitt, of Marion township; Ellen,
born March 18, 1849, married George Fredericks, of
Hamler; Angelina, born February 21, 1852, died
January 24, 1856; Alice, born June 1, 1854, died
November 17, 1855; John Fletcher, born July 28, 1857,
died March 16, 1858; Sarah, born August 12, 1859,
married Richard H. Ebersol, now living at Lima, O.
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JAMES WESLEY HARPER,
Ridgeville, Ridgeville Corners p. o., a farmer of
Ridgeville, was born in Lenawee county, Mich., in 1828 and
was a son of Samuel and Mary (Read) Harper, who were
born and married in Ireland and in 1822 emigrated to Canada,
and in 1823 settled in Lenawee county. Samuel
died in Toledo in 1838 leaving a widow and ten children four
of whom are now living: Samuel, James W., Eliza Jane
and Adam R. James W. was married in 1850 to
Grace Ann Rivley. They had four children:
Arthur, Hattie, Mary and William. James
W. purchased his present farm in 18643, which was then
timber land. It now consists of forty acres of well
cultivated land. He enlisted in Company B, 184th Ohio
Regiment in 1864 and served to the close of the war; was
mustered out September, 1865, at Edgeville, Tenn. He
has held the office of trustee of the town, supervisor and
school director. His daughter, Hattie, was a
student at Adrian, Mich., and became a teacher.
James settled in Defiance county in 1862, but came to
Henry county in 1864, where he has since resided.
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SIMON HARROLD, Harrison,
Napoleon p. o., was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., in
1830, and was a son of John and Catharine Harrold,
Simon settled in Harrison township in 1861, and
purchased his farm of eighty acres at that time. He
was married in 1858 to Eliza Boyd. They have
had a family of five children: John, Edward, Charles,
Amanda and Lucinda Simon settled in Fairfield
county in 1857, where he was married in 1858. He has
been supervisor and school director of the township.
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R. L. HARTMAN,
Pleasant, Holgate p. o., was born in Napoleon, Henry
county, O., 1858. In early life he fitted himself for
teaching, and at the early age of fifteen years became a
teacher. He read law and was admitted to the bar at
Columbus in 1883, and after this commenced the practice of
his profession in Napoleon. He opened an office in
Holgate in 1885. In 1875 he purchased the Holgate
Centennial Flour Mill. He was a son of Charles
and Sarah (Funk) Harman, who died in 1859, leaving
but one child, R. L. Charles was born in Centre
county in 1834, and settled in Henry county about 1850 and
after became engaged in the mercantile business. He
was a son of Samuel and Lucy (Holcolm) Hartman, of
Centre county.
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DAVID H. HASHBERGER,
Marion, Ridgland p. o., was born in Hancock, O., July
25, 1835, and came to Henry county with his parents in 1841.
His father, Samuel, was a native of Fairfield county,
O., and was the first settler in what is now known as Marion
township. He settled here and took up forty acres of
government land, on which he resided up to the time of his
death in 1847. He died, leaving a family of six
children, David being the oldest. He received
his education in the public schools, and was married in 1868
to Ann Simms, of Putnam county. She died in
1865, leaving one child - Oscar. David H.
was married the second time to Susan Ann Klinefelter
in 1868. Thy have also had one child - Jerome.
Mr. Hashberger purchased his present farm of one hundred
and seventy-eight acres in 1862, where he has since resided
and made improvements, and now he has one of the model farms
of the township.
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SAMUEL R. HASHBARGER,
Marion, Hamler p. o., was born Dec. 7, 1844, in what is now
Marion township, and was a son of Samuel and Anna
Hashbarger. He was the first child born in the
township; received his education in the public schools of
this township, and in 1870 purchased a farm of one hundred
and fifteen acres where he now resides, it being on the
Ridge road, near Ridgeland p. o. He was married in
1869 to Lorain Blue, of Shelby county. They
have two children now living - Ollie and Sidney.
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LARKIN HEACOCK, Pleasant,
Holgate p. o., proprietor of the Holgate House, was born in
East Bethlehem township, Washington county, Pa., Apr. 11,
1812. He was a son of Samuel and Esther Heacock,
they died in Washington county, Pa. Larkin Heacock
was married in 1834 to Mary M. Sherred. Larkin
then married for his second wife, Mrs. Susanna C. (Iler)
Hamilton, in 1853. They have three children now
living - Edward B., Ambia B. and U. G. Mrs.
Heacock had two children by her first husband, Mr.
Hamilton. They were John F. and Emma J.
Mr. Heacock in early life became a practical miller, and
in 1828 settled in Carroll county, O., where he became
engaged in the milling business. He settled in
Defiance in 1848, and became engaged in the hotel business
in 1854, and proprietor of the Russell in 1863, at Defiance.
He settled in Holgate in 1882, and is now the proprietor of
the Holgate House at that place.
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GEORGE HILDRED, Napoleon,
was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1838, and settled in
Toledo, O., in 1854, and came to Napoleon in 1862. He
is a carpenter and builder by trade, and in 1877 became
engaged in the manufacture of sash, doors, blinds and
mouldings, and dealing in lumber, lath, shingles. He
is a member of the firm of Thiesen & Hildred.
He was married in 1863 to Miranda Cullen, of South
Toledo. They have had a family of five children -
Frederick, Annette, Morley, George and Herbert.
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JOSEPH HOOVER, Liberty,
Liberty Centre p. o., one of the early pioneers of Liberty
township, was born at Clear Creek, Fairfield county, O., in
1808, and was a son of Jacob and Mary (Hoover),
natives of Lancaster county, Pa. Joseph was
married in 1827 to Mary Sockrider, of Pickaway
county. She died in 1837 leaving a family of eight
children - Michael, Catharine, Anna and Elizabeth
(twins), Isaac, Susanna, Jacob and Lydia Ann were
triplets. Joseph then married for his second
wife Mary Neff, of Fairfield county, in 1840.
They had five children, three of whom are now living -
Abraham, Emeline and Sarah Ellen. Mary died
in 1872. He married for his third wife, Mrs. Mary
Archibald, widow of Robert Babcock. They
were married in September 1879. She had by her first
husband, a family of nine children. Mr. Babcock
settled in Henry county, in 1844, where he died Oct. 18,
1876. Joseph Hoover settled in Henry county in
1848, and became engaged in farming. Two of his sons
enlisted and served in the War of the Rebellion.
John, who served in the 124th, died at Knoxville, Tenn.,
hospital. Isaac in the 99th Ohio, was wounded
and now received a pension.
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AUGUSTUS
A. HOPPER, Liberty, was born in Schuylkill county,
Pa., in 1829, and settled in Seneca county with his parents
in 1832. He was a son of Michael and Sarah (Miller)
Hopper. Sarah died in 1886 at the age of
eighty-six years, leaving a husband and four children -
Paul, Augustus A., Lavina and Asa. Augustus
Hopper was married in 1857 to Lydia Gooding, who
was born in 1838 in Seneca county. They have had four
children - Jennie, Martha, Clara and Zella.
Clara died at the age of five years. Mr. Hopper
settled in Henry county in 1869 and purchased his present
homestead in 1879. He enlisted in the 104th Ohio
Regiment, but was rejected on account of physical weakness,
and returned to his farm. His wife, Lydia, was
a daughter of Josiah and Amelia (Cooper) Gooding.
Josiah was born in Plaford, England, on Jan. 12, 1803,
and died Dec. 6, 1841. Amelia was born in
Dutchess county, in 1803, and died Nov. 7, 1875. They
were married Aug. 12, 1823, and had a family of eleven
children, six of whom are now living. They settled in
Seneca county in 1832.
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CHARLES HORNUNG.
Of all classes or nationalities of people that have settled
in and developed the county of Henry, none have been more
prominent, more active, more thrifty, or more enterprising
than the Bavarian Germans; and of this class in the
southwestern part of the county the family name of
Hornung is, perhaps, the most conspicuous.
The pioneer of Pleasant township was John Peter
Hornung, who, with his family, came to this locality and
settled among the Indians, in the year 1837. Here he
had a tract of one-hundred and sixty acres of wild,
uncultivated land, the improvement of which he commenced and
completed, except such further development as was made after
his death; he built up a fine farm with buildings suitable
for the times. Both John Peter Hornung and his
wife, Elizabeth, died within the township, but, at
the time of their coming to the place, Pleasant, as a
township, as a township, was unknown. Charles
Hornung, one of the younger children of this family,
seems to have been the person upon whom fell the duty of
making the subsequent improvements in this locality; he
built up the little hamlet of New Bavaria; he has, at
various times, established manufacturing industries here,
cleared large tracts of land, had a post-office established,
engaged in mercantile business, an done and performed all
the acts needful to entitle him to the honor of being the
founder of the town, which he, in fact, was.
Mr. Hornung was born in Bavaria, Germany, on the
16th day of May, 1823, and at the time of his parents coming
to this country, in 1837, he was fourteen years old.
He was brought up on the farm, and in 1844 he commenced work
for himself. On the 14th of July, in this same year,
he was married to Catharine Desgranges of Pleasant
township. Of this marriage there have been born eleven
children of which number but six are now living.
For the ten years succeeding his marriage Mr.
Hornung was devoted to farm work, clearing and
cultivating, but at the end of that time he commenced
selling goods, in a small way at first, but gradually
enlarging his store and stock, keeping step with the growth
of the township, until his business has assumed large
proportions. In 1855 he commenced the manufacture of
pearlash and continued it with fair success until about
1870.
It was in 1844 that he laid out and started the little
town of New Bavaria, naming it in honor of his native
country. Here about this time, through his efforts, a
post-office was established. His mercantile business
had so grown, that in 1882 he built the large and commodious
brick store building that he now occupies, and about the
same time or soon afterward he started the extensive hoop
and stave factory which is now in successful operation.
These, then, are the enterprises that have, in the
main, occupied the time of Mr. Hornung during the
last forty and more years of his residence in Henry county;
and they have been, through his untiring industry, energy,
thrift, and last, but by no means least, his straightforward
honesty in every transaction, the source of goodly fortune
to him. But he has found time also for matters outside
of strict business, which show his interest in the affairs
of the county in general, and, furthermore, attest his
business capacity, and the appreciation of his efforts by
his fellowmen. During his early residence in the
county he was elected to the office of county surveyor.
In 1854 he was elected county commissioner, serving one
term, and then re-elected for the succeeding term. The
same office was held by him at still later period, from 1874
to 1880, making in all twelve years of service in this
important position. He has been postmaster since 1844,
with exception of one year (1860). He has been justice
of the peace forty-two years.
From these several holdings it will be seen that our
subject has been a somewhat prominent figure in the affairs
of the county, and while he has been thus favored he has,
during these years, been elected upon choice of each of the
great political parties of the day. His political
career dates from the time of Mr. Buchanan.
Twice upon the candidacy of Mr. Lincoln he voted for
his electors, and upon General Grant's first canvass
he was his warm supporter; but when Mr. Greeley
became the nominee of the Democracy and the Liberal
Republicans, Mr. Hornung was found among his
admirers. From that time he has been identified with
the Democratic party of the county, and one of its strongest
men.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 627 |
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CHARLES HORNUNG,
Pleasant, New Bavaria p. o., a pioneer of Pleasant, was born
in Bavaria, Germany, in 1823, and was a son of Peter and
Elizabeth Hornung, who settled in Pleasant township in
1837 with a family of three children - Peter, jr.,
Charles and Margaret, who married Henry Schall.
Peter, jr., was killed by a tree falling on him in 1853.
Peter, sr., died in 1854 at the age of sixty-six
years. His wife, Elizabeth, diedin1856 at the
age of sixty-nine. Peter purchased on
settlement one hundred and sixty acres at $1.25 per acre,
and was the first town treasurer. Charles
Hornung was married in 1844 to Catharine Des Granges.
Her parents were natives of Prussia, but Catharine
was born in France. They had eleven children, six of
whom are now living - Christian, Jacob, John H.,
Catharine, and Margaret, and Peter.
Christian was a graduate of Tiffin College in 1866 and
became a professor in that same College. John
was also graduated from the same college. Charles
has been justice for thirty-nine years; was an early
county surveyor; was county commissioner for four terms.
He is now engaged in farming, merchandising, and the
manufacture of staves. He owns 1200 acres of land and
is an influential citizen of his town.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888 - Page 674 |
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HARRISON
HUDSON, Liberty, Napoleon p. o., was born in Scipio,
Cayaga county, N. Y., June 25, 1815, and was a son of
Samuel and Rachel Hudson woh settled in what is now
Wyandotte county, O., in 1827, where they lived until their
deaths. Harrison Hudson was married Mar. 11,
1841, to Susannah Eyestone, who was born in Greene,
Ross county, O. She was a daughter of George and
Betsey Ann Eyestone, who died in Wyandotte county.
Harrison and his wife settled in Liberty township on
their present homestead in 1844. He now owns eighty
acres, having added forty to his old homestead farm.
They have had six children, four of whom are now living -
Doddridge, Paul, Hilliard, Whitney, Owles and Alta
Luella. Two of the children died at an early age.
The sons have all been teachers. Doddridge P.
has been county surveyor and Hilliard is now a
clergyman of the Christian Church. Harrison has
been one of the representative men of his town, holding most
of the offices, that of justice of the peace, assessor,
supervisor. His father, Samuel, was born in
Columbia, and his wife, Rachel, in Montgomery county,
N. Y. Samuel was a soldier in the War of 1812.
He was born in 1789, and his wife, Rachel, in 1794,
and they were married in 1811.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 674 |
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OTHA H. HULL,
Liberty p. o., was born in Seneca, O., in 1840, and was a
son of Michael and Barbara (Free) Hull.
Barbara was born in Virginia, and her husband,
Michael, in Maryland. They were married in Seneca
county, where they reside, having a family of ten children.
Otha H. enlisted in Company G, 55th Ohio O. V. I., on
Sept. 25, 1861, under Colonel Lee, and served to the
close of the war; was wounded, discharged, and now receives
a pension. While in the service he was promoted to
sergeant. He was married in 1866 to Henrietta
Metzger, who was born in Seneca in 1843. They have
had a family of four children - Adelaide, Sylvia,
Rolland and Herbert. Mrs. Hull was a
daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Whiteman) Metzger, of
Seneca county, O. Otha H. Hull settled in
Liberty, Henry county, in 1872, at which time he purchased
his present homestead of eighty acre.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 674 |
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JEREMIAH HUSTON, Flat
Rock, Florida p. o., was born in Ashland county, O., in
1803, and was married in 1852 to Catharine Baird.
They settled in Henry county in 1852, at which time Mr.
Huston purchased a farm of 160 acres. His wife
died Apr. 24, 1864. They had a family of eight
children, six of whom are now living - Alfred Margaret,
Caroline, Philip, Henry and Mahlon. Jeremiah
married for his second wife, Mary Reis, who was born
in Germany on the Rhine in 1827. They were married
Oct. 24, 1864, and had a family of four children, two of
whom are now living - Emma C. adn John A.
Mr. Huston died in 1871. Mrs. Mary Huston
was a daughter of Daniel and Catharine Reis, who came
from Germany to Seneca county in 1846, where they died,
leaving a family of six children.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 674 |
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MAHLON R.
HILTON, Flat Rock, Holgate p. o., a contractor and
farmer, was born in Ashland county in 1844, and was a son of
Jeremiah and Catharine (Bard) Huston, who were born
in Columbia county, and married in Indiana county, and in
1852 settled in Flat Rock, Henry county. He died in
1872, and his wife, Catharine, in 1863. They
had a family of eight children, six of whom are now living:
Alfred, Margaret, Philip, Henry, Mahlon R. and
Caroline. Five sons enlisted and served in the
war. They were Henry, Alfred, Philip Jeremiah,
and Mahlon. Jeremiah died at the
hospital in Louisville, leaving a widow and three children.
The rest all served to the close of the term of enlistment,
or the war. Mahlon R. was married in 1866 to
Sarah J. Rennecker, of Henry county. They have had
a family of four children: Alice I., Mabel, Dora Estella,
and William Albert. Mahlon B. has been constable
for thirteen years, supervisor for two terms, justice of the
peace one term. He now owns a farm of 80 acres.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 674 |
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EPHRAIM HYTER, Washington,
Colton, p. o., was born in Frederick county, Md., in 1810,
and was married in 1832, to Charity Durbin, who was born in
Maryland. They settled in Seneca county, O., in 1837,
and came to Washington county in 1846, where they purchased
his farm of 140 acres, and where he erected his cabin, and
commenced the task of clearing this large tract of land.
They had a family of nine children, five of whom are now
living: Sarah Jane, William, Ann E., George W.,
and John. Two children died leaving
families. They were Margaret ( Mrs. G. Lyman),
and Thomas W. William and George
enlisted in the army of the Rebellion. Sarah Jane
was educated for, and became a teacher. Charity
died August, 1868. Mr. Hyter then married his
second wife, Mrs. Catharine (Durbin) Zepp, in 1869.
She died June 10, 1882. Sarah Jane was married
in 1861 to William Shupe; An Elizabeth married
John Groff, in 1863.
Source: History of Henry & Fulton Counties -
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 675 |
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