CASPER OBERHAUSE,
Napoleon, a resident of Napoleon township, was born in
Prussia, Sept. 9, 1813, and was married in 1841 to Mar
Gunner, who was born in Prussia. They came to
America in 1844, and settled in Wood county, O.., where
Mary died in 1845, leaving two sons, one of whom is now
living, Fred. Casper then married for his
second wife, Mary Hunderbrinker, who was born
in Hanover, Germany. They were married in 1847.
They had one son, Frans, and three daughters,
Sopia, Caroline, and Louise.
Casper settled in Napoleon township in 1848, and
purchased his present homestead of eighty acres of timber
land, for which he paid one dollar and a half cent per acre.
He now owns a farm of 150 acres of sections three and four.
He erected his fine brick building, two story residence, in
1884. Frans was married in 1882 to Mary
Cordes, of Hanover. They have one daughter,
Anna, born in 1883.
Source:
History of Henry & Fulton Counties edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888.
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ROWLAND C. OVERMIER,
Washington, Colton p.o., is a farmer. He settled in
Henry county with his parents, in 1863. Joel and
Julia Ann (Geeseman) Overmier, were his parents.
Julia was born in Perry county, in 1826, and her
husband in the same county, in 1822. They were married
in Henry county, O., and died in Sandusky county.
George served in the War of 1812. He was associate
judge for seven years; a justice for many years, and an
influential citizen. He was a son of Peter and Eve
(Hennick) Overmier, and Peter was a son of
George Overmier, who emigrated from Baden, Germany, and
settled in Pennsylvania, in 1751. He was one of the
pioneers of Pennsylvania. Rowland C., is of the
fifth generation.
Source:
History of Henry & Fulton Counties edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888.
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ALFRED PARKER, Liberty,
Napoleon p.o. was born in Pembrook, Genesee county, N. Y.,
in 1820, and was a son of Orrin and Abigail (Harris)
Parker. Orrin was born in Rutland, Vt., and
his wife in Washington county, N. Y. They were married
and settled in Genesee county, N. Y., in 1833, and settled
in Napoleon, Henry county, O., in 1837, where Orrin
died. His wife, Abigail, died in Liberty.
They had a family of four children: Joseph H., Alfred,
Thurston K., and Orrin, jr. Alfred
was married in April, 1840, to Nancy Mann who died in
January, 1842. His second wife was Corlestia
Herkimer, who was born in Herkimer county, in 1821 and
married in November, 1842. They had two children, only
one of whom is now living, Imogene, who married
Albert Follet, and has had five children: Cora,
Charles, Russel, Alta, and Lula B. Follet.
Corlesta was a granddaughter of General Herkimer
of Revolutionary fame, and was a daughter of Nicholas and
Nancy (Cupnell) Herkimer. Nicholas died in Canada,
and his wife settled in East Toledo, where she died.
Alfred Parker was drafted in 1862, furnished a
substitute who served to the close of the war, when he was
discharged.
Source:
History of Henry & Fulton Counties edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888.
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DR. GEORGE W. PARRY,
Flat Rock, Florida p. o., physician and surgeon and one of
the extensive farmers, and blooded stock growers of the
county, was born in Florida, Henry county, Feb. 22, 1851,
and was a son of Dr. Gibbons and Deborah B. (Way) Parry,
of Chester county, Pa., who settled in Defiance county, O.,
in 1840, and in Henry county in 1850, in the practice of his
profession. He became an extensive farmer and blooded
stock grower, and one of the prominent men of the county.
His wife died April 29, 1871. They had a family of
sixteen children, only one is now living, Dr. George W.
George W. was married in 1881, to Flora E. Halter.
They have had two children, Carl E. and James W.
Dr. G. W. was a graduate of the Jefferson Medical
College of Philadelphia, in 1876. He retired from
practice in 1884, and settled on his farm of 385 acres, and
now devotes his time and attention to this enterprise.
Source:
History of Henry & Fulton Counties
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 689 |
GEORGE PATRICK,
Liberty, Napoleon p. o., a prominent and extensive farmer of
Henry county, was born in this same county Sept. 6, 1834,
and was a son of John and Esther (Teft) Patrick.
Esther was born in Rhode Island Jan. 11, 1800, and was a
daughter of George and Dorcas Teft. John was
born in Columbia county, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1795, and was a son
of Ralph and Mary Patrick. John and Esther were
married in Oneida county, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1821. They
had a family of eleven children - Sarah, Kenneth, Ralph,
Mary E., Asenath, Jane, George, Hester, Almora, Mahala
and an infant daughter. John Patrick settled in
what is now Liberty township, Nov. 2, 1826, on the banks of
the Maumee, and became a tavern keeper, and afterwards a
large land owner. He died Dec. 13, 1863, and has wife,
Esther, Jan. 1, 1879. Four of their children
are now living. They are Mary E., born 1827;
Jane, born 1831; George, born 1834, and Hester,
born 1837. George Patrick now owns and occupies
the old homestead which was purchased on settlement by his
parents. He has chosen farming as his occupation for
life, and has never taken to himself a partner.
Source:
History of Henry & Fulton Counties
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 689 |
ANDREW PATTERSON,
Marion, Hamler p. o., of Marion township, was born in Perry
county, O., June 29, 1828, and removed to Seneca county when
a child with his parents, where he received his education.
From 1851 to 1869, he traveled through Michigan and Ohio,
and finally settled in Henry county, where he purchased his
farm of 64 acres, and where he has since resided. He
was married in 1849 to Martha J. Litchfield, of Crawford
county. They have had eight children: James K.,
Emma J., Delida S., Sarah R., Charles F., Catharine, John H.
and Ira T. Mr. Patterson was elected
justice of the peace of the township in 1884, and still
holds that office.
Source:
History of Henry & Fulton Counties edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason & Co. 1888.
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EDMOND PENNOCK,
Liberty, was born in Panama, Chautauqua county, N. Y., in
1835, and was married in 1860 to Amanda Jones, who
died in the same year. He was married in 1861 to
Elmira L. Merritt, who died in 1873, leaving one
daughter, Julia C. He then married his third
wife, Esther Jones, in 1875. They had one son,
George W. Mr. Pennock settled in Liberty in
1863, and became engaged in buying and selling large
quantities of produce, and has also been engaged in the
milling business. He was elected justice in 1864, and
has held other minor offices since. He was postmaster
under President James Buchanan, in Wood county, and
was appointed post master in June, 1885, of Liberty. He was
a son Benjamin W. and Christina A. (Lane) Pennock.
B. W. was born in Rutland, Vt., in 1811, and his
wife in New York State, where they were married in 1834 and
settled in Chautauqua county, N. Y., and in 1855 came to
Wood county, O., and in 1863 settled in Henry county, where
Christina died in 1875. B. W. was a
justice of the peace for many years, and resigned that
office in 1878 on account of poor health. He had a
family of two sons and six daughters.
Source:
History of Henry & Fulton Counties
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 690 |
DR. ALBERT M. PHERSON,
Flat Rock, Florida p. o., was born in Stark county, O., in
1847, and was a son of Theophilus Pherson, A. M.; was
fitted for and entered the university at Ann Arbor, Mich. in
1871, and was graduated from the Miami Medical College of
Cincinnati in 1876. He settled in Florida, Henry
county, in that same year, and became engaged in the
practice of his profession. He was married May 24,
1877, to Mary E. Moberly, of Shelby county, Ind.
They have had a family of three children - Adelia J.
Albert O. and Etta Hester. Albert M.
enlisted on Jan. 30, 1865, in Company C, 184th Regiment; was
discharged at the close of the war at Nashville. His
parents were Theophilus and Eliza (Tate) Pherson.
They had a family of seven children. Two sons, Dr.
A. M. and William enlisted in 1861, and served to
the close of the war. The parents died in Stark
county.
Source:
History of Henry & Fulton Counties
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 690 |
POHLMANN BROS.
(C. F. & H. F.), Napoleon, stock dealers and shippers of
live hogs, sheep and cattle, also proprietors of the Fulton
Market. They were born in Cuyahoga county and their
parents were Christian and Caroline Pohlmann.
Christian died in 1884. They settled in Henry
county in 1879 and became engaged in the stock business and
farming, and in 1881 came to Napoleon, and opened their
present business.
Source:
History of Henry & Fulton Counties
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 690 |
BARNARD POORMAN,
Liberty, was born in Perry county, O., in 1831, and was a
son of William and Nancy Poorman, who died in
Sandusky county, O. They had a family of seven sons,
six of whom enlisted and served in the War of the Rebellion,
and at the close of five of them returned. They were
Bernard, John, James, William, jr., Henry, Joseph,
and Thomas, who died in Tennessee. Barnard
enlisted in Company K, 57th Ohio, in 1851, and re-enlisted
in 1863 in Company I, 12th G. V. C. as sergeant; served to
the close of the war; was wounded, for which he justly
receives a pension, as a suffering soldier's reward.
He was married in 1851 to Henrietta Parrot.
They had a family of eight children, four of whom are living
- Emma, Icy, Nancy and Minnie.
Source:
History of Henry & Fulton Counties
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 690 |
ISAAC D. PRICE,
Liberty, Liberty Center p. o., was born in Rockingham
county, Va., in 1831, and was a son of David and
Catharine (Holtner) Price, who settled in Seneca county,
O., in 1849, where they resided until the time of their
deaths. They had a family of twelve children, ten of
whom are now living. Isaac D. Price was brought
up to farming and chose that for his occupation through
life. He settled in Liberty in 1860 and purchased his
present homestead of 100 acres, paying therefor $5 per acre.
He was married in 1860 to Lydia Ann Hoover, who was
born in 1835. They have had a family of three
children: John W., Amy and Celestia Catharine.
Mrs. Isaac D. Price was a daughter of Joseph and Mary
(Sockrider) Hoover. Mary died leaving a family of
eight children. Llydia Ann was one of a set of
triplets. Their names were Susanna, Jacob and
Lydia Ann. Susanna died at the age of eleven
years and Jacob at the age of two years. There
was also one set of twins; they were Anna and
Elizabeth. The others now living, are Michael,
Anna, Isaac and Lydia Ann.
Source:
History of Henry & Fulton Counties
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich - Syracuse NY - Publ. D. Mason
& Co. 1888. - Page 691 |
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