UHL FAMILY.
This is one of the leading families in Holmes County, and no
other has so many representatives, or has been longer identified
with the county. In 1808, Charles Uhl, a
resident of Maryland, entered 600 acres of Government land in
Hardy Township, paying for it with the money earned by his own
labor, and also entered 320 acres in Mechanic Township about
1818, and about the same time 160 acres in Tuscarawas County,
Ohio.
CHARLES UHL
was a native of Germany, born in 1761, and when two years of age
was brought to America by his parents. They settled in
Eastern Pennsylvania, and there he lived till twenty years of
age. when he married Catherine Close and moved to
Allegany County, Md. They had a family of sixteen
children, names and years of birth being as follows:
John, born Apr. 5, 1785; Rose, in 1786; Jacob,
in 1787; Elizabeth, in 1789; Daniel, in 1790;
Charles, in 1792; Peter, in 1794; Jacob, in
1795; Catherine, in 1797; William, in 1798;
George, in 1799; Samuel, in 1801; Henry, in
1803; Lydia, in 1805; Jesse, in 1806; and
Archibald, in 1808. Charles Uhl and wife
made Allegany County, Md., their home till death, and there
their children were reared. Seven of their sons and one
daughter became residents of Holmes County, Ohio.
CHARLES UHL, the fourth son of
Charles and Catherine (Close) Uhl, was the first to come to
the State and settled on the land entered by his father.
He came to Holmes County in 1815, and located where Joseph
Uhl, Sr., now lives, and began the labor of clearing away
the forest. In 1818 and 1820 three brothers, Jacob,
William and George, followed him, and they in turn
were followed by Samuel and Jesse in 1825, and in 1832
the eldest brother, John, came and settled in Hardy
Township. Charles Uhl married Barbara Korns,
a native of Somerset County, Penn., and a daughter of Michael
Korns. To this couple were born thirteen children, all
of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. Joseph was
born in 1815; John, in 1818, (drowned June 1, 1878);
Jesse, in 1819; Susan, in 1822; Eliza, in
1823; Hannah, in 1825; Archibald, in 1827; James
in 1829; Amanda, in 1831; Julian, in 1833;
Benjamin Franklin, in 1836; Alfred, in 1839;
and Jane, in 1842. Charles Uhl
continued a resident of Homes County from the date of his
settlement in 185, until his death in October, 1865. His
widow died in 1868, aged seventy-two years.
JOSEPH UHL, SR., the eldest son
of Charles and Barbara (Korns) Uhl, was born in Maryland,
Feb. 6, 1815, and was but six months old when his parents came
to Holmes County. Reared in the wilds of a frontier
county, his advantages were limited, and his education was
mostly obtained around his father's fire-place after the day's
work was done. He was always followed the occupation of a
farmer, and has now 340 acres of good land, all well improved.
He is one of the leading and most intelligent citizens of the
township, where he has spent his life, and he has always been
among the first to encourage enterprises of public benefit.
He is a public-spirited man, and has assisted materially in the
development of the county's resources. He was married, in
March, 1839, to Julia, daughter of John and
Catherine (Hinkle) Shaffer, and they have had four children, but
one of whom, James, is living.
ARCHIBALD UHL, the seventh child
of Charles and Barbara (Korns) Uhl, was born in Hardy
Township, Sept. 30, 1827. His early life was spent on his
father's farm, and he was given as good educational advantages
as the schools of that day afforded. Since reaching
manhood he has devoted his attention to agriculture, in which he
has been uniformly successful. He now owns 170 acres of
choice land, eighty of which were part of his father's
homestead, and also a part of the original entry of his
grandfather. He was married Aug. 22, 1849, to Miss
Susan, daughter of Peter Close, and she died leaving
three children: Rowland, Jerome and Mary
Jane. Mr. Uhl was then married to Sarah,
daughter of Joseph and Susan (Everett) Wolgamot, and
eight children were born to them, five of whom are living:
Charles , Susan (now Mrs. Gonser), Ida F. (now
Mrs. Freeman), Bigham and Joseph; one
daughter, Eliza, died after reaching womanhood, and two
children died in infancy. Mr. Uhl has always taken
a keen interest in the affairs of the township, and while in no
sense a politician has been active in promoting what seemed to
him to be of benefit to the community.
JAMES UHL, the eighth child of
Charles and Barbara (Korns) Uhl, was born in Hardy Township
in 1829, and with the exception of nine years has spent his life
in his native township. One year was spent in California
working in the mines, and seven years were spent in farming in
Fulton County, Ohio. He now owns 300 acres of valuable
land in Holmes County, and in addition to general farming is
extensively engaged in stock raising and shipping hogs, sheep
and cattle. He enlisted in June, 1864, in Company I, One
Hundred and Sixty-Sixth Regiment, Ohio National Guards, and was
discharged from duty Sept. 15, 1864. He was married in
1853 to Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Catherine
Vogle, and they have a family of five children: Alfred,
Jacob, Catherine, John W. and Leanah.
JOHN UHL, son
of Charles and Catherine (Close) Uhl, married
Catherine, daughter of Christian Hayman, and born
Aug. 7, 1787, by which union there were fourteen children:
Levi, born in 1807; Rebecca, in 1808; Eliza,
in 1810; Hannah, in 1812; Eli, in 1813; Charles,
in 1815; John, in 1816; Henry H., in 1817;
Catherine, in 1819; Christian, in 1820; Lydia,
in 1821; George W., in 1823; Mary, in 1824, and
William, in 1827. John Uhl settled on 180 acres
of Western Reserve school land, and here made his home until his
death. He died May 30, 1871, aged eighty-six years, one
month and twenty-five days; his wife died Jan. 21, 1854, aged
sixty-six years, six months and fourteen days.
ELI UHL, a son of John and
Catherine (Hayman) Uhl, was born in Allegany County, Md.,
June 18, 1813, and was a young man when his parents came to
Holmes County. He learned the carpenter's trade when a
young man, and worked at it about ten years, but with that
exception he has devoted his entire life to agriculture.
He bought the farm where he now lives in 1849. At that
time it was a tract of uncultivated land, and all the
improvements have been made by Mr. Uhl. His 161
acres are all now under cultivation, and the farm is still
superintended by Mr. Uhl, who is remarkably active
for one of his age. He was married Apr. 18, 1839, to
Mary, daughter of Philip and Susan (Swartz)
Hayman, and to them have been born four children:
Philip, who was killed at San Juan, Cal., in 1880; S.
Jerome, an architect and painter, in Washington, D. C.;
John F. and Susan.
WILLIAM UHL, a son of Charles
and Catherine (Close) Uhl, came to Holmes County in 1818,
and settled on 160 acres of land, entered by his father.
The most of this land was heavily timbered, but by hard work and
industry he cleared and improved it, and made it his home until
his death, which occurred Feb. 14, 1885. He married
Mary Uhl in 1820, and they had eight children: Catherine,
Jacob, Solomon, Martin, Mary, William, Romana and Lydia
Ann. William Uhl, Jr., was born in Hardy
Township, Jan. 24, 1833, and has spent his entire life on the
farm where he now lives. He owns a fine farm of 130 acres,
eighty being a part of his father's homestead. He was
married Aug. 26, 1858, to Dorothy E., daughter of
William Anderson, of Holmes County, and they have two
children: L. E. and Valurius. Mr. Uhl
is assisted in the work of the farm by his son, who is married,
but still resides at home.
Thus we have given a short sketch of one of the best
known families in Holmes County. They have for many years
been identified with the Lutheran Church. Since the
organization of the Republican party they have been stanch
adherents to its principles, being strong anti-slavery men, and
during the Rebellion they were firm supporters of the
Government, which their ancestors fought to establish.
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ALFRED UHL, a son of
James Uhl, one of the prominent
pioneers of Holmes
County, was born in Fulton County, Ohio, Feb. 8,
1855. He was reared and educated in
Holmes County, and since attaining manhood has given his
attention to farming and dealing in stock.
He now has a good farm of 107 acres, and his residence and farm buildings
are arranged with a view to comfort and convenience. He is an energetic young man, standing
high in the estimation of his fellow townsmen.
Mr. Uhl was married, Feb. 14,
1877, to Mary M., daughter of
Jackson Carpenter, and they have four
children: Edna, born Dec. 26, 1877;
Jerry, born May 8, 1879;
Lolo Lizzie, born Jan. 28, 1883, and
Jennie Irene, born Dec. 2, 1886.
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GEORGE
W. UHL is a son of Jesse Uhl, who was born in
Lancaster County, Penn., May 22, 1806. Jesse married
Miss Catherine Shaffer, a native of that county, and in 1829
they came to Holmes County and located on the farm now occupied by
the subject of this sketch, in Mechanic Township, which was entered
by Charles Uhl, the grandfather of George W., in 1823.
For many years they accommodated the traveling public by keeping
hotel, their house being on the Millersburgh and Coshocton road.
Mr. Uhl was an ardent Democrat, and a man with an extensive
acquaintance. He died in 1863, his widow living until 1887.
They reared eight children, seven of whom are still living:
Charles, of Iowa; Lucinda, wife of Benjamin Williams,
moved to Iowa where she died; Elizabeth, wife of Adam
Shine, of Iowa; Catherine, wife of John
Shine, of Iowa; Sophia, wife of Jacob Long,
of Indiana; Rhode Jane, wife of Henry McCouslin, of
Mechanic Township; Lydia, wife of James Patterson,
of Killbuck Township, and George W., who was born on his
present farm Sept. 22, 1849.
He received a common-school education, attending the
schools of his township, since giving his attention to agriculture,
and now has a good farm of 160 acres. He also devotes some
attention to stock raising, making a specialty of sheep and horses,
of which he has some fine blooded animals. In 1871 he married
Miss Annie, a granddaughter of Peter Fox, of Mechanic
Township, and they have six children, named as follows:
Laura Catherine, Howard Elmer, Charles Oliver, Walter Curtis, Albert
Allen, Marcus Washington. One son, Ambrose Rose, is
deceased. Mr. Uhl is a supporter of the Democratic
party, and has served as school director and supervisor. He is
a member of the Holmes County Agricultural Society, and he and his
wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.
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