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BIOGRAPHIES
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1880
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JOHN G. SCHAEFER
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MRS. L. SCHNEPP
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SAMUEL SEARER
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D. C. SHELLABERGER,
merchant, Covington; is the present representative of a pioneer
family, being the son of Dr. M. R. Shellaberger, who was a
native of Pennsylvania, and an early resident of Miami Co.
D. C. was born in Covington in 1841; his early youth was spent
there, durig which he received the benefit of such educational
advantages as the home school afforded; when 16 years of age, he
took a two years' course of instruction at the Piqua High School.
When the first call was made for three yeas' troops, he was the
second one to volunteer at Covington, and was assigned to the 44th
O. V. I., which he entered as a private., but was immediately
appointed First Sergeant of Co. B. In the spring of 1862,
having passed a rigid examination (one peculiar to the command of
Col. Cook, who was a regular), was commissioned Second
Lieutenant, in which capacity he served until the latter part of the
winter of 1864, when by reason of injury incapacitating until the
latter part of the winter of 1864, when by reason of injury
incapacitating him for duty, he resigned, after which, on account of
ill health, he spent the spring and summer in New York under medical
treatment, then returned to Covington and engaged in general
merchandising in company with a brother who is now deceased.
After about three years, he sold out and opened a hardware store, in
which his father, in the spring of 1871, became a partner. In
June, 1879, the father died, and D. C. again became sole
proprietor, and is now doing a very satisfactory business, being the
leading house in Covington in the hardware line. His store
building, the property of his father's estate, of which he has the
charge, is conveniently located on High street, and is well
calculated for the extensive stock which he now carries.
Mr. Shellaberger is a life-resident of Miami Co., and,
although a young man, is already regarded among the most substantial
business men of the place; has been Township Treasurer; is now a
member of the Council, and Secretary of the District School Board.
He was married in 1864 to Miss Rose Shellenberger,
daughter of Jacob E. Shellenberger, who was an early
resident of Miami Co. Mr. and Mrs. Shellaberger are
respected, useful members of society. They have three
children, one son and two daughters.
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MRS. CATHERINE
SHELLENBERGER, Covington. Mrs. Shellenberger is
the widow of Jacob E. Shellenberger, who came from
Pennsylvania to Miami Co. in 1833; he was a saddler and was employed
at his trade here until about 1847, when he built the brick store on
the east side of High street, at the north side of the alley between
Spring and Pearl streets, and added a general stock of hardware.
In 1870, he sold out to his son-in-law, and in 1872 his death
occurred. The widow who survives him was his second wife; she
is a daughter of Joseph Shellenberger, of Pennsylvania, and
was married to Mr. J. E. Shellenberger in Philadelphia in
1854. His first wife was Miss Jane E. McDowell, also of
Pennsylvania.
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ELLEN
SHELLENBERGER, Covington; she is the daughter of Samuel
Thompson, whose biography appears in this work. She was
married to D. M. Shellenberger, in 1861, who was the son of
Jacob E. Shellenberger, by his first wife; D. M.
received a business education, being brought up to the hardware
business, and continued with his father in that trade here until
1867, when he went to Brownsville, Neb., and in company with his
brother W. D. engaged in the hardware trade there; they were
quite successful; but consumption claimed both for its victims, and
compelled them to relinquish there business; both returned to
Covington and died here at the place of their birth; the deceased of
D. M. occurred in 1871, and that of his brother, in the
following year; Mr. Shellenberger, although a young man, had
established a reputation as a business man of ability, and by his
many good qualities, had won a large number of friends, who deeply
mourned his early demise; the widow and three children who survive
him are pleasantly and comfortably situated; her residence, on Wall
street is one of the best in the town and her home, in its
surroundings and furnishings, indicates culture and refinement.
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LEWIS C. SHOE
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J. R. SHUMAN
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JOHN SOWERS
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HENRY SPITTLER
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JOSEPH TEAGUE
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DAVID R. THOMPSON, Covington; son of
Samuel Thompson, whose biography appears in this work, was
born in 1825, and grew to manhood here in the days of log
schoolhouses and limited farming facilities. He was
married, in 1845, to Catharine, daughter of Wm. Long,
Sr., a pioneer of Newton Township; after his marriage, he
remained on his father’s farm for about two years, then
purchased and removed to his present homestead, in Sec. 32,
which formerly belonged to his grandfather; his wife’s death
occurred here Apr. 10, 1853; by her had four children, three of
whom are now living; he was again married, Nov. 10, 1856, to
Susan Lehman. During the following winter his house
was burned, consuming all his furniture and clothing; this house
stood near where his present residence stands, and was erected
by his grandfather about 1810; it was made of hewn logs, weather
boarded, and was at the time of building considered the finest
residence in the county. It will be seen, Mr.
Thompson is a life-resident, and has been identified with
the history and development of Newberry Township from the
pioneer days to the present time; the present homestead contains
130 acres, and is in an advanced state of cultivation. He
is the father of eleven children, ten of whom are living: by his
first wife he had Joseph R., Orrin and Alonzo; his
second wife’s children were Charles, D. C., Elizabeth, John
F., Edwin, Clinton and Samuel.
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SAMUEL THOMPSON, retired farmer,
Covington, is one of the oldest settlers now living in this
township; he was born in North Carolina in 1802, and came with
his parents, Sylvester and Polly Thompson, to Miami Co.
in about 1807; they first settled in Newton Township, entering
the tract now known as the Landis farm; afterward entered
the west half of Sec. 32, in this township, removing to it about
1817, and also entered two quarter- sections on Greenville Creek
about the same time; he resided here in Sec. 32 until his death.
Samuel grew to manhood here in the pioneer days of Miami
Co.; went to a subscription school held in a log cabin at Sugar
Grove, but later on a cabin was built in the present Mohler
neighborhood; soon after he had attained his majority, he
came in possession of the northwest quarter of Sec. 32, upon
which he built a cabin, where he removed his family, and has
resided here all his life; when he came upon this tract it was
all woods, except u an opening” of six or eight acres; now it is
one of the finest farms in the county; there is a good brick
house, and other farm buildings to correspond, all the result of
his labor and management. He was married in 1823, to
Hannah, daughter of Peter Rench, who settled
in Newton Township before the war of 1812; they had a family of
eleven children, and, what is remarkable, there has been as yet
but one death in the family—that of the mother, who died Sept.
14, 1879; the children are all married, and each has a family;
their names are as follows: Catherine, Falkoner,
David, whose biography appears in this work; William,
now a resident of Iowa; Nancy, now Mrs. Duncan,
of Darke Co.; Mary, now Mrs. D. J. Martin, of
Covington; Rhoda, now Mrs. B. F. Jones, of
Chicago; Samuel, now a resident of Findlay; Lavina,
now Mrs. Z. Tobias, of Covington; Josephus;
Ellen Shellenberger, also of Covington; and Betty,
now Mrs. Isaac Heckman. Josephus was born in
1840, and grew to manhood here on the farm upon which his father
first settled. He was married, in 1861, to Amanda,
daughter of Otha Rench. who was an early
resident of Piqua, and later of Newton Township. Mr.
and Mrs. Josephus Thompson have resided here on the old
homestead ever since their marriage, having the care of his
parents for several years past. They have six children.
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HENRY TUCKER, blacksmith, Covington; a Buckeye by birth;
was born in 1833; is a son of Abraham Tucker, a
native of Tennessee, and for several years a resident of Union
Township, in this county, where his death occurred in 1845.
The subject of this sketch, then being a lad of 12 years of age,
was thrown upon his own resources; when 15 years of age, he
began work at his trade in West Milton, and has followed it ever
since, with the exception of about two years, during which he
was engaged in different occupations, but returned to his trade
again; most of the time he worked in the vicinity of Laura, but
the years from 1867 to 1876 were spent in Indiana; in 1876, he
came to Covington, and in 1878, purchased his present property,
which is located in the south part of town, on High street, his
shop and residence adjoining, being very conveniently and
pleasantly located. He was married, in 1853, to, Olive,
daughter of Elam Kelly, who was a native of
Pennsylvania and an early resident of Union Township; the fruits
of this union have been five children, two of whom are living.
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker are both members of the
Christian Church, and respected by all who know them.
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DAVID
E. ULLERY, farming
and saw-milling; P. O. Piqua. His father was born in
Montgomery Co., Ohio, and came to Miami Co. with John Ullery,
whose biography appears in this work. D. E. was
born Oct. 25, 1839, upon the farm where he lives, was educated a
farmer, and has traveled considerably. Apr. 22, 1861, he
enlisted in the 20th Ill. V. I.; was in the engagements at Fort
Donelson, Pittsburg Landing and Raymond, where he was severely
wounded; he was taken prisoner before Atlanta, Ga., July 22,
1864, and was in the Andersonville Prison seven months.
His marriage with Miss Rachel, a daughter of Peter
Passage, deceased, was celebrated Aug. 26, 1865; they had
six children, five living - Minnie, Sarah, Clifford, Joseph
and an infant not yet named.
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JOHN
ULLERY, retired
farmer; P. O. Covington; one of the oldest residents now living
in Newberry Township; is a son of Jacob Ullery, a native
of Maryland, who left there in the spring of 1810 and came by
wagons to Pittsburgh, where he purchased an old "flat," upon
which he loaded his goods and family and floated down to
Cincinnati; here they stayed about three weeks, being detained
by a sick child, which died and was buried within the present
limits of the city; he then hired teams to take him to Dayton,
where he rented one of the little shanties of which Dayton was
then composed, but only remained about one month; while living
here, he purchased a tract of 160 acres of Government land,
about ten miles north of Dayton, to which he removed; the
following winter he came up the Stillwater, prospecting, and,
having an eye to a mill-site, purchased, for $300, the southeast
quarter of Sec. 30, in Newberry Township, a part of which he
afterward laid out, in town lots; in the following spring, he
removed his family to the new purchase; as there was but a small
cabin partly built, the family had to shift as best they could
until the cabin could be enlarged and made suitable for
occupation; during the war which commenced the following year.
Mr. Ullery took his family and went back south to the
older settlements, but, having a fine crop of wheat, came up
with help and harvested and stacked his wheat; notwithstanding
the presence of Indians and, what would now be more dangerous, a
company of troops, stationed at the block-house which stood near
the mouth of Greenville Creek, he found that stack all right
three years afterward, and it furnished bread for his family
until he could get another start; about 1817, he purchased a
saw-mill near Fort Greenville, which he removed and erected on
his place; this was the first saw-mill in Newberry Township;
after having cleared about 30 acres, he laid out in town lots
that part of his place which is now between High street and the
river; he sold his mill, which was in running order, to
Benjamin Lehman for $4,000, being then thought a large
price; he purchased several tracts in the vicinity of Covington,
the northwest quarter of Sec. 29 being one of them; a part of
this tract he afterward sold in town lots and this is now the
most attractive residence property in the town. Mr.
Ullery was an active, useful citizen, and, could he now see
what has been developed form his humble beginning seventy years
ago, he would no doubt exclaim. "I have seen and am
satisfied; now let me die in peace." But, while he did not
live to see much of the richness of his pioneer settlement, some
of his sons still remain to see and enjoy the blessings handed
down by the arduous efforts of the former generation.
Jacob Ullery was twice married, and had five children by his
first wife and eleven by the second. John, the
oldest child, was born in Maryland May 22, 1801, and was
therefore, only a lad when his parents came to Miami Co., and
received but little education, for, after they came here, at
first there was no school, and later, when there was one, his
services were too important at home; his education was,
therefore, of that practical character that could be obtained
swinging the ax and hoe, or following the plow. He was
married in 1822 to Elizabeth, daughter of Powell Dale,
an early settler of Newberry Township; they began housekeeping
on the farm in Sec. 29, where he now resides; when he came here
there was but an "opening' now it is in a good state of
cultivation, with fair buildings; he had eleven children, six of
whom are living, and all but one are married; the oldest son,
Samuel, was a member of the 11th O. V. I. and was a prisoner
during the last six or seven months of the war, the most of that
time being spent in the notorious Andersonville Prison.
The youngest son, John D., was in the 100-day service; is
still single, and resides, as also does his father, with
James McMaken, who has rented the farm; Mr. Ullery's
death occurred Feb. 6, 1875.
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