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Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Fleisch |
JOSEPH
FLEISCH. The true measure of individual success is
determined by what one has accomplished. An enumeration of
those men who have succeeded in their special vocations in
Preble county and at the same time are impressing their
personalities on the community, men who are conferring honor
upon the locality in which they reside, would be incomplete were
there a failure to make specific mention of Joseph Fleisch,
a farmer of Dixon township. His success has been the
direct result of his industry, optimism and good business
management.
Joseph Fleisch was born in the southern part of
Preble county, Ohio, Oct. 26, 1841, the son of Michael and
Catherine (Megley) Fleisch. Michael Fleisch was born
in Bavaria, Germany, and his wife was also a native of Germany.
She was first married to a man by the name of Vanier.
Michael Fleisch came to the United States at an early age
and finally located in Butler county, Ohio, where he was
married. His wife lived at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
before coming to Ohio. Michael Fleisch worked in a
distillery in Butler county. He came to Preble county,
Ohio, in 1842, where he bought a farm and lived upon it until
his death in 1891. He was the father of ten children, only
two of whom are living, Joseph and Jacob, the
latter from Kansas.
Joseph Fleisch has been a resident of Preble
county, Ohio, since 1841. He worked on a farm during his
younger days and after he had reached his majority he was
employed by his father for five hundred dollars a year, working
for him until he was twenty-four years old.
On Nov. 2, 1865, Mr. Fleisch was married to
Lucinda Laflin, who was born and reared in Union county,
Indiana, July 2, 1845, the daughter of William and Mary
(Maddox) Laflin. To this union were born eight
children, seven of whom are living: Lottie, the
wife of L. C. Reaver; Jacob*, who is married and lives in
Dixon township; Lawrence, who is married and lives in
Wayne county, Indiana; Ida, the widow of Waldo Powell;
Viola, the wife of Frank Brandley; William, who
married Ethel Duffield and lives on the farm with his
father, and Warner, who married Minnie Parker and
lives in Wayne county, Indiana.
Mr. Fleisch now owns one hundred and sixty acres
of land, but at different times in his life has owned much more
than this. He is a Democrat, although he has never taken
an especially active part in political affairs and has never
held office. He is a man highly respected in his
community, not only for his enterprising habits, but for his
genial temperament and native friendliness. Few men have a
larger claim to the gracious regard of his neighbors and friends
than Joseph Fleisch.
Source: History of Preble County, Ohio -
Illustrated -
1915 -
B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc.,
Indianapolis, Indiana - Page 496* Jacob married Lena (b. in
Indiana) and they had at least 2 children named Harold and
Madeline in the 1910 Census. Jacob's father, Joseph, lived with
Jacob and his family in the 1920 census. Jacob & Lena J. (Matti)
Fleisch are buried in Mound Hill Cemetery, Eaton, Preble Co.,
OH.
Joseph Fleisch's parents are buried in Concord Cem., Eaton,
Preble Co., OH (There are more family in those cemeteries)
They appeared to be wealthy.
Source: History of Preble County, Ohio - Illustrated -
1915 - B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - Page
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