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1880
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HENRY C. SCHROEDER
- whose parents, John H. and Katherina M. (Hohenbrink)
Schroeder, came to this county in 1834, was born
in 1852. His wife, Anna J., daughter of
Herman H. and Mary (Kottenbrock) Recker, was
born in this county in 1858. Her father came
to the county in 1835, and her mother in 1838.
Mr. Schroeder and his wife were married Oct.
22, 1879. He is a farmer, and his address is
Glendorf, Ohio.
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ.
1880 - Page 237 |
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JOHN HENRY SCHROEDER, JR.
- was born in this county, in 1847. His
parents, John H. and Katharina M. (Hohenbrink)
Schroeder, came to this county in 1834.
His wife, Mary E. C., whose parentes, John
F., and Maria B. (Wilberding) Kahle,
settled here in 1833, was born in 1859. They
were married Apr. 25, 1877, and two children bless
the union; Mary C., born Jan. Jan. 30, 1878,
and Bernardine M. T., Ot. 6, 1879.
Occupation, farming.
Address, Glandorf, Ohio.
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio,
publ. 1880 - Page 237 |
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MRS. JOHN HENRY SCHROEDER
- whose maiden name was Katarina M. Hohenbrink,
a daughter of John W. and Christina (Pues)
Hohenbrink, was born in the German Empire in
1820. She settled with her parents in this
county in 1834. They were married in 1846, and
her husband died Nov. 28, 1875. His occupation
was farming. They have had a family of
thirteen children, all of whom are living, with the
exception of two: John H. was born June 27
1847; Mary L., July 30, 1848; John W.,
Dec. 7, 1849; Henry Ch., Jan. 12, 1852;
Mary Ann, Sept. 15, 1853 - all residing in
Putnam county; Theresa M., Oct. 15, 1854;
Matthias, Jan. 1, 1858; Clara M., Dec. 7,
1857, died Dec. 23, 1876; Doretta M.,
Apr. 8, 1859; Katharina M., Dec. 30, 1861;
Ignatius, June 2, 1863; Minna, June 10,
1865, died May 3, 1876; Franklin J.,
Nov. 18, 1837 - all living at home.
Address, Glandorf, Ohio.
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio,
publ. 1880 - Page 237 |
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DANIEL W. SEITZ -
school teacher, is a son of David and Lydia (Hufford)
Seitz, and was born in this county Sept. 16,
1850. He is a graduate of the commercial
department of the National Normal College of
Lebanon, Ohio. He and Florence,
daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Dinsmore)
Crawford, whose birthplace is Cincinnati, were
married in this county Oct. 15, 1874. His
grandfather, Daniel Seitz, was in the war of
1812.
Post Office address, Kalida.
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ.
1880 - Page 217 |
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JOHN SEITZ - engaged
in farming and stock raising, is a son of Daniel
and Elizabeth (Hite) Seitz, was born in
Fairfield county, Ohio, Apr. 19, 1827. His
wife, Sarah, daughter of Samuel and
Elizabeth (Gander) Clevenger, was born in this
county Apr. 8, 1835. Her parents came to the
county in 1830. They were arrived in this
county Feb. 3, 1853, and have had three children:
Susannah, born Dec. 29, 1854, residing in this
county; Albert, Apr. 14, 1857; Samuel D.,
Nov. 2, 1864, deceased. His father,
Daniel Seitz, was in the war of 1812, and
his brother, Noah Seitz, died in service in
the war of the Rebellion. He has served as
township trustee three years.
Address, Kalida.
Source:
History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ. 1880 - Page
217 |
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PHILEMON B. SEITZ
- son of Abraham and Rebecca (Huddle) Seitz, who
settled in this county in 1839, was born in
Fairfield county June 10, 1827. He married,
Nov. 25, 1852, Mary, daughter of John D.
and Anna (Waite) Devinney, and she was also born
in Fairfield county, Oct. 3, 1836. They have
had a patriarchal family of twelve, all the living
children at home: Calvin P., born May 15,
1854; Charles G., Feb. 10, 1857; Ellen,
Aug. 7, 1859; Eliza, born Feb. 10, 1861,
died Aug. 13, 1861; John V., born Apr.
30, 1862, died Feb. 4, 1864; Philemon,
Sept. 9, 1864; Abraham, Sept. 12, 1866;
Anna, Apr. 30, 1870; Mary, May 9, 1872;
Royal, July 7, 1874; Gertrude, Mar. 4,
1876; Hortense, July 20, 1878. Mr.
Seitz's grandfather Huddle served through
the Revolutionary war. Mr. Seitz was in
the war of 1861-65, Company H, Sixty-sixth O. V. I.,
and went with Sherman on his famous march to
the sea. His brother, Abraham, died in
the service. Business, farming.
Postoffice, Ottawa.
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ.
1880 - Page 224 |
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SAMUEL SEITZ - son
of Daniel and Elizabeth (Hite) Seitz, was
born in Fairfield county, Ohio, Dec. 14, 1821, and
came to this county in 1847, since which he has
filled the office of justice of the peace six years
and also that of township assessor. Mary
Clevenger, born in this county Dec. 6, 1832, was
united in marriage with him Nov. 14, 1850, and four
children have been born: Chloe Aug. 27, 1857,
resides in Kalida; Belle, Jan. 22, 1861;
J. Edson, June 19, 1866; Nancy, Aug. 18,
1870. Her parents, Samuel and Elizabeth
(Gander) Clevenger, settled in this county in
1830. His brother, Noah Seitz, died in
Kentucky, in the service of the war of the
Rebellion. Occupation, farming,
Address, Kalida.
Source:
History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ. 1880 - Page
217 |
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ADAM SMITH
- son of
William and Jane (Hanover) Smith, born in
Franklin county, July 25, 1840, settled in this
county in 1871. He was first married Mar. 31,
1864, to Mary E. Dildane, who was born in
Franklin county, Feb. 9, 1846, and by this marriage
had two children, namely: Emma A., born
Mar. 12, 1865, yet at home; Cora M., who
lives in Franklin county. His second marriage
was in Licking county, Jan. 7, 1869, to Susan A.
McKelvey, who was born in Franklin county, Aug.
4, 1849, daughter of James and Mary A. McKelvey.
Issue of the second marriage: William,
born Oct. 31, 1869; Edward, Jan. 27, 1871;
James, Mar. 9, 1872; Lany M., Aug. 19,
1873; George, Feb. 24, 1875; Estella,
Mar. 24, 1877; Olive, Sept. 7, 1879.
These are all at home. James
McKelvey served in the Revolutionary war three
years, and also in the war of 1812, about eighteen
months The experience of Adam Smith
is an illustration of the profit of ditching.
In 1871 he bought a farm at $35 per acre, but it was
so wet he could raise little on it. He put in
thirty-two hundred rods of ditching, and now raises
eighty-two bushels of corn and twenty-seven bushels
of wheat per acre.
Postoffice address, Columbus Grove.
Source:
History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ. 1880 - Page
224 |
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JACKSON SMITH -
was born in Franklin county, June 20, 1842, son of
William Smith and Jane Hanover. He was
married in Delaware county, Nov. 27, 1864, to
Hannah E. Wood, daughter of John and
Elisabeth Patrick Wood, and she was born in
Franklin county Nov. 7, 1816. They have six
children: Oliver L., born May 13, 1866;
Flora M., Jan. 12, 1868; Charles P., Aug.
2, 1870; Hattie E., Aug. 2, 1872; Maggie
A., Apr. 7, 1874; Lulu M., Oct. 31, 1876.
Mr. Smith is at present a trustee of Pleasant
township. He was called out to serve his
country during the Morgan raid. Business,
farming.
Postoffice, Columbus Grove.
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ.
1880 - Page 224 |
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JAMES H. SMITH -
son of James H. and Martha (Davis) Smith, was
born in Knox county, Ohio, Aug. 28, 1818, and
removed to this county, in 1842. His wife,
Harriet, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Todd)
Todd, who came to this county from Seneca
county, Ohio, in 1834, was born in Fairfield county,
Ohio. They were married in this county, April,
1844, and have six children: Lafayette N.,
born Oct. 14, 1839, residing in Toledo; Maria L.,
Aug. 14, 1852; Kossuth, Mar. 13, 1855;
Julia R., May 15, 1858; Jeff. D., Dec.
12, 1862; Annie C., Oct. 11, 1868 - all in
Ottawa. He was land appraiser for Liberty,
Ottawa and Pleasant townships in 1853; auditor of
the county from 1857 to 1861, and county
commissioner since 1878. His grandfather,
Davis, served in the war of the Revolution, and
his father was in the war of 1812, under General
Harrison. Occupation farmer.
Address, Ottawa.
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ.
1880 - Page 205 |
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JOHN SMITH - son
of Nimrod and Mary (Saner) Smith, was born in
Stark county, Nov. 19, 1826, and settled in this
county in 1859. He married his first wife,
Mary J. Boylan, June 14, 1849, and two children
were born to them: William W. Apr. 5, 1850;
and Maroa J. (Blair); the former resides at
Leipsic, Ohio; the latter in Henry county, Iowa.
Mrs. Smith died Aug. 28, 1851. May 25,
1854, he married, in this county, Susan Farver,
daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Harris)
Farver; seven children were the result of this
union; Mary E. (Hoskinson), born Mar.
5, 1855; Eugene F., Feb. 28, 1857, died
Apr. 6, 1877; Clarissa A., Dec. 5, 1858,
died Feb. 26, 1873; Benjamin M., Mar.
27, 1862, died Sept. 25, 1863; Nordyce A.,
Mar. 13, 1864, died Mar. 31, 1877; Cora
May, Jan. 12, 1867; and Burten S., Jan.
16, 1870, died Mar. 29, 1877; the living are
at home. His brothers, Lewis, George,
Jacob, and Nimrod were in the war
of the Rebellion, 1861-5. Nimrod died
at Camp Beverly. Business, farming.
Post-Office, Gilboa.
Source:
History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ. 1880 - Page
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JOHN SMITH - son
of Johnson and Elisabeth Reeder Smith, was
born in Alleghany county, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1,
1815, and settled in Putnam county in 1850. He
married in Licking county, Aug. 31, 1837,
Elisabeth Glancy, born in Knox county
July 23, 1821, daughter or D. M. an Elisabeth
(Otto) Glancy. Children: Eliza A.,
born Aug. 21, 1838; William H., Feb. 22,
1840; David M., Dec. 9, 1841; Asbury
Dec. 22, 1843; Johnson M., July 22, 1846;
Lucy, Aug. 9, 1848; Margaret, Oct. 24,
1850; Josiah, April 1853; Mary, Aug.
22, 1855; Nelson, born Nov. 5, 1858, died
Sept. 15, 1859; Emma, Oct. 11, 1860;
Glancy B., Nov. 6, 1862; Albert M., Mar.
13, 1865. Of these, Eliza A. and
Asbury reside in Illinois, and David M.
in Kansas; all the others live in Putnam county.
Mr. Smith has held the office of trustee in
Pleasant township for three years. William
H. and one other son were in the war of the
Rebellion. Occupation, farming.
Postoffice, Columbus Grove.
Source:
History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ. 1880 - Page
224 |
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WILLIAM H. SMITH
- farmer, born in Licking county, Feb. 22, 1840,
settled in this county in 1850 with his parents,
John Smith, and Elisabeth Glancey. His
wife, Hannah E., daughter of James and
Lydia Hayden Sims, who came here in 1841, was
born in Allen county Apr. 11, 1844. They were
married in Putnam county Oct. 31, 1867.
Children: Frank E., born May 31, 1868;
John J., Mar. 17, 1869; Willie, born Dec.
13, 1873, died Nov. 13, 1876; Brice,
Dec. 7, 1876; Anna J., July 8, 1878.
Mr. Smith served in the Union army in the late
war, in Eighty-seventh O. V. I., and was captured
and paroled at Harper's Ferry. His brother,
D. M. Smith, served in the same regiment; both
three years. Business farming.
Postoffice, Columbus Grove.
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ.
1880 - Page 224 |
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WILLIAM W. SMITH
- was born in Hancock county, Ohio, Apr. 5, 1850,
and is a son of John and Mary J. (Baylon) Smith.
He is a printer, and is the present editor and
proprietor of the Leipsic Free Press.
He came to this county in 1860. His wife,
Viola A., daughter of Abram and Jane (Boak)
Baughman, who settled in the county in 1835, was
born Nov. 30, 1858. They were married Aug. 27,
1874, and have one child, Clyde Leroy born
Aug. 31, 1878.
Address, Leipsic, Ohio.
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ.
1880 - Page 235 |
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WALLACE SOHLKE -
whose parents, Christian and Emily (Geppinger)
Sohlke, came to this county in 1870, was born in
Chenango county, New York, Oct. 27, 1855, and is
located at North Creek, Putnam county, Ohio, in the
family grocery business, his store being the second
one of the kind in the place
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio, publ.
1880 - Page 241 |
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