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A Portrait and Biographical Record of Allen & Putnam Counties, Ohio
 Containing Biographical Sketches of Many
Prominent and Representative Citizens,
Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the
Presidents of the United States
and Biographies of the
Governors of Ohio
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Publ. Chicago: A. W. Bowen & Co.
1896

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PETER P. WELTY		  


J. WERNER		  


GEO. WINEMAN		  
  AUSTIN WING, now a frmer of Palmer township, was born in Greensburg township, Putnam county, Ohio, Apr. 28, 1839, received a common education and was reared on his father's farm.  He is of English descent and is a son of HENRY and Elinor (Frazee) WING, and remained on the home farm until sixteen years of age, assisting his father.  Dec. 20, 1868, he was united in marriage with Miss Electa Sandford, who was born in Defiance county, Ohio, Dec. 17, 1849, a daughter of John and Electa (Cassady) Sandford.  John Sandford was born in Tompkins county, N. Y., in February, 1803, and was one of the earliest settlers of Defiance county, Ohio.  He was married in Seneca county, Ohio, and became the father of eleven children, viz.: Jane, Rebecca, John, Eliza, Volney, Susan, Andrew J., Lewis C., Frank, Electa and Samuel.  The mother of this large family died in September, 1850, and the father, who had served as commissioner of Defiance county, passed away Mar. 7, 1882.  The father of Mrs. Sandford, and the grandfather of Mrs. Wing, also named John married Miss Elizabeth Miller and both these lived all their days in the Empire state - highly respected people.  To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Wing have been born the following family:  James D., John S., Lewis F. (deceased), William A., Cora E., Delford A., Gracie E. (deceased), Electa E., Missouri J., Mary E. (deceased), Frank (deceased) and Lucy F.  Since his marriage Mr. Wing has lived on various farms but never outside of Putnam county.
     Mr. Wing is a truly patriotic American, and for the preservation of the integrity of the flag of his country and to save his nation from disintegration, enlisted in April, 1861, in company E, Twenty-first Ohio volunteer infantry, and re-enlisted Aug. 22, 1862, but this time in the cavalry service - Company F, Fourth regiment.  He served in the campaigns through Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.  At Stone River he was captured by the enemy and confined in Libby prison for twenty days, and after his exchange he fought at Chattanooga, scouted and foraged up the Tennessee river, participated in the famous Atlanta campaign, and, in fact, took part in all the marches and battles in which his regiment was engaged, finally being honorably discharged after a prolonged service of three years and three months.
     In 1890 Mr. Wing settled on his present farm of 175 acres, but which then had no house upon it.  His intention, however, is to build a dwelling in the modern stile and of some pretentions, with out-buildings to match.  The soil of this farm is rich and fertile, and Mr. Wing has not failed to avail himself of this fact.  In politics Mr. Wing is a republican, has served as township assessor, and is very popular with his party.  He bears a name that has never been tarnished by a dishonorable act and one of which his progeny may well be proud.  He is recognized by his neighbors as a most useful citizen, ever ready to assist the distressed, and to promptly aid in advancing every project designed to forward the well-being of the township and county.  Few men in the county of Putnam have been more patriotic, public-spirited, or industrious, or stand as high in the public esteem as Austin Wing,
Source: Portrait and Biographical History of Allen and Putnam Counties, Ohio, Part II,  Publ. 1896 - Page 587
  HENRY WING was of English descent, and was a native of Vermont, his birth occurring in the year 1797.  After attaining manhood he took as a life partner Miss Elinor Frazee, who was born in Pennsylvania.  They first settled on a farm near Defiance, Ohio.  Late, about 1825, they moved to Greensburg township, Putnam county, Ohio, and entered a small tract of land consisting of twenty-one acres.  Two years later they purchased 200 acres additional, and proceeded with the difficult task of converting it into a farm home which would yield them a sustenance.  The senior Wing was possessed of only an ordinary education, but he had been reared upon a farm, and was not afraid of hard work.  At the time Putnam county was largely a primitive wilderness, full of Indians, and the wild forests were thick with bears, wolves, deer and other game.  The highways had not then been traced, and neighbors were few and far between.  Into this uninviting country did the young couple come, with stout hearts and eager hands, determined to make for themselves a home.  Gradually the transformation was affected, and the worthy couple become known as substantial and respected citizens.  Both were believers in Christianity, and by their daily life set an example worthy of emulation.  Mr. Wing was a politics a whig, and as such he was called upon to fill various township offices, a duty which he performed with satisfaction.  He died Sept. 18, 1844, and his beloved wife joined him in August, 1848.  They were the parents of eleven children, given in order below, all but the youngest of whom are still living:  Jarvis, Rhoda, Oliver, Henry, Elnora, Jane, Pauline, Austin, Cleopatra, Francis M., and Nathan.
     Henry Wing, of subject, was born in Defiance county, Ohio, Sept. 8, 1831.  He was reared upon his father's farm, and, in fact, has been concerned with agriculture all of his life.  His educational discipline was that received in a log school-house of the pioneer days, but his was an observant mind, and in addition he absorbed and excellent knowledge of general affairs.  Mar. 17, 1866, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Gilbert, who was born in Summit county, Ohio, Aug. 9, 1847.  She is the daughter of Jacob and Martha (Butler) Gilbert.  Her father was born in the Champlain regions of Vermont, while her mother was a native of Connecticut.  They were married at Cayuga Falls, Ohio, where Jacob Gilbert engaged for several years in the mercantile business.  They lived in Cleveland, Ohio, for three years, and then removed to Putnam county and made their home in Monroe township.  Here they purchased a tract of school land and became substantial citizens of that section.  Mr. Gilbert was one of the pioneer school-teachers of this portion of Ohio, and he followed the vocation up to the time of his death, in December, 1863.  He was an old-line whig politically, and was several times honored with political preferment at the hands of his fellow-citizens.  His religious views lad him to a membership in the Methodist church, while Mrs. Gilbert has been a Bible Christian a lady beloved for her many sterling qualities, and a mother whose life has been devoted to her family.  She still resides upon the old homestead.  Eight children were born to them, viz: Lucien, Lucius, Rufus E., Martha, Sarah A., Ida M., Prosper L. and Mrs. Wing.  Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wing settled upon the farm now owned by them when they were first married, and they have become closely identified with the interests of this portion of the county.  Their present fine homestead could hardly be recognized as the howling wilderness of which they took possession nearly thirty years ago.  It consists of 180 acres of fertile land, with good buildings, and its present stage of cultivation has been reached only by hard labor and indomitable perseverance.
     At the breaking out of the Civil war our subject enlisted in company E, Thirty-first Ohio volunteer infantry, and was in the campaigns through Kentucky and Virginia.  He saw' active camp and guard duty, and received honorable discharge in August, 1861.  In politics he is a republican, and he has filled various township offices with eminent satisfiaction.  Although not identified with any religious denomination, nevertheless Mr. and Mrs. Wing are in sympathy therewith, and aid the good work in a financial way.  The have had eight children born to their marriage, viz: Martha, Albert John, Frederick, Florence, Rufus (deceased), Frank H., Annie (deceased) and Philip (deceased.)
Source: Portrait and Biographical History of Allen and Putnam Counties, Ohio, Part II,  Publ. 1896 - Page 586

WILLIAM WINKEL, an enterprising farmer and tile manufacturer of Liberty township, Putnam county, Ohio, was born in Beaver county, Pa., Dec. 5, 1836, and is a son of RUDY and Mary (Hicks) WINKEL, both, also natives of the Keystone state.  Rudy, the father was a life-long farmer, and to himself and wife were born ten children, named as follows:  Henry, John, Moses, Catherine. William (our subject, George, Barbara A., Mary J., and Rudy and Margaret E., twins.  Of these our subject was the only one to come to Ohio, with the exception of Rudy, who came in 1869 married here, and died the father of four children.  Rudy the father, died in his native state in 1854, and his widow in 186, the latter a member of the Presbyterian church, and both highly respected by the members of the community in which they passed their days.
     William Winkel was reared on the home farm and remained with his parents until 1860, when he married, of which event mention will be made in a subsequent paragraph.  He then rented a small farm in his native county and began the struggle of life in earnest.  On this farm he resided until 1868, when he brought his family to Ohio, and for a short time located on a small farm in Liberty township, Putnam county, until he could make a permanent settlement, which he accomplished by purchasing eighty acres of his present farm in the same township.  This farm contained a cabin, and of the land about twenty acres had been cleared, the balance being timber land.  He has since added forty acres to the place, nearly all of which he has cleared up, ditched, tiled and placed in an excellent state of cultivation; has improved it with a handsome two-story frame dwelling, a commodious and substantial barn and out-buildings, a wind-pump, etc., and set out a thriving orchard of choice fruit trees - all in the northeast corner of the township, five miles from Leipsic station.  Up to 1892 he gave this farm his undivided attention, doing general farming and raising live stock of choice grades, making specialties of short horn cattle, and the better breeds of hogs for home use.
     In 1891 Mr. Winkel's son John engaged in the manufacture of tiling with his brother-in-law, John Casteel, on the home place and found an immediate home sale for all they could turn out, and also manufactured some brick.  Mr. Winkel has great faith in tile as an aid to the successful prosecution of agriculture, derived from his own experience, and in 1895 purchased John Casteel's interest.  Since settling on his present farm, four different seasons passed in which he failed to grow corn enough to fatten his hogs and carry him through the winter, as the water that accumulated on his land had no outlet and was withdrawn only by the tedious operation of evaporation, but since ditching and tiling have been introduced he has succeeded in making a good crop every year.  He has witnessed the thousand and __e other advances that have also taken place since his coming to the Black swamp.  There were then hardly any roads, and the lands were in the hands of small farmer settlers, with very little under cultivation.  Now all these lands are well drained and under tillage, and pikes and byways permeate every section of the township and county, and Mr. Winkel has by hard labor greatly aided in bringing about this transformation.
     Mr. Winkel was joined in matrimony in 1860 with Miss Elizabeth J. Lafferty who was born in Beaver county, Pa., Feb. 19, 1843, a daughter of James R. Lafferty, a farmer, who came to Ohio in 1865, bought a tract of 200 acres in Van Buren township, Putnam county, opened up about ninety acres to cultivation, and built a good house and barn.  HE was a progressive citizen, and for many years an elder in the Presbyterian church, in the faith of which he died in February, 1893 - his widow being now seventy-two years of age.  Their family comprised nine children, viz:  Elizabeth J., wife of Mr. Winkel; Samuel, who died single; John, practicing medicine at Columbus Grove, Ohio; James, a farmer; Mary A., wife of Frank Baughman, farmer; Lucinda, who died unmarried, at the age of eighteen years; Lewis, principal of the Leipsic school; Grace, on the homestead, and Ray who died when five years old.  The union of Mr. and Mrs. Winkle has been blessed with twelve children, born in the following order:  Mary E., married to John Casteel, farmer; Della, wife of James Winkel, farmer; Emma J., married to Delano Decker farmer; William J., a farmer; John a tile manufacturer; Alice, died at the age of eighteen years; Rudy H., Lewis S., Moses, Lucinda A., Dora B. and Charles F. all at home.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Winkel affiliate with the Presbyterian church, and in politics, Mr. Winkel is a republican.  Although he does not aspire to office, he has, as a matter of public duty, filled several of the minor offices of the township.  He is public spirited and liberal in his contributions toward improvements designed for the public good, is straightforward in all his transactions, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of the community in which he has passed so many years of his useful and well spent life.
Source: Portrait and Biographical History of Allen and Putnam Counties, Ohio, Part II,  Publ. 1896 - Page 591


Mrs. Nellie Wisterman
& David Wisterman		 DAVID WISTERMAN, in whose honor Wisterman, Putnam county, Ohio, was named, is a gentleman of general culture, refinement and wide education, who is descended from a long line of ancestors noted for the possession of similar attributes.  His paternal grandfather, George J. Wisterman, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and in 1795 he came to America and settled near Buffalo, N. Y., where he married a Miss Brosius.  He was a fine German and English scholar, and a student of Hebrew, Greek and Latin.  For many years he was a leading Lutheran divine of the state of New York, and was known throughout the east as a man of scholarly attainments, being the author of several books and possessing, in addition to his classical education, a thorough training in music.
     GEORGE J. WISTERMAN, our subject's father, was born near Seneca, N. Y., in 1797, and in his youth received a liberal education, being prepared for the ministry of the Lutheran church.  He was a German and Latin scholar and early in life taught school for a time.  Under the direction of Dr. Shingler he studied medicine, and in connection with his other vocations practiced the noble art of healing, for many years.  In 1836 he came to Putnam county, Ohio, and settled in Kalida, where he built, owned and operated a tan yard.  In 1846 he disposed of this and settled upon a farm he had purchased in Greensburg township, on the Blanchard river.  Two years thereafter he bought the water power and grist and saw-mills five miles west of  his farm, and operated the same.  In 1849 he crossed the plains to California, and returning in 1852 settled down on the old place in Greensburg, where he died in January, 1864.  He was an old-line whig  in politics, and for a number of years acceptably filled the office of justice of the peace.  He was twice married, his first wife being a Miss Pontius, by whom he had three children - Henry, Joseph and Isabella.  His second marriage was to Miss Elizabeth Cigler who was born in Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 30, 1817.  She was the daughter of Henry and Catherine Cigler, who were also natives of Pennsylvania.  Our subject's parents had eight children, as follows:  Sarah, David, Eliza, Isaac, Jonas, Mary, Catherine and Susan.
     David Wisterman our subject, was born in Kalida, Ohio, Mar. 6, 1838.  In his early youth his time was passed at school, in his father's office, and upon the farm.  He received private instruction in Latin and later attended the college of Kenyon, where he prepared himself for the profession of teaching, paying particular attention to higher mathematics.   He taught twenty-eight terms of school with unqualified success - the major portion of the time in Putnam county - where he ranked as the best instructor of the day, teaching the highest grades then in vogue and being the first teacher to give instruction in algebra in the common schools.  During his pedagogical labors he always kept fully abreast of the times by pursuing a wide course of reading, and eventually gave up the profession only on account of continued ill health.  For the past fifteen years he has practiced homeopathy more or less, and possesses a fine collection of the works by the best medical authorities.  Mr. Wisterman is a polished and highly educated man, and one with whom it is a pleasure to converse.  He is a wide reader of current and scientific literature, is an enthusiastic disciple of Darwin, and takes a deep interest in educational matters.
     Aug. 14, 1862, David Wisterman responded to the call of his country and enlisted in company E, One Hundred and Eleventh Ohio volunteer infantry, as musician, and was in the "foot race" after Bragg.  On account of physical disability he received an honorable discharge Aug. 27, 1863.  Mr. Wisterman owns three productive farms, their acreage being respectively 141, 120 and eighty-three, and makes his home upon the largest one of the three.  Last summer he erected a modern elevator and feed-mill which will add greatly to the welfare of this community.  He believes that the people's party stands nearer the old Jacksonian principles than does any other party in existence in this country, and consequently he is a firm believer therein.  He is a member of Drake post, G. A. R., at Continental, and socially is deservedly popular.
     Mr. Wisterman was united in marriage, Mar. 17, 1864, to Miss Leandra Brower, daughter of Brickman and Angeline (Stalnaker) Brower.  The father was a native of North Carolina, and the mother a native of Virginia, and early became identified with Putnam county, Ohio, as pioneer settlers.  Brickman Brower was a leading man in the Methodist church and a strong republican.  Mrs. Wisterman's paternal grandfather, Frederick Brower, was a native and resident of Randolph county, N. C., where he married MISS NELLIE STALEY.  He was in the war of 1812, and a prominent citizen of the south.  Nine children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wisterman, of whom the eldest two are deceased.  In order of birth they are named as follows:  Chauncey B., Lizzie I., William H., Thomas C., Harvey M., Alexis E., Viola M., George J.  and Myra M.
 Source: Portrait and Biographical History of Allen and Putnam Counties, Ohio, Part II,  Publ. 1896 - Page 598

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