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1812 History of Sandusky, Ohio
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- Publ. Cleveland, Ohio: H. Z. William & Bro.
1882
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JOHN FABING was
born in Loraine, France (now Germany), in 1797. In 1824 he
married Miss Mary Greiner, who still survives. They
emigrated to this country in 1834, and located near Syracuse,
New York, where they lived ten years. Dec. 24, 1844, they
came to Sandusky county from Buffalo, New York. Mr.
Fabing died July 25, 1845.
He was the father of six children, four of whom are
living, viz: Catharine, John, Frederick, and Barbara. John
and Frederick both reside in this county,
Catharine and Barbara in California.
Frederick Fabing, the son of John
Fabing, was born June 14, 1832, in France, and came with
his parents to this country. In 1858 he married Miss
Mary J. Webber, of Fremont. She was born in France,
January 3, 1833. They have no children.
Source:
1812 History of Sandusky, Ohio with Portraits and Biographies -
Publ. Cleveland, Ohio: H. Z. William & Bro. - 1882 - Page
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DR. J. W. FAILING
is a native of Wayne County, New York, and was born in 1833.
He was educated in the common schools of New York, and at an
early age was employed in a drug store where he became
proficient in pharmacy. After six years experience
handling and compounding drugs, Mr. Failing began the
study of medicine in Norwalk, Ohio. He graduated at the
Cleveland Homeopathic college and came to Fremont to practice in
1854, being then but twenty-two years old.
Mr. Fabing has been a member of the city
council two terms. He is at present superintendent of the
Fremont gas works.
Dr. Failing was for many years well received and
had the foundation of a successful professional career. A
great many people felt self-interested regret when he became
practically disabled for active practice.
Source:
1812 History of Sandusky, Ohio with Portraits and Biographies -
Publ. Cleveland, Ohio: H. Z. William & Bro. - 1882 - Page 459 |
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THOMAS P.
FINEFROCK was born at Franklin county, Pennsylvania, Jan.
9, 1826. He came to Ohio and settled in Lancaster, where
he studied law with Medill & Whitman. He was
admitted to the Bar in August, 1851, and came to Fremont and
began practice with Brice J. Bartlett in the following
September. He soon became well known as a lawyer, and the
firm became prominent in the legal business of the county.
Mr. Finefrock was chosen to the position of prosecuting
attorney in 1853, and served two successive terms. In 1857
he was the Democratic candidate for representative in the
General Assembly, his Republican opponent being Ozias L. Nims,
a prominent merchant of Fremont. After a closely contested
campaign, Mr. Finefrock was elected by a small majority.
During the war he took an active interest in politics, being a
leader of the ultra-Democratic party. In 1866 he received
the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Tenth District,
but was defeated by General R. P. Buckland, the
Republican candidate. His practice from the time he
located in the county was large and remunerative. In 1874
he was elected judge of the court of common pleas, on the
Democratic ticket, and served for the full term of five years,
when he again re-turned to the practice of law, entering into
partnership with Charles H. Bell, under the firm name of
Finefrock & Bell. The firm is now in full practice.
He has always maintained the reputation of a good jury lawyer.
Mr. Finefrock was married in May, 1854, to Miss Emma
E. Carter. They have raised a family, of children, and
reside east of the city.
1 Source: 812 History of Sandusky, Ohio with Portraits and Biographies - Publ. Cleveland, Ohio: H. Z. William & Bro. - 1882 - Page
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JAMES H. FOWLER
is a native of Fremont, Ohio, and was born Jan. 5, 1846.
His father was, by birth, an Englishman, and his mother a
Pennsylvania German. He attended common school and desired
more extensive school privileges but the financial circumstances
of his father seemed to forbid. James, however, met
these circumstances honorably, by amply remunerating his father
for the loss of his services, from the time of leaving home
eighteen - to the time of his majority. He taught school
for several terms and then learned the printer's trade in the
office of the Sandusky County Democrat. He enlisted as a
private in the One Hundredth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Apr. 24,
1861. He was advanced from the ranks to the first
lieutenancy. At Limestone Station he was taken prisoner,
with many others of his regiment. For four months he
suffered the hardships of prison life at Salisbury and Libby,
the greater part of the time at Libby. While in prison he
fell into association with a well-educated Frenchman, who was
also a prisoner. Mr. Fowler indicated a desire
learn the French language, and was instructed by his fellow
prisoner. He was an apt student, and advanced rapidly
until the time of his escape, which was really a romantic
episode of prison life. The suffering in-mates of Libby
were detailed each day to gather wood to supply the prison.
One damp day, while on this dreary mission, a companion and
Mr. Fowler made a daring and successful attempt to escape.
As soon as they reached the woods they speed on their way
northward, being aided and guided by negroes. They slept
during daylight and travelled at night. Pursuing blood
hounds were evaded by travelling the rocky beds of streams.
At last they safely reached the Union lines at Knoxville, and
re-entered the service. At the close of the war he was
mustered out with his regiment as first lieutenant, and returned
to Fremont. He at once began the study of law in the
office of Homer Everett, and was admitted to practice
Aug. 15, 1876. After a short time of practice, he formed a
partnership with Mr. Everett,, and the firm has been
continued without change since that time. Mr. Fowler
has a fair knowledge of the French and German languages, has a
large find of general information, and by his own individual
efforts has earned a good standing among members of the Bar of
the county.
Source:
1812 History of Sandusky, Ohio with Portraits and Biographies -
Publ. Cleveland, Ohio: H. Z. William & Bro. - 1882 - Page
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William Fuller |
WILLIAM FULLER.
On another page will be found a good likeness of one of the few
pioneers now living. One by one he has seen the first
settlers carried to their long home, old and young, grave and
gay, strong and feeble, from the gray-haired grandsire to the
tottering infant. Yet he remains, almost the last of a
noble race, the heroic race of pioneers.
Jason Fuller was born in Connecticut, May 24,
1767. He moved to Massachusetts when quite a young man,
and settled in what is now Franklin county. There he
married Philanda Taylor and resided until 1816, when he moved
with his family to Ontario county (now Livingston county), New
York, where his wife died in 1818, on the 5th of November, at
the age of forty-nine. Jason Fuller and wife
were the parents
of eight children, all of whom lived to be married, and all had
families excepting the oldest daughter. We will briefly
mention each in the order of their ages: Cynthia married
Silas Pratt, in Massachusetts, moved to Sandusky
county in 1824, and died here. Rachel married
Amos Hammond in New York State; died in Michigan.
Philanda was the first wife of James Morrill,
and died in Massachusetts. Electa married James
Morrill, and is now living in Kansas; she was eighty-four,
May 24, 1881. William was the next child and oldest
son. John married, in Green Creek township, Rhoda
Powell; moved to Nebraska, and died there.
Betsey married Ichabod Munger in New York
State; died in Michigan. Thomas married Margaret
Evart in New York; died in Michigan. Thus it will be
seen there are but two members of the family surviving.
Jason Fuller followed the occupation of farming through
life. Both he and his wife were honest, upright people,
and members of the Baptist church. They were kind and
loving parents, and tenderly and carefully reared their large
family.
William Fuller was born in Hawley,
Hampshire county, Massachusetts (now Franklin county), on the
23d of January, 1799. There he lived until the fall of
1816, attending school and assisting his father on the farm.
He went with his parents to New York State, and resided there
until February, 1818; then, at the age of nineteen, on foot and
alone, he started for Ohio, then the "far West." He
carried in a package upon his back a few articles of clothing
and some provisions to eat upon the way. He traversed the
entire distance on foot, except when some traveler gave him a
ride for a few miles. On the thirteenth day after he left
home he arrived in Milan township, Huron county, and immediately
engaged to work for Squire Ebenezer Merry.
Two weeks after his arrival his father, his oldest sister and
her husband, and his youngest brother came. His father
took possession of a tract of land previously negotiated for,
upon which William engaged to clear ten acres as a
compensation for the use of his time during the remaining period
of his minority. William returned to New York State
the following July, his plans being to settle up some business
for his father, do the harvesting on the old farm, and return to
Ohio in the fall with the rest of the family. During this
summer he made a business trip to Massachusetts; on his return
he found his mother quite ill and unable to think of performing
the long journey to Ohio. She died in November. His
father, who had been advised of her illness, was unable to
accomplish the journey from the West in time to be with her
during her last moments, but arrived in New York in December.
While at home this winter William took unto
himself a wife. He was married on the 7th day of November,
1819, to Mehetable Botsford. She was a native of
Connecticut, but her parents were then living in New York.
On the last day of February, 1819, arrangements having finally
been completed for a return to the new western home, William
Fuller, accompanied by his wife and father, started again
for Ohio, with a yoke of oxen and a sled upon which were carried
the few household goods they were then possessed of. They
were twenty-two days upon the road.
William then rented a small log cabin, where he
lived the first summer, and began the task of making a home.
His father, never a very healthy man, was taken ill in the month
of September, and after lingering a few weeks, died at
William's home on the 25th of October, 1819, at the age of
fifty-two. Mr. Fuller lived in Milan
township until 1824. While there he had cleared about
twenty acres, erected a log house and barn, and subdued the land
until he had a very fair field of some thirty acres, including
ten acres which his father had cleared. For this work he
received no pay, except the crops he secured; but as neither he
nor his father had made any payment for the land, the only loss
was the value of his labor for six years.
In 1823 Mr. Fuller bought forty acres in
Green Creek township, southeast of Clyde, moved upon it in the
spring of 1824, and began clearing and improving. He had
erected a cabin before bringing his family here. In June
he was taken ill, and was unable to work until the latter part
of August. Then he suffered through the fall with ague.
Altogether, the first year was one which might well be deemed
discouraging, but the next brought even greater trials and
misfortunes. During the following year he was able to do
but little work. In August, 1826, his wife was taken ill
with a fever, and on the 15th day of the same month his oldest
child was killed by the oxen running away with the cart,
throwing him out and killing him. The 19th day of August
his fourth child was born, and on the following day Mrs.
Fuller died, and was buried, together with her dead
infant. Mr. Fuller was then obliged to break
up housekeeping, leaving his two remaining children in the care
of his sister, Mrs. Hammond, until the spring of
1827, when he went back to New York State, and worked at various
employments for four years, paying his children's board.
Mr. Fuller married Cynthia
Havens, a native of Livingston county, New York, May 15,
1831, and returned to his farm, where he continued to reside
until March, 1834, when he came to his present place of
residence in Townsend township. This, too, was wild, and Mr.
Fuller once more had the work of a pioneer to perform.
Jan. 23, 1835, death again entered the household, and deprived
Mr. Fuller of his wife. Being thus left with
a farm to manage and four children to provide for, he could not
well abandon house-keeping, and on the 6th of July, 1835, he
married his third wife, Marcia M. George, a native of his
New York home. She lived just one year from the day of her
marriage, and died July 6, 1836.
Oct. 19, 1837, Mr. Fuller was united in
marriage to the lady, who presides over his home, Emma M.
Levisee, born in Lima, Livingston county, New York.
By his first wife he was the father of four children,
one of whom is living. They were Jason H.; David,
John, and an infant. Jason H. was born March
1, 1820; died Aug. 15, 1826, as before mentioned. David,
born July 8, 1821; married Mary Z. Higley for his first
wife, who bore him six children, four of whom survive. His
second wife, Eliza J. Plumb, bore two children, who are
still living. He died in Townsend, May 18, 1879.
John, born April 7, 1823; married Eliza Mallory; now
resides in Branch county, Michigan; has one child living and one
deceased. A son, born Aug. 19, 1826, died in infancy.
Mr. Fuller's second wife bore two children, one
of whom is living:. William T., born Apr. 10, 1832;
married Mary J. Van Buskirk; resides in Townsend; is the
father of six children, three of whom are now living—Cynthia
M., born Nov. 2, 1833, died Dec. 22, 1853.
One child was the fruit of the third marriage,
Jason. E., born July 1, 1836, died September, 1836.
His present wife has borne three children, two of whom
are living. Taylor, born Mar. 29, 1840, married
Angeline Stone, resides in York, has one child.
James, born Oct. 13, 1844, married Betsey Richards,
resides near his parents, has one child. Albert,
born June 22, 1846, died Sept. 26, 1849.
Mr. Fuller had his full share of the
hardships and privations of pioneer life. Commencing in a
new country, while not of age, he fought his way onward against
many difficulties and severe trials. In the days when
wheat was only twenty-five cents per bushel, and groceries were
held at enormous prices, salt being nine and eleven dollars per
barrel, it was hard for a man to make and pay for a home. But
all this is past and gone. His industry, activity and
patience were rewarded in time. Mr. Fuller
has been a successful business man. Though physically
somewhat enfeebled by age and the results of years of toil, his
mind is clear and cheerful, and he is passing the evening of his
days among the scenes of his former struggles and triumphs,
happy and contented. Each of his five sons who grew to
manhood and married, were helped to a farm by their father.
Mr. Fuller was a Democrat until 1856, but
since that time has voted with the Republicans. In
religion he is a believer in the doctrine of universal
salvation.
Mr. Fuller, wherever he is known, is
recognized as a just and honorable man, and is respected by old
and young.
Source:
1812 History of Sandusky, Ohio with Portraits and Biographies -
Publ. Cleveland, Ohio: H. Z. William & Bro. - 1882 - Page
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