PHILIP ZOELLNER was born Nov. 22, 1832, at Kusel in Bavaria, Germany.  His father's name was Karl Zoellner and his mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Grimm.  He was the youngest of a family of nine children.  His parents never came to America, but died in the old country.  His father was a manufacturer of stockings.  One brother Christian Zoellner, came to the United States, and is living in Cincinnati, a watch-maker and machinist.  One sister came, Mrs. Margaret Thielman, now deceased.  All his other brothers and sisters remained in Germany.  He attended the common schools in Bavaria, and the gymnasium.  He was apprenticed to a watch-maker at sixteen years of age and served as such four years.  He then worked for one year at his trade, and then came to this country.  He came to avoid going into the army.
     He landed in New York on the 7th day of February, 1852, having been on the ocean forty-two days.  He ame in a sailing vessel.  He remaind in ew York nine months and worked at his trade.  In October, 1852, his sister arrived in New York from Bavaria with two children and her husband was already in Cincinnati.  Mr. Zoellner accompanied his sister to Cincinnati, and went to work at his trade and worked there two years.  He came to Portsmouth July 7, 1855, in consequence of a correspondence with Daniel Clemens, who had been a neighbor in Kusel.  He came to the Bostona, Capt. McLean, master, Capts. Jack and James Lusk, clerks.  He went to work with John Clugsten on Market street, in the jewelry business at the old Abe. Coriell stand, and worked with him two years.  On Apr. 1, 1857, he started into business for himself, in the building, Nov. 135 W. Second street, where he remained until Feb. 15, 1900, when he removed to No. 93 W. Second street.
     Mr. Zoellner has always been very industrious, attending to hsi business and maintaining the strictest integrity.  As a consequence he built up a good business and made money.  He was married to Miss Mary Scott, daughter of Charles Scott, on July 9, 1857.  The children of this marriage are: Albert C.,  now in business for himself in Portsmouth; Amelia, wife of P. S. Tritscheller; Lena, wife of George Appel of the Gilbert Grocery Co.; Mary, wife of John C. Bauer, of the same firm; Otto now in businses as Otto Zoellner & Brother; Lucy, widow of Dr. August Schliefer; Anna, wife of Otto Stephen of Cincinnati, Ohio; Charles, in partnership with his brother Otto.  On May 1, 1899, Mr. Zoellner turned his business over to his two sons Otto and Charles.
     Aug. 11, 1862 he enlisted in Company C, 106th O. V. I., and served until Mar. 29, 1863, when he was discharged for disability.  He is one of the charter members of the German Beneficial Society of Portsmouth, organized in 1857, and has never drawn a single benefit from the society.  He has always been a republican.  He was reared a Protestant and is a member of the German Evangelical church.  His children were all baptised and confirmed in the same church.  He cast his first vote in the second ward in 1858, and has lived and voted in that ward ever since.  He resided over his store for twenty-six years, and after that bought the Kehoe residence, which is just north of Dr. Cotton's, where he now resides.  He was a treasurer of the First German Building  Association during its entire existence for nine and one-half years.  He has been agent for foreign steamer lines since 1860.  He has been a member of the Scioto County Tax Commission for three years, and in 1899 he was elected Land Appraiser for the First and Second wards.
     Mr. Zoellner is one of the most substantial citizens of Portsmouth.  He is strictly honest and upright in all his dealings, and has the confidence of the entire community.  The writer regards him as one of the most fortunate men in the city, for he is surrounded by his entire family, and they are all engaged in gainful employment, doing remarkably well for themselves.  He can be justly proud of the records of his sons and sons-in-law, and his daughters are all admirable women.
Source:  History of Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. 1907 - Page 1197 - 98
SHARON WICK'S NOTES:
1880 Census found:
1880 Census - Portsmouth, Scioto Co., OH on June 1st, 1880
Second Street
Dwelling 29 Family 34
Zoellner, Philip - W M 47  - Jeweler - b. Bavaria - fath. b. Bavaria - moth. b. Bavaria
" , Mary - W F 45 - Wife - Housekeeper - b. Baden - fath. b. Baden - moth. b. Baden
" , Albert - W M 21 - Son - Jeweler - b. Ohio - fath. b. Bavaria - moth. b. Baden
" , Amelia - W F 19 - Dau - Clerk in Store - b. Ohio - fath. b. Bavaria - moth. b. Baden
" , Lena - W F 16 - Dau - At School - b. Ohio - fath. b. Bavaria - moth. b. Baden
" , Mary - W F 13 - Dau. - At School - b. Ohio - fath. b. Bavaria - moth. b. Baden
" , Lucy - W F 11 - Dau - At School - b. Ohio - fath. b. Bavaria - moth. b. Baden
" , Otto - W M 9 - Son - At School - b. Ohio - fath. b. Bavaria - moth. b. Baden
" , Annie - W F 5 - Dau - Single - At Home - b. Ohio - fath. b. Bavaria - moth. b. Baden
" , Charles - W M 2 - Son - Single - b. Ohio - fath. b. Bavaria - moth. b. Baden
Scott, Charles - W M 75 - Fath. in Law - Married - Retired - b. Baden - fath. b. Baden  moth. b. Baden
" , Sophia - W F 70 - Moth. in law - Married - b. Baden - fath. b. Baden  moth. b. Baden  \dvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvb

 x    Sourse: Year: 1910; Census Place: Portsmouth Ward 2, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: T624_1228; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0150; FHL microfilm: 1375241
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1910 Census - Portsmouth, Part of, Ward 2, Dist. 150, Scioto Co., Ohio on Apr. 23, 1910 - Wayne twp. pct. E.
160 ____ Street
Zoellner, Otto J. - Head - M W 39 M1 12 yrs. - b. Ohio - fath. b. Ohio - moth. born in
" , Bertha M. - Wife - F W 38 M1 12 yrs. - b. Ohio
" , Philip C. - Son - M W 11 Single - b. Ohio
" , Robert O. - Son - M W 3 Single - b. Ohio
" , Herman F. - Son - M W 1/12 Single - b. Ohio