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SAMPSON D. ECKHART.     By their votes in 1914 the people of Scioto County placed in the office of county auditor a man whose thorough fitness for official responsibility no one might successfully question.  Until this new honor came to him, Mr. Eckhart had been an educator, in school work since the age of nineteen, and many of his early pupils helped elect him.  He has almost as many personal friends over the county as he had votes in the election.
     Sampson D. Eckhart was born on a farm in Madison Township Feb. 16, 1876.  His father is Jacob A. Eckhart, one of the county's substantial citizens, who was born in Ohio, Aug. 7, 1843.  Grand Father Jacob Eckhart, a native of Hanover, Germany, where he was reared and educated, came to America to win a home, crossing the ocean in a sailing vessel, and became an early resident of Jackson County.  His wife was Mary Sherer, and they reared twelve of their family of fourteen children.  Four of the sons, George, Adam, John and Jacob, all became soldiers and made good records in the Civil war.
     Jacob A. Eckhart, one of the surviving veterans of the war, grew up on a farm in Madison Township, attended rural schools, and was still under age when hostilities broke out between the states.  Aug. 13, 1862. he enlisted in Company K of the Ninety-first Ohio Infantry, and going to the front, participated with his command in a number of campaigns and engagements.  At Stevenson's Depot, Virginia, he was severely wounded in the right hip.  This fight occurred July 20, 1864, and he was sent to the Maryland Heights Hospital, where he remained three months.  He never sufficiently recovered for active service, but was not discharged until May 6, 1865, at Cumberland, Maryland.  Two years after his return home the bullet was extracted from his body, and it is now kept as a relic of the war.   As soon as he was able to apply himself to the serious business of life, he bought forty acres adjoining the old homestead, and built a house which he occupied for a number of years.  He finally removed to the old homestead to care for his parents, and eventually succeeded to its ownership.  In 1900 he moved into Sciotoville, and in the same year was appointed village postmaster, an office he held for several years.  In December, 1865, he married Jemima Bussler, a daughter of Samuel Bussler.  The eight children of their marriage were:  Daniel, who died when fourteen years old, the result of an accident; George, who died at the age of nineteen; John; Minnie, wife of J. W. Coriell; Maggie, deceased wife of Dr. Samuel Rickey; Sampson D.; Andrew J.; and Bertha.
     Professor Eckhart takes much satisfaction in the fact that his youth was spent in the wholesome environment of the country.  His schooling was begun in district schools, and advanced by attendance at the normal schools of both Scioto and Jackson counties.  His career as a teacher began at the age of nineteen, and he has some interesting and pleasant recollections of his first term, taught at Glade in Scioto township of Jackson County.  Then followed three years in the Shiner school in the same township, and the next year in the Providence school in the same locality.  In 1900 he came to Portsmouth and for two years was connected with the Micklethwait school, and after that was continuously in charge of the New Boston school until he entered upon his duties at the court house.
     In August. 1900, Mr. Eckhart married Stella Frances Gahm.  She was born in Scioto Township of Jackson County, a daughter of Adam and Maggie Gahm.  Mr. and Mrs. Eckhart have two daughters, Marie and Garnet.
     Politically, Mr. Eckhart cast his first vote for Major McKinley, and has never wavered in his support of republican principles.  He is a member of the General Jacob Camp No. 26, Sons of Veterans, and of Ives Lodge, Knights of Pythias, at Harrisonville.  His parents are members of the United Brethren Church, but he and his wife have membership in the Baptist denomination.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 828

Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 308

Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 968

WILLIAM EGBERT.     For more than half a century the Egbert family have been identified with Scioto County and always with the activities of farming and country life.  William Egbert was born and has spent practically all his life in this county, has witnessed its many changes since his boyhood and has borne his individual share of the labors and responsibilities of community growth.
     William Egbert was born in Valley Township of Scioto County, May 20, 1850, a son of Daniel and Louise (Appel) Egbert.  Both parents were natives of Germany, but came to the United States before their marriage.  The father located at Center Furnace in Scioto County, was employed there for several years, married, and about 1858 moved to Valley Township, where he bought 126 acres of land.  That farm has long been known as Miller's Run Farm.  Daniel Egbert and wife be came the parents of eight children, three of whom are living: William, Daniel, and Louise, wife of John M. Johnson of Columbus, Ohio.
     William Egbert grew up in Scioto County, had a farm training, supplemented by his education in the country schools, and since early man hood has followed quietly but successfully the routine of farm life.  He owns a good estate, has improved it according to the modern standards, and is successful.  Mr. Egbert is one of the trustees and superintendent of the Miller's Run Road, which passes his farm.
     Mr. Egbert first married Mary S. Raymer.  Their four children are John, William, Dora and Lucy.  After the death of his first wife Mr. Egbert married Caroline Winkler of Portsmouth, Ohio.  Their living children are: Fred, Frank, Kate, Mamie and Daniel.  The family are members of the Lutheran Church and in politics Mr. Egbert is a democrat.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 1021

Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 959