OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS - Seneca Co., Ohio

Source:
History of Seneca County, Ohio
containing a History of the County, It's Townships, Towns,
Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, etc.;
Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men;
Biographies; History of the Northwest Territory;
History of Ohio; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.
- Illustrated -
Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
1886.

	Big Springs Twp. - FELIX NEPPER, farmer, P. O. Berwick, was born in Belgium, Nov. 13, 1815, son of Bernard and Mary J. Nepper, also natives of Belgium, where they lived and died. Our subject was married in Belgium, Oct. 30, 1849, to Josephine Defountain, born Mar. 20, 1820, daughter of Joseph and Margaret Defountain who departed this life in the old country. Our subject and wife have four children: Charles, born Feb. 7, 1850; Margaret, born Jun. 17, 1854; Victor born Nov. 25, 1857; August, born Oct. 3, 1859. Mr. Nepper came to this county in 1853. He has been engaged in farming all his life, and now owns eighty-nine acres of improved land in Big Spring Township, whereon he resides. He and all his family are faithful members of the Catholic Church of St. Nicholas. SOURCE: History of Seneca County, Ohio containing a History of the County, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886. - Page 726
	Loudon Twp. & Fostoria City - JOHN H. NORRIS, physician. Fostoria, was born in Perry Township, Wood Co., Ohio, May 13, 1855, son of Hon. John and Rebecca C. (Cuthbertson) Norris, who were among the pioneers of that township. Our subject's father, who was a prominent citizen of Wood County, and served once from there as representative to the State Legislature, has been a resident of Fostoria since 1880. Our subject was reared on a farm and educated in the normal school at Republic. In 1874 he began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. J. C. Lincoln, of Bowling Green, Ohio, with whom he remained three years; graduated from the medical department of the Wooster University, Cleveland. Ohio, Feb. 27, 1877, and began the practice of medicine at Bowling Green, in March of the same year, and there remained two and a half years. Mar. 1, 1880, he received a post-graduate degree from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York, and in 1881 he located at Fostoria, where he has been in active practice ever since. Dr. Norris was married, Sept. 20, 1882, to Anna B., daughter of Robert Middaugh, of Canton, Ohio. Politically the Doctor is a Republican. He is an active member of the Masonic fraternity. SOURCE: History of Seneca County, Ohio containing a History of the County, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 918
	Clinton Twp. & Tiffin City - LLOYD NORRIS, farmer and stock dealer, P. O. Tiffin, was born in this county Oct. 5, 1830, son of Nathaniel and Sarah Norris, natives of Maryland, where they were married and where they first settled; from there they came to this county, about 1838, and here remained until their death; Nathaniel Norris departed this life Dec. 3, 1864, and his widow Feb. 5, 1865. Our subject was united in marriage, Mar. 30, 1854, with Barbara A. Miller, born in the State of New York, Oct. 16, 1836, daughter of Daniel and Anna Miller, who were married in New York State, and who moved to Ohio in 1837, settling in this county, where they remained until the death of Mrs. Miller, which occurred Mar. 24, 1849. After the death of his first wife Mr. Miller, which occurred Mar. 24, 1849. After the death of his first wife Mr. Miller married Sarah Raber, and they now reside in clinton Township, this county. To our subject and wife have been born to children: Sidney C., born Dec. 10, 1857, and Arthur L., born Aug. 12, 1872. Mr. Norris owns 160 acres of fine land, with good buildings. Mrs. Norris is a member of the Lutheran Church. SOURCE: History of Seneca County, Ohio containing a History of the County, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886. - Page 811

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