OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS - Seneca Co., Ohio - BIOGRAPHIES

Source:
A History of Seneca County, Ohio
A Narrative Account of its Historical Progress,
in People, and in its Principal Interests
- Illustrated -
- Vol. II -
Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company
Chicago-New York
1911

PORTRAIT

ADAM GRINE - It is doubtful if anyone is better or more pleasantly known in Big Spring township than Adam Grine, who resides upon a valuable farm in section 28. He is a progressive agriculturist who understands bringing the land to the highest state of cultivation, but the exercise of his powers has by no means been limited to this and he has given to the community public service of a high character. It is a favorable comment upon the confidence reposed in him and upon his personal popularity as well that he was elected land appraiser of Big Spring township by a majority of one hundred and one, Mr. Grine being a Republican, and an unswerving one, and the township being two hundred and fourteen Democratic. He is a councilman at the present time and he has displayed much conscientious efficiency in the handling of public affairs.
     Adam Grine was born in Big Spring township, Seneca county, July 23, 1858, the son of John and Mary (Shortgen) Grine. The father was a native of Belgium, as was also the mother, the former having been born in that country Sept. 24, 1810. In 1847 he and his wife, born in 1827, decided to cast their fortunes with the new world across the Atlantic. Shortly after coming to the United States they found their way to Seneca county, and were fortunate enough to have their dreams of the adopted country come true, for they became prosperous and respected citizens. The father, who owned one hundred and one acres of land, was a Republican, and he and his family attended the Catholic church. He was the father of fifteen children, five of them born to his first marriage and ten to his second, which was contracted in 1849 with Miss Mary Shortgen, daughter of John and Mary Shortgen. The subject was the sixth in order of birth of the latter family, his brothers and sisters being Catharine, John, Joseph, Peter, Margaret, (then Adam), Anna, Nicholas, Henry, Thomas, all living except Peter and Margaret and all living in Seneca county except Catharine, who is living in Trumbell, Nebraska.
     In the fashion of the usual farmer’s son Mr. Grine attended the district school in the winter months, when the duties of the farm were somewhat lessened, and in the summer devoted his time to assisting his father. When he was fourteen years of age he left his desk in the school room and gave his entire attention to farming. He remained under the parental roof until his thirty-first birthday, when he was married and established a household of his own. Through the exercise of thrift he was able to purchase two hundred and forty acres of land in sections 28 and 33 and to this he and his wife removed. He subsequently found it expedient to dispose of a part of this and to invest elsewhere, and he now retains eighty acres in section 28, upon which he lives. He has cleared and improved this tract and has brought it to an excellent state of development, the principal secret of his success having been hard work and presistence.
     Mr. Grine’s wife before her marriage was Philomena Pethe, of Big Spring township, a daughter of August Pethe. She was born Apr. 3, 1863, and was educated in the public schools of the township. Their union was celebrated Sept. 24, 1889, and it has been blessed by the birth of eight children. They are Merle A., Cletus H., Stephen E., Mary A., Leo N., Anna C., Susan C. and John. The various members of the family are affiliated with St. Nicholas Catholic church of Big Spring township.
     As previously mentioned Mr. Grine is a councilman, a position he secured by unanimous consent. He is a stalwart supporter of the principles taught by Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, McKinley and Roosevelt, and takes a keen and intelligent interest in all matters pertaining to the public welfare. He is pleasant, courteous, and obliging and one of the substantial citizens of Big Spring township. He is the present treasurer of his church.
     Mr. Grine’s father died in 1SS9, his mother having preceded him to the Great Beyond in 1834. They were married at New Riegel, Seneca county, Ohio.
SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 935

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