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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
| ARTHUR W. SAUNDERS SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 640 |
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| MICHAEL L. SCANNELL SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 548 |
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| R. T. SCHAAF SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 546 |
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| HERMAN SCHEIBER SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 629 |
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| JOHN W. SCOTT SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 866 |
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| JESSE N. SELLERS SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 511 |
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| WILLIAM M. SHAFFER SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 565 |
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| FRANK B. SHANK SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 867 |
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| RUSSELL F. SHANNON SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 635 |
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| JOSEPH SHAW - see HELEN M. SMITH | |
| DAVID C. SHERICK SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 602 |
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| OSCAR H. SHRIVER SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 528 |
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| DR. HOWARD K. SHUMAKER
is one of the well known and greatly respected citizens of Seneca
county. A former medical missionary whose ministrations to
submerged humanity took him to the Orient, he has been restored to his
native county for the reason that his health could not withstand the
rigors of the foreign climate, and his gifts are now being devoted to
the upbuilding of the Orphans’ Home of Flat Rock. Always inclined
to philanthropy, he finds his present field most congenial and his
services to the above mentioned institution are of the highest possible
character. Dr. Shumaker was born Aug. 26, 1871. the son of Reverend Joseph B. and Susan (Keller) Shumaker, the father a native of this state and. the mother of Pennsylvania. The education of both of these worthy people was finished in Heidelberg College in Tiffin. After entering the ministry of the German Reformed church, the father began his labors as a clergyman in Ohio, and later moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where for fourteen years he filled the pastorate of St. Paul’s Reformed church. The parents of the subject were married in 1869. and three children were born to them, the other members of the family being Claude H. Shumaker, Paynesville, Ohio, and Miss Anna M. Shumaker, Bellevue, Ohio. Dr. Shumaker resided with his parents until 1894, in which year lie inaugurated his career as a practicing physician. Having graduated from Heidelberg College in 1891, with the degree of A. B., he entered Starling Medical College in Columbus, Ohio, and completed his course in this well known institution of the capital city in 1894, after which he took post graduate work in the Chicago Post Graduate Medical College of Chicago. He hung up his shingle in that year at Old Fort, Ohio, and after three years of practice he went to Canton, China, as a medical missionary for the United Brethren church. He gave his best abilities in faithful service to the cause for the space of six years and a half. At the end of that time the climate and nervous strain incident to the Boxer uprising and Kumg Si famine had undermined his constitution and necessitated his return. Upon his return to Ohio he took up his residence at Flat Rock as a physician, and some what later the affairs of the Orphans’ Home engaged his attention and proved work to which he could give all his energy and enthusiasm. This engages his attention almost to the exclusion of general practice, particularly as he also engages in the instruction of the minds of the young citizens who have been bereft of natural protectors, as well as attending to their bodily ailments. On the 25th day of January, 1902, Dr. Shumaker was united in marriage to Miss Austia Patterson, an instructor in the Ho Nam School for Girls at Canton, China, these two young people having been brought together through their missionary work. Dr. Shumaker’s maternal ancestors, the Kellers, are extremely well known and prominent in their part of Ohio. His grandfather, Judge John H. Keller, of Bucyrus, was born in the year 1786, in Northampton county, Pennsylvania, and served as judge of the common pleas court and for years was brigade inspector of state militia. Six uncles of the subject served during the war of the rebellion, one of them, Aaron Keller, being captain of Company C, Forty-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and it is for this valiant soldier that Keller Post of Bucyrus, Ohio, is named. Amos Keller was First Lieutenant in the same Company, and both gave up their lives at the battle of Stone River. Thus on both sides of his family does Dr. Shumaker have reason to be proud of those who have preceded him. SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 537 |
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| REV. ALBERT C. SHUMAN, D. D. SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 685 |
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| CHARLES WILLARD SKEGGS, M. D. SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 963 |
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| ALBERTUS
B. SMITH - It has often been said the farmer is king of the
earth, and one of the younger representatives of this independent and
honorable calling is Albertus B. Smith, in whose hands has lain
the management of the old Abbott homestead for the past six or seven
years. Progressive in his methods and inclined to investigate the
latest discoveries in his line he is one whose short record has been
very satisfactory in result. Be was born Apr. 25, 1881, and is the
son of D. A. and Eliza Tompkins Smith, natives of Ohio, whose
early home was near Republic, Seneca county. The paternal
grandparents were David and Susan (Niekirk) Smith, natives of
Pennsylvania. D. A. Smith was born in 1845 and his wife’s
birthdate was Sept. 12, 1853. Previous to his marriage D. A.
Smith bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, upon which he
moved just after the above mentioned event and improved it in a thorough
manner. Here he has made his permanent home, for it is nearly
forty years since it came into his possession and here his family of
five children have been born and reared. They are Albertus B.,
Bertha A., R. T., Mattie and Eva. The
elder Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the Lutheran church, and
the former is a stanch Democrat and has held office, as a member of the
school board and is active in other township affairs. Albertus B. Smith received his educational discipline in the public schools and became well grounded in the various departments of agriculture under the able tutelage of his father. After his marriage he assumed a more independent footing and removed to the old Abbott estate, where he has ever since engaged in farming. He is a public spirited citizen and keeps well informed on the questions of the day, while in the matter of polities votes the Democratic ticket. He and his wife are consistent members of the Reformed church and Mrs. Smith belongs to the Ladies’ Aid Society and is one of the teachers in the Sunday school. Mr. Smith’s marriage occurred Apr. 6, 1904. the young woman to become his bride being Miss Gayetta Abbott, a daughter of BRYON and Sarah (Fry) ABBOTT, born Sept. 17, 1880. BRYON ABBOTT is also a native son of the county, his birth place having been Fort Seneca, and the date of his nativity Dec. 16, 1844. His wife was born Nov. 26, 1851, the daughter of John and Margaret (Ross) Fry, natives of Germany and Ohio, respectively. John Fry was one of a family of four children, the other members being Philip, George and Mary Nemier. The brothers when young men decided to leave their native country and to come to the “land of promise” across the seas, of which they had heard so many dazzling reports. They made the voyage in a sail boat and were six weeks on board. They landed in New York and later came on to Ohio. After taking upon himself the duties of a husband, John Fry located on a farm near Fort Seneca and because one of the progressive and successful farmers. This is especially worthy of remark when it is considered that when he came to Ohio he had only fifty cents in his pocket and that he worked out his own salvation from that humble beginning. He was born Apr. 12, 1813; and died June 29, 1879; his wife was born Sept. 15, 1826 and died Feb. 18, 1861. Byron Abbott was a man of good education and was a man of remarkable conversational gifts. He was reared upon the farm and resided upon his father's farm at Fort Seneca until his marriage on Nov. 18, 1875. His father knew many of the thrilling experiences of the pioneer, among other things assisting in the capture of the Indian Peter Pork, who was a leader of the Seneca Indians. Byron Abbott and his wife were the parents of two children: John Fry, born Jan. 19, 1879, and dying in infancy; Gayetta, wife of the subject of this biography. The latter was afforded good educational advantages, graduating with the class of 1896 at Fort Seneca and afterward gave seven years of efficient service as a teacher in the township schools, beginning upon tins career when only seventeen years of age. Byron Abbott, who was one of Seneca county’s estimable citizens was independent in politics, voting for whom he believed the best man to fill an office, irrespective of party considerations. He gave a long service as member of the school board and for twelve years was president of this body. He was very young at the beginning of the Civil war, but as soon as he became eighteen he joined the minute men or “Squirrel Hunters” as they were called. He died Aug. 24, 1907, his loss being generally mourned. His widow resides on the old homestead with her daughter and son-in-law, the subject of the sketch. The family of Mrs. Abbott's mother, the Rosses, came from New York and located in Seneca, they also being of agricultural stock, and among those progressive people who have made the county what it is. The family are now all deceased with the exception of Samuel, who resides in Pekin, Illinois. He and his brother William served throughout the whole Civil war period. Mrs. Smith’s grandfather. Lorenzo Abbott, was born Jan. 18, 1802, and died Sept. 19, 1876. His wife, whose maiden name was Jeannette Sherwood, was born Nov. 24, 1809, and died Mar. 15, 1877. She was of distinguished ancestry, being a descendant of Ethan Allen. SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 622 |
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| CARL SMITH
- One of the progressive and representative business men of the younger
generation in the city of Fostoria, where he is conducting a general
insurance agency, Mr. Smith is entitled to consideration
in this publication, being held in high esteem as a loyal and
progressive citizen. Mr. Smith reverts to the fine
old Keystone state of the Union as the place of his nativity. He
was born at Gerard, Erie county, Pennsylvania, on the 24th of March,
1880, and is a son of Carlton L. and Jennie L. (Wadsworth) Smith,
who now maintain their home in Fostoria. When the subject of this
sketch was about four years of age his parents moved to Fremont, Ohio,
and there he was afforded the advantages of the public schools. In
1896 the family removed to Fostoria, and here he was graduated in the
high school as a member of the class of 1900. In the meanwhile his
studies had been interrupted by his service as a soldier in the
Spanish-American war. At the inception of this conflict, in 1898,
he enlisted in Company D, Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and he
proceeded with his command to Cuba, where he saw service at Cienfuegos
and Santa Clara. He served as regimental clerk and corporal and
was mustered out at the close of the war, after which he resumed his
studies in the high school. In 1901 Mr. Smith
assumed a clerical position in the offices of the Mechanics’ Banking
Company, which was later incorporated as the Union National Bank.
He served as bookkeeper in this institution until 1907, when he withdrew
and established himself in the general insurance business in Fostoria.
He is a representative of a large number of the leading insurance
companies of the country and he is an underwriter who has built up a
very prosperous enterprise based upon his energetic work and the high
esteem in which he is held in the community. He is also manager of
the Fostoria Opera House. Mr. Smith is a stanch Republican in politics, is identified with the Home Guards and the Spanish War Veterans’ Association, besides which he is affiliated with Fostoria Lodge. No. 288, Free and Accepted Masons; Fostoria Lodge, No. 935, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; and is also a member of the Fostoria Commercial Club. He holds membership in the Presbyterian church. Mr. Smith is a bachelor. SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 960 |
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| DANIEL F. SMITH
- In April, 1909, Daniel F. Smith established his home in
Republic, Ohio, where he is now living virtually retired from active
business affairs. For years he was engaged in agricultural
pursuits in Seneca county and in this line of enterprise his success has
been on a parity with his well directed endeavors. Mr.
Smith was born in Scipio township, Seneca county, on the 23rd of
January, 1844, and he is a son of David and Susan (Neikirk) Smith,
the former of whom claimed Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, as the place
of his nativity, and the latter of whom was born in Maryland. The
father was born on the 31st of December, 1810, and he was summoned to
the life eternal on the 26th of February, 1901, at the patriarchal age
of ninety-one years. The date of Mrs. Smith’s birth was
Apr. 27, 1820, and she passed away on the 26th of August, 1899, at the
age of seventy-nine years. In 1835 David Smith, in
company with his sister and brother-in-law, moved from Pennsylvania to
Ohio and they located in a log cabin in Scipio township, Seneca county,
and there began to reclaim a farm from the virgin forest. He
married Miss Susan Neikirk, who was a daughter of
Jacob and Margarine (Hoenish) Neikirk, the former of whom was a
son of Michael Neikirk, who emigrated from Frederickstown,
Maryland, to Ohio in the early pioneer days. He located with his
family in the woods on what is known as the Neikirk homestead.
This old homestead is situated on the Kilbern road in Scipio township
and is one of the old landmarks of the county. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith became the parents of twelve children, concerning whom the
following brief data are here incorporated: Catherine, is
the wife of Joseph Hilsinger, of Scipio township; John R.,
resides in Nebraska; Daniel F., of this sketch, is the next in
order of birth; David A., of Scipio township; Mary A., who
is the wife of A. J. Neikirk, of Bellevue, Huron county, Ohio;
Harriet, who married Edson Gray, of Scipio township;
Henry J., who maintains his home in Oklahoma; Isaac, of
Scipio township James, of Clinton township; Emmett, who is
deceased; Ella, who is the wife of Douglas DeWitt.
of Clinton township; and Rolla, of Oklahoma. A remarkable
feature in connection with this large family is that throughout his
entire life the father never expended as much as one hundred dollars for
family doctor bills. Mr. Smith was a carpenter by
trade and prior to his death he was the originator and largely
interested in the Seneca County Mutual Fire Association. He was a
stanch adherent of the Democratic party in his political convictions,
and both he and his wife were devout members of the English Lutheran
church. They were both highly honored citizens in Seneca county
and did much to advance the civic and material welfare of their home
community. Daniel F. Smith, to whom this sketch is dedicated, availed himself of the advantages afforded in the common schools of his native county and he continued to maintain his home under the paternal roof until his marriage, Mar. 30, 1873. His first teacher was Clerry Stryker, his wife’s uncle. After his marriage Mr. Smith initiated his independent business career as a farmer and he continued to be identified with agricultural pursuits in Scipio township until 1909, when he removed to the village of Republic, where he is deeply interested in public affairs of a local nature, being at the present time one of the village councilmen. He is much interested in educational matters and is serving as a member of the school board. In a fraternal way he is affiliated with Hildreth Lodge, No. 165, Free and Accepted Masons, in which he is past worshipful master and which he has represented in the Grand Lodge of the state. Both he and his wife hold membership in the Eastern Star. In 1873 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Smith to Miss Man Gray, who was born in Scipio township on the 19th of January, 1851, and who is a daughter of Samuel B. and Jane (Stryker) Gray, both of whom were born and reared in the old Empire state of the union. They came from Steuben county, New York, to Seneca county, Ohio, about the year 1832, and here the father was engaged in farming until his death. Mrs. Gray was summoned to the life eternal when her daughter Mary (Gray) Smith was an infant two weeks old. Mrs. Smith was reared and educated in New York, in the home of her maternal grandmother, and she returned to Ohio when eighteen years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Smith became the parents of six children, namely, Nellie, who was born on the 21st of January, 1874, is the wife of Robert Smith, of Republic; Susie was born July 5, 1879, and she died on the 21st of July, 1892; Arvilla, who was born on the 31st of March, 1882, is the wife of Walter Anway, of Republic; Belva L., who was born on the 6th of October, 1886, married Frank Carpenter and they reside in Chicago, Ohio; Leona F., was born on the 16th of September, 1891, and she remains at home with her parents; and Ola M., who was born on the 4th of July, 1896, is now attending school in Republic. It is interesting to note that Daniel F. Smith has in his possession his grandfather’s old clock, which his parents had when they were married. This clock was made by the first Hilsinger to come to this county, his son being now the husband of Mr. Smith’s sister, as previously noted. The attractive home of the Smith family in Republic is recognized as a center of gracious and refined hospitality and the young daughters who remain at home are popular factors in connection with the best social activities of the village. SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 854 |
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| FRED M. SMITH
- A native son of Republic. Seneca county, Ohio, and a scion of fine old
families of the Buckeye state, Fred M. Smith was born on the 5th
of November, 1879, and is a son of Martin and Mary J. (Harvey) Smith.
The father was born in Seneca county on the 4th of March, 1840, and he
was summoned to the life eternal on the 5th of April, 1903. During
his active business career he was identified principally with bridge
work in this county, his trade being that of stone mason. On the
20th of December, 1862, he married Miss Mary J. Harvey, whose
birth occurred in Madison county, Ohio, on the 4th of April, 1845.
Martin Smith was aligned as a stalwart supporter of the cause of
the Democratic party during his life time and he served several times on
the jury. lie and his wife became the parents of six children, of which
number Fred M., of this sketch, was the fifth in order of birth. Fred M. Smith was reared to maturity and educated in Republic, having attended the high school of this place. At the time of the inception of the Spanish-American war, in 1898, he enlisted as a member of Company E, Second regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served for a period of ten months. He entered the federal service as mail carrier in 1903. In politics Mr. Smith accords a stanch allegiance to the cause of the Republican party and he has done much to advance the general welfare of the community. In a fraternal way he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On the 20th of December. 1899, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Smith to Miss Lucy R. George, a native of Richland county, Ohio, and a daughter of William and Sarah (Williams) George, both of whom were born and reared in Pennsylvania, whence they removed to Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Smith became the parents of three children, namely: Elizabeth, Catherine and Georgie, all of whom remain at the paternal home. Mrs. Smith was summoned to the life eternal on the 19th of April, 1908. She was a woman of most gracious refinement and was dearly beloved by all who came within the sphere of her gentle influence. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Snyder, of Tiffin, under the auspices of the Rebekah lodge of Republic. Mrs. Smith was a prominent member of the Daughters of Rebekah. SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 863 |
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| LOUIS A. SMITH
- The famous lines of Oliver Wendell Holmes. "There was a young fellow of excellent pith. Fate tried to obscure him by naming him Smith.” might be applied to him whose name initiates this review, but in this ease, as in that of the character referred to in the poem fate was cheated in her nefarious designs. Louis A. Smith, born Apr. 14, 1865, is of German extraction on both the paternal and maternal sides of the house. This parents, Henry and Barbara (Fry) Smith, were both natives of the Fatherland. The former, born Sept. 20, 1827, came here when a boy of five with his parents. His father was Rudolph Schmidt, and the subject has anglicised the name. These good people landed at New Orleans and gradually made their way to Ohio, locating on the township line of Wolf creek, the grandparents remaining on the homestead then acquired until their deaths, which occurred in the '60s. The mother of the subject of this review was born Sept. 6, 1830, and came here when an infant with her parents, Charles and Elizabeth (Rheinbolt) Fry, the year of their emigration being 1831. They were sixty-three days crossing the ocean and after landing at New York, came to Ohio by way of the lakes, locating in Seneca county, near Portland road in the southeast corner of Pleasant township, on land which they secured from the government. They endured with hardihood many difficulties and herculean tasks in their adopted country, among other things making the journey from Sandusky, a distance of thirty-live miles, on foot, with three children. They built their cabin and cleared and improved their land and lived to enjoy some of the benefits offered by the new but resourceful country, being gathered to their fathers in 1867. The Frys had been preceded to what was then “'the west” by certain relatives who had subsequently gone on to Illinois, and they followed a route laid out by them. The subject’s father, Henry Smith, was a well known agriculturist. At the breaking out of the Civil war he went to Columbus to enlist, but failed to pass the physical examination. He walked home, making the trip of about sixty miles in one day. His union with Barbara Fry was solemnized Feb. 26, 1851. Louis A. Smith resided with his parents until his marriage, receiving his education in the district schools of Pleasant township, and at the college at Ada, Ohio. Having passed the teachers’ examination when, about sixteen years of age, he taught for six years, his pedagogical endeavors being in the townships of Big Spring, Pleasant and Liberty. He was also employed in the post office at Tiffin for three years, but now devotes his whole attention to the cultivation of his land, a tract of one hundred and fifty-seven acres in Pleasant township. After the residence in Tiffin before alluded to he and his wife removed to a part of the old homestead, where they built a house, barn and outbuildings, this being in 1892. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Smith took place Oct. 28, 1890, the latter before her marriage having been Mary E. Buchman, born Apr. 4, 1871, to John and Elizabeth (Steigmeir) Buehman, natives of Germany, who came here when the father was a boy five or six years of age. The natal day of the father was Sept. 28, 1827, and that of the mother, Nov. 30, 1842. To the subject and his wife have been born a family of twelve children, as follows: Celestine E., born Jan. 6, 1892; Florine V.; Apr. 12, 1894; Clotilda M., Nov. 30, 1895; Urban B. A.. Jan. 4, 1897; Marion J., Oct. 12, 1898; Bertha R., Dec. 2, 1900; Victoria E., Apr. 8, 1902; Gertrude V., Jan. 8, 1904; Paul J., Dec. 19, 1905; Louis F., and Louisa F., twins, Nov. 2, 1907; and Mary A., July 14, 1909. One of the daughters, Florine V., secured a teaching certificate at the age of fifteen years. She is now attending the Tiffin high school, being a member of the junior class. Mrs. Smith received her education in the schools of Hopewell and Eden townships. SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 606 |
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| ROLLAND W. SOLOMON SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 953 |
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| ARCHIE F. SOMERS SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 887 |
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| * | FRANK C. SONNER SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 798 |
| JOHN SPENCER SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 857 |
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| OLA J.
SPONSELLER - Ensconced on the old homestead farm on which he was
born and reared, Ola J. Sponseller is successfully engaged in
diversified agriculture in Seneca county, and he is a descendant of one
of the sterling pioneer families of the Buckeye state, his
great-grandfather, John Sponseller, having emigrated to Stark
county, Ohio, when the city of Canton contained but a few houses.
He was born in the state of Pennsylvania, whence he removed to Ohio, and
his marriage to Miss Catherine Harpster, a native of
Pennsylvania, was solemnized in Canton. They became the parents of
eight children, of which number John, Frederick and Catherine
(Mrs. Isaac Zellers) resided in Seneca county. Mr. and Mrs.
John Sponseller were residents of Columbiana county at the time of
their death. He died in 1873, at the age of eighty-five years, and
she passed away at the patriarchal age of ninety-three years.
Frederick Sponseller, grandfather of him whose name
introduces this article, was born in Stark county, Ohio, on the 11th of
November, 1815, and on the 12th of February, 1840, he was united in
marriage to Miss Elizabeth Prouse, whose birth also occurred in
Stark county, the date of the same being September, 1813, 1818.
She was the daughter of William and Hannah (Dock) Prouse, natives
of Pennsylvania, who removed to Stark county, Ohio where the former died
in 1872 and the latter, in 1879, aged eighty-three and seventy-eight
years respectively. After their marriage Frederick and
Elizabeth Sponseller established their home in Bloom county, where
they cleared and improved a farm of two hundred and forty acres.
They reared a family of eight children, namely: William, John,
Philip, Abraham, Elisha, David, Levi and Hannah C.,
all of whom were reared in the faith of their parents, that of the
Lutheran church. Levi Sponseller next to the youngest of
the above children, was born in Seneca county, in April, 1853, and he
availed himself of the advantages of the public schools of his native
county. Like his ancestors he engaged in agricultural pursuits and
at the time of his death he was the owner of a valuable farm of two
hundred acres in Bloom township. He married Miss Elmira
Lichtenwelter, of Crawford county, and they became the parents of
the following named children: Myrtle M., (deceased), Ola J.,
Ora F. A., Orby G., Floyd R. (deceased), Maud P. (deceased),
Lottie E., Ray L., Walter D., Mabel F. and Doyle V.
He was a stanch Democrat in his political proclivities and held
membership in the Methodist Protestant church, of which his widow is a
devout member. His death occurred on the 26th of July, 1905, and
his cherished and devoted wife, who survives him, still maintains her
home on the old homestead farm, which is under the general supervision
of her oldest son, Ola J., to whom this sketch is dedicated. Ola J. Sponseller was born on the fine farm on which he now makes his home on the 5th of December, 1877. His early educational discipline was that afforded in the common schools of Bloom township and he has been identified with the great basic industry of agriculture since his early youth. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Protestant church, and in the time honored Masonic fraternity he is affiliated with Attica Lodge, No. 367, Free and Accepted Masons. In politics he gives a stanch allegiance to the Democratic party, and though never a seeker of public office he is a loyal and public spirited citizen and is a liberal supporter of all measures projected for the advancement of the general welfare of the community. In 1904 was solemnized his marriage to Miss Ludena Hartman, who was born in Van Wert county, Ohio, and who is a daughter of George J. and Emeline (Bowers) Hartman, former representative citizens of Van Wert county, Ohio. Mr. Hartman died Mar. 26, 1891, and Mrs. Hartman now resides in Toledo, Ohio. SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 741 |
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| ** | HARRIET SPOONER SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 835 |
| HENRY KUHN SPOONER, M. D. SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 558 |
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| SOLOMON E. SRODES SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 914 |
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| HARMAN STAIB SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 915 |
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| ELLSWORTH G. STALEY SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 621 |
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| ** | FRANCIS R. STEWART SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 713 |
| GEORGE FRANK STIGAMIRE SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 803 |
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| NEILE STINEBAUGH SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 874 |
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| NEAL SPOONER STORER SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 593 |
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| W. H. STOVER, M. D. SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 609 |
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| CLARENCE S. STREELY SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 898 |
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| ELI STRENG SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 930 |
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| * | LUCAS STUCKY SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 598 |
| JAMES STULTZ SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 932 |
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| LEONARD L. SUTTON SOURCE: A History of Seneca County, Ohio - Vol. II - 1911 - Page 847 |
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