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WILLIAML F. SALM
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WILLIAM D. SANDERSON
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FRANK
M. SAYRE, secretary and treasurer of The Farmers
Grain and Milling Company, at Sidney, O., one of the
large business enterprises of Shelby county, was born in
Adams township, Champaign county, O., one mile east of
the Shelby county line, September 13, 1868, and is a son
of Thomas J. and Margaret (Souder) Sayre.
Thomas J. Sayre was born also on the above farm
in Adams township, which land, had been entered, from
the government by his father, Ziba P. Sayre. He
married Margaret Souder, who was born at
Quincy, Logan county, O., a daughter of Daniel L.
Souder, who had come to Ohio from Georgetown, Md.,
when a boy of sixteen years. Mrs. Sayre passed
away in 1902 but Mr. Sayre survives.
Frank M. Sayre was reared to the age of sixteen
years in his native county arid there attended school
and completed his education after coming to Shelby
county, in 1883. He was just twenty-one years of age
when he began to teach school, and, finding the work
congenial, continued for fourteen years, becoming widely
known and very highly esteemed all over the county.
Later he became station agent at North Creek, O., for
the Clover Leaf Railroad Company, resigning that
position to become secretary and treasurer of the
Farmers Grain and Milling Company at Sidney, in
February, 1912.
Mr. Sayre married Miss Daisy E.
Russell, who is a daughter of the late Moses J.
Russell, a very prominent citizen and extensive
farmer in Clinton township. Mr. and Mrs.
Sayre have three children: Florence M.; Herman
and Albert.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
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EDGAR ALONZO SCHENCK,
one of the representative citizens and substantial men
of Shelby county, O., who resides on one of his farms, a
tract of sixty acres, located in Clinton township, owns
a second farm, of forty acres, which lies east of
Sidney, was born on the farm he occupies, July 13, 1853,
and is a son of Schuyler and Deborah
(Suthen) Schenck.
The parents of Mr. Schenck were born in
New Jersey and came to Ohio in youth, subsequently
marrying here and spending the rest of their lives in
Clinton township, Shelby county. The father was a
shoemaker by trade and also followed farming. They were
good, Christian people, members of the Brethren church.
Of their children, Edgar Alonzo was the
youngest born and is the only one living. The others
were: Garrett, John, Henry, Joseph, George,
Maria, Daniel and William.
Edgar Alonzo Schenck has spent his life on his
present farm and has had the management of it since his
school days. . All the usual farm industries are carried
on both farms owned by Mr. Schenck,
grain growing and stock raising, although he seldom
markets any stock, growing largely for his own use. He
has some-other interests and is a stockholder in the
Buckeye Churn Company,
In October, 1875, Mr. Schenck was married
to Miss Anna Campbell, of Springfield, Ill., a
daughter of Nelson and Margaret Campbell, farming
people there, who had the following children: James,
Mary Jane, Catherine, George, William, John, Minnie
and Anna. Mr. and Mrs. Schenck have two
daughters, both now married, with children of their own.
Grace is the wife of John McClure
and they have two children, being Floyd and
Gladys. Nora D; is the wife of Stanley
Young, their children being Mildred*
Margaret and Helen. Mr. Schenck
and family attend the Methodist Episcopal church.
Politically he is a republican.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
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LOUIS H. SCHNELLE,*
one of the representative citizens of Turtle Creek
township, Shelby county, Ohio, who owns eighty acres of
well cultivated land situated in this township, was born
Oct. 15, 1866, in Van Buren township, Shelby county, and
is a son of Christopher and Elizabeth (Ruese)
Schnelle.
Christopher Schnelle was born in Germany and
came to America as a young man. The larger part of
his subsequent life was spent in Ohio, where he married
and reared his family and for many years carried on
farming in Van Buren township, Shelby county, where he
died. His widow still resides on the old
homestead. They were early and liberal supporters
of the Lutheran church. Their family consisted of
the following children: Henry, who is deceased;
William; Minnie, who is the wife of
Henry Soloman; Anna, who is deceased,
was the wife of Henry Brandt; Louis H.;
Elvina, who is deceased, was the wife of
William Soloman; and August.
Louis H. Schnelle attended the district schools
in his boyhood and afterward remained at home working on
the farm for his father until he wastwenty-nine years of
age and then bought the farm he now occupies. Here
he made many changes, his improvements including the
building of substantial barns and the erection of the
handsome brick residence, which has many modern comforts
and conveniences. He carries on a general farming
line and raises stock for his own use. All his
industries are in a prosperous condition and Mr.
Schnelle is numbered with the thrifty and
judicious farmers of this section.
In December, 1895, Mr. Schnelle was
married to Miss Elizabeth Soloman, who was born
in Shelby county and is a daughter of Herman and
Caroline (Whipling) Soloman, whose other children
were: Henry, William, Louis and
Theodore; Mary, widow of August
Egbert; Anna, wife of Henry
Oberwith; Louisa, wife of August Schwabero; and
Emma, wife of Henry Schoe. Mr.
and Mrs. Schnelle have three children:
Caroline, Eliza and Marie. The
family belongs to the Lutheran church. In politics
Mr. Schnelle is a sound democrat and has
served one term as road superintendent and has always
taken an interest in the public schools.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
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J. H. M. SCHURR
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JOHN SCHWARTZ Source:
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D.
W. SCOTT, whose valuable farm of ninety-five
acres is situated four and one-half miles southwest of
Sidney, O., in a fertile and favorable section of
Washington township, was born in 1863 in Washington
township, Shelby county, O., and is a son of John and
Elle (Higgins) Scott.
John Scott, who is one of the highly
esteemed retired residents of Washington township, where
he owns a farm of 140 acres, was born in Shelby county
and has spent his life here. He was married first
to Ellen Higgins and they had three children:
D. W., Samuel and Mrs. Hunt, Samuel being deceased.
Mr. Scott was married (second) to Jennie
Stewart and the two children of that union are
both deceased. His third marriage was to Callie
Stewart, to which there was no issue.
D. W. Scott obtained his education in the public
schools and afterward, for some years, worked in
different sections by the month, for farmers. For
two years after his marriage he was associated with his
father and then spent four years in Miami county.
In 1898 he purchased his present farm which he devotes
to stock raising and general farming, mainly grain
growing.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
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BERNARD SEGAR Source:
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CARL
A. SEXAUER, proprietor of Sexauer's
Grocery and Bakery, one of the old and stable business
houses of Sidney, O., is a native of Germany and was
born August 28, 1865, at Freiburg, Baden, a son
of John Sexauer, who still resides in
Germany, being now in his eightieth year. His wife, to
whom he was married in 1861, also survives and is
hearing her seventy-sixth birthday.
Carl A. Sexauer has an interesting history. He
learned the baking business with his father but left
home at the age of fifteen years and went to Basil,
Switzerland, and despite his youth, there capably
managed a bakery for eighteen months, during which
period he saved enough money with which to make the long
journey to America, the goal of his desires. During the
voyage the ship was wrecked and three of the passengers
died from shock and injury, but the others were finally
landed after nineteen days of danger on the stormy
Atlantic ocean. Mr. Sexauer had an uncle,
George Sexauer, who lived on a farm
near Piqua, O., and the youth decided to make an effort
to reach this relative and finally, on December 24,
1881, arrived at Piqua. He paid fifty cents, his last
money, to a cab man to drive him two miles into the
country to his uncle's farm, where he was kindly
received and rested for a couple of days. He then sought
work at Piqua and secured a job in the Piqua Bakery, and
for four Weeks worked there on trial, for $1.75 a week,
when, rather than lose the skilled German baker that he
was found to be, the proprietor made him his boss baker
with a salary of $13 a week with board and laundry, this
being at that time the very highest wages paid in any
baking establishment in that city,
Mr. Sexauer remained in that place for a
full year. During that time Jacob Piper,
who was operating a bakery at Sidney, paid a visit to
Piqua and saw and sampled some of Mr.
Sexauer's baked goods with the result that he
offered the young baker the position of boss baker of
his establishment, and as conditions were more favorable
he accepted and worked for Mr. Piper from
March 1, 1883, until August, 1889, when he bought the
Piper bakery department, which proved a business
mistake. He was thoroughly experienced in his trade but
he knew little of practical business methods and in less
than three years had lost the large sum of $2,600, and
owed $800 to his wholesalers. It may be mentioned right
here that since then he has paid every dollar of this
indebtedness but it was a very discouraging experience.
He then secured a basement workroom and for two years
conducted a small bakery, and in this way retained many
of his old customers and interested others, and by that
time felt sure enough of further prosperity to buy the
corner lot on which now stands the fine three-story
brick building which he smarted to erect on March 1,
1965, into which he moved on September first following.
In 1903 he had paid a visit to his parents and remained
with them for three months and on his return began his
plans for his present substantial building. It stands on
west Poplar street and corners on the canal, and its
dimensions are 165x22 feet. He utilizes the first floor,
which opens on the canal, for his bakery; the second
floor which opens on West Poplar street, for his
ware-room and stockroom, while the third floor he has
fitted up as a public hall, and many entertainments are
held in it, Sexauer's hall having conveniences
that make it an ideal place for dances, parties and
other gatherings.
Mr. Sexauer started into his second
business adventure at Sidney with a capital of $92, and
a debt, as before mentioned, of $800, but it speaks well
for the impression he had already made on those with
whom he had done business, that they continued to have
confidence in him. After paying all indebtedness with
the strictest honesty, he found no difficulty in
borrowing the necessary capital to erect his new
structure, which cost him, exclusive of fixtures and
machinery, more than $10,000, and that indebtedness has
also long since been wiped out. He has expended several
thousand dollars in putting in modern machinery and
sanitary equipments and now operates the largest baking
plant in this part of Shelby county, turning out from
3,000 to 4,000 loaves of bread daily, exclusive of
biscuits, buns, pies and cakes, all of delicious
combination and made, from the best procurable supplies.
He. is ably assisted by his eldest son, John
Sexauer, who is superintendent. of that department
and who designed much of the valuable baking machinery
which his father has now installed. In addition to his
extensive baking business, Mr. Sexauer
conducts one of the most complete grocery stores in the
city.
In 1886 Mr. Sexauer was married to
Miss Mollie Althoff, of Lockington,
O., and they have two sons: John and Raymond.
Mr. Sexauer is a member of the Masonic
fraternity and also of the Knights of Pythias, the
Commercial Club, the National Bakers' Association of
America and the Grocers' State Association. He is
recognized as one of Sidney's most useful, honorable and
representative citizens.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
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EDWARD J. SHAFER, member of the firm of
Paul & Shafer, operating a grain elevator at
Botkins, O., is an enterprising and representative
business man of this section and is well known in this
and adjacent counties. He was born on his father's
farm near Lock No. 2, in Auglaize county, O., Dec. 18,
1869, and is a son of Jacob and Susan (Keister)
Shafer.
Edward J. Shafer was reared on the home farm in
Washington township and engaged in agricultural pursuits
until March, 1906, when he came first to Botkins and for
six months after drove a team for the Paul & Sheets
elevator. Afterward, for several years, he was
connected with the Wapakoneta Grain Company at
Wapakoneta, O., coming again to Botkins and purchasing
his present business from its former owners, Taylor &
Marx. Later he became a partner and half owner
with Mr. Paul under the present firm name of
Paul & Shafer. In July, 1912, the old elevator
was burned but was immediately replaced and business was
interrupted for only a short time. The firm enjoys
the confidence of the community and they do a large
business.
Mr. Shafer married Miss Nora Weisley, of
Washington township, and they have one daughter,
Evaline. Mr. Shafer is not very active
politically although he is ever ready to give support to
movements that seem to him beneficial for the country.
He has been identified with the Odd Fellows for a number
of years.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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LEWIS GRANT SHANELY, a member of the board of
education in Perry township, and a leading business man
of Pemberton, is owner and proprietor of the L. G.
Shanely elevator which he built here in 1903.
Additionally he deals in all kinds of farm implements.
Mr. Shanely was born in Champaign co., O., Feb.
13, 1869, and is a son of Isaac and Barbara (Shaffer)
Shanely. The father of Mr. Shanely was
also born in Champaign County, and has been a farmer all
his active life. He married Barbara Shaffer,
who was born in Germany, and they have had five
children: Lewis Grant, Caroline, Jennie, George
and Newton, the survivors being the oldest
and the youngest. Isaac Shanely and wife
are members of the Union Brethren church.
After he completed the common school course, Lewis
G. Shanely took a commercial course at the Nelson
Business College, but prior to this taught one term of
school in Champaign county. After that he remained
on the home farm until he came to Pemberton, where his
business interests have been expanding ever since.
Mr. Shanely was married in 1901 to Miss
Isophene Staley who is a daughter of George W.
and Sarah (Irvin) Staley, who were early settlers in
their section of Shelby county, their other children
being: Edward L.; Minnie, wife of W. G.
Murphy; Milton; George P.; J. Mark; Alice, wife of
W. M. Buroker; Bessie, wife of Albert Linker;
and Mary, wife of Clarence Rinehart.
Four children make up the family of Mr. and Mrs.
Shanely: Theodore Grant, Jennie, Charles and
Staley. The family is well known in the
pleasant social circles of the town and is active in all
the work of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Nominally Mr. Shanely is a republican but his
political activities are frequently along the line of
his own judgment, especially in local matters. For
three years he served as clerk of Perry township and
gave careful attention to the duties of office and made
many personal friends during that time.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
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CHRISTOPHER SHEARER
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HERBERT E. SHEETS
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CHRISTIAN SHELLENBARGER
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J. W. SHERER Source:
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ADOLPH F. SHERMAN,
clerk of the board of education of the Sherman
Special School District and so well qualified for that
position that he has been retained in office for twelve
continuous years, was born on the farm he owns and
occupies, 240 acres, situated in section 9, McLean
township, Shelby county, O., Feb. 12, 1855, and is a son
of Henry B. and Catherine Sherman.
Henry B. Sherman was born in Germany and when
nineteen years of age came to the United States with his
parents in 1835, who settled in what is now McLean
township, all this cultivated and improved locality
being at that time a wilderness. The Shermans
were progressive and intelligent men and the Sherman
schoolhouse was built on Grandfather Sherman's
farm, that property being owned at present by
John Siegel. Henry B. Sherman was a
somewhat unusual man for his day and opportunity,
possessing great mental gifts and these were made
valuable to those with whom he lived and associated.
For twenty-two winters he taught school, attending to
his farm industries in the summers, and served in many
local offices, being township clerk and a justice of the
peace for many years, always giving his political
support to the democratic party. In his youth he
frequently carried corn as far as Piqua to have it
ground. He was an earnest Catholic and first
attended church at Minster and later was one of the
founders of St. Michael's church, and on account of his
many activities this neighborhood was called the
Sherman Settlement and when the turnpike road
was completed his name was given it to honor his memory
and to reflect credit on his sons. His long and
useful life was extended to eighty-six years. He
married a young woman who was also a native of Germany
and she accompanied her parents to Shelby county when
sixteen years of age and lived here into her
eighty-first year. To them were born three
children: John J., Louis and Adolph F.
Adolph F. Sherman attended the Sherman
school and grew up on his father's farm and this has
always been his home. In addition to the old
homestead as noted above, Mr. Sherman owns
a second farm, containing eighty acres, situated in
section 11, McLean township and the substantial
buildings now standing were erected by him. Mr.
Shennan cleared some twenty acres of his land and
still retains forty acres in timber growth that is
valuable.
In 1879 Mr. Sherman was united in
marriage with Miss Agnes Brandewie, a daughter of
Joseph Brandewie. She was born in
1862 and died in 1891 and her burial was in St.
Michael's cemetery. She was an estimable woman in
every relation of life and was the devoted mother of the
following children: Henry, Herman, Clara, Lucy,
Caroline and two babes, deceased.
In politics Mr. Sherman has always been a
zealous democrat and as a citizen he has so met the
approval of his fellow citizens that they have honored
him time and again by electing him to responsible
township offices. In 1899 he was first elected
clerk of the Sherman Special School District and
has been continued in the office ever since. For
nine years he served as township assessor, for two terms
as land appraiser, and for six years acceptably filled
the office of justice of the peace.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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HENRY F. SHERMAN,
president of the board of education of the Turner
Special School District in Cynthian township, is a
prominent farmer, owning 100 acres of fine land situated
in section 27, all of which, with the exception of ten
acres of woodland, he has under cultivation.
Mr. Sherman was born in McLean township, Shelby
county, Mar. 30, 1868; and is a son of Joseph and
Mary ( Rottinghaus) Sherman.
Joseph Sherman was born in Germany Oct.
22, 1816, and was sixteen years old when his parents
came to the United States and settled in Shelby county,
O., locating in McLean township. There he grew to
manhood and married Elizabeth Gehr, of
Minster, O., and of the ten children born to that
marriage there is but one survivor, a resident of Troy,
O. His second marriage was to Mary
Rottinghaus and of the ten children born to this
union there are five survivors, namely: Elizabeth,
wife of John Zimmerman; John,
residing in Cynthian township; Henry F.; Frank,
residing in Cynthian township; and Annie, wife of
Frank Turner of Cynthian township.
Mr. Sherman owned a farm of 150 acres and
there passed the larger part of his life, his death
occurring in his seventy-seventh year. His second
wife lived to be thirty-eight years of age. They
were faithful members of St. Michael's Catholic church
at Fort Loramie. During many years he was elected
to township offices on the democratic ticket and was
known to be an upright, honorable man.
Henry F. Sherman continued on the home farm for
three years after his father's death and then sold his
interest and since his marriage has lived on his present
farm in Cynthian township. Through his own efforts
this place has been brought to its fine condition as to
productiveness and improvements, including a complete
system of drainage and tiling. He raises both
grain and stock, using his corn for feeding purposes but
selling wheat and oats, his land producing more than the
average in grain.
Mr. Sherman married Miss Lucy
Gaier, who was born in McLean township, and they
have the following children: William, Emma,
Edward, Leo, August and Ida. Mr.
Sherman and family are members of St. Peter and
St. Paul's church, at Newport, O., of which he was
warden for four years. In politics Mr.
Sherman is a democrat. For four years he was
one of the trustees of Cynthian township and during two
years of that period was president of the board, while
he has been president of the board of education of the
Turner Special School District for about six years.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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JOHN B. SHERMAN,
a prosperous general farmer and a well-known and
respected citizen of Cynthian township, Shelby county,
O., who resides on his excellent farm of eighty acres,
situated in section 27, belongs to one of the old
settled families of Shelby county. He was born
Jan. 25, 1865, and is a son of Joseph and Mary (Rottinghaus)
Sherman.
Joseph Sherman emigrated to this county
in 1835 and was a son of John W. and Elizabeth
Sherman. He was born Oct. 22, 1816, and brought up
as a farmer. His first wife was Elizabeth
Geehr, his second wife was Mary, daughter of
John B. Rottinghaus. Their children are
Joseph H., Catherine, Mary E., John B., Mary C, John H.,
Mary J., Mary M., Henry F., Mathilda, Annie and Louise.
He has been supervisor for four years and township
trustee six years. He died Oct. 22, 1893, aged
seventy-seven years.
John B. Sherman was reared on his father's farm
in McLean township and attended school in the Sherman
school in the Sherman special school district. His
interests have always been of an agricultural nature,
first on the homestead and after marriage he carried on
farming for himself on a tract of eighty acres, situated
on the Hale turnpike road and during his eight years of
occupancy made many improvements there. He then
sold and moved on the farm he now occupies all of which
he cultivates with the exception of eight acres.
His land is well drained and tiled and under his methods
of farming is very productive and he raises grain,
cattle and hogs.
Mr. Sherman was married Oct. 29, 1895, to
Miss Frances Mueller, a daughter of
Carl and Amelia (Heilich) Mueller, of Darke
county, and they have had the following children:
Mary, Joseph, John, Clara, Louis, Anna, Magdalene,
Francis, Theresia and Margaret, all surviving
except Mary and Joseph. Mr.
Sherman and family are members of SS. Peter and
Paul Catholic church at Newport, O. In politics he
is a democrat but has never been willing to accept any
other public office than one connected with general
education. For eight years he served as clerk and
as a member of the board of education of the Turner
special school district. To serious minded and
responsible men like Mr. Sherman much
credit is due for the general excellence of the public
schools through Shelby county.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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JOHN
J. SHERMAN, president of the board of county
commissioners of Shelby county, O., and one of the
county's most substantial citizens, belongs to one of
the old pioneer families of this section. He was born in
McLean township, October 2, 1848, and is a son of
Henry B. and Catherine (Ernst). Sherman.
William Sherman, the grandfather of John J.
Sherman, came to the United States from Prussia,
settled in Ohio and in 1833 entered land from the
government in McLean township, Shelby county. Henry
B. Sherman, son of William Sherman and father
of John J., was fifteen years of age when he came
to Shelby county and here became a well known man. For
twenty-eight years he taught school acceptably, although
he was largely self taught. He also engaged in farming
and took an intelligent interest in public matters and,
in fact, became a representative man in McLean township,
where his death took place in 1904, when he was aged
eighty-six years. He married Catherine Ernst,
who was born in Hanover, Germany, and came to Shelby
county in girlhood, spent her subsequent life here and
died in 1909, in her eighty-second, year.
John J. Sherman assisted his father on the home
farm and attended the local schools. Farming has been
his main occupation and since 1871 he has resided on his
present farm in McLean township. He owns two other farms
in the county, one in Turtle Creek township and the
other in Cynthian township, all three aggregating 300
acres in Shelby county, while he also has forty acres of
valuable land in Mexico, which he occasionally visits.
Mr. Sherman is a man of excellent business
judgment and this quality makes him a very useful public
official. Politically a democrat, many public offices
were tendered him before he consented to serve as a
county commissioner. He first assumed the important
duties of the same in September, 1909, and is serving in
his second term and has been further honored by being
elected president of this body.
In 1871, Mr. Sherman was
married to Miss Lena Pelster, who was born in
Germany, a daughter of the late Henry J. Pelster,
who was formerly a well-known farmer here. To Mr.
and Mrs. Sherman the following children have
been born:
Katherine, who is the wife of Frank Tahman;
Henry, who is a bookkeeper in a business house at
Dayton, is a well educated young man who formerly taught
school in this township; Anthony, who assists his
father in carrying on the activities of the home farm;
Louis, who is a farmer in Cynthian township; and
Mary, Frances, William and Leo.
Mr. Sherman and family belong to the Catholic
church.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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W.
J. SHERMAN, who is assistant cashier of the
Loramie Banking Company, at Fort Loramie, and a member
of its board of directors, belongs to one of the old and
substantial families of this section, one that has had
much to do with the development of Shelby county: He was
born at Fort Loramie, on the west side of the Miami
canal, May 3, 1869, and is a son of W. J. and Mary
(Hummer) Sherman.
W. J. Sherman was born in Germany and was four
years old when his father, William Sherman,
brought him to the United States, in 1836, and settled
in Shelby county. A thrifty, enterprising and broad
minded man, William Sherman became a leader in
many of the early movements in this section and through
his efforts a schoolhouse was erected on his farm and,
the special school district as well as the fine turnpike
road afterward constructed, bears the Sherman
name. W. J. Sherman received his primary
education in the above district but completed his
education at Cincinnati, O., and afterward taught school
for some years and subsequently was made county surveyor
of Shelby county, acceptably filling that important,
office for twelve continuous years. After his marriage
he settled in McLean township and became interested in
the lumber and stave manufacturing business and in this
connection acquired some 1,000 acres of land lying, in
Patterson township, in Darke county and in McLean and
Cynthian townships in Shelby county. He was also engaged
as a dry goods merchant at Fort Loramie, being the
senior member of the general mercantile firm of
Sherman & Pilliod. His death occurred at the
age of sixty-five years and his loss was felt in many
circles. He was a faithful member of St. Michael's
Catholic church and he and wife carefully reared their
children in this faith. As a leading democrat in his
section he was frequently honored by his party with
election to public office and he many times served as
township trustee and in other capacities.. He married
Mary Hummer, a daughter of Peter
Hummer, then of Cynthian township, and three sons
and five daughters were born to them, namely:
Johannah, who is the wife of Bernard
Borger of McLean township; Magdalene, who is
the wife of Anthony Brandewie, of Clinton
township; Mary, who is the wife of John
Borger, of Fort Loramie; Peter, who is a
resident of Sidney; Catherine, who is the wife of
J. B. Trimpe, of Sidney; Clara, who is the
widow of Henry Pilliod of Toledo, O.;
W. J.; and Charles, who died when aged
twenty-three years. The mother of the above family
survived to the age of seventy-two years.
W. J. Sherman, who bears
his late father's name, attended school in boyhood in
the Berlin special school district and afterward was a
student at St. Mary's Institute, Dayton, O. He then gave
his father assistance on the home farm until he was
twenty-one years of age when he turned his attention to
the livestock business and for seven years was a large
shipper of stock from this section. Since the
organization of the Loramie Banking Company he has been
on its directing board and one of its officials, and was
one of the promoters of the Minster Lorain Railway, and
is secretary of the company. Since his marriage he has
resided in McLean township and is interested there in
200 acres of land, divided into two well improved farms.
On November 25, 1896, Mr. Sherman was
married to Miss Frances Schemnecker,
who was born in Kentucky and is a daughter of Frank
and Ida Schmnecker, who were then
residents of Minster, O. To Mr. and Mrs. Sherman the
following children have been born: Frank,
William, Victoria, Mary, James,
Beatrice and Helen. The family belongs to
St. Michael's Catholic church and are interested and
active in many of its avenues of benevolence and
pleasant social organizations. Mr. Sherman
is a strong democrat, along old Jeffersonian lines, and
his influence in his party is marked. As a citizen he is
held in exceeding high esteem, serving for years as a
member of the city council of Fort Loramie and for seven
years was elected mayor, his wise management of
municipal affairs during this long period, bringing
about much prosperity.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
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GEORGE W. SHORT, who
is a successful general farmer residing in section 17,
Cynthian township, where he cultivates 106 acres of fine
land belonging to his father, was born on his father's
homestead in Cynthian township, Shelby county, O., Feb.
9, 1852, and is the oldest son of John and Elizabeth
Short.
After his school period was over, George W. Short
assisted his father on the home farm until 1889 when he
became a salesman of organs and pianos for the Baker
Music Company of Sidney. After marriage he settled
on a farm that adjoins his present one on the south and
lived there for two years and then came to the one on
which he has resided ever since and here has made many
improvements including the erecting of a new residence
and the remodeling of the other buildings. The
property is well drained and tiled and is in fine
condition.
Mr. Short was married (first) to Miss
Sarah Ann Noland, of Washington township, Shelby
county, who died at the age of twenty-nine years, her
burial being in the cemetery at Oran, O. She was
the mother of two sons: John R. and Harley H.
The latter married Bertha Hemmelright and
they reside in Cynthian township and he is a farmer and
school teacher. They have three children:
Hubert R., Musetta C., and Martha Ellen.
Mr. Short was married (second) to Miss
Mary Walters, who died aged twenty-seven
years, leaving one daughter, Elizabeth May, who
died when nineteen years old. Mr.
Short's third marriage was to Miss Lilla
Belle Taylor, a daughter of Alexander
Taylor, formerly of Montgomery county, O., but
for some fifteen years a member of Mr. Short's
household. To Mr. and Mrs.
Short four children have been born: Martha
Belle, who died when aged fifteen months; Olive
Goldie, who died when aged eleven weeks; and
Emmet Wendle and Byron W., both of
whom are making satisfactory progress at school.
Mr. Short and family are members of the
Christian church at Oran, of which he is a deacon and is
also a member of the finance committee and clerk, for
the past thirty-five years having been active and
helpful in this church body. In 1881 Mr.
Short was elected a member of the board of education
of the Short Special School District and he has served
continuously with the exception of two years, and during
that time was president of the board for one year, also
treasurer and its clerk for twenty years. On the
democratic ticket he was elected township assessor and
served two years in that office, and in all his public
life has commanded the respect and possessed the
confidence of his fellow citizens.
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J. C. SHORT, general farmer
and stock raiser, residing in Cynthian township, Shelby
county, O., was born on this place, the old family
homestead Jan. 25, 1872, and is a son of John
Short, one of the old and respected residents of
this section.
J. C. Short was primarily educated in the Short
Special School District and afterward attended the
Normal School at Lebanon, O., and then engaged for a
time in teaching school in his own and neighboring
townships. In more or less degree he has always
engaged in farming and since marriage has devoted
himself entirely to agricultural activities. This
farm is the old Mover homestead and here Mr.
Short's mother was born, Grandfather Moyer
having entered the land. There are eighty acres in
the farm and it has been improved by J. C. Short
and his father and is one of the fine farms of Cynthian
township.
J. C. Short was married on May 1, 1901, to
Miss Sarah Anderson, a daughter of I. N. and
Catherine (Peters) Anderson, of Miami county, O.
Mr. and Mrs. Short have one son, a bright youth
of ten years who is making satisfactory progress at
school and the name of John Emery Short stands on
the record of the Oran Special School District with many
credit marks attached. Since January, 1912, Mr.
Short has been a member of the school board,
elected on the democratic ticket. Mr.
Short and family are members of the Christian church
at Oran, O., their farm lying one mile north and one and
one-half mile west of that town.
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JOHN SHORT, SR., a
retired farmer and one of the oldest settlers now living
in Cythian township, was born in Virginia, Oct. 29,
1829, and was brought to Ohio when a child of two years.
His parents were Isaac and Mary (Vandegrift)
Short.
Isaac Short and wife were born in
Virginia and in all probability came from Holland
ancestors. The ten children born to them are
recorded as follows: Susanna, the eldest,
married George Barker of Cynthian
township, Shelby county, and they had four children:
Isaac, Sarah Ann, George and
Ivy. John, who was the second in order
of birth. Christian, who is now deceased,
was married first to Caroline Rhona and
after her death to Nancy Clauson and was
the father of: Mary, Perry, John,
George, Margaret and James.
George Short married Jane Slack
and both died in Cynthian township, three of their
children, Susan, William and George,
still living, and three of them deceased, Frank,
Levi and Henry. Newton Short,
the fifth of the family, married (first) Mary
Jane Moyer and (second) Margaret
Crotinger, and he died in Miami county. His
children were: Rachel, Ella, Sarah,
Maria and Peter. Allison
Jason Short married Sarah Butt
and he still resides in Darke county where his wife died
some years ago, the mother of four children:
Thomas, Martha, Allison and William.
Rachel Short was the wife of Jacob
Hollinger of Indiana, deceased, and they had five
children: Mary, Martha, George,
Samuel and William. Martha
Short married William Butt and both
died in Cynthian township having no children.
William Short, who lives at Piqua, O.,
married Lucinda Austin, who died at Piqua,
the mother of six children: Abraham, Charles,
Leonard, Delia, Virgin and Ida. Richard, the
youngest, died at the age of sixteen years.
It was in 1831 that the Shorts came from
Virginia to Dayton, O., and one year later all the
family, including the grandfather, Richard
Short, came to Cynthian township, Shelby county,
where the six sons contracted for eighty acres of land,
each one to pay twenty-five dollars. The
grandfather advanced the money and the sons subsequently
paid it back. He secured 160 acres for himself and
also owned eighty acres near Newport. All the
Shorts were men of good business judgment and became
men of affairs. The Short Special School District
was named for Isaac Short, who died on the
old homestead, in his sixty-eighth year. His widow
survived to be eighty-three years old and their burial
was in the cemetery attached to the Christian church at
Oran, O.
John Short, Sr., grew up amidst pioneer
surroundings. In boyhood he attended a
subscription school in a log cabin situated in McLean
township and as those were primitive days, he had but
meager advantages, but, at that time, it was not
considered necessary for the farmer boys to have more
than a practical knowledge of reading, writing and
arithmetic, and history shows that the acquirement of
these was sufficient to enable many a youth to become a
leader of men and the possessor of ample fortune.
As the eldest son of his father, John Short
very early took responsibilities upon himself and during
the whole of his subsequent active life, followed
agricultural industries with vigor and success. He
resides in Cynthian township, where he owns 309 acres,
his home being two and one-half miles southeast of Fort
Loramie, and eleven miles from Sidney, O.
On Mar. 13, 1851, Mr. Short was married
to Miss Elizabeth Moyer, who was born May 8,
1829, in Cynthian township, a daughter of George and
Sarah (Zemer) Moyer. The parents of Mrs.
Short were born in Pennsylvania, came early to Ohio
and were married in Cynthian township and became parents
of ten children, the survivors being: Mrs.
Short, George, William and Nathan. The
Moyers settled on land that John Short
now owns and here both died, the father aged sixty-two
years and the mother eighty-five years.
When John Short and wife went to
housekeeping it was in a log cabin surrounded with dense
woods and it was his task to clear off this heavy forest
growth, drain and tile the land and then put it under
cultivation. As time went on he made additional
improvements and erected the comfortable farm house in
which he is spending his later years. The children
were all born here, five in number as follows: George
W.; Mary Jane, who resides with her parents;
Isaac, who died when twenty-six years old;
Sarah Elizabeth, who married William
Jelly; and John C. Mr. and Mrs.
Jelly reside in Cynthian township and they have had
five children: Annie, Milton, Hugh, Ethel
and John, the last named dying at the age of
twelve years. A nephew of Mr. Short, Elmer F.
Short, has a very desirable government position at
Washington, D. C. During the period of the Civil
war Mr. Short was an auctioneer when his services
were needed. A lifelong democrat, this being a
democratic family, Mr. Short has heartily
supported democratic principles and candidates and
occasionally has consented to serve in local offices.
He is a Highly respected citizen and is widely known and
long has been a liberal supporter of the Christian
church at Oran, O., of which he is a member.
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LAUSON C. SHOWERS
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ELMER SHROYER, whose
excellent farm of 104 acres is situated in Salem
township, Shelby county. O., has spent his life here and
is numbered with the representative men of Salem
township. He was born in this township. May 15,
1876, and is a son of Henry and Mary (Strohlm)
Shroyer.
Henry Shroyer was born in Miami county,
O., a son of Joseph Shroyer, who was also born in
Ohio, of German parentage. For many years Henry
Shroyer was one of the heaviest tax payers in
Shelby county, owning over 500 acres of land, and after
dividing his large estate with his children, still owns
a farm of 160 acres in Salem township and a pleasant and
comfortable residence in Maplewood. where he and wife
now live retired. To Henry and
Mary Shroyer the following children were
born: Clara, wife of William Rubert;
Ellen, wife of John C. Wones;
Hattie. wife of George W. Rose; and Elmer.
Nelson and Harry.
Henry Shroyer was born in Miami county,
O., a son of Joseph Shroyer, who was also
born in Ohio, of German parentage. For many years
Henry Shroyer was one of the heaviest tax
payers in Shelby county, owning over 500 acres of land,
and after dividing his large estate with his children,
still owns a farm of 160 acres in Salem township and a
pleasant and comfortable residence in Maplewood. where
he and wife now live retired. To Henry and Mary
Shroyer the following children were born: Clara,
wife of William Rubert; Ellen, wife of
John C. Wones; Hattie. wife of George W.
Rose; and Elmer, Nelson and Harry.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
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HENRY SHROYER, who is
now living in comfortable retirement at Maplewood, O.,
is an example of what may be accomplished in securing
success and independence in life by the exercise of
prudence and self-denial in youth and persistent
industry through the years when the vital powers are at
their best. Mr. Shroyer is a
self-made man and through his own efforts built up from
nothing a fortune that included the possession of more
than 500 acres of land in the best sections of Shelby
county. He was born in August, 1835, in Miami
county, O. The parents of Henry
Shroyer were of the same name although not related,
Joseph and Mary (Shroyer)
Shroyer. Joseph Shroyer was born
in Ohio while his wife was a native of Maryland.
After marriage they lived in Miami county but later came
to Salem township, Shelby county, where both passed away
on their farm and their burial was in the cemetery
belonging to the Reformed church, the church site having
been given by Mr. Shroyer. They had
a large family of children, the record being as follows:
William, Thomas, Jacob, John, Henry,
Elizabeth, Catherine, Eliza and Matilda, the
last named being the only surviving daughter and she is
the wife of Samuel Giffin. Elizabeth was the wife
of Samuel Roberts, Catherine was the wife of
Frank Maxwell, and Eliza was the wife of
Joseph Dodds.
Henry Shroyer had but meager schooling when he was
a boy, partly because of the lack of school facilities
in the neighborhood of his father's farm and partly
because his services were needed, with those of his
brothers, to help carry on the agricultural industries
that then had to be conducted, more or less, without the
help of much labor-saving machinery. He
started out for himself as soon as he became independent
and for five years afterward worked in Miami county for
$12 and $13 a month. He then came to Shelby county
and continued to work by the month on farms until he was
twenty-eight years of age. For about five years
after marriage he rented farming land and by that time
had accumulated enough capital to buy his first eighty
acres, situated in Salem township, and this tract he
still owns. With continued prudence he became able
to add farm to farm until over 500 acres belonged to
him, all earned through his own unassisted efforts. Mr.
Shroyer proved then to be a generous father for
he divided this large estate among his children, happy
in thus providing for them and giving each a good start
in life.
On May 18, 1865, Mr. Shroyer was married
to Miss Mary Strahlem, at the parsonage of
the German Reformed church, by Rev. Jeremiah
Heller. She was born in Ohio, a daughter of
Gotleib and Elizabeth (Clapper) Strahlem,
the father a native of Germany and the mother of Ohio,
her parents having come here from Maryland. Mrs.
Shroyer was the youngest of her parents'
children, the others being: Jacob, Henry,
David, Susan, Abraham, Isaac
and Samuel. Susan married James
Moreland. To Mr. and Mrs. Shroyer
six children were born, namely: Clara, who is the
wife of William Rubert; Eliza Ellen, who is the
wife of John C. Wones; Harriet, who is the
wife of George W. Rose; and Elmer,
Nelson C. and Harry. Mr.
Shroyer and family belong to the Reformed church, in
which he was a deacon for many years. In politics he is
a democrat and has always given an active support to the
candidates of his party.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
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JOHN SIEGEL
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REINHART SIEGEL
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ARTHUR SILVER,
M. D.,* physician and surgeon, who
is one of the younger members of his profession at
Sidney, O., succeeding his eminent father, was born at
Sidney, June 19, 1880, and is a son of David R. and
Jennie E. (Fry) Silver. For many years Dr.
David R. Silver, whose death occurred Dec. 8, 1911,
was prominent in both business and professional
life in Shelby county.
Arthur Silver attended the public schools
in his native city and was graduated from the Sidney
high school in the class of 1899 and then entered
Miami University, where he secured his degree of A. B.,
graduating in 1904. He then became a student of
medicine in the Medical College of Ohio, where he was
most creditably graduated four years later. For
eighteen months he served as an interne in the City
Hospital of Cincinnati, afterward becomingassistant to
the celebrated Dr. H. J. Whitacre, a noted
surgeon of Cincinnati. The death of his father
called the young physician home and he has ever since
been engaged in a general practice at Sidney. He
is a member of the Shelby County Medical Society, the
Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical
Association and keeps thoroughly informed concerning the
wonderful developments that are taking place in his
science. He is identified with the Masonic
fraternity and retains college membership in the Beta
Theta Pi, the Nu Sigma and the Nu Medical organizations.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
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JUDSON WARD SIMMONS
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T. C. SKILLEN
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FREDERICK H. SLEETER
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HUGH B. SLOAN
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EDMUND SMITH
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JAMES E. SMITH,
a representative citizen and leading business man of
Maplewood, O., where he owns and conducts a general
store, was born in Logan county, O., Nov. 2, 1868, and
is a son of Ralph Newton and Huldah (Davis) Smith.
Ralph Newton Smith was a very well known man and
followed farming and was also a veterinary surgeon.
He was a man of temperance principles and gave his
political support to the Prohibition party. Both
he and wife died in Logan county, all of their children
surviving except Elizabeth and Elliott.
The others are : Laura, who is the wife of William T.
Rairdon; Elbridge; Talitha, who is the wife
of Perry A. Hill; Edwin, and James E.
James E. Smith attended the public schools and
afterward taught one term of school. He remained
at home and gave his father assistance until 1904, when
he embarked in his present business. He carries a
large and carefully selected stock, comprising dry
goods, notions, shoes and groceries, and as his methods
of business have encouraged trade his customers come
both from the town and the surrounding country. Mr.
Smith is an enterprising and progressive business
man but in his own success does not lose sight of the
general welfare, being ever ready to do his part.
On Oct. 16, 1892, Mr. Smith was married
to Miss Clara Smith, this
similarity of name being merely a coincidence as the
families are in no way related. Her father,
William F. Smith, was a farmer and a veteran of the
Civil War. He married Mary Mattox and two
children were born to them W. E. and Clara.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Smith have four sons:
Paul, Franklin, Kenneth and Carl.
The family belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church,
and they occupy a pleasant social position in the town.
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PHILIP
SMITH. If the oldest inhabitant in Sidney, or
any number of them were asked to name the man who is
entitled to the premium card for remaining in the
manufacturing business the longest time without a break
in the chain, the unanimous answer would be, Philip
Smith. This hustling, bustling, pushing bundle of
incarnate hope who lined every cloud with silver arid
whose elasticity put him erect upon his feet after each
reverse was never before in so prosperous condition as
now, and it would take a stiff adverse wind to shake
him. Showers of discouragements that would have
disheartened most men he shed as easily as the
proverbial duck's back does water, and financial
straits, dull times and lack of orders merely made him
blow his nose a little louder, which, in his case was a
trump of defiance while he spit on his hands to get a
better hold, and he invariably did get a better hold and
hung on.
Philip was born September 7, 1838, near
Harrisburg, Pa., where he spent his boyhood and was for
a time servant boy for Judge Heaster at
the capitol: When in his teens his parents moved to
Connersville, Ind., where they stayed two years and then
moved to Dayton for two or three years and where he
finished the molders trade at the foundry of Thompson,
McGregor and Callahan.
In 1859 the family came to Sidney and commenced in a
small way the manufacture of stoves and in due time farm
bells, kettles, lard presses, etc, across the canal when
their factory burned. They rebuilt on Main avenue when
there were but few houses on the north side of the
canal. Hollow ware was also added and the first iron
scrapers made in Sidney were fashioned in their shop.
While in Dayton he became acquainted with Miss
Anna Silzell and she so lingered in his
memory and had such a hold on his heart that he felt
that if she did not come to Sidney he would have to go
to Dayton. He did go and returned with her as Mrs.
Philip Smith in the early sixties and of
this union ten children were born, seven of whom are
living. Mrs. Smith died in the eighties
and on Thanksgiving day in 1885, he married Mrs. Mary
M. French, of Champaign county.
Looking over his business career, with its so many ups
and downs, pinched
financially most of the time requiring all his wits and
his indomitable energy to pull through he reminds one of
the man who rolled down a hill with his arms around a
log and when he got to the bottom cheerfully remarked
that the log did not get any the best of him for he was
on top half of the time.
His last venture, the formation of the incorporation of
the Philip Smith Company of which he is
president and which was launched on the sea of marvelous
prosperity throughout the country was the best he ever
made and put him, figuratively speaking, on easy street
with an income far more than ample for life's
necessities or luxuries, as he is now uppermost on the
log which has quit rolling and his many bruises are
permanently healed without leaving so much as a scar.
Sidney has no character that has weathered so many
vicissitudes as he. A few years ago he and Mrs.
Smith took a pleasurable outing through the far
west to the Pacific, a most enjoyable trip, the only one
of the kind in his busy career. In politics he has
always been a democrat, but did not work at it to hurt
much, as he had not time, though he did serve a term or
two on the city council.
Mrs. Smith, his second wife, being a
pronounced Baptist, and Philip, not having
serious, religious convictions nor church going habits,
accompanied her to the house of worship, became
interested and joined the Baptist church and ever since
has. been a pillar of strength in the congregation.
Such, in brief, is a sketch of the pioneer living
manufacturer of Sidney who is now enjoying the fruits of
a most industrious life among the scenes of his labor.
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WILLIAM J. SMITH,
whose excellent farm is situated three-fourths of a mile
west of Jackson Center, on the north side of the Arnett
turnpike road, devotes much of his attention to raising
Jersey thorough-bred cattle and also Plymouth Rock
poultry. Mr. Smith was born in
Jackson township, Shelby county, O., on a farm that
adjoins his own on the south, Nov. 24, 1861, and is a
son of Hardin A. and Rhoda (Jenkins) Smith.
Hardin A. Smith was born in Virginia and lived
there until thirteen years of age when he accompanied
his father, John Smith, to Clark county,
O. After leaving Clark county. Hardin A.
Smith went to Champaign county and there married
Rhoda Jenkins and they had twelve children,
ten of whom survive: Elizabeth, who is, deceased,
was the wife of W. V. Hughes, of Jackson Center;
Martha, who died when three years old; Jane,
who is the wife of Milton Meranda; Mary,
who is the widow of Wesley Pence;
Christina, who is the widow of Martin A. Baker;
Lydia, who is the wife of J. F. Davis;
Minerva, who is the wife of R. W. Davis;
William J.; Albert, who lives at Jackson
Center; Laura, who is the wife of D. W. Ware;
George, who lives two miles south of Jackson
Center; and Frank, who lives one mile east of
Montra. Hardin A. Smith is one of the
pioneers of Jackson township, having moved here in 1858.
He was one of the early mail carriers between Urbana and
Springfield, making the trip on horseback. Few men
are better known in Jackson township.
William J. Smith grew to manhood and attended
school in his native township and then learned tanning
and harnessmaking with his father, the latter havng
started a tannery in 1858. William J. Smith
continued the tannery until 1911, when he removed this
old landmark in order to build a barn on the site for
some of his valuable cows. For many years this
tannery was one of the leading business enterprises of
the township. This farm is probably one ofthe most
carefully drained properties in this section and all the
improvements were placed here by its present owner. Both
as a cattle and poultry farm it is widely known and
Mr. Smith may reasonably be very proud of the
successthat has attained his undertakings.
On Sept. 27, 1883, Mr. Smith was married
to Miss Marie Cox, who was born at
Port Jefferson, a daughter of Noah and Mary E.
(Brown) Cox. The father of Mrs.
Smith died at the age of seventy-two years and the
mother when aged sixty-eight years and their burial was
in the Pleasant Hill cemetery at Jackson Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Cox had seven children: Joshua,
residing at Lima, O.; Rosanna, deceased; Marie
and John, twins, the latter dying when five years
old; George living at Lima; Triphena J.,
deceased; and Daniel, of Lima. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith have had four children: Roy E., who
died at the age of seven weeks; Warren L., who
died when aged three years; Edward Franklin, who
is a successful teacher in Jackson township; and
Oliver L., who is a student in the Jackson Center
high school. Mr. Smith and family
are members of the Christian church. He is a democrat in
political preference but is perfectly satisfied to have
others than himself assume the worries as well as the
emoluments of office.
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LINK T. SNODGRASS
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WILLIAM MARION SNOW
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CHARLES
F. SNYDER, one of the representative men of
Cynthian township, resides in section 27, where he
devotes his 130 acres of valuable land to general
farming and cattle raising. This land is in two farms
and they are situated one third mile north of the
Sidney-Hardin turnpike road. Mr. Snyder
was born April 19, 1863, in Miami county, O., and is a
son of Henry and Lydia (Ward) Snyder.
Henry Snyder was
born in Perry county, O., and was reared and educated
there. He married Lydia Ward, who was born
in Hocking county, a daughter of Daniel and
Deliliah Ward. Daniel Ward was
a direct descendant of Nathaniel Ward, who
was commander of the Patriot forces at Boston, Mass., in
the early days of the Revolutionary war, before
General Washington took command. After
marriage, Henry Snyder and wife moved to
Miami county and settled in Washington township, and
also, at one time lived in Allen county and also in Van
Wert county. Grandfather Snyder gave each
of his children a farm of 160 acres but Henry
Snyder never lived on his tract, trading it for
sixty acres of the farm which his son, Charles F.,
now owns. He died in Cynthian township in March,
1866, and his burial was at Sugar Grove, O., in the
cemetery of the Brethren church. His widow continued to
live in Cynthian township until 1900, when she moved to
South Whitley, Ind., where she died in September, 1905,
and her burial was also at Sugar Grove. They were well
known and highly respected people and were parents of
eight children, namely: Daniel W., who died in
1877, at Peoria, Ill., was aged twenty-four years;
Mary A., who is the wife of John P. Golly, of
Cynthian township; John W., who died in 1897, at
the age of forty years; Isaac, who lives in
Cynthian township; Christiana, who lived but ten
months; Charles F.; Jerd, who lived but
six days; and Henry, who is a resident of Dayton,
O.
Charles F. Snyder received his early school
instruction in the Forest Special School District but
when fourteen years of age was transferred to the
Hopewell district, where he attended for four years and
then returned to the Forest district and later attended
school at Sidney. In the fall of 1883 he took charge of
a school in Van Buren township, where he taught for
three years and then taught for one year in Dinsmore
township. After his marriage he moved to Botkins, and
from there, in the spring of 1891, to his present home
farm of eighty acres having bought out the other heirs
and his mother's dower in 1900; he added to this a fifty
acre farm in 1905, and in 1911 he and his son Virgil
W. purchased 120 acres in Michigan, where he has
done a large amount of improving in the way of draining
and building.
In 1886 Mr. Snyder was married to Miss
Adella Blakeley, who was born in Dinsmore
township, Shelby county, a daughter of John
and Elizabeth Blakely, the former of
whom was born in Franklin and the latter in Licking
county, O., and their parents, respectively, came to
Shelby county in 1832 and 1835, being pioneers. To
Mr. and Mrs. Snyder were born children as follows:
Virgil W., who lives at Beaverton, Mich., married
Bessie Ward; Melsenia, who lives in
Turtle Creek township, married R. Schmidt;
Carl W., Israel Blakeley and Cora
M., all of whom live at home; May, who
died when aged twenty-three days; and an infant daughter
who died at birth. Mr. Snyder is one of
the enterprising and public spirited men of the
township, was one of the incorporators and is secretary
of the Farmers Telephone Company and lends his influence
to further all movements which promise to be for the
public welfare. He was reared in the republican
party and has always given it support and has been one
of its leaders in the county, formerly serving as a
member of one of the important county organizations. At
present he is serving in his third term as a notary
public and since 1898 has been a member of the board of
education of the Forest Special School District, of
which he is clerk.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
475 |
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SOLOMON SPRINGER
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A. STACKHOUSE, a
well-known general farmer in Green township, residing on
a fine tract of sixty-five acres, lying ten miles
southeast of Sidney, was born in Clinton county, O.,
Aug. 28, 1852, and is a son of Elisha and Sarah J.
(Hyatt) Stackhouse.
Elisha Stackhouse was born also in Clinton county
and was of English extraction, the family in early times
possessing a coat of arms. He married Sarah J.
Hyatt, who was of Scotch extraction and was born in
Fayette county, Pa. They came to Shelby county
when their son was fourteen years old but later
lived in Van Wert county for nine years, and then
settled on the present home tract. This land
Elisha Stackhouse improved and resided on until his
death, at the age of sixty-four years. His widow
survives and lives on the homestead, being now in her
eighty-third year. They had two children:
A. and Myra Ann and the family all remain on the old
place. General farming and moderate stock raising
are carried on, the soil being kept in good condition
and proving very productive.
Mr. Stackhouse married Miss Anna Wiley
and they have three children: Jennie, Kenneth and
Sarah. In politics Mr. Stackhouse is
affiliated with the republican party and for four years
he has been a member of the township school board.
When a young man he became interested in the aims of the
fraternal order of Odd Fellows and has been identified
with the same for twenty years, belonging to Osceola
encampment at Sidney, O.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
583 |
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PARKER L. STAFFORD
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representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
704 |
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EDWARD F. STALEY
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representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
559 |
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GEORGE P. STALEY
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
667 |
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GEORGE W. STALEY
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
686 |
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JOHN THOMAS STALEY
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
684 |
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JOSEPH P. STALEY
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representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
696 |
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ORRIN C. STALEY
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representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
720 |
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ROGER W. STALEY
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
743 |
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SQUIRE NICHOLAS STALEY
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representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
707 |
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CHARLES STEIN
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representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
859 |
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GEORGE STENGEL, who is one of the
substantial citizens of Franklin township, Shelby Co.,
O., owns valuable farm of ninety-five acres and a
comfortable residence at Sidney, O., situated on the
corner of St. Mary's and Maple streets. Mr.
Stengel was born on this farm, December 31, 1856,
and is a son of John M. and Sarah (Schiff) Stengel.
John M. Stengel and wife are both deceased.
they were well known and highly respected people of
Franklin township and the following children were born
to them: Michael, who is deceased; Mary,
who is the wife of J. P. Fogt; Barbara, who is
the wife of John Brightweaser; Lena, who is the
wife of Joseph Beemer; Sophia, who is the wife of
Andrew Bertsch; Caroline; who is the wife
of L. F. Fogt; Margaret, who is the wife
of Solomon Staley; and George.
George Stengel attended the district schools when
he was a boy and early began to give his father
assistance on the farm and has continued to be
interested in farm industries all his life. His
property is valuable, the location of his farm being a
favorable one as regards transportation and under his
methods is as productive as any land in Franklin
township.
On September 22, 1882, Mr. Stengel was married
to Miss Nancy Arena Shaffer, who was born in
Shelby county, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth
(Blakely) Shaffer. To Mr. and Mrs. Stengel
the following children have been born, all of whom
survive: Edward, who married Anna Davis
and they have three children - Mary, Viola and
Agnes; Lewis Franklin; Elizabeth, who is the wife of
Ira Slusser and they have three children -
Irene, Unice and Gail; Bonnie, who is the
wife of James Taylor and they have one child,
Ileen; and Ora, who is the wife of Charles
Sturm and they have one child - Lois; and
Walter and Milton. Mr. Stengel
and wife were reared in the Lutheran faith and they and
children belong to this church. Like his father
before him. Mr. Stengel is a democrat.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
685 |
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JOHN G. STEPHENSON
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representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
328 |
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P. O. STOCKSTILL
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representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
615 |
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THOMAS STOCKSTILL
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representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
799 |
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HON. JOHN B. STOLLY
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representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
653 |
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JONATHAN STOUT
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
761 |
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JOHN . STRANGEL
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
685 |
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EMANUEL J. STRUBLE
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
766 |
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LAFAYETTE M. STUDEVANT
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
790 |
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M. C. SULLIVAN
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representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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