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BIOGRAPHIES
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History of Shelby County, Ohio
and
representative citizens
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Evansville, Ind.
1913
947 pgs.
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GEORGE
W. ZEDEKER, residing on his valuable farm of 120
acres, situated in Salem township, Shelby County, O.,
was born in Montgomery county, O., Jan. 30, 1864, and is
a son of John W. and Mary
(Brandenberg) Zedeker. He has one brother
Oliver C. Zedeker,
who is also a well known resident and successful farmer
of Salem township. The parents live retired in
Franklin township.
George Zedeker was about w0 years old when his
parents moved to Shelby county and here he completed his
school attendance. With is brother he assisted on the
home farm and continued with his father until five years
after his marriage, moving then to his wife's old home
farm. Later he bought a one-half interest in the
same which he subsequently sold, then bought his present
farm from the Widow Davies and ever since has
been actively engaged in general farming and stock
raising, such as horses, cattle, hogs and sheep which
demand good prices.
In 1888, Mr. Zedeker was married to Miss
Martha West, a daughter of William and Lavina
(Conover) West, farming people of Shelby county.
The mother of Mrs. Zedeker was born in Miami
county but the father came from Virginia. Mrs.
Zedeker had four brothers and one sister:
Elizabeth, wife of Shelby Brandenberg, and
John, Edward, Charles and Lester, the last
named being deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Zedeker
five children have been born: Ethel, Hazel,
John, Wilbur and Charles, all of whom have
been given school and other advantages. The family
attends the Methodist Episcopal church. In
politics Mr. Zedeker is a democrat and for some
four years he served as a member of the Shelby county
fair board.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
659 |
JOHN
W. ZEDEKER, who was one of the best known
citizens of Shelby county, now living retired on his
farm of 190 acres, which is situated in Franklin
township, came here thirty-eight years ago and has been
a continuous resident. He was born in Montgomery
county, O., six miles north of Dayton, O., Feb. 18,
1836, and is a son of Jacob E. and Mary M. (Campbell)
Zedeker.
The Zedeker family was a pioneer one of
Montgomery county and the father of John W. Zedeker
was born on the old homestead there and remained
through life on the same place on which his parents
settled in 1805, passing away in his eighty-fifty year.
He married Mary M. Campbell, who belonged to an
old family of Highland county, O., and the following
children were born to them: Eliza Jane, John W.,
Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Daniel S., Jacob E., Martha
and Julia. They were among the founders of
the Dunkard faith in Montgomery county and were liberal
in church support.
John W. Zedeker had district school advantages
in boyhood and from youth took part in the farm
industries, which he found congenial, and continued
throughout all his active life. In 1874 he came to
Franklin township, Shelby county, at which time he
purchased his present farm from William Bryant.
On Aug. 20, 1862, Mr. Zedeker was married to
Miss Mary Brandenberg, who was born in Montgomery
county, a daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Brewer)
Brandenberg, who came to Shelby county when Mrs.
Zedeker was four years old. Samuel
Brandenberg was born in Maryland and his wife in
Virginia. They had the following children
Louis, Betsey, Samuel, Dorothy Ann, Christiana, Joseph,
Catherine and Mary. They were
members of the German Reformed church. Mr.
and Mrs. Zedeker have two sons:
Oliver C., and
George W. The
former is a resident of Salem township and has one
daughter, Ella, who is the wife of Orla
Baker and they have five children: Ethel, Hazel,
John, Wilbur and Charles. Mr.
Zedeker and wife attend the German Reformed church.
Nominally he is a democrat but in many campaigns Mr.
Zedeker has exercised his own judgment in casting
his vote but has always taken an interest in public
matters and tried to be useful as a citizen. For
seven years he served as township trustee and has
favored plans for increasing the benefits of the public
schools. He is one of the stockholders in the
Farmers Telephone Company. (Picture of
homestead in this volume)
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
732 |
OLIVER C. ZEDEKER,
owner of the well known Locust Side Farm, a valuable
property containing 102 acres, which is situated in
Salem township, is one of the representative men of this
section. He was born July 6, 1862, in Montgomery
county, O., a son of John W. and Mary (Bradenburg)
Zedeker, who know live retired in Franklin township.
Their family consisted of but two sons, Oliver C.
and George W., the latter of whom is a farmer
also in Salem township.
Oliver C. Zedeker had common school advantages
and afterward assisted his father on the home farm until
he was twenty-two years old. For the next three
years he rented land and then, in partnership with his
father, bought his present farm from Nathan Stout,
subsequently purchasing his father's share and is now
sole owner. In general, farming has been his main
business although he also raises some excellent stock,
this being principally for his own use on the farm.
His land is beautifully situated and under his methods
of advanced farming is very productive.
Mr. Zedeker was married April 2, 1884, to
Miss Maggie E. Lawhead, who was born in Shelby
county, a daughter of Philip and Mary (Fordyce)
Lawhead, both now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs.
Zedeker two children have been born: Ella E.,
who married O. A. Baker, and they have one son,
Ralph Emerson; and Clyde B. Mr. Zedeker
and family attend the Methodist Episcopal church at Port
Jefferson. In politics he is a democrat and at
times has been elected to local offices, serving very
acceptable for two terms as township trustee and at
present is a member of the school board. He is
identified with the Odd Fellows, attending the lodge at
Port Jefferson.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
715 |
HENRY J. ZIMPFER, a very successful
agriculturist and a well known and highly respected
citizen of Dinsmore township, Shelby county, resides on
his well improved farm of 165 acres, which lies two
miles north of Anna, O. He was born on this farm
in 1875, and is a son of John and Margaret (Beamer)
Zimpfer. The family is of German extraction
but both parents were born in Ohio, the mother being a
native of Franklin township this county. For a number of
years the father carried on farming in Dinsmore
township, where he was a leading member of the Lutheran
church and a highly respected man. His death
occurred July 2, 1912. On November 25, 1869, he
married Margaret Beamer, who died Nov. 14, 1912,
and they spent their entire married life in Dinsmore
township. They had four children: Henry J., Joh,
Jennie and Arthur, John and Arthur
being deceased.
Henry J. Zimpfer secured his education in the
public schools. He has always resided on the home farm
and learned all the practical details of farming under
his father, and since the property came into his hands
has not only continued the old industries but has
widened his interests, improved on old methods and has
made this one of the fine farms of the county.
Mr. Zimpfer was married in 1896 to Miss
Mertie Boyer, and all of their children survive, the
record being: James Arthur, born in 1898;
Thelma Ruth, in 1901; Sylva Ruberta,
in 1903; Robert, in 1904, and Claude, in
1906. Mr. Zimpfer is giving them every
advantage in his power and they are bright,
representative young Americans with every promise of
usefulness in the future. Mrs. Zimpfer had
four brothers and two sisters: John, William, Elmer,
Della, Grace and one who died in infancy.
Mr. Zimpfer and family are members of the
Lutheran church. Like his late father, Mr.
Zimpfer is a stanch democrat. He is treasurer
of the Zimpfer special district school board.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
728 |
WALKER ZIMPHER, one of
the enterprising citizens and excellent farms of Perry
township, Shelby county, O., now serving in his first
term as a member of the board of township trustees, is
operating a farm of 100 acres, belonging to his
father-in-law, J. J. Maxwell, and has other
interests. He was born in Shelby county, O., in
1872, and is a son of George and Susan (Dill) Zimpher.
George Zimpher, who know lives retired at
Pemberton, O., was a farmer in Shelby county for many
years and both he and wife were natives of the county.
Her death occurred in 1907. They had the following
children: John; Lewis; Hannah, wife of
Elmer Killian; Clara, wife of Frank Spangy;
Walker; and Lucy, wife of Harry Wirick.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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