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ERNEST
BACHERT, firm of Bachert, Silk & Co.,
paper manufacturers, Canton; is a native of Hesse-Darmstadt,
Germany, and was born Dec. 21, 1834. He lived in his
native city until about 13 years of age, receiving in the
meantime his education. His parents dying, he was
taken to a large paper mill at Freiburg, where he learned
the trade, serving there until he was 20 years of age,
buying his releases from the army. He then came to the
United States, landing in New York, in October, 1855, and
came direct to Cleveland, Ohio. He at once found
employment in a papermill where he worked about six years
and was then put in charge of one of the mills and conducted
the same for about three years. He then formed the
present company, came to Canton and bought the mill they now
occupy, and which they improved and opened. Mr.
Bachert took charge of the mill, and in 1871, in
company with others, bought the paper-mill at Massillon,
forming a stock company, known as the "Massillon Paper Co."
Under his management the business has been successful and
has increased largely. He was married in December,
1856, to Miss Barbara Silk, a native of Germany, who
came to Cleveland when young. They have had ten
children, eight of whom are living, viz.: John,
Kate, Earnest A., William, Fannie, Edward, Frank and
Allen. He was a Republican in politics and a
member of the German Reformed Church.
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Plain Twp. -
J. D. BACHTEL, retired merchant and
farmer; P. O., New Berlin; was born in Plain Twp., Nov. 25,
1832. His parents, Isaac and Susanna (Smith)
Bachtel were natives of the Keystone State. When
but 10 years of age the father of our subject came to Stark
Co., with his parents, they settling on a farm in Plain
Twp., in 1808, whereon his youthful days were spent.
He obtained a common school education, and when 21 years of
age began teaching school in his neighborhood, where his
instructions were appreciated by all. He continued in
this vocation for several years and then settled on a farm,
where he lived some time and died in 1866, at the age of 67
years. He was a man greatly admired in the
neighborhood in which he lived, for his true manly character
and good citizenship. Our subject's youth was spent at
home, he received at his education in the common schools,
and while young he entered his father's store and was there
engaged as clerk for eight years. In 1861 he engaged
in the grocery business at New Berlin and soon after took
his brother. William H. H. into his
partnership, this lasting three years, when he disposed of
his goods and has since lived retired. He owned a farm
of 1888 acres in Lake Twp., and property in the town.
In 1857 he was married to Susan Sell, of Lake Twp.
From that union three has been one child, Carrie E.,
an accomplished young lady. He has always been
identified with the Democratic party.
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City of Massillon -
JACOB L. BACHTEL, deceased. The
Bachtel family trace their family to Samuel
Bachtel, who was born in Eastern Pennsylvania, Oct. 4,
1732, O. S. His father emigrated to the United
States and settled near Schuylkill in Montgomery Co., June
12, 1853. Samuel Bechtel married Anna Simon,
who was born Dec. 18, 1735. Her father, Isaac Simon,
emigrated from Frances, and her mother from Switzerland.
Simon was compelled to flee from France on account of
his religious sentiments, he being of the Mennonite
persuasion. Jacob L. is of the fourth
generation from Samuel, and was born in Jackson Twp.,
Aug. 19, 1821, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Leckron)
Bachtel. Samuel was a son of Jacob and
Catherine (Kershner) Bachtel, who was a son of Samuel
and Anna (Simon) Bachtel, whose father was the first of
the family to settle in America. Samuel Bachtel
the father of the above, came West to this county and
settled in Jackson Twp. when the country was new; he died
1850. The children born him were Rosanna, Jacob L.,
Catharine, Henry C., Isaac S., Elizabeth and
Margaret. Jacob L. was raised upon a farm upon
which he remained until after the death of his father, when
he moved to this city and engaged in the wool trade, which
business he carried on up to the time of his death. He
was also an administrator upon estates, many of which he had
in charge. May 15, 1855, he married Eliza A.
Atwater, who was born in June, 1833, in this city, and
by her had one son, Edward H. Mr. Bechtel died
in 1879 - was an excellent business man and highly esteemed
in the community for his goodness of heart and manly
virtues. Eliza A. was a daughter of Joshua
D. Atwater and Dorcus Bronson. He was born Jan.
29, 1807, in Hamden, Conn., son of Jared and Eunice (Dickerman)
Atwater. Jared was a son of David and (Rachel)
Hubbard. He was a son of Joshua and Betsey
Goodyear. David Atwater is the original member or
head of the family. He was one of the first planters
of New Haven. He and Joshua came over from Kent
Co., England, to New Haven, as early as 1665. The
descendants of Joshua are extinct. David
Atwater died in 1692, progeny. Joshua Atwater
came to Ohio and settled in Massillon and established a
business in 1832, which is being conducted to this day by
his son David. The religion of the family has
been Congregational. Mrs. Atwater is a
Methodist; Mrs. Bechtel a member of the Episcopal
Church.
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Canton Twp. -
MARTIN BACHTEL, retired; P. O. Canton.
David Bachtel, the father of our subject, and the
first white settler in Stark Co., was born in or near
Hagerstown, Md. His early life was spent on the farm
where he lived until 1801, when he left his native place to
seek a home in the West. After a long and wearisome
tramp, he arrived in Columbiana Co., this State, where he
remained until the fall of the same year, when he pushed on
to Stark Co.; he was obliged to clear a road or passage for
fifteen miles, and the hardships he underwent cannot be told
with any degree of certainty. He settled on 160 acres
of land, then covered with heavy and dense forest; he put up
a small shanty, and cleared 4 acres of ground. He then
returned to Columbiana Co., and was there married to
Elizabeth Sheely, who was a native of Adams Co., Penn.
Soon after their marriage, he returned to Canton Tp., and
there he toiled until he cleared his farm. He and his
wife were members of the German Reformed Church. He
died at the age of 55 years; his widow reached the ripe aged
of 93 years. Martin, the subject of these few
lines, was born on the farm where he now resides Mar. 133,
1809. His childhood days were spent on the farm; he
attended the schools of his neighborhood, and acquired an
education such as the schools in that early day afforded.
He lived at home with his parents until he became of age; he
then purchased the old homestead and has remained on the
same ever since, with the exception of four years he lived
in Canton engaged in hotel keeping. In 1836, he
married Miss Margaret, daughter of John and
Elizabeth Winterrode, who was a native of this State.
From that marriage there have been eleven children, eight of
whom are living, viz.: Jacob, David, John, Daniel,
Margaret, Ellen, Martin and Elizabeth. Mr. and
Mrs. Bachtel are members of the German Reformed Church.
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Pike Twp. -
MOSES BACHTEL, farmer; P. O. Pierce;
is a native of Pike Twp., and son of one of the pioneer
settlers of Stark county. He was born Sept. 12, 1826;
was raised and educated in Pike, and at the age of 18
commenced to teach school, which occupation he followed for
sixteen winters, farming during the summer time; residing
with his mother until Mar. 6, 1861, when he was married, and
removed to his present farm of 55½
acres, which he purchased from his mother-in-law. His
wife was Miss Susan Miller, who was born Oct. 25,
1839, daughter of Jacob and Susan (Kerstetter) Miller,
who were early settlers of Pike Twp. The latter was a
remarkable woman, and died in 1880, at the advanced age of
84. Mr. Bachtel was a member of the Ohio
National Guards during the war, and was called into active
military service for four months, during 1864. In the
spring of 1868 he was chosen Justice of the Peace, and
re-elected in 1871, serving in this position six years; and
afterward appointed Notary Public, and has also served as
Clerk of Pike Twp. for two terms. He was raised a
member of the German Reformed Church, but his wife and
family are at present connected with the Disciples' Church,
of Sparta. Mr. Bachtel is the father of seven
children as follows: Lincoln Marshal, Clara
Lavina, John Wickliff, Edwin N., Virginia, who died in
infancy; Lillian Gertrude and Delano Foster.
The grandfather of Moses Bachtel removed from
Maryland to Stark county with his family, at a very early
day, and settled on land now owned by Mahlon Slutz.
His son, David Bachtel, married Mary Taylor,
and they had four children - Lazarus, of Pike;
Moses, subject of this sketch; Issac, who died in
1842, and Levi, of Pike. David farmed in
the summer time, and during winter followed weaving and made
flour barrels; he died Sept. 22, 1838.
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Plain Twp. -
JOHN BAIR,
farmer; P. O. Middle Branch. Jacob Bair, the
father of our subject, was born near Hagerstown, Md., where
he passed his childhood, and then removed to Pennsylvania,
and was there married to Miss Nancy Rhodes, who was a
native of Bedford Co., Pa. In 1805 he came to Plain
Twp., Stark Co., O., in company with an older brother, where
they erected a cabin and began to clear a piece of land.
After remaining there one year he was obliged to leave on
account of the wild beasts. He went to Columbiana Co.,
where he remained two years, and then returned to Plain, and
there lived up to the time of his death. He died in
1863, aged 76 years; his widow still survives him, and has
reached the ripe age of 87 years. John Bair,
our subject, was born in Plain Twp., Stark Co., O., June 23,
1821. The early years of his life were passed in the
labors of the farm, and but little interrupted by
educational pursuits, the chances for obtaining an education
being scanty and of an inferior nature in the region of his
home. He lived at home and worked for his father until
he was 28 years of age. He soon after bought a small
farm in Marlborough Twp., and there lived nine years.
Disposing of it he purchased the farm where he now lives.
He now owns 183 acres of well improved land. In 1849
he united in marriage with Miss Sarah Brouse, of
Canal Fulton. From that marriage there have been eight
children, three of whom are living - Reuben, now a
resident of Indiana; Ozias, on the homestead, and
Mary E., now of Cass Co., Mich. Mr. and Mrs.
Bair are faithful members of the Lutheran Church,
uniting with the same several years ago. Ozias Bair
was born in Plain Twp., this county, in March, 1850.
His childhood was passed on the farm with his parents, with
whom he lived until he was 26 years of age. He
received a common school education in the schools of his
neighborhood. He learned the carpenter's trade and
worked at the same but a short time, as he preferred farming
to a trade. In 1876 he married Miss Mary Miller,
of Plain Twp., and soon after he rented a farm in Canton
Twp., and in 1881, returned to the old homestead, where he
is engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Bair united
with the church while young, and are much respected in the
community in which they live.
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Plain Twp. -
SOLOMON BAIR, farmer; P. O. Middle
Branch; is the third in a family of six children born of
John and Sarah Bair, who were natives of Adams Co., Pa.,
and in 1806 came to Stark Co., settling in Plain Twp.
John Bair, the venerable old pioneer, settled on a
farm when it was a dense forest, but cleared the same, and
has lived in the vicinity of the place upon which he
settled, ever since. He was married three times, and
was the father of nineteen children. He is highly
spoken of for his manliness and hospitality.
Solomon, the subject of this sketch, was born in Plain
Twp., Stark Co., Jan. 12, 1826. His childhood was
spent on the farm, where he remained until he was 27 years
of age. He then rented a farm in Plain Twp., where he
remained thirteen years, and in 1866 he purchased 160 acres
of valuable land, where he has lived since. Mr.
Bair began life a poor boy, but by his industry he has
accumulated considerable property. In 1835 he married
Catherine, daughter of John Markley, of Lake
Twp. From that union there have been seven children -
Lucy A., Susan, Mary, Andrew, Jaha, Solomon and
John. Mr. and Mrs. Bair are members of the
Lutheran Church.
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Paris Twp -
AMOS
D. BAKER, farmer; P. O. Paris, Mr. Baker was
born on the 5th day of May, 1819, in Washington County,
Pennsylvania. He was a son of Jacob and Nancy (Mowl)
Baker, his mother having emigrated from Germany in her
infancy. Mr. Baker embarked in matrimony on the
3d day of September, A. D., 1840; the choice of his
affections being Letitia Murray. He, in company
with his better half, came to Ohio on the 11th day of April,
A. D. 1842, locating in Paris Twp., on a farm of 50 acres,
which he then purchased. He has now augmented his
accumulations to the amount of 170 acres. He was the
father of two children - Isaac D. and Sarah M.
Both are married and have forsaken the parental roof.
Mr. Baker's political propensities have always been
Democratic. He has been Trustee and Delegate several
times, and discharged the duties of Justice of the Peace
during two terms. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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DR. W.
O. BAKER, physician; Louisville; was born in
Northampton Co., Penn., Dec. 12, 1827. He is the
youngest son of Jacob H. and Anna (Overholt) Baker,
who were parents of three children - George, Susan
and William Overholt. The father, Jacob H.,
was a shoemaker by trade. In 1836 he and family came
to Wadsworth Twp., Medina Co., Ohio, it then being a new
country. He is yet living in Medina Co., hale and
hearty. Mr. Baker has been some time deceased.
Dr. Baker's early life was one of labor and
self-denial. He received a common education in youth,
and the winter he was 20 years of age, taught his first term
of school. Having an uncle practicing medicine in
Wooster, Mr. Baker determined to make that his
vocation in life, much against his parents' wishes.
When 21 he commenced his studies, and the winter of 1852-53
attended lectures at the Jefferson Medical College at
Philadelphia. His financial resources failing, he was
compelled to discontinue school and go to teaching.
For two years he taught school, during which time he still
continued his studies. In 1855 he came to Nimishillen
Twp., Stark Co., Ohio, and commenced the practice of
medicine. In 1858 he came to Louisville, purchased
property, and has remained here since that time. In
1856 Dr. Baker and Rebecca Utt were united in
marriage. Mrs. Baker is a daughter of Elias
Utt, of New Jersey. She was born in
Pennsylvania, in Sept., 1833, and is of English descent.
Dr. Baker's grandfather, George Baker, was
descended from German ancestors, but his mother's people
were of German-English descent. There is nothing that
particularly characterizes the Bakers. They
were of that honorable class of yeomanry that is only found
in the better grade of American society. The
Overholts were people of a larger mental capacity,
taking to books and professions more than physical labor.
There has been born to Dr. and Mrs. Baker, nine
children - Alfred J., Anna E., Amanda C., Mary E., John
W., Adam, Charles W., Minnie, and one that died unnamed.
Of these, only Annie E., Amanda C., Mary E., and
Charles W. are living. Dr. Baker has
been quite successful in his practice; is a member of the
United Brethren in Christ Church, of which denomination he
is a local exhorter.
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City of Alliance -
LUTHER W.
BALLARD, surgeon-dentist,
Alliance; was born in Pittsburg, Penn., April 26, 1854; the
son of A. W. and Margaret (Irwin) Ballard, his
father being a native of New Hampshire, and his mother of
Pennsylvania, of Scotch parentage. The family removed
from Pittsburgh to Canton, Ohio, in 1858. When Mr.
Ballard had completed an academic course of study he entered
the dental office of Dr. Douds, of Canton, and
remained under his instruction until 1872, when he began his
course in the Philadelphia Dental College of Philadelphia,
Penn., and graduated from that institution in 1873. He
returned to Canton, and began the practice of his profession
for a short time with his brother. In April 1879, he
removed to Alliance, where he opened the finest dental rooms
in this place. He married Grace Greenwood, May
30, 1878. She is daughter of G. G. B. Greenwood,
of Minerva. They have one child - Whitcomb G.
Mr. Ballard is a member of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows.
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Sandy Twp. -
THOMAS
A. BARNES, farmer; P. O. Waynesburgh. The
grandfather of our subject, Gen. Barnes, was a native
of Ireland, where he married Jane Parks; they
emigrated to America and first settled in Pennsylvania,
subsequently removing to Sandy Twp., where they remained
until their deaths. They were parents of four children
- Andrew, who died in Iowa; Thomas, the father
of our subject; Ann Beatty, now a resident of Carroll
Co. and Robert, living in Iowa. Thomas
was born in Pennsylvania, and came with his parents when
they came to Ohio about 1824; he married Miss Ann Guiney,
of Sandy Twp., and was engaged in agricultural pursuits in
the township until his death, in 1836; his wife is still
living in Carroll Co. Their children are as follows -
Elizabeth, Calwell, living in Carroll Co.; Jane
Sutton, a resident of Jefferson Co., and Thomas A.
born in 1836, after the death of his father. His
mother subsequently married Francis Brothers, and
removed to Paris Twp., where our subject passed his early
days. In 1862, he enlisted in Co. B, 104, O. V. I.,
and was in severe and active service until the close of the
war. In the fall of 1865, he married Emma H. Tritt,
of Minerva, and in 1866, removed to Brown Twp., and in 1866,
removed to Brown Twp., and engaged in farming, residing
there until 1874, when he was elected to the responsible
position of County Treasurer, he removed his family to
Carrollton, and for four years faithfully and honorably
administered the affairs of that office. In 1879, he
came to Sandy Twp., and purchased the Firestone farm, about
one-half mile North of Waynesburgh, where he has since
resided. He has 80 acres of fine valley land, and has
improved his place by an elegant, and tasty residence
Mr.
Barnes is an efficient and practical man in all things,
and deserving of the esteem and respect accorded him.
They have one child,
Henry F.,
at home.
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City of Canton -
DR. P.
H. BARR, druggist, Canton; was born Sept. 3, 1836,
and is the youngest of five children born to Joseph and
Elizabeth (Dottawar) Barr, natives of Pennsylvania,
where they were married. About the year 1830, they
came to Ohio and settled near Paris, in Stark Co. He
was an undertaker in the East but after removing to Ohio,
followed farming. He died in the year 1840; Mrs.
Barr is still living on the old homestead, and is now
past 87 years of age. Our subject was born after the
family moved to this county, and hence is an "Ohio man;" he
lied at home until he was 15, then went to La Fayette, Ind.,
where he remained two years, working at carriage trimming;
he then returned home, and attended a select school at Paris
for Three years. He had been reading medicine for some
time, and after leaving school, came to Canton, and formed a
partnership with Dr. C. J. Geiger, with whom he had
been reading. Under the firm name of Geiger & Barr,
they carried on the drug business where Mr. Barr now
has his store. In 1859, Dr. Barr now has his
store. In 1859, Dr. Barr attended a course of
lectures at Jefferson College, Philadelphia, and in 1860,
having abandoned the idea of practice, graduated at the
College of Pharmacy, in Philadelphia. He returned to
Canton, and remained until 1863, when he sold his interest
to Dr. Geiger, and opened a store in Alliance, with
his brother-in-law, T. G. Hare, as a partner.
P. H. Barr & Co. conducted this business until the
death of Dr. Geiger, in 1876, when he (Barr)
bought the Canton store, and again removed to this city,
retaining his interest in the Alliance store. In 1869,
he was a prime mover in the organization of the First
National Bank of Alliance, and upon the completion of hits
organization, he was made Vice President, and continued as
such until after his removal to Canton. In 1879, he
became one of the organizers of the Canton Bank, of which he
was made President, and in 1880 the charter was changed to a
National bank, he retaining the office of President.
He was married, July 14, 1859, to Miss Ada F.,
daughter of Dr. Geiger, his old partner; she was
married, July 14, 1859, to Miss Ada F., daughter of
Dr. Geiger, his old partner; she is a native of Stark
Co. By this marriage there have been seven children,
of whom six are living - Minnie L., Winnie G., Fannie E.,
Daisy D., Bessie B. and
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City of Canton -
J. F.
BAUHOF, Canton Marble Works, Canton; is a native of
Switzerland; he was born Mar. 1, 1834; his father, a German
by birth, was a baker in the city of Berne. At the age
of 17, J. F.. came to Cleveland, Ohio, where he had a
brother and sister living; his brother was working in the
marble business, and J. F. worked for the same party
for two years; he then went to Toledo, where he remained
there years, working in the same business; and then, after
working two years longer in Cleveland, he came to Canton,
and he and his brother R. opened the Canton Marble
Works. In 1875, J. F. became the sole
proprietor of the business, he buying his brother's
interest. They started with nothing but their own
labor, where the Opera House now stands, and two years later
came to the present location, 36 E. Tuscarawas, which
property they bought. The business is successful, and
now employs six to eight men, and do all classes of granite
and marble work. In 1858, he married Miss Catharine
Rist, a native of Germany. They have three
children, viz.: Albert, Edward and
Eliza.
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Nimishillen Twp. -
G. F. BAUMANN & SONS, Merchants,
Louisville. Gustavus F. Baumann was born in
Baden, Germany, in 1828. He is a son of Carl and
Sophia (Regenold) Baumann, who were natives of Germany,
and the parents of four children. The father was a
physician, and served some time in the French army under
Napoleon. At the age of 15 Gustavus
apprenticed himself to a tin and coppersmith to learn tlie
tin trade; and after serving three years, mastered this
business, and the following three years traveled and worked
at his trade. In 1848 he participated in the German
Revolution of that date. Mr. Baumann was
taken prisoner, with a number of others, and after lying
four months in prison, his trial came off. When
captured Mr. Baumann had no arms in his
possession, and this fact alone saved him a heavy penalty.
In April, 1849, he took passage for the United States on
board a sail-vessel, and after a voyage of six weeks arrived
in New York. Through the influence of a fellow
traveler, Mr. Baumann was induced to come to
Canton, Stark Co., O., where for six months he worked for
Henry Bockins. In February, 1860, he came to
Louisville, which has been his home and place of business
until the present. Mr. Baumann first
started in Louisville with a small tin shop, such as his
means at that time would allow. After working a time
he would peddle his goods out to the citizens. By
economy and close attention to business, he soon made enough
to enlarge his buildings as his increase of trade demanded,
and is now considered among the leading business men of his
town. In 1849 he was united in marriage with Mary
Ann Wang, of Canton, but formerly of Germany. To
this union were born nine children—Josephine,
Gustavus, Charles, Henry, Louis,
Theresa, Mary and Anna, twins, and one
that died in infancy. As soon as his sons became of
age, Mr. Baumann admitted them to a partnership in
the business, the firm name now being G. F. Baumann &
Sons. Mr. Baumann started in life with but very
little means at his command, but by his own labor he has
acquired one of the best trades of any house in Louisville.
Besides a general tin and stove trade, this firm makes a
specialty of slate and tin roofing, galvanized cornice-work,
spouting, &c., during the summer season. It would be
safe to say, there are no firms of this kind in Stark Co.
that do a more extensive business, or have the confidence of
the public any more than G. F. Baumann and Sons. Mr.
Baumann is a member of the A., F. & A. M. of Louisville.
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Jackson Twp. -
GEN. SAMUEL BEATTY, farmer; P. O.
Massillon; was born in Mifflin Co., Penn., Dec. 16, 1820.
His father, John Beatty, was a native of Ireland, and
came to Pennsylvania when 2 years of age, where he married
Miss Christina Powell, and in 1829, removed to Stark
Co., Ohio, and settled in Jackson Twp. The General's
early life was spent on his father's farm, and attending
such schools as there were in those days. He has been
a patriotic man, having served his country twice when it was
in great need. In May, 1846, he went out in the
Mexican War as 1st Lieutenant of Company K of the 3d Ohio
Regiment. After serving nearly two yeas he was
honorably discharged, and returned to Stark Co., and in 1857
was elected Sheriff of the County, which office he honorably
filled for two years, and in 1859 was re-elected, and held
the office for two years more. In 1861, at the
braking-out of the late rebellion, he was among the first to
offer his services to his country. In April (1861) he
enrolled a company of men, which became Company A of the
19th Regiment, Ohio. He was appointed Captain of the
company as soon as it became attached to the regiment.
And while at Columbus, Ohio, they held an election of
officers, where he was elected Major, then
Lieutenant-Colonel, then Colonel. These promotions
were all received in one day. After receiving his
commission they soon marched to the scenes of battle, where
he showed himself a man worthy of his command. He
participated in many of the most prominent battles, such as
Mission Ridge, Stone River, Chickamauga, Liberty Gap,
Chattanooga, Nashville and others. After the battle of
Stone River he was promoted to Brigadier General, and at the
battle of Nashville was promoted to Major General for
meritorious conduct. After serving his county till the
close of the war he came back to Stark Co., where he has
since resided. In March, 1862, he married Susan V.
Graham, daughter of John and Susan
Graham. She was born in Stark Co., Ohio, in
1839, and died in 1881. The General has one daughter,
Mary.
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City of Canton -
LAWRENCE
BECHEL, blacksmith, Canton; is a native of Stark Co.,
Ohio. He was born in Canton Dec. 17, 1830, and is
seventh in a family of thirteen born to Phillip and
Rosanna (Chandel) Bechel. They were natives of
Alsace, France. They married in their native land, and
came to Canton Nov. 28, 1830. He was a blacksmith, and
followed his trade in Canton for many years. Latterly,
he followed lock-smithing. HE died Oct. 10, 1855.
Mrs. Bechel died Mar. 14, 1866. Of their
family, our subject and his four sisters - Mrs. Melvin,
Mrs. Baxter, Mrs. Reigler and Mrs. Becher, all of
Canton - are the only survivors. Our subject has
always lived in his native city, residing on his present
place since he was less than 2 years of age. He early
assisted his father in the shop, and engaged regularly
therein when about 16 yeas of age, and, excepting about two
years, has followed the business since. He has served
in the City Council of Canton for two terms, also as
Township Trustee for three years. Nov. 22, 1855, he
married Miss Maria Phillips, a native of Alsace,
France. She came to Canton with her parents. Of
eight children born too this marriage, seven are living,
viz.: Charles B., Henry J., Mary, Emma, Clara,
Francis Mena.
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Perry Twp. -
JOHN G. BECK, farmer, Navarre; was
born Aug. 11, 1807, in Wurtemberg, Germany, son of John
George Beck and Anna M. Dillman, to whom were born three
children—two sons and one daughter. Our subject
emigrated to America with his parents when he was a
mere lad. His father John George,
was a soldier under Napoleon, and was with his army at the
burning of Moscow, and crossed the Alps; his brother was in
the same command, but was frozen to death while crossing the
Alps on that memorable retreat. The parents of our
subject died when he was very young; he was then early in
life thrown upon his own resources. He learned the tin
and coppersmith's trade which he followed in Lancaster Co.,
Penn., for several years. Was married in May, 1849, to
Lydia Cross, who was born in Essex Co., Eng.,
and emigrated with her parents to Lancaster Co., Penn., in
1843. Her parents were Joseph and Hannah (Miller)
Cross, who had ten children; seven of the number came to
years of maturity. Father was a cabinet-maker and
upholsterer, and was a member of the Society of Friends or
Quakers. He died honored and respected in 1868. aged
82; his wife died in August, 1874, in her 87th year.
The family was patriotic, as four—the sons of Joseph
Cross —were soldiers in the late War, and whose names
were, Joseph A., William, John and
James. John was wounded the first day of
the battle at Nashville, and afterward died of his wounds:
William died in service of dropsy; James
raised a company in Lancaster Co., Penn., and was chosen
Captain of the same, and served his full term. He is
now a clerk in the War Department in Washington, D. C. Joseph
is now in Lancaster City, Penn, Maria resides in
Navarre, Bethlehem, wife of William Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Cross were Methodists. Mr.
Beck came to Ohio in 1850, locating in Navarre,
Bethlehem Tp., where he worked at his trade, and dealt in
tin and copper for several years. Moved to his present
place of residence in 1868, having a farm of 101½ acres in
the southeast quarter of Sec. 32. Has a large stone
residence situated on an eminence, overlooking the plain
below, making it one among the most desirable locations of
the township. Since his location here has given his
attention to farming, having acquired what he has by patient
industry and economy. Has four children—George H.,
John E., Emma L. and Adelaide M. All of the family
are members of the Lutheran Church.
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City of Canton -
WILLIAM
BERG, manufacturer of carriages, wagons, and
repairer, Canton; is a native of Gettysburg, Penn.; he was
born in the year 1832. His early life was spent in the
neighboring counties; 1846 they moved to Pittsburgh.
William worked at cutting nails, and assisted is
father, who was a wagon manufacturer. He finally
apprenticed himself to wagon making in Allegheny City, and
completed his trade at the age of 23, and opened a shop in
that city, where he married
Miss Margaret Stephens,
of Washington Co., Penn. In his
24th year he came to Ohio, and bought and built a place in
Dunganon, Columbiana Co., where he conducted business for
nine years. He then sold out and came to Canton, Ohio
(1866), and ha followed his business here since. He
does a first-class job of home-made work, and makes a
specialty of repairing. Of a family of eleven
children, nine are living.
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Nimishillen Twp. -
B.
T. BERLIEN, nurseryman; P. O. Louisville; is a son of
Isaac and Rebecca (Trump) Berlien, and
grandson of John Berlien, who was born in York Co.,
Pa., Jan. 8, 1777. He was married to Elizabeth
Mourer, in Pennsylvania, and by her had eleven children.
He came to Trumbull Co., Ohio, in 1827, and emigrated fro
there to Perry Co., Ohio, in 1833. From Perry Co. he
moved to Butler Co., Pa., and from thence came to
Nimishillen Twp., Stark Co., Ohio, in 1863, where he lived
and finally died, at the advanced age of 101 years, two
months and twenty-seven days. Isaac Berlien was
born in York Co., Pa., in 1810. He came with his
parents to Trumbull Co., Ohio, in 1827, and soon afterwards
came with his brother to Stark Co., where they engaged in
making shingles, roofing, building, etc. He was
married in 1836 to Rebecca Trump, and by her had a
family of eight: - B. T., Sarah, Mary, Josiah,
deceased, Resugus, Rebecca, Henry,
deceased, and Eliza, deceased. He started in
life a poor boy, but at his death left what is far better
than gold - an honorable record. His death occurred
Jan. 28, 1876. His widow is yet living. The
subject of this biography, was born in Nimishillen Jan. 26,
1837. His early life was passed in hard labor on the
farm. His first marriage was to Sarah Gehman
Aug. 13, 1865; this lady died Feb. 2, 1875, leaving her
husband one son- Henry, who was born Mar. 12, 1866.
Mr. Berliens second marriage was with Leah
(Miller) Wolf, widow of William Wolf, and was
celebrated Oct. 1, 1874. By her first husband Mrs.
Berlien had two children - Harvey, and Mary.
The former was born Sept. 20, 1864, and the latter, Apr.
23, 1866. Mr. Berlien followed carpentering in
Louisville and neighborhood until he engaged in his present
occupation; he now owns one of the largest and best selected
stocks of fruit trees, shrubbery, berry plants, rhubarb,
etc., of any nursery in Stark Co. He expects to
steadily keep on enlarging and improving his stock, so that
the people of Stark and adjoining counties will find it to
their interest to patronized home nurseries.
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Page 901 |
Bethlehem Twp. -
JAMES BEVARD, Navarre. This
gentleman was born in Dalton, Wayne Co., Ohio, Apr. 3, 1838;
he is the son of James and Nancy (Kendrick) Bevard;
the father was a native of Ireland, to which country, from
France, his father, William Bevard, fled during the
Revolution in the time of the first Napoleon; William
Bevard died in Ireland, leaving his wife and three sons,
who shortly afterward came to America, two of the sons
locating in Canada, and the third, our subject's father, who
located in Little York, Pa., where he was married, and in
1838 came to Ohio, and locating at Dalton, Wayne Co.; here
he has since resided, and for the most part been engaged in
agricultural pursuits. In his family were five
children, four of whom are yet living; his wife died in
1878. Our subject lived at home and assisted upon the
farm until about 13 years of age; he then went to Massillon,
Ohio, to learn the tailor's trade with Mr. John Lowe;
he remained with Mr. Lowe five years, and then went
to Canal Fulton, where he remained some two years, and then
came to Navarre; he worked for a number of years for
Bowers & Umstead, and at their deaths purchased
the business, which he has since successfully run. He
was united in marriage with Miss Susanna Gardner,
Sept. 3, 1860; this lady was born in Navarre, Ohio, July 3,
1840; by this union there are three children, viz.,
Charles L., Myrtle E. and Edward M. Mr. Bevard
was raised a Democrat, but has never voted with that party,
and during the late war was a stanch Union man; he has a
nice, comfortable home, and he and wife are among the best
and most respected citizens of the village in which they
live.
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City of Canton -
GUSTAVUS
BIECHELE, of the firm of L. Biechele & Bro., stoves,
tinware, etc., Canton; was born in Baden, Germany in the
year 1828; he early learned the stone cutter's and mason's
trades, and in 1847 he came to the United States and served
two years at blacksmithing. In 1850, he went to
California, via New Orleans and the Nicaragua route, and
worked some six or eight months at mining in Nevada Co., his
wages averaging $36 per day; the surface digging played out,
and he and eleven others all from Canton, Ohio, each took a
claim on the quartz lead, and began making a tunnel; they
worked for six months, day and night, and put the tunnel 300
yards into the mountain, striking a lead, but other miners
had passed a law which enabled them to close the tunnel and
occupy the lead; the twelve beat the first suit, but, for
want of funds, preferred to sell out at $800 each. He
then went to Alameda Co., when another company of twelve men
(part of the first twelve) made a canal along the hills and
brought water into the mines, to complete which they ran in
debt $45,000, they giving water privilege for the amount,
paying $40,000 of the debt in six months; the water then
became scarce, and they cut another canal, fourteen miles
long, as a feeder to the first one. The following
summer our subject came to Canton, and he and his brother
LL. engaged in their present business. In 1856, he
married Mary Anna Lothamer
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City of Canton -
JOSEPH
BIECHELE, manufacturer of soaps, etc., Canton.
This gentleman is a native of Germany, but has been for many
years a resident of Canton, of which place he has grown to
be one of the leading citizens. He succeeded his
brother, Mr. C. Biechele, in business, who founded
the business over thirty years ago. The manufacture
was begun in a small way, and gradually grew to its present
proportions; the main building now occupied is a two-story
brick, covering an area of 74 x 200 feet, and an extensive
trade is established in all their brands of manufacture, to
which Mr. Biechele
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Plain Twp. -
M. BITZER, retired; New Berlin; is a
son of John B. and Elizabeth Bitzer, who were natives
of Lancaster Co., Pa., where the father was engaged in
farming and the gristmill business. He was engaged in
farming principally, up to the time of his death in 1877, at
the age of 81 years. There were ten children in the
family, our subject being the oldest; was born in Lancaster
Co., Pa., Sept. 28, 1819. His youth was spent on the
farm, and at the age of 20 he began learning the miller's
trade and after working at the same for three years he
returned to the farm. In 1843 he came to Summit Co.,
Ohio, settling on a farm north of Mogadore, and there
remained until 1851, when he removed to Lake Twp., and in
1853 settled at New Berlin. He was engaged for several
years keeping hotel and butchering; he also owned a valuable
piece of land adjoining the town of New Berlin. At the
organization of the Home Insurance Co., of Plain and Jackson
Twps., he was elected President, and has filled the office
up to the present time. He was called out in Co. E.,
162d Regiment, O. N. G., and was out 100 days. In 1846
he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob
Schlott, of Plain Twp. From that marriage there
were five children, two of whom are living - Mary A.,
wife of Frank Schiltz; and Catharine E., wife
of Benjamin Winger, both of New Berlin. Mrs.
Bitzer died in 1878, at the age of 50 years.
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Sugar Creek
Twp -
BENJAMIN BLACKSTEN, farmer; P. O. West
Lebanon; was born Nov. 23. 1835, in Sugar Creek Tp., Wayne
Co., being the eldest of a family of eight children, born to
Daniel and Harriet (Griffith)
Blacksten. Daniel Blacksten was born in
Westmoreland Co., Pa., in 1814, and came west with his
mother when he was eleven years of age; they settled in
Sugar Creek Tp., Wayne Co., where he grew up, and was
afterwards married to Harriet Griffith, who was a
daughter of Benjamin Griffith, a native of Virginia
or Maryland. After the marriage of Daniel
Blacksten, he removed with his wife to Paint Tp., same
county, where he has since lived, having a farm of 200
acres. Our subject remained at home with his parents
until he became 21 years of age. In 1862 he formed a
matrimonial alliance with Charlotte Burkholder,
who was born in Bethlehem Tp., daughter of Henry
Burkholder and Mary Fausler.
Henry was a son of Christian Burkholder, a native
of Switzerland, and emigrated to Guilford Tp.,
Franklin Co., Pa. Henry Burkholder and
family came west to Stark Co., locating in Bethlehem Tp. in
1842, where he purchased 320 acres of land. Adam,
William, Samuel, Jacob, Nancy,
Charlotte, Catharine, and Christian
were the children born to them. Jacob served as
a soldier in the late war, and died at Arkansas Post; he was
a member of the 76th O. V. I., Company I. The brothers
and sisters of Mr. Blacksten are Susan,
Andrew, Eli, Mary, Lizzie,
Howard, Harvey E., and Isaac L. Andrew
served as a soldier under General Kirkpatrick,
9th Ohio Cavalry, and was also a member of an Illinois
regiment of infantry. He was a true soldier. Mr.
Blacksten has 160 acres of well improved land, and
the best of buildings thereon. He has two children.
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1881 - Page 951 |
Plain Twp. -
JOHN BLOOMFIELD, farmer, P. O. Middle
Branch; was born in Crawford Co., Penn., is birthday
occurring Feb. 18, 1821. He lived at home until 23
years of age; his parents during these years coming to Ohio,
he attended the common schools, where he acquired a fair
education. At the age of 23 years he began farming his
father-in-law's farm, where he remained twelve years, after
which time he was given the farm, making additions to the
same until he owned 160 acres. After living there
several years he removed to the northeastern part of Plain
Twp., where he settled on a farm of 170 acres, and remained
there until 1866, when he engaged in the mercantile
business, in which he conducted successfully for seven
years, retiring from which he took up his residence in
Canton, where he lived a short time, but not being engaged
in business his ambition would not allow him to enjoy life,
the result being a removal to the farm where he now lives.
He now owns 196 acres of well improved lands. In 1843
he took for his partner through life, Miss Rebecca Wise,
of Plain Twp., who bore him the following children -
Emeline, Lewis, Hiram, Senia, Wm. E. and Elmer E.
Mr. and Mrs. Bloomfield are members of the Baptist
Church, having united with the same over thirty years ago.
Lewis and Susan (Krok) Bloomfield, the parents of our
subject came to Stark Co. from Green Co., Penn., in the
year 1833. The father, Lewis Bloomfield, bought
a farm of 160 acres in Plain Twp., where he lived three
years; then settled on another farm, and there remained
until his faithful companion departed this life, after which
eh lived with his daughter until his death.
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Osnaburg Twp. -
FRANK BOWEN, coal dealer, Osnaburg.
Among the most prominent of the younger business men of
Osnaburg Twp., may be mentioned Frank Bowen, owner of
an extensive coal field, at the southern edge of Osnaburg
village. Mr. Bowen married Lydia Kungelman,
July 30, 1848. His father was a native of
Pennsylvania, having moved to Loudonville, O., in his 12th
year. Frank enlisted in the 100-day service
under Col. Ball, his apprenticeship at tinning.
In 1868 he commenced business for himself as tinner, in
partnership with his brother and Joseph Ball, which
continued two years. Mr. Bowen then returned
for a stay of two years, on the farm with J. Holwick.
In 1872 he ventured on opening up the first tin shop in
Osnaburg, where he held forth for a decade. At the
death of Mr. Holwick, his father-in-law, the court
appointed him executor. He removed to the present
homestead, upon his wife's place. He enlarged the
capacity of coal production, so that in the winter of
1880-81 he was employing fourteen men. During the
summer season the demand being light, Mr. Bowen is
taking advantage and making arrangements to employ
mule-power, thus increasing the producing capacity of one of
the largest coal mines in the Township, the average monthly
yield for the winter being 12,000 tons. In 1870, he
took unto himself a better half in the person of Alice
Holwick. The family consists of one child,
Carrie A. Mr. and Mrs. Bowen are both members of
the M. E. Church. Mr. Bowen has been honored by
his brethren and the young people, by his selection to the
S. S. Superintendency, and leader of class. In his
political career, he maintains the Republican faith, having
been elected to office of Township Clerk for three years.
Mr. Bowen is one of the youngest members of the
present Union School Board, at Osnaburg.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline
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838 |
Tuscarawas Twp.
-
ABRAHAM BOWMAN, farmer; P. O. Massillon; was born
Dec. 15, 1813, in Franklin Co., Penn.; his father was
Abraham Bowman, who was twice married first to
Barbara Hershey, by whom he had six children —
Catharine, Jacob, John, Barbara, Benjamin and Abraham.
His second marriage was to Christina Crider, by whom
he had ten children. The great-grandfather of our
subject was a native of Baden, and emigrated to Lancaster
Co., Penn., in an early day; two of his sons were captured
by the Indians and taken to their tribe and tied to trees,
but escaped, and returned uninjured to their homes.
The Bowman family came "West in 1829, locating
in the northeast part of Tuscarawas Township, on 160 acres.
Abraham, the father of our subject, died in the
spring of 1853 he was an upright man, a worthy citizen, and
a zealous member of the U. B. Church. The subject of
these lines, since be was 10 years of age, has been a
constant resident of the township. In December, 1838, he
married Susanna Kohr. a native of Washington
Co., Md., born June 13, 1815, daughter of Christian and
Elizabeth (Thomas) Kohr. The
family emigrated West to Tuscarawas County about the year
1836. Nine children were born them, but five of whom
are living—John, Cliristian, Samuel, Polly and Mrs.
Bowman. After Mr. Bowman was
married, he purchased land on Sec. 10, this township, upon
which he lived fifteen years. In 1854, he purchased
the farm he now owns, on Sec 1, consisting of 90 acres. He
has seven children living, viz., Mary, at home; John
and Benjamin, in La Salle Co., Ill.; Samuel,
in Carroll Co., Iowa: Abram H., Susan, and
Charles, who resides with his brothers in Illinois.
Mr. Bowman and wife are members of the U. B.
Church, he having been identified with that body for forty
years.
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Sandy Twp. -
IRA BOWMAN, farmer; P. O. Magnolia; is
a son of John Bowman who was born in Pennsylvania in
1802, and came to Pike Tp., when he was a boy, with his
parents; he remained in that township until he was married
to Lydia Whitner, of Bethlehem Tp., when he removed
to Sandy Tp., and has been a resident there since, and until
a few years ago engaged in farming; he is now living with
his son, Henry who has purchased the old homestead
farm, and is taking care of his parents in their declining
years; they have had seven children - five now living -
Sarah Bonbrak, living in Indiana; John in
California; Henry, Hannah Newton, a
resident of Carroll county; and Eli; Lydia,
died while young; Samuel was a volunteer in the U. S.
Service in the 51st O. V. S.; was taken prisoner at
Chickamauga, and died in Andersonville prison; Eli
was born in Sandy Twp., in 1845, and has been a resident of
the township since; he has devoted his extire attention to
agriculture, and is one of the successful and respected
farmers of that section; he bought his present location in
1870; he has 100 acres of improved land, and cultivates it
to general farming; he was also in the late service,
enlisting in the 162nd O. N. G., and was with his company
during its entire service; he was married in November, 1866,
to Miss Emma J. Miller, a native of Tuscarawas Co.;
they have three children living - Samuel M., Riley
E., and Eli N. Mr. Bowman is
now serving as one of the Township Trustees, and has always
been found upon the right side in matters of public
improvement and education. Henry Bowman
was born in Sandy Tp., in 1840; he is now farming the old
homestead farm which he has recently purchased; he has 100
acres of the fertile land which lies adjacent to the "Sandy
Valley," and does a general farming businessiness; he has an
extended army experience, being a meber of the 51st O. V.
I., and in active and arduous service for three years; he
participated in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga,
Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Atlanta, and all the
battles of the Army of the Tennessee; he was married in 1868
to Elizabeth A. Farber, of Carroll Co.; they have
four children - John F., Elizabeth, Franklin P., and
Maggie M.
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Canton Twp. -
JACOB BOWMAN,
farmer; P. O. North Industry; is the eighth in a family of
nine children born to Jacob and Hannah (Klinger) Bowman,
who were natives of Northumberland Co., Penn., where
Jacob was engaged in farming. In 1812, he came to
Ohio, settling in Pike Tp., Stark Co., on a farm of 160
acres, which was covered with a dense forest; he cleared the
farm, and lived on the same up to the time of his death.
He was a man universally esteemed for his sterling integrity
and honesty. He and his wife were both members of the
Lutheran Church. He died in 1863, aged 84 years; his
widow died in 1872, aged 88 years. Jacob, the
subject of this sketch, was born in Stark Co., Jan. 28,
1823; his childhood was spent on the farm, interrupted but
slightly educational pursuits, as facilities of that kind
were scanty and of an inferior order in the region of his
home. He worked on the farm until he was 21 years of
age; then he purchased a farm of 80 acres in this county;
he, one year later removed to Crawford Co., this State, and
settled on a farm of 240 acres, and there lived sixteen
years; he returned to Stark Co., and purchased a farm of 274
acres in Canton Tp., where he now resides. In 1844, he
married Louisa, a daughter of Lewis Runyon,
of Jefferson Co., Ohio; from that marriage there have been
six children, three of whom are living, viz.:
Belinda, Mary J. and J. R. Mr. Bowman is a
stalwart Republican, and during the war was the only
Republican in Chatfield Tp., Crawford Co., who dared to cast
his vote.
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646
SHARON WICK'S NOTE:
1870 Census, Canton Tp., Stark Co., OH - PO. Canton on July
28, 1870 by W. Webb, Ass't Marsha:
Dwelling 134 Family 136
Bowman, Jacob 47 M W Farmer
RE$19,000 Pers$2000 b. O
" , Louisa
47 F W Keep hse, b. NY
" , Malinda
20 F W At home b. O
" , Jacob R.
18 M W At home b. O
" , Mary
17 F W
b. O
---- Source: 1870 Census, Stark Co., Ohio; Roll: M593;
Page: 384; Family History Library Film: 552767 -
Ancestry.com |
City of Massillon -
S. C. BOWMAN, hardware, Massillon; was born Sept. 5,
1822, in Franklin Co., Penn., son of Abram and Christina
Kreider Bowman, to whom were born ten children, S. C.
being the fourth in order of birth. The family came
from Pennsylvania to Tuscarawas Tp., in 1829, and where
Abram remained until his death in 1852; his wife died in
1868. S. C. was raised to farming, and stayed
at home until he was of age. He had good school
advantages, and taught school himself for ten years during
the winters. He came to Massillon about 1852 and
engaged in the "farmers' store," owning stock of and being
interested in the same for about five years, after which he
became associated with I. N. Doxsee in tin basins for
two years; then put in mill machinery, etc., bought the
building in company with William Taylor, and
ran the same five or six years, sold out, and in company
with William Taylor put in mill machinery now
run by L N. Doxsee, then bought the building and ran
the same about six years; then sold out; then bought the
Atwater grocery, in which he continued two years; then in
hardware in 1868, under firm name of Bowman &
Meyer. In December, 1880, he bought out Mr.
Meyer, and has since run the business alone.
Since 1872, was engaged in prospecting for coal. Was a
member of the Legislature in 1859 and 1800: also, from 1870
to 1874. Is at present serving as a member of the
State Board of Equalization. Jan. 4. 1849, was married
to Elizabeth Sowers, born in Franklin Tp..
Summit Co.. January, 1827. daughter of Jacob
Sowers, who married a Harter. Has one
child, Ida, now Mrs. Otto Uhlendorff.
Is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a
Freemason, including Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council, and
Commandery, as well as of the order of Royal Arcanum.
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661 |
Pike Twp. -
SAMUEL BOWMAN, retired farmer; P. O.
Pierce; son of Jacob and Hannah (Klinger) Bowman,
natives of Northumberland Co., Penn., who removed to Stark
Co. in 1813, and a few years afterward settled in Pike Tp.
Jacob was born Feb. 22, 1777, and his wife Mar. 24,
1784; they were the parents of ten children, one died in
infancy, nine grew to maturity as follows: John,
of Sandy Twp.; Henry, of Pike Tp.; Sarah, now
Mrs. Bonebrake, of Homeworth; Catharine, now
Mrs. William Miller, of Huntington Co., Ind.;
Lydia, now Mrs. David Flora, of Huntington Co.,
Hannah, married George Flora, both deceased;
Jacob, of Canton Tp.; Polly, married Samuel
Miller and now deceased; Samuel, of Pike, subject
of this sketch. Jacob was a member of the old
Lutheran Church; he originally purchased in Pike, 160 acres
from the government, and also 240 in Crawford county, which
latter tract was occupied for many years by one of his sons.
Jacob died in July, 1859, and his wife Dec. 7, 1871;
the youngest son, Samuel, was born Feb. 18, 1827, at
the farm on which he now resides. He was raised and
educated in Pike Tp.; continuing with his father during the
latter's life and then purchased the farm from the heirs.
He was married Feb. 25, 1849, to Elizabeth Brothers,
who was born Apr. 12, 1828, and died Nov. 15, 1857; she was
the mother of four children - Hiram of Pike;
Martha Jane, now Mrs. William Eckerman, of Iowa;
her husband is a minister of the Disciples' Church;
Albert, died aged 2; Levi, now of Osnaburg Tp.
Mr. Samuel Bowman was married a second time Jan. 1,
1861, to Lucinda Van Mater; three children were born
who died in infancy and his second wife died Apr. 2,1870.
Mr. Bowman served as Trustee for some six terms; he
was elected Land Appraiser in the fall of 1879, and is a
member of the Disciples' Church at Sparta. His present
residence was built in 1871 on the site of the old log cabin
erected by his father about 1815. He owns 110 acres at
the present time, which is farmed on shares by his son
Hiram, who married Lydia L. Anderson, to whom two
children- Samuel Franklin and Charles Edward,
were born.
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City of Canton -
DR.
AUSTIN C. BRANT, physician, Canton; was
born in
Ashland Co., Ohio, July 12, 1852, and in addition to the
public school course of his neighbor hood, he received a
collegiate course at the Vermillion Institute and the
Lebanon Normal School. He began reading medicine in
1872, with
Dr. T. S. Hunter,
of Ashland, Ohio, and in 1877 he graduated at the
Bellevue Hospital, New York City, after which he took a
course of private study, including surgical and physical
diagnosis. He began practice in February, 1878, at
Canton, where he has since remained. He is a member of
the State Medical Association, of the Union Medical
Association of Northeastern Ohio, and the Stark County
Medical Society, of which he has been Secretary for the past
three years. For two years he has served as a member
of the Canton City Board of Health, and physician to the
jail for one year. In January, 1881, he was elected by
the City Council to the office of City Physician.
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Page 600 |
Jackson Twp. -
JOHN BRAUCHER, farmer; P. O. New
Berlin; was born in Somerset Co., Penn., Mar. 1, 1811.
His father was Daniel Braucher, and married Polly
Lobe They were both natives of Berks Co., Penn.,
and were of German descent. In 1821 they removed to
Stark Co., Ohio, and settled in Jackson Twp., where Mr.
Braucher had entered land previous to his coming.
They lived for a number of years in a log cabin, and after
many years of hard work he departed this life on the 16th
day of Sept., 1853; his wife having died four or five years
previous. John Braucher, the subject of this
sketch, was raised on his father's farm. His chances
were very poor to obtain an education. He being the
oldest of a large family, his time was required on the farm
helping to improve, and to raise something to maintain the
family. Mr. Braucher has been a hard-working
and economical man, and has been quite successful
financially. He has improved four farms. He is
now living with his second wife. His first wife was
Annie Lichtenwalter; daughter of Jacob and Polly
Lichtenwalter; they were married in 1836. She was
born in Stark Co., Aug. 27, 1817, and died Sept. 24, 1853.
He married his present wife, Christina Mutchler,
daughter of Godfrey and Christina (Goss) Mutchler.
They were natives of France, where Mrs. Braucher was
born, Aug. 26, 1823. The Mutchler family
came to Stark Co., in 1828, and settled on the farm where
Mr. Braucher now lives. Godfrey Mutchler
died Sept. 7, 1866; his wife Sept. 18, 1832. Mr.
Braucher is the father of eight children- William F.,
Abben, Polly, wife of John Young; Catharine M.,
wife of Isaac Hassler; and deceased, Manias,
killed in the late war; Lewis, Sarah, and one died in
infancy. Mr. Braucher has raised a family who
are, as well as himself, consistent members of the Lutheran
Church, and he is a good old Jackson Democrat.
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Jackson Twp. -
JONAS BRAUCHER, farmer; P. O.
Massillon; was born in Somerset Co., Pa., Sept. 20, 1817,
and is the son of Daniel and Polly (Lobe) Bruacher.
Mr. Braucher came with his parents to Stark Co., in
1821, where he has since resided. Like all boys in the
early settling of the country, instead of having a chance to
go to school, he helped to improve his father's farm.
He remained at home until a man grown, after which he
started for himself. About 1840 he married Esther
Hoch, a native of Pennsylvania, born Jan. 21, 1820, and
died May 20, 1860. Mr. Braucher married again
Oct. 28, 1863, to Mary Peters, daughter of John
and Catharine Peters. The issue of Mr. Braucher's
first marriage were: Daniel A., Susannah, Harriet,
wife of H. Jackson, Diana, wife of H. Moore,
Rebecca F., wife of H. Ball, David B., Jonas M.,
and four deceased - Israel, Sarah A., Elcora, and
Mary C. By the second marriage have been born -
John A., Ida E., George W., and Herbert H. Mr.
Braucher is the owner of a fine farm of 290 acres of
well improved land, with good buildings, and well stocked,
and it may well be said that he understands how to conduct
his farm to make the most money out of it, and at the same
time keep the land in good condition.
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Jackson Twp. -
SAMUEL BRAUCHER, farmer; P. O.
Massillon; was born in Somerset Co., Penn., May, 15, 1819;
son of Daniel and Polly (Laub) Braucher, who moved to
Stark Co., in 1824. They settled in Jackson Twp.,
close to where Mr. Braucher now lies. He owns a
fine farm consisting of 240 acres, well improved, and in the
highest state of cultivation. April 29, 1847, he
married Miss Polly Lichtenwalter, daughter of
Solomon Lichtenwalter. She was born in Jackson
Twp., Stark Co., Ohio, and died July 17, 1879. After
which Mr. Braucher married Matilda Hammer,
daughter of Isaac and Nancy Hammer. Mr. Braucher's
family were all born to the first wife, are - Solomon F.,
Daniel R., Sarah J., wife of John Rudolph; Clara,
wife of J. . Snyder; Rhomanis H., Charley H., Milton J.
and two deceased. Mr. Braucher is a
Democrat by birth and votes for principles, not men.
He is a member of the Reformed Church.
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Canton Twp. -
JOHN H. BRENNER, father;
P. O. Canton; the subject of these few lines was born in
Lancaster Co.,
Penn., his
birth occurring Aug. 5, 1821.
His parents,
Michael and Susannah Brenner, were natives of the
above-named county, where they passed their life on the
farm. The early
years of young
Brenner’s life were passed on the farm; he received a
common school education, and after leaving school worked at
home on the farm until he was 18 years of age; his father
then dying, the responsibility of a farmer rested on
John who, at that
time was well versed in the management of the same; he
continued to live on the homestead until 1856, when he came
to Stark Co., settling in Canton Twp., where he purchased
450 acres of valuable land; he now lives on the farm where
he settled in 1874.
When the Farmers’ Bank of Canton was organized he was
elected its President, holding the position up to the
present time, and is one of the five stockholders.
In 1867, he made extensive purchases in western lands
located in Anderson Co.,
Kan.; he improved the same and sold
at an advanced price; he has also been engaged in the
milling and grain business.
In 1843, he was united in marriage to
Miss Fannie¸
daughter of Jacob
Lintimuth, who was a native of Lancaster Co.,
Penn.; from that marriage there has
been nine children, four of whom are living –
Susannah, Fannie, Ada
L. and Amos L.
Mrs. Brenner is a member of the German Baptist
Church.
Mr. Brenner
is a Republican in politics and is a strict adherer to his
party.
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City of Alliance -
SAMUEL
BROOKE, civil engineer and deputy revenue
collector; Alliance; was born in Brookeville, Montgomery
Co., Md., June 19, 1808. The grandfather of our
subject - Rodger Brooke - was an early settler of
Brookeville, Md., in honor of whom the place derived its
name. Col. Richard Brooke, who was one of
Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolution, was a
brother of Mr. Rodger Brooke. Chief Justice
Rodger Brooke Taney, who was appointed by Gen.
Jackson, was also a relative. Every branch of the
family were radically anti-slavery, and emancipated all
their slaves when that course was a most unpopular one.
And although Chief Justice Taney emancipated his
slaves, some of his rulings were scarcely in accord with
that principle, which brought on him many anathemas from his
anti-slavery friends. Yet he was acting in accordance
with the law and constitution, which he was sworn to
administer and maintain, and could not have done otherwise.
Our subject bears his father's name, and was the sixth of
nine children born to Samuel and Sarah (Garrigues)
Brooke, three of whom are living. His mother was a
descendant of the Huguenots. When Mr. Brooke
had taken the regular course of study in the common schools
he attended the Strasburg Academy, in Pennsylvania. In
1831 he entered upon the profession of civil engineer, with
the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co., and subsequently surveyed
and located a portion of the James River and Kanawha canal,
the part which was destroyed by Sheridan during the late
war. In 1838 he was employed by the Illinois State
government to survey the Kaskaskia River, with a view to
removing flatboat obstructions, and also on railroads
throughout the State. He was in charge of the levee
constructions at Cairo, Ills., and while there studied the
character of the Mississippi River, and was the first to
suggest the advantage of constructing jetties for the
protection of St. Louis, which was finally accomplished by
Gen. Prentice. On account of failing health
Mr. Brooke came to Ohio, in 1842, and spent about a year
in recruiting his health. He then entered into the
anti-slavery cause with heart and soul; first, as general
agent for the Anti-Slavery Society of Ohio, and subsequently
as general agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society of the
West. In this humane cause his labors were unceasing,
and traveling extensive. Aside from his philanthropic
views, he was also deeply interested in the general
development of the resources of the country. Through
his business acquaintance of the West he was early familiar
with the wonderful resources of the prairie beyond, if
railroads were only pushed through to intersect the
Mississippi, and to that end drafted resolutions, which were
presented in Congress, setting forth the necessities and
advantages to be derived by the extension of the
Pennsylvania R. R. The citizens of Salem, O., at a
meeting called by Mr. Brooke in reference to railroad
matters, raised funds to pay his way to Pittsburg, Pa., and
to there present this scheme to the interested capitalists
and stockholders of the Pennsylvania road. He
proceeded to Pittsburg on foot and explored the course of
the railroad, which he made full report of at the time,
which course was finally adopted with one unimportant
exception. His thorough knowledge of the country
gained for him the reputation of being the best
route-explorer of the west at that time. In 1855 he
married Hannah N., daughter of Mahlon Willman,
a pioneer of Marlborough Tp. They have two adopted
children. Mr. Brooke was appointed Assistant
Assessor by Salmon P. Chase, in 1862, and also Deputy
Revenue Collector of the 18th Dist., in which capacity he
was served ever since his appointment. Mrs. Brooke
had one sister and a brother, the latter was Dr. A. J.
Willman, of Knoxville, Ky., who at the out-break of the
late war, enlisted in the Union service, with rank of Major,
in the 18th Ky. V. I. While in command of the regiment
at Chickamauga he was wounded, and after recovering
sufficiently, he returned to his home in Kentucky to
recuperate. While resting there he was dragged from
the bosom of his family by a band of armed and disguised
guerrillas on the pretext that he was a "prisoner of war;"
they proceeded but a short distance when the Major was shot,
denuded of everything of value, and the body concealed in
the brush. Mr. Brooke is one who has grown old
in the battle for human rights and the cause of liberty, and
like his venerable ancestors, accounted but as trifling any
sacrifice, however great, that would attain the much to be
desired freedom of all mankind. His father, in
partnership with Frank Key (the latter's name being
rendered immoral by the production of the "Star Spangled
Banner"), were the proprietors of the first nail-mill in the
United States, which cut and headed the nail at the same
motion.
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Page 718 |
Washington Twp. -
AMOS BROSIUS, farmer, P. O. Mt.
Union; born in Chester Co., Penn., Feb. 3, 1814, the son
of Henry and Mary (Roberts) Brosius; Henry
died when Amos was about 3 years of age, and,
when about 22, the subject of this sketch removed to
Columbiana County, and, in about three years, he was
married, on Oct. 10, 1839, to Esther C. Morton,
daughter of Israel and Hannah (Conn) Morton;
shortly afterward, they removed to Wayne Co., Ind.,
residing there some twelve months; they then returned to
Columbiana County, continuing there about six years,
until finally they settled in Washington Township,
purchasing some 60 acres of land from William Hoppis
and other parties; he lived upon this farm for some
twenty-three years, then removed to his present
property, buying 18 acres from Enos Hillis and
erecting his brick residence; he has resided here for
some eleven years, during which period he has been
engaged in the small-fruit business to some extent.
Mr. Brosius has for two years cast the only
ballot in Washington Township for the Prohibition
ticket; he is a member of the Independent Church of
Alliance; his wife is a member of the Friends; they are
the parents of six children; three of these are living -
Adeline is now Mrs. Jesse Teeters, of
Lexington Township; Hannah has been a teacher in
the Mt. Union Schools for four years; and Alice
is a teacher at Fairmount Home.
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Sandy Twp. -
ELI BROTHERS, farmer; P. O.
Magnolia; is an extensive farmer of the township and a
representative of an old pioneer family. His
father, Jonas Brothers, was a native of
Pennsylvania, and came with his parents to Stark Co.,
when a lad; they located in Pike Tp., and were residents
of that community the remainder of their lives.
Jonas married in that locality Polly Bordner,
and passed the greater portion of his life there; he
died in Hancock Co.; his wife died in Sandy Tp., she was
the mother of twelve children, of whom the following are
now living - Esther, Mrs. Cox, a resident of
Hancock Co.; Eli, Jacob, living in Canton Tp.;
Ananias in Hancock Co., and Martha, Mrs.
Darr also living in Canton Tp. Ananias
was a soldier of the late war, serving about four years.
Eli was born in Pike Tp., in December, 1823. He
was reared and brought up upon a farm, and has made that
occupation his life work. Commencing life with no
pecuniary assistance he has accumulated a large tract of
fertile and improved land, which is the direct result of
honest and efficient industry. He now owns 450
acres, a portion of which lies in Pike Tp. His
land is cultivated to general farming, but he also gives
a large share of attention to sheep-raising, usually
shearing from two to three hundred annually.
Mr. Brothers was united in marriage in 1853 to
Miss Sarah Bowman, daughter of Henry Bowman,
of Pike Tp. They have six children - John,
now in Canton; Emma, Mrs. Sickafoose in Pike Tp.
; Cora, Curtis A., Hallie and Nannie.
Mr. Brothers has been a resident and
land-owner of the township since 1848, when he purchased
part of the land upon which he now lives. He has
served the township as Trustee, and always takes a
leading hand in matters of public interest and
importance. He, with his wife, is a member of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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City of Massilon -
C. S. BROWN,
merchant, Massillon;
born May 29, 1858, is Sugar Creek Twp., son of
Robert and Elizabeth (Sprankle) Brown.
John Brown,
the grandfather of C.
S., was a native of Westmoreland Co., Penn., and came
West, to Ohio, about, about the time of the war of 1812,
locating in Tuscarawas Co., where
Robert, the father of C. S.,
was born (in 1832) and at the age of 5 years was left
fatherless. His
mother married Gabriel Weimer, with whom he went to Sugar Creek Twp., in 1839,
where he lived until 1858, then moved to Noble Co., Ind.,
where he yet resides.
Eight children have been born him,
C. S. being
third; he left home at the age of eight years, hiring out to
work for $3 per month; after ten years’ labor on a farm came
to Massillon
in 1870, and entered the “Bee-hive” store, where he clerked
several years. Sept.
5, 1880, he began in business for himself on the corner of
Erie and Tremont streets, where he opened in
business for himself on the corner of Erie and Tremont streets,
where he opened up a chinaware room, called the “Eureka Dish
Store.” In the spring
of 1881, he associated with
D. R. Rosche in
the business, which is conducted by these gentlemen who are
doing an excellent trade.
In August, 1880, he married
Ida E. Ruff, who
was born in this city, daughter of
Louis Ruff, who
was killed in the battle of Shiloh, being a member of
Co.
A, 13th O. V. I.
His wife’s maiden name was
Mary E. Klotze.
Elizabeth
Sprankle, the mother of
C. S., was a
daughter of Daniel
Sprankle, whose
wife was Nancy Allman¸
daughter of Ebenezer
Allman¸ one of the pioneers of the township of
Bethlehem.
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City of Massillon -
D. O. BROWN,
coal dealer, Massillon; was
born Oct. 21, 1804, in Belmont Co.,
Ohio, son of
William and Mary
(Booker) Brown¸ both natives of
Virginia.
William
was a carpenter by trade, and raised a family of six
children – Hiram D.,
Jacob B., William, Jesse, D. O. and
Lauretta.
D. O. was the third in order, and at the age of
18 learned the cabinet maker’s trade, leaving home at 26.
In 1834, he married
Harriet Alter, a native of
Ohio; she died, leaving two
children. He came
West in 1854, to this place, and engaged with his brother
William in the coal business, which has continued up to the present
time. While at his
trade he worked in various localities including a residence
in Cincinnati of 22 years.
Having begun life poor and not having any school
advantages, our subject has gradually worked himself into a
position that is worthy of commendation.
His present wife was
Mary A. Bailey,
born in 1816, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio,
daughter of Amasa
Bailey¸ who came to Cleveland from
Massachusetts, about 1832.
The Browns are of English and the
Bookers of German descent.
He has one brother living.
Is Republican in politics.
Jesse, the
brother living, resides in
Mound City, Kan.
By his last marriage has one child,
Cyrus O.
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City of Massillon -
H. BROWN,
merchant;
Beach City;
was born April 25, 1841, in Armstrong Co., Pa.; son of
Matthias and Catharine (Foster) Brown, both of whom were natives of
that county, and of Irish descent.
To them were born six children –
John, Catharine,
Harrison, James, Benton and Salina.
Harrison was raised to farming, at which he continued
until the spring of 1874, when he embarked in the mercantile
business, with his brother
James,
in his native state,
for whom he clerked about five months.
He came West in 1873, and was united in marriage, in
October of the same year, to
Tabitha, daughter of Abraham
and Martha (Bidler) Freed, of Holmes Co.
Two children have been born to them –
Mattie and Omar.
After his marriage he returned to Pennsylvania,
and remained there until the fall of 1875, when he again
came to Ohio and located in Beach City, where he built the
business house he now owns, and engaged in the mercantile
business, his stock consisting of dry goods, groceries,
queensware, boots and shoes, and, in fact, all articles to
be found in a general store.
He is a member of the
Lutheran Church and is a Republican.
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City of Massillon -
H. C. BROWN, Massillon; he is Teller of
the First National Bank of this city; was born Oct. 1847;
son of Isaac H.
Brown, one of the old residents of the city.
With the exception of three years spent in
Tennessee, he has been a constant
resident of the city.
Mar. 1873, he entered the First National Bank at this place,
where he has since remained.
Nov. 8, 1877, he was married to
Ella R. Coleman,
only daughter of John
C. and Ellen (Etteridge) Coleman.
Mr. Coleman was a brother of
Joseph Coleman,
of this city. Both
the parents of Mrs.
Brown are deceased.
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Bethlehem Twp. -
HUGH D. BROWN,
Navarre; was born in Franklin Co.,
Penn., Mar. 25, 1821; he is a son of
William and Mary
(Early) Brown, both of whom were native of Pennsylvania,
and the parents of four sons and one daughter.
The mother died when
Hugh D. was about
7 years old, and the following year his father was killed;
he had been a hotel keeper up to the time of his wife’s
death, and also had several teams on the road teaming; soon
after his wife died, he sold his teams, for which he
received quite a large sum of money; he went to live on a
farm, and, while there sick, was one night taken from his
bed and carried to a ravine a short distance from the house,
where he was cruelly murdered; two of his neighbors were
suspicioned, but their guilt was never proven.
After Mr.
Brown’s death,
Hugh went to live with a cousin with whom he resided
until 19 years of age.
In 1844, he came to Ohio and took charge of quite a large tract
of land belonging to his cousin.
Mr. Brown
has since purchased the property, and he now has 250 acres
of well-improved land; there were but few improvements on
the place when it came into his possession, and what
improvements there now are were placed there by
Mr. Brown.
Feb. 13, 1846, he was united in marriage with
Miss Sarah Smith,
who was born in Pennsylvania Apr. 10,
1823; to their union there were born five children –
Davison and William¸
living; and Elmira
J., Anjella E. and
Sarah A.,
deceased.
Mrs. Brown
departed this live Aug. 17, 1866.
Mr. Brown’s
second wife was
Cynthia E. Kline, to whom he was married Oct. 12, 1868;
this lady was born in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, Nov. 17, 1838; by this marriage there
were born four children, the ones living being
Ira E., Vesta V., Ida P. and the one deceased is
James H.
Mr. Brown began as a poor boy, and he has made
what he now has by his own exertions.
In politics, he is a Republican, and, although in a
strong Democratic township, has been twice elected Township
Trustee. He is a
member of the
Lutheran Church, and one of the leading citizens
of his township.
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City of Massillon -
ISAAC H. BROWN, insurance
and Notary Public,
Massillon; first saw the light of
day, Apr. 1, 1813, in the town of Portsmouth, Rockingham
Co., N. H.; son of
Daniel Brown and Rebecca W. Chadwick; he was born about
the year 1780, in Hampton Falls; son of
John Brown, who
entered the Revolutionary war at the age of thirty, and drew
a pension for seventy-three years, being 103 years of age at
the time of his death.
The Brown
family, of which our subject is a descendant, are of
English ancestry.
Rebecca was a daughter of
Ebenezer Chadwick,
whose wife was a
Webster, distant relatives of
Daniel Webster;
they came from Bradford, near
Boston.
Mr. Chadwick
had three children, two daughters, and one son whose name
was Christopher C.
To John Brown¸
the grandsire of
Isaac H., were born
Sanborn, Daniel,
Jonathan, Horatio, John and
Hannah. To
Daniel and Rebecca
Brown were born six children, who grew to maturity, viz:
Almira W., who married Samuel
Lahm¸ of Canton,
who was a member of Congress from that district;
Ann R., wife of H. Wheeler,
Jr., who was Superintendent of the rolling mills;
Isaac H., of Massillon;
Daniel; Mary H., wife of
John H. Wheeler;
Helen E. Mrs.
Isaac Hazlett, of Canton.
Mr. Brown
died November, 1868, while on a visit to Knoxville, Tenn.
The father of our subject was a merchant, carrying on
a wholesale and retail trade.
Our subject was raised to mercantile pursuits.
He clerked six years in a dry goods store in Portsmouth; also one year each in
Boston
and New York City; he came
West to Stark
County, in September, 1834, and
since that time has been a constant resident of the city and
identified with its interests.
Upon his arrival at this place, he first clerked in
the Massillon rolling mills until the fall of 1838; in
January, 1839, he and
Hardin Brown purchased the furnace part and ran the same
until 1858, it being the first institution of the kind west
of Pittsburgh.
He has always been identified with the Republican party; he
was Canal Collector for three years; was one of the Trustees
of the city during its early formation; served several years
as Justice of the Peace, and was Postmaster from 1869 to
1874, and Notary Public for fifteen years; is not a member
of any church organization, but a member of the I. O. O. F.
for thirty-four years.
Mr. Brown
is engaged in the insurance business and attending to the
duties of the office of Notary.
June 2, 1840, he married
Elizabeth J. Wheeler, who was born in 1815, in Portsmouth, N. H., daughter of
Hunken Wheeler;
has five children –
Charles H., now a banker in Knoxville, Tenn.;
Otis A., same
place; Horace
resides in Massillon, clerk in the First National Bank;
Hallie W. is now
Deputy Clerk in the United States Court at Toledo, being the
first lady ever filling the office;
Clarence is the
youngest child.
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City of Massillon -
M. A. BROWN,
lumber dealer, Massillon; was
born May 29, 1824, in Norway, Oxford Co.,
Me.; son of
Ephraim and Rosa (Heald)
Brown; he was born in Middlesex Co.,
Mass., but being of English descent.
The farm upon which
Mr. Brown was
raised was in the family about 200 years.
Ephraim¸
who was a miller, had seven children, who grew to maturity.
M. A.
remained on the farm until he was 14 years old, and then
went to learn the cabinet-maker’s trade, which he followed
until 21 years of age; then engaged in the manufacture of
furniture, at Reading, Mass., going to that State in 1831,
when 7 years of age; remained at Reading three or four
years, and then went to Boston, where he stayed until 1852;
then went to Cleveland and engaged in the manufacture of
furniture, where he remained until 1865; then came to this
city and ran an agricultural house for
J. M. Brown &
Seiberling, which lasted until the death of
Mr. J. M. Brown;
then engaged in the lumber business, in 1868, and has since
continued. In 1848,
he married Ellen M.
Davis, born in Reading, Mass.,
in November, 1830, daughter of
James Davis.
They have the following issue:
Frank A.,
Arthur W., in Cleveland;
Kittie, Mrs. Theodore Focke; Carrie, wife of
James R. Dunn, of this city, member of the Episcopal Church, and a
Republican.
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City of Alliance -
REV. SAMUEL W.
BROWN, minister of the
Disciples' Church; Alliance; was born in Licking Co., O.,
Aug. 19, 1846; he is the son of Russell P. and
Clarissa (Emerson) Brown, who ere natives of
Connecticut, and with their seven oldest children moved to
Ohio a short time prior to the date of our subject's birth.
They settled on a farm in Licking Co., and when he was about
three years old his parents were called away by death.
The older ones of the family were then able to do for
themselves, but the younger ones were taken and reared by
strangers. In his boyhood he had few advantages for
procuring an education, and in this direction he felt keenly
the want of parental care. When he reached his
majority he apprenticed himself to the trade of a
blacksmith, and as he became more familiar with the outer
world the more he found himself deficient in knowledge.
The thought of having been deprived of education in youth
weighed upon his mind until he resolved to exert himself in
every laudable way until the deficiency was fully
compensated for. He went to the district school, and
was classed with pupils of which he was very much the
senior. Eagerly and earnestly his studies were pursued
under trying circumstances, as he was without means other
than that which he could procure by his own labor during
vacations. He took a course of study at the
Reynoldsburg High School. Having united with the
Disciples' Church, June 5, 1867, he chose the ministry as a
profession and a duty, and accordingly entered the Bethany
College, Bethany, Pa., in the spring of 1873, where he took
a classical and theological course at the same time, and
graduated from that institution in June, 1877. During
his collegiate course he preached occasionally at Fairview
and Holiday's Cove, W. Va. In the same month in which
he graduated he was ordained, and accepted a call to the
church at Bedford, O., where he remained about eighteen
months, when he accepted a call for a short time to Canton.
In May, 1880, he came to the Alliance congregation, which,
under his zealous care, is awaking to the realization of its
duty and shaking off its manacles of lethargy. On
June, 22, 1873, he married Eveline M., daughter of
Austin Fuller, of Millfield, Athens Co., O. They
have one child - Wiley S. Mr. Brown is
one of those who have climbed life's rugged paths undaunted
by the many uninviting conditions with which he was
surrounded; and, for a young man, has already reached an
eminence worthy of his determination and zeal; much cheer
and encouragement to persevere in his prescribed course has
been afforded him by his devoted wife.
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Tuscarawas Twp. -
MRS. SARAH A. BROWN, P. O. East Greenville; was born Feb. 12, 1824, in
Plain Twp., Stark Co., the eldest daughter and third child
in order of birth born to
John and Hannah
(Moore) Gaff.
John was born
Dec. 22, 1794, in Westmoreland Co.,
Penn., he being a son of
James, a native
of Pennsylvania, who came to Stark County in 1807, whose
wife was named
Elizabeth Kilgore¸ and by whom he had seventeen
children, fourteen growing to maturity, and but one now
living – Mrs. Jemima
Smith¸ of Greentown.
John was
married, July 5, 1821, to
Hannah Moore¸
born in 1797, in Union Co., Penn.,
who emigrated with her father,
Joseph Moore, to
Stark County.
Joseph was
in the war of 1812.
After John Gaff and wife were married, they settled in Plain Township
and remained upon the farm until his death, which occurred
Sept. 3, 1868. He
united with the Presbyterian Church at Canton in 1835, and was a
consistent member of the same until his death; he was highly
esteemed as a citizen, and was a man of unbending integrity.
Hannah¸
his wife, died in February, 1863.
Mr. Gaff was the father of eight children, four of whom grew to
maturity – Sarah A.,
Elizabeth, Mary J. and
Amanda; the
balance died young.
Elizabeth and Mary J.
live near Canton,
the former the wife of
Jacob Rupard, and
the latter the wife of
Lewis Essig; Amanda
died at 23.
Mrs. Brown has
eight children living –
Virgil S., in the
Russel works; Alpheus, at
home; and Alice,
wife of Andrew Allard¸
at Orville.
Mrs. Brown
removed to this township in 1867; has 100 acres of good
land; she carries on the farm herself; is a member of the
Disciples’ Church.
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City of Massillon -
SOLOMON BROWN, farmer,
Canton; was born Feb. 2, 1804, in Schuykill Co.,
Penn.
His parents were
John Balsar Brown and
Christina
School,
both natives of same county.
Nine children were born them, viz.:
Joseph, Solomon,
Catharine, Moses, Rebecca, Diana, Elias and
James.
The grandfather of
Solomon was George Brown,
a native of Germany,
who served as groom for
Washington, in the war of the
Revolution. He
located in
Schuylkill County when the country was sparsely
populated. He
had three children born him –
John Balsar, Maria
and Elizabeth.
Christina was the daughter of
Peter School, to
whom six children were born –
Jacob, Leonard, Peter, Henry, Adam and
Christina.
Jacob and
Leonard served in the war of 1812.
Solomon
emigrated to Ohio in 1819, locating with his parents four mills four
miles south of Canton, upon
233 acres of land, part of which his father had traded for
land in Pennsylvania.
He died in 1828 and was among the highly esteemed
citizens of his time, and a member of the Lutheran Church.
Solomon
remained on the homestead until after the death of his
father, after which he took care of his mother.
April 6, 1828, he married
Elizabeth Hines,
who was born in York Co.,
Penn., in 1805, daughter of
Jesse Hines¸
whose wife’s maiden name was
Fry.
In 1833, he located on the farm he now owns; he
purchased 160 acres at a cost of $6 per acre; but about
twenty acres of which was cleared.
Of eight children born five are living –
Sarah, married
Daniel
Yonkman, and resides in Kansas; Maria, wife of
Absolom Spunhour¸ of Orville, Wayne Co., Ohio; Cecelia, married
Daniel Deckard;
Rebecca, Harriet, George and
Jesse, in this township.
Mr. Brown is a member of the Lutheran Church.
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City of Massillon -
WILLIAM BROWN,
deceased.
Mr. Brown was born in St. Clairsville,
Ohio, Oct. 8, 1810; came to Stark County
in 1832; was a saddler by trade, which vocation he followed
for some time after he came to Massillon;
he subsequently engaged in boating on the
Ohio
Canal, dealing mostly in
coal. Mar. 20, 1834,
he was married to
Mary Austin, who died in 1840, leaving him three
children, but one now living,
James O., who
united in marriage to
Arletta Beacox, who was born Dec. 24, 1824, in Hamilton,
Canada, daughter of
George Beacox and Laura Seaton.
He was born in England and came to Canada when 18
years of age, where he lived until 1833, when he moved to
Michigan, where he lived several years; finally settled in
this county, where he died in 1847.
Laura Seaton, the mother of
Mrs. Brown, was a daughter of
Willard Seaton.
Mrs. Brown’s
parents had six children, one son and five daughters –
Leonard, Aurelia,
Amelia, Amanda, Arletta and
Amanda Sophrona,
who married as follows:
Aurelia married
Robert Murphy;
Sophrona, wife of
Henry Brinkman; Amanda remains single;
Amelia is the wife
of Mr. Iyle, To
Mr. Brown were born nine children; but four are living –
William Frank,
who is his father’s successor in business, and resides with
his mother, Amelia (Mellie) Maude and
Jesse.
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Bethlehem Twp.
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REUBEN S. BUCHTEL was born in the
township of which he is now a resident Feb. 8, 1825; his
parents were John and Magdalena (Sherman) Buchtel,
and grandparents, John and Catharina (Snyder) Buchtel;
his great-grandfather, John Buchtel, was native
of Wurtemberg. Germany, and at the age of 18 left his
native country and emigrated to the United States; he
located in Penn's Valley, in Center Co., Penn., where he
lived many years. Our subject's grandfather removed
from that place to Ohio in 1811, the father of Reuben S.
being 14 years old at that time; he stopped first in Canton,
then a small hamlet of log cabins, where he left his wife
and family until he could find a tract of land suitable to
his fancy; the beautiful valley of the Tuscarawas suiting,
he located on Sec. 12, Range 9, in Bethlehem Township,
choosing the east half of the section; it at that time was a
wilderness, that took all the courage and perseverance of
the pioneer to reclaim it from its wild estate; it was not
long until the clear ring of Mr. Buchtel's ax awoke
the echoes, and his steady perseverance won a home in the
wilderness. Seven years after his location, death
claimed him, his widow continuing to survive him until 1836,
when she to, died. John, the father of
Reuben, was one of four children, whose names are
Henry, John, Julianna and Harmon; the daughter is
the only one yet living. Mr. Buchtel lived and
died on the home farm. He was married, in about 1821,
to Magdalena Sherman, who born him six children -
Catharine, Reuben, Joseph, Sarah, Elizabeth and
Samuel; all are living, all are married, and all are
living in Stark County. Mr. Buchtel April 28,
1878. By trade, Mr. Buchtel was a cooper, but
his chosen occupation was farming. In politics, he was
Democratic, and a member of the Evangelical Church; he was
an honest man, and an honored member of society.
Reuben S. Buchtel, as was his father before him, was
reared on the home farm; receiving but a common-school
education in youth, his attention has never left his boyhood
teachings. In 1848, he married Mary Burns, and
to them were born five children - Martha J., Frances M.,
Mary E., Rachel N. and Sarah E. Mrs. Buchtel
died Mar. 2, 1862, of consumption; she was a kind and
dutiful wife and a loving mother. Mr. Buchtel's
second and present wife was Sarah Shellenburger, who
was born in Bethlehem Township Mar. 17, 1837; their marriage
was solemnized Dec. 21, 1862. Mr. Buchtel
started in life with but very little means at his command,
but, by industry and frugality, he has made a fine farm of
159 acres. He is a Democrat, and a member of the
Reformed Church. Mr. Buchtel is a man of but
very few words, his actions speaking louder than mere talk;
he has assisted cordially in building the churches and
schools of his neighborhood, and in all laudable enterprises
is an active assistant.
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Washington
Twp. -
JOHN FRAZEE BUCK, Superintendent of Fairmount
Children's Home; born in Coitsville, Mahoning co., Ohio,
Aug. 17, 1831; his grandfather, William Buck, was a
native of Ireland, and emigrated to this country near the
beginning of the present century, being at that time about
18 years of age, and settled in Pennsylvania; he afterward
became an early pioneer to Poland, Mahoning Co., Ohio; at
the time of this death, he was within fifteen days of being
100 years old. The parents of our subject were John
Buck and Phoebe Frazee; his father was an
early-day Abolitionist, and one of only two men in his
township who voted for James G. Birney for President,
and Dr. Francis Julius Le Moyne for Vice President;
he was also one of the organizers of the Free Presbyterian
Church in the early part of the present century. After
receiving an education at Poland Academy, in his native
county, he engaged in teaching school several years, most of
the time in Bourbon Co., Ky. On Sept. 2, 1858, he
married Ada L. daughter of James Davis, then
of Berlin Center, Mahoning Co., but now a business man of
Salem, Ohio; the results of this union have been one son,
now deceased, and a daughter, Lillie A. Buck. He
then removed to Salem, Ohio, and studied dentistry under
Dr. J. C. Whinnery, after which he settled in North
Fairfield, Huron Co., Ohio, and began the practice of his
profession. Upon the breaking-out of the late war, our
subject, in the fall of 1861, enlisted as a member of the
band connected with the 65th O. V. I.; his oldest brother,
William Buck, served in a Minnesota regiment in our
late civil war, and died on his way home, at Ft. Snelling.
After leaving the army, Dr. Buck located in Franklin
Co., Mo., on a farm, but, the climate not agreeing with the
health of his family, in about two years he returned to
Ohio, and, after remaining in Salem for a year or two,
engaged in business for his father-in-law; he was called to
act as Assistant in the Ohio Reform School, at Lancaster, in
the fall of 1869, where he remained seven years, during the
last three of which he was Principal of the schools.
In the fall of 1876, he was appointed to his present
position as Superintendent of the Fairmount Children's Home,
near Mt. Union, Ohio, then a new interest; to this
responsible position Dr. Buck and his wife brought a
large and ripe experience, and through their management this
institution ahs become an instrument of great good; in all
that constitutes an efficient management, it is doubtful if
that which they have organized is excelled in the State.
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Parris Twp. -
JACOB
BURGER, farmer; P. O. Minerva. Among the oldest
settlers and descendants of pioneer blood may be mentioned
Jacob Burger, born Dec. 31st, 1807; son of Daniel
and Mary (Keller) Burger. His grandfather was
Jacob Burger, a native of Switzerland, a soldier in the
Revolutionary War. In fall of 1817, he started for
Ohio with his parents, locating in Stark Co., Paris Twp. the
following May, leasing of David Wyley, a farm in
Section 36. Mr. Burger attended common (very
common) school, and remained with his father until 1841,
when Jacob took the homestead, and united himself in
marriage to Miss Anna Morrow, of Paris Twp., Dec. 15,
1842. Mr. Burger had the following family of
children - Jacob, carpenter at Minerva; Hiram,
junior partner of Jacob in carpentering; Rachel,
now Mrs. Haynam; Harriet, now Mrs. Holms;
Hannah, Mrs. Henry Crowl, farmer. Mr. B.
is a Lutheran and a Democrat.
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City of Alliance -
ELIAS
BURNETT, passenger conductor on P. Ft. & C. R.
R.; Alliance; was born in Lancaster, Penn., May 27, 1837,
the third of a family of seven children born to Elias and
Mary Thomas Burnett, both natives of Pennsylvania.
The family removed to the western part of Mahoning Co.,
Ohio, in 1839, and for several years his father pursued his
trade, that of a tailor, when the remorseless hand of death
removed the devoted husband and father. The widow and
a large family of helpless children were left in poor
financial circumstances, consequently each was obliged to do
for him or herself early in life. When about 16 years
of age, the subject of these lines began to work at the
carpenter's trade, and followed that for several years;
During the construction of the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne &
Chicago R. R., he began as a teamster and continued until
the road was in running order, when he was engaged as
brakeman and has steadily grown in favor as his habits of
industry well attest. He had charge of a freight train
for over ten years and in 1871 he was appointed to the
position of passenger train conductor, where has faithful
performed his duty and occupies that position to this day.
For upwards of twenty years of railroad life his career has
been successful and continuous on the same road; he began
driving team at its construction, and has been so far free
from the many mishaps which are so frequently occurring on
railroads. His "run" lies between Crestline, Ohio, and
Pittsburg, Penn., although his residence ahs been at
Alliance since 1856. He married Clara J., daughter of
James A. Penney, of Louisville, Ohio, late of Canton, Dec.
13, 1871. He has now erected a fine two-story brick
residence which will be one of the best arranged homes in
the town.
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City of Canton -
PHILO
PARSONS BUSH, engineer and manufacturer, Canton; was
born in East Hampton, Conn., Mar. 15, 1836. He belongs
to a family of mechanics, who trace their lineage back to
the early settlers of America. Through his mother,
whose maiden name was Lydia Strong, he comes from
Puritan stock and is connected with one of the most numerous
families of New England. He was the ninth in a family
of ten children, five of whom are living. At the age
of 8, on account of the death of his mother and consequent
breaking up of the family, he went into a brass molding
shop, in Westerly, Rhode Island, where he remained one year.
His early education in the schools was very limited, but his
industrial training in the shop was very thorough and
practical. From Westerly he went to New London, Conn.,
where he engaged to work in a machine shop, where he
continued until he was 22 years of age. His next
employment was in a steel die manufactory at New Haven,
where he remained until the breaking-out of the rebellion.
In 1861, he enlisted in the three-months service under Col.
(afterward Gen.) Terry, and was in the first battle
of Bull Run. In June, 1862, he re-enlisted for three
years as principal musician of the 14th Conn. V. I. He
participated in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam and
Fredericksburg; during the engagement at Antietam he was
permanently injured in the back by being struck with a rail
knocked off a fence by a shell. By an order of the War
Department, issued in 1863, he was released from the service
and returned home, and began the manufacturing of machinery
with his brother. Later, while on a visit to Ohio, he
decided to locate in Canton and establish a machine shop,
and in 1871 removed his machinery and some of his best
workmen, and the new enterprise called the "Canton
Steam-Engine Works" was started. The business became
involved, but Mr. Bush sustained his credit, and
began business again with reduced capital. HE is
now the sole proprietor of the Novelty Iron Works.
Jan. 30, 1857, he married Miss Melissa Godfrey, of
New London, Conn. They had five children, of whom
three are living; of these Alfred L. and Frederick
W. are employed as workmen in their father's
manufactory, and the youngest, Philo P., is attending
Public School. In 1869, Mrs. Bush died, and
before his removal to Ohio in 1871, Mr. Bush married,
on Feb. 6, of that year, Mrs. Sarah Adams, daughter
of Samuel Jeffery, an old sea captain of New London,
Conn., who has borne him one child.
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