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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Portrait &
Biographical Record of Stark County, Ohio
Containing Biographical Sketches of
Prominent and Representative Citizens,
Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the
Presidents of the United States.
Chicago - Chapman Bros. -
1892
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C.
ESCHLIMAN, a retired farmer, residing with his
son-in-law, J. R. Lawrence, on section 17, Lawrence
Township, is one of the substantial, enterprising citizens
of Stark County, and his career has been both honorable and
upright. In any worthy history of Stark County an outline of
his life should not fail to be given. He inherits
Swiss blood from the paternal side of the house, for his
grandfather, Abraham Eschliman, was a native
of that country and emigrated to America when a young man.
He located in Lancaster County, Pa., and was there married
to a Miss Greabile. They reared six daughters
and six sons.
The father of our subject, Abraham Eschliman,
jr., was born in Lancaster, Pa., on the 14th of
February, 1800, and was the third in order of birth of the
above-mentioned children. He attained his majority in
his native county and was there married to Miss Elizabeth
Horst, who was also born in Lancaster County.
After marriage they located in the .same county and there
made their home until 1837, when they came direct to Stark
County, Ohio, attracted by the fertile soil, and settled on
section 32, Lawrence Township. Their family consisted
of six sons and four daughters, all born in Lancaster
County, Pa., and eight of whom married and reared families.
In Lancaster County, Pa., our subject was born, Feb.
17, 1823, the eldest son in the family. When fourteen
years of age he came to the Buckeye State. His first
educational advantages were
received in his native State and after reaching
Stark County lie was instructed in the primitive
log schoolhouse of pioneer days, where "the three
R's'" were the only branches taught. In 1843, when
twenty years of age, he was married to Miss Mary
Gardner, a native of Cumberland County, Pa.,
born near Carlisle, May 9, 1821. She was an earnest
Christian woman and died on the 29th of July, 1890.
Four children blessed this union, two daughters and two
sons, only one, Elizabeth, now living. This
daughter married J. R. Lawrence of Lawrence Township,
this county.
After his marriage Mr. Eschliman located
on section 21, and still owns the farm there. At that
time very few improvements had been made and
he at once commenced developing the property,
soon becoming the owner of a line tract of one hundred
and seventy acres. A fine frame dwelling
and substantial outbuildings were erected as time
passed, and other improvements were made until
the farm compared favorably with any in the
county. All this was accomplished by the industry
and perseverance of Mr. Eschliman and his most
estimable wife. Our subject also owns thirty-one
acres on section 28. He has been unusually successful
and is well liked by all who have made his acquaintance.
In politics, he is in sympathy with
the Republican party. For twenty years he has been
interested in settling estates and has been appointed
guardian many times. He is a member of
the Reformed Church of Canal Fulton, was Deacon
many years, and Is now an Elder and Trustee. He
is a liberal contributor to the church and one of its
prominent members.
Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of Stark County, Ohio -
Chicago - Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 516 |
JONAS
ESCHLIMAN, a progressive and practical farmer
residing on section 30, Lawrence Township, claims
Pennsylvania as the State of his nativity. HE was born
in Lancaster County, Pa., about fifteen miles from the city
of Lancaster, Nov. 2, 1834. His father, Abraham
Eschliman, was born in the same county in 1800, and
after attaining to mature years married Elizabeth Horst,
also a native of that county. In 1837, they came with
their family to Stark County, Ohio, and located upon the
farm which is now the home of our subject. It was
unimproved, but he transformed it into a valuable tract of
land and made his home thereon until his death in August,
1870. He was one of the leading farmers of the
township and a prominent citizen. In politics, he was
a Republican, and was a member of the Mennonite Church.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Eschliman were born in
Lancaster County, Pa., six sons and four daughters, but the
eldest died in infancy. Nancy died in Macon
County, Ill. She was twice married and was the mother
of six children. Christian lives in Lawrence
Township; Elizabeth is the wife of Levi
Weaver, of Elkhart County, Ind.; Susan is the
wife of John A. Hoover, also of Elkhart County;
Abraham resides in Nebraska; David makes his home
in Montcalm County, Mich.; John died in Pennsylvania
in 1837; Samuel lives in Lawrence Township.
Our subject is the youngest of the family. He
came with his parents to the Buckeye State when in his third
year, and was here reared and educated. On the 1st of
March, 1855, he married Miss Fannie Martin,
who was born in York County, Pa., June 26, 1834, and was
brought to Wayne County, Ohio, in 1835. Her death
occurred Nov. 18, 1861. Four children graced that
marriage: Elizabeth A., now the wife of William K.
Wyse, of Ford County, Ill.; Jacob M., of Lawrence
Township; Nancy I., who died Apr. 13, 1888; and
Jonas E., of Lawrence Township, who was only a week old
at the time of his mother's death.
Mr. Eschliman was again married. Nov. 26, 1863,
this time to Miss Martha Martin, a sister of his
first wife. She was born in Wayne County, Ohio, Apr.
11, 1839, and was called to her final rest on the 19th of
September, 1891. Nine children were born of the second
marriage, but the eldest died in infancy. John H.
is living in Lawrence Township; he married Miss
Amelia Weaver, of Wayne County, Ohio, and they have two
children, Alvin R. and William E.
Abram W., Mary I., Amos M., Ezra A., Daniel
R., William H. and Martha M. are at home.
After his marriage, Mr. Eschliman
located on a farm about a quarter of a mile from his present
home. He there spent one year and then located upon
the old homestead where he was reared, and where he has
reared a family of his own. He has a fine farm of two
hundred acres under a high state of cultivation. There
is a fine orchard, and the many improvements upon the place
indicate the thrift and enterprise of the owner, who
throughout life has followed general farming, he also
engages in stock-raising to some extent, making a specialty-
of horses and cattle. His business career has been a
successful one, and he now enjoys a well-merited prosperity.
Mr. Eschliman is a strong Republican in
politics. For three terms he was elected Trustee, and
also served as School Director for many years. He is a
member of the Mennonite Church and takes an active part in
church work. He is recognized as one of the valued
citizens of the community, and his upright life and sterling
worth have won him high regard.
Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of Stark County, Ohio
- Chicago - Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 244 |
SAMUEL ESCHLIMAN,
who has followed farming throughout his entire life, is now
a leading agriculturist of Lawrence Township, residing on
section 33. He was born in Lancaster County, Pa., May
29, 1833, and is a representative of the honored early
settlers of Stark County. His parents left their home
in the Keystone State when our subject was a lad of four
summers and took up their residence in this community.
Since that time Samuel has resided in the
vicinity of his present home. The days of his boyhood
and youth were spent in the usual manner of farmer lads and
he acquired his education in the district schools of the
neighborhood.
On the 15th of January, 1845, in Wayne County, Ohio,
Mr. Eschliman was united in marriage with Miss Anna
Martin, who was born in that county, Nov. 4, 1833. The
young couple began their dome-tie life upon the farm which
has since been the home of our subject, and there reared a
family of twelve children, four sons and eight daughters as
follows: Mary A., wife of Frank P. Zimmerman,
of Lawrence Township; Fannie J., wife of Edward H.
Hershey of Lawrence Township; Sarah H., wife of
Martin L. Hollinger of Lawrence Township; Anna B.,
wife of Amos M. Horst, of the same township; David
H., who married Barbara A. Kornhaus, of Wayne
County, Ohio, is living in Tuscarawas Township; Susan B.,
deceased wife of Aaron M. Eblery; Elizabeth M.,
who died in 1869; Henry A. and Emily J. at
home; Elmer S., who is attending school in Mount
Union; Ida May and Samuel C,, who are still
under the parental roof. The mother of this family was
called to her final rest June 19, 1888, and her death was
mourned by many friends as well as by her immediate family,
for she was an estimable lady held in regard by all.
When Mr. Eschliman located upon his farm
it was partially unimproved, but with characteristic energy
he began its development and has made it a valuable tract of
land, its fertile fields now yielding him a golden tribute
for the care and labor he bestows upon it. In his
political affiliations, he is a Republican. The cause
of education finds in him a warm friend, and he has done
effective service for its advancement while serving as
School Director.
The best interests of the community always receive his
support, as he is a public-spirited and progressive citizen.
He holds membership with the Mennonite Church and for
fifteen years has served as one of its Deacons, and he also
fills the office of Trustee.
His residence in Stark County covers a period of
fifty-five years, during which time he has witnessed much of
its growth and upbuilding and has aided in its development.
He certainly deserves representation in the history of his
adopted county.
In addition to his home farm our subject owns one
hundred and .seventy-seven acres on section 19, Lawrence
Township, which contains a fine vein of coal, from which he
receives a good income.
Source: Portrait &
Biographical Record of Stark County, Ohio - Chicago -
Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 425 |
MRS. CAROLINE McCULLOUGH
EVERHARD is one of the most prominent women in Stark
County, and is President of the Ohio Woman's Suffrage
Society. Her father, Thomas McCullough, was
born near Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, on the 6th
of March, 1810, and is descended from scotch-Irish ancestors
on both sides. His grandfather, John McCullough,
came to America with his family in the year 1793 and in 1799
located near Steubenville, Ohio, becoming a pioneer of that
section. He improved a place in true pioneer style,
and there made his home until his death in 1827. The
grandfather of our subject was married in Jefferson County,
Ohio, to Miss Jane, daughter of Thomas Ritchie,
who wasa native of the green Isle of Erin, and who
emigrated to the "land of the free." Mrs.
McCullough was a woman of strong character and more than
the average intelligence. After marriage, her husband
kept an hotel for many years in Jefferson County, and there
he died in 1852.
The father of Mrs. Everhard, Thomas
McCullough, was the third in order of birth of ten
children, and like the average farmer boy of that period,
received only a common-school education. When he was
about twenty-two years of age, he went to Virginia, where he
was engaged as Superintendent on a plantation for four years
near Wheeling. In February, 1836, he came to Massillon
and was employed by the Massillon Rolling Mill Company to
superintend the clearing and cultivating of their vast
farms. In 1840 this company failed, and in 1848 Mr.
McCullough purchased between three and four thousand
acres of land, of which Mrs. Everhard still
owns four hundred acres. About 185l,he became
connected as a stockholder with the Massillon branch of the
State Bank of Ohio, and later was made its President.
In 1864 this company was merged into the Union National Bank
of Massillon, of which he was made President, holding that
position until 1873. He was one of the most prominent
men of the county and a very successful farmer.
Mr. McCullough was married to Miss
Nancy Melendy, who was born near Guilford, Vt., Mar.
4, 1811, and died May 8, 1877. Her mother's maiden
name was Marcy Perry, a distant relative of
Commodore Perry, of Lake Erie fame. Mr.
McCullough was a very public-spirited and active man,
and was engaged in various enterprises. He was one of
the prominent members of the St. Timothy Episcopal Church
and Senior Warden for many years. Formerly a Whig, he
later espoused the principles of the Republican party and
was active in his support of its measures. He was well
informed on all subjects and was very genial and hospitable
and an entertaining conversationalist. His death
occurred in October, 1885.
Mrs. Everhard was the only child who
reached mature years, her birth occurring Sept. 14, 1843, in
Massillon, where she was reared. She was educated in
the High Schools of her native town and later went to Media,
Pa., where she was graduated from Maria L. Eastman's
Seminary in 1864. On the 7th of November, 1865, she
married Capt. H. H. Everhard, a native of Jackson
Township, this county, born Nov. 15, 1837. The Captain
was reared in Jackson Township and was educated in the
Massillon High Schools but later entered the preparatory
department of the college at Gambier. When the war
broke he volunteered in Company E, One Hundred and Fourth
Ohio Infantry as Orderly Sergeant and served with his
company until cessation of hostilities. He was
honorably discharged and mustered out with the rank of
Captain. After this he took a business course at
Pittsburgh and has since been engaged in business here.
He is proprietor of the Warthorst & Co. Stone Quarry,
is doing a large business and has lately erected a pressed
brick plant.
Mr. Everhard is a Director in the Union
National Bank. He has a fine farm in Perry Township,
lying south of the city, and his residence, a fine stone
structure, is at the corner of Main and High Streets.
Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Everhard
and are named as follows: Ethel, Melville
McCullough and Marion. Mrs. Everhard
has been an extensive traveler, has visited most of the
States and is well informed on many subjects. She is
President of the Woman's Suffrage Association and is also
Secretary of the Humane Society of Massillon. When her
father died he was Trustee of the Charity Rotch School, and
after his death, she was appointed by the Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas to fill the vacancy — the first instance in
the State of a woman, being appointed Trustee of a public
institution where a bond is required, and she is now
President of the Board. She is a woman of great
talents and unusual ability, and is always ready to promote
any enterprise that works for the good of humanity.
Source: Portrait &
Biographical Record of Stark County, Ohio - Chicago - Chapman Bros. - 1892
~ Page 488 |
PHILIP
EVERHARD, a retired farmer now residing in Canton,
has spent his entire life in Stark County. He was born
in Plain Township, Sept. 28, 1812, and is a son of Henry
Everhard, a native of Northampton County, Pa. The
grandfather, Paul Everhard, was of German
descent. The father of our subject was a potter by
trade and followed that business during his younger years.
He was joined in Wedlock with Miss Mary M. Hewitt, of
Washington County, Pa., a daughter of Philip Hewitt,
who was also of German lineage. In the year 1809,
Henry Everhard emigrated to Stark County, locating in
Plain Township, where he made a permanent settlement.
He carried on general farming, and also operated a grist and
saw mill for a number of years. His wife died in 1829.
He survived her for about twenty years, passing away in
1848. This worthy couple, who were highly respected in
the community, had a family of five sons and five daughters
who grew to mature years, but Philip, the youngest
son, is the only survivor.
Our subject spent his boyhood days quietly upon his
father's farm, remaining under the parental roof until he
had attained his majority, when he began farming on his own
account. The common schools afforded him his
educational advantages, and for some twelve years during the
winter season he was engaged in teaching. As a
companion and helpmate on life's journey, he chose Miss
Nancy Hane, of Canton Township, a daughter of
Christian Hane, their union being celebrated Sept. 1,
1846. The young couple began their domestic life in
Plain Township, where our subject carried on general farming
and stock-raising for many years. He always kept a
flock of sheep, which he sold for food purposes, or for the
wool which they yielded in 1875, he left the farm and
removed to Canton, where he has since resided. He
practically lives retired, devoting only a portion of his
time to his business interests. He sold his farm in
1885. He owns a fine residence at No. 163 North
Cleveland Avenue, a handsome and commodious structure, well
finished and tastefully furnished.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Everhard six children have
been born: Elta, wife of T. A. Howard, of
Cleveland; Mary F., who died May 7, 1890; Alvah
H., who resides in South Dakota; Otto Philip, who
makes his home in Deadwood, S. Dak.; Charles J., who
purchased and now resides on the old homestead, in Plain
Township; and Ira Hane, who is Teller in the First
National Bank of Canton. The mother of this family
departed this life Dec. 22, 1891, in her sixty-seventh year,
and many friends mourned her loss. She was a devoted
member of the Lutheran Church, to which Mr. Everhard
also belongs, both having united with the church when young.
In politics, our subject is a Republican. He has
never been an office-seeker, but served for one term as
Supervisor of his township. After coming to the city
he suffered greatly from rheumatism in the knee joint for
three years and the bone became diseased. This
necessitated radical treatment, and the limb was amputated
Oct. 22, 1888. Since that time Mr. Everhard has
enjoyed excellent health. He is resting after many
years of earnest labor, the fruits of his former toil being
amply sufficient to keep him in comfort throughout his
remaining days.
Source: Portrait &
Biographical Record of Stark County, Ohio - Chicago - Chapman Bros. - 1892
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PETER
EVERHART was formerly one of the able agriculturists
of Perry Township, and his wise forethought, active
enterprise and practical skill in conducting the business of
farming and stock-raising made him a valuable agent in
developing the rich agricultural resources of this part of
Ohio. Mr. Everhart was born in Ithaca,
N. Y., Oct. 9, 1809, and was the son of Jacob and Ann
Everhart, natives of Pennsylvania.
The original of this sketch was reared to manhood in
his native State, and for many years followed the occupation
of a mechanic. He was employed in company with his
brothers in Massillon, in the manufacture of fanning mills,
the firm operating under the name of Everhart Brothers.
They were very successful in this undertaking, and being
active business men, invested their money judiciously, and
exhibited an influence which was felt for good in their
community.
The lady to whom Mr. Everhart was united in
marriage, Nov. 6, 1844, was Miss Elizabeth Clark, who
was born in Monroe County, N. Y., May 29, 1827. She
was tlie daughter of Chester and Minerva (Rundle) Clark,
natives also of that State and county. The first year
of his married life our subject spent in Lynn, and the
following year emigrated to Stark County, this State.
The young couple at once located upon the farm where Mrs.
Everhart is at present residing, and where so many
years of their happy wedded life were spent. Our
subject was well equipped to make his own way in the world,
as he was active, independent, frugal and prudent and
possessed withal an enterprising spirit seconded by good
habits, and a capacity to do well whatever he undertook.
He played an important part in the upbuilding of Perry
Township, and assiduously tilled the soil for many years.
To Mr. and Mrs. Everhart were born three sons:
Harvey C., a highly educated young man, who was
graduated from the Massillon High School, and the Pittsburgh
(Pa.) Commercial College; George K., who is an
architect of high standing in Brooklyn, N. Y.; and one
deceased. Our subject occupied a prominent place in
local affairs, and
served as Trustee of Perry Township for many years. He
was public-spirited and always heartily in favor of whatever
scheme was advanced to promote the interests of his adopted
county. He was a Republican in politics, casting his
vote at all times in favor of candidates of that party.
He was a devoted member of the Episcopal Church, and
esteemed for his honorable and upright life by all who knew
him. Mrs. Everhart, who is also a member of the
Episcopal Church, is a most estimable lady, and has shown
herself entirely worthy of the high estimation in which she
is held by her many friends and acquaintances.
At our subject's death, which occurred Oct. 12, 1884,
he left an estate of one hundred and twenty acres of
valuable land, upon which will be found all the modern
improvements which stamp its owner as progressive and
well-to-do. Mrs. Everhart, since the death of
her husband, has conducted the business that he left with
remarkable success, displaying a general talent for managing
affairs.
Source: Portrait &
Biographical Record of Stark County, Ohio - Chicago - Chapman Bros. - 1892
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