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Biographies
Source:
A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County, Ohio
by
Harriet Taylor Upton of Warren - Vol. II - Illustrated
Published by The Lewis
Publishing Company - Chicago
1909
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C.
W. UNGER, D. D. S., representing the dental profession at
Niles, Ohio, is a native of Columbiana county, Ohio, born Apr. 29,
1842. He is the son of Henry Unger, native of
the above county. The grandfather was Jacob Unger,
born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, who became one of the early
settlers in Ohio. He was of German descent. Dr.
Unger's mother was Susan Bright, daughter of
Jacob Bright, of German extraction. She was born in
Columbiana county, Ohio, and was married to Mr. Unger
in her native county, settling on a farm. She died when
Doctor Unger was two years of age, and he was taken to
the home of his grandfather, Jacob Beight, who reared him
until he was of military age.
In 1861 Doctor Unger enlisted in Company
G, Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a private soldier, serving
from Apr. 19, 1861, until August 18 the same year. He
re-enlisted for three years' service, but was rejected on account of
disability caused by injuries received in service in line of duty.
He married Mary A. Longenecker and located at Canfield, Ohio,
where he was in the practice of dentistry, having studied at
Bucyrus, and graduated at the Philadelphia Dental College in 1872-3.
He was in practice from 1869 to 1873 when he located at Niles, where
he has since attended to his duties as a skillful dental surgeon.
He has the distinction of being the oldest dentist in Trumbull
county, in point of service, having been thus engaged for
thirty-five years. In 1896 the Doctor took a post-graduate
course at the Northwestern Dental College, Chicago, Illinois.
Politically he is a stanch Republican, and voted for
President Lincoln in 1861. He is identified with
the Grand Army of the Republic, McPherson Post No. 16. at Niles.
The Doctor and his wife are the parents of the following children:
Harry, Fred, John, Dr. Ross, a
dentist in Cleveland, and May, at home.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County,
Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. by The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago - 1909 -
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