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History
of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Source:
History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
1884
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Dover Twp. -
ADAM HAAS, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born
Jan. 6, 1831, in Baden, Germany, and is a son of Adam
and Catharine Haas, with whom, when six years old,
he emigrated to America by way of Havre and New York,
coming to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, after a voyage of
sixty-two days, where his parents died. In his
youth our subject learned shoe-making, which trade he
followed for about twenty-three years. On July 1,
1856, he married Elizabeth Martin, born Oct. 17,
1834, in Germany, and a daughter of Adam and Mary
Martin, with whom she came to America when two years
of age. To them have been born nine children -
Mary, Henry, Elizabeth, Margaret, Clara, Daniel, Emma,
Lydia and Ida. In the spring of 1868,
he settled where he now lives in Dover Township.
He owns eighty-one acres of land in a good state of
cultivation. Both Mr. and Mrs. Haas are
members of the German Lutheran Church. He is a
self-made man, having earned all he possesses by hard
work. He has served as Trustee of Franklin
Township, where he lived eight years.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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Bucks Twp. -
FREDERICK HAAS,
farmer, P. O. Ragersville, was born in April, 1819, in
Bavaria, Germany. His parents, Frederick and
Catharine (Gohler) Haas, emigrated, with a family of
eight children, to America, in 1840, coming to Ohio, at
first to German Township, Holmes County, and finally, in
1844, to Bucks Township, where they settled. Their
children's names are Elizabeth, wife of Matias
Burger; John, in Indiana; Frederick; Christina,
deceased wife of Adam Bixler; Dorothea, deceased wife
of Joshua Madick, also deceased; Charlotte,
wife of Jacob Geib; Adam, deceased; and Catharine,
deceased. Our subject was married in 1844, to
Elizabeth Stein by which union there have been ten
children, as follows: Peter, Catharine, wife of
Michael Haas, Jr.; Noah; Elizabeth, deceased wife of
Jacob Haas; George; Adam; Frederick; Henry; Valentine
and Conrad. Mr. and Mrs. Haas and family are
members of the German Reformed Church. Mr. Haas
and his sons are Democrats in politics. Our subject
has prospered well being owner of a farm of 248 acres, with
good buildings thereon.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 729 |
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Clay Twp. -
WILLIAM HAMILTON, farmer, P. O. Gnadenhutten, was born in this
county Sept.
5, 1808, son of Thomas and Mary Ann
Hamilton.
Thomas Hamilton emigrated to this county in 1804, and was married the year following.
William was raised on his father’s farm, and received a common school education. He was married Dec. 14, 1834,
to Maria James, daughter of
Charles and Hannah James. This marriage was blessed with seven
children – Mathias Taylor, who served
four years in Company I, Thirtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry;
Matilda Jane, wife of Samuel Johnson; Hannah, wife of
William F. Rogers; Louisa, deceased;
Mary, wife of
Elza H. Parrish; Martha, deceased;
and Celinda Ann, the wife of
Charles B. Cox.
Mrs. Hamilton died in February, 1850,
and in the following November Mr.
Hamilton
was united in marriage with
Ellen, daughter of
John L. and Matilda Kennedy. The children by this
marriage are John B., Maria Ellen
(wife of J. H. Hill),
Joseph A., William McAbee, Sarah Alice,
Charles Winfield, James Wesley, Ida Emery and
Bessie Luella. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton are members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has been Trustee for thirty-eight
years and Steward and Class-leader
for over forty years, and served as a Justice of the Peace twenty-four years in
Clay township.
Mr. Hamilton settled on his present farm of 204 acres in 1835.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 735
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Salem Twp. -
CHRISTIAN HAMMERSLEY, farmer, P.
O. Port Washington, was born in this township Dec. 6,
1834, son of Andrew and Catherine Hammersley,
both natives of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Catherine
Hammersley is still living at Port Washington.
Christian was united in marriage, May 14, 1866,
with Sarah E. Bremer, born near Port Washington
Dec. 9, 1845, daughter of John and Elizabeth Bremmer.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Hammersley
consists of six children - Alyda E., John O., Jonas
W., Plin C., Katie C. and Alexander. Mr.
Hammersley boated for ten years on the canal with
Capt. Stucker, and has since devoted his attention
mostly to farming. Commencing in life with
nothing, he has now a farm of 202 acres of excellent
land. He enlisted Oct. 15, 1861, as a musician in
Capt. Carhart's company, and remained in service
one year.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
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York Twp. -
CHRISTIAN HANENKRAT, farmer, P. O. Blackband, was born
in Switzerland Oct. 1, 1811, son of Nicholas and Mary
(Morti) Hanenkrat. Our subject came to America
in 1843, and located in York Township this county and
State, engaging in farming and cheese-making. In
1844, he was married to Miss Anna Reiff, and to
them have been born eight children, their names as
follows: Rosanna (deceased), wife of
Jacob Welles; Sarah, wife of Henry Wasen, Jr.;
Frederick; Christian (deceased); Charles;
Anna (deceased), wife of Henry Stephens; Louisa,
wife of Samuel Winkler, and John
(deceased). Mrs. Mary Hannenkart died in
April, 1878, and our subject was subsequently united in
marriage with Mrs. Magdalena (Voegeli) Meyers.
The family are members of the German Church.
In 1830, while in Switzerland. Mr. Hanenkrat
was body-guard to King Charles III, who was
afterward driven from the throne, his subjects choosing
Philip. Mr. Hanenkrat owns 196 acres
of land, which he has brought under a high state of
cultivation, and which contains excellent farm
buildings.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
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York Twp. -
FREDERICK HANENKRAT, farmer, P. O.
Blackband, was born in York Township, Tuscarawas County,
Ohio, Dec. 4, 1847, and is a son of Christian and
Anna (Reiff) Hanenkrat, natives of Switzerland.
Our subject was united in marriage, Oct. 31, 1873, with
Miss Magdalena Wenger, who died Mar. 23, 1877.
He subsequently married Miss Susannah Riley, and
by her has had two children - William Leander and
Emma Ellen. The family are members of the
German Reformed Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
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Dover Twp. -
ANANIAS HARPER, farmer, P. O.
Canal Dover, is a grandson of James Harper, who
was born in Sharpsburg, Md., and was among the
distinguished pioneers of Tuscarawas County, where he
passed his life. His son, Seth Harper, was
a native of this county, and was married to Susan
Stocksdale. He was a carpenter by trade, and
lost his life in 1872, by falling from the cupola of a
church upon which he was working. The widow and
mother died in May, 1883. The subject of this
sketch is the only living child of this union, and was
born on the homestead in 1854, and has always lived
there. This farm his father purchased in 1854.
It consisted of 130 acres. Seth Harper bore
the reputation of being one of the best carpenters in
the county, and as a citizen and a neighbor was beloved
and esteemed. His only son, our subject, has
remained in single life, and has yet many years before
him in which to make his mark in the world.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
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Dover Twp. -
JAMES HARPER, Jr., farmer, P. O.
Canal Dover, was born on the homestead farm, in Dover
Township, this county and State, in 1818, and is a son
of James and Elizabeth (Smith) Harper, both
natives of Maryland. His parents came to this
county and settled on the present farm, being among the
earliest pilgrims. Mr. Harper entered
eighty acres of what was then but a wilderness, and here
the parents lived to the close of their years.
They raised a family of nine children, five of whom are
living. The subject of this sketch was married in
this county to Miss Martha, daughter of Elisha
and Rebecca Stocksdale, of this county. The
children born to this union are eight in number, all
living, viz.: Susanna, Lydia, Mary A., Melinda,
Jesse, James, Martha and Elizabeth.
James Harper, Sr., was a Major in the war 1812.
Our subject is one of the oldest born residents, and in
his walk through life has held the esteem of all who
have learned to know him.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
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Salem Twp. -
W. J. HASKINSON, Port Washington,
was born in this county Dec. 27, 1834, son of
Benjamin and Lucinda Haskinson. His father was
a native of Virginia, where he was born in 1785.
He emigrated to Tuscarawas County were he died in 1855.
Lucinda, the mother of our subject, was born in
Pennsylvania, in 1786 and died in 1863. W. J.
was reared on the farm, and at the age of
twenty years, entered mercantile life, at which he
continued for fourteen years, and since then he has
pursued various avocations, including gardening,
settling up estates, etc. For six years he was
engaged in the revenue service. Mr. Haskinson
was married, Oct. 28, 1855, to Miss Eliza Wonner,
who was born at Port Washington May 27, 1840, and is the
daughter of J. D. and Elizabeth Wonner. The
have three children - Ola V., wife of John
Gregor, who now resides in Denver, Colo.;
Elizabeth M. and Earnest. Mr. Haskinson is a
Mason, and has filled all the offices of his lodge,
except Tiler, and has been Master ten years. He
has been Mayor of the village, and is now serving his
third term as Justice of the Peace.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
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Lawrence Twp. -
DR. SETH HATTERY, physician,
bolivar, was born July 7, 1849, and is a son of
Ephraim and Mary (Favara) Hattery. He attended
school in this county until 1868, when he commenced
teaching, and containued it for several years in
different parts of this county and at Wilmot, Stark
County. He then commenced the study of medicine
with Dr. Lewis, of Dover, Ohio; attended medical
college at Columbus, Ohio, during the winter of 1877-78;
continued his course of reading during the ensuing
summer, and attended Bellevue Hospital Medical College,
graduating in the spring of 1879. He located in
the village of Bolivar, where he has since pursued his
profession successfully. Dr. Hatteryis of
tthe Democratic faith, and is a member of the Masonic
fraternity. He was married, Nov. 22, 1882, to
Cora E., daughter of Amos Woodling.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 785 |
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Clay Twp. -
JACOB HECK, tinner, Lock 17, was born in
Sandy Township, this county, Jan. 3,
1842, the son of Godfrey and Catherine
(Meyer) Heck, both natives of Germany,
who emigrated with their respective parents to America.
Jacob was raised on a farm, received
a common school education, and also attended school at
Oberlin
College.
During his youth he clerked for a time in a store. He enlisted in the Ninety-eight Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and served for three years during the war. At
Perryville,
Ky., he was wounded in the face. In 1866,
Mr. Heck was married to
Mary Haney, a native of
Stark
County.
Their three children were Godfrey, Lizzie (who died at the age of eight months) and
Eva A.
Mrs. Heck died in June, 1877, and in the following November
Mr. Heck was again married. By his second wife he has four
children – Warren L., Lester, Bertha
and Charles. Mr. Heck pursues the avocation of
tinner at Lock 17. His wife is a
member of the Moravian Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
735
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York Twp. -
JOSEPH HELMICK, farmer, P. O. New
Philadelphia, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Apr. 10,
1837. His parents, Joseph and Anna (Strayer)
Helmick were natives of Pennsylvania, and came to this
county in an early day and here remained to the end of their
days. To them were born eleven children, as follows:
William, John (deceased), Andrew Strayer, Samuel,
Mary Ann (wife of Henry S. Burt), Mary
Elizabeth (wife of C. D. Carnes), Jacob
(deceased), Rachel (deceased), Isaac Jackson,
James and Joseph. Our subject was united in
marriage, Jan. 31, 1858, with Miss Susan Elizabeth
Mathias, by which union two children have been born -
Emmet Mathias and Willis Eugene. Mr. Helmick
and family are members of the Lutheran Church. He owns
a well-improved farm of fifty-three and a half acres of
land, with good farm buildings on the same.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
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Salem Twp. -
DR. F. G. HELMS, physician, Port
Washington, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, May 16, 1849.
He completed his medical course June 19, 1873, and has since
been engaged in the successful practice of his profession.
He was married Dec. 31, 1873, to Julia Rogers, who
was born in Harrison County, Sept. 8, 1846, daughter of
Elijah and Mary Rogers. Mr. Rogers died in 1880,
his widow yet survives. Mrs. Helms is a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Dr. Helms is
an Odd Fellow and Knight of Pythias. He has resided at
Port Washington for eight years. His two children are
Thomas, born Aug. 2, 1878, and Fannie, born
Dec. 11, 1881.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
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Lawrence Twp. -
LEWIS A. HELWICK, manufacturer and
dealer in furniture, Bolivar, was born May 8, 1843, in
Saxony, Germany. He is a son of Elias and Christina
(Reichter) Helwick, who emigrated to America in 1852,
and settled in Coshocton County, Ohio, where they remained
till death. Of their sixteen children, six are living,
viz.: Hiram, Toney, Polly, Christina, Anna and
Lewis A. - all married. Lewis A., the
subject of this notice, was married, Oct. 15, 1866 to
Catherine Baad, daughter of Jacob Baad, of
Bolivar. Five of their eight children are living -
Jacob E., Martin, Amelia, Ida A. and Josephine m.;
all attending school. Mr. Helwick came to
Bolivar in the autumn of 1867,and at once commenced the
manufacture of furniture and the undertaking business, which
he has carried on successfully up to the present time.
In his retail store, he keeps on hand a large and varied
assortment of goods such as may be found in surrounding
cities. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church,
and in politics is liberal.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 785 |
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Salem Twp. -
FREDERICK HEYLMAN, Port Washington,
was born in Prussia Mar. 29, 1829. His parents both
died in Germany - his father, Frederick C., Oct. 31,
1851, his mother, Mary E., June 30, 1871.
Frederick, our subject, emigrated to America in 1850
and, in 1851, settled in Port Washington, where he has since
resided. He was married May 29, 1853, to Mary E.
Barth, born in Germany, Feb. 21, 1825, daughter of
Philip and Louisa Barth, both of whom died in the old
country, the father in 1856, the mother in 1826. To
Mr. and Mrs. Heylman only one
child, Caroline, was given. She was born Feb.
22, 1854, and died Sept. 15, 1860. Mr.. Heylman
learned the shoe-maker's trade and followed it for eighteen
years. Since then he has been variously engaged.
He owns thirty-four and one-half acres of fine bottom land,
and also town property. In business matters he has
been successful since coming to this county. He has
been a member of the village council and a Mason. He
and wife are members of the German Lutheran Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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Lawrence Twp. -
JAMES HICKMAN, farmer, P. O. Bolivar,
was born Mar. 8, ____, in Washington County, Penn., son of
Daniel and Sarah (Black)
Hickman, both of whom died in Pennsylvania.
Daniel Hickman was twice married; first to Rachel
Neeld, by whom he had two children, one of whom,
John, is living. By his second wife, Sarah
Black, he had four children, three of whom, James,
Stewart and Eliza J., are living. Eliza
J. is married to William Becher, and has two
children - Retta and Zua. James, the
subject of this sketch, was married, Nov. 17, 1865, to
Maggie, daughter of Michael Evans, of Sandy
Township. Four of their five children are living -
Sarah, Adell, William and an infant. Herbert
died June 25, 1882. Mr. Hickman owns 176 acres,
adjoining Bolivar. His fine farm is the site of Post's
Indian Mission in 1761, and an extensive Indian burial
ground. His family have in their possession many
relics, including a horn which was blown in Germany more
than a hundred years ago. Mr. Hickman is a
quiet, unostentatious farmer, and one of the solid,
substantial citizens of the county. In politics, he is
Republican.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 785 |
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Jefferson Twp. -
CHARLES HIESTER, farmer and
blacksmith, P. O. Stone Creek, was born May 6, 1819, in
Germany, where he received his education. He is the
fourth in the family of five children of Peter and
Elizabeth Hiester. Our subject emigrated to
America in 1843, and settled in this township, working at
the blacksmithing trade for fifteen years in Phillipsburg.
He then (1858) bought a farm, which he has operated ever
since. His mother, one brother and two sisters
followed him to this country in 1847, and settled near
Phillipsburg, this county. In November, 1843, Mr.
Hiester was married to Catherine Leonhart, by
whom there are five children born to him, four daughters and
one son, all married except one daughter, who resides at
home. Mrs. Hiester died in 1873 after an
illness of two years' duration. Our subject and his
family are members of the German Reformed Church. He
is a Democrat in politics, has filled the office of Township
Treasurer for twenty years, and is now owner of 120 acres of
fine land. When a young man in Germany, he served
three years in the Prussian Army, and was stationed at the
capital of that kingdom.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page
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Lawrence Twp. -
DR. S. D. HILDT, physician and
surgeon, Bolivar, was born Apr. 29, 1849, son of Francis
and Lydia (Shrock) Hildt, early settlers of Dover
Township. Francis Hildt, emigrated from
Maryland in 1827 with his father, who settled on the North
Branch of Crooked Run. He (Francis) was one of
seven children. His wife, Lydia Shrock, came
with her parents from Pennsylvania in the spring of 1812.
They settled on the south Branch of Crooked Run, moving into
the woods and cutting a road to their cabin, which the first
summer contained neither door nor window. Mrs.
Lydia Hildt had two brothers and three sisters. Of
the four children of Francis and Lydia Hildt, but two
survive, Mrs. Mary Ammon and Simon, the subject of
this sketch, who spent his early days on Crooked Run, and at
seventeen taught the same district school he had been
attending. At eighteen, he entered Otterbein College,
and remained two years. He was then a clerk for
eighteen months in the store of his uncle, Daniel Hildt.
Next our subject commenced the study of medicine with
Drs. O. G. Seldon & Son of Dover, Ohio. In
1872-73, he attended lectures at the Medical Department of
Wooster University, Cleveland, and in 1873-74 at Miami
Medical College, Cincinnati. In June, 1874, he
commenced the practice of medicine at Bolivar, where he has
since continued with success. The Doctor was
married, Oct. 10, 1878, to Ella E., daughter of
John Lessick, of Bolivar. They have one child,
Harry E. Dr. Hildt, is a Republican in politics.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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Salem Twp. -
HEBBORD
HILL (deceased, was born in Culpepper County, Va.,
March 16, 1806, son of Jesse and Mary Hill, natives
of Virginia, and who came to Ohio, where they remained
through life. Hebbord was married, Oct. 8,
1832, to Eleanor Booth, born in England June 5, 1811,
daughter of Daniel and Sarah Booth, who crossed the
ocean and settled in Oxford Township, this county, when
Eleanor was a child. To Mr. and Mrs. Hill
were born nine children - William Sarah, Eliza J.,
Martha, George, James, Nancy, Catherine and Jesse.
Mr. Hill was engaged in farming during the greater part
of his life, and at his death, which occurred March 27,
1859, owned 600 acres of land, where his widow and family
still reside. Mr. Hill was a successful farmer,
an esteemed citizen, and for over twenty-six years a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he was also
class leader for ten years.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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Salem Twp. -
ISAAC HILL,
farmer, P. O. Port Washington, one of the oldest pioneers of
the county, was born on the farm he now occupies April 5,
1813, son of Jesse and Mary Hill, who emigrated to
Ohio from Virginia soon after 1800, and settled on the farm
where they remained till death. Jesse Hill died
about 1846; his wife preceded him to the grave twelve years.
Isaac was reared on the farm; acquired the best
common school education that could be obtained in that early
day. He has always followed farming, and owns 200
acres of excellent land, located here near the Tuscarawas
River. He was married, October 16, 1835, to Eliza
Booth, who was born in Oxford Township, January 17,
1820, daughter of Daniel and Sarah Booth, both
deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Hill are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. They have been blessed
with six children, but two of whom, John W. and
Ellen A., survives. The deceased are Joseph B.
and Mary E., twins, Sarah J. and George W.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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Oxford Twp. -
JESSE HILL, farmer, P. O.
Newcomerstown, was born in this county in April, 1813,
and is a son of Jesse and Mary Hill, natives of
Virginia, of English descent. The former, who was
a son of Charles Hill, died Mar. 28, 1844, the
latter died Mar. 28, 1834. They had a family of
nine children, five boys and four girls, five living.
Our subject is a twin brother of Isaac Hill, of
Salem Township. He was married, Apr. 14, 1839, to
Rebecca Hagans, a native of Guernsey County,
Ohio. She was born near Winchester, in March,
1822, and is a daughter of Charles and Margaret
(Bailes) Hagans, the former from Pennsylvania, died
in 1857, aged sixty years; the latter died in the West,
in about the year 1876, aged seventy-six. Mrs.
Jesse Hill is a twin sister of Susan, who
died at the age of twenty-four years and they were
members of a family of thirteen children, six boys and
seven girls, five deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Hill are the parents of six boys and seven girls,
five deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hill are
the parents of six children, three boys and three girls,
two of each deceased. The survivors are Isaac,
and Floe, wife of William Harvey, who has
one child - Blanche. Mr. Hill owns
214 acres of land in this township. Our subject's
daughter, Susan, was married to Jesse Osler,
of Pottawattamie County, Iowa. They were killed
with their two children, Rolly W., aged seven
years, and Neva May, aged five years, by a
cyclone which swept away the house. This occurred
June 1879.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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Salem Twp. -
JOHN W. HILL,
farmer, P. O. Port Washington,, was born in this county,
March 5, 1837, son of Isaac and Eliza Hill, both
natives and residents in this county. John W.
has been a lifelong and a successful farmer. He owns
173 acres of land, well improved. He was married,
September 26, 1862, to Sarah E. Tidrick, born in this
county July 16, 1840, daughter of John and Joanna Tidrick,
both of whom yet survive. Of the eight children born
unto them, seven are living, viz: Elmer E., Eliza
E., Anna B., Ada M., Lula M., Albert B. and John W.
Mary E. was born January 4, 1863, and died the
same year.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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Salem Twp. -
ROBERT HILL,
retired farmer, P. O. Port Washington, was born in Salem
Township, May 3, 1817. He is a son of Jesse and
Mary Hill, natives of Virginia, who emigrated to this
township and county in 1806, and were thus among the
earliest pioneers. Robert was the youngest of
nine children, five of whom survive, and while yet a boy his
parents died and he was thrown upon his own resources to
struggle with the world. After completing his
education, he began clerking in a dry goods store,
continuing for twenty years. At first he received but
$50 a year, but the salary was advanced until it reached
$300. Mr. Hill then turned his attention to
farming. He purchased a farm of 195 acres and added to
it until his possessions reached 620 acres. He still
retains 550 acres of well improved land. He was
married, October 12, 1844, to Catherine, daughter of
Christian and Sarah Wise, of Coshocton County. She
was born in that county April 5, 1820. To them have
been born six children, of whom only two Milton B.
and William M., survive.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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Auburn Twp. -
SIMON HITZRICH,
farmer, fruit-grower and merchant tailor, P. O. Ragersville,
was born, October 28, 1828, in Allendorf, Hesse-Cassel,
Germany. His father, Heinrich, died in the
Fatherland. His mother, Annie, came to America
at the age of seventy years, and died six years after, in
November, 1877. Our subject emigrated to America,
coming by the way of Baltimore and Wheeling, W. Va., in
1847. Having learned the tailoring trade in Germany,
he continued it in this country. On July 6, 1862, he
married Barbara Specht, also a native of Germany.
In 1860, Mr. Hitzrich, having made several visits to
this country, was induced to buy some property and move his
family here. He bought a farm of fifty-seven acres,
which his sons manage, whilst he himself opened a custom
tailor shop, one mile and a quarter from Ragersville.
He has also one of the best fruit farms in Tuscarawas
County, it being well stocked with choice and rare varieties
of all kinds of fruit. Mr. and Mrs. Hitzrich
have a family of eight children living, viz., Annie
(wife of J. Youngen), Henry S., Charles W., Simon C.,
George E., Adam H., John E. and Jacob H.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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Wayne Twp. -
GODFREY HOERGER,
farmer, P. O. Wilmot, is a native of Germany, born April 6,
1820, and is a son of Godfrey and Elizabeth (Didman)
Hoerger, who came to America in 1834, and settled in
Holmes County, Ohio, the former engaging in farming.
They are both deceased. They were the parents of three
children - Henry (deceased), Godfrey (our
subject), and Hellen (deceased), our subject being
the only living descendant of the family in America.
On Mar. 30, 1847, he married Hellen Hostetler, to
which union was born a family of twelve children, viz.,
Louisa (wife of Christian Graber), Paulina
(wife of Nicholas Stilgenbaugh), Rosa, William,
Charles, Frederick Emma, Sophia, Caroline, Edward, Ferdinand
and Godfrey. The family are members of the
German Lutheran Church. Mr. Hoerger owns a fine
farm of ninety-one acres, on which are erected excellent
farm buildings. Hellen was the daughter of
Frederick and Magdalina (Bush) Hostetler
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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Oxford Twp. -
G. W. HOGUE and his son, Evans M. Hogue, P. O.
Newcomerstown, are farmers and stock-raisers in the
township. Mr. Hogue, Sr. was born
near St. Clairsville, Belmont Co., Ohio, Mar. 28, 18280,
and is a son of Solomon and Sarah (Seaman) Hogue.
The former born in Loudoun County, Va., in 1789, came to
Ohio with his parents in the year 1801 and in 1813
married Sarah Seaman, who was born in Ohio
County, Va., near West Liberty. G. W. Hogue
was married, Sept. 7, 1843, in Guernsey County, Ohio, to
Martha Harris, born in Tuscarawas County, Oxford
Township, near Newcomerstown, Oct. 17, 1822. She
is a daughter of George and Mary (Evans) Harris;
the former, who came to Ohio in 1807, was born in Ohio
County, Va., July 1, 1788, died July 23, 1854. The
latter was born in July, 1797, died April 9, 1839.
They were married Oct. 10, 1815. Mr. Harris
was a farmer and stock-raiser and land speculator.
Mr. and Mrs. Hogue had a family of two children -
Martha R., born Jan. 8, 1845, died June 19, 1849,
and Evans M., born May 9, 1850, in Linn County,
Iowa. Evans M. Hogue was twice married.
On the first occasion, Aug. 23, 1874, to Mary E. Hill,
born in Salem Township, this county, Jan. 21, 1848, died
Sept. 3, 1875, and a daughter of Isaac, Sr., and
Eliza (Booth) Hill. One child was born to
this union, May 23, 1875, and died June 20, of the same
year. For his second wife he chose, in 1876,
Florence A. Harris, born in the neighborhood of Port
Washington, Salem Township, this county, Aug. 6, 1856,
and a daughter of Isaac E. and Sarah A.
(Price) Harris. The former, who was a farmer
near Newcomerstown, was born Aug. 21, 1825, died Mar.
17, 1857/ The latter was born Dec. 18, 1827.
They were married July 11, 1844, and were both natives
of Ohio. Evans M. Hogue and wife have a
family of two children - Estella May, born May
13, 1877, and Claude Harris, born Jan. 14, 1880.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hogue have been members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church since 1853, and their son and
his wife are also members.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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Oxford Twp. -
CONARD HOSFELT, dealer in
groceries, produce, glassware, notions, gents'
furnishings, etc. Newcomerstown, was born in Coshocton
County, Ohio, Mar. 31, 1847, and is a son of Peter
and Anna Martha (Roppell) Hosfelt, both natives of
Hesse, Germany, and who emigrated to Ohio forty-five
years ago. The latter died Mar. 21, 1880, and is
buried in Newcomerstown. Our subject's father was
born Nov. 12, 1807, and his mother Feb. 22, 1810.
They were married Feb. 8, 1833. Their family
consisted of ten children, all boys. Conard,
our subject, was married, Sept. 15, 1875, to Hattie
Law, who was born June 5, 1849, daughter of John
Law was born Jan. 21, 1813, in Fayette County,
Penn., and his wife Sept. 26, 1815. She died July
3, 1863. They were the parents of seven children,
and were married in Belmont County in 1840. Mr.
and Mrs. Conard Hosfelt have a family of five
children - Samuel Franklin, born Feb. 27, 1876;
George Washington, May 23, 1877; Urias Jessie,
Oct. 18, 1878; Anna Bell, Dec. 28, 1880; and
Mary J., Jun. 21, 1883. Mr. Hosfelt is
the seventh son in a family of ten, seven living.
He has been a resident of Newcomerstown ten years, and
was raised on a farm. He is a member of a Masonic
Lodge at Plainsfield, Coshocton County, Ohio.
Mr. Hosfelt had the misfortune to lose his dwelling
house by fire Apr. 10, 1883, suffering a total loss.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 871 |
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Dover Twp. -
J. A. HOSTETLER
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 749 |
Jacob Houk |
Dover Twp. -
JACOB HOUK
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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JOHN HURSEY, retired farmer and blacksmith,
Newcomerstown, was born Jan. 18, 1791, in Virginia, and
moved to Jefferson County, Ohio, at the age of
twenty-seven years. He is a son of George and
Julia Ann Hursey, and was married in 1818 to
Margaret Chadwell, who died Oct. 6, 1852. By
this union there were eight children, two deceased.
Mr. Hursey was next united, July 10, 1857, to
Maggie E. Chadwell, a distant relative of his first
wife. She was born Dec. 25, 1834, in Jefferson
County, Ohio, near Smithfield, a daughter of Duffet
and Mahala (Chaney) Chadwell, natives of Indiana.
The former died aged forty-five years; the latter died
twenty years ago, aged fifty years. Mr. and
Mrs. John Hursey are the parents of one child, A.
C., born near Albany, this county, Sept. 29, 1859,
and was married, Jan. 9, 1881, to Amanda Hart,
of this county, born in 1860, and a daughter of Jacob
Hart. By occupation, he is a farmer and school
teacher. Our subject participated in the war of
1812, of which he is a pensioner. He worked at
blacksmithing for about seven years. His parents
came to Ohio in 1816, settling in Jefferson County.
His father was sixty four years old when he died, and
his mother was seventy years old at her decease.
Mr. Hursey has been a member of the M. P. Church
for about fifty years, and his wife for twenty years.
The latter has been a dress maker since fifteen years of
age, learning her trade with a Miss E. Bolls,
Smithfield, Ohio.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
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Mill Twp. -
JACOB HUSTON, farmer, P. O.
Uhrichsville, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, Feb.
25, 1825, and is a son of Alexandria and Margaret
(Crabtree) Huston. His father was among the
early settlers of this county. He was born in
Bedford County, Penn., Mar. 10, 1794, and spent the
first twenty years of his life on his father's farm.
He came, when ten years old, with his father's family to
Ohio, and after three years passed in the vicinity of
Wheeling, went to Moorefield Township, Harrison County.
When a young man, he learned carpentering, and worked at
it at intervals for several years. At the age of
twenty two, he married and subsequently went to farming,
improving the land for the lease. Some forty yeas
after, he bought the land, and resided there until his
death. He dealt considerably in stock, and was a
good judge of horses. The subject of this sketch
was reared on a farm, and came with his parents to this
county in 1834, receiving his education in this
township. He has been a farmer all his life, and
owns the home farm of 208 acres (worth $100 per acre)
adjoining the corporation of Uhrichsville. His
residence is beautifully located o an eminence,
commanding a delightful view of the Stillwater Valley,
and overlooking the villages of Dennison. On July
4, 1848, our subject was married to Dorcas Adams.
She is a daughter of Baldwin Adams, of Mill
Township. This union resulted in the
following-named children: Margaret E., wife
of Burton Hedges, farmer; Eunice E., at
home; Dorcus N., wife of Christian Bruner,
superintendent of two coal-banks located on our
subject's farm; Florinda A. and Ida May at
home. In politics, Mr. Huston is a
Republican.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 822 |
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