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History
of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Source:
History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
1884
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Lawrence Twp. -
KEEL BROTHERS, liverymen, Bolivar, is
a firm composed of John W. and Harry H. Keel.
They are native of Stark County, and are sons of David
and Sarah (Beazel) Keel, the former a native of Ohio,
died of heart disease in 1872; the latter is a native of
Pennsylvania. The family of David and Sarah Keel
consisted of four children, namely, Harry H., Joseph E.,
Helen M. and John W. The last named is a
member of Lake City Lodge, I. O. O. F., Warsaw, Ind., where
he resided a number of years, and returned in 1882.
Harry H. is a member of the Masonic order at Bolivar.
The Keel Brothers are the proprietors of a fine
livery stable at Bolivar, and are enterprising and energetic
young men.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 786 |
Fairfield Twp. -
HUGH KELLY, farmer and
proprietor of iron mine, P. O. New Philadelphia, was born
Mar. 6, 1815, in St. John, New Brunswick, the second child
of a family of ten children. His mother,
Jerusha Kelly, was accidentally drowned in the Bay
of Fundy in 1835. His father, James More Kelly,
was a merchant, ship-builder, lumber dealer and proprietor
of vessels plying on the Atlantic. Hugh
was united in marriage, Dec. 4, 1835, with Rosanne
Steeves, also a native of the province. They
emigrated to Ohio in 1836, and after living for six years in
Harrison County came to this county and township. Ten
children have been born unto them - Catharine,
wife of
John Minnis;
Margaret, wife of Andrew Van Buskirk,
of Allen County; Mary, widow of
Albert Boyd; William, of Lockport; James,
who was killed while in service in 1865; Henry,
deceased, and John, Ellen, Thomas and
Harvey, at home. Mr. Kelly's
farm is underlaid with a vein of blackband iron ore.
He has opened a mine and operated it profitably for several
years. He is a Republican; has held various township
offices, and is esteemed an upright, reliable and
influential citizen. Himself and wife are members of
the German Baptist Church.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 765
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Rush Twp. -
DAVID S. KENNEDY, SR., farmer, P. O.
Gnadenhutten, was born in Washington, D. C., May 11, 1805.
He is a son of Mathew and Elizabeth (Hines) Kennedy,
the former a native of Scotland, the latter of Germany.
They had a family of seventeen children, seven of whom have
survived - Napoleon B., Return M., David W., Ahia H.,
Thomas J., Christian and Daniel H. Mathew
Kennedy, on emigrating to this country, settled near
Georgetown, now taken in the city of Washington D. C., and
there kep0t a hotel for a number of years. He came
with his family and parents to Ohio, his parents owning
large tracts of land near Marietta. But they had no
sooner reached here then they packed their goods and
immediately returned, afterwards selling their lands.
Our subject came with his father to this State in 1806, and
settled in the Mingo bottoms, and afterward went to
Stillwater, near Cadiz, which was then a wilderness.
Our subject was married, Mar. 19, 1829, to Miss Isabel,
daughter of Thomas Gibson, of Tuscarawas County.
Their children were fourteen in number, of whom eleven are
now living - Alexander B., Frederick H., Ahia,
Margaret, Isabel and Betsey, twins, Philip,
Abraham R., Mathew, David W. and Sarah. Mrs.
Kennedy died June 5, 1850, or 1851, and our subject was
again married, on Dec. 14, 1853, to Mrs. Sarah (Sponseller)
Buffington, which union has had no issue. Four of
Mr. Kennedy's children are residents of this county.
His son Frederick was married to Belinda McPherson,
and by her has had four children living - Melville, Ruth,
Mary and Frederick. They all live in Perry
County, Ill. Alexander was married to Miss
Rachel Hallet, and has had ten children, eight of whom
are living, residents of Cowley County, Kan.; Ahia ,
married Miss Sophia Linard, and has had eleven
children, nine living, all residents of Harrison County,
Ohio; Betsy is now Mrs. J. Linard, and has had
a family of nine children, of whom eight are living -
Sarah M., John C., William J., Hattie B., David W.,
Ada E., James M. and Obadiah R.; Philip
Kennedy is now living in Illinois, and has three
children living, five having died; Richard Kennedy
married Miss Jennie D. McClelland, by whom he had two
children - William M. and Frank E. His
first wife dying, he formed a subsequent union with
Miranda Irons, and by her has had one child - Melissa
N. David W., Jr., is married to Jane
Glover, and has had three children, two of whom are
living, residents of Perry County, Ill.; Sarah Kennedy
married John Tarbet, of Harrison County, Ohio,
and has had three children, one of whom is living -
Ina McDaniel; Mathew G. Kennedy is
married to Miss Ella Were; resides in Trenton, Mo.,
and has one child - Leroy Parker. Our subject
has always followed farming, and most of the time has
resided in Tuscarawas County. Tow of his sons were in
the late rebellion. He owns 156 acres of land in the
township of Rush. He is a large, portly man, of a
hearty nature and strong build. He has cut the timber
and split 400 rails in one day, besides doing other chores.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
894 |
Mill Twp. -
JAMES KENNEDY, farmer, stock raiser
and dealer, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in County Down,
Ireland, in1831. He is a son of John and Jane
(Campbell) Kennedy, the former of whom was a farmer, and
is deceased. They were the parents of seven children,
three boys and four girls (one daughter deceased), our
subject being the third child and second son. His
grandparents were natives of Scotland. Our subject was
raised on a farm, and educated at the common schools.
At the age of sixteen years, he came to America with his
mother, and settled in New Philadelphia, Ohio. He was
married, Dec. 24, 1857, to Jane Robinson, a native of
Ireland, born in February, 1833. She was brought, when
three months old, to Ohio, by her parents, James and Jane
(Keys) Robinson, who are both deceased. She is the
fifth child and third daughter in a family of six sons and
six daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy have one
child, Charles D., born in Hocking County, Ohio, Jan.
3, 1867. Our subject is a cousin to William
Campbell, Mayor of New Philadelphia, and of George,
a teacher in the same city. All of his brothers and
sisters came to Ohio. His brother Charles is a
foreman in the car shops at Lorain, Ohio; William is
a farmer in Hocking County (Salt Creek Township); Anna
is the wife of John Summer, of Nevada; Mary
is the wife of a Mr. Wilson, also of Nevada;
Sarah is married to Benjamin Denmouth, of New
Philadelphia; and Bessie (deceased) died in 1876.
Mrs. Kennedy's brother, Francis, is a school
teacher. Mr. Kennedy owns 100 acres of land in
Mill Township, which he purchased three years ago. He
was a resident of Hocking County from 1867 to 1873. He
was in a woolen factory for one year, then for three years
worked out by the month on a farm; worked on the Pan Handle
Railroad for eighteen months; was in a chair factory seven
months, and was then hauling coal. He after ward
farmed on shares for twenty years, and then purchased his
present home one mile north of Uhrichsville, where he has
one of the finest farms in Mill Township.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 824
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Goshen Twp. -
JOHN L. KENNEDY, Treasurer of
Tuscarawas County, was born in Warren Township, this county,
February 22, 1841. His father, William R. Kennedy,
is a native of Jefferson County, born in 1816. In
1828, he came with his mother to this county, locating on
the farm where he still resides. He married Matilda
Whitecraft, a native of Carroll County. She
died July 5, 1881, aged sixty-four years. They had
twelve children, six of whom survive, and four of them
reside in this county. John L. was reared on
the farm, and attended the academy at New Hagerstown for
three terms. He enlisted Aug. 18, 1862, in Company B,
Fifty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the Army of the
Cumberland, and was honorably discharged in July, 1863, on
account of Rheumatism. He was married, Oct. 6, 1863,
to Miss Martha Jane, daughter of Joshua Leggett,
of this township. After marriage, he removed to
Fairfield Township, where he purchased a farm of 200 acres,
and resided until the autumn of 1882. He then
purchased property and removed to New Philadelphia. He
was elected Treasurer of the county in the fall of 1881, and
took possession of the office Sept. 6, 1882. He is a
member of the Presbyterian Church, and is an Elder in that
body. He is also leader of the church choir. He
has five children - William L., Edson J., Laura J., Mary
B. and John V. His wife and three eldest
children are also members of the Presbyterian denomination.
Mr. Kennedy was a Justice of the Peace in Fairfield
for six years. He also held various other township
offices. As a farmer and stock dealer he has been
successful. In 1864, he took an active part in
furnishing the quota of men from his township for the army.
Recently he became a member of Andrew Crawford Post,
G. A. R. For five or six years, he has been a member
of the Agricultural Society, and has filled the positions of
Treasurer and Director of the association. He has also
been Township Correspondent of the Ohio State Board of
Agriculture for several years. In 1879, he was a
candidate before the Democratic convention for the
nomination of State Representative, and lacked only one and
a half votes of securing the nomination, which in Tuscarawas
County is considered equivalent to an election.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
708 |
Fairfield Twp. -
WILLIAM IRA KENNEDY,
farmer, P. O. New Cumberland, was born Nov. 5, 1845, in
Warren Township, this county, and is a son of
William R. Kennedy. He was raised on his
father's farm, and obtained his education first in the
schools of this township and afterward in the Hagerstown
Academy. He was united in marriage, Feb. 1, 1868, with
Amelia H. Leggett, daughter of
Joshua and Jane (Guthrie) Leggett,
of Goshen Township. Their family numbers five
children, viz., Olive M., James Barton, Frank A.,
Joshua Laird and Clifton Ira.
After living in Carroll County three years, Mr. and
Mrs. Kennedy came to Tuscarawas County, and settled
on the farm which they now occupy in Fairfield Township.
They have acquired an excellent farm of 245 acres of
well-improved land. They are members of the
Presbyterian Church at New Cumberland. In politics,
Mr. Kennedy is a Democrat.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 795
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Warren Twp. -
WILLIAM R. KENNEDY, farmer, P. O.
Sherodsville, Carroll County, was born in Jefferson County,
Ohio, May 5, 1816. He is a son of Dr. William and
Sallie (Carns) Kennedy, of Jefferson County, Ohio.
After a life of busy practice, Dr. Kennedy, died in
August, 1816. Mrs. Kennedy afterward married
Joseph Van Buskirk, of this county. Our subject
lived with his mother and her people in Jefferson County
until 1828, when he came with the family to Tuscarawas
County. His mother died in 1853. William R.
was married, Oct. 13, 1836, to Miss Matilda Whitcraft,
daughter of John and Elizabeth Whitcraft, of Carroll
County, Ohio. He improved his educational advantages,
and was engaged as a successful teacher for ten years.
He settled on his farm, where he has ever since resided.
To Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy the following children were
born: James M., John L., William Ira, J. Lee, Emmett H.,
and Nannie F., wife of W. F. McGavran.
Our worthy subject has held the offices of Justice of the
Peace and Assessor, besides other township offices.
Mrs. Kennedy died July 5, 1881. She lived an
earnest Christian lie, was a faithful wife and a loving
mother. She was a member o the Presbyterian Church, of
which Mr. Kennedy is now an Elder. Mr.
Kennedy is a Democrat; has always held aloof from all
orders of a secret nature. He owns an improved farm of
340 acres, and has helped his sons to start in life.
He is one of the most reliable citizens of this county.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
961 |
Dover Twp. -
W. H. KEPLINGER
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 750 |
Oxford Twp. -
RICHARD KING, farmer and stock-raiser,
P. O. Newcomerstown, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, May
30, 1820, and is a son of David and Rachel (Phelps) King,
natives of Maryland and of English descent. Our
subject was married twice, first to Mary Thompson,
born in Ireland Nov. 20, 1819, died June 5, 1877.
She was a daughter of John I. and Elizabeth Cruthers,
of Irish descent. To this union eleven children were
born, six boys and five girls two of the latter deceased.
His second marriage took place Dec. 22, 1878, with Mrs.
Nancy Ellen Jewell, widow of George Jewell.
She was born in Virginia, Nov. 20, 1845. Her father
was a Mr. Robinson, of Virginia, of English descent.
Mr. King owns 277 acres of land in Sections 13, 18
and 17, and has been a resident of this State forty-one
years. He is a member of the United Brethren Church,
and has acted as Trustee three terms of one year each.
He has also been a member of the School Board for eighteen
years. His sons are all married except one, and all
farmers. One is in Iowa and the rest in Dakota.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 872 |
York Twp. -
CHRISTIAN KINSEY, farmer, P. O. New
Philadelphia, was born in Switzerland, June 12, 1846.
His parents, Christian and Magdalena (Neiger) Kinsey,
came to America in 1859 and settled on Stone Creek, York
Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, engaging in farming.
They had a family of five children - Christian, William,
Lewis Thomas, John Henry and Magdalena (wife of
Daniel Corpman, deceased). On Dec. 9, 1869, our
subject was united in marriage with Mary Ann Schweitzer,
whose parents emigrated to this country in 1833, and has
been blessed with a family of seven children, viz., Mary
Magdalena, William Lewis, John Christian (deceased),
Henry Edward, Alice Cornelia, Oliver Arthur and
Walter Washington. The family are members of the
Moravian Church. Mr. Kinsey lives on his farm
of eighty acres of improved land, and is a member of the
Frye's Valley Grange, No. 1136.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1004 |
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Salem Twp. -
J.
KINSEY, dealer in confectioneries, tobaccos,
and cigars, fine liquors, etc., Port Washington, was born in
Switzerland, February 28, 1842, son of Samuel and Mary
Kinsey, both of whom died in Switzerland, the father
March 10, 1878, the mother about a year earlier. Our
subject emigrated to New Philadelphia in 1869. In
1871, he came to Port Washington, and engaged in his present
business, continuing it successfully sine. He was
united in marriage, November 12, 1871, with Anna Barbara,
born in Switzerland, July 15, 1848, daughter of Christian
and Macelena Hudle, both of whom died in Switzerland -
Christian in 1868 and Marcalena in 1867.
To Mr. and Mrs. Kinsey two children have been born -
Charles A. and Ellen J. Mr. Kinsey is a
member of I. O. O. F. and the Knights of Pythias.
Since coming to Tuscarawas County he has been highly
prosperous in business.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 906
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York Twp. -
JOHN KINSEY, farmer, P. O. New
Philadelphia, was born in Switzerland in December, 1833,
and is a son of Christian and Mary (Winger) Kinsey,
who remained in their native land until their decease.
John received a limited education in his native
country, whence he emigrated in 1854, settling in York
Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He is a
successful farmer, having started in life without a
cent, and accumulating sufficient funds to purchase a
fine farm of eighty-one and a half acres of land, which
he has well improved. On Nov. 15, 1866, he was
married to Miss Neiger, to which union three
children have been born - Anna (wife of
Nicholas Spring) Mary and Maggie.
The family are members of the Moravian Church.
Mr. Kinsey had never aspired to political office,
preferring the obscurity of a quiet life. His
brothers and sisters number ten, all of whom have
remained in Switzerland. Their names are as
follows: Christian, Mary, Lizzie, Gotleib,
Rodie, Joseph, Margaret, Frederick, Rosie and
Jacob.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1003 |
York Twp. -
LEWIS THOMAS KINSEY, farmer, P. O.
New Philadelphia, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio,
Dec. 21, 1850, a son of Christian and Magdalena (Neiger)
Kinsey, both natives of Switzerland. His
parents came to America in 1849, settling in this county
in the same year, and reared a family of five children,
viz.: Magdalena (wife of Daniel Corpman),
Christian, William, Lewis and John Henry.
The subject of this sketch was married, Apr. 6, 1876, to
Miss Mary Anna Spring, which union has resulted
in four children, namely: Robert Christian, John
Lewis, William Frederick and Caroline Elizabeth.
Mrs. Kinsey is a member of the German Reformed
Church, and Mrs. Kinsey of the Moravian Church.
Besides sfarming, Mr. Kinsey devotes some
of his time to teaching school, having taught for
several years. He owns a well-improved farm of
ninety acres, and takes a general interest in the
advancement of education and all public enterprises.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1004 |
York Twp. -
WILLIAM KINSEY, farmer, P. O. New
Philadelphia, is a native of Switzerland, born Mar. 26,
1849, and a son of Christian and Magdalena (Neiger)
Kinsey, of whom mention is made in the sketch of
Christian Kinsey, the brother of our subject.
William was united in marriage, Nov. 24, 1870, with
Miss Caroline Arbogast, by which union there have
been seven children, their names as follows:
Caroline, William Henry, Charles Christian, William
Irvin, Bertha Emma, Ada Viola and Estella Jerusha.
The family are members of the Moravian Church, and
Mr. Kinsey a member of the Frye's Valley
Grange. He is a stanch Democrat; is holding the
office of Justice of the Peace, and is one of the most
enterprising farmers of York Township. In
February, 1865, he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred
and Ninety-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under
Capt. J. D. Morris, for one year; was enrolled March
6, and served eight months, when he returned home and
resumed his former occupation of farming. He has
lived in this township since he was two months old.
His wife is a daughter of Philip and Magdalena (Oswalt)
Arbogast, residents of Philipsburg, Ohio. Our
subject is the owner of 130 acres of land, which is
under a high state of cultivation, well stocked and
containing good farm buildings.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1004 |
Oxford Twp. -
WILLIAM H. KIPP
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 873 |
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Clay Twp. -
SIMON G. KISER, farmer, P. O. Lock 17, is a native of Clay Township,
where he was born Sept. 23, 1849.
His parents, John and Catherine (Swallie)
Kiser, emigrated from
Germany, and settled in this township.
Simon G. was raised on the farm, and
was educated in the common schools.
He was married in 1873 to Hattie
Sluthour, who is the daughter of John
and Angeline Sluthour. They have
two children – Julia M. and
Minnie Alice. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Kiser are members of the Moravian Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 736
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Lawrence Twp. -
ISAIAH KLINE, farmer, P. O. Bolivar,
was born Apr. 5, 1845, son of John and Catharine (Cagan)
Kline, natives of Ohio, whose children now living are as
follows: Elizabeth, wife of David Belknap;
Margaret, wife of John Hickman; Philip, who is
married to Elizabeth Belknap; Isaiah; Lucinda, wife
of Samuel Byce, of Chillicothe; David C., of
Dakota; Timothy L. and Martin M., at home.
Isaiah, the subject of this notice was married, Sept.
22, 1868, to Miss Libbie, daughter of Milton Smith,
of Sandy Township. their children are all living, and
are Florence D., Lorena M., Erwin E., Harry D., John B.
and Fred Garfield. Mrs. Kline is Republican
in politics, and is a member of the Lutheran Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 787 |
Lawrence Twp. -
SAMUEL C. KLINE, Justice of the Peace
and Notary Public, was born near Bolivar May 10, 1813, son
of John and Elizabeth (Musser) Kline, and grandson of
John Kline and of Samuel Musser.
Samuel Musser was the first settler of Lawrence
Township, coming in 1803. Grandfather Kline
settled in Sandy Township in 1807. The family of
John and Elizabeth (Musser) Kline consisted of nine
children, five of whom survive - Jacob B., Michael,
Daniel, Nathaniel W. and Samuel, the subject of
this sketch, who received his education in the primitive log
cabins of pioneer times. He was raised in the
wilderness and witnessed the dangers and privations incident
to those early, struggling times. wolves howled around
the cabin door when Samuel C., then a mere boy, and a
trusty dog were the only occupants; a large rattlesnake was
once found in the cabin coiled under the cradle in which a
babe lay sleeping. The early cabin contained neither
door nor window, only an entrance for serpents and wild
animals no longer found in Ohio, and his life of three-score
years and ten has been an eventful one, covering the period
of the county's development. He was married in
September, 1835, to Elizabeth, daughter of Conrad
Zutawern, a naive of Germany. Their family
consists of nine children, of whom the following survive:
Louise E., Cleveland, Ohio; Cynthia E., Stark
County, Ohio; Anne M., Fort Wayne, Ind.; Ida P.,
Cleveland, Ohio; William H., Chicago, Ill.; W.
Hamelton, W. S. and Mary reside in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Mr. Kline has been
Notary Public for seven years, and Justice of the Peace for
three. He is Republican in politics; is a Mason, and
is one of the well-to-do citizens of the township, rising
from small means to his present property.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 786 |
Lawrence Twp. -
WINFIELD S. KLINE, farmer, P. O.
Bolivar, is a son of Samuel C. and Elizabeth (Zutavern)
Kline, who were among the oldest pioneer families of the
township. Winfield S. was married, May 5, 1872,
to Miss Adeline, daughter of Samuel and Mary E.
Parks, natives of Ireland. Their family consists
of two children - Elvero Curtis, born Mar. 2, 1873,
and Florence A., born Jan. 8, 1875. Mr.
Kline resides on teh old home farm of his father.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 787 |
Dover Twp. -
JOSEPH KNISELY
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 750 |
Fairfield Twp. -
JOSEPH KOLLAR, farmer, P.
O. Zoar Station, was born near Steubenville, Nov. 5, 1809.
His parents, George and Susan (Koons) Kollar,
natives of York County, Penn., emigrated to Ohio in 1802,
and raised sufficient corn on leased land to enter 320 acres
of land in Fairfield Township, where Joseph
now resides. Their family consists of seven children -
Jacob, Andrew, George, Adam, Margaret Catherine,
Michael and Joseph. When
they first came, three days were required to make a trip for
salt or to mill. Salt then cost $15, a barrel, and a
large pad or cushion must be made to protect the horse's
back from the brine, as the salt would be very wet. the
first election in Fairfield Township was held at the house
of George Kollar. He was a Lutheran.
Joseph was married, Sept. 5, 1831, to
Phoebe Slutts, and of their eight children
but three are now living - Deborah, near
Lima; Susan, in Kansas City, Mo.; and
John, at home; all are married.
Joseph Kollar resides on the old homestead, which
is one of the finest farms in Fairfield Township. He
and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
766
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Dover Twp. -
CHARLES H. KRANTZ, farmer, P. O. Canal
Dover, was born Mar. 19, 1851, in Dover Township, Tuscarawas
Co., Ohio, and is a son of Joseph and Barbara Krantz,
who came from Germany. Our subject was reared on a
farm, and received an ordinary common school education.
Jan. 2, 1877, he married Mrs. Mary Swickheimer, born
Mar. 27, 1855, and a daughter of John and Mary
Swickheimer, of Dover Township, Tuscarawas County.
They have two children - Josie C. (born Dec. 23,
1877) and Ella E. (born Oct. 1, 1880). He owns
116 acres of land in a good state of cultivation. He
has served as Assessor of Dover Township two years, and is a
member of the Catholic Church at Dover.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 751 |
Dover Twp. -
JOSEPH KRANTZ, farmer of Dover
Township, P. O. Canal Dover, was born Sept. 14, 1842, in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He is a son of Joseph and
Barbara Krantz, natives of Germany, who emigrated to
America about the year 1833. They settled in
Tuscarawas County, shortly after. They were the
parents of twelve children, eight of whom are living, viz.:
Joseph, Catharine, William, Mary, Charles, Julia, John
and Louis G. In his youth, our subject received
the rudiments of education in a district school, and was
reared on a received the rudiments of education in a
district school, and was reared on a farm. He was
married, Apr. 24, 1866, to Miss Elizabeth Wakeman,
born Dec. 29, 1845, in Germany, and a daughter of Henry
and Catherine Wakeman, both of whom are deceased.
In April, 1872, our subject settled where he now resides,
about a mile and a half east of Dover. Mr. and Mrs.
Krantz are members of the Catholic Church. Mr.
Krantz is, at present, serving as Trustee of Dover
Township, and is also a member of the Board of Agriculture.
He owns 100 acres of land in a good state of cultivation.
Mr. and Mrs. Krantz are parents of five children,
viz, Mary E., born July 30, 1869; Julia A.,
born July 4, 1871; William J., born Nov. 20, 1873;
Henry E., born Sept. 11, 1876; and Clara L., born
May 28, 1880.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 751 |
Dover Twp. -
WILLIAM KRANTZ, farmer, Dover, was
born May 28, 1845, in Dover Township, this county and State,
and is a son of Joseph and Barbara Krantz, of whom we
have made mention in this work. He received in his
youth his rudimentary education at a district school.
On Jan. 13, 1872, he married Catharine, daughter of
George and Mary Wegand, the former of whom is
deceased. This union has resulted in six children,
viz., George, born July 4, 1878; Eda C., born
Feb. 15, 1877; Emma E., born Mar. 24, 1879; Henry
J., born Feb. 20, 1881; Leo A., born Apr. 2,
1883; and one deceased. Mr. Krantz is an
industrious and successful agriculturist, the owner of 140
acres of good land, and a member of the Roman Catholic
Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 751 |
York Twp. -
DANIEL KUHN, carpenter, New
Philadelphia, was born in York Township, Tuscarawas Co.,
Ohio, May 19, 1831, and is a son of John Philip and
Catherine (Benfer) Kuhn. The grandparents of our
subject, Philip Leopold 1798, and settled in
Pennsylvania, coming in 1809 to this county. The
father of our subject was born in Pennsylvania, and came
with his parents to Ohio when a child. He was married
in 1827 to Ann, daughter of John Benfer, who
had emigrated in 1797 from Westphalia, Germany, settling in
Maryland. The latter came to Tuscarawas County, Ohio,
in 1808. Daniel was a member of a family of six
children: John Philip, Francis, Daniel, Tobias,
George and Ann Elizabeth. Daniel, our
subject, was married, Jan. 26, 1856, to Miss Rosana
Intermill. To this union have been born three
children, viz.: Ellen, Naomi, wife of John Winger;
Almira, deceased; and Leona Catherine. Mr. Kuhn
has held the offices of Township Treasurer, Assessor and
Clerk, and has twice been elected Commissioner of Tuscarawas
County. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity,
Lodge No. 59, and owns a well improved farm, well stocked
and supplied with excellent buildings. He and his
family are members of the German Reformed Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1005 |
York Twp. -
EARNEST GEORGE KUHN, dealer in
agricultural implements, Blackband, was born in York
Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1848, and is a son of
Henry and Elizabeth (Benfer) Kuhn, the former a
native of Prussia, the latter of York Township, this
county, Ohio. Our subject was married Apr. 15, 1875,
to Miss Mary Riley, and to them have been born five
children - Alise Leetta, Annora Ellen, Charles Edward,
Nettie Pearl and Arthur Franklin. He and
the family are members of the German Reformed Church.
Mr. Kuhn, for over three years, has held the position
of weighmaster and shipper of the Pennsylvania Iron & Coal
Company of Dover, Ohio.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1005 |
York Twp. -
FRANCIS KUHN, farmer, P. O. Blackband,
was born in York Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, Nov. 12,
1829, and is a son of John Philip and Catherine (Benfer)
Kuhn, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the
latter of Baltimore, Md. The parents were married in
York Township at an early day, and reared six children,
viz.: John Philip, Francis, Daniel, Tobias, George
(deceased) and Anna Elizabeth. Our
subject's father died on Nov. 15, 1840, followed by the
widow Sept. 5, 1872. Our subject is unmarried, and
resides with his brother and sister, John P. and
Anna E., who are also unmarried. They own together
a highly improved farm of eighty-two acres, which is well
stocked and contains good farm buildings. The family
are members of the German Reformed Church. Francis
has held the office of Township Trustee with honor to
himself and constituents . Their grandparents were the
Benfers and Kuhns, who were the first settlers
of York Township, who deserve special mention as pioneers,
having taken prominent part in the settlement of this
township, and who were noted for their thrift and energy.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 – Page 1004 |
Auburn Twp. -
HENRY KUHN,
farmer, P. O. Blackband, was born June 22, 1819, in
Diedenshausen, Province of Westphalia, Prussia, Germany.
His parents were Philip and Anna Elizabeth (Hackenbracht)
Kuhn, who had eleven children - Daniel
(deceased), John (emigrated to this country in 1836
and died in 1882 in Fry's Valley, this county, aged
seventy-seven years), Wilhelmina (deceased, wife of
Henry Beitzel, deceased), Amelia (emigrated to
America, in 1837, wife of Wilhelm Kuhn,
deceased). Anna Elizabeth (deceased wife of
Christian Haf, also deceased, who emigrated to this
country in 1857), Catherine (emigrated to this
country in 1837, wife of John Blous, living in
York Township, this county), Henry, Mary Elizabeth
(deceased wife of Louis Glanner), Anna
Catharine (now a resident of Minnesota). Henry,
our subject, emigrated to this country in 1841, locating in
York Township, this county, where he lived with his family
over twenty-five years. Leaving that township, they
settled in Auburn Township, where they now reside. Our
subject was married to Elizabeth Benfer, by whom
there has been a family of nine children, viz.:
Philip H., John H., Ernest George, Catharine (wife of
George Fried), Susanna (wife of James Griffin),
Henry August (deceased), Elizabeth (wife of
Henry Espenschied), Franz and Emma. Mr.
Kuhn owns a farm of sixty acres, with good buildings
thereon. He taught public school for twenty-four
years; has served twelve terms as Township Trustee and seven
terms as Assessor. The family are members of the
German Reformed Church. Mr. Kuhn and his sons
are, in politics, Democrats.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
725 |
Dover Twp. -
SAMUEL KUHN, farmer, P. O. Canal
Dover, was born Dec. 14, 1809, in Maryland, and is a son of
John and Hannah Kuhn, whose ancestors originally came
from Germany. In 1832, our subject came to this county
and remains a few months, when he returned to Maryland, and
lived there three years, returning in 1835 to Ohio.
Aug. 18, 1842, he married Catherine Gloninger, born
June 14, 1819, in Lebanon, Penn., and a daughter of Peter
and Eliza Gloninger, who came to this county when their
daughter was fourteen years old; they are both deceased.
To Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn have been born four children,
viz., Francis, Henry J., Charles E. and Emma M.
In 1845, our subject settled in Dover Township, in the
pleasant homestead at present occupied by them, two miles
nearly north of Dover. For many years he also followed
the trade of a carpenter, and for six years served as
Infirmary Director. He is the owner of 154 acres of
land in a good state of cultivation.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 752 |
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