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History
of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Source:
History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
1884
BIOGRAPHIES
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Auburn Twp. -
GOTTLIEB
LADERACH, farmer, stock-raiser and cheese
manufacturer, P. O. Ragersville, was born in 1833 in the
Canton of Berne, Switzerland. He is a son of John
Laderach, who emigrated to America in 1855. They
settled in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where our subject's
mother, Elizabeth Laderach, died in 1870.
Mr. Laderach by that time had become owner of a fine
farm and has reared a family of six children. He
afterward married Mary Bigler, and took up his
residence south of Ragersville. The subject of this
sketch was raised in the mother country and married,
after coming to America, Magdalena Zimmerman.
Their family numbers fourteen children, viz.: Mary
Anderes, John, Ernest, Robert, August, Daniel, Louis, Emma,
Albert, Edwin, Samuel, Otto, Emanuel and an infant not
named. Mr. Laderach has acquired, by industry,
a fine farm of forty-five acres. He pays special
attention to the rearing of live stock. In 1866, he
established a cheese factory, which he operates with great
success. He and his wife are members of the German
Reformed Church. In politics, he is a Democrat.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884
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Dover Twp. -
PHILIP LAHM
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 752 |
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WILLIAM E. LASH, stock dealer,
Bolivar, was born Feb. 14, 1846, son of Andrew and
Elizabeth (Yunkman) Lash, who emigrated from
Pennsylvania and settled in Stark County. Their family
consisted of fourteen children, of whom eleven are living,
as follows: Catherine, the wife of James
Martin, resides in Kansas; Jacob, married to
Mrs. Lydia Baker, lives in Stark County; Mary,
wife of Dr. J. Parks, lives at Phillipsburg, this
county; Levi, who married Christena Mase,
resides in Stark County; Teresa now Mrs. John F.
Reiger, of this county; John O., a saddler,
married to Callie Smith, of Stark County, resides in
Bolivar; Andrew J., married to Amanda Newhouse,
lives in Stark County; Daniel F., married to Flora
Carns, lives in Stark County; David M., married
to Kittie Parker, also lives in Stark County;
Callie E., single, and lives with her mother in Stark
County; and William E., the subject of this sketch,
was married, Mar. 22, 1868, to Priscilla E. Shreffler,
of Stark County, daughter of Thomas and Catherine
Shreffler, born one child, Carrie A. Delle. Mr.
Lash now resides in Bolivar. He has been Township
Trustee for three years past, and is a member of the Masonic
order. He is one of Bolivar's most substantial
citizens, and is now elected County Commissioner of
Tuscarawas County.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 787 |
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Rush Twp. -
WILLIAM LATTO, farmer, P. O. Stillwater, was born in
Philadelphia, Penn., July 2, 1825. His parents
emigrated from Ireland to this country in 1822, having been
married in that year. They had in their family twelve
children, seven of whom are now living - Alexander;
Andrew; Catherine, wife of Elias Uhrich, whose
father, Michael, was the founder of the city of
Uhrichsville; Eliza, wife of James Barkley,
and the mother of two children - Jessie A. and
Andrew, all residents of Rush Township; John, in
Kansas; David E. also in Kansas, and
William. Our subject was married in 1850 to
Miss Rebecca Houk (deceased), and by her had four
children - Thomas A.; Elizabeth A., wife of
E. J. Furney; Jacob H. and William H.
Mr. Latto was again married, in 1874, to Mrs.
Elizabeth Ross, nee Smith, a widow with
five children - Lauffer; Eliza, wife of M. Davis;
Spencer R., on the railroad; Josephine and
Nathaniel. Mr. and Mrs. Latto have been
made the happy parents of two children - Irena and
Frederick. Mr. Latto has served as Township
Assessor, Treasurer and Trustee, and is one of the
township's best men. He has a farm of 217 acres, lying
along the railroad, of which two thirds of it is bottom
land. Considerable coal is found in the hills, and the
farm buildings are of a superior order.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884
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SIOMEN LEATHERMAN,
farmer, P. O. New Cumberland, was born Dec. 13, 1828, in
this township, son of Peter and Elizabeth (Divan)
Leatherman, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to what is
now Warren Township among the foremost pioneers, and toiled
in the wilderness for many years to rear a substantial home,
by clearing the forests. They were industrious people,
and accumulated a large and valuable property. Mrs.
Leatherman died about twenty years ago, and her husband
born to them, seven yet survive, namely, Jacob, of
Wayne County, Ohio; Phebe, wife of Jonathan Smith
of this township; Margaret, widow of Benjamin
Skeeles, of Noble County, Ind.; Siomen; Demos, of
Wood County, Ohio; Daniel, of this township; and
Moses, of Union Township. Siomen owns a
good farm of 122 acres, and supports the principles of the
Democratic party.
Source:
History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 961 |
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FRANK A. LEBOLD, farmer, P. O.
Bolivar, was born in 1816, son of Conrad and Helwic
Lebold, the former of whom died in 1868, the latter in
1862. They emigrated from Germany to Ohio in 1830, and
settled on the farm now occupied by our subject. It
contains 200 acres, and was purchased by Conrad Lebold
for $1,600. From it, a delightful view is obtained
over the beautiful valley of the Tuscarawas. Of the
nine children of Conrad and Helwic Lebold, five are
living, viz.: Conrad J., Helwic, Christina, Barbara
and John. The last named, the subject of
this sketch, was married, in May, 1841, to Catharine,
daughter of Jacob Maurer. They have had eleven
children, eight of whom are living, namely, Jacob, John
J., Samuel A., Conrad H., William F., Susan, Catharine
and Lizetta, all of whom are married except two.
Conrad is married and resides with his parents at the
old homestead.
Source:
History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 788 |
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JOHN LEBOLD, farmer, P. O. Bolivar,
was born in 1816 son of Conrad and Helwic Lebold, the
former of whom died in 1868, the latter in 1862. They
emigrated from Germany to Ohio in 1830, and settled on the
farm now occupied by our subject. It contains 200
acres, and was purchased by Conrad Lebold for $1,600.
From it, a delightful view is obtained over the beautiful
valley of the Tuscarawas. Of the nine children of
Conrad and Helwic Lebold, five are living, viz.:
Conrad J., Helwic, Christina, Barbara and John.
The last named, the subject of this sketch, was married, in
May, 1841, to Catharine, daughter of Jacob Maurer.
They have had eleven children, William F., Susan,
Catharine and Lizetta, all of whom are married
except two. Conrad is married and resides with
his parents at the old homestead.
Source:
History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 787 |
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J. F. LEGGETT
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 873 |
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NATHAN W. LEGGETT, farmer,
P. O. New Cumberland, was born in Warren Township, this
county, June 22, 1846, son of William and
Rachel (Belch) Leggett, who were
industrious, well-esteemed pioneers of the county. William
Leggett was a native of Tuscarawas County, his wife
of Jefferson County. Nathan W. was
raised on his father's farm, and adopted his avocation.
He was married, June 27, 1871, to Ann E. McKee,
born Feb. 3, 1849, and the daughter of John L. and
Melinda (McCartney) McKee. Of the six
children of Mr. and Mrs. Leggett, only one,
Rachel Melinda, is now living. Both
he and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church.
For a short time they resided in Fauquier County, Va.
Assisted by his wife, Mr. Leggett has acquired a finely
improved farm of eighty acres, underlaid with rich and
valuable deposits of coal. He supports the principles
of the Republican party.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 766 |
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Wayne Twp. -
CASPER
LEHNER, farmer, P. O. Dundee, was born in Germany
Sept. 4, 1815, and is a son of Boston and Dortha (May)
Lehner, also natives of Germany. He is a member of
a family of four children - Barbara (deceased),
Casper, Dortha, and George. He came to
America in 1840 and settled in Winesburg, Holmes Co., Ohio,
where he lived for a few years, subsequently coming to this
county and purchasing the farm on which he now resides.
On June 20, 1840, he was united in marriage with Mary
Frederickna Henry which union has been blessed with a
family of eight children, viz., Mary (wife of
Andrew Gering), Katie, (wife of Leonard Wencher),
John, George, Rosanna (wife of Louis Arnold),
Barbara (wife of Rev. Earnest Deringer), Paulina
(wife of Rev. Jacob Huffman) and William.
The family attend the Lutheran Church. Mr. Lehner
has a fine farm of 110 acres of well cultivated land, one of
the best in the county. He has always taken an active
part in the advancement of the county, especially in the
erection of churches and schoolhouses.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 -
Page 996 |
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CHRISTIAN LENZ,
tinner, P. O. Baltic. He was born in Holmes County,
Ohio, Feb. 24, 1843. His parents, Frederick and
Christina Lenz, came from Germany in 1841 and settled
in Holmes County. Christian was raised on a
farm and educated in the common schools. He worked in
the woolen factor for a number of years. In 1870, he
started in the dry goods business in Wilmot, Stark County,
but was burned out in 1872. He then bought a tin shop
and sold stoves and tinware, roofing and spouting. He
carried on this business until 1876, when he came here and
was appointed Postmaster. He was married in 1862, to
Sarah Mumaw, daughter of George and Lyda Mumaw,
of Holmes County. Four children were given them -
Emma, Mary, Ida and John Wesley. Mr. Lenz
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 729 |
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JOHN LESSICK, originally "Lessig,"
carpenter and joiner, Bolivar, was born in Westmoreland
County, Penn., June 16, 1815, son of John M. and Mary
(Stinebaugh) Lessick, the former a native of Saxony,
Germany, the latter of Pennsylvania. John M.
Lessick emigrated to America between 1780 and 1790.
He was a member of the militia during the war of 1812,
but to his wife's relief, was not called into service.
Their family consisted of nine children, seven of whom
are yet living, viz.: Rebecca (deceased),
Elizabeth (deceased), Joseph, John, Lewis,
Mary, Jacob, Simon and George. John Lessick
our subject, was married, Sept. 14, 1837, to
Catherine Brump, born Sept. 22, 1818, the fifth of
the eight children of Benjamin and Mary (Bretts)
Brump, the former coming to Philadelphia from
England in 1797-98, the latter a native of Pennsylvania.
John Lessick came to Ohio in 1837, settling in
Stark County. A year later he removed to Bolivar,
where he still resides. He is a Republican, and a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Ten of
his eleven children survive, one having died in infancy,
viz.: Mary A., Elmira, Melissa, Erastus B. L.,
Alonzo L. E., Martin T. H., John A. M., Catherine C.,
Ellen E. and Maria A.
Source:
History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 788 |
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JOHN ALBERT M. LESSICK, attorney
at law, Bolivar, was born May 1, 1851, in Bolivar, son
of John and Catherine (Brump)
Lessick. His school days were passed in
this township. At the age of sixteen, he acquired
the carpenter's trade, and worked at it till the autumn
of 1878. He was elected Justice of the Peace in
1876, and re-elected in 1879. He has also served
as Township Clerk. Mr. Lessick commenced
the study of law in 1876, and was admitted to the bar
Sept. 6, 1878, since when he was practiced in his native
village. He was married, Dec. 11, 1873, to
Christena M. Lipps, of this township, who were both
natives of Germany. Their family consists of three
children - Charles, Edwin M. and Florence A.
Mr. Lessick is a Republican in politics, and
is the ruling attorney of his township.
Source:
History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 788 |
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EDWARD C. LEWIS
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 753 |
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Oxford Twp. -
G. R. LEWIS
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 873 |
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JOHN LEWIS
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 752 |
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Wayne Twp. -
MICHAEL LILLICH,
farmer, P. O. Dundee, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, May
13, 1833, and is a son of Andrew and Mary Barbara (Horlocher)
Lillich, both of whom died in Germany. They had a
family of five children - George; Catherine, wife
of Christopher Lenz; Michael; Barbara, wife of
Frederick Velkest, and Andrew. Our subject
came to America June 8, 1853, and worked on farms in this
county as a hired hand, until he had accumulated enough
money to purchase a farm. He was married, Jan. 23,
1855, to Mrs. Magdalena Graber, a daughter of
Ulrich and Magdalen ( Buehler) Kempf, natives of
Switzerland. Her parents came to America in 1834, and
settled in Wayne County, Ohio; thence came to this county,
where they died. Miss Lillich's former husband,
Ulrich Graber, died soon after their marriage.
By this union were three children- Jacob, deceased;
Mary Jane, Michael Franz and Fernando Daniel.
The family are members of the German Reformed Church.
Mr. Lillich is a Democrat in politics, but is no
radical. He has held the office of Township Treasurer
for several terms. He owns 122 acres of good land,
with splendid buildings, and is an esteemed citizen.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
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DAVID LIMBACH, farmer, P. O.
Yorktown, was born in York Township, Tuscarawas County,
Ohio, Dec. 22, 1841, and is a son of Adam and Dorthea
(Steiner) Limbach, natives of Bavaria, Germany.
His parents emigrated to America, and settled in York
Township, Ohio, Mr. Limbach engaging in farming.
To them were born eleven children - two infants,
deceased; Catharine, wife of August
Kuhn; David; Mary, wife of Andrew
Schwartz; George; Elizabeth, wife
of William Beaber; Adams; Simon;
Caroline, wife of Daniel Bair; and
William. The subject of this sketch was
married, Mar. 30, 1865, to Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Kuhn,
and had a family of five children, as follows:
Charles Franklin, George Calvin, Emmett William (deceased),
Carrie Lorena and Josephine Caroline. The
family are members of the German Reformed Church.
Mr. Limbach has a well-improved farm of
sixty-five acres, well stocked, and with excellent farm
buildings on same.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
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JOHN JACKSON
LINT, painter, P. O. Baltic, was born in Holmes
County April 3, 1837. He is the son of John C. and
Lucy (Baker) Lint, who emigrated from Somerset
County, Penn., to Holmes County, Ohio, in 1836, and settled
on a farm, where they lived for thirty-four years, Mrs.
Lint dying at the age of seventy years, and her husband
surviving until the age of seventy-five. John C.
Lint's father, Pennsylvania German, was a soldier of
1812; his wife's father, an Englishman, was a soldier in the
war. John J., our subject, remained on the farm
until he was twenty-one years of age, when he attended a
term of school at Ragersville, taught by Christian Forney,
now of New Philadelphia. The following summer, he
labored on his father's farm, and in the winter taught a
term of school at Baltic. Remaining on the farm during
the spring and summer, he attended a term of school at New
Philadelphia, and on his return taught a second term at
Baltic. The following autumn, he attended a term of
select school at Shanesville, having worked on the farm
during the summer. He was captivated by the charms of
his school teacher's niece, wooed and won her, and made her
his own, his marriage to Miss Sarah Anne Forney being
celebrated October 237, 1859. She was born in Somerset
County, Penn., August 28, 1840, the daughter of Daniel
and Lydia Forney, who emigrated to this county about
1850 with his wife and six children. Five of the
children are yet living - Mrs. Lint; Rachel, wife of
John McKnight, a farmer of Iowa; Charlotte
(Riker), of near New Philadelphia; Maria Bowman,
of New Bedford, Ohio; and Clarkson, a canal boatman
of Lockport; Alexander, the oldest son was killed at
the battle of Antietam. Daniel Forney married a
second wife, Mrs. Elizabeth (Stantz) Rinehart, and by
her had four children - three daughters and a son.
After his marriage, John J. Lint taught a term of
school; then clerked for Henry Ream, of Baltic,
eighteen months. Ill health compelled him to
relinquish this pursuit, and he went into the stock
business. He again commenced mercantile business with
Adam Scar, and, at the expiration of three
years, removed his goods to Bell's Mills, now Beach City,
Stark County, and in a short time sold out, losing $1,200 by
the failure of the purchaser to pay. Starting anew at
Millersburg with a $5,000 stock, he was again unfortunate,
and, disposing of his real estate, he removed to Marshall
County, Ind., there operating a saw-mill two estate, he
removed to Marshall County, Ind., there operating a saw-mill
two and a half years. He returned to Ohio at his
father's request, his mother having died, and lived on the
farm a year, when his father also died. Mr. Lint
then brought his family to Baltic, where he has since
resided, following painting as a livelihood. He has
held various township offices for ten years, and been a
resident of this county twenty years. His family
consists of seven children, as follows: William
Douglass, a painter by trade, born October 14, 1860;
Elmira, born June 16, 1862, married March 25, 1883, to
Jacob Garver, son of Martin and Emma Garver;
Morris, born April 10, 1864, clerk in dry goods store;
Salome, born February 14, 1866; Ivy Della,
born in Indiana December 21, 1869; Lillie May, born
May 23, 1873, and Dennis Clarkson, born October 22,
1875.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 730 |
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JACOB LOMNECK, farmer, P. O. Gnadenhutten, was born in Prussia
Mar. 4, 1842, son of Peter and Elizabeth
(Knapp) Lomneck. He emigrated to America in 1856 and settled at Port Washington,
where he followed the carpenter trade until 1876.
He was a contractor during this time and operated a force of employes at
Port Washington
and the neighboring villages.
Mr. Lomneck had received an
elementary education in Prussia,
and took a full course at the Capital
City Commercial
College, Columbus, Ohio. He was united in wedlock in 869 with
Elizabeth Wolf, daughter of
George Wolf. This marriage was blessed with seven
children, as follows:
Caroline
(who died at the age of three months),
Flora, Edwin, Ida, Anna Louisa, Albert
Sidney and an infant son.
Mr. Lomneck is a member of the Evangelical Church, and has
served as Township Clerk. During the
famous Morgan raid he went to
Cincinnati to assist in the capture of the rebel
force.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
735
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JESSE LUCAS, miller and
farmer, P. O. Sherodsville, was born in Jefferson
County, Ohio, Apr. 5, 1831, son of Daniel and Mercy
Lucas, the former a native of Maryland, the latter
of Pennsylvania. The family removed to Harrison
County when Jesse was nine years old. Here
he was raised, working part of his time on the farm and
partly in the mill, both owned by his father. He
was married, Feb. 1, 1860, to Sarah Harner, of
Fairview, Harrison County. Four children have been
born to them - Laura L., Jentha O., Florence May
and Oscar J. Mr. Lucas came to Tuscarawas
County in 1868, and purchased a one-half interest in the
old Riggle Mill on One Leg Creek. Here he remained
until 1877, when he sold out, bought the property where
he now resides, and accepted a position as miller in the
Moughiman Mill. Mr. Lucas has been
industrious and successful, having acquired a nice
little property of thirty-four acres. In politics,
he is Democratically inclined.
Source: History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 962 |
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