BIOGRAPHIES.
Source:
A Portrait and
Biographical Record of Allen and Van Wert Counties, Ohio
containing biographical sketches of many prominent and representative
citizens :
together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents
of the United States, and biographies of the governors of Ohio.
Chicago: A. W. Bowen & Co.,
1896
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MRS.
MARY M. THATCHER, widow of Stephen Thatcher, was born
in Allen county, Ohio, July 27, 1838, being the daughter of Moses
and Mary S. (Watts) McClure. Her father was born in
Kentucky, and died Sept. 27, 1884, at the age of eighty-four years,
eleven months and seventeen days. Her mother was a native of
Urbana, Ohio, and her death occurred Mar. 18, 1888, at which time
she had attained the age of seventy-four years, eight months and
twenty-two days. The father was identified with agricultural
pursuits throughout his entire life, and was among the early
settlers in Allen county. Mr. and Mrs. McClure became
the parents of ten children: John, a member of company F,
Forty-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, rose to the rank of lieutenant
during this term of service, having been a resident of Paulding
county; Samuel, deceased, served throughout the entire
Rebellion; Watt is deceased; William is a
farmer in the state of Iowa; Sarah died in infancy;
Margaret is the wife of Val Huffman, of Putnam county,
concerning whom individual mention is made on another page; Mary
M. is the immediate subject of this review; James is
deceased; Moses is a resident of Lima, and served throughout
the war; and Nathaniel also served throughout the entire war
of the Rebellion as a member of the Fourth Ohio cavalry.
The father of Mrs. Thatcher continued his
farming operations in Allen county until within five years prior to
his death, and then removed to Paulding county, where he passed the
residue of his life; after his death the health of the mother became
seriously impaired and she thereafter maintained her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Thatcher, until she was summoned into eternal
rest. She was a member of the Christian church, and her
husband was a believer in the doctrines of Christianity, though not
identified with any religious organization, but yet a close student
of the Bible. In politics he was a stanch supporter of the
democratic party.
The immediate subject of this review was reared and
educated in Allen county, and there, on the 19th of May, 1853, was
consummated her marriage to David Wollet, and they became the
parents of six children, viz: Joseph C., of Lima, Ohio;
Mary S., born Apr. 14, 1858, deceased, her death having occurred
Dec. 21, 1866; Lydia M., born Jan. 9, 1860, is the wife of
John Holt, of Putman county; Sarah Elizabeth, born Aug.
24, 1861, became the wife of William Wallace, and her death
occurred Dec. 5, 1889; and Charles E., born Nov. 6, 1865,
died Feb. 7, 1870. Our subject's marriage to Stephen
Thatcher was celebrated on the 5th of July, 1871. Mr.
Thatcher was born in Putnam county, Ohio, in 1847, being the son
of Marshall and Jane (Kerry) Thatcher. His death
occurred Jan. 18, 1884, at which time he had attained the age of
thirty-seven years. His adopted son, Charles Edward,
died one hour later. Mr. Thatcher saw active service in
the late war of the Rebellion, having enlisted on the 15th of
February, 1864, as a member of company A, Fifty-seventh Ohio
volunteer infantry; he participated in fifteen different battles,
and at Atlanta received a severe wound. He was a prisoner at
Andersonville for two months, and he was honorably discharged from
service July 4, 1865. By vocation he was a farmer, was a
member of the Friends' church, and in politics was a democrat.
Mrs. Thatcher also is a member of the Society of Friends, and
is an earnest and devoted Christian woman.
After her marriage our subject maintained her residence
in Lafayette, Allen county, for two years, and then removed to Van
Wert county, where she remained until December, 1882, when she took
up her abode in the city where she holds the respect and esteem of
all who know her.
Source: A Portrait and Biographical Record of Allen and
Van Wert Counties, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: A. W. Bowen & Co. -
1896 - Page 794 |
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THEODORE
THATCHER, a well known citizen of Jackson township, Van Wert
county, and an ex-soldier, was born in Kalida, Putnam county, Aug.
17, 1843, and comes from an old Ohio family of English descent.
His father, James Thatcher, was a single man when he came fro
Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, settled at Kalida, and married
Abigail Cary, to which union were born eleven children, viz:
Hester A., John, Washington, Lydia A., Stephen, Martin, Theodore,
Louisa, James, Alonzo and Abraham. Mr. Thatcher moved to
Delphos, Ohio, before the end came, lived to be an aged man, and
died at the residence of our subject in his seventy-eighth year, a
member of the Methodist church and in politics a democrat.
One of his sons, James, served in company I, Ninety-ninth
Ohio volunteer infantry, was captured at the battle of Murfreesboro,
and died in prison at Danville, Va.
Theodore Thatcher was between nineteen and
twenty years of age when he enlisted, Aug. 21, 1862, in company I,
One Hundred and Eighteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, to serve three
years or during the war, but, on account of the termination of
hostilities, received an honorable discharge at Columbus, Ohio, June
22, 1865. He took an active part in the following battles:
Kingstone, Tenn., Dec. 4, 1863; Mossy Creek, Dec. 29, 1863;
Morristown, Mar. 10, 1864; Buzzard's Roost, Ga., May 9, 1864;
Dallas, May 29, 1864; Lost Mountain, June 15, 1864; Pine Mountain,
June 19, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, July 1, 1864; Chattahoochee
Heights, July 9, 1864; Decatur, July 19, 1864; Resaca; Atlanta, July
29, to August, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Sept. 4, 1864; Rome, Oct. 13,
1864; Columbia, Tenn., Nov. 27-28, 1864; Springfield, Nov. 29, 1864;
Franklin, Nov. 30, 1864, and Nashville, Dec. 15, 1864 - making a
splendid record for one so young as a soldier. His experience
in the famous Atlanta campaign extended through a period of three
months and twenty-eight days, all the time under fire, and no
comment can add to the glory of so gallant and glorious a service.
While at home on a furlough, Mr. Thatcher was
married, Dec. 28, 1862, to Miss Margaret Hughes, who was born
Feb. 28, 1864, in Wales. Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher have
reared two adopted children - James Rogers and Lucinda
Thatcher, the latter a daughter of his brother, Washington.
Mr. Thatcher at the close of his military service, returned to
Ohio and made his home in Van Wert county, but did not settle on his
present farm in Jackson township until 1874, and this he ahs cleared
up from the woods and has made of it a neat, tidy and comfortable
home. He and wife are consistent members of the United
Brethren church, and in politics Mr. Thatcher votes with the
republican party. Socially he is much thought of by his
neighbors, and well deserves the esteem in which he is held as a
citizen and neighbor.
Source: A Portrait and Biographical Record of Allen and
Van Wert Counties, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: A. W. Bowen & Co. -
1896 - Page 795 |
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