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1889
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DANIEL
HELLER, a well-known farmer of Wayne County, was born in
Franklin County, Penn., Dec. 10, 1846. His father, Emanuel
Heller, was a native of Lancaster County, in the same State,
where he grew to manhood, and where he was married to Miss Susan
Dull, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Smetzer) Dull, a
native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Heller was a farmer, and in
1847 came to Wayne County, and after two years' residence in Wooster
removed to the farm, some three miles southeast of Wooster, where he
and his wife spent the remainder of their days. Mrs. Heller
died on the 16th of June, 1887, at the age of sixty-nine years, and
Mr. Heller followed her to the grave Mar. 15, 1888, aged
seventy-two. They were the parents of nine children, six of
whom are now living, four of them in Wayne County. They are as
follows: Lydia, Mrs. Conrad Long, of Wooster; Daniel,
the subject of this sketch; Sara, living in Wooster Township;
Amanda, Mrs. Edward Fitener, of Wooster Township; James,
living in Defiance, and Elizabeth, Mrs. Lewis Halterman,
residing in Whitley County, Ind. Emanuel Heller's life
was a busy one. He began life a poor boy, and achieved success
by his own exertions. In politics he was a Democrat, and both
he and his wife were members of the Baptist Church of Wooster.
Daniel Heller remained at home with his parents
until he was twenty-seven years old, receiving no wages. On
the 22d of April, 1875, he was married to Miss Nancy daughter
of Samuel and Annie (Messner) Waylan, and a native of Wayne
County. Her parents are now living in Kansas. Four
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Heller, as follows:
John and Laura, deceased; William and Elvin,
living at home. The farm on which Mr. Heller lives is
the old homestead, which he had purchased since his father's death.
In politics Mr. Heller is a Democrat. He is an Odd
Fellow and a member of the Knights of Pythias. He has been
successful in his worldly affairs, a result due to his own industry,
energy and perseverance. In the prime of a vigorous manhood,
he has won and retains the esteem and affection of a wide circle of
acquaintances. His family has done much for the advancement of
Wayne County, materially, morally and socially, and they stand high
in the estimation of all who know them.
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JACOB HESS was
born in Smithville, Wayne Co., Ohio, Sept. 23, 1832, and is the son
of Jacob and Mary (Hutcheson) Hess, former of whom was born
Aug. 2, 1802, in Fayette County, Penn. They were married Mar.
9, 1826, and were blessed with one son, Jacob, our subject,
and three daughters, viz.: Rebecca, born Sept. 23,
1827; Margaret, born Oct. 9, 1829, and Mary, born
Sept. 23, 1832, she being a twin of Jacob, all now living.
The father of this family moved to Wayne County, Ohio, about 1825,
locating one mile east of Smithville, in Greene Township, where he
carried on blacksmithing and farming for the remainder of his life.
He died May 13, 1866, and is buried at Smithville. Of his
family, Rebecca married, in 1845, Levi Brenizer, of
Smithville, Ohio, where they settled, and he carried on a cabinet
making business.
Jacob (the subject proper of this sketch) was
married Feb. 11, 1855, to Elizabeth A. Smyser, of Reedsburgh,
Ohio, and they have had two sons and two daughters, viz.: Vinton,
born Jan. 31, 1857, and died in the second year of his age; John,
born July 30, 1859, married to Mary E. Kahl, Feb. 1, 1883
(she died Dec. 16, 1883; he, May 13, 1885); Isabella married
John Martin, and died May 6, 1889, leaving two children,
Clark and Jay, aged six and three years; Mary Jane,
who was born Jan. 28, 1861, was married Feb. 24, 1881, to
Treadwell Rouch, of Plain Township, where they reside (they have
no children). Mr. Hess has for the greater part of his
life followed agricultural pursuits, and has always lived in Wayne
County, He was elected in the fall of 1857, on the Democratic
ticket, by a majority of 511, to the office of county commissioner,
which position he is now filling for a term of three years. He
and his family are consistent members of the Lutheran Church at
Reedsburgh, Ohio.
Source:
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H. E. HILEMAN,
farmer, Chester Township, is of German descent, his ancestors being
among the early settlers of this country. His father, Isaac
Hileman, was born in Westmoreland county, Penn., Jan. 25, 1797,
and married Margaret Anderson, who was born in 1799, and was
a daughter of James Anderson, of Somerset County, Penn.
They had a family of ten children, viz.: John, born in
1819; James D., in 1821; J. I., in 1823; Margaret,
in 1826; William, in 1829; Hiram, in 1831;
Andrew, in 1834; Nancy, in 1837; Harvey, in 18480,
and Annis, in 1843. But three of this family are now
living. Isaac Hileman was left fatherless when
nine years of age, and he was early thrown on his own resources.
When fourteen years of age he began to learn the trade of a
shoemaker, at which he worked for a number of years. He moved
to Wayne County, Ohio, when a young man, his first purchase of land
being in Sugar Creek Township. He there bought eighty acres,
which he cleared, and at the same time worked at his trade. He
lived there three years and then bought 270 acres in Chester
Township, the greater part of which was heavily timbered. Here
he built a log cabin for the temporary use of his family. He
then went to work at clearing his land, hewed the timber, and
subsequently built a comfortable frame house. His farm, which
he brought from a tract of timber to one of the best farms in the
county, is the reward of years of hard toil and unremitting energy,
and is still in the possession of his family. Mr. Hileman
died in 1875, his wife surviving him until 1879.
H. E. Hileman, our subject, is one of the native
sons of Wayne County, and one of its most enterprising citizens.
He received a common-school education, and from his youth has
devoted his attention to agriculture. He now owns the
homestead of his father and has erected a fine residence and other
farm buildings, which make it one of the most desirable homes in the
county. He has been prominent in political circles and has
held the offices of township treasurer and trustee. He casts
his suffrage with the Republican party. Mr. Hileman was
married in 1867 to Miss Minerva Mowery, daughter of John
C. Mowery. They have two children, Wallace and
Jennie.
Source:
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JOHN B. HORN,
member of the firm of Horn Bros., bakers and confectioners,
Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, was born in that city, Sept. 20, 1842.
His father, John Philip Horn, was born near Worrms, Hesse-Darmstadt,
(where his ancestors had resided for many generations), and died
Dec. 12, 1888. He immigrated to America in 1838, coming to
Wooster, and soon after was married to Miss Barbara Speng, a
native of France, who came to this country with her parents about
1828 or 1829. They settled in Wayne County, Ohio, where both
her father and mother died. John P. Horn and wife had
twelve children, of whom the following nine yet survive:
Henry, a baker, now in Wooster, this county; Edward, who
is a jeweler, lives in Lima, Ohio; Emma is wife of Hiram
Plank, of Galion, Ohio; Julius is a machinist, now in
Wooster; William is in McClure's grocery, in
Wooster; Catherine, Tillie, Philip L. and John B.
When our subject was a young man he learned the
trade of shoe-making in Wooster, at which he worked until the spring
of 1862, when he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Second Ohio
Infantry, and served nearly three years in the ranks of his
country's defenders. For a part of this time he was confined
in the hospital six weeks, and on May 18, 1865, was honorably
discharged, but was unable to leave the hospital until June, when he
returned to Wooster, and there spent the following year in regaining
his lost health. In the spring of 1866 he formed the present
existing partnership with his brother, P. L. (of whom see a
sketch elsewhere in this volume), and they have since successfully
conducted the bakery business.
In July, 1867, John B. Horn was united in
marriage with Miss Odelia, daughter of R. H. and Catherine
Laubach, and a native of Pennsylvania. Both her parents
are now living. To Mr. Horn and wife have been born
four children: Allie, Lillie and Harry, living
under the parental roof, and Florence (deceased).
Mr. Horn is a worthy citizen of Wooster, where he has spent his
entire life, with the exception of the time he was in his country's
service, and no man in it bears a higher character for integrity.
He is succeeding in his business, and his success is well deserved.
Politically the Republican part finds in him a warm supporter, and
the G. A. R. counts him among its worthy members.
Source:
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P. L. HORN, of the
well-known firm of Horn Bros., Wooster, Ohio, was born in
that city Oct. 24, 1844. His father, John P. Horn, was
a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, who immigrated to America, and
died in Wooster, Dec. 12, 1888. Our subject was educated in
the schools of Wooster, and when a mere lad began to learn the trade
of baker and confectioner, in the same building in which he is now
carrying on his business. Before he was eighteen years of age
he enlisted, Aug. 7, 1862, in Company I, One Hundred and Second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and at once was transferred to the front, where
he saw active service until Sept. 24, 1864, when he was taken
prisoner at the battle of Athens, Ala., and was confined at Cahaba,
in that State, remaining there seven months. On being
exchanged he was sent to Vicksburg, and was there until the close of
the war. He was one of the passengers on the ill-fated
"Sultana," which burned on the Mississippi, Apr. 27, 1865, with such
a fearful loss of life, the most appalling disaster ever known on
the mighty "Father of Waters." On being hurled from the boat
on the explosion of the boilers he managed to keep afloat, and
drifted down the river two miles past the city of Memphis, nine
miles from the scene of the disaster, where he was picked up by the
crew of a gun-boat, one of the few survivors of that memorable
night. May 20, 1865, he was honorably discharged, and returned
to his home after an absence of nearly three years.
In April, 1866, our subject entered into business with
his brother, John B. Horn, who had also served his country,
and their brotherly co-partnership has continued ever since. A
sketch of John Horn is given on another page of this volume.
Sept. 3, 1867, Mr. Horn was united in marriage with Miss
Emma Nachtrieb, daughter of Jonas Nachtrieb, and a native
of Wooster, where both her parents died. They were of German
birth and were early settlers of Wooster, coming to that place from
Pennsylvania. Of this union three children were born;
Charles, Anna and Jennie, are still under the parental
roof.
Mrs. Horn her eldest daughter and son are
members of that church. Mr. Horn is a member of the Odd
Fellows order and the Grand Armey of the Republic politics he was a
stanch Republican. He has made his way in the world unassisted
and from a small beginning has hewed a comfortable competence,
besides gaining the Universality grad will and esteem of those who
knew him as an honorable man.
Source:
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ABRAM F. HUFFMAN
(deceased) was one of the prominent farmers of Wayne County.
He was a native of this county, born Oct. 11, 1822, in Chippewa
Township, the eldest of five children of Daniel and Abigail
Huffman. His father was born in Switzerland Aug. 15, 1798,
and in 1803 came to America with his father, and located in
Washington County, Penn. In 1815 they moved to Ohio, and
located at Slankerville, now known as Easton, and there Daniel
was married, in 1820, to Abigail daughter of Henry Franks
who came to Wayne County from Fayette County, Penn., in 1816, and
settled on a farm he entered from the Government, in Chippewa
Township, south of Doylestown. He (Henry Franks) was
captured by the Indians when a young man, and was kept by them five
years. He was tall, straight and of a powerful build, and
fancied by the Indians, who at once introduced him to Indian
citizenship by their ceremonies, which consisted first in running
the gauntlet, and at the end of the race, to have his own life, he
was compelled to strike down an Indian. This daring act on his
part ingratiated him with his captors, and although he was also
wounded, he was taken care of and treated kindly until fully
recovered. Of Daniel Huffman's family one
daughter died when nine years old; another daughter, Eliza,
is the wife of Jacob Baysinger, of Doylestown;
Ephraim married Adaline Franks, and is living on
the Franks homestead; Daniel married
Catherine Wilhelm, and is now living at Doylestown.
Abram F. Huffman remained in Chippewa Township
until about thirty years of age, when he bought a tract of land in
Greene Township, which he improved and made his home until 1872,
when he moved to the village of Smithville, where he died Aug. 14,
1886. Mr. Huffman being the eldest of the
family, was obliged to assist his father in the work of the farm,
and was able to attend school only during the winter mouths.
He made the most of his limited advantages, and acquired a good
business education, becoming one of the best informed men on general
subjects in the county. In his infancy he was baptized, and
after reaching adult life he was converted and received into the
Lutheran Church by Rev. William Baldsey, of
Smithville. He remained in that church a number of years, when
a Methodist Church was organized in the place, and he withdrew from
the Lutheran and joined the Methodist Church, which had been his
choice from childhood. He was an honored member of this
church at the time of his death, and was a highly respected citizen.
In politics he was a strong Republican.
Mr. Huffman was married, Dec. 3, 1856, to
Elizabeth A. Redinger, of Milton Township, Wayne County,
daughter of Frederick and Mary Redinger,
who were of German and English descent. Mr. and Mrs.
Huffman had but one child, a daughter, Carrie Bell,
who was married Apr. 14, 1884, to R. S. Roller, a druggist of
Wooster. Mrs. Huffman now makes her home with
her daughter, although she still owns the farm in Greene Township.
The first death in Greene Township after its settlement was that of
Christian Partshic, who died Dec. 27, 1817, and was buried on the
farm now owned by Mrs. Huffman.
Source:
Commemorative Biographical Record of Wayne
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DANIEL V. HUFFMAN,
one of the substantial and enterprising citizens of Doylestown,
Wayne County, was born in Chippewa Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, in
April, 1830, a son of Daniel and Abigail (Franks) Huffman.
His paternal grandfather was Daniel Huffman a native of
Switzerland, whose wife was Ann Hook. The immigrated to
America in 1803, locating in Washington County, Penn., and in 1814
they settled in Chippewa Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, where they
resided until their deaths. Their family consisted of two sons
and three daughters, viz.: Daniel, Barbara (Mrs. Michael
Keifer), Ann (Mrs. John Barker), Jacob, and Elizabeth (Mrs.
John Elder. Of these, Daniel, father of the subject
of this sketch, was born in Switzerland, came to America with his
parents in 1803, and settled in Chippewa Township, Wayne County, in
1814. He cleared and improved a farm in that township, and
died in 1869, in his seventieth year. He was twice married,
his first wife being Abigail, daughter of Henry Franks,
a native of Pennsylvania, and a pioneer of Chippewa Township.
By this union there were born five children who grew to maturity: Abram,
Eliza (Mrs. Jacob Baysinger), Ephraim, Daniel V. and
Christian. His second wife was Anna daughter of
Jacob Huffman, of Chippewa Township, Wayne County, formerly of
Switzerland, by whom he had six children: Wesley A., Mary
E., Franklin J., Milton, Artilissa and Clara.
Daniel V. Huffman was reared in his native
township, where he received a common-school education, and began
life as a teacher, a profession he followed for six years during the
winter months, working on the farm in the summer time. in 1850
he began the study of civil engineering under County Surveyor
Campbell Bell, and has since followed that profession
thirty-eight years. Besides other work in his line he did most
of the mining engineering in his vicinity during that time. In
1861 he became superintendent of the Silver Creek Mining Company's
coal mines, and held that responsible position for twenty-one years.
In 1882 he became associated in the hardware business with his
brother, Wesley A. Huffman, from which he retired in 1886.
The subject of this memoir was twice married, first to Susan,
daughter of Lewis Miller, of Canal Fulton, Ohio, and
by her he has one son living, Isaac W. Mr. Huffman's
present wife is Catherine, daughter of Christian Wilhelm,
of Medina County, Ohio, and she has borne him three children,
living: Sherman J., Eliza and Cora.
Mr. Huffman has been a resident of
Doylestown, Chippewa Township, since 1871, and has always taken an
active part in public affairs of the town, though he has never held
or sought office. He owns a half interest in the Huffman
block, one of the leading business structures in Doylestown.
He paid nearly one-seventh of the expense of erecting the beautiful
Methodist Episcopal Church edifice (built in 1885), of which church
he is an active member, and collected the balance of the
subscription for the same. He is a member of the Odd Fellows
order. In politics he has always been an ardent Republican.
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SHERMAN J. HUFFMAN. This
popular young merchant was born in Chippewa Township, Wayne County,
Jan. 10, 1865, and is a son of Daniel V. and Catherine (Wilhelm)
Huffman. His paternal grandfather and great-grandfather
settled in Chippewa Township, this county, in 1814. Our
subject was reared in his native township, and was educated in the
public schools of Doylestown. In 1883 he engaged in the drug
business in Doylestown, as a partner with Charles McCormish
with whom he was associated six months. In 1885 he entered the
employ of the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railroad Company as agent
for their Doylestown trade, which position he held eight months.
In October, 1886, he embarked in the boot and shoe business, and by
his uniform courtesy to all and strict attention to the wants of his
customers he has built up a large business, which is daily
increasing. Nov. 16, 1887, he married Minnie B.,
daughter of Jacob Hollinger of Clinton, Ohio. He is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Knights of Pythias.
In politics he is a Republican.
Source:
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WESLEY A. HUFFMAN. Among
the prosperous and representative merchants of Doylestown, Chippewa
Township, Wayne County, there is no one who retains the confidence
and esteem of its citizens and those of the surrounding country to a
greater extent than the subject of this sketch. He was born in
Chippewa Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, Aug. 25, 1846, and is a son of
Daniel and Ann (Huffman) Huffman, both natives of Switzerland
and pioneers of Chippewa Township. His paternal grandfather,
Daniel Huffman, and maternal grandfather, Jacob
Huffman, were natives of Switzerland, and among the pioneers
of Chippewa Township. [For history of the former see sketch of
Daniel V. Huffman]. Jacob Huffman had five
children who grew to maturity, viz.: Frederick, John, Jacob, Ann
and Almira, all now deceased but Frederick, who
resides in Butler, Ind.
Source:
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JACOB HUNTSBERGER,
farmer, postoffice address Benton City, Ohio, was born in Wayne
County, Ohio November 7, 1845. His parents, Samuel and Maud
(Westheffer) Huntsberger, were both natives of Cumberland
County, Penn., where they were married, and came to Wayne County,
Ohio, probably about fifty-eight years ago. They bought a farm
on Section 32, in Baughman Township, now occupied by their son,
Abram Huntsberger. Here Samuel Huntsberger spent
the rest of his life, dying Aug. 230, 1873, at the age of
seventy-one years. He was a farmer all his lifetime, never
engaging in any other occupation. Mr. Huntsberger was a
man of upright and honorable character, strictly honest in all his
dealings. Shortly before his death he united with the
Mennonite Church, dying in that faith. He is buried in the
graveyard attached to that church in Baughman Township. His
widow still lives on the homestead farm, where they first settled in
this county. They were the parents of eleven children, six of
whom died young, and the following five are now living:
Elizabeth, wife of Jacob E. Winger, in Baughman Township;
Mattie, unmarried, in Orrville; Fannie, wife of
Amos Eshelman also of Orrville; Jacob, and Abraham,
on the old homestead.
Jacob was reared on the farm, living with his
parents until he was twenty-five years of age, when he afterward
spent a year in Orrville, and a year with his brother-in-law,
Winger. December 22, 1870, Mr. Huntsberger was
married to Sarah Jane, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah
(Galloway) Ervin, of Baughman Township. She was born on
the place where she now lives, which her husband bought after the
death of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin were old
residents of Wayne County, coming here at an early day, and both
died on the farm now owned by Mr. Huntsberger. They
came from Washington County, Penn., and settled on the place where
they passed the balance of their days. Nathaniel Ervin
died in 1868, and his wife a few years before that date.
Mrs. Huntsberger was born September 22, 1850. Mr. and
Mrs. Huntsberger are the parents of four children, viz.:
Amy, born Jan. 17, 1872; Samuel J., born Mar. 7, 1875;
Mary E., born May 5, 1877, and Charles Jerkins born
Feb. 3, 1880, all still under the parental roof. Mr.
Huntsberger does not aspire to hold office, but has served his
township as trustee for three terms. In politics he is a
Republican. He and his wife are both members of the
Presbyterian Church at Orrville, of which he is an elder.
Those who know Mr. Huntsberger will speak of him in high
terms of praise as a man of upright character and principles.
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