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MARION
B. IHRIG, farmer, Wayne Township, Wayne
County, Jacob Ihrig, grandfather of M. B. Ihrig was
born in Washington County, Penn., Feb. 25, 1792, and during the War
of 1812 was a contractor for the supply of provisions to the western
army. In 1815 he immigrated to Wayne County, settling in Wayne
Township, and helped to organize the township in 1816. He was
in the same year elected captain of a militia company, and in 1825
was made major of the regiment. Mr. Ihrig was justice
of the peace from 1824 to 1851, and was elected commissioner of the
county in 1827. He was an active, public-spirited man, taking
a prominent part in the politics of the county. He served in
the Ohio Legislature from Dec. 6, 1830, to Dec. 4, 1837, and in the
State Senate from Dec. 3, 1838, to Dec. 7, 1840. In 1852 he
was made district assessor, and in 1853 was elected a member of the
Board of Equalization. His wife was Elizabeth Eberly,
whose parents were Pennsylvanians, and she became the mother of five
children, whose names were Susan (Mrs. Kintner), Elizabeth
(Mrs. Breuizer), Rachel (Mrs. Goodyear), Sophia and Simon P.
Jacob Ihrig entered a quarter section of land, and made
additional purchases, having sold but eighty acres prior to his
death. He identified himself with the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in early manhood, and remained a faithful member to the time
of his death, in 1877. His widow is now aged ninety-two years.
Simon P., their only son, was born in 1827.
He married Elizabeth Sonnedecker, daughter of John
Sounedecker. Marion B. was the only child born
to this marriage. In 1850 Simon P. Ihrig immigrated
to California, and met his death by drowning, in the north branch of
the Feather River, Apr. 19, 1851. His widow, who was left in
charge of the farm, afterward married Thomas Barton,
who is now deceased. The mother is still living on a farm in
Ashland County owned by her, and her son makes his home with her.
Marion B. Ihrig was born Apr. 15, 1849. He
was educated in the common schools of the township, and has always
followed farming, and now superintends the cultivation of the
homestead, which has been in the family since its entry. He is
also engaged in raising and breaking colts and horses, and has never
failed to bring most cases under perfect subjection. He has
been moderately successful in his farming operations, and is one of
the progressive men of the township, adopting new and improved
methods to facilitate the work of the farm. He deservedly
stands high in the estimation of those who know him. In
politics he is a Democrat, taking an active part in campaign work.
He is a member of the United Brethren Church, and is superintendent
of the Sunday-school, class-leader and chorister. He was
married, Jan. 7, 1872, to Retta S. Miller, daughter of
Thomas Miller, and they have had six children:
Claude, born Jan. 14, 1874; Ernest, Oct. 6, 1876; Roy,
Apr. 22, 1880; Roscoe, Sept. 21, 1881; Celia, Aug. 24,
1886, and Paul, Sept. 27, 1888. Roy died in
infancy.
Source:
Commemorative Biographical Record of Wayne
County, Ohio – Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. – 1889 -
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