BIOGRAPHIES
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Commemorative Biographical Records
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Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of
Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton.
Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.
1899
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ORLANDO F. OBERLIN,
who resides in Section 25, Jefferson
township, Williams county, owns and operates a valuable farm of one
hundred and eighty acres, whose neat and thrifty appearance well
indicates his careful supervision.
Substantial improvements are surrounded by well-tilled fields,
and all the accessories and conveniences of a model farm are there
found.
Mr. Oberlin is a native of
Ohio, born in Holmes county, Apr. 1, 1846, a son of
Jacob Oberlin, who was born
in Stark county, Ohio, in 1810, and in
the fall of 1854 removed from Holmes county to Williams county, taking
up his residence in Jefferson township,
where his death occurred Feb. 19, 1894.
The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of
Rosanna Lautzbaugh, and was born in Pennsylvania in 1798.
Orlando F. is the
fourth in order of birth in the family of seven children, the others
being as follows:
Amanda, Maria, Hiram, Milton,
Mary and Alice.
At the
age of eight years the subject of this sketch accompanied his parents on
their removal to Williams county, where he was reared and educated in
much the usual manner of farmer boys of his day.
Prompted by a spirit of patriotism, he enlisted, in the fall of
1863, in Company H, Thirty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and valiantly
fought for the preservation of the Union until the war was over.
At the battles of Jonesboro, Georgia,
he was wounded in the left shoulder, and near Kennesaw mountain received
a slight wound in the left leg.
When hostilities ceased he was honorably discharged and returned
to his old home in Jefferson township, Williams county, resuming the
occupation of farming, which he has made his life work.
Since 1854 he has been a resident of that township, making his
home with his father until twenty-four years of age, when he married and
removed to a home of his own.
On Jan. 1, 1872, in Jefferson township,
Mr. Oberlin married Miss
Althea Reed, who was born in that township, Sept. 23, 1849, a
daughter to George Reed.
To Mr. and Mrs.
Oberlin have been born two children:
Roy E. and Theodore.
Roy E. married Elizabeth
Barkdal¸ of Brady township, Williams county and they have one son,
Wayne, born May 21, 1897.
They reside in Brady township, where
Roy owns and operates a farm of one hundred
and seventy-five acres. Like
his father, he affiliates with the Republican party.
Theodore resides with
his parents.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton.
Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899 - Page 437
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SYLVESTER C. OBERLIN
Among the leading and influential farmers
of Jefferson township, Williams county, who thoroughly understand their
chosen calling, and are meeting with good success in their undertakings,
is the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch. He owns and
operates a fine farm of eighty-six acres in Section 26, on which he has
made many excellent improvements, adding not a little to its value and
attractive appearance.
Mr. Oberlin was born in Jefferson township, July 6,
1866, and is the elder son of Hiram B. and Melissa (Snear) Oberlin, the
other being Festus A. The public schools of Williams county
afforded our subject his educational privileges, while his training at
farm work was obtained upon the old homestead in Jefferson county.
He remained with his parents until his marriage, when he located upon
his present farm, to the cultivation and improvement of which he has
since devoted his energies with most gratifying results.
On June 5, 1890, in Brady township, Williams county,
Mr. Oberlin wedded Miss Eva Kunkle, a daughter of George
Kunkle, of that
township. One child has been born to them: Earl K., Mr. and
Mrs. Oberlin are both active and prominent members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, while politically he was identified with the
Republican party. He takes a deep and commendable interest in
public affairs, and is highly esteemed by all who know him.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton.
Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899 - Page 599 |
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ELISHA M. OGLE
was born in Carroll County, Ohio, Sept. 16, 1839, and is the
seventh child of a family of nine, three of whom are yet living,
born to
William and Isabelle (Lyons) Ogle, who were natives of
Jefferson County, Ohio, and Washington County, Penn.
William Ogle's parents moved to Jefferson County, Ohio, at
an early period in the history of Eastern Ohio, and he was among
the first-born children of Jefferson County. He was reared
a farmer. He and family moved form Carroll County to
Williams County, Ohio, in 1850, locating on Section 1, in
Northwest Township. Mr. Ogle here engaged in
clearing and farming, and this was his home until his death,
which occurred in the spring of 1863. He was one of the
early settlers of North West Township, although not among the
first. He was a hard working and industrious man; was a
Captain in the State Militia while a resident of Carroll County,
and was a man self-made in every respect. His wife
survived his death until April, 1881, when she, too, died.
Elisha M. Ogle came with his parents to Williams County when
eleven years old, and this has ever since been his home.
He received a common school education, and, Oct. 22, 1861,
enlisted in Company K, Sixty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry as
private. They left Camp Chase in time to be present,
although not actively engaged, in the battle of Fort Donelson.
From here he went to Crump's Landing, where he was taken sick.
After remaining at the hospital at Camp Dennison for a time, he
received a furlough, went home, and then rejoined his regiment
while they were at Bolivar, Tenn. From here, he was in all
the movements of his regiment, until he was wounded at the
battle of Atlanta, on the 22d of July, 1864, where he was shot
directly through the head, the ball entering below the right
eye, and passing out back of the left ear. He was left for
dead on the field of battle, and was so reported to his
comrades. On the retreat of the union forces, he ws taken
prisoner, sent to Atlanta, and from there to Andersonville,
remaining at the latter place seven months, where he saw the
suffering that only those know who realized Southern prison
life. He and one other, one dark and rainy night, climbed
the fence, and, by a miracle, escaped the guard, took to the
swamps, and, after traveling all night, found they were within
eighty rods from where they got out. The next night, they
started again, and continued this some five or six days, when
they were recaptured by a detachment of Hood's army, and were
then sent to Macon, Ga., where they remained two months; and, on
Lee's surrender, were paroled, and finally regained their
liberty.
Mr. Ogle re-enlisted, and was veteranized in December, 1863,
when his first enlistment had expired. He received his
final discharge from the service at Camp Chase June 20, 1865, as
Corporal. After the war, he returned to Williams County,
and engaged in farming. He was married, Oct. 1, 1868, to
Miss Amanda Starr, and, in 1875, was elected to the office
of County Treasurer, and re-elected in 1877. He moved his
family to Bryan in 1876, and, in 1878, became a partner of
Simeon Gillis in the proprietorship and publication of the Bryan
Press. Mr. Ogle is a Republican in politics; a
member of the Presbyterian Church, and he and wife are parents
of two children - Wilbur and Maud. Mr.
Ogle owns the old homestead, consisting of 160 acres,
besides 83 acres in Florence Township, and town property in
Bryan.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton.
Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899 - Page
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EMERSON B. OPDYCKE.
The subject of this notice is fairly entitled to be considered not
only one of the enterprising farmers of Williams county, but also one of
its most highly respected and honored citizens. His residence is
situated in Section 36, Jefferson township, where he owns and operates
two hundred and eighty acres of valuable and highly-productive land
improved with excellent farm buildings. Upon this place Mr.
Opdycke was born, August 12, 1848.
John Opdycke, father of our subject, was born in
Trumbull county, Ohio and in June, 1836, when still single, he came to
Williams county, where, in 1848, he married Miss Harriet C. Baird, also
a native of Ohio. Throughout the greater part of their married
life they lived in Jefferson township, Williams county, continuing to
make it their home up to within ten years of their deaths, the father
dying August 26, 1895, the mother on June 23, 1896. They were the
parents of four children, namely: Emerson B.; Bettie; Charles D.; and
Wilbur. Emerson Opdycke, an uncle of our subject, was a brevet
major general in the Union army during the Civil war.
During his boyhood and youth the subject of this sketch
attended common schools and also obtained a good academic education.
He studied civil engineering and surveying under Professor Churchill of
Oberlin, Ohio, and Professor C. W. Mykrantz, of Bryan. For six
years, or two terms, he most creditably filled the office of county
surveyor of Williams county, and for sixteen or eighteen years made
surveying his business. However, he now gives his attention wholly
to agricultural pursuits, and has made many improvements upon the old
homestead, which he successful operates.
In Pulaski, Ohio, April 19, 1877, Mr. Opdycke married
Miss Sarah A. Roth, a native of Fulton county, Ohio and a daughter of
Christian Roth, of that county. Mr. and Mrs.
Opdycke have become
the parents of seven children, who in the order of birth are as follows:
Winnifred; John G.; Waldo E.; Bessie; Lucile; Alfred; and
Carlton.
Since attaining his majority, Mr. Opdycke has always
given his support to the men and measures of the Republican party, and
he takes an active interest in all enterprises which he believes
calculated to promote the moral, intellectual or material welfare of his
township and county. His entire life has been passed in this
locality, and those who known him best are numbered among his warmest
friends, a fact which plainly indicates an irreproachable life.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton.
Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899 - Page 448 |
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JOHN OREWILIER.
This leading citizen of Pioneer, Williams county, and an honored
veteran of the Civil war, was born Jan. 9, 1827, in Richland county,
Ohio, where he obtained a good common-school
education, which has well fitted him for life’s responsible duties.
His father, Adam Orewiler,
was a native of Kentucky, but was reared in Pennsylvania, and in 1820
became a resident of Richland county, Ohio, where he married
Miss Nancy Walkup, a native
of Ireland, who when a child came to America with her widowed mother and
two sisters, locating first in Pennsylvania and later in Richland
county, Ohio. The
Orewilers were of German
descent. Politically
Adam Orewiler was first a Whig and later a Republican, and by
occupation was an agriculturist, improving two good farms in Richland county, where he died in Jan. 1873.
John is the oldest of his twelve children, the others being as
follows:
Ellen, wife of A. Alleman;
David, a farmer by
occupation; Mrs. Barbara Cline;
Eli, who served in the Union
army during the Civil war, and died in 1873;
Sarah, wife of
J. Kohler; Henry, a farmer;
Mary, wife of W. J. Boggs; Hiram, who was also a Union soldier, and is now a
resident of Toledo, Ohio; and
Nancy, Samuel and Margaret,
who all died when young. The
mother is a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church.
She died in Richland county, Ohio, in April, 1872.
Upon the home farm,
John Orewiler early became
familiar with agricultural pursuits, and remained with his father until
his marriage in 1848, Miss Mary
Keiser becoming with wife.
She was born in Wayne county, Ohio, Dec. 11, 1826, a daughter of
Jacob Keiser, of Pennsylvania
– German stock, who on coming to Ohio first located in Wayne county,
later removed to Richland county, where he spent many years, and in old
age came to Williams county, dying here in 1881.
He was a member of the Lutheran
Church, and his wife, who died at Prattville,
Michigan, in 1883, was a German Baptist in
religious belief. Their children
were Sally, Nancy, Mary, John, Henry, Jacob, Elizabeth, Catherine, Elias A.,
Samuel, Lucinda and George W.
Of these, Elias is a physician, and
Samuel a dentist of Bryan, Williams county.
To
Mr. and Mrs. Orewiler were born the following children:
Elizabeth¸ who died when
young; Nancy, now Mrs. Weaver; Jacob, a farmer of Williams county;
Mrs. Anna M. Belcher; Mrs. Sarah
A. Umbenhaur; Adam, a resident of Pioneer;
William M., a farmer; Luella,
at home; and Cimmiottee,
wife of Mr. Bigbee, who
conducts a meat market in Pioneer.
The wife and mother, who was a faithful member of the
German
Baptist
Church, was called to her final rest Jan. 3,
1891.
For one year after
his marriage Mr. Orewiler
worked by the month as a farm hand, and then operated rented land in his
native county until 1853, when he removed to Williams county and
purchased a tract of land which was still in its primitive condition,
having to clear a road to his place.
After building a cabin he began the improvement and cultivation
of his land, his whole time being devoted to this arduous task, when not
ill with fever and ague, which was prevalent among the early settlers.
On selling that place in 1860, he bought one hundred and ten
acres in Madison township, upon which he now lives.
A few acres had been cleared, and a small frame house erected
thereon, but to-day eighty acres are under a high state of cultivation,
and the improvements include a commodious residence, one-half mile east
of Pioneer, two good barns and substantial outbuildings.
In May, 1864,
Mr. Orewiler placed his farm in charge of his son, and entered the
Union army, becoming a member of the One Hundred and Forty-second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, which was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland.
He was elected first sergeant of his company, faithfully served
for one hundred days, and when his term had expired was honorably
discharged at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio.
He was a member of the National Guard both before and after his
service. On his return home he
resumed farming, but his place has been operated by his sons since 1875.
Since 1864 he has continuously served as justice of the peace,
with the exception of four years; was town clerk for eight years; notary
public a number of years; and has also served as school director –
filling all of these positions in a prompt and capable manner.
He is an ardent Republican, a true and loyal citizen, and in many
respects his life is well worthy of emulation.
In April, 1898, Mr.
Orewiler broke up housekeeping, and is now living with his daughter,
Mrs. Bigbee.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio
including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton.
Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899 - Page
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