JACOB
DANIEL PHISTER became a resident of the village of
Rising Sun, Wood County, Dec. 1, 1893, at which time he
bought lots and has since erected a residence. He in
an enterprising business man, and has been quite successful
in his various undertakings. A Republican in politics,
he cast his first Presidential ballot for Abraham Lincoln,
at Port Royal Harbor, S. C., in 1864. He was in the
Union service during the late Civil War, in which he
enlisted Feb. 22, 1864, and served until the close.
For about a year longer he assisted the Government to
straighten out is affairs, and was finally discharged, June
8, 1866.
The parents of Mr. Phister were David and
Charlotte (Zedeker) Phister, who were natives of
Mahoning County, Ohio. After living for some years in
Mahoning County, and later in Knox County, Ohio, they came
to this section, in 1865. Here the father bought one
hundred and sixty acres of timber-land, and after clearing a
space built a log cabin. He continued to dwell here
until his death, which occurred March 24, 1867, when in his
sixty-ninth year. His wife died Feb. 8, 1874, aged
sixty-eight years. Their family comprised eight
children: Roxie, who married Thomas Hunt, and
with her husband is deceased; Lucy, widow of
George Fulk, and a resident of Bowling Green; Julia,
deceased, formerly the wife of Solomon Shisly; Julia,
deceased; Mary, widow of Jerry Mackey, and a
resident of Rising Sun; David, who lives in this
county; Jacob D. and John.
Born in Montgomery Township,
Wood County, June 15, 1844, J. D. Phister passed his
boyhood on the old homestead, and obtained his education
mainly during the winter terms of school held in that
vicinity. He had not reached his twentieth birthday
when he enlisted at Fremont in Company E, Twenty-fifty Ohio
Veteran Infantry, under Captain Murray, and was sent
to Sandusky City, and then to Camp Chase. At the end
of six days in the latter place, young Phister
returned home on a furlough of a week, and later, rejoining
his regiment, was stationed successively in the following
places: Columbus, Cleveland, Buffalo, Philadelphia and
Washington. After spending a month in Virginia, he
went to Alexandria and took passage on a steamer bound for
Port Royal Harbor, S. C., where for six months he was on
picket duty. Then, marching to Honey Hill, S. C., he
was engaged in a fight at that point, in which they were
defeated, and afterwards was engaged in another contest,
with like results. For several days his forces were
then under Sherman's command, and after being sent to
Charleston they camped on the island for a month and were
then sent on the Camden raid. In a slight skirmish
they defeated the enemy, and after accomplishing what they
and undertaken returned to camp. Mr. Phister
was honorably discharged at Columbus, Ohio, in the summer of
1866, and returned home, working for his father on the farm.
On the 16th of March, 1872, occurred the marriage
of our subject and Rose, daughter of Conrad and
Parsley (Buchtel) Sheppler. The only child of this
union, Charles B., was born Dec. 1, 1876, and is
still at home with his parents. They are members of
the United Brethren Church, which has its pastor Rev. Mr.
Withan.
( Source: Portrait & Biological Record of City of Toledo &
Lucas & Wood Counties, Ohio - 1895 - Page 318) |
