BIOGRAPHIES
 Source:
Commemorative
Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio,
Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897
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B. L.
ABBOTT, a prominent attorney at law of Bowling Green,
was born in Townsend township, Huron county, July 5, 1850.
His grandfather Abbott came at an early date with his
family to Huron county, from Trumansburg, Yates county, New
York.
Our subject's father, James R Abbott was about
seventeen years old at the time of this removal, and he at
once devoted his energies to serving the best interests of
the people among whom his lot was cast. He united with
the Baptist Church before he had attained his majority, and
supplying the deficiencies in his education by private
study, he prepared for the ministry. His first charge
was in Huron county, where he remained many years. He
then preached at Reading, Mich., for seven years, after
which he moved to Grand Rapids where his active usefulness
was cut short by a stroke of paralysis, caused by overwork.
The last twelve years of his life were spent in the home of
our subject at Bowling Green. He was married in 1842,
to Miss Caroline Smith, who was born in 1824, and is
now residing with her son, Fred E. Abbott, at Bowling
Green, the youngest of her five children. The others
were Amanda (deceased), who married Daniel Howe,
of Crawford county, Ohio; James R., a resident of
Montcalm county, Mich.; B. L. our subject; and Ida,
the wife of Frank S. Joels, of Fredonia, New York.
Our subject's early life was spent in Michigan, where
he acquired a knowledge of vocal music which afterward
served him well. In 1871 he came to Bowling Green and
studied law with an uncle, Philander S. Abbott, a
well-known lawyer. He had intended to take a course in
literature and law at Michigan, but the illness of his
father compelled him to become the "bread winner" for the
family, and in the emergency he resorted to the teaching of
vocal music. His professional studies were postponed
for several years, but after his marriage, in 1876, to
Miss Mary L. Marshall, he resumed them, and Aug. 13,
1878, was admitted to the bar. His wife is a native of
the Buckeye State, born Sept. 30, 1854, and she is an
admirable helpmeet, cultured and sympathetic. They
have five children: Floyd L., Henry L., Emergene L.,
Lilah Belle, and Lorene.
Mr. Abbott began to practice law with a former
preceptor, Edson Goit, and the partnership lasted
until the death of Mr. Goit. He has a good
civil practice, and has been unusually successful in the
conduct of business entrusted to him. Recently he
engaged in oil producing, has sunk three paying wells and
has others under way. Politically he is a Republican,
and he has held several important official positions.
In 1886 he was elected mayor, and for more than thirteen
consecutive years has been a justice of the peace.
About two years ago his friends were surprised at a new
departure, seemingly out of his line, when he announced his
discovery of a cure for baldness, which he christened "Baldoline."
His well-tried integrity lent credit to his claims for the
new remedy, however, and the test of experience has
abundantly confirmed them in every case where the treatment
has been properly given.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H.
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Sylvester B. Abbott |
SYLVESTER ABBOTT, in
whose death the community lost one of its most valued
citizens, was born July 13, 1812, near Boston, Mass., and at
the age of five years came to Greene county, N. Y., where he
acquired his education and learned the trade of carpenter
and joiner, following that pursuit until his removal to
Ohio, in 1833. He located in Huron county, where for a
time he again engaged in carpentering, and then fitted
himself for the legal profession, being admitted to the bar
at Toledo.
In Huron county he was married, Jan. 25, 1836, to
Alina Morey, by whom he had one child, John, born
Oct. 27, 1836, who is now a physician in Illinois. The
mother died Jan. 27, 1837. On May 3, 1838, Mr.
Abbott wedded Maryette Caswell, and they became
the parents of eight children, namely: Reuben,
born Apr. 11, 1839, of Bowling Green; May Elizabeth,
born Apr. 10, 1841, now the wife of Byron Niles of
Michigan; Melvin L., who was born June 2, 1843, is a
merchant of Bowling Green; George M., who was born
Aug. 26, 1847, is a farmer of Michigan; Sarah, born
Sept. 28, 1850, is the wife of I. L. Hankey; Alice
E., born Apr. 20, 1855, is the wife of Sylvester
Ordway, of Bowling Green; Lewis, born Dec. 1,
1857, is a farmer of Wood county; one died in infancy.
The mother of this family passed away Nov. 24, 1875, and for
his third wife Mr. Abbott, on Mar. 22, 1876, wedded
Helen Robins, a lady of culture and refinement, who
successfully followed school teaching. She is a
daughter of Eliakim and Susanna (Brown) Robins, the
former a carpenter of Huron county. To this union have
come two children: Celesta G., who was born
July 24, 1879, and died Feb. 23, 1891; and Jerry B.,
born June 4, 1881, still at home.
Mr. Abbott practiced law in both Huron and Wood
counties, coming to the latter in 1853, at which time he
purchased 160 acres of land in Center township. In
connection with law practice he carried on agricultural
pursuits, planting an orchard and making many other
excellent improvements, while the well-tilled fields yielded
to him a handsome income. He continued farming until
his death, which occurred Jan. 16, 1891. For several
years he served as justice of the peace, discharging his
duties with most conscientious fidelity. He was ever
faithful to a trust reposed in him, whether of a public or
private nature. His business career and his home life
were alike above reproach, and he had the warm regard of
many personal friends. Mrs. Abbott is still
living on the homestead in Center township, and is an
intelligent lady of genial manner and kindly disposition,
who is held in the highest esteem by her neighbors and the
community at large.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago:
J. H. Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 568 |
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ISAAC ACKERMAN
was born in Henry township, Nov. 24, 1846, on the farm which
is still his home, and is a worthy representative of an
honored pioneer family. His father, David Ackerman,
was a native of Switzerland, and, on a sailing vessel,
started for America with his parents, but they died while
enroute, and were buried in the ocean. After a
six-months’ passage, David Ackerman landed in
New York, and went to Lancaster county, Penn., where he was
bound out to a farmer, with whom he remained until he
attained his majority. He there married Catherine
Auwerter, a native of Germany, and in the fall of
1838 removed, with his family, from Lancaster county to Wood
county, Ohio. The boat on which they took passage
caught fire, but they reached their destination without loss
of life.
The father entered eighty acres of wild land in Henry
township, erected a rude dwelling of round logs, but
afterward replaced it by a more substantial one of hewed
logs. There he carried on agricultural pursuits until
his death, in 1876, his wife having passed away in 1875.
He was a member of the Methodist Church, and she was a
Dunkard in religious faith. Their children were as
follows: Bevy, who died in childhood; Fannie,
wife of B. L. Peters, of North Baltimore, Ohio;
Mary, who died at the age of eighteen; Jacob, a
farmer of Michigan; Catherine, wife of Fergus
Hughes; Lydia, widow of Lewis Bloom,
of Henry township; David, a farmer of Knox county,
Mo.; Isaac; Phebe, wife of D. Wiley, of
North Baltimore; Michael, a farmer of Michigan; and
Millie, wife of John W. Sterling, of Henry
township.
Our subject was reared on the home farm, and educated
in the district schools. In the fall of 1865 he
enlisted in Company F, 12th U. S. V. I., but was afterward
transferred to the 21st U. S. I., from which he received an
honorable discharge in I868. He was engaged in doing
guard duty, being stationed at Richmond, Va., at Petersburg,
and at Fortress Monroe, where, for six months, he guarded
Jefferson Davis. Later he was sent in
pursuit of a band of robbers in Virginia, and was discharged
at Camp Hamilton. Returning home, Mr.
Ackerman followed farming, with his father, until his
marriage. In Henry township, Jan. 6, 1870, he wedded
Nancy J. Slaughterback, who was born in Bloom
township, Wood county, Oct. 10, 1849. They located on
the old family homestead, and their union was. blessed with
seven children: Lillian G., wife of Loring
Leathers, of Findlay, Ohio; Franklin E.; Lulu
C.; Margaret; Calvin; and two, Arthur
W. and Ray, who died in infancy.
From his father, Mr. Ackerman, inherited
forty-four acres of land, and afterward purchased thirty-six
acres of his brother, so that he now has an excellent farm,
upon which he has made many splendid improvements. His
present commodious home was erected in the fall of 1893.
In politics he is a Democrat, and is an intelligent,
self-made man and highly esteemed citizen. His wife
belongs to the United Brethren Church.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ.
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DAVID ADAMS (deceased) was
the father of a large family that claim Montgomery township
as their pioneer home, being founded here in the early
"thirties," so that for over sixty years it has been
prominently identified with the history of the locality.
Previous to David's location here, his brother Asa
had become a resident of Montgomery township.
David Adams was born in Beaver county, Penn., in
1784, and was the son of David Adams, Sr., who was
descended from New England stock. From Pennsylvania,
the son served in the war of 1812, and there he married
Sarah McKibben, by whom he had the following children,
all born in the Keystone State with the exception of the
youngest: Julia A., who was married in
Pennsylvania to Henry Rhodes, died in Portage county,
Ohio; Agnesis the widow of William Miller, and
makes here home in Mercer county, Penn.; Amanda
became the wife of Frederick Klitz, and died in
Montgomery township, Wood county; Margaret was
married in this State to William Henry, now of
Mahoning county, Ohio; David died near Jerry City,
Ohio; Harvey also died near that city; Joseph
died in Montgomery township in 1849; James died in
Jerry City; Hugh Mc. died in Montgomery township;
Sarah J. who became the wife of Benjamin Burket,
died in Kansas; John M. and Asa are twins, the
former a resident of Montgomery township, and the latter of
Freeport, Ohio; Mary wedded Andrew Wanders,
who was killed at the battle of Shiloh during the Rebellion,
after which she married Abel Manchester, and died in
Missouri; and Susan is now Mrs. William Cowden,
living near Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
In his native State Mr. Adams was a farmer and
distiller, the latter business being then quite popular, and
in 1833 he came to Wood county, where he purchased 160 acres
of land in Montgomery township, from a man at Bucyrus, Ohio.
The following spring, with sons - David, Harvey and
Joseph - he came by team to this county, where he
left the boys and returned to Pennsylvania. They were
put in such crops as they could with a team of oxen.
In November, 1834, he brought the remainder of the family to
Montgomery township locating on the southwest quarter of
Section 20, their first home being a log house. In
1837 he built the old gristmill in Section 20, Portage
township, on the Portage river, which, the following year,
was put in operation, and people would come from miles
around to have their grist ground. He was a man of
comfortable means in Pennsylvania, and entered much land in
Wood county, giving to each of his sons eighty acres or its
equivalent.
Though not large in stature, Mr. Adams was a
muscular man, and very robust. His educatonal
privileges were only ordinary, but he was a man of natural
intellectual ability and became well-informed by reading and
observation. He had begun the study of law, and often
tried cases for the justice of the peace, his counsel often
being sought by the early settlers of Wood county. In
politics, Mr. Adams usually supported the Democracy,
but was not bound by party ties; various official positions
in the township and county were offered him, but he always
declined, as he cared nothing for the honors or emoluments
of public office. Being an excellent
conversationalist, he could easily entertain a crowd of
people, and he was wide and favorably known throughout the
county. His death occurred upon the old homestead farm
in Section 20, Montgomery township, in June, 1859, and his
body was laid to rest by the side of his wife, who had died
a few years previous, in West Millgrove cemetery. They
were consistent members of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H.
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CAPTAIN A. W. ADAMS, postmaster of North
Baltimore, and a veteran of the Civil war, is a native of
Seneca county, Ohio, born Nov. 28, 1838. He is the son
of Martin and Martha (Dillon) Adams, both of whom were
born in Jefferson county, Ohio, the former in 1800, and the
latter in 1807. They were the parents of the following
children: George W., who is in the insurance
business in Chicago, Ill.; Thomas, a dentist in
Springfield, Ohio; Henry Clay, a lieutenant in the
25th Kansas Regiment, who was killed during the Civil war;
Pollie deceased, wife of ___ Hall, of Pueblo
county, Colo.; Andrew J., deceased; A. W., our
subject; Francis Marion, who was killed in Colorado;
Rhoda D., who died in Nebraska; Eli R.,
residing in Toledo; Peter C., living in Springfield;
Campbell, who died in Troy, and Jennie, living
in Columbus.
Capt. Adams remained in Seneca county during his
childhood, attending the district and graded schools.
In the fall of 1861 he enlisted in Company K, 49th O. V. I.,
and contributed his mite in the cause of preserving the
Union. He was promoted through the various ranks to
the position of captain, receiving his commission at
Nashville, Tenn., and served in that capacity during the
remainder of the war, being mustered out of service Nov. 30,
1865. The Captain participated in all the battles with
his company, among them being those of Chickamauga, Stone
River, Nashville and Franklin. He took part in
twenty-eight pitched battles and numerous skirmishes, and
was fortunate enough to escape without receiving a wound.
At the close of the war Capt. Adams returned to
Tiffin, Ohio, and was engaged in the shoe business for one
year. Selling out in 1868 he went to St. Paul, Minn.,
and after a short residence there to California, where he
engaged in the lumber business. From California he
went to Nevada, where he remained a year, afterward spending
another year in Minnesota before he returned to Ohio, coming
first to Toledo, in this State. He finally settled on
a farm in Bloom Township, Wood county. This place is
situated in Section 28, and comprises 240 acres, on which
there are three oil wells, which produce 180 barrels per
day, he receiving a royalty of one sixth. In 1886 the
first gas well was drilled on this farm. In 1893
Capt. Adams was appointed postmaster at North Baltimore,
and in this capacity has made himself one of the most
popular citizens of the town. He adheres to the
Democratic party, and is a stanch believer and admirer of
its principles.
Capt. Adams was married in Toledo, Dec. 22,
1874, to Miss Minnie K. Maybee, who was born in
Monroe county, Mich., Mar. 14, 1849, and they have two
children, Grace M. and Maude; the former
graduated from the public schools of North Baltimore May 29,
1896; Maude is now in the class of 1898, same school.
The Captain is of distinguished appearance, a most genial
companion, his many and varied experiences making him an
interesting conversationalist, and his travels have given
him an excellent insight into human nature, with a power of
self-restraint that make him an admirable public official.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 555 |
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F. B. ADAMS, one of the most progressive and
prosperous of the younger citizens of Portage township, is a
native of the county, born May 15, 1869, on a farm in
Section 2, Bloom township, a son of Henry and Margaretta
(Dresser) Adams.
Our subject received all his education at the district
schools of the neighborhood of his boyhood home, excepting
an eight-weeks' attendance at the North American Normal
School, at Fostoria. He acquired a good fund of
general knowledge; but he was always more fond of machinery
than books. Up to the time of his marriage he lived at
home, assisting his father, under whose tuition he gained a
thorough insight into the mysteries of agriculture, and
after that event bought his fifty-acre farm in Section 35,
Portage township, where he now lives. He has never
devoted himself to the cultivation of this tract, however,
the farm work being done by hired help, while he gives his
attention to the oil business, acting as overseer for
Fowler Bros., of Bradner. He is interested in the
Lone Star Oil Co., which carries on operations in Portage
township. Mr. Adams was formerly interested in
a picket mill operated in Portage township, and though young
he has been very successful in all his ventures. He is
steady-going and ambitious, and bids fair to become one of
the well-to-do citizens of his community.
On Mar. 19, 1892, Mr. Adams was married, in
Perry township, to Miss Mary Longacre, of Portage
township, daughter of H. R. Longacre, of Portage
township, daughter of H. R. Longacre, and one child
has blessed this union, Olen J., born Apr. 23, 1894.
Our subject is a Democrat in political faith, but usually
supports the best man without regard to party lines.
Socially he is affiliated with Petroleum Lodge No. 499, K.
of P., of which he is a charter member.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 943 |
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GEORGE ADAMS. One of
the finest and best-conducted farms in Bloom township is the
result of the labors of this gentleman, and it is also the
place of his nativity. He was born Sept. 18, 1855, and
is a member of a well-known pioneer family, his parents
being David and Lucinda (Henry) Adams, who were
married in this county. The father's birth occurred
Mr. 30, 1821, in Beaver county, Penn., while the mother was
a native of the Empire State, born Dec. 27, 1825. The
former came with his father, David Adams, Sr. to this
locality, first locating in Montgomery township, but in
April, 1837, bought from the government the northwest
quarter of Section 2, Bloom township, making his home there
when the nearest post office was Freemont.
The father of our subject was a remarkably active man,
stout and robust, and was one of the best financiers of the
township; and had it not been for his untimely death he
would probably have become one of the wealthiest men of the
county. He served as trustee n school director, always
voted with the Democratic party, and he and his wife always
attended religious service. He departed this life June
9, 1866, but his wife long survived him, dying Feb. 1, 1895,
and they were laid side by side in West Millgrove cemetery.
Their children were as follows: Emeline, wife
of Norrington Beadall of North Baltimore, Ohio;
Henry, a farmer of Portage township; Sarah who
married Peter Landis, and died in Perry township;
Thomas J., of North Baltimore; Mary E., who
became the wife of Lorenzo Hatfield, and died in
Bloom township; George; Almira, now Mrs. Jerry
Blair of Bloom township; Minerva, wife of
Erastus Bosler of Portage township; and Madison a
farmer of Perry township.
Our subject in his boyhood received the education that
the district schools of the neighborhood afforded, and at
the age of thirteen assumed charge of the home farm, while
two years later he had almost absolute control, as his
father had died when he was only eleven. ON Dec. 29,
1876, in Bloom township, Rev. Isaac Feasel, a
Methodist Episcopal minister, performed the wedding ceremony
that united the destines of Mr. Adams and Miss
Etta Enos who was born in Jackson township, Seneca Co.,
Ohio, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Enos, farming
people. The date of her birth is July 12, 1855.
The first land owned by Mr. Adams was a tract of
forty acres in Section 4, Bloom township; but he never lived
upon the place or upon any of the numerous tracts he later
purchased, his residence always being on the old homestead,
which he still cultivates. In the spring of 1877 he
began its operation on shares, which system was continued
until the death of the mother, whom he had always cared for
like a dutiful son, having the greatest regard for his
parents. Besides the home place, which comprises
seventy-two acres of valuable land, he also owns a half
interest in the celebrated Alva Thomas farm, in Perry
township, which is the acknowledged banner farm of Wood man,
and in addition to general farming also deals quite
extensively in fine stock. He is an excellent judge of
horses, which he handles in considerable numbers, and has
sold many fine animals. In politics Mr. Adams
votes for the candidates of the Democratic party, and,
although not taking an active part in public life, he
conscientiously performs his duties as a good citizen.
He is intelligent and public-spirited, deeply interested in
the advancement of educational affairs, and for three years
acceptably served as school director. His excellent
wife is a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Adams' parents, Joseph and Elizabeth
(Shakespeare) Enos, were born in Pennsylvania and
Delaware, respectively. The father was a miller in the
East, but after his removal to Ohio engaged in agricultural
pursuits, which he continued to follow the remainder of his
life. He passed away Oct. 2, 1856, near Fostoria, in
which city Mrs. Enos now resides. She has been
a resident of Wood county for over fifty years. She is
the mother of seven children, two sons and five daughters,
six of whom are yet living, one daughter, Mrs. Carrie
Cellors, having died in 1874.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago:
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HENRY ADAMS, a well-to-do,
progressive farmer of Portage township, and a member of one
of the pioneer families of the county, was born Sept. 12,
1845, in Bloom township, on a farm in Section 2. He is
the eldest son and the second child of David and Lucinda
(Henry) Adams.
In his boyhood Henry Adams
attended the district schools of the home neighborhood, and
subsequently spent two terms at school in Fostoria, one at a
select school, and one at the Union school there, receiving
altogether a much better school training than most farmer
boys of that day. On Jan. 20, 1867, he was united in
marriage, in Portage township, with Miss Margaretta
Dresser, who was born in that township, Oct. 22, 1840,
daughter of Aaron S. and Esther (Davis) dresser, the
former of whom was from New Hampshire, the latter from New
Jersey. Aaron S. Dresser was born July 1, 1800,
in New Hampshire, and when twenty-four years of age migrated
west to Ohio, where he married, on June 18, 1834, settling
in Portage township, Wood county, on the S. W.
¼ Sec. 25. Here he died
at the advanced age of over ninety years, preceded to the
grave by his wife, and they both rest in Millgrove cemetery.
For three years after his marriage Mr. Adams
continued to work on the home farm, during that time serving
as guardian of his minor brothers and sisters. He then
purchased forty acres of land in Section 36, Portage
township, half of his present farm, which had been improved
and cultivated, and was equipped with very fair buildings,
which at that time stood on the east side of the tract, and
were moved by our subject when he purchased the forty acres
adjoining, in 1880. He has remodeled most of the
buildings and erected others, and his farm has a look of
thrift and neatness which would do any man credit. He
has been a lifelong agriculturist, devoting himself to this
business exclusively, and has acquired a comfortable
property.
To Mr. and Mrs. Adams have been born children as
follows: F. B., born May 15, 1869, who is a
prosperous young farmer of Portage township; and Mettie,
born July 5, 1875, who is the wife of Charles Dicken.
Mrs. Adams, in her younger days, was a school
teacher, having taught with great success for seven terms in
Portage and adjoining townships. Her first certificate
bears the signature of Dr. Ranger then living at West
Millgrove. Mr. Adams is a Democrat politically,
but takes no active part in public affairs. He is a
representative go-ahead farmer of this section, and one of
Portage township's most substantial citizens.
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Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present -
Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 889 |
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J. Q. ADAMS, a representative agriculturist of
Washington township, was born in Orleans county, N. Y., Oct.
8, 1824, and is a son of Elijah and Phoebe (Crosby) Adams,
the former a native of Vermont, the latter of New York
State. Elijah's parents were both drowned while
crossing Lake Champlain on the ice, with a team, leaving to
the care of others their only child, Elijah who was
adopted and reared by Jesse Hard, of near Manchester,
Vt. But little is known of our subject's ancestry, not
even the names of his grandparents. To Elijah
and Phoebe Adams were born seven children:
Marietta, deceased wife of David Kempton; Sallie,
who was the wife of William Turner, and died in
Indiana; Lydia who was the wife of Ransom Hollis,
but both are now deceased; William who was a
cooper by trade, and has also passed away; J. G., the
subject of this sketch; Lyman, who resides in
Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio; and Guilford, who died in
Huron county, in which county the father also departed this
life, Sept. 30, 1839, where he had resided since 1833.
The mother then made her home with our subject, her death
occurring Dec. 26, 1877.
The district schools of Ridgefield township, Huron Co.,
Ohio, afforded J. Q. Adams his educational
privileges; but at an early age he was compelled to lay
aside his studies, and take up the sterner duties of life.
From the age of fifteen he supported his mother, engaging in
farming on shares. In March, 1857, he came to Wood
county with his family, having the previous year purchased
eighty acres of land in Washington township, which he at
once began to improve, erecting thereon a good house, also
barns, and planting an excellent orchard. To his
original purchase he afterward added forty acres, but has
now deeded that part of his property to his son.
Mr. Adams was married in Huron county, Oct. 14,
1847, to Miss Jane J. Cadwell, of Lorain county,
Ohio, and to them were born four children, of whom Garry
and Harrison both died in 1863, and the youngest in
infancy. Frank, the third son, was born Aug.
11, 1857, on the old homestead, where he grew to manhood,
receiving his education in the district schools of the
neighborhood, and he has always aided in the operation of
the home farm. For the past three years he has served
as trustee of Washington township. In 1880 he wedded
Mary Killyen, and they have four children:
Floyd, born Oct. 19, 1882; Ray, born July 8,
1884; Paul F., born Oct. 1, 1885; and May,
born May 21, 1887. The wife of our subject, who was a
most estimable lady, died June 6, 1886, leaving many friends
as well as her immediate family to mourn her loss. She
was a daughter of Daniel D. and Laura (Williams) Cadwell,
who were married in Pittsfield, Ohio, Sept. 26, 1816, and
had two children both born in Troy, Ohio: Mary Ann,
born Jan. 11, 1818, and Jane J. (Mrs. J. Q. Adams),
born Apr. 9, 1820. The mother of these died June 23,
1831, and the father subsequently remarried; the date of his
death is not known.
In his political views, Mr. Adams is a stalwart
Republican, unwavering in his allegiance to his party, whose
principles he believes are calculated to promote the
country's best interests. While in no sense a
politician, he has always taken an interest in his party,
and several times has been delegate to conventions - both
Congressional and county. For a number of years he
served as trustee and supervisor, was also a member of the
school board, and from April, 1886, to April, 1892, was a
justice of the peace, during which time he solemnized
several marriages. No case has ever been appealed from
his court, showing that he held the hands of justice with a
balance that was beyond the interference of any court, and
to the satisfaction of all. In religious belief he is
a Universalist, although his family attend the Presbyterian
Church. For a time he was a member of the National
Guards, and in the Masonic order he has attained the seventh
degree in the Royal Arch Chapter, belonging to Lodge No.
451, of Tontogany, and the Chapter of Bowling Green.
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MADISON ADAMS. Among
the young and energetic farmers of Perry township, as well
as those who have been successful, and whose efforts through
life thus far, through their own perseverance, have borne
able recompense, is the subject of this personal history.
He is a native of Wood county, born in Section 2, Bloom
township, Dec. 22, 1863, and is the youngest child of
David and Lucinda (Henry) Adams. After pursuing
his studies sometime in the district schools, he entered
Jerry City Academy, when Prof. Hubbard was at its
head, and there remained for three years.
Until nineteen years of age Mr. Adams spent his
time in the usual manner of farmer boys, but at that time
went to Fostoria, and learned telegraphy in the office of
the C. H. V. & T. railroad, after which he acted as night
operator for six months at that place. Disliking the
work, however, he returned home, where he remained for some
months, and then entered the oar factory at Jerry City,
Ohio. the next five years were spent as a pumper for
the Ohio Oil Company in and around Jerry City.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago:
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THOMAS J. ADAMS, who ranks
among the most successful agriculturists of Montgomery
township, was born in that locality Oct. 16, 1854, the son
of Thomas and Mary (McGill) Adams.
Thomas Adams was a native of Wigtonshire,
Scotland, born Apr. 25, 1812, and his wife was born in the
same place, Dec. 23, 1819. His family was in moderate
circumstances, and when Thomas attained his majority
he determined to seek a home in the New World. Sailing
for the United States, he landed at New York City, after a
voyage of six weeks and five days, and first found
employment in that city as hostler for a wealthy family,
which situation he lost from failure to salute his master
with becoming deference, his Scotch pride not allowing him
to do so. Some time later he went to Slatington,
Penn., where he worked in the slate quarries, afterward
going to Tiffin, Ohio, where, on Dec. 9, 1836, he was
married to Mary McGill. She was the daughter of
John McGill, who with his family, came to the United
States in 1833, locating at Tiffin, Ohio, where both parents
died of cholera not long after their arrival.
Thomas Adams came to Wood county in 1835, and
entered eighty acres of land in Section 9, Montgomery
township. At that time the land office was at Bucyrus,
and he walked to and from his land. It was in a
primitive condition, with no improvements, and his first
house was a small log cabin, built on a knoll a short
distance southwest of where the old homestead no stands.
The household goods of the young couple, who thus began life
together with brave hearts and willing hands, were of the
rudest type, and few in number. Until the land was
cultivated they could not live off its products, and for the
first year or so, Mr. Adams was obliged to work for
other people, and he worked in a brickyard at Perrysburg for
eight dollars a month. He was a stout, strapping young
fellow, and, carried the apple trees for his orchard on his
back from Tiffin to this home. He was a very robust
man, and until his final sickness never had any illness in
his life except the measles. The courage and industry
of this worthy couple were rewarded by prosperity, and they
lived to see the wilderness changed into fertile fields and
blooming orchards, and, in place of the solitary log cabin,
three handsome houses built upon the farm. They also
had the happiness to celebrate their golden wedding on Dec.
9, 1886, at which their large family were all present.
Their children were as follows: James W., born
Sept. 16, 1837, is a manufacturer in Grand Rapids, Mich.;
John, born Apr. 20. 18939, was a member of the 21st
Regiment O. V. I., and died June 1, 1863, being buried at
Murfreesboro; Robert W., born Sept. 18, 1842, is a
conductor on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, and
lives in Chicago; Jennie, born Sept. 18, 1842,
married Rev. James Rhodes, a minister of the United
Brethren Church, at Fostoria; Lizzie, born Sept. 20,
1845, is the wife of W. W. Dunipace, of Webster
township; Ella, born Nov. 20, 1847, is now Mrs. G.
K. Daily, of Montgomery township; Cornelia, born
July 9, 1850, married Otis Hoiles, and died Aug. 2,
1871, in Omaha, Neb.; Thomas J. is our subject;
George A., born Nov. 9, 1857, is a farmer in Montgomery
township; Francis M., born Apr. 3, 1861, is also a
farmer in the same township; Minnie B., born Nov. 23,
1863, is the wife of Dr. E. W. Heltman, of Toledo,
Ohio. Mr. Adams always followed farming, and,
being steady, industrious and economical, his property
increased from the original eighty acres to 320. He
was a Democrat until the formation of the Republican party,
when he became one of its stanch adherents. He was no
office seeker, but served in minor township offices, and was
a man of considerable influence in the community. He
died Apr. 26, 1888, his wife surviving him until Dec. 20,
1891. Both are buried in the cemetery at Prairie
Depot. This worthy couple were faithful members of the
Presbyterian Church, and reared their numerous children to
habits of industry and honesty. They were greatly
respected and beloved by all who knew them, and their
children have all become well-to-do and influential
citizens.
Thomas J. Adams, the subject of this sketch, was
reared upon his father's farm, his educational advantages
being only such as could be obtained in the district schools
of his locality. He remained with his parents until
his marriage, which took place Dec. 25, 1879, in Jefferson
township, Williams Co., Ohio, where he was united to Miss
Ida M. Finch. Mrs. Adams was born May 3,
1858, in Wyandot county, the daughter of Randolph and
Theresa (Caughey) Finch, the former a native of New York
and the latter of Ohio. Her father died in Williams
county Apr. 15, 1889, and her mother on Oct. 22, 1892.
When our subject was married he had property of small value,
and rented a portion of the home farm until 1884, when he
purchased forty acres of land in Section 9, Montgomery
township, for which he went in debt. This he has since
paid for, and has added forty acres to it, and he has been
so successful in his operations that in 1892 he built an
elegant home upon his place, where he entertains his large
circle of friends with true hospitality. He is to-day
one of the most prosperous farmers in the township, and is a
man who is shrewd in his business enterprises, systematic
and careful in the management of his affairs, and holds a
high place in the community.
While not an office seeker, Mr. Adams is an
active worker in the Republican party, and his friends and
enemies alike have felt the effects of his influence.
He is a member and trustee of the Methodist Church, as is
also Mrs. Adams, and she is prominent in the work of
the Foreign Missionary Society. Their children are as
follows: Charles R., born Sept. 7, 1881;
Albert L., born Dec. 16, 1884, died May 23, 1885;
Thomas Cleon, born Dec. 1, 1887; and Terese M.,
born July 30, 1894.
The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Finch parents
of Mrs. Adams, were as follows; Ida M., wife
of our subject; Fred K., living in Montgomery
township; Flora now Mrs. Alonzo Webb, of
Pemberville; Sherman, living in Williams county;
Frank E. residing in California; Vashti M., now
Mrs. William Foss of West Unity, Ohio, and O. D.,
a resident of this township.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 976 |
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OLIVER
C. ALEXANDER, the owner of a good farm of eighty
acres in Washington Township, is one of the enterprising and
progressive farmers of the locality. He is a native son of
Wood County, born in Pemberville, New Years Day, 1856, and
his parents were: Nelson and Mary (Huff) Alexander.
When but six months old he lost his mother, and then went to
live with his grandfather, William Huff, where he was
reared to manhood, assisting in the work of the farm through
the summers, while in the winters he attended the district
schools. For ten years he was employed as a farm hand, and
for four years of that time pursued his studies during the
winter season. He then, in February, 1882, purchased fifty
three acres of unimproved land, which he cleared, ditched
and fenced, and erected thereon a good house, and set out a
quantity of fruit. This place he disposed of in September
1890, and bought his present property, which comprises
eighty acres, on which he moved the following March. He now
has an excellent farm, whose cultivated fields show his
careful management, and attest his industrious and
progressive spirit.
The lady who now bears the name of Mrs. Alexander
was, in her maidenhood, Martha Bailey, a daughter of
William and Mary (Cook) Bailey, who make their home
in Plain Township, Wood County, near the Carr School
House. She was born Feb. 1, 1861, and her marriage with
our subject was celebrated on Feb. 25, 1886, by which
union one son has been born - Harry C., whose birth
occurred Nov. 11, 1890. Mr. Alexander uniformly
votes the straight Republican ticket, but has all the
business he can attend to without desiring to take upon
himself the responsibilities of office. The family is one of
prominence in the social world, having the esteem and
friendship of all.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago:
J. H. Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 1196
Contributed By:
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FRED S. AMOS
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County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897 - Page 854 |
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FREDRICK AMOS
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County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897 - Page 1340 |
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GEORGE AMOS
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County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897 - Page 1065 |
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MICHAEL AMOS, JR.
Source:
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County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897 - Page 713 |
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W. M. AMOS
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County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897 - Page 1323 |
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DAVID M. ANDERSON
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County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897 - Page 1014 |
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JAMES D. ANDERSON
Source:
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County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897 - Page 905 |
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JOHN W. ANDERSON
Source:
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County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897 - Page 650 |
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JOHN H. ANDREAS
Source:
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County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897 - Page 1026 |
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JOSEPH ANDREW
Source:
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County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897 - Page 601 |
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ROLLIN
B ANDRUS, No man in Wood County is more worthy of
representation in a work of this kind, than he whose name
stands at the beginning of this sketch. He has been
identified with the agricultural interests of the county
since 1874, and is the owner of a fine farm of 120 acres on
Section 13 and 24, Ross Township. A fine set of farm
buildings, in close proximity to the flourishing apple
orchard and smaller fruit trees, forms a beautiful picture
of the ideal country home. The estate is one of the most
valuable in this section of the country, and indicates in
all its appointments the supervision of a man of
intelligence and sound judgment, and one who has been
remarkably judicious in his investments.
Mr. Andrus was born at Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, in 1845, and is a son of Howard Bennett and
Experience (Worden) Andrus. The father, whose birth
occurred Feb. 16, 1808, in Connecticut, was brought by
his father, Howard Andrus, to Ohio, as early as 1824,
making his first location in Portage County, and in 1832
removed to Lucas County, where he entered land in Perrysburg
Township. There in 1833 he wedded Miss Experience Worden, a
native of Oswego County, New York, and a daughter of
Doctor Sylvester Worden, who was also born
in the Empire state. In 1828 her father erected the first
residence in East Toledo, and was one of the pioneer
physicians of that city. At the time of his death he was
almost 98 years of age, and for three years had been blind.
After his marriage the father of our subject, took his
bride to his farm in Lucas County, on which he resided until
1834, when he removed to Cleveland, and later for some years
conducted a hotel at Newburg, Ohio, but in 1848 he returned
to Lucas County. He then engaged in farming until 1873, when
he came to Wood County, and on May 11, of the following
year, died at the home of our subject, where his wife also
departed this life Sept. 26, 1886. In politics he
affiliated with the Democratic Party. The parental household
included two children, the brother of our subject being
Cornell Eli, who engaged in farming in Lucas
County, until 1873, when he removed to Kansas, but died on
Jan. 5, 1882, at the home of our subject, and was removed
to Kansas for burial.
In Washington Township, Lucas County, Mr. Andrus,
of this review, was reared and educated, and has always
turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. Since
locating upon his present farm, in 1874, he has erected a
good brick residence, and made many useful and valuable
improvements. On Sept. 18, 1866, in Washington Township,
Lucas County, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Andrus
and Miss Maria Hannah Mooney, a native of that
County, and a daughter of Morris and Deborah (Cook)
Mooney. Her parents who were born in New York, became
residents of Toledo, Ohio, May 19, 1845, where he worked as
a mechanic, but now finds a pleasant home with our subject.
Nine children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrus,
namely: Ida Lucinda, wife of Charles
Hicks, in the mail service of East Toledo, Ohio; Cora
P., wife of Charles Hickox, train
dispatcher for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Toledo;
Charles B.; Irving Morris; Lynn,
who died at the age of nineteen months; Howard
Rollin; Lillie Marie, who died at the age
of nine months; Clifford, who died at the age of one
year; and Justin Grover.
During the Civil War, Mr. Andrus enlisted, but
was not accepted. Politically he is identified with the
Democratic Party, and has served as Treasurer and Assessor
of his township for four years each. Socially he is
connected with the Yondora Lodge No. 572, F & A M [Free &
Accepted Masons], and Toledo Tent No 8, K. O. T. M. He
is public spirited and liberal, and there are few men more
popular in the community than he. He takes a commendable
interest in educational affairs, and is now serving as
President of the School Board.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago:
J. H. Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 919
Contributed By:
Bob Weaver |
John Apel |
JOHN APEL, an
extensive land owner of Middleton township, was born in
Hessen, Germany, Nov. 30, 1824, and was one of the seven
children of George and Catherine Apel also natives of
that country.
When our subject was a youth of sixteen years his
father died, after which the lad worked on the old homestead
to support his mother, until his emigration to America, Mar.
22, 1847. He made the ocean voyage in a sailing
vessel, landing at New York, May 24, without any money; in
that city he pawned his watch to enable him to reach
Buffalo, thence working his passage on a steamboat to Huron,
Erie Co., Ohio, where he hired out on a farm, in which
employment he passed eight years. On Mar. 2, 1855, he
came to Wood county, and with the capital he had acquired
through his own industry, frugality and perseverance,
amounting in all to $1,000.00, he purchased eighty acres of
land, the nucleus of his present extensive possessions.
Thereon he erected a good residence and other buildings, and
as his financial resources increased kept adding to his
realty until he is now one of the most extensive land owners
in Middleton township, being the possessor of 280 acres of
improved land. His income is also materially increased
by the sale of the product of twenty-four oil wells, which
are now in operation on his farm, bringing him a nice income
per month. He also owns stock in the First National
Bank at Bowling Green.
Mr. Apel has been twice married. In 1847,
in Erie county, he wedded Margaret Busser, who was
born in Germany, Feb. 13, 1821, and by this union he has had
five children: Catherine, wife of Anson
Weaver; Barbara, wife of George Hartman; Henry a
farmer of Middleton township; Maggie, wife of Dr.
F. Klusson of Toledo, Ohio; and Sophia, who died
in infancy. The mother of these passed away Sept. 12,
1889, in Middleton township, and Mar. 12, 1891. Mr.
Apel married Nannie Johnston who was born in
Perrysburg township, Oct. 14, 1864, a daughter of Freeman
Johnston, a veteran of the Civil war. To each of
his children, when they commenced life for themselves,
Mr. Apel gave $2,000.00
In politics, our subject is a Democrat, and for three
years served as school director. His religious
connection is with the German Reformed Church, and he is a
benevolent, Charitable gentleman of genial, hospitable
disposition, well liked by all who know him. Though he
did not serve in the Civil war, he showed his patriotism to
his adopted country by substantially aiding to his adopted
country by substantially aiding all movements movements,
advanced in support of the Union. He began life a poor
boy, had to endure many hardships and trials, and the
success which he has now gained, is therefor doubly
creditable to him. In 1855, he lost all of his crops
through floods, and he and his family were obliged to living
on corn bread and acorn coffee for two years. In 1881,
he visited the Old Country for the purpose of seeing his
mother and some old friends. He took the steamer at
New York City, Dec. 1, and landed in Bremen Dec. 17.
During this voyage he had the misfortune to break his leg,
from which time until Feb. 20, 1882, he was under a doctor's
care. He left Germany Mar. 12, and arrived home Mar.
29, 1882.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago:
J. H. Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 1024 |
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JOHN R. ARCHER Source: Commemorative Historical &
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J. G. ARMSTRONG
was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, Jan. 23, 1844, and is
the son of Robert and Ann (Ekey) Armstrong, the
former of whom was born in Jefferson county, in 1802, where
he grew to manhood. Some time after his marriage he
went to Seneca county, in 1866, where he died ten years
later. His wife was born in Ohio in 1811, and died in
1883. He was a Republican, and a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. To this couple were born
seven children, as follows: J. G. our subject;
Mary J., who is unmarried; Benjamin who died
when eighteen years old; Beaty, who lives in Kansas;
Martha, who died while young; and two who died in
infancy.
Mr. Armstrong spent his boyhood days in
Jefferson county, where he attended the district schools.
While living in Seneca county he was married, Dec. 24, 1873,
a Wood county, to Miss Celia M. Leonard who was born
in Seneca county May 22, 1848. Two children were the
result of this union, Leonard E., born May 11, 1877,
and Xenepheon E. born Sept. 29, 1881. Mr.
Armstrong farmed in Seneca county until 1880, when he
moved to Wood county, and located on a farm of eighty-seven
acres in Plain township, on which he does general farming.
When the war broke out he joined Company H, 157th O. V. I.,
for the one-hundred-days' service, and was at Camp Relay,
Md., and on Delaware Island. In politics he is a
Populist, and he is one of the industrious citizens of the
county.
The paternal grandfather, Charles Armstrong, was
a shoemaker, and came to America from Ireland, settling in
Jefferson county, Ohio, where he died at the age of
ninety-three years. He was the father of seven
children: Peggy, who died young; Margaret,
George, William, John, Charley and Robert.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 1090 |
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WILLIAM S.
ARMSTRONG was born in Franklin county, Ohio, Jan. 1,
1859, and is a son of Henry A. Armstrong, a native of
Franklin, Conn., who, in that place, acquired an excellent
education. When a young man of twenty-two, he went
with a brother to Franklin county, where he purchased a
one-hundred-acre farm in Perry township. For several
years he successfully followed school teaching. In
this State he married Sarah Ann Tone, a native of Lebanon,
Vt., and a daughter of Christopher Tone, a captain of war of
1812. They had five children - James H., a
farmer near Columbus, Ohio; Josephine, wife of
Henry Neds, of Delaware, Ohio; Emma, wife of
Walker Hall of Franklin county; William S.; and
Alice, who died at the age of sixteen.
Our subject was reared in the usual manner of farmer
lads, and the district schools afforded him his educational
privileges. At the age of thirteen he assumed the
management of the home farm (his father having been
paralyzed), and successfully operated it until his father's
death. He was married in Perry township, Franklin
county, Nov. 25, 1881, to Sarah Hannah Donaldson who
was born in Marysville, Ohio. He took his bride to the
old homestead, and there lived until the estate was divided,
in 1888. Selling his share of the farm, he then came
to Wood county, and purchased forty acres of land in Jackson
township. In 1881 he had also purchased forty acres,
and now owns and operates this tract of eighty acres.
In April, 1895, he purchased a half interest in the sawmill
and tile works of Hoytville, and has since given his
attention to that business.
Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong had four children, but
the eldest died in infancy, and Maud died at the age
of nine years. May and Ollie are at home.
In politics, Mr. Armstrong is a stalwart
Republican, and has served for one term as assessor of his
township. He belongs to the United Brethren Church,
and his many excellencies of character have gained for him
the warm regard of many friends.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 1038 |
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HENRY F. ARNDT Source: Commemorative Historical &
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GABRIEL ASH Source: Commemorative Historical &
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JACOB ASH Source: Commemorative Historical &
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MILTON ASHLEY Source: Commemorative Historical &
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ANTON ASMUS Source: Commemorative Historical &
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JOHN AULT, one of the
leading citizens of Wood county, and a resident of Lime City, was
born in Bavaria, Germany, Mar. 1, 1843, and is the son of George
and Anna (Pinsil) Ault. Both parents were also natives of
Bavaria; where they married in 1841, coming to America in 1852.
Four children were born to them: John, Anna, Joseph,
and Martin.
Our subject spent his boyhood in Lime
City and attended the district schools, supplementing this education
by three years at a college. He was married May 18, 1875, to
Miss Barbara Munger, who was born in Perrysburg in 1847, and
they had nine children, as follows: Mary, Elizabeth,
George, Frank, Joseph, Bertha, Edmund, Helen, and William.
Mr. Ault has always resided near Lime City, settling first on
the old homestead of forty acres, which he afterward sold. He
now has a substantial house on 200 acres of land adjoining his old
home. His energies have been well directed, and he is
recognized as one of hte leaders in Wood county. For five
years he has been a trustee of the township, and secretary of the
Lime City Farmers Mutual Benefit Fire Association, of which he was
one of the chief promoters. He is a member of the commission
appointed for building the county court house. In religious
faith he is a member of the Roman Catholic Church Mr. Ault
is intelligent and progressive, and an earnest worker in the
interest of the community in which he lives.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 458 |
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MICHAEL AURAND Source: Commemorative Historical &
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IRA B. AUSTIN Source: Commemorative Historical &
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CHARLES E. AUVERTER Source: Commemorative
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& Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 453 |
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DUDLEY H. AVERY Source: Commemorative Historical &
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JOSHUA O. AVERY Source: Commemorative Historical &
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W. G. M. AVERY Source: Commemorative Historical &
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