BIOGRAPHIES
 Source:
Commemorative
Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio,
Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897
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J. O. CALDWELL,
a
prominent citizen of Perrysburg, was born in Montour county,
Penn., Sept. 24, 1848, the son of John W. and Susan
(Folmer) Caldwell.
The father of our subject was
born in Montour county, Penn., where he carried on farming
during his entire life, dying at the age of sixty-five years
and seven months. He was a Democrat in politics, and a
member of the Presbyterian Church. The mother was also
born in Montour county, and lived to be sixty-five years
old, her death occurring one year after that of her husband.
They were the parents of seven sons and one daughter, as
follows: Mary E. is wife of Joseph R.
Schmoker; James H. is a wealthy oil operator, owning a
refinery in Titusville, Penn.; Robert is deceased;
J. O. is our subject; Lazarus P. has a large
lumber business in Alabama, but resides in Winchester, Va.;
John F. is in the oil business in Titusville, Penn.;
William D. lives in Northumberland county, Penn.
The paternal grandfather of our subject was born in
Scotland. His parents came to America when he was two
years old, and settled in Montour county, where he spent his
life, engaged in farming. His maternal grandfather was
of German descent, and lived and died in Pennsylvania.
He was a colonel in the war of 1812.
J. O. Caldwell was reared in Montour county,
Penn., and acquired his education in the high school and
academy of Northumberland county. In 1861, he enlisted
in Company H, 5th P. V. I., and served under McClellan in
his various campaigns. For three years and two months
he was under Gen. Grant, and among other noted
battles took part in those of the West Virginia campaigns.
For three years and two months he was under Gen. Grant,
and among other noted battles took part in those of the West
Virginia campaign; the seven-days' fight at Antietam; South
Mountain; Fair Oaks; and Fredericksburg. He was in
active service all the time he was in the army, until he was
taken ill with typhoid fever and sent to the hospital at
Alexandria, Va. He received his discharge at
Alexandria, in 1864.
On his return home Mr. Caldwell began operating in the
oil fields in Crawford county, Penn., where he remained for
four years, meeting with excellent success. He then
began farming in Montour county, which he carried on for
several years, after which he kept a hotel at Danville, in
the same county, and later again engaged in the oil
business, in Allegheny county. In 1888 Mr. Caldwell
came to Ohio, locating in Liberty township, Wood county,
where he resided for four years. In March, 1892, he
removed to Perrysburg, and built a handsome brick residence
on the Maumee river, near the Belt Line railroad. This
is one of the most delightful sites in the county, and is
his pleasant home Mr. Caldwell enjoys all the
comforts of life, his only drawback being the loss of his
estimable wife, whose death took place in Montour county,
Penn., in 1878. Mrs. Caldwell's maiden name was
Almira Moathart, and she was united in marriage with
our subject, in Montour county, Penn., in 1866. Two
children were born to them: John W., who was educated
in McConnellsburg, Penn., and is a merchant and justice of
the peace at Webster Mills, in that State; and Lois,
who is attending school at McConnellsburg. Mr.
Caldwell is a strong Democrat, a public-spirited
citizen, and a man of influence in his community.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H.
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D. J. CARGO,
ticket and freight agent of the T. & O. C. railroad; address
No. 309 Madison street, Toledo, Ohio
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THOMAS M. CARR,
a retired farmer of Liberty township; post office, Portage,
Ohio.
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F. M. CARTER is a
farmer in Middleton township; post office, Hull Prairie,
Ohio.
NO OTHER INFORMATION.
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J. W. CARTER,
a well-known farmer of Montgomery township, was born in
Section 20, that township, June 15, 1838.
His parents Jonas and Mary (Carpenter) Carter,
were born in Pennsylvania and Vermont, respectively, the
former about the year 1812. They were married in
Delaware county, Ohio, where Mr. Carter had gone as a
young man, and worked at his trade of rope-maker. In
the spring of 1833, he came to Montgomery township, and
located in Section 20. The wagon which brought them
here was the second wagon in the township that had passed
north of where John A. Kelly had settled in Section
31, and Mr. Carter's was the fourth family to
settle in that township. They had, at this time, one
child, Laura, who married Erastus
Farrington, and died in August, I894, at Ithaca, Mich.
Their cabin was made of round logs, and was the first
habitation on the farm, which then consisted of 240 acres of
primitive land, covered with dense forest and undergrowth.
The cabin had neither doors nor windows at first, quilts
serving as such until Mr. Carter went to
Tiffin to purchase the material for making them; that city,
then but a village, and Fremont were the nearest milling
points, and it took three or four days to make the journey.
Mr. Carter brought apple seeds, and grew the
first apple trees in Montgomery town ship, and also built
the first cider-mill. The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Carter were as follows: Mary, who was the second
child born in the township (married Asa Adams,
and died in Montgomery township); James W., our
subject; Helen, who married (1) Charles
Bryant, (2) David Stackhouse, by
whom she had one child, Bertha, and (3) Hardy
Smith, who is deceased. When a young man Mr.
Carter was a rope maker, and found a good market for
his product. He made miles of the bed cord so
common in pioneer days, and was very likely the only rope
maker in Wood county. His wife would spin and weave,
and used the hemp also in making household articles.
Mr. Carter lived some fourteen years in his
log cabin in Section 20, which was always open to those who
needed shelter, and no traveler ever turned from its door
hungry. Mr. Carter was a Whig, then an
Abolitionist, and last a Republican, on the formation of
that party, taking an interest in its success, but not
seeking office. He died Dec. 25, 1871, and was buried
in the Prairie Depot cemetery. His wife died March 18,
the following year, and sleeps by the side of her husband.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Our subject attended school at Prairie Depot, and was
reared as a farmer's boy, remaining at home until his
enlistment, at Freeport, Aug. 7, 1862, in Company I, 111th
O. V. I. He went through Kentucky with his regiment,
but was mustered out at Bowling Green for disability.
In May, 1864, he re-enlisted, this time in Company K, 144th
regiment, and was sent to Fort Dix, Md.; on July 9,
following, being seized with typhoid fever, he was sent to
the hospital, and after leaving there he went to Columbus,
Ohio, where he was mustered out.
On June 5, 1860, Mr. Carter was married,
in Montgomery township, to Miss Harriet Ostrander, a
daughter of John Ostrander. She died in
August, 1861, and Mar. 12, 1865, our subject wedded Miss
Emily F. Pearmain, who was born in Grafton township,
Lorain county, Ohio, May 4, 1842. She is the daughter
of Edward and Esther (McConnell)
Pearmain, the former of whom died when she was ten
months old. Her 'mother then married Randolph
Palmer, who came to Wood county in 1860, locating in
Montgomery township. He was a member of Company K,
144th regiment, O. V. I., and died in the hospital at Fort
Dix, Md., July 14, 1864. Mrs. Emily P. Carter
had one sister, Julia E., who died in 1853.
Their mother died Jan. 26, 1891, in Oneida, Kans. The
children by her second husband were: William H.,
a physician of Los Angeles, Cal.; Cannie, now Mrs.
George Dale, also of Los Angeles; George
McConnell, a farmer of Montgomery township; Laura
I., now Mrs. David Gilmore, of
Oneida, Kans. Mrs. Carter received her
education under the tuition of her maternal grandfather,
William McConnell, who was well educated, and
with whom she lived after her father’s death until she was
eleven years old. At eighteen years of age she taught
school in Wood county for $1.50 a week and her board, and
continued teaching for five years; her wages were raised
each term until she finally received $1.25 per day.
During Mr. Carter's married life he has lived on
his present farm, which is a portion of the 240 acres that
were pre-empted by his father. He has about
sixty-eight acres, on which, in 1874, he completed his
present comfortable home. He and his wife have no
children of their own, but they have an adopted daughter,
Emma C., now the wife of Frank Fox.
She has a good musical education, and, accomplished in that
art, has been a successful instructor. Mr. Carter
is a stanch Republican, and has served the party as township
trustee two terms. Of the old pioneer family of
Carter, he is the only living male representative, and
with his death the family name will become extinct. Mrs.
Carter is a woman of fine literary attainments, and
her contributions of poetry have appeared in the leading
magazines. She has prepared an able work on the
pioneers of Montgomery township, which contains much
valuable information. She is a member of the Methodist
Church, and an active worker in its cause. She is also
a member of the W. R. C., auxiliary to Randall Post No. 53,
G. A. R., at Prairie Depot, while Mr. Carter
is a charter member of the G. A. R. at the same place.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ.
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GEORGE C. CHALLEN.
The present prosperous condition of Plain township is
largely due to the class of men to which our subject
belongs. He comes from the "tight little island"
across the sea, his birth having occurred in Sussex,
England, June 18, 1854, and when but an infant was brought
to this country by his parents, William and Mary (Evans)
Challen, also natives of England. They arrived in
the New World in 1857, and the father began farming in Plain
township, Wood county. In the family were eleven
children, as follows: Jane, deceased wife of
Thomas Mitchell, of Plain township; Henry J., who
followed farmer, but is now deceased; Elizabeth, wife
of Isaac Parkson; Charlotte, wife of Robert
Barber; Mary, wife of Thomas Aldrich; William, a
farmer of Jackson township, Wood county; Annie, widow
of Isaac Borland; Charles, also a farmer of Jackson
township; Harriet, widow of
George Green;
George, subject of this sketch and John.
The mother of this family died in Plain township, in 1882,
and the father made his home with his son John until
his death, Sept. 20, 1896.
The district schools of Bowling Green furnished
George Challen his educational privileges and in the
labors of the home farm he aided until he reached mature
years, when for a year he rented a farm of 120 acres.
In connection with his brothers he then went to Jackson
township, where they bought 160 acres, but, later, he sold
his interest in his partners and came to Plain township,
where he purchased eighty acres. He immediately
commenced the improvement of his land, which is now in an
admirable state of cultivation, and it has become a very
valuable piece of property, owing to his careful tillage and
the neat buildings he has erected. AT Tontogany, Jan.
20, 1882, he was married to Miss Jennie Kitchen, a
daughter of Philip Kitchen, of Plain township, and
one child graces their union: Wallace W., born Aug.
23, 1883. Our subject does not care to take an active
part in politics, but always casts his vote with the
Republican party, and has served for nine years as school
director, being clerk of the board for a part of the time.
He and his wife are held in the highest respect for their
genuine integrity of character, and their attractive home is
the abode of hospitality.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ.
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JOHN CHALLEN
is numbered among the stalwart and substantial farmers of
Plain township, and is a native of Wood county, born in
Center township, Dec. 30, 1857. William Challen,
his father, was born in England in 1809, and came to America
in 1857. He at once settled in Wood county, and always
lived here. After the death of his wife in 1882, he
made his home with his youngest child, John, and
there died Sept. 20, 1896, leaving nine children, namely:
James, Charlotte, Mary, Ann, William, Charles, Harriet,
George (a prominent farmer of Plain township) and
John; two other children - Jane and Henry
- are deceased. In politics he was a stanch
Republican, and was much loved and respected by all who knew
him.
John Challen grew to manhood upon his father's
farm, and as soon as old enough assisted in its cultivation,
remaining at home until he was twenty-one, and gaining a
good practical knowledge of the labors of an agriculturist
under the wise guidance of his father. He then rented
the homestead for a few years, and later purchased a farm of
his father, which he has greatly improved by draining the
erection of substantial buildings and the planting of an
orchard. On Apr. 19, 1877, at Perrysburg, Ohio, he was
married to Miss Nettie Newton, who was born Nov. 12,
1858, and is one of the four daughters of George Newton.
To this worthy couple was born a daughter, named Eva May
Sept. 4, 1878.
Mr. Challen occupies a high place in the
estimation of his fellow citizens. His genial manners
and his sturdy integrity have won him a host of friends, and
he is highly regarded by all with whom he comes in contact.
He is strong in his faith in the principles of the
Republican party, and never falters in his allegiance to
that organization; but, although interested in a great
degree in all local campaigns, has no desire for the
troubles, responsibilities, and disquieting influences of
political office, though induced to accept the position of
school director for one year. In religious faith he is
an adherent of the Congregational Church.
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Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 974 |
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JOHN H. COX,
who carries on farming operations in Plain township, is a
native of the county, having been born June 2, 1853, in
Center township, and is a son of Joseph and Jane
(Underwood) Cox.
Joseph Cox was born Sept. 30, 1802 in Virginia,
whence, in 1816, he moved with his parents to Findlay, Ohio,
which at that time was but an Indian village, known as Fort
Findlay. On Sept. 2, 1838, he married Jane R.
Underwood, and to them were born twelve children - eight
sons and four daughters - of whom seven sons survive.
Five of the eight sons served in the war of the Rebellion,
fighting for their country and one of them, Joseph U.,
never reached home again, dying from wounds received at the
battle of Murfreesboro. Of the four daughters, who
died in infancy, the other two growing to womanhood, and
dying within about one year of each other. The father
was a pioneer of Wood county, and his life was one of
hardships; but he was always upright and honest in all his
dealings; was equally patriotic, and ever zealous for the
right. He died Dec. 7, 1878, aged 76 years, 2 months
and 7 days.
Our subject was educated at the district school of
Perrysburg township, and worked on his father's farm until
1889, when he bought eighty acres of land in Plain township,
known as the "Chapman Farm." On this he has placed
many improvements, and converted it into a valuable
property. In 1879 he married Miss Naomi De Selms
who was born in Ottawa county, in 1855, a daughter of
Jason De Selms. Of this union have been born eight
children, namely: Ethel G.; Jessie M.
(deceased); Lucretia L.; John W.; Ralph E.; Clyde H.;
Jason D., and Dwight L. (deceased. Mr.
Cox has served as school director in both Perrysburg and
Plain townships, and is a member of the United Brethren
Church, at Bowling Green.
Source: Commemorative Historical &
Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present -
Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 706 |
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MARION V. COX,
a farmer of Milton Township, born in Crawford County, Ohio,
near Bucyrus, April 2, 1847. His parents, George and Nancy J
(Young) Cox, were also natives of the Buckeye State, the
former born in Harrison County, in 1816, the latter in
Guernsey County, in 1826. They were married in Richland
County, later removed to Crawford County, and about 1856
became residents of Morrow County. In April, 1861, the
father enlisted in Company I, 65th OVI [Ohio Volunteer
Infantry], and served until the close of the war. He
afterward removed to Hancock County, and in 1871 came to
Wood County, where he is now living a retired life in
Weston; his wife died there in 1893. Their children were
Marion V.; Martha, wife of Samuel Wikel,
of Wingston; George, a teamster of North Baltimore;
Ellen, wife of Jack Wall, of Wingston;
Charles, a farmer of Oklahoma; Viona, wife of
Albert Hessong, of Milton Township, and
Virginia, who died at the age of two years.
Our subject acquired a district school education, and
was reared as a farmer boy. In 1862, when only fifteen years
of age, he joined the Union Army in Morrow County, and
became a member of Company I, 85th O. V. I. At the end
of six weeks he was transferred to the 87th Ohio Regiment,
and was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, but not long after
was paroled. Being now a paroled prisoner, he enlisted in
Company C, 54th Battalion, Ohio State Guards, for service in
the State. In 1863, although he was fully aware of the great
risk he ran, as a paroled prisoner, to re-enlist for active
service, yet he joined Company E, 21st in which
regiment he participated in the Battle of Tunnel Hill, and
on July 8, 1864, was wounded by a mini ball in the right
arm, which kept him from duty for two months. He then joined
his regiment in front of Atlanta, went with Sherman
on the celebrated "March to the Sea", and was in the
Carolina campaign. While at Columbus, Ohio, July 21, 1865,
he was honorably discharged. Mr. Cox says he could
relate many a heart rending scene he was an eyewitness to
during his war experiences. For a man of his age during the
war, he saw a great deal of hard service.
Soon after his return home, Mr. Cox went to the
lumber woods of northern Michigan, where he was engaged in
making shingles for three years. He then returned to
Findlay, Ohio in 1869, and was there married to Miss
Almira Feller, who was born near Findlay, May 26, 1850. They rented the old Foulk Farm, in Hancock County,
but after a year rented a farm in Wood County. On the latter
place they lived for a year, and Mr. Cox then
purchased his present place of eighty acres. This, however,
he sold after a year, and for six years rented and operated
the Samuel Case Farm, in Liberty Township. He then
again purchase the farm in Milton Township, and has made
excellent improvements upon it, including the erection of an
elegant and spacious dwelling. Industry and enterprise are
numbered among his chief characteristics, and have been
important factors in his success. Mr. and Mrs. Cox
have a family of seven children: Rosie, wife of
Ira Lance; Ina; Eldon; Clay
and Clyde, twins; Blaine and Olive;
they also lost one child that died in infancy. The parents
occupy an enviable position in social circles, and have many
warm friends. Politically, Mr. Cox affiliates with
the Republican Party; in religious faith he is an adherent
of the United Brethren Church, and socially, he is a member
of the Grand Army of the Republic. His duties of citizenship
are discharged with the same loyalty as when a soldier boy,
he followed the Stars and Stripes on Southern battle fields.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago:
J. H. Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 610
Contributed By:
Bob Weaver
Research Notes by Bob Weaver:
Civil War Research Notes:
Battle of Harpers Ferry, Virginia, a crucial part of the
Maryland Campaign. - The Battle was fought on Sep.
13-15, 1862
Battle of Tunnel Hill -- The community was first known as
Doe Run. It was incorporated on March 4, 1848 as
Tunnelsville, and changed its name in 1856 to Tunnel Hill.
Both names refer to a nearby 1,497 feet long railroad tunnel
through Chetoogeta Mountain. Throughout the Civil War, the
area homes around Tunnel Hill were used as part of a major
hospital system. The original Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel is
now paved (circa; 2012) for tourists to walk through, and
has even more historic value as the Great Locomotive Chase
passed through it in 1862. The general area of Tunnel Hill
hosted many engagements and camps throughout the course of
the Civil War. The dates of the various engagements are
Sept.11, 1863; Feb. 23-25, 1864; May 5-7, 1864;
Mar. 3, 1865. -- Tunnel Hill, Georgia
The Carolinas Campaign was the final campaign in the Western
Theater of the Civil War. In January, 1865, Union Major
General William Tecumseh Sherman advanced north from
Savannah, Georgia, through the Carolinas, with the intention
of linking up with Union forces in Virginia --- The major
Carolina Campaign Battles: Rivers' Bridge - Feb. 3,
1865, Aiken - February 11, Wyse Fork - March 7-10, Monroe's
Cross Roads - March 10, Averasborough - March 16,
Bentonville - March 19-21 |
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FRANK H. CRAWFORD,
postmaster at Bairdstown, is one of the representative
citizens of that village. Born in Williamsport, Penn.,
Feb. 22, 1868, he is the son of F. W. and Catherine M.
(Martin) Crawford, the latter of whom was a native of
Reading, Penn. In the family were five children: George
B., of Bairdstown; Robert L., a railroad man of
Grand Rapids, Mich.; Grant G., of North Baltimore,
Ohio; Frank H., subject of this sketch; and
Florence, who lives with her mother in North Baltimore.
By trade the father was a painter and paper hanger.
During the Rebellion he served as a member of Company K,
45th Penn. V. I. In the fall of 1871, he removed with his
family to Republic, Ohio, where he worked at his trade until
May, 1877, when he came to Bairdstown; and, with the few
hundred dollars he had accumulated by industry and good
management, he erected a building for hotel purposes, known
as the “Crawford House." In its
construction he exhausted his means, and it became necessary
to mortgage it, which soon would have been paid off had it
not been for his untimely death July 9, 1878. His
remains were interred in Bloom Chapel cemetery.
Afterward the building was sold, from which the widow could
obtain nothing, and she then conducted the old “ Baird
House" for six years. She is now carrying on a
boarding house in North Baltimore.
Frank H. Crawford was but a small child when his
parents removed to Republic, at which place his elementary
education was received, and he was only nine years old on
his arrival in Bairdstown, where he continued his studies in
the district schools. As a boy he could be found
around the village, doing chores and odd jobs for the
merchants and business men, always prompt and reliable.
In 1880 he entered the store of Austin Van Blarcum,
as clerk, and when sixteen months later that gentleman
removed to Jerry City, Wood county, he accompanied him; but,
as his mother wanted him nearer home, he returned to
Bairdstown. He has since been with the firm of
Briggs & Jones, except when in1892-93, he was in the
employ of Benschoter's Insurance Agency, Bowling
Green. On Aug. 1, 1886, in that city, he married
Miss Effie Kistler, of Bairdstown, a daughter of Levi
Kistler, the well-known contractor and builder, and they
are now the parents of five children: Eva, Georgia,
Francis H., Ruth and Pauline.
Mr. Crawford generally votes the Democratic ticket
in municipal and country matters, but is not strictly
partisan. In 1892, when only twenty-four years of age,
he was elected mayor of Bairdstown; has been a member of the
city council, and on Dec. 31, 1893, was appointed
postmaster, in which position he is now capably serving.
In 1891 he was elected member of the school board, and was a
strong advocate of a special district for the village, which
movement he championed against most bitter opposition from
leading and much older men of the township. His cause
was successful, and the wisdom of it has been fully
demonstrated in later years. In 1893 he joined the I.
O. F. Lodge, No. 406, Bloomdale; in religious faith he is a
devout member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of
Bairdstown, serving as trustee since its organization in
1890, was a member of the building committee, and has always
been superintendent of the Sunday-school. Mr.
Crawford stands high among the better class of people,
and is a young man of strict integrity and upriget
character.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ.
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JOHN A. CREPS, is numbered among the
county's pioneers, and for fifty seven years has been
identified with the interests of his locality. He has,
therefore, witnessed much of its growth and upbuilding, and
has ever borne his part in the work of progress as a loyal
and devoted citizen. He was born in Perrysburg, this county,
August 24, 1838. His father, David Creps, was a
native of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and in 1830, was
married to Rosanna All. They came to Ohio, in 1831,
taking up their residence in Perrysburg, where he was
engaged in tanning leather from 1831 to 1847. They became
parents of seven children, namely: Joseph, deceased;
Amanda, wife of John Mercer; Shebna S.,
deceased; John A.; Mary, wife of Samuel Ryder;
Catherine, deceased wife of George Chapman; and
David R., a farmer of Waterville, Ohio. The father of
this family carried on agricultural pursuits for twenty one
years. His death occurred in 1868, and his wife passed away
in 1878.
In the district schools of Middleton Township, John
A. Creps acquired his literary education, and
subsequently attended the Commercial College of Maumee,
graduating from that institution. He then worked in a sash
and blind manufactory at Perrysburg, and after a time became
the owner of a controlling interest in the establishment. Later, he sold out, and from 1858 to 1861 was in the grocery
business at Perrysburg, when he sold his interest to his
partner, who gave his note for the amount. The partner
afterward became bankrupt, and Mr. Creps lost over
$700 through the transaction. From 1861 to 1871 he was
engaged in the wholesale and retail butchering business in
Maumee, meeting with fair success in that undertaking. In
1871 he returned to the homestead farm which he operated for
his mother until her death, and has since carried it on in
his own interest. He now has an excellently improved farm,
and is successfully engaged in the raising of grain and
stock.
Mr. Creps is a man of
excellent business and executive ability, of resolute
purpose and of great force of character. He started out in
life for himself a poor boy, but has been enterprising and
progressive, and is now the possessor of a handsome farm. In
politics he is a stalwart Republican, and for six years
served as school director. His religious connection is with
the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1888, in Lucas County,
Ohio, he was united in marriage with Susanna Carroll,
a native of Waterville, Ohio, and a daughter of James
Carroll, of Lucas County.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago:
J. H. Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 1162
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REV. RICHARD M.
CULVER, a minister of the M. E.
Church; post office, Bowling Green, Ohio.
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ABNER CUMMINGS,
(deceased) was a prominent and representative citizen of
Wood County, highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was
born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 23, 1829, and acquired his
education in the public schools of that city. He afterward
removed to Tontogany, Ohio, where he learned the carpenter's
trade, and later entered eighty acres of land from the
government in Washington Township, and bought and additional
eighty acres. This he operated and improved for a time, and
then sold eighty acres and purchased the Crum farm of eighty
acres. On selling this property, he removed to Haskins,
where he purchased a farm of similar size, which is now the
abode of his widow.
In 1855 Mr. Cummings was united in marriage with
Christina Cameron, who was born in Caledonia, New
York, a daughter of James and Maria (Davis) Cameron,
of Scotch and English descent. Our subject and his wife
became the parents of six children: Helen, born June
29, 1858, now the wife of G. A. Repass; Lillie,
born December 19, 1861, now the wife of Edward Conture,
a railroad man, Toledo, Ohio; Lucy, born April 9,
1864; Annette, born August 28, 1866; Fred, born March
12, 1870, and in 1892 married Jennie Jenson,
by whom he has two children, the eldest, Lenore, born
April 30, 1893, and Delos Abner, born August
28, 1896; and Mary, who was born December, 1867, and
died in 1869.
During the Civil War, Mr. Cummings
enlisted in Company B, 144th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under
Capt. Black and participated in a number of
engagements. In politics he was a Republican, served as
trustee and supervisor of Weston Township, and for a number
of years was school director at Tontogany. He was a
prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was
superintendent of the Sunday School, and his many excellent
qualities gained him high regard. He died in 1878, respected
by all who knew him. His widow still resides on the old
homestead, and the family is one of prominence in the
community. Mrs. Cummings is a member of the
Methodist Church at Tontogany; her daughters are members of
the Baptist Church, and their circle of friends is limited
only by the circle of acquaintances.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago:
J. H. Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 533
Contributed By:
Bob Weaver |
Mrs. Caroline Current
and John Current |
JOHN CURRENT,
a progressive and successful general merchant of Dunbridge,
was born near Fremont, Sandusky Co., Ohio, Jan. 16, 1845.
His father, Thomas Current, was a native of Wheeling,
Va., where he was reared on a farm. When a young man
he removed with his parents to Sandusky county, and there
carried on agricultural pursuits. He married
Catherine Washburn, who was born in that county in 1838,
and they became the parents of five children:
Elizabeth; wife of William Parker; James, a
member of Company A, 111th O. V. I., who died in the army;
John, subject of this sketch; Maria, wife of
William Pero of Toledo; and Thomas, who died
in infancy. The mother of this family died in 1853,
and the father afterward wedded Mary Scranton, of
Sandusky county. They had two children, Thomas
and Mary, both of whom are deceased. The father
died in October, 1871.
John Current attended the district schools, and
worked upon his father's farm until 1861, when, though only
a boy of sixteen, he joined Company I, 57th O. V. I., under
Capt. A. S. Skelton and Col. William Mungen
From Findlay the regiment went to Camp Vance, and thence
proceeded to the front. On Jan. 1, 1864, he
re-enlisted at Larkensville, Ala., and was shortly afterward
made a corporal. He acted as orderly for Gen. A. V.
Rice and when the latter was wounded at Vicksburg,
Corporal Current carried him off the field. Our
subject was never absent from his regiment during his long
service, except when wounded in the wrist at Dallas, Ga.,
which necessitated his being sent to the hospital at
Nashville, Tenn. He participated in the battles of
Shiloh, Yazoo River, and many other engagements, and
received an honorable discharge in August, 1865, and
returned home.
Mr. Current continued his residence in Sandusky
county until 1868, when he came to Wood county, and for
twelve months worked by the month. He then rented a
farm for a year, afterward working a sawmill for a year, and
subsequently renting the Ewing farm for two years.
In 1874 he purchased forty acres of land near what is called
Devil's Hole, Middleton township, which he cleared and
operated for fifteen years, when he abandoned agricultural
pursuits and came to Dunbridge, where he has since carried
on general merchandising, meeting with excellent success.
He is a wide-awake, progressive business man, strictly
honorable in all his dealings, and these qualities, combined
with a genial manner, have enabled him to secure an
extensive trade. He still retains the ownership of his
farm, and operates it in connection with his mercantile
interests.
Mr. Current was married at Bowling Green, in
1871, to Caroline Williams, who was born near
Fremont, Oct. 3, 1850, a daughter of Daniel and Sarah
(Parker) Williams. our children grace this union:
Charles E., a dealer in stock; Maude D., who
is engaged in school teaching; Grace, wife of
George De Verna a farmer of Perrysburg township; and
Claude A. attending school. For five years Mr.
Current has served as township trustee; was constable of
Middleton township three years; school director a number of
years; and a member of the township board of education,
which indicates the confidence and trust reposed in him by
his fellow townsmen. In politics he is a Democrat;
socially he is connected with the Masonic Lodge at Bowling
Green; Dunbridge Lodge, No. 786, I. O. O. F.; and Robert
Stewart Post, G. A. R., of Dunbridge. He is also a
member of the Grange, in which he has filled all the
offices, and is justly numbered among the prominent and
highly esteemed citizens of his locality.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 580 |
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