BIOGRAPHIES
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Commemorative
Historical & Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio,
Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897
Jacob & Mrs. Elizabeth Eberly |
JACOB EBERLY (Deceased)
Source: Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past and Present - Publ. Chicago: J.
H. Beers and Co. 1897 - Page 460 |
W. S. Eberly |
WILLIAM S. EBERLY
Source: Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past and Present - Publ. Chicago: J.
H. Beers and Co. 1897 - Page 451 |
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Wm. Eckert & Mrs. Wm. Eckert |
WILLIAM ECKERT
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County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers &
Co. 1897 - Page 528 |
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GEORGE ELLSWORTH,
fruit grower, etc., was born June 3, 1828, in Allegany
county, N. Y., whence, when six years old, he came with his
mother to Scott township, Sandusky county, Ohio, where he
received his education in a log school house.
Mr. Ellsworth learned the trade of carpenter and
joiner, and followed the occupation of contractor and
builder in Scott township, until 1865, when he came to Wood
county, and located in Milton township, on a tract of land
which he im proved, working at farming in connection with
his trade. He remained in Milton township until 1878,
going from there to Center township, where he bought fifteen
acres of land, now situated in the corporation of Bowling
Green, and began the cultivation of fruit, making a
specialty of grapes, from which he produces some excellent
wine. Mr. Ellsworth was married July 4,
1852, to Miss Elizabeth Clinger, who was born Mar.
12, 1838, a daughter of John and Sarah Clinger.
They are the parents of the following children: Reuben M.,
born Dec. 11, 1854, is a police officer in Bowling Green (he
married Belle Ferciot, and they have two
children); Francis H., born Mar. 30, 1856, is in the
insurance business in Kansas (he married Nellie
Finnucan, and they have three children); George W.,
born Nov. 16, 1864, is a music teacher and piano tuner in
Bowling Green (his wife was Hattie Shutt);
Willis G., born Nov. 19, 1807; Eugene E.,
born Apr. 22, 1880; and one child died in infancy.
Mr. Ellsworth was justice of the peace for four
years in Scott township, Sandusky county, and no appeal was
taken from his court while he was on the bench; he also held
the office of assessor in the township. He is a man of
broad mind and liberal views, and his sense of justice so
clear that even his political opponents acknowledge his
worthiness, and were satisfied with the manner in which he
conducted the office. Im politics he is liberal,
voting for the man rather than the party. In all
matters pertaining to the moral advancement of the
community, he has always acted a zealous part. Mrs.
Ellsworth is a devout member of the Adventist Church,
accepting its primitive doctrines as orthodox. She is
an extensive reader, a student in all Church matters, and
her friends consult her as an authority on all religious
topics.
James Ellsworth, the father of our
subject, was born in New York State in 1768, and was by
occupation a building and contractor. He died when our
subject was four years old. He married Miss
Margaret Smith, who was born in Pennsylvania, and
in 1832, after the death of her husband, she came to Ohio,
locating in Scott township, where she bought ten acres of
land, which her sons helped to clear. Those who see
the present prosperous condition of the county can not fully
realize the struggles and hardships endured by this noble
pioneer woman, in her efforts to make a home in the
wilderness for her four small children. They were
fifteen miles from mill, and hence they pounded their corn
for the customary "Johnny cake" and “mush;" it was of
frequent occurrence, when the mother had prepared a meal for
her children, that some Indian squaw would come in and
demand her share - a share sufficiently large to make it
inconvenient for the hungry children. Wild animals
carried off the poultry and stock, and the necessity of
guarding their possessions early developed the instincts of
the hunter in the son George. In spite of all
the difficulties that beset the widowed mother, she
succeeded in accomplishing her purpose, and, in the
consciousness of a duty performed, passed to her final rest
in the eighty fourth year of her age.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ.
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 811 |
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H. A. ELLSWORTH,
deceased. Prominent among those who were successful
farmers of Wood county may be named the subject of this
historical notice, whose homestead was in Section 5, Portage
township, and who, by enterprise and energy in the direction
of his chosen industry, had given to his work significance
and beauty of which few deemed it capable. He was
brought into the world July 23, 1830, in Wyoming county,
Penn., and is the son of Leonard and Maria (Dimon)
Ellsworth, farming people of but moderate means, who
lived and died in the Key stone State. In their family
of eleven children, six sons and five daughters, our subject
was the fifth in order of birth. He was reared upon
farm, and received his education in the district schools.
At the age of twenty-two he commenced his struggle upon the
stage of life on his own account, being able at that time to
do good day's work.
In Wyoming county, Jan. 11, 1856, Mr. Ellsworth
wedded Miss Betsy A. Waring, native of New York, who
bore him the following children: Lydia J., who died
in childhood; Fannie, now Mrs. Owen Borger,
of Bowling Green, Ohio; Ella, wife of Lewis
Abbott, of Milton Center, Ohio; Albert, of Henry
county, Ohio; Andrew, who died in infancy; George,
farmer of Portage township; Charles, who died while
young; Emma, now Mrs. Charles Sayer,
of Portage village; and Cora, Jessie and
Nellia, all at home. Mr. Ellsworth
rented land in Pennsylvania until the spring of 1857, when
he removed to Liverpool, Medina Co., Ohio, where for six
years he kept hotel, and on selling out came to Wood county,
locating on forty acres of timber land in Montgomery
township. his was the first tract he had ever owned,
and after improving it for some time, sold and purchased
fifty acres elsewhere, to which he later added tract of
forty-eight acres. That farm he traded for the home
property, consisting of ninety-five acres in Section 5,
Portage township, which is highly cultivated and well
improved with good buildings.
On Dec. 1, 1890, his first wife passed away, and her
remains were interred in Oak Grove cemetery, Bowling Green,
Ohio. In Luzerne county, Penn., Aug. 12, 1892, he was
again married, his second union being with Mrs.
Mary Turcan, widow of William Turcan.
Her birth occurred in Kingston, Luzerne county, Feb. 6,
1838, and she is daughter of Henry and
Catherine (Myers) Frace. She acquired her
education in the district schools of her native county, and
endeavors by blameless life to set good example to the
rising generation, being a member of the Free Methodist
Church.
On coming to Wood county, Mr. Ellsworth
suffered considerably from malaria and ague, often having to
work whole days when he could hardly stand, but he had invessed
his entire capital in his land, and his family had to be
supported. Many men of less courage would have
given up, but love of his family inspired him, and he kept
steadily on until he had secured comfortable competence.
Politically he had always been Democrat until 1892, since
which time, until his death, he was Populist, and stanch
supporter of that party. He passed away May 9, 1896.
Source: Commemorative Historical & Biographical
Record of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ.
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E. P. Emerson
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HON. ELIJAH P. EMERSON
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of Wood County, Ohio, Past & Present - Publ. Chicago: J. H.
Beers & Co. 1897 - Page 508 |
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Geo. C. Emmerich
Howard W.
Dena M. Emmerich |
GEORGE C. EMMERICH
Source: Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past and Present - Vol. II - Publ.
Chicago: J. H. Beers and Co. 1897 - Page 1224 |
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JOSEPH
ENGESSER, was born in Baden, Germany, Mar. 11, 1844,
and his parents, John and Maria Ann Engesser, were
also natives of Baden, but the great grandfather of our
subject was a native of France. By trade, John Engesser
was a miller, and also followed farming. His death occurred
n his native land, Feb. 26, 1875, while his wife
survived him a few years. To them were born the following
children: Johann, who was drowned in a river one
stormy night; Anna and Theresa, in Germany; Joseph,
of this sketch; Mary and Katrina, in Germany;
and George who came to America in 1870. He went to
Kansas but died twenty six days after reaching his
destination.
Joseph Engesser attended school in his native
land until fourteen years of age when he began to learn the
trade of a miller and baker in Treburg, serving a two years
and a half apprenticeship and paying $50 for the instruction
he received. During this time he had to arise at one o'clock
in the morning and work until quite late at night, for he
attended evening school. His apprenticeship being ended, he
went to Austria, to Bavaria, to Tyrol, Switzerland, and to
Alsace, working in these various places, his ability
enabling him to command the highest wages. On Apr. 3, 1870,
he sailed from Bremen on the steamer 'Taain', which reached
New York harbor on the 15th of April. He was accompanied by
a friend. From New York he went to Cincinnati, and had just
money enough to pay one week's board for himself and friend. He soon, however, obtained work in a bakery, where he
continued until the fall, when he went to Wapakoneta, Ohio,
where for three years he worked at the miller's trade. He
next went to Auglaize County, and in the summer of 1874 he
came to Wood County, establishing a feed mill in Custar,
which he operated for a year. He then purchased the hotel,
which was in poor condition, but he has made many excellent
improvements, and is now conducting the 'Washington Hotel',
an establishment that is first class in every particular.
Returning to Wapakoneta, Mr. Engesser was
married Nov. 26, 1874, to Magdalena Wieser, who was
born in Auglaize County, Oct. 15, 1855. They at once
came to Custar, and on May 1, 1875, opened the hotel. To
them have been born the following children: Josephine,
Aug. 13, 1875; Anna Wilhelmina, Dec. 27, 1876;
Clara Maria, Nov.1, 1878; Franz J., Sept. 30,
1881; Elizabeth, May 4, 1884; Magdalena,
Feb. 26, 1887; Theresa Gertrude, May 30 1890;
Vernika Julia, Aug. 2, 1893; and Mary K.,
Apr. 6, 1876. The first named died Sept. 6, 1876 (Josephine),
but the others are all living.
Mr. Engesser is a stanch Democrat, and is a
member of St Louis' Catholic Church. In the spring of 1894,
he returned to his native land, where he spent several
months visiting his sisters and friends, and then returned
home content to reside in America.
Source: Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past and Present - Publ. Chicago: J.
H. Beers and Co. 1897 - Page 1364
Contributed by
Bob Weaver |
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W. H. Ewing
Mrs. W. H. Ewing |
WESLEY H. EWING
Source: Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record
of Wood County, Ohio, Past and Present - Vol. II - Publ.
Chicago: J. H. Beers and Co. 1897 - Page 1288 |
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