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Source:
History of Wyandot County, Ohio
Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co.,
1884
CHAPTER IV.
EDEN TOWNSHIP
THE TOWNSHIP AS ORIGINALLY SETTLED - EARLY SETTLERS -
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE TOWNSHIP IN 1845 - EDUCATIONAL
AND RELIGIOUS - TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS SINCE 1845 -
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. (ALL)
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
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SAMUEL ALTHOUSE Source: History of Wyandot
County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 815 |
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GEORGE ARMSTRONG Source: History of
Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 816 |
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SAMUEL ARMSTRONG Source: History of
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URIAH L.
BACHTELL, son of Joseph and Anna M. (Moore) Bachtell,
was born in Stark County, Ohio, Aug. 3, 1837. His parents were
natives of Frederick County, Md.; married Nov. 5, 1829, and removed
to this county in 1845, purchasing 100 acres, on which they reared a
family of eight children - Susan, Samuel, Henry, Uriah L., Mary
L., Sarah E., Adah and Emmet E. Henry is
deceased, died Aug. 2, 1836. The mother died Feb. 9, 1872,
aged sixty-one years; the father July 30, 1883, aged seventy-eight
years. Our subject enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and
Seventy-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Sept. 1864, and
served nine months in the late war, being discharged at Nashville,
Tenn., June 17, 1865. He returned home in the fall of the same
year, and purchased eighty acres of land, on which he still resides.
He was married Nov. 16, 1865, to Rachel Bowlby, a native of
Wayne County, Ohio, daughter of Emanuel and Sarah (Stall) Bowlby,
natives of Pennsylvania, who settled in this county in 1852.
Their family consisted of twelve children - Samantha, Rachel,
Doctor W., Hester A., Lydia, Wellington, Nelson, Marshall, Alice M.,
William S. and James, all living but Marshall and
an infant son. Mr. and Mrs. Uriah Bachtell are the
parents of three children - Cyrus F., Thomas and Huldy.
The first is deceased, his death occurring Sept. 7, 1874.
Mr. Bachetell has always been a farmer, and now owns 100 acres,
valued at $80 per acre. In politics, he is a Republican.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 817 |
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ADAM J. BEER Source: History of Wyandot
County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 818 |
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SAMUEL BEVER Source: History of Wyandot
County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 818 |
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LEONARD BILLIET Source: History of Wyandot
County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 817 |
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HENRY BROWN Source: History of Wyandot
County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 818 |
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MARTHA
CALDWELL, widow of John Caldwell, deceased, was born
in Barnett, near London, England, Dec. 17, 1809. Her parents
were James and Sarah (Hawks) Martin natives of England, who
emigrated to America in 120, and after several removals settled near
Bucyrus, Ohio, in 1822. Her father was a minister of the
Church of Scotland, and engaged in his profession till his death,
Aug. 21, 1839. The family consisted of five children -
Martha, Mary, Elizabeth, Caroline and Joseph.
Elizabeth, Caroline and probably Joseph are deceased; the
location of the latter not being known. Their mother died June
3, 1847. Mrs. Caldwell resided with her parents till
her marriage to John Caldwell, Dec. 15, 1829. He was
born Apr. 23, 18799, in Huntington County, Pennsylvania, son of
Charles and Isabel Caldwell, who died in Mercer County, Penn.
He engaged in turnpike building and dry goods business in Wayne
County for several years, and was subsequently appointed to fill a
vacancy in the Auditor's office, in Crawford County, being elected
to the same office three successive terms. He was appointed
Land Receiver by President Jackson, serving six years, and
was Sheriff of the county two years. In 1846, he located in
this township, purchasing eighty acres of land, and in July of the
same year he organized a company of 100 men to join the Mexican
Army; the company was rejected and disbanded at Cincinnati, and
Mr. Caldwell was appointed Commissary, in which office he served
till the close of the war, in 1848. In 1849 he went to
California and was employed as mail carrier over the mountains,
where it is supposed he was killed. He was a member of the F.
& A. M., and in politics a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell
were the parents of thirteen children - Sarah, Isabel, James,
Charles, Martin Van B., Jane, Catharine, Andrew J., John, Knox d.
and Elizabeth (twins), David T. and Fremont;
of these, five survive - Sarah, Jane, Fremont, Charles
and James. Three sons gave their lives to the service
of their country, Andrew J. dying in Andersonville prison.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 819 |
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MYRON B. CASE Source: History of Wyandot
County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 819 |
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FREDERICK CHATLAIN Source: History of
Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 821 |
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BARNET COLE
was born in Crawford County, Ohio, Feb. 23, 1836. His parents
were Barnet and Charity (Swisher) Cole, the former a native
of Washington County, Penn. The children by his first marriage
were John C., David, Eliza J. and Margaret. David
is deceased. The mother died in 1833, and the father was again
married in 1834, to Charity Swisher, a native of
Pennsylvania, and of German ancestry. Ten children resulted
from this marriage - Samuel S., Barnet, Isaac, Mary, Rebecca,
Lovina, Sarah Jane, George W., Lucinda C. and James C.
George W. and Rebecca are deceased. The mother died
October, 1864; the father May 1, 1872. Barnet Cole, Jr.,
came to this county in 1861, and purchased forty acres of land, upon
which he erected a saw mill, following this business ten years.
He was married, Dec. 31, 1863, to Rachel Brauns, daughter of
Henry and Elizabeth (Witz) Brauns, natives of Pennsylvania,
and who reared a family of twelve children, five living- Sarah,
Margaret, George, Rachel and Henry. Their mother died in
1849; the father Aug. 31, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Cole have
two children - George F. and Minnie M. Mr. Cole
disposed of his mill in 1871, and purchased 120 acres of land, upon
which he now resides; he owns in all 160 acres, valued at $80 per
acre; he rears the best bloods of stock; is a Democrat; member of
the I. O. O. F., and, with his wife, of the United Brethren Church.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 820 |
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WILLIAM COLE
was born in Richland County, Ohio, Apr. 14, 1835. His parents
were James and Eleanor (Moore) Cole, natives of Pennsylvania
and Ohio respectively, who were married in Crawford County, Ohio,
May 5, 1832. Their children were as follows: Jemima,
William H., Maria S., Mary A., Martha J., James J. and Daniel
H. Jemima is deceased. The mother died Apr. 12,
1881, and the father, Mar. 19, 1882. William H. Cole,
our subject, remained with his parents till May 1, 1859, at which
date his marriage to Nancy J. Culver occurred; she was a
native of Van Wert County, Ohio, and daughter of Cummings and
Melkiah (Heath) Culver, natives of Champaign and Madison
Counties respectively. They were married in Van Wert County,
where they resided ten years, subsequently removing to Mercer
County, and thence to this county; their children are - Nancy J.,
Franklin, John, Ozias, Mary E., William F., Asahel and
Ebenezer, all living. The mother died May 31, 1857.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole were the parents of two children, eldest
(son) deceased, an infant and Lottie Belle (still living)
born Apr. 9, 1866. They have reared one child - Ettie
Osborn, who they took at the age of five months, from the Seneca
County Infirmary; she was born Apr. 7, 1861. Oct. 28, 1861,
Mr. Cole enlisted in the war, joining Company K, Fifty-fifth
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under the command of John C.
Lee. He was engaged in many of the leading battles; was in
the Atlanta campaign with Sherman in his march to the sea,
and met with several hairbreadth escapes. He participated in
the "grand review" at Washington, and was discharged with honor at
Cleveland, July 20, 1865, having served nearly four years. His
only wound was in the shoulder, the result of an exploded shell in
the battle of Atlanta, Ga. He has since engaged in farming,
and now resides on the old homestead purchased by his father in
1852. It consists of 105 acres, well-improved land, valued at
$70 and $75 per acre. Mr. Cole is a member of the I. O.
O. F. and G. A. R., and in politics a Republican.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 820 |
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HENRY C. CROSS Source: History of Wyandot
County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 821 |
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WILLIAM CUMMINGS Source: History of
Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 822 |
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JAMES S. CUMMINS Source: History of
Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 821 |
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JESSE EDGINGTON Source: History of Wyandot
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NATHAN
EKLEBERRY was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Nov. 8, 1820,
son of Ezekiel and Mary (Tobridge) Ekleberry, natives of
Pennsylvania and Virginia respectively. His parents settled in
this county in 1833. Their children were Jacob, John,
Ezekiel, Nathan, Jane, David, Isaac, Lydia, Levi and Margaret
(twins). John and Ezekiel are deceased.
Their mother died in 1862; the father in April 1868. Nathan
Ekleberry resided with his parents until twenty-two years of
age, when he purchased land in La Grange County, Ind., having earned
his money by days' work. He subsequently purchased a tract in
this county, and at present owns ninety acres in Eden Township.
He is an efficient agriculturist, and gives considerable attention
to blooded horses and sheep. Mr. Ekleberry was married,
Jan. 16, 1842, to Eliza Wolverton, daughter of Lewis and
Margaret (Anderson) Wolverton. Their children were Mary
E., Levi, Lewis, Abigail, Nathan, Lawrence and Hester.
Levi and Lewis are deceased. Mr. Ekleberry
was again married, June 11, 1868, to Miss Isabel Baker, widow
of Joseph Baker, who died Aug. 13, 1867, leaving four
children - Mary T., Arthur E., Addie E. and Harry W.
By his second wife, Mr. Ekleberry has three children -
Laura J., Jessie S. and Daisy L.; the eldest, Laura J.
being deceased since Dec. 6, 1873.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 822 |
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EPHRAIM GAVER Source: History of Wyandot
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ISAIAH
GIBSON, son of Isaiah and Elizabeth (Cudney) Gibson,
was born in Tymochtee Township June 23, 1837. His parents were
natives of Ohio and New York State respectively. They settled
in Tymochtee Township and reared a family of seven children, viz;
Mahala, Robert, Isaiah and Eliza (twins), John,
Theodore and Emily A. Eliza and Emily
are deceased. The father died Aug. 29, 1878; the mother Sept.
29, 1881. Isaiah Gibson was married Feb. 1, 1858, to
Ann Limer, a native Checkley, England, daughter of
William and Beatrice (Beabmer) Limer, also natives of England,
where the latter died; the former emigrating to America in 1855, and
marrying Clarissa Dumm Dec. 15, 1859, and soon after removed
to Missouri. His family consisted of four sons and five
daughters - William, John, George, James, Anna, Mary, Sarah, Jane
and Elizabeth; the latter two deceased. Mr. and
Mrs. Gibson have eight children - Emily A., born Dec. 15,
1858; Herbert, Jan. 8, 1860; Mary S., Dec. 20, 1861;
James William, Oct. 13, 1863; George W., Jan. 15, 1866;
Cora J., Jan. 10, 1870; Princes U., Sept. 7, 1873; and
Orley Adory, Jan. 30, 1880. Mr. Gibson purchased
seventy-eight and a half acres of land in Eden Township in 1879,
where he still resides. He is a stanch Democrat and has always
been a farmer.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 823 |
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WILLIAM GILLILAND Source: History of
Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 824 |
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FREDERICK KINLEY Source: History of
Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 824 |
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MICHAEL LAMBRIGHT Source: History of
Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 825 |
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REUBEN LOWMASTER Source: History of
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ABRAHAM MACKEY Source: History of Wyandot
County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 825 |
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JAMES McLAUGHLIN Source: History of
Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 826 |
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Eden Twp. -
GEORGE W. MILLER, son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Walder) Miller,
is a native of this county, born Feb. 22, 1854. His parents
were natives of Germany, and emigrated to this country in 1846,
locating in Bucyrus, but subsequently residing ten years in this
county, and returning to Crawford County, where they now live.
Their children were nine in number, three now living, viz., Jacob
F., John G. and George W. The latter was married
Apr. 3, 1873, to Susan A. Wilson, a native of Richland
County, Ohio and Pennsylvania respectively, and of Scotch descent.
They came to Richland County in 1832, removing to this county
fourteen years later. They had eight children, three now
living - Barbara A., Levi and Susan A. To
George W. and Sarah A. Miller six children have been born:
Lillie May, Dec. 16, 1873; Margie, May 23, 1875;
Carrie, Jan. 22, 1878; Herman L., Jan. 28, 1880;
Charles L., Mar. 7, 1882, and Arthur J., Aug. 31, 1883;
all living but Lillie, who died Jan. 7, 1875. After
obtaining and disposing of several different tracts of land, Mr.
Miller purchased 160 acres in this township, where he now
resides. His farm is valued at $100 per acre, and is a very
desirable location. Mr. Miller is a Republican and a
substantial and worthy citizens.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 826 |
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JOHN W. MILLIGAN Source: History of
Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 826 |
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BENJAMIN MORRIS Source: History of Wyandot
County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 827 |
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JOSEPH NEWMAN, only
living son of John and Mary Newman, was born in Perry County,
Ohio, July 17, 1822, his parents natives of Connecticut.
Mr. Newman purchased eighty acres of land in this township in
1860, and has since engaged in agricultural pursuits; prior to that
time he was engaged a few years in the blacksmithing trade. He
was married in 1848 to Mary Jane Weller, daughter of
Thomas and Charlotte Weller, natives of England, and nine
children have blessed their union - John, Cyrus, Rhoda, Aldo,
Emily, Frank, Charlotte, William and Martha. Mr. and
Mrs. Newman are highly esteemed as citizens and have a
comfortable home.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 827 |
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ROBERT W. POOL was born in Richland county,
Ohio Aug. 13, 1837. His parents were Ira and Margaret Pool,
natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio in 1814. They were
married in Richland County, and reared six children - Robert W.,
George W., Horey L., Almond M., Sarah A. and Elizabeth J.
George W. and Almond are deceased, the former dying in
the army, the latter in Upper Sandusky from disease contracted in
the war. Mr. Pool died July 28, 1848 and Mr. Pool
located in this county in 1850, marrying Lucy A. Dille,
of Richland County, a native of York State, four children resulting
from this union - Frank M., Sherman Ira, Rosetta M. and
Jesse F. Their father died Dec. 24, 1864, his widow now
the wife of Mr. Kenan, of Upper Sandusky. Robert W.
Pool was engaged in teaching about five years, attending
high school at Upper Sandusky and the Baldwin University in the
meantime. April 20, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Fifteenth
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving this call; re-enlisted
Sept. 20, 1861, in Company H, Fifty-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and was raised from private to Captain of Company A;
participated in the battles of Bull Run, Gettysburg, Fredericks burg
and many others; transferred to the Army of the Cumberland, and in
all the battles till the capture of Atlanta, being discharged on
account of ill health. Mr. Pool was married Mar. 26,
1863, to Rachel E. Armstrong, of Eden Township, a native of
Pennsylvania, and after his discharge served as Provost Marshal at
Lima, Ohio, till the close of the war. He engaged in the home
in 1868. He is a member of the G. A. R., himself and wife
attending the Grange, and holding membership with the Methodist
Episcopal Church. He has served as Township treasurer, and as
Steward and Leader in his church.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 827 |
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GEORGE B. PRICE Source: History of Wyandot
County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 828 |
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JAMES E. SANKEY Source: History of Wyandot
County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 828 |
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CASPER S. SWANK
was born in Richland County, Ohio, Oct. 8, 1837, to Henry and
Elizabeth (Study) Swank, natives of Franklin County, Penn.,
where they were married Mar 22, 1814. They came to Richland
county in 1817, and were the parents of the following children:
John, Margaret, Elizabeth, Susan, Christian, Daniel, Hannah, Henry,
Mary, Jackson and Casper survive. The mother died
Apr. 17, 1859; the father Apr. 11, 1876. In 1858, our subject
went to California, and enlisted in Company I, Third Regiment,
California Volunteer Infantry, Capt. Lewis in command.
Marched to Salt Lake City and thence to Fort Bridges, being
discharged in October, 1863. Came to Richland County, and
again enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. Cockby, serving
about three years, passing through without a scar, and returning home
in August, 1864. In the same year he came to Eden Township,
purchasing eighty acres on which he resided eight years,
subsequently buying 103 acres where he now resides. He was married, Mar.
13, 1865, to Caroline Larick, a native of this township, and
daughter of George and Margaret (Lea) Larick, natives of
Germany, who emigrated to America in an early day, settling first in
Tuscarawas County, then in Eden Township, this county. Their
children were Andrew, Catherine, Henry, William, Caroline, Levi,
Louie and Lovina. Smilda and Melissa are deceased.
The father died in 1858; the mother is still living in her
sixty-seventh year. Mr. and Mrs. Swank are the parents
of seven children - Lester O. R., Louie T. V., Valeria A., Jacob
G., Lovina C., Elzie L. and Mary Z. Lovina C. is
deceased. Mr. Swank is the owner of 133 acres (thirty
acres within the corporation of Nevada), valued at $85 per acre.
He has served as Township Treasurer, is a member of the F. & A. M.,
and a Democrat politically.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio -
Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 829 |
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JAMES TAYLOR Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio -
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PETER TRAXLER
was born in Stark County, Ohio, November 13, 1825. His
parents, Daniel and Elizabeth (Cramer) Traxler, were natives
of Cumberland County, Penn., were married there, and subsequently
moved to Stark County, Ohio, where they reared a family. Their
children were Catharine, Elizabeth, George, Daniel, Peter and John,
all deceased but the three latter. Our subject, Peter,
was married, March 25, 1846, to Catharine Conkle, of Crawford
County, Ohio, native of Columbiana County, Ohio, daughter of Adam
and Mary (Wyerbaugh) Conkle, natives of Pennsylvania. Her
parents were married in Columbiana County, Ohio, and moved to
Crawford County about 1837, their children being Nicholas,
Catharine, Elizabeth, Jason, Jacob, Sarah J., William H., Samuel S.,
Adam and Mary. Their father died May 7, 1872; the
mother January 8, 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Traxler have
eleven children, viz., Daniel C., Adam W., Peter P., Nicholas C.,
Jacob J., Mary E., John N. R., Cicly Jane, Ida L., Jason W., and
Francis L. Mr. Traxler lived with his parents till
twenty-one years of age and attended the common schools. In
1851, he purchased eighty acres of timber land, on which he built a
frame house, in which he lived till 1873, when he completed a fine
brick residence. He owns 120 acres of good land, valued at $75
per acre, his wife owning five city lots in Bucyrus, valued at
$2,000. Mr. Traxler is a Democrat. His wife is a
member of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 829 |
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LEMAR WALTON
was born in Ross County, Ohio, August 8, 1822. His
parents were John and Casander (Ritter) Walton, natives of
New Jersey and Kentucky respectively. They were married in
Ross County, Sept. 19, 1819, and removed to this county in 1833,
where the father died Aug. 25, 1835. They had nine children -
Henry, Lemar, William H. and John W. (twins), Samuel A.,
Melinda A., Eleanor, Nancy and Nelson. Lemar, Samuel A.
and Melinda A. are the only ones living; the mother died Aug.
5, 1849. Lemar Walton was married April 3, 1849, to
Magdalene Hufford, daughter of Christopher and Catharine (Corfman)
Hufford, of Tymochtee Township; her parents were natives of
Maryland and Ohio respectively. They settled in this county in
1828, where Mr. Hufford still resides; his wife died Aug. 20,
1851. Mr. and Mrs. Hufford are the parents of nine
children - Magdalene, George W., Catharine, Barbara, Conrad,
Mary, Lydia, Elizabeth and Sarah M. Elizabeth is
deceased. Mr. Walton has always engaged in farming; he
purchased his present farm of eighty acres in 1851, and has reared a
family of ten children - Samuel A., Isaiah W., Mary E. and
Sarah E. (twins), Willis C., Eliza Ann, Levi F., Jasper N.,
Allen L. and Florence J. Sarah E. is deceased, died
Sept. 26, 1872. Mr. Walton owns 218 acres in this
county, and in 1873 purchased 160 acres in Kansas, which he gave to
his sons; he and wife are members of the Evangelical Church, of
which faith their son, S. A. Walton, is a minister in Madison
County, Iowa.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 830 |
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FRANK M.
WELCH was born in this township, Mar. 19, 1855; his parents,
Ja--mes and Isabel (Hicks) Welch, were natives of Pennsylvania and
New York respectively, and were married in this county, their
children being Frank M., Ransom H. and Edward M.
The father died May 7, 1869; the mother July 26, 1880.
Frank M. Welch was married Oct. 18, 1881, to Lillian N.
Maskey, of this township, native of Crawford County, Ohio, born
May 8, 1863, daughter of Eli and Nancy C. (Wert) Maskey,
natives of Ashland and Crawford Counties, respectively. Her
parents were married at Bucyrus, and resided many years in Crawford
County, their children Lillian N., Dora V., Newlove G., and
Orland C., all being born there; the parents now reside in
Eden Township. Mr. Welch has always been engaged in
agricultural pursuits, and owns an interest in an undivided estate
of 271 acres, valued at $75 to $100 per acre. He has had
charge of the home farm since his father's death, and is an
energetic farmer, and of the Democratic persuasion in politics.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 830 |
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REUBEN YARK,
son of Solomon and Catharine (Bower) Yark, was born in
Mahoning County, Ohio, Jan. 2, 1837. He remained with his
parents till Mar. 3, 1864, at which time he was married to Miss
Ellen E. Neville, born in London, England, Mar. 1, 1844,
daughter of John F. and Elizabeth (Baker) Neville, natives of
London and Barkway, England, and who emigrated to the United States
about 1850, and settled in Philadelphia, where Mrs. Neville
died in 1855. Their children were ten in number, Ellen E.
being the only surviving. The father was a book binder by
trade, and engaged in that occupation in Philadelphia and Buffalo
till 1859, when he went to St. Louis where he still resides.
He was forced to leave St. Louis in 1861 by the Union-Secession
riot, and accordingly went to Sedalia, Mo., where he assisted in
organizing, and was commissioned Major of the Seventh Michigan
Volunteer Infantry, and served till the close of the war when he
returned to St. Louis; he is now the father of three children -
William, Reuben and Eliza, by a second wife. Our
subject being a carpenter by trade followed this occupation about
twelve years after his marriage. In 1876, he engaged in the
poultry and country produce business, sold out in 1884, and turned
his attention to farming; he is the father of three children -
John N., born July 3, 1865; Emma A., Mar. 17, 1868; and
Reuby E., Sept. 29, 1877. Emma A. is deceased;
her death occurring Aug. 6, 1870. Mr. Yark is a member
of the Knights of Honor, Nevada Lodge, No. 277, and a Democrat
politically.
Source: History of Wyandot County, Ohio - Chicago: Leggett,
Conaway & Co., 1884 ~ Page 831 |
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