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ELIAS CARMAN,
farmer, P. O. Delphos. was born in Shelby County, Ky., July 14,
1809: son of James and Comfort '"Clifton) Carman, natives
of Germany and France, respectively; and who lived for several
years in Kentucky, where Mrs. Carman died. James
Carman then moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained about
sixteen years, and where he again married; in 1865 he came to this
county, dying here in 1869. Our subject entered land in Sugar
Creek Township, this county, in 1834, on which he moved in 1836,
and where he still resides, and here he has improved many acres.
He was married, in 1830, to Mary Richards, of
Cincinnati, who bore him eight children, three now living:
Sarah C, Abigail S. and Louisa E. Mrs. Carman
died in September, 1882, aged seventy-two years. Mr.
Carman then married, in August, 1884, Mrs. Henrietta
(Barkshire) Poe, of Delphos, Ohio, widow of James M.
Poe, who died in September, 1871, and by whom she had two
children, Anna E. and Rose. Mrs.
Carman was born in April, 1834, in Warren County. Ind.,
daughter of William and Elizabeth (Thornbourgh) Barkshire,
natives of Ohio, both now dead. They were the parents of three
children, who survive them: Henrietta, Elizabeth and
Sarah M. Mr. Carman is a member of the Baptist Church,
and Mrs. Carman of the Christian Church. In politics
he is a life-long Democrat.
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SAMUEL
CHAMBERS, one of the most progressive farmers of Bath
township, Allen county, Ohio, was born in Franklin county, Pa.,
April 7, 1819, the youngest son of Robert and Catherine (Hise)
Chambers. His grandfather Chambers was a native
of England, who early came to America, took an active part in
the patriot army during the Revolutionary war, and died at his
residence near Martinsburg, Va. He was a farmer by
occupation and of his descendants there is knowledge of only
three sons, Robert, Joseph and Jacob, of whom the
later died in Dayton, Ohio.
ROBERT CHAMBERS was born
about 1772, at Martinsburg, Va., where he grew up to manhood and
served in the war of 1812-15, as a volunteer for his native
state. About 1819 he moved to Franklin county, Pa., and in
1837 r3emoed to Miami county, Ohio, where he passed the
remaining years of his life, dying in 1852. He was
married, in Virginia, Catherine Hise, and to this union
were born eleven children in the following order: Sarah,
who married Samuel Taylor, of Franklin county, Pa., where
he died; Susan, who was three times married; first to
George Foth, secondly to James Frazier, and thirdly
to James Ward - and died in Allen county, Ohio; Jacob
died in Auglaize county, Ohio; Polly, married to Jesse
Ray, died in Kansas; Nancy, who was first
married to Daniel Shafer and secondly to John Shafer;
Eli, who died in Indiana; Elizabeth, who was married
to James Thackery and died in Miami county, Ohio; Otho,
who died in Franklin county, Pa.; Maria, married to
Joseph Bennett, and residing in Cass county, Ind.;
Samuel, our subject, and Catherine, who was married
to Dorance Vroman, and died in Illinois. The mother
of this large family passed the declining years of her life at
the home of our subject, dying January 18, 1860.
Samuel Chambers, whose name is placed at the
opening of this biographical memoir, received is early education
in the primitive log school-house in vogue in his youthful days,
and, his parents being by no means wealthy, he was placed out to
work for neighboring farmers at the early age of nine years -
working, in one instance, for five years for one employer,
Daniel Zuck, Franklin county, Pa. He was industrious
and frugal, and in 1837 was able to bring his parents to Ohio,
locating in Miami county, where he was employed in clearing up
lands until 1852, when he came to Bath township, Allen county,
and purchased eighty acres of his present farm, to which he
added forty acres, won through his own diligence and frugality.
He has carried on general farming, and in addition has largely
devoted his attention to the manufacture of cider and sorghum,
from which he has derived a considerable revenue.
The marriage of Mr. Chambers was solemnized, in
1844, with Miss Harriet Miller, who was born in
Washington county, Md., a daughter of John K. and Susan
(Krebs) Miller, who early came to Ohio and settled in Miami
county, where hte marriage of their daughter took place.
The children that blessed this union were born in the following
order: Absolom, who died Sept. 28, 1890;
Sarah J., who was married to N. D. Hadsel and died
Dec. 6, 1883; Maria C., wife of George C. Smith; Eli,
of Van Wert county, Ohio; Susan E., who was married to
HEnry D. Miller and died April 19, 1877; Emma, who
was first married to Joseph Brower, and secondly to
MIchael Alstetter, of Bath township, Allen county; John,
who died August 30, 1858; George, who married Eliza
Dodson, who borne one child - Clara E.; and
Harriet L., wife of Allen J. Driver of German
township, Allen county. The mother of this family was
called from earth June 21, 1890, an inconceivably distressing
bereavement to the husband and surviving children and a
distressful sorrow to numerous sincere friends.
In his politics Mr. Chambers was at first a whig,
but later joined the ranks of the republican party, in which he
takes a warm interest, but has never sought recognition of his
services through the emoluments of public office. For
forty years he has been a devoted and active member of the
German Baptist church and has always been liberal of his means
toward its support, as he has also been in promoting all
enterprises intended for the well being of Bath township and the
county of Allen. He is recognized as one of the most
intelligent and enterprising farmers of the township and is
respected, wherever known, as a substantial and useful citizen,
and as an upright man.
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SAMUEL
D. CHAMBERS, one of the representative citizens of
Delphos, Ohio, and a well-known man in both Allen and Van Wert
counties, is a native of Ohio, having been born at Bolivar,
Tuscarawas county, Nov. 2, 1835. His father was
THOMAS CHAMBERS, who was a native of
Washington county, Pa., born in the year 1808, and was a son of
James Chambers, a native of Washington county, Pa., born
in the year 1808, and was a son of James Chambers, a
native of Ireland, who first located in Washington county, Pa.,
but subsequently removed by wagon to Licking county, Ohio, where
he died. Thomas Chambers was a molder by trade, and
followed that vocation in the furnace town of Ohio for many
years. From the fall of 1844 until the spring of 1849 he
resided in Cincinnati, and at the time removed to Lima, where a
brother and brother-in-law were then living. In September,
1850, he removed his family to Delphos, the foundry having been
removed from Lima to this point on account of the canal, and
here his death occurred in November, 1879. At Painesville,
Ohio, in 1833, he married Miss Mary Cannon, who was born
in Ohio in 1818. She is still living, and makes her home
with our subject.
Samuel D. Chambers was the eldest of a family of
six children, only two of whom are now living - himself and
brother Winfield. Our subject attended school in
Cincinnati, Lima and Delphos, securing a common-school
education. When fifteen years of age he began a three-year
apprenticeship at the molder's trade, which he finished with the
exception of a few months. In 1853 he entered the store of
F. J. Lye, merchant of Delphos, as a clerk, where he
remained three years, going thence to Lytle & Roebuck,
general merchants of Delphos, and with that firm continued until
1859. In that year he entered into a co-partnership with
Peter Phelan and engaged in the general mercantile trade,
under the firm name of Phelan & Chambers. This firm
continued until the death of Mr. Phelan in December,
1876, when the firm went out of business; Mr. Chambers
then took part of the stock, and in 1877 formed a co-partnership
with Henry Davies, under the firm name of Davies &
Chambers retired from mercantile life. In 1878 Mr.
Chambers was elected to the office of auditor of Allen
county, as the nomination of the republican party,
notwithstanding the fact that the county was then and is at
present democratic. After serving one term of three years,
Mr. Chambers retired from politics.
Since retiring from mercantile business, Mr.
Chambers has been identified with various enterprises in
Delphos. He was one of the organizers and a director and
secretary for a time of the Delphos Savings & Loan association;
next he was cashier of the Delphos Commercial bank for about one
year; for the last five years he has been treasurer of the
Delphos Electric Light & Power company, and for a number of
years has been a member of the board of directors of the Delphos
National bank; for a number of years he has also been a director
of the Ohio Wheel company; he is also interested in the Hinge
Belt Coupler company of Delphos - a company formed for the
manufacture and sale of a patent device for the coupling of
belts, which is, in the opinion of the promoters and many
others, destined to fill a long-felt want and work a revolution
in the mode of coupling together belts of every description.
Mr. Chambers is a member of Hope lodge, No. 214,
F. & A. M., of Delphos, and of Shawnee commandry, No. 14, K. T.
of Lima. He is also a thirty-second degree Mason, being am
ember of Cleveland consistory. Mr. Chambers was
married, in 1862, to Sarah J. Kepner, of Columbia City,
Ind., To their union two children have been born. Mr.
and Mrs. Chambers and family are members of the Presbyterian
church of Delphos. During the late war Mr. Chambers
served in the 100-day service as quartermaster of the One
Hundred and Fifty-first regiment Ohio national guards.
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L. Y.
COCHRUN, merchant, Spencerville, was born in Sugar Creek
Township, this county, August 3, 1849: son of Simon and Lacinda
(Miller) Cochrun, early settlers and still residents of Amanda
Township. They are the parents of five children, of whom L. Y.
is the second. Our subject was raised on a farm, and received a
common and normal school education. He entered upon his career in
life as a teacher, and for five years followed that occupation. He
was married, March 31, 1872, to Miss Margaret Berriman, of
Auglaize County, Ohio. To them have been born three children,
viz.: Bert, Carrie and Jennie. Mr
Cochrun came to Spencerville in about 1874, and engaged in
mercantile business with Joseph August for about two
years, and a year later opened business for himself. From a small
grocery he has gradually increased his business, which now
comprises a general merchandise stock. In January, 1883, he had
the misfortune to lose his building and about half of his stock by
fire, but he has since erected a brick building, 26x80, into which
he removed his stock about April, 1884. He has been township clerk
two years, and clerk of the corporation six years.
(Source #2) |
ISAAC COON,
farmer, P. O. Kempton, was born in Belmont County, Ohio Mar. 18,
1829, a son of George Coon, a native of Pennsylvania, who
was something over ninety-five years of age at the time of his
death, which occurred in 1873. The first wife of George
Coon was Christine Moore, the mother of our subject,
a native of Bourbon County, Ky., and by her he had fifteen
children, Isaac being the youngest; she died about 1843.
Our subject was reared on a farm, and received his education in
the early subscription schools. He was three years of age
when his parents removed to Section 4, Shawnee Township, this
county, and here he grew to maturity, fully acquainted with
pioneer life. At the age of nineteen he received his time
from his father and went to Delphos, where he went to work in a
saw mill. In about a year he had saved the money with
which he bought forty acres of land in Amanda Township, this
county, where he still lives, and to which he had added by
subsequent purchases, until now he has 280 acres in this
township, and eighty-five in Shawnee, the greater portion of
which is under cultivation. At one time he dealt quite
extensively in sheep, but at present makes no specialties.
Mr. Coon was married Mar. 14, 1850, to Julia Ann
Gaskel, who died June 8, 1858. She bore him three
children: Martha E., Martin L., and Benjamin F.
His second marriage, which occurred Mar. 3, 1861, was with
Sarah L. Cobb, born in Luzerne County, Penn., Sept. 5, 1843,
daughter of Aaron and Esther (Halstead) Cobb. To
this union six children were born: Sanford C., Orrin F.,
Albert O., Charles H., Lizzie L., and Ira E. Mr.
Coon was in the service three years in Company A, One
Hundred and eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was in
several engagements. At the battle of Franklin, Tenn., he
was shot through he right lung, which wound still troubles him.
Politically he is a Republican.
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WILLIAM
R. COON, farmer, P. O. Conant, was born in Shawnee
Township, this county, Jan. 27, 1842; son of George J. and
Julietta (Decoursey) Coon, natives of New England, and who
came to Allen County at an early date. Eight of their
thirteen children are living, of whom our subject is the eldest.
He obtained a common school education, and having been raised a
farmer has made farming the principal occupation of his life.
He is virtually self-made, having entered upon the battle of
life a poor man, and has accumulated his property through
industry and economy. He is worthy of the reputation he
sustains of being a practical farmer and a thorough business
man. Mr. Coon was married Nov. 8, 1866, to Jane,
daughter of James Place. She was born in Missouri,
Feb. 22, 1842. By this union were born nine children:
Lenora, Susan, Jane, William Elmer, Bely L., Hattie
(deceased), Alpheus (deceased) and Mercy
(deceased). Mr. Cook has twice been a servant of the
people of his township, having served as trustee and justice of
the peace. In Feb. 1862, he volunteered his services to
his country, and was with Sherman, till the close of the war.
He is a consistent member of the Christian Church. In
politics he is independent.
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STEPHEN
D. CREMEAN, farmer, P. O. Allentown, was born in Ross
County, Ohio, Jan. 10, 1827; son of Smith and Mary (Dillen)
Cremean, natives of Maryland, who settled in Ross County,
Ohio, about 1805. They were parents of ten children, of
whom our subject is the seventh. In 1830 they removed to
Allen County, and located in German Township, where Stephen
D. grew to maturity fully acquainted with pioneer life.
The father died in about 1859, the mother in February, 1880,
aged about ninety years. Our subject obtained a limited
common school education, and having been raised a farmer has
made that occupation the principle one of his life. For
about two years, however, he engaged in mercantile business at
Elida and Cridersville, Auglaize land in Amanda Township, this
county, where he still resides, and which he continued to add
to, at intervals, until his farm now consists of 275 acres of
choice land, all more or less highly cultivated; and in
connection with his farming interests has dealt in stock, more
extensively in buying and selling hogs. Mr. Cremean
was united in marriage, Nov. 5, 1848, with Tamsey John,
born in Ross County, Ohio, Apr. 23, 1829, by whom he has two
children: Mary Jane and Curtis. They have,
however, raised five other children: Annie Strawbridge,
Jessie Carr, Maria Roush, James and Amanda Shalter.
Mr. Cremean has filled the office of justice of the peace
one term, and is now serving his fifth term as township
treasurer. For about ten years he has been a consistent
member of the Christian Union Church. Politically he is
identified with the Democratic party. He is self-made man
having accumulated his property by his own efforts.
(Source #2 ~ Page 562) |
DANIEL
CRIDER, farmer, P. O. Lima, was born in Cridersville,
Auglaize Co., Ohio, Feb. 15, 1857; son of Isaac and Susan (Searfoss)
Crider, natives of Pickaway Co., Ohio, where they were
married and whence they moved in 1854 to Auglaize County, Ohio,
where they lived until 1863, and then moved to Shawnee Township,
this county. They reared a family of twelve children, of
whom ten are now living and in the fall of 1884 they removed to
Kansas. Our subject was married, Mar. 25, 1880, to
Maryettie East, a native of German Township, this county,
born Oct. 16, 1862, and daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Mumaw)
East, native of Pickaway and Knox Counties, Ohio, respectively,
and who are married in this county in 1855, parents of nine
children, of whom five are now living. To this union of
our subject and wife has been given one son, Orvin M.,
born Dec. 10, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Crider are members
of the United Brethren Church at Elida, Ohio. In politics
he is Democrat.
(Source #2) |
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CHRISTIAN C.
CULP, farmer, P. O. Elida, was born in Sugar Creek
Township, this county, July 21, 1853, on the farm where he was
reared, and which he has for several years operated; a son of
Christian and Elizabeth (Good) Culp, and brother of David
Culp. His father died January 5, 1883. His mother now resides
with him on the home farm. He was married, April 10, 1874, to
Miss Christena Good, of Marion Township, this county, daughter
of Abraham and Rebecca Good, who came from Virginia, and
settled in this county about 1865. To the union of our subject and
wife have been born four children: Simeon, John,
Rebecca and an infant daughter.
(Source #2) |
| CONRAD
CULP, farmer, P. O. Allentown, was born in Pickaway
County, Ohio, June 13, 1819, being third in the family of
thirteen children of Peter and Susan (Broucher) Culp,
natives of Pennsylvania, who settled in Pickaway County in 1802.
Conrad B. was raised on a farm, and early in life learned
the trades of carpenter and joiner and shoe-maker. He
conducted a shoe store in Pickaway County about five years, and
has worked more or less at the carpenter's trade for twenty
years. In connection with his trades he has also owned a
farm. Mr. Culp was united in marriage, in 1842,
with Sarah Duncle, who died in 1847 leaving to his care
six children: Franklin (deceased), George D.
(deceased). In 1850 he was again married, this time to
Rachael Imler, who died in 1877; she bore him five children:
Sarah C. (deceased), Rachael (deceased), Hannah
J., Clement Brinlen and Harriet I. In 1847
Mr. Culp went to Auglaize County where he bought a quarter
section of wild land, built a water saw-mill, and remained for
eleven years, then removed to Lima, this county, and for two
years was engaged in mercantile business and working at his
trade. In the fall of 1860 he purchased his present
property which was then in a state of nature, and which he has
converted into a good farm, having placed the same under a high
state of cultivation, it being the third farm he has cleared up
in his time, one in Allen County, one in Auglaize County and one
in Fairfield County. In 1877 he erected a large barn, at
that time the best in the neighborhood. His education has
been obtained in the common schools and in contact with the
world. From the age of fifteen years he was catechised in
the Lutheran Church until he united with the Christian Union
Church, of which he ahs been a consistent member for several
years. His political sympathy is with the Democratic
Party.
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