|
Biographies
*
Source:
History of Darke County, Ohio
- Illustrated -
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.
1880.
< CLICK HERE to RETURN to
1880 BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX >
< CLICK HERE to GO to LIST of
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEXES >
|
|
Harrison Twp. -
RILE LAWRENCE, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. New
Madison.
Source:
History of Darke County, Ohio -1880. -
Page 697 |
|
|
Wayne Twp. -
LAWRENCE
L. LEHMAN, teacher, Versailles, Ohio. Jacob, his
father, is a native of Ohio, born in Covington, Miami Co., on the
1st of January, 1825; he received a good common-school education;
celebrated his marriage with Jemima Sullenberger, on the 25th day
of November, 1851; he came to Darke Co. in 1845, and at present
resides in Versailles; they are the parents of thirteen children, of
whom nine are living, viz., Maggie A., Eugene, Columbus,
Oliver H., Luella, Morrie, Addie L., Mary and Lawrence L.,
subject of our sketch, who was born in Miami Co., Ohio in 1852;
received his preparatory education in the common schools, after
which he entered the Ohio Central Normal School, in Worthington,
Ohio, from which he graduated in 1874, receiving a good academic
education; he taught school when he was only 16 years old thereby
helping support the family, it being very large; he is at present
reading law with T. A. Burns, of Versailles.
(Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - Publ. 1880 - Page
610) |
|
|
Greenville Twp.
-
LEVI FRANKLIN LIMBERT, lawyer, Greenville; was
born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Sept. 4, 1854; his father, Lewis
Limbert, was born in Mifflin Co., Penn., in 1814, but was reared
in Montgomery Co., Ohio, where he married Sarah E. Hinsey in
1835. Our subject, after the usual common-school course, in
the spring of 1870 entered the Miami Commercial College at Dayton;
in 1871, he secured a position as book-keeper; afterward, he became
a teacher, and, in 1873, he entered the normal school at Lebanon; he
entered upon the study of law with C. M. Anderson, in1876,
and, in 1877, was admitted to practice, and at once commenced
practice in Greenville.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio -1880. -
Page 508 |
|
|
Greenville Twp. -
JOHN LONGENECKER, farmer and carpenter, Sec.
1; P. O. Pikeville; another old settler of Darke County; born in
Montgomery Co., Ohio, Feb. 12, 1830; he is of German descent, his
grandfather being one of four brothers who came from Germany and
located in Pennsylvania; the father of John was Samuel
Longenecker, who was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., April 5, 1789,
and emigrated to Warren Co., about the year 1821, and, six years
later, located in Montgomery Co., and, in 1840, came to Darke Co.
and settled in Richland Township, and followed cabinet-making and
undertaking until his death, which occurred Sept. 14, 1842; he was
married in Dauphin Co., Penn., to Anna Shank, who was born in
the same county Nov. 19, 1790; they were the parents of ten
children, of whom five are now living; Mrs. S. died in
Richland Township Dec. 5, 1847. The subject of this memoir
came to Darke Co. with his parents, and while his father followed
his trade, his sons did the labor on the farm, John remaining
with him during his lifetime; after the death of his father, he
removed to Beamsville and followed the trade of cabinet making three
years and in 1865 he commenced the carpenter business, and, until
1877, gave this his exclusive attention; his buildings extended over
all of the northern townships, and among his contracts were some
additions to the county infirmary; without serving any
apprenticeship at the trade, he has been one of the most successful
contractors, and probably no man in the county has erected more farm
buildings than Mr. Longenecker; in 1864, he located on his
present place, where he has since lived; he has 65 acres in his home
farm, all under a good state of improvement. He has been twice
married; his first wife was Letina Holloway, who died without
issue. His marriage with Elizabeth Beem was celebrated
Sept. 30, 1855; she was born Oct. 4, 1834; they have three children
- Franklin, born Nov. 28, 1857; Harry, March 6, 1863;
Theodore, June 5, 1867.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio -1880. -
Page 509 |
|
|
Greenville Twp. -
LOUIS B. LOTT, farmer , Sec. 19; P. O.
Greenville. (no further information found)
Source:
History of Darke County, Ohio - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1880. - Page
509 |
|
|
Butler Twp. -
J. P. LOVE, retired merchant and doctor, Castine; a native of Virginia, an early settler of Butler Township,
and one of the oldest early residents now living; was born Aug. 20,
1803; his parents designed educating him for the practice of
medicine, but, after taking a regular course of instruction, he
became satisfied he did not want to follow the profession, and
consequently did not take degrees, but after he came to the new
settlement of Castine, his knowledge of medicine became known, and
he was compelled, much against his taste and desire, to practice; he
came to Castine in the spring of 1833, and opened a store, keeping a
general stock of merchandise, which he continued until 1838; from
1838 to 1841, he devoted his entire attention to the practice of
medicine; from 1841 to 1851, he was again engaged in merchandising;
from 1851 to 1855, he lived a retired life, doing some medical and
some legal business for his former customers, which he could not
well put of; from 1855 to 1857, he again engaged in merchandising;
since 1857, he has not engaged in any regular business, except to
look after his property, which consists of notes, etc., and valuable
real estate property in Michigan. The Doctor is one of those
enigmas who never married; has always had a great fondness for
books, and has spent much time and not a little money acquiring
knowledge, in its broad sense; has been acquainted with nearly all
the prominent men of Darke County, and quite intimate with many of
them; he is still a student for the sake of knowledge, and a very
kind-hearted man. R. M. Pomeroy, who was a prominent
boot and shoe dealer of Cincinnati and Boston, and later, President
of the Central Branch of the Union Pacific R. R., commenced his
successful career in a building which he rented of Dr. Love,
the Doctor boarding with his family, and assisting him both with
advice and use of means; a firm friendship has always existed
between them. The Doctor is widely read, and has a remarkably
retentive mind; he can give the name and history of nearly every man
who entered land in the neighborhood of Castine.
Source:
History of Darke County, Ohio - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1880. - Page 673 |
|
|
Harrison Twp. -
A. A. LOWDENSLAGER, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O.
Hollandsburg.
Source:
History of Darke County, Ohio - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1880. - Page
697 |
|
|
German Twp. -
G. T. LOWDENSLAGER, farmer; P. O. Hollandsburg.
This gentleman was born in Carroll Co., Md., Jan. 30, 1830; he is of
German descent and is the son of Jacob L., also a native of
Maryland; he was a shoemaker by trade, and engaged in this
occupation about forty years; he emigrated to Ohio with his family
in 1837, and located in Harrison township; here he combined with his
trade, farming. He was united in marriage about 1826, with
Miss Brown, also a native of Maryland, and sister of
Loyd Brown, whose sketch appears in the biographies of
this township. Mrs. L.'s death occurred Aug. 30, 1866.
Mr. L. is still living in Harrison Township at the ripe old
age of 81 years. Our subject was brought up to farm life, and
assisted his father in farming till he grew up to mature years.
In 1856, Sept. 7, he celebrated his nuptials with Miss Margaret
A. Vore, who was born in Harrison Town ship, May 3, 1838; her
parents were natives of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to this State
nearly half a century ago, locating in Harrison Township; her
parents were both spared to see a ripe old age, her father's demise
occurring Oct. 31, 1865, at the age of 76 years, and her mother's,
Jan. 26, 1880, at the age of 83 years. Thus we record the
death of two more of the early settlers of this county, who
departed, leaving a large circle of acquaintances and a family of
children to mourn their loss. Our subject farmed the homestead
for several years after marriage, and then after spending about six
years on two other farms, purchased the place where he now resides,
which he has placed under good improvement by his habits of
industry, assisted by his amiable wife. Mr. and Mrs. L.
are the parents of twelve children, viz.: Mary Emma,
born July 7, 1857, married Jan. 14, 1877, to William F. Wolf;
Thomas P., born Sept. 11, 1858; Jesse S., born June 8,
1860; Margaret C. C., born Oct. 17, 1861; John L.,
born Feb. 28, 1864; Andrew C., born Aug. 6, 1865; Elva E.,
born July 20, 1867; Ina B., born Feb. 4, 1869; Annah M.,
born Apr. 15, 1870; Florence M., born Dec. 19, 1871,
deceased, Sept. 2, 1872; Rosa, E., born Nov. 7, 1873;
Jacob E., born Sept. 30, 1875.
Source:
History of Darke County, Ohio - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1880. - Page 580 |
|
|
Greenville Twp. -
SAMUEL LUDY, farmer and brick manufacturer,
Sec. 24; P. O. Greenville; one of the oldest settlers of Darke Co.,
born in Frederick Co., Md., May 30, 1833. He was a son of
David Ludy, who was born in the above county and State in 1803.
He was married in Maryland to Mary Burns She was born
in Ireland in 1834, and emigrated to America with her parents in
infancy. David Ludy and family came to Ohio in 1838,
landing in Dayton June 1, and in Miami Co., the same year, where the
decease of Mrs. Ludy occurred in November, 1852. Mr.
Ludy came to Darke Co. in 1875, where his decease occurred in
October, 1876. The subject of this sketch resided in Miami Co.
and engaged in agricultural pursuits until Oct. 8, 1856, when he was
untied in marriage with Christina Guntrum She was born in
Pennsylvania in 1833, and was a daughter of John Guntrum, who
came to Darke Co. in 1837. The children of Samuel and
Christina Guntrum Ludy were four in number - William , David,
Rebecca and Samuel. Upon the marriage of Mr.
Ludy, he came to Darke Co. and located upon his present place,
where he has lived for a period of twenty-three years. He has
37 acres of land, with good farm buildings, his brick residence
being the second-best farm residence in the township. He is
largely engaged in manufacturing brick of superior quality, his yard
turning out in a single season upward of ten hundred and fifty
thousand. A card of his business will be found in the business
directory of Greenville, in another part of this work. Mr.
Ludy is now serving his second year as Township Trustee of the
township in which he lives.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio -1880. -
Page 509 |
|
|
Greenville Twp. -
DR. ELIJAH LYNCH, physician and surgeon,
Greenville. Among the old settlers of Darke Co., we take
pleasure in giving the gentlemen whose name heads settlers of Darke
Co., we take pleasure in giving the gentlemen whose name heads this
sketch a place in the front ranks of his profession; he was born in
Warren Co., Ohio, Sept. 25, 1809, and was a son of Isaiah and
Charity (Hasket) Lynch, both natives of South Carolina; they
came to Ohio in 1805, and settled in Warren Co.; Mr.
Lynch was of Welsh descent, and was born in South Carolina in
1769. and died in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1814; Mrs. Lynch
was of English descent, born in South Carolina in 1799, and died
Mar. 11, 1848, in Butler Co., Ohio. The subject of our sketch
obtained his general education in the Quaker schools, and. in 1834,
commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Charters, of
Waynesville, Ohio, with whom he remained two years, after which he
studied two years with Dr. Thomas, of Sydney, and
graduated from the Ohio Medical College in 1848; in 1845, he first
located in Darke Co., and commenced the practice of medicine in
Palestine, and, in 1849, located in Greenville, where he has since
successfully followed his profession for a period of upward of
thirty years, and is, consequently, one of the oldest continuous
practitioners of the county. His marriage with Mary O'Brien
was celebrated in 1832; she was born in Vermont May 15, 1811; they
were the parents of eight children, of whom three are deceased; the
living are Rebecca, now Mrs. Dr. Woods,
of Van Wert; William, now practicing medicine in Shanesville,
Ohio; Isaac, in the jewelry trade at Greenville, and Mary
and Ida, living at home; of the deceased, Thomas died
at 11 years of age; Sarah died at 19 years of age; Charles
grew to manhood, and at his death left a widow and three children
now living at Lima, Ohio; he was a resident of Indianapolis until
his decease, and occupied the position of general ticket agent of
the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago Railroad.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 -
Page 509
NOTE: See 1880 Census -
Click
Here |
NOTES:
|
