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CHARLES CARPENTER,
Kelley's Island, one of the prominent pioneers of Kelley's
Island, was born in Norwich, New London county, Conn., in
1810, and was a son of Gardner and Mary (Huntington)
Carpenter, who had a family of five sons and one
daughter, but two of the children are now living,
Gardner, jr., born in 1802, and Charles. One son,
George, and the daughter, Mrs. Lester,
both died leaving families. Charles received a
liberal education, and in 1830 became engaged in the
manufacture of cords and twine, but by too close application
to business his health became impaired, and he went South on
a trip. After his return his mill and property was destroyed
by fire. He then came to Kelley's Island on a visit, where
he found employment, and here he remained. He was married in
1844 to Caroline Kelley, a daughter of
Datus and Sarah Kelley. They have had a family of
four children, Lester, Alida, now Mrs.
Seton; Mary, now Mrs. Ward; and
Sara, now Mrs. Moysey. Mr.
Carpenter purchased his farm of 124 acres in 1844. He
purchased the farm with accompanying farm tools and stock
from Horace Kelley on credit, he having no
capital at the time. He then became engaged in the lime and
building stone business, having many government contracts.
He retired from the stone business in 1863. He first became
engaged in the grape culture in 1844, and erected the first
wine cellar north of Cincinnati in 1851, and became engaged
in the manufacture of pure grape wine. He retired from
active business some time afterward, selling his wine cellar
to the Kelley Island Wine Company. He now devotes his entire
attention to his vineyard, peach orchard, and the
cultivation of a great variety of smaller fruits. The Kelley
Island Wine Company was formed in 1886, and rented Mr.
Carpenter's cellars and some years later purchased
the property. |
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MRS. JANE A. CARPENTER,
Huron, was born in Greenwich, Fairfield county, Conn., in
1823, and was a daughter of Charles and Maria Brown)
Brundydge, who settled in New London, Huron
county, in 1832, and later in Williams county, where Mrs.
Brundyge died in 1877, leaving a family of three
children: Jane A. Phebe, now Mrs. D. Thomas;
and Charles Henry. Jane A. was married in 1843
to David S. Carpenter, who was born in Westchester
county, N. Y., in 1818, and with his parents settled in New
London, Huron county, when he was a child. The parents
had a family of eleven children, but one of whom is now
living, Mrs. Eliza Hallday. Mr. David Carpenter
purchased his homestead in Huron, Eire County, and erected
his fine residence thereon in 1859. He died Sept. 16,
1877, leaving a widow. |
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WILLIAM CAR SKADEN, Oxford,
North Monroeville p. o., one of the representative men of
this town was born in Luzerne county, Pa., in 1826, and was
a son of Anson and Sarah Car Skaden. Anson
served in the War of 1812-14. William Car Skaden
learned the carpenter and joiner's trade after settling in
Ohio. October 28, 1843, he came to Cook's Corners,
Oxford township, where he worked for his brother Henry,
who was then engaged in the carpenter's trade, and also in
the manufacture of plows. His brother Henry
died in 1856. William was married in 1848 to
Celucia Jefferson. They have two sons: Delos,
born in 1849, and Wilmer, born in 1868.
Celucia was a daughter of Willard and Susanna (Burt)
Jefferson. Susanna was born in New York in 1797,
and Willard was born in Vermont in 1796, and died in
1884, leaving a widow and eight children. Willard
served in the War of 1812. He was married and settled
in Cattaraugus county, N. Y., and in 1835 came to Oxford
township. Delos was educated at the Granville
University, and is now engaged in the publishing interest at
Chicago. Wilmer is now student at the Granville
University. Mr. Car Skaden purchased his
present homestead of seventy acres in 1851, for which he
paid $18 per acre, on which he erected his own buildings, He
is now engaged in the raising of blooded stock. He was
trustee of the town during the war. |
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CALVIN CASWELL,
Margaretta, Castalia p. o., one of the representative
gentlemen of his county, was born in Steuben county, N. Y.,
in 1819, and was a son of Thomas and Elinor (Force)
Caswell. Elinor was born in New Jersey, and her
husband, Thomas, was born in Massachusetts.
They were married in Steuben county. Thomas
came to Margaretta in 1836, and his son, Calvin came
in 1838. Thomas, on settlement here, purchased
a farm of 500 acres. Here they commenced clearing, and
Calvin now owns and occupies this old homestead.
Thomas and Elinor had a family of seven children;
Daniel, Calvin, Elisha, Emily, Julia, Walter and
Obert. Three are now living: Calvin, Dr.
Walter of New York city, and Obert, a lawyer of
Iowa. Thomas died in 1853, and his wife in
1882, aged eighty-six years. Walter served in
the army as surgeon of the 101st Regiment; Obert also
served during the war, and was promoted from lieutenant to
captain of his company. Calvin Caswell was
married in 1841 to Louisa Ellison, of Yates county,
N. Y. She died in 1844, leaving two children -
Emily and Mary H. Mr. Caswell
married his second wife, Mrs. Serena Caswell, in
1855. She was born in New York, and had, by her first
husband, Daniel Caswell, three children, two now
living; Milton J. and Erva. Mr. Caswell
has been county commissioner five years. He is now
engaged in general farming, owning a farm of 525 acres. |
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MARTIN C. CLARKSON,
Oxford, Bloomingville p. o., was born in Lincolnshire,
England, in 1811, was married in 1830 to Maria Smith,
who was born in 1811. In 1837 they emigrated to
America and settled in Mansfield, O., and Mr. Clarkson
worked at his trade, that of a blacksmith. In 1847
they settled in Clarkson worked at his trade, that of a
blacksmith. In 1847 they settled in Sandusky, where he
found work in the S. M. & N. R. R. shops as foreman.
He remained for thirty-five years, when he resigned in
1882, and settled on his farm in Oxford township, but is now
engaged in the general smithing business.
Maria died in 1872, leaving seven children:
Mary Ann, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Margaret, Lucy, George and
Hattie. Mr. Clarkson married his second
wife, Eliza Frankenaberger, in 1874. She was
born in Pennsylvania in 1814. Mr. Clarkson
united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1833, and soon
became a class-leader. In at his changes of resided he
has ever been active in discharging his religious duties.
Three of his daughters have been successful teachers.
His residence now at Bloomingville, is the building erected
by Messrs. Luther Cook and Judge Colwell in
1817, for banking purposes. |
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HERMAN CLUEVER, Sandusky,
was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1854, and was a son of
John Cluever. Herman came to America and
settled in Sandusky in 1870. He learned the baking and
confectionery business, and in 1886 commenced the business
which is now a successful enterprise. He was married
in 1880 to Minnie Dahnk, who was born in Sandusky,
and was a daughter of John and Minnie (Neaman) Dahnk,
who were among the early settlers in this county.
John died in 1870 leaving a widow and three children:
William C., Charles and Minnie. |
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CAPTAIN EDWARD ROSS COLLINS,
Kelley's Island, was born in Jefferson county, N. Y.,
1826, and was a son of William and Sarah (Crawford)
Collins. Captain Edward worked on the farm
with his father until 1841, when he entered the employ of
the Messrs. E. G. Merrick & Co., Clayton, N. Y., then
engaged in a large lake business. He remained with
this firm for six years, and in 1847 settled in Cleveland,
and became mate of the propeller Ohio, and several
other vessels until 1855, when he became maser of the
propeller New England, of the American Transportation
Company, running from Buffalo to Toledo. In 1856 to
1857 he was captain of the propeller Sun, of 650
tons, and belonging to this same company; in 1858-59 and
1860 captain of the Nile, and running from Buffalo to
Chicago; 1861-62-63 of the Evergreen City, belonging
to the N. Y. C. R. R. Company. In 1864 captain of the
steamer Arctic, and in 1865 became interested in the
oil business in Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1874,
when he shipped as mate of City of Sandusky, plying
between Cleveland and Port Stanley, Canada; 1877-78 captain
of steamer Hickox, of the Kelley's Island Lime
Company, and in 1879-80-81 was superintendent of the
quarries for the Kelley's Island Line Company, and in
1882-83 leased the West Bay stone quarry, which he purchased
in the fall of 1883. This quarry of thirty acres he is
now developing with great success, giving employment to
about forty hands, working with steam power, and shipping
from four to six thousand cords per year. Captain
Collins was married in Cleveland, in 1854, to Miss
Jane Thompson Clampitt. She was born in
Philadelphia, Pa., and settled with her parents in
Cleveland, Nov., 1834. She was a daughter of Smith
B. Clampett. They have had two children, Edward
Frank and Sarah Jane. |
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CHRISTIAN CONRADI,
Oxford, Prout p. o., was born in the province of Nassau,
Germany, July 26, 1825, and was a son of Anthony Conradi.
Christian came to America in 1852, and settled
in Huron county, O., where he was married, in 1857 to
Christina Beilstein who was born in Hesse Darmstadt, in
1833. They have a family of five children: Philip
W., John L., Anna M., Jacob adn Catharine Augusta.
Mr. Conradi settled in Oxford in 1857, and purchased a
farm of 51 acres. He now has a finely cultivated farm
of 153 acres. |
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WILLIAM R. COVELL, Perkins,
Sandusky p. o., was born in Perkins township, Sept. 22,
1818, and was a son of Harvey H. and Ora (House)
Covell, who were born and married in Glastonbury, Conn.
Harvey was born in May, 1791, and Ora in
March, 1789. They were married Dec. 28, 1812, and came
to Perkins township in 1815, in company with eleven other
families. They were seven weeks and four days in
making the journey, coming by way of Albany and Buffalo.
The sufferings endured the first winter beggar description.
Henry and Ora had a family of eight children, three
of whom are now living: William R., Maria, born
in 1823; and George I., born in 1827. Harvey
died in 1831 and his wife in 1844. William R.
Covell was married in 1842 to Jeanette Henderson,
who was born in Chatham, Middlesex county, Conn., in 1822.
They have had a family of eight children: William
H., Joseph I., Charles N., Mary M., Sarah A., Charlotte E.,
M. Abbie and Alice. Jeanette was a daughter
of Joseph and Mary A. Henderson, who settled in
Perkins in 1839. Their children were, Jeanette,
Joseph, William, Sarah, Jerome, Charlotte and Henry. |
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ALVIN T. COWELL, Margaretta,
Castalia p. o., was born on the farm where he now resides,
March 21, 1844, and was married in 1871 to Catharine
Cooper. They had two children, only one now
living, Fanny Albertie born November 5, 1872.
Alvin T. is, and has been, trustee for five years.
He chose farming as his occupation. He enlisted in
Company I, 145th O. V. I., May 2, 1853, serving on the 100
day call, and was discharged at Camp Chase at the end of his
term of service. His brother Martin enlisted in
1861, in the 72d Ohio, and was taken prisoner and held at
Andersonville for nine months. Three times he made an
effort to escape, but was captured each time. He was
finally exchanged. He now receives a small pension as
a slight compensation for injuries received. Alvin
T. was a son of Philip S. and Mrs. Anna M.
(Snow) Cowell, who were married at Margaretta, Oct. 12,
1826. They had a family of eight children, four of
whom are now living: Martin, Eleanor, Lavina and
Alvin T. Philip was born in Bradford county, Pa.,
June 22, 1801, and died March 3, 1869. Anna M.
Cowell was a daughter of Sylvester and Lucy (Webster)
Osborne, who settled in Bloomingville, O., in 1819,
coming from Burlington, Vt., with a family of four children,
one daughter and three sons: Anna M., Salmon,
Saliman and Sylvester. Anna M. was born in
1801, and married Erastus Snow in 1822. He died
leaving one son, Charles R., born July 5, 1824; died
in 1881. Erastus settled in Margaretta a few
years previous to the War of 1812, with his wife and family
of four children, two sons and two daughters. His wife
and one child were killed by the Indians. Their
remains were found and buried at Margaretta. The other
three children, after a few years, went West. Mr.
Snow built the first small log mill at Castalia, soon
after the close of the war. He was no doubt the
pioneer of the town. Philip S. Cowell was born
at Towanda, Bradford county, Pa., and settled in Castalia in
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JOSEPH COWELL, Perkins,
Sandusky p.o., was born in Lima, Livingston county, N. Y.,
May 2, 1803, and was a son of Joseph and Roxana
Cowel, natives of Connecticut, and settled in
Livingston county, where they remained until 1815, when they
came to Perkins township and purchased a farm of 120 acres,
for which they paid $6.00 per acre. Joseph
now owns 70 acres of the old homestead.
Joseph Cowell was married in 1830 to
Mary Hubbard, who was born in Connecticut
in 1813. They have had a family of eight children,
five of whom are now living: Edwin, Enoch,
William, Joseph, Jr., and George.
Three of the sons served in the late war.
Enoch enlisted in Company F, 1st Ohio Artillery, in
April, 1864, and was discharged on account of disability in
Feb, 1865; William enlisted in 1861 in the
55th Ohio, and served for three years; John
enlisted in 1862, and was discharged on account of
disability, in 1864, and died soon after.
Ansel, the oldest son, and the only one of the boys
married, died, leaving a family. |
JACOB J. CRECELIUS.
Everybody in Oxford Township, Erie County, knows
Jacob Crecelius. He was born in that township
on the 7th of December, 1869. His father,
Jacob Crecelius, came from Germany to this country
in 1850, and became a farmer. His mother,
Catherine Erf, was a daughter of Jacob Erf,
of Huron County. She died in 1875. His father
died in 1900, leaving a family of nine children:
Mrs. Pauline Beibricher of Bellevue, Ohio;
Herman Crecelius, who died in 1921; Mrs. Catherine
Scheid of Huron Township; August
Crecelius of California; Dr. W. A.
Crecelius of Sandusky; Mrs. Matilda Greiner
of Sandusky; Dr. E. W. Crecelius, who died
in 1920; and Professor A. A. Crecelius,
Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio.
The
subject of this sketch was the third youngest of these
children. He received his education in the old
district school house and then took a correspondence school
law course at Chicago, but never attempted to practice.
At the age of eighteen, he entered into contract with a firm
as salesman and was very successful, but later came back to
the farm to help his father. In 1893, he engaged in
farming for himself, independent from his father, giving his
special attention to farming and stock raising, being a well
known horse dealer, etc. He purchased and sold many
fine horses which he shipped to city markets before the
automobile became general. He imported some very fine
draft stallions which sired better stock than the county had
had before. He was always active in community work and
in helping to modernize the life of the farmer in the
locality where he lived. He was an active worker for
the rural telephone and the rural mail service and in favor
of good schools. He was always outspoken in his
efforts to improve the educational facilities of his county.
During the World War, he was active in the soliciting for
the sale of Liberty Bonds and did all he could for the good
of his country.
He began to hold
township offices in his early twenties and has since then
been continually on the Board of Education and is still a
member of the local board. He served three terms as
county commissioner, from 1910 to 1916, and was president of
the board nearly all the time. He has been an active
Democrat in state and national politics, but in favor of the
best man for the position when it comes to local politics.
He is a member of the Milan Masonic lodge, Milan Odd Fellows
of which he was twice elected Noble Grand Master, and is
also a member of the Knights of Pythias of Sandusky, Ohio.
He belongs to the St. John's Evangelical Church of Oxford
Township.
On Feb. 23, 1893, in
Erie County, he was married to Minnie Ohlemacher,
daughter of Fred and Minnie Ohlemacher of
Milan Township. She is one of a family of seven
children, and has also one half-sister and one half-brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Crecelius have five
children:- Esther, now a teacher in State
Normal School, who has been especially active in educational
and social work with marked success; Homer,
who is now at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and who
at the age of 18 enlisted and was over seas as a soldier for
thirty months in the Aviation Service; Catherine,
taught school and is now Mrs. Martin Brod
of Lorain, Ohio; Frederic and
Robert are at home and attending the high school in
Sandusky.
Mr. Crecelius
still lives on the farm and is ready at all times to help
and to aid whoever may need it.
Source: Centennial
History of Erie County, Ohio Vol. II - 1925 - Page 711 -
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CHRISTIAN CRYSINGER,
Perkins, Sandusky p.o., was born in Baden, Germany, Feb. 17,
1818, and was a son of Christian and Catharine
(Hedwig) Crysinger, who were married in Baden,
Germany, and came to Sandusky, Erie county, in 1832, with a
family of four children: Christian, jr.,
Catharine, Libbie and Laney.
Three children were born in Perkins township: John,
Christian and Henry. Christian,
who was born in 1797, died in 1872; Catharine
died in 1852. Christian, Jr. was
married in 1847, to Catharine Rohrbacher,
who was born in Germany, in 1822. They have had a
family of eight children: John, Tilda,
Catharine, Margaret, Frederica, Sarah, Libbie and
Anna. Catharine came
to America with her mother, Mrs. Julia Rohrbacher,
in 1846. Mr Crysinger began married
life comparatively poor. He worked one year at the
railroad depot but soon turned his attention to farming, and
purchased a farm of 25 acres, for which he paid $22 per
acre. He has now 47 acres under cultivation, and a
very comfortable dwelling. |
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