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Orange Twp. -
HENRY L. DALLY
came to this township from Tuscarawas county in 1833, and his
was the first family which settled in this part of the county.
The family consisted of himself, wife, four sons and four
daughters. The country was entirely new, and they had no
neighbors within three or four miles.
Mr. Dally was a tall, muscular man, inured to
hardships,,, industrious and honest in all his dealings, and a
good neighbor. He and most of his family were members of
the Disciples Church. He located on and cleared up the
farm now owned by J. W. Shaw.
After remaining here for nearly twenty years, he
became restive, and finally, in 1850, he emigrated to Iowa, and
again he became a frontiersman. His family, or those of
them who are yet living, are somewhere in the west. |
Marion Twp. -
WILLIAM DAVIS was
born in 1808 in the State of Maryland. His father was a
native of Wales. Mr. Davis emigrated to Ohio in
1833. In 1830 he was married to Margaret Lafferty.
He was one of the early settlers of the township, and owned a
very large tract of land, which was improved by his industry and
good management, and became very valuable. Mr. Davis
was a man of untiring industry, and energy. No obstacle
was so great that he did not overcome it. No labor was too
severe for his performance. No duty was left undone.
No promise unredeemed. He settled in the wilderness, and
commenced life with a determination to succeed, if industry,
economy and fair dealing would bring success, and he did
succeed, as the broad acres of rich lands under a high state of
cultivation, with good farm building, fully attest.
Mr. Davis had family of eleven children seven boys and
five girls. All of his children who are now living, reside
in the county. Mr. Davis joined the Baptist Church
in 1842, and was a member at the time of his death.
Although possessing but a limited common school education,
Mr. Davis was always the friend and patron of schools and
churches. His influence and his means were always in their
favor.
Mr. Davis enjoyed the confidence of his
neighbors for his intelligence and integrity, and by their votes
he held the office of Justice of the Peace for a number of
years, and was also a County Commissioner for three years,
although the political party to which he belonged was greatly in
the minority. He lived to see the county, in which he spent more
than thirty years of his life, become prosperous and wealthy;
dotted all over with the richest of farms, and with beautiful
and substantial farm buildings. He was for many years one
of the largest dealers in live stock in the county, and by his
liberality in prices, and his prompt payments, he relieved many
a poor family from want, if not from actual suffering.
Perhaps no man in the county had a more general acquaintance
with all classes of people, or who was more respected. Mr.
Davis died in 1863. |
Findlay Twp. &
Village -
J. H. DECKER,
deputy sheriff of Hancock County, Findlay, was born in Marion
Township, this county, August 9, 1848, only son and the youngest
in the family of six children of John and Sarah (Zimmers)
Decker, who came to this county from Pennsylvania in 1833.
He was reared in Marion Township, this county, on a farm, and at
the age of seventeen years he engaged in the drug business with
S & J. M. Huber, continuing with them for five years, after
which he embarked in same line for himself, which he carried on
successfully for ten years, retiring from it in 1882 and
engaging in railway business, representing the Indiana,
Bloomington & Western Railway, till accepting his present
position in January, 1885. Mr. Decker was united in
marriage, in 1876, with Annie McManness, sister of the present
worthy sheriff of this county, and to them have been born three
children: Lemuel, Tod and Ina. Mrs. Decker attends the
Lutheran Church. Mr. Decker is a member of the I. O. O. F.
and of the Encampment; is also a Master Mason. In politics
he is a Republican.
Source 3: History of Hancock County,
Ohio - Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 738 |
JOSEPH DILLERY, farmer, Arcadia,
born Jan. 13, 1823, in Darmstadt, Germany, is a son of
Francis and Catharine (Stires) Dillery. Francis
Dillery, who was a gardener, directing his attention to
general horticultural and agricultural pursuits, came to America
with his family in 1831, and in 1840 his son, Joseph,
came to Hancock County, Ohio, where he has since resided.
Joseph Dillery has been largely identified with the
saw-mill and lumbering business of this county, but of late
years has given his attention more to his farm interests.
In 1864 he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and
Seventy-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Col. Wilcox
commanding, and served ten months. On his way home he
suffered from an attack of sunstroke, from teh effects of which
he has never fully recovered. Mr. Dillery was first
married, Oct. 23, 1845, to Catharine Peters, daughter of
Ambrose Peters, and of the seven children born to this
union five are now living: Mary J., William H. George W.,
Susan and Pruda B. William H. married Miss
Lucy Bowman, daughter of J. W. Bowman (they have two
children living: Zetta and Stella); George W.
married Miss Ella Mounts (they have one child, Mary
C.). Our subject's second marriage was Apr. 13, 1873,
with Lovinia, daughter of John and Hannah (Wolf)
Bowman and by this union there are three children: Dora
E., John F. and Rolland J. Mr. Dillery has
filled many offices of importance during his residence in this
county, served several years as mayor of Arcadia, and as deputy
provost-marshal for Washington Township, this county. He
at present fills the position of justice of the peace, having
served as such for six years. He is a member of the I. O.
O. F., Arcadia Lodge, No. 595. In faith he is a
Spiritualist; in politics a Republican. His family, by his
last marriage belong to the Lutheran Church.
Source 3: History of Hancock County, Ohio -
Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 876 |
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JOHN DUKES remained in this
township until he became quite well advanced in years, and had
witnessed the many changes which occurred, when he disposed of
his property and removed to Wood County, where after a residence
of several years, he too was gathered to his fathers. |
LEWIS DUKES, Sr., came to this
township in 1826, when only about nineteen years of age, and
hired out as a farm land. In a few years, by his industry
and frugality, he was able, at the low wages even then paid, to
accumulate enough money to enter a tract of eighty acres of
land. This he improved, and was enabled as the country
improved, to add many acres of valuable lands to it, until he
has become one of the wealthiest men in the township.
Mr. Dukes has been twice married, but was never blessed with
children. He united with the Methodist Church in early
life, and has ever since been a consistent member, ever living
up to his profession.
Mr. Dukes is of an unassuming nature, never
seeking notoriety, and never urging his opinions on others.
His industry, tact and economy are proverbial, and his opinions
on business matters are clear and forcible. His life has
been devoted to agricultural pursuits, in which he been
unusually successful. |
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RICHARD DUKES, who but
recently deceased, occupied the old homestead, to within a few
years of his death, when he removed to Findley, and so situated
himself as to enjoy the society of his friends, and obtain the
rest from toil, which he so much needed. His last years
were peaceful and quiet, in the enjoyment of home and its
comforts. |
Portage Twp. -
SANFORD F. DULIN is one of
those early settlers who always had faith in the future of this
township. He has cleared up and now occupies, with his
aged wife, a valuable farm, and although well up in years, is as
jovial and light-hearted as in his younger days. Just at
his farm, are a good brick school house, and a comfortable frame
church, in the success of both of which Mr. Dulin has
always felt a deep interest. |
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