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SAMUEL C. HAAG. In the
town of Bainbridge, Lancaster County, Pa., on the 7th day of
August, 1841, Samuel Conroth Haag, the youngest, but
one, of the seven children of Peter H. and
Catharine Haag, was born. When Samuel was
eleven years of age the family left the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, crossed over the mountains and took up their
residence at New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas county, O.
The boyhood days of our subject were not unlike those common
to all youths, attending school and doing such work about
home as he could perform; but, when old enough, Samuel
entered the office of the Ohio Democrat, at New
Philadelphia, where he learned the printer's trade, and
where he was employed until the fall of 1861.
On the 19th day of September, of that year, he enlisted
in and was made corporal of Company G, Fifty-first Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. In the performance of his duty at
the battle of Stone River, on the 1st of January, 1862,
Mr. Haag was severely wounded being stuck in the
left arm by a minnie bullet. He was then sent to the
hospital and remained there some six months. Upon
recovering the use of his arm sufficiently to perform duty
Mr. Haag returned to his command and was
advanced to the rank of orderly on General Stanley's staff.
With this command our subject served with credit,
sharing alike the successes and reverses incident to army
life, performing well each and every duty assigned to him,
until, on the 2d day of September, 1864, when, at the battle
of Lovejoy, he was again wounded in the left arm, but this
time with more serious results, for amputation became
necessary. This operation was performed in the field
hospital, but he was soon after removed to the regular
hospital for the wounded. Mr. Haag was
not discharged from the service until March 17, 1865, upon
which he returned to his home at New Philadelphia.
In October following Mr. Haag became a resident
of Henry county, taking up his abode at Texas, and here he
continu7ed to live until the year 1871. His chief
occupation at this place was teaching school, at which he
was remarkably successful; he was elected clerk of
Washington township, and held the position of postmaster at
Texas, his commission bearing date September 19, 1866.
In 1871, Mr. Haag, came to reside in Napoleon
township. He was appointed superintendent of the
infirmary farm, assuming that position September 1st, and
holding for a period of ten years. He then moved to
Freedom township, having purchased a farm therein, but his
residence here was of but two years duration, as, in
October, 1884, he moved to the village of Napoleon that his
children might have the benefits of the excellent schools of
that place.
Mr. Haag had not been a resident of the county
seat a single year before his appointment to the position of
postmaster, to succeed Captain Leverett G. Randall,
removed. This appointment dated from July 14, 1885.
At the expiration of the term, May 27, 1886, he was
re-appointed by the president for a full term of four years.
There have been no events in the life of Samuel C.
Haag that require extended comment in these pages.
In his nature and disposition he is quiet and reserved; a
faithful friend and a kind and generous husband and father.
He has not been an active partisan in the field of politics,
as his nature leads in an opposite channel. He is
certainly deserving of credit for his success in life, and
that despite the fact that he was wholly usable to work at
his trade after the loss of an arm. His marriage event
occurred while he was in the Union service, and at a time
when he was at home on veteran furlough. On the 21st
of February, 1864, in Tuscarawas county, at New
Philadelphia, Samuel C. Haag was married to
Christina Limestall, who then residing near New
Philadelphia.. Of this marriage three children have
been born, the oldest of whom is dead, the others living
with their parents at Napoleon.
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SINCLAIR M. HAGUE.
Success in professional life depends more upon the ability
and energy of the aspirant himself, than is the case with
lines of effort in which extraneous advantages can be made
to reinforce a lack of capacity, and this well-known
attorney of Napoleon, Henry county, may justly take pride in
his high standing in the legal fraternity of this section.
Mr. Hague was born July 6, 1834, at Leesville, Carroll
county, Ohio, whence during his infancy his parents removed
to Moorfield, Harrison county, Ohio, where they remained
until 1837. They then returned to Carroll county, and in
April, 1850, they settled at Urichsville, Ohio.
As our subject's youth was mainly spent in Carroll
county, he received his education in the common schools of
that locality, and after the removal of the family to
Urichsville he taught school for five years in Tuscarawas,
Harrison, and Carroll counties. In the meantime he began
reading law, and in 1855 he was appointed deputy auditor of
Tuscarawas county, a position which he held until the
following year. While continuing his studies he supported
himself by writing in various public offices in that county,
and in September, 1857, he was admitted to the Bar at
Zanesville, Ohio. The next few months were spent in
teaching, but in April, 1858, he began his professional
practice at New Philadelphia, Ohio, where he remained until
December, 1859. During that winter he taught school at
Florida, Henry county, and on May 8, 1860, he located at
Napoleon, where he has since been successfully engaged in
the practice of law. He is a public-spirited citizen; being
active in all important movements in his locality, and he
took an influential part in the incorporation of the town of
Napoleon. In politics he is a strong Republican, and in
religious faith he is a Methodist, being one of the leading
members of the Church at Napoleon.
On October 2, 1860, he was married in Shanesville,
Tuscarawas county, to Miss Helen L. O'Hagan, a native of
Franklin, Portage county, Ohio, who died in Napoleon August
2, 1890. Of their seven children, three died in infancy; the
others are: Alice G., Harry C. (an attorney at Napoleon, now
holding office as justice of the peace), Charles V., and
Edwin C. |
JOHN HAMLER. It
is the purpose of this sketch to record some of the events
that have caused John Hamler to be ranked among the
prominent men of Henry county; for it is a well known and
well established fact that in the early settlement of the
south portion of this county, and its subsequent
development, no person has taken a more active part, or
rendered more efficient service to that end that the subject
of this sketch. Again, John Hamler has a favorable
acquaintance throughout the entire county, and will be
remembered from the fact of his having served faithfully for
a term of six years as one of the county commissioners.
The father of our subject was Alexander Hamler,
who was born in the old county of Northumberland, in the
State of Pennsylvania, on the 11th of August, 1789.
His wife was Mary Hamler, a native of Pennsylvania,
born in York county in February, 1792. Their children
were Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Catharine, Eleanor,
Alexander, John, Samuel and James. At the
time of the birth of John Hamler the family resided
at Marietta, in Lancaster county. John was born
April 20, 1817. The father was a carpenter by trade,
but, during the youth of our subject, he was occupied, a
part of the time at least, as a pilot on the historic
Susquehanna River, and to the occupations of the father
John was brought up until he was old enough to make his
own way in life. But in the year 1834, or thereabouts,
the family left Pennsylvania, and came to Franklin county,
O., where they lived for about a year and a half, and then
moved to Crawford county and occupied a leased farm.
John Hamler, at the the age of twenty-three
years, up to this time having resided at home, decided to
started out in search of a fortune, so with but one dollar
in his pocket and without a coat to his back, he started for
Franklin county, where he found employment with an old
friend. While at home his education had been
neglected, never having spent a day in school, but after
coming to Franklin county he devoted his evenings to study,
and by the aid of an old friend, for whom he was working, he
succeeded in obtaining for himself a fair business
education. In the spring of 1842 he fell sick, and was
in so serious a condition that but little hope of his
recovery was entertained. By the advice of his
physician he went south, working at various places, and
traveling over several States. His greatest success in
the southern country was a full restoration of health and
strength, after which he returned to Franklin county,
settled up his affairs there, and then came to the home of
his parents in Crawford county, where he engaged in farming
and clearing land.
It was while so engaged, and on the 20th of December,
1843, that Mr. Hamler was united in marriage with
Miss Mary Ann Hollingshead, the daughter of Richard
and Catharine Hollingshead, then residents of Crawford
county, but formerly of Morgan county. They too, were
native Pennsylvanians, born in Bedford county, Richard
on August 21, 1788, and his wife, Catharine, on
January 1, 1793. Mary Ann, the wife of our
subject, was born in Morgan county, O., Dec. 7, 1827.
In the year 1846, with his wife and one child, John
Hamler came to the wilderness country of southern Henry
county, locating upon land in the present Marion township.
They arrived here on the night of September 16, and took up
their abode in a cabin built the summer before, and which
had neither windows or doors. Mr. Hamler's land
comprised a quarter section situate one and three-fourths
miles southwest of the present village of Hamler.
At that time there were but three other residents of the
region. From this time dates the residence of John
Hamler in Henry county. He has been, to some
extent, a farmer, but his chief occupation has been that of
land tracer and agent for land owners. To this has the
greater part of his time been devoted for upwards of forty
years, and he is now the agent of the Deshler Land Company
and for the Deshler heirs. This employment has been
the source of a good revenue to Mr. Hamler, and added
to it is the result of his own investments, and his own
industry in clearing and improving the lands in this
vicinity.
John Hamler has lived to see this vast country
cleared of its forest trees, its great swamp lands
thoroughly drained, and where, forty years ago, there seemed
but a trackless waste, are now finely cultivated farms,
villages springing up here and there, and the whole
territory cut by well-kept thoroughfares of travel.
And while our subject has lived to see all of this
improvement, in its accomplishment he has borne no small
part. In him the owners of land have had the fullest
confidence, and to every trust reposed in him has he been
faithful and true. He has been successful, but that
success he has earned. He was chosen, and for
twenty-four years he held the office of assessor in Marion
township; his acquaintance with the lands ni the region
especially fitted him for this service; in fact no man but
he could locate them accurately. For several years he
served as trustee and clerk of the township, and besides,
has held other offices of trust and responsibility; for
thirteen years, in connection with his land operations, he
held the office of notary public About the year 1850
he was elected county commissioner, and served two terms of
three years each. Under the administration of Mr.
Buchanan he was appointed postmaster at Ridgeland, the
first such office in the township, and held four years.
During the war Mr. Hamler was active in raising men
for service, devoting much of his time, and using his own
means for this purpose, asking and seeking no reward
therefor. Up to this time he had been actively
identified with the Democratic party in the county, but from
that to the present time he has voted for men, not for
party, but according to the dictates of conscience, and
regardless and independent of party ties.
John Hamler has been a progressive man in the
county, and particularly in his own locality; every measure
tending to benefit the township and its people has found in
him a hearty supporter, and one not niggardly in his
contributions for all substantial benefits and improvements.
The growing and pretty little village of Hamler was so named
in his honor. At this place is his present comfortable
home, and here is he content to pass the remaining years of
his life, still possessed of full mental and physical vigor,
although now past the allotted three score years and ten of
life.
By his marriage with Mary Ann Hollingshead there
has been born to John Hamler six children, as
follows: Mary Catharine, born July 12, 1846,
married Jesse W. Hitt, of Marion township; Ellen,
born March 18, 1849, married George Fredericks, of
Hamler; Angelina, born February 21, 1852, died
January 24, 1856; Alice, born June 1, 1854, died
November 17, 1855; John Fletcher, born July 28, 1857,
died March 16, 1858; Sarah, born August 12, 1859,
married Richard H. Ebersol, now living at Lima, O. |
CHARLES HORNUNG. Of all
the classes or nationalities of people that have settled in
and developed the county of Henry, none have been more
prominent, more active, more thrifty, or more enterprising
that the Bavarian Germans; and of this class in the
southwestern part of the county the family name of
Hornung is, perhaps, the most conspicuous.
The pioneer of Pleasant township was John Peter
Hornung, who, with his family, came to this locality and
settled among the Indians, in the year 1837. Here he
had a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of wild,
uncultivated land, the improvement of which he commenced and
completed, except such further development as was made after
his death; he built up a fine farm with buildings suitable
for the times. Both John Peter Hornung and his
wife, Elizabeth died within the township, but, at the
time of their coming to the place, Pleasant, as a township,
was unknown. Charles Hornung, one of the
younger children of this family, seems to have been the
person upon whom fell the duty of making the subsequent
improvements in this locality; he built up the little hamlet
of New Bavaria; he has, at various times, established
manufacturing industries here, cleared large tracts of land,
had a post-office established, engaged in mercantile
business, and done and performed all the acts needful to
entitle him to the honor of being the founder of the town,
which he, in fact was.
Mr. Hornung was born in Bavaria, Germany, on the
16th of May, 1823, and at the time of his parents coming to
this county, in 1837, he was fourteen years old. He
was brought up on the farm, and in 1844 he commenced work
for himself. On the 14th of July, in this same year,
he was married to Catharine Desgranges of Pleasant
township. Of this marriage there have been born eleven
children, of which number but six are now living.
For the ten years succeeding his marriage Mr.
Hornung was devoted to farm work, clearing and
cultivating, but at the end of that time he commenced
selling goods, in a small way at first, but gradually
enlarging his store and stock, keeping step with the growth
of the township, until his business has assumed large
proportions. In 1855 he commenced the manufacture of
pearlash and continued it with fair success until about
1870.
It was in 1844 that he laid out and started the little
town of New Bavaria, naming it in honor of his native
country. Here about this time, through his efforts, a
post-office was established. His mercantile business
had so grown, that in 1882 he built the large and commodious
brick store building that he now occupies, and about the
same time or soon afterward, he started the extensive hoop
and stave factory which is now in successful operation.
These, then, are the enterprises that have, in the
main, occupied the time of Mr. Hornung during the
last forty and more years of his residence in Henry county;
and they have been, through his untiring industry, energy,
thrift, and last, but by no means least, his straightforward
honesty in every transaction, the source of goodly fortune
to him. But he has found time also for matters outside
of strict business, which show his interest in the affairs
of the county in general, and, furthermore, attest his
business capacity, and the appreciation of his efforts by
his fellowmen. During his early residence in the
county he was elected to the office of county surveyor.
In 1854, he was elected county commissioner, serving one
term, and then re-elected for the succeeding term. The
same office was held by him at still later period, from 1874
to 1880, making in all twelve years of service in this
important position. He has been postmaster since 1844,
with exception of one year (1860). He has been justice
of the peace forty-two years.
From these several political holdings it will be seen
that our subject has been a somewhat prominent figure in the
affairs of the county, and while he has been thus favored he
has, during these years, been elected upon choice of each of
the great political parties of the day. His political
career dates from the time of Mr. Buchanan.
Twice upon the candidacy of Mr. Lincoln he voted for
his electors, and upon General Grant's first canvas
he was his warm supporter; but when Mr. Greeley
became nominee of the Democracy and the Liberal Republicans,
Mr. Hornung was found among his admirers. From
that time he has been identified with the Democratic party
of the county, and one of its strongest men. |
JACOB
HORNUNG. Mr.
Hornung is a manufacturer of slack barrel staves and
all kinds of lumber, also a dealer in agricultural
implements at New Bavaria, Henry county. He is one of
the public-spirited citizens whose energy and foresight and
locality is indebted for many improvements.
While Mr. Hornung, as a prosperous business man, has given
close attention to his private affairs, he has never
forgotten or ignored that bond of common interest which
should unite the people of every community, and he has
always been ready to promote progress in every line.
Mr. Hornung was born Nov. 25, 1848, in Pleasant
township, Henry county, a son of Charles and Catherine (Desgrange)
Hornung, natives of Germany, the former born May 16, 1823,
the latter on Jan. 25, 1825. The father became one of
the leading and influential citizens of his section of Henry
county - served as postmaster of New Bavaria for many years;
was county commissioner three terms; assessor thirteen
years; notary public twelve years; and justice of the peace
for many years - proving a most efficient and popular
official. Religiously he was a member of the German
Reformed Church. He died Jun. 6, 1894; his widow is
still living.
In the family of this worthy couple were eleven
children, Jacob being third in the order of birth. He
was reared on his father's farm in Pleasant township, and
continued to assist in its cultivation and improvement until
twenty-three years of age, when he embarked in business on
his own account as a farmer. He also became interested
in the manufacture of brick, and in 1882 began the
manufacture of hoops, staves and lumber, in connection with
which he now operates between five and six hundred acres of
land, and deals extensively in agricultural implements.
Mr. Horunug is also engaged in the breeding of Polled-Durham
cattle, also Percheron and French coach horses. His
strict integrity and honorable dealing in business commend
him to the confidence of all; his pleasant manner wins him
friends, and he is one of the popular and honored citizens
of New Bavaria.
In Pleasant township, Henry county, October 10, 1871,
Mr. Hornung married Miss Julia
Sauer, who was born in that
county, Jun. 21, 1851. Of the thirteen children born
to them, only six are now living, namely: Charles,
John, Andrew, Albert, Ora and Ruth
Esther. Those
deceased are Maggie, who died at the age of four years;
Edna
and another, who died in infancy: Herman W., who died at the
age of fourteen years; Walter, who died at the age of ten
years; Abnna, who died at the age of eight years; and Willie,
who died at the age of four months.** |
| JOHN H. HORNUNG |
PETER
HORNUNG. Mr.
Hornung,
the subject of this brief biographical sketch, and who is
successfully engaged in the grain and liquor business in New
Bavaria, Henry county, is one of that county's native sons,
and a representative of one of her most prominent and
honored family, whose identification with her history dates
from an early period in the development of the county.
Mr. Hornung was born n Pleasant township, September 28,
1861, and is next to the youngest of the eleven children
constituting the family of Charles and Catherine (Desgrange)
Hornung. The father was born in Germany, May 16, 1823,
and died in Henry county, Ohio; the mother was born in the
same country, January 25, 1825, and is still living.
In the local schools Peter Hornung acquired his
education and upon the home farm was reared to habits of
thrift and industry. On leaving the parental roof in
1889, he came to New Bavaria, where he embarked in the
saloon business, which he has since successfully conducted,
and since 1893 he has also engaged in the grain business,
which he has found quite profitable. He has always
taken a deep and commendable interest in public affairs, is
an enterprising, progressive citizen, and has acceptably
served as township clerk for three years.
On May 21, 1889, in New Bavaria, Mr. Hornung married
Miss Maggie Roos, who was born in that village, April 19,
1871, fourth in the order of birth of the thirteen children
of George and Elizabeth R. Roos. Mr.
and Mrs. Hornung
have four children: Charles F., Earl W., Mabel
A. and Esther M. |
JACOB
HOY.
Mr. Hoy, who is one of the
well-to-do and prosperous farmers of Henry county, resides
on the southeast portion of Harrison township. He is
one of the men who thoroughly understands the business they
pursue, and he has secured a comfortable competence.
His home place is a fertile and productive farm of eighty
acres, which he has brought to its present highly cultivated
state by the exercise of great industry, perseverance and
excellent management. His improvements are of a
substantial character, and everything about the place
denotes prosperity and thrift. Besides this farm he
owns another tract of eighty acres hear Holgate, Henry
county, which is also well improved.
Mr. Hoy was born Aug. 31, 1831, in Pennsylvania, but
when quite young removed from that State to Niagara county,
New York, with his parents George and Lydia (Kiefer) Hoy.
A few years later they came to Wayne county, Ohio, and after
a short time spent in that locality, they removed to
Fairfield county, this State, where both parents died.
Our subject was the second in their family of five children
who reached years of maturity, and upon his father's farm in
Fairfield county he grew to manhood, becoming thoroughly
familiar with the labors and duties which fall to the lot of
the agriculturist. Throughout his active business
career he has engaged in the occupations of farming and
threshing, and since 1869 has carried on operations in Henry
county, living upon his present farm since that year.
In Fairfield county, Ohio, December 17, 1857, Mr.
Hoy
married Miss Sarah Shaffstall, also a native of
Pennsylvania, and to them have been born seven children, as
follows: Mary Ann, who wedded Lyman
Hall, and died in
Harrison township, Henry county; Lydia S., wife of J. O.
Blythe; Alice, wife of John Klein;
b, wife of Lyman Hall; George, who died when about ten years old;
Minnie M.,
wife of Clinton Otis; and Carrie M., wife of
Doctor H. C. Burson,
of Grelton, Henry county.
Politically Mr. Hoy is identified with the Democratic
party, and socially affiliates with the Grange. He has
been quite prominently identified with the interests of the
community in which he lives; has capably filled the offices
of township trustee and school director, and has assisted
materially in the development of his section of the county.
He bears a high character for sterling integrity, and has
the confidence and respect of all who know him. |
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NOTES:
** Jacob Hornung - There is a picture of
him in the book that this was extracted from.
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