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JOSEPH THOME. Mr. Thome, who is a man of marked ability and force of character, owns and successfully operates a valuable farm of four hundred acres in Pleasant township, Henry county. The well-tilled fields and neat and thrifty appearance of the place testify to his skill and ability in the line of his chosen calling, and all the buildings upon the place are in perfect harmony with their surroundings. His residence is one of the finest in the township, is supplied with all modern conveniences and there hospitality reigns supreme.
Mr. Thome was born in Lorain county, Ohio, in 1850, a son of Barthlow and Catherine (Hoffman) Thome, now deceased. In 1865 our subject came to Henry county, and with its agricultural interests he has since been identified. He has not, however, confined his attention alone to farming, but has also successfully engaged in the sawmill business. His business interests have been so managed as to win him the confidence of the public, also the prosperity which should always attend honorable effort, and he is now numbered among the substantial and wealthy citizens of the township. Those who know him best are numbered among his warmest friends, and no citizen of the community is more honored or more highly esteemed.
On October 18, 1874, in Pleasant township, Henry county, Mr. Thome wedded Miss Mary Klear, who was born in that township, August 12, 1858, a daughter of Peter Klear. Mr. and Mrs. Thome are the parents of eight living children: Mary, Mathias, Peter, Lizzie, William, Albert, Cora and Leo; and two who died in infancy: Joseph and Josephine.

MATHIAS THOME
     Mr. Thome is one of the most reliable and energetic business men of Pleasant township, Henry county, where for a third of a century he has owned and operated a sawmill, and is also engaged in farming, having a valuable place of four hundred acres. His residence is one of the most elegant homes in this section of the county, the artistic taste of its occupants being reflected in its appointments, while a gracious hospitality adds a charm to its material comforts.
     Mr. Thome was born in Prussia, Germany, August 20, 1842, and the following year was brought to the United States by his parents, Borthlow and Catherine (Hoffman) Thome, who first located in Lorain county, Ohio, in 1865, coming to Henry county, where they spent their remaining days. Both died in Pleasant township, the mother in the latter part of December, 1885, the father on August 6, 1890. Of their nine children, Mathias is third in order of birth. He grew to manhood in Lorain county, where he learned the carpenter's trade, and since the spring of 1865 has been a permanent resident of Pleasant township, Henry county. Soon after his arrival here, in company with his father, he built a sawmill, which he has since successfully operated, and also carries on farming with results which can hardly fail to prove satisfactory.
     On July 4, 1869, in Pleasant township, Mr. Thome was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Swabely, who was born in that township, September 13, 1843, a daughter of Hugo and Mary Swabely, natives of Germany. On coming to the New World her parents took up their residence in Pleasant township, Henry county, where the father died in 1854, the mother in May, 1892. Mrs. Thome is the second in their family of four children. Seven children blessed the union of our subject and his wife, namely: Mary (who died at the age of sixteen years), Catherine, Joseph, Elizabeth, Anna, Francis and John P.
     Public-spirited and progressive, Mr. Thome takes great interest in public affairs, has always borne his part in advancing those enterprises calculated to promote the general welfare, and has capably served his fellow citizens as township treasurer for several years. He is an active and prominent member of the Catholic Church, was a member of the building committee at the time of the erection of the Church of the Sacred Heart, and for eight years has served as one of its trustees. For two years he was treasurer of the society of Catholic Knights.

L. LAROY THOMPSON. The subject of these lines is a wide-awake, progressive business man of Grelton, Henry county, where since July, 1892, he has successfully engaged in merchandising. He carries a large and well selected stock of general merchandise, enjoys a good trade, and has the confidence and respect of the entire community.
In Morrow county, Ohio, Mr. Thompson was born January 4, 1854, a son of the late Uriah Thompson, who died in that county June 29, 1888, at the age of sixty-eight years. His mother, Mrs. Caroline (Brooks) Thompson, is still living. Our subject is third in the order of birth in their family of five children—four sons and one daughter. During his boyhood and youth he obtained a good practical education, attending both the common and the high schools of his native county. His training at farm work was also quite proficient, and he continued to aid his father in the operation of the home farm until twenty-five years of age.
Mr. Thompson was married in Morrow county. February 10, 1876, to Miss Mary C. Smith, a native of that county, and they have become the parents of three children, namely: Josie, now the wife of Earl D. Shank; Leah and Leslie. Leah died August 26, 1898, aged fourteen years, six months, twenty-one days. In October, 1879, Mr. Thompson brought his family to Henry county, and until his removal to the village of Grelton in July, 1892, he successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits in Monroe township. He is one of the leading and influential citizens of the community, as well as one of its most popular merchants, and has made many warm friends in his adopted county. He has efficiently served his fellow citizens in the capacity of school director. Socially he affiliates with Grelton Lodge, No. 239, K. P.

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