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HERMAN
SCHAAF. The Schaaf family is one of the oldest
in Holmes County, having resided here over half a century.
Jacob Schaaf was born in Germany in 1798, and when a young man
came with his brothers to America landing in New York. He
first settled in Somerset County, Penn., where for a number of years
he worked at the miller's trade. About 1837 he came to Ripley
Township, this county, where with his wife and four children he took
up his abode about two and a half miles south of Shreve, where he
bought 160 acres of woodland. He cleared enough ground on
which to erect a cabin, and after getting his family comfortably
housed went to work to make a farm out of his land. His labor
was rewarded by prosperity, and at the time of his death he owned
343 acres of valuable land. Mr. Schaaf was married in
New York to Magdalina Adenger, and to them were born nine
children, all of whom are living: Mary (now Mrs. John
Zimmerman), Herman, Adam, William, Aaron, Jacob, Frank, Catherine
(Mrs. Shreve) and Caroline (Mrs. Seabolt). Two sons
are living in Montana, one daughter in New York, two sons and one
daughter in Wayne County, and two sons and one daughter in Holmes
County. Mrs. Schaaf died June 28, 1879, and Mr.
Schaaf Dec. 19, 1881.
Herman Schaaf, the eldest son of the
family, was born in Somerset County, Penn., in 1830 and was seven
years of age when his parents moved to Holmes County. He has
devoted his attention to farming, and has been successful, now
owning a good farm of eighty acres, where he has lived since 1858.
He has been active in the public affairs of the township, and has
held the offices of trustee and school-director. In politics
he is a Democrat. He was married in 1858 to Amanda,
daughter of John and Elizabeth Hughes, and they have had two
children: Mary, now Mrs. McGlaughen, and John,
who was killed Feb. 27, 1885, at Shreve, by a pistol shot from the
hand of Robert Dowty. Mr. and Mrs. Schaaf are members
of the Presbyterian Church.
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C. E.
SCHLEGEL, merchant, Benton, Ohio, was born at New Bedford,
Coshocton Co., Ohio, July 11, 1853, son of August and Christina
(Maurer) Schlegel, natives of Germany, who immigrated to America
about 1849 and located at New Bedford. The father was a
stonemason by trade, and worked at it for some years after coming to
this country, but they are now engaged in farming.
Our subject received good schooling, and in turn began
to teach, an occupation he followed for some time. In 1873 he
engaged as clerk in mercantile business at Benton, and in 1877 he
purchased the business of his employer, being now one of the leading
merchants of the eastern part of the county. In 1876 he was
united in marriage with Miss Ellen, daughter of Joseph
McCulloch, of Berlin Township, and they have one child,
Bertha. Mr. Schlegel is a supporter of the principles of
the Democratic party, and has served his township as trustee.
He was appointed post master at Benton in 1877, and served until
1880; was again appointed in 1885, and is still serving in that
capacity, He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church.
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JOHN
SCHONAUER was born in Switzerland, April 19, 1828, son of
John and Magdaline (Saltsman) Schonauer. He was educated
for a teacher in the State Seminary of Switzerland, and engaged in
school teaching for a number of years. In 1851 he was united
in marriage with Miss Ann Schupbach, a native of Switzerland,
and in 1852 they immigrated to America, coming direct to Homes
County, Ohio, where they first were located in Salt Creek Township,
near Middletown. Here Mr. Schonauer started in life
single-handed, and for two years found work as a day laborer.
In 1855 he purchased forty acres of his present farm, and by hard
labor, industry and good management has accumulated a farm of 240
acres of land, well improved and stocked. Their family
consists of seven children: Mary, wife of Christian Beller,
of Killbuck Township; John Adolph, residing in Indiana;
Henry, in Coshocton County, married to Rachel Crosky; Lena,
wife of David McKelvy in Killbuck Township; Edward,
living on the homestead, married to Ella Brink; Albert and
Emma, living at home.
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F.
W. SCHOTT, merchant. Among the young men who have
auspiciously begun a business career, may be mentioned this
gentleman. He is a son of Adam and Mary (Beck) Schott,
and was born in Winesburgh, Holmes Co., Ohio, in 1855. His
father, who was a blacksmith by trade, came from Germany to Ohio and
settled in Holmes County in 1847. Some time after coming to
Ohio he married Mary Fisher, who bore him four children, and
after about seven years of married life she departed this life.
In 1853 Mr. Schott married Mary Beck, who became the
mother of our subject, and he still made his home in Holmes County,
where the remainder of his life was spent, dying June 6, 1889, at
the age of sixty-three yeas. He was, as is his son, a Democrat
in Politics. Since his death his widow has made her home at
the old homestead.
The early life of the subject of our sketch was spent
at his home with his parents, working on his father's farm until
1883, when he became identified with mercantile business. In
1883 he married Miss Belinda, daughter of John and Sophia
Smith, and they have one child, Walter George. Mr.
Schott is identified with the English Lutheran Church.
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S. N.
SCHWARTZ, attorney at law, Millersburgh, was born in the
Canton of Bern, Switzerland, in 1851, a son of Nicholas and
Barbara (Kuntz) Schwartz. In 1852 Nicholas Schwartz,
with his wife and eight children, came to America and at once
settled near Berlin, in Holmes County, Ohio, where he brought 100
acres of land, on which he still resides, a highly respected
citizen, now in the eightieth year of his age.
S. N. Schwartz was reared in Holmes County, on
his father's farm, and in his youth attended the common schools, and
later the high school at Millersburgh. For five years
he taught school, and in 1874 began the study of law under the
instruction of Judge Crowell, of Cleveland, Ohio; then
attended the Union Law School, of Cleveland, and was admitted to the
bar April 23, 1877, in the city of Cleveland. In 1878 he
located in Millersburgh, where he has since lived. In 1884 he
was elected to the office of prosecuting attorney of Holmes County,
a position he filled so creditably that in 1887 he was re-elected to
the same position. He is a young man of good ability as a
lawyer, and is destined to stand at the head of his profession.
Mr. Schwartz was married Dec. 3, 1876, to Sarah
Drushel youngest daughter of Eli Drushel, a highly
respected citizen and farmer of Berlin Township, Holmes Co., Ohio,
and they have one daughter, Huldah. Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz
are members of the Lutheran Church; in politics he is a Democrat,
and a stanch supporter of the principles of that party. He is
the owner of the Park Building on the southwest corner of the public
square in Millersburgh.
Mr. Schwartz's father was married twice, his
first wife being Elizabeth Kuntz, a sister of his second
wife. Of his large family of children we give a brief mention,
as follows: John, the eldest, is a farmer of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio; Jacob was stricken with blindness when
eight months old (was left in Switzerland at an institution
for the blind, when his parents came to America; is now highly
educated and a fine musician, and resides with his parents); C.
H., is physician and surgeon of Winesburg, and is a veteran
soldier of Company C, Sixty-seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Veteran
Infantry (was taken prisoner while sick at Strasburg, Va.; was
discharged June 7, 1862; re-enlisted Sept. 22, 1862, in same company
and regiment; was wounded July 18, 1863, in the assault on Fort
Wagner, S. C.; was wounded Apr. 2, 1865, at the fall of Petersburgh,
Va.; was mustered out June 16, 1865, at Fortress Monroe, Va., by
order of war department); Elizabeth (now Mrs. Yeagerlauer)
lives in Clay County, Ind.; Barbara is at home with her
parents; N. F. is a physician in Shanesville, Ohio;
Godfrey is a farmer of Holmes County; Charles is an
engineer, and resides in Millersburgh; Henry is a physician
in Somerdale, Ohio; Sevilla (now Mrs. Engel) resides
near Berlin, Holmes County; Sophia ( now Mrs. Ewing)
is in Kansas; William B.is an attorney in Brazil City, Ind.,
and Henrietta is the wife of A. F. Beachey, in Kansas.
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SCOTT
FAMILY. A brief history of Robert Scott and family,
as far as known, by William Scott.
The Scott family came to Holmes (then Coshocton)
County, Ohio, in 1816. Robert, the earliest settler of
the family, was born Aug. 25, 1780, in Northern Ireland, and was
brought by his parents to America when he (Robert) was an
infant. The father, George Scott, settled in Washington
County, Penn., where the early days of Robert were spent in
getting an education by his own industry. His father died when
Robert was a boy of nine or ten years of age. In 1803 he
married Keziah Joy, who was born in Washington County,
Penn., Mar. 24, 1787, and in a few years they moved to New Lisbon,
Columbiana Co., Ohio, and by industry and economy they kept up with
the times of that day. At the breaking out of war with Great
Britain in 1812, Robert volunteered in defending his country,
and was assigned to Gen. Harrison's corps on the Northwest
frontier. He spent the winter in 1813 in camp with Gen.
Harrison near Detroit, Mich. At the close of the war and
before settling permanently, Mr. Scott as a home seeker
explored central Ohio, and entered a quarter-section of Government
land in Section 1, Range 14, Township 17. In the spring of
1816 he with his wife and four children moved on horseback,
accomplished by his brother Mathew, to Poulson's Bridge, near
his land purchase, and in a few days a cabin was erected, and in a
few days a cabin was erected, and he and his wife commenced clearing
up a farm. The country at that time was a wilderness and they
had to endure many hardships, bears and wolves were common, and
often at night they could hear the wolves prowling around the house
eager for prey. Deer was plenty and served the family venison.
The first two years was a trying time to those early pioneers.
The wife with noble impulse and heroic fortitude would often journey
on horseback through an unbroken forest six or seven miles to a rude
mill on Salt Creek near where Fredericksburgh now stands, called
Guins Mill, to get meal for the family. Neighbors were few and
a great way apart, Morgans and Butlers on Killback
Creek six miles distant, and Thomas McConkey, near where
Shreve now is, were their nearest neighbors. In the course of
a few years the families of Leidom, Moorhead,
Gorrell, Boner, Laylander, Johnston and Lee settled in
Mr. Scott's neighborhood and formed a very agreeable place to
live. Mr. and Mrs. Scott were reasonably successful and
had the means that most pioneers had. He died in 1844, aged
sixty-four years, and was interred in the Gorrell Cemetery
where many of the old pioneers sleep. His wife, the good
mother, survived until 1870 and was eighty-three years old at the
time of her death. She was laid to rest by the side of her
husband. Their children were Frances (afterward Mrs.
Poulson), Catherine (afterward Mrs. Wright), Edward,
Mary (afterward Mrs. Woods), Jemima, Jesse, Keziah
(afterward Mrs. Torbet), James and William.
Three brothers and sisters became widely separated, and all were in
comfortable circumstances in life. Mrs. Torbet, Jesse,
and William are the only surviving members of the family.
The brief sketch but feebly illustrates the lives of
our noble ancestors who braved so many hardships that their families
might reap the rewards of their industry. May we then never
hesitate to cherish and praise their memory.
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HENRY
SHAFER is a native of Bavaria, Germany, born in 1837,
a son of John and Charlotte (Huprich) Shafer, and was the
second of a family of four children, the names of he others being
John, Philip and Charlotta. The father is now a
resident of Berlin Township, Holmes County, and is seventy-six years
of age; the mother died at the age of sixty-five years.
Our subject was reared in his native country, remaining
with his parents until nineteen years of age. In 1856 he came
to America and settled in Berlin Township, Holmes County, where for
many years he worked at the trade of a stone-mason. in 1871 he
bought the farm where he now lives, in Hardy Township, which
contains seventy-acres of good land. He has taken an active
interest in the affairs of the township and county, and has served
in various official capacities. Nov. 6, 1888, he was elected a
member of the board of county commissioners, representing Hardy
Township; has also served as coroner of the county, and for seven
years was school director of the township. He affiliates with
the Democratic party, being a strong supporter of its principles.
He and his family are members of the German Reformed Church.
Mr. Shafer was married in 1861 to Ernestine, daughter
of Godfrey and Christine (Werker) Shultz, and they have five
children: Elizabeth, William, Helen, Louisa and Henrietta.
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JEREMIAH
SHAFFER was born in Mechanic Township, June 22, 1848, a son
of Nathan and Lucinda (Chaney) Shaffer, early settlers of
Holmes County. He received his education at the schools of the
township, and remained with his parents until manhood. In 1871
he was united in marriage with Miss Henrietta,
daughter of Robert F. Gray, of Mechanic Township, and in 1880
they settled on their present farm, which is one of the best
in the township. He has been industrious and frugal, and is
making a success, financially, of his farming operations.
Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer have one child, Franklin.
Mr. Shaffer is an active worker for the Democratic party, and at
the present time is one of the supervisors of the township. He
and his wife are both prominent members of the Presbyterian church
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LEVI
SHAFFER is a son of NATHAN SHAFFER, who was born in
Somerset County, Penn., in 1814 and was of German descent.
About 1830 he came to Holmes County, having but fifty cents in money
after reaching here, but he entered a tract of eighty acres of land
in Mechanic Township, and began life by clearing the same.
Eventually by hard work he accumulated several hundred acres of
land. He married Miss Lucinda, daughter of Henry
Chaney, a native of Maryland and an early settler of Mechanic
Township. Mr. Shaffer was a man who always took an
active part in every public enterprise. He was a strong
Democrat and filled several offices; was a prominent member of the
Presbyterian Church, in which he served as trustee for many years.
He died in 1886. His widow is still living and resides on the
homestead farm. Ten children were born to their union, eight
of whom grew to maturity: Sarah Elizabeth, married
Zachariah Linn, and is deceased; Phoebe, wife of
James Gray of Bloomfield; Henry, of
Millersburgh; Levi; Oliver, of Mechanic Township; Jeremiah,
of Mechanic Township; Florence C., wife of Ammiel H.
Patterson, of Mechanic Township, and Nathan living on the
homestead.
Levi Shaffer was born in Mechanic Township,
Sept. 16, 1845. He was educated at the township schools and
the Millersburgh Academy, and has since followed the occupation of a
farmer. In 1871 he was united in marriage with Miss Mary M.,
daughter of Wilson Craig, of Mechanic Township, and they have
two children: Gillia E. and Othello J. Mr. Shaffer
has a fine farm of 160 acres, and is one of the leading men of
Mechanic Township. In politics he is a Democrat, and has
served as school director and township assessor. He and family
are members of the Presbyterian Church.
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OLIVER
SHAFFER was born in Mechanic Township, Holmes Co., Ohio, Mar.
4, 1854, a son of Nathan and Lucinda (Chaney) Shaffer.
He was reared on his father's farm, attending the common schools of
his township, and since attaining his majority has been engaged in
farming for himself. In 1880 he was united in marriage with
Miss Hannah M., daughter of Thomas Graham of Ireland, an
early settler of Coshocton County, Ohio. After marriage they
located on their present farm in 110 acres, where Mr. Shafer
pays particular attention to raising sheep. They have two
children: Nathan Noble and Massey May. Mr. Shaffer
is a member of the Holmes County Agricultural Society, and in
politics is a stanch adherent of the Democratic party. He and
wife are prominent members of the Presbyterian Church, of
Bloomfield. Mr. Shaffer has been successful in his
pursuits, and is now numbered among the prosperous young farmers of
Mechanic Township. Public spirited and enterprising, he has
always taken an interest in anything tending to advance the
prosperity of his native county, either materially or socially, and
gives liberally of his time and means to all worthy objects.
Benevolent and charitable, the needy find in him a friend, as he
never turns away an individual or project worthy of his support.
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WILLIAM
F. SHARP, superintendent of the Children's Home of Holmes
County, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1835. His
parents, Benjamin and Julia (McCreary) Sharp, were natives of
Maryland, and came to Ohio in 1825, where they bought 116 acres of
woodland, the greater portion of which they cleared. They had
a family of seven children, our subject being the youngest, and all
are living except two. The father became one of the prominent
and well-to-do farmers of his day, and died in 1837, at the age of
forty-five years, when William F. was about a year and a half
old. The family remained on the old homestead in Carroll
County till the spring of 1845, when they moved to Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
In 1859 William F. Sharp came to Millersburgh,
Holmes County, and during same year was married to Lydia E.,
daughter of Godfrey Corbus. The winter of 1859-60
Mr. Sharp spent in teaching school, and in 1860 he commenced the
bakery and grocery trade, following same most of the time till 1873,
in which year he embarked in the fire and life insurance business,
in which he was successfully engaged until appointed to his present
position. In 1881 Mr. Sharp's wife died, and in
following year he became united in marriage with Mrs. Amand
Conrad, daughter of Daniel Crieger, of German Township,
Holmes Co., Ohio. They have no children. Mr. and Mrs.
Sharp are members of the Presbyterian Church; he is a F. & A.
M., in politics a Democrat. He has been a successful business
man, and since his appointment to his present position, has proved
himself a trustworthy, honorable gentleman. Kind and
considerate of others, he is particularly adapted to the position,
in which he is ably assisted by his noble wife.
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JOHN
PHILIP SHARR was born in Holmes County, Ohio, Nov. 8, 1845, a
son of Michel and Dorothea (Airhart) Sharr. His father
was a native of Alsace, France (now Germany), born Jan. 26, 1803,
and in 1836 came to America and located at Alliance, N. Y., and
thence moved to Holmes County, Ohio, and settled in Washington
Township, where he bought 160 acres of land. He also bought
160 acres in Indiana.
Michel Sharr had a family of five children, as
follows: Michel, George, John Philip, Dorothea (Mrs. Huber)
and Caroline (Mrs. Smith).
John Philip Sharr was married January 27, 1870, to
Caroline, daughter of Michel Denonberger, and to them
have been born eight children, seven of whom, four sons and three
daughters are living, viz.: Mary Bertha, Charles Edward,
Sarah Elizabeth, Augustus William, George Michel, Jacob Albert
and Maude Adelia. Mr. Sharr has been an industrious,
energetic man, and in 1882 bought 109 acres of land in Washington
Township, which has since been his home. He has been
successful in the various branches of business in which he has been
engaged, and is one of the representative men of his township.
He and his wife are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
He is a Democrat, and is a member of the Knights of Pythias.
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T. M.
SHERLOCK is one of the prominent farmers of Berlin Township.
His father, ABRAHAM SHERLOCK, was born in County Antrim,
Ireland, in 1798. He first came to America in 1816, and
engaged as a boatman on the Mississippi river, but afterward
returned to Ireland, crossing the Atlantic Ocean altogether five
times. In 1830 he married, in County Antrim, Ireland, Miss
Sarah Hall, and came directly to America. In the spring of
1831 they arrived in Holmes County, where he purchased a farm in
Berlin Township, and became one of the representative and
enterprising farmers. In politics he was a Democrat, and was
an attendant of the Presbyterian Church. He died in 1874, and
his widow still survives him at the age of seventy-seven years.
Thirteen children were born to their union, seven of whom are still
living: Samuel H., an attorney at law, at Fort Smith,
Ark.; Emma Jane, widow of David McCulloch, of Salt
Creek Township; William Edward, a farmer of DeKalb County,
Ind.; Sarah F., wife of John Lytle, of
Fredericksburgh, Wayne County; Robert H., of DeKalb County,
Ind.; Theophilus M., our subject; and Chalmers Payson,
who was born Sept. 10, 1854. He was educated in the township
schools, and is a farmer by occupation, residing with his brother,
T. M.; in politics he is a supporter of the Democratic party.
T. M. Sherlock was born Aug. 30, 1852. He
was educated in the township schools and the Smithville Academy, and
has always lived on his present farm. Aug. 3,1876, he married
Miss Effie S., daughter of John Lewis, of Berlin
Township, and they have three children: John W., Maude F. and
Guy L. Mr. Sherlock is a supporter of the Democratic
party. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Samuel H. Sherlock, a brother of our subject, served through
the late Rebellion in the Ninety-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
was captain of his company.
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WILLIAM
H. SHIPP, merchant, Plimpton, Holmes Co., Ohio, is a native
of this county, born in Washington Township, in 1851. His
early life was spent on his father's farm, receiving his educational
training in the county schools and at the Shreve high school.
After leaving school he taught seventeen terms, and in 1877 entered
mercantile trade, engaging in business at McZena, Ashland Co., Ohio,
where he remained four years. In 1881 he removed to Plimpton,
where he has since lived and has built up a good trade. He was
early obliged to rely on himself for support, and his success has
been due to his energy and enterprise. He was married in 1877
to Alveretta J., daughter of Hanson and Mary (Dunfee)
Lovett. They have had five children (three of whom are
living): Nellie Edith, George Hazlett, Fred Lovett, Charles
Ernest Eugene and Harry Herbert. In politics Mr.
Shipp is a Democrat. He and his wife are members of the
Baptist Church.
DAVID SHIPP, father of our subject, was born in
Centre County, Penn., Sept. 18, 1805, and died Oct. 17, 1864.
He was married in Ohio, Mar. 12, 1829, to Susan, daughter of
Elias Horn, and to them were born eleven children: Mary,
Catherine, Sarah, James, Rebecca, Nancy, David E., George W., Susan
M., John H. and William H. Of this family two sons
and five daughters are living. Mr. Shipp was a Democrat
and was justice of the peace nine years, from 1841 to 1850. He
was a prominent farmer of Washington Township, owning a fine farm of
160 acres, three miles east of Loudonville.
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G.
W. SHIRES, one of the reliable citizens of Millersburgh, is a
native of Holmes County, born at Mount Hope in 1836, a son of
Samuel and Rebecca (Richardson) Shires. His father was a
native of Lancaster County, Penn., and his mother of Holmes County,
her parents coming to America from Ireland. His father was a
tailor in his young manhood, learning the trade in his native State.
After coming to Holmes County he lived at Middletown, where he built
a hotel, and later moved to Berlin, where he died at the age of
sixty-one years.
George W. Shires was reared and educated in his
native county, and when sixteen years old began to learn the
blacksmith trade, which has been the occupation of his life.
He came to Millersburgh in 1866, and has since been one of the
enterprising, wide-awake citizens of the place. Mr. Shires
enlisted at Berlin, in the defense of his country, in 1863, a member
of Company C, One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Ohio Infantry, and
served one year. He was married in 1861 to Margaret,
daughter of John Korns, an old settler of Berlin, and they
have had four children, two of whom are living: Helen
and Charles. Mr. Shires is a Democrat; is a
member of the town council of Millersburgh, and a prominent one of
the G. A. R. He and his wife are members of the Millersburgh
Episcopal Church.
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JONAH
SHREVE was born in Holmes County, Ohio, in 1832, a son of
Samuel and Elizabeth (McConkey) Shreve; former born in
Pennsylvania in 1806, and later a daughter of Thomas McConkey,
who was a native of Ireland. The Shreve family were
originally from Wales. Samuel Shreve was an early
settler of Holmes County, where he bought eighty acres of partially
cleared land, which he farmed, also working at his trade,
blacksmithing; he died in the prime of life; his widow died in 1876,
aged sixty-two years. They had a family of eight children:
Hannah, John, Jonah, Thomas, L. D., Nancy Jane, Mary E. and
Lydia M.
Jonah was but twelve years of age when his father
died, and there being five children younger than himself he was
obliged to assist in his own maintenance, and went to live with
strangers, working on farms until manhood. the family removed
to this county, and here the children were reared. On reaching
manhood our subject bought the homestead of the rest of the heirs,
and to this he afterward added forty acres, having now a valuable,
well improved farm. Mr. Shreve was married in 1863 to
Susan, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth lightcap, and
they have had five children: Elmer, Arla D., Mary Amanda,
Clement L. and Elizabeth J.; all now deceased except
Elizabeth J., Elmer having died in July, 1865.
Mr. and Mrs. Shreve are members of the Disciples Church, of
which he has been a deacon sixteen years; in politics he is a
Democrat.
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L. D. SHREVE
is a native of Ripley Township, Holmes Co., Ohio, born in 1838.
His early days were spent in his native township, and here he was
educated, attending the common schools, later for a time the academy
at Loudonville. He began teaching when a young men, which,
occupation he followed for fifteen years, thus earning the money
with which he bought his first land. He has, in reality, been
the architect of his own fortune, and his success is due to a life
of energy and industry. In 1880 he bought the farm where he
now lives, containing 110½ acres of
land, all the improvements having been made since he purchased it.
He is one of the prominent citizens of the township, and has served
as school director, township clerk and treasurer.
Mr. Shreve was married in 1865 to Elizabeth,
daughter of Joseph Geisenger, and they have two children:
O. A. and J. T. In politics Mr. Shreve is a
Democrat, and he and his wife are members of the Disciples Church.
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JOHN SIDLE.
Among the Pennsylvanians who immigrated to Ohio, and assisted in the
development of Holmes County, May be mentioned Philip and Mary
(Frysinger) Sidle, who came with their family about 1824 and settled
in Wayne County, near the present village of Lebanon. They
bought forty acres of land, afterward adding twenty acres to it, and
at one time they owned 160 acres in Stark County, and the same
quantity in Holmes County. while the husband was felling the
trees and preparing the soil for tillage, the wife was, in addition
to attending to the wants of her household, weaving, and together
they accumulated property and became prosperous. The husband
died in 1874, aged eighty years, and the wife when aged seventy-nine
years. They had a family of six children: John, Leah,
Sarah, Mary, Lavina and Catherine.
John Sidle was born in York County, Penn., in 1822.
His life was spent in Wayne County, Ohio, assisting his father on
the farm, until his twenty-sixth year; he then came to Holmes
County, and located on land bought by his father, which he improved
and made his home until 1882, when he retired from the active labors
of the farm, and now resides in the village of Shreve. Mr.
Sidle was married in 1847 to Rebecca Watson, who died
leaving two children: William and Franklin; he
afterward married Jane, daughter of John and Fanny
(Singer) Donelly, formerly of Lancaster County, Penn., and later
of Holmes and Wayne Counties, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Sidle
have two sons: Reuben J. and Philip S. Reuben J.
is a successful farmer, and owns 200 acres of valuable land in
Ripley Township, Holmes County; he married Milie Jane Vance,
and has three children: Mina Jane, Jessie May and
Sophronia. Philip S. married Louisa Bushey
and has four children: Blanche, Pearl, Esther and
Roscoe; he owns 203 acres of land in Prairie Township, Holmes
County, and is a successful farmer. Mr. Sidle and wife
are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he
is a Democrat.
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DAVID T.
SIMPSON, Sr. The ancient family homestead was located
at and included the land where the city of Lewistown, Penn., now
stands, 3,000 acres of land having been acquired partly by purchase
and partly for service in the Revolutionary War by Matthew
Simpson, father of George N. Simpson and grandfather of
David T. Simpson, Sr. After the close of the Revolutionary
War, Matthew Simpson constructed and built on the land three
iron furnaces about fifty feet square, which were perhaps the first
constructed in the State, and there fostered and developed in its
infancy what is now the great iron industry of the State of
Pennsylvania.
David T. Simpson, Sr., was born at Bloomfield,
Perry Co., Penn., Jan. 11, 1833. A short time afterward his
father, George N. Simpson, moved to Buffalo, Penn., and
afterward to Halifax and then to Hollidaysburg, where David T.
Simpson, Sr., lived and assisted his father in the
cabinet-making and furniture businesses till he was about
twenty-three years of age, at which time, about the spring of 1856,
he was married to Miss Sarah A. Wachob. In
March, 1858, he moved to Millersburgh, Ohio, where he engaged in the
furniture business from 1858 till about 1874, during the summer
season from 1874 till 1880 he was engaged in the painting business,
and during the winter season was occupied principally in buying
hides and pelts and shipping them. From 1880 till the present
time he has been unable to perform any work or carry on any
business, and for the past two years has been suffering from a
stroke of paralysis. During the period from 1858 to 1889 he
has been prominently identified and in sympathy with all movements
for the improvement of the town and the good of the general public.
He was appointed by President Grant
United States Revenue Collector and Gauger, and acted as such for
two years. In 1862 he enlisted for three years as a private in
the War of the Rebellion; re-enlisted in March, 1863, was appointed
sergeant-major, and was discharged at Cleveland, Ohio, in September,
1864, at the close of the war.
He is the father of six children, the eldest of whom,
Ida, is married to James A. Uhl, farmer, and lives about
two miles southwest of Millersburgh; George N. received a
liberal education, and graduated from the medical department of
Wooster University at Cleveland, Ohio, in June, 1888, and is now
associated with Dr. Lashell, at Meadville, Penn., in the
practice of medicine, their practice paying at present-about $14,000
per annum (he is a stanch and uncompromising Republican in politics,
and is a member of the Methodist Church; he is now about twenty-nine
years of age); Elizabeth B. was married to George
Fitzgerald, a farmer, and lives about two miles southeast of
Millersburgh, now aged twenty-eight years;
DAVID T., Jr., received a liberal education, and read
law with Daniel S. Ulh (deceased) of Millersburgh (was
admitted, and at once engaged in the practice of law, with his
office over the Commercial Bank, where he has taken and maintains a
prominent place among the efficient and successful members of the
legal bar of this county; he is now twenty-six years of age.); the
two younger children - William W. and Juaniata - are
still attending school. As a family they are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics are stanch and
uncompromising Republicans
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DAVID
SMETZER, JR. (deceased), was born in Franklin County, Penn.,
Dec. 28, 1820, a son of David Smetzer. When he was
twenty years of age he came to Ohio by stage, working his way along,
and first stopped at Wooster, where he found employment as a farm
hand. He remained two years, and in the meantime his parents
and the rest of the family, consisting of seven children, had moved
to Wayne County. In 1845 the entire family moved to Ripley
Township, Holmes County, where the father bought eighty acres of
land, and remained a number of years, subsequently selling and
removing to Williams County, Ohio, where he died.
David Smetzer, Jr., remained with his father,
assisting him in the work of the farm, for two years. in 1846
he married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher and
Hannah Stickler, who came from Pennsylvania to Holmes County in
1824. In 1857 Mr. Smetzer made his first purchase of
land, which consisted of 100 acres, almost all of which was cleared.
To this he afterward added eighty acres, making a fine farm, which
is still in the possession of the family. He was in early life
a carpenter, but later followed agricultural pursuits. Mr.
and Mrs. Smetzer had a family of seven children, but three of
whom are living: H. S., Ida E. and Laura, latter of
whom was married June 30, 1889, to Ray Smith, of Crestline,
Ohio. Mr. Smetzer died in 1883, and the farm is now
conducted by Mrs. Smetzer, who is assisted by her son.
Mr. Smetzer died in 1883, and the farm is now conducted by
Mrs. Smetzer, who is assisted by her son. Mr. Smetzer
was a Democrat in his political views. He was a prominent man
in the township, and held the offices of school director and
supervisor.
H. S. SMETZER, the only son, was
born in Ripley Township, Oct. 28, 1854, and spent his early life in
Ripley and Washington Townships. He has devoted his life to
farming, and is one of the prominent young men of the county.
He was married in 1879 to Ora Christine, and they have had
five children, four of whom are living: Eva, Thomas Lloyd, Jessie
and an infant.
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FERDINAND
F. SMITH, grocer, one of the leading business men of
Millersburgh, Ohio, was born in Winesburgh, Holmes Co., Ohio, in
1853, a son of George F. and Ann Eliza (Kinsley) Smith,
natives of Philadelphia, who were among the early settlers of Holmes
County, and now reside in Kansas. They have eight children,
four sons and four daughters.
Ferdinand F. Smith was reared and
educated near Lawrence, Kas., and when eighteen years of age
returned the miller's trade, in Millersburgh, at which he served an
apprenticeship of two years. Here he worked at his trade some
years. In 1877 he purchased the stock of groceries and
provisions of Maurer & Gerber, which business he conducted
until 1883, when F. W. Schott purchased an interest, forming
the firm of Smith & Schott, since which time the firm have
added a wholesale department. Mr. Smith is a man of
good business ability, and is recognized as one of the leading
citizens of the town. He was married September 24, 1888, to
Miss E. A., daughter of R. J. Cameron. Mr. Smith is
a member of the Masonic fraternity, Odd Fellows, Knights of Honor
and Knights of Pythias; in politics he is a Democrat.
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J. F. SMITH,
general merchant, Holmesville, Holmes Co., is a native of Wayne
County, Ohio, born April 14, 1834. a son of William and
Mary (Zinn) Smith, both of whom are natives of Pennsylvania, of
German descent. Their family of six children are all living.
The mother died in 1878; the father is still living on the farm in
Wayne County.
J. F. Smith was reared a farmer and followed
that vocation until twenty-nine years of age, when in 1863 he
embarked in mercantile trade, coming in 1864 to Holmesville and
opening his present place of business, where he has built up a good
trade. He carries a full line of general merchandise, aiming
to keep constantly on hand a complete stock of dry goods, groceries,
hardware, etc., to meet the wants of his customers. Mr.
Smith was married in 1870 to Samantha Hartman, a native
of Holmes County, born in 1850, a daughter of Uriah and Jane
Hartman, and they have a family of four children, viz.:
Bertha E., Lulu B., and Byron G. and Myron G.
(twins). Mr. Smith is a member of Millersburgh Lodge,
No. 126, F. & A. M. He has held the office of justice of the
peace one year, assessor three terms, and township clerk four years.
In politics he affiliates with the Democratic party; in religious he
is not a member of any denomination, but is liberal in his views.
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JOHN SMITH,
one of the oldest and best known men of Killbuck Township, was born
in Cecil County,,,,, Md., May 20, 1805. His father, James
Smith, was born in the State of Delaware, and was of Irish
descent. He married Mary Hugle, a native of England,
and engaged in farming in Cecil County, Md. In 1815 they moved
to Jefferson County, Ohio, where they purchased a farm, and resided
until about 1828, when they came to Holmes County, and located in
Killbuck Township. Some years later they moved across the line
into Coshocton County, where the mother died in 1842, and the father
in 1844. He was a stanch Democrat, and always took an active
part in politics. They were formerly Quakers in Jefferson
County, but after coming to Holmes County they united with the
Methodist Episcopal Church. They reared four children, all of
whom are dead except our subject.
John H. Smith was educated at the schools of
Maryland and Jefferson County. At the age of eighteen years he
left the homestead farm, and engaged in manual labor, working at
anything that would remunerate him. In 1823 he came to Holmes
County, and entered a tract of land in Killbuck Township.
Mr. Smith is in every sense of the word a self-made man.
He started in life single-handed, educated himself and by his own
hard work has made himself one of the well-to-do farmers in Killbuck
Township. In September, 1831, he was united in marriage with
Miss Delira, daughter of Abner Purdy of Killbuck
Township, and they lived together over fifty years, until the wife
and mother died in October, 1884. Seven of their children grew
to maturity: George C., of Killbuck Township; James M.,
of Pike County, Ohio; Royal B., of Killbuck Township;
Cynthia now the wife of John G. Lowe, also of Killbuck
Township; Merinda, wife of Henry Gray, of Iowa; Dorcas L.,
now the wife of Woods McDowell, of Perrysville, Ashland Co.,
Ohio; the other is dead. Mr. Smith has been an active
supporter of the Democrat party. In 1851-52 and 1852-53 he was
a member o the Ohio Legislature, and served nine years as justice of
the peace of Killbuck Township. He has been an active worker
until within a few yeas, when he retired from active life on account
of his great age. He makes his home with his children, and
enjoys good health at the age of eighty-four years. He has
never had a sick spell, and never had a law suit, or a suit in the
justice court. Mr. Smith was reared in the Quaker
faith, and still holds to the same, although he is a liberal
supporter of all denominations.
GEORGE C. SMITH, the
eldest son of John H. Smith, was born on his present
homestead in Killbuck Township, June 16, 1836. In 1858 he was
united in marriage with Miss Nancy, daughter of John
Lepley, of Killbuck Township, and in 1859 they moved to Pike
County, Ohio, where they remained five years, since then residing in
Killbuck Township. Their family consists of three children
living: Dora, wife of Lewis J. McKee, of Mechanic
Township (have two children: Lola May and Grace Dell);
Ethel M., wife of J. M. Carpenter, of Killbuck
Township, and Harvey O., at home. Mr. Smith has
filled various township offices, and is trustee and steward of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
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JOHN
H. SMITH, one of the oldest and best known men of Killbuck
Township, was born in Civil County, Md., May 20, 1805. His
father, James Smith, was born in the State of Delaware, and
was of Irish descent. He married Mary Hugle, a native
of England, and engaged in farming in Cecil County, Md. In
1815 they moved to Jefferson County, Ohio, where they purchased a
farm, and resided until about 1828, when they came to Holmes County,
and located in Killbuck Township. Some years later they moved
across the line into Coshocton County, where the mother died in
1842, and the father in 1844. He was a stanch Democrat, and
always took an active part in politics. They were formerly
Quakers in Jefferson County, but after coming to Holmes County they
united with the Methodist Episcopal Church. They reared four
children, all of whom are dead except our subject.
John H. Smith was educated at the schools of
Maryland and Jefferson county. At the age of eighteen years he
left the homestead farm, and engaged in manual labor, working at
anything that would remunerate him. In 1823 he came to Holmes
County, and entered a tract of land in Killbuck Township.
Mr. Smith is in every sense of the word a self-made man.
He started in life single-handed, educated himself, and by his own
hard work has made himself one of the well-to-do farmers in Killbuck
Township. In September, 1831, he was united in marriage with
Miss Delira, daughter of Abner Purdy, of Killbuck
Township, and they lived together over fifty years, until the wife
and other died in October 1884. Seven of their children grew
to maturity; George C., of Killbuck Township; James M.,
of Pike County, Ohio; Royal B., of Killbuck township;
Cynthia, now the wife of John G. Lowe, also of
Killbuck Township; Merinda, wife of Henry Gray, of
Iowa; Dorcas L., now the wife of Woods McDowell, of
Perrysville, Ashland Co., Ohio; the other is dead. Mr.
Smith has been an active supporter of the Democratic party.
In 1851-52 and 1852-53 he was a member of the Ohio Legislature, and
served nine years as justice of the peace of Killbuck Township.
He has been an active worker until within a few years, when he
retired from active life on account of his great age. He makes
his home with his children, and enjoys good health at the age of
eighty-four years. He has never had a sick spell, and never
had a law-suit, or a suit in the justice court. Mr. Smith
was reared in the Quaker faith, and still holds to the same,
although he is a liberal supporter of all denominations.
George C. Smith, the eldest son of John H.
Smith, was born on his present homestead in Killbuck Township,
June 16, 1836. In 1858 he was united in marriage with Miss
Nancy, daughter of John Lepley, of Killbuck Township, and
in 1859 they moved to Pike County, Ohio, where they remained five
years, since then residing in Killbuck Township. Their family
consists of three children living: Dora, wife of
Lewis J. McKee, of Mechanic Township (have two children: Lola
May and Grace Dell); Ethel M., wife of J.
M. Carpenter, of Killbuck Township, and Harvey O., at
home. Mr. Smith has filled various township offices,
and is trustee and steward of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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ADAM H.
SNYDER is a son of George Snyder, Jr., and grandson of
George Snyder, Sr., who was born in Pennsylvania Mar. 7,
1778, and came to Holmes County, Ohio, in 1816, where he purchased
160 acres of timber land in Salt Creek Township, Holmes County, for
$7 per acre, and the 190 acres now included in the farm of Adam
H. for $15 per acre, and moved his family on the first farm in
the spring of 1817. He died Apr. 15, 1861. His wife,
Margaret Miller, of Westmoreland County, Penn., died Jan. 30,
1846. He reared a family of ten children: Jacob, Annie,
Isaac, George, Jr., Elizabeth, Catherine, James H., Peter M., Susan
and Nancy. He had two brothers, soldiers in the War of
1812. He gave each of his children a home before his death; in
politics he was a supporter of the Democratic party, and filled
various township offices; was also a member of the Lutheran Church.
His children who are living are James H. in Paint Township;
Peter M., in Salt Creek Township; Susan, widow of
Michael Fry, in Paint Township, and Nancy, wife of
Hezekiah Leeper is Iowa.
GEORGE SNYDER, JR., was born in
Westmoreland County, Penn., Nov. 7, 1809, and came to Holmes County,
Ohio, when seen years of age. He was reared on the homestead
farm, and obtained but a limited education. In 1834, he
married Miss Christina, daughter of Adam and Mary (Stiffler)
Holderbaum. She was born near Bedford, Penn., July 22,
1811, and came to Coshocton County with her parents in 1821.
After marriage they located on the present farm of Adam H.,
where they lived together over fifty years.
At the fiftieth anniversary of the wedding of George
Snyder, Jr., and wife their friends and relatives tendered them
a surprise reception, where were gathered many of his early
acquaintances and neighbors. They presented him with an
elegant gold-headed cane., beautifully engraved, and other gifts, in
token of their esteem and good wishes. Mr. Snyder died
Mar. 19, 1888; the widowed mother is still living with her son
Adam H. Mr. Snyder was always an active
Democrat, and filled the office of township trustee for twenty-one
years. HE was also a very prominent member of the Lutheran
Church. Seven children were born to him and his wife, three of
whom are still living: Mary now Mrs. T. A. Mead,
in Stuart, Iowa; Margaret, wife of Henry Kraus, in
Salt Creek Township; Adam H.
Adam H. Snyder was born on his present homestead
Apr. 11, 1841. He attended the district schools, and became a
great student at home, where he educated himself. Nov. 12,
1867, he married Miss Nancy J., daughter of Benjamin
Bevington, of Salt Creek Township. She died Feb. 28,
1871, leaving two children: Ada S., wife of James Albert
Myers, in Salt Creek Township, and Ida O., at home.
He was gain married Nov. 18, 1872,Miss Catherine R., daughter of
Leonard Stein, of Hardy Township, becoming his wife. By
this union they have two children: Charles O., born Oct. 2,
1873, and George A., born Oct. 28, 1875. Mr. Snyder
has done more to keep the Democratic party together than any other
man in Salt Creek Township. He has served as township
treasurer for twelve years, ahs been re-elected for two years and
five months longer since then, and when his term is filled he will
have serve as township treasurer fourteen years and five months
continuously; school director for over fifteen years, and in other
offices of trust. He and family are members of the Lutheran
Church. He is a prosperous farmer, and now owns 206 acres of
valuable land where he resides.
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HENRY D.
SNYDER is a son of Peter M. Snyder, who was born in
Salt Creek Township, Holmes Co., Ohio, Dec. 3, 1819.
PETER M. SNYDER obtained but a limited
education, as he had to assist his parents clearing the homestead.
In 1841 he began life for himself and rented his fathers farm for
six years. In 1847, after the interest of the other heirs, and
cared for his father until his death. In 1841 he married
Miss Catherine, daughter of Henry Drushel, of Salt Creek
Township, and eight children were born to them, all of whom are
living, viz: Henry D.; George, of Madison County, Iowa;
Nancy (wife of Charles F. Kochler of Iowa); Mary
(wife of Leonard Rottenson of Benton); Edward, of Salt
Creek township; Louisa (wife of William M. Swartz, of
Kansas City, Mo.); Emanuel, at home, and Leonora (wife
of Rev. A. R. J. Greapp of Elk County, Penn). Mr.
Snyder is one of the wealthy men in Salt Creek Township.
He owns several fine farms, all of which are well improved, and for
many years he has been engaged in raising and shipping fine horses.
He is a member of the Democratic party, and has filled various
township offices. He and his family are members of the
Lutheran Church.
Henry D. Snyder was born in Salt
Creek Township, Feb. 6, 1842. He received a common-school
education, and has always followed farming. Feb. 27, 1866, he
married Miss Sarah M., daughter of John Anderson of
Salt Creek Township, and eight children have been born to them:
Flora, (wife of William Crutchley, living with her
parents); Minnie, Barton, Vida, Walter, Orin, Frank and
Bessie, all at home. Mr. Snyder is a
Democrat in politics, and is an elder in the German Lutheran Church.
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JAMES H.
SNYDER, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., Apr. 11,
1817. His father, George Snyder, was born in the State
of Maryland, and was of German descent. He took up a
preemption right of Westmoreland County, Penn., and later married
Miss Margaret Miller, a native of that county. On May 14,
1817, they moved to Ohio and purchased a farm in what is now Salt
Creek Township, in Holmes County, where he and his wife died.
Mr. Snyder was a supporter of the Democratic party and a
prominent member of the Lutheran Church. Those of his children
who are still living are James H.; Peter M., of Salt Creek
Township; Susanna, widow of Michael Frey, of Paint
Township, and Mrs. Nancy Leeper, of Iowa. [See sketch
of Adam H. Snyder, of Salt Creek Township.]
James H. Snyder was reared in Holmes County and
received his education in the log school houses of that period.
He has followed the occupation of a farmer and a drover, and is one
of the successful men of the township. In March, 1837, he was
united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Henry
Drushel, of Salt Creek Township, and located on their present
farm. By this union they have two children living; their
daughter Susan is the wife of Christian Fritz, of
Paint Township, and has two children, Elmer B. and James;
their son, Allen J., who is living with his father, married
Miss Mary, daughter of Christian Frick, of Paint
Township, and has two children, Earl and Otis. Mr.
Snyder is an active worker in the ranks of the Democratic party,
and has filled various township offices; he was elected infirmary
director, but refused to serve. He operates a farm of 300
acres, and is engaged in breeding and selling fancy horses, having
the finest stock farm in Paint Township. He and family are
members of the Lutheran Church.
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CHRISTIAN SPRANG, a prominent
young farmer of Washington Township, was born Dec. 7, 1848, a son of
Frederick and Margaret (Reinhart) Sprang. His father was a
native of Germany, and when nine years of age came with his parents
and a brother and sister to America. They settled in Holmes
County, Ohio, where Frederick grew to manhood and was
educated. His first purchase of land was forty acres, and to
this he afterward added until he owned 400 acres, and was one of the
wealthy farmers of the township. He first married a Miss
Lovinggood, who died, leaving one son, George. He then married
Margaret Reinhart, and to them were born nine
children: Kate, Christian, Philip, Barbara, Frederick, Lena,
Flora, Margaret and William. The father died in 1887,
aged sixty-seven years.
Christian Sprang was reared on his
father's farm, and has followed his occupation through life. In
addition to attending to the cultivation of his own farm, he has for
several years operated a steam thresher, which as been a great
accommodation to his neighbors, and has proved lucrative to Mr.
Sprang. His farm, which contains 160 acres of land, is
beautifully located in Washington Township, and is finely improved.
Mr. Sprang is a prominent and highly esteemed citizen
of his township. In politics he is a Democrat, and has served
as school director. He was married in 1869 to Elizabeth,
daughter of Dewald Zeiders, and they have eight children:
Anna, George A., Charles F., Daniel P., Margaret Amelia, William H.
and Lewis M. Mr. and Mrs. Sprang are members of the
Lutheran Church.
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GEORGE
W. SPRENG was born in Washington Township, Holmes County, in
1851, a son of Jacob and Catherine (Yunt) Spreng, of
Washington Township, an extended notice of whom is given elsewhere.
His early life was spent on his father's farm, where he learned the
lessons of thrift and industry that have been of service to him in
later years. He has since manhood followed the occupation of
his father, and is now one of the successful young farmers of the
county. He now owns 132 acres of good land in Ripley Township.
Few young men have attained the prominence of Mr. Spring.
He has been a trustee and treasurer of his township, serving with
credit, and has been a trustworthy public servant. He is a
director of the Shreve Bank.
Mr. Spreng was married in 1872 to Margaret
Haudenshild, daughter of Michael and Barbara Haudenshild,
and to them have been born seven children, five of whom are living:
Mary, Ora, Edward, Wilford and Milton. In
politics Mr. Spreng is a Democrat; he is a member of the
Lutheran Church.
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JACOB
SPRENG is the oldest representative of this family now living
in Holmes County. (The spelling of this name his been changed
by the different generations, but Spreng is the original
orthography). When seventeen years old Christian Spreng
joined Napoleon's army, and for twenty years was a soldier in the
French army. In 1828 he and his wife Magdaline (Heinberger)
Spreng, with their five children, left Alsace, France, for
America. On landing in America he proceeded to Canton, Ohio,
where he remained a few weeks, and then settled he remained a few
weeks, and then settled on Section 27, Washington Township, Holmes
county, and he and a brother and a man named Michael Rollins
took up 160 acres of land on Section 23, same township. Mr.
Spreng sold his third, and then took up 160 acres on Section 33,
where he lived until an old man. He died in Ashland County,
Ohio, in 1860, aged eighty-four years. Their children were
Christian, Frederick, Sarah, Jacob and Godfrey.
Jacob Spreng was born in 1823,
and was five years of age when his parents came to America, and
since that time his life has been spent in Holmes County, and the
greater part of it ha been spent on a farm. In addition to
attending to the cultivation of his farm he has for thirty years
operated a threshing machine for the convenience of his neighbors,
and this has been the source of considerable income. He
now owns 175 acres of valuable land in Washington Township, which is
under cultivation, and his residence and farm buildings are
comfortable and commodious. He ahs met with financial
difficulties by over-confidence in friends, which has been a serious
loss to him, but by good management he has a pleasant home and a
comfortable heritage for his old age. Mr. Spreng was
married in 1846 to Catherine, daughter of John Jund,
and they have eight children: Godfrey, George W., Macdala, Jacob,
Christian C., Caroline C., Mary M. and William W.
In politics Mr. Spreng is a Democrat; he and his wife are
members of the Lutheran Church.
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SAMUEL
BEATTY STERLING, a prominent farmer and a native of Holmes
County, was born September 20, 1831. His father,
JAMES STERLING, was a native of Westmoreland County, Penn., and in
1821 became identified with Wayne (now Holmes) County, Ohio, buying
130 acres of land, all of which was timber. He lived to see
the most of his land under cultivation and became one of the
prominent, well-to-do farmers of the county. In addition to
his farm in Holmes County he owned considerable land in Indiana, on
Eel River. When he settled in Holmes County the country was
infested with wild animals, and he has many hardships to undergo,
and many difficulties to overcome. He married a Miss Beatty,
and they had a family of seven children: Sarah, now
Mrs. Starrett, in Fredericksburgh, born July 14, 1821;
William, born November 18, 1822; Robert, born May 7,
1824; Jane, born March 16, 1826; John B., born April 23,
1828, in Whitley County, Ind.; Samuel B., born September 20,
1831; George, born June 1, 1837. Of these three,
Sarah, John B. and Samuel B., are now living. The
father died at the age of fifty-nine years, the result of an
accident, and the mother at the age of seventy-three years.
Samuel B. Sterling remained with his parents
until his marriage, when he located on a farm and began life for
himself. In 1861 he bought the farm of 130 acres where he now
lives, which was the property of his father-in-law. He is one
of the best known farmers of the township, and is a leading and
public spirited citizen. He was married February 4, 1858, to
Miss Rachel, daughter of Thomas McConkey, an early
settler of Ohio, at one time owning the property which is now the
site of the village of Shreve. To Mr. and Mrs. Sterling
were born three children, two of whom - James Elmer and
Thomas McConkey - are living; Marven E. is deceased.
Mrs. Sterling died March 12, 1884, aged fifty-five years.
Mr. Sterling is a member of the Disciples Church; in politics
he is a Democrat.
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HON. WELLINGTON STILWELL,
attorney at law, Millersburgh, Ohio, is a native of Holmes County,
born in 1847. He is a descendant of an English family that was
prominent in the days of Charles I and Charles II.
The family name was originally Cook, and consisted of three
brothers who were leaders of the party opposed to the crowned head
of England. One held a prominent position under the British
Government during the reign of Charles I, and was executed
for being conspicuous in securing the death of the King. The
two remaining brothers then removed to Holland, whence all letters
sent were signed Still-well, and finally became Stilwell.
The family has been a prominent one both in military and civil life,
and since its identification with American history, has had
representatives at the bar, on the bench, in State legislature and
in Congress. At an early day the name became prominent in the
State of Ohio.
The representative of the family who is the subject of
our notice is no exception to the general rule, and although in
youth his circumstances were not at all encouraging to one fired
with an ambition to hold a high position among his fellow-men, yet
by determination and perseverance he was finally successful, and to
day he stands at the head of his profession, and is one of the most
honored men in the county. His early life was one of toil on
the homestead farm. Paying his way by teaching during the
winter, he obtained an academic education, and then turned his
attention to the study of his chosen profession, and in 1868 was
admitted to the bar. He served four years as school examiner,
to the general satisfaction of teachers and public. Already
his fellow-citizens recognized the ability of the young attorney,
and the following year he was called upon to represent them in the
State legislature. Here, although one of the youngest members
of that body, he was conspicuous in the argument and as the first to
open the discussion upon the famous Fifteenth Amendment debate.
In 1872 he was again returned to the legislature, thus serving a
period of four years. For several years he gave his attention
to the practice of his profession, and his work was usually attended
with success, both at the bar and as a counsellor. In 1882 he
was the choice of the Democratic party for, and elected by a large
majority to, the position of Judge of the Common Pleas District
composed of Holmes, Coshocton, Wayne, Richland, Ashland, Morrow,
Knox, Delaware and Licking Counties. In this position he has
performed his duties impartially, and is honored by the profession,
irrespective of political preferences. At the close of his
time he declined re-nomination, preferring to resume his practice,
which is a lucrative and in every way a satisfactory one.
The question of tariff, its operation and effect, has
probably received as much of his attention, as from any an of his
age in Ohio, and he is a pronounced tariff reformer. In 1884,
before the name of "trust" was heard, he predicted, in a series of
papers, that, fostered by high tariff taxes, combinations of capital
would take place to raise prices of the necessaries of life, to do
which they would decrease production, and consequently decrease the
amount of work and the wages of the toilers. He is a great
admirer of Ex-President Cleveland for the exhibition of his courage
seen in his message which called the public attention officially to
the evils of the combinations which he had predicted were the
natural outgrowth of high tariff, and, in 1888, he took a prominent
part in the tariff discussion, making thirty-six speeches, and
having twice as many calls which he could not fill. He
recognizes that the economic question involved in the tariff, with
its kindred growth the trust is the greatest danger now threatening
the toiling people, and that to deal with the subject properly the
people are called upon, for their own preservation, to bring to the
front, and especially to the halls of congress, men of the highest
ability, together with unflinching courage.
The judge is still a young man, and, in the yeas that
lie ahead of him, is destined, if the people realize their own bet
interests, to have a still firmer hold on the hearts of the people
than he already enjoys, and the ambitions of his youth may be far
excelled in the realities of the future.
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GEORGE
STITZEL was born in Washington Township, Holmes Co., Ohio, in
1855. His grandfather, George Henry Stitzel, a native
of Sulz, Germany, was born in 1790, and died Feb. 20, 1878. He
was married in his native country, and with his wife and seven
children came to the United States, taking up forty acres of age
when his parents came to this county, and here he spent his life,
dying in 1878. He was a farmer, and at the time of his death
owned 150 acres of land. He married Margaret Huff, who
came to America from Germany at the age of sixteen years. They
had a family of three sons and one daughter: George, Jacob J.,
Henry and Margaret, latter of whom died July 4, 1875, at
the age of nine years, four months and twenty-eight days. The
mother of three children married, the second time, Mr. John
Melheim, and died July 3, 1885, at the age of sixty years, then
months and eight days, her home being then at Loudenville.
George Stitzel spent his early life on his
father's farm, receiving the benefits to be derived from the common
schools, and since reaching manhood has been engaged in farming.
He now owns one-half of his father's estate, which is well improved
and is one of the best farms in the township. He was married
in 1878 to Magdalena, daughter of Peter and Magdalena
(Weimer) Lambert, and they have two sons: Austin Wilbert
and Albert Curtis. Politically Mr. Stitzel is a
Democrat.
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FREDERICK
STONEBROOK was born in Wayne County, Ohio, in 1830, the
youngest of eleven children born to Frederick Stonebrook, Sr.,
was a native of Kentucky, his wife being of Irish parentage.
In 1825 he settled in Wooster, then a village of a few houses,
buying 160 acres of woodland on Little Sugar Creek, where he
remained eight years, when he moved to Holmes County and bought
eighty acres of land in Ripley Township, where he made his home the
rest of his life, dying at the age home the rest of his life, dying
at the age of eighty-four years.
Frederick Stonebrook, Jr., has spent the greater
part of his life in Holmes County. He learned the shoemaker's
trade in his youth, at which he worked about thirty years, and since
then has been engaged in farming, now owning 300 acres of valuable
land. He is one of the prominent citizens of Knox Township,
and has hosts of friends who honor him for his many excellent
qualities. He was married, in 1853, to Fanny Donley,
daughter of John Donley, who was of Irish descent. They
have two children: Harry O., a farmer of Knox Township, and
Alice, now Mrs. Thome. In politics Mr.
Stonebrook is a Republican.
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W.
C. STOUT, M. D., Killbuck, Ohio, was born in Guernsey County,
Ohio, Mar. 20, 1845, a son of Isaiah and Emeline (Cochran) Stout,
former a native of New Jersey, latter of Guernsey County, Ohio.
His father emigrated to Guernsey County when a young man, and
followed the occupation of a farmer in that county until his death.
He reared a family of nine children, seven of whom are still
living, viz: W. C.; Martha, wife of William Hays;
C. H., a practicing physician; Thomas A., a ranchman,
of Wyoming Territory; Elizabeth, wife of Edward Cunningnam;
Sarah Ophelia, wife of Edward Scott; and John F.
an attorney, of Hutchinson, Kas. All are residents of Guernsey
County, except W. C., Thomas A., and John F.
W. C. Stout was reared on the homestead farm, and
obtained his classical education in Wittenberg College, Springfield,
Ohio. He began the study of medicine with Dr. G. L. Arnold,
of Cambridge, Ohio, and graduated from the Eclectic Medical College
at Philadelphia, Penn., in 1871. The same year he located at
Killbuck, where he has built up an extensive practice. He owns
a good farm, which he superintends, and is also engaged in Shipping
lumber, all in connection with attending to his practice. In
his political affiliations he is a Republican. He is a member
of the disciples Church, in which he holds the office of deacon.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity,, ,Spartan Lodge, No. 126.
Dr. Stout was married in 1872, to Miss Hattie,
daughter of Mrs. Mary Morgan of Killbuck, and they have three
children: William M., Maude and Verah May.
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J.
J. STROME, druggist and clerk of courts of Holmes County, was
born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1841, a son of Jacob and
Magdalena (Showalter) Strome, natives of Pennsylvania, and early
settlers of Tuscarawas County. The father died at the age of
thirty-one years, leaving a family of five children, viz.:
Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah, Annie and J. J. The mother
married a second time, and is still living.
J. J. Strome was reared on a farm of his
stepfather, and was given limited educational advantages.
Being a diligent student he began teaching school before his
majority, and continued in this occupation until 1866, teaching
mostly during the winter, and in the summer following farming.
He also had been employed as clerk in a dry goods store, and in 1868
he began the study of pharmacy, when, going to the town of Minier,
Ill., he soon afterward formed a partnership with F. N. Smith,
under the firm name of Smith & Strome. Feb. 8, 1869,
they sustained a complete loss of their stock by fire, with no
insurance, and concluded to not again open business at Minier.
They accordingly went to Mason City, Ill., where they continued in
partnership until 1872, when Mr. Strome retired from the
firm, and going to Clark's Ohio, engaged in mercantile business with
D. Fair, under the firm name of Fair & Strome.
in 1875 their stock was destroyed by fire, and May 28,1876, Mr.
Strome came to Millersburgh, where he found employment as clerk
in the hardware store of Rudy & Hull, with whom he remained
four years. Jan. 15, 1881, he bought the stock of drugs of
Adolph Kolb, and again embarked in business for himself.
In December, 1884, the firm of Strome & Hull was organized,
and is to-day of the leading drug firms in Central Ohio.
In the fall of 1886 Mr. Strome was elected to
the position of clerk of courts of Holmes County, taking charge of
the office in 1887, and in the spring of 1889 he was nominated for
re-election by a unanimous vote of his party. He has proved an
efficient and trustworthy officer. Few men in the county have
had so varied a life as Mr. Strome, and none are held in
higher esteem. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and
the I. O. O. F., and in politics is a Democrat. He was married
in 1866 to Miss Angeline, daughter of John Shultz, and
they have had six children, four of whom are living: Etta,
Stella, George R. and May.
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J. P.
STROUSE, M. D., one of the most successful physicians of
Killbuck, Ohio, is a native of Coshocton County, Ohio, born Oct. 24,
1858. His parents, George and Lavina (Kemp) Strouse,
are natives of Columbiana County, Ohio, but for several years have
been residents of Coshocton County. The Doctor was reared on a
farm, and in his boyhood and youth attended the common schools of
his native county. He early chose the practice of medicine as
his life work, and studied the science for some years before
he was able to take his course of lectures. Finally, in the
winter of 1883-84, he attended Jefferson Medical College, at
Philadelphia, Penn., and in the spring of 1884 began his practice in
his native county. In 1887 he attended the Western Reserve
Medical College, completing his course at the medical department of
Wooster University, from which he graduated the same year. He
changed his residence from Coshocton County to Killbuck, Holmes
County, in 1884, and has here built up an extensive practice, having
gained the confidence of the people by his success and his close
attention to the needs of his patients.
Dr. Strouse was married in 1884 to Miss
Catherine Shey, who died in 1887, leaving one daughter, Ada
Blanche. His present wife was formerly Miss Salina
Schulthess, of Millersburgh. Dr. Strouse is a
stanch supporter of the Democratic party. He is a member of
Palladium Lodge, No. 767, of Millersburgh, I. O. O. F. Mrs.
Strouse is a member of the German Reformed Church.
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CHARLES
W. STUBER, the leading merchant of Killbuck, is a native of
Richland Township, Holmes Co., Ohio, born Oct. 2, 1862. His
parents, Daniel and Catherine (Schenkelberger) Stuber, are
natives of Germany, and came to America in 1853, locating in
Richland Township, where they still reside. Charles W.
was reared on his father's farm, attending the common schools of his
township, and completing his schooling at the Northwestern Ohio
Normal School, at Ada, where he graduated in the commercial course
in 1882. In 1885 he came to Killbuck, and in partnership with
J. J. Day purchased the mercantile business of Duncan
Brothers, which was conducted under the firm name of Stuber &
Day until 1888, when Mr. Stuber bought Mr. Day's
interest, and has since conducted the business alone. He is a
young man of excellent business ability, and without doubt has the
finest mercantile house in the county, outside of Millersburgh.
June 6, 1882, Mr. Stuber married Miss Mary E.,
daughter of Edward Day, of Richland Township, and they have
three children: Mildred D., Daniel Edwin and an infant.
Mr. Stuber is in politics an ardent Democrat, and has served
as a member of the central committee of his township. He is a
present filling the office of township treasurer, and is also a
member of the borough council. He is affiliated with Palladium
Lodge, No. 767, I. O. O. F.; is a member of the Lutheran Reformed
Church at Black Creek, and Mr. Stuber is a member of the
Christian Church.
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DANIEL STUBER is a son of Philip
and Catherine (Wagner) Stuber, the former of whom was born in
Germany in 1805; they were married in Germany, and emigrated to
America in 1847, first locating in Killbuck Township, Holmes Co.,
Ohio. In 1853 they moved into Richland Township, where he
still resides enjoying good health, at the age of eighty-three
years. He has always been a stanch supporter of the Democratic
party, and is a member of the German Reformed Church of Black Creek.
His wife died Apr. 22, 1880. Five children were born to them;
one died in Germany; Peter is in Richland Township; Daniel;
Eve, is the wife of Philip Wagner, now residing in
Kansas; Jacob died Nov. 11, 1869.
Daniel Stuber was born in Germany, Apr.
17, 1835, and has lived in Holmes County, Ohio, ever since twelve
years of age. He was educated principally in Germany, and has
always followed farming. Sept. 24, 1859, he was united in
marriage with Miss Catherine Schingelberger, a native of
Holmes County, who died Sept. 26, 1863. One child by that
union is still living - Charles W. Stuber, of Killbuck
Township. Mr. Stuber afterward married Mar. 1, 1881,
Mrs. Mary M. Smith, daughter of Samuel Borden, of
Richland Township, and they have one child - Sarah C. Mr.
Stuber has always taken an active part in politics, being a
strong supporter of the Democratic party, and has served the
township as treasurer. He is an elder in the German Reformed
Church; his wife belongs to the Baptist Church. He is one of
the prominent farmers and stock raisers of the township and is
recognized as one of the representative, progressive men.
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JOHN STUBER
is a son of Adam and Eve (Steinman) Stuber, natives of
Germany, who emigrated to America in 1839, and located on a farm in
Richland Township, Holmes County, where they lived until their
death, the father dying in 1853 and the mother in 1854. They
were prominent members of the Lutheran Church. Their family
consisted of eight children, of whom the living are Philip,
in Richland Township; Daniel, in Illinois; Margaret,
wife of John Kaiser in Richland Township; Jacob, in
Richland township; Adam, in Kansas; and John.
John Stuber, the subject of our sketch, was born in
Germany, July 17, 1831, and came to Holmes County with his parents.
He received a common-school education, and has been principally
engaged in farming. In 1854 he was united in marriage with
Miss Sophia, daughter of Henry Greiner, a native of
Germany, who came to America when a young man and settled in Wayne
County, Penn., where Mrs. Stuber was born in 1830, and in her
girlhood moved with her parents to Killbuck Township, Holmes Co.,
Ohio. After marriage Mr. Stuber first located in
Richland Township, where they lived until 1866, when they purchased
their present farm. They have only one child living, Evie
Arminnie, wife of Casey C. Purdy, living with our
subject. Mr. Stuber has always been a stanch Democrat,
and has served in various township offices. He is a member of
Spartan Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 126, of Millersburgh, and he and
family are members of the Wolf Creek Methodist Episcopal Church.
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