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OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS
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Logan County,
Ohio
BIOGRAPHIES
(Source: History of Logan County and Ohio -
Chicago: O. L. Basking & Co., Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1880 - w/ some illustrations and
portraits) |
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| W.
R. FISHER (Liberty Twp.), banker and grain
dealer; West Liberty; was born June 26, 1826, in
Hunterdon Co., N. J.; during early life, his educational
advantages were limited, but by study, observation and
experience, he has acquired a good business education;
at the age of sixteen he began the trade of
carriage-making, which he followed at Rosenburg for four
years; he then mined in California for three years, at
which he was somewhat successful. In 1851 he
returned to New Jersey, and there remained until 1853,
when he came to West Liberty and engaged in buying grain
under the firm name of Runkle & Co., continuing
about two yeas; he then merhandised under the firm name
of Fisher & Kelly, continuing one year, when
Kelly withdrew, and the firm changed to Fisher &
Greer, continuing four years. They then sold,
and Mr. Fisher engaged in his present business,
under the firm name of Taylor, Fisher & Co., and
is doing a fine business in banking and grain, etc.
He was married in banking and grain, etc. He was
married in 1854 to Eliza-Elizabeth M. Sieg, a
native of Virginia; they have one child - Kate,
who graduated at the Female Seminary at Staunton,
Virginia, in 1880. Mr. Fisher has been a
member of the School Board, and is now a member of the
Town Council. He is a member of Liberty Lodges,
Nos. 161, F., & A. M., and 96, I. O. O. F., and has been
treasurer of the latter since 1862. He takes an
active interest in all improvements, and his sterling
worth as a friend and neighbor, and as a successful
business man, is recognized by his friends and
acquaintances. His father, John, and
mother, Susan (Runkle) Fisher, were
born in New Jersey. They had three children, but
two survive - Jacob and W. R. The
father died 1832, and the mother was again married, this
time to Archibald Kennedy. She died
in 1876, a member of the Presbyterian Church, as was
also her husband. Mrs. Fisher's
grandfather was in the Revolutionary war. She has
a fork that was used by him during that struggle.
Mr. Fisher started life with nothing.
While he was serving his apprenticeship he worked for
$25 per year, and at the termination of his four years
he had only $30 left. This little treasure has
been improved, and he now ranks amongst the wealthy. |
CHARLES
F. FOX (Liberty Twp.), hardware, West Liberty; is
the son of Julias and Paulina Dietzel Fox; the
former was born in 1823, and died July 17, 1859;
he latter was born March 17, 129, both in Germany; they
emigrated to America in 1853 or 1854, and settled at
Springfield, Ohio, where the father engaged in
cabinet-making, in which he continued until his death;
he was buried by the Rover, til his death; he was buried
by the Rover, No. 4, Fire Company, of Springfield, and
was the first one to depart that organization, and was
borne to his silent resting-place on a hose wagon by his
faithful comrades, who deeply mourned his loss; he was
the father of Charles F. and Ernest E.
(deceased). The mother was again married, March 7,
1865, to George J. Walker, who was born Jan. 21,
1828, by whom she had three children, two of whom
survive - Anna and George. Charles F.
was born July 14, 1856, in Springfield, Ohio, where he
attended the pay school; at the age of 14 years he began
learning the tinner's trade with his uncle, Edwin
Dietzel, at his native city, which he continued
three years, and then engaged to a man by the name of
Otto for two years, transferring then to the employ
of Humphrey & Carter for two years. In
1878, he began business at West Liberty, and is running
a full line of stoves, tinward and house-furnishing
goods. He was married, Sept. 10, 1878, to
Maggie Hax, of Springfield, who was born June 21,
1856, and has blessed her husband with one child -
Theodore F. Her parents Frederick and
Elizabeth Gorman Hax, were natives of Germany and
had nine children; her father is a laborer in the Old
Champion Reaper Manufactory at Springfield; her parents
are both members of the Lutheran Church, as were also
his parents. Our subject and wife are active
members of the Lutheran Church at this place, in which
he as been Trustee. He has always been an active
Republican. He is comparatively young, yet he has,
by careful management, accumulated a nice little fortune
to make himself and family comfortable the rest of their
days. His gentlemanly appearance has won for him a
trade merited by but few in Logan Co.
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GEORGE
FUSON, farmer; P. O. Huntsville; was born in
Champaign Co., Ohio, Sept. 11, 1818; was the eldest son
of Isaiah Fuson and Elizabeth
Cummins Fuson, who came
from Virginia to Ohio at an early day, and settled in
Champaign Co., where Mr. Fuson was a county officer for
twenty-one years. He died in July, 1861.
George Fuson and Miss Virginia
Slagle, of Virginia, were
married May 14, 1846. To them have been born
twelve children - Martha, James M., David Nancy, Emma, Ada F., Minnie F., Mary J.,
died July 23, 1862; Sarah
E., Jan. 4, 1864; Daniel, Jan. 4, 1864; George E., Sept.
22, 1870; Edgebert, Dec. 29, 1870. Mr.
Fuson came
to this township in the fall of 1850, and settled, and
has improved the place, and now has as good buildings as
any in the township; his farm consists of 208 acres of
good and well-improved land, which he has bought and
paid for by his own work and good management.
Coming here with only $300, he has paid for his farm,
educated his children, never sued any one, nor has he
ever been sued, or even dunned. He was one of the
Trustees for Washington Tp., for fifteen years; has
always voted the Republican ticket since the
organization of the party. Mr. and Mrs. Fuson
are
members of the Evangelical Association since 1852.
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