|
(Source: History of Mercer County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens -
Edited and compiled by Hon. S. S.
Scranton, Celina, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Illinois - 1907 -
*UNLESS Otherwise Noted.)
JAMES
PEARSON, one of Washington township's prosperous
agriculturists, owns 56 acres of highly cultivated farm land,
22½ acres being located in
section 4, and 32½ acres
in section 9, Washington township. He was born in East
Bradford township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, March 4,
1844, and is a son of James and Sarah (Wagonseller)
Pearson.
James Pearson, father of our subject, was
of Welsh descent and was a blacksmith by trade, having learned
the trade from his father, William Pearson, who
was a resident of Chester County, Pennsylvania. James
Pearson, as well as his father, died in Chester County.
James Pearson, our subject, was reared in
Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he remained until 20 years
of age, when he went to Philadelphia and worked at his trade,
being a shoemaker. In 1865 he went to Illinois where he worked
at his trade for about three years, after which he removed to
Wabash County, Indiana, and followed his trade. During his
residence in Wabash County, he made a trip to Washington
township, Mercer County, Ohio, leaving on September 21, 1869,
and while in Washington township was married to Lavina
Bastian, a daughter of George Bastian. He
moved to Mercer County in 1876, locating in Washington
township, where he has since lived, engaged in general
farming. Mr. and Mrs. Pearson have had
eight children, as follows: Minnie, who married
Elmer Day and has three children; Maggie,
wife of W. J. Boley; Homer, who married Daisy
Edmiston; Lee C.; Lizzie, who teaches school in
Liberty township; Luella; Edith and Ivy.
Mr. Pearson is at present clerk of the
School Board of Washington township. In 1894 he retired from
the office of justice of the peace, after having .served 15
years. |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
HERMAN
PULSKAMP, a prosperous business man of Celina, a leader
in the furniture line, has been established here since 1889.
He was born in 1859, at Cincinnati, and is a son of the late
Hon. H. H. Pulskamp.
Hon. H. H. Pulskamp was long a prominent citizen
of Mercer County. He was born in Germany, emigrated to the
United States and worked for a number of years as a wagonmaker
at Cincinnati and at St. Johns, Mercer County. He served
through two terms as county treasurer and two terms as probate
judge of Mercer County. He died in 1892. His wife, Mary
Schafer, who was also of German extraction, died in
1886. Their surviving children are: Catherine, wife of
Henry Goecke, of St. Johns; Herman, of
this sketch; Henry, a hardware merchant at Celina;
John, cashier of the Commercial Bank of Celina; Bernard,
a physician; George, editor of the Bote, a German
newspaper at Celina; and Edward, who lives at St.
Bernards, a suburb of Cincinnati. Four children died in
infancy.
Herman Pulskamp learned the
carriage-making trade at Celina, after completing his
education, and worked at his trade for about 13 years and then
engaged in the furniture business. To this he has added
undertaking and the business is carried on under the firm name
of H. & J. Pulskamp.
In September, 1881, Mr. Pulskamp was
married to Catherine Hein, a daughter of
Henry Hein, and they have four children, viz.:
Fred, Clara, Nora and Ada. With his
family, Mr. Pulskamp belongs to the Catholic
Church. He is also a member of St. Joseph's Society and the
Catholic Knights of Ohio. Among his fellow citizens he stands
as an honorable business man, who for the past 15 years has
carried on business with methods which have won him the
respect and confidence of all and the esteem and friendship of
a large number. |
NOTES: |
|
