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BIOGRAPHIES
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Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.
1896
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CHRISTOPHER
H. DAMSCHRODER, one of the most prominent factors
in commercial circles in Elmore, Ottawa county, and an
enterprising and wideawake merchant, was born in Toledo,
Ohio, Jan. 1, 1840, son of CHRISTOPHER and Mary (Myerholts)
Damschroder.
The father was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1813, where
he was for many years foreman of a large plantation,
receiving, however, only $16 per year. At the age
of twenty-one he emigrated to America in order to avoid
service in the German army, but during the year after
his arrival he had a severe attack of cholera.
Later he went to Toledo, and, after working on the Ohio
canal and the Ohio railroad for a time, learned the
carpenter's trade, which he followed for six years.
In 1844 he removed to Woodville township, Sandusky
county, and engaged in farming, which he followed with
excellent success, accumulating a property valued at
$125,000. In 1838 he wedded Mary Myerholts,
who was born in Germany in 1818. Her father,
John F. Myerholts, was born about 1795, and served
in the memorable battle of Waterloo as did the paternal
grandfather of our subject; both spent their last days
in America, and were buried in the old Damschroder
cemetery. When a young girl, the mother of our
subject worked out by the week, and gave her earning for
the support of her younger brothers and sisters.
On different occasions she walked to Fremont, purchased
a bushel of potatoes and carried them home, walking
through the mud. Such were the experiences which
fell to the lot of the early pioneer. She has
lived, however, to see the county develop from a
wilderness into one of the best counties of the State,
and also to see her children, for whom she struggled
hard, now in a prosperous condition.
Our subject was only four years old when his parents
removed to Woodville township, Sandusky county, where he
lived until twenty-one years of age. He attended
the district schools of the neighborhood, which were
held in log buildings, and in this way and through his
own efforts has secured a liberal education, which has
enabled him to become one of the successful business men
of Ottawa county. In 1859 he started in business
for himself as a salesman in the store owned by his
father and J. H. Blinn. At the end of two
years the father purchased his partner's interest and
built a store on his farm near Woodville, of which our
subject had charge for several years. In 1864 he
removed his stock of goods to Elmore, establishing a
store in what is now a part of the "Elmore House," there
remaining two years. He then spent three years on
the opposite side of the street, after which he
purchased the stock of Beach & Wilson, where he
continued for sixteen years, when he built the handsome
brick block that he now owns and occupies, and where he
has been located for eleven years. He carries a
full stock of general merchandise, and his annual sales
amount of $15,000, being one of the largest trades in
the county.
In 1863 Mr. Damschroder wedded Mary Frese,
daughter of Henry and Louise (Heilbrant) Frese,
and born October 15, 1844, in Woodville, where she lived
until her marriage at the age of eighteen years.
Her father was born in Germany, in 1813, her mother in
1815, and in 1838 they came to American, locating in
Woodville township, Sandusky Co., Ohio, where Mr.
Frese died in 1853. Five years later his widow
married R. Berleman, and about 1865 they removed
to Toledo, Ohio, where he death occurred April 6, 1893,
when she was aged seventy-eight years. Mr. and
Mrs. Fese had seven children: Henry, Louis,
Charlotte, Mary, Augustus, Charles and Louise,
all of whom, with the exception of Henry are
living in Ohio, his home being in Minnesota.
Mr. and Mrs. Damschroder have nine children,
their names and dates of birth being as follows:
Henry L., June 5, 1864; John Henry R.,
Oct. 10, 1866; Clara, Apr. 26, 1869; Dora
Louise, Jan. 27, 1871; Bertha H., Jan. 12,
1874; Augusta F., June 24, 1876; Nellie,
Jan. 1, 1879; Charles F., May 14, 1881; and
Edwin Frese, Mar. 27, 1883. They have a fine
home on Main street, and the elder children aid the
father in carrying on their excellent store.
Mrs. Damschroder is also daily found at the store
and is of great assistance to her husband in their
business.. He is an energetic and progressive
business man and their success is the just reward of
their own efforts. While of German parentage,
Mr. Damschroder is a loyal American, believing fully
in the principles of our government, and, although his
business interests are extensive, he yet finds time to
keep well informed on the subjects of the day, and to
materially advance the interests of town and county.
He is eminently public spirited, and o citizen of the
community is held in higher regard or has more warm
friends.
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EDWARD DECKER
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GEORGE DEEL
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HENRY DIERKER
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NATHAN DODGE
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AARON
DOLPH, one of the leading business men of Ottawa
county, and a representative citizen, was born in Rome,
Ashtabula Co., Ohio, Aug. 19, 1836. His father was
born in Batavia, N. Y., in 1810, and died in 1848.
His mother, who bore the maiden name of Eliza Perkins,
was born about the same time and died in 1873.
After the death of her first husband she was again
married, in 1854, becoming the wife of David Nellis,
of Pennsylvania. His father came to Ohio in an
early day, and purchased 1,300 acres of land near Elmore
for $1.25 per acre. At different times portions of
the land were sold, but 200 acres became the property of
David Nellis, and was left by him to his wife,
the mother of our subject, who in turn left it to
Aaron Dolph.
The gentleman whose name begins this record spent the
days of his boyhood and youth in the county of his
nativity, and acquired his education under the direction
of Prof. Tuckerman. On Mar. 27, 1856, he
was united in marriage with Miss
LOVINA Richerson, of Rome, Ashtabula
county. Her father was a native of the same
county, his birth having occurred in 1813, his death in
1877; her mother was born in 1811, and in their family
were five children. The maternal grandmother,
Hannah Strong, was born in Connecticut in 1789, and
came of a family noted for intelligence and culture,
numbering among its members many leading ministers and
teachers. She married Elisher Hall, who was
born in 1780, and was one of the prominent school
teachers of his day. They reared a large family -
five sons and five daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Dolph began their domestic life in
Ashtabula county, Ohio, where for sixteen years he
carried on agricultural pursuits. In 1872 they
came to Ottawa county, Ohio, locating in Harris
township, on what is known as the old Nellis farm
near Elmore, one of the most beautiful and productive
tracts in the county. It is improved with all the
accessories and conveniences known to the modern
agriculturist, including excellent buildings, well-kept
fences, a good orchard, etc. The lawn is
surrounded by a nicely trimmed hedge fence, and
beautiful evergreens adorn the place and cast their
grateful shade over the home.
To Mr. and Mrs. Dolph have been born five
children, a brief record of whom is as follows:
Wira, born Mar. 23, 1858, obtained his education in
the public schools of Elmore, and in Austinburg,
Ashtabula Co., Ohio, where he completed his studies
under the instruction of his father's old preceptor.
He then engaged in teaching for several terms in
different parts of the State. Having married
Miss Alice Gilson, of Elmore, he purchased and now
operates and conducts a large furniture store in
Blissfield, Mich., and a farm near that place.
Ellsworth, born Aug. 23, 1863, and named in honor of
Col. Ellsowrth, was educated in the public
schools of Elmore, and married Addie Caneff of
this town. They are now pleasantly located on a
farm near Genoa, where he is extensively engaged in
stock raising. Addison, born Aug. 12, 1866,
is also a representative citizen of Ottawa county.
Clara, born Dec. 17, 1872, acquired her literary
education in Elmore and then studied painting; her
mother's parlors are adorned with many beautiful works
of art from her hand. She also gave some attention
to music, becoming quite proficient as a pianist.
She is now the wife of J. H. Laurie, a decoration
architect, of Detroit, Mich. Willet, born
Jan. 10, 1883, is attending school in Elmore. He
is specially fond of horses, and is now the proud owner
of a fine driving horse.
In 1887 Mr. Dolph purchased a handsome brick
residence in Elmore, where with his wife and youngest
son he now makes his home. In addition to the
place already mentioned he owns other farms in different
parts of the State. He is also extensively engaged
in the furniture and undertaking business in Elmore, and
has a very fine store, supplied with an excellent grade
of goods. His fair and honorable dealing, his
courteous treatment and his earnest desire to please his
patrons have secured for him a large trade. He has
been quite successful in his business dealings, and he
owes his prosperity solely to his own labor,
perseverance and well-directed efforts. He is a
very popular man, has a wide acquaintance and a host of
warm friends.
* Source 1: Commemorative
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Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
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ADDISON
R. DOLPH is one of the extensive and progressive
farmers of Ottawa county, one who thoroughly understands
the scientific side of farming, and a man who not only
understands that certain things must be done, but knows
why they must be done.
Although he is one of the younger agriculturists of the
community, he yet ranks among the most prominent.
The record of his life is as follows: He was born
in Ashtabula county, Ohio, Aug. 12, 1866, and when six
years of age was brought by his parents of Ottawa
county, the family locating upon the farm where he now
lives. He is a son of Aaron and Lavina
(Richardson) Dolph, prominent people of Elmore.
He obtained his early education in the district schools
of Ottawa county, afterward attended the high school of
Elmore, and completed his literary course in the Ohio
Wesleyan University, after which he returned to his
father's home and aided in the cultivation of the farm
for two years.
On Feb. 7, 1888, Mr. Dolph married Miss Kate
Kelsey, of Toledo, Ohio, who was born Mar. 26, 1866,
in Sandusky, this State. She is a daughter of
Capt. Ira and Susanna (Smith) Kesley, who, during
her early girlhood, removed to Toledo, where she was
educated. She made a special study of instrumental
music, became quite proficient in that art, and for two
years taught music in Toledo. Her father was born
in New York, Apr. 1, 1833, and for many years engaged in
teaching. He subsequently went to California,
where he mined with excellent success. On Sept.
26, 1861 he wedded Miss Susanna Smith, of
Meredith, Ohio, and when President Lincoln issued his
call for 75,000 volunteers, he was among the first to
respond, re-enlisting on the expiration of that term.
He served as a member of Company I, Sixty-eighth O. V.
I., until the close of the war, and was wounded at the
battle of Gettysburg. When the country no longer
needed his services, he became a resident of Toledo and
there made his home until Aug. 1, 1881, when he was
drowned in the Maumee river. His wife, who was
born in Greene county, N. J., Feb. 7, 1836, acquired the
greater part of her education in the public schools of
Fremont, Ohio. On Sept. 9, 1888, she became the
wife of Edward Upton, and they now resided at
Toledo.
Mr. and Mrs. Dolph began their domestic life
upon the farm which has since been their home - a rich
and fertile tract of 260 acres of the finest farming
land that can be found in the State. They have two
children: Lovina Belle, born Sept. 9, 1889; and
Anna Gertrude, born Apr. 2, 1893. The
parents are nineteenth-century people in every sense of
the term - educated, hospitable, genial and possessed of
the true enterprising progressive spirit of the West.
Each year Mr. Dolph sows about forty acres in
wheat, and in 1891 from thirty-eight acres had a yield
of 1,447 bushels, while in 1894 he raised 1,700 bushels
on forty acres. His corn crop usually averages
about fifty-five bushels of shelled corn to the acre,
and the yield of oats has been as high as sixty-five
bushels per acre. He keeps abreast, if not in the
lad, of the times in every particular. He believes
in and practices the rotation of crops, and also plans
to give each field what he terms a rest of each
rotation. He also changes seed grain, and before
using it makes it special test of it by purchasing and
sowing a couple of bushels, then makes a careful study
of the crop, not only as to the yield, but also as to
the weight and color, its adaptability to the soil, etc.
If all is satisfactory he then uses what he has
harvested as seed for the next year, and thus raises his
own seed grain. If it proves other than what he
hopes, it is at once discarded and another variety
tried. Mr. Dolph follows this plan not only
in regard to wheat but also oats and potatoes, and his
products, being of superior quality, always bring the
highest market price. The ground is always
carefully prepared for his grains, and careful thought
and study, the result of deep research, is always
applied to his work. He also raises considerable
stock of high grades, being full-blooded, and in his
shipments receives the highest market price. He
now has on hand full-blooded Durham cattle and
Clydesdale horses, and is the possessor of some of the
finest stock that can be found in the State. His
chickens are of the white Plymouth-Rock breed, and in
his care of these members of the feathered tribe he
displays the same painstaking effort that characterizes
his other work. In all of his labors he is
intensely scientific, at the same time practical, and
belongs to that class of progressive, cultured men who
have made the business of farming of equal importance to
that of any other pursuit in life.
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Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J. H.
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GABRIEL DUBRIE,
a prominent and progressive farmer of Carroll township,
Ottawa county, was born in Lucas county, Ohio, Sept. 4,
1846, and is a son of Gabriel and Cleophe (Page)
Dubrie, the former of French ancestry, the latter of
German.
Our subject's mother died when he was but two years
old, and he was only four when his father also departed
this life, after which he was adopted by January
Valiquette of Carroll township, by whom he was
reared to manhood. In the district schools of the
neighborhood he acquired his education, and at a very
early age began to assist in the labors of the fields.
With the Valiquette family he remained
until he had reached the age of seventeen years, and on
Feb. 26, 1864, he enlisted in Company I, Forty first O.
V. I. For two years he remained in the service of his
country, during which time he participated in numerous
important engagements. At the close of the war he
was mustered out and discharged at Columbus, Ohio, in
1865, and returned to Carroll township, where he has
since made his home.
On Nov. 15, 1870, in Fremont, Sandusky Co., Ohio, Mr.
Dubrie was united in marriage with Mary Jane
Sonocrant, who was born in Lucas county, Ohio, Aug.
20, 1849, a daughter of John and Matilda Sonocrant.
Mr. and Mrs. Dubrie have three children:
Gabriella J., born Aug. 16, 1871, now the wife of
Daniel O'Hearn, of Sandusky City, Erie
county; and Lester J., born June 4, 1876, and
Stanley R., born Oct. 2, 1877, still at home.
At the time of his parents' death, Mr. Dubrie
had a baby sister, but since then he has heard nothing
of her.
Both our subject and his worthy wife were reared in the
faith of the Roman Catholic Church, and in his political
views Mr. Dubrie is a stanch Republican,
always advocating the men and measures of that party.
He may truly be said to be a representative self-made
man, being left an orphan almost in infancy, he has from
a small beginning, by dint of indefatigable energy,
coupled with sound judgment and good management,
attained a comfortable competence. He is now the
possessor of a fine farm, well equipped with commodious
buildings, and is a thoroughly practical as well as
theoretical agriculturist, one who has proven himself as
capable as he is popular.
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JAMES S. DUNCAN
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IRA S. DUTCHER
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