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Source: Commemorative Biographical Record
of the counties of
SANDUSKY & OTTAWA, OHIO
J. B. Beers & Co. 1896
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Century History of Sandusky County, Ohio & Representative
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I. P. HARNDEN,
an oil operator and business man of Gibsonburg, is mayor of that
village and is connected wtih the Hickory Oil Company. He
is also an employee in the hardware establishment of J.
H. Tibbe & Son.
Mr.
Harnden was born at Clyde, Ohio, June 24, 1868, and
passed his school days in Sandusky and Ottawa Counties,.
He then entered the oil fields as a driller and contractor,
working in Wood and Sandusky Counties. He was married in
1892 and then for two years was located at Bradner, in Wood
County, during which time he was operating for himself in the
oil fields. Still retaining his oil interests he moved to
Gibsonburg, where he has since been prominently identified with
affairs. He served six years as a member of the council,
and in 1905 was elected mayor of the village, an office he has
since filled in a very capable manner. He is a man of
recognized ability and standing in the community and has a wide
circle of friends.
Sept. 28, 1892,
Mr. Harnden was married to Miss Mary E.
Forriter, a daughter of J. C. and Lucretia
Forriter, and they have one son, Leo V.,
born Jan. 15, 1897, who is attending the Gibsonburg public
schools. Religiously, they are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Harnden was a
trustee for three years. He is a member of the Knights of
Pythias, and in politics is an active Democrat.
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 A. HORNUNG.
a striking illustration of that time worn proverb familiar to
every school boy, "tall oaks from little acorns grow," is seen
in the business career of the gentleman whose name opens this
sketch, and who is a member of the well-known firm of Zorn,
Hornung & Co., leading citizens and pioneer merchants of the
town of Gibsonburg, Sandusky county. The simple story of
his life shows that there is always a chance for the boy or man
who takes hold of fortune with strong hands and steady will, and
compels here to bestow those gifts which the timid supplicant
can never win.
Mr. Hornung was born March 7, 1842, in
Washington township, Sandusky county, son of Jacob and
Elizabeth (Sickendahler) Hornung. This worthy couple
were natives of Germany, where they were married, and whence, in
1833, they emigrated to America, settling in Pennsylvania near
Allentown, where they lived for about six years. They then
came to Ohio, settling in Washington township, Sandusky county,
on a farm, where they remained during the rest of their lives.
The father, whose birth took place in 1796, died in 1871, the
mother, who was born in 1807, surviving him until 1892.
Mr. Hornung was a Democrat, and both he and his wife were
consistent members of the Lutheran Church. Their family
consisted of six children: Charlotte, who married
Aaron Krotzer, of Gibsonburg; Caroline, who
married Adam Ansted, and lives in Washington township;
Mary; Tilman, residing in Washington Township; our
subject comes next; and Jacob, who lives in Gibsonburg;
two children died when infants.
The subject of this sketch spent his early day upon his
father's farm, performing the many tasks which fall to the lot
of a farmer's boy, with scanty sources of amusement or pleasure,
and but small opportunity to acquire an education. At the
age of fifteen, tiring of the monotonous life in the country,
determined to strike out for himself, he commenced and served an
apprenticeship in the shoemaking trade under Mr. Zorn,
his present partner, who was then located at Hessville, Sandusky
county. Here he remained some six years, making his home
with Mr. Zorn, with whom he boarded nine years. At
the end of six years he bought the shoe business from Mr.
Zorn, carried it on for three years, and then formed a
partnership with his old employer.
The new firm continued in business at Hessville until
1871, when seeing that the present location of Gibsonburg bade
fair to become a leading point in the county, then decided to
open a branch of their business there, Mr. Hornung taking
charge of the same. The first building put up in the
present town was his store. It was erected on the corner
now occupied by the large and commodious structure in which
their present extensive mercantile business is now carried on,
and it is around this pioneer establishment that the present
flourishing village of Gibsonburg has crystallized. The
entire business of the firm was soon centered at this point, and
it has been steadily growing in size and importance. Not
content with this, these energetic men have constantly had in
view the progress and enlargement of their chosen community, and
have been prominent factors in its growth and prosperity.
At the present time they are carrying on, in addition to their
flourishing mercantile business, the manufacture of lime; have
erected an elevator, and stave heading factory; established a
creamery, and, besides, are pioneers in the gas and oil
producing business, now owning and operating a gas plant and
extensive oil fields with many oil wells. It is generally
an unwise thing to have so many "irons in the fire," but the
undoubted ability and well-known energy, perseverance and
excellent judgment always evinced by Mr. Hornung and his
partner in the management of their large ventures, are a
guarantee of their success in whatever direction they turn their
attention. they turn their attention. They are valuable
citizens of Gibsonburg, and as such command the respect and
esteem of all who know them.
On April 8, 1867, Mr. Hornung was married in
Washington township, to Miss Catherine Stotz, who was
born in Germany May 28, 1842. Four children have been born
to them: Elizabeth, George, Charles and Julia; of
these, George is a member of the firm, Charles
being in its employ as bookkeeper; the daughters are at home.
In politics Mr. Hornung is a Democrat, and he and his
wife are members of the Lutheran Church.
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H. G. HOUSE,
farmer, Green Creek township, Sandusky County, was born in
Switzerland, Mar. 16, 1833, a son of Jacob and Mary (Hooser)
House, also natives of Switzerland, who emigrated to America
in1847, landing at New York City. From there they at once
proceeded to Lower Sandusky (now Fremont), Ohio, where the
father worked at his trade as a stone mason, and soon after
bought a farm of forty acres in Riley township, which they made
their home.
Jacob House was born June 3, 1800, and died in
Sept., 1874. He was a Democrat in politics, and a member
of the Roman Catholic Church. Mary Hooser, mother
of our subject, was born in 1798, and died in April, 1874.
Five of their children grew to maturity, of whom H. G. House
is the oldest; John is a marble cutter in California;
Casper died at the age of forty-nine years; Matthew
is a stone mason in Fremont, Ohio; Mary married Joseph
Huttinger, and is living east of Fremont. After coming
to America H. G. House learned the trade of a stonemason,
at which he worked at intervals for about twenty years, at the
same time operating his far in Riley township, Sandusky county.
In 1857 he took a trip to California, by the Panama route, and
spent several yars on the Pacific coast. He worked on a
farm and in the mines; spent six months in British Columbia,
assisted in building a packhorse road for the Hudson Bay
Company, and in 1851 he returned to Fremont, Ohio.
On Nov. 5, 1861, our subject married Miss Catharine
Bisang, born at Buffalo, N. Y., in Mar., 1841, and they have
thirteen children, all of whom are living: Mary M., born
May 21, 1863, married Philip Wamus, who lives in Sandusky
county (they have three children - Rosa, Clarence, William);
Amelia, married to Barney Halbeisen, a farmer of
Ballville township (they have six children - Laura, Louisa,
Louis, Clarence, Leona, Urban), Charles married
Katie Young, and they have two children - Louisa, Carl;
Joseph is a carpenter of Portland, Ore.; Laura
married John Weiss, an employe at the Carbon Works,
Fremont, Ohio (they have one child - Leona); and
William H., Francis, Helen and Antonio. Mrs.
House is a daughter of Joseph and Margaret ('Geiger)
Bisang. Her father was born in Alsace, France, married
thereto his first wife, and came with her to America; she died
in Buffalo, N. Y. They had children as follows:
Theresa, Mary, Joseph, and Peter. For his
second wife Mr. Bisang married Margaret Geiger,
and by her had six children: (1) Margaret, who married
Samuel Babione, and died in Ballville township, Sandusky
county; (2) Elizabeth, born Oct. 14, 1844, who married
John P. Baker, a merchant tailor, of French descent, who
worked at his trade in Fremont, and died in 1877; (30 Magdalena,
who married George Fend, and is now living at Port
Angeles, Wash.; (4) Mary, who married John Schaff,
now of Helena, Mont., and (5) Caroline, who married
George Dunning, an undertaker at Portland, Ore.
Mrs. House lived in Buffalo, N.Y., until twelve years of
age, and then came to Sandusky county. Her father was born
in 1793, and died in Fremont, Ohio, in 1874; her mother was born
in Baden, Germany, Nov. 24, 1804, and died Mar. 14, 1894, at the
home of her daughter, near Fremont.
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CHARLES H. HOUTS.
This gentleman, who is of the oldest pioneers of Ottawa county,
and a prosperous agriculturist and fruit grower of Clay township,
has also a record as a soldier in the late Civil war of
which he might well be proud. The participants in
that struggle for the preservation of the Union are growing
perceptibly fewer as the years roll on, and it will not be long
ere none are left to tell the story. We who hear it from
the lips of those who took an active part in its victories and
defeats are fortunate indeed.
Mr. Houtz was born in Scott township, Sandusky
Co., Aug. 11, 1842, son of John and Rhoda (Schorggly Houts,
the former of whom was born in 1813 in Pennsylvania, and the
latter in Columbiana county, Ohio. When seven months old
he was brought to Ottawa county, and in his boyhood he attended
the public school at Port Clinton, afterward assisting his
father in the work upon the farm. When the call for men
for three-years' service in the Civil war was made, the
patriotic youth responded by enlisting Jan. 4, 1864, in Company
G, One Hundredth Ohio Infantry, under the command of Col.
Patrick Sleaven He was in many bloody battles, and
where he saw thousands of men dying on the field, and learned
from experience the horrors of war. Among the notable
engagements in which he took part were: The battle of
Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., May 5 to 9; Resaca, Ga., May 13 to 16;
Dallas, Ga., May 27 to June 4; Kennesaw Mountain, Ga., June 9 to
30; Utay Creek, where they lost one hundred men, August 6;
Atlanta, Ga., July 29 to Sept. 2; Columbia, Tenn., Nov. 24 to
28; Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, and Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15 to
16, all in 1864. In all these engagements Mr. Houts
was so fortunate as not to receive even a scratch,
although his comrades fell all around him, and indeed throughout
the whole campaign he enjoyed the best of health, with the
exception of an attack of measles which kept him in the hospital
for a week or two. He received his discharge after
brilliant victories at Salisbury, N. C., on July 17, 1865.
After his return from the army Mr. Houts sailed
on Lake Erie and Lake Huron for six years. HE then took up
the trade of a carpenter and joiner, at which he worked six
years, during three of which he was in partnership with
Samuel Wisner, under the firm name of Houts & Wisner,
carrying on the business of contractors and builders at Port
Clinton. Subsequently he engaged in farming, working six
years on a farm near Port Clinton, after which he came to Clay
township, rented a farm and worked thereon for five more years.
By hard work and frugality during all this time he managed to
save enough money to buy a farm of his own, and in 1888
purchased eighty acres of land near Clay Center, which was
partly under cultivation. Here he went to work with a
will, spending every spare moment in beautifying the place.
He rebuilt the dwelling house and all the barns, and made other
needed improvements, and today is enjoying the fruit of his
labors in a pleasant, comfortable home.
Mr. Houts was married, Dec. 31,
1868, at Port Clinton, to Caroline P., the daughter
of J. R. Heim, a merchant of that place, and they have
one child, John Richard, born Oct. 17, 1870. He was
educated in teh public schools of Clay township, and worked on
the homestead farm for several years. He was married Dec.
20, 1893, to Lillie M., daughter of Frederick Sutton,
Esq., of Martin, where the couple now reside.
JOHN HOUTS, the father of our
subject was born near Strasburg, Penn., and came to Ottawa
county when quite young, locating near Port Clinton. Here
he was married in 1836 to Rhoda Schroggy, and to them
five children were born, as follows: Henry, born in
1841, died when quite young; Charles H., our subject,
born in 1842; Mary A., born in 1844, is the widow of
William Britten, who was killed in a stone quarry at Marble
Head (she has three children); James, born in 1846, at
Port Clinton, is married and lives in Michigan (he has two
children); one died in infancy. The mother of our subject
was one of the first school teachers in Port Clinton. She
died there in 1848. In 1853 the father married again,
taking for his second wife Amanda Mommemey, of Port
Clinton, and five more children were added to the family, viz.:
John, who is an engineer on a vessel on Lake Erie;
Rosie, deceased; William, who lives in one of the
Western States; Clara, living in Kansas; and
Ida, married and living in Cleveland. Mr. Houts
passed peacefully away at the home of his son Charles in
Clay township, Mar. 11, 1894, at the ripe old age of eighty-one
years and two months, beloved and respected by all who knew him.
J. R. Heim, the father of Mrs. Charles Houts,
was born at Baden, Germany, Mar. 4, 1821, and came to this
country when a young man, living for some years at Plastered,
this State. He then removed to Port Clinton, where he was
engaged in the hotel business for number of years, subsequently
buying a farm near Port Clinton, on which he lived until 1886;
his wife preceded him to the better land, dying Mar. 7, 1869.
Mr. Heim was married in 1847 to Pauline Moos, and
they became the parents of twelve children, their names and
dates of birth being as follows: Caroline, Nov. 7,
1848, now the wife of our subject; John R., born Jan. 26,
1850; Adam, Mar. 30, 1852, died Mar. 30, 1892;
Christine, Feb. 17, 1854; Maria B., Sept. 26, 1857;
Catherine P., July 11, 1859; August, Aug.
9, 1861; William C., Mar. 11, 1863; Edward C.,
Feb. 22, 1865; Clara E. J., Mar. 14, 1867; and
Christoph L., May 7, 1869, died Sept. 1, same year.
Our subject in politics is a stanch Democrat, and an
admirer of President Cleveland. He was a trustee of Clay
township for several years, and a school director and member of
the board of education at Genoa. He was clerk of the board
for two years, and held the office of trustee three years in
Portage township. Socially, he is a member of the Grand Army of
the Republic, and also of Clay Lodge, F. & A. M., at Genoa.
He is a man of influence, well liked, both in public and private
life.
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JOHN HOUTZ, a
prominent and well-to-do agriculturist of Washington township,
Sandusky county, whose farm is situated within one move of the
town of Helena, is a native of the county, born Oct. 7, 1855, in
the town of Rollersville, third in the order of birth of five
children born to John and Elizabeth (Boyer) Houtz.
John Houtz, Sr., father of our subject, was one of
the oldest settlers of Sandusky county; was a Pennsylvanian by
birth, born in 1801 and in 1808 moved to Ohio, settling in
Sandusky county, the Indians at the time being friendly
neighbors. He was twice married, the first time to
Katharina Houtz, who died leaving one child, Mary
Ellen Phiester, at present living in Wood county, Ohio.
His second wife, Elizabeth (Boyer), became the mother of
five children, namely: Cornelius, a farmer, living near
Rollersville, Sandusky Co.; Zacharias, farmer, near his
brother Cornelius, both owning a goodly number of acres
of prime land; John, subject of this sketch; Elizabeth
who died in 1893 (she was the wife of Mr. George Tyson,
who is now living in Wood county, Ohio; and Sarah, wife
of Levi Tyson, a farmer near Rollersville, Ohio (they
have two children). The father of this family died in
February, 1880, at the age of seventy-nine years; the mother
passed away when the subject of this sketch was but a young lad,
and he does not remember much regarding her.
John Houtz, of whom this sketch more
particularly relates, received a liberal education at the winter
schools of his native place, from early boyhood assisting his
father on the farm, until the time of his marriage. In
1880 he purchased the ninety-two acres of land whereon he now
lives, and has by industry, thrift and sound judgment made a
success, living and toiling on with the bright prospect before
him of adding to his possessions.
Mr. Houtz was married Feb. 11, 1875 to Miss
Mary Ann Baird, daughter of John S. Baird, a farmer
of Sandusky county, Ohio, and five children have blessed this
union, their names and dates of birth being as follows:
Elsie, March 27, 1877; Gary, July 4, 1882; Stella,
Sept. 22, 1884; Mabel, Aug. 10, 1887, and Grace,
July 13, 1889. In religious faith Mr. and Mrs. Houtz
are members of the United Brethren Church. He has one his
farm twelve good oil wells, and the property being one of the
best oil stands in Sandusky county, he hopes before the close of
the year to discover as many more wells. Wide-awake,
progressive and genial, Mr. Houtz has insured for himself
a personal popularity that in itself is a fair capital for any
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ZACHARIAS HOUTZ.
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Among enterprising agriculturists of Sandusky county
who are rapidly pushing their way to the front, to a place among
the substantial and leading citizens, is this gentleman.
He was born March 14, 1850, in Mahoning county, Ohio,
where his father was a pioneer, and when a mere lad came with
his parents to Scott township, Sandusky county. His
father, John Houtz who was born in Pennsylvania Sept. 13,
1801, and located in this locality when it was an unbroken
wilderness. He purchased the east half of Section 4, Scott
township, a Mr. Roller purchasing the west half about the
same time. He also bought one hundred acres on the
Greensburg pipe, which he afterward sold, becoming the owner of
a like amount near Helena, a portion of which has been divided
into village lots and sold. He continued to conduct his
business affairs with marked ability, and at his death was in
very comfortable circumstances, owning much valuable real
estate, and a large amount of money in notes. Before his
demise he divided the property among his heirs. He passed
away Jan. 20, 1881, and the community mourned the death of one
of its respected and valued citizens. His wife, who in her
maidenhood was Elizabeth Boyer, was born May 9, 1819, and
died July 27, 1871. They were the parents of six children
- Mary, Cornelius, Zacharias, Elizabeth, John and
Sarah.
Aiding in the work of the farm, Zacharias Houtz
developed a strong and vigorous constitution. His mental
training was meager, as the schools of the neighborhood were
poor; but through business experience and observation he has
become a well-informed man, and has provided his children with
good educational advantages. With his axe upon his
shoulder he would start out early in the morning with his father
to assist in the work of clearing the farm, seventy-three acres
of which he received of the homestead, which was almost unbroken
forest. As the years passed, the forest was replaced by
waving fields of grain and grassy meadows, and in 1874 Mr.
Houtz erected his first frame house of the family, and in
1892 he built a substantial frame residence, which stands as a
monument to his thrift and enterprise. He now gives his
entire attention to farming, and to the oil business, in which
he is extensively engaged. On Sept. 1, 1882, Mr. Houtz
purchased thirty acres. In 1889 he leased the 103 acre
farm on which he resides for a consideration of one dollar per
acre and one-eighth of the oil produced. He has since
purchased eighty acres, which he has leased for one-sixth of the
oil. The royalty from his wells constitutes a handsome
income, and would enable him to retire at once from business
were he so disposed; but indolence and idleness are utterly
foreign to his nature, and he continues his work, increasing the
value of his property by keeping his farm in good condition.
On Oct. 22, 1874, Mr. Houtz wedded Mary Jane
Plantz, who was born Oct. 26, 1858, and is a daughter of an
honored pioneer of Scott township, Sandusky county, Benjamin
Plantz, who was born in Lancaster county, Penn., Mar. 18,
1810. His wife, Amemlia (Romler), was born Feb. 6,
1818, in Columbiana county, Ohio, and died June 16, 1892.
His death occurred in January, 1895, and of their thirteen
children seven are now living. Grandfather Jacob Plantz
was born in 1790, his wife in 1792, and they passed away in 1876
and 1880 respectively. They had eight children, six of
whom are living. The maternal grandfather, Mr. Romler,
died about 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Houtz are the parents
of seven children: Mary Lodema, born June 7, 1875, was
married Mar. 3, 1895, to Burt Whiteman, who is engaged
with the Manhattan Oil Company, in Scott township,
Sandusky county; Verna Ellen, born Sept. 6, 1877; John
William born Oct. 16, 1879; Belvin C., born Sept. 4,
1882; Edward Floyd, born June 3, 1885; Charles E.,
born May 18, 1887; and Minnie May, born May 1, 1892.
The family circle yet remains unbroken, and the friends of
parents and children are many.
Mr. Houtz is a supporter of the Peoples party,
but has never sought or desired political preferment, giving his
time and energies to his business interests, in which he has met
with a high degree of prosperity, thanks to his capable
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HUFFORD FAMILY. The great ancestor from
whom have descended the Huffords now living in Sandusky
county, Ohio, was Jacob Hufford. He was born in
Maryland 1772, where he learned the trade of blacksmith.
It was in his native State that he met and married Miss
Catharine Creager, and shortly after their marriage they came to
Kentucky, where for a few years Mr. Hufford worked at his trade.
About 1811 they emigrated to Greene county, Ohio, where they
lived until 1836, during which time Mr. Hufford continued at his
trade, and it was here that his children - Cornelius,
Jacob, Elizabeth, James, Levi, William, Isaac and
Catharine - were born
and brought up. In 1836 this ancestor came to Sandusky
township, Sandusky Co., Ohio, where he purchased, in Section 31,
200 acres of land, which was held in the family until about
1881. After his death, in 1851, the land was owned by his
sons, Jacob and William. None of the children of this old
pioneer are now living, the last one, James, having died in the
spring of 1895. The descendants of the children of Jacob,
the pioneer, are now, many of them, living in Sandusky county,
and it is of one of them, William T. Hufford, and of his father
James, whose portraits are here given, that we now write.
JAMES HUFFORD,
the third son of Jacob Hufford, was born Nov. 23, 1812, in
Greene county, Ohio, and came with his parents to Sandusky
county, in 1836. Here he started in life for himself,
his only endowments being good health and a determination to
accomplish something in the world. In June, 1837, he was
married to Miss Susan Arnold, of Greene county, and to them were
born three children: George W., born in 1838, and died at
Memphis, Tenn., during the Rebellion, a member of the
Seventy-second Regiment, O. V. I.; Harriet A., who married
William Slates; and Joseph M., born in 1845, an died in 1868.
Mrs. Hufford was called from earth June 23, 1846, and was buried
in Muskalonge Cemetery. On Dec. 24, 1847, Mr. Hufford
was married to Elizabeth Fisher, of Sandusky county. She
was born in Perry county, Ohio, Jan. 9, 1829, and came with
her parents to Sandusky county when eight years of age, where
she has since lived. Mrs. Hufford is a daughter of
William
and Jane (Anderson) Fisher, the former of whom was born and
married in Virginia, and to them were born five children, three
of whom are now living: Mrs. Hufford, George
Fisher and
Mrs. Margaret Hummell; the father died in 1872, the mother in
1831. To Mr. Hufford by his second wife was born one
child, William T. Hufford, whose sketch follows.
James Hufford was a highly esteemed citizen, and an
affectionate husband and father. He was a very intimate
friend of Dr. Wilson, president of the First National Bank, of
Fremont, Ohio. By hard work and strict integrity he
accumulated a handsome property, west of Fremont. At his
death, which occurred Mar. 31, 1895, he owned 277 acres of as
fine land as can be found in Sandusky county. Mr. Hufford
had all of his business settled, his will executed and his son,
William, appointed executor of his estate. The property is
to remain intact during the life of Mrs. Hufford, then descend
to the children - William T., and his half sister.
WILLIAM T. HUFFORD
was born Sept. 26, 1851, in Sandusky township.
He was educated in the high school at Fremont, Ohio, and was for
seven years a teacher in the Sandusky county public schools.
On Dec. 25, 1873, Mr. Hufford was married to
Miss Sarah J. Rideout, of Sandusky county. Since their marriage they
have resided on the old homestead, on which, in 1894, Mr. Hufford erected one of the finest dwellings to be found in
Sandusky county, either in the city or country, the plan of the
house being designed by Mr. Hufford, himself. It is
finished inside in oak, which Mr. Hufford took from his own
timber lot. The style of the house, both inside and
outside, is modern in every way; the sitting room and parlor are
provided with handsome grates and mantels. The house is
heated from cellar to garret by a furnace, thus freeing the
rooms from all dust and litter attending the use of stoves.
On entering the sitting-room from the porch one is brought in
front of a fine piano, which instrument is played by Mrs. Hufford herself, while at either end of the piano stands a base
viol, and on top of the piano lies a violin, which instruments
are played by the two boys at home. The musical
development of those who inhabit the house serves to make the
modern architecture of the building more highly appreciated.
Mr. Hufford, like his father, is a thorough business man, and
highly respected by all who know him. His ability to give
facts and dates connected with the lives of his ancestry is
remarkable, thus showing that any subject that in any way
engrosses his attention is thoroughly mastered.
To William T. Hufford and his wife have come three
children: (1) Eugene L., born Sep. 26, 1874, whose education was
completed in Adrian College, Michigan; he was married Apr. 3,
1894, to Estella Smith, of Sandusky county, (2) James F., born
Apr. 13, 1877, and (3) Ray V., born May 4, 1884.
Mrs. Hufford, the estimable wife of our subject, was born Dec.
25, 1853, in Sandusky county, where she received her education
in the country schools. She has paid considerable
attention to music, and it is from their mother that the
children inherit their musical taste. Mrs. Hufford is the
daughter of William and Mary Ann (Huggins) Rideout, the former
of whom was born Feb. 10, 1819, a carpenter by trade, though
he followed farming as his principal occupation; he died Apr.
6, 1892. His wife was born Mar. 4, 1822. To them
were born six children, Mrs. Hufford being next to the youngest,
and the only daughter in the family; her brother, Lafayette,
died at Fort Ethan Allen, Va., July 3, 1864 (he belonged to the
One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Regiment, O.V.I.); another brother,
Frank, lives in Ottawa, Ill., and two other brothers,
Arthur and John, live in Tuscola, Illinois.
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CHARLES B.
HUTCHINSON, one of the leading and
most progressive farmers of Green Creek township, Sandusky
County, is a native of same, born in Green Creek township Mar.
21, 1848. In all matters of public interest Mr. Hutchinson
is wideawake, and by his progressive ideas is doing much for the
people of his native and neighboring townships.
Nathaniel Hutchinson, great-grandfather of our subject,
was a native and resident of Cambridge, whose three sons -
John, Thomas and Joseph - in 1818 migrated to Clark county, Ohio.
John after a short period, removed to Wabash, Ind., where he and
his family fell victims to an epidemic of fever. Thomas
remained in Ohio some twenty years, and then removed to LaGrange
county, Ind., where he died. Joseph, grandfather of
Charles B., was born Apr. 21, 1782, and was married in his
native State, in Oct., 1805, to Mary A. Hodgman, who was born in
Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 10, 1783. After coming to Ohio they
resided in Clark county until Apr., 1827, when they moved to
Green Creek township, Sandusky county. Joseph Hutchinson
was a mechanic, and followed his trade through life. After
locating on a farm in Green Creek township he went to
Monroeville, Ohio, and there worked for about six years, then
returning to his farm and remaining until his death, in Jan.,
1855; his wife died in 1851. This couple had eight
children, as follows: Mary A., Born Sept. 9, 1807, married
Ashel Franklin in Clark County, June 14, 1829, and died in May,
1848; Joseph H., born Apr. 17, 1809, died Nov. 24, 1823;
Charlotte, born Feb. 7, 1811, married S. S. Kellogg, of Huron
county, Feb. 10, 1831, died in Feb., 1854; Louisa, born Sep. 12,
1814, who married Elisha Lake, and after his death, Charles
Petty, died in Woodbury county, Iowa; Josiah B., born Nov. 30,
1817, died May 28, 1836; Alfred, father of Charles B., born
Sept. 17, 1820; Phoebe M., born May 29, 1825, married
Noble Perin, who died in Andersonville prison during the war (she
lives in Green Creek township); Joseph, born May 29, 1830,
fatally crushed by a loaded wagon, from which he fell.
Alfred Hutchinson was seven years old when his parents
settled in Green Creek township. The schools at that
period were very primitive; but he received the best education
the locality afforded. At the age of eighteen years he
began an apprenticeship to the brick-layer's and plasterer's
trade, which he followed for about thirty years. He was
married Apr. 6, 1843, to Mary M. Dirlam, born in Massachusetts
Aug. 18, 1823, daughter of Orrin and Annis (Gibbs) Dirlam, both
born in Blandford, Mass., the former on Feb. 22, 1792, the
latter on August 18, 1797. Annis Dirlam died in
Massachusetts Nov. 6, 1830, and three years later Orrin Dirlam
migrated with his seven children to Green Creek township,
Sandusky Co., Ohio, where he entered a large tract of land.
These seven children were as follows: Sarah, born Sept.
28, 1818, married Samuel Chapin, and died in Clyde Sept. 10,
1873; Orrin M., born Feb. 7, 1820, died in 1889 in Sullivan,
Ashland county; Dolly Almira, born Oct. 27, 1821, married
Merlin
Babcock, and died Mar. 26, 1848; Mary M.,
Franklin, born Dec.
12, 1824, resident of Townsend township, Sandusky county;
James
M., born Feb. 21, 1826, a resident of Wood county; and
Spencer,
who died in infancy. For his second wife Orrin Dirlam
married Elvira Smith, who was born in Massachusetts Apr. 18,
1807. By this marriage he had nine children: Henry
S. born Feb. 9, 1843, who enlisted in the army at Cleveland, and
while acting captain of his company was seriously wounded at the
battle of Chickamauga, dying from the effects of the wound Dec.
18, 1865; Zadoc, born Sept. 16, 1836, resident of Clyde;
Verrazano, born July 25, 1839, served in the army and died
August 3, 1882; Theodore, born Jan. 22, 1842, participated in
the one-hundred-days' service, now living in Lorain county;
Sidney, born Sept. 8, 1844, a resident of New London; Minerva,
born Jan. 2, 1847, died Nov. 8 1879; Walter S., born Jan. 28,
1853, a resident of Lorain county; and two children who died
young. Orrin Dirlam was the father of sixteen children,
fourteen of whom grew to maturity. He died at Huntington,
Lorain county, May 20, 1882.
The children born to Alfred and Mary M. (Dirlam)
Hutchinson were as follows: Zemira, born Dec. 2, 1844,
enlisted in Company A, Seventy-second O. V. I., and died in
prison at Florence, S. C., Oct. 30, 1864;
Charles B., subject of
this sketch; Fred, born Jan. 28, 1861, married
Mabel Lay,
daughter of William E. Lay, and has five sons -
Clare, Ernest, Karl, Frank and Ralph;
Fred lives on a farm in Green Creek
township. Alfred Hutchinson died on the old homestead in
Green Creek township in 1889, and his widow at this writing
still resides there. Neither at this writing still resides
there. Neither had been identified with any Church
organization, but both believed in and followed practical
Christianity. Their lives have been illustrations of the
belief that to do good is the highest function of man.
Alfred Hutchinson during his lifetime was recognized as one of
the leading citizens of his community, and he was elected to
many of the township offices.
Charles B. Hutchinson, his son, is likewise one of the
most prominent men of the township to-day. He possesses
business ability of an advanced order, and his capacity is
demonstrated by his visible works. He was thoroughly
educated in the common branches, and in addition attended the
Clyde High School. On Nov. 16, 1864, when only sixteen
years old, he enlisted in Company B, Second U. S. A. Regulars,
and was in service four months when his parents, on account of
his youth, succeeded in getting him back on the farm. When
a few days under twenty years of age, Mar. 17, 1868, he married
Miss Emma Strickland, who was born in Clyde in Apr. 1850.
They started young in life, but during the happy and successful
career that followed they have never had cause to regret their
early marriage. Seven children have been born to them,
five of whom survive, as follows: Dr. A. F., who is a
graduate of Clyde High School and of the class of 1893 in the
Medical Department of the University of Michigan (he married
Miss Mildred Ward, and is now practicing medicine at Banfield,
Barry Co., Mich.); Chella, a Clyde High School graduate of 1892,
at home; Lotta, Lou and Delmer. Claude
died at the age of
eight years and Floyd at the age of four years. Since his
marriage Mr. Hutchinson has been engaged in farming. He
owns 115 acres of choice land, and in his methods no farmer of
the township is more progressive or successful. In
politics he is a Republican. He is taking pains to
carefully educate his children, and in all things he is
public-spirited and enterprising.
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