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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History
of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Combination atlas map of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio
Strasburg, Ohio: Gordon Print.,
1875
359 pgs. L. H. Everts
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ALBERT
BATES. The subject of this sketch
is a son of Stephen and Matilda Bates,
and was born in West Hartland, Connecticut, Mar.
10, 1820. In early life he received that
practical training which prompted reliance upon
his own efforts and perseverance as the only
reliable means of success.
At the age of sixteen he bought his time of his father
for one hundred dollars, and in one year earned
enough to clothe himself and pay his debts, and
at seventeen was free. His educational
advantages, however, were very limited.
When nineteen years of age he came to Ohio and
engaged for one year for his brother Ira
as a clock-peddler, at a very moderate
compensation. In the fall of 1839 - he
being in his twentieth year - he commenced
business in Shanesville, Tuscarawas County, on a
capital of eighty dollars, and conducted a very
successful business for some four years.
In 1843 he formed a partial partnership with the
extensive business firm of I. Steese & Co.,
of New Philadelphia, who opened a branch
established at Shanesville and furnished the
capital, while Mr. Bates, who at that
time had but comparatively limited means,
conducted the business at Shanesville and
received half the profits of his sales.
Upon their failure in 1844, Messrs. Steese &
Co. invoiced their goods at Shanesville, and
offered to sell the same to Mr. Bates and
take his notes for the entire value.
Though dreading the load of indebtedness which
this purchase would involve, Mr. Bates,
after considerable hesitation, was finally
induced, chiefly through the influence of his
personal friend, Joseph Talbott, - who
was a member of the firm of Steese & Co.,
- to accept the offer, and in so doing he
availed himself of the valuable trade which, by
strict attention to business and fair dealing,
he had already built up. His business
character and integrity enabled him to secure
material favors from New York merchants, and his
business career became a gratifying success.
While a resident at Shanesville, Mr. Bates twice
represented this County in the Ohio Legislature.
In the spring of 18643 he sold out his business in
Shanesville and moved to New Philadelphia, and
in 1865 became the successor of A. Vinton,
Esq., in the Exchange Bank of this place.
The same attention to business, promptness in
meeting engagements, and fair dealing with all
parties as formerly characterized him, still
obtain in his present banking operations, and
success and confidence follow in their wake.
Source: Combination Atlas Map of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
by L. H. Everts & Co. Philadelphia
1875 ~ Page 21 |
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JESSE F. BIRNEY. This gentleman is the proprietor of
one of the best-appointed and most popular hotels in the State of
Ohio.
He was born in
Harrison County, Ohio, Mar. 24, 1842. His father,
Letchworth Birney, was also a native
of the same County, born 16th of June, 1817. He had a family of two sons and one
daughter, of whom the subject of this sketch is the oldest.
His grandfather,
William Birney, was born in Ireland, and emigrated to America about the beginning of the present century.
Young
Birney worked upon his fathers farm till he was of age, and then spent some ten years in farming and
dealing in live stock.
On Feb. 6, 1868,
he was united in marriage with Miss
Elizabeth M. Simmons, daughter of
Judge John Simmons, of Chocton, Ohio. In 1873
Mr. Birney sold his farm, and, after
a short period spent in the grocery and produce trade, in the winter of 1874
purchased what is now grocery and produce trade, in the winter of 1874 purchased
what is now favorably known as the Birney
House. The building at this time
was simply inclosed.
Mr. Birney at once proceeded to finish it, and on Feb. 22, 1874, opened it to the public as a place of
entertainment. In all its
appointments and furnishings it is a first-class institution and is conducted in
capital style.
Mr. Birney is a gentleman of
retiring, yet genial manners, and, with his accomplished lady, spares no pains
to render his house a pleasant home for the traveler.
Source: Combination Atlas Map of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio by L. H. Everts & Co. Philadelphia 1875 ~ Page 23
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THE
BLICKENSDERFER FAMILY. In the year
1753, Mr. Christian Blickensderfer (lst), progenitor
of this family in Tuscarawas County, emigrated from Germany
to America, and landed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
October 6th of the same year. Upon this day a son was
born to him, whom he named: CHRISTIAN BLICKENSDERFER
(2d). His wife was Barbara Born, and was
born in Frederick County, Maryland, July 1, 1760.
Their children's names were: John, Christian (3d),
George, Mary and Elizabeth. Mr. Christian
Blickensderfer (2d) settled in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, near Litiz. Emigrated to Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, in the spring of 1812, arriving at Sharon on
the 10th of May, his son George having preceded him
the year before.
He was a member of the Moravian denomination, and
assisted in building the first Moravian Church of Sharon.
He possessed genuine building the first Moravian Church of
Sharon. He possessed genuine pioneer energy, and was
in all respects a very efficient citizen.
"What heroism, what perils, then, -
How true of heart and strong of hand,
How earnest, resolute, those pioneer men!"
Mr. Blickensderfer died March 3, 1820, and his
wife on April 11, 1823.
CHRISTIAN BLICKENSDERFER (3d) was born at Litiz,
Pennsylvania, December 7, 1788. On November 2, 1808,
he married Sarah Louisa Frederick, who was born in
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, September 17, 1785.
Their family record is as follows: Abraham,
born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, September 6, 1810;
Isaac, born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, October 1,
1813; Christiana E., born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio,
July 16, 1817; and Sarah, born in Tuscarawas County,
Ohio, June 6, 1821.
ABRAHAM BLICKENSDERFER was a tanner by trade,
though for a number of years a merchant in Canal Dover.
In 1834 he married Elizabeth Rhodes, of Tuscarawas
County. He now rsides in western Ohio. His
children are: Charles, Sarah, James, and
George. James died in infancy. Charles
went into the service as Captain of a company in the 51st O.
V. I., and for gallant and meritorious services was promoted
to Colonel of the regiment. He died shortly after the
war, in Fremont, Ohio. Sarah married Samuel
Sausser, of Stark County, Ohio; was the mother of two
children; died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
George married Emeline Sausser, of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, and is engaged in the boot and shoe
manufacturing business in that city.
ISAAC BLICKENSDERFER married Alvina Myers,
October 16, 1834. Family record: Josiah,
born July 11, 1835; Louisa, born April 1, 1836, died
August 6, 1875; Anna, born June 13, 1838; Francis
N., born December 27, 1839, killed in the army August
11, 1863. He was a member of Company I, 30th Regiment
O. V. I.; Sarah, born May 17, 1844.
CHRISTIANA E. BLICKENSDERFER was married on the
22d of November, 1836, to Mr. Ferdinand Helwig.
Edmund G., born February 15, 1851; Sarah E.,
born Frederick 20, 1839; Edmund G., born February
15, 1851; Christian D., born November 19, 1843;
Obadiah, born January 29,1 846, died May 29, 1846;
Samuel H., born May 4, 1849; James H., born June
18, 1864.
Sarah married Joseph R. Walton, May 26,
1859. Has had four children: Charles E., Mary
E. (died in infancy), Francis B., and Harry S.
Edmund married Priscilla L. Demuth,
September 25, 1867. Ha had three children:
Orvil L., Bertha E., and Clarence.
Mr. Helwig is a native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
born November 26, 1813. His father, Gideon Helwig,
emigrated from Germany to America in 1799, and located in
Bethlehem. His mother was Elizabeth Myer, and
was born in Prussia, May 20, 1770. The family
comprised three children, of whom Mr. Ferdinand Helwig
is the oldest.
JOHN BLICKENSDERFER, son of Christian
Blickensderfer (2d), was a native of Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania.
His wife was Elizabeth Frederick, also a native
of Pennsylvania. Their children were:
Frederick, Lucy Ann, Simon P., Lucinda, Eli, and
Catherine. The only surviving member of the
family is the second son and third child.
SIMON P. BLICKENSDERFER, who was born in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio, June 23, 1812. His first wife
was Miss Susannah Uhrich, the history of whose family
will be found upon within these pages. By his
marriage Mr. Blickensderfer had two sons and one
daughter: Owen, Albert, and Susannah, twins;
of these Owen and Susannah are deceased.
Mr. Blickensderfer's educational advantages were
quite limited. When a boy he attended school with the
Goshen Indians. His chief business has been that of
farming, and dealing in live stock and real estate.
His present companion was Miss Matilda E. Walton,
of Tuscarawas County. By this marriage he has had two
daughters: Cornelia E. and Martha R.
The latter is the wife of Charles Bartles, of New
Philadelphia. A daughter of Frederick
Blickensderfer, Mrs. Lawrence (Lydia Ann) Vogler,
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JUDGE
WILLIAM B. BROWN. This gentleman is
the present Probate Judge of Tuscarawas
County. He was born in what is now Bedford
County, Pennsylvania, July 12, 1805. His
father, Alexander Brown, was a soldier in
the Revolutionary struggle, and served through
the war. He died in Franklin County,
Pennsylvania, June 1, 1820, and his wife on the
30th of the same month. At this time young
Brown was not yet fifteen years of age,
and could read a little but could not write at
all. His parents were poor, and in their
advanced life realized only the pension that was
received from the government as a reward for
revolutionary services. When only eight
years old, he went out to work upon a farm at a
meagre compensation, and at the age of fourteen
was employed in a brick-yard at twenty-five
cents per day. His school advantages could
be embraced in four months, and whatever
education he acquired was mainly picked up by
the improvement of his odd intervals of leisure.
Even since his marriage, after working hard all
day, he has often spent a good portion of the
night in reading and study. On Apr. 1,
1825, - when he was not quite twenty years old,
- he began a three years' apprenticeship to the
blacksmith's trade under Jacob Burkholder,
which has been his chief business for forty-two
years.
Mr. Brown has been married three times; first,
Apr. 1, 1831, to Miss Eleanor Baker,
daughter of Nicholas Baker, of Loudon,
Pennsylvania. By this marriage he had
three sons and three daughters, of whom only one
son and two daughters survive. The son,
Alexander H. Brown, has been for some four
years Deputy Probate Clerk of Tuscarawas County.
In the spring of 1837 Mr. Brown came to
Ohio, and with the exception of four years has
resided in Tuscarawas County and followed his
trade.
Mrs. Brown died Oct. 3, 1843. This
sad event left Mr. Brown with a family of
six small children, who needed a mother's care.
Accordingly, in the following spring, he married
a second companion, - Miss Margaret Russel,
of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. But on the
27th of March, 1845, this wife was taken away,
followed in four days by her infant daughter.
Mr. Brown's third wife was Miss Sarah Hiple,
of Stark County, Ohio, whom he married Oct. 1,
1855. This union resulted in the birth of
three sons and one daughter, of whom one son
died in infancy, and one was accidentally shot
in June, 1864. The surviving son,
Franklin P., is in the cigar business in New
Philadelphia. On the 12th of December,
1859, Mr. Brown was called to mourn the
loss by death of his third companion. How
mysterious are the ways of Providence!
"Friend after friend departs.
Who has not lost a friend?
There is no union here of hearts
That hath not here an end!"
In the
fall of 1869 Mr. Brown was elected
Probate Judge of Tuscarawas County, and took his
seat Feb. 10, 1870, and has served with
efficiency. He cast his first vote, for
Andrew Jackson, in November, 1824. He
is and always has been a stanch Democrat.
He is a genial gentleman and an excellent
citizen. In religious belief he is a
Universalist, and one of the leaders of that
denomination in Tuscarawas County.
Source: Combination Atlas Map of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio by L. H. Everts & Co. Philadelphia 1875 ~ Page 20 |
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DR. E. P. BUELL. This gentleman was born in
Rutland County, Vermont, Sept. 22, 1816.
The first
twenty-one years of his life were passed upon a farm. He then spent some three years at
West
Poultney Academy, in
his native State, and for two years subsequent engaged in teaching.
At the age of
twenty-seven, he entered Castleton
Medical College, in
Rutland County, Vermont, where he graduated in 1846.
He then spent one year in Bellevue Hospital, in
New York City.
In 1847 he
returned to his native village, where he engaged in the practice of his
profession for about three years.
In the spring of
1850 he came to Ohio, and located in the town of New Philadelphia, opened an office and began practice.
On the 8th
of May, 1852, the doctor was married to
Miss Catherine Espich, daughter of
Charles F. Espich, Esq., of New
Philadelphia.
This union was honored with a family of two daughters.
In 1862 he
responded to the call for the defense of the Government in her hour of peril,
and became Surgeon of the 80th O. V. I., which position he filled for
three years. His health, however,
was greatly impaired by the exposures in the service, from the effects of which
he will never fully recover.
The doctor has
been a resident of this place for a quarter of a century, has led a very active
and laborious professional life, and ranks among the leading and substantial
citizens of the community.
Source: Combination Atlas Map of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio by L. H. Everts & Co. Philadelphia 1875 ~ Page 23
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