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History
of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
(Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.,
1884)
BIOGRAPHIES
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Auburn Twp. -
CHARLES A. ECKERT, Sr.,
merchant, Ragersville, was born
May 22, 1821, in Bisterschied,
Bavaria, Germany. His
parents, Andrew and Elizabeth
Eckert, came to this country
in 1833. His father served
eight years with Napoleon.
In 1838, Charles went to
Pittsburgh, Penn., where he lived
until 1846, when he returned to
Ragersville and established a
general merchandising store,
which he still carries on.
He was united in marriage,
January 20, 1847, with
Caroline Barnhart, also a
native of Germany, having come to
America at twelve years of
age. To them have been born
three children - Elizabeth,
deceased; Charles, now
living in Colorado; and Phebe,
married to Daniel Zimmerman,
of Dennison, Ohio. In 1863,
he was drafted, but furnished a
substitute. Mr. Eckert
ahs here a full and complete
general stock of dry goods,
clothing, hats, caps, boots and
shoes, groceries, queensware,
hardware and schoolbooks.
He has built up the largest trade
in the town of Ragersville, and
is regarded as an honorable and
reliable business man. He
and his wife are member of the
Lutheran Church. In
politics, Mr. Eckert
is a Republican.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.,
1884 |
Auburn Twp. -
FREDERICK ECKERT,
farmer, P. O. Ragersville, was
born March 24, 1824, in
Bisterschied, Bavaria,
Germany. He emigrated to
America when nine years of age,
coming direct to Tuscarawas
County. Here he was raised
on the farm, and obtained his
education, both in German and
English. He was united in
marriage, March 24, 1845, with Phebe
Gribble, of this township,
and a native of Germany.
They have seven children - Elizabeth,
wife of Fred Myer; Phebe, wife
of Daniel Lembrech; Peter A.;
Caroline, wife of Jacob
Kutscher; Edward; Mary R., wife
of Dr. A. C. Goudy, of
Strasburg; and Ernest H.
After his marriage, Mr.
Eckert lived in Bucks
Township for five years, and in
1850 purchased land in Auburn
Township on which he has resided
since 1874. Mr. Eckert
acquired, in all, a property of
368 acres, part of which he has
sold and part he has given to his
children, to whom he gave a good
start in the world. The
entire family are members of the
German Reformed Church. In
politics, Mr. Eckert is a
Democrat.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Fairfield
Twp. - Page 765
CHARLES H. EHLERS,
merchant, Postmaster, express
agent and agent of the C. &
P. Railroad, Zoar Station, was
born Mar. 24, 1839, at
Zoar. He is the son of
William G. and Catharine Ehlers,
natives of Germany, who emigrated
to America and became members of
the Society of Separatists of
Zoar. Our subject was
raised here and was married, in
Nov., 1861, to Jacobina
Ackermann, also a member
of the society. Seven
children have been born to them -
Catharine, Louisa,
William, Carolina, Charles,
Alfred and
Jacob. Mr. Ehlers
took charge of the branch store
of the society at Zoar Station in
1862, and was appointed railroad
agent the same year. In
1863, he received the appointment
of Postmaster. He is
Republican in politics, and one
of the leading business men of
the Zoar Society.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Lawrence Twp. -
JAMES F. EVANS,
grain-dealer, Bolivar, was born
in Sandy Township, this county,
May 15, 1838, son of Michael
and Catherine (Farber)
Evans. his father is a
native of Wales, and is a
resident of this county. James
F., the subject of this
notice, attended the schools in
this county, and completed his
education at the Ohio Wesleyan
University, Delaware, Ohio.
He was married, Sept. 26, 1867,
to Anna E. Dickson,
daughter of John Dickson,
of Bolivar. The family of Mr.
and Mrs. Evans consists of
five children - Grace, Emma,
Anna, James M. and Julia.
Mr. Evans is a Republican,
and himself and wife, members of
the English Lutheran
Church. He was a clerk in
the Farmers & Mechanics
Exchange from 1856 to 1859, then
entered mercantile business for
himself, dealing also in wool and
grain, until 1869, when the firm
of J. Dickson & Co., of which
he was a member, dissolved, and Mr.
Evans commenced to trade in
grain, wool and small seeds,
which he has continued ever
since. His warehouses are
located on the canal, which,
until the recent building of the
railroad, was the main transfer
line. He handles about
80,000 bushels of wheat, besides
other grain, and from 100,000 to
125,000 pounds of wool
annually.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 784 |
Lawrence Twp. -
JOHN H. EVANS,
farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born
January 22, 1834, in Sandy
Township, Ohio, son of Michael
and Katie (Farber) Evans. He
was married, Jan. 1, 1857, to Miss
Helen Davy, daughter of
Washington Davy of Fairfield
Township. Their children
are four in number - Alfred
D., Catherine E., William M.
and Maggie F. Mr. Evans
is Republican in politics, and
one of the community's best
citizens. He resides on a
farm in the eastern part of
Lawrence Township. His
father, Michael Evans, a
retired farmer living near
Sandyville, was born Nov. 24,
1810, son of David and
Margaret (Wagoner) Evans,
natives of Pennsylvania, who
emigrated to Ohio in 1813, and
settled in Stark County, where
they remained till death. Michael
is now one of the oldest
pioneers of Sandy Township.
He was married Mar. 7, 1833, to Katie,
a native of Morristown, N.
J., and the daughter of John
Farber, who emigrated to Ohio
in 1806-7. Their son, John
Farber, was the first white
child here in Sandy
Township. Michael Evans
and wife were blessed
with eight children, of whom six
are living - John H., James,
Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary and
George; all married except
the last named, who resides on
the home farm with his venerable
parents. Michael Evans
began life with slight means, and
has by industry and application
acquired a competency. He
has passed through many
privations incident to pioneer
times, and now, i the quiet of
old age, resides on one of the
best farms in Sandy
Township.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - page 784 |
Bucks Twp. -
PETER EVERHART,
farmer, P. O. Bakersville, was
born in Warren Township, Feb. 21,
1814, and is the son of David
and Sarah Everhart, who were
early settlers of this
county. Peter was
raised a farmer's boy, and came
to Bucks Township in 1837, when
most of it was yet
uncleared. He was married
in 18325, to Miss Mary,
daughter of John and Hannah
Gardner. Twelve
children were born to them - John
(deceased), Sarah, David,
Hannah, Nancy (who died in
infancy), Adam, Zachariah,
William, George, Alexander,
Franklin P. (who died at the
age of nine years), and Julius.
Mrs. Everhart died November
5, 1874, and Mr. Everhart was
again united in marriage, in December,
1880, to Rebecca Ann Wyant,
the daughter of Frederick and
Elizabeth Wyant, a native of
Jefferson County. They have
one child, Ira Belle.
Mr. Everhart is a member of
the Lutheran Church. He has
been Township Clerk, Justice of
the Peace, and has served on the
School Board. His son David
served during the war of the
rebellion in an Indiana
regiment. Zachariah also
enlisted, but was under age at
the time and was reclaimed.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Sandy
Twp. -
EMANUEL EXLINE,
farmer, P. O. Sandyville, was
born in Bedford County, Penn.,
May 29, 1816. His father
came to Ohio in the spring of
1837, and tarried for a time at
Sandyville. He then
proceeded to near Upper Sandusky,
and remained till autumn, when
the scarcity of food induced him
to return to Sandyville. In
1845, he removed to Van Wert
County, and there died. Of
his six children, four survive - Margaret,
widow of George Speaker,
of Stark County; Mahala,
widow of Henry Shell, of
Russell County, Kans.; George
A., of the same county; and Emanuel,
our subject. Emanuel was
married, October 23, 1839, to
Rebecca, daughter of Jesse
Wright, a miller by trade,
who came to Ohio in 1837, settled
near Rockford, and died in 1841. Mr.
Exline's children are four in
number - James William, a
physician in Dover, Martha J.,
Martin Luther and a deceased
infant. Martha J.,
widow of George Van Lehn,
lives with her father. She
has one son - Leroy. George
Van Lehn, was a soldier in
the late war, and there
contracted an illness, from the
effects of which he never
recovered. Mr. Exline
is a Republican and a
Lutheran. He owns a fine
farm near Sandyville, on which he
now resides. He has
witnessed the rise and progress
of his township from a
wilderness, and in business has
been successful.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884
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