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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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Fairfield
Twp. - Page 766
LEWIS GECKELER,
farmer and stock-raiser, P. O.
Zoar Station, was born in the
kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany,
Dec. 22, 1828. He so
emigrated to America in 1850, and
settled in Tuscarawas
County. Three years later,
he married Ann Grove, a native of
this county. Of their
eleven children, ten are living -
William, John G., Lewis,
Emma, Frederick, Louisa, George,
Margaret A., Charles and
Henry. Mrs.
Geckeler died Apr. 8,
1872. She had been a member
of the Lutheran Church and a good
wife and kind mother. For
his second wife, Mr.
Geckeler married her
sister, Emeline Grove.
One child - Mary Malvina
- has been born to them. Mr.
Geckeler has been
industrious and successful in
life, as his fine farm of 240
acres amply proves. Its
value is enhanced by a splendid
residence and other good
buildings upon it. He also
owns a valuable farm of 146 acres
in Stark County. Mr.
Geckeler takes great
interest in raising fine stock,
and has many domestic animals of
valuable breeds upon the
premises. He is a Democrat
and has served his township as
Trustee and Treasurer, and is a
member of the Lutheran
Church. Fairfield Township
has no more upright citizen nor
more reliable business man than
Lewis Geckeler.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
JACOB S. GONTER,
farmer, P. O. Bakersville, was
born in Dover Township June 28,
1813, son of George and
Magdaleen, who came to this
County from Pennsylvania in
1810. George Gonter
was a native of Somerset County,
and his wife of Chester County,
Penn. They reared a family
of twelve children. Jacob
S. was raised on the farm,
and in 1840 was married to Elizabeth
Stilgenbauer, whose father,
Peter, emigrated from Germany
to Ohio in 1835. Mr. and
Mrs. Gonter have seven
children - Sophia, Elizabeth,
Mary Jane, Luellen, Sylvester,
Adaline and George. The
family are members of the
Lutheran Church. Mr.
Gonter has been a member of
the School Board. He has
resided on his present farm since
1853, and was obliged to bild a
cabin before he could settle
here.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
CHRISTIAN GRABER,
cheese manufacturer, P. O.
Dundee, is a native of
Switzerland, born May 2, 1841,
and is a son of Ulrich and
Magdalina (Rufend) Graber.
His parents reared a family of
four children - John,
Frederick, Mary Ann, wife of Solomon
Bowman, and Christian
all of whom came to America, the
parents remaining in their native
country where they died.
Our subject married Miss
Susanna, daughter of Jacob
and Susanna (Myers) Boss,
natives of Switzerland, where
they lived to the close of their
lives. To this union have
been born three children - Susanna,
Christian and Louis.
The family are members of the
German Reformed Church. Mr.
Graber has been engaged in
the cheese business for about
twelve years, and manufactures on
a large scale, making about 250
cheeses per season. He came
to this county in April, 1881,
and settled in Wayne Township.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
995 |
Sugar
Creek Twp. -
CHRISTIAN GRAF,
tanner, Shanesville, was born in
the canton of Berne, Switzerland,
Dec. 31, 1835. His parents
ended their days in their
mountain home in the mother
country. One of the sons is
at present Principal of the city
school of the capital. The
family are all scattered; four of
them are in the State of
Ohio. Our subject emigrated
to America in 1854, and worked
for thirteen months in Virginia,
and then traveled for two years
as a journeyman tanner, visiting
the cities of St. Louis, New
Orleans (during the yellow fever
epidemic in 1855), Chicago and
Milwaukee. In 1858, he came
to Shanesville, where he has
since remained. He was
married, Feb. 9, 1858, to
Miss Elizabeth Zimmerman,
also a native of Berne,
Switzerland. To this union
were born six children, of whom
three are living - Emma,
wife of John Davy,
Mineral Point, Ohio; Hattie,
teacher, Rowville, Ohio, and Mary,
at home. Mrs. Graf
died on Feb. 9, 1873. She
was a member of the German
Reformed Church, and was a
faithful wife and kind
mother. Mr. Graf subsequently
married Miss Maggie
Norigan, a native of
Harrison County, Ohio, and by
this union has had one child - Norrie.
Our subject has been engaged in
tanning ever since his residence
here. He now owns the only
tannery in the township of
Shanesville. He carries on
an extensive business, and has a
large custom from the neighboring
counties. He is a member of
the German Reformed Church, and
in politics is a Democrat.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 ~ Page 935 |
Clay Twp. -
S. S. GINTHER,
farmer, P. O. Lock 17, was
born in the county June 22, 1832,
the son of John A. and
Lydia(Demuth) Ginther, who
were among the earliest pioneers
of the county, and came from
Pennsylvania. The subject
of this sketch was reared to
manhood on the farm, receiving
what education the common schools
afforded. He was married in
1858, to Mary Demuth born
Sept. 30, 1841, and daughter of Daniel
and Maria (Simmers), Demuth,
who were also among the foremost
settlers of the county. The
family of our subject consists of
nine children – Ella Cora,
born Sept. 30, 1859, the wife of Franklin
Peter, of this township; Jesse
D., born Jan. 8, 1861, and
died at the age of thirteen
years; Carrie May, born
May 7, 1864; Alice C. born
Sept. 22, 1866; Ada Belle,
born Jan. 1, 1869; Eva Maria,
born June 21, 1871; Charles
Wesley, born Feb. 19, 1874; Maud
Pearl, born Aug. 22, 1876;
and Claud Lester, born
Mar. 23, 1880. Mr.
Ginther was five months in
service as a member of the One
Hundred and Sixty-first Ohio
National Guard, which was
stationed in Maryland and
Virginia, and was at Shenandoah,
Staunton, Lexington, Lynchburg,
Sweet Sulphur, White Sulphur
Springs, June 28, 1864; Harpers
Ferry, June 2-5; Maryland
Heights, July 5-8; Martinburg and
Shepherdstown. Mr.
Ginther is a member of the
Moravian Church, of which he was
Trustee and is Elder at the
present time.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 – Page
735 |
Clay Twp.
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DAVID GRAM, Sr.,
farmer, P. O. Gnadenhutten, was
born in Lancaster County, Penn.,
Mar. 1, 1807, son of Henry and
Esther (Souder) Gram, who in
1808 emigrated to the Tuscarawas
Valley, and settled in Clay
Township. David was
raised on the farm, and received
his education in an old log
schoolhouse. He worked on
the Ohio Canalin his youth, and
in 1830 married Sybilla Colver,
of this county. Of their
ten children, Louisa (wife
of Josiah Blickensderfer),
Sarah and Lewis S.,
and five infants, are deceased; David
H. resides in this county,
and John T. is a salesman
in a New York store. David
H. enlisted in a California
regiment, and served through the
war; John T., was a
drummer boy, and Lewis was
fifer in the 100 days’
service. Mrs. Gram
died in 1865, and in 1866 Mr.
Gram was remarried. By
his second marriage he has had
six children – Jesse P.,
Haravey B., Alice R., Franklin
W., Ida Pearl and Anna
Belle. Mr. Gram
received a heritage of 100 acres,
and by his industry added to it
400 acres. He has recently
erected a residence at
Gnadenhutten, and has retired to
private life. He has served
his township thirty-four years as
Justice of the Peace, and is
still in office; for two terms he
was County Commissioner. He
is Republican in politics, and
has been an Elder in the Moravian
Church, of which Mrs. Gram is
also a member.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio -Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 – Page
735 |
CHARLES F. GRINNELL,
weighmaster Brock Hill Mine,
Pike Run, was born in Tioga
County, Penn., March 22,
1853. His father Edward
Grinnell, was also a native of
the Keystone State, and was
engaged in the lumber
business. He went to Kansas
about three years ago. He
married Catherine Kimball,
who died in 1867. She was
the mother of seven children, our
subject the only one in this
county; one brother, James,
is Superintendent of the Garfield
and Camp Creek coal miles of
Stark County, Ohio, Charles
F. was raised in his native
State and in early life assisted
his father in the lumber
business. In 1873, he came
to Pike Run, and commenced work
"on the outside" of
Mine No. 1. He then
accepted position of weighmaster;
held that two years, then went to
Camp Creek Shaft, Stark County,
Ohio, but a year later resumed
present position, which he has
since held. Mr. Grinnell
is a Chancellor Commander of the
La Belle Lodge, No. 160, K. of P.
of Barnhill; member of the Plains
Methodist Episcopal Church, and
Superintendent of its Sunday
school. He was married,
January 4, 1876, to Ellen,
daughter of John McClelland.
They had three children - May,
Lulu and Ollie.
Wife died February 1, 1881 and Mr.
Grinnell was again married,
August 28, 1882, to Jane
McClelland, his sister of his
first wife. Mrs.
Grinnell is also a member of
the Plains Church. Mr.
Grinnell is a Republican in
politics, and has served as
Director of School District No.
4, of Goshen Township.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio -Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884
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Sugar Creek
Twp. -
JACOB GROH,
wagon-maker, Shanesville, was
born in Rhine-Prussia Oct. 17,
1831. His parents, John
and Margaret Groh,
emigrated to this country, and
passed their last days in Auburn
Township, Tuscarawas
County. They were
industrious, honest people, and
died having the respect of all
who knew them. Our subject
obtained his education in the
fatherland, and in 1852 came to
Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, living for
two years each in Ragersville and
Dundee, thence coming to
Shanesville, where he has since
resided. He was married,
Mar. 9, 1856, to Miss
Elizabeth Schlarbs, also
a native of Germany. To
this union have been born ten
children, viz., Clara
(wife of John Hachtel),
Amelia, John, Jacob,
Frederick, Anna, Lottie, Alice,
Victoria and
Robert. Mr. Groh supports
the principles of the Democratic
party, and, with his wife. is a
member of the German Reformed
Church. They have given
their children good educational
advantages, both literary and
musical. Mr. Groh
carries on a general wagon and
carriage and repair shop, and has
a good trade, which he has
established by his reputation for
good, honest workmanship.
He and his wife have raised a
large family of intelligent and
moral young people who reflect
much credit upon their parents.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio -Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 ~ Page 935 |
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