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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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Bucks
Twp. -
FREDERICK HAAS,
farmer, P. O. Ragersville, was
born in April, 1819, in Bavaria,
Germany. His parents, Frederick
and Catharine (Gohler) Haas,
emigrated, with a family of eight
children, to America, in 1840,
coming to Ohio, at first to
German Township, Holmes County,
and finally, in 1844, to Bucks
Township, where they
settled. Their children's
names are Elizabeth, wife
of Matias Burger; John, in
Indiana; Frederick; Christina,
deceased wife of Adam Bixler;
Dorothea, deceased wife of Joshua
Madick, also deceased; Charlotte,
wife of Jacob Geib; Adam,
deceased; and Catharine,
deceased. Our subject was
married in 1844, to Elizabeth
Stein by which union there
have been ten children, as
follows: Peter,
Catharine, wife of Michael
Haas, Jr.; Noah; Elizabeth, deceased
wife of Jacob Haas; George;
Adam; Frederick; Henry; Valentine
and Conrad. Mr. and
Mrs. Haas and family are
members of the German Reformed
Church. Mr. Haas and
his sons are Democrats in
politics. Our subject has
prospered well being owner of a
farm of 248 acres, with good
buildings thereon.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio -Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Clay
Twp. -
WILLIAM HAMILTON,
farmer, P. O. Gnadenhutten, was
born in this county Sept.5, 1808,
son of Thomas and Mary Ann
Hamilton. Thomas
Hamilton emigrated to this
county in 1804, and was married
the year following. William
was raised on his
father’s farm, and received
a common school
education. He was
married Dec. 14, 1834, to Maria
James, daughter of Charles
and Hannah James. This
marriage was blessed with seven
children – Mathias Taylor,
who served four years in Company
I, Thirtieth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry; Matilda Jane,
wife of Samuel Johnson; Hannah,
wife of William F. Rogers;
Louisa, deceased; Mary,
wife of Elza H. Parrish;
Martha, deceased; and Celinda
Ann, the wife of Charles
B. Cox. Mrs.
Hamilton died in February,
1850, and in the following
November Mr. Hamilton was
united in marriage with Ellen,
daughter of John L. and
Matilda Kennedy. The
children by this marriage are John
B., Maria Ellen (wife of J.
H. Hill), Joseph A.,
William McAbee, Sarah Alice,
Charles Winfield, James Wesley,
Ida Emery and Bessie
Luella. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Hamilton are members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
in which he has been Trustee for
thirty-eight years and Steward
and Class-leader for over forty
years, and served as a Justice of
the Peace twenty-four years in
Clay township. Mr.
Hamilton settled on his
present farm of 204 acres in
1835.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio -Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 – Page
735 |
Clay Twp. -
JACOB HECK,
tinner, Lock 17, was born in
Sandy Township, this county, Jan.
3, 1842, the son of Godfrey
and Catherine (Meyer) Heck,
both natives of Germany, who
emigrated with their respective
parents to America. Jacob
was raised on a farm, received a
common school education, and also
attended school at Oberlin
College During his youth he
clerked for a time in a
store. He enlisted in the
Ninety-eight Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and served for three
years during the war. At
Perryville, Ky., he was wounded
in the face. In 1866, Mr.
Heck was married to Mary
Haney, a native of Stark
County. Their three
children were Godfrey, Lizzie
(who died at the age of eight
months) and Eva A. Mrs.
Heck died in June, 1877, and
in the following November Mr.
Heck was again married.
By his second wife he has four
children – Warren L.,
Lester, Bertha and Charles.
Mr. Heck pursues the
avocation of tinner at Lock
17. His wife is a member of
the Moravian Church
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio -Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 – Page
735 |
Salem Twp. -
HEBBORD HILL
(deceased, was born in Culpepper
County, Va., March 16, 1806, son
of Jesse and Mary Hill,
natives of Virginia, and who came
to Ohio, where they remained
through life. Hebbord
was married, Oct. 8, 1832, to Eleanor
Booth, born in England June
5, 1811, daughter of Daniel
and Sarah Booth, who crossed
the ocean and settled in Oxford
Township, this county, when Eleanor
was a child. To Mr.
and Mrs. Hill were born nine
children - William Sarah,
Eliza J., Martha, George, James,
Nancy, Catherine and Jesse.
Mr. Hill was engaged in
farming during the greater part
of his life, and at his death,
which occurred March 27, 1859,
owned 600 acres of land, where
his widow and family still
reside. Mr. Hill was
a successful farmer, an esteemed
citizen, and for over twenty-six
years a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which he was
also class leader for ten years.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio -Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884
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Salem
Twp. -
ISAAC HILL,
farmer, P. O. Port Washington,
one of the oldest pioneers of the
county, was born on the farm he
now occupies April 5, 1813, son
of Jesse and Mary Hill,
who emigrated to Ohio from
Virginia soon after 1800, and
settled on the farm where they
remained till death. Jesse
Hill died about 1846; his
wife preceded him to the grave
twelve years. Isaac
was reared on the farm; acquired
the best common school education
that could be obtained in that
early day. He has always
followed farming, and owns 200
acres of excellent land, located
here near the Tuscarawas
River. He was married,
October 16, 1835, to Eliza
Booth, who was born in Oxford
Township, January 17, 1820,
daughter of Daniel and Sarah
Booth, both deceased. Mr.
and Mrs. Hill are members of
the Methodist Episcopal
Church. They have been
blessed with six children, but
two of whom, John W. and Ellen
A., survives. The
deceased are Joseph B. and
Mary E., twins, Sarah
J. and George W.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 |
Salem
Twp. -
JOHN W. HILL,
farmer, P. O. Port Washington,,
was born in this county, March 5,
1837, son of Isaac and Eliza
Hill, both natives and
residents in this county. John
W. has been a lifelong and a
successful farmer. He owns
173 acres of land, well
improved. He was married,
September 26, 1862, to Sarah
E. Tidrick, born in this
county July 16, 1840, daughter of
John and Joanna Tidrick,
both of whom yet survive.
Of the eight children born unto
them, seven are living,
viz: Elmer E., Eliza E.,
Anna B., Ada M., Lula M., Albert
B. and John W.
Mary E. was born January 4,
1863, and died the same year.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio -Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Salem
Twp. -
ROBERT HILL,
retired farmer, P. O. Port
Washington, was born in Salem
Township, May 3, 1817. He
is a son of Jesse and Mary
Hill, natives of Virginia,
who emigrated to this township
and county in 1806, and were thus
among the earliest
pioneers. Robert was
the youngest of nine children,
five of whom survive, and while
yet a boy his parents died
and he was thrown upon his own
resources to struggle with the
world. After completing his
education, he began clerking in a
dry goods store, continuing for
twenty years. At first he
received but $50 a year, but the
salary was advanced until it
reached $300. Mr. Hill
then turned his attention to
farming. He purchased a
farm of 195 acres and added to it
until his possessions reached 620
acres. He still retains 550
acres of well improved
land. He was married,
October 12, 1844, to Catherine,
daughter of Christian and
Sarah Wise, of Coshocton
County. She was born in
that county April 5, 1820.
To them have been born six
children, of whom only two Milton
B. and William M.,
survive.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Auburn
Twp. -
SIMON HITZRICH,
farmer, fruit-grower and merchant
tailor, P. O. Ragersville, was
born, October 28, 1828, in
Allendorf, Hesse-Cassel,
Germany. His father, Heinrich,
died in the Fatherland. His
mother, Annie, came to
America at the age of seventy
years, and died six years after,
in November, 1877. Our
subject emigrated to America,
coming by the way of Baltimore
and Wheeling, W. Va., in
1847. Having learned the
tailoring trade in Germany, he
continued it in this
country. On July 6, 1862,
he married Barbara Specht,
also a native of Germany.
In 1860, Mr. Hitzrich,
having made several visits to
this country, was induced to buy
some property and move his family
here. He bought a farm of
fifty-seven acres, which his sons
manage, whilst he himself opened
a custom tailor shop, one mile
and a quarter from
Ragersville. He has also
one of the best fruit farms in
Tuscarawas County, it being well
stocked with choice and rare
varieties of all kinds of
fruit. Mr. and Mrs.
Hitzrich have a family of
eight children living,
viz., Annie (wife of
J. Youngen), Henry S., Charles
W., Simon C., George E., Adam H.,
John E. and Jacob H.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.,
1884 |
Wayne
Twp. -
GODFREY HOERGER,
farmer, P. O. Wilmot, is a native
of Germany, born April 6, 1820,
and is a son of Godfrey and
Elizabeth (Didman) Hoerger,
who came to America in 1834, and
settled in Holmes County, Ohio,
the former engaging in
farming. They are both
deceased. They were the
parents of three children - Henry
(deceased), Godfrey (our
subject), and Hellen
(deceased), our subject being the
only living descendant of the
family in America. On Mar.
30, 1847, he married Hellen
Hostetler, to which union was
born a family of twelve children,
viz., Louisa (wife of Christian
Graber), Paulina (wife
of Nicholas Stilgenbaugh),
Rosa, William, Charles,
Frederick Emma, Sophia, Caroline,
Edward, Ferdinand and Godfrey.
The family are members of the
German Lutheran Church. Mr.
Hoerger owns a fine farm of
ninety-one acres, on which are
erected excellent farm
buildings. Hellen
was the daughter of Frederick
and Magdalina (Bush) Hostetler
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 -
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