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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. -
GOTTLIEB LADERACH,
farmer, stock-raiser and cheese
manufacturer, P. O. Ragersville,
was born in 1833 in the Canton of
Berne, Switzerland. He is a
son of John Laderach, who
emigrated to America in
1855. They settled in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where
our subject's mother, Elizabeth
Laderach, died in 1870.
Mr. Laderach by that time
had become owner of a fine farm
and has reared a family of six
children. He afterward
married Mary Bigler, and
took up his residence south of
Ragersville. The subject of
this sketch was raised in
the mother country and married,
after coming to America, Magdalena
Zimmerman. Their family
numbers fourteen children, viz.: Mary
Anderes, John, Ernest, Robert,
August, Daniel, Louis, Emma,
Albert, Edwin, Samuel, Otto,
Emanuel and an infant not
named. Mr. Laderach
has acquired, by industry, a fine
farm of forty-five acres.
He pays special attention to the
rearing of live stock. In
1866, he established a cheese
factory, which he operates with
great success. He and his
wife are members of the German
Reformed Church. In
politics, he is a Democrat.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884
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Fairfield
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NATHAN W. LEGGETT,
farmer, P. O. New Cumberland, was
born in Warren Township, this
county, June 22, 1846, son of William
and Rachel
(Belch) Leggett, who
were industrious, well-esteemed
pioneers of the county. William
Leggett was a native of
Tuscarawas County, his wife of
Jefferson County. Nathan
W. was raised on his
father's farm, and adopted his
avocation. He was married,
June 27, 1871, to Ann E.
McKee, born Feb. 3,
1849, and the daughter of John
L. and Melinda (McCartney) McKee.
Of the six children of Mr.
and Mrs. Leggett, only
one, Rachel Melinda,
is now living. Both he and
his wife are members of the
Lutheran Church. For a
short time they resided in
Fauquier County, Va.
Assisted by his wife, Mr. Leggett
has acquired a finely improved
farm of eighty acres, underlaid
with rich and valuable deposits
of coal. He supports the
principles of the Republican
party.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 766 |
Wayne Twp. -
CASPER LEHNER,
farmer, P. O. Dundee, was born in
Germany Sept. 4, 1815, and is a
son of Boston and Dortha (May)
Lehner, also natives of
Germany. He is a member of
a family of four children - Barbara
(deceased), Casper,
Dortha, and George.
He came to America in 1840 and
settled in Winesburg, Holmes Co.,
Ohio, where he lived for a few
years, subsequently coming to
this county and purchasing the
farm on which he now
resides. On June 20, 1840,
he was united in marriage with Mary
Frederickna Henry which union
has been blessed with a family of
eight children, viz., Mary (wife
of Andrew Gering), Katie,
(wife of Leonard Wencher),
John, George, Rosanna (wife
of Louis Arnold),
Barbara (wife of Rev. Earnest
Deringer), Paulina (wife of Rev.
Jacob Huffman) and William.
The family attend the Lutheran
Church. Mr. Lehner
has a fine farm of 110 acres of
well cultivated land, one of the
best in the county. He has
always taken an active part in
the advancement of the county,
especially in the erection of
churches and schoolhouses.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 996
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CHRISTIAN LENZ,
tinner, P. O. Baltic. He
was born in Holmes County, Ohio,
Feb. 24, 1843. His parents,
Frederick and Christina
Lenz, came from Germany in
1841 and settled in Holmes
County. Christian was
raised on a farm and educated in
the common schools. He
worked in the woolen factor for a
number of years. In 1870,
he started in the dry goods
business in Wilmot, Stark County,
but was burned out in 1872.
He then bought a tin shop and
sold stoves and tinware, roofing
and spouting. He carried on
this business until 1876, when he
came here and was appointed
Postmaster. He was married
in 1862, to Sarah Mumaw,
daughter of George and Lyda
Mumaw, of Holmes
County. Four children were
given them - Emma, Mary, Ida
and John Wesley. Mr.
Lenz is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Wayne
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MICHAEL LILLICH,
farmer, P. O. Dundee, was born in
Wurtemberg, Germany, May 13,
1833, and is a son of Andrew
and Mary Barbara (Horlocher)
Lillich, both of whom died in
Germany. They had a family
of five children - George;
Catherine, wife of Christopher
Lenz; Michael; Barbara, wife
of Frederick Velkest, and Andrew.
Our subject came to America
June 8, 1853, and worked on farms
in this county as a hired hand,
until he had accumulated enough
money to purchase a farm.
He was married, Jan. 23, 1855, to
Mrs. Magdalena Graber, a
daughter of Ulrich and
Magdalen ( Buehler) Kempf,
natives of Switzerland. Her
parents came to America in 1834,
and settled in Wayne County,
Ohio; thence came to this county,
where they died. Miss
Lillich's former husband, Ulrich
Graber, died soon after their
marriage. By this union
were three children- Jacob,
deceased; Mary Jane, Michael
Franz and Fernando Daniel.
The family are members of the
German Reformed Church. Mr.
Lillich is a Democrat in
politics, but is no
radical. He has held the
office of Township Treasurer for
several terms. He owns 122
acres of good land, with splendid
buildings, and is an esteemed
citizen.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 996 |
Bucks
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JOHN JACKSON LINT,
painter, P. O. Baltic, was born
in Holmes County April 3,
1837. He is the son of John
C. and Lucy (Baker) Lint, who
emigrated from Somerset County,
Penn., to Holmes County, Ohio, in
1836, and settled on a farm,
where they lived for thirty-four
years, Mrs. Lint dying at
the age of seventy years, and her
husband surviving until the age
of seventy-five. John C.
Lint's father, Pennsylvania
German, was a soldier of 1812;
his wife's father, an Englishman,
was a soldier in the war. John
J., our subject, remained on
the farm until he was twenty-one
years of age, when he attended a
term of school at Ragersville,
taught by Christian Forney,
now of New Philadelphia.
The following summer, he labored
on his father's farm, and in the
winter taught a term of school at
Baltic. Remaining on the
farm during the spring and
summer, he attended a term of
school at New Philadelphia, and
on his return taught a second
term at Baltic. The
following autumn, he attended a
term of select school at
Shanesville, having worked on the
farm during the summer. He
was captivated by the charms of
his school teacher's niece, wooed
and won her, and made her his
own, his marriage to Miss
Sarah Anne Forney being
celebrated October 237,
1859. She was born in
Somerset County, Penn., August
28, 1840, the daughter of Daniel
and Lydia Forney, who
emigrated to this county about
1850 with his wife and six
children. Five of the
children are yet living - Mrs.
Lint; Rachel, wife of John
McKnight, a farmer of Iowa; Charlotte
(Riker), of near New
Philadelphia; Maria Bowman,
of New Bedford, Ohio; and Clarkson,
a canal boatman of Lockport; Alexander,
the oldest son was killed at the
battle of Antietam. Daniel
Forney married a second wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth (Stantz)
Rinehart, and by her had four
children - three daughters and a
son. After his marriage, John
J. Lint taught a term of
school; then clerked for Henry
Ream, of Baltic, eighteen
months. Ill health
compelled him to relinquish this
pursuit, and he went into the
stock business. He again
commenced mercantile business
with Adam Scar, and,
at the expiration of three years,
removed his goods to Bell's
Mills, now Beach City, Stark
County, and in a short time sold
out, losing $1,200 by the failure
of the purchaser to pay.
Starting anew at Millersburg with
a $5,000 stock, he was again
unfortunate, and, disposing of
his real estate, he removed to
Marshall County, Ind., there
operating a saw-mill two estate,
he removed to Marshall County,
Ind., there operating a saw-mill
two and a half years. He
returned to Ohio at his father's
request, his mother having died,
and lived on the farm a year,
when his father also died. Mr.
Lint then brought his family
to Baltic, where he has since
resided, following painting as a
livelihood. He has held
various township offices for ten
years, and been a resident of
this county twenty years.
His family consists of seven
children, as follows: William
Douglass, a painter by trade,
born October 14, 1860; Elmira,
born June 16, 1862, married March
25, 1883, to Jacob Garver,
son of Martin and Emma Garver;
Morris, born April 10, 1864,
clerk in dry goods store; Salome,
born February 14, 1866; Ivy
Della, born in Indiana
December 21, 1869; Lillie May,
born May 23, 1873, and Dennis
Clarkson, born October 22,
1875.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Clay Twp.
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JACOB LOMNECK,
farmer, P. O. Gnadenhutten, was
born in Prussia Mar. 4, 1842, son
of Peter and Elizabeth (Knapp)
Lomneck. He emigrated
to America in 1856 and settled at
Port Washington, where he
followed the carpenter trade
until 1876. He was a
contractor during this time and
operated a force of employes at
Port Washington and the
neighboring villages. Mr.
Lomneck had received an
elementary education in Prussia,
and took a full course at the
Capital City Commercial College,
Columbus, Ohio. He was
united in wedlock in 869 with Elizabeth
Wolf, daughter of George
Wolf. This marriage was
blessed with seven children, as
follows: Caroline (who
died at the age of three months),
Flora, Edwin, Ida, Anna
Louisa, Albert Sidney and an
infant son. Mr. Lomneck
is a member of the Evangelical
Church, and has served as
Township Clerk. During the
famous Morgan raid he went
to Cincinnatito assist in the
capture of the rebel force.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 – Page
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