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Welcome to
Tuscarawas
County, Ohio
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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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Wayne Twp. -
DANIEL K. REECE,
farmer, P. O. Dundee, was born in
Westmoreland County, Penn., Nov.
13, 1837, and is a son of Nathan
and Mary (Keiser) Reece,
natives of Pennsylvania.
His mother was a daughter of George
and Christina (Snyder)
Keiser. Daniel was one
of a family of eleven children,
six of whom are now living, viz; Missouria,
wife of Jacob Booher; John;
Christina, wife of Daniel
Stevenson; Daniel; Martha, wife
of Abraham Stoner, and Amanda,
wife of William Kelly. Our
subject came to Tuscarawas County
about 1871, but two years after
returned to Pennsylvania,
remaining there three
years. He then came to this
county and settled on the farm
where he is now residing.
He was married to Emma,
daughter of David Catherine
(Bailey) Barkley, natives of
Somerset County, Penn.
Mr. and Mrs. Reece have had a
family of nine children, seven of
whom are living - Elmer,
Grant, Allen, Ella, Sutton, Mary and
May. They are
members of the Christian
Church. Mr. Reece is
a School Director, and is a
member of the Board of
Education. He belongs to
the Masonic fraternity. He
taught school, and for
three years he superintended the
coal and coke works of Freick &
Co., of Fayette County, Penn.,
and kept the books and managed
the coal and iron works of Hogsett,
Hanna & Co., of the
same county, for five
years. He owns a good,
well-improved farm of eighty
acres, where he has a comfortable
home.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
998 |
Wayne Twp. -
FREDERICK REICHENBACH,
merchant and land surveyor,
Dundee, was born in Wayne County,
Ohio, Feb. 14, 1853. His
parents, Frederick and Rosanna
(Beiner) Reichenbach, were
natives of Switzerland, and came
to America about the year 1840,
settling where East Cleveland now
is, which land they owned at the
time. They subsequently
moved to this county, in 1855,
settling upon a farm. Their
family numbered eleven, viz.: Aleide;
Eliza, wife of John B.
Jones; Mary wife of Levi
Beck; Lena, wife of Paul
Schoffter Frederick; Alfred C.;
Edward; Louisa, wife of Louis
Tissot; Ellen; Frank and Celia.
Our subject was married,
Sept. 12, 1878, to Mary
L., daughter of Col.
Nicholas Frederick and Louisa
(Cronz) Joss, the former of
whom is a retired merchant at
Winesburg, Holmes County,
Ohio. To this union there
has been born one child, Ilda.
The family are members of the
German Reformed Church. Mr.
Reichenbach is a Notary
Public, Township Clerk and Local
Surveyor. He owns a store,
and is doing a good business.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
998 |
Wayne Twp. -
CHARLES FREDERICK RHODES,
farmer, P.O. Beach City, was born
in Central America, Nov. 6,
1859. He is a son of Thomas
Conrod and Rosanna (Ricker)
Rhodes, the former of whom is
a native of Ohio, born in
Springfield. Our subject's
mother was a native of Germany,
and came with her parents in
1844, settling near Dover, this
county. She was a daughter
of Frederick and Mary
Catherine (Holl) Ricker, the
latter of whom died in
Germany. The parents of our
subject were married in 1855, and
in the same year moved to Central
America, where they remained
until 1861, removing thence to
California, where Mr. Rhodes
died. Our subject's father
was a photo-artist. Charles
was reared in a family of five
children, viz.: Nina wife
of William H. Kriter; Charles
Frederick, our subject; Thomas,
deceased; Rosa; and Henry,
deceased. On Dec. 18, 1879,
our subject was married to Flora,
daughter of Benjamin and
Catharine (Fisher) Doll. The
results of this union have been
two children - Thomas Benjamin
and Elsie. Mrs.
Rhodes belongs to no church
as yet. Mr. Rhodes belongs
to the Masonic fraternity.
Tuscarawas Lodge, No. 59.
He has held the office of School
Director, and owns a fine farm of
203 acres of fertile, and
productive land.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
998 |
Warren
Twp. -
ALLEN RICHARDSON,
stock-dealer, New Cumberland, was
born August 17, 1847, in Carroll
County, Ohio, son of Edward
and Catherine (Wyant) Richardson,
of Carroll County. He came
to this township with his father,
in 1871; obtained his education
in the schools of Carroll County,
and lived with his father until
his marriage, Sept. 18, 1875, to Miss
Sarah Williams, of
Tuscarawas County. They
have one little girl named Maude.
Mr. Richardson had
always been a farmer until four
years ago; since then, he has
been dealing exclusively in
stock. Our subject is a
stanch Democrat; was Township
Trustee, and has always
encouraged morality and religion
and all enterprises of public
welfare. Mr.
Richardson is one of the
successful and influential
business men of Warren township.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 ~ Page 965 |
Warren
Twp. -
HIRAM RICHARDSON,
farmer, P. O. New Cumberland, was
born Apr. 6, 1858, in Carroll
County, Ohio, and is a son of Edward
and Catharine (Wyant) Richardson.
He moved with his father's family
to this township and county at
the age of eighteen, and obtained
his education in the schools of
Carroll County. After
coming to Tuscarawas County, he
remained with his father about
nine years. On Mar. 9,
1878, he was united in marriage
with Miss Amanda Haugh,
daughter of Samuel and
Anna Haugh of Carroll
County. They had one child,
deceased in infancy. Mr.
Richardson is a
Democrat in politics. He
was the Democratic nominee for
Township Trustee in 1881, and was
defeated by only seven
votes. Besides farming, our
subject pays much attention to
stock-raising. He has
acquired a finely improved farm
of 150 acres, within a quarter of
a mile of New Cumberland.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884~ Page 965 - |
Sugar
Creek Twp. -
THOMAS RICHARDSON,
farmer, P. O. Shanesville, was
born Feb. 23, 1845, in Sugar
Creek Township, this county and
State, and is a son of George
and Barbara (Walter) Richardson,
also natives of this county (see
their biographies in this
work). The subject of this
sketch was raised on a farm,
obtaining his education in the
schools of the township.
His father died when he was seven
years of age, which even t threw
the boys on their own resources,
making them more independent and
self-reliant. At eighteen
years of age, our subject went to
Defiance County, Ohio, remaining
about a year and a half, when he
returned home and adopted the
profession of teaching. He
took up School District No.
7. He has now taught twenty
terms of school, all in the
immediate neighborhood, seventeen
terms being in four districts of
this township. He has been
a successful and efficient
teacher, and has left his
influence on the minds and
characters of many of his pupils
who have gone out in the world,
and are now filling important
positions of honor and
trust. Mr.
Richardson was married,
Mar. 19, 1865 to Miss
Melinda, daughter of Jesse
Winkelpleck, whose
sketch is given elsewhere in this
work. To this union have
been born two children -
Iona Alice and Jesse
E. Mr. Richardson
has been industrious and
successful in life, and has, by
his own efforts, acquired a farm
of ninety-eight acres of
land. In politics, he
supports the Democratic
party. With his wife, he is
a member of the Lutheran
Church. He takes deep
interest in education, and is
giving his children good
advantages, both literary and
musical.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 ~ Page 942 |
Bucks
Twp. -
GEORGE RIGBY,
farmer, P. O. Baltic, was born in
Carroll County December 9,
1826. He is the son of Augustus
and Catherine Rigby. George
was raised on a farm, and
educated in the common
schools. He came to this
county in 1848, and in 1855 was
married to Nancy Rolman,
of Tuscarawas County. Three
children were born to them, viz.:
Cyrus, who died when six
years old, Isaac B. and John.
His wife died in 18623, and in
October, 1867, he married his
second wife - Amanda Millner, of
Carroll county. Mr.
Rigby subscribed $100 for the
purpose of procuring recruits in
the army. He cultivates a
piece of land of about forty-four
acres, where he has a nice little
home.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884
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Warren
Twp. -
ROBERT RIGGLE,
farmer, P. O. New Cumberland, was
born in this township Jan. 13,
1834, son of Jacob and
Temperance (McCombs) Riggle,
who also were raised in this
township and were among its first
people. Robert was reared
on his father's farm, obtained
the education afforded by the
public schools, and when about
twenty-four years of age acquired
the carpenter trade with Eseriah
Dolvin and
Daniel Moughiman, which
he followed about nine
years. He was married,
April 5, 1872, to Martha
Conwell, a resident of
Carroll County. Three
children were born to them, of
whom James E.
and Rose Ann
survive. Mr. Riggle
has purchased a home of 125
acres, is an independent Democrat
in politics, and himself and wife
are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 ~ Page 965 |
Warwick Twp. -
AARON ROMIG, farmer,
P.O. Gnadenhutten, was born in
Warwick Township Feb. 10, 1847,
and is a son of Edward Romig.
He received the greater part of
his education at the common
schools, and attended the Normal
School one term, and the Iron
City Commercial College, from
which he graduated in 1870.
He married, in 1872, Melissa
McCreery, a daughter of James
McCreery, an early settler of
this county, and who at one time
owned 1,000 acres of land.
To Mr. and Mrs. Romig have
been born four children - James
Stanley, Emerson V., Victor Otto
and Grace. Our
subject is a Republican in
politics and owner of 157 acres
of well-improved land. Mrs.
Romig is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - Page
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