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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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Goshen
Twp. -
G. L. TINKER, physician
and surgeon, office on South
Broadway, New Philadelphia, was
born at Kingsville, Ashtabula
Co., Ohio, June 19, 1843.
Is a son of Charles Tinker,
also a native of Kingsville, and
a machinist by trade. He
now resides at Ashtabula.
He married Mary J. Webster,
also of Kingsville, who is the
mother of five children, four
living. Our subject, at
eight years of age, removed with
his parents to Portage County,
Ohio, where he resided about
fifteen years. He attended
school at the Eclectic Institute,
of Hiram, Ohio, under James A.
Garfield and subsequently
taught school in Minnesota.
He began the study of medicine
under Dr. S. G. Clark of
Cleveland, with whom he remained
nearly a year, and afterward
attended the Eclectic Medical
Institute of Cincinnati, from
which he graduated in May,
1868. He commenced practice
at Fowler, Trumbull Co., Ohio,
and in 1872, came to New
Philadelphia and opened an
office. He is the only
eclectic physician in the city,
and one of four or five in the
county. His practice has
been a very successful one, more
especially in acute diseases,
typhoid fever, diphtheria,
pneumonia, etc. He is a
member of the Ohio State Eclectic
Association, and Democratic in
politics. Dr. Tinker
was married, August 21, 1873, to Emma
M., daughter of John S.
Sharp, of New
Philadelphia. They had two
children, one son living - Charles.
Mrs. Tinker is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church of
New Philadelphia.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884
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Jefferson Twp. -
JACOB TONGLER, JR.,
blacksmith, Phillipsburg, was
born in Switzerland Oct. 30,
1847, and is the eldest of the
thirteen children (six boys,
seven girls - one, the later
deceased), of Jacob and
Magdalena Tongler. Our
subject came with his father and
family to America in 1853, and
received his education at the
district schools of York
Township, this county, where they
had settled. At the
district schools of York
Township, this county, where they
had settled. At the age of
twenty-one, Jacob, Jr.,
learned the trade of a
blacksmith, which he has followed
ever since as his
occupation. On April 24,
1873, he married Sarah Kuhn,
a native of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio, of which locality her
parents were among the early
pioneers. To this union
there have been born five
children -three boys and two
girls. Mr. Tongler
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 |
Auburn Twp. -
LEVI TRAVIS,
Justice of the Peace and Notary
Public, Ragersville, was born
December 16, 1828, near Reading,
Berks Co., Penn., and is a son of
John S. and Hannah
(Klein) Travis. The
former was born in Philadelphia,
Penn., in which State he was
married. He was a soldier
in the war of 1812. He and
his wife subsequently moved to
Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and
settled in this township (then a
part of Bucks Township), in
1832. Here Mr. Travis was
occupied as a farmer and miller,
entering land which he
cleared. Of their family of
eight children, five are living -
Levi, our subject; George,
also in this county; Louisa
(Neff), in Portage County,
Ohio; William and Wilhelmina
(Blair), both in
Indiana. Mr. Travis
died June 17, 1868; his widow
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Neff, in Portage
County, August 7, 1883, aged
eighty-four years eight months
and twelve days. The
subject of this sketch was
brought up on the farm, and
received a common school
education. He learned the
trade up on the farm, and
received a common school
education. He learned the
trade of stonemason, which he
followed for sixteen years.
On May 8, 1853, he was married to
Elizabeth Walker, also a
native of this county,
Their children are Eli, of
Dover, Ohio, and Lewis,
now in this township. Mrs.
Travis died July 19,
1879. She was a devoted
wife and kind mother; a member of
the Christian Church. Her
death was occasioned by a fall
from a cherry tree. In
1848, our subject began the
profession of teaching, which he
followed for twenty-seven
consecutive years. He was
elected Justice of the Peace, in
April 1864, which office he has
ever since held. He was
admitted to the bar at New
Philadelphia, September 15, 1875,
and has a good local
practice. In politics, he
is a Democrat.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Bucks Twp. -
DAVID H. TROENDLEY,
farmer and teacher, P. O.
Bakersville, was born in Albany,
N. Y., July 19, 18329. He
is the son of Joseph and
Margaret (Deibel) Troendly,
natives of Germany. They
came to this county in
18325. David was
educated in common and select
schools, and was raised on a
farm. He was married in
July, 1860, to Elizabeth,
daughter of Frederick Thomas,
of this county. Five
children were given them - Mary
E., wife of John Meitzler,
who resides in Coshocton County, John
H., Adelia Electa, Margaret M., and
Joseph F., who died when
only two years of age. Mr.
Troendly is a member of the
Evangelical Lutheran
Church. He was Township
Clerk for six or seven years;
Superintendent of the Sabbath
school for twenty years; taught
school; was a member of the board
of education for six years, and
is now serving his fifth term as
Justice of the Peace.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Bucks Twp. -
DANIEL D. TROYER,
of the firm, Mast, Troyer
& Co., Rowville Mills,
was born in Holmes County, Ohio,
Jan. 23, 1844. He is son of
Daniel and Elizabeth (Yoder)
Troyer, natives of
Pennsylvania. They
emigrated in 1816, and were among
the first settlers of this
county. Daniel spent
his early days on a farm,
received a common school
education, and taught school for
ten years. In 1871, he was
married to Susan Olinger,
daughter of Jacob and
Elizabeth (Shutt) Olinger, of
Holmes County. They are
both members of the Omish
Church. Four children have
been born to them - William
D., Ida, Norah and Bertha.
Source: History of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio -
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.,
1884 |
Bucks Twp. -
NOAH TROYER, of
the firm Mast, Troyer & Co.,
Rowville Mills, was born in
Holmes County, Ohio, Feb. 8,
1857. His parents, Joseph
and Elizabeth Troyer, were
natives of Pennsylvania.
They were among the early
settlers of Holmes County.
Noah was raised on a farm, and
educated in the common
schools. He has been in
this county about one and a half
years. In 1880, he was
married to Sarah Mast.
They have two children - Elizabeth
Ann and Elmore. Mr.
Troyer and wife are members
of the Omish Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
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