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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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Sandy
Twp. -
W. F. WALTER, farmer and
proprietor planing mill, Mineral
City, was born Dec. 23, 1849, son
of George and Elizabeth
(Wilson) Walter. George
Walter is a native of
Germany, his wife of Ohio. They
reared a family of nine children
- Mary, Louisa, Harry, Frank,
Anna, Ada, John, Henry, and W.
F., the subject of the
sketch, who was married, Dec. 31,
1876, to Anna E., daughter
of Alfred Davis. Mr. Walter
is one of hte founders of the
Mineral City Planing Mill, and is
also a proprietor in the
furniture manufactory. He is an
enterprising young business man
of Mineral City.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 ~ Page 927 |
Fairfield
Twp. - Page 768
BEZALEEL WALTZ,
farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia,
was born in Maryland in
1808. when three years old,
he came with his parents to
Tuscarawas County, and has since
resided within its limits.
The settlements at the time of
his arrival were few and widely
separated. Wild animals
were abundant, and afforded food
for the pioneer. Bezaleel
was raised on the farm, and
acquired and followed the cooper
trade for some years in his early
life. He made the first
flour barrel that was shipped on
the canal from Zoar to
Cleveland. He was married,
Dec. 22, 1832, to Catharine
Deibert, daughter of
John Deibert, of Goshen
Township. Five of their
eight children are now living - Lavina,
wife of Jeremiah Weaver,
of Allen County; Samuel
D.; Alvin,
of New Cumberland; Sarah
Ellen, wife of Mr.
Popham, of New
Cumberland; and Catharine
J., wife of George
Goodering. Mr.
Waltz entered land, and, aided by
his wife, developed it into a
fine farm. He is a
Republican, and has held various
township offices, including those
of Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk and
Justice of the Peace. He
and his wife are members of the
Lutheran Church. They are
upright, respected people, and
are enjoying a quiet, peaceful
old age in the home they have
occupied for fifty years.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Fairfield
Twp. - Page 768
GEORGE WEAVER,
farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia,
was born Aug. 30, 1836, in
Fairfield Township. He is
the son of John and Providence
Weaver, natives of
Maryland, who emigrated to
Tuscarawas County, and here
developed for themselves a
home. Of their twelve
children, but three survive - Henry,
of Indiana; Nancy,
widow of Benjamin Brown,
also of Indiana; and George,
our subject, who was raised in
this township, and was married,
Aug. 1, 1861, to Elizabeth,
daughter of Philip Waltz.
Their marriage has been blessed
with five children- Lydia
A., Sarah J., Melissa, Cora
and George. Mr.
Weaver, by his
well-directed labor, has acquired
a farm of 105 acres of
well-improved land. His
political faith is in the
Democratic party, and in
religious belief he affiliates
with the Lutheran denomination.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Sandy
Twp. -
JOSHUA WEAVER, farmer, P.
O. Magnolia, was born May 2,
1840, son of B. F. and Abigail
(Farber) Weaver, of whose
four children two are living, Joshua
and J. D. Mrs. Abigail
Weaver is now the wife of David
Speaker. Joshua Weaver was
married, Aug. 28, 1873, to Mary,
daughter of William and Sarah
Sweaney. Their children are Willialm
F. Sweaney and Milan A.
Mr. Weaver has a fine farm of
147 acres. In one corner of it is
the old family graveyard, walled
in with cut stone three feet in
height. John Farber and
wife, the maternal grandparents
of our subject lie buried here.
On the farm is an excellent coal
mine, from which coal has been
taken for fifteen years. Mr.
Weaver is of average height.
His farm possesses good, modern
buildings.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 ~ Page 927 |
Dover Twp. -
JACOB WELTY,
farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was
born in Dover Twp., Tuscarawas
Co., Ohio, in 1817. His
great-grandfather was a native of
Switzerland, whence he emigrated
at an early time, and settled in
the wilds of Pennsylvania, and
from him the succeeding
generations sprang. Abraham
and Elizabeth (Overalt) Welty,
the parents of our subject, were
both natives of Pennsylvania, and
came to the West in 1813,
settling on 160 acres of land
Dover Township, Tuscarawas
County. Abraham was
a Mennonite preacher, and held
divine service throughout the
various settlements in the
country. Here they together
passed the remainder of their
life's journey, attaining old and
respected ages. They raised
a family of five sons and four
daughters, three of whom are
living, viz., Jacob, Sarah
(wife of John Rupert) and Anna
(wife of John Buzzard, of
Elkhart County, Ind.). The
subject of the sketch was born on
the homestead farm, and is among
the oldest living born settlers
of the county; he has always
resided on the home of his
father's selection. He was
married in this county, Sept. 15,
1839, to Mrs. Barbara, daughter
of David Miller, of Holmes
County, Ohio, a native of
Pennsylvania. Eight
children have blessed this union,
four of whom are living, their
names as follows: David
M., John, Barbara and Mary.
Mr. Welty is connected with
the Mennonite Church, and ranks
among the distinguished pioneers
of the county.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 - Page 764 |
Fairfield
Twp. - Page 768
JOHN WISE, Sr.,
farmer, P. O. Zoar Station, was
born in Switzerland Jan. 20,
1841. He emigrated to
America about 1850, with his
father, Jacob Wise, who raised a
family of seven children.
John was reared on a farm, and
received a good education.
He was married, Oct. 20, 1866, to
Eustina Strobel,
of Sandy Township. Seven
children have been born to them,
viz.: Emma, Henry,
Daniel, Mary, Charles, Edward
and Amanda. Mr.
Wise has gained a fine
farm of 167 acres through
industry and perseverance, and is
interested in fine stock, of
which he has excellent specimens
on his place. His political
principles are Democratic.
He is a member of the German
Reformed Church, his wife of the
Catholic Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Bucks Twp. -
JOHN WOLF,
proprietor planing mill,
Rowville, was born in this county
Dec. 2, 1847. His parents, Peter
and Margaret (Rice) Wolf, are
natives of Germany. They
landed in New York May 9,
18465. John was
raised on a farm, received a
common school education, and at
the age of twenty learned the
carpenter trade, which he
followed until the fall of 18823,
at which time he built a planing
mill, where a general stock of
building material - sashes,
doors, blinds, etc. - is now
manufactured, Wolf &
Miller, proprietors. In
1875 he married Mary Marquand,
daughter of John and Mary
Marquand, of this
county. They are of German
descent. Mr. and Mrs.
Wolf are parents of five
children - Catharine, John
Albert, Sarah Maggie, Mary Lizzie
and Edward Henry
They are members of the German
Reformed Church.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Fairview
Twp. - Page 769
JAMES B. WRIGHT,
farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia,
was born Dec. 13, 1820, in
Jefferson County. His
parents, Samuel C. and
Mary Wright; emigrated
from Pennsylvania to Ohio, and
afterward, about 1825, to this
county. James B.
was reared a farmer's lad, and
obtained the education possible
in those days. He was
married May 13, 1843, to Ann
Ickus. Their eight
children were Robert,
who was killed in the battle of
the Wilderness; Martha,
deceased; Elizabeth,
wife of John Newport;
Winfield S.; Tabitha,
wife of John Beans,
of Sandy Township; Dillie,
wife of George Lamb,
of Mineral Point; John;
Henrietta, wife of John
Hodley, of Canton; and
Sherman. Mrs.
Wright died Jan. 5,
1878. Mr. Wright
married, for a second wife, Alice
Lehman, a native of
Switzerland, and a resident of
Goshen Township. Their two
children are James B.
and Charles B. Mr.
Wright owns a
well-improved farm of 142 acres.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884 |
Auburn
Twp. -
DR. BENJAMIN WRIGHT,
deceased, was born August 11,
1817, in Harrison County,
Ohio. He adopted the
medical profession, and moved to
Keene, Coshocton Co., Ohio, where
he practiced for several years,
and then moved to Ragersville,
Tuscarawas County. Here he
was united in marriage, September
5, 1842, with Lucinda Rager.
She was born February 28, 1825,
and was a daughter of Conrad
Rager, a native of
Pennsylvania, and his wife, Catherine
Swagler, of Sharpsburg,
Md. They came to this
county at a very early date and
were married March 14, 1824, in
New Philadelphia, where Mr.
Rager was engaged as a
merchant. He came out to
this portion of the county before
the organization of Auburn
Township, and established here
the first store. He laid
out and organized the town of
Ragersville, giving it his name,
and lived a long, active and
useful life. His widow
survived him ten years and died
February 24, 1880. To
return to our subject, Dr. and
Mrs. Wright settled in
Jacobsport, and here the Doctor
built up a large and prosperous
practice. He was respected
as a man of first -class
scientific attainments.
Their family numbered nine
children, of whom seven are now
living, viz., Dr. J. N.
Wright, Columbus, Ohio; James
L., Superintendent of
Orrville Public Schools; Mary
C. Webb, of Montezuma,
Colo.; Frank P., of
Minneapolis, Minn.; Thomas L.,
Uhrichville, Ohio; William V.,
at home; and Ida M. Stingel, of
Ragersville. Dr. Wright
departed this life in 1878, at
Richwood, Union County,
Ohio. His widow
survives him, and has moved to
her old home at
Ragersville. William V.
Wright has adopted the
profession of teaching, and is a
young man of high literary
culture.
Source: History of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio - Chicago: Warner,
Beers & Co., 1884
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