CHARLES RAUSCH.  A public spirited citizen of Mill Creek township, Union county, Ohio, is Charles Rausch, a man who has taken a prominent part in the various activities of his county for many years.  A native of the county, he has spent all of his here thus far and is well known throughout the county.  He has been serving as county commissioner since 1910, and in this position is rendering faithful and painstaking service to the citizens of the county.  He has been active in church work and in all the various phases of community life which affect its welfare.
     Charles Rausch, the son of John and Caroline (Horch) Rausch, was born in Darby township, Union county, Ohio, September 29, 1863.  His father was born in the same township, March 12, 1838, while his mother was a native of Germany and came to the United States with her parents when she was two years of age.  After the marriage of his parents, they located in Darby township, where they lived until 1865, at which time they moved to Mill Creek township, settling there on February 26, 1865.  In Mill Creek township John Rausch and his wife spent the remainder of their lives.  He was an industrious farmer and accumulated a farm of two hundred and ten acres in Mill Creek township.  John Rausch and his wife were both loyal members of the German Lutheran church, and liberal supporters of all the activities of his denomination.  Ten children were born to John Rausch and wife, eight of whom are now living: Charles, of Mill Creek township; Amelia, the widow of J. M. Burger; Anna, the wife of John Mader; Clara, the wife of Philip Casper; Maggie, the wife of C. L. Koerner; Leo P., who married .Anna Wolfe; Pauline, the wife of Peter Renner and Albert, who is still unmarried.
     Charles Rausch was about two years of age when his parents moved from Darby township into Mill Creek township, and here he has lived since that time.  He was educated in the German parochial schools and also in the public schools of his township, remaining in school until he was eighteen years of age.  After his marriage. at the age of twenty-three. he began farming in Mill Creek township, and now has a well improved farm of one
hundred and ten acres five miles southeast of Marysville, on the Columbus  and Marysville pike.
     Mr. Rausch was married August 29, 1886, to Anna K. Mader, the daughter of George Mader, a native of Germany, and was born in Darby township, this county, October 27, 1863.  To Mr. and Mrs. Rausch have been born six children: Ida, born in March, 1888, the wife of William Casper; Ernest, born in 1890; Bertha, born in 1893; Martha, born in 1898; Edgar, born July 4, 1900; Hulda, born May 7, 1903.
     Mr. Rausch and his family are earnest members of St. John's Lutheran church of Darby township, and Mr. Rausch was superintendent of the building of the church which was erected in Darby township.  He was treasurer of the church for eight years and also trustee for fifteen years.  Politically, he has been one of the leaders in the Democratic party in township and county affairs for many years, and has also served as a delegate to conventions on numerous occasions.  His party nominated and elected him to the position of county commissioner in 1910, re-electing him in 1912.  He has given this office his careful attention and, as a public official, has served the interests of the people in a very satisfactory manner.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. - 1915 - Page 755

GEORGE W. REAM

Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. - 1915 - Page 1016

ESAU REED.  The most of the citizens of Union county, Ohio, are engaged in farming, and it is safe to say that the largest portion of the bank deposits of the county are the result of the busy farmers of the county.  Taylor township boasts of many excellent fanners and among them Esau Reed occupies a prominent place.  He has lived on his present farm since 1874, and all of the improvements which are now on his farm have been placed there by him since that time.  He has taken an active part in the civic life of his community and has served as trustee for several years, filling this important position with eminent satisfaction to his fellow citizens.  He is essentially a self-made man and his broad acres are a glowing tribute to his ability as a farmer.
    Esau Reed, the son of William and Catherine (Harding) Reed, was born May 29, 1846, in the state of West Virginia.  His father was a native of Virginia and his mother of Pennsylvania, and they were married in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, where they lived until they came to Union county, Ohio, where they settled in Taylor township in 1857.  A short time after wards they moved to Madison county, Ohio, but three years later returned to Union county, where they spent the remainder of their days. William Reed and wile were the parents of eight children, four of whom are now living: Harriette, of Union county; Amanda J., the wife of Hamilton Rittenhouse, of Ostrander, Delaware county; Martha, the widow of Le Roy Weaver, of Plain City, Ohio, and Esau, of Taylor township, this county.
     The education of Esau Reed was received in the schools of Madison county, Ohio, and also those of Union county.  He was eleven years of age when his parents moved from Pennsylvania to Union county, and consequently most of his life has been spent within the confines of this county.  He remained at home until he was twenty-three years of age and then began working for himself.  At the age of twenty-six he was married and started to build up a farm of his own.  As he prospered year after year he added to his land holdings until he is now the owner of two hundred and three and one-half acres of fine land a little more than a mile from Broadway.  He and Mrs. Reed own sixty-three acres of land in Liberty township, and all of his farm is the direct result of his own initiative. He has lived on his present farm since March 3, 1874, and during the long years which have elapsed since that time he has ever been regarded as one of the leading agriculturists of the township. 
     Mr. Reed was married on the 13th day of February, 1873, to Winnie Smith, who was born in Darby township, this county, educated in the common schools and later became a student of Wesleyan College at Delaware,  Ohio.  After completing her college course she taught school until her marriage.  She is a woman of refinement and culture and has always been interested in church and social service work in her county.  Mr. Reed and his wife have no children of their own, but have reared a son.  Ernest C. Colby, whom they took at the age of four years from the Orphan's Home at Cleveland, Ohio.  They gave him all the tender care they would have given to a child of their own and have the satisfaction of knowing that he has become a useful member of society.  He was educated in the common schools and later graduated from the high school at the early age of sixteen.  He then entered the Northern Ohio Normal School at Ada, and graduated from the agricultural course in that splendid school.  Since then he has been engaged in farming and with marked success.  Ernest C. Reed married Bertha Lash, and has two daughters, Pauline and Ernestine.
     Mr. Reed and his wife are loyal members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Broadway.  Fraternally, Mr. Reed is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, while, politically, he has been a life-long Republican, and has served for six years as trustee of his township.  His son has served as township clerk for two terms and is a Mason.  Mr. Reed is a fine type of the splendid American citizen who takes an intelligent interest in the life of his community and always stands ready to help all worthy causes.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. - 1915 - Page 734

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