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BIOGRAPHIES
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A Portrait and biographical record of Allen and Van Wert Counties, Ohio :
containing biographical sketches of many prominent and representative
citizens : together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents
of the United States, and biographies of the governors of Ohio.
Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1896, 1458 pgs.
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WILLIAM
HEATH,
an experienced and respected farmer of York township, Van Wert county,
is a native of Auglaize county, Ohio, and was born December 29, 1824,
son of John and Nancy (Tomlin) Heath. John Heath came to what is
now Van Wert county, in the year of 1836, and entered 240 acres of
land in the wildest of wildernesses, which he succeeded in converting
into one of the finest farms of the township, now owned by our
subject. Eighty acres, however, on which our subject now resides
were entered by an uncle, John Tomlin, William Heath, our subject,
relates that his father caught many wolves, on his settlement here,
and made it a profitable business, as the government was at that time
paying $4.25 for wolf scalps, although Mr. Heath was a farmer and
followed that vocation until his death at the age of eighty-nine
years, his wife having reached four-score years. This worthy
couple reared a family of four sons and five daughters, who were
named, in order of birth, as follows: Lovis, Betsy, James, Jane,
Melchia, Mary, Joseph, William and John, all now deceased with the
exception of our subject (William), and Betsy, widow of John Bevington.
At the age of twenty-six years William Heath, the
subject of this sketch, wedded Adeline Crook. She was a true and
faithful helpmate and died a sincere Christian. In February,
1889, Mr. Heath took for his second, wife, Mellie Devoe, and to this
union were born six children, named in order of birth as follows:
Nancy, William, Harrison, Emma (deceased), Reed and James. Mr.
Heath is a prosperous farmer, now owning 1,160 acres of land, the
greater portion of which he has brought to a high state of
cultivation. Mrs. Heath is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, with which Mr. Heath also affiliates. In politics Mr.
Heath is a republican, and considers it his duty to vote for his party
at each and every election, although he is by no means an office
seeker. Mr. Heath has been one of the most enterprising citizens
of York township, and has won the respect of all with whom he has come
in contact, being especially esteemed for his honesty and for his
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JOHN H. HARR, a deceased pioneer farmer
of Van Wert county, Ohio, was born December 30, 1818, in Fairfield
county of the same state. His father, John Harr, was born
in Lancaster county, Pa., was of German descent, became an early
settler of Fairfield county, Ohio, and there married Miss Martha,
daughter of John and Catherine (Wise) Stolter. To the
marriage of John Harr adn Martha Stolter were born two children
- John H., and Elizabeth. After marriage, John
Harr, Sr., located with his wife on a farm in Fairfield county,
where he resided until his death.
John H. Harr, the subject of this sketch was
reared on the home farm, but was a young man when his father died.
In 1843, when twenty-five years of age, he came to Van Wert county
with his mother and her sister, Fannie, making the journey with
horses and wagons. Here, in 1837, he had entered 160 acres in
the woods, the deed being signed by M. Van Buren, president of
the United States, in August, 1837. This land, after undergoing
the usual hardships and privations of frontier life, he succeeded in
converting into a blooming farm, improved with modern and substantial
buildings, that are furnished with all the latest invented
conveniences. The property has also increased to 180 acres and
it is all uner a high state of cultivation.
In December, 1850, Mr. Harr married Miss
Nancy Henney, daughter of William and Mary (Sands) Henney.
The father, William Henney, was a pioneer of Van Wert
county, having settled in Tully township in 1838. To Mr. Harr's
union with Nancy Henney there were born thirteen children, viz;
William W. , who died in infancy, and twelve that grew to
maturity and were named: Wilson R. Corwin, Uriah S.,
Alice L., Abraham L., Adanirum, Franklin (deceased), Newton,
Emma, John, Perry and Mary E. Of these, Wilson R.
married Etta Leslie, is now a resident of Parsons, Kans., is a
machinist, and the father of two children; Corwin is the
husband of Della Bronson, and has one child; Uriah S.
married Bell Watters, is an employee, in the railroad shops at
Parsons, Kans., and is the father of four children; Alice L. is
the wife of Benjamin Brittson, a farmer of Harrison township,
Van Wert county, Ohio, and is the mother of one child; Abraham l.,
now on the home farm, married Mary Seekings, who has borne him
four children; Adanirum, a carpenter married Nettie Lockman,
who is now deceased, and is the father of one child; Frank M.,
a photographer, died in Chicago, and Mary E., is the wife of
Ellsworth Snyder, a farmer of Harrison township.
John H. Harr was a stanch republican, always
enjoyed the confidence of the people of Harrison township, and for two
terms served them as township assessor. He was an honored member
of the Lutheran church for many years, and for a long time an elder.
He was one of the founders of the Harrison township congregation,
contributed liberally towards its church edifice, and was a member of
the building committee. His wife was also a devout member of the
same congregation. Mr. Harr was one of the first
auctioneers of his part of the county and as such became widely and
favorably known. He was recognized as a man of the strictest
integrity and as a truly public spirited citizen. He died
October 2, 1895, deeply mourned by the community in which he had so
long lived and whom he had done so much to serve. |
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NOAH
HYATT, a prominent citizen of Van Wert, and an ex-soldier of
the Union army, was born Oct. 20, 1840. His father John
Hyatt, was of Irish descent, and was born in 1820 in
Pennsylvania on a farm, was educated there in the common schools,
was reared a farmer, and followed agricultural pursuits until his
death, which occurred in 1880. John Hyatt was a
republican in politics, and was married in Pennsylvania to Miss
Nancy Lawhead of that state. She was a member of the
Christian, or, as it is sometimes called, the Campbellite church,
and died in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1845. John Hyatt,
when he removed from Pennsylvania to Clinton county, Ohio, came with
an old gray horse and twenty-five cents in his pocket. With
his small capital, behind which, however, was plenty of energy and
pluck, he began life there for himself. At first he purchased
a piece of timbered land, seventy-five acres, entirely on credit,
which would be a difficult thing to do at the present time.
This land he cleared, improved and paid for, and lived upon it till
his death. By his marriage to Miss Nancy Lawhead he
became the father of the following children: John Henry
married and living in Iowa; Noah, the subject of this sketch;
Mary Ann; Sarah Jane; George W.; Marshall and Elizabeth.
Of these six, two are still living, viz: Noah and
Sarah Jane After the death of the mother of these
children, John Hyatt married Miss Myra Winpigler of
Clinton, Ohio, by whom he had the following children: Barney,
married and living in Illinois; Emma married and living in
Clinton county, Ohio, and Louis, deceased.
Noah Hyatt, the subject of this sketch, was born
in Clinton county, Ohio. Educated in the common schools, he
remained at home with his father on the farm until the breaking out
of the war, when he enlisted in company F, Eighty-eighth Ohio
volunteer infantry, under Maj. Stiles, on July r, 1863, and
served until July 4, 1865, precisely two years. During
these two years of service he saw much hard fighting, and did a
great deal of marching. In 1864 he was taken sick and was in
the hospital three months. His disease was measles, and
afterward varioloid, which left him paralyzed to some extent, and he
has suffered from paralysis ever since. For his services and
disease he is receiving a pension from the government of $6 per
month.
After returning from the war he went to Clinton County,
he began farming and was married to Miss Eliza Emry Anson Moore
of that county. To this marriage there were born three
children, viz: Eliza Marion, born Mar. 23, 1872; Harris,
born in March, 1873, and Jennie, born in 1878. In 1872
Mr. Hyatt came to Van Wert county, settled on a farm, and worked
it until old age and infirmities compelled him to retire from active
life. He is a republican and a member of the Christian church.
CALEB MOORE, father of Eliza Emry Anson Moore,
was born in Pennsylvania. By occupation he was a farmer, and
followed that calling all his life. He removed from
Pennsylvania to Clinton county, Ohio, where he bought a farm on
which he lived the remainder of his life. He was the father of
the following children: John, William, Harris, Ellen,
and Emry, all of whom are living but Ellen, who was
married to David Osborn and was a member of the Quaker
church. Those that are living are all married. The first
wife died, and Mr. Monroe then married a Miss Miller,
of Clinton county, Ohio, and to this marriage there were born two
children, viz: Lena, married and living in Canton,
Ohio, and Herbert, married and living in Iowa. The
second wife of Mr. Moore died in Clinton county, Ohio, in
1885. Mr. Moore is a republican and takes great
interest in public affairs, realizing that it is necessary for all
good men to look to the welfare of their party, in order that those
who are not so good shall not control its destinies, which in all
cases means defeat to the party. He is a member of the
Friends' church, and adheres strictly to the precepts of his
religion in his daily life.
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WILLIS M. HUNTER, M. D.,
a prominent and rising young physician of Middlepoint, Washington
township, Van Wert county, Ohio, was born in York township, in the
same county, March 29, 1867. His grandfather, Dr. John Hunter,
came from France, became one of the most eminent of the physicians of
West Virginia, was a slave owner, and lived to be quite an aged man.
William H. Hunter, the only child born to Dr.
John Hunter and the father of our subject, was born in West
Virginia, March 1, 1844, and two weeks later lost his mother; he was
then placed by his father, the doctor, with the family of Hesekiah
Clemons, the compensation being worth $2,700, for the rearing of
the motherless child. In 1845, Mr. Clemons removed to
Greene county, Ohio, taking with him his young charge, then but a year
old, and the latter here received a common school education. At
the age of about seventeen, William H. Hunter enlisted from
Greene county in company I, Thirty-first Ohio volunteer infantry, for
three years or during the war, served out his time and received an
honorable discharge. Among the many hard-fought battles in which
he participated were Missionary ridge, Stone River, Lookout Mountain,
and although he was active in the performance of his duty in each and
every march, campaign, battle and skirmish in which his regiment was
engaged, he was neither sick nor wounded, nor taken prisoner.
He came from Greene county to Van Wert county, Ohio,
and, May 22, 1866, the marriage of Mr. Hunter took place, in
Van Wert county, to Miss Eliza J. Demint, who was born in
Greene county, Ohio, February 20, 1850, a daughter of James and
Mary (Hillyard) Demint. James Demint was a soldier in
the Seventy-fourth Ohio volunteer infantry, was transferred to company
B, Seventh reserves, August 12, 1864, while in the service, leaving
the following children: Jesse, John, Cynthiana, Eliza J., and
Susanna. To this marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
have had born three children, viz: Willis M., Frank J., and
Ida E. Both parents are devoted members of the Methodist
church. In politics Mr. Hunter is a republican, and is a
member of Zeller-Hamilton post G. A. R., No. 260, at Middlepoint, and
is also a charter member of the Willshire lodge of I. O. O. F.
After the war had closed, in 1865, he settled on forty
acres of wooded land in York township, Van Wert county, Ohio.
This tract he cleared up and sold, and then moved to Washington county
and purchased eighty acres; this tract he also cleared up and sold,
and then, in 1890, moved to Wilshire township, where he has now a fine
farm of 180 acres, under excellent cultivation and improved in every
essential. He is a gentleman of high social position, and is
prominent as a citizen, and in this capacity is as faithful to his
duty as he was as a soldier during the dark days of the Rebellion.
Dr. Willis M. Hunter was educated preparatively
at the Western Ohio Normal school, at Middlepoint, began the study of
medicine with Dr. L. E. Ladd in 1888, and next attended the
Baltimore Medical college, of Baltimore, Md., from which he graduated
in 1892. He immediately began the practice of his chosen
profession at Wren, Van Wert county, where he was very well received,
and remained six months; then sought a broader field, and for two
years and a half was in active practice at Worstville, Paulding
county; he there met with phenomenal success, was elected coroner of
Paulding county in 1894, on the republican ticket, with a plurality of
746 votes and finally located in Middlepoint, where he has a large
scope for the exercise of skill, and where his professional abilities
are now fully recognized. Dr. Hunter is here associated
with his former preceptor, Dr. L. E. Ladd, and their success is
most flattering. In politics Dr. Hunter is a republican,
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