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ORLANDO F. OBERLIN,
who resides in Section 25, Jefferson
township, Williams county, owns and operates a valuable farm of one
hundred and eighty acres, whose neat and thrifty appearance well
indicates his careful supervision.
Substantial improvements are surrounded by well-tilled fields,
and all the accessories and conveniences of a model farm are there
found.
Mr. Oberlin is a native of
Ohio, born in Holmes county, Apr. 1, 1846, a son of
Jacob Oberlin, who was born
in Stark county, Ohio, in 1810, and in
the fall of 1854 removed from Holmes county to Williams county, taking
up his residence in Jefferson township,
where his death occurred Feb. 19, 1894.
The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of
Rosanna Lautzbaugh, and was born in Pennsylvania in 1798.
Orlando F. is the
fourth in order of birth in the family of seven children, the others
being as follows:
Amanda, Maria, Hiram, Milton,
Mary and Alice.
At the
age of eight years the subject of this sketch accompanied his parents on
their removal to Williams county, where he was reared and educated in
much the usual manner of farmer boys of his day.
Prompted by a spirit of patriotism, he enlisted, in the fall of
1863, in Company H, Thirty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and valiantly
fought for the preservation of the Union until the war was over.
At the battles of Jonesboro, Georgia,
he was wounded in the left shoulder, and near Kennesaw mountain received
a slight wound in the left leg.
When hostilities ceased he was honorably discharged and returned
to his old home in Jefferson township, Williams county, resuming the
occupation of farming, which he has made his life work.
Since 1854 he has been a resident of that township, making his
home with his father until twenty-four years of age, when he married and
removed to a home of his own.
On Jan. 1, 1872, in Jefferson township,
Mr. Oberlin married Miss
Althea Reed, who was born in that township, Sept. 23, 1849, a
daughter to George Reed.
To Mr. and Mrs.
Oberlin have been born two children:
Roy E. and Theodore.
Roy E. married Elizabeth
Barkdal¸ of Brady township, Williams county and they have one son,
Wayne, born May 21, 1897.
They reside in Brady township, where
Roy owns and operates a farm of one hundred
and seventy-five acres. Like
his father, he affiliates with the Republican party.
Theodore resides with
his parents.
(Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of
Northwestern Ohio - Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. 1899 - pg. 437)
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SYLVESTER C.
OBERLIN
Among the leading and influential farmers
of Jefferson township, Williams county, who thoroughly understand their
chosen calling, and are meeting with good success in their undertakings,
is the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch. He owns and
operates a fine farm of eighty-six acres in Section 26, on which he has
made many excellent improvements, adding not a little to its value and
attractive appearance.
Mr. Oberlin was born in Jefferson township, July 6,
1866, and is the elder son of Hiram B. and Melissa (Snear) Oberlin, the
other being Festus A. The public schools of Williams county
afforded our subject his educational privileges, while his training at
farm work was obtained upon the old homestead in Jefferson county.
He remained with his parents until his marriage, when he located upon
his present farm, to the cultivation and improvement of which he has
since devoted his energies with most gratifying results.
On June 5, 1890, in Brady township, Williams county,
Mr. Oberlin wedded Miss Eva Kunkle, a daughter of George
Kunkle, of that
township. One child has been born to them: Earl K., Mr. and
Mrs. Oberlin are both active and prominent members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, while politically he was identified with the
Republican party. He takes a deep and commendable interest in
public affairs, and is highly esteemed by all who know him.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of Northwestern Ohio
- Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. 1899 - Page 599 |
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ALEXANDER H. OGLE was born in Columbiana County,
Ohio, Apr. 18, 1812, the youngest of seven children born to William
and Rachel Ogle, the former born in the State of Maryland, and the
latter in Pennsylvania in 1771, and married in Washington County, Penn.
Here William Ogle owned a flouring-mill, which he operated till
1803, when he moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, entered land, engaged in
farming till 1845; removed to Cincinnati and shortly after to
Burlington, Iowa, where he had intended living in retirement, but was
removed by death Aug. 5, 1845, and was followed by his wife Dec. 8 the
same year. They had a family of seven children - Benjamin,
Nancy, James, William, Hannah, Thomas and Alexander.
Alexander learned the carpenter's trade, and pursued that business
in his native county until 1834, when he went to Stark County and bought
some land. In the spring of 1835, he went to Pittsburgh, Penn.,
bought a flat-boat, and engaged for three yeas in boating to New
Orleans; then returned to Stark County, and engaged in the real estate
business. In 1843, he visited Beaver County, Penn., and March 10,
of that year, there married Miss Jane Marton, returning to Stark
County at once. In the Spring of 1844, he went to Des Moines
County, Iowa, conducted a hotel and real estate business till the spring
of 1852; then moved to Columbiana County, Ohio; thence changed to Wood
County, and again bought some property. Here his wife died July
16, 1856. April 26, 1860, he married Mrs. Emily Gibbs, a
daughter of Robert and Susan Hunter, of Pennsylvania. In
the spring of 1866, he moved to Sherwood, Defiance Co., Ohio; engaged in
general mercantile business; sold out in Order, and came to Williams
Centre, where he is now doing a fine general trade. He is a
Master Mason, and is the father of ten children - Alexander J.,
Andrew J., James H., Nancy J., Sarah E. (deceased), Lorinda R.,
Lavinia, Loren L., Ida A. (deceased), and Charles W.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 778 |
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ELISHA M. OGLE
was born in Carroll County, Ohio, Sept. 16, 1839, and is the seventh
child of a family of nine, three of whom are yet living, born to
William and Isabelle (Lyons) Ogle, who were natives of Jefferson
County, Ohio, and Washington County, Penn. William Ogle's
parents moved to Jefferson County, Ohio, at an early period in the
history of Eastern Ohio, and he was among the first-born children of
Jefferson County. He was reared a farmer. He and family
moved form Carroll County to Williams County, Ohio, in 1850, locating on
Section 1, in Northwest Township. Mr. Ogle here engaged in
clearing and farming, and this was his home until his death, which
occurred in the spring of 1863. He was one of the early settlers
of North West Township, although not among the first. He was a
hard working and industrious man; was a Captain in the State Militia
while a resident of Carroll County, and was a man self-made in every
respect. His wife survived his death until April, 1881, when she,
too, died. Elisha M. Ogle came with his parents to Williams
County when eleven years old, and this has ever since been his home.
He received a common school education, and, Oct. 22, 1861, enlisted in
Company K, Sixty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry as private. They
left Camp Chase in time to be present, although not actively engaged, in
the battle of Fort Donelson. From here he went to Crump's Landing,
where he was taken sick. After remaining at the hospital at Camp
Dennison for a time, he received a furlough, went home, and then
rejoined his regiment while they were at Bolivar, Tenn. From here,
he was in all the movements of his regiment, until he was wounded at the
battle of Atlanta, on the 22d of July, 1864, where he was shot directly
through the head, the ball entering below the right eye, and passing out
back of the left ear. He was left for dead on the field of battle,
and was so reported to his comrades. On the retreat of the union
forces, he ws taken prisoner, sent to Atlanta, and from there to
Andersonville, remaining at the latter place seven months, where he saw
the suffering that only those know who realized Southern prison life.
He and one other, one dark and rainy night, climbed the fence, and, by a
miracle, escaped the guard, took to the swamps, and, after traveling all
night, found they were within eighty rods from where they got out.
The next night, they started again, and continued this some five or six
days, when they were recaptured by a detachment of Hood's army, and were
then sent to Macon, Ga., where they remained two months; and, on Lee's
surrender, were paroled, and finally regained their liberty.
Mr. Ogle re-enlisted, and was veteranized in December, 1863, when
his first enlistment had expired. He received his final discharge
from the service at Camp Chase June 20, 1865, as Corporal. After
the war, he returned to Williams County, and engaged in farming.
He was married, Oct. 1, 1868, to Miss Amanda Starr, and, in 1875,
was elected to the office of County Treasurer, and re-elected in 1877.
He moved his family to Bryan in 1876, and, in 1878, became a partner of
Simeon Gillis in the proprietorship and publication of the Bryan
Press. Mr. Ogle is a Republican in politics; a
member of the Presbyterian Church, and he and wife are parents of two
children - Wilbur and Maud. Mr. Ogle owns the
old homestead, consisting of 160 acres, besides 83 acres in Florence
Township, and town property in Bryan.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of Northwestern Ohio
- Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. 1899 - Page 581 |
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ROBERT OGLE, son of Thomas and Jerusha Ogle,
was born in Superior Township, Ohio, July 22, 1846. Our subject's
education is limited, he having occasionally gone to school until his
fourteenth year, when he attended a school at Bryan. He was
married in Superior Township, May 19, 1868, to Miss Margaret
Hoverstock. Our subject enlisted July, 1863, in the Ninth Ohio
Cavalry, serving until August, 1865, having been in twenty-six
engagements. Since that time he has been engaged in farming,
except perhaps six months, when he was in the livery business. He
has been Township Trustee two terms. Mr. Ogle's present
farm consists of 200 acres, with considerable stock; he has also 100
acres one and a half miles south. Mr. and Mrs. Ogle are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and have four children -
George, ALma, Blanche and Ray. Mr. Ogle's
parents were pioneers of Williams County, having come here in 1835.
Mr. Ogle is a native of Superior Township, and her parents,
George and Mary Hoverstock also residents of this township, were
born respectively in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 644 |
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EMERSON B. OPDYCKE.
The subject of this notice is fairly entitled to be considered not
only one of the enterprising farmers of Williams county, but also one of
its most highly respected and honored citizens. His residence is
situated in Section 36, Jefferson township, where he owns and operates
two hundred and eighty acres of valuable and highly-productive land
improved with excellent farm buildings. Upon this place Mr.
Opdycke was born, August 12, 1848.
John Opdycke, father of our subject, was born in
Trumbull county, Ohio and in June, 1836, when still single, he came to
Williams county, where, in 1848, he married Miss Harriet C. Baird, also
a native of Ohio. Throughout the greater part of their married
life they lived in Jefferson township, Williams county, continuing to
make it their home up to within ten years of their deaths, the father
dying August 26, 1895, the mother on June 23, 1896. They were the
parents of four children, namely: Emerson B.; Bettie; Charles D.; and
Wilbur. Emerson Opdycke, an uncle of our subject, was a brevet
major general in the Union army during the Civil war.
During his boyhood and youth the subject of this sketch
attended common schools and also obtained a good academic education.
He studied civil engineering and surveying under Professor Churchill of
Oberlin, Ohio, and Professor C. W. Mykrantz, of Bryan. For six
years, or two terms, he most creditably filled the office of county
surveyor of Williams county, and for sixteen or eighteen years made
surveying his business. However, he now gives his attention wholly
to agricultural pursuits, and has made many improvements upon the old
homestead, which he successful operates.
In Pulaski, Ohio, April 19, 1877, Mr. Opdycke married
Miss Sarah A. Roth, a native of Fulton county, Ohio and a daughter of
Christian Roth, of that county. Mr. and Mrs.
Opdycke have become
the parents of seven children, who in the order of birth are as follows:
Winnifred; John G.; Waldo E.; Bessie; Lucile; Alfred; and
Carlton.
Since attaining his majority, Mr. Opdycke has always
given his support to the men and measures of the Republican party, and
he takes an active interest in all enterprises which he believes
calculated to promote the moral, intellectual or material welfare of his
township and county. His entire life has been passed in this
locality, and those who known him best are numbered among his warmest
friends, a fact which plainly indicates an irreproachable life.
(Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of Northwestern Ohio -
Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. 1899) |
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JOHN OREWILIER.
This leading citizen of Pioneer, Williams county, and an honored
veteran of the Civil war, was born Jan. 9, 1827, in Richland county,
Ohio, where he obtained a good common-school
education, which has well fitted him for life’s responsible duties.
His father, Adam Orewiler,
was a native of Kentucky, but was reared in Pennsylvania, and in 1820
became a resident of Richland county, Ohio, where he married
Miss Nancy Walkup, a native
of Ireland, who when a child came to America with her widowed mother and
two sisters, locating first in Pennsylvania and later in Richland
county, Ohio. The
Orewilers were of German
descent. Politically
Adam Orewiler was first a Whig and later a Republican, and by
occupation was an agriculturist, improving two good farms in Richland county, where he died in Jan. 1873.
John is the oldest of his twelve children, the others being as
follows:
Ellen, wife of A. Alleman;
David, a farmer by
occupation; Mrs. Barbara Cline;
Eli, who served in the Union
army during the Civil war, and died in 1873;
Sarah, wife of
J. Kohler; Henry, a farmer;
Mary, wife of W. J. Boggs; Hiram, who was also a Union soldier, and is now a
resident of Toledo, Ohio; and
Nancy, Samuel and Margaret,
who all died when young. The
mother is a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church.
She died in Richland county, Ohio, in April, 1872.
Upon the home farm,
John Orewiler early became
familiar with agricultural pursuits, and remained with his father until
his marriage in 1848, Miss Mary
Keiser becoming with wife.
She was born in Wayne county, Ohio, Dec. 11, 1826, a daughter of
Jacob Keiser, of Pennsylvania
– German stock, who on coming to Ohio first located in Wayne county,
later removed to Richland county, where he spent many years, and in old
age came to Williams county, dying here in 1881.
He was a member of the Lutheran
Church, and his wife, who died at Prattville,
Michigan, in 1883, was a German Baptist in
religious belief. Their children
were Sally, Nancy, Mary, John, Henry, Jacob, Elizabeth, Catherine, Elias A.,
Samuel, Lucinda and George W.
Of these, Elias is a physician, and
Samuel a dentist of Bryan, Williams county.
To
Mr. and Mrs. Orewiler were born the following children:
Elizabeth¸ who died when
young; Nancy, now Mrs. Weaver; Jacob, a farmer of Williams county;
Mrs. Anna M. Belcher; Mrs. Sarah
A. Umbenhaur; Adam, a resident of Pioneer;
William M., a farmer; Luella,
at home; and Cimmiottee,
wife of Mr. Bigbee, who
conducts a meat market in Pioneer.
The wife and mother, who was a faithful member of the
German
Baptist
Church, was called to her final rest Jan. 3,
1891.
For one year after
his marriage Mr. Orewiler
worked by the month as a farm hand, and then operated rented land in his
native county until 1853, when he removed to Williams county and
purchased a tract of land which was still in its primitive condition,
having to clear a road to his place.
After building a cabin he began the improvement and cultivation
of his land, his whole time being devoted to this arduous task, when not
ill with fever and ague, which was prevalent among the early settlers.
On selling that place in 1860, he bought one hundred and ten
acres in Madison township, upon which he now lives.
A few acres had been cleared, and a small frame house erected
thereon, but to-day eighty acres are under a high state of cultivation,
and the improvements include a commodious residence, one-half mile east
of Pioneer, two good barns and substantial outbuildings.
In May, 1864,
Mr. Orewiler placed his farm in charge of his son, and entered the
Union army, becoming a member of the One Hundred and Forty-second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, which was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland.
He was elected first sergeant of his company, faithfully served
for one hundred days, and when his term had expired was honorably
discharged at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio.
He was a member of the National Guard both before and after his
service. On his return home he
resumed farming, but his place has been operated by his sons since 1875.
Since 1864 he has continuously served as justice of the peace,
with the exception of four years; was town clerk for eight years; notary
public a number of years; and has also served as school director –
filling all of these positions in a prompt and capable manner.
He is an ardent Republican, a true and loyal citizen, and in many
respects his life is well worthy of emulation.
In April, 1898, Mr.
Orewiler broke up housekeeping, and is now living with his daughter,
Mrs. Bigbee.
(Source: Commemorative
Biographical Record of Northwestern Ohio - Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co.
1899 - pg. 460) |
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JUDGE SELWIN N. OWEN, son of Horatio and Clarissa (Ransom)
Owen, is a native of Steuben County, N. Y., his birth occurring July
5, 1836. Horatio Owen was a native of New York State where
he was reared, educated and married. He served an apprenticeship
at the tailor's trade, and afterward worked as a journeyman tailor.
He came with his family to Columbus, Ohio, in about 1837, shortly
afterward moving to Huron County, where he engaged in merchandising and
dealing in grain. He was killed October 6, 1860, at one of his
elevators in Havana, Huron County, by the breaking of a rope used in
drawing cars of wheat up in the elevator on an inclined track from the
office below. His widow yet survives him, and resides with a
daughter in Butler, Ind. Judge Owen is the second of a
family of eight children, five of whom are yet living. He was
reared to manhood in Huron and Seneca Counties, receiving a good common
school and academic education. For four years he was a student of
Norwalk Institute, paying for his tuition and books by acting as
janitor. He finished his literary education by an elective course
at Antioch College. The winters of 1856-57, he was Principal of a
seminary in Clark County, Ky., succeeding which he came to Norwalk and
began the study of law with Kennan & Stewart, attorneys of that
place. He attended the Cincinnati Law School, beginning in 1861,
and graduating in 1862. Mr. Owen began his career as an
attorney at Fremont, Ohio, but remained there only until November, 1863,
when he came to Bryan and engaged actively in law pursuits. This
has been his home ever since, and, with the exception of one year, he
ahs followed his profession alone. He is a Democrat in politics,
and in 1876 was elected without opposition Judge of the Common Pleas
Court for five counties of the Third Judicial District. He served
his first term of five years, and during this time the Territory of
which he was then Judge was redistricted. In 1881, he was
re-elected, and was assigned to the Judgeship of the subdivision, at
present comprising Paulding, Defiance and Williams Counties. In
1880, he was elected one of the Judges of the Inter-State Oratorical
Contest, comprising the States of Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana,
Wisconsin and Iowa. His Associate Judges in this contest were
Elihu B. Washburne, of Illinois, Gov. Foster, of Ohio, and
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana. Judge Owen has been
one of the leading lawyers of the bar of William and neighboring
counties. He was united in marriage in 1870, with Miss Beulah
B. Barret, of Rochelle, Ill., and to this union has been born one
daughter - Gertie L. Judge Owen owns, besides a
valuable town property, a farm of seventy-five acres adjoining the city
of Bryan. He is a member of the A., F. & A. M., and the
Universalist Church, and is one of the most prominent men in
Northwestern Ohio.
(NOTE: See Death
Notice)
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 582 |
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ROBERT N. PATTERSON, editor and
proprietor of the Bryan Democrat, is a native of Delaware, Ohio,
his birth occurring January 19, 1831. His father, Gen. A. H.
Patterson, was a native of Huntingdon, Penn., his father being a native
of Scotland. This gentleman, Thomas Patterson, came
to America in 1773, a single man, served the colonies in the war of the
Revolution and was wounded at the battle of Brandywine. After the
war, he married a Quaker lady, Jane Slack, a native of England.
There was a large family born to this union, Andrew H.,
father of Robert N., being the fourth son. Andrew H.
learned the saddler's trade, was an active politician thirty or forty
years ago in Ohio, and held various positions of honor and trust, among
them being that of State Representative. He married our subject's
mother, Roxanna Vining, for his first wife, and by her had six children.
This lady was a direct descendant of the Vinings and Carters
of Puritanical fame, who settled in Massachusetts. She died in
1839, and Gen. Patterson then married Miss Lucy Bixby,
who bore him three children. Gen. Patterson died in
Bryan in August, 1863, aged fifty-five years. Robert N.
Patterson lived with his father until the age of seventeen, when he
began learning the printer's trade in the office of the Buckeye
Eagle at Marion, Ohio. Since that time, he has worked on
different papers in Ohio until 1862, and the spring of 1863 came to
Bryan and established the Bryan Democrat, of which he has ever
since continued publisher and proprietor. The Democrat has
flourished and thriven under his management, and is the leading
Democratic paper of Williams County, and among the best newspaper of
Northwestern Ohio. Mr. Patterson was married, in 1852, to
miss E. J. Fulkerson, and to this marriage were born six
children, only the following named yet living: Cora, Addie, Medary M.
and Mary. Mr. Patterson is a Democrat in politics and
principles, is a Knight Templar of the Masonic fraternity, a Patriarch
of the I. O. O. F.'s and a member of the K. of H. He is a charter
member of the Grand Temple of the Patriarchcal Circle, has served nine
years as Secretary of the County Agricultural Society, and is the
present incumbent.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page.
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JAMES
PAUL, civil engineer, is a native of Portage County, Ohio, his
birth occurring June 16, 1844. His mother, a widow lady, married
Jacob Byers in about 1850, and this couple, to better their
circumstances, moved west in 1853, locating in Superior Township,
Williams County, Ohio. They purchased eighty acres of land, partly
paying for the same, and engaged in agricultural pursuits and are yet
residents of Superior Township. James Paul was but nine
years old when he came to Williams County, and he made his home with his
parents until twenty-five years of age. His educational advantages
were very limited, but through the influence and persuasions of his
mother and a cousin, J. M. Welker of Bryan, he succeeded, by
close application, in obtaining an excellent practical education.
Having an ardent liking for mathematics, he passed many hours in the
study of that science, and while a student at the Normal School in Bryan
perfected his knowledge in civil engineering. Mr. Paul has
for many years been one of the most successful school teachers of
Williams County. He taught the schools of Pulaski a number of
terms, and in 1870 went to Stryker as the Superintendent of the schools
of that place. Through his influence and management, the schools
of Stryker became second best to none in the county, which reflects much
credit to Mr. Paul as an educator, as he took charge when they
were considered in very poor shape. Mr. Paul is a
Republican in politics, and has served two terms as Surveyor of
Williams County and one term as School Examiner. He is chief
engineer of what is known as the "Forty-five-Mile Ditch," now attracting
much attention in the county. In 1873, he married Miss Emma J.
Carver, who became the mother of three children - Mary N.,
Charles C. (deceased) and Alice M. Mrs. Paul was a
member of the Presbyterian Church; she died March 1, 1881, and her
remains now repose in Bethesda Cemetery, Superior Township. April
27, 1882, Mrs. Paul married his present wife, Miss Dr.
Jennie Buckley, a graduate of the Woman's Medical College, of
Chicago. Mr. Paul is a member of I. O. O. F. Lodge, No.
611, of Stryker, and is a popular man in his party, and with the
community in general.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 584 |
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MARTIN PERKY, Probate Judge of Williams County, was born in
Westmoreland County, Penn., Jan. 18, 1819, one of ten children, five yet
living, born to Christopher and Elizabeth (Slater) Perky, who was
also natives of the Keystone State. Christopher Perky was a
farmer, and at an early day emigrated to Seneca County, this State, and
there died in 1833, his widow surviving him till 1852. Martin
Perky was reared and educated in Seneca County, and followed farming
there till 1839, when he came to this county and located in Florence
Township, where he entered 140 acres of Government land and resumed his
vocation as farmer. In 1843, he married Catharine Gaudern,
whose parents came to the county in 1840. He joined the M. E.
Church in 1843, and in 1853 joined the North Ohio M. E. Conference, and
from that time till about 1865, was engaged in pastoral work over
Northwestern Ohio. In 1861, he was appointed Champlain of the
Sixty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and remained with them until the
fall of 1862, when ill health caused him to resign. In 1865, he
engaged in mercantile pursuits in Pioneer; he sold out in 1878, and he
elected Probate Judge of Williams County, and re-elected in 1881.
The Judge is a Democrat, a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows orders,
and he and wife are old and honored members of the M. E. Church.
He is the father of two daughters, viz., Eugenia (now Mrs.
Hilton), and Abbie L. (now Mrs. Lewis).
The Judge is widely known because of his long residence in the township
(there having been but thirteen voters in it when he located here), and
is universally respected and esteemed.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 584 |
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C.
W. PITCAIRN is a native of New Lisbon, Columbiana Co., Ohio, and
was born March 23, 1849. His father, John Pitcairn, is a native of
Scotland, a tailor by trade, and he came to the United States when about
eighteen years of age. He married Catharine Small, a native
of Columbiana County, Ohio, and of German descent. He followed his
trade till about 1864, when he retired from business, and he and wife
are now living in New Lisbon. They were the parents of nine
children, C. W. being the eldest son and second eldest child.
C. W. was reared in his native county, receiving a fair
education. When in his sixteenth year, he enlisted as a member of
Company H, One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
served one year in the Army of the Shenandoah Valley. After his
discharge, he returned home and engaged in clerking. In 1870, he
began the study of law in the office of Clark & McVicker He
attended the Law Department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor,
the winter of 1872-73, and on April 1, 1874, was admitted to the bar.
In December, 1874, he came to Bryan and began practicing his profession.
In August, 1881, he discontinued practicing and accepted the
Secretaryship and Treasurership of the Morrison & Fay Manufacturing
Company, of which he was a stock-owner, at which he is yet employed.
He is a Republican in politics and has been Mayor of Bryan about two
years, having been elected in 1878. He was elected Prosecuting
Attorney in 1879, but resigned to fill the position he now occupies.
He was married Oct. 8, 1878, to Miss Ella Garver, daughter of
John A. Garver. Mr. Pitcairn is an Odd Fellow, and Mrs. P.
is a member of the Universalist Church.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page585 |
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M.
B. PLUMMER, son of Jacob and Lucy (Berkshire) Plummer, is
a native of Ross County, Ohio, where his birth occurred Jan. 2, 1818.
He was reared in Ross County to manhood, where he acquired a fair
district school education. By trade he is a woolen manufacturer
but his life has been diversified with a number of different
employments. At the age of twenty-two he began his career as a
school teacher at which he engaged both in his native county and in
Williams. In November, 1841, he came to Williams County, Ohio,
stopping first in Springfield Township, where he began teaching, and
Williams County has ever since been his home. He was married, Oct.
13, 1844, to Miss Emily Moudy, and the spring of that year moved
to West Unity, and embarked in merchandising. In 1848, he was
elected County Recorder by the Democratic party and moved to Bryan.
The spring of 1851, he was appointed County Auditor to fill the
unexpired term of Jacob Bowman, resigned. He continued as
such until his term expired, afterward acting as Deputy County Auditor
three years. In 1856, he engaged in merchandising in Bryan, at
which he continued until 1860. He was one of the Census
Enumerators for that year, and in 1862 he was appointed route agent on
the Toledo & Wabash Railroad. The fall of 1863, he resigned this
position to fill the position of Clerk of Courts of Williams County, to
which he had been elected by the Union party, and in 1868 was appointed
postal clerk on the same railroad on which he had been route agent.
In 1870, he engaged in business in Bryan, at the same time embarking in
a manufacturing enterprise at Pioneer. In 1874, he was elected
Mayor and Justice of the Peace of Bryan, and in 1877 was reelected
Justice of the Peace. In 1870, he engaged in a general insurance
business at which he is yet engaged. Mr. P. is a Democrat
in politics, and he and wife are members of the M. E. Church and the
parents of nine children - John M., Charles W., Edward E.,
Lizzie Z., Leroy D. and Alice, living; and Eliza
J., Udora and Frank W., deceased.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page586 |
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JOHN W. POLLOCK was born December 28,
1825, in Richland County, Ohio, and is one of a family of thirteen
children, ten of whom are yet living, born to Samuel and Frances
(Wilkin) Pollock, who were natives respectively of Ireland and
Pennsylvania. Samuel Pollock came with his parents to
America when six years old; was reared in Pennsylvania and Harrison
County, Ohio, at the latter-named place marrying in 1818. He
served in the war of 1812; was a farmer by occupation; moved to Richland
County in about 1820, where he died in 1876. His widow still
survives him at the age of eighty-two years, residing in Mansfield.
John W. Pollock was reared in Richland County, receiving in youth
only such education as limited means in the common schools of that early
day afforded. In August, 1848, he came to Williams County for the
first time, purchased a piece of land directly across the county line
and then returned to Richland County, remaining there until the winter
of 1849, when he returned to Williams County, where he remained one
year, working at this trade of carpenter and joiner. The winter of
1850, he returned to Richland County, when, on the 16th of June, 1851,
he was united in marriage with Miss Mary A. Finny. He
remained in his native county until August, 1851, during which time he
erected two barns. He then moved to Williams Centre, Williams
County, and recommenced working at his trade, which was that of barn
building chiefly, until the breaking out of the war. September 1,
1861, he enlisted as private in Company E. Thirty-eighth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and remained with them until November, 1863,
participating in all the movements of his regiment until it was
veteranized. He was sent home for recruiting services in November,
1863, and in April, 1864, was commissioned Second Lieutenant of Company
C, Thirty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. They went into active
service, but soon after starting out, Lieut. Pollock was placed
in the Quartermaster's Department, remaining therein until June, 1865,
when he participated in the grand review of Sherman's army. In
December, 1864, he was promoted to First Lieutenant, mustered into
Company D of the Thirty-eighth, and in about June, 1865, was advanced to
Captain of Company F. After the war, Mr. P. returned to
Bryan, on the place he had purchased in 1852, and to which he had moved
a year or two later. He has remained here ever since, first
engaging in saw-milling, subsequently at his trade and farming. He
owns twenty-four acres where he now resides, and 160 acres in Pulaski
Township. His wife died January 15, 1877. To her marriage
with Mr. Pollock there were born three children - James F.
(deceased), Clayton E., and Ella B. (deceased).
April 21, 1878, Mr. Pollock married his present wife, Mrs.
Hattie (Newman) Eaton. To their marriage has been born one
daughter, Fanny f. Mr. Pollock is a Republican in politics,
and is one of the present Trustees of Pulaski Township. HE is a
member of the G. A. R., and he and wife belong to the Presbyterian
Church.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 586 |
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A.
M. PRATT, lawyer, was born in Berkshire County, Mass., December
26, 1825. His father, Michael Pratt, was a native of
Taunton, Mass., a direct descendant of the Puritans, and dated the
advent of his forefathers in America as far back as 1623, and it is said
that one of them surveyed and laid out the town of Plymouth.
John the father of Michael, served in the Revolution as a
Massachusetts minuteman. Michael married Lydia Douglas,
of New London, Conn., a distant relative of Stephen A. Douglas,
of Illinois. This lady died, leaving no children. His
second wife, Sophia Humphreville, of Fair Haven, Conn., became
the mother of eight children, five of whom survive their parents, the
father dying January 6, 1862, and the mother in September, 1867.
Our subject was the sixth child born to this union, and was reared on
his father's farm in his native county. In 1846, he entered
Williams College, and graduated in 1850. In December of that year,
he came to Ravenna, this State, and under the instruction of John L.
Ramsey, there began the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in
Medina in 1853. The same fall, he came to Bryan, then a town of
about 450 inhabitants, and began practice in partnership with Edward
Foster, and here he has carried on his profession with gratifying
success ever since. January 17, 1855, he married Elizabeth C.
Atwood, of Portage County, who died July 20, 1870, leaving two
daughters, Mabel E. and Cornelia A. His second and
present wife was Mary W. Northrop, who he married October 26,
1871. Mr. Pratt is a Republican, has served as Mayor of
Bryan, and was a delegate to the last State Constitutional Convention.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 586 |
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