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* WIGHT, Theodore Elijah
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* WOLLAM, Frank
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CHARLES C.
WELSON. To the Fatherland this country is indebted for very
many of her most loyal, industrious, frugal and enlightened
citizens, among whom is worthily numbered the gentleman whose
name introduces this sketch, a veteran of the war of the
Rebellion.
Born near the city of Berlin, Germany, Jan. 4, 1841,
our subject is a son of Frederick and Mary (Neuman) Welson,
and a grandson of Christopher Welson, a farmer by occupation,
who was born in the Fatherland in 1783, and died there in
1866. In his family were three sons - Joseph, Frederick
and John; and three daughters - Elizabeth, Sophia and
Seretha;
all now deceased except John, who has his home in Michigan.
Frederick Welson, father of our subject, was born
September 16, 1820, in Germany, and died in Wood county, Ohio,
May 22, 1895. In his native land he married Miss
Mary Neuman, who was born there July 10, 1820, and five children
blessed their union, viz.: Charles C. (our subject), Sophia
(who died in Germany), Frederick (also deceased), Minnie (wife
of David Swab, of Hancock county, Ohio), and Henry, who was
born in Ohio. In 1855 the family came to the United
States, locating at Fostoria, Ohio, where the father followed
farming.
At the age of fifteen, after attending and graduating
from the schools of Germany, our subject came to the United
States, and in the schools of Hancock county acquired a good
knowledge of the English language. He then began working
by the month, remaining some twenty-one months with one
employer, his wages being about one dollar a week; then was
employed by another man at seventy dollars a year, which
engagement continued two years, and after that he worked at
carpentry one year at eight dollars per month. After his
return from the war (his experience therein being referred to
below), he resumed the pursuits of peace in Hancock county,
working by the month at twenty dollars per month, and in
course of time purchased and came to his present farm of
eighty acres in York township, Fulton county.
On August 26, 1861, Mr. Welson enlisted at Findlay,
Ohio, in Company D, Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for
three years or during the war, and served consecutively under
Generals Nelson, O. M. Mitchell and H. Thomas, the regiment
being attached to General Sherman's army. In the spring
of 1864, his term of service having expired, he re-enlisted as
a veteran. Among the many engagements in which this
gallant soldier participated may be mentioned those of Stone
River, Resaca, Peach Tree Creek, Dalton, Kenesaw Mountain,
Jonesboro, Siege of Atlanta, Ivy Mountain, Buzzard Roost,
LaVergne, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and Savannah. On
February 17, 1865, he was taken prisoner, and was confined in
Libby Prison about three and one-half months, at the end of
which time he was paroled; the war being now ended, he
received an honorable discharge and returned home to Hancock
county, as above related.
On May 2, 1869, Charles C. Welson was married to
Matilda E. Foster, a daughter of Rev. Silas Foster
of Wood
county, Ohio, and three children have blessed this union, all
yet living at home, their names and dates of birth being as
follows: J. R., July 18,1870; Maude L., June 25, 1874;
and Blanche B., September 18, 1881. Mrs.
Welson was born
June 3, 1849, in Wood county, Ohio, where she received her
education. She and her husband are members of the
Presbyterian Church. Socially, he is affiliated with
McQuillan Post, G. A. R., at Delta, Fulton county.
Politically, he is a stanch Republican, his first Presidential
vote being cast for Abraham Lincoln, and he and his amiable
life partner enjoy the respect and esteem of the community in
which they live.
(Source:
Commemorative & Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio - Chicago:
J. H. Beers & Co. 1899) |
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JONATHAN D. WHITTAKER, M.
D. , came to Wood County in 1843, and after
practicing for a year at Rochester, settled on a tract of
land comprising four acres in Webster Township. This
tract, just enough for a home, he has made many improvements
upon, and here has his pleasant and commodious residence.
He has been very successful in the practice of his
profession, and is the pioneer physician of the county.
In former years his visits were all made on horseback, and
he well remembers when there were only a few houses in
Bowling Green, and when Indians were numerous in this
locality.
The Doctor was born in Butler County, Ohio near
Hamilton, October 20, 1823, and is one of seven sons, whose
parents were James and Mary (Corwin) Whittaker, both natives
of the Buckeye State the former born in Hamilton County.
John, their eldest son, is a resident of Hamilton,
Ohio; Stephen makes his home in Clermont County, that
state; Joseph is an Indiana farmer; Albert, a
physician, is now in Colorado; Ichabod died in the
army in 1862; and James, a veteran of the late warm
died in 1892. For the following year he was assistant
Professor in the departments of ophthalmology and otology.
Subsequently he was for two yeas Demonstrator before the
classes pursuing special studies of the eye, ear, nose and
throat. While yet a student, he was an assistant in
the department of bacteriology, and devoted considerable
attention to that now well recognized science.
In July, 1894, Dr. Suker married Miss Bertram C.,
daughter of the late Dr. Dunster. This
well known physician was formerly Professor of Obstetrics
and Gynecology at the Michigan State University. The
residence of the young couple is a pleasant and comfortable
one, situated at No. 322 Eighteenth street.
Politically Dr. Suker is an ally of the
Republican party. He is a young man who has a more
than ordinarily bright future in store, and who will
undoubtedly soon be numbered among the foremost physicians
of this city and county. He brings to bear upon his
chosen work much research and private study, in addition to
the excellent training he has had under the best of
teachers.
Source: Portrait & Biological Record of City of Toledo &
Lucas & Wood Counties, Ohio - 1895) |
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ALEXANDER WIGHT
( Source: Portrait & Biological Record of City of Toledo &
Lucas & Wood Counties, Ohio - 1895) |
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THEODORE ELIJAH WIGHT,
who died at Millbury, Aug. 14, 1892, was one of its most
highly esteemed citizens. By industry and diligence in
business he accumulated a good fortune, and at the time of
his death owned a well improved farm, comprising ninety-six
acres, in the vicinity of this village. At various
times he owned lands in Ohio and Iowa to the extent of about
one thousand acres. He was a charter member of the
Knights of Honor lodge of this place, was the first to sign
his name to the roll, and was the first to be claimed by
death. For a quarter of a century he was a member of
the Masonic fraternity, being identified with Genoa Lodge
No. 433, F. & A. M. Religiously he was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, to which his widow also belongs.
Born March 15, 1832, in Saratoga County, N. Y., T.
E. Wight was still an infant when his parents removed to
Rochester. There the father ran a mill ad speculated
in city real estate, but by trade he was a mason, and
in Saratoga County operated a farm. He bore the
Christian name of Jacob Theodore, and his wife bore
the maiden name of Amy Mallory. The
former and his twin sister, Theodosia, were born Aug.
2, 1786, probably in Vermont. Their parents were
Jacob and Sarah (Youngglove) Wight, the former of whom
was born July 20, 1755, and died Dec. 22, 1813. Their
other children were Thaddeus, Mehitable, Sarah, Eunice,
Abigail, Jacob, Polly B. and Orson.
The parents of our subject were married at Smithville, N.
Y., April 4, 1822, and became the parents of five
children, namely: Birdsall, Wiley, Augusta, Theodore
E. and Willard. The father died January 29,
1856, in Lorain County, Ohio, whither he had removed in
July, 1842.
Theodore E. Wight was a boy of ten years when he
came to the Buckeye State, and much of his education was
obtained in Columbia, Lorain County. He was married in
Kent County, Mich., when in his twenty-fifth year, and
settled on a tract of timber-land in Clinton County, that
state. He built a house and began clearing a farm and
during the three years which followed had removed the timber
from about forty acres. On account of poor health he
removed to Byron, Kent County, Mich., where he lived for
about a year, after which, in 1862, he came to Millbury,
bought a house and lot, and prepared to become a permanent
resident of the place. For several years he was
interested in various kinds of speculation - purchased a
farm, which he carried on, operated in sawmill in company
with his brother, got out heavy timber for the first bridge
across the Maumee, conducted a factory, and was a salesman
for a firm manufacturing binders and mowers, and later for a
windmill concern. From 1872 and 1877 he was an agent
for several insurance companies.
Nov. 8, 1857, Theodore E. Wight married Miss
Mary E. Nichols, who was born in what was then Tioga
County, N. Y., Dec. 26, 1832, and whose parents, James S.
and Abigail (Sherwood) Nichols, were married in that
county in 1827. Mrs. Wight's eldest
brother, Minor S., died in April 1863, from exposure,
soon after the battle of Murfreesboro, in which he took
part. Henry L., a retired engineer of
Northville, Wayne County, Mich., was also a soldier in the
Union army, as was likewise Morris S. a retired
business man in Northville, who draws a pension for severe
wounds received at Bull Run, he being crushed by a large
timer while building a bridge. Sylvia M. is the wife
of Amos Smith, of Rocky Ridge, Ohio; and James W.
died inn childhood.
Lemuel and Sallie (Wakely) Nichols, parents of
James S. Nichols, were both natives of Connecticut.
The latter was born in the same state, Feb. 22, 1801, and
his wife, Abigail, was born Jan. 2, 1802, in
Fairfield, Conn. Mr. Wight was only two years old
when her parents removed to Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and her
girlhood days were passed at Dover, where she attended
school until nineteen years of age, finishing her education
at a private seminary. In the fall of 1853 she engaged
in teaching in Kent County, Mich., and was thus employed
until her marriage. She has become the mother of eight
children, as follows: Willard E., of Delaware County,
Ohio; Ladora E., who died at the age of twenty-nine
years; Abbie E.; Augusta E., Mary E., who died when
in her sixth year; Henry E., Fernie, whose death
occurred at teh age of one year; and Florence Eva.
Abbie was married, in 1886 to George H. C. Farmer,
an agriculturist of Ottawa County, and they have three
children, John E., Bernice M. and Dora Elizabeth.
Willard was married, in 1886 to Miss Fannie
Chamberlain, and they have had three children,
Allen C., Mary Olive, and Theodore E., who is
deceased. Henry E. was married, in 1893, to
Anna Pinniger, and they have one son, Archie E.
Ladora married Isaac McCrary, of Sandusky County,
and became the mother of three children: Bernice M.,
deceased; Theodore D. and Vincent R. Her
death occurred at Millbury, August 19, 1889. Mrs.
Wight is a devoted member of the Methodist Church, to
which her daughter Ladora formerly belonged, and of
which her son Willard is also a member.
( Source: Portrait & Biological Record of City of Toledo &
Lucas & Wood Counties, Ohio - 1895) |
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FRANK WOLLAM, of Montgomery
Township, Wood County, is one of her native sons and old
residents. His life work has been that of farming, and
he has long been esteemed one of the most practical and
enterprising agriculturists of this neighborhood. After
his marriage his father gave him forty acres, and with this as
a nucleus he commenced extending his domains, until his farm
now comprises one hundred and thirty-two acres. This was
formerly covered thickly with timber, but he has cleared it
all away, building barns, fences and a good home. His
farm is now one of the best in the township and is always kept
in a thrifty condition.
Joseph Wollam, the father of our subject, was
born February 8, 1824, in Columbiana County, Ohio His
father, Henry, a native of Virginia, had settled in
that county in its early history. Joseph Wollam
grew to manhood on his father's farm, and at the age of twenty
years was united in marriage with Mary Ann Sloan.
After that event he removed to Wood County, entered one
hundred and sixty acres of Government land and built a log
cabin. He cleared his land and devoted himself to its
improvement until his death, which occurred November 19, 1892,
at the age of sixty-nine years, nine months and eleven days.
He had learned the carpenter's trade, and followed that
vocation for about six years. He reared a family of six
children: Robert H., born June 24, 1845;
William C. September 2, 1847; C. Frank; Mary E.,
September 8, 1853; Martha and Joseph Harold.
Robert and William C. are residents of this
township. Mary E. died at the age of twenty-four
years, February 6, 1878, and Martha is the wife of
David Meyers, of Fostoria, Ohio.
C. Frank, of this sketch, was born May 15, 1851,
on the old homestead in this township. His boyhood was
passed in assisting his father on the farm and in attending
the district schools during the winter. In 1873 he
married Miss Mary Ella, daughter of Adam and
Elizabeth (Stahl) Duke, who at an early day removed from
Perry County, Ohio, to Livingston Township, Seneca County, and
in 1871 became residents of Wood County.
Mr. Woolam and his estimable wife industriously
set forth after their marriage to make a home and fortune, and
succeeded in their efforts. Little by little their
possessions were increased by their industry and good
management. Three children came to bless their home, a
son and two daughters. The eldest, Martin A.,
born July 14, 1874, is of great assistance to his father in
the management of the farm; Marion J., born April 10,
1879; and Emma E., born February 12, 1882, are still at
home.
Politically Mr. Wollam has given his support to
the Republican party since becoming a voter. Socially he
is a Knight of Pythias, belonging to Lodge No. 329, of Rising
Sun.
( Source: Portrait & Biological Record of City of Toledo &
Lucas & Wood Counties, Ohio - 1895) |
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WILLIAM M. WOLLAM
has been a life-long resident of Montgomery Township, Wood
County, for he was an infant of only a few weeks old when
brought to this vicinity by his parents. Ever since
attaining man's estate he has been engaged in cultivating
his father's old homestead on section 36, and is now the
owner of the place. A man who is well and favorably
known in the community where he dwells, he has frequently
been called upon to serve in a public capacity, and has been
Road Supervisor, School Director, Town Councilor, juror,
etc.
The paternal great-great-grandfather of our subject, Jacob
Wollam, a native of Virginia, who was here in the early
part of the eighteenth century, about 1715, leased a tract
of land in Berkeley County, Va., for a term of ninety-nine
years. The family history prior to the time of his
birth is quite vague, what is known of it having been handed
down from father to son. The family originally came
from near the Rhine, in Germany, but owing to religious
persecutions sought a refuge in America, where the men
distinguished themselves as Indian fighters and adventurers.
Jacob's son, Baltzer, born in 1745, the next
in the line of descent, and his wife, Mary M., who
before her marriage was a Miss Weaver, where both
born in Old Dominion. They removed to Columbiana
County, Ohio, in 1803, and there reared to maturity their
six sons and five daughters, all of whom married, had
families, and, with the exception of one who died in his
seventeenth year, reached a ripe old age.
Great-grandfather Baltzer Wollam served in the War of
the Revolution, and his son Henry, grandfather of our
subject, was a soldier in the War of 1812. On the
maternal side our subject's great-great-grandparents were
natives of Berkeley County, Va., and there his
great-grandfather lived and died.
Henry, one of the sons of Baltzer and Mary M.
(Weaver) Wollam, was born in 1777, and died in 1844.
Both he and his wife, whose maiden name was Bough, were
natives of Berkeley County, Va. They were the parents
of thirteen children, seven sons and six daughters, who all
married and had families. Their son Benjamin,
father of our subject, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio,
Mar. 11, 1807, and continued to reside in that locality
until his marriage, which occurred Dec. 25, 1832. His
wife was Miss Susannah Smith, of Columbiana County, a
daughter of Lewis Smith, a native of Lancaster
County, Pa. They came to Wood County in the spring of
1834, but returned to Columbiana County the same fall,
remaining there until the spring of 1838, when they came to
this county, where the father took up one hundred and sixty
acres of Government land on section 36, built a log cabin,
and in a few years had cleared away the timber and made many
improvements. Of the four children born in him and his
wife, three grew to mature years, Mary having died when in
her eighth year, Leah, born Jan., 5, 1835, married August
Crowell. Williamis the next in order of
birth; and Henry, born Nov. 14, 1844, died on the
19th of August, in the year 1874, and was buried in the
township cemetery. He left a wife, Leah,
formerly a Miss Stover, but no children.
Henry Wollam served in the late war in the
Twenty-first Ohio Infantry until discharged. He also
served in Wheeler's Battery, from which he was
transferred to the Fifty-seventh Ohio Infantry, where he
remained until discharged on account of wounds received at
the battle of Resaca. Henry B. Wollam, an uncle
of William M., also served in the late Civil War, as
a Captain, and died in 1862, from disease contracted in the
army.
William Wollam was born April 18, 1838, in
Columbiana County, Ohio, and with his parents made the
journey to Wood County by ox-team, the trip consuming two
weeks. He received the best schooling the times
afforded, during the winter, and worked on a farm during the
summer. At the age of eighteen years he left school, and for
two years gave his time exclusively to farming. The
winter he was twenty, and also the following winter, he
attended school again. In 1869 he went to Kansas with the
intention of remaining there, and took up one hundred and
sixty acres. At the end of two years, however, he
returned to Ohio, as the drought which prevailed so
extensively in Kansas discouraged him from making any
further attempt at farming there. He settled on eighty
acres of his father's old farm, and after the latter's
death, which occurred April 8, 1887, at the age of eighty
years, he became the owner of and has since managed the
estate. In 1886 he leased a tract of land to the
Rising Sun Oil Company, who sunk six wells on the same.
His mother died May 14, 1883.
March 22, 1863, William Wollam and Julia
Bierly were united in marriage, and three children have
come to bless their union, namely: Dora H., born June
30, 1864, and still living at home; Lorain M., born
May 27, 1865; and Laura, July 22, 1867. The
second daughter married Albert Yambert, and has two
children, Fern and Dale. Laura became
the wife of Frank Fry and she and her husband are
living with her parents. Mrs. Wollam is a
member of the United Brethren Church. In politics
Mr. Wollam is a Republican, and a member of Disciples
Church.
( Source: Portrait & Biological Record of City of Toledo &
Lucas & Wood Counties, Ohio - 1895 - Page 274) |
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