Counties of Whitley and Noble, Indiana : historical and biographical, Part 41

Author: Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, 1852-1926; Blanchard, Charles, fl. 1882-1900
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: 428, 502 p. : ill., ports. ;
Number of Pages: 962

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GEORGE W. TAYLOR, JR., was born in Cleveland, Ohio, May 19, 1848; one of eight children of George W. and Esther Taylor, natives of Maryland and Kentucky. George W. Taylor, Sr., was married at Cleveland, and owned and ran two boats on the Ohio Canal, for about twenty years ; afterward moved to Fairfield County, and ran a farm and hotel for about twelve years, and again kept hotel in Columbus for six years. In 1859, he brought his family to this township, and bought a farm of 200 acres, on which our subject now resides. He re- moved in 1876 to Richland Township, and still lives there. Mrs. Esther Tay- lor died in Richland March 26, 1879. George W. Taylor, our subject, re- ceived a common-school education, and worked for his father until of age. Oc- tober 23, 1869, he married Grace A. Depoy, a native of Franklin, Ohio, and born in 1844, of William and Adeline (Franklin) Depoy, natives of Virginia. They had one child-William W. Mrs. Taylor died at her home in Coesse, October 23, 1873, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Taylor again married, July 1, 1876, selecting for his bride Martha J. Lewis, of Mar- shall County, Ind. She is the daughter of William and Martha (White) Lewis, natives of Maryland. To their union have been born three children, viz., Bertha M., Marietta and George T. Mr. Taylor is a Republican, and for two years has been Constable of Union Township.

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LUKE TOUSLEY was born in Jefferson County, N. Y., August 14, 1831, one of twelve children, born to David and Ann N. (Noyes) Tousley, na- tives of Vermont and New York. David Tousley was a member of the New York Militia in 1812. In 1835, he moved to Knox County, Ohio, and the fol- lowing spring to Section 12, on the New York & Erie Canal. He worked at various points on the canal about two and one-half years, and in Hamilton and Butler Counties, Ohio, until June, 1843, when he came to this township, bought 120 acres of unimproved land, and subsequently added 160 more. In the spring of 1855 he made a trip to Missouri, and died, supposedly of cholera, on board a steamboat on the Missouri River. Luke Tousley, our subject, worked on the homestead farm until two years after his father's death, and, then mar- ried, January 1, 1857, Susanna L. Wiles, who was born in Hardin County, Ohio, December 5, 1839, of David and Margaret A. (Sines) Wiles, natives of Penn- sylvania and Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Tousley are the parents of two children- Clara A. (now Mrs. M. G. Walker), and Susanna V. A. He owns 205 acres of good land, 160 being part of the old homestead: In 1880, he started a general mercantile business in Coesse, which he is still following with success. Mr. and Mrs. Tousley are members of the Christian Church, and in politics Mr. Tousley is a Republican.

WILLIAM WALKER was born in Richland County, Ohio, December 3, 1832, and is the only surviving child of six born to George and Ruth (Park) Walker, both natives of Ireland. George Walker came to the United States in 1816, and was married in Pennsylvania. Subsequently he came to Rich- land County, Ohio, where he bought a tract of unimproved land, which he cleared up and occupied-also purchasing land in Huron County. In the fall of 1838, he removed with his family to this township, where he purchased and cleared 160 acres of land, the same on which our subject now lives-afterward entering 180 acres and purchasing 160 acres more, making a total of 500. For many years he was one of the Township Trustees under the old constitu- tion, and also Trustee under the constitution of 1852. His wife died September 11, 1854, in the Presbyterian faith. In October, 1855, Mr. Walker married Mrs. Cornelia (Cleavland-Bonestel) Travis, a native of New York. She also died at her home in this township, and for a third time Mr. Walker took to himself a wife, in January, 1867-Elizabeth Hoy, a native of England. In May, 1867, Mr. Walker died, a member of the Presbyterian Church. William Walker, our subject, has lived on the old homestead ever since coming to the State, and now owns 259 acres. He was married, April 15, 1858, to Dorothy J. McGinley, who was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., July 11, 1838, the daughter of Michael and Rosanna (Edgar) McGinley. To them have been born eight, children-Matthew E., Anna M., John M., Effie M., Alice M., Alfred M., William T. and Bertha. Mr. and Mrs. Walker are members of the Presbyterian Church and of Spring Run Grange, No. 1892, and in politics he is a Republican.

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NOAH R. WENGER, M. D., was born in Goshen, Elkhart Co., Ind.,. March 25, 1852, one of seven children born to Joseph and Leah (Hartzler) Wenger, the former a native of Switzerland, born December 11, 1817, and the latter of Pennsylvania, born March 26, 1823. Joseph Wenger came to Elk- hart County in 1851, remained about two years, and then removed to Clear- spring Township, LaGrange County, where he purchased eighty acres of land, which he has increased to 122 acres, and where he now resides. N. R. Wen- ger, our subject, remained on this farm till he was twenty years of age, when he went to Ligonier and studied dentistry for two years under Dr. Gantz, and then commenced to read medicine with Dr. J. W. Jennings, of Millersburg, Elkhart County. In 1874, he attended lectures at the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery. In the spring of 1875, he commenced practice at Donovan, Ind., and in the fall of the same year came to Coesse, this county, where he has since been continuously engaged at his profession. The winter of 1880, he attended another course of lectures at, and graduated from, the college named above. In 1879, he started a drug store at Coesse, which he has conducted in connection with his practice. He was married, March 28, 1878, to Augusta E. Emrick, born in Allen County, Ind., November 21, 1858. She is the daughter of Charles G. and Augustina (Peaters) Emrick, natives of Germany. They have one living daughter, Maud E. The Doctor is a self- made man, is a Republican, and was that party's nominee for Coroner in 1880.

ELIAS WINTER was born in Lebanon County, Penn., October 24, 1815, one of five children born to John and Mary (Zegley) Winter, both natives of above county. Elias Winter's grandfathers, paternal and maternal, were sol- diers in the war of the Revolution. John Winter moved with his family to Wayne County, Ohio, in 1831, where he bought 160 acres of land, and where he died in 1862, his wife following in 1864. Our subject received the ordinary education of his day, and worked on his father's farm till he reached the age of twenty-two years, and then worked on his own account at job work till 1841, when he came to this township and bought 200 acres of unimproved land, on which he at present resides. He then returned to Ohio, and October 23, 1845, married Maria Wallmer, who was born in Lebanon County, Penn., May 22, 1825, the daughter of George and Catherine (Miller-Shuey) Wallmer, also natives of Lebanon County. To this union were born twelve children, of whom there are now living the following : John, George, Amanda A. (now Mrs. Sam- uel Rouch), Catherine (now Mrs. N. Miles), Benjamin and Simon. In 1854, he returned to his land in this township, going back to Ohio in 1859, to care for his father and mother, and returning permanently in 1865. Mrs. Winter died here-September 27, 1866, and January 30, 1868, Mr. Winter married Mrs. Ann (Bonewitz) Johnson, born in Wayne County, Ohio, September 3, 1827, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Franks) Bonewitz. Mr. Winter is a member of the German Reformed Church, and his wife of the M. E. Church.

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He now owns 400 acres of well-improved land, and is a leading farmer in the township.

ADAM YAGEL was born in Germany in September, 1809, and was one of five children born to David and Elizabeth (Creshebaum) Yagel. Our subject when fourteen began an apprenticeship of five years as carpenter, and worked in Germany at his trade till 1836, when he emigrated to this country, and for the first two years after his arrival worked at farming on shares in New York and New Jersey ; then moved to Fairfield County, Ohio, and worked at his trade till 1844; then moved with his wife and family to Thorn Creek Township and settled on 120 acres of unimproved land. In 1865, he sold this farm and bought one in Jefferson Township, and again sold in 1869 and bought 180 acres in this township, on which he now lives. Mr. Yagel was married in Germany in the spring of 1836 to Eve M. Catmyre, and to this union have been born seven children : Adam, Catharine (now Mrs. R. Walker), Elizabeth (afterward Mrs. F. Rice, and died in 1869, leaving one child), Lydia A. (now Mrs. G. Johnson), Henry, Maria (now Mrs. W. A. Allen), and John, who died in his eighteenth year. Mrs. Eve Yagel died in this township November 5, 1880. Mr. Yagel has followed his trade in connection with farming, and his work may be seen on some of the best buildings in Columbia City and other part of the county. In politics, he is a Democrat.

MICHAEL YOHE was born in Stark County, Ohio, February 5, 1835. and is the eldest of eleven children born to Barnet and Mary (Engle) Yohe, born respectively in Washington County, Penn., April 13, 1813, and Stark County, Ohio, in 1816. When but fourteen years of age, Barnet Yohe came to Stark with his parents and settled on land his father had entered in 1801. Here he was married and here he died in July, 1865. He has been Town- ship Assessor and Deputy Treasurer, and was a member of the M. E. Church. Michael Yohe, our subject, worked on his father's farm and in his coal mine till twenty-one years of age, and then worked out by the month. He was married, October 20, 1856, to Harriet Deckard born in Stark County, October 14, 1834, and daughter of David and Catherine (Brown) Deckard, from Pennsyl- vania. Mr. and Mrs. Yohe are the parents of four children, viz., William, Mary C., Byron and Orpha. The first winter after marrying, Mr. Yohe worked in his father's coal mine; the spring of 1857, moved to Canton and worked for the manufacturing firm of Ball, Aultman & Co. till the fall of 1859; then moved to this township and settled on eighty acres unimproved land, which had been deeded to him by his father. He has since added to the farm and now owns 160 acres of well-improved land. He is a member of the M. E. Church, and in politics a Republican.

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JACOB A. BAKER is the son of Peter and Catharine Baker, of Germany, where Peter was born in 1801, and his wife in 1811, and where they were married in 1828. In 1849, they emigrated into Whitley County and settled on Section 35, Washington Township, remaining there till he died March 22, 1866, and she November 26, 1869, leaving a family of six children -Peter, Catharine, Jacob A., Elizabeth, Margaret and Mary A. Our subject was born in the old country October 8, 1836, and accompanied his parents to this county, and at their death bought the homestead. July 20, 1871, he mar- ried Catharine Gelzleichter born in Germany June 19, 1846, of John and Elizabeth Gelzleichter, who were born in 1811 and 1817, respectively, and who came to Whitley in 1853, where he died in 1867, she moving to Hunting- ton, Ind., where she still lives. On his marriage, Jacob A. Baker took his bride home to the old farm, on which they still reside. In 1874, he was elected County Treasurer, and during his term of four years took up his residence at Columbia City, and then returned to his farm, which consists of 120 acres. He also served five years as Township Assessor. He and wife are members of the German Catholic Church, and have had three children -- Mary C., Jose- phine M. and Theresa M. (deceased).

PETER BAKER, son of Peter and Rebecca Baker, was born in Ger- many October 20, 1832. At the age of sixteen, he came with his parents to this county, and with them remained till about twenty-nine years of age. Dur- ing this period he bought for himself a farm of forty acres, and July 17, 1862, was married to Catharine Ritinger, who was born in Germany July 17, 1839. He and wife settled on the farm, and there remained till the spring of 1878, when he sold out and purchased his present farin of eighty acres on Section 24, this township, upon which he has since resided. He is an enter- prising farmer, and progressive in his views. He and family belong to the Catholic Church. Their children are twelve in number, viz., Peter, Catha- rine, Fred W., F. Joseph, Philip, Clara, Michael and. Jacob (twins, and both dead), Lizzie, Caroline, Catharine and Allie J.

R. B. BOLLINGER is the fourth child of Daniel and Elizabeth Bollin- ger, and was born iu Stark County, Ohio, January 1, 1840. His father was born in Lancaster, Penn., April, 1810, and his mother in Stark County, Ohio, April, 1813, and in the latter place they were married in 1832, and have had eight children. Our subject, R. B., was married there October 2, 1864, to Sophia Mohler, a native of the county, and was born August 4, 1843, the next eldest in a family of seven children. The pair remained in their county three years after their marriage, then removed to Summit County, resided there a year, then returned to Stark, and finally, in 1876, moved to this township, and

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settled on 160 acres in Section 19. He has proved himself a valuable addition. to the community, and his wife has the esteem of all her neighbors. They both belong to the German Baptist Church, and are the parents of six chil- dren, viz .: Clara O., Emma, Orilla, Isaac, Phebe E. and Nora.

AURIEL F. CHAVEY is the son of Jacques and Catherine Chavey, natives of France, born respectively September 3, 1820, and October 2, 1836. They were married in Buffalo, N. Y., October 18, 1851. The husband worked as a carpenter in that city till 1854, when he moved to Whitley County, on his father-in-law's farm, where he remained two years, and then bought his- present farm of 180 acres in Washington Township. His children number ten- Auriel F., Emilie C., Peter, Frederick, Mary E., Jacques, Louise F., George. A., Blanche A. and Charlie X. Our subject, the eldest, was born at Buffalo December 17, 1852, and came here with his parents. He was married Janu- ary 3, 1875, to Malinda Sherer, born in Whitley April 7, 1857, and youngest child of John and Maria Sherer, natives of Germany. Mr. Chavey now holds the office of Justice of the Peace, is a member of the U. B. Church, and is the father of two children, viz .: Edith, born October, 24, 1875, and Lizzie, born October 2, 1878. Mr. Chavey has a firm hold upon the respect of his neighbors.

PETER CREAGER is the son of Peter and Elizabeth Creager, natives of Maryland, the father's birth occurring in 1777, and the mother's in 1789. They moved to Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1812. They then took up their residence in Whitley County, Ind., in 1836. Their death occurred in Cleve- land Township, where they first settled. Mr. Creager died March 16, 1849, and his wife April 5, 1870. In their family were twelve children. Peter, the subject, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, April 26, 1829, came with his parents to this county, and has since made it his abiding-place. January 1, 1854, he married Melissa J. Williamson, a native of Ohio, born May 22, 1835. He remained on the home farm until about 1855, when he bought and removed to his farm of 160 acres in this township. Mrs. Melissa Creager died December 25, 1865, and August 30, 1866, the subject was married to his sec- ond wife, Margaret Chamberlin, born in Wayne County July 31, 1842, by whom he has two children-Margaret M. and Arthur C. His first wife bore him three children-Victoria E. (now deceased), Lida A and Joseph L. Mr. and Mrs. Creager belong to the Church of the United Brethren, and he has given efficient service in the office of Township Trustee.

WILLIAM CUPP, son of Casper and Barbara Cupp, was born in Ger- many October 8, 1827. In 1851, he emigrated to Pennsylvania; thence he went to Mahoning County, Ohio, and thence to Stark County, where he was married January 17, 1853, to Mary Gross, born in Mahoning County August 15, 1834, and daughter of Henry and Mary Gross. Some time after marriage, he moved from Stark to Crawford County ; then, in 1863, came to this town- ship, and settled on eighty acres in Section 2, where he has since made his-

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home. He has a family of ten children, born and named in the following order : Louisa, Katie, Mary, John, Emma, William, Lewis, Lydia, Mattie and Paulina. His wife departed this life on the 19th of August, 1879, since when our subject has not seen fit to remarry. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, and is looked upon with respect by his neighbors.

LEWIS DEEMS was born in Richland County, Ohio, in February, 1827, one of seven children of Jacob and Mary (Overdear) Deems, natives of Washington County, Penn., with whom he remained till he reached the age of twenty-two years. In 1850, he made a trip to California, and was engaged in mining for two years, and on his return formed a partnership with Jacob Over- dear, and bought 300 acres of land in Steuben County, Ind., erected a saw- mill, carding works, and a grist-mill, and ran them till 1856, when the part- nership was dissolved, and he removed to this township, where he bought forty acres of partly improved land, on which he now resides, and which he has increased to ninety acres. He is a member of the Disciples' Church, is a Republican in politics, and filled the office of Trustee of Monroe Township, Steuben County, for four years. In December, 1852, he was married in Rich- land County, Ohio, to Elizabeth Ihrig, of Wayne County, Ohio, and to their union were born three children, two of whom are yet living, viz., Ann and Warren J.

JOHN DECKER was born in Centre County, Penn., March 14, 1825; the son of Benjamin and Rachel Decker, natives of the same county, and born, respectively, in 1794 and 1797, and there married in 1816. In 1828, the family moved to Stark County, Ohio, where the mother died in April, 1878, and where the father is still living. Their children numbered ten, as follows : Catharine, Jacob, Rachel, Sarah H., John, David, Elizabeth, Mary A., Chris- tina and Henry. Our subject remained at home till about 1848, when he came to this township, and three years after bought the farm where he now lives, on Section 32. On the 8th of June, 1851, he married Ellen V. Crouse, born in Westmoreland County, Penn., January 10, 1833, and daughter of Barney and Christina Crouse, natives of Pennsylvania, and born, respectively, in 1801 and 1798. This couple came to Allen County, this State, in 1845, where the mother died in April, 1862, and the father just fourteen days later. They had a family of ten children, viz., Samuel, Eli, Isaac, Catharine N., Lucy A. (all deceased) ; Ellen N., Henson, Jessa, David and George (the last also dead). After marriage, our subject moved on his farm of 160 acres, where he still resides. He and wife are respected members of society, and belong to the M. E. Church. Their children numbered eight, and were named as follows : Henry, Mary C., Louisa, Benjamin F. (deceased), Isabel, Amanda M. (who died when a few days old) and Nora J.

HENRY EMERY was born in Fayette County, Penn., August 19, 1809, the son of John and Elizabeth Emery, the former born July 30, 1775, and the latter January 24, 1772, both in the State of New Jersey. They were

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married in Bedford County, Penn., November 16, 1798, and some time after moved to Wayne County, Ohio, where Mrs. Emery died in June, 1845. Mr. Emery remarried and moved to Huntington County, this State, where he de- parted this life June 14, 1860, his family consisting of eight children, viz. : Jacob, Peter, Sarah, George (all dead), John, Henry, Isaac (dead) and Eliza- beth. Our subject came with his parents to Ohio, in which State he was mar- ried, October 22, 1835, to Catharine Bechley, born in Schuylkill County, Penn., February 25, 1812. Our subject removed from Ohio, in 1844, to this township, and settled on Section 29, on the farm he now occupies, and which consists of 180 acres of well-cultivated land. By his marriage with Miss Bechley he became the father of three children-Sabina, Mary and Thomas. He and wife are members of the Disciples' Church, and are well respected in the community in which they live.

D. C. FISHER was born in Wayne County, Ohio, January 29, 1839, the son of William C. and Charlotte Fisher, both born in 1806, and natives of England and Canada respectively. They were married in Canada in 1829, and moved to Wayne County about 1836; remained there about ten years and then removed to Stark County ; in 1861, they came to Miami County, this State, where the father died in May, 1868, and where the mother now lives on the homestead farm, the mother of nine children. In January, 1862, in Miami County, our subject enlisted in Company F, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and went to the front. He came home on a furlough and married Phebe E. Thompson, July 19, 1862, and then returned and served in his regiment till the close of. the war. On his return, he moved to Whitley County, near Col- umbia City; remained there seven years, and then came to this township and settled in Section No. 9, ona rented farm, and soon after bought the sixty acre farm where he now resides, and moved on in 1877. His wife died here May 24, 1879, and June 20, 1880, he married Mrs. Lucy A. Crins. His farm is in fine condition and he has a very comfortable home, with a prosperous future before him.

ENOS GOBLE was born in Perry County, Ohio, February 4, 1833; his father, Peter R. Goble, was born in New Jersey, June 8, 1785, and his mother, Mary, was born in Virginia May, 1797. The parents were married in Perry County, Ohio, and remained there till 1853, when they came to this county, where the mother died in December, 1865, and the father in Novem- ber, 1877. Of the family of nine children born to them, Enos, the subject of this sketch, was next the youngest. July 31, 1853, he married Rachel Westall, who was born in Ohio September 8, 1834, and came to Whitley County and settled on the farm where he now lives. It comprises 160 acres, and is in a high state of cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Goble have had born to them thirteen children: Alonzo B., Mary C. (deceased), Sarah L. (deceased), Alice O. (deceased), George W., James J., Samuel W., Enoch E. (deceased), Enos E. (twin-brother of Enoch), Amelia A. (deceased), Charles W., Augusta

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B., and Susan I. Mr. Goble has held the office of Township Trustee for thirteen years, and has filled the position to the entire satisfaction of its citi- zens; he also served as Assessor for two years.

JOHN GROSS is the son of Henry and Mary Gross, born in Germany in 1803 and 1805 respectively, and married in Columbiana County, Ohio, November, 1832. About 1839, they moved to Stark County, and a short time after to Crawford County, where the father died in 1861. In 1865, the mother moved with her family to Section No. 1, Washington Township, this county, where she is spending her declining days with the subject of our sketch. She had seven children: Mary (deceased), Catharine, Lewis, Anna (deceased), John, Louisa (deceased) and Jacob. Our subject was born in Stark County, Ohio, June 1, 1844, came to this county with his mother, and bought the homestead of 100 acres in Washington Township. January 14, 1869, he married Margaret Bennett, who was born March 12, 1851, and by her has had six children-John H., Frederick, Lewis, Esther R., William H. and Mary A. Mr. Gross is one of the rising young men of the township, and has already held the office of Township Assessor for three years.

LEWIS GROSS, son of Henry and Mary Gross, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, February 13, 1842, and at seven years of age was taken by his parents to Stark County, thence to Crawford County. In 1861, he came to this county and engaged for a number of years at carpentering. He then vis- ited Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, and in 1867 returned to Whitley and resumed his trade. In 1868, he erected a saw-mill in this township, on Section 11, and was married at Columbia City, October 4, 1869, to Mary A. Redman, daughter of Henry J. and Catharine Redman, and born in Stark County, Ohio, June 18, 1852. He then took up his residence with his mother near his mill, ran the latter four years, sold it, bought another two miles west, ran it five years, sold out, bought another in Jefferson Township, remained there until 1882, then moved it to this township, and is doing an extensive business. He owns, besides, forty-four acres of land, and has a family of five children, viz., Lavina J., Jacob S., Catharine M., Dora L. and Mary E. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Forest Lodge, No. 546, and has filled the office of Justice of the Peace, as well as other positions of official trust.

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Counties of Whitley and Noble, Indiana : historical and biographical, Part 41

Author: Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, 1852-1926; Blanchard, Charles, fl. 1882-1900 Publication date: 1882 Publisher: 428, 502 p. : ill., ports. ; Number of Pages: 962

Author: Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, 1852-1926; Blanchard, Charles, fl. 1882-1900
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: 428, 502 p. : ill., ports. ;
Number of Pages: 962