20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 77

Author: Rockel, William M. (William Mahlon), 1855-1930, ed
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Chicago, Biographical publishing co.
Number of Pages: 993

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The Dickason family came to Ohio from Virginia. The grandfather, Samuel Dickason, settled in Madison County in 1810, where he bought land for one dol- lar and a quarter an acre. He had a 1817, who died in 1846; Mary C., born

Sanmiel Dickason (2nd), father of Walter. was born in 1822, in Madison County, Ohio, and in 1843 married Eliza Rafferty, he died July 24, 1894. His widow still survives. They had the fol- lowing children: Sarah Ann, Jacob, Emeline, Oscar, Walter and Marshall of whom there are two survivors-Oscar and Walter. Oscar Diekason married Alice Cupples and their five children all sur- vive, namely: Lona, who married Mr. Foreman, and resides at Columbus; Will- ard, who married a Miss Wilson, and lives in Colorado: Walter residing at Spring- field; Fern, who married George Ash- more, and lives at home; and Harry, who also lives at home.

Walter Dickason was six years old when his parents came from Madison Connty and settled in Pleasant Township, Clark Connty, and this section has been Mr. Dickason's home ever since. He was edu- cated in the district schools and has al- ways followed farming as an occupation. On April 20, 1886, Mr. Dickason was mar- ried to Nettie Willard, who was born Jan- uary 26, 1858. and is a daughter of James and Ella (Hull) Willard.

Col. Abner S. Willard, the grandfather of Mrs. Dickason, was a son of an officer who served in the Revolutionary War. He was born August 2, 1791, in Vermont, served in the War of 1812, and died De- cember 16, 1872. He married Huldah Culver, who was born March 11, 1796, in New York, and they had seven children, namely: Permelia T., born in 1816, who died in 1885; Calvin, born August 22,

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August 5, 1819, who died June 9, 1898; Angeline, born June 26, 1823, who died January 22, 1898; Spencer, born Octo- ber 2, 1827, who died July 11, 1851 ; James M., born October 21, 1829, who died Feb- ruary 17, 1905; Louise, born August 1, 1832, who died in March, 1895.

James M. Willard was married No- vember 26, 1849, to Ella Hull, who died December 1, 1896. They had the follow- ing children: Talitha, who was born Sep- tember 6, 1850, married M. T. Candler, November 24, 1869, and died June 14, 1886; William S., who was born October 3. 1853, died September 1, 1854; Edwin E., who was born May 9, 1856, and mar- ried Alice Evans, January 17, 1878; Net- tie, born Jannary 26, 1858, who became the wife of Walter Diekason; Louie R., who was born February 4, 1861, and mar- ried Frank Newman, October 3, 1894; and Horace M., who was born June 22, 1864, and married Estella Hicks, Decem- ber 28, 1893.

Mr. Dickason is one of the popular men of his district and was elected to his pres- ent office of township trustee on the Dem- ocratie ticket, receiving a large majority although the township is normally Repub- lican. He belongs to Lodge No. 481, Odd Fellows, at Summerford, Ohio. He is a member and a trustee of the Universalist Church at London, Ohio.

STEWART L. TATUM, attorney at law, who served two terms as city solicitor of Springfield, was born at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1871, where he resided until eighteen years of age.

Mr. Tatum was educated at Cleveland and the University of Michigan, at Ann

Arbor, and was graduated in the law de- partment of that great school in 1898. He settled immediately at Springfield, becom- ing associated in the practice of law with F. M. Krapp, under the firm style of Tatum & Krapp, a partnership which con- tinued until 1903. At that time Mr. Tatum first assumed the duties of city solicitor, having been elected to the of- fice in the spring of that year. He was subsequently re-elected, his last term ex- piring January 1, 1908. In 1900 he was the Democratic candidate for Congress. He is now engaged in the private practice of law in the Gotwald Building, Spring- .field.

In 1899 Mr. Tatum was married to Grace M. Cowan, of Chicago. He is prominent in Masonry, having attained the 32nd degree, and belonging to the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council and Com- mandery at Springfield and to the Shrine and Consistory at Dayton. He is a mem- ber of the Springfield Commercial Club. the Lagonda (')nb and the Country Club.

HENRY FISHER, one of German Township's best-known citizens, owns six tracts of valuable farming land, ag- gregating three hundred and twenty acres, all situated in German Township. Clark County, Ohio, where he was born April 28, 1860. He is a son of John Henry and Christina (Fritchey) Fisher. The parents of Mr. Fisher were born in Germany. They came to America in 1858, accompanied by two children, and settled in Clark County, where John Henry Fisher followed farming during the re- mainder of his life.

Henry Fisher grew to manhood on his

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father's farm. He was educated in the the public schools. He has been engaged public schools, after completing the com- in manufacturing all his life, and became associated with the Springfield Malleable Iron Company as secretary and super- intendent, in 1879, and has been serving in that capacity ever since. mon school course attending the German Township High School for four terms. In 1889 he first officiated as an auctioneer, crying a sale for a neighbor in German Township. He soon found that he pos- Mr. Ludlow was joined in marriage in 1882 with Carrie Trader and of this union have been born four children, namely : Harold and Thurston R., who are asso- ciated in business with their father ; Eliz- abeth and Catherine. The religions con- nection of the family is with the Second Presbyterian Church of Springfield. In polities Mr. Ludlow is a Republican. sessed a natural talent for this line of work and since that discovery has made anctioneering his main business, and his reputation now extends far beyond Clark County. Although he owns so much land he finds it more profitable to rent it out on shares than to cultivate it himself. He is a hearty, genial man and possesses the quick wit and ready tongue, combined with the business judgment which enables him to make a success of the auctioneer business. He is very popular and has friends wherever he is known.

Mr. Fisher married Laura Jenkins, who is a daughter of Frederick Jenkins, and they have two children, Lola and Virgil. Mr. Fisher is a Demoerat and has served for ten years as a trustee of German Township. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias.

T. W. LUDLOW, secretary and super- intendent of the Springfield Malleable Iron Company of Springfield, was born in this city in 1858. He is a son of A. R. Ludlow, also a native of this city, who was born in 1826, and who was for many years one of the leading manufacturers of the city. and a grandson of Cooper Ludlow, a native of Cincinnati, who was one of the pioneer settlers of Clark Coun- ty. coming here in 1790.

T. W. Ludlow was reared in Springfield and received his educational training in

NATHAN V. BRANSON, a highly re- spected citizen of the village of Selma, who for many years was one of the most prosperous farmers of Madison Township and owner of two hundred and two and one-half acres of farm land, now the prop- erty of his son-in-law, was born Novem- ber 19, 1834, near Cedarville. Greene County, Ohio, and is a son of Thomas and Anna (Vail) Branson, and a grandson of Abraham Branson, a native and life-long resident of Virginia.

Thomas Branson was a native of Vir- ginia. When he moved to Ohio, he located in Belmont Connty for a time, moving from there to Greene County, and in 1854, to the present home of his son, Nathan V., where he engaged in farming until his death in 1875. He was first married to Anna Vail. a resident of Belmont County, Ohio, and to their union were born three children, of whom but one is living. Nathan V. After the death of his first wife, he married Thomasin Walker. no children being born of the second union.

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Nathan V. Branson was reared in Greene County and obtained his educa- tional training in its schools und at Rich- mond, Indiana. After completing his edu- cation he worked on his father's farm un- til 1854, when he came to Clark County and located on the farm near Selma, where he has since continued to reside. In 1906 he sold the property to his son- in-law, Howard S. Smith. On November 18, 1858, he was united in marringe with Anna Swain, who died March 1, 1902. She was a daughter of Charles Edwin Swain, of Pendleton, Indiana. Three children were born to this union: Evelyn, wife of Ralph Howell, T. Swain, and Lewella.

Politically. Mr. Branson is a Prohibi- tionist and has served his township as trustee. The religious connection of the family is with the Society of Friends.

Howard S. Smith, son-in-law of Mr. Branson, was born in 1870, in Seha, Clark County, Ohio, and with the excep- tion of three years, has lived here all his life. He is one of a family of four chil- dren and a son of Samuel and Esther (Cook) Smith. Samuel Smith, whose death occurred in 1901, was a resident and farmer of Greene County, Ohio, pear Selma. His wife was a daughter of M. S. Cook, a resident of Avondale, Penn- sylvania. She died in 1885.

Mr. Smith was reared in Selma, receiv- ing his education in the village schools and at Earl College, Richmond, Indiana. He then engaged in farming, which ocen- pation he still follows and is one of the most enterprising young agrienlturists of the township. On October 4. 1899, he married Lewella Branson, the younger danghter of Nathan V. Branson.

Mr. Smith is a Republican in polit ~ and is trustee of Madison Township H. is a member of the Society of Friend -.

SAMUEL ULERY, whose farm of ox hundred and twenty-seven acres, situated in Pike Township, lies about ten mike. west of Springfield, is a representative farmer of his section. Mr. Ulery was born January 21, 1852, in Pike Township. Clark County, Ohio, and is a son of Rev. George and Mary Ann (Funderburg) Ulery.

The U'lery family came to Ohio froz Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Job Ulery, the grandfather of Samuel, walke! from his home there to Clark County. Ohi and selected a farm in Pike Township ani returned to Pennsylvania on foot. Shor .. ly afterward he returned to Clark County. bringing his family und possessions in a wagon. They settled on the pioneer farm and for many years struggled with the hardships which beset all the early set- tlers, but overcame many of these by it- dustry and perseverance. Both John Ulery and his wife Elizabeth died on thi- farm, leaving a family of six children. uamely : Nancy, who married David Neis wander; John; George: Jacob: and Mollie, who married Jacob Biller.

George Ulery was fourteen years od when he accompanied his parents to Clark County and he assisted greatly in clear- ing up the farm from its wild condition. He became a farmer and acquired land until he owned about three hundred aere- In his later years he became a preacher and served in the churches all through this section. He married Mary Ann Fimder- burg and they had nine children. She ws- born in Pike Township. Clark County.

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Ohio, August 3, 1832, and was reared in the home of her grandfather, Samuel Leffel, who was one of the early settlers. She still survives but her husband died February 13, 1878.

Samuel Ulery lived at home until his marriage, in the meanwhile obtaining a common school education. He received a part of his land from his father's estate and bought the remainder from Jacob Baugh. He built the large barn and re- modeled the house and has a very com- fortable and attractive home.

On February 13, 1877, Samuel Ulery was married to Mary S. Littrell, who is a daughter of Henry S. and Elizabeth (Ashfelt) Littrell. They have a family of five children, namely: Olive Odella; Beulah, who married Dyre Edminson, has three children. Marie, Ernest and How- ard; Harvey, who married Susan Hamil- ton ; Charles and Edith. Mr. and Mrs. Ulery belong to the Brethren in Christ Church, in which he is a deacon and of which he is treasurer.

CHARLES H. PETRE, a well known general farmer and dairyman of Spring- field Township, residing on a fine farm of one hundred and two acres, situated in section 1, about three miles south of Springfield, was born on his present farm, September 17, 1866, and is a son of Lewis and Angeline (Printz) Petre.

Lewis Petre was born and reared in Hagerstown, Maryland, and was a son of Undwick Petre, who died when Lewis was a small child. The latter was a shoe- maker by trade and came to Clark Coun- ty, Ohio, when a young man and lived for

some years in Springfield, but in 1833, he bought a farm of one hundred and for- ty-seven acres in Springfield Township. which his son, Charles H., later purchased. Lewis Petre married Angeline Printz, who was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and came to Clark County when a young girl, with her father, Daniel Printz, who came from Germany. Six children were born to Lewis and Angeline Petre: Andrew J .. who resides in Green Township, Clark County; Mary E., who married Addison

Wilson of Springfield; Lewis D., who lives in New York; Laird V., who lives in Lin- coln, Illinois; Charles H .; and Frances, who died aged four years. Lewis and Angeline Petre both died on their home farm, the former in 1881, and the latter in 1898.

Charles H. Petre was reared on his present farm, in an old log house which is still standing, and attended the district schools of the township. After buying the farm from the heirs of his father, Mr. Petre sold forty-five acres and has since been 'engaged in general farming on the remainder, and engages extensively in dairying, making and selling butter. Mr. Petre was married October 10, 1888, to Matilda Hamma, who was born in Greene County, Ohio, but has spent the greater part of her life in Green Township. Clark County. Her parents, Andrew and Matilda (Carter) Hamma, were promi- nent farmers of Green Township. the former of whom is now deceased.

Mr. and Mrs. Petre have six children : Alda, Helen, Grace, Robert, Andrew, and Charles Kenneth. Mr. Petre erected his large frame house in 1904. For six years he was a member of the School Board,

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serving from 1898 until 1904. He is a Mr. Hess was joined in marriage with member and liberal supporter of the Calista A. Stratton, a daughter of Isaac Third Lutheran Church. II. Stratton of Green Township. Clark County, and to them have been born four children: Cora (Garlough) ; Warren L, THOMAS M. HESS, a prosperous farmer of Green Township, Clark County, Ohio, residing on a fine farm of one hun- dred and eleven acres, was born Decem- ber 9, 1841, near Pitchin, Clark County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Sibbia (Mills) Hess. a resident of Springfield; Jessie (Starr) and Burton, who died in infancy. Mr. Hess served 100 days in the army during the Civil War. He is politically, a sup- porter of the Republican party and his religious connection is with the Methodist Episcopal Church.

John Hess was born and reared in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and when a young man came to Ohio with his parents who located on a farm near Pitchin, Clark County, where they spent the remainder of their lives. John owned and spent a great many years on the El- ton Tuttle farm, moving late in life to a farm west of the Selma Pike in Spring- field Township, where his death occurred some years later. He married Sibbia Mills, a daughter of Thomas Mills, and of their union were born six daughters and two sons, five of which children are still living.

T. M. Hess was reared on his father's farm near Pitchin and received a limited amount of schooling in the schools of that locality. He worked on the farm until his marriage, after which he rented a farm near Clifton one year, then moved to his present farm, which he rented several years previons to buying, eighty-six acres of his land having been previously owned by Isaac H. Stratton, his wife's father. He subsequently purchased a tract of twenty-five acres 'in Springfield Town- ship. Mr. Hess has always farmed in a general way and keeps a number of cows, inaking a specialty of selling butter.

ISAAC TUTTLE, one of the repre- sentative agriculturists of Green Town- ship, owner of a fine farm of one hundred acres located just southeast of Pitchin. was born January 15, 1840, in Springfield `Township. Clark County, Ohio, on the farm now owned by Judge Kunkle, and is a son of John and Margaret (Prickett) Tuttle.

John Tuttle was born in Virginia and when a lad came to Ohio with his parents. Sylvanns Tuttle, also a native of Virginia. and his wife, who was a Miss Brown. They located in Clark County, where John became a farmer and owner of the Judge Kunkle farm in Springfield Township. There his death occurred when the subject of this sketch was quite young. He mar- ried Margaret Prickett, who was then a resident of Clark County and they became the parents of fifteen children, of whom but two are living: Harvey, now a resi- dent of Springfield Township, and Isaac, with whose history we are more directly concerned.

Isaac Tuttle obtained his early educa- tion in the schools of Springfield Town- ship and remained at home until his

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father's death. He then purchased for over nine years, when he engaged in a farm in Noble County, Indiana, business for himself. He afterwards em- where he remained for one year. He barked in the coal, coke and cement busi- ness at No. 1212 W. Main Street, where he is still located, doing an extensive and profitable business. He has been presi- dent and manager of the Home City Brewing Company since its organization in 1896, and has continued as such since its incorporation in October, 1906. Jacob A. Hax is the present secretary and treasurer. Mr. Coleman is also a stock- holder is various other business enter- prises of the city. then returned to Clark County and bought his present farm of one hun- dred acres in Green Township, and has since resided here. He married Fannie E. Eichelbarger, a daughter of Michael Eichelbarger. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle have four children, namely : Ermina B., Effie A., Harry E., and J. Elton. Ermina B. is the wife of Perry Herbert Stewart, of Green Township. Effie A. is the wife of Oliver E. Allen, Principal of the Jeffer- son school, Springfield. Harry E. mar- ried Mary Belle MeCullough and resides in Green Township. J. Elton married Annie E. Walters and resides in Green Township. Mr. Tuttle served in the Civil War a short time, enlisting in 1864. He has always taken a keen interest in polit- ical affairs, but has never cared to hold office, although he served as a school di- rector for some time and votes independ- ently.

J. L. COLEMAN, president and man- ager of the Home City Brewing Com- pany of Springfield, who has been a resi- dent of Springfield for the past twenty- eight years, is one of the leading and in- fluential business men of the city, and is financially interested in various business enterprises.

Mr. Coleman is a native of Ireland, where he spent his boyhood days, and at the age of eighteen came to America, lo- cating at Springfield, where he engaged for a time as a common laborer for Dr. Buckingham. He subsequently learned the moulder's trade, at which he worked

Mr. Coleman was united in marriage, in 1884. with Bridget Garrity, also a na- tive of Ireland, and to them have been born seven children-Raphael, John, Ed- ward, James, Thomas, Mary, and Helen. Religiously he is a member of St. Ra- phael's Catholic Church. Socially, he is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibern- ians (of which he was for four years a member of the board of officials) is a member of the Robert Emmet Club, the Springfield Commercial Club, and also of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.

LEMUEL LUTHER YOUNG, who is engaged in general farming on a well improved farm of seventy-two acres, lo- cated on the Urbana turnpike, about seven miles north of the center of Spring- field, was born April 11, 1861, in Moore- field Township, on the old Young home- stead, and is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Hullinger) Young.

Jacob Young was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and when a boy came to Clark County with a Mr. Bullinger and family, for whom he worked for some time, and

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then found employment at Baker's Mill. with Lizzie Benediek, who died in 1899. This mill he operated for several years She was a daughter of John Benedick, a well known farmer of Moorefield Town- ship. One child was born of this union namely, Mabel R., who lives in Spring. field. In 1903 Mr. Young married May Goode, who was reared in Champaign County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Isaac and Anna (Leips) Goode, well known resi- dents of Urbana. Mr. and Mrs. Young have one child, Lemuel Luther, Jr. after his marriage, and then purchased the old Young homestead farm of one hundred and twenty-four acres, in Moore- field Township, which he successfully con- ducted until his death, at the age of eighty-two years. Jacob Young was mar- ried twice, and had one son by the first union, Samuel, who is deceased. His see- ond marriage, which occurred in Clark County, was with Elizabeth Hullinger, Mr. Young is a member of the order of Knights of Pythias, No. 205 Springfield. who was born and reared in Terrehaute, a small village in Champaign County. Ohio, and was a daughter of Abraham Hullinger, a prosperous farmer of that county. Thirteen children were born of his second union, eleven of whom are still living.

Lemuel Luther Young was reared in Moorefield Township and received his educational training in the district schools enjoying one term's tuition under Will- iam M. Rockel, editor of this work, who was then a teacher in the Moorefield Township schools. At the age of about nineteen years he left home and obtained work at the Lagonda shops where he con- tinued for several years after his mar- riage. He then lived for several years on a farm of fifty-one and eighty-six hundredths acres, which was situated in Moorefield Township, on the coun- ty line separating Champaign and Clark Counties, which he sold after . the death of his first wife. Prior to 1903, he worked again in Lagonda, and then bought his present well improved farm in Moorefield Township, where he has since been successfully engaged in general farming.

Mr. Young was first united in marriage

CHASE COLVIN, a leading business citizen of South Charleston, who is en. gaged in the wire fence business, both as a dealer and manufacturer, was born near Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio, March 1, 1864, and is a son of David T. and Maria (Larkin) Colvin.

The grandfather of Mr. Colvin, Thomas Colvin, was born in Pennsylvania, Ce- tober 16, 1798, but grew to manhood in Virginia, where he was married in 1826. to. Rachel Taylor. David T. Colvin, father of Chase, was born in Frederick County. Virginia, February 18, 1829. By occupa- tion he was a farmer. On April 13, 1853. he married Maria Larkin, who was born June 25, 1831, and died December 14. 1898. David T. Colvin died December 21. 1886. They had six children.

Chase Colvin was educated at South Charleston and in the Nelson Business College at Springfield. After leaving school he continued to reside on his father's farm until he married. when he moved to South Charleston and engaged in his present business. He handles al! kinds of wire fencing and manufactures

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steel fence posts. Mr. Colvin married Nellie Ramsey, who is a daughter of Will- iam J. Ramsey, of Madison Township, and they have two interesting children-Jane, who was born October 10, 1898, and Edith, who was born September 25, 1902. Mr. Colvin is a member and liberal supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is an independent voter.

T. J. McCORMICK, a leading member of the Clark County bar, was born at Springfield, Ohio, and is a son of Mark McCormick, who located at Springfield shortly after the close of the Civil War.

He was admitted to the bar March 17, 1899. Since his admission with the excep- tion of two years during which he was as- sociated with the firm of Bowman & Bow- man, he has been alone in practice and has occupied large and well equipped of- fices in the Gotwald Building, Springfield. He is interested in the Clark County Building & Savings Company, being a director and also its attorney. He is vice- president of the Springfield and Clark County Humane Society. Mr. McCormick is a member of St. Raphael's Catholic Church and of the leading Catholic organ- izations, including the Knights of Colum- bus, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Knights of Total Abstinence, and other organizations of a similar nature. He he- longs also to the Springfield Commercial Club. He is numbered with Springfield's representative men.

WILLIAM S. RABBITTS. cashier of the Springfield National Bank, and one of the representative citizens of the city Springfield.

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20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 77

Author: Rockel, William M. (William Mahlon), 1855-1930, ed Publication date: 1908 Publisher: Chicago, Biographical publishing co. Number of Pages: 993

Author: Rockel, William M. (William Mahlon), 1855-1930, ed
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Chicago, Biographical publishing co.
Number of Pages: 993