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a lady beloved for her many sterling qualities, and a mother whose life has been devoted to her family. She still resides upon the old homestead. Eight children were born to them, viz: Lucien, Lucius, Rufus E., Martha, Sarah A., Ida M., Prosper L. and Mrs. Wing. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wing settled upon the farm now owned by them when they were first mar- ried, and they have become closely identified with the interests of this portion of the county. Their present fine homestead could hardly be recognized as the howling wilderness of which they took possession nearly thirty years ago. It consists of 180 acres of fertile land, with good buildings, and its present stage of culti- vation has been reached only by hard labor and indomitable perseverance.
At the breaking out of the Civil war our subject enlisted in company E, Thirty-first Ohio volunteer infantry, and was in the cam- paigns through Kentucky and Virginia. He saw active camp and guard dutv, and received honorable discharge in Angust, 1861. In poli- tics he is a republican, and he has filled vari- ous township offices with eminent satisfaction. Although not identified with any religious de- nomination, nevertheless Mr. and Mrs. Wing are in sympathy therewith, and aid the good work in a financial way. The have had eight children born to their marriage, viz: Martha, Albert John, Frederick, Florence, Rufus (de- ceased), Frank H., Annie (deceased) and Philip (deceased.)
USTIN WING, now a farmer of Pal- mer township, was born in Greens- burg township, Putnam county, Ohio, April 28, 1839, received a common education and was reared on his father's farm. He is of English descent and iss son of Henry and Elinor (Frazee) Wing, and remained on the home farm until sixteen years of age, assist-
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ing his father. December 20, 1868, he was united in marriage with Miss Electa Sandford, who was born in Defiance county, Ohio, De- cember 17, 1849, a daughter of John and Electa (Cassady) Sandford. John Sandford was born in Tompkins county, N. Y., in Feb- ruary, 1803, and was one of the earliest set- flers of Defiance county, Ohio. He was married in Seneca county, Ohio, and became the father of eleven children, viz: Jane, Rebecca, John, Eliza, Volney, Susan, Andrew J., Lewis C., Frank, Electa and Samuel. The mother of this large family died in September, 1850, and the father, who had served as commissioner of Defiance county, passed away March 7, 1882. The father of Mrs. Sandford, and the grand- father of Mrs. Wing, also named John, mar- ried Miss Elizabeth Miller, and both these lived all their days in the Empirestate-highly respected people. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Wing have been born the following family: James D., John S., Lewis F. (deceased), Will- iam A., Cora E., Delford A., Gracie E. (de- ceased), Electa E., Missouri J., Mary E. (de- ceased), Frank (deceased) and Lucy F. Since bis marriage Mr. Wing has lived on various farms but never outside of Putnam county.
Mr. Wing is a truly patriotic American, and for the preservation of the integrity of the flag of his country and to save his nation from disintegration, enlisted in April, 1861, in com- pany E, Twenty-first Ohio volunteer infantry, and re-enlisted August 22, 1862, but this time in the cavalry service-company F. Fourth regiment. He served in the campaigns through Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi At Stone River he was captured by the enemy and confined in Libby prison for twenty days, and after his exchange he fought at Chattanooga, scouted and foraged up the Tennessee river, participated in the famous Atlanta campaign, and, in fact, took part in all the marches and battles in which huis regiment
was engaged, finally being honorably dis- charged after a prolonged service of three years and three months.
In 1890 Mr. Wing settled on his present farm of 175 acres, but which then had no house upon it. His intention, however, is to build a dwelling in the modern style and of some pretentions, with out-buildings to match. The soil of this farm is rich and fertile, and Mr. Wing has not failed to avail himself of this fact. Ih politics Mr. Wing is a republican, has served as township assessor, and is very popular with his party. He bears a name that has never been tarnished by a dishonor- able act and one of which his progeny may well be proud. He is recognized by his neigh- bors as a most useful citizen, ever ready to assist the distressed, and to promptly aid in advanc- ing every project designed to forward the well- being of the township and county. Few men in the county of Putnam have been more pat- riotic, public-spirited, or industrious, o- stand as high in the public esteem as Austin Wing.
EORGE WINEMAN, of Blanchard township, Putnam county, Ohio, is a son of George S. and Hannah Wag- enlander) Wineman, and was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, July 16, 1839. George S. Wineman was a fariner, lived at Groeningen, and reared a family of two sons and two daughters, viz: George, our subject; Michael, now of Michigan; Sophia, wife of John Feedman, and Barbara, deceased. The father himself died on his farm at Groen'ugen, Germany, and after that event. George Wine- man, our subject, came in 1856 to the United States, and was shortly afterward followed by his mother and the two sisters, the brother, Michael, coming last of all. The mother located first in Michigan, but later moved to Illinois, where she died in the spring iss ;.
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George Wineman was educated in Ger- many, and after coming to America located in Hancock county, Ohio, where he lived seven years with his uncle, Leonard Wagenlander. In 1867 he came to Putnam county, and set- tled on his present farm in Blanchard town- ship, which he later purchased, and which comprises 240 acres in section No. 36, forty- two in No. 25, and 195 in No. 24. This land he partly cleared, ditched, and improved with all necessary buildings, including a comfortable residence. He carries on farming to a large extent, and also raises cattle, sheep and hogs for shipment and home use, and is altogether prosperous The marriage of Mr. Winema ?: took place June 27, 1867, to Miss Nancy Moffitt, daughter of J. J. Moffitt, of Hancock county, Ohio, and to this union have been born the following children: William C., John, Edith (wife of John McClure), Frank, Carrie, Alice, May, Grace, Cora, Lulu M., and Harry, the last named deceased.
J. J. Moffitt, father of Mrs. Wineman, was born in Ross county, Ohio. His father, Joshua J. Moffitt, was of Scotch-Irish extrac - tion and came to Ohio from North Carolina, settling in Ross county at an early date, and lived in this county till he died. J. J. Moffitt settled in Hancock county, Ohro, about 1835, in which county he entered land, cleared a farm, adding thereto until he finally owned some 1, 100 acres. He still resides in Hancock city, upon a farm of 700 acres. He mar- ried Harriet McClish, who was born in Fair- field county, and died in 1861.
Mr. Wineman has filled many of the town- ship offices, including that of trustee, assessor and school director, being in his politics an ardent republican. Fraternally he is a mem- . ber of lodge No. 459, I. O. O. F., of Gilboa, and personally he is very popular throughout Ins neighborhood. He is ranked among the leading farmers of Blanchard township, is
regarded as intelligent and progressive, and is universally esteemed as an lionest and use- ful citizen.
ILLIAM WINKEL, an enterprising farmer and tile manufacturer of Liberty township, Putnam county, Ohio, was born in Beaver county, Pa., December 5, 1836, and is a son of Rudy and Mary (Hicks) Winkel, both, also, natives of the Keystone state. Rudy, the father, was a life-long farmer, and to himself and wife were born ten children, named as follows: Henry, John, Moses, Catherine, William (our subject,, George Barbara A., Mary J., and Rudy and Margaret E., twins. Of these our subject was the only one to come to Ohio, with the ex- ception of Rudy, who came in 1869 married here, and died the father of four children. Rudy, the father, died in his native state in 1854, and his widow in 1867, the latter a mem- ber of the Presbyterian church, and both highly respected by the members of the community in which they passed their days.
William Winkel was reared on the home farm and remained with his parents until 1 860, when he married, of which event mention will be made in a subsequent paragraph. He then rented a small farm in his native county and began the struggle of life in earnest. On this farm he resided until 1868, when he brought his family to Ohio, and for a short time located on a small farm in Liberty township, Putnam county, until he could make a permanent set- tlement, which he accomplished by purchasing eighty acres of his present farm in the same township. This farm contained a cabin, and of the land about twenty acres had been cleared, the balance being timber land. He has since added forty acres to the place, nearly all of which he has cleared up, ditched, tiled and placed in an excellent state of cultivation; has
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improved it with a handsome two-story frame dwelling, a commodious and substantial barn and out-buildings, a wind-pump, etc., and set out a thriving orchard of choice fruit trees-all in the northeast corner of the township, five miles from Leipsic station. Up to 1892 he gave this farm his undivided attention, doing general farmning and raising live stock of choice grades, making specialties of short horn cattle, and the better breeds of hogs for home use.
In 1891 Mr. Winkel's son John engaged in the manufacture of tiling with his brother-in -. law, Jolm Casteel, on the home place and found an immediate .home sale for all they could turn out, and also manufactured some brick. Mr. Winkel has great faith in tile as an aid to . the successful prosecution of agriculture, de- rived from his own experience, and in 1895 pur- chased John Casteel's interest. Since settling on his present farin, four different seasons passed in which he failed to grow corn enough to fatten his hogs and carry him through the winter, as the water that accumulated on his land had no outlet and was withdrawn only by the tedious operation of evaporation, but since ditching and tiling have been introduced he has succeeded in making a good crop every year. He has witnessed the thousand and ore other advances that have also taken place since his coming to the Black swamp. There were then hardly any roads, and the lands were in the hands of small farmer settlers, with very little under cultivation. Now all these lands are well drained and under tillage, and pikes and byways permeate every section of the township and county, and Mr. Winkel has by hard labor greatly aided in bringing about this transformation.
a tract of 200 acres in Van Buren township, Putnam county, opened up about ninety acres to cultivation, and built a good house and barn. He was a progressive citizen, and for many years an elder in the Presbyterian church, in the faith of which he died in February, 1893-his widow being now seventy-two years of age. Their family comprised nine children, viz: Elizabeth J., wife of Mr. Winkel; Sam- uel, who died single; John, practicing medi- cine at Columbus Grove, Ohio; James a farmer; Mary A., wife of Frank Baughman, farmer; Lucinda, who died unmarried, at the age of eighteen years; Lewis, principal of the Leipsic school: Grace. on the homestead, and Ray, who died when five years old. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Winkle has been blessed with twelve children, born in the fol- lowing order: Mary E., married to John Cas- teel, farmer; Della, wife of James Winkel, farmer; Emma J., married to Delano Decker, farmer; William J., a farmer; John, a tile man- ufacturer; Alice, died at the age of eighteen years; Rudy H., Lewis S., Moses, Lucinda A., Dora B. and Charles F., all at home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Winkel affiliate with the Presby- terian church, and in politics, Mr. Winkel is a republican. Although he does not aspir- to of- fice, he has, as a matter of public duty, filled several of the minor offices of the township. He is public spirited and liberal in his contri- butions toward improvements designed for the public good, is straightforward in all his trans- actions, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of the community in which he has passed so many years of his useful and well spent life.
Mr. Winkel was joined in matrimony in J OSEPH WINKELMAN, tile and brick manufacturer at Glandorf, Putnam county, Ohio, was born in Rhine Pfaltz, Bavaria, Germany, February 1860 with Miss Elizabeth J. Lafferty, who was born in Beaver county, Pa., February 19, 1843, a daughter of James R. Lafferty, a farmer, who came to Ohio in 1865, bought 1 23, 1852, a son of Jacob and Caroline
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(Schwalp) Winkelman. The family came to America in 1862, and for one year resided in Alleghany City, Pa., and then came to Put- nam county, Ohio, and located in Liberty township, where the father, who had been a farmer and wine grower in the old country, purchased 120 acres of land and followed farming until 1873, when he moved to Glan- dorf, where he lived in retirement until his death in 1891-his wife having expired on the farin in Liberty township in 1865. Both par- ents were devout members of the Catholic church, and had born to them a family of six children, viz: Lizzie, who died at the age of four years; Joseph, our subject; Jacob, a teamster of the state of Washington; John H., a teacher of Fort Madison, Iowa; Stephen, who died in 1891, and George who is engaged in the bottling business at Ottawa, Ohio.
Joseph Winkelnan, the subject of this sketch, was reared in Putnam county from the age of eleven years until manhood, when he left the home farm and began life on his own account by working on a farm for two years and in a brick-yard two years longer. About 1873, he started a brick-yard of his own, to which he afterward added a tile factory. The latter department was established in 1884 in partnership with F. N. Ellis, under name of Winkehnan & Ellis. The concern is one of the most extensive in the county, turning out over 500,000 brick annually and manufactur- ing all sizes of tile, from three to twelve inches in diameter, at the rate of 10,000 per day, the whole being under the immediate supervision of Mr. Winkehnan himself. Further mention of this enterprise will be found in the sketch of F. N. Ellis.
Mr. Winkelman has been twice married -- . in 1880, to Miss Philomena Hueve, who was born in Putnam county, Ohio, and died, in 1881, at the age of twenty years; the second marriage took place in November, 1883, with
Miss Bernardine Nartker, also a native of Put- nam county, born in 1866. Mr. and Mrs. Winkelman are communicants at Saint John's Catholic church of Glandorf. In politics Mr. Winkelman is a democrat and has served as township treasurer; he is also a trustee of Saint John's- church and 'a director in the Glandorf Building & Loan association. As a business man he stands in the front rank, and socially he is esteemed for his public spirit and liberal aid to all projects having for their aim the welfare of the city, township or county.
D AX WINKELMAN was of late one of the most prosperous merchants of Ottoville, Putnam county, Ohio, having been at one time the senior partner in the firm of Winkelman & Vincke, and the successor of G. H. Otte, of the old firm of Otte & Winkelman, general merchants,
Matthias, the father of Max, was born in Westphalia, Germany, came to the United States when young, and in 1850 reached Del- phos, Ohio, where he followed his trade of tanner for about ten years. He was married, in Delphos, to Frances Merkel. daughter of Michael Merkel, the union resulting in the birth of five children, named Max, Frank, Mary, Amelia and John. In 1860 Mr. Winkelman came to Ottoville, and in partnership with Gerhard Otte established the first mercantile business of any consequence in town; in 1863 he sold out his interest in the old firm, estab- lished a new store, and was alone in the. same trade until 1869, when he again sold ont and went to Wisconsin, on account of his wife's health. He had held the office of postmaster from 1861 until 1867, and was a very popular official. Six weeks after reaching Wisconsin, Mrs. Winkelman expired at Franklin, twelve miles west of Milwaukee, and Mr. Winkehnan
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returned to Delphos, Ohio, and married Mrs: Thirsa Selzer; in July, 1870, he returned to Ottoville and purchased a half-interest in the business of Gerhard Otte, his former partner, and in this he continued until his death in the faith of the Catholic church, and in politics a democrat. This sad event occurred August 9, 1876. His widow, Thirsa (Buehler-Stelzer) Winkelman, survived until August 17, 1891, when she also died in the same faith.
Max Winkelman, whose name opens this sketch, was born at Delphos, Ohio, February 8, 1859, was brought to Ottoville when but one year of age, and was educated in the dis- trict school. At the proper age he began clerk- ing with his father and continued to be thus employed until the latter's death, and then clerked for Mr. Otte until 1879, when he and Ferdinand Vincke bought out Mr. Otte's stock and good will, the mother of Mr. Winkelman furnishing the capital and being the actual partner of Mr. Vincke. In 1891 our subject bought out the interest of his mother, and the business was continued under the original style of Winkelman & Vincke, and conducted a thriving trade down to August 15, 1895, when Max Winkelman retired, Mr. Vincke purchasing Mr. Winkelman's interest, the business being continued under style of F. F. Vincke, a sketch of whose life is given on another page.
The marriage of Mr. Winkelman took place in Ottoville, June 11, 1889, with Miss Sabina Rekart, who was born at Ottoville, February 2, 1859, a daugliter of William Rekart, a sketch of whose life appears elsewhere. This union has been blessed with four children, who have been named Mary, Albert, Frances and Rose. Mr. and Mrs. Winkelman are devout Catholics. In politics Mr. Winkelman is a democrat aud was deputy postmaster at Otto- ville from 1876 until 1894, and is a genial, affable and courteous gentleman as well as a thoroughly practical business man.
S OLOMON WOLLAM, one of the most successful farmers of Perry township, Putnam county, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, August 25, 1846, a son of Joseph and Mary (Shisler) Wol- lam. Joseph Wollam was also a native of Fairfield county, Ohio, and was born in Feb- ruary, 1811, of German ancestry. The father of Joseph was a soldier in the war of 1812 and served under Gen. William Henry Harrison in the northwest, and at the close of the war re- turned to Fairfield county, Ohio, where he had previously lived, and there passed the re- mainder of his life on a farm, dying a respected citizen, and leaving the following family: Peter, Jacob, John, Daniel Catherine and Joseph.
Joseph Wollam, the youngest member of the above family, was reared both a farmer and millwright, and made good use of both callings in his career through life. To his union with Mary Shisler, a daughter of Samnue! and Mary (Bullinger) Shislei, children were born as follows: Lewis, who died during the late Civil war and was buried at Shiloh; Samuel, an ex-soldier, and now a farmer of Bosworth, Mo .; Solomon, our subject; Mary A., wife of Adam Benedict, of Morrow county; Hannah A., wife of Samuel Shisler. of Oak- wood, Ohio; Catherine, who died in youth. ^ and Joseph, of Dupont. The mother of the family was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, about 1815, was a daughter of Virginia-born parents of German descent, and died June 2, 1859, a member of the United Brethren church. For some time after his marriage, Mr. Wollam lived in Fairfield county, following his trade, until his removal to Delaware county, where lie continued millwrighting a few years longer. and in 1853 came to Perry township, Putnam county, where he purchased a farm on the tract where a part of Dupont nov stands. With the exception of two years passed in Paulding county, Ohio, he here pass : the re-
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mainder of his life, being until the day of his death one of the most honored of Perry town- ship's citizens. He was always a republican in politics, and served under the auspices of his party as justice of the peace, township trustee, and the minor offices of the township, with much credit to himself, and to the satis- faction of the public, until his death, in the faith of the Presbyterian church, September 4, 1892. An honored member, also, of the Masonic order. he had lived well up to the teaching of that ancient brotherhood, and, having done this, was necessarily an honest man and a true citizen ..
Solomon Wollam was educated in the log- cabin school-house of his early day, but ac- quired sufficient knowledge to enable him to successfully carry him through the vocation he chose for his life calling-that of agriculture. February 14. 1864, he enlisted in company A, under Capt. George McClure, in the Fifty- seventh regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry, for- the term of three years. He was at once sent to Larkinsville, Ala., and there joined Sherman's army, with which he took part in the famous march to the sea, and in the battles of Resaca, Dallas, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Stone Mountain, Ezra Chapel, Jonesboro, Fort McAllister, and through South Carolina to Bentonville, N. C., and was present at the surrender of Gen. Joseph E. Johnson, the commander of the rebel forces, at Raleigh, N. C., April 26, 1865, the last fight with that famous rebel general having taken place at Goldsboro, N. C., March 19. The above-named battles, although not named in consecutive order, were among the fiercest and bloodiest of the Rebellion, and are more matters of war history than of biographical rec- ord. After the surrender of johnson, Mr. - Wollam marched with the triumphant forces to Washington, D. C., where he took part in the grand review in May, 1865. After this ,
event Mr. Wollam was sent to Little Rock, Ark., where he was on provost duty until hon- orably discharged in August, 1865. Returning to his home, Mr. Wollam resumed his farming on the old homestead, and in 1872 married Miss Mary J. Dimock, who was born in the state of New York May 4, 1853, a daughter of Dr. Eli Dimock, the result of this union being two children, viz; Myrtle, wife of Dr. Edward Bird of Dupont, and Clyde, now of the univer- sity at Ada, Ohio. The mother of these chil- dren died October 18, 1889, a conscientious member of the Methodist Episcopal church. The second mariage of Mr. Wollam took place December 16, 1893, to Mrs. Martha Calkins, widow of Harvey C. Calkins and daughter of B. C. and Nancy (Martin) Cliffton, but to this marriage no children have been born. In 1874, Mr. Wollam settled on his present farm, where he has made a happy home and estab- lished a reputation second to none as a farmer and citizen.
HARLES E. WIGHT .-- Among the. many young farmers of Monroe town- ship, Putnam county, Ohio, none are accredited with more push and enter- prise, or with a more general knowledge of affairs than the gentleman concerning whom we now make specific mention. Combined with great natural intelligence he possesses an excellent education, and is consequently ad- mirably fitted for the duties of life Mr. Wight is of English descent, his ancestors, the Wights, five brothers, having come to this country from England in the early colonial days. They were promin ently identified with the early history of the republic, and from them descended the different branches of the Wight family, scat- tered all over this country.
Renben Wight, grandfather of subject, was born in New York state, and was married to a
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Miss Van Buren, a distant relative of President Martin Van Buren. They moved to Cleve- land, Ohio, when that place was but a ham- let, and became the possessors of forty acres of land located where now is the heart of that city. He met his death during the cholera plagne of 1830. Their son, Reuben Wight, father of our subject, was born in New York state in April, 1828. He was reared a farmer, but afterward followed the vocations of car- penter and painter. He received a common- school education and was a man of intelligence and excellent parts. In 1852 he was married in Lorain county, Ohio, to Miss Altha Reichard, who was born in the state of New York in May, 1828. They lived in Lorain county for a few years and then removed to Wood county, Ohio, wliere they made their home for nine years, afterward returning to Lorain county. Here they lived on their farm of sixty acres, and here the father still resides, his beloved wife having passed away in 1894. Both became active members of the Baptist church, and ever stood high in the regard of their fellow- men. Their children, in the order of birth, were: Alice, who died at an early age; Will- iam, Charles E. and Edward.
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