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and his faithful wife also deserves her ineed of praise for her substantial and earnest efforts in supporting him in all his worthy undertakings and in bringing them to so successful an issue.
ENRY BENROTH, an industrious farmer of Union township, Putuam county, Ohio, was born in Openheim, Germany, on the river Rhine, April 26, 1842, a son of Charles and Johannetta (Scheler) Benroth. The father, Charles Ben- roth, was a cooper by trade, and in religion was a Catholic, while his wife, Johannetta, was an adherent of the Lutheran church. Philip Benroth, father of Charles, was also a cooper, and was a man of considerable wealth. These parents, Charles and Johannetta, had born to them five children, viz: Charley, a farmer of Hancock county, Olno; Anton and Rosa, deceased; Henry of this sketch; and George, of Bluffton, Ohio. The father, Charles Benroth, died when Henry, our -th- ject, was but four years of age. and Johan- netta, the mother, died a year later, or when Henry had reached his fifth year.
Henry Benroth, our subject, attended school in Germany until fourteen years old and then learned the locksmith's trade. May 20, 1864, he came to America, landing in New York, whence he went to Philadelphia, then to Chicago, passing six weeks in each place, and then came to Ohio, where his old- est brother had made his home, in Allen county. Subsequently our subject found work in a machine shop at Lima, Ohio, and bere, also, October 19, 1865, he married Sallie Light, who was born in Richland county, Ohio, June 25, 1843, a daughter of David and Barbara (Fackler) Light, who, also in 1863, moved to Allen county David Light was born in Pennsylvania in 1811, and w. - a grandson of a hero of the Revolutionary war.
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Barbara Light was also a native of Pennsyl- vania, and more in relation to her family may be found in the sketch of Henry Fackler, of Van Wert county. To this union of Henry and Sallie Benroth have been born ten chil- dren, viz: Mary, wife of William Vandemark, of Union township; Seymour, farmer of same; Charles, machinist, of Deshler; Amos, farmer, at home; Sadie, attending school; Minna, also a school-girl; Emma, born January 24, 1887; and David, George and Sarah died when young.
After his marriage Mr. Benroth continued to live in Lima until 1867, working in the ma- chine shop; and then, coming to Putnam county shortly after, engaged in saw-milling. In 1873 he bought his present farm, which he cleared from the woods by his own labor, and transformed in time into one of the brightest spots in Putnam county. He continued to operate hns saw-mill until 1890, when he sold out, but still keeps his farm up to its high standard, and his dwelling, which he built in 1876, is tidy, neat and handsome. Mr. Ben- roth is a natural mechanic, and has put up a number of both frame and brick dwellings and churches; in politics he is a democrat, being at present a school director, but he votes rather for a good man than for a party nom- mee; in religion he affiliates, with his wife, with the Christian church, although he was reared a Lutheran and a Catholic; he. is, in fact, a man who thinks for himself, and of such as he are communities made and put for- ward to positions of prominence and useful- ness.
RS. SALLIE BEST, one of the most remarkable ladies of Sugar Creek township, Putnam county, Ohio, and widow of George Best, was born m Carroll county, Ohio, March 21, 1824. Her parents, Jacob and Peggy (Trainer)
Wagner, were natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent, but were married in Carroll county, Ohio, where all their children were born, and where their daughter, our subject, was reared, and married in 1840.
George Best, the deceased husband of our subject, came with his wife and two children to Putnam county in 1844, and after renting land for two years, bought the tract of eighty acres in Sugar Creek township on which his widow still resides. The land was covered with timber and water, but a sufficient space was soon cleared up in the woods on which to build a log cabin, into which the family moved before it had either door or floor; but Mr Best was a carpenter as well as shoemaker and far- mer, and the cabin was soon render, hab- itable. Assisted by his able and willing wife, the work of improving began, and to add to the revenue of the family, coon skins, deer pelts and ginseng were disposed of. Milling was done at Sidney in the early day, but at last grist was ground nearer home, a fair-sized farm was developed, fairly drained with good tile, and a comfortable dwelling erected, in which Mr. Best passed the remainder of his days, dying in May, 1875. He was a mem- ber of the Lutheran church and in politics a democrat.
To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Best were born twelve children, one of whom died in infancy; the remaining eleven grew to man- hood and womanhood, and were named as follows: John C., who is now a prominent farmer of Union township; Mary M. is married to David Hughes, who owns a farm of eighty acres in Sugar Creek township, but for a num- ber of years has resided in Missouri, where he owns a farm of 116 acres; Sarah A. is the wife of George Halterman of Kansas; Emeline is the widow of Quincey Goodman and is left with ten children; Isaac Il. occupies the old home- stead; Jane J. and Harriet are still at home;
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Catherine is married to Charles Moorhead; Susan A. is now the wife of Sherman Hubbard, a farmer; Nancy E. is married to William Nichols, a farmer of Paulding county, and Arie is the wife of H. Catlett, also a fariner and carpenter.
Sallie Best is a consistent member of the Christian church and has reached a ripe old age. She is still vigorous in body and mind, and notwithstanding all the deprivations she has undergone and the hardships attendant on pioneer life, she is as ready and able to do a day's work as any housekeeper in the neigh- borhood. She was early inured to toil, and assisted her husband in clearing up his farm, as well as attending, on her own part, to the household duties and in performing the multi- tudinous tasks that pertain to pioneer farm life; when she first came to Sugar Creek town- ship she thought she never could remain, on account of the dense forest and deep waters covering the surface of the land, and was much discouraged; but she was of a willing and hope- ful disposition, and has lived to see the wilder- ness transformed into a garden and to preside with matronly grace in the hospitable dispen- sation of the abundance her early energy has placed at her disposal. She has done as much to redeem the country from its wild condition as any male member of the community, and no name deserves a more honorable mention in this volume than that of Sallie Best.
J OHN CALVIN BEST, a successful and leading farmer of Union township, Put- nam county, was born in Ross town- ship, Carroll county, Ohio, December 16, 1841, a son of George and Sarah (Wag- ner) Best. The father, George Best, son of John Best, was reared a farmer, and also learned the trades of stone-cutter, mason and carpenter. About 1840 he married Sarah 1
Wagner, a daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Darst) Wagner, the latter of Irish parentage, and whose brother James was a soldier in our war with Mexico. To the union of George and Sarah Best the following children were born :. John C., our subject; Mary A., wife of David Hughes, of Macon county, Mo .; Sarah A., wife of George Halterman, of Newton, Kas .; Emeline, wife of Quincey Goodman, deceased, of Columbus Grove, Ohio; Annie, of Perry township; Jane, at home; Ella, wife of William E. Nichols, of Paulding county. and Arie R., wife of Hendon Catlett, of Union township, Putnam county. For some four years after his marriage George Best continued to reside in Carroll county, Ohio, and about 1844 came to Putnam county and bought an uncleared tract in Sugar Creek township and this, with the usual hard work and endurance, he succeeded in clearing from the woods and converting into a fertile farm, on which he lived until his death in May, 18;4. He was a stanch democrat in politics, held several town- ship offices, and was a member of the Lutheran church, his widow, who still resides on the home place, being a member of the Christian congregation.
Jolin Calvin Best was educated in Putnam county, and was reared a farmer and carpen- ter. August 12, 1862, he enlisted in company D, One Hundred and Eighteenth Ohio .olun- teer infantry, and served until the close of the war. He took part in the battles of Moss Creek, Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Duck River, Franklin and Nashville, Tenn., Fort Ander- son, N. C., and numerous others, and daring the latter part of the war, having been injured, was detailed as clerk in the quartermaster's de- partment, under Gen Schofield, and received his discharge in Pennsylvania in 1865. The marriage of our subject took place January 10, 1860, to Miss Sarah A. Nichols, who was born
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in Union township, Putnam county, March 22, 1849, a daughter of Edward and Margaret (Ervin) Nichols, the former of whom was a native of Licking county, Ohio, and one of the earliest settlers of Putnam county. To this happy union of John C. and Sarah A. Best have been born four children, viz: Amos W., a farmer, at home; Alfred, a farmer of Union township; Mrs. Sarah A. Streetor, also at home, as is also John E., aged eighteen years. After his marriage Mr. Best lived for four years in Sugar Creek township, and then came to his present place in Union township. He now owns 160 acres, which he has cleared from the woods, and by his own labor has paid for. He is a democrat in politics, has served as town- ship trustee and as a member of the board of agriculture, and has filled several other offices; he is a member of Ogilvie post, No. 64, G. A. R., and, with his wife, is a devout member of the Christian church. He has farmed and fol- lowed his trade until he has become one of the most substantial residents of Union town- ship, and is altogether a self-made man, in a pecuniary point of view. His present hand- some and substantial dwelling he erected in 1880, and is here passing his days respected by all who know him.
J OSEPH BEST, one of the well-to-do farmers of Union township, Putnam county, Ohio, is a son of John and Mary (Cooper) Best, and was born in Carroll county, July 4, 1833. John Best. the father, was a native of Maryland, educated himself in the German language, and was reared on a farm. In early life he came to Ohio and entered 160 acres of land in Carroll county, which he cleared up and lived upon until $$53, when he came to Putnam county. His tamage took place about 1818, to Mary, a daughter of John Cooper, who was born in
Pennsylvania of German descent. To John and Mary Best were born twelve children, of whom six are living as follows: Jacob, a farmer of Carroll county, and also a blacksmith by trade; John, of Kosciusko county, Ind. ; Isaac, of Sugar Creek township, Putnam county, Ohio; Sarah Ann, wife of Wilson Priest, of Butler county, Kans .; Joseph, the subject of this sketch; William, a real estate dealer of Elkhart, Ind. On coming to Putnam county John Best bought a farm in Sugar Crook town- ship, where he passed the remainder of his life, dying in the faith of the Lutheran church, and in politics a democrat.
Joseph Best, our subject, was reared to manhood on a farm in Carroll county, Ohio, and in October, 1853, married Miss Elizabeth Dutenhaver, daughter of John Du- tenhaver, this union resulting in the birth of the following children, viz: Lu Emma, wife of Abraham Clevenger; an infant daughter, de- ceased; John Hiland, who died aged five years; Janie, who died at the age of fourteen years; Catherine, married to Charles Climer, a jew- eler of Floyd county, Ills .; William Jacob, of Putnam county, Ohio; Mrs Ida Sneary, de- ceased; Alice, wife of Grant Clements, of Ful- ton county, Ind. ; Lillie, wife of Grant Nye, of same county; Della, wife of a bridge carpenter of Fulton county, also. After his marriage our subject lived on his farm in Sugar Creek town- ship, Putnam county, Ohio, until April. 1866, when he moved to Fulton county, Ind., where he was engaged in farming until 1892, when he sold his property and returned to Putnam county, Ohio. Mrs. Elizabeth Best died in May, 1883, a member of the Christian church although she had formerly been a Lutheran. Mr. Best is in politics a democrat, and is one of the highly respected and substantial farmers of Putnam county.
William J. Best, son of out subject, was born in Putnam county, Oh, m Junte, 1862,
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and married Mary Clevenger, daughter of Eli Clevenger, the marriage being blessed with two children-Lizzie and Raymond. William is a stanch democrat in politics, is a thriving farmer, and with him Joseph Best, our sub- ject, is at present making his home.
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S ILAS BUTLER, the popular and ac- commodating hiveryman of Leipsic, Putnam county, is a native of Frank- lin county, Ohio, and was born Oc- tober 14, 1847, a son of Absalom and Martha (Baker) Butler. Absalom was also a native of Franklin county and a son of Owen Butler, of Columbus, Ohio, but who died in Illinois. Absalom Butler came from Franklin county to Leipsic in 18go, and purchased a farm in the south part of the town, on which he resided for a number of years, and then retired to Leipsic, where he passed his declining years in peace and, comfort, dying a highly respected and honored citizen.
Silas Butler was reared to farming on his father's homestead, and received a thorough education in the common schools of the dis- trict. In 1871 he removed to Leipsic, where for fifteen years he was engaged in the butcher business, and then embarked in the grocery trade, which occupation he followed until 1893, when he engaged in his present livery business, for which his natural love for horses well adapts him. He carries a fine line of vehicles, and his live stock is unsurpassed in the town. He is obliging and courteons to his patrons, and has made hosts of friends, who have always found him to be straightforward in all his dealings and truthful in all his representations. In politics Mr. Butler is a democrat, but has never been a seeker after office. His wife bore the maiden name of Mary Lisle, and by het he is the father of two children -- Gertrude,
wife of John Ludwig, and Chloe. Socially the family is greatly esteemed by all who know them.
J OHN W. BLAKLEY, the son of George and Martha (Simms) Blakley and brother of Benjamin G. Blakley (see sketch of Benjamin G. Blakley), was born in Putnam county, Ohio, March 23, 1852, and while a boy was given a common-school education, but when not in school he worked industriously on his father's farm. When eighteen years of age lie commenced to work for himself, and after ten years of prosperity, he, on January 1, 1880, married Jane Sake- miller, who was born in Jennings township, Sep- tember 8, 1854. Her father and mother. Ben- jamin and Mary (Shirk) Sakemiller, were both natives of Pennsylvania and early settlers of Al- len county, Ohio, where they were married, and this union was blessed with eleven chil Iren: Rachael, the wife of John Deffenbaugh, of Jen- nings township; Chris, a farmer now living in Sugar Creek township; Jane, the good wife of the subject of this sketch; Sampson, who now lives on a farm in Jennings township; Rebecca, married to George Clendenning, who lives on a farm in Indiana; Charles, also of Indiana; William, now living in Sugar Creek township, Putnam county, Ohio; Benjamin also of the same township, and James, of Jennings town- ship. The maternal grandparents of these children were active, consistent members of the Christian church. The grandfather, who was a democrat in politics, died in 1887, and the grandmother followed in 1891. After par- riage John and Jane Blakley located on the farm which he had owned for some time md had by industry cleared and improved. Here three children were born to them, viz: Benja- min Russell, born July 20, 188;, and two who died in infancy. In 1888 he moved back to
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the old homestead, where he has since lived. On October 19, 1892, misfortune overtook him, when their house took fire and was en- tirely destroyed with almost all the contents .. This did not discourage him, and on the fol- lowing week, with commendable courage, he began building the beautiful home which he now occupies. He and his most estimable wifeare both active members of the Christian church. In politics he is an active supporter of the principles of democracy and has served in many of the minor offices. He is known to all as one of the most progressive farmers in the township, his farm being in a splendid con- dition, and he is respected by all his neighbors.
ENJAMIN G. BLAKLEY, a prom- inent and progressive farmer, of Jack- son township, Putnam county, Ohio, was born May, 13, 1854, in this same township. His parents were George and Martha Ann (Simms) Blakely, the former of whom wns born in Franklin county, Ohio, July 28, 1822. The parents of George Blak- ley, father of our subject, were George and Sarah (Chambers) Blakley, both natives of Ire- land, who came to America and settled in this state when the Indians still roamed over it freely, and but little of its territory had yet been redeemed from its wild state. They were the parents of eleven children: George, Jr., being third from the youngest. George, Jr., was reared a farmer, and in 1843 married Martha A. Simins, the daughter of Elkanah and Nancy (Ford) Simms. She was born in Madison county, Va., in 1825, and at the tender age of three years had been brought across the mountains by her parents, who set- tled in Franklin county, Ohio, where she lived until her marriage. In childhood she had been given a fair education, and had carly joined the Baptist church, of which she has
always been a consistent member. To this marriage were born ten children: Mrs. Nancy Schindler, who was born June 8, 1844, and who died November 11, 1871; Mrs. Mary Hoffner, born July 5, 1849, and died Decem- ber 23, 1877; John W., a fariner of this town- ship, who was born March 23, 1852; Benja- min G., of this sketch; James B., who was born December 31, 1856, and is an industrions farmer, of Jackson township; Robert T., born October 5, 1859, now living on a farm in Jackson township; Amanda E., who was born September 25, 1864, and died October 14, the same year; Louis A., born May 1, 1867, who now lives in Dayton, Ohio, and follows the painter's trade; George B., and one not named, both deceased. For seven years after their imarriage the parents lived in Franklin. county, and in 1851, moved to Putnam county, where the father entered, in Jackson township. forty acres of government land, and soon in- creased it to eighty acres. This land was still wild woodland; no trees had been cut and it was very discouraging to a man, with a large fam . ily to support, to commence to make a home, when it would take so long before he could get much cleared, on which to raise the neces- saries of life, but he sat resolutely to work to clear a farm and build a house. Success crowned his efforts, but it required many pri- vations and hardships to accomplish this. After a few years of this toil his health broke down, and on March 28, 1871, he joined the throng beyond, dying in the faith of the Baptist church, of which he had been an active and faithful member. In politics he was a stanch democrat; and served as con- stable, supervisor two terms, and school direc- tor. He was a Mason, being a member of Kalida lodge, F. & A. M., No. 280. He was known as a hard-working, progressive farmer. and socially no man stood . cher. After the death of her husband Mhs Blakley and her
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elder sons carried on farming for several years. In April, 1888, she moved to Dayton, where she still lives, respected by all. Her two grandfathers, Benjamin Ford and George Simms, served their country faithfully in the Revolutionary war, and the former a second time answered his country's call in 1812. Her mother, who after the death of Mr. Ford be- came Mrs. Nancy Whiteman, died November 6, 1895, at the advanced age of ninety-three years.
Benjamin G. Blakley, the subject of our sketch, passed his early life on his father's farm, and after reaching his majority worked six years for himself, and prospered, so that he, on March 20, 1880, married Ellen Rower, . the daughter of William Rower (see sketch), who had been born in Putnamn county. Febru- ary 15, 1854, and had been educated here. After their marriage he located in Union township, Putnam county, where he remained for two years, when he purchased the farm on which he now lives. Here were born their three children: Jesse Monroe, on January 9, 1884; Bessie Leona, on July 8, 1886; Grace Clare, July 16, 1888. Now owning a farm of his own, he sat resolutely to work to improve it and make it one of the best in the township; success had well crowned his labors when, in 1891, misfortune met him, and fire destroyed his house and entire contents, but this did not discourage him, and in the next year, 1892, he built his present beautiful home. Progress has been his watchword, and anything that would aid him in pushing forward to the fore- most rank; he employed no new labor-saving machinery, yet all new ideas he adopted and made his own, so he is now known as one of the best and most progressive farmers in the county, and while pushing forward his own affairs he has had time to show his public spirit, being always an active worker in the m'rest of the democratic party, and holding numerous offices of trust, among them being
now a school director He is a prominent member of the United Brethren church, of which he has served in the capacity of trustee.
ENRY JOSEPH BOEHMER was born in the grand duchy of Oldenburg, Germany, was educated in his native country, came to America when about twenty-eight years of age, and for a short time taught school in Minster, Auglaize county, Ohio, and later in the same year, 1832, came to Jennings township, Putnam county, entered land, and then returned to Minster, Ohio, where he continued to teach until 1836 or 1837, when he returned to Fort Jennings and married Mary Wellman, a daughter of Frederick Well- man, also a native of Oldenbing, Germany, who settled at Fort Jennings in 1834, and be- came a farmer. He had been a wealthy man in the old country, and failed to better his condition by coming to America. He was the father of two children --- Mary and Henry -- und died in 1861.
After his marriage Henry Joseph Bochumer settled on his land in Fort Jennings and opened a store, the old hewed log house in which he kept his goods being still in existence on the west side of Water street, the flooring and timbers having been sawed out by hand with a whip-saw. His traffic was chiefly with the Wyandot Indians, trading goods for their furs. Mr. Boehmer prospered, and bought and en- tered lands until he became the owner of 1 000 acres, much of which he sold to carly settlers. He was one of the earliest Catholics of Fort Jennings, which point had been settled by that denomination, while the Lutherans were close by in the country. The former were minis- tered to by Prof. Horstman, of Glandorf, who made periodical visits for that purpose. When Mr. Boehmer first settled here, however, there had but two families preceded him-those of
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Ferdinand von der Embse and Frederick Well- man. The country round about was a wilder- ness, with a few settlers scattered through the woods. Mr. Boehmer continued trading with the Indians until their removal to their western reservation, and still continued in the mercan- tile business many years after, keeping the only store and being known to the early settlers for miles around. To Mr. and Mrs. Boehmer were born seven children, viz: Amos, Louis, Au- gust, Matilda, William, Joseph and Mary, but, as schools were scarce, their education was chiefly acquired at home. In politics Mr. Bochmer was a democrat and served several terms as county commissioner and for twenty- one years was a justice of the peace; he was a member of the state legislature in 1856-58, and again in 1864-66 and in 1868-70. He was a prosperous and substantial citizen and left a goodly estate, comprising about 1,000 acres of land. He lived to be sixty-one years of age, dying December 8, 1868. He was highly respected, and was considered by the venerable Judge McKinzie, of Lima, to be one of the best educated men that had ever come to Putnam county. He was upright and hon- orable in all his dealings, and was patriotic in his impulses. He had one son in the late war, August, who served in the Thirty-eighth Ohio infantry.
Amos Bochumer, son of Henry Joseph and Mary (Wellman) Boehmer, was born October 26, 1838, in Fort Jennings, and is now the oldest native-born resident of the place. He passed his boyhood on the farm and in his father's store, and well remembers the Indians. He attended the first school taught in Fort Jen- nings, and that school was instructed by his father. The old log school-house was also used on Sundays by both Catholics and Pro- testants for divine services about once a month, as circumstances permitted. Amos studied in this building about three months each winter
until eighteen years of age, and during the period had several teachers, among whom was Louis De Lucenay, who was a highly educated gentleman, and later became a physician. Amos next attended the public schools at Find- lay one year, and then six months at Saint Xavier. He then studied law at Lima with Nichols & Cunningham, and was admitted to the bar in 1862. He practiced for a year in Lima, and then enlisted, in Toledo, in 1864, in the United States army, and was assigned to the provost marshal's office as a recruiting officer, stationed at Toledo, and served until the close of the war. His marriage took place October 4, 1867, at Fort Jennings, to Miss Mary Kleekamp. who was born in 1846 in Germany, daughter of Francis and Cath- erine Kleekamp, who came to Fort Jennings about 1850, the father engaging in saw-milling and later in merchandising. Mr. and Mrs. Kleekamp had a family of four children, viz: Mary, Anna, Lonis and Panlina. The father lived to be seventy years of age and lied at Fort Jennings, a member of the Catholic church and a highly respected citizen.
After his marriage Mr. Boehmer lived for two years in Delphos, where he owned a dis- tillery, and then returned to Fort Jennings, where he has been engaged in farming and for the past ten years has also been engaged in the dry-goods trade. He owns 300 acres of fine farming land, 220 acres of which he inherited from his father, and also owns a handsome town residence. In politics he is a democrat; in 1867-68 was a member of the state legislature and has also served as mayor of Fort Jennings. He and family are members of the Catholic church and are among the most substantial and respected people of the town and county. Mr. and Mrs. Boehmer are the parents of four children. viz: Henry Joseph, Frank H., Mary and Flora, who are ornaments to the society in which they move.
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