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On the 24th of December, 1863, occurred the marriage of Mr. Young- blood and Miss Sarah Hunt, a native of Huron county, Ohio, born in the village of London. They became the parents of three children : Harry, who. is living in Crestline; Minnie, at home; and Frank, who is a clerk in the office of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Company. In his political views Mr. Youngblood is a stanch Republican and is well known among the representative people of the county. Ile is a member of the Vol- unteer Relief Railroad Society, an organizaton formed for the relief of all in need of assistance who are in the railroad employ. For forty-one years he has been connected with the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago line and is therefore one of its oldest employes. It would be difficult for anyone in this or other walks of life to show a record of more faithful service than Mr. Youngblood has done, and to those who desire advancement his history should furnish an example worthy of emulation in showing the power of fidelity as a potent aid in the business world.
THOMAS N. PATTERSON, D. D. S.
Prominent among the rising professional men of Cranberry township. Crawford county, is Dr. Thomas Newton Patterson, a successful and popular practitioner of dentistry, who in the past six years has absorbed the greater part of the patronage in his line in this section. The birth of Dr. Patterson was in Guernsey county, Ohio, on August 30, 1866, and he was a son of William and Mary J. ( Young) Patterson. The former was born in West- moreland county, Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood and pursited the trade of millwright for some years, later engaging in contracting.
The early boyhood of Thomas N. Patterson was spent in his home and in attendance upon the common schools in his district, but at the age of fifteen years he began to make his own way in the world. His first work was in a sash factory in Mansfield, and while employed there during the day he pir-
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sued liis studies at night. With the exception of short intervals he continued in the sash factory for the following ten years and then accepted a position in the wholesale department of the hardware firm of Wagner & Son, with whom he remained one year. His tastes, however, were not in this line, and he deter- inined to begin the study of dentistry. In the fall of 1893 he entered the Ohio State Medical University and in the spring of 1896 he was graduated at this in- stitution. In the following spring he located in New Washington and since then has been very successful in his practice. Dr. Patterson is a student and keeps well informed concerning all of the modern discoveries in his chosen profession, and employs all of the modern implements which have done so much in late years to change the whole practice of his science.
Dr. Patterson was married in February, 1896, to Miss Mary M. Nagle, who was born in Mansfield, and was the daughter of Daniel Nagle. Two children were born of this union: Margaret, deceased, and an infant. Dr. Patterson is an active member of the United Brethren church, where he is highly regarded. His skill and close attention to business have won for him the confidence of the public, and he is regarded as one of the rising young men in his profession whose success is permanent.
SAMUEL EICHHORN.
Among the worthy German emigrants in Ohio was John Eichhorn, from Baden, who in 1835 located three miles south of Galion, in Morrow county. His son, Adam Eichhorn, was born in Baden, Germany, in 1817, and came over to America with his father, his mother having died in 1834. On attain- ing his majority he was given one half of his father's farm of one hundred and sixty acres, on which he erected buildings and which he proceeded to im- prove. He married Margaret Loyer, who bore him eight children, three of whom, beside the subject of this sketch, survive: Christian J., of Polk town- ship. Crawford county, Ohio; Catharine, who is the wife of Peter Zimmer- man of the same township ; and Emma S., who is not married. Mr. and Mrs. Eichhorn lived on their farm in Morrow county until 1866, when Mr. Eich- horn sold the place and removed to Galion, where he lived until 1873, when he bought a farm of one hundred acres on the Winchester road, two miles and a half west of Galion, where he lived until his death, which occurred Octo- ber 24, 1900. His widow, now in her seventy-fourth year, lives on their homestead which is now managed by their son, Christian Eichhorn. Mr.
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Eichhorn, who was a prominent Democrat, long wielded a marked influence in the affairs of his townsmen.
Samuel Eichhorn was born on the Eichhorn homestead in Morrow coun- ty, Ohio, October 10, 1857, and was educated in the common schools and brought up a practical farmer. April 21, 1881, he married Miss Mary E. Hocker, a native of Jefferson township, Crawford county, Ohio, and a daugh- ter of Philip Hocker, who was born in Baden, Germany. For a year after his marriage he worked the home farm on shares, and in 1882 he located on his present farm of eighty acres, then the property of his father-in-law, which he worked on shares for five years. He then bought the place on which, in 1890, he erected an addition to his house and built a commodious barn. He has adequate outbuildings and all necessary appliances for successful farm- ing, and his farm is considered one of the best improved and equipped agri- cultural properties in the township. In 1901, Mr. Eichhorn bought the John Wardon farm of forty acres, on which are another fine residence and hand- some farm buildings. He devotes himself to general farming, but makes a specialty of raising hogs, in which he has been very successful. His methods have been so progressive and so fruitful of good results that he has come to be regarded as one of the most substantial farmers in Crawford county. In politics he is a Democrat and for six years he has been a member of the township school board. He is a member of the German Reformed church at Galion, in which for years he has held various offices, and is now an elder.
Samuel and Mary E. (Hocker) Eichhorn had four children, three of whom survive: Calvin H., who is employed at Flickinger's Wheel Works, at Galion, Ohio, and Edwin W. and Emma M., who are members of their fa- ther's household. Mrs. Eichhorn died December 20, 1886, and February 13, 1889, Mr. Eichhorn married Miss Mary Edler, a native of Marion county, Ohio, and a daughter of Carl Edler, a prominent farmer of Jefferson town- ship, Crawford county, Ohio. By his second marriage he lias two sons named Roy O. and Earl F. Eichhorn.
JACOB ULMER.
Jacob Ulmer, who is carrying on agricultural pursuits in Liberty township, Crawford county, where he is known as a reliable and highly esteemed citizen, was born on the farm where he now resides, on October 30, 1847, a son of Daniel and Barbara (Brose) Ulmer, and is one of the eight survivors in a family of eleven children. The names of these are: Fredericka, the wife of
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Adamı Durr, of Fort Recovery, Mercer county, Ohio; Abraham, of Cran- berry townshp, this county; Adam, of Bucyrus; John, of Fort Recovery ; Jacob, of this sketch; George, of Fort Recovery ; Solomon, of Holmes town- ship; and Samuel, of Sulphur Springs.
Daniel Ulmer, the father of our subject, was born in Germany, in 1805, and grew up on the home farm, also working at times for neighboring farmers. in 1832 he left his native land with the intention of finding a better opportunity in America. After a long and wearisome voyage of six weeks he landed in New York city and came on into Ohio to Crawford county, where he knew he would find friends who had preceded him the years before. Mr. Ulmer came with the determination to succeed, and immediately entered a small tract of land, containing forty acres, in Liberty township, located one and one-half miles east of Brandywine Station, and upon it he erected a log cabin, in the forest, and soon after installed his bride within it and settled down to a busy life. His wife, Barbara Brose, was a most estimable young lady, who had come from Germany on the same vessel with him, and she made him a loving helpmate and was a cheerful companion through the pioneer experiences which followed. Two years after marriage Mr. Ulmer sold the forty-acre farm and bought one of eighty acres, in the same township, two miles north of Sulphur Springs. Of the eighty acres five were already cleared, and a log cabin had been built upon it by the former owner. Here Mr. Ulmer went to work with a will, cleared and improved the land, and in later years bought the thirty- acre tract adjoining, erected commodious and comfortable buildings and made his farm one of the best and most productive in the locality. He was known far and wide for his thrift and industry, as well as for his neighborly kindness. On April 30, 1884, occurred his death, and the Lutheran church lost one of its most valued members.
Jacob Ulmer was reared on the farm and obtained his education at the common schools of the locality. When he had attained his nineteenth year his father permitted him to start out in life for himself, after which he worked at the carpenter's trade before and after the harvest seasons, during which time he was employed in running a threshing machine for six years. In 1874 he married Miss Louisa Ackerman, a native of Liberty township, a daughter of David Ackerman, who had been born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and had been one of the early settlers of Crawford county. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ulmer, viz .: Thomas, Alpheus D., and Catherine,-all of whom reside at home.
After marriage Mr. UNner settled down on the home place and farmed
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for his father, on shares, until about 1880, when he purchased the place, con- sisting of one hundred and four acres. His aged father then took up his resi- dence with his son, Samuel Ulmer, the mother having passed away during the previous year. Since that time Mr. Ulmer has successfully pursued farming, his land yielding large crops, and his herds increasing in numbers until he is justly regarded as one of the most substantial citizens of the locality. In politics, like his father, he has always been a Democrat, and has served for several terms as township trustee. His interest in educational matters has made him a valuable member of the school board and he is a leading member of the German Lutheran church. Mr. Ulmer is one of the highly respected farmer-citizens of Crawford county.
JOSEPH M. RICHARDS.
Joseph M. Richards, deceased, was a man of sterling worth who made his home in Crestline and by his many commendable personal characteristics won the esteem and confidence of a large circle of friends. He was born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, June 9. 1852, and there remained until his re- moval to Allegheny, where he entered the railway service, acting as fireman for his brother on the Pennsylvania road. Before he was twenty years of age he was made an engineer and acted in that capacity with the same road until his death, which occurred in 1892, when he was accidentally killed while on duty. He was oiling his engine and was struck by a passing pas- senger train, being instantly killed. It was while making a return trip from Pittsburg with freight No. 65. He ran his train on the siding at Steele in or- der to secure the necessary coal and also clear the track for the passenger train, No. 31. He had gone down under the engine and crawld out while it was letting off steam, so that he did not hear the on-coming train, which was ap- proaching at a speed of thirty miles an hour. A projection struck his head and death followed immediately. He had resided for more than fourteen years in Crestline and was known to every school child almost as well as to the older residents of the city. He was extremely kind-hearted and was num- bered among the best residents of the community. He held membership with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Relief Society, and wher- ever known he commanded respect and the friendship of his fellow men. He was sober and industrious, energetic and reliable, and his many excellent quali- ties classed him among the citizens of worth.
Mr. Richards in early manhood was united in marriage to Miss Emma
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Weber, who was born in Crestline, on Christmas day of 1858, and was a daughter of Michael and Mary (Miller ) Weber. Her father was a prominent and honored pioneer of Crestline, conducting a hostelry where the Continental now stands, this place being known as the Franklin House. However, a fire destroyed the hotel in 1860. Mr. Weber was also in the grocery business and was one of the prominent men of the town, occupying an enviable position in business and social circles and as a member of the Masonic fraternity. He died in 1884, leaving a family of three sons and two daughters. His widow is still living.
Mrs. Richards is the eldest of the five children. She was reared in Crest- line and there pursued her education. Her brothers and sisters are: George, who is an engineer on the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago road; Christ, a fireman ; Mary, wife of James B. Fitzsimmons, an engineer on the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad; and John George, deceased. Mrs. Richards has considerable prominence in Crestline, being one of those well-to-do la- dies of the city. Her home is celebrated for its thoughtful and gracious hos- pitality and her many friends delight there to gather.
P. FRED HOSS.
P. Fred Hoss, who owns and cultivates one hundred and twenty acres of fine land in Chatfield township, represents one of the old and honored pioneer families of the county. When the greater part of the land in this lacality was still in possession of the government his grandfather, John A. Hoss, took up his abode in Crawford county. He was a natve of Wurtemberg, Germany, and with his family he came to America, crossing the Atlantic in a sailing vessel, the voyage consuming weeks instead of days, as at the present time. Continuing his journey westward to Crawford county, he entered a tract of government land in Chatfield township-the farm upon which our subject was born-and erected a log cabin, after which he began to clear and develop his land. thus making a good home for his family. One of his children was Adam Hoss, who was born in Wurtemberg. Germany, in 1823, and was therefore a lad of ten summers at the time of the emigration of the family to the new world. He was reared here amid frontier scenes and experiences and after attaining to man's estate he married a Miss Leity, by whom he had two chil- dren, Adam and Christiana, both now deceased. After the death of the mother the father wedded Catherine Leity, and they had three children, namely: Fred; Elizabeth, the wife of Ben Green ; and Lena, who married
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Dan Kolb. The father continued to reside on the old family homestead until called to his final rest in 1895, when seventy-two years of age, and the mother of our subject passed away the same year. They were consistent members of the Lutheran church, known and respected for their sterling worth. The father came to the county in limited circumstances but he cleared and improved his farm, worked industriously and with determination, and thus became well-to-do.
On the old famly homestead, now occupied by Samuel Koln. P. Fred Hoss was born, on the 4th of July. 1855, and there his youth was passed, the duties of the school room claiming his attention in the winter months, while in the early spring he aided in planting the crops, assisted in their cultivation through the summer, and in the autumn performed his share in gernering the yield of the fields. He was married in 1883 but continued on the old home place until 1888, when he came to his present farm, comprising one hundred and twenty acres of the rich land of Chatfield township. The buildings, fences and other improvements upon the place were put there by him, and he carries on general farming and stock-raising, having well tilled fields and good grades of stock,-all giving evidence of his thrift and careful supervision.
In 1883 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Hoss and Miss Elizabeth Klink, a daughter of Christian Klink, and unto them have been born four children, Jesse E., Eva, Jonas and Bertha. The parents belong to the Luth- eran church and have many friends in the county. Having spent his entire life in Chatfield township Mr. Hoss is deeply interested in its welfare and is a progressive citizen.
SMITH W. BENNETT.
Probably no profession affords a wider field for individual enterprise and ability than does the legal profession, and this fact has attracted to its ranks imultitudes of ambitious young men in every generation since law became reduced to a recognized science and increasing civilization has demanded a finer discrimination between justice and injustce. "Through struggles to success" has certainly been the history of Mr. Bennett. Handicapped by physical disability, but with strong determination and perseverance, he has steadily advanced until today he occupies a conspicuous position among the dis- tinguished members of the bar of this portion of Ohio.
He was born in Apollo, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, on the 8th of May, 1859, and is a son of William B. and Mary A. ( Herron) Bennett,
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both of whom were natives of western Pennsylvania, and removed from the Keystone state to Ohio in 1862. On the 4th of April, 1864. they took up their abode in Bucyrus. The mother died in May, 1899, at the age of seventy years, and the father is now retired in Bucyrus. The only school privileges which Smith W. Bennett enjoyed were those afforded through the educational system of Bucyrus. He was graduated in the high school here in June, 1879, but his study had not been continuous. During his fifteenth year he was ill, being con- fined to his bed for one entire year with necrosis of the tibia, which left him crip- pled in the left limb and forced him to remain away from school for three years. naturally a lover of books, he spent much of his time in reading and in his youth had a desire to enter the literary field, but thinking that he was not sufficiently well educated, upon leaving school to become a writer, he under- took to learn a trade from which to derive means sufficient to enable him to prosecute a college course. Physical weakness, however, forced him to give up this work and he was persuaded by his mother to read law. He at first had no inclination to do this, but complying with her request, he soon became cleeply interested in his studies-an interest that has never waned, but has grown stronger as he has mastered the principles of jurisprudence and learned of the wonderful science which has developed into the present intricate legal system. His long illness, though difficult to be borne at the time, proved, as Mr. Bennett says, "the most beneficial thing that ever happened" to him. In early inured him to suffering and turned his thoughts toward books. Necessity and his mother's influence turned his thoughts to the law and success has attended his efforts in this direction. He has contributed as a writer to the literature of his profession, as well as to various magazines and periodicals. For thirteen years he was a partner of General E. B. Finley, of Bucyrus. During a part of that time the firm was known as Finley. Eaton & Bennett, and later became Finley, Beer & Bennett, the second member being Judge Thomas Beer, of Bucyrus. Afterward the firm became Beer, Bennett & Monnett, and thus remained until January 1, 1898, when it was dissolved. Mr. Bennett then went into the office of Hon. F. S. Monnett, attorney general of Ohio, as special counsel, and after the termina- tion of Mr. Monnett's term, remained with his successor, the Hon. J. M. Sheets, in the same capacity. He has had charge of very important cases in state and federal courts, and in the supreme court of the United States, at Washington. Some of the most important questions of taxation have been
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settled by causes in which he participated, especially that concerning the taxation of shares of national banks.
On the 12th of January, 1891, Mr. Bennett was united in marriage to Miss Effie Monnett, of Bucyrus, Ohio, a daughter of Rev. T. J. Monnett, of Bucyrus, and a graduate of Monnett Hall of the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, this state. She died October 26, 1898, leaving two children, Hugh M., born February 22, 1892, and Grace Lizetta, born January 2, 1896. On the 28th of November, 1900, Mr. Bennett was again married, his second union being with Miss Annie Drought, of Bucyrus, daughter of William H. Drought, and a lady of refinement and social distinction. Mr. Bennett holds membership in the First Methodist Episcopal church, at Bucyrus, but while an adherent to that denomination, is liberal in his views, according to others the right which he reserves for himself of forming his own opinions upon all such matters. In his political views he has always been a Republican, and has assisted the cause of the party "on the stump" since the Blaine cam- paign of 1884. He belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and to the Knights of Pythias fraternity, and has attained the thirty-second degree of Masonry. At the session of the Ohio State Bar Association, held in July, 1901, he was elected its secretary, which position he now holds. Viewed in a personal light he is a strong man, of excellent judgment, fair in his views and highly honorable in his relations with his fellow men. His integrity .stands as an unquestioned fact in his career. His life has been manly, his actions sincere, his manner unaffected and his example is well worthy of emulation.
ABRAHAM LAIBBLY.
Throughout his entire business career Mr. Laibbly has carried on agri- cultural pursuits and is now the owner of a valuable and attractive farm of one hundred acres in Chatfield township, Crawford county. He was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, October 6, 1836, his parents being John and Susanna Laibbly, who had eleven children, six of whom are yet living. Upon the family homestead in the county of his nativity the subject of this review spent the days of his boyhood and youth, early becoming familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. On attaining his majority he began farming on the shares, and has always engaged in the tilling of the soil, his industry and careful management making his work a profitable source of income.
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In the year 1857 Mr. Laibbly was married to Miss Catherine Mock, and unto them were born two children : Emery W., who is now a resident farmer of Chatfield township; and Matilda, who died at the age of two years. After the death of his first wife Mr. Laibbly was again married, his second union being celebrated on the 17th of January, 1899, when Amy Seiple became his wife.
It was in the year 1860 that Mr. Laibbly removed to Crawford county. taking up his abode upon the farm which has since been his home. He at first purchased eighty acres of land, but has since added to the property, until he now owns one hundred acres. Only twenty acres had been cleared when he took possession, all of the remainder being covered with a heavy growth of timber. He has since cleared forty acres alone, and of the entire amount eighty-three acres has been made ready for the plow and is now under a high state of cultivation, the fields yielding a golden tribute to the owner, while fine improvements indicate his progressive spirit. His first home here was a log cabin, in which he resided for eighteen years, when he replaced it by his present fine commodious residence. Good barns and out- buildings also furnish shelter for grain and stock, and the accessories and conveniences of a model farm are here in evidence, standing as monuments to the enterprise and labor of the owner.
Mr. Laibbly gives his political support to the Democracy, and his fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, have frequently called him to public office, continuing him in the position of township trustee for nine years. He is a member of the parish church, and is a citizen of worth, widely and favorably known throughout his adopted county.
AMOS B. CHARLTON.
Among the eminently successful and widely known farmers and stock- raisers of Liberty township. Crawford county, is Amos B. Charlton, who was born on the 7th of September, 1835. in this township, a son of Michael and Anna (Mason) Charlton. Nine children were born to the parents of our sub- ject, and of these six still survive, namely : Mary, the wife of L. H. Mason, of Ashland county ; Elizabeth, the widow of J. H. Wert; Amos B., of this sketch ; Narcissa, the widow of William Tobias, of Wooster, Ohio; Jonas, formerly a member of the One Hundred and First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and now a resident of Columbus county, Ohio; and Alpheus D. Charles was a member of Company C, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil war, and
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