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died of typhus ever at Grafton, Virginia; and Anna and Alexander have also passed away.
The father of this family, Michael Charlton, was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, on the 5th of March, 1808, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth ( Men- ser ) Charlton, who, with their family of ten children, emigrated to Columbiana county, Ohio, as early as 1822. In 1829 his father gave him a tract of eighty acres of land in Liberty township, Crawford county, which the latter had en- tered some time previously. After one summer's work on this farm, however, Michael returned to Columbiana county, and there married Anna Mason, who was born therein in 1810. In the following spring they returned to Liberty township and settled on their farm, and this became their permanent resdence. As time went on Michael Charlton bought other land. adding at different times till he owned four hundred and thirteen acres in Liberty township, and one hundred and sixty in Columbiana county. A long and useful life was his, and although it extended to his ninety-first year it was filled with good deeds, and when death came, on January 15, 1899, he was sincerely mourned by a large circle of friends. To the end he took an interest in public affairs, was a stanch Republican and was a most estimable man. The mother had passed away on September 20, 1892, at the age of eighty-one years, eleven months and seven days.
Amos B. Charlton, our immediate subject, grew to manhood surrounded by excellent home influences, and it was not until he had attained his majority that he embarked in farming upon his, own account. His success as a dealer and shipper of stock was immediate, but the Civil war broke out just at this time, and on August 12, 1861, he enlisted for service in Company C. Forty- ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was made second lieutenant of his com- pany. He saw eight months of service in the Army of the Cumberland, under General Buell, but was then stricken with typhoid fever and was sent to the hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, for several weeks. So eager was he to be again in the field that he rejoined his regiment before he was able, suffered a relapse and was obliged to resign his command, sending in his resignation. A change seemed to cause so much improvement that his comrades persuaded® him to recall his resignation, and in his desire to be again on the field of duty he did so, but the very next day he was again prostrated and was quickly put aboard the train and sent home. This explains why he never received any formal discharge, although he had been a brave and faithful soldier.
The following summer was spent by Mr. Charlton in recuperating, but the next season he again engaged in farming, working for his father on the-
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shares and also resumed his buying and shipping of stock to eastern markets. When Mr. Charlton first engaged in the business of shipping he was the young- est shipper in this section of the country. His judgment was excellent, he un- derstood his market, was careful and cautious and his business in this line so prospered that the time came when he shipped as high as ninety thousand dollars worth of stock in a single season. In 1872 he purchased the home farm, consisting of one hundred and seventy-one acres, and has ever since continued to make this desirable place his home. He sold it in 1894 to L. H. Mason, who in turn sold it to W. H. Charlton.
The marriage of Mr. Charlton was in 1869, to Miss Emma E. Hoppel, a native of Northampton county, Pennsylvania, born on the 23d of October, 1849, and came to Crawford county wth her parents when quite young. To this marriage were born seven children : Virgil H., who is in the office of the Osborne Machine Company, of Columbus, Ohio; Ary B., a hotel man of Alle- gheny, Pennsylvania: Michael Z., a teacher, who resides at home; Anna, a teacher and wife of Dr. E. E. Bevington, of Sulphur Springs, Ohio: Mabel, also a teacher, who is the wife of W. F. McCameron, of Sandusky township; and Orlo H. and Donald H., who are living at home. All of the children of Mr. Charlton have been afforded excellent educational opportunities and four of them have been acceptable teachers. Virgil H. and Michael Z. finished their courses at Ada (Ohio) College.
Mr. Charlton has been identified with various interests, for nine years being a partner in the butchering business in Sulphur Springs, continuing until 1895, and he did not give up his successful stock business until 1885. Since the latter date he has paid considerable attention to the farm. In poli- tics he has ever been a stanch Republican, and most acceptably served the township as assessor for three years. His connection with the Lutheran church has covered many years, in which he has held the positon of trustee and is known as one of its most liberal supporters. Not only is Mr. Charlton an intelligent and liberal-minded man, but is also something of a traveler, having visited fourteen of the states in the Union. Fraternally he is connected with the Masonic order, in which he is highly esteemed.
JACOB MUNCH.
One of the most respected citizens and successful farmers of Vernon town- ship, Crawford county, Ohio, is Jacob Munch, who was born in Germany, on April 29, 1847, and he was one of a family of three children born to Nicholas
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Munch and wife, who remained in Germany all their days. The former died at the age of sixty-eight years, the mother of our subject having died when her son was but two years old.
Jacob Munch was well taught in the schools of his native land, and at the age of twenty-one, according to the laws of his country, he entered the army, serving faithfully through the Franco-Prussian war. In 1873, after the close of that war, Mr. Munch decided to emigrate to America, in the hope of bet- tering his condition. His landing in the United States was in the harbor of New York, where he remained one week, coming then to Mansfield, Ohio. Although he was master of the trade of stone mason, he was without means, and it took some time for him to become accustomed to the unknown language and different manners and customs, but his honest face and willingness to work soon made him friends, and he secured employment in Mansfield after a short delay. About one year later Mr. Munch went to Crestline and worked at his trade and also assisted neighboring farmers in agricultural work.
In 1877, by his industry and economy, Mr. Munch found himself able to rent a farm for himself. This was a tract of some sixty acres, in Jackson township, and here Mr. Munch and his estimable wife bent every energy to cultivate the land to its highest condition of producing capacity, and to lay aside means in order to become the owners of one of the fine farms in this fa- vored part of the state. Mr. Munch had been married in 1875 to Miss Cliris- tina Riber, who was a native of this township, and who was a daughter of John Riber, who had come hither at an early day from Germany and was a pioneer settler of the township.
For nine years Mr. Munch cultivated the farm in Jackson township, but in 1886 he became the owner of his present home farm, which consists of ninety-three acres, and here the family has since resided, the efforts of Mr. Munch having been directed to their welfare. Honest toil has met with its re- ward in the case of our subject. It was by no fortunate speculation that he attained his success, but by the application of unremitting industry and self- denial he has changed the condition of a poor German youth, in a strange country, to that of one of the most respected and prosperous land-owners of one of the best parts of the state in which he has made his home.
Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Munch, the five survivors of the family being as follows: Henry; Mary, the wife of Edward Zimmerman, of Mansfield; John; Frederick William: and Tracy, while the one removed by death was named George.
In politics Mr. Munch has become identified with the Democratic party
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and his religious connection is with the German Reformed church. He is one of the most industrious and practical farmers of this neighborhood, and his well cultivated land and excellent improvements show his excellence as an agri- culturist.
JACOB BENDER.
One of those business men whose probity is well known and whose career has thus far been distinguished for enterprise is Jacob Bender, one of the lead- ing agriculturists of Crawford county. A native son of the Buckeye state, his birth having occurred in Richland county, on the 8th of January, 1840. His parents were Jacob and Catherine ( Hoffman ) Bender, and they had eleven chil- dren, nine now living, namely : Jacob, the subject of this review ; Henry, a resi- dent of Cranberry township, Crawford county; Charles, who resides near Knoxville, Iowa; Christena, widow of Peter Stiving, of Richland county ; An- thony, of Vernon township, Crawford county ; William, of Auburn township, this county ; Lizzie, wife of Cyrus Cross, also a resident of Auburn townshp; John, who makes his home in Vernon township ; and Philip, of Sandusky town- ship.
The father of this family was born near Heidelberg, Germany, on the 5th of October, 1816, while the mother was born at the same place on the 13th of August, 1816, and there they attained their majority and were married, that event occurring in 1840. In the same year they bade farewell to their na- tive land and sailed for the United States, and after arriving in this country, they located in Richland county, Ohio, near Shelby, where Mr. Bender pur- chased forty acres of timber land. They took up their abode in a small cabin which had been built by a former owner, later adding twenty acres to their or- iginal tract, and there they resided for a number of years, when they pur- chased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres four miles south of Shelby. There they made many substantial improvements, continuing to make their home there until 1862, when they sold that place and removed to Crawford county, Mr. Bender buying the farm of George Cummings, which contained about two hundred acres of land, located on the present site of old De Kalb, a part of the town having been built on a portion of the land. At one time he also owned three hundred acres of land in Iowa and two hundred acres in Michigan. On his Crawford county farm he spent his remaining days, passing away on the 26th of September, 1897, at the ripe old age of eighty years, elev- en months and twenty-five days. He was an ardent Democrat in political mat-
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ters, but was never an office seeker, and he became known as on of the most reliable, straightforward and progressive agriculturists of his locality. His wife died on the 15th of January, 1885, and both she and her husband were zealous members of the Lutheran church. While in Germany she was a mem- ber of the Reformed church, while he was a Catholic, but after coming to Amer- ica they both united with the Lutheran denomination and remained true to its teachings until their death.
Jacob Bender, whose name introduces this review, enjoyed only the edu- cational privileges afforded by the old pioneer log school house of the neigh- borhood, with its puncheon floor and slab benches, and he remained under the parental roof until eighteen years of age. He then removed to Michigan, where he spent about three years engaged at work in a livery stable and saw- mill, but that work proved too heavy for one so young and at the close of that period, in 1861, he returned to Ohio. On his arrival in this state he was en- gaged by a Mr. Crim to cross the plains to California with a drove of horses, reaching the Golden state after a journey of three months and three days, although a part of the train did not arrive until ten days later. Mr. Bender remained in Sacramento, California, about two years, working in a sales stable and at other occupation. In 1863 he again came to Crawford county, where he was employed as a farm hand for a time, and later, when the building of the Mansfield, Cold Water & Michigan Railroad was begun, he was employed at making cross ties for the company and afterward working on the grading of the road. This work covered the greater part of two years, after which he pur- chased seventy-two acres of his present home place and settled down to the quiet pursuits of farm life. He has added to his original purchase until the homestead now contains eighty-six acres, and he also owns a tract of one hundred and sixty acres in Cranberry township, and a town residence in Tiro.
The year 1865 witnessed the marriage of Mr. Bender and Miss Eliza- beth Molder, a native of the Empire state and a daughter of Jacob Molder, who came from Germany to New York, entering land in Niagara county. About 1837 he sold that place and came to Richland county, Ohio. Unto our our subject and wife have been born six children, as follows: Anthony, who makes his home in Sandusky township, Crawford county ; Catherine, who is still at home; Mary, a resident of Tiffin, Ohio; Marion, of Auburn township, Crawford county ; Nettie, who also resides in Tiffin; and Cory, deceased. Mr. Bender gives his political preference to the Democracy, but is liberal in his views, voting for the men whom he thinks best qualified for public office. The
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family are members of the Lutheran church, and in the community where they reside they enjoy the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends and ac- quaintances.
WILLIAM S. BROWN.
William S. Brown, who is now actively connected with the railway service as engineer of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago line, and makes his home in Crestline, was born in Crawford county, August 20, 1862. His father, Joseph Brown, was also a native of the same county, and was born July 7, 1834. The grandfather became one of the early settlers of this portion of the state, arriving in Crawford county with a rifle, which was all the property that he had in the world. His energy, resolute spirit and capable management, however, enabled him to secure a handsome competence. He occupied six hundred and forty acres of land, some of which he entered from the government, and at his death he still owned a valuable tract of one hundred and forty acres, having in the meantime sold the other portion of his property. Joseph Brown was reared to farm life and from his father hie inherited a large and desirable tract of land. He lived upon this farm for fifty-seven years and was one of the best known agriculturists of the com- munity. He married a Miss Smith, who was born in the town of Frederick, Wayne county, Ohio, September 14, 1837, and pursued her education in one of the log schoolhouses that were common at that day. In 1854 she came to Crestline with her father, who was a prominent business man of this city, connected with the lumber trade and with the clothing business. In his political views Joseph Brown was first a Whig, but in 1856 he voted for James Buchanan and afterward became a Republican. He died on the old homestead in 1896, and thus passed away one of the honored pioneer settlers of Crawford county.
William S. Brown, whose name introduces this record, spent his boyhood days in his father's home, pursued his education in Crestline, and at the age of twenty-one years he entered upon his business career, following farming and also working in a sawmill for his father, devoting two years to the latter business. He then entered the railway service, being employed as a fireman on the Pennsylvania line in 1885, acting in that capacity for seven years, after which he was promoted to engineer in 1892. Through fifteen years he has been in the employ of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago road, and during that time has had only one accident and that was of a
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very slight character, no one being injured. The car, however, broke down on account of being overloaded. Mr. Brown is devoted to his work and the responsible duties that devolve upon him, discharging them with careful faithfulness, allowing nothing to interfere with them.
In 1887 occurred the marriage of William S. Brown and Miss Luella Walters, who was born in Richland county, Ohio, July 22, 1862, and is a daughter of George and Mary Jane ( Simpson) Walters. Her parents were born in Richland county, and there the father died, but the mother is still living. Mrs. Brown was educated in Crestline and by her marriage has become the mother of two children: Helen May and Ruth Lucile, both natives of Crestline, the former born January 17, 1889, the latter July 7. 1891. Mr. Brown is a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity, the Maccabees and for nine years has been connected with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. His political support is given to the men and measures of the Republican party and in religious faith he and his wife are Methodists. holding membership in the church of that denomination in Crestline.
CHARLES NESS.
For twenty-seven years Charles Ness has been in the service of the Big Four Railroad Company, which he is now serving as engineer. He was born in 1834, and when only about a year old was brought to Crawford county by his parents, who located on a farm one mile west of Galion. The grandfather, Michael Ness, Sr., lived and died in York county, Pennsylvania, as did his wife. Their son, Michael Ness, Jr., was born and reared in York county, whence he came to Crawford county. He was a contractor and builder, and followed that occupation in Galion from 1835 until his death, which occurred December 19, 1900, when he had attained the ripe old age of seventy-six years. He erected most of the early business blocks, churches and factories of the city, together with many of the residences. He was an architect as well as contractor, and engaged in teaching drafting. In public affairs he took a deep and earnest interest, and was one of the charter members of the Lutheran church, contributing liberally to its support and doing all in his power to advance its work and upbuilding. He married Sarah Ruhl, a daughter of Michael Rull, whose father laid out the town of Galion, where Michael Ruhl was a pioneer merchant. Mrs. Ness is still living, at the advanced age of seventy-four years. In their family were the following children : Charles, whose name introduces this review ;
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John, a teacher in the schools of Galion; Michael, who is also living in the same city; William, a farmer of Leesville, who also has charge of a quarry ; Mrs. Ellen Overley, of Galion; Ida, wife of James Overley, a farmer and stock-raiser of Todd township, Monroe county, Ohio; Emma, wife of William Gorley, of Galion; Mrs. Margaret Flick, deceased; and one who died in infancy.
On the family homestead farm Charles Ness was reared, and during his active business career he has been identified with the railroad service. In 1874 he entered the employ of the Big Four Railroad Company, with which he has been identified for twenty-seven years. Promoted to the position of engineer, he has since acted in that capacity and is one of the most reliable representatives of the road, being ever watchful in discharging the responsible duties which devolve upon him. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and has also had membership relations with the Knights of Pythias fraternity. Mr. Ness was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Casey, a daughter of Nelson Casey, of Polk township, Crawford county, and they now have one daughter, Myrtle E., who is a graduate of the high school and is now a student in the university at Delaware, Ohio, where she is pursuing a special course in vocal and instrumental music. The family enjoy the warm regard of many friends and occupy a leading position in social circles.
J. AGNEW, D. D. S.
Although one of the younger representatives of the dental fraternity in Crestline, Dr. Agnew possesses the skill and ability which will win hin success, and the ambition which prompts energetic and continued action. He was born in western Ontario, Canada, in May, 1872, and his parents are still residing in Wingham, Ontario. He is the eighth in a family of nine children, among whom are two dentists, two physicians, two sisters who are nurses in the Pennsylvania hospital, at Philadelphia, while the youngest brother is now studying medicine. Such a record probably has scarcely ever been paralleled, and the family is certainly doing its share toward the alleviation of human suffering.
Dr. Agnew, whose name introduces this review, pursued his education in the public schools of his native county, and prepared for his professional career as a student in the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, in which institution he was graduated on the completion of the regular course, with
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the class of 1899. He was located at Galion for some time, but in June, 1900, came to Crestline, where he opened an office. Although hardly a year has passed since that time he has already secured a large clientage. He is thoroughly in touch with the most advanced and improved methods of the day, and the work which he does in the line of his profession has given excellent satisfaction. He is a young man of determined purpose, of resolute spirit and commendable ambition, and these qualities cannot fail to bring him success.
DAVID KALB.
One of the leading farmers and stock-raisers of Crawford county is David Kalb, who resides in Chatfield township, where he owns and operates four hundred and eighty acres of valuable land. This constitutes one of the fine farms of this portion of the state. It is splendidly improved with sub- stantial and commodious buildings, having three houses upon it, in addition to the residence of our subject. The barns and outbuildings are large, furnish- ing ample shelter for grain and stock, and fine grades of horses, cattle and sheep are seen in the pastures, while the rich fields give promise of golden harvests. The owner is numbered among the most prosperous and enter- prising agriculturists of the county and well deserves his sucess.
Mr. Kalb was born on the farm where he now lives, March 21, 1844. His father, William Kalb, was a native of Wittenberg, Germany, born in 1800, and after arriving at years of maturity he was there married to Sevina Haynes. In the year 1832 they emigrated to America, making the voyage on a sailing vessel, which was sixty days between port and port. Mr. Kalb first located near Wooster, Ohio, where he purchased eighty acres of land, but after three years came to Crawford county, settling in Chatfield township. Here he bought one hundred and ten acres of wild land, of which only three acres had been cleared, the remainder being covered with a heavy growth of timber. A log house of one room was almost the only improvement on the place. Throughout the remainder of his life the father carried on farming here. He passed away at the age of ninety-one, his wife when eighty-nine years of age. They were both members of the Pietist church and were people of the highest respectability, honored as worthy pioneer settlers, who had aided in laying broad and deep the foundation for the present prosperity and progress of the county. He owned considerable real estate, including three hundred and sixty acres of land in Chatfield township. Unto Mr. and
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Mrs. Kalb were born eight children, namely: Sylvania, deceased wife of Alichael Lutz; G. William, a retired farmer of Chatfield township; John, Jacob, Catherine, Redenia and Caroline, all of whom are now deceased; and David.
The last named, born and reared on the old homestead, pursued his education in the common schools and when twenty-one years of age assumed the management of the home farm, which he has since cultivated. His practical experience in the fields of his youth well qualified him for the responsibility which he assumed, and as the years have passed he has in- creased his operations, becoming one of the most extensive farmers of the county. In connection with the raising of grain best adapted to this climate, he is extensively engaged in raising horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, and keeps on hand good grades of stock. In addition to his farm here he also owns six hundred and forty acres of land in Texas, near Fort Worth.
In March, 1869, occurred the marriage of Mr. Kalb and Miss Catherine Beigle, and unto them were born the following: Sarah, deceased; Emma, wife of General Wallymire, of Chatfield township; Lucy E., wife of George Quick, of Chatfield township: Clara, at home; William H., a schoolteacher in Chatfield township: John, David T. and Frederick, who are upon the farm ; Lizzie, deceased; and one that died in infancy. The mother of the above children was called to her final rest April 24, 1901, and many friends were left to mourn her loss. The family attend the Lutheran church, of which Mr. Kalb is an earnest member. In his political views he is a stalwart Democrat and has served as school director, while for twelve years he has filled the position of trustee of Chatfield township, his long retention in office being ample proof of his fidelity to duty. He is a man who is ever found faithful to all the obligations of life, who is honorable in his dealing, straight- forward in contract, and his many estimable qualities make his example well worthy of emulation.
JOHN JACOB DURR.
For four score years Mr. Durr has traveled life's journey and his has been an upright, useful and honorable career, which has made him a venerable and respected gentleman. In pioneer days he came to Crawford county, and for two-thirds of a century has been a witness of its development and progress, aiding, as he found opportunity, in the work of growth and improvements. and feeling a just pride in what has been accomplished here.
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Mr. Durr is a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, born October 31, 1821, his parents being Henry and Elizabeth (Crumb) Durr, who had five children, . namely : Henry and Mary, now deceased; John J .; Barbara, who has also passed away; and Adam, who is living in Mercer county, Ohio. After the death of his first wife the father married Mary Coile, and their children were: Martin, who is deceased; and David, who makes his home in Chat- field township. The father was a farmer and baker, and conducted a tavern in the old country, where he remained until 1832, when with his family he came to America, crossing the Atlantic in a sailing vessel, which reached Baltimore harbor after a voyage of sixty-five days. From that place the family proceeded by team to Columbiana county, Ohio, and in the winter of 1832 came on sleds, drawn by oxen, to Crawford county, locating in Chat- field township. Here the father purchased one hundred and twenty acres of government land, where Thomas Regula now lives, and erected a double log cabin. The land was heavily timbered, and the entire region was wild and primitive, the family, therefore, experiencing the hardships of pioneer life. Henry Durr continued to engage in farming there until his life's labors were ended in death, when he was seventy-five years of age.
Mr. Durr of this review was a youth of eleven years, when, with his father he came to Chatfield township. So wild and unbroken was the trackless forest that he was several times lost in the green woods while hunting the oxen and cattle in his boyhood. He aided in the arduous task of developing the raw land, clearing it of the timber and preparing it for the plow. He lived with his father until his marriage, when he established a home of his own, removing to his present farm, whereon he has resided for fifty-seven years. His first home was a log cabin, and the young couple began their domestic life in true pioneer style, but as the years passed all the comforts and conveniences known to the older east were introduced and the farm was thus transformed into a very valuable property. He now owns one hundred and thirty-eight acres, of which he cleared from the woods one hundred and twenty acres. He has carried on general farming and stock- raising, and has also successfully practiced veterinary surgery. His labors have been crowned with an enviable degree of success and he has accumulated a comfortable competence for the evening of life.
In 1844 Mr. Durr was married to Miss Elizabeth Jacoby, and they became the parents of the following children : Daniel and Benjamin, now deceased ; Leo, the wife of the Rev. Philip Kessler ; Sarah, who married Fred Crother, of Liberty township; Mary, who resides in Holmes township; and Lena. On
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the 18th of June, 1872, Mr. Durr was united in marriage to Hannah Solge. His present wife bore the maiden name of Hannah Herman, and they were joined in wedlock in September. 1890. Their home is a large brick resi- dence, which was erected by Mr. Durr in 1858, being one of the many ex- cellent improvements which he has placed upon his farm. He has long been a member of the Methodist church, and when he first resided in the county religious services were held in his father's cabin. He votes with the Repub- lican party, and has always favored every movement and measure tending to promote the general welfare.
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