Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens, Part 120

Author: Doyle, William B., b. 1868
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Biographical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1150

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In politics, Mr. Buetch is a Democrat and he has taken an active interest in party af- fairs in this neighborhood. As an evidence of the confidence which his fellow-citizens have in his ability and integrity, it may be stated that he held the important office of township trustee for a continuous period of ten years, with the exception of two months. He was a capable, efficient and honest offi- cial. He is an Odd Fellow and belongs to Nemo Lodge, No. 746, Akron.

CHARLES A. CALL, general farmer and respected citizen, who has lived on his pres- ent valuable farm of 185 acres, which is sit- uated in Stow Township, since he was five years of age, was horn at Darrowville, Sum-

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mit County, Ohio, May 16, 1855. He is a married L. A. Darrow, of Stow; and Charles son of Moses Danforth and Harriet Maria A. (Starr) Call.

The father of Mr. Call was born July 12, 1815, at Warner, New Hampshire, and died in Ohio, March 24, 1891. He was reared on his father's farm and attended the district schools. In 1835 he went to Boston, Mas- sachusetts, where he made his living peddling bread until 1837, when he started on a jour- ney to Peoria, Illinois, and stopped on the way to visit friends in Summit County. He was so pleased with what he saw that he de- cided to remain and make this section his home. For five winters he taught school and for fifteen years he worked at the cooper's trade. running a shop of his own for a num- ber of years at Darrowville, where he em- ployed four men. In 1859 he purchased the farm which his son now owns and moved his shop to his own land. Later, he undertook the manufacturing of cheese, which industry he carried on for almost twenty-five years, continuing until 1890, and was the principal owner and the manager of the Hudson cheese factory. He was an earnest Republican and a stanch supporter of the Union during the Civil War. He was a liberal supporter of educational and benevolent enterprises and was held in the highest esteem. For forty- six consecutive years he served as a justice of the peace in Stow Township, and from 1877 until 1883, he was one of the county commis- sioners of Summit County. He was in sym- pathy with the Grange movement and a member of that body. In his religious belief he was a Universalist.

On November 17, 1842, Moses Danforth Call was married to Harriet Maria Starr, who was a daughter of Josiah Starr, who settled in Stow Township in 1804. She died June 26, 1886, aged sixty-seven years, nine months and one day. She was the loving, devoted mother of four children, namely: Mary Lo- vina, deceased, who married G. H. O'Brien, of Stow; Emma Augusta, who married E. A. Season. of Hudson; Ellen Josephine, who

Charles A. Call was five years of age when his parents came to the farm which he now owns and which he has kept intact, with the exception of five acres, taken off for railroad purposes. His education was secured in the dis- trict schools, and his main business in life has been farming and dealing in cattle. He de- voted two years, 1892 and 1893, to the cheese business, but has no interest in that industry at present. He cultivates seventy acres of his land, raising hay, corn, oats and wheat, and at all times requires one man's assistance in the work. Mr. Call has two silos with dimen- sions of 11 1-3 feet in diameter and 29 feet in depth. Mr. Call is one of the agriculturists who recognize and take advantage of modern methods and improved machinery.

Mr. Call was married on November 5. 1879, to Olive A. Prior. She is a daughter of Sam- uel Prior, of Northampton Township. They have four children: Leland, who is a grad- uate of the Ohio State University, is an in- structor in an agricultural college at Manhat- tan, Kansas; Florence, who married George H. Lodge; and Howard M. and Fannie, resid- ing at home. Mrs. Call belongs to the Dis- ciples Church at Stow.

Mr. Call is a Republican. He belongs to the Grange, Patrons of Husbandry and to the Maccabees.

ANDREW A. SPIELMAN. farmer, stock- raiser and dairyman, residing on his produc- tive farm of eighty acres, which is situated in Northampton Township, was born October 4. 1867, and is a son of Jacob and Theresa (Schneider) Spielman.

Both parents of Mr. Spielman were born in Germany. the father in 1810, and the mother in 1825. Jacob Spielman was married twice. His first wife died in Germany and left three children. namely: Mrs. Victoria Neff. for- merly of Cincinnati: Joseph : and Mrs. Mary Pfaft. residing at Cuba. Kansas. the latter being the only survivor. Joseph Spielman then moved from his native province to

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Bavaria, where he followed his trade of wagon-maker, until he emigrated to America, after which he became a farmer. He bought first a farm in Portage County, on which he lived some years, and then resided in various sections before he settled permanently in Northampton Township, where he bought the farm on which Andrew A., his son, was born and now resides. Jacob Spielman died on this farm in 1866, survived by his widow until September 8, 1905.

Jacob Spielman married (second) Theresa Schneider, who was born in Bavaria, and was a daughter of John Schneider. They had one child born in that province, Barbara, who is the wife of John Zimmerman, of Ak- ron. After reaching America, seven more children were added to the family, as fol- lows: John, residing in Northampton Town- ship; Philip, residing at Cleveland; Kath- erine, who married Ernest Moody, residing in Kent; Amelia, who married Henry Murley, residing at Columbus; Eva, who is the widow of August Waggoner, residing in Kent; Eliza- beth, who married Barton Hewbridge, resid- ing at Akron; and Andrew A., residing in Northampton Township. The family was strictly reared in the faith of the Roman Catholic Church.

Andrew 1. Spielman has always resided on the home farm. He is one of the leading hay and wheat raisers of this section and feeds his stock his corn and oats, raising fine cattle and many hogs. His dairy products, especially his superior butter, finds a ready market at Akron. He understands how to make every portion of his land repay him for his labor, and this is successful farming.

Mr. Spielman has a very pleasant home circle. He married Lucy Leiser, who is a daughter of Peter Leiser, of Akron, and they have five children : Leo B .. Gertrude 1., Florence 1 .. James and Jacob Albert. Mr. Spielman, with his family, belongs to St. Bernard Catholic Church. Like his father before him. he is identified with the Demo- cratic party. .

ALBERT FETTE, who fills the office of deputy revenue collector, has been a resident of Akron since 1899, but his place of birth was Bremen, Germany, in the year 1839, full twenty years before the birth of the present brilliant, masterful German emperor.

Mr. Fette learned the cigar-making trade in his native land and when he was twenty- one years of age he came to America in the hope of finding better opportunities for ad- vancement. He remained for six months in the city of New York, and then located at Jamestown, New York, where he worked at his trade for eighteen months, going from there to Buffalo, where he remained until 1862. Early in that year he enlisted for service in the Civil War, entering Company H, 116th Regiment, New York Volunteer In- fantry, and remained in the service until the close of the war, spending a part of the period in Virginia, and two years in the Red River campaign, then returning to the Shenandoah Valley. He was seriously wounded in the neck at Plain's Store, Louisiana, and was con- fined in the Lincoln Hospital, at Washing- ton, D. C., when he was mustered out. When sufficiently recovered, he returned to Buffalo, where he remained until 1868. going then to Warren, Pennsylvania. In 1873 he settled at Philadelphia, removing to Little Rock, Ar- kansas, in 1877. and moving from there in 1880 to Erie, Pennsylvania. 1 year later he went to Denver, Colorado, and remained in that section for seventeen years. He was mainly engaged in the manufacture of cigars. For one year prior to 1889. when he came to Akron, Mr. Fette resided at Vancouver, Brit- ish Columbia. For the past five years he has held the office of deputy revenue collector of the Eighteenth District of Ohio, with his headquarters at AAkron.

In 1861 Mr. Fette was married to Minnie Ernestine Holtz, who died in 1899. Mr. Fette has been a very active Republican for many years. Ile belongs to Buckley Post, Grand Army of the Republic. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

HENRY CLARENCE VIELE

L. H. HORNER

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LA FAYETTE H. HORNER, who is large- ly interested in Summit County real estate, has been a resident of Akron since November, 1890, and in the past seventeen years has done more real estate dealing than any other individual in this city. He was born in 1861 in Northampton Township, Summit County, Ohio, and is a son of the late Uriah R. Horner.

The father of Mr. Horner was one of Sum- mit County's most respected citizens. He was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, and he be- came a successful farmer and stockman in Summit County, to which he canie in 1856, where he died in 1893.

LaFayette H. Horner remained on the home farm until he was twenty-four years of age, in the meanwhile obtaining his education in the district schools of Northampton Town- ship, afterward spending two years in a nursery business in Southern Indiana and Kentucky. In 1890 he came to Akron, and on a venture went into the real estate business in a small way, shortly afterward finding himself particularly well adapted for this field of work. Mr. Horner bought the Coburn al- lotment, making of this one of the greatest realty successes on record, distancing all com- petitors. In 1904 he built thirty-two new houses : in 1906, thirty-four, and in 1907, the current year, forty new residences have been erected, all the lots in this large body of land having been disposed of. except eighty-five. Mr. Horner deals only in his own real estate and he has investments all over the city and owns also county property, including a farm on which he breeds light harness horses from first-class stock. Mr. Horner. is an excellent type of the modern business man, whose trained faculties respond to the demands made upon them without interfering with his health or preventing his enjoyment of a rational social life.

In 1897 Mr. Horner was married to Inez C. Hutchinson and they have three children : Gladys V., Fayette H. and Fern Inez. He is a member and liberal supporter of Calvary Evangelical Church. His only fraternal con-

nection is with the Akron Lodge of Odd Fel- lows.

HIENRY CLARENCE VIELE. retired, formerly was identified with the business and official life of both Akron and Summit County. Mr. Viele was born in Washing- ton County, New York, October 29. 1841, and is a son of Hiram and Abby M. ( McFar- land ) Viele.

In the spring of 1842. the parents of Mr. Viele settled in Akron, and he was educated in this city. When sixteen years old he be- gan clerking in the old stone mill, of which his father was superintendent. Ile subse- quently left that business in order to enter the army, enlisting in 1864, in Company F, 164th Reginient, O. V. I., which was sta- tioned at Fort Corcoran, Arlington Heights. during the whole of his 100 days term of service. Upon his return to Akron he en- tered the service of the Merchants' Union Ex- press Company and a year later became ticket agent for the C. A. & C. Railroad. Subsequently he become interested with his father in a flour and feed business.

In 1868. Mr. Veile was engaged to assist the city and county in making up the du- plicate tax lists, and later was connected with the county treasurer's office for some time. In February, 1872. he was appointed county recorder to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the incumbent of that office, and he served out that term and then served as deputy county treasurer until 1878. Mr. Viele's management of that office elevated him in public esteem and in 1878 he was elected county treasurer of Summit County ; being re-elected in 1880, he held the othice for four years. The records of those years testify to Mr. Viele's efficiency as a public officer. He then became teller in the Citi- zens' Savings and Loan Association, serving until 1887; he was assistant treasurer until 1888, and from then until he retired from business activity, he was treasurer of the as- sociation.

On October 16, 1873. Mr. Viele was mar- ried to Elizabeth F. Mack, of Flatbush, Long

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Island, and they have one daughter, Fanny M. Mrs. Viele died November 14, 1898. Mr. Viele resides at No. 550 East Market street Akron. As one of the older resi- dents of this city, Mr. Viele lias been con- nected with its development, and has always done his part as a mian of broad views and public spirit. IIe belongs to Buckley Post, G. A. R., at Akron.

JOHN C. HERBRUCK, fruit and dairy farmer, residing in Northampton Township on his valuable farm of 139 acres, was born near Hartville, Stark County, Ohio, October 11, 1862, and is a son of Philip and Eliza- beth (Oberling) Herbruck.

Jacob Herbruck, the grandfather, was born in Steinhauser, Rheinfalz, Bavaria, Germany, and died in 1865, aged seventy-two years. In 1817 he married Maria Garman, who was a daughter of Christian Garman, and they had nine children, namely: Maria Elizabeth, Jacob, Henry, Katerina, Philip, Daniel, Eliza- beth, Mary and Ludwig. Jacob Herbruck was a son of Herbruck Von Herbruck, of Hol- land origin. This prefix of von, it appeares, can be sold, carrying with it a title to office, and when the great-grandfather became some- what impoverished. he disposed of the von and the name has since been plain Herbruck, and as such, in America, has carried with it enough distinction. It is borne worthily by the present generation. Grandfather Her- bruck was a soldier under the great Napoleon, when he was preparing for the memorable in- vasion of Russia. In 1854 he came to Amer- ica and settled in Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio. He and wife both belonged to the German Reformed Church.

Philip Herbruck, father of John C., is a retired resident of Akron. . He was born in Rheinfalz. Germany. September 26, 1826, and attended school in his native neighborhood until it was time to learn a self-supporting trade. He chose that of frescoe painting and worked at the same until 1848, when he was led into joining the Revolutionary party and was chosen captain of 150 men. These he

drilled from one spring until the latter part of August, and when the Revolution was over he, with other leaders in the movement, left Germany. He came to America in 1849 and settled first at Canton, Ohio, removing later to New Berlin, where he worked as a wagon- maker until 1851, when he went to New Salem, and in the following year to Middle- bury, then to Uniontown, and in 1853 to Hartville, Lake Township, Stark County, where he started into business for himself. After his marriage he conducted his wife's farm in addition to working in his shop. In 1867 he bought the farm in Northampton Township, which is occupied by his son, John C., which he operated until 1887, when he retired to Akron.

On January 4, 1852, Philip Herbruck was married to Mrs. Elizabeth (Oberling) Hassler, who was born June 17, 1823, in Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Jacob Oberling, later of Jack- son Township, Stark County, Ohio. She was three years old when her parents moved to Stark County, where her father subsequently became the owner of 400 acres of land. He was a son of Michael and Annie Oberling. He married Elizabeth Runk, also of Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, and he died in July, 1850, aged sixty-three years. Mrs. Her- bruck's first marriage was to Daniel Hassler, October 22. 1844. Of the three children born to that union, but one was reared, namely. Dan- iel Hassler, now of Portage Township. There were eight children born to Philip Herbruck and wife. namely: Cecelia Elizabeth, who married Charles Schumaker, of Barberton; Caroline, who married Daniel Motz, of North- ampton : Sarah. who married Theodore Traut- man, of Cleveland; John C .; Mary, who mar- ried Christian Zimmer, of Akron: William, residing at Akron; and two deceased. Mrs. Herbruck is a member of the First German Reformed Church, which Mr. Herbruck also attends, and to which he gives support. Mr. Herbruck is notably a Christian man, al- though he is identified with no denomination. He is liberal-minded enough to see good in

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every religion and a large part of his time is passed in visiting the ill and suffering, read- ing the Scriptures to those who will listen, and carrying cheer to many a sick bed. He is widely known and much beloved.

John C. Herbruck was two years old when his parents moved to the southern part of Northampton Township and settled on the farm on which he resides. He was educated in the common schools and has been engaged in agricultural pursuits from early youth, al- ways making his home on the present farm. Of his 139 acres he has 100 under cultiva- tion. For many years the farm was con- ducted almost entirely as a dairy farm and he keeps about twenty head of cattle. In 1901 he purchased an Akron milk route and mar- kets his milk in that city very profitably, in fact, has a demand rather larger than he can supply. His milk is obtained from fine, pure- bred Holstein cows. Mr. Herbruck raises some 400 bushels of wheat annually in addi- tion to hay, oats, corn and other products and he has had a silo constructed, thirty feet in depth. and sixteen feet in diameter.

There are so many interesting activities go- ing on on Mr. Herbruck's farm that a visitor is pleasureably surprised as well as instructed. One of these is the raising of ginseng for medicinal purposes. His large garden de- voted to producing this valuable root shows the plant in its various stages. One reason why it is not generally raised is that it re- quires a great deal of patient care before it can be harvested. One and one-half years are required for the tiny seeds to sprout, and there must be a growth of five years before the product is ready to market. Another suc- cessful industry carried on here is the raising of bees. Mr. Herbruck having about seventy- five hives, each one of which averages an an- nual product of fifty pounds of choice honey. It is Mr. Herbruck's desire to eventually con- vert his farm into a great fruit garden. and he is gradually working to that end. He has a fine orchard of Baldwin apple trees. some of which are already bearing, and is also set- ting out choice varieties, suitable to the cli-

mate of pear, peach, plum and cherry trees. The buildings and surroundings are all ad- mirable and substantial. In 1879 the father of Mr. Herbruck put up the great barn with dimensions of 36 by 70 feet, supported by 18- foot posts. The comfortable and attractive home was built in 1872, and the grounds have been under a course of improvement ever since.

Mr. Herbruck married Huldah Bauer, who is a daughter of George Bauer, and was born at Sandusky, Ohio. George Bauer was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in 1810, and died in January, 1892. He came to America and settled at Sandusky, Ohio, where he es- tablished himself in the business of wagon- making. taking in as partners his sons, Au- gust, Theophilus and Reinbold. who later succeeded to the business, and still carry it on under the firm name of Bauer Bros. The father then turned his attention to agricul- tural pursuits and on his place utilized ten acres in a vineyard. He was married three times. The children of his first marriage were August and Mary. The second wife lied without issue. He married (third) Caro- line Stradtman, who was born in Minden, Prussia, and to this union there were born four children : Theophilus. Huldah. Rein- hold. and a babe that died.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbruck have six children, five sons and one daughter, namely: George P .. Clara Elizabeth, Arthur, Edward, John and Harry. All have been given educational advantages and the daughter's musical talent has been developed.

The family belong to Grace Reformed Church at Akron.

JOHN BEESE. proprietor of a meat mar- ket at No. 1138 South Main Street, Akron, is one of the substantial men and enterprising citizens of this place. Mr. Becse was born at Thomastown: Summit County. Ohio. in 1869. and is a son of John Beese. The father of Mr. Beese, who died at Akron in 1893, was a well known and highly regarded citizen. He was born in Wales and came to Summit

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County in 1853. For many years he was en- gaged in a coal business, operating a mine at Thomastown and later the Summit Coal Company's mine near the Reservoir.

John Beese, second, was reared and edu- cated in his native neighborhood and, after leaving school, was a elerk in a shoe store for six years. In 1896 he opened his present market and has given it his main attention ever sinee, conducting a first-class establish- ment and supplying a fine line of custom- ers. His quarters are sanitary and his stock ineludes everything in his line. Mr. Beese is one of the directors in the South Akron Banking Company. In 1899 Mr. Beese was married to Mary E. Bernell, who is a daugh- ter of the late Edward Bernell, and they have two bright, intelligent boys, John Frederick and George William. Mr. Beese is an Odd Fellow.

JACOB HIMELRIGHT, a leading agri- culturist of Portage Township, residing on his farm of 142 acres, which is situated on the Copley road, about two miles west of Ak- ron, was born in Green Township, Summit County, Ohio, May 26, 1839. His parents were John and Catherine ( Hinkey) Himel- right.

The grandparents of Jacob Himelright were natives of Pennsylvania, who settled at East Liberty, Green Township, Summit Coun- ty, when they came to Ohio, and there John ITimelright was born. He followed farming all his active life.

Jacob Himelright grew up on his father's farm and obtained his education in the dis- triet schools. When twenty-six years of age, he married Lavina Baughman, and they had seven children born to them as follows: Mil- ton, who resides in Medina County, Ohio; Al- ton ; Irvin; Joseph ; Clara, who married Fred- erick Brunskill, is deceased; Elsie, who mar- ried William Carpenter; and Orlie, who died in boyhood. The first wife of Mr. Himel- right died March 19. 1893, and he was mar- ried (second) to Mrs. Elizabeth (Foust) Squires, who was born and reared in Coventry

Township, Summit County, Ohio, and is a daughter of George Foust, and was the widow of Martin Squires. She had seven children by her first marriage, namely: Martha, who married John Kendall; George; Cora, who married Eugene Parker; Amanda, who mar- ried Bert Taylor; Della, who married Ellis Adair; AAlbert; and Franklin, who died aged eight months.

In 1874 Jacob Himmelright purchased a farm of eighty-five aeres, in Copley Town- ship, on which he resided for a time and then sold it and bought one of 182 acres, which was located one mile east of his present farm. When Mr. Hlimelright took possesison of his farm of 142 aeres. in 1902, his son Joseph settled on the other farm. He owns another farm north of Akron, consisting of eighty- five acres. Mr. Himelright has shown good judgment in making his investments and owns some of the best land in Portage Town- ship. ITe carries on general farming and stoekraising. He is one of the leading mem- bers of the Copley Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a trustee.

Alton Himelright, the second son of Jacob Himelright, resides on a fine farm of eighty- five acres in Portage Township, which is owned by his father, but which has been un- der his care since 1889. He was born at East Liberty, Green Township. Summit County. January 1, 1865. When he was seven years old his parents moved from Green Township to Copley Township, where his father bought a farm, north of Copley Center, on which the family lived for three years. He then pur- chased another farm on which they lived for twenty-six years. In 1902 Mr. Himelright's father settled on his present farm in Portage Township, but AAlton continued to live in Copley until 1889, when he was married to Elizabeth Scheck, who is a daughter of Jacob Scheck, an early settler of Portage Township. Following marriage, Alton Himelright and wife settled on the farm where he has since engaged in a general line of agriculture. He has made many improvements on the place which have greatly added to its value. He has

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four children : Raymond, Mamie, Elsie and Floyd.

Irvin J. Himelright, the third son of Jacob Himelright, was born at East Liberty, Green Township, Summit County, Ohio, November 20, 1867. He resides on a part of his fath- er's home farm and operates the whole of the 142 acres. He has made a reputation as a good farmer by the intelligent agricultural methods he has followed, resulting in abundant crops.

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Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens, Part 120

Author: Doyle, William B., b. 1868 Publication date: 1908 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Biographical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1150

Author: Doyle, William B., b. 1868
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Biographical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1150