USA > Ohio > Sandusky County > Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens > Part 108
USA > Ohio > Ottawa County > Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens > Part 108
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Mary and Sophia (twins), born September 11, 1858, died young. William, of To- ledo, born July 31, 1864, married Anna Havercourse. Mary, born May 2, 1862, died December 18, 1884. Katherine, born August 21, 1866, married Frank Afterheader, of Toledo, and they have one child, Mabel. August, born Decem- ber 3, 1868, lives in Toledo. Emma, born June 10, 1871, is at home. Fred- erick, born November 5, 1873, is also living with his parents.
Mr. Fark in 1891 leased his land to the Ohio Oil Company, which put down five producing wells. He also leased land to M. Harris, who put down two wells. Our subject is one of the pioneers of the township. When his parents first came here the family had only one ox, but fortunately a neighbor had another, and by borrowing and lending alternately each had a team. The pioneers were obliged to travel eighteen miles to mill. Wages were low, and Mr. Fark worked for five dollars per month, and accepted part of his wages in trade at the store. He has been honored with various local offices during the past thirty years. He contributes liberally to the Lutheran Church, and is one of the most substan- tial and prosperous citizens of the town- ship.
. J AMES WASHINGTON LONG (de- ceased) ranked among the leading and valued citizens of Ottawa coun- county. He was born in Pickaway ty, Ohio, August 22, 1824, and died at his home three miles from Elmore, May 22, 1890, respected by all who knew him. He was a son of Maxwell and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Long, the former of whom was born about 1797, and became one of the pioncer settlers of the Buck- eye State.
Amid the wild scenes of frontier life James Long was reared, and after arriv- ing at manhood's estate he married So-
phronia Thompson, of Harris township, Ottawa Co., Ohio. To this union came four children-Philander, who was born April 4, 1845; Diana Elizabeth, born January 5, 1847; Maxwell, born March 19, 1849; and Harvey, born March 3, 1850. Of these two are deceased-Max- well, who died April 19, 1849, and Har- vey, who passed away March 12, 1889. The mother of this family died November 20, 1851. On April 12, 1854, Mr. Long was again married, his second union being with Mary Wainwright, of Harris town- ship, Ottawa county. They became the parents of nine children-Ellen H., born February 16, 1855; Napoleon, born Sep- tember 6, 1857, died April 15, 1877; Cora M., born May 19, 1859; Frank E .. born February 28, 1860, died May 22, 1880; Dora E., born May 28, 1862, died January 17, 1889; Thaddeus J., born June 18, 1866; Lulu M., born June 19, 1869, died November 4, 1889; Ed- gar, born January 21, 1872, died on the 16th of May following; and one who died in infancy in 1874.
James WV. Long came to Ottawa coun- ty when it was almost an unbroken wilder- ness and settling in the midst of the forest cleared and developed a farm three miles from the village of Elmore, making for himself and family a pleasant home on the south bank of the Portage river. From the days of his earliest residence here he was prominently identified with the development and progress of this region. He had charge of the erection of the bridge over the Portage river at Elmore, and was for two terms a trustee of Harris township, while for several terms he served in the position of justice of the peace. As county commissioner of Ottawa county he was for some years prominently identified with the work of public improvement, and was always in- terested in everything pertaining to the general welfare. Various business enter- prises occupied his time and attention. In his earlier years he was engaged in the
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manufacture of staves in connection with a firm in Cleveland. He was also em- ployed as overseer of a gang of men on the construction of the Lake Shore rail- road through northern Ohio, but he de- voted the best ten or fifteen years of his life to agricultural pursuits, carrying on that business with the same progressive- ness and enterprise that characterized all his dealings. His life was ever a busy and useful one, indolence and idleness being utterly foreign to his nature. His politi- cal support in his younger years was given to the Whig party, but he afterward join- ed the ranks of the Democrats. He was a fluent speaker, fond of debate and could hold his own in argument against many able speakers. He had a clear, compre- hensive mind, and could present his side of the question with force, at the same time never losing sight of the most assailable places in an opponent's argu- ment. He was laid to rest in the Guss Cemetery, near Elmore, and the commu- nity mourned the loss of one who had been an important factor in Ottawa coun- ty's history.
MRS. DIANA E. BINKLEY, the daughter of James W. and Sophronia (Thompson) Long, was born January 5, 1847, and completed her education at St. Johns, Mich., after which she was for several years successfully engaged in teaching. On October 7, 1869, she became the wife of Amos Binkley, of Fremont, Ohio, who was born June 30, 1847, in that city, and there obtained his education. His father, Samuel Binkley, was born in Oc- tober, 1822, and married Christiana Al- bert, who was born September 1, 1823, and died April 10, 1869. His paternal grandparents were John and Mary (Fisher) Binkley, the latter born in Northumber- land county, Penn., October 15, 1802. Their marriage was celebrated in 1819, and they became the parents of fourteen children, six sons and eight daughters, nine of whom were living at the time of the mother's death, which occurred April
25, 1895, when she had reached the ad- vanced age of almost ninety-three years. She left ninety-eight grandchildren, two hundred aud thirty great-grandchildren, and twenty-five great-great-grandchildren, making a total of three hundred and fifty- three descendants living, probably more than any other woman in the county. She was buried in Muskallonge Cemetery, near her father and mother, while her husband was buried in Allen county, where he died.
Shortly after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Binkley removed to Benton town- ship, Ottawa county, where they lived for twelve years. The succeeding eight years were passed at Rocky Ridge, and they then returned to her father's old farm, where they now live. They have four children-Althie May, born July 26, 1870, who was married May 18, 1888, to Gilbert Gee, of Rocky Ridge, by whom she has two children, Diana and Lula; Alma Maud, born August 28, 1874, who died in infancy; Lenora Louisa, born March 4, 1876, who was married April 18, 1894, to Oscar Hess, and has one child, Willella; and Willella Zula, born June 2, 1883. The family is one of prominence in the community, being both widely and favorably known.
A MOS FOUGHT is a prominent merchant and grain buyer of Oak Harbor, Ottawa county, one of the early settlers of the com- munity, and one of the successful business men, who by his energy and enterprise has added largely to the prosperity of the city with which he is connected.
He was born in Perry county, Ohio, June 26, 1839, and is a son of Paul and Mary (Hedrick) Fought, who were early settlers of Sandusky county, locating there about 1844. The father is now living a retired life in Lindsey, where the mother passed away in 1864. Ten children were born to them, seven of whom are living,
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namely: Amos, of this sketch; Eli, a prominent farmer of Washington town- ship, Sandusky county; Eliza, wife of Allen Anspach, a leading manufacturer of Oak Harbor; Jeremiah; Sarah, wife of Jacob Cunningham; Mary, wife of Amos Notestein; Lucy, wife of Joseph Blocher; and Alice, wife of Joseph Brennamen, postmaster of Lindsey. With the excep- tion of those whose business is definitely mentioned, all are successful agriculturists of Washington township, Sandusky coun- ty, as was also Israel, who is deceased. After the death of his first wife, Paul Fought was twice married, and by the second union were three children-John Wesley and Otto, prosperous farmers of Washington township; and Ella, who re- sides with her father.
When Amos Fought was only four years of age he removed with his parents to what was then called the "Black Swamp," in Sandusky county. There he resided until twenty-three years of age, acquiring his education in the old log schoolhouse of the district, and afterward working upon the homestead farm. In 1862 he began farming on his own account in that county, and in 1866 came to Oak Harbor, where he has made his home continuously since, being extensively and successfully engaged in mercantile pursuits and in grain buying.
Mr. Fought was married in Fremont, Ohio, on March 26, 1863, to Miss Eliza Auter, who was born April 13, 1840; her parents, Christian and Mary (Sieden- thaler) Auter, were also early settlers of Sandusky county, having located there in 1836. This marriage has been blessed with five children, namely: Cora, born November 18, 1865, who is now the wife of George Deal, a resident of Oak Har- bor; John O., who was born November 17, 1869, and is living in Oak Harbor; Chester L., who was born December 13, 1871, and is now attending Western Re- serve Medical College, Cleveland, Ohio; Rozelia E., born November 5, 1876; and
Edna Gertrude, born March 22, 1880. The family attend the Methodist Episco- pal Church. Mr. Fought has filled the offices of clerk and trustee of Salem town- ship, Ottawa county, has been , treasurer of Oak Harbor, and is now serving as a member of the council and clerk of the school board. He is master of Oak Har- bor Lodge No 495, F. & A. M., at pres- ent filling that honorable position for the third term. His political affiliations are with the Democratic party. Our subject is much respected in the community for his moral worth, while his name is asso- ciated with all enterprises undertaken for the advancement of the county's interest. He is regarded as one of the most popular and valued citizens of Ottawa county, and is a solid, progressive business man, whose character is above reproach, and whose success in life is the reward of his own efforts.
P ATRICK C. CULLENEN, a re- tired farmer of Oak Harbor, Ot- tawa county, was born July 3, 1817, on board his father's ship, the "Titus," in the Bay of Biscay, within twelve miles of the coast of Portugal, and is a son of Capt. John and Mary (Connors) Cullenen, both of whom were natives of County Clare, Ireland. The father was a sea captain during the greater part of his life, and died at the home of his mother, in the county of his nativity, from injuries received on board his vessel, while making a voyage from the East Indies to London, England. His wife also died in County Clare.
After the death of his father Patrick Cullenen, then but two years old, was adopted by his grandparents, and he re- mained with them until eleven years of age, at which time he went to sea with his uncle James, and the following five years remained on board ship with him. In 1832 they arrived in Montreal, where his uncle sold his ship. Our subject, con-
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cluding to remain on shore, for the fol- lowing three years continued to reside in the Province of Quebec, where he was employed at farm labor and teaming. In September, 1836, he removed to Buffalo, and was engaged on board the steamer "Saratoga," then running on Lake Erie, being thus employed some three years. At the expiration of this time he went to Sandusky, Ohio, where he resided until 1854, conducting a butchering business. On November 19, 1854, he removed to Ottawa county, locating in Salem town- ship, where he engaged in the manufac- ture of lumber and staves. Subsequently he turned his attention to farming, which was his business until his retirement to private life. On August 7, 1864, he pur- chased the first vessel ever owned by an Oak Harbor resident, and the first of any size to enter the harbor. This vessel he ran some fourteen years, at the same time conducting his farm. In November, 1861, he came to Oak Harbor, where he has since made his home. He has led a busy and useful life, and now, in his declining days, is enjoying the rest which he has truly earned and fully deserves.
Mr. Cullenen has been twice married, first time on October 20, 1847, in the town of Peterborough, Ontario, to Eliza- beth Metcalf, a native of the city of Lon- don. They became the parents of children, as follows: John, the eldest, was born in 1848, died at Lexington, Ky., January II, 1863, from typhoid pneumonia, con- tracted while acting as nurse in a hospital during his service in Company G, one Hundredth O. V. I., in which he enlisted August 7, 1862; his remains were interred in a cemetery at Lexington. Eliza is the wife of Alex Gillespie, a resident of Car- roll township, Ottawa county. Mary Ann became the wife of James Herold. Will- iam is now living in Carroll township. Margaret is deceased. James is living in Oak Harbor. Two died in infancy. The mother of this family was called from earth August 14, 1879. Mr. Cullenen's
second marriage was solemnized in Salem township, Ottawa county, January 5, 1886, with Mrs. Eliza Adams, who was the widow of Isaac Adams, of Oak Har- bor, and was a most estimable lady. She was born May 9, 1816, daughter of John and Catherine March, and died July 6, 1895, at the age of about eighty years, her remains now resting in Oak Harbor cemetery.
Mr. Cullenen is a man of sterling in- tegrity, noted for his straightforward busi- ness methods, and is a highly esteemed and respected member of the community. His success in life demonstrates what can be accomplished in this free land of ours through enterprise, energy and persever- ance, and to-day he is the possessor of a comfortable competence as the reward of his own labors. He now resides in his Oak Harbor home, purchased for himself and wife wherein to pass their declining years in comfort and peace.
G EORGE WOODWARD, M. D. (deceased), who at time of his death was the oldest and most widely known physician not only in Ottawa but also in adjoining counties, was born in Logan county, Ohio, May 24, 1840, and was a son of Jonathan and Sarah Woodward. The former was a descendant of one of four Woodward brothers who came from England to America in 1804. He was born in Ches- ter county, Penn., and his wife was born in the State of Delaware, where her father, who was the owner of the famous Brandywine Springs, kept hotel. In their family were five children, but only one is now living-Charles, a miller, who resides in Lima, Ohio.
The Doctor spent his early life in Lo- gan county, and first attended the schools of Bellefontaine, after which he entered college at Kenneth Square, Penn., where he completed the classical course. He then determined to take up the study of
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medicine, making its practice his life work, and entered the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1870. Im- mediately thereafter he began practice, locating in Castalia, Ohio, where he re- mained for more than a year. In 1872 he removed to Oak Harbor, where he successfully continued the practice of his profession until within a short time of his death. He was a skilled physician, and the liberal patronage which he received was proof positive of his ability.
The Doctor was married in Auglaize county, Ohio, September 30, 1863, to Samantha Pepple, a native of that county, who was born in May, 1844, daughter of Maurice R. and Sarah (Richards) Pepple. They became the parents of five children -Sarah R., who was born July 13, 1864, and is the wife of Elmore E. Gill, a resi- dent of Port Clinton, Ohio; Charles J., born October 9, 1867, a prominent stock farmer of Auglaize county; Horace S., who was born March 27, 1871, and is a medical practitioner of Oak Harbor; Olive, born September 7, 1874; and George, who was born April 5, 1876, and died July 23, 1880. Dr. Woodward be- longed to the Ohio Medical Association, and the Ottawa County Medical Associa- tion, and his ability was everywhere recog- nized by the public and his professional brethren. He was very successful in his chosen calling, winning a high and well deserved reputation and building up an extensive practice, and he held the office of coroner for over fifteen years. Socially he was a valued member of the Odd Fel- lows society at Rocky Ridge. He passed away in 1893, and the county lost one of its best citizens, the profession an emi- nent member and his family a devoted husband and father.
Dr. Horace Woodward, who seems destined to occupy the place which his honored father filled, was born in Logan county, Ohio, and when only a year old was brought by his parents to Oak Har-
bor, where he has resided continuously since. He received his elementary edu- cation in the public and high schools of that place, and commenced his profes- sional studies by attending Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, where he remained for two years; he then entered the Ken- tucky School of Medicine at Louisville, Ky., where he was graduated with the class of 1893. He is still among the noble army of Benedicts. Since his graduation he has been established in business in Oak Harbor, and his ability, both natural and acquired, has given him high rank in the profession and will bring him still greater success in the future. He is a young man of worth, and is very popular in the community.
L W. KASTRUP, a member of the firm of Jacobs, Kastrup & Kirk, the leading merchants of Lakeside, Ottawa county, was born Septem- ber 20, 1863, in the Province of Nalland, Sweden, a son of Axel W. and Char- lotte (Buchwald) Kastrup. The parents were both natives of Copenhagen, Den- mark; the mother died in Sweden in 1865, but the father still makes his home in his native land, where he is a prominent merchant.
The primary education of our subject was received in his home in Denmark un- der the instruction of a private teacher, and he also spent five years in the Soro Academy at Soro, Denmark. After com- pleting his education he served a three- years' apprenticeship to the mercantile business, and then for one year was em- ployed as a salesman in the same estab- lishment, receiving a salary. In 1884 Mr. Kastrup left his native land for the New World, and after reaching New York pro- ceeded direct to Chicago, where he resid- ed for a short time. On leaving that city he went to Milwaukee, Wis., but during the summer of 1884 came to Lakeside, where for two years and a half he was en-
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gaged in agricultural pursuits with Joab Kelly. In 1886 he removed to Echo, Minn., remaining there until spring of 1889, when he returned to Lakeside and engaged in business with Bernard Jacobs, under the firm name of Jacobs & Kastrup. They carried on operations under that style until March 1, 1895, when Arthur E. Kirk was admitted to parnership, and they assumed their present title. The firm does a successful and lucrative busi- ness, and they well deserve the liberal pat- ronage that is accorded them.
Mr. Kastrup has been twice married, first time in February, 1887, at Redwood Falls, Minn., to Miss Edith Pettibone, a daughter of William and Caroline (Hen- derson) Pettibone, the former of whom is now deceased, and the latter a resident of Lakeside. Mrs. Kastrup departed this life April 1, 1889, leaving an infant daugh- ter who still survives-Esther, born March 24, 1889. On May 2, 1891, at Lakeside, Mr. Kastrup wedded Miss Lena Ermich, a daughter of Frederick Ermich, of Dan- bury township, Ottawa county, and by this union there are two children-Mar- guerite, born May 5, 1892; and Harold, born November 5, 1893. Socially Mr. Kastrup is identified with the Knights of Pythias, belonging to Peninsular Lodge No. 607, and Lakeside Tent No. 81, Knights of the Maccabees. Politically, he uses his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the Republi- can party, while religiously the family at- tend the Methodist Episcopal Church. He and his wife are valuable members of society, their intelligence and pleasant and courteous manners making them wel- come guests wherever they visit.
W ILLIAM W. RYMERS, a re- tired merchant and banker, who is one of the early pioneers of Harris township, Ottawa county, as well as one of the most highly esteemed and prominent citizens of Elmore, is a
son of Frederick and Catherine (William- son) Rymers. He was born in Mt. Pleas- ant, Westmoreland Co., Penn., Septem- ber 10, 1828, and when a child of four years was brought by his parents to Stark county, Ohio, where he attended the dis- trict schools until sixteen years of age. He then pursued his studies in the public and high schools of Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio, and on completing his education learned the trade of plasterer and brick layer, teaching school during the winter months. Later he engaged in stock rais- ing and farming in Erie township, Ottawa county.
On September 16, 1861, Mr. Rymers enlisted in the Forty-first O. V. I., was subsequently elected first lieutenant of Company I, and was promoted to the rank of captain March 1, 1862. During that year he was stricken with typhoid fever, and in consequence was honorably dis- charged and conveyed to Port Clinton, Ohio, where his wife had removed during his absence. Under her tender and care- ful nursing he was at length restored to health, and on becoming convalescent re- turned to his farm, which he sold the fol- lowing year, removing to Elmore, where he engaged in the hardware business. In the fall of 1864 he was appointed lieu- tenant-colonel of the One Hundred and Seventy-seventh O. V. I., but owing to his pressing business duties was unable to accept. Selling out in 1871, he took up his residence in Le Mars, Iowa, where for five years he was engaged in the real- estate and banking business. In 1876 he returned to Elmore, and purchasing his former store continued to conduct it until 1882, when he once more sold out, and has since practically lived a retired life.
Mr. Rymers was married in Randolph, Portage Co, Ohio, October 22, 1851, to Isabel Essig, daughter of John and Esther (Spangler) Essig. She was born in Stark county, Ohio, June 12, 1830, and died in Elmore, February 18, 1895. To their happy union came three daughters-
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Melissa, born September 2, 1852, who is the wife of E. Seifried; Clara, born De- cember 11, 1854, who died November 2, 1872; and Alice, born October 22, 1856, who died September 11, 1857. Socially Mr. Rymers is a member of Elmore Lodge No. 462, I. O. O. F., and a char- ter member of the Encampment; he was formerly a member of Portage Lodge No. 365, F. & A. M., and he belongs to Robert H. Caldwell Post No. 439, G. A. R. Previous to the war he affiliated with the Democratic party, but since that time he has been a strong Republican. For many years he has been a consistent and faith- ful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a man of fine, as well as forcible intellectual qualities, an extensive reader and deep thinker, of a remarkably practical cast of mind, and yet possessing a temperament quick to notice the beau- ties in his suroundings. Of conservative but firm judgment, he is perfectly reliable in all transactions, and is an able business man. He is eminently public spirited and takes an active interest in all enterprises for the benefit of his community. In manner he is social and friendly, and possesses qualities that readily win ad- miration and respect from his political compeers, as well as from private com- panions and acquaintances.
Mr. Rymers' parents were both natives of Chambersburg, Penn., the father born May 24, 1790, and the mother October 12, 1790. They were married in the Keystone State, and in 1832 removed to Stark county, Ohio, where Frederick Ry- mers engaged in agricultural pursuits for four years, removing thence in 1836 to Randolph, Portage county. After about four years' residence there he came to Ottawa county, in 1841, locating in Erie township, where his death occurred in August, 1844, while his wife survived until September, 1864. Their family num- bered eleven children, a brief record of whom is as follows: Rebecca, born Sep- tember 14, 1813, became the wife of
William A. Essig, of Harris township, Ottawa county, and died September 19, 1893. Henry, born October 15, 1815, died in 1834. Harriet, born January 12, 1817, became the wife of Taylor Britten, and died in 1838. Susan, born Septem- ber 18, 1818, is the widow of Michael Baker, and resides in Wood county, Ohio. Ann, born December 15, 1820, is the wife of Adam Moos, of Rootstown, Port- age county. Frederick, born December 6, 1822, is a farmer of Erie township, Ottawa county. Eunice, born May 22, 1825, is the wife of R. T. Kirk, who is living near Port Clinton. William W. is the next in order of birth. John T., born November 10, 1830, is living in La- carne, Ottawa county. Margaret was born January 25, 1834. Henry W., born December 22, 1839, resides near Elmore.
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