Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, Part 44

Author: J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Chicago, J.H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1040

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G EORGE W. KING, farmer and merchant of Rice township, San- dusky county, and postmaster at Kingsway, Ohio, was born Sep- tember 25, 1840, in Fairfield county, Ohio, son of Peter and Mary (Shoemaker) King.

Peter King and his father, George King, were both born in Perry county, Ohio, where the great-grandfather, John King, who was a native of Virginia, had located shortly after marriage, passing the remainder of his days there. George King moved to Pickaway county, Ohio, where he died. Peter King was reared

on a farm up to the age of nineteen, and also learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed about twenty years in Fair- field county. He was married in Pick- away county, removed thence to Fairfield county, and thence, in 1852, to Washing- ton township, Sandusky Co., Ohio, where he bought 240 acres of land. Here he accumulated wealth, and he built a hand- some house and barn, the house having the finest staircase in the county. He was a Democrat, and a member of the German Reformed Church. He died Au- gust 2, 1880, and his widow, who was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, in 1819, is still living on the old homestead. They had nine children: Samuel, a farmer, George W .; Levi, a farmer, who is coun- ty commissioner of Henry county, Ohio; Henry, a farmer in Henry county; Peter, also a farmer in Henry county; J. M., living on the old homestead; Rebecca, born in 1843, who died in 1894, wife of I. J. Shoemaker, of Henry county; Me- linda, who first married J. D. Overmyer, and after his death wedded Solomon Shoemaker (she is now living near Muncie, Ind.); and Mary Ann, wife of Noah Gar- rett, of Sandusky township.

George W. King came with his father's family to Washington township, Sandusky county, attended the common schools, and learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed in Fremont. In 1862 he married Miss Elizabeth L. Wagner, who was born in Sandusky county, October 6, 1842, and eleven children have blessed their union, viz .: MaryOMarthella, wife of M. E. Boggs, of Elmore, Ohio, who has one child, George Nolan; Clara Ellen, widow of Daniel Packett (she has one child); Louisa Emily, wife of Fred Cap- pus, of Hessville, Sandusky county (they have one child, Carl); Samuel, living at Mt. Vernon, Ind., who is married and has three children -- George, Henry and John; Selesta Almeda, wife of Irvin Fetterman, of Rice township; Catherine Minerva, wife of H. F. Hetrick, of Washington

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township (they have one child, Lester Willis), and John Jacob, Ida Isabelle, Pearl Annetta, Cara Stella, and Daisy Modelia, the last five living at home.

Mr. King purchased his present farm in 1864, following his trade until 1867, since when he has devoted himself to agricultural pursuits, now owning 155 acres in Rice township and twenty-seven in Washington township. The Wheel- ing & Lake Erie railroad runs through . his farm, on which has been erected a depot and post office, named, after him, Kingsway. He is the second postmaster of the place, having received his commis- sion from President Arthur, and has held the office twelve years. He is a Demo- crat in politics, and in religious affiliations a member of the German Reformed Church. The first office Mr. King held in the township was that of constable, in which he continued for two years, after which he was elected justice of the peace for three consecutive terms. Mr. King's residence and home are among the finest farm improvements in the county. He is a recognized business and social leader in his community, of gentlemanly dispo- sition, and is essentially a self-made man.

AMES D. HENSEL, an energetic agriculturist of Sandusky township, Sandusky county, was born Feb- ruary 19, 1849, on the farm now owned by his uncle, Daniel Hensel, and is the eldest son of Adam and Mary J. Hensel.

The maternal grandparents of Mr. Hensel were natives of Northumberland county, Penn., and of German descent. They moved to Perry county, Ohio, in 1819, where their eldest son, Adam, was born in 1825. Their attention was then attracted by the fertility of the Black Swamp, and in 1827 they located on the banks of Little Mud creek, four miles west of Fremont. At that time there were but three families living between

Muscalonge and Perrysburg, north of the Perrysburg road.

Adam Hensel was married to Mary J. Benner in 1847; to them were born six children: James D. Ellen M., wife of John Fangboner; she died at the age of twenty- four years, leaving two children-Irvin and Mertella, who live with their father in Fremont. Sarah E. and Harriet S. both reside in Chicago, Ill .; Harriet is married and has two children, Mary and Allen. Alice C. and husband, A. J. Wal- ters, with their daughters, Jessie and Madge A., live in Montpelier, Ohio; and Emma C. married W. S. Diggs, and they with their two children, Ethel E. and Ione, reside in Winchester, Indiana.

Mr. Hensel grew to manhood on a farm, receiving his education in the com- mon schools, and remained at home until his marriage to Miss Savilla Wolfe, Feb- ruary 6, 1873. She was born January 25, 1850, in Sandusky county. They have two daughters: Nora O., born De- cember 4, 1873, was educated in Fre- mont school and Ohio Normal University, and is now a teacher in the schools of Sandusky county, and Mabel M., born December 9, 1877. Mr. Hensel settled on the old homestead, which he pur- chased after the death of his father in 1887. He belongs to the younger ele- ment of progressive farmers in Sandusky township, and owns seventy-seven acres of good land. In politics he is a Demo- crat, and in religious connection he is a member of the Reformed Church. Fra- ternally, he affiliates with the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows.

P HILIPP MIARER, a well-to-do farmer of Sandusky township, Sandusky county, was born in the southern part of Russia, August 15, 1828, a son of John and Barbara (Krather) Miarer.

John Miarer, a farmer by occupation, was also born in South Russia, and died

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there at the age of forty-six years. Bar- bara Miarer, his widow, came to America with her family and settled in Sandusky, Ohio, where she died at the age of sixty- seven. Four children were born to them: John Miarer, a retired farmer, now living in Seneca county, Ohio, who was a soldier in the Civil war; Magdalena, who married Henry Henning, in Germany, where she still resides; Susan, who was married in Germany to Louis Bowers; and Philipp, subject of this sketch. Philipp attended school in Germany up to his thirteenth year, and then came to America in 1850, landing in New York City. Coming to Cleveland. Ohio, he remained there one year, after which he removed to Jackson township, Sandusky county, where he sought and found such employment as the times afforded. He was married, in 1860, to Miss Catharine Mahr, who was born in Jackson township August 29, 1839, and nine children were born to this union, six of whom are living: David, born Sep- tember 5, 1861, who married Miss Lavina Lang; Sarah, born September 15, 1862, married to Augustus Buehler; John, born in 1868, who married Ellen Bender (he at- tended the common schools, and has taught five terms in Sandusky county); Mary, born March 28, 1870, living in Fremont; Henry, born March 28, 1874; and Amelia, born September 24, 1877. After his marriage Mr. Miarer bought forty acres of land in Jackson township, and lived there fourteen years, removing thence to Riley township, and in the spring of 1876 settling at his present home. Here he owns 157 acres of land, eighty acres in Seneca county. His brick resi- dence, erected a few years ago, has few equals in his vicinity. During his early days he did much hard pioneer work; he cleared sixty acres of heavily-timbered land with his own hands, using oxen to do the logging; and it will readily be seen that there is a great contrast between his early surroundings in the county and that which he enjoys now. He is recognized

as one of the most substantial men in his township, of which he has served as trus- tee four years, and supervisor two years. Mr. Miarer and his wife are members of the Reformed Church. Politically he is a Democrat. The paternal grandfather of our subject was a farmer, and his ma- ternal grandfather was a man of more than ordinary wealth.

W ILLIAM L. RICHARDS, who for many years has ranked as one of the most energetic and respected citizens of York town- ship, Sandusky county, was born August 17, 1828, on the farm he now occupies. He is the son of Lester and Mary (Baker) Richards, both natives of Connecticut, who in the fall of 1826 migrated from that State, and in York township pur- chased land, which had been entered in 1822 by Edmund Fuller, the original patent for the land being signed by Pres. James Monroe. The parents remained on the farm through life. Lester Rich- ards died in 1845, aged forty-five years. His wife survived until 1872, when she passed away at the age of seventy-two years. In politics Lester Richards was a Whig. His grandfather was an emigrant from England.

William L. Richards is one of eight children, six of whom grew to maturity, as follows: William L .; Elizabeth, who died unmarried at the age of seventeen years; Celinda, who was born in 1832, married John B. Colvin, and died in 1894; Edward, born in 1835, now a resident of Ottawa county; Melissa, who died when a young woman; and Almarema, after- ward Mrs. McClanahan, who died in Ohio. William L., the eldest child, grew to manhood on his father's farm and attended the neighboring schools. He was married January 1, 1861, to Miss Sarah Rife. She was born on an adjoin- ing farm September 7, 1843, daughter of Michael and Mary (Longwell) Rife, the

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former of whom was born in Frederick county, Md., February 14, 1814, and in 1832 migrated to York township with his parents, Daniel and Elizabeth (Zumbrin) Rife. Here, January 1, 1839, he married Mary Longwell, only daughter of Robert and Lucinda (Butler) Longwell, who were among the earliest settlers of the town- ship, and who died here soon after. Mrs. Rife is still living at the old homestead.

To Mr. and Mrs. Richards have been born six children, as follows: Emily, born October 30, 1862, married April 7, 1886, to George Bemis, and is the mother of one child-Edna; Carrie, born October 25, 1865, died October 10, 1891; Bertha, born January 30, 1867, married Septem- ber 19, 1894, to James A. Lewis; Charles R., born December 13, 1868, married Helen Gile, and has one child-Karl; Mary L., born December 14, 1870, is at home; William H., born September 18, 1872, was married September 24, 1895, to Miss Dora Guinall. Emily and Mary are graduates of the Clyde High School, and Bertha attended school at Clyde and Green Spring; Carrie attended school at Clyde and Green Spring, and also at Ada Normal School; Charles and William were students at Ada Normal School. There are few families in Sandusky county so thoroughly educated as that of Mr. Rich- ards.

After his marriage our subject settled on the farm, and in addition to the farm- ing operations he did business at Clyde as partner in a grocery store. He was a member of Company B, One Hundred and Sixty-ninth O. V. I., which was called out during the summer of 1864 to do mil- itary duty at Washington and Fort Ethan Allen. In 1865 Mr. Richards began the manufacture of brick and tile, and he has ever since been extensively engaged in that important industry. Last year he burned about 8,000 tile; but in former years it was not unusual for him to turn out from 60,000 to 75,000 tile, besides large quantities of brick. There was an

active market for all he could make. During this time he has also tilled his excellent farm of 110 acres. In politics Mr. Richards usually votes the Republican ticket, but he is non-partisan, especially in local matters. Socially he is a Mason, and also a member of the Grange. His son, William H., is a member of the Sons of Veterans. Mr. Richards is one of the peace-loving, industrious and capable farmers of York township, and his friends are as numerous as his acquaintances.

C HARLES H. WELCH, a pains- taking and eminently successful agriculturist and fruit grower of York township, Sandusky county, is a son of Ebenezer and Mary Lovina (Hubbell) Welch, and was born in Lyme township, Huron Co., Ohio, November 16, 1839.

Ebenezer Welch, who was a black- smith by trade, came to Ohio from New York State about 1830. In January, 1837, he was united in marriage with Mary Lovina Hubbell, who was born near Monroeville, Huron county, and they had four children, as follows: Edgar A., the eldest, served in the Twenty- fourth O. V. I., in the war of the Rebel- lion, was honorably discharged, and died, in 1891, at Fawn River, Mich., leaving a widow, but no children; Charles H. is the subject of this sketch; Alice R. is the wife of E. J. Squire, a dry-goods merchant of Monroeville, and they have had four chil- dren-Elbert W., John Clary, Roy and William; Mary C., the youngest, is mar- ried to Charles B. Scoville, a boot and shoe dealer of Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio. Mr. Welch died in Lyme town- ship, and his widow moved to Monroe- ville, where she died a few years after- ward.

Charles H. Welch received only a common-school education and remained at home until the outbreak of the war.

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On September 18, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, Fifty-fifth O. V. I., at Camp McClellan, Norwalk, Huron Co., Ohio. Camp was broken on January 2, 1862, and the Fifty-fifth set out for the front via the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. They first halted at New Creek, Va. Mr. Welch was with the Fifty-fifth Regiment through all their hardships, and was dis- charged with his company July 20, 1865, at Cleveland.

On October 23, 1867, Charles H. Welch was united in marriage with Miss Lovina Hitt, who was born January 17, 1845, and they had four children, namely: Alice R., born August 26, 1868, is at home; Mary Mahala, born October 8, 1870, was married on January 18, 1891, to Joseph L. Royer, of Flat Rock, Seneca Co., Ohio, and they have had one child, Charles Lewis; Adelia was born Novem- ber 21, 1872; and Charles Hubbell, Jr., born June 2, 1878, is in the third year class of the high school at Bellevue. Mrs. Welch is a daughter of Seneca and Mahala (Stafford) Hitt, the former of whom came to Ohio from Rutland county, Vt., in 1836, and his wife came from the same State a year later. In January Mr. Hitt built the house in which Mr. Welch at present lives, and Mrs. Hitt en- tered it a bride. Here for forty-seven years she conscientiously attended to her duties as wife and mother, making her home so attractive that no allurements won away her loved ones. In this house Mrs. Welch was born, as were also her brothers and sisters, who are as follows: Mary Elizabeth, wife of L. G. Ely, of Fulton county, Ohio, who has been rep- resenting his county in the Ohio Legisla- ture for the past two years; Marion Ade- lia, who died in January, 1882, wife of George H. Mugg, of Dundee, Mich. (they had three children, Elmer E., Luella E. and Susan M., who are unmar- ried, and own a farm adjoining their fath- er's), and a son, Seneca, Jr., who died in infancy. Mr. Hitt died in January, 1872.

His wife survived him twelve years, dying in June, 1884.

Mr. Welch has retired from farming, but still grows much fruit, which he personally superintends. In the spring of 1894 he set out over twenty acres of peach trees. He is prominent in G. A. R. circles, be- ing a charter member of C. B. Gambee Post No. 33. In adhering to the Repub- lican party, he believes he is furthering the interests of the country. For more than fifteen years he has held the office of township clerk. Mrs. Welch is a member of the Congregational Church at Bellevue.

C HRISTIAN SCHWARZ, a pros- perous farmer of Washington township, Sandusky county, is the owner of a valuable tract of land, which is under a high state of cultivation, and improved with good buildings, well- kept fences and all the accessories of a model farm. He is engaged in raising those grains best adapted to this climate, and keeps on hand enough stock for his own use. Possessing good business ability, his able management has brought to him a comfortable competence, and to-day he is numbered among the substantial farm- ers of Washington township.

Mr. Schwarz was born in Wurtem- burg, Germany, December 2, 1843, and is a son of Christian and Margaret (Voelm) Schwarz, farming people, who, in 1851, emigrated to America. On reaching the shores of the New World they came di- rect to Sandusky, Ohio, but soon re- moved to Washington township, Sandusky county. In 1853 the father purchased I 34 acres of land, and later added other tracts to it, at one time forty acres, at another one hundred acres, and subse- quently seventy-six acres. He prospered in his undertakings, and his success was the just reward of his own labors. His death occurred June 18, 1892, when he had attained the age of seventy-five years; his wife still survives him, and is now liv-

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ing in Hessville, Ohio. The family of this worthy couple were as follows: Catherina, now the wife of John Balseiser (a farmer of Washington township), and the mother of twelve children; Carolina, who died in Germany; Leonard, a resi- dent farmer of Sandusky county, and who has seven children; August, who died in infancy; Laura, wife of Daniel Auxter, a farmer of Washington township, Sandusky county, by whom she has twelve children ; Reckie, wife of Charles Thayer (proprie- tor of a hotel in Hessville), by whom she has nine children; Henry, also an agricul- turist of Washington township; Louisa, wife of Jacob Ansted, a farmer of Ottawa county (they had eight children, but one is now deceased).

Our subject spent the first nine years of his life in the Fatherland, and then came with his parents on their emigration to America. He completed his studies in German after his arrival in this country, but speaks English very fluently. He never left his parents, always giving his father the benefit of his services, and to- day he is the owner of the farm upon which they located forty-two years ago. On December 11, 1872, he was united in marriage with Miss Catherina P. Myers, daughter of John P. and Catherina M. (Deal) Myers, whose family numbered five children, namely: Philip, deceased; Mrs. Schwarz; Mena, Louisa and Mary. Eleven children have been born to our subject and his wife, their names and dates of birth being as follows: John H., December 2, 1873, died June 22, 1875; Louisa, July 17, 1875, now the wife of William Wing, a farmer of Washington township, Sandusky county; Henry, June 13, 1877, died May 12, 1882; Laura C., June 25, 1879; Harmon, March 28, 1882; Louis A., February 4, 1884; Emma M., May 29, 1886; Bertha R., July 10, 1888; Clarence C., January 14, 1890; Alice C., March 28, 1892; and Daniel I., February 1I, 1894.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Schwarz are mem-

bers of the Lutheran Church, and are highly respected people who hold an envi- able position in social circles in this local- ity. In his political views he is a stalwart Democrat, warmly advocating the princi- ples of his party, and several times has he been honored with public office, having served as school director and road super- visor, while for three years he was trustee.

0 LIVER M. MALLERNEE, an active and highly-respected farmer and business man of Clyde, was born in Harrison county, Ohio March 14, 1836, son of William and Lydia (Burton) Mallernee.

William Mallernee was born in Mary- land in 1807. His father, Emanuel, was a native of France, who, when he emigra- ted to America, first settled in Maryland, and afterward came to Harrison county, Ohio, where he died leaving eight chil- dren, as follows: William, father of Oli- ver M .; Levi, who died in Harrison coun- ty; Mathias, a stockdealer and farmer of Harrison, and once a hotel-keeper at Cadiz; Quillow, a " forty" miner, who died in Harrison county; Lewis, now of Harrison county; Emanuel, who left home young and has never been heard from since; Mary Ann, widow of William Rich- ardson, of Harrison county; and Eliza- beth. William Mallernee was a boy when his parents migrated from Maryland to Harrison county, Ohio. He there learned the cooper's trade, and married Lydia Burton, who was born in Nottingham township, Harrison county, daughter of Thomas Burton, a native of Scotland, and a man of unusual physical strength. He made his home in Harrison county. In his earlier life William Mallernee was a successful cooper, and did some trading as far south as New Orleans, La. In later life, or after 1840, he was a farmer. In politics he was a Democrat, and in re- ligious faith a Baptist. He died Decem- ber 21, 1887; his wife in 1845. They had

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eight children, as follows: Ezra, of New Philadelphia; Hannah, married and liv- ing in Harrison county; Thomas, of Ok- lahoma; Henry, of Harrison county; Will- iam, of Indian Territory; Rachel Ann, who died young; Lydia, who is married and lives in Nebraska; and Oliver M.

O. M. Mallernee, the subject proper of this sketch, worked on a farm in Har- rison county, and attended the common schools until he was eighteen. He then learned the blacksmith trade with John Croskey, of Hopedale, Harrison Co., Ohio. Working at his trade for a time in Bel- mont county, he went to Mt. Pleasant, and to Burlington, Iowa; but finding no work at his trade on account of the hard times then prevailing, he sold a horse far- rier's book for a time, then started home- ward. At Oquawka, Ill., he found work during the summer. Visiting Rock Island and Chicago in vain, he reached Clyde in October, 1857, via Logansport, Ind. He expected to remain at Clyde only over night; but learning of its rich agricultural environment he sagaciously determined to locate here permanently. Not finding work at his trade he was variously en- gaged, and finally secured a place at Fre- mont, where he lived for a year and a half. He went to Fostoria and was working there at his trade when the Rebels fired upon Fort Sumter.

Returning to Fremont he enlisted in the Third O. V. C. August 10, 1861, and was mustered in the U. S. service Sep- tember 10, same year, at Monroeville, Ohio. He was placed in charge of the blacksmith department of the regiment, and while in Monroeville was in charge of the horse hospital, Col. Lewis Zahm commanding. Our subject marched with his regiment to Camp Dennison, Ohio, and from there they marched to Cin- cinnati, where they took a boat for Jeffer- sonville, Ind. From there they marched to Nashville, Tenn., via Mammoth Cave and Bowling Green, Ky., and from Nash- ville they proceeded to Shiloh. Mr. Mal-

lernee was taken down with the measles the first day out of Nashville camp, and was left in the hospital at Savannah, Tenn., on the river, below Shiloh. In the following May he joined his regiment at Corinth, Miss., whence they marched to Tuscumbia, Ala., from there to Wood- ville, Ala., thence to Perryville, Ky., and were with Gen. Buell on his famous cam- paign with Gen. Bragg. From there they returned to Nashville and participated in the battle of Stone River. At Murfrees- boro they remained until the following June, when they moved out on the Chicka- maugua campaign with Gen. Rosecrans. Mr. Mallernee was in the siege of Chatta- nooga, then went to Woodville, Ala., and returned to Chattanooga in time to witness the battle of Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge. From there he went on the Atlanta campaign with Gen. Sher- man as far as Jonesboro, Ga. His time of enlistment expiring, he returned to Columbia, Tenn., was discharged, and then came home for a short time. Re- turning to Nashville, he was in the Gov- ernment employ at the time of the battle of Nashville, and was appointed first lieutenant in the First regiment Q. M. forces, and was assigned to Company F, by command of Col. C. H. Irvin. Lieut. Mallernee was in command of Company F, at the battle of Nashville, Tenn., and remained in Nashville until June, 1865. He was with his regiment in the field continuously for three years, except about six weeks he was sick in the hospital, and he did not sleep in a bed only once in three years.

Returning to Ohio, Mr. Mallernee began blacksmithing for himself in Clyde, and later opened a shop at Milan, Erie county. Returning to Clyde, he pur- chased a farm in York township, which he still owns. From 1870 to 1882 he was engaged in the marble business at Clyde; then became interested in the coal in- dustry, and bought coal lands in Ohio, which he subsequently sold at a profit.

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He has since continued to reside at Clyde and operate his farm. At the present time (1895) he is proprietor of the Clyde Produce and Fruit Co., at Clyde.

On November 1, 1865, Mr. Mallernee was married to Mrs. Mary (West) Blake, who was born in 1834, and they have one son, William S., born February 4, 1868; he attended the Clyde school, and was in the office with his father until he was about eighteen years old, when he went to Cleveland, and was in the employ of the Street Railway Co. about two years. He then again turned his attention to school, and attended the school at Val- paraiso, Ind., where he graduated with high honors in the commercial course. He then went to Ann Arbor, Mich., to complete his law studies, but his health failing him, he returned home. On Oc- tober 6, 1894, he married Jessie Babcock, and he is now living at the old homestead in Clyde, Ohio. By her first marriage Mrs. Mallernee had two children-Frank and Emma. In politics Mr. Mallernee is a Republican. He is a prominent mem- ber of Eaton Post No. 55, G. A. R., and of the U. V. U., of which he is now quar- termaster and has been commander.

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Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, Part 44

Author: J.H. Beers & Co Publication date: 1896 Publisher: Chicago, J.H. Beers & co. Number of Pages: 1040

Author: J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Chicago, J.H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1040