Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, Part 79

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

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In 1859 Mr. Roose was elected trustee of his township, in which capacity he served for eleven consecutive years. He was also connty commissioner for six years, a director of the Ohio Penitentiary for three years, and under Governor Campbell was appointed a trustee of the Institute for the Instruction of the Blind, at Columbus; he has twice been appointed to that position by Governor Mckinley, and is still serving. For many years he has been a school director, and is deeply interested in everything calculated to ben- 34

enfit mankind. Socially he is a charter member of Oak Harbor Lodge, No. 495, F. & A. M., and in religious connection the family attend the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a Democrat, and one of the trusted advisors of his party in Ot- tawa county. In 1888 he was a dele- gate to the Democratic National Conven- tion, at St. Louis, which resulted in the nomination of President Cleveland for a second term. Mr. Roose is a man of broad views, of keen quick perception, of sterling integrity and spotless reputation, and therefore has the unlimited confi- dence of the people with whom he has come in contact. In addition to his du- ties as president of the largest moneyed institution in the county he has as a pub- lic official discharged the duties of every office in which he has been placed with a painstaking fidelity that has won him the highest commendation. He is a man of gentlemanly demeanor, always meeting his associates both in the social circle and in business pursuits, with a cordial and friendly bearing, and both his time and means have been liberally expended in all matters pertaining to the advance- ment of the county's interest and welfare.

0 TTO BEIER, a prominent, pro- gressive citizen, and a successful business man of Oak Harbor, Ot- tawa county, senior member of the firm of Otto Beter & Bro., proprietors of the Oak Harbor Creamery, is a native of Ottawa county, Ohio, born in Carroll township. August 19, 1866.

The parents of our subject, Frederick and Amelia (Miller) Beier, who are na- tives of the Fatherland, crossed the ocean and came to the New World in the year 1861, locating first in Oak Harbor, Otta- wa Co, Ohio. Two years later they moved to Carroll township, where they purchased some land, with all the timber that had grown upon it, and engaged in the work of clearing off the timber and in

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agricultural pursuits. They still reside there, and Mr. Beier is recognized as one of the thrifty, progressive farmers of that township. Mr. Beier has served his fel- low citizens as trustee of the township for two years, supervisor for two years, and school director for a number of years. Politically, he votes with the Democratic party. The family are strict adherents of the Lutheran Church, and are highly es- teemed by the entire community. Their family consisted of ten children, eight of whom are now living, viz .: Harmon, Charles, Otto, Amelia, Minnie, Emma, Sopha and Frederick.

Otto Beier, the subject proper of this biography, received his early education in the public schools of his native township, his boyhood days being spent in assisting his father in the care of the farm. At the age of sixteen years he left his home and served an apprenticeship to the carpen- ter's trade, at which he worked, during the harvest season also running a thresh- ing machine, which he and his brothers owned for ten years. In 1891, in part- nership with his brother Charles, he built and commenced the operation of the Oak Harbor Creamery, located in Oak Harbor, which has since been fitted up with all the latest and most improved machinery used in this important branch of industry, this factory being one of the largest of its kind in the State; the large output of butter, necessitating the delivery of some- thing like two thousand gallons of milk daily, is a great boon to the farmers of Salem and the adjoining township.

Mr. Beier was united in marriage at Oak Harbor, Ohio, January 1, 1889, with Miss Christina Glaser, who was born in Carroll township, July 14, 1864, a daugh- ter of George and Maggie (Schrom) Glaser, early settlers of Carroll township. Mr. and Mrs. Glaser were the parents of ten children, seven of whom are living, namely: Maggie, Harmon, Lucy, Chris- tina, Henry, George and August. In re- ligious faith, the family are strict adher-

ents of the Lutheran Church; they are highly respected by all who know them. Four children have come to brighten the home of Mr. and Mrs. Beier, viz .: Alma A., born September 15, 1889; Florence M., born July 10, 1891; Leon George, born March 31, 1893; and Laura S., born October 19, 1895. In 1893 Mr. Beier was elected as a member of council for the village of Oak Harbor, and was re-elected in 1895. The family are strict adherents of the Lutheran Church, and are highly esteemed throughout the community in which they reside.

A ARON DOLPH, one of the lead- ing business men of Ottawa coun- ty, and a representative citizen, was born in Rome, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, August 19, 1836. His father was born in Batavia, N. Y., in 1810, and died in 1848. His mother, who bore the maiden name of Eliza Perkins, was born about the same time and died in 1873. After the death of her first husband she was again married, in 1854, becoming the wife of David Nellis, of Pennsylvania. His father came to Ohio in an early day, and purchased 1, 300 acres of land near Elmore for $1.25 per acre. At different times portions of this land were sold, but 200 acres became the property of David Nellis, and was left by him to his wife, the mother of our subject, who in turn left it to Aaron Dolph.

The gentleman whose name begins this record spent the days of his boyhood and youth in the county of his nativity, and acquired his education under the di- rection of Prof. Tuckerman. On March 27, 1856, he was united in marriage with Miss Lovina Richerson, of Rome, Ashta- bula county. Her father was a native of the same county, his birth having oc- curred in 1813, his death in 1877; her mother was born in 1811, and in their family were five children. The maternal grandmother, Hannah Strong, was born

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in Connecticut in 1789, and came of a family noted for intelligence and culture, numbering among its members many lead- ing ministers and teachers. She married Elisher Hall, who was born in 1780, and was one of the prominent school teachers of his day, devoting his entire life to that work. They reared a large family-five sons and five daughters.

Mr. and Mrs. Dolph began their do- mestic life in Ashtabula county, Ohio, where for sixteen years he carried on agricultural pursuits. In 1872 they came to Ottawa county, Ohio, locating in Har- ris township, on what is known as the old Nellis farm near Elmore, one of the most beautiful and productive tracts in the county. It is improved with all the accessories and conveniences known to the modern agriculturist, including excel- lent buildings, well-kept fences, a good orchard, etc. The lawn is surrounded by a nicely trimmed hedge fence, and beauti- ful evergreens adorn the place and cast their grateful shade over the home

To Mr. and Mrs. Dolph have been born five children, a brief record of whom is as follows: Wira, born March 23, 1858, obtained his education in the pub- lic schools of Elmore, and in Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, where he completed his studies under the instruction of his father's old preceptor. He then en- gaged in teaching for several terms in dif- ferent parts of the State. Having mar- ried Miss Alice Gilson, of Elmore, he purchased and now operates and conducts a large furniture store in Blissfield, Mich., and a farm near that place. Ellsworth, born August 23, 1863, and named in honor of Col. Ellsworth, was educated in the public schools of Elmore, and mar- ried Addie Caneff, of this town. They are now pleasantly located on a farm near Genoa, where he is extensively en- gaged in stock raising. Addison, born August 12, 1866, is also a representative citizen of Ottawa county. Clara, born December 17, 1872, acquired her literary

education in Elmore and then studied painting; her mother's parlors are adorned with many beautiful works of art from her hand. She also gave some attention to music, becoming quite proficient as a pianist. She is now the wife of J. H. Laurie, a decoration architect, of De- troit, Mich. Willet, born January 10, 1883, is attending school in Elmore. He is specially fond of horses, and is now the proud owner of a fine driving horse.

In 1887 Mr. Dolph purchased a hand- some brick residence in Elmore, where with his wife and youngest son he now makes his home. In addition to the place already mentioned he owns other farms in different parts of the State. He is also extensively engaged in the furniture and undertaking business in Elmore, and has a very fine store, supplied with an excel- lent grade of goods. His fair and hon- orable dealing, his courteous treatment and his earnest desire to please his patrons have secured for him a large trade. He has been quite successful in his business dealings, and he owes his prosperity solely to his own labor, perseverance and well- directed efforts. He is a very popular man, has a wide acquaintance and a host of warm friends.

OHN ORTH. The city of Port Clinton, Ottawa county, enjoys the distinction of having within her lim- its as progressive and enterprising citizens as are to be found in the State, among whom stands prominent the firm of Mizener & Orth, dealers in general hardware, etc., of which firm our subject is a member.

Mr. Orth is a native of Ohio, born December 3, 1854, at Port Clinton, Ot- tawa county, a son of Frank and Mary (Wagoner) Orth, the former of whom was the youngest of six brothers who emi- grated from Germany to the United States, settling in Detroit, Mich., where they organized a musical band known as

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the . Orth Brothers' Band." John Orth, Sr., one of these brothers, recently died at Detroit, aged eighty-seven years. Frank Orth married and removed to Port Clinton about the year 1850, and being a shoemaker and harness-maker by trade, worked a number of years for Joseph Syl- vester. In 1861 he enlisted in the Thir- ty-seventh Regiment, O.V. I., and served as sergeant of a company four years, or to near the close of the war, when on ac- count of sickness he was honorably dis- charged; he died at Port Clinton some time afterward. His widow, who is still residing there, receives a pension. Their children were: Frances, John, Louis and Albert B., of whom Frances married Samuel Wisner, a carpenter at Port Clin- ton, and they have one son living; Louis, a tinner by trade, married Carrie An- drews, daughter of Peter Andrews, a pio- neer of Ottawa county, Ohio; Albert B. is a confectioner at Port Clinton, Ohio.

John Orth, the subject proper of these lines, attended Port Clinton schools only, and at an early age learned the tinner's trade with Harms & Bliss, for whom he worked three years. He was next em- ployed by George E. Bliss about two years, after which, in 1883, he entered into partnership with Mr. Mizener, they jointly buying out Mr. Bliss, and they have continued together in the hardware business, doing an extensive local and Island trade. Their store building is 26 x 66 feet in dimensions, with additions in the rear 20x 26, 18 x 36 and 20 x 30 feet respectively. Politically Mr. Orth is a Republican, and he has held several civic offices, such as those of township and cor- poration clerk and treasurer, filling the latter incumbency four years, while at the present time he is a member of the board of education. Socially he is affiliated with the Knights of Honor and National Union; in religious faith the family are identified with the German Lutheran Church.

On December 3, 1878, Mr. Orth was

married at Port Clinton to Miss Emma C. Harms, a native of that city, born in 1858, daughter of William and Regina Harms, and their children are Frank W. and Estella May. Mr. and Mrs. Orth are widely known and highly respected in the community in which they live.

S AMUEL MILLER, senior mem- ber of the firm of Miller & Krei- lick, manufacturers of lumber and cooperage stock, and an enter- prising, successful business man of Salem township, Ottawa county, was born in Schuylkill county, Penn., August 3, 1841, to Samuel and Polly (Zimmerman) Miller, both natives of Pennsylvania, who set- tled in Rice township, Sandusky county, in the year 1858, and were honored and respected residents of that county for many years. Their family consisted of eleven children, nine of whom are yet living: Nathan, residing in Sandusky county, Ohio; William, residing in Decatur, Ind .; Mary, now the wife of Solomon Linn, residing in Decatur, Ind .; Samuel, our subject; Fiana, wife of David Davis, of Fremont, Sandusky Co., Ohio; Isaac, residing in Ottawa county; Rebecca, now the wife of Samuel Leaser, of Sandusky county; Ella, wife of Wallace Bloom, of Bethlehem, Northampton Co., Penn .; and David, who resides on the homestead farm in Rice township, Sandusky county. Both the parents have now been laid to rest.

The subject of this sketch received but the meager educational advantages of a frontier period. He attended the Ger- man schools of Pennsylvania for a short time; but his English education has been acquired chiefly through his own personal efforts. When but a young lad he ap- prenticed himself to the trade of a car- penter, at which he worked until 1861, when he enlisted in Company G, Eighth V. I., for ninety days, and when his term of service had expired, having decided to

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abandon military life, he came to Salem township and engaged in the lumbering business, and he has been a continuous resident of the township for about thirty years.

In July, 1869, Mr. Miller was married to Miss Amelia Kreilick, a daughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Reitz) Kreilick, and to this union have been born four chil- dren, viz .: Cassie E., wife of Edward Gordon, of Oak Harbor; Cora Alice, now the wife of Charles Fought, also of Oak Harbor; Alvesta, now the wife of Laurence Leiser, and Adam Franklin, both of whom reside on the home place. During his long residence in Salem township Mr. Miller has made many warm friends, who recognize in him a man of sound judg- ment and of upright character. In his political affiliations our subject is an active supporter of the Democratic party; soci- ally, he is a member of Oak Harbor Lodge No. 495, F. &. A. M.

C® HARLES E. PAYNE, for the past fifteen years a successful and popu- lar druggist of Port Clinton, Ot- tawa county, is a native of Ohio, born Dec. 4, 1857, in Portage township, Ottawa county, son of Norval W. and Elizabeth (Rhodes) Payne, well-to-do farming people of English descent, who moved to Ohio from Winchester, Va., in which State the first of the family to come from England settled.

Charles E. Payne's grandfather states (February 26, 1854, in his eighty-first year) that his great-grandfather was kidnapped from England, and brought to America, probably about the year 1700 (his given name is missing). Hisson George married Rachel Cowgill, of Pennsylvania, and their son Henry, one of nine children, married Elizabeth Kootz, who came from Germany about 1764. Their son Jesse, one of nine children, was twice married, first time to Martha Dunn, by whom he had nine children, of whom Martha (who

married William Gill) and Elizabeth (who married Irving Johnson) lived and left de- scendants in the vicinity of Port Clinton, Ohio. Jesse Payne's second marriage was with Jane Long, a widow, and nine chil- dren were born to them, of whom Benja- min D., Norval Wilson, Isaac N. and A. Clarke came to Port Clinton, and engaged in farming. Benjamin D. died in 1864; Isaac N. still lives on a farm adjacent to Port Clinton; A. Clarke moved to Wichita, Kans., in 1882.

Norval Wilson, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Virginia in 1829, and about 1848 came to Ohio, where he met and married Elizabeth Rhodes. She was born in Winchester, Va., in 1828, and was one of seven chil- dren of William Rhodes, who came from near Leeds, England. Norval W. and Elizabeth (Rhodes) Payne had a family of seven children, named respectively: William, Thomas Wilbur, Charles E., Angelina Belle, Joseph Clark, Jennie E. and Albert S ; of whom, William died in infancy; Thomas Wilbur married Jennie Elwell, lives on part of the old home- stead in Portage township, and has one child-Estelle; Angelina B. married Frank Lander, city draughtsman, Cleveland, Ohio, and has one child, William; Joseph Clark married Gladis McDowell, at Port Clinton, follows farming on a part of the old homestead, and has one child-Earl P .; Jennie E. married Burt Mooreland, and lives in Idaho Springs, Colo .; Albert S. is a physician and surgeon at East Lake, Manistee Co., Michigan.

The subject of these lines, whose name appears at the opening, grew to manhood on his father's farm, attending the district schools, and, later, the schools of Port Clinton. He then took a three- years' course at Baldwin University, Berea, Ohio, and later attended the Uni- versity of Michigan, from which latter institution he graduated in pharmacy in 1880. Returning to Port Clinton in that year, he bought the drug store of George

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M. Thayer, where he has continued in business during the last fifteen years with good success. He was married in 1882 at Ann Arbor, Mich., to Miss Mary Eliza- beth Snell, only daughter of E. W. and May (Congdon) Snell. Mr. Payne is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and of the National Union. In politics he has alwas been a Republican, and in religious faith he is identified with the Methodist Church.

F RED W. CAMPER, proprietor of the leading grocery business in Port Clinton, Ottawa county, is a native of Ohio, born at Cincin- nati, March 12, 1855, a son of F. W. and Frederika (Kramer) Camper.

In Berlin, Germany, our subject's father had been coachman for the Em- peror Frederick William, and in 1847 he emigrated to America, locating at Cincin- nati, Ohio, in the suburbs of which city he followed gardening till 1886, when he removed to Genoa, where he still resides, now (1895) aged eighty years, having been born in 1815. His wife was born in 1822, and died January 25, 1892. They had seven children who grew to maturity, named respectively: Charles F., Henry F., Lucy, Fred W., John A., Liz- zie and William H. Of these, Charles F., who is an employe at the Carbon Works, at Fremont, Ohio, married Car- rie Dryer, and they have four children; Henry F., a farmer on the old homestead at Genoa, married Eliza Hoch, and has five children; Lucy was married in 1871 to Henry Hotho, who for several years has been foreman in a malt house at Buf- falo, N. Y., and they have seven children; John A., a farmer of Genoa, married Rosa Ernst, and has two children; Lizzie married August Recman, and lives on the home farm; William H., a dry-goods merchant of Genoa, married Clara Emch, and they have two children.

Fred W. Camper, of whom this

sketch pertains, attended the common schools of Genoa, Ottawa county, until he was eighteen years of age, and re- mained on his father's farm until he was twenty-four. In 1880, in partnership with his brother Charles F., he embarked in mercantile business at Genoa, Ottawa county, but after five years sold out to William Habbler. In the fall of 1884 he was elected county recorder of Ottawa county, and held that office six years. In 1890 he went into the wholsale fish busi- ness, as member of the firm of Bense, Camper & Co., but at the end of one year he sold out to William E. Bense, and then traveled on the road for the whole- sale house of J. L. Anthony & Co., of Sandusky, Ohio, two years, after which he opened the retail grocery in Port Clin- ton, of which he is sole proprietor.

On September 21, 1882, Mr. Camper was united in marriage with Miss Lutie E. Cole, a lady of Scotch descent, daugh- ter of William L. and Margaret (Mc- Ritchie) Cole, the former of whom is now deceased, and three children have blessed their union, their names and dates of birth being as follows: Clara M., July 4, 1884; Nellie H., June 17, 1885, and Carl Eugene, June 27, 1888, the first named born at Genoa, the other two at Port Clin- ton. In religious faith the family are con- necled with the M. E. Church, though Mr. Camper himself was reared a Lu- theran. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., subordinate Lodge and Encamp- ment, and of the National Union; politic- ally he is a Democrat.

G USTAVUS JAEGER, senior mem- ber of the firm of Jaeger & Geor- gii, the leading hardware mer- chants of Elmore, Ottawa county, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, April 30, 1838, and is a son of Dr. Frederick and Louisa (Unger) Jaeger, also natives of the Kingdom of Wurtemburg.

The father with his two eldest sons,

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emigrated to America in 1843. locating in Albany, N. Y., where he was joined the following year by his wife and the re- maining members of the family. In the fall of 1845 the family removed to Wood- ville, Ohio, where the father engaged in the practice of his profession, and earned the reputation of being one of the most skillful practitioners in his day. He went to Prairie du Chien, Wis., in 1866, and there continued in practice for two years, when he came to Elinore, where he con- tinued to prosecute his profession up to within a short time of his death. He passed peacefully away December 13, 1878, and his faithful wife had gone to her final rest a few months previous, dy- ing September 2, same year. Their memory will long be cherished by their friends and relatives who are the better for their having lived. Both the Doctor and his wife were people of culture and taste, kind and benevolent, esteemed by all who knew them, and popular members of society.

Our subject was but six years old when he came to America, and received most of his literary education in the dis- trict schools of Woodville. In 1854 he entered the store of Charles Powers as salesman, and after filling that position for one year went to Oxford, Marquette Co., Wis., where he was engaged in the same capacity in the store of Pettibone & Jaeger until 1862, when he became a resident of Neenah, Wis., for a year. In August, 1862, Mr. Jaeger enlisted in Company I, Twenty-first Wis. V. I., of which he was chosen orderly sergeant in May, 1863, and the following month was commissioned lieutenant. At the battle of Chickamauga, September 20, 1 863, he was wounded, after which he re- turned to Woodville, Ohio, on a fur- lough, where his wounds were attended to by his father. On his recovery in Jan- uary, 1864, he rejoined his regiment, which went with Sherman's army on the campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta,

and after the capture of Atlanta was on the famous march to the sea, and served until the close of the war. During his service Mr. Jaeger participated in many important engagements, among which were the battles of Perryville (Ky.), Stone River (Tenn.), and Chickamauga, the capture of Savannah (Ga.), and was with his regiment at the surrender of Johnston and his army at Raleigh, N. C., besides which he was in many other battles and skirmishes. After the close of the war the regiment marched from North Caro- lina by way of Richmond, Va., to Wash- ington, D. C., where it took part in the grand review of Sherman's army and the army of the Potomac.

After being mustered ont at Milwau- kee, Wis., June 1, 1865, Mr. Jaeger went to Portage City, that State, where he be- came a salesman in the store of Petti- bone & Jaeger; but in the following Oc- tober returned to Ohio, and in Woodville commenced business on his own account in connection with P. Smith, under the firm name of Smith & Jaeger. In the fall of 1867 the business was removed to Boscobel, Wis .; but, in the succeeding January, Mr. Jaeger retired from the firm and came to Elmore, Ohio. In April, however, he went to Lodi, Wis., where he formed a partnership with his brother Ernest, purchasing the interest of a Mr. Pettibone. That connection was continued until April, 1870, at which time our subject again came to Elmore, and in June of the same year embarked in his present business, having the largest and most complete stock of hardware in the place. He is ranked to-day among the solid business men of Ottawa county, and besides his store in Elmore, he also has a branch house in Genoa, which was established in 1876. It is conducted un- der the firm style of Jaeger & Bryant, Mr. Bryant being the manager.

At Woodville, Ohio, Mr. Jaeger was united in marriage January 26, 1869, with Miss Helen A. Powers, who was

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born near that city, October 10, 1848, a daughter of Charles and Lydia A. (Banks) Powers. Six children blessed their union, their names and dates of birth being as follows: Lucy P., September 25, 1870; Wilhelmina, March 14, 1872, died April 22, 1884; C. Ernest, July 12, 1876; Caroline L., February 29, 1880; Julia H., June 5, 1882; and Mary Margaret, January 2, 1892, died on the 17th of the same month. Mr. Jaeger takes an active interest in the welfare and advancement of the community in which he lives, has filled the office of township treasurer, and served as a member of the board of edu- cation for twelve years. He is a charter member of Elmore Lodge, No. 462, I. O. O. F., and also a member of Robert A. Caldwell Post, No. 439, G. A. R. With the Presbyterian Church he and his family hold membership, and in its work he takes a deep interest; also takes an active part in Sunday-school work in the county, and has been president of the county S. S. Association for twelve years, or more. Politically Mr. Jaeger's views were in accordance with those of the Democratic party for many years, but for the past twelve years he has been an ard- ent worker in the ranks of the Prohibi- tion party. True to his friends, true to his principles, and unyielding in his de- fense of right and justice, his high character and integrity are appreciated by all who know him or have business relations with him, and his genial manner has won him hosts of friends among all classes of citi- zens. As a soldier he did valiant service for his adopted country, and as a citizen he is equally loyal.

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Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, Part 79

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