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Mr. Urschel is a Prohibitionist in politics. and has at times taken a prominent part in local affairs, holding office during his residence in Lucas county. He is a leading member of the M. E. Church at Sugar Ridge, of which he is a trustee, and he is also superintendent of the Sunday-school, and teacher of a class.
EMER WINELAND, of Bloomdale, is one of the prosperous self-made men whose careers furnish a valuable object lesson to the ambitions youths of the rising generatiou. Among the praisewor- thy traits that may be noted are those which dis- tinguished him from becoming a mere money maker, and have kept him in close sympathy with every phase of human progress and development.
Mr. Wineland was born August 16, 1855. in Cass township, Hancock Co., Ohio. His father, Davi : Wineland, was born in Fayette county, Pena .. March 7, 1826, and was married in Connellsville. that State, to Miss Catherine Barnhart, who, ake himself, was a native of Fayete county, Penn., bort July 25, 1829. In the fall of 1854 they came to Hancock county, Ohio, and bought forty acres of
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land (seven miles east of Van Buren), all heavily timbered. The spot upon which they built their first home, a log cabin 18 x22, had to be cleared first. The father was a stone and brick mason by trade, and found plenty of work to do in the vicinity. On November 12, 1861, he enlisted in Company D, 72nd O. V. I., and served three years and a half. On his return he resnmed his trade, and after a few years exchanged his first farm for 120 acres in another part of the township, where he spent the remainder of his life. In politics he was a Prohibitionist in his later years, but previ- ously had been a Republican. His years of toil were rewarded by a fair share of worldly goods, and his later years were passed in comfort. He died March 29, 1883; his wife survived him until May 5, 1894, when she passed away quietly one night without warning, at the home of our sub- ject; she was buried beside her husband in Van- Buren cemetery. Both had united in early life with the U. B. Church, but after her husband's death Mrs. Wineland became a Methodist. They had thirteen children: John, who died in Han- cock county; Benjamin F., a resident of Bloom- dale; Mary, the wife of David Cotant, of Bloom township; Susan, who married Alonzo Dailey, and died in Perry township; Emer, our subject; Ida, Mrs. Joseph Cramer, of Bloomdale; Lucinda, who died at the age of twenty-two years; Joseph, who lives north of Findlay; Charles, a resident of Portage township; William, of Bloom township; Jacob, of Bloomdale; Cora, who died at the age of fifteen; and Turley, a clerk in Bloomdale, who lives at the old home.
Emer Wineland attended school only three years, his present wide range of information hav- ing been obtained by private reading and study. He was kept busy upon the home farm until he was twenty-two, when he came to Wood county and engaged in business for himself. In com- pany with Alonzo Dailey. he built a tile factory at Bloomdale, since enlarged, selling it as soon as it was ready for work. For some time after this he worked as a day laborer in Bryant & Linhart's sawinill, first as fireman and then on the planer, becoming an expert in the latter de- partment. In [884 he entered a tile factory, and worked three seasons as a laborer, and in 1886 he began working in a feed-mill, following this occupation for three winters. In the spring of 1890 he bought a one-third interest in the brick and tile works. of Smith & Stacey, and later acquired a one-half interest, the firm being now Smith & Wineland.
On July 3, 1879, Mr. Wineland was mar- ried in Perry township. by Rev. Mr. Hays, of
the M. E. Church, to Miss Hettie Wineland, who was born in Cass township, Hancock coun- ty, February 9, 1862, a daughter of Jacob Wineland. Four children were born of this marriage: Blanche, September 1, 1880; Park. October 27, 1885; Jennie L., June 16, 1888; and Ross, March 15, 1891, all of whom are at home. Mr. Wineland was converted February 5, 1887, and joined the Methodist Church; but he and his wife are now leading members of the Radical U. B. Church, and he has been licensed as a local preacher by the U. B. Conference. He is a constant student of the Bible, and has a great liking for religious literature. A cheer- ful giver, he is always among the foremnost in any progressive movement, and when the Lake- side Co. were threatened with financial failure, and their beautiful grounds so well-known to all religious and philanthropic workers, were about to be sold, he was one of those who came to the rescue, he and his partner taking $500 in stock. He is a conscientious and earnest worker in the cause of Prohibition, voting with the Third party since 1888, but had been a Republican previous to that date, and he held the office of constable of Bloom from 1888 to 1891. Mr. Wineland adds that W. S. Richard was his justice of the peace, and always gave good advice in all the business that came to his hand.
DANIEL L. WHITACRE is numbered among the early settlers of Wood county, having for forty-five years made his home within its borders. He was born in Bloom township, May 17, 1851, and is a son of Reason and Mary (McCrory) Whitacre. The fatlier was a native of Virginia, and learned and followed the trade of milling. In 1833 he came to Wood county, where he was married, and located in Bloom township. Here he took up 130 acres of land, to which he has since added an adjoining eighty-acre tract, and also owns eighty acres in Liberty township. His wife died in 1862. In their family were eight children-Mahlon, who died at the age of twenty- eight: Rebecca, wife of M. Milbourn, of Bloon! township; Phoebe, wife of Horace Mercer, of Liberty; James, who died at the age of twenty- eight; Samnel M., who died at the age of twenty- eight; Lewis, who is living on the old homestead; and Thomas, a farmer in Liberty. For his second wife, the father wedded Mary Bulles, and they have three children-Herman, Arthim and Warren, all living.
In early youth our subject became familiar with farm work on the old homestead, and in the winter months, when the work on the farm was
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practically ended, he entered the district schools of the neighborhood. and there pursued his stud- ies until spring. On the 23d of August. 1874, in Bloom township, was celebrated his marriage with Miss Amanda Loe, who was born Septen- ber 3, 1854, a daughter of Robert and Susan (McVey) Loe, both natives of Pennsylvania, the former born in the city of Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Whitacre have a family of nine children- Robert Mahlon, Reason Hayes, Rhoda Matilda, Ardie Ethel, Wildie A .. Naomi C., Carrie A., Howard Dwight and Carrol Errett, and the fam- ily circle yet remains unbroken.
Upon their marriage, Mr. Whitacre and his wife took up their residence on the Smith farm, but after a year removed to their present home. Just prior to their marriage he had purchased forty acres, but has since extended the bounda- ries of his farm from time to time until it now comprises 160 acres, half of which is under a high state of cultivation. All the improvements upon the place are the work of his hands, and he is a diligent, capable farmer, whose well-directed ef- forts have brought him a competence. In politics, Mr. Whitacre is a Republican, but has never been an office seeker. He has, however. served for seven years as trustee. He was first elected against his wishes, but so capably did he dis- charge his duties that his fellow townsmen re- tained him in that position for many terms. An active worker in and member of the Disciples Church, he is now serving as Sunday-school superintendent and as teacher.
HENRY HUGHES, a leading grocer of Bowling Green, and one of the most progressive ment of that thriving city was born in Plain township. Wood county, February 17, 1858, a son of James and Anna (Evans: Hughes. He grew up on his father's farm. which was situated about two miles from Bowling Green, and, until about six years ago, followed farming. At that time he took up his residence in Bowling Green, where he first en- gaged in dealing in horses. Later he opened a grocery store styled the " Red Front, " which he is still carrying on with success. He deals only in the best of goods, and by his excellent manage- ment, honest methods and genial matiners, he has become popular throughout the county, and secured an extensive trade. In addition to his property in the city he owns one of the finest farms in the vicinity. On February 6, 1879, Mr. Hughes was married to Miss Carrie Martindale, who was born April 6, 1861. in Plain township. The young couple attended the same school, grew up together, and were " sweethearts " dur-
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ing their childhood days. They are a most con- genial pair, and their home is a model of domes- tic happiness. Mr. Hughes is a Republican, and takes an active part in public affairs, being fre- quently called into council by the older and inore experienced men of the place. Socially, he is a member of the I. O. O. F.
Onr subject is a genial and affable fellow with a good word for everybody, ever ready to do an act of kindness and a favor to his fellow man. He has traveled extensively, viewing the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf, and come in touch with many peo- ple. and, having been a close observer, has picked up much in his travels that make him an interest- ing and entertaining companion. He is quite a favorite with the traveling men, and is by them regarded as one of the best posted men in his line of business in this section of the State. In 189; himself and wife took quite an extensive Western tour, traveling through the Middle West and t . the Far West, visiting the various points and places of interest in the Rocky Mountain country. in California, and throughout the West. The; not only traveled by rail, but by stage through overland routes, and over the Rockies on the backs of the little burros. They visited old Mer- ico, and returned by the Guli route through the South, visiting points of interest, and many of the old battle grounds. They were absent some six months.
James Hughes, the father of our subject. was boru September 28, 1818, in Lincolnshire. Eng- land, of which county his mother was also a na- tive, her birth taking place in 1828. They wars married in their native land, and came to America in 1854, settling at Milan, Erie Co .. Ohio. There the father followed farming two years, when he removed to Wood connty, residing in Plain town- ship on a farm, until a few years ago, when the; moved into the city of Bowling Green. The grandparents of our subject, on his father's sie came to America abont the same time as their son James, and located in Washington township Wood county, where the grandfather died in :8-2 and the grandmother in 1892, the latter bein. ninety-four years old. They were the parents >. three children: Harriet married James Ellis, an .. lives in Jackson township. Wood county: And 1 the wife of James Challen, and lives in Washington. township; and James is the father of our subject
To james Hughes and his wife were born thirteen children. as follows: Sarah, who mitik H. Newton, and died when thirty eight yearsof. James, living in Bowling Green: Harriet, mairs to Todd Brown, of Bowling Green; Rose, wife of
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Albert Avery, of Bowling Green; Hugh. living in Center township, Wood county; Henry, the sub- ject of this sketch; John, a resident of Center township; Orlando, living in Wessington, Beadle county, S. Dak. ; Frank, a farmer in Plain town- ship; Adona, the wife of Joseph Huffman; Emma. married to Henry Ostrander, of Toledo; Burton, of Bowling Green; and one that died in infancy.
F. A. HASTINGS. Among the young and en- terprising farmers of Montgomery township. there is probably none more energetic or thor- ough-going than the gentleman whose name begins this sketch. He was born August 19. 1865, on the farm in Section 6, where he still resides, a son of R. C. and Emeline (Crowfoot) Hastings.
The father's birth occurred at Liverpool, Medina Co., Ohio, December 8, 1830. He was there reared in much the same manner as most farmer boys, obtaining his education in the dis- trict schools, and in the spring of 1856 came to , Wood county. Here he parchased eighty acres in Section 6, Montgomery township, which was still in its primitive condition, he having to cut down the trees in order to obtain a site on which to erect his hewed-log house. Here he married Emeline Crowfoot, who was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., March 30, 1834, daughter of Am- brose Crowfoot, one of the early settlers of Montgomery township. The young couple be- gan their domestic life upon the farm in Section 6, which has ever since been the family home. Six children came to gladden the household -- Edna, who became the wife of C. W. Smith, and died in Montgomery township: Finando, a farmer of that township; F. A., subject of this sketch; Anna, who wedded Fred Swartz, and died in Montgomery township: Carl, also an agriculturist of that township; and Ottie, who died when a young lady. The mother was called from this life March 8, 1896, and was laid to rest in the cemetery of New Rochester, Wood county. Be sides being engaged in general farmning the father has bought and sold considerable stock. He has converted his wooded tract into one of the most highly improved tracts of the township, and has added to his possessions until he now owns 130 acres. all in Montgomery township; in 1888 he erected his present elegant home. A Democrat in politics, he has always taken a deep interest in the success of his party, but has never cared for official position.
latter line being especially thorough. Early in life he was initiated into the stock business, as his father's assistant, and he has always remained upon the home farm. On March 31. 1806. he was married at Bowling Green, Ohio, to Miss Barbara Ballinger, daughter of William Bal- linger, of Portage, Wood county. Politically, Mr. Hastings has followed in the footsteps of his father. always supporting the Demo- cratic party, and socially he is a charter member of Petroleum Lodge No. 499, K. of P., of Prairie Depot. In his business as a stock dealer he has become widely acquainted, and it is hardly neces- sary to state that his circle of friends is almost equally large.
JOHN R. WINTERS has spent his entire life in the Buckeye State, and is one of its worthy sons. As a citizen of Wood county. he is now devoted to its best interests, and gives a hearty support to al! enterprises calculated to prove of public benefit. Widely and favorably known. we fee! assured that the record of his life will prove of interest to many of our readers, and gladly give it a place in this volume.
Mr. Winters was born in Crawford county. Ohio. May 11, 1851, and comes of an old fam- ily of this State. ' His grandfather, Eli Winters. spent his entire life here, and always carried on farming-his property comprising 160 acres of rich land in Crawford county. The father of our subject, Abraham Winters, was born in Jeff- erson county, Ohio, December 27. 1822, and ac- companied his parents to Crawford county dar- ing his boyhood. He succeeded to the owner- ship of the old home tarin, and there remained until the fall of 1851, when he removed to Han- cock county. Ohio, and purchased ISo acres of land in Pleasant township, on which he resided until his death, which occurred in 1874. In Crawford county, he married Miss Sarah Elar- ton, a native of Pennsylvania, who still survives him, and is living on the old homestead. Their children are Eli, a farmer of Hancock county Ohio; William W., who is traveling salesman for a nursery firm, and resides in Findlay, Ohio: James D)., a farmer of Hancock county; Thomas Everett, of Washington: Albert S., of Findlay: and John R., of this review.
Our subject was only six months old when his parents removed to Hancock county, and there. on the old home farm, he grew to manhood, acquiring his education in the district schools. On attaining his majority he left home and tol- lowed various employments until his marriage.
The boyhood and youth of our subject were alternately passed in the school room and in work npon the home farm, his training in the ; That important event in his life occurred in
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Pleasant township, Hancock county, October 10, 1880, Miss Josephine Williams, becoming his wife. She was born in Arcadia, Hancock county, November 6, 1859, and is a daughter of Elisha and Saralı (Peters) Williams. Upon his mar- riage Mr. Winters rented a farm in Putnam county, Ohio, and continued its cultivation for five years. He then came to Wood county, and,
with the capital he had saved, purchased eighty acres of wild land in Jackson township. This he cleared, and with characteristic energy began its
development. He has transformed the land into rich fields, has planted a good orchard, and, erected substantial barns and outbuildings. The frame of his house he constructed in Shawtown, Hancock county, and then hauled it on a wagon to the place where it now stands. He is a care- ful and conscientious business man, honorable in all things, and his presistent effort has gained him a handsome competence.
In 1895 Mr. Winters was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died January 20, and was laid to rest in McComb cemetery. She was a consistent member of the Methodist Church, and had many friends. In the family were the following children-Arthur J., Roy and Bertha Dell, at home; Erl, who died at the age of four years; Annie Ruth, at home; Jessie; and one who died in infancy.
In his political adherency Mr. Winters is a stalwart Republican, and has served for a year and a half as a member of the school board, but has never sought or desired political pre- ferment, giving his entire time and attention to his business interests, in which he has met with signal success.
LEWIS L. YATES, a successful and well-known farmer of Perry township, was born in Sycamore township, Wyandot Co., Ohio, November 8, 1844, and is the fifth son of Thomas and Eliza- beth (Craun) Yates.
Our subject was educated in the district schools of his locality, which, he thinks, were in some respects superior to those of the present day. His boyhood was spent on a farm, where he did all kinds of work without the appliances which in these days do so much to lessen the hard labor necessary in clearing and cultivating the soil. There were then no corn droppers or corn shellers, no harvesters or binders, and every- thing was done by hand. He was only a lad when his parents settled in Perry township, and he remained at home until his enlistment in the 100-days' service, which was on May 2, 1864, he becoming a member of Company E, 144th
O. V. I., under Capt. Smith. During all the time of his service he was stationed at Wilming- ton, Del., doing guard duty, not a very active. though a very important, branch of the service. On August 24, 1864, he was honorably discharged. and returned home, again taking up work on his father's farm.
Mr. Yates was married in Perry township, November 26, 1870, to Miss Martha A. Hall. who was born January 25, 1845, in Likens town- ship, Crawford county, a daughter of Daniel and Mary (Kirk) Hall, who removed to Perry town- ship in 1855, and settled on a tract of land in the woods, to which Mr. Hall had to chop a road through the forest. His first residence was a small log house, which stood in the midst of the forest, on 160 acres, of which but a few acres had been cleared. It was on this farm that the young couple settled after their marriage, Mr. Yates at first renting and afterward purchasing it of his father-in-law, and he has ever since resided here. He owns 250 acres altogether in the township. Three children were born to them: Mary B. (now Mrs. Henry Kordee), residing in Montgomery township; James E., who was mar- ried in March, 1896, to Silva, daughter of Charles Stearnes; and Charles R., at home.
In politics Mr. Yates is a stanch Republican. and takes an active interest in the success of his party, although he has never been an office- seeker. He is a prominent member of the Meth- odist Protestant Church in Bloom township, of which he has been steward, trustee and class- leader, and is well-known as a man of Christian living and sterling integrity. He is noted for his generosity and charity, and has never been known to turn a hungry man from his door or to refuse help to one in need. He is a devoted husband and father, and in all the relations of life has won the confidence and esteem of all with whom he has come in contact .. He is a capable man, a good manager, and is deserving of the prosperity to which he has attained.
DAVID SHANKS, a leading agriculturist anl stock dealer of this county, residing in Webster township, near Scotch Ridge, was born in that township, October 3, 1845.
His father, Peter Shanks, who was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1808, came to America in 1834, and settled in Wood county, entering fre acres of land in Webster township, which p cleared and transformed into a fine farm. He married Miss Jeannette Weddell, who had aise come from Scotland, in 1834, and had twelve sons: John, a farmer in Center township; Georg"
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who was killed in the army; James, who died from an accidental injury; William, who was killed in the army; Thomas, a farnier in Webster township; David, our subject; Henry, an attor- ney and real-estate broker in Toledo; Robert and Louis, both farmers of Webster township; Jack- son, deceased, and two who died in infancy. Our subject's mother died October 26, 1890, and the father survived but a few months, dying June 10, 1891.
Mr. Shanks enjoyed the district school op- portunities and the practical home training in industry, which falls to the lot of the average country youth. At the age of seventeen he en- listed in Company I, 144th O. V. I. (Capt. Mc- Kee and Col. Miller commanding), and partici- pated in the battles of Monocacy Junction and Berryville, Va. He was wounded in the left shoulder during the latter engagement, August 13, 1864, and on account of it was discharged in September, 1864, after spending some time in hospital in Baltimore. This patriotic family fur- nished five soldiers for the service of the Union. George and William were members of Company K, 21st O. V. I., and were killed within ten min- utes of each other in the engagement at Chicka- mauga. On his return home Mr. Shanks bought forty acres of land near Scotch Ridge, to which. he has added, until he now owns 120 acres, not to be excelled in location or fertility. His im- provements are of a model character, and his barn and shed are the largest in Wood county, as he cannot content himself with anything short of the best. His specialty is stock raising and feeding, an annual trip being made to Chicago to procure Western cattle to fatten for Eastern markets.
On October 9, 1872, Mr. Shanks married Miss Philinda Loomis, a daughter of George Loomis. She died December 14, 1875, leaving no chil- dren. His second wife was formerly Miss Ida Fox, a daughter of John A. Fox, a prominent resident of Webster township. Three children were born of this marriage: Philinda, Margaret and Darwell. In politics Mr. Shanks is a Re- publican, and he has held the offices of school director and township trustee a number of years. He is a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church at Scotch Ridge, and belongs to Wiley Post, G. A. R., of Bowling Green.
JOHN ISCH. Among those agriculturists of Wood county, whose places manifest to the most casual observer the energy and ability of their owner in his chosen calling, is the subject of this personal history. His residence is situated in Section 17, Lake township, where he has a
valuable farm of 192 acres, well tiled and drained, and the buildings are such as are found on a model farm in the nineteenth century. Mr. Isch is a native of Wood county, his birth having oc- curred at Perrysburg, September 7, 1850, while his parents, John and Mary (Zimmerman) Isch, were both born in Switzerland. There the father first opened his eyes to the light of day in 1823, and at the age of twenty years he accompanied his father to the United States, coming direct to Wood county, where the latter died at the age of seventy years. In Perrysburg, the father of our subject carried on the baker's trade for a couple of years, and there married Miss Zimmer- man, after which he located on a farm of 113 acres in Lake township. He made of his land a highly cultivated and productive place, and there- on spent his remaining days, dying in 1888. His wife also passed away on the old homestead in 1879. He was a sincere and earnest Christian, a member of the Evangelical Church, of which he often served as a local minister.
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