History of Ashland County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches, Part 88

Author: Hill, George William, b. 1823; Williams Bros
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: [Cleveland] Williams
Number of Pages: 896


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SAMUEL Hors, son of Peter and Rosanna Huff, was boin in Lake township, Ashland county, May 30, 1830, and was married to M. A. Marks, of the same county, October 26, 1854. They have had six children, as fol lows: Mary, born November 18, 1855, died January 7, 1859; George W., born My 18, 1858; William, born February 7. 1862; Jamies C., boru July 8, 1863; Ko. sauna, born March 5, 1866; Ella, born June 24, 1371. Mr. Heff worked his father's farm four years after 1854, when he removed to this place, and run a steam engine for three years. Then he parchased the fulling factory of Major Tyler, in 1861, and has since that time made the falling of cloth his business. He has added im- proved machinery, and by energy and hard work has es- tablished a good trade. He is a self-made man, having worked hard in carning his property, and deserves credit for the success he has attained.


Lesy METCALF was born in Lake township, Asland county, August 27, 1815. He is a son of Zebulon and Sarah Metcalf, and was married in 488; to Such (. Lech, also of Ashland county. They have had three , Ikiren, is blows Mart Gertunk, bern September 1, 1870; Eliza Les and Elsa Marce, twins, bern May


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14, 1876. Elsa Maree died May 24, 1876. Mrs. Met- calf is a daughter of Gilbert and Sarah Leech, and was born July 12, 1840. Both Mr. and Mrs. Metcalf are members of the Reformed church. In politics he is a Democrat.


HENRY WACHTEL was born in Plain township, Wayne county, Ohio, June 16, 1829, his parents being Jacob and Marie Wachtel, His mother died when he was ten years of age, and he lived with his sister anal he was seventeen years of age, when he went out and worked by the month wherever he could find employment at farming and carpenter work. On the second of Octo- ber, 1851, he was married to Sarah Hulben, daugh- ter of Jacob and Elizabeth Hulbert. To them have been born seven children, as follows: Mary E., born January 5, 1852: Jacob M., bom June 6, 1861; John W., born September 12, 1862; George E., born December 23, 1863; Hattie E., born September 5, 1866. Jacob M. died in infancy, and Charles H., who was born May 18, 1863, died March 14. 1871. An in- fant died unnamed. Mr. Wachtel went to California in 1852, and remained seven years, returning May 31, $859, and settling in Mohicanville, where he engaged in general merchandise and produce. This business he has continued to the present time. He has been a mem- ber of the German Reformed church for eighteen years. In politics he is a Jacksonian Democrat.


B. F. PAULLIN, son of Z. T. and Hannah Paullin, was born October 9, 1847, in Mohicanville, where he was married to Martha . Maurer, September 26, IS71. They have had two children, of whom the eldest died in infancy, unnamed, the other, Williamn Ray, was born , Joly 23, 18:6. Mr. Paullin engaged in business shortly after his marraige ; by trade be is a saddle and harness maker, and trimmer, which business he has been en- gaged in for the past thirteen years. He has a large. shop for manufacturing these articles, in Mohican, and turns out the best quality of work. Both himself and wife are members of the Reformed church, to which they have belonged since 1373. In politics he is a Jacksonian Democrat, and has beld the office of town- ship clerk four yous. His father was born in Greens- burgh, Pennsylvania, August 24, 1822, and came to Ohio with his parents in 18?4. He was married in 1844 to Hannah Hayes. a cousin of President Rutherford B. Haves, and raised a family of wine children, of whom - B F. was the second


J. If. SinFin, son of J. I .. and Margaret M. Steele, was beru October 6, 1853, on the farm known as " Evergreen Home," four miles west of Massillon, where his father was also born. He remained with his father until the fall of 1871, when he entered Heidelberg college, at Tiffin, Ohio, from which he graduated, and received the flegree of A. B. in 1876. Then he entered the semi- nary of the same college and pursued a theological course, and in 1878 received a call to the ministry in Mohican, charge of Tuscarawas classes. In his youth he hecame a member of the Reformed church. Atter compleung his studies, he was married to E. Allie Chap- man, daughter of T. W. Chapman, who was born in


Bethlehem, Stark county, Ohio. They have one child ; James Chapman, born Deceniber 4, 1879. Mr. Steele has occupied the Mohican charge since he first com- merced preaching. His wife attended Glendale acad emy, and afterwards stadied at Heidelberg college, where she received lessons in painting, drawing, and music. Both have the confidence and love of their congregation, and of the people among whom they live.


WILLIAM NOGGLE was born January 23, 1841. Both. his father and mother were born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, whence they came to Ohio in 1828. He enlisted in the army in the first call for three months' volunteers, and at the close of his enlistment was mus- tered out of service and returned to bis home. Soon after he went to Idaho territory, where he followed min- ing, ranching, and freighting, for three years and a half, when he returned, and was married October 31, 1867. 10 Nancy Craig, daughter of William Craig, of Vermillion township. She was born July 2, 1838. They have two children: Barbara Eldera, born December 7, 1868, and William Howard, born September 23. 1873. Mi. Noggle was born on the farin now belonging to Eli Zimmerman, which was, at that time, owned by his father, who after- wards sold it and bought the Noras farin, consisting of three hundred and four acres, and now owned by William Noggte, the subject of this sketch. Mr. Noggl: is one of the largest grain and stock raisers in Ashland county, his wheat crop amounting to from six hundred to fifteen hundred bushels annually, as well as from fifty to one hundred bushels of cover seed, and from thirty to fifty acres of corn. ihe has a good farm, which he knows how to manage, and, in :$79, built himself a good house a mile south of Jeromeville, on the bank of the Jerome fork. Mirc. Noggle is a member of the Method -- ist church. In politics Mr. Noggle is an ardent Derio- crat.


JAMES MCFADDEN is a son of Edward and Elizabeth McFadden, and was born December 11, 1841. Novem- ber 12, 1863, he was married to Sarah Gorus, of this county. They have had a family of seven children, as follows: ,Flora B., born August 21, 1864; Edward !.. born August 7, 1866, died November 22: 1871: Clara B., born April 18, 1868; John W., born Jane 6, 1870. died December 2, 1871; Melvin L., born September 5, IS72; Elizabeth M., born July 6, 1875; and Jaties E., born December 19, 1878. Mr. Mcl'adden has a farm of one hundred and eighty acres, situated a mile from Jeromeville, on what is known as the Manshield and Wooster road. When he was eighteen years of age, he commenced farming on the place known as the Mel ad- den place, and has, by hard work and perseverance, ac cumulated a good property. For twelve years, he has been a leading member of the Reformed church, during eight of which he has beldl the office of deacon. Every member of his family belongs to the same church. In politics he is a Democrat.


EMANUEL TREME is a son of George and Ma Freace, and was born on the farm on which he now te siles June 25, 1846. May 15, Esto, he was married 10 Christie A. Hall, of this county. To them have been


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born four children, as follows: Ada B., born June 20, 1871; Byron, born January 2, 1873; William K., boin September 21, 1874; Zenas E., born September 26, 1877. The father of Mr. Treace was among the early settlers of this township, and raised a family of eight children, of whoin all but one are living, Adeline, who died in 1868. Emanuel Treace is a farmer, and by hard work has provided for lus family a comfortable home. Both himself and his wife are members of the United Breth- ren church, of which he has been superintendent and class steward. In politics he is a Republican. His father was born May 13, 18:5, and died March 3, 1877: his mother was born September 22, 1817, and died Feb- mary 23, 1870.


JAMES P. WINBIGLER is a son of Perry and Mary Winbigler, and was born in Asbland county, Ohio, Jan- uary to, 1841; his parents died when he was young, leaving himself and two sisters to depend on their own resources. Ar nineteen years of age he commenced life for himself. On April 16, 1868, he was married to Annie E. Morris by whom he had six children, but three of whom are now living. They were Edmund K., born June 30, 1863, and who died October 10, 1870; Mary C., bort January 1, 1876; John D., born March 15, 1872; Louis A., born October 3, 1873: and twin boys, who died in infancy, unnamed. Mrs. Winbigler died February 12, 1875, and he was again married, June 20, 1576, to Mrs. Margaretta Glenn, widow of James R. Glenn. They have had one child, who died in infancy. Mrs. Winbigler is a daughter of James and Annie Ham- mett, and was married to her first husband August 10, 1554. By him she had two children, Sadie E., born September 23, 1863: and Mary _1., born September 10, 1865, and who died Jane 29, 1868. Both Mr. and Mrs. Winbigler are members of the Presbyterian church. In polities he is a Democrat.


DANIEL FiCHES is the son of john and Elizabeth Fickes, and was born in Stark county, this State, in 1849. ile is the seventh of nine children. In iSyr he was married to Sylvia A. Eley, who was born in this county, which place has always been her home. The fruits of this union are four children, all of whom are living, and named respectively: David, born April 15. 19;2; Clara Bell, born September .22, 1874; Mary J., born February 24, 1877, and John, born October 6, rS;9. Our subject is a farmer by occupation, which vocation he has followed from boyhoud. He, together with his wife, are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and are alike respected for their Christian virtues.


Wiisox Lurz was born D. cember 29, 1848, near Jeromeville, Ashland county, Ohio, within a few rods of where he now resides. flis father, Martin Lutz, was born in Franklin county, Peansylvani, and came from thence it 1836. His mother, Matilda Wilson Lute, was born in Center county, Pennsylvania, and came from thenme the same year. On the seventeenth day of Oc- tober, 1869, Wilson Luiz was married to Neiti- Robb, adopted daughter of Isame and sallie Kobb, of Jerome- vill, Ashiand county, Ohio. She was born at Orange, A. bland county, Ohio, October 12, 1852. Their chil.


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dren are: Willie, boin March 11, 1871; Bertha, bora January 20, 1873; Charlie, born November 11, 1875 ;. Johnny, born July 25, 1877; and Nora, born March 24, 1880.


F. F. SHELLEY, son of John and Catharine Shelley, was born in Wayne county, Ohio, October 22, 1853. His father was born in Pennsylvania, and his mother in Ohio. They raised a family of five children, as follows: E. F., Emma, Amasa, Allie, and Maud. E. F. Shelley obtained an education at the schools at Wooster and Smithville, after which he taught school two terms, and then bought the farm formerly owned by Nathan Glenn, which comprises one hundred and thirty acres. June 9, 1879, he was married to Tamazon Cornell, daughter of Jason and Rachel Cornell, of Shreve, Ohio. To them was born one child, Tot, whose birth occurred Novem- ber 4. 1876. M :. Shelley raises large quantities of wheat, averaging twelve hundred bushels per year, since he owned the place. Mrs. Shelley became a member of the Christian church in the winter.of 1878, during a re- vival. In politics he is an ancient Democrat, as was his father before him. He is one of the charter members of the Royal Arcanum lodge at Jeromeville, in which he still retains his membership.


& JOHN SPRENG, son of Jacob and Margaret Sprong, was born in Clinton township, Wayne county, May 1.4. 1845, and was married September 23, 1866, to Matilda B., daughter of Alfred and Elzan Baird, by whom he hod four children: Alfred A., born August 12, 1867; Isaac E., born March 23, 1869; one who died in in- fancy, unnamed; and Mary, born October 21, 1875. Mr. Spreng is a member of the United Brethren church, in which he has held the most important offices, as well as having been class leader and superintendent of the Sunday-school.


STEPHEN HAVING is a son of John and Catharin:(Long) Ewing, and was born in Mohican township, where he was married to Barbara Husser, who died December 2S. 1871, leaving a family of five children, as follows: Isaac, born September 2, 1858; Themas E., born October 25, 1863; Clara E., born June 17, i865: Harvey, born October 1, 1867; Asa, born June 25, 1868. Amther died in infancy, unnamed. Harvey died October 31. 1871. Mr. Ewing was a second time married January 16, 1875, to Melissa J. Mowry, by whom he has had three children- - Mary J., born February 15, 18;4 : Alverdy A., born September 6, 1877; Rice M., born October 7, 1879. M :. Ewing has been Jointed on his present farm since his first marriage, and has one hun dred acres of land, situated in the valley east of Jerome. ville. In polities he is a Democrat, and held the nitive of township trustee from 1875 to 1877. Both hanscif and his wife are members of the United Brethren chinh, in which he has been trustee, steward and class bader for many years.


LIVI FLICKINGFP, son of Jacob and Christena Fli: k- inger. was born in Londendeny township, Pedimpi county, Pennsylvania, july 24, 1817: he came to Ohio in 1838, and settled in Mobius townships Analisi county, where he has since resided. May 9, 1939, he was


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married to Annic Newman, of this county. They have had eight children as follows: Amanda A., born Decem- ber 13, 1840, died February 14, 1841; Delilah, born February 18, 1842; Nathaniel, born March 26, 1844, died March 22, 1864; Daniel T., born April 7, :847 ; Charlotte, born December 10, 1848: Elias, born No- vember 22, 1851; and two who died in infancy, un- named. Mrs. Flickinger died September 26, 1856, and he was again married February 26, 1857, to Eliza Wole- ver. They have had seven children, as follows: Levi W., born December 10, 1857; Samuel L., born August 22, 1859; Ida P., born January 31, 186; ; Isaiah C., born July 5, 1863; Eliza L., born June 6, 1865; George E., born January to, 1868, died June 3, 1873; Maggie, Born October 9, 1869. Mr. Flickinger is a member of the United Brethren church, in which he has been a trustee for many years. In politics he is a Republican.


JOHN B. RIDGERY, son of Wesley and Rebecca Ridg- ley, was born April 8, 1844, at Jeromeville, Ashland county, Ohio. In 1823, shortly after their marriage, his father and mother came from Frederic !: county, Mary- land. The father worked at the trade of shoemaking, which he learned in Maryland; he was also an auctioneer of considerable renown. In 1847 he died, leaving the subject of our sketch to the care of his mother and elder brothers. At the age of eighteen he was appren- ticed to his brother Leonard to learn harness and saddle making, at which he continued for eight years, when he accepted an agency of the Domestic Sewing Machine company. Bat, meeting with poor success, hc abandoned the business after having worked at it for two and a half years, and next engaged in the grocery and produce bus- iness, at which he has met with success, and in which he is still engaged. As a business man, Mr. Ridgley is lively and energetic. December 17, 1867, he was mar- ried to Emma, daughter of John and Margaret Hoffinan, and has two children: Anna, born November 10, 1867, and Willie, horn October 19, 1871.


L. P. ZIMMERMAN was born in Wayne county, August 29, iSay. his parents being A. D. and Catharine 7im- merman, who came from Pennsylvania in 1833. During bis boyhood he remained with his parents, and while still young commenced clerking for Mr. Thompson, in Per- ryville. Some two years later, his father moved to Per- ryville, and purchased Thompson's stock of groceries, which they disposed of after two years to Rouse & Full- mer. They still continued in trade in the Cotter store for two years, when they again sold out and removed to Orrville. Here 1. P. Zimmerman remained in the gro- cery trade one year, when he came to Lake Fork and pur- chased the dry goods stock of Eddy & Harvey, where he still remains. In December, 1873, he was married to Ella Applegate, and has had three children: Zella, born in January, 1875, and an infant. Another infant died, unnamed.


Evos TRYON was born in Plain township, Wayne county, in the year 1835. July 30th, and was a son of John and igdia Tryon. His father was born in Otsego county, New York, March S, 1794, and his mother was born in New York, March 12, 1700. They had twelve


children, teu sons and two daughters. Enos was the ninth child. His father and mother were married in 1817. There children were: Moses, Matthew (died), Christopher, Daniel, Titus (died), Juna (died), Rufus (died), Rebecca, Enos, Nathan (died), John W., Elmor (died). Enos was married in October, 1857, to Magga- line Lorance, and by this union they had two children: Maria, born April 18, 1859, and died September 10, 1863; Ulysses W., born January 15, 1865. He moved to Indiana, and lived there until the death of his wife, which occurred November 12, 1865, when he moved back to Wayne county, and lived with his father until he came to Ashland county, in 1869, and settled in Mohican township. On November 17, 1868, he was married to his second wife, Sarah Metcalf, by whom he had one child, who died in infancy. Mr. Tryon is a farmer, and a member of the Methodist Epis- copal church. In politics he has always been a Repub- lican.


JOEL KICHEY, son of Robert and Naomi Richey, was born in Butler township, Knox county, Pennsylvania, December 18. 1825. January 1, 1851, he was married to Maria Harms, in Ashland county. To them was born one child, who died in infancy. Mrs. Richey died Au- gust 26, 1852, and he was married a second time, April 20, 1854, to Rebecca Hoy, of Clinton township, Wayne county. They have had four children: Melvin, born November 6, 1856; Alvaretta, February 5, 1853; Em- marilla, born November 14, 1863; and an infant, who died unnamed. The father of Mr. Richey came to America in 1805 and settled in Pennsylvania, and, in r$12, enlisted as private soldier in Captain Gill's com- pany, and was among the prisoners captured by the Brit- ish at Hull's surrender of Detroit. After the close of the war he came to Chio and settled in Ashland county, where he worked in a still-house until 1830, when he en- gaged in farming, at which he continued until his death, August 2, 1863. His widow survived him, and now lives with her son Joel, who in his early days followed the trades of making wagons and painting. He now owns a farm of seventy acres near Jeromeville. In politics he is a Democrat; he is a member of the Masonic fraier- nity, and is strictly tempera e in his habits.


PETER CHESkOWN was born May 7, 1841, in Ashland county. Mohican Township, where he now lives. Ilis father was born in Pennsylvania April it, 1St, and his mother, Elizabeth, was bora in Washington county, Pennsylvania: she died January 26, 1879. Our subject started for himself in the fall of 1862, working on a farm and teaching school. In August, 1862, he went to In- diana, and resided there four years, when he came back to Ohio and went on his father's farm, where he has since lived. Mr. Chestown is a stock-dealer and farmer, and is the owner of the thoroughbred stallion, Ster Hambletonian. He lives on a well improved farm of one hundred and twenty acres, situated near Mohican ville. May 2, 1863, he was manied to Eliza Bintik,, and has three chikiren: Binia J., born January io, 1864: John W., born September 5, 1866; Stella, horn July 25, 1869. In politics he is a Democrat.


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BENJAMIN F. SEIBERT was born in Wayne county, Ohio, February 28, 1337, and removed to Ashland county when ten years of age. Samuel Seibert, his father, was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, and his mother, Mary Mong, was born in Berkeley county, Vir- ginia. They came to Ohio in 1824. Benjamin: Seibert enlisted in company B, Sixth squadron of Ohio volun- teer cavalry, under Major MeLaughlin, and served over four years as a private and non commissioned officer; and he was through the campaign of eastern Kentucky under General Garfield, and through the campaign and siege of Knoxville, eastern Tennessee, under General Burnside. January 10, 1864, he re-enlisted, and partici- pated in the campaign from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Georgia, under General Sherman. He was captured on the Stoneman raid, near Macon. Georgia, July 28, 1864, and went through the prisons at Ander- souville, Charleston and Florence. After being a pris- oner nearly seven months, he was exchanged about Feb- ruary 20; 1865, and rejoined the command near Green- borough, North Carolina, just before the surrender of General Johnston; and was mustered out of service Oc- tober 30, 1865. Early in 1867, he was married to Julia A. Ilassinger, of Richland county, Ohio, daughter of Abraham and Sarahr Hassinger. They have five chil- dren: Daisy, born December 15, 1867; Charley, born February 14, 1869; Minnie, born August 28, 1871; Frank, born October 6, 1872; and Ross, November 14. 1876.


JOSEPH HEICHEL was born in Middleton, Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, November 5, IS19, and emigrated to this State in October, 1832, to Mohican township, where he has since resided; he was married April 27, 1843, to Ann Rebecca Bassford, daughter of G. W. Bassford, sr. By occupation he is a farmer. In early life he was a member of the Lutheran church, but about the year IS56 he united with the United Brethren church, and entered the ministry of that church in 1860, in which he traveled from: 1862 until about 1866. By Mr. Herehel's marriage was born nine childien, Sarah Jane, born March 24, 1844; Elizabeth Aun, born Janu- ary 28, 1845; Francis Marion, born February 10, 1847; John Luther, born May 6, 1851; George W., born July 7, 1854; Henry, born November 14, 1857; Mary Anne, born May 3, 1860; Cassey, born July 21, 1862, Ma- linda Viola, born April 19, 1865; he has held the office of trustee, assessor, and justice of the peace, which of- fice he holds at this time.


, JOHN SPRENG, son of Jacob and Margaret Spreng, was born in Clinton township, Wayne county, Ohio, May 14, 1345, and was married September 23, 1866, to Matilda B. Baird, daughter of Alfred and Elzan Baird. By this union were born four children: Alfred, born Au- gest 12, 1867; Isaac E., born March 23, 1869, who died in infancy; Mary Maud, born October 21, 1875. Mr. Spreng has always followed farming; he served as super- visor in his district ir, 1870. He joined the United Brethren church in 1862, of which he has been a prom- inent member up to this date, and in which he has hell the principal offices of the church. Besides being


superintendent in their Sunday-school for a number of years, has served as class-leader at least ten years.


MICHAEL Orro was born in Bedford county, Pennsy !- vania, March 8, 1818, and is a son of Matthias and .Ann Elizabeth Otto. Our subject came to this county when he was about five years old, and has lived here since that ii'ne. He was one of the first settlers in this county, where he came with his father and inother, who had twelve children, our subject being the eleventh child. He started out in life for himself when he was fourteen years old, working on a farm at five dollars and fifty cents per month. At the age of sixteen years he com- menced work at his trade as blacksmith, and made that his business for fourteen years, when he went to farming, at which he has since continued. He was married to «Rebecca Emerick, February 22, 1838. By this mar- riage were born ten children, as follows: John L, bom February 2, 1839: Cornelia, boin January 17, 18444: Harmon, born January 4, 1846; Mary E, born October 27, 1848; Elvira A., born September ?4, 1850; David A., born August 30, 1852; Cyrus, boin November 10, 1854; Laura, born October 18, 1856; Michael, born October 24, 1859; George, bom January 16, 1863. John E., dicd September 13, 1875. Mr. Otto is now living on his own farm, near Lake Fork, where he owns two hundred and sixty acres. He is now leading a qnict, retired life, and has held the office of trustee, and served one term as constable. Mrs. Otto is a member of the United Brethren church. In politics he is a Inck- sonian Democrat.


S. J. CRITES was born April 26, 1850, in Cicen town- ship, Wayne county, from which place his parents re- moved to Ashland county, where he remained until he was fourteen years of age, when they returned to Wayne county. He attended school at Smithville, and after two terms of study he engaged in school teaching in Chester township, Wayne county. After teaching some time he returned to Smithville, and continued his studies for another year. He again taught school a few terms, and then entered the Hayesville school for a year, since which time he has been engaged in teaching. On Janti- ary 20, 1876, he was married to Alvaretta Richey. His father. P. L. Crites, was born September 7, 1822, and . died May 11, 1576; his mother was born February 26, 1875, and died in January, 1873.




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