History of Ashland County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches, Part 89

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

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. JACOB SPRENG, son of John and Catharine Spreng. was born in Alsace, Germany, October 8, 1813. His father and mother were born at the same place in 1774 and 1777, respectively, and raised a family of seven children, all of whom came to America in 1831. Jacob Spreng was married May 12, 1838, to Margaret Faber, by whom he had thirteen children: Philip, Barbara, Catharine, John, Jacob Frederick and George Christian, twins, Isaac, Oito, Encs, Mary Amma and Lydia Anna, twins, Martha Matilda and E. Albert. He has one grandchild, John Calvin Su:ith, son of Barbara, who lives with his grandfather, his mother having die! when he was an infant. Mr. Spreng is a member of Hope Evangelical church.

D. F. Pocock, son of Daniel and Sarah Poroch, Was

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born September 26, 1842. His father was born in 1 Harford county, Maryland, in 1814, and came to this State in 1826; his mother was born in Ashland county, Ohio, in 1815, and was the daughter of Alexander Fin. ley. Mi. Pocock enlisted in the army August 20, 1862, in company H, Forty-second Ohio volunteer infantry, and was engaged in the Chickasaw and Arkansas Post battles. After being in this regiment twelve months, he was mustered out at Vicksburgh, Tennessee, and came home; he then enlisted in the one hundred day service, . in company I, One Hundred and Sixty-third regiment, He was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, and came back home. April 2, 1868, he was married to Miss S. C. Glenn, daughter of Robert Glenn, of Hayesville, Ohio; she was born March 25, 1845. They have had three children: G. D., born March 29, 1871; D. D., a , son, born December 3, 1875; and an infant, not named, June 14, 1880. Mc. Pocock lives on the old farm, on the road leading from Hayesville to Lake Fork, two and one half miles east of Hayesville. The farm consists of one hundred and fifty-five acres, in the Pocock valley. Mr. Pocock became a member of the Presbyterian church in Hayesville in 1867; his wife was a member af the same time. For the past six years he has been a elder, and is still a leading member. He is a staunch Re- publican, and an active worker in the party.

MATTHIAS BENDER is a son of Martin and Caroline Bender, and was born September 8, 1847. His wife was Harriet Ebehart, of Wayne county, who has borne him three children . Viola, born September 20, 1869; Harriet, born March 8, 1875 ; and Ruth B., born No- vember 11, 1876. MIf. Bender engaged in the under- taking and cabinet-making business at the age of twenty- two, and has built up an extensive trade. The water from a spring near by iuns the machinery in his shop, which is located at Mohicanville, and is known as the Bender works. In addition to this business, he makes Bender's cough balsam and Bender's life liniment, which have a considerable reputation as medicines where they are used. .

JOHN HEICHEL is a son of Michael and Catharine Heichel, and was born in Mohican township, Ashland county, April 17, 1836. When he was but sixteen years of age his father died, leaving him to battle his own course through the world. He engaged with Mi. Austin on a farin for one year, when he returned to the old Ikonestead, where he has since resided. On Sepiein- ber 3, 1863, he was married to Maria Hammett, daughter of James H. and Anna Hammett. They have five children, as follows: William E., born April 14, 18644; Thomas J., born September 9, 1865; Jennie B., born July 31, 1867; and Annie May and James Ray, twins, born May 23, 3878. Both himself and his wife are members of the Christian church, with which he has been connected twenty years, and has held the otres of dearon and elder. In politics he is a Democrat.

SAMUEL. MACH RE, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Me- Clure, was born in Plain township, Wayne county, O tober 23, 1837, where he resided until the year 1875, when he removed to this county and located in Jerome-

ville, Mohican township, at which place he has since resided. He was married February IS, to Miss Jane Alexander, and has reared a family of nine children, eight of whom are still living. Mr. McClure now keeps the hotel at Jeromeville. The names of the children are: Eva A., born February r, 1863; Thomas A., born August 22, 1864; Calvin W., born December I!, 1865; William W., born September 22, 1867; Mary C., born October 11, 1869; Elizabeth L., born June 4, 1872; Cleveland, born March 20, 1875, died April 19, 1876; Sadie E., born June 4, 1877; Madie M., born August 17, 1880.

THOMAS GLENN was born in 1834, and was married February 14, 1865, to Elizabeth Crailey, who was born June 24, 1841. They have a family of seven children- Anna B., born April 11, 1866; Opha A., born July 19, 1867; John W., born August 2, 1869; Harry LeRoy, born December 27, 1870; Emma J., born September 15, 1872; Branden B., born October 28, 1877: and Thomas R., born February 13, 1875. The father of Thomas Glenn was born in Halford county, Maryland, November 11, 1794, and died May 14, 1868; his mother was born December 1, ISoo, and died May 30, 18.1. They were among the early settlers of Ashland county. Mr. Glenn was descended from Irish stock. He became a soldier during the war of 1812, and participated in the battle of North Point. His relatives were southern- ers, and before the late war, were slaveholders. Thomas Glenn, the subject of this sketch, enlisted in 1864, at Jeromeville, in company I, One Hundred and Sixty- third, Ohio national guards, and was with his regiment during the hundred days' service, in Virginia, and partic- ipated in the three days' battle at Petersburgh. He was fourth sergeant in his company, and was mustered out of the service at Columbus, Ohio, September 10, 1864. Both himself and his wife are members of the Presby- terian church. In politics he is a Bepublican.

SAMUEL KEISER is a son of Joseph and Susannah Keiser, and was born in Paint township, Wayne county. Ohio, October 22, 1820. His parents were born in Pennsylvania, came to Ohio in 18o3, and settled in Jefferson county, where they lived for fifteen years, when they moved to Wayne county, where our subject vas born. He started out for himself at the age of sixteen, and in 1844 engaged in the mercantile business, which he followed until 1858; since that time he has followed finning up to the present time. June 16, 1846, he was married to Mary A., daughter of George and Elizabeth Harpster, of Mohican township, Ashiand county, where they now reside. Mr. and Mrs. Keiser are members of the Disciple church. In politics he is a Democrat.

MILLISON EBERT was born in Perry township, Ash- land county, December 5, 1835. His father, Valentine Ebert, was manied in October, 1817, to Julia Ann Win bigler, and in 1819 emigrated from Muyland to Ohio. The subject of this sketch was married February 3. 185", to Martha Selby, daughter of Thomis and Phclo Selyy. and they have had four children: Isaac Newton, bom November 6, 1859. Wilbur E., born September 10, 156! . Edson C., born February 23, 1863; and Mary J . Lor

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November 9, 1867. Mrs. Ebert died from consumption August 14, 1872, and January 3, 1874. he was again marned, to Elvira D., daughter of Felix and Matilda Lee. They have two children : Ethel E., born June 25, 1875, and Myrtle M., born January 7, 1877. Mr. Ebert has been a member of the Disciple church since :$52, and has held all the offices of the church, as well as superintendent of the Sunday-school. In April, 1865, he removed to Edgerton, Williams county, Ohio, and, after four years, he went to Kendallville, Indiana, where - he remained one year. He then lived two years in La Grange center, when he again returned to Ohio, and set- tled at Jeromeville, where he now resides. By occupa- tion he is a farmer. A few years ago he received an acci- dent while working a threshing-machine, which rendered him a cripple.

CHRISTY M. ELijoir was born in county Donegal, Ireland, May 17, 1857, came to America in 1877, and settled in Ashland county, Ohio, in June of the same year He taught school in district number six, Mobi- can township for four consecutive terms, ending in June, 1880. He . became a member of the United Presbyte- rian church in May, 1879. He studied three years in Vermillion institute. George Elliott, his father, went to Michigan in the spring of 1880, together with the fam- ily, except one girl and two boys. The family consists of ten children-seven boys and three girls.

D. F. HEISER, son of John and Sarah Heiser, was born in Mohican township, Ashland county, Ohio. His father was born in Pennsylvania in ISos, came to Ohio in ISto, and located on the Tidd farm,, on which D. T. Heiser now lives. His mother was born in Pennsylva- nia in 1513, her father's name being William Otto. By their union were born eight children : Catharine, Sarah A., E. I., Mary A., D. F., Elizabeth, Martha E., and Emma E. D. T. Heiser was married to Lucy Harris, of Perry township, February 13; 1873, by whom he had two children: Ida Estella, born November 28, 1874, and Rutherford Roy, born April 25, 1877. Mr. Heiser lives three miles from Jeromeville, in the Mohican valley: Both himself and his wife became members of the Meth- odist church at Hayesville, in March, 1876. They after- wards transferred their membership to Jero neville, where he is one of the trustees of the church, and also a par- sonage trustee. In politics he is an ardent Republican, always working for the success of the party.

BENJAMIN FRY, son of John and Catharine Fry, was born March 5, 1848. At the age of twenty-one he went to the west, but did not like the country and soon re- turned, and worked at farming. In 1867 he again started for Idaho, and after reaching Nebraska City he turned back, concluding it was not the country he wished for a home. He returned to Indiana and worked for a time at the carpenter trade, and then came on to Ohio, when he followed the same business. On October 16, :866. he was married to Mary Jane, daughter of William Umphrey, of Perrysville. Ohio. Of his father's children there were nine. Josiah went to California in 1552, and engaged in gold mining; he died January 11, 1869. George went to California in the same year, and

is now engaged in the dairy business in Lawson county. John also went to California in :856, and engaged in mining. While returning home on the Golden Gate, the vessel was burned. He buckled his money about his waist and clung to a rope until it was burned off, when he jumped into the water with two children he was bringing to New York. The others were Benjamin, Mary Ann, William, Harvey (who was killed by frag- mients of the balance wheel of a machine while sawing wood), Franklin and Catharine. The brothers, William and Benjamin, live on and own the old homestead, con- sisting of one hundred and seventy-eight acres, on the road leading from Jeromeville to Mohicanville. Both are Democrats. Benjamin and his wife are members of the Reformed church in Mohican.

. WESLEY CHESROWN is the son of Lewis and Elizabeth Chesrown, and was born in Washington county, Penn- sylvania. When quite young, he came to Ohio with his parents, and settled in Mohican township, Ashhind county, one mile east of Mohicanville. In 1858, our subject bought a farin, and has ever since made farming and stock-raising his occupation. He is the owner of two fine stallions; one a draft horse, and the other a thorough bred roadster, four years old. Mr. Chestown lives near Jeromeville, and has a well-improved farm: of one hundred and four acres. May 8, 1857, he married Lucetta Finley, and has had eight children, six of whom are living. They were: Luca, born March 28, 1858; Zeo, born January 3, 1860; Charlie W., born Septem- ber 26, 1861, died in 1863; I. V., born November 29, 1864; M. M., born December 18, :866: lang, born February 16, 1870, died April 3, 1876; Gertrude, bern February 18, 1973; and Belle, born September 14, 1875. Mr. Chesrown is a Democrat in politics, and has heki different township offices, but of late years has declined them. His family are members of the Lutheran church.

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP.

WILLIAM C. MOORE was born in Ashland county, August 31, 1851, and has always resided here. In 1864 he entered a store at this place, in the capacity of clerk. which he followed until the year 1873, when he asso- ciated himself as partner with M. V. Kagey, the firm name being Kagey, Moore & Co., and has since been in the mercantile business, his partner now being Mr. Reiser. They have, by fan dealing, built up for them- selves a large trade. They are general dealers in all kinds of groceries and provisions, Yankee notions, etc. Our subject was married, November 2, 1879. to Bessie E. Morgan.

MARTIN B. MYson is the sixth child of Martin and Elizabeth Mason, who came to this county at an early day, and of whom mention is made elsewhere in this work. Out subject was born Ofrober it, isto. in

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JACOB BRUBAKER

was born in Mifflin township, Ashland county, October 19; 1843. His parents, John and Catharine Brubaker, came from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, to Ohio, in 1832, and made a home in the woods, where they improved a farm and raised a family of eight chilchen, as follows: Joseph, Henry, Elizabeth, John, Catharire, David, Jacob, and Polly. Of these, Joseph, Elizabeth, John and Polly are deceased. Henry studied medicine in Mansfield under Dr. Page, and was in active practice for twenty-five years in Indianapolis and other places, and at the pres- ent time is in the store of his brother Jacob, at Ashland. Catharine married Samuel Heckman, and lives on the home farm. David is in the store of his brother Jacob, and, besides this, attends to other business. Polly and Elizabeth died young. John died at Chattanooga while a soldier in the Rebellion, and Joseph died at his home in Indiana in 1575.

Jacob Brubaker, the subject of this sketch, obtained an education in the common schools of Mifflin, and re-

mained on the farm until about twenty years of age, at- tending school during the winter season. He ther: came to Ashland and was in the employ of J. Cahn, as clerk, for one year, after which he clerked for B. Dahaer six months. With this experience, he engaged in a partner- ship business, the firm name being J. P. Graham & Co., with which he was connected about two years. In 1865 he formed a partnership with his brother David; the partnership has several times been changed, and withri the past two years he has conducted the business without partnership relations. He was married June 12, 1866, to Agnes R. Humrickhouser, and has two children : Ora J., born in 1874, and Guy H., born in 1879.

Mr. Brubaker has depended on his own unaided exer- tions for his start in life, and all that he has is due to his untiring industry, energy and pluck. In his business, be has achieved a good degree of success, and now stand, as the leading dey goods dealer of Ashland, and oce of the solid business men of this town.

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Colombiana county, this State. When at the age of four years, his parents came to this county, and located in Orange township. But, for the past ten years, be bas resided in this township. January 10, 1833, he was married to Sarah McMeeken, who was born in Washing- ton county, Pennsylvania, Angust 12, 18:2. At the age of ten years, her parents removed to this county, then Richland county, and located near Savannah. By this union have been born nine children, six of whom are still living, and named, respectively: Jane, who was born September 26, 1835, and was married to R. N. Hershey, April 15, 1856 (her husband died March 20, 1863: he served as county treasurer one term, and part of another, and died while holding that office); James P., born March 19, 1839, and who was married April 7, 1868, to Mary Gollady; William, born September 22, 1841, and who married Eliza Ross, in 1864; Harriet L., born March 19, 1846, who married Thomas Lilly, in 1873; Izra T., born July 23, 1848, who married Belle Sanders; Martin Poe, horn My 17, 1852. The ones deceased are: Elizabeth, who was born December 2, 1833, and died in December, 1855, aged twenty-two years; John E., born December 22, 1843, and died at the age of six years. The other, a daughter, died in in- fancy, aged ten days. Mr. Mason is one of the oldest surviving pioneers of Ashland county, and can recall many hardships and privations that he, together with others, had to contend with, that the present, as well as the future, generations, will never know nor experience. He has, by industry and paying strict attention to basi- ness, made for himself and wife a good home. One year he raised over two hundred bushels of wheat and outs. It is conceded by all that he has raised more wheat than any other man in Ashland county. Jou Williams took wheat up after Mr. Mason for twenty-one 'successive years, the latter swinging the cradic.

JONATHAN DOTY was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, March 27, 1821, where he resided until the year 1851, when he removed to this county, which has since been his home. Prior to this time he spent one and one-half year in Illinois. On September 25, 1851, he was married to. Martha J. McCune, who was also born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, May 9, 1827. To them have been born seven children, four of whom are still living: Alexander, born January 1, 1857; Margaret Doty, born Janvary 8, 1861; Clark Dety, born April 8, 1864; Martha J., born August 14, 1866. The ones deceased were the who died in in- fancy, and Nathaniel, born February 16. 1854. Mir. Doty's vocation, since his residence in this county, has been that of a farmer, but, prior to that, he sold fan- ning-milis, and ren a saw-mill while in lilinois.

PHILIP SHEARER was born in Fayette county, Penn- sylvania, October 7, 1829, where he resided until 1337, when his parents removed to this State and located in Montgomery township, where he has since lived, with the exception of two years he spent in Iowa. Mir. Shearer is the eighth child of solomon and Susannah Shearer, who raised a family of thirteen children, ton of whom are still living, and all married but one. His

mother is also living, but his father died some thirty- eight years since, soon after coming to this county. The subject of our sketch was married March 26, 1857, to Martha L. McCulley, who was born near Hayesville, this county, April er, 1825. To them have been born seven children, only three of whom are living: Tully A., who was born December 17, 1863;, Kittie, born October 4, 1866; and David F., born February 8, 1869. They also have one child whom they adopted, named Elizabeth H., who was born January 23. 1859. Those who are deceased all died in infancy. Mr. Shearer is one of the firm of Shearer, Kagey & Co., doing business at Ashland.

JOHN C. KAGEY, the subject of this sketch, is the third child of Martin and Nancy Kagey, of whom men- tion is made elsewhere in this work. February 19, 1863, he was married to Elizabeth Kohler, who was born June 19, 1842, in this county, which was then Richland county. To them have been born five children, four of whom are still living, and named respectively, Cora B., who was born February 6, 1865; William MI., born July 18, 1867; John Tulley, born September 6, 1870; and Frederick, born July 9, 1874; all were born in this county. Mr. Kagey is one of the firm of Shearer, Kagey & Co., in the saw- and planing-mill, sash, door, blind, and bracket factory; also, general dealers in a !! kinds of lumber.

DAVID SHEARER was born in Fayette county, Pena- sylvania November 29, 1834; when three years of age his parents removed to this State, and located in Ach. land county, since which this place has been his home, with the exception of about two years he spent in the State of Towa. March 17, 1859, he was married to Miss A. Furnish, who was born in Stark county, this Store. The fruits of this union are six children, five of whom are still living, and named respectively: Ida F., who was bom February 14, 1860; William T., born December 10. I861; Susan B., born March 2r, 1364; Hatde H., bom April 26, 1866; Margaret M., born June 24, 1875. The one deceased was born December 11, 1875, and died August 11, 1876. Mr. Shearer is a carpenter by trade, but for the past seven years he has been associated as one of the firm of Shearer, Kagey & Co., in the saw- and planing mill, and business connected therewith. Prior to that event he paid bis attention to his trade and as a contractor.

MARTIN V. KAGEY was born June 26, 1840, and is a son of Martin Kagey, of Mifflin township, one of Ash- land county's pioneers, of whose family a detailed ac- count is given elsewhere in this work. Our subject is now one of the partners of Shearer, Kagey & Co. in the saw- and planing-mill, sash, deor, blind and bracket far- tory at Ashland. November 27, 1862, he was married to Miss Catharine Moore, a daughter of Samuel Moore, also of Mifilin township, and of whom mention is made elsewhere in the family history. The fruits of this union are two children, both of whom are living. They are Erama, who was born February 16, 1864, and Marin Herbert, who was born August 1. 1873.

CYRUS ZOMERMAN, the subject of this sketch, is the fourth child of Peter Zimmerman, of whom mention is

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made elsewhere in this work. He was born in Mont- gomery township, March 15, 1842, and Montgomery township has always been his home. He was married March S, 1866, to Miss Amanda Irwin, who was born in Holmes county, Ohio, October 3, 1848. To them has been born one child, who is living, and named Elizabeth. She was born November 13, 1869. Our subject is a farmer by occupation, and has followed that as his voca- tion from boyhood.

E. C. LEACH was born in Unadilla, New York, August 1, 1821, and came to Ashland September 28, 1844, where he has been engaged in the carriage manufactur- ing business during the past thirty-six years. He was married July 31, 1844, to Miss Sarah E. Ashley, of Tall- madge, Ohio.

JACOB J. KAUFFMAN was born in Canton, Stark county, Ohio, June 20, 1839, where he resided until the year 1858, when he removed to Hancock county, Ohio, where he was engaged in the dry goods business for three years. From thence he entered the United States army. In the late war he was a member of company D, Ninety-ninth Ohio volunteer infantry. He enlisted August 2, 1862, and was mustered out of the service . July 19, 1865, since which time his home has been in Ashland. His business here has been in the stove and tin trade for eight years. But for the past six years he has paid all of his attention to the bed spring bottom trade. He is one of the firm of Kauffman & Beer, and they are doing a very extensive business. Our subject was manied November 9, 1865, to Miss Annic E. Willis, who was born in Stark county, October 17, 1840. To them have been born three children, all of whom are still living, and named respectively: Elizabeth C., born November 17, 1866; Edward S., boin in Septem- ber, 1871; and Harry, bom. June 30, 1873.

REV. JOHN ROBINSON, D. D., was born in Westmore- land county, Pennsylvania, January 27, 1816. At the age of two years he was brought to Stark county, Ohio. From thence, at the age of eight years, after the death of his father, he returned to the place of his birth. When about seventeen years old he went to Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, and became an apprentice to the tin plate working business. Before the expiration of his apprenticeship, the gentleman with whom he was engaged ceased business, and gave him his indenture. Ile at once entered upon a course of study, graduating at Franklin college, Ohio, in the fall of :838. He studied theology at the Western theological seminary, and was licensed to preach on the eighth day of April, 1840, by the presbytery of Steubenville. On October 22, 1846, he was married to Mary W. Willson, of Alle- gheny City, Pennsylvania, and on the second day of March, 1841, was ordained to the full work of the min- istry, and installed pastor of the churches of Corinth and Monroeville. In January, 1844, he was released from that charge and removed to Ashland, Ohio, and on the first Sabbath of February, 1844, took charge of the Presbyterian church of Ashland. In June, of that year, he was installed as pastor of that church by the presbytery of Richland. In that charge he remains

now, after a service of thirty-six and a half years. Ilis family consisted of five sons and two daughters. The oldest and fourth son are deceased. The third is resid- ing in Greeley, Colorado, the fourth in Akron, Ohio, the fifth in Cleveland, Ohio. His oldest daughter resides in Van Weit and the youngest in Cleveland, Ohio.

JACOB KRICHBAUM was born in Betal township, Cen- ter county, Pennsylvania, May 27, 1809. When a small boy, his parents, John and Elizabeth Krichbaum, re- inoved to this State, and located in Betlam township, Stark county, where he resided unti! 1830, when he removed to Ashland county, where he has since resided. July 17, 1834, he was married to Eva Ohl, who was born in Wespen township, Schuylkill county, Pennsylva- nia. To them have been born six children, two of whom are still living: George L. and Francis. The ones who are not living are: Louisa, William, and two who died in infancy. October so, 1875, his wife died; and he was married again November 9, 1879, to Mis. Elizabeth Cup, a sister of his first wife. Mr. Krichbaum is a cabi- net-maker and undertaket by trade, and has followed that vocation since 1825, and since 1830 he has been estab- lished in that business in Ashland. He has lived in this county now nearly two generations; and while he owns a farm joining the incorporated village of Ashland, he pays all of his attention to his business.

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History of Ashland County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches, Part 89

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

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