History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio; their past and present, Part 154

Author: Nelson, S.B., Cincinnati
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Cincinnati : S. B. Nelson
Number of Pages: 1592

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The father of our subject was born in Germany, and came to Cincinnati in 1855. His mother is also a native of Germany, and came to Cincinnati in 1857. They removed thence to White Oak (now called Creedville), where they remained until 1868, at which time they removed to Miami township, where they reside on the farm. They had nine children born to them, five of whom survive, viz .: George, who resides in Cincinnati; John, residing on the farm with his father; Mary, wife of

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Joseph Kiefler, residing in Colerain township; our subject, and Kate, wife of Frank Hauche, residing in Green township. The family of our subject are members of the Roman Catholic Church, and he is a Democrat politically.

CHARLES MINGES, farmer, P. O. address Miami, was born in Sheartown, Green township, April 18, 1855, and is a son of Benedict and Catherine (Minges) Minges, natives of Germany, who settled in Green township about 1853, but about two years later removed to Miamitown, where they resided up to the date of their death. They had born to them twelve children, of whom the following are still living: Nicholas, who resides at Addyston; Barbara, wife of Henry Walker, residing in Colerain township; Louisa; Rosa; Charles, our subject; and John. The parents belonged to the Roman Catholic Church.

Our subject was reared a farmer's boy, was educated in the schools of Miami- town, and has been engaged in farming all his life, both in Whitewater and Colerain townships. Politically Mr. Minges is a Democrat.

ANDREW J. BUNNELL, farmer and mechanic, P. O. address Taylor's Creek, was born in Whitewater township, November 20, 1825, and is a son of Isaac and Sarah (Fauver) Bunnell, both natives of New Jersey. They were the parents of nine children, of whom but three survive: Andrew J .; Sarah, widow of Naham Cady, residing in Miami township, and George Washington, residing in Mason, Missouri. The father came to Hamilton county, Ohio, from New Jersey, when only about three years old, and about 1830 located in Miami township and worked at farming for a few years; then removedto Taylor's Creek, where he was engaged in the mill- ing business and carried on a general store up to the time of his death.

The subject of this sketch was educated in the schools of Miami township, and after leaving school learned the carpenter business, which he has followed in con- junction with bridge building and wagon making. On October 3, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Fifth Ohio Cavalry, Col. Taylor, commandant, and went to the front where he served for three years, at the expiration of which time he was discharged. He returned to his home, where he remained but a short time, re-enlisting in Feb- ruary, 1865, in the same regiment, in which he served until after the close of the war. He was mustered out in October, 1865, at Charlotte, N. C., and returned to his home in Miami township. In 1879 he removed to Jeffersonville, Ind., where he worked for the Ohio Falls Car Company until 1887; but his eyesight having failed him, through hardships endured while in the service of his country, he was obliged to leave his employment and enter the Soldiers' Home at Dayton, Ohio. Not liking the discipline he had to undergo at that institution he returned to his home, where he since has resided. Mr. Bunnell was married, May 19, 1850, to Josephine Strasser; no children were born to them. He is a Democrat politically.

JOHN MINGES, farmer, P. O. address Taylor's Creek. This prominent and highly esteemed resident of Colerain township, who is a practical and progressive farmer, was born in Rhenish Bavaria, November 15, 1838, and came to the United States with his parents when about four years old. He is the eldest of eight surviving children who blessed the union of Nicholas and Barbara (Hartkorn) Minges. He was educated in the schools of Hamilton county, and was reared to farming, in which he has been principally engaged. He was married, November 18, 1861, to Rosa, daughter of John and Catherine Lang, whose parents were natives of Alsace, and fifteen children have been born to them, twelve of whom survive, viz .: Mary Ann, wife of Michael Weber, a farmer residing in Miami township; George, who married Miss Frances Betcher, and resides in Harrison township; Louisa, wife of George Webber, residing in Colerain township; Catherine; John; Amanda; Nicholas Fred- erick; William C .; Joseph; Peter; Michael, and Theodore.

The parents of our subject were natives of Rhenish Bavaria, and immigrated to the United States about 1842, landing in New Orleans, after a short stay there removing to Arkansas, where they remained about two years, thence coming to Cin-

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cinnati. After remaining here two or three years, they again removed, this time to Pennsylvania, whence, after a residence of about three years, they removed to Hamil- ton county, where they resided up to the time of their death. There were born to them thirteen children, eight of whom survive, viz .: John; Peter, a retired farmer, residing at Valley Junction; Valentine, residing in California; Joseph, residing in Colerain township; Rachel, wife of Joseph Gieringer, a merchant of Miamitown, who is referred to elsewhere; William, residing in Colerain; Barbara, wife of Lewis Thieman, of Taylor's Creek, and Frederick. The father died September 2, 1892, the mother in October, 1872.

JOHN J. ARNOLD, a very prominent and progressive farmer of Colerain township, P. O. address Taylor's Creek, was born in Clay county, Mo., January 6, 1849, a son of William and Elizabeth (Arnold) Arnold, who were also natives of Missouri. They had thirteen children, six of whom survive, viz. : Woodford, residing in Clay county, Mo .; William Dillard, of Clay county; Ann Maria, wife of Jefferson Daniel, of Clay county; Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin Clark, of Harrison county, Mo .; Lillie, wife of John Arnold, of Clay county, Mo., and John J., our subject. William Arnold died in August, 1875, and his wife, Elizabeth, in December, 1889.

John J. Arnold received but a limited education in the common schools of Clay county, was reared a farmer's boy, and has been engaged in farming all his life. When about eighteen years old he came to Hamilton county, where he has since resided. He was married, March 22, 1870, to Frances, daughter of John and Har- riet (Dean) Underwood, and their union has been blessed with three children, viz. : Lillie M., Frank and Martha E., all living. Mr. Arnold and his family attend the Christian Church. He has served as supervisor of Colerain township for several years.

JOHN C. POEHLMANN, farmer, P. O. address Taylor's Creek, was born February 28, 1839, in Germany, and when about four years old came to America with his parents, George and Barbara (Hoffman) Poehlmann. They had seven children, five of whom survive, as follows: Adam, who resides in Miami township; John C .; Kung, widow of Peter Schlict, of Louisville, Ky .; Catherine, widow of Mr. Hirth, of Evansville, Ind., and David, who resides on the homestead farm. The father died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Hirth, at Evansville, Ind .; the mother died at White Oaks, Ohio.

In 1843 the parents of our subject came from their native country direct to Cin- cinnati, and after remaining in the city one winter removed to White Oaks, Colerain township, where he was reared and educated. He was trained to farming and has been engaged in this pursuit all his lifetime, with the exception of the four years he served in the United States army during the Rebellion. On July 10, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Thirty-ninth O. V. I., under Col. Groesbeck, and served all through the war; he was discharged in December, 1863, but re-enlisted the same day, and remained in the service until July 9, 1865, when he was mustered out at Louisville, Ky. He participated in the engagements at New Madrid, Mo .; Island No. 10, Tenn .; Iuka and Corinth, Miss. ; Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn .; Atlanta Campaign; Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Chattahoochee River, Peach Tree Creek, Nickajack Creek, Atlanta, Lovejoy's Station, and Jonesborough, Ga .; Rivers Bridge and Cheraw, S. C .; and Bentonville, N. C. After the war Mr. Pohlmann returned to his home, and has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He is highly esteemed by the residents of his township. He was married September 10, 1865, to Mary, daughter of John and Froneger (Rohr) Poehlmann, natives of Germany, and to this union were born nine children, of whom the following are yet living: Louisa, wife of Edward Williams, residing in Miami township; Mary, wife of Valentine Homing, residing in Colerain township; John, Emma, Frederick and Jacob, residing at home with their parents. Mr. Poehlmann and his family are members of the Lutheran Church.

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JOHN W. HAMMITT, farmer, Colerain township, P. O. Taylor's Creek, was born December 7, 1857, in the house in which he now resides, a son of William H. and Hannah (Law) Hammitt. The father was born May 5, 1828, and died July 27, 1888; the mother, who was born May 1, 1834, still lives on the homestead with our subject. They had born to them eight children, five of whom survive, viz. : William, Joseph, John W., Margaret, wife of Jacob Hauser, and Mary Ann, wife of Arthur Hauser, all residing in Colerain township. The father was a carpenter, and resided in this township for over forty years. The family are members of the Lutheran Church.

John W. Hammitt was reared a farmer boy, was educated in the schools of Cole- rain township, and remained on the farm until after his marriage, when he removed to Cincinnati. For about ten years he was in the employ of the Cincinnati Consoli- dated Street Railway Company, and March 21, 1894, returned to the homestead farm. He was married to Catherine Rutz, daughter of Peter and Catherine (Seibert) Rutz, natives of Germany, and their union has been blessed with five children, of whom survive George, Edward and A. Arthur. Viola died December 28, 1893 .. Politically Mr. Hammitt is a Republican.

RICHARD C. HAMMITT, farmer, P. O. address Taylor's Creek, was born in Colerain township October 21, 1832, and is a son of William and Eliza (Walker) Hammitt, who were of American nationality. The father was born at North Bend, Miami township, in 1801, the mother in Maryland. They had born to them eleven children, six of whom survive, viz .: Samuel, living at College Hill; Charlotte, widow of Sam- uel Jones, residing at College Hill; Richard C .; Eliza, wife of Charles Allen, resid- ing in Bellevue, Ky .; Syrenus B., residing on the homestead, and Daniel, who also resides in Colerain township. The parents originally belonged to the Methodist Church, in later years to the Christian Church.

Our subject was reared to agricultural pursuits, receiving but a limited education in the schools of the county, and worked on the homestead farm until he was twenty- one years and five months old, after which he hired out by the day or month. Later he went into the nursery business at College Hill, continuing in this for eight years, after which he returned to Colerain township, and in 1869 purchased the place where he now resides. He was married, February 16, 1862, to Margaret, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Law, and his wife died May 8, 1873. Their union was blessed with three children, all of whom are living, viz. : Addie, who married John Flowers January 23, 1884, and has had three children, Mattie, Elsie and Lulu; Daniel, who married Miss Lulu Flowers, residing in Colerain township, and Samuel, who is unmarried and resides in Cincinnati. Mr. Hammitt is a stanch Republican, and walked eight miles to vote for Abraham Lincoln. His wife's parents were natives of Pennsylvania.

ALONZA SMITH, ex-teacher and toll collector, P. O. address Barnesburgh. This well-known educator and highly-respected resident of Colerain township, who taught school in Hamilton county for over twenty-four years, and who for three years con- tributed numerous well-written articles to the Commercial Gazette of Cincinnati, was born in Westford township, Otsego Co., N. Y., on the first day of May, 1824, a son of the late William and Eliza (Stimpson) Smith.

Mr. Smith received his primary education in the public schools of his native county, and at the age of nineteen became a teacher. After teaching in Otsego county two years, he removed, about 1846, to Oberlin, Lorain Co., Ohio, where he attended College. He came to Hamilton county in 1849. For about three years he studied law in Cincinnati, and graduated from the law school in 1858, practicing law but a very short time, however, as he confined himself almost entirely to his chosen profession of teaching. On May 2, 1864, he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Regiment, O. V. I. (Col. Fisher, commanding, Capt. Gulick, cap- tain of Company F), as a one-hundred-days' man, and during his service did duty on Arlington Heights, Washington, D. C., at White House Landing, up the York

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river. at Fortress Monroe and at Fort Spring Hill on the Appomattox river, but was never present at any serious engagement. He was also two weeks in Covington, Ky., in the defense of Cincinnati against Gen. Kirby Smith. After the battle of Pitts- burg Landing he volunteered two weeks to take care of the sick and wounded, with- out compensation. He was mule packer seven months in the United States army, stationed at Nashville, Tennessee. In his religious faith Mr. Smith is a Methodist, and politically he is a Republican.

The parents of our subject were Americans by birth. They had ten children, five of whom survive, viz. : Moses H., a minister of the Congregational Church in Illinois; Alonza; Madison, a farmer of Delaware county, N. Y .; Agnes, editor and proprietor of the Worcester Times, a flourishing newspaper, published in Worcester, Otsego Co., N. Y., and David R., a farmer residing in Delaware county, N. Y. The paternal grandparents were natives of England and Scotland, respectively. The maternal grandparents were English and Welsh. The Stimpson family are closely connected with the late President James A. Garfield, the mother of our subject being his first cousin. The family of our subject belong to the Congregational Church.

GEORGE H. DEPENBROCK, trader and farmer, P. O. Barnesburgh, was born in Cin- cinnati February 21, 1858, and is a son of George H. and Elizabeth (Kuhl) Depen- brock, both of whom are natives of Hanover, Germany. He was educated in the public schools of Cincinnati, after which he clerked in his father's grocery store until he was twenty-one years old. He then went to Colerain township with the rest of his family, and worked on his father's farm for five years, when he returned to Cin- cinnati and worked for two years in the Race street flourmills. By thrift and industry he acquired enough money to purchase a farm in Colerain township, where he now resides. Besides farming our subject is also engaged in the trading business, meet- ing with fair success. He was married, June 3, 1885, to Miss Mary, daughter of Adam and Catherine (Seibel) Hussel, both of whom are natives of Germany. Six children have blessed this happy union, four of whom still survive, namely: Edward, Viola, Mary and John Elmer. Mr. Depenbrock is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and in politics is a stanch Republican.

The father of our subject came to this country from Germany in 1847, and worked at different occupations in and around Cincinnati. For ten years he success- fully conducted a grocery store, and then commenced farming, buying a farm in the- township of Colerain, where he settled with his family, leaving his eldest son, Henry,. to conduct his business in Cincinnati. After spending ten years on the farm, he returned to Cincinnati, and continued in the grocery business up to the time of his. death, which occurred August 30, 1890, when he was sixty-four years, eight months,, and twenty-five days old. His wife is still living in Cincinnati. They had six chil- dren, five of whom are still living, viz. : Henry, residing at St. Louis; Mary, wife of Edward Norris, of Cincinnati; George H., our subject; Benjamin, married and resid- ing on a farm in Colerain township, and Herman, unmarried, who lives with his brother, Henry, at St. Louis.

SIMON OEHLER, postmaster and general storekeeper, Barnesburgh, was born in Germany, son of Sylvester Oehler, also a native of that country, and came to the United States with his parents when about three years of age. He was educated in the public schools, and after leaving school followed the business of gardening. He was married, July 16, 1850, to Barbara, daughter of George and Barbara Zetzl, of German origin, and fifteen children have been born to them, of whom the follow- ing survive: Frank P., a merchant tailor, residing at Mt. Healthy; Charles A., re- siding in Cincinnati; Annie, wife of Joseph A. Schott, a farmer of Colerain town- ship; Rosa, widow of late Charles Bross, a prominent farmer of Colerain; Martin, a butcher, of Mt. Healthy; William, residing in Cincinnati; Theodore Roman; Francis; Charlotte, and Albert C. Barbara C., wife of Frank Keifler, of Creedville, died February 1, 1894. Mr. Oehler served about one year in the Mexican army.

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The family attend the Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Oehler has two surviving brothers, Philip, residing in Bridgetown, Green township, and Sebastian, residing in Cincinnati. The parents of both our subject and his wife are dead.

CLIFFORD D. BEVIS, of Crosby township, was born December 18, 1865, in Bevis, Ohio, and is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (McHenry) Bevis, natives of Colerain township, Hamilton Co., Ohio, where they remained until 1871. They then located at New Haven, Ohio, where he remained until his death, which occurred in 1888. Samuel Bevis was a very successful man, owning a large tract of land in Hamilton county, and land in other places. Politically, he was a Republican. To him and his wife were born the following children: F. M., a drummer for a grocery house, residence in Winfield, Kans .; M. L., a real-estate dealer, of Mt. Ayr, Iowa; J. C., a hardware merchant, Harrison, Ohio; L. G., a real-estate dealer, Fort Smith, Ark .; Clifford D .; P. R., a farmer at home, and Leona, who also resides at home.

Our subject attended the public schools until the age of eighteen years, and then the Normal School of Danville, Indiana, for three years, graduating in the commer- cial department of that school. He has since the death of his father had charge of the old home place near New Haven. He also has an interest in the hardware store at Harrison with his brother J. C. For six years he has been clerk of Crosby township. He has never married. Politically, he is a Republican. In November, 1893, he was elected a member of the Seventy-first General Assembly of Ohio from Hamilton county, and was next to the youngest member of that body.

H. E. HATHAWAY, merchant, was born July 25, 1859, in Crosby township, son of H. C. and Mary (O'Donnell) Hathaway. His father was a brick mason by trade, a vocation he followed in Cincinnati until he was thirty years old. He then located in Covington, Ky., where he remained until 1852, when he removed to Crosby town- ship. Here he purchased a farm and managed this in connection with his trade for some time, afterward moving to Preble county, where he followed farming for a short period. He then came to Easton, Ohio, where he has since lived a retired life. He and wife are members of the Christian Church. They are the parents of fifteen children, of whom, Frank resides in Ripley county, Kans. ; Emily is the wife of Jos- eph Halstead, of Rochester, Penn .; Warren is also a resident of Rochester; Isabella is the wife of A. T. Passmore, of New Haven; Libbie is the wife of Edward Furnham, of Reading, Ohio; William lives in Eaton, Ohio; Josephine is the wife of Henry Baker, and resides at Eaton, Ohio; Charles is a resident of Frankfort, Ky .; Millie has her home at Eaton, as also Carrie and Laura. H. C. Hathaway's father was a promi- nent minister of the Christian Church, and his paternal grandfather once owned a part of the present site of Cincinnati.

H. E. Hathaway was educated in the common schools of his native township, and was reared on a farm. After reaching his majority he rented his father's farm, and followed agricultural pursuits six years, when he engaged in mercantile business at New Haven, which he has since successfully conducted. He was married Decem- ber 25, 1881, to Miss Adelia Campbell, a native of Crosby township, born February 27, 1862. She is the daughter of Calvin and Eliza (Hann) Campbell, both natives of Crosby township, and residents of Harrison township. Mr. Campbell is a fruit grower; he and his wife are members of the U. B. Church. Mr. and Mrs. Camp- bell are the parents of six children: Ella, Adelia, William, Vessie, Bertie and Pearl. Mr. and Mrs. Hathaway have two children: Rollin B., born September 27, 1884, and Chester Everett, born March 2, 1894. Our subject and wife are members of the U. B. Church at New Haven. Politically, he is a Republican, and is at present a justice of the peace in West Crosby township. He is a member in good standing of the K. of P. Lodge at New Haven. Also was postmaster at New Haven for over four years.

WILLIAM G. OYLER was born August 22, 1817, in Kent, England, son of George and Sarah Oyler. The family emigrated to America in 1828, settling in Crosby

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township, Hamilton Co., Ohio, where William G. passed the remainder of his life, with the exception of four years during which time he lived in Indiana. He was educated in the schools of his neighborhood and was brought up to farm labor. On April 5, 1839, he was married to Rebecca Phellis, of Butler county, and six children were born to this union, three of whom are living: Harriet, who married Frank Washburn; Sophia, who married Alexander Campbell. and Sarah, who married Will- iam H. Guy. Mr. Oyler married, for his second wife, Miss Eliza Vantresse, and to this marriage were born children as follows: Alfred, who married Lillian Wells; Alice, who married C. L. Perlee; Ada, who married Percy T. Moore; Mack, who married Leota Burke; Thomas, who. married Dora Kuhlmann; Jeannette, and Lyda. Mr. Oyler served as trustee of Crosby township for fourteen years. He was one of the respected citizens of the community in which he lived. His death occurred March 9, 1886.

JOSEPH SATER was born near where he now resides in Crosby township, Novem- ber 20, 1824. His great-grandfather, Henry Sater, was born in 1690, in West England, and died in 1753. He came from England to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1709 and finally settled at Chestnut Ridge, near Baltimore, Maryland. His first wife's name was Stephenson, who died leaving no heirs. His second wife was Dor- cas Tonson. Their son, Joseph, who was the grandfather of our subject, was born December 25, 1753, and was the youngest of the family. His wife, whose maiden name was Hannah Levering, was born January 16, 1764, and died April 9, 1854; she was a daughter of Col. Levering, a hero of the Revolution. Joseph Sater removed to the Miami Country in 1811, with his family, consisting of wife and three sons and three daughters, and settled near Harrison; in 1813 he purchased a tract of land from Capt. Jacob White, and here he remained until his death, October 27, 1833. His second son, William Sater, the father of Josepli Sater, was born Sep- tember 17, 1793, and died January 30, 1849. He married Nancy Jones, daughter of John Jones, who was born March 4, 1754, and migrated to the White Water Val- ley in 1809; he died in July, 1820. His daughter Nancy was born August 3, 1790, married William Sater in September, 1813, and died September 3, 1871. Their children were named as follows: John J., Hannah, Eliza A., Sarah, William, Joseph, Oliver and Thomas E.

Joseph Sater spent his earlier years in the pursuits of the farm, also attending the district school about three months of the year until the winter of 1845-6, when he was a student at College Hill, Ohio, for five months, standing at the head of his classes, particularly in arithmetic and algebra. Returning to the farm he worked by the month for almost three years. He was married to Miss Eliza Ann Hedges, and commenced keeping house at the same place where he now resides. In 1857 he was elected township trustee, and served a term of three years. He was a member of the township school board from 1857 to 1887. and refused to serve any longer. In 1859 and 1870 he was elected real-estate assessor for the township, in which capacity he gave universal satisfaction. In 1861 he was elected township treasurer, and served continuously until 1872, refusing to act any longer; but in 1882 he was again elected, and served until 1887. He was elected county commissioner in 1871, and again in 1874, each time on a minority ticket, being nominated by the Demo- cratic party the first time, and running independently the second time. The Repub- licans nominated no candidate, but endorsed him. He was first elected when the majority of the Republican ticket was. 1700, and his majority was 2799, running about 4500 ahead of his ticket. At the second election, when he ran as an inde- pendent candidate, he defeated the regular Democratic nominee by about 600, the Republican ticket being defeated by 4700 votes, a gain for him of 5300. In his own township his opponent received only four votes. He was a very active, energetic and fearless member of the board. As a result of some of the inquiries, agitations and exposures inaugurated by him shortly after he entered upon the duties of this

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History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio; their past and present, Part 154

Author: Nelson, S.B., Cincinnati Publication date: 1894 Publisher: Cincinnati : S. B. Nelson Number of Pages: 1592

Author: Nelson, S.B., Cincinnati
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Cincinnati : S. B. Nelson
Number of Pages: 1592