History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 161

Author: Hopley, John E. (John Edward), 1850-
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago,Ill., Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1302

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HORACE ANGENE, one of the represent- ative citizens and large tax payers of Craw- ford county, O., was born in Lykens township, June 2, 1861, and is a son of Jacob and Louisa (Barrett) Angene. The father is now deceased. He was a native of Germany and after coming to Ohio engaged in farming. The mother, who is now in her 73rd year, resides in Lykens township. They had two sons: Horace and Albert.

Horace Angene obtained an excellent public school education and then attended the Nor- mal School at Lebanon, O., for one term, and before settling down to agricultural pursuits, taught five terms of school. Although he was entirely successful as an educator, he had de- termined on an agricultural life and ever since has devoted his attention to general farming and stock raising. He owns 370 acres of fine land situated in Crawford county and a body of 1840 acres, situated in Texas.

In 1883, .Mr. Angene was married to Miss Sarah Kalb, a daughter of Jacob and Mary Kalb, substantial farming people in Chatfield township. Mrs. Angene has two brothers: Daniel and Emanuel. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Angene: Orestus, who married Mabel Meck; and Sylvanus, Anita and Amy. Mr. Angene and family attend the Pietist church at Chatfield. In politics a life- long Democrat, Mr. Angene has frequently been elected to public offices, in which men of high personal standing and education are re- quired, and he has served on the school board and also as a justice of the peace.

THOMAS S. KENNEDY, who is one of Crawford county's leading citizens and sub- stantial and representative men, resides on one of his farms in Dallas township, containing 280 acres, and owns a second one, comprising 80 acres. Additionally he has 175 acres in Ma- rion county, and 139 acres in Trumbull county, and is one of the stockholders in the Farmers and Citizens Bank of Bucyrus. Mr. Kennedy was born in Tully township, Marion county, O., Oct. 23, 1848, and is a son of William and Margaret (Shank) Kennedy.

The parents of Mr. Kennedy were born in Pennsylvania and both died in Marion county, O. They came to Ohio when young and were reared and educated here and later married and settled down to an agricultural life in Marion county. The mother was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and they were respected and esteemed in the section which was their home for many years. They were parents of a large family. After the mother of Mr. Kennedy died the father married Mary A. Lance and they had one daughter born to them, Samira, who is the wife of Ells- worth J. Jones. Thomas S. Kennedy was the third born of his father's first family. the others being: Nancy, who died aged three years; Lydia Jane, who is the widow of Sam- uel Baker ; Martha, deceased, who was the wife of George Watts; James William : Emma, who is the wife of Madison Roberts, Anzila, who is the wife of George Watts: and Margaret Ellen, who is the wife of John Hill. The paternal grandparents of the above children were Thomas and Nancy Kenedv, and the maternal were Jacob and Lydia Shank.

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Thomas S. Kennedy attended the district schools in boyhood and improved his opportu- nities so that afterward he taught a term of school in Marion county. He found, how- ever, that his natural inclinations led more in the direction of an agricultural life and there- fore became a farmer, in which line of activity he has continued and has been exceedingly successful. In 1882 he bought the farm on which he lives, from J. George Heinlen, and this land as all the other that he owns has been improved and brought to a high productive. state.

In 1874 Mr. Kennedy was married to Miss Esther F. Monnette, a daughter of Thomas and Esther Ann (Culp) Monnette. The par- ents of Mrs. Kennedy were early settlers and for many years prominent people of Marion county. Mrs. Kennedy has but one sister : Vansanelia, who is the wife of G. W. Sipe. To Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy the following chil- dren have been born: Mervin, assistant cashier of The Farmers & Citizens Bank, at Bucyrus, who married Juna Ethel Newland, and has had three children-Evelyn Lucile, Frances Bernice and an infant, deceased; William, a farmer in Marion county, O., who married Mary Mertie Heinlen, and the following chil- dren were born to them-Flossie Marie, an in- fant, deceased; Clarence Eugene, Harold Stephen, Melvin Oben, Mabel Mertie and an unnamed infant; Otho W., city solicitor of Bucyrus, O., who married Edna Burke; Orange D., a farmer in Marion county, who married Blanche Fink, and has the following children -Milford, Almeda, Vancenella Catherine; Myron G., who is in the drug business at Niles, Trumbull county, O., who married Daisy Knowles, and has the following children- James Thomas, Marion Elizabeth and Richard Knowles; Amy Elva, who married Samuel Stump, a farmer in Whetstone township; James Corbin, a farmer in Trumbull county, who married Eleanora Culler, of Indiana, and has three children-Myron Samuel, George William and Pauline Esther; Olive Edna, who is a member of the class of 1913, at college, at Ada, O .; Ralph C., who is a student at Fort Wayne, Ind .; Myrtle Flossie, who is a student at Ada; Almet E., who lives at home; and Jay Monnette, who died at the age of two years. This is one of the representative fam-

ilies of Crawford county, not only in numbers but in intelligence and business capacity. Mr. Kennedy and his sons are Democrats in their political allegiance and are deeply interested in public affairs at the present time of writing . (1912). Mr. Kennedy has served on the township school board, of which he has been clerk and has been land appraiser for one term and also trustee. Both he and wife were reared in the Methodist faith and in this church their children also have received their religious instruction.

AUGUST MARQUART, one of the well known citizens of Crawford county, O., own- ing 238 acres of valuable land in section 12, Cranberry township, has been a member of the school board for four years and during three of these has been its president. He was born in Cranberry township, one mile north of the old homestead of Michael Marquart, July 31, 1856.

August Marquart obtained his education in the public schools of Cranberry township and has devoted many years to agricultural pur- suits. The farm located three-fourth miles from New Washington, on which he lives, contains seventy-eight acres. He also owns 80 acres which he purchased from A. G. Lederer, this being previously the Anderson farm and he has also bought the Rapp farm of 80 acres. His home farm was formerly owned by Daniel Uhl. All this land Mr. Marquart has im- proved as he has thought desirable and has lived on the 78-acre farm since Oct. 1, 1880. He carries on a general farming line and also raises hogs, sheep and Durham cattle, all good stock, and his methods are those which experience has taught him to be most satis- factory.

Mr. Marquart married Miss Mary Jane Til- ton, who was born in Cranberry township, a daughter of Arthur Tilton, and they have seven children, namely: Ida, Minnie, Elmer, Ora, Emma, Arthur and Lilly. All have been given educational and other advantages. The family belongs to the Lutheran church. Mr. Marquart is not bound by politics to any partic- ular party, preferring to use his own judg- ment as to the worthiness of candidates when he casts his vote.

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HON. FRANK MILLER, whose prom- inence and usefulness both in public life and in business affairs justifies the assertion that he is one of the leading men of Crawford county, O., served with distinction for five years in the Ohio State Legislature, and from 1896 until 1900, was mayor of the city of Crestline, dur- ing which period municipal growth and prog- ress was notable. Mr. Miller was born at Crestline, March II, 1863, and is a son of C. H. Miller, long a prominent citizen here.

Frank Miller attended the Crestline schools and the State University at Columbus, O., and in 1887 was admitted to the Ohio bar and prac- ticed law until 1892. While he has been very active in politics he has been no less so in the business world. He is a director of the First National Bank of Crestline and also of the Burch Plow Works, and is vice president and treasurer of Schil Bros. Co., manufacturers of stoves and steel ranges. The above busi- ness was incorporated in 1900, with a capital of $150,000, and the present officials are: W. H. Weaver, president; Frank Miller, vice president and treasurer ; and W. D. Cover, sec- retary and manager. The board of directors is made up of the following capitalists : W. H. Weaver, C. F. Frank, J. M. Martin, J. A. Mc- Callum, C. A. Simeonton and John Schil. Mr. Miller owns and operates the stockyards at Crestline and has the contract for the manag- ing and cleaning of the stock cars on the Penn- sylvania Railroad. Mr. Miller was reared a Democrat and has always been a loyal party man and for years has served as a delegate to all important conventions and been prominent in county organizations.

In 1889 Mr. Miller was married in Logan county, O., to Miss Short, who was born, reared and educated there. Fraternally he is identified with the Knights of Pythias, at Crestline, and with the Elks, at Bucyrus.

BENJAMIN L. SITES, pharmacist, who conducts a well equipped drug store at No. 138 South Market Street, Galion, O., has had a wide experience in his profession and in un- usually well qualified for the important posi- tion the pharmacist fills in a community. He was born at Dakota, Stephenson county, Ill., but was mainly educated in Ohio and after spending some years at Wooster and Heidel-

berg Universities, entered the Ohio Normal University at Ada and was graduated from the School of Pharmacy in the class of 1896. He then became a clerk in the drug store of C. E. Ashbrook, at Ada, where he remained for five years, as prescription clerk for this house.

In 1901, an opportunity presented for a po- sition in his professional capacity, under the Bureau of Medicine & Surgery, U. S. Navy. After passing a very satisfactory examination, he was attached to the recruiting party as as- sistant to the medical examiner, and later was sent to New York where he was given his first assignment, aboard the U. S. Training Ship "Aliance." This vessel made a number of lengthy foreign cruises, not being hampered by the usual fleet routine.

When military occupation was made of the Panama Canal Zone, he was one of the two pharmacists, out of 40, selected for duty there in the establishment of marine hospitals. In this capacity, he was professionally associated with the most skilful medical men in the ser- vice and enjoyed experiences which were ex- ceptionally valuable in following work. At the time his enlistment expired, he was serving with Dr. J. D. Gatewood, formerly head of the Bureau at Washington, and then attached to the U. S. S. "Yankee."

Dr. Sites then came to Galion and in 1905 succeeded one of the oldest druggists of this city-L. K. Reisinger-and has continued in business here ever since. He is an enterpris- ing citizen, an active member of the Commer- cial Club, having served as one of its presi- dents and at present is chairman of the in- dustrial committee. He is a member of the State and National Pharmaceutical Associa- tions, is treasurer of the Crawford County Pharmacists Association and belongs to nu- merous fraternal bodies including the Elks and Knights of Pythias.

WILLIAM DITTY, who is serving in his second term as township clerk of Lykens town- ship, Crawford county, O., is well known all over the county, for 15 years having been a prominent and popular school teacher. He was born in Lykens township, Feb. 17, 1874, and is a.son of Levi William and Catherine (Haas) Ditty.

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Levi William Ditty, whose death occurred Aug. 8, 1901, was well known all through Lykens township, where he followed farming. His widow survives and resides with her son William, who was the second born in the fam- ily of children, the others being: Susan, now deceased, who was the wife of Arthur Jay Stevenson; Conrad M., who is deceased; and Mattie M., who resides with her mother and brother.

William Ditty completed the common school course in Lykens township, after which he took a commercial course at Ada, O. Teaching has been his main interest for many years and as an educator he is held in high esteem in Craw- ford county. During the summer season he cultivates his two acres of fertile land, at- tached to his comfortable residence, and does gardening and trucking. He is identified with the Democratic party and was elected on that ticket to the office of township clerk and gives · intelligent attention to his official duties. He belongs to Lodge No. 859, Independent Order of Foresters, at Brokensword, and with his mother and sister, attends the Methodist Epis- copal church. Mr. Ditty is unmarried.

THOMAS H. B. CLUTTER, M. D., who stands at the head of the medical profession at Crestline, O. and is the oldest physician and surgeon here, has been a resident since boy- hood, but was born in Washington county, Pa., and is a son of John P. and Margaret (Andrews) Clutter.

The Clutter family can be clearly traced as far back as 1623, in Holland, from which country his forefathers came and settled at New Amsterdam, N. Y. From Morristown, N. J., his great-grandfather, John Clutter, en- listed for service in the Revolutionary War, in which he was a soldier for seven years and was with General Washington during the memorable winter at Valley Forge, his son, John Clutter, being also an enlisted soldier from the same place. After the trouble with Great Britain was settled the great-grandfather located in a wild section of Washington county. Pa., one of the first settlers there, his estate lying within 12 miles of the present county seat. The Clutter family experienced the most of the dangers and hardships of pioneer life, being driven to block houses for shelter from

Indians-these houses being the first thing they were compelled to build. They also suf- fered loss of stock from wild animals and had to surround their cabin at night with blazing fires to drive off hungry and voracious wolves. They lived through all these trials, increased in numbers and prospered in their business en- terprises, accumulating much land and many herds of cattle.

John Clutter, son of John, and grandfather of Dr. Clutter, became famous locally as an In- diana fighter. He was a robust man even up to 80 years and possessed as much knowledge of woodcraft as the most wily savage and when one of the latter had committed some depredation, John Clutter pursued him for weeks until he had brought the Indian to justice. He married Phebe Headley, who also survived into old age.

John P. Clutter (3), son and grandson of John Clutter and father of Dr. Thomas H. B. Clutter, was born in Washington county, Pa., Jan. 1, 1806, and lived and died on his grand- father's farm, when aged 80 years. He was one of the younger members of a family of 12 children, all of whom have now passed away. He married Margaret Andrews, who was born near the old block-house in Washington county, in 1816, and died Oct. 10, 1885, a daughter of James and Anna (Van Voorhees) Andrews. who came from New Jersey to Washington county, Pa. John Clutter. grandfather of our subject, was a carpenter and wagonmaker and was skillful with tools. He was a busy and useful man in the neighborhood at the time when the hand was the only machine. The Andrews were all members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, while the Clutters were Baptists. Thomas H. B. Clutter is one of seven children born to his parents, namely: Jasper, who left a widow at death: Thomas H. B .; Samuel, who lives with wife and two children, at Akron, O .: John P., Jr., who lives with his family in Charleroi, Pa .; Robert Mor- ris, who is a resident of Waynesburg and has one son and one daughter ; and two deceased.

Thomas H. B. Clutter came to Crestline in 1861, was reared here and served an appren- ticeship in a durg store, after which he studied medicine for a time with Drs. A. & A. E. Jen- ner, with whom he prepared for Starling Med- ical College, where he was graduated in 1865.

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Later he returned to Crestline and with the to Crawford county, in 1842 reaching the exception of a period of practice at Leesville, Crawford county, has been at Crestline. In February, 1889 he purchased the practice of Dr. C. W. Jenner, of this place and has been actively engaged here ever since.

Dr. Clutter was married (first) in 1867, in Pennsylvania, to Miss Joanna Day, who was born there in 1842, and died in the Columbus Hospital, Nov. 15, 1886. Dr. Clutter was married (second), to Miss Ida L. Mapes, who was born and reared at Bucyrus, O., a daughter of Richard Mapes. Dr. and Mrs. Clutter at- tend the Presbyterian church. He is prominent in Masonry, belonging to the Blue Lodge and Chapter at Crestline; the Commandery at Mansfield, the Consistory at Cincinnati and the other branches at Dayton. He is a charter member of the Dayton Consistory, S. P. R. S., No. 32, and a charter member of the Home for Masons at Springfield, being one of the first contributors of one hundred dollars to this worthy object. Professionally he is widely known, financially he is independent and per- sonally is a man of sterling character.

HENRY HAGEMAN, who is one of the most progressive agriculturists of Crawford county, O., resides on his finely improved farm in Cranberry township, where he has 100 acres situated in section 24, and an additional 100 acres adjoining the home farm on the north, was born here March 13, 1848, and is a son of Charles and Catherine (Fredline) Hage- man.

Charles Hageman was born in Somerset county, Pa., and was twelve years old when he accompanied his parents, Barnett and Susan Hageman, to Wayne county, O. Barnett Hageman served as a private in the Revolu- tionary War and died in Crawford county and his burial was in Goodwill Cemetery. Charles Hageman grew to manhood in Wayne county and then married Catherine Fredline. He was a house carpenter and a skilled workman and after marriage he built a residence in Wayne county which his son Henry visited in later years and was surprised to see how skillfully and substantially it had been constructed, all its finishing having been done by hand. After the birth of three children-Sarah, Mary and Catherine-Charles Hageman and wife moved

present farm of Henry Hageman, in Cran- berry township. It must have been a stern sense of duty that made Mr. and Mrs. Hage- man willing to give up their comfortable home in Wayne county and settle here, where but three acres of the 100 had been cleared and the only house was a log cabin. In the course of time, however, Mr. Hageman erected the frame residence which is yet standing and cleared 70 acres of the land and here the rest of the children were born, namely: William, Martha, George, Henry, David and John. The survivors are William, John and Henry, the last named being the only one living in Craw- ford county. The father died on this farm when aged 81 years, one month and 21 days, and the mother when aged 76 years. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Henry Hageman had the school opportu- nities then offered in Cranberry township, these being somewhat meager in his boyhood, and afterward followed farming and the carpenter trade, acquiring a farm of 40 acres situated northwest of the homestead. When his mother died he came with his family to the home farm, which he purchased, and here the aged father had kind care until the close of his life. Mr. Hageman cleared off the remaining 30 acres of the land and made the repairs to the buildings which he deemed necessary and has added many improvements. He is a self made man, never having received any portion of his father's estate which he did not pay for. He is a mem- ber of the Grange and in his agricultural methods follows modern teachings and with great success. His residence is situated on the East and West road, four and one-half miles south and east of New Washington, O. In politics he is a Democrat.

Mr. Hageman married Miss Martha A. Garberich, who was born in Crawford county, west of Galion, a daughter of Isaac and Susan Garberich, and they have six children: Ger- trude Pearl, who married Orval Stern and lives at Helena, O .; William, who married a Laura Cole, and lives at Shelby, O .; Maude, who is the wife of George Foster; Howard, who married Cora Derfler; Eva, who was a teacher for five years, and is in a nurse's train- ing school; and Anna, who has been a success-

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ful teacher for some years. Mr. Hageman and family belong to the M. E. church in which he is a steward and one of the trustees.

GEORGE JACOB BAUER,* whose fine, well stocked farm of 47 acres is situated in Vernon township, Crawford county, O., has been a lifelong resident of this township and was born near his present place, July 12, 1858, a son of John J. and Julia (Harrience) Bauer.

John J. Bauer was born in Germany, Nov. 19, 1828, and came to the United States with his parents in 1836. They were John Philip and Catherine (Frick) Bauer, who settled as pioneers in Vernon township, where they cleared and improved land and occupied it into old age. This same farm was owned by their son, John J., for a period of 45 years and on that place his death occurred May 6, 1911. He was a well known and highly esteemed man, well read and possessed of the sound judgment that led others to consult him on matters important to themselves and the com- munity. Politically he was a Democrat and a worthy member of the German Reformed church. By trade a carpenter, he assisted in the erection of the first Reformed church building in Vernon township.

At Sandusky, O., John J. Bauer was mar- ried to Julia Harrience, who died in 1856, in the prime of life, in Vernon township, the mother of the following children : Emma, who married William Beach, of Vernon township, and has eight children; George Jacob, our sub- ject; and Phebe, who is the wife of Charles Pauffenbach, a carpenter in Toledo, O., and has six children. Mr. Bauer was married (sec- ond) in Crawford county, to Julia Unckrich, who was born at Massillon, O., and died in Vernon township in February, 1904, when aged 63 years, the mother of eight children, all of whom married but one : Mary, deceased; John F .; Elizabeth, deceased; Frederick, un- married; Amelia; Theodore; and Alice, a widow.

George Jacob Bauer attended the district schools in boyhood and youth and has fol- lowed general farming and moderate stock . raising ever since, with satisfactory results. The farm on which he lives is well improved, Mr. Bauer being progressive in his ideas, and he has one of the fine orchards of the town-

ship. He also has an interest in his father's farm of 240 acres and in a farm of 200 acres, which is owned by five people.

Mr. Bauer was married in Jefferson town- ship, Crawford county, to Miss Mary Ni- graiench, who was born in this county, Dec. 25, 1867, a daughter of Christian and Mar- garet (Steffhom) Nigraiench. He was a sol- dier in the German army but found condi- tions so hard that he deserted and managed to hide himself for three days in the sails of a vessel, in which he escaped to America, and on the same vessel Margaret Steffhom came to the United States. After reaching Crawford county, O., they were married and afterward spent a long and happy life on their farm in Jefferson township. In 1861, when civil war was declared, he again became a military man and displayed all the qualities of a good sol- dier during his four years of service in his adopted country. Both he and wife were members of the German Lutheran church at Crestline.

To Mr. and Mrs. Bauer the following chil- dren have been born: Julia, who is the wife of Samuel Beach, a groceryman, at Crestline ; and Hattie, Mada, John P. and Boston N. F., all living at home. In politics Mr. Bauer is a Democrat and has served in local offices and while trustee of Vernon township had much to do in the matter of ditching and building the excellent turnpike roads for which Vernon township is justly noted. For three succes- sive years, Mr. Bauer, his father and his uncle, Peter Bauer, were drawn to serve as jurors, in the State Supreme Court, at Cleveland, the whole family having high standing in Craw- ford county. Mr. Bauer and family are mem- bers of the Reformed church.

P. C. THOMAS. Among the substantial and representative business men of long stand- ing at Galion, O., is P. C. Thomas, who has been in the hardware line here for the last 30 years, his store being one of the largest and best stocked in this section of the state. He was born at West Becket, Berkshire county, Mass., and is a son of George Milton and Al- meda (Baird) Thomas, and a grandson of George Milton Thomas, Sr.

George Milton Thomas, Jr., was born also in the Berkshire hills and died in 1862, when

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History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 161

Author: Hopley, John E. (John Edward), 1850- Publication date: 1912 Publisher: Chicago,Ill., Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company Number of Pages: 1302

Author: Hopley, John E. (John Edward), 1850-
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago,Ill., Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1302