History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 95

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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household of a daughter, Mrs. Martha New- house, who lives near Salem, O. George Smith, an uncle of Mrs. Ludwig, was a man of prominence in several of the states of the Union. He served as a member of the Ohio state legislature and afterward moved to Mis- souri, where he was elected lieutenant-gover- nor of the state and later was appointed a U. S. marshal for the Western division of Mis- souri, by President Grant.

Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig, Edward and Edna, the former of whom died at the age of seven years. The lat- ter, who was born in 1878, was educated at Bucyrus and subsequently married Harvey N. Steger, who is a shoe merchant at Cardington, O. Mr. and Mrs. Steger have two children: Mary Isabel and Byron Ludwig.

Mr. Ludwig has been a conscientious mem- ber of the Republican party since he became a voter and has consistently advocated its prin- ciples and given support to its candidates. On numerous occasions his party has made him its candidate for offices, both state and local, but he failed of election because his party has always been in the minority in this section. He is a member of Keller Post, No. 128, G. A. R., and takes much interest in everything pertaining to this body. Since 1873 he has been a member of the Presbyterian church, in which he is one of the elders.

A. E. LOYER, M. D., physician and surgeon at New Washington, O., where he is in the enjoyment of a substantial practice, was born at Oceola, O., December 1, 1872, a son of John and Magdalene (Barth) Loyer.

John Loyer was born at Sulphur Springs, O., and died in 1874, when aged thirty-three years, surviving his wife for but three weeks, her death occurring at the early age of twenty- six years. They had two children but only one survives.

A. E. Loyer was only two years old when he became an orphan. He was taken by Mr. and Mrs. Gottleib Kibler, farmers, residing one and a half miles west of New Washing- ton, and faithful members of the Lutheran church, to which the parents of the child had also belonged. Mr. and Mrs. Kibler remained on their farm until the fall of 1886, when they moved to New Washington, where Mr. Kib-

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ler died at the age of eighty-two years, in August, 1911, having survived his wife since 1897; their burial was in the Lutheran ceme- tery. They gave to their charge a large meas- ure of care and affection, while they reared him to be useful and self supporting. In 1891 he gratified them by his creditable graduation from the New Washington High school and afterward attended Capital university at Co- lumbus, for one year and the Ohio Medical university in that city for one year. He then spent two years in the Medical college of Ohio at Cincinnati, where he was graduated in the class of 1895. He spent his first professional year at Sulphur Springs, locating at New Washington, March 18, 1896, since when he has been identified with her every public in- terest.

Dr. Loyer was married to Miss Kathryn M. Aschbacher, who was born at New Washing- ton, May 20, 1874, and after graduating in 1891 for five years had been a public school teacher in the primary department. Dr. and Mrs. Loyer have four children: Freda A., Beatrice M., Geraldine A. and Phineas Jud- son. Dr. Loyer has been a lifelong Democrat and at times has served in the town council, always with wisdom and honesty. At pres- ent he is serving in his second term as a mem- ber of the school board. For one year he served as president of the Crawford County Medical society and is identified also with the Ohio State Medical society and the American Medical association. In addition to his large private practice he is surgeon for the Lake Erie and Western Railroad and is examiner for twenty-five life insurance companies. Dr. and Mrs. Loyer are members of the Lutheran church. He is a reader and a student and no subject of scientific investigation has been more closely studied by him than spinal fever, that malignant disease which carried away his young mother and father. He began to read medicine in 1892 under Dr. A. H. Hise, at New Washington, and later spent one year un- der the supervision of Dr. E. M. Rininger, at Chatfield, O.

WILLIAM A. BLICKE, cashier of the Bucyrus City Bank, a private institution that was established at Bucyrus, December 12, 1881, has been identified with the business ever

since the doors of the bank were opened and his fidelity to the best interests of it have never for one moment been questioned. He is con- nected also, both officially and otherwise, with other concerns of large importance and may justly be numbered with the most substantial and reliable men of Crawford county. He was born, reared and educated at Bucyrus. His parents, Frank and Theresa (Vollrath) Blicke were born in Germany and came to Bucyrus in youth. The mother of Mr. Blicke died in June, 1904, aged sixty-five years, the father December 26, 1911, at the age of seven- ty-six years. He was a member of the Ger- man Lutheran church.

William A. Blicke was born to work, al- though not to poverty, and from boyhood had his own problems to solve and his own way to make in life. That this discipline was benefi- cial and assisted in the formation of a strong and resolute character, no one can dispute, Mr. Blicke least of all. During the past thirty years he has been connected with the Bucyrus City Bank, as indicated above, which was started originally as the Monnett Banking Company, which, in 1892, became known as the Bucyrus City Bank, the original officers having been : E. B. Monnett, president ; M. W. Monnett, cashier; George Donnenwirth, vice- president; and W. A. Blicke, assistant cashier. The present officers of the bank are: George Donnenwirth, president; J. H. Robinson, vice- president; Frank P. Donnenwirth, vice-presi- dent; W. A. Blicke, cashier; F. E. Donnen- wirth, assistant cashier; and C. E. Gebhardt, teller. The board of directors is made up as follows : George Donnenwirth, Frederick Hipp, Frank P. Donnenwirth, J. H. Robinson, J. C. Tobias, Daniel Kalb and W. A. Blicke. Announcement is made by published statement that the assets of this institution are over one million dollars and that the liabilities are se- cured by the combined wealth of all the stock- holders. The condition of this bank on June 7, III, show deposits of $931,029.39 and resources of $1, 103,475.03, the liabilities being the same as the latter. In 1881 its capitaliza- tion was $50,000, which, in 1905, was in- creased to $60,000, with a surplus of $50,000. Prosperity has attended this institution from the beginning and this has not been only on account of the large capital represented but

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mainly because of the careful, conservative business methods of its officials. Public con- fidence was early gained and has ever been maintained. In 1897 the company purchased the present fine bank building and still owns the old home of the bank which it occupied for sixteen years. A large general banking busi- ness is carried on with correspondents in the cities of New York, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo. Mr. Blicke served as assistant cashier until January 1, 1901, since which time he has been cashier.

Mr. Blicke is also secretary and treasurer of the Carroll Foundry and Machine Company, which owns one of the finest plants in the state for manufacturing open hearth steel castings and gray iron castings; is secretary of the Bucyrus Publishing Company, publishers of the Daily Forum and the Semi-Weekly News; is vice-president of the Crestline Publishing Company, publishers of the Crestline Advocate and the Daily Leader at Galion; and is secre- tary and treasurer of the Ohio Private Bankers Association and secretary and treasurer of Group No. 6, Ohio Bankers Association, in- cluding nine counties adjacent to Crawford : Marion, Wyandot, Richland, Erie, Huron, Ashland, Morrow and Knox. In August, 1883, he organized the W. A. Blicke Insurance Agency, handling all lines of insurance and maintains his office in the bank building. In 1906 he disposed of the fire insurance end of the business. For one year Mr. Blicke served as treasurer of the Crawford County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association, and was the first treasurer appointed at the organization of the Y. M. C. A. and held the office for several years. For six years also he was treasurer of the Crawford County Agricultural Society. These numerous offices of trust, held over long periods, testify silently to the confi- dence felt in Mr. Blicke by his fellow citizens.

Mr. Blicke was married first, in 1888, to Miss Antonia L. Mader, who was born in 1867 and reared at Bucyrus, where her death oc- curred May 1, 1891. She was survived by one son, Frederick F., who was born April 26, 1891, and since graduating from the Bucyrus High School, has been a student at the Culver Military Academy and in the department of chemistry, of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Mich. Mr. Blicke was married

(second) in 1901, to Miss Nellie Hall, who was born and educated at Bucyrus, the only daughter of Joseph E. Hall, formerly postmas- ter at Bucyrus. To Mr. and Mrs. Blicke one son was born, Julliard Hall. Mrs. Blicke is a member of the Presbyterian church, while Mr. Blicke retains his birthright membership in the Lutheran body. He is a charter member of Bucyrus Lodge of Elks, No. 156, and a veteran of Demas Lodge No. 108, K. of P. In politics he is a Democrat and for twelve years was city clerk of Bucyrus.

HON. FREDERICK HIPP, formerly pro- bate judge in Crawford county, O., and a highly esteemed resident of Bucyrus, where he now lives retired, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, December 9, 1822, the second of six children born to his parents, Christian F. and Sabina (Beckbissinger) Hipp. Accom- panying them to America in 1833, he was reared on the home farm in Chatfield town- ship, Crawford county, O.

Regarding the success which has attended the life efforts of Frederick Hipp, it may be truthfully said that it has been achieved wholly by himself. When he reached manhood and started out to make his independent way in life it was with empty hands, but the happy result has proved that he possessed also resolu- tion, industry and integrity. His first move was to learn the wagon-making trade, enter- ing a shop at Bucyrus, and when he was mas- ter of it he opened a place of his own at Rich- ville, where he also, at a later date, engaged in merchandising. After acquiring a tract of land he became a farmer and continued to follow agricultural pursuits for a number of years and still owns 142 acres of well im- proved land in Bucyrus township. A Dem- ocrat from conviction, he has always worked for party success and on numerous occasions lias served in responsible offices in township and county. For twenty years he served as a justice of the peace, for many years was town- ship trustee; he served also at one time as postmaster and in 1881 was elected judge of the Probate Court. Judge Tipp can look back over a long and useful life, from a youth of sturdy and self respecting independence to an honored old age.

Judge Hipp was married to Catherine

HON. FREDERICK HIPP

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Kunzi, who was born in Germany in 1825, and fifteen children were born to them, the larger number of whom became well estab- lished in life and more than half still survive. Judge Hipp and family attend the Lutheran church. He owns considerable real estate in the city of Bucyrus and is a director in the Bucyrus City Bank.

WILLIAM F. SCHIFER, who, in associa- tion with his brother, J. George Schifer, man- ages and operates 180 acres of his father's val- uable farm of 260 acres, which is situated in Bucyrus township, Crawford county, O., is an enterprising and successful agriculturist and a respected and reliable young man. He was born August 28, 1885, at Bucyrus, O., and is a son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Leitzy) Schifer.

Frederick Schifer was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and his wife in Holmes township, Crawford county, O. They now live retired at Bucyrus. The following children were born to them: Emma; William F .; Elsie, who is the wife of Leroy L. Lust and has two children -Norma Lucile and Frederick Jacob; and J. George. The youngest son, J. George, was born on the present farm, in Bucyrus township, May II, 1891, and after his school days were over did clerical work for three years, since when he has been associated with his brother and has given his entire time to farming.

William F. Schifer attended school through boyhood and then began his farm training and has made farming his main business. He and brother divide the responsibility and have gained the reputation of being very competent agriculturists. They raise the usual crops of this section and have some excellent stock but have not yet grown for an outside market. In May, 1910, William F. Schifer was married to Miss Agnes Brose, who is a daughter of David and Esther (Stirm) Brose, well known residents of Crawford county. Mrs. Schifer has two brothers and two sisters-John, Sarah, Cyrus and Naomi. Mr. and Mrs. Schifer have one daughter, Emma Marie. Both Mr. Schi- fer and brother are Democrats in their politi- cal views. The whole family attends the Ger- man Lutheran church.

JEAN (JOHN) N. JUILLIARD, deceased. In recalling the venturesome pioneers who left other lands and came early to Ohio and bore an important part in the material development of sections of this great commonwealth, many of those who proved the highest type of citi- zens came from France. Stark, Crawford and other counties of the state have representatives in the second generation of these pioneers, many of whom lived into extreme old age and died surrounded by comforts won through their earlier industry.

Jean (John) Juilliard was born in 1792, at Mountaehlue, France, forty miles distant from Paris. His father was a colonel during the Italian Wars and lost his life while leading a charge over a bridge, his body never being recovered. The son, Jean Nicholas, probably bore his name. He was given a good educa- tion in the village schools and by the advice of his wise mother, learned the self-supporting trade of a shoemaker and before emigrating to America he was in the shoe business and was considered a fairly successful business man. In 1836, accompanied by his wife and four children, he set sail from Haver-de-Grace on an English sailing vessel for New York and in the course of some weeks landed safely in the United States. Several sisters of his wife lived in Ohio, one in Stark county and one in Delaware county, and the travelers immediate- ly made their way to Stark county. There Mr. Juilliard purchased a small farm situated ten miles east of Canton. Although never accus- tomed to such toil, he cleared this property and developed a farm and also, for many years, engaged in work at his trade. He was a kind-hearted, genial man, law-abiding in every particular, and his home was well known to early settlers for its neighborly hospitality. He lived until 1876, being then eighty-four years of age. In his own province in France he had married Anna Berlett, whose ancestry was similar to his own, and she also was per- mitted a long life, dying in 1874, when aged eighty-two years. They were members and liberal supporters of the Lutheran church after coming to the United States. They never for- got France, a spirit of patriotism ever tingling their thoughts and conversation, but they also loved their adopted country, of which they

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were truly worthy residents for so long. To them the following children were born: Julia A., Louis C., Frederick C., George A., Cather- ine E., Augustus D., and Mrs. A. E. J. Cahill. Julia A. became the wife of T. A. Hall, who was born in 1821 and came to the United States in 1836. He was in the dry goods busi- ness in Bucyrus but he and his wife are both now deceased, Mr. Hall's death taking place December 25, 1910.

Louis C. Juilliard died in Stark county, O., in middle age. In 1849 he had made his way to California, by way of the Isthmus of Pana- ma and spent nineteen years prospecting and also merchandising in the gold mining regions, having many adventures but surviving to re- turn to his family. He married Louise Fusier and they had a family. Frederick C. Juilliard accompanied his older brother to California in 1849 and there they were interested together in merchandising and mining. He never re- turned to Ohio but now resides with his family at Santa Rosa. George A. Juilliard died at Louisville, Ohio, to which city he retired after a successful agricultural life. Catherine E. is the widow of Eli Walker and has five daugh- ters and resides with one of them at Louisville, Ohio. Augustus D. Juilliard is at the head of the well known manufacturing firm of A. D. Juilliard & Co., manufacturers of woolens and silks and extensive jobbers. He married Helen Cossett. Mrs. Cahill, who resides at Bucyrus, was born March 18, 1842, in Stark county, and was educated at MIt. Union Col- lege. She is a member of the Presbyterian church.

J. C. REIFF, one of the successful farmers and leading citizens of Holmes township, Crawford county, O., resides on his valuable farm of eighty acres, which lies six and one- half miles northwest of Bucyrus. He was born on the old home place, August 17, 1867, and is a son of J. C. and Mary ( Shock) Reiff, well known people for many years in this section.

J. C. Reiff attended the country schools and afterward assisted his father on the home place, farming and stock raising being the in- dustries which engaged his attention then and have continued to do so until the present. Mr. Reiff was united in marriage with Miss Stella

Frost and they have two children, Chester and Russell. Mr. Reiff and family are members of the United Brethren church. He has been ac- tive in political circles for a number of years and has served with efficiency in public office, the township never having had a more honest assessor or trustee than he. At present he is the candidate of the Democratic party for county commissioner. He takes much interest in the two fraternal organizations with which he is connected, the Eagles and the Foresters, and also has a wide acquaintance and many friends all over the county.

PHILIP FUHRMAN, deceased, for a num- ber of years was a successful business man of Bucyrus, O., and a respected and esteemed citi- zen. He was born in Boerrstadt, Reinpfaltz, Germany, July 12, 1828, and accompanied his parents to America in 1832 and to Bucyrus in 1836, and in this city seventy-four years of his life were passed, his death occurring in his home here, September 26, 1910. He was a son of Sebastian and Elizabeth ( Rolle) Fuhr- man.

On the paternal side the family was dis- tinctly German, but there was a French strain on the maternal. Sebastian Fuhrman was given an education that fitted him for profes- sional life, and his natural musical gifts had also received attention. He served all through the Napoleonic wars. When it came to pro- viding for the wants of his family he sensibly learned a useful trade, becoming a butcher and followed the meat trade all his active life. In 1832, with wife and three children-these be- ing : Catherine, now Mrs. Stauffer, and Philip and Thomas-he embarked for America and after a long and stormy voyage on the Atlantic Ocean, on one of the old, slow-going sailing vessels of that day, the family landed safely in the harbor of New York and from there made their way to Ohio. In 1836 they came to Crawford county and Sebastian Fuhrman em- barked in the meat business while his resource- ful and industrious wife started a boarding- house. Together they prospered and were able to give their children comforts and advantages far beyond those of many. For more than forty years they carried on their enterprises and were highly respected people. They were members of the Roman Catholic church and

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did much in the early days to firmly found the church here. Sebastian Fuhrman died August 9, 1877, in the eightieth year of his age, his widow surviving him for six years. The fol- lowing children were born in America: Mrs. Geo. Donnenwirth; Mrs. Charles Amon, of Fort Wayne, Ind .; John, deceased; and Mrs. A. J. High, also deceased.

Philip Fuhrman attended school at Bucyrus and then learned the butchering business under his father and continued in the meat and stock business until within twenty years of his death, when he retired. He was an excellent business man but never accumulated a very large for- tune because of his generous impulses and his unselfishness. He contributed to charity in every form and there are many people now liv- ing at Bucyrus who owe much to the kind heart and free-giving hand of Mr. Fuhrman. Al- though he held to no particular religious creed, his life proved his true Christianity. He was a good citizen in every meaning of the term and assisted in forwarding public movements here when he was covninced they would be for the general welfare.

Mr. Fuhrman was married at Mifflin, O., to Miss Sarah Stauffer, who was born and edu- cated there, a daughter of John and Catherine (Rice) Stauffer, natives of Pennsylvania. They came to Ohio early in married life and the father of Mrs. Fuhrman followed the trade of a miller. Subsequently they moved to Kansas and both died there aged seventy years. Mrs. Fuhrman died April 25, 1888, after a very short illness. She was a woman of beau- tiful character and was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church. Two daughters sur- vive: Alice and Emma L. The former is the wife of Edward McAllister, residing at Leipsic, Putnam county, O., a railroad man. Emma L. Fuhrman was born at Bucyrus, O., October 14, 1856, and was reared and educated here. She was married in 1900 to Frank Royce, who was born August 11, 1856, at Madison, Wis. He was educated at Grand Rapids, Mich., and since the organization of the Grand Rapids Hardware Company, has been associated with that house and is now representing the firm through New York and Pennsylvania. Mr. Royce is a Republican in politics and is identi- fied with the Masonic fraternity. Mrs. Royce is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

WILLIAM A. HIGH, who was born in the northwest corner of Cranberry township, Crawford county, O., February 9, 1871, is a well known business man of New Washington and is the junior member of the undertaking firm of High & DeRoche, being licensed as an embalmer by the State of Ohio, and is also general agent for the Union Central Life In- surance Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a son of Michael and Mary (Donnenwirth) High.

Michael High came to New Washington when he was twelve years old, from Germany, where he attended school and afterward he learned the blacksmith trade and worked with his brother-in-law, George Donnenwirth. Af- ter his marriage he moved to Cranberry town- ship and there the following children were born: Matilda, who married John Michel- felder; Magdaline Elizabeth, who married Adam B. Shaffer; Margaret Louise, who mar- ried John J. Sutter; George A., who is de- ceased; John Jacob, who married Ella M. Tri- bolet; Adam F., who married Caroline M. Aschbacher; Mary F .; William A .; and Ru- dolph Henry, who lives on the old homestead. The father died August 22, 1884 when past sixty-three years of age and his burial was in the' Lutheran cemetery. His wife, Mary (Donnenwirth) High, was born in Stark county, O., September 23, 1828, and lived seventy-two years on the old homestead, a good woman beloved by her family and re- spected by all who knew her. She died Jan- uary 28, 1904, and was also buried in the Lutheran cemetery.

William A. High attended the public schools in Cranberry township and when nineteen years old entered the New Washington High School and in 1902 took a course in the Ohio Normal University at Ada, in the department of law but was not admitted to the bar. He taught school in several different townships in the county but failing health warned him to direct his attention in other channels and he gave up both educational work and the law. On March 27, 1900, he directed his first funeral and on the same day he wrote his first life insurance application. On February 27, 1898, he was married to Miss Anna M. Eckert, who was born in Jefferson township, Craw- ford county, a daughter of John R. and Bar- bara (Volkmar) Eckert, the former of whom

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still lives in that section of the county. Mr. and Mrs. High have had three children: Paul Franklin, who died February 6, 1907, aged four years; and Martha Margaret and Luther William. They are members of the Lutheran church at New Washington, which was prac- tically founded at New Washington by Mr. High's grandfather, Adam High, who built the second house here. In politics Mr. High is a Democrat and for ten years he has been a notary public.

JOHN S. DE LASHMUTT, auditor for the American Clay Machinery Company of Bucyrus, O., who has been a resident of this city for the past sixteen years, was born at Lancaster, O., January 29, 1864, and is a son of Dr. Van Elias and Cleanthe (Sifford) De Lashmutt.

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History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 95

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