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GEORGE FACKLER, farmer; P. O. Bucy- rus ; was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., April 11, 1835. His early life was spent on the farm, but after he was of age he traveled around considerably, and, in 1868, located in Erie Co., Ohio, where he resided for several years. He married Hannah Bever, in 1869. She was born in Crawford Co. May 4, 1845. They have two children-J. Melton and Ervin. Mr. Fackler owns 40 acres of good land to which they moved in 1872. He enlisted in the Regulars during the late rebellion, but served a short time. Mrs. Fackler's father was a native of Virginia, and her mother of Pennsylvania, and they were among the early settlers of this county.
REUBEN FLOHR (deceased), was born in Frederick Co., Md., May 18, 1813. His father, Leonard, and mother, Rachel (Smith) Flohr,
were natives of Pennsylvania, but moved with their family of seven children to Frederick Co., Md., and during their residence there which was only abont a year, their eighth child, Reuben was born. The family all returned to Pennsylvania again and located in Adams Co., where our sub- ject spent the early part of his youth. When about 15 years of age, he began to learn the milling business in Franklin Co., and after serv- ing his apprenticeship he spent several years there at his trade. IIe moved from Penn- sylvania to Ohio and settled in Stark Co. in 1837, where he found ready employment at his profession. On May 9, 1839, he united his for- tunes with those of Catharine Correll ; and, in September, 1842, they moved to Crawford Co. and located on and purchased 72 acres of the farm where Mrs. Flohr resides ; afterward pur- chased 25 acres more, making in all 97 acres of well-improved land, with good buildings, where Mrs. Flohr is passing her advanced years in the enjoyment of all the temporal blessings need- ful. She was born in Adams Co., Penn., Aug. 20, 1818 ; her father, John, and her mother, Eli- zabeth (Linne) Correll, were both natives of Maryland, and were married there, but subse- quently moved to Pennsylvania and thence to Stark Co., Ohio, in 1834. Mrs. Flohr was the fourth in a family of twelve children, and is her- self the mother of eleven, seven of whom are living, viz., Malinda, Oliver, Aaron, Carolina, Madison, Jefferson and Franklin ; three died in childhood. John and Oliver enlisted in the late rebellion on Aug. 19, 1862, in Co. C, 101st 0. V. I. They passed along safely until the 20th of September, 1863, the second day of the conflict at Chickamauga, where, it is believed, John fell, like so many of his noble comrades, as that was the last ever seen of him while par- ticipating in that fatal engagement. And although no sculptor's art decorates or even marks the individual spot where his dust may rest, to the bereft there stands a nobler and more lasting monument ; that is, the knowledge of the fact that his blood constituted part of the sea, which was seemingly necessary to remove from this nations history of its darkest page- slavery. Oliver served until the close of the war, and was honorably discharged June, 1865, and returned home without receiving a scratch. Malinda is now the widow of the late William Kessler, of De Kalb Co., Ind. ; Oliver and Aaron are both living in Sandusky Township, this
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county ; Carolina is now Mrs. George P. How- ell ; Madison, Jefferson and Franklin make their home with their mother. Mr. Flohr was called from scenes temporal April 1, 1878.
ABRAHAM GROGG, farmer ; P.O. Sulphur Springs ; was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., Oct. 9, 1809. His father, Solomon, and mother, Mary (Snyder) Grogg, were both natives of the " Key- stone State." They reared eight children, viz., John, Abraham, Solomon, Jacob, George, Daniel, Peter and Catharine. While in Pennsylvania they were farmers, and, intent on securing land of their own, the parents, with their two eldest children, John and Abraham, moved to Ohio, and settled about three miles northeast of Can- ton, Stark Co., as early as 1810. They were in limited circumstances, and the older children had to do for themselves when they grew up to maturity. The family being large, and school privileges very poor, the older ones had but little time or opportunity for improvement in that direction. Abraham, the second of the children, remained at home, and worked steadily on the farm until he attained his majority. He was married to Ann Bower in November, 1833. She was born in Stark Co., this State, Nov. 9, 1815. For two years afterward, he worked at whatever odd jobs he could get, and thereby saved a little money, and moved to Crawford Co. in February, 1836, and bought 30 acres, where he now resides. At the same time, he owned 120 acres of Government lands in Chat- field Township. It was no trifling task to clear up a farm, and, when cleared of the heavy timber, he had no implements to till the soil with. Yet, he never failed to produce a very good substi- tute for every want of the farm or household- from a plow to a pair of boots or shoes. For many years in the early settlement of the country, his mechanical skill added materially to the comfort of himself and family, when they would have been unable to pay for the services of a mechanic, and, frequently, such service could not be secured at any price within reason- able distance. He has succeeded in the accumu- lation of property, and has a valuable as well as beautiful homestead of 154 acres, besides having given to each of his children a good start ; one tract of 160 acres, in Sandusky Township ; one of 98 acres, and another of S0 acres, in this township. He has divided among his children, in lands and money, to the amount of $20,000 or upward. They have had eleven
children, five of whom are living, viz., Daniel, Amos, Sarah, now Mrs. George Ambrosier ; Frances, now Mrs. D. O. Crum, and Jemima, now Mrs. Samuel Sturtz, who farms Mr. Grogg's homestead, and receives for his share half the entire product. He was born in Fayette Co., Penn., Nov. 15, 1850, and came here with his father's family in March, 1869. His mother died when he was about 9 years old, leaving five children, viz., Joseph, Susan, Samuel, Lizzie and Freeman. His father, Solomon Sturtz, mar- ried a second wife, and, by that union, there are three children-two girls and a boy-Samuel, who was married to Jemima Grogg. They have two children-Carrie M. and Phinney. Mr. Grogg has been a member of the United Brethren Church for over thirty-seven years. His wife is also a member of the same church.
JACOB D. HELLER, farmer ; P. O. Sulphur Springs ; was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., Nov. 28, 1801. His father, John Heller, was married three times ; his first wife being Susana Bord- ner. They were both natives of Pennsylvania, and had only two children-Jacob D. and John, who is now in Ogle Co., Ill. Mrs. Heller died when her two boys were quite young. Mr. Heller's second wife had two children-Rebecca and Sarah, and she also died when her children were quite young. Mr. Heller married a third wife, by whom there was one child, Thomas, who died in Pennsylvania. Jacob D. was the oldest one of the family, and was only about eight years old when his mother was taken away by death; he lived with his father until about 24 years of age, when he married Mar- garet Daniel in March, 1825; she was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., in February, 1805. Shortly after they were married, they rented a farm in Pennsylvania, and rented various places for a period of twelve years ; when they concluded to go to some less populous settlement in the West, where their rapidly increasing family would have better facilities for making homes for themselves, and where he could as well secure a home for all. With this resolution in view, they set out, and arrived in Crawford Co., Ohio, in May 1836. They came through with a two-horse team, the family consisting of par- ents and nine children when they came here, which, in due season, was increased by four more. Mr. Heller chose the location where he resides to this day; there he purchased 77 acres, and of that there had been 10 acres par-
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tially cleared when he bought it. Himself and sons went to work clearing, but never added much in acres, to the first purchase, although they made a comfortable home by improving what they did have. They had thirteen chil- dren-Isaac, Amanda (deceased), John (now in Williams Co.), Elizabeth (deceased), Sarah (de- ceased), Josiah (now in Iowa), Edward (in Defi- anee Co.), Jacob (in Iowa), William (in Paul- ding Co.), Polly (in Bucyrus), Andrew (de- ceased), Catharine A. (in Williams Co.), and Lewis, who resides with his father, and farms the place; he was married to Nancy Rock, April 5, 1878. She was born in this township, and has borne him two children-Albert and Edna. Three sons of Mr. Heller participated in the late rebellion ; Jacob enlisted in Com- pany C, 490 O. V. I., and served over three years ; Edward enlisted from Defiance County, where he was then living; William enlisted from Nevada, Wyandot Co., where he was re- siding at that time.
JOHN HETRICK, carpenter, Sulphur Springs ; was born in Pennsylvania Feb. 28, 1841. His father, Michael, and mother. Polly Hecdard, were both natives of Pennsylvania. They reared five boys and two girls, viz .. John, Michael, Jacob, George, Phillip, Elizabeth and Mary. They all moved here in 1855, and set- tled near Leesville, where they bought a small farm and lived there about three years, when they moved to Van Wert, and thence to Card- ington, Morrow Co. John was the eldest one of the family, and learned the carpenter's trade with his father by the time he was 18 years old. He then hired out by the month with another carpenter, worked two years, and afterward be- gan business for himself, and has worked at the trade ever since. He also learned the cooper's trade, and opened a shop in the village of Sul- phur Springs, where he does considerable busi- ness in the fall ; and, although his business is not so extensive that he has to employ labor, yet he certainly enjoys the reputation of doing good, substantial work. He was married on Nov. 7, 1861, to Augusta Baldassar ; she was born in Ohio, July 24, 1845. They have five children living, viz., William, Jacob, Mary J., Franklin and John.
CHARLES HEIBERTSHAUSEN, boots and shoes, Sulphur Springs; was born Dec. 6, 1835, in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ; when about 19 years of age, he resolved to try his fortune in
the United States. He left his native land Aug. 12, 1854, and landed in New York Oct. 24 of the same year. On his arrival, he went to Pat- erson, N. J., where he obtained employment at his trade, but only worked a few days, when he set out for Pittsburgh, Penn. He got employ- ment there, and remained six months, when he conceived the idea that he could do better fur- ther West, and, starting for Ohio, he came to Bucyrus in 1855, and, being unable to get work at his trade, took the first job which offered, that being on the P., Ft. W. & C. R. R. for one month. He then hired on a brick-yard, and worked there two months ; at the expiration of that time, he got employment at his trade, with one Reick, and stayed there about nine months. He then came to this village and began work for Conrad Baltser, in April, 1856, and worked for him until the following February, when he opened a shop on his own account and pushed his business steadily. He has made as many as nine or ten pairs of boots per week, and has frequently made six pairs of shoes and six pairs of boots in one week. Anxious to supply and accommodate his growing patronage, he has worked many nights to fill orders which were crowding in upon him. In this, as in other eases, industry brought her gracious reward, for, although he landed in Pittsburgh with $1 in his pocket in 1855, he is now enjoying the comforts of a good home and property in town, besides 85 acres of well-improved land in San- dusky Township. The competition in his trade is different now from what it used to be ; for when he came here there were six shops in the village, employing ten men, beside, three good shops in the country, near town. Now there are three shops, and one man in each supplies the entire demand for home-made work. On April 20, 1860, he married Louisa Layer, who was born in this township Dec. 4, 1837. Her par- ents emigrated from Germany in the summer of the same year. They have four children living -Emanuel, Franklin, Emma and Clara ; two deceased-Charles and Edward. Mr. Heiberts- hausen is a member of Liberty Lodge, Knights of Honor, No. 845.
CHRISTIAN HIEBER, farmer; P. O. Bu- cyrus ; was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, Nov. 7, 1836. His father, John G., and his mother, Fredrieka (Shnarrenberger) Hieber, were both natives of the same place. They emigrated from Germany with four of their
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five children to the United States in 1854; the oldest son, John, had been here about two years before the rest of the family. They came direct to Ohio and settled in Liberty Town- ship of this county, and bought 80 acres of good land. The family was in good financial circumstances in Germany, and brought a con- siderable quantity of cash with them, which was a material help to them here. The names of all the children are as follows : John, Chris- tian, Fredrick, Christina and William. Shortly after they came here, their father met with a serious accident; while descending the stair- way into the cellar, he fell, breaking his wrist, which disabled him for life. He lived to see his family all in homes of their own, and was called away in 1872 ; his wife still survives and lives on the old homestead with William, in her 73d year. The oldest son, John, moved to Illinois and bought a farm there, and about eighteen or nineteen years ago he wrote to his folks in Ohio, that he was going to sell out and come back to Crawford Co .; since the sale of his property, there has never been any ac- count of him heard to this day, and all inquiry as to his probable fate has proved futile. Christian got his education in Germany, but learned to read readily in English. Jan. 25, 1866, he married Christina Wagner ; she was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., in February, 1838, and came to Crawford Co. in 1856. Mr. Hieber had purchased 60 acres, some time be- fore he was married, to which he and his wife repaired, and when they had lived on it one year he sold to his brother and bought the 80 acres where he now resides, and has added, by purchase, until he owns in all 192 acres of good land. They are all industrious, and a spirit of enterprise prevails in the Hieber family, not- withstanding their quiet, unassuming disposi- tion. Mr. Hieber has five children-John G., Mary L., Lydia F., Annie and Sarah B.
WILLIAM HIEBER, farmer ; P. O. Bucy- rus ; is the youngest son of John G. and Fred- ricka Hieber. He was born in September, 1850, in Wurtemberg, Germany, and was scarcely 4 years old when his parents emi- grated to this country. His early life was spent on his father's farm ; he got a fair edu- cation in the English language, as he was too young to have been at school in Germany. As stated, his father died in October, 1872, and, therefore, the care of the farm devolved
on him, who was then the only one of the fam- ily who was at home. There are 793 acres which belong to the homestead, and which he farms for his aged mother who lives on the same. He united his fortunes with those of Elizabeth, daughter of David Lust, on April 5, 1877. They have two children-George D. and Matilda E. Mrs. Hieber was born in Ly- kens Township, June 14, 1857.
F. HIEBER, farmer ; P. O. Bucyrus ; he was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, Oct. 21, 1841, and is a son of John G. and Fred- rika (Shnarrenberger) Hieber, whose sketch is included with Christian's. Our subject was brought up to farm life, acquiring what edu- cation he has in Germany, and attended En- glish school here about two months, which constituted his schooling in this country. He purchased 60 acres of good land in the spring of 1867, and on March 24 of that year, he united his fortune with Lydia, daughter of Rev. Fredrick Lust ; she was born in Lykens Town- ship April 13, 1849. Her father came from Germany when quite young. When Mr. Hieber was married, he repaired to his farm of 60 acres ; and since that time he has added by purchase, until he now owns 193 acres of good land. They have eight children, viz .: Fredrick, Sam- uel, Lizzie, Benjamin, Joseph, Jacob, Sarah and Isaac. Mr. Hieber has succeeded admirably in his farming pursuits.
ANDREW HESS (deceased) ; was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., in May, 1806, and when a young man learned the carpenter's trade in his native State. On April 9, 1833, he united his fortunes with Mary Hemry. She was born in Harrison Co., Ohio, Oct. 16, 1814 ; but came to Crawford County with her parents in 1830. Mr. Hess came to the county the fol- lowing year, and, as the above dates show, he was in this township about two years before he was married. They moved where Mrs. Hess is now living, the same spring in which they were married. They had twelve children, ten of whom are living-Delilah, William, Henry, Isaac, Nancy J., Lydia A., Mary A., Margaret E., Francis M. and John A. Two of their sons, Henry and Isaac, enlisted during the late re- bellion. Henry, in the 49th O. V. I., and Isaac in a Michigan Cavalry Regiment, as he was re- siding in that State at the time he enlisted. At the engagement of "Dallas Hill " on May 25, 1864, Henry was seriously wounded ; a
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musket ball entered his right breast a little be- low the collar-bone, ranged slightly downward, and emerged immediately below the shoulder blade of the same side ; he served in all about four years. At the expiration of his term of service he was honorably discharged, and re- turned to his home in Crawford County. He has since removed to Michigan, where he is now living. Delilah, William. Lydia A. and Mary A. are also living in Michigan. Marga- ret E. is now Mrs. Sweney, of this township. Francis M. married Alice Bower ; they live on the old homestead, and he assists his brother John in farming the place, which contains 136 acres of good land. Mr. Hess was called away by death Dec. 28, 1875. Mrs. Hess is spend- ing her advanced years in the enjoyment of the fruits of their early industry.
REV. GIDEON HOOVER, minister and farmer ; P. O. Sulphur Springs ; was born in Washington Co., Md., Nov. 19, 1828. He is one of a family of ten children of Henry and Elizabeth (Puffenberger) Hoover, who were both natives of the same State. When Gid- eon, our subject, was about two years old. they moved from Maryland to Ohio and settled in Richland Co., in 1830. There his parents resided until death asserted its never-failing claim. The names of the children were as fol- lows : Daniel, Catharine, Samuel, Elias, Lydia, Simon, Gideon. Martha, Milinda and Betsy ; and of these, Elias and Betsy are deceased. Mr. Gideon Hoover's youth was spent on the farm and attending school during the winter months ; but on account of the limited financial circumstances of his parents and their large family, it was impossible to give all of them such opportunity as is now afforded by the public schools of to-day. But meager as the chances for education were, he made the most of his time, and in the event secured a more liberal education than the average of that early date. April 24, 1851, he was united in mar- riage to Nancy Teter. She was born in Wayne Co., Ohio. April 28, 1829. They lived on and worked his father's farm for about two years after they were married. He then began read- ing and occasionally preaching. preparatory to the ministry, which he continued three years, which is the time required by the United Brethren Church before a charge is given. On Oct. 25, 1857, in the Sandusky Annual Con- ference, held at Carey, Wyandot Co., he was
duly ordained a minister of the United Breth- ren in Christ. His first charge was the Shiloh Circuit, which embraced Shelby and a number of country appointments, in which he officiated three years. (Their appointments are made for one year only, but, at the option of Pastor and people, they may legally retain a minister three years.) His second charge was at Upper San- dusky, where he preached two years ; he was then transferred to the Shelby Circnit, where he remained one year. His fourth charge was on the Bucyrus Circuit, for a period of two years. He then got the Flat Rock Circuit, in Seneca Co. ; from there he was returned to the Bucy- rus Circuit for one year ; thence to Shiloh for one year ; thence to the Crestline Mission one year ; thence to Galion one year ; thence to Seneca Circuit. near Batesville, where he preached one year. He was then without a charge for several months, but was then ap- pointed to the Pleasant Ridge Circuit, in Wy- andot Co., on account of their minister failing ; there he preached eight months. At the An- nual Conference this fall, he was returned to the Flat Rock Circuit, in Seneca Co. He is in good financial circumstances, which is the re- sult of his own industry. In 1864, he pur- chased a farm of 60 acres in Sandusky Town- ship, to which he has since added 80 acres more ; and now owns 40 acres where he resides, on which he is erecting an elegant two-story frame dwelling, to supply the loss which he sustained in May, 1880. by his residence. with almost all its contents, being consumed by fire. They have had a family of ten children, eight of whom are living. viz., John, Moses, Lovina, Alice, Lincoln. Franklin, Henry and Lotty. Two deceased are Aaron and Amos. Mr. Hoover is a radical Prohibitionist and takes a lively interest in everything which tends to promulgate that sentiment. His was one of two votes polled in Sandusky Township in 1876 for that faction.
REUBEN HOPPEL. farmer ; P. O. Bucyrus; was born in Northampton Co., Penn., Aug. 18, 1818. The Hoppel family are descended from one Henry Hoppel, who emigrated from France and settled in Pennsylvania many years before the Revolution. He was a single man when he came here, but afterward married and reared a family of seven children, four boys and three girls, viz., Barbara, Sophia, Simon, John, Sallie, Henry and George. The two oldest boys, Si-
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mon and John, enlisted in the Revolutionary war, and soon after the conflict began these boys were lost track of by their folks. and were never more heard of. George, the young- est one (the father of our subject), was married in Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Cester, and reared a family of ten children, viz., Catharine. Eliza- beth. Jacob, Adam, George, Charles, Anna, Reuben, Aaron and Frana. Their father died when the younger ones were quite small, and Reuben hired out by the month when about 15 years old, and worked steadily on the farm. Dec. 25, 1840, he married Christina Teel. She was born in Pennsylvania Jan. 18, 1821. He had purchased 121 acres on credit, and moved to it as soon as he got a cabin erected. It was all woods, and without any improvement. but by diligent toil the heavy timber yielded to the continuons wielding of the ax, and ere-long he was living in comfortable circumstances. They sold out their farm in Pennsylvania and came to Crawford Co., in April 1856. They had four children, viz., Annie (deceased), Effie (deceased), Jerry and Emma A. (the lat- ter is Mrs. A. B. Charlton). He purchased 109 acres in this township, where they lived about seven years, and, in April, 1864, they came to his present farm of 320 acres, on the Broken Sword, for which he paid $13,000. On May 28 of that same year, Mrs. Hoppel died. and, Oct. 1, 1865, he married Mary MeMichael (a dangh- ter of Matthew, who was a son of Daniel Mc- Michael, who was the first setter in this town- ship). By this union there are three children -Ida, Ruben and Ada. In 1877, Mr. Hoppel removed the old brick residence, which was on his premises since 1833, and replaced it by a commodious and substantial two-story brick structure, at a cost of $2,300, besides his own labor, and much material, which was on the place, and went into the new house. He has 240 acres of good land and well improved, after giving his son 80 acres. Jerry Hoppel married Martha Shieber Feb. 6, 1873. They have two children-Murtie E. and Otis M.
W. H. HISE, farmer ; P. O. Bucyrus ; was born July 25, 1818, in York Co., Penn., the son of John and Eve (Kunckle) Hise, who were both natives of Pennsylvania; but his grand- fathers, both Hise and Kunckle, were natives of Hesse, Germany, and came to this country as soldiers in the British army of the Revolu- tion. (Britain had, in those days, many Hes-
sian soldiers, and many of them were sent to participate in the Revolutionary conflict with the Colonies.) Hise and Kunckle participated in one engagement against the States, and, at the close of that attack, they deserted the Brit- ish ranks, but did not shrink from fear of dan- ger, or leave the battle-field for more comforta- ble quarters, but immediately joined Washing- ton's troops, and continued to do service with the American soldiers till the close of the war. Many of the Hessians, their acquaintances, who were in the British army, were taken prisoners at the battle of Stillwater, and likewise volun- teered their services to the Colonial force. After the close of the Revolution, Hise and Kunckle pushed their way to York Co., Penn. There they settled, and turned their attention to farm- ing, and lived to an advanced age. Hise, the Hessian of Revolutionary fame, reared four sons. One of them-John, and father of our subject-reared a family of seven children. three of whom were born in Pennsylvania, and the four youngest in Crawford Co., Ohio. They settled in Jackson Township Oct. 20, 1824. The family afterward moved to Whetstone Township, where the old gentleman died in the spring of 1836. His widow married Samuel Lare, but he has since died. and she still sur- vives at the advanced age of 82 years. When W. H. Hise was quite young, he learned the shoemaker's trade and opened a shop in Galion, being one of the first industries of the kind in that place, where he worked two years, then moved back to his father's in Jackson Town- ship and remained at home for some time, and, in 1832, he opened a shop in Bucyrus, where he remained three years, then moved to Sulphur Springs for about one year, thence to Whetstone Township, where his time and attention were divided between farming and working at his trade, from 1836 until 1844. On March 13. 1845, he married Isabella Ridgley. She was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, July 15, 1818, and came here with her parents, who settled in Jack- son Township. this county, when she was about 6 weeks old. Mr. and Mrs. Hise are parents of seven children, six of whom are living-John W., A. H., S. A., Sarah C., Marie R., Norah B .; one deceased-Molly. They own 95 acres of good and well-improved land, which he pur- chased in 1858, at the same time carrying on his shop work a little south of his present res- idence, where he has earned and laid, by his un-
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