History of Delaware County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio biographical sketches etc. V. 2, Part 70

Author: O.L. Baskin & Co. cn
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : O. L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 836

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Republican party.

J. F. SMITH, farmer and stock-dealer ; P. O. Radnor ; was born in Niagara Co., N. Y .. Dec. 22, 1836 ; came to Delaware Co. with his parents about 1838. His father was a native of Pennsyl- vania, and his mother-Fronca Frontz Smith- of Niagara Co., N. Y .; the father purchased 166 acres of heavily timbered land when he came 10 the county, on which his son, J. F., now resides ;

it is now well improved and the very best of land. Mr. Smith resided with his father until 19 years of age, at which time he rented part of the farm and began for himself; has followed farming ever since, in connection with which he deals some in stock; was one of a company who imported at one time seven French stallions from France, at a cost of about $20,000, one of which he still owns. He was married, Jan. 5, 1865, to Miss Margaret A. Cone, daughter of J. W. Cone; they have two children-Louanna, born Nov. 16, 1866, and Charles C., Dec. 28, 1867. Mr. Smith's father was a tanner by trade, a business he did not follow after coming to Ohio; he was also a great hunter, and spent much of his time with the Indians, with whom he was very friendly. On one of his hunting expeditions, he killed a black bear with a hand-ax ; one of its tusks J. F. has yet, and prizes it highly. Mr. Smith received such an ed- ucation as the schools of an early day afforded in the country. Is a member of the Lutheran Church, and politically, a Democrat.

CHARLES SLOOP, farmer ; P. O. Richwood ; was born in Ross Co., Ohio, Sept. 22, 1804; re- sided with his mother until of age, when he began business for himself; his father died when he was young, and his step father did not give him the advantages of an education ; but, after he became of age, he acquired a limited knowledge of the commoner branches, which enabled him to do business with fair facility ; he came to Delaware Co. in 1835, where he purchased land, and has resided ever since, with the exception of one year that he spent in Kansas, going there in 1870, and returning in 1871 to his old farm. where hic expects to remain the balance of his days. Mr. Sloop was married, Dec. 25, 1831, to Miss Mat- ilda Nepp, who was a native of Fairfield Co. Ohio; was born April 3, 1812. From this union there were twelve children-Harrison, born Feb. 10, 1833; Eli, May 10, 1835; Mary J., April 20, 1838; Harriet, Dec. 8, 1839; Isabel A., Dec. 3, 1840 ; Isaiah, Oct. 7, 1842 ; Elizabeth, April 18, 1844; Hannah. Feb. 24, 1846 ; Matilda, Aug. 7, 1847, Eliza, July 25, 1849 ; Margaret, May 18, 1852; John, Jan. 14, 1853. The mother of these children died Jan. 14, 1854. Mr. Sloop pur- chased, when he first eame to the county, a piece of land containing sixty acres, which was heavily timbered ; afterward purchased fifty-three aeres in connection with the first piece, all of which he cleared, and now is well improved. He is a member of the Disciples Church, and lives consist-

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ently as a Christian. Politically, he is a Repub- lican ; had several sons and sons-in-law in the late war. Farming and stock-raising has occupied his attention since starting for himself.

ELI SLOOP, farmer; P. O. Richwood ; was born in Thompson Township May 10, 1835; is the son of Charles Sloop, whose biography ap- pears in this work; he resided with his parents until 18 years of age, at which time he began business for himself ; has always followed farming, with the exception of a few years that he worked at the carpenter's trade. Was married, May 16, 1858, to Miss Martha J. Smith, who was born Feb. 21, 1837 ; her parents came from Fairfield Co., Ohio, to Delaware Co. in a very early day ; from their marriage there are seven children ; the eldest, Charles W., was born Dec. 23, 1859 ; Har- rison, Jan. S, 1861 ; John B., July 17, 1863; Violetta, Nov. 8, 1866; Benjamin F., June 17, 1871 ; Artemus, Dec. 19, 1874, and Flora, June 28, 1879. Mr. Sloop owns a farm of 105 acres of well-improved land which was purchased from the Government by S. Clark, and was transferred a number of times before the present owner be- came possessor of it ; Mr. Sloop made all he now possesses by hard work and economy. He served about one year in the late war, became disabled and was discharged in November, 1863; was in several battles, coming out of all of them without a wound ; was discharged on account of poor health. He and wife are members of the Chris- tian Church.

J. P. WILLAUER, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Prospect, Marion Co., Ohio; born in Penn- sylvania Sept. 11, 1821; his parents were also natives of Pennsylvania; he came to Marion Co. in 1854, where he resided until 1861, when he came to Delaware Co., which has since been his home. Our subject resided with his parents until of age, when he began business for him- self; he is a miller by trade, a business he has followed for about fifteen years; he quit the mill

and bought a farm in 1861, since which time he has made farming and stock-raising his principal business. Mr. Willauer was married Dec. 13, 1846, to Miss Mary A. Shaffer, whose parents were also natives of Pennsylvania, where they still reside ; from this marriage there were seven chil- dren, two of whom are now dead, one dying in infancy ; those now living are Rachel M., Mary E., Theodore P., James R., Frederick S. and Samuel C. Mr. Willauer owns 101 acres of well- improved land; he is a member of the German Reformed Church, and, politically, a Democrat ; his wife is a member of the Lutheran Church, and a part of the family belong to the M. E. Church.

REUBEN WOTTRING, farmer and stock- raiser ; P. O. Prospect; born in Pennsylvania July 5, 1838, and came to Delaware Co. with his parents in 1839, where he has since resided most of the time; his parents are natives of Pennsyl- vania, and are of German descent ; the father pur- chased a farm of 154 acres on coming to the county, most of which he cleared and improved ; our subject now resides on this farm ; the father died suddenly March 17, 1879, and the mother is yet living. Mr. Wottring has been married twice, and is now a widower; his first marriage was, Sept. 22, 1867, to Miss Jennie Hoyman, by whom there was one son-Elmer H., born March 13, 1869; the mother of this child died in December, 1869; after the lapse of five years from her death, Mr. Wottring again married, May 3, 1874, this time the lady of his choice being Miss Lida B. Dix, whose parents were old settlers of Delaware Co .; they enjoyed the happiness of each other's society but a short time, when she, too, was called away; her death occurred Feb. 25, 1875. Our subject has always followed farming and stock- raising for a business, with the exception of two years that he was engaged in running a grist-mill in Prospect, Marion Co. He is a member of the German Reformed Church, and, politically, a Democrat.

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BOLINGER & COLE, blacksmiths, Kilbourn. Frank Bolinger was born Feb. 22, 1852, is the son of Jacob Bolinger, a native of Germany, whose wife was Catherine Smith, from the same place ; Frank was born in Delaware City, where he grew up, and there learned his trade; afterward worked there two years. September, 1873. he married Lemma Brownsberger, born in 1854, and raised in Stark Co .; was the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Brownsberger. Frank worked one year and a half in Marion Co .; in 1876, came to this place and set up in business for himself; has two children -- Edward and Adelbert. Himself and wife are members of the Lutheran Church. Jan- uary, 1880, he associated in business with Charles Cole, born in New Jersey Oct. 17, 1842, son of Henry and Nancy ( Marquette) Cole ; learned his trade in New Jersey, and came West in 1860; located in Galena, worked at his trade until the breaking-out of the rebellion. He enlisted in Co. I, 82d O. V. I .: was four years and five months in the service, and returned with life and limb un- scathed, and in 1865 married Mary Loop, born in this county ; she died in 1875. Feb. 2, 1876, he married Lenora Hornback, his present wife, she was born in Knox Co .; had five children by his first wife; one by the second. Mr. Cole has worked in various places since he came West- Cheshire, Sunbury, Lewis Center, Eden Station, and to this town in 1869. He is a member of the Prohibition party. The firm are now associated together under the firm name of Bolinger & Cole, doing general blacksmithing in a satisfactory man- ner.

ABEL W. BARTLETT, farmer ; P. O. Kil- bourn ; is a descendant of one of the early settlers of the county; he was born in Kingston Town- ship April 12, 1826, the ninth of a family of ten children born to Abner and Obedience (Mix) Bartlett ; Abner was born at Catskill, N. Y .. his wife in Vermont; after their marriage, came to this State at an early period of this county's his- tory, locating in Kingston, when there were but three houses in Delaware City ; he lived in King- ston until the year 1834, sold out and moved to Columbus, and was engaged in the manufacture

of ropes; he remained there until the time of the cholera plague, of which he was a victim ; at the age of 14, Abel went to learn the tailor's trade at Mt. Vernon ; in his 20th year, located at Card- ington, setting up in business for himself, con- tinuing there until the year 1847; Sept. 25, same year, married Zillah Grant, daughter of An- drew Grant, from Pennsylvania; they moved to Marion Co., stayed one year, engaged in the hotel business ; this not suiting them, they went to Cardington where he resumed his former occupa- tion, and added to it the merchant tailor and cloth- ing business ; his wife died Jan. 6, 1867, leaving two children-Andrew W. and Adelbert G .; Au- drew, at Cardington, engaged in the transporta- tion business ; Adelbert met with a tragic end : in the spring of 1867 moved to Ashley, Oxford Township, was engaged in the merchant tailor business two years; in 1869, moved to Morrow Co. and engaged in farming. Oct. 27, 1868, mar- lied Eliza M. Peak, born in 1836; her parents were from Windsor Co., Vt .; in the spring of 1876, moved to the place he now owns, situated on- mile south of Eden on the J. P. Slack farm, later owned by M. M. Glass; he has seventy-six acres of land ; has one child by his present wife. Olin Webb, born April 11, 1872. He and his wife are both members of the M. E. Church ; he is a strong advocate of temperance principles, and a zealous member of the I. O. O. F., having repre- sented that body in Grand Lodge on several occa- sions ; he is a liberal patron of the public journals.

ENOCH BAKER, farmer; P. O. Berkshire : was born July 19, 1812, in Wayne Co .; is a son of Jacob and Barbara Baker, who emigrated to this State from Virginia in 1809 on horseback : among the utensils brought with them, was a Dutch oven; they made their way through the trackless forest, and were among the hardy pio- neers of this county ; Enoch was the second of a family of seven children ; he remained with his father until he was 24 years of age; then starte.l for himself and lived the life of a bachelor until he was 36. May 28, 1848, was married to Han- nah Baker, born in New Pittsburg, Wayne Co. Nov. 22, 1829; is a daughter of Ignarius and

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Catharine (Boocher) Baker, both from Harrison Co., Va .; after marriage, Mr. Baker located in Licking Co., remaining there until 1868, then moved to Brown Township, southeast corner, his present home ; has 1153 acres of land; they have had nine children, four living-Barbara, wife of J. Barber; Jacob W., William L., and Milan L .; Mrs. Baker's father was for twenty years Justice of the Peace, and represented his county in the Legislature ; Enoch began life poor, he received about $100 from his father's estate, this was his beginning. .

EZEKIEL EKELBERRY; P.O. Alum Creek ; was born in Fairfield Co. Jan. 20, 1827; is the fourth child of Jacob and Elizabeth (Whitman) ·Ekelberry. Jacob was born June 9, 1799, in Pennsylvania, and came West when a lad, and, after a residence of twenty years in Muskingum Co., moved to Fairfield Co., where he remained until the year 1834, when he settled in this county. Ezekiel's mother was born in Fairfield Co. Nov. 17, 1800. Ezekiel was a lad of about 7 years old when his parents located in this town- ship. His father bought land at $3 per acre; set- tled in the southeast part of the township, where he lived until 1870, when he moved to Delaware, remaining until his death, which occurred July, 1872 ; his wife died in October, 1854. Ezekiel was married in his 23d year to Julia Ann Edelblute, daughter of John Edelblute; she was born in Licking Co. After their marriage, they lived about two years in Berlin Township ; then came to his present place of abode on the homestead and has since remained. Were blessed with ten children, but seven of whom are living-Ann (now Mrs. Charles Miller, of Delaware), Theodore, Mary E. (now Mrs. W. Hultz), Drusilla, Francis, Alice and Ross. Mrs. Ekelberry has 140 acres of land.

JOHN EKELBERRY, farmer; P. O. Kil- bourne. John was born Oct. 1, 1824, in Fairfield Co .; is the eldest of a family of eight children, whose parents were Jacob and Elizabeth ( Whit- man) Ekelberry ; the former was from Pennsyl- vania; his wife was born in Fairfield Co. John was married Oct. 14, 1852, to Cecilia Longwell, born in this township in 1834; daughter of James and Phebe Longwell, who were among the stanch fam- ilies in this county ; since the marriage of John and wife, they have lived in Brown Township ; the first few years of their married life were spent in a log. cabin ; subsequently, moved to their present place of residence, where they have 225 acres of land, and he is among Brown's best farmers ; they

have a very interesting family, four boys-Frank J. (now practicing medicine in Concord, at Belle Point), Charles J. (teacher), Louis A. and Norton (at home). Mr. Ekelberry is a member of Floral Grange, No. 366, also of Hiram Lodge, A., F. & A. M., No. 54.

NELSON FLEMING, farmer; P. O. Leon- ardsburg. Like many of Ohio's citizens, Mr. Fleming is of Pennsylvania ancestry, commencing with Henry Fleming, who was born in the Cicha- cocholis Valley, Mifflin Co., Penn., in 1770; his son Isaac, father of Nelson, was born April 7, 1794, in Mifflin Co. His wife, Elisabeth Wyan, was born May 10, 1796, and stood before the altar with Isaac Nov. 7, 1816 ; their nuptials were celc- brated in accordance with the laws of that common- wealth. The foregoing persons were among the first emigrants who settled on Alum Creek, arriv- ing as early as the fall of 1817. Nelson Fleming was born Sept. 19, 1832, in Delaware Co., Ohio, and, Aug. 9, 1854, married Elisabeth Barton, whose birth occurred Sept. 18, 1829. They were married by the Rev. Ezekiel Gavitt, who in this way stands connected with the history of many of the citizens of Delaware Co. Nelson has but one representative to hand his name to futurity, and that in the person of James Edward Fleming, who was born Sept. 27, 1858. By occupation, Nelson Fleming is a farmer, of more than ordinary sue. cess in all the departments of stock-raising. Singu- larly particular in his selections in breeding, he has brought some classes of his stock (especially cattle) to a high standard ; having several premium bullocks, one of which, at the age of 3 years, at- tains the enormous weight of 2,200 pounds. What- ever Mr. Fleming has attained has been the result of indomitable will and energy, having taken his beginning in life in very moderate circumstances. He is one whose progress is sure, and who strictly adheres to principles of honesty as the best policy.

W. H. FRY, farmer ; P. O. Kilbourne ; born in this township Sept. 14, 1849 ; is a son of An- drew and Emily (Adams) Fry, who were natives of the Middle States. . The subject of these lines was but 3 weeks old when his mother died; he was then placed in the care of his uncle, Jacob Fry, who raised him to maturity. Jacob Fry was born in Pennsylvania, and lived in this town- ship until his death. March, 1869. Since this time, he has been living with his aunt, Jane Fry. whose maiden name was Cooper, born in Franklin Co. Jan. 24, 1818. The farm consists of seventy acres, and at her death goes to W. H. Fry. Sept.

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27, 1869, he was married to Laura E. Andrus, and satisfactory to his friends ; in many observable born in Berlin in 1850; daughter of Daniel Andrus, ways, Puritan blood crops out in the form of fixed traits of character, which individualize but do not detract from the individual. of that township. Mr. Fry has for several years been engaged in running a thrashing machine during the fall and winter season.

M. M. GLASS, farmer, P. O. Kilbourne. Mr. Glass is a native of Warren Co., N. J .; born June 24, 1828, and was the fifth child of William and Elizabeth ( McWilliams) Glass ; she was a. native of New Jersey, and her husband of the " Keystone State ;" they emigrated to this State in 1838, locating in Genoa Township, where they lived until their death, both living to a ripe old age ; father died at the age of 87, in the year 1868 ; mother, in the spring of 1879, at the ripe age of 88. Marshall remained at home until he attained his 32d year; at the age of 18, he began teaching music, continuing at this during the win- ter season, and working on the farin during thesum- mer season. On Jan. 1, 1856, married Angie Leon- ard, born in 1840, in Knox Co., on the Dillno farm ; she is a daughter of George and Mary (Jewett) Leonard; subsequent to their marriage, they located in Brown Township; have since remained there ; spent one season in Illinois, in the sheep business ; he owned. at one time, the farm now in the posses- sion of A. W. Bartlett, but has since abandoned farming. In the spring of 1876, he was placed in charge of the infirmary, and has since had charge of the same, and the manner in which he has dis- charged the duties of his office has justly merited for him the approbation of the people, and he is justly styled the "right man in the right place." He has the love and good will of all the unfor- tunates under his charge, and the sanitary measures he has inaugurated since his advent to the place, have reduced the mortality from 9 to 2 per cent ; in short, Mr. Glass has acquitted himself in a creditable manner, and to the satisfaction of the people ; has one daughter-Evaline.

CHARLES T. GRANT, farmer ; P. O. Leon- ardsburg; is the descendant of two ancient fami- lies. the Grants and the Whipples; the former reaches back to the time when the deadly feud existed between them and the McPhersons; Eb- enezer Grant, a Scotchman, came to the colonies before the Revolution, and settled in Rhode Isl- and ; he had seven sons-Bryer, Jabez and John, by his first marriage, and Rhodes, Eliphaz, Aaron and Rufus by the last marriage ; Bryer and John served in the army of the Revolution under Gen. Washington, Bryer as fifer, and John as drummer ; both were in the battle of Bunker Hill, under Gen. Warren ; Aaron Grant, first son of Ebenezer, was the father of Aaron the second, who was born Jan. 25, 1800, in Rhode Island, and who, Sept. 3, 1821, married Diana Whipple, a descendant of one of the oldest families in Rhode Island, many of whom served in the war for independence ; she was born Dec. 19, 1799, in Rhode Island ; in Oc- tober, 1829, Aaron, with his family, started from Rhode Island and arrived at Sandusky City in November, where he employed a wagoner, named Morris, to haul them to Delaware Co .; he started with a five-horse team, much of the way, cutting out the road until they arrived at the home of his father-in-law, Reuben Whipple; Indians were dis- coverable along the route; Aaron purchased his land from one Milton Vanduser, who had erected a double log cabin ; wild turkeys were in great abun- dance, and would pass between the cabins in search of corn; the Indians occupied the forest on these premises only about one year previous to the settlement of the farm, and the evidences of two camping-grounds are still visible. Charles J. SANSOM HARMAN, farmer ; P. O. Dela- ware .. Mr. Harman was born July 8, 1831. in Washington Co., Penn., the eldest of a family T. Grant, eldest son of Aaron Grant, Jr .. was born Jan. 28, 1823, in Providence, R. I., and came, with his parents, to Ohio in 1829. Feb. of seven children born to Silas and Sarah ( Leon- 17, 1861, he married Diana Hibbard, a teacher, of culture and fine mental endowments, who was born Jan. 6. 1842, in Morrow Co., Ohio; they have two children-Horace Plum, born April 8, 1862, and Mary Emma, July 12, 1866. Mr. Grant is a farmer and dealer in stock, a man of energy and generous impulses ; has figured con- spicuously as a private citizen and as a Director of the County Infirmary for a term of three years;

ard) Harman. both natives of Cumberland Co., Penn. The Harmans are of German descent. the Leonards of English ; the family emigrated to this State in 1839, and located in the southeast part of Brown Township, on Alum Creek, where he lived until 1851, when he moved to Radnor Township, where he stayed until 1864. and finally located in this township, on the farm now owned by Sansom; he was a farmer and stock-trader, his demeanor as such was creditable to himself which business he was engaged in at the time of

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his death, which occurred in Pennsylvania, while there with a lot of cattle on the market. Sansom was raised to the occupation of his father. In March, 1858, he married Margaret Davids, born Nov. 27, 1838, in Marion Co .; she is a daughter of William and Magdalene (Jenkins ) Davids, and was the youngest of eleven children ; both her parents were natives of Wales, emigrating to this country when they were young; came first to Pennsylvania, afterward to Radnor, where they settled permanently ; he was in the war of 1812, and was at Hull's surrender; was born Dec. 27, 1793, died April 20, 1878; wife born March 9, 1794, died Nov. 26, 1866; they emigrated to this country in 1800. After the marriage of Sansom, they resided seven years in Delhi, then spent six years in Marion Co., and in 1871 came to his present place of residence, where he has 173 acres of land, and is engaged in farming and stock-rais- ing, making a specialty of the best grade of hogs, which he raises for the market. He has two children-Nannie B. and William D. He is a member of the Baptist Church, Grange and Masonic Order.

ISAAC N. HUMES, farmer ; P. O. Delaware ; was born in Ohio Co., W. Va., March 24, 1838; is the youngest of a family of ten children. His father's name was John, who was born near Carlisle, Penn., who married Margaret Carrel. and subsequently emigrated to this State in 1851, and settled in Brown Township, four miles east of Delaware, where they remained until their death ; father died July 22, 1878, mother July 27, 1877. Sept. 15, 1864, Isaac was married to Mary Overturf, born Feb. 12, 1845, in this town- ship; she is a daughter of William Overturf; mother's maiden name was Flulks. After their marriage, they located on the farm he now occu- pies, consisting of 110 acres ; he has five children -three boys and two girls-and is a member of the M. E. Church, at East Delaware. Isaac had two brothers-William and Josiah-who were out in the late war-121st O. V. I. William died in the hospital at Nashville, of typhoid pneumonia. Jo- siah returned home with the loss of two fingers and a wound in the leg.

HARVEY S. HUBBELL, farmer; P. O. Kil- bourne; born in Knox Co. in September, 1S17 ; eldest of a family of three children, whose parents, Preston and Betsey ( MeEuco ) Hubbell, were na- tives of Connecticut, and emigrated to this State in 1817, locating in Bloomfield Township, Knox Co., there being but five families in the township

at the time. They entered land there, which his mother still occupies. Harvey's father died when he was 4 years of age, and was then raised up by his mother, until he was 16 years of age, when he started to learn the cabinet-maker's trade, but, his health failing, he abandoned it ; he worked out by the month some time. His education was such as the days of log schoolhouses afforded. In 1836, he went to Kentucky, where he lived eight years and taught school some of the time. At the age of 21, was married to Lurania Hitt, by whom he had ten children, nine living. In 1845, Mr. Hubbe !! moved to Morrow Co., where he lived until 1851 ; then resided in Harlem Township until 1875, when he moved to Brown Co., and has since re- mained. His wife died in 1863, and was since married to Clarinda Adams, born in Harlem Township, and daughter of Ruloff Adams, whose wife was Elizabeth Jones, both from Pennsylvania. Mr. Hubbell was out in the late war, Co. E, 45th Heavy Artillery ; also. three sons --- William, in 32d ; Daniel, in 45th; Alonzo, in 131st-all re- turned, except Daniel, who died in Andersonville ; he was captured at Knoxville. Mr. Hubbell has 115 acres of land. His wife and mother are members of the M. E. Church.

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History of Delaware County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio biographical sketches etc. V. 2, Part 70

Author: O.L. Baskin & Co. cn Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago : O. L. Baskin & Co. Number of Pages: 836

Author: O.L. Baskin & Co. cn
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : O. L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 836