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Conradi, Christian, Oxford, Prout p. o., was born in the province of Nas- sau, Germany, July 26, 1825, and was a son of Anthony Conradi. Christian came to America in 1852, and settled in Huron county, O., where he was mar- ried in 1857, to Christina Beilstein, who was born in Hesse Darmstadt, in 1833. They have a family of five children : Philip W., John L., Anna M., Jacob and Catharine Augusta. Mr. Conradi settled in Oxford in 1857, and purchased a farm of 51 acres. He now has a finely cultivated farm of 153 acres.
Covell, William R., Perkins, Sandusky p. o., was born in Perkins town- ship, September 22, 1818, and was a son of Harvey H. and Ora (House) Covell, who were born and married in Glastonbury, Conn. Harvey was born in May,
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1791, and Ora in March, 1789. They were married December 28, 1812, and came to Perkins township in 1815, in company with eleven other famili ... They were seven weeks and four days in making the journey, coming by way of Albany and Buffalo. The sufferings endured the first winter beggar de- scription. Harvey and Ora had a family of eight children, three of whom are now living : William R., Maria, born in 1823 ; and George I., born in 1826. Harvey died in 1831, and his wife in 1844. William R. Covell was married in 1842 to Jeanette Henderson, who was born in Chatham, Middlesex county, Conn., in 1822. They have had a family of eight children : William H., Joseph I., Charles N, Mary M., Sarah A., Charlotte E., M. Abbie and Alice. Jeanette was a daughter of Joseph and Mary A. Henderson, who settled in Perkins in 1839. Their children were, Jeanette, Joseph, William, Sarah, Jer- ome, Charlotte and Henry.
Cowell, Alvin T., Margaretta, Castalia p. o., was born on the farm where he now resides, March 21, 1844, and was married in 1871 to Catharine Cooper. They had two children, only one now living, Fanny Albertie, born November 5, 1872. Alvin T. is, and has been, trustee for five years. He chose farming as his occupation. He enlisted in Company I, 145th O. V. I., May 2, 1864. serving on the 100 day call, and was discharged at Camp Chase at the end of his term of service. His brother Martin enlisted in 1861, in the 72d Ohio, and was taken prisoner and held at Andersonville for nine months. Three times he made an effort to escape, but was captured each time. He was finally exchanged. He now receives a small pension as a slight compensation for !!!- juries received. , Alvin T. was a son of Philip S. and Mrs. Anna M. (Snow) Cowell, who were married at Margaretta; October 12, 1826. They had a fan- ily of eight children, four of whom are now living : Martin, Eleanor, Lavini and Alvin T. Philip was born in Bradford county, Pa., June 22, ISO1, and died March 3, 1869. Anna M. Cowell was a daughter of Sylvester and Lucy (Webster) Osborne, who settled in Bloomingville, O., in 1819, coming from Burlington, Vt., with a family of four children, one daughter and three sous : Anna M, Salmon, Saliman and Sylvester. Anna M. was born in ISor, an : married Erastus Snow in 1822. He died leaving one son, Charles R., born
July 5, 1824 ; died in 1881. Erastus settled in Margaretta a few years pre- vious to the War of 1812, with his wife and family of four children, two son, and two daughters. His wife and one child were killed by the Indians. The : remains were found and buried at Margaretta. The other three children, after a few years, went West. Mr. Snow built the first small log mill at Castalia. soon after the close of the war. He was no doubt the pioneer of the town Philip S. Cowell was born at Towanda, Bradford county, Pa., and settled in Castalia in 1818.
Cowel, Joseph, Perkins, Sandusky p. o., was born in Lima, Livingston county, N. Y., May 2, 1803, and was a son of Joseph and Roxana Cowel, ni-
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tives of Connecticut, and settled in Livingston county, where they remained until 1815, when they came to Perkins township and purchased a farm of 120 acres, for which they paid $6 per acre. Joseph now owns 70 acres of the old homestead. Joseph Cowel was married in 1830 to Mary Hubbard, who was born in Connecticut in 1813. They have had a family of eight children, five of whom are now living: Edwin, Enoch, William, Joseph, jr., and George. Three of the sons served in the late war. Enoch enlisted in Company F, Ist Ohio Artillery, in April, 1864, and was discharged on account of disability in February, 1865 ; William enlisted in 1861 in the 55th Ohio, and served for three years ; John enlisted in 1862, and was discharged on account of disa- bility, in 1864, and died soon after. Ansel, the oldest son, and the only one of the boys married, died, leaving a family.
Crysinger, Christian, Perkins, Sandusky p. o., was born in Baden, Germany, February 17, 1818, and was a son of Christian and Catharine (Hedwig) Cry- singer, who were married in Baden, Germany, and came to Sandusky, Erie county, in 1832, with a family of four children : Christian, jr., Catharine, Lib- bie and Laney. Three children were born in Perkins township: John, Chris- tian and Henry. Christian, who was born in 1797, died in 1872; Catharine died in 1852. Christian, jr. was married in 1847, to Catharine Rohrbacher, who was born in Germany, in 1822. They have had a family of eight child- ren : John, Tilda, Catharine, Margaret, Frederica, Sarah, Libbie and Anna. Catharine came to America with her mother, Mrs. Julia Rohrbacher, in 1846. Mr. Crysinger began married life comparatively poor. He worked one year at the railroad depot but soon turned his attention to farming, and purchased a farm of 25 acres, for which he paid $22 per acre. He has now 47 acres under cultivation, and a very comfortable dwelling.
Dahnke, Charles, Sandusky, a dealer in groceries and provisions, was born in Sandusky in 1858, and was a son of John and Minnie Dahnke. John died in 1879, leaving a widow and three children: William C., Charles and Minnie. Charles became engaged in the grocery business in 1877. He was married that same year to Julia Roth, who was born in Sandusky, in 1858. They have a family of three children : Mary, Lizzie and Minnie.
Dailey, Fred. W., Oxford, Milan p. o., was born in Oxford, October 4, 1851, and is a son of Erastus and Phœbe Dailey. He received a liberal edu- cation and chose farming as an occupation; was married September 24, 1884. to Fannie E., daughter of Robert and Mary Killey, of Marblehead, Ottawa county. Two children have been born to them, Robert E. and Ethel Wells.
Daniel, George, Sandusky, one of the representative men of the county, was born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, in 1834, and was a son of John and Eva Daniel, who came to America and settled in Sandusky in 1847. John was a stone cutter by trade. He died in 1865, leaving a widow and one son, George. Eva died in 1872. John Daniel, in company with his son, George, 71
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purchased a lot on which they erected a store, and became engaged in the general grocery and provision business. In 1855 George became sole owner, and in 1865 sold the business. He became engaged in the manufacture of grape wine in 1865, a business in which he is now engaged, having storage for 20,000 gallons. He is now the oldest manufacturer of wines in the county. He has held many of the city offices. He was elected mayor for six years ; town treasurer in 1857 ; councilman for four terms, and president of the board three years. He was elected a member of the board of equalization of prop- erty, in 1880, representing four counties, and in 1884 was appointed by Gov- ernor Hoadley, commissioner of the fishery interest, serving as treasurer of the same, and on November 28, 1887, was appointed postmaster. He was mar- ried in 1855 to Agnes Iceman, who was born in Erie county, N. Y. She died August 14. 1883, leaving ten children : George W., John N., Frank A., Ben- jamin W., Charles A., Victor Henry, Mary, Amelia, Louisa B. and Agnes M. Mr. Daniel married his second wife, Claudine Good, March 9, 1886. She was born in Switzerland.
Darling, Emery B., Perkins, Sandusky p. o., was born in Salisbury, Ad- dison county, Vt., in 1827, and was a son of Elnathan and Lucy C. (Corbett) Darling, who were born in Connecticut. They settled in Vermont, and in 1831 came to Chautauqua county, N. Y., where they remained until 1835, when they settled in Perkins township, Erie county, O., and purchased a homestead farm of 100 acres. Lucy died in 1835, leaving three children, of whom Emery B. is now the only surviving one. Elnathan married for his third wife Sarah Faulkner. They had one daughter, Amelia, now Mrs. Con- verse. Elnathan was a blacksmith in early life, after which he became en- gaged in the hotel business, and then went into the mercantile business. He was sheriff of Rutland county for several years. After settling in Ohio he be- came engaged in farming. He was born in April, 1782, and died September 13, 1870. Emery B. now owns and occupies the old homestead. He re- sponded to the call for the 100 day soldiers, and enlisted in Company B, 145th Ohio Regiment, and was discharged in August, 1864. He served as express messenger for two years.
De Lamatre, Belding, Oxford, Kimball p. o., settled in Oxford township in 1844, and purchased a farm of 937 acres, for which he paid $3 per acre. He was born in Hyde Park, N. Y., in 1819, and died in 188). He was married to Elizabeth O'Leary, in Oxford township, in 1848, and had a family of six children, of whom five are living : Belding. jr., Carrie E., James C., Clayton W., and Grace J. Mr. De Lamatre was a large stock drover and feeder. He was engaged in taking large droves to the New York market via land, having at one time 218 oxen shod for the journey, which lasted about sixty day- Mr. De Lamatre improved his farm, built a large brick farmhouse, also barn and other buildings. He was interested at one time in grape growing on
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Kelley's Island. For the last few years he turned his attention to sheep rais- ing. Mrs. De Lamatre still lives on the old homestead, but spends much of her time traveling. Her daughter, Grace, who is still single, lives with her mother. Belding, jr. was married in 1873, to Annie Wilson, who died in 1877, leaving one child, Maro Mackey. He married his second wife, Emma James, in 1880. They had two children, Hallie Austin and Grace E. Belding jr. and James C. manage the farm, which contains 550 acres. Carrie E. married M. J. Love ; James C. married Mary Garlic in 1887 ; C. W. De Lamatre mar- ried Martha Sargeant, in 1887, who moved with her husband to Omaha, where C. W. has a large law practice. Clayton received a college education, and was a graduate from the Cincinnati Law School; was admitted to the bar in 1886. They have one child, Harrison C.
Devlin, Samuel, Perkins, Sandusky p. o., an extensive farmer and dealer in stock was born in Delaware county, N. Y., in 1832, and was a son of Walter and Jane (Foster) Devlin, who were married in Ireland, and settled in New York with one daughter, Margaret, in 1836. They came to Perkins township, Ohio, where they died. They had a family of ten children, seven of whom are now living : Margaret, Mary Jane, Samuel, Walter, jr., Nancy, Matilda and Fannie. Mr. Devlin was married in 1872 to Nettie Hinds, who was born in Huron, and was a daughter of Edward and Theodosia Hinds. Samuel and Nettie have a family of four children, Samuel J., Belle, Walter and Rosa. Mr. Devlin now owns a farm of 300 acres.
Deyo, Dr. John Palmer, Groton, Bellevue p. o., was born in New Paltz, Ul- ster county, N. Y., in 1804, and was a son of William and Elizabeth (Ketcham) Deyo, who, with their son, Hiram, came to Groton in 1831 and purchased a tract of 1,200 acres, for which they paid $1.25 per acre. They had a family of five children: Ruth, Hiram, Dr. John P., Maria and Patience. John is now the only surviving one. Hiram was married in Erie county, N. Y, and settled in Erie county, O., in 1831, where he died in 1845, leaving a widow and eight children. John P. was graduated from the Geneva College, N. Y., in the class of 1826, being a classmate of ex-Governors Seymour and Hunt of New York. He was graduated from the Hamilton Medical College of New York in 1827, and settled in North Carolina in the practice of his profession in February, 1833; settled in Groton, where he also practiced his profession until the death of his father in 1838, when he settled on the old homestead farm and became engaged in farming. His mother was born in 1775 and died in 1861. John P. was married in 1836 to Sarah Ann Foster, who was born in Tonawanda, Erie county, N. Y. She died September 14, 1887, leaving six sons and one daughter, Maria, Allen, Hiram, Frank, Bardeen, Delevan and Fred.
Deyo, Otis P., Groton, Bellevue p. o., one of the representative men of Erie county was born in Groton township February 7, 1843, and was a son of Hiram and Rachel (Coe) Deyo. Rachel was born in New Jersey, September
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13, 1824, and was a daughter of Matthew and Martha Coe, who died in New York State. Hiram was born in New Paltz, Ulster county, N. Y., September 22, 1802, and came to Groton in the fall of 1831, when he purchased about 1,300 acres at $1.25 per acre. He sold his father 400 acres for $3 per acre. His father and family settled in Groton in 1832, where they died. They were William and Elizabeth (Ketcham) Deyo. They had a family of two sons and three daughters, Ruth, Hiram, John P., Maria and Patience. John P. is now the only one living. Hiram died in 1845, leaving a widow and eight children, six sons and one daughter of whom are now living: George, Denton, Festus, Charles, Rosanna, William and Otis B. Erastus died leaving a widow and two children. Denton enlisted in Sherman's regiment of sharpshooters in 1863. Otis B. was married December 5, 1867, to Augusta Ford, who was born in Groton in IS47. They have had a family of three children, two are now living, Royal C., born December 28, 1875; and Ernest F., born in November, 1880. Augusta was a daughter of James and Mary A. (Rowcliff ) Ford, who were born in England.
Dilger, William, Sandusky, florist and landscape gardener of Sandusky, was born in Sandusky in 18.57, and was a son of Rudolph and Mary (Ruem- meli) Dilger, who were natives of Germany, but came to this country at an early date. They died in Sandusky when William was quite young. Three of their children are now living: Amalia, William and Albert. Mr. Dilger was apprenticed to his profession. He settled in Sandusky in 1878, where he be- came engaged in his present occupation. His buildings are covered with 6,500 square feet of glass, and he has one of the largest, as well as choicest La Marque rose trees in the country. It is now fourteen years old, covering a space 22 by 44 feet, and in 1887 had over nine thousand buds and blossoms. Mr. Dil- ger was married in 1876 to Esther Leach, of Indianapolis. She was born in Pennsylvania. They have had a family of four children, Stella M., William H., Royal L. and Hazel W.
Doerflinger, John W., Sandusky, was born in Sandusky in 1856, and was married in November, 1886, to Anna Schlenk, who was also born in Sandusky. They have one son, Edgar F., born March 20, 1888. John W. was a son of Charles F. and Margaret (Maul) Doerflinger, who were born in Germany, and settled in Sandusky about 1834. They have had a family of five children, Charles, born in 1848; Christina, John W., Louisa and Frank. John W. be- came a partner in the Germania Basket Company, which was organized in 1881 by Charles Doerflinger and C. W. Koegle. John purchased his interest in 1884. They now give employment to about thirty-five hands, and produce about six hundred thousand baskets per season, which are consumed by the home peach and grape production.
Dorn, John G., Sandusky, a manufacturer of grape wine and brandy, and also engaged in the wholesale ice business, was born at Cincinnati in 1861, and was a son of John Philip and Margaret Dorn, who were married in Cincin-
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nati in 1854. She was born in Bavaria, and came to Cincinnati in 1852. Her husband was born in Bavaria, Germany. Margaret died November 12, 1885, and her husband January 31, 1886. They had a family of four children, two died at an early age, John C. and Catharine M. are now living. Mr. Dorn settled in Sandusky in 1866 and became engaged in the brewing business, be- ing a member of the firm of Sorgel, Dorn & Raible. He sold his interest in this business in 1870 and became engaged in the grape wine and brandy busi- ness. His son, John G., is his successor. He manufactures 125,000 gallons of wine, and has a vineyard of sixty-five acres.
Dreher, Lawrence, Margaretta, Venice p. o., an extensive and successful farmer of Margaretta, having a farm of 400 acres of the best land in the town- ship, was born in Kirchhoffen, Baden, Germany, August 10, 1834, and came to America in 1854 and settled in Sandusky, a poor young man, where he found employment chopping wood for John Homegardner, with whom he re- mained until 1855, when he, in company with three others, went to Middle Bass Island, Lake Erie, in the interest of the steamboat company, having a con- tract to chop 500 cords of wood for that company. In 1856-57 Mr. Dreher lived at Put-in-bay, there being only six familles on the island at that time. Here he was engaged in chopping and clearing, and in 1858 settled in Marga- retta, where he purchased his homestead of sixty acres, for which he paid forty dollars per acre. He was married in 1859 to Emma Fox, who was born in Bavaria. They have had two children : Emma, born December 16, 1859, and Henry born May 19, 1861. Emma was born in 1835, and came to Wyandotte county, Ohio, in June, 1856, and settled in Sandusky in 1857. Her parents died in Germany, and she, in company with her three brothers, settled in Wyan- dotte county in 1856. After residing here thirty years, she returned November Ist, 1886, to Germany for a three months visit. She is now engaged in taking charge of the farm, and raises large quantities of grapes besides other fruits.
Drumm, Karl, Oxford, Kimball p. o., was born in St. Julian, Rhein Pfalz, Bayern Province, Germany, and was the second son of Abraham and Catha- rine Drumm, who had a family of six children, four of whom came to America : Abraham jr., Charles, Catharine and Christopher. Charles came in 1855, and settled in Huron county, O., where he and his brother, Christopher, hired a farm, and afterward they purchased his present home of one hundred acres, in Oxford township, Erie county, for which they paid three thousand dollars, after which they dissolved partnership, and Christopher then purchased a farm in Milan township. Charles has improved his land, and erected a fine dwell- ing and other farm buildings. He was married in 1861 to Barbara Catharine Slessman, daughter of Martin and Mary Elizabeth Slessman, who had a family of six children, of which she was the oldest, and was born in Adams township, Seneca county, O., in 1838. They have two daughters, Henrietta and Mary Elizabeth. Elizabeth was married in 1880 to Fred Justic. They have four children : Charles Christopher, Henry, Emma and Catharine Henrietta.
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Dwight, Oscar, Margaretta, Castalia p. o., was born in Livingston county, N. Y., in 1838, and was a son of Roswell and Eloisa (Skidmore) Dwight. She was born in Vermont in 1812; Roswell was born in Hatfield, Mass., in August, 1813, and they were married in Avon, N. Y., in 1837. Mr. Dwight visited Margaretta in 1833 and returned to Livingston county. After his marriage they settled in Margaretta, in 1838, with one son. They had a family of eight children : Oscar, Eveline, Mary L., Henry, Emily, Albert, Fred and Frank. Mary L. married John Wilson, and died leaving a family ; Emily married Mr. Coughenour ; and Eveline married a Mr. Bardsher. Roswell Dwight died in July, 1887. His wife, Eloisa, was a daughter of Philo and Elizabeth (Patter- son) Skidmore. His wife died in Vermont, and Philo came to Ohio, where he resided with his daughter from 1866 to 1868, when he died, aged 84 years. Oscar enlisted in Company G., IOIst regiment, in January, 1864, served to the close of the war, when he was discharged November, 1865. Henry en- listed in Company G, IOIst regiment, in 1862, and was discharged with his regiment in 1865. During service he was transferred to the 5 Ist Ohio Regi- ment. Oscar was married in 1868 to Harriet Jones, who was born in Nunda, Livingston county, N. Y., and was a daughter of Henry C. and Pelina Jones, who settled here in 1850.
Eddy, Joseph, Perkins, Sandusky p. o., an early settler in Perkins town- ship, was born in Chatham, Tolland county, Conn., in September, 1815, and was a son of Roswell and Hannah (Taylor) Eddy, who settled in Perkins town- ship in 1817. They had a family of six children, four daughters and two sons. Edwin, Joseph and Caroline are now living. Joseph was married in 1841 to Caroline Akins. They had three daughters, two of whom are now living, Mary and Mattie. Caroline died in 1883. She was a daughter of John Akins, of Connecticut. Mr. Eddy now owns the farm which was purchased by his father on settlement; it comprises 1622 acres. He is engaged in buying and selling stock. Frank A. Akins was born in Mayfield, Cuyahoga county, O., in January, 1849, and married in October, 1876, to Mattie E. Eddy. They have one child, Cora M. Mr. Akins received his education at the public schools, and afterwards taught for several years. He settled in Perkins town- ship in 1876, where he became engaged in agricultural pursuits and the sale of farm implements.
Eichenlaub, Valentine, Groton, Sand Hill p. o., a representative German farmer of his town, was born in Alsace, Germany, in 1832, and was a son of Michael and Elizabeth Eichenlaub, who had a family of ten children, three of whom died in Germany, and seven came to America. George came in 1848 and settled in Milan ; Valentine in IS51, and the parents and other five came to Seneca in 1853, where Valentine first settled. The five children were : Jacob, Elizabeth, Michael, Julia and Louis. The mother, Elizabeth, died in Seneca in 1863, and the father settled in Groton in 1865, where he died in 1881. Two sons served in the war, George and Louis. Valentine was mar-
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ried in 1859 to Catharine Brendel, of Sandusky. She died in 1861, leaving two children. Valentine married his second wife, Barbara Juengling, in 1863. She was born in Germany in 1841. They have had a family of five children. Of the seven, six are now living: Emma, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, Valentine jr., and Louisa. Valentine purchased his farm in Groton of 160 acres in 1862, for which he paid forty dollars per acre. He has been trustee of the town for ten years.
Elfers, Frederick, Kelley's Island, merchant, grape grower, and postmaster of Kelley's Island, was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1846. His father died when Frederick was about seven years old. Frederick came to America some time in July, 1861, and has lived on the island ever since. His first em- ployment was working in the vineyard, and later in the fall attended school to become familiar with the English language. In 1865, when but nineteen years old, he started in business for himself, leasing a vineyard of five and one-half acres from Addison Kelley, working the vineyard for one-half of the crop, for the term of ten years. After the ten years were up Frederick worked the vine- yard from year to year ; and up to the present season (1888) he has worked said vineyard for twenty-three years, by all means the longest lease on record on the island. He was married in April, 1871, to Sophia Koster, also a native of Hanover, Germany. Their family consists of five children, Emma, Arnold, Nellie, Herbert and Helen. Arnold, now fourteen years old, is helping his father in the post-office and store when his time is not occupied by school hours. Emma is using her spare time for studying music. In 1876 Frederick became engaged in the mercantile business, when, in the spring of 1876, he started the second store on the island, an undertaking at that time looked upon by some of the wisest heads on the island as certainly destined to be a fail- ure, and predictions were made at that time, that "six months will wind that business up," arguing from the standpoint, that a man having had no previous experience as a merchant could not succeed as such on the island without many friends and a big barrel of money. Frederick paid no attention to all such re- marks, but finished his store building, and then bought a stock of merchan- dise, giving notice to the public also to come and inspect his stock of goods and prices, and waited for the results, and strange to say the business prospered, and Frederick has been successful ever since. He is a firm believer in the old adage, "wherever there is a will there is a way." On September 7, 1885, he was appointed postmaster of the island, and holds the same office still. He has served as deputy treasurer of Erie county for six years. Another fact worthy of mention for Erie county might be, that Mr. F. Elfers introduced the first system of electric lighting in Erie county, and is still the only person using electric light on the island. An arc light plant, of the Thomson-Housten sys- tem, was purchased by Mr. Elfers in April, 1885, and put in operation in June, 1885, thus making it the first in Erie county at that time. His store building
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