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They have had one son, Herman, born in 1859. He was graduated from Buchtel College in 1879, and from the Harvard law school in I880, and was admitted to the bar at Cleveland in 1883. He is now engaged in the practice of his profession in Cleveland, a member of the firm of Kelley & Stearns. Mr. Kelley was a justice of the peace for nine years, and held many other of the town and county offices. He was one of the organizers of the Kelley's Island Wine Company, with a capital of $100,000 in 1866. In 1870 the capital had had increased to $200,000, and the company has a storage capacity for 500,000 gallons of wine. Mr. Kelley is treasurer of this company.
Kelley, Emmet, Huron, was born in Huron, Erie county, O., in 1848, and was a son of Mark and Margaret (Crozier) Kelley, who settled in Erie county about 1836. Mr. Kelley died in 1866, leaving a widow and three children : Charles, Emmet and Mary, now Mrs. Beecher. One son, Arah, enlisted in the 63d Ohio Regiment, and died in the hospital in Georgia. Emmet Kelley was married in 1878 to Emma Dauch, of Huron. They have had two children: Mary and Mark. Mrs. Kelley was a daughter of Philip and Mary Dauch.
Kelley, George, Kelley's Island, was born in Cleveland, September 1, 1822, and was a son of Irad and Harriet (Pease) Kelley, who had a family of ten children, eight of whom grew to manhood and womanhood : George, Edwin, Charles, Franklin, Martha, Norman, Laura and William H. Three of the sons enlisted on the one hundred-day call. Irad and his brother Datus purchased Cunningham's Island in February, 1833, on which Datus came to reside in 1838. Irad was a prominent man of Cleveland, O., and was one of its first postmasters. He was born in Connecticut in 1791. and settled in Cleveland in 18II with his parents, Daniel and Jemima (Stow) Kelley. Irad died in New York city in 1875. George Kelley was married in 1847 to Martha J. Eastland, of Tennessee. She was a daughter of Colonel Thomas Eastland. They have a family of five children now living: Mary H., Henry C., Charles W., Laura, Gustavus A. Mr. Kelley settled on the island in 1848, and became engaged in farming and the cultivation of grapes.
Kelley, Norman, Kelley's Island, one of the prominent business men of the island, was born in Cleveland, O., in 1836, and is a son of Irad and Harriet (Pease) Kelley. Norman settled on Kelley's Island in 1857, and became en gaged in the stone business in company with his brother, Franklin A., who withdrew from the firm in 1868, and died in 1870. Mr. Kelley was married in 1872 to Mattie M. Hanna, of Detroit. Mr. Kelley is still extensively en - gaged in quarrying and shipping stone. In 1858 he became interested in the culture of grapes, and is now one of the directors of the Kelley Island Wine Company, and also of the Third National Bank of Sandusky. He is also in- terested in several large freight steamers on the lakes, and various other busi- ness enterprises. His father, Irad, was a son of Daniel and Jemima (Stow) Kelley, who were natives of Hartford county, Conn., and settled in Cleveland
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in 1811. They had a family of six sons : Datus, Alfred, Irad, J. Reynolds, Thomas, and Daniel, who was born in 1802. Irad was born in 1791, and died in 1875 in New York city while on his way to South America on a pleasure trip. He was a leading and influential man of Cleveland, one of its earliest settlers, and one of its first postmasters. It was he who planned the purchase of Kelley's Island in 1830, at the time called Cunningham's Island, and on which Datus and his family settled in 1836, the two brothers each owning one- half of the island. Irad was born in Connecticut, and married at Cleveland. His wife was born in Connecticut in 1800. They had a family of ten chil- dren, two of whom died in infancy, and eight are now living : George, Edwin, Charles. Franklin, Martha, Norman, Laura and William Henry, who attained the age of man and womanhood, Three, of the sons, Norman, Charles and Frank- lin enlisted in the 130th Regiment, O. V. I., under the tender of the State militia by Governor Brough to President Lincoln in 1864, known as the one hundred-day call, they being members of a company of State troops formed on the island, and belonging to the 13th Battalion,'O. V. I. Guards. The 130th Regiment did efficient duty on the Appomattox and James Rivers between Petersburgh and Richmond, relieving veteran troops and doing guard and picket duty, besides assisting in the erection of earthworks.
Kelley, William, Sandusky, the chief engineer of the Sandusky Water Com- pany, was born in Sandusky in 1855 ; learned the boiler making trade at the B. and O. Railroad company's shops, and in 1880 became fireman for the water company; in 1882 was promoted to assistant engineer, and in 1885 was made chief engineer. He was a son of Michael and Catharine Kelley, who was born in Roscommon, Ireland, and settled in Sandusky about 1847, where Michael died in 1874, leaving a widow and ten children, five sons and five daughters.
Keyes, Squire Jarad, Sandusky, one of the early settlers of Sandusky, was born in East Bloomfield, Ontario county, N. Y., in 1815, and was a son of Julius and Mary (Munson) Keyes, of Goshen, Conn. Julius was born in Springfield, Mass. Jared B .. in 1828, went to Buffalo and became engaged in a seafaring life as a hand on the schooner Franklin, owned by parties at Huron, Erie county, O., and in 1833 he became master of the schooner Thomas Morris, and in 1837 built the Josephine, a craft of fifty-seven tons. He retired from the sailing business in 1854. He first settled in Sandusky in 1830, and was mar- ried December 24, 1833, to Mrs. Arvilla Knapp Wolcott, of Marblehead, Ot- tawa county, O. They have had a family of four children : Charles M., Elvira, Thomas J. and Jennie V. Mrs. Wolcott had two children by her first husband, one is now living, Harrison Wolcott. Arvilla was born in Stockbridge, Wind- sor county, Vt., in 1810, and came to Ohio in 1819. She settled in Michigan in 1820.
Kirby, Captain Austin A., Huron, a retired seafaring man, was born in Genoa, Cayuga county, N. Y., September 15, 1817, and was the son of Silas
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and Rhoba Kirby, who were natives of New Bedford, Mass., and who settled in New York State in 1812. When Austin was but a youth they went to Sackett's Harbor. In the year 1829 he first commenced his life as a sailor on Lake Ontario. In 1835 he became master of the schooner Commodore De- catur. In the winter of 1835-36 his parents moved to Oswego, and Austin sailed from Oswego to Lake Erie ports for three years as mate of the schooner Congress, with Captain W. Throop. and in the spring of 1839 went to Ingham county, Mich., with his parents. In 1840 he was master of the schooner Independence of Oswego, and the following year was master of the schooner O. P. Starkey. In 1843 he became master of the schooner Franklin, and in 1844 was mate of the propeller New York. He retired from sailing at the close of the season and moved to Michigan. In 1847-48 he was master of the schooner Forest, and in 1849-50 was master of the same schooner. He was also master of the schooner Plymouth of Huron, which was lost in the spring of 1853. He took charge of the schooner Ithaca in 1853-54, and in 1855 was master of the. propeller Mt. Vernon, retiring from sailing at the close of the season. In 1857 he sailed the schooner J. P Kirtland, and retired from sail- ing until the fall of 1863, when he moved to Huron, O., and the following year sailed the bark Aloise of Detroit, sailing between Buffalo and Chicago. He was master of the schooner Union four years, and then he purchased the H. C. Post, which he sold in 1870. In 1871 he had charge of the tug Odd Fellow, and in the year 1872 became master of the propeller E. B. Ward, jr. In 1873 he was made commodore of the great shipping interest of E. B. Ward. On January 2, 1875, Mr. E. B. Ward died, and in the following May Captain Kirby became master of the propeller Minneapolis, running between Grand Haven and Milwaukee, running the entire year, winter and summer. He re- tired from sailing in 1880 and purchased a farm in Ionia county, Mich., which he sold and returned to Huron, where he now resides. Mr. Kirby was married in December, 1842, to Elizabeth Ann Robinson, of Syracuse, N. Y. She died in April, 1847, leaving two children : Rhoba C. and Elizabeth A. Mr. Kirby then married Mary Maria Robinson, a sister of his first wife. They have three children living : Isabella, now Mrs. Wright; Austin A., jr., and Eliza I., now Mrs. Murphy. Mr. Kirby first visited Huron in 1836, and while residing here has held the offices of justice of the peace and mayor, and also held several offices while residing in Michigan.
Kister, Philip, Oxford, Prout p. o., one of the leading farmers of his town- ship, was born in Nassau, Germany, June 21, 1824, and emigrated to America May 3, 1853. He was married in June, 1853, to Nettie Hiser, who was born in Nassau and came to America on the same ship with her husband. They have had one daughter, Catharine, born in 1854, and married in 1872 to H. Ohle. They have six sons and two daughters. Mr. Kister commenced life comparatively poor. In 1864 he purchased his present homestead of forty-
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four acres by paying a small amount down. He has prospered, and now has a farm of 112 acres, with fine buildings. His farm is well stocked, his being one of the homes a man has a right to take pride in.
Knauer, George, Perkins, Sandusky p. o., was born in Saxe Coburg, Ger- many, in 1822, and was a son of George Knauer. He came to America in 1847, and remained in New York city one year, when, in 1848, he settled in Sandusky, where he became engaged in the butchering business. In 1860 he opened a market, and in 1863 became engaged in general farming. He was married in 1853 to Eva Wittner. They have two children: William Fred- erick and Carrie. Eva was a daughter of Philip and Eva Wittner, of Baden, who. settled in Perkins township in 1848, where Philip died in 1875, aged sixty-five years. They had a family of seven children, only one of whom is now living, Eva Knauer.
Knight, Simon, Huron, was born in Devonshire, England, in 1818, and was a son of John and Elizabeth Knight. Simon was married in 1845 to Ann Wheaton, who was born in 1823. They came to America in April, 1849, with one son, Richard W., and in 1852 purchased his present homestead farm of seventy-nine acres, for which he paid $25 per acre. To this first purchase he has since added six acres, and now has a fine farm of eighty- five acres. He also owns a farm of 300 acres in Berlin township. They have had a family of four children, two of whom are now living: Richard and Emma Jane.
Knopf, George, jr., Sandusky, was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1838, and was a son of George and Margaret Knopf, who emigrated to New York city in 1847, and in 1848 settled in Sandusky city, where they now reside. George was born December 8, 1816, and his wife, Margaret, in 1817. They were married in December, 1837, and have a family of four children living, two sons and two daughters. George, on settlement here, became engaged as a jour- neyman tailor. George, jr., was married in Sandusky in 1863 to Elizabeth Klei, who was born in Saxony. They have a family of five children: Edward G., born in 1864; Elizabeth. Rosa, Mary and George. G. Knopf, jr., learned the printer's trade, which he followed up to 1881, when he became engaged in his present business, that of dealing in hats, caps and gents' furnishing goods. He is now a member of the firm of Knopf & Son.
Koegle, Charles W., Sandusky, was born in Sandusky in 1855, and was a son of John and Susan (Gobleuz) Koegle, who were born in Baden, Germany, and married in Sandusky. They settled here in 1835, and have had a family of ten children, five of whom are now living: George J., August M., Charies W., Lena and William R. John was born in 1813, and his wife, Susan, in 1823. Charles W. Koegle and Charles T. Doerflinger were the organizers of the Germania Basket Manufactory at Sandusky, which was organized in IS81, and now gives employment to thirty five men. The firm is now Koegle &
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Doerflinger Brothers. The home production of peaches and grapes uses most of their baskets, as about three-quarters of a million are used annually.
Koster, Herman, Kelley's Island, was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1830, and came to America in 1854 and settled on Kelley's Island, where he found employment. He returned to Hanover in 1859, where he was married to Katie Brinckman, who was born in Hanover in 1835. After this he again returned to America, and they settled on Kelley's Island, where they pur- chased a homestead of twenty acres, for which they paid $75 per acre. Four acres of this land they converted into a vineyard. At the time of the death of Mr. Koster, in 1887, their vineyard consisted of twenty acres. He died leav- ing a widow and seven children : Minnie, Christina, Amelia, Herman, John, Katie and Sarah. Mrs Koster was a daughter of Henry and Sophia (Rohrs) Brinckman. Henry died in Germany, leaving a widow and three daughters : Mary, Elizabeth and Katie. The mother, Sophia, came to Kelley's Island in 1860, and died in September, 1887, aged 91 years. Herman Koster was a son of Frederick and Mary Koster. Two sons and three daughters emigrated to America, three of whom are now living, Mary, Sophia and Katie.
Kranz, Fred, Sandusky, a dealer and jobber in tin, copper, and sheet iron, also engaged in plumbing and steam-fitting, which business was established in 1848 by Joseph Flood. Mr. Kranz became owner in 1884. He was born in Nassau, Germany, in 1841, and was a son of Baltis and Elizabeth Kranz, who emigrated to America and settled in Perkins in 1848, and became engaged in farming, where they died. Seven of their children are now living : Dora, now Mrs. Dr. Graefe, Caroline, Susan, Catharine, Mary, Helen and Fred. Fred was reared on the farm, and at the age of fifteen learned the tinner's trade; in 1867 he became a partner in the business, and in 1884 sole proprietor. He makes a specialty of lime kiln contract work. He was one of the first to re- spond to the call of President Lincoln for soldiers. He was married in ISSI to Caroline Traub, who was born in Sandusky, and a daughter of Captain Lewis Traub. They have a family of three children, Norma, Carl and Fritz.
Kronthal, Joseph, Sandusky, a general clothing and gents' furnishing goods dealer of Sandusky, was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1826, and emigrated to America in 1850. After spending a short time in New York, he visited Cin- cinnati, and settled in Sandusky in 1852, where he embarked in the clothing business. In 1863 he went to Cincinnati, where he became engaged in the clothing business, and in 1866 he returned to Sandusky, where he continued his early established business. He was married in 1860 to Theresa Panberger, of Cincinnati. She was born in Bavaria. They have a family of five children : Rachel, Minnie, Tillie, Bella and Louis.
Kromer, Charles, Perkins, Sandusky p. o., one of the most influential and successful farmers of Perkins township, was born in Baden, Germany, Septem- ber 28, 1825 ; came to America in 1844, and settled in Perkins township.
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He was married in 1850 to Apolonia Herb, who was born in Baden, Ger- many, in 1833. They have had a family of seven children : Carolina, born in 1852; Albert, born in 1853 ; Victoria, born in 1855; Amelia, born in 1858 ; Frederick, born 1860; Emma, born 1863; Charles jr., born in 1865. Caro- lina married Charles Stoll, September 9, 1873 ; Victoria married Joseph Cecil, September 28, 1875 ; Amelia married William Hart, May 17, 1881, and Al- bert was married May 11, 1880, to Rosa Mainzer. Apolonia was a daugh- ter of Herbert and Zicilia (Anselm) Herb, who were born in Baden and settled in Perkins township in 1843, where they died leaving a family of seven chil- dren, five of whom are now living : Wilhelmina, Anthony, Apolonia, Amelia and Herbert jr. Mr. Kromer became engaged in farming, and now owns forty- five acres of the old homestead, which was purchased in 1844. To this he has added 80 acres, and now has a fine farm of 125 acres. The original cost of the 45 acres was $666; the last purchase, 55 acres in 1879, amounted to $6,000. Mr. Kromer was a son of Andrew and Margaret (Werner) Kromer, who came to Perkins, O., in 1844, from Baden, Germany, with a family of seven children : Ferdinand, Charles, Joseph, Andrew jr., Catharine, Rosa and Victoria. Andrew died in 1859, aged 73 years, and his wife, Margaret, who was born in 1797, died in 1855.
Kromer, Ferdinand, Perkins, Sandusky p. o., one of the early settlers of Perkins township, was born in Baden, Germany, October IS, 1818, and was a son of Andrew and Margaret (Werner) Kromer, who were married in Ger- many and came to Perkins township in 1844, with a family of four sons and three daughters: Ferdinand, Charles, Joseph, Andrew jr., Catharine, Rosa and Victoria. Andrew died in April, 1859, aged 73 years, and Margaret, who was born in 1797, died in 1855: Andrew purchased a farm of 135 acres, for which he paid $2,000 on settlement here. At his death the sons purchased the old homestead and divided it into three farms, each receiving forty-five acres. Ferdinand now owns 227 acres, for which he paid from $95 to $130 per acre. He was married in 1849 to Elizabeth Bastian, who was born in the kingdom of Bayern, Germany, in 1827. They have had a family of eight children : Adolph, Gustav, John, Andrew, Sophia, Bertha, Amelia and Julia.
Kromer, Joseph, Perkins, Sandusky p. o., one of the early settlers of Per- kins township, was born in Baden, Germany, January 8, 1832. Mr Kromer was brought up on a farm and came to America with his parents, Andrew and Margaret (Werner) Kromer, who settled in Perkins township in 1844, with a family of four sons and three daughters : Ferdinand, Charles. Joseph, Andrew jr., Catharine, Rosa and Victoria. Andrew was born in 1786, and died in April, 1859. Mr. Kromer purchased a farm of 135 acres on settlement, for which he paid $2,000. At his death his three sons, Ferdinand, Charles and Joseph, purchased the old homestead farm, and divided it into three farms. Joseph now has a farm of 228 acres. Mr. Kromer was engaged in the saloon
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business in Sandusky for several years. He was married in 1854 to Cecelia Harp, who was born in Baden, Germany. They had a family of nine children : Henry, Joseph jr., Otto, Rosa, Josephine, Apolonia, Cecelia, Helen and Vic- tora. Mr. Kromer married his second wife, Mary Ochs, on January 27, 1882.
Krysinger, John, Perkins, Sandusky, p. o., was born in Perkins township in 1835, and was a son of Christian and Catharine (Hedwig) Krysinger, who were married in Germany and came to America and settled in Perkins in 1832, where they died ; Catharine in 1852, and Christian in 1872. They had a family of seven children : Christian, Catharine, Elizabeth, Magdalene, John, Christina and Henry. John now owns the old homestead of 54 acres, which was purchased in 1832, and for which they paid $12 per acre. John was mar- ried in 1854 to Elizabeth Kratz, who was born in Hesse Darmstadt, in 1835. They have had a family of eight children : Henry, Sarah, John, jr., Lydia, Emma, Mary, William and Lizzie.
Kuebeler, Jacob, Sandusky, one of the most prominent men of Sandusky, was born in Nassau, Germany, in 1838, and was a son of George Philip and Anna Maria Kuebeler. Jacob came to America and settled in Sandusky in 1860. In 1867 he became engaged in the brewing business, and has been in- creasing his facilities from year to year, until now he has one of the most ex- tensive breweries in the State, producing over 24,000 barrels, and giving em- ployment to a large force of men. He was married in 1864 to Christina Zim- merman, who was born in Baden, Germany. They have had a family of two children, Minnie and Anna. Mr. Kuebeler has a vineyard consisting of five acres, and is yearly increasing the same.
Kugel, Messrs., Sandusky. Herman and Benjamin were born in Hungary and came to America ; Herman in 1865, and his brother Benjamin in 1867 They became their brother Joseph's successors in the general dry goods trade. which was established in Sandusky in 1859, which firm is now conducted on a successful basis by the firm of Kugel Brothers. Benjamin was married in IS78 to Bertha Crane, who was born in Rochester, N. Y. They have had a family of three children: Daisy A., Linnie E. and Leo C. They were sons of Leo- pold Kugel, who died, leaving a widow and thirteen children. Five sons came to America : Joseph, Samuel, Adolph, Herman, born in 1851, and Benjamin, born in 1853.
Kubach, August, Perkins, Sandusky, one of the substantial business men of Perkins township, was born in Baden, Germany, in 1829, and was a son of George and Catharine Hemberly Kubach, who were married in Baden and .came to America and settled in Perkins in 1835, with a family of five sons; three sons born to them after settling here. Six of the children are now liv- ing : Charles L., August, Henry, Albany, Adam and Godfrey. Albany was born on the ocean and named after the vessel in which they had taken passage for this country. The parents died in Perkins township, Erie county. George,
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who was born in 1788, died in 1851, and his wife, Catharine, born in 1799, died in 1878. George purchased a farm of 25 acres in 1835, paying $12 per acre for it. August now owns and occupies this old homestead, to which he has added an additional 20 acres, for which he paid $150 per acre. August was married in 1855 to Catharine Baum, a daughter of George and Susan Ernst Baum, who had seven children : William, Sally, Charles Frederic, Cath- arine, August, John, Sophia. John and Sophia were born in Perkins town- ship; Catharine was born in Baden, Germany, in 1829. They have had a family of seven children : Charles L., Sophia, Catharine S., Caroline P., George J., Augusta A. and Henry A. Mr. Kubach, in early life, was engaged in rail- roading, but gave this up and became engaged in farming. In 1857 he began threshing with the old-style horse power, and continued for sixteen seasons.
Kunzmann, August C., Sandusky, was born in Baden, Germany, in 1853, and was a son of Christian and Louisa (Dumberth) Kunzmann. August came to America and settled in Sandusky in 1879, as a journeyman carriagemaker He was married in 1883 to Katie Link, a daughter of Erhart Link. They have had two children, Otto and Wilma. Mr. Kunzmann became engaged in the hotel, saloon and boarding-house business in 1887, at Nos. 125 and 127 Jackson street.
Lange, Henry P., Kelley's Island, was born on Kelley's Island, May 9. 1861, and was a son of Henry and Balbina (Riedy) Lange, who were married in Erie county and had a family of five children, four of whom are now living : Caroline, now Mrs. Fred. Westerhold; Josephine, now Mrs. Andrews ; Henry and Frances. Balbina was born in Baden, and her husband in Germany, on March 25, 1830. He came to America in 1838, and died at Sandusky in December, 1885, leaving a widow and four children. He was prominent in organizing Company K, of the 130th Regiment of the 100-day call, and served as second lieutenant, always being found at his post of duty. He became en- gaged in growing grapes, and was one of the first to begin the manufacture of wine, a business in which his son, Henry is now engaged, having a capacity for making 40,000 gallons. Mr. Lange erected his saloon and hotel in ISSO. Henry P. Lange was married October 24, 1882, to Emma Hauser, who was born on Kelley's Island, January 28, 1862. They have a family of three child- ren : Albert Happy, Frank and Charles. Mr. Lange has held the office of clerk of the island, and also trustee.
Latham, William V., Sandusky, a retired merchant tailor of Sandusky, was born in Windsor, Hartford county, Conn., in 1827. In 1848 he became en- gaged in the merchant tailoring business in Springfield, Mass., and in 1850 set- tled in Sandusky, in the same branch of trade. He has also taken a large in- terest in the horticultural business, and is now one of the largest producers of peaches, grapes and other fruits, having 110 acres under cultivation. His market is principally south and west. He was married in 1855 to Mary Bou-
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ton, who was born in Fairfield, Conn. They have had two children, Frank and Louisa.
Lavin, Bartley, Perkins, Sandusky p. o., was born in Roscommon county, Ireland, in 1835, and was a son of Bartley and Bridget Lavin, who died in Ire- land, leaving two sons and five daughters: John, Bartley, Sarah, Margaret, Mary, Ellen and Bridget. Bridget married in Ireland and died, leaving a fam- ily of four children. The remainder all came to America in 1855. Mary and Ellen settled in Ontario county, N. Y. The other members of the family set- tled in Erie county, O., in 1858. In 1868 Bartley Lavin purchased his pres- ent homestead of 40 acres. He was married in 1872 to Mary Dailey, who was
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