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Miller, William, jr., Groton, North Monroeville p. o., was born in Dietz, Nassau, Germany, in 1831, and was a son of William and Elizabeth (Detrich) Miller, who emigated to America in 1851, and settled in Sandusky. He was born in 1801. They had a family of seven children, one of whom died in Ger- many ; the other six came to America : Charles, William, jr., Elizabeth, El- mena, Philopena and Anthony. William, jr. was married in 1857 to Philopena Ohlemacher, who was born in Bachsculbach, Germany. She died in 1861, leaving three sons : William, Henry and Charles. Mr. Miller married his sec- ond wife, Jane Gross, in May, 1862. She was born in Pennsylvania. They have had a family of eleven children, nine of whom are now living : Clara, Emma, Rosa, Rudolph, Flora, Lydia, Lawrence, Frank, Cynthia, and twins, who died. Mr. Miller learned the carpenter's trade, but in 1857 became en- gaged in farming, and in 1863 purchased a farm of 115 acres, for which he paid $5,750. He now owns a farm of 457 acres of well improved land. He lost all of his barns, sheds and grain by fire, in 1887. He is now engaged in the raising and shipping of stock.
Milner, Henry, Perkins, Sandusky p. o., a prominent farmer of Perkins township, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1820, and was'a son of Thomas and Ann (Bowser) Milner, who came to Canada in 1829, after which they set- tled in Niagara county, N. Y., and in 1836 settled in Huron county, O., where they remained for a short time, when they came to Perkins township. Thomas
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died in 1876, and his wife, Ann, in 1870. They had a family of nine children, five of whom are now living : Henry, Thomas D., John, Mary A., Sarah Jane. Henry was married in 1847, to Huldah Westfall, a daughter of Abraham Westfall, of Chemung county, N. Y. They settled in Perkins township in 1853, where they purchased their homestead. They have one adopted daugh - ter, Sarah Lodine, who married C. F. Steen. They have two daughters, twins. Mr. Milner is very active in the affairs of the town and county, and was one of the organizers of the county mutual insurance company, in 1877, and served as president of the company for eight years.
Moore, Henry, Margaretta, Venice p. o., a merchant and grape producer, was born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, in 1826, and in 1846 emigrated with his mother and stepfather, Paul Leidorf. His mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Ohlenbacher. The parents died in Venice. Mrs. Leidorf left a family of five children, two, Henry and Ann, by her first marriage ; and Cath- arine, Elizabeth and John, by her second marriage. Henry is now the only surviving one. Henry was married in 1849 to Mary J. Bourke, who was born at Black Rock, Buffalo, N. Y. They have had a family of five children : Elizabeth, Mary J., Henry J., Catharine L., and George A. - Mr. Moore learned the miller's trade, and had charge of the Venice mill for twenty- six years, a position which he resigned in 1872, and became engaged in the man- ufacture of staves and heading, at Perrysburg, Wood county. He became en- gaged in the mercantile business in Venice, in 1874, being a member of the firm of Gookey & Moore, and in 1887 he became sole owner and proprietor of the business. He has a farm of 15 acres and a vineyard of 10 acres. He has been township treasurer for nine years, and served in the 145th Regiment, under the 100-day call, and was discharged at Camp Chase.
Moos, Edward R, Sandusky, was born in Sandusky, O., in 1855, and mar- ried in 1879 to Antoinette Schnaitter, who was born in Sandusky. They have had four children : Anna E., Edna C., Edward L. and Cora. Edward R. was a son of Adam Moos, who was born in Rhine province of Bavaria, Ger- many, in 1819, and came to America in 1841, settling in New York, where he remained until 1849. when he came to Sandusky, O., where he married Mary A. Klueber, who was born in Bruckenow, Bavaria, Germany, in 1817. They have one son, Edward R., born in 1855. His first wife was Frances Stark, to whom he was married in New York, in 1841. She died, leaving two child- ren : Adam, jr. and Rosa. Adam is a retired boot and shoe dealer. He has held several of the city offices; was assessor for several years, and also alder- man. His son, Edward R., became engaged in the manufacture of grape wine in 1876, and erected his present wine cellars in 1882, with a capacity for 35,- 000 gallons.
Mootz, William Edward, Kelley's Island, was born in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1850, and was a son of William and Elizabeth (Young) Mootz, who were born
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in Germany, and married in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1848. They settled on Kelley's Island, in 1865. They had a family of ten children, all of whom grew to man- hood and womanhood, when nine died within four years time. The mother died in January, 1886, leaving but one son, William E., who was married in 1885 to Mrs. Sarah Woodford Mootz. They have one daughter, Grace. Mrs. Mootz had two children by a previous marriage, Irene, and Earl, who died in ISSS. Mr. Mootz received a liberal education. He learned telegraphy and located at Marblehead, where he was appointed postmaster. He is now engaged in the cultivation of grapes on the island.
Morey. D. B., Sandusky, was born in Jewett City, New London county, Conn., in 1823. He emigrated with his parents, E. B. Morey and family, from Connecticut, in 1831, and settled in Lyme, Huron county, O. He was married in 1847 to Catharine Packwood, who was born in Huron county, O., in 1828, and was a daughter of Thomas W. Packwood, of Connecticut. In 1852 he purchased a homestead of the Edwards Brothers, consisting of 134 acres. Mr. Edwards laid the foundation for the first steam saw-mill in the county, in 1848. In 1849 work on this mill was checked on account of the prevalence of the cholera. In 1852 the saw-mill was finished by Mr. Morey. He carried on a large business in lumber, and made ship timber and black wal- nut lumber a specialty. At one time the demand for lumber was so great that he employed two sets of men, thereby running the mill night and day. He was an early justice and trustee of the town, always taking an active inter- est in any project that promised prosperity to the town and county. Mr. Morey made it his aim in life to give his children a liberal education. Rob- ert S. attended Oberlin College; Julia R. attended the schools at Milan, and studied music; William O. graduated from a commercial college ; Thomas E. graduated from the Sandusky High School, attended Oberlin College. and studied one year at the Ann Arbor Law University : Georgiana L. graduated from the Sandusky High School, and studied medicine. Mr. Morey died March 12, 1885. In his death the town lost a valuable and upright citizen. He was esteemed by all with whom he had any dealings, and with those who knew him socially.
Morgan, George H., Perkins, Sandusky p. o., one of the successful farmers of Perkins township, was born in Groton, in 1831. He was a son of Chester Hamilton, of Milan, but was adopted in 1833 by Thomas Morgan of Perkins. Thomas Morgan and his wife were from Ipswitch, England. They settled in Groton in 1832. George received a common school education. He was brought up to farming, and purchased a farm of 137 acres, which was mostly timberland, and cleared a large portion of it which he sold, and purchased his present fine farm of 100 acres. He furnished a substitute on the 100 day call. He was married at Macedon, N. Y., in 1854, to Mary Jane Montfort, who was born in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess county, N. Y., in 1830. They have had two
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children, Mary Julia, and Theron T., married in March, 1885, to Miss Maude Benschoten, of Berlin township.
Morley, Doctor Frank W., Huron p. o., a physician and surgeon of Huron, was born in Syracuse, Onondaga county, N. Y., in 1860, and was a son of Rev. B. and Mary A. (Leet) Morley. Rev. Mr. Morley was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., and his wife, Mary, in Oakland, Mich. Elder Morley, though over sev- enty years of age, is still an active man in his profession, that of a Baptist cier- gyman, now living at Bay City, Mich. Dr. Frank W., received a high school education, read medicine and graduated from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College in 1884, and settled in Huron, Erie county, O., where he be- came engaged in the practice of his profession, and now has an extensive prac- tice. He was married to Elouisa E. Durkee, of Birmingham, Oakland county, Mich., in October, 1884. They have had two children, Frank W., jr., and Elouisa D.
Motry, Alexander, Perkins, Sandusky p. o., is the present superintendent of Erie County Infirmary, being appointed March 4, 1884. He filled the office with great credit to himself, and satisfaction to the county during the construc- tion of the finest county infirmary building in the State. The infirmary has a capacity for 300 inmates, and now has about 106. Mr. Motry was born in Sandusky in 1846, and was a son of Joseph and Theresa (Lenhart) Motry, who were born in Germany, and married in Sandusky, in 1843, where Joseph had settled in 1833. He died in 1869, aged 56 years. He left a family of five chil- dren : Elizabeth, Joseph, jr, Alexander, Charles and John. Joseph had three sons by his first wife: Theodore, Frederick and Henry. Alexander was mar- ried in 1873 to Regina Josephine Eby, who was born in 1849. She was a daugh- ter of Joseph and Regina (Karber) Eby. Mr. Eby settled in Sandusky, in 1849, where his wife died in 1855, leaving three daughters, Regina J., Louisa and So- phia. He had one daughter, Elizabeth, by his second wife. Three of his sons enlisted: Frederick served in the 23d Ohio Volunteers, under Colonel Hayes; Henry served in the Hoffman Battalion on Johnston's Island, and Alexander enlisted in 1862, in the Ist Ohio Heavy Artillery, under Captain Blye, and served to the close of the war, when he was discharged at Knoxville, Tenn .. July 25, 1865. Mr. Motry was a member of the city council in 1876. He be- came engaged in the wholesale ice business in 1883.
Moysey, Robert Rosling, Kelley's Island, one of the leading grape, peach, apple, quince and small fruit growers on the island, was born in Lincolnshire, England, in October, 1826, and was a son of William and Mary (Rosling) Moy- sey, who had a family of three children : Robert Rosling, Harriet and David. Robert came to America in. 1852. He was married in England May 18, 1848, to Sallie Dennison. They settled in Mansfied, Richland county, O., July 27, 1852. Mrs. Moysey died in 1865. They had a family of eight children, three of whom are now living : William A., born in 1854; John T., born in 1856;
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David R., born in 1858, and Alfred C., born in 1861, died July 12, 1881, from consumption contracted while at Oberlin College. Mr. Moysey was married the second time in 1868, to Susan Snyder, of Pennsylvania. They have had one daughter, Sally S., now at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Mr. Moysey has by industry and frugal habits acquired a fine property, and now owns 70 acres on the island, 60 acres of which consists of a vineyard. He was one of the founders of the Sweet Valley Wine Company, and is now its treasurer. This ·company was organized in 1887, with a capital of $50,000. Robert's parents settled in Mansfield, O., in 1858, where his father's William died 1865. His wife then came to the island to reside with her son, Robert, and while on a visit at Mansfield in 1882, died at the age of 76, and was buried there.
Moysey, William R., Kelley's Island, was born in Richland county. O., Feb- ruary 4; 1854, and was a son of Robert R., and Sally (Dennison) Mosey, who had a family of eight children, four sons are now living: William R., John T .. David R. and Alfred C. The mother died March 16, 1865, and Mr. Moysey was married the second time in March, 1868, to Susan Snyder. They have had one daughter, Sally. William R. Moysey was educated at Oberlin College. He is now engaged in farming and the culture of grapes, having a vineyard of ten acres. He purchased 19 acres of land in 1881. He served as secretary of the Sweet Valley Wine Company. His parents were born and married in Lin- colnshire, England, and settled in Richland county, O., in 1852, and in 1868 came to Kelley's Island.
Muenscher, Charles H., Sandusky, proprietor of the pioneer hat and cap and fur store, of Sandusky, was born at Gambier, Knox county, in 1837. He received a classical education, and was graduated from the Union College at Schenectady, N. Y., in the class of 1857. He settled in Sandusky in 1858 as successor to Austin Ferry. The founders of the business were Peck and Staple- ton, of the hat and fur trade. C. H. Muenscher, was a son of Rev. Joseph and Ruth (Washburn) Muenscher. Joseph was born in Rhode Island, and Ruth in Massachusetts. They settled in Ohio in 1834. Joseph was an M. E. clergy- man. They died in Knox county. Charles H. was married in 1864, to Susie C. Burgess. They have a family of three children : Charles H., jr., Bessie W. and Percy. Susie was a daughter of Rev. Oliver Burgess, now of Cleveland. Mr. Muenscher is a large purchaser and shipper of wool and furs, and a dealer in hats, caps and gents' furnishing goods, trunks and robes.
Murschel, Jacob, Sandusky p. o , was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Jan- uary 1, 1824, and was a son of John and Barbara Merschel. Jacob and his brother Michael came to America in 1852, when Jacob settled in Norwalk, Huron county, and became engaged in the baking business. He was married in 1854 to Mary Yingling, who was born in Wurtemburg, Germany. They have a family of five sons now living: William, Charles, Jacob, jr., Fred and Albert. Mr. Murschel settled in Bellevue, in 1859, and in 1866 settled in San-
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dusky as proprietor of the Bing Hotel, and engaged in the general grocery and provision business on Mark street in 1869, and in 1875 purchased his lot and erected his present dwelling. In 1876 he built his hotel at the Lake Shore Railroad Depot, and conducted the same until 1884, when he was succeeded by his son William. In 1881 he became engaged in the manufacture of carbon- ate drinks, and in the bottling business. The firm is now J. Murschel & Son.
Neill, Lewis, Margaretta, Venice p. o., an enterprising farmer of Marga- retta township, was born in Frederick county, Md., in 1829, and settled in Margaretta in 1832, with his parents, Thomas and Rebecca Neill. He was married July 20, 1856, to Geneserat Gaw, who was born in Sandusky, October 15, 1838. They have had a family of six children : Isabel, Rebecca, Anna, Lewis, Charles, Scott B. His wife was a daughter of Carlton B. and Maria (Martin) Gaw, of New York. They were married in Sandusky, and died in Erie county. Charles received his education in Ada, O., and is now engaged in teaching. Lewis now owns 100 acres of his father's first purchase, which was made in 1832. His farm in all consists of about 303 acres. He devotes his entire time and attention to farming and stock raising.
Neill, William H., Margaretta, Venice p. o., a representative citizen and pioneer of Erie county, was born in Frederick county, Md .. in 1827, and was a son of Thomas and Rebecca Neill. Rebecca was born in Hagerstown, Md., in 1805, and Thomas was born in 1804, in Philadelphia. They were married in Maryland in 1824, and settled in Margaretta in 1832, and had a family of fourteen children, four of whom died at an early age. Ten lived to maturity. Thomas, jr., and Foster enlisted and served during the late war. Thomas was taken prisoner, and died at the rebel prison at Andersonville, in 1864. Foster was taken prisoner, but was exchanged. Those now living are: William H., Lewis, George, Alexander, Gibson, Foster F. and Mrs. Ann McCartney. Thomas visited Sandusky in 1831, where he became engaged in the real estate and steamboat interest, and purchased 1,000 acres in Margaretta, west of Ven- ice. He was much interested in the improvement of the city, spending much of his time at Columbus, in the welfare of the city. His wife, Rebecca, died March 11, 1863, and Thomas died April 30, 1885. He was a man admired by everybody for his many good qualities. William H. Neill received a liberal education and commenced farming at an early age, a business in which he is still engaged, superintending a farm of 400 acres. He now owns about 200 acres of the land first purchased by his father in 1831. He was married in Oc- tober, 1858, to Catharine Sheldon, who was born in Urbana, in 1841. They have had a family of four children : William Sheldon, Sally, John James and Thomas. Sally married Albert Ransom. Mrs. Catharine was a daughter of Erastus Sheldon.
Neuscheler, Gottlieb, Sandusky, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1812, and was married in 1857 to Mary A. Bauer. Their two oldest children,
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August F. and Christina L., were born in Germany. In 1853 Mr. Neuscheler, in company with his family, came to this country and settled in Sandusky, where Mr. Neuscheler found employment in a foundry. In 1859 he rented a farm in Margaretta, and in 1868 he purchased his present homestead of forty acres for which he paid $3,500. In 1880 he purchased an additional thirteen and a half acres, for which he paid $1,600. He now has a family of four chil- dren : August F., Christina L., William G. and John H.
Neumeyer, John B., Sandusky, was born in the kingdom of Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1822, and emigrated to America in 1845, and settled in Cleve- land, and in 1847 settled in Sandusky, when he became engaged in the bak- ing business. He was married in 1852 to Catharine Loubster, of Sandusky. She was a daughter of Henry Loubster, who settled in Sandusky about 1830, coming from Baden, Germany. John and Catharine have a family of ten chil- dren now living: Leonard, Henry, Ida, Harrison, Bernard, Thomas, Joseph, Barbara, Caroline, John jr. John B. had one brother, Michael, who settled in Cleveland.
Nielson, Carl G., Sandusky, a member of the firm of Fruechtnicht & Niel- son, wholesale dealers in smoked fish, sturgeon and herring, caviar, isinglass and fish oil, was born at Schleiswig, Germany, in 1858, and came to Sandusky in 1874, and became bookkeeper for his present partner, and in 1880 became a partner. They now give employment to about thirty hands, and have two branch stores in Michigan. Mr. Neilson was elected councilman in 1887. He was married in 1885 to Lena Molitor. Carl G. was a son of Neilsen Neilson, of Germany.
Nims. Worthington, Groton, Bellevue p. o., a pioneer settler of Groton, was born in Shelburne, Franklin county, Mass., in 1801, and in company with his two brothers, Samuel and Elihu, and a nephew, a young man of twenty years, came to Groton, O., in 1826, where they purchased a tract of land con- sisting of 479 acres, and the parents with the other children, came in the fall of 1826. They had a family of seven children, of whom Worthington is the only surviving one. He was a son of Asa and Mollie Nims. Asa was a sol- dier during the Revolutionary War. Worthington Nims was married in 1827 to Betsey Barnard, who was born in Massachusetts. They had a family of three children, William W., Helen L. and David B. Helen L. married Melvin Wood. Betsey Nims was born in 1807, and died in April, 1880. Mr. Nims has a farm of 165 acres, which he' purchased on settlement here in 1826.
Norton, Henry C., Perkins, Sandusky p. o., was born in Washington county, N. Y., in 1832, and settled in Huron county, O., in 1835, with his parents James and Chloe (Savage) Norton. She was born in Connecticut, and her husband in Poultney, Vt. Five of their children are now living, Mrs. Louisa Hill, Mrs. Charlotte Rowlson, James, DeWitt and Henry C. James Norton died in 1873, aged 82 years, and his wife in 1879, aged 83 years.
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Henry was married in 1860 to Charlotte Henderson. They have one son, Jerome Norton. Charlotte was a daughter of the early settler, Joseph Hen- derson and wife Mary (Abbey) Henderson. Mary was born in Chatham, Ct., in 1795, and Joseph was born in New London, Ct., in 1793. They were mar- ried in 1821. Joseph in early life was a seafaring man and commander of a merchant vessel, which position he resigned in 1839. He became engaged in farming and settled in Perkins township, where he purchased a farm of one hundred acres. He held several of the town offices, and died in 1863. He had a family of eight children, five of whom are now living: Janet, Mrs. Covell ; Joseph, Jerome, Charlotte, and Henry. Henry C. Norton now owns and occupies the old homestead.
Ohlemacher, Frederick, Sandusky, a manufacturer and shipper of lime, hav- ing his quarries at Marblehead, was born in Nassau-on-the-Rhine, Germany, in 1840, and settled in Sandusky in 1854, with his parents Henry and Catha- rine Ohlemacher. Henry was born in 1797, and died in 1873 ; Catharine was born in 1803. Frederick enlisted in Company C, 7th Illinois Regiment, in 1861, on three months call ; he re-enlisted and served as first lieutenant Com- pany F, in the first cavalry regiment of Arkansas, and resigned in 1863 on account of disability. He served as corporal in the 7th Illinois Regiment. He was married January 1, 1862, to Clementina Croch, of Aurora, Ill. She was born in Prussia, Germany. Mr. Ohlemacher became engaged in the lime business in 1867 and purchased his quarries in 1872, and now employs about sixty men ..
Ohlemacher, Philip, Sandusky, was born at Nassau-on-the-Rhine, Ger- many, in 1830, and left home to avoid a soldier's tax of three years service. He came to America in 1851 and settled in Sandusky. In 1853 he went to Nyack- on-the-Hudson, where he married Miss Lizzie Smith. They settled in Cin- cinnati in 1854, and had a family of five children : Henry, John, Lizzie, Katie and Annie. Philip enlisted in the three month's call in the 9th Ohio Volun- teers and was discharged. In 1870 he returned to Sandusky, where his wife · died that same year. In 1871 he was married to Margaret Zerbe, of San- dusky. She was born in Germany. They have had two children : Philip Z. and Clara. Philip was a son of Henry and Catharine Ohlemacher. Henry was born in 1797, and died in 1873; Catharine was born in 1805, died 1888. They had a family of ten children, nine of whom are now living: Doro- thy, Lizzie, Henry jr., Philip, Minnie, Fred, Binnie, Christopher and Willie. Charles is deceased. The parents settled in Sandusky in 1864, where seven of their children now reside.
Osborn, John, Sandusky, an early settler of Huron, Erie county, was born in Amherst, Erie county, N. Y., November 18, 1816, and was a son of Arah and Elizabeth (Tinkler) Osborn. Elizabeth was born in Aschem, England, and Arah in Bennington, Vt. They were married in Erie county, N. Y., in
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1815, and settled in Huron, O., in 1836, where they died, Arah in 1843, and his wife in April. 1854. They had a family of six children, four of whom are now living: John, Jane, now Mrs. Foster; Sally, now Mrs. Goodwin ; and Elizabeth, now Mrs. Dildine. Arah served during the War of 1812, and re- ceived a land warrant of a tract of land consisting of 160 acres in Indiana. John Osborn located in his present homestead farm in 1836, and for which he paid $12.50 per acre. He now owns in all 165 acres of fine land. Mr. Osborn was married in 1839 to Elizabeth Dale. They have had one son, Myron D. ·Osborn. Mrs. Osborn was a daughter of Peter Dale, who settled here about 1826.
Palmerton, Joshua E., Perkins, Sandusky p. o., one of the representative business men of Erie county, was born in Erie county, N. Y., December II. 1820, and was a son of Joshua and Hannah (Nichols) Palmerton, who were natives of Danby, Vt. J. E. Palmerton commenced an active business life at the early age of eighteen years as a stock dealer and shipper, a business which he has followed of late years, dealing largely in the finest stock. He was mar- ried in 1851 to Sarah Halliday, who was born at Palmyra, Ontario county, N. Y., in 1831, and was a daughter of Cornelius Halliday. Mr. Palmerton settled in Groton township in 1854, and purchased a homestead of sixty acres, on which he now resides. He now owns in all a fine farm of seventy-eight acres. He has a family of three children : Charles, Anna, Ida.
Parker, James C., Groton, Sand Hill p. o., a merchant and farmer of Gro- ton, was born in Margaretta, February 14, 1841, and was a son of Elihu and Eliza (Walker) Parker, who were married in March, 1820. Mr. Parker was born in Genesee county, N. Y., in 1794, and died January 22, 1887. His wife, Eliza, died in 1853, leaving a family of ten children, five of whom are now living : Henry, Ira, Phoebe, James C. and Elihu, jr. Elihu Parker mar- ried a second and third time ; both wives died, leaving no children. Mr.
Parker settled in Margaretta township after the close of the War of 1812, in which he served, on a farm of 200 acres, which he purchased on settlement here. James C. Parker was married December 30, 1867, to Mary Puckrin. They have two children now living : George W., born in 1871, and Lucretia Estella, born in 1881. Mary was a daughter of Thomas and Martha Puck- rin, and sister of Hon. Joseph Puckrin. James C. Parker enlisted in Com- pany 1, 145th O. V. I., in 1864, and was discharged at Columbus, O. He now owns a farm of 140 acres. He erected his present store and dwelling, and be- came engaged in the mercantile business.
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