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J. H. STRAUCH, farmer, P. O. Mount Cory, was born in Pennsylvania, May 14, 1834, son of Daniel and Susan (Reed) Strauch, of German de- scent, former of whom was a boat-builder, working at the carpenter trade in later life. J. H. Strauch obtained his schooling in Pottsville, Penn. He has lived in this county since he was a child; was reared on a farm, and chose agriculture for his occupation in life; he also deals in stock. Mr. Strauch is owner of 140 acres of well improved land. In 1857 he was united in marriage with Sarah J., daughter of Henry James, and of German de- scent, which union has been blessed with ten children, seven of whom are now living: Savilla, Samantha, Aaron, Sherman, Eve, Adam and Joseph. Mrs. Strauch is a member of the Evangelical Association. Mr. Strauch is a Republican in politics. He has been school director. He has one sister, Elizabeth Diefiendiefer, now aged about sixty-four years, and one brother, T., now aged about fifty-four years.
WILLIAM D. TURNER, merchant, Mount Cory, was born in North- ampton County, Penn., September 15, 1833, son of Cornelius and Eliza- beth (Bebelhim) Turner, latter a native of Pennsylvania, of German de- scent. His father, a native of Connecticut, and of English extraction, died in 1836. The subject of this sketch was reared by his grandfather, on a farm, and when he was five years of age his grandfather moved to Ohio, settling on a farm. Here our subject received his education in the common
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schools. During the gold excitement of 1852 he went to California, where he engaged in mining for seven years. He then went to Adams County, Ind., and bought a farm and saw-mill, which latter he continued to operate until 1873, when he removed the mill machinery to Mount Cory, this county, and ran the mill in this place for four years. In the fall of 1877 Mr. Turner embarked in his present business, keeping a general store. In 1863 he was appointed United States Marshal for Adams County, Ind., and while acting in that capacity he had several narrow escapes from death, and was shot at though not hit. He continued to act as marshal until the close of the war. Mr. Turner is an agreeable gentleman, and a good busi- ness man. He has been three times married; the first time, in 1862, to Jane, daughter of George Hackett, and of English and German descent. They had one child. Nolin V., at present a partner with his father, and who was married in 1885 to Huldah Miller, a lady of Dutch descent. Our sub- ject's first wife died in 1870, and in 1871 he again married, this union be- ing blessed with one child, Jennie, now at home. Mr. Turner's third wife is a twin sister to his first wife. One child has been born to this last union, Antoinette. Mr. and Mrs. Turner are members of the Methodist Protestant Church. In politics he is a Republican.
I. M. WATKINS, farmer and stock raiser, P. O. Mount Cory, was born in Union Township, Hancock Co., Ohio, January 4, 1844, son of James and Elizabeth A. (Nowland) Watkins, the latter born in New Brunswick, of English descent, yet living at the advanced age of sixty-five years; James Watkins, born in Ohio, of English descent, a farmer by occupation, came to this county in 1839, and settled in Union Township, where he passed the remaining portion of his life, dying in 1874. Of the seven children in their family, four grew to maturity, three of whom survive. I. M. Watkins was reared on a farm, attended the home schools, and chose farming for his occupation; has also dealt extensively in stock; he owns 181 acres of well improved land, on which he resides. February 12, 1865, Mr. Watkins was united in marriage with Mary D. Feller, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Donnelson) Feller, natives of Ohio and of German descent. The children of this union are Teressa A., Daniel Webster, James Mellvil, Mary Eliza- beth, Isaac Scott, Lottie Emaline and Jennie Alice. Mr. and Mrs. Wat- kins are members of the Methodist Protestant Church. He has been trus- tee and secretary of the financial board, and has been school director seven years; is trustee of Union Township. In politics he is a Democrat. Mr. Watkins' eldest daughter has seen her four great-grandmothers.
JOHN WEISEL, farmer, P. O. Mount Cory, was born in Allen Town- ship, this county, September 6, 1845, son of Isaac and Jane (Dorsey) Wei- sel, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German and English descent. They moved from Pennsylvania to this county about 1835, and settled in Allen Township, on a farm where they spent the remaining portion of their lives, their deaths occurring in 1878, within one week of each other. John Wei- sel, the subject of this sketch, is the eighth in a family of ten children, nine of whom grew to maturity. He was reared on a farm, received a com- mon school education, and has been a farmer all his life. He is the owner of 118 acres of land in Union Township, this county, where he resides. In 1870 he married Barbara Jane Swab, daughter of Solomon Swab, and of German descent, and their children are William R., Charley Otto, Parlee E., Oliver Earl and Nolin S. Mr. and Mrs. Weisel are members of the Evangelical Association. In politics he is a Democrat.
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DAVID WHISLER, a farmer, P. O. Mount Cory, was born in Picka- way County, Ohio, June 2, 1821, son of Michael and Rebecca (Vangundy) Whisler, natives of Pennsylvania and of Dutch descent, former a mill- wright and a farmer. They reared a family of eight children, of whom David is second. Our subject was reared on a farın, receiving a limited education in the common schools, and has made his own way in the world. He has made farming his principal business, but has worked at and dealt in everything he could see money in; he has framed and built houses and barns, both brick and wood; has contracted for public works; has also done all his own building, repairing, and blacksmithing. He has met with marked success in life, and now owns several fine farms (three being in Illi- nois), and pays more than twice as much taxes than any man in Union Town- ship. His acres number over 1,000. Starting with $1,000 Mr. Whisler has made each dollar furnish him with an acre of land. Mr. Whisler start- ed from Pickaway County, Ohio, on April 2, 1846, for this county, arriving on the 7th in the woods, and he and his wife went to work to clear a farm of 125 acres, both working early and late. While Mr. Whisler would be out burning logs and brush, Mrs. Whisler would be busy making new garments out of old ones for the child, and so save buying new cloth, and often she would be out in the clearing assisting her husband in burning brush, etc .; when they went to church, in those primitive days, they traveled afoot or in the big wagon, not in a carriage as they do now. In 1846 our subject was united in marriage with Mary Ann, daughter of Benjamin Tobias, a black- smith. Mrs. Whisler was born in Pennsylvania and is of Dutch descent. The children of this union were George; Cyrus (deceased); Rebecca, wife of Irvin Clymer; John T .; Eliza, wife of Nelson H. Clymer; Susan, wife of David Miller; Scott; Ada, at home, and Olive; the boys are all married and farmers. Mr. and Mrs. Whisler are members of the Evangelical Asso- ciation. Mr. Whisler is a Republican in politics. He has never desired office, nor has he held any, except that of school director, which office he considered it his duty to accept while he had children in the school.
ABSALOM WILKINS, farmer and stock raiser, P. O. Bluffton, Allen County, was born in Licking County, Ohio, March 26, 1832, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Kretsinger) Wilkins, natives of Virginia and of Dutch de- scent. Joseph Wilkins, who was a farmer all his life, came to Putnam County, Ohio, in 1844, and settled on a farm, spending the remaining por- tion of his life in that county. Absalom Wilkins, the subject of this sketch, the eldest in a family of six children, was reared on a farm and has followed agriculture all his life, except during the time he spent in the army. He was drafted in 1862, and served ten months in Company K, Twenty-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was in several engagements. Mr. Wilkins is the owner of 113 acres of well improved land in Union Town- ship, this county, where he now resides. In 1861 he was united in mar- riage with Rebecca Carnahan, daughter of John Carnahan, of Scotch de- scent, and the children of this union are Cela A., wife of William Hartman; Isett; John and James (twins); Milton; Ross; Cora; Peter and Ira. Mr. Wilkins has been school director in this district. In politics he is a
Republican.
WILLIAM WILLIAMSON, farmer, P. O. Mount Cory, is a native of York County, Penn., born April 3, 1810, son of David and Catharine (Dun- can) Williamson, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania, respectively, and
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who married in York County, Penn. They lived for several years in Wash- ington County, Penn., and moved, in an early day, to Ohio, settling first near Steubenville; from there went to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and later to Greene County, Ohio, where they died. They were the parents of ten children: William, Ann, Duncan, John S., David, Sampson' S., Margaret, Jonathan, Essemiah and Robert. Margaret and Anna are deceased. Our subject's father was a sailor, but followed farming after coming to Ohio. He was a Whig and Republican in politics. William Williamson came to this county in 1850, purchased land and cleared up a large farm. He mar- ried, first, Jane McCroskey, of Greene County, Ohio. She bore him nine children: Granvil L., Madison H., Joseph H., Catharine E., David R., Martha F., Mary I., William A. and Amanda J. The eldest two and Mar- tha F. and Mary I. are deceased; the mother is also deceased. Mr. Will- iamson's second marriage was with Hannah H. Carson, with whom he resides at Mount Cory, this county. Mr. Williamson and wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church.
In politics he is a Republican.
G. F. WONDER, farmer and stock raiser, P. O. Mount Cory, was born December 29, 1844, son of Mathias and Sarah Catharine (Fowl) Wonder; former a Pennsylvania-German and a farmer, now residing in Wyandot County, Ohio, latter born in Germany. They reared a family of ten children, all now living and doing well, G. F. being the second. Our subject was reared on the farm and received a good English education. The occupation of his life has been agriculture, in which he has met with marked success, being now the owner of a well improved farm of 175 acres, on which he resides. He came to this county in 1870. In politics he is a Republican. He has been school director for nine years. In 1864 Mr. Wonder enlisted in the United States Signal Corps; was in eighteen well fought battles, and was present when Gen. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant. He was discharged from the service at the close of the war. He is a member of the.G. A. R. In 1869 Mr. Wonder was united in marriage with Sarah, daughter of Gideon and Hannah (Kremerer) Falk, Pennsylvania-Dutch, both now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Wonder have been born five children: Olive A., Rosa J. (deceased), Levi Elroy, Irvin Hayes and Eva Pearl. Our subject and wife are members of the Evangelical Association at Mount Cory. He is class leader, trustee and secretary of the board, and teacher in the Sabbath-school.
THOMAS E. WOOD, physician, Rawson, was born in Hancock County September 20, 1840, son of James and Hannah (Hatcher) Wood, natives of Ohio and of German and English descent. James Wood, who was a farmer, came to Hancock County in 1837, and settled on a farm; his family con- sisted of eight children, Thomas E. being fourth. The subject of this sketch was reared on the farm, attended the common school and worked on the farm with his father until 1862, when he enlisted in the Eighty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G, serving three months. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Harper's Ferry, and after his exchange and dis- charge he re-enlisted in the Second Ohio. Heavy Artillery and served until the close of the war. He participated in several battles and skirmishes. Mr. Wood commenced the study of medicine in 1867, in the office of Dr. J. Miller, and continued his medical education at the Western Reserve Univer- sity at Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated in 1870. He commenced the practice of his profession in Rawson, this county, where he still continues with marked success. The Doctor is a member of the G. A. R., and was
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commander of a post in 1883 and 1884. He is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F. and has filled all the offices in the subordinate lodge, and is a member of the Encampment. He is also a F. & A. M. In politics he is a Republican. From 1872 to 1880 our subject was engaged in the grocery and drug business in Rawson. Dr. Wood is one of Rawson's best citizens, and has done his part toward the improvement of the town.
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP.
AMOS B. JENNER, physician and merchant, Jenera, was born near Sulphur Springs, Crawford Co., Ohio, April 5, 1848, son of William and Catherine (Ebel) Jenner, natives of Holland, who came to America in 1830. and, the same year, were united in marriage in Portage County, Ohio, settling in Crawford County, Ohio, where the Doctor's father is still living, a farmer and weaver by occupation. William Jenner, although an exacting man, is conscientious and is highly esteemed by his neighbors. He is the father of thirteen children: George; Augustus; Christena, wife of Joseph Bell; John, deceased; Andrew, who died in the service of his country; William, killed at the battle of Pittsburg Landing; Daniel; Jacob; Amos B .; Rebecca, wife of Jacob Beaver; Mary; Henry and Benjamin, deceased at the age of seventeen years. The subject of this sketch remained at home until he was seventeen years of age, when he purchased his liberty by agreeing to pay his father a stipulated sum of money annually until his maturity; he worked at daily labor, attended Oberlin College and taught school, thereby laying the foundation for his prosperity in after life. In 1873 he purchased a drug and provision store in Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio, and there began the study of medicine with Dr. Bland, of Bucyrus, Crawford Co., Ohio, as his preceptor. In 1875 he attended a course of lectures at Columbus Medical College, and in June, 1877, graduated from the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, and began the practice of his profession at Cannonsburgh, this county, and there continued until the fall of 1883, when he located at Jenera, this county, which village is named in honor of our subject, who has been very active in all the enter- prises for its advancement and improvement. The Doctor has been very successful in his profession, and is also doing a large business in the drug and dry goods line. In the fall of 1883, at a special election, he was elected justice of the peace. He was strongly urged to accept the nomina- tion for the Legislature, but declined. Dr. Jenner is a man of great popu- larity, natural ability and energy. He is a member of the Northwestern Ohio Medical Association; an elder in the United Presbyterian Church. He was united in marriage, December 9, 1873, with Lettie Andrews, who was born May 10, 1849, in Crawford County, Ohio, daughter of Robert and Sarah (Foster) Andrews, the former of whom, a native of Cumberland County, Penn., died in 1883, aged seventy-five years. His widow, a native of Crawford County, Ohio, is still living, in her sixty-third year. Of her eight children five died young; the survivors are Lettie (wife of the subject of this sketch), Robert and Ida. To Dr. Jenner and wife have been born three children: Lacua G. (deceased), Trola D. and Lavesta V.
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LOUIS LUNEACK, farmer and lumberman, P. O. Jenera, was born in Marion County, Ohio. October 12, 1836, son of John and Margaret (Karck) Luneack, natives of Germany, born near Darmstadt, and who immigrated to America in 1831, soon after locating in Marion County, Ohio, and about 1840 removing to Section 9, Van Buren Township, this county, where they purchased a small tract of land. John Luneack died in 1851, aged fifty - three years. His widow, who is still living, was born May 3, 1799, and is the mother of nine children, five of whom are now living: Barbara, wife of Providence Harriman; Christine, wife of Adam Reddick; Philip; Louis (the subject of this sketch); Catherine, wife of Gotleib Crates; Margaret (de- ceased wife of Philip Heldman. (She left a family in Van Buren Township, this county). The other three children died without issue. Louis Luneack received only a limited education, his early life being spent in the woods. At the age of sixteen years he started out in life without a dollar, but per- severance and energy have placed him among the foremost men of the county. Having natural ability and genius, Mr. Luneack became a tradesman, and carried on blacksmithing and gunsmithing for twelve years. He purchased land, and, in company with P. Heldman, built a planing and saw-mill in Van Buren Township, this county. Our subject became the sole proprietor in 1881, and is doing an extensive business in the manufacture of shingles, lath, etc., besides managing a highly improved farm of 100 acres of land. Louis Luneack served fourteen consecutive years as township trustee, resign- ing in 1878 to accept the office of county commissioner, to which he was elected by an overwhelming majority, and served faithfully during his term of office, but refused a renomination. He was subsequently returned to the office of trustee, which he still holds. Mr. Luneack was united in marriage, May 27, 1859, with Elizabeth Heldman, who was born in Van Buren Township, this county, October 25, 1839, daughter of Peter and Catherine (Kirsh- baum) Heldman. Our subject and wife are the parents of six children: Eva, wife of George von Stein, of Jenera; Margaret, wife of Adam Pifer, of Jen- era; Adam; Andy; Philip and Lindy. They are members of the Lutheran Church, of which Mr. Luneack is one of the pillars.
JOSEPH ROTHTROCK, farmer, P.O. Dunkirk, Hardin County, is a na- tive of Lehigh County, Penn., born August 30, 1824, son of Samuel and Margaret (Eshbaugh) Rothtrock, natives of Pennsylvania. The father of our subject was a saddler by trade, but his later years were passed in farming and saw-milling. He was a son of Samuel Rothtrock, of Pennsylvania, whose parents came from Germany. The parents of our subject had fifteen chil- dren, only three of whom are now living, Joseph, Amos and Levi. The two latter served in the war of the Rebellion. Joseph Rothtrock came to this county in 1860, after having resided for several years in the eastern part of Ohio, and has since resided here, engaged principally in farming and butch- ering. He has a farm of 160 acres. Mr. Rothtrock has been twice married, first to Mary Stonehill, a daughter of David Stonehill, of Stark County, Ohio, and there were nine children born of this union: Isaac, Eliza, William, Hen- ry, John (deceased), David, Hattie, George and Annie. Mr. Rothtrock's present wife was Mrs. Mary (Bosserman) Bowers, widow of Franklin Bow- ers, by whom she had four children: William, Alonzo, Samuel and Ellie. By his present wife Mr. Rothtrock has four children: Isabell, Lydia, Amos and Clarence. Our subject and wife are members of the German Baptist Church.
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CHRISTIAN SCHALLER, farmer, P. O. Jenera, was born in Lauden, Hessen-Darmstadt. April 9, 1812, son of Christian and Christine (Heldman) Schaller, both of whom died in Germany, the former in 1818, aged fifty-two years, and the latter in 1840, aged sixty-six years. They were the parents of eight children: Margaret, deceased wife of Philip Dillman; Maria, deceased wife of Peter Borger-she left a family in Germany; Barbara, married to Peter Horn, came to America and here died; Catharine, wife of Philip Traucht, in Madison Township, this county; George, a mill owner in Houston County, Minn. ; Eliza B., deceased wife of Nicholas Borger, who is in Germany; Elizabeth, wife of Michael Wilch, of Van Buren Township, this county, and Christian. The subject of this sketch came to America in 1833, and located near Hagerstown, Md. Two years later he went to Steu- benville, Ohio, and in 1838 he came to this county and located 124 acres of land in Van Buren Township, where he now resides. Our subject began life in America with but $3. He has lived a quiet, industrious life, endur- ing the trials and hardships incident to a settler in a new country, and by frugal and industrious habits has become one of the most substantial and prominent men in his township. He has served three years as justice of the peace. In 1838 Mr. Schaller was united in marriage, in Van Buren Town- ship, this county, with Mina Bowers, daughter of William Bowers, of German descent; she died March 15, 1863, aged forty-four years. Of her nine children four are now living: Philip; Mariah, now the widow of Philip Heldman; Peter and William. The deceased are Elizabeth (she was the wife of Philip Schaller) and four others who died young.
GEORGE STEINMAN, farmer and lumberman, P. O. Jenera, was born in Germany, March 22, 1825, and came to America with an elder brother, Michael (now deceased) and his younger sister, who is now the widow of Jacob Steinman, and resides in Van Buren Township, this county. Maria, a widowed sister of our subject, came to America with her family in 1872, and died in Van Buren Township, this county. George Steinman learned the carpenter trade in Columbus, Ohio. On the breaking out of the Mexican war he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio, in Company B, Fourth Reg- iment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served under Gens. Taylor and Scott, in the Rio Grande country, for a year and a half, participating in the battles of Matamoras and Pueblo. After the war Mr. Steinman came to this county, and followed his trade for many years. He took up 160 acres of land in Putnam County, Ohio, on his land warrant. Our subject now has a farm of 100 acres of land, with a large, improved cider-mill and scale. He, in company with his nephew, owns a large lumber and shingle-mill, which was built on his farm in 1881, and is doing an extensive business. Our subject is also engaged in farming and steam threshing. He was united in marriage, November 1, 1855, with Catherine Hull, who was born in Medina County, Ohio, February 26, 1834, daughter of Henry and Cath- erine (Demnewall) Hull, early settlers in this county. To our subject and wife have been born eleven children: a son, deceased in infancy; Mary E., wife of Jacob Cramer; Jacob H .; Alice, wife of James Brooks; Caroline, wife of Daniel Thomas; John, married to Zenobia Pugh; William F .; Charles; Joseph; Sarah and Alpha. Mr. and Mrs. Steinman are members of the German Baptist Church, and are consistent Christians, much esteemed by their neighbors and friends.
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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
DR. WILLIAM G. BRAYTON, physician and surgeon, Arcadia, is a na- tive of Wyandot County, Ohio, born April 23, 1849, one of eleven children born to William and Margaret (Carr) Brayton, natives of Vermont and New York, respectively, former a miller by trade. Our subject's grandfather built the first flouring-mill in this section at a very early date. Dr. Bray- ton remained in his native county until twenty-four years of age. He stud- ied medicine under the instruction of his uncle, Dr. A. Brayton, and after- ward attended the Michigan University at Ann Arbor, and later took several courses of lectures at the Miami Medical College at Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated at the Medical College of Ohio in March, 1873, and subsequently attended the Bellevue Medical College, New York. The Doctor came to Arcadia in 1873, and has since been engaged in extensive practice at this place. He married Miss Susan Zuck, a daughter of Charles Zuck, of Carey, Ohio, and by this union has two children: Charles W. and Genevieve.
JOSEPH DILLERY, farmer, Arcadia, born January 13, 1823, in Darmstadt, Germany, is a son of Francis and Catharine (Stires) Dillery. Francis Dillery, who was a gardener, directing his attention to general horticultural and agricultural pursuits, came to America with his family in 1831, and in 1840 his son, Joseph, came to Hancock County, Ohio, where he has since resided. Joseph Dillery has been largely identified with the saw-mill and lumbering business of this county, but of late years has given his attention more to his farm interests. In 1864.he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Col. Wilcox commanding, and served ten months. On his way home he suffered from an attack of sunstroke, from the effects of which he has never fully recov- ered Mr. Dillery was first married, October 23, 1845, to Catharine Peters, daughter of Ambrose Peters, and of the seven children born to this union five are now living: Mary J., William H., George W., Susan and Pruda B. William H. married Miss Lucy Bowman, daughter of J. W. Bowman (they have two children living: Zetta and Stella); George W. married Miss Ella Mounts (they have one child, Mary C.). Our subject's second marriage was April 13, 1873, with Lovenia, daughter of John and Hannah (Wolf) Bow- man, and by this union there are three children: Dora E., John F. and Rolland J. Mr. Dillery has filled many offices of importance during his residence in this county, served several years as mayor of Arcadia, and as deputy provost-marshal for Washington Township, this county. He at present fills the position of justice of the peace, having served as such for six years. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Arcadia Lodge, No. 595. In faith he is a Spiritualist; in politics a Republican. His family, by his last marriage, belong to the Lutheran Church.
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