History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 99

Author: Aaron R. Van Cleaf
Publication date: 1906
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The Hoover family came to Ohio from Vir- ginia. The great-grandparents of Jacob L. Hoover were George and Martha Hoover, who were natives of the Old Dominion, where the

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MR. AND MRS. THOMAS LUDWIG HITLER.

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greater part of their lives was spent. In age they joined their son Jacob in Ohio, where they died.

Jacob Hoover, the grandfather of Jacob L. Hoover, was born in Pendleton County, Vir- ginia, and was the pioneer of the family in Ohio. He settled on a quarter-section of land in Walnut township, Pickaway County, to which he added other tracts, developed a farm here, but died at the early age of 47 years, on July 30, 1825. In Virginia he married Mag- dalena Ruhlman and when he came to Ohio they had two children.

Christian Hoover, son of Jacob and father of Jacob L. Hoover, was born in Walnut town- ship, Pickaway County, Ohio, where he died March 13, 1889, aged 77 years. He not only kept his father's farm intact but added to it and at the time of death owned 320 acres. He married Margaret Tritch, who was born and reared in Maryland. She died July 11, 1874, aged 53 years. Her father was . William Tritch. Both her parents died in Maryland. Christian Hoover and wife had eight children, namely : Mrs. Emeline Knepper, who lives on a farm adjoining that of Jacob L. Hoover; Madison R., who married Malinda Robinson and resides at Columbus, Ohio; Willis E., who married Sophronia Noecker (now deceased) and resides in Ashville; Mrs. Nancy J. Strouse, who lives on part of the original farm; Jacob Luther; Peter E., who married Olive Scothorn and died in November, 1902; and Mary E. and Clara C., who live in Ashville.

Jacob L. Hoover was reared in Walnut township. After completing the district school course, in 1874 he went to the normal school at Worthington, Ohio, and for the fol- lowing 16 years taught in Pickaway and Fair- field counties.

In 1877 Mr. Hoover was married to Mary Snyder, a daughter of Adam Snyder, of Fair- field County, and a granddaughter of Rev. Joseph A. Roof. She died in 1883. Mr. Hoover was married (second) to Emma J. Scothorn, on September 12, 1888. She is a daughter of Monroe Scothorn, of Pickaway County, and was born October 27, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover have one child, Ira Morrison, who was born October 19, 1889. 40

Mr. Hoover is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at St. Paul, of which he is treasurer and in which he has been deacon and steward. He is one of the directors of the Reber Hill Cemetery. For three years he was president of the School Board of Walnut township.

HOMAS LUDWIG HITLER, one of the most prominent men in Pickaway County, who owns 608 acres of val- uable farm land in Washington town- ship, the residential property-of 214 acres -- being located in section 27, was born in Circleville township, Pickaway County, Ohio, April 4, 1842, and is a son of George and Hannah (Ludwig) Hitler. A comprehen- sive account of the early history of the Hitler family is contained in the sketch of George W. Hitler, our subject's brother, which appears elsewhere in this work.

Thomas L. Hitler was reared and educated in Circleville township, and was married to Martha Lindsey, a daughter of John and Mary Lindsey. After his marriage, Mr. Hitler re- sided with his father in Circleville for a little over a year and then moved to his present home. Mr. Hitler's property is divided into three farms. The home farm, consisting of 214 acres, is all under cultivation with the ex- ception of about eight acres of timberland. A portion of this farm was at one time owned by Mr. Hitler's father, Mr. Hitler adding 87 acres of land, which he purchased from Joseph Metzger and which was known as the Daniel Heffner farm. The residence which the family occupy is a fine large brick structure. The other two farms are both rented; one contains 227 acres and has a frame dwelling, while the other contains 167 acres and has a large brick house upon it.

Mr. and Mrs. Hitler have had seven chil- dren, all of whom are living: Clay Lindsey, who lives on the home farm; Turney Gay, who lives in Idaho, where he is employed by the Northern Pacific Company; Grace, who lives at home; and George Thomas, Sterling, Mary and Martha.

Mr. Hitler -is a Democrat in politics and

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served two terms as township trustee. The family are attendants of the Lutheran Church. Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Hitler accompany this sketch.

TIS D. MADER, a representative busi- ness man of Circleville, a dealer in china, cut glass, silverware and wall- paper. is a native of this city, where he was born in 1873. He is a son of John F. Mader, Sr., who was one of the early settlers of this section and for years conducted a prosperous bakery business at Circleville.

Otis D. Mader began his business career as an employee of Wayne Caldwell, who con- ducted the leading china store in Circleville. He continued to be associated with Mr. Cald- well for 14 years and during this time learned the business in all its details. In 1899 Mr. Mader purchased Mr. Caldwell's stock and re- moved it from the First National Bank Building to his present location at No. 109 East Main street in the I. O. O. F. Block. He carries a very superior stock of china, cut glass, silver- ware and wall-paper. Mr. Mader is progress- ive and enterprising and enjoys excellent pat- ronage.

ILLIAM ROTH, one of the capital- ists of Pickaway County, who owns considerable farming land and a large amount of real estate in Circleville, including the Ameri- can House, which is a very fine hotel, has re- sided here since 1872. He was born in July, 1849, in Germany, and is a son of George E. and Lizetta Roth.

Mr. Roth was seven years of age when his parents came to America and located at Jeffer- sonville, Fayette County, Ohio. There he was reared and went to school and later learned the tanning business. In 1872 his father bought the old Jackson tannery at Circleville and oper- ated it with the help of his sons, until his death in 1874. For two succeeding years our sub- ject and his brother Albert operated the tan- nery, under the firm name of William Roth &

Brother, and then Albert sold his interest to another brother, George E., and the business was continued under the name of Roth Broth- ers. They carried on the business until 1899, tanning 150 hides a week and giving employ- ment to 18 hands. They then retired from the tanning business, each having large outside in- terests to look after.

In 1876 Mr. Roth was united in marriage with Carrie Mills, who was born at Zanesville, Ohio, and who died in the fall of 1897. Two children survive her-Anna and Louise. The latter is an accomplished musician and has spent three years in Europe in study at Berlin and purposes to spend one more year at Prague, where she is at present. Her specialty is the violin. The people of Circleville are very much interested in her success as many remember her as a little maiden, playing a violin in the church at Circleville, when not more than six years of age. By those qualified to give an opinion, her talent is regarded as remarkable. In politics, Mr. Roth is a Republican.

YMAN P. MOODY, one of the repre- sentative farmers and first-class citi- zens of Madison township, Franklin County, Ohio, who is identified with all the public-spirited enterprises of this locality, resides on his well-improved farm of 112 acres, 92 of which are situated in Madi- son township, Pickaway County, and 20 acres, on which is his handsome residence and other buildings, in Madison township, Franklin County. Mr. Moody was born March 5, 1855, in Pickaway County, and is a son of James H. and. Hannah (Bowman) Moody.

James H. Moody was born in Maryland and accompanied his parents when he was a boy to the Pickaway Plains, Pickaway County. Later he removed to Walnut township, where he was an early settler, and died there in 1884. In politics he was a Democrat. He married Hannah Bowman, who was born in Pickaway County, Ohio. The following children of this marriage are still living: Benjamin F., of Westerville, Ohio; Alice, wife of Alfred

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Shrock, of Westerville; Lyman P., of this sketch; Dora B., wife of William McCrumb, of Circleville; and Cynthia V., wife of Clement Beem, of Columbus. The parents of our sub- ject were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and were highly respected residents of the community.

When Lyman P. Moody was about 12 years of age, he suffered the loss of his beloved mother and after this he made his home with the family of John Boggs, in Pickaway town- ship, remaining there until he had reached his majority. He secured an excellent education, attending the public schools and the academy at Kingston, Ohio, and was trained in prac- tical farming by Mr. Boggs, a well-known and successful agriculturist.

Mr. Moody was married (first) to Martha J. Cromley, who was born in Pickaway County, Ohio. They had one daughter, Martha J., who is now deceased. Mr. Moody married (second) Catherine Knight, who was also a natie of Pickaway County, Ohio; She is sur- vived by two sons-John G., the well-known teller of the Groveport (Ohio) Bank, and William C., living at home. Mr. Moody mar- ried (third) Ida M. Zwayer, who was born in Madison township and is a daughter of Enos Zwayer, a substantial farmer of this township. Mr. Moody has always been affiliated with the Democratic party.

A DDISON LYMAN STUMP, M. D., a practicing physician in Darby town- ship, who is also a farmer and edu- cator, belongs to an old pioneer family of this section. Dr. Stump was born on the old Glasscock farm in Darby township, Pickaway County, December 21, 1861, and is a son of Alfred and Margaret (Glasscock) Stump.

The Stump family originated in Germany and during the life time of our subject's great- grandfather the name was spelled in the old German way, Stumpf, but the younger gener- ations discarded the final letter. It was the great-grandfather who was the emigrant to America-he settled in Pennsylvania, where his son William was born. The latter came to

Ohio in young manhood and settled in Pick- away County, where he followed the trade of a blacksmith, but later bought what is now known as the Ballah farm. He married Susan Myers and they had three children-Mary, Caroline and Alfred. Mary married Peter Myers and they had four children-Solomon, Frank, Ella and Carrie; Caroline married James Cunningham, a native of Canada, and they had six children-Belle, Alfred, Jane, Edith, Anna and James.

Alfred Stump, the only son of William Stump and the father of our subject, was born on the old Ballah farm near Darby Creek in Pickaway County, Ohio. In young manhood he married Margaret Glasscock, who was a daughter of John and Mary Ann (Leach) Glasscock. The Glasscock family is another of the old and prominent ones of the early days of settlement in this locality. John Glass- cock brought his family in a covered wagon from Virginia to Ohio at an early day, later moved to Missouri, then went back to Vir- ginia, but subsequently returned to Ohio and purchased the fine old property in Pickaway County still known as the Glasscock farm. There were nine children in the Glasscock family, many of whom became connected by marriage with other old and well-established families of the county. They were as follows : Mary, deceased at the age of 13 years; New- ton, who with his wife, Mary Jane Caldwell, is now deceased; Warren, who married Vir- ginia Glasscock, a cousin, and lives in Mis- souri; Margaret, our subject's mother; Sarah, who married Darius Shockley; Martha, who married Rev. Robert W. Peters, a minister of tht Baptist Church; Thornton, who married Frances Rush and is engaged in farming in Darby township; Alice, wife of Richard R. Leach, of Darby township; and William. The last named was the only member of the fam- ily born in Ohio, all the rest having been born in Virginia. He married Ella Ballah, daughter of James and Mary Ballah. Mrs. Margaret Stump, our subject's mother, was born in Vir- ginia, April 16, 1839, and still survives. She came with her parents to Ohio, where she subsequently married Alfred Stump.

The children of Alfred Stump and wife

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were : Joseph, who died in infancy; John W., who died aged 36 years, being at the time county surveyor of Pickaway County; Mary ; Charles N., who married Harriet Snyder; Jessie; Clara ; and Addison Lyman.

Addison Lyman Stump was the first born of his parents' family. They were in comfort- able enough circumstances to afford him lib- eral educational advantages and after complet- ing the local common-school course, he entered the National Normal School, at Lebanon, Ohio, in 1883. At that time this institution was one of note and its standard of study was high- its graduates can now be found all over the world. Dr. Stump remained there through 1883, 1884 and a part of 1885. He then began to teach school and followed this profession, more or less continuously as his studies and duties permitted, until 1893, when he entered Starling Medical College at Columbus, where he was graduated March 26, 1896. He has continued in the practice of his profession ever since, although he does not devote his entire time to it. From 1897 until 1900 he engaged in teaching in Madison County and also as- sumed the management of a farm which he owned jointly with his brother, who died in 1900. After this event, Dr. Stump managed the property alone until 1903, when he sold it and bought another farm, near Derby, but this he retained only a short time. He then re- turned to his mother's farm and now makes this his home, the family circle including also the venerable mother and his two sisters, Mary and Clara. Dr. Stump still teaches occasion- ally, having had charge of the Robtown school during 1894-95. He is now most efficiently filling the office of assistant superintendent of the Derby High School and since September I, 1903, has been a county school examiner.

---.... EVI S. CRITES, one of the highly re- spected residents of Circleville, a re- tired farmer of Fairfield County, was born in that county in 1835 and be- longs to a pioneer family of that sec- tion. He is a son of Samuel and Mary (Sta- pleton) Crites.

Samuel Crites was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and removed to Fairfield Coun- ty, Ohio, in 1808. The country was then prac- tically a wilderness and he was one of the first settlers. At the time of his death he owned 400 acres of fine land and was one of the substantial and prominent men of Fairfield County. He followed both farming and blacksmithing. He married Mary Stapleton and they reared a family of three daughters and one son. The survivors are Levi S., of this sketch, and his sister, Caroline, who married O. Brown, of Fairfield County.

Levi S. Crites was reared and educated in Fairfield County and his interests were cen- tered there until 1890, when he moved to Cir- cleville. He still retains a fine farm of 200 acres in Fairfield County. After coming to this city, he engaged in a milling business until about four years since, retiring then from active life.

In 1859 Mr. Crites was married to Mary Heffner and they had two children, viz. : E. B., deceased, and H. M. The latter is one of the leading grain dealers of Circleville.

The late E. B. Crites was born in 1864 in Fairfield County, Ohio, where he was reared and educated. He remained with his father until the age of 18 years and then embarked in the milling business with his brother, H. M. Crites, under the firm name of Crites Brothers & Company. This was the largest grain buy- ing and milling firm in Circleville. Later he became interested in the canning business and the brothers became half owners of the C. E. Sears Canning Company, operating the largest canning factory in the world. He was a very successful, judicious business man. On No- vember 19, 1895, he was married to Ella Stein, who is a daughter of David Stein, one of the leading men of the county. She still survives, with their one son, Elliott Elsworth. Mr. Crites was a very popular man and he was con- sidered one of the most successful in Pickaway County. In February, 1899, he was taken seriously ill and passed away in two days.

Mrs. Mary (Heffner) Crites died some six years since, her death being occasioned by an accident with a runaway team. She was much beloved by her family and all those with whom

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she was acquainted and her tragic death was a great shock to the community. She was a worthy member of the Lutheran Church.

On October 22, 1901, Mr. Crites was united in marriage to Millie Riegel, of Fairfield Coun- ty, Ohio. They reside at their home, No. 416 East Main street. Mr. Crites is a member of the German Reformed Church.

E L. HEIM, whose well-cultivated farm of 47 acres, situated in section 24, Madison township, demonstrates his excellence as a farmer, is also one of the leading citizens of this locality. He was born in Walnut township, Pickaway County, Ohio, January 22, 1861, and is a son of Daniel and Susan (Spade) Heim.

The Heim family, which is of German ex- traction, settled in Schuylkill County, Penn- sylvania, at a very early day and the Heims of Pickaway County came from there. Daniel Heim was 10 years old when he accompanied his father, Peter Heim, to this part of Ohio, and the family have resided in Walnut, Wash- ington and Madison townships ever since, ex- cept one year spent in Union and Madison counties, Ohio. Daniel Heim followed farming all his life and died Feb. 2, 1905. He married Susan Spade, who was born in Washington township, Pickaway County, Ohio, and their surviving children are : Mary A., wife of H. S. Smith, of Fairfield County ; E. L. ; and Ivy E., wife of Walter Cole, of Fairfield County. The mother of these children did not long survive the father, dying on May 4, 1905.

E. L. Heim was but an infant when his parents removed to Washington township, where he lived to the age of 14, when the fam- ily moved for a short time to Union and Madi- son counties, but soon returned to Walnut township, Pickaway County, and subsequently settled, about 1878, in Madison township, where both parents died. E. L. Heim was reared in Madison township mainly, attending school wherever the family lived, and com- pleted his education at the Lithopolis High School. For several subsequent years he

taught school in Fairfield, Pickaway and Hock- ing counties, where he is remembered as a very competent educator. His farm of 47 acres is favorably located and under his management is very productive.

Mr. Heim was married December 25, 1888, to Hattie R. Dumond, who was born in Pick- away County, Ohio, April 10, 1867, and is a daughter of John W. and Elizabeth (Francis) Dumond. John W. Dumond was born in Ohio and is now a resident of Franklin County ; his wife was born in Ohio and died December 14, 1905. When small, Mrs. Heim accompanied her parents to Ross County, where she was reared and was married. Mr. and Mrs. Heim have had three children, viz .: Ada M., Ralph D. and William H. (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Heim are both members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison township, in which Mr. Heim has served on the official board. He takes a deep interest in the proper management of the public schools and is serving as school director in his district. In politics he is a Democrat. He is one of the township's honor- able, upright men, a useful and representative citizen.

ILLISON LEIST, a retired farmer now making his home in Circle- ville, was born in Washington township, Pickaway County, Ohio, September 8, 1836, and is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Row) Leist.

Jacob Leist was born in Pennsylvania and was a son of Andrew Leist, who came to Ohio in Jacob's boyhood and entered land in Picka- way County. Here Jacob Leist was reared, becoming in later years a man of prominence in his locality. He was a stanch supporter of the Democratic party. He married Catherine Row, who belonged to an old pioneer family that also came from Pennsylvania. They reared three children, viz .: Amos, deceased; George, of Washington township; and Wil- lison of this sketch.

Willison Leist was reared on his father's farm and remained at home until he married, when he bought 76 acres of good land and be-

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gan farming on his own account. Later he added to his first purchase and now owns 106 acres in Washington township. This land he improved with good buildings and upon it the family resided until 1897, when they moved into Circleville. Mr. Leist is known as a care- ful, scientific farmer and stock-raiser and, al- though he is retired from active labor, he still looks after the farm interests as of old.

Mr. Leist was married in 1858 to Sophia Reichelderfer, a daughter of William Reichel- derfer, who was born in Salt Creek township, Pickaway County, Ohio, and died in March, 1903, at the age of 86 years. He was a son of John Reichelderfer, who was born in Penn- sylvania and came to Ohio by wagon at a very early day. The Reichelderfers were all pros- perous people, great farmers and stock-raisers. The mother of Mrs. Leist was Sarah Davis, who was born in Pennsylvania and was a daughter of Richard Davis, a pioneer settler of Pickaway County. Mrs. Leist was one of a family of nine children, the survivors being : Enos, of Circleville; John, of Washington township; William, of Washington township; Louis, of Circleville; Sophia Mrs. Leist) ; Sarah, wife of William' Wolf, of Stoutsville; and Susan, wife of Henry Frankfelter.

Mr. and Mrs. Leist have two sons : Charles H., a farmer of Clear Creek township, Fairfield County, Ohio; and Harley, of Washington township, Pickaway County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Leist are members of the Evangelical Church, of whose official board the former is a member. He has always taken a good citi- zen's interest in politics and has consistently supported the Democratic party. He is a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The family reside at No. 313 East Mound street.

ILLIAM ALLEN, a trustee of Salt Creek township, and one of its substantial farmers, owning 117 acres of well-cultivated land in section 20, near Whisler, was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, July 12, 1837. His parents were John and Nancy (Willard)

Allen, the former of whom was born in Vir- ginia and the latter in Pennsylvania.

William Allen was about 12 years of age when his parents removed from Muskingum to Hocking County, and there he was reared as a farmer, obtaining his education in the dis- trict schools. In 1860 he came to Pickaway County and for a number of years engaged in farming in Pickaway township. In 1885 he settled on his present farm in Salt Creek town- ship, a fine property which is owned jointly by himself and wife.

On July 24, 1873, Mr. Allen was married to Jennie N. Warren, who was born in Salt Creek township, Pickaway County, Ohio, De- cember 21, 1854, and is a daughter of Thomas and Pleasant (Newhouse) Warren. Her father was born in Salt Creek township and her mother in Pickaway township. Her pater- nal grandfather, Tillman Warren, was born in Maryland and was one of the earliest settlers in Salt Creek township. Mrs. Allen has one brother and one sister, viz .: Henry, of Salt Creek township; and Melissa E., wife of Isaac Rossiter, of Salt Creek township.

Mr. and Mrs. Allen have had five children, viz. : Otto W. and Roy L., both residents of Salt Creek township; and Harry T., Wayne and Wilbur, who are deceased.

Mr. Allen is a Democrat in politics and on that ticket he was elected township trustee, an office he fills most efficiently. Mrs. Allen is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Whisler. Mr. Allen is one of the representa- tive men of Salt Creek township and one of its best and most reliable citizens.

EORGE S. REICHELDERFER, cashier of the Salt Creek Valley Bank, 5 at Laurelville, Ohio, is one of the leading men of the southeastern sec- tion of Pickaway County and belongs to an old and substantial family. He was born in Salt Creek township, Pickaway County, Ohio, April 18, 1850, and is a son of Venus and Leannah (Mowery) Reichelderfer.

In Pennsylvania the Reichelderfer family was founded by early settlers from Germany,

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and from there came Jacob S. Reichelderfer, the grandfather of George S., to Salt Creek township, at a very early time in its settlement. He was a son of John Reichelderfer, of Berks County, Pennsylvania. Venus Reichelderfer was also born in Berks County, and was a child when he came to Salt Creek township with his parents. He died in 1856.

George S. Reichelderfer was reared in his native township and after completing the dis- trict school course he spent two years at the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, 'and later attended Eastman's Business College at Poughkeepsie, New York, where he was grad- uated in 1870. Subsequently he taught school in Pickaway and Fairfield counties and for some 25 years was known as one of the leading educators. He owns a farm of 220 acres in Salt Creek township, but resides at the pleas- ant town of Tarlton and gives the larger part of his attention to the affairs of the Salt Creek Valley Bank.

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History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 99

Author: Aaron R. Van Cleaf Publication date: 1906 Publisher: Number of Pages: 923

Author: Aaron R. Van Cleaf
Publication date: 1906
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 923