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John H. Wannemacher received his early education in the township schools and later on clerked in his father's general store for seven or eight years and remained with him until the time of his marriage, at which time he took Emma Rekart to be his wife. She was the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Rekart, both natives of Germany and whose respective parents settled and remained in Putnam county, Ohio, until the time of their deaths. To John H. and Emma (Rekart) Wannemacher were born ten children, eight of whom are living, named in the order of their births as follow : Joseph B., on February 27, 1881 ; Henry A., November 10, 1882; Matilda, March 26, 1885; Sylvester H., December 17, 1885; Albert T., July 6, 1889; Florentina M., October 1, 1891 ; Oliva M., October 27, 1894; Leo J., March 14, 1896; Lawrence J., April 8, 1898; Vincent O., January 7, 1901. Of these Joseph B. died in July, 1907, and Oliva M. died on October 27, 1894.
Soon after the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Wannemacher they established themselves on the original eighty acres belonging to his father and which land has been in the Wannemacher family for more than sixty years. Mr. Wannemacher has added to this land from time to time, and the present holdings consist of three hundred and twenty acres of high grade farm land and a great many improvements have been made in the way of new buildings, which include the erection of a fine barn and remodeling of the old house to
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make it modern in every respect. Besides agriculture, Mr. Wannemacher makes a specialty of raising Belgian horses and has a farm for this purpose, situated about one and three-quarter miles southwest of the town of Otto- ville. His possessions include some exceptionally well-bred Belgian stallions and they are a source of great pride to the owner.
Mr. Wannemacher is a Democrat and is a strong advocate of the pro- gressive principles of his party's platform. He has held the office of town- ship trustee for three terms and justice of the peace for about four terms, also acts as a member of the local school board and takes a great interest in educational matters, to which he has given his attention to a large extent for the past eighteeen years. At the present time he is holding the office of treasurer and clerk of the school board, also is a stockholder in the Ottoville Bank, of which institution he has been a director ever since its organization. He is also a director of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Ottoville. Mr. Wannemacher is not connected with any fraternal societies, but he and his family are members of the Catholic church of Ottoville, to which they contribute liberally for all worthy causes. Personally, Mr. Wan- nemacher is a man of genial nature and a very agreeable companion, enjoy- ing a large circle of friends, and it is safe to say that no man in the com- munity enjoys, to a greater measure, the confidence and regard of the people than he.
JOHN SYLVESTER SCHAFER.
John Sylvester Schafer, who is at present engaged in the manufacture of tile, brick and hollow-ware, in North Creek, Palmer township, Putnam county, Ohio, and who has built up a large and lucrative business by his enterprise and progressive methods, has contributed, in a material way, to the commercial advancement of Palmer township. Mr. Schafer is possessed of splendid business ability and has been successful in a material way. He is a man who enjoys the confidence of the people with whom he deals and is well known for his sterling integrity and upright, honorable methods of business dealings.
John Sylvester Schafer was born on February 18, 1866, in section 7, of Palmer township, on the old homestead farm. He is the son of William and Mary (Morris) Schafer, the former of whom was born in Koenig, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, and came to America with his parents in 1854. They settled in Sugar Creek township, Putnam county, Ohio, where William
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Schafer was married to Mary Morris, the daughter of Judge Morris, August 6, 1863. With his young wife, he moved to Palmer township, Putnam county, in March, 1864, and settled on a farm, where he and his wife re- sided until their deaths. At the time they moved to Palmer township, the land was almost an unbroken forest and abounded with all kinds of game and wild animals. William Schafer cleared the timber from most of the farm with his own hands. He was quite active in politics, being a Democrat. He held several offices of trust and confidence. In April, 1867, he was elected justice of the peace of Palmer township, and held this office for twelve consecutive terms, or until his death. He was twice elected township treasurer, and once township trustee. He was elected county commissioner in 1875, and held this office for six years. In March, 1879, William Schafer was appointed postmaster of North Creek and held this office until Mckinley was elected President of the United States.
William and Mary ( Morris) Schafer had twelve children, Henry P., born on September 11, 1864; John Sylvester, the subject of this sketch; Margaret Catherine, September 19, 1867; William W., December 17, 1869; George Lewis, December 12, 1871; Charles C., September 26, 1874; Sarah E., August 22, 1876; Mary Emaline, June 17, 1878; Ida Lavina, August 19, 1880; Benjamin F., August 11, 1882; Surilda Laura May, July 13, 1884, died on September 1, 1903; and Joseph J., May 19, 1887. Five of the sons and one daughter reside in Putnam county and the other five reside in dif- ferent states. Mrs. Mary Schafer died on October 10, 1902, and her hus- band, William Schafer, died on January I, 1903.
John Sylvester Schafer grew up on the homestead farm of his par- ents and was educated in the old district school No. 3. He learned the black- smith trade at the age of seventeen years and started a shop at North Creek, Ohio, which he conducted for twenty-three years.
John Sylvester Schafer was married on April 28, 1889, to Mary Ellen Rangler, who was born in Defiance county, Ohio, in Highland township, on October 19, 1863. She is the daughter of Samuel and Lydia Ann (Masters) Rangler. Mrs. Mary Schafer's father, of German descent, was born in Pennsylvania. He came to Ohio with his parents and settled in Hancock county on a farm and there grew up. He was reared as a farmer and edu- cated in the common schools of Hancock county. His grandparents were also natives of Pennsylvania and came to Hancock county, where they farmed until their death. Samuel Rangler was married in Hancock county, Ohio, and farmed there for some time. Later, he came to Highland township, Defiance county, Ohio, where he settled on a farm of eighty acres. He
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afterward sold this farm and purchased eighty acres in the same township, which he farmed until his death, in 1872. His wife died in 1870 or 1871, and after this he was married to Margaret Sponsler, who later died. Mrs. Lydia Ann Masters, his first wife, was a native of Pennsylvania. Her par- ents and grandparents were natives of England. Her parents, William Henry Masters and wife, were born in England and married there. Subse- quently, they came to America and settled in Pennsylvania, where he was a farmer and where they both died on a farm.
Samuel and Lydia Ann Rangler, the parents of Mrs. Schafer, had seven children, Elizabeth, deceased; William Henry, of Defiance county, Ohio; Daniel; Alonzo and Clarinda, all deceased; Mary Ellen, the wife of Mr. Schafer; and John H., of Whiteville, Wood county, Ohio.
John Sylvester Schafer remained at home until his marriage, after which he lived at North Creek, Ohio. He traveled four seasons for the Walter A. Wood Harvester Machinery Company, during the harvesting season, as an expert. He was engaged as a blacksmith in a shop of his own for many years. He was an expert at this trade. On March 15, 1908, Mr. Schafer bought the tile mill of John Meyer, in Henry county, Ohio, and moved it to North Creek. He remodeled and enlarged it and continues to operate the mill, from which he ships its products to many different parts of the country. Mr. Schafer is now installing special machinery for the manu- facture of hollow-ware. He enjoys a large and lucrative business.
John S. and Mary Ellen (Rangler) Schafer have eight children, Will- iam Henry, born on May 14, 1890; James Franklin, January 27, 1893; Mary Margaret, August 20, 1895 ; Clyde and Ida Levina, twins, July 6, 1897; John Edward, December 17, 1901; Carl Clifford, February 20, 1903; and Forest Joseph, November 4, 1908. William Henry lives at Curtis, Ohio, where he is a steam engineer for the McCracken Tile Company. James Franklin mar- ried Iva Hughes and lives at Plymouth, Ohio. The remainder of the chil- dren are at home. John, Carl and Forest attend No. 3 district school, of Palmer township.
Mr. Schafer is a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 745, at Pleasant Bend, Ohio. He has passed through all. the chairs of the lodge and is now past chancellor. He is a member of the National Engineer So- ciety of America and belongs to branch No. 21, at Lima, Ohio. Mr. Schafer has served as justice of the peace since 1903. He has been township clerk and road supervisor, but is not active now. He was appointed, under Gover- nor Cox, on the board of complaints of Ottawa, Ohio, for three years and he is now serving his second year. Throughout his life he has been active in the
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affairs of the Democratic party and has contributed much to the success of that party in this county. Mr. Schafer is a member of the Free Baptist church and Mrs. Schafer is a member of the United Brethren church, at Mt. Zion, Monroe township, Putnam county.
John S. Schafer is a congenial man, well-read and well-informed. He is a man of splendid business ability. He comes of an excellent family and is widely and favorably known. He is a kind father and, above all, is a man of upright character.
RALPH S. KIRKENDALL.
Dependent very largely upon his own resources, Ralph S. Kirkendall has attained no insignificant success, and though he may have encountered obstacles like most young men of affairs, and met with reverses, he has pushed steadily forward and has ever been willing to work for the object of his ambition. His tenacity and fortitude are due, no doubt in a large measure, to worthy traits inherited from his sterling ancestors, whose high ideals and correct principles he has ever sought to emulate. Ralph S. Kirkendall is one of the well-known young farmers of Palmer township, Putnam county, Ohio.
Ralph S. Kirkendall was born in Palmer township, Putnam county, Ohio, on July 17, 1891. Ralph S. Kirkendall is the son of Henry and Anna (Simon) Kirkendall. Henry Kirkendall was born in Union township, Put- nam county, Ohio, February 18, 1858. He spent his boyhood days on his father's farm in Union township, and was educated in the public schools in Union township, where he was reared as a farmer. He was engaged in operating his father's farm and worked out by the month on various farms until his marriage. He was married in Greensburg township, to Anna Simon, the daughter of Louis Simon, whose life history appears elsewhere in this volume.
Suffice it to say here in this place, that Louis Simon has long been one of the leading farmers in Putnam county, having been born here on April 24, 1838, the son of John P. and Savilla (Genshimer) Simon. John P. Simon was born in Germany, on the Rhine, and there married Savilla Gen- shimer, who was also a native of Germany, born in 1812. John P. and Savilla (Genshimer) Simon had the following children: John; Catherine and Philip, both deceased; Lewis, the father of Mrs. Kirkendall; Jacob, who died in childhood; Barbara, who married Michael Rinkle; Louisa, deceased; So- phia, who married the Rev. Philip Kesler ; Mrs. A. L. Hauck; Anna, who
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married W. J. Varner; Savilla, the wife of J. W. Purnell; Elizabeth, de- ceased, and John Adam, who died at the age of ten years. John P. Simon was a prominent man in this part of the country and died on April 29, 1888. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Presbyterian church. John P. Simon's first wife died in 1856. Two years later he married Mrs. Margaret M. Landis, and they had one son, Adam, born in 1859. Mr. Simon's third wife was Mrs. Margaret Hedges, who died on March 25, 1895. Louis Simon was married on April 13, 1861, to Barbara M. Dang- ler, daughter of George and Fannie (Fender) Dangler. The following children were born to Louis and BarbaraM. (Dangler) Simon: Anna, who became the wife of Ralph S. Kirkendall, Veronica married George Ridenour ; John A. and Barbara died in infancy. Mrs. Barbara M. (Dangler) Simon died on May II, 1868. Lewis Simon was married again on March 18, 1870, to Jennie Apger, the daughter of John R. and Elizabeth Apger, who was born on February 10 1847. Eight children were born to this second mar- riage, as follow : Mary L., who died on October 31, 1876; Charles E .; Ches- ter L .; Ora A .; Lewis W .; Blanch ; Ralph B .; and an infant that died.
After his marriage, Henry Kirkendall moved to Palmer township, where he farmed eighty acres of land. Later, he purchased seventy-five acres adjoining, in section 28. Here he followed general farming until his death on August 16, 1914, at the age of fifty-eight. Outside of a short time spent in Union county, Ohio, he lived most of his life in Palmer town- ship, Putnam county. He improved his farm in Palmer township and erected the buildings and drained the land and fenced the farm. He was not a. member of any lodge. He served as township trustee for two terms. He was a Democrat and was not a member of any church. His widow survives . him and lives on the home place, in Palmer township, with Ralph S. Kirken- dall, her son and the subject of this sketch, who operates the farm for his. mother. Henry and Anna (Simon) Kirkendall had five children : Lula mar- ried Samuel Elsea, and they live in Indianapolis, Indiana; Fay lives in In- dianapolis; Ralph S. and Chester live at home; one child died in infancy. Chester is attending high school at Continental, Ohio.
Ralph S. Kirkendall was married on August 26, 1914, to Joycie Troyer, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Burkmeyer) Troyer.
Having grown up on the home farm in Palmer township, Ralph S. Kirkendall was educated in the township schools. After his marriage, he continued to live on the homestead, which he farms and manages for his mother. In the fall of 1914, Mrs. Henry Kirkendall added forty acres to
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the original one hundred and fifty-five and they now own one hundred and. ninety-five acres.
Ralph S. Kirkendall is not a member of any lodge and has held no. offices, but is identified with the fortunes of the Democratic party. Although he was reared in the United Brethren faith, he is not a member of any church. Mrs. Kirkendall is a member of the Keiferville United Brethren church and was educated in the Palmer township schools. Ralph S. Kirken- dall is a congenial young man, a hard worker and devotes his entire timc to farming, his chosen vocation. He is favorably known in this section of the county and the family are highly esteemed by those who know them.
WILLIAM BALL.
The history of the Buckeye state is a record of the steady growth of many flourishing communities planted in the wilderness by the sturdy pio- neers of a departed generation. These communities have reached great mag- nitude today, and have become prosperous with fertile farms and neatly- kpt buildings, good roads and a progressive social spirit. Each county has- had its share in the story and every county can lay claim to some incident which goes to make up the history of the commonwealth. After all, the his- tory of a state or county is but the record of the doings of its people, among whom the pioneers and their sturdy descendants have places of no secondary importance. One of the well-known families of Palmer township, Putnam county, Ohio, is that of the Balls, and one of the present-day representatives of this family, who is a well-known farmer of Palmer township, is William Ball.
William Ball was born on August 25, 1860, in Palmer township, Put- nam county, Ohio. He is a son of Ferdinand and Emaline (Gross) Ball. Ferdinand Ball was born on August 25, 1825, in Germany, and was a son of Barney and Mary M. Ball. Ferdinand Ball came with his parents to America at the age of five years, and settled in Stark county, Ohio. His parents had been farmers in Germany and settled on a farm in that county in the early pioneer days. Ferdinand was reared on this farm, and his. parents had the following children : Barney, George, Mathias, John, Ferdi- nand, Caroline, Eva, Mary, Elizabeth, all of whom, except Magdalene and three others whose names are not now a matter of record. The last three named are deceased; Magdalene is also deceased.
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Ferdinand Ball was educated in the public schools of Carroll and Seneca counties, Ohio, and on May 13, 1845, was married to Emeline Gross. He had learned the blacksmith trade and was considered an expert in this line. His parents migrated from Stark county, Ohio, to either Carroll or Seneca county, Ohio, where they farmed, and then moved to Putnam county, and here they bought forty acres of land in section 7, of Palmer township, where Barney Ball and his wife both died. Ferdinand Ball farmed his father's place, and also operated a blacksmith shop, which was located on the farm. He, subsequently, increased this forty acres, by hard work and rigid economy, to nearly two hundred acres of good land, all lying in Pal- mer township. He had a farm of forty acres in Monroe township, Put- nam county, and followed agricultural pursuits all his life, having retired from active work in the blacksmith shop some time before his death, which occurred on January 16, 1910, at which time he had reached the age of eighty-five years. He was a man of strong physical proportions, a prudent business man and well liked in his neighborhood. He was not a member of any lodge and cared nothing for political office, devoted all his time to his family and to his business interests and was a stanch and devout member of the Sacred Heart Catholic church at New Bavaria, Ohio, and later of St. Joseph's church at North Creek, to which latter institution he donated the ground, comprising three acres, on which is erected the St. Joseph's church He gave liberally to the support of the church, both financially and by his regular attendance. Both his parents died on the home farm, in section 7, where William Ball was born.
Emeline Gross, the mother of William Ball, was born on June 10. 1831, near Luxemburg, Germany, and came with her parents to America when she was quite young. They settled in Stark county, Ohio, where they operated a farm, and here their daughter grew to womanhood. She was married to Ferdinand Ball on May 13, 1845. She was a good mother, kind and patient and always worked with zeal and effort to build up her home, and did nobly her share toward building up the family fortunes. Her death occurred on December 26, 1895. She was an active and devoted member of the St. Joseph's church at North Creek.
Ferdinand and Emeline (Gross) Ball were the parents of eight children : Henry, living on the old homestead farm in Palmer township; John, who is also living on the home farm; George, a merchant at North Creek, Ohio; William, the immediate subject of this sketch; Mrs. Mary Engleman, of North Creek, Ohio; Catherine, deceased; Susanna, living on the home farm, and Martin, who is married and lives in Palmer township.
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Ferdinand Ball enlisted at Defiance, Ohio, in the Sixty-seventh Regi- ment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in 1864, and served until the close of the war.
William Ball was married on May 26, 1896, to Louisa Motto, who was born in Hancock county, Ohio, and who is a daughter of John and Malena (Raclot) Motto. Mrs. Ball's father was born in the village of Boncourt, France, in 1830, where he received his education and where there he was married. He was reared a farmer and was a son of Peter Motto and wife, both natives of France. Peter Motto had a family of five children, Malena, Nicholas, John, Adolph and one other. Peter Motto's wife died in France, after which he came to America and settled in Hancock county, Ohio, on a farm, and here he lived the remainder of his life. His son, John, came to America after his marriage, and after the birth of his first two children in France. These children were Theophilus and Emily, both of whom are deceased. John Motto bought forty acres of land in Hancock county, Ohio, where he farmed for some time, later selling it and moving to Putnam county, Ohio, in 1862, where he purchased eighty acres of uncleared land. This land was heavily timbered, wild and swampy, and was located in section 4, of Palmer township. Mr. Motto farmed this land until his death in 1899, at the age of sixty-eight years. He was not a member of any lodge and held no offices except that of school director of his township. He had a splendid education and was a well-informed man. He was an active Demo- crat, and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic church at North Creek, Ohio. His wife, Malena, was also a native of France. Her parents were Peter Raclot and wife, both of whom died in France. Mrs. John Motto died on the homestead farm in Palmer township, March 14, 1914, at the age of eighty-one years. John Motto and wife were the parents of five children : Theophilus, deceased; Amelia, deceased; Mrs. Salena Warnament, deceased ; Theodore, who lives in section 4, of Palmer township, on the homestead farm of eighty acres, which he owns and where he has farmed until recent years, when he retired from active farm work, and rents out the farm to reliable tenants, but he still maintains his residence on the farm. He never married. Louisa, the fifth child of Mr. and Mrs. John Motto, is the wife of Mr. Ball.
Mr. and Mrs. Ball have no children. Mr. Ball was educated at district school No. 3, Palmer township, and grew up on the home farm, where he was reared to the life of a farmer. He remained at home, assisting with the work on the farm, until his marriage, when he moved to a farm of eighty acres near the original homestead. Forty acres of this farm was
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deeded to him by his father, and Mr. Ball purchased the additional tract of forty acres. He operated this farm for some time and then sold it and bought his present farm of sixty-six acres in section 5, of Palmer township. He removed to this farm, in 1907, and farmed here in a general way until 1912, when he retired from active farming, renting out the fields, but main- tains his residence on the farm.
Mr. Ball has held no public offices, and is not a member of any lodge. He is a Democrat. He is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic church at North Creek, and his wife is also a faithful and devout member of this church. Mr. Ball is a quiet and unassuming man and an excellent farmer. His farm is well located and his home and barn and other splendid outbuildings indi- cate that their owner is a man of good taste and sound judgment. Mr. Ball cleared his first farm, fenced and drained it, and also ditched and im- proved his present farm and put it into its present good condition, and by close application to his agricultural interests, he has managed to have a good income laid by for his declining years. He is a man of sterling character and well known, bearing a high reputation for fairness. He comes of a good old family, who were sturdy pioneers and who did their share toward building up the farming interests of Putnam county.
GEORGE BALL.
There are few better known merchants and farmers living in Putnam county than George Ball, who, for nearly thirty years, has been engaged in the mercantile business at North Creek, Ohio, and who, for several years, has owned a splendid farm of one hundred and sixty-seven acres in Palmer township. Mr. Ball, who is in partnership in the mercantile business at North Creek with W. H. Engleman, has here built up a large and flourishing busi- ness, which is the result of painstaking effort to please his customers, and scrupulous dealings with the public.
George Ball, the son of Ferdinand and Emaline (Gross) Ball, was born on October 24, 1857, in Stark county, Ohio, near the city of Canton. Ferdi- nand Ball was born on August 25, 1825, in Germany, and was the son of Barney and Mary M. Ball. Ferdinand Ball came with his parents to America when five years old, and settled with them in Stark county, Ohio, where they were pioneer farmers. He was reared on the farm, and was one of nine
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children, the others being Barney, George, Mathias, John, Caroline, Eva, Mary and Elizabeth, Magdalene and three others whose names are not now a matter of record, all of whom are now deceased, except Eva, Mary and Elizabeth. Educated in the public schools of Carroll and Seneca counties, Ohio, Ferdinand Ball was married to Emaline Gross, May 13, 1845, and having learned the blacksmith trade before his marriage, came to be regarded as an expert in this line. Migrating with his parents to a farm in section 7, of Palmer township, Putnam county, Ohio, Ferdinand lived with them until their death. By hard and consistent work, and rigorous economy, he was able, from the profits of the farm and his labors as a blacksmith, to accumu- late two hundred acres of good land, all in Palmer township. He also owned forty acres in Monroe township. He passed away on January 16, 1910, after having reached the age of eighty-five years. Devoted to the interests of his family and his busness, he cared little about politics or holding office. He was a stanch member of the Sacred Heart Catholic church at New Bavaria, and donated the ground up which was erected the church building. Mrs. Emaline (Gross) Ball, the mother of our subject, was born on June IO, 1831, near Luxemburg, Germany, and who had come with her parents to America when a girl, grew to womanhood in Stark county, Ohio. A good mother, a kind and patient wife, who did nobly her share toward building up the family fortunes, she passed away, December 26, 1895. She also had been a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic church at New Bavaria. George Ball, himeself, was one of a family of eight children. Of these children, Henry lives on the old homestead farm in Palmer township; John also lives on the home farm; William is living retired on his farm in Palmer township; Mrs. Mary Engleman lives at North Creek; Catherine is deceased, and Suzanna lives on the home farm.
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