History of Seneca County, Ohio, containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, school, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of the Northwest territory; history of Ohio; statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc, Part 109

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Chicago : Warner, Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1088

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GEORGE SAUL (deceased), was born in Lancaster County, Penn., and settled near Tiffin, Ohio, in 1823. In 1826 he married Mary McCune, born in Northampton County, Penn., September 19, 1807, daughter of William and Sarah (Johnson) McCune, the former a son of John and Sarah McCune, the latter a daughter of John and Jernsha (Kitchen) Johnson. In 1831 Mr. Saul moved to the farm in Liberty Township, Seneca Co., Ohio, where his widow now resides. He died April 6, 1850. aged fifty-six years. He was the father of nine children, five of whom died without issue; James died leaving a family in Henry County, Ohio; and there are now living: William, Phoebe, wife of Jacob Beard, in Henry County, Ohio, and George, born March 7, 1845, and who enlisted in Company E. Forty-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. March 2, 1864, and served fifteen months. May 27, 1864, he was severely wounded at Dallas, Ga .. which disabled him from further duty. He was mar- ried December 23, 1873, to Mary E. Zies, a native of Pleasant Township, this county, born April 8, 1853, daughter of William and Eva (Latherman) Zies, (the former a son of Martin and Christina (Stroub) Zies, and the latter a daughter of John and Eva (Gough) Latherman. George has two children: Viola B. and Milo E. He is a member of the G. A. R., at Tiffin, Ohio.

SILAS J. STACKHOUSE, a retired farmer residing near Bettsville, was born in Columbia County, Penn., October 6, 1806, son of Benjamin and Sarah (Jackson) Stackhouse. His paternal ancestors settled in Pennsylvania at or near the present site of Philadelphia about the year 1682. His maternal ancestors in the Jackson line, viz. : Robert Jackson with his wife, Agnes. were among the first settlers at North Hempstead, L. I., in 1643. Our subject's great-grandfather, Joseph Jackson, was born on Long Island February 9. 1710, and with his wife. Annie, removed to Rockaway, N. J., about 1731. To

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them were born eleven children. one of whom. Daniel, was the grandfather of our subject. This Daniel removed with his family to Columbia County, Penn .. and raised a family of eight children, of whom Sarah was one. She married Benjamin Stackhouse about the year 1803, and died in 1865, at the age of eighty-three years.

Genealogy of Jackson family: I. Robert Jackson and wife, Agnes, settled on Long Island, at North Hempstead, in 1643: died about 1684. II. Col. John Jackson (son of Robert), birth not known; died in 1725. III. James Jackson (son of John) and wife, Rebecca (Hallett) Jackson, his birth not given; died in 1735. IV. Joseph Jackson (son of James), born on Long Island February 9, 1710; removed to Rockaway, N. J., in 1731 or 1732; died in 1769. V. Daniel Jackson (son of Joseph), married Jemimah Benjamin, born about 1754. VI. Sarah (Jackson) Stackhouse (daughter of Daniel), married Benja- min Stackhouse; she was born about 1782; died 1865. VII. Silas J. Stackhouse (son of Sarah Jackson) married Sarah Lockhart; he was born October 6, 1806.

To Benjamin and Sarah (Jackson) Stackhouse were born eleven children, our subject, Silas J., being the second, and besides whom there are still living Mrs. Hannah Kearney, of Morrow County, Ohio, and Sarah, now Mrs. William Blair, of Knox County, Ohio. December 20, 1829, Mr. Stackhouse married Sarah B., daughter of Robert and Flora (Leigh) Lockhart. She was born in Northumberland County, Penn., February 1, 1809. and died January 28. 1859. Of this union ten children were born, four of whom died in infancy in Pennsyl vania. In 1851 Silas J., with his wife and six children, removed to Seneca County, Ohio, and in 1857 settled on the farm in Liberty Township, where he now resides with his son, in the seventy-ninth year of his age. He had two sons in the late war: Joseph G. M., who served three months in the Fourteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and again enlisted in the fall of 1861. in the Third Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and was transferred to Gen. Nelson's staff. He died near Corinth, Miss., June 20, 1862. William L. enlisted at the same time in the Third Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and served until the close of the war. Ho now resides in Jackson County, Kans. His other children, still living, are Benja- min, on the homestead; Ann B., wife of W. C. Boor, of Wood County, Ohio: Lockhart, of Sandusky County, Ohio, and A. Judson, in Fostoria, Ohio. Mr. Stackhouse is a member of the Baptist Church. in politics a Republican and is a highly esteemed citizen.

BRADFORD STRUBLE, farmer and justice of the peace, P. O. Kansas, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, June 26, 1832, son of John and Lydia (Bradford) Struble; the former a native of New Jersey, was a son of George Struble, who served in the war of 1812. John Struble came to Trumbull County, Ohio, in 1812; removed to Stark County in 1837, and to Hancock County in 1846. He was a local preacher in the United Brethren Church: also agent for the American Sabbath-school Union and was most highly respected by the people who knew him. He died November 7, 1872, aged seventy-two years. His widow is still living. She was born in what is now the city of Cleveland, June 10, 1811, daughter of James Bradford, who was a native of Massachusetts and a member of the first surveying party to the " Western Reserve." He was a son of Joshua, he of William, of Canterbury. Conn., he of Lient. James, he of Thomas, of Norwich, Com .. he of Maj. William Bradford, a native of Austerfield, England, who was a passenger on the "Mayflower," and in 1621 became governor of the Plymouth colony. succeeding John Carver, filling the office for twelve successive years. He married, for his second wife, Mrs. Alice Southworth, of the nobility of his native country, and from this union the family in this country sprang. The grandmother of Mr. Struble was Elizabeth Frazee. wife of James Bradford. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1788. came to Trumbull County. Ohio. in

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1800. She was a daughter of Jonathan Frazee, a native of New Jersey, who at the age of nineteen years enlisted in the "Dunmore war." He was a son of Stephen, he of Gen. Frazee. of France. Mr. Struble married, June 29. 1858, Susan Kemble, who died January 9, 1864, leaving three children: Flora M., wife of Arthur Hudson, near Dishler, Ohio; Susan I., wife of Thomas Leedy, in Fostoria, Ohio, and Emma (now deceased). His second marriage was May 10, 1864, with Mary J. Clifford, who was born in Lancaster, Ohio, March 1, 1844, daughter of Thomas and Keziah (Darst) Clifford, and the children born of this union were Charles B. (deceased); Nellie and Lillie (twins, the former the wife of J. C. Long; the latter the wife of J. W. Kies, of Sandusky County, Ohio): Z. D .; Arthur; I. J. : Minnie; Bertha (deceased); Dor and Duff (twins, deceased), and Clifford. In the spring of 1876. Mr. Struble removed to Seneca County, and in the spring of 1882 was elected jus- tice of the peace, and re-elected in 1885. He is a member of Sandusky Annual Conference, and for more than twenty years traveled as an itinerant United Brethren minister.

BARNEY ZIMMERMAN, farmer, P. O. Fort Seneca, was born in Wash- ington County, Md., November 15, 1804, son of David and Sarah (Swope) Zimmerman, the latter of whom died in Martinsburg, Va., in 1812. She was the mother of three children: Elizabeth, deceased wife of William Baugher (she left a family in Seneca County, Ohio): Sarah, deceased wife of George W. Sager (she left a family near Olney, Ill.), and Barney, the subject of this sketch. David Zimmerman had four children by his second marriage: Jane E., wife of John Knipe, of Hainesville, W. Va .: Susan, deceased wife of William Wegley (she left a family in Berkeley County, W. Va.); John W. (deceased, leaving a family in Berkeley County, W. Va.); and Mary, wife of Joseph F. Poole, living near Harper's Ferry, Va. Barney Zimmerman located on his present farm in May, 1836, and endured all the hardships and trials of pioneer life, assisting in the construction of the early churches, school build- ings, roads, bridges, etc. He served six years as county commissioner, also six years as county infirmary director, and has filled various township offices; has always taken an active part in public affairs and in the advancement and welfare of the people of the county. He has been a member of the Reformed Church nearly sixty years, and is one of its pillars. He was married, Decem ber 2, 1827, to Miss Sarah Sager, who was born in Washington County, Md., March 7. 1810, daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Fifogle) Sager. and by her he has had six children: Jacob, in Pleasant Township, this county; David (deceased, leaving a family in Williams County, Ohio), Solomon. in De Kalb County, Mich. ; Margaret, whose first marriage was with David B. Rosenberger (deceased), her second marriage being with David Sherrick, residing in Pleasant Township, this county; John B., residing on the homestead; and Sophia, wife of Levi Repp, in Allen County, Ind. Mr. Zimmerman is a public spirited, enterprising man, and much esteemed by the citizens of his county.

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GEORGE D. ACKER, farmer, P.O., Fostoria, was born in Clarion County, Penn., February 6. 1834, son of George and Catherine (Delp) Acker, of Ger- man descent, and who settled in Washington Township, Hancock Co., Ohio, in April, 1853. They were parents of ten children, of whom nine grew to maturity: Mary, wife of Enoch Farmer: Susan, wife of Audridge Cathon; George D .; Christian K. ; Andrew I .; William J .; Warren A .; Thomas G., Sevilla E., wife of Jacob Eckert. and Ellen J., wife of Robert Hooton. Our subject remained in his native county until eleven years of age, then moved with his parents to Mahoning County, Ohio, where they resided eight years. George D. Acker received a common school education, and in 1853 located in Fostoria, serving a three years' apprenticeship at the shoe-maker's trade with J. Q. Albert, after which he worked as journeyman up to 1862. During the late war of the Rebellion he enlisted, August 18, 1862, in Company I, One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving as a private up to April 6, 1863, when he was promoted to second lieutenant, and January 6.

1865, was promoted to first lieutenant. June 15, 1863, he was wounded, taken prisoner at Winchester, Va., and confined in Libby Prison eleven months; from there he was transferred successively to Danville, Va., Macon and Savannah. Ga., Charleston and Columbia. S. C., escaping from the last named point November 3, 1864. He reported to the Union Army at Dalton, Ga., whence he was sent to Gen. Steedman, at Chattanooga, Tenn., and ordered to the officers' hospital on Lookout Mountain. January 20, 1865, he reported in person to Secretary Stanton, at Washington, D. C., by whom he was given thirty days to report to his regiment. After rejoining his regiment he was sent before a board of medical examiners, who ordered his discharge on account of disability March 16, 1865. He immediately returned to Fostoria, this county, and was appointed street commissioner for one year. After this he engaged as clerk till 1874, when he was elected sheriff of Seneca County and re-elected in 1876. serving two terms; in 1879 Mr. Acker located on the farm he now occupies in Loudon Township. He was married, May 3, 1857. to Julia A., daughter of Washington and Mary Henry, of Fostoria, Ohio, and by her he has had three children: Elmer W., Frank (deceased) and Ada (deceased). Mr. Acker is a F. & A. M., and a member of the G. A. R. He was a member of Fostoria city council in 1866. Politically he is a Democrat.

THOMAS D. ADAMS, merchant, Fostoria, was born in Washington Town- ship, Hancock Co., Ohio, February 27, 1848, son of Jonathan and Margery (Dillon) Adams, the former a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, and the latter of Virginia. Jonathan Adams was a pioneer of Washington Township, Han- cock County, first entering and clearing a tract of eighty acres of land, and he afterward purchased the farm he now occupies, most of which he also improved. He had a family of five children, of whom two survive: Emma (Mrs. W. W. Earnest) and Thomas D. Our subject was reared and educated in his native "ounty and lived on the home farm until 1874. In 1875 he located in Fos- toria and embarked in dry goods business in partnership with Alpheus Weaver, which existed up to March, 1885, when the firm dissolved and Mr. Adams entered the boot and shoe trade, having one of the finest stores in northern

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Ohio. where he carries a stock of goods unequaled in the State. Mr. Adams was married. November 9. 1878. to Minnie, daughter of Andrew Bucher. of Fostoria. and by her he has one child -- Verda L. Mrs. Adams is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Adams is a stockholder in the First National Bank of Fostoria. and was elected one of its directors in January. 1884. Polit- ically he is a Democrat.

JOHN Q. ALBERT. shop-maker. Fostoria. was born in Lancaster County, Penn .. March 6. 1827. son of Daniel B. and Ann M. (Free) Albert. natives of Pennsylvania and of German descent. who settled in Perry Township, Wood Co., Ohio. in 1837. where his father. who was a farmer by occupation. entered eighty acres of land in the then unbroken wilderness, which he cleared and im- proved. and where he resided up to 1878, when he moved to Fostoria and here died the following spring in his eighty-fourth year. The family of Daniel B. Albert consisted of five children: John Q .. Mary A. (Mrs. John Addlespar- ger). Elizabeth (Mrs. Ephraim Hughes), Sophia (Mrs. Philip Kepple) and Henry F .. who resides on the old homestead. Our subject came to Fostoria when sixteen years of age. and served an apprenticeship of two years at the shoe-maker's trade. and at the age of nineteen embarked in business for himself. which he has carried on to the present time (thirty-nine years). He was mar- ried. in April. 1849. to Catherine, daughter of George and Sarah Histe, of Fos- toria. by whom he has nine children living: Florence (Mrs. C. Stockwell). Ida (Mrs. George Boly). Fatama (Mrs. J. Starns), Alice, Stephen D., John. How- ard, James and Morris P. Mr. Albert served three years in the late war of the Rebellion. enlisting in Company I. One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio Vol- unteer Infantry in 1861. and was honorably discharged at the close of the war in 1865. He was in the battles of Winchester. Berryville, Hunter's Raid, also New Market and Piedmont. W. Va .. in all twenty-two battles and skirmishes: was taken prisoner at Winchester and sent to Belle Isle, remaining thirty days, when he was paroled and exchanged: was again taken prisoner at Berry- ville and sent to Salisbury. N. C .. where he remained six months and was pa- roled at the close of the war. Mr. Albert is a F. & A. M. In politics he is a Democrat.

JOHN ANDES, carriage manufacturer. Fostoria, was born in Bavaria, Germany. August 14, 1836, son of Peter W. and Margaret (Henry) Andes. He was reared in his native land until sixteen years of age, when he came to America and located in Tiffin. Ohio. where he learned the general blacksmith trade and remained four years. He then took a trip through the West, return- ing to this county in 1860 and locating in Fostoria, where he worked as journeyman for five years and in 1865 he embarked in business for himself. which he has conducted successfully to the present time. He was married, May 6, 1862, to Philibema, daughter of John and Philibema (Game) Rice. of London Township, this county, and by her he has four children: Matilda (Mrs. Willis Howell), Charles. Nettie and John W. Mr. and Mrs. Andes are members of the German Reformed Church. Mr. Andes is one of the leading and public spirited citizens of Fostoria, and has done much to aid the improve- ment of the city. In 1878 he built the "Andes Block." three stories high. dimensions 66x100, the ground floor containing three large stores with base- ments, and the upper part four large commodious offices, while in the rear is a large opera house, one of the finest in this section of the State, having a seat- ing capacity for 800 people, with opera folding chairs, stage 24x64 feet, and full sets of scenery. Mr. Andes is a member of the I. O. O. F. He has held the office of township trustees seven years in succession: in politics he is a Democrat.

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JOHN W. ARNOLD, farmer, P. O. Fostoria, was born in Philadelphia, Penn., March 29, IS18, son of Levi and Hannah ( Wright) Arnold, natives of New Jersey. Levi Arnold, a carpenter by trade (an occupation he followed for many years in Philadelphia and New York), moved, in 1831, with his fami- ly to Goshen Township. Columbiana (now Mahoning) Co., Ohio, and engaged in farming there until his death. Our subject was reared in Philadelphia, and there received a limited education in the schools of his day. September 1, 1842, he was united in marriage with Hannah S., daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Stratton) Dole, of Goshen, Ohio, and by this union there were seven children, of whom five survive: Lewis D., Martha (Mrs. James M. Elwell), Charlotte (Mrs. Volney Doe), Elizabeth (Mrs. Emery Finch) and John L. After his marriage Mr. Arnold engaged in farming in Mahoning County until 1851, when he moved to this county and settled in London Township on the farm he now occupies, about half of which was already cleared and about half he cleared himself. erecting thereon his present buildings. He has served his township as trustee two terms and as justice of the peace twenty-one consecu- tive years. Politically he has been a Republican since the organization of the party.

ABRAHAM ASH, retired. Fostoria, was born in Bedford County, Penn., June 14. 1824, son of Jacob and Sarah (Kountz) Ash, natives of Maryland and who came to Ohio in 1831. settling in Liberty Township, this county, entering 320 acres.of land from the Government, a part of which they cleared and improved and there resided until their death. They were four weeks making the journey with a three-horse team from Bedford County. Their family con- sisted of six children: John, deceased; Edmund, deceased; Wesley, deceased; Abraham; Harriet. Mrs. Benjamin Lowman, and Jacob, the latter residing on the old homestead. Jacob Ash, Sr., died in 1853 at the age of sixty-three vears. He left cach of his four sons, then living, eighty acres of land and his daughter money in proportion. Our subject was reared in Liberty Township from seven years of age and received a limited education in the district schools. He was principally engaged in farming up to 1854, at which time he embarked in mercantile trade in Kansas, in which he was interested for ten years, when he retired from business. He laid out and had surveyed the present village of Kansas, in the interest of his brother Jacob. Mr. Ash was instrumental in getting a postoffice established at Kansas, and was the first postmaster of the place, holding that position for eight years. He served as justice of the peace of Liberty Township three years. During the late war of the Rebellion he served as captain of Company E. One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Ohio National Guards, four months, and received an honorable discharge. He was twice married, first to Miss Barbara Flack, daughter of Adam and Mary Flack, who settled in Liberty Township in 1826. His second marriage was with Mrs. Caroline Young, widow of Samuel Young and daughter of John Stumbaugh, formerly of Hancock County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Ash are members of the United Brethren Church. In politics he is a Republican.

GODFREY BILES, farmer, P. O. Fostoria, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, March 24. 1829, son of Frederick and Dora (Heckel) Biles, who immigrated to America in 1831 and located in Columbiana County, Ohio. His father died in Stark County, Ohio, and his mother in this county. Our sub- ject lived in Stark County until fourteen years of age, when he went to Tiffin, Ohio, where he worked by the day and month for fifteen months. From 1844 to 1847 he served an apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade, after which he worked as a journeyman in different sections of the county up to 1860. Feb. ruary 18, 1858, he was married to Mary E., daughter of John and Esther

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(Spangler) Betts, natives of Pennsylvania and pioneers of Jackson Township, Sandusky Co., Ohio, and by this union there were seven children. of whom five survive: John F., George R., Charles W., Frederick A. and Lula G. In 1861 Mr. Biles engaged in farming in Green Creek Township, Sandusky Co., Ohio, where he remained until 1865, when he moved to Loudon Township, this county, to the farm he now occupies. He cleared a portion of his farm and made many improvements. erecting his present fine brick residence in 1875. He and his wife are members of the United Brethren Church. Politi- cally he is a Republican.

AUGUST E. BLESSING, dealer in furniture, Fostoria, was born in the province of Wurtemberg, Germany. August 17, 1854; son of Michael and Margaret (Frosch) Blessing. He was educated in his native land. and at the age of fourteen, immigrated to America, locating in Cleveland. Ohio. where he served an apprenticeship of three years at cabinet-making, finishing in the establishment of Hardt & Malone. In 1873 he went to Medina, Ohio, where he worked at his trade up to 1880, when he located in Fostoria in the furniture business, and has occupied his present elegant quarters, in the "Foster Block." since March, 1883. He occupies two floors and basement, which are filled with the largest stock and latest designs in furniture to be found in the city. Mr. Blessing married, October 8, 1879, Sarah C., daughter of James H. and Jane (Hervey) Green, of Medina, Ohio, and by her he has one child, Jennie M. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F., K. of P .. and R. A. Mr. Blessing is one of the live enterprising young business men of the city. Politically he is a Republican.

JOHN A. BRADNER. attorney and justice of the peace, Fostoria. was born at Niagara Falls. N. Y., August 13, 1833, son of William and Laura (Everingham) Bradner, natives of New York. and who settled in Perry Town- ship. Wood Co .. Ohio, in 1849. Our subject was reared at Niagara Falls, where he was educated in the common schools and Lewiston Academy. When sixteen years of age he came with his parents to Ohio, and was manager of his father's store at Mill Grove. Wood County, for six years. when he purchased the business, which he carried on for two years. In 1859 he went to Fremont, Ohio, and acted as manager of a warehouse for about four years. In March, 1863, he located in Fostoria where he has since resided, and the same year embarked in the hardware and stove trade in which he was interested up to 1872, when he was burned out. He has been also largely engaged as a con- tractor, having improved most of the principal streets of Fostoria. doing $16.000 worth of work in that line in 1883. He also built nineteen miles of the "Nickel Plate" Railroad; thirty-five miles of the Toledo. Cincinnati & St. Lonis Railroad and several miles of the Lake Erie & Western Railroad. He is also extensively interested in the limekiln and quarry business. Mr. Bradner was married, January 8. 1854. to Catharine, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Phillips, of Jerry City, Ohio, by whom he has following children: Catherine (wife of Samuel Lynn), Rosa (wife of Brice M. Stout). Martin. Mary, Frank, Harry and John R. Mr. Bradner is now serving his sixth successive term as justice of the peace of Fostoria. and was once defeated by a small majority for county commissioner. He is a F. & A. M., and a member of the I. O. (). F. In politics he is a Republican.

ALEXANDER BROWN. attorney, Fostoria, was born in Perry County, Ohio, May 27, 1832, son of Matthew and Mary (Queen) Brown. natives of Virginia and pioneers of Perry County. Ohio, and who removed to Plain Township, Wood Co., Ohio, in 1863, there residing until their death; the mother dying in 1865, aged seventy-six, and the father in fall of 1884 in his

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ninety-ninth year. Our subject, who was reared and educated in Perry County. studied law with William Spencer. Esq .. of Somerset. Ohio, was admitted to the bar at Perrysburg, Wood County, August 19. 1864. and began to practice his profession the same year. He was elected prosecuting attorney of Wood County, two terms. In 1872 he located in Fostoria. this county. where he has had a successful practice to the present time. and since 1879 has been associ- ated with Charles L. Guernsey. Mr. Brown was married, in June, 1853. to Mary A., daughter of David W. and Jane (Higgins) Pugh. of Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio, and by this union he has had ten children: Minnie (wife of Charles L. Guernsey), Ida (wife of J. C. Hagrel), Anna (wife of Lyman Fox), John (deceased), Jennie, Mabel, May. Chloe, Jessie and Carl. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are members of the Presbyterian Church. He has served Fostoria as member of the council one term. and as city solicitor three years and six months. Politically he is a Republican.

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) Publication date: 1886 Publisher: Chicago : Warner, Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1088

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Chicago : Warner, Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1088