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 121

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

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JACOB RAYMOND, farmer, P. O. Omar, is a son of George Raymond. who, with Seth Read. were the first two families to settle in Reed Township, this county, arriving in the fall of 1823, instead of 1825 as stated in other his- tories. George Raymond was born March 9, 1780. son of Daniel Raymond, who was a descendant of William Raymond, one of three brothers, Richard, William and John, who came from England and settled in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1630. The mother of our subject was Hannah, sister of Seth Read, born Sep- tember 19, 1785, died February 22, 1856. To George and Hannah Raymond were born the following children: Mahala, born December 17, 1804, died in infancy; William, born April 27, 1807, died April 28, 1883, leaving family in Adams Township, this county; Harriet, born December 19, 1809, died October 2, 1831 (she was the wife of John Wilkinson, and left a family in Reed Town- ship. this county); Sally, born August 4, 1811, died April 5, 1874 (she mar- ried William Witler, who died in Iowa, when she became the third wife of Sol- omon Cogswell, of Cleveland, Ohio); Lydia, born October 29, 1813, now the widow of Isaac German, and residing in Fostoria, Ohio; Hannah, born March 19, 1816, died January 20, 1850 (she was the second wife of Solomon Cogswell); Jefferson, born April 15, 1819, died January 20, 1876, leaving family in Knox County, Ill. : Lucy, born August 31, 1821, widow of Milton LaSelle, now the wife of Mr. Timothy Colby (resides near Alma City, Minn.); Richmond, born September 18. 1823. died May 1, 1831; Abram, Isaac and Jacob, triplets, born

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July 6, 1826. the former of whom died February 16, 1876, leaving family in Reed Township. The subject of this sketch was married, February 20, 1856, to Mary R. Bennitt, born in Steuben County, N. Y., June 28, 1828, daughter of Abram S. and Prudence (Miller) Bennitt, the former a son of Daniel and Sally (Sayre) Bennitt, the latter a daughter of Amos and Mary (Jaynes) Miller. Their children are three in number: Abram B., born February 1, 1857, mar- ried to Emma Post; Lucy A., born April 3, 1860, married to L. Covert, and George C., born December 19, 1866, all residents of Reed Township, this county. Jacob Raymond was a soldier in defense of his country, doing mili- tary duty in the defenses around Washington, D. C. He owns and resides upon the farm his father entered when first coming into the country.

HENRY READ. farmer, P. O. Omar, was born in Steuben County, N. Y., May 31. 1820; son of Elijah Read, born December 10, 1792, and who was a sergeant under Capt. Clelland in Gen. Wadsworth's command. Elijah Read was one of the first settlers of Reed Township, and served as justice of the peace nine years; he received his patent for land from John Q. Adams, and was prominent among the early people of the township; he was married, March 20, 1816, to Sally W. Brundige, who was born August 19, 1800; both were from Steuben County, N. Y. : their children were James B., born February 5, 1818, died April 17, 1863; William and Henry (twins), born May 31, 1820, William died February 19, 1856; Susan M., born September 27, 1827, died Jan. 12, 1856, and George B., born October 20, 1830, died July 22, 1842. Our subject was married, August 12, 1847, to Nancy Murray, of Fairfield County. Ohio, daughter of John and Mary (Conwell) Murray. By her he had three children: Mary, born January 2. 1849, wife of William Ricker, of Huron County, Ohio: Clara, born February 13, 1851; and William H., born November 1, 1857, married to Alice Fifer. Mr. Read is a member of Harmony Grange No. 481.

JOHN ROSPERT, farmer and notary public, P. O. Frank, was born Oc- tober 21, 1841, in Berus, Rhenish Prussia; son of George and Catharine (Haas) Rospert. His father, who is still living, was born April 1, 1815. in the same place, a son of Nicholas and Susanna (Seles) Rospert, the former of whom was a son of Peter Rospert. Our subject's mother, a daughter of Peter and Catharine (Glassner) Haas, died in her thirty-fourth year. The family came to America, landing in New Orleans in 1851, and thence made their way via river to Cincinnati, Ohio. Within thirty days after their arrival in this country, in which they were entire strangers, our subject lost by death his mother, two brothers and his only sister. His father subsequently married Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher (nee Heitz) by whom he had seven children, six of whom are deceased; Catharine, who is married to Jacob Kuhn, is still alive. Our subject came with his father to Seneca County, Ohio, in 1852. He was edu- cated in the parochial schools, at St. Mary's Institute, near Dayton, and at the seminary in Thompson Township, this county. At sixteen years of age he be- gan teaching, in which profession he continued in the district and parochial schools until 1871, when he turned his attention to farming and the business of notary; has held the office of justice of the peace. He was married, May 2. 1865. to Catharine Wagner, born in Lorain County, Ohio, September 23, 1843. daughter of Matthias and Mary A. (Webber) Wagner, early settlers of Lorain County, Ohio, parents of twelve children, seven of whom are now living: Nich- olas, in Elyria, Ohio; Peter and John, at Avon. Ohio; Joseph, in San Fran- cisco, Cal. : J. P., in this township; Catharine; and Emma, widow of Matthias Hendges, a soldier who died in the late war. The father of this family died in 1857, in his fifty-fourth year. To Mr. and Mrs. Rospert were born Mary

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Louisa, Pius, Oranna M., Cornelius C., Adelhaid, Mary J., Leo A. and Coletta. Mr. Rospert is a farmer of influence and prominence. He and his family are members of the Catholic Church.

ANDREW SANFORD, farmer, P. O. Omar, was born in Bergen County, N. J .. December 11, 1810. The Sanfords' ancestry in this country sprang from one of seven brothers who came from England. Our subject's father. John Sanford, a son of John Sanford, who was in the Revolution, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and his mother was Sarah Miller, daughter of Capt. Andrew Miller, whose company, while he was commanding it. in the Revolutionary war, was attacked by the Indians, and all killed except himself. The Sanford family moved to New York State in 1815, where the parents died. In the fall of 1830 our subject came to this county, entering what is now his present home, receiving his patent from Gov. McArthur. His elder brother, John, settled in Seneca County in 1827. Andrew Sanford was married, January 14, 1836, to Eliza A. Shriner, who was born in Fayette, Seneca Co., N. Y., September 23, 1815, daughter of John and Eliza (Hicks) Shriner, who moved to Seneca Coun- ty in July, 1834, former a son of John and Johannah (Low) Shriner. To Mr. and Mrs. Sanford were born John and Benjamin F., residents of Reed Town- ship, this county; Eliza, wife of Robert R. Wilkinson, in Antrim Co., Mich., Andrew (deceased); David. who was a lawyer, and died in 1883, leaving his family in Attica; Hannah J. (deceased); Sarah, wife of Silas Anway, in Antrim County, Mich., and Anson, a telegraph operator at Corning, Ohio. The sons. John, Benjamin F. and David. served in the civil war. The family are mem- bers of the Baptist Church. Mr. Sanford has held various township offices; in politics he is a Republican.

SAMUEL SHADE, farmer, P. O. Omar, was born March 3, 1837, in Ven- ice Township, this county, where his father, Samuel Shade, had purchased 300 acres of timber land in 1834. coming from Columbiana County, Ohio, where his father, Christian Shade, settled in 1812 from Berks County, Penn. The father of our subject was born May 14, 1800, and died at Tiffin, this county, in 1872. He held important township offices, and was a man of prom- inence at an early time. His widow, Catharine Shade, who survives him, was born in Pennsylvania November 25, 1798, daughter of Frederick Carrick, a Revolutionary soldier under Gen. Washington, and who died in his one hun- dredth year. Their children were fourteen in number: an infant, Daniel, George, Margaret, and Mary died early in life; Frederick, in Venice Town- ship; Sarah, wife of John Bordner, in Williams County, Ohio; Parmelia, wife of John Hains, in Crawford County, Ohio; Catharine, wife of George Deis- ler, of Venice Township; Simon, in Crawford County. Ohio: Emeline, wife of Conrad Deisler, of Venice Township; Samuel; William, in Venice, and Amanda, wife of Daniel Bordner, of Crawford County, Ohio. In 1868 the subject of our sketch moved to Tiffin, where he became a member of the mill- ing firm of Hayward & Shade, and in 1883 he came to his present beautiful home. He was married, March 3, 1864, to Eliza, born in Venice Township, this county, March 3, 1840, daughter of Samuel and Catharine (Frederick) Woollet, early settlers. To this union have been born two children: Albert and Oliver S. They are members of the Reformed Church.

M. D. SHETTERLY, farmer, P. O. West Lodi, was born December 23, 1830, in Varick, Seneca Co., N. Y., son of Andrew and Annie (Steltz) Shet- terly. The father of our subject, a son of Michael Shetterly. served in the war of 1812, and was a prominent official in his native county. He came to this county about 1847, purchased 300 acres of land near the center of Reed Township, and in the spring of 1850 moved his family and settled near Lodi.

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where he died in the spring of 1875. aged eighty years. one month and six- teen days; his widow, a daughter of John Steltz. followed him in the fall of 1878, in her seventy-seventh year. Their children were ten in number: George, who died, leaving a family in Lodi, Ohio; John, who died, leaving a family in South Bend, Ind. ; Jane, deceased wife of Benjamin Redner (left two children: Mrs. Nancy Markham. of New Salem, Ohio, and Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkins, of Denver, Colo.); Letitia. deceased wife of David Dunn, family reside near Wichita. Kans. : Andrew E., deceased, unmarried: M. D., our subject; Adelia, widow of Horace Robinson, in Republic, Ohio; Harriet, unmarried, in Republic, Ohio; William H., in Republic, Obio; and J. K., an engineer. also in Republic, Ohio. Our subject remained with his father until twenty- three years of age, when he settled on his present farm. He was mar- ried. April 5. 1855. to Elizabeth Auble, also a native of Seneca County, N. Y., born December 11, 1835. daughter of William and Mary E. (Fish- er) Auble, who were among the early settlers of Seneca County, and by this union were born seven children: Florence N. (wife of Isaac Bilger, of Reed Township, this county), Lyman L. (died, aged four years), Ellen A., Horace R., Pattie J., Andrew N. and Bertha Haves. Mr. Shetterly takes an active interest in the improvement of stock and farm products. He has held various offices of trust in the township. although not seeking the honors. He is a member of Hildreth Lodge. F. & A. M., at Republic, this county; was a member of the I. O. O. F., at Lodi, Ohio. He is active in the advance- ment of educational and religious matters. He and his family are members of the Christian Union Church, in which he is an elder. In politics he is a Republican.

SAMUEL SPENCER. farmer, P. O. Omar, was born in Venice Township. this county, December 24, 1842, son of Huckens and Nancy (Bigham) Spencer, early settlers of this county; former of whom was born in Vermont in 1808, and died in 1853: latter. a native of Cork, Ireland, when nine years of age came to America in 1818 with her parents. John and Elizabeth Bigham, and died in 1854. On account of his parents' early demise our subject lived and worked on the farm with an elder brother until the war of the Rebellion. when he enlisted, September 15, 1861. in Company H, Fourteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He received his discharge September 15, 1864, but served three years and three months. He fought at the battles of Shiloh, Per- ryville and Chickamanga, where he was severely wounded by a six-pound can- non ball, but forgetting himself, and with his life-blood fast flowing and with failing breath he cheered his comrades on to victory. By pluck and medical skill his life was saved, and he afterward did duty in the hospital at Nashville, Tenn. After his return home he worked at daily labor and upon a rented farm until 1872, when he purchased his present beautiful and well-kept farm of 110 acres, where he lives in the enjoyment of looking after his fine stock. Mr. Spencer was married. March 17, 1870, to Elvira Reed. born April 29, 1848, near Steubenville, Ohio, daughter of James Reed. Their children were Charles S., Frank W., Dessa (deceased when about two years of age), Jennie R. and Harley. Mr. Spencer is a member of Attica Lodge, No. 367, F. & A. M., a Republican in politics, and a member of the Baptist Church.

DANIEL SUITER, farmer, P. O. Attica, was born near Leavittsville, Carroll Co., Ohio, January 18, 1836, son of Jacob and Sarah (Mvers) Suiter, natives of Pennsylvania: the former, born in 1803. moved with his father, Philip Suiter, to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1809 (this Philip Suiter laid out the town of New Cumberland, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio), and died Janu- ary 20, 1876; latter born in 1809. moved to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in

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1S16 with her grandparents (John and Yant), and died in 1872. Jacob and Sarah (Myers) Suiter had nine children: John, in Montgomery County, Ill. ; Henry, in Kansas; Matilda, wife of Benjamin Perch, in Chris- tian County, Ill. ; Daniel; Elizabeth, deceased; Martha, wife of James Bell- nett, in Montgomery County, Ill .; Amanda, wife of Conrad Perch, in Carroll County, Ohio; David, in Carroll County, Ohio; Margaret, wife of James McAfee, in Montgomery County, Ill. Our subject followed farming and teaching until the war of the Rebellion, when he enlisted December 20, 1861, in Company K, Eightieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was promoted to be quartermaster-sergeant; was with his command through all their hard fought battles, discharging his duties as a soldier and an officer with credit to himself and honor to his country. After nearly four years of service he, was discharged at Little Rock, Ark., and returned to agricultural pursuits. He was married, April 24, 1864, to Hannah Albaugh, born in Crawford County, January 20, 1841, daughter of David and Rebecca (Keran) Albaugh, both of whom are still living. By this marriage there were seven children: Nancy M .. Sarah L., William A., Rollin J., John H .. Emma M. and Lloyd W. Mr. Suiter moved to Crawford County in 1866, and to Seneca County in March, 1872. Here, in December, 18SO, he sustained a heavy loss in the destruction of his home by fire, but by energy and perseverance he has overcome all obsta- cles, and is now enjoying the comforts of pleasant surroundings.

ALONZO THATCHER, farmer, P. O. Attica, was born near Toledo, Ohio, January 14, 1846: son of Thomas and Tracy (Stephenson) Thatcher, both of whom died of cholera, the former in 1852, the latter in 1854. They had two children: Thomas, now residing in Toledo, Ohio, and Alonzo. Mr. Thatcher came to Seneca County early in life, being taken charge of by friends, on account of the early demise of his parents. He received a district school education, and worked at farm labor. He was married, October 31, 1871, to Martha Cooley, who was born in Reed Township, Seneca Co., Ohio, September 13, 1850. Her father, Alvin Cooley, born December 21, 1805, was twice married, first, February 3, 1832, to Rebecca Bugbee, who was born Oc- tober 20, 1815, and died April 25, 1841, the mother of four children: Eliza- beth (deceased wife of Tallerand Martin, of Nebraska), Amanda, wife of Frank Kelley, residing in Missouri; Elmira: and Rebecca (deceased). Mr. Cooley married on second occasion, December 29, 1841, Sarah Warren, born Novem- ber 11, 1821, who bore him the following children: Mary J., wife of Henry Myers, of Scipio Township, this county; Amarett, wife of J. N. Elliott, of Reed Township, this county; Hosea and Everett, who reside in Republic, Ohio; and Martha, Mrs. Thatcher. Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher have two children: Emily G. and Vern A.

JACOB WINDNAGLE, miller, P. O. West Lodi, is a native of Erie County, N. Y .; born May 25, 1839; son of John and Annie (Ritter) Windna- gle, the former of whom died January 4, 1884, aged eighty-seven years; the latter, who is still living, is a daughter of Simeon and Annie Ritter, also natives of Pennsylvania. John and Annie Windnagle had eleven children: Eliza, wife of Jacob Fatty, a farmer in Erie County, N. Y .; Susan, wife of Levi Zook, foreman in a large warehouse in Buffalo, N. Y .; Frederick, a me- chanic in Niagara County, N. Y .; Simeon (deceased, leaving family in Erię County, where he had engaged in farming); John, farming near Detroit, Mich. ; Henry, in same neighborhood; Sarah (deceased wife of Jacob Shettler, of Erie County, N. Y. ); Catharine, widow of David Blocker, in Erie County, N. Y .; Jacob; Franklin, a carriage manufacturer at Bockport, N. Y .; and Fannie, married and living in Buffalo. N. Y. Our subject received a limited

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education. remaining with his father until eighteen years of age, when he bo- gan learning the blacksmith trade, at which he worked about ten years in New York, thence came to this county, where he was engaged in saw-milling for a time, then for three years was in mercantile business. In 1877 he owned the Lodi Mills. which he disposed of to Kern & Son in 1879, since which time he has been the miller, a trade he learned here. Mr. Windnagle was commis- sioned justice of the peace by Gov. Noyes April 14, 1873, and by Gov. Hayes May 25, 1876. He was married May 22, 1864, to Catharine Breyman, a na- tive of Weaverstown. Berks Co .. Penn., and a daughter of John C. and Cath- arine (Auman) Breyman; and by her has had two children: Frank A. and Clara S. (latter died aged eleven months). Mr. Windnagle is a member of Hildreth Lodge F. & A. M., at Republic. Ohio.

T. A. YUNDT. justice of the peace and farmer, P. O. West Lodi, was born March 7, 1846, in Lancaster County, Penn. : son of Chambers and Eliza (Horting) Yundt. also natives of Lancaster County, where the former, who was a son of George Yundt. and a farmer and hotel keeper by occupation, died April 16. 1880, aged fifty-five years, four months and twelve days; Mrs. Eliza Yundt, who is sixty-two years of age (living with her son, T. A.) is a daugh- ter of George and Molly (Albright) Horting, the latter of whom was born in 1799, and is still living. To Chambers and Eliza Yundt were born ten chil- dren: William, who died leaving a family in Lodi. Ohio: Archibald (deceased); T. A. : Louisa (deceased wife of George Sprecher. left eight children living in Lancaster County, Penn.); Bently (deceased); Maria (deceased); Maggie (de- ceased); Wellington. residing in Tiffin, Ohio: Martha (deceased) and Mary (deceased). Our subject, who received the advantages of a common school education. remained upon the farm and taught school until eighteen years of age. when he came to this county, settling in Lodi, where he clerked for three years for M. Beard. then purchased the business of his employer, which he continued for fifteen years, when he retired from mercantile life. In the spring of 1870 Mr. Yundt was elected to the office of justice of the peace, in which he served three years; in the spring of 1882 he was re elected to this office, of which he is the present incumbent. He held a notary commission three years: was appointed postmaster in June. 1882. He takes an active part in the advancement of farming and educational interests. Mr. Yundt was married June 6, 1869, to Jemima, daughter of M. Beard, and who was born August 11, 1848. in the hotel where they now reside, and which was built at an early date by her father, who was an important man in the history of the village. They have had four children: Maud, who died aged eight years; Perry; Mark: and Harry Blain. Mr. Yundt is a member of No. 493, Lodi Lodge, I. O. O. F., of which he has been secretary, and is at present N. G. He is an active politician and prohibitionist.

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JOHN ALBRIGHT. farmer, P. O. Republic, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., October 20, 1835, and the following spring his parents removed to Seneca County. Ohio, locating in Adams Township, where our subject grew to maturity and received the benefits of a common school education. Charles Albright, father of our subject. a carpenter by trade, was born in Pennsyl- vania, in 1810, and Molly (Smith) Albright, our subject's mother, was born in

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1808, died in 1877; they were parents of four children: John, Jacob, David (deceased) and Isaac. John Albright removed to his present farm in 1862. and in 1875 erected his fine residence. He is a self-made man; considered one of the substantial as well as practical farmers of Scipio Township. He has always dealt more or less extensively in stock; is also a prominent apiarist. He has served the people of his township as trustee, and is an active member of the Democratic party. He is a F. & A. M. Our subject married, Decem- ber 1, 1863, Miss Mary Huddle, born in Lykens Township, Crawford Co., Ohio, July 22. 1836, daughter of Benjamin and Annie (Seitz) Huddle, the former of Shenandoah County, Va., and the latter, of Fairfield County, Ohio: were parents of ten sons and eight daughters: Rebecca, Noah (deceased). Lydia, Daniel. Benjamin, Samuel (deceased), Lewis, Abraham (deceased). Rachael (deceased), Mary, Ann. Catharine. John, Peter, Elizabeth, an infant (deceased), Jacob and Lovina (latter deceased). Fourteen of these children grew to maturity and married. The union of our subject and wife has been blessed with four children: Freeman. Orsina (deceased), Upton and Orren.

NORMAN BENHAM. farmer. P. O. Republic, was born in Prospect, Conn., September 7, 1818, son of Daniel and Clarissa (Chittenden) Benham. who came to the farm now occupied by our subject, in 1834. where they died. Daniel Benham. a son of Shadrach and Elizabeth Benham, died in his eighty- fourth year. Clarissa Benham, a daughter of Asel C. and Annie (Lewis) Chittenden, died in her eighty-fifth year; they were parents of five children: Franklin B. (deceased, leaving a family): James (deceased, leaving a family in Clyde, Ohio); Edwin (deceased. leaving one daughter); Norman and Marsha A. (latter deceased). At twenty years of age, our subject began the carpen- ter's trade, at which he worked fifteen years, then turned his attention to gen- eral farming and now has 110 acres. He was married, in 1842, to Ann Smith. born near Berne, Switzerland, September 5. 1823, daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Myers) Smith, who came to America in 1827, locating following year in Sandusky, where formor carried on shoe-making. subsequently settling in Venice Township, this county, where he carried on farming, and where he died. To our subject and wife have been born four children: George (de- ceased); Catharine, wife of Jacob Crosley in Republic, this county: Frances, wife of V. A. Rohn, also in Republic, and Daniel J.

M. BREYMAN, dentist, Republic, was born in Berks County, Penn .. De- cember 15, 1821 : son of John C. Breyman, at one time a merchant and recorder of Union County, Penn .. who died in 1861, aged sixty-seven years; his widow. Catharine (Oman) Breyman, of Pennsylvania, died in 1879, aged eighty-four years; they had ten children: Sarah Ann. Zacharius. Sabrina, Malon, Henry. Catharine, John, Allen. Annetta and an infant (latter deceased). At the age of eighteen years our subject commenced working at the wagon-making trade, an occupation he followed about ten years, working part of the time in a machine shop and at ship-building. He commenced the study of dentistry in 1856. and is a graduate of the Wisconsin Dental College. He has been engaged in business in Republic, Ohio, since November, 1864, and is the only dentist in that town. In August, 1862. Mr. Breyman enlisted in Company D. One Hun- dred and Fiftieth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Under Capt. Crotzer. he was transferred to Company A. Thirty-fifth Regiment and detailed to assist the surgeon, and April 27, 1863, he received his discharge on account of chronic bronchitis. Mr. Breyman is an active member of the G. A. R. post. at Re- public, Ohio. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of the Pres- byterian Church. Mr. Breyman entered upon life a poor boy, and is a self- made man. He married, June 17, 1845. Elizabeth C. Tate, of Pennsylvania.

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born October 20. 1820, and eight children have been born of this union: Jane E., wife of F. Warner; Annie C. (deceased): Elizabeth A., wife of J. K. Wireman; William C., married to Duskie Smith; John A., married to Ettie Carrell; Alice A. and Alford A. (twins), (former wife of E. Sourwine). and Malin E. (deceased).

PAUL BRONG, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Republic, was born in Sell- eca County. N. Y., November 1, 1824; son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Farwer) Brong, Penn., who were the parents of twelve children: Catherina (deceased). Mary (deceased), Jacob. Sarah (deceased), Paul. Aaron, Barbara, Annie, Rosa, Susan (deceased). Lydia and Elizabeth (latter deceased). Our subject remained with his parents on the home farm and received the advantages of a common school education, entering his career in life as a farmer. an occupation he has since followed. He came to this county in 1835. and located in Scipio Town- ship, where he has since resided. In connection with his farming interests. Mr. Brong has been extensively engaged in growing stock. His first farm con- sisted of forty-five acres for which he ran in debt, and he now owns 213 acres of choice farm land. When twenty years of age, he became a member of the German Reformed Church. Politically he is a Republican. Mr. Brong was married, June 27, 1850, to Miss Mary Ann Stahler. who was born in Lehigh County, Penn., May 22, 1826. daughter of Henry and Susan (Hover) Stahler, natives of Pennsylvania. To our subject and wife have been born six children: Abbie R. (deceased), Henry J. (deceased). Sarah Elizabeth (deceased), Susan (deceased), Daniel Edgar, and Samuel Charles, residing at home on the old homestead of 213 acres, as a farmer and stock-raiser.

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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