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 123

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


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the latter was born in Lehigh County. Penn., February 10, 1822; they were the parents of fourteen children: Willoughby, William and Mary (are deceased), Sarah and Kate (living), Jacob (deceased). Peter F .. Henry S. and Alford {are living), Eliza. Lydia, Emma, Elwood U. and an infant are deceased. Mr. Samsel died November 6, 1877. To Mr. and Mrs. Jones were born five children: Frederick C., Erastus P., Chauncey A., Warren P. and Grace M. Politically Mr. Jones was a Democrat. He died August 19. 1878, at the age of fifty years, three months and twenty-eight days. Since the death of our subject the management of the farm has been successfully con- ducted by his widow. who possesses rare business qualities.


STEPHEN LAPHAM, justice of the peace, Republic, was born in Cayuga County. N. Y .. October 20. 1821. His early life was passed upon a farm, and his educational advantages were limited. In 1835 his parents came to this county, locating in Scipio Township. Stephen remained upon the home- stead farm until he arrived at maturity. and entered upon his career in life as a farmer. an occupation he followed till 1860, when he disposed of his farm and has since engaged in different enterprises. He served as mayor of Repub- lic for six years, and has held other minor offices. He was commissioned jus- tice of the peace in 1870 and has filled that office with great satisfaction. Politically he is a Republican. Mr. Lapham served 100 days in Company K, Sixty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Rebellion. He has been an active member of the I. O. O. F. since 1955. He married, March 23, 1843, Lucinda M. Hall, of Tyrone County. N. Y., born August 7, 1823; she is mother of seven children: Ernest L., in New Mexico; Ella, now Mrs. J. B. Dickey, of Kansas: Emma. now Mrs. Charles Day, of Kansas: Eva, now Mrs. H. B. Miller, of Kansas: Ida and Elmer Elsworth (deceased), and Irving F., in Minnesota. Humphrey Lapham, the father of our subject, a native of Massachussetts, died in 1868: he was active in the development of Scipio Township, this county: he was three times married: his first wife, Eliza Allen, bore him four children: Stephen. Robert A., John P. and Elizabeth, all now living; his second wife, Esther Allen, bore him six children: Humphrey, George. Jonathan, Amisa, Ann and Thomas H., all deceased (three died in the army); his third wife, Emily White, is still living, the mother of four chil- dren: Egbert (deceased in the army). Elwood, Glenn and Frank. Six of Humphrey Lapham's children were in the army during the civil war-one was killed, and three died while in the service.


WILLIAM W. LAPHAM, farmer, P. O. Republic, was born February 11, 1828, on the farm which is still his home. His father. Joseph Lapham, a native of Massachusetts, was for many years a sailor, and it is stated that, on one occasion. he was a member of a crew of thirteen that cast lots to see who should be sacrificed to provide food for the balance; he came to Seneca County, Ohio, in 1826. there being at that time but one house between his farm and Tiffin, and his land grants were signed by J. Q. Adams and Andrew Jackson; he was married to Lovina Howland, and by her had ten children: Eliza (deceased), Ruth (deceased). Noah, Phoebe (deceased), Henry, Slocomb, Mary Ann, Humphrey (deceased), William W. and Joseph (latter deceased). The father died in 1871. aged eighty-five years, and the mother in 1878. aged eighty-four. The subject of this sketch. who is considered one of the represen- tative farmers of the township, was reared to agriculture. April 9, 1851, he was married to Miss Jane Patrick, born in Dutchess County, N. Y., January 13, 1831, daughter of Alonzo and Lydia (Phillips) Patrick, also natives of New York. Alonzo Patrick, a shoe-maker and harness manufacturer by trade. came to this county in July, 1543, and subsequently followed farming; his


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death occurred in December, 1863, when he was sixty-four years of age, his widow died in 1876, aged sixty-one years. They were the parents of five children: Jane A., Samuel L., Gretta (deceased wife of H. Kent), Job S., Lura A. (wife of A. Sillcox). To Mr. and Mrs. William W. Lapham have been born three children: Iola and Samuel (both deceased). and Phœba, born Feb- ruary 3, 1854. married March 11, 1875, to Erwin A. Ogden, formerly clerk in Toledo, now a farmer.


JAMES LAUGHREY (deceased) was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, February 8, 1813; son of William and Jane (Postage) Laughrey, of Pennsyl- vania, the former born August 9, 1782, died December 16, 1847; the latter died September 18, 1857, aged seventy-eight years; they had six children: John, Charles. Andrew, James, Nancy and Ellen. Our subject came to this county with his parents, who had purchased land in Scipio Township in 1820, but did not remove to the same till 1824. Here he grew to maturity and engaged with more or less activity in the growth and development of the town- ship. Mr. Laughrey was married, April 17, 1859, to Mrs. Laura (Dantz) McChesney, who was born in Vermont, May 24, 1814, daughter of John and Esther (Hubbard) Dantz. Her first marriage was in about 1833 with Arden Weller, who died in about 1845. leaving to her care two children: Columbus and Julia, the latter of whom, married to Isaac Fuller, at her death left three children: Mina, Lollie and Julia, who have since been adopted by our subject. Mrs. Laughrey's second husband, Thomas McChesney, lived but a few years. Mr. Laughrey, the subject of this sketch, died July 2, 1885. He was for twenty years a F. & A. M. In politics he was a Democrat.


HENRY MANSFIELD, merchant, Republic, was born in Bellevue, Ohio, September 6, 1850, son of Christian and Frances (Bauman) Mansfield, former of whom, a native of Bavaria. Germany, born January 19, 1808, and a tan- ner by trade, came to America and located first at Bellevue. Ohio, moving to this county about 1852, where he followed his trade till 1872, when he retired from active life. Mrs. Frances Mansfield, a native of Switzerland, came to America when a child; she is the mother of six children: Henry, Louise, Christian, Francis, Manda (deceased) and an infant (deceased). At the age of fifteen our subject became a clerk in a store, and in April, 1872, entered into business at Republic, Ohio, and six years later he met with a loss by fire. His goods, however, being insured for two-thirds their value, he reopened soon after, his stock consisting chiefly of dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, etc. The firm now stands as H. Mansfield & Bro. Mr. Mansfield is also engaged quite extensively in the grain business with E. S. Chittenden. He is the pres- ent treasurer of Republic; also of his township. Mr. Mansfield married, Jan- uary 12, 1876, Miss Isabell Kimmel, who was born at Sandusky, Ohio, June 19, 1857, a daughter of Henry and Eva (Rocena) Kimmel, of Bellevue, Ohio. In politics our subject is a Democrat.


HENRY MILEY (deceased) was born in Eden Township, Seneca Co., Ohio, August 30, 1831, son of John and Magdalene (Beever) Miley, natives of Virginia, and early settlers of this county. The subject of this sketch re- ceived a good education, and taught school several terms, but eventually turned his attention to farming. He came to Scipio Township, this county, March 29, 1958, and became a prominent farmer. For several years prior to his death Mr. Miley was a consistent member of the Free-Will Baptist Church. He married, October 22, 1857, Laura A. Jennings, who was born in Hopewell Township, this county, May 7, 1836. She bore him four children: Alice Idell, wife of J. Burgdefer; Jennie Bell, wife of H. McCartney; Joett, (deceased), and Nettie Pearl. Mr. Miley died June 12, 1883. Mrs. Miley's


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father, Jacob S. Jennings. was a native of New Jersey, coming to Ohio while a child, and grew to maturity in Warren County, Ohio. He came to this county at an early date and entered land: also entered a farm of 160 acres in Henry County, Ohio, for each of his sons. He died February 21, 1857, aged sixty-four years. His wife. Osee Blackford, was born in Warren County. Ohio. in 1799. and died August 3, 1876. Their union was blessed with thirteen chil- dren: John M .. George N., Milton. Ethen A. (deceased), Jackson, Justin. Barkley. Martha and Mary (twins), Sarah, Laura A., Cynthia and Susan.


RICHARD T. PORTER. farmer and mason, P. O. Republic, was born January 22, 1811. in Schuylkill County, Penn., son of James and Elizabeth (Rooks) Porter, natives of Ireland and Pennsylvania. respectively. and who were the parents of fourteen children: Ann, Sally, Samuel, Lewis, Richard. Rachel, Owen, Elizabeth. John, Martha. James, Margaret, Rebecca and Ben- jamin R. When three years of age our subject was taken by his parents to Cayuga . County, N. Y., where he grew to maturity and resided until 1842, in which year he came to this county, and. having previously learned the trade of mason, followed that occupation until 1883 in connection with farming, to which latter he is now giving his entire attention. Mr. Porter was married. September 1. 1842, to Miss Eliza A. Andrews, who was born in Ireland in 1800 She dying January 7, 1868, our subject then married, December 26. 1872. Miss Miranda Smith, born in Reed Township, this county, January S. 1841, and by her he has had two children: Rachel E. and Emma J. (latter deceased). Mrs. Porter is a daughter of Daniel W. and Louisa (Paine) Smith, former of whom, a farmer by occupation, came to this county in 1827. remaining here until his death. which occurred in 1853: latter, a native of Vermont, was brought to Sherman Township. Huron Co., Ohio, in 1813, and died in 1848. They were the parents of six children: Ira, Caroline, Miranda. Mary. Daniel and David. By Mr. Smith's first wife. Sally Thayer, he had one son-William. The subject of this sketch has satisfactorily filled the office of township trustee. He has for many years been an active F. & A. M.


LEWIS RANSBURG, farmer, P. O. Republic, was born in Frederick County. Md., June 5. 1826: son of Christian and Catharine M. (Sprengle) Ransburg. who came to this county in the fall of 1831, settling in Clinton Township; they afterward moved to Indiana in about 1856. where Christian Ransburg died in 1864 in his seventy-ninth year (he was a son of Jacob Rans- burg. a native of Maryland, of German descent), and Catharine M. Ransburg died in 1870, in her seventy-ninth year (she was a daughter of Jacob and Mar- garet (Keifer) Sprengle, natives of Maryland, of German descent). Christian and Catharine M. Ransburg were parents of ten children: George (died leav- ing family in Steuben County. Ind.), Susanna H. (deceased wife of Cornelius Shank; she left a family in Pleasant Township), Rebecca B. (wife of Daniel Warner, in Henry County. Ohio), David (died leaving family in Branch Coun- ty, Mich.), Catharine (deceased wife of Franklin Spangle; she left a family in Steuben County, Ind.). Leander and Ann E. (wife of George Warner), both in Steuben County. Ind., Caroline M. (deceased wife of Simon Beck. in Steuben County. Ohio), Lewis (our subject). Rachel M. (wife of Jacob Shuman, in De Kalb County. Ind.). Our subject was married October 21, 1550, to Catharine M. Hoxter, born in Yates County, N. Y., August 1. 1831. died October 12. 1884. daughter of Sabert and Mariette (Baker) Hoxter, who came to this county in 1844, where they died, the former March 10, 1865, in his fifty-sey- enth year, son of William and Catharine (Basom) Hoxter; latter in 185S, in her forty-ninth year. daughter of William Baker. Sabert and Mariette Hox- ter were parents of two children. the younger being William D .. a very prom-


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inent citizen and ex-legislator of Forest Grove, Washington Co .. Oreg. To our subject and wife have been born the following children: Olive E .. born January 13, 1855, and Burton D .. born January 23. 1869. Our subject has a finely improved farm of 248 acres.


JOHN WESLEY RINE, farmer, P. O. Republic, was born in Franklin County. Ohio, July 23, 1826, and was brought to Seneca County in 1836. The father of our subject, Jacob Rine, was born in Franklin County, Penn., April 17. 1796; died in April, 1847. Soon after coming to Seneca County, he (Ja- cob Rine) lost his buildings and household goods by fire; a few years later he owned 240 acres in Hopewell Township, this county, a part of which he sold. and then engaged in mercantile business in Fostoria, and, after making several changes in his place of residence, he returned to this county and gave his at- tention to his trade (carpentering); he was an active man in public affairs, serving several years as justice of the peace and constable. Jacob Rine was thrice married. only his first wife, Elizabeth (Drake) bearing him children as follows: Margaret (deceased), John Wesley. Elizabeth (deceased), Mary, Fletcher, Nathan and Alvin, all of whom attained maturity and married. Our subject received a limited education, and at the age of eighteen years entered on his career in life as a day laborer, but eventually learned the cooper's trade. In 1861 he purchased a farm in Reed Township, this county, which he sold eleven years later and bought the farm where he now lives, and has since erected a substantial residence, and made other improvements. He was mar- ried. March 4, 1852, to Rachael Sherman, born in Cayuga County, N. Y., April 15. 1834. daughter of Zephaniah and Margaret (Longstreet) Sherman. also natives of New York and who settled in this county in 1834, but are now resid- ing in Clinton County, Mich. ; their children are Isaac, Sam, Cyntha, Edwin and Rachael. Mr. and Mrs. Rine have had two children: Mary Jane (de- ceased) and Alvin J., married to Mary Feighner (have two children, Pearlie M. and Bertha C.)


J. T. ROBINSON, farmer, P. O. Rockaway, was born at Tiffin, Ohio. De- cember 11, 1844; son of Joseph and Catharine (Gilmore) Robinson, natives of Ireland. Joseph Robinson came to America when a child, and became an early settler of this county; was a wagon-maker by trade; his death occurred in 1860, that of his widow in 1861; they had two children: John and J. T. Our subject received a common school education, and entered upon his career in life as a laborer. He came to Scipio Township, this county, in 1863: pur- chased a farm in 1872, and has since engaged in general agriculture and deal- ing in stock. During the war he was in the 100 days' service in Company K. One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Robinson was married, October 4, 1871, to Mary H. Watson, of Bloom Township. this coun- ty, born September 4, 1844. and by this union are four children: Harry W .. born July 29, 1872; Charles G., born September 21, 1875; Rush, born August 19, 1877; and Alice M., born April 25, 1881. Mrs. Robinson is a daughter of Isaac and Allie (Doan) Watson, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Bloom Township in 1830, former of whom died April 8, 1873; latter died June 6, 1850; they were the parents of four children: Hugh D., Mary H., Orphia and Will- iam (latter two deceased). Mr. Watson's second wife (Elizabeth McCandish) is still living; she bore him three children: Emma, wife of F. A. Chatfield; Allie A. (deceased), Charles S. (deceased). Our subject is an energetic. enter- prising man. Politically he is a stanch Republican.


MRS. SALLY H. ROGERS, P. O. Republic, was born in Cayuga County. N. Y., September 11. 1816, daughter of Robert and Sally (Keller) Shaw, who came to the farm on which our subject now lives. in 1837, and here died.


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the former August 4, 1864, in his seventy-ninth year (he was the son of Rich- ard, a Revolutionary soldier, and Mary (McDoll) Shaw, latter a daughter of Robert McDoll). Sally (Keller) Shaw, a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent, died April 28, 1868, in her eighty-second year; she was a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Andre) Keller (the former of whom was captured by the Indians at eight years of age, and with whom he lived until his seventeenth year). O. P. Rogers. husband of our subject, was born in Cayuga County. N. Y., August 25, 1816, and died January 26, 1881; he was a son of Andrew and Phoebe Rogers. Mr. Rogers became a resident of this county in 1839, where he was an active, enterprising and highly esteemed citizen. To Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Rogers were born James P., residing in Republic, this county ; Hulbert S. ; Olden W .. in Republic, and Nathan B., in Albion. Ind.


Z. E. RUTAN, teacher, Republic, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, March 4, 1851, son of Abner and Emily (Gray) Rutau, the former born March 6, 1817. died March 6, 1865. Abner Rutan's first wife, Irena Little, born March 20, 1814, bore him two children: Milton H. and Enos K .; his second wife, also born March 20, 1814, died July 31, 1883, and was the mother of two children: Zerora E. and Arnaldus, the latter born October 14. 1852. Our subject remained upon a farm until he arrived at the age of maturity; then for a year attended the Bellefontaine schools, and entered upon his career in life as a teacher. He became principal of the Huntsville schools in 1875, and two years later he removed to Shreve, where he was principal of schools for two years; he then became principal of the Greenwich schools for one year; thence moved to Republic, where he has held a like position for three years.


Mr Rutan is an active member of Republic Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 40, N. U. No. 22, of Greenwich. and K. of H. No. 125, at Shreve. He is a consistent mem- ber of the Methodist ,Episcopal Church; in politics he is a Democrat. Mr. Ru- tan married, August 12, 1877. Laura Cheever, of Bellefontaine. Ohio, daughter of Rev. W. M. Cheever, and born August 17, 1852: she is a graduate of the Bellefontaine schools. It is believed there is but one family of Rutans in America, and they trace their ancestry back to 1640, and are of French descent.


J. ELWOOD SCOTT. constable, city marshal and butcher, Republic, Ohio, was born in Scipio Township, this county, May 2, 1848, a son of John Scott, a native of Virginia, who came to this county at an early day and was prominent among the early settlers of Scipio Township, this county; he died De- cember 2, 1881, aged sixty-five years: his widow, Mrs. Abbie Jane (Bugbee) Scott, of New York, was born in 1822 and is still living, the mother of five chil- dren: Helen M., Adelbert, Marion, J. Elwood and Bell: the latter two are the only ones now living. At the age of fourteen years the subject of this sketch entered the employ of Erastus Jones, and for two years was on the road with him buying and selling stock. The following five years he was engaged in farming, then went to Clyde to learn the butcher trade, which has been his principal occupation since. Mr. Scott is the present city marshal of Republic, Ohio, and has been constable about twelve years; has also been a member of the town council. He is an active member of the I. O. O. F .. of which order he is at present N. G. In politics he is a Republican. Mr. Scott married, December 22, 1874, Louise Mansfield, who was born in June, 1854, in Scipio Township, this county a daughter of Christian and Frances (Bauman) Mans- field.


DANIEL SHAWBERRY, farmer, P. O. Republic, was born in Scipio Township, this county, September 28. 1842, son of H. H. and Catharine M. (Bocholds) Shawberry, who came from Munster, Prussia, in 1832, settling in this county in 1533; latter born December 22. 1799. still living, daughter of


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Herman H .. and Ann C. (Holtzgreffe) Bocholds. latter of whom was a daughter of Stephen and Margaret (Holtzgreffe) Holtzgreffe. Mrs. C. M. Shawberry is the eldest, and the only one living. of nine children; her father, born in 1769, died in 1857: her mother, born in 1774. died in 1835; H. H. Shawberry, born in February, 1799. died November 2, 1868, son of Stephen and Ann M. (Schrer) Shawberry. He was the father of nine children. three of whom died young: Herman died leaving family in Wood County. Ohio: Catharine, wife of Joseph Kistler, in Adams Township; Eliza; Louisa, wife of Edwin Everett, in Adams Township; Henry. died, leaving a daughter. Adelia A., in Vandalia, Ill. ; and Daniel. Our subject was married. December 13, 1866. to Anna C. Guver, born August 10. 1847. in Pleasant Township. this county, daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Dallman) Guver, latter of whom was born in Alsace. France. July 7. 1815. died June 10, 1876. daughter of George and Christine (Briney) Dallman, who came to America in 1826, and to this county in 1833. Jacob and Margaret Guver were parents of five children: Caroline, wife of Henry H. Miller, in Scipio Township, Ohio; Susan. wife of Francis S. Moore. in Crawford County. Ohio; Daniel. in Scipio Township. this county; Jacob, in Adams Township. this county, and Anna C. To our subject and wife were born following children:


William F., born August 24, 1868; Delia A., born July 10. 1870: Nora M .. born June 28. 1873: Charles H .. born October 7, 1876. and Rolly B .. born March 25. 1881. Mr. Shawberry is one of the enter- prising and energetic farmers of Scipio Township, having 257 acres of well- improved land. the greater part of which he has acquired by his own efforts.


GEORGE STEARNS. retired farmer. P. O. Republic was born in Steuben County, N. Y .. July 12. 1826. son of George and Sophia (Baker) Stearns. former of whom. born in Vermont. April 21, 1794, settled in New York in 1816, where he married January 9, 1822; he came to this county in the fall of 1829, and here became possessor of 560 acres of land; died here August 28. 1831. Sophia (Baker) Stearns was a native of Steuben County, N. Y., born May 26. 1797, daughter of Samuel and (nee Daniels) Baker, natives of Connecticut. George and Sophia (Baker) Stearns were parents of four children: John B .. born May 9, 1824 (now in Dakota); George: Daniel, born April 12. 132S. and Alfred, born September 6, 1830, both merchants and bankers in Decatur County, Iowa. The mother subsequently married William Fleet, by whom she had one daughter-Sophia, now Mrs. Charles Nolan, in Le Loup. Kans. At twenty years of age our subject came to his present home. then heavily timbered, which by diligence he has made one of the finest farms in the county, and to which he has added until he now has 365 acres of choice land. upon which he is living a retired life. Mr. Stearns was married. August 12, 1849. to Arvilla King, born in this county, February 9, 1831, daughter of Obediah and Phobe (Booth) King. natives of Connecticut, but early settlers in this county; their children were Mercy (deceased-by her first husband. Lucius Pierce (deceased). she had one child, and by her second hus- band. Lewis Munday. she had a family now in Steuben County. Ind. ): Ursula (deceased): Arvilla and Julia A., Mrs. Frank Horton. in Scipio Township, this county. Mrs. Stearns' mother's second marriage was with Matthias Cum- mings. by whom she had two children: Obediah and Mary E., wife of John Smith. both of Scipio Township. To our subject and wife were born two sons: Frank E .. born May 13. 1851. and C. S., born June 15. 1553. both en- gaged in banking and merchandising at Garden Grove, Iowa.


ARCHIBALD STEWART (deceased) was born in Lycoming County. Penn .. June 2. 1797. He located in Fairfield County, Ohio, in 1823, and September 3. of the year following. came to this county. entering a farm in


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Scipio Township, where he resided till the time of his death, which oc- curred November 30. 1854. He was a man of strong social habits. a stanch Whig and Republican, and for many years was class-leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he was a member for nearly fifty-five years. He was twice married: first, in 1820. to Miss Martha Johnson, who was born August 6. 1796. died December 30, 1854. and by her had ten children: Mary S .. Nancy. Sophia A .. Martha (deceased), James W .. William (deceased), Margaret (deceased). Rachael A. (deceased), Charles J. and Robert M. His second marriage occurred in 1855, with Wealthy Farr, who died twenty years later without issue.


JAMES W. STEWART. son of Archibald Stewart, was born August 21, 1829. in Scipio Township. Seneca Co., Ohio. He taught school in his younger days. but farming and stock-growing has been his principal occupa- tion. He served 100 days in Company K. One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Ohio National Guards. during the war of the Rebellion. He is a Republican in politics: a member of the I. O. O. F. He was married, May 30. 1854. to Miss Nancy Troxel, of Bloom Township. this county, born March 8, 1834, and by this union is one child: Cora. born December 18, 1955, married Octo ber 13. 1878, to C. A. Dimm, by whom she has one child. James Stewart. born in October. 1883. Mrs. James W. Stewart is a daughter of Henry and Eliza (Walbum) Troxel. natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively, (both deceased). They came to this county in 1834, and were the parents of thir- teen children: Nancy. David. Mary. Isaac (deceased), Peter (deceased), Eliza, Susan, Elizabeth. William (deceased). Rebecca, Charles. Andrew (deceased) and George (deceased).




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