History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio, Part 116

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892? ed
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Baskin & Battey
Number of Pages: 1060

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MRS. REBECCA BAHNEY, Massillon; relict of the late Joseph Bahney; was born in this city Oct. 25, 1532; daughter of Syl- vanns Buckins and Sarah Adams. Feb. 15. 1852, she married Joseph Bahney, who was born in Perry Tp. Sept. 28. 1529, son of Jacob J. Bahney, one of the early settlers and

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business men of this eity. with whom Joseph, the husband of Mrs. Bahney, was associated. being engaged in the furniture trade, which business he carried on after the retirement of his father. Mrs. Bahney was bereft of her husband. Dee. 29. 1872, siner which time she has borne his name. Mr. Bahney was an ex- cellent business man and worthy citizen: was a member of the I. O. O. F .. and a true Re- publican. To him were born five children --- Louisa M., now wife of Harry A. French. sta- tion agent at Orville: Charles W .. Edward F., Harry S. and Mary Josephine. at home. Charles W. and Edward F. have clerkships and reside with their mother.

J. G. BUCHER. stoves and foundry. Massil- lon: is a native of Stark County; born June 14, 1823. in Canton: son of Jacob Bucher and Christina Rex. The Bucher family are among the early settlers of Stark County. The grand- sire of our subject was a tailor by trade; his son. Jacob, was a wheelwright. and was born in Hagerstown, Md., and eame West prior to the war of 1812, into which he was drafted. He was of a family of eight children: the sons were Jacob. George. Joseph. David and John; the dangliters were Mrs. Loutzenheizer, Mrs. George Miller and Dieckerhoff. The brothers and sisters of J. G. are William, now residing in New York. a manufacturer of me- tallie paint: Harriet. Mrs. I. N. Doxsee, of this city; Mary Ann, wife of B. B. Snyder. and resides in Toledo, Ohio; Cornelius. a merchant: John R., in Canton: Amelia mar- ried Reuben Hafleigh. and resides in Phila- delphia; Catharine, a maid; Theodore, in Cleveland, engaged in the manufacture of sewing machines, J. G. was raised to farm- ing pursuits. At the age of 17. our subject left home to learn the tinner's trade of I. N. Doxsee, of Massillon: afterward tanght school one term; soon after, he, in company with Impertns Martin, engaged in the mercantile business at New Franklin. under the firm name of Martin & Co .: was foreman two Z. T. BALTZLY, druggist. Massillon. Among the young and enterprising druggists is the subject of this sketeh. who was born in Tusearawas County, in September, 1848; son of John and Lydia (Miller) Baltzly. both natives of the same county, he being born in years in a tin-shop for Ezra Leoland: assoei- ated in business with D. H. Harmon, of Can- ton. for four or five years: then with his brother J. R., about the same length of time: in 1860, he moved to Massillon and engaged in the stove and foundry business, which has ' 1821. she about 1831. To them were born

since occupied his attention: in 1868, he was one of five who associated together and built the opera house, which was completed in 1870. costing nearly $100,000; sinee, he has purchased the entire interest of the opera house proper. March 6, 1845, he married Lucinda J. Kitzmiller, daughter of Jacob; and of four children born him, two are living Clara, wife of Killinger, and Anna L. Flora died at 28; and was the wife of Dr. John. The parents of Mr. Bucher were Lutherans. Mr. Bucher is a member of the Episcopal Church, and a Republican.

M. A. BROWN, lumber dealer. Massillon; was born May 29, 1824, in Norway. Oxford Co., Me .: son of Ephraim and Rosa (lleald) Brown: he was born in Middlesex Co .. Mass., but being of English deseent. The farm upon which Mr. Brown was raised was in the family abont 200 years. Ephraim, who was a miller, had seven children. who grew to maturity. M. A. remained on the farm until he was 14 years old. and then went to learn the cabinet-maker's trade, which he followed until 21 years of age: then engaged in the manufacture of furniture, at Reading, Mass., going to that State in 1831. when 7 years of age; remained at Reading three or four years. and then went to Boston. where he stayed until 1852: then went to Cleveland and engaged in the manufacture of furniture, where he remained until 1865; then came to this city and ran an agricultural house for J. M. Brown & Seiberling. which lasted until the death of Mr. J. M. Brown: then engaged in the lumber business. in 1868, and has since continued. In 1848, he married Ellen M. Davis, born in Reading. Mass .. in November, 1830, daughter of James Davis. They have the following issue: Frank A .. Arthur W., in Cleveland: Kittie, Mrs. Theodore Focke; Carrie, wife of James R. Dunn, of this city, member of the Episcopal Church, and a Re- publiean.

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nine children. Z. T. being the oldest of the Orrin C. and Mary E. He married. as his number. The family came West shortly after second wife. Jane Roberts, born in Indiana Co .. Penn .. whose parents were from England. He is a member of all the Masonic organiza tions, and has been interested in the political issues of the day. being a true Republican. the war of 1812, locating in Tuscarawas County. The family has descended from the Huguenots. Z. T. was raised to agricultural pursuits until the age of 16, when he entered school at Tiffin; in 1869. he came to this place and engaged in business with Mr. Demuth. under the firm name of Demuth & Co .. which lasted two years, when the firm changed to Baltzly & Good. which lasted until the spring of 1874: since. he has conducted the business alone. He was married in 1872 to Mary E. Morganthaler, born in this place, daughter of Henry Morganthaler, native of Germany, who emigrated to America in 1533. He has had two children- Edwin B. and Stanley M. Mr. and Mrs. Baltzly are members of the Presby. terian Church: he is a member of Clinton Lodge A., F. & A. M .: also a Knight of Pyth- ias. Lodge No. 87.

H. BEATTY. coal business. Massillon; was born in Franklin Co., Penn .. Dec. 16. 1816. the fifth of a family of eight children. born to James and Mary (Kate) Beatty. James was born in the north of Ireland, and settled in Baltimore, having four sons-James, John, Robert and Hugh. The Beatty family came West in ISIS, located in Kendal, but after- ward moved across the river on to Judge Hen- ry's farm, where they lived thirteen years, and then moved to Lawrence Tp .. where he had purchased land, and lived there until his death. which occurred in 1848: his wife died when our subjeet was small. They had a family of ten children, eight of whom grew to maturity- George. John. Hannah. James. Henry, Sarah. Jonathan and Mary. Our sub- ject had but poor school advantages, and ro mained at home until he was 21 years of age; he then learned the cooper's trade in Jackson Tp., at which he worked until 1850. running a shop of his own. when he went to California and worked at mining: returning in 1852, he engaged in the grocery and provision business, at which he continued twenty-seven years, re tiring from the same in 1880. For several years past, Mr. Beatty has been engaged in the coal business. He was married. in 1553. to Agnes Tinkler. born in England. and died in 1871. leaving three children-Harry T., He has always been identified with the Re-

ISAAC H. BROWN, insurance and Notary Public. Massillon: first saw the light of day. April 1. 1813. in the town of Portsmouth, Rockingham Co .. N. H .; son of Daniel Brown and Rebecca W. Chadwick: he was born about the year 1750. in Hampton Falls; son of John Brown. who entered the Revolutionary war at the age of thirty, and drew a pension for sev- enty-three years, being 103 years of age at the time of his death. The Brown family. of which our subject is a descendant. are of English ancestry. Rebecca was a danghter of Ebenezer Chadwick, whose wife was a Web ster, distant relatives of Daniel Webster; they came from Bradford, near Boston. Mr. Chadwick had three chiklren. two daughters, and one son whose name was Christopher C. To John Brown, the grandsire of Isaac H., were born Sanborn. Daniel, Jonathan, Hor- atio. John and Hannah. To Daniel and Re- becca Brown were born six children, who grow to maturity, viz .: Almira W., who married Samnel Lahm. of Canton. who was a member of Congress from that district: Ann R, wife of H. Wheeler, Jr., who was Superintendent of the rolling mills: Isaac H .. of Massillon; Daniel: Mary H., wife of John H. Wheeler: Helen E., Mrs. Isaac Hazlett, of Canton. Mrs. Brown diod November, 1868, while on a visit to Knoxville. Tenn. The father of our subject was a merchant, carrying on a whole- sale and retail trade. Our subject was raised to mercantile pursuits. He clerked six years in a dry goods store in Portsmouth: also one year each in Boston and New York City: he came West to Stark County. in September, 1834. and since that time has been a constant resident of the city and identified with its in- terests. Upon his arrival at this place, he first clerked in the Massillon rolling mills until the fall of 1838: in January. 1839, he and Hardin Brown purchased the furnace part and ran the same until 1856, it being the first institution of the kind west of Pittsburgh.

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publican party; he was Canal Collector for three years; was one of the Trustees of the city during its early formation; served sev- eral years as Justice of the Peace, and was Postmaster from 1869 to 1874, and Notary Public for fifteen years; is not a member of any church organization, but a member of the I. O. O. F. for thirty-four years. Mr. Brown is engaged in the insurance business and at- tending to the duties of the office of Notary. June 2, 1840, he married Elizabeth J. Wheeler, who was born in 1815, in Ports- mouth, N. H., daughter of Hunken Wheeler; has five children-Charles H., now a banker in Knoxville, Tenn .; Otis A., same place; Horace resides in Massillon, clerk in the First National Bank; Hallie W. is now Deputy Clerk in the United States Court at Toledo, being the first lady ever tilling the office; Clarence is the youngest child.

JACOB L. BACHTEL, deceased. The Bachtel family trace their family to Samuel Bachtel, who was born in Eastern Pennsyl- vania, Oct. 4, 1732, O. S. His father emi- grated to the United States and settled near Schuylkill in Montgomery Co., June 12, 1853. Samuel Bachtel married Anna Simon, who was born Dec. 18, 1735. Her father, Isaac Simon, emigrated from France, and her mother from Switzerland. Simon was com- pelled to flee from France on account of his religious sentiments, he being of the Men- nonite persuasion. Jacob L. is of the fourth generation from Samuel, and was born in Jackson Tp., Aug. 19, 1821, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Leckron) Bachtel. Samuel was a son of Jacob and Catherine (Kershner) Bachtel, who was a son of Samuel and Anna (Simon) Bachtel, whose father was the first of the family to settle in America. Samuel Bachtel, the father of the above, came West to this county and settled in Jackson Tp. when the country was new; he died 1850. The children born him were Rosanna, Jacob L., Catharine, Henry C., Isaac S., Elizabeth and Margaret. Jacob L. was raised upon a farm upon which he remained until after the death of his father, when he moved to this city and engaged in the wool trade, which business he carried on up to the time of his death. He was also an administrator upon

estates, many of which he had in charge. May 15, 1855, he married Eliza A. Atwater, who was born in June, 1833, in this city, and by her had one son, Edward H. Mr. Bachtel died in 1879-was an excellent business man and highly esteemed in the community for his goodness of heart and manly virtues. Eliza A. was a daughter of Joshua D. At- water and Dorcas Bronson. He was born Jan. 29, 1807, in Hamden, Conn., son of Jared and Eunice ( Dickerman ) Atwater. Jared was a son of David and (Rachel) Hubbard. He was a son of Joshua and Betsey Good- year. David Atwater is the original member or head of the family. He was one of the first planters of New Haven. He and Joshua came over from Kent Co., England, to New Haven, as early as 1665. The descendants of Joshua are extinct. David Atwater died in 1692, and from him has descended quite a numerons progeny. Joshua Atwater came to Ohio and set- tled in Massillon and established a business in 1832, which is being conducted to this day by his son David. The religion of the family has been Congregational. Mrs. Atwater is a Methodist; Mrs. Bachtel a member of the Episcopal Church.

D. O. BROWN, coal dealer, Massillon; was born Oct. 21, 1804, in Belmont Co., Ohio, son of William and Mary (Booker) Brown, both natives of Virginia. William was a car- penter by trade, and raised a family of six children-Hiram D., Jacob B., William, Jesse, D. O., and Lauretta. D. O. was the third in order, and at the age of 18 learned the cab- inet makers' trade, leaving home at 26. In 1834, he married Harriet Alter, a native of Ohio; she died, leaving two children. He came West in 1854, to this place, and engaged with his brother William in the coal business, which has continued up to the present time. While at his trade he worked in various local- ities including a residence in Cincinnati of 22 years. Having begun life poor and not having any school advantages, our subject has gradually worked himself into a position that is worthy of commendation. His pres- ent wife was Mary A. Bailey, born in 1816, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, daughter of Amasa Bai- ley, who came to Cleveland from Massachu- setts, about 1832. The Browns are of En-

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glish and the Bookers of German descent. He has one brother living. Is Republican in politics. Jesse, the brother living, resides in Mound City, Kan. By his last marriage has one child, Cyrus ().

J. M. BAHNEY, furniture, Massillon; was born in this town Oet. 31, 1839; son of Jacob J. and Mary Miller, he being a son of Jacob, who had eight children. Mr. Bahney's father. Jacob. came West in 1812, and located in this township. He had ten children Will- iam, in California: Maria and Joseph, dead : Maj. A. J. Bahney, 104th, served three years, now in Kansas: Hiram; Eliza, died in Cali- fornia: J. M .; Isaac, in Kansas; Laura A .: Mrs. Lewis Walcott. Jacob was a carpenter and bridge builder and millwright. After coming West. Mr. Bahney engaged in the fur- niture business in 1824, continuing until 1852, when he was succeeded by Joseph, who ran the same until 1873, when J. M. took hold of it and has run it since. The father died in 1875, mother still living: both members of the German Lutheran Church. He was a staneh Democrat. John M., our subjeet, left home before he was of age, and went to California, staying there seven and a half years. Was engaged there in mining. After his return from California he went to Mis- souri, where he remained some time: out on the Pacific Railroad for one and a half years: then to this place, and again went to Califor- nia. staying three and a half years. In 1873. he engaged in business here, where he has continued since.

F. L. BALDWIN, attorney at law. Massil- lon: was born in this city and has since been identified with its interests, and is now of the firm of Pease & Baldwin. The Baldwins and Millers, of whom he is a descendant have been quite prominently identified with the interests of the county, as early settlers and as business men. Pomeroy. the father of the above, was born in this county; he first saw the light of day in Hudson, Summit Co., March 6, ISIS; son of Pomeroy Baldwin who was a native of Litchfield Co., Conn., and located in Summit Co. in 1812, where he died five years after- ward. His wife was Aun Foote, a native of Connecticut; she afterward marred Arvine Wales. Sr., and by him had one child, the

Hon. A. C. Wales, of this county. She died in 1828. Pomeroy Baldwin (the father of F. L.) was her son by her first marriage. He came to this county about the year 1836, and engaged in several lines of business. He died March 25, 1849. His widow married Dr. Barrick, who was a native of Virginia, and who came West to Columbiana Co. when a lad. He moved to Cleveland in 1840, where he lived until his death, which occurred March 22, 1879. Mrs. Barrick was born July 12, 1820. in the city of Massillon, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Miller. Jacob was a son of George who came from Frederick Co., Md., to Read- ing, Penn., from which place they emigrated to this county, locating in what is now Jack- son Tp .. in 1806. George had a large family, among whom was Jacob, the father of Mrs. Clara N. Barriek, who is the mother of F. L. Baldwin. Jacob, one of the sons, was for many years Associate Judge of the county.

S. C. BOWMAN, hardware, Massillon; was born Sept. 5, 1822, in Franklin Co., Penn., son of Abram and Christina Kreider Bowman, to whom were born ten children, S. C. being the fourth in order of birth. The family came from Pennsylvania to Tuscara- was Tp., in 1529, and where Abram re mained until his death in 1952; his wife died in 1868. S. C. was raised to farming, and stayed at home until he was of age. He had good school advantages, and tanght school himself for ten years during the win- ters. He came to Massillon about IS52 and engaged in the "farmers' store," owning stock of and being interested in the same for about five years, after which he became asso- eiated with I. N. Doxsee in tin basins for two years; then put in mill machinery, etc., bought the building in company with Will- iam Taylor, and ran the same five or six years. sold out, and in company with William. Tay lor put in mill machinery now run by L. N. Doxsee, then bought the building and ran the same about six years; then sold out: then bought the Atwater grocery, in which he con- tinned two years; then in hardware in 1565, under firm name of Bowman & Meyer. In December, 1550. he bought out Mr. Meyer, and has since run the business alone. Since 1872, was engaged in prospecting for coal.

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Was a member of the Legislature in 1859 and 1860; also, from 1870 to 1874. Is at ; present serving as a member of the State Board of Equalization. Jan. 4, 1849. was |- married to Elizabeth Sowers, born in Frank- lin Tp., Summit Co .. January, 1827. daughter of Jacob Sowers, who married a Harter. Has one child, Ida, now Mrs. Otto Uhlendorff. Is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. and a Freemason, including Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council, and Commandery, as well as of the order of Royal Arcanum.

D. C. BUNNELL, livery, Massillon; was born Sept. 12, 1839, in Cleveland: son of Isaac M. and Mary E. (Reed) Bunnell. De Witt remained with his parents in Cleveland, until August, 1862, when he enlisted as a private, in Co. A, 13th O. V. I., and remained in service until November, 1865, serving three years and three months. During the last half of his service he was employed at Gen. Thomas' headquarters, as telegraph mes- senger. Upon his return to peaceful pur- suits, he came to this city and for. two years was engaged in butchering with J. F. Sntterling, under the firm name of Sutterling & Bunnell. Since the spring of 1868, he has been engaged in the livery business. having a good class of horses and vehicles, which ' command a liberal share of the public patron- i age. For several years past he has been engaged in boating on the canal, having a - boat of his own which he runs whenever busi- ness demands. Isaac M., his father, was born June 7, 1810, in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., son of Jesse H., who was born in Massachusetts, April 30, 1785; his wife was Susanna Pratt, who was born May 31, 1789. and by whom he had eleven children - Isaac M., Rachel, Daniel. Mary A .. Agnes B .. Charles H .. Hemy A., Levi P., Maria G., Hannah K. and Will- iam S. Jesse H., the grandfather of De Witt. was a son of Jonathan and Mehitable (Morse) Bunnell. They were married in Kingsbury, New York. The fruits of the marriage were twelve children, viz .: Rebecca, Sarah. Nathan- iel, Anna, Isaac, Solomon, Jonathan, Jesse H .. Levi, Mary, Mehitable and Abigail. Isaac Morse, the father of De Witt, came to Cleve- land in 1833. He was a ship carpenter and boat builder, at which he worked until his

death, May 24. 1$74. His wife died in 1865. They had five children- Francis W., De Witt C., Edwin R., Jesse H., and Henry H .-- but two living, D. C. and J. H., who is now in New York, a manufacturer of telegraph instruments.

C. S. BROWN, merchant. Massillon; born May 29. 1858, in Sugar Creek Tp., son of Robert and Elizabeth (Sprankle) Brown. John Brown, the grandfather of C. S., was a native of Westmoreland Co., Penn., and came West to Ohio, about the time of the war of 1812, locating in Tuscarawas Co., where Robert, the father of C. S., was born (in 1832) and at the age of 5 years was left fatherless. His mother married Gabriel Weimer, with whom he went to Sugar Creek Tp., in 1839, where he lived until 1858. then moved to Noble Co., Ind., where he vet resides. Eight children have been born him, C. S. being the third; he left home at the age of eight years, hiring out to work for $3 per month; after ten years' labor on a farm came to Massillon in 1870, and entered the "Bee-hive" store, where he clerked several years. Sept. 5, 1880, he began in business for himself on the corner of Erie and Tremont streets, where he opened up a Chinaware room, called the "Eureka Dish Store." In the spring of 1881, he asso- ciated with D. R. Rosche in the business, which is conducted by these gentlemen who are doing an excellent trade. In August, 1880, he married Ida E. Ruff, who was born in this city, daughter of Louis Ruff, who was killed in the battle of Shiloh, being a mem- ber of Co. A, 13th O. V. I. His wife's maiden name was Mary E. Klotze. Elizabeth Sprankle, the mother of C. S., was a daugh- ter of Daniel Sprankle, whose wife was Nancy Allman. daughter of Ebenezer Allman, one of the pioneers of the township of Bethlehem.

E. B. BAYLISS, hotel, Massillon: was born in December, 1840, in Kendal (now Fourth Ward), second son of James and Eliza (Fox) Bayliss, and was raised in the city of Massil- lon. Oct. 19, 1865, he married Carrie Zielley, who was born in 1847. in Canton, Ohio, daughter of Peter Zielley. Mr. Bayliss has three children -- Lidey, George and Walter. Since June 1, 1879, Mr. Bayliss has been engaged in the hotel business with George

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Zeilley, running the Tremont, which they car- ried on thirteen months. Since July 13, ISSO, they have been proprietors of the Park Hotel, formerly known as the American. The Park Hotel is the best house in the city, being conducted by thoroughly practical men. who study the comfort and convenience of their guests, which effort on their part is duly appreciated by the traveling public who pat ronize the honse to the extent of its capacity. J. P. BURTON. coal and iron. Massillon: was born in Penn's Manor, Penn., Sept. 30, 142]. Mr. Burton's ancestors were members of the Society of Friends, omigrating with William Penn, and settled in Delaware Co., Penn. The parents of J. P. were William and Rosanna (Galbraith) Burton, the former a native of Pennsylvania, the latter of Ireland. The father was a civil engineer, and was prominently engaged in some of the leading enterprises in that State in the erection of canals and railroads. Mr. Burton received a common school education. At the age of 19 he was engaged in the mercantile business, in the dry goods house of Lee & Taylor, and subse- quently, with Brown & Burton. In 1843, he went to Philadelphia, Penn .. and embarked in the wholesale dry goods trade with Burton & Greis, continuing with them four years, and after that with Davis, Burton & Co .. for nine years, in the French and India import- ing trade. During this time he was for the most part stationed in Europe purchasing and shipping goods to this country. In 1857, he withdrew from that business and associated with Jacob E. Ridgeway and others, contract- ing upon public works. taking the first contract upon the Northern Pacific Railroad, from Still- water to St. Paul. He also had the contract for building the Citizens' Passenger City Railway, of Pittsburgh, being the first enterprise of the kind in the city. In 1859, he removed to Massillon. Stark Co .. where. in connection with Ridgeway, he purchased the Massillon Furnace property and for abont seventeen years was on- gaged in the manufacture of pigiron. In 1876. was formed the corporation known as the Bur- ton Furnace Co .. of which Mr. Burton has since been President. In July, 1879. the Ridge- way- Burton Co. was organized and incorpo- rated for the purpose of operating in coal,

iron and iron ores. Mr. Burton being Pres- ident of the same. He is a Royal Arch Mason, having been connected with the organization for over thirty years, and is a Republican since the organization of the party. He has been twice married: his first wife was Eliza- beth, daughter of Isaac Jenkinson, of Mary- land, whom he married in Philadelphia in 1845. She died in 1867. In February, 1871. 1x married Mary E., daughter of Jonathan Zerbe. of Massillon. The fruits of the union are Alice, Clara and Jonathan Prescott Burton.

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History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio, Part 116

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892? ed Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Chicago, Baskin & Battey Number of Pages: 1060

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892? ed
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Baskin & Battey
Number of Pages: 1060