USA > Ohio > Mercer County > History of Van Wert and Mercer counties, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers > Part 97
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A. P. J. SNYDER
is the son of Henry and Sarah Jane Smith Snyder, and was born in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, in 1\24; his parents having settled there in 1316. His father was a miller, and had learned the business Bear Hagerstown, Md., and crossed the mountains on foot in 1810, and settled in Licking County. His father's family consisted of himself, his wife, and ten children-Corayda, Lydia, Joseph, Isaac, Sarah, Elizabeth, Letti S., A. P. J., Jonathan, and Mary, all of whom are living but Corayda, Jonathan, and Elizabeth,
A. P. J. Snyder received a common school education, and went to the printing business in 1816 with D. L. Wright & Snyder, of the Ohte Cra- arr, in Bellefontaine, atd remained eighteen months, then went to U'r- bana, and worked with Meats. Vist & Updegrove as a journeyman until Ist, when he bought out Judge Blake's interest in the Mercer County Standard, and it was published by Suyder & Brothers.
In 1849 he married Miss Susan E. Sheer, by whom he had seven children, of whom four are living and three are dead.
SIX STAEGER.
His grandfather Jacob Six, on his mother's side, emigrated to America from Wurteumburg, Germany, and settled in Lancaster County / but How Lebanon County), Pennsylvania, He was married to Miss Stout, and had seven children, all girls.
His paternal grandfather, Frederick Stagger (originally written Storer), emigrated from Switzerland to Lancaster ( uow Lebanon) County betore the Revolutionary war -- acquired a farm, and the Staeger family livet upon it generation after generation from their arrival in Pennsylvania until 1846. His father. Frederick Staeger, married Anna Mary Six, by whom he had nine children, viz., Catharine, George, Susan, Six, Eliza- beth, Mary, Priscilla, Leah, and Lucretia.
Six Stagger was raised on the farm and remained with the family until he was twenty-two years of age (having been born in ISIS). He then became a clerk in a store in Lebanon County for some time, returned to the farm and remained nearly two years, then to Ohio for a season, and returned to a clerkship for two years, after which he taught an English and German school four miles east of Lebanon.
In the spring of I$14 he visited Richland County, Ohio, and remained until 1848, and then removed to Parke County, but in 1849 he settled permanently in Mercer County, Jefferson Township, Section 33, Township 5, Range 3, and entered eighty acres of land, which he cleared and worked, and by constant application to the duties of a farmer's life and keeping steadily in view that time, patience, and perseverance overcome every obstacle, he has increased the number of his aeres until they now number two hundred and forty, with handsome modern improvements.
After he had erected the house he married Miss Margaret Heckert. of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and the parents have been blessed with . four children, Mary, Maria. James, and Calvin.
The people have honored him with the offices of school director for six years, supervisor five years, and on account of his high moral cha- racter elected him to the responsible office of county treasurer in Geto- ber, 1879, which office he filled acceptably to the citizens of the county until his death. He died on Friday, October 23, Iss1.
JAMES FREDERIC TIMMONDS.
Frederic Boyer and Catharine Delancey Boyer were the father and mother of Catharine Boyer, who married George W. Timmons. They had ten children, five boys and five girls : their names were France ., Mary. Susan. James F., Maria, George, Jerome, William. Anna, and Charles. Frances is married to Benjamin Linzee, of Wapakoneta, Mary to Jolin Finley, Susan to B. Roebuck. Maria to C. W. Williams, William to Julie Harney. Jerome and Anna are dead.
Geo. W. Timmonds came from Maryland, was a tailor, and settled at Dayton, and after some time removed to St. Marys. He was elected sheriff of Mercer County in 1946, and served four years, then moved to Twelve-mile Creek, on the Fort Wayne road, engaged in sawing lumber for the plank-road between Fort Wayne and St. Marys. He remained there until 1862, when he was elected and served four years, then moved to the Lindzec farm, two and a half miles cast of town, adjoining the Grand Reservoir. He died in 1867. His wi low still survives him.
James Frederic Timmonde, his son, received a good English education for the practical purposes of life in the town of Celina. He was with his father until 1860, went into the army in 1961. in Company D. Onio Volunteers, Regiment 71, under Col. Rodney Mason, and served four years and four months, until the regiment was mustered out. He filled the office of sergeant, and for his faithfulness received the responsiale appointment of color-bearer, and returned home. He was married in 1882.
Hle commenced the lumber and planing business in the town of Celina in 1875 with Mr. Hight and H. H. Klare. The partnership lasted two years, or until the death of Mr. Right, when Mr. Klare also retired. Messrs. Timmonds and Frederick Stedke purchased the whole estats- lishment as equal partners, and in November of ESSO Mr. Sterke - 'd his interest to Valentine Estry. This new firm of Timmonds & Esti. are carrying it on with renewed energy and industry. The estaline is situated on Warren Street. It works five hands constantly, and with the aid of an engine does the following work: planing, flooring, and weather-boarding, and all kinds of turning, saving, etc. etc.
WILLIAM DICKMAN
was born in Westphalia, Empire of Prussia, in 1825, and emigrated to America in Iste, and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained until 1-38, when he removed to Celina, Mercer County, Ohio.
His father and mother arrived in 1.59. His father died in Cinano. 11 during his sojourn there, and his mother in Cohna. His mother's name was Mary Boites; she was born in Hanover, Germany. His parents levd twelve clubtren, four boys and eight girls.
Mr. Dickman is engaged as a merchant in general merchandising. buying grain of all kinds and produce of every description, antes .. the heaviest stock of goods in Celina. His house and store room ( .' ten thousand dollars, and were budt in 1972.
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ABNER DAVIS
is the son of Henry and Rachel (Craig) Davis, who resided in Wash- ington County. Maryland. Mr. Henry Davis came from Wales when he was three years old to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and remained there until beat tained manhood, and then removed to Washington County, Maryland. He learned the business of a tanner, but afterwards became a farmer. Mrs. Davis was born in Washington County, Maryland. Henry Davis moved to Muskingum County, Ohio, sonth of Zanesville, in 1831, and commerced farming. His children were named Sarah, William, Daniel, Nancy, Isaac, Abner, and Mary. All have diet except Isaac, Mary, and Abner. Isaac Davis resides with his family in Finlay, Hanwell County, Ohio, engaged in the grocery business. Mary married Hayes Barr, a farmer in Muskingum County, Ohio.
Åbner married Lydie L. Briggs February 21, 1847, and settled in Celina April 5, 1>54. He was brought up to the farming business, from that he went to coopering, then to engineering, and afterwards in the grocery and provision trade, but at the present time in the hardware and grain trade with farming. He was in the Pacific States as an engineer for eighteen months. When in California he determined that to under- stand the business of the world he must become acquainted both with the people and their industries. To accomplish this purpose he visited Mexico, Panama, South America, Central America, Kingston, Jamaica, Acapulco, New York, and finally returned to the State of Ohio, well satisfied in his mind that this State was the best place for commencing business, and accordingly entered upon a useful and inviting fickl, in which he has been successful.
In connection with the history of Mr. Davis we may state a fact worthy of being preserved to show his energy of character, that he crossed the plains of the Indian Territory with an ox-team, which took one hundred and sixteen days to accomplish the feat atter he had left Fort Leavenworth. He made an average of twenty-two miles per day, , but always rested on the seventh day from conscientious motives.
He has an adopted son named John Davis, Mr. Davis is one of the most active business men of Celina, devoting himself to its prosperity, and steadily keeping in view the duty of every citizen to amass sufficient means in manhood's days so that the evening of life may be passed in rest and quiet.
JAMES E. BLIZZARD.
His father. Stephen Blizzard, emigrated from France to America, and married Elizabeth Sharp in the State of Deltware, twelve miles west of the Delaware Breakwater. They had six children-five sons and one daughter. John learned the trade of stahr-building in Philadelphia, and settled in Georgetown, Del., and followed his trade until 1351. then left for Summerfeld, Belmont County, Ohio, bought a farm, remained on it one year, sold it, and removed to Bellefontaine in 1833. He followed his trade until his death, which occurred in 1863. John Blizzard had four sons and two daughters, viz., James, Phihp, Mary Ann, S. R., Elizabeth, and John. Dr. S. R .. Dr. Jolm, and James are alive; the re- maining ones mentioned are dead.
James E. received his education at Bellefontaine and Philadelphia, then went to Georgetown, Det., and took charge of a campaign paper for six months in 1945; then taught school at different places, and attached himself to the Philadelphia Methodist Conference, and contin- ned therein for five years; then removed to Bellefontaine in Isol, and resided there until 1,76, pursuing different avocations. On April 27, 1876, he took charge of the Western Democrat, and changed its name to Mercer County Observer, and successfully carried it forward to the summer of 18-1, diffusing the principles of his political party. In 1881 he sold the Observer, and soon afterwards established the Celina. Independent, which he is conducting at this time. It is ostensibly non- partisan.
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James E. Blizzard in 1848 married Miss M. A. Rust in Delaware, and hatve five children-four girls and one boy.
REV. HENRY DREES.
The history of Catholicism in Mercer County would be incomplete did we not speak of Father Henry, by which name he is more fundiarly known. Father Heury was born in 1833, and his parents left Germany in 1836, and settled at Minster, Anglaize County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood, surrounded by the Runily circle, kind friends, and the church of his fathers.
At the age of twenty-four, believing himself to be divinely called. he began his theological studies, and so inde fatigable and studions was he to attain the desired wish of his heart, that he made such rapid progress in his studies that in Ject he was ordained. His first charge was at Copella, which was followed by a call as local Superior of the Monstery in Seneca County, Ohio, and the charge of a congregation at Cleveland.
In 1866 be was elected President of the Theological Seminary at Carthagena, and assumed charge of the parish adjoining, where he has faithfully performed the duties of pastor, professor, and missionary. As a the servant of the church, a devoted citizen, a kind- hearted, warm, and sympathizing friend, he stand, in every relation of life unexrelled.
REV. LYMAN EDWARD PRENTISS.
His father, Alonzo Thomas Prentiss, was born in Portage County, Ohio, and was married in the twenty-first year of his age to Miss Ruth Anna MeConnell, whose father was one of the pioneers of Putnam County, and for many years a ruling chler in the Seceder Church near Leipsic. Mr. A. T. Prentiss settled upon eighty acres in the woods, and in the log house on that farm Rev. Lyman E. Prentiss was born Oct. 30, 1×19, and he lived in that township until he was twelve years of age, or in Is;1.
A. T. Prentiss enlisted in the Forty-ninth Regiment, Coufpany I, and was elected the first lieutenant. In the winter of 1862-3 the family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and L. E. Prentiss remained there until the fall of 1964, and came north and attended school at Leipsic for one year (during this summer he was engaged in the quartermaster's de- partment). In the winter of 1964-5 be united with the Methodist Epi- copal Church, while at school. He returned to Nashville in the fall of 1865, and next winter was engaged on the railroad.
July 1, 1966, L. E. Prentiss entered the printing-office of the Nash- ville Banner as associate editor, and in the spring of 1867 he removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, and entered Elin Street printing-office to perfect himself in the profession of printing.
On September 6, IST0, he was married to Miss Nannie M. Bernard ( whose father was killed at Vicksburg; he was a commissioned lieutenant ). They are blessed with four children-Paul, Le Roy, Parke Bernard, Ruth Eva. Le Roy died when two years of age.
In July, 1871, he purchased the one-half interest in the Orford Citizen, of Ohio, was its editor, and remained in that office until March 1, 1-73. In June of the same year he was licensed a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Oxford. During his residence there he acquired a knowledge of the Greck and Latin languages, thus render- ing him better prepared for the work at the Miami University.
March 1. 1ST3, he was sent to Cincinnati, Ohio, as a missionary, and placed in charge of the High Street Mission, and remained six months. Sept. 21, 1873, he was removed into the Central Ohio Conference of the M. E. Church, and was sent to Pioneer, Williams County, and remained two years, and thenee to Liberty Centre, Henry County, and remained three years, thence to Fayette, Fulton County, and remained two years, and to Celina, Mercer County, Sept. 23, 1880-where he still remains.
ISRAEL FRANKLIN RAUDEBAUGH.
His grandfather died in Fairfield County, Ohio, and his family con- sisted of Jacob, Samuel, John, and George W.
His father, George W. Randebaugh, came to Mercer County in 1843, and married Catharine Roberts, of Mercer County. He was a farmer. His chibiren were named Israel F., Melea, John, George, Albert, Miry, Edward. Joshua. Richard. awl Lillie. ; They resided in Hopewell Town- ship, but afterward removed to Celina.
Israel F. Randebaugh was educated partly in Celina and Mount Ver- non, Starke County, Ohio. Commenced life as a school-teacher, ami taught three years in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Was superintend- ent of the Normal Seboot three years in Berlin, Miversdale, and Somer- set. Studied law under Messes. Collum & Kimball. and was admitted to the practice of law in Somerset County.
Mr. Randebaugh returned to Mercer County, and superintended the schools in Berlin in 1871-2. and Recovery in 1872-3. Was appointed County Surveyor, which office he held for three years, and settled per- manently in Celina in 1872.
Israel F. Raudebaugh was born in 1814, and married Miss Julie Bru- baker in 1871.at Berlin. Their children are named Ella, Samuel, and Bertic.
He has filled the office of School Director and of United States Deputy Surveyor for the Puebla District of Colorado.
His maternal grandfather was Joshua Roberts, who was born in Vir- ginia, on West River. He was a farmer and stock-raiser, and married Elizabeth Bighler. Their children were Margaret, Catharine, Muy, Ruth, Johu.
Mr. Roberts came from Wales, and settled in Virginia in 1963.
J. W. CONKLIN, EsQ.
This son of Judge Jacob S. and Ellen J. (nie Wilson) Conklin was born Ang. 7, 18Is, in Sidney, Ohio, where he received a parochial educa- tion. He then engaged in the mercantile trade in Detroit. Mich., but in 1870 entered the law office of his father and N. R. Burress at Saluer. and in 1-75 was admitted to the bar. He then entered into partner- ship with his father, but in ISHE he formed a partnership with S. S. Scranton, at Celina, Ohio. Since that period he has devoted his ener- gies to legal study and practice, on which he is still engaged. In Isso he, with Judge Roop and J. R. Bizcard, engaged in the real estate buni- ness, but subsequently purchased the interest of both his partners, and managed the lines- alone. On Dec. 27, Isit, he married Mes Carrie E. MeBeth, of Chicago, Il. They have one child, Leonora, bora June 30, 1879.
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JOSEPH MAY.
Daniel May and Elizabeth his wife innnigrated from Cork, Ireland, to America about the close of the Revolution, and settled in Virginia, near Parkersburg. He was a farmer, and was blessed with fourteen sons and two daughters. Daniel Mary and seven of these sous were in the war of 1812, two of whom were killed. Joseph May was born JJuly 20, 1817. and raised in Rockingham County, Virginia, and received a com- mon-school education, and remained there until 1535, and then removed to Greene County, Ohio, and married Miss Margaret Johnston in 1816, and commenced farming, From this he removed in Isis to Mercer, thence to Mendon in 1856, and commenced the mercantile business, and sold out in 1859 and went to farming. He was elected a justice of the peace for Union Township at Mendon; he also filled the office of com- missioner of Mercer County.
Mr. May has been blessed with eight children, three of whom died in infancy ; those living are Mary E .. married to James Wilkinson, at Fort Wayne, William M., Eliza J., married to W. Moore, Tusearawas County, Ohio, Charlotte A., and Erastus Stanton.
Let it be said, his father and seven brothers marching to the battle- field in the war of 1812 in defence of the liberties which we enjoy, and two of these brothers dying on the battle-field. is an inheritance of which to be proud ; for when years shall have rolled away and the living gene- ration passed from the earth, the defenders of our country's liberty will live on historie page. The son may well be proud of a patriotie father, and that pride may well be transmitted to the son's son, as many Ameri- can examples will attest.
GIDEON LE BLOND
is the son of E. C. Le Blond, whose history we have already given. He was born in Knox County, Ohio, and resided there until six years of age, and removed then to Belleville, Richland County, until 1847, and engaged in the mercantile business with his father.
Mr. Le Blond married Jane Patterson in 1843, who was born and raised at Cadiz. Harrison County, Ohio. Their children are named J. P., Elizabeth, Francis C., James W., Ida, and Charles G. James and Ida are both dead, and Mrs. Le Blond died in IsGs. In ISTI be married Mrs. Emily P. Ayres, and in subsequent years Miss Emily Pickerell.
Mr. Le Blond removed from Belleville to St. Marys in 1847. and was engaged in the mercantile business until 1956 : from there to a farm ad- joining Celina until 1-63. In 1-61 he entered the army as captain of Company H, Seventy-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and remained until December, 1-63, when, in consequence of ill health, he was required to resign so honorable a position. While in the service he was in the battles of Shiloh. Clarksville, and Fort Donaldson.
In 1865 he engaged in the drygoods business at Celina, and continued until 186%, then sold out. and went into partnership in the grocery and provision business with Mr. Abner Davis in 1969. He is also a member of the firm of Le Blond, Davis & Co., grain dealers.
LUZERNE JONES.
His grandfather is of Welsh de-cent. Horatio and Elizabeth Starr Jones lived in Genessee County, New York. He was taken prisoner by the Seneca Indians, and remained in captivity four years, until the cod of the war. He was then eighteen years old. Horatio Jones was inter- preter for Red Jacket, and died in 1865.
Their children John, William. Hiram, Samuel, Dunn, George, James, Rebecca, Betsy, Jane, Nancy, and Sarah.
John and Lucy T. Jones were married in Bay City, Michigan. in 1846. Their children were Luzerne. George. Isabella, Mary, Lucy, and Eliza- beth. John Jones was born in Sagmaw County, Michigan. His father was a trader among the Indians, and never saw any white person until he was seven years of age. After this time he received a common-school education in Wayne, Michigan. His business was buying and selling lumber for shipping, especially ash and walnut. He owned several mills.
He enlisted at Toledo, Olio, in the One Hundred and Thirtieth Ohio Regiment, in Captain Brown's Company, under Col. Phillips, in 1-63. After he was out of duty he was sent to Chattanooga. Tennessee, to . run a mill under Capt. Hade, and continued there eight months .. He is engaged in the mining business, and is engaged as superintendent in a mine at Rosita, Colorado, one of the best and most celebrated mines in that region.
Levi Framby, the father of Mrs. Jones, settled in Michigan, and died in Bay City.
JOHN HOLE
was born in Proble County, Ohio, in 1-11, and raised in Parke County, Ohio. In ISIT he moved to Recovery and remained there until 1950. and finally settled in Celna, where he established a flouring-mill (the same year) on the west bank of the Reservoir, which milf rans both by steam and water. The engine is a to horse power, and can manufacture fifty land of Hour every twenty four hours. In the mill are three pairs of burrs, two for wheat and one for other chops; It is situated on an sere and a half of ground, and valued at stood.
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STAFFORD S. SCRANTON
is the grandson of Nathan and Laura (ner Miner) Stafford and the son of Nathan and Elizabeth (are Cummins) Scranton. Nathan the father . . Stafford moved from Courtland, New York, to Guilford Township. Me. dina County, Olio, and thence to Fort Recovery, and was engaged in the cabinet-making business. At the present time he resides in Union City, Indiana.
He gave to his son Stafford S. a common-school education near Fort Recovery, after which he entered the Academy at Greenville, and even- tually. through bis diligence, perseverance, and zeal, finished his elu- tion at the Normed School. Prepared by strict and laborious straly ta discharge the duties of a schoolmaster, he taught school very sucres fully, but believing he had a different mission to accomplish he com- menced the study of law with the Hon. Thomas J. Godfrey. and was admitted to the bar September 14, 1-15. Afterwards he entered : .. partnership with J. W. Conklin, Esq,, and in October, Is79, he hadl . honor of being elected Recorder of Mercer County, which office he is filling acceptably to the people and with credit to himself.
In 1879 be married Miss Mattie E. Miller, and has been blessed with one daughter, named Zoa.
JACOB KREUSCH.
Henry and Mary Christine Kreusch were the parents of Jacob. They emigrated -from Prussia to America in 1844, settled in Soneva Conuty. Ohio, and removed to Mercer in 1849. The father died in 1-69, the mother in 1852. Their children were Jacob, Angeline, Joseph, zu Matthias.
Jacob Kreusch was born in Prussia in 1840, and received his educa- tion in Seneca and Mercer counties. He learned the carpenter bn-i. ... in Texas, and resided there two years. When the war br de of in 18 Texas and returned home March 4. 1561. Engaged in the saw-a .... business for some years, or until 1863, when he went into the drysdi- and grocery business in 1869 at St. Marys. In 1972 he sold ont ani re- moved to Celina, and commenced the hardware business. It has two clerks, J. L. Anthony and John Mikold.
In March. 1879, be entered into partnership with Charles Fanger. Capital invested $10.000. During his residence in Celina he has erreted three houses -- one brick house on l'avette Street for his residence, one frame dwelling-house on the same street, and one business house on Main Street which the firm occupies for their store.
Jacob Krensch married Mary Hierholzer in 1964. Their children are named Elizabeth, Joseph, Julius, Frank, Matthias, Eleonora, and Carrie.
DAVID OVERLY.
Martin Overly, the grandfather, was born in Germany, and emigrated to Darke County, Ohio. The children were named Willian., Marte .. Daniel. Zachariah. Thomas, Polly. Nancy. Katie, and Susan.
David Overly was born December 24. 1931. and brought up to farming in Parke County. He received a common-school education, and even- tually learned the blacksmith business in 1-49 at St. Marys. A. County, and remained there six years. he being at that time they years of age. He moved to Celina in 1856 and opened out a bla ksmith shop and continued in business.
David Overly married Sarah J. Seaman, who was born in Morgan County. Va., in 1-51, and they have no children, but they have a lopri-t a son whom they have named Franklin Trotwine Overly. He has entered on Fayette and Surgar streets a collage, house, and shop. By strit attention to business and living a correct mord life he has acquired con- siderable property, and is esteemed a good and exemplary citizen.
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