USA > Ohio > Wayne County > History of Wayne county, Ohio, from the days of the pioneers and the first settlers to the present time > Part 65
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82
1824. Trustees-Thomas Barton, Joseph Wasson, Mordecai Boon.
1825. Trustees-Mordecai Boon, Thomas Barton, Joseph Wasson.
1826. Trustees-Mordecai Boon, Thomas Barton, Joseph Wasson.
1827. Trustees-Hugh Culbertson, Jacob Plank, Sr., John Plank.
1828. Trustees-Hugh Culbertson, Jacob McEnterfer, Mordecai Boon.
1829. Trustees-Mordecai Boon, Thomas Barton, Alexander Hanna; Clerk John Lehman; Treasurer-Isaac Cahill.
1830. Trustees-Mordecai Boon, Alexander Hanna, John Wanbaugh ; Clerk -John Lehman ; Treasurer-Isaac Cahill.
1831. Trustees-Mordecai Boon, Alexander Hanna, John Wanbaugh; Clerk -John Lehman; Treasurer-Isaac Cahill.
1832. Trustees-Thomas Barton, John Wanbaugh, Henry Bucher; Clerk- John Lehman ; Treasurer-Isaac Cahill.
713
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
1833. Trustees-Thomas Barton, Jacob Stair, Joseph Emrich; Clerk-John Lehman ; Treasurer-Peter Ihrig.
1834. Trustees-Joseph Emrich, Jacob Stair, John Sonnedecker ; Clerk-John Lehman ; Treasurer-David Sommers.
1835. Trustees-Henry Bucher, Hugh Norton, John Sonnedecker; Clerk- John Lehman ; Treasurer-David Sommers.
1836. Trustees-Henry Bucher, Hugh Norton, D. Whonsetler; Clerk-Neal McCoy; Treasurer-James McCoy.
1837. Trustees-D. Whonsetler, Jacob Stair, Leonard Alleman; Clerk-Neal McCoy; Treasurer- James McCoy.
1838. Trustees-Jacob Stair, Leonard Alleman, D. Whonsetler ; Clerk-Neal McCoy ; Treasurer-John Mohler.
1839. Trustees-Leonard Alleman, John Sonnedecker, Peter Ihrig ; Clerk- Seth Hollinger ; Treasurer-John McCoy.
1840. Trustees-Peter Ihrig, Thomas Bracken, Robert Eagans; Clerk-Seth Hollinger ; Treasurer-John Lehman.
1841. Trustees-Robert Eagans, Jacob Ihrig, John Stouffer; Clerk-Moses Foltz; Treasurer-Thomas A. Shaver.
1842. Trustees-John Stouffer, John Kintner, Fred France; Clerk-Moses Foltz ; Treasurer-Thomas A. Shaver.
1843. Trustees-Fred France, John Kintner, Henry Kramer ; Clerk-Moses Foltz; Treasurer-Thomas A. Shaver ; Assessor-William France.
1844. Trustees-Henry Kramer, John Gaut, Robert Lusk; Clerk-Moses Foltz ; Treasurer-T. A. Shaver; Assessor-Moses Foltz.
1845. Trustees-Robert Lusk, John Bonewitz, J. G. Troutman ; Clerk- Moses Foltz; Treasurer-John Lehman; Assessor-Charles White.
1846. Trustees-John Bonewitz, David Lehman, Josiah Barton ; Clerk-Moses Foltz; Treasurer-John Lehman ; Assessor-Moses Foltz.
1847. Trustees-Josiah Barton, Seth Hollinger, Samuel Sommers; Clerk- George Stinebring ; Treasurer-John Lehman ; Assessor-John Lehman.
1848. Trustees-Samuel Sommers, Michael Bucher, David Spiker ; Clerk- George Stinebring ; Treasurer-J. G. Troutman ; Assessor-John Kintner.
1849. Trustees-Henry Kramer, Samuel Sommers, John Sonnedecker ; Clerk-George Stinebring; Treasurer-J. G. Troutman ; Assessor-Benjamin Nor- ton.
1850. Trustees-Samnel Sommers, John Sonnedecker, Fred France; Clerk- J. G. Troutman ; Treasurer-Moses Foltz; Assessor-George Stinebring.
1851. Trustees-John Sonnedecker, Fred France, John Lehman; Clerk-Jo- seph Gaut ; Treasurer-Moses Foltz; Assessor-George Stinebring.
1852. Trustees-John Lehman, John Sonnedecker, George Stinebring ; Clerk-Joseph Gaut ; Treasurer-Moses Foltz; Assessor-Levi Stair.
1853. Trustees-George Stinebring, John Kintner, Andrew Kramer; Clerk- Joseph Gaut ; Treasurer-Moses Foltz ; Assessor-Moses Foltz.
1854. Trustees-John Kintner, Isaac Johnson, Henry Bucher ; Clerk-Joseph Gaut ; Treasurer-Moses Foltz ; Assessor-Jacob Stair.
1855. Trustees-Henry Bucher, Isaac Johnson, William McCoy; Clerk-G. P. Emrich ; Treasurer-Moses Foltz ; Assessor-Jacob Stair.
1856. Trustees-Jacob Ihrig, Jacob Dague, Michael Bucher; Clerk-William Carmony ; Treasurer-David Leliman ; Assessor-Josiah Barton.
1857. Trustees-Jacob Ihrig, Jacob Dague, John Wilson ; Clerk-William Carmony ; Treasurer-David Lehman ; Assessor-Josiah Barton.
714
HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO.
1858. Trustees-John Wilson, Thomas A. McCoy, Josiah Mowry; Clerk Charles E. Graeter ; Treasurer-David Lehman ; Assessor-Daniel Stair.
1859. Trustees-William McCoy, Thomas A. McCoy, C. K. Yoder; Clerk- Charles E. Graeter ; Treasurer-Josiah Yoder; Assessor-John Peters.
1860. Trustees-Andrew Kintner, William Carmony, Moses Cherry ; Clerk- Charles E. Graeter; Treasurer-Daniel Stair ; Assessor-John Peters.
1861. Trustees-Andrew Kintner, William Carmony, Moses Cherry ; Clerk- Charles E. Graeter ; Treasurer-Daniel Stair ; Assessor-William M. France.
1862. Trustees-Ephraim Lehman, John Stout, John Zinn; Clerk-Charles E. Graeter ; Treasurer-A. Sonnedecker; Assessor-Wm. Carmony.
1863. Trustees-Ephraim Lehman, John Stout, John Sommers; Clerk-Chas. E. Graeter; Treasurer-A. Sonnedecker ; Assessor-Wm. Carmony.
1864. Trustees-John Sommers, Ephraim Lehman, Alexander Campbell; Clerk-J. D. Zook ; Treasurer-A. Sonnedecker ; Assessor-Jacob Stair, Jr.
1865. Trustees-C. Stoll, George Dagne, E. Lehman; Clerk-C. E. Graeter; Treasurer-A Sonnedecker; Assessor-Jacob Stair.
1866. Trustees-George Dague, C. Stoll, J. G. Trontman ; Clerk-Charles E. Graeter; Treasurer-A. Sonnedecker ; Assessor-Jacob Stair, Jr.
1867. Trustees-George Dague, William France, William Barton ; Clerk- George E. Paul; Treasurer-Fredolin Bucholtz ; Assessor-Jacob Stair, Jr.
1868. Trustees-George Dagne, William France, William Barton; Clerk-N. Yoder ; Treasurer-Fredolin Bucholtz; Assessor-Jacob Stair.
1869. Trustees-George Dagne, William Barton, E. Lehman; Clerk-N. Yoder; Treasurer-A. Sonnedecker; Assessor-Jacob Stair.
1870. Trustees-George Dague, E. Lehman, J. C. Brown ; Clerk-N. Yoder ; Treasurer-Joseph McCoy; Assessor-J. D. Zook.
1871. Trustees-E. Lehman, Albert Miller, Daniel Byall ; Clerk-T. F. Stair; Treasurer-George Dagne ; Assessor-Joseph Taggart.
1872. Trustees-Eph. Lehman, Albert Miller, J. C. Brown ; Clerk-Noah Yoder ; Treasurer-George Dagne; Assessor-J. D. Zook.
1873. Trustees-T. A. McCoy, Albert Miller, Eli Snyder ; Clerk-T. F. Stair; Treasurer-George Dague; Assessor-J. D. Zook.
1874. Trustees-Elias Snyder, L. A. McCoy, J. B. Kintner; Clerk-T. F. Stair ; Treasurer-George Dague ; Assessor-Jos. Taggart.
1875. Trustees-Samuel D. Bucher, Elias Snyder, Henry Collins; Clerk-P. S. Ihrig; Treasurer-Joseph Troutman ; Assessor-J. D. Zook.
1876. Trustees-John F. McKee, Ephraim Lehman, Henry Collins ; Clerk- T. C. McCoy ; Treasurer-J. W. Troutman; Assessor-J. D. Zook.
1877. Trustees-Ephraim Lehman, John F. McKee, John Billman ; Clerk- T. C. McCoy ; Treasurer-J. W. Troutman ; Assessor-Simon Lehman.
First Settlers. - The settlers in this township, when it was organ- ized, were: James Glass, the Roses, the Feazles, the Clarks, the Meeks, the Turners, Thomas Armstrong, Moses Thompson, Thomas Pomeroy, Henry Perrine, George Gibson, Ralph Cherry, John and Peter Vanostran, Fred. Garver, Armstrong Davison, John Richey, John and Peter Bacher, Thomas Beall, Peter Ans- paugh, Jacob Menterfer, Peter Eiker, George Bair, Henry Snider, Peter and Jacob Ihrig, William Elgin, Mordecai Boon, Peter Ev-
715
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
erly, John Bonewitz, Jacob Seifred, Benjamin Miller, Abraham Vanmeter, William Burgan, Mr. Sowey, Alexander Hanna and the Driskels. George Bair and Thomas Armstrong were the first Justices of the Peace in the township, and were succeeded by A. Hanna, in 1818; Peter Everly in 1820; George Gibson and Alex- ander Hanna; George Gibson and Jacob Ihrig in 1824; Jacob Ihrig and Mr. Cahill in 1827; and Jacob Whonsetler and James Hill in 1830.
The first saw-mill was built by Fred Garver, in 1814, and by him the first grist-mill in 1815, on Little Apple creek.
Jacob Ihrig was born February 25, 1792, in Washington county, Pa. He claimed to have some recollection of seeing the army sent out to subdue the Whisky Insurrection, and was a contractor in the war of 1812, to supply provisions to the western army. He emigrated to Wayne county in 1815, settling in what is now Wayne township, and in 1816 aided in organizing the township. In 1816 he was elected Captain of a militia company, and in 1824 Major of the regiment, and in the same year was elected Justice of the Peace, serving until 1851. October, 1827, he was elected County Commissioner. During his term the court house was de- stroyed and the first county offices and the second court house was built.
He served in the Ohio Legislature from December 6, 1830, to December 4, 1837; and in the State Senate from December 3, 1838, to December 7, 1840. In 1852 he was made District Asses- sor, and in 1853 he was elected a member of the Board of Equali- zation. He was married August 10, 1815, to Elizabeth Eberly, of Pennsylvania.
In his young manhood he became a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church and remained a faithful and consistent member of the same until death, in 1877. He was one of the founders of Salem's Lutheran congregation, near Madisonburg, and has always been regarded as the honored leader of the same. In his death the congregation has, indeed, lost one of its pillars. He died in peace with God and man, and in the blessed hope of a resurrection to eternal life. His mortal remains were followed to their last resting place, near Madisonburg, by one thousand people.
James Glass was born June 22, 1772, in Washington county, Pennsylvania. In early youth he was placed among strangers, in
716
HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO.
consequence of the death of his mother, and some years later his father departed this life, leaving his family to the tender regard of strangers. James found a home with a farmer, and when he was twenty years of age he enlisted in General Wayne's army, and served in his campaigns on the western frontier from 1792 to 1795. In 1796 he married, and moved to Columbiana county, Ohio, where, for a time, he kept a tavern on the north branch of Yellow creek. In 1814 he came to Wayne county, entering and purchasing a large tract of land in Wayne and Canaan townships, settling in Wayne, seven miles north of Wooster. Here he lived and prospered, and after 1830 took his ease until death closed his useful and eventful life, April 6, 1855. His wife, Elizabeth Edgar, of Irish parent- age, was born July 13, 1776, in Carlisle, Pa. The mother of twelve children, she had many cares and labors, and her joys were at home. Her husband and five sons preceded her in death, she passing away May 31, 1856. Both were zealous members of the Presbyterian church. The names of their sons and daughters who grew to maturity are: Nancy, born December 16, 1797 ; Alfred, born April 23, 1799; Elizabeth, born July 27, 1801; Obediah, born 1803 ; Margaret, 1812 ; Jane, born 1814; James, born May, 1816; Samuel, born April, 1818; Reasin B., and Fulton. Alfred Glass, when sixteen years of age, came with his parents to Wayne county, and at once entered into the pursuits of the first settlers. January 25, 1821, he married Miss Jane Ewing, and built a house on land near his father. After a time he quit clearing land and engaged in the carpenter business, putting up several buildings in Wooster, and others in different places. He united with the Baptist church of Wooster in early life and remained a prominent member of the same during life. He died August 22, 1850. Samuel Glass re- ceived a fair education and taught school several terms, after which he read medicine with Dr. Armstrong, of Hayesville, and finished his course at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. He became an eminent physician. He represented his (Ashland) district in the Ohio Senate, and died in Ashland, Ohio, February, 1872.
CHURCHES.
Salem's Church .- As early as 1827 Rev. G. H. Weygandt preached in this neigh- borhood, and with him as pastor the Lutherans and a few German Reformed set- tlers laid the corner-stone of a church in 1828, on joint ground procured for church and graveyard purposes, from the land of John Lehman. This union building was dedicated in 1830. The present church was built in 1871, and was dedicated Octo- ber I, of the same year.
717
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
Geyer's Chapel was completed in 1876, though as early as 1862 the project of ilding a church was agitated. It was dedicated January 27, 1863, by Bishop arkwood, and the first class organized in the spring of 1863, with a membership seven, which is now augmented to forty-two, with a flourishing Sunday-school of venty-five pupils.
Wayne Presbyterian Church, organized August 22, 1833, with thirteen members, ' Rev. William Cox. Since its organization it has had 223 members taken in by e following ministers : Rev. Thomas Beer, in six years, 33; Rev. T. H. Barr, in ne years, 66; Rev. R. M. Finly, in two years, 7; Rev. V. Noyes, in two years, ;; Rev. J. R. Cunningham, in one year, II ; Rev. E. Barr, in one year, 22; Rev. . R. Scott, in one year, 4; Rev. J. A. Reed, on one occasion, 5; Rev. C. C. ould, in three years, 9; Rev. J. S. Atkinson, in eight years, 41; Rev. F. Eddy, two years, 13. The names of original members were: James McCoy and Sarah s wife, Robert Eakin and Elizabeth his wife, Moses Foltz and Sarah his wife, argaret Beer, Abigail Johnston, Nancy Orr, John Rose and Mary his wife, Mary awrence and Maria McClarran.
Joseph Wasson, Sr., was born in Lancaster county, Pa., March 9, 1775, and was married near Lewistown to Jane, sister of Judge IcConahay, July 10, 1800, she being born September 6, 1773. Ie removed to Wayne county about 1819, first settling in Greene ownship, the same summer purchasing the Armstrong Davison arm, now owned by his son, David Wasson. He died Septem- er 16, 1826; his wife September 11, 1858. The family was as allows : John M., Joseph W., David, Henry, Joseph, Harriet, George W. and William Wasson.
Joseph Wasson, son of John M. Wasson, was born June 30, 839, two miles east of Congress Village, and until the age of 18 emained upon the farm, when he first began ventures upon he world. He has spent much of his life upon the Pacific coast, where he has achieved reputation as a writer. He has been a newspaper man for many years, acting as editor, proprietor and nanager. He attended the Vienna Exposition as special corre- pondent of Forney's Press, writing a series of brilliant letters un- ler the pseudonym of "Josef." On his return he was despatched o New Orleans by the Press and New York Times as correspond- nt. He was one of the early contributors to the Overland Monthly. Ie was in the campaign and within twelve miles of Custer when le was destroyed by the Indians, a correspondent of Eastern pa- vers and furnishing the news of that region to the Associated Press. He is a brilliant writer and popular journalist, located at ›resent in San Francisco.
William Elliott was born in Pennsylvania, January 24, 1780,
718
HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO.
and was married to Elizabeth Hays, who was born April 1, 1792. He removed to Wayne county in 1827, first living one year in Wooster, then purchased of General Spink, for $800, the farm north of Wooster on which John Elliott now lives. Here he farmed and "kept tavern " until his death, January 31, 1855. His wife died May II, 1859. They had eight children, six of whom are living. Thomas A. Kenney, of Canaan township, married their daughter, Catharine Elliott. John Elliott, the son who occupies the home- stead farm, was born May 15, 1831, and was married August 4, 1859, to Elizabeth Condry, by whom he has four children.
Thomas Barton, Sr., was born in Northumberland county, Pa., and came to Wayne county in 1819, with his wife (Jane Crawford) and six children-Priscilla, Sarah, Clark, William, Rachel and Jo- siah ; and after they settled, were born in Wayne county, Elisha, Jackson, Mary, Jane and Thomas.
William Barton was born in Northumberland county, Pa., in 1815, and came to Wayne county with his father's family in 1819. He married Lydia Sommers, daughter of Abraham Sommers, who owned the farm where John McKee now lives, and where William Barton died in March, 1871. His children are John C., Mary E. and Effie. John McKee, a popular and enterprising citizen, was married to Mary E. Barton, July 4, 1860, and has three children- Peoria, Anna and Finley. Effie Barton was married to Zeno Ken- ney, son of Thomas Kenney. William Barton was an able County Commissioner, serving from 1857 to 1862.
Josiah Barton was born in Northumberland county, Pa., Octo- ber 18, 1818, and removed to Wayne county, with his father, Thomas, remaining at home on the farm until twenty-six years of age. October 13, 1842, he married Eleanor Van Ostran, and lived in Wayne township until 1858, when he removed to Plain township, where he now resides. He is a successful farmer, the head of an intelligent family, a firm Democrat of the Jefferson stamp, and a man generally held in high esteem. He has the following sons and daughters: Nancy Jane, Priscilla, Francis Marion, Belinda E., Sanford V., Ida Irene, John Leslie, Ella G., Joanna.
George Troutman was born September 20, 1816, in Berks county, Pa., and came to Wayne county with his father, Michael Troutman, in the fall of 1829, from Berkley county, Virginia. March 2, 1841, he was married to Caroline Fryberger, the union
719
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
resulting in eleven children, to wit: Sarah J., Mary, John, Mi- chael A., Joseph, Elizabeth, Franklin, Emma, Alice, Clara and Harriet. He is a thorough country gentleman, a scientific farmer, and gives special attention to the improvement of good breeds of stock.
James McCoy was born in Tuscarora valley, Juniata county, Pa., July 4, 1786. His wife, Sarah McCoy (no blood relation), was born March 28, 1791. They immigrated to Wayne county in the spring of 1826, and settled on the farm now owned and oc- cupied by their son, Thomas A. McCoy. Here he died, May 30, 1861, his wife following him June 1, 1871. The following are the names of their sons and daughters, all of whom were born in Pennsylvania, except the last two: Neal, John S., M. B., Joseph, Eleanor, Thomas A., William, Stewart, James P. and Isabella.
Neal McCoy, James' oldest son, was born August 28, 1809, and married Julia Ann, sister of William and Calvin Armstrong, and by this marriage had two children, a son, -, and a daugh- ter that died in infancy. He was married a second time, to Sarah A. Hardy, and had five children. Mr. McCoy was an excellent citizen, and during his life a prominent and popular man in the county. He was one of the Associate Judges of Wayne county as early as 1846, and was elected to the office of Sheriff in 1856, serving one term. In the positions of public trust to which he was promoted he uniformly acquitted himself with honor. He was a genial, cheery companion, characterized by great kindness of disposition and goodness of heart.
Thomas A. McCoy was born April 5, 1821, and married Pris- cilla Stair, of Wayne township, May 13, 1845, by which union there were the following children : Neal, Elizabeth, Jacob A., Anna, Augusta, Sarah J., Mary A., Emmet, Emma E., Dora M. Mr. McCoy is a farmer, and a hard-working, honest, indus- trious, economical man. He was the Democratic candidate in 1875 for the Legislature of the State of Ohio, to which position he was elected, being re-elected to the same office in 1877 by a very large majority.
John Lehman was born August 14, 1790, in Berks county, Pa. His father, Martin Lehman, and mother, Christina Speck, were im- migrants from Germany, and were sold out to service by the captain
720
HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO.
of the vessel until their passage was paid, as the custom then was. In the spring of 1812 John married Miss C. Smith, by whom he had five children. He removed to Wayne township in the spring of 1823, settling four miles north of Wooster, where, on July 13, of same year, his wife died. In the spring of 1824 he married Miss N. Bair, who died August 23, 1867, aged sixty-five years. By his first wife there are two children living, and by the second nine. Mr. Lehman now lives with two of his daughters, and is a hale old man, whose strong mental faculties are not impaired by age, and who can look back on a long life well spent.
Captain George P. Emrich, a native of Berks county, Pa., was born September 15, 1821. His father, Joseph Emrich, was like- wise a native of Berks, his occupation being that of tradesman and farmer. He removed to Wayne township in May, 1831, when the subject of this sketch was in his tenth year, and settled on the farm four miles north of Wooster now owned by his son, where he purchased a half section of land from William Elgin and Mor- decai Boon, the government title for these lands being yet in pos- session of Captain Emrich, and signed by President Madison. He was married to Elizabeth Kiser, of Berks county, Pa., by which marriage there were three daughters and one son, George P. He died August 31, 1863, in his seventieth year, his wife dying in December of the same year, aged sixty-five.
G. P. Emrich remained with his father upon the farm until he was twenty-one years of age, with the exception of about eighteen months spent with J. P. Coulter & Co., in the drug store, and with Robison & Jacobs, in the dry goods business in Wooster. He has been twice married-first, May 9, 1843, to Sarah Fryber- ger, of East Greenville, Stark county, Ohio, who died April 15, 1863; second, August 24, 1865, to Kate Garver, of Chester town- ship. By the two marriages he has six children-four by the for- mer * and two by the latter. After leaving Wooster he returned to the country, and for three years cultivated his father's farm upon the shares, when he moved upon the west quarter of the original half section, having bought the same from his father. Here he labored eight years, and by that time paid for the farm,
* Will. Emrich, Teller in the Wooster National Bank, is his son by the first marriage. He is a former student of the University of Wooster, and was a member of the scientific corps that visited the parks and canyons of Colorado under the direc- tion of Dr. Stoddard, of the University.
721
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
when he went to the old homestead, where he at present lives. By his energy and tact in matters in which he participated he was usually amply rewarded, and in a short time he owned a half inter- est in the old homestead.
Farming, speculating in stock, exchanging, buying and selling horses, until the breaking out of the war, constituted his chief em- ployment. After the Rebellion opened he was commissioned, Au- gust 15, 1862, as Captain of Company D, 120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. During his military service he was subjected to all the bitter experiences of his regiment. He withstood the malaria of the Mississippi swamps and the disaster of Chickasaw, where his company was without Lieutenant or Orderly, all being sick or de- tailed. He was at Arkansas Post ; in fact participated in the vicis- situdes of the army until the spring of 1863, when, on account of illness and disability, he was discharged, after which, for several years, he was in delicate health. Since 1866 he has been continu- ously in the banking business, and is at present President of the National Bank of Wooster. In 1856 he was elected Justice of the Peace of Wayne township, re-elected in 1859, being the first Re- publican elected to that office in Wayne township, and having no successor. Moreover, he is one of our progressive, public-spirited men. He has not only subjected his land to the highest cultiva- tion and in other ways improved and adorned it, but he has con- structed on North Market street, in Wooster, one of the finest and best-appointed private residences in the city. But he prefers the sober sweets of the rural life to the din and dust and confinements of the city, believing with Cowper, "that God made the country, but man made the town."
If there is a political meeting to get up he is on hand ; if there is a railroad project before the people he takes hold of it. What he undertakes to do he does with all his might. He is as full of energy as his best horses are of mettle. He is proverbially cour- teous and polite in his intercourse with society ; has a warm friend- ship for his friends, to whom the well-known hospitality of his house is ever open.
He has ever been a strong advocate of our present system of common schools, and believes in the universal diffusion of knowl- edge by every means of education, from the common school to the university. Probably no man in the county took a bolder and more decided stand for the Wooster University when its building was first agitated than Captain Emrich. He not only subscribed
46
722
HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO.
and paid $500 to the institution, but contributed liberally of his time and influence to procure funds for the same. He attended meetings, made speeches and aided in obtaining $65,000 toward its subscriptions.
He is a worker wherever you place him. He has sought to do his duty to the world and the world has not cheated him. He is of that temperament which inclines always to accept situations. He can exclaim with the great Goethe :
" What I don't see don't trouble me ; And what I see might trouble me, Did I not know that it must be so."
THE DRISKELS AND BRAWDYS.
Halt ! villains, halt ! nor dare to flee The swift law's stern command ; Here in this wood thy Tyburn see, Now strikes the vengeful hand. -Massinger.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.