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effectively tiled, the system of drainage being entirely adequate, and the land is specially productive. The improvements are of the best, including a handsome modern residence, most attractively situated, and with other good farm buildings. A well-improved gravel road now passes the farm, which is located two and one-half miles north- west of Swanton, and which is essentially one of the model places of the township. In politics Martin Kuebler was a stanch Republi- can, and he was a consistent member of the United Brethren church, as is also his widow. He died April 11, 1905, honored by all who knew him, and his remains rest in the Fulton Union cemetery. His widow now resides in Swanton, where she has a pleasant home, hav- ing purchased the property. Five children survive the honored fa- ther-William, Florentine, Elmer E., Frederick and Gertrude. Wil- liam is a traveling salesman, with headquarters in the city of Toledo; Florentine conducts a meat-market business in Mayville, North Dak .; and Frederick and Gertrude remain with their mother, in Swanton, the former being a student of civil engineering in the Ohio Northern University, at Ada. Elmer E. Kuebler passed his boyhood days on the home farm, duly taking advantage of the privileges afforded in the district school and thereafter continuing his studies in the high school at Swanton. He left school in the beginning of his senior year, his services being needed at home, because of illness in the family, and he has ever since been actively concerned in the work and management of the home farm, which is now operated under his sole control. In politics Mr. Kuebler is one of the loyal young Re- publicans of his native county, and fraternally he belongs to Swanton Lodge, No. 588, Knights of Pythias, in which he has passed the official chairs, and to the uniform rank of the same order, of whose auxiliary, the Rathbone Sisters, both he and his wife are valued members. Mr. and Mrs. Kuebler are most popular in the social circles of the community, and their pleasant home is ever pervaded by a spirit of gracious hospitality, being a favorite rendezvous for their large circle of friends. April 19, 1905, there was solemnized in the home of the brides' parents a most interesting double-wedding, and at that time Miss Lily Scott became the wife of Elmer E. Kueb- ler, and her younger sister, Daisy, became the wife of Frederick Shaffer. Mrs. Kuebler is a daughter of Christopher and Phoebe (Chard) Scott, both of whom were born in England. They came to Fulton county in 1880 and located in Swanton, where the father has since been engaged in the practice of his profession, that of veteri- nary surgeon. Dr. and Mrs. Scott have had eleven children, of whom eight were born in England and the other three in Swanton. Seven are living as follows: Minnie is the wife of Frank Seaton, of Swan- ton; Christopher resides in Redfield, North Dak .; Otto is a resident of Swanton; Ada is the wife of Edward Whitmire, of Fulton town- ship; Bernal remains at the parental home; Lily is the wife of Mr. Kuebler; and Daisy, as already noted, is the wife of Frederick Shaf- fer, their residence being in Swanton.
JOHN GYPE .- It is a matter of gratification that in this publica- tion it has been found possible to accord representation to so large a
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number of the leading farmers of Fulton county, for in every com- munity the sturdy yeomanry still constitute the basic force for ad- vancement and stable prosperity. One of the prominent and prosper- ous farmers of Dover township is John Gype, whose fine homestead is located four miles northeast of the city of Wauseon, and further propriety in according him specific recognition is given in the fact that he is a native of the county and a member of an honored pioneer family. He was born in Franklin township, December 2, 1848, and is a son of John and Christina (Brown) Gype, both of whom were born and reared in Germany. Soon after their immigration to America they came to what is now Fulton county, Ohio, where the father pur- chased ninety acres of wild land, which he reclaimed and improved, both he and his wife passing the remainder of their lives on this home- stead, in Franklin township. They were devoted members of the Ger- man Lutheran church and were folk of sterling character. They be- came the parents of eight children, the eldest of whom died in Ger- many. Peter died in middle age; Christine and Jacob reside in Arch- bold, this county ; John was the next in order of birth; Christopher is a farmer in Dover township; Adam resides in Manchester, Tenn .; and Elizabeth makes 'her home in Wauseon. John Gype passed his boy- hood days on the home farm, under the conditions and environments of the pioneer era in this section. He duly attended the district school, and recalls the circumstance that in going to and from the primitive educational institution he walked a mile and one-half over the roadway made of hewed logs, which were laid end to end to afford a walk, the land being practically undrained at the time, and being thus covered with water much of the time. Upon initiating his inde- pendent career he continued to be identified with farming for a num- ber of years, after which he learned the carpenter trade, being about twenty years of age at the time. He followed his trade for a time, and about 1873 he engaged in the operation of a saw-mill, in Franklin township. He purchased the mill, which was finally destroyed by fire, and he erected and equipped a good modern mill, continuing its operation until 1889, when he sold the same and moved on to his present homestead, which he had purchased in 1884. The place orig- inally comprised one hundred and twenty acres, and in 1901 he pur- chased eighty acres adjoining on the north, so that his farmstead is now a fine estate of two hundred acres, well drained and practically all available for cultivation, and the improvements are of a very su- perior order, including the fine residence, erected in 1889, and the large and well-arranged barn, built in 1893. In politics Mr. Gype is one of the representative Republicans of his township, and on the party ticket he was elected township trustee in 1892, serving three years, and in 1900 he was land appraiser of the township. Both he and his wife are zealous and valued members of the German Lutheran church, and have contributed materially to religious work, Mr. Gype having aided in the erection of four churches. On the 16th of February, 1882, Mr. Gype was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Leininger, who was born in this county, October 3, 1862, being a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Kutzley) Leininger, who came from Switzerland and lo-
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cated in Fulton county in 1848, their respective parents also taking up their residence here. Jacob Leininger became one of the successful farmers of German township, where he died in 1887, and his widow now resides with her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Gype have three chil- dren, all of whom remain beneath the parental roof-tree, namely : Charles F., Nettie and Albert.
ALFRED M. HALL, machinist and gunsmith, is one of the hon- ored business men of the village of Lyons, is a veteran of the Civil war and is a scion of one of the pioneer families of the old Buckeye State. He was born in Dover, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, October 22, 1836, and is a son of Edwin and Abigail (Hubbard) Hall, the former of whom was born in Berkshire county, Mass., and the latter in New Haven, Conn., and both families were established in New England in the Colonial era. Moses Hall, father of Edwin, took up his resi- dence in Ashtabula county, Ohio, in the early pioneer days, and from that county went forth to do valiant service as a soldier in the War of 1812, after which he there continued engaged in farming until his death, his wife, Lydia, also dying in that county. The maternal grand- father of the subject of this sketch was a sea captain, sailing from Con- necticut, and he lost his life while in pursuit of his vocation on the Atlantic. Edwin Hall was reared to manhood in Ashtabula county, and in early manhood he settled in Dover, Cuyahoga county, where he followed the cooper trade for a number of years, also engaging in farming in that locality. In 1849 he came with his family to Fulton county and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land in Pike town- ship, developing the same into a productive farm and there remaining until 1858, when he took up his residence in the village of Delta, where he died, at the age of seventy-nine years, his wife also passing away at the age of seventy-nine years. They reared a family of five chil- dren: Elydia became the wife of Ephraim Hallett; John M. served three years in the Civil war, as a member of Company I, Thirty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, and is now living in Dayton, Tenn .; William B. is a resident of Kendallville, Ind .; Alfred M. is the immediate sub- ject of this review; and Nettie became the wife of Henry Davidson. Alfred Millard Hall was thirteen years of age at the time of the family removal to Fulton county, his rudimentary education having been se- cured in Cuyahoga county, and he attended the pioneer schools of the former county as opportunity permitted, principally during the winter months, his services at other seasons of the year being demanded in connection with the work of the home farm. Prior to the Civil war he began his apprenticeship at the trade of gunsmith, but he was among the first of the county to respond to President Lincoln's initial call for volunteers. In 1861 he enlisted, for a term of three months, in Company H, Fourteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, with which he took part in the battles of Philippi, Laurel Hill, Carrick's Ford and. Cheat River, receiving an honorable discharge at the termination of his term of enlistment. He forthwith veteranized, since, on the 4th of August, 1861, he re-enlisted, becoming a member of Company I, Thirty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, with which command he par-
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ticipated in the battles of Wildcat Mountain, Mill Springs, Pittsburg Landing (often designated as Battle of Shiloh), Perryville, Stone River, Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Eutaw Creek, Atlanta and Jonesboro, covering in his service some of the most notable campaigns of the great conflict. He was honorably discharged, at Chattanooga, Tenn., De- cember 29, 1863, on account of disability, being mustered out at army headquarters, by Lieutenant Samuel J. Dick. After his discharge Mr. Hall still continued in the government service, as recruiting officer of his regiment, at Chattanooga, acting in that capacity while the regi- ment was being reorganized from veteran volunteers. The mustering officer, Leutenant Samuel J. Dick, finally ordered that his discharge should be recognized by him and he returned home with his regiment, which later returned to the field. In the spring of 1864, at his own expense, he rejoined his regiment at Ringgold, Ga., being determined to continue in the service, but, on account of illness, he was not ac- cepted, returning home in September, 1864. Thereafter he followed the machinist trade at intervals, in Fulton county and in Lenawee county, Mich., for a number of years, passing about eight years in the latter county, though he has considered Fulton county his home at all times. In 1890 Mr. Hall took up his residence in Lyons, where he has since conducted a gunsmith and machinist shop, his skill and personal popularity gaining to him a profitable business. He is an honored member of Baxter Post, No. 238, Grand Army of the Re- public, at Lyons, and is also identified with Lyons Lodge, No. 622, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he is a stalwart Re- publican, and he has served in various township and county offices. In January, 1870, Mr. Hall married Miss Phoebe Burdick, daughter of Aruna and Cornelia (Crosby) Burdick, of Fairfield township, Len- awee county, Mich., and they have three children: Edith B., wife of Fred D. Barnes ; Edwin A., a resident of Lyons; and Elsa M., who remains at the parental home.
DAVID S. HALL, a retired farmer of Fulton county, now residing in the pleasant little village of Ai, in Fulton township, is a veteran of the Civil war and a citizen who has been true to duty in all the rela- tions of life, even as he was loyal to the Republic when its integrity was placed in jeopardy through the armed rebellion of the Confeder- acy. Mr. Hall was born in Seneca county, Ohio, February 28, 1836, and is a son of Reuben S. and Almira (Wheaton) Hall, the former of whom was born in New Jersey and the latter in Connecticut, and their marriage was solemnized at Millersburg, Holmes county, Ohio, the respective families having been numbered among the worthy pioneers of the Buckeye State. Reuben S. Hall devoted the major portion of his active life to agricultural pursuits, and in 1865 he came to Fulton county and located on a farm two miles northeast of the present vil- lage of Ai. He later disposed of this property and purchased one hundred and forty acres one mile west of Ai. His wife, who was born in 1801, died on the farm previously mentioned, in 1865. He was born in 1795 and his death occurred in 1875. This honored pio-
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neer couple became the parents of eight children, of whom six are living: Sallie Ann, born June 19, 1822, became the wife of Russell Twiss, and her death occurred in 1902; Eliza Jane, born August 31, 1825, married Joseph George, and she died in Sandusky county, Ohio, when still a young woman; Anson W., born May 3, 1827, is a farmer of Spencer township, Lucas county; Washington J., born February 3, 1829, resides in the village of Ai, a retired farmer; Amos W., born April 21, 1831, also is a retired farmer of the same village; Mary, born March 15, 1833, is the widow of Hiram Root, who was a soldier in an Ohio regiment during the Civil war and was killed in an engage- ment at Hatcher's Run, Va., and she now resides on a part of the old homestead, in company with her daughter, Mrs. Lovall Sheldon; David S., of this sketch, was the next in order of birth; and Rebecca, the youngest of the children, is the wife of Horatio C. Sloan, a farmer of Richfield township, Lucas county. David S. Hall was afforded the advantages of the common schools of Seneca county, where he was reared to maturity and where he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, becoming a skilled workman, and throughout his active career he continued to give more or less time to his trade, while carrying on the operation of his farm. August 22, 1862, Mr. Hall tendered his services in defense of the Union, enlisting as a member of Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio vounteer infantry, which was assigned to service in West Virginia and which was for a short time attached to the Army of the Potomac. At Petersburg, West Va., Mr. Hall was captured by a detachment of Mosby's guerillas, having been on picket duty at the time. He was paroled on the field and sent to the parole camp at Columbus, Ohio, where he received his honorable discharge before his exchange had been effected. His dis- charge was received in the summer of 1863, on account of physical disability, and he now receives a pension by reason of the permanent effects of the physical disorders entailed during his army service. After his return to his home, in Seneca county, he was a confirmed invalid about six years, being unable to do physical labor, though he engaged in contracting and building, employing men to do the work, which he superintended. In the meanwhile, in November, 1864, Mr. Hall had come to Fulton county and located on a farm which had been previously purchased by his father, in Fulton township. He in- herited forty acres of the paternal homestead and secured by pur- chase an adjoining forty acres which had been inherited by his brother, Amos W. Hall, and here he resided from 1864 until 1900, when he and his wife took up their abode in a pleasant home which he had previ- ously purchased in the village of Ai, where he has since lived practi- cally retired, and in the community he is surrounded by tried and true friends and finds that his lines are cast in pleasant places. Mr. Hall was reared in the Democratic faith and supported the party ticket until about six years ago, when he transferred his allegiance to the Republican party, whose policies more closely represented his views. He served about eighteen years as clerk of Fulton township, where he also gained uniform commendation during his incumbency of the office of justice of the peace. . He and his wife were active members
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of the Baptist church for many years, but the organization of this denomination in Ai has been defunct for several years, and they attend the services of other churches. He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity since early manhood and is now affiliated with Fulton Lodge, No. 248, in Delta. He was primarily instrumental in effecting the organization of Robert O. Nobbs Post, No. 521, Grand Army of the Republic, at Ai, and this post was a vital and flourishing one until its ranks became so depleted by death that it could no longer be main- tained, the organization having lapsed about 1902. He and his wife, as well as most of. their children, were members of a lodge of Good Templars in Ai until the same was abandoned, after having done a most effective work, having been largely instrumental in making Ai a prohibition village, no saloon having been maintained here for many years, and public sentiment is such that the village is certain to have continued immunity in this line. At West Lodi, Seneca county, Ohio, in 1857, Mr. Hall was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Keen, who was born in Wayne county, this state, January 22, 1839, being a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Engall) Keen, natives of Pennsylvania. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Keen were two sons and four daugh- ters, the eldest son, Samuel, dying in childhood. John was in service from the beginning to the end of the Civil war, having first served in Company K, Seventh Ohio volunteer infantry, for three months, and thereafter in Company K, Third Ohio volunteer cavalry, and he died shortly after the close of the war, from the effects of the hardships and privations endured in his long and arduous military career. Of Mrs. Hall's three sisters two are living. Concerning the children of Mr. and Mrs. Hall the following is a brief record: Frances Estella, born February 15, 1858, became the wife of William G. Fleming, and she died in Swanton, this county, September 8, 1895, being survived by her husband and three daughters. Stephen D., who was born in Seneca county, April 3, 1860, is engaged in farming in Erie county, Ohio. He married Mrs. Sarah J. (Smith) Huntley, widow of John Huntley. Jesse H., born in Seneca county, March 16, 1863, remains at the parental home. Mary R., who was born March 15, 1866, died on the 9th of March, 1871. Lewis K., who was born October 10, 1867, resides on his father's old homestead farm, one-half mile west of Ai. He married Miss Mabel Mawer, and they have one son, Price. Burton F., born February 22, 1871, is now clerking in a drug store at Delta, Ohio. The children all received excellent educational ad- vantages, and Frances Estella, Lewis and Burton made successful rec- ords as teachers in the public schools. Lewis is a graduated optician and followed his profession as such for several years.
JAMES HALL, who is engaged in the livery and transfer business in Metamora, was born in Amboy township, this county, on the 23d of May, 1857, being a son of William L. and Sarah (Young) Hall, both of whom were born in Pennsylvania, the former being a son of Washington Hall, who came from the Keystone State to Fulton county, Ohio, in the early '50's, settling in Section 11, Amboy township. He later returned to Pennsylvania, where he passed the remainder of his
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life. The maternal grandfather, Adam Young, came to Fulton county from: Pennsylvanis about the same time as did the Hall family, and settled in the same part of Amboy township, where he reclaimed the farm now owned by Richard A. Young. He was a valiant soldier in the Civil war and died while in the service. William L. Hall took up his residence in Amboy township about 1855, and he cleared and im- proved a farm of forty acres, in Section II. He sold this property in 1864, but he continued to live in Amboy township the greater portion of his life thereafter, his death occurring in 1895, at which time he was sixty-three years of age. His first wife, Sarah (Young) Hall, died in 1863, having borne four children, of whom two grew to maturity- James, subject of this sketch, and Mary, who became the wife of Ed- gar Simpson and is now deceased. For his second wife Wlliam L. Hall chose Susan Young, a sister of his first wife, and of the second marriage four children were born : . John, a resident of Fulton county ; Lily, the wife of Lewis Beihl; Maggie and Hattie (twins), the former being the wife of Elmer White and the latter of George Shull. Reared on the home farm and early beginning to assist in its work, James Hall secured his educational discipline in the common schools of Amboy township, and after attaining his majority he engaged in teaming, doing a large amount of contract work and making the enterprise a profitable one. He continued in this line of business until 1902, when he engaged in the livery business in Metamora, where he has a well- equipped stable and controls an excellent trade, enjoying much popu- larity in the community which has ever been his home. He is a Re- publican in his political proclivities, and he served four years as con- stable of Amboy township. He is affiliated with the Knights of the Maccabees. March 18, 1880, Mr. Hall married Miss Mary Berry, daughter of Peter and Phoebe (Blain) Berry, of Amboy township, and they have four children: Della L. is the wife of Henry Schmitz ; and Goldie, Gladys and Wildia remain at the parental home.
JULIUS ADELBERT HANNA, a prominent manufacturers' agent of Cleveland, was born in Chesterfield township, Fulton county, Janu- ary 5, 1863. He is the son of Julius J. and Celestia (Jones) Hanna, both natives of Ohio. Julius J. Hanna enlisted in the Union army during the Civil war and was killed in a battle in April, 1864. His widow, Celestia Hanna, the daughter of Isaac Jones, a highly respected citizen and a pioneer of Chesterfield township, died in September, 1864. In 1869 Isaac Jones removed to Wauseon with the subject of this sketch and his brother, Elmer. J. A. Hanna graduated from the Wauseon high school when seventeen years old and taught for a time in the schools of Fulton county. He began his career as electrician by putting in acoustic telephones in the towns and cities of Southern Michigan. He then went to New York City and shipped on a whaler for a cruise of three years, but abandoned the ship at Fayal and served on Atlantic coasters for one year. In 1883 he conducted a hotel un- der a tent in South Dakota, and the year following worked in the Coeur d'Alene gold mines. He entered the street railway car busi- ness in 1884 and has continued in the same up to this date, 1905. At
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the exposition at New Orleans he had charge of the exhibit of J. G. Brill & Co., with whom he remained until 1892, serving in various capacities. Then for five years he was in the employ of the McGuire manufacturing company, with offices in New York City. In 1896 he was appointed agent at Chicago for the Peckham Trunk Company. In 1901 J. A. Hanna established an office at No. 312 Electric Building, Cleveland, where he is now in business. As the representative of the Niles Car and Manufacturing Company he handles their entire output of electric railway cars. He also looks after the interests of the Peck- ham Manufacturing Company throughout the Central West. With every change that Mr. Hanna has made in the past twenty years he has bettered his condition and he now ranks among the foremost of those engaged in this business. This is largely due to his business ability, tact and genial nature. In secret society affairs he takes a deep interest, being a Mason and a Shriner. He married Mrs. Lydia Williamson, a native of Peckway Valley, Lancaster county, Pa. She is the daughter of Jacob Docterman of Philadelphia. There has been born to them one child, Inez Hanna.
EZRA S. HARROUN, M. D., merits recognition in this compilation by reason of his standing as one of the representative physicians and surgeons of Fulton county. He is successfully established in the prac- tice of his profession in the village of Lyons and is a scion of one of the well-known pioneer families of this part of the county. He was born in Royalton township, Febru- ary 22, 1853, and is a son of Levi and Amanda (Wolfinger) Harroun, the former of whom was born in Massachusetts and the latter in Bucks county, Pa. The de- scent in the agnatic line is traced back to the ancient rulers of Egypt, and the surname indicates this in no in- definite way. During the French Huguenot persecutions ancestors of the line left France and went to England, and later representatives settled in Ireland, where the family is still numerous and one of promi- nence. Prior to the war of the Revolution three brothers, John, Alex- ander and David Harroun, came from the Emerald Isle to America, the first-named being the one from whom Dr. Harroun traces his descent in a direct agnatic line. Levi Harroun was reared in Gen- esee county, N. Y., and for a number of years he was engaged in teach- ing school in Canada. About 1835 he came to Ohio, locating in Syl- vania, Lucas county, where he followed the shoemaker's trade for the ensuing fifteen years. In 1851 he located in Royalton township, Fulton county, this section at that time being a portion of Lucas county, and here he took up a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of government land, a portion of which he reclaimed from the forest, in the meanwhile teaching school during the winter months.
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