The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Part 82

Author: Warner, Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1884
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JOHN G. SCHUPPE, farmer, P. O. Port Washington, was born in Prussia March 14, 1833, the son of George and Mary Elizabeth Schuppe, who, in 1843, emigrated from their native land and settled in a forest home with their family in this county. All was woods except a cleared lot of three acres. John G. had attended the public schools in Prussia, and received what further educa- tion the neighborhood of his backwoods American home afforded. He was raised on the farm, and was married, December 18, 1854, to Philopene Clos. The fruits of this marriage were four children -- Charles, Catherine, Mary E. and Philopene. Mrs. Schuppe died March 15, 1861, and Mr. Schuppe was again married, July 6, 1861, to Mary E. Harz. Their six children are George, Jacob (who died at the age of eight years), Frederick, John, Henry Lewis and Jacob E. (who died at the age of four years). Mr. Schuppe is a member of the Lutheran Church. In 1862, he was drafted, but procured a substitute at an expense of $400. Again he was drafted in 1865, and this time his substi- tute cost him $600.

SAMUEL SCHWEITZER, farmer, P. O. Lock 17, was born in Switzer- land July 22, 1817; the son of Samuel and Magdalene Schweitzer. He emigrat- ed to America with his step-father, a carriage-maker, and for a few years lived in various cities. He came to this county in 1834, and for a time read law with J. C. Hance, of New Philadelphia. He commenced life with eight acres of land and an old saw mill, and now owns 305 acres in Clay Township, and a house and lot of eight acres in Goshen. He rebuilt and operated the saw mill for a few years, and has since confined his attention mostly to farming. In 1837, he was married to Elizabeth Meyer, daughter of Christian Meyer, of German descent. Their eleven children are Mary, who was married to Alex-

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ander Rank and is deceased; Elizabeth, wife of Solomon Everett, of this town- ship; Edward, a resident of Dakota: Samuel, who was killed at Maryland Heights, a member of the One Hundred and Sixty first Ohio National Guard; Louisa, wife of Sparks Beals, of Illinois; Louis S., a physician of Akron; Sylvanus, of Dakota; Otto, at home on the farm; Albert, who died at the age of fourteen years; Omer, of Dakota; and Callie. at home. Mr. Schweitzer is a member of the German Reformed Church. Most of his children have united with the Moravian Church. He has served his township as Trustee, was Jus. tice of the Peace twelve years, and County Commissioner for two terms.

ELISHA T. SHAFER, blacksmith, Gnadenhutten, was born in this county December 10, 1846, the son of Henry and Hannah (Romig) Shafer, both natives of this county also. Elisha was reared to the manual labor of the farm, and was afforded opportunity to attend the district schools. He acquired his trade at Lock 17, and in 1863 he was in the Sixth Ohio Independent Battery, working eight months of the two years he was in service in the Light Artillery, West- ern Division. At Atlanta, he struck with his foot an old shell on the battle field, which exploded and burned him severely, tearing the flesh from his right leg. Mr. Shafer was married in 1870, to Julia Getman, who was born in Germany, and crossed the ocean, when a year old. They have had six chil- dren-Fannie, Mary (deceased), Nora, Anna, Arthur (deceased), and Harry. Mr. Shafer is a member of the Moravian Church. He is engaged in the general blacksmith business in partnership with John Petry, who is a native of this county, and is the son of Peter Petry, who came from Germany in 1830.

SAMUEL SHULL, farmer, P. O. Gnadenhutten, was born in this county October 19, 1837, son of Peter Shull and Anna Corpman Sbull, who were natives of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Ohio about 1808. Samuel was reared on a farm on Stone Creek, and was educated in the common schools of the county. He was a member of the One Hundred and Sixty-first Ohio National Guards, and remained in service 126 days in Virginia. He was mar- ried, November 9, 1868, to Catherine Wolf, daughter of Charles Wolf, a native of Germany. They have six children, namely: Charles William, born July 18, 1869; John Otto, born December 19, 1871; Ira Francis, born October 31, 1874; Joseph, born April 13, 1877; Laura Alwild, born March 7, 1880, and Lily Pearl, born February 17, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Shull are members of the Lutheran Church.

CAPI. CHRISTIAN STOCKER, farmer, P. O. Lock 17, was born in Salem Township December 13, 1817, son of Christian and Mary (Stophlet) Stocker, who emigrated from Northampton County, Penn., to Salem Township, this county, in 1816. Christian was there raised on a farm, and received his education in the common schools. He was married, in 1840, to Harriet Houghtling, of Bradford County, Penn. She was born June 9, 1822. They have not been blessed with children, but have raised three boys and three girls, four of whom are now married. The two now living at the home of Mr. Stocker are the children of one of the girls he raised. Mr. and Mrs. Stocker were formerly members of a Regular Baptist congregation, until that organi . zation perished, and Mrs. Stocker is at present a member of the Moravian Church. Mr. Stocker has resided in Clay Township since 1841. He has held various township offices, and for sixteen years, from 1851 to 1867, was a captain on the Ohio Canal.

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JONATHAN AUMAN, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Mifflin County, Penn., in 1820, and is a son of George and Elizabeth (Harris) Auman, who came to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1834. They settled in Sugar Creek Township, and there spent the remainder of their years. Our subject was married in Sugar Creek Township in 1842, to Miss Susanna Shonk, who was born in this county and State. Of their children seven are living-Sarah, wife of Peter Karl; Martha, wife of J. Burkholder; Henry; Elizabeth, wife of John Welty; George; Anna, wife of William Yantes; and Becca, wife of Henry Shear. Henry, the eldest son, has married Miss Katie Winkleplate, and re- sides on the homestead. Their children are Mary, Ella, Della, Lula and Elizabeth. The family are among the oldest pioneers, well worthy of the re- spect in which they are held.

PHILIP BAER, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1831, and is a son of Benjamin and Catharine (Baker) Baer. His parents were born and married in Pennsylvania, and came direct to Dover Township in 1818, locating three miles west of Dover. Ben- jamin Baer purchased 160 acres of land, on which he founded a home, and in 1836 moved upon the present estate of our subject, then comprising 130 acres, where he passed the years of his life. His wife and companion also died on this farm. They were the parents of eight children, of whom six are living -Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Winkelpleck, of Daviess County, Ind .; Catharine, wife of David Murray, of Stark County, Ohio; Lydia, wife of Frank C. Mil- ler, of New Philadelphia, Ohio; Jacob, of Dover, Ohio; Philip, our subject; and Sarah, wife of Alfred Coogill, of Christian County, Ill. The subject of this sketch was brought up on the home farm, where he has always lived. He was married in this county in 1856, to Miss Sarah A., daughter of George Welty, and a native of this county. To this union there were born seven children, six of whom have survived. Their names are as follows: Martin L., Frank L., Mary, Charles, Philip and Emma C. Mr. Baer is a member of the Lutheran Church, and numbers among the oldest living and native born citizens. The family number among the earliest pilgrims.

JOHN BAMBECK, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Oberroden- bach Kreis Hannau, K: Hessen Frankfort, A. M., Germany, February 6, 1814. When a youth, he learned the trade of shoe-making, which he followed many years. He received a fair German education. In his twenty-third year, he emigrated to America, sailing from Bremen, and after a voyage of sixty-three days, landed at Baltimore, and came to this county, where for many years he worked at his trade in connection with agricultural pursuits, in Law- rence Township. He then moved to Dover Township, and in 1859 set- tled where he now resides. The farm at the period of settlement by him was almost all forest, but by courage and hard work, he succeeded in converting it into a fine homestead. On December 4, 1838, he married Anna M., daugh- ter of George and Mary Streb, born December 25, 1819. When seventeen years old, Mrs. Bambeck came to this county with her parents. To this union have been born twelve children, seven of whom are still living-Catherine, George, Frederick, Elizabeth, Conrad, Jacob and Anne M. Mr. and Mrs. Bambeck are both ardent members of the Roman Catholic Church. They have

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174 acres of land in a good state of cultivation, with many improvements and substantial buildings.

JOSEPH BEITER, marble and granite dealer, Dover, was born in Car- roll County, Ohio, May 8, 1853, and is a son of Ignatius and Catharine (Heg- ner) Beiter, both natives of Germany. His parents migrated to this country and settled in Carroll County, Ohio, subsequently removing to North Man- chester, Ind., where Ignatius Beiter died in 1878; the widow now resides at Waynesburg, Ohio. They were the parents of eleven children, all of whom are living, viz .: George (the eldest), John, Mary, Joseph, Levi, William, Lizzie, Anna, Nathan, Peter and Daniel. These eight sons all learned the stone cutter's trade, and are living in Tuscarawas, Carroll and Stark Counties. The subject of this sketch learned his trade in the house of his father, who carried on the business at Oneida Mills, Carroll County. He remained at home until nineteen years of age, when he went to Alliance, Ohio, and en- gaged as brakeman on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway. In this capacity he remained but a short time, when he went to Canfield, Ohio, in 1873, and was employed at his trade. In the spring of 1874 he went to Massillon, continuing at his trade, and in the fall engaged as salesman in a grocery store, at Canton, Ohio. In the ensuing spring he was appointed fore- man in the marble works of Phillip Hautert, at the same place, and the next winter was operating in Chicago, Ill. In the spring of 1875, he formed a partnership with his brother John in the marble business at Waynesburg, Ohio, where he was engaged until the fall, when he returned to Canton and purchased the business concern of his former employer, continuing until his coming to Dover, in the winter of 1876. Here he established a business rela- tion with John Frich, which firm was carried on until February, 1878, when it was dissolved, and our subject has since carried on, alone, a large and suc- cessful business. The concern is the only establishment of the kind in Dover, and employs a force of four men constantly. Mr. Beiter was married in Dover, in October, 1878, to Miss Mary G., daughter of John G. and Eva Neuman, a native of Canton, Ohio. The children born to this union are all living, their names as follows: Josie O., Henrietta and Florence M. The family are members of the St. Joseph Catholic Church. Although a young man, Mr. Beiter has been very successful in business relations, making extensive ac- cumulations of property. He is at this time erecting a large and handsome residence near the St. Joseph Church.

EDMUND BURNET, Postmaster, Dover, was born in Windham Coun- ty, Conn., December 11, 1814. His mother. Lucretia Smith, was a native of the same county, and his father, Clark Burnet, was born in Providence, R. I. They came to the West in 1834, living for two years in Huron County, Ohio, removing thence to Canada, where Mr. Burnet was engaged in milling until his decease. They were the parents of ten children, five of whom have sur- vived. The subject of this sketch, after teaching school a short time in Hu- ron und Richland Counties, Ohio, came to Tuscarawas County in 1836. He taught for six months in Dover, and then secured a position as salesman, three years after, forming a partnership with Judge Deardorff and O. Ritter, in a general stock of goods. This association continued one year, when Judge Deardorff withdrew, and John Sterling was admitted. The firm of Ritter, Burnet & Sterling also carried on an immense trade of liquors, the sale of which became distasteful to Mr. Burnet, who, finding the other two partners deemed it a necessity, withdrew from the firm. This dissolution occurred in 1842, and after two years as a salesman, he again entered a mercantile rela- tion, which was continued until 1845, at which time he established himself in trade, maintaining it successfully for fifteen years. During this time he had

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an interest in the milling business, under the firm name of Haden & Burnet, until the mill was destroyed by fire in 1858. Continuing his mercantile trade until 1860, he revived the milling business by a second purchase and pursued it for about six years. He subsequently invested largely in an oil well, which, not producing expectations, realized some loss in the investment. He was a stockholder of the Dover Planing Mill, and was President of the Furnace Company and Dover Rolling Mill Company for nearly two years. In 1870, he disposed of his manufacturing interests, and opened a warehouse which he conducted for several years. In 1856, Mr. Burnet was elected, on the Repub- lican ticket, to the Legislature, where he served with honor to himself and constituents. He was appointed Postmaster of Canal Dover by President Hayes in 1876, to which position he has since devoted himself, serving at this time by re-appointment of President Arthur. He is recognized as one of the oldest business representatives living in Dover, and is known for his strict business principles and irreproachable character. Mr. Burnet was married, February 4, 1840, to Miss Mary A., daughter of Judge Peter Williams, of New Philadelphia, Ohio. This issue has produced eleven children, of whom six are living, viz. : Clark; Edmund, a resident of Australia; Lucretia, wife of Mr. Thomas, Urbana, Ohio; Francis, wife of W. H. Park, Cleve- land, Ohio; Eliza, who is housekeeper; and Emma, who is engaged as an assistant to her father in the post office. The family are connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church.

CYRUS CARSON, farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia, is a son of David, Jr., and Jane (Boorhes) Carson, the former of whom was born in Washington County, Penn., the latter a native of Ohio. David Carson, Sr., with his fam- ily, came to the West in 1807 and was among the pioneer families of Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, where he lived to the close of his life. His son, David, Jr., removed to Tuscarawas County in 1865 and settled at first in Goshen Township, and subsequently on the farm now occupied by his son, where he died in November, 1882. He was in the eightieth year of his age, and as a citizen and friend was warmly esteemed; his wife had preceded him to the better land in 1877. They were the parents of three children, all liv- ing, viz., Eliza, residing on the homestead; James, of Jefferson County, Ohio; and David. Mr. Carson is a member of the Christian Church, and although he has never entered the wedded state, we take pleasure in commemorating him and his family upon the pages of this book.

DAVID CASEBEER, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1813, and is the second son of Jacob and Eliza- beth (Knisely) Casebeer. His father was a native of Washington County, Penn., and came to this county at an early day, settling in Goshen Town- ship, where he took up 100 acres and founded a home. Here he met . and married Elizabeth, a daughter of John Knisely, a Pennsylvanian and a pioneer of this county. Mr. Casebeer died in Philadelphia in the eighty- fourth year of his age. He was a blacksmith by trade, but followed farming, at which he was very successful; he left to his heirs 500 acres of land. He was of a quiet, unobtrusive nature, and was highly esteemed. The subject of this sketch lived on the homestead until twenty-seven years of age, when he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Schrock, a native of this county. The results of this union have been seven children, five of whom are living, viz., Sarah M., Mary (wife of David Swihart, of this county) Lydia, Joseph and Jacob F. Mr. Casebeer settled on his present estate in 1848, consisting in its original purchase of 500 acres of land, all but 100 of which he has divided among his children. This land he has acquired mostly by his own industry and perseverance. His advantages for education were very limited, studying

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only when there wa; no work to be done. He and his family are connected with the United Brethren Church. He lost his wife by death in 1877, and in 1883 he was again married to Mrs. Nancy Shalter, of this county. Mr. Case- beer numbers among the oldest-born pioneers, representing a branch of dis- tinguished pilgrims.

GEORGE W. CRITES, druggist, Dover, is the great-grandson of Jacob Crites. a native of Washington County, Penn., who was among the distin- guished pioneers of Tuscarawas County. He died near Dover in the eightieth year of his age. His son, Andrew Crites, was born in Washington County, Penn., and came with the family to this county, where he died in 1838, aged seventy years. George Crites, the father of our subject, was born near Dover January 29, 1813, and died February 15, 1879. He was a carpenter by trade, and erected many of the prominent buildings of the city. He held many of- fices of trust, and although a man of quiet habits, was highly honored and esteemed. His wife, Mary Mygrant, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., February 5, 1817, and was a daughter of Joseph and Margaret Mygrant, a pioneer family of 1828. Her demise occurred September 10, 1875. They raised a family of nine children, six of whom survive, their names and dates of birth as follows: William F., April 13, 1838; George W., the subject of this sketch, March 9, 1842; Emmet, June 22, 1850; Charles, November 28, 1852; Clara, September 9, 1854; and Harvey, January 22, 1856. The de- ceased are George Warren, born in December, 1840, died January, 1841; Wealthy B., born February 20, 1844, died March 22, 1850; and Charles Em- met, born June 3, 1846, died September 8, 1847. The subject of this sketch acquired an education in the Union Schools of Dover, where he afterward be- came teacher, and in the district schools of the county. He subsequently be- came Examiner, occupying that position at the present time, and has always taken an active interest in educational matters. He worked with his father at the carpenter bench, early learning to labor with his hands. In 1865, he en- tered the old drug house of William Rickert & Son as a clerk, and two years later formed a partnership in the drug business with W. W. Scott, carrying on a successful trade. In 1873, Scott withdrew from the firm and E. C. Dick- son was admitted, the firm name being Crites & Dickson; in 1877, this firm was dissolved, since which time Mr. Crites has conducted the business alone. He has occupied his present location since the first business opening. This is the oldest establishment of the kind in the city, and all its appurtenances are first-class; being well stocked and fitted up with taste, it commands a large and justly-merited patronage. Mr. Crites, when quite young, filled the offices of Township Treasurer and Clerk, and by his affable nature and upright deal- ing, soon won his way to the hearts of the people. He may be justly termed & self-made man; beginning life without parental aid, he applied himself dili- gently to his studies, securing a common school education. He is a Democrat in politics ; in 1879, was elected from this county for Representative. His services were so well appreciated. that in June, 1883, he was re-nominated by acclamation, and October 9, 1883, elected, by a large majority, to the same position. Mr. Crites was married, November 19, 1867, to Miss Emina, daugh- ter of Henry Brister and a native of Coshocton County, Ohio.

WILLIAM CRITES, farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia, was born in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1840, and is a son of John and Mary Crites, both natives of Pennsylvania. They were among the early settlers of this county, John Crites entering eighty acres of the land now occupied by our subject, which farm now consists of 143 acres. Both parents died on the homestead. They reared a family of ten children, of whom nine have survived. The subject of this sketch was married in Dover Township in 1865, to Mary

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Foney, who was born in this county. The nine children living of ten born to this union are as follows: Daniel L., Joseph H., Jesse E., Emanuel, Alphy, Wyola, Perley, Ruby and Bertha. Mr. Crites will rank among the native born children of Tuscarawas County, springing from the original stock of English settlers; he has always retained and lived upon the home his father selected from the wilds of this county. As a citizen and a man, he is highly respected.

SAMUEL W. CROXTON, manufacturer, Dover, is a grandson of William Croxton, a native of Pennsylvania, and a son of John G. and Susan (Smith) Croxton. The grandparent settled in Virginia when John was born, living there until 1812, when he moved to Carrollton, Ohio, with the family, and was one of the distinguished pioneers there. In 1866, John, the father of our subject, came to Tuscarawas County, and settled in Dover, where he has since remained. He has served as Justice of the Peace for some years, and at this time (1883) is living in retirement at his home. He reared a family of seven children, of whom five are living-William B., a resident of this county; Hen- rietta, wife of J. H. Barnhill, New Philadelphia, Ohio; John G .. of Phila- delphia, Penn .; Samuel W .; and Alice, wife of George H. Hopkins, of Dover. The subject of this sketch, during the early years of the rebellion, was a clerk in the internal revenue office at New Philadelphia, and in the winter of 1864, accepted a clerkship in the Quartermaster's Department, First Division, Fourth Army Corps, in the Army of the Cumberland. At the close of the war, the corps was sent to Texas, where he remained on duty until November, 1865, when he was discharged, and returned home. He was then for thirteen years employed as book-keeper by the Tuscarawas Coal & Iron Company, and in 1878, became a stockholder in the concern. Since 1881, he has been the general manager of the business, and is also acting as manager of the Blast Furnace which was sold to the Pennsylvania Iron & Coal Company. He was married in Dover, to Miss Electa L., daughter of Benjamin and Catha- rine (Young) Miller; she is a native of Dover Township, and her parents were among the prominent pioneers of this county. Her father died in Dover in 1877; the widow with ten children still survives. Mr. Croxton is a young, enterprising business man, and by his active energies, has built up a trade marked by business ability, push and enterprise. He is the father of six children, all of whom are living-Herbert A., David T., Catharine B., Mabel S., Helen E. and S. Wolle.

ANTHONY DEARDORFF, SR. (deceased), a German Baptist or Tunker, was born in Schwartzenau, Chur Pfaltz, between Mannheim and Heidelberg, Ger- many. Owing to religious persecutions in the Province of Witgenstein, he with others fled to Crefeld, thence to Holland, and from Holland, in company with about thirty families with Alex. Macksen, of Scheisheim, as a leader, emi- grated to North America from Cowes, Isle of Wight, July 7, 1729, arriving at Philadelphia September 15, 1729. Anthony Deardorff, with his three sons-Peter, John and Anthony-located, temporarily, in or about German- town, where Anthony, Sr., died. Christian Deardorff, a son of Isaac, was born in York, now Adams County, Penn. When a young man, he left a com- fortable home, in 1805, and permanently settled in Dover Township, Tusca- rawas County, Ohio, where, with his brother-in-law, Jesse Slingluff, of Balti- more, Md., he purchased land, and engaged in milling, merchandising, etc. In 1807, the town of Dover was laid out by him on the joint purchase of the land. During the war of 1812, he volunteered, and was a Paymaster in the army. He was a member of the Legislature in 1825, and subsequently Asso- ciate Judge, of this county. In 1817, he was married to Margaret R. Butt, who was born in York County, Penn. Their children were Jesse S., Isaac N., George B., Upton C., Joseph D., Mary and George. Christian Deardorff was, in every sense of the word, a self made man, securing his own education.

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CHRISTIAN DEARDORFF (deceased), as one of the early pioneers in the wilderness of Ohio, deserves especial notice; born on the 10th of August, 1781, in York, now Adams County, Penn .; he left, a young man, a comforta- ble home in 1805, and sought a new one in Muskingum County, now Tuscara- was, Ohio, where thenceforth he lived. He departed this life there on 11th of October, 1851. There our subject, together with his brother-in-law, Jesse Slingluff, of Baltimore, Md., had purchased a tract of land of 2,000 acres, clearing it of its forests and wild aspect, and founded the town of Dover in 1807, erecting dwellings, setting flouring mills in motion, and establishing places of business with all things necessary for the use and comfort of an ex- pected new community, thus, by encouragement, paving the way for others in search of new homes, to one of the most beautiful valleys in the State of Ohio. Immediately upon his arrival, on the land purchased with assistants, a crude log cabin was built, located on the site of the hill near the present "Sugar Creek Salt Works," where, about 1807, he built the first saw and grist mill, it being the only one within a radius of over thirty miles. In his log cabin, he continued to live and kept bachelor's hall for a number of years. Descended from a hardy, both physically and morally well-developed ancestry of German origin, our subject carried with him into the then far West all the spirit of enterprise, industry and perseverance, and not less the honesty and integrity, known of that people, leaving to his followers an example of kindness of heart, and of willingness to be useful in serving his neighbors. The town founded by him, with its beautiful surrounding country, proves now the judi- ciousness and correctness of his foresight in the selection of its location. During the war of 1812, he volunteered and was a paymaster in the army. In 1825, he entered as a member the halls of legislation of the State; thereafter was an Associate Judge of the county, and when the Ohio Canal was ordained to be built, he devoted all his experience and energy toward the location and completion of that great State work. In 1817, he married Margareth R. Butt, of York County, Penn., being then a resident of Tuscarawas, Ohio, by whom he had issue of eight children, and of these are living now Jesse S., Isaac N., George B., Upton C., Joseph B. and Mary C. Mrs. Deardorff died in 1876. His immediate ancestor was Anthony Deardorff (or, as he wrote it in German, Dierdorff), one of a religious sect called Tunkers, founded in Germany, and well known for the sterling qualities of hand and heart of its members. Anthony had to flee, persecuted with others for religion's sake, his native place, Schwartzenau, in Chur Pfalz, a village between Mannheim and Heidelberg in Germany, and in company with some thirty other families of the same persuasion, found, by way of Crefeld, in Rhenish Prussia, Holland, and Cowes in the Isle of Wight, England, under the leadership of Alexander Mach, their spiritual teacher, a new home in North America. They arrived at Philadelphia, Penn., September 15, 1729. Anthony, with his three sons, Peter, John and Anthony, and located in or about Germantown, Penn., where, Decem- ber 25, 1723, they entered into the organization of the established Tunker or German Baptist Church. John, above named, had issue, a son named Isaac, who was the father of our subject.

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The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Part 82

Author: Warner, Beers & Co. Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1017

Author: Warner, Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1884
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 1017