The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Part 85

Author: Warner, Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1884
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CHARLES M. SHEELER, liveryman, Dover, is a son of Christopher and Elizabeth Sheeler, the former a native of Pennsylvania, the latter of Mary- land. Christopher Sheeler came to this county in 1833, and locating in Dover represented the house of Lewis L. Lee, of Capetum, Md., in the sale of a gen- eral stock of goods. He opened a store in the spring of 1833, and continued in the sale of goods until 1866. In 1837, he formed a partnership relation, which was of short duration. He associated himself with the firm of Brough- er, Welty & Hayden, of which house he became a partner with Welty, and afterward the sole proprietor. He was elected Mayor of the city, serving four or five terms, but has now retired from the active pursuits of life. He was married in Dover, in 1847, to Elizabeth Kaldenbaugh, a native of Penn- sylvania, and to this union nine children were born, four of whom are living, viz .: Charles, Albert, Helen (wife of G. Cromwell, of Mansfield, Ohio) and Frank. He and his wife are members of the Moravian Church. Charles

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Sheeler, the eldest son and subject of this sketch, was born and reared in Dover. He established himself in the livery business in the fall of 1876, purchasing the large barn in the rear of the Iron City Hotel, and which is the only first-class livery in the city. He has a large number of horses and car- riages, and is fully equipped for the large trade which he enjoys. He was formerly, for a number of years, engaged in the butter and egg business.

JAMES A. SLINGLUFF, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, is a grandson of Jesse Slingluff, a native of Baltimore, whose history appears among the early settlers in this work. Joseph Slingluff, the father of our subject, was edu. cated for the medical profession at the medical college in Baltimore, and was engaged in the hospital of that city. On coming to Tuscarawas County, he became one of the first practitioners. He was prominently identified in vari- ous offices of trust, and was an officer in the State militia. He was one of the founders of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Dover, to which institution he contributed both of his means and his work in building up, and he made three separate additions to the city of Dover, the first two of which are covered with residences. He was instrumental in securing both the Cleveland & Mari- etta Railway and the Pittsburgh Railway to this city, contributing largely of his means. He died in Dover, Ohio, in. December, 1874, aged sixty-five years. His wife was Elizabeth Jones, who was born in Baltimore, where they were married. Of their children, but two are living, viz., our subject and Charles H. The deceased, Mary E., was born in 1840, and was married to Dr. Lewis, of Dover, Ohio, and died in 1880, leaving five children. The subject of this sketch was born on the home farm November 14, 1847. He was largely en- gaged in the mercantile trade for fifteen years, since which time he has con- sidered farming his occupation. He retains 165 acres of the original home- stead, but is living a retired life at, his home in Dover, Ohio. He entered the ranks of the Union army in 1862, in Company B, One Hundred and Twenty- ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and participated at the surrender of Cumber- land Gap, returning home after a year's service on the field. In 1869, he was married to Annie E., daughter of Joseph Stoutt, a native and pioneer of this county. Joseph A. and Jessie E. are the issue of this union living.

EDWARD S. SLINGLUFF, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born Octo- ber 9, 1838, and is the only living child of George and Mary A. (Shriver) Slingluff, both natives of Carroll County, Md. His grandfather, Jesse Sling- luff, came to this county in 1802, and after securing a large tract of land, re- turned to Maryland, where he died. His son, George, was sent to look after his father's estate, and was also put in charge of a stock of goods. He was then but eighteen years of age, and opened the first stock of goods in the county. He pursued mercantile trade until 1848, when he removed on a farm near Dover, where he died in 1879. He was a refined, well educated man, of unostentatious habits, and a life-long disciple of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The subject of this sketch acquired a common school education, and in 1856, entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, where he remained a close student for three years. In 1859, he took a course at the Commercial College in Cleveland, and then returned home. Mr. Slingluff has filled various public offices, but possessing the traits of his father, does not aspire to public affiliation. He has 400 acres of the original land pur- chase of his grandfather in Dover Township. In 1882, he was married to Miss Mary N., daughter of Edward Sargent, a native of New Philadelphia, and a pioneer of this county. Mr. Slingluff is living a quiet and retired life at New Philadelphia, and is a lineal descendant of the earliest and distinguished pioneers.

JOHN W. SNYDER, farmer, P. O. Winfield, was born in Winfield, Ohio, in 1836. He is a grandson of Henry Snyder, a native of Maryland, who was

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one of the original pioneers of this county; he entered land, and founded a home where he passed the remainder of his life. His son Charles N., the father of our subject, was born in Washington County, Md., and was married to Miss Mary Kohr, a native of Maryland, who bore him three children, all of whom are living-Christian, of Ingham County. Mich .; Sophia, wife of Jonas Bair, of Daviess County, Ind .; and John W. Charles Snyder was a miller by trade, but followed farming. He occupied a farm in Dover Township in 1840. and at the time of his decease, in 1882, was a resident of Winfield. He attained the eightieth year of his age; his wife, who survives, is in the eighty. second year of her age. The maternal grandparent of our subject, Christian Kohr, was a native of Maryland, and entered in Dover Township 320 acres of land, on which our subject now resides. The log house he erected years ago is still standing, but could not be recognized, as it has received modern im- provements, and has the appearance of a new residence. John W. Snyder is a farmer, born and bred. He purchased the homestead in 1872, and has since made it his home. He was married in 1860, to Miss Mary M., only daughter. of Christian Kohr, and a native of Tuscarawas County. To this Union four children have been born, all of whom are living-Thomas, Charley, Milan and Mary E. Mr. Snyder is a member of the United Brethren Church of Win field, and is a living descendant of the distinguished pioneer family of Tus- carawas County.

GEORGE W. STOCKSDALE, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Baltimore, Md., December 30, 1817. The records of this family show them to be of English descent; the dates of birth in the past generation show an uncle, Elisha Stocksdale, who was born November 25, 1778; Ely, a brother, November 25, 1780; Myrna, August 6, 1784; Katie, March 5, 1787, and Ellen, March, 1779; the brothers were among the pilgrims of the new world, and located in Maryland, under the old English dispensation, which granted the land cleared by the hatchet at one shilling per acre. Here the brothers hewed out a settlement, and from this point the race of Stocksdales sprang. Elisha, the grandparent, was a native of that State, and Elisha, Jr., the parent of our subject, was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1791. He was married to Rebecca Cook, a native of the same county, and the two became early settlers of Dover Township, where Mr. Stocksdale died in 1841, his widow April 18, 1863. Their children were as follows: George W., our subject; William, born March 25, 1819; Nellie (deceased), born December 25, 1820; Edward, born October 7, 1822; Patsey, born April 22, 1824; Perry, born January 29, 1826; Susan (de- ceased), born December 31, 1827; Elizabeth (deceased), born December 20, 1830; Elisha, born December 19, 1831; Rezin C. (deceased), born February 13, 1834; and Jeremiah, born January 29, 1837. The subject of this sketch was married in 1844 to Mary Lanez, who was born at Harper's Ferry, Va. Eight children have blessed this union, six of whom are living-William P .; Charlotte, wife of F. Spaulding, of Portage County, Ohio; Rebecca, wife of O. C. Phelps; George A., married to Miss Elizabeth Ogg; Emma, wife of W. Rosenberg; and Anna. Mr. Stocksdale settled on his present farm, consisting of eighty acres, in 1850, and has since lived here. He is a man of quiet, unostentatious habits, fond of the home fireside, and is a stable and consistent member of the United Brethren Church.

PERRY STOCKSDALE, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Balti- more, Md., January 29, 1826, and is a son of Elisha and Rebecca (Cook) Stocksdale, whose history appears in this work. The subject of this sketch was married infDover Township, in 1851, to Mary M., daughter of Martin Muma, of Tuscarawas County. Of the children born to this union, six are living. Their names are as follows: John W., Charles P., George E., Mary

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L., Anna R. and Katie E. J. Mr. Stocksdale settled on his present farm of ninety-five acres in 1852. In 1873, he opened a vein of coal on his land, which yields on an average 150 tons per annum. He served as Justice of the Peace for one year, and has filled . arious offices of trust. He is a member of the United Brethren Church, and a useful citizen of Dover Township.

JEREMIAH STOCKSDALE, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Dover Township, this county and State, in 1837, and is the youngest son of Elisha and Rebecca (Cook) Stocksdale. His parents were both natives of Maryland, and came to Turcarawas County in 1836, settling in Dover Town- ship, where Elisha lived to enjoy pioneer life three years; the widow survived until 1861. Of their family of eleven children, six are living-George, Will- iam, Perry, residents of this county; Elisha, resident of Kankakee County; Martha, wife of James Harper, this county; and Jeremiah. The subject of this sketch was married in 1862, to Ann, daughter of Martin Muma, a pioneer of Tuscarawas County. To this union eight children have been born, all of whom are living - Martin, Susan, John, Mary, Lydia, Anna, Jane and Jeremiah. After his marriage, Mr. Stocksdale settled on his present farm, consisting of 105 acres, where he has since lived. His father was a surveyor, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. He followed his profession in his native State. Our subject is connected with the United Brethren Church of Dover Township, and is a highly respected citizen.

JOSEPH M. STOUTT, banker and insurance agent, Dover, was born in Strasburg, Franklin Township, Ohio, in 1844, and is the youngest son of Joseph and Nancy (Officer) Stoutt, the former of whom was born in 1806, being the first white boy born in New Philadelphia. Joseph Stoutt was a son of Christian Stoutt, a Pennsylvanian, who erected one of the first cabins on the site of New Philadelphia, and was one of the county's distinguished pioneers. He died at Strasburg, in the ninety-first year of his age He kept a hotel at Dover, and was also proprietor of the first hotel opened in New Philadelphia. By trade Joseph Stoutt was a tanner, and by his perseverance and frugality attained success. His wife and five children, who survive, are all residents of this county. The subject of this sketch was educated for the bar, passing graduation at Ann Arbor University in the class of .1868. His father's death occurring at this time, he was appointed executor of his estates, by which means he abandoned his profession, taking up his residence at Dover. The banking institution was established in 1871, under the firm name of A. Vinton, Stoutt & Vinton. The insurance business was accepted as a side feature, representing all the leading insurance companies of the country. Mr. Stoutt was married, at New Philadelphia, in 1870, to Miss Adaline, daughter of A. Vinton. This union has been blessed with five children, all of whom are living -- Romaine, Fanny S., Marion, Charles V. and Joseph A.

JOSEPH J. STREB, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, December 20, 1840, and is a son of John and Mary Streb, of this county. He was reared to farm life, and received a liberal education. On November 3, 1863, he married Miss Catherine Krantz, daughter of Joseph and Barbara Krantz. To this union there have been born seven children, viz. : Henry W., Clara E., Annie M., William H., John J., Lauretta J. M. and George W. (the latter deceased). A short time subse- quent to his marriage, he engaged in mercantile business at Strasburg, this county, where he remained seven years. In the spring of 1872, he removed to the farm in Dover Township now occupied by him. He has served as Treasurer and Trustee of Franklin Township, and is an ardent member of the Catholic Church. He is a self-made man, having accumulated all he possesses by his own exertions. He is the owner of 100 acres of land, and well worthy

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of being represented in the history of his county. The parents of Mr. Streb reside in Lawrence Township, this county, where they came at quite an early day. They are the parents of seven children-Joseph J., Lawrence, Conrad, John G., Peter, George and Mary, the latter two of whom are deceased.

JOHN STRICKMAKER, photographer, Dover, was born near Dover, Ohio, in 1847. His parents, John and Elizabeth Strickmaker, were both natives of York County, Penn .. and among the early pilgrims of this county. His father was a farmer, and settled in York Township, this county, where he lived to the close of his life, dying in April, 1874. The widow, who survives, is the mother of seven children, six of whom are living, viz .: Zachariah, Jacob, Philip, Joseph, Mary and John. The subject of this sketch was brought up on the homestead farm, and when fifteen years of age became engaged as salesman in a dry goods house at New Philadelphia. He was afterward em- ployed in the same capacity at Dover, where he subsequently established him- self in the dry goods trade. In 1875, he disposed of his stock and opened the Cochran Central House, of Steubenville, Ohio, of which he was the proprie. tor for two years, after which he sold out, and learning photography of his brother, succeeded a Mr. Edwards in his present location. The gallery is large and commodious, with a north side and skylight, and is tastefully and conveniently fitted up for the artist, many improvements having been recently made. Mr. Strickmaker is a thorough student of his profession, as specimens produced by his handiwork are well executed, and display taste as well as skill, so necessary in a first-class artist. Mr. Strickmaker was joined in marriage, in 1870, with Miss Amelia, daughter of Rev. Adam Helwig, a Lutheran divine of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Strickmaker are members of the English Lu- theran Church of Dover.

JEHU STULL, farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia, was born in Fayette County, Penn., in 1837, and is the eldest son of William and Elizabeth (Davis) Stull, both natives of that State. They came to the West in 1853, and settled on the farm now occupied by our subject, the original purchase consist- ing of 174 acres. Here the parents spent their lives, Mr. Stull passing away in 1876. The widow and mother, who survives, is now in her seventy-fourth year. They reared a family of seven children, of whom five are living, viz. : Sarah, wife of Jonas Penrod; Mary, wife of Simon Kern; Jehu; Phoebe, wife of P. G. Saltsman, of Trumbull County, Ohio; and Abram. The subject of this sketch has always resided on the homestead. He was united in marriage, in Dover Township in 1861, with Mary Keller, who was also born in this county. This union has resulted in four children-Laura E., Elvira L., Aus- tin E. and Melinda E. The family are connected with the United Brethren Church of Dover Township.

SAMUEL SWABY, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born July 19, 1833, in England, and is a son of William and Elizabeth Swaby. When he was one and a half years old, his parents emigrated to America, and by way. of New York came to Dover Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, in 1835, where they died. Our subject was reared on a farm, where he lived with his father until 1875 (his mother having been dead twelve years previous to that time), and received an ordinary education. He was married, May 1, 1858, to Miss Mary A. Brown, daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca Brown (the latter de- ceased), of this county. To this union have been born four children-Stanley W., Edson C., John B., and Ella (deceased). In 1856, Mr. Swaby settled where he now lives in Dover Township. He owns 333 acres of land in an excellent state of cultivation. Mr. Swaby has lived in Tuscarawas County ever since coming here in 1835, and has performed his share of labor in rescuing this fine land from the grasp of the wild forest.

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W. H. VORHERR, grocer, Dover, succeeded Morrow & Switzer, in the grocery trade, in 1879, the same being the old and original house of Weibel & Co. The present concern carries a stock of $3,000, and has a good trade. The subject of this sketch was born in Middletown, Orange Co., N. Y., in 1844. His parents, Adam and Elizabeth Vorherr, were both natives of Germany, and emigrated to this country, settling in Orange County, N. Y., in 1820. In the fall of 1848, they removed and located in Dover, where Mr. A. Vorherr engaged at his trade as tailor until 1865, when he bought a farm in Dover Township and followed farming for a few years. He then re- turned to this city, Dover, and is now living in retirement at his home. They raised a family of three children, all of whom are living-W. H., Fred. erick and Elizabeth. The subject of this sketch was for thirteen years engaged in the dry goods trade in New York City. For three years during his absence, previous to coming to Tuscarawas County in 1879, he was engaged in the cigar and tobacco trade. In the year of his arrival in Dover he established himself in his present business, which he has since successfully pursued. He was married in New York City in 186S to Miss Mary Sexauer, who was born in Baden, Germany. To this union four children have been born, three of whom are living -- Mary L., Francis E. and William B. Mr. Vorherr is a member of the German Beneficiary Association, Knights of Pythias, and of the Masonic fraternity. He is among the leading business men of Dover, and the family are connected with the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

JOHN ADAM WAGNER, farmer and breeder of fine stock, P. O. Canal Dover, Ohio, was born January 18, 1837, in Kriegsfeld, Rhein Province Bayern, Ger. many, and is a son of Peter aud Margaret Wagner. In 1849, when thirteen years of age, he emigrated with his parents to America, settling in Auburn Township. this county, the same year, on a farm of 120 acres, which they kept in a high state of cultivation. Here his parents both died. Our subject ob- tained a liberal education, though principally through his own exertions, having attended schools but very little in this country; has, however, a very fair German education. On February 5, 1858, he married Mary, a daughter of Daniel B. and Anna Zimmerman, of this county, though natives of Switzerland. By her he had twelve children, eleven living, and all enjoy- ing the best of health, viz .: Daniel B., Margaret, Anna E., Peter J., J. Adam, William, John, Edward V., Amelia, Philip and Mary V. In 1861, he settled in York Township, this county, on quite a hilly farm of 100 acres, farming in summer and teaching a public school in winter. In 1864, he went to Carson City, Nev., clerking for a brother; returned in sixteen months to York Township. In 1866, he settled in Dover Township, where he now resides with his family on a farm of 276 acres, which he owns and keeps in a high state of cultivation. He also owns a one-fourth interest in the Standard Fire Brick Works, of which he is business manager, located three miles north of Dover, on the C., L. & W. R. R. Mr. Wagner has held the office of County Treasurer two full terms from 1878 to 1882, in which capacity he served hon- orably and creditably to himself and constituents. He has also been honored with many minor offices; for twelve years a Trustee of Dover Township; mem- ber of the Agricultural Society for a number of years, and almost uninter- ruptedly a member of the Township School Board, of which he is at present serving as President; is also a member of the F. & A. M., having advanced to the degree of K. T. Mr. Wagner and wife are both members of the Ger. man Evangelical Church.

GEORGE W. WEAVER, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born on May 20, 1836, and is a son of Adam and Frances Weaver, of German nativity, who came to America when our subject was a mere child. They came direct to

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Tuscarawas County, and are now residents of Lawrence Township. They reared a family of five children-George W., Charles, Mary, Conrad and Adam. The subject of this sketch was reared to man's estate on a farm, and received a liberal education. On February 9, 1871, he was united in marriage to Miss Hannah, daughter of John (deceased) and Hannah Kerch, of Dover Township; she was born in June, 1850. This union has been blessed with six children -- Annie M., born December 15, 1871; Hannah C., born June 30, 1873; John W., born August 11, 1875; Barbara E., born October 20, 1877; Mary, born August 20, 1879; and one deceased. Mr. Weaver is a stock-dealer, and is the owner of 160 acres of good tillable land. He is at present serving as School Director.

REV. P. T. WEISSENBERGER, priest at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Dover, was born in the Grand Duchy of Baden, Europe, January 1, 1822. He made his classic studies in the Lyceum in the city of Friebourg, Grand Duchy of Baden, and emigrated to this country in 1848, and entered St. Vin- cent's University, Westmoreland County, Penn., where he graduated, closing an additional term of studies in the Seminary of the Diocese of Vincennes, Ind., where he was ordained a priest March 9, 1857, and was then appointed as the first rector of St. Mary's, of Rock, Franklin County, Ind. Besides this congregation, he had to attend St. Michael's in Brookville (county seat), and also Wolf Creek or St. Philomenas Church in the same county and State of Indiana. During his ministry in this county, he started two new brick churches of the same size and plan, 100 feet long and 50 feet wide, in Gothic style. When the one in Brookville was roofed, and the brick work on the other, in St. Mary's at the Rock, was in progress, he was transferred to Mill- housen, Decatur County, Ind. From here he went subsequently to Cincinnati, Ohio, and joined the reverend clergy of the Archdiocese, and started again a much larger new brick church in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. While engaged with this church his health failed, and in the year 1868 he journeyed, with the permission of the Right Rev. Archbishop John B. Purcells, to his native country, Grand Duchy of Baden, where he remained about seven years, acting, especially the last years, as a regular Proparrochus, about nine miles from Friebourg, in a large village by the name of Biengen. St. Ladegar's Church. His health having greatly improved, he returned to his old Arch. diocese of Cincinnati, and resumed his mission labors again in Miltonsburg, Woodsfield, Will's Creek, etc., in Monroe County, Ohio, of which Woodsfield is the county seat. From this county he was sent to Morgan and Lodi, Ohio. December 15, 1882, he was again transferred to Dover, and appointed as an assistant priest of St. Joseph's Church, where he has since been engaged. He is a gentleman, thoroughly educated, refined and courteous, and was during his ministry always very active and zealous up to this date. The above- named churches which he started and built, viz., the St. Michael's Church in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., and St. Mary's of the Rock, in the same county and Diocese of Vincennes, Ind., and also St. Bernard's Church in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, and other smaller buildings, are all monu- ments of his zeal, energy, intelligence and perseverance. He attended not only the above principal places where he resided, but in general all the stations in the counties where he resided.

JACOB WELTY, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Dover Town- ship, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, in 1817. His great-grandfather was a native of Switzerland, whence he emigrated at an early time, and settled in the wilds of Pennsylvania, and from him the succeeding generations sprang. Abraham and Elizabeth (Overalt) Welty, the parents of our subject, were both natives of Pennsylvania, and came to the West in 1813, settling on 160 acres of land

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The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Part 85

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

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