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JOEL W. GIBSON, Ex-Probate Judge of Wyandot County, was born in this county (formerly Crawford) December 19, 1842. He is the son of James and Mary (Beam) Gibson, natives of Ohio and Maryland, and of Irish and English ancestry. They were married in Crawford County, in 1839, and were the parents of seven children, of whom five survive-Joel W., Delilah J., wife of William G. Slye, residents of Barton County, Mo .; Emma, wife of John Bowsher, residing in this county; Julia, the wife of Jacob C. Miller, of Barton County, Mo .; Cornelius, also a resident of this county. Louisa is deceased. The mother died in 1857; the father, James, is still living in his seventy-sixth year. Joel W. Gibson, the subject of
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this sketch, was educated in the country schools, taking a six months' course of study in Bryant & Stratton's Business College, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1864. August 21, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and Twenty- third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to serve three years, participating in several skirmishes in 1862 and 1863, being severely wounded in the right limb in the battle of Winchester, June 15, 1863, and falling into the hands of the rebels, where he was detained three months. The amputation of the wounded limb being found necessary, this operation was performed by Federal surgeons within the rebel lines at Taylor Hospital, Winchester, at which place he remained until it was captured by the Union forces. He was honorably discharged February 11, 1864. Mr. Gibson was married October 25, 1866, to Lucinda Condray, daughter of Andrew and Rachel (Hodges) Condray, five children being the result of their union, one surviving -Virgil H., born Nov. 20, 1868. The deceased are James R., Capa- tolia, Virginia and an infant. After Mr. Gibson's return from the war, he engaged in the stock trade in partnership with Franklin Slye until appointed Deputy Revenue Collector for Wyandot County, which position he held over two years. In 1869, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and re-elected in 1872; and in 1873 to the office of Probate Judge, being re- elected in 1876, and again in 1879, his term of office expiring February 12, 1883. After retiring from' office, Mr. Gibson formed a partnership for the practice of law with Robert McKelly, with whom he has since been en- gaged. He is a member of the K. of H., the Royal Arcanum, and affiliates with the Democratic party. He has served as Township and Corporation Clerk of the city of Upper Sandusky for five successive terms.
WILLIAM A. GIPSON, dealer in coal, ice, etc., was born in Richland County, Ohio, January 26, 1843; son of Lorenzo and Martha A. (Fenner) Gipson, natives of Vermont and Berks County, Penn., respectively. They were married in Richland County; parents of eight children, the living named as follows: William A., Matilda E., wife of Adam Stevens; Lucy A., wife of J. M. Craig; Alice, wife of William H. Cook; and Arlon F. The father was accidentally killed February 20, 1868, by the falling of a sawlog from a wagon; the mother is still residing in Upper Sandusky. William Gipson obtained a fair education in the schools of his native county, and removed with his parents to Upper Sandusky in 1860. He learned the cooper's trade with his father, and continued in this vocation till the beginning of the war; he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, September 24, 1862, and participated in the following engagements: Morefield, Winchester (where the entire regiment was captured, but exchanged after ninety days), Newmarket, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Snick- er's Ford, Second Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Strasburg, Cedar Creek, Hatcher's Run, and the last at High Bridge, across Appomattox River, where the entire regiment was captured a second time, and sent to Camp Chase, receiving the news of Lincoln's assassination while en route, and detained on guard-duty over his body, in state at Columbus, Ohio. Besides the above-named battles, Mr. Gipson was engaged in several skirmishes, receiv- ing an honorable discharge at Camp Chase June 12, 1865. On returning, he resumed his trade for a number of years, establishing his present busi . ness in coal, ice, cement, sewer tile, fire-brick, etc., in 1874 to 1880. He was married May 12, 1870, to Ada K. Beistle, daughter of Christian and Elizabeth (Hock) Beistle, and one child, Leora Blanche, born March 19, 1874, has resulted from their union. Mrs. Gipson is a native of Carlisle County, Penn., and was born August 9, 1848. Mr. Gipson is a member of
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the F. & A. M., Knights Templar, also of the Knights of Honor, G. A. R. and English Lutheran Church. He served in the city council six years.
NICHOLAS F. GOETZ, son of George and Elizabeth Goetz, was born in Bavaria, Germany, November 30, 1826. His parents both died in Germany prior to his emigration to America. He learned the baker's trade when a mere boy, and spent several years in traveling through his native country. He emigrated to America in 1849, and settled in Boston, Mass. He soon afterward removed to California, and engaged at his trade in Sacramento City, at $125 per month. Meeting with losses by fire, he returned to Boston, and after his marriage removed to Upper Sandusky, purchasing the prop- erty on the corner of Sandusky avenue and Walker street, which he still owns and occupies as a grocery store and bakery. He has accumulated a handsome property, owning forty. three acres of land within the corporation of Upper Sandusky, where, in 1880, he erected a fine residence at a cost of $3,000. He was married October 5, 1854, to Miss Magdalana Kanzler, of Boston. She was born in Wittenburg, Germany, September 20, 1830, and graduated from one of the best schools of her native country. Six children have resulted from this union-Katie D., born July 9, 1855; Matilda M., December 28, 1856; George V., July 28, 1858; Louise E., August 27, 1861; Minnie C., February 2, 1863; and Frederick N., May 27, 1865. Mr. Goetz has traveled extensively through the various prov- inces of Germany and Austria, and has crossed the American continent, visiting Panama, Cuba and many other points of interest. Mr. Goetz is quite popular among the citizens of this county, having served as Township Trustee and City Councilman several years, declining the candidacy for County Commissioner. He and his family are members of the German Lutheran Church.
CAPT. EDWIN A. GORDON, cashier of the Wyandot County Bank, was born in Putnam County, Ohio, October 4, 1843. He is the son of William C. and Rebecca (Wolcott) Gordon, natives of Ohio and New York. The father was born at Worthington, Ohio, June 19, 1819, the mother in New York in 1823. They were the parents of six children, all living. The mother died at Maquoketa, Iowa, in 1872. Edwin A. Gordon obtained a good common school education, and served an apprenticeship at the printer's trade. From this occupation he enlisted in the late war September 2, 1861, as private in Company A, Fifty-seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was soon after promoted to Sergeant, holding this position till April, 1862, when he was promoted to Sergeant Major of the regiment; December 29, 1863, he received his commission as Second Lieutenant Company I; in the following year, August 16, 1864, he was promoted to First Lieutenant, and June 16, 1865, he was commissioned Captain of Company G. He was engaged in the battles of Shiloh, siege of Corinth, Chickasaw Bayou, siege at Jackson, and others. The regiment spent the summer of 1862 at Mem- phis, and was subsequently engaged in a number of skirmishes, our subject receiving a severe wound in the head from a piece of shell in the battle of Chickasaw Bayou, and being confined six months at the Lawson Hospital at St. Louis as a result of his injuries. He rejoined his command at Vicks- burg in July, 1863, and was sent to join the Army of the Cumberland. He was engaged in the battle of Mission Ridge, and, after the veteraniza. tion of his regiment, returned to the field, and participated in all the bat- tles of the Atlanta campaign, being again wounded August 3, 1864 in front of Atlanta, and sent to the hospital. He was absent from his regiment from August to April, during which time he was with the provision depart-
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ment of Gen. Sherman's army on duty as Acting Assistant Adjutant General under Col. Henry, of the Thirty fifth New Jersey. Capt. Gordon again joined his regiment at Raleigh and proceeded to Washington, par- ticipating in the grand review at that place, and thence by railroad to Parkersburg and by boat to Louisville, and from that point to Little Rock, where he was discharged August 14, 1865. Capt. Gordon was married, October 24, 1867, to Julia C. Beery, daughter of George W. and Ann (Joy) Beery, and two children have been born to them-Willie B., born August 2, 1868, and Anna J., born February 11, 1871. Capt. Gordon is a member of the G. A. R. (Post Commander in 1883 and 1884) and Knights of Honor, of which he is Reporter; is a member of the Universalist Church, a Repub- lican in politics, and has served as cashier of the Wyandot County Bank over fifteen years.
JACOB GREEK, surveyor and engineer, was born in a portion of this county, once part of Hancock County, February 13, 1840. He is the son of George and Rebecca (Harrison) Greek, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio. They were united in marriage in Fairfield County, Ohio, in 1831, and re- sided in that locality five years, removing to Hancock County (now Wyan- dot) in 1836, where they still remain. They are the parents of thirteen children, eight still surviving. Jacob Greek, the subject of this sketch, was educated in the district schools, closing his educational pursuits in the village school of Carey, Ohio. He enlisted in Company K, Sixty-first Regi- ment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, March 28, 1862, to serve three years, and was engaged in the battles of Freeman's Ford, second Bull Run, Chancel- lorsville, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and through the entire Atlanta campaign. He was sent to raise the siege at Knoxville, and was with Sherman in his march to the sea. Mr. Greek was taken prisoner at Gettysburg July 2, 1863, and was immediately paroled and sent to West Chester, Penn., where he was detained till October of the same year, when he was ordered to join his com- mand at Bridgeport, Ala. At the expiration of three years, he received his discharge at Goldsboro, N. C., April 6, 1865, and returned to his former home near Carey, and finished his education, teaching during the winter season, and attending school during the summer. He was married, December 31, 1868, to Miss Dora Cole, daughter of William and Anna (Shoup) Cole, residents of this county. They have three children-Ida L., born September 8, 1872; Charley A., born September 1, 1874; George G., born May 29, 1876. Mrs. Greek was born July 30, 1853. Mr. Greek was elected County Surveyor in October, 1874, and re-elected in 1877 and again in 1880. Politically, Mr. Greek is a Democrat. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., K. of H. and Royal Arcanum, being at present Deputy Grand Regent of the latter order, and having passed all the chairs in the K. of H., at present holding the office of Past Dictator.
HENRY GRUNDTISCH, of the firm of Ahlefeld & Grundtisch Bros., Union Carriage and Wagon Works, Upper Sandusky, was born January 21, 1840. He is a native of Germany, and emigrated to this country in 1860. He obtained a good education in Germany, and acquired his trade in that country. On coming to Ohio he first settled at Carey, this county, follow- ing his trade in that place till 1862, when he removed to Upper Sandusky, and soon after purchased from John Laux his outfit in the carriage and wagon works, continuing in the business four years. In 1865, Mr. Grund- tisch sold his interest in the shop to Hale & Seider, whom he had admitted to the firm a few months previous, and engaged with them as an employe
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for ten years. He subsequently engaged with F. Tripp two years, and, in 1877, the firm of Ahlefeld & Grundtisch Bros. was established. They are still doing business under the above name, and have an extensive patronage. Mr. Grundtisch was married. March 26, 1862, to Miss Fredericka Dilger and three children have been born to them-Jacob H., born July, 1863; Libbie K., November 4, 1865; and Elenora, February 12, 1876. Mr. Grundtisch is a member of the Union School Board, and a Trustee of the German Re- form Church. He owns a share of the grounds on which his shops are located, and is highly respected as a citizen.
PETER GRUMMEL, one of the substantial farmers of this township, was born March 4, 1828. His parents, Adam and Susan (Yeoker) Grum- mel, came to America in 1854, and located in this county, one year later moving to Tiffin, where his father died May 10, 1870; his mother March 18, 1883, their only children being Frederick and Peter. The latter emigrated in 1847, and settled in Tiffin, where he was engaged in the boot and shoe trade seven years. He worked at his trade twelve years in Mexico, this county, farming some in connection. In 1848, he purchased forty acres, on which he resided twenty-two years, moving on his present farm of 150 acres in 1880, in which year he erected an elegant residence at a cost of $2,000. Mr. Grummel was married, August 6, 1850, to Mary E. Bloom, who was born in Bavaria August 21, 1828. She is a daughter of Philip and Margaret (Von Blon) Bloom, her mother's ancestors being of high rank in their native country, taking an active part in the religious troubles between the German Reformers and Catholics in early times. Mr. and Mrs. Grummel have had ten children-Louis, born July 7, 1851; Frederick, March 1, 1853; Philip, November 12, 1854; Mary, October 8, 1856; John, January 10, 1858; Elizabeth, December 6, 1859; William, December 11, 1860; Louise, July 21, 1862; George, April 1, 1864; Reuben, September 28, 1866. Elizabeth. George and John are deceased, the dates of their deaths being January 25, 1860, May 14, .1864, and September 13, 1880. Mr. Grummel is a Democrat; served as Trustee; is a member of the Grange, and of the Reformed Church. The family is well respected in the community. JONATHAN GUMP was born in Bedford County, Penn., November 28, 1823. He is the son of William and Sarah (Rolland) Gump, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania respectively. The former was born January 19, 1799, and died in 1839; the latter August 18, 1798, and died February 15, 1882. After several removals they settled permanently in Shelby, Ohio, where they resided until the father's death. They were the parents of nine children, five still living- Jonathan, David, Franklin, Henry and Margaret. Mary, Isaac, Rosanna and George are deceased. His father dying when his son Jonathan was a mere boy, the latter spent most of his time in assisting his mother in clearing the farm, and with her he remained until his mar- riage. At the age of twenty-one, he began to learn the gunsmith trade at Plymouth, Obio, afterward engaging in that occupation in various places, and as fireman on the B. & O. and C., C., C. & I. R. R. until 1848, when he returned to Sandusky City, and was married, September 7, to Nancy J. Taylor; her parents were natives of Washington County, Penn., she having been reared by an uncle. They have six children-Sarah C., born June 28, 1849; Martha A., September 1, 1850; Charles W., born June 4, 1852; William B., November 2, 1853; Eliza J., October 14, 1855; and James P., February 3, 1860. After marriage, Mr. Gump resided some time in Mans- field and Plymouth, and removed to Upper Sandusky in 1850, where he worked three years at his trade, and then established a foundry in partner-
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ship with Mr. Bowland; six months after, Mr. Bowland retired, and John Monger was admitted, this connection existing five years. He then closed out and resumed his old trade, which, in connection with his grocery store, he followed until 1878. Since that time he has devoted his entire attention to his trade. He owns a valuable residence on the corner of Crawford and Seventh streets; is a member of the Lutheran Church, and a Republican in politics.
JOHN J. HAAS was born in Bavaria, Germany, December 21, 1832; son of Philip and Catharine E. (Soffel) Haas, who emigrated to America in 1856, settling in Tuscarawas County, where the mother died November 14, 1862, the father in August, 1869. Their children were Philip, Elizabeth, Peter, John J., Catharine and Phillipenia. John Haas emigrated to this country in 1850; worked in a tobacco factory, button factory, and as car- riage driver in New York City till 1855; at the coopers' trade in Baltimore one year; at farming and milling in Tuscarawas County till 1863; in Coshoc- ton County fifteen years; and after several other moves came to this county in 1881, and purchased his present farm, consisting of ninety-five acres, valued at $100 per acre. Mr. Haas was married in Tuscarawas County, April 19, 1861, to Caroline Buehl, daughter of Peter and Dora (Thronacher) Buehl, a native of Germany, born February 15, 1842, emigrating in 1852. They have three children-Mary E., January 18, 1862; Benjamin, Janu- ary 6, 1872, and Annie S., June 23, 1875. Mr. Haas is a Republican, and with his wife a member of the Evangelical Church, to which he is a liberal contributor. He is very successful as a farmer, and at one time owned 160 acres in Tuscarawas County, and 100 near Gnadenhutten.
DANIEL HALE was born in Cumberland County, Penn., March 30, 1831, son of John and Elizabeth (Donor) Hale, natives of Cumberland and Lancaster Counties, Penn., who removed to this county in 1852. They had ten children, eight now living. The father was born July 5, 1803, died October 29, 1879; the mother was born September 13, 1804, died April 24, 1881. Daniel Hale resided with his parents till about 1854, and was edu- cated in the common schools of his native county, He began life for him- self by working for his father at 62} cents per day, and afterward lived from rented lands till he purchased his present farm, 123 acres, now worth $100 per acre. He usually markets from $500 to $700 worth of products, and is one of the model farmers of the locality. He was married January 5, 1854, to Catharine Kendig, daughter of Henry and Catharine (Bair) Kendig, natives of Lancaster County, Penn., and of German parentage. Six children resulted from this marriage, viz., Alice J., Barbara E., Cath- arine J., George B., Annie M. and James R. Mrs. Hale was born in Cum- berland County, Penn., June 21, 1830. Mr. Hale is a stanch Republican and a member of the Church of God, as are also his wife and children.
CAPT. GEORGE W. HALE, of the firm of White & Hale, was born in Cumberland County, Penn., March 25, 1833; son of John and Elizabeth (Donor) Hale, natives of Pennsylvania and of German ancestry. They came to Ohio in 1852, and settled in Crane Township, this county, where they resided until the death of Mr. Hale, which occurred in 1878. Mrs. Hale survived her husband two years and died in 1880. At the time of their de. cease they were each in their seventy-sixth year. They were the parents of ten children, eight now living-Mary A., Daniel, George W., Samuel A. and Eliza J. (twins), David E., Henry B. and Margaret C. The deceased were John M. and Francis A. George W. Hale obtained a good education in the district schools of Pennsylvania; lived upon the farm till eighteen
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years of age; served an apprenticeship at the wagon trade in Leesburg, Penn., and removed to Upper Sandusky in 1854, when twenty-one years of age. He pursued his occupation in the wagon business until August, 1862, when he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to serve as ·private three years. He was immediately promoted to Orderly Sergeant, and participated in the following battles: Knob Gap, Stone River and Chickamauga, being severely wounded in the latter engagement, a ball passing entirely through both limbs near the hips. As a result of this wound he was taken prisoner and held in captivity eight - een months, being exchanged in March, 1865. During his imprisonment at Columbia, S. C., he escaped three times, in company with a few other com- rades, but each time was recaptured. Recovering from bis injuries, he joined his regiment at Nashville and remained until his term of service ex- pired. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant in February, 1853; to First Lieutenant in July, 1863; was commissioned Captain in the fall of 1864, and mustered out of service at Cleveland, Ohio, at the close of the war in June, 1865. Returning home, he engaged in the hardware trade in Octo- ber, 1865, and continued in this business until 1878. Mr. Hale was mar- ried January 24, 1866, to Mary E. Sockman, daughter of John and Eliza- beth Sockman, residents of Zanesville, Ohio. They have three children- Lizzie R., born February 24, 1867; Harry D., June 3, 1868, and Floy, born August 7, 1871. In 1878, Mr. Hale disposed of his stock of hardware to Isaac M. Kirby, and engaged in the manufacture of wagons and buggies till 1881. In 1883, he entered into the grain trade in partnership with S. H. White, and still continues in that business. He is a member of the Knights of Honor and Grand Army of the Republic, of which latter order he is Adjutant.
GEORGE W. HALL, dealer in furniture, Upper Sandusky, was born in Little Sandusky, July 28, 1850; son of David and Catharine (Brewer) Hall, natives of New York, and of English and Hollandish descent. They were the parents of seven children-two living, namely: George W. and Clara. The deceased are Jane, Mary, Cornelius, Martin and Sarah. The father died about 1855, aged fifty years; the mother is still living at Little San- dusky, aged seventy-two years. George W. Hall, the subject of this sketch, was educated in the schools of Little Sandusky, engaging as clerk at the age of fourteen, with Henry Simons, in whose employ he remained seven years. In June, 1872, Mr. Hall removed to Upper Sandusky, and engaged as clerk with Juvinall & Foucht, dealers in dry goods, remaining in their employ nearly three years. In 1875 he engaged with L. Bowman, in whose employ he remained until the accidental death of Mr. Bowman, May 18, 1881, when he became a partner in the establishment. The firm now car- ries a stock of $6,000, and is doing a good business, being one of the oldest establishments of the kind in the county. Mr. Hall was married January 7, 1874, to Emma R. Bowman, daughter of Lawrence and Matilda (Burkett) Bowman, both now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are the parents of four children, namely: Nina E., born October 18, 1874; Jessie C., born August 14, 1878; Lawrence M., born December 21, 1879; Douglass L., born July 19, 1881. Mrs. Hall was born in Upper Sandusky, September 7, 1854. Mr. Hall is a member of the I. O. O. F., of which he is Warden and also Trus- tee. He is also a member of the Royal Arcanum, and, with Mrs. Hall, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Martin V. B. Hall, an elder brother of our subject, was a member of the Eleventh Ohio Battery, enlisting early in the service, and engaging in many severe battles. He was killed in the battle of Iuka, Miss., in September, 1862.
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NEIL HARDY, M. D., of Upper Sandusky, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, January 20, 1846, is a son of Alexander and Mary Hardy, natives of Pennsylvania and of Scotch ancestry Dr. Hardy was educated at Wooster High School, Canaan and Smithville Academies and at the University at Wooster. In 1870, he began the study of medicine at Wooster, under the instructions of Prof. L. Firestone, M. D., and graduated from the medical department of Wooster University, at Cleveland, Ohio, February 27, 1873. He began the practice of medicine in Wayne County, soon after graduating, and continued the same for five years, removing to Upper Sandusky, where he has since resided. Dr. Hardy was married, July 10, 1873, to Irene Smalley, daughter of Mathias and Martha Smalley, of Ashland, Ohio. Mrs. Hardy completed a course of study at the Savannah Academy; shortly after her marriage she began the study of medicine, attending a course of lectures at Cleveland, Ohio, winter of 1877 and again in 1880, at the close of which she graduated, and has since been actively engaged with her husband in the practice of their profession.
CURTIS B. HARE, second son of Levi and Jane (Berry) Hare, was burn in Seneca County, Ohio, October 13, 1844. He removed to Crawford Township, this county, with his parents, and resided with them on the farm till his father's death, December 14,1869. His mother's decease occurred ten years previous. He obtained a common education in the district school, and engaged in farm labor till March 17, 1864, when he enlisted in the Signal Corps, United States Army sorvice, continuing in the same till August 25, 1865. Being honorably discharged at New Orleans, he returned to his farm in Crawford Township, finished his education, and engaged in a mercantile establishment at Carey, Ohio, continuing in this occupation two and one-half years. He then purchased Mr. Jackson's interest in the grocery store controlled by Smith & Jackson, and engaged in business with the leading partner, under the firm name of Smith & Hare. He remained in this connection one year, and removed to Upper Sandusky in 1870, remaining in the grocery trade until 1878. He then formed a partnership with R. A. McKelly, and embarked in the hardware business, this firm still existing and known as the firm of Hare & McKelly. They carry a full line of hardware and agricultural implements, and are doing a lively business. Mr. Hare was married October 23, 1872, to Miss Nettie J. Brown, daughter of Moses and Sabina (Farwell) Brown, natives of Jefferson County, N. Y. They have but two children living, namely, Ada C., born August 29, 1874, and Levi B., September 18, 1877. The deceased are Helen E. (died aged fourteen months), and two infants. Mr. Hare is a member of the Knights of Honor, and a stanch Democrat.
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