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January 2, 1877, to Mary R. Bixby, and by this union two children-Mabel and Horace, were born. Mr. Newhard's political views are Democratic. He is a member of F. & A. M., Carey, and Mccutchen Chapter, of Upper San- dusky, and of the Clinton and Tiffin Council. He is also a member of the Knights of Honor, of Carey.
JAY NEWHARD, is a native of Carey, son of Jacob and Matilda (Bixby) Newhard, and was born April 12, 1858. After closing his studies in the pub- lic schools, he engaged as a salesman, which has been his chief occupation ever since. He was employed in Tiffin two years, and in Texas nine months, having spent the rest of his time in stores of Carey. January 31, 1884, he was married to Allie Shuman, daughter of Jonas and Luise Shuman. She was born in Crawford October 14, 1868. In political sentiment, Mr. New- hard is Republican. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and also of the Sons of Veterans, having been associated with the former society since twenty-one years of age. He is a young man of energy, enterprise and good business qualifications, well respected as a citizen.
AARON NIGH, retired farmer, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, Octo- ber 15, 1820. His parents Adam and Catharine (Fauchnaue) Nigh, were both born in Maryland, came to Ohio when young, and were married in Fairfield County. The children born to them were Emanuel, John, Aaron, Barbara, Gid- eon, Silas, George A., Delano, Jonas, Adam and Harrison. In 1834, the family moved to this township, where Mr. Nigh entered 640 acres of land, and be- gan its improvement. Mrs. Nigh died in 1856, and Mr. Nigh in December, 1877. Aaron resided on the farm with his parents, till his marriage to Eliza J. Ogg, June 2, 1842. His wife was a daughter of Kinzley Ogg, and was born May 18, 1822. Her father came here from Jackson County in 1826. After his marriage, Mr. Nigh went into the woods and began clearing up a farm of seventy five acres purchased of his father. To this farm additions were made till he owned 240 acres. Five children were born to them- Chester K., Margaret (now Mrs. Bachor), Scott, Albert and James. Mrs. Nigh passed from earth December 17, 1880, and in 1881 Mr. Nigh sold the farm and moved to Carey, where he has since lived a quiet, retired life. He was married, August 21, 1881, to Mrs. Mary E. Fisk, born December 15, 1827, widow of C. M. Fisk, and daughter of Samuel Richey, a farmer of this county, who came here from Virginia. By her first husband, Mrs. Nigh has four children-Senoratta, Esmeralda, Amarillis and Alfretta. Mr. Nigh is a Republican, and served eight years as Trustee of the township. He has been a consistent member of the U. B. Church for the past thirty years. His first wife was a member of the same society, as is also his present wife.
GEORGE A. NIGH, son of Adam Nigh, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, October 13, 1829. He was but a child when his parents came to this locality. His early years, up to the date of his marriage, October 4, 1850, were spent with his parents in farm life. His wife was Lucinda Cushman who was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio, November 8, 1832. Her parents both died while she was a child of six years. She came to this county from Fairfield with friends about 1847. Mr. and Mrs. Nigh have four children living-Amariah F., Effie, Emanuel and Iva. Two died in infancy. After his marriage Mr. Nigh tilled his father's farm one year and then purchased a small farm near Carey. In 1864, he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Forty-fourth Ohio National Guards, and served four months. He sold his farm before going to the army, and on re- turning farmed about ten years and then turned his attention to gardening,
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which he has engaged in since 1874. Mr. Nigh has been Street Commis- sioner eight years in Carey. He is a member of the G. A. R. and Good Templars. Both he and Mrs. Nigh united with the United Brethren Church about thirty years ago.
HARRISON H. NYE, son of Adam and Catharine Nye, was born near Carey April 20, 1836. He was reared on a farm, and when about eighteen years of age began teaching school. He obtained a good education and taught about twenty years-three terms, in the schools of Carey. In 1859, he made a trip to California to recover something from one Buel for whom his father had gone security and lost considerable property. Not being suc- cessful, he returned after eighteen months and resumed his school work, working at intervals at the carpenter's trade. He traveled considerably in the West, teaching in the respective States of Indiana, Illinois and Kansas. December 3, 1860, he married Susan Drumm, daughter of Elias Drumm, of Seneca County, Ohio. Two children were born to them, one living-Albert M., now in business at Carey. In 1872, Mr. Nye engaged as local agent for the Walter A. Wood Harvester, and has since handled agricultural im- plements of various kinds. He is an earnest Republican, and both he and Mrs. Nye are members of the Lutheran Church.
DAVID S. NYE, son of Frisby and Isabel (Hulbert) Nye, was born in Ridge Township, this county, June 22, 1836. He was reared a farmer and before his twentieth year he married Mary M., daughter of William and Sarah Starr, the event taking place March 26, 1856. Mr. Nye's parents moved from Fairfield County to Hancock, about 1833, and unloaded their effects under a tree, till a cabin could be erected. Mrs. Nye was born Sep- tember 23, 1838. She began life with her husband by keeping the hotel, American House, now known as the Commercial House, at Carey, conduct- ing this business one year. Mr. Nye then purchased the building and grocery stock of Thurman & Dunaway, for the sum of $1,300 cash, and a horse, saddle and bridle. He was quite successful until he closed his business and enlisted as a soldier, May 2, 1864. He was a member of Company D, One Hundred and Forty fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged, September 2, 1864. Previous to his enlistment, he had spent about eight- een months in special service for the Federal Government. He was slightly wounded at the skirmish of Dranesvine, and was also wounded slightly by Kirby Smith's pickets on the Lexington pike, Ky., neither of which disa- bled him from service. He was honorably discharged, and received a certifi- cate of thanks signed by President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton for the worthy service he had rendered his country. At the close of the war, he re- turned to Carey and resumed the grocery business, which he continued until January, 1884. Mr. Nye is a Democrat, but one other of the family voting with him. He has eight children -- Laura A., Flora T., Ella J., Florence L., Minnie L., Elmer E., Grace V. and David H. Florence and Elmer are deceased. Mr. Nye was present at the hotel at Alexandria, when Jackson shot and killed Col. Ellsworth, and saw Jeff C. Davis shoot Gen. Nelson at the Gault House, Louisville.
HENRY NOLL, a retired farmer, was born in Dauphin County, Penn., October 24, 1831. The family is of German descent. His father and mother, Michael and Lydia (Shaffner), were both natives of Pennsylvania where they now reside. Their children are Henry, Martin, James. Susan (deceased), Moses (deceased), Samuel, Francis and Katie. Our subject, Henry, was the oldest child. He was reared to farm life, and at the age of twenty-four began operations for himself. He married Catherine E. Trout-
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man December 23, 1856, she being a daughter of David and Sarah Trout- man, of Perry County, Penn., where she was born December 7, 1834. Mrs. Noll is of English and German descent. Her maternal grandfather, Jacob Monetz, came from England. He married Margaret Artmen, of Penn- sylvania, and of German parentage. After his marriage, Mr. Null began farming which has been his life work. In 1869, he removed from Penn- sylvania to Crawford Township, this county, and purchased a farm two miles west of Carey, where he resided till 1881, then giving up active busi- ness, renting his farm and moving to the village. Mr. and Mrs. Noll are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They have two children -Mary E., now Mrs. Jonas Herndon, and Vertis.
FRANCIS PAHL, son of Peter and Lena Pahl, was born in Baden, Germany, November 20, 1818. (See sketch of Joseph Pahl.) He was married December 2, 1844, to Mary Simons, having emigrated to this country ten years previous. Mrs Pahl was a resident of Norwalk, Ohio, a native of Germany, and daughter of John and Mary (Kling) Simons, who were natives of Germany, and who emigrated to America in 1834. On ar- riving in this country, her parents located in New York City. Three years later they moved to Seneca County, Ohio, and in 1863, to this county. Their nine children were Mary, Elizabeth, Catharine, Julia, Peter, Lena, Henry, Margaret and Adam-all living now but Mary, Elizabeth and Peter. The father died February 5, 1883; the mother resides in Upper Sandusky in her eighty-fifth year. Mr. Pahl purchased his first land in Huron County, Ohio, in 1841. To this first twenty acres he added twenty more subsequently, and this farm he cultivated till 1869, when he sold out, moved to Wyandot County and purchased 156 acres on which he now lives. Mr. and Mrs. Pahl had eight children-Elizabeth, Mary A., Catharine, Frank, Peter, Rosa, Frederick J. and Hellen. Of these Mary A., Catharine and Frederick J. are deceased. The mother died July 4, 1857, and was interred at Norwalk, Ohio. Mr. Pahl was married, December 2, 1858, to Miss Lena Simons, a sister of his former wife, and to this union nine chil- dren were born, namely, Louisa S., 1859; Francis, 1860; Henry, 1862; Mary A., 1864; William F., 1866; Emil A., 1869; John, 1871; Charlie, 1873, and Kosmos, 1876.
JOSEPH PAHL, son of Peter and Lena (Wemerd) Pahl, was born in Rubed, France, June 7, 1834. His parents were natives of Germany and emigrated to America in 1834. They spent one year in Buffalo, and then moved to Huron County, Ohio, where they reared seven children-Law- rence, Frank, Lena, Emily, Julia, Joseph and Peter, all living but Lena. The mother died in September, 1841, the father in December, 1874, their respective ages being forty and seventy-four years respectively. In Sep- tember, 1856, our subject was married to Miss Angeline Frend, of Cleve- land, a resident at that time of Norwalk, Ohio, and a native of Germany. She emigrated with her parents when about five years of age, and died at the birth of her second child, her first also dying an infant. Mr. Pahl was married, September 17, 1860, to Catharine Krus, of Seneca County, a na- tive of Germany, and daughter of Joseph and Mona Krus, who emigrated in 1850, and settled in the above county. The father died four years since; the mother still survives. Mr. and Mrs. Pahl are parents of thir- teen children, ten living, namely, Frank A., Mary, Joseph A., Fred A., Josephine, Edward, Caroline, Anna, Albert and Lewis; the others died in infancy. In 1856, Mr. Pahl purchased land in Huron County, but in 1865 sold out and came to Wyandot, where he purchased ninety-three acres in
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this township, where he now resides. His farm is well-improved and val- ued at $90 to $100 per acre. He is a Democrat in politics, and both him- self and Mrs. Pahl are members of the Catholic Church.
JOHN A. PITTSFORD, Superintendent of Public Schools, Carey, was born in Licking County, Ohio, April 12, 1844. His parents, John and Mary (Peters) Pittsford, were natives of Pennsylvania and Fairfield Coun- ty, Ohio. respectively. His grandfather, David Pittsford, was born in Wales in 1762, his grandmother in 1773. They emigrated in 1801 to Philadelphia, as did also the two oldest children, four having been born after coming to the United States. Of these, our subject's father was the eldest. Soon after his birth, the family removed to Licking County (1816). He married Mary Peter, and was most of his life engaged in farming, though several years were spent in overseeing workmen on the Ohio Canal. There were eight children in the family; three died in infancy and one in the late war. The living are Martha, now Mrs. Finkbone; Hiram D .; Diana B., now Mrs. Harritt, and John A. Timothy enlisted in the war in 1864, and died of lung fever at Chattanooga. Hiram was also in the serv- ice about eighteen months. John A., the subject of this notice, being lame, obtained a thorough education, attending the Dennison University three years, and subsequently taking a course in the Normal School of Lebanon, Ohio. In 1868, he accepted a position in the schools of Findlay, where he was engaged three years. He was two years Superintendent of the schools at Johnstown, Licking County; six years at Mount Blanchard, Hancock Co., Ohio; three years at Forest, Hardin County; took charge of the Carey Schools in September, 1882, and has since been engaged therein. He mar- ried Josie R. Smith July 25, 1877. She is a daughter of John and Re- becca (Moore) Smith natives of Virginia and Fairfield County, Ohio, re- spectively, and was a teacher in the schools of Mount Blanchard. Mr. and Mrs. Pittsford are the parents of three children-Ernest C., Clarice P. and Lula Grace. Mr. Pittsford is a member of the Masonic Lodge, I. O. O. F., K. of P., K. of H., and, with his wife, of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
DANIEL POWELL was born February 7, 1811. He is a native of Pennsylvania, and son of Peter and Mary (Alspaugh) Powell, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. Of twelve children of the family, seven still survive-Elizabeth, John, Jacob, Daniel, Mary (or Polly), Re- becca and George. The mother died in 1855, the father in 1861. Our sub- ject was married, June 14, 1832, to Eliza Beaty, of Fairfield County, Ohio. She was born in Northumberland County, Penn., December 14, 1809, to Alexander and Elizabeth (Toner) Beaty, who were the parents of nine chil- dren, only three of whom survive, namely, Sarah, Margaret and Bateman. The father died in 1827, the mother several years later. To Daniel and Eliza J. Powell were born five sons and three daughters -- Bateman B., Mary A., Peter L., Sarah P., Alexandra B., Daniel N., Elizabeth A. and John W. The mother died October 24, 1878, at the age of sixty-eight years. Mr. Powell removed with his family from Fairfield County to this county in August, 1864, and purchased land in Crawford Township, where he still lives with his son, John W. Powell, who now operates the farm, and who was married, February 18, 1875, to Mary C. Shuman, who was born in this township August 25, 1845. Her parents are Fred and Mary (Stahl) Shuman, who now reside in this township. This marriage was blessed by the birth of five sons-infant son, October, 1877; Clarence M., July 16, 1878; Freddie S., September 16, 1880; Daniel L., August 27, 1882, all living but the infant son. John W. owns eighty-five acres, and
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his father 110, all valued at $80 to $90 per acre. Daniel also owns forty acres in Hancock County, at about the same valuation. He was a resident of Fairfield County fifty years. He and his wife were members of the United Brethren Church at Carey. John W. is a member of Carey Lodge, No. 407, I. O. O. F., and of the Evangelical Church of the same place. His wife is a member of the Lutheran Church. Both he and his father are Democrats in politics.
LUTHER G. RANGER was born June 1, 1818. He is a native of Royalton, Windsor Co., Vt., and son of Amos B. and Mary C. (Bell) Ranger, natives of Massachusetts. His father served in the war of 1812; married in Vermont, and in 1833 moved to this county. He entered 480 acres of land in this township, and spent many years in the cultivation of his farm, liv- ing most of the time in a log cabin. Erastus, Nancy C. and Luther G. were his only children, and these all are yet living. He died May 28, 1872; his wife is also deceased. Our subject, Luther Ranger, was married, De- cember 7, 1854, to Miss Mary Brown, who was born in this township No- vember 30, 1832, daughter of Judge William and Eliza L. (Cooken) Brown, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania respectively. Her parents were mar- ried in Franklin County, and in 1824 moved to Wyandot and settled in this township, where he reared a family of fifteen children, nine of whom are still living. Her father died June 26, 1867, and her mother June 10, 1877. At the age of twenty, Mr. Ranger started in life for himself, being employed by W. M. Buel at $8 per month. In 1854, he purchased the home farm, and by his industry, energy and business tact has been enabled to add to his original purchase till he now owns more than 1,100 acres. He obtained his first advantage by herding cattle in Illinois, and driving them to Eastern markets. Has reared five children-Nellie B., Mary A., Anna E., Lyne G. and Stanley M. Roscoe C. died at the age of three years. In earlier years Mr. Ranger served in various township offices. He was formerly a Whig, but now a Republican, and one of the most prominent and highly esteemed farmers of Crawford Township.
JOHN G. REYNOLDS was born in Seneca County, Ohio, January 2, 1837, and is a son of Abraham and Harriet (Goldsmith) Reynolds. his parents were married in New York, their native State, and with two children came to Ohio in 1830, locating on a farm near Republic, Seneca County. Later they removed to near Tiffin. There were nine children, viz., Lysan- der, Matilda, Harriet, Volney, Alphonso, John G., Alice, Eliza and William. The two latter daughters are deceased. John G., the subject of this sketch, obtained a good common school education, and attended the Heidelberg College. He taught eight terms in the country schools of Seneca County, and one term in the Carey Schools. His sisters were all teachers. Novem- ber 14, 1867, he married Margaret Purkey, widow of William Purkey, and daughter of James Vickers, one of the pioneers of Hancock County, Ohio, where she was born April 29, 1838. They have two children-Morley P. and Glenn. Mrs Reynolds had two children by her first husband-Olive (deceased) and Bertie. Her parents, James and Sarah (Madison) Vickers, were natives of England, and emigrated to this country in 1818. They were two years at Pittsburgh, Penn., then moved to Wayne County, Ohio, and in 1834 to Hancock County. Their children were Sarah A., Elizabeth, James A., Mary, George and Margaret. Her parents died at their home in Hancock County, her father in his seventy-third year, her mother in her eighty-fifth year. Mr. Reynolds' parents died at his home in Carey; his father in the seventy-fifth year of his age, his mother in her seventy-sixth.
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In August, 1862, Mr. Reynolds enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to serve three years. He was pro- moted to Sergeant, and participated in many of the heaviest battles, namely, Moorefield, Winchester, New Market, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Snicker's Ford, Martinsburg, Strasburg, Charleston, Halltown, Berryville, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, besides many minor engagements, witnessing the surren- der of Lee at Appomattox. In the three years' service he escaped without a wound or a day of sickness, and was never absent from his regiment twen- ty-four hours. On his return from the war, he resumed teaching and farm - ing. In 1873, he purchased three acres, with a fine brick residence in Carey, and in 1881 he purchased 101 acres joining the corporation. Mr. Reynolds is a member of the K. of H. and G. A. R. The family is asso- ciated with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
J. A. ROYER, M. D., is a native of Franklin County, Penn., and was born February 15, 1840. He is a son of Daniel W. and Mary (Adams) Royer, both natives of Pennsylvania His great-grandfather Royer emi- grated from France in 1768, being one of the persecuted Huguenots. He located in South Carolina, and in a few years moved to Lancaster County, Penn .; thence to Franklin County, where he reared his family. George Royer, the grandfather, was at this time seven years of age. He married a lady of French descent, and had four children, Daniel W. being the only son who grew to maturity. He married Mary Adams, a daughter of Jacob Adams, who had removed from Franklin County, Penn., to Tiffin in 1825. He was a wealthy farmer, and both he and his wife died at their daughter's, Mrs Umsted's, home, two miles east of the above city. Mrs. Adams' maiden name was Nickodemus.
She was a daughter of Gen. Nickodemus, one of Napoleon's staff. The " Nickodemus Brothers," exten- sive pork packers of Baltimore, were brothers to Mrs. Adams. After his marriage, Daniel Royer, in 1836, returned to his home in Franklin County, Penn., where he became a prominent farmer. He is still living, at an ad- vanced age, with his son in Dakota. His four children are Ann E., wife of H. Shank, living in Franklin County, Penn. : George J., an extensive far- mer of Dakota; John A .; and David F., a physician of Alpena, Dak .; and Rebecca, who died at the age of seven. At the age of seventeen, our sub- ject, J. A. Royer, had obtained a good common school education, and began teaching, which he continued three years. On his nineteenth birthday, he married Emma Bonebrake, of Franklin County, Penn., born January 9, 1839. He taught school the following summer and winter, and from his earnings, some help from his father and his wife's capital, purchased a small farm, which furnished a home while he prosecuted his medical studies, under the instructions of Dr. John Ollig, of Waynesboro, Penn. In 1861- 62, he attended lectures at Bellevue Hospital College, New York City. Being drafted, he paid his commutation fee, and assisted Capt. L. B. Kurtz in organizing a company of cavalry, being appointed First Lieutenant at the organization. While awaiting a call to muster into service, Dr. Royer returned to New York City and took a second course at the Bellevue Col- lege, preparatory to entering the army as a Surgeon. By special contract with Surgeon General Barnes, he went to Fortress Monroe, and was as- signed to McClellan Hospital, where he remained till the 24th of the fol- lowing August. He returned to Pennsylvania, where he practiced a short time in connection with a drug store, which he sold soon after. In 1867, he returned to Bellevue College, and took ad eundem degree, receiving his diploma in the spring of the same year. After several unimportant changes,
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he moved to Carey in March, 1868, having nothing save a debt of $2,500 with which to begin business. The amount was borrowed from a friend for the purpose of purchasing a drug store, in partnership with Dr. Brayton and Dr. Harpster. This partnership existed about two years, since which time Dr. Royer has conducted his business alone, having built up a lucra- tive practice. Dr. and Mrs. Royer are parents of six children-Daniel B., born January 23, 1860; Ida, February 5, 1862; Walter S., February 8, 1869; Carrie, March 28, 1866 (deceased); Grace, August 5, 1871; and Carl, September 19, 1882. The family is associated with the Lutheran Church. Dr. Royer is a member of the G. A. R. of Carey, and was twice elected President of the Carey School Board, but on the last election resigned on account of other business. He is also a member of Friendship Lodge, No. 84, F. & A. M., Hagerstown, Md.
WILLIAM SALTZ was born in Heissenburg, Germany, March 5, 1834. His parents were William and Eva (Humberd) Saltz; were natives of Ger- many, married in Weisenberg, and had nine children, four now living- Dora, Caroline, William and George-all living in Wyandot County. The parents died in their native country. William Saltz emigrated in 1853, and worked about two years in New York State, thence out through the West. He was married, November 12, 1861, to Anna Blattner, of Hastings, Minn., a native of Switzerland, where she was born June 11, 1848. She was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Kerr) Blattner. Her father and brother emigrated in 1850, and her mother and remainder of the family in 1852. They located in Chicago, where Mrs. B died in 1854. In 1856, Mr. B. and his children moved to Minnesota, where Mr. B. died in 1858. The five children who yet survive are Elizabeth, Henry, Anna, Mary and Louise. Mr. and Mrs. Saltz have but one child-William H., born August 28, 1862. In 1869, Mr. Saltz moved from Minnesota to Iowa, where he remained till 1880, when he came to this township and purchased 185 acres of land upon which he now lives. His farm is well improved and valued at $90 to $100 per acre. He also has property in Iowa to the amount of several thousand dollars. He was a member of Company F, Third Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and served fourteen months, receiving his discharge in August, 1865. He is a Democrat, member of the I. O. O. F. of Clinton, No. 150, and of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, Shella Lodge, No. 16.
GEORGE W. SAVIDGE is a native of this township. He was born July 24, 1847, and is a son of Foster W. and Julia A. (Kirtz) Savidge, of Salem Township. Mr. Savidge made his first purchase of land in Allen County, Ohio, in 1874, remaining in that locality four years. In 1878, he sold this farm and returned to this county, purchasing his present farm of seventy acres, upon which he has since resided. He was married in 1876 to Miss Alice Davis, a resident and native of Marion County, and a daugh- ter of Isaac and Farby (Walker) Davis, who still reside in Marion County, and who are the parents of five children, namely, Alice, Emma. Elcy, John and Hattie. Emma and Elcy are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Savidge have three children-Julia A., Foster W. and Lulu L. In politics, Mr. Savidge is in favor of Republicanism. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, and well respected as a neighbor and citizen in his community.
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