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B. F. FERTICK, dealer in and manufacturer of lumber, Greenville ; was born in Wayne Co., Ind., June 28, 1849, where he remained until 1859, when he with his mother moved to Delaware Co., Ind., after which, in 1863, he engaged in school teaching for five successive years, and in 1868 opened a drug store in Parker, Ind., which he continued until 1871, then commenced the retail dry-goods trade which he followed until 1873, when he commenced in his present business, and in 1879 came to this county and located in Greenville, where he has one of the first-class mills located on the side track of the D. & U. R. R., thereby making conveniences of transportation better than any mill in the county; it is valued at about $5,500. Our subject was united in marriage with Miss Hannah C. Morris, of Randolph Co .. Ind., and by this union has two sons-Theodore B., born Nov. 29, 1875, and Hen- phon, March 14, 1878. Mr. F. is a live, energetic citizen of Greenville.
CHARLES FLETCHER, retired stonecutter, Greenville ; one of the old settlers of Darke Co. The subject of this memoir was born in Townsend, Wind- ham Co .. Vt .. July 20, 1811. His grandfather, Samuel Fletcher. was one of the
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generals' in the American army during the Revolutionary struggle, and served under the command of Gen. Washington ; after the close of the war, he located in the above county, and laid out the village of West Townsend, where he died. The father of Charles Fletcher- Squire Fletcher-was born in West Townsend. and was engaged in merchandise trade where he passed his days, his death occurring about the year 1814. The subject of our sketch was left fatherless when 4 years of age, and made his home with his mother until 9 years old ; he then started in life for himself, and lived in various places. and when old enough he learned the stoneentter's trade, and at 19 years of age, he removed to New York, living there one year, then seven years in Erie Co., Penn., and came to Ohio in 1841 and located in Greenville Township, Darke Co. where he engaged in the nursery busi- ness and cutting stone, and was the first stonecutter of the place ; he continued the above business in Greenville some fifteen years. when he removed to Piqua and resided in Miami Co., Ohio and Clay Co., Ind., being engaged in stonecutting, farming and nursery business, and in 1874 purchased his present place where he has since lived ; he has 94 acres under a good state of cultivation which he has made by his hard labor. He was married to Amanda Burns in 1841 ; she was born in Green- ville Township, Darke Co., and was a daughter of Barney Burns, one of the early pioneers who is mentioned in the historical part of this work; the children of Charles and Amanda Fletcher were ten in number, of whom two are deceased, the living are Chester B., Elizabeth, Mary, Charles, John W., Edward F., Emma B., and William ; the deceased are Nancy and Newton. Mr. Fletcher also owns 240 acres of land in Adair Co., Ohio, and 290 acres in Nebraska and some town property.
JAMES A. FLEMING, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Jaysville. Another of the old settlers of Darke Co .; born in Greenville, Jan. 17, 1832. He is the oldest son of Aaron Fleming, who was born in Butler Co., Ohio, in 1803, and came to Darke Co., with his parents in the year 1816, and was consequently one of the earliest pioneers of Darke Co. He married Rachel Arnold, 31, 1831; she was born in Warren Co., Ohio, 1810, and came to Darke Co., with her parents in 1819. They were the parents of three children, who lived to grow up-James A., Henry D. and William. Upon the date of the above marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Fleming located upon Sec. 7, Greenville Township, where he had previously pur- chased 80 acres of land, which was then a howling wilderness, there being no clearing. He then commenced clearing and by his own hard labor succeeded in placing it under a good state of cultivation ; there was a log cabin on the land, and they lived in it some twenty years ; and at the time of his death he had secured 160 acres in Greenville and Van Buren Townships. He was a Democrat in politics, but never aspired for office. He died Feb. 2, 1877. Mrs. Fleming now lives upon the old homestead, where she has continued to live for a period of nearly one-half a century, and is one of the oldest continued residents in this part of Darke Co., having lived here for a period of sixty years. She has a vivid recol- lection of the Indians, the wolf, the deer, and the wild game, which at that time was to be had in abundance. Our subject obtained his education in an old log schoolhouse, which, at that time had the improvements of a stove. The seats were split logs with no backs ; the writing seats extending around the room, made with planks placed upon wooden pegs inserted in the logs. He now has a residence of forty-eight years upon the place where he lives, having assisted his father in the inanagement of the farm, until the decease of the latter, since which time he has farmed for himself. He now owns 120 acres, 80 acres of which is a part of the original farm purchased by his father about the year 1829, for which he gave two horses valued at $50 each, and which is now valued at $60 to $70 per acre. Mr. Fleming, with his wife, is accorded a place in the front ranks of the early pioneers of Darke Co.
JESSE FOLKERTH (deceased). The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was one of the early pioneers of Darke Co. He was born in Montgomery
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Co., Ohio, April 6, 1808, and was a son of William Folkerth, who was born in Maryland, and came to Montgomery Co. about the beginning of the present century. In 1815, he came to Darke Co., where his death occurred Aug. 15, 1848. His wife, Maria Bryant, was born in Maryland and died in Darke Co. in 1845. Jesse Folkerth came to Darke Co. with his parents. He assisted his father in agricultural pursuits until Nov. 23, 1837, at which date he was united in mar- riage with Anna Curtis. She was born in 1818, and died Feb. 21, 1846 : five chil- dren were the fruits of this union, of whom William, Lorenzo D. and Maria A. now survive. His marriage with Elizabeth Smith was celebrated May 22, 1847. She was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Feb. 8, 1828. They were the parents of six children by this union-Henry C., born April 8, 1849; Jennie C., June 17, 1850 ; Jesse A., March 19, 1854, died April 5, 1879 ; John E., Feb. 10, 1857 ; Eben Lee. Jan. 19, 1860, and one who died in infancy. Of the deceased, Jesse A. had been telegraph operator and station agent of the Pan Handle Railroad at Greenville, for about three years, and, although in the last stages of consumption, lie remained at his post of duty until one month previous to his death. He was a young man of great promise, and died in the belief of the promises of his Savior, esteemed and beloved by all who knew him. In the spring of 1838, Jesse Folkerth com- menced farming for himself upon the place where he spent the remainder of his days and where his widow with the two unmarried children now reside. He was a man of sterling worth ; was, politically, a Whig, until the organization of the Republican party, after which he was a hard worker for the success of the latter. He was a strong champion of the cause of temperance, and did not make use of tobacco in any form. He was a member of the Methodist Church for a period of forty years previous to his death, and lived and died a consistent Christian ; his death occurred Sept. 20, 1871. Mrs. Folkerth has been a member of the Methodist Church for upward of thirty-five years. She was a daughter of Timothy T. Smith, a native of New Jersey. He married Anna B. Baum, a native of Kentucky. They came to Darke Co. in 1836. Mr. Smith died in Darke Co. in 1865. Mrs. Smith died Dec. 3, 1873, aged 81 years and 5 months.
ISAAC FUNK, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 3; P. O. Greenville ; one of the early pioneers of Darke Co .; born in Adams Co., Penn., Dec. 28, 1810, he was the oldest son of Jacob Funk, who was also born in the same county, in January, 1779, during the Revolutionary struggle ; his father was Daniel Funk, born in Lancaster or York Co., about the middle of the seventeenth century ; they were the descendants of Martin Funk, one of three brothers, who emigrated from Hol- land or Germany, in the beginning of the seventeenth century. Our subject was raised upon the farm of his father until about 21 years of age, when he com- menced life for himself, and for two years was employed as farm laborer in Adams Co .; he then emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren Co., where he farmed and cleared land, and in 1835, came to Darke Co. and settled on the place where he now lives, and where he has lived, with the exception of four years, for nearly half a century ; he still owns the land which he entered in 1835 ; he has 110 acres in his home farm, which he has secured by his own hard labor and correct business habits. He is a Republican, and while he has not aspired to office, has filled the office of Supervisor and Director of the Dayton & Union Railroad for two years ; he has taken a deep interest in the cause of religion and education, having been a member of M. E. Church some forty years, and held the office of Steward and Class Leader, one or both, for thirty-six years. His marriage with Eliza Ann Deardorff was celebrated May 15, 1834; she was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Sept. 29, 1818 ; she died Feb. 1, 1879, leaving eight children now living, having lost three in infancy, the living are Elizabeth, born Sept. 20, 1836 ; Daniel D., born Nov. 9, 1840 ; Allen Wesley, born Oct. 20, 1843 ; William P., born March 4, 1841 ; Ancil L., born Dec. 25, 1849 ; Mary C., born Ang. 1, 1852 ; Charles E., born March 13, 1855 ; Laura D., born April 21, 1858. The above children are all members of the M. E. Church ; the two youngest make their home with their father. Daniel is
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now in business in Greenville ; Allen, farming and teaching; William P., black- sinith, at North Star ; Ancil, Professor of the College at Red Cloud, Neb.
CALVIN P. FUNSTON, farmer ; P. O. Greenville ; born in Clark Co., Ohio, Jan. 11, 1826 ; he obtained a common-school education, and assisted his father in farming until 20 years of age, at which date his father died, after which. Calvin P .. being the oldest son, remained at home and managed the old place for the sup- port of the family until 1863, when he came to Darke Co. and purchased his present place, where he has since lived ; he has about fifty acres in his home farm, under a good state of cultivation, with good farm buildings located one mile from Greenville, and valued at upward of $5,000. Upon April 10, 1861, he was united in marriage with Rachel T. Little ; she was born in Clark Co. April 28. 1837 ; they have no children of their own, but have raised from a youth of 5 years, a prom- ising young man by the name of Charles Bell, who was born Jan. 1, 1861. Mr. and Mrs. Funston have treated him as their own child, and have extended to him the benefits and privileges of a liberal education. Mr. and Mrs. Funston are mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church, and take a deep interest in the cause of religion.
DR. ISAAC NEWTON GARD, physician and surgeon, Greenville ; is the oldest continuous resident physician and surgeon of Darke Co. ; he was a native of Butler Co., Ohio ; born March 20, 1811, and was a son of Stephen and Rachel (Pearce) Gard, both natives of New Jersey, who emigrated to Ohio about the beginning of the present century ; Stephen Gard was a Baptist minister, and organized nearly all of the early churches in the Miami Valley, among which was the First Baptist Church at Dayton, and the First Baptist Church of Trenton, Butler Co., over which he presided for a period of upward of half a century ; he was twice married ; his first wife was the mother of the subject of our sketch, she died in Butler Co., April 1, 1816, aged 36 years ; the Rev. Stephen Gard died Aug. 14, 1839; Isaac N. Gard obtained his general education in the common schools, and received his preparatory education at the Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and graduated from the Ohio Medical College, in Cincinnati, 1831 ; he then commenced the practice of medicine in Butler Co., and in 1834, located in Greenville, where he has since successfully followed his profession for nearly fifty years ; in the early days of the Doctor's locating here the practice of medicine was a work of labor and hard- ship, the country being sparsely settled, and his practice extending over half a degree of latitude and longitude, the roads being nearly impassable, save by horseback ; and in this manner the Doctor made his visits, dispensing his medi- cine from his saddle-bags ; he organized the first medical society of Darke Co .. and for many years was President of the same ; he also organized the first agri- cultural society of Darke Co., and was also President of this for several years ; he has had many offices of honor and trust thrust upon him, among which we mention the presidency of the Greenville & Miami, now Dayton & Union Railroad, during its construction ; in 1841, was elected and represented the counties of Miami, Darke, Mercer and Shelby in the State Legislature ; in 1858-59, he represented the counties of Miami, Darke and Shelby in the State Senate ; in 1861 or 1862, he was appointed by the Governor of Ohio as one of the Trustees of the State Lunatic Asylum at Dayton, which office he filled some sixteen years ; he has almost continually held some office or position of trust. and has in every instance performed his duty with credit to himself and satisfaction to the public. Upon the 6th of January, 1835, he was united in marriage with Lucy Tod, who was horn in Kentucky March 20, 1816. They were the parents of five children, viz .: Henrietta T .. born April 6, 1837, died Aug. 16, 1839 ; Charles T., born Sept. 30, 1840, died Jan. 4, 1864 ; Catherine E .. Feb. 16, 1843 ; Mary, March 11, 1850, and Stephen, Jan. 11, 1854.
D. GLANDER, retired brewer ; Greenville. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born in Germany May 3. 1818, and in 1836 came to America, and to Preble Co., Ohio, where he followed distilling, and in 1877 came to Greenville,
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where he engaged in his former business until June, 1879. Mr. G. was united in marriage to Lena Hagar. and by this union they have nine children living.
JOHN V. GORDON, manufacturer, Greenville ; was born in Hunterdon Co., N. J., Jan. 21, 1844; was the son of William and Henrietta Gordon, who were born and raised in New Jersey ; William was the son of Elias and Frances Gor- don ; Henrietta was the daughter of John and Rebecca Volk ; John, the grand- father, was born in New York, and Rebecca was born in New Jersey. Mr. Gor- don, the subject of this sketch, served with his father in the chair and furniture manufacturing business till 21 years of age, and then he entered upon the spoke and hub manufacturing business. and has followed that occupation to the present time. He came to Greenville in September, 1877, and entered upon spoke and hub manufacturing, under the firm name of Finney, Closson & Co., which business has been conducted with great success up to this time.
GREGG BROS., druggists, Matchett's Block, Greenville. There is no depart- ment of business, in the mercantile line, wherein the public safety requires so thorough and practical a knowledge in carrying on the same, as in the selection and dispensing of drugs and medicines. We take pleasure in recommending the above firm as thoroughly familiar with the theoretical and practical requirements of safe dispensation of drugs and filling of prescriptions. Their stock is all new, having been bought during the present year, and selected with the greatest care and skill that long practice and knowledge alone can exercise. A card of their business will be found in the business directory of Greenville in another part of this work.
DAVID GRIFFIN, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Greenville ; another of the old settlers of Darke Co., born in Butler Co., Ohio, Dec. 14, 1808 ; his grandfather was killed by the Indians, in Kentucky, at an early day ; his father, Francis Griffin, was born in Pennsylvania, 1788, and came to Butler Co. about the beginning of the present century, and served in the war of 1812. He married Sarah Holmes ; she was in Kentucky in 1790 ; Mr. Griffin died, in Butler Co., about the year 1844; Mrs. Griffin died, in Indiana, in 1877. Our subject was raised to agricultural pur- suits, in Butler Co., until Nov. 4, 1835, when he was married to Mary Ann Con- over ; she was born in New Jersey Oct. 2, 1811; they were the parents of six children, of whom two are now living, viz .: Amanda, born Feb. 14, 1836, now the wife of Rev. Lewis E. Jones ; Ella J., living at home, March 17, 1852. The deceased were Francis, born Nov. 3, 1837, died Nov. 7, 1837 ; Emeline, born Dec. 13. 1838, died Jan. 11, 1879 ; Francis E., born Nov. 21, 1844, died Feb. 9, 1845 ; Charles E., born May 31, 1849, died Sept. 21, 1850. After the marriage of Mr. Griffin, he followed farming in Butler and Montgomery Cos., until 1857, when he came to Darke Co. and purchased his present place, where he has since lived ; he has 160 acres upon his home farm with good farm buildings, located one-half mile from the city of Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, with both of their daughters, are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. G., though in the 72d year of his age, attends to the light duties and labors of his farm.
DANIEL GRUBS, grain-dealer, Greenville, firm of Zimmerman & Grubs, grain merchants. The subject of this memoir is a native of Montgomery Co., Ohio ; he was born Feb. 25, 1833 ; his early occupation was that of a farmer's son ; his father died when our subject was but 16 years of age ; he then lived with his mother until 27 years of age, when, in 1860, he was united in marriage with Katie Denise, a native of the same county ; they have one child, Edgar A., now in his 21st year, and a graduate of the Cincinnati Commercial College, and is a bookkeeper for the above firin, his ability to fill the above position being beyond the average. Upon the marriage of Mr. Grubs, he continued to live in Montgom- ery Co. for three years, when he removed to Preble Co. and continued farming until 1874, when he located in Greenville, and, in 1876, associated with the above gentleman, since which time they have done business under the above firm name.
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They are largely engaged in buying and shipping grain to the Eastern markets. A card of their business appears in the business directory of Greenville.
JOHN GUNTRUM, farmer and brick manufacturer ; P. O. Greenville. The subject of this memoir is a native of this county, born in 1839, within half a mile of where he now resides ; he is youngest son and child of John Guntrum, Sr., who was a native of Pennsylvania and emigrated to this county in 1837, and located on the farm where our subject was born and where he remained till his death. Mr. Guntrum, Sr., celebrated his marriage in his native State with Martha Ginridge ; they were the parents of ten children, two sons and eight daughters, three of whom are deceased. He departed this life in 1868 ; his wife survived him until Feb. 13, 1873, when she, too, passed away. Thus we record the death of two more esteemed citizens of Darke Co .; their life work done, they passed peacefully away, leaving a large circle of acquaintances and a loving family of children to mourn their departure and revere their memory. The subject of our sketch was raised a tiller of soil, assisting in the duties of the farm till he was 22 years of age, at which time he began life for himself, cultivating his father's farm on the shares ; the duty of taking care of his parents fell to his lot ; this filial duty he discharged faithfully till their death. He was united in marriage to Rebecca Jeamison Feb. 19, 1863 ; she is also a native of this township and comes of an early pioneer family. Our subject moved to the place where he now resides about seven years ago ; he is now, in addition to his farming, engaged in the manufact- uring of brick ; in this business his motto is excellence in quality, integrity in transactions and low prices. Mr. and Mrs. Guntrum are the parents of six chil- dren, all living-Willie, born in 1863; Barbara, 1865 ; Mary E .. 1868 ; Flora and Laura (twins), 1872, and Hester in 1878.
AUGUST GUTHEIL, restaurant, and dealer in wines. liquors, cigars. etc., Greenville ; born in Bavaria, Germany, on the 22d of April, 1834 ; he received a good education in German, and, from 14 to 18 years of age, assisted his father in the tanning business, as well as hotel-keeping and farming ; at the latter age, he emigrated to America, landing in New York March 30, 1852, coming directly to Cincinnati, thence to Dayton, Ohio, where he followed the butchering business one year ; thence to Miamisburg, and engaged in the tanning business until 1856, at which date he came to Greenville, and, after working one year as tanner, he engaged in the saloon and restaurant business, which he has since successfully followed, and is the oldest continuous gentleman in his business in the city of Greenville. In 1865, he made a tour over his native country, visiting the scenes of his childhood, this trip consuming some six months, during which time his business was conducted by his brother-in-law, John King. Mr. Gutheil is a gen- tleman of genial disposition and of very pleasing address. In 1876, he was elected as one of the Trustees of Greenville Township, which office he held for three years ; during the years 1878 and 1879, he was one of the Democratic Cen- tral Committee of Darke County. Upon arriving in New York, he came across the Alleghany Mountains by mule teams, thence down the canal to Pittsburgh, and thence down the river to Cincinnati. His marriage with Fredericka Limkulh was celebrated Feb. 28, 1856 ; she was born in Bavaria, Germany, and came to America in 1830 ; her maiden name was Rolhhaas; they have two sons and one daughter-Ona J., Otto and Julius D. Mrs. Gutheil has one child by her former husband, viz., Amelia Limkulh.
AMOS HAHN, Treasurer of Darke County, Greenville. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is the present efficient Treasurer of Darke Co .; he was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, Feb. 1, 1818 ; his parents, Samuel and Hannah Hahn, are natives of Frederick Co., Md .; his father was born March 9, 1791, his mother in 1795, and departed this life in 1861; Mr. Hahn, Sr. is still living, and resides with his son Amos ; they were the parents of ten children, of whom six are now living. Our subject was reared on the farm, but followed carpentering for a number of years, when he turned his attention to mercantile pursuits, and for
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sixteen years did business in Gettysburg ; his long and active business career has eminently fitted him for the responsible position of honor and trust he holds, as a gift from the people of the county. His marriage with Catherine Finfrock was consummated Oct. 3, 1843 ; she was the daughter of Peter and Mary Finfrock. who were natives of Pennsylvania, now deceased ; Mr. and Mrs. Hahn are the parents of three children, viz., Clement C., born Nov. 16, 1845 ; Albert J., April 23, 1847 : Luella M., in September, 1857; Clement was united in marriage with Nannie Compton Oct. 7. 1868 ; Albert J. consummated his marriage with Virginia John- son Dec. 22, 1874 ; Luella celebrated her marriage with W. D. Johns March 28, 1877.
JACOB HALDERMAN, farmer; P. O. Greenville. The subject of this memoir may be classed among the self-made men of Darke Co; he was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Oct. 25, 1837 ; he was a son of John Halderman, who was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., and came to Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1836, where his death occurred in 1840. He married Hannah Cook, a native of Pennsylvania ; she died in Illinois, in December. 1875. Jacob Halderman was thrown upon his resources when 6 years of age, and made his home among friends and strangers. until old enough to work and receive wages ; at 18 years of age, he learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed seven years; in 1860, he located upon his present place, where he has since lived ; he has 220 acres, with good farm build- ings, which he has secured by his own hard labor and correct business habits, and has by the above means placed himself among the large landholders and success- ful farmers of Darke Co .; the perseverance and energy displayed by Mr. H. to accomplish what he has attained are well worthy of example by the young men of the present day. He has been twice married ; his first wife was Mary Baker, to whom he was married Dec. 22, 1859; she was born in Darke Co. in 1841, and died December, 1875, leaving six children, having lost one by death; the living are Leoti, born Aug. 22, 1861; Alice, Feb. 10, 1863 ; Herschel V., Feb. 2, 1865 : Idabird, Jan. 6, 1868; Elnora, July 2, 1870; Pearl, Dec. 30, 1872. Upon the 11th of October. 1877. he was united in marriage with Francis Helm, who was born in Darke Co., Sept. 13, 1845 ; they have one child-Rolly, born Sept. 4. 1878. Mrs. Halderman was a daughter of Eli Helm, one of our early pioneers of 1834 or 1835 ; he was born in Pennsylvania, and died in Darke Co .. in October. 1874. He married Catherine Zimmerman, who is now living in Greenville. Mr. Halderman is Democratic in politics, and labors for the success of his party ; has been Town- ship Trustee two years, which office he filled with credit to himself and satisfac- tion to the poeple.
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