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GEORGE PUTERBAUGH, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 8; P. O. Potsdam, Miami Co., Ohio. The subject of this memoir was born in Pennsylvania Dec. 7, 1811, and is a son of Samuel and Eve (Croner) Puterbaugh, who moved to Mont- gomery County, near Dayton, in 1814, and were among the early pioneers of that county ; our subject was only 5 years old at the time, and remained at home and assisted his father on the farm, as his help was a grand acquisition to his parents, to assist in clearing the heavy growth of timber that everywhere met the eye of the settler before the land could be satisfactorily tilled ; our subject has lived to see the monarchs of the forest succumb to the onward march of civilization and improvement ; the ax has done its work, the forest has been leveled, the wil- derness made to blossom as the rose ; at the age of 20. our subject served an appren- ticeship under his brother and learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed for three years, when he again resumed farming, and labored for his father's ben- efit till he was 26 years of age, when he went out into the world to battle for an existence, amid the turmoil and strife of the world's doings, with no capital save a horse that was a present from his father; he rented a farm in Montgomery County, which he carried on for three years, and was very successful, making about $1,500, which enabled him to purchase 160 acres of land, for which he paid $3,200 ; he now being a real-estate holder, he went to work with renewed energy and a deter- mination to clear himself from debt, which he soon accomplished, and had suffi- cient ahead to buy 80 acres more land, for which he paid $2,600 ; he resided on the farm for twelve years, when, in 1860, he purchased a water paper mill, on the Stillwater, but was not successful in this undertaking, as he suffered a loss of $8,000 ; thus the fruits of labor were swept from him in a short time, that took years of incessant labor to amass ; in 1866, he removed to Darke County, where he
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purchased 240 acres of land where he now resides. Samuel Puterbaugh was born in Franklin Co., Penn., in February, 1790, and was a son of George and Mary Puterbaugh, natives of Pennsylvania ; their parents were European born on both sides, and died at advanced ages ; his mother was born in Bedford Co., Penn., in 1790 or 1791, and died in 1849, aged 58 years ; his father died, aged 59 years ; they were the parents of eleven children, of whom seven are living. Our subject was united in marriage with Miss Sarah, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Weybright, May 26, 1836, and are the parents of eleven children, viz .: Harriett, born Aug. 13, 1837 ; Samuel, born Jan. 8, 1840 ; Jacob, born Aug. 28, 1842 ; Allen, born March 16, 1845 ; John E., born Jan. 9, 1851 ; Mary, born April 24, 1853; Davis, born May 23, 1855 ; Sarah C., born April 26, 1857 ; Sarena, born April 24, 1859 ; George W., born March 3, 1863 ; Emma J., born March 16, 1865 ; John E. died Sept. 27, 1852 ; Samuel died Sept. 28, 1853 ; Sarah C. died April 28, 1857 ; Emma J. died Jan. 11, 1868 ; George W. died March 5, 1863 ; Jacob married Miss Sarah Wagner March 20, 1863 ; Allen married Hannah Spittler April 7, 1868 ; Harriet married John Kessler the latter part of March, 1858 ; Davis married Thurzy H. Porter Feb. 10, 1876 ; Sarena married Ira Landis May 4, 1878 ; Mary E. married John Oaks Oct. 3, 1878 ; Mrs. P.'s father was born in Somerset Co., Penn., in the latter part of the eighteenth century, and removed to Montgomery County in 1800; Mrs. P. was born about the same time as her husband, and emigrated from Penn- sylvania to Ohio on horseback ; they were married in 1812, and were the parents of nine children, of whom seven are living.
JOHN SCHEIDING, farmer ; P. O. Gordon ; the subject of this memoir was born in Saxony, Germany, Aug. 8, 1827, and is a son of Nicholas and Christena Scheiding, natives of Germany ; our subject assisted his father on the farm until he was 25 years of age, when he began life for himself, and labored as a farm hand for two years ; in the fall of 1853. he emigrated to America and landed in New York, his ocean trip occupying three weeks ; he came directly to Montgomery Co., Ohio, and worked in a flax-sced mill for three winters ; he afterward followed other pursuits, and in 1868 he removed to Darke Co., and rented a farm for four years, in this township, and then purchased 40 acres of land. where he now resides ; it was partly cleared, but without any improvement worthy of note ; but to-day, his small farm is in a high state of cultivation, with a good house, barn and other improvements of a good, substantial character, all the fruits of their own labor, as Mr. Scheiding began life with no capital. He was united in marriage with Miss Margaret, daughter of George Henninger (whose sketch appears in this work), Feb. 7, 1863 ; seven children have been given to this union, viz .: John, born in 1863 ; Albert H., born Sept. 25, 1864, died Jan. 21, 1867 ; Gustave, born April 28, 1867 ; George M .. born Feb. 8, 1869 ; Charles A., born March 1, 1870, died Dec. 1, 1871 ; Frederica L., born Jan. 1, 1872 ; Charles A., born Oct. 24, 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Scheiding are lifelong members of the Lutheran Church.
ANDREW J. SERBER, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 18; P. O. Arcanum. To the subject of this sketch we are pleased to accord a place in the front rank of the early settlers of Darke Co .; he was born in Rockingham Co., Va., Nov. 25, 1837, and is a son of Andrew and Caroline (Hansberger) Serber, natives of Ver- mont ; his father was born in 1799 and died in this township aged 54 years 11 months and 17 days ; his mother was born in 1807 and died in this township aged 71 years 10 months and 25 days. Our subject spent his early life on a farm, and assisted his father in agricultural pursuits till the age of 22, when he began life for himself and carried on the old home place in partnership with his brother Robert for about four years ; then selling his interest, he purchased 80 acres of land in Franklin Township, all in the woods ; after clearing 20 acres, he disposed of this land and purchased 92 acres, where he now resides, and by dint of hard labor, he has cleared the balance and has good, comfortable and substantial buildings erected thereon ; he has been very successful in life, and he and his good lady have undergone their full share of toil and privation and now are enjoying
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the fruits of their toil and are surrounded by all the comforts of life. He cele- brated his marriage with Susannah, daughter of Henry and Esther Bowers, April 21, 1864 ; Mr. and Mrs. Bowers were natives of Pennsylvania, afterward residents of Montgomery Co. Mr. Bowers departed this life Oct. 5, 1864 ; he was born May 16, 1815 ; Mrs. Bowers (now Mrs. Zumbrunn) resides in Montgomery Co .; she was born Aug. 20, 1820; they were the parents of four children ; Mr. and Mrs. Serber are the parents of three children, viz .: Esther, born April 6, 1865 ; Mary E., Oct. 26, 1867 ; Elmer E., July 18, 1870 ; Mr. and Mrs. Serber have been members of the German Baptist Church for three years and are good Christian people and take a lively interest in the promulgation and advancement of Christianity. Andrew Serber, Sr., was the father of eleven chil- dren, viz .: Charles, born in 1830 ; Joseph and John (twins) in 1833 ; Robert, in 1839 ; Caroline, in 1844 ; Mary E., in 1840 ; Emeline, in 1843 ; Amanda, in 1852 ; George W., in 1855 ; Margaret, in September, 1857 ; Mary E., died in March, 1856 ; Charles in June, 1856 ; Henry Bowers was the father of four children, viz .: Jeremiah, born Oct. 7, 1831 ; Susannah, Aug. 30, 1843 ; Elizabeth, June 24, 1846 ; John, Feb. 9, 1849.
PETER SHANK, farmer, Sec. 33 ; P. O. Center, Montgomery Co., Ohio. To the subject of this sketch we are pleased to accord a place in the advance brigade of early pioneers in Darke Co. He was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., May 28, 1803, and is a son of Christopher and Catherine Shank, natives of the same place-lived, died and are buried in the place of their nativity. His father departed this life in 1825, at the age of 45 years, and his mother at the advanced age of 91 years. Our sub- ject assisted his father in tailoring till his 21st year, and then began life for him- self, and followed his trade to gain a livelihood.
After his father's death, he resided with his widowed mother for four years, when he was united in the bonds of matrimony with Miss Barbara, daughter of John and Mary Keener, Jan. 12, 1830. They were natives of Dauphin Co., Penn., and their remains are peacefully at rest on the hillsides of their native place. Our subject removed to Montgomery Co., Ohio, with his young wife, the same year of their marriage, and settled seven miles north of Dayton, and resided there for four years and worked at his trade ; in 1834, he came to Darke Co. and settled on the place where he now resides ; he first purchased 160 acres of land, consisting of woods and almost impenetrable swamps ; he erected a small log cabin, and began the great task of making a farm in the heart of a mighty wilderness, with no improved implements of indus- try such as we possess now to assist and lighten the heavy work of clearing; ax and muscle then were the essentials, and he who had not plenty of the latter was certainly an object of pity, for strength, muscle and the power to endure priva- tions were the keys that opened the great wilderness and sustained the pioneer in those trying days. Our subject and his good wife have passed through the differ- ent phases of pioneer life, and for fifty years this day, the anniversary of their marriage, have they labored together, shared each other's joys, partaken of each other's sorrows, each has been a helpmeet to the other, and, although their frames are bent with the weight of years and incessant toil they are in the enjoyment of good health and strength, with faculties unimpaired ; they are the parents of nine children-Nancy, born Oct. 2, 1830; Catherine, born Oct. 10, 1831, dicd aged 15 months ; Lydia, born Sept. 26, 1833; Elizabeth, born Aug. 14, 1835 ; Catherine, born Dec. 24, 1837 ; Henry, born May 10, 1840; Susanna, born Nov. 13, 1844 ; Margaret, born April 5. 1847 ; John, born Sept. 3, 1850. Mr. Shank was the first Justice of the Peace in Monroe Township after its erection, and has been identified in most all of the offices in the Township, and is a man with con- siderable executive ability ; he is a member of the Brethren in Christ Church, and his wife belongs to the German Baptist ; both are Christian people in every sense of the word, and are universally beloved and respected by all ; they have been very fortunate in rearing their large family, having lived in Darke Co. for a period of forty-five years without a death in the family ; in May, 1879, the death messen- ger entered the family of his daughter, Mrs. John Miller, who resides in Washington
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Township, and removed three of its members from earth to heaven-Lydia on the 19th of May, and her sister Ara on the 21st following, and all that was mortal of these two innocents was consigned to the same tomb ; but its ravages did not stop here, and little Peter fell a victim to the scourge, and was carried away to angels' home on the 29th following.
RILY SHILT, farmer ; P. O. Gordon ; the subject of this memoir was born in Preble County, March 21, 1835, and removed with his parents to the same See- tion where he now resides in 1839 ; his father was born in Adams County, Penn., Oct. 7, 1790, and died July 21, 1876 ; his mother was born May 31, 1799, and departed this life Jan. 4, 1872. Our subject was reared on the farm, and assisted in the duties of the same till he was 21 years of age; in 1862, he volunteered in Company B of the 110th O. V. I., which was attached to the 8th Corps, and afterward to the 6th Corps ; his regiment was engaged at Winchester for three consecutive days, and Riley informs us it was "mighty hot " in that neighborhood for awhile ; at Wapping Heights, they stood the brunt of the battle, but the mor- tality of the regiment was not as severe as at Winchester ; after this fight, he was transferred to the Ambulance Corps, and many a poor fellow has Riley lifted from the field and carried to the rear ; at the battle of the Wilderness, he labored for seven days and nights in removing the dead and wounded, and his horses were out of harness only once, day and night being employed to remove the heaps of wounded and slain ; he was honorably discharged from the service of his country, July 2, 1865, having served two years ten months and eleven days. He was united in marriage with Catherine Ibach, Dec. 26, 1867 ; one child was given to this union, viz., Sarah A., born Jan. 22, 1869 ; Mrs. Shilt departed this life April 6, 1872. He was again united in marriage with Mariah Flory, April 7, 1873, and by this union have one child, viz., William E., born Ang. 22, 1874. Our subject's father died in Darke County, aged 52 years ; his mother departed this life in Indiana, aged 62 years. He has 40 acres of land where he resides, all in a good state of cultivation, with good average improvements.
ADAM N. SMITH, farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 30. The subject of this sketch was born in Maryland, in 1828, and is a son of George A. and Nancy Smith ; they were natives of Maryland; his father died in 1875, and his mother is living and resides in Carroll Co., Md .; our subject was raised on a farm and assisted his father in the same till he was 25 years of age, when he began life for himself and followed farming for seventeen years, when he removed to Montgomery Co., where he resided for seven years ; thence to Baltimore, in Preble Co., where he remained for one year ; thence to the place where he now resides ; he first purchased 40 acres of land, mostly in the woods, and hy hard work and good management, he sue- ceeded in clearing off his land, and it is now in a good state of cultivation ; he has since purchased 38 acres, and now owns 78 acres in all ; his improvements are good, and he bids fair to be one of our leading farmers ; he was married to Eliza- beth, daughter of George Wagner, Feb. 1, 1853; they are natives of Frederick Co., Md., afterward reidents of Montgomery ; her father died in 1876 ; her mother is still living and resides in Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of five children, Ida E., Martha F., William S., Charles G., George J. Mr. Smith has been a member of the M. E. Church for thirty-five years ; Mrs. Smith is a member of the German Baptist Church, of twenty years standing ; both are old soldiers of the Cross, and are leading members of the church they represent-good exemplary Christian people.
ADAM SMITH, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 36; P. O. Gordon. The sub- ject of this sketch was born in Wittenburg, Germany, Nov. 7, 1818, and is a son of Frederick and Catherine Smith, natives of the same place. His father died when he was quite young, and his mother when he was 13 years of age ; his father was a shoemaker by trade, but our subject was a weaver, and followed his trade in various places. He came to this country in 1848, and landed in New York, his voyage occupying eight weeks. He went from there to Pennsylvania, where he
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remained five weeks, and then went to Cincinnati, and was employed on the river steamers, and made runs to New Orleans for about two months, when he aban- doned the river and came to Dayton, where he was employed for some time, and then to Miami Co., remaining for six years, working in a tan-yard ; thence to near Miamisburg, for five years, and followed farming. He was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth Stover, Oct. 15, 1854. They were natives of Pennsylvania, afterward residents of Montgomery Co .; both are dead, dying at advanced ages. Mrs. Smith was born in Montgomery, Sept. 24, 1824. Mr. Smith is one of our self-made men, as he began life with no capital, and he has, by good management and industry, made a good property ; in all his trials and labor he has been nobly assisted by his wife, and they now own 80 acres of land, all in a good state of cultivation, and his improvements are No. 1 in every particular, all made by their hard, earnest labor, and they have a good home, surrounded by all the comforts of life. They are the parents of only one child, John A., born July 17, 1859. Mr. Smith has been a member of the Lutheran Church all his life, and is a consistent Christian gentleman.
ELIAS SPITLER, farmer ; P. O. Gordon. The subject of this memoir was born in Adams Co., Penn., May 16, 1821, and is a son of Jacob and Mary Spitler, natives of Pennsylvania, afterward residents of Montgomery Co. Our subject was reared as a farmer boy, and assisted in the work of the farm till he was 27 years of age. He was united in marriage with Miss Eliza, daughter of John and Ruth Heater, Feb. 24. 1848; they were natives of Pennsylvania. After his marriage, Mr. Spitler began life in good earnest ; he had no capital, in fact not $5 at the time of his mar- riage. He engaged in farming in Montgomery Co., till 1856, when he removed to Darke Co., on the place where he now resides. He purchased 80 acres of land, partly in the woods, and, by the united efforts of himself and lady, which combined energy with determination, they overcame all the obstacles of life, and the fruit of their toil is a beautiful home, surrounded by all the comforts of life. Children- Rufus, born April 26, 1849; Anna M., born July 15, 1850; Harriet, born May 30, 1852; Amanda, born Sept. 10, 1861 ; Rufus departed this life in the bloom of young manhood, Nov. 23, 1871, aged 22 years 6 months and 27 days, leaving his young bride to mourn his departure, they only being married four months ; Amanda, departed this life Mareh 5, 1873, aged 19 years 5 months and 20 days ; she was Mrs. Harvey Ludy and left a husband and one child. Mr. Spitler has been Trustee of his township for three years, and has been School Director for many years. He and his good wife have been members of the Lutheran Church for a period of thirty-five years, and are universally beloved and respected by all who know them.
ELIAS F. STAUFFER, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 7 : P. O. Arcanum. The subject of this memoir was born in Montgomery Co. April 13, 1835; his father was born in Pennsylvania and his mother in Virginia, and removed to Montgomery Co. in a very early day, and are still living at advanced ages. Our subject assisted his father in the labors of the farm, till his majority, at which time he began life for himself, and followed the occupation of his father ; he worked on a rented farm in Montgomery Co. for a period of seven years, when he removed to Darke Co., in 1866, where he purchased 80 acres of land, where he now lives; he has since bought 45 acres more adjoining his first purchase, and all is in a good state of cul- tivation and well improved. His property is the fruit of his and his wife's hard labor. He was married to Anna, daughter of Daniel and Rebecca Hollinger, Dec. 28, 1858 ; they were natives of Pennsylvania, and removed to Ohio in a very early day ; her father is dead, her mother is still living, and resides with the subject of our sketch. Mr. and Mrs. Stauffer are the parents of seven children, viz .: Lucinda, born March 13. 1860; John, born May 17, 1862; Benjamin born Feb. 18, 1865; Harvey born Jan. 15, 1870 ; Hettie, born Nov. 24, 1872 ; Lydia, born March 13, 1874 ; Samuel, born Feb. 18, 1867, and died in infancy. Mr. Stauffer has filled the office of School Director several terms, having had only the advantages of a common-school edu- cation, but is considerably interested in educating his children. He and his amiable
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wife, are members of the German Baptist Church, and are among the zealous workers in the church.
A. G. STROBEL, farmer ; was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, his father dying when he was but 6 years old ; till the age of 14, he lived with a man named Carl Weis, to whom he afterward was apprenticed to learn the trade of wagon- maker, paying therefor $30 in money, and clothing himself. After this term of apprenticeship expired, he traveled several weeks, and at last located in Heilbronn. where he worked one year ; in the spring of 1834, he obtained work in Cannstadt. from a man named Neff ; March 1, 1835, was drafted in the army and served as an artilleryman two years, when he was placed in one of the army wagon-shops. where he remained seven months. In the winter of 1840, he wrote to a brother in America for money to get across the water with, and in the following July landed in New York without a cent in his pocket ; he made his way to Pittsburgh, Penn .. where a brother lived, where he remained a short time, then, after a long and tedious passage on the Ohio, he arrived in Cincinnati ; here he worked three weeks for his board, and afterward on a farm at $1.50 per day ; on the 16th of October, he arrived at Dayton, via canal, where he passed the winter at his brother's house, having no work ; in 1842, he returned to Cincinnati and began work at his trade, but, as he was only a short time employed, he returned to Dayton ; afterward he worked at farming for Carl Port. Was united in marriage with Phebe Schwerk, by whom he had three children, the youngest (twins) died at birth, the eldest was placed in care of its grandmother ; the summer after the death of his first wife, he was mar- ried to Leily Freeman, June 25. Mr. Stroble has been unfortunate in losing, by fire, his wagon-shop, valued at from $300 to $400, also a barn and contents valued at $3,000.
JESSE STUTSMAN, minister, educator and farmer ; the subject of this memoir was born in Montgomery Co .. Ohio, Oct. 29, 1833, and is a son of David and Francis Stutsman, natives of Pennsylvania ; they removed to Montgomery Co. in 1802, when there were but three houses where the beautiful city of Dayton now stands ; he cleared four farms in this county, and endured all the hardships and privations incident to pioneer life, and in 1860 he disposed of the old home farm and removed to Polk Co., Mo., where he died the following year, from the effects of exertion and the troubles of war; his mother, after the death of her husband, returned to Ohio, to escape the horrors of guerrilla warfare, and remained about seven years, and then moved to Kansas to spend her declining years with her daughter, and died in September, 1877. Her son-in-law, Mr. Herr, who resided in Missouri, was foully shot down by the rebel bushwhacker, Powell, and. before the close of the war he was captured in Arkansas, handed over to a Missouri regiment, court-martialed, sentenced to death and shot. In the winter of 1857. our subject emigrated to Cedar Co., Mo., and engaged in farming ; here he was very unfortunate, losing all his property, and was thus thrown entirely upon his own resources ; in 1858, he returned to Miami Co. and engaged in teaching, which occupation he followed for two years, when he removed to Montgomery Co. and still continued to follow his profession ; he only received a common-school educa- tion, and is one of our self-made men in every respect, and is a successful and proficient educator ; in 1869, he removed to Darke Co., where he now resides, and purchased 87 acres of land, all in a good state of cultivation. the fruit of his labor. Mr. Stutsman is a representative of the German Baptist Church, and has labored in the ministry for twelve years ; he was united in marriage with Miss Martha, daughter of Martin Hyser, Nov. 7, 1857 ; Mr. Hyser emigrated from Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1850, and located in Montgomery Co., is still living, and is upward of 83 years of age, the oldest man in Butler Township; Mrs. Hyser departed this life Jan. 2, 1875, aged 75 years and 1 day ; was born Jan. 1. 1800. Mr. and Mrs. Stutsman are the parents of nine children, viz .: Francis E., born July 1, 1861 ; Willis H., born Jan. 11, 1864 ; Charles A., born Aug. 27, 1866 ; Franklin M., born
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Dec. 18, 1868 ; Anna M., born July 3, 1871; Susella, born Ang. 26, 1873 ; Ira M., born June 1, 1875 ; infant daughter dying in infancy ; Marcus D., died Ang. 27, 1860, aged 6 months 26 days.
ROBERT SURBER, farmer ; P. O. Arcanum ; born in Montgomery Co .. Ohio, Dec. 18, 1838; in 1840, he with his parents came to Darke Co .; his father died in 1852, and mother in 1878. Our subject remained at home with his mother until 1865, when he united in marriage with Catherine Rhoads, and, from the date of his marriage until his mother's death, he was her support. Mr. and Mrs. Sur- ber are the parents of seven children, of whom six are living, viz., Sarah J., Amos. Mary Etta, Emma, Minnie and Ira. At the time of their marriage, they had but little by which to commence in life, and have since, by hard labor and economy, accumulated 126 acres of splendid land in Sec. 13, Range 3 east, valued at about $8,000.
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