The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county, Part 145

Author: W.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago, W. H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1214

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CHRISTIAN VOGE, farmer, P. O. Johnsville, born in Germany, March 21, 1840, is a son of Henry and Margaret Voge, also natives of Germany, but in Septem- ber, 1847, they emigrated with their family to America, and landed at New Orleans, thence by steamboat to Cincinnati, thence by canal they came to Dayton, thence by two-horse wagon to West Alexandria, Preble County, where they soon located on a farm and resided till the spring of 1872, when Christian, our subject, bought and lo- cated upon the farm where he now lives ; then his father and mother came here and lived with him till Henry's death, which occurred October 22, 1874. The mother is still living with our subject, now in the sixty-seventh year of her age. They were parents of nine children, seven now living-Harmon, born December 17, 1837; Christian ; John, November 22, 1842; Detrick, December 9, 1848; Henry, April 7, 1851; Anna Margaret, June 28, 1855, and Charles, June 24, 1858. Our subject was in his eighth year when brought to this country. Here, he was raised and grew to manhood; was married April 13, 1880, to Lena, daughter of Frederick and Mary Sandman, natives of Germany, and who are still residing there. They are parents of seven children, six now living-Henry, Sophia, Anna, Dora, Lena and Frederick. The two sons still live in Germany, the oldest living on the home farm, and the youngest is a teacher ; the four daughters having emigrated to this country. Three of them, Sophia, Anna and Dora reside in Cincinnati, all married and settled in life. Mr. Voge's farm consists of 188 acres, the greater portion of which is in cultivation, with good buildings and im- provements. This family, of whom we have written this sketch, came to this country with but little means, but by their own industry and labor, have become possessed of a good competency, Mr. Voge now owning a large farm with good improvements, which is one of the best in his neighborhood, and cost him over $13,000, and which he has nearly all paid for. This is an example of industry and prosperity worthy of imitation by all future generations.

GEORGE W. WARVEL, farmer, P. O. Johnsville, born in this county and township, November 7, 1839, is a son of George and Elizabeth (Haynes) Warvel, na- tives of Rockingham County, Va. The grandfather, Christopher Warvel, was a native of Maryland, aud removed to Virginia, where he died. The grandfather, Jonas Haynes, was probably a native of Maryland, but removed to Virginia, where he lived and died. George and family emigrated to Ohio, locating in Warren County, in the summer of 1823, residing there about six years, when they came to Montgomery County, locating in Perry Township, where they resided until their death. He died in May, 1864. and his wife in December, 1863. They were parents of five children. Three now survive -Jonas, Christina and George W. Mr. Warvel was a farmer through life, a hard- working, industrious man, and religiously of the United Brethren faith. Our subject lived with his father till his death ; was married August 23, 1863, to Lydia, daughter of Joel and Elizabeth Wogamon (see sketch of Eli Wogamon). Mr. Warvel and wife by this union have had four children; two now survive-Ephraim and Elizabeth. Mr. Warvel has spent his entire life in Perry Township; has given his attention to various kinds of business as circumstances seemed to justify ; has followed the carpen- ter trade considerably, crecting a great many buildings in his neighborhood ; has run a threshing machine three seasons, and has been one season in the saw-mill business. He is a large, muscular man, industrious and economical, and one who believes in " wear- ing, and not rusting, out ;" has the confidence and respect of his community ; has been Township Trustee, is a kind neighbor and a good citizen.

DAVID WEAVER, farmer, P. O. Brookville, born in Greene County, Ohio, January 18, 1823, is a son of Martin and Susanna (Jordon) Weaver, natives of Vir- ginia, the ancestors being written up in the sketch of W. A. Weaver, in this work.

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Martin emigrated from Virginia to Ohio while a young man, about 1815, and located in Greene County, where he was married and lived about six years; thence moved to Montgomery County, near Gettersburg, and lived there a few years; thence moved into Madison Township, on Wolf Creek, where he lived till his death. His wife lived till March 19, 1875, when she too passed away nearly seventy-seven years of age. They were parents of fourteen children ; nine now survive-David, Eliza, Sarah, Jemima, Martin, John, Adeline, Susanna and Catharine. Mr. Weaver was one of the early pio- neers of this county, who endured the many hardships of that early day. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. He and wife were both active and consistent members of the Lutheran Church, he for many years and she for a period of thirty years, and raised her large family under her watchful care and earnest prayers. Our subject remained with his father till January 4, 1844, when he was united in marriage with Anna Mary, daugh- ter of Richard and Margaret McSherry, natives of Adams County, Penn., who emi- grated to Ohio and settled in this county in 1834, where he resided till his death, which occurred December 4, 1874, aged seventy-four years. He was an honest and indus- trious citizen, respected and highly estecmed by a large circle of friends and acquaint- ances. From a small beginning he had accumulated a good competency, and in his later years enjoyed the comforts of his labors. In 1872, was celebrated their golden wed- ding, the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage, at which time there was a pleasant re- union of relatives and friends. His vencrable wife is still living at Germantown, now seventy-nine years of age. Mr. Weaver and wife have four children, Sarah Jane, Mar- garet S., Daniel R. and Mary J. C. Mr. Weaver's life has been that of a farmer. He bought and located upon the place where he now lives, in February, 1848; has resided there thirty-three years ; is highly esteemed and respected ; has been Township Trustee several years. He and wife are earnest and consistent members of the Lutheran Church, to which they have belonged over forty years.

PETER S. WEAVER, farmer, P. O. Pyrmont, born in this county, Jefferson Township, January 29, 1840, is a son of Peter and Cassidiana ( Fisher) Weaver, natives of Pennsylvania. The grandfather, Michael Weaver, emigrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio with his family and located in Jefferson Township in June, 1804, being one of the carly pioneers, locating on Little Bear Creek, three miles north of Miamisburg. Here he opened out right in the woods, and experienced all the wildness and hardships of those pioneer days, and here he lived and died. The maternal grandfather. Frede- rick Fisher, was also an early settler here a few years later than the Weaver family. Peter Weaver was in his eleventh year when his father brought them to this new country ; was raised and inured to the many hardships of pioneer life ; grew to matu- rity ; was married and became the father of four children, three now living-Joku, Henry P. and Peter S. Mr. Weaver was twice married, and the first two children mentioned above were by his first wife, and the last mentioned by his last wife ; he died July 20, 1879, aged nearly eighty-six years ; his wife is still living, now eighty-one years of age. Mr. Weaver was a carpenter by trade and a natural mechanic, being able to make and construct almost anything made from wood. He made quite a leading business of manufacturing wind mills for many years ; he made aud put up the first one ever crected in Ohio, and at the time was only nineteen years of age. He was a remarkably hard-working, industrious man, of undoubted integrity of character, an active church member, being a member of the Lutheran Church sixty years or more, and holding all the prominent offices in the church-Trustee, Deacon and Elder ; one who gave freely of his labor and means to build churches and support the Gospel, and in his death the community lost a worthy citizen and the church an earnest worker. Our subject lived with his father till his majority. Was married, March 1, 1860, to Huldah Anna, daughter of James and Sarah Sharits, he a native of Virginia, and she of Pennsylvania, becoming residents of this county about 1830; by this union they have had nine children, six now survive-Adelia M., Martha M., Sarah C., Adam C., Margaret A. and Amanda E. Mr. Weaver, after his marriage, resided with his father and carried on his farm eight years ; thence bought and located in Jackson Township till in 1876 he sold out, and in the fall of 1878 bought and located upon his present

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farm, which consists of sixty-five acres, fifty of which are in cultivation with good buildings and improvements, constituting a very pleasant home. Mr. Weaver, by his industry, acquired a good competency, but has met several losses-had his barn burned, lost quite heavily by a severe storm, and some by bad debts; estimating all his losses since his marriage from above causes to reach at least $4,000. Notwithstanding, he still lives comfortably fixed, and has the right faith and courage to go on and take life agreeably. Mr. Weaver follows the footsteps of his father in his devotion to Chris- tianity ; became a member of the Lutheran Church when seventeen years of age, and was taken into the church by one of the first preachers of this denomination in this county, Rev. Henry Heinaker ; since living at his present location, he is a great dis- tance from any Lutheran Church, and for convenience he and his wife have joined the United Brethren Church.

WARREN A. WEAVER, farmer, P. O. Pyrmont, born in this county March 20, 1850, is a son of Martin V. and Eliza (Zehring) Weaver, he a native of Pennsyl- vania and she of Ohio. The great-grandfather, Michael Weaver, emigrated from Ger- many and settled in Virginia, where he lived and died ; also the great-grandfather, Joseph Jordon, was from Germany, and came to Virginia, where he died. The grand- father, Jacob Weaver, and wife, Anna Catharine, came from Virginia to Ohio and located in Greene County in 1817, where they resided till 1830, thence moved into Montgomery and lived here till their death; he died in the fall of 1854, and she in June, 1874; issue, eight children ; six now survive-John J., George, Martin V., Levi, Jacob and Sophia. Mr. Weaver was a man of limited education, possessing in his boyhood days but meager advantages of schools, and being among the early pioneers endured the hardships and deprivations of those times, was a very industrious hard- working man, and whose character and integrity was undoubted. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. Martin V. was a carpenter by trade. Was married, April 26, 1849, to Eliza, daughter of David and Christine Zehring, natives of Pennsylvania, but who became residents of Warren County, Ohio, about 1820, where they resided till about 1831, thence moved into Perry Township, Montgomery County, where they resided till his death in June, 1863; his wife is still living with her daughter, now nearly eighty years of age. Martin V. was born December 16, 1823; Eliza was born May 25, 1826; by their union they have had eight children, five now living-Warren A., Alvin C., Alma M., Charles E. and Arthur G. Mr. Weaver, after his marriage, located at Liberty, Jefferson Township, where he fol- lowed his trade in connection with the undertaking business till 1864, when, after the death of his father-in-law, he moved on to his old home place, where he continued his former business till 1873, when he sold out everything connected with that business, since which he has engaged in the sale of agricultural implements and buying leaf tobacco. He owns seventy-five acres of land, fifty-one acres constituting the home place just at the outskirts of Johnsville, upon which he has remodeled the house and erected other buildings, and now has everything in good condition constituting a beau- tiful home and residence. Mr. Weaver is one of those active, stirring men who never "rusts out," and one who holds the confidence of his community ; has been Township Trustee two years and School Director for many years ; has given all his children a good education, who have nearly all become school teachers, and filling positions of trust and usefulness. Our subject remained with his father till nearly twenty-one ycars of age. Was married, January 1, 1874, to Elizabeth, daughter of David and Eliza- beth Heeter, natives of this county ; by this union they have four children-Florence V., Perry W., Lulu C. and one infant. Mr. Weaver received a good education, and taught school two winters; thence bought and located upon the place where he now resides ; the farm consists of thirty-six acres, all in cultivation, with good improve- ments, and is a very pleasant home. Mr. Weaver has served one term as Township Clerk.

DAVID W. WOGAMON, farmer, P. O. Pyrmont, born in Madison Township, this county, October 3, 1823, is a son of John and Sarah (Weidner) Wogamon, he a native of Pennsylvania, and she of Virginia. Christian Wogamon, the grandfather of

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our subject, cmigrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio, and settled in the southeast part of Perry Township in 1805, and was one of the first settlers of this township; here he entered his land and commenced right in the woods, and lived and died here. John, who was in his eighth year when his father first located here, grew to manhood, inured to the hardships of pioneer life; was married, still residing with his father for a short time, then bought and located on a farm just in the edge of Madison Township, where he lived till about 1850, when he sold out and bought a piece of land which included the farm upon which our subject now lives, and also the farm adjoining it on the south ; here he lived till about 1871, thence moved into Jefferson Township, where he still re- sides, now in his eighty-fifth year. His wife died about 1842. They had nine chil- dren-Joel, David W., Christian, Hannah, Margaret, John, Jacob, Sarah and Manassa. He married for his second wife Mrs. Susanna Bilheimer, with whom he lived several years, when she died; for his third wife he married Mrs. Catharine Barks, with whom he now lives. Mr. Wogamon started in life a poor man ; saw many hardships of those early days, while the wild beasts and Indians were plentiful throughout this section. But by constant labor and a frugal and upright life, he gained a good competeney, and can now rest from his labors in his later years. He was throughout his life a worthy member of the German Baptist Church. The maternal grandparents, David and Mary Weidner, were also early settlers of this county, locating here shortly after Christian Wogamon ; they lived and died here at the advanced age of eighty years. Our subject lived with his father and made that his home till twenty-five years of age ; was married in the spring of 1851 to Barbara Wogamon, by whom he had three children, two now living -- John Henry and Barbara Ellen. His wife died September 29, 1855. On September 7, 1856, he married Mrs. Patience Clemmer, by whom he had two children, one now living-George W. His second wife died March 12, 1862. For his third wife he married Mrs. Grace Mundhenk, daughter of William and Jane Garwood, by whom he has had four children ; three now survive-Sarah J., Emma May and Lucy M. His wife has one child living by her first husband, Anna M. Mr. Wogamon bought and located upon his present farm, where he has now resid- ed twenty-nine years ; has a good farm of fifty aeres ; has cleared up thirty-five acres of it ; has erected a good brick house and other buildings, and has a pleasant home and residence. This sketch is of one of the first pioneer families of this township, whose lives have been made up of hardships and usefulness, and whose character for honor, integrity and moral worth is undoubted ; and of such lives their descendants in years to come ean read, and feel to praise them for their many labors and good works.

ELI WOGAMON, farmer, P. O. Johnsville, born in Montgomery County, Marchi 14, 1840, is a son of Joel and Elizabeth (Overholzer) Wogamon, natives of Pennsylva. nia. The paternal grandfather is fully written of in the sketch of D. W. Wogamon, i'm this work. The maternal grandfather, Philip Overholzer, was a native of Pennsylva- nia, who became one of the early settlers of this county. Joel was but a child when brought to this county by his parents, was raised and grew to manhood inured to the scenes and hardships of that early pioneer life; was married and became the father of thirteen children, eleven now survive-David, John, Mary, Susanna, Benjamin, Chris- tian, Elizabeth, Eli, Lydia, Joel and Michael; was a farmer by occupation, and spent his entire life in Perry Township; was a very industrious man, and acquired a good competency, becoming owner of 240 aeres of land before his death, and all obtained by his own labor and industry. Our subjeet lived with his father till after his majority ; was married, in the fall of 1861, to Eliza Jane, daughter of John and Mary King, na- tives of Virginia, who became pioneers of this county, loeating on Section 20, Perry Township, in 1815 ; they were parents of six children, four now survive-Eliza Jane, Sarah, Lueinda and Amanda. Mr. Wogamon and wife have five children-Philip, Nettie Jane, Ephraim, Elmer and Arthur. Mr. Wogamon has always resided in this township, and has followed farming as an oeeupation, and ever since his marriage has lived on the farm where he now resides, except five years, during which he lived on David Hull's farm. His farm consists of fifty-five acres, mostly in cultivation, situated on the northwest quarter of Section 21, this township.

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ABRAHAM WOMBOLD, merchant and Justice of the Peace, Johnsville. a native of Montgomery County, born January 24, 1838, is a son of John and Susan ( Williams) Wombold, natives of Pennsylvania. The paternal grandfather, Andrew Wombold, was also a native of Pennsylvania, and lived and died there. He was the father of eight children, four now survive-Tobias, Elizabeth (now Mrs. Henry Brown) John and Peter. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The maternal grandfather, Samuel Williams, was born in Pennsylvania and lived and died there. John with his family emigrated to (hio, locating in the eastern part of the State, where they resided several years, thence moved to Montgomery County, where he still resides. His wife departed this life September 10, 1874. They had fourteen children, six now survive-Abraham, John, Mathias, Eliza (now Mrs. Newsock ), Mary Ann (now Mrs. Heistand) and Lydia Ann (now Mrs. Keafaurer). Mr. Wombold is a boot and shoemaker by trade, which business he followed several years, thence entered upon farming, which he followed about twenty-five years, during which time he raised his large family to the healthy and honest labor of farming. About 1868, he located in Johnsville, and again took up his former trade, which he has since followed. He is now seventy-two years of age, but looks much younger, being very robust and active for one of his age. Our subject, at eighteen years of age, left home to learn the car- penter trade, and followed that business till 1874, with the exception of three years' service in the army. He enlisted August 22, 1862, in the One Hundredth and Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was afterward consolidated with the Sixty- third Regiment, in which he served till the close of the war. He served in the Army of the Cumberland and was favored in passing through the war without a wound. He had five brothers in the service-all volunteers-two of whom, George and Henry. never returned, but died of disease contracted from hardship and exposure, Henry in the hospital at Corinth, Miss., and George at Charleston, Va. After 1874, Mr. Wom- bold followed farming three years. In February, 1878, he bought of Gilbert Davis his stock of merchandise in Johnsville and entered upon the mercantile trade, in which business he has since continued. Mr. Wombold started in life with no capital but a good physical constitution and willing hands. With these he went to work and with his firmness of character and integrity he has won the confidence of the people, has a good stock of merchandise with a good trade, which is yearly increasing. He was Township Clerk three terms and is now Justice of the Peace, which office he has held for six years. On June 19, 1859, Mr. Wombold was united in marriage with Mary A., daughter of William and Marger Ann Wallace, natives of Virginia, by whom he has had six children-Erven Leroy, Elmer, Lizzie Vinnettie, Charles W., Maud and Ruthie Bell.

JOSEPH R. WRIGHT, farmer and mail carrier, P. O. Pyrmont, born in this county and township, February 12, 1837, is a son of Aaron and Ruth C. (Hackett) Wright, natives of New Jersey. The maternal grandparents, Aaron and Ruth (Max- well) Hackett, were natives of New Jersey, emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County, in the spring of 1805, at Waynesville. There they resided till 1829, when they removed to Illinois. The great-grandparents were John and Elizabeth (Jones) Maxwell. Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Jones. They had six children-Usher, born September 24, 1733; Elizabeth, born September 5, 1744; Ruth, born November 9, 1745 ; Thomas, September 24, 1750 ; Mary, September 4, 1753 ; Sarah, born March 28, 1756. John and Elizabeth Maxwell were parents of Ruth, born March 4, 1770 ; Mary, born February 20, 1772; Elizabeth, December 7, 1773; Sarah, October 14, 1777; Joncs, March 28, 1780; Rebecca, January 18, 1782; and Armella, born February 2, 1786. Sarah, the fourth daughter, was mar- ried to Samuel Test, at Salem, N. J., May 19, 1796. He was of English descent. It is said three brothers by the name of Test came to America with William Penn, and from these have originated all of that name. Samuel and Sarah Test's family are as follows : Elizabeth, born March 31, 1797, and died August 9, 1836 ; Samuel, born August 6, 1798, united in marriage with . Hannah Jones, February 23, 1826, and died August 10, 1849 ; Rachel, born May 14, 1800, and died November 24, 1802 ; Jolin,

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born February 25, 1802, married Mary Andrew, September 25, 1823; Rachel, the second, born September 19, 1804, married to Mark Test, November 20, 1833, and died March 8, 1845 ; Zaccheus, born November 10, 1806, and died March 7, 1816; Mary, born June 25, 1808, and married James Doyle, May 14, 1824; Sarah, born May 23, 1811, and married Israel Kirk, July 1, 1833; Lydia, born March 12, 1813, and mar- ried Benjamin Bond, March 28, 1832 ; Ruth, born April 16, 1818, and married Silas Bundrant, May 31, 1843, and Alpheus, born February 6, 1821, and married Elizabeth Moffitt, January 2, 1850. The mother, Sarah Test, died March 10, 1846 ; Samuel, the father, died September 18, 1856. John Maxwell, the great-grandfather above mentioned. was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, serving faithfully through the entire struggle. Aaron Wright and family came from Warren County, and located in Mont- gomery County, in 1829, and resided in Perry Township. His wife died in May, 1839. By her he had ten children, three now survive-Sarah T. (now Widow Birk), living in Darke County, Ohio, Jesse J. and Joseph R. In the fall of 1840, he was again married to Mary Monford, by whom he had two children-Cornelius M. and Mary, now Mrs. Albert, of Brookville. Mr. Wright remained a resident of Perry Township till in 1868, he located in Brookville, and lived retired from all active busi- ness till his death. He died May 20, 1879, aged nearly eighty-one years. Mr. Wright was among the early settlers of this county, an industrious, energetic man, and by his labor and economy gained a good competency. His integrity was undoubted, and lived a temperate, moral and Christian life. He became a member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church when quite young, was a Class-leader and Circuit Steward for many years, and in his death the community lost a good citizen and the church an earnest worker. Our subject was married October 18, 1858, and in three months after was called to mourn her early death. On April 19, 1861, he enlisted in the Eleventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for the three months service, under Capt. Nolan, and went forward to battle for his country. On June 25, 1861, he re-enlisted in the Twelfth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Col. Lowe ; served about two and one-half years, thence entered as a veteran, and was transferred to the Twenty-third Regiment, in June, 1864, in which he served till severely wounded in battle, near Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864, and placed in the hospital at Winchester. Thence from Cumberland, Md., received a furlough, and on February 21, 1865, at Camp Dennison; was discharged from further service on account of disability. He was in many hard fought battles, one of the severest of which was that of Antietam. During his entire service, he was under fire of the enemy, in the aggregate a period of forty days, and in consideration of his services and disability he receives a quarterly pension. In April, 1866, Mr. Wright was united in marriage with Caroline, daughter of John H. and Sophia Oelslager, natives of Germany, who emigrated to America and became residents of this county about 1837. By this union they have three children-Henrietta, Ruth E. and Charles Henry. After the war, Mr. Wright followed farming about six years, thence, in spring of 1871, he purchased his present property in Pyrmont, erected good and substantial buildings and in the fall of the same year located here with his family. where he has since resided, and for five years past has had the contract of carrying the mail between Pyrmont and Brookville.

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The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county, Part 145

Author: W.H. Beers & Co Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Chicago, W. H. Beers & co. Number of Pages: 1214

Author: W.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago, W. H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1214