The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county, Part 153

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

USA > Ohio > Montgomery County > The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county > Part 153

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

JOHN D. RIDER, gardener, P. O. Dayton, was born in Germany March 20, 1829, and emigrated to America with his parents, Frederick and Margaret Rider, in 1835. At fourteen years of age, his parents being poor, he was thrown on his own resources, and began life by working for Mr. Adam Eby, at $1 per month. His entire schooling has amounted to about six months' attendance at a country school. In 1857, he married Elizabeth Welsh, daughter of James Welsh, one of the pioneer settlers of Harrisburg,

435

HARRISON TOWNSHIP.

Ohio, and by her had ten children, nine of whom survive. Mr. Rider is a stanch Democrat ; has been a Supervisor of Roads in his township, and is now a School Di- rector and Township Treasurer. Himself, wife and two daughters are members of Miami Chapel of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Rider has been for some time a Class-leader and Sabbath School Superintendent. He is possessor of seventy-one acres of good land on the Germantown pike, valued at $20,000. He is surely a self-made man.

GEORGE RIDER, gardener, P. O. Dayton, was born in Germany in 1832, and emigrated to America with his parents in 1835.' He remained at home until his father's death, which occurred in 1853, when he took his mother and sister and moved to the place he now occupies, where he has since been engaged in raising vegetables for mar- ket. His mother died January 11, 1876, and he, with his sister, has since carried on the work of the farm. He is a member of the United Brethren Church, in which he has long been Steward. He is a brother of John D. Rider, whose sketch appears else- where in this work.

JOHN S. SACKSTEDER, gardener, P. O. Dayton. Surrounding the city of Dayton there is a complete network of market gardeners, who supply the city with every kind of produce, and among those who liave built up this very necessary industry of the county, and become wealthy and prominent in that line, through their own efforts, the gen- tleman of whom we write stands at the head of the list. John S. Sacksteder was born in Prussia, Germany, January 20, 1832, and is the son of John P. and Barbara (Muntz) Sacksteder, natives of the above place; who, with their family, emigrated in 1836, to Livingston County, N. Y., removing to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1844, where they lived ten years, coming to Montgomery County in 1854, Barbara dying here in 1868, her hus- band still survives. Our subject received a limited education in the common schools of New York and Ohio, and in boyhood learned the painter's trade. Upon coming to Montgomery County, the whole family engaged in market gardening, which our subject has successfully continued. He was married, September 4, 1856, to Mary Ann Citone, daughter of Stephen and Angelina (Hess) Citone ; lie a native of Italy, born in 1811, and she of Canada, born in 1813. Her grandfather, John Hess, was a soldier in 1812, fighting on the American side against English tyranny, afterward coming to Dayton, Ohio, where a street has been named in honor of him. Mrs. Sacksteder was born in Dayton, and eight children have blessed her marriage, viz .: Katie (deceased), Frank, Louis, Laura, Willie, Maggie, John (deceased ) and Annie. Mr. Sacksteder began in his present location and business upon a capital of $225, from which small beginning he has worked up year after year, until to-day he is worth about $25,000, all the legitimate result of the constant toil and rigid economy of himself and wife. He and family be- long to St. Emanuel's Catholic Church, and take a deep and active interest in the growth and propagation of Catholic Christianity, giving liberally of their means toward the support of the Church and her benevolent institutions. His handsome brick resi- dence is located in the southwestern suburbs of Dayton, where he and family are enjoy- ing the fruits of their own industry, as well as the unlimited confidence of all who know them.

PETER SACKSTEDER, gardener, P. O. Dayton, was born in Prussia January 31, 1833. His parents, J. P. and Barbara (Muntz) Sacksteder, came to America in 1836, and settled twenty miles south of Rochester, where they lived eight years and then moved to Cincinnati. After a ten years' residence in the Queen City, they came to Dayton and settled on the place where our subject now lives, and where they re- mained until the death of the mother in 1868, when the father went to live with his son John, where he still remains. Although seventy-seven years of age, he is still hale, and is enjoying good health for one of his years. Peter remained with his parents until 1857, when he married Barbara Greulich, daughter of Bolser and Volberg Greulich, whose names appear elsewhere in this work. By her Mr. Sacksteder has twelve chil- dren. In 1860, he bought the homestead and lias since followed market gardening. He, his wife and all his children are members of the Catholic Church.

JOHN SIEBENTHALER, nurseryman, P. O. Dayton, was born in Franklin County, Ind., May 4, 1854. He is the son of George and Margaret Siebenthaler,

436

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES :

natives of Bavaria, Germany, who eame to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1832, and went to In- diana in 1834. In the spring of 1867, they came to Montgomery County, Ohio, where Margaret died in the fall of that year, and where her husband still resides. John was in his fourteenth year when his parents came to this eounty. He attended school in Indiana and Ohio, and for two months attended the Collegiate Institute of Dayton. He began the nursery business in Harrison Township in 1876, and has since continued in that line quite successfully. He taught, school in the winter of 1876-77, and in the spring of the latter year was elected Township Clerk on the Democratic ticket. He has since been re-elected four consecutive years. He was also eensus enumerator in 1880. He is the seventh in a family of twelve ehildren, nine now living.

CHARLES H. STALEY, gardener, P. O. Dayton, was born in Harrison Town- ship, Montgomery County, May 28, 1840, and is the son of Conrad and Margaret (Smith) Staley. His father and mother were both born in Maryland, he in 1800 and she in 1811. His father followed the carpenter trade, and in 1838 came to Ohio. In 1840, he located on the place now occupied by our subject, and continued to follow his 'trade until 1850, when he commeneed farming, which he followed until 1867. From this time until his death, which oceurred in 1877, he was not engaged in any business .- His wife died in 1872, leaving seven children of the nine born to them. Our subject remained with his parents until their death, receiving but a limited education. In 1873, he married Catharine, daughter of Charles Keller, one of the pioneers of Mont- gomery County. After his marriage Mr. Staley took charge of his father's place and has since condueted it. He and his wife are members of the United Brethren Church, of which he is Steward.

PETER STUCK, gardener, P. O. Dayton, was born in Dayton, Ohio, March 29, 1834. He is the son of John and Margaret (Sluser) Stuck. His father was born in Pennsylvania in 1805, and his grandfather was a pioneer of Montgomery County. Our subject was a day-laborer and butcher from the time he was eight years old. His edu- cation has been most meager on account of his youthfulness when he commenced life. He was married in 1860 to Mary Bolander, daughter of John Bolander, by whom he has had seven children, six now living.

JOHN W. TURNER, retired, P. O. Dayton. Books of history and remi- niscenees of a busy, well-spent life will be of far greater value to posterity than glittering gold, and in writing of the gentleman whose name stands at the head of this sketch, we can truly say that few of its eitizens are more widely known throughout Montgomery County, and few more deserving or possessing to a greater degree the respeet, confidence, and affections of its people. His parents, John and Margaret Turner, natives of the Keystone State, came to Ohio in 1820, and settled at Liberty, Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, and in 1824 his father was elected to a seat in the State Legislature. In 1826, he removed to Union, Randolph Township, and in the fall of 1829 the people again ehose him to represent them in the legislative halls of Ohio. His wife died in 1828, a sincere member of the Presbyterian Church. She ever maintained a high Christian character. The Rev. David Winters officiated at her funeral. In 1831, John Turner, Sr., removed to Salem, and while there was appointed one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Montgomery County. Judge Turner, as he was generally ealled, died in 1866, aged seventy-seven years and seven months ; his life was full of honor and usefulness, dying with a strong and abiding faith in a happy future. The subject of this sketch was born in Mifflin County, Penn., November 29, 1813, and was in his seventh year when his parents came to Ohio, yet he and his brother, James, walked the greater part of the way from Pennsyl- vania to the Miami Valley. He was reared in the pioneer days when sehools were almost unknown in this region, and hard, constant toil a necessity ; thus he early acquired those habits of industry and self-denial which are the stepping stones to prosperity. His memory now takes him back to the days of his boyhood, when he sat beside his dear mother, watching her earding wool, or listening to the musie of the old-fashioned spinning-wheel as it went humming upon its busy errand. Such were the days and scenes in which he grew to manhood, receiving, in the meantime, a limited education,

437

HARRISON TOWNSHIP.

which rough contact with the world soon developed into practical worth. In telling of how he began life's battle, we cannot do better than quote his language verbatim. He says : " At the age of twenty-two, I started out in the world without a dollar, but determined to have a home. It was my greatest desire to have good health, for I was not afraid of hard work. Thus armed, I went forth, using care and economy, always living within my means, keeping a cash account of my expenses when working by the day or month, and being blessed by reasonable health, I have succeeded beyond my expectations ; so that the longer I live the more I am convinced that economy and invincible determination of purpose are the qualities that win success." In 1836, Mr. Turner was married to Miss Eleanor Turner, who died happily rejoicing in Christ, June 27, 1840, leaving two children, James H. and Samuel, both of whom are dead. He was again married, September 7, 1841, to Miss Elizabeth J. Randall, of West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, who was born at Ellicott's Mills, Md., April 16, 1820, her father coming to Miami County in 1829. Settling at West Milton, eight children have blessed this union, six of whom are now living, viz. : Joseph, John D., William G., Charles C., Frank M. and Maggie, and it is the greatest desire of the parents to leave them such a Christian examble as will be a lasting benefit for time and eternity. Mr. Turner has followed various kinds of work through life ; he has worked by the day and month, farmed, sold goods, bought and packed pork, operated a flour-mill several years and manufactured highwines. In 1844, he was appointed Postmaster at Salem, Clayton P. O. In 1847-8-9, served as Township Treasurer ; in 1850, he sold out his interest in the firm of Turner & Bros., at Salem, and the following year purchased the mill' property of James Ensley's cstate on Stillwater River ; moved from Salem to that place the same year, rebuilt the mill and erected a new dam. In 1856, our subject was elected a Commissioner of Montgomery County; in 1866, was elected County Treasurer, and re-elected in 1868; he has served as one of the Trustees of the Children's Home for eight years, an office where all the time required is given gratuitously. As to his faith- fulness as a public servant, he desires to leave it to a generous public to decide. And now retired from active life, he has no aspirations for official positions, preferring to pass the remainder of his days in the peaceful enjoyment of his happy home and the companionship of his faithful wife, who, for more than forty years, has cheered him on life's pathway.

JOHN VANCE, retired farmer, P. O. Dayton, was born in Jackson Township, Montgomery Co., Ohio, April 15, 1832, and is the son of Manuel and Elizabeth (Say- ler) Vance, natives of Ohio. His grandfather, Michael Vance, a native of Virginia, was a pioneer of Ohio, and his maternal grandfather, John Sayler, also a native of the Old Dominion, was a Revolutionary soldier, and one of the early settlers of Jackson Township, Montgomery Co., Ohio. When the subject of this sketch was an infant his father died, leaving two sons, Samuel and John. Three years after his father's death, his mother married Joseph Heiney, a native of Pennsylvania, who had previously set- tled in this county, of which union eight children were born, five of whom are now living. Mr. Vance grew up on the home farm, attending a few months of country school, and at the age of eighteen went to learn the carpenter's trade with William McGrew, for whom he worked two and one-half years. He was married, October 23, 1853, to Mary A. Recher, daughter of Elias and Elizabeth ( Anspaugh) Recher (he a native of Montgomery County, Ohio, and she of Pennsylvania), and grand-daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Recher, natives of Frederick County, Md., who were among the first settlers of Montgomery County. Mrs. Vance was born in Harrison Township November 16, 1835, and has had one son, Joseph E., who is now residing upon the home farm of 167 acres, on the River road. After marriage, our subject farmed for his father-in-law for a short time; then moved upon a rented farm, which he worked fifteen years ; then spent four years in the grocery business in Miami City, during which time he purchased the farm on which he had formerly lived, and moved upon it. On the breaking-out of the rebellion, Mr. Vance was a member of the National Guard, and at once organized Company G ; was elected Second Lieutenant, and afterward Captain ; was mustered into the One Hundred and Thirty-second Ohio National Guard, and served

438

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

100 days, doing duty in Baltimore, Md., under Colonel John G. Lowe, of Dayton. Mr. Vance is at present retired from aetive business, and, with his wife, is residing in a handsome residence on South Broadway, Miami City. Both are members of the Reformed Church, and are well-known and respeeted by all good eitizens.

MOSES WAMPLER, farmer, P. O. Dayton. The grandparents of this gentle- man were Philip and Catharine (Royer) Wampler, who emigrated from Frederiek County, Md., in 1825, and settled on a traet of land in Seetion 5, formerly owned by John Miller, and purchased of the Miller heirs at $14 per acre. His immediate parents were David and Sarah (Shaup) Wampler, the former a native of Maryland, and the latter of Greene County, Ohio, both of whom are now living and residents of Mont- gomery County. Our subject was born in Greene County, Ohio. November 10, 1855, and was united in marriage to Mary E., daughter of Daniel and Margaret (Miller) Stoner, February 19, 1880. She was born December 2, 1861. Her father, Daniel Stoner, is a native of Carroll County, Md.

SAMUEL WAMPLER, farmer, P. O. Dayton. Among the prosperous and prominent farmers of Montgomery County we find the subject of our sketeh. He is the son of Philip and Catharine ( Royer) Wampler. His father was born in Maryland in 1790, came to Olio at an early day, and located in Harrison Township, Montgomery County, where he has a fine farm on which our subjeet was born in 1836. He (Samuel) remained at home assisting in the farm work until 1858, when he married Miss Agnes Eby, of Preble County, and daughter of a family that came from Maryland about 1840. By this marriage six children were born, viz. : Vernon E., Jennie, Mary I., Wilbur C., Susan and Milton E., all living at home. Mr. Wampler is a Republican of the old stamp, and a staneh adherent to party principles. He has been for twelve years a School Director of District No. 1. He owns a fine large farm of 450 aeres which he cultivates with the best of success. He is spoken of in the highest terms by all who know him and stands in the foremost rank of this county's prosperous farmers.

MAD RIVER TOWNSHIP.

DAVID B. DAVIS, farmer, P. O. Harshmanville, was born on the 16th day of June, 1831, in Indiana. Mr. Davis' father was of Welsh parentage. His mother was born in this county, about the year 1810. Her parents were born in North Carolina, and came to this county in 1808. Mr. Davis' father and mother died when he was in his sixth year, and he then went to live with an unele, remaining until his fifteenth year, when he went to Jolin Flory, of Lambertine, to learn the blacksmith trade; remained one and one-half years; thence to Cambridge City, Ind., where he completed his trade ; Mr. Davis worked one year in Piqua, Ohio; was married to Miss Mary Noffsinger, removed with her to Cambridge City, Ind., living there one year ; returned to this eounty where he has since resided. Mrs. Davis' father, Mr. Noffsinger, was born in Pennsylvania and her mother in North Carolina. Mr. Noffsinger eame to Ohio about the year 1806, and settled in this county. Mrs. Davis was born on the 14th day of Mareh, 1832, in Jefferson Township, where her parents lived and died. Mr. Davis was in the late war, in the One Hundred and Thirty-first Ohio, under Col. Lowe, sta- tioned at Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have had ten children. The first died when three days old ; Daniel A. died when three months old. Cassius, Osear, Lizzie Jennie, Howard, Harry, David and John arc at home with their parents.

MRS. ANNIE (FRYBERGER), ECKMAN, farmer, P. O. Dayton, born in this township the 7th of March, 1809, is the daughter of George and Catharine Fry- berger. When Mrs. Eckman was born, this county was an almost unbroken wild- erness and when she was a child, her time was chiefly spent in helping the older ones of the family to clear up the country and make them a home. Her early life was intimately identified with the suffering and hardships of the early pioneer, when this country was swarming with bear, deer and other wild animals. Mrs. Eckman was mar-

439

MAD RIVER TOWNSHIP.

ried, September 9, 1828, to Daniel Eckman, and moved to her present residence, where she has since resided. She has five children, viz. : Valentine, Henry and Daniel (de- ceased), and Mary E. and Sarah A .- one married to William Gross, and living in Day- ton, the other married to George F. Wentz, and living on the home farm.

FREDERICK EICKMAN, machinist, Dayton. Mr. Frederick Eickman was born in Prussia, Germany, on the 9th day of August, 1845. His father came to this country in 1846. Two years later, his mother and grandmother came with the subject of our sketch and joined the father in Dayton, Ohio. Two weeks after their arrival, Mr. E.'s grandmother died of the cholera. Mr. E. remained with his parents until his twenty-fourth year. In his nineteenth year, he began to learn the business of machin- ist, and has continued at that until now. Mr. E. was married on the 22d of December, 1870, to Miss Louise Frohlich, of Dayton. She was born on the 30th day of January, 1850, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her parents were born in the Kingdom of Hanover, and came to this country in 1846. Mr. E. has lived in this county all the time, with the exception of two years that he worked in Cambridge City, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. E. have four children-Charles W., born on the 7th of November, 1872; Ida L., born on the 15th of August, 1874; Elmer, born July 24, 1876 ; Frederick, born the 16th of November, 1878. Mr. E. is now serving his second term as School Director, and is living in his residence in Harries plat, where he has been nine years, having previ- ously lived in the city of Dayton. When Mr. E. came to this country with his mother, they were twenty-one weeks on shipboard, landing at New Orleans, thence by steam- boat to Cincinnati, Ohio, thence by canal to Dayton, being the entire distance from Bremen to Dayton by water.

JESSE FOLKERTH, farmer, P. O. Dayton, born September 28, 1853, son of Ebenezer and Ann (Eversole) Folkerth. Ebenezer was born in Frederick County, Md., March 7, 1811 ; came with his parents to Ohio, in 1817; located in Preble County, near Big Twin Creek, where they resided until 1830, when they removed to Van Buren Township, Montgomery County. At this early day, land in the heart of the city could be bought for $5 per acre, but it was all swamp land at that time ; when Ebenezer's father located in Van Buren Township he bought land at $8 per acre. At this time game was plenty, deer, wild turkey, squirrel and small game could be shot from one's door. Here Ebenezer showed his skill as a marksman. The land was swampy, and Ebenezer would stall with but a barrel of flour with a six-horse team. In the year 1833, he married Ann Eversole, who was born in Virginia, Jefferson County, near Shepardsville, iu the year 1813, May 5. Ebenezer and wife commenced farming in Van Buren Township, which occupation he followed to his death. By his marriage with Ann Eversole there were four children born-Christopher C., born September 8, 1834 ; Abraham, born July 29, 1836 ; John H., November 19, 1840 ; Jesse, Sep- tember 28, 1853. Mrs. Ann Folkerth died November 26, 1853. On the 20th of April, 1854, Ebenezer was again married to Margrette S. Zingling ; one son was born to them-Frank Jordan, January 1, 1857. Margrette S. Zingling was born in Frederick County, Md., January 27, 1827. Ebenezer united with the German Baptist Church about 1870, and lived a faithful Christian until his death, which occurred January 5, 1879. He was a kind neighbor, a faithful friend and a bounteous giver to all in need. His widow and three sons survive him.

VALENTINE FRYBARGER, deceased. Mr. Valentine Frybarger was the son of George Frybarger, a native of Germany. Valentine was born on what is now known as the Frybarger estate and owned by his heirs. He married Elizabeth Hosier, April 14, 1831, Parson Winters officiating. Mr. Frybarger was identified very closely with the early history of this county, being a citizen for many years during the early struggles of the pioneers to make this county habitable and beautiful. Mr. Frybarger and wife were members of the Reformed Church for many years. He died July 22, 1873, and his wife August 24, 1874.

ROSANA HOFFMAN, retired, P. O. Dayton, was born in Bedford County, Penn., on the 5th day of March, 1810, and is the daughter of James and Susanna Ensley. Mr. Ensley was born in Pennsylvania and Mrs. Ensley in Virginia. They came

440

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

to this county in 1818, and settled at Little York, in this county, where Mr. Ensley died. Mrs. Ensley is now living at the advanced age of ninety-two years. Mrs. Hoff- man remained with her parents until her marriage with Peter Hoffman, which took place on the 18th day of May, 1830. Mr. Hoffman was the son of Phillip and Anna M. Hoffman, and was born on the 16th day of October, 1802. Mrs. Hoffman accom- panied her husband to his farm in the Hoffman settlement the next day after the wedding, where they lived until 1850, when he sold his farm and bought another in this township, near Dayton ; our subject also bought 30 acres of land in her own right one-half mile from the city limits, on which her husband and herself settled and cleared off the timber, and built the commodious brick residence she now occupies. Mrs. Hoffman is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as was her husband. He died in November, 1868, and was buried at Concord Church where he was a class . leader for fifteen years. Mrs. Hoffman has had seven children, only one of whom sur- vive-Mary Jane, married to John Brown, and living on the home farm. Mrs. Hoff- man is one of the very few who are living that were identified with the early struggles of the county in its pioneer days.

JOSEPH R. HUSTEN, farmer, P. O. Dayton. Mrs. Elizabeth Husten, one of the oldest of the native citizens of this township, was born on the 17th day of Novem- ber, 1808, and has resided in this township all her life, and is the daughter of Jona- than and Susanna ( Rench) Harshman. Her father and mother were born in Maryland, her father on the 21st of December, 1781, and her mother on the 11th day of Novem- ber, 1786. Mrs. Husten lived with her parents until her seventeenth year. She was married to Israel Husten on the 20th day of June, 1826. Israel Husten was born Sept. 24, 1805. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, and his grandfather of Ireland. Shortly after Mrs. Husten's marriage she removed to their present home, called " Hus- tonia," where she has resided for the last fifty four years. Mr. Israel Husten died on the 11th day of August, 1846. They had twelve children, as follows: Susan C., born May 10, 1827 ; Mary E., December 16, 1828 ; David B., April 15, 1830; Jonathan H., February 5, 1832, deceased ; Israel, Jr., born October 8, 1833, deceased ; Sarah, May 28, 1835, deceased ; Jane E., January 4, 1837; Harriet F., January 7, 1839; Emily H., January 1, 1841; Joseph R., January 1, 1843; Martha C., March 12, 1845, deceased; and Abigail, August 20, 1846, deccased. Mr. Joseph R. Husten, now managing the large estate of his mother, was married on January 25, 1866, to Miss Cal- lie Dickey, daughter of William Dickey, whose biography appears in this work. She died on the 11th day of November, 1870. Mr. Husten had three children by this mar- riage, viz .: Harries D., born November 17, 1866; Joseph E., October 4, 1868, de- ceased; William D., November 28, 1869. Mr. Husten was married the second time on June 21, 1877, to Miss Fannie L. Turpen, daughter of James Turpen, of Dayton, Ohio.

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county, Part 153

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