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JONATHAN AUMAN, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Mifflin County, Penn., in 1820, and is a son of George and Elizabeth (Harris) Auman, who came to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1834. They settled in Sugar Creek Township, and there spent the remainder of their years. Our subject was married in Sugar Creek Township in 1842, to Miss Susanna Shonk, who was born in this county and State. Of their children seven are living-Sarah, wife of Peter Karl; Martha, wife of J. Burkholder; Henry; Elizabeth, wife of John Welty; George; Anna, wife of William Yantes; and Becca, wife of Henry Shear. Henry, the eldest son, has married Miss Katie Winkleplate, and resides on the homestead. Their children are Mary, Ella, Della, Luis, and Elizabeth. The family are among the oldest pioneers, well worthy of the respect in which they are held.
PHILIP BAER, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1831, and is a son of Benjamin and Catharine (Baker) Baer. His parents were born and married in Pennsylvania, and came direct to Dover Township in 1818, locating three miles west of Dover. Benjamin Baer purchased 160 acres of land, on which he founded a home, and in 1836 moved upon the present estate of our subject, then comprising 130 acres, where he passed the years of his life. His wife and companion also died on this farm. They were the parents of eight children, of whom six are living - Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Winkelpleck, of Daviess County, Ind.; Catharine, wife of David Murray, of Stark County, Ohio; Lydia, wife of Frank C. Miller, of New Philadelphia, Ohio; Jacob, of Dover, Ohio; Philip, our subject; and Sarah, wife of Alfred Coogill, of Christian County, Ill. The subject of this sketch was brought up on the home farm, where he has always lived. He was married in this county in 1856, to Miss Sarah A., daughter of George Welty, and a native of this county. To this union there were born seven children, six of whom have survived. Their names are as follows: Martin L., Frank L., Mary, Charles, Philip and Emma C. Mr. Baer is a member of the Lutheran Church, and numbers among the oldest living and native born citizens. The family number among the earliest pilgrims.
JOHN BAMBECK, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Oberrodenbach Kreis Hannan, K: Hessen Frankfort, A.M., Germany. February 6, 1814. When a youth, he learned the trade of shoemaking, which he followed many years. He received a fair German education. In his twenty-third year, he emigrated to America, sailing from Bremen, and after a voyage of sixty-three days, landed at Baltimore, and came to this county, where for many years he worked at his trade in connection with agricultural pursuits, in Lawrence Township. He then moved to Dover Township, and in 1859 settled where he now resides. The farm at the period of settlement by him was almost all forest, but by courage and hard work, he succeeded in converting it into a fine homestead. On December 4, 1838, he married Anna M., daughter of George and Mary Streb, born December 25, 1819. When seventeen years old, Mrs. Bambeck came to this county with her parents. To this union have been born twelve children, seven of whom are still living-Catherine, George, Frederick, Elizabeth, Conrad, Jacob and Anne M. Mr. and Mrs. Bambeck are both ardent members of the Roman Catholic Church. They have
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174 acres of land in a good state of cultivation, with many improvements and substantial buildings.
JOSEPH BEITER, marble and granite dealer, Dover, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, May 8, 1853, and is a son of Ignatius and Catharine (Hegner) Beiter, both natives of Germany. His parents migrated to this country and settled in Carroll County, Ohio, subsequently removing to North Manchester, Ind., where Ignatius Beiter died in 1878; the widow now resides at Waynesburg, Ohio. They were the parents of eleven children, all of whom are living, viz. - George (the eldest), John, Mary, Joseph, Levi, William, Lizzie, Anna, Nathan, Peter and Daniel. These eight sons all learned the stone cutter's trade, and are living in Tuscarawas, Carroll and Stark Counties. The subject of this sketch learned his trade in the house of his father, who carried on the business at Oneida Mills, Carroll County. He remained at home until nineteen years of age, when be went to Alliance, Ohio, and engaged as brakeman on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne &, Chicago Railway. In this capacity he remained but a short time, when he went to Canfield, Ohio, in 1873, and was employed at his trade. In the spring of 1874 he went to Massillon, continuing at his trade, and in the fall engaged as salesman in a grocery store, at Canton, Ohio. In the ensuing spring he was appointed foreman in the marble works of Phillip Hautert, at the same place, and the next winter was operating in Chicago, Ill. In the spring of 1875, he formed a partnership with his brother John in the marble business at Waynesburg, Ohio, where he was engaged until the fall, when he returned to Canton and purchased the business concern of his former employer, continuing until his coming to Dover, in the winter of 1876. Here he established a business relation with John Frich, which firm was carried on until February, 1873, when it was dissolved, and our subject has since carried on, alone, a large and successful business. The concern is the only establishment of the kind in Dover, and employs a force of four men constantly. Mr. Beiter was married in Dover. in October, 1878, to Miss Mary G., daughter of John G. and Eva Neuman, a native of Canton. Ohio. The children born to this union are all living, their names as follows: Josie O., Henrietta and Florence M. The family are members of the St. Joseph Catholic Church. Although a young man, Mr. Beiter has been very successful in business relations, making extensive accumulations of property. He is at this time erecting a large and handsome residence near the St. Joseph Church.
EDMUND BURNET, Postmaster, Dover, was born in Windham County, Conn., December 11, 1814. His mother, Lucretia Smith, was a native of the same county, and his father, Clark Burnet, was born in Providence, R. I. They came to the West in 1834, living for two years in Huron County, Ohio, removing thence to Canada, where Mr. Burnet was engaged in milling until his decease. They were the parents of ten children, five of whom have survived. The subject of this sketch, after teaching school a short time in Huron and Richland Counties, Ohio, came to Tuscarawas County in 1836. He taught for six months in Dover, and then secured a position as salesman, three years after, forming a partnership with Judge Deardorff and C. Ritter, in a general stock of goods. This association continued one year, when Judge Deardorff withdrew, and John Sterling was admitted. The firm of Ritter, Burnet & Sterling also carried on an immense trade of liquors, the sale of which became distasteful to Mr. Burnet, who, finding the other two partners deemed it a necessity, withdrew from the firm. This dissolution occurred in 1842, and after two years as a salesman, he again entered a mercantile relation, which was continued until 1845, at which time he established himself in trade, maintaining it successfully for fifteen years. During this time he had
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an interest in the milling business, under the firm name of Haden & Burnet, until the mill was destroyed by fire in 1858. Continuing his mercantile trade until 1860, he revived the milling business by a second purchase and pursued it for about six years. He subsequently invested largely in an oil well, which, not producing expectations, realized some loss in the investment. He was a stockholder of the Dover Planing Mill, and was President of the Furnace Company and Dover Rolling Mill Company for nearly two years. In 1870, he disposed of his manufacturing interests, and opened a warehouse which he conducted for several years. In 1856, Mr. Burnet was elected, on the Republican ticket, to the Legislature, where he served with honor to himself and constituents. He was appointed Postmaster of Canal Dover by President Hayes in 1876, to which position he has since devoted himself, serving at this time by re-appointment of President Arthur. He is recognized as one of the oldest business representatives living in Dover, and is known for his strict business principles and irreproachable character. Mr. Burnet was married, February 4, 1840, to Miss Mary A., daughter of Judge Peter Williams, of New Philadelphia, Ohio. This issue has produced eleven children, of whom six are living, viz.: Clark; Edmund, a resident of Australia; Lucretia, wife of Mr. Thomas, Urbana, Ohio; Francis, wife of W. H. Park, Cleveland, Ohio; Eliza, who is housekeeper; and Emma, who is engaged as an assistant to her father in the post office. The family are connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
CYRUS CARSON, farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia, is a son of David, Jr., and Jane (Boorhes) Carson, the former of whom was born in Washington County, Penn., the latter a native of Ohio. David Carson, Sr., with his family, came to the West in 1807 and was among the pioneer families of Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, where he lived to the close of his life. His son, David, Jr., removed to Tuscarawas County in 1865 and settled at first in Goshen Township, and subsequently on the farm now occupied by his son, where he died in November, 1882. He was in the eightieth year of his age, and as a citizen and friend was warmly esteemed; his wife had preceded him to the better land in 1877. They were the parents of three children, all living, viz., Eliza, residing on the homestead; James, of Jefferson County, Ohio; and David. Mr. Carson is a member of the Christian Church, and although he has never entered the wedded state, we take pleasure in commemorating him and his family upon the pages of this book.
DAVID CASEBEER, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1813, and is the second son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Knisely) Casebeer. His father was a native of Washington County, Penn., and came to this county at an early day, settling in Goshen Township, where he took up 100 acres and founded a home. Here he met and married Elizabeth, a daughter of John Knisely, a Pennsylvanian and a pioneer of this county. Mr. Casebeer died in Philadelphia in the eighty-fourth year of his age. He was a blacksmith by trade, but followed farming, at which he was very successful; he left to his heirs 500 acres of land. He was of a quiet, unobtrusive nature, and was highly esteemed. The subject of this sketch lived on the homestead until twenty-seven years of age, when he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Schrock, a native of this county. The results of this union have been seven children, five of whom are living, viz., Sarah M., Mary (wife of David Swihart, of this county) Lydia, Joseph and Jacob F. Mr. Casebeer settled on his present estate in 1848, consisting in its original purchase of 500 acres of land, all but 100 of which he has divided among his children. This land he has acquired mostly by his own industry and perseverance. His advantages for education were very limited, studying
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only when there was no work to be done. He and his family are connected with the United Brethren Church. He lost his wife by death in 1877, and in 1883 he was again married to bars. Nancy Shalter, of this county. Mr. Casebeer numbers among the oldest-born pioneers, representing a branch of distinguished pilgrims.
GEORGE W. CRITES, druggist, Dover, is the great-grandson of Jacob Crites. a native of Washington County, Penn., who was among the distinguished pioneers of Tuscarawas County. He died near Dover in the eightieth year of his age. His son, Andrew Crites, was born in Washington County, Penn., and came with the family to this county, where he died in 1838, aged seventy years. George Crites, the father of our subject; was born near Dover January 29, 1813, and died February 15, 1879. He was a carpenter by trade, and erected many of the prominent buildings of the city. He held many offices of trust, and although a man of quiet habits, was highly honored and esteemed. His wife, Mary Mygrant, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn.. February 5, 1817, and was a daughter of Joseph and Margaret Mygrant, a pioneer family of 1828. Her demise occurred September 10, 1875. They raised a family of nine children, six of whom survive. their names and dates of birth as follows: William F., April 13, 1838; George W., the subject of this sketch, March 9, 1842; Emmet, June 22. 1850; Charles, November 28, 1852; Clara, September 9, 1854; and Harvey, January 22, 1850. The deceased are George Warren, born in December, 184(). died January, 1841: Wealthy B., born February 20, 1844, died March 22, 1850: and Charles Emmet, born June 3, 1846, died September 8, 1847. The subject of this sketch acquired an education in the Union Schools of Dover, where he afterward became teacher, and in the district schools of the county He subsequently became Examiner, occupying that position at the present time, and has always taken an active interest in educational matters. He worked with his father at the carpenter bench, early learning to labor with his hands. In 1865, he entered the old drug house of William Rickert & Son as a clerk, and two years later formed a partnership in the drug business with W. W. Scott, carrying on a successful trade. In 1873, Scott withdrew from the firm and E. C. Dickson was admitted, the firm name being Crites & Dickson; in 1877, this firm was dissolved, since which time Mr. Crites has conducted the business alone. He has occupied his present location since the first business opening. This is the oldest establishment of the kind in the city, and all its appurtenances are first-class; being well stocked and fitted up with taste, it commands a large and justly-merited patronage. Mr. Crites, when quite young, filled the offices of Township Treasurer and Clerk, and by his affable nature and upright dealing, soon won his way to the hearts of the people. He may be justly termed a self-made man; beginning life without parental aid, he applied himself diligently to his studies, securing a common school education. He is a Democrat in politics ; in 18719, was elected from this county for Representative. His services were so well appreciated, that in June, 1883, he was re-nominated by acclamation, and October 9, 1883, elected, by a large majority, to the same position. Mr. Crites was married, November 19. 1867, to Miss Emma, daughter of Henry Brister and a native of Coshocton County, Ohio.
WILLIAM CRITES, farmer. P. O. Now Philadelphia, was born in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1840, and is a son of John and Mary Crites, both natives of Pennsylvania. They were among the early settlers of this county, John Crites entering eighty acres of the land now occupied by our subject, which farm now consists of 143 acres. Both parents died on the homestead. They reared a family of ten children, of whom nine have survived. The subject of this sketch was married in Dover Township in 1865, to Mary
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Foney, who was born in this county. The nine children living of ten born to this union are as follows: Daniel L., Joseph H., Jesse E., Emanuel, Alphy, Wyola, Perley, Ruby and Bertha. Mr. Crites will rank among the native born children of Tuscarawas County, springing from the original stock of English settlers; he has always retained and lived upon the home his father selected from the wilds of this county. As a citizen and a man, he is highly respected.
SAMUEL W. CROXTON, manufacturer, Dover, is a grandson of William Croxton, a native of Pennsylvania, and a son of John G. and Susan (Smith) Croxton. The grandparent settled in Virginia when John was born, living there until 1812, when he moved to Carrollton, Ohio, with the family, and was one of the distinguished pioneers there. In 1866, John, the father of our subject, came to Tuscarawas County, and settled in Dover, where be has since remained. He has served as Justice of the Peace for some years, and at this time (1883) is living in retirement at his home. He reared a family of seven children, of whom five are living-William B., a resident of this county; Henrietta, wife of J. H. Barnhill, New Philadelphia, Ohio; John G., of Philadelphia, Penn.; Samuel W.; and Alice, wife of George H. Hopkins, of Dover. The subject of this sketch, during the early years of the rebellion, was a clerk in the internal revenue office at New Philadelphia, and in the winter of 1864, accepted a clerkship in the Quartermaster's Department, First Division, Fourth Army Corps, in the Army of the Cumberland. At the close of the war, the corps was sent to Texas, where he remained on duty until November, 1865, when he was discharged, and returned home. He was then for thirteen years employed as book-keeper by the Tuscarawas Coal & Iron Company, and in 1878, became a stockholder in the concern. Since 1881, he has been the general manager of the business, and is also acting as manager of the Blast Furnace which was sold to the Pennsylvania Iron & Coal Company. He was married in Dover, to Miss Elects L., daughter of Benjamin and Catharine (Young) Miller; she is a native of Dover Township, and her parents were among the prominent pioneers of this county. Her father died in Dover in 1877; the widow with ten children still survives. Mr. Croxton is a young, enterprising business man, and by his active energies, has built up a trade marked by business ability, push and enterprise. He is the father of six children, all of whom are living-Herbert A., David T., Catharine B., Mabel S., Helen E. and S. Wolle.
ANTHONY DEARDORFF, SR. (deceased), a German Baptist or Tunker, was born in Schwartzenau, Chur Pfaltz, between Mannheim and Heidelberg, Germany. Owing to religious persecutions in the Province of Witgenstein, he with others fled to Crefeld, thence to Holland, and from Holland, in company with about thirty families with Alex. Macksen, of Scheisheim, as a leader, emigrated to North America from Cowes. Isle of Wight, July 7, 1729, arriving at Philadelphia September 15, 1729. Anthony Deardorff, with his three sons-Peter, John and Anthony-located, temporarily, in or about German town, where Anthony, Sr., died. Christian Deardorff, a son of Isaac, was born in York, now Adams County, Penn. When a young man, he left a comfortable home, in 1805, and permanently settled in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where, with his brother-in-law, Jesse Slingluff, of Baltimore, Md., he purchased land, and engaged in milling, merchandising, etc. In 1807, the town of Dover was laid out by him on .the joint purchase of the land. During the war of 1812, he volunteered, and was a Paymaster in the army. He was a member of the Legislature in 1825, and subsequently Associate Judge, of this county. In 1817, he was married to Margaret R. Butt, who was born in York County, Penn. Their children were Jesse S., Isaac N., George B., Upton C., Joseph D., Mary and George. Christian Deardorff was, in every sense of the word, a self made man, securing his own education.
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CHRISTIAN DEARDORFF (deceased), as one of the early pioneers in the wilderness of Ohio, deserves especial notice; born on the 10th of August, 1781. in York, now Adams County, Penn.; he left, a young man, a comfortable home in 1805, and sought a new one in Muskingum County, now Tuscarawas, Ohio, where thenceforth he lived. He departed this life there on 11th of October, 1851. There our subject, together with his brother-in-law, Jesse Slingluff, of Baltimore, Md., had purchased a tract of land of 2,000 acres, clearing it of its forests and wild aspect, and founded the town of Dover in 1807, erecting dwellings, setting flouring mills in motion, and establishing places of business with all things necessary for the use and comfort of an expected new community, thus, by encouragement, paving the way for others in search of new homes, to one of the most beautiful valleys in the State of Ohio. Immediately upon his arrival, on the land purchased with assistants, a crude log cabin was built, located on the site of the hill near the present " Sugar Creek Salt Works," where, about 1807, he built the first saw and grist mill, it being the only one within a radius of over thirty miles. In his log cabin, he continued to live and kept bachelor's hall for a number of years. Descended from a hardy, both physically and morally well-developed ancestry of German origin, our subject carried with him into the then far West all the spirit of enterprise, industry and perseverance, and not less the honesty and integrity, known of that people, leaving to his followers an example of kindness of heart. and oŁ willingness to be useful in serving his neighbors. The town founded by him, with its beautiful surrounding country, proves now the judiciousness and correctness of his foresight in the selection of its location. During the war of 1812, he volunteered and was a paymaster in the army. In 1825, he entered as a member the halls of legislation of the State; thereafter was an Associate Judge of the county, and when the Ohio Canal was ordained to be built, he devoted all his experience and energy toward the location and completion of that great State work. In 1811, he married Margareth R. Butt, of York County, Penn., being then a resident of Tuscarawas, Ohio, by whom he had issue of eight children, and of these are living now Jesse S., Isaac N., George B., Upton C., Joseph B. and Mary C. Mrs. Deardorff died in 1876. His immediate ancestor was Anthony Deardorff (or, as he wrote it in German, Dierdorff), one of a religious sect called Tunkers, founded in Germany, and well known for the sterling qualities of hand and heart of its members. Anthony had to flee, persecuted with others for religion's sake, his native place, Schwartzenau, in Chur Pfalz, a village between Mannheim and Heidelberg in Germany, and in company with some thirty other families of the same persuasion, found, by way of Crefeld in Rhenish Prussia, Holland, and Cowes in the Isle of Wight, England, under the leadership of Alexander Mach, their spiritual teacher, a new home in North America. They arrived at Philadelphia, Penn., September 15, 1729. Anthony, with his three sons, Peter, John and Anthony, and located in or about Germantown, Penn., where, December 25, 1723, they entered into the organization of the established Tunker or German Baptist Church. John, above named, had issue, a son named Isaac, who was the father of our subject.
ISAAC N. DEARDORFF, merchant, Dover, was born in Dover. Ohio, January 21, 1821, and is the second son of Christian Deardorff, whose sketch is also given in this work. When sixteen years of age, Isaac was sent to Baltimore, Md., to be instructed in mercantile business with C. D. & J. Slingluff, wholesale grocers, one year. He was afterward employed by Slingluff & Stevenson in the dry goods trade as chief clerk and book-keeper four years, and five years later left Baltimore for his home, going by way of the sea to Boston, the trip occupying thirteen days. During the years of 1843 and 1844, he was em-
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ployed in bringing to a final settlement the mercantile firm of Abraham Blickensderfer and Christian Deardorff, and from 1845 to 1846 was engaged in merchandising and milling with his two brothers, Jesse and George. He visited the centennial at Philadelphia in 1876, and received there a certificate of award and diploma for an improved smoke stove for smoking meat. While at Baltimore, he heard lectures from ex-President John Quincy Adams and Elihu Burritt, and escorted the remains of President William Henry Harrison through the city in 1841. Mr. Deardorff relinquished the active pursuits of life in 1848, and is living in retirement at the old family home in this city. He was the home companion of his mother until her death in 1876. He was for many years a member of the Baptist Church, and is at present a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Deardorff numbers among the oldest living born settlers of Tuscarawas County, and as a business man and a citizen is highly esteemed and respected.
GEORGE B. DEARDORFF, hardware merchant, Dover, was born in Dover, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, January 29, 1823, and is the third son of Christian and Margaret (Butt) Deardorff, who came to this county in 1806. They raised a family of eight children, of whom one died in infancy, and six are yet living-Jesse S., Isaac N., George B., Upton C., Mary C. (wife of Thomas McCullough, of Massillon, Ohio) and Joseph B. Our subject received a limited education such as the schools of those early times afforded. When a boy he was sent to Berlin, Holmes Co., Ohio, to clerk in a store, Joel Hall & Co., of which Deardorff and Slingluff were the company. Here he remained about eighteen months, returning as a clerk for Butt, Burnett & Co., and attended school at intervals. In 1846, he owned a part interest in the firm of J. S. & I. N. Deardorff, his brothers, but withdrew from the concern in 1848 or 1849, and engaged in the dry goods trade until 1852, when he sold out and engaged in farming near Dover. Here he remained in hard work for twelve years, when he returned to the town and opened in the hardware trade in 1871, and has since been continuously and successfully engaged in that business. Mr. Deardorff was married, in 1846, to Miss Hannah E. Barrick, a native of Frederick County, Md., by which union eight children have been born, of whom six are living-Clara (widow of B. Croxton), Willie C., Ida M., Frank G., Minnie B. and Nina E. Mr. Deardorff is a member and Trustee of the Lutheran Church, and is an old and respected pioneer and citizen.
UPTON C. DEARDORFF, salt manufacturer, Dover, was born in Dover, Ohio, in 1827, and is the fourth living son of Christian Deardorff, whose history appears in this work. He was reared on the homestead and followed farming until the organization of the Dover Salt Company, which was incorporated in 1869, since which time he has devoted his attention to the manufacture of salt. He was married in Dover, in 1852, to Miss Mary C., daughter of John Hildt, of this city, where she was born. This union has produced nine children, five of whom are living-Edward C., Carrie B., Mary F., Bertha E. and Theodore H. Mr. Deardorff retains a portion of the original pur. chase of land made by his father, and, aside from his business, lives a quiet life in the seclusion of his home. He has filled various local offices of trust, but has never mingled in the political arena of life. He is a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was one of the principal organizers of the Tuscarawas Agricultural Society, serving as its President for several years. In the early days, he dealt extensively in sheep-raising as a specialty, but of late has given his time to his business. His name is eminent among the esteemed and respected families, and as a citizen he is honored and respected.
CHRISTIAN DEIS, wholesale grocer, Dover, is a member of the firm of Deis & Fertig, which succeeded the original firm of C. Deis in September,
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1878. It is the only wholesale house of the kind in this county, and the firm carry a stock of $20,000, enjoying a lucrative trade. Christian Deis was born in Dover Township, this county and State, in 1843, and is the eldest son of John H. and Saloma Deis, the latter a daughter of John Arnold. John Deis was a settler of this county in 1840, and followed fanning until his retirement from business, taking up his residence in Dover. They raised a family of ten children, five of whom are residents of this county. The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm until eighteen years of age, when, in 1861, he joined the ranks of the Union army as a private in Company E, Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the three years' service, the company joining the Western army. He participated in the battles of Iuka, Corinth, Jackson and Mission Ridge, some other smaller engagements, and siege of Vicksburg, Miss. Serving through the call, he re-enlisted in the Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and joined the army at Huntsville. Ala,. He took part in the siege of Atlanta, and was with Sherman on his memorable march to the sea, thence, went to Washington through the grand review, and after further service at Little Rock, Ark., was discharged in August, 1865. During his military career, he received promotions to the First and Second Lieutenancy, and to the Captaincy of the company, in which latter rank he was mustered out. Returning to peaceful pursuits, he engaged in farming for five years, after which he formed a partnership relation with his brother Philip in the hardware trade, and continued until he opened his grocery store. He was united in marriage, in 1865, to Miss Rosanna, daughter of John Harbold, a pioneer family, and a native of this county. Of the children born to this union, four are living, via.: Clara, Charles H., Calvin and Adelaide. The family are connected with the German Lutheran Church. and Mr. Deis numbers among the stanch and reliable business men of Dover.
REV. H. B. DUES, rector St. Joseph's Church, Dover, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 5, 1850. His parents, Henry B. and Catharine (Wehri) Dues, were natives of Prussia, who came to the United States in 1843, settling in Cincinnati, Ohio. Here Mr. Dues became engaged at his trade, cabinet-making, which he followed to the close of his life, May 16, 188?. The widow and mother resides with her son, our subject, at his home in Dover, Ohio. They were the parents of eight children, four sons and four daughters, all of whom are living. The subject of this sketch, at an early age, entered the Holy Trinity Parochial Schools at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he applied himself to his studies for three years, and then for three years more was at St. Anthony's Parochial School of Cincinnati. He subsequently began an apprenticeship at type-setting and printing, and after finishing his trade in the fifteenth year of his age, entered upon the completion of his education in St. Mary's Seminary at Cincinnati. He there applied himself. assiduously until twenty-one years of age, concluding in the classics and philosophy. He then took a course in theology under the preceptorship of Bishop Rosecrans in the Aloysius Seminary at Columbus, Ohio. He was ordained priest by Bishop Rosecrans, at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Columbus, Ohio, May 30, 1874. He celebrated his first mass where he had received his first holy communion, in St. Anthony's Church, Cincinnati, and was appointed assistant rector of St. Peter's Church at Steubenville, Ohio, in 1874. This position he filled acceptably for two years, when he was made rector of the same church for six months, attending missions at Hammondsville and Mingo Junction, Ohio. On January 11, 1877, he was appointed rector of St. Joseph's Church at Dover, Ohio, to which position he has since devoted his time, making hosts of warm and sincere friends from among all classes and creeds of the people. He holds missions in St. Stephen's Church, Bolivar, Ohio; St. Peter's Church
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of the Hessian Hills, near Strasburg and St. Patrick's Church at Mineral Point, all in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The first and last named churches he erected. The increasing labors of his ministerial duties necessitating an assistant, P. J. Weissenberger was appointed to fill that position in January, 1883.
SAMUEL FERTIG, collector, Dover, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., February 15, 1812, and is the second child of Samuel and Susan (Numiller) Fertig, natives of the same county, and of German ancestry. Samuel Fertig, Sr., came with his family to the West in 1811, and settled in Bethlehem Township, Stark Co., Ohio, where he entered land and resided until 1825, when he removed to Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County. Ten years after, he returned to Stark County and settled in Franklin Township, removing in 1838 to Whitley County, Ind., where he died in the same year. He was a farmer, and left a wife and seven children, five boys and two girls, who went to Iroquois County, Ill., settling on a farm, where the widow died in September, 1846. Of the children, six are living, viz.: Henry, residing in Arkansas; David, Marshall County, Ind. ; John, Adair County, Iowa; Elizabeth, the eldest child, the widow of S. Barnhouse, and a resident of Huntington County, Ind.; (his younger sister, Maria, died in Wells County, Ind., in 1856, where her family still remain); George W., the youngest son, a resident and farmer of St. Paul, Minn., and Samuel, the subject' of this sketch. Samuel came to this county with his parents, and in 1826 located in Dover Township, and was employed in attendance on a toll bridge crossing the Tuscarawas River. He subsequently learned tailoring at Shanesville, after which he returned to Dover and followed his calling for five years. His eyesight becoming injured from his trade, he engaged in boating on the Ohio Canal about three seasons, and in 1837 embarked in the grocery business in Dover, succeeding A. G. Phillips, one of the first grocery houses in the city. This business he has since continuously followed, having a leading wholesale grocery, and is at this time (1883) connected with the firm of Deis & Fertig, the largest wholesale grocery in the county. He is also engaged largely in commission, forwarding and grain dealing, which was a large business in the early days. He was appointed Collector of Tolls of the Ohio Canal' in 1859, and has continuously filled that position, more for the employment of his spare time than from necessity. In connection with his office, he keeps on hand a stock of groceries for the accommodation of his boatmen. Mr. Fertig had but limited opportunities for education, and at an early age began alone the struggle of life. By natural elements of energy, frugality and perseverance, he has made every moment fruitful, and is now able to enjoy his well-earned reward. He was often selected to accept nominations for various county offices, all of which he respectfully declined. He did, however, run in 1875 for County Treasurer, on the Republican ticket, but the county having been for years strongly Democratic he was naturally defeated. he has always taken an active interest in political affairs, and during the war gave liberally of his means and influence to crush the rebellion:. His eldest son, Zachary T., enlisted in 1863 in the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and after promotion in the ranks of the company died from exposure at Cumberland Gap December 2, 1863. After entering the service, he was appointed a naval cadet at Annapolis, Md., but from choice gave his service to his country's flag. Mr. Fertig was married, in Dover, in 1844, to Miss Mary, daughter of Capt. Wilson Elliott, a brother of the late Com. Elliott, of the navy. To this union eight children have been born, three of whom have survived-Anna E., George E. (who represents his father's interest in the firm of Deis Ss Fertig) and Grace. The deceased are Hattie, a promising daughter who died when seventeen years of age; Benry C., who was
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drowned in the canal when six years old, and two who died in infancy. Mr. Fertig has liberally supported all public improvements conducive to the growth and interest of the city. He is grateful that he has been spared to witness such progress and prosperity, as well as to behold the county where he passed his life grow up from an unbroken forest to cultivated, productive scenes. Mr. Fertig has attended as a delegate many judicial and State conventions. In fact, it became so customary that scarcely a convention, State or Judiciary, was held but Samuel Fertig's name was selected as a delegate. As a worthy pioneer of Tuscarawas County his life is commemorated in the pages of this work, he being a well-known and esteemed citizen.
HOSEA FISHER, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Beaver County, Penn., in 1828, and is a son of Frederick and Catherine (Kurtz) Fisher, the former of Baden, the latter of` Wittenberg, Germany. The subject of this sketch was married, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1861, to Miss Amanda, daughter of Andrew D. Swihart, and a native of this county. Of the ten children born to this union, seven have survived, viz.: Edward E., Maggie. Charles, Mary, Cora, Harvey and Frederick. Mr. Fisher resides on the homestead farm, consisting of 168 1/2 acres, embracing some of the finest land in the county. He is a man of a genial and social nature, a lover of home, and although living a quiet and unostentatious life he is widely and favorably known.
PETER GROSS, wagon manufacturer, Dover, established business in this city in 1856, occupying an old building on his present premises, and to which he has built a large and commodious manufactory. This ground he subsequently purchased, and on the adjoining lot erected his residence. He has a large and lucrative trade, and is one of the active business men of the city. Mr. Gross is a native of Prussia, where he was born in 1831, embarking i n 1852 for this country, and coming direct from New York to Dover, where he landed on June 16. He was married in 1857 to Miss Margaret Zeigle, a native of Hessen, Germany, and a daughter of Adam Zeigle, of this county. Six children born to this union are all living, their names as follows: Mary, Maggie, Anna, Lizzie, Freddie and John. Mr. Gross is serving his fifth term in the City Council, being the oldest of the city fathers at present; he has also filled other offices for eight terms. He is a trustee of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church, of which he is a member.
ADAM HAAS, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born January 6. 1831, in Baden, Germany, and is a son of Adam and Catharine Haas, with whom, when six years old, he emigrated to America by way of Havre and New York, com ing to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, after a voyage of sixty-two days, where his parents died. In his youth our subject learned shoe-making which trade he followed for about twenty-three years. On July 1, 1856. he married Elizabeth Martin, born October 17, 1834, in Germany, and a daughter of Adam and Mary Martin, with whom she came to America when two years of age. To them have been born nine children-Mary, Henry, Elizabeth, Margaret, Clara, Daniel. Emma, Lydia and Ida. In the spring of 1868, he settled where he now lives. in Dover Township. He owns eighty-one acres of laud in a good state of cultivation. Both Mr. and Mrs. Haas are members of the German Lutheran Church. He is a self-made man, having earned all he possesses by hard work. He has served as Trustee of Franklin Township, where he lived eight years.
ANANIAS HARPER, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, is a grandson or James Harper, who was born in Sharpsburg, Md., and was among the distinguished pioneers of Tuscarawas County, where he passed his life. His son. Seth Harper, was a native of this county, and was married to Susan Stocksdale. He was a carpenter by trade, and lost his life in 1872, by falling from
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the cupola of a church upon which he was working. The widow and mother died in May, 1883. The subject of this sketch is the only living child of this union, and was born on the homestead in 1854; and has always lived there. This farm his father purchased in 1851. It consisted of 130 acres. Seth Harper bore the reputation of being one of the best carpenters in the county, and as a citizen and a neighbor was beloved and esteemed. His only son, our subject, has remained in single life, and has yet many years before him in which to make his mark in the world.
JAMES HARPER, JR., farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born on the homestead farm, in Dover Township, this county and State, in 1818, and is a son of James and Elizabeth (Smith) Harper, both natives of Maryland. His parents came to this county and settled on the present farm, being among the earliest pilgrims. Mr. Harper entered eighty acres of what was then but a wilderness, and here the parents lived to the close of their years. They raised a family of nine children, five of whom are living. The subject of this sketch was married in this county to Miss Martha, daughter of Elisha and Rebecca Stocks dale, of this county. The children born to this union are eight in number, all living, viz.: Susanna, Lydia, Mary A., Melinda, Jesse, James, Martha and Elizabeth. James Harper, Sr., was a Major in the war 1812. Our subject is one of the oldest born residents, and in his walk through life has held the esteem of all who have learned to know him.
J. A. HOSTETLER, attorney and Mayor, Dover, was born in Mifflin County, Penn., in 1846, and is the eldest child of Adam and Catharine (Hartzler) Hostetler, both of the same county. When one year old, his parents moved to Lawrence County, Penn., then to this county in 1859, and settled near Shanesville. Here Adam Hostetler followed farming until 1867. when he removed to Hickory County, Mo., and is still a resident of that place. He was a soldier in the late rebellion, serving in the ranks of Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and after a service of two years was discharged on account of disability. He was the parent of seven children, all of whom are living. The subject of this sketch acquired a primary education in the select schools of his day, and subsequently went to Allegheny County, Penn., for his collegiate studies. On his return he began the study of law in the office of J. A. D. Richards, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, and in 1870 entered the law department, Ann Arbor University, Mich., graduating in the class of 1872. The same year he was admitted to the bar of this county, and began the practice of his profession in Dover in the spring of 1873. He has since attended closely to his business, and is acquiring a large and successful practice. He has served on the School Board for three years, and was elected to his present position as Mayor in the spring of 1882. He takes an active interest in public affairs, and has always shown a spirit of enterprise in the growth and development of Dover. In 1872, he was married in this county to Miss Kizzie E., daughter of James Smily, of a pioneer family. The two children, Maud S. and Harry H., born to this union, are both living. Mr. Hostetler is a member of the I. O. O. F., of the Knights of Honor and Knights of Pythias.
JOHN J. JURGENS, Principal of the Catholic School, Dover, was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1847, and is a son of John C. and Charlotte (Groeninger) Jurgens, both natives of Germany and residents of Baltimore. The subject of this sketch acquired his early education in Baltimore, where he was a graduate of Calvert Hall College, in the class of 1862. He was also thoroughly educated in music, and became a teacher of same prior to his coming to the West. He came to Ohio in August, 1865, to fill the position he now occupies, where he has since been continuously engaged. He was married in
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Dover July 5, 1870, to Miss Mary C., daughter of Valentine Montag, a pioneer of Tuscarawas County. She was born in Dover and died August 1, 1883, aged thirty-seven years two months and twenty days. The results of this union have been five children, of whom four are living-Benhard, Mary. Henry and Joseph. Mr. Jurgens has filled the office of Township and City Clerk several terms, and served on the City Council for one term. He has been organist of the St. Joseph Catholic Church since his connection with the school, and ranks among the enterprising and esteemed citizens.
W. H. KEPLINGER, farmer, P. O. Winfield, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and is a son of J. H. Keplinger, who was born in Jefferson County, Va., in 1819. The latter was a son of Joseph and Catharine (Snyder) Keplinger, both natives of Maryland, who came to this county in 1832 and settled in Dover Township, where they lived to a good old age. They were parents of thirteen children, nine of whom are living. John H. Keplinger resided on the homestead until he was married, in 1838, to Miss Catherine Knappenger, a native of this county, and daughter of Philip and Mary (Bacon) Knappenger, natives of Westmoreland County, Penn. Her parents were pioneers in 1811 to Franklin County, Ohio, where they both died. The father of our subject settled here in 1854, and soon after became engaged in mercantile trade, which he pursued until 1877, when he retired from the active pursuits of life. He was appointed Postmaster of Winfield in 1856 by Aaron V. Brown, of Tennessee, under the administration of Buchanan, and still remains in that position. He has been Notarv Public, many years Justice of the Peace and has also filled various other offices of trust. He is a member of the Lutheran Church of Winfield, and is an esteemed and respected pioneer and citizen. His living children are Mary E. and William H. The subject of this sketch resided at home until August, 1862; when he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the three years' service. He participated in the battles of Martinsburg, Locust Grove and after the invasion of Pennsylvania fought in all the battles with the Army of the Potomac and through the memorable struggle of the Wilderness. He was wounded at Spottsylvania Court House May 12. 1861, and was confined in the hospital at Washington, D. C. Four months later, he rejoined the regiment in the field. and on the 19th of September, at the battle of Opequon Creek, near Winchester, he received a wound from a minnie rifle ball in the leg, midway between knee and ankle, breaking lower bone of leg, from which he has never recovered. He was transferred from the hospital at Baltimore, Md., to Columbus, and discharged for physical disability. In 1865, he was married to Miss Selecta Haley, who was born in this county. The four children born to this issue are all living, viz.: Homer E., Arthur S., Minnie M. and Ruby G. Mr. Keplinger owns a fine farm of 167 acres in Dover Township, and is a useful citizen.
JOSEPH KNISELY, farmer, P. O. New Philadelphia, was born in Goshen Township, near New Philadelphia, Ohio, in 1820. His grandfather, John Knisely, was a native of Pennsylvania, and in 1803 settled on the site of New Philadelphia. He purchased a tract of land consisting of 4,000 acres, of Godfrey Haga, and laid out the town of New Philadelphia, erecting the first cabin. He, with George Stifler, came together, and were probably the origi nal settlers of the city. His wife's name was Mary, and they raised a family of ten children, six boys and four girls, all deceased. The maternal grandparent of our subject, Philip Idski, purchased a tract of 400 acres of land in Coshocton County, Ohio, and was owner of considerable land in New Philadel phia, of which he sold twenty-five or wore lots. There he erected a large log house and barn, and dug a well, which is yet in public use. He was a native
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of Baltimore, and came to the county in about 1800. Jacob Knisely, the father of our subject, was born in Bedford County. Penn., and came with the family to this county. His wife's name was Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Etskin, a commissary in the war of 1812, who died in 1811. Jacob Knisely was a Sheriff of the county some years, and also served as Coroner, and was Quartermaster in the department of the army during the war of 1812. He settled north of New Philadelphia, and was proprietor of a hotel situated where Gentst's dry goods store now is. He was filling the office of Sheriff when he died in 1833. He was the father of nine children, four of whom are living, viz., Elias, the eldest, residing on the homestead; Joseph, Maria and William, of New York City. The subject of this sketch was brought up on the homestead, where he lived until 1847, and then purchased a farm in Fairfield Township, where he resided for sixteen years. In 1865, he bought his present estate, consisting of 206 acres, which was off the Butt & Housefeld tract. He was married in this township in 1846, to Jane, daughter of William Sluts, and a native of Fairfield Township. Her father was a pioneer of the county and a volunteer of the war of 1812. To this union twelve children have been born six sons and six daughters, of whom there are eleven living, viz., William, a teacher in IV Wapello County, Iowa; John. resident of Mansfield, Ohio; and Jacob, Perry, James and George in this county; Debby J., wife of James Laughead, of Oregon; Anna, wife of William Dickey; Alice, wife of Willie Jose. Columbus, Ohio; Magpie E. and Birdie at home. Mr. Knisely served as Assessor, Supervisor and School Director for ten consecutive years. He numbers among the oldest born settlers of the county.
JOSEPH KRANTZ, farmer of Dover Township, P. O. Canal Dover, was born September 14, 1812, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He is a son of Joseph and Barbara Krantz. natives of Germany, who emigrated to America about the year 1833. They settled in Tuscarawas County, shortly after. They were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom are living, viz., Joseph, Catharine, William, Marv, Charles, Julia, John and Louis G. In his youth, our subject received the rudiments of education in a district school, and was reared on a farm. He was married, April 24, 1866, to Miss Elizabeth Wakeman, born December 29, 1845, in Germany, and a daughter of Henry and Catherine Wakeman, both of whom are deceased. In April, 1872, our subject settled where he now resides, about a mile and a half ew;t of Dover. Mr. and Mrs. Krantz are members of the Catholic Church. Mr. Krantz is, at present, serving as Trustee of Dover Township, and is also a member of the Board of Agriculture. He owns 100 acres of land in a good state of cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Krantz are parents of five children. viz., Mary E.. born July 30, 1869; Julia A., born July 4, 1871; William J., born November 20, 1873; Henry E., born September 11, 1876; and Clara L., born May 28, 1880.
WILLIAM KRANTZ, farmer, Dover, was born May 28, 1845, in Dover Township, this county and State, and is a son of Joseph and Barbara Krantz, of whom we have made mention in this work. He received in his youth his rudimentary education at a district school. On January 13, 1872, he married Catharine, daughter of George and Mary Weigand, the former of whom is de. ceased. This union has resulted in six children, viz., George, born July 4, 1878; Eda C., born February 15, 1877; Emma E., born March 24, 1879; Henry J., born February 20, 1881; Leo A., born April 2, 1883; and one deceased. Mr. Krantz is an industrious and successful agriculturist, the owner of 140 acres of good land, and a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
CHARLES H. KRANTZ, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born March 19, 1851, in Dover Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, and is a son of Joseph and Barbara Krantz, who came from Germany. Our subject was reared on a
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farm, mid received an ordinary common school education. January 2, 1877, he married Mrs. Mary Swickheimer, born March 27, 1855, and a daughter of John and Mary Swickheimer, of Dover Township, Tuscarawas County. They have two children-Josie C. (born December 23, 1877) and Ella E. (born October 1, 1880). He owns 116 acres of land in a good state of cultivation. He has served as Assessor of Dover Township two years. and is a member of the Catholic Church at Dover.
SAMUEL KUHN, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born December 14. 1809, in Maryland, and is a son of John and Hannah Kuhn, whose ancestors originally came from Germany. In 1832, our subject came to this county and remained a few months, when he returned to Maryland, and lived there three years, returning in 1835 to Ohio. August 18, 1842, he married Catherine Gloninger, born June 14, 1819, in Lebanon, Penn., and a daughter of Peter and Eliza Gloninger, who came to this county when their daughter was fourteen years old; they are both deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn have been born four children, viz., Francis, Henry J., Charles S. and Emma 11. In 1815, our subject settled in Dover Township, in the pleasant homestead at present occupied by them, two miles nearly north of Dover. For many years he also followed the trade of a carpenter, and for six years served as Infirmary Director. He is the owner of 154 acres of land in a good state of cultivation.
PHILIP LAHM (deceased) is a worthy representative in this history of the citizens of Tuscarawas County, who have passed away after spending a life of great usefulness. He was born in Germany February 20, 1820, and his parents were Frederick and Margaret Lahm. His youth was spent on a farm, and although employed the greater portion of his time, he managed to secure a liberal education. Having reached the vears of majority, he emigrated to America, and for four years lived in Canada. thence came to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and resided in Dover for fourteen ,years. In the spring of 1869, he settled on the farm now occupied by the widow, in Dover Township. Our subject, as those who knew best can attest, was a self-made man, and in his dealings with his fellow-men had a keen knowledge of what constituted the principles of right and justice. He had served as Infirmary Director and also as Trustee of Dover Township, discharging the duties thereof with credit to himself, and to the satisfaction of his constituents. For many years the deceased pursued carpentering, at which he was unusually successful. August 21,1846, he was joined in marriage with Miss Caroline, daughter of Louis and Caroline Wenz, born December 1, 1829. To this union have been born nine children, their names and dates of birth as follows: William, January 7, 1850: Samuel, January 27, 1852; Emma. September 12, 1854; Rebecca, September 6, 1857; Clara, August 8, 1860; Charles, March 5, 1863; Edward, February 27, 1866; Harry, June 16, 1869; and Eda, February 18, 1873. Mr. Lahm was a man respected by all who knew him. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, and died October 30, 1882, leaving to his family 160 acres of well improved land.
JOHN LEWIS, farmer and dairyman, P. O. New Philadelphia, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., in 1831, and is a son of Samuel and Sarah (Weidner) Lewis, both natives of the same county. Samuel Lewis died there when our subject was a child, and the widow, with four children, came to the West in 1836 with her grandfather, Peter Weidner. The family settled in Trenton, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. where the widow and mother was married to Levi Evick; the latter is a blacksmith of Blicktown, near New Philadelphia, of whom our subject learned his trade at Trenton. Ohio. The subject. of this sketch followed his trade for seven years, and in 1857 purchased and settled on his present farm, consisting of 150 acres, where he has since re-
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mained. His mother has three children by her first marriage, viz., Edward, Mary A. and John; and one child surviving by her second union, Henry. Our subject was married near New Philadelphia in 1855, to Catharine, daughter of Andrew Swihart, and a native of this county. To this marriage sixteen children have been born, of whom eleven have survived, viz., Albert, John W., Ida M.. Amanda. Carrie, Eva, George, Charles, Franklin, Margaret I. and Flossie. Mr. Lewis carries on an extensive dairy in connection with his farm, and numbers among the well established farmers of Tuscarawas County.
EDWARD C. LEWIS, physician and surgeon, Dover, Ohio, was born in Holmes County, Ohio, December 26, 1840. His father, William, born in Philadelphia, Penn., a descendant of Maj. Lewis, of Revolutionary fame, and of the celebrated Canby family, moved to Ohio in 1831, and there engaged in farming. His mother, Nancy, is a Virginian by birth. Our subject received his education in Berlin High School, Fredericksburg Academy, Ohio, and at New Wilmington, Del. In 1857-58, he taught school for six months at Maysville, Ohio. He studied medicine for four years under Prof. Hamilton, of Columbus Medical College, with clinical advantages. He was two years a pupil of the eminent Prof. Joseph Pancost, of Philadelphia, where he graduated with first honors at Jefferson Medical College in 1862. The clinical advantages there, under Prof. Da Costa, were exceptionally good, and it is, doubtless. in a great measure to the experience there acquired that he owes the great success which has attended his practice (it being the most extensive in this part of the State), and given him so distinguished a place in the profession. In 1862, he passed a successful medical and surgical examination before the United States Navy Board in New York. After leaving college, he was offered, and declined, the position of Surgeon to an Ohio regiment. In the same year. he accepted the commission of Surgeon to an army hospital at Louisville, but afterward resigned and established himself at New Philadelphia. While there, he was Physician to the County Infirmary. At the expiration of two years, he removed to Dover. He was for some years President of the Tuscarawas Countv Medical Society, and is a member of the Ohio State Medical Society. In 1877, he was tendered the chair of Jurisprudence in the Columbus Medical College, and at present is a member of the Board of Censors of Starling Medical College, of Columbus, Ohio. He has given special attention to surgery, performing amputations near the hip-joint, removals of the mammary glands, including the axillary glands, extirpation of the eye, ex-section of the long bones and tracheotomy. He has also obtained eminence as a surgical obstetrician. Taking an active interest in politics, he has served as Chairman of the Democratic Central Committee, and has always furnished labor and means for the honest advancement of his friends. As a literary essayist. Dr. Lewis has acquired an enviable reputation, and has furnished many valuable contributions to the medical journals of the country. He served as a member and President of the Agricultural Society of Tuscarawas County for thirteen years. He is President of the Board of Trustees of the Children's Home, and has given efficient support to the lines of railway that traverse his county. He is also Surgeon for the Marietta, Pittsburgh & Cleveland Railroads. In 1873, he was elected, on the Democratic ticket, to the Sixty-first General Assembly, where he was a member of several important standing committees and Chairman on Benevolent Institutions. Declining a re-nomination to the House in 1815, be was elected to the Senate of Ohio by a larger majority than was ever previously given to any one upon the State or county ticket in his district. He is the author of several reformatory measures, and won a reputation and an influence gratifying to his constituents and creditable to himself. In the county convention in 1880, he carried Tuscarawas County for
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Congress, and in Congressional convention received other support, but was defeated by his competitor claiming his second term. He is now retired from public life, devoting himself to his profession, although many of his friends are very desirous that he should again become the Congressional standard bearer of his party. Personally, he combines the attributes of an agreeable, polished gentleman. On October 22, 1852, he married Mary E., the highly accomplished and only daughter of the late lamented Dr. Joseph Slingluff. of Dover, Ohio. The results of this union are four children, one living- Anola S. Lewis. Mrs. Lewis died March 31, 1880. This event was, to her husband, a bereavement of more than ordinary severity. A graduate of the Cleveland Female Seminary, she was a woman of superior natural endowments and possessed a remarkable strength of mind and independence of thought. Her literary tastes were of a high order, to which she gave wide exercise by earnest study and extensive reading. Born and reared in luxury, her early life was uninterrupted sunshine, while her sweetness of temper and amiability of disposition-marked traits in her character- brought to her married life a harmony and a happiness seldom equaled. For years previous to her decease she was an invalid and a great sufferer, but patience. resignation and cheerfulness often concealed from the outside world her secret sorrow. Her noble qualities of mind and heart, crowned by a deep and earnest piety. rendered her the cultured, Christian lady that she was. On April 26, 1882, he was married to Mary G., only daughter of Hon. Chauncey N. Olds. a distinguished attorney of Columbus and formerly Attorney General of Ohio.
WESLEY MINOR, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, an elderly and esteemed resident of Dover Township, this county, where he settled about the year 1842, was born in Loudoun County, Va., October 15, 1811. His parents were Daniel and Plessie Minor. When about five years of age, he came with ahem to Columbiana County, Ohio, where they remained a short time, and thence removed to Jefferson County, where they located until about the year 1833. On April 3, 1838, Mr. Minor married, in Carroll County, Susanna Welsh, daughter of John and Susanna Welsh. By her he had one child-Daniel (deceased). After his wife's decease, he married a second time, the partner of his choice being Margaret,; daughter of John and Rebecca Machan. By her he has had eight children, of whom three are living-John, Rebecca and Harvey. The second Mrs. Minor died in July, 1867. Mr. Minor was again married; this third time to Mrs. Amelia Bear, widow of the late Daniel Bear, of Tuscarawas County. This union has been blessed with two children- James and Bates. Mr. Minor is the owner of 373 acres of well cultivated land, and is a respected member of society.
JOHN J. MUNK (deceased) was born March 11, 1822, of German parentage. He was in early youth trained to be a cabinet-maker. which trade he followed till the latter partof his life, when be began farming. When eighteen years of age he emigrated to America, by way of New York, and came to Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He married Doretha Gaisley, by whom he had six children, all of whom, however, are deceased. After his wife's decease, he again married (in June, 1854), the partner of his choice being Mrs. Annie Crossgrove, born September 15, 1816. widow of the late Samuel Crossgrove, of this county. Her parents settled in Dover Township at an early day. To them were born two children-John J. and Naamah, the latter now Mrs. George Wertman. Mr. Munk was successful as an agriculturist; has served as Assessor of Dover Township; also as Trustee. which latter office he held at the time of his decease November 2, 1874. He was respected by all who knew him. His family have a comfortable homestead of 146 acres, located near Dover, Ohio.
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CHARLES MURNAY, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born near Smith. field, Penn., July 2,1823, and is the eldest child of Andrew and Sarah (Hogans) Murnay; the former of English parentage. His father was born in Ireland, and crossed the ocean when seven years of age with an elder brother. He was among the 1835 pioneers to Tuscarawas County, and settled in Sugar Creek Township, where he lived to the close of his life. The widow died at the home of her daughter in Holmes County, Ohio. They raised a. family of five children, of whom three are living-Charles, Margaret (wife of Jonathan Funk, of Holmes County) and Isabel. The subject of this sketch was married in Tuscarawas County in 1859, to Catharine, daughter of Abraham Snyder, a pioneer preacher, and one of the county's earliest pilgrims. She was born in New Philadelphia. Ohio. This union has produced nine children, of whom four have survived-John, David, Charles and Alice. Mr. Murnay settled in Dover Township in 1855, and has since made it his home. He has been Superintendent of the roads for the past fifteen years, and has tilled various offices of trust. He is connected with the Lutheran Church of the township, and is held in high estimation as a citizen and pioneer.
JOHN MYERS, grocer, Dover, was born in Wayne, now Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1832; and is a son of Charles and Catherine Myers, both natives of Prussia. Charles Myers emigrated to the United States in 1843, and located in Dover, becoming a salesman in the business of Christian Deardorff. He afterward bought land in Franklin Township, where he died in 1879. The widow and mother, with eleven children, survives. The subject of this sketch was formerly engaged in the butcher trade, and also pursued farming. He established his present business in March, 1883, and is proprietor of a first-class grocery. He has a good and successful trade, having a full line of groceries, and carries a stock of about $3,500. Mr. Myers was married in this county, in 1863, to Miss Martha Fitzgerald, who was born in Stark County, Ohio. The results of this union have been six children, of whom four are living, viz. : Clara, Louis, Edward and Florence. Mr. Myers is a member of the School Board, and of the City Council, to which latter he was elected in 1882. He is also connected with the German Lutheran Church, and is an ac. tive and enterprising business man.
CHRISTIAN B. PERSHING, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Sugar Creek Township, this county and State, in 1824, and is a son of Christian and Mary (Busard) Pershing, both natives of Pennsylvania, who were among the early pioneers of this county. They settled in Sugar Creek Township, where Mr. Pershing died when over eighty years of age. His wife had died when our subject was but five years old, leaving a family of nine children, six of whom are living, viz.: Margaret, widow of Francis Putt; Catharine, widow of Joseph Zimmerman; Barbara, wife of Daniel Putt; Mary, wife of Albert Shank, resident of Portage County, Ohio; Solomon, Daviess County. Ind., and Christian. Our subject's father was again married to Mary Kornce, by whom he had nine children, five of whom have survived-Leonard P., David, Joseph, Daniel and Lewis. The subject of this sketch was married in 1845, to Elizabeth, daughter of Conrad Zimmerman, a native of Columbiana County, Ohio. This union has produced four children. all living-Elmira, wife of Joseph Fritz; Elizabeth, Mary A., wife of Jacob Shrouk, of Holmes County, Ohio; and Edward, of Saline County, Kan. Our subject left the home farm early in life, and empty-handed commenced the struggle of life in Allen County, Ohio, working by the month on a farm. He was faithful, frugal and persevering, and by due economy gathered a small sum with which he returned, and with his capital made a payment on his present farm in 1850. The farm is now all paid for, and a second residence erected thereon stands as a record to his tireless
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energy; the first residence was destroyed by fire in 1860. He again lost heavily on securities in 1874. His farm of 166 acres is a valuable and productive one, and its proprietor is well respected as a citizen and pioneer.
JULIUS RICKSECKER, jeweler, Dover, was born in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1848, and is the youngest in the family of Israel and Lizette (Blick) Ricksecker, natives of Bethlehem, Penn. His parents came to this county in 1837, and Mr. Ricksecker opened a jewelry store, which was the first of the kind in Tuscarawas County. The following year, Israel Ricksecker returned to his home where be was married, coming back to Dover, where he continued at his occupation to the close of his life. It maybe worthy of mention in this sketch, to state that he and his wife were both musicians, and brought one of the first pianos introduced in this county: their home was the resort of friends and neighbors from far and near to receive entertainment at their hands. Mr. Ricksecker was a School Director several terms, and was one of the unostentatious, steady business men of the early days. He reared a family of five children, three of whom survive, viz.: Addie, wife of Charles G. Harger, of Dover; Theodore, and the subject of this sketch. Theodore is a resident of Brooklyn, and a druggist in New York City; prior to his leaving his native city, he was editor of a monthly publication, published in 1861, called the Dover Monthly News, at that time the. only paper of the city. The. eldest son. Rufus (deceased), was born in Dover April 19, 1842, and enlisted in 1862 as a private, at Steubenville, Ohio, and shortly- became Commissary of the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which position he ably filled, being an expert penman, and won hosts of friends. On June 27, 1864, he was commissioned First Lieutenant and assigned to Company G, which office he retained until September 19, 1864, when he received a mortal wound on the famous field of Winchester, in the gallant charge of Sheridan and his followers He was buried on the field where he fell in the defense of his country. He was possessed of fine social qualities, was a good musician, and his many friends will remember his bass voice and his fine performance on the violin. The subject of this sketch was educated at the schools of Dover, and entered his father's store to learn the trade. He was admitted as partner in the concern in April, 1870, and the association was carried on until his father's death, December 8, 1872. Israel Ricksecker had lost his wife by death, and was again married in Bethlehem, to Miss Mary J. Blick. By this marriage but one child was born. who still survives-Eugene, a civil engineer in the Government employ. The subject of this sketch was married in Dover, September 16, 1873, to Miss Mary C., daughter of Madison Harger, and a native of Dover. The results of this union have been three children- Julius H., Gertie and John E. Mr. Ricksecker served as Councilman for three years, and is connected with the Moravian Church, of which his father was one of the original founders, as well as a trustee. The latter was a sound and solid supporter of the Union cause, aiding all in his power, at the time of the civil war, in raising men and money for the suppression of the rebellion. He was a man who performed his prayers, and was a liberal giver to the poor and needy.
ADAM SCHNEIDER, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born September 9, 1839, in Germany, and is a son of Abraham and Mary E. Schneider, the former deceased. When eighteen years old, he came with his parents to America. They settled in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Our subject was reared on a farm, and received a liberal German education. He was married, January 12, 1866, to Miss Elizabeth Wolf, daughter of John and Dora Wolf, of Tuscarawas County. They have had nine children, seven living Peter, Elizabeth, John, William, Emma M., Caroline L. and Charles A. In the spring of 1869, he settled where he now resides. He owns 116 acres of land, in a fine state of cul-
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tivation. He is a member of the German Evangelical Church at Dover, and has served as School Director about six years.
WILLIAM W. SCOTT. William W. Scott is a native of Dover Village, where he now resides, and is a son of Samuel and Mary R. (Burchfield) Scott, the former of whom came from New York in 1832. He received a fair common school education in Dover, and made much progress in reading and composition, for which he always exhibited great aptitude. In 1853, he was employed by John H. Baer in the drug business, and afterward clerked in the same capacity for John G. Coates. About 1856 to 1858, he worked at the printing business with V. Porter Wilson, and contributed numerous articles to the paper. In the winters of 1858-59-60, he taught school at Pleasant Hill, near Blicktown, two miles south of Dover. He was re-employed for the winter of 1861; but after teaching ten days resigned, and enlisted as a private in Company G, Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and went to the front. In March, 1863, he was discharged for disability at Young's Point, La., and arrived home in April. He remained here till June, when Dr. B. Cloak, Surgeon United States Volunteers in charge of Dennison United States Army General Hospital, wrote for him to come and assist in the drug department. He went, and was mustered into the Twelfth Regiment of Regulars, appointed Hospital Steward United States Army by Surgeon Gen. Hammond, and put in charge of the drug department of Dennison Hospital, near Cincinnati, the largest in the service. He afterward had the commissary, baking, farming and all other departments under his supervision, and in the fall of 1865 superintended the sale of Government property, closed the records, and forwarded them to Washington. and was mustered out of the service on his own application the latter part of December, arriving home, January, 1866. In 1867, he engaged in. the drug business with Robert Figley, who sold his share a year later to George W. Crites; and the business was successfully run for several years under the firm name of Scott & Crites. In October, 1867, Mr. Scott was appointed express agent at this place, and has performed the duties continuously since, to the full satisfaction of his employers and the public. During eight years of this time, Mr. Scott was also route agent for the company, and had a number of agents and messengers under his supervision. Since the close of his military service, Mr. Scott has been an almost constant contributor to the press, confining himself generally to local correspondence for the county papers. He has written, extensively for the Reporter, from the first issue in 1872 to the present time, and to his racy delineation of passing events is due in a great measure the success and popularity of the paper. On October 1, 1868, our subject was married to Darley Brister, by whom there are two children, living-Will B. and Edith B.
CHARLES M. SHEELER, liveryman, Dover, is a son of Christopher and Elizabeth Sheeler, the former a native of Pennsylvania, the latter of Maryland, Christopher Sheeler came to this county in 1833, and locating in Dover represented the house of Lewis L. Lee, of Capetum, Md., in the sale of a general stock of goods. He opened a store in the spring of 1833, and continued in the sale of goods until 1866. In 1837, he formed a partnership relation, which was of short duration. He associated himself with the firm of Brougher, Welty & Hayden, of which house he became a partner with Welty, and afterward the sole proprietor. He was elected Mayor of the city, serving four or five terms, but has now retired from the active pursuits of life. He was married in Dover, in 1847, to Elizabeth Kaldenbaugh, a native of Pennsylvania, and to this union nine children were born, four of whom are living, viz. : Charles, Albert, Helen (wife of G. Cromwell, of Mansfield, Ohio) and Frank. He and his wife are members of the Moravian Church. Charles
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Sheeler, the eldest son and subject of this sketch, was born and reared in Dover. He established himself in the livery business in the fall of 1876. purchasing the large barn in the rear of the Iron City Hotel, and which is the only first-class livery in the city. He has a large number of horses and carriages, and is fully equipped for the large trade which he enjoys. He was formerly, for a number of years, engaged in the butter and egg business.
JAMES A. SLINGLUFF, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, is a grandson of Jesse Slingluff, a native of Baltimore, whose history appears among the early settlers in this work. Joseph Slingluff, the father of our subject, was educated for the medical profession at the medical college in Baltimore, and was engaged in the hospital of that city. On coming to Tuscarawas County, he became one of the first practitioners. He was prominently identified in various offices of trust, and was an officer in the State militia. He was one of the founders of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Dover, to which institution he contributed both of his means and his work in building up, and he made three separate additions to the city of Dover, the first two of which are covered with residences. He was instrumental in securing both the Cleveland & Marietta Railway and the Pittsburgh Railway to this city, contributing largely of his means. He died in Dover, Ohio, in December, 1814, aged sixty-five years. His wife was Elizabeth Jones, who was born in Baltimore, where they were married. Of their children, but two are living, viz., our subject and Charles H. The deceased, Mary E., was born in 1840, and was married to Dr. Lewis, of Dover, Ohio, and died in 1880, leaving five children. The subject of this sketch was born on the home farm November 14, 1847. He was largely engaged in the mercantile trade for fifteen years, since which time he has considered farming his occupation. He retains 165 acres of the original homestead, but is living a retired life at his home in Dover, Ohio. He entered the ranks of the Union army in 1862, in Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and participated at the surrender of Cumber land Gap, returning home after a year's service on the field. In 1869, he was married to Annie E., daughter of Joseph Stoutt, a native and pioneer of this county. Joseph A. and Jessie E. are the issue of this union living.
EDWARD S. SLINGLUFF, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born October 9, 1838, and is the only living child of George and Mary A. (Shriver) Slingluff, both natives of Carroll County, Md. His grandfather, Jesse Slingluff, came to this county in 1802, and after securing a large tract of land, returned to Maryland, where he died. His son, George, was sent to look after his father's estate, and was also put in charge of a stock of goods. He was then but eighteen years of age, and opened the first stock of goods in the county. He pursued mercantile trade until 1848, when he removed on a farm near Dover, where he died in 1879. He was a refined, well educated man, of unostentatious habits, and a life-long disciple of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The subject of this sketch acquired a common school education, and in 1856, entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, where he remained a close student for three years. In 1859, he took a course at the Commercial College in Cleveland, and then returned home. Mr. Slingluff has filled various public offices, but possessing the traits of his father, does not aspire to public affiliation. He has 400 acres of the original land purchase of his grandfather in Dover Township. In 1882, he was married to Miss Mary N., daughter of Edward Sargent, a native of New Philadelphia, and a pioneer of this county. Mr. Slingluff is living a quiet and retired life at New Philadelphia, and is a lineal descendant of the earliest and distinguished pioneers.
JOHN W. SNYDER, farmer, P. O. Winfield. was born in Winfield, Ohio, in 1836. He is a grandson of Henry Snyder, a native of Maryland, who was
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one of the original pioneers of this county; he entered land, and founded a home where he passed the remainder of his life. His son Charles N., the father of our subject, was born in Washington County, Md., and was married to Miss Mary Kohr, a native of Maryland, who bore him three children, all of whom are living-Christian, of Ingham County, Mich.; Sophia, wife of Jonas Bair, of Daviess County, Ind.; and John W. Charles Snyder was a miller by trade, but followed farming. He occupied a farm in Dover Township in 1840, and at the time of his decease, in 1882, was a resident of Winfield. He attained the eightieth year of his age; his wife, who survives, is in the eighty-second year of her age. The maternal grandparent of our subject, Christian Kohr, was a native of Maryland, and entered in Dover Township 320 acres of land, on which our subject now resides. The log house he erected years ago is still standing, but could not be recognized, as it has received modern improvements, and has the appearance of a new residence. John W. Snyder is a farmer, born and bred. He purchased the homestead in 1872, and has since made it his home. He was married in 1860, to Miss Mary M., only daughter of Christian Kohr, and a native of Tuscarawas County. To this Union four children have been born, all of whom are living-Thomas, Charley, Milan and Mary E. Mr. Snyder is a member of the United Brethren Church of Win field, and is a living descendant of the distinguished pioneer family of Tuscarawas County.
GEORGE W. STOCKSDALE, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Baltimore, Md., December 30, 1817. The records of this family show them to be of English descent; the dates of birth in the past generation show an uncle, Elisha Stocksdale, who was born November 25, 1778; Ely, a brother, November 25, 1780; Myrna, August 6, 1784; Katie, March 5, 1787, and Ellen, March, 1779; the brothers were among the pilgrims of the new world, and located in Maryland, under the old English dispensation, which granted the land cleared by the hatchet at one shilling per acre. Here the brothers hewed out a settlement, and from this point the race of Stocksdales sprang. Elisha, the grandparent, was a native of that State, and Elisha, Jr., the parent of our subject, was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1791. He was married to Rebecca Cook, a native of the same county, and the two became early settlers of Dover Township, where Mr. Stocksdale died in 1841, his widow April 18, 1863. Their children were as follows: George W., our subject; William, born March 25, 1819; Nellie (deceased), born December 25, 1820; Edward, born October 7, 1822; Patsey, born April 22, 1824; Perry, born January 29, 1826; Susan (deceased), born December 31, 1827; Elizabeth (deceased), born December 20, 1830; Elisha, born December 19, 1831; Rezin C. (deceased), born February 13, 1834; and Jeremiah, born January 29, 1837. The subject of this sketch was married in 1844 to Mary Lanoz, who was born at Harper's Ferry, Va. Eight children have blessed this union, six of whom are living-William P.; Charlotte. wife of F. Spaulding, of Portage County, Ohio; Rebecca, wife of O. C. Phelps; George A., married to Miss Elizabeth Ogg; Emma, wife of W. Rosenberg; and Anna. Mr. Stocksdale settled on his present farm, consisting of eighty acres, in 1850, and has since lived here. He is a man of quiet, unostentatious habits, fond of the home fireside, and is a stable and consistent member of the United Brethren Church.
PERRY STOCKSDALE, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Baltimore, Md., January 29, 1826, and is a son of Elisha and Rebecca (Cook) Stocksdale, whose history appears in this work. The subject of this sketch was married in Dover Township, in 1851, to Mary M., daughter of Martin Muma, of Tuscarawas County. Of the children born to this union, six are living. Their names are as follows: John W., Charles P., George E., Mary
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L., Anna R. and Katie E. J. Mr. Stocksdale settled on his present farm of ninety-five acres in 1852. In 1873, he opened a vein of coal on his land, which yields on an average 150 tons per annum. He served as Justice of the Peace for one year, and has filled various arious offices of trust. He is a member of the United Brethren Church, and a useful citizen of Dover Township.
JEREMIAH STOCKSDALE, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Dover Township, this county and State, in 1837. and is the youngest son of Elisha and Rebecca (Cook) Stocksdale. His parents were both natives of Maryland, and came to Tuscarawas County in 1836, settling in Dover Township, where Elisba lived to enjoy pioneer life three years; the widow survived until 1861. Of their family of eleven children, six are living-George, William, Perry, residents of this county: Elisha, resident of Kankakee County; Martha, wife of James Harper, this county; and Jeremiah. The subject of this sketch was married in 1862, to Ann, daughter of Martin Muma, a pioneer of Tuscarawas County. To this union eight children have been born, all of whom are living- Martin, Susan, John, Mary. Lydia, Anna, Jane and Jeremiah. After his marriage, Mr. Stocksdale settled on his present farm, consisting of 105 acres, where he has since lived. His father was a surveyor, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. He followed his profession in his native State. Our subject is connected with the United Brethren Church of Dover Township, and is a highly respected citizen.
JOSEPH M. STOUTT, banker and insurance agent, Dover, was born in Strasburg, Franklin Township, Ohio, in 1844. and is the youngest son of Joseph and Nancy (Officer) Stoutt, the former of whom was born in 1806, being the first white boy born in New Philadelphia. Joseph Stoutt; was a son of Christian Stoutt, a Pennsylvanian, who erected one of the first cabins on the site of New Philadelphia, and was one of the county's distinguished pioneers. He died at Strasburg, in the, ninety-first year of his age He kept a hotel at Dover, and was also proprietor of the first hotel opened in New Philadelphia. By trade Joseph Stoutt was a tanner, and by his perseverance and frugality attained success. His wife and five children, who survive, are all residents of this county. The subject of this sketch was educated for the bar, passing graduation at Ann Arbor University in the class of 1868. His father's death occurring at this time, he was appointed executor of his estates, by which means he abandoned his profession, taking up his residence at Dover. The banking institution was established in 1871, under the firm name of A. Vinton, Stoutt & Vinton. The insurance business was accepted as a side feature, representing all the leading insurance companies of the country. Mr. Stoutt was married, at New Philadelphia, in 1870, to Miss Adaline, daughter of A. Vinton. This union has been blessed with five children, all of whom are living--Romaine. Fanny S., Marion, Charles V. and Joseph A.
JOSEPH J. STREB, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, December 20, 1840, and is a son of John and Mary Streb, of this county. He was reared to farm life, and received a liberal education. On November 3, 1863, he married Miss Catherine Krantz, daughter of Joseph and Barbara Krantz. To this union there have been born seven children, viz.: Henry W., Clara E., Annie M., William H., John J., Lauretta J. M. and George W. (the latter deceased). A short time subsequent to his marriage, he engaged in mercantile business at Strasburg, this county, where he remained seven years. In the spring of 1872, he removed to the farm in Dover Township now occupied by him. He has served as Treasurer and Trustee of Franklin Township. and is an ardent member of the Catholic Church. He is a self-made man, having accumulated all he possesses by his own exertions. He is the owner of 100 acres of land, and well worthy
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of being represented in the history of his county. The parents of Mr. Streb reside in Lawrence Township, this county, where they came at quite an early day. They are the parents of seven children-Joseph J., Lawrence, Conrad, John G., Peter, George and Mary, the latter two of whom are deceased.
JOHN STRICKMAKER, photographer, Dover, was born near Dover, Ohio, in 1847. His parents, John and Elizabeth Strickmaker, were both natives of York County, Penn.. and among the early pilgrims of this county. His father was a farmer, and settled in York Township, this county, where he lived to the close of his life, dying in April, 1874. The widow, who survives, is the mother of seven children, six of whom are living, viz.: Zachariah, Jacob, Philip, Joseph, Mary and John. The subject of this sketch was brought up on the homestead farm, and when fifteen years of age became engaged as salesman in a dry goods house at New Philadelphia. He was afterward employed in the same capacity at Dover, where he subsequently established himself in the dry goods trade. In 1875, he disposed of his stock and opened the Cochran Central House, of Steubenville, Ohio, of which he was the proprietor for two years, after which he sold out, and learning photography of his brother, succeeded a Mr. Edwards in his present location. The gallery is large and commodious, with a north side and skylight, and is tastefully and conveniently fitted up for the artist, many improvements having been recently made. Mr. Strickmaker is a thorough student of his profession, as specimens produced by his handiwork are well executed, and display taste as well as skill, so necessary in a first-class artist. Mr. Strickmaker was joined in marriage, in 1870, with Miss Amelia, daughter of Rev. Adam Helwig, a Lutheran divine of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Strickmaker are members of the English Lu. theran Church of Dover.
JEHU STULL, farmer. P. O. New Philadelphia, was born in Fayette County, Penn., in 1837, and is the eldest son of William and Elizabeth (Davis) Stull, both nalives of that State. They came to the West in 1853, and settled on the farm now occupied by our subject, the original purchase consisting of 174 acres. Here the parents spent their lives, Mr. Stull passing away in 1816. The widow and mother, who survives, is now in her seventy-fourth year. They reared a family of seven children, of whom five are living, viz.: Sarah, wife of Jonas Penrod; Mary, wife of Simon Kern; Jehu; Phoebe, wife of P. G. Saltsman, of Trumbull County, Ohio; and Abram. The subject of this sketch has always resided on the homestead. He was united in marriage, in Dover Township in 1861, with Mary Keller, who was also born in this county. This union has resulted in four children-Laura E., Elvira L.. Austin E. and Melinda E. The family are connected with the United Brethren Church of Dover Township.
SAMUEL SWABY, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born July 19, 1833, in England, and is a son of William and Elizabeth Swaby. When he was one and a half years old, his parents emigrated to America, and by way_of New York came to Dover Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, in 1835, where they died. Our subject was reared on a farm, where he lived with his father until 1875 (his mother having been dead twelve years previous to that time), and received an ordinary education. He was married, May 1, 1858, to Miss Mary A. Brown, daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca Brown (the latter deceased), of this county. To this union have been born four children-Stanley W., Edson C., John B., and Ella (deceased). In 1856, Mr. Swaby settled where he now lives in Dover Township. He owns 333 acres of land in an excellent state of cultivation. Mr. Swaby has lived in Tuscarawas County ever since coming here in 1835, and has performed his share of labor in rescuing this fine land from the grasp of the wild forest.
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W. H. VORHERR, grocer, Dover, succeeded Morrow & Switzer, in the grocery trade, in 1879, the same being the old and original house of Weibel & Co. The present concern carries a stock of $3,000, and has a good trade. The subject of this sketch was born in Middletown, Orange Co.. N. Y., in 1844. His parents, Adam and Elizabeth Vorherr, were both natives of Germany, and emigrated to this country, settling in Orange County, N. Y., in 1820. In the fall of 1848, they removed and located in Dover, where Mr. A. Vorherr engaged at his trade as tailor until 1865, when he bought a farm in Dover Township and followed farming for a few years. He than returned to this city, Dover, and is now living in retirement at his home. They raised a family of three children, all of whom are living-W. H., Fred crick and Elizabeth. The subject of this sketch was for thirteen years engaged in the dry goods trade in New York City. For three years during his absence, previous to coming to Tuscarawas County in 1879, he was engaged in the cigar and tobacco trade. In the Year of his arrival in Dover he established himself in his present business, which he has since successfully pursued. He was married in New York City in 1868 to Miss Mary Sexauer, who was born in Baden, Germany. To this union four children have been born, three of whom are living--Mary L., Francis E. and William B. Mr. Vorherr is a member of the German Beneficiary Association, Knights of Pythias, and of the Masonic fraternity. He is among the leading business men of Dover, and the family are connected with the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
JOHN ADAM WAGNER, farmer and breeder of fine stock, P. O. Canal Dover, Ohio, was born January 18, 1837, in Kriegsfeld, Rhein Province Bayern, Germany, and is a son of Peter and Margaret Wagner. In 1849, when thirteen years of age, he emigrated with his parents to America, settling in Auburn Township, this county, the same year, on a farm of 120 acres, which they kept in a high state of cultivation. Here his parents both died. Our subject obtained a liberal education, though principally through his own exertions, having attended schools but very little in this country; has, however, a very fair German education. On February 5, 1858, he married Marv, a daughter of Daniel B. and Anna Zimmerman, of this county, though natives of Switzerland. By her he had twelve children, eleven living, and all enjoying the best of health, viz.: Daniel B., Margaret, Anna E., Peter J., J. Adam, William, John, Edward V., Amelia, Philip and Mary V. In 1861, he settled in York Township, this county, on quite a hilly farm of 100 acres, farming in summer and teaching a public school in winter. In 1864, he went to Carson City, Nev., clerking for a brother; returned in sixteen months to York Township. In 1866, he settled in Dover Township, where he now resides with his family on a farm of 276 acres, which he owns and keeps in a high state of cultivation. He also owns a one-fourth interest in the Standard Fire Brick Works, of which he is business manager, located three miles north of Dover, on the C., L. & W. R. R. Mr. Wagner has held the office of County Treasurer two full terms from 1878 to 1882, in which capacity he served hon. orably and creditably to himself and constituents. He has also been honored with many minor offices; for twelve years a Trustee of Dover Township; member of the Agricultural Society for a number of years, and almost uninterruptedly a member of the Township School Board, of which he is at present serving as President; is also a member of the F. & A. M., having advanced to the degree of K. T. Mr. Wagner and wife are both members of the German Evangelical Church.
GEORGE W. WEAVER, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born on May 20, 1836, and is a son of Adam and Frances Weaver, of German nativity, who came to America when our subject was a more child. They came direct to
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Tuscarawas County, and are now residents of Lawrence Township: They reared a family of five children-George W., Charles, Mary, Conrad and Adam. The subject of this sketch was reared to man's estate on a farm, and received a liberal education. On February 9, 1871, he was united in marriage to Miss Hannah, daughter of John (deceased) and Hannah Kerch, of Dover Township; she was born in June. 1850. This Union has been blessed with six children--Annie M., born December 15, 1871; Hannah C., born June 30, 1873; John W., born August 11, 1875; Barbara E., born October 20, 1877; Mary, born August 20, 187 9; and one deceased. Mr. Weaver is a stock-dealer, and is the owner of 160 acres of good tillable land. He is at present serving as School Director.
REV. P. T. WEISSENBERGER, priest at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Dover, was born in the Grand Duchy of Baden, Europe, January 1, 1822. He made his classic studies in the Lyceum in the city of Friebourg, Grand Duchy of Baden, and emigrated to this country in 1848, and entered St. Vin. cent's University, Westmoreland County, Penn., where he graduated, closing an additional term of studies in the Seminary of the Diocese of Vincennes, Ind., where he was ordained a priest March 9, 1857, and was then appointed as the first rector of St. Mary's, of Rock, Franklin County, Ind. Besides this congregation, he had to attend St. Michael's in Brookville (county seat), and also Wolf Creek or St. Philomenas Church in the same county and State of Indiana. During his ministry in this county, he started two new brick churches of the same size and plan, 100 feet long and 50 feet wide, in Gothic style. When the one in Brookville was roofed, and the brick work on the other, in St. Mary's at the Rock, was in progress, he was transferred to Millhousen, Decatur County, Ind. From here he went subsequently to Cincinnati, Ohio, and joined the reverend clergy of the Archdiocese, and started again a much larger new brick church in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. While engaged with this church his health failed, and in the year 1868 he journeyed, with the permission of the Right Rev. Archbishop John B. Purcells, to his native country, Grand Duchy of Baden, where he remained about seven years, acting, especially the last years, as a regular Proparrochus, about nine miles from Friebourg, in a large village by the name of Biengen, St. Ladegar's Church. His health having greatly improved, he returned to his old Arch. diocese of Cincinnati, and resumed his mission labors again in Miltonsburg, Woodsfield, Will's Creek, etc., in Monroe County, Ohio, of which Woodsfield is the county seat. From this county he was sent to Morgan and Lodi, Ohio. December 15, 1882, he was again transferred to Dover, and appointed as an assistant priest of St. Joseph's Church, where he has since been engaged. He is a gentleman, thoroughly educated, refined and courteous, and was during his ministry always very active and zealous up to this date. The above named churches which he started and built, viz., the St. Michael's Church in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., and St. Mary's of the Rock, in the same county and Diocese of Vincennes, Ind., and also St. Bernard's Church in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, and other smaller buildings, are all monuments of his zeal, energy, intelligence and perseverance. He attended not only the above principal places where he resided, but in general all the stations in the counties where be resided.
JACOB WELTY, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Dover Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, in 1817. His great-grandfather was a native of Switzerland, whence he emigrated at an early time, and settled in the wilds of Pennsylvania, and from him the succeeding generations sprang. Abraham and Elizabeth (Overalt) Welty, the parents of our subject, were both natives of Pennsylvania, and came to the West in 1813, settling on 160 acres of land
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in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County. Abraham was a Mennonite preacher, and held divine service throughout the various settlements in the country. Here they together passed the remainder of their life's journey, attaining old and respected ages. They raised a family of five sons and four daughters, three of whom are living. viz., Jacob, Sarah (wife of John Rupert) and Anna (wife of John Buzzard, of Elkhart County, Ind.). The subject of this sketch was born on the homestead farm, and is among the oldest living born settlers of the county; be has always resided on the home of his father's selection. He was married in this county, September 15, 1839, to Miss Barbara, daughter of David Miller, of Holmes County, Ohio, and a native of Pennsylvania. Eight children have blessed this union, four of whom are living, their names as follows: David M., John, Barbara and Mary. Mr. Welty is connected with the Mennonite Church, and ranks among the distinguished pioneers of the county.
VALENTINE WENZ, farmer and manufacturer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born in Germany February 11, 1840. and is a son of Louis and Caroline (deceased) Wenz. He emigrated with his parents to America when three years old, and by way of New York came to Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. His parents resided here three years, removing thence to Coshocton County, where they remained until the decease of Mrs. Wenz. They had nine children, of whom five are living, viz., Louis, Frederick, Caroline, Phoeba and our subject, who is the youngest. Valentine received a fair education, and when sixteen years old learned carpentering, which he followed for about ten years. He then pursued business in the lumber trade for sixteen years, after which, about the spring of 1879, he began farming on the land where he now resides. He owns ninety acres of finely cultivated land, and has also a half interest in the Standard Fire Brick Company. He was married, March 18, 1868, to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth Weaver, of Dover Township. By this union he has had four children, three of whom are living -Charles, Clara and Lyda. Mr. Wenz is an ardent member of the German Lutheran Church, and has served as Marshal of Dover for six years.