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574 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. BATH TOWNSHIP. JOSEPH ALDRIDGE, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Jackson County, Ohio, July 18, 1810, and is a son of Samuel and Mary A. (Taylor) Aldridge, who settled in Bath Township, Allen County, in 1829, where they lived until 1842, when they returned to Jackson County, and died there. Our subject was reared in Jackson and Greene Counties, Ohio, and in 1830 came to Bath Township, this county, where he resided about six months. He afterward lived in Greene County three years, and in 1833 returned to Bath Township, and worked at clearing and chopping by the month and job, up to 1835, when he purchased forty acres of land adjoining the farm he now occupies, which he cleared and improved, and where he lived until 1850, when he traded for the farm he now occupies, a part of which he cleared. He also purchased a tract of forty acres opposite, all of which he improved and afterward gave to his son. Mr. Aldridge was married August 12, 1830, to Mary, daughter of William and Mary (Kaufenberger) Rumbaugh, of Greene County, Ohio, by whom he had thirteen children, of whom but three survive: Catherine (wife of D. A Hadsell), Mary (wife of M. Bellingar) and Cassius. Mr. Aldridge never attended school a day in his life, but learned to read by his own application to study. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years. In politics he is a Republican. MICHAEL ALTSTAETTER, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Monroe Township; Allen Co, Ohio, April 18, 1848, a son of Jacob and Catherine (Bucher) Altstaetter, and was reared and educated in the common schools of his native township. He was united in marriage October 5, 1875, with Catherine, daughter of Adam and Anna (Art) Olt, of Germany, by whom he has had five children : Albert G. (deceased), George J., and three that died in infancy. In 1876 Mr. Altstaetter located on a farm in Bath Township, this county, the most of which he cleared himself, and on which he has made all the improvements. He and his wife are members of the German Reformed Church. He has been trustee of Bath Township two terms; in politics he is a Democrat. MARSHALL ATMUR, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Harrison County, W. Va. November 29, 1828, son of Levi and Louisa (Marshall) Atmur, natives of Virginia. Our subject was reared and educated in Champaign County, Ohio, where his parents had settled in 1834, when he was but six years of age. In 1847 they came to Allen County, locating in Perry Township, where they cleared and improved a farm, and lived and died. They had a family of twelve children : Marshall, Mary A. (wife of Nelson McPheron), Ravena (deceased), Jesse H., Elizabeth (wife of George French), Lucy (wife of George Williams), Matthias, Emma (wife of E. W. Parker), William, Martha (deceased), Eliza (wife of C. Aldridge), Harriet (wife of Reuben Meeley). Our subject lived BATH TOWNSHIP - 575 with his parents until twenty-five years of age. In 1854 he located on forty acres of land in Bath Township, which he cleared and improved, and here he lived ten years. In 1864 he settled on the farm he now occupies, a part of which he also cleared, on which he erected all the buildings. He was in the late war of the Rebellion, serving 100 days in Company F, One Hundred and Fifty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was at Georgetown Heights when the rebels raided Washington, and was honorably discharged at expiration of time. Mr. Atmur was married September 8, 1853, to Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth (Gottwald) Hoffman, --of Lima, and formerly of Pennsylvania. The issue of this union was eight children, of whom but two survive: Miner A. and Clarence H. Our subject's paternal grandfather, John Marshall, was a native of Virginia, and among the eary settlers of Perry Township. Mr. Atmur is a leading farmer of Bath Township. In politics he is a Republican. SAMUEL BEDFORD, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Philadelphia, Penn., October 28, 1808, and is a son of Thomas and Jane Bedford. He was reared in his native city, and came to Ohio in 1830, locating in Warren County, where he resided up to 1849, when he came to Bath Township, Allen County, settling on the farm where he now resides, all of which he cleared and improved himself. He was a blacksmith by trade, which, in connection with his farm, he carried on up to 1884. He was married October 9, 1838, to Mary A., daughter of John and Sarah (Stewart) Murray of Warren County, Ohio. The issue of this union was nine children : John (deceased), Sarah (wife of Milton Patrick), Mary E. (deceased), Milton D., James M., Margaret E. (wife of Lewis Brentlinger), William A., Samuel S. (deceased), and Isaac N. In politics Mr. Bedford is a Republican. He is a member of the Society of Friends, and his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. HARRISON BIBLE, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Rockingham County, Va., July 5, 1835, and is a son of Christian and Mary Bible. He was reared in his native county, where he resided until twenty-two years of age, when he located in Coshocton County, Ohio, and worked at clearing land until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion. He enlisted in April, 1861, in Company G, Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infan try, and was honorably discharged after three-months service. He re-enlisted in September of the same year in Company I, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was in the battles of Stone River, Murfreesboro (where he was wounded in the right arm), Spring Hill, Fort Donelson, and many minor engagements, and was honorably discharged at Indianapolis, Ind., in the fall of 1864. He then located in Perry Township, this county, remaining about a year, during which time he married Sarah Good, of that township. with whom he lived until her death. In 1866 he came to Bath Township, and worked at chopping wood or in a stone quarry or in a lime kiln, according to the season, for three years; since which time he has been engaged in farming. He has lived on his present farm since 1881. Mr. Bible's present wife is Sarah J., daughter of Joshua Greer, a pioneer of Bath Township, and by this marriage there were born six children: Moses, Joshua, Allen, Frank, Harvey and John 576 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. (twins). Mr. Bible and wife are members of the Protestant Methodist Church. In politics he is a Republican. HENRY BOOSE, farmer, P. O. Lima, was born in Somerset County, Penn., January 31, 1832, and is a son of Rudolph and Susannah (Walker) Boose. He was reared in his native county, and educated in the common schools. In the fall of 1854, when in his twenty-second year, he came to Allen County, and located in Bath Township on the farm where he now resides, all of which he has cleared and improved from what was then an unbroken wilderness. He has been twice married. His first wife, to whom he was married December 6, 1855, was Mary S., daughter of Daniel and Phebe (Shunk) Coleman, of Somerset County, Penn., and by her he had four children : Eliza J. (wife of Joseph Neishwitz), Cyrus D., Charles R. and Henry F. On June 27, 1870, he married his present wife—Catherine Westbay, widow of Isaiah Westbay, and daughter of Charles and Sophia (Ludwig) Crites, of German Township, this county. By this union there were four children : Ellen, Clara R., Harry T., and an infant daughter (deceased). Mr. Boose is one of the representative and leading farmers of Bath Township. The farm he now occupies comprises 160 acres. He has two eighty-acre tracts on Section 8, a part of which he has cleared. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He has filled the office of treasurer of Bath Township upward of twelve years, and has held other minor offices ; in politics be is a stanch Democrat. SAMUEL BOOSE, farmer, P. O. Lima, was born in Somerset County, Penn., November 27, 1842 ; son of Rudolph and Susannah (Walker) Boose, natives of Pennsylvania. His paternal grandfather. Jacob Boose, was a native of Switzerland, and his maternal grandfather, Philip Walker, was a native of Germany. Our subject was reared on a farm in his native county, and resided with his parents until twenty-four years of age. He served in the late war of the Rebellion, enlisting in July, 1862, and was in the battles of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Antietam, as well as several minor engagements, and received a flesh wound in the leg at Gettysburg. After thirteen months' service he was honorably discharged on account of disability, at Mt. Pleasant Hospital, Washing. ton, D. C. Mr. Boose has been twice married, his first wife, to whom he was married March 19, 1865, being Civilla, daughter of William and Susan (Walker) Hay, of Somerset County, Penn., by which union there was one child—Civilla. March 7, 1867, our subject married his present wife, Jane, daughter of Henry and Susanah (Winegardner) Roush, early settlers of Bath Township. The issue of this union was nine children : Mary S., Emma J., Henry R., Sarah R., Katie A., Maggie B,, Martha A., Cora M., and Gracie I. Mr. Boose located in Bath Township in 1865, on the farm he now occupies, comprising 200 acres, most of which he has cleared himself, making nearly all the improvements. He and his wife are members of the Evangelioal Lutheran Church. He has served the township as treasurer and trustee, and was infirmary director of the county six years. He is one of the substantial farmers of Bath Township. In politics he is a Democrat. GEORGE S. BYERLY. farmer, P. O. Lima, was born in Rockingham County, Va., March 4, 1847, and is a son of David and Phebe Byerly. BATH TOWNSHIP - 577 From five years of age he was reared in Washington County, Tenn., where he received a common school education, and lived until 1861, when he came to Allen County and located in Bath Township. In 1864 he settled on the farm he now occupies, on which he has made all the improvements in erecting buildings, etc. He was married November 4, 1862, to Sarah, daughter of Daniel and Polly (Leedy) Miller of Bath Township, by whom he has had twelve children, ten now living: David, Mary, Daniel, Laura, Jesse, Ellen, Oscar, William, Frederick and Chester. Mr. and Mrs. Byerly are members of the German Baptist Church. He has been a school director of Bath Township for twelve years ; in politics he is a Republican. SAMUEL CHAMBERS, farmer and cider manufacturer, P. O. Lima, was born in Franklin County, Penn., April 7, 1819, and is a son of Robert and Catherine (Rise) Chambers, the former a native of Virginia and of English descent, the latter a native of Germany. Our subject was reared in his native county where he remained until eighteen years of age, when he removed with his parents to Miami County, Ohio. He was married May 28, 1844, to Harriet, daughter of John K. and Susan (Krebs) Miller, of Miami County, formerly of Maryland. The issue of this union was nine children : Absolom, Sarah J. (deceased wife of Newton D. Hadsell), Catherine, (wife of George Smith), Eli (married to Katurab Spangler of Henry County, Ohio), Susan (deceased wife of Henry D. Miller), John (deceased), Emma (wife of Joseph M. Brower), George, and Harriet L. Mr. Chambers was a resident of Miami County up to 1852, when he came to Allen County and located in Bath Township on the farm he now occupies, which was originally settled by Moses McClure. He was a manufacturer of sorghum for several years, and since 1879 has been quite extensively engaged in the manufacture of cider. Mr. and Mrs. Chambers are members of the German Baptist Church, of which he is one of the visiting brethren. In politics he is a Republican. SOLOMON G. CLEMENTS, farmer, P. O. Lima, was born in Fleming County,. Ky., April 3, 1811, and is a son of Gustavus A. and Mary (Gregg) Clements. His paternal grandfather was John Clements, a native of Ireland, and a resident of Virginia, where he died in 1776. His maternal grandfather was Solomon Gregg, a native of Pennsylvania, of English descent, and a pioneer of Fleming County, Ky. In 1811 the parents of our subject settled in Henry County, Ky., where they cleared and improved a farm on which they lived and died. There the subject of this sketch was reared, receiving a limited and common school education, and lived until twenty-six years of age, when he located in Gallatin County, Ky. where he resided twelve years. In 1850 he settled in German Township, Allen Co., Ohio, where he cleared and improved a large farm on which he resided up to 1877, and then removed to Bath Township, on the farm where he now resides. Mr. Clements was married March 20, 1834, to America, daughter of John and Keturah (Clements) Hance of Henry County, Ky. The issue of this union was eleven children, six of whom tire now living : John, Mary (wife of George Taylor), Gustavns, William, Elvira E. (wife of Christian Mullenour), add Malinda H. (wife of Elvin Hadsel). Mr. and Mrs. Clements are members of the Disciples 578 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. Church. He is one of the substantial and enterprising farmers of Bath Township. In politics he is a Democrat. JAMES R. CUNNINGHAM, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Lima, this county, January 13, 1838, son of James and Martha (Kennedy) Cunningham, the former a native of Washington County, Penn., but reared and educated in Licking County, Ohio. The latter was a native of Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio. They reared a family of eleven children of whom nine grew to manhood and womanhood: James R., Martha L. (wife of N. W. McCormick), Mary (wife of John Winden), Emily (wife of John Hutchinson), Kate (wife of E. C. Baldwin), Thomas L. (killed in the Confederate service during the late war of the Rebellion), DeWitt C., Flora (wife of D. D. Nichols), and Nelson W. The father of our subject settled in Bath Township, this county, in 1833, taught school for a time and was also engaged in mercantile business in Lima. He afterward engaged in farming, and cleared up a large tract of land where South Lima now stands. The paternal grandfather of our subject, James Cunningham, formerly of Washington County, Penn., was a Presbyterian clergyman, a pioneer minister of Licking County, Ohio, and died at Martinsburg. His maternal grandfather was Thomas Kennedy, a farmer by occupation, who settled in Lima in 1834. Our subject was reared and educated in Lima, this county. He was married October 17, 1861, to Nancy J., daughter of David and Martha (Custard) Heckathorn, of Bath Township. The issue of this union is three children: May (wife of Oscar L. Edgecomb), Ermina and Earl D. Mr. Cunningham at the breaking out of the late war of the Rebellion, enlisted in Company A, Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged after three months' service. He re-enlisted in the spring of 1864 in Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was honorably discharged after four months' service. He is a member of the Disciples Church, Mrs. Cunningham of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a Democrat. JOSHUA L. DUNLEVY, superintendent of County Infirmary, P. 0. Lima was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., November 4, 1834, and is a son of Moses and Jane (Ledlie) Dunlevy. He was reared in his native city until eighteen years of age, where he received an academic education. He then went to California where he remained five years, being engaged in mining and stock herding. In 1858 he returned to Pittsburgh, and in 1859 located in Delaware County, Ohio, and engaged in farming, which he continued in up to the breaking out of the late war of the Rebellion. Our subject enlisted September 30, 1861, in Company D, Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, going out as orderly sergeant, and was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Pittsburg Landing, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hill, the Siege of Vicksburg and many other engagements, and was honorably discharged at Vicksburg in September, 1864, after three years' service. He then returned to Delaware County, remaining there until the fall of 1866, when he located in Bath Township, and in the spring of 1867 purchased a farm and engaged in small fruit culture. Mr. Dunlevy was married September 30, 1861, to Mary E., daughter of Moses and Eliza (Smith) Torrance of Delaware County, by whom he has four children: Yuba, Force, George and Grace. Mr. Dunlevy has BATH TOWNSHIP - 579 served Bath Township twelve years as justice of the peace, and in the spring of 1879 was appointed superintendent of the Allen County Infirmary, which position he now holds. In politics he is a Democrat. WALTER EDGECOMB, farmer, P. 0. Beaver Dam, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, August 6, 1819, son of Uriah and Betsey (Dowd) Edgecomb, natives of Connecticut, who settled in Bath Township, this county, in 1832, locating on the farm now occupied by John Blaine, which they cleared and improved. They had a family of thirteen children: Uriah (deceased), Marilla (wife of Josiah DeLong), Ezra (deceased), Lansil (deceased), Clarinda (deceased), Robert, Walter, Lydia (deceased), Amy (deceased), Ann (wife of Elisha C. Pangle), Marquis, Sarah (wife of Lewis Bassitt) and an infant son (deceased). Uriah Edgecomb afterward purchased the place now known as the Hiram Protsman farm, where he resided up to 1857, when he removed to Richland Township, this county, and died on the farm now owned by his son, Marquis, in 1861, at the age of seventy-four years. Our subject was in his thirteenth year when his parents settled in Bath Township. He received a limited education in the district schools of his time, and when eighteen years of age started in life for himself, working on a farm by the day and month until he was twenty-one. He was married November 18, 1840, to Laura, daughter of Samuel and Elsie (Lewis) Bassitt, who settled in Bath Township in 1836, and by this union there were eleven children: Ann E. (wife of Reuben White), James (deceased), an infant daughter (deceased), Lewis A. (killed at the Battle of Atlanta, Ga., July 21, 1864), Loretta (wife of Hiram Barber), Sarah E. (wife of Allen Philips), Alba, Mary J. (wife of Willis White), Elsie (wife of S. Philips), Samuel S. (deceased), and Lansil. After his marriage, our subject engaged in farming on a rented farm. He has owned two farms besides the one he now occupies, clearing and improving a part of both. In 1856 be located on his present farm, all of which he has cleared and improved, and where he has resided ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Edgecomb are members of the Disciples Church. He filled the office of trustee for many years, and held several other minor offices in the township. Our subject is one of the leading farmers of Bath. In politics he is a Republican. PETER FAZE, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Baltimore County, Md., December 4, 1820, son of Nicholas and Cordelia (Zahn) Faze, natives of Germany, who settled in Perry Township, this county, in May, 1833, entering forty acres of land which they cleared and improved, and on which they lived until their death. They moved from York County, Penn., to this county, bringing their goods in a one-horse wagon, and were five weeks making the journey. They reared a family of five children : Paul C. (now in Wisconsin), Mary, Peter, 'William, Lydia (wife of A. J. Freeman), in Massachusetts. Our subject was reared in Perry Township, this county, from thirteen years of age, and lived with his parents until their death. He added to his father's farm until he had 200 acres, 130 of which he cleared and improved, and it is now owned and occupied by his eldest son, William B. In 1871 he moved to Bath Township, and hag resided on his present farm ever since. Mr. Faze has been twice married, his first wife being daughter of James and Margaret (Dobbins) McCullough, of ''Perry Township, by whom he had three chil- 580 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. dren : William B., Casson, and Ella M. His present wife was Mary Parker, widow of Aaron Parker, and daughter of Andrew and Lydia (Creps) Winrott, of Lima ; (she had three children by her first husband -Sarah E., wife of Lyman Means, of Wapakonetta, Ohio; Calvin, deceased; and Minnie, wife of Charles Willower). Mr. Faze and wife are members of the Market Street Presbyterian Church of Lima. In politics he is a Republican. GEORGE FETTER, farmer, quarryman and lime manufacturer, P. O. Lima, was born in Baden, Germany, August 15, 1826, and is a son of George and Barbara (Cupp) Fetter, who settled in Bath Township, this county, in 1837, locating on Section 21, on the farm now owned by Daniel Wollett, a part of which they cleared and improved. The mother died on that farm, and the father died in Shawnee Township, this county, in 1856, at the age of fifty-six years. Their children, who grew to manhood and womanhood, were George, Catherine, (wife of Nicholas Lutz), Jacob (deceased), Daniel, Elizabeth (wife of John Onesman.) Our subject was reared in Bath Township, this county, from eleven years of age, and two months' attendance in the common schools comprised his educational advantages after he came to Allen County. He lived with his parents until twenty-six years of age, and began life for himself, working by the month, though his main start was made by cutting and hauling wood to the Pittsburgh Railroad for 80 cents per cord. He rented a farm for a couple of years, then purchased forty acres of land, and has continued to prosper, until now he is the owner of several farms, aggregating 872 acres. He was for years extensively engaged in buying and selling stock, and for the past four years he has been doing a large business in the manufacture of lime, operating from one to two kilns. He is also the owner of a large stone quarry, comprising sixty acres, the products being used for building and piking purposes. He uses a stone crusher, steam drills, and all necessary implements to carry on that branch of his business. Mr. Fetter was married, August 23, 1853, to Sarah, daughter of William and Sarah (Ridenour) Ward, of Sugar Creek Township, this county, by whom he has nine children : John, Elizabeth (wife of E. E. Gray), Ellen (wife of James Hull), Daniel, George R., Jacob, Ida, Julius and Allie. Mr. and Mrs. Fetter are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He is one of the leading and enterprising 'citizens of Bath Township, and has filled various offices of trust. In politics he is a Democrat. WILBUR FISK, liquor dealer, P. O. Lima, was born in Dayton, Ohio, November 14, 1844, and is a son of Samuel F. and Harriet (Lehman) Fisk, the former a native of New Hampshire, the latter of Pennsylvania. He was reared on a farm in Auglaize County, Ohio .(where his parents had located in 1848) and was educated in the common schools. He was in the late war of the Rebellion, having enlisted December 10, 1863, as a teamster in the Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged March 25, 1864. In 1866 he located at Sidney, Ohio, where he was engaged in teaming for one year, and in 1867 went to Troy Ohio, where he was superintendent of the gas works for six years. In 1873 he located in Lima, and embarked in the business in which he is at present engaged. He was married, February 25, 1869, to Laura B., daughter of Joseph BATH TOWNSHIP -581 and Margaret (Heller) Wise, of Troy, Ohio. The issue of this union was three children : Maggie, Samuel F. (deceased) and Amsy W. Mr. and Mrs. Fisk are members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. He is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F., in politics a stanch Democrat. STEPHEN H. GREER, farmer, P. O. Lima, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, November 7, 1827, son of Joshua and Elizabeth (Kelly) Greer. His father settled in Bath Township, this county, in 1841, where be cleared and improved the farm on which he lived until his death ; he was twice married, and by his first wife, Elizabeth Kelly, had three children : Christiana (wife of John Patterson), Ruth (wife of Thomas McClure), and Stephen. His second wife was Rebecca Pearson, by whom he had four children : Elizabeth (wife of Moses McClure), Rachel (wife of William Hardesty), Moses, Jane L. (wife of Harrison Bible). Joshua Greer. died May 6, 1875, in his eighty-second year. Our subject was reared in Bath Township, this county, from fourteen years of age, assisted his father in clearing the farm, and has always lived on the old homestead. He was married, April 22, 1852, to Malinda A., daughter of William and Ruth (Paulin) Neely, of Bath Township, and by her he had five children : William, Joshua (deceased), Loretta J., Matilda E., and Sarah E. Mr. Greer is a representative farmer and citizen, has been elected to the office of assessor three terms, although his party is in the minority in the township. In politics he is a Republican. During his residence in Bath Township, Mr. Greer has chopped and split rails for 25 cents a hundred. ALMON E. HADSELL, farmer, P. O. Lima, was born in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Conn., June 10, 1812, son of Dan and Lydia (Root) Had- sell, who settled in Bath Township, in 1837, coming with our subject with whom they lived until their death. They are buried in the Ward Cemetery. They reared a family of six children: James, Anson (deceased), Almon E., Rebecca (deceased), Mary (wife of Samuel Heath), and George. Our subject settled on the farm where he now resides. in May, 1837, and first bought 190 acres of land, which he cleared and improved. He lived in a log-cabin for several years, and in 1842 built his present residence, which was one of the first frame houses erected in Bath Township. He has been twice married; on first occasion in February, 1834, to Orilla, an adopted daughter of David Campbell, of Trumbull County, Ohio. The issue of this union was six children: Henry, Milo, Caroline (wife of Thomas White), Delana (wife of William Aldridge). Laura (wife of William Smith), and James. On may 11, 1869, Mr. Hadsell married his present wife, Theresa, daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Kent) Woodward, of Wauseon, Ohio, and by this union there are five children: Inez, Larolf, Irma, Theresa and Arthur. Mr. Hadsell was among the chief ones who laid out and made the road running through his place. He has 500 acres of land in the farm where he resides, and 240 acres in another farm close by. He has filled many of the minor offices in Bath Township, and was elected to the office of county commissioner two terms—the first time by sixty majority over his opponent, and the second time by 600 majority. During his term of office he selected the site for the new court house at Lima. Mr. Hadsell is one of the leading and enterprising farmers of Bath Township. In 582 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 1837, when he first came to the county, he paid $12 for a barrel of salt (at that time he could buy it in no smaller quantity, and had to take it or go without), and invited his neighbors to take some of it off his hands to help him out, many being glad of the opportuninty. By his own exertions Mr. Hadsell has accumulated a fine property. In politics he is a Democrat. DANIEL A. HADSELL, farmer, P.O. Lima, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, March 9, 1835, son of Anson M. and Sarah A. (Parker) Hadsell, who settled on Section 27, in Bath Township, this county, in 1838, clearing and improving a farm on which they lived and died. The father, who was a carpenter by trade, and school teacher (he commenced at the age of eighteen and taught in Trumbull and Allen Counties, in all forty terms), erected many of the buildings in Allen County after his settlement. He was married five times, his first wife being Sarah A. Parker, a native of Connecticut, by whom he had two children: Dan A. and Lemuel P. (deceased). His second wife was Adeline Thayer, of this county, a native of New York, by whom he had ten children, of whom six are now living: Sarah E. (wife of John H. Hart, deceased), Emma (wife of Milo Roberts), Linus H. (deceased), Elvin G., Quincey A. (deceased), Orlo, Ella (wife of John Fetter), Harlen I., Alferd (deceased), and Otis C. His third wife was Mrs. Susan Budd, and his fourth wife was Caroline Wood, by whom he had two children: Clide (deceased), and Omer L. His fifth wife was Mrs. Caroline Rhine. Anson M. Hadsell died July 26, 1883, at the age of seventy-three years. He was a prominent citizen and pioneer of Bath Township, served as justice of the peace for twenty-seven years, and held many other minor offices. In politics he was a Republican. Our subject was reared in Bath Township and educated in the common schools. He was married, November 17, 1853, to Catherine, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Rumbaugh) Aldridge, of Bath Township, by whom he has had eight children: Sarah L. (deceased), Joseph M., Mary J. (wife of Rev. N. L. Rockey), Laura (wife of D. M. Bailey), Idella, Delbert, Cora and Lula. In 1854 Mr. Hadsell settled on the farm where he now resides, all of which he has cleared and improved himself. He has held several offices in the gift of the township, and is one of the pushing, enterprising citizens. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a Republican. SUMNER F. MASON, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Remsen, Oneida Co., N. Y., July 14, 1831, and is a son of Jarvis and Elizabeth (Hall) Mason, the former a native of Massachusetts, the latter of Rome, N. Y. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Elisha Mason, of Massachusetts, and his maternal grandparents were Enoch and Esther (Raymond) Hall, the former a native of Connecticut, and the latter of Bedford, N. Y. His parents came to Allen County in 1834, and settled in Bath Township, on the farm now owned by Peter Custer, afterward locating on the eighty acre tract adjoining on the east, which, with the help of their sons. they cleared and improved. The father died, July 21, 1854, at the age of sixty-six years, the mother, now in her eighty-sixth year, resides with the subject of this sketch. They reared a family of fifteen children: Eliza (wife of A. S. Herrington), Henry F. (deceased), BATH TOWNSHIP - 583 Laura (deceased), Jane (wife of Dr. N. Hartshorn), Jeanette (deceased), Julia (deceased), Eugenie (deceased), Sumner F., Alden (deceased), Elizabeth (deceased), Zalmon R., Marcus D., Sarah H. (deceased), Nancy A. (wife of Philip Roush), and Sarah H. (second wife of James H. Neely). From three years of age our subject was reared in Bath Township, and here received a limited education in the common schools. When eighteen years of age he began work at the carpenter's trade, at which he continued until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion. He enlisted, August 30, 1861, in Company B, Eighty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, served his time, and re-enlisted in same company and regiment, serving altogether four years, when he was honorably discharged as first lieutenant. He was in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Resaca. Lay's Ferry, Rome's Cross-Roads, Bentonville, Big Shanty, Atlanta (July 22 and 28), Jonesboro, and many other engagements, went through the Atlanta campaign, and was with Sherman in his march to the sea, was taken prisoner by the guerrillas at Tennessee River, at mouth of Duck River, Tenn., and sent to Centerville where he remained three months, and was exchanged at Nashville, Tenn. After the war Mr. Mason returned to Bath Township and resumed his trade, which he followed up to 1873, when he engaged in agriculture on the farm he now owns and occupies. He was united in marriage, November 30, 1873, with Mrs. Marina Reed, daughter of Peter and Clarinda (Edgecomb) Snyder, of Bath Township, by whom he has one child, Alfonso. Mr. Mason is one of the representative farmers of Bath Township, which he has served as trustee several terms. In politics he is a Republican. ZALMON R. MASON, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Bath Township, this county, March 2, 1839, and is a son of Jarvis and Elizabeth (Hall) Mason, who settled in Bath Township in 1834. Our subject was reared in his native place where he received a common school education. He has been twice married, on first occasion, September 30, 1858, to Maria, daughter of Jacob Angus, of Bath Township, and the issue of this union was nine children: Lincoln (deceased), Jeannette, Sumner, Reuben (deceased), Franklin R., Charles E., Ida (deceased), Jessie (deceased), Irvin H. On September 26, 1878, Mr. Mason married his present wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel G. anal Rhoda (Jennings) Kidd, of Monroe Township, this county. By this union there is one child—William Z. In the fall of 1864, Mr. Mason located in Wood County, Ohio, where he resided about three years. In 1867 he went to Williams County, Ohio, and resided there until 1870, when be returned to Bath Township. and purchased the farm now owned by Michael Roederer, there residing up to 1882 when he removed to the farm he now occupies. Mr. and Mrs. Mason are members of the United Brethren Church. In politics be is a Republican. FRANCIS M. MAY, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Bath Township, this county. April 5,1847; son of George and Catherine (Gensel) May, who settled in Bath Township. this county, in 1834. on the farm now owned by Jacob Monry. which they cleared and improved. afterward locating on the farm now occupied by our subject, where the father died in 1881, in his eighty-first year; the mother is now in her seventy-eighth year; both were natives of Pennsylvania. Our subject's paternal grandfather, 584 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. John May, was a farmer of Pennsylvania; and hns maternal grandfather, John Gensel, was a native of Pennsylvania, and a pioneer of Jackson Township, Allen County, Ohio. George and Catherine May had twelve children, of whom ten grew to manhood and womanhood: John, Albert, Nathaniel, George W., Andrew, Mary (wife of Benjamin Keller), David, Susannah (wife of Lewis Weyer), Francis M. and Jacob. Of these, four sons served the Union during the late war of the Rebellion: David, George W., Andrew and Francis M. who was in the 100 days' service, enlisting in 1865, in Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-first 0. V. I., and was honorably discharged at expiration of that time. The subject of this sketch was reared in Bath Township, this county, where he received a common school education. At the age of twenty-two years he purchased the old homestead, in company with his brother-in-law, Lewis Weyer, which they afterward sold, and in 1876 purchased the farm where he (Mr. May) has since resided (he purchased his brother-in-law's interest in 1879), and has cleared a part of the farm, making many improvements. Mr. May was married June 8, 1866, to Melinda, daughter of Andrew and Nancy E. (Nash) Weyer, of Lima, by whom he has four children hiving: Lewis, Lizzie, Etta and Walter. Mr. and Mrs. May are members of the German Reformed Church. In politics he is a Republican. JOHN B. MILLER, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Rockiugham County, Va,, April 27, 1818, and is a son of Samuel and Barbara (Sen. ger) Miller, who settled in 1839 in Bath Township, this county, on the farm now occupied by our subject, and there lived and died. They had three children: Daniel (deceased), John B., and Martin (deceased). Our subject came to Bath Township with his parents when twenty-one years of age, and cleared most of his farm himself. He has been married four times, on the first occasion, December 24, 1810, to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Sarah (Leatherman) Rigle, by whom he had six children: Samuel, John (deceased), Jacob, Sarah (wife of Abram Early), Elizabeth and Barbara (twins, both deceased). His second wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Solomon and Lydia Miller, to whom he was married October 6, 1854. The issue of this union was five children: Rebecca (wife of Emanuel Ridenour), Mary A. (wife of Jacob Early), Lydia (wife of Samuel Clark) and two infants (deceased). His third wife was Cbristiana King (nee Coppis) to whom he was married October 3, 1863, and by whom he had four children: Diana, George F. and two who died in infancy; and February 14, 1871, he married his present wife, Rebecca Leedy (nee Hock-man ). Mr. Miller is one of the few pioneers now living i n Bath Township, and is one of its leading and substantial farmers. He and his wife are members of the German Baptist Church. In politics he is a Democrat. MICHAEL ROEDERER, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Baden, Germany, July 10, 1828, and is a son of Michael and Barbara (Keller) Roederer, who settled in Bath Township, this county, in 1837, locating on a part of the farm now owned by J. B. Miller, where they lived one year. In 1838 they purchased 240 acres on Sections 15 and 6, which, with the assistance of their sons, they cleared and improved, and there lived and died. They had three children: Michael, Barbara (wife of Jacob Miller) and Jacob M. Our subject was reared in Bath Township from nine years of age, and received a limited education in the common BATH TOWNSHIP - 585 schools. He lived on a part of the old homestead until 1882, when he located on the farm where he now resides. He has been twice married, his first wife, to whom he was wedded November 22, 1854, being Mary, daughter of George and Catherine Gudakunst, of Auglaize County, Ohio, the issue of which union was six children: Elizabeth (wife of Walter Snyder), William, John, George (deceased), Catherine (wife of Isaac Roush) and Franklin. On August 1, 1868, Mr. Roederer married his present wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Naas, widow of Christopher Naas and daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Bucher) Altstaetter. By this union there are two children: Lewis M. and Louisa A. Mrs. Roederer had four children by her first husband: an infant daughter (deceased), John, Mary (wife of Fred Fry) and Sarah (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Roederer are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He has held the office of trustee and school director of Bath Township for several terms. In politics he is a Democrat. FRANKLIN ROUSH, farmer and wood stirrup manufacturer, P, 0. Lima, was born in Juniata County, Penn., October 1, 1838, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Morehead) Roush. Henry Roush came to Allen County in 1852, and located in Bath Township on the farm now occupied by his widow, a part of which he cleared and improved. He was twice married, his first wife being Elizabeth Morehead, by whom he had nine children: George, John, Joseph, William, Catherine (wife of Willie Copeland), Henry, Franklin. Philip and Jacob. His second wife was Susannah Winegardner, by whom he had four children: Theodore, Jane (wife of Samuel Boose), Emma (wife of F. M. Roberts) and Ephraim. Henry Roush died in 1882 at the age of seventy-nine years. Our subject was reared in Bath Township, this county, from fourteen years of age and was educated in the common schools. He was in the late war of the Rebellion, enlisting in 1861 in Company D, Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was honorably discharged after four months' service. He enlisted again, February 28, 1864, in Company D, One Hundred an Ninety-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving seven months, when he was honorably discharged. He was married, March 6, 1862, to Mahala daughter of George N. and Nancy (Sly) Harvey, of Bath Township, by whom he has eleven children: Willis, Bertha (wife of Charles Mumaugh) John, Araminta, William, Mary, Alanson. Ollie, James D., Iona and Grace May. Nancy (Sly) Harvey, Mahala (our subject's wife) and Grace May (daughter of our subject), are each youngest in families of eleven children. After his marriage Mr. Roush engaged in farming in Bath Township. In 1865 he removed to Lima, this county, residing then until 1877. In 1867 he embarked in the manufacture of wood stirrup in Lima. in which he has done quite an extensive trade, and is stil carrying on this business in connection with his farming interests. It 1877 Mr. Roush returned to Bath Township. living on the old homestead for three and one-half years, when he purchased the farm he nos occupies. He and his wife are members of the Disciples Church. as at also their two eldest children. He is serving his third term as township trustee of Bath. In politics he is a Democrat. HIRAM ROUSH, contractor, P. 0. Lima, was born in Juniat County, Penn., October 25, 1850, and is a son of Joseph and Jane (Kan 586 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. aweh) Roush, who setthed in Bath Township, this county, in 1852, where they cleared and improved a farm. They were parents of six children: Cornelius, Solomon, Hiram, John, Edward and Isaac, all members of the Lutheran Church. Our subject's paternah grandparents, George and Mary (Mick) Roush, were natives of Pennsylvania, of German and English descent, respectively. His maternah grandparents, John and Margaret Kanawel, were of Juniata County, Penn. Our subject was reared in Bath Township from two years of age, and was educated in the common schools. At the age of twenty-one years he entered the Dayton & Michigan Railroad Shops at Lima, where he worked at boiher-making for three years and eight months, and was engaged at that kind of work for five years. Since 1876 he has been contractor in different lines of business. Mr. Roush has been married twice; on first occasion, August 15, 1871, to Sarah E., daughter of Frederick and Sarah (Stepleton) Bechtel, of Jackson Township, this county, and by her he had one child-Edith G. His present wife was Ella Whitmer, of Bath Township, a native of Virginia, to whom he was married March 22, 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Roush are members of the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a Democrat. SAMUEL A. RUMBAUGH (deceased), was born in Greene County, Ohio, May 7, 1821, son of William and Anna (Aldridge)Rumbaugh, who settled in Bath Township. this county, in 1830. Our subject was reared in Bath Township from ten years of age, and received a limited education in the common schools. He was twice married, first on February 16, 1843, to Rosana Whitehouse, of Greene County, Ohio, by whom he had two children: Anna (wife of Robert McKee), and Barton, who died of disease contracted in the army during the late war of . the Rebellion. His second marriage, January 5, 1854, was with Susan, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Wormsley) Channell. of Randolph County, W. Va., and the issue of this union was six children: Hannah (wife of Garrett Dudgeon), Cornelia (wife of Thomas Wetherill), Josephine (deceased), Grant, Calahan and Icy. In 1854 Mr. Rumbaugh located in Bath Township, this county, clearing and improving a farm on which he resided up to 1867, when he removed to the farm now occupied by his widow, on which he erected all the present buildings and made many other improvements. He was a thrifty farmer. In politics he was a Republican. For eight years prior to his death he was a member of the Christian Church. He died February 15, 1884, at the age of sixty-three years. BENJAMIN RUMBAUGH, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Greene County, Ohio, April 21, 1825, son of Wilhiam and Anna (Aldridge) Rumbaugh, the former born in Virginia, August 6, 1782, the hatter in Maryland, December 11, 1799. They came to Allen County in 1830, hocating in Bath Township, on a farm now owned by David Hefner,which they cleared and improved, and where they lived until the death of Mr. Rumbaugh, January 8, 1868. The widow, now aged eighty-five years, resides with our subject. They had a family of thirteen children : Jacob (deceased), Samuel A. (deceased), Mary A. (wife of Dan France), Benjamin, Elizabeth M. (wife of Lewis Roberts), Uriah F. (deceased), Lucinda (wife of James McCluer), George, William, John B , Anna (deceased), BATH TOWNSHIP - 587 Irena (wife of Alex. McClure), and an infant daughter (deceased). Our subject was reared in Bath Township, this county, from seven years ohd, and made his home with his parents until twenty-six years of age. After reaching his majority he worked by the month for several years. and in 1853 setthed on the farm he now occupies, alh of which he cleared and improved himself. He was married, January 27, 1851, to Mary Jane, daughter of Sylvester and Charity (Lewis) Roberts, of Bath Township, by whom he had six children : Uriah, Martha M. (deceased), Ann E. (wife of Bruce Whites), Scott, Lake and Jason. Mr. Rumbaugh served in the late war of the Rebellion, and was honorably discharged after 120 days' service. He and his wife are members of the Protestant Methodist Church. In politics he is a Republican. DAVID L. SEDER, liquor dealer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Berks County, Penn., July 5, 1851, and is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Ulrich) Seder. He was reared in Sidney, Ohio, where he was educated in the common schools. He has been a resident of Allen County, Ohio, since 1864, living with his parents until nineteen years of age, when he engaged in business for himself. In 1881 he embarked in his present business, and has had a successful trade. Mr. Seder has been twice married, on the first occasion, December 23, 1874, to Mary, daughter of George Leekings, of Van Wert County, Ohio, by whom he had three children : Georgie M., David L. and Arthur L. July 3. 1884, he married his second wife, Alice, daughter of George and Martha Leekings, of _Van Wert, Ohio. Mr. Seder is a representative citizen of Lima. In politics he is a Democrat. PETER SNYDER, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Livingston County, N. Y., August 13, 1820, son of Philip and Mary (Sharpsteen) Snyder, former a blacksmith by trade, and a son of Philip Snyder, a native of Germany. Our subject's maternal grandfather was John Sharpsteen, a farmer by occupation. Peter Snyder was but four years of age when his father died, and at the age of twelve years he came to Trumbull County, Ohio, with his brother, Lorenzo, with whom he lived about a year. After that he worked by the month on a farm during the summer, attending school winters, until nineteen years of age. In 1839 he came to Allen County, where he worked by the month, in Bath Township, for several years. About 1849 he bought a farm of forty acres, now known as the " Hiram Prottsman farm," a part of which he cleared and afterward added 100 acres to. Here he resided for several years, and then removed to Shawnee Township, this county, on what is now known as the " John Breese farm." In 1862 he sold out and returned to Bath Township, and bought the farm on Section 3 (now occupied by his son George), living there until 1875, when he purchased the farm on Findlay Road where he now resides. Our subject has been twice married, his first wife being Clarinda, daughter of Uriah and Betsey (Dowd) Edgecomb. who settled in Bath Township, this county, in 1832, and by this union there were born eleven children : Joseph (deceased), Marina (wife of S. F. Mason). William (deceased), George. Amy (wife of M. D. Mason)o, Walter, Henrietta (wife of Charles Shinabery), Newton, Jasper, Cassius C. and Anna (wife of John Prottsman). His present wife was Mrs. Ellen Kollor, widow of George W. Kollor, and daughter of John 588 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. and Arzilla (Minnis) Baker, of Bath, by whom he has seven children : Alta, Ida M., Della, Edward, James, Laura and Ada. Two of Mr. Snyder's sons by his first marriage, Josiah and William, died in the service of the Union during the late war of the Rebellion. Josiah was in the Ninety-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and William in the Eighty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Snyder has been trustee of Bath Township for several terms. In pohitics he is a Republican. THOMAS H. TUNGET, farmer, P. 0. Lima, was born in Warren County. Ohio, August 19, 1831 ; son of Peter and Sarah (Holloway) Tunget, former a native of Stafford County, Va., latter of Maryland. They were married December 15, 1828, and their children were nine in number : John (deceased), Thomas H., Hiram (deceased), Eliza (deceased), Wihhiam, George, Mary A. (wife of John O'Neil), Lovinia (wife of William Spencer), Ehizabeth (wife of Wihliam McPheron). In September, 1833; Peter Tunget came to this county, and located in Bath Township, on the farm now owned by our subject (then an unbroken wilderness), which, with the assistance of his sons, he cleared and improved, and here erected a log-cabin, in which he resided for several months without any doors, windows or floor, and lived on the old homestead until his death. He died March 28, 1884, at the age of seventy-seven years and six days. His wife died March 6, 1884, in her seventy-seventh year. William, the fifth child and fourth son, has resided on the old homestead since his birth, December 11, 1836. Our subject, who was reared on the old homestead, resided there until the fall of 1865, when he removed to Paulding County, and there hived until 1881, when he returned to Bath Township and purchased the old homestead. He served eleven months in the hate war of the Rebellion, and received an honorabhe discharge. Mr. Tunget was married, May 13, 1858, to Elizabeth N., daughter of Ahexander and Margaret (Neely) McClure, who settled in Bath in 1828. The issue of this union was two children : Laura C. (deceased) and Flaura E. In politics Mr. Tunget is a Republican. ALBERT G. WOOD, farmer, P. 0. West Cairo, Allen County, Ohio, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, April 1, 1808, son of Christopher and Mary A. (Turner) Wood, who reared a family of ten children: Sarah (deceased), Joseph (deceased), Moston (deceased), Nancy (deceased), Aibert G., Elizabeth (wife of Samuel Lippincott), Semimirus (wife of Henry Lippincott), Marian (deceased), Carohine (wife of Jackson Lippincot), and William (deceased), Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wood settled, in 1824, on the farm now occupied by John Miller, on Section 7, Bath Township, this county, which, with the assistance of our subject. they cleared and improved. Christopher Wood resided there up to 1856, when he went to Indiana to visit his son, and while on the journey was killed in a railway collision. The paternal grandfather of our subject, William Wood, a native of England, came to Baltimore before the war of the Revolution, and was a pioneer of Champaign County, Ohio; his maternal grandfather, James-Turner, a native of Maryland, was also a pioneer of Champaign County, and later of Allen County, where he died about 1833. Our subject settled, in 1833, on the farm where he now resides, and has cleared and improved it all himself. He has been twice married. His first wife, to whom he was married, December 25, BATH TOWNSHIP - 589 1830, was Emily Birch, of Bath Township, the issue of which union being nine children: James, William, Nelson', Christopher, Ehizabeth, Mary A., Melissa, Caroline and Sanford, all now deceased but Sanford, who is a resident of Putnam County, Ohio. On March 3, 1860, Mr. Wood marrned his present wife, Mary, daughter of Philip and Susan (Bird) Snyder formerly of Maryland. By this union there are five children: Albert, Ina (wife of William Smith), Sarah, Nannie (deceased), and Franklin. Mr. Wood is the oldest pioneer now living in Bath Township, having made it his home for sixty years. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. In politics he is a Republican. |