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HIRAM ANGEL. farmer, P. O. Stone Creek, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, December 23, 1826, and is the fifth of the eight children of Israel and Nancy Angel, the. former of whom died, aged fifty-five, the latter at the age of thirty. Our subject moved with his parents to Tuscarawas County in 1837, and lived with them till he was twenty-eight years old, when he married Caroline Hahn, by whom he has a family of seven children, two sons and five daughters all living; four of the latter married. Mr. Angel is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and his wife and children are members of the German Reformed Church. In politics, he is a Republican; was elected Alderman in 1876, and held that office six years. He is owner of 100 acres of well-cultivated land.

CHARLES ANGEL, hotel keeper, Phillipsburg, was born June 15, 1853, in Goshen Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, and is the oldest of the seven children (six boys and one girl) of Joseph and Elizabeth Angel. He was educated at the common schools of his native county, and has been most successful in the business in which be embarked. Our subject was twice married; on the first occasion, April 8, 1875, to Susan Reese, by whom there is one daughter-Nora May. After the death of Mrs. Angel, which occurred in 1877, Mr. Angel married, May 16, 1880, Emma Arbogast, by whom one child has been born-Myrtle E.

JOHN R. BUEHLER, farmer and cheese manufacturer, P. O. Stone Creek, was born in Auburn Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. September 5, 1853. He is a son of John and Anna (Reiser) Buehler, both natives of the Canton of Berne, Swit-

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zerland, where they were reared. Mr. Buehler came to this county with his parents, David and Catharine (Stucky) Buehler, in 1834, and settled in Auburn Township when John was a lad of fifteen years. He was a member of a family of five children, all of whom were reared in this county. Our subject's father was married, on February 3, 1831, and four years later came to Jefferson Township and purchased the farm his sons now own. Our subject's mother had been previously married to Christian Schweitzer, and by him had two children. By her second marriage there were seven children-Susan, John R., Elias, Sophia and Phillip, living; Catharine and Lydia, deceased. Mr. Buehler, Sr., purchased 160 acres of land in Jefferson Township, upon which he resided until his decease, December 30, 1873. He was the first man to engage in the manufacture of Swiss cheese in this township, having commenced in 1862. He had an extensive business, and was a man noted for his energy, frugality and scrupulous honesty; his widow survives him at an advance age, and resides with her children. Both she and her husband possessed those sterling qualities that have made the Swiss people famous the world over. Our subject was reared on a farm and in the factory, and received a common school education. At his father's decease, he with his brother took charge of the farm and factory. On June 4, 1876, he was married to Elizabeth Feller, who was born in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland, November 26, 1856. Of this union there have been three children born-John W., Charles E. and Alice A. Mr. Buehler is a practical farmer and cheese manufacturer, and is doing a good and steadily increasing business. He pays but little attention to politics, but usually votes with the Democratic party. He, like his people before him, is frugal, sober and industrious, and willing to assist in any enterprise that builds up the country or benefits his fellow-men.

CHARLES HIESTER, farmer and blacksmith, P. O. Stone Creek, was born May 6, 1819, in Germany, where he received his education. He is the fourth in the family of five children of Peter and Elizabeth Hiester. Our subject emigrated to America in 1843, and settled in this township, working at the blacksmithing trade for fifteen years in Phillipsburg. He then (1858) bought a farm, which he has operated ever since. His mother, one brother and two sisters followed him to this country in 1847, and settled near Phillipsburg, this county. In November, 1843, Mr. Hiester was married to Catherine Leonhart, by whom there are five children born to him, four daughters and one son, all married except one daughter, who resides at home. Mrs. Hiester died in 1873 after an illness of two ,years' duration. Our subject and his family are members of the German Reformed Church. He is a Democrat in politics, has filled the office of Township Treasurer for twenty years, and is now owner of 120 acres of fine land. When a young man in Germany, he served three years in the Prussian Army, and was stationed at the capital of that kingdom.

GEORGE W. MEESE, manufacturer. P. O. Stone Creek, was born in Jefferson Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, October 24, 1843. His parents, Elijah and Mary (Walter) Meese, were both natives of Somerset County, Penn., where they were reared and married, residing there until 1831, when they came to this county and settled in Jefferson Township. They have bad a family of nine children, seven of whom are living. Mrs. Meese died in 1861, and Mr. Meese March 22, 1879. The latter was a farmer, and he and his wife endured many hardships. He was an Old-Line Whig, and a Republican. He was Director of the County Infirmary for two terms, and also held other offices of trust. He was a stanch Union man during the late war. He belonged to the Lutheran Church, and his wife to the Presbyterian Church. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, receiving a common school education. On September 19, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under the call for the first three years men. On the second day of the battle of Stone River, while he was biting off the end of a cartridge, he received a severe wound in the right hand, losing the middle finger. Before his wound was healed, he rejoined his regiment and

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participated in the battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge. He was one of the four at this time who were the first to veteranize. When his regiment went back with Gen. Thomas, he was in nearly all the engagements of the Atlanta campaign, and was mustered out November 2, 1865, having served for nearly four years. He was a good, brave soldier, and is highly spoken of by his comrades in arms. After the war, he worked on the railroad in Pennsylvania for about a year, and then came to this county and purchased an interest in a saw mill, which he ran until 1876, coming thence to Phillipsburg and starting a saw and planing mill. He has since remained there, and is doing a good business, making sashes, blinds, etc., also manufactures brick. He takes contracts for building, putting up stone, brick and frame buildings. On January 14, 1875, he was united in marriage with Rosanna C. Blous, who was born in Jefferson Township, this county and State, November 25, 1845. They have a family of three children- Mary V., John B. and George W. Mr. Meese has always voted with the Republican party, but has never aspired to any political prominence. He takes an interest in all laudable public enterprises, and is a good citizen.

S. P. PUTT, physician. P. O. Stone Creek, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. July 10, 1853. He is a son of Phillip and Mary A. (Benell) Putt, both natives of this county, where they were married, and have had born to them a family of nine children. Our subject's grandfather. Harmon Putt, came from Prussia to the United States in 1795. and for five years worked as a ship carpenter at Boston, Mass. In 1800, he came to this county and settled in Fork Township, where he reared a large family. There were but three families in the township when he first came here; and he and his family became well known to all the early settlers. The Benells were also early settlers of Tuscarawas County. Our subject's father has always followed farming, and is now a resident of Fork Township. His wife died September 16, 1881. The subject of this sketch remained with his parents until nearly sixteen years of age, receiving a good common school education. He then left home, and after teaching school for one term entered Buchtel College. Akron, Ohio. He attended school there during the spring, summer and autumn for four years, obtaining the means for his education by teaching in the winters. He then took up the study of medicine at Phillipsburg and attended his first course of lectures at the Starling Medical College of Columbus, Ohio, in the winter of 1875 and 1876. He graduated from that institution in the winter of 1877 and 1878, and soon after commenced practice at Phillipsburg, where he has since remained, and by his skill and close attention to his profession has built up a good and steadily increasing business. He has a good drug store which he runs in connection with his profession. He married Miss Elizabeth Knoblock December 23, 1875. She was born in Dover, this county. April 30, 1854. By this union two children have been born-Florence A. and Mary Edna. The Doctor is a Democrat.

FREDERICK REGULA, farmer, P. O. Stone Creek. was born in the kingdom of Bavaria August S, 1827. His parents. Gustavus and Phebe (Bayer) Regula, were natives of Bavaria, where they were married and resided until 1847. when they came to the United States and located in Bucks Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Gustavus Regula was a soldier for six years in his native country. He was shoe-maker by trade, but after coming here he followed farming. He has been dead several years; his widow survives him at an advanced age. They were the parents of three sons and six daughters. The subject of this sketch attended school in his native country until fourteen years old; then served an apprenticeship at shoe-making. He worked at his trade in Bavaria. and for several years in Bucks Township, this county. In 1857, he came to Phillipsburg and started a small country store, in connection with which he worked at his trade, continuing for some years, when he finally devoted his time exclusively to mercantile pursuits. He has a large business, and owns 220 acres of land, besides valuable property in Phillipsburg. In 1850, he married Miss Wilhelmina Schumacher, by

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which union there have been nine children, viz., Phebe, Adam, Caroline, William, Frederick, Gustavus. Jacob, Catharine and Mary. Mr. Regula began life as a poor boy, and is essentially a self-made man. He was elected Justice of the Peace of Jefferson Township in 1861, and still serves in that capacity, and has also held other positions of trust. He is a Democrat and a member of the Reformed Church. He liberally contributes to all laudable enterprises, and is one of the county's best citizens.

ADAM REGULA, farmer, P. O. Stone Creek, was born in the kingdom of Bavaria December 8, 1839, and is a son of Gustavus and Phebe (Bayer) Regula, who emigrated with their children to the United States, settling in Bucks Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1847. Our subject attended school in his native country until he was fourteen years of age, when he came here with his parents, remaining with them until twenty-one years old. He then clerked for two years for Charles Eckert, in Ragersville, Ohio, and subsequently purchased a stock of goods, starting a store in Rowville, where he stayed a year and a half, coming thence to Phillipsburg, the town having just been laved out, and started here the first store. This was in 1855, he continuing in the business some three years, after which he sold out to his brother Frederick, and went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and entered the employ of Wilson & Gustin as clerk. This, firm (wholesale grocers), soon after moved to Keokuk, Iowa, our subject accompanying them, and remained with them until 1862. On the 11th of August, 1862, he enlisted in Tuscarawas County. Ohio, in Company I, One Hundred and Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry. At the battle of Chancellorsville, he was taken prisoner, and confined in the Libby Prison; Richmond, V a., but after sixteen days was exchanged. He was then for thirteen months in Annapolis, Md., where he was given a position of Postmaster to the army, subsequently rejoining his regiment, and proceeding to Jacksonville, Fla., where he was detailed as clerk in the Provost Martial office, remaining for about a year. He then joined his regiment in South Carolina, where he helped to make out the pay rolls and discharges for the regiment. When he was discharged, he came home to Ohio, and was with his brother in the dry goods business in Phillipsburg, continuing for eight years. Our subject then sold out, and purchased a farm, and has since followed farming. Mr. Regula owns 145 acres of well-improved land, all secured by his own exertions, he having started out in life with nothing. On December 8, 1853, he was married to Elizabeth Deich, who was born in Bavaria in 1835. The result of this union has been six children, viz., Gustavus, Frederick, Edward, Henry, Caroline and Elizabeth. In politics, he is a Democrat, and has served his township as Clerk for eight years. He is a good man and citizen, and is a member of the Reformed Church.

JOHN ROLLI, Stone Creek, was born March 24, 1817, in Belpberg, Canton of Berne, Switzerland. His first trade was that of weaver, but on account of bodily injuries had to quit, after which he was three years Secretary of a certain printing and newspaper establishment in Laugnau, Switzerland. In 1852, he emigrated to the United States, where he manufactured medicines of Swiss origin and sold them over the whole State of Ohio. He was married, February 6, 1855, to Anna B. Disly, a widow with a son and a daughter. He has one son, J. W. (see sketch given below). During the time of and after his medical agency, he made German and Swiss rhyme for the press, of which the people were very fond. In 1863, he moved to Phillipsburg, where he now resides. For some time he was engaged in the manufacture of rye whisky until the high tax laws of the United States made it impossible for such small works as his to be in operation. He next went to making bone dust, but the scale on which he operated was so small that not more than an ordinary living could be made out of it. At the present tune he is engaged in erecting a substantial pottery, and, with good clay in abundance, he will. with his employe, Mr. M. H. Harsha, from East Liverpool, Ohio, be soon prepared to make some of the finest and best yellow Rockingham ware in the country. Mr. Rolli is Township Clerk of this township, and has been Notary Public for fifteen years.

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J. W. ROLLI, tin, stove and hardware merchant, Phillipsburg, was born in Holmes County, Ohio, July 20, 1856, and received his education at the common schools of Phillipsburg. At the age of seventeen, he learned the trade of tin smith, and, after an apprenticeship of three years, learned also telegraphy. In this latter occupation he was employed for a year and a half, when he resumed his first business, associating with it the stove trade. In 1882, he built his present store, received a partner and increased his stock. The firm are enjoying first-class and actively increasing business. Having a taste for wood engraving and printing, Mr. Rolli occasionally does work in that art for the trade. In 1882, he married Lovina Bucher, by whom one daughter, named Bertha, was born, now (October, 1883) two and a half years old. Mr. and Mrs. Rolli are members of the German Reformed Church and the English Lutheran Church, respectively. In politics, our subject is a Democrat.

JACOB TONGLER, JR., blacksmith, Phillipsburg. was born in Switzerland October 30, 1847, and is the eldest of the thirteen children (six boys, seven girls - one, the latter deceased), of Jacob and Magdalena Tongler. Our subject came with his father and family to America in 1853, and received his education at the district schools of York Township, this county, where they had settled. At the age of twenty-one, Jacob, Jr., learned the trade of a blacksmith. which he has followed ever since as his occupation. On April 24, 1573, he married Sarah Kuhn, a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. of which locality her parents were among the early pioneers. To this union there have been born five children-three boys and two girls. Mr. Tongler and his wife are members of the German Reformed Church. In politics, he is a Democrat.

JACOB WHERLEY, farmer. P. O. Stone Creek, was born in York County, Penn.. December 13, 1820. His parents, Henry and Christina (Sawvel) Wherley, were both natives of York County, Penn., where they were reared and married. and resided until 1829, when they moved to Stark County. Ohio. About a year after, they went to Harrison County, Ohio ; resided there until 18'29, coming thence to this county, settling near where the village of Phillipsburg is now located. Here they improved a farm, and passed the remainder of their days, having the respect of all who knew them. To them were born a family of eight children. all born in the Keystone State. Our subject was reared on a farm, and received a limited education. On April 1, 1841, he was united in marriage with Miss Rebecca Hawk, who was born in Carroll County, Ohio, August 11, 1820. Three children have blessed this union-Elizabeth, Catharine and John. Catharine is the only one living. She is the wife of Levi Renneker, and resides with her parents on the home farm. Our subject started out in life without means, and at the time of his marriage had no property, but now owns 280 acres of land, all secured by hard labor. In politics, he supports the Democratic party, and is a member of the Lutheran Church. He has held the office of Infirmary Director for five years past, still serving in that capacity, and has been Township Trustee, besides holding other positions of honor and trust. He raises good stock of all kinds, and is a practical farmer and a good citizen.