Wyandot County, Ohio - Biographical sketches (3 of 5 so headed), 1884 (part 5 of 5)

WILLIAM M. THOMPSON, Ex-Postmaster at Upper Sandusky, was born in Washington Co., Penn., September 6. 1832. He is the son of William and Nancy (McNary) Thompson, of Irish and Scotch ancestry, and natives of Pennsylvania, in which State they were married. They removed from their native county to Carroll County, Ohio, and from that jjoint to Hancock County in 1848, where Mrs. Thompson died in 1850. Her husband is still living, being a resident of Findlay, Ohio, in his seventy-fifth year. They were the parents of six children, William, our subject, being the eldest. He obtained a fair education in the common schools, and embarked in life upon his own resources at the age of twenty-one. He learned the carpenter's trade when a mere boy, and followed this occupation several years. He was a soldier in the late war, enlisting August 12, 1861, in Company E, Forty ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under command of William H. Gibson. He enlisted as a private, and participated in the following battles: Stone River, Liberty Gap, Chickamauga and Mission Ridge. At the battle of Chickamaugfa, he was wounded in the right shoulder, but continned with his company until after the battle of Mission Ridge, where he received a wound in the left arm. which rendei'ed him iTutit for duty. He was sent to the Nashville Hospital for a short period, and subsequently re- moved to Evanaville, Ind., where he was discharged as Orderly Sergeant, June 27, 1864, on account of his wounds. He returned to Marseilles, Ohio, and was commissioned Postmaster at that place September 25, 1865, by William Dennison. Postmaster General. Was appointed Assistant United States Marshal in 1870. In 1873, Mr. Thompson removed to Upper Sandusky, and was appointed Deputy Postmaster at that place, serving in that capacity four years. July 1, 1877, he was commissioned Postmaster by President Hayes, and re commissioned January 12, 1882, by President Arthur. He was married, February 17, 1859, to Miss Jennie Livenspire, daughter of Levi and Jane (Cochran) Livenspire, and five children have resulted from this union, tliree living - Leon, born July 13, 1865; Mary B., February 3, 1872; Gail, August 25, 1881. Josephine and Leroy are deceased. Mr. Thompson is a member of the Royal Arcanum and the G. A. R. CHARLES O. TILTON, one of the foremost farmers and stock-dealers of this township, was born on the old homestead, where he now resides, January 18, 1850. He is a son of Green and Maria (Smith) Tilton, who were natives of Hampton County, N. H., and Seneca County, Ohio, respectively. His grandfather left New Hampshire in an early day and went to Vermont, moving later to New York, locating near Rochester, and purchasing a farm on the " Genesee Flats." Later in life he came West, and settled in Sandusky County, Ohio. While a young man, Green Tilton was employed as a stage driver on the route from Bellevue to Perrysburg five years, and, later, running from Bellefontaine to Zanesville. He located in this county in 1841, and herded sheep on the Sandusky Plains, being the second to engage in that business. In 1844, he purchased forty-one acres at the first land sales, and in 1845, forty-one acres more, increasing this number before his death to 575 acres. In 1855, he drove sheep to Illinois, and herded one year, and in 1861, July 4, in company with Moses Kirby, started with a second drove, being three years gone. In this pursuit he lost his health, and died September 26, 1863, his wife following September 19, 1867. Charles Tilton, the subject of this sketch, resided at home till his mother's death, overseeing the farm during his father's absence. At seventeen, he took up his abode with Joseph M. Smith, with whom he lived two years. He subsequently attended school one year at Fremont, Ohio, and taught two terms, farming in the meantime. In 1872, he obtained 100 acres of land by inheritance, going to Kansas in the same year and purchasing 160 acres of land, which he has disposed of, and has since resided on his present farm, which now contains 180 acres, all thoroughly drained by tile, and valued at $125 to $150 per acre. In 1881, he erected a handsome frame dwelling, at a cost of $7,000, it being the finest of the kind in the vicinity. Mr. Tilton has dealt extensively in stock, and has also done a large farming business, harvesting 2,000 bushels of wheat in 1879, and 1,500 in 1880. He keeps a herd of thoroughbred cattle - short- horn - and also a tine lot of Poland-China hogs. In the spring of 1884, he opened one of the largest sugar-camps in the county, tapping 550 trees, and conducting the business on the improved plan. Mr. Tilton was married, September 1, 1872, to Miss Sarah C. Curlis, who was born in this county March 1, 1852. She is a daughter of David and Charity (Snover) Curlis, who came to this county from New Jersey in 1836. Three children have blessed this union, namely: Cora B., born October 2, 1873; Anna M., October 24, 1875; and David G., May 30. 1882. In politics Mr. Tilton is a Republican. He is a young man of keen business tact, and is recognized as one of the leading farmers of the community.

JOHN TILTON, son of Green Tilton (see sketch of C. O. Tilton), was born in this township January 27, 1854. Ho began business for himself independently at the age of eighteen, working two years by the month. Having inherited eighty acres of land, he then began farming, and has, by his success, been able to increase his possessions to 191 acres, valued at $100 per acre. In 1877, he opened a grocery store at Upper Sandusky, conducting the business two years, then returning to the farm, where he has since been prosperously engaged. He is a good farmer, and does a thriving business, keeping considerable stock of the best grades - cattle, sheep and hogs; the latter thoroughbreds. Mr. Tilton was married, September 2, 1877, to Laura A. Divins, who was born in Clarion County, Penn., April 18, 1861. Her parents were David and Nancy E. (Baird) Divins; her father died in 1864; her mother is still living in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Tilton have two children, namely: Minnie B. , born July 14, 1878; Virgil D., May 25, 1883. In politics, Mr. Tilton is an earnest Republican. He is an energetic and enterprising young farmer, and a citizen of excellent character.

ELIZABETH J. TOBIAS, widow of Peter Tobias, deceased, was born in Cumberland County, Penn., January 26, 1819. Her parents were John and Mary (Povenmeyer) Hale, of German ancestry; they had eight children - Anna, Johu, Jacob, Samuel, Michael, Mary M. and Elizabeth J. ; one child is deceased. The parents both died in Cumberland County, Penn., the father, about 1856, the mother in 1860. The marriage of our subject to Peter Tobias, occurred at Newville, Penn., October 19, 1837. Rev. D. P. Rosenmiller officiating. Peter Tobias was a son of Benjamin and Mary (Snyder) Tobias, and was born in Berks County, Penn., August 16, 1809. He spent his boyhood in his native county; he subsequently removed to Cumberland County, Penn. , and to this county in 1852. He pui'chased the farm on which his widow resides in 1859, and here his death occurred April 24, 1876; he was highly respected as a citizen; served as Trustee a number of years, and was in political faith a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Tobias had four children, three living - John H., born April 26, 1841; Mary C. May 11, 1845, and Rebecca E., June 13, 1848. The deceased was Sarah A., born July 16, 1838, died December 6, 1876. Mr. Tobias had amassed considerable property, his widow still holding eighty acres, on which she recently erected a good frame dwelling. She is universally respected and adheres to the English Lutheran doctrine, but attends the Church of God.

HAZARD P. TRACY, Justice of the Peace, Upper Sandusky, was born in Hancock County, Ohio, September 27, 1852. He is a son of Bowen and Sarah (Geddis) Tracy, natives of Ohio, and of Irish and English parentage. They had nine children, seven now living - Mary A., Amanda E., Emily, Winfield S., Hazard P., Johnson G. and Almeda. The deceased were Alfred and Royl. The latter enlisted in the late war early in 1862, being a member of Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died at home October 9, 1862, at the age of nineteen, of typhoid fever contracted while in the army. Alfred was a member enlisted in March, 1864, and died at Bridgeport, Ala., in the following April, aged about seventeen years. Bowen Tracy, the father of our subject, removed to Wyandot County in 1857, settling in Richland Township, purchasing lands upon which'he resided until his death, which occurred November 15, 1862, in his fiftieth year. His wife, Sarah Tracy, still survives, residing at Carey, Ohio, in her sixty-seventh year. Hazard P. Tracy, the subject of this eketchi, was reared upon the farm and attended the district schools, closing his educational pursuits by two years' attendance at Oberlin College in 1873, taking only a preparatory course. He engaged in teaching about nine years, during which time he was employed as Superintendent of the Little Sandusky Schools, the schools of Wharton and also of the Union Schools of Green Camp, Marion County. In 1881, he removed to Upper Sandusky and opened an insurance ofl&ce, and in 1883, was elected Justice of the Peace on the Republican ticket, overcoming his competitor by a majority of sevenfcy-thi'ee, the usual majority being about 300 Democratic. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., the Legion of Honor, and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Universalist Church. Mr. Tracy was married, August 17, 1875, to Miss Mariah Mullholand, daughter of Hugh Mullholand, a resident of Crawford Township. Two children resulted from this marriage - Ora H.,born July 17, 1877, and ZelandG., October 1-4, 1879. The death of Mrs Tracy occurred October 24, 1879, and Mr. Tracy was again united in marriage, July 10, 1883, to Miss Laura B. Clark, daughter of George and Martha (Randolph) Clark. Mr. Tracy is doing a good biisiness in insurance, and is a popular young Republican.

PHILIP TRACHT, manufacturer of and dealer in boots and lihoes, Tipper Sandusky, was born in Crawford County, Ohio, April 1, 1834. His parents, Adam and Ann Elizabeth Tracht, were natives of Germany and emigrated to America September 17, 1831, settling permanently in Crawford County, where he purchased 200 acres of land, upon a portion of which he resided until his death, which occurred May 14, 1871, aged ninety-one years and four months. The death of Mrs. Tracht occurred September 5, 1862, her age being about sixty-five years. They were the parents of eighteen children, eleven attaining their majority, seven now living^ - Eva E., Adam, Barbara, Philip, John, Ann M., and Michael J. Philip Tracht, oiir subject, was reared upon the farm and obtained his education in the Crawford County schools. At the age of sixteen he abandoned the farm and served an apprenticeship at the shoemaking trade with J. M. Schneider, of Mansfield, Ohio, where he remained two years. He afterward spent six years in Gallon, a short time in Cleveland, and removed to Upper Sandusky, March 7, 1858. He immediately opened a boot and shoe store on the old " Yellow Corner, No. 2," forming a partnership with Michael Katzenmeyer. In 1863, this partnership was dissolved by mutual consent, and Mr. Tracht began business with his brother, Michael J., which partnership lasted three years. They then sold out, and the subject of this sketch started on his individual account in 1870, in the " Old Yellow Corner," which place he occupied till April 1, 1884, when he moved to the room occupied by the late Central Bank. He employs from three to five assistants, and carries a stock valued at $2,500 to $3,000. He is the owner of a fine residence on the corner of Finley and Fifth streets, and an adjoining lot and building. He was married at Bucyrus, Ohio, October 28, 1858, to Lucinda Kile, and five children have been born to them - W. A., born April 17, 1860; H. A., August 26, 1862; Cora E., August 29, 1867; Mary^M., May 19, 1870, and Emma S., August 31, 1875. Mrs. Tracht was born March 20, 1837. The family are members of the German Lutheran Church. A.dam Tracht, father of our subject, was ton years a soldier under Napoleon, serving in the countries of France and Spain. He participated in several severe battles and was twice captured, but each time made his escape.

John Tripp, was born in Wilmington, Del., January 3, 1789, and died in Upper Sandusky March 14, 1868; the mother, Catharine (Hugg) Tripp, was born in Philadelphia, Penn., December 23, 1790, and died in Upper Sandusky, November 14, 1872. They were married in Philadelphia about 1815, and reared a family of six children - Edwin, Albert, Mariah, Frank, John and Elizabeth; Catharine and an infant are deceased, the former dying at about the age of six years. After several removals they settled permanently in Upper Sandusky in 1846, and resided in that place until their decease. Frank Tripp, our subject, obtained a limited education in the pioneer schools; learned the blacksmith trade in Columbiana County when about eighteen years of age, and opened a shop in Upper Sandusky in the fall of 1845. He pursued his trade in this place, with the exception of one year's residence at Bowsherville, until August, 1861, when he enlisted to serve three years in Company M, Eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was detailed as company blacksmith, to which occupation he devoted most of his time during the service. He witnessed the engagement between the Mefrimac and the Monitor; was at the battle of White Horse Landing, Va., and was honorably discharged at Bermuda Hundreds, having been in the service three years and eleven days. He returned to Upper Sandusky and resumed his trade, beginning the manufacture of carriages and wagons in 1870, in which occupation he is still engaged. Mr. Tripp was married April 29, 1847, to Elizabeth Bowsher, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Dickens) Bowsher, and one of a family of fifteen children, of whom but six are living - Elizabeth J., Mary, Susan, William, Almeda and Sarah. Mrs. Tripp was born near Bowsherville December 25, 1828. The Indians were her neighbors and their children were her playmates; she taught in the old mission schools under the noted missionary, Rev. James B. Finley, and was personally acquainted with the Indians Lumpeys, Half- John, Warpole, Peacock, Sumundewat and Between-the-logs. Mr. and Mrs. Tripp are the parents of seven children, five living - Frank T., born September 26, 1850; Allen G., November 16, 1852; William H., November 16, 1859; Addie M., March 3, 1861; Lizzie B., November 6, 1866; George W., born July 22, 1848, and Margaret, born August 10, 1855, are deceased; the death of the former occurred April 11, 1850, and the latter passed away in infancy. During the winter of 1882-83, Mr. Tripp invented an arrangement now known as "Tripp's Buckeye wagon-tongue support," on which he obtained a patent, and this appliance is now in great demand, having an extensive sale in Kansas, Missouri and other Western States.

CHRISTIAN TSCHANEN, express agent, was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland in October, 1827, the only son of Christian and Maria (Stemphfli) Tschanen, who emigrated to America in 1834, and settled in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where the father died in the same year, aged about thirty years; Maria, the mother, died in 1867. Christian Tschauen spent his boyhood in Tuscarawas County, and attended school in the log schoolhouses of those times. In 1846, he came to this county and engaged in teaching during winters, and in various kinds of labor in summers, until 1850, at which time he returned to New Philadelphia and opened a grocery and provision store, which he conducted till 1864. He then enlisted in Company G, Eighty- eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for three months, under Capt. Weaver. The regiment was detained at Camp Chase, performing guard duty duriug its entire term of service, at the expiration of which Mr. Tschanen was honorably discharged. In 1864, he returned to Upper Sandusky, where he has since pursued various occupations. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. - -its Permanent Secretary for a niimber of years - a Democrat in politics, and has served two years as City Marshal. He was married in 1850, to Elizabeth Baumgartner, of Salem Township, and nine children resulted from this marriage - eight living - Emma C, Caroline, William T. , George W., Charles F. , Franklin, Edward and Hattie B. are deceased.

GEORGE W. TSCHANEN, druggist, of the firm of Tschanen Brothers, was born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, March 22, 1858, son of Christian and Elizabeth (Baumgartner) Tschanen, natives of Canton Berne, Switzerland (see sketch). George W. came to Upper Sandusky with his parents in 1864, and obtained a good education in the schools of that place. At the age of thirteen he began business as clerk in a drug establishment, pursuing this occupation eight years. He subsequently spent two and one-half years traveling for his brother taking orders for crayon portraits, and in November, 1881, they established their present business in partnership. They carry a large and well selected stock of goods, and are doing a good business as a result of their low prices and fair dealing. George W. is a popular young business man, and has the honor of being a charter member of the Wyandot Lodge No. 174, Knights of Pvthias.

WILLIAM T. TSCHANEN, of the firm of Tschanen Brothers, druggists, was born at New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, November 18, 1855. He is a son of Christian and Elizabeth (Baumgartner) Tschanen, Canton Berne, Switzerland (see sketch). William T. removed from his native town to Upper Sandusky with his parents in 1864, being then in his eighth year. He attended the public schools of the latter place until sixteen years of age, clerking at intervals in the drug store of A. Billhardt, holding the latter situation from 1866 to 1881 - in all fifteen years. In November 1, 1881, he with his brother, George W., opened their drug establishment on Sandusky avenue, opposite the post office, where they are now extensively engaged. They carry a large stock of everything to be found in a well regulated drug store, with a full line of stationery, wall paper, window-shades, etc., in addition; they are also agents for the American Express Company.

CARL F. VEITH, Sr., was born in Hesse -Darmstadt, Germany, February 7, 1838. He is a son of John Veith and Mary (Briehl) Veith, who emigrated to America in 1862, locating in Upper Sandusky, where Mrs. Veith died in 1864, aged fifty-six years; the father was born December 15, 1801, and now resides with his son, Carl F. Veith, well preserved in body and mind. Our subject came to America in 1860, and established himself in the boot and shoe business in Upper Sandusky (having learned the shoemaking trade in Germany) where he continued this occupation till 1876, at which time he removed to his present farm consisting of eighty-two acres, now valued at $85 per acre, and where he has since resided. Mr. Veith was married, March 12, 1863, to Mary A. Althouse, daughter of Christian, a native of Switzerland, and Magdalene Althouse, a native of Holmes County, Ohio, born September 9, 1840. Their children are Emma O., born September 10, 1867: Ferdinand C, July 7, 1869; Minnie M., February 3, 1875; Emil J., September 25, 1876; Adolph G., Julv 7, 1878; Carl W., November 29, 1879, and Hilda L. A., November 10, 1881. The deceased are Herman F. , born May 2, 1864, died September 23, 1869; Caroline C, born February 18, 1866,died August 8, 1867; Otto E., born May 15, 1873, died August 24, 1874. Mr. Veith is an enterprising farmer, a Democrat, and with his wife, a member of the German Lutheran Church.

CRARLES F. VEITH, Jr., of the firm of Veith & Altstaetter, was bom in Upper Sandusky, June 9, 1859. He is the son of Casper and Caroline Veith, the former a native of Germany, and the latter of Holmes County, Ohio. They were married in this county, and were the parents of fifteen children, ten living - Charles F., William, Mary, Robert, Anna, Oscar, Amanda, Louisa, Minnie and Reinhold. Charles Veith, our subject, was educated in the public schools of Upper Sandusky. In 1871, he removed with his parents to Crane Township, and engaged ten years in agricultural pursuits. He subsequently engaged in the grocery business in Upper Sandusky, where he is now engaged with Mr. Altstaetter doing a good business. He was married, September 29, 1881, to Caroline Engel, daughter of Christian and Mary Eugel, and one child has been born to them, namely, Clara M., born August 11, 1882. Besides his half interest in the grocery store, Mr. Veith is the owner of a two-story brick building on the corner of Sandusky avenue and Walker street, valued at $8,500. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church.

CASPER VEITH, farmer, is a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, born December 15, 1832, son of John and Mary E. (Briehl) Veith. The parents emigrated to America in 1861, settling in Upper Sandusky. The father was a shoe-maker, and was engaged all his lifetime at that craft. He was born December 15, 1801, and is still in good health. The mother died in 1864, aged fifty- four years. Casper Veith emigrated to this country in 1852, and engaged two years at shoe-making in the city of New York, and two years in Chicago, locating in Upper Sandusky in 1856. He obtained a good education in Germany, and has acquired a fair knowledge of English by observation, He pursued the shoe-making trade in Upper Sandusky till 1872, when he removed to his farm on which he has since been engaged. He owns 120 acres well stocked, and earned by the work of his own hands. Mr. Veith was married, October 19, 1857, to Caroline Baumgartner, by whom he has had fifteen children, eleven still living - Charles F., born June

9, 1859; Frederick AVilliam, June 28, 1801; Mary C, January 31, 1863; Herman R. , June 5, 1864; Anna J., February 6, 1871; Oscar F., October 1, 1873; Amanda A., September 8, 1876; Louisa O., February 4, 1878; Bertha W., July 22, 1879; John R., September 5, 1881, and Alma F.,born November 1, 1883. Mrs. Veith was born in Holmes County, Ohio, Jiily 7, 1841. Her parents, Nicholas and Barbara Baumgartner, natives of Switzerland, are noticed in C. Tschanen's sketch. Mr. Veith has been elected Trustee of Crane Township three successive years; he contributed liberally to the Union cause in the late war; is an honest and respected citizen, and with his wife, a valued member of the German Lutheran Church.

10, 1853. He is the son of George and Margaret (Runck) Von Stein, natives of Germany, who emigrated to America about 1848, and were married in Cincinnati in 1849. They were the parents of five children, four of whom still survive - John H. , Malinda, George P., William C. and a half-brother, Frederick Shaffer. John H. Von Stein, the subject of this sketch, came to Upper Sandusky with his parents in 1857, and was educated in the public schools of that city. He completed his education at the age of fifteen, when, his father dying, he was thrown almost entirely upon his own resources. At the age of nineteen, he engaged with Dr. Billhardt as clerk in his drug store, serving in this capacity five years. In 1877, Mr. Von Stein formed a partnership with Frederick Berg, and this connection still exists. They do an extensive business, and carry a large and complete stock of everything in their line, including a fine assortment of wall-paper, stationery, etc. Mr. Von Stein was married, September 14, 1876, to Emma C. Stutz, daughter of Adam and Caroline Stutz, natives of Germany, now residents of this county, Mr. Stutz at one time serving in the oUHce of County Kecorder. Mr. and Mrs. Yon Stein are the parents of two children, one living, viz.: Edna C. M , born May 4, 1880; Rudolph, born in June, 1879, is deceased, dying in infancy. September 2, 1879, Mr. Von Stein assisted in the organization of the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association at Columbus, Ohio. The association has grown from a membership of forty-five to eight hundred, and is now a permanent institution of the State. He also is Secretary of the Business Men's Union, and a member of the Eoyal Arcanum. Mr. Von Stein was elected City Clerk of Upper Sandusky three consecutive terms, now serving his sixth year. He is Treasurer of the Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen's Association, is one of the Board of Trustees of the Supreme Lodge of P. O. of A.; also Deputy Supreme Ruler and Past Ruler. He is the owner of valuable town property on Sandusky avenue, and, with his wife, is a member of the German Lutheran Church. In politics Mr. Von Stein is a Democrat.

LEONARD VON STEIN, M. D., was born at Steinau, Germany, January 17, 1831. He emigrated to America September 1, 1849, and settled in Richland County, Ohio, in his nineteenth year. After spending some time in various occupations, he purchased forty acres of land in Richland County, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits from 1861 to 1868. At this later date, he removed to Upper Sandusky to look after the interests of his deceased brother's family, and has since resided at that city. He has acquired considerable property, owning a farm of eighty acres, a two-story brick store-room occupied by Von Stein & Berg, druggists, and a comfortable residence on Third street. Mr. Von Stein is a self-made physician, having acquired his early training from his father. He has built up a large practice, making a specialty of chronic cases, in which he is very successful, and to which he has devoted his attention for fifteen years. Mr. Von Stein was married, May 11, 1851, to Elizabeth Retig, her parents, natives of Germany, emigrating to America about 1830. They are the parents of four children, two now living - John P., born April 1, 1855, and Minnie M. , November 27, 1859. The deceased are Elizabeth C. born January 19, 1858, died May 24, 1854; John H., born October 18, 1856, died October 3, 1858. Mrs. Von Stein was born in Germany June 14, 1816. Although Mr. Von Stein was not a soldier in the late war, he contributed liberally to the cause. He and his family are members of the German Lutheran Reform Church.

FRANK VOGEL (deceased), of the firm of F. Vogel & Sons, merchant tailors, Upper Sandusky, was born in Baden, Germany, June 28, 1829, and emigrated to Amtjrica in August, 1853, first settling in Sandusky City, but after six months removing to Mansfield, where he was employed as salesman four years. He removed tc Upper Sandusky in 1861, and began business in merchant tailoring on borrowed capital, and by strict attention to business has established a good trade. He has replaced his borrowed capital, and in 1879 erected a large two-story brick building at a cost of §7,000. He carries a stock valued at $9,000, and owns a large amount of valuable town property. Ho landed in New York without a penny, being compelled to borrow ten cents with which to buy a loaf of bread to i-eliove his hunger. His property is now valued at $50,000, the fruits of a life of incessant toil He was married at Sandusky City, three months after his emigration to that place, to Miss Susie Fleck, November 7, 1853, and twelve children are the fruits of their union, ten yet living, namely, Frank, John, William, Henry, Anthony, Joseph, Katie, August, Eddie and Lena. The deceased are Susanah and Elizabeth. The ten children living are all well educated in both English and German languages, the father having received his education in the " Fatherland."

LYMAN P. WALTER, M. D., was born in Crawford County, Ohio, January 24, 1857; he is a son of Jeremiah and Jane (Barrick) Walter, natives of this county and of Pennsylvania respectively. His parents were married in Crawford County, where they still reside. Their children are xUice, Lyman P., Dora E. and Scott. Dr. Walter obtained the rudiments of an education at the district school, subsequently attending the Union School at Bloomville and closing his literary studies at the Otterbein University, of Westerville, Ohio. He taught one term of school at the age of thirteen, and after completing his collegiate course at Westerville began the study of medicine with Dr. Jerome Bland, of Benton, Crawford County. He afterward entered the Starling Medical College, of Columbus, at which he graduated in 1879; he practiced one year as assistant surgeon of the St. Francis Hospital, and then located for six months at Mexico, this county, moving to Upper Sandusky in November, 1881. Dr. Walter was married January 1, 1879, to Miss May Van Gundy; her parents, William and Elizabeth (Patten) Van Gundy, were residents of this county, where her mother died in December, 1882. Dr. and Mrs. Walter have one child. The Doctor is achieving considerable of a reputation as a surgeon, and is meeting with admirable success in his profession generally; he has already established a lucrative practice to which his strict attention to the duties of his profession fully entitles him; he is the Examining Physician for the Royal Arcanum and the Legion of Honor; is a member of the K. of P. and I. O. O. F., and is Vice President of the Wyandot County Agricultural Society. He possesses the elements of good character, is industrious, energetic, and combines the qualities of the gentleman with those of the professional to a most creditable degree.

HENRY WATERS, dealer in pine lumber and manufacturer of doors, sash, blinds, etc., was born in Green County, N. Y., July 10, 1830, son of William and Mary A. (Sitcer) Waters, natives of Canada and New York respectively. The parents were married in New York, and reared a family of ten children, six now living, namely, George W., Arthur, Henry, Almeda, Charles and Charlotte. The deceased are Louisa, Grovener, Harriet and Anninas. The father died at Coeymans, N. Y., in 1881, aged sixty-nine; the mother is still living, a resident of West Hurby, N. Y. Henry AVaters, our subject, was reared to the age of fifteen in his native county, educated in the common schools, and embarked in railroad and steamboat work at sixteen, continuing in these occupations till 1874. He was engineer of the first feri'y boat that crossed the Hudson at Catskill. He resided with his family one year in Alliance, Ohio, and seven years in Cleveland, removing with his family to Upper Sandusky, and establishing his present business in 1874. He also opened a factory at Carey, where in 1883 he erected his main building, two-stoiy, 40x133 feet. In 1861, Mr. Waters enlisted in the civil war, Company F, One Hundred and Fifty-sixth New York Volunteer Infantry, as private, remaining with his regiment on detached service as Acting Assistant Surgeon at medical headquarters diiring his entire year's .service, receiving his discharge at Kingston, N. Y. Mr. Waters was first married in New York in 1860, to Hannah Traver,who died the following year. His second marriage occurred May 15, 1865, Mary E. Burtone, of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, becoming his wife. He had one child by his lirst marriage, and four by the second, three of the latter living, namely: Edward T. , born September 12, 1868; Harry C. , November 7, 1873, and Jesse A., October 23, 1878. Mrs. Waters was born March 9, 1840. Mr. Waters is one of the most enterprising citizens of the town, and does a large business, employing usually about fifteen workmen, his factory being provided with the latest improved machinery. He is a member of the Knights of Honor, Royal Arcanum, and the Universalist Church.

JAMES W. WHITE, M. D., Upper Sandusky, was born in Lancaster, Ohio, October 11, 1842. He is the son of Dr. James and Mariah (Beecher) White, natives of Pennsylvania and Cincinnati, Ohio respectively. James W., the subject of this sketch, remained at home with his parents till twentyone years of age, and attended the village schools. He afterward obtained a classical education at the Denison University of Granville, Ohio, and entered the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati in 1859, graduating in 1861. He began the practice of his profession at Lancaster, but a few months after, passed a medical examination at Columbus, Ohio, and was appointed assistant Surgeon on Gen. Granger's staff; he served in this capacity a few months, and after passing a second examination at Louisville, Kv., was promoted to Acting Surgeon, and placed in charge of the field hospitals at Huntsville and Decatur, Ala., serving at these places eleven months. At the close of the war Mr. White returned to Lancaster for a short period, and subsequently removed to Upper Sandusky in 1866. He opened a drug store in connection with his practice, but disposed of his stock in 1868, since which time he has devoted his entire attention to his profession. He has established an extensive practice, being at present the attending physician of the Wyandot County Infirmary; he is also a member of the Ohio Medical Association.

WILLIAM WITZEL is a native of Prussia, born October 1, 1827; his parents were Gotlieb and Theresa (Byron) Witzel who died while he was yet an infant; he resided with his uncle, Charley Brange, till fifteen years of age, and then learned the trade of house carpenter, which he followed ten years in Germany; he came to America in 1853, and located in Marion County; he enlisted in Company B, Sixty-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, September 22. 1862, and entered the war, participating in the battles of Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, siege of Knoxville, Buzzard's Roost^ Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, and others. In the engagement at Kenesaw Mountain he was wounded in the shoulder on accoiint of which he was discharged at Columbus, February 9, 1865. Mr. Witzel purchased his present farm of fifty- one acres in April, 1865, and has since engaged in agricultural pursuits; he was married June 13, 1855, to Frances A. Kramer, a native of Franklin County, Ohio, born October 3, 1837. Eight children were born to them, two deceased - August W., was born April 5, 1856; Gustavus G., January 20, 1861; Anna M., June 14, 1863; Maria A., August 2, 1866; Jacob H., December 26, 1873; Clara P., December 27, 1880; Charley H.. July 23, 1858. The latter died November 22, 1861, and an infant is also deceased. In politics, Mr. Witzel is an Independent, himself and family being members of the German Lutheran Church at Upper Sandusky.

DARIUS H. S. WILLIAMS is a native of Lorain County, Ohio, born July 13, 1822, and son of Dr. Hiram S. and Julia (Hays) Williams, natives of Berkshire County, Mass., and of English and Scotch ancestry respective- ly. They were married in their native county, and were the parents of six children, three of these - Darius H., John Q. , and Charlotte C - are still living. Dr. Williams removed from Massachusetts to Lorain County, Ohio, in 1817, where, with the exception of two years in Chippewa County, he enjoyed an extensive practice till 1838, his wife's decease occurring in that year. His death took place, March 2, 1841, in his forty-eighth year. Darius Williams, the subject of this sketch, spent his childhood and youth in the counties of Lorain and Medina, removing, to Wisconsin at the age of twenty and engaging in various callings in that State, till his return to Medina County in 1852; he resided in Medina County, engaged in agricultural pursuits, till 1871, at which time he removed to this count}-, purchasing sixty acres of land in Crane Township. From 1868 to 1871, he was agent of the Ohio Farmer's Insurance Company, and traveled over Wyandot County. In the spring of 1872, he was appointed Superintendent of the County Infirmary, holding this oflSce five years, after wiiich he returned to his farm, which he sold in 1881, subsequently purchasing his present farm of eighty acres, where he is now engaged in general farm pursuits. Mr. Williams was married, January 1, 1853, to Mary Parmeter, a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1825. Two children were born to them - George I., born January 22, 1859, and Myrta M., born May 22, 1867. Mrs. Williams' death occurred March 8. 1869 and Mr. W. was again married, March 22, 1870, to Mrs. Annie H. Ward, widow of Enos B. Ward, deceased. She was a daughter of Cyrus F. and Mary (Bidwell) Beebe, born in Franklin County, Ohio, January 1, 1840; her parents wei-e natives of Vermont and Ohio respectively, and of English ancestry. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have but one child - Frank D., born December 23, 1870. Although a Republican, Mr. Williams held his position as Superintendent of the Infirmary five years, with a full Democratic Board of Directors; he Is a member of the I. O. O. F. , and a substantial and well respected citizen.

SAMUEL J. WIRICK, of the firm of Wirick, Cook & Co., was born in Perry County, Ohio, September 4, 1845, son of Valentine and Elizabeth (Bowman) Wirick, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German ancestry. They came to Ohio before their marriage, and settled in Perry County, where they reared a family of eight children, all living at the present time. Samuel J. Wirick was reared upon a farm, and attended the district schools, closing his literary pursuits at Heidelberg College, Tilfin, Ohio, at the age of nineteen. He engaged in teaching during the winter months, and worked upon the farm in summer for a few years, but abandoned his pedagogic work at twenty-three, turning his entire attention to agriculture for four years. In 1872, he began business in the grocery trade on the corner of Sandusky avenue and Johnson street, and was engaged in that occupation, with the exception of two years, devoted exclusively to the nursery business, in which he still engages to a limited extent; he removed to Billhardt's block in 1883, when he carried an extensive stock of everything pertaining to their line, until the spring of 1884, when he sold his stock to G. G. Kramer, and formed a partnership with his- brother, J. Q. Wirick, and has since been engaged in the implement trade, under the firm name of Wirick Bros. They make a specialty of the Deering Twine Binder, having sold ninety of these machines during the years 1880-83, besides seventeen of the Minneapolis Binders, and a large number of smaller implements. They carry a stock of $8,000 to |10,- 000, and do an annual business of about $18,000 to $20,000. Mr. Wirick was married October 10, 1867, to Margaret C. Hale, daughter of John and

Elizabeth (Donor) Hale, early settlers of this county. They are the parents of six children, five still living, namely: Carrie B., Lizzie M., Grace E., Mary V. and Myrtle A. John V. is deceased, dying at the age of ten months. Mr. Wirick is a member of the I. O. O. F., Royal Arcanum and Knights of Honor. In politics, he is a Democrat.

HON. SAMUEL M. WORTH, Justice of the Peace, and a time-honored pioneer, was born in Starksboro, Vt, May 1, 1814. He is the son of Joseph and Charlotte (Ellison) Worth. Mr. Worth learned the printer's trade at the age of fourteen, and engaged in this craft about eight years, after which time he removed to Ohio, settling at Little Sandusky, where he resided a number of years. In 1845 he was elected County Auditor, being the first officer chosen for that position in this county, and served in that capacity with credit to his constituents five years. At the expiration of his term of office he returned to Little Sandusky, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits fifteen years. In 1865 he was elected Representative of the county, and in 1867, re-elected to the same office, after which he removed to Upper Sandusky, where he has since resided, and where he engaged in the dry goods business several years. Mr. Worth served two years as County Commissioner, was one year in the City Council, and was elected Justice of t^he Peace in 1882, in which capacity he is now serving. He was captain in the militia in 1837, and has always been a thorough Democrat. His marriage to Betsey A. Fowler occurred April 28, 1846. She is a daughter of Dr. Stephen and Leefe (Stephens) Fowler, the former being one of the founders of Little Sandusky, and among the earliest and most distinguished pioneers of this section. Mr. and Mrs. Worth are the parents of six children, five of whom are living - Charles F., Irene, Efifa, Leefe and Zilla. The deceased was Wayne W., whose death occurred at the age of four years.

ELIZABETH ZIMMERMAN was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., March 5, 1808. She is the widow of Henry Zimmerman and daughter of Jacob and Susan (Williams) Steelsmith. Her marriage to Henry Zimmerman, also a native of Westmoreland County, Penn., occurred October 28, 1830, and twelve children were born to them - eight now living; their names are as follows: Jacob, Rebecca L., Susan, Margaret, Minnie, Lydia, Henry S. and Annie B. The deceased are Catharine A., Mary A. and Zeruiah - all infants, and Bela B., who died at the age of thirty-eight, and was a soldier in the late war in Company D, Fifteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving three years. During the greater part of this time he was engaged in the Signal Service on Lookout Mountain, receiving an honorable discharge at the expiration of his term of enlistment. He returned home and soon after entered the Poughkeepsie Business College, graduating in 1865, and subsequently engaged seven years as conductor on the Pittsburgh, Fort W^ayne & Chicago Railroad. His health failed, and after three years as proprietor of the Zimmerman House, at Greensburg, Penn., he died June 29, 1880. Henry Zimmerman, husband of our subject, removed to Stark County, Ohio, from Pennsylvania, in 1840, and to Upper Sandusky in. 1845. He was among the first settlers, and was proprietor of the old " Blue Ball Hotel " from J 848 to November 22, 1866 - the date of his death. Mrs. Zimmerman is still living, now in her seventy-sixth year. Her second daughter, Rebecca L., who has been for many years a teacher in the public schools of Upper Sandusky, was married October 31, 1867, to William H. Jones, who died March 8, 1870, aged forty-nine years. He was a prominent citizen of the county, having served both as President and Secretary of tlie Agricultural Society, and as member of the Union School Board. Jacob, the eldest son, is a leading citizen - Representative of his district - of Wabash County, 111. , to which place he removed in 1852. The first decade was spent in journalism, editing at one time the Illinoisan, of Clark County, and subsequently the Constitution, of TJrbana, Champaign County. Since then he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, but ever taking a deep interest in everything that pertains to the elevation of the community at large.