Madison Township (part 17 of 20)

The elder John Gross was born in Germany, in March, 1833, and came to America when twenty years of age, a few years afterward sending to the old country for his parents, George and Katherine Gross. He settled in Rice Township and there his father, George Gross, died in 1889 and his mother in 1896. For some years, John Gross, Sr., worked by the day and in that way accumulated enough capital to enable him to buy eighty acres of his present farm, to which he subsequently added and on which he still lives, now aged seventy-six years. He cleared this land and resided in a log house for a long period, but now has fine, substantial buildings. © He married Katherine Wolf, who was brought from Germany while young, the Wolf family settling | in Rice Township across the road from the Gross family. She died in 1896, aged seventy-five years. They had eight children, namely: Emma, who is the wife of Josiah Overmeyer; Rose, who is the wife of Conrad Overmeyer; Charles, who died in 1897, aged thirty-five years; John H.; Herman;

John H. Gross spent his boyhood on the home farm and until he was sixteen years of age he divided his time between attending the district schools and helping his father. Then he was hired out to neighboring fariners for several years by his father, after which he went to Michigan and worked on a farm near Lansing for two years. When he returned to Sandusky County he lived with his sister in Riley Township for two years. After he was married he rented a farm from Fred Martin, in Green Creek Township and in 1904 he bought his present farm from the King estate and has successfully. followed general farming here ever since. Mr. Gross, through his own industry and with the assistance of an estimable wife, has gained independence, having worked hard for all he owns.

On April 3, 1897, Mr. Gross was married to Mrs. Ella King Packard, daughter of George W. and Elizabeth King, of an old and prominent county family. Mr. and Mrs. Gross have one child, Augusta, who was born May 28, 1903. In politics he is a Democrat and he has served as school director since 1906. He is a member of the order of Modern Woodmen of America, being connected with the lodge at Vickery.

Mrs. Gross's parents were born in Ohio - her father in Fairfield County and her mother in Sandusky County. They have eleven children, two sons and nine daughters: Mrs. Mary Boggs, Mrs. Ella Gross, Mrs. Louisa Kappus, Sam King, Kentucky, Mrs. Almeda Fetterman, Mrs. Minnie Hetrick, John King, Mrs. Ida Boyer, Mrs. Nettie Monroe, Miss Carrie King of Lansing, Mich., and Mrs. Daisy Kiser.

REUBEN STINE, a veteran of the Civil War and a prominent citizen of Ballville, Sandusky County, Ohio, is the manufacturer of what are widely known as Stine's three family remedies, namely: White Pine Ointment, White Pine Oil and Cholera Balm. He was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, December 4, 1840, and is a son of Philip and Sarah (Dundore) Stine.

Philip Stine was a native of Pennsylvania, but at an early date moved to Fairfield County, Ohio, where he died in 1845, in middle life. He was married to Sarah Dundore, who was born in Pennsylvania, in 1802, and died in Sandusky County, Ohio, in 1883. They were parents of eleven children, of whom the following grew up: Jonathan, now deceased; William, deceased; John, deceased; Philip, deceased ; Adam, deceased; 'Isaac of Los Angeles, California; and Reuben. The ones who died young were Benjamin, Emma, Garret and one who died in infancy.

After the death of her husband Mrs. Stine continued to reside in Fairfield County until April 12, 1853, when she moved to Sandusky County. .She purchased about three-quarters of a section of land in Sandusky Township, for a part of which she paid $22.50 and for the remainder $7.50 per acre. Twelve years later she disposed of it all for $65 per acre, realizing a handsome profit. She then spent her decliniig years in the city of Fremont.

the trade of a carpenter, which he followed until he entered the army. He enlisted at Fremont, August 9, 1862, as a member of Company K, 1ooth Ohio Vol. Inf., and served until * he was mustered out at Camp Chase June 16, 1864. In the battle at Limestone, Tennessee, he was taken captive and was imprisoned successively at Lynchburg; Belle Isle at Richmond, Andersonville, Charleston, Florence, and at Libby Prison. He was incarcerated for a period of fifteen months and eight days before paroled, and the agony of starvation on prison fare, lack of humane care and the general illtreatment to which he and other prisoners were subjected, beggars description.

Mr. Stine was married July 11, 1869, to Miss Lydia M. Bauman, who was born in Sandusky County, July 15, 1852, and is a daughter of Solomon and Matilda (Binkley) Bauman. She is one of the following children born to her parents: John M.; Elizabeth, wife of August Hilman; Catherine, wife of S. W. Overmeyer; and Lydia M. (Stine). Mr. and Mrs. Stine became parents of the following: Clara, who married Jacob Smith of Ballville Township and has four children - LeRoy, Bessie, Earl, and Edith; William, of Sandusky . Township, who married Alice Cochran and has three children - Carl, Dorothy and Velma; Sarah, who is the wife of J. W. Cochran of Ballville Township and has two children - Gertrude and Howard; Irving of Ballville Township, who married Nellie McCoy and has a son,

Mr. Stine has a wide acquaintance throughout Sandusky County and has built up a large and lucrative business, there being a great demand for his remedies, which have stood the test of time.

FRANK W. SWEDERSKY, ex-sheriff of Sandusky County, Ohio, who served two terms in that important office, to the- satisfaction of his fellow citizens, was born in Cuyahoga County, March 23, 1858, a son of. Frank Joseph and Mary E. (Myers) Swedersky.

Frank Joseph Swedersky was born in Meince, Germany, and came from his native land to: America in 1846, settling first at Cleveland. There he followed the stonemason's trade until the fall of 1860, when he came to Sandusky County and settled on a'farm in Riley Township, where he died in 1898. His children were four in number.

Frank W. Swedersky was eight years old when his parents came to Sandusky County, and he completed his school attendance in Riley Township. He then engaged in farming and also became interested in township affairs, through this interest becoming well and favorably known alt through the county and a leading factor in the ranks of the Democratic party. On January 4, 1904, he was first elected sheriff of Sandusky County and his excellent administration of the office - brought about his re-election in 1906. He retired with the well earned reputation of an able and conscientious public official.

Mr. Swedersky was married to Miss Amelia L. Martin, a daughter of Jacob Martin, and they have three children, Estella, Minnie and Lester. The family belong to the Grace Lutheran Church. Mr. Swedersky is a member of the order of Odd Fellows.

ADAM RINEBOLD, whose valuable farm of I10 acres is situated in Section 36, Scott Township, has been a lifelong resident of Sandusky County, Ohio, and was born in Jackson Township, December 16, 1853.. His parents were Solomon and Elizabeth (Seltzer). Rinebold. The father died May 3, 1903, and was buried in Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio. The mother has reached the advanced age of eighty-two years and lives at Fostoria.

Adam Rinebold attended the public schools of Jackson Township until he was old enough to help on the farm. He femained with his parents until he was twenty-three years old and then married. Following this event he settled on his present farm in Scott Township, taking possession of'a log house that was on the place. He has made many improvemgnts and has put up all the substantial farm buildings that are now standing. All of his farm except ten acres has been cleared off and Mr. Rinebold has found it necesary to do considerable tiling, having put down about 80,000 feet. He deals largely in stock, which he raises, buys and sells. His. land is probably very rich in oil, there -being eight wells producing at present.

On November 18, 1876, Mr. Rinebold was married to Miss Katherine Riegler, a daughter of John G. and Mary (Stahl) Riegler, and they have two sons: Arthur,

Albert Schwind, and has one son, Kenneth As and Ba J. who married Eva Myers, a daughter of Charles Myers; they have two children, Myrtle B. and Bertha. Rinebold and his younger son are stockholders in the Bettsville Bank. Mr. Rinebold became an Odd Fellow when he was twenty-eight years of age and has passed all the chairs of Kansas Lodge No. 405. He votes with the Democratic party but takes no very active part in public matters, being, 'however, one of the township's most respected citizens.

HON. JOHN McINTYRE LEMMON. In the death of John McIntyre Lemmon, which took place August 17, 1895, Clyde, Ohio, lost one of her most distinguished, beloved and admired citizens, and in her grief all Northern Ohio participated. He was a man of brilliant attainments and gifted by Nature with the elements of success in his mind and character and for years had served his fellow citizens in positions of responsibility and in a way that ever reflected honor upon them as on himself. John McIntyre Lemmon was born at Townsend, Sandusky County, Ohio, July 25, 1839, and passed away while still in middle life. His parents were Uriah Blake and Emily Amanda (McIntyre) Lemmon, From the maternal side came his Scotch 'blood and name while on the paternal he traced his ancestry to a vigorous forefather, Hugh Lemmon, a native of Ireland. _.

This great-grandfather had twelve children, the second in order of birth being James Lemmon, who was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1779. He married Rebecca Blake, whose surname was perpetuated in the name of their eldest son, Uriah Blake, who was born in Pennsylvania and accompanied his parents when they removed to Ohio, in 1827.

Uriah Blake Lemmon spent his seventynine years of life in Sandusky County, dying at Clyde, February 16, 1887. He had married Emily Amanda McIntyre in early manhood. She died in Townsend Township, Sandusky County, in 1860. Although neither had enjoyed many educational advantages, they were people of enlightened mind and they were anxious to afford their children the chances they had not been able to secure for themselves. The new country, however, was but sparsely settled when their son John McIntyre was born and when he had reached school age his only in a district school, which was conducted but a few months in the year. As the boy grew into sturdy youth it became necessary for him to give assistance to his father in clearing and cultivating the 120-acre homestead farm, and it was not until he was eighteen years old that he had the chance to attend a private school, and then but for only six weeks. On every side we are met with the crowd had they not willed to do so and possessed the power to persevere in their purpose. This fact Mr. Lemmon again proved. Studying at night or on any occasion when he found leisure, he so educated himself that he was able to pass the required examination and secured a teacher's certificate when nineteen years old, following which he taught school at Clyde until he accumulated enough means to take him through three terms at Oberlin College. Again he taught school and an invitation from an uncle who resided in Scotland County, Missouri, caused him to transfer his activities, in 1859, to another field. In the fall of the same year he entered upon the study of law under Attorney-General James Proctor Knott, in Jefferson City, and this connection was of great benefit to the young man, as he met here the leading men of aifairs in the country at that time, men of brilliant parts, a number of whom he was later to figuratively face on the field of battle.

The disturbed condition of the country in 1860, together with the illness and subsequent death of his dearly beloved mother, induced his return to Sandusky County, and soon afterward he resumed his study of law, at Fremont, and again began to teach school. The quiet life which he had planned, filled with study and literary work, he soon found impossible, for, when Civil War threatened his beloved country, every patriotic impulse impelled him to offer himself as one of her defenders. In April, 1861, at Fremont, he enlisted for a service of three months' duration, all that was then deemed absolutely necessary, becoming a private in Company F. 8th Ohio Vol. Inf. When the company was ready to start, however, Private Lemmon was suffering with the measles and although he rejoined it at Fort Dennison, he was again taken sick and was left behind. By October, his health being restored, he re-enlisted, entering Company B, 72nd O. Vol. Inf,, which was organized under Ralph P. Buckland, later General Buckland. On January 18, 1862, the 72nd Regiment was sent first to Camp Chase, then on to Cincinnati and Paducah, Kentucky. where it became a part of General Sherman's force. This regiment participated in the battle of Shiloh, and Mr. Lemmon was_ twice wounded, but not so seriously as to prevent his continuing with the regiment. He was: in the expedition to Oxford, Mississippi, in' November, 1862, under General Grant and back to Moscow, Bolivar and Corinth, after. which came Vicksburg, the siege of Jackson: and then the campaign to Brandon, Mississippi, and back to Jackson. Judge Lemmon. never fully recovered irom the hardships of this campaign. In June, 1864, he was particularly honored, being detailed as judgeadvocate of a military commission at Mem-. phis, and some very important cases were brought before his court. After seven months of service, at his own request he was relieved and then returned to his command. In May, 1862, he had been commissioned a lieutenant, and in July, 1863, a captain. He served in the campaign against Mobile, under General Canby, fought at'Spanish Fort and had reached Montgomery, Alabama, when the news of the end of the war reached the army.

Judge Lemmon, like many another active and faithful soldier, reached home in shattered health, but the happiness of domestic life and the opportunity to peacefully complete his law studies soon restored him to his normal condition. He soon entered into practice and also engaged in business as a claim and insurance agent and paid more or less attention to public questions. In June, 1886, he was first honored by his fellow townsmen by election to the mayoralty and was reelected in 1867 and during these administrations he set in motion many agencies which have brought about the present peace and prosperity of the town. In 1866 he was appointed judge of the Common Pleas Court, of the First Sub-division of the Fourth Judicial District of Ohio, and in 1887, he was again invited to accept this honor, but he declined. His practice absorbed him and a quiet life was more attractive to him than a more public one for which his qualifications so amply fitted him. He was ever loyal to the Republican party and at all times was ready 'to use his influence for his friends; but as he grew older and his health gradually became again impaired, he withdrew more and more from the active arena.

On March 29, 1864, Judge Lemmon was married to Miss Annie Covell, of Perkins, Erie County, Ohio, who survives him. In the summer of 1887 they took a long-talkedof tour which included a leisurely visit to France, England, Scotland and Wales. It was Judge Lemmon's first vacation in twenty-three years and was beneficial, but did not restore him to former health. His last years, in a way, were his best years, for he was surrounded with every material comfort and was daily assured of the affection of his friends and the respectful consideration of his fellow citizens.

On July 12, 1900, Mrs. Annie C. Lemmon, Judge Lemmon's widow, was united in marriage with Mr. Michael Bowann, and they reside at the corner of Cherry and George Streets, Clyde, Ohio.

GEORGE W. FREDERICK, a prominent and substantial farmer, residing on the South Sand Ridge Road, in York Township, Sandusky County, six miles northeast of Clyde, is the owner of 315 acres of valuable land, 103 of which is situated in Erie County and the remainder in York Township, Sandusky County. Mr. Frederick was born in Hartleton Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1836, and is a son of William and Catherine (Kline) Frederick.

The parents of Mr. Frederick came to Ohio in 1854 and settled in Erie County, where they lived until 1859, when they came to Sandusky County and acquired the farm on which they resided until the close of their lives. The mother died very suddenly, from a stroke of paralysis, when aged seventy years. The father lived to be one of the most venerable residents of the county, being almost ninety-six years old when his death occurred in November, 1892. They had a family of eight children, all sons and all grew to maturity except Robert, the second born, who died in infancy. The others were: George W., Jesse, Samuel, William, Edward, James and Reuben, the survivors being George W., William, Edward and James, the two last named being residents of Michigan,

George W. Frederick is now practically retired, but during his active years he devoted himself almost entirely to farming and stockraising. His land in York Town. ship is separated into three farms, his home place, on which stands the old farm-house, containing. twenty-two acres. After the death of his brother Samuel, he bought his thirty acres.

In early manhood, Mr. Frederick married Miss Mary Berman, a daughter of John and Annie Berman. She accompanied her parents from Pennsylvania to Sandusky County, in girlhood. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick went to housekeeping in Erie County, but in 1871 came to the present farm, to which his father had moved many years previously. They have two children, William H. and David L. William H. Frederick resides at Bellevue, Ohio. He married Alice Gerhart and they have one son, Ralph. David L. Frederick resides on one of his father's farms in York Township. He married Nettie Vickery and they have two children: Gladys, who died at the age of about thirteen years; and Ina. Mr. Frederick is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. In 1864 he enlisted for service in the Civil War in Company I, 164th O. Vol. Inf., and served 100 days. He is one of York Township's best known men.

HENRY W. MOLKENBUR, one of Woodville Township's substantial citizens. and enterprising business men, resides on his valuable farm of ninety acres, which is situated three-quarters of a mile east of the town. He is a native of Woodville Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, having been born on a farm just south of the one he owns, November 23, 1869. and is a son of Christopher and Louisa (Shepman) Molkenbur.

Christopher Molkenbur came to Ohio from Hanover, Germany, and established himself in Woodville Township, Sandusky County, where he resided until his death, at the age of sixty-five years. He owned a farm of 110 acres and on that his widow resides. They had eleven children.

Henry W. Molkenbur attended school at Woodville and later bought his present farm. He carries on a general agricultural line, but gives much attention to raising thoroughbred horses, having been interested in them for some twenty years. He has some fine specimens, notably "Young Pilgrim" and "Bodillion K." The former, a black gray stallion, is registered in the Percheron Stud-Book of America and also in the National French Draft Horse Association. "Bodillion K.," a fine black stallion, is also a registered Percheron. He also owns two thoroughbred Percheron mares, "Bess" and "Nell," the latter of whom won first prize at the Fremont and Wood County fairs, and the latter the first prize at the Columbus fair. He is a great believer in thoroughbred stock and through his efforts the general standard has been raised all through this section. Mr. Molkenbur is a man of business enterprise and in addition to his other activities, operates a large dray and ice business at Woodville. Formerly he had oil interests, but has disposed of all of them.

Mr. Molkenbur married Miss Anna Graver and they have one daughter, Bernice, who is a bright scholar. In politics, he is a Democrat and has served seven years as township trustee and for ten years has been a member of the school board. He was one of the incorporators and is a director of the Woodville State Savings Bank. With his wife he attends the Lutheran Church.

John Coonrod And Family

JOHN COONROD AND FAMILY. The paternal ancester, John Coonrod, Sr., from whom are descended the Coonrod families residing in Sandusky County and their descendants elsewhere, was in 1792 a settler of Virginia, in which year he was married in Pendleton County to Sarah Davis. No earlier authentic information is obtainable. He emigrated to Ohio soon after his marriage and located first in Marietta, and later in Pickaway County, where he died May 29, 1831.

John Coonrod, Sr., served as a sergeant , in Captain Peter Bacus's Company of Infantry, Second (Safford's) Regiment of! Ohio Militia, War of 1812, from August 19, ' 1812, to March 3, 1813. Also served as a private in Captain Creighton's Company, First (Denny's) Regiment, Ohio Militia, War of 1812, from July 28, 1813, to August 29, 1813. John and Sarah Coonrod were the parents of three children, John, David and Henry Coonrod. David settled near Marion, Ohio, and Henry, the youngest son, emigrated to [Ilhinois and later to Des Moines, Iowa. His mother, Sarah Davis Coonrod, accompanied her son on his western pilgrimage and died near Des Moines, Iowa, in 1855.

John Coonrod, Jr., was born in southern Ohio, in 1795, and served as a private in Captain Creighton's Company, First (Denny's) Regiment, Ohio Militia, War of 1812. . At the close of the war he returned to his home in Pickaway County, Ohio, and in January, 1818, he united in marriage with Sarah Tuttle.

In 1821 he came on foot to Sandusky County, and after entering at the Government land office at Bucyrus, Ohio, 160 acres of land located about two miles south of Clyde, he returned to Pickaway County to prepare to bring his family to his new home, which he did in the spring of 1822, traversing the state with two ox-teams and wagon. With the aid of a few settlers he raised a log-cabin and during the winter began clearing up his farm. Gradually the wilderness was converted into fertile fields, and there the peace-loving father, after an active and well-spent life, passed away at a ripe old age. His death occurred in February, 1870, and his wife, Sarah Tuttle Coonrod, survived until January, 1883.

the line of Sandusky and Senéca Counties, which they occupied from 1818 to 1831. Their principal settlement was north of Green Springs, where they had a mill, near the spot where Stoner's mill. stood later. Near their mill was their council-house. This was not far distant from Mr. Coonrod's farm, and while the Indians were quite well disposed, unless infused with fire- -water, yet there was enough conflict among themselves as well as between them and the whites, to keep up a feeling of insecurity among the settlers.

Mr. Coonrod and wife reared a family of eleven children, John, who moved to Summit, Indiana,and died in 1874; VanRennsler, late of Vickery, Ohio; Mrs. Jane Gibbs and .Mrs. Elizabeth Gibbs, late of Riley Township; Jeremiah, who resides at Manly, ,Iowa; and George D., of Summit, Indiana; Mrs. Cordelia Storey and Wolcott, of Vickery, Ohio, and Henry Coonrod, of Riley Towriship, Sandusky County, Ohio.

GEORGE ELIAS SOMMERS, who deals extensively in grain, produce and hay, shipping to the eastern markets, is a well known resident of Green Creek Township and resides four and one-half miles east of Fremont on a farm of 150 acres, which he and his father own. He was born near Sandusky, in Erie County, Ohio, February 20, 1860, and is a son of John and Barbara (Hartung) Sommers, both natives of Germany. :

John Sommers was born and reared in Saxony, Germany, where his father followed farming. Soon after his marriage to Barbara Hartung, they set sail for America and located first at Sandusky, Ohio. They rented a farm in Perkins Township, Erie County, for a number of years, and in 1864 moved to Green Creek Township, Sandusky County. Here John Sommers bought sixty acres of the farm on which he now lives from James Huss, where he has since and has always farmed. He added from time to time until he had 150 acres, and erected thereon a fine brick house. He is past eighty-six years of age, and after an active and useful business career is now living in retirement.

George E. Sommers is the youngest of the children born to his parents and was but four years of age when they moved to Green Creek Township. He has lived on this farm ever since and has always farmed. He received a good educational training in the district schools and in the Sandusky High School, which he attended one year. In 1900 he began to buy and ship grain, produce and hay on a large scale, finding a market in the east, and he has met with great success. He manages the work on the farm, which is devoted to general farming and stock raising.

October 18, 1882, Mr. Sommers was united in marriage with Miss Ida H. Thraves, a daughter of George and Mary J. (Crowell) Thraves, and they are parents of six children, as follows: Wilbur, who married Amy Decker and lives in Jackson Township, Sandusky County, Ohio; Fred, who married Frances Dalzell and lives on the home farm; Barbara, who is the wife of George Thompson and lives in Sandusky County; and Robert, Corinne and James. Politically, the subject of this record 's a Democrat and formerly served on the school board. He is a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Fremont.

HENRY COONROD, a highly respected citizen of Riley Township, was born in Green Creek Township, December 31, 1834. His father, John Coonrod, had located here in 1822 when it was comparatively a wilderness and lived not only to see it one of the best agricultural townships in the county, but helped to make it such, clearing and making for himself a good home and an excellent start in life for his children.

The preliminary education of Henry Coonrod was received in the district schools of his native township, his early boyhood days being spent about the old homestead farm and in assisting in clearing it up.

dusky County, when he moved to Fremont to assume the duties of that office. In 1875 he was re-elected to succeed himself as sheriff, which position he filled for four years, and in 1884 he was selected as keeper of the Ottawa Shooting Club and continued in this capacity for ten years, when he moved to his farm in Riley Township, where he now resides.

Mr. Coonrod went through all the trials and hardships experienced by early settlers and in the school of experience learned the lessons which have made him a well informed man, for his educational privileges were limited. In politics Mr. Coonrod is an ardent Democrat and has served his fellow citizens as township assessor, clerk, trustee and as sheriff of Sandusky County, Ohio. He was ever true to his duties of citizenship and in all relations of life has been an honorable and upright gentleman.

Equipped by nature with a strong and rugged constitution and a kindly disposition, possessing a sterling honesty which has characterized his conduct in all offices 'of life, he has won a high place in the esteem and confidence of his fellow men. In his declining years he is now enjoying a rest which he has truly earned and well deserves.

His wife, Nancy Ellis Coonrod, died December 28, 1908. In the latter years of her life she spent much of her time in administering to the sick and needy and the community deeply felt the loss of "Mother Coonrod,"' whom they so often relied upon in time of sickness and distress.

Mr. and Mrs. Coonrod were the parents of five children: Mrs. Sarah Devanna; John Coonrod, of Fremont; Frank Coonrod, of Rice Township; Will H. Coonrod, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Myrtie May Coonrod, deceased.

JUDGE JOHN B. COONROD was born in Riley Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, July 13, 1866. His parents were Henry Coonrod and Nancy A. Coonrod. He came with them to Fremont in 1874 and attended the public schools until 1885, when he took a commercial course in the Tri-State Busia ness College at Toledo, Ohio. He engaged in teaching, which he followed in Sandusky and Ottawa Counties for winter terms until 1895, with the exception of 1888, when he was appointed railway mail clerk, on theroute between Chicago and Cleveland and from which he resigned in 1889. In that year he began an apprenticeship, as oiler on steel-freight steamers, on the lakes, and later was commissioned by the United States inspector, as first engineer, in which capacity he continued to serve until 1897, when he was appointed deputy clerk of the Probate Court of Sandusky County, by Probate Judge Samuel Brinkerhoff. He served as such six years, and in the fall of 1902 was elected probate judge as the successor of Judge Brinkerhoff. He was re-elected in 1905 and again re-elected in 1908 for the term of four years from February 9, 1909. The personal popularity of Judge Coonrod, and the fidelity and ability with which he has discharged the onerous duties of this important office, are shown by the fact that at each election he secured the highest majority of any candidate on his ticket; and at the last two elections he received the highest majorities ever given any candidate for that office. Judge Coonrod and wife, Nora Shepler-Coonrod, with their three children, Gladys, Gertrude and Haldon, reside on Buckland Avenue in Fremont.

Politically, Judge Coonrod is a Democrat, loyal to the principles and usages of the Democratic party. Fraternally he belongs to the Masonic order to and including the Knights Templar, the B. P. O. Elks, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen of America, and Woodmen of the World.

LEVI F. TUTTLE came to Erie County, Ohio, in 1830 or before, and moved to Riley Township, Sandusky County, in 1835; thence to Townsend Township in 1858. He was born in Central Pennsylvania, March 25, 1799, and was a son of Hezekiah and Phoebe (Rogers) Tuttle. On March 28, 1831, he married Mrs. Susan (Ogden) Davis, a widow, of Michigan, and they had five children, two of whom died in infancy. The three who reached mature life were Jane E., Emily and Hiram. He died October I, 1873, in Townsend Township.

Of the above mentioned family, Jane E. was born February 27, 1832, in Erie County, Ohio. She was married (first) to William Beebe, October 14, 1847, and (second) to Levi Cowell, April 1, 1860. To this last marriage were born two children, Albert and Flora M. Albert is connected with the American Express Company at Westfield, New York. He is married and has four children. Flora M. married Charles Hovey and they have eight children and live at Friendsvilie, Medina County, Ohio. Mrs. Jane E. Cowell died November 29, 1899.

Emily, second daughter of Levi '. Tuttle, was born March 8, 1834, and died September 16, 1891. On November 21, 1861, she was married to Charles Lindsey and they lived near Vickery. They had two children, Bessie and Nellie, the former of whom married John A. Jones,. and the latter, J. J. Pearson.

Hiram Tuttle was born November 24, 1835, and. died December 17, 1861, unmarried. Ebenezer and Levi, born June 18, 1838, both died in infancy.

A. A. FENN, a prominent citizen of Clyde, who has been for many years engaged in the ice business and the growing of small fruits, was born September 9, 1848, in Sandusky County, Ohio, a son of Rev. Amos and Emeline (Jacobs) Brace Fenn.

Among the earliest settlers at Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, came Silas Dewey, Giles Thompson, Amos Fenn, and_ the Pogue Family. Amos Fenn was born in September, 1793, in Litchfield County, Connecticut, hence was a young man when he came to Sandusky County. By trade he was a Carpenter, and a competent one, as he built the first frame house ever put up in the city of Sandusky. He had a large amount of enterprise in his composition, and after coming to Clyde he operated a saw-mill on Coon Creek. In 1844 he was ordained a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church and in that connection he spent many of his happiest and most useful years, his kindness, good judgment and sympathy so endearing him to his neighbors that they bestowed on him the name of "Father Fenn." He was sent for from over the county to perform the ordinances of baptism and marriage and it is computed that he preached more funeral sermons than any other man in Sandusky County without charging. He took an interest also in the material affairs of his community, at times served in township offices and for eighteen years dispensed justice as a justice of the peace, during this time adjusting many neighborhood disputes and settling domestic trouble without recourse to the law. He was followed to his last resting place in the cemetery at Clyde, by a concourse that included almost the whole population. His death occurred January 16, 1870.

-\mos Fenn was married (first) at Marblehead, Connecticut, to Nancy Smith, who died in June, 1839, leaving five children, namely: Mrs. Susan P. Wing, Charles G., Mrs. Clara D. \Woodward,.deceased, Harriet J.. and William D., deceased. Amos Fenn was married (second) in 1840, to Mrs. Emeline (Jacobs) Brace. widow of Orrin F. Brace and daughter of Nathan and Lucy (Smith) Jacobs. She was born September 30, 1810, in Vermont. By her first marriage she had one son, George*Brace. Two chil- - dren were born to the second marriage: Nancy and A. A. Nancy Fenn married Joseph Dufran and died February 16, 1892, leaving five children. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Fenn made her home with her son, A. A., and there she peacefully passed away, in advanced age.

A. A. Fenn remained at home assisting his father in his different enterprises and through boyhood and youth attended the country schools. When but sixteen years of age he went into the army as drummer boy in Company B, 169th O. Vol. Inf.. and although only a boy, while this force was guarding Fort Ethan Allen, he displayed on many occasions the bravery and courage ofaman. After his marriage he purchased his father's farm and engaged in growing fruit and in harvesting ice from natural pond on his place, which he developed into a paying industry.

In 1876, Mr. Fenn was married to Miss Lida Rathbun, who was born at Clyde, June 16, 1856. She was one of five children born to Franklin and Louisa (Tucker) Rathbun, namely: Newton, Mrs. Mary Stokes, Mrs. Amy Keller, Lida and Burt. The Rathbuns are an old Ohio family.

Franklin Amos, born May 28, 1878, was married to Maud Alice Benner, of La Porte, Indiana, May 20, 1899, and to them was born a son, Alva Lu Trelle, on December 30, 1901. Franklin was a graduate of [a Porte College, in engraving, watchmaking, and was a fine optician. He died at Clyde, June 12, 1906.

Jay Leon, the second child of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fenn, was born October 12, 1883; was married to Mabel Ella Pawsey, of Clyde, December 12, 1906. He has been partner in the ice business since 1906,

Ethel May, the third child of Mrs. and Mrs. A. A. Fenn, was born April 26, 1888; married to Eugene L. Wasserman, of Fremont, June 4, 1907. To them was born a daughter, Lida Marie, March 10, 1908. Mr. Wasserman has a shoe store in Clyde.

WILLIAM H. RICHARDS, a prosperous farmer and representative citizen of York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, resides on his well improved farm which contains I41 acres and is located on the North Ridge Road, about two and one-half miles northeast of Clyde. This is his birthplace farm, although his nativity occurred in the old farm-house just across the road from his present residence, September 18, 1872. He is a son of William L. and Sarah F. (Rife) Richards.

The Richards family is of New Engiand ancestry and was established in Sandusky County by the grandfather, Lester. Richards, a native of Connecticut. He reached York Township among the pioneers and acquired the present farm and here reared a family and subsequently died. William L. Richards spent his whole life on this farm and was a well known and respected citizen of the township.

William H. Richards was reared on the place he now owns and has devoted his time and effort to its .1mprovement ever since boyhood. .His education was secured in the country schools and he has been a director of these schools many years. Mr. Richards' family consists of wife and three children. He married Miss Dora F. Guinail, who was born in Indiana and is a daughter of Frank and Rebecca (Witter) Guinall. Their children are named respectively: Howard W., Paul F. and Ruth V. In politics Mr, Richards has been quite active and has been chosen a township official many times and has served faithfully. For several years he was township assessor and for about seven years was road supervisor.

ISAIAH W. WALTON, a well known agriculturist of Sandusky Township, Sandusky County, who has resided on his valuable farm of sixty acres, which is situated in Section 25, since the spring of 1909, was born in Wyandot County, Ohio, February II, 1852, and is a son of, Lemar and Magdalena (Hufford) Walton.

The Walton family is of English extraction and its first representative came to America in colonial days, It 1s said that he was asked to attach his name to the Declaration of Independence. .The name is a familiar one in many States of the Union and has been known in Ohio for generations, Lemar Walton being a. native. of Ross County. He married Magdalena Hufford, who was born in Fairfield County, Olno, and still survives, haying reached her eightieth birthday.

terms was a student at the Normal School at Ada, after which he taught five terms of school in Wyandot County. He was married in 1878 and in the same year moved to Kansas and resided for four years in Independence Township, Montgomery County, becoming one of the leading citizens of that section. He was elected a justice of the peace and a member of the school board. In 1883 he returned to Ohio and since then has resided in Sandusky Township. Although well qualified as a teacher, Mr. Walton has made farming and stockraising his main business.

On November 14, 1878, Mr. Walton was married to Miss Jessie F. Pool, of Wyandot County, a daughter of Ira and Lucy Pool, both of whom are deceased. The mother of Mrs. Walton passed away in 1907, in Sandusky Township, aged nearly eighty-eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Walton had one son, Willis R., who was born August 3, 1880, and who died at the age of four months. They have an adopted son, Cregg F. Walton, who is now of age and whom they have reared from a child. He was given a good education and passed the Boxwell examination at the age of thirteen and has been teaching since he was eighteen, having a five years' teacher's certificate. He attended a business college at Fremont for three terms and the Tri-State College at Angola, Ind., one term.

In politics Mr. Walton is nominally a Republican, but he is a thoughtful, deliberate man and frequently gives support to local candidates irrespective of party affiliations. He is a member of the Evangelical Association, at Fremont, and for a number of years has been a teacher in the Sunday-school.

LEWIS M. GABEL, one of Jackson Township's representative citizens and prosperous farmers, owns 185 acres of fine improved farm land, twenty-two of which is situated in Ballville Township and the rest in Jackson Township. Mr. Gabel was born in Jackson Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, near the farm on which he lives, May 28, 1861, and is a son of Jacob and Madalena (Darr) Gabel.

The father of Mr. Gabel came from Germany to America when he was eight years old, the grandfather, also Jacob Gabel, settling his family for some seven years at Buffalo, New York. In 1832 the grandfather moved to Ohio and bought a farm of 100 acres in Jackson Township, Sandusky County, the whole of which was covered with timber at that time. The grandparents lived into old age. They had six children: Joseph; Elizabeth, who married a Mr. Rimmelspach; Michael; Catherine, who married John Sheets; Jacob; and Madeline, who married a Mr. Binsack. Ail are now deceased.

Jacob Gabel, father of Lewis M., continued to reside in Jackson Township until within a few years of his death, which occurred at Fremont, when he was seventy-six years old. He married Madalena Darr, who died aged fifty years. They had eleven children, as follows: Catherine, who is now deceased, married Joseph Dolweck; Peter; Caroline, who married a Mr. Busold; Jacob; Mary, who married a Mr. Fiegelist; and Charles, Frank, Lewis, John, Albert and William.

Lewis M. Gabel has spent his whole life in his native township and county. During his youth he attended the district schools and helped his father on the farm and has devoted the larger part of his life to agricultural pursuits. In 1892 he purchased 105 acres of his land from Michael Toeppe and eighty acres from Frank Sherer. He has done a great deal of improving and his substantial farm buildings are kept in good condition. His fields show the effects of careful tillage and his stock and cattle are as excellent as can be found in Jackson Township.

On May 26, 1885, Mr. Gabel was married to Miss Kate Andres, a daughter of Joseph and Anna (Young) Andres, and they have had ten children, namely: Ida M., born August 28, 1886; Roman L., born June:to, 1889; Clemens J. and Cletus W., twins, born September 2, 1892; Lawrence J., born December 2, 1894; Stanislaus A., born May 17, 1899; Theodore C., born June 15, 1902; Leonard J., born April 17, 1904; and Almena L., born November 15, 1907. Mr. Gabel and family are members of St. Joseph's Church at Fremont. He belongs to Fremont Council, No. 591, of K. of C.

Mr. Gabel owns stock in the grain elevator at Havens, and is also a director of same, and he is a director of the Sandusky County Agricultural Society.

J. G. BRUGGER, whose well improved and valuable farm of 160 acres, is situated at Wales Corners, York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, has resided on this place since 1856 and is one of the township's best known and respected citizens. He was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, October 30, 1831, and is a son of John G. and Catherine (Arnold) Brugger, both of whom died in Pennsylvania.

Mr. Brugger obtained his education in the schools of his native place, where he remained into young manhood, and when he came to York Township he had already learned the blacksmith's trade. He started into business at Wales Corners and carried on his trade from 1856 until 1873, when he began to farm, purchasing more land at that time and for some years was a leading farmer of the township. He has retired from active labor, however, and has rented out his land. In February, 1864, he entered the army and served in the Signal Corps for eighteen months, when the war closed. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Mr. Brugger has never married and his domestic affairs are well looked after by his niece, Caroline Forrey. When Mr. Brugger came to this farm the first house ever erected on it was still standing and he continued to reside in it, after making many additions and improvements, until it burned down in 1905, when he built his present commodious and comfortable frame residence. Formerly he took an active part in township affairs and has served both as treasurer and trustee of York Township, but at present holds no office.

FRANK M. METCALF, deceased. For many years the subject of this sketch, an honored veteran of the Civil War and a leading member of the Union Veteran Legion. at Clyde, Ohio, was identified with the business interests of this place, which was his home from 1857 until his death, December 27, 1899. Mr. Met-

Samuel Metcalf, the grandfather, moved. from Vermont to New York about 1820 and later went to Toledo, Ohio, where he engaged in the lumber business, which he continued after: removing to Monroe County, Michigan. He died in Wyandot County, Ohio, when aged eighty-six years. He left numerous descendants.

Joseph Metcalf, father of Frank M., was. born in 1810, in Vermont, and died at Clyde, Ohio, in 1859. He accompanied his fatherwhen the latter moved to Monree County, Michigan, but in 1843 Joseph Metcalf came to Wyandot County, Ohio. There he served inthe office of justice of the peace, as he had formerly done in Monroe County. He married Sarah White, who was born in St. Lawrence County, New York, in 1820, and died at. the age of eighty years at Clyde. The family of Joseph Metcalf and wife numbered three children: Judge L. (an adopted son), Louisa and Frank M. The eldest son was born in Monroe County, Michigan, in 1839, and died in 1874, the cause of his death being the inhuman treatment to which he had been subjected while a prisoner of war at Belle Isle and Richmond, Virginia. The daughter, born in. 1842, died in 1862. She was the wife of Henry Miller, of Clyde. Mrs. Sarah Metcalf was one of the organizers of the Woman's Aid Society~ at Clyde, in 1861-2, and took a deep interest in. the work of this body.

Mr. Frank M. Metcalf had scarcely completed his school attendance when he entered the Union army as a soldier. He was but eigh-. teen years of age, when, in July, 1861, he enlisted in a regiment which was recruited in the neighborhood of Clyde, which subsequently became the 65th Regt., New York Vol. Inf. The annals of the Civil War record in detail the services that this regiment rendered to the Union cause, and in all their movements Mr. Metcalf remained with his comrades and bore himself with the courage of a veteran, although a stripline in years. He participated in the battles of Malvern Hill, Manassas, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettvs-- burg, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg, and all the skirmishes and marches which this long list of widely separated points indicates.

When Mr. Metcalf recovered from the effects of his long and arduous service as a soldier in defense of his country, he went into the produce shipping business at Clyde, one that he carried on with success for many years. He had other interests, acquiring property at Clyde and other points, notably in Arizona, where he owned silver mines. He was a representative citizen of Clyde in public affairs and served for many years as a justice of the peace.

In February, 1886, Mr. Metcalf married Miss Emma Jane Miller, a member of one of Sandusky County's old families. In 1902 Mrs. Metcalf was married (second) to C. S. Price, a well known citizen of Clyde and a substantial retired farmer. Their attractive home is situated on West Cherry Street, Clyde.

EDWIN GARRISON, deceased, who was for many years one of the prominent. farmers of York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, was born March 21, 1826, in New Jersey, and died February 3, 1900, in York Township. He was a son of Christian and Sarah Garrison,

State, when he was a small child, and in 1833 came to Sandusky County, Ohio, locating on the farm in York Township, now owned by the daughter of our subject. Here he grew to manhood and later engaged in farming on thehome place, which consists of 105 acres and is considered one of the best farms in the township. Mr. Garrison married Harriet Turner, who was born at Clyde, Wayne County, New York, a daughter of Frederick Turner, and of their union was born one daughter, Clara, who married John S. Frish. They own and reside on the home farm, which Mrs. Frish inherited from her father. Mrs. Garrison died January

REV. J. J. EUGSTER, pastor of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, of Jackson Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, which is situated near Millersville, was dedicated to the priesthood in his boyhood and has spent the whole of his life in zealous labors for the spiritual welfare of his fellow men. He was born September 18, 1846, in Appenzell, Switzerland. His parents were J. J. and Mary Anna (Bischoffberger) Eugster, the former of whom died when aged fifty-eight years and the latter in her eighty-third year. Of their family of fourteen children, J. J. Eugster is the fourth in order of birth. One other member of the family, John Eugster, came to America and now resides in the city of Philadelphia.

Father Eugster attended the parish schools in his native place in early boyhood and-was then placed in a school at Feldkirch, Austria, where his studies were continued for four years, and this was followed by two years at Friburg, French Switzerland, and two years more at Milano, Italy. He completed his preparatory studies with a three-year course at Innsbruck, Austria-Hungary, where he was ordained to the priesthood. His first charge was in his native land and he remained in Switzerland until 1897, when he came to America. His first charge here was St. Michael's Church, at Berwick, Seneca County, Ohio, where he labored for one vear, going then to Tiffin, Ohio, where he remained four years, in charge of St. Francis' Orphan Asylum. On October 12, 1903. Father Eugster was transferred to Sandusky County, Ohio, and took charge of St. Mary's Church. His congregation includes about eighty families and there are sixty pupils in the church school. In 1907, Father Eugster built a new schoolhouse and he has other improvements in contemplation. He is greatly beloved by his people and respected and esteemed by those outside his own religious body.

St. Mary's Catholic Church is one of the most important religious centers in this parochial district and it has a very interesting history, which may be briefly summed up as follows: After many years of identification with St. Joseph's parish. at Fremont, twenty-five German families sought and obtained permission, in 1851, from Bishop Rapp. to form a separate parish. Accordingly, on October 17, 1857, building operations were begun on a tract of two acres which had been donated by M.

Jung, for a church and school, and by 1859 a substantial but plain stone church edifice, with dimensions of 36 by 50 feet, had been completed, at a cost of $1,800. From 1859 until 1863 the mission was known as Greensburg and was attended by all good Catholics from St. Ann's parish, Fremont, and from St. Joseph's, the location being much more convenient for these families. Rev. Louis Hoffer was the first priest to visit the mission and he attended from April to September, 1859. The first pastoral residence, a frame structure, was built under the direction of Rev. S. Bauer, soon after the church was erected. The Rev. Aukly was appointed the first resident pastor and his successors were: Rev. H. Beheens, from November, 1865, to June, 1866; Rev. F. H. Volm, from June, 1866, to March, 1867, and after his departure the church was without a pastor for six months, when Rev. C. Barbier came but remained less than six months. In 1868 the church was again left without a pastor and was attended from Fostoria, as a mission again by Rev. M. Putz, who served from April, 1869, until the appointment of Rev. J. B. Jung, in August, 1870. He remained as resident pastor from that time until March, 1871, when the church came under the pastoral care of Rey. Litterst, who remained until April, 1873, and was followed by Rev. J. Sprall, until April, 1877; Rev. J. Blaser, until January, 1888; Rev. Dechart, until 1903, when Rev. J. J. Eugster, the present incumbent, took charge. During the pastorate of Rev. Jung a frame school building was put up, but it was not opened until 1873, and then was put in charge of a lay teacher. In September, 1877, Rev. Blaser transferred the school to the Sisters of Notre Dame, who had charge until 1890, when they resigned on account of small attendance and a lay teacher was again put in charge. Under the administration of the present pastor the school is one of the most encouraging features of the progress made by the parish. In 1880, Rev. Blaser considerably enlarged the church, Bishop Gilmour also brought about some improvements, and on 'May 6, 1884, Rev. Dechart secured the presentation of the fine altar and also a furnace.

I. P. HARNDEN, an oil operator and business man of Gibsonburg, is mayor of that village and is connected with the Hickory Oil Company. He is also an employee in the hardware establishment of J. H. Tibbe & Son.

Mr. Harnden was born at Clyde, Ohio, June 24, 1868, and passed his school days in Sandusky and Ottawa Counties. He then entered the oil fields as a driller and conttactor, working in Wood and Sandusky Counties. He was married in 1892 and then for two years was located at Bradner, in Wood County, during which time he was operating for himself in the oil fields. Still retaining his oil interests he moved to Gibsonburg, where he has since been prominently identified with affairs. He served six years as a member of the council, and in 1905 was elected mayor of the village, an office he has since filled in a very capable manner. He is a man of recognized ability and standing in the community and has a wide circle of friends. }

September 28, 1892, Mr. Harnden was married to Miss Mary E. Forriter, a daughter of J. C. and Lucretia Forriter, and they have one son, Leo V., born January 15, 1897, who is attending the Gibsonburg public schools. Religiously, they are members of the Methodist- Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Harnden was a trustee for three years. He is a member of

CHARLES N. DIEHL, who conducts a blacksmith business, wagon repair shop and deals in farm implements and engines, at the village of Colby, Sandusky County, is one of the enterprising and successful young business men of the place. He was born in Union County, Pennsylvania, February 9, 1876, and is a son of George W. and Rebecca (Kleckner) Diehl, farming people who still live in Union County.

Charles N. Diehl remained on the home farm in Union County until he was eighteen years old, but, finding himself better adapted for another line of industry, became an apprentice to the blacksmith and norse-shoeing trade and worked at the same for four years in Pennsylvania, He was then twenty-two years old and came to Bellevue, Ohio, where he worked for months after this he was fireman on an engine on the Nickel Plate Railroad, following which, in September, 1902, he came to Colby and two and a half years later, built his shop. Mr. Diehl has equipped his place of business with modern impfovements, putting in a gas engine, drills, saw, plane,and a forge with the latest 'pattern of hand blower. work and the promptness with which it is 'done, have brought his success.

In July, 1898, Mr. Diehl was married in Center County, Pennsylvania, to Miss Rose 'Corman, a daughter of James Corman, a farmer who still lives in Center County. Mr. and Mrs. Diehl have one son, Corman James, a bright school boy of fen years. Mr. Diehl is a member of the German Aid Association, of Bellevue.

GESSNER FAMILY - Louis Gessner, 'M. D., for many years of a long and useful life, was honored and esteemed through Sandusky County, and in many households his name is revered as a beloved member of the family. He was eminent in his profession and by Nature was, endowed with those qualities which endear human 'beings to each other. He was -

Although deprived of the protection and as- 'sistance of a father, Dr. Gessner had a noble, devoted mother, and after she had exerted every effort to advance her son, she unselfishly in' Vienna, who were willing to further him in his ambition to become a physician. great 'schools of that- city he completed his studies and determined to enter upon practice earn and therefore it. was. as a student on foot, with: his 'knapsack on. his shoulder, that the young doctor entered the Canton of Berne, in 1828. In the sameryear he married and in 1833, he cathe to America with his family and they lived mainly at Buffalo, New York, 'until

1837. In that year, with his family settled at Williamsville, he visited his old home in Switzerland, attending to some necessary business, and on his return in the following year, located in Lower Sandusky, Ohio. Thenceforward Dr. Gessner remained identified in his activities to Sandusky County, building up a large practice, acquiring property, rearing a most estimable family and finally passing away, leaving.an honored name behind. His death took place November 25, 1884.

' Dr. Gessner was associated as partner with the following named German physicians, who were located here for various periods at different times, viz.: Dr. Andrew Gross, a cousin

1838 and died in less than a year after his arrival. In 1839, after the death of Dr. Gross, Dr. John N. Beutler came to Lower Sandusky and entered into partnership with Dr. Gessner. Dr. Beutler removed to Kolida, Paulding County, Ohio, in 1841. Then came Dr. Christopher Castelhun, who formed a partnership with Dr. Gessner in 1846 and continued in practice here until 1848, when he removed to St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Otto Knause next located in Lower Sandusky and became a partner of Dr. Gessner in 1850 and continued until 1852. He married Louisa, the oldest daughter of Dr. Gessner, and in 1852 moved to Napoleon, Ohio. Then came Dr. F. Wilmer in 1852,. who became a partner of Dr. Gessner and remained such until 1855.

. Rubin, a physician of note, whose work on materia medica, issued in 1688, is still extant. In the wall of one of the oldest churches in Thun is a granite tablet erected to the memory of Dr. Samuel. Rubin, born 1648, and died 1720. She was a lady of education, refinement

To Dr. Louis Gessner and wife eleven children were born - Karl, Frederick, Louisa M., Emily, Matilda, Caroline, Gustavus A., Rudolph, and three that died in infancy. , Of the eight that reached

Gustavus A. Gessner

Louisa M., born at Thun, Switzerland, January 16, 1832, was twice married - first, to Dr. Otto Knause, who died young, leaving two little daughters. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Knause took her children to Germany to live with their grandfather Knause. After an absence of about two years, Mrs. Knause returned to Fremont and married Henry Dorr of 'Riley Township. Six children were born to the second union, none surviving. She died November 26, 1906.

Caroline, born March 22, 1841, died January 6, 1883. Of four sons born to her only two are living - Robert Beeler of Holgate, Ohio, and George Dorr of Fremont, Ohio.

Of the above family, Dr: Gustavus A. Gessner is a survivor. Dr. Gessner is serving as postmaster of the city of Fremont, Ohio, having retired from medical practice, after a long period in the profession. He has taken a very active part in political life and in 1899 was appointed postmaster, a public office which he has filled in the most efficient manner. Dr. Gessner resides at No. 803 Garrison Street, Fremont.

By a second marriage, to the widow of August Lahr, Dr. Louis Gessner had four children born to him, viz: Ida, wife of William Nickel; Laura (deceased), who was married to Louis Balsizer ; Minnie, who married Charles Mierke, and Moritz, who lives on the old homestead in Riley Township.

Louis S. J. GESSNER was born September 25, 1830. He came to Lower: Sandusky July 16, 1838, entered the common schools there and remained until 1846. He was then employed by George Brown until December 17, 1867, and later was sent to F. Runge, pharmacist, located on Hester Street, corner Eldrige, New York City. May 21, 1848, and taught school in the Mowry settlement for three months. In the spring of 1849 he worked on his father's farm until the summer of 1852, then entered the printing office of C. J. Orton and worked as a compos- itor until July 31, 1854, when he left for Europe. He studied medicine at Heidelberg and in Prague, Bohemia, and returned to Fremont on January 7, 1859, and commenced the practice of medicine.

He was commissioned assistant surgeon 37th Regt., O. Vol. Inf., July 8, 1862; served in West Virginia until December 29, 1862, when he resigned his commission and returned home, but could not long remain at home, while the war lasted. He served one month at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. In the fall of 1863 he went to Louisville, Kentucky, where he applied for a position as contract surgeon, and was assigned to Brown Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, for duty, and on December 13, was assigned for duty to Hospital No.. 11, Nashville, Tennessee, and was discharged April 25, 1865.

He married Catherine Rust November 17, 1859. Two children were born of this union - Haidee, wife of Edward R. Young of Toledo, Ohio, and Mame, wife of George W. Lesher of Fremont. Ohio.

Gustavus A. GESSNER was born March II, 1844, in the house then owned and occupied by Dr. Louis Gessner on Arch Street, opposite the present residence of C. M. Fouke. He attended the public schools, was clerk in the drug store owned by Dr. Wilmer and afterwards by Dr. Gessner. He worked in "Courier" printing office with George Homan and Paul Knerr. He was appointed clerk in the post office while S. M. Ellenwood was postmaster. He took position in drug store of J. B. VanDoren at Fostoria, Ohio, and remained there until the outbreak of the Civil War. He then enlisted April 21, 1861, in Captain Blackman's Company H, of the 21st O. Vol. Inf., under Lincoln's first call for volunteers. He participated in the campaign under Cox in the Kanawha Valley, during the summer of 1861; was mustered out of three months' service August 25, 1861; reenlisted in Company H, 72nd O. Vol. Inf. (Buckland's Regiment), served as sergeant, color-bearer and hospital steward of the 72nd Regiment from December 9, 1861, to Septem= ber 10, 1865; was captured at Shiloh and severely wounded in a successful attempt to escape; was again captured in the unfortunate Guntown raid; and was held prisoner at Andersonville, Georgia, Charleston and Florence, South Carolina. After the close of the war he went to the Medical Department, University of Michigan, and practiced medicine for a short time with his brother, Dr. Louis S. J. Gessner. He was engaged in drug business with Dr. William Caldwell at Elmore for a short time, but returned to Fremont in 1869 and entered the employ of S. Buckland & Son, as pharmacist. With Drs. John B. and Robert H. Rice and Stephen and Ralph Buckland he founded the Trommer extract of malt business in 1875; was connected with the American Carbon Company of Noblesville, Indiana, for several years. He was appointed postmaster at Fremont, Ohio, by President McKinley, March 19, 1899, and reappointed by President Roosevelt in 1904 and again in 1909. ,

He was married in 1867 to Corolin E. Lawton, daughter of William H. and Betsey Ryder Lawton, born at Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York. Mrs. Gessner was a teacher in the public schools in Toledo, Genoa and Elmore.

Four children resulted from this union: Two sons - Dorr Lawton and Gustavus A., Jr., --and two daughters - Gertrude Lisette (married Dan A. Brown), and Bessie Hope (deceased). The eldest son, Dorr Lawton Gessner, is assistant postmaster at Fremont, Ohio, and the younger son, G. A. Gessner, Jr., is a civil engineer and resides in Toledo, Ohio.

RopoLteHus C. GESSNER was born at Lower Sandusky (now Fremont, Ohio,) December 5, 1845. He was educated in the public schools ; worked on the farm for some years, and also followed carpentering. He was married at Genoa, Ohio, to Mary Phillips, by whom he had one child, a daughter, Vadnor, born at Genoa, Ohio, August 28, 1872, who is now the wife of Wm. Kingdon, a well-to-do merchant of Edmunds, Washington. Mr. Gessner's first, wife died May 28, 1873, and shortly afterwards he returned to Fremont, Ohio, where he married his present wife, Lena (Dunning). The children of the second marriage are Corinne D., born December 17,:1877, married February 14, 1905, to Henry Glass, now engaged in farming at Fort Angeles, Washington; May M., bor: December 31, 1880, married June 30, 1900, to J. C. Farrell,.a prosperous merchant of Anacortes, Washington.

FREDERICK B. GESSNER, born at Buffalo, N. Y., August 20, 1834, was apprenticed at an early age to Isaac Sharp, a boss carpenter. He went to California in 1855, and has not been heard from directly since 1868, but is said to be living in the southeastern part of Washington or northwestern part of Idaho.

. AMELIA (GESSNER) Rust, born at Buffalo, N. Y., August 16, 1836, married Peter Rust, who died in 1895. Of the eleven children which resulted from this union but two survive, Theodore and Reginald, who, with their mother, are engaged in farming near Williston, Ohio.

HENRY WILBERT, proprietor of a fine farm of 137 acres in Townsend Township, is a prominent citizen of this section, of which he has been a resident for more than a quarter of a century. He was born March 15, 1860, in Rensselaer County, New York, and is a son of Nicholas and Catherine (Wyant) Wilbert.

Nicholas Wilbert was born in Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1852, locating in Troy, New York, where in the following year he married. About 1864 he and his family removed to Erie County, Ohio, in which location they remained for a number of years, or until 1881, when they came to Sandusky County. Here he first rented a part of the John Whitmore farm in Townsend Township, but subsequently bought forty acres from Burton Beebe, which was known as the Holbrooks farm, and where he now resides. His wife, Catherine, who was a native of Rensselaer . County, New York, died in 1890. She had born her husband the following children: Anna, wife of Van Sutton, of Erie County, Ohio; Catherine, wife of John Bruckner, of Sandusky, Ohio; Henry, who is the subject of the present article; Edward, of Green Creek Township, and Jacob, who resides on the home farm.

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business at Whitmore Station, and while thus occupied also acted as deputy postmaster and as station agent for the Lake Erie and Western Railroad. In the spring of 1889 he sold out his business to Christopher Wiedel and since then has been engaged in farming. In rgo1 he bought twenty acres of land in Townsend Township from Chauncey Levisee, and in the following year purchased 109 acres of the Joseph Bookmyer farm. In 1905 he bought the J. E. Beebe place of eight acres, on which he now resides. During the last ten years he has bought and sold a number of farms, and as already stated, his present holdings amount to 137 acres. Besides managing his own farm he superintends a farm which his wife inherited from the John Whitmore.and Walter Davlin estates.

Mr. Wilbert was married March 25, 1884, to 'Carrie, daughter of J. W. Ruliff, and granddaughter of John Whitmore of Townsend Township. They have two children, namely: Catherine, who is the wife of Archy Holloway, of Bucyrus, Ohio; and Joseph, who is residing at home. The family attend the North Ridge Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. Wilbert is a Democrat and has taken an active interest in the affairs of his township. He was one of the organizers and is treasurer of the Vickery Telephone Company and is a wideawake and progressive citzien, a useful factor in the business life of the community and one who stands for a high plane of moral rectitude.

E. L. TRIFFIT, who has been a resident of Gibsonburg, Ohio, since October, 1908, is editor.and proprietor of the Gibsonburg Derrick, a newsy publication which is conducted on a high plane and makes its appearance weekly.

Mr. Triffit' was born in Lodi, Medina County, Ohio, and was graduated from the public schools and Lodi High School. He completed'a four years' classical course in the University of Wooster, graduating in 1904 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, aad while in that institution was for a time editor of the college paper. After graduating he spent two years in attendance at the Western Reserve Law School, at Cleveland, Ohio. Upon jeaving that city he engaged in newspaper and advertising work, being.at one time advertising manager of the Roderick Lean Manufacturing Company, of Mansfield, Ohio. October 1, 1908, he purchased the Gibsonburg Derrick and has since made his home in that village. In 1907 Mr. Triffit was married to Miss Eleanor Olive Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wright, of Perth, Ontario, Canada.

JOHN CHARLES MOOK, manager of the Colby elevator, which is owned by the W. H. Gardner Grain and Mill Company, of Bellevue, is one of York Township's representative men. He was born on the farm of sixty-seven acres, on which he lives and of which he is part owner, in York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, April 14, 1882. His parents were John Henry and Catherine (Swartz) Mook, and he is an only child.

The late John Henry Mook was born on the county line in York Township, two miles southwest of Bellevue, and died August 28, 1906. His father, Conrad Mook, was born in Union County, Pennsylvania, and came to Sandusky County when a young man. He was a preacher of the Evangelical faith and was also a doctor. After coming to Ohio his life was spent in York Township. John Henry Mook married Catherine Swartz. She was born in Union County, Pennsylvania, as was also her father, John Swartz, who settled in York Township, on a farm two miles east of the Mook homestead, when she was six years old. Mrs. Mook still survives and is one of the well known and highly esteemed ladies of this section, being active in church work and having a wide social circle.

John Charles Mook grew to manhood in York Township, attended the country schools and assisted on the home farm until he became manager of the elevator at Colby, having filled that position for about two and a half years. On November 25, 1902, Mr. Mook was married to Miss Bessie Slater, a daughter of Lewis C. and Anna M. (Heath) Slater. She was born and reared in Huron County and her parents now reside in Seneca County. Mr. and Mrs. Mook have one son, Glenn Charles. Mr. Mook is a member of the United Brethren Church at

Colby and is president of the adult Bible Class in the Sunday school. He belongs also to the German Aid Society at Bellevwe. Mr. Mook has been somewhat active in politics and was first appointed ditch superintendent, and in 1907, on the Republican ticket, was elected to the office for a term of four years.

HON. J. L. DONNELS, formerly mayor of Gibsonburg and now one of the town's most highly esteemed retired citizens, still retains his valuable farm in Madison Township, which contains 120 acres Of well developed: land. Mr. Donnels was born March 30, 1842, in Scott Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.

The death of his father, when he was only thirteen years of age, made Mr. Donnels dependent upon his own efforts at an earlier period than would otherwise have been the case, and in boyhood he learned to work hard and 'continuously. He learned the science of farming and applied it successfully when he came into possession of property of his own, and also became a saw-mill worker and continued to be interested in the saw-mill industry until he retired from active labor. He cleared up his Madison Township farm, with the exception of fifteen acres, which is still timbered. This place he improved with excellent farm buildings and put in enough tiling to thoroughly drain. theland for cultivation. While engaged in this work, which Mr. Donnels denominates as his "rest''? work, his main business was in the sawmill and lumber industry. Mr. Donnels is one of the stockholders in the Home Banking Company and also in the Toledo Biscuit Company, of Toledo, Ohio. He has always been an active citizen and one whose character and attainments have inspired the confidence of his fellow citizens. For a period of nine years he was a justice of the peace in Madison Township, served as trustee and in other offices for years, and after taking up his permanent residence at Gibsonburg, was elected mayor and served most usefully in this office for two years. During the Civil War he. was a member of Company H, 169th Ohio Vol. Inf., and after the expiration of his term of enlistment, was honorably discharged on* September 13, 1864. -He was corporal of his company.

Mr.' Donnels was married (first) April 6, 1863, to Catherine Bowser, who died September 30, 1883. She was a daughter of George and Rosanna (Fickes) Bowser. Five children were born to that union, namely: Emma, who married John Vantine, and has one daughter, Winnie; Minnie A., who married David Blausey and has one son, William; Lewis, who married Susan Lattimore, daughter of Thomas Lattimore, and has two children, Clarence and Alta; Elma, who married David Biddle, and has one child, Elsie; and Mattie, who married Henry Blausey, and has two children, Harold and Neta. Mr. Donnels was married (second) October 11, 1888, to Mrs. Jennie Ridley, a daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Mowery)

NELSON R. TUCKER, one of Sandusky Township's well known and substantial citizens, who has resided on Dickinson Street, Fremont, since 1896, owns two finely cultivated farms, about one hundred and forty acres in Section 16, Sandusky Township, which land he developed from the wilderness by his own industry. Mr. Tucker was born April 16, 1823, in Jefferson County, New York, and is a son of Nathaniel B. and Mary A. (Ballard) Tucker.

The Tucker family is of English extraction and the record is that three brothers came to the American colonies in 1630 and settled in New England. Caleb Tucker, the grandfather of Nelson R. and Nathaniel B., the father, were both natives of Massachusetts and both were soldiers in the War of 1812. Caleb Tucker married Miss Kate Billins at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Nathaniel B. was the oldest son and was born October 29, 1797.

Nathaniel B. Tucker moved to Jefferson County, New York, where he married June 16, 1821, Mary A. Ballard. She was a daughter of Rufus and Mary (Swartwout) Ballard, and a granddaughter of Thomas Ballard, a soldier of the Revolution. Mrs. Tucker, mother of Nelson R., died September 19, 1892, aged ninety-one years, three months and nineteen days. Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel B. Tucker moved to St. Lawrence County, New York, when the subject of this sketch was two and a half years old. In 1839 the family moved to Sandusky County, Ohio, settling in what is now Rice Township, on the Port Clinton Road, about five miles north of what is now known as Fremont, but was then calied Lower Sandusky. They were pioneers there. Nathaniel B. Tucker had a good trade, being a tanner, currier and shoemaker. and the latter business he followed more or less all his life until advanced age prevented any further effort. He died at the home of his son, Nelson R., in Sandusky Township, July 15, 1884, when aged nearly eighty-eight years. In his early political life he was a Whig, but later became identified with the Republican party. Of his children there are two survivors: Nelson R. and Henry H.., the latter also a resident of 'Fremont.

Nelson R. Tucker was reared in St. Lawrence County and went to school through the woods, to the little log schoolhouse, a mile distant from his home. Those were the days when the teachers were "boarded 'rcund'"' and when it came his father's turn, the family felt quite elated, taking pleasure in entertaining the guest. Opportunities were rather meager, however, but Mr. Tucker laid the foundation of his education there and subsequently added all that proved needful. When he was seventeen years of age he helped hew the logs and construct what was the first real schoolhouse in what is now Rice Township, on land donated by his father for this purpose. He originalls had 240 acres in his farm on the Oak Harbor Road in Sandusky Township, of which he cleared and stumped 200 acres. He later sold off 100 acres of this farm to his brother-in-law, I. H. Burgoon. In addition to clearing his own land Mr. Tucker did much pioneer work for others and helped also to develop different parts of the township, road making and _ bridge building being necessary public improvements which increased the value of each farm. From the time he first settled in the woods of Sandusky Township he began the improvement of the road past his farm and his activity led to his repeated election as supervisor of his district, in which capacity he served nine successive terms. While the incumbent of that office he began hauling stone for the road, taking the initiative in the establishment of the Oak Harbor Pike, one of the the county. After making a start, he procured enough signatures of property owners to make a tax levy for the purpose of completing the pike, and although his ninth term as supervisor expired before its final completion, he continued active in its building until the end. When the people realized the benefits derived they gave him credit for it in large measure and many thought the road should be designated "the Tucker Pike." A

Mr. Tucker was married (first) March 16, 1843, to Miranda Burgoon, who died February 3. 1895. She was born in Maryland and in 1829, in her childhood, accompanied her parents to Sandusky Township, Sandusky County. They were very early settlers and her father, Peter Burgoon, was one of the well known men of his neighborhood. The children born to this marriage are: Martha, who lives in Sandusky Township; Rachel E., who is the wife of Peter Kleinhans, of Toledo, Ohio; julia J., who is the wife of Daniel Hartman, of Swanton, Ohio; Hattie, who is the wife of Charles Baker, of Fremont: Lillie V., who is the wife of George W. Strang, of Toledo; and Charles G. and John P., of Sandusky Township.

The children of Rachel E. (Kleinhans) are Nelson, Sadie, Rodney (deceased) and Bessie; those of Julia J. (Hartman) are Ralph, Rawley, Roscoe and Roswell (twins) and Mabel; Hattie (Baker) has a son Glenn; Lillie V. (Strang) has two children, Ray and Paul; Charles G. married Minnie Nowlan and they have the following children, Harry, Mae, FImer (who. was drowned) and Ada, John P. Tucker married Fannie Hartman and they have three children, Esther. Thelma and Nelson R. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson R. Tucker had five children who died, two of whom reached maturity and were married, Mary and Nellie. Mary Tucker married John Parrish and had four children, who were raised by the subject of this record, namely: Perry, Foster, Boswell and Goldie. Nellie Tucker married Robert Struble and they had a son, Carl Struble, who lives in Toledo.

On September 7, 1898, Mr. Tucker was married (second) to Mrs. Lydia P. Benedict, who was born in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, June 30, 1834, and is a daughter of William and Olive (Wiltsey) Patrick. Her father was born in Connecticut and her mother at~Auburn, New York. In 1835 she was brought to Huron County, Ohio, by her parents and was reared and educated there, when only fifteen years of age becoming a teacher. Mrs. Tucker taught school for three years and in the meanwhile developed her own literary talent, which has resulted in much creditable work, eSpecially in connection with the W. C. T. U. and also with the Sandusky County Pioneer and Historical Association, before which she has read several very interesting papers. Mrs. Tucker in 1909 inaugurated the idea of an Old Ladies Fair Society. The first meeting was held at the Sandusky County Fair grounds on August 18, 1909, and fifty names were registered as members. The object of the society is to have exhibits of ancient relics anc a display of old time coverlets and quilts. There were about fifty coverlets and quilts on exhibition and a good many highly prized relics - one coverlet owned by Mrs. Leroy Deemer, which is over one hundred years old and well preserved. drew first prize. The officers of the

Mrs. J. D. Alexander, secretary, and Mrs. Zoe A. Long, treasurer. The many quaint and beautiful treasures of a half century ago are as satisfying and refreshing as an old time garden of lavender and mignonette, and they bring to the rushing modern days the same suggestion with the same fragrant memories: Mrs. Tucker was the widow of Charles M. Benedict, to whom she was married on November 6, 1856. Their children were, Olive C., who is now deceased; and Milbrv E., a prominent business man of Green Springs, Ohio. For over forty years Mrs. Tucker has been a member of the First Baptist Church at Clyde. In politics Mr. Tucker is a Democrat but . has Prohibition leanings and encourages his wife in her active work in the W. C. T. U. He has never been eager to fill public offices, but accepted that of coroner and served acceptably for four years. When he was eighteen years old he was made captain of a local militia company and served as such as*long as the military organization existed, a matter of some years. The last time the company was called out at general muster was for enlistments for the Mexican War, in which several from his company served.

NATHAN T. WILDER. vice president of the Clyde Kraut Company, at Clyde. Ohio, is a retired farmer who still maintains his home on his farm of fifty-nine acres, situated in Green Creek Township, on the electric railroad. Mr. Wilder was born on his father's farm in Granger Township, Medina County, Ohio, April 17, 1843. His parents were William and Elsie T. (Hatehy Walder.

William Wilder was born in Connecticut and Was a young man when he left his native place to seek his fortune in what was then considered the far distant West. With his ax on his shoulder he walked to Ohio, his intention being to settle on land which he could cultivate and improve. This he found in Cranger Township, Medina County. where he secured sixty acres. It was then in the wilderness. practically an uncleared one, his only neighbors being Indians. Here he made his home the rest of his life, developing in the course of years, a valuable property. The bountiful apple orchards on the old homestead grew from seed that he had carried from the old Connecticut home. He lived to the age of seventy-seven years, dving in 1866, from the effects of a fall. Three years after coming to Medina County, he was married to Elsie T. Hatch. She was born near Number Nine. Canandaigua County. New York, and her father at one time owned all of North Bristol Township in that county. When the family migsated to Medina County she took her turn at walking, on the journey, as was the custom with the early settlers in their efforts to relieve the strain on the overtaxed teams. She survived her husband for many years, her death occurring at Clyde. Ohio, February &, 1891, when aged ninety-one vears and eleven months. The following children were born to Wilham and Elsie T. Wilder: Lucy. who was the wife of Homer Johnson; William H., who is deceased; Calvin H., now deceased, who was a Baptist preacher; Annis A., who was the wife of S. N. Welton; Charlotte E., who is the widow of S. H. Rhodes; Marlin Joseph, who is deceased; Saphronia L., who is the widow of D. H. Beeman; James Alonzo, who is president of the Clyde Kraut Company ; Nathan Thomas; and Janette, deceased. Nathan Thomas Wilder, who was named for his two grandfathers, spent his boyhood on the home farm and gained his first knowledge of books in the little old red schoolhouse near his home, but later had better advantages in the graded school at Painesville, Ohio. He remained on the farm until he was twenty-eight years of age, in 1871 coming to Clyde. Here he was engaged in a life and fire insurance business until 1882, after which he became interested in a grocery business with his older brother, Alonzo James Wilder, and was concerned in this enterprise for thirteen years. In 1890 the Wilders established the kraut business, which has developed into one of great importance. After retiring from the grocery firm, Mr. Wilder became manager of this new enterprise and continued in that position for eight years, retiring from active work in 1903. In the meanwhile, by 1900, the kraut business had assumed such large proportions that incorporation became advisable and the following officers were elected to carry on the Clyde Kraut Company: <A. J. Wilder, president; Nathan T. Wilder, vice president; and W. W. Wilder, secretary and treasurer. This plant is the largest in the United States for the manufacture of their specialty, the capacity being 1000 pounds a day, and employment being given to 100 men. Shipping facilities are excellent, the plant being situated on the L. S. & M.S. and the Big Four Railroads. A branch house for the manufacture of kraut and pickles has been established at Jackson, Michigan. Mr. Wilder enjoys country life, but he does not personally carry on farming, his fields being under rental. He purchased his land from the Limon Miller estate. The farmhouse stands somewhat back from the highway, and although built in 1858 it is yet exceedingly comfortable and its location, on the electric road, makes possible the combining of rural and town life.

On December 27, 1866, Mr. Wilder was married to Miss Sarah A. Nettleton,.a daughter of Samuel Clark Nettleton, and they have five children, as follows: Nettie A., who married Rev. H. C. Cunningham, has two children - Edna Louise and Nathan Wilder; they reside in Erie County; Edna C. married B.'E. Babeock, who is in the kraut business and is a resident of Phelps, New York; Martha E., who is the wife of D. E. Fuller, residing at Clyde, has two children - Karl and Annis; Clark N., who resides at Clyde, married Helen Snyder; Fannie E., who resides at Clyde, married John W. Becker. Mr. Wilder and family belong to the Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Republican. He is also a Mason. and is identified with the Clyde lodge.

ADAM ROTH, who is engaged in general farming on a tract of eighty-five acres located in Section 12, Sandusky Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, was born March 18, 1848, in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, and is a son of John and Lena (Bash) Roth.

John Roth was born and reared in Germany, where he became a linen weaver by trade, and was married to Lena Bash, who was also born and reared in that country. He subsequently brought his family to America. After spending one year at Buffalo, New York, he came to Fremont, where for a time he rented land. This he cultivated until he purchased a tract of fifty acres in Ballville Township, where his death occurred when in his seventy-third year. His wife died at the age of sixty-four years. They were the parents of ten children, of whom but four are living, namely: Adam, the subject of this record; Elizabeth, the wife of William Truesdale, of Lima, Ohio; Peter and John, of Green Springs, Ohio. :

Adam Roth was five years of age when his parents came to the United States; the voyage was made in a sailing vessel occupying eleven weeks. Mr. Roth was reared on his father's farm in Sandusky County, Ohio, and obtained but a limited amount of schooling, the greater part of his time having been devoted to the work on the farm. He has always followed agriculture and purchased his present farm of eighty-five acres in 1908. He makes a spec- ialty of cabbage, and for the past two years has won first prize at the Bellevue Fair, the amount he raised on seven and one-fourth acres in 1908 having sold for $1,632.

November 19, 1878, Mr. Roth married Elizabeth Gadeger, who was born January 29, 1856, in Germany, and is a daughter of August and Mary (Johnson) Gadeger. Her father, with whom she came to this country at the age of thirteen, and who located in Fremont, Ohio, in August, 1869, was a blacksmith by trade. He died July 29, 1904, aged eighty-four years, his wife's death having occurred in Germany, when her daughter, Mrs. Roth, was but one year old.

Mr. and Mrs. Roth are the parents of the following children: Emma, who is the wife of William Dohms, and has one son, Howard; Lewis, who married Edith Dymond, and has two children, Richard and Russel; Henry, who married Maude Lyons, and has one child, William; Caroline, who married George Bower, and has a son, Walter; Carl; Hattie; Elizabeth; Adam; and three who died in infancy. In politics, Mr. Roth is identified with the Democratic party. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church and also of the German Aid Society.

and surgeon, who has been in active practice at Vickery, Ohio, for almost two decades and is a leading citizen of the village, was born January 3, 1859, at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and is a dusky County in the fall of 1859, settling near Fremont, where the father engaged in agricultural pursuits. There were five sons in his family and four of these are practicing physicians, namely: David F., of Toledo, Ohio; Charles J., of Genoa, Ohio; A. L., of Martin, Ohio; and John H., of Vickery. The fifth son, William T., is a United States mail clerk, traveling ont of Toledo.

John H. Bowman attended the country schools and the Fremont High School and in 1878 he was graduated in the commercial department from the Fostoria Academy. For the five following years he taught school in Kansas and during a part of this time he read medicine in the office of his brother, Dr. David E. Bowman, who was then located in that state. About 1887, he returned to Ohio to complete his medical studies, entering the Columbus Medical College and graduating in the class of 1890. He came to Vickery in the fall of 1890, and after a few months of practice at Fairview, opened his office in this place and has built up a large and profitable clientele. Dr. Bowman is a member of the Sandusky County and the Ohio State Medical Associations and he keeps apace with the advancement in ideas and practice, made by his profession.

In April, 1891, Dr. Bowman was married to Miss Emma L. Goodhart, daughter of Daniel Goodhart, of Batesville, Ohio, and they have two daughters: Mary C. and Willie Pauline. Dr. Bowman and wife attend the Methodist Episcopal Church at Vickery. Fraternally he is identified with the M. W. A,

JOHN H. VICKERY, residing on his valuable farm of 120 acres, which is situated one mile north of the village of Colby, in York Township, Sandusky County, was born on a farm in Erie County, Ohio, November 6, 1861, and is a son of John and Mary Jane (Parker) Vickery.

John Vickery was born near the birthplace of his wife, in England, and both came to America and were subsequently married at Bellevue, Ohio. To them were born the following children: Thomas, who is deceased; John Henry, of York Township; James P., who is a practicing lawyer at Bellevue, Ohio; and two who died in infancy.

John H. Vickery was nine years old when his mother died. The family had moved to York Township when he was about five years old and the father purchased the farm which he subsequently sold to his son, John H. The father was married a second time, the lady béing Marv

Vickery was educated in the country schools of York Township and he has made farming his main business in life. Ie married Miss Emma McKeen, who was born in Clinton County, Iowa, and was three years old when

;her parents moved to Seneca County, Ohio, where she was reared. She is a daughter of John and Mary (Shutts) McKeen, who now resides at Green Springs, Sandusky County. Mr. and Mrs. Vickery have two children, John Henry, Jr., and Bernice May. Mr. Vickery takes no active part in politics, but he is known as a good and useful citizen.

WILHELM MYERS, a general farmer ancl well known citizen of Scott Townslup, residing on a well improved farm of forty acres in Section 29, was born on this farm, which is a part of ithe old Myers homestead, on June 27, 1864. His parents were Christian and Magdalena (Schweitzer) Myers. There were four children born to the parents of our subject: Elizabeth (Stondinger) and they live near Rising Sun, in Wood County; the second was an infant who died while the family was enroute to this country and was buried at sea; the third also died at sea; and Wilhelm, the youngest. A half-brother, Albert S. Myers, lives on an adjoining farm.

Wilhelm Myers was educated in the local schools and in the university at Ada, Ohio, where he spent one term. His main business in life has been farming, and for a number of years past he has been very successful at this occupation. After his marriage, which occurred in 1895, he remained on the home place and looked after his parents as long as they lived. His mother died August 18, 1895, and his father on February 21, 1909. They were both buried in Trinity Cemetery.