Hardin County OhArchives Biographies.....Pfeiffer, John 1813 - 1880
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Author: Warner, Beers & Co.

   JOHN PFEIFFER, deceased, son of Michael Pfeiffer, was born in Germany in
1813, and, at the age of seventeen, left his native land to avoid going into the
army. Emigrating to Pennsylvania, he remained there two years, thence came west
to Springfield, Ohio, where he followed his trade of boot and shoe making. In
1834, he removed to Hardin County, bought a piece of land east of Kenton, and
while spending his days in clearing off the timber, much of the night was put in
working at his trade. In 1836, he went back to Germany, and brought out his
father, five brothers and two sisters, his mother dying ere starting for the New
World. He settled on his farm east of town, and, in 1839, was married to Eva
Elsasser, who came from Germany with the Pfeiffer family. They resided on the
old homestead until 1852, when he removed to Kenton, and purchased the grist
mill and distillery of Nelson Miller, which he operated until 1865, then sold it
and settled on a farm in Round Head Township, where he followed farming, piking
and mercantile business until 1872. He then returned to Kenton, but, in the
spring of 1877, removed to a farm in Buck Township, where he died October 12,
1880. To John and Eva Pfeiffer were born the following children: Elizabeth,
George (deceased), Barbara, Margaret, John, Henry (deceased), Lewis, Henry, and
George (deceased), being nine in all, two having been called after those
previously deceased. Mr. Pfeiffer left an estate of over 800 acres of land,
besides town and much personal property. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. and
Druid societies, and adhered to the Lutheran Church.

Additional Comments:
Bucks Township

Excerpt from

"The History of Hardin County, Ohio"
           containing
A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; ITS TOWNSHIPS, TOWNS, CHURCHES,
 SCHOOLS, ETC.; GENERAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS; MILITARY
   RECORD; PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT
         MEN; HISTORY OF NORTHWEST TERRITORY;
             HISTORY OF OHIO; MISCELLANEOUS
                  MATTERS, ETC., ETC.

              CHICAGO: WARNER, BEERS & CO.
                          1883

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