OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 598 Today's Topics: #1 OLIVER J. DEMUTH - TUSCARAWAS COUN [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #2 CURTIS N. WADE-/TUSCARAWAS/STARK C [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #3 J.E. MAUGHIMAN - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #4 WILLIAM GETZ - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #5 JOHN SCHUBACH - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #6 LAWSON LINHARD - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #7 EMANUEL FLECK - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #8 AMOS - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #9 Tuscarawas County part 2 again [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 12:29:06, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199908081629.MAA14044@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: OLIVER J. DEMUTH - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII HISTORY OF OHIO The American Historical Society, Inc., 195 Volume III, page 165-166 OLIVER J. DEMUTH, mayor of New Philadelphia, has been prominently identified with the agricultural, political and civic affairs of Tuscarawas County throughout the period of his manhood. A lifelong resident of the county, he was born April 1, 1860, son of Daniel and Mary M. (Roth) Demuth. His parents were born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and soon after their marriage came to Tuscarawas County and settled on a farm. Daniel Demuth died in 1864, and his wife survived to the age of seventy-nine. Of their large family of seven sons and five daughters two died in infancy. Oliver J. Demuth was four years of age when his father died. He grew up on a farm, acquired a public school education, and in young manhood engaged in farming. After seven years as a general farmer he specialized in truck growing, and for a number of years was one of the leading truck growers in the vicinity of New Philadelphia. Eight years ago he retired, selling a half interest in his business to his youngest son, and since then has lived in the City of New Philadelphia. Mr. Demuth has a wide acquaintance over the State of Ohio, due to his long prominence in the work of the Grange and various farm organization movements. For the past fourteen years he has been treasurer of the Ohio State Grange. In politics he is a republican, and from 1905 to 1909 served as county commissioner. In the Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth General assemblies he served with credit in the Ohio State Senate. Mr. Demuth was elected mayor of New Philadelphia in the fall of 1923, his two-year term beginning January 1, 1924. During 1916-17-18 he did Farm Institute work as a member of the force working under the auspices of the Ohio State University. He is a member of the Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce. In 1880 Mr. Demuth married Miss Caroline Schmitz, who died in August, 1912. The four children of this union are Florence, William F., Cora E. and George S. Mr. Demuth in November, 1916, married Belle M. Wills. He was for many years identified with the Moravian Church, but in the absence of such a church at New Philadelphia he has with his wife worshiped at the Methodist Episcopal Church. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 12:28:59, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199908081628.MAA13996@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: CURTIS N. WADE-/TUSCARAWAS/STARK COUNTY Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII HISTORY OF OHIO The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Page III, page 381 with photo CURTIS N. WADE, president of the Canton Provision Company, has been identified with the meat business as a retailer, wholesaler, and packer in Stark county for over thirty years. He was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, September 10, 1864, was raised on a farm and had a country school education. He remained on the farm until 1893 and then established a retail meat business in Massillon. After eight years he then moved to Canton and engaged in the wholesale meat business, taking over the old plant of the Canton Provision Company, located on Maple Avenue. Several years after the present site was acquired and a new and modern plant erected in 1906. Additions have been made from time to time and all the buildings are of modern concrete and brick construction, the main building being three stories and basement. The Canton Provision Company is one of the leading meat packing plants in this section of Ohio and set a standard of the highest quality, being especially noted for their high class "Canton Brand hams, bacon and sausage products. Curtis N. Wade is president; Frank Wade, vice president; Murray I. Rank, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Wade is a member of the Masonic order, the Rotary Club, and is a republican in politics. He married Miss Mary Rank of Wichita, Kansas. They have two children, George L., plant superintendent of the Canton Provision Company, and Ellen, wife of Robert B. Hogan, who is also connected with the company. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 12:29:03, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199908081629.MAA12492@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: J.E. MAUGHIMAN - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII HISTORY OF OHIO The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume III, page 166 J.E. MAUGHIMAN is secretary and manager of the Maughiman Undertaking Company at Canton. He has been in the undertaking business for many years, and at Canton has built up one of the finest and most complete services of its kind in Northern Ohio. Mr. Maughiman was born at New Philadelphia, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, December 2, 1866. He is one of six brothers, and they and their father all became staunch adherents of the democratic party, and none of them ever voted any other ticket until the youngest was thirty-five years of age. J.E. Maughiman was reared on a farm in Tuscarawas County, his educational advantages being supplied by the public schools. When he left the farm, at the age of twenty, he operated a meat market for a time, then became a general merchant at Leesville, and in 1891 started in the undertaking and furniture business. After seven years he moved to Scio, Ohio, and was an undertaker in that city for two years, 1906 and 1907. He located at Canton in 1913, and for a decade has furnished a thoroughly up to date service. His company now has a complete motor equipment, including ambulances, hearses, limousines, and sedans. Mr. Maughiman is active in the Masonic, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias orders and their auxiliaries, the Tribe of Ben Hur, the Methodist Episcopal Church and in politics is a democrat. He married Miss Elsie Capper of Leesville, Ohio. Her father and his six brothers were all soldiers in the Civil war. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 12:28:56, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199908081628.MAA13980@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: WILLIAM GETZ - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII HISTORY OF OHIO The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume III, page 389-390 with photo WILLIAM GETZ, who died August 5, 1913, was one of the sterling business men and public spirited citizens of Kent. He was the senior member of Getz Brothers, hardware merchants. He was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, December 19, 1860, son of Jacob and Catherine (Sheetenhelm) Getz. His parents were born in Germany, but after coming to America settled on a farm in Tuscarawas County. Jacob Getz was a stone mason by trade, and engaged in contracting as well as farming. He died in Tuscarawas County in 1874, and his widow survived until 1897. William Getz grew up on the farm, attended the district schools, the high school at Kent and Buchtel College at Akron. By practical experience he learned the hardware business, and on October 17, 1887, with his brother John G. he established the firm of Getz Brothers at Kent, dealers in general hardware, paints and oils. He was the senior partner in the business until his death. Since then the firm has remained Getz Brothers, but the active partners today are John G. Getz, George Getz, Harold Bluestone, Bruce Kellogg and Bert Smith. On September 2, 1890, William Getz married Miss Julia Stewart, who was born in Franklin Township, Portage County, January 19, 1865, daughter of Thomas C. and Adeline (Hart) Stewart. Her father was a native of Ravenna Township, Portage County, Ohio, and her mother of Vermont. Her paternal grandparents, William and Elizabeth (Clemens) Stewart, were of Scotch ancestry. Her maternal grandparents, Homer and Mary (Knowlton) Hart, were native of Vermont, and early settlers of Portage County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. William Getz had the following children: Elnora, a trained nurse; Margaret, a stenographer; Mary, wife of Harold Bluestone, and the mother of a son, William Robert; and Catherine, who died when fourteen years old. Mrs. William Getz was educated in grammar and high schools, and is an active member of the Congregational Church. William Getz was a trustee of the church, was a member of the school board and identified himself in every possible way with movements for the improvement and general welfare of his home community. He took part in the prohibition movement and was vice president of the Better Road Committee. He was a Mason and republican. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 12:29:02, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199908081629.MAA11204@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: JOHN SCHUBACH - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII HISTORY OF OHIO The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume III, page 349-350 with photo JOHN SCHUBACH is one of the technical graduates of Ohio State University School of Agriculture, where the practical experience gained on his father's farm and in the trade of cheese making was reinforced by theoretical and practiced courses in dairying. For twenty years since leaving the university Mr. Schubach has been a prominent factor in the growth and development of one of the largest milk distributing concerns in Northern Ohio, the Sanitary Milk Company at Canton, of which he is secretary, treasurer and general manager. Mr. Schubach was born in Jefferson Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, January 30, 1877. His parents, Joseph and Mary (Welty) Schubach, were born in Switzerland. Joseph Schubach as a youth served an apprenticeship at the trades of cooper and cheese maker, and at the age of twenty-two came to the United States. He followed his trade as a cheese maker for a number of years, and later settled on a farm in Tuscarawas County, where he lived until his death, May 11, 1899. He and his wife were active members of the Reformed Church. John Schubach grew up on the home farm, was educated in public schools, in the Normal School at New Philadelphia, and as a boy learned cheese making from his father. He worked as a farmer until he was twenty-two years of age, when he entered Ohio state University, in the dairying department, and took the full scientific course of two years, graduating in 1903. As a young man of demonstrated technical qualifications he came to Canton, in September, 1903, to act as superintendent of the Sanitary Milk Company, a business that had been established in 1901. At that time its distributing facilities were limited to five milk wagons and one ice cream wagon. Since then the business has steadily grown until it requires a score or more of delivery vehicles. The business was reorganized in 1912, at which time Mr. Schubach became the chief stockholder and was made secretary, treasurer and general manager. He is also director of the Supreme Dairy Company at Alliance, and is president of the B.L. Romar Manufacturing Company. He is a director of the Canton Bank and Trust Company, and has also accepted some important responsibilities in the civic affairs of his community. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club, is a member of the Canton Young Men's Christian Association, is a Mason, Knight of Pythias and an Elk. He served as a member of the first board of park commissioners of Canton, and is a member of the First Reformed Church. Mr. Schubach married Miss Pearl M. Catcott. She was also born in Tuscarawas County, daughter of James Catcott. Their children are: Hellen, born in 1904; Catherine, born in 1905; Joseph, born in 1910; John Robert, born in 1913; and Stella, born in 1915. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 12:29:19, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199908081629.MAA12294@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: LAWSON LINHARD - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RECORD OF ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887 LAWSON LINHARD, farmer, Root Township, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, March 18, 1820. He came to this county with his parents and nine other children in the fall of 1839. The family settled on the farm now owned and occupied by Jay Rugg, which was then in its wild state. There were no improvements on the place, and the family camped out two weeks beside a large oak log while a cabin was being built. It was made of round logs and scotched down on the inside, a puncheon floor, clapboard roof and a mud fire-place. They lived in this house a few years, when the father built the house that is now standing on the place. After occupying it several years, the father sold, and bought the farm now owned by widow Dailey, where he died at the age of eighty years and two months. He was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, February 24, 1797, and died May 18, 1877. A portion of his youth was passed in his native county, and a portion in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he was married and where nine children were born to them. One child was born in Adams county. Our subject was the oldest child, and all are living except John. The other children are -Sarah, Peter, Catherine, Mary and Elizabeth (twins), Joseph, Ann and William. The mother was born in Maryland September 22, 1801, and died May 20, 1873, aged seventy-two years. Both parents are buried in Alpha cemetery. Lawson was educated in the common schools of his father's district, and his occupation has always been farming. He remained at home until he was twenty-four years of age; then commenced to work for himself, working by the day, month or job, just as he could find the work to do, until he was married. His wife, whom he married May 3, 1847, was Miss Lois Brown, who was born in Medina County, Ohio, March 10, 1830, and when she was five years old her mother brought her to this county. Her father died in Medina County, Ohio, March 10, 1830, and when she was five years old her mother brought her to this county. Her father died in Medina County, and her mother is still living in Root Township with Mrs. Linhard. Her father, Josiah Brown, was born in Broome County, New York, and was aged about fifty-two years at the time of his death. The mother, Sarah (Warner) Brown, was born in Greene County, New York, May 9, 1811, where she was reared and married. Soon after her marriage, she and her husband emigrated to Medina County, Ohio, and were among the early settlers of that county. Mr. Brown opened a farm there. Mrs. Linhard's paternal grandparents were Josiah and Abigail (Porter) Brown. Her maternal grandfather, Abijah Warner, was born in Connecticut, and died in Root Township, this county. Mr. Linhard's parents were John and Rebecca (Burl) Linhard. Mr. and Mrs. Linhard have seven children -John H., Samantha A., Mary E., Sanford P., Lawson C., Marcus N. and Artie E. Mr. Linhard votes the Republican ticket. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 12:29:16, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199908081629.MAA12542@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: EMANUEL FLECK - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII 1882 HISTORY OF LA GRANGE COUNTY INDIANA F.A. Battey & Co., 1882 EMANUEL FLECK is a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and in his twenty-second year, in 1855, came to La Porte, Ind., and learned the carpenter's trade. In November, 1856, he returned to Ohio, with $152, and purchased carpenter's tools. February 19, 1857, he married Miss Savillah Fisher, came to Indiana March 27, 1865, and bought a farm in Clay Township, on which was an old water-power saw mill. He used this mill until October, 1866, when he built a new one on the same site. In 1870, he built a grist-mill, but the water proving insufficient, he put in an engine in 1871, and built a new circular saw-mill. He is the owner of the "Model Mills," known as Fleck's Mill, with a saw-mill containing planing, joining and edging machines. He also owns the right of a patent hay-rack for Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and all territory west of the Mississippi River, and is one of the inventors of a patent buggy-top attachment. His farm is well improved, and a new frame residence has just been completed. He introduced the cultivation of German prunes in the county, and is the inventor of a fruit-tree protector. The spring of 1867, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and held the office eight years; served as Trustee, and was re-elected in 1878. The following children were born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio; Henrietta, born April 30, 1858, died March, 1880; Laura Ann, May 28, 1859; George Washington, August 4, 1860; Amanda Jane, October 7, 1861; Oliver Leander, June 7, 1863; and Israella, November 16, 1864; those born in La Grange County -Samuel Peter, December 20, 1866; Curtis Wise, September 21, 1869; Burt, January 16, 1872; Helen Izora, July 3, 1875; Harry B., January 29, 1877; Rollen, December 27, 1879, and an infant daughter, who died February 21, 1874. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #8 Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 12:29:13, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199908081629.MAA11254@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: AMOS - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII AMOS FAMILY Christopher Amos was born in 1798 and died in 1861 at 63 years of age. He is buried near Strasburg, Ohio. Christopher and wife (?) came to America circa 1825. They had four known sons, John, Philip, Frederick and Christ. Upon arriving in the United States from Bavaria they settled in New York, then proceeded to Tuscarawas County, Ohio and settled on a farm near Strasburg, Ohio. Sons, Christ and Frederick went to Minnesota and John migrated to Indiana. Christ Amos married ? and had: Katherine, Richard, Christ, Mary, Barbery, Benna and Hannah. Fred Amos married ? and had: Daniel, Hannah, Christ, Frank and Phoebe. John Amos married ? and had: Herman, Susan, Nancy, Lucinda and Ellen. Philip Amos b. 1821 in Wittenburg, Bavaria. To America at age 4. Citizen September 26, 1842, Tuscarawas County, Ohio at age 21 years. Philip d. 1869 and is buried in Strasburg, Ohio. He m. Margaret Moyers b. 1822 PA, daughter of Fred Moyers. Margaret m. 2nd Jacob Schneider and she d. 1902. Margaret and Jacob are both buried in Strasburg, Ohio. Philip and Margaret had: -Pauline Regina b. June 20, 18??, d. February 27, 1907, m. John Casper Kuemerle b. 1840 d. 1909. They had 12 children. Buried, Dover, Ohio. -John b. April 13, 1846 and d. May 13, 1931 -Christian b. January 13, 1848 and d. August 18, 1927 -Mary Magdalene b. July 3, 1850 and d. April 1, 1917 -Philip b. February 23, 1853 and d. October 3, 1943 -Frederick b. October 11, 1856 and d. March 31, 1931 -Margaret b. February 9, 1860 and d. march 22, 1947 -Elizabeth b. June 19, 1864 and d. April 26, 1951 -Catherine b. December 12, 1866 and d. March 31, 1925 Margaret and Jacob had no children. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #9 Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 15:59:37, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199908081959.PAA13678@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: Tuscarawas County part 2 again It was brought to my attention that I goofed on Tuscarawas County part 2, the subject line was correct but the header of the page I put Hamilton County. I will resubmit Tuscarawas County part 2 with correction made. If I have totally confused anyone other than myself and LaVerne please e-mail me. Sorry for the mix up. Gina -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #598 *******************************************