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WEST - SENECA COUNTY Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed History of Ohio The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume IV, page 371. GEORGE T. WEST is most effectively giving administration in an important office in connection with the municipal government of Tiffin, Seneca County, in which city he is serving as service and safety director. Mr. West was born in Seneca County, on the 20th of February, 1858, and is a son of Alexander D. and Sarah M. (Swigert) West, the former of whom was born in Eden Township, this county, and the latter was born in Pennsylvania. She was a girl when her parents came to Seneca County, Ohio, and established their home on a farm in Scipio Township, she and her future husband having been reared on farms only a mile apart. Mrs. West received the advantages of Heidelberg College, and prior to her marriage was a popular teacher in the schools of her home county. after his marriage Alexander D. West continued as a substantial exponent of farm enterprise in Bloom Township until his death, which occurred in 1884, his widow long surviving him and having been a resident of Van Wert, this state, at the time of her death in 1914. Both were zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. West went forth as a gallant soldier of the Union in the Civil war, he having taken part in army engagements and having served during virtually the entire period of conflict. He was mustered out with the rank of sergeant, and in later years he vitalized his interest in his old comrades by means of active affiliation with the Grand Army of the Republic. Of the six children only one is deceased. George T., of this sketch, is the eldest; Minnie E., is the widow of E.M. Crowe; William J. resides at Van Wert and is deputy sheriff of Van Wert County; Corwin S. is a farmer in Van Wert County, where he is serving as township trustee of Hoagland Township; and Ella M. is the wife of George J. Heyman. George T. West passed his boyhood and early youth on the farm, and supplemented the discipline of the public schools by attending Ohio State Normal School at Republic. After leaving school he learned and followed the trade of stonecutter, and in 1907 he was appointed a guard at the Ohio State Penitentiary, where he remained thus employed about eighteen months. Thereafter he built up a substantial business as a contractor in stone construction work, especially in connection with the building of bridges, and with this line of business he continued his alliance, with headquarters at Tiffin, until he assumed his present city office. He is a republican in politics, is affiliated with the Junior Order United American Mechanics, and in their home city he and his wife are active members of Ebenezer Evangelical Church. Mr. West married Miss Ruthena Kershner, and all of their nine children are now married and well established in life, namely: Nellie B., LeRoy M., Pearl, Myrtle M., Minnie, Edward J., Donald, Grace T. and Hazel. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 00:54:52 -0500 From: Gina Reasoner To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19991223003453.00955230@pop.prodigy.net> Subject: HAROLD Z. HAKES - SENECA COUNTY Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed History of Ohio The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume IV, page 373 HAROLD Z. HAKES, a popular and efficient member of the official corps of Seneca County in the City of Tiffin, in giving a most effective administration as county surveyor. He was born in London Township, this county, on the 7th of November, 1890, and is a son of Nathan and Susan (Hurbert) Hakes, the former a native of Delaware County, this state, and the latter of Seneca County. The parents were reared on the respective home farms, and both received the advantages of the public schools. After their marriage they established their residence on a farm in Loudon Township, Seneca County, where the father still continues a progressive representative of agricultural and livestock industry, the mother being now deceased. Nathan Hakes is a republican in political allegiance, and is a communicant of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Fostoria, as was also his wife. Eight children survive the devoted mother. While he early began to receive practical experience in connection with the activities of the home farm, Harold Z. Hakes gained his basic education through the medium of the district schools. In 1917 he was graduated from the Ohio Northern University, at Ada, with the degree of Civil Engineer, and there also he became a member of the Alpha Eta chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi college fraternity. Within a short time after his graduation Mr. Hakes was appointed deputy surveyor of his native county, and after he had given about one year of effective service in this capacity he subordinated all other interests to respond to the call of patriotism when the nation became formally involved in the World war. In his first attempt to enlist he was rejected, but on the 25th of May, 1918, he was accepted for military service and was sent to Camp Taylor, whence he was later transferred to Camp Sherman. He continued in service until the armistice brought the war to a close, and he received his honorable discharge on the 24th of December, 1918. Thereafter he was in active service as deputy surveyor of Hancock County about two years, and in the autumn of 1920 he was elected county surveyor of Seneca County, his reelection in 1922 testifying to the high estimate placed upon his administration. Mr. Hakes is unfaltering in his allegiance to the republican party, and he and his wife are active communicants of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Tiffin. At Fostoria he is a member of Emil Fous Post of the American Legion and of the following named Masonic bodies: Fostoria Lodge No. 288, Free and Accepted Masons; Garfield Chapter No. 50, Royal Arch Masons; Fostoria Council No. 90, Royal and Select Masters; and Fostoria Commandery No. 62, Knights Templar. He is a member also of Fostoria Lodge No. 935, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and he is affiliated also with the Knights of the Maccabees and the Junior Order United American Mechanics. On the 3rd of February, 1923, was solemnized the marriage of Mr.Hakes and Miss Ethel M. Herrick, who is a graduate of the high school at Findlay and also of Findlay College. She was official stenographer of the Common Pleas Court of Hancock County for twelve years prior to her marriage. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 22:31:46 -0500 From: Gina Reasoner To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19991221221058.0094cea0@pop.prodigy.net> Subject: MARTIN SCHAUDER - SENECA COUNTY Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed History of Ohio The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume V, page 105 MARTIN SCHAUDER, who has gained a place as one of the successful general contractors in his native City of Tiffin, Seneca County, for a long period of years has given special attention to contract work and road and sewer construction. He is a representative of one of the old and honored families of Seneca County. He was born at the family home at 190 Clay Street, Tiffin, October 28, 1865, son of Martin and Caroline (Burkhardt) Schauder. Martin Schauder, Sr., was born in Baden, Germany, in 1830, was reared and educated in the old country, and was a young man when he came to the United States and established his residence at Tiffin. Here he eventually became a successful contractor, assisting in the building of some of the early railroad lines through this section of the state. His wife likewise was a native of Germany. Both continued to reside at Tiffin until their deaths. They were zealous communicants of the Catholic Church. Of the eight children, one died in infancy and the others were: Louis, the oldest of the family, who died October 6, 1920; Albert , who was an invalid; Rosa, wife of Joseph Schira; Martin, of this sketch; John, associated with big brother Martin in the contracting business; Miss Teresa, of Tiffin, who died September 12, 1924; and Charles, a contractor at Tiffin. Mr. Martin Schauder grew up in Tiffin, acquired his early education in the Catholic parochial school, and as a boy was associated with his father's contracting operations. Eventually he fortified himself for independent business as a contractor, and has handled a large number of contracts in connection with road construction, street improvements and sewer building in this section of Ohio. In addition to this business Mr. Schauder has always taken a loyal interest in the welfare and advancement of his native city and county. He has been a stalwart supporter of the cause of the democratic party, and though always more interested in the success of his friends than himself, he was prevailed upon to become democratic candidate for county commissioner at the primaries of 1924. He is affiliated with the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Knights of Columbus, and he and his family are communicants of the Catholic Church. Mr. Schauder married, in 1891, Miss Rosa Schira. The supreme loss and bereavement in his life came when his wife passed away in 1918. Of their children the oldest is Marie, who was graduated from the Ursuline Convent at Tiffin, was married to Hal Smith of that city, and they have five children, named Robert, Lillian, Marion, Catherine and Margaret Jean. Louis Martin Schauder, the second child is now at home. He was in service with the Three Hundred and Eighth Engineers of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, was mustered out and given his honorable discharge in July, 1919, and on November 29, 1923 married Bessie Fisher, of Tiffin, and has a son, John Louis. Norma Schauder is the wife of Edward Kromer, residents of Cleveland, and they are the parents of three children, named Marjorie, Evelyn and Joan. Cletus, youngest of the children, was in the air service of the United States Army during the World war, spending the greater part of his time in Texas. By his marriage to Miss Hattie Seivert he has a son, Paul Martin, born July 22, 1922. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 09:43:56 -0500 From: Gina Reasoner To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19991223092450.009552e0@pop.prodigy.net> Subject: WILLOUGHBY ROSS ASH - SENECA COUNTY Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed History of Ohio The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume IV, page 424 WILLOUGHBY ROSS ASH is now in the sixth year of his splendid work as superintendent of the city schools at Napoleon. Mr. Ash is a man of college education, but taught school while a student, and is well known in educational circles in several Ohio counties. He was born on a farm in Liberty Township of Seneca County, Ohio, February 22, 1879, son of Edmond R. and Emeline (Elder) Ash. His father was born in the same township and county, November 9, 1844, was reared on a farm there and had a common school education. His wife was born in Centerville, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1842, and was a child when her parents came to Ohio. After finishing her education she taught school for a number of years, and after their marriage the parents settled on a farm in Seneca County. They lived there until the death of Mrs. Edmund Ash, after which Mr. Ash retired from active management of the farm and is living at Kansas Station, Ohio. He is a member of the Evangelical Church, a staunch republican, and for many years held local offices in Seneca County. He served three years as a Union soldier in the Civil war, and is a member of G.W. Ash Post No. 679, Grand Army of the Republic. Edmund R. Ash and wife had five children: Curtis A., of Hillsdale, Michigan; Lewis, of Sturgis, Michigan; Harvey J., of Fostoria, Ohio; Willoughby Ross; and Elsie J., wife of Charles W. Cessna, of Anderson, Indiana. Willoughby Ross Ash spent his boyhood days on the old farm in Liberty Township of Seneca County, and while there attended country schools. Afterward he was a student in the Village High School in Kansas, Ohio, attended the Ohio Northern University at Ada, and subsequently graduated with the Bachelor of Science degree from Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio. For a year and a half Mr. Ash studied law in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. When he was seventeen years of age he began teaching and taught three spring and two winter terms in rural school districts and for two years was superintendent of the village schools in Kansas, Ohio. Subsequently he was for twelve years connected with the Fostoria High School, either as teacher or principal, and in 1918 he took put his duties as superintendent of city schools at Napoleon. A great deal of educational progress both in the material equipment of the schools and in the spirit of administration has been noted in Napoleon during the past six years. Mr. Ash married Miss Linnie M. Rosendale, of Fostoria. She is a graduate of the Fostoria High School. They have one daughter, Helen Irene, born June 25, 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Ash are member of the Presbyterian Church, and he is a York and Scottish Rite Mason, being a member of the Fostoria Knights Templar Commandery No. 62 and thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Consistory in the Valley of Toledo. He is a past master of the Masonic Lodge, and was the first master to preside in the new temple at Fostoria, Ohio. In politics he is a republican, in civic organizations he is a member of Kiwanis Club. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 22:09:13 -0500 From: Gina Reasoner To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19991221214940.00955770@pop.prodigy.net> Subject: LEONARD L. SUTTON - SENECA COUNTY Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed History of Ohio The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume V, page 98-99 LEONARD L. SUTTON. The banking interest of a community are necessarily among the most important, for financial stability must be the foundation stone upon which all reliable enterprises are erected. The men who control and conserve the money of a community must possess qualities beyond the ordinary. Public confidence must be with them, and they must use sagacity and foresight in their operations. A citizen who has been connected with the banking interests of Attica, Ohio, for some years, and who has done much in the effective upbuilding of this community along additional lines is Leonard L. Sutton, president of the Sutton State Bank. Mr. Sutton was born in Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio, December 5, 1863, and is a son of Lester and Emmeline (Rundell) Sutton. Mrs. Lester Sutton, who was born March 10, 1835, died February 7, 1901. Lester Sutton was born at Hornellsville, New York, July 13, 1836, was educated primarily in the public schools of his native place, and at the age of seventeen years came to Republic, Ohio, where he attended the Republic Academy. He became a teacher in the public schools, and while thus engaged became a student of law. After studying for a time under the preceptorship of Col. Leander Stein he was admitted to the bar in 1865, and opened an office at Attica, where he continued in a successful practice until his death, May 20, 1909. In 1878 Mr. Sutton established a private bank, originally known as the Lester Sutton banking House. In 1903 he admitted his two sons, the name of the institution at that time being changed to Lester Sutton & Sons, bankers. This style continued until February 12, 1915, when it became the Sutton State Bank, with the following officers: Leonard L. Sutton, president; John Schottler, vice president; Charles C. Sutton, cashier, and the board of directors includes the above three gentlemen, with W.L. Fritz and C.M. Link. The capital stock is $40,000. Leonard L. Sutton received his early education in the public schools of Attica, and this was supplemented by a course at Denison University, from which he was graduated with tthe degree of Bachelor of Arts as a member of the class of 1889. He was then variously employed until 1903, at which time he became identified with the bank, and in 1915 was elected its president, when it secured a state charter. This is one of the sound and reliable institutions of Seneca County and bears an excellent reputation. On June 26, 1895, Mr. Sutton was united in marriage with Miss Gertrude Wilhelm, who was reared on a farm in Seneca County, and to this union there have been born three sons: John H., a graduate of Denison University, Doctor of Philosophy, had a second lieutenant's commission during the World war, and now resides at Dayton, Ohio. Corwin, a graduate of the same university with the same degree, is now located at Attica; Russell is completing his education at Denison University. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton and their sons are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Sutton is a past master of Attica Lodge No. 367, Free and Accepted Masons and belongs to the chapter at Willard, Ohio, and the council at Tiffin, this state. He is a republican in his political attitude. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 09:22:02 -0500 From: Gina Reasoner To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19991222090745.00956780@pop.prodigy.net> Subject: NICHOLAS B. HUART-SENECA/WYANDOTTE CO. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana The Lewis Publishing Co., 1887. NICHOLAS B. HUART, of the firm of Huart & Welch, proprietors of the gristmill at New Corydon, was born in the kingdom of Belgium, May 23, 1830, where he lived until he came to America with his mother, two brothers and one sister, the father having died in Belgium in 1853, aged fifty-five years. The mother died in Seneca County, Ohio, in 1872, aged fifty-four years. The brothers, Peter and John, died in Williams County, Ohio, the former in 1884, aged forty four years, and the latter in 1876, aged twenty-one years. The family located at New Biegel, Seneca County, Ohio, living on a farm seven years. During this time our subject taught parochial and district schools. After teaching twenty-four years he engaged in farming in Wyandotte County, same State, and later removed to this county, where he followed farming four years. He then sold his farm and purchased his mill. He was married April 13, 1831, to Miss Veronica Fleck, who was born in Baden, Germany, October 8, 1848, and came to America with her parents and six other children in 1851, locating in Wyandot County, Ohio, where the parents lived until their decease. The father was accidentally killed by the falling limb of a tree, and died two days after the accident occurred. He died in 1875, aged fifty-nine years. The mother died in 1882, also aged fifty-nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Huart have eight children -William, Frank, Mary C., Veronica, Leonora E., Anna, Louis N. and Rosy. In politics Mr. Huart is a Democrat and religiously he is a member of the Catholic church. The mill now owned by Huart & Welch was built by Mr. McMackin about thirty-five years ago as a water-mill. August Mackboush purchased the mill and put in steam power for a few years, and it was operated both as a water and steam-mill. Mr. Remarklus then bought the mill and owned it about eleven years. During this time his brother-in-law, Philip Welch, became a partner, and February 5, 1887, Mr. Huart purchased the interest of Mr. Remarklus. They are doing a large and successful business. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #851 *******************************************