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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 131 Today's Topics: #1 [OH-FOOT] Bio: Carmean - Crawford [Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020526132803.006bfc20@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Carmean - Crawford Co Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- CRAWFORD COUNTY HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part III, p.725 CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO JONATHAN CARMEAN. farmer: P. O. Bucyrus ; son of Maj. Matthew and Rachel (Long) Carmean ; was horn Dec. 6, 1834, in what is now Dallas Township. Crawford Co.. Ohio. Until he reached his majority, he remained on his father's farm. receiving, in the meantime. an average school education. For two years after becoming of age, he worked his father's farm. carefully saving his earnings. In December 1857. he was married to Miss Sarah J. Goodman of Ross Co.. Ohio. and by her had five children. all of whom are living. as follows Alonzo, Dilla, lrvin, Eva B. and Arizona. Mr. Carmean is sufficiently public minded to take a deep interest in the welfare and prosperity of his county. He is the present owner of 493 acres of fine farming and grazing land 69 acres of the latter being timber. Upon his farm are comfortable and commodious buildings. Since 1860. Mr. Carmean has dealt quite extensively in sheep, cattle and hogs. He at present owns and keeps on his farm 800 head of fine sheep. His property is so situated as to afford Mr. Carmean a handsome revenue. He is a stanch Republican politically and has been so since the organization of that party: is a member of Grange No. 705 in n Bucyrus and merits and has gained the respect and confidence of his follow-citizens. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 08:28:05 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020526132805.006b91f8@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Beal, B. - Crawford Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- CRAWFORD COUNTY HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part III, p.717-718 [B surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO BENJAMIN BEAL, farmer and stockraiser ; P. O. Bucyrus , son of George and Anna B. (Shearer) Beal ; was born June 9, 1839, in Lycoming Co.. Penn., and when 4 years of age his father's family came to this county and settled in this township , he attended the district schools until 19 years of age during the winter season, working on the farm in the meantime. He married Mary Stalz March 19, 1861, and began farming on 80 acres of land just east of the pike. where he lived until 1879 when he came to his present farm on the old pike - he now owns 185 acres of fine farming and grazing land, and has dealt largely in sheep since 1872. buying, grazing and feeding for market. His wife died Nov. 14, 1867 and three children were the fruits of this marriage, viz., Albert G., born Feb. 11, 1862 ; Daniel Wesley, born March 10, 1865, and Emma born June 7, 1866. He was married a second time, May 25, 1871, to Miss Lydia A. Rexroth, of Bucyrus and five children were born of this union: Benjamin, born Oct. 10, 1873; Mary J., born April 27, 1875 ; Edwin G., born Sept. 1, 1876; Frederick X. A., born Dec. 14, 1877. and William D., born Aug. 6, 1879. Both Mr. Beal and his wife are members of the M. E. Church. He has always been Republican in politics, taking an active interest in the affairs of the State and nation. In 1872, Mr. Beal visited Europe. traveling, about 4,000 miles on the continent. landing at Bremen and going to Saxony, Austria, Bavaria, Hesse. Switzerland and Wurtemberg, visiting the birthplace of his father he also visited Baden-Baden, Wiesbaden and Ems, famous watering places of Europe; he returned in September, much improved in health. His father was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, Feb. 14, 1793, and came to America with his father's family in 1805, being at the time 10 years old; the family settled in Lycoming Co.. Penn., where he followed farming until he grew up. In about the year 1825, he married Anna B. Shearer, a native of Wurtemberg whose family came to America in 1804 settling also in Lycoming Co. After marriage they lived on a farm there until 1843. when they came through to Ohio in a large covered wagon and settled in this township. where he still lives; he is in his 86th year and his wife, in her 80th year; he purchased 160 acres of land when he came to the. county and by energy and industry added another quarter-section to it he raised three sons:Isaac, Jacob and Benjamin and one daughter, Mary now the wife of Mr. N. Mutchler. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 09:52:03 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020526145203.00712528@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Barrett - Crawford Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- CRAWFORD COUNTY HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part III, p.716 [B surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO DAVID B. BARRETT, farmer; P. O. Bucyrus, is a son of Arthur and Elizabeth (Wolph) Barrett and was born May 21, 1824 in Harrison Co., Ohio where he lived on a farm until he was 23 years of age having the advantages of the common schools of the time; his father died when he was 23 years old and he and his brother came to this township in the spring of 1848. They bought 200 acres of land on the Plains where Jacob Beal now lives, adding to it afterward 160 acres more. His mother and his brother Enos came in 1849, one year after his settlement here, and they all lived on the place of first settlement until 1856. Our subject remaining until 1860 when he moved to his present place, where he now owns 155 acres of well-improved land; he has excellent buildings, his barn and residence both being, of the very best in the country. He was married, Oct. 28, 1849 to Nancy B. Kerr, of this township she was born in this county in 1827; her father came to the township in 1826 and was one or its early settlers; he died in March 1880, and his wife still lives and is in her 88th year. Our subject's father was born in Virginia ; emigrated to Harrison Co., Ohio, in 1804, and being a young man, he there married a Miss Huff by whom he had four children, three of whom are still living, His second wife, Elizabeth Wolph was the mother of our subject: there were four children by this marriage: Louisa living in Bucyrus: Enos, John W., and David B.: his widow is still living with her daughter in Bucyrus in her 88th year: her husband farmed in Harrison Co. successfully until his death in 1844. The subject of this sketch has but one child living, Ida B.: two son, are dead: Curtis E., died at the age of 18 and Henry at the age of 6 years. Mr. Barrett and family are members of the Presbyterian Church; he is a Republican in politics. He began life with but little of this world's goods but is now in comfortable circumstances. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 09:52:44 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020526145244.0071a788@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Beal, I. - Crawford Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- CRAWFORD COUNTY HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part III, p.718 [B surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO ISAAC BEAL, farmer: P. O. Bucyrus; son of George and Barbara (Shearer) Beal. was born Aug. 28, 1828, in Lycoming Co. Penn. He remained there going to school and on the farm until 14 years of age. In 1842, he came to Crawford Co., Ohio, locating on the eastern border of Sandusky Plains. He went to school two terms on the old Mud Pike, and, Sept. 15, 1833, married Christina Hurr, daughter of the late George and Christina (Kehrer) Hurr. By her he has the following family: Mary A., born Dec. 2, 1854 : Simeon G.. Oct. 19, 1856; Elizabeth, Sept. 21, 1858 ; Benjamin F.. March 31, 1860 ; Katie, March 9, 1866; Ellen B.. April 11, 1872 and Martha Jan. 23, 1876. Of this family Daniel and John are dead ; the former's death occurred in 1872 and the latter's in the same year. Mrs. Beal was born Lycoming Co.. Penn., Dec. 25, 1830. Mr. Beal is a kind husband and an affectionate father. He now has charge of the old homestead to which he has added 124 acres of land. His parents are yet living making their home with their son on the old farm. Mr. Beal takes much pains in the rearing of blooded stock and at present has some fine specimens of full blooded short-horn and Durham cattle He is a Democrat in politics, but sometimes deviates from voting the straight Democratic ticket. Beal is a member of the M. E. Church and the Beal family are known to be intelligent and highly respected people. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 09:53:16 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020526145316.007123bc@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Beal, J.P. - Crawford Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- CRAWFORD COUNTY HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part III, p.717 [B surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO JAMES P. BEALL, farmer, P. O. Bucyrus; was born May 13, 1828, in Harrison Co., Ohio, and is the son of James P. and Minerva (Hough) Beall; his father was a farmer. and he remained on the farm until he was 23 years old ; his father being in moderate circumstances and having a large family to support, young James was compelled to work and thus lose many advantages of schooling. He received a moderate education. however, and worked some two years for $10 per month, and also split rails at 37 ½ cents per day in the fall of 1852 he came to this county, and rented a farm in Bucyrus Township. adjoining that of A. J. Caldwell the next year he worked by the month for Enos Barrett, receiving $240 per year and house rent, etc. - in December, 1854 he bought 120 acres of the land which he now owns, and which at that time was but little improved ; he has improved his farm and added to it, so that at present he is the prosperous owner of 392 acres of well tilled land, and has erected substantial buildings. all being the result of Mr. Beall's labor and industry, united with good management as he commenced life for himself with only $7. When he first purchased his land, he raised large crops of grain until the land was sufficiently cleared, and, since then, he has dealt in the best breeds of sheep, such as the Merino, having a fine flock of 500, and handling at times from 300 to 1,800 head. He is a Republican in politics, and was formerly a Whig casting his first vote for Gen. Scott. Both himself and wife are members of the M. E. Church, of which he is a Trustee. He was married, Dec. 27, 1848, to Miss Mary Keckler, of Harrison Co.. Ohio , of this marriage, there have been seven children-James P., deceased ; those still living are : John W., Mary M., Laura E., Dorsey L., Eva M. and Nora E. The father of Mr. Beall was born in Washington Co., Penn., in 1797 he was first married to Jane Albert, of Pennsylvania, and of this marriage there were two children, one of whom is still living-Jane, the wife of Aaron Chance, of Bucyrus Township - this first consort died in about 1821, and Mr. Beal, Sr., came to Harrison Co. the following year, and, some time after, he married Minerva Hough, of that county ; he was one of the earliest settlers in that region. and for twenty-one years the elections were held at his house - he was County Commissioner there, and also held several township offices - he settled in Bucyrus Township in 1854, where Christopher Mason now lives, and resided there until his death, in 1869; his mother died in 1875. Of this marriage, there were the following children-Cass Andrews, deceased - Elizabeth, deceased - Colmore C., deceased ; James P., our subject Cyrus H., deceased ; Rebecca, deceased - John W.. deceased ; Minerva A., Zephaniah, Mary A. and Susannah ; the last three died in infancy. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 09:57:37 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020526145737.00712b74@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Beard - Crawford Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- CRAWFORD COUNTY HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part III, p.713 [B surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO J. H. and P. A. BEARD Bucyrus. These gentlemen are descendants of Phillip Beard, who came from Germany to America during the reign of George the III, and settled at Baltimore. He was a stone-mason. and under his supervision old Ft. Frederick was built. It is said that some years ago when that structure was being torn down, the workmen found it almost impossible to separate the masonry thus testifying to his ability as a mechanic. John and Susan (Sager) Beard, parents of J. H. and P. A. Beard. were both born in Washington County, Md. The maternal ancestors were from Germany and served with distinction in the American Army during the Revolutionary war. Our subject's parents were married in Maryland and resided there until 1854, when they came to Seneca Co., Ohio. They were the parents of eight children, six of whom are yet living. The father died in 1866, his wife is yet living at an advanced age. J. H. and P..A. Beard were both born in Washington Co., Md. the former May 3, 1830, and the latter March 22, 1833. They were brought up to hard work and received few advantages for obtaining an education. Soon after reaching their majorities, they engaged in agricultural pursuits which for the most part they have ever since followed. J. H. was married to Miss Catharine A. Nusbaum Dec. 28, 1858; she was born in Frederick Co., Md., April 2, 1841. They are the parents of five children viz., Celia V. , J. Lewis, Anna D. and Ralph H., living; and Della H deceased, Phillip A. married Miss Lucy Reichart June 12, 1856; she was born in Seneca Co., Ohio, Nov. 23, 1836. They have seven children viz., Ida C. Clemma I., Bush C., Effie E., Jesse P. and John S. living; Clara B., deceased. Both brothers own nicely improved farms in Bucyrus Township. which they have obtained by industry economy and close attention to business. J. H. Beard came to this county in 1865, and his brother some, four years later. They are members of the Republican party and of the English Lutheran Church. In political matters. however, they are liberal and make it a rule to vote for men and measures and not for party. They are intelligent, progressive men respected by all who know them. Crawford Co. would indeed be much better off, had it more such men as J. H. and P. A. Beard. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 09:58:53 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020526145853.0071eb88@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Beer, T. - Crawford Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- CRAWFORD COUNTY HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part III, p.710, 713 [B surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO HON. THOMAS BEER, lawyer and Judge in Bucyrus was born in Wayne, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1832. The Rev. Thomas Beer, his father, now residing in Ashland. Ohio was born in Northampton Co.. Penn., and came to Ohio about the year 1828 where he soon entered the ministry, serving two churches for over thirty years on alternate Sabbaths, an earnest, devoted Pastor and beloved by his people. Margaret (Cameron) Lee his mother, hers was a lineal descendant of Clan Cameron famous in Scottish history. After he had received such an education as the School of his district afforded, our subject became a pupil of the Vermilion Institute at Haysville, Ashland Co. and in 1848 commenced teaching School. Having chosen law as a profession he commenced its study with Mr. John C. Tidball at Coshocton in 1851, teaching school in the meantime that he might earn enough to defray his necessary expenses--and remained with him as a pupil until 1853. During the ensuing five years from 1854 to 1858, he was telegraph operator and Postmaster at Alliance. Ohio but in the latter year he became editor of the Stark County Democrat at Canton. Ohio. In 1862, he removed to Bucyrus where he assumed the editorship of the County Forum. In 1862 he was admitted to the practice of law in Bucyrus. In the following year, he was elected to the House of Representatives by the Democracy of Crawford Co., and re-elected in 1865, holding a seat in the Legislature during sessions of 1864-65, and 1866-67. In 1873, he was chosen a member of the Constitutional Convention which met at Cincinnati, and was presided over by Chief Justice Waite and on the 15th of August, 1874, he was appointed. by Gov. Allen, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the fourth subdivision of the Third Judicial District, comprising Wood, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot, Crawford and Marion counties. In October. 1874, he was elected to fill the unexpired term of Judge Jackson, who had resigned, and in 1876, he was re-elected for a full term, of five years. Judge Beer for many years held the position of County School Examiner and was also a member of the Board of Education. He has always acted with the Democratic party and taken an active interest in national and State affairs. His religious views are Presbyterian, in accord with the Scotch Church. In 1856, he was married to Miss T. M. Dinsmore, of Ashland Co.; of this marriage they have seven children living. Judge Beers, large acquaintance mid high standing in public life soon brought him a large practice after his admission to the bar as a practitioner he was fair, honorable and courteous. He carried with him to the bench the strong common sense that had characterized him at the bar and is always indefatigable in studying the law that should decide a case before he renders judgment He is not rapid in his decisions but takes time to fortify himself with principles and precedents which causes him to be regarded as a careful. impartial and just Judge. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #8 Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 10:01:15 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020526150115.00725780@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Beer, Wm. - Crawford Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- CRAWFORD COUNTY HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part III, p.710 [B surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO CAPT. WM. NEVINS BEER. deceased. is a son of the Rev.Thomas and Margaret (Cameron) Beer, and was born Nov. 28, 1839 in Ashland Co.. Ohio. His father was well educated and owing to the imperfect school facilities of the time. He communicated his learning to his children. The subject of this sketch attended the Vermilion Institute at Haysville for a time. then "finished off" at Jefferson College at Cannonsburg, Penn., after which he engaged in a store in Ashland for a few years. He came to Bucyrus about 1861 and during the summer of that year enlisted in the 101 st Regiment O. V. I., as a private in Capt. McDanald's company. He soon became Second Lieutenant and some time after, First, and upon the promotion of Capt. McDanald. was promoted to the captaincy of the company which position he held at the time of the mustering-out of the regiment. He returned to Bucyrus at the close of the war and commenced the study or law with his brother, Judge Thomas Beer and was in due time admitted to the bar as noted elsewhere in the Sketch of the legal profession. He was married. Nov. 7, 1869 to Miss Mary D. Swingley the third daughter of Dr. Frederick Swingley of Bucyrus and located here in the, practice of his chosen profession until 1873, when in June of that ear, he removed to Humboldt, Iowa. and practiced law there about one year. The family returned to Bucyrus in the Spring of 1874: he remaining during the Summer. He started from Humboldt as usual, for this State and at Valparaiso, Ind., where he stopped for a short time he died suddenly on the night of July 225, 1874 of apoplexy. His widow has ever since resided in Bucyrus. At present she is a teacher in the Union Schools of the town, a position she fills with honor to herself and satisfaction to all. They had three children. all of whom are living - Margaret M., Thomas Frederick and William C.. Capt. Beer and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #9 Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 10:01:45 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020526150145.0072ceec@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Benner, C.T. - Crawford Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- 1881 Biographical History of Crawford County, Ohio p.986 DR. CHARLES T. BENNER, physician and surgeon, New Washington; was born in Tiffin, Ohio, July 29, 1856; he is a son of George and Susanna Zlise Benner, who were parents of five children - Josephine, William, Augustus, Charles T., and John. Dr. Benner's youthful days were passed in Tiffin going to school. He was for one year in the employ of Gray and Stevenson, in Tiffin, and for a short time, clerked for his brother in the same place. In 1874, he commenced the study of medicine, under the instruction of Kinnaman and Hershiser, and, after a thorough study of the branches necessary, he entered the University of Wooster, at Cleveland. After one term of lectures, in the spring of 1877, he began practice in New Washington. Here he met with excellent success, and, the next winter, returned to college, where he graduated. After his graduation, Dr. Benner returned to New Washington and recommenced the practice of medicine. Jan. 8, 1880, he was united in marriage with Miss Hennie C. Meschinger, daughter of John U. Meschinger, Esq., of Tiffin. Although yet a young man, Dr. Benner, by his gentlemanly deportment, and the success with which he has met obstinate cases, has won an excellent practice, and one that is as desirable as any physician enjoys in Crawford Co. He is an enterprising young man, and a Democrat in politics. He is widely known and highly respected throughout the county. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #10 Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 10:02:24 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020526150224.00717f0c@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Biddle,J.N. - Crawford Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- CRAWFORD COUNTY HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part III, p.714-715 [B surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO J. N. BIDDLE. Bucyrus; is the son of Alexander and Magdalena (Noftsgar) Biddle. and was born Feb. 8, 1831 in Harrison Co., Ohio. His early life until his 16th year was spent on a farm, and in the pursuit of a common-school education. His father being a pioneer in the ministry of the United Brethren Church, and in indigent circumstances, the son was compelled to support himself by making brooms outside of school hours. He attended Otterbein University in 1852-53, and began teaching at 16, which he continued for four winters. In the meantime, he left Otterbein and entered Oberlin College, in the spring of 1854. The next fall, on Oct. 30, he was married to Miss Marian Musgrave, daughter of Judge R. W. Musgrave. of Annapolis, this County, who was an old and influential citizen. After his marriage, Mr. Biddle became the partner of Judge Musgrave in the mercantile business at Annapolis, commencing in January, 1855, and continuing, until 1868 when he came to Bucyrus and entered into banking, under the firm name of Scott, Biddle & Co. Mr. Biddle being one of tile managing partners, and conducting the business in a manner that made it prosperous. In 1872, he was elected president of the Bucyrus Machine Works and was also its manager, continuing until 1876, when the firm failed, and he was elected Assignee by the stockholders, and he has discharged the duties of the office in a highly creditable and satisfactory manner. In 1877 in company with Gov. Foster and the Gormley Bros., he assisted in building a large furnace at Moxahala, and owning a fourth interest. In 1865, he made a venture with Col. Lemert and others in raising cotton in Louisiana , but the levee breaking and overflowing their fields, it was a failure. Mr. Biddle has been a prominent and influential citizen wherever he has been. He was Postmaster at Annapolis during Lincoln's and Johnson's administrations. He has always been a prominent Republican and is now Chairman of the Republican Central Committee. and almost since the organization of the party he has been on a committee. He is a member of Demas Lodge, No. 108. He has a family of nine children, all living. They are Clara J.. Louie J.. Edgar N., Maud M., Judson M., Ralph A., Marion, Kathleen A. and Launcelot Todd. The great-grandfather of Mr. Biddle came from Hesse-Cassel, Germany, prior to the Revolution, and was Quartermaster of a Pennsylvania regiment though out that struggle. Launcelot Todd, his great-great-grandfather, came to America early in the eighteenth century, and obtained a land grant, probably from the King of Great Britain, for a tract of land on which the city of Annapolis, Md., now stands. He is an ancestor of the Todd family, of which Gov. Tod and Mrs. Lincoln are representatives. His son Benjamin was the great-grandfather of our subject, who settled in Maryland. His daughter, Rachel Todd. married Jacob Biddle, the grandfather of our subject. who settled in Wayne Co., Ohio, in about 1831. They raised twelve children, of whom Alexander Biddle, father of Mr. Biddle, was the tenth child, and was born in Bedford Co.. Penn., in 1810. He became a preacher of the United Brethren Church at the age of 21, and was an active traveling minister until 1875. He has done a good work in the cause of his Master, and now rests from his active labors, living in retirement at Galion, Ohio, having performed his work well. His family consisted of six children, five of whom are living: John B., the eldest, was killed at the battle of Stone River, being 1st Lieutenant of Co. C, 101st O. V. I.; William R. is a lawyer in Pleasanton, Kan.; James B. a successful merchant at Mt. Blanchard. Ohio; Rachel E., wife of Rev. J. R. Crin of Bowling Green, Ohio; Jacob A., a Congregational minister at Oswego, N. 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