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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 134 Today's Topics: #1 [OH-FOOT] Bio: Couts, Henry - Craw [Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020527212313.0071b040@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Couts, Henry - Crawford 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.720-721 CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO HENRY COUTS farmer and veterinary surgeon; P.O. Bucyrus; - was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., July 4, 1810. Christian Couts, the father of Henry was of Scotch descent and served three years in the American army during the Revolutionary war. He removed to Crawford County with his family, about the year 1821 when the subject of this sketch was about 12 years of age; they settled in Liberty Township southeast of what is now Sulphur Springs. When Henry Couts was a young man, between the ages of 14 and 20, he would frequently reside with the Indians and occasionally, these visits were several weeks in length. During these visits, he was frequently the guest of Johnny Cake, a half breed Wyandot Indian, whose father was a Frenchman. This savage resided at Upper Sandusky, in a hut which stood near the Wyandot Mission Church. Johnny Cake liked Couts, who occasionally practiced at shooting with the bow and arrows with the two sons of his savage friend; they would occasionally make hunting excursions together on the Honey Creek, Sycamore Creek and the Broken Sword. Couts relates that he also spent many nights with Bill Walker, one of the chiefs. This Indian read law and practiced some at an early day; he lived in a frame house, possessed many articles found in the homes of the whites, and was more civilized than Johnny Cake and many other savages. Walker had two sisters, with whom Coots spent many a pleasant hour. The subject of this sketch was always on friendly terms with the Indians, but once he had a fuss with one called Between-the-Logs. Couts had a very fine hunting dog, and this savage desired to purchase it and while the Indian was hunting on the Broken Sword. he visited Couts with the intention of securing, the coveted animal. But Couts didn't wish to sell the dog, and Between-the-logs became very angry about it ; He was intoxicated, and when Couts entered his cabin after conversing with him the enraged savage ran his knife through the door of the house. He also threatened Couts' life, and drew his gun upon him several times but did not fire at him: but he finally left vowing to remember Cout's in the future after he left. The owner of the dog thought over the indignities he had suffered and grew very angry about it; he followed the Indian several miles, and, overtaking him drew his gun to shoot the savage but the charge did not explode, and the warrior escaped. Couts says he was always glad in after years, that the gun missed fire. But at the next general muster, Between-the-logs attended: he became intoxicated, and commenced to abuse Couts who turned in and thrashed the savage. Couts was a very good wrestler in his younger days; was known as the "bully Dutchman," and one time gained a signal victory over a man named Erastus Finn who challenged any man in Capt. Linton's militia company. Couts was married to Sarah Ann Peterman on Aug. 25, 1833; she was born June 22, 1818. They resided in Liberty Township until September 1841 and then removed to Missouri, where they remained for about twelve months. While a resident of Liberty, he served as Constable several terms. When he returned from Missouri, he settled in Bucyrus and followed the occupation of teamster for Henry Converse, and made frequent trips between Bucyrus and Sandusky City. In 1846 he secured a contract for carrying the mail through the county and continued in this business for some eighteen years. He served as street Commissioner and Marshal of Bucyrus for two terms. In the early part of 1863, he secured a position as Veterinary Surgeon in the 34th O. V. C. under Col. Franklin, and served in this capacity nearly eighteen months. He removed to his present residence southwest of town, about 1866, where he ran a saw-mill until some two years since, when he sold the mill privileges to the County Commissioners; since then, he has been farming and practicing veterinary surgery. Mr. Couts joined the M. E. Church at Annapolis in his younger day's, and was a Class-leader for some five years. After he returned from Missouri, he connected himself with the Protestant M. E. Church, and is at the present time a member of the U. B. congregation. The subject of this sketch is the father of the following children: Samuel, born April 10, 1831; married to Sarah A. Nichols March 24, 1857, and died Nov. 23, 1865; David born Nov. 4, 1835; now a resident of Page Co., Iowa and married to Sarah A. Palmer; John A., born Oct. 2, 1837, married to Mary A.. Burst Nov. 29, 1860, and now a resident of Upper Sandusky; William H., born March 15, 1840, married to Hatty Mead Dec. 10, 1863, and now a resident of Sandusky Township; Barbara E. born March 18, 1842; married to George Sware, Dec. 18. l862, and after her first husband died, to Jacob Shupp, they reside southwest of Bucyrus; Jacob, born March 3, 1844 married Miss Catharine Forney Jan. 17, l864 and now resides in Bucyrus; Jeremiah B., born March 7, 1846, married Susan Myers and is a plasterer in Bucyrus; Frances born, July 18, 1848, and died in infancy; Hiram Andrew, born Nov. 6, 1849, and died May 7, 1871; Eliza Jane, born April 7, 1852. and died in infancy; Sanford, born Sept. 21, l854, married Cynthia Dixon and now a resident of Upper Sandusky; Charles Fremont, born March 29, 1857, married to Hattie E. Mahaffey on Nov. 12, 1878, and resides southwest of town. Six of the sons mentioned above (all who were old enough), enlisted in the Union Army during the late rebellion, and served their country on many a bloody-battle-field; their father was too old to enlist as a soldier, but entered the service as a Veterinary Surgeon. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 16:23:42 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020527212342.00745c90@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Caldwell, W. - Crawford 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.718-719 [C surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO WILLIAM CALDWELL, Bucyrus son of Alexander and Mary (Agnew) Caldwell, was born Jan. 9, 1812 near Gettysburg, Adams Co., Penn. His early manhood and Youth were passed on the farm and in attending school. >From his 19th year until he was 27 he worked for his father. In 1839 his father had come to Crawford Co.. Ohio, purchased a farm and the following year he and sister drove from Pennsylvania to Ohio in a buggy. Here he found his father had purchased 258 acres of land on the Marion road, paying $11 per acre for it. This road was one that was traveled considerably by stock men and soon Mr. Caldwell's house became a kind of tavern or place of entertainment for the weary traveler. In 1841 William purchased the farm from the heirs, the father having died. On the 19th of day of May, 1845 he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Stow, daughter of Samuel and Susan (Knisely) Stow, and by her he had the following family :Alexander, born March 19, 1846, died Oct. 20, 1856 : Mary B., Nov. 23, 1847; Martha E. ; Charles, June 7, 1852 William May 31, 1854 ; Samuel E.. May 28, 1857 ; and Frank. Dec. 30, 1859, Mrs. Caldwell was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1825, and her people were old settlers and prominent people of Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. Mr. Caldwell owns 488 acres of fine farming and grazing land, all of which he has made by his own exertions, with the exception of $1,200 from his father's estate. He first devoted his time and attention to raising grain. when he took charge of the place, but since 1843 has devoted his time to wool-growing. He is a self-reliant and highly esteemed citizen. He and wife are consistent members of tile Presbyterian Church while he is a Democrat in politics. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 16:24:05 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020527212405.0074d0e0@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Cummins, W. - Crawford 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.862 [C surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 AUBURN TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO WILLIAM CUMMINS, farmer and stockdealer; P. O. Tiro; son of David and Mary (Wilson) Cummins; was born in Indiana Co., Penn., March 28, 1834. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in 1804, and his mother a native of Ireland, born in 1810. The parents were married in Indiana Co.. Penn., in 1831, and to them were born the following family: John D., David, Joseph, Caroline, T. H. B., A. J., Elizabeth M. and William. William passed his youth on the farm and in going to school. He commenced for himself when 21 years of age, by entering the mercantile business in his native county. Aug. 25, 1864, he was united in marriage with Mary J. Morrow. daft-liter of David C. Morrow, arid granddaughter of Charles Morrow. who came to Auburn Township in 1817. By her Mr. Cummins has this family: Sarah M., born 1865; David M., born 1867; ; Cora E., born 1867 ; David W., born 1869; Jeanette, born 1871; Joseph D. and John S., twins born 1874; Julia B. M. and Nancy S. C., twins, born 1876, and one born in 1880, that died soon after its birth, without being named. Of these five are living--Cora E., David W., Joseph D., Julia and Nancy Mr. Cummins was a commissioned Captain of the 78th O. V. I. Company A. and served in that capacity until his health failed. which compelled him to resign, in August, 1873. He is a Democrat in politics, and is one of the largest landowners living in Auburn Township; 280 acres of his land lies in Richland Co., and 320 in Crawford Co. Mr. Cummins is a well educated and entrprising gentleman, and is among the most prominent and successful farmers of Crawford County. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 16:24:29 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020527212429.0071d2c0@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Curtis, R.R. - crawford 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.862-863 [C surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 AUBURN TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO R. R. CURTIS. farmer and stock-dealer: P. O. New Washington: is a son of Josiah and Mary (Rockwell) Curtis, and is of English descent. He was born in 1817, and. like his father before him, chose farming as his vocation in life. He was married in the spring of 1839, to Margaret De Witt, daughter of Tjerick and Margaret (Dean) De Witt. and to this union were born five children-Marian, Mary J., Elizabeth, George W., and Calista J. Mariam is the wife of Samuel Wynn, and lives in Lucas Co., Ohio; Mary J. is dead: Elizabeth lives in Adams Co., Ind., and is the wife of David Wynn: George married Mary E. Smith, and lives in Lucas Co. Mr. Curtis owns 165 acres of good land, 40 acres of it being in Cranberry Township, and the balance in Auburn Township. He is a Republican, and a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Curtis is an enterprising and upright man in his dealings with men, and is highly respected by all who know him. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 16:25:07 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020527212507.0072d5d4@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Cuykendall - 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.721-722 CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO M. C. CUYKENDALL, physician and surgeon, Bucyrus; is the son of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Courtright) Cuvkendall, and was born Nov. 2l, 1829, in Cuyahoga Co., N. Y. He lived on a farm until his 17th year, and then entered Grotors Academy, in Tompkins Co., N. Y., remaining two years, and teaching in the winter. He taught the following winter and worked at carpentering for the two ensuing seasons, spending the winter months meanwhile in teaching. His parents had died when he was 14, leaving him to battle with life alone. In the winter of 1849, he came to Plymouth, Richland Co.; the following year he commenced the study of medicine. In the spring of 1851, he entered the office of Drs. Benschoter & Bevier, at Plymouth, and continued with them until the spring of 1853, having entered the Cleveland Medical College in 1851. He graduated from that institution in 1853, and commenced practice in Richland Co. In July, 1857, he came to Bucyrus. and has since remained there, save the time spent in the army. He was commissioned Surgeon of the 3d 0. V. C., in October, 1861. In July, 1862, he was promoted to Brigade Surgeon of the Second Cavalry Brigade, Second Division of the Army of the Cumberland. In 1863, he was made Medical Director of two divisions, which made him a staff officer under Gen. Crook. In December 1864, he was mustered out at Columbia, Tenn. He then resumed the practice of his profession at Bucyrus. He has made a specialty of surgery for thirty- years and is counted as one of the most skillful physicians to the State. In 1875, he was elected Professor of Medical and surgical Diseases of Women in the Columbus Medical College. He is a member of the American Medical Association, and also that of the State of Ohio; he was also President of the Northwestern Ohio Medical Association. He was married Jan. 29, 1854, to Miss Lucy White, of Auburn Township; they have one daughter Ida W., wife of Dr. W. B. Carson of Bucyrus. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 16:41:25 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020527214125.00734d9c@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Daughterty - crawford 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. --------------- HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part III, p.863-864 [D surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 AUBURN TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO ELIZABETH DAUGHERTY, Tiro. Resolved White was a native of Connecticut. He moved to New York when but a lad, an lived there until the year 1818, then emigrated to the West in search of a home. In 1819, he came to Auburn Township, Crawford Co ., and there purchased 160 acres of land one Mr. Laugherty, pay paying for the same $3.75 per acre. On this farm was a small log house. In 1820, Mr. White returned to Now York. In 1821, he married Lucy Searl, and the same year he together with his young wife, emigrated to their wilderness home in Ohio. There were born to them six children - Philo, Elizabeth, Resolved, William W., one that died in infancy, and Lucy, Elizabeth and Lucy are the only ones living. Lucy the wife of Dr. Cuykendall, of Bucyrus; Elizabeth, on the 31 st of March, 1842, was united in marriage with Ezekiel Daugherty a son Daniel and Lydia (Smyers) Daugherty. He was born in New Jersey Feb. 5, 1818, and was reared upon a farm. In 1832, he came to Auburn Township, and began working for the farmers by the month. His marriage with Elizabeth bore the fruit of six children - Alva, Melissa, Searl, Orrissa, Resolved and Clara. Alva and Searl are dead. Melissa is the wife of Martin V. B. Wood. and lives in Auburn Township; Orrissa is the wife of John Hahn, and lives in Delaware, Ohio: Resolved lives on the old place with his mother. In February, 1879, he married Catharine Bender, and by her has one daughter - Orrissa. born May 8, 1880. Clara is at present going to musical school in Columbus, Ind. Mr. Daugherty is now dead. His widow and her son live on the old place first bought by Resolved White. They own 224 acres of excellent land. Mrs. Daughtery is a descendant of Perigrine White, of Plymouth Rock notoriety. Of Puritan ancestors. the Daughertys are honest and upright people. and are highly respected in the community in which they live. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 16:41:53 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020527214153.00713f9c@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Davis, J.O. -crawford 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. --------------- HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part III, p.863 [D surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 AUBURN TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO JOHN O. DAVIS, merchant. Tiro; is a son of John and Mary (Hamilton) Davis, and was born in Crawford Co., Ohio in 1839. His father was a native of Maryland, and was born in 1791. The mother was a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in 1796. They were married in Columbiana Co., Ohio, and came to Crawford Co. in 1832, locating in Sandusky Township. There were born to them the following family--Julia A., Susan, Jonathan, Keziah, Henry, Mary. James, Jefferson, Joseph, Louisa, William, Martha and .John O. Of these, Susan, Keziah, Mary and Joseph are dead. Julia is the widow of John McIntire and lives in Illinois: Susan married a Mr. Mills: Jonathan married Margaret Hudson, and lives in Hardin Co.. Ohio: Keziah married Dr. T. A. Mitchell: Henry married M. A. Stone, and lives in Shelby, Ohio: Mary married Samuel Anderson: James married Catharine Mickey, and lives in Crestline. Ohio; Jefferson married Amanda Fox: Joseph married Louisa Fisher; Louisa is the wife of G. H. Lee: William married Leah McCrady, and lives in Galion, and Martha married John Dempsey, and lives in Shelby, Ohio. John was reared and educated in the country. In 1859, he was united in marriage with Rachel M. Rigby, daughter of Nimrod Rigby, and by her has three children William B., born Nov. 8, 1800; George H., born May 3, 1868, and John H., born Jan. 7, 1872. Mr. Davis owns 80 acres of land in Auburn Township, and acres in Kansas. He also owns a fine business house in Tiro, the upper story being the I. O. O. F. Hall. The store in the building is as fine a grocery store as is usually found in large cities. The firm name of the owner is Davis & Mitchell. Mr. Davis being the junior partner. Mr. Davis is a member of the I. O. O. F., and a Republican in politics. He served faithfully in the late war, enlisting in Company H. 123d O. V. I. He was discharge June 15, 1865. He was in some of the hardest contested battles of the war was taken prisoner at Winchester and for third day was confined in Belle Island. After being exchanged, he again joined his regiment, an was again taken prisoner, and served some months in Andersonville and Florence, suffering all the agonies of starvation and disease He was finally exchanged, Dec. 6, 1864, and since that time Mr. Davis makes Dec. 6 his holiday. His brother William was in the 101st Regiment, and served as Quartermaster Sergeant, but was promoted to lieutenancy. Mr. Davis was a Sergeant in his regiment. Both John and William Davis were said to have been brave and gallant soldiers, and were always found in the thickest of the fight. Much honor and credit is due them for the heroic part they took in the war. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #8 Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 16:42:19 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020527214219.007410d0@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Deagle, G.A. - crawford 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, p.734 CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO GEORGE A. DEAGLE, Bucyrus, is a son of John and Barbara (Hoffman) Deagle. who were residents of Lancaster Co.. Penn. His birth occurred Jan. 27, 1828. His father was a shoemaker by trade about the year 1811. He moved his family to a place near Ashland. Ohio what was then Richland CO., but is now Ashland. The subject of this sketch received but a meager education, attending school until his 13th year only, when, coming to this State with his father, he began working by the month as a farm hand, at which he continued for about nine years. The family then moved to this county, settling permanently in Liberty Township. He then engaged in work for six years as farmer for Mr. George Lauck, beginning at $120 a year, his employer raising his wages to $180 a year, on account of his industrious habits. On March 26, 1857, he was married to Rebecca J. McMichael of Liberty Township. she was a daughter of David and Margaret (Anderson) McMichael, one of the earliest pioneer families of this county. She was born in Liberty Township on Sept. 30, 1834 and of this marriage four children are living: Mary Margaret, John G., Eddie (who died at 2 years of age), Ella J. and George W. The mother of this interesting family of children died April 23, 1877, of congestion of the Lungs. After marriage, Mr. Deagle rented for eight years, of Mr. Lauck, the same farm on which he had already spent six years, meeting with success as a farmer until the year 1865, when he purchased his present home on Poplar street in Bucyrus, where he was engaged in teaming and farming until the year 1870, when he was elected to serve a term as Street Commissioner of the city of Bucyrus. He is a member of Howard Lodge. K. of H., a Democrat politically, and a member of St. Paul's English Lutheran Church. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #9 Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 16:42:40 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020527214240.0071b488@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Deal, H.M. - crawford 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, p.731 CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO H. M. DEAL, P. O. Bucyrus, is the son of Martin and Sarah Lilley Deal, and was born Dec. 26, 1854 in Bucyrus. He attended school here until his 18th year, and attended the Ohio Wesleyan University in 1875. He next became assistant clerk in his fathers manufactory of smutters, remaining in this position two years. In 1878, he became general manager of the establishment, which position he now holds. They have about six hundred local agencies in the United States and Canada, also in South America and London, England. The annual shipping capacity is from 60,000 to 75,000. Then are making thirty-six different styles of machines for cleaning grain. Mr. Deal is a partner in Deal's Improved Wheat Heater, which has proved lucrative, and is also the manufacturer and sole proprietor of Deals Corundum Polisher a tool for cutting, leveling and polishing the furrows and face of millstones which has a precedence among such inventions. He was married Sept. 12, 1876, to Emma Rowse, daughter of Horace Rowse, of Bucyrus. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #10 Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 16:43:17 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20020527214317.007434e0@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Deardorff, E. - crawford 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, p.725-726 CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO EMANUEL DEARDORFF, Bucyrus, is the son of Jacob and Barbara (Myers) Deardorff and was born Nov. 6, 1805, in York Co., Penn. He removed with his father to Cumberland Co, when but 2 years old. Two years later his father died and he lived on a farm with his uncle for ten years, when he commenced working by the month. He continued at this for two years, and, in his 17th year, went into a tannery owned by James Davidson, and served an apprenticeship of three and a half years. He then worked in Philadelphia for one year and also at other points. In the fall of 1827, in company with his brother-in-law, George Myers, he came to this county in a wagon drawn by one horse, and at Pittsburgh, owing to the roads, they had to leave their bedding. On their arrival here, he bought 38 acres of land at $10 per acre, and started a tannery. He then returned to Pennsylvania, and on March 13, 1828, he married Elizabeth Howenstine, of Cumberland Co. In the June following they started with a team for his new home in this county, and arrived here after a journey of fifteen days and settled on West Mansfield street, where his tannery was situated. Here he lived, and continued his business until 1852, when he sold out and engaged in running a steam saw-mill for the next eight years. He then traded for 200 acres of land in Whetstone Township and engaged in farming for ten years. In 1870, he came to Bucyrus, where he has since lived in retirement from business. His wife died in June, 1867, and while on a visit to Pennsylvania in 1869, he was married to Miss Catharine Scoby, of Carlisle. Eleven children are living of the first marriage: Eliza, now Mrs. Wise, of Bucyrus; John, a miner of California; Jacob; Ellen, now Mrs. Dumbaugh, of Marion; Rebecca, of Bucyrus; Christopher and Alexander, of Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Martha Bogun, of this county; Barbara, at home; George; stone-cutter, of Bucyrus, and Mary. Mr. Deardorff is a member of the Lutheran Church. He was a Democrat until the days of Fremont, since which time he has been a Republican. They were two of the old pioneers of Crawford Co., whose names will ever be linked with the early history, hardships and privations so little known and feebly comprehended by the present generation. Mrs. Deardorff, who has gone forever from the scenes of so many trials and heartaches, is still remembered by her children and friends as a lady whose portrait is in every way worthy to grace the pages of this tale of the pioneers. Mr. Deardorff still resides in Bucyrus, where he is well known as an old and honored citizen, whose name and reputation are above reproach. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V02 Issue #134 *******************************************