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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ************************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 86 Today's Topics: #1 [OH-FOOT] Bio: Kiger, Josiah - Woo [Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20030603180737.01744034@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Kiger, Josiah - Wood 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 ******************************************************* File contributed for use by Ohio Biographies Project by Janet Wilkinson Schwartz (wilkinschw@aol.com) April 2003 ******************************************************* Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1897. JOSIAH KIGER, deceased, was for several years a well-known and prominent agriculturalist of Perry township. He was a native of Ohio, born in Fairfield county, February 9, 1823, and was a son of WILLIAM KIGER, who lived and died in that county. In the family of twelve children JOSIAH was the fifth in order of birth, and was reared to agricultural pursuits. When a young man, he came to Perry township, Wood county, purchasing eighty acres of partially improved land, in Section 7, and immediately began its further development, making his home, in the meantime, with his sister, Mrs. JOHN BUCHER. While attending a spelling school in Perry township, Mr. KIGER first met ELEANOR W. KELLEY, and the acquaintance thus formed ripened into love, and they were married on June 7, 1848, in Montgomery township, Wood county. She is a daughter of JOHN A. and RACHEL (SHAWAN) KELLY [sic], and was born November 24, 1828. Three children blessed this union, all daughters: NANCY E., born June 2, 1854, became the wife of DANIEL M. YATES, and died on October 17, 1888. ANNIE C., born September 27, 1857, received a common-school education, and for a time attended the normal school at Lebanon, Ohio, where she better prepared herself for teaching, which she began at the age of sixteen, and followed the profession for ten terms, with excellent success. Subsequently she completed a two-years' course of music at the Fostoria Academy, and later taught music. In Toledo, Ohio, on the 9th of December, 1886, she wedded J. J. HARLEY, and to them have been born three children--HARRISON C., born August 19, 1888; ELLA B., born January 30, 1890; and JOHN ARTHUR, born March 25, 1892. The youngest child of our subject was MAY E., who was born May 3, 1864, and died in infancy. In a log house, built near the creek which flowed through his land, Mr. KIGER and his bride began their domestic life. Although it was an arduous task to develop the new land, he was young and full of hope, and soon converted the place into a valuable farm. In 1868, however, he removed to West Millgrove, where, for about three years, he engaged in merchandising, but at the end of that time returned to his farm, and continued his agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred August 7, 1872, from the accidental discharge of a gun. His remains were interred in West Millgrove cemetery. He was an earnest defender of Republican principles, and a man whose opinions were invariably held in respect. He cared nothing for political office, though he served for a time as trustee of Perry township. In early life he had served as deacon in the Congregational Church to which he belonged, but later became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which Mrs. KIGER is also connected. He left to his widow 160 acres of good land, which she leases, and since December, 1872, has made her home in West Millgrove, surrounded by her many friends. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 13:33:10 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20030603183310.017352c8@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: fenstermaker, J.W. - Fairfield Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" File contributed for use by Ohio Biographies Project by Janet Wilkinson Schwartz (wilkinschw@aol.com) April 2003 ********************************************************************** A Biographical Record of Fairfield County, Ohio. New York and Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1902. JACOB W. FENSTERMAKER, who is filling the office of the justice of the peace in Carroll, was born in this county, October 25, 1822. His father, WILLIAM FENSTERMAKER, was a native of Pennsylvania, his birth having occurred near Reading, whence he came with his parents to Ohio in 1808, the family locating on a farm near Carroll, where a log cabin was erected and a blacksmith shop and it is claimed that in the smithy was manufactured the first ax ever made in this county. His grandfather was GEORGE FENSTERMAKER. The father worked upon the home farm in his youth and in the blacksmith shop, and when he started out in life for himself he chose as a companion and helpmate for the journey Miss MARY MINEHART, who was born on a farm in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, near Juniata river. Her father died leaving a good estate to his widow and eight children. The mother after settling up the estate came to Ohio with her little ones, hoping that they would have good opportunities in the new country and she gave to each child a sufficient sum of money to purchase eighty acres of land. WILLIAM FENSTERMAKER located his eighty acres north of Carroll on the northeast corner of Violet township. Thereon he built a log cabin and a blacksmith shop. The floor of his pioneer home was made from an ash log and smoothed with an ax. The door was made in the same way and the bolts were fastened in with wooden pins, while the hinges were also ingeniously made of wood. There was a latch and to this was attached a rawhide string, which hung on the outside of the door through the hours of the day and the method of locking the door was to pull the string on the inside. For fuel Mr. FENSTERMAKER used charcoal, which he himself burned. Primitive were the conditions of life which existed, but as the years passed the ingenuity of the settlers and their enterprising labors wrought many changes. Wild turkey were plentiful in those days and wolves were also numerous. Our subject relates that he has often seen his father open the door just wide enough to put his rifle through and shoot both wolves and turkeys. When the grandfather of our subject died WILLIAM FENSTERMAKER purchased the old family homestead of one hundred and fifty-six acres and in the spring of 1832 took up his abode thereon, continuing to cultivate the land and also conduct his smithy until his death, which occurred in March, 1843. He left a widow and ten children. As the eldest son, GEORGE, was then married, SQUIRE FENSTERMAKER, at that time nineteen years of age, took charge of the home farm and assisted his mother in providing for the younger children. His early life was one of active and earnest toil and his efforts proved of much benefit to the family. In his twenty-fifth year he was united in marriage on the 1st of December, 1846, to SUSANA SMITH, a daughter of HENRY SMITH, a farmer of Fairfield county. He then built a home on one corner of the old farm and he still continued to manage the land until he purchased a tract of eighty acres, adjoining his first purchase, so that he owned a quarter of that section, whereon his labors brought to him a good financial return. He remodeled and enlarged his home but eventually sold that property which afterward came into the possession of JEFFRIES' family and on it was born the present champion prize fighter of that name. In the spring of 1862 Mr. FENSTERMAKER removed to his present home, purchasing the property the following year. The house had been erected in 1839 and was the first brick house built in Carroll, being then considered quite a mansion. When he came here in the spring of 1862 the Squire rented a warehouse near the canal and engaged in the grain business, but a year later the building and its contents were destroyed by fire and as he carried no insurance he suffered a heavy loss. Since that time he has devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits and his well developed place, neat and thrifty in appearance, indicates his careful supervision and enterprise. By his first marriage Mr. FENSTERMAKER had five children, three of whom are yet living: MARY E., the wife of DAVID SPENCER, a contractor and carpenter living in Columbus, Ohio; OLLIE, the wife of ROBERT McFARLAND, who follows farming and threshing and resides near Carroll; and CHARLES D., who married Mrs. EDWARD KISTLER, whose maiden name was JANE SANDS. They have one child, ETHEL, and they reside with Mr. FENSTERMAKER, who on the 13th of August, 1883, was called upon to mourn the death of his first wife. On the 5th of March, 1885, he married Mrs. WATTS, a widow, by whom he had two children: MYRTLE, born in 1889, is being educated in the convent of the Good Shepherd of Columbus; and PARLEY D., born in 1893, is attending the home school. Mr. FENSTERMAKER has obtained a legal separation from his second wife. For many years the Squire has filled the office of justice of the peace and his opinions have always been fair and impartial, few ever having been reversed. In the spring of 1902 he was also elected mayor of Carroll and is now acceptably filling that office. Although now nearly eighty years of age he is still a hale and hearty man and has never been obliged to wear glasses. Having spent his entire life in the county, he is widely known among its residents. From pioneer days to the present he has watched the development and progress of this portion of the state and his efforts in its behalf have been effective in promoting its welfare. Those who know him entertain for him friendly regard and his circle of acquaintance is very extensive throughout Fairfield county. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 20:53:18 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20030604015318.0174f290@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Campbell, James - Hamilton county Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" James Campbell History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pages between 318 and 319 James CAMPBELL inventor of the CAMPBELL Improved corn and seed drill, and sole manufacturer of the same at his Pioneer Drill works in Harrison village, was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, April 15, 1817. He is of Scotch-Irish descent, on his father's side descended from the famous Clan CAMPBELL and on his mother's side a HARPER. His maternal grand-parents were Alexander and Nancy (Adams) HARPER. The HARPERS came from Ireland to America in 1794, bringing six children - William, Alexander, James, Mary, Margaret, and Sidney. Margaret was born in Donegal, Ireland, October 31, 1787, and was married in 1806 to Andrew CAMPBELL, of Scotch blood, but a native of Londonderry; born July 18, 1774, who had come to this country in 1801. His mother was a STEWART, and he had three sisters, also a brother, John, who was a soldier in the Scotch Greys in the battle of Waterloo, and was killed there. The children of Margaret and Andrew CAMPBELL were John, Mary, William, Alexandria, James, Martha, George, Charles, Andrew Jackson, and one who died in infancy -- all born in Chester county, Pennsylvania. Alexander came to the west in 1836, and settled in Harrison as a wagon-maker. His brothers William and James followed him thither two years later. They were both blacksmiths, and opened a shop for the prosecution of their business. They were inventive and enterprising, and manufactured a number of implements then new in the country, as cultivators and double-shovel plows. Before that corn had been cultivated in that region simply with harrows, single-shovel plows, and three-hoe flukes. They also introduced a patent spring for wagons, which took the place of the wooden affairs used on the "Dearborn wagons." In 1841 or 1842 Alexander made two corn drills, which failed to do the work, and in 1849 the brothers bought the right of the "Dickey drill" and began manufacturing them. It had a roller which ran over the corn after it was dropped, and if the ground was wet it packed the earth on the corn, making a crust and preventing the corn from growing. In 1859 they invented a corn drill, placing the drive-wheel in front and covering the corn with shears. It failed, however, in the dropping and driving arrangements. Up to this time James assisted his brother, but the latter becoming discouraged, James then took it into his own hands, and invented two other drills, which also failed. In 1863 he invented one on the principle according to which he is now manufacturing, which is in general use throughout the south and west. In 1877 he added some improvements for dropping cotton as well as corn and other small seeds, and also made it a fertilizing drill. He adopts for his implement the name "Pioneer drill." because it was the first successful one of the kind, and is still in advance of all others. Over seventy-five thousand are now in use in different parts of America and Europe. One of his nephews, James A. CAMPBELL, was formerly associated with him in business, but recently retired, and Mr. CAMPBELL conducts it alone. He has been successful from the time of his humble beginnings in Harrison, reaping the rewards of industry, intelligence, and enterprise, and has added largely to his facilities for manufacturing. His blacksmith-shop occupies one building, the machine-shop another, and still another is used for the putting together and shipping of the drills. His manufactory, at the corner of Sycamore and Walnut streets, is just opposite the spot where he began business in the village in 1839. Several times, however, he has suffered reverses, being once entirely burnt out, the last day of August, 1867. Since then his business has steadily increased, and he has now the largest manufactory of any kind in Harrison, on the Ohio side. For some years he was a Free and Accepted Mason, but has not for some time given much attention to the order. With nearly a11 his family, he is a member of the Christian or Disciple church. He is a Republican in political faith, having been opposed to slavery extension ever since the CASS, VAN BUREN, and TAYLOR campaign, when he voted for the Kinderhook statesman on the Free Soil ticket, and voted steadily with that party until Republicanism was organized. Mrs. Maria (MATSENBAUGH) CAMPBELL is of Pennsylvania German stock, daughter of Samuel and Rachel MATSENBAUGH. Her father, as well as Andrew CAMPBELL, of her husband's family, was a volunteer of the War of 1812. Her parents moved from Pennsylvania to New Lisbon, Columbiana county, at an early day, and thence to Harrison shortly before her marriage. Her father, born August 9, 1794, in Virginia, died here December 24, 1850; her mother, born in Maryland March 1, 1799, also died here July 14, 1868. Maria remained at home with her parents until her marriage with Mr. CAMPBELL, June 17, 1849, since which time her history has been identified with that of her husband. She is likewise a member of the Christian church in Harrison, and faithfully discharges her various duties as wife and mother, and in all other relations of life. Their children have been: Sarah Louisa, born May 1, 1850; died twenty-two days thereafter. Angie, born October 29, 1851; residing with her parents. Hattie Belle, born March 7, 1853; married July 26, 1874. to George F. ORR; residing in Harrison, Mr. ORR being an assistant of his father-in-law. Benjamin Franklin, born October 21, 1855; died December died December 5, 1859, of membranous croup. Ella Dora, born February 24, 1859; book-keeper in her father's office. Albert Martin, born August 30, 1860; at home, head machinist at his father's establishment. Harry Ogden, born November 4, 1864; also an assistant at his father's manufactory. Elmore Edward, born September 29, 1867; at home, a lad in the schools. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 20:54:09 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20030604015409.0175f5bc@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Knuwener, H. - Hamilton county Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford facing page 425 transcribed by Linda Boorom Herman KNUWENER, head of the prosperous firm of Knuwener & Verhage, owning and managing the Cincinnati soda and mineral water works, is of full German blood on both sides; was born in Hanover, now in Prussia, July 23, 1848; the oldest son of William and Lizzie (HUXAL) KNUWENER, both natives of the same German State. and both are still living at the old home in the Fatherland. He was educated in the elementary schools, under the compulsory system of school attendance long in vogue throughout Germany. In his fourteenth year he began active life among total strangers at Diepholtz, some distance from his native place. He engaged as an apprentice in the dry goods business, serving according to the German system, not only without pay, but at his own cost for instruction in the business. For four years he sustained this burden, not being allowed the use of any money, and being pledged against the use of tobacco in any shape, his father signing a bond that he would observe an agreement to this effect. At the expiration of his apprenticeship, feeling opposed to the stem, severe military laws, which would presently have called him into needless service for three years, he resolved to emigrate to America, and again started out alone in the world. He landed in New York in 1866, came on at once to the Queen City, and for about a year did not engage in business, but improved his time in learning the language of his adopted Country and taking a full course in Nelson's Business college. His acquaintance in the city, and with the English speech, then enabled him to obtain a situation in the now great dry goods store of Alms & Doepke, then a comparatively small establishment in the old building at the head of Twelfth street. He was given the honorable post of salesman at the front counter, and was otherwise very kindly treated by the firm, to whom he justly attributes the beginning of his fortunes in Cincinnati. He was with them but a year, however, and then entered as a salesman the store of Messrs. C. Steinkamp & Co., on Main street above Twelfth, in which, after only about half a year, he became a junior partner. He went out of this connection in 1874, and the house has since become extinct. Mr. KNUWENER sold his interest to Mr. STEINKAMP, and embarked in the soda and mineral water manufacture, buying the business of his father-in-law, Mr. J. H. OVERDYCK, at 719 Home street, after the death of the latter. He conducted the business alone until 1876, when the establishment was consolidated with the similar works of Mr. Henry VERHAGE, on Walnut street, and the two joined their energies in a strong and prosperous partnership. In the spring of the same year, they moved to the much more spacious and convenient quarters they now occupy, at 270-2 Sycamore street, near the corner of Eighth street, where their business and popularity have grown upon their hands until they now have the largest establishment of the kind in the city and in the State of Ohio, and probably in the entire west. They have certain specialties in soda fountains (steel) not enjoyed by any other house in the city, and now supply most of the dealers in soda-water. Their business is almost exclusively with city retailers, and is a good, safe traffic, which nets them very profitable results. Mr. KNUWENER is the sole manager in charge of the works, and to him may be credited the success and prosperity of the firm. He has taken time, however, to interest himself somewhat in politics and other affairs, and is a member of the Lincoln club and sundry other organizations. In 1880, though a Republican, he was elected, against his inclination, in the strong Democratic Sixteenth ward, a member of the board of councilmen, in which he is now acceptably serving his constituents. When the new Committee of the council was formed on the consumption of smoke, under a recent act of the legislature, he was appointed a member of this important committee. In the council he has kept a vigilant eye upon the public interests, particularly the plunder of the city treasury, and not long since moved a resolution of inquiry into the vast expense of the city advertising, which was passed and has already been productive of much good. Mr. KNUWENER was married in Cincinnati February 23, 1871, to Miss Louisa, daughter of Mr. J. H. OVERDYCK, a well-known German citizen, and Mrs. Henrietta (DUNKER) Overdyck. Their children number two: Millie and Henry KNUWENER. The family live in a pleasant residence at No. 388 West Court street. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 20:55:11 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20030604015511.017677e0@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Clark, Jacob - Hamilton county Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford facing page 421 transcribed by Linda Boorom Jacob CLARK was born at Wakefield, New Hampshire, June 25, 1819. His great-great-grandfather, Robert CLARK, came from England at the close of the Seventeenth century and settled at Stratham, the same State; was the father of five sons and two daughters: Mayhew, Benjamin, John, Satchell and Jacob, the latter, who was born April 15, 1751, is his grandfather. Jacob CLARK, sr., had three sons and two daughters: John, Mayhew and Johnson being the sons; the former being the father of Jacob CLARK, jr. His great-grandfather, on his mother's side. came from England at a very early day, and settled at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Thomas COTTON, his grandfather, was professionally a Free-Will Baptist preacher, and father of five children, Betsey, his oldest daughter, being the mother of Jacob CLARK, jr., but who died when he was six years old. John CLARK was born May 8, 1784, at Wakefield, New Hampshire, and married three times. By the second marriage, November 10, 1814, to Mrs. COTTON, who was born at Wolfboro. New Hampshire, November 17, 1793, four sons and two daughters were born, Jacob being the third son. Johnson, his father's brother, is the only uncle on this side who is living, and, out of a family of ten children, only one son remains, who lives at Salem, Massachusetts. Jacob's brothers and sisters are: John, Thomas C., Johnson, Lucy P., Elizabeth P., Isaac T. Savinia G., and Mary B. John is dead; Johnson served as surgeon in the late war at Fortress Monroe in 1861; Savinia and Mary are both dead. Jacob obtained his early education by attending the old district school from two and one-half to five months in the year. At sixteen he left home with ten dollars - seven of which was given him by his father - and went to Dorchester, Massachusetts, but what is now Boston, and labored for two years. By means thus accumulated, he returned to New Hampshire, and attended school at Wolfboro - a select school - and also soon after at a school at Merideth village, same State, and Parsonville, Maine. In 1838 he taught at Water village, and in 1839 at Merideth. After these two years at teaching he left for Boston with ten dollars again, and served as a clerk for three years at the Elm Street house, Hanover and Broomfield. His employer, Daniel CHAMBERLAIN, offered to set him up in business, but on account of ill-health and a desire to see the west, he left Boston in 1843, and came by rail to Albany, New York, and from there to Buffalo by canal, a distance of three hundred and sixty-nine miles; then to Cleveland by steamer; thence to Portsmouth by canal, and to Cincinnati by steamer. He remained for three days in the city, and then crossed over in Kentucky engaged to work for Colonel James TAYLOR three months. After this time he resided at Locust Corner, Clermont county with the exception of three years and six months, when he came to Sweet Wine, this county. While at the latter place he acted in the capacity of school teacher for three years, and trafficked generally. February 1, 1849, he married Mary Ann RICKER, Rev. John WESTEMAN, a travelling Methodist minister, performing the ceremony. By this marriage three sons and four daughters were born, of whom three are living - Addie, Leslie and Jewett. The eldest son married Louisa WINDELER, of Cincinnati, November 7, 1876, and lives in Clermont county, occupying a handsome residence on a high point of land, and is one of the prominent fruit growers in this section. He is the father of two sons: Jacob Raymond and George Edward. Mrs. CLARK's great-grand-father, Jabez RICKER, was born in Berwick, Maine. Her grand-father, Samuel RICKER, was born in the same place, July 7, 1766, and came from sound English parentage. Susanna JEWETT, her grand-mother, was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, March 28, 1770, and married in 1790. Her father was born, July 7, 1796, and married Mary Reed WILSON, November 24, 1816, of Durham, Maine, in Campbell county, Kentucky. Her mother was born February 12, 1800. By this marriage two sons and three daughters were born; Mrs. CLARK being the fourth, who was born November 26, 1827, in Rush county, Indiana. While at Locust Corner, Mr. CLARK held the office of postmaster fifteen years, though actively engaged in keeping a country store and dealing in real estate. Since 1875 he has engaged mostly in turnpikes, building most of the New Richmond and Columbia road, and is owner of twenty miles. Three Clermont county pikes have been aided much through his skill, and, as a government and county contractor, is prominent. Politically, he affiliated himself with the anti-slavery people, and has since, in the matter of public offices, been mentioned for some of the most influential positions in the county. His health is good, and from it flows a generous and warm friendship, which is eagerly sought and never found wanting. He is one of our genial men. Business tact and energy have rewarded him with unparalleled success in financial matters. His judgment is rarely at fault, and his word cannot be questioned. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V03 Issue #86 ******************************************