Re: Sarah BUCHTEL, Stark Co. , OHIO
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Sarah BUCHTEL, Stark Co. , OHIO
Nancy Pech 7/07/00
HERE ID A BIOGRAPHY FOR GEORGE HOLM. IT IS LONG BUT MENTIONS MANY OF YOURBUCHTELS.........
biography-Memoirs of Men and Women of Strark County. Compiled by John Danner.B.F. Bowne publisher 1904.
GEORGE HOLM.-- The Holm family is of stanch German lineage, and the name has been identified with American history from the pre-Revolutionary epoch. Michael Holm, grandfather of the subject, was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, and was a successful farmer in that locality for a number of years. There he married Martha Hollinger, who was born in Washington county, that state, and there several of their children were born prior to the year 1812, when they emigrated thence to Ohio, and took up their abode in the sylvan wilds of Pike township, Stark county, this section of the country being at that time practically an un-reclaimed wilderness. The trip was made from Maryland in one of the old-time wagons commonly employed for such purposes, and the journey was a long and weary one, many miles being traversed, as a matter of course, while the mere fact of distance was the most insignificant part of the labor involved. In crossing the mountains it was frequently necessary to attach logs at the back of the wagon, that in dragging they might prevent a too precipitous pace on the part of the primitive conveyance, while through the unbroken forests the way was made with great difficulty and with exasperating delay. At the time of the family's arrival in Pike township settlers were few and widely separated, and the little clearing about the primitive cabins represented the maximum improvement, through an occasional field was found under cultivation, with manifold stumps yet marking the original location of the forest monarchs. The grandfather of the subject entered a quarter section of government land, upon which not a single tree had been felled, the whole tract being a tangled forest wild. He made a little clearing and upon the same erected a log cabin, twenty by twenty-four feet in dimensions, and having but one room. In one end of the rude dwelling was the huge fireplace, which was likewise constructed of logs and rudely plastered over so as to avoid destruction by the flames. In this the great sections of trees were burned, and the sight was more picturesque than was the comfort evident. The floor was of puncheon, light was supplied by two small windows, which were fitted with oiled paper in lieu of glass, while the doors swung on heavy hinges of leather. The grandfather of the subject had a large family, and he found it no easy task to supply the common necessities of life, but he held the faith that makes faithful, and ways were provided for the safeguarding and care of those near and dear to him. He succeeded in reclaiming his farm and placing the same under effective cultivation, and there he and his good wife continued to reside until the shadows of their lives began to lengthen in the glow of the golden evening and their steps grew feeble through the infirmities of age. Their reward for self-abnegation in the past was not denied them, however, for the filial solicitude of their children was it granted, and they were tenderly cared for in their declining days by the father of the subject, in whose home they remained until the "everlasting doors" were opened wide to reveal to them the glories of the life eternal. He died in 1837, at the age of seventy-seven years, and his noble wife survived him by several years, passing away at a venerable age. They were consistent members of the Dunkard church, and in the early days signified their devotion by driving a distance of twenty miles, into Tuscarawas county, to attend the services of their church when there held. In politics he was an old-time Whig, giving a loyal support to the party cause. Of the children of this sterling pioneer couple the following is a brief record, all having been born in Stark county, and all being the offspring of the second marriage of the grandfather of the subject:
Michael removed to Whitley county, Indiana, where he passed the remainder of his life; Hannah, who became the wife of Michael Worley, died in Pike township, where she was born; Catherine, who became the wife of William Humbert, and she died in the state of Indiana; Sarah, the wife of John Stands, died in Canton; Lydia, wife of Henry Stands, died in Pike township, this county; Samuel, a blacksmith by trade, died in Canton, at the age of twenty-five years; Martha, the wife of Leonard Schoryer, died in Pike towndship. John Holm, father of the subject, was born in Maryland, and was a child of his father's second marriage.
John Holm, father of the subject, was born in Washington county, Maryland, in the year 1792. He was about twenty years of age when his father set forth for Ohio, and he was reared to maturity on the homestead farm, his educational training having been only such as he had gained before coming to the wilds of the Buckeye state. He was a youth of twenty when the family located in Ohio, and here he soon took up a claim of a quarter section of heavily timbered land not far distant from that of his father, in Pike township, Stark county. He was too poor to employ aid, and nearly his entire lifetime was devoted to reclaiming his farm, as he was able to make progress only by slow degrees. In this county was solemnized his marriage to Miss Elizabeth Shutt, who was likewise born in Washington county, Maryland, in the year 1796, and who was about sixteen years of age at the time when she accompanied her father to Ohio, her mother having died in Maryland. Her father, John Shutt, was likewise born in the same county of Maryland, where as a boy it was his privilege to have heard Otterbein, the founder of the United Brethren church, preach on several occasions. He entered a tract of wild land in Pike township, and there passed the residue of his life, his death occurring in 1862, in his ninety-seventh year. Elizabeth (Shutt) Holm died in 1825, and her husband subsequently married Miss Mary Coutts, who came to Stark county from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and she died on the old homestead, in Pike township, in 1865, having been a devoted member of the German Reform church. The children of the first marriage were as follows: Susan, who became the wife of Simon Soliday, died in Pike township in 1868; George, the immediate subject of this sketch, was the next in order of birth; and Jacob, a resident of Canton township, married Miss Morley, who is now deceased. Of the second marriage one son was born, Jeremiah, who enlisted in the One Hundred and First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Myer, was wounded in the first day's battle at Gettysburg and died in the hospital there, his remains being brought home by the subject, and being laid to rest in the cemetery in Pike township.
George Holm, to whom this sketch is dedicated, was born on the old homestead farm, in Pike township, on the 26th of October, 1820, and his early years were filled with earnest toil in connection of reclaiming the farm from the wilderness. He desired to learn a trade, but his father could not spare him from the farm. His first schooling was received in the home of Absalom Hines, on a neighboring farm, this instructor being a bachelor and a man of no little ability, though it was his misfortune to be cursed with an inordinate appetite for intoxicants, and his pay for his pedagogic efforts was no sooner received than he put it to immediate use, closing his school and indulging his convivial propensities until his cash was exhausted, when he would, perforce, go to work again. After the organization of the public schools the subject continued his studies under somewhat more favorable auspices, being diligent and appreciative and making the best possible use of such advantages as came to him. During the winter of 1842-3 he attended the academy in Canton, the institution having been conducted by Professor Cowles, an able educator. After school hours and during vacations Mr. Holm devoted his attention to the work of the farm, having plowed among the stumps and roots of the newly cleared fields at an age when he was barely able to steady the plow. At the age of twenty-three years he began teaching, his certificate having been signed by Messrs. E. P. Grant and A. McGregor, who constituted the board of examiners. He proved successful in his work as a teacher in the district schools of his native county, and continued to remain at the parental home the greater portion of his time until his marriage, in 1845. His father then removed to the farm which had been secured by the grandfather of the subject, and after the death of the former the subject inherited the old homestead, upon which he made excellent improvements, erecting new buildings and doing much to augment the value of the place. In 1866 he removed to his farm in Canton township and eventually disposed of the land which had been entered by his grandfather so many years previously. Mr. Holm remained but a short time on his farm, for within the same year, 1866, he took up his residence in the city of Canton and here accepted a position as traveling salesman for the great agricultural implement concern of C. Aultman & Company, of this place, and that his services did not fall short of the maximum results possible and did not lack for definite appreciation is evident from the fact that he continued in the employ of the concern for the long period of thirty years. His first home here was in South Canton, but in 1875 Mr. Holm effected an exchange of properties and became the owner of his present attractive home, at 840 North Market Street. He has been known as a most progressive and public-spirited citizen, ever taking a lively interest in al that touches the welfare of his home city and county. In politics he was originally arrayed with the Whig party, but upon the organization of the Republican party he transferred his allegiance to the same and has ever since been an advocate of its principles and policies. In 1850 he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which his wife likewise became a member, having originally been identified with the German Reformed church, of which she became a member when but fourteen years of age. About 1861 Mr. Holm was elected to the office of township trustee of Pike township, and of this office he continued incumbent for twelve years. In 1855 the Republicans of this district nominated the late Judge Underhill for the legislature, this being the first convention of the party in the district, and the subject was a delegate to the same.
On the 30th of March, 1845, Mr. Holm was united in marriage, in Bethlehem township, this county, to Miss Catherine Buchtel, the officiating clergyman being Rev. R. R. Salters, of the German Reformed church. Mrs. Holm was born in the same township, on the 18th of August, 1822, and here her education was received in the district schools of the pioneer epoch. Her father, John Buchtel, was born in Center county, Pennsylvania, where he was reared to manhood, and in 1811 he accompanied his parents on their removal to Stark county, Ohio, the family being numbered among the first settlers of Bethlehem township. Mr. Buchtel married Martha Sherman, who was a native of Franklin county, Pennsylvania. He entered a quarter section of wild land in the township mentioned and forthwith instituted the work of reclamation and improvement, and there he continued to make his home until his death, in 1868, at the age of seventy-four years, his wife surviving until 1877, when she passed away at the age of seventy-seven. Of the children of John and Martha Buchtel the following is a brief record: Catherine, wife of the subject; Reuben, a resident of this county; Joseph, who died in May, 1902, was a representative farmer of this county; Sarah is the widow of David Kriegbaum, and resides in Canton, where her son Charles is a leading attorney; Elizabeth is the wife of John Kriegbaum, of this county, where also resides Samuel, the youngest of the children. The great-grandfather of Mrs. Holm was John Buchtel, who was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, whence he emigrated to America and took up his residence in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, where he passed the residue of his life. His son John, grandfather of Mrs. Holm, was born in Franklin county, and one of his brothers was a soldier in the war of 1812, in which he undoubtedly sacrificed his life, all trace of him being lost from the early period of his service. He was the father of John Buchtel, who was the father of John R., the founder of Buchtel College, in Akron, Ohio. John Buchtel, grandfather of Mrs. Holm, was married in his native country, to Miss Catherine Snyder, who was likewise born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, whither her parents emigrated from Holland. Upon coming to Stark county, John Buchtel (grandfather) entered claim to a half section of land in Bethlehem township, and there he died prior to the year 1822.
To Mr. and Mrs. Holm have been born six children, concerning whom the following is a brief record: Almira is the wife of William K. Gallagher, of Cleveland, Ohio; Elizabeth is the wife of William W. Pumphrey, of Canton; Sarah is the wife of Robert W. McGaughey, of Massillon, this county; Elmer remains at the parental home; Olive, who became the wife of Isaac W. Stauffer, of Canton, died in 1896, and Edith is the wife of Valentine L. Nye, of Canton. The family have a large circle of devoted friends in the city and county, where they are well known, and both Mr. and Mrs. Holm are honored representatives of sterling pioneer families, prominently identified with the founding and building of one of the most prosperous and attractive counties of the old Buckeye state.
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Re: Sarah BUCHTEL, Stark Co. , OHIO
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