The Waggoner Family

George H. Waggoner in Commemorative Biographical Record of Sandusky County, Ohio

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GEORGE H. WAGGONER, owner of a valuable farm in Sandusky township, Sandusky count}', is a native of the county, born No- vember 10, 1851, in Washington town- ship, where he spent his boyhood days, and received his early education, later attending one term at Oberlin College.

Mr. Waggoner remained on the home farm until twenty-three years of age. On December 10, 1874, he was married to Miss Mary E. Engler, of Sandusky town- ship, Sandusky county, in the same house in which they have since lived. Shortly after their marriage his father purchased the farm — 142 acres — for which he paid $1 5,000, and later deeded the entire tract to his son George in consideration of $3,000. Here the latter has resided since his marriage, during which time he has much improved the place, in the way of under-drainings, erecting new buildings, etc., in general making it one of the best farms in Sandusky county. While Mr. Waggoner has been engaged in general farming, he has also paid much attention to the raising of good stock, including horses, cattle and sheep, and he is a pros- perous, thorough-going agriculturist. To Mr. and Mrs. Waggoner have come four children: Orie Odell, born September 2, 1878, has attended the district school and paid special attention to music, having been organist for the past three years at Mount Calvary U. B. Church; Chester C, born July 20, 1881, has attended the home school (he is interested in the Sun- day-school); Vernie May was born October II, 1886 (she is taking music lessons); and Elmer E. , born November 30, 1889. Samuel Waggoner, father of George H. Waggoner, was born December 12, 1827, in Perry county, Ohio. About 1830 he came with his parents to Wash- ington township, Sandusky Co., Ohio, where he made his home until within the past three years, since when he has lived in Fremont. His wife, Sarah fMiller), was born August 28, 1831, in Ohio, and

they were married in February, 1851. To their union were born nine children, of whom George H. is the oldest; Caroline died in infancy; Clara is the wife of H. A. Bolan, and has one child; Eugene married Hattie Bo3er, and died in 1892; Henry married Emma Carr, and has two children; Malvina, Mrs. Charles Keefer, of Sandusky township, has four children; Charles E. married Ellen King; Hattie is Mrs. Chester Wolf; Miland D. died at the age of fifteen. Mr. Waggoner's paternal grandfather, George Waggoner, was born November 10, 179S. and died at the age of ninety-six years; the grandmother, Margaret (Klinglerj, was born May 10, 1802, and had nine children, three of whom are living. At the time of his death the great-grandfather owned and lived on the farm our subject now owns. Great-grandfather John Waggoner was a member of George Washington's body- guard during the Revolution. Mr. Wag- goner's maternal grandfather, Isaac Miller, was born July 19, 1805, and was killed during the construction of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad, in 1847; his wife, Elizabeth (Stierwalt), was born July 5, 1800, and they had three chil- dren, all of whom are living. They were all early pioneers of Sandusky county.

Mrs. Marj' E. Waggoner was born December 4, 1854, in W^ashington town- ship, Sandusky county, and when a child moved with her parents to Sandusky township, where she has since lived. She was educated in the district schools of Sandusky township, and for five terms was one of the leading teachers of the county. Her father, Nehemiah Engler, was born February 17, 1832, in Ohio, where he is still living. He was one of the leaders of the Democratic party in Sandusky county, served as county in- firmary director six years, and is now on his farm in Washington township. His wife, Sarah A. fShively), was born July 10, 1835, in Ohio. They were married June 4, 1854, and their union was blessed

with six children: Mary (Mrs. Wag- goner), William W. (married Alice Hen- ricks, and they have one child), Minerva Jane (Mrs. N. Hetrick, who has three children and lives in Kansas), Hattie Odell (Mrs. F. Karbler, of Fremont, who has one child), Perry Sherman (of Find- lay, who married Sophia Elky, and they have one child), and Joseph Rollin (who died at the age of twenty-two). Mrs. W'aggoner's paternal grandfather, David Engler, was born March 27, 1797, and his wife, Edith (Burgoon), was born June 8, 1803. He died about 1856, but she survived to the advanced age of nearly eighty-eight years. To them were born nine children, of whom seven are now liv- ing. The maternal grandfather, Joseph Shively, was born March 30, 18 12, and his wife, Susan (Overmyer), was born April 16, 1 809. To them came nine children, all yet living. The grandparents on both sides were early pioneers of Sandusky county. Mr. and Mrs. Waggoner have been prominent members of the United Breth- ren Church since 1874, and have been act- ive in all lines of Church and Sunday- school work since their marriage. For twenty years Mr. W' aggoner has been su- perintendent of the Sunday-school of Mt. Calvary U. B. Church, of which his estim- able wife has been Church chorister for nearly a score of years. He has been a trustee of the Church and parsonage for fifteen years, and the life of the Church and Sunday-school isduein alarge measure to the untiring efforts of himself and wife. Mr. Waggoner is also deeply interested in educational matters, and has been school director for six years. His visit to the World's Fair was as much a matter of in- tellectual development as of recreation.

FW. SANDWISCH, a retired farmer of Woodville township, Sandusky county, and an ex-coun- ty official, who in past years has been among the most prominent and pro-

gressive public characters of the county, is a native of Germany.

He was born in Hanover May 7, 1819, the youngest son of Rudolph and Jane (Daterman) Sandwisch. The mother died at the age of fifty-eight years, and the father attained the age of eighty-two years. They had five children, as fol- lows: (l) Rudolph, who was born in February, 1805, and married Catherine Sandwisch; he had two children — Henry and Maggie — both married, the former to Christina Meyers, the latter to Fred Puck.

(2) Herman, who married Catherine Margee; their five children are William, who married Clarinda Swartzman, and has three children (she lives at Fremont]; Mary, widow of Jacob Bishop and mother of five children, living at Toledo; Louisa who married Benedict Emch and has five children, a resident of Woodville; John, a wagon-maker at Bowling Green, mar- ried to Almira Gallup, and has four chil- dren; Emma, wife of Charles Brett, and mother of one son, lives at Atlanta, Ga.

(3) Jane, who married Herman Gismort, and died in Germany in 1879, aged sev- enty years, leaving one child. (4) Chris- tian, born in 18 17, married to a Miss Reader, by whom he had five children. (5) F. W. , subject of this sketch.

In 1836 F. W. Sandwisch, then sev- enteen years of age, ventured alone into a strange and distant land to seek his for- tune. Taking passage in a sailing ves- sel, he seven weeks later landed at New York. His supply of money quickly be- came exhausted, and he secured a posi- tion on a steamboat, plj'ing on Lake Erie between Buffalo and Detroit. He re- mained on the boat all of one season. In 1839 he married Louisa Clousing, who was born in 181 5. Three children blessed this union, as follows: (l) John, a farm- er of Woodville township, born Novem- ber 5, 1 84 1, and married to Eliza Me3'er; they have eight children — Dora, George, Gust, Maggie, Martha. Martin, Carrie and William. (2) Herman, retired farmer of

Woodville township, born April 28, 1844, married Amelia Winegart; they are the parents of five children — Ella, ^^^illiam, Aaron, Nora and Paul. (3) Frederick, born July 17, 1850; he married Lucy Schroeder, and has si.\ children — Carl, Sophia, Frederick. Joseph. Fred and Eu- gene; he is a carpenter, and erected the first building at Woodville, where he now lives.

After his marriage our subject worked for a time at the carpenter's trade. Liv- ing for a 3'ear in Perrysburg, he then came to the "Black Swamp." He worked for a year on the pike road in Troy township, Wood county, then purchased forty acres of wild land for $200. He built a log cabin and made other improvements, then sold the property and bought seventy acres. This, too, he disposed of advan- tageously soon after, and bought the 160 acres where he now lives. The ravages of the cholera were severe when he first settled in the swamp, and his brothers perished from the epidemic while he was on his way for a doctor. Mr. Sandwisch owned the first ox-team in Woodville township. He had to go eighteen miles to mill, and the trip consumed several days. He was an extensive dealer in horses and cattle, and in i860 lost twenty- four head of fine cattle.

Mrs. Louisa Sandwisch died October 24, 1855, of consumption, and for his second wife our subject was married to Angeline Bossan, who was born in Ger- many November 8, 1833, daughter of Henry and Gertie Bossan. Her father died in Germany in 1871, aged sixty-nine years, her mother in 1875, aged seventy- four years. Mr. and Mrs. Bossan were the parents of five children: Clement, Henrietta, Henry, Frederick and Ange- line. The second marriage of Mr. Sand- wisch was blessed with ten children, as follows: (i) Edward, a farmer of Wood- ville township, born December 26, 1856; he was married in April, 1880. to Annie Stein, by whom he has five children —

Edith, Edward, Dora, Mary and Lizzie. (2) Henry, born July i8, 1858, lives, un- married, in Woodville. (3) Carrie, born March 9, i860, married John Hurrel- brink, and is the mother of three children — Augusta, William and Edward. (4) Jennie, born August 9, 1862, married Herman Linke, a farmer of Woodville township; they have two children, Edith and Lizzie. (5) William, born April 18, 1865, is at home. (6) Charles, born January 26, 1868, is at home. (7) Man- uel, born December 29, i86g, is also at home. (8) Louisa, born December i, 1 87 1. (9) Frank, born March 22, 1874. (10) Sophia, born June 8, 1876. In 1884 Mr. Sandwisch retired from active farm- ing, and his sons now operate the farm. In 1873 he was elected county commis- sioner, and re-elected for a second term, but on account of ill health he declined the honor. Mr. Sandwisch has also held various other local offices. The family attend the Lutheran Church, and is among the most popular and enterprising of the count)'. — [Since the above was written we have been notified of the death of Mr. F. W. Sandwisch, which occurred October 24, 1895. He died of old age, at the age of seventy-six years, had been aihng ever since January, 1895, and was confined to his bed for three months prior to his decease. — Editor.

Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of Sandusky County, Ohio. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.