The Tuttle Family of Clark County, Ohio

ZEBEDEE TUTTLE, retired farmer; P. O. Springfield: he is now one among the few pioneers who still remain to tell of the times and incidents of early days; he is the son of Sylvanus and Mary (Brown) Tuttle, and was born in Virginia, Dec. 15, 1800; his parents emigrated to Ohio in 1806, and rented a farm near what is now called Catawba Station, Champaign Co.; he remembers Simeon Kenton well, and frequently went, in company with his brother Caleb, to Mr. Kenton’s mill, to get their grist of corn ground; he can relate many incidents about the Indians which come under his own observation, and on one occasion attended one of their dances, which took place near hi father's farm; at the age of 21, he began the trade of carpentering and house building; after working under instructions five years, he carried on the trade for himself some twenty years, when he quit his trade, and since then devoted his attention to farming until about five years ago; he divided his property between his two remaining children, who live in sight of each other, and with whom he has his home, occupying his time by reading and doing such work as suits him, being a man who has labored hard all his life, he is not contented now to simply do nothing. He was married, April 12. 1826, to Elizabeth Wolfe, sister of Samuel Wolfe, whose biography appears in this book; he and his good wife journeyed along together forty-eight years, when death called her home, March 3, 1874; they had born unto them four children— Henry S., who died Jan. 5, 1833; George W., who died in infancy; Julia A. and Albert. Julia was born May 5. 1824, and lived with her parents until her marriage with Jenkins Windowmaker, April 26, 1871; Albert was born May 20, 1810; he has always lived at home, being employed on the farm: he received his education at the district school; he was married, April 5, 1865. to Catharine Johnson, a lady of excellent charge.'r and noble aspirations; their only child, Albert, Jr., is at present a student at Wittenberg College. not studying for any profession, but storing his mind with useful knowledge, which he hopes will be of benefit to hin in the future.

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WILLIAM H. TUTTLE, farmer; P. O. Springfield. Mr. Tuttle is one of the active, leading farmers of Springfield Township. He was born Aug. 2, 1838, in this county. He was married. Oct. 26, 1871. to Mary C. Luse, daughter of John and Martha A. Luse; their home is blessed with three loving children, viz., Fannie A., Carrie D. and Clarence J. Mr. Tuttle, although a young man, has been very successful; he began business with 125 acres of land, given him by his father, and. by his industry and integrity, has added to it until now he owns 600 acres of excellent land, and has expended $10,000 in improving his present home; he lives in a fine, large brick house, located two miles east of Springfield. on a beautiful eminence overlooking the village of Lagonda; his house is of the most improved plan. and is furnished with all the modern conveniences. Mr. Tuttle has been elected to several posts of honor; he is one of the Directors of the public school of his district. and looks after its interests with a watchful eye; he is one of the Directors of the Springfield & Clifton Pike, also Treasurer of the same: he has always followed farming. and has lived an honorable. upright life; although he has accumulated considerable wealth, he is liberal. and takes an active part in the public improvements of the county. Mrs. Tuttle was born in this county Sept. 11, 1850; her parents were among the pioneers of this county, coming here as early as 1804. Caleb Tuttle, the father of William H., was born in Virginia May 14, 1799, and moved from there with his parents, to Ohio and to Clark County in 1806, and settled near where he now lives; Caleb was united in bonds of wedlock, March ?1, 1822, to Mary Pricket. When the Tuttles settled in this county, it was yet a wilderness, and quite a number of Indians were still here. Caieb and Zebedee, the only two surviving children of the original family that came to this county, are truly pioneers, and have experienced the trials, hardships and pleasures of early pioneer life; they have witnessed the gradual growth of the county from a wilderness to its present beautiful and prosperous condition. May their names ever be honored as noble men. Caleb has voted at sixteen Presidential elections, beginning with James Monroe's second term, and casting his sixteenth vote for James A. Garfield.

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SYLVANUS TUTTLE. farmer; P. O. Springfield; he lives on the National road, four and a half miles east of Springfield; he is the son of. John and Margaret (Prickett) Tuttle and was born in this county Jan. 28, 1822. Sylvanus’ father was a brother of Zebedee and Caleb Tuttle, and died in June, 1849, his wife following him in March, 1879. Sylvanus worked for his father until 20 years of age: he then began farming for himself; he was married, Dec. 16, 1841, to Jane D. Garlough, daughter of John and Anna (Patton) Garlough. Jane was born, Jan. 29, 1823; when 2 years old was left an orphan by the death of her mother; she lived with her grandmother until her marriage with Mr. Tuttle: six children have been born unto them, viz: Margaret Ann, John G. (who died when nine months old). James O., Marian, Tabitha J. and George H. Margaret was married. July, 1872, to Charles Holland, and James, Nov. 6, 1870, to Catharine Todd. Sylvanus’ father served in the war of 1812, helping guard the frontier at MeCarthy's Block House and at Fort Recovery. The Tuttle family are noted for their integrity, and for their honorable and upright dealings.

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GEORGE W. TUTTLE, formerly a substantial citizen and prominent farmer of Springfield Township, where he died in March, 1893, was born in Clark County, Ohio, July 22, 1823. His parents were John and Margaret Tuttle and his grandfather was Sylvanus Tuttle, who was an early pioneer of Clark County.

Yhen George W. Tuttle was seven years old his parents settled on what was known as the old Tuttle home place, which is now owned by Judge Kunkle. George W. Tuttle had twin brothers, David and Jacob Tuttle, and the three brothers married daughters of James Todd, who was a prominent farmer of Green Township. George W. Tuttle married Catherine A. Todd and they had five children, namely: Mrs. Ellen Hoffman; John, who died aged nineteen years; James, who is superintendent of schools at Washington Court House, Ohio; William Eugene, who resides at Springfield, and Elma K., who married William G. Otstot.

Mr. and 3Irs. Tuttle were married February 23, 1847, and in the March following they moved to the present farm of Mrs. Ellen Hoffman, a tract containing over 152 acres, on which stood an old log house, which is now used as a stable. In 1865 Mr. Tuttle greatly improved the property by erecting the present commodious brick house, and in 1885 he erected a comfortable frame one, which is now occupied by a son of Mrs. Hoffman. Mr. Tuttle was an excellent business man and was a successful farmer until his health failed, but until the close of his life he continued to manage his affairs, although not able for some time to take any active part in the work. He survived his wife for some seven years.

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GEORGE W. TUTTLE, farmer: P. O. Springfield. His farm of 152 acres is located in the southeastern part of Springfield Township; his house and other improvements on the farm show that he is a good, industrious farmer. He was born in this county in July, 1823; his schooling consisted of about two months each year until 14 years old; after that, the longest time he attended school any one year was eighteen days. He was married, Feb. 23, 1847, to Catherine A. Todd, daughter of James and Elizabeth Todd; the Todd family were among the early settlers of this county, coming here about a year after the Tuttle family. Their home has been blessed with five living children—Elizabeth E., John P. (who died in 1868), James T., William E. and Elma K. Mr. Tuttle has held the office of School Director for twelve years, and has always been an honorable, upright citizen; he and his good wife enjoy their beautiful home, and strive to train their children to live such lives that they will not dishonor the name of Tuttle. James T.,their third child, is at present engaged in teaching the home school; he is a young man of excellent character, and not only has good ideas how a school should be taught, but puts his ideas into practice; he is President of the Clark County Teachers' Association; also a member of the F. & A. M.; he has a library of over two hundred volumes of the best authors; he has gained his education mostly from his library, by a close application to study; if he keeps on as he has started, he will no doubt some day stand at the head of his profession.

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JACOB TUTTLE, who was once a well known farmer and respected citizen of Springfield Township, was born November 12, 1836, on the old Tuttle homestead, in Spring-field Township, Clark County, Ohio, and died in Clay County, Texas, July 15, 1898. His parents were John and Margaret (Prickett) Tuttle.

Jacob Tuttle was one of a family of eleven sons and five daughters and together they were reared on the old home farm and attended the neighborhood schools. The boys were all taught to be good farmers and one of the brothers, H. H. Tuttle, became a minister.

When Jacob Tnttle reached manhood he married Nancy Todd, the ceremony taking place August 27, 1857. She is a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Garlough) Todd. James Todd was born in Pennsylvania and came to Green Township, Clark County, when a young lad. His wife was born in Maryland and was a daughter of John Garlough and she was seven years old when her parents came to Clark County. James Todd and wife were married in Green Township, where Mrs. Tuttle was born, being one of a family of nine children, five of whom still live. After marriage Jacob Tuttle and wife settled on the present farm in SjH-ing-field Township, which is located about one mile from Mrs. Tuttle 's old home. When they came to this farm no improving had yet been done, but building was soon commenced and the present fine, large house was erected, together with barns and the other farm buildings. At first Jacob Tuttle owned the place with his brother David, but later bought the latter 's interest. He carried on general farming and also raised stock, particularly hogs.

In 1891 Mr. Tuttle 's health failed and he decided to move to Texas, hoping the change of climate would benefit him. He secured 320 acres of land in Clay County and lived there for seven years, but his health was never entirely restored and his death occurred in Clay County, where his burial took place. After Mr. Tuttle 's death Mrs. Tuttle and two of her sons purchased 320 more acres of land adjoining the other tract and this was managed during the fourteen years that she continued in Texas by her two sons, Louis and Ralph Tuttle. In October, 1904, Mrs. Tuttle and her son Louis returned to the old home in Springfield Township, this farm having been under the management, in the meanwhile, of her son Fred Tuttle. In January 1907, the Tuttles sold their Texas land, it having been a good investment.

Jacob and Nancy Tuttle became parents of eight children, the survivors being: Lelia, who married John Larkins, resides in Greene County, Ohio; Fred, residing at Springfield, a rural route mail carrier, married Elizabeth Hinkle and they have two children. Hazel and Russell; Clifford, residing in Texas, married Jessie E. Irvine, and they have one child, Ida; Lewis, unmarried, operates the home farm; and Ralph, who resides at Wichita Falls, Texas, married Nora Ramsey. Nina, Etta and Ada, twins, all died within three weeks of each other from scarlet fever, aged, respectively, five,and two years of age.

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ISAAC TUTTLE, one of the representative agriculturists of Green Township, owner of a fine farm of one hundred acres located just southeast of Pitchin. was born January 15, 1840, in Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio, on the farm now owned by Judge Kunkle. and is a son of John and Margaret (PrieketH Tuttle.

John Tuttle was born in Virginia and when a lad came to Ohio with his parents. Sylvanus Tuttle, also a native of Virginia, and his wife, who was a Miss Brown. They located in Clark County, where John became a farmer and owner of the Judpe Kunkle farm in Springfield Township There his death occurred when the subject of this sketch was quite young. He married Margaret Prickett, who was then a resident of Clark County and they became the parents of fifteen children, of whom but two are living: Harvey, now a rodent of Springfield Township, and Isaac with whose history we are more dimtk concerned.

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JAMES O. TUTTLE, general farmer and stock-raiser in Harmony Township, where he owns ninety-seven and one-half acres of valuable land, was born in Clark County, Ohio, October 26, 1847, and is a son of Sylvanus and Jane D. (Garlough) Tuttle.

The Tuttle family belonged to New Jersey prior to settling in Clark County, Ohio. In 1806, the great-grandfather of James 0. Tuttle brought his family from that State and settled in Spring-field Township and spent the remainder of his life here. His son, John Tuttle, was born in New Jersey and married in Ohio, in 1815. His wife was Margaret Prickett, who was a daughter of Nicholas Prickett, and to them were born fourteen children.

Sylvanus Tuttle, of the above family, was born in Clark County in 1820, and in early manhood he married Jane D. Garlough. They had six children, namely: Margaret, John, James, Marion, Tabitha and George H. Margaret is deceased. Her husband, Charles Holland, died in Hardin County, Ohio. They had the following children: Robert, William, Charles, Harry, George and an infant daughter. John died in infancy. Marion resides in Clark County. Tabitha is the widow of John Blee. George probably resides in Arizona.

James 0. Tuttle attended the district schools during his boyhood and grew to manhood on the home farm. When his father died the property was left to five heirs and subsequently James 0., together with his brother Marion, purchased the interests of the three others. He carries on general farming successfully raising the usual grains of this section, and gives considerable attention to producing fine stock, his land being well adapted to both industries.

On November 6, 1870, Mr. Tuttle was married in Green Township, Clark County, to Catherine Todd, who was born August 4, 1848, in Madison County. Ohio, and is a daughter of Samuel and Salome Todd, both deceased, who had eight children, namely: Margaret, Elizabeth,, Thomas, Sarah B., Catherine, Samuel, Nancy J. and Jacob. Margaret Todd, deceased, married Thomas Baker and they had four children: Elma, who is the widow of Wesley Clark, has three sons, Ernest, Clay and Wesley A. Orval, who married (first) Lottie Blackburn and (second) an Eastern lady, is a professor in a college in the State of New York.

Leonard, who lives at Dayton, has three children. Louise died young. These were the children of Margaret. Elizabeth Todd, deceased, married William Billby and left one son, Charles. Thomas Todd served through three enlistments in the Civil War from Indiana. He has married twice (first) Anna Graham, who left two children, Minnie and Harley, and (second) Anna Stillwell. Sarah B. Todd, now the wife of Alfred Stanton and residing in Kansas, was married first to Theodore Brawley. Samuel Todd married (first) Nettie Billby, who left one child, Oliver, and (second) Cynthia Shurett. They have one daughter, Sarah E., who married Albert Welder and they have two children, Waldo and Kenneth. Nancy J. and Jacob Todd both died when small.

Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle have had two daughters, Leona, who was born July 2, 1876, died aged twenty-eight days; and Mabel, who was born January 3, 1879. In 1900, she mari'ied William Nave and they live in Pleasant Township. Mrs. Tuttle is a valued member of the M. P. Church at Harmony. Mr. Tuttle is identified with the Grange.

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JOHN TUTTLE, farmer; P. O. Springfield. Mr. Tuttle is the son of Nicholas P. and Mary (Nave) Tuttle, and was born in this county Aug. 19, 1853; he is the grandson of John and Margaret Tuttle; his father, Nicholas, settled on the farm now owned by David Crabil! about the year 1839, where he lived until his death, July 6,1858; his widow survived him seventeen years, her sons carrying on the farm until her death, in 1875, when the farm was sold. Of Nicholas and Mary's family there were seven children—two boys and five girls. The subject of this sketch was married, Oct. 14, 1875, to Melissa R., daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Stecher) Fatzinger; they have two children, viz., George N. and Charles F. John lived at home, working on the farm, until his marriage, when he moved to Lagonda and worked in the shops there some two years; he then moved to the farm where he now lives. He is a member of good standing of Ephraim Lodge. No. 146. I. O. O. F.; he is also a member of the M. E. Church. Melissa, his wife, was born in this county June 4, 1853; she is a member of the U. B. Church; her parents settled in this county about the year 1840. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle are hospitable and polite in their manners.

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WILLIAM E. TUTTLE, senior member of the W. E. Tuttle & Company, dealers in all kinds of grain and seeds, has been a resident of Springfield for the past sixteen years and is a native of Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio. He was born in 1856, a son of George Tuttle, now deceased, who was born in 1821 within the corporation of Springfield, and who died in 1891. He was always engaged in agricultural pursuits and was one of the leading and public spirited citizens of the county. John Tuttle, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a native of Pennsylvania and came to Clark County, Ohio, in October, 1806, with his father, Sylvanus Tuttle, who died and was buried in Clark County, as were also the grandfather and father of our subject.

William E. Tuttle was reared on his father's farm in Springfield Township and received his education in the public schools of the township. He was then engaged in farming and stock-raising with much success for a great many years. About 1882 he began shipping clover seed, which enterprise so expanded in his hands that he was finally shipping more clover seed than any other man in the county. This resulted in his gradually drifting into the general grain business, in which he is now engaged, shipping his grain from Locust Grove.

In 1893 William E. and Wr. F. Tuttle bought out Brooks & Green, grain dealers, of Springfield, and established a grain business in Springfield, operating under the firm name of Tuttle & Tuttle. Two years later, in 1895, they built a grain elevator which was the first grain elevator in operation in Springfield, and which is still successfully operated by Mr. Tuttle. During the year 1899 Mr. Tuttle handled twenty-four cars of clover seed, shipping 1,600 bushels direct to Germany. In

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In 1880 Mr. Tuttle was joined in marriage with Clara Otstot. who was born in Clark County and died in April, 1900, leaving five children, namely: Florence, Grace, Amy. Pearl, and Roger. Politically Mr. Tuttle is an adherent of the Republican party and has served as a member of the Republican Central Committee. Religiously, he is a member of the First Baptist Church and has been president of its board of trustees for the past two years.

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W. F. TUTTLE, secretary, treasurer and manager of The W. F. Tuttle Hardware Company, has been a resident of Springfield for the past twenty-six years and was born in Springfield Township, Clark Coimty, Ohio, in 1863. His father, John J. Tuttle, was a leading farmer in the township. At the age of seventeen years, W. F. Tuttle came from his country home to Springfield, where he became a clerk in the hardware store of W. W.

Diehl, with whom he remained about four years, later going to the firm of Elder & Tuttle. With the exception of four years, during which he was engaged in a grain business, Mr. Tuttle has continuously devoted himself to the interests of the hardware trade. In 1904 his present enterprise, the W. F. Tuttle Hardware Company, was organized, and a large and constantly expanding business has followed. In 1887, Mr. Tuttle was married to Florence Otstot, who is a daughter of William Otstot, a member of an old pioneer family of this section. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle have one son, Carl.

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