Charles Wiest

As printed in 1913

CHARLES WIEST.

Charles Wiest owns and cultivates a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Pitt township and by constant application and progressive methods has surrounded himself with a notable degree of prosperity. He is a native of this part of Wyandot county, born January 28, 1875, his parents being Christopher and Mary (Wilt) Wiest. The father was born in Baden, Germany, in 1822 and the mother in Stark county, Ohio, in 1831. Christopher Wiest left his native country at the age of fifteen and came as a pioneer to Richland township, Marion county, where for fifteen years he worked as a coach driver, later engaging in farming until his death, which occurred in 1901. His wife has also passed away, her death having occurred in 1889. In their family were twelve children, all of whom are now living except three, namely: Christopher, who died at the age of twenty-five years; and Caroline and another child who died in infancy. Those who survive are Louisa, Barbara, John, Samuel, Lena, Caroline, Christina, Maggie and Charles.

Charles Wiest acquired his early education in the district schools of Little Sandusky, which he attended until he was twenty-two years of age, and afterward took a course in the Ohio Northern University at Ada. He never neglected any educational opportunity and by constant study and wide reading, fitted himself for teaching, an occupation which he followed in Pitt township for three years. In 1900, however, he

, Google turned his attention to farming and bought eighty acres of land to which he has added from time to time, his holdings now comprising one hundred and sixty acres. He raises hay, com, oats and a little wheat and keeps three hundred sheep, one hundred hogs, thirty head of cattle and eight horses, his.stock-raising interests constituting an important source of his income.

On October 4, 1899, at Larue, Ohio, Mr. Wiest married Miss Bertha Alice Coon, a daughter of George W. and Maty Alice (Brenner) Coon, the former a prominent farmer of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Wiest have two daughters, Lora M. and Mary Alice. Mrs. Wiest is a devout member of the Baptist church but her husband has no religious affiliations. He is a member of the Wyandot Mutual Insurance Company, and his political allegiance is given to the democratic party. Although he served for six years as a member of the school board, he has never desired office as a reward for party loyalty, preferring to give his time to the management of his business interests, which are conducted in a capable and progressive way, gaining him high rank among the leaders in the agricultural development in this part of the state.

As printed in Past and present of Wyandot County, Ohio; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement; (1913). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.