Christopher C. Miller

As printed in 1909

CHRISTOPHER C. MILLER.

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Christopher C. miller, whose name heads this review, spent the period of his boyhood and youth upon the homestead farm, acquiring his education llu'ougli the medium of the di.tried schools. He remained under the parental roof until he started out to make his own way in the world, following general agricultural pursuits in Jackson and Bedford townships until 1902, when he removed to Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in similar pursuits until 190" Avhen he purchased his present farm of one hundred acres in Jackson township and returned once more to Coshocton county to make his home. He follows farming and stock-raising and also gives much of his time to raising fruit, in which he is meeting with success. He has an attractive country home, fitted out with all modern conveniences, and his farm is otherwise well improved.

Mr. Miller was married October 20, 1886, to Miss Mary A.:\marshall, a daughter of Thomas and Susan (Slaughter) Marshall, representatives of two ]prominent pioneer families of this county. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Miller has been blessed with a son and daughter, Ernest E. and Susan A. Mr. Miller is a democrat in his political views and affiliations but has never been active as an office seeker, the only public position he has ever held being that of school director. By perseverance, determination and honorable effort he has overthrown the obstacles which barred his path to success and reached the goal of prosperity, while his genuine worth and public spirit have made him a director of pulilic thought and action.

J.VrOR ZIMMERiIAN.

Jacob Zimmerman is the owner of an excellent farm of one hundred and fourteen acres situated in Adams township.. The land is rich and productive and the place in its neat and well kept appearance indicates the careful super-vision of a practical and painstaking owner. Mr. Zimmerman is one of the respected citizens of this community and has been a resident of Ohio for more than a half century. He claims Switzerland as the i:>lace of his nativity, his birth having there occurred January 28, 1838.

His jDarents, Christ and Margaret Zimmerman, were also natives of the same country and, cro.5.sing the Atlantic to America in 1854, they located in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, where the father purchased and improved land. He was a school teacher by profession and was actively connected with the educational interests of this state for thirty-cii;ht >('ar-. Ho died in Octdlier, 1862, when about seventy-one years of ago. fur hi.- liirth notnuTod in 1791. His wife sui-vived him only about a year. ]ia— ing away in ]sr,

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In 1859 Mr. Zimmerman was united in marriage to ]Mi.s.s Sarah Younger, who was born in Tascarawas county, August 16, 1840. She was one of twelve children and her parents are now deceased. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman were born: Ira. whose birth occurred August 13, 1860; Christ, born June 10. lS(i-2:.Tohn F.. in 1863; David, in 1865; Imeno, in 1837; Susan, who Avalioi'u in iMiO. and is the wife of Herbert Shiagle; Daniel, born in 1871: Aliraliani. who was born in 1873 and died in 1902; and Anna E., who Avaliiirn in 1.S73 and is the wife of Adam Young. The living members of the family shall residents of Coshocton county and Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman have reared a family of sons and daughters who are a credit and honor to their name.

The parents are members of the German Reformed church and have lived earnest, consistent Christian lives. Mr. Zimmerman gives his political support to the democratic party and was assessor and trustee of his township, while for over twenty-one years he served as a member of the school board. In his official duties he has been found prompt and reliable and in all business affairs honorable and straightforward, so that he enjoys the full confidence and trust of those who know him. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to seek a home in America, for here he has found good opportunities and by his earnest work and unfaltering perseverance has gained a creditable mea.sure of success.

As printed in Centennial history of Coshocton County, Ohio (1909). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.