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Born 1828, Franklin County
From The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884), Biographical memoirs of Wyandot County, Ohio : to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of national biography ... embellished with portraits of many national characters and well known residents (1902)
GEORGE VAN POOL, son of George and Nancy (Hastings) Van Pool, was born in Franklin County, Penn., December 4, 1828. He is an only son, his parents being natives of Pennsylvania and of Irish and Dutch descent. They were married in Franklin County, Penn., and there his father died. With his mother Mr. Van Pool moved to Seneca County, this State, in 1847, and then to this township, where he purchased the farm of sixty-five acres, on which he now lives. He has added to his original purchase till he now owns 263 acres. He was married, June 4, 1855, to Amanda C. Freet, who was born in Loudoun County, Va., July 30, 1831, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Trammel) Freet, natives of Virginia. Her parents married in Loudoun County, Va., and in 1834 moved to this township, where her father engaged in blacksmithing many years. The children of this family were Amanda, Mary and Eliza. The father died March 31, 1883; his widow now resides with Mr. Van Pool in her seventy-fourth year. Mr. and Mrs. Van Pool having no children of their own, adopted, at the age of three years. Flora E. Willson, whom they reared and educated, and who is now the wife of James Chamberlin, of Hoopeston, Ill. Mr. Van Pool is a Democrat, and has served his township for several years, in the various offices of Clerk, Trustee and Justice of the Peace.
As printed in The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
GEORGE VAN POOL.
This prosperous agriculturist, now a resident of Tymochtee township, Wyandot county, Ohio, was born in Franhdin county, Penn., December 4, 1828, but has been a resident of Tymochtee township since 1847.
George Van Pool, father of subject, was also born in Franklin county. Penn., and was a son of Jacob Van Pool, a native of the same county and reared to the pursuit of agriculture. George Van Pool married Nancy Hastings, and died in 1835. and his widow and son lived with her brother. Thomas Hastings until the spring of 1847, when she brought her boy to Ohio, when the boy worked in a sawmill at Fort Seneca for a short time. Then the family came to Tymochtee township, where young George bought the farm which he still owns and occupies in section 4, and which had belonged to his uncle Hastings, who died February 25, 1848. The mother and son lived together on this farm until 1858. when the mother was united in marriage with John Fisher, of Seneca county, Ohio. She passed away in 1896, having lost her second husband in 1879.
George Van Pool, the subject of this sketch, was married June 15, 1855, to Amanda C. Freet, who was born in Virginia and is a daughter of Samuel D. and Elizabeth (Trammel) Freet, who came to Wyandot county about 1834 and located in
Tymochtee township, where the father followed his trade of blacksmith and was also engaged in farming. Mrs. Amanda Van Pool died October 30, 1885, without issue and Mr. Van Pool has since plodded the weary path of life alone.
hen Mr. Van Pool first came, a pioneer, to Wyandot county he purchased sixty five acres of land, on which there was a small house and barn and the land partly cleared. On this property he put up everything new, superintended the cultivation of the place with an experienced eye, and was by no means himself idle. He prospered amazingly, for the reason that he was himself skilled in agriculture and well knew how to manage what help he had. The result of this good management is that he now owns three hundred acres, partly in Tymochtee township and partly in Crawford, most of which he leases to others, drawing a comfortable income from the leased acres. On his homestead he carried on general farming, raising everything the soil and climate permit or are capable of producing, and in every respect he has been remarkablely successful in this pursuit.
In politics Mr. Van Pool is a stanch Democrat and is very popular with his party, which has placed him in several positions of honor and trust. He served as justice of the peace six years and as township trustee six terms, and in each office gave to all concerned the utmost satisfaction as a faithful and conscientious official. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, which he liberally aids to support and tk> the teachings of which he strictly adheres. As a citizen he enjoys the respect of all who know him, being known far and near ak a genial man of the stricter integrity.
As Mr. and Mrs. Van Pool had no children of their own, they filled the void in their hearts by taking Flora E. wilson to their home and rearing her from childhood to womanhood. This young lady was married to James M. Chamberlin, a native of Seneca county, Ohio. Mr. Van Pool then invested some capital in the hardware and agricultural implement business at Mc- Cutchen with Mr. Chamberlin as a partner, under the firm name of J. M. Chamberlin & Co. Mr. Chamberlin attends to this business and they are doing a thriving trade.
As printed in Biographical memoirs of Wyandot County, Ohio : to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of national biography ... embellished with portraits of many national characters and well known residents (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: James M. Chamberlin (b. 1836)
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