Isaac Ulery

As printed in 1908

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John Ulery, grandfather of Isaac, was born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a son of Daniel Ulery, who was a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, and one of the early settlers of Pennsylvania. Upon first coming to Ohio, John Ulery located in the woods near Dayton and cleared a great deal of land in the vicinity of that city. He subsequently returned to Pennsylvania and after the Indian War brought his family to Ohio in wagons and settled in the woods near New Carlisle, where he and his wife Elizabeth spent the rem.kinder of their days, both passing away in advanced age. They were the parents of five children: John, Jacob, George, Phoebe, and Nancy, the latter of whom is still living at the age of ninety years.

George Ulery, father of Isaac, was ([uite young when his parents came to Ohio. His boyhood home was an old log house and he helped clear a large tract of the surrounding land. He followed farming through life and became a minister of the Brethren in Christ Church. He was joined in marriage with Mary Fundeberg, whose parents were also early settlers of Clark County. To them were born nine children: Elizabeth, died aged eleven years: Samuel; William;.John, deceased; Mary, deceased, was the wife of Samuel Walters; Isaac; Ezra; Lucinda, died aged three years; and George, who lives on the old home place, (george Ulery died in 1881, aged about fifty years, and is survived by his widow who lives on the home place.

Isaac Ulery was reared on the home farm and attended the district schools of the township. At the age of fifteen his father died and as the other children were married and had left home, he took charge of the farm, and the responsibilities then assumed, although heavy at the time, proved a very valuable experience for him. After his marriage he worked in a pump factory at New Carlisle for a year and a half, then returned to the farm for five years. Subsequently he returned to New Carlisle and embarked in a hardware business in a small way, in one small room, having about a wagon load of stock. He continued in that room for about five years, when he moved to a larger room at his present location. Five years later he was burned out. When he resumed business he increased his stock, and has since occupied three rooms on the main floor of the building on Main Street, carrying an extensive line of paints, harness, seed, stoves and farming implements.

Mr. ITlery was married in July, 1883, to Luella Bailey, a daughter of James and Levina (Brandel) Bailey, and to their union have been born two children: Loureta, who married Charles Bucher; and Russell.

Politically, Mr. Ulery is a Democrat and has served as a member of the School Board, and had the honor of being appointed trustee of the proposed Clark (.'county Memorial Building by Gov. Harris. He is a member and trustee of the Brethren in Christ Church.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.