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Born 1855, Berks County
From 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908)
JOHN H. LINDENMUTH, president of the Board of Education and trustee of Mad River Township, residing on the Michael Spangler farm, was born March
13, 1855, on a farm in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Erastus and Julian (Shaifer) Lindenmuth.
Erastus Lindenmuth was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and was a son ot Michael Lindenmuth, who was born in Schuylkill County, in the same state, where his parents settled upon coming to this country from Germany, their native land. Erastus followed farming in Pennsylvania for many years, and in 1874 he and his wife, Julian (Shaffer) Lindenmuth, came to Ohio and settled on a farm south of Dayton, where the latter died in 1876. Erastus Lindenmuth served in the Federal army throughout the Civil War, and was made corporal of the Seventeenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. He and his wife were the parents of five children — Sarah, who married David Heister, and lives in Dayton; Lewis, who is now deceased; Wilson and Eliza, who are also deceased; and John, who is the subject of this sketch.
John H. Lindenmuth was born and reared on his father's farm in Berks County, receiving his education in the district schools. He had two uncles living in Ohio, and having always had a desire to visit the west, left home at the age of fifteen and went to live with his uncle Hiram, after whom he was named, and who had a farm four miles south of Dayton. Two years later he began working out by the month on various farms, and he continued thus occupied until his marriage, December 31, 1879, to Louisa Ochsa. His wife was born in New York City, a daughter of John and Catherine Ochsa, who came from Germany. After his marriage Mr. Lindenmuth rented a farm in Montgomery County, Ohio, remaining there until March, 1891, when he rented the Beninger farm in Mad River Township, Clark County, which property adjoins his present farm. In 1898 Mr. Lindenmuth moved to the Michael Spangler farm, where he has since been engaged in general farming and stock-raising and is one of the most successful and prosperous farmers of the township.
Mr. and Mrs. Lindenmuth have reared a family of seven children: Walter, who married Nellie Grube, and is in the employ of the Electric Railroad at Dayton, Ohio; Julia, William, Harry, Gertrude, John, and Mabel. Gertrude will graduate from the Enon High School in the spring of 1908, and Harry graduated from that school in 1905.
Politically Mr. Lindenmuth is a Republican. He served as road supervisor for six years, was elected a member of the school board in 1893, serving in the same capacity since, and was made president of that body in 1903. He was elected township trustee in November, 1907. Fraternally Mr. Lindenmuth is associated with the Knights of Pythias No. 374 of Mad River Township.
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.
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