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Born 1832
From The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio (1884), Portrait and biographical record of Tuscarawas County, Ohio (1895)
JOHN WOLF, farmer, P. O. Tuscarawas, was born in Prussia March 30, 1832, and is a son of John and Catherine (Warner) Wolf, natives of Germany. He emigrated to America in 1850, arriving at Port Washington, Ohio, Juno 4, 1850, and has ’been a resident of this county ever since. In Germany, he received a common school training, and selected farming life for his occupation. He commenced by working out by the month, and is now owner of 173 acres. He bought his farm in 1870, for $14,000, owing $10,000 on it. This he paid up, and has, besides improving the land, built a handsome residence at a cost of $4,000, and has well stocked the farm. He was married, in 1861 % to Elizabeth Schneider, a native of Germany, and their family numbers four children, viz.: John A., Robert C., E. A. and L. A Mr. and Mrs. Wolf are members of the Lutheran Church, in which he has filled the office of Deacon for many years. In politics, he is a Democrat
As printed in The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio (1884). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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John Wolf was born in Prussia, Germany, near the village of Baumliolder, March 30, 1832. Ilis early years were passed uneventfully in his native land, where he received a common-school education in his mother tongue, lie emigrated to America with his parents when he was eighteen years of age. On arriving in New York City lie continued on his westward journey, and landed in Port Washington, this county, June 4. 1850. With the exception of three years which lie spent in Iowa before his marriage, he was ever afterward a resident of Tuscarawas County, lie was a farmer by occupation, having become familiar with its practical details in his boyhood. In 1870 lie took up his above on his farm in Warwick Township, where he resided until the time of his death, lie was successful in his business career, and in addition to making a good living for his family, accumulated a valuable estate.
Mr. Wolf was married. June 4, 1861, to Elizabeth Schneider, who was born in the same locality in Prussia, Germany, as was her husband, and emigrated to America with her parents in 1857, settling in Washington Township. Six children graced the union of John and Elizabeth Wolf: John A. and Charles R., enterprising young farmers of Warwick Township; E. Albert, who is a physician of Dennison, Ohio; E. Louise, born June 0, 1874, and who died October 23, 1893; and two who died in infancy. The mother of this family was born October 4, 1841, and was called to her final rest December 24, 1893.
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HON. MILTON TURNER is one of the representative men of Cambridge, and is a prominent Democratic politician in this portion of the state. During the late war he made a gallant record as a defender of the Union, and served from October 24, 1861, until the close of the conflict, his discharge papers being dated August 6, 1865. lie has always kept a warm spot in his heart for his soldier comrades, is a member of the Union Veteran League, and has been one of the most enthusiastic promoters of the Guernsey County Soldiers’ Monument.
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Shields. George Turner, Jr., was brought up as I a blacksmith, and learned the trade in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio. In early manhood he removed to Cambridge, and worked at his trade with Mitchell Atkinson. He met and married Eliza J. Porter, their union being celebrated in April, 1843. Eleven children were born to them, and of the seven who survive Milton is the eldest. James was killed at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864. He was a private of Company II, Seventy-eighth Ohio Infantry, and participated in all of the engagements from Ft. Donelson to Atlanta. George died in Texas. Celesta became the wife of James Hunter, a telegraph operator. Isabella is the wife of James F. Hardesty a bridge contractor of Cambridge. Wiiliam is weigh-master in the Cambridge coal mines, and is ex-Deputy State Mine Inspector. Mary is the widow of Austin Sines. John P. is Principal of the South Side School in this city; and Samuel is a resident of Columbus, Ohio.
The parents of Mrs. Eliza (Porter) Turner were James and Hannah (Sharp) Porter, natives of County Down, Ireland. The former was born in 1796, and was brought to the United States when about five years of age. His father, Joseph, located near Carlisle, Pa., and thence removed to Allegheny County, where lie died at the age of seventy-seven years. He had three children, James, Robert and Margaret. James Porter came to Guernsey County- in 1833, and followed agricultural pursuits from that lime until lus death, which occurred April 28, 1864. His children were as follows: Eliza J.; Joseph, who died at Peabody, Kan., in 1894; Mary Ann, James S., Robert, Cynthia, Margaret, Ellen, Ann II.. William W. and John T. The Sharps were early settlers in Maryland, and later in Pittsburg, and the grandfather of Mrs. Turner was killed by Indians.
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Pittsburg Landing, Shiloh, Corinth, Jackson, luka, Is- ’
I Bolivar, Grand Junction, Memphis, Thompson's
Hill, Raymond, Black River and the siege of Vicksburg. lie was wounded at Bentonville, N. C., March 21, 1865, and thereby lost his right arm. He was discharged soon afterward at Columbus, Ohio. He had served in the Atlanta and Carolina campaigns, and was with Sherman on his march to the sea.
Returning home, our subject attended school for a year, and March 21, 1860, married Henrietta, daughter of Henry Urban. Seven children came to grace their union: Henry Howard, who is in the railroad employT,and lives at home; James P., who is now working in the Cambridge Rolling-mills; Charles W., who died April 7, 1871; Laura B., wife of James McMahon, of the Cambridge Rollingmills; Frederick Livingstone, a grocer of this city; and Milton Hoge, Jr., and Carlos, who are at school.
In 1866 Milton Turner was placed on the Democratic ticket to run for the position of Sheriff of this county, but was defeated. The next eight years he gave his attention to the management of a dairy. In 1874 he was appointed under Governor Bishop as Visitors’ Attendant at Columbus, and served as such for two years. In 1886 he was elected County Treasurer, receiving a majority of two hundred votes, in the face of a Republican majority of one thousand. He served for two years, after which he was nominated for Representative, running against D. D. Taylor, and reduced his opponent’s majority from nine hundred and seventy-five to two hundred and fifty votes. In 1890 he was elected to the State Board of Equalization for the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Districts, comprising the counties of Tuscarawas, Coshocton, Guernsey, Monroe and part of Noble. In 1892 Mr. Turner was nominated for Congress from this district, and was defeated by only eleven hundred votes, though every county in the district is Republican. Moreover, he carried Muskingum County, the home of Van Voorhies, by a majority of five hundred. In 1894 lie was nominated Secretary of the State Convention. Fraternally he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
In the intervals of his public office, Mr. Turner has been engaged in cultivating the farm which he owns in Cambridge Township, and which is principally devoted to fruit-growing. Each year immense crops of peaches, in particular, are grown on this farm, and of late years the owner has been very successful in evaporating fruit, as with a company he erected a suitable building, equipped with the most modern processes and machinery. Personally he is deemed a wise counselor, a sincere friend and a desirable companion. He is generous, large-hearted and just in all his dealings with his fellow-men.
As printed in Portrait and biographical record of Tuscarawas County, Ohio (1895). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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