Martin Bachtel

As printed in 1881

MARTIN BACHTEL, retired; F. 0. Cantn. David Baclitel, the father of our subject, and the first white settler in Stark Co.. was born in or near Hagerstown, Md. His early life was spent on the farm, where he lived until 1801, when he left his native place to seek a home in the West. After a long and wearisome tramp, he arrived in Columbiana Co., this State, where he remained until the fall of the same year, when he pushed on to Stark Co.; he was obliged to clear a road or passage for fifteen miles, and the hardships he underwent cannot be told with any degree of certainty. He settled on 100 acres of land, then covered with heavy and dense forest; he put up a small shanty, and cleared 4 acres of ground. He then returned to Columbiana Co., and was there married to Elizabeth Sheely, who was a native of Adams Co., Penn. Soon after their marriage, he returned to Canton Tp.. and there he toiled until he cleared his farm. He and his wife were members of the (german Reformed Church. He died at the age of 55 years; his widow reached the ripe age of 93 years. Martin, the subject of these few lines, was born on the farm where he now resides March 13, 1809. His childhood days were spent on the farm; he attended the schools of his neighborhood, and acquired an education such as the schools in that early' day afforded. He lived at home with his parents until he became of age; he then purchased the old homestead, and has remained on the same ever since, with the exception of four years he lived in Canton engaged in hotel keeping. In 1836, he married Miss Margaret, daughter of Jolui and Elizabeth Wiuterrode, who was a native of this State. From that marriage there have been eleven children, eight of whom are living, viz.: Jacob, David, John. Daniel, Margaret, Ellen, Martin and Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. Bachtel are members of the (german Reformed Church.

As printed in History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.