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Born 1860
From History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (1906)
COTT DRESBACH, a well-known citizen of Pickaway County, and a prominent agriculturist of Salt Creek township, where he owns a well-cultivated farm of 120 acres, was born in Salt Creek township, December 6, 1860, and is a son of William and Margaret (Eamhart) Dresbach.
Mr. Dresbach belongs to one of the old pioneer families of this part of the State, his grandfather, George Dresbach, having located in Salt Creek township prior to 1828, probably just after the close of his service in the War of 1812. Both parents of Mr. Dresbach were born in Salt Creek township and passed their lives there. Eight of their children still survive, namely: James A., Mary (Coombs), George E., Harriet (Julian), Milton, Catherine (Reichelderfer), Amanda (Shride) and Scott.
Scott Dresbach was reared in his native township and obtained his education in the township schools. He has always been a farmer and stock-raiser and resides on a part of the old homestead farm. The residence is one of the oldest in this neighborhood, having been constructed by his grandfather, George Dresbach, in 1828. It has been much changed, improvements having been made and comforts added, but the old brick walls still stand without a break. Thorough construction and honest building was done in the days when this house was built, which, at that time, was considered one of the finest homes in the township.
On March 13, 1885, Mr. Dresbach was married to Caroline Brady, who was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, and is a daughter of the late Philip Brady, of Circleville. Five children have been bom to this marriage, as follows: Frederick S., Mary C., Fannie,
Wayne W. and Howard.
Politically Mr. Dresbach is a Republican. He has always been a liberal supporter of public-spirited movements for the common good in his township, and is justly considered a most worthy citizen. While not identified with any religious body, all moral and educational enterprises may be sure of his approval, and his hand is open to assist those who have been subjected to unjust misfortune, and his sympathy is extended to those in sorrow. He has a wide circle of friends in Salt Creek township.
As printed in History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (1906). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name Scott Dresbach: James A. Dresbach (b. 1839)
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