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Born 1837, German Township
From 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908)
THOMAS B. MINNICH, one of German Township's most respected citizens, resides on his valuable farm of fifty-two acres, which is situated on the Jordan Turnpike, about six miles northwest of Springfield, was born in German Township, Clark Coimty, Ohio, December 19, 1837. He is a son of Peter and Martha (Stephenson) Minnich.
Peter linnich was born in Pennsylvania and was a son of Peter Minnich, who brought his family to Clark County about
1808. They settled on a farm about one and one-half miles east of the present place. The maternal grandfather, David Stephenson, came to Ohio from Virginia and settled in Champaign County, Ohio, entering land about three miles southeast of Urbana. After his death on that land, his widow and children moved to German Township, Clark County, and located near Peter Minnich. The parents of Thomas B. INIinnich were married in 1816 and went to housekeeping on the farm on which he was born, the youngest of their ten children. Peter Minnich died in 1842 and when Thomas B. was fourteen years old his mother married Jonathan Park and they moved to Logan County, near the Shelby County line. Mrs. Park died in 1873, aged seventy-six years.
When his mother contracted her second marriage Thomas B. Minnich started out to take care of himself and is an example of a self-made man. He engaged in farm work in different neighborhoods and after his marriage he rented a farm in German Township, which he operated for a number of years. In 1886 he bought his present farm and in 1901 he erected his comfortable residence. He is assisted in the management of the property by his eldest son, John B., who is a member of the school board of this township.
Thomas B. Minnich was married December 2, 1875, to Elizabeth Michael, who is a daughter of John and Eliza Ann (Domer) Michael. Mrs. Minnich was born and reared in German Township. Her father was born in Virginia and accompanied his father, Frederick Michael, to Clark Coimty in 1812, being then a boy of twelve years. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Minnich. John Domer, came to Clark County from Maryland. Thomas B. Minnich and wife have four children, namely: John B., residing at home, was educated at Wittenberg College, where he spent three and one-half years; Ozzie B., who operates the Northampton Bell Telei)hone Exchange, graduated from the Tyawrenceville Township High School in 1899, married Alice Nave; Charles Stephenson, who graduated from the Lawrenceville High School in 1900, attends a business college at Springfield; and Lulu Blanche, who graduated from the Lawrenceville High School in 1903, taught two terms of school in District No. 10, German Township. Mr. Minnich 's family is prominent in the educational and social circles of German 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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