BenDouglas 1889 Wayne Co History
JOHN MOWRER is a son of Henry and Catharine (Dampman) Mowrer, natives of Chester County, Penn., where he was also born, September 26, 1812. In 1832 the family came to Wayne County, and first located on a rented farm in Baughman Township; then, after living there one year, they purchased a farm in East Union Township, where they lived until shortly before their deaths, then bought a house and lot near their son, John. Henry Mowrer sent a substitute to the War of 1812. He died in 1865, and had been an elder in the Lutheran Church for many years. His widow followed him to the grave in the following year, 1866. Their family were John, our subject; Mary Ann, Mrs. Armstrong Irving, of Williams County, Ohio; Catharine, wife of Simon Chaffin; Mrs. Daniel Bair, of East Union Township, Wayne County; Matilda, wife of Andrew Milbourn, of East Union Township; Hannah and Daniel, both deceased;
406 - WAYNE COUNTY
Henry, in Indiana; Peter, in East Union Township, Wayne County.
The subject of this memoir came to Wayne County with his parents, as above stated, and remained with them until 1836, when he located on his present farm in East Union Township. December 24, 1835, he married Savilla, daughter of Jacob Steele, of East Union Township. Eleven children were born to them. Those deceased are one in infancy, and Levi, who was a member of Company A, One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died of fever in 1862; the living are Harriet,' who married John Bechtel, of Greene Township, Wayne County, and has five children, Melvin, Savilla, Elizabeth, Oron J. and Willard; Mary, wife of Isaac Richwine, of East Union Township, has three children, Irvin, Sarah and Mary; Elizabeth, wife of Eli Gardner, of Orrville, Ohio, has four children, Lee, Charles, Ada and Willard; Sarah, wife of William Stein, of East Union Township, Wayne County; Emily, wife of William Huntsbarger, also of East Union Township; Savilla, wife of Frank Harbaugh, of Orrville, Ohio, has four children, Earnest, Emily, Otto and Ethel; Isaac, in Fort Wayne, Ind., married Elizabeth Lightfoot, of East Union Township, Wayne County, and has two children, John and Mary; Henry, in Nebraska, married to Miss Evert, and has four children, Willard, Savilla, Lizzie and John ;. Presley, in Apple Creek, Ohio, married Catharine, daughter of Craig McCarthy, and has five children, Homer, Howard, John; Rowland and Jemimah. Mr. Mowrer is a Democrat, and has been school director, supervisor, etc., of his township. He has been an elder in the Evangelical Lutheran Church for many years.
JOHN MOWRER is a son of Henry and Catharine (Dampman) Mowrer, natives of Chester County, Penn., where he was also born, September 26, 1812. In 1832 the family came to Wayne County, and first located on a rented farm in Baughman Township; then, after living there one year, they purchased a farm in East Union Township, where they lived until shortly before their deaths, then bought a house and lot near their son, John. Henry Mowrer sent a substitute to the War of 1812. He died in 1865, and had been an elder in the Lutheran Church for many years. His widow followed him to the grave in the following year, 1866. Their family were John, our subject; Mary Ann, Mrs. Armstrong Irving, of Williams County, Ohio; Catharine, wife of Simon Chaffin; Mrs. Daniel Bair, of East Union Township, Wayne County; Matilda, wife of Andrew Milbourn, of East Union Township; Hannah and Daniel, both deceased;
406 - WAYNE COUNTY
Henry, in Indiana; Peter, in East Union Township, Wayne County.
The subject of this memoir came to Wayne County with his parents, as above stated, and remained with them until 1836, when he located on his present farm in East Union Township. December 24, 1835, he married Savilla, daughter of Jacob Steele, of East Union Township. Eleven children were born to them. Those deceased are one in infancy, and Levi, who was a member of Company A, One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died of fever in 1862; the living are Harriet,' who married John Bechtel, of Greene Township, Wayne County, and has five children, Melvin, Savilla, Elizabeth, Oron J. and Willard; Mary, wife of Isaac Richwine, of East Union Township, has three children, Irvin, Sarah and Mary; Elizabeth, wife of Eli Gardner, of Orrville, Ohio, has four children, Lee, Charles, Ada and Willard; Sarah, wife of William Stein, of East Union Township, Wayne County; Emily, wife of William Huntsbarger, also of East Union Township; Savilla, wife of Frank Harbaugh, of Orrville, Ohio, has four children, Earnest, Emily, Otto and Ethel; Isaac, in Fort Wayne, Ind., married Elizabeth Lightfoot, of East Union Township, Wayne County, and has two children, John and Mary; Henry, in Nebraska, married to Miss Evert, and has four children, Willard, Savilla, Lizzie and John ;. Presley, in Apple Creek, Ohio, married Catharine, daughter of Craig McCarthy, and has five children, Homer, Howard, John; Rowland and Jemimah. Mr. Mowrer is a Democrat, and has been school director, supervisor, etc., of his township. He has been an elder in the Evangelical Lutheran Church for many years.
BenDouglas 1889 Wayne Co History
JOHN MOWRER is a son of Henry and Catharine (Dampman) Mowrer, natives of Chester County, Penn., where he was also born, September 26, 1812. In 1832 the family came to Wayne County, and first located on a rented farm in Baughman Township; then, after living there one year, they purchased a farm in East Union Township, where they lived until shortly before their deaths, then bought a house and lot near their son, John. Henry Mowrer sent a substitute to the War of 1812. He died in 1865, and had been an elder in the Lutheran Church for many years. His widow followed him to the grave in the following year, 1866. Their family were John, our subject; Mary Ann, Mrs. Armstrong Irving, of Williams County, Ohio; Catharine, wife of Simon Chaffin; Mrs. Daniel Bair, of East Union Township, Wayne County; Matilda, wife of Andrew Milbourn, of East Union Township; Hannah and Daniel, both deceased;
406 - WAYNE COUNTY
Henry, in Indiana; Peter, in East Union Township, Wayne County.
The subject of this memoir came to Wayne County with his parents, as above stated, and remained with them until 1836, when he located on his present farm in East Union Township. December 24, 1835, he married Savilla, daughter of Jacob Steele, of East Union Township. Eleven children were born to them. Those deceased are one in infancy, and Levi, who was a member of Company A, One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died of fever in 1862; the living are Harriet,' who married John Bechtel, of Greene Township, Wayne County, and has five children, Melvin, Savilla, Elizabeth, Oron J. and Willard; Mary, wife of Isaac Richwine, of East Union Township, has three children, Irvin, Sarah and Mary; Elizabeth, wife of Eli Gardner, of Orrville, Ohio, has four children, Lee, Charles, Ada and Willard; Sarah, wife of William Stein, of East Union Township, Wayne County; Emily, wife of William Huntsbarger, also of East Union Township; Savilla, wife of Frank Harbaugh, of Orrville, Ohio, has four children, Earnest, Emily, Otto and Ethel; Isaac, in Fort Wayne, Ind., married Elizabeth Lightfoot, of East Union Township, Wayne County, and has two children, John and Mary; Henry, in Nebraska, married to Miss Evert, and has four children, Willard, Savilla, Lizzie and John ;. Presley, in Apple Creek, Ohio, married Catharine, daughter of Craig McCarthy, and has five children, Homer, Howard, John; Rowland and Jemimah. Mr. Mowrer is a Democrat, and has been school director, supervisor, etc., of his township. He has been an elder in the Evangelical Lutheran Church for many years.
JOHN MOWRER is a son of Henry and Catharine (Dampman) Mowrer, natives of Chester County, Penn., where he was also born, September 26, 1812. In 1832 the family came to Wayne County, and first located on a rented farm in Baughman Township; then, after living there one year, they purchased a farm in East Union Township, where they lived until shortly before their deaths, then bought a house and lot near their son, John. Henry Mowrer sent a substitute to the War of 1812. He died in 1865, and had been an elder in the Lutheran Church for many years. His widow followed him to the grave in the following year, 1866. Their family were John, our subject; Mary Ann, Mrs. Armstrong Irving, of Williams County, Ohio; Catharine, wife of Simon Chaffin; Mrs. Daniel Bair, of East Union Township, Wayne County; Matilda, wife of Andrew Milbourn, of East Union Township; Hannah and Daniel, both deceased;
406 - WAYNE COUNTY
Henry, in Indiana; Peter, in East Union Township, Wayne County.
The subject of this memoir came to Wayne County with his parents, as above stated, and remained with them until 1836, when he located on his present farm in East Union Township. December 24, 1835, he married Savilla, daughter of Jacob Steele, of East Union Township. Eleven children were born to them. Those deceased are one in infancy, and Levi, who was a member of Company A, One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died of fever in 1862; the living are Harriet,' who married John Bechtel, of Greene Township, Wayne County, and has five children, Melvin, Savilla, Elizabeth, Oron J. and Willard; Mary, wife of Isaac Richwine, of East Union Township, has three children, Irvin, Sarah and Mary; Elizabeth, wife of Eli Gardner, of Orrville, Ohio, has four children, Lee, Charles, Ada and Willard; Sarah, wife of William Stein, of East Union Township, Wayne County; Emily, wife of William Huntsbarger, also of East Union Township; Savilla, wife of Frank Harbaugh, of Orrville, Ohio, has four children, Earnest, Emily, Otto and Ethel; Isaac, in Fort Wayne, Ind., married Elizabeth Lightfoot, of East Union Township, Wayne County, and has two children, John and Mary; Henry, in Nebraska, married to Miss Evert, and has four children, Willard, Savilla, Lizzie and John ;. Presley, in Apple Creek, Ohio, married Catharine, daughter of Craig McCarthy, and has five children, Homer, Howard, John; Rowland and Jemimah. Mr. Mowrer is a Democrat, and has been school director, supervisor, etc., of his township. He has been an elder in the Evangelical Lutheran Church for many years.
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