Henry NENFARTH, Jr., son of Henry and
Katie NENFARTH, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in 1837. He
emigrated
to America, and settled in Hamilton county, in 1845, since which time
he
has been a resident of the county. He was married to Miss Elizabeth
MILLER,
daughter of George MILLER, January 2, 1869. They have six children:
William,
Katie, Henry J., Anna D., George E. and Cary; all living, and at home.
Henry NENFARTH, sr., son of Jacob and
Catharine NENFARTH, was born in the Grand Dutchy of Hesse-Darmstadt,
Germany,
May 8, 1817; emigrated to America with his father, and settled in
Hamilton
county, May 27, 1839, and has been a resident of the county since that
time. He was married to Magdaline SUR, daughter of John SUR, July 23,
1850.
The children are Kate, Clara, Malinda, Amanda, Sophia, Julia, Ellen,
and
Magdaline. Kate, Clara, Sophia and Ellen are still living. Kate is
married
to William BIRCHFIELD, and is a resident of Lockland, Hamilton county;
Clara is married to Morris LINKE; the other two are still single and
living
at home. Mr. and Mrs. NENFARTH are both members of church, Mr. NENFARTH
of the Evangelical, and Mrs. NENFARTH of the Catholic Church. Mr.
NENFARTH
is a redistiller by trade; had worked at that trade for about sixteen
years,
up to the time he moved on his farm, in March, 1873, since that time he
has been farming in Symmes township. His father set out the first
vineyard
in the garden of Eden, now Eden Park, in the year 1844.
Charles J. LINK, son of John H. LINK,
was born in Saxton, Germany, February 8, 1807; he emigrated to America
and settled in Hamilton county in the fall of 1856, and has remained a
resident of the county. He was married to Miss Hannah CROUSE, daughter
of Charles H. CROUSE, in May, 1834. To them have been born fourteen
children:
Richard, Caroline, Hannah, Minnie, Henry, Augustus, Mary, Augusta, Ida,
Robert, Morris, Gustavus, Clara and Charlotte; of these eight are still
living. Mr. and Mrs. LINK are both members of the Lutheran church. Up
to
the time of his emigration Mr. LINK worked at the wagon makers' trade;
since he has been in America he has been farming.
Jacob KLICK, oldest child of Peter
and
Louisa KLICK, was born in Bavaria, Germany, December 30, 1809, and
emigrated
to America January 1, 1832. He settled in Butler county, and remained
until
the year 1857, when he moved to Hamilton county, and has been a
resident
of the county ever since. The subject of our sketch has been married
three
times - first to Louisa FISHER, of Butler county, in the fall of 1832;
the second wife, married in 1838, was Miss Martha FETHERLY, of Indiana;
the third wife was Margaret HINKLE, a resident of Butler county,
married
in the fall of 1848. Mr. KLICK is the father of eleven children, five
by
his first and six by his last wife, Louisa: James, Amelia, Catharine,
Mary
A., Ella, Jacob, Laura, William H., George and Ida, all living but
James,
Amelia and Ella. Mrs. KLICK is an earnest member in the Presbyterian
church.
George MILLER, child of Adam and Dora
MILLER, was born in Hussian, Germany, July 18, 1811, and emigrated to
America,
settling in Hamilton county, Ohio, in the year 1854, and has been a
resident
of the county ever since. He was married to Miss Mary KREBS, daughter
of
Peter KREBS, in May, 1839. To them have been born eight children:
Henry,
John, Cary, Lizzie, William, Lena, Barney and George. But three of
these
are living: Lizzie, William and George. Mr. and Mrs. MILLER are both
members
of the Evangelical Lutheran church.
Philip SAUERBACK, son of Philip and
Anna
SAUERBACK, was born in Germany December 12, 1827. He emigrated to
America,
Hamilton county, Ohio, in the year 1856, and has been a resident of the
county ever since. He was married twice - first to Elizabeth BRIGNET,
and
the second time to Mrs. Anna LELL, widow of George
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LELL. They have two children: Mary and
Christina. His first wife also had two: Frederick and Philip, all
living.
Philip is a resident of Newport, Kentucky; the others are all at home.
Philip is a resident of Newport, Kentucky; the others are all at home.
Mr. SAUERBACK is a member of the Catholic church.
Jonathan T. MARTIN, the sixth child
and
fourth son of Robert and Jane MARTIN was born in New York, January 4,
1818.
When but a year old he was brought to this county by his parents, and
has
been a resident here ever since that time. Mr. MARTIN was married to
Miss
Elizabeth LUCKY, daughter of Henry and Sarah LUCKY, the first of
February,
1841. His wife was born in the State of New York, October 9, 1814.
Their
family consists of seven children: William, Henry, Robert T., John,
Sarah
A., George and Jane. Of these, the first four mentioned are living.
