F. SPANGLER, residence Avondale, and the subject of this sketch, was
born in the city of Brunswick, Germany, August 5, 1822. He, in 1848,
came
to America and landed in Galveston, where he remained but a short time,
thence to New Orleans, and in the spring of 1849 came to Cincinnati,
where
in this vicinity he has remained ever since one of its honored and
respected
citizens. Mr. SPANGLER was for a number of years engaged in the ladies'
furnishing and trimming business, on the corner of Fifth and Vine
streets;
he was also engaged in other mercantile occupations. He was married in
Cincinnati to Miss Mariah Lizzie WARNER, of Albany, New York, by whom
he
has two children living. Mr. SPANGLER was very actively engaged in the
late civil war; was captain in the Seventh Ohio regiment. He was
promoted
and served as general. inspector of ammunition, where he did good duty.
Mr. SPANGLER, in 1849, became a member of the Cincinnati Leidertafel
Singing
society, the third oldest singing society in America, and Mr. SPANGLER
being the sixth oldest singer in the northwest. At an early day Mr.
SPANGLER
was presented with a beer mug trimmed with silver mounting, with an
iron
screw on the top, for best singing.
Thomas KNOTT, florist, residence Avondale, was born·in the
western
portion of Ireland, in the year 1818. Here he grew into manhood, and in
1840 came to Cincinnati, where he accepted a clerkship in a dry goods
store.
He remained but a short time. In 1841 he moved to Avondale, then Locust
Grove, and with a capital of some three hundred dollars embarked in the
florist business, near his present location. He states that when he
commenced
there were only four more in the florist business here in Avondale. Mr.
KNOTT has remained ever since, working continuously at his occupation,
and to-day is perhaps the oldest florist near the city, and the oldest
settler of Avondale. He has been very successful as a florist, owning
one
of the largest places of the kind near Cincinnati, having some fifteen
large houses, under glass, and all filled with the choicest plants. One
rosebush he has, which is the LaMark, a pure white rose, he cut from
it,
one Easter, one hundred dollars' worth of buds at a moderate figure.
Mr.
KNOTT employs six hands in the florist business.
George THALE, dairyman, Avondale, was born in Hanover, May 25, 1838,
came to the United States and direct to Cincinnati in 1864. Here he
worked
at day's labor. He was then engaged in driving a sprinkling cart in
watering
the streets; then as driver of a milk wagon. Coming to Avondale, he
commenced
in the dairy business with forty-two cows. Since then his business has
grown very extensive, and to-day he fias the credit of keeping one of
the
best dairies in Hamilton county, owning seventy-seven head of cows, and
running two milk wagons in connection with his business.
Thomas LAMBERT, retired, residence Avondale. The subject of this
brief
notice was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, March 5, 1825, coming to the
United
States and direct to Avondale in 1850, which has been his home ever
since.
He is now one of Avondale's pioneers. Here he entered the nursery
business,
which he carried on very successfully for a number of years. He entered
the grocery business in Avondale, and continued in it up up to 1878,
when
he retired. Mr. Lambert has been very active in building up Avondale.
He
has filled several offices of public trust with honor and credit. He
was
for twelve years assessor of Avondale precinct. He is now
superintendent
of streets.
John SCHROEDER, saloonist, residence Avondale, was born near
Frankfort
on the Rhine, Germany, September 24, 1839. He learned his trade as a
carpenter
in Germany, and in 1867 came to America, landed in New York city, and
then
came direct to Cincinnati. Here he worked at his trade, and in 1870 he
opened a grocery and saloon in Mount Auburn, continuing there until the
year 1877, when he erected his present brick block, which is two
stories
high, and an ornament to that part of Avondale. Here he entered his
present
business, which he has continued since.
Rev. Hilary HOELSCHER, pastor of the Catholic church at Carthage,
was
born in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 14, 1857, and is the son of John and
Mary Elizabeth (MITGOES) both parents, natives of Hanover, Germany,
having
come to America at an early day. Our subject, when he was two years of
age, moved with his parents to Covington, Kentucky. Here he received
his
education, graduating from the St. Francis college in 1875, when he
entered
upon his ministerial studies, and was ordained as a minister in 1880,
his
first appointment being as pastor of the Catholic church at Carthage,
which
pulpit he is now filling.
E. A. BROWN, supervisor of Longview asylum, was born in Windham
county,
Connecticut, and followed farming in his native State. In 1861 he
enlisted
in company B, Eleventh Rhode Island infantry, where he served full time
and was honorably mustered out. In 1876 he came to Hamilton county,
Ohio,
and received a place in the Longview Asylum as watchman. He was soon
after
appointed to his present position, in which place he is giving the best
of satisfaction.
A. L. STEPHENS, superintendent of the colored department of the
Longview
asylum, residence Carthage. The subject of this brief notice was born
in
Montgomery county, Ohio, July 19, 1839. He was for seven years
connected
with the lunatic asylum at Dayton. In 1873 Mr. STEPHENS accepted a
position
with the Longview asylum, where he has remained ever since. He has been
very faithful, and is acknowledged to be the right man in the right
place.
J. E. ASH, station agent Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad
at Carthage, was born in Logan county, Ohio. When a young man, he went
to Bellefontaine and worked in a carriage manufactory as a carriage
painter.
The work not agreeing with him, he left and began to learn
telegraphing,
which business he has followed for the last twenty-five years. He
opened
the office at Middletown, and was telegraph operator there until he
went
to Springfield. From there he came to Carthage January 1, 1862, as
telegraph
operator and station agent. This position Mr. ASH has filled ever
since,
and is to-day the third oldest railroad operator between Toledo and
Cincinnati.
While a citizen of Carthage, Mr. ASH has won many warm friends. He has
filled several offices of public trust with honor. He was councilman
one
term and clerk one term. He, in connection with his station agency,
operates
a coal and lumber yard, which business he has been in for the last ten
years.
John BICKERS, section boss Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
railroad,
residence Carthage. Was born in Germany, having come to Hamilton county
in 1852. In 1853 he began work on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
railroad as a section hand. In 1857 he was made foreman of his present
section, which position he has filled with the best of satisfaction
ever
since, and today perhaps is the oldest railroad section boss in
Hamilton
county. Mr. BICKERS was a member of the Carthage council for two terms,
filling this office with acknowledged ability.
John McCAMMON, contractor and builder, residence Carthage, was born
in Shippensburgh, Pennsylvania, November 9, 1814, and is the son of
Thomas
and Mary (PIPER) McCAMMON. His father was a native of Ireland, and a
cabinetmaker
by trade. He died in 1858, aged eighty-six years and two months. Our
subject,
with his parents, in 1816, came to Cincinnati, floating down the Ohio
river
in a keel-boat, locating in Cincinnati, where they remained until 1821,
then moved to a farm in Springfield township, Hamilton county. Here Mr.
McCAMMON remained, working on the farm. In June, 1831, he began to
learn
the carpenter's trade in Cincinnati, which business he continued up to
1858, when he was appointed superintendent of buildings of the schools
of Cincinnati. This position he filled until June 20, 1875, dining
which
time about all the public schools of this city were erected under his
supervision.
Mr. McCAMMON superintended the erection of the new music hall and the
wings.
He also superintended the erection of the gas building in Carthage. His
life has been very active, and to-day, perhaps, he has superintended
the
erection of more prominent buildings than any one man in Cincinnati. He
was married, June 14, 1840, to Miss J. BONNEL, a native of Hamilton
county,
Ohio. By this marriage they have had eight children, of whom six are
living.
In 1868 Mr. McCAMMON moved to Carthage, which has been his home ever
since.
Mrs. Hannah FRENCH, dealer in dry goods at Carthage, is the wife of
the late Mr. FRENCH, who was born in England. He graduated from the
Kilkenny
college and soon after came to America, locating in Chicago, thence to
Sandusky, Ohio, where he taught a select school. He then went to
Plasdated,
on the Peninsula, and here taught school and became acquainted with the
subject of this sketch, Miss Hannah SLACKFORD, who was born in London,
England, and is the daughter of Thomas SLACKFORD, who was a sea-faring
man. They, in about 1867, came to Cincinnati. Mr. FRENCH was
acknowledged
to be the best penman around Cincinnati. He taught penmanship in
Covington.
He entered the office of Gilmore & Dunlap, as a clerk, and soon
afterwards
was their general correspondent. In 1860 they moved to Carthage. Here
Mrs.
FRENCH commenced the notion and drug store business, being the first to
start a drug store in Carthage. She continued in business up to 1879,
since
which time her sons have been carrying on the business. Mr. FRENCH died
in April, 1878 -- a man respected and honored. Thus passed away one of
Carthage's best citizens, leaving a wife and four children to mourn his
loss.
Pedro BENNER keeps a drug store at Carthage. He was born in
Hamburgh,
Germany, in 1851, and came to America in 1855, and in 1859 came to
Cincinnati,
where he received his principal education, and then entered a leading
drug
store in Cincinnati, where he remained for several years as a clerk. In
December, 1874, he commenced business for himself, in Cincinnati. In
1877
he moved to Carthage, and began business in the post office building.
Here
he remained up to 1879, when he moved to his present cozy quarters,
which
is the leading drug store of Carthage. Since Mr. BENNER came to
Carthage
his business has gradually improved, and today he is doing a very good
drug business.
