John B. Zuber

John B. Zuber - was among the earliest settlers of this county, it taking them four days to come here from Defiance, a distance of twenty-five miles, two and one-half miles of the road having to be cut through the woods; the wolves and bears were very plentiful, and hunting was one of the favorite pastimes. His birth occurred in Switzerland, September 9, 1838, his parents being Joseph and Elizabeth Zuber, who died May 19, 1856, and May 16, 1856, respectively. His first marriage was to Julia A., daughter of Emanuel and Adaline (Keener) Kauffman, which took place October 12, 1865. Her children are: Emma Clara, born July 11, 1866; Adaline Elizabeth, December 4, 1868. His wife’s death occurred June 19, 1870. Her parents came to this county in 1857 from Pennsylvania, and her father died in the army at Knoxville, Tennessee, October 3, 1863. Mr. Zuber’s present wife is Mary E. Chaney, who was born in Clermont county, Ohio, February 20, 1850. Their marriage was in Crane township, June 25, 1872. They have the following children: John W., born May 2, 1873; Mary Rosella, January 17, 1875, died February 14, 1875; Eliza Pearl, January 20, 1877. Mr. Zuber was in the late war, enlisting in Company G, 14th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving three months and being in all the battles in which the regiment served; he re-enlisted in August, 1862, in Company I, 100th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served two years, when he was wounded at Atlanta, Georgia, which kept him in hospital a year; before his wound he never missed a battle in which the regiment was engaged. His business is merchant and farming. Address, Antwerp, Paulding county, Ohio.