Person:Henry Rosenberger (2)

When Henry Rosenberger came to Seneca Co., OH with his wife & children 20 December 1823 & settled on 170 acres of land that he had entered the preceding year, located in section 1, Hopewell Twp. and section 6, Clinton Twp. Here he soon erected a round-log house, 18 x 20 feet in size into which he moved. It is related by him that on his arrival with his family, his possessions amounted to one horse, a wagon, a small quantity of pork & 25 cents in money. For the first year and a half they had but one barrel of flour, part of which was spoiled. The family subsisted principally on game meat, which was abundant, deer especially, of which he killed many. Cornbread was the great standby. He cleared his land and in the course of time a hewed log house took the place of the first and then some time later a frame house was built by him, which was later occupied by his son Jacob. The Seneca Indians were his near neighbors, with whom he was always on friendly terms. They sometimes stopped overnight with him. One of thier trails passed through his land. Before leaving VA., Henry was a member of the German Reformed Church & after coming to OH, he joined the United Brethren, but later he became a member of the Methodist Church of which he was a steward. He largely aided in erecting the Rosenberger Methodist Protestant Church that is located on his old farm. In politics he was formerly a Whig, later a staunch Republican and during the Rebellion, he was active in encouraging enlistment and assisting the Union cause. In 1876, he sold the 330 acres he had accumulated, left his farm and moved to Tiffin, OH where he died.When Henry Rosenberger came to Seneca CO OH with his wife & children 20 D ecember 1823 & settled on 170 acres of land that he had entered the preced ing year, located in section 1, Hopewell Twp. and section 6, Clinton Tw p. Here he soon erected a round-log house, 18 x 20 feet in size into whi ch he moved. It is related by him that on his arrival with his family, h is possessions amounted to one horse, a wagon, a small quantity of po rk & 25 cents in money. For the first year and a half they had but one bar rel of flour, part of which was spoiled. The family subsisted principal ly on game meat, which was abundant, deer especially, of which he killed m any. Cornbread was the great standby. He cleared his land and in the cour se of time a hewed log house took the place of the first and then some ti me later a frame house was built by him, which was later occupied by his s on Jacob. The Seneca Indians were his near neighbors, with whom he was alw ays on friendly terms. They sometimes stopped overnight with him. One of t hier trails passed through his land. Before leaving VA., Henry was a memb er of the German Reformed Church & after coming to OH, he joined the Unit ed Brethren, but later he became a member of the Methodist Church of whi ch he was a steward. He largely aided in erecting the Rosenberger Methodi st Protestant Church that is located on his old farm. In politics he was f ormerly a Whig, later a staunch Republican and during the Rebellion, he w as active in encouraging enlistment and assisting the Union cause. In 187 6, he sold the 330 acres he had accumulated, left his farm and moved to Ti ffin OH where he died.

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