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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Opha Moore. Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio History, Vol. 2. (Historical Publishing Company, Topeka ; Indianapolis, 1930).
- ↑ United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).
- ↑ United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
Roll: T9_1016; Family History Film: 1255016; Page: 144A; EnumerationDistrict: 26; Image: 0407; ancestry image: 9.
- ↑ Opha Moore. Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio History, Vol. 1. (Historical Publishing Company, Topeka ; Indianapolis, 1930)
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- ↑ Germany to OH
- ↑ son A.M. is at home. They also Jacob's mother, Anna, living there and aservant, Elizabeth Steinman, age 19
- ↑ "Jacob Bleile, whose death occurred August 16, 1907, was for many. yearsidentified with the stone-cutter's trade and assisted in the erection ofmany of the first buildings in Columbus. He was born in Germany,November 5, 1830, a son of Jacob and Anna (Reiderman) Bleile, both ofwhom were natives of the fatherland, and there the father spent hisentire life. After his death the mother came to America, brining withher three of her six children, and all are now deceased.
Jacob Bleile, whose name name introduces this review, was educated inhis native country and when a Youth of nineteen years, foreseeing nofuture for him in the old world, emigrated to the United States, theyear 1849 witnessing his arrival here.He soon became apprenticed to thestone-cutter's trade and worked as a journeyman in different localitiesof Indiana and Ohio, spending some time in Cincinnati, and at one timeworked for the meager sam of two dollars per month. He came to Columbusin 1851and leased a stone yard, which was on the site of his widow'spresent home. lie was a contractor of stone work on the building of theStarling Medical College, the Monypeny block, the Mithoff building andnumerous other structures. He became well known in business circles notonly in Columbus but in the surrounding country as well. He was askilled workman and was always found faithful to the terms of acontract, so that his services were in great demand. In later years heestablished a brickyard and subsequently engaged in the lumberbusinessbut a few years prior to his demise he retired from all active businesscares and spent his last days in well earned rest.
Mr. Bleile took an active and helpful interest in public affairs and inthe improvement of the city of his residence. He assisted in organizingthe German Protestant church, of which he was a life-long member and aliberal supporter. He was reare in the faith of St. Paul's Lutheranchurch but after coming to Columbus he became identified with theMasonic and Odd Fellows orders, which was contrary to the rules of thatorganization, and this led to Mr. Bleile becoming a prominent factor inthe organzation of the St. John's German Protestant church. In his homelife he was largely the ideal husband and father, while among hisfriends he was honored and respected for his many excellent traits ofheart and mind. From the pioneer history of the city until his demise hewas deeply interested in every movement calculated to improve or benefitthe community in any way, so that his death was the occasion of deepregret to all with whom he had been associated.
Mr. Bleile was married August 2, 1855, the lady of his choice being MissCatherine Schmitt, who was born in Columbus, August 12, 1837, a daughterof J. Frederick and Catherine (Ketzel) Schmitt. The father was born in1800, while the mother's birt occurred in 1812. They came to the Buckeyestate with their respective parents, a location being made in Marioncounty, where they were united in marriage, and in 1837 took up theirabode in Columbus. By their union ten children were born, of whom sixareliving, namely: Catherine, now Mrs. Bleile; Philip, a resident ofColumbus; William, Peter and Benjamin, also of this city; and Mrs. AliceHartman, who makes her home in Columbus. Mr. Schmitt, the father,learned the carpenter's trade in Germany and served his country as asoldier in the French war. He died in 1880, while the mother, survivingfor a number of years, passed away in 1892. Mrs. Bleile can rememberwhen Columbus was a small village and of seeing the flint train whichentered the city. She also emembers when gas was first used in the cityand this was considered quite an event in its history. She attended theMound Street school when it was a one-story building, containing sixrooms and remembers when the lot on which the Fourth street school nowstands was used as a pasture, and the ground on which her residence nowstands was used in winter as a place for coasting by the children of theneighborhood. She is one of the few remaining pioneer women of Columbusand is highly respected and esteemed by a large number of acquaintancesand friends. By her marriage she has become the mother of two sons.Jacob is at home. A. M. Bleile, the elder son, was born June 26, 1856,in Columbus
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