Person:Michael Arbogast (9)

Family 1 Jane Gedulting,, Family 2 Jane R. Stoner,

See centennial biographical history of Seneca County, Ohio"

Mike Arbogast Self M 57 Virginia, United States

Jane Arbogast   Wife F 55 Maryland, United States 
Mettie A Arbogast   Daughter F 22 Ohio, United States 
Louis H Arbogast   Son M 18 Ohio, United States 
Charly S Arbogast   Son M 16 Ohio, United States 
Rush A Arbogast   Son M 13 Ohio, United States 

"United States Census, 1880,"Seneca, Seneca, Ohio, United States. Occupation Farmer

Michael Arbogast

Event Type     Death    
Event Date     11 Oct 1902    
Event Place     Seneca Township, Seneca, Ohio, United States    
Residence Place     Seneca Twp.    
Gender     Male    
Age     78    
Marital Status     Widowed    
Race     White    
Race (Original)     White    
Occupation     Farmer    
Birth Year (Estimated)     1824    
Birthplace     Virginia

Born in Virginia, August 1, 1824, a son of Peter and Sophia Arbogast, natives of Virginia and West Virginia. His parents first settled in Virginia, thence came to Seneca County, Ohio in 1826, locating in Hopewell Township, where they lived and died; the former in 1833, and the latter in 1861.

m1: Michael was united in marriage December 19, 1847, with Jane Gedultig, born in Frederick County, Md.. a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Gedultig. The first Mrs. Arbogast departed this life January 3, 1849.

m2: Michael then married, March 11, 1852, for his second wife, Jane R. Stoner. She was born in Frederick County, Md., January 18. 1825 to Henry and Sarah Stoner.

Mr. Arbogast was a farmer in Tiffin, Ohio.

Michael Arbogast, the youngest child of Peter and Sophia Arbogast, was only two years of age when brought by his parents to Seneca County, where he spent all the years of his childhood and manhood. He aided in the difficult task of clearing the farm and preparing the fields for cultivation, and when the land became arable he bore his part in the work of plowing, planting and harvesting. As his father died when he was only nine years of age, he and his mother carried on the work of the farm, with the aid of an ox team. It was in 1855 that he took up his abode upon the place where he would live out his life.

On the 11th of March in 1852, Michael was united in his second marriage to Miss Jane R. Stoner, a daughter of Henry and Sara (Reagan) Stoner. They were blessed with eight children before her death on June 23, 1882. They are: Alice, who married Jacob Staib. John F.; a resident of Seneca township. Nettie became the wife of Robert E. Lutz, of Oklahoma. Lewis; a mechanic who resided in Tiffin. Charles "Charlie" resided near Bushnell, Illinois. Rush; operated the homestead farm. Three sons passed away in childhood.

Mr. Arbogast put forth every effort to make a comfortable home for his family and to give his children the opportunity to prepare themselves for the practical and responsible duties of life. In 1854 he purchased 123 acres of land, the improvements on which consisted of a log house and a log barn. He went in debt for the entireamount, $3,690, and this was all paid in three years time. Fifty acres had been cleared and in the course of time his fields were green with the crops that promised golden harvests. As his financial resources increased, he added to his landed possessions until the home farm comprised of 200 acres. He also owned another farm, of 100 acres, in Seneca township and had made excellent improvements on both.

In 1875 he erected one of the most pretentious brick residences in the vicinity. He used the latest machinery for facilitating farm work and erected good barns and outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock. His residence in the county covered more than 3/4 of a century and the present generation cannot realize the changes which had occurred during this period.

Michael Arbogast remembered seeing many Indians in the locality and had driven through Tiffin with an ox team many a time when the mud came up to the hubs of the wagon wheels. The flourishing city then contained only a few pioneer cabins and the county gave little promise of its present developments. However, the pioneers had laid broad and deep the foundations for its present progress, with Mr. Arbogast performing his full share in the work of citizenship. He favored reform and improvement, and his labors were effective in promoting the general welfare. Owing to his father's death he early had to take up the responsibilities of a business career, and industry, economy, and honesty were salient features in his history, enabling him to advance steadily until he occupied a prominent place on the plane of affluence. Source: Centennial Biographical History pgs. 344,345,346

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