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History of Defiance, (Defiance County) OhioOur database does not include an historic photo for Defiance, (Defiance County) Ohio, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Joseph Ralston Joseph Ralston, President of the Defiance Insurance Company, Defiance, Ohio, was born in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, June 20th, 1818. In 1824 his parents removed to Lebanon, Lebanon county, in the same State, where he attended the Lebanon Academy, graduating from that institution in 1831. In April, 1832, he moved with his parents to Stark county, Ohio, and in 1837 commenced teaching school near Massillon, Ohio. In this occupation he was engaged until the winter of 1842-43. He subsequently removed to Defiance county, Ohio, and there devoted his time and attention to agricultural pursuits until 1850. In February, 1851, he settled in Defiance, in the same county, and engaged in the dry-goods business, which, in 1857, was merged in the hardware trade, in which he continued until 1862. In 1860 he was elected Justice of the Peace; in 1862 was appointed Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for the Tenth District of Ohio; in September, 1863, became Assistant Assessor; in 1868 was appointed Special Agent of the Post Office in Defiance; and in 1869 became Postmaster of Defiance. He afterward engaged in the fire insurance business, and assisted importantly in the organization of the pioneer insurance company of the city--the Defiance Insurance Company--over which he presides in an able and masterly manner. He was elected President of this enterprise in 1875; the other officers are as follows: Samuel Rohn, Vice-President; I. F. Deatrick, Secretary; and Henry Hardy, Treasurer.
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Ohio Facts: Defiance County Facts: Seat: DefianceEstablished: 1845 Formed from: Williams, Henry and Paulding
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: DEFIANCE, a county in the N. W. part of Ohio, bordering on Indiana, contains 414 square miles. It is intersected by the Maumee and St. Joseph's rivers, and also drained by the Auglaize and Tiffin rivers, which enter the Maumee at the county seat. The surface is nearly level and heavily timbered. The soil is fertile. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, potatoes, and pork are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 90,691 bushels of corn; 47,806 of wheat; 26,471 of oats; 2372 tons of hay, and 19,241 bushels of potatoes. It contained 6 churches, and 2 newspaper offices. There were 1220 pupils attending public schools. The county is intersected by the Fort Wayne and Toledo railroad, (unfinished,) and by the Wabash and Erie canal. Capital, Defiance. Population, 6966. Defiance is situated 206 meters above sea level. |