"Daniel J. Haldeman.—It is most pleasing to the publishers of this work on Morrow county to be able to incorporate within its pages a brief history of a man whose entire life thus far has been spent in this favored section of the fine old Buckeye state, where his success as an agriculturist has been on a parity with his own well directed endeavors. Mr. Haldeman is the owner of a fine farm of two hundred and seventeen acres in Troy township, the same being eligibly located three miles north of Johnsville, Ohio. He is engaged in general farming and the growing of good stock and is recognized as one of the most successful agriculturists in this section of the county.
A native son of Troy township, Morrow county, Ohio, Daniel J. Haldeman was born on the 20th of August, 1860, and he is a son of Henry and Lydia (Ettinger) Haldeman, both of whom are deceased. Henry Haldeman was a son of Jacob and Anna (Mimick) Haldeman, the former of whom was a native of Berks county, Pennsylvania, where was solemnized his manage and whence he and his wife immigrated to Ohio about the year 1818. Location was first made near Frederickstown, Richland county, and subsequently the Haldeman family removed to Morrow county, where Jacob Haldeman entered half a section of government land, namely, the northwest quarter of section 29. township 19, and the northeast quarter of section 30, township 20. the date of entry being the llth of March. 1818. A portion of this land has been in the Haldeman name down to the present day and Jacob passed the residue of his life on one of his farms in Morrow county. Henry Haldeman was born in this county, in 1822, and he was reared to maturity under the invigorating influence of the old home farm, his early educational training consisting of such advantages as were afforded in the schools of the locality and period. After his marriage to Lydia Ettinger they settled on one hundred and forty acres of his father's estate, where he continued to be identified with farming during the greater part of his active career. He and his wife were zealous members of the Evangelical Association and in lieu of a religious place of worship church meetings were held in their home. They were much interested in church work and he was class leader and superintendent of the Sunday School for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haldeman became the parents of eight children, five of whom are living at the present time, namely: William Wesley, who married Miss Mary Marshall and who is a traveling salesman by vocation, his business headquarters and home being in the city of Cleveland, Ohio; Reuben J., married Miss Mary Portner and they reside at Fort Collins. Colorado, where he is engaged in the merchandise business; Daniel J.. is the immediate subject of this review; Irene is the wife of J. S. Steele, of Loveland, Colorado; and Ulysses Sidney Grant wedded Miss May Yeager and is identified with the Steam Shovel Company at Marion, Ohio.
Daniel J. Haldeman passed his boyhood and youth on the old homestead farm, in the work and management of which he early began to assist his father. He attended the district schools until he had reached his legal majority and after his marriage, in 1882, he settled upon the parental estate, where he has resided during the long intervening years to the present time. Religiously he and his wife are affiliated with the Evangelical Association of Troy township and in the same he is a member of the board of trustees. In a fraternal way he is a valued and appreciative member of the Modern Woodmen of America, in which he carries insurance, and he is also connected with the Johnsville Grange. He is a stanch advocate of the principles set forth by the Republican party in his political proclivities and he has served his township most creditably as treasurer for two terms. His splendid farm is located in Troy township, three miles north of Johnsville, and the same is kept in a high state of improvement. It is interesting to note that one of the barns on the farm was erected in 1825 by Mr. Halde- man's grandfather. It is still in splendid condition." See also notes for Nettie's parents.
To Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman have been born four children, three sons and one daughter, namely: Charles, born on the 11'th of January, 1884, married Miss May Garweick and they live in Troy township; Irene, born March 26, 1886, is the wife of Walter Stull, of Columbus, Ohio; Clyde, born November 27, 1889, is unmarried and remains under the parental roof; and Harry, born June 27, 1899, is enrolled as a pupil in the district schools." [1]
[1] Abraham J. Baughman, Robert Franklin Bartlett, History of Morrow County Ohio, a Narrative Account, Vol. 2 (1880), 721, of 719-721, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].