Samuel Kistler (1804 - 1879)

Born 1 Nov 1804 in Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (King) Kistler — married 9 Oct 1825 in Carroll, Fairfield, Ohio

Died 14 Feb 1879 at age 74 in Carroll, Fairfield, Ohio

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Biography

Samuel was a large man, talked a little broken and always had his buggy loaded with good things for the children when he came to Lancaster. He was well dressed with a bearing of importance suggestive of a well-to-do person. He directed and managed his business but kept hired help to do the work connected with his farms, livestock and mills. His gristmill was located at Carroll and his sawmill was located about one mile N.W. of there.

- Kistler Families Descended from George Kistler, Jr, p. 9.

Father of S. A. KISTLER" died February 14th at his home in Greenfield Twp., aged 74 years.

- Genealogical Abstracts from The Lancaster (Ohio) Gazette, V 1, 1874-1884, Fairfield County Gen., Society, March 1998, p. 39.

Mr. Kistler was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, was a captain in the state militia, and was honored and respected as one of that class which played so prominent a part in the development of Fairfield county.

Sources

• Author: Sprague, Floride Kistler Title: Kistler Families Descended from George Kistler, Jr Publication: Location: Chauncey, Ohio; Date: 1944;
• Author: Wolfe, Barbara Schull Title: Kistlers of Cass, Pulaski & White Counties, Indiana Publication: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution; Location: Winamac, Indiana; Date: 1970;
• Title: Marriage Records of Fairfield County, Ohio: 1803-1865 Publication: Name: Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter, D.A.R.;
• Title: Bloom Township, Ohio Genealogy Society Publication: Location: Fairfield Co., Ohio; Note: CONT
• Author: Miller, Charles C. Title: History of Fairfield County, Ohio and Representative Citizens Publication: Name: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co.; Location: Chicago; Date: 1912;
• Title: Berks County Genealogical Society Journal Note: CONT
• Title: RLW Cemetery Visit - August, 2008
• Portrait and Biographical Record of Allen and Van Wert Counties, Ohio Publication: Name: A. W. Bowen & Co.; Location: Chicago; Date: 1896;
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21352946/samuel-kistler : accessed 27 March 2022), memorial page for Samuel Kistler (1 Nov 1804–14 Feb 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21352946, citing Old Betzer Cemetery, Carroll, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Berkshire Brubaker (contributor 46827561) .