Biography of Judge John Charles KRICHBAUM
Source: MEMOIRS OF MEN AND WOMEN OF STARK COUNTY [OHIO]
...........Compiled by John DANNER. B.F. Bowen, Publisher. 1904.
[N.B. - annotated corrections follow the original text]
Charles KRICHBAUM. -- The original progenitor of the KRICHBAUM family in
the new world was Johannes Adam KRICHBAUM [§-1], who was born in Bavaria,
Germany. The first record concerning the KRICHBAUM immigration to
Pennsylvania is found in the records of that state. On the 14th of
September, 1727, the provincial council of Pennsylvania adopted the
following resolutions:
"The masters of vessels importing Germans and others from the continent
of Europe shall examine them whether they have leave granted them to
masters of vessels by the court of Great Britain for the importation of
these foreigners, and that a list be taken of all these people, their
several occupations and places from whence they come, and shall be further
examined touching their intentions in coming hither; and that a writing
be drawn up for them to sign, declaring their allegiance and subjection
to the king of Great Britain and fidelity to the proprietary of this
province, and that they demean themselves peaceably toward all his
majesty's subjects and observe and conform to the laws of England and the
government of Pennsylvania."
All male persons above the age of sixteen did repeat and subscribe their names
or their marks to the following declaration:
"We subscribers, natives and late inhabitants of the
Palatinate upon the Rhine and places adjacent, having transported
ourselves and families into this province of Pennsylvania, a colony
subject to the crown of Great Britain, in hopes and expectation of
finding a retreat and peaceable settlement therein, do solemnly promise and
engage that we will be faithful and bear true allegiance to his present
majesty, King George II, and his successors, kings of Great Britain, and
will be faithful to the proprietors of this province, and that we will
demean ourselves peaceably to all his said subjects and strictly observe
and conform to laws of England and this province, to the utmost of our
power."
Thirty thousand names, mostly Germans, were subscribed to the
foregoing declaration between 1727 and 1776, and this record of the
provincial council is the only one extant concerning German immigration
to Pennsylvania. On the 20th day of September, 1749, the ship "Albany,"
with Robert BROWN as master, arrived at Philadelphia. Among the
passengers on this ship were Hans Philip KREIGHBAUM , Johan Wilhelm KREIGHBAUM and Johannes Adam
KREIGHBAUM, and on the ship "Brothers," William MCWAIR, master, which
dropped anchor in Philadelphia September 22, 1752, arrived Johannes
Conrad KREIGHBAUM, while the ship "Neptune," which arrived in the same
city September 30, 1754, had as a passenger Eberhart KREIGHBAUM. The
passengers for this place were from Alsace-Lorraine, Darmstadt and Zweibrucken.
J. Adam KREIGHBAUM arrived on the ship "St. Andrew," on September 14, 1851, James ABERCROMBY
having been master of the vessel. On this ship were eight Roman
Catholics, ten Mennonites and the remainder Calvinists. It is to be
noted that not one of the KREIGHBAUMS above mentioned was unable to sign
his name, in accordance with the provisions made in taking the oath of
allegiance, and thus each came with an education fitting him to take part in the government of his adopted
country and to assist in laying the foundations of our great republic.
Johannes Adam KRICHBAUM, the original ancestor [§-2], settled on Tulpehocken
creek in Berks county, Pennsylvania, before the Revolution, where he
became the father of five sons and three daughters. The eldest of his
sons, Adam, remained in Pennsylvania. The remaining sons, namely, Peter,
John and William, came to Stark county, as near as can be ascertained,
about the year 1811. From these three ancestors have sprung most of the
KRICHBAUMS in Stark county, and were the pioneers of the family in Ohio.
Peter and William settled in the northern part
of the county, and John in the southern part.
Peter had three sons and
one daughter, namely: Peter, John, Leonard and Motlena [§-3].
William had two
sons and three daughters, namely: John, George, Christina, Barbara and
Katie [§-4]. The [second] eldest son, George, was commissioner of Stark
county in 1837 and for a number of years thereafter. He married
Katharine SCHUTT, and has a large number of
descendants in the county.
John [brother of Peter and William] figures as the paternal ancestor of the
subject of this sketch. He settled in southern Stark county, and was
married to Elizabeth EMMET, a lady of Scotch-Irish descent, and they were
the great-grand-parents of the subject of this review.
This ancestor,
together with John SHERMAN, founded and built a Union church in southern
Stark county known as the SHERMAN church, John KRICHBAUM being the head
of the Lutheran church and John SHERMAN being the head of the Reformed
church. John KRICHBAUM, the eldest son of this ancestor married Hanna
TRAUL, a daughter of Thomas TRAUL, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary
army and fought under the command of Washington and LaFayette; their
eldest son, David KRICHBAUM, was the father of the subject; he helped his father clear up the lands now known
as the KRICHBAUM homestead. Subsequently by his own efforts he became a
school teacher, attended school
at Mt. Union College when the same was still a seminary, and for a number
of years taught school. He became later in life a very fine mechanic
and had a thriving business as a maker of guns and fire-arms, when he was killed accidentally on the South
Market street crossing in the city of Canton on the 9th day of January
1866. He was a man of large influence in the southern part of the
county, and was a man widely read and cognizant with all great public
questions. He was married to Sarah BUCHTEL; three children were born
from their marriage, George, Charles, the immediate subject of this
sketch, and Allen.
The mother gave herself assiduously to the education of her children, all
three of whom were graduated from Wooster University. George has been a
teacher in the city of Canton
for over 12 years. Allan is a Presbyterian minister; a graduate of the
Western Theological Seminary and was for many years the pastor of the
First Presbyterian church at Barnesville, Belmont county, Ohio. He is
now preaching at Morenci, Arizona, whither he has been compelled to go on
account of failing health.The widow of David KRICHBAUM is still living
in the southern part of Stark county. David KRICHBAUM was a Democrat
and a great friend of Archibald MCGREGOR; he was a Douglas Democrat; was a man of the highest integrity,
and one who held the confidence and esteem of all classes of people in
the county.
Upon his graduation the subject received the degree of Bachelor of
Arts. After leaving college Mr. KRICHBAUM was employed as a teacher of
English in the Pennsylvania State Normal School, at Indiana Pennsylvania,
where he remained for one year. Subsequently he was for two years
principal of the South Plum street school in Canton, Ohio. It was but
natural that one so self-reliant and ambitious should early formulate
definite plans for his future life work, and in
1885 Mr. KRICHBAUM began reading law in the office of Judge William R.
DAY and Austin LYNCH, and later he was graduated from the Cincinnati Law
School as a member of the class of 1887, and was duly admitted to the bar
of the state in that year. He then returned to Canton where he became
associated in the practice of his profession with Henry W. HARTER, under
the firm name of HARTER & KRICHBAUM , and this alliance continued until
the elevation of Mr. HARTER to the bench of Stark county common pleas,
the law firm of HARTER & KRICHBAUM having gained distinctive prestige and
the highest reputation for integrity and efficiency. Of Mr. KRICHBAUM
one who has noted him well speaks as follows: "Mr. KRICHBAUM has shown
himself a careful and painstaking lawyer, and has had large experience in
state and United States courts. Aside from being a good lawyer, he is
well read in the constitutional and political history of the United
States and is excelled by few men in scholarly attainments."
Mr. KRICHBAUM has always been a leader in his party. He was president
of the Young Men's Democratic Club of Canton during the agitation of the
tariff question, and has been an effective and valued campaign speaker
and worker. In 1890 he was the candidate of his party for the office of
prosecuting attorney of Stark county, and was defeated by only a slight
majority, this being during the McKinley-Warwick campaign. He has ever
retained a deep interest in the cause of education; he served two years
as a member of the board of education in Canton, and is frequently called
upon to address teachers' institutes in the county. He is widely and
favorably known as an eloquent and forceful speaker on a wide range of
subjects, historical, literary and
political. He is at the present time a member of the board of trustees
of his alma mater, Wooster University, having been elected to that
position by the alumni of the institution. He is a member of the
Reformed church.
Mr. KRICHBAUM was married, on August 20, 1890, to Elizabeth Scott GANS, a
graduate of Hiram College and the youngest daughter of the late Dr. D.L.
GANS, of Sparta, this county. Mr. KRICHBAUM is a man of strong and
forceful individuality, is an able advocate and counselor, being
thoroughly read in the science of jurisprudence and in addition is a man
of fine literary attainments, and his character is one which has begotten
the highest confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens. He was a warm
admirer of the lamented President McKinley, Canton's distinguished and
loved citizen, and on Saturday, September 28, 1901, he read before the
Stark County Bar Association a most beautiful and appreciative memorial
address in verse concerning the martyred President, the tribute being
written in chaste and perfect diction.
Annotations by Nancy Agnew PECHE
[§-1] Baptismal records recorded in Berks County, Pennsylvania prove that the
progenitor of the Stark County, Ohio KRICHBAUMS was actually Johannes
Wilhelm KRICHBAUM - not his brother Johannes Adam KRICHBAUM.
[§-2] Again, Johannes Wilhelm KRICHBAUM was the "original ancestor."
Subsequent references in the text to Johannes Adam's sons [Adam, Peter, John and William]
are actually sons of Johannes Wilhelm.
[§-3] Berks County, Pennsylvania baptismal records document 7 [seven] sons
and 4 [four] daughters for Peter KRIEGBAUM and Anna Maria HOFFMAN, as follows.
Sons Peter, John, Leonard and George and daughter Magdalena came to Ohio.
George eventually resided in Ross County.
1. ANN MARIE ............... b. 09 March 1781
2. JOHANN DANIEL ...... b. 01 Dec 1782
3. CATHARINE .............. b. 12 July 1784
4. PETER .................... b. 20 April 1786 ...... m. Elizabeth DAVIS
5. GEORGE ................. b. 19 Oct 1787 ........ m. Polly KELLER
6. JOHN ADAM ............ b. 23 Oct 1789
7. ELIZABETH .............. b. 03 Nov 1791
8. JOHANN JACOB ....... b. 06 Dec 1793
9. JOHANNES ............. b. 28 Oct 1795 ........ m. Sarah SCHMIDT
10. LEONARD .............. b. 04 April 1797 ....... m. Sarah HENNY
11. MAGDALENA ......... b. 24 Sep 1799 ........ m. Solomon PONTIUS
[§-4] William KRIEGBAUM and his wife Maria Catharine GARMAN had six [6] sons and [3]
daughters. Three of the sons born between 1793 and 1797 died before 1798.
The following of their children came to Stark Co, Ohio:
1. CHRISTINA ................. b. 03 Jan 1783 .....m. John RABER
2. JOHN ......................... b. ca 1786 ....... m. Christina WEAVER
3. BARBARA .......................................... m. Leonard EMRICH
4. JOHN GEORGE ...........b. 23 Jan 1791 . m. Catharine SHUTT
5. CATHARINE (Katie) ............................ m. George FURST
[§-5] Judge John Charles KRICHBAUM , co-author of the
1918
KRICHBAUM FAMILY HISTORY , was born in Bethlehem township, Stark County,
Ohio on 26 September 1855 and died 19 October 1932. His wife Elizabeth Scott
GANS died 06 June 1935. They are both buried along with their son Allen
KRICHBAUM at Westlawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark Co, Ohio.