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THE HISTORY OF WARREN COUNTY OHIO VOL. 1 & VOL. 2 by W.H. BEER & COMPANY
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publ. 1882 reprint 1994
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submitted by Linda Boorom lbnk@worldnet.att.net
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AARON ERTEL, farmer, P.O. Fort Ancient; was born in Hamilton Township, July 16,
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1825. His parents, Daniel and Lydia Ertel, were natives of Warren and Hamilton
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Co.s., respectively. The former was born Oct. 8, 1797, and the latter May 16
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1807. Our subjects father came with his parents, Daniel and Catherine Ertel, to
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this country in 1797, and settled in Hamilton Township, where they owned the
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first hand-mill to grind corn. Mr. Ertel's father died Nov. 6 1878, and his
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mother Dec. 6, 1870. His grandfather, Aaron Boorone, served in both the war of
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1812 and the Revolution, and was well acquainted with Gen. George Washington.
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Mr. Ertel, the subject of this sketch, passed his early life on his father's
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farm, and was married Sept. 12, 1849, to Nancy Smoot, who died April, 1862, and
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left two children - Francis M. and Granville (deceased), Oct. 5, 1863. Mr. Ertel
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was united in marriage to Mary A. Reins, by whom he has had six children--
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Jeremiah G., Charles S., Samantha E., Eva, Aaron W. and Caroline I. (deceased).
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In September, 1849, Mr. Ertel removed to Clinton Co., where he lived till March,
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1867, he came to Washington Township, where he owns a farm of 172 acres with
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excellent improvements. He donated 1 acre to the Freewill Baptist Church, and at
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the building of the church gave $300. Politically Mr. Ertel is an adherent to
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republicanism.
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