Daniel Suiter

History of Seneca Co., OH
Warner, Beers & Co. Vol 2, 1886.
Pg 967-8

DANIEL SUITER, farmer, P.O. Attica, was born near Leavittsville, Carroll Co., Ohio, January 18,1836, son of Jacob and Sarah (Myers) Suiter, natives of Pennsylvania; the former born in 1803, moved with his father, Philip Suiter, to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1809 (this Philip Suiter laid out the town of New Cumberland, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio), and died January 20, 1876; latter born in 1809, moved to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in1816 with her grandparents (John & ?? Yant), and died in 1872. Jacob and Sarah (Myers) Suiter had nine children: John in Montgomery County, IL; Henry in Kansas; Matilda, wife of Benjamin Perch, in Christian County, IL; Daniel; Elizabeth, deceased; Martha, wife of James Bennett, in Montgomery County, IL; Amanda, wife of Conrad Perch, in Carroll County, Ohio; David, in Carroll County, Ohio; Margaret, wife of James McAfee, in Montgomery County, IL. Our subject followed farming and teaching until the war of the Rebellion, when he enlisted December 20, 1861, in Company K, Eightieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was promoted to be quartermaster-sergeant; was with his command through all their hard fought battles, discharging his duties as a soldier and an officer with credit to himself and honor to his country. After nearly four years of service he was discharged at Little Rock, Ark., and returned to agricultural pursuits. He was married April 24, 1864, to Hannah Albaugh, born in Crawford County, January 20, 1841, daughter of David and Rebecca (Keeran) Albaugh, both of whom are still living. By this marriage there were seven children: Nancy M., Sarah L., William A., Rollin J., John H., Emma M. and Lloyd W. Mr. Suiter moved to Crawford County in 1866, and to Seneca County in March, 1872. Here, in December, 1880, he sustained heavy loss in the destruction of his home by fire, but by energy and perseverance he has overcome all obstacles, and is now enjoying the comforts of pleasant surroundings.