Hiram Doll
by Carol Biaze
Hiram Doll was a Merchant. He is one of the younger business men of the town of Osnaburg, being born in 1844, in this township; descendant of John Doll, who came originally from York Co., Penn. His father was Geo. Doll, whose life is noticed elsewhere in this work.
Mr. Doll spent his boyhood days in Osnaburg Village, where he attended the public schools. In the spring of 1860 he moved to Perry Twp. A year from the following fall, at the breaking-out of the war, he enlisted in company I, 19th Ohio, under Capt. Wm. Rakestraw, and Col. Sam. Beaty, going first to camp Dennison, then the Louisville, Ky.
During his term of service he was in the battle of Shiloh, at the Siege of Corinth, Murfreesboro, Tenn., Perryville, Ky., and Chickamauga, and at the latter place was among the unfortunates, being taken prisoner the last evening of the engagement. He was removed to Richmond, afterward to Danville, Andersonville and Savannah, also to Millen. At Andersonville he served a term of six months, experiencing all the hardships of Confederate prison-life scurvy being one of the afflictions at that place. At Danville he was incarcerated for a period of five months, at which place he was sorely afflicted with the small-pox. He was imprisoned in all fourteen months.
Mr. Doll having served over three years, received an honorable discharge, Jan. 13, 1865. The following May he was united in the holy bonds of wedlock, with Miss Lydia Newman, of Osnaburg. Of this union there are three children living – Charley H., Nettie and Maggie. One child, James R., was buried in the winter of 1872. After the war he was engaged in coal mining and painting, until 1876, in which year he began general merchandising in Osnaburg, at which business he is at present employed. He has held local office in the township, serving as Township Clerk, also Treasurer for one year; in spring of 1881 was elected again to that office, and is the present incumbent.
Mr. and Mrs. Doll are members of the German Reformed Church. Has held the position of Deacon in same for fourteen years. He takes great interest in Sunday-school was held the position of Superintendent for several terms. At other times has been a constant teacher of a class. Mr. Doll lives in one of the finest dwellings in the village – a neat, brick edifice, upon Nassau street, opposite his store-room.
Hiram died on 20 June 1912, in Canton, at the age of 68, and was buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Canton.
Source: https://ohiogenealogyexpress.com/stark/starkco_bios_1881/starkco_1881_bios_d.htm