"John Staub and "Brewery Man" Sting were also old residents "
"In May, 1839, the officers of the First Regiment met at Staub' shouse , in Tiffin..."
1840 Tiffin, Seneca Co, OH. At census time John Staub had 16 peoplei n his household that included 1 male age 10-14, 1 at 15-19, 7 were20-2 9, John and another name were 30-39 years old; 1 female age10-14, 2 we re 15-19, 1 was 20-29 and 1 at 30-39. Two people wereemployed in comm erce, 1 in manufacture and trade, and 3 were learnedprofessional engin eers. A young Jacob Staub and wife were listed 2pages back with other S taubs in the same county.
Again from Seneca history:
"Calvin Bradley, John Goodin, Eli Norris, Richard Sneath, C. Y.Pierson , and John Staub were tavern keepers in pioneer days. JohnStaub was th e envy of all the boys because he
could drive four horses. He was quite a character, easy going, andsome what rough. His brother, Dr. Staub, was a man of considerablerefinemen t. Their sisters were the wives of
Uriah P. Coonrod, who was in the Woolen Mill, and John Baugher, acarpe nter, who built the first court house."
"John Staub, a pioneer hotel keeper, at one time entertained CharlesDi ckens. Just where he was keeping hotel at the time is not known.Dicken s came by stage-coach from Upper
Sandusky, then to Lower Sandusky (Fremont). He remained but a fewhours i n Tiffin, yet must have visited several places. Verbal historyfrom dif ferent people tells us he visited the Holt House in FortBall, at the r esidence of Richard Sneath on Market street (whereLoschert's grocery n ow stands, No. 62), and at the "Western Exchange"(formerly built by Ca lvin Bradley for a hotel at No. 215 SouthWashington street) etc. He ev idently made good use of his time whilehere. Dickens started on his Am erican tour in the Spring of 1842."
"In September 1850, while Sands & Co., circus company, were showingher e, a fire occurred which destroyed property to the value of$2600.00. T he performance was abandoned
as actors and audience ran to the aid of the firemen under ChiefEngine er W. H. Gibson, and R. R. Scott, Secretary of Engine CompanyNo. I. Me ssrs Sands & Company lost
many horses and wagons, which were at the barns of John Staub'shotel."
1850 Did the census taker miss John's family that year?
8/2/1860 City of Tiffin, Seneca Co, OH. That census says John Staub,4 9, born PA, owned a livery stable and living with him were wifeElizabe th, 34, born MD; son Gady, 8 born OH; and livery stable workerHenry Sh immel, 44, born Ger. John had $1200 worth of personalproperty only.
