Levi Stemple

LEVI STEMPLE, one of the most popular, and enterprising hotel-keepers in Carroll and adjoining counties, is proprietor of the leading hostelry in Carrollton, known as the "Hotel Van-Horn." He is a native of Carroll County, having been born August 15, 1839, in Washington Township, tenth in the order of birth in the family of six sons and five daughters born to Jacob and Eva (Easterday) Stemple. Jacob Stemple was born in Preston County, Virginia, whence, in 1818, be moved to Ohio, settling in what is now Carroll County, where he and his wife both died. He was a farmer by occupation, and had participated in the War of 1812 under Gen. Harrison, serving as corporal, and later, as captain in the militia.

Levi Stemple was reared to agricultural pursuits, attending the public schools and also the academy at Carrollton. At the age of twenty years he commenced life for his own account, and for one year taught school.

In 1865 he was married to Mary Gearhart, a native of Washington Township, Carroll Co., Ohio, and daughter of John and Mary Gearhart, pioneers of that section. To this union were born eight children, as follows: Ora, Alma, Otto, Ada, Verna, Lawrence G., Coila and Marna.

Mr. and Mrs. Stemple resided on their farm which they carried on industriously until 1875, in which year they came to Carrollton, where he established his present prosperous hotel business, in which his urbanity and attentiveness as a host are too well known to the traveling public and others to call for any comment in this sketch. Mrs. Stemple is a member of the Reformed church; in politics Mr. Stemple is a Republican.

Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of Many of the Early Settled Families, Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1891

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