Daniel Kick
Daniel Kick was born in Wayne (now Ashland) County, Ohio, October 17, 1829, a son of Godfrey and Catherine (Lininger) Kick, natives of Alsace, France. In 1825, the parents with four children came to America and settled on forty acres of land in what is now Ashland County, Ohio, where the father worked at his trade, blacksmithing, and also at farming seven years; then moved to Washington township, Holmes County, where he entered 180 acres of heavily timbered land, where he built a rude log cabin and began his farm. He lived on this land until his death, which occurred when he was eighty-one years of age. The mother died, aged eighty-four years. They had a family of six sons and one daughter: John, Godfrey, Philip, Henry, Daniel, Frederick, and Catherine; only three sons are now living.
Daniel Kick remained with his parents until his majority, when he went West, and, after an absence of some years, returned to Holmes County, where he owns 148 acres of valuable land. He has been a hard working man, and his success is due to his economy and good management. He married Margaret Muchler, who was born in Stark County, Ohio, April 15, 1832, and they have had eleven children (eight of whom are living): Caroline, born December 25, 1850; Catherine, born July 7, 1852; Barbara, born November 10, 1854, and died April 29, 1878; Margaret, born November 28, 1856, and died August 22, 1859; Henry, born March 14, 1858; Louisa, born July 8, 1860, and died September 13, 1878; Godfrey, forn May 10, 1863; Christian, born February 1, 1866; Sarah, born June 12, 1868; Daniel, Jr., born September 26, 1870; Lewis, born November 4, 1874. Mr. Kick is a member of the Lutheran Church; in politics a Democrat.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889