Fulton County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1905 (part 7 of 15)

ELMER ELLS WORTH KUEBLER is one of the prosperous and progressive young farmers of Fulton township, and was born on the farm where he now lives, on the 28th of August, 1879, being a son of Martin and Anna (Estell) Kuebler, the former of whom was born in the fair little republic of Switzerland and the latter in Germany, and their marriage was solemnized in Fulton county, Ohio. They forthwith" located on the fine farmstead which is represented in the Kuebler estate at the present time. Martin Kuebler was well and favorably known in Fulton county, having been a man of sterling integrity and one of marked industry and productive energy. At the time when he located on the homestead the same was wholly unimproved, much of the land being under water, and no road had been constructed to afford access to the place. The farm is now effectively tiled, the system of drainage being entirely adequate, and the land is specially productive. The improvements are of the best, including a handsome modern residence, most attractively situated, and with other good farm buildings. A well-improved gravel road now passes the farm, which is located two and one-half miles northwest of Swanton, and which is essentially one of the model places of the township. In politics Martin Kuebler was a stanch Republican, and he was a consistent member of the United Brethren church, as is also his widow. He died April n, 1905, honored by all who knew him, and his remains rest in the Fulton Union cemetery. His widow now resides in Swanton, where she has a pleasant home, having purchased the property. Five children survive the honored father - William, Florentine, Elmer E., Frederick and Gertrude. William is a traveling salesman, with headquarters in the city of Toledo; Florentine conducts a meat-market business in Mayville, North Dak.; and Frederick and Gertrude remain with their mother, in Swanton, the former being a student of civil engineering in the Ohio Northern University, at Ada. Elmer E. Kuebler passed his boyhood days on the home farm, duly taking advantage of the privileges afforded in the district school and thereafter continuing his studies in the high school at Swanton. He left school in the beginning of his senior year, his services being needed at home, because of illness in the family, and he has ever since been actively concerned in the work and management of the home farm, which is now operated under his sole control. In politics Mr. Kuebler is one of the loyal young Republicans of his native county, and fraternally he belongs to Swanton Lodge, No. 588, Knights of Pythias, in which he has passed the official chairs, and to the uniform rank of the same order, of whose auxiliary, the Rathbone Sisters, both he and his wife are valued members. Mr. and Mrs. Kuebler are most popular in the social circles of the community, and their pleasant home is ever pervaded by a spirit of gracious hospitality, being a favorite rendezvous for their large circle of friends. April 19, 1905, there was solemnized in the home of the brides' parents a most interesting double-wedding, and at that time Miss Lily Scott became the wife of Elmer E. Kuebler, and her younger sister, Daisy, became the wife of Frederick Shaffer. Mrs. Kuebler is a daughter of Christopher and Phoebe (Chard) Scott, both of whom were born in England. They came to Fulton county in 1880 and located in Swanton, where the father has since been engaged in the practice of his profession, that of veterinary surgeon. Dr. and Mrs. Scott have had eleven children, of whom eight were born in England and the other three in Swanton. Seven are living as follows: Minnie is the wife of Frank Seaton, of Swanton; Christopher resides in Redfield, North Dak.; Otto is a resident of Swanton; Ada is the wife of Edward Whitmire, of Fulton township; Bernal remains at the parental home; Lily is the wife of Mr. Kuebler; and Daisy, as already noted, is the wife of Frederick Shaffer, their residence being in Swanton.

number of the leading- farmers of Fulton county, for in every community the sturdy yeomanry still constitute the basic force for advancement and stable prosperity. One of the prominent and prosperous farmers of Dover township is John Gype, whose fine homestead is located four miles northeast of the city of Wauseon, and further propriety in according him specific recognition is given in the fact that he is a native of the county and a member of an honored pioneer family. He was bom in Franklin township, December 2, 1848, and is a son of John and Christina (Brown) Gype, both of whom were bom and reared in Germany. Soon after their immigration to America they came to what is now Fulton county, Ohio, where the father purchased ninety acres of wild land, which he reclaimed and improved, both he and his wife passing the remainder of their lives on this homestead, in Franklin township. They were devoted members of the German Lutheran church and were folk of sterling character. They became the parents of eight children, the eldest of whom died in Germany. Peter died in middle age ; Oiristine and Jacob reside in Archbold, this county ; John was the next in order of birth ; Christopher is a farmer in Dover township; Adam resides in Manchester, Tenn. ; and Elizabeth makes Tier home in Wauseon. John Gype passed his boyhood days on the home farm, under the conditions and environments of the pioneer era in this section. He duly attended the district school, and recalls the circumstance that in going to and from the primitive educational institution he walked a mile and one-half over the roadway made of hewed logs, which were laid end to end to afford a walk, the land being practically undrained at the time, and being thus covered with water much of the time. Upon initiating his independent career he continued to be identified with farming for a number of years, after which he learned the carpenter trade, being about twenty years of age at the time. He followed his trade for a time, and about 1873 he engaged in the operation of a saw-mill, in Franklin township. He purchased the mill, which was finally destroyed by fire, and he erected and equipped a good modem mill, continuing its operation until 1889, when he sold the same and moved on to his present homestead, which he had purchased in 1884. The place originally comprised one hundred and twenty acres, and in 1901 he purchased eighty acres adjoining on the north, so that his farmstead is now a fine estate of two hundred acres, well drained and practically all available for cultivation, and the improvements are of a very superior order, including the fine residence, erected in 1889, and the large, and well-arranged barn, built in 1893. In politics Mr. Gype is one of the representative Republicans of his township, and on the party ticket he was elected township trustee in 1892, serving three years, and in 1900 he was land appraiser of the township. Both he and his wife are zealous and valued members of the German Lutheran church, and have contributed materially to religious work, Mr. Gype having aided in the erection of four churches. On the 16th of February, 1882, Mr. Gype was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Leininger, who was born in this county, October 3, 1862, being a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Kutzley) Leininger, who came from Switzerland and lo- cated in Fulton county in 1848, their respective parents also taking up their residence here. Jacob Leininger became one of the successful fanners of German township, where he died in 1887, and his widow now resides with her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Gype have three children, all of whom remain beneath the parental roof-tree, namely: Charles F., Nettie and Albert.

ALFRED M. HALL, machinist and gunsmith, is one of the honored business men of the village of Lyons, is a veteran of the Civil war and is a scion of one of the pioneer families of the old Buckeye State. He was bom in Dover, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, October 22, 1836, and is a son of Edwin and Abigail (Hubbard) Hall, the former of whom was bom in Berkshire county, Mass., and the latter in New Haven, Conn., and both families were established in New England in the 'Colonial era. Moses Hall, father of Edwin, took up his residence in Ashtabula county, Ohio, in the early pioneer days, and from that county went forth to do valiant service as a soldier in the War of 1812, after which he there continued engaged in farming until his death, his wife, Lydia, also dying in that county. The maternal grandfather of the subject of this sketch was a sea captain, sailing from Connecticut, and he lost his life while in pursuit of his vocation on the Atlantic. Edwin Hall was reared to manhood in Ashtabula county, and in early manhood he settled in Dover, Cuyahoga county, where he followed the cooper trade for a number of years, also engaging in farming in that locality. In 1849 he came with his family to Fulton county and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land in Pike township, developing the same into a productive farm and there remaining until .1858, when he took up his residence in the village of Delta, where he died, at the age of seventy-nine years, his wife also passing away at thq age of seventy-nine years. They reared a family erf five children: Elydia became the wife of Ephraim Hallett; John M. served three years in the Civil war, as a member erf Company I, Thirty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, and is now living in Dayton, Tenn. ; William B. is a resident of Kendallville, Ind. ; Alfred M. is the immediate subject erf this review; and Nettie became the wife of Henry Davidson. Alfred Millard Hall was thirteen years of age at the time of the family removal to Fulton county, his rudimentary education having been secured in Cuyahoga county, and he attended the pioneer schools of the former county as opportunity permitted, principally during the winter months, his services at other seasons of the year being demanded in connection with the work of the home farm. Prior to the Civil war he began his apprenticeship at the trade of gunsmith, but he was among the first of the county to respond to Ptesident Lincoln's initial call for volunteers. In 1861 he enlisted, for a term of three months, in Company H, Fourteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, with which he took part in the battles of Philippi, Laurel Hill, Ckrrick's Ford and* Cheat River, receiving an honorable discharge at the termination of his term of enlistment. He forthwith veteranized, since, on the 4th of August, 1861, he re-enlisted, becoming a member of Company I, Thirty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, with which command he par- ticipated in the battles of Wildcat Mountain, Mill Springs, Pittsburg Landing (often designated as Battle of Shiloh), Perryville, Stone River, Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Eutaw Creek, Atlanta and Jonesboro, covering in his service some of the most notable campaigns of the great conflict He was honorably discharged, at Chattanooga, Tenn., December 29, 1863, on account of disability, being mustered out at army headquarters, by Lieutenant Samuel J. Dick. After his discharge Mr. Hall still continued in the government service, as recruiting officer of his regiment, at Chattanooga, acting in that capacity while the regiment was being reorganized from veteran volunteers. The mustering officer, Leutenant Samuel J. Dick, finally ordered that his discharge should be recognized by him and he returned home with his regiment, which later returned to the field. In the spring of 1864, at his own expense, he rejoined his regiment at Ringgold, Ga., being determined to continue in the service, but, on account of illness, he was not accepted, returning home in September, 1864. Thereafter he followed the machinist trade at intervals, in Fulton county and in Lenawee county, Mich., for a number of years, passing about eight years in the latter county, though he has considered Fulton county his home at all times. In 1890 Mr. Hall took up his residence in Lyons, where he has since conducted a gunsmith and machinist shop, his skill and personal popularity gaining to him a profitable business. He is an honored member of Baxter Post, No. 238, Grand Army of the Republic, at Lyons, and is also identified with Lyons Lodge, No. 622, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he is a stalwart Republican, and he has served in various township and county offices. In January, 1870, Mr. Hall married Miss Phoebe Burdick, daughter of Aruna and Cornelia (Crosby) Burdick, of Fairfield township, Lenawee county, Mich., and they have three children : Edith B., wife of

DAVID S. HALL, a retired farmer of Fulton county, now residing in the pleasant little village of Ai, in Fulton township, is a veteran of the Civil war and a citizen who has been true to duty in all the relations of life, even as he was loyal to the Republic when its integrity was placed in jeopardy through the armed rebellion of the Confederacy. Mr. Hall was bom in Seneca county, Ohio, February 28, 1836, and is a son of Reuben S. and Almira (Wheaton) Hall, the former of whom was bom in New Jersey and the latter in Connecticut, and their marriage was solemnized at Millersburg, Holmes county, Ohio, the respective families having been numbered among the worthy pioneers of the Buckeye State. Reuben S. Hall devoted the major portion of his active life to agricultural pursuits, and in 1865 he^came to Fulton county and located on a farm two miles northeast of the present village of Ai. He later disposed of this property and purchased one hundred and forty acres one mile west of Ai. His wife, who was bom in 1801, died on the farm previously mentioned, in 1865. He was born in 1795 and his death occurred in 1875. This honored pio- neer couple became the parents of eight children, of whom six are living: Sallie Ann, bom June 19, 1822, became the wife of Russell Twiss, and her death occurred in 1902; Eliza Jane, bom August 31, 1825, married Joseph George, and she died in Sandusky county, Ohio, when still a young woman ; Anson W., bom May 3, 1827, is a farmer of Spencer township, Lucas county ; Washington J., bom February 3, 1829, resides in the village of Ai, a retired farmer; Amos W., bom April 21, 1831, also is a retired farmer of the same village; Mary, bom March 15, 1833, is the widow of Hiram Root, who was a soldier in an Ohio regiment during the Civil war and was killed in an engagement at Hatcher's Run, Va., and she now resides on a part of the old homestead, in company with her daughter, Mrs. Lovall Sheldon; David S., of this sketch, was the next in order of birth; and Rebecca, the youngest of the children, is the wife of Horatio C. Sloan, a farmer of Richfield township, Lucas county. David S. Hall was afforded the advantages of the common schools of Seneca county, where he was reared to maturity and where he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, becoming a skilled workman, and throughout his active career he continued to give more or less time to his trade, while carrying on the operation of his farm. August 22, 1862, Mr. Hall tendered his services in defense of the Union, enlisting as a member of Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio vounteer infantry, which was assigned to service in West Virginia and which was for a short time attached to the Army of the Potomac. At Petersburg, West Va., Mr. Hall was captured by a detachment of Mosby's guerillas, having been on picket duty at the time. He was paroled on the field and sent to the parole camp at Columbus, Ohio, where he received his honorable discharge before his exchange had been effected. His discharge was received in the summer of 1863, on account of physical disability, and he now receives a pension by reason of the permanent effects of the physical disorders entailed during his army service. After his return to his home, in Seneca county, he was a confirmed invalid about six years, being unable to do physical labor, though he engaged ini contracting and building, employing men to do the work, which he superintended. In the meanwhile, in November, 1864, Mr. Hall had come to Fulton county and located on a farm which had been previously purchased! by his father, in Fulton township. He inherited forty" acres of the paternal homestead and secured by purchase an adjoining forty acres which had been inherited by his brother, Amos W. Hall, and here he resided from 1864 until 1900, when he and his wife took up their abode in a pleasant home which he had previously purchased in the village of Ai, where he has since lived practically retired, and in the community he is surrounded by tried and true friends and finds that his lines are cast in pleasant places. Mr. Hall was reared in the Democratic faith and supported the party ticket until about six years ago, when he transferred his allegiance to the Republican party, whose policies more closely represented his views. He served about eighteen years as clerk of Fulton township, where he also gained uniform commendation during his incumbency of the office of justice of the peace. He and his wife were active members of the Baptist church for many years, but the organization of this denomination in Ai has been defunct for several years, and they attend the services of other churches. He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity since early manhood and is now affiliated with Fulton Lodge, No. 248, in Delta. He was primarily instrumental in effecting the organization of Robert O. Nobbs Post, No. 521, Grand Army of the Republic, at Ai, and this post was a vital and flourishing one until its ranks became so depleted by death that it could no longer be maintained, the organization having lapsed about I902. He and his wife, as well as most of. their children, were members of a lodge of Good Templars in Ai until the same was abandoned, after having done a most effective work, having been largely instrumental in making Ai a prohibition village, no saloon having been maintained here for many yeare, and public sentiment is such that the village is certain to have continued immunity in this line. At West Lodi, Seneca county, Ohio, in 1857, Mr. Hall was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Keen, who was born in Wayne county, this state, January 22, 1839, being a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Engall) Keen, nativesNof Pennsylvania, In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Keen were two sons and four daughters, the eldest son, Samuel, dying in childhood. John was in service from the beginning to the end of the Civil war, having first served in Company K, Seventh Ohio volunteer infantry, for three months, and thereafter in Company K, Third Ohio volunteer cavalry, and he died shortly after the close of the war, from the effects of the hardships and privations endured in his long and arduous military career. Of Mrs. Hall's three sisters two are living. Concerning the children of Mr. and Mrs. Hall the following is a brief record : Frances Estella, bom February 15, 1858, became the wife of William G. Fleming, and she died in Swanton, this county, September 8, 1895, being survived by her husband and three daughters. Stephen D., who was bom in Saieca county, April 3, i860, is engaged in farming in Erie county, Ohio. He married Mrs. Sarah J. (Smith) Huntley, widow of John Huntley. Jesse H., bom in Seneca county, March 16, 1863,* remains ati the parental home. Mary R., who was bom March 15, 1866, died on the 9th of March, 1871. Lewis K., who was bom October 16, 1867, resides on his father's old homestead farm, one-half mile west of Ai. He married Miss Mabel Mawer, and they have one son. Price. Burton F., bom February 22, 1871, is now clerking in a drug store at Delta, Ohio. The children all received excellent educational advantages, and Frances Estella, Lewis and Burton made successful records as teachers in the public schools. Lewis is a graduated optician and followed his profession as such for several years.

JAMES HALL, who is engaged in the livery and transfer business in Metamora, was bom in Amboy township, this county, on the 23d of May, 1857, being a son of William L. and Sarah (Young) Hall, both of whom were bom in Pennsylvania, the former being a son of Washington Hall, who came from the Keystone State to Fulton county, Ohio, in the early 'so's, settling in Section 11, Amboy township. He later returned to Pennsylvania, where he passed the remainder of his life. The maternal grandfather, Adam Young, came to Fulton county from Pennsylvarb about the same time as did the Hall family, and settled in the same part of Amboy township, where he reclaimed the farm now owned by Richard A. Young. He was a valiant soldier in the Civil war and died while in the service. William L. Hall took up his residence in Amboy township about 1855, and he cleared and improved a farm of forty acres, in Section 11. He sold this property in 1864, but he continued to live in Amboy township the greater portion of his life thereafter, his death occurring in 1895, at which time he was sixty-three years of age. His first wife, Sarah (Young) Hall, died in

1863, having borne four children, of whom two grew to maturity - James, subject of this sketch, and Mary, who became the wife of Edgar Simpson and is now deceased. For his second wife Wiliam L. Hall diQ6e Susan Young, a sister of his first wife, and of the second marriage four children were bom : * John, a resident of Fulton county ; Lily, the wife of Lewis Beihl ; Maggie and Hattie (twins), the former being the wife of Elmer White and the latter of George Shull. Reared on the home farm and early beginning to assist in its work, James Hall secured his educational discipline in the common schools of Amboy township, and after attaining his majority he engaged in teaming, doing a large amount of contract work and making the enterprise a profitable one. He continued in this line of business until 1902, when he engaged in the lively business in Metamora, where he has a wellequipped stable and controls an excellent trade, enjoying much popularity in the community which has ever been his home. He is a Republican in his political proclivities, and he served four years as constable of Amboy township. He is affiliated with the Knights of the Maccabees. March 18, 1880, Mr. Hall married Miss Mary Berry, daughter of Peter and Phoebe (Blain) Berry, of Amboy township, and they have four children : Della L. is the wife of Henry Schmitz ; and Goldie, Gladys and Wildia remain at the parental home.

JULIUS ADELRERT HANNA, a prominent manufacturers' agent of Cleveland, was bom in Chesterfield township, Fulton county, January 5, 1863. He is the son of Julius J. and Celestia (Jones) Hanna, both natives of Ohio. Julius J. Hanna enlisted in the Union army during the Civil war and was killed in a battle in April, 1864. His widow, Celestia Hanna, the daughter of Isaac Jones, a highly respected citizen and a pioneer of Chesterfield township, died in September,

1864. In 1869 Isaac Jones removed to Wauseon with the subject of this sketch and his brother, Elmer. J. A. Hanna graduated from the Wauseon high school when seventeen years old and taught for a time in the schools of Fulton county. He began his career as electrician by putting in acoustic telephones in the towns and cities of Southern Michigan. He then went to New York City and shipped on a whaler for a cruise of three years, but abandoned the ship at Fayal and served on Atlantic coasters for one year. In 1883 he conducted a hotel under a tent in South Dakota, and the year following worked in the Coeur d'Alene gold mines. He entered the street railway car business in 1884 and has continued in the same up to this date, 1905. At the exposition at New Orleans he had charge of the exhibit of J. G. Brill & Co., with whom he remained until 1892, serving in various capacities. Then for five years he was in the employ of the McGuire manufacturing company, with offices in New York City. In 1896 he was appointed agent at Chicago for the Peckham Trunk Company. In 1901 J. A. Hanna established an office at No. 312 Electric Building, Cleveland, where he is now in business. As the representative of the Niles Car and Manufacturing Company he handles their entire output of electric railway cars. He also looks after the interests of the Pedeham Manufacturing Company throughout the Central West. With every change that Mr. Hanna has made in the past twenty years he has bettered his, condition and he now ranks among the foremost of those engaged in this business. This is largely due to his business ability, tact and genial nature. In secret society affairs he takes a deep interest, being a Mason and a Shriner. He married Mrs. Lydia Williamson, a native of Peckway Valley, Lancaster county, Pa. She is the daughter of Jacob Docterman of Philadelphia. There has been bom to them one child, Inez Hanna.

EZRA S. HARROUN, M. D., merits recognition in this compilation by reason of his standing as one of the representative physicians and surgeons of Fulton county. He is successfully established in the practice of his profession in the village of Lyons and is a scion of one of the well-known pioneer families of this part of the county. He was bom in Royalton township, February 22, 1853, and is a son of Levi and Amanda (Wolfinger) Harroun, the former of whom was bom in Massachusetts and the latter in Bucks county, Pa. The descent in the agnatic line is traced back to the ancient rulers of Egypt, and the surname indicates this in no indefinite way. During the French Huguenot persecutions ancestors of the line left France and went to England, and later representatives settled in Ireland, where the family is still numerous and one of prominence. Prior to the war of the Revolution three brothers, John, Alexander and Etavid Harroun, came from the Emerald Isle to America, the first-named being the one from whom Dr. Hamsun traces his descent in a direct agnatic line. Levi Harroun was reared in Genesee county, N. Y., and for a number of years he was engaged in teaching school in Canada. About 1835 he came to Ohio, locating in Sylvania, Lucas county, where he followed the shoemaker's trade for the ensuing fifteen years. In 1851 he located in Royalton township, Fulton county, this section at that time being a portion of Lucas county, and here he took up a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of government land, a portion of which he reclaimed from the forest, in the meanwhile teaching school during the winter months.

In 1854 he returned to Lucas county as now constituted and purchased a farm of forty acres, in Richfield township, clearing this farm from the wild state, with the aid of his sons, and eventually making substantial improvements on the place. He passed the closing years of his life in the village of Sylvania, where he died in 1887, at the age of eighty years. He was twice married - first to Dorcas Hollister, of Sylvania, who died after becoming the mother of two children, Harriet, who is the wife of Henry Hubbard, and Henry, who is a resident of Elm Hall, Mich. His second wife, Amanda, daughter of Jacob and Rebecca (Harpel) Wolfinger, was bom in Pennsylvania, as already noted, and was a child at the time of her parents* removal to Richfield township, Lucas county, Ohio, where they were pioneers. The date of the mother's death was March 22d, 1891. Five children were bom of the second marriage, namely : Ira W., Ezra S., Harper

M. (deceased), Charles F. and John F., all but one of whom are living. Dr. Harroun was reared to maturity in Lucas county, his rudimentary education being secured in the district schools, and his ambition to secure more liberal training was quickened to action while he was still a boy. In 1873 he engaged in teaching in the district schools, in the meanwhile continuing his own studies in a private way, and finally he entered the Toledo high school, also attending a business college in that city, and he completed his literary or academic education in the National Normal University, at Lebanon, Ohio. In 1877 he began the study of medicine, in the meanwhile continuing to teach school at intervals, and he finally was matriculated in the Physio-Medical College, in Cincinnati, in which he was graduated as a member of the class of 1884, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. In the same year he began the practice of his profession in Hamersyille, Brown county, Ohio, where he remained a short time, coming to Lyons in the autumn of the same year. Here he has built up a representative professional business, his practice being extended throughout a wide section, and he is held in unqualified esteem both as a citizen and as a physician. He is a member of the Ohio State Physio-Medical association, as well as that of Lucas county, and also of the National Physio - Medical association. He is examining surgeon for the Woodmen of the World, the Northwestern Ohio Masonic association and the Milwaukee Accident association, and also the Royal Neighbors, and is attending surgeon to the Buckeye Stave company of Lyons. In politics his allegiance is given to the Republican party, and he is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of the World and the Knights of the Maccabees. He and his wife hold membership in the Christian, or Disciples' church. March 22, 1884, Dr. Harroun married Miss Clara A. Jones, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Boys) Jones, of Clermont county, Ohio, and they have three children, Mary A., Edith O. and John T.

A1PRED D. HARRISON, one of the representative farmers of York township, was bom on the homestead upon which he resides, the date of his) nativitv being March 14, 1852. He is a son of John and ElizaJ)eth (Wardley) Harrison. The former was bom in Yorkshire, England, and came to America when twelve years of age, being reared to manhood in the State of New York, where he learned the blacksmith trade, which he followed as a vocation until the time of his settling in Fulton county, about the year 1840. He located on the farm now operated by the subject of this review, reclaiming the same from the wilds and also conducting a blacksmith shop on the farm, finding his services much in requisition in the earlier years of his residence in the county. He died in Wauseon, Ohio, in 1893, honored by all who knew him. His wife was bom in Lyons, New York, where was solemnized their marriage, and she survives her husband, making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Nort, in the city of Toledo. Alfred D. Harrison was reared on the home farm, in whose reclamation he assisted, and he has ever continued to be identified with agricultural pursuits in his native township. He was afforded the advantages of the public schools of the locality and period, and is a citizen of worth and prominence in his community. He is a stanch supporter of the principles and policies of the Democratic party. Both he and wife are members of the Baptist church at Wauseon, Ohio. In November, 1874, Mr. Harrison was united in marriage to Miss Saphrona Halsey, who was bom and reared in Fulton county, being a daughter of Isaiah and Rebecca (Wells) Halsey, honored pioneers of the county, where both passed the closing years of their lives. Mr. Halsey was a native of England, whence he came to America in 1808. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison have four children: Maud, who is the wife of Timothy Kelsey, of Toledo ; Adaline, who is the wife of Frederick Kelsey, of Swanton, this county ; Alfred H., who married Miss Beulah Lincoln, a representative of the same family as was the late President Lincoln, and he is a resident of Toledo, Ohio; and Bertha, who is the wife of Henry Roberts, of Elyria, Ohio, near Qeveland.

GEORGE W. HARTMAN, M. D., one of the able and popular physicians and surgeons of Wauseon, is a representative of a family whose name has been identified with the annals of Fulton county from the beginning of its political existence. John C. Hartman, a native of Hanover, Germany, immigrated to America when a lad of sixteen years, valiantly setting forth to seek his fortune in the new world. He remained for a time in Richmond, Va., and in 1844 came to what is now Fulton county, Ohio, becoming a prosperous and influential farmer of Ginton township. His father, John Hartman, was a soldier under Napoleon and participated in the attack upon the city of Moscow. Qiarlotte Haughtby, daughter of John Haughtby, came with her parents from Lincolnshire, England, when fourteen years of age, and the family located in Delta, this county, where she was reared to maturity. She became the wife of John C. Hartman, and the young couple forthwith located on the farm on which their son, George W., subject of this sketch, was bom, the old homestead being located in Ginton township. There the honored parents remained during the residue of their lives, the mother passing away in 1881, at the age of fifty- four years, and the father was summoned to his reward in 1901, at the venerable age of eighty-three years. Concerning their children the following is a brief record : George W. is the immediate subject of this review ; Charles is superintendent of the Fulton County Infirmary; Harvey is engaged in the harness business in Wauseon; Frederick and Thomas are residents of Toledo; Mrs. Melinda Lozer and Mrs. Charlotte Yamell reside in Wauseon ; and John and Joseph are residents of the State of Michigan. Dr. Hartman was bom on the homestead farm, on the 9th of January, 1852, and in the public schools of this county he secured a good practical education, after which he took a normal course and qualified himself for the pedagogic profession, having been successfully engaged in teaching in the public schools of Fulton county about eleven terms, though he took up his vocation as a means to an end, having early decided to prepare himself for the medical profession. He began his technical studies in a private way and then entered the medical department of the famous University of Michigan, where he completed the prescribed course and was graduated as a member of the class of 1881, receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine. He initiated the practice of his profession in his native county, locating in the village of Archbold, where berland and took an active part in all of the battles from that of ness, and gaining high recognition as a skilled physician and surgeon. He continued in practice in Archbold until 1892, when he removed to Wauseon, the county-seat, where the sphere of his usefulness has been somewhat broadened and diversified, and his success here has been of unequivocal and gratifying order, his position being that of one of the leading members of the medical profession in Fulton county, and he keeps well abreast with the advances made in the sciences of medicine and surgery, being a close student of the best standard and periodical literature of the profession, giving much time to original research and being allied with the State and county medical societies and also the American Medical association. He is medical examiner for several fraternal insurance orders. In politics he gives an uncompromising allegiance to the Republican party, is an appreciative member of the time-honored Masonic fraternity, and he and his family hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. While resident of Archbold he held the office of coroner for four years, but such has been his devotion to his profession that he has had no inclination to seek official preferment of any description. In 1881 Dr. Hartman was united in marriage to Miss Emma E. Stotzer, of Archbold, a daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth E. (Schneider) Stotzer, early settlers of that section, whither they came from Switzerland. Dr. and Mrs. Hartman have three children. Carl Floyd, the only son, has recently entered upon a six years* course in arts, science and medicine at his father's alma mater, the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor. Florence E. is the wife of Ray Wells, who is engaged in the livery business at Archbold. Helen E. is a student in the Wauseon high school.

DR. ALFRED FULLER HASSAN, a prominent physician of Wauseon, was bom in Perryopolis, Fayette county, Pa., August 2, 1858. He is the son of Dr. Samuel Thomas Hassan and Rachel Jane

(Shepherd) Hassan, both natives of Pennsylvania. Dr. Hassan belongs to a family whose members took a more active part in the wars of our country than any other family, perhaps, in the country, his great-grandfather being in the War of the Revolution and one of his antecedents (Colonel Hassan) commanding the famous regiment known in history as the Congre Zones, which fought under the direct command of General Washington. Dr. Samuel Thomas Hassan was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., April 26, 1817, and died at the home of his son, Dr. Alfred F. Hassan, at Wauseon, Ohio, March 11, 1905. He read medicine with Dr. John Hassan of West Newton, Pa., and for more than fifty years practiced medicine successfully in the States of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ohio. His wife was bom in Fayette county, Pa., and was the daughter of Joseph and Jane (Mattox) Shepherd, the former being a Quaker and a pioneer settler of Pennsylvania. Two of her brothers, Colonel Soloman Shepherd and Captain Wilson Shepherd, served with distinction in the Civil war. The children of Dr. Samuel Thomas Hassan are named as follows : Captain (Brevet) Frank Hassan, a soldier of the late. War between the States, who enlisted in the Twenty-second Pennsylvania cavalry, better known as the Ringgolds, and who now holds an important position in the government printing department at Washington, D. C. He was with Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, was captured by the Rebels near Morefield and taken to Libby Prison, where he was held as prisoner for about nine months. While the Confederates were conveying prisoners from Libby to Andersonville, Georgia, he made his escape by jumping from the cars. Traveling by night and hiding by day, being fed by negro slaves, he finally reached the Union lines, near Little Washington, Norfolk county, Virginia, after being on the road about eight weeks. Silvanus Hassan enlisted in the Eightyfifth infantry, Pennsylvania Reserves, and served with his regiment as orderly sergeant for three years, participating in all the battles of his regiment. James Hassan served three years in the Eighth Pennsylvania Reserves Infantry, re-enlisting when discharged in the Fourteenth Pennsylvania cavalry, in which he served to the end of the war. He was wounded at Antietam and lost a finger at Gettysburg. J. W. Hassan is a' printer by profession, on the Davenport Gazette, Davenport, Iowa. Samuel T. Hassan, of Uniontown, Pa., is a farmer, and Dr. Alfred Fuller Hassan is the subject of this sketch. After completing his literary education, our subject took up the study of medicine, beginning the practice of his profession with his father in Washington county, Pa. He removed with him to Ohio and located at Bryan, where he practiced successfully for several years. From Bryan he removed to Wauseon, where he has built up a lucrative practice, and being thoroughly equipped for the work, his success has been phenominal and is growing every day. He married Miss Olive Mae Haverstock of near Wooster, Ohio, her father having come from Germany to America in an early day. Three children have blessed their marriage. They are, David Bruce, Clarence Manson and James Raymond, all at home and going to school.

CHARLES W. HATTON, who is successfully established in the business of handling wool and other produce in the village of Delta, has built up a most prosperous enterprise and is one of the representa* tive business men of the town. He was bom in Seneca county, this State, on the 13th of February, 1842, and is a son of Robert and Julia A. (Keeley) Hatton, both of whom were bom and reared in Ohio. The father was bom in Stark county, in 1820, and his active career was devoted to farming and merchandising. He died in Delta, in 1895, honored as one of the sterling citizens of the community. His wife was bom in Medina county, in 1823, and she passed away in 1897, having been a resident of the village of Delta for a number of years prior to her demise. They came to this county in the pioneer days and were numbered among the prominent and honored citizens of the community, living lives of signal usefulness. They became the parents of three sons and one daughter, Charles W. being the eldest of the number. Frank is employed in the State insurance department at Columbus, Ohio; James W. is engaged in the drug business at Carroll, Iowa; and Jennie F. is the wife of Frank Snyder, of Spring Arbor, Mich. Charles W. Hatton was reared and educated in the town of Republic, Seneca county, where he remained until 1867, when he joined his parents in Fulton county, whither they had removed about two years previously. Prior to coming to this county Charles W. had served for a brief interval as a member of the military organization known as the Squirrel Hunters, the same having been called into service by Governor Tod at the time when General Edmund Kirby Smith threatened to invade the city of Cincinnati. Both of his brothers were in active service as members of Ohio regiments during the Civil war, James having been on active duty as a soldier for four years of the great internecine conflict. As a boy Charles W. Hatton gained his initial business experience as a clerk in a dry goods store, and for twenty-five years he was engaged in the general merchandise business in Delta, building up an excellent trade and gaining and retaining the confidence and respect of the community. For the past fifteen years he has devoted his attention to his present line of business, handling large amounts of wool each year and also buying and shipping eggs and poultry. In the season of 1905 he shipped one hundred thousand pounds of wool. His business building was destroyed by fire in March, 1905, and has been replaced by a larger and more substantial structure. He is one of the leading produce men of this part of the country, and his earnest and able efforts have brought to him a due measure of success and financial independence. In politics Mr. Hatton is a stanch Republican, taking a vital interest in the party cause and having served in various load offices of public trust. He was formerly clerk of York township and is at the present time village clerk of Delta. He is affiliated with Fulton Lodge, No. 248, F. & A. M. ; Octavius Waters Chapter, No. 154, R. A. M., being secretary of each of these bodies; and is also an appreciative member of Toledo Commandery, No. 7, Knights Templar. His wife and daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. March 13, 1874, Mr. Hatton was united in marriage to Miss Julia M. Butler, who was born and reared in Delta, being a daughter of Martin H. and Julia M. Butler, who were numbered among the early settlers of this village, whither they came from the State of New York. Mr. Butler became one of the leading citizens of Delta, having been the editor and publisher of the Delta Press, and he served a number of years as a member of the board of county school examiners. Both he and his wife died in Delta, having become the parents of two daughters, of whom Mrs. Hatton alone survives. Mr. and Mrs. Hatton have one daughter, Miss Grace, Bee, who has been cashier of the Bank of Delta for the past four years, being not only one of the popular young ladies of her home town but being recognized as* a specially capable business woman.

GARRETT E. HAWLEY is a prominent and highly-successful liveryman of Wauseon. He is the son of Bradley and Catherine (Haughtlen) Hawley, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter of New York. His grandfather, Isaac Hawley, served as a soldier in the War or 1812. Six generations of Hawleys, including the sons of this sketch, have been bom in America. His mother, Catherine (Haughtlen) Hawley, is the daughter of Isaac C. Haughtlen of New York, near Cooksocee. The names of the children of Bradley Hawley and wife here follow: Garrett E., the subject of this sketch; Elizabeth, the wife of John Morrison, of Wakeman, Huron county. Garrett E. Hawley , was reared on a farm and educated in the schools of his native county. In 1858 he came to Ohio from Starkey, Yates county, N. Y., locating in New London, Huron county. In 1861 he enlisted in the Third Ohio cavalry and saw three years of active service. His regiment was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland and took an active part in all the battles from that of Stone River to the fall of Atlanta. He was wounded no Jess than four times. After the close of the war he returned to New London and six years later removed to Fulton county. He has prospered to such an extent as to be the owner of two highly-productive farms, located in Pike and Dover townships, Fulton county. For fourteen years he followed teaming and farming combined and was, as usual with him, very successful. In 1895 he embarked in the livery business in Wauseon, in which he is still engaged. His long and successful experience in teaming and farming fits him well for the livery business, as is shown by the large patronage that he enjpys. There are few people more popular and more highly respected in Wauseon and Fulton county than the subject of this sketch. He married Miss Ellen McGraw, a native of Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Gaughen) McGraw, who came to America when the daughter was ten years old. Garrett E Hawley and wife have had nine children, five of whom are living, viz: Charles, a resident of Spencer, O. ; Timothy, of Wauseon ; William, of Wauseon ; Catherine, of Cleveland, O., and Sarah, the widow of William Findley, of Chicago, 111.

the son of Marcus Harvey and Caroline (McKenzie) Hayes, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Connecticut. Marcus Harvey Hayes came to Wauseon in 1854, and two years later became stockbuyer and contractor for the company building the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern air-line from Delta to Wauseon. Then he embarked in the grocery business, which occupation he followed for several years. When he quit the grocery business, in 1861, he bought a farm of eighty acres, lying partly in the present corporate limits of Wauseon. After disposing of the valuable timber he erected a fine brick residence on the place. In 1857 he was elected sheriff of Fulton county, being the third sheriff since its organization as a county. So well did he perform the duties of the office that he was re-elected by a largely increased majority. He died at Lynhaven, Va., April 9th, 1895, having reached the ripe age of seventy-three years. The subject of this sketch, George B. Hayes, was educated in the public schools of his native county. Having fitted himself thoroughly for a business man, he embarked about fifteen years ago in the livery business. Being of a genial nature and an accommodating disposition. he is well fitted for his chosen business, in which he has met with remarkable success. His thorough knowledge of horses, and how best to care for them, enables him to conduct the business with profit. Everybody who has occasion to use a horse in his business knows Mr. Hayes and patronizes him liberally. As a matter of course the traveling man is one of his most profitable customers. So well has he succeeded in his business that he has been enabled to buy a fine farm in Royalton township, Fulton county. He married Miss Mary Mull, daughter of Adam Mull, a farmer of German township, who came from Germany in an early day. Two children have blessed this marriage. They are: Harvey B. Hayes, a resident of South Carolina; Iva L. Hayes, who still resides at home. Gen. E. L. Hayes, an uncle of the subject of this sketch, at present a resident of New York City, was a resident of Wauseon at the breaking out of the Civil war. He was the first man to engage in the mercantile business, and his daughter Vas the first young lady to be married in that city. Entering the service as a captain, E. L. Hayes at the close of the war had attained to the rank of Brigadier-General. He had the misfortune to be confined several months in Libby prison, where so many brave men perished of hunger and disease. Mention is made of General Hayes because the name of a brave and patriotic soldier adds luster to the annals of Fulton county.

EDGAR EDSON HAYNES was bom in Fulton county on September 5th, 1875. He is the son of George H. and Olivia (Koder^ Haynes, both natives of Ohio. George H. Haynes, son of Jacob Haynes, is a farmer and fruit-grower by occupation, and resides at Swanton, Ohio. He and his wife are the parents of four children, Edgar, Myrtle, William and Leona. Edgar E. Haynes was reared and educated at Swanton. In April, 1895, he entered the employ of A. D. Baker, of Swanton, manufacturer of traction engines, as machinist, remaining in his employ until September, 1898. On that date, as he started a machine and general repair-shop of his own, remaining at this until September, 1904, when he secured a position with the Toledo & Indiana Railway Company, as engineer of the power station at Delta. September 20th, 1905, he was transferred by the company to their new power station at Stryker, Williams county, Ohio. He has been remarkably successful in everything which he has undertaken. Out of his earnings he has purchased a comfortable home in Swanton, Ohio. In politics he is identified with the Democratic party, but in no way aspires to public office. The liberal salary he now receives is evidence of the fact that his true worth is fully appreciated by his employers. In 1898 he was married to Miss Elsie Knight, a daughter of Mr. J. C. Knight, a farmer living two miles south of Delta. They have four children : Hilda, Clifford, Dorman and Helen.

CHARLES H. N. HEFFRON, M. D., one of the representative physicians and surgeons of Fulton county, has been engaged in the practice of his profession at Metamora since 1894, having located in this attractive little city on the 14th of December of that year* He was born in Royalton township, this county, January 18, 1871, a son of Henry and Mary (Rynd) Heffron, both natives of Ireland, the former having been bom in county Carlow. Martin Heffron, grandfather of the Doctor, came to America in 1851, locating in Brooklyn, Ohio, which is now a part of the city of Cleveland, there passing the remainder of his life. Henry Heffron was born in the year 1845, suid was reared to manhood in Cuyahoga county, Ohio. At the outbreak of the Civil war, when but sixteen years of age, he enlisted in Company E, Fifty-fifth Ohio volunteer infantry, serving two years and then re-enlisting, as a veteran. His entire term of service in the Union ranks covered four years and four months - the first two years having been passed with the Army of the Cumberland and the last two with the Army of the Potomac. He received a scalp wound in the battle of Gettysburg, but was never disabled and never applied for a pension in later years. After the close of the war he located in Seward, Fulton county, being employed four years on the farm of Eli Phillips and within this time effecting the purchase of a farm of forty acres in Royalton township. This property he cleared and improved, developing one of the valuable places of the township, and on this homestead his death occurred, February 6, 1890, his residence there having been continuous except for a period of three years, when he and his family resided in Adrian, Mich., in order to afford his children desired educational advantages. He was an enterprising, public-spirited citizep, respected by all who knew him, and was but forty-five years of age at the time of his death. His wife, who died three years previous, was a daughter of Charles and Ann (Coulter) Rynd, who came from Ireland to America when she was a child, settling in Fulton county in the pioneer days. Mr. and Mrs. Heffron became the parents of four children, of whom the Doctor is the eldest. Minnie is the wife of Charles Colvin ; Anna remains unmarried ; and Jessie is the wife of Walter Lutz. Dr. Heffron was reared to the age of fifteen yeans on the homestead farm and then, in 1886, the family removed to Adrian, Mich, where he attended the high school pf that dty until 1889, when he began his independent career as salesman in a general store at Seward, Fulton county, being thus engaged until 1891, when he entered the medical department of the University of Wooster, in Geveland, where he was graduated, August 14, 1893, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He began the practice of his profession in Seward, where he remained until December, 1894, when he came to Metamora, as before stated, and here he has built up a large and representative practice, extending into adjoining counties in this State and Michigan. He is a member of the Fulton County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Society, and the American Medical association. In politics the Doctor is a stalwart Republican, and fraternally he is identified with Royalton Union Lodge, No. 434, F. & A. M.; Lyons Chapter, No. 175, R. A. M. ; Wauseon Council, No. 68, R. & S. M. ; and Metamora Lodge, No. 875, I. O. O. F. He has farming interests in his native county and has been president of the Merchants'* and Farmers' Banking company, of Metamora, from the time of its organization, in 1902. November 7, 1892, Dr. Heffron was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Cagwin, daughter of Hamden and Delight (Shepard) Cagwin, of Rome, N. Y. ; and they have two sons, Harold and Howard.

WILLIAM H. LAMBERT, a member of the Delta Milling Company, is a native of Bellevue, O., where he was bom on September 16, 1857. He is the son of Benjamin F. and Susan (Taylor) Lambert, the former a native of Seneca county, N. Y., and thej latter of Sandusky, O. Benjamin F. Lambert was a mechanic by occupation and died in August, 1901, aged seventy-two years. His widow survives him and is now a resident of Wauseon. They were the parents of four sons and two daughters, of whom five are still lving. The names are: William H.; Mary, now Mrs. Jennings of Cleveland;

George T. a miller of Delta; Samuel, who died at the age of twentyseven years; Edward L., an expert paper-hanger and decorator; and Gertrude, employed in clerical work in Toledo, where she holds a responsible and highly lucrative position. William H. Lambert was reared and educated principally at Wauseon. Having learned the millers' trade, he was for twelve years in the employ of Lyon, Clement & Greenleaf. He next operated a mill for Scott & Powell at Bryan, O., for four years. In 1889 he removed to Delta and with A. H. Smith bought the old Charles Cullen mill and operated it until it was destroyed by fire in April, 1900. He then assisted in organizing the Delta Milling Company, his partner being A. H. Smith. The mill, whose capital stock is twenty thousand dollars, has a capacity of seventy-five barrels a day, and is equipped with a full roller process. The product of this mill is sold to local dealers and throughout the East and South. Mr. Lambert is one of the principal officers of Fulton Lodge, No. 248, Free and Accepted Masons, a member of Octavius Waters Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and of the Knights of Pythias. In politics he is a Republican, being a zealous worker in the party's interests. For six years he has been serving on the Delta city council. On April 25, 1882, he was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Griffin, to which union one daughter, Alma, was born. His second marriage occurred on August 29, 1897, the name of the bride being Miss Sylvia P. Keith. They are the parents of two daughters, named Helen Ruth and Josephine.

HARMON A. LEE, a retired farmer of Wauseon, was born in Holmes county, Ohio. He is the son of Josiah and Nancy (Stickle) Lee, both natives of that State. His grandfather was James Lee, a pioneer settler in the land of the Buckeyes. Josiah Lee was born in Holmes county, in 1825, and came to Fulton county in 1845. Ten years later he bought a farm in Chesterfield township of that county, where he spent the remainder of his life. In public affairs he took quite an active part, serving as township trustee and assessor. In religious matters he was actively identified with the Christian church. He married Miss Nancy Stickle, a native of Holmes county, her parents having come to that county from Pennsylvania. The marriage of Josiah Lee and wife was blessed with the following children: Mary Ann, who married Silas Barton of Chesterfield township, both deceased; Wesley, who enlisted as a soldier in the Civil war and died in a hospital in New York City; J. C., of Chesterfield township; Harmon A., the subject of this sketch; Martha J., the widow of Frank Gray, who died in Fayette, Fulton county. Josiah died at his home in 1890, aged sixty-five years. Harmon A. Lee was reared on a farm and educated in the public schools of his native county. Seven years ago he came to Wauseon from his farm in Dover township. As a farmer he has been so successful that he has been enabled to retire from active work and to enjoy his well-earned wealth. In a financial way he is looked upon as one of the most solid men of the county, enjoying the esteem and respect of his fellow citizens. In the Spanish-American war he enlisted in Company G of the Sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, with the rank of head-quartermaster and sergeant of the company, but was taken sick at Chickamauga Park and discharged from the service. As a member of the Spanish Wa, r veterans he takes an active part in the work of that organization. He is also identified with the Knights of Pythias. He married Miss Ester J. Wood, the daughter of Gilbert and Dellia (Griffin) Wood of Dover township. Gilbert Wood was born and reared near New London, Huron county, O., his people having come to that county in 1836. Coming to this county, in 1865, he bought a farm, on which he died March 11, 1902, aged seventy-one years. His wife, the daughter of Ezekiel and Esther (Rose) Griffin, was born in Green county, N. Y., and died February 21, 1891, aged fifty-nine years. J. R. Griffin, an uncle of Mrs. Lee, lives at Brailey, this county. The Wood family came from near Rochester, N. Y. Grandmother Wood was a Reynolds and her mother a Lyon, both prominent families in the Empire State.

JOHN S. LAVER, a well-known pionecr citizen of Pike township, is particularly worthy of representation in this publication. He went forth from Fulton county to do valiant service in defense of the Union during the War of the Rebellion, has here maintained his home tor more than half a century, following the vocation of carpenter as well as farmer, and being now practically retired, though he still resides on his well improved farm, which comprises eighty acres. Mr. Laver was born in Hesscn-Darmstadt, Germany, on the 1 2th of April, 1833, and was there reared to the age of fourteen years, having in the meanwhile attended the excellent schools of his native province. His mother died before he had attained the age noted, and he faced the responsibilities of life with the self-reliance and courage of maturity. He was not yet fifteen years old when he boldly severed the ties which bound him to the fatherland and came to America, alone and with practically no financial resources. He landed in New York city, whence he made his way to Stamford, Connecticut, where he found employment in a chain-pump factory, remaining thus engaged about three years. He then came to Ohio, and it was his good fortune to make Fulton county his destination, his arrival here dating back to the year 1850. Here he supplemented his educational training by attending school at intervals, and he gave his attention to learning the carpenter trade, becoming a skilled workman and continuing to follow his trade, largely as a contractor, until 1855. He has resided on his present farm since 1865 and has developed the same into one of the valuable places of this part of the county. In June, 1863, Mr. Laver enlisted in Company F, Eightv-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and upon the organization of the regiment he was made its commissary sergeant, serving as such during his six-months' term of enlistment and then receiving his honorable discharge. In 1864 Governor Brough commissioned him second lieutenant* and detailed him to the duty of recruiting a company. He successfully accomplished the work and the organization became Company B, One Hundred and Eighty-second Ohio volunteer infantry. He "was made first lieutenant of the company and was later promoted its captain, in which position he served until the close of the war, having been mustered out and having received his honorable discharge in July, 1865. He took part in a number of minor engagements and was present at the battle of Nashville, though his regiment did not participate in the same. His interest in his comrades of the Civil war is shown in his retaining membership in the Grand Army of the Republic. In politics Mr. Laver is an uncomprising advocate of the principles of the Republican party, and he has been prominent in public affairs in his township. He served two terms as township assessor, for eighteen consecutive years was the able incumbent of the office of justice of the peace, and he served as United States census enumerator in both 1880 and 1890. Captain Laver is identified with the Masonic fraternity. In 1858 he was united in marriage to Miss Nancy Alwood, daughter of Peola Alwood, who settled in Pike township in 1835. Mrs. Laver died in 1859, leaving one child, Mary, who is now residing at home. In 1864 Captain Laver married Miss Paulina Alwood, sister of his first wife, and her death occurred in May, 1883. She is survived by five children, namely: Grant S., who is a farmer in Fulton township; Solomon, who has charge of his father's farm; Philip, who is agent of the Toledo & Indiana Electric Railway, at Pettisville; John, who is employed in the milk-condensing plant in Delta; and Ura, who remains at the paternal home.

AARON KUNEY is the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of land, in Gorham and Franklin townships, the estate being in one body, and the residence is located in the latter township. Mr. Kuney is a veteran of the Civil war and is a citizen of sterling worth, commanding the esteem of those who know him. He was born in Fayette township, Seneca county, N. Y., May 28, 1846, and is a son of Henry and Rachel (Landis) Kuney, both of whom were born in the State of Pennsylvania. In 1855 they removed to Fulton county, Ohio, and settled in Gorham township, one mile north of the present homestead of their son Aaron, who was a lad of nine years at the time. There Henry Kuney purchased land, which he reclaimed and improved, and he passed the remainder of his life in this county, his death occurring in 1898, at which time he was eighty-four years of age. His wife preceded him into eternal rest by about one month, having been eighty-one years of age. They became the parents of thirteen children, of whom ten attained maturity: Martin resides in Fayette, this county; Polly is the wife of William Smith, of that place; Catherine is the widow of Lorenzo Downer and resides in Archbold, this county; Henry is a resident of Morenci, Mich.; William is a farmer of Gorham township; Aaron was the next in order of birth; Sarah remains on the old homestead; Lucinda became the wife of Jacob Smith and both are deceased ; Levi is a farmer of Gorham township, as is also Lawson. Aaron Kuney attended the common schools of New York and Ohio and remained at the parental home until he had attained the age of fourteen years, when he secured employment in connection with construction work on the Lake Short & Michigan Southern Air-Line railroad, being identified with this line of work until March 28, 1862, when he enlisted in Company B, Sixtieth Ohio volunteer infantry, at Columbus, Ohio, whence the command finally went to the national capital and over into Alexandria, Va., arriving in season to take part in the battle of the Wilderness. Other important engagements in which Mr. Kuney participated were as follows: Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, North Anna river,

The regiment was encamped within a mile from that city during the winter of 1864, and was present at the surrender of the city. Mr. Kuney was twice wounded while in service, having received a gunshot wound in the right leg and another in the arm, both wounds having been inflicted by sharpshooters. He remained at the post of duty until victory crowned the Union arms, having been mustered out of the United States service, at Washington, D. C., on the 28th of July, 1865, and having then proceeded with his command to Cleveland, Ohio, where he received his honorable discharge from the State service, August 5, 1865. He then returned to Fulton county, where he was variously employed for the ensuing four years, after which he served an apprenticeship at the trade of wagon-making, in Morenci, Mich. He then opened a shop of his own at Handy, Fulton county, Ohio, where he remained three years. Since that time his vocation has been that of farming ,in which he has met with much success. In 1889 he purchased eighty acres of land in Gorham township, and later he purchased eighty acres lying contiguous on the south, in Franklin township, thus having one of the valuable farms of this part of the county. In his political allegiance Mr. Kuney is a stanch Democrat, and he is affiliated with Stout Post, No. 108, Grand Army of the Republic, at Fayette. July 27, 1876, Mr. Kuney was married to Miss Alice Nathnaugle, daughter of Benjamin Nathnaugle, a pioneer of Gorham township and now deceased. Of this union have been born three sons, two of whom are living: Carey

S. and George L, the former being engaged in farming in Franklin township and the latter in Gorham township. The youngest son, Bird D., is deceased.

ALBA A. LATHROP, a prominent farmer and influential citizen of Fulton township, was born in Berkey, Lucas county, Ohio, on the 25th of April, 1861, and is a son of Clark C. and Louisa (Tuttle) Lathrop, both of whom were born in the State of New York. The former came with his parents to Ohio in 1834, having been twelve years of age at the time, and he was reared and educated in Lucas county, where his parents continued to reside until their death. The Lathrop family is of English ancestry, was established in America in the Colonial days, and representatives of the same were found as valiant soldiers in the Continental line during the Revolution; also in the later wars in which the nation has been involved members of the family have manifested their loyalty in a similar way. The parents of Louisa (Tuttle) Lathrop were early settlers in Lenawee county, Mich., where she was reared and educated. Shortly after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Lathrop settled on a farm near Berkey, Lucas county, and there they continued to make their home, sharing the sunshine and shadows which checker every human life, until death severed the silver cord of love and devotion, Mr. Lathrop having been summoned to the life eternal on the 23d of April, 1904, and his widow still remains on the old homestead, which is endeared to her through the gracious memories and associations of many years. In the family were three sons, of whom the youngest is Alba A., of this review. Dr. Arthur B., the eldest, is engaged in the practice of medicine at Swanton, and Edgar E. remains on the old homestead farm, of which he has charge. Alba A. Lathrop was reared to manhood on the homestead farm, early familiarizing himself with the details of the art of husbandry, and he received excellent educational advantages. After duly attending the public schools in the vicinity of his home he continued his studies in the Ohio Northern University, a well-equipped normal school, at Ada. He thereafter taught one term in the district schools, and since that time he has given practically his undivided attention to agricultural pursuits. He operated a farm in Lucas county until 1896, when he sold the property. In the meanwhile, in 1895, he had purchased the farm where he now lives, the same comprising one hundred and twenty acres, and the property was but little improved at the time when he acquired the same. He has reclaimed the farm and developed it into one of the valuable places of Fulton township, sixty-five acres being now under effective cultivation, and the farm is equipped with a fine system of tile drainage. In 1897 Mr. Lathrop erected a substantial, modern barn, forty by eighty feet in dimensions, and his model farm residence, one of the most attractive in this section, was built in 1903. Thrift and prosperity show forth on every side, and indicate that the owner of this fine farm is a man of energy and progressive spirit. In addition to his general farming he gives considerable attention to the dairy feature of the farm enterprise, keeping about ten milch cows and selling the product to the cheese factory in Swanton, and he is also taking up the cultivation of sugar beets, to which he devoted about eighteen acres for the season of 1905. In his political allegiance Mr. Lathrop has always been a stanch Democrat, and he is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, the Patrons of Husbandry, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which last he is past grand. April 8, 1886, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Lathrop to Miss Eva A. Printup, who was born in Sylvania township, Lucas county, being a daughter of John Printup, a prominent and prosperous farmer of that county. Mrs. Lathrop completed a course in the high school in Sylvania, and was successfully engaged in teaching in the public schools for several terms, prior to her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Lathrop have two daughters, Irma and Ila, both of whom are attending the Swanton high school.

SOLOMON LEININGER, who owns and operates a well improved farm of eighty acres, in Clinton township, is a member of one of the well known pioneer families of Fulton county, which has been his home from the time of his birth. He was born on the old homestead farm, in German township, on the 9th of February, 1850, and is a son of John and Mary (Binder) Leininger, the former of whom was born in the province of Alsace, France, now a portion of the German empire, on the 19th of March, 1821, and the latter was born in Switzerland, in 1822. Their marriage was solemnized in Fulton county, Ohio, in 1841. The death of Mrs. Leininger occurred in February, 1903, and her husband died in 1905 on his old homestead farm, in German township, being one of the venerable and honored pioneers of the county. This worthy couple became the parents of twelve children, of whom eight are living. Solomon Leininger was reared to manhood on the home farm, early beginning to lend his aid in its cultivation, and his educational training was secured m the district schools of German township. After his marriage, in 1872, he located on his present farm, which he reclaimed from the forest, having developed the property into one of the fine places of Clinton township, practically all being under cultivation, and the improvements are of substantial order, including good buildings. In politics Mr. Leininger is aligned as a stanch supporter of the principles and policies of the Democratic party, and both he and his wife are members of the Lutheran church, in whose faith they were reared. On the 25th of August, 1872, in Defiance county, Mr. Leininger was united in marriage to Miss Anna U. Seyfang, who was born in Weidenberg, kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, on the 25th of August, 1851, being a daughter of Jacob T. and Anna Barbara (Hesch) Seyfang, the latter of whom died in Germany, whence the father came with his children to America in 1864, settling in Defiance county, Ohio, where he passed the remainder of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Leininger have six children: George S., who married Miss Minnie Brant, is a successful farmer of German township; Charles F., who married Miss Bertha Sourwine, resides in the city of Toledo and Philippine, John S., Otto and Barbara remain at the parental home.

PETER J. LENHART, M. D., a prominent and highly successful physician of Wauseon, was bom near New Bedford, Coshocton county, Ohio. He is the son of Peter and Magdalena (Deitz) Lenhart, the former a native of Westmoreland county, Pa., and the latter of Tuscarawas county, O. Peter Lenhart took great interest in public affairs, having held office both in the township and the county. He died at his home in 1867, at the age of sixty-seven years. His wife was the daughter of Henry Deitz, who originally came from Pennsylvania. Dr. Lenhart was reared on a farm and received his elementary education in the public schools of his native county. Having chosen medicine as his profession, he entered the medical department of Wooster university, from which he graduated in 1875, ranking among the foremost in his class. Immediately after graduating he began the practice of his profession in Tuscarawas county, where he remained for several years, doing a profitable business. In 1878 he removed to Wauseon, where he has built up as extensive and profitable a business as is enjoyed by any other physician of the city or county. His services are in demand throughout Fulton county. His close application and his determined effort to keep abreast of the times have given him a reputation that few men enjoy. He is still a close student and will remain such until the day of his death. Dr. Lenhart served for a number of years on the board of pension examiners. Being a physician of great prominence, he is actively identified with all the medical associations represented in his home city. Among these are the county, the state, the North Western and the American medical associations. He married Miss Ida Pfeifer, a native of Fremont, O. They have had two children. The older, Carl Henry Lenhart, is an interne at Lakeside hospital, Cleveland. In 1901 he graduated from the literary department of the Western Reserve college of Cleveland, and in 1904 from the medical department of the same school. It is his purpose to begin the practice of medicine in 1905. Henry Hull Lenhart, the younger son, has been a student of Adelbert College, Western Reserve university, from which he was graduated in 1905, and is now engaged in teaching in the High school of his native town.

WILLIAM H. LEPARD resides on the fine old homestead farm which was the place of his birth, in Gorham township, and is one of the popular and representative agriculturists of his native county. He was born on the 15th of March, 1854, and is a son of Abram and Hannah (Forrest) Lepard, the former of whom was born in Lancaster, Fairfield county, Ohio, and the latter in Seneca county, N. Y., and both families were numbered among the* pioneer settlers of Ohio. Abram Lepard was reared in Fairfield county, whence he came to Fulton county about the time of its organization, which occurred in 1850, settling on the farm now owned and occupied by his son William H., to whom this article specially pertains. Here he continued engaged in agricultural pursuits during the remainder of his active career, and he still resides with his son on the old homestead, having attained the venerable age of eighty-two years (1905). His loved and devoted wife passed to the world beyond in 1880, aged sixty-two years. Of their three children William H. is the eldest. Nancy is the wife of George Crits, of Jackson, Mich.; and Wesley resides in Charlotte, that State. William H. Lepard received his educational discipline in the public schools of Gorham township, and practically his entire life has been passed on the farm which is now his home and which comprises seventy-nine acres of most productive land, and the place is well improved and under effective cultivation. Mr. Lepard is a Democrat in politics, and the religious faith of the family is that of the Christian church. He is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, the Knights of the Maccabees and the Grange, of which latter his wife also is a member, as is she of the Rathbone Sisters, auxiliary of the Knights of Pythias. July 6, 1879, Mr. Lepard was united in marriage to Miss Ellen McNabb, who was born in Paulding county, Ohio, being a daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Hart) McNabb, both of whom were bom in Ohio, and they now reside in Butler, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Lepard have four children: Alta, who is the wife of Edward Hull, of Blissfield, Michigan; Willard, who resides in Toledo; and Dora and Mary, who remain at the parental home.

GEORGE O. MEEKER, one of the representative farmers of York township, was born in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, on the 18th of October, 1840, and is a son of John O. and Mary (Hendershott) Meeker, the former of whom was born August 20, 1816, in the State of New Jersey, and the latter was born on the 6th of December, 1819, their marriage having been solemnized in East Cleveland, Ohio, September 5, 1834. The father was an excellent mechanic and was employed as such for a considerable time, but the major portion of his active career was devoted to farming, in which he met with a due measure of success. In 1868 he came with his family to Fulton county and located on a farm in Royalton township, where his death occurred in April, 1888. His devoted wife survived him by a number of years, continuing her residence on the homestead farm until her demise, which occurred in February, 1905, a zealous member of the Disciple church. They became the parents of four sons - George Oliver, Walter Smith, Clarence Henry, and Frank E. Walter and Clarence were soldiers in Ohio regiments during the Civil war, and the latter died as the result of disabilities incurred while in service, his death occurring December 28, 1863, at which time he was aged twenty years, six months and twenty-eight days. Walter and Frank are prosperous farmers and popular citizens of Royalton township. George O. Meeker was reared to maturity in his native county, receiving a good common-school education, and he accompanied his parents on their removal to Fulton county, in 1868. Here he assisted for some time in the operation of the homestead farm of his father, after which he engaged in the same line of enterprise on his own responsibility, eventually becoming the owner of a farm in Royalton township, where he continued to reside until 1884, when he sold the property and purchased his present fine homestead, in Section 9, York township, the same comprising seventy acres and being equipped with excellent improvements. Mr. Meeker has never been an aspirant for public office but has always taken a loyal interest in public affairs, and has exercised his franchise in support of the principles and policies of the Republican party. He served for a time as school director. He and his wife are members of the United Brethren church and are active in its work. On the 1st of November, 1864, in Morenci, Mich., was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Meeker to Miss Hattie McQuillin, daughter of David and Lydia McQuillin, early settlers of this county. Mrs. Meeker's father and mother became the parents of five sons and six daughters. One son, James A., was first lieutenant in Company I, Thirty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, in the early part of the Civil war, being later promoted to captain of his company and dying from the effects of a wound received in the battle of Missionary Ridge. His body was brought to the old home, in Fulton county, and was Interred in the Salisbury cemetery, where his former comrades erected a handsome monument to his memory. John and Thomas Mc- Quillin also were soldiers in the Civil war. Edward, Thomas and William are deceased, and of the sisters of Mrs. Meeker the following is a brief record: Eliza is the wife of John Hefflebower, of Michigan;

Nancy is the wife of Jeremiah Miller, of Delta, this county; Delilah is the wife of Levi Alwood, of Tennessee; Rachel is the wife of William Daily, of York township. Mrs. Meeker is the youngest of the children. Mr. and Mrs. Meeker have one child, Abbie Mary, who is now the wife of John F. Hettinger, county surveyor of Fulton county. They reside in the city of Wauseon and their only child is Hattie Louisa, named in honor of her two grandmothers.

REUBEN J. KUMP has been a resident of Fulton county since his childhood days and is numbered among the representative farmers and stock-growers of Franklin township. He was born in Berlin, Mahoning county, Ohio, June 23, 1856, and is a son of Levi and Sarah (Kime) Kump. The former was born in Dover township, York county, Pennsylvania, June 15, 1832, and he died on his homestead farm, in Franklin township, Fulton county, Ohio, September 17, 1904. When he was about one year old his parents removed from Pennsylvania to Mahoning county, Ohio, where he was reared to manhood and where his marriage to Sarah Kime was solemnized, May 17, 1855. In the spring of i860 he came with his family to Franklin township, Fulton county, where he continued to be identified with agricultural pursuits until his death. In early life he became a member of the Lutheran church, in whose faith he was reared, but after removing to Fulton county both he and his wife united with the Methodist Episcopal church, becoming faithful and zealous in the work of the same. His parents, Daniel and Elizabeth (Gross) Kump, were both born in Pennsylvania, of stanch German descent, and both died in Mahoning county, Ohio, being interred in the cemetery at North Berlin. Sarah (Kime) Kump, mother of the subject of this review, was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, April 11, 1832, being a daughter of Henry Kime, who was a blacksmith by trade, a native of Pennsylvania and a pioneer of Mahoning county, Ohio, where he died. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Kemp has resided in the home of her daughter Ella D. Sayers, near West Unity, Williams county. Of the six children in the family Reuben J. is the eldest; Ada is the wife of Noah W. Bowser, a farmer of Franklin township; Oliver F. is engaged in farming in Gorham township; Sylvanus D* is deceased, as is also Orpha E.; and Ella D. is the wife of Artwell Sayers, a farmer near West Unity, Williams county. Reuben J. Kump was four years of age at the time when his parents took up .their residence in Fulton county, and he was reared to maturity on the homestead farm, in Franklin township, in whose public schools he secured his early educational training. He remained associated with his father in the management of the home farm until he had attained the age of thirty years, and he then located on his present farm, which he purchased ten years later. He has one hundred and fifteen acres of most fertile and productive land, he has been successful in both the agricultural and stock-growing departmnets of his enterprise, and he has made excellent improvements on his attractive farmstead. He has given much attention to the breeding of high-grade cattle, swine and sheep, and has had the best of breeding lines of fullblooded sort. Mr. Kump is a stanch Republican and is a loyal and liberal citizen, commanding uniform confidence and esteem in the community which has been his home from childhood. He is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and with its adjunct, the Daughters of Rebekah, of which latter his wife also is a member. January i, 1887, Mr. Kump married Miss Sarah Catherine Punches, who was born in Gorham township, this county, being a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Deal) Punches, who settled in Sarah c. Kump.

Fulton county in September, 1850. Henry Punches was born in Seneca county, New York, May 21, 1821, and he died in Fayette, February 7, 1895. His parents removed from Berks county, Pennsylvania, to Seneca county, New York, in an early day, having been of German lineage. January 31, 1847, Henry Punches married Elizabeth Deal, who likewise was born in Seneca county, New York, and she now (1905) resides in Fayette, aged seventy-eight years, being one of the honored pioneer women of Fulton county. She is a member of the Reformed church, as was also her husband. Mr. Punches was a carpenter by trade and followed this vocation for a number of years, but he gave his attention almost entirely to the work of his farm after coming to Fulton county. Of the nine children all grew to years of maturity: Frances, who became the wife of William

Gamble, resides in Fayette; Edward died July 18, 1888, at the age of thirty-eight years; Lawrence is a resident of Fayette; Mrs. Kump was the next in order of birth; Mary is the wife of Horace Ford, of Fayette; Arthur is a resident of Springport, Michigan; Nathaniel is a farmer of Gorham township; Marion died in Colorado, when a young) man; and George resides in Fayette. Mr. and Mrs. Kump have one daughter, Alma Elizabeth, who remains at the parental home, being one of the popular young ladies of the community.

MICHAEL MARZOLF, one of the representative farmers and honored citizens of Franklin township, of which he has served as trustee and treasurer, is a member of one of the pioneer families of Fulton county. He was born in Gorham township, this county, on the 6th of May, 1849, and is a son of Michael and Magdalena (Hagelberger) Marzolf, both of whom were born in Alsace-Lorraine, France, which is now a portion of German territory. Their respective parents came to America in 1828, the two families locating in Erie county, N. Y., where the parents of both Mr. and Mrs. Marzolf passed the remainder of their lives. In that county Michael Marzolf, Sr., continued to reside until 1840, when he came with his family to Fulton county, locating in Franklin township, and in 1844 taking up his residence on the farm immediately across the road from the present homestead of his son and namesake, the subject of this review. He continued to be identified with agricultural pursuits in this township until his death, which occurred February 21, 1888, at which time he was seventy-six years of age. His wife passed to the life eternal December 28, 1894, aged eighty-two years. They became the parents of nine children, namely: Catherine, deceased; Eliza, wife of Christian Allian of Gorham township; Sarah, deceased; Joel, a resident of Hillsdale county, Mich.; Susan, wife of Isaiah Town, of Gorham township; Hannah, wife of Josiah Town, of Hillsdale county, Mich..; Michael, the subject of this sketch; Jacob, a resident of Fayette, this county; and John, likewise a resident of Fayette. Michael Marzolf passed his boyhood and youth on the old homestead and was given such educational advantages as the schools of the locality and period afforded. He has been identified with the industry of agriculture throughout his independent career and is now the owner of a well-improved landed estate of 100 acres, the same being devoted to diversified farming and stock-growing. In addition to his farming operations Mr. Marzolf has traveled quite extensively, at varying intervals, as salesman of wire fencing, and he is at the present time an agent for the products of the Adrian Fence Company, of Adrian, Mich. Mr. Marzolf is a stanch adherent of the Democratic party, he was incumbent of the office of township trustee for si* years, and he served four years as township treasurer, giving an able and faithful administration of the duties of each of these positions, and he has been a member of the school board for several years past. October 12, 1873, Mr. Marzolf was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Stockdale, who was born in Marion county, Ohio, and who was eight years of age at the time of her parents' removal to Gorham township, Fulton county, where her father, Robert Stockdale, passed the remainder of his life; her mother now resides in Franklin township. Mr. and Mrs. Marzolf have three children - William, who is associated in the work and management of the home farm; Clara, who is the wife of Albert Wallace, of Williams county; and Martin, who is engaged in farming in Gorham township.

JACOB J. MATZINGER has resided on his present fine farm, in Fulton township, for nearly thirty-nine years, and is an honored member of one of the sterling pioneer families of this section. He was born in the canton of Schaffhausen, in the Rhine district of Switzerland, on the German border, the date of his nativity having been April 27, 1843. He is a son of Isaac and Rachel Matzinger, who immigrated from Switzerland to America and located on a farm in Lucas county, Ohio, in 1852, the old homestead being just across the road from the present residence of their son Jacob J., of this sketch, said road constituting the line between Fulton and Lucas counties. On the old homestead the parents passed the remainder of their lives, and the place is now owned by their son John. The mother passed away in 1863, at the age of sixty years, and the father died in 1879, at the age of seventy years. They became the parents of three sons and one daughter. Isaac, the eldest, died at the age of sixty-eight years; Elizabeth is the wife of Jonas Matzinger, a farmer of Lucas county; Jacob J. was the next in order of birth; and John resides on the old homestead, as before noted. Jacob J. Matzinger was about seven years of age at the time of his parents' immigration to America, and his rudimentary education was thus secured in the schools of his native canton in the fair little republic of Switzerland. He later attended the common schools of this section of Ohio when opportunity presented, and his aid was from his boyhood days in requisition in connection with -clearing and otherwise improving the home farm. In 1867 he located on his present farm, which was a part of his father's landed estate, and he has made this one of the valuable places of the county, with substantial and well-equipped buildings and with well-cultivated fields, devoted to diversified agriculture. He also raises live stock of good grade and is one of the energetic and substantial farmers of this section, where he commands the high' regard of all who know him. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and he has served in minor offices of local trust. Both he and his wife are members of the Reformed church, formerly known as the German Reformed. December 7, 1863, Mr. Matzinger was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Weiler, who was born in France, being a daughter of Erhardt and Barbara Weiler, who came to America and located irt Fulton county, Ohio, in 1851, the mother dying in this county, and the father passed the closing years of his life in Richmond, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Matzinger have eleven children,, five of whom reside in Bellevue, Huron county, Ohio; two in Frankfort, Mich.; and the remaining four on the home place with their parents. Their names are here entered in order of birth: Erhardt Isaac, John- Albert, Louisa Harriet, Mary Martha, Lydia Hannah ; Rosa Bertha, Lodema Catherine, Edward Jacob, Freonia Theoda^ Amanda Ethel, and Arthur Benjamin.