Richland County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1880 (part 12 of 18)

ROSS, NATCHER (deceased); he was born near Harrisburg, Penn., Feb. 4, 1790; his fathers name was John Ross, and his mother's maiden, name Charlotte Natcher; his father was of Irish and German descent, and his mother of German. Natcher Ross was married to Sophia Arnold, daughter of Benjamin and Mary A. Arnold, of Harrison Go., Ohio; her parents were of Scotch-Irish descent; Mr. Ross came to Richland Co. Dec. 1, 1819, and entered the northwest quarter of Sec. 4, in Monroe Township: in the fall of 1821, he removed to this farm with his family; they made this trip in wagons from Harrison Co.; his farm, at this time, was an unbroken forest; the ground was covered with snow when they arrived at their destination; Mr. Ross split boards, out of which he built a rude shanty, in which they resided till he was ahle to hew timbers and put up a hewed-log house; in this house they resided for many years; Mr. Cassan bought it, some years ago, and removed it to Lucas, where it still stands, and is to this day a very comfortable dwelling. He raised » large family of sons and daughters, the names of whom are given in the order of their births: William, Rezin Arnold, Mary Ann, Susan, Rachel, John, James and Nancy Jane; William, Rezin Arnold and John are dead; William died in California, and is buried near Frazer Rivers; Resin Arnold died in Indiana, and is buried at Warsaw; John died Feb. 23, 1849, and was buried at Mount Zion, in this township. Mr. Ross continued to reside on the same farm from the time he came to the county till a few years prior to his decease, when he sold it to his son-in-law, Jacob Leiter, and removed to Lucas; Mr. Leiter still owns this farm. Mrs, Ross died Sept. 20, 1848, and Mr. Ross March 3, 1864; they are both buried at Mount Zion.

PETERSON, WILLIAM, farmer; P. O. Perryville. Among the enterprising and energetic farmers of Monroe Township, none are entitled to a more prominent place in her history than the subject of this biography, His father was one of the pioneers of the township, and he, too, may be justly termed a pioneer, for he was either born in this township or was brought here by his parents at a very early day. His father was a farmer by occupation and the owner of a large farm in the fertile valley of the Black Fork. When he became the owner of this farm, it was in a state of nature, wild and uncultivated ; but, by persevering energy and patient toil on the part of himself and sons, a great transformation was soon made, and the frowning forest gave place to fruitful fields and flowery meadows. The subject of this sketch remained with his father, assisting the cultivation and improvement of his farm, till some time after he had attained to his majority, when he was united in marriage to a very estimable young lady of his neighborhood, Miss Esther, eldest daughter of Solomon and Rachel Gladen. By persevering industry, fine financiering and careful management, Mr. Peterson has been very successful in the acquisition of this world's goods; he owns two excellent farms in the northeastern part of Monroe Township. He has erected, at a great cost, a magnificent dwelling on one of these farms. He has also built commodious barns on both farms. His farms are highly fertile and productive, and he cultivates them in a very creditable manner. Mr. Peterson and wife have raised and educated an interesting family of children. One of their sons, named Erasmus, a very promising young man, contracted a disease which rendered him a cripple for life; he died in 1879, and was buried at Perryville. REA, WILLIAM (deceased). Was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., June 23,1772; hesubsequently removed to Bedford Co., Penn., and about 1816, came to Richland Co., Ohio, and entered the north half of the southeast quarter of Sec. 35, in Monroe Township; he came to the county in company with Jacob Williams, Joseph Friend and William Fergueson; Mr. Williams entered the south half of the same half-section, Mr. Fergueson entered the south half of Sec. 34, in the same township; Mr. Friend entered the farm now owned by Alexander Freeman, on the eastern boundary of Worthington Township, near the present site of the town of Newville. Mr. Rea, upon his arrival in this Western wild, went to work at once and cleared a small tract and erected a cabin on his farm; he kept bachelor's hall for a few years, when he rented his cabin to one William Wilson. a son-in-law of Jacob Williams; Mr. Wilson lived here a few years, assisting Mr. Rea in clearing and cultivating his farm. About 1821, Mr. Rea was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Swendal; they were married at the residence of John Kinton, in Worthington Township, by Rev. William Johnson, of Mansfield; Mrs. Rea was born in the County of Down, Ireland, about twenty miles from Belfast, Dec. 25, 1792; her father's name was Richard Swendal; her mother's maiden name was Susan Fox ; Mrs. Rea came to the United States when about 25 years old; she had a brother living in this country, but she did not know where to find him; she, without money or friends, set about seeking employment at once, which she soon was able to find; she worked for some time in the city of New York, and in various other places ; ina few years, by the assistance of a friend, she was enabled to find her brother; when she did find him, however, she did not recognize him, and it was with no little difficulty that he was enabled to convince her of his identity: she subsequently came with her brother to Richland Co., and got married as before stated. Mr. Rea took his wife immediately with him to his cabin and went to housekeeping in the primitive style of those days; they were the parents of four children - Martha Ann, born Aug. 9, 1826, died March 23, 1842; Mary Jane, born Sept. 18, 1828; Eliza, born

Dec. 10, 1830, died in the spring of 1839; Sarah, born Jan. 2, 1832, died in the spring of 1839; all of whom were buried in the Pine Run graveyard. Mr. Rea united with the United Presbyterian Church early in life, and was an active and consistent member thereof as long as he lived; he was very sirict.in the observance of the ordinances of religion; Mrs, Rea united with the same church some years before her marriage and still retains her membership therein. William Rea died Oct. 2, 1846, and was buried in Pine Run graveyard. Mrs. Rea has resided with her daughter, Mrs. Darling, for several years; she is now 87 years old; though somewhat enfeebled by age, she still retains full possession of her mental faculties.

REED, JOSEPH (deceased), was born in Cross Creek Township, Washington Co., Penn., June 5, 1798. His father's name was Nicholas Reed; his mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Fulton. He was of Scotch-Irish descent. Hewas married to Miss Nancy Miller March 12, 1829. He came to Richland Co. soon after his marriage, and bought the southwest quarter of Sec. 23, in Monroe Township, which he cleared, cultivated and improved, and on which he continued to reside till the day of his death. Mr. Reed had seven children by his first wife - Elizabeth, born Jan, 31, 1830, married to Jacob Wigton, Jan. 2, 1851, by Rev. William Hughes; George, born Oct. 3, 1831, married to Miss Mary E. Wigton, Sept. 15, 1855, by Rev. Richard Gaily ; Nicholas, born Feb. 9, 1834, died March 25, 1834; Mary Jane, born July 18, 1835, died Aug. 9, 1835; Eliza, born Aug. 12, 1836, died Sept. 8, 1836; Hugh F., born Aug. 13, 1837, married to Miss Amanda Wolf, Feb. 17, 1859, by Abraham Baughman, Esq.; Mary 8., born Sept. 28, 1839, died Aug. 23, 1842. Mrs. Nancy Reed departed this life December 22, 1844. Mr. Reed remained a widower until Dec. 29, 1853, when he was united in marriage to Miss Clancy E. Crawford, fifth daughter of George and Mary Crawford, of Perryville, Ohio. They were united in marriage by Rey. William Hughes, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Perryville. By his second wife, Mr. Reed has had seven children, five sons and two daughters - Nancy Jane, born June 27, 1855, married to James A. Coe, in 1876, by Rev. Eddy; Emma Melsina, born Feb. 14, 1857; Martha Abigal, Jan. 16, 1859; Joseph Melancthon, Aug. 21, 1860; James Marion, Aug. 21, 1860; Alma, Oct. 14, 1863; Mary, Oct. 12, 1866. Mr. Reed died respected by all who knew him, Oct. 8, 1874. He had six brothers - James, Samuel, Hugh, William, John and Robert; and two sisters - Bliza and Jane. 'At the death of her husband, the management of the farm and household devolved upon his widow. She has been a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church for about twenty-five years.

RINEHART, I. S., miller; P. O. Ada, Hardin Co., Ohio. Jacob Rinehart, great-grandfather of I. S. Rinehard, came to this country about the year 1736; he attained to the great age of nearly 100 years; his son, Conrad Rinehart, was born in Maryland, A. D. 1785; he became a member of the Evangelical Association at an early age, and remained an active and zealous member of that branch of the Christian Church up to the time of his decease; he was married to Miss Eve Bealy, of his native State; he and his wife were among the original members of the Evyangelica)

Association in this country; he officiated for some years in the capacity of a local preacher; he died Oct. 29, 1871; he left a widow, 12 children, 80 grandchildren, 124 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-greatgrandchildren; he was aged 86 years 8 months and 15 days; his widow died in June, 1873, aged 88 years 9 months and 2 days. John B. Rinehart, father of I. S. Rinehart, was born in York Co., Penn., June 2, 1813; he was married to Miss Mary Stump, eldest daughter of Adam and Rebecca Stump, of his native county, in the fall of 1834; Miss Stump was born in York Co., Penn., Aug. 15, 1812. Mr. Rinehart and wife came to Ohio, in company with his father-in-law and family, in the spring of 1830; they settled in Columbiana Co., where they remained till the fall of 1838, when they removed to Richland Co., and settled near Woodbury, where they continued to reside for several years; they subsequently removed to Knox Co., where they lived a few years; about the year 1864, they removed to Worthington Township, in this county. He and his brother, C. B. Rinehart, purchased the Rock Point Mills, near Newville, which they ran with very good success many years; they subsequently purchased about 60 acres of land adioining this mill property; in the fall of 1874, J. B. Rinehart sold the mill property and removed to Ada, Hardin Co., Ohio, and purchased an interest in a steam-mill at that place; he here met with reverses of fortune, which nearly stripped him of all he had acquired by many years of toil; he continued to reside in Ada till the day of his death, Aug. 13, 1879. Mr. Rinehart was a man of strong constitution and iron nerve; few men of his day could compete with him in feats of strength; he was a kind, social and obliging man. His widow still resides in Ada, and is much esteemed by all who know her for her many virtues ; she has been an active Christian for many years. Adam Stump, the father of Mrs. J. B. Rinehart, was born in York Co., Penn., Sept. 15, 1786; he was married, Dec. 24, 1811, to Miss Rebecca, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Castelow; her father was a native of Ireland, and her mother was a German by birth; her mother's maiden name was Baker; Mr. Stump removed to Ohio, as hereinbefore stated: he was a miller by occupation; he resided in this county many years prior to his death; he and his good wife were zealous members of the Lutheran Church; she was a member of this branch of the Christian Church about sixty and he about twenty-six years; he died March 4, 1872; she died Sept. 1, 1879; they lie side by side in the St. Johns Cemetery; they lived to see descendants of the third generation ; he died at the age of 85 years 5 'months and 19 days; she was aged 86 years 2 months and 15 days. J. B. and Mary Rinehart were the parents of ten children, five sons and five daughters; five of these are dead, two sons and three daughters - one is buried at Millwood, in Knox Co.; three at Frederick, in the same county, and one at Woodbury, in Morrow Co.; the names of the living are Fliza, Israel S., Lawson, Persa and Melvin, all of whom are married and have families, I.S. Rinehart was born in a millat Ankneytown, Knox Co., Ohio, Sept. 1, 1838; his father was attending this mill at the time, and, there being no dwelling convenient, the family lived in a part of the mill; itcan be said of him, that he was born and raised inamill. As soon as he was old enough to be of any service, his father taught him the trade, and he has followed that business from that day to this. He has the reputation of being a very good miller. He was united in marriage to Miss Louisa, daughter of Solomon and Painter, then of Woodbury, now of Newville. Miss Painter was born in Columbiana Co. Oct. 80, 18389 ; her mother is a daughter of Fredrick and Nancy Shenfield; Mr. and Mrs. Senfield were both Pennsylvanians by birth, and were of Irish and German descent. Solomon Painter is a son of Adam and Mary Painter; his parents were of German descent, but natives of Pennsylvania; he is also a Pennsylvanian by birth, but has lived in Ohio the greater part of his life. He is a physician by profession ; he was a soldier in the war of the rebellion. By his first marriage, Mr. Rinehart had two children, both daughters, and named Lauretta and Myrtie. Their mother died Dec. 15, 1866, and was buried in the St. Johns Cemeteryin Monroe Township. I. 8. Rinehart resided in Newville and in other parts of this county for several years. He was married to Miss Margaret A., second daughter of John and Harriet Cole, April 10, 1868. The ceremony was performed by John Wigton, Esq., of Newville, Ohio. Miss Cole was born in August, 1843; her father was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn.; he was of German,descent ; was twice married ; the name of his first wife was Harriet Clark ; she was of English descent. By this marriage he had four children, one son and three daughters - William Henry, Mary Elizabeth, Margaret Ann and Nancy Mariah. Nancy M. died when about 4 years old, and was buried at Bryan, Williams Co., Ohio; the others are married and have families. Their mother died about the year 1852, and was buried at Bryan, Ohio. His second wife was the widow of Mr. Williamson Lowry, of Monroe Township; her maiden name was Williams; she was the youngest daughter of Jacob and Mary Williams, a pioneer family of Monroe Township; by this marriage he had four children - Harriet Irena, Sarah Lauretta, Nancy Olive and Allura Mabel; Harriet Irena died young. Mr. Cole died in August, 1874, and is buried at Ada, Ohio. By his second wife, Mr. Rinehart has three children - Kitty Mabel, John Cloud and an infant son.

SCHRACK, DAVID (deceased); was born in Center Co., Penn.; was of Scotch-English descent, anda farmer by occupation. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Mogle; she was of German descent. Mr. Schrack removed to Richland Co, in 1819. He purchased of Thomas Pope a quarter-section of land in the southeast part of Monroe Township, and moved thereon with his family. He subsequently entered the quarter-section adjoining his first purchase on the north; on the Pope farm there were about 4 acres cleared and a rude cabin built thereon. Mr. Schrack and family lived in this cabin till they were able to put up a more comfortable and commodious house. His farm was covered with a dense and heavy growth of timber, and required a vast amount of hard labor to prepare his lands for cultivation, and, though the soil was rich and productive, his grounds were stony and hilly ; but by hard labor and perseverance on the part of himself and sons these diffi- | culties were all overcome. Mr. Schrack lived to see , | massive brick dwelling occupying the place of the rude log cabin. He lived to see the dense forest give placey to fruitful fields. He lived to rear a large family 0 children, and to become comparatively wealthy. Mr Schrack was a '"' mighty hunter,'' and many were the deer, wild turkeys and other wild animals that fell beneath his unerring aim. He also shot quite a number of bears when he first came to the county. He was among the Indians a great deal, with whom he was always on friendly terms. Mr. Schrack and wife are the parents of fourteen children, three sons and eleven daughters; three of these died in infancy ; the sons were named Charles, John and David; the daughters - Sarah, Catharine, Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth, Rachel, Sophia, Susan and Ann. Sarah married Abraham Hersh, and raised a family; she is now dead. Catharine married Aaron Baughman, by whom she had a large family of sons and daughters; she and her husband are both living in Monroe Township. Mary married Pierce Jeffrey; has a family, and resides in Indiana. Margaret married R. Y. Gladden, of her native township , raised a family; they now reside in Perryville, Ashland Co. Elizabeth M. married Benjamin M. Morrison; Rachel married William Armentrout. Sophia married J. J, Douglass, of her native township. Susan married William Wigton, and resides in this township. Ann married John S. McDgnel, and resides in Indiana.

SCHRACK, CHARLES, farmer; P. O. Newville. The subject of this sketch was born in Monroe Township June 9, 1820; he is the eldest son of David and Elizabeth Schrack; he was born and brought up in the woods, and inured from infancy to all the privations incident to pioneer life; being the eldest of the boys, the burden of the hard lahor fell upon his shoulders.

a hoe, he was put to work by his father; and from that time till the day he left the parental roof, he was obliged to lead a life of labor and almost incessant toil. Mr. Schrack had but little time or opportunity, while young, to obtain an education, and yet he succeeded in branches as many young people of the present day. He remained with his father, assisting him in clearing and improving his farm, until he was about 27 years old. He was married, Dec. 30, 1847, to Barbary Hammon, fifth daughter of George and Catharine Hammon, of Worthington Township. Miss Hammon was born May 1, 1820. Mr. and Mrs. Shrack are the parents of five children, three sons and two daughters ; the eldest died in infancy; Marion Hammon Schrack was born Sept. 26, 185l1 - married to Miss Hattie E. Graber; Harriet Ellen, born Sept. 11, 1854, died in infancy ; Elizabeth Catharine, born April 13, 1856, married Hiram Sheehy; Clark Douglas, born April 12, 1859. After their marriage, they lived on his father's farm one which he paid the sum of $7,000. At the time Mr. Schrack purchased this farm, it was very much run down and out of repair. The buildings were old and dilapidated ; the fences very much in need of repair; a large portion of the best land was overgrown with briers and brushes, and the fertility of the soil nearly destroyed by being over-worked, and other causes. Mr.

Schrack, with the assistance of his wife and sons, has has transformed it into quite a different looking farm. A thrifty young orchard of fruit-bearing trees may be seen | on his farm. The sterility of the soil has been changed to | great fertility, and to-day Mr. Schrack has one of the most productive farms in this region of country. He received nothing from his father's estate, notwithstanding all the hard labor he did on the farm. Mr. Schrack donated the ground on which the Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church is built, as also the grounds for the churchyard and cemetery. He also contributed liberally of his means toward the building of this and other churches, and for the relief of the distressed, and the support of the Gospel. A few years ago, he united with the Disciple Church. His wife isa member of the Lutheran Church,

SCHRACK, JOHN, second son of David and Elizabeth Schrack, was born and reared in Monroe Township. The days of his boyhood and early manhood were spent in assisting his father in clearing and cultivating his farm. Some considerable time after he had attained his majority, he conceived the idea of becoming a lawyer. His education was at that time quite limited; but, being possessed of great energy, by dint of hard study and close application this diffienlty was soon overcome. After attending school tili ue acquired a pretty thorough education, he commenced the study of the law. He pursued his studies with such dili- © gence and energy, that in a short time he was admitted to the bar, and entered upon the practice of the law. He suceeeded admirably well in his profession, and soon ranked among the foremost young lawyers of the county. He served as Prosecuting Attorney two terms, and while engaged in his profession had a very lucrative practice. On the death of his father, he became the owner of the ''old homestead,' and a few years afterward he forsook his profession for the peaceful pursuits of the farm. He still continues to practice in Justice's courts, but his chief pursuit is farming.

STOUT, HIRAM, farmer; P. O. Lucas. He was born in Sussex Co., N. J., on the 16th day of January, 1819; he was the eldest son of James and Eve Stout; he came to Richland Co. with his parents when quite young, and endured with them the privations incident to pioneer life; as young as he was at that time, he had the honor of grubbing the first grub that was taken out on his father's farm ; his facilities for obtaining an education were quite limited. but notwithstanding all these difficulties, the subject of this history succeeded, by industry and application, in acquiring a fair knowledge of the common English branches. Mr. Stout, in his younger days, was very fond of hunting - in fact, he was a regular '' Nimrod ;"'? when he was about 15 years old, he heard his dogs one morning about daybreak barking fiereely in the woods at some distance from the house, and he at once shouldered his rifle and started to see what they had treed, thinking it was a raccoon or opossum, or some other small animal; when he arrived at the spot, he saw some large animal, with glittering eyes, seated on the branch of a tree; he took deliberate aim and fired, when down came a huge panther and fell dead at his feet, shot through the brain; this was the only panther known to have been killed in this region, company of the young ladies. He loved, with them, "to trip the light fantastic toe,' yet nevertheless he never suffered himself to be entrapped by their " winsome wiles and winning smiles;'' but, as a matter of choice, has remained a bachelor to this day, living with his aged mother, and taking care of and providing for her. during her declining years. Mr. Stout is the owner of the old homestead, and has it under a good state of cultivation; his farm is very productive, and well adapted to the raising of all kinds of grain. STOUT, JAMES (deceased). Was born in Sussex Co., N. J., April 15,1790. His parents came to the United States from the lowlands of Holland. He was married to Miss Eve Hupfer, fifth daughter of Jacob and Margaret Hupfer, of Cumberland Co., Penn., Oct. 27, 1815, by whom he had three children, two sons and one daughter. Mary Ann, the eldest child, was born July 17, 1816; she was married to Edward Sheehy; she died Dec. 19, 1858, and was buried at Perryville. Hiram, born Jan. 16, 1819; Cornelius, Dec. 16, 1822; died May 21, 1862; buried at Perryville. Cornelius was married to Miss Mariah Owens, by whom he had a large family of children. Mr. and Mrs. Stout came to Richland Co. in the fall of 1826, and settled near Petersburg, in Mifflin Township, where they remained about two years, when they removed to Monroe Township and bought a farm about one and a half miles south of the present site of Lucas, where they remained about one year, when Mr. Stout entered the west half of the southwest quarter of Sec. 22, cleared off a spot, erected a cabin and moved his family there; the country, at that time, was still wild; few settlements had been made; a few bears were still to be seen in the woods, and wildcats were plenty; deer and wild turkeys were still numerous. Mr. Stout was fond of hunting, and many deer and wild turkeys fell victims to his unerring aim. By industry and perseverance, the wilderness was converted into a 'fruitful field," and made to "blossom as the'rose.'' Mrs. Stout narrates that- before she came to Ohio, she learned to shoot, in order that she might be able to defend herself, if necessary, against attacks of the Indians. She says that, whenever she wanted a mess of squirrels or other small game; when the men were busy, she would shoulder a rifle and go to the woods, and soon succeed in getting all she wanted. James Stout still continued to reside on this same farm till the day of his death, Aug. 80, 1864; he was buriedat Perryville. His widow still resides on the old farm with her son Hiram; she is healthy and intelligent for a woman of her years; she 'was 84 years old on Christmas Day of 1879. ; SWIGART, J. L., wagon-maker, Lucas. Michael Swigart, the father of J. L. Swigart, was born in Lancaster Co., Ohio., April 7, 1800; he was of German descent. He was married to Miss Anna Byers, of Hagerstown, Md.,,on the 8d day of July, 1825; they removed to Stark Co., Ohio, in 1827, and thence to Richland in 1832, and purchased 120 acres off the northwest corner of Sec. 27 in Monroe Township; he subsequently purchased 80 acres, adjoining the 120 on the north; at the time he came in possession of this farm, it was in an uncultivated state, the greater part of it being encumbered with a heavy growth of timber and underbrush, but, by persevering industry on the part of himself and sons, the wilderness was transformed into fruitful fields. Michael Swigart and wife are the parents of eight children, four sons and four daughters - Leonard, the eldest, was born Feb. 11, 1826. He-was married to Miss Margaret Schrack Sept. 14, 1844; he served as Commissioner of this county two terms; he now resides in Dickinson Co., Kan. Anna Margaret, their eldest daughter, was born Oct. 2, 1827; she was married to Josiah Switzer Jan. 21, 1847; she died Jan. 4, 1857, and was buried in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Elizabeth, their second daughter, was born March 27, 1830; she was married to George W. Chew, who died some years ago, leaving her with a family of small children to maintain. George J., their . second son, was born Dec. 21, 1831; he was married to Miss Susan Smith; he died April 26, 1870, and was buried in the Odd Fellows' cemetery near Lucas. Mary A. B., their third daughter, was born Dee. 15, 1834, and died March 10, 1840; she was buried at Pleasant Valley. Elenora, their youngest daughter, was born April 6, 1886; she died April 12, 1840, and was buried at Pleasant Valley. Peter A., their third son, was born Jan. 1; 1838; he married Margaret Andrews; he served as a private in Co. B, 120th O. V. I., during the war of the rebellion; he contracted a disease while in the army which caused his death ; he died Sept. 27, 1865. Their youngest son, Jesse L., was born as hereinbefore stated. Michael Swigart was a Drum Major in the war of 1812; he continued to reside on the farm he purchased when he came to the township till within a few years of the date of his decease; his wife died April 10, 1867; she was of a kind, social and obliging disposition, and much respected by all who knew her; he, too, wag jovial and kind-hearted, ever ready'to confer a favor on his neighbor when in 'his power to do so; he died July 16, 1876; he and his wife lie side by side in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Jesse L. Swigart was married to Miss Rebecca Jane Henry, third daughter of David and Jane Henry, of his native township, April 26, 1863; his wife's parents were of German descent ; her mother's maiden name was Donelson. Jesse L. and Rebecca J. Swigart are the parents of three children - Orange, Olive and Cora. He was a soldier in the late war; was a private in Co. A, McLaughlin's squadron of cavalry; he served till the close of the war; he was with Sherman in his celebrated march from Atlanta to the sea. He and his wife are active members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Lucas; he has for many years been an active member of Monroe Lodge, No. 224, I. 0. O. F., and has attained to the highest position in his lodge; he is also a member of Burns Encampment, No. 131; he has been Treasurer of his township four or five years.

SWIGART, L. M., farmer; P. O. Mansfield; his father, John Swigart, was born near Chambersburg, Penn., in 1793; he came to Obio with his father, who settled on a farm near Canton, Stark Co., now used as the county infirmary. He served as a soldier during the war of 1812, and fought under Perry at the battle of Mackinaw; when the war was ended, he came to Hichland Co., and located in Orange Township, now in Ashland Co., where he taught school for some time. Among his pupils at that time was the lady he after-

| ward married. ship, where he built a cabin; in 1826, he built a twowhich is in a good condition. The farm is now owned | by Mr. Cailor. In 1831, he sold his place, and bought

Pleasant Valley. While clearing his land, he and his family occupied a schoolhouse as a residence ; he soon after built a house, which then stood where the present residence of George Swigart now is; in 1835, he built a saw-mill; in he moved to Lucas, where he died at the age of 76 years. He was married, in 1816, to Miss Barbara Young, who survives him, and is now a resident of Lucas; she was born in Washington Co., Penn., in 1796, and came with her parents to Ohio in 1804, who first settled on a farm near New Lisbon, Ohio, and, in 1814, removed to Orange Township, Richland Co., now in Ashland Co. Mrs. Swigart remembers meeting Fulton, the inventor, and seeing the first steamboat on the Ohio River. Mr. L. M. Swigart was born Dee. 31, 1827, in Monroe Township; when of sufficient age, he assisted in clearing land, farming, and hauling lumber to Mansfield, mostly with an ox team; when 27 years of age, having accumulated $500, he bought a farm one mile north of Lucas, which he soon after, with some assistance, paid for in full. He lived on this farm ten years, when he sold it, and bought the Young farm of 240 acres, five miles east of Mansfield, and afterward bought the Leiter farm: he erected the beautiful business house on Main street, Mansfield, known as the L. M. Swigart Block, in 1879. He was married to Miss Jane Balliet Feb. 12, 1854, by whom he has had five children - Martha A., born Jan. 19, 1855; Clora E., Dec. 2, 1856; Sarah J., April 18,1859; John B., April 7, 1864; Mary E., Nov. 21, 1871. Mr. Swigart remembers seeing the first train of cars that came into Mansfield, and recalls many of the early incidents in the county's history.

SWIGART, GEORGE W., farmer; P. O. Hastings. Was born in Richland Co., A. D. 1820; his father, John Swigart, was born in Franklin Co., Penn., A. D. 1793; when he arrived at the age of 13 years, his father, John Swigart, Sr., removed to Ohio, and

| remained with his father till the beginning of the | war of 1812, when he enlisted in the service of | the United States, and served his country faithfully during the war; after the close of the war, he came to Orange Township, in Richland Co., and taught a threemonths' term of school. At the close of his school, he | married Miss Barbary Young; Miss Young was born in Washington &,, Penn., in 1797, and removed with her _ father, Jacob Young, to Richland Co. in 1814; she was a member of a family of twelve children. Mr. Swigart removed to Slonroe Township in 1821, and settled on the southwest quarter of Sec. 11; he moved in the morning in the woods, without any shelter but the trees, and in the evening he had a cabin 16x16 feet erected and one-half of the roof on: he moved his family into this cabin the same evening; again, in 1832, he removed into the woods, on the farm now owned and occupied by his son, George W., it being a part of Sec. "in this township; he continued to reside on this farm, cultivating and improving it, till within a few

In his political faith, he was a Democrat of the 'Old Hickory "' persuasion ; he held some offices of honor and trust in the township; he raised a large family of sons and daughters, several of whom still reside in the

Swigart died in 1872; his wife is yet living. George W. Swigart was reared in the woods, and inured to hardships and toil from his boyhood ; he acquired such education as was to be obtained in the common schools of that day ; he found but little time, however, for literary pursuits, but the time allotted him for that purpose was carefully improved, so that he acquired what may be termed a fair common-school education ; being possessed of a well-balanced brain, and very reténtzve memory, and extremely fond of reading useful books, he has succeeded in storing his mind with a large fund of useful information. Mr. Swigart married Miss Margaret Rider, daughter of Henry Rider, an early settler of this township; Miss Rider was born in 1824; they are the parents of three children, one son and two daughters; Mr. Swigart has worked some at. stone. masoning and carpentering, but the greater part of his life has been devoted to the peaceful pursuits of the husbandman, in'which business he has succeeded admirably well; of late years he has paid considerable attention to politics; he, like his father, is a Democrat of the Jacksonian school, '' Retrenchment and Reform'"' are his favorite themes; he says, ''that for thirty years he has advocated measures, that if adopted would greatly decrease the burden of taxation, and afford a much greater protection to society.' For the benefit of future generations,-he desires that his theory or plan be inserted in his biography. In the first place, he would reduce the number of the members in the Legislature one-half, and the salary of the remaining members one-half. He claims that when this is done, we would have a better class of legislators, as political tricksters could not, under such circumstances, afford to buy an office for which they were in nowise quali- and that too much is more injurious to society than not enough. In the second place he would make some improvement in county affairs. He would dispense with the office of Probate Judge, as also of a grand jury. He would have the Clerk of the Court attend to the civil duties that are now performed by the Probate Judge. He would have Justices of the Peace and Mayors of cities and incorporate villages, to perform the duties now assigned to grand jurors, and would also give them exclusive jurisdiction in minor criminal cases. Lastly, he recommends sure and severe punishment to criminals. Mr. Swigart has in his possess:on a cast-iron kettle which holds twenty gallons, that his the forest, and piling logs and brush in the muddy places. In the-course of time, the plow and scraper began to be used. Now we use in addition to these the cart and wagon to haul gravel.'"' At the instigation and through the influence and assistance of Mr. Swi- gart and other enterprising men of Monroe Township, many valuable and lasting public improvements have been made in the township within the last five years, more especially in roads and schoolhouses.

SWITZER, JOSIAH, farmer; P. O. Lucas. Was born on the north bank of the Rocky Fork, in Mifflin Township, on the 21st day of July, 1825; his father was of German and his mother of Scotch-Irish descent ; his father's name was Frederick Switzer and his mother's maiden name Issabella Steel. Ifis mother was born in Franklin Co., Penn., on the 19th day of March, 1800; she emigrated to Richland Co., Ohio, in 1815, and settled on the north hank of the Rocky Fork, in Mifflin Township, on the farm now owned by Catharine Ross, where she resided for about two years; from there she removed to Monroe Township, on the farm now owned by the Widow Glenn, where she resided a short time, when she removed to the farm now owned by her son, Hiram Switzer; she continued to reside on this farm till the day of her death, which event took place on the 5th day of July, 1862; she was the mother of four sons - William, born Jan. 12, 1821; Josiah, born as hereinbefore stated; Andrew Jackson, Jan. 29, 1830, and Hiram, July 12, 1834. She was a woman of more than ordinary intelligence, being passionately fond of reading and possessed of a very retentive memory ; she was better informed on many subjects of interest and importance than most women; _ she was an ultra Democrat of the 'Old Hickory" persuasion, and few men of her township were a match for her in argument, Josiah, her second son and the subject of this biography, remained with his mother and was subject to her instructions and control until he attained his majority. As soon as he was old enough to work, his mother found employment for him; from the time he was 165 till the date of his marriage, he was obliged to labor very hard; his work consisted principally in grubbing, chopping and making rails through the day, while many nights were spent in coon hunting and in fishing; his facilities for obtaining an education were quite limited ; however, by close application to his studies during the limited time allotted to him for that purpose, he has been able to acquire a pretty thorough knowledge of the common English branches. Mr. Switzer was united by marriage to Miss Margaret Swigart, eldest daughter of Michael and Nancy Swigart, on the 21st day of January, 1847; his wife's parents were early settlers of Monroe Township and were much respected by their acquaintances ; by this marriage Mr. Switzer had six sons, of whom only two are now living - George J., his eldest son, was 'born Oct. 31, 1847; Michael T., his second son, Dec. 9, 1850. Mr. Switzer farmed on shares for different persons from the time of his marriage till about 1862, when he purchased the farm he now owns, being the east half of the southeast quarter of Sec. 21, in Monroe Township. His first wife died Jan. 6, 1857, and was buried at the Hersh (now called the Mt. Olive) Cemetery, but was subsequently taken upand removed to the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Mr. Switzer married, for his second wife Miss Mary M. Cromer, youngest daughter of Daniel Cromer ; they were married April 19, 1857 ; by this marriage, Mr. Switzer had ten children, four sons and six daughters, all living but one.

He is emphatically a self-made man. He was initiated into the mysteries of Odd Fellowship and became a member of Monroe Lodge, No. 224, located at Lucas, Ohio, about twenty-six years ago, and has been an active member of the lodge and a zealous member of the order ever since; he has attained to the highest position in the lodge. He is also one of the charter members of the Burns Encampment, located at Lucas, Ohio; has been an active member thereof ever since it was instituted, and has been the recipient of the highest honors the encampment can confer. He has also had the honor of serving in the capacity of District Deputy Grand Master for one term. Mr. Switzer has repeatedly been elected to fill some of the most important offices of his township, in which capacities he gave entire satisfaction. He united with the Lutheran Church at Pleasant Valley about two years ago, during which time he has been an active and zealous member. Monroe Lodge and the village of Lucas are to some considerable extent indebted to Mr. Switzer and a few more of like energy for the beautiful hall and schoolhouse they now possess. He has, fur many years, taken a deep interest in township affairs, and more especially in the cause of education ; he was, for many years, School Director of his district under the old law, and was present at the first meeting of the Board of Education under' the new law, and helped to organize the same; he presided at the meetings of said board the last five years, during the last two years of which time, four elegant and commodious brick schoolhouses have been erected in the township. Mr. Switzer's farm is a very productive one, well adapted to the raising of all kinds of grain; his dwelling is a large and commodious brick building, and he has a good frame bank barn; his farm is well watered and well timbered, and he has a thriving young orchard thereon.

SNYDER, DANIEL, pioneer farmer; P. O. Mansfield; familiarly known as the 'old pioneer;'' was born in Washington Co., Penn., March 8, 1808; his father's name was Peter Snyder; his mother's maiden name was Drusilla Metcalf; his father was of German and his mother of Scotch English descent ; his parents came to Richland Co. in the fall of 1815; his father bought the northeast quarter of Sec. 6, in Mifflin Township, on which he settled with his family, consisting of his wife and four children, three sons and one daughter; their farm was a dense forest, with the exception of a few acres that the timber had been chopped off; there was a small cabin thereon, built in the primitive style of those early days; it was destitute of floor and without doors, windows or chimney; an Indian trail ran near the cabin of the Snyders; the children, among whom was Daniel, would run and hide when they saw an Indian approaching, having, no doubt, frequently heard thrilling stories of their cruelty to the whites; if they happened to notice the trepidation of the children, one of their number would almost invariably say: 'We no hurt; we no hurt.' The Snyders were not in the least discouraged by the gloomy prospect before them ; both father and sons went to work in earnest to prepare their ground for cultivation; from morning till night the sound of their axes was heard, and the mighty monarchs of the forest soon gave way before their sturdy strokes; in the course of a few years, a great transformation had taken place. Peter Snyder and wife are the parents of seven children, five sons and two daughters, named, in the order of their births, Vatchel, Peter, Daniel M., Rachel, Catharine, Thomas and John C.; Vatchel married Mary Hull, and raised a family of four children, one son and three daughters ; Peter married Elizabeth Good ani raised a family of seven children, four sons and three daughters; he died about the year 1837, Rachel married John Hull, and raised a family; she and her husband reside in Washington Township. Catharine married Robert Henry ; they raised a large'family of children; she died five or | | credit; he served as Commissioner of this county for | one term, but, through political trickery, was defeated six years ago. John C. married Christina Swarts; they have a family of children, and reside in Mifflin Township. At the time of his decease, Peter Snyder was the owner of 2U7 acres of land in Mittin Township. He and his wife were both members of the Methodist

Episcopal Church, and, like a large majority of the | | and his good wife have been members of the Evangelpioneers of our county, they were kind, hospitable and generous ; he died about the year 1860; his wife survived him about ten years; they are buried in the Emmanuel Graveyard, in Mifflin Township. Daniel M. Snyder was married to Miss Margaret Good, fourth daughter of John and Fanny Good, March 24, 18380; Miss Good was born April 8, 1811, in Cumberland Oo., Penn.; her mother's maiden name was Rinehart; her parents came to this county in 1822; they settled in Mifflin Township; they lived on a rented farm about twelve years, when they purchased a farm in Washington Township, where they continued to reside as long as they lived; they are buried in Piper's graveyard, in Washington Township. Soon after his marriage, Mr. Snyder rented a farm north of Mansfield and moved thereon ; he resided on this farm about seven years; he then purchased 86 acres in Sec. 6, Monroe Township; at the time he purchased this farm, it was unimproved: a great deal of hard labor was required to prepare it for cultivation; but Mr. Snyder was equal to the emergency; he built a cabin, into which he moved his family, and, by persevering industry, in the course of a few years. he had his farm in a good to this farm till he now owns 187 acres of choice land ; being reared in the woods, Mr. Snyder and wife have been inured from childhood to toil, hardship and privation ; their labors, however, have not been unrewarded, for now, in their declining years, they are prepared to give over their toils and cares, and pass their remaining days in ease and comfort; they are the parents of ten children, seven sons and three daughters. Samuel R.. born Oct. 15, 1838, married to Drusilla Hull, by whom he had seven children; he died May 17, 1865, and lies buried in Emmanuel Graveyard. Peter, born Oct. 27, 1832, married, Sarah Hamilton, by whom he has three children living and two dead. Drusilla, born Dec. 7, 1837, married Joseph Richey, by whom she had two children, a son anda daughter; her first husband dying, she married for her second husband William Pike, by whom she had three children; they reside in Huron Co., Ohio. John C., born June 27, 1887; married Esther Boals; have one child, and reside in Virginia City, Nev. Rachel J., born Noy. 27, 1839, married William McBride; have had three children; they resitc in Ruggles Co., Kan. Catharine, born March 8, 1845, married David H. Bell, reside in Madison Township, and have two children. William H., born Feb. 10, 1850, died in Virginia City, Nev., Nov. 20, 1875, and is buried- there.

Ross, by whom he has had three children; he lives in a part of his father's house. Daniel is one of the leading men of his township; he is » Democrat of the 'Old Hickory'' persuasion; he has held many offices of trust in his township, which positions he filled with on being a cindidate for a second term; he discharged the duties of this responsible office to the satisfaction of nearly all concerned. Mr. Snyder has been a member of the Masonic Fraternity about twenty years; he ical Lutheran Church many years; they are not only hearers of the Word, but doers, as the needy and distressed of their neighborhood will testify.

TUCKER, DAVID. He was born in Merrimack Co., N. H., June 15, 1798; his father, John Tucker, was of Irish descent, and his mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Lucas, was of Scotch-Irish descent ; Mr. Tucker came to Richland Co. in the fall of 1819, and entered the northeast quarter of Sec. 19, in Monroe Township ; also the east half of the northwest quarter of Sec. 21, in the same township; also, one half-quarter where the village of Lucas now stands ; he remained in this county seven years, during which time he labored hard at clearing and cultivating his farm; he erected a cabin on the northeast quarter of Sec. 19, where he continued to reside during the seven years he remained in the county ; but three families resided in this part of the township at that time. Mr. Tucker was attacked by a pack of hungry wolves, one night while returning home from the cabin of his brother; he armed himself with a handspike, by means of which, together with loud and repeated yells as they approached him, he succeeded in keeping the beasts at bay, though they returned to the attack twice before they gave it up; at that time there were but few churches and schoolhouses in the county, but in nearly every settlement there was a still-house; whisky was considered an indispensable article in those days; at the expiration of seven years, Mr. Tucker returned to New Hampshire. He was married to Miss Clarissa, daughter of Jesse and Mary Patten, of his native county, Oct. 9, 1829; her parents were of Scotch- Irish descent. He remained in New Hampshire till the year 1849, when he removed with his family to his farm in this county, where he still continues to reside. He is the father of six children, three sons and three daughters - Norman, Alfred G., Clarissa L., David F. and Sophronia, Norman married Nancy Williams; Alfred, Elizabeth Slosher; Mary, James M. K. Reed; Clarissa L., single; David F. married Mary Welty. Mrs. Tucker died March 14, 1872, and was buried at the St. Johns Cemetery ; she was a member of the Con gregational Church for about thirty-five years, and was a woman of many rare qualities of heart and mind.

TUCKER, JOHN (deceased); he was born in the township of Hemmicker, county of Hillsboro, N. H., Dec. 20, 1792. His father's name was the same as his own, and his mother's maiden name Elizabeth Lucas He was of Scotch-Irish descent. His parents, however, were both American born. He was pretty thoroughly educated in his youth. In 1816, he left the parental roof, and started on foot to seek a home and fortune in the wilds of Indiana. Terre Haute, which he made his stopping place while in the West, at that time contained but one house besides the post. While he was there, a council was held for the purpose of purchasing the land from the Indians. Gens. Taylor and Posey, together with five prominent chiefs, constituted this council. After the council was concluded, the soldiers and Indians had a jubilee, in which firewater flowed freely, and the frolic terminated in a drunken row. Gen. Taylor had a leg fractured by being tripped while dancing with an Indian. While there, Mr. Tucker was almost the constant companion of Gen. Taylor. He remained at the fort until the General recovered, and was fit for duty, when he started on foot through the wilderness on his return. He returned by way of Cincinnati. While in that place, he was offered 10 acres of land, in what is now the heart of that city, for $100. In 1818, he came to Richland Co.; made the entire trip on foot. He entered the north half of Sec. 28, in Monroe Township; he erected a cabin thereon,

'and made some other improvements in the way of clearing, when he returned as he came to his native State. He was married, April 3, 1821, to Miss Mary Ward, of his native town. Soon after their marriage, they stowed their scanty wardrobe, with a few indispensable articles of household goods, in a one-horse wagon, and by this conveyance they made the trip through the wilderness, to their future home in this county. They finally reached their destination, and commenced housekeeping in primitive style. Mr. Tucker was both farmer and school teacher. He taught school in winter, and labored on his farm during the warm seasons. When he first came to the county, there were but few schools, and for a year or two he went to Stark Co. to teach. He taught in all, about sixty terms of school; was among the first teachers in the county, and was considered one ofthe best; he was also a skillful surveyor, and was engaged to some extentin that business; practiced medicine for some time, on the Thomsonian System, but seldom, if ever, did he charge for his services. Besides the feats of pedestrianism already spoken of, he took a trip to the Black Swamp region, east of Fort Wayne, in 1828. In 1838, he went to Kosciusko Co., Ind,, where he purchased 1,600 acres of land, which he subsequently divided among his children. In 1846, he made a trip to Missouri on foot, to see that country, but soon became disgusted with it on account of the scarcity and bad quality of water. He continued to reside in Monroe Township till 1853, when he sold his farm to his son Aurelius, and removed to Kosciusko Co., Ind., where he continued to reside till the death of his wife, which took place March 11, 1876; he then made a division of his property, and spent the remainder of his days in visiting his children. He was the father of nine children, six sons and three daughters; has four sons and two daughters living - Aurelius, of Monroe Township; Mrs. F. Wager, of Cleveland; Regulus Tucker, of Tennessee; Horace and Albert Tucker, and Mrs. Vandermark, of Kosciusko Co., Ind. Mr. Tucker is entitled to credit for introducing good fruit into the county at an early day. He never could be prevailed upon to assist in butchering hogs, or any other animals ; never fired a gun at a living creature, nor with a leaden missile in it. In his political views, he was an Uld Line Whig, and subsequently a Republican. In his religion he was a firm believer in the Swedenborgian doctrine. He departed this life Dec. 25, 1879. His remains were sent to Palestine, Ind., and interred alongside of those of his wife.

TUCKER, D. F., farmer; P. O. Lucas; he was born in Merrimack Co., N. H., Nov. 2, 1841; he is the youngest son of David and Clarissa Tucker; when he was about 8 years old, his father removed with his family to the farm on which he now resides in Monroe Township ; he was trained by his parents to excellent habits; his education was about as thorough as is usually acquired in the common schools; be remained with his father, assisting him in his farm work, till the 10th day of November, 1864, when he was married to Miss Mary, only daughter of Christian and Mary Welty ; the marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. L. Wiles, a Lutheran minister; since his marriage, Mr. Tucker has:continued to reside on the old farm, and has been engaged chiefly in farming; he is an excellent farmer; during the last few years, he has dealt considerably in hogs, and has met with pretty fair success. He is now one of the Justices of the Peace of his township. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker are the parents of six children, three sons and three daughters - John Alfred, born Nov. 17, 1865; Norman Webster, May 29, 1867; Eceum Sophronia, June 25, 1869; Clinton Welty, Jan. 7, 1872; Clarissa Euphemia, April 3, 1874; Mary Etta, Sept. 11, 1877. Their mother was born Noy. 10, 1846; she was trained by her parents to habits of industry and economy. :

TUCKER, AURELIUS, farmer; P.O. Lucas; he was born in Monroe Township, Sept. 11, 1826; he is the second son of John and Mary Tucker, pioneers of this township ; he received, in his youth, a pretty thorough education in the common English branches, and was trained by his parents to habits of industry, sobriety and strict integrity; he assisted his father very materially in cultivating and improving his farm ; while a young man, he taught several terms of school, and was well liked as a teacher. He was married to Miss Isabella Alexander, youngest daughter of Peter and Jane Alexander, of Worthington Township, April 5, 1849; his wife's parents came to Ohio while it was yet a Territory ; they settled first in Belmont Co.; about the year 1827, they removed to Richland and bought a large farm, adjoining Newville on the northeast; here they continued to reside as long as they lived, and on this farm their remains lie buried in the family graveyard, on the hill east of the Clear Fork; Mr. Tucker farmed on shares with his father for a number of years. By industry and careful management on the part of himself and wife, he was enabled, ina few years, to amass considerable means. His father desiring to go further West, where he could purchase farms for all of his sons. sold his farm to Aurelius at a reduced price. He has very materially improved the appearance of this farm since he became the owner of it; a few years ago his dwelling was destroyed by fire; he subsequently erected a splendid mansion in its stead. Of late years, he has paid considerable attention to the raising of live stock; as a breeder of fine horses and cattle, he has few if any equals in the county; he has been awarded many of the highest prizes, both at the State and county fairs, on horses and cattle of his own raising ; he has also been awarded prizes on grain, fruit and vegetables. His wife has been awarded prizes on flowers of her own culture. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker are the parents of five daughters - Laura, who died in int fancy ; Jane, who was married to John C. Ohler, Jan. 16, 1870; Lilly Margaret, who died when 11 months old; Emma J., married Dr. C. W. Skegs, of Lucas, Nov. 11,1877; Alice, died when about 6 years old; their deceased children were all buried in the Schrack graveyard. Mr. Tucker and wife are active members of the Lutheran Church, at Pleasant Valley.

TUCKER, GOULD, farmer; P. O. Perryville; was born in Merrimack Co., N. H., Oct. 16, 1823. His father, Daniel Tucker, was born July 13, 1794; his mother, whose maiden name was Mary Philips, was born July 19, 1799; they were both born in Merrimack Co.; they were married March 6, 1823; they were the parents of four sons, of whom Gould is the eldest; John, their second son, was born April 9, 1826; Moses P., April 21, 1833; Harrison, Jan. 1, 1837 (he died March 13, 1855, and was buried at St. Johns). Daniel Tucker owned a farm containing 340 acres, in Merrimack Co.; he lived on this farm about twenty-six years, when he sold it and removed to Richland Co. and purchased the north half of the southeast quarter of Sec. 26, in Monroe Township, where he lived the remainder of his days; his wife died Feb. 16, 1867; he died July. 19, 1871; they were buried at St. Johns. Gould Tucker was married to Elizabeth Duston, daughter of John Duston, of his native county, about the year 1852; by this marriage he had five children, two of whom died in infancy; those who lived to man's estate are named as follows: John D. G., born Novy. 21, 1851; Wooster, Aug. 14, 1853; Orin T., May 25, 1855; their mother died May 18, 1859, in the 26th year of her age; she was buried at St. Johns. Mr. Tucker was married, March 28, 1867, to Mary Ann McDanel, daughter of Archibald and Margaret McDanel, of Beaver Co., Penn., and grand-daughter of William and Mary Mc- Danel, pioneers of Richland Co.; by this marriage he has had one child, James Monroe, a bright, intelligent lad. Mr. Tucker learned the trade of stone-cutting when a young man; he worked at this trade a few years; he came to Richland Co. with his father; farmed for him till he died, when he bought his brother's interest and became the owner of the '' old homestead ;"' he has very materially improved this farm, and now has it in a high state of cultivation; it is well calculated both for the raising of grain and stock; Mr. Tucker has, of late years, dealt to some considerable extent in hogs, and is regarded as an honest dealer. His sons are well educated; three of them are.engaged in teaching. He isa man of con-

WELTY, CHRISTIAN, farmer; P. O. Lucas; he was born in the State of Maryland in 1814; his first years were spent on a farm; at 18 years of age, engaged as an apprentice for three years to learn the house-joining and carpenter trade; his wages were $24 per year and two weeks in harvest; at the expiration of the term he had saved $20; he earned $10 more by doing odd jobs for his neighbors; with $30 in his pocket, he started from Washington Co., Md., on foot to Ohio; after visiting relatives in Carroll, Stark Co., he commenced work ag a jour carpenter in Massillon; remaining there a few months, he set-out to see more of the world; he traveled down the Ohio Canal building steamboats; the first summer, having replenished his funds and procured a small kit of tools, he set out to travel and obtain work by the way; he left Cincinnati in the fall, went to Natchez, Miss., where he remained till the next spring, when he visited New Orleans, Mobile, and from there to New York via the Atlantic Ocean; he then went to Philadelphia and Baltimore; then crossed the mountains to Cleveland, and back to Cincinnati, and down to Natchez, where he worked the second winter; he returned by way of Massillon, having worked at most of the principal places which he passed through ; he landed in Monroe Township, this county, in 1837; he worked at the carpenter trade here for twelve years; times being dull and prices low, profits were small; he made about $150 per year; quite a number of houses and barns are today standing to testify it took much hard labor, as it had to be worked out of the rough. He was married to Mary Crawford in 1840. In 1846, he purchased an eighty-acre farm, 40 acres a few years after, and another 80 acres in 1861, having then a farm of 200 acres; it being the commencement of the war, farming proved a profitable business, a good time to pay debts and lay in store, as prices for farm produce ran high. Mrs. Welty was born in 1819, in Allegheny Co., Penn.; was brought to the township the same year by her parents, hence is one of the ''pioneers;'' David Crawford was one of the original settlers; he was strictly moral and temperate in habits; drunkenness becoming prevalent, he and Solomon Gladden, his neighbor, resolved to abstain from all intoxicating liquors on all occasions while they lived, hence formed the first temperance society in the county; the family of-C. and M. Welty consisted of five children, four sons and one daughter ; the two elder sons volunteered in the service of our country, and died from disease contracted there, one serving fifteen months, the other nearly three years; one son lives in Kansas, and one is at home; the daughter married D. F. Tucker, of this township. Mr. Welty belonged to the old Whig party; since the organization of the Republican party has belonged to it. He has held nearly all the township offices at different times, and been Justice of the Peace twice. Has always enjoyed excellent health, which he attributes to temperate habits; used tobacco twenty years, but for thirty years has abstained from its use; has abstained from liquor for forty years. The subject of this history has never engaged in speculation; what he has he accumua lated by industry, frugality and economy. He and his entire family are Lutherans. Mr. Welty pays more tax than any man in Monroe Township, hence is the wealthiest; he never failed to meet a pecuniary obligation, or suffered a note to run over time unless he was creditor; never made a store bill; he is a stockholder of Mansfield Savings Bank.

WELTY, MARY, MRS. She was born in Allegheny Co., Penn., Jnly 10, 1819; her father's name was David Crawford, her mother's name Lucy (Applegate) Crawford. When she was about 2 months old, her parents removed to this county, where she has lived ever since. She went to school in Perryville when she was 8 years old, and the next summer she went to a schoolhouse near Newville, in which James Wolfe was teacher. Most of her time was spent at home doing house work, and from the time she was 14 until she was 20, she did all the family spinning and weaving. In October, 1839, she went to Allegheny Co., Penn., to work for her grandfather ; she remained there until September of the next year, when she again returned to Richland Co., and in October she was married to Christian Welty; in the year 1856, she, with her husband, united with the General Synod Lutheran Church at St. John'& Church, in this township, of which denomination they have been consistent members ever since. She is the mother of five children, four boys and one girl - John, born in 1841; Henry, born in 1843; Mary, born in 1846; James, born in 1849, and Cary, born in 1860. John and Henry enlisted in the 64th Regiment, O. V. I., and contracted

1864, died the 17th of the next month; Henry returned the 8th of January, 1864, and died the 12th. Mary was married to D. F. Tucker, of this township, in November, 1864; James was married to M. E. Scott, of Ashland Co., he now lives in Barton Co., Kan.; Cary is still at home.

WILES, T. B., farmer; P. O. Lucas. ''. B. Wiles was born in Frederick Co., Md., about eight miles from Frederick City, March 9, 1821. His father, John Wiles, was born in the same county April 14, 1785; his mother was also born in Frederick Co., May 7, 1798; his father was of English and his mother of German descent; his parents were married about the year 1817. Soon after his marriage, Mr. John Wiles purchased a farm containing 100 acres, in his native county; he continued to reside on this farm until his death, which occurred Oct. 10, 1844; he was buried in the Lutheran Cemetery at Middletown, in his native county. T. B. Wiles was married to Miss Susan, second daughter of Jacob and Hannah Baker, of his native county, March 22, 1849; by this marriage, Mr. Wiles had two children - a son whom they christened Edward Calvin, and a daughter named Susan Alice; Edward C. was born March 18, 1850, and Susan A. July 14, 1852; their mother died Feb. 4, 1853, and was buried in the Middletown Cemetery ; she was a consistent member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Mr. Wiles removed to Richland Co., Ohio, in the spring of 1860; he purchased the east half of the southeast quarter of Sec. 20, in Monroe Township, where he has since resided. On Jan..1, 1863, he was united in marriage to Miss Emily, youngest daughter of John and Elizabeth Crowe, of Monroe Township, Rey. F. J. Ruth officiating ; Miss Crowe's parents were of German descent; they were among the first settlers of Monroe Township, having emigrated here from Pennsylvania about the year 1829. Mr. Wiles is the father of ten children by his second wife, eight sons and two daughters, named as follows: Mary O., born Nov. 4, 1863; George B. M., Dec. 9, 1864; John H., Dec. 3, 1865; Charlie 0., March 18, 1867; William O., March 19, 1868; Norman B., July 9, 1869; Scott B., March 18, 1871; Elmer O., Aug. 81, 1872; Effie G., March 30, 1875; Walter L., April 6, 1879. George B. M. died Dec. 25, 1864; Scott B. Jan. 22, 1872; Norman B. March 2, 1872; Elmer A. Jan. 2, 1875; they are buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Wiles, by persevering industry and careful management, have been able to maintain and educate, in a very creditable manner, their large family of children. Mr. Wiles has been an active and leading member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church for about forty years; his wife has been a consistent church member for about twenty-eight years ; she first united with the German Reformed, and subsequently with the church to which her husband belonged. Mr. Wiles became a member of Monroe Lodge, No. 224, I. O. O. F., in 1860, and has been a very active and energetic member of his lodge and of the order, from that time to the present; he has attained to the highest rank in his lodge; he is also a member of the Burns Encampment located at Lucas, and has taken all the degrees therein. Mr. Wiles is one of the leading Democrats of his township, and has repeatedly been elected to fill offices of honor and trust by the members of his party. Mr. Wiles and his good wife are liberal, almost to a fault, in their contributions for religious and charitable purposes; in their dispositions they are kind, social and friendly.

WIGTON, SUSAN, widow; P. O. Perryville. William Wigton, deceased husband of Susan Wigton, was born in a log cabin, on the north bank of the Clear Fork, in Monroe Township, en the 3d day of July, 1827; his father's name was William Wigton, and his mother's maiden name was Jane Williams. While he was quite young, his father purchased the east half of the northwest quarter of Sec. 26, in Monroe Township, and removed his family thereon. The farm at this day was ina wild and uncultivated state, and was but little cleared ; the dwelling was a log cabin constructed in the primitive style of the early pioneers. As soon as William arrived at the proper age, his father sent him to school; as soon as he was old enough to labor, however, his assistance was required on the farm, and he was permitted to attend school but a few months during the winter season; his father, however, was a teacher, and one of the best mathematicians in the county at that time, so that with his assistance and his other limited facilities for obtaining knowledge, William was enabled to acquire a pretty fair knowledge of the common English branches; he was trained by his father to habits of industry and morality, which early training proved highly beneficial to him in later life, Feb. 4, 1850, was married to Miss Susan Schrack, eighth daughter of David and Elizabeth Schrack; MissSchrack, was born in Monroe Township May 25, 1832; after their marriage they moved to his father's farm, where they continued to reside as long as William lived, and where his widow still resides: at his father's death, he purchased the interests of his brothers and sisters in the old homestead and became the owner of the same. This is one of the best farms in that section of country; the soil is highly fertile, it is well watered, well timbered and well "improved; there is no better spring of water in the county than the one on this farm. Mr. Wigton was an excellent farmer and never failed to have good crops when there were any in his section of country. Mr. and Mrs. Wigton were the parents of ten children, seven sons and three daughters; two of the daughters died in infancy; James Franklin, their second son lived to become a man of great promise. In order to assist his mother in paying her indebtedness, he left home and engaged Isbor in the oil

Smith Oct. 8, 1835. Adam Wolf removed to Richland Co. in 1816, and entered the southeast quarter of Sec. 26, in Monroe Township. = farm, : the oF : took possession of it, was s frowning forest; an his sons soon transformed it into fruitful fields. He continued to reside on this farm as long as he lived. He and his wife were both zealous members of the Baptist Church for many years. His wife died April 19, 1836; he departed this life April 24, 1845. They were both buried at Newville.

WOLFE, JOHN, Jz., farmer; P. O. Lucas. John Wolfe, Sr., was born in the State of Pennsylvania Aug. 13, 1794; he was a school teacher in early life, but he was by occupation a farmer; in the spring of 1816, he came to the State of Ohio with his father, Adam Wolfe. The Wolfes entered a quarter-section of land where Gould Tucker now lives. John was married to Margaret Baughman in 1825; they were the parents of ten children. Mr. Wolfe bought 160 acres of land near for many years prior to his death; he attained to the highest position in the lodge, and was highly esteemed and respected by all its members. He united with the Latheran Church at St. Johns, a short time before his death; early in the winter of 1867, he was attacked with typhoid pnumonia, from which he partially recovered, when a fever sore set in, which eventually consumed the bene in one of his thighs; he lingered till spring, enduring in the mean-while, pain the most intense and agony the most intolerable; he deparied this life May 27, 1868; he was buried in the St. Johns Cemetery; his deceased children were buried here also. Mrs. Wigton being thus thrown upon her own resources, with a large family of small children to support and educate, proved herself equal tothe emergency; herhusband was considerably in debt when he died, but by persevering industry, economyand eareful mansgement, on the part of berself and elder children. she was enabled in a few years to liquidate the entire debt. She has also been able to clothe and educate her large family in a very creditable manner; in this she was very maierially assisted by her children themselves, having been trained

His wife died on July 19, 1850. Mr. Wolfe was married to Mrs. Ann Force on March 23, 1854; his second wife had six children by her first husband, Mathew Foree, and two sons by her second and John Wolfe. Willism Hunter. Mr. Wolfe died Feb. 22, 1876; his widow still resides on the old homestead; she is 68 years of age, being born Aug. 13, 1811; her daughter, Elizabeth, and her two yeungest sons live with her, and care for her as her advancing years demand. John Wolfe, Sr., served in the war of 1812. Abraham and Solomon Wolfe and Oscar and James Force served in the late war. James died at Milliken's Bend and Solomon after he had started for home; the others came home safe. WOLFE, SARAH, widow; P.O. Perryville. Joseph Wolfe, her husband, was born in Beaver Co., Penn., Nov. 26, 1801 ; he was the youngest son of Adam and Rachel Wolfe. When Joseph was 15 years old, his father removed, with his family, to Richland Co.; when-about 16, he was thrown from a horse, which injured one of his thighs to such an extent as to make him a cripple for life: owing to this accident, he doubtless received followed many years; he taught the first term of school in what is now known as Subdistrict No. 5, in Monroe Township; he taught ten terms of one year each, and father, he purchased the north half of the old homestead; about the year 1842, he sold this farm to his brother-in-law, Charles Young; he then went to Missouri, where he purchased 200 acres of land; returning in about a year, he traded with Mr. Young and got his first farm back again; shortly after his father's death, he again traded with Mr. Young for his Mis-

Rebecca, David Baughman July 15, 1832; Asenath, | chased various other tracts of land in the township, Jacob Ridenour Nov. 8, 1832, and Joseph,Sarah Mech- | and owned, at the time of his decease, 180 acres in | lem Dec. 1, 1846. Ruth Ann Whitecotten, daughter of | See. 27. Sept. 1, 1846, he was married to Miss Sarah Hiram and Mary "hitecotten, was married to Joel ' Mecklem, daughter of Samuel and Rachel Mecklem, of

Beaver Co., Penn. Her father was born in Ireland, and emigrated to the eastern part of Pennsylvania, with his parents, when he was young. Was married to Rachel McDanel about the year 1803; moved to Beaver Co. in 1806, where he spent the remainder of his days; he died Oct. 23, 1832, aged 65 years. Rachel McDanel was born near Wilmington, Penn., July 6, 1873; was married to Samuel Mecklem as before stated; they were the parents of twelve children, eight sons and four daughters. Mr. Mecklem was a member of the Presbyterian Church, but his wife wasa Bap. tist; she died Aug. 18, 1847, aged 64 years. Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe are the parents of four children, three sons and one daughter; their daughter died at the age of 5 years and 7 months, and was buried near Lucas. Charles C., their eldest son, was born Aug. 26, 1847; graduated at Amherst College in the year 1876; united with the Baptist Church at Perrysville, at the age of 19; went to Kansas in the winter of 1878, purchased a farm, and is now engaged in farming. Norman M., their second son, was born July 6, 1849; he received a pretty thorough education; attended the Wooster University a year or more; he then entered a law office; was admitted to the bar, and is now practicing his profession in the city of Mansfield. He was married to Jennie Leiter Sept. 22, 1877; became a member of the Presbyterian Church at Wooster, at the age of 25. Loram L., their youngest son, was born March 23, 1851; became a member of the Baptist Church at Perryville, at the age of 17; was married to Miss Mattie L. Baughman Sept. 27, 1875; purchased a portion of the old homestead in 1876, which he is now engaged in cultivating. Joseph Wolfe united with the Baptist Church at Newville July 3, 1829, and remained an active and consistent member of this branch of the church as long as he lived; he died Jan. 28, 1875, and was buried in the Odd Fellows' Cemetery at Lucas. Mrs. Wolfe became a member of the Baptist Church at the age of 20, and has been a member in good standing in that church up to the present time; they were both ever ready to contribute of their means for the support of the Gospel, and for the relief of the indigent and distressed. Mrs. Wolfe still resides on the old homestead.

ALGIRE, JACOB (deceased). He was born in Bedford Co., Penn., July 15, 1799; he came to Ohio and settled in Perry Township in 1827; he located ona part of Sec. 22, and lived on it till death. His companion, Mary McFerren, was born March 1, 1802; they were married May 10, 1827; children - John, was born in 1823; Catharine, Aug. 26, 1825; Barbara, March 7, 1828; William, Jan. 30, 1831; Mary, Nov. 6, 1833 ; Samuel, Sept. 7, 1886; Almira, April 27, 1839; Henry F., March 20, 1842; Jacob, March 25, 1848. The father died July 7, 1874; mother, Sept. 27, 1865. Henry H. went to the army in the 102d O. V. I., and died with disease in Clarksville, Tenn., Jan. 4, 1865. Jacob Algire, Jr., now resides on the old farm; he commenced to lay brick in 1871 and made it his occupation for seven years. He was married, May 25, 1878, to Clara Reese Growden; she was born Oct. 20, 1857, and was a daughter of Thomas L. Growden and Rebecca (Simmons) Growden; she was born in Bedford Co., Penn.; her folks came to Perry Township in 1866. Father Algire filled the office of Township Trustee several terms; and he and his wife were members of the Lutheran Church.

BOWERS, ISAAC, was brought up a farmer; at an early age, he came with his parents to Jefferson Township, Richland Co., who first settled on a part of Sec.

1825, and, on April 18, 1848, was married to Sarah Bowman, who, was born May 4, 1824. They lived north of Bellville about two years, north of Lexington on a part of Sec. 12, Perry Township, where he has since remained; soon after moving last, he commenced to operate a saw-mill; he ran it several years, and then took a partial interest in a steam saw-mill. Children - David S., was born Feb. 18, 1849; Mary E.'

BUCKINGHAM, DAVID, farmer and carpenter, and a partner in the drug store of R. Buckingham & Co., of Bellville; he was born in Baltimore Co., Md., Nov. 28, 1823, and came with his parents to Perry Township in the year 1832, and the next year moved on a part of Sec. 3, where he yet lives; he commenced the carpenter trade in the fall of 1840, and worked at it more or less till 1852. On the 29th of March, 1846, assumed conjugal relations with Eliza Broadbeck, who was born in York Co., Penn.,in July, 1827, and came to Richland Co. with her uncle, John Shaucks. Their eldest child, Manerva, was born Dec. 28, 1846; Rezin, Oct. 3, 1848: Almira, Feb. 2, 1851; Silas, Dec. 20, 1853; John Benjamin, Aug. 1, 1858; Curtis Monroe, April 7, 1864. Mr. Buckingham and wife united with the Baptist Church in 1860, and are prominent members.

CORNWALL, CHARLES, farmer ; he was born about two miles north of Mansfield, and was brought up on a farm. After marriage, he lived a short distance south of Mansfield; after remaining there one year, he moved to West Perry Township, where he lived a year; he next resided in Jefferson Township five years, at the end of which he moved to Huron Co.; in the spring of 1870, he moved on a part of Sec. 22,in Perry Township, where he now resides; he was born Sept. 14, 1831. He united in matrimony with Nancy Poorman Dee. 11, 1856; she was a daughter of Peter Poorman and Elizabeth Graham, and was born June 15, 1835; children - William M., born July 5, 1860; Clara Viola, Nov. 18, 1863; Mary A., July 1, 1870; William died Jan. 29. 1878. Mr. Cornwall and wife are members of the M. E. Church. He is a Class-leader in the church.

CRAVEN, BICKLEY, was born in Perry Township, and lived on a farm until 21 years of age; he then took up the carpenter trade, and worked at it about fifteen years, during which time he erected a large number of farm buildings; in 1861, he bought the farm on which he now lives, and since then has given his attention largely tomanagingit; he was born Aug. 26, 1823. He married Sarah Woodrew, John Woodrow's daughter, Nov. 4, 1860; she was born June 6,1836; their children are Malancton, was born Noy. 3, 1861, and Virgil Stewart, Jan. 8, 1865; Malancton died Dec. 2, 1864. Mr. C. and his wife became members of the Clear Fork Grange soon after it was organized, and he has held the offices of Gate Keeper and Assistant Steward.

EBY, JACKSON and SAMUEL, were born in Franklin Co., Penn., and brought up as millers; the family emigrated to Ohio and settled two and one-half: miles north of Mansfield, in April, 1831; after two years, they bought a part of the southwest quarter of Sec. 2, Perry Township, where the subjects of this sketch still reside. A farm was cleared, and a saw-mill built in 1836, and the next year a grist-mill was erected, which took the name of Perry Mills; they ran this mill thirtyseven years. They are consistent and zealous members of the Clear Fork United Brethren Church, and valuable Sabbath-school workers ; Jackson has held official positions in the church, and has been Township Clerk. Father Eby was born Dec. 27, 1774, and died May 16, 1857; Samuel was born Aug. 19, 1801, and Jackson,

Shuler, by Rey. George Hiskey, Aug. 30, 1822; they had three children - William W., born July 21, 1842; Anna M., Aug. 8, 1844; Jennie E., Oct. 22,1847. William enlisted and went to the front with the 64th O. V. L., in the Cumterland army ; he was wounded in the battle of Stone River, a minie ball breaking both bones of his left leg below the knee. Jackson Eby's wife died March 19, 1868.

EROW, JACOB, farmer; was born in Greene Co., Ohio; he came with his parents to Perry Township in 1857. His father, Joseph Erow, died Dec. 15, 1869, and his mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Swadener, died March 30, 1872. The subject of this sketch enlisted and went into the rebellion with the 178th O. V. I.; he was in the battles of Cedar Flats and Shelbyville Pike. In one of the battles, he became separated from the ranks and came near losing his life; he was obliged to run across an open field, and, as he arrived at the thicket on the other side, many bullets cut the brush around him. Mr. Erow has held township offices, and is an Elder in the Disciple Church. Mr. Erow was born Noy. 29, 1829; Adaline Cary was born Oct. 4, 1840; they were married Nov. 7, 1858; births - Joseph was born May 31, 1860; John, Sept.

GARVER, JOHN. The subject of this sketch was born in Lancaster Co., Penn.; he came with his parents to Perry Township in 1834 or 1835, and they settled near Darlington. After marriage, he moved from place to place, until he purchased a part of Sec. 35, which was in 1868. He was brought up onafarm. Hecommenced to go with a thrashing machine when 18 years old, and has given it more or less attention since. At present, his time is principally devoted to farming. His wife is a daughter of Jacob Hardman, who came to Perry Township in 1847 or 1848. John Garver was born June 27, 1831; Emeline Hardman was born Aug. 4, 1835; they were married Oct. 14, 1852; children - Elizabeth Ann was born April 24, 1854; Jacob Allen, Jan. 13, 1856; George Henry, June 1, 1858; Emma Agnes, Sept. 18, 1860; Amanda Jane, Feb. 23, 1864; Artie Arvilla, Oct. 10, 1867; Joseph Wilbert, Oct. 10, 1869; Chaney Clyde, June 17, 1872; Marion Walter, June 27, 1875; Bertha May, Jan. 20, 1869. Deaths - Jacob A. died Sept 21, 1859, and Emma March 5, 1862. Henry was married to Sarah M. Oyster July 29, 1869.

HANIWALT, JOHN, a resident of Sec. 11, Perry Township, and a farmer and miller; he was born in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 8, 1803; about the year 1818, he went to Virginia and lived a year, and, in 1819, to York Co., Penn., where he was married and remained until he came to Ohio, leading a farmer's life. On April 7, 1825, he was united in matrimony to Susan Klinefelter, who was born Jan. 14, 1803; the ceremony was performed by Rey. Stecker; in 1831, he moved near Galion, Ohio, where he remained on a farm until 1833, when he came to Perry Township and located on his present premises; he purchased the Herrin Mill property, and the next year tore the old log structure away and erected a frame one, and put in two runs of buhrs and a corn-crusher; this burned March 20, 1855, and the next fall, Mr. H. had a new one in operation. Mr. Haniwalt held township offices several years; he is a charter member of Richland Grange and very faithful in his devotion to the interests of the order. As an exampleof his zeal, he built an addition to one of his dwelling-houses, and arranged the second story for a hall, at his own expense; he has been Treasurer of the lodge for years. His wife is a member of the Lutheran Church; their children, in the order of their ages, are Sarah Mariah, born April 1, 1826; Elizabeth Jane, May 13, 1828; Rebecca Ann, Aug. 11,1880; Joseph Lewis, Feb. 26, 1883; Leah A., Dec. 28, 1835; Mary Ellen, Noy. 25, 1838; Rebecca, died Oct. 10, 1857.

manhood, he commenced to work at the carpenter trade ; he moved on the place he now owns after marriage, where he has since remained; he has filled the offices of Township Trustee and Treasurer, Elder in the Lutheran Church, and Superintendent of the Sabbath school. Mr. Huntsman was born Jan. 25,1817; Catharine Bechtel, daughter of Martin Bechtel, was born Jan. 2, 1819. They were married June 25, 1840; children - Theodore, born Feb. 1, 1842; Nancy Jane, July 14,1844: Mary E., March 11, 1847; Clancy, Dec. 6, 1848; Lydia A., May 17, 1851; Minerva C., March 9, 1855 ; Catharine, Feb. 12, 1858; Theodore died July 21, 1844.

HUNTSMAN, JAMES W., was born May 5, 1824; Catharine J. Baker was born March 28,1832. They were married June 7, 1859. Children - Warran A., born April 5, 1860; Lyndon H., Feb. 2, 1868; Charlie A., Oct. 83,1874. The subject of this sketch was born in Perry Vownship, and brought up on a farm; when 24 years of age, he commenced the harness trade in Woodberry, and worked at it six years; at the end of this time, he returned to the farm, and has given it his attention since ; he now owns the north half of the northeast quarter of Sec. 22, on which he resides, and land in another part of the township.

HUNTSMAN, AMARIAH C., was born and brought up on the northwest quarter of Sec. 22, Perry Township, and has always resided there. He was married to Mary Culp, a daughter of George Culp, who came from Maryland and settled in Troy Township in a very early day. Mr. Huntsman is a member of the M. E. Church, and a Class-leader; his wife was also a member of the same church. He was born June 25, 1830; Mary Culp was born Sept. 9, 18383; they were married Sept. 29, 1857; children - Cassius, born Oct. 13, 1859; Wellington, Feb. 22, 1864; mother died Jan. 11, 1879. He was married to Maggie Isenberg Nov. 25, 1879; she was born May 14, 1849.

LANTZ, SAMUEL, farmer; owns and resides upon the southeast quarter of Sec. 11; he was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., and came with his father's family to

'Richland Co. in 1833, and settled in Madison Township. His father, Abraham Lantz, was born in the same county in Pennsylvania, on May 4, 1791, and died at the age of 79 years and 17 days; he was a minister of the Reformed Mennonite Church, and a carpenter by trade, which he gave up for an agricultural life after he arrived in this county; his wife was born May 5, 1795, and died Aug. 29, 1862. Samuel commenced to learn the blacksmith trade when 16 years old, and set up for himself when 22 years old, working nine years; he then commenced farming in Weller Township ; in 1858, he removed to Ashland Co., where he lived eight years, and then on the farm he now owns. He was born July 3, 1821; Leah Brubaker was born in Ashland Co., July 24, 1825; they were married April 20, 1843; children - Henry B., born July 7, 1844; Catharine Ann, Jan. 4, 1846; Harriet,

LANTZ, HENRY B., farmer; was born in Weller Township, Richland Co., July 7, 1844; he was brought up on a farm, and moved with his father, to Perry Township in February, 1866.- He was married Dec. 19, 1872, to Mary E. Steel, daughter of John Steel, who was born Aug. 18, 1851; her mother's maiden name was Mary Knox; they have one child, Arthur Milton, who was born Aug. 10, 1879. Mrs. Lantz united with the Evangelical Church when young in years; Mr. Lantz united soon after marriage.

McKINLEY, ALEXANDER, resides in Sec. 1, Perry Township; he was born in Northumberland Co., Penn., and moved with his parents to Wayne Co., Ohio, in 1814; after marriage, he resided in Wayne Co. until February, 1827, when he moved near Perryville, Ohio ; owned by Nathaniel Olin, and the next year purchased the northwest quarter of Sec. 14, on which he ended his life. His father, Gideon Olin, was Major in Col. Herrick's regiment in the Revolution; was Representative from Shaftsbury, Vt., fifteen years, seven of which he was Speaker; was Judge at Bennington some twelve years, and Chief Judge four years ; Member of Congress from 1808 to 1807. He died in 1833. was born in Bennington Co., Vt., Dec. 2, 1802. He commenced to read law at an early age, and was Judge of the County Court before marriage, and about ten years after. He was married, Oct. 12, 1842, to Betsey McCowen. Children - Catharine S., was born March 7, 1844; Gideon, Aug. 8, 1845; Mary D., March 20, 1847; Elizabeth, Sept. 8, 1849. Mary died March 12, 1848. Father died Aug. 15, 1874. Catharine married George Hill Sepi. 24, 1866. Gideon married Mary E. Amos Aug. 17, 1807; she was born in May, 1848, and died Aug. 30, 1872.