Richland County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1880 (part 6 of 18)

Conference, by Cornelius Jones, July 13, 1833. He was licensed to preach, June 3, 1835, at Salem, Penn., Alfred Brunson, Presiding Elder. He commenced the itinerant's life in October, 1836, under the direction of Adam Poe, Presiding Elder of Wooster District, on Richfield Circuit, George Smith in charge. He wasadmitted to the Michigan Conference, on trial, in the fall of 1837, and sent to Wooster Circuit with George Smith and Thomas H. Dunn. Bishop W. L. Harris entered the traveling connection at the same conference. His remaining appointments were as follows: In 1838, Wellington, James Brewster in charge; 1839, Medina Circuit, John L. Ferris, Assistant, ordained Deacon at Ann Arbor in 1839, by Bishop Soule;

Circuit, J. Scoles, Assistant; 1852, Olivesburg Circuit, R. H. Chubb, Assistant; 1853, Sullivan Circuit; 1854- 55, Jeromeville Circuit, P. R. Roseberry, Assistant; 1856-57, Mansfield ; 1858-60, Presiding Elder Mansfield District; 1861, agent Ohio Wesleyan Female College at Delaware; 1862, Chaplain 102d Regt. O. V. I.; 1863-64, Berea; 1865-67, Taylor street, Cleveland; 1868-70, Lorain street, Cleveland; 1871-72, Galena Circuit; 1873-76, Pelton avenue, Cleveland; 1876, Shiloh Circuit; 1877-78, superannuated ; 1879, transferred from earth to heaven. He was twice married. His first wife was Jemima Darrow, who left two children - daughters - at her death, both living. His second wife was Abbie A. Ingham, the comfort of his infirm old age. Brother Parrish was one of the oldschool preachers, the pioneers of Methodism in the West, whose college was experience; whose teacher, the Holy Spirit; whose study, the saddle.

PARRISH, MRS. ABBIE A., is the widow of the late Rey. Hugh L. Parrish, who departed this life on the 17th of June, 1879, whose portrait and life will be found elsewhere in this work. Mrs. Parrish was born in New London Co., Conn., on the Ist of January, 1828; when at the age of 8 years, her parents removed to this State, where she has since resided ; she commenced going to school when quite young and was an attentive pupil; she attained for herself an education sufficient to teach school, which vocation she followed for a few years, when she quit teaching and went to the Ohio Wesleyan Female College at Delaware, this State, where she graduated with honor, and from that time until her marriage with the late Rev. Hugh C. Parrish, Feb. 7, 1860, she followed her profession as teacher in the high school; her husband and herself by their united energies had made for themselves a good home, and, at his death, she fell sole heir to all. Her health is somewhat impaired, but she is still able to attend to the management of her farm. She enjoys the respect of every one who knows her.

PAUL, MATILDA, is the widow of the late Mr. Andrew Paul, who departed this life on the 17th of April, 1872. Mrs. Paul was born in Beaver Co., Penn., on the 4th of June, 1817, where she resided until the age of 19, when she paid her uncle a visit in this township, but never returned to her native home, as she married Mr Paul on the 2d of January, 1840, and has since resided here.. They reared a family of eight children, six of whom are still living and named Margaret Ann, William M., Mary J., Andrew E., Matilda and Nancy C.; those deceased are named Elizabeth, who died after marriage, and Rebecca Ann, who died in infancy. Her son Andrew A. is unmarried, resides at home and carries on the farm, and three daughters, unmarried, are still at home; the rest of her children are married.

PITTENGER, IRA L., was born in Rome, this township, Dec. 16, 1852, where he has since resided, with the exception of about one year, when he resided in Weller Township. He was married Nov. 19, 1876, to Ida V. Backensts, who was born in this county, where she has always lived; they have two children - Loyd O.and a baby. Mr. Pittenger is by profession a school teacher, which vocation he followed in the winter season; in the summer he pays his attention to farming; he has also followed the business of buying produce through the county for a period of four seasons. He has never missed a winter at school, either as pupil or teacher, since he was 5 years of age; he has taught school eleven terms,

POTTER, GEORGE H., was born in Franklin Co., Penn., on the 21st of October, 1838, where he resided until the year 1866, when he came to this county and has since resided here. Mr. Potter is by profession a miller, although he has paid some attention to farming; for the past ten years, however, he has been in the grocery business at this place, and for the. past four years has been Postmaster also of Ganges. In the year 1870, on the 10th of July, he was married to Mrs. McElroy. He enlisted in the late war, first a member of Co. K, 126th Penn. V. I.; he was enrolled Aug. | 2, 1862; discharged on the 20th of May, 1863; second, was a member of Co. D, 21st Penn. V.C.; enrolled on the 1st of February, 1864, and discharged on the 8th of July, 1865, at Lynchburg, Va.

POWELL, ELIZABETH, MRS., is the widow of the late William Powell, who was born in Pitt Township, Allegheny Co., Penn., March 7, 1805. At the age of 17, he came to this county, and lived here until his death, which occurred March 7, 1880, at the age of 75 years. Mrs. Powell was born in Beaver Co., Penn., Aug. 14, 1813; she lived there until the age of 17, when her parents removed to this county, where she has since resided; they have thirteen children, seven of whom are still living - James, William H., Matilda Jane, Priscilla Ann, Sarah, Lydia and George W.; the ones deceased were named Margaret, Mary, John, Nancy, David R. and Elizabeth ; James, William H., Matilda Jane, Priscilla Ann and Sarah are married. George W. was born Feb. 22, 1857, on this farm, and has always lived here; he has always paid his attention to farming, and now carries on the farm for his mother, which he has been doing since his father's last and fatal illness.

POWELL, JAMES, was born in this township Aug. 20, 1837, where he has always resided. He was married, June 19, 1866, to Sarah C. Roseberry, who was born in Ashland Co., April 15, 1845; they have a family of five children, all of whom are still living - Sylvester W., Ida May, Otho, Irene 8. and Ina BE. Mr. Powell has always farmed from boyhood, and of late years has turned his attention to dealing in stock, although he owns and has the management of two farms. He has, by industry and strict attention to business, made for himself and family a good home.

POWELL, WILLIAM H., was born in this township June 5, 1840, and has always lived in the township, He was married, Aug. 8, 1868, to Sabra S. Finch ; they have five children - Nora B., Della, Nettie, S. W. and Eva. Mr. Powell has always been a farmer.

QUINN, SAMUEL, was born in this State, Feb. 21, 1812, where he resided until the year 1821, when his parents removed to this township and located on the farm our subject now owns; he is the oldest child of seven children, whose parents' names were Daniel and Hester Quinn, both of whom are dead; his father died Jan. 1, 1861; his mother on the 6th of May, 1878, at the ripe old age of 82 years; our subject well remembers the first night they spent in this township, the 17th of April, the snow fell at the depth of eighteen inches; soon after this his father lost one of his horses, but soon obtained another one in exchange for a yoke of cattle; he remembers how one John Aller used to bring over his team, accompanied by several of his boys, and how hugely they used to enjoy the exercise of their physical powers in logging; his father was considered by all to be a good marksman and says he killed a great many deer, and if just a few miles from home, he would give them away rather than carry them home. Our subject was never married ; his housekeeper, Miss Fannie Dugan, is a native of Ireland, has been in the family for over fifteen years, and is a lady who is respected by all. Camp Council of the war of 1812 was almost direct in front of where his house-now stands. He has never taken any active part in political matters, but casts his vote for the Democracy; he has by good management made for himself a good home; has always paid his attention to farming.

QUIN, GEORGE, was born in this township on the 16th of February, 1834, and has always lived in the township, making him one of the oldest surviving settlers of the county; has always paid his attention to farming. He was married on the 4th of March, 1861, to Miss Clarrissa Ferrell; they have reared a family of eight children, three of whom are still living, and named Della, Ora and Silva; the ones that are dead died in infancy.

REYNOLDS, FRANKLIN D., was born in this county on the 12th of July, 1854; he has always resided here, and paid his attention to farming. In the year 1877, on the 6th day of December, he was married to Miss Mary E. Zeiters.

RORICK, J. F., was born in this county and township, at the village of Rome, Aug. 22, 1854, and has since resided here, and has followed as his vocation the wagon and carriage business, but for the past three years he has been engaged in the merchandise business with his brother at Rome; his brother sold to his brother-in-law, Martin Collin; in the future it will be under the firm name of Rorick & Collin, general dealers in all kinds of merchandise, dry goods and everything found in a first-class store, it being the only general store in the town. Mr. Rorick's father was one of the old settlers in the township, having resided here for over a generation; he departed this life July 21. 1879, being lamented by all who knewhim; he was born in Germany in 1812, where he resided until the age of 15 years, when he removed to the United States, located in Pennsylvania and resided there sixteen years, when he removed to this county, where he resided until his death. He was married to Margaret Moun in 1847; they raised a family of four children - Jacob, Joseph F., Mary E. and Hannah Amanda. Mr. Rorick served four years in the late war.

RUTH, H. N., was born in this township on the 12th of July, 1850, and has always lived here; he is by profession a carpenter, and follows that as his vocation. In the year 1875, on the 14th of October, he was married to Miss Caroline Emery.

SANKER, JOHN G., was born in Saxon Germany Sept. 20, 1825, where he resided until the age of 7 years, when his parents removed to this country, and located in Columbiana Co., this State, where they remained for about fourteen years, when he removed to this township, where he has since resided; on his coming here he learned the trade of carriage and wagon making, and that has been his vocation ever since; he now carries on that business at Shenandoah. In the year 1847, May 30, he was married to Miss Catharine Sonanstine; they have raised nine children, eight of whom are still living, and named Curtis J., Sylvester, Alphingo, Jennetta C., David A., Jennie Muy, Della and Leonard J.; the second child, named Joseph W., died at the age of 2 years. Mr. Sanker has, by fair dealing and strict attention to business, built up for himself a good trade, as well as made a good home for his family. Mr. and Mrs. Sanker are both members of the Disciple Church. During the late war, his son, Curtis J., entered the service for his father at the age of 17 years, and while there he contracted a fever, which has injured his health. Four of Mr. Sanker's children are now married - Sylvester, Alphingo, Jennetta C. and Jennie May. Mrs. Sanker has lived in this township forty-seven years.

SANKER, DAVID A., was born in this township Nov. 8, 1858, where he has since resided ; he has learned the carriage and wagon making of his father, and has always paid his attention to it; he now tuns the blacksmithing department of his father's factory. They manufacture carriages and wagons of all descriptions, and at prices to suit the times; they also manufacture sleighs of all kinds, and do all kinds of repairing.

SHAMBS, GEORGE, was born in Germany on the 24th of June, 1830; he remained there until the year 1852, when he came to this country, locating in this county, where he has since resided ; Mr. Shambs has always paid his attention to farming and dealing in stock, and now makes a specialty of breeding and handling short-horn cattle, together with all kinds of stock. In the year 1855, on the 10th of December, he was married to Miss Margaret Zachman; they have had a family of nine children, eight of whom are living - Margaret, John F., Mary Jane, George B. ° McClellan, Carrie B., Eugene, Philip and Josephine ; Ella B. departed this life on the 8th day of December, 1878, aged 18 years 6 months and 156 days; she was a young lady whom every one loved and respected. Mr. Shambs has, by good management and ~ strict attention to business, made for himself and family a good home, and is considered one of the foremost citizens of the township in any direction that tends to elevate or enlighten the rising generation.

SNAPP, PETER, was born in Virginia March 12, 1808, in Shenandoah Co., where he resided until the year 1836, when he removed to this county and township, where he has since resided, and has paid his attention to farming, principally; he followed shoemaking for the first few years after his location here, but soon purchased a farm; he has owned two or three good farms in the township, aside from the one he now owns. Mr. Snapp has held offices of trust, from time to time, in his county and township; the last office he held was County Commissioner; he served two terms, being six years; his last term expired in the fall of 1879, which record shows for itself how he was held in the estimation of the citizens of this county at large. April

22, 1831, he was married to Miss F. A. Sonanstine ; they have raised a family of ten children, nine of whom are still living - Margaret Jane, Mary A., Catherine, George W., Ellen M., Emma C., John L., Franklin P. and William A.; the one that died was the oldest child, named Joseph F., who went to California in 1852, leaving here the 19th day of March; resided there until his death, March 21,1877. Mr. Snapp is considered amongst the old settlers of his county, and himself, together with his brothers, can recall the many privations and hardships they had to contend with that the present and future generations will never have to cope with. One son, John L., is home on a visit from his home in Nevada, where himself and brother, Frank P., own a large tract of land and carry on the stock and mining business.

SNELL, FRANK, was born in WayneCo., Ohio, Oct. 28, 1849, where he resided with his parents until the age of 18 years, when he removed to Wadsworth, Medina Co., where he remained about four years; from there) he went to Berea, Cuyahoga Co., where he remained about two years, when he came to this place, where he has since resided. While at the age of 18 years, he learned the trade of carriage-painting, which has since been his occupation, he now having charge of the painting department in his father-in-law's had Sanker) carriage factory. In the year 1876, ept. 7, he was married to Miss Jennette C. Sanker. They have one child, a daughter, named Blanche, 3 years old.. By fair dealing and strict attention to business, he has built up for himself a good trade.

STARR, ELIZABETH, MRS., was one of the pioneer settlers of Blooming Grove Township; she was born Sept. 12, 1787, in Huntington Co., Penn., and lived fall of 1797, arriving at the falls Nov. 4, 1797. Married Aug. 28, 1810), lived there until 1818, removed to Richland Co., in 1818, leaving the falls May 1, and arrived at her home in the wilderness of Blooming

March 4, 1880. Her grandfather Colwell, on her mother's side, came from Ireland; her grandmother Colwell was American-born, born in Chester Co., Penn. ; her maiden name was Elizabeth McClain. Her grandfather, John Mitchell, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland; his father's name was George; grandfather Mitchell and grandmother Mary Camble, were both

Huntington, Penn., on one Litel's farm, part of each year of the seven years of the war of independence, and were married in 1783, Her brother, David Colwell, was a soldier undcr Washington ; in 1851, and by close attention to business has secured a large practice. During the late war the Doctor entered the service as Assistant Surgeon of the 174th O. V.1., continuing with the regiment until the close of the war, since which time he has been engaged in the practice of his profession and the management of his two farms. He is the fifth child of Robert and Eliza- In 1852, he was married to Mary M. Cummings; their children are Grattan F., Wilson S., and Judson C. His parents came to the county in 1817, and located the farm upon which his mother (who is still living, at the age of 92) yet resides. The old lady has been blind for fifteen years, but retains her mental faculties in a remarkable degree; her birthday is Sept. 12, The Doctor is not a politician, but has voted the Prohibition and Republican tickets. When Gov. Tod called out the " Squirrel Hunters,"' Dr. Starr responded, and marched to the defense of Cincinnati, which was then threatened by Gen. Kirby Smith. He relates that while on this expedition, one of his comrades went on-a foraging expedition and secured some sweet potatoes, but was followed by the owner of the potatoes, who threatened to shoot the forager; whereupon the man with the gun was arrested, and while yurrounded by the soldiers, one Flanders, who probably had previous acquaintance with him, accused him of being a rebel ; whereupon he was made to hold up both hands and swear to support the Constitution of the United States, of the State of Ohio, work in the trenches for the Government, and take postage stamps in exchange for sweet potatoes.

cradle in which he was rocked was a sugar trough. They ground their corn in a horse-mill, the nearest being located at Olivesburg. The bed occupied .by his mother when her fourth child was born was constructed of four forked sticks driven in the ground for bedposts, upon which sticks and straw was laid.

STARR, GRATTAN F., was born in Weller Township, this county, March 19, 1853; he has resided in this township since 1857. He was married, Dec. 18, 1878, to Annie Funk; they have three children, two of whom are still living; Judson died at the age of 6 months. Mr. Starr is the first child of Dr. Mitchell Starr, of whom mention is made elsewhere. He has always paid his attention to farming. Mrs. Starr was born in franklin Co., Penn., where she resided until

| the age of 6 years, when her parents came to this Her father and mother, Robert Mitchell and Anne Col- | well, before marriage, were forted from Indians, near |

STARR, WILSON S., was born in Olivesburg, this county, Oct. 21, 1855, and has always lived in the county; his grandmother and his father are among the oldest surviving settlers of the county. Mr. Starr has been principally salesman in a store, situated at Shenandoah, although he has farmed some. At present, | he is engaged in the manufacture of tile, in partner- They have the facilities to manufacture all sizes, and expect to keep constantly | on hand the best tile made, and to sell at prices to He was married, Aug. 31, 1877, to | Emma F. Runyon; they have one child - Lottie.

ured of all sizes, and with prices to suit the times. They have the best facilities for making tile, and there is no better clay in the State than they use for the purpose. They warrant their work, and respectfully solicit their share of public patronage.

STEWART, FRANCIS W., was born in Sandusky City, Erie Co., Aug. 30, 1840. At the age of 13 months, he was sent to his grandmother's (Mrs. Susan Jenks) in Huron Co., to live, his mother having died when he was only 9 days old; he lived with his grandmother until the age of 7 years; his father having married again, he went to live with him in Cleveland; lived there two years, then went to live with Lewis Harrington, his uncle, in Greenfield Township, Huron Co.; he lived with him twelve years at that place, when his uncle moved to Fairfield Township, and stayed there six years ; then went to Michigan; remained there five years, then returned to Huron County, where they stayed two years, and from there he came to this township and has since resided here. He was married, Jan. 26, 1873, to Phoebe Mann, who was born in Huron Co., April 12, 1839 ; she lived in Huron Oo. thirty-eight years, the balance in this township; they have one child - Eleva. Mr. Stewart has generally farmed during life, wuich business he still carries on, on the farm he now owns.

STONER, GEORGE, was born in this county and township July 27, 1832, and has remained here and has always paid his attention to farming; he is the fifth son of Henry and Catherine Stoner, who are both dead. He was married to Miss Mary Jane Madden March 8, 1855, the day Buchanan took his seat in the Presidential chair; they have two children - Susanah C, and Emma Jane, who are still living, the oldest being married and now resides in Michigan with her husband, Adam Fike.

STURTS, HENRY, was born in Bedford Co., Penn., Oct. 3, 1823, where he resided until the age of 13 years, when his parents removed to Lancaster Co., where they remained a few years, when they removed to Knox Co., where they stayed about two years; thence Mr. Sturts removed to this county, and located in this township, where he has, the most of the time, resided, during which time he has paid his attention to farming. About the year 1855, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Robewalt; they have two children - John G. and Harriett C. The latter is married to Mr. Joseph Delancey, of Cass Township.

ST. JOHNS, GILES, was born in this county on the 14th of March, 1839, where he has since resided, and has always paid his attention to farming; he has resided in this township fifteen years. In the year 1864, on the 31st of October, he was married to Miss Sarah Bricker; they have a family of three children, Sarah A., Eva R. and Cora May.

prisoner, and remained as such for a period of over seventeen months; was first taken to Belle Island; thence to Andersonville; from there to Savannah, and thence to Uealon Junction, from where he was paroled. Mr. Terman is a farmer by occupation, and has always followed that. In the year 1868, he was married to Miss Nancy J. Boals; they have two children - Walter B. and Harry W.

THOMAS, JOSEPH R., was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., on the 5th of June, 1824; he resided there until the age of 14 years; from there he removed to Dauphin Co., where he resided until the year 1851, when he removed to this county, where he has since resided. Mr. Thomas is, by profession, a shoemaker, and is considered by all who claim to be judges to be proficient at the business; he now carries on the business at Ganges; he manufactures all kinds of boots and shoes, warrants his work and sells at prices to suit the times. In the year 1854, on the 28th of January, he was married to Miss Catharine Cullter ; they have a family of four children, two of whom are still living - Annie and Joseph C.; Jacob died in 1855, aged 8 months; William S. died in 1871, aged 6 years; he met his death, nearly in front of his father's residence, by a horse running over him while the little fellow was trying to get his hat, which the wind had taken from his head; Willie was a remarkably smart boy of his age, and was beloved and lamented by all, Mr. Thomas has been married twice; by his first wife he had two children. In the late war, Mr. Thomas was a member of Co. F, 82d O. V. I.; he was enrolled in the month of September, 1862, and discharged in June, 1865; he participated in all the numerous battles the regiment was called upon to engage in.

THOMAS, JACOB, was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., March 6, 1804, where he lived until the age of 30 years, when he removed to this county, where he has since resided. Ile has followed fence-making and he claims his rakes meet with a more ready sale than any produced in the county. Ilis son Franklin James, who resides at home, is a young man who says he is bound to be a scholar.

TITLOMPSON, JOHN, isthe third child of Thomas and Mary Thompson, who settled in this township over fifty years ago; Mr. Thompson was born on the ad- 1828, which place has been his home ever since, with the exception of three years he spent in Wood Co. He was twice married; first to Susan Miller, who bore him one child, named Thomas; he was married to his second wife May 19, 1874; her name was Anna Marvin; she was born in Kngland, and came to this country when 15 years of age, she was born Feb. 16, 1840. Mr. Thompson is a carpenter by trade, but he has generally followed farming as his business, only working at his trade from time to time, as occasion demands.

TOMLINSON, WILLIAM H., was born in this township June 11, 1839, where he has since resided; he is the eldest child of Joseph and Mary Tomlinson ; his father came to this township about fifty years ago; his mother was born-in the township, near Rome. Mr.T.'s step-grandfather, William Young, resides in La Fayette, Butler Township, and says he is 100 years old; he has often seen Gen. Washington; he first voted for Thomss Jefferson, third President; he says he saw Hamilton and Burr fight the duel July 11, 1804, and attended Hamilton's funeral, who died from wounds received in the duel. Mr. Tomlinson was married, Feb. 12, 1863, to Irene M. Turbett, who was born in Cumberland Co., living - Norris J.; the other one died in infancy. Mr. Tomlinson has never paid much attention to political matters, although he now represents this township as Trustee. He has followed different vocations ; at present he is general real-estate and collecting agent, aside from having the management of his farm.

TRESH, ADAM, was born in Germany Oct. 10, 1841; when at the age of 13 years, his parents removed to this county, and located at Newburg, where he resided until 1870, when our subject came to this county, where he worked getting out staves, dividing his time between this and Huron Co. for three years, when he bought the farm he now owns, and has since occupied it seven years. He was married, March 17, 1870, to Phoebe A. Kinsell, who was born in Greenwich Township, Huron Co., Aug. 21, 1849; they have two children - Charles A. and Margaret J. Mr. Tresh is a cooper by trade, but since he bought this farm, he has given his attention exclusively to farming.

VALENTINE, ANDREW, was born in Bedford Co., Penn., April 12, 1830, where he resided until the age of 7 years, when his parents came to this State; Coshocton Co., where he remained four years, when he came to this county and township, where he has resided the most of his time; his vocation has been that of farming. In 1874, Noy. 5, Mr. Valentine was married to Miss Susan Amanda McCormick; they have two children, one of whom died Sept. 26, 1878, the other a little boy, named Henry M., is still living; the little girl, Rebecca Ann, died at the age of 3 years and 19 days. Mr. Valentine entered the seryice in the late war Oct. 1, 1862, was a member of Co.

F, 20th O. V.I., was discharged July, 1863; his time had expired, but during service he was seriously afflicted with the fever, besides he received a severe wound in the right leg, just below the knee, while performing his duty, and carried the bullet for over eighteen months after his discharge; after he received the wound, Mr. Valentine tells that he escaped to an old cedar-tree, where he remained for four days, being unable to move, and that the snow was ten inches deep a good part of the time; during the short time Mr. Valentine served, he met with a great many hardships, and was called upon to perform many acts; at one time while the Confederate Gen. Morgan made his famous raid into Ohio, he was called upon while at Camp Denison, together with what troops were there, to go after him, and as there were but few officers in charge, although he was suffering from the wound, he did not flinch when duty called, he officiating as Captain; when in sight of the enemy, they not showing much fight, he took a select body of men and forced a surrender of fifteen men, only losing one man killed; he took his men back and reported to headquarters; owing to his disability they would not allow him to go out again for a few days, soon after he was called upon by the officers in charge to go into Morgan's camp as a spy; he went right through Gen. Morgan's camp, had a talk with the General and his brother, as with many others; by the information he obtained, Morgan and his men were soon put to flight; soon after that Gen. Morgan was killed, and our subject soon came home.

VALENTINE, JACOB, was born in Bedford Co., Penn., Jan. 25, 1804; he resided there until 1839, when he removed to Coshocton Co., where he remained four years, when he removed to this township, where he has since resided ; he has always paid his attention tofarming. In the year 1825, on the 12th of May, he was married to Miss Rebecca De Vore;, they reared a family of nine children, six of whom are still living, and named Andrew, Philip, HenryT., William A., Julia, Ann and Catherine; Charity-died the 26th of March, 1863 ; Martha E. died on the 29th of April, 1878, and one child died ininfaney. Mr. Valentine also lost his wife on the 5th of December, 1875, who died at the ripe age of 67 years 5 months and 14 days; she was a devoted wife and mother; was beloved by all who knew her. His son, Henry, who now carries on the farm, was born in Coshocton Co., this State, on the 14th of April, 1840, and removed here with his parents when 2 yearsofage. He, with his father, are considered amongst the surviving pioneers of the county, and can recall many hardships and privations. They, together with others, had to contend with that the present as well as the future generations will never know. 3

VANHORN, WILLIAM, was born in Beaver Co., Penn., Aug. 17, 1808; lived there until 5 years of age, when his parents removed to Washington Co., same State, where they lived about four years, when they went back to Beaver Co., and stayed there a few years, when they remoyed to this State, and settled in Columbiana Co.; they resided there a few years, when they came to this county, where Mr. Vanhorn has since resided. Mr. Vanhorn is a carpenter by trade, which business he followed until about the year 1859, since which time he has been in the mercantile business. In the year 1840, he was married to Miss Mary Frounfeeter; two children were born to them, named Gustavus A. and Mary Hellen; both are married. Of late years, Mr. Vanhorn's health has been somewhat impaired.

VANHORN, BARNARD, was born in Columbiana Co., this State, on the 10th of June, 1817; he resided there until the age of 19, when he removed to this county and has lived in this township for a period of thirtyseyen years, where he has principally been carrying on the coopering business. In April, 1848, he was married to Miss Sophia Clinesmith ; they have a family of ten children, nine of whom are still living - Elizabeth, Ann, William F., Mary A., Almira, Andrew, George, Franklin, Charles and Susanah; the one deceased is Eli, who died at the age of 5 years. Mr. Vanhorn can recall many privations and hardships that himself with

WALKER, JOSEPH, was born in this township and on the farm he now owns Sept. 30, 1824. He has always lived in the township. He was married, Sept. 28, 1852, to Liza M. Warner, who was born in New York May 1, 1831; she has lived in this county since she was married; they have two children, one of whom is living - Mary J.; she is married to William D. Norton; Albert died at the age of 16. Mr. Walker has always farmed and still follows that as his vocation. His father was born in Ireland, and came to this country about the year 1812, and located in Harrison Co., where he stayed a few years, then came to this county and resided here until his death, which occurred in 1845 or 1846.

WALTON, GEORGE, was born in England, six miles from Seige, April 6, 1820; he resided there until the age of 20 years, when he came to the United States and located near Painesville, where he remained and worked at his trade four years; then he removed to Mt. Vernon; stayed there one year; from there he removed to this county, where he has since resided, with the exception of three years he was in Ashland Co. Mr. Walton by trade is a cloth manufacturer; he served his apprenticeship in England seven years; he worked at his trade jn this State seventeen years, but of late years he has been farming, now owning the farm he occupies. He was married, Jan. 7, 1856, to Margaret Haman, who was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., April 11, 1833; they

April, 1861; he was commissioned Major of the 4th O. | V. I., in which were a few Richland soldiers; he con- | tinued to serve with the regiment until 1863, when he | was compelled to resign, owing to his advanced age and impaired health. While a resident of this county, he held many offices of trust, and was much respected by all. He lost one eye in the Mexican war, and a few years before his death the remaining one; this very much depressed him, as it deprived him of his accustomed activity, and caused him to pass his declining days in comparative quiet.

WEAVER, SHANNON, was born in Wayne Oo., Ohio, Nov. 1, 1838; when 14 years old, his parents removed to this township, where he has since resided; he lives on the farm his father first located ; his father died March 16, 1873, aged 73 years 9 months and 26 days; his mother died about five years previous to his father's death. He was married, Feb. 22, 1865, to Elizaheth Huston, who was born in Franklin Township, May 2, 1842; they have one child, James Wilson. Mr. Weaver has followed farming from boyhood, and has, by industry and strict attention to business, made for himself and family a good home.

resided. He enlisted in the late war as a member of Co. L, 18th O. V. I., in the three-months service; was also a member of Co. G, 74th O. V. I., then re-enlisted in the 4th U.S. Cav., where he served three years, making a period of four years; he participated in all the numerous battles the regiment was engaged in; the following are some of the principal battles: Stone River, Middleton, Snow Hill, Franklin, Shelbyville, Chickamauga, Okalona, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Noonday Creek, Lovejoy's, Jonesboro, Rome; Nashville, Tenn., 16th and 17th of December, 1864; Selma, Ala., April 2, 1865, where he was wounded; Columbus, Ga., April 15, 1865. He was married, Oct. 23, 1868, to Margaret Ann Cleland; they have had five children, three are living - Leanorea, Ada and Lulu; one died in infancy ; one named Grizela J., died Feb. 9, 1870, aged 15 days. Mr. Welling has always farmed from boyhood, and still carries on that business.

Nov. 14, 1869, to Silvina Kendall, who was born in this county Oct. 29, 1852, and has always lived in the county ; they have a family of five children - Richard, John, Mary, Jacob Il. and Francis. Mr. Whisler has been a farmer from boyhood, and intends to make that his business in the future.

WHITE, ELIZABELH, MRS., is the widow of the late Philip White, who was born in Sandusky Co. September 8, 1835; he departed this life May 1, 1870, aged 35 years 8 months and 7 days. Mrs. White was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., April 19, 1835; at the age of 10 years, her parents removed to this county, where

WIDDERS, ABRAM E. H., was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., July 29, 1855, where he lived until the age of 3 years, when his parents removed to Carlisle, and stayed there two years; thence they went to Middleton, Dauphin Co., where they remained nine years; his mother died, and our subject hired himself out to a farmer in Lancaster Co. for one year; after

| his time expired, he went to Lebanon Co., where he remained three years; thence he went to Franklin Co., where he remained four years; from there he went back to Dauphin Co., where he remained one year, when he came to this county, where he has since resided ; his business has always been that of a farmer, which he now follows; he has just purchased a part of the farm he now occupies. He was married, Feb. 10, 1878, to Verona Hettler; they have one child - Artemus 0.

WILSON. JOHN, was born in Huntington Co., Penn., Sept. 17, 1819, where he lived until the age of 3 years, when his parents removed to this county ; his father landed in Mansfield in October, 1823, and located in Franklin Township ; he remained there one winter, then bought 50 acres of land near Shenandoah, in the edge of Franklin Township, wkere he remained about 1840; she was born October 21,1794. John Wilson was married June 2, 1864, to Susan Hubley, who was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., July, 1830; they have one child - Matilda J., who wa8 born April 8, 1865, in this township. Mr. Wilson has, from boyhood, farmed, and still follows it as his vocation.

WITT, HORATIO, was born in Somerset Co., Penn., on the 16th of March, 1815; he resided there until 20 years ofage, when he removed to Wayne Co. and stayed about eighteen months, when he returned to his native State; he remained there six months, and from there went to Fort Cumberland, Md., where he remained about two years; from there he removed back to Somerset Wore stayed about six months and removed back to this State and located in Knox Co., where he lived about two and one-half years, when he cameto this county, where he has since resided, although he has taken two trips West to Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. He is by profession a carpenter, although he has not done much at it for the past few years. He was a member of Co. E, 3d 0. V. C.; enlisted the 27th of August, 1862, and was discharged about the Sth of June, 1865; he participated in all the battles which his regiment was called upon to engage in. Inthe year 1840, on the 12th of February, he was married to Mrs. Elizabeth (Devore) Baker; they had two children, both of whom are dead ; the oldest died at the age of 10 months, and the youngest at the age of about 18 years.

WOLFORD, OZIAS F., was born in Franklin Co., Penn., July 1, 1843. At the age of 6 years, his parents removed to Wyandot Co., Ohio, where they remained three years, when they moved back to Pennsylvania and stayed there one year, and then removed to this county, where Mr. Wolford has since resided. He was married, July 24, 1873, to Emma Wolf, who was born in this county and has always lived here; they have one child - Alvin L. Mr. Wolford is by profession a carpenter as well as a carriage and wagon maker, and followed that as his vocation until he married, since which time he has farmed and paid his attention to stock and grain raising.

WOOLLEY, GEORGE W., was born on the line of Athens Co. Jan. 19, 1829; lived there till the age of 10 years, when he went to Muskingum Co.; he stayed there four years, then lived several years in different parts of this State and Indiana, finally settling in Franklin Co., where he remained twenty-seven years, when he came to this county, and has since resided here. He was married to his first wife in Franklin Co. in 1851; she died July 31, 1876; the fruits of this marriage were ten children, all living but one, a | daughter, named Lola, who died Jan. 19, 1871, aged | 17 years; the ones living are named Lovina A., Jacob | F., Wilber, John T., George P., Charles, Clarrie A., Lula and Guy. He was married to his second wife, Mrs. Susan Lattimore, May 3, 1877, who was born on | this farm Jan. 27, 1835, and has always lived in the | county ; she is the second child of Simeon and Rebecen | Rodgers; her father died April 24, 1845; her mother | is still living, and came to this township April 11, 1828. | Mrs. Woolley's first husband's name was William Laittimore; he died May 20, 1870; she had four children by him; three are living, and named Huldah, Laura E.

and Norris; the one deceased was named Elmer. Mr. Woolley is a contractor and stonemason, although he has spent a great portion of his time at farming.

YOUNG, WILLIAM S., is one of the oldest surviving pioneers of Blooming Grove Township, in fact of Richland Co.; he was born in this township May 14, 1821, and has always lived here, with the exception of one year he lived in Shiloh; he remembers the time the Indians were here, how they used to play with him. At that time, it was a wilderness, no wagon roads; they blazed trees as their guide. Beall's trail was the only noted highway they had in the township. He can recall many hardships and privations he had to contend with, that the present as well as the future generations will never experience. He was married, Feb. 14, 1849, to Margaret Jane Dunlap, who was born in Wayne Co. July 2, 1825, where she resided until the age of 9 years, when her parents came to this township, where she has always lived. They have three children, named James Henry, John Benton and Matt; the two first-named are married, Mr. Young has by strict economy made for himself and family a good home.

YOUNG, JOHN B., was born in this county and township April 18,1855; he has always lived in the county, and followed farming as his business. He was married, Oct. 9, 1878, to Annie Mary Walton; they have one child.

ZEIGLER, SAMUEL, was born in this township, and on the farm he now owns and occupies, Oct. 6, 1833; he has always resided here; he is the oldest of ten children, of Benjamin and Sarah Zeigler. His father departed this life Feb. 8, 1875, aged: 73 years and 24°days; he was born in the old country, came to the United States at the age of 3 years, and located in this township about 1820, and lived here until his death. Mr. Zeigler's mother is still living, aged 68 years. Mr. Zeigler was married, Nov. 25, 1863, to Elizabeth Ehret ; they have one child still living, named Jarius B.; one died in infancy. He has always paid his attention to farming, with the exception of about three years, when he moved to town, and followed different vocations.

ZEIGLER, LIDDIE, MRS., was born in this county, in the southeastern part, April 19, 1822, and has since resided in the county and township for the last twentythree years. She is the wife of the late John Zeigler, who departed this life Sept. 1,1874. They raised one child - Mary Alice, whois still living. Mr. Zeigler had by his former wife five children, four of whom are still living, named Solomon, Martin, Lovina and Catherine E.; the onedead was named Samuel O. The mother of the last-named children was about 39 years old when she died in 1856. children, was born in Summit Co., Ohio, Sept. 3, 1808; about 1820, he removed to this county, where he resided till his death. Was one of the old settlers of this county. He and his family had many hardships. Ile had by his integrity and strict attention to business made for himself and family a good home.

ZEIGLER, MARTIN, was born in this county and township Oct. 21, 1844, where he has since resided, and has paid his attention principally to farming; he is the third child of John and Eliza Zeigler, who are both deceased. In the year 1876, on the 28th of June, he was married to Miss Irene L. Ferrell; they have one child, named Orville Judson. Mr. Zeigler has by good management and strict attention to business made for himself and family a good home, he now owning 4 little farm situated both north and south of the village of Rome. where he now resides.

ZEIGLER, EMANUEL, was born in this township Aug. 19, 1848, where he has always lived. He was married Noy. 13, 1878, to Miss Wealthy Ann Starkey ; she was born in Huron Co., New Haven Township, where she lived until their marriage; they have one child - Lloyd Sherman. Mr. Zeigler has always paid his attention to farming and dealing in stock, which oceupations he still follows.

ZEIGLER, ALLEN G., was born in this township Noy. 16, 1851, where he has since lived; he is the youngest child of Jacob and Jane Zeigler, who came to this county at an early day. His father was born in Germany; his mother was born in this county Feb. 6, 1822, and has always lived here. Mr. Zeigler was married July 3, 1876, to Sarah C. Ellis, who was born in Huron Co., and has resided in this county four years ; they have one child - Etta May; she was born April, 1878. . Mr. Zeigler has always farmed from boyhood, and still follows that as his vocation. His father died July 6, 1853, aged about 40 years.

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ARNETT, HIRAM, was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, March 10, 1810; he is a son of Samuel and Nancy Arnett, who moved to Muskingum Co., near Dresden, when the subject of this sketch was about 9 years of age; they afterward moved about ten miles northwest of Zanesville in the same county; they then moved to Granville, Licking Co., staying in the latter place about eighteen months, then moying to Richland Co. in 1822, they settled near Bellville. Mr. Arnett resided with his parents until he was about 22 years of age, when he was married in the fall of 1832, to Miss Elizabeth Kemp, daughter of John and Mary Kemp, who emigrated from Virginia and settled in Stark Co., afterward moving to Richland Co., they settled in Sharon Township in 1827 or 1828, After his marriage, Mr. Arnett settled about three miles south of Mansfield, where he lived until the year 184], when he moyed ty the town, now city of Mausfield, where he resideduntil 1861, when he removed to the country, going ou his present farm about one mile east of the yillage of Sheuandoah, in the spring of 1862. [lis wife died Feb. 14, 1864; there were seven children born to them, four sons and three daughters: the two oldest, a son and daughter, are now dead ; John If., the oldest son living, served during the rebellion in the Ist (independent) Ohio Battery, enlisting in 1861, and re-enlisting as a veteran, he served until "mustered out at the close of the war, having been in the following engagements: Gauley Bridge, Dec. 31, 1861; Frederick City. Sept.

ZEIGUER, E. J., was born in Butler Township March 9, 1848, where he resided until the age of 19 years, when he removed to this township, where he has since lived, with the exception of about three years, when he was at Savannah, attending school. He was married April 12, 1877, to Miss Josephine Moore, of Delaware Co.; they have two children - Harry A. and Willie A. Mr. Zeigler is by profession a school teacher, and has generally followed that vocation in the winter season, and farming, together with dealing in stock, in the summer.

ZEIGLER, BENJ. F., is the seventh child of Henry and Margaret Zeigler, and was bern July 10, 1855, in Butler Township, and has always lived in the county, and followed farming and raising stock as his occupation; having recently sold his farm in Butler Township, he now carrics on the farm for his mother. His father was born in Perry Co., Ohio, and came to this county at an early day and lived here until his death, which occurred in March, 1874, aged about 69 years ; his mother was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., and came to this county also at un early day; they had eight children, of whom five are still living, named John M., Doreas, Eli, Minerva E. and Benj. F.; those that are dead are William H., Ransom and Eliza Ann. Mr. Zeigler's family are among the surviving pioneers of the county.

BARNES, G. B., farmer; P. O. Adario; he was born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, in April 12, 1846; he is a son of Joshua and Sarah Barnes, who came to Richland Co. in 1835, and lived here about one year, then moved back to Jefferson Co. The subject of this sketch is the fifth of a family of ten children; he remained at home until he was 18 years old, when he went to Harrison Co., to clerk in a store, where he remained eighteen months ; he then entered a Commercial College at Cincinnati, but had to leave on account of his health; he traveled in the West a short time, and in the spring of 1470, came to Richland (Co., and settled on a farm about one mile southeast of Adario, where he lived four years; he then bought and moved about one-half mile north of Adario, where he still lives. He was. married in 1872, to Margaret Crawford, of Ashland Co. Mr. aad Mrs. Barnes have one child, Charlie R.; Mr. Barnes is making a specialty in fine sheep and cattle.

Richland Co. (in what is now Ashland Co.) in an early | day; she is the seventh of a family of eight children. | She was married in the spring of 1845, to William Beattie (who died in 1878), who was born in Scotland, and | came to this country about 1835 or 1836; after their marriage, they settled on the present farm; Mrs. Beattie has three children - Olivia, Isaac C.and James A.

BEVERIDGE, WILLIAM, farmer, P. 0. Adario; | he was born in Scotland May 18, 1838; he is a son of James and Sarah Beveridge, who came to this country and State in 1843. They first settled in the north part of Butler Township, where they lived about six months, and then bought where the subject of this sketch lives, where they spent the rest of their days. | The subject of this sketch is the sixth of a family of eight children; he lived at home until the fall of 1862, when he enlisted in the 20th O. V. I., in the war of the | rebellion; he served about ten months, and then came | home and settled on the old homestead, where he still resides.

BROKAW, RUNYAN, farmer; P. O. Adario; he was born in Essex Co., N. J., March 27, 1829; heisa son of Christian and Margaret Brokaw, and is the eighth of a family of eleven children. He remained at home until he was married, in 1853, to Mary McCan, who died in 1861. He lived on the old homestead about three years after his marriage, and then sold out and went to Illinois, where he stayed about two years ; he then went back to Pennsylvania, and took charge of a gang of men on the broad-gauge railroad that was in the course of construction, and worked at that until December, 1863, when he went to Nashville, Tenn., and worked on the Government works there about twelve months. In 1865, he was married to Martha Osburn, who died in 1867. After he came back from Tennessee, he lived in different parts of the county until 1870, when he bought where he now resides. He has been married eleven years to Jenny Hawt; he has five children, whose names are Lilly, William, Georgiana, George R and Mary J.

BROWN, GIFFORD, farmer; P. 0. Adario; he was born in Carroll Co., Ohio, Sept. 15, 1854, and is a son | of Norwell and Nancy Brown, who were formerly of Virginia. He is the fifth of a family of six children. He remained at home until he was married in the spring of 1878, to Mattie Cox, of Columbiana Co., Ohio, After his marriage he settled in Harrison Co., Ohio, where he lived one year, and in the summer of 1879 | he moved to Richland Co., and is at present living three-quarters of amile westof Adario. Mr.and Mrs. | Brown have one child, Pearl May.

CHURCH, JAMES, farmer; P. O. Olivesburg; he was born in Virginia, ir 1798; when he was about 7 | years old, his parents moved to Wetzel Co., W. Va.; | his father, Henry Church, was an English soldier under Lord Cornwallis in the Revolutionary struggle, and was taken prisoner by the Light Horse Cavalry while he and some others were out on a foraging expedition; | he took the oath of allegiance and joined the American | cause; he lived to be 109 years old. The subject of this sketch remained at home until he was married, Oct. 3, 1818, to Susanna Helms, of Pennsylvania; | after his marriage, he settled in Virginia, where he | and two children, to the present site of Windsor, in Mifflin Township, where he lived about one year; he then bought a tract of land of Ebenezer Williams, which he improved seven years, and then sold out and bought where he now resides, in 1831; he cleared the land, which was very heavily timbered; Mr. Church can recall many of the hardships and privations of early pioneer life. Mr. and Mrs. Church have raised eight children, five of whom are dead; he has one daughter at home yet - Sarah A., who is in her 52d year, and one Mrs. A. J. McCloy, a resident of Mansfield.

moved into the woods and put up a shanty to live in until they could build themselves a cabin, after which they went to clearing off the timber, which consisted principally of oak, beech and sugar. The subject of this sketch lived at home until he was 37 years old, when he married Harriett Porter, of Butler Township ; her parents came to this county from Pennsylvania about 18385; Mr. and Mrs. Claberg have two boys, who are 15 and i7 years old. Mr. Claberg has done a good deal of hard work in his time, and has helped to clear a good many acres of land; he is an industrious and thriving farmer, who believes in living up to the times. He has been honored with the office of Township Treasurer, and other minor offices in the township; he is in his 58th year, and bids fair to live many years yet. CLABERG, JACOB, farmer; P. O. Adariod; he was born March 11, 1814, in Fairfield Co., Ohio, and is a son of Abraham and Mary Claberg, who came to this county in the spring of 1816; they were the second family that settled in the present boundaries of Butler Township; Abraham entered the first land that was entered in the township, but did not move until some time after. The subject of this sketch is the eldest of a a family of seven children; he remained at home until of Ashland Co.; she died in 1840, and in the spring of 1845, he married Susanna Sneer, who was born Oct. 14, 1819, in what is now Butler Township; after his marriage, he settled on the present farm, which his father had entered some time before. Mr. Claberg has held some of the minor offices in the township, and is at present one of the Commissioners of the county ; his chances for an education were very limited, as schools were scarce in his day; he can remember respected and honored by all who know him. Mr. and Mrs. Claberg have five children - William L., Isaac N., E. M., T..J. and Mary E.; E. M. is yet at home. CLINE, CURTIS, farmer; P. 0. Shenandoah; he was born in Richland Co. Dec. 24, 1847; he is a son of Alfred and Julia E. Cline, of this county; he lived at home until he was 12 years old, when, his mother dying, he left home and followed farming a few years, and then he went to work ina saw-mill, where he stayed about nine years. He was married in February, 1868, to Elizabeth Smith. of this county, who died July 4, 1872; he afterward married Margaret Stober, of this county, and at present lives about one mile east of Shenandoah. Mr. and Mrs. Cline have four children, whose names are Roderick, Catherine, Gracie M. and Rollen S. :

COLMAN, JOHN, farmer; P. O. Adario; he was borr in Columbia Co., Penn., June 8, 1831; he is ason of Joseph and Diadem Colman, who moved to Richland Co. (into what is now Ashland Co.) in 1839. The subject of this sketch is the second of a family of four children. He lived at home until he was married, Nov. 18, 1852, to Magdeline Cassall, of Ashland Co., who was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., Feb. 26, 1880. After his marriage, he went to Williams Co., Ohio, where he lived about seventeen years, and then sold out and bought where he now resides in Butler Township, about one and a quarter miles northeast of Adario. Mr. Coleman has held several of the minor offices in the township. Mr. and Mrs. C. have nine children, whose names are Alice S., John D., Orin S., Diadem H., Samantha M., George E., Theodore L., Arthur K. and Mary E.

DANCER, D.S., farmer; P. 0. Adario; he was born in Richland Co. Feb. 28, 1837, and is a son of J. B. Dancer, of Butler Township, and is the eldest of the family now living; he remained at home until he was 17 years old, when he went to Indiana, where he remained one year, when he came home, and, in a few years, he went to Illinois, where he lived about five years, when he came back to Richland Co., and, in 1861, enlisted in the 2d 0. V. C., Co. M; in June, 1864, he, with the rest of his company, was taken prisoners; he was in many rebel prisons and was finally released on the 28th of April, 1865. He reached home on the 7th of June, 1865, where he stayed about five years, when he married Margaret Tucker in February, 1870, daughter of Thomas Tucker, of Butler Township. After his marriage, he moved to the present farm, about one and a half miles northeast of Shenandoah. Mr. Dancer has held some of the minor offices in the township. Mr. and Mrs. Dancer have four children - J. B., G. K., Thomas H. and Martha H.

DANCER, J. B., farmer; P.O. Adario; he was born in Jefferson Co. in 1815; his parents came some time before the above date from Washington Co., Penn., to Jefferson, and, in 1831, with their family of five children, moved to Richland Co., where they lived about twenty-three years; they then emigrated to De Kalb Co., Ind., where they spent the rest of their days. The subject of this sketch remained at home until he was married in 1838 to Sarah A. Stratton, of Butler Township, whose parents came to Richland in 1820 from Pennsylvania. After Mr. D.'s marriage, he settled on the farm where James Beveridge now lives, where he resided about six years, when he sold out and lived on his father's place about three years, and then bought and moved on a farm adjoining the Beveridge place, where he resided about twelve years; he then sold out and moved on the present farm. Mr.and Mrs. Dancer have three children, all of whom are married. His only son was in the war of the rebellion three years and nine months, ten months of which time he was in rebel prisons. Mr. Dancer can recall many incidents and privations of pioneer life and has done a great deal of hard work in his time.

DAVIDSON, PETER, farmer; P. O. Adario; he was born in Scotland May 10, 1810; he is a son of John and Margaret Davidson; he emigrated to this State from Scotland by the way of New York, Buffalo and Cleveland, and settled in Huron (in what is now Ashland) Co. in the fall of 1836, where he lived until the spring of 1858, when he bought and moved to his present farm. Mr. Davidson has always followed farming, and is respected by all who know him. He was married in 1837 to Margaret Beattie, who came from Scotland in 1886; Mr. and Mrs. B. have five children - John, who served in the war of the rebellion; Sarah M., Catharine J., William and James L. Mr. Davidson has held some of the minor offices in the township and is a man who believes in living up to the times.

DOBBIN, JOHN, farmer; P. O. Adario; he was born in Brook Co., Va., March 81, '1805, and is a son of James and Jane Dobbin; he is the eldest of a family of three children; he remained at home until he was married, in 1839, to Ann Nicholls; after his marriage, he moved to Allegheny Co., Penn., where he lived until after the death of his wife, who died in 1854. He was married, in the spring of 1857, to Sarah K. McCoy, of Pittsburgh, Penn., and, in the same spring, moved to Richland Co., to a tract of Jand in Butler Township, which is a part of the present farm. Mrs. Dobbin's' father, A. McCoy, served in the war of 1812. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbin have one son - John William.

EAKIN, R. J., merchant, Adario; he was born in Pennsylvania, Oct. 22, 1840, and is a son of James and Hannah Eakin; he remained at home until he was 21 years old, when he entered school at Coolville, Athens Co., Ohio, and was in different parts of the State until 1871, when he went to Savannah, where he acted as steward in the boarding halls until 1876, when he went into the mercantile trade in Adario; he is now doing a thriving business. Mr. and Mrs. Eakin have one child - John.

FACKLER, HENRY, farmer; P. O. Adario; he was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., July 8, 1805, and is a son of Abram and Elizabeth Fackler; he is the eighth ofa family of twelve children; he remained at home until he was 23 years old, when he went to learn the tanner's trade, and, in 1829, came to Ohio.and traveled back, by the way of York State, to Dauphin Co., Penn.; in 1831, he came to Richland Co., Ohio, and bought a tract of land in Weller Township. In the fall of 1831, he married Catherine Crall, who was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., and moved, with her parents, Mathias and Elizabeth Crall, to Richland Co. in 1819, and settled in Franklin Township. Mr. Fackler lives on a highly improved farm about one mile west of Adario, in Butler Township. Mr. and Mrs. Fackler have ten children, all of whom, but one, are married; their names are Abram, Hiram, Mary, Joshua, Mathias C., Catherine, Henry, Elizabeth, Louisa A. and Alice KE. Mathias and Henry were in the war of the rebellion ;

FORD, G. W., farmer; P. 0. Adario ; he was born in Richland Co. Sept. 24, 1836, and is a son of Joshua and Elizabeth Ford, who came to this county in the winter of 1827 and settled in Butler Township, on the farm where the subject of this sketch now lives. Joshua lived there until the fall of 1865, when he moved to Ashland Co., where he still lives. The subject of this sketch remained at home until he was married, in 1858, to Jennie Griece, of this county; she died in 1873; after his marriage, he settled on a farm adjoining the old homestead, where he lived about eight years, and then bought and moved on afarm at Shiloh ; about eight years after, he moved on the old homestead, where he still resides. He has been married about three years to Sarah J. Deilh, of Blooming Grove Township. Mr. and Mrs. Ford have five children - H. H., Catherine E., Sarah S., Carrie A. and Charles L.

FUNK, JACOB M., farmer; P. 0. Adario; he was born in Franklin Co., Penn., Sept. 22, 1812, and isa son of Tobias and Mary Funk; he is the third of a family of twelve children. He remained at home until 1838, when he was married to Susan Wheeler ; after his marriage, he went to a place near Nashville, Tenn., where he followed his trade, millwrighting. At the commencement of the Mexican war, he entered Gen. Taylor's army as scout, where he did some very valuable service, and was with Gen. Scott when he entered the City of Mexico; at the close of the war, he moved to New Orleans; when the cholera broke out, he took boat for Pittsburgh, and, his wife and two children dying on the way, he remained at Pittsburgh until 1854, when he married Catherine E. Canly, of Franklin Co., Penn., when he moved to Ohio, and, at the beginning of the rebellion, entered as Provost Marshal and scouting service, and served during the whole conflict ; he was always doing valuable service, and ran some very narrow escapes in penetrating the rebel lines; he was at Gen. Lee's headquarters while at Chambersburg; he was wounded several times, having had his left arm and right leg broken by minie balls; he has lived in different parts of the State since the close of the war, and has been living on the present farm since the spring of 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Funk have three children - Upton T., Anna E. and David H.; of these, Anna is married.

HANNA, T. WILSON, farmer; P. O. Savannah ; he was born in this county June 26, 1826, andisa son of William and Rachel C. Hanna. William Hanna came to this county about 1824 or 1825, from Harrison

Grove Township, that his father had entered some time before. He was married in 1835, and in 1851 he moved tothe farm that T. W. Hanna now owns and lives on, in the northeast part of Butler Township, where he lived until 1874. The subject of this sketch is the eldest of a family of three children. He remained at home until the fall of 1857, when he married Amanda M. Gault, of Washington Co., Penn., whose father, Samuel Gault, came to this county in an early day. After Mr. Hanna's marriage he settled on his present farm. My. Hanna has held the office of Justice of the Peace five years, and other various officesin the township. He is at present engaged quite extensively in raising fine-wooled sheep. Mr. and Mrs. Hanna have two children ; Dwight C., who is a member of the Freshman Class, at Wooster University, and J. C., who is attending the academy at Savannah, Ashland Co.

: HETLER, CHRISTOPHER, farmer; P. O. Greenwich ; he was born in this county July 6, 1842, and is ason of Andrew and Mary Hetler, who came from Pennsylvania and settled in the south part of Weller Township. He is the fourth of a family of seven children. He remained at home until he was married, Jan. 17, 1863, to Margaret J. Keller, of Franklin Township. After his marriage he settled on his father-inlaw's farm, where he remained two years, when he emigrated to Southern Illinois, where he remained one year; he then removed to Franklin Township, where he remained six years, and then to Weller Township, and in the spring of 1878, bought and moved on his present farm in the north part of Butler Township. Mr. and Mrs. Hetler have three children, Amos M., Mary E. and Sadie M.

HETLER, SAMUEL, farmer; P. O. Shenandoah ; he was born in this county Oct. 19, 1839, and is a son of Philip and Catherine Hetler. who were of German descent, and who removed from Pennsylvania in 1832 or 1833, and settled in the south part of Weller Township. Mr. H.is the eldest of a family of seven children. He remained at home until he was married, in the fall of 1860, to Sarah A. Wolf, of Franklin Township, daughter of John C. and Hettie Wolf. After his marriage he settled on his father-in-law's farin, where he lived a few years. In 1869, he bought and moved to his present farm, in the west part of Butler Township. He is an industrious and thriving farmer, and works at his trade in winter, making grain cradles. Mr. and Mrs. Hetler have eight children - Verona E., Ann E., Sarah J., William E., Oliver J., Rosella M., Verona E», is married.

HUNTER, C. C., farmer; P.O. Adario; he was born in Richland Co. Aug. 8, 1852; he is a son of Joseph P. and Angeline Hunter, of Blooming Grove Township ; he is the fourth of a family of ten children; he remained at home until he was married, in 1874, to Linda Kirk, daughter of M. Kirk, of Butler Township; in the spring of 1875, he settled on the present farm. Mr. Hunter is a thorough farmer and a gentleman, and believes that it is to the interest of all farmers to be a member of the grange, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have two children - Lucinda and Lena A.

KIRK, MICHAEL, farmer; P.O. Adario; he was born in Brook, Va., Nov. 80, 1814; he removed with his parents, when he was about 2 years of age, to Jefferson Co., Ohio, where they spent the rest of their days. Michael remained at home until he was 30 years old, when he moved to Richland Co., in what is now Clear Creek Township, Ashland Co., where he lived about eighteen years; he then bought where he now resides, in Butler Township, about one-half mile west of Adario. He was married on the first day of the year 1845, to Lucinda Hickman, of Columbiana Co., whose parents were formerly of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Kirk is a daughter of Jeremiah Hickman, one of the old pioneer Methodists, and a sister of Judge Hickman, of Minnesota; Mr. and Mrs. Kirk have a family of seven children, some of whom are graduates of the Berea University. Mr. Kirk has been honored with a great many offices of the township, and is also a good, faithful granger. He is a pleasant gentleman to meet, and has a fine family.

KIRK, JAMES, farmer; P.O. Adario; he was born in 1842; he is a son of the late Edward and Mary Kirk, of Butler Township, who came to Richland Co. in 1841, from Jefferson Co., Ohio, and settled whére Mr. Kirk now resides, about half a mile southeast of Adario. The subject of this sketch remained at home until his marriage, in 1864, to Miss Sarah Ford, of Butler Township ; previous to his marriage, he had enlisted in the 16th N. Y. V. C., and served nine months, when he was discharged on account of disability; after his marriage, he settled on the old homestead until 1871, when his wife died, after which he went to Kansas, where he married his second wife, and where he lived until 1876, when he returned to Richland Co. and settled where he now resides, with his mother, on the largest farm in this part of the county, which is under a good state of cultivation.

McKIBBEN, W. C., farmer; P. O. Adario; he was born in Beayer Co., Penn., Aug. 20, 1827; he is the son of Hugh B. and Isabella McKibben, who moved to ihis county in the spring of 1828, and settled in what is now Ashland Co., where they spent the rest of their days. The subject of this sketch lived at home until the spring of 1853, when his father bought a tract of land about three-quarters of a mile northeast of Adario, in Butler Township, and where he partly made his home until March 31, 1863, when he married Cordelia Smith, of Huron Co. In the fall of 1863, after his marriage, he settled on the farm where he now resides. Mr. McKibben tried hard to get an education, when a young man. He was an ardent admirer of Gen. Fremont, and has taken a very active part in politics. Mr. and Mrs. McKibben have eight children - Albert A., William, Francis, Amanda M., Ernest D., Mary E., John H., Nettie J. and Perry.

McWILLIAMS, J., farmer; P. 0. Savannah; he was born in Richland Co. Jan. 17, 1848; he is a son of Charles and Agnes McWilliams, who came from Scot- 'land in 1843, and settled in Butler Township, where they lived about three years; they then moved to Ashland Co., where they still live. The subject of this sketch lived at home until the spring of 1875, when he married Nettie Farquahonson, of Ashland Co.; after his marriage, he settled on the farm where he now resides, in Butler Township, about two miles northeast of Adario. Mr. and Mrs. McWilliams have two children - James B. and Agnes Irene.

MORRIS, B. F., lumber dealer; P. O. Shenandoah ; he was born in Beaver Co., Penn., Oct. 18, 1841; he is a son of Benjamin Morris, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this work. The subject of this sketch remained at home until the call was made for men by President Lincoln. He enlisted in McLaughlin's squadron of cavalry in Mansfield, and heli the office of Sergeant Dispatcher in the brigade; while serving in that capacity he was wounded by a ball entering at the elbow, and coming out at the wrist ; the shot was supposed to have been fired at Gen. Stoneman, while forming in Jine of battle; the wounded were taken prisoners by the rebels at that battle, and when the rebel doctors were examining them to send all that were able to travel to Richmond, he called the Union doctor, and told him to save him if he could. Mr. Morris crawled in an old house that stood near, and pulled some old clothes over him, and when they came to him the rebel doctor asked the Union doctor what was the matter with this fellow. He said he was almost dead. '1 expect he'll die this blessed minute.'' They passed, and thus he saved himself from going into a rebel prison ; he finally reached home, and got his discharge in the summer of 1865. He was married on the 27th of November, 1865, to Miss Mary Oberlin, of Butler Township. Mr. and Mrs. Morris have four children, whose names are William A., Della W., Chester and Orphia R. Mr. Morris is an energetic business man, and is at present living about one-half mile east of Shenandoah. He partly owns and operates a steam saw-mill where he:lives, and has a half-interest in 218 acres of coal land in Columbiana Co.

MORRIS, G. B., farmer; P. O. Shenandoah; he was born in Beaver Co., Penn., Feb. 10, 1845; he removed with his parents, Benjamin and Jane K. Morris, to Richland Co. in 1847, He remained at home until he was 24 years old, when he married Eliza J. Urich, of Weller Township, Jan. 21, 1869. After his marriage, he bought and settled on a farm adjoining the old homestead, where he has since lived. Mr. Morris believes that the best in the way of stock and farming implements is the cheapest, and has a pleasant home. | They have one child - Charley E., who was born Oct. 26, 1869.

MORRIS, BENJAMIN, farmer; P. 0. Shenandoah; he was born in Washington Co., Penn., Nov. 18, 1811. He is a son of Jonathan and Sophia Morris, who moved, about 1881, to Beaver Co., where they lived about twenty-five years, and then sold out there and moved to Columbiana Co., Ohio, where they lived about seven years, and moved to Mahoning Co., where they lived twelve years. Getting too.old to work on a farm, Mr. Morris divided his property among his children, intending to come to Richland Co. to live with his son; Benjamin, but died at his daughter's, in Mahoning Co., at the age of 84 years. The subject of this sketch remained at home until he was 29 years of age, when he married Jane R. Black, of Chester Co., Penn. After his marriage, he settled in Beaver Co., where he lived about six years, when he moved with his wife and four children to Butler Township, in the spring of 1846, and settled on the farm where he now resides. They have raised five boys, whose names are Barcella F., Jonathan T., Gideon B., William H. and Isaac P. - all of whom are married. Mrs. Morris died Feb. 22, 1871, and in 1876 he married Cynthia Spohnhour, of Shelby. This has been a remarkable family for longevity ; Jonathan and Sophia Morris, at the age of 80 years, had a family gathering of their eleven children, who were all living; aggregate time of life in the family, 668 years 3 months and 18 days. They have been a very patriotic family; five of the family fought in the rebellion, and also five in the Revolutionary struggle, some of whom lost their lives in both wars. William H. Morris lives with his father on the old farm; he has been in California twice, and can recall many stirring scenes ; he was born March 22, 1847. When he was 26 years old, he married Neotia Cline, Feb. 20, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Morris have three children, whose names are Ada J., Effie C. and Hattie P.

MURRAY, EDWARD, farmer; P. 0. Adario; he was born in what is now Ashland Co. Nov-7, 1824; he is a son of Edward and Rebecca C. Murray, and is the fifth of a family of six children. He remained at home until he was married, Dec. 23, 1847, to Mary E. Colman, of Ashland Co. After his marriage, he settled on his father's farm, where he lived six years, and then bought and moved where he now resides, in Butler Township, about two and a half miles northeast of Adario. He is a thriving farmer, who believes that the best in the way of stock and farming implements is the cheapest, and has his farm under a good state of cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Murray have four children - John, Diadem, Joseph and William.

NELSON, ELMORE, farmer; P. O. Olivesburg; he was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, April 3, 1839; heisa son of Andrew and Rachel Nelson, who came to this county in 1853, from Wayne Co.; he remained at home until he was married, Jan. 26, 1860, to Angeline Ward, of Richland Co.; after his marriage, he settled on the old homestead, where his wife died June 15, 1861, and on Aug. 24, of the same year, his little boy, Charles, died. On the 9th of September, 1861, he enlisted in the 15th O. V. I., Company G, and was taken prisoner Sept. 20, 1863; he was in the Richmond and Andersonville prisons, and experienced all of the horrors of those pens until the 10th of November, 1864, when he and four of his comrades made their escape by giving the guard $100 and a silver watch ; while in prison, he helped many of his comrades in distress, so that many will bless him as long as they live; he finally reached home on the 10th of December, 1864, and on the 28th of March, 1865, he married Mary A. Rutt, of Ashland Co.; after his marriage, he settled on his father-in-law's place, where he lived about three years, and then bought the farm where he now resides, of M. Kirk, in Butler Township. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have six children, whose names are Henry S., Cora, Alice, Myrtie, William A. and Edward T.

RICHARDSON, JAMES M., farmer; P. O. Adario; he was born in Vermont in 1819, June 29, and is a son of Josiah and Anna Richardson, who came to this State in the spring of 1834, and settled in Lorain Co. The subject of this sketch is the third of a family of six children ; he remained at home until he was married, in the summer of 1849, to Maria Grimes, of Ashland Co.; after his marriage, he moved to Litchfield Co., where he lived three years, and in 1853, he moved to this county, Butler Township, and has lived on the present farm about twenty-six years. Mr. Richardson's father, Josiah Richardson, served under Brown about three years in the war of 1812. Mr, Richardson has four children - Vianna C., A. Clark, Emma and Charles A.; of these, Emma is married.

ROBISON, G. W., farmer; P. O. Adario; he was born in Juniata Co., Penn., Oct. 4, 1832; he is a son of James and Rebecca Robison, who came to this State in 1835 and settled in Ashland Co., where they lived about two years, and then moved into Richland Co. and settled on the farm where Jackson White now lives, in Butler Township, where they resided until the fall of 1868, and then they moved to Indiana. The subject of this sketch is the tenth of a family of thirteen children ; he lived at home until the spring of 1861, when he settled on a farm in Butler Township, where he lived | about three and a half years, and then moved on the old homestead, where he resided until the spring of 1872, when he emigrated to Virginia; he lived there ten months, and not liking the society, he came back to Butler Township, and still resides here. Mr. Robison was married in 1855, to Mary E. Stratton, whose mother is still living, at the advanced age of 85 years ; Mr. and Mrs. Robison have one child - Thomas R.

SAMSEL, JACOB, farmer; P. O. Shenandoah; he was born in Olivesburg Aug. 6, 1836, and is a son of Peter and Mary Samsel, who came from Germany in 1836; he remained at home until he was 16 years old, when he went to learn the cabinet-making trade, which he followed one year, and then had to give it up on account of his heatth; he then went back on the farm at home, where he remained until he was married, June 7, 1858, to Sarah J. Oberlin, of this township; after his marriage, he bought where he now resides and has since lived. In May, 1872, his wife died, and left him two children, whose names are Franklin B. and Emma J. After several years, he was married to Eliza A. Glenn, of Weller Township; they have one child - Bertha C. Mr. S. has held the office of District Clerk nine years in succession, and other minor offices in the township, and has, by his industry and strict attention to business, made for himself and family a fine home; he believes that the best, in the way of stock and farming implements, are the cheapest.

SECHRIST, GEORGE B., farmer; P. O. Shenandeah ; he was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., June 10, 1827; he is a son of Peter and Mary Sechrist, who came to Richland Co. in the spring of 1839, and bought a tract of land in what is now Butler Township, where Mrs. Sechrist still resides. The subject of this sketch is the second of a family of six children ; he lived at home until he was 22 years old, when he married Anna L. Taylor, of this county ; after his marriage, he moved to Blooming Grove Township, along the Huron Co. line, where he lived about one year, when he moved to his present home. Mr. S. has never paid much attention to politics, but has held some of the minor township offices. Mr. and Mrs. Sechrist have two children, whose names are Silas P. and Otto P., both of whom are married; Otto has been married about eighteen months, and lives on the farm with his father; Silas lives in Cleveland. Mr. Sechrist is a breeder of fine Spanish sheep, which he expects to makea specialty in the future.

SHELLER, H. B., farmer; P.O. Adario; he was born in this county Feb. 14, 1837; his parents came to this county in 1824, from Pennsylvania, and settled which he worked three years ; then he followed threshing for seven falls, part of the time in Michigan; in the spring of 1863, he went to Williams Co. and bought a farm, where he lived about three months, and then came back to Butler Township. He was married in the fall, and moved on his: father-in-law's place, where he resided about two years; he then moved back to his farm in Williams Co., where he lived about two years, when he sold his farm and bought where he now resides. He is at present living with his second wife; he has four children, whose names are Charles Oscar, Perry Thomas, Marretta and Addie Eveline. Mr. Sheller is an industrious and hard-working man, and has a nice home and a good and highly improved farm.

STARR, ELIZABETH, MRS. She was born in Huntingdon Co., Penn., Sept. 12, 1787; she is a daughter of Robert and Ann Mitchell, and removed with her parents, in 1797, to Beaver Falls, and was married, Aug. 27, 1810, to Robert Starr; in the spring of 1818, she removed to this county, and settled on her present farm in Butler Township. She is of Irish descent, her grandfather coming from Ireland when he was 18 years of age; she comes of a remarkable family, both for their longevity and patriotism, some of her uncles serving in the Revolution under Gen. Washington. Mrs. Starr has lived beyond the allotted time of mankind ; she is in her 93d year, and has a remarkable memory for one of her age; she has been blind for the last fifteen years, yet she can tell any one by their voice whom she ever knew before she lost her eyesight.

TUCKER, THOMAS, farmer; P. O. Savannah; he was born in Washiugton Co., Penn., Jan. 12, 1812; he igs 2 son of John and Catherine Tucker, and removed with his parents to Richland Co., in what is now Ashland Co., Orange Township, in 1815. Mr. Tucker is one of a family of nine children, of whom he is the eighth ; he remained at home on the farm until he was married, in December, 1831, to Sarah Vananken, who was born in Pike Co., Penn., in 1810, July 24. After his marriage, he entered 80 acres of the present farm, and moved the May following his marriage into a cabin that was very poorly built. They lived at the mercy of the musquitos about a month, until they could get their cabin finished. Mr. Tucker can recall many incidents of pioneer life, and has cleared a great deal of land in bis time. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker have raised eight chikdren, seven of whom are living - James L., T. A:, Sarah J., J. C., Margaret M., D. V., Martha and Nancy A. D. V. Tucker was born Jan. 7, 1846 ; was married in December, 1877, to Miss A. C. Fackler, daughter of Henry and Catharine Fackler, of Butler Township. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker have one child - F. Tucker. After D. V. Tucker's marriage, he settled on the old homestead, now a highly improved farm.

TUCKER, THOMAS A., farmer; P. O. Savannah ; he was born in Richland Co , in 1836, June 26, and is a son of Thomas and Sarah Tucker, of Butler Township; he remained at home until he was married in August, 1870, to Elizabeth McMillen, of Butler Township. The next spring he settled on his present farm, in the northeast part of the township. Mr. Tucker has paid the most of his attention to farming, although he has been to the West a few times to buy stock for the market. He has paid some attention to raising heavy draft horses, and has some at present that will rank among the finest in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker have two sons - Charles M. and Robert H.

VIERS, Q. D., farmer; P. 0. Greenwich; he was born in Jefferson Co., Obio, Nov. 22, 1806; he is a son of Bazil and Anna Viers, and is the fifth of a family of twelve children; he remained at home until he was married, in the spring of 1830, to Jane Parker, of Summit Co., near Akron. After his marriage he settled in Summit Co., where he lived four years. In the summer of 1835, he emigrated to this county and settled on his present farm in the north part of Butler Township. He has had eight children, seven of whom are living - Elizabeth M., Lorain, Martin, Thomas, Nancy, Margaret J. and L. Milton.

VIERS, T. P., farmer; P. O. Greenwich; he was born in Summit Co., Ohio, Feb. 22, 1834, and is a son of L. D. and Jane Viers; he is the third of a family of eight children; he remained at home until he was 24 years of age, when he married Miss Maria Hall, of Huron Co.; after his marriage, he settled in Greenwich Township, Huron Co., where he lived two years, when he moved to Wood Co., where he lived seven years, and then came to Richland Co. and settled on his present farm. Mr. and Mrs. Viers have two children - Jacob L. and Henry T.

WHISLER, NATHAN, tile and brick manufacturer ; P. O. Shenandoah ; he was born in Richland Co. June 26, 1846; he is a son of Jacob and Nancy Whisler, who came from Berks Co., Penn., about the year 1835, and settled in Franklin Township, where they still reside. The subject of this sketch is the youngest of a family of fifteen children; he remained at home until he was married, in 1867, to Margaret E. Hammond, of this county; after his marriage, he moved to Hancock Co., Ohio, where he followed farming and lived about three and a half years, when he moyed to Allen Co., where he resided two years, when he moved back to Richland Co., and is at present living about three-fourths of a mile east of Shenandoah and engaged in the tile business. Mr. and Mrs. Whisler have five children - Jacob, Cora A., Allen, Elva R. and Willard.

WHITE, MILTON, farmer; P. 0. Adario; he was born in Columbia Co., Penn., Feb. 15, 1833, and isa son of John and Elizabeth White, who came to this county in the spring of 1838 and settled in what is, now. Cass Towhship, where they lived until 1867, when they moved to Butler Township, where they spent the rest of their days. The subject of this sketch is the fourth of a family of ten children; he remained at home until he was married, in 1857, to Mary A. Miller, daughter of Samuel and Catherine Miller, who came from Cumberland Co., Penn., in 1839, and settled in Blooming Grove Township; after Mr. White's marriage, he settled in Cass Township, where he lived about seven years, and then he moved, with his family, to Michigan, and, in 1866, moved back to Richland Co. and at present live in Adario. Mr. White has followed farming and milling as a general thing. Mr. and Mrs. White have six children - Samuel J., Lily M., Charles Grant, Elnora K., Jennetta and John E. Mr. White served in Co. H, 168d 0. N.G.; he enlisted May 2, 1864.

WOOD, NAMAN;; farmer, P. 0. Adario; he was born in Ashland Co. June 26, 1844, and is a son of the late John and Maria Wood, of Butler Township; he remained at home until June, 1862, when he enlisted in

Co. H, 84th O. V. I,, where he served about three months, when he came home, and in April, 1864, he re-enlisted in Co. A, McLaughlin's squadron, and returned home in November, 1865. He remained in the county until 1873, when he married Elmira Van Horn, of Rome, Blooming Grove Township; after his marriage, he settled on the present farm, about one and a half miles north of Adario, where he now lives.