Richland County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1880 (part 8 of 18)

BRINER, JOHN, farmer; he was born in Perry Co., Penn., May 23, 1813; he spent his youth on a farm. His father, John Briner, hearing of Ohio, resolved to settle there, where land was cheap and where he might get each of his children a home; so, having made all necessary arrangements for the trip, he started in his wagon for his new home; he settled on the farm now owned by the widow of Henry Briner, in Jackson Township; this was in 1832; he died at an advanced age, on the farm. The subject of this sketch remained at home until 1835, when he moved on the farm now occupied by him, and built a log house near where the present homestead is now located; he cleared most of the farm and built all the present comfortable buildings; he has been an active worker, a good manager, and, as his children get married, he is enabled to give each of his sons 80 acres of land and his daughters 40. He was married Henry Dec. 25, 1834; they had twelve children, nine of whom are living, six of them being in Williams Co., Ohio. Mrs. Briner was born in Perry Co., Penn., Nov. 25, 1811; her father emigrated to Harrison Co., Ohio, and, in 1833, moved to Jackson Township ; he remained in Ohio for a number of years, but, being desirous of seeing the lard of his birth, the home of his childhood, he resolved to take a trip East, and was on that ill-fated train which collided near the village of Thompsontown, Juniata Co., Penn., and where so many met a quick and certain death; after tbe collision, the wreck took fire, and it is supposed that he was wedged in between some timbers where he could not extricate himself, and he, with many others, fell a victim to the flames; the doors of the cars were also locked, and this may have prevented the escape of some. Mrs. Briner had six sisters and five brothers, all living but one; the oldest is 70 years and the youngest 50 years of age.

his father moved to Jackson, on the farm now occupied by his three sons. The subject of this notice has remained on the farm ever since. He moved to where he now resides in 1864; he takes an active interest in the affairs of the county and township; politically, he is a Democrat, and is an influential member of his party. He has held several offices in the township, and, by advice of his friends, he allowed his name to go before the people for & prominent ,office, but his father being desirous of receiving the nomination for the same office, he withdrew his name. He was married to Miss Sarah Kuhn, of Plymouth Township, May, 1862; they have had ten children, seven of whom are living. CAIRNS, JOHN G., farmer; P. O. Spring Mills; he was born in Mansfield Jan. 27, 1840. He spent his youth on afarm. He enlisted in Co. E, 82d O. V. L., July 27, 1861, for three years. The regiment to which he belonged was with the Army of the Tennessee; he participated in all the battles with his regiment, and, while in the siege of Vicksburg, he was with a party of men who were in the trenchés in front of the rebel batteries, where, by order, they were compelled to keep up a constant firing; the guns becoming very dirty from constant use during the day, they would rebound at each discharge, and as they were so situated against the side of the ditch, they had no way by which they could protect themselves, but had to stand the rebound against their shoulders. He did the firing of two guns, while the other man did the loading. From this he received a very serious injury in his shoulder, from which he has never fully recovered. He was discharged at Chattanooga in September, 1864. After his return home, he went to farming. He resided about six years in Madison Township. He is a Democrat, and takes an active interest in the affairs of the party. He has held the office of Assessor for two terms. He wasmarried to Helen M. Livensparger March 14, 1865; they have had eight children, five of whom are living. CLARK, CALVIN, farmer; he was born in Washington Co., Penn., Aug. 23, 1802; his parents emigrated from Pennsylvania, with their family of six children, in the spring of 1815, and settled two miles south of Mansfield, where they took up 160 acres of land; they remained there about three years, and then sold out and moved three miles north of Mansfield, where they purchased 160 acres; they remained there some seven years, and then went to live with their son, Calvin. When Calvin was about 20 years of age, he left the farm, and he and one of his brothers went to brickmaking; he worked at that for some two years, and then took a lease of 30 acres of land which is now embraced between First and Fourth streets, in the western part of Mansfield, and is now covered with residences; he leased this land in 1822 for the term of seven years, getting all he could raise on it during that time for clearing and fencing it; he built a log house, which is yet standing; it has since been weatherboarded and somewhat remodeled ; when he first came to Mansfield, there was not a frame building in the village; after leaving the lease, he moved into Sharon Township, about one mile south of where Shelby now stands, where he cleared considerable land; he purchased where he now lives in 1829, and, two years later, moved on it, where he has since resided. His brothers and sisters are all dead, and he alone is left of a large family. Religiously, he is a Presbyterian ; he is most agreeable and courteous in manners, and his character is unimpeachable ; he enjoys the esteem and confidence of all who know him; he is a man of great mental strength for one who has been so active in the arduous work of pioneer farming and clearing away the forest; he can recollect dates of a few years ago as well as those of his early years; he is passing the evening of his life on his favorite spot, where, fortynine years ago, he settled. He was married to Miss Mary Fulton, of Richland, in October, 1824; they kad seyen children, five girls and two sons; his children are all married and living in Richland Co., except Mrs. Ritchie, who resides in Williams Co. His wife died in Ootober, 1874.

CLARK, SAMUEL, farmer; he was born in Richland Co., Ohio, in October, 1825; he has spent his life upon a farm, and takes an active interest in his chosen vocation. He is a Presbyterian in religion, and a Republican in politics. He is a man of quiet demeanor, and exerts an influence in the councils of party. He was married to Polly Jane King, of Richland Co.; they had a family of ten children, seven of whom are living. He enjoys the respect of his neighbors, and never intrudes his political opinion upon those who differ with him in that respect. Socially, he is like his father, Calvin Clark ; he has led a temperate life, and has been a hard worker. Shortly after he was married, he moved to where he now resides; he has his farm under excellent cultivation.

COOPER, DANIEL, pioneer farmer and stock-raiser ; was born in Sharon (now Jackson) Township Oct. 19, 1884; he remained with his father until he was 22 years of age, receiving his education in the district schools. Mr. Cooper married Miss Sarah Briner, who was born about 1828, in Perry Co., Penn., and, as a result of their union, had thirteen children, eight of whom are living - Alvina, Henry, Mary, Franklin, Diana, Daniel, Jane and Burgetta. Mr. Cooper, with his family, moved to Williams Co., Ohio, about 1846, remaining there seven years, when they disposed of their farm and moved to Hillsdale Co., Mich., purchasing 240 acres of land; remaining in Michigan nearly four years, he became discouraged with sickness, and again disposed of his land and returned to his native county, where he still remains, one of the stanch men of old Jackson Township, where he has been elected Township Treasurer for twelve or thirteen consecutive years.

COOPER, WILLIAM A., fruit-grower; was born in Richland Co., in December, 18385; his father, Jacob Cooper, was born in Connecticut, in 1793, and moved to Southern Ohio about 1815; he remained there until about 1820, when he came to Sharon, now Jackson Township, and losated on the farm now owned by William Kerr. He was married to Miss Lydia Oakley ; they had nine children, six of whom are living. His wife, who was born in 1800, died in 1866; he died in 1876, aged 83 vears. Mr. Cooper died where he first settled. His son, William A., the subject of this notice, remained at home until he was about 20 years of age; he resided in Shelby about a year; in the fall of 1863, he moved to where he now resides; he gives his attention to fruit-growing. He was married to Miss Sarah Jane Swartz, July, 1859; they had seven children, five of whom are living; Mrs. Cooper died Feb. 16, 1877, aged about 35 years.

COOVER, ISAAC, farmer; he was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., Oct. 1828, and spent his youth on his fathér's farm ; he left his native State and came to Ohio in 1862, and lived near Ganges for some ten years ; he then moved to Jackson Township, where he has since been living; he is a pleasant neighbor and an excellent farmer; he has the respect of all with whom he deals, as he is a plain, straightforward man. He was married to Mary Dickson, of Cumberland Co., Penn., 1853.

CRUM, ELIZABETH, widow of Isaac Crum, was born in Richland Co., Ohio, February, 1824, in Mifflin Township; her father, John Gates, emigrated to Ohio from New Jersey, about the year 1823, and settled in Richland Co., where he afterward lived; he died in 1860. Isaac Crum was born in Franklin Township, in October, 1817, and spent his youth on his father's farm ; in the fall of 1856, he was elected Clerk of the Court of Richland Co., and served three years; he was reelected in 1859, and served a part of the second term, when he died of consumption, in March, 1861, in Mansfield, aged about 43 years. He was politically a Democrat. Isaac Crum and Elizabeth Gates were married in October, 1844; they had seven children, four of whom are living.

DRAKE, JOHN, farmer. He was born in Northumberland Co., Penn., in June, 1806; his mother came to Ohio in 1825, and remained about one year in Stark Co., and then removed to Wayne Co., where she remained about five years; she brought her family of four children with her - William, John, Elizabeth and Jane; two sons having died in Pennsylvania; Nathaniel Drake, her husband, was born, lived and died in Pennsylvania; Mrs. Drake's maiden name was Nancy Hougland ; she died in 1855, aged 67 years; "illiam and Elizabeth are dead. While the family were in Wayne Co., John and William contracted to clear and fence fifty acres of land, and split 5,000 rails for an eighty-acre tract in Jackson Township; this is the property now owned by the subject of this sketch, and on which he now, resides. In 1831, he, with his mother, came td this county and began the improvement of hisland. He had the common experience of most of people who came to the frontier settlements. He has succeeded in making for himself and family a pleasant home. Heis of English extraction. His forefathers came to America at a very early date. It is known that the family in England were very wealthy and influential, but on account of political troubles, some of them emigrated, and, unfortunately, the family history has not been handed down so as to keep up that connection which is necessary to establish a claim. There isa vast fortune in England for the Drake family, but at present it cannot be definitely settled. The family date as far back as 1560. Mr. Drake isa man of positive opinions and character, and not easily moved from a position until he is cohvinced that he isin error. He is a member of the Reformed Church; in polities, he is strongly Democratic. He was married to Miss Susannah Henry March 29, 1838, and as the result of their union they have ten children, all living - William Drake, the oldest child, is married to Miss Sidney Flora, and resides near Montpelier, Williams Co.; the second child, Elizabeth, is married to James Wareham, and resides in Jackson Township; the third child, Sarah Jane, married Aaron Rambo, and resides in East Lynn, Vermilion Co., IJl.; the fourth child, Daniel, married Mary Jane Trist, and resides in Shelby, she was born in Sidney, Australia; the fifth child, James, married Miss Eva Roushand, and resides near Bridgewater, Williams Co.; the sixth child, Jeremiah, married Miss Roust, of Jackson Township, and resides near Bridgewater, Williams Co.; the seventh child, Mary Ellen, married George H. Smith, and resides in Newton Co., Ind.; Nancy H. married Jacob Rowe, and resides in De Kalb Co., near Butler, Ind.; Susannah is at home with her parents; Samuel, the tenth and last child, is also at home with his parents.

FINICLE, GEORGE, farmer; was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., Aug. 4, 1818. When about 16 years of age, his father, Solomon Finicle, with his family of five children, came to Ohio, and settled in Sec. 24, northwest quarter, where he lived for a number of years ; he then moved to Shelby ; he returned to Jackson after remaining in Shelby fora few years. He died at his son George's. The subject of this notice left home about 1848, and moved to Crawford Co., Ohio, where he remained about one year, and then returned; he then purchased the farm and improved it, making all the present improvements. He was married to Miss Rebecca Marks March 10, 1842; they had eight children, six living; Mrs. Finicle died in July, 1856. He was again married, to Miss Minerva McIntire, Nov. 9, 1856; they had three children, two of whom are living. He is of Pennsylvania-German 'parentage, and is an excellent farmer and respected citizen.

GUMP, JOSIAH, farmer and stock-raiser; he was born in Bedford Co., Penn., Nov..29, 1824. His father, Benjamin Gump, hearing of Ohio and of its fertile lands, resolved to leave his native hills and bring his family to the frontier settlements and hew out for himself and family a home; he entered an 80-acre tract, and set to work to clear away the timber on which to build his new home; he hewed the logs, instead of leaving them round, as was customary in those early days; he first built the center, and some years after added additions to each end; the west addition was occupied as carpenter and cabinet-maker shop for some years; the main part of this building, now occupied by Josiah Gump, is perhaps one of the oldest in Jackson Township, having been built fifty-three years; the trees which surround this building were planted by the elder Gump, and now they spread their branches far and wide; there is a large and beautiful pear-tree standing at the west end of the dwelling which the old gentleman rajsed from the seed, and of which he enjoyed the fruit for many seasons; during the last years of his life, he was much afflicted with rheumatism; he spent an active life, worked hard, and was '' gathered home" in 1870, aged 83; his wife, whose maiden name was Esther Smith, died some time previous; three children survive them - Josiah and two sisters. Josiah has spent his youth on the farm; he is a plain, unassuming man, honest and industrious. He was married to Matilda Cline in 1849; they had seven children; she died

HARTMAN, GEORGE. This pioneer was born in Adams Co., Penn., in August, 1801; he is of Pennsylvania-German parentage, and still retains their characteristics; was bound out to Tearn the weaving trade at 16 years of age; worked at that for some years; his parents died when he was young, and he was therefore thrown out upon the world early in life, which perhaps gave him much of that energy which he displayed in late years, as he has been one of the successful farmers. He emigrated to Ohio in 1828, and remained one year in Stark Co.; he then came to Richland Co., and entered an 80-acre tract of land in Sec. 27; built his first cabin about twenty rods west of his present house, in which he lived some eight or ten years, and then built the present dwelling; like most of the early settlers, he was poor, and was compelled to clear his land by his own industry ; he was more fortunate, however, than some of his neighbors who came some years after, as he brought a wagon with him, one of the first in the neighborhood; was called upon frequently to loan his wagon to his less favored neighbors; he frequently would, when called upon, take his own team and go to market, not charging a cent for his services. Some years since, his son prevailed upon him to make his home with him, where he could be better taken care of; he remained several years, but the love of his old home still clung strongly to him, and he returned to his favorite spot which he first selected as his abode. He has a retentive memory, and has the full use of his mental faculties; is pleasant in his manner, and has the esteera of the community. He was married to Miss Catharine Stallsmith, of Adams Co., Penn., March 1, 1827; they had one child.

HARTMAN, JOHN F., farmer; P. O. Shelly; he is the only child of George and Catharine Hartman; he was born March 8, 18380, in Richland Co.; he spent his youth on the old homestead; he is one of the successful and solid men of the township; he is an excellent farmer (his farm contains 434 acres); he is well informed upon the general topics of the day, and takes an interest in the affairs of the township and county, and is an influential citizen. Politically, he isa Democrat. He was married to Miss Louisa Kuhnin March, 18538; they have six children, three sons and three daughters ; after he was married, he lived for some years on the old homestead; he then moved to where he now resides, about 1860; he lived some years in the old house, and,

HAYS, ESTHER C., MRS., widow of Almond Hays; she emigrated from Fairfield Co., Conn., in 1821; she and her husband came by wagon the entire distance; they started on the 18th day of June, and arrived on the 18th day of July; they settled on the farm where she now resides, about three miles southeast from the town of Shelby; they built the first cabin on the north part of the land, where the orchard is now located; the county was sparsely settled, there being but eighteen voters to six miles square; there was no clearing or opening on the farm at the time; it was in strong contrast around the cabin, and the red man frequently presented himself for johnny cake. Mr. Hayes built a blacksmith-shop by driving four stakes in the ground, and covering it with elm bark, which remained some six months, when he built one of a more substantial character; some years aft¢r, he built another shop on the site of the present shop where his son now works ; it was burnt down some years after; when they first moved into their cabin, they had nodoor forthree weeks ; they had no furniture, and when they wanted to warm themselves, they sat down on the end of the puncheons in front of the log fire. Mr. Hayes died April 15, 1856, aged 56 years; Mrs. Hayes was born Oct. 30, 1798, in Fairfield Co., Conn., and was married to Almond Hayes Oct. 9, 1820; they had six children, five boys and one girl; four boys are still living; she is a woman of clear intellect, and had she not been stricken with paralysis some years ago, she would be active, and could relate her trials much more freely ; she is spending her days with her son, Lewis C. Hayes, who is a blacksmith. and in connection carries on wagon-making of all kinds; he was born in May, 1839, and has always lived in the vicinity. He was married to Miss Malinda Sanders in 1866; they have two children.

HESS, REUBEN, farmer; Il. O. Shelby; was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, in January, 1841; his father was a minister of the Reformed Church, and came from Bucks Co., Penn., to Columbiana Co., where he remained some time and then removed to Trumbull Co., where he remained several years; he then went to Delaware, Delaware Co., Ohio, and preached some ten years in Delaware and vicinity; he then removed to Galion, Ohio, and preached one year; he then removed to Larue, Marion Co., where he preached one year, and then came to the charge in Shelby, where he preached two years; he purchased the southekst quarter of Sec. 28, Jackson Township, where he lived some five years; he moved to Madison; he also, preached several years in Pennsylvania; he died in August, 1875; he spent an active life; he was a man of considerable force. The subject of this notice, Reuben Hess, is one of Jackson's successful farmers; he has acquired considerable land, owning 295 acres in one tract; he is a careful farmer. He was married to Miss Margaret Leppo Noy. 20, 1862; they have a family of interesting children. He moved to Springfield Township, where he remained one year, and then removed to where he now resides on the southwest quarter of Sec. 26.

HINES, LEWIS, farmer; he was born in Hease- Darmstadt, Germany, May 4, 1831. His father, Frederic Hines, emigrated to America in 1840, and remained three years, when he returned and brought his family ; he settled in Lancaster Co., Penn. ; about the year 1850, he and his son Lewis came to Ohio and remained one summer and returned to Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1861, when he emigrated with his family and settled two miles and a half east of Shelby, where he and his wife still reside; he is a careful reader, has a good memory and takes an active interest in the politics of his adopted country ; he has the respect and resides; he, like his father, takes an active interest in the affairs of the country as well as the locality in which he lives. He is an ardent Democrat, but does not let his political preferences blind his reason. He was married, Nov. 20, 1854, to Margaret Bleacher, of Pennsylvania; they have five children, all of whom are living.

HOFFMAN, DANIEL, pioneer farmer; P. 0. Shelby ; he was born in York Co., Penn., March 26, 1798; about seven years after, his father, Frederic Hoffman, moved to Adams Co., Penn., and settled ten miles north of Gettysburg, where the subject of this notice remained until the fall of 1831, when he emigrated to Ohio and remained over winter two miles south of Mansfield ; in the spring of 1832, he came to settle the southeast 80 acres of Sec. 23, which he had entered the fall previous ; there had been no work done on the land before this time ; he built his first log house a few rods west of where his present house now stands; it is still standing; he is the oldest man living im the township except one ; when he came to Ohio, he had a family of three children. He was married to Miss Sarah Stallsmith, of Adams Co., Penn., Aug. 18, 1822; they had eight children, six of whom are living. Mr. Hoffman still retains his mental faculties and remembers things which happened recently as well as those of an earlier date. Politically, he is a Democrat, from which he never has swerved.

HOFFMAN, J. W., farmer; P. O. Shelby; was born in Adams Co., Penn., Dec. 8, 1829; his parents came to Ohio in 1831, so that he is now an early settler, although he is a comparatively young man. He helped his father to clear up the farm, and, about the age of 21 years, he commenced farming for his father. He farmed some five years, and then remoyed to Sharon Township, where he remained two years, and then moved on the farm known as the Rogers' farm. He then moved to where he now resides, which is a portion of the northwest quarter of Sec. 26. Some time after his first purchase, he added 11 acres, and, in August, 1879, he purchased a tract of 25 acres in Sec. 22. Mr. Hoffman is what might be called a self-made man. He started in the world without a dollar, and, by industry and economy, he has been successful. He has aided his children in life; he is considered an excellent farmer. He has been entrusted with several offices in the township; he is a member of the Reformed Church, and an Elder in that body. He was married to Miss Ellen Kuhn, of Plymouth, and as a result of their union they have had a family of eight children, six of whom are living - four daughters and two sons.

HOLTZ, GEORGE, farmer; P. O. Shelby; he was born in Perry Co., Penn., in April, 1830; his father emigrated to Ohio and settled in Jackson when George ' was a child. He spent his young days at home, and when he was but a small boy he was put to work, and helped clear up his father's farm. He was | married to Miss Margaret Ott, in January, 1849, who ; was born in Germany in October, 1830. Her father ; emigrated to Ohio when she was a child, and settled in Jackson ; they had five children, four of whom are living and married, and reside in Jackson. Benjamin

Liverpool, England, Feb. 2, 1852. When he was 17 years of age, he emigrated to America. He went West to Miami Co., Kan.; he traveled considerably through Kansas, l'exas and Indian Territory ; he then returned to England to see his parents and returned to the United States some few months after. knowledge, and is a close observer. to Miss Mary Ann Holtz Feb. 19, 1878. HORNBERGER, CATHARINE, MRS., widow of Benjamin Hornberger; was born in Lebanon Co., Penn., August, 1819; her father, Jacob Snyder, emigrated from Pennsylvania with his family of six children and settled in Stark Co., near Massillon, about 1829. Mrs. Hornberger remained at home until September, 1842, when she was married. Some five years after, her hus-

WERR, WILLIAM, farmer; he was born in Washington, Penn., Noy. 7, 1810; his father, James Kerr, came to Ohio about 1810, and entered 160 acres of land in Sec. 1, Jackson Township; he then returned to Pennsylvania and at different times came to Ohio, entering some S800 acres; in the year 1820, he, with his family, consisting of himself, wife and four children, some four miles east of where Shelby now stands; he cleared up the farm; in 1830, he built a grist-mill on Richland Run, probably the first water-mill in the limits of Jackson Township; it stood several years, and did quite a business; the first miller was Mr. Urie, who the northwest quarter of Sec. 27, where Mrs. Hornberger now resides. He died September, 1853, aged about 48 years. they had five children, three of whom are living. The was compelled to take the management of the farm and provide for the wants of her family, for which she deserves special credit. She is of Pentisylvania-German parentage. to Margaret Cox, and is engaged in railroading at Galion. Samuel, her next son, is married to Sarah May, and resides on the farm. Her daughter Sarah is married to Simon Shatzer, and resides near her. 'The two deceased were Rebecca and Catharine, aged 14 and 29 years respectively.

HUMMEL, J. M., farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., in March, 1818; he spent his youth on a farm; when 18 years of age, he commenced the trade of saddlery with his brother in Hummelstown, Penn., and continued to follow that trade twentyfive years; desirous of obtaining a farm, he sold his property and emigrated, in 1864, with his family, to Ohio, where he purchased a tract of 80 acres in Madison Township, about two miles north of Mansfield; he remained there about eight years, and sold his farm and purchased the southwest quarter of Sec. 12, where he now resides; he came of Pennsylvania-German parentage; he is an excellent farmer, a pleasant neighbor, and has the respect of the community. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Hertzel in December, 1843; they had eight children, five of whom are living.

strangers; she founda pleasant home for them with John F. Rice, the 'old soldier,' of whom a full notice will be found elsewhere in this book; his mother died when the subject of this notice was about 6 years old, so he was early deprived of the fostering care of a mother; when he enlisted in Co. C, 20th O. V. I, for nine months; after he returned home, he resumed farming. He is an ardent Democrat, and takes an active interest in the affairs of the community. He was married to Miss Mary Sheets, of Richland Co.; they have seven children.

Kerr, the subject of this notice; he was followed by Mr. Sellers; the mill stood until 18538, when Mr. Kerr took some of the timber and put it into his barn which he was then building; the mill-race is still to be seen. James Kerr died in May, 1839; his wife survived him for a number of years and died aged over 80 years. William Kerr has resided near where he now lives ever since he has been in Ohio; he has always been engaged on the farm except the time he | was occupied as miller. T{e was married to Nancy N, | Crabbs in June, 1849; they had five children, four of whom are living; his wife died in 1862, and he was again married to Sarah Seaton in 1864; they have three children.

father, Joseph Kirkpatrick, with his wife and family of six children, emigrated to Ohio in the fall of 1831, and remained over winter in Mansfield; he moved north to Jackson and entered an 80-acre tract of land in See. 22; he died in 1844; his wife survived him many years, dying in January, 1877, aged about 85 years. The subject of this notice remained with his parents, helping to clear up the farm and do such work as is usualin a new country; he received his education in the district schools of the county; he is aman of general information, and has the confidence and esteem of his neighbors; he is a consistent member of the Lutheran Church; he joined that denomination at an early age, and has very materially aided in building up that body in the community ; he is a careful farmer, and his farm bears the marks of good management. He was married to Miss Catherine Flora Noy. 7, 1844; they had eleven children, nine of whom are living.

KIRKPATRICK, AMOS, farmer: P. O. Shelby ; was born Aug. 3, 1850, in Jackson Township; he is a son of Jeremiah and Catherine Kirkpatrick; he remained with his parents until he arrived at the age of manhood; he worked at home and in the community until he was married to Miss Christiana Neal, April 23, 1874; they have three children - Elmer Luther, Joseph Lorenzo and Archie Melvin. Mrs. Kirkpatrick was born in Jackson Township March 20, 1852; she has always remained in the vicinity of where she was born; she received her educational training in the common school.

KUHN, MARY, MRS., widow of Jacob Kuhn, was born in Franklin Co., Penn,, March, 1827; her father, George Shafer, emigrated to Ohio in 183%, and settled in Springfield Township, where he remained three years; he then purchased the farm on which his dauzhter, Mrs. Kuhn, now resides; he died in the fall of 1864,; his wife, the mother of Mrs. Kuln, whose maiden name was Mary Deitrich, suryived him until June, 1866, Jacob Kuhn and Mary Shafer were married in November, 1851; as a result of their marriage they had seven children, six of whom are living. Mr. Kuhn died Aug. 25, 1876; he was born in Franklin Co., Penn., and emigrated to Ohio, in 1847; he was a man of great force of character; he took an active interest in the Reformed Church, to which he was devotedly attached; he was among the first organizers of the church at Shelby, and was a leader in that body; he was a pillar of the church, and by his death the church lost one of its most active and influential members.

LANDIS, JOHN M., farmer and stock-raiser, and also agent for Halliday's Standard Wind-mill, and also for farming implements generally ; he was born in this county in November, 1837; his father emigrated to Ohio from Lancaster Co., Penn., about 1836, and settled in Richland Co.; he purchased the farm now owned by his son; he lived there during his lifetime, and died in March, 1874, aged about 63 years. The subject of this sketch first purchased a tract of land north of where he now lives, and in 1870, the tract on which he now resides ; he improved the farm, remodeling the buildings, and has a very comfortable and pleasant home. He is one of those men whom nature has endowed with a natural mechanical genius; he can lay out a building and erect it without making a mistake, although he never learned any trade; this, perhaps, accounts for his love of machinery, which he can handle with ease, seeing at a glance how to work it to the best advantage; he has been selling machinery for eight years, and is widely and favorably known; he is a pleasant man with whom to do business, as he makes it a matter of principle, and states what he believes and knows to be true; he is favorably known. He was married to Miss Mary Ann Finicle in 1859; they have four sons, all living.

LANDIS, ISAAC M., farmer and stock-raiser; he was born in this county Oct. 9, 1842; at the age of 19 years, he enlisted in Company C, 20th O. V. I., and served for about one year, passing through the battles of Port Gibson, Jackson, Champion Hill and Vicksburg; after he returned home, he resumed farming ; he farmed for two years, and then went into the hardware business in New London for three years; he then sold out and went into the saw-mill business, working in Wyandot for four yeard; thence to Seneca Co., where he lived two years; he sold out and removed to where he now lives in April, 1875; he had previously purchased the farm. He was married to Miss Ellen Finicle, of Richland Co., Dec. 22, 1864; they have two children - Carrie Ellen and Zuleika Olive.

LASER, ©. C., Justice of the Peace, Infirmary Director and farmer; he was born in this county April 28, 1832; his father, John Laser, emigrated from Perry Co., Penn., in the year 1825, and settled in Cass Township. Mr. Laser was one of the Trustees of Plymouth Township, and when the township was about being divided, the name of Cass was proposed by Mr. Laser, after the illustrious statesman of that name, and of whom Mr. Laser was an ardent admirer; the name was adopted. He died in Cass Township in 1857; his wife died in the fall of 1877. Mr. C. C. Laser was elected Justice of the Peace in 1869, which office he has since held; he was elected Infirmary Director in the fall of 1876, and re-elected in the fall of 1879. He is of German extraction; his great-grandfather emigrated from Germany and located in Northampton Co., Penn., and on the breaking-out of the Revolutionary war, he enlisted, and was never heard of afterward, leaving his wife and son, Christian Laser, grandfather of C. C. Laser, who died in Cass Township about the year 1846. Mr. Laser makes a very efficient. officer ; he is possessed of good judgment, and is regarded as a very judicious and compeient man. Politically, he is a Democrat, and in the councils of his party exerts a large influence. Ile was married to Miss Kezia Fesler Dec. 19, 1852; they have nine children, six boys and three girls.

MILLER, ISAAC H., farmer; he was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., May 22, 1816; he spent his youth on the farm; at 19 years of age, he commenced to teach school, which he followed five winters, working on the farm during the summer; in the spring of 1839, he, with his wife, emigrated to Ohio and spent some four years near Ganges; in 1842, he bought 40 acres, which is now the south part of his farm, and moved on it the following year; there was a cabin on the land when he purchased; he lived there six years, and then purchased the northern half of the 80 acres, and moved into the cabin which stood where his present dwelling stands (this was in 1849); this is situated about one and a quarter miles east of Shelby; he cleared up most of his farm; he is of Pennsylvania-German parentage, and has the characteristics of that people. By his industry and economy, he has made for himself and family a pleasant home. He isa close reader, and a man of general information. In politics, he is a Republican, and adheres closely to his party. He is pleasant in his home, hospitable and genial. He was married to Miss Catharine Echternach Dec. 25, 1838, who was born in the year 1818; her parents emigrated to America about the year 1832, and settled in Lancaster, Penn., where her father died ; her mother survived him a number of years, dying at her daughter's, Mrs. Miller. They have had eleven children, seven of. whom are living - four girls and three boys.

MILLER, BENJAMIN E., farmer; he was born near Ganges Oct. 24, 1839. Ile was married to Miss 8. J. Finicle in May, 1862; they have seven children, all living; at about the age of 22, he moved near where Isaac Landis now lives, and some six months after, he moved on the J. M. Landis farm, where he remained one year, when he went to where he now lives, in Jackson Township. He is a man of general intelligence, and, like his father, Isaac H. Miller, is a Republican in politics, and adheres strictly to the views of his party. He is a genial gentleman, and has the entire respect of his neighbors.

MORTHLAND, ELIAS W., farmer, was born in Crawford Co., Ohio, in December, 1847; his father, Abraham Morthland, came from Pennsylvania, and settled in Crawford Co., Ohio; he was a minister for many years, and left a record of which his children may well be proud; he died June 22, 1876, aged about 85; his wife still survives him. Elias was married to Miss Rachel Wells March 5, 1867; they had two children. Mr. Morthland isa man of good social qualities, and has the confidence of his neighbors and acquaintances.

MORTHLAND, J. D., was born July 25, 1889, in Polk Township, Crawford Co.; he remained with his father until September, 1853, receiving his education at the district schools. He married Miss Elizabeth H. Copeland, Feb. 7, 1860. Mr. Morthland moved from Crawford to Richland Co. in September, 1853, where he has remained up to the present time, engaging in the boot and shoe business for a short time; becoming tired of the close, confining life, he disposed of his business and removed with his wife to a more congenial | lifeonafarm. Abraham Morthland, his father, was born near Curlisle, Cumberland Co., Penn., where he followed teaming until he was 18 years of age, when he emigrated to Columbiana Co., Ohio, where he married Miss Susan Miller, and by their union had six children - four of whom are living - Hannah, John, Joseph D. and Susan Lucinda; he remained in Columbiana Cc. about six years, where he continued teaming for two years, at the end of which time he disposed of his team, doing any work he could find during the remainder of his stay in Columbiana Co.; he then moved to Crawford Co., Ohio, purchasing ,80 acres of land - commonly termed the Abraham Morthland homestead - where he remained until September, 1853, and from there came to Richland Co.; entering the ministry about the year 1839, he was always considered one of the leaders in the Baptist Church. His life has been worthy the imitation of children, relatives and friends. J. D.. the subject of this sketch, is a man of more than ordinary ability, conscientious, energetic, pleasant and honorable.

MYERS, J. D., farmer; P. O. Shelby; was born in Stark Co., Ohio, April 24, 1828. When he was 6 months old, his father, Adam Myers, with his wife and seven children, came to Richland Co., and settled in Sharon, now Jackson Township, where the subject of this notice now resides; at that time, there was not an improvement between Spring Mills and where Gen. Wilson lived, which is now in the corporate limits of Shelby. The subject of this notice, so far as can be found, is now the second earliest living settler in what is now the territory of Jackson. The elder Myers built his log cabin on Sec. 27, about a rod south of the present dwelling ; this cabin stood a number of years, ,and in its place was erected a more commodious dwelling in the shape of a hewed-log house, which was located about one rod north of the cabin, and on the site of the substantial and fine dwelling which Mr. Myers erected in 1875. His father was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., and his mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Howard, was born in Franklin Co., Penn.; they were married in Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Stark Co., Ohio, in 1824, and then came to this county in 1829. Mr. Myers, Sr., died in December, 1855, aged about 75 years; his wife died in April, 1859, aged 72 years. Mr. Myers is an excellent farmer, and fully understands the care of land; is a good citizen. He is a member of the Lutheran Church ; politically, he | is a Democrat. He is also a self-made man, as he commenced life without a dollar, and worked until he was 25 years of age for his father, considering it his duty, and feels that he has been amply repaid for all he has done for his parents, as he has been blessed with success in his efforts. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Feighner in September, 1853; they have had six children, four of whom are liying - Sarah C., married to William Kirkpatrick, and resides in Shelby ; Adam F., isan artist; William H. and Malissa, are at home.

NILES, ANN, MRS., pioneer, and widow of Eli Niles, whose maiden name was Fulton; was born near Bath, in the State of New York, Oct. 11, 1809. When she was about 14 years of age, her parents came from Ontario Co., N. Y., with a family of eight children, to Mansfield, where they remained over winter; in the spring they moved to Sharon Township, on land of Judge Gamble, where they resided about ten years, and then removed to Seneca Co., Ohio, where Mr. Fulton purchased two quarter-sections of land, on which they remained during his life. The subject of this notice was married to John Gelaspie in April, 1836, in Seneca Co.; they had one child, George, who was born in October, 18388; he met with an accident which resulted in death, by the explosion of a cannon at a jollification over the capture of Vicksburg, in Shelby, July 8, 1863; he died Aug. 1, 1863. Mr. Gelaspie died in April, 1839. November, 1848, she was married

PICKING, J. W., carpenter, builder and farmer; P.O. Shelby; was born in Franklin Co., Penn., in April, 1835 ; his father, Henry Picking, with his family of six children, emigrated to Ohio in 1845 (three haying previously come out), and purchased 40 acres of the southwest quarter of Sec. 10. Mrs. Picking died in the spring of 1873. Mr. Picking survived his wife until May, 1879; he was some 81 years old. The subject of this notice, about the age of 18 years, commenced the trade of carpenter with Patrick Barnes, which he has since followed in connection with his farm. He is a quiet citizen and a good neighbor.. He was married to Miss Mary Cutler in February, 1857 ; they have five children. He moved to where he now resides in 1874.

ROBERTS, JESSE, pioneer farmer; P. 0. Shelby; was born in Beaver Co., Penn., in July, 1806; his father, John Roberts, came from Virginia to Pennsylvania and settled near what is now the village of Frankfort, Beaver Co., at an early date in the history of that country; he died in 1876, aged about 96 years. His mother, whose maiden name was Ruth Dungan, died some years before. His grandfather served under Gen. Washington during the Revolutionary war. The subject of this notice remained in Pennsylvania until the year 1833, when he emigrated to Ohio and settled in Sharon, now Jackson, Township, about two miles southeast of Shelby, or which at that time was known as Gamble's Mills. He built a log house on the ground on which his present dwelling is now situated; he had the usual experience of early settlers. He takes an interest in the history of his adopted county; he is hospitable and genial in his manners. He was married to Miss Catharine Feighner in March, 1850; they had five children, two of whom are living. Mrs. Roberts was born in Franklin Co., Penn., in December, 1820 ; her father, Jonas Feighner, came to Richland Co. in 1827; he died in 1860.

ROUSH, SAMUEL, farmer and stock-raiser; he was born in Berks Co., Penn., Jan. 1, 1806; his father, Godfrey Roush, emigrated to Perry Co., Penn., when the territory was included in Cumberland Co. He settled in the western part of the county. On the breaking-out of the war of 1812. he volunteered and marched from Carlisle, Penn., to Canada, where he was in the assault on Fort Mack and several other minor engagements. He remained in the army about one year, and returned home at the close of the war. He cleared up his land and remained in Perry Co. until 1834, when he, with his family, emigrated to Ohio and settled about one mile south of Shelby on the farm now owned by William Wareham, where he and his wife lived and died. The subject of this sketch was hired out until he was 20 years of age, his father using his wages. About the age of 20, he went to learn the trade of cooper, at which he served one year for nothing. After he worked one year at the trade, he then did anything by which he could make some money. He knew full well the value of money, and he saved all the money he found himself able he purchased the 160 acres of land where he now lives. The primitive forest covered the entire tract, but, nothing daunted. he built a onestory log house near his present dwelling and commenced the arduous task of clearing away the timber. Some years later, he built another log house of two stories, in which he lived until he built his present brick residence. He belongs to that honest, hardworking class of Pennsylvania Germans. He takes just pride in relating his early trials. He was married to Miss Margaret Laser, of this county, in March, 1834; they had twelve children, nine of whom are liying; his wife died in January, 1863.

SELLERS, JOHN E., farmer and stock-raiser; he was born in Franklin Co., Penn., Dec. 3, 1845, and spent his young days in the village of St. Thomas, attending school until about the age of 16, when he enlisted in Co, H, 2d Penn. V. I, for three months; after coming home, he went to learn the trade of cabinet- "making, at which he worked for some time, but, as the excitement of war was running high, he quit the trade and, in August, 1862, he again enlisted in Co. H, 126th Penn. V. I., for nine months; he participated in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville; he was discharged, with his regiment, May 25, 1863; he returned home and remained till January, 1864, when he the third time enlisted in the 20th Penn. V. C. for three years, and served in the Shenandoah Valley; participated in the battles of that memorable time, closing with the battle of South Side Railroad, where he was wounded in the right ear and side of the neck; the wound was in a dangerous place, and perhaps an eighth of an inch closer would have taken his life; he was taken te the hospital at Washington, where he remained some time, and was transferred to Philadelphia, Penn., where he was discharged in June, 1865; he then returned to Franklin Co., Penn., where he resided a short time and emigrated to this county; he worked at his trade in Shelby until the spring of 1869; he then removed to where he now resides, in Jackson Township, where he is engaged at farming. He is a man of positive convictions, and does not fear to speak his sentiments fully, but always with respect to those with whom he comes in contact. He is an ardent Democrat; is an agreeable and social gentleman, and exerts an influence in his neighborhood ; he is fond of reading, and is gathering a library of the standard books of the day. He was married to Miss Susannah Laser in November, 1868; they have three children.

time; he commenced farming in 1868. He was married to Miss Rebecca Hull April 12, 1866; they have two children - Minnie Adie, born Jan. 28, 1868, and E. Wilber, March 14, 1875. Mr. Shade is regarded as an excellent farmer. Mrs, Shade was born in Jackson Township April 11, 1847, on the farm owned by Andrew Snyder. Ter father, John Tull, came from Adams Co., Penn., in the spring of 1842, and settled in the southwestern part of Jackson; he died Sept. 15, 1865. vived him until April 5, 1875. Jacob Shade, father of Jeremiah, was born in Perry Co., Penn.; he emigrated to Ohio in 1855. Mrs. Shade, whose maiden name was Mary Ann Messenger, was also born in Perry Co., Penn.; they had eleven children, eight of wliom are

SHELDON, MARIA, MRS., widow of Alvah Sheldon; she was born in Berkshire Co., @lass., Oct. 6, 1801; her maiden name was Cotton; she emigrated, with her uncle, to Penfield, N. Y., near Rochester, when she was about 23 years of age. She was married to Mr. Sheldon in September, 1825, and remained near Rochester some twelve years; they then moved to the town of Royalton, Niagara Co., where they remained nineteen years; they then emigrated to New Philadelphia, Ohio, where they lived three years; thence to Richland Co. in the fall of 1857, where she has since resided. Mr. Sheldon was born in Vermont Aug. 17, 1799; he died in Richland Co. in September, 1858. Mrs. Sheldon is a lady who stands well in the community ; she is the mother of eleven children, seven of whom are living - foui boys and three girls; six of them live in Richland Co. and one lives in Greene Co., N. Y. Her daughter, Mrs. Mary P. Porter, was born in September, 1839, in Niagara Co., N. Y.; she was married to John Porter in November, 1865. Mr. Porter died in October, 1866, leaving one son.

SHERRICH, THOMAS, farmer; he was born in Wayne Co., Uhio, Jan. 18, 1842; when he was about 4 years old his parents left Wayne Co. and settled in Jackson Township; some three years after his father died, and left his mother to take care of the family and pay some debts which were against the farm; and by economy and industry the farm was saved and the debts all paid; the subject of this sketch worked upon the farm until the fall of 1861, when he enlisted in Co. H, 64th O. V. I. for the term of three years; Capt. Lord commanded the company. They went into camp at Mansfield, and remained about six weeks ; they then went to Louisville, Ky., and joined the army of the Cumberland, and he was in most of the engagements in which his regiment participated ; the regiment belonged to the 4th Army Corps, Third Division; he was discharged at Cincinnati in February, 1864, having served three years and four months. He is an excellent farmer and an honorable and respected citizen. He was married to Miss Catherine A. Briner January, 1867 ; they had two interesting girls.

SNYDER, JOHN, farmer; he was born in Richland Co., December, 1838; he spent his youth in Ohio until the year 1854, when his parents went to Adair Co., Mo., where they lived and died; he remained in Missouri, working at the carpenter trade, until the breaking-out of the war, when he enlisted in the 5th Mo. V. [., andserved some time; he then joined the cavalry, and then went into a battery of artillery, and was mustered into the Confederate service in Memphis, Tenn., in 1862, and was in several engagements in Missouri, including Pea Ridge, Lexington and Corinth, Miss. ; he was taken prisoner at Champion Hill, Miss. ; he was taken to Young's Point, thence to Camp Morton at Indianapolis, thence to Ft. Delaware, thenceto Point Lookout, where he was paroled; he then struck north to York, Penn., where he worked at his trade on the N. C. R. R. for some time, and then returned to Richland Co., Ohio., his former home, where he worked at his trade until December, 1867; he has since been farming. He is a man of considerable originality; he is quiet in his manner, and does not interfere with the opinions of others; he was married to Miss Lydia A. Laser, of Richland Co., December, 1867; they had four children as the result of their union, three living; Mrs. Snyder was born in Jackson Township, in April, 1840.

STOVER, JOHN, pioneer farmer; P. O. Shelby; he was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in May, 1823. His father, John Stover, emigrated to Richland Co. with his family of six children in 1835, and settled about two miles and a half southeast of Shelby, near what is now known as Taylortown, where he purchased the farm which his son now owns; he died in January, 1852. The subject of this notice resides. on the old homestead, where his father first settled; he never received any education, but by his natural ability he has acquired considerable property, and he is looked upon by his neighbors as an honest and reliable man; his ancestors were Pennsylvania Germans, and he has inherited their characteristics, that of honesty and industry ; he is a careful farmer. He was married to Miss Leah Landis in February, 1853; three of their children are now living.

VINSON, J. W., farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Shelby; was born in Knox Co. June 21, 1833; he passed his youth on a farm; at the age of 21, he went to Dayton, where he remained a short time; he then went to Plymouth, Ohio, where he learned the trade of marble-cutting; he then went to Mount Hilliard, Knox Co., where he remained one year; then went to Shelby and engaged in marble-cutting, under the firm name of Hersheiser & Vinson, but the business not being profitable, the firm failed, and left considerable debts unpaid; after the failure, he moved to Jackson Township, on the farm which is known as the Lantz farm, where he remained five years ; he was still struggling with poverty, and he resolved to make another effort in the marble business; he sold work for a party in Mansfield for a short time, and saved enough money to buy a small stock; he brought it home, and succeeded in selling it, soon thereby enabling him to purchase more material; his shop was located near where he now resides; this was about the fall of 1863; he followed the trade in Jackson about seven years; he sold work for different parties for about six years ; his health failing him, he went to farming; he is a careful and successful farmer; he has a very pleasant home, and built one of the most comfortable and substantial dwellings in the township. Politically, he is a Democrat, and takes an active interest in his party. He was married to Miss Catharine Lantz in May, 1858; they had one child - Annie S. C., who is married to George Hartman; his wife died in the spring of 1862. He was again married to Mrs. Catharine Laser; they have one child - Curtis E. Mr. Vinson has, by dint of industry, succeeded in making himself a competence.

ANDERSON, WILLIAM W., clergyman; he is a son of Rev. James Anderson, who was born in Pennsylvania, and was Pastor of the Lexington (Ohio) Presbyterian Church from the spring of 1854 to the spring of 1864. The subject of this sketch was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, and was brought up in a village; during his early life, his mother taught a female boarding-school ; in 1854, he came with his parents toLexington, Ohio, and attended. the high school of that place; in the fall of 1855, he entered Washington College, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1859, and then entered the theological seminary of Allegheny City, Penn., where he finished his course in 1862; his first charge was in Chesterville, Morrow Co., Ohio, where he remained six years and a half; his next charge was at Shelby, Ohio, at which place he remained eight years, and then came to Bellville Jan. 1, 1877, and took the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church of that place, which position he now fills. Mr. Anderson was born Nov. 6, 1839, and was married to Miss Elizabeth H. Urie, of Ashland, Ohio, June 29, 1865; their, children are Urie, born March 23, 1866, died in infancy ; Clara L., born June 2, 1867; Dora E., Dec. 4, 1872; Mary, July 80, 1879. Mr. Anderson is a most estimable citizen, an able minister,

ALEXANDER, HARRISON, was born in Waldo Co., Me.; he worked on a farm and ina saw-mill until he came to Bellville, in the fall of 1850; here he worked in a foundry three years, and then commenced to deal in paper, which he continued until 1866; since then, he has given his attention to farming, and the variety of business conducted under the name of Alexander & Zents. He was born Feb. 12, 1823, and married, Aug. 18, 1850, to Amanda Weymouth, who was born July 27, 1829: children - Miller was born July 19, 1852; Hannah, Dec. 6, 1854; Harry, Noy. 15, 1866.

ARMSTRONG, HEZEKIAH, farmer, resides on a part of Section 29, where he owns over 200 acres of land; he is a son of James Armstrong, who landed in this township Dec. 25,1817; he died Oct. 20, 1850, and was almost 75 years old. Mr. H. Armstrong was born Nov. 5, 1819, and was brought up on the farm he now owns; his companion, Rosan Flook, was born in Bedford Co.. Penn., Oct. 17, 1820, and came with her parents to Ohio in]828. Mr. Armstrong was married Noy. 10,1845; children - Alvina, born Sept. 9, 1847; John, May 18, 1849; Elizabeth, Aug. 11,1851; Eli C., Aug. 12,1853; Mariah, Dec. 16, 1854; Eliphalet, Feb. 9, 1857; Sarah, Aug, 1, 1859; Leva, April8,1862. Mr. Armstrong built a fine barn on his premises in 1871, and, in later years, remodeled his residence, so that his farm is well improved, and by diligence to his avocation, he has made himself independent.

AUNGST, SAMUEL S., farmer. He is the son of George Aungst, who was born in Pennsylvania, and in boyhood moved to Virginia; here he married Elizabeth Zimmerman, and Samuel was born April 11, 1805. When 6 months old, his parent moved to Pickaway Co., Ohio; and after the war of 1812, moved to Jefferson Township; there were two sons and seven daughters in the family. Samuel married Catherine Spayde Nov. 9, 1829, and five sons and seven daughters were born to them; a son died in infancy, the remaining are yet liying. Mrs. Aungst was bornin Pennsylvania March 26, 1811.

AUNGST, GEORGE W., farmer. He resides on a part of Sec. 15, Jefferson Township; he is a son of Samuel Aungst, and was born in Richland Co. July 17, 1830. He was married, Dec. 29, 1859, to Samantha Swank, a daughter of John Swank, and was born in Jefferson Township May 12, 1840; they have two children - <Anna Eliza, born Dec. 11, 1860, and Lewis D., born March 26, 1866; Mr. Aungst commenced to keep house near where he now lives; he built a barn on his farm in 1867, and a neat dwelling-house in 1872-73; he was Township Assessor in 1868-69, and Land Assessor in 1880. Mr. Aungst is one of Jefferson Township's valuable citizens.

AUNGST, DANIEL, farmer. He was born on the northeast quarter of Sec. 8, and has lived on it since birth, excepting eight years that he resided in Bellville ; he was born March 5, 1824, and is the only survivor of his father's family. He was married, Nov. 7, 1848, to Elizabeth Langham, daughter of Robert Langham and Sarah Kinney; she was born in Bedford Co., Penn., Sept. 1, 1820; they had eight children, all of which died in infancy but one, Marcellus; she was born Jan.

BEACH, ABIJAH I., M. D., was born in New Haven Co., Conn., Oct. 16, 1804, and brought up on a farm ; at a proper age he was placed in an academy, and in March, 1825, he took the degree of M. D.; he visited Ohio in 1820, and in 1826, came to Bellville, and has made it his ostensible home since; he was engaged with Judge Jackson in various mercantile enterprises, and enterprises on his own responsibility until 1850; since then he has Jed an active life in the field of speculation, and practiced medicine extensively. In 1857, he traveled over the most important countries of Europe and visited the most noted cities and extensive hospitals; in 1868, he opened a hospital in Bellville, and enjoyed a good patronage until he retired in 1877. He is now leading an active business life, having a large grocery and notion store in Bellville, under his supervision, and giving some attention to the practice of medicine. He was married to Elizabeth Jackson May 15, 1831; she was born May 15, 1816, and died Aug. 5, 1875. ;

DAY, CYRUS, retired farmer, Bellville; his parents emigrated from Washington Co., Penn., in the year 1815, and located in Troy Township. Mr. Day is one of a family of twelve children, and is the seventh in order; he was born May 18, 1819; he received such an education as those times afforded, which was quite meager. He was married in 1846, and remained one year on the home place, when he removed to Jefferson Township, on a farm known as the Shultz farm, where he remained about four years; he then moved on the farm with his father-in-law, John Markey, and shortly after his arrival here, he bought the farm, and remained on it about five years, when he sold and bought a farm of F. M. Fitting, adjoining the corporation of Bellville; he resided here about five years, and then sold out and purchased the property where he now resides. Mr. Day has raised a family of six children, five of whom are living.

BELL, ROBERT, deceased ; he was a descendant of English and Scotch parents, and was born about 1755 ; in 1781, he resided in Sussex Co., N. J., and in 1796, moved to Belmont Co., Ohio, and between 18138 and 1815, moved to where Bellville now is, and purchased a quarter-section of land of James McCluer. Robert Bell, Jr., came the same year, and settled on the site of Bellville, whose children, in the order of their births are John, William, Zephaniah, Sarah, Mary, Nancy, Peter, Robert F., Jonathan W. and Aaron, by his first wife, and Frank, by his second wife. William Bell was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, in 1805, and came to Richland County with his father, and was his main assistance in clearing up his farm, a part of Section 7, an which he moved soon after 1815. He was married to Susan Strong Dec. 6, 1831; he resided in Jefferson Township till he moved to Hancock Co., Ohio, in 1840, where he died in the fall of 1847; the family returned to Bellville, and Mrs. Bell died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Dewey, of Qmaha, Neb, in 1875, while on a visit, aged 66 years; she was born in Frederick Co., Md., July 4, 1809; their children are

1840; Emeline M., June 26, 1843; Susan, May 10, 1845. George 8. followed s mercantile life in Bellville till 1875, when he was chosen Clerk in the Ohio Penitentiary ; in 1876, Steward of the Central Ohio Insane Asylum ; in 1877, he resigned this position to accept a very important Federal one at Washington. He was married to Eliza M. Morrow in 1868, and has one child - Gracie. Rezin W. served an apprenticeship at the turner's trade in Mansfield, Ohio, and worked two years at the trade in Missouri; he returned to Bellville in 1858, and went to California, where he worked at his trade six months, and then went to mining on Moquelumne Hill; he followed this about three years, and spent the remainder of eight years in the hardware business; during the war, he was the leading man in raising the Moquelumne Hill Rifle Company, that tendered its service to the Federal Government; in 1866, he formed a partnership with his brother, in the dry-goods business, in Bellville, and continued till 1876, when they retired. He received an appointment he resided in Bellville in 1880. He was married to Catharine Bonor July 31, 1872, and has one child - Bertha, whe was born Aug. 15, 1874; Mrs,Bell was born March 81, 1848. The four daughters were all school-teachers; Eliza was Postmistress in Bellville over twelve years, which position she resigned in 1877, voluntarily.

CASSEL, HENRY R., farmer; he was born in Montgomery Co., Penn., in April, 1809, and came to Jefferson Township in 1842, and has since lived init. He was married to Sarah Price June 25, 1825; she was born in 1806; their children sre Abraham, Samuel, Yellis, Daniel, Henry, Harrison, Caleb, Sarah and Rolandes. Caleb went to the army, in the 13th O. V. C., and was wounded in the right knee at the battle of Petersburg, on July 28, 1864, and died in the hospital Aug. 30, 1864. Mr. Cassel's first wife died when quite aged, and he was married to Mary A. Adams March 29, 1877.

CHARLES, WILLIAM F., carpenter and farmer ; he was born near Cleyeland Aug. 7, 1825; his father, John Charles, was born in Chester Co., Penn., and from there moved near Cleveland, where he was mar- He moved to Richland Oo., in February, 1841, and settled in Washington Township; the subject of this eketch commenced to work at the carpenter trade in 1847, and followed it more or less of the time to the present; he was married March 15, 1849, to Christeann Mowry, who was born in Franklin Co., Penn., Feb. 6, 1828, and came with her parents, Jacob and Catharine (Teeter) Mowry, to Richland Co, when 1 year old ; her parents died in Richland Co. Children - Meliesa, was born Dec. 19, 1849; Sarah Frances, July 30, 1852; Willard Benton, Dec. 1, 1856; Luella May, Nov. is 1859. Sarah F. died Sept. 19, 1858. Melissa was married to Theodore Dean Aug. 22, 1872; he was born in Jefferson Township, Dec. 19, 1847; they have two children. In 1857, Mr. Charles moved to Licking Co., and kept store in Homer till 1861, when he returned to Bellville, and has made it his home since; he owns a farm just south of town, and devotes his time to agriculture, carpenter work, threshing grain in its season,

CRAIN, WILLIAM P., was born in Morris Co., N. J., Jan., 11, 1796, and came to Steubenville, Ohio, in 1818 ; after remaining about two years he returned to his native State, where he lived till 1840, at which date he came to Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and engaged in coopering ; at the end of about five years he moved to Frederickstown and opened a grocery ; he next moved to Palmyra, and in the fall of 1853 to Bellville; in the fall of 1855, he moved on a small farm south of Bellville, where he has since lived. He was first married to Mary Jane Haines, and six children were born to them; she died in 1849, and on Aug. 17, 1851, he was married to Lucinda Walker, who was born Jan. 4, 1812; two sons were born to them - William L., May 25, 1858, and George Edwin, March 31, 1855. Edwin married Jennie Garber, daughter of David L. Garber, deceased, Nov, 13, 1879.

DIVELBISS, GEORGE WASHINGTON, farmer ; born in Jefferson Township Dec. 15, 1850; a year or two after his birth his father moved into Worthington Township, where he grew to manhood. He was married to Mary E. Kanaga, third child of John F. Kanaga, Jan. 16, 1872; she was born Sept. 1, 1851; they moved near his father's, where they remained one year; then on his farm near Mt. Carmel Church. Children - Charles S8., born Jan. 26,1875, died Noy. 21,1875; Harry, born Aug. 81,1876; Hattie, July 16,1878. He united with the Evangelical Church in 1872, his wife in early life ; Mr. D. at times has held church offices,and superintended the Sabbath school; he built his residence in 1872,

DONAUGH, WILLIAM, born in Mercer Co., Penn,, May 22, 1829; he came with his parents to Williams Co., Ohio, when yet young; from there his parents moved to Wayne Co., Ohio, where they lived a few years and then emigrated to Jefferson Township. He was brought up a farmer, which occupation has always received his attention. He was united in matrimony to Sarah Garber Dec. 21, 1854, she being the oldest living child of David Garber, and was born Feb. 20, 1838; their children, in order, are as follows: Amos W., born Nov. 26, 1855; Samuel Benton, Feb, 16, 1858; David Milton, Aug. 7, 1860; Susan Samanthe, Jan. 17, 1863; William Henry, Sept. 17, 1866; John Clinton, Feb. 27, 1869; Levi Elroy, Nov. 238, 1871. Mr. Donsugh and wife united with the United Brethren Church about the year 1861. He commenced housee keeping with a few dollars of his own earnings, and is farm. He entered the matrimonial relation with Mary Alice Garber Aug. 23, 1876; she is the oldest child of Lewis Garber, and her mother's maiden name was Mary Mock; she was born in Jefferson Township March 16, 1858 ; they lived on the farm with her father about two years; they then lived a short time in a building onehalf a mile away, and, in October, 1879, moved about two and ao half miles east of Bellville, They remained there the following winter, and, in the spring, came upon the homestead his father bought, being a part of

DURBIN, SCOTT (deceased), was born in Washington Co., Penn., in 1791, and moved to Fairfield Co., Ohio, in 1804, and soon after to Knox Co. and took a job of clearing 25 acres for Amos Rice, near Ankneytown, for 160 acres near Bellville. He was married to Margaret Davis in 1812, and moved in a small cabin he built about one and a half miles south of Bellville. He assisted in driving the Greentown Indians and served in the war a short time. From this first cabin, he built one on his own land and moved into it. He next moved southwest of Bellville three miles, then two miles south of Mt. Vernon, then near Ankneytown, Where he discontinued housekeeping. He died in Williams Co., Ohio, in November 1863. Mrs. Durbin was born in Virginia, near the Warm Springs, in 1792, and moved to Mt. Vernon when 17 yearsof age. At this date, March, 1880, she is aliveand in the 88th year of herage. His children are George W., born July 14, 1813; John, Sept. 10, 1815; Mary H., Oct. 6, 1817; Samuel, Sept. 17, 1819; Lorenzo, Sept. 7, 1821 ; Elizabeth, Sept. 23, 1824; Simeon, May 19, 1827; Isabel, Aug. 14, 1829; Scott, Sept. 5, 1833; Thomas, May 27, 1835; William, April, 1837.

DURBIN, JEHU, was born in Jefferson Township Sept. 14, 1824, and is a son of Thomas Durbin; he was brought up ona farm: He was married Feb. 20, 1849, to Nancy Aungst; they commenced to keep house in Jefferson Township, and have lived in it to this day; Mrs._Durbin was born in the township also, on Dec. 17, #822, and is a daughter of George Aungst, who migrated to Jefferson Township in an early day; their children are Lorenzo D., born Dec. 10, 1849; Sarah Jane, Aug. 6, 1851; George W., March 14, 1853; Samuel, Dec. 26, 1854; Joseph J., Dec. 1, 1856; James C., Jan. 28, 1859; Arabella, March 4, 1861; Aaron, April 25, 1863; Lorenzo was married to Mary Elizabeth Teeter, Dec. 23, 1875, and has two sons; George W. was married to Elizabeth Garber in 1879. Mr. Durbin has held the office of Township Trustee, and other loval offices. Farming has been his main occupation through life; when young, he did some teaming to and from the lake, and of late years has given his attention largely to stock-growing. He was in the war of the rebellion as a teamster. Samuel, his third son, has been successfully teaching school for several years.

ELLER, JACOB, farmer; was born in Jefferson Township Sept. 5, 1851, and was married Jan. 10, 1875; she is a daughter of Samuel Hamilton, and was born in Jefferson Township Aug. 5, 1856; their oldest child was born Jan. 30, 1876; Almira Ellen was born Sept. 22, 1877, and Minnie Alice April 1, 1879. Mr. Eller is Joseph Eller's oldest child; he has made his residence in Jefferson Township since his marriage.

EVARTS, REUBEN, was born near Hamilton, Canada, Dec. 12, 1809, and came with his father to Richland in February, 1816, who settled in Jefferson Township in March, 1817; in 1834, he purchased the east half of the northwest quarter of Sec. 16. On April 5, 1840, he married Rebecca Howard, who was born in Somerset Co., Penn., April 12, 1818, and made said purchase their home during their married life; the children born to them were twelve - Andrew, Cyrus, Eli and Levi, Annette, Reuben, Comfort A., Alverda, Robert, Rebecca J., John H. and Sarah C.; Eli and Levi are twins, the

1875. Eli was married to Sarah Lafferty Dec. 22, 1868 ; Reuben, Jr., to Annette Rhodes Dec. 22, 1870; Andrew to Mariah Stanton Feb. 20, 1871; Alverda to- Peter Horn Sept. 17, 1874; Comfort Ann to James M. Reed Sept. 24, 1874; Levi to Ella C. Ridenour Dec. 2, 1874; Annette to Adam H. Zimmers Dec. 28, 1875; Robert to Abbie B. Cutting Oct. 10, 1877; Rebecca to Joseph Shelly Feb. 20,1879. Mr. Evarts is a descendant of two families of Massachusetts: his grandfathers, Gilbert Evarts and Joel Bigelow, moved to Addison Co., Vt., in 1755; here Timothy Evarts was born, brought up, and married. Before the war of 1812, he was engaged in the business of transportation on Lakes Ontario and Champlain, and had his home near Hamilton, in Canada; here Reuben was born. At the opening of the war, Timothy Evarts, with others, were requested to take the oath of allegiance in support of the British, and upon their refusal, were persecuted, arrested and paroled; at the close of the war, he was destitute, by confiscation of property and other privations, and he, in company with others, procured two row-boats and commenced a journey for Ohio; by much tribulation and braying many dangers, he succeeded in reaching the new purchase, and in March, 1817, arrived in Jefferson Township; in 1818, he entered the west half of the southeast quarter of Sec. 22. He was the first Clerk of Jefferson Township as now constituted, taught. school, and became a valuable citizen in many respects; he died on the northeast quarter of Sec. 16, in 1846. Reuben Evarts, whose name heads this article, commenced to teach school in 1827 or 1828, and taught fourteen winter terms in succession, excepting 1836-37, when he took a journey to Iowa; in 1828, he commenced to work on the Ohio Canal, and labored on it two summers; in 1831, he commenced to make pumps, and for twelve years it was his exclusive summer occupation. Mr. Evarts has filled all the township offices ; in 1843, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and continued in the office thirty-six years, during which time he solemnized over three hundred marriages, settled thirty-six estates, wrote many wills in Richland, Knox, Morrow, Ashland, Sandusky and Ashtabula Cos., and no decision of his was ever reversed on appeal or error; he was an agent of the Washington Sanitary Commission during its existence. Mr. R. has taken an active interest in preserving the pioneer history of Richland Co., and is one of the best-informed men on this subject. He resides on his farm south of Bellville, and is yet vigorous in body and mind, and spending his days in the enjoyment of home and social surroundings. FARQUHAR, ALBERT G., farmer ; born in Frederick Co., Md., May 20, 1804; he came with his /ather to Ohioin 1805, and the next year to Knox Co.,in which he lived until after marriage. He was united in matrimony to Hannah Gibson on the llth of December, 1837; she was born May 15, 1808, and came with her parents to Knox Co. in ]818. He still resided in Knox Co. after marriage until December, 1852, when he bought a part of Sec. 31, in Jefferson Township, where he has since lived. Childreu - Mary Elizabeth, born Jan. 1, 1832; Ruth Ann, July 5, 1834; Amanda Malvina, June 19, 1840. The mother died Dec. 3, 1871. Mr. Farquhar

FISHER, IRWIN D., merchant, Bellville, Ohio; he was born in Bellville Dec. 5, 1844, and, during his early life, assisted his father in managing a meat market; he received his education in Bellville, with the exception of one year at the Ohio Wesleyan University and one year at Elyria, Ohio. He was married to Barilla Elston, who was a daughter of William Elston, Sr., and she was born in Andover, Mass., Sept. 11, 1845; she came with her parents to Ohio in 1845; they were married Nov. 14, 1866, and the following are the names of their children: Burke, born Aug. 26, 1867; Willie, Jan. 23, 1869; Addie, Sept. 17, 1872; Fred, March 3, 1874; Rose, May 2, 1876; Mary £., Dec. 12, 1878. In 1867, Mr. Fisher formed a business relation with J. Weaver and embarked in the produce and grocery business ; after they dissolved partnership, one of his brothers became his partner, and this firm in turn was succeeded by Fisher & Neily; in 1876, Mr. Fisher assumed control of the business and has successfully conducted it to the present, and the house of Irwin D. Fisher is one of the first groceries in the village; he was Village Clerk three years and Councilman four, and isa member of the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Fisher's father, Daniel Fisher, was born in Schuylkill Co., Penn., Oct. 24, 1816; he learned the tanner's trade; in 1840, he commenced to butcher in Bellville and continued in the business about thirty years. He was married, Feb. 13, 1844, to Mary E. Poppleton, who was born in Knox Co. June 18, 1824, and the children born to them were the subject of this sketch, Julia, Samuel and Frank.

FITTING, FREDERICK M, was born in Knox Co., one-half a mile south of Ankneytown, Oct. 27, 1810. His father came to this place in 1802, and, in 1813, moved into Jefferson Township, on Sec. 33; a few years later, he purchased land adjoining this on the west, on which he died. Casper Fitting came from Chester Co., Penn., to Knox Co. The subject of this sketch was brought up on a farm, and agriculture has been his main occupation in life, and he has made Bellville his home, with one or two exceptions, to the present; in 1830, he commenced to deal in Western land and has given his attention to it ever since ; he now owns about 1,000 acres; in 1838, he became interested in a dry- | goods store in Bellville, and continued in this line here and in Worthington Township about ten years; in 1847, he built the mill west of Bellville; in 1850, he took the contract of building the 8.,M. & N. R. R. from Mansfield to Bellville; he commenced work in January, 1850, and arrived at Bellville in August of the same year; he did a greater part of the grading, built the bridges and laid the iron; he also furnished the ties for the road six miles below Bellville; Mr. Fitting never received but a small amount of his dues, losing about $20,000; in 1875, he built an excellent residence in Bellville. He was married to Ruth Markey July 28, 1838, and to them two daughters were born, one of whom is living. 4

FREDERICK, CHRISTIAN. Mr. Frederick's parents, Jacob Frederick and Esther Prinkle, moved from Bedford Co., Penn., to Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, in 1813, where he was born. In 1828, he came with his parents to Knox Co.; his father died in Knox Co., in the 79th year of his age, and his mother is yet alive (1880) and is 85 years old. Mr. Frederick was brought up ona farm, and at the age of 29 began work at carpentering, laboring six months under instruction, after which he contracted jobs on his own responsibility; for thirtyfive years it was his principal employment, during which time he constructed ten bridges across the Clear Fork, fifteen large barns and a large number of dwelling-houses and other buildings. After marriage, he resided sixteen years in Knox Co., and then moved into Jefferson Township and assumed control of the Greenwood mill, in which he put a carding machine, and in connection operated a saw-mill; in 1865, he bought a farm, being a part of Sec. 12, on which he moved and has lived to this date. He was born Nov. 16, 1817; Esther Divelbiss was born in Franklin Co., Penn., Oct. 80, 1822; her father's name was Michael Divelbiss, and her mother's Margaret Swank. Mr. Frederick was married Oct. 11, 1840; children - Lydia was born Sept. 17, 1847; Eli, born Aug. 24, 1843; James, born Dec. 31, 1845; Thomas, born Oct. 7, 1848; Marilla, born March 8, 1851; Mary E., born Jan. 27, 1853; Margaret A., born Sept. 1, 1855; Amanda J., born March 4, 1858; John M., born May 138, 1860; Calvin E., born Oct. 21, 1862; Lucinda, born Nov. 12, 1866; Marilla died Oct. 4, 1851; Lydia married John Wareham; Mary, William S. Charles; Margaret, Jacob B. Leckron ; Elias, James and Thomas went to the army as substitutes; James was in the Potomac army, and the remaining two in the Cumberland; Elias was in many battles, and had eight bullet-holes put through his garments and had his hat shot off once.

FRY, AMOS, farmer; resides on a part of Sec. 23. He .was born in York Co., Penn., where he was raised and remained until 1850; he then moved to Blair Co., in which he lived till 1863, when he prepared and came to this county, arriving at Bellville the 3d of March; he at once settled on the farm he now owns, and has given his attention almost wholly to farming and stock growing; he is a charter member of the Jefferson Grange, and has been an active member of the Order; he is also a surveyor of the Patron's Mutual Relief Association. Amos Fry was born Feb. 4, 1830; Elizabeth Hetrick was born March 10, 1836; they were married June 26, 1852; children - Daniel was born Feb. 27, 1854; Jacob, born June 15, 1856; Levi, born June 10, 1858; Sarah, born April 11, 1860; Jonathan, born Nov. 25, 1861; Mary Elizabeth, born March 23, 1864; Ulysses G., born Jan. 17, 1866; Eli C., born Sept. 5, 1868; Manda, born July 16, 1870; Manuel, born April 3, 1874; Verda May, born Sept. 4,1876. Mr. and Mrs. Fry are members of the Lutheran Church.

GARBER, SAMUEL; the progenitor of an industrious and well-known family of Garbers. His father probably resided in York Co., Penn., when the subject of this sketch was born, and possessed an extraordinary taste for hunting; he usually kept a large number of horses and hounds, which worked in well with this sort of life; the horses were likely not kept solely for the purpose of hunting, as he made a business of purchas ing ''old skeletons,' which he fattened upon a mixture made of red-ant hills, and some kind of forage boiled together. He enlisted during the war of 1812, and his relatives never again heard from him. sons, named respectively John, Samuel and David. John moved to lowa in an early day, where he died. David resides in this township, and his biography is elsewhere given. Samuel, whose name heads this boyhood, his mother moved to Bedford Co., Penn., where he was placed in the care of a relative named Mock. He was then about 12 years of age, but the cruel treatment that he received could not be endured, and he returned to the care of his mother, who was then married to Samuel Brawlier. He remained in Pennsylvania, working on the shoe-bench and teaming over the mountains until 1821, when he emigrated with Jacob Mock to Ohio. He worked at shoemaking a short time in this country. He finally engaged himself as a laborer to John Leedy, and made his home with him, where he remained until he was married to Catharine Leedy, his daughter. This transpired Sept. 17, 1825. Their first years were spent on Sec. 28, Jefferson Township, 80 acres of which he entered. Selling this, he bought a part of Sec. 34, on which he lived until the fall of 1851, when he moved upon his father-in-law's farm. In1863, he bought 192 acres of the northwestern part of Sec. 13, on which he has since lived. His wife, Catharine Leedy, was born April 9, 1809. Children - John was born Dec. 11, 1826; Levi, March 13, 1828; David; April 3, 1881; Lewis, June 11, 1833; Jehu, Oct. 29, 1835; Elizabeth, Jan. 10, 1838; Jackson, Jan. 17, 1841; Washington, April 12,1843; Theodore, Aug. 9, 1845; Mary E., Feb. 14, 1848; Benton, April 16, 1850; Mina, Sept. 5, 1854. Deaths - Levi died April 27, 1850, of spotted fever, while attending school in Bellville, and was buried before his friends knew of his death; Mina, June 30, 1855; David, April 5, 1865. The mother died Oct. 24, 1879. Mr. Garber and wife passed their lives in industry, and they leave an exemplary record, as citizens and parents.

GARBER, LEWIS L., farmer; resides on a part of Sec. 38, four miles south of Bellville; he is a son of Samuel Garber, ; was brought up a farmer; worked at the carpenter trade from his 21st to his 25th year, and in 1873 commenced bricklaying as « trade, in connection with farming. He did the brickwork on the Jefferson Hall, and half on the Town Hall in Bellville; he built a fine residence on his farm in 1863, and rebuilt it in 1878; he was born June 11, 1832, and was married to Mary, daughter of John Mock, April 24, 1856: she was born Dec. 17, 1887. Children - Calvin, born Feb. 12, 1857, died six days after; Mary Alice, March 16, 1858; Hortense, Feb. 16, 1862; Alwilda, June 4, 1864; Luella, July 4, 1866; Jerry, Feb. 12, 1872; child not named, July 24, 1879. After marriage, they first lived on his father's farm ; in 1860, he bought his present homestead. Mr. Garber was a charter member of the Jefferson Grange, No. 256. He and his wife are communicants of the Universalist Church.

GARBER, JOHN L., farmer: resides on a part of Sec. 33; he was born in Jefferson Township, and brought up ona farm. At the age of 20 years, he commenced to work at the carpenter trade. In 1848, he went with others to Iowa and worked at millwrighting. In 1851, he returned, and, in Richland and Knox Cos, built four- teen (lwelling-houses, besides numerous other buildings. Mr. Garber was born Dec. 11, 1826. His companion, Mary Swank, was born Oct. 21,1830; they were married Aug. 27, 1854; chikdren - Zeruiah was born March 24, 1855; Elizabeth, Feb. 5, 1857; ason, Dec. 15, 1858 ; Samuel M., Nov. 29, 1859; Catharine E., April 16, 1861; Florence, Feb. 15, 1865; Verda, March 6, 1867; Charles, Feb. 28, 1869; Elvyra, April 27, 1871; Walter, July 11, 1873. Deaths - a son, died Jan. 2, 1859; Catharine, March 20, 1862; Charles, Dec. 10, 1870; Elvyra, May 24, 1872. After marriage, Mr. Garber bought @ farm in Worthington Township, and moved on - it in March, 1855. The next fall, he returned to Jefferson Township, and, in 1856, purchased the farm on which henowresides. He has beena successful farmer, and is well fixed. He built his dwelling-house in 1861. He is a charter member of the Jefferson Grange. He and his wife united with the Universalist Church shortly after marriage.

GARBER, DAVID L., deceased ; he was born April 8, 1881, in Jefferson Township, in which he resided till death ; he was married to Susan Leedy, April 8, 1852, who was a daughter of Abraham Leedy, and was born June 7, 1830; their children are Aaron, born Jan. 12, 1853; Elihu, Oct. 6, 1854; James Franklin, Oct. 12, 1856; Martha E., June 17, 1858; Jennie A., July 19, 1860; Levi, Sept. 19, 1862; Ezra, Aug. 15, 1864. Ezra died Jan. 10, 1865, and his father April 5, 1865. Mr. Garber pursued the avocation of agriculture and stock-growing during his life; he was member of the church of Christian Brethren. The four sons cultivate the farm known as the John Leedy farm, containing over 230 acres, and are the editors and proprietors of the Richland Star, publishedat Bellville. Jennie was married to Edwin Crain, Nov. 18, 1879.

GARBER, JEHU L., was born and brought up in Jefferson Township, on a farm ; in early life he taught a few terms of school, and from that time he occupied no position to bring his name prominently before the public until he arrived at middle age; in 1873, the Grange movement commenced to receive the attention of farmers, and he became interested and took a prominent part in establishing Jefferson Grange, and became its first Secretary ; he was also the first State Deputy ; he was active in the formation of the Patrons' Mutual Relief Association, prepared its constitution, and the success of the institution is largely due to his efforts, and to this timehe has been its Secretary ; he moved on a part of Sec. 34 in 1864, and is giving his attention to stock-growing and agriculture. He was born Oct. 29, 1835, and his wife, Susan Rebecca Wallace, March 20, 1837; she was a daughter of George Wallace, and her birthplace was Dauphin Co., Penn. ; her parents settled in Knox Co., Ohio, about the year 1852; they were married June 19, 1856, and their children are Ella, born Dec. 27, 1856; Irene, Dec. 18, 1858; Clara Alice, Sept. 17, 1860: Ida May, March 27, 1862: Horatio S., July 5, 1864; Charles, Oct. 15, 1866; William J., March 6, 1868; John M., June 7, 1870; George Wallace, July 7, 1874; Mertie E., April 16, 1876; Mamie Della, Sept. 3, 1878. Charles died April 16, 1867. Mrs. Garber became a member of the United Brethren Church when young; they both became members of the Universalist Church

GARBER, JACKSON L., a son of Samuel Garber, was born in Jefferson Township, and brought up ona farm; he attended the Bellville High School during the winters of 1860 and 1861; the following winter, he taught school, and, during the summer of 1862, traveled in Michigan, Canada West, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana; he kept a grocery and bakery in Mt. Gilead a part of 1865 and 1866; he sold out and came to Bellville and entered into partnership with Markey & Garber, changing the firm name to Markey, Garber & Co.; he continued this relation till 186; ; after marriage, he moved to Pierceton, Ind., where he opened a shoe store; after being there a short time, he had to contend against a severe spell of the typhoid fever, which was followed by ague; he returned to Ohio in December, 1869, and followed school teaching several years; in the summer of 1871, he visited Florida in search of a home, but without finding a desirable place; in March, 1873, he moved to Missouri, and is now cultivating a fruit and vegetable farm in St. Louis Co.; he has taught ten terms of school. Mr. Garber was born Jan. 17, 1841; Mary E. Rummel, daughter of David J. Rummel, was born in Tiffin, Ohio, Oct. 24, 1847; they were married Nov. 24, 1867; they have one child - Harley D., who was born Feb. 12, 1879.