Wood County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1897 (part 11 of 17)

After thirty years of active business life at Little Falls, Mr. Smith moved with his family to Bowling Green, where he had made some profitable investments, and spent the remainder of his days there in retirement. Politically he was a Democrat, and although he was never a politician, he took an intelligent interest in all public movements. His death occurred in 1883, and since that time Mrs. Smith has lived in her own home, only two blocks from her daughter, Mrs. Boughton. Her few remaining relatives take delight in her occasional visits. She has been a member of the Presbyterian Church for twenty years; but her age prevents her from taking an active part in Church work.

Mrs. Mary Cranker Williams, of Perrysburg, the widow of Alfred Gillette Williams, who was for many years a leading business man of Wood county, is a member of one of the oldest families of her vicinity.

Her parents, Peter and Margaret (Meagley) Cranker, were honored pioneers of Perrysburg, where our subject was born November 13, 1840, and grew to useful womanhood, receiving an excellent education, and early taking a prominent part in social, religious and philanthropical circles. On December 30, 1866, she was united in marriage with Mr. Williams, a man in whom all the sterling uprightness and courage of his Welsh ancestry was revealed in daily life. He was born in Steuben, N. Y., November 21, 1832, but his parents moved to Adrian, Mich., in the following year, and there he remained up to the age of seventeen. Having decided upon a mercantile calling, he served an apprenticeship, by clerking some years, in Fayette, Ohio, and Grand Rapids, Mich., and afterward traveled as a salesman for a firm in Maumee City, gaining valuable experience of which he made good use in later years. In i860 he came to Perrysburg, and, in partnership with his brother, engaged in the dry-goods business, in which they built a substantial and profitable trade. After some years he withdrew from this firm and devoted his time to other enterprises, notably the oil industry. He was also extensively engaged in the manufacture of wooden-ware, and in the interest of his business he traveled extensively. His efforts in every line were rewarded with success, but his generous nature made him a liberal dispenser of the wealth which flowed in his busy hands.

A devout and consistent member of the M. E. Church, to which he gave faithful service as steward, trustee, class-reader and Sunday-school teacher, he was also a ready financial supporter in every emergency. Religion was not with him a form ; it was an essential part of his life. In early manhood, while at Maumee City, he had experienced a deep spiritual awakening which left no doubt within him as to the transcendent value of the higher life. It was his delight to serve the cause of the Church in any capacity, and when elected in 1891 as lay delegate from the Central Ohio Conference to the General Conference, he regarded it as the greatest honor of his life. In politics he was a Republican, though his father was a Democrat, and for several years he served on the school board, but was no office seeker. Socially he was a Master Mason. He passed away October 17, 1892, after a short illness, in full assurance of the faith of Christ. Only the day before his death he exclaimed, his face radiant with happiness, ' ' Oh, I have received such a blessing this week." He left three sons, Alfred R. , born September 5, 1868, who married Clara Chappuies, and has two children - Alfred Russell, Jr., and Elbert J.; Ernest Roy, born June 11, 1879, and Arthur G., born October 8, 1882, both of whom live with their mother at the family residence on Second street, a home where all that could minister to culture and refinement is gathered. Mrs. Williams, always a ready helpmeet to her husband in his philanthropies, still continues the work in which he delighted, and gives freely of her means and sympathies to every worthy movement.

Mrs. Jane Davis conducts a general mercantile establishment in Dunbridge, and well deserves mention in the history of the county. She was born in Webster township, March 6, 1848, and is a daughter of Hugh and Jennie (Davidson) Stewart, both of whom were natives of Scotland. She attended school in Webster township, and remained at home until 1872, when she became the wife of William Davis. Of their marriage were born six children - Anna M. , who was born July n, 1874, was educated in Dunbridge and in Ada, Ohio, and was for two terms a school teacher, but now occupies the position of stenographer with the firm of Royce & Coon, of Bowling Green; Margaret J., born August 16, 1876, is at home; Frederick W-, born August 19, 1878, and Maurice, born October 19, 1880, operate the home farm; Mary E. , born October 13, 1882, and Daisy V., born December 9, 1884, complete the family.

Mrs. Davis remained on the farm until 1884, when she removed to Dunbridge and established the store which she still conducts, being one of the first citizens of the place. In addition to the care of the store she manages a farm of ninety-six acres in Webster township, which she owns, and which she has placed under a high state of cultivation. She possesses excellent business and executive ability, is enterprising and progressive in her business methods, and by her true womanliness and helpful spirit has won the respect of all with whom she has been brought in contact. She is certainly a most estimable lady, and is now a valued member of the Woman's Relief Corps and the Daughters of Rebekah.

Erastus Musser, one of the successful educators of Wood county, was born in Section 25, Portage township, April 28, 1849, and is a son of Samuel Musser, a native of Columbiana county, Ohio. His paternal grandfather, Michael Musser, became one of the prominent pioneers of Portage township, where he died in 1852, and his remains were interred at Millgrove.

Samuel Musser, the father of our subject was reared and educated in the manner of most farmer lads, and, after his marriage, located on the farm where he still resides. In the spring of 1836 he came to Portage township, and here married Miss Hulda Tefft, a daughter of Ezekiel Tefft, a native of Rhode Island, and they became the parents of five children: Erastus, subject of this sketch; William, of Portage township; Mercy, now Mrs. James Waugh, of Webster township, Wood county; Ezekiel, a mason and farmer of southwestern Kansas; and Albert, who died while young. In 1856 Mrs. Musser passed away and was buried in Millgrove cemetery. For his second wife, Mr. Musser wedded Abbie Mader, who was born in Richland county, Ohio, May 27, 1836, and to them were born five children, namely: Rosetta, who died in childhood; David W. , of Portage township; Hulda J., wife of William Dicken, of Montgomery township, Wood county; Charley, at home; and one daughter who died in infancy. The father died January 6, 1896, at the age of eighty-four years, and is interred in the cemetery at Millgrove. He thoroughly represented the pioneers of the community, as he aided in its development and contributed generously to promote its prosperity. By the aid of his sons he transformed his wild uncultivated land into a highly improved farm. In him the Democratic party had one of its most earnest supporters.

The school days of Erastus Musser were mostly passed in District No. 7, Portage township, his first teacher being Marilla Lamson, and there he acquired a good education. Being reared on a frontier farm, he soon became familiar with the arduous tasks incident to such a life, and received a thorough training as an agriculturist. Since the age of twenty-three, however, he has engaged in teaching, being employed in Portage, Bloom and Montgomery townships, Wood county, and has proved himself a capable and reliable instructor. He has taught every winter, and missed but few summer terms. A man of genuine worth, and more than ordinary intellectual attainments, he enjoys the respect and confidence of all with whom he comes in contact. He is identified with the Democratic party, and on that ticket was elected assessor of Portage township for two years.

George Kimberlin. Few men, indeed, are there who live out the period of man's allotted years here on earth, practically with one people, who can look back over an official life of nearly a third of a century, and say that, without an exception, the offices sought him, and not he them. Such is the record of the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch, and who is now passing the evening of a well-spent and useful life in a comfortable home, as a retired farmer and citizen of Bowling Green. Born January 1 1, 1824, in Huntingdon county, Penn., of parents Henry and Sarah (Brewau) Kimberlin. Our subject on his father's side descended from German ancestors.

George Kimberlin, the paternal grandfather, was a member of Washington's bodyguard during the Revolutionary war, after which he settled in what is now Bedford county, Penn., and died in Huntingdon county, same State. He was an orphan, and, with the exception of his nationality and the few facts above mentioned, nothing is known of his family or of his early life. The paternal grandmother was a Miss Wagner, who also died in Huntingdon county. They left a large family, of whom the following are mentioned: John, who became a Methodist minister and removed to New York State; George, who died young; Henry; Michael (deceased), who was a resident of Wayne county, Ohio; and David, whose death occurred in Wood county.

Henry Kimberlin, father of our subject, was reared in Huntingdon county, Penn., and took part in the war of 1812, entering from Pennsylvania, and being located at Fort Meigs. Just before the battle by Tecumseh he was taken ill with chills, having been subject to the ague, and was left in the rear, but insisted on going into battle. After the close of the war he went back to Pennsylvania, but in the spring of 1827 removed to Wayne county, Ohio, and in 1831 he came to Wood county, locating on the river just below Grand Rapids, where he died about 1867, at the age of seventy-eight years. He was an Old-line Whig, later a Republican. He was a member of the United Brethren Church, in which he was a local preacher, and was noted among the pioneers as the one who preached the greatest number of funeral sermons. While a man of only a meager education, he was a deep thinker, possessed good hard sense which made him practical in business affairs, and a most useful citizen among the pioneers. His name frequently occurs on the records of the early history of the county. He was one of the justices of the peace who served in Weston township during the period between 1831 and 1841. Sarah, his wife, died in 1878 at the advanced age of eighty-three years. To their marriage had been born ten children, named: Mary Ann (deceased), who was the wife of George Gilmore, of this county; Delilah, who was married to John Dull, and who also died in Wood county; John, now living near Grand Rapids, at the age of seventy-five years; Francis, the wife of George Older, a resident of Michigan; Amelia and Eliza, unmarried; Catherine, the wife of John W. Brown, of Grand Rapids; Martha Jane, whose death occurred at the age of eleven years; Jacob, now of Grand Rapids; and George.

George Kimberlin, the subject of this sketch, coming to a new country when a lad, had but meager educational advantages, receiving only such instruction as was usual to the pioneer children of that day. At the age of twenty-five years he received one year's training in the schools of Perrysburg, which, followed by subsequent reading and self application, made him a well-informed and practical business man. His early life was passed on the farm of his father, whom he assisted in the general work incident to pioneers of Wood county. In 1856 he was married to Miss Adaliza Olney, a native of Saratoga county, N. Y., born March 25, 1829, and daughter of Benjamin and Lucy (Emerson) Olney who were one of the pioneer families of Wood county, and whose history appears in the sketch of Samuel R. Junkins, of Bowling Green. Mrs. Kimberlin, who was a woman of many Christian virtues, was identified with the Baptist Church. Her death occurred at Bowling Green, January 15,1892. There were no children born to the marriage.

After his marriage Mr. Kimberlin settled on a farm near Grand Rapids, this county, where he continued in agricultural pursuits until the fall of 1871, when he entered upon the duties of treasurer of Wood county, to which office he had been previously elected. His election was for a period of four years, which term he served out, and a vacancy occurring in 1881 he served another year by appointment. While a resident of Weston township he had for fourteen years been the township clerk; was real-estate assessor of the township in 1870; and in 1890 served similarly in Plain township. So well, and with such care did Mr. Kimberlin serve the people of the township and county in transacting the business intrusted to his care, that, when his term of office had expired, they were loath to give him up, and his successors to the office of treasurer made him their deputy for ten years. Even this did not suffice, for he has been called to assist in the several county offices at periods from that time to the present. He brought to these various branches of county's business, intelligence, fitness, and a popularity that rendered him a most useful and safe official, and a satisfactory one. Possessed of a patriotism inherited from an an- I cestor of the war of the Revolution, and from his I father, a soldier of the war of 1812, Mr. Kimber- I lin in the dark days of 1864 left the plough in the furrow, shouldered his musket, and went to the front to bear an honorable part in the compaign of the command. He enlisted in May, 1864, in Company I, 144th O. V. I. He became second lieutenant of that company, and took part in the bayonet charge at Monocacy, Md. He was discharged in September of that year (1864).

Mr. Kimberlin is one of the most widely known and highly respected citizens of Wood county, and a thoroughly representative business man of the community, in which he has mingled so many years. He is identified with the Baptist Church, and in politics is a Republican. He possesses a fine, well-improved farm of nearly 1 50 acres in Grand Rapids township.

A. R. Mathews, who has served as agent at Webb for the Pennsylvania railroad since his appointment, on January 5, 1876, is probably the oldest employe on the division, and his longcontinued service certainly indicates his faithful discharge of duty. He is a native of Ohio, bom in Ashland county in 1836, and when five years of age was taken to what is now Bryan, Williams Co. , Ohio, by his parents, George and Margaret (Hamilton) Mathews. The father was born in Pennsylvania, and was married in Ashland county, this State, where he followed his trade of blacksmithing until his removal to Bryan, in 1841. There he began the cultivation and improvement of a farm, but was not long permitted to enjoy his new home, as he died in the year 1844, leaving two children - our subject, and his brother George, who enlisted in Williams county in 1862, in Company D, 38th O. V. I., and veteranizing served until the close of the war, during which he was twice wounded. He still makes his home in Williams county. In 1847 the mother became the wife of Henry Caszett, who by his first union had four sons - Adam, who was in the threemonths' service during the Civil war, and now makes his home in Michigan; Franklin and Kerry, also residents of the same State; and John, who died in Williams county, Ohio. By her second union the mother of our subject had two children - Andrew P. and Deborah, both of Isabella county, Mich. Her death occurred on the old home in Williams county, in i860.

In that county our subject was reared to manhood, and the first school he attended was taught in the old log court house of Bryan. On leaving home, in 1854, he went to Boscobel, Wis. , where he was employed at rafting lumber down the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers, and during his stay of seven years also went south. He returned to Williams county in i860, and the following year at Stryker, Ohio, enlisted in the three-months' call, serving with Company E, 14th O. V. I. He later re-enlisted for threeyears' service, this time becoming a member of Company E, 38th O. V. I., and was mustered in at Camp Dennison. He participated in the battles of Phillips, Laurel Hill, Cary's Ford, Wild Cat, Ky., Lyons Cross Roads, Nashville, Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Iuka, Tuscumbia, and then went on the march to Louisville. Later he was in the engagements at Milledgeville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Chancellorsville, Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain, and at Chattanooga became a veteran of the same company and regiment. He went with Sherman on the celebrated march to the sea, was in the Carolina campaigns, and took part in the grand review at Washington, D. C.. after which he received an honorable discharge at Cleveland, Ohio, in June, 1865, and returned to his home in Williams county. For four years he had faithfully followed the old flag on Southern battle fields, enduring all the hardships and privations of army life, but was ever found at his post of duty.

In 1865, in Defiance, Ohio, Mr. A. R. Mathews led to the marriage altar Miss Mary Hanna, who is a native of that county, and four children have come to bless their union - J. W. , who is married, and is a telegraph operator of Toledo, Ohio; Orlando R., who is also married and is telegraph operator for the Nickel Plate railroad at Bellevue, Ohio; Mrs. Fannie M. Hathaway, of Pemberville, Ohio; and Mamie C. , wife of Frank Berndt, of Troy township, Wood county.

After his marriage, Mr. Mathews engaged in farming in Williams county until 1871, at which time he removed to Genoa, Ottawa Co., Ohio, where he was in the employ of the firm of Webb and Brown, in their washboard manufactory. He was then sent by that firm to Webb Station, Wood county, where he helped to construct two mills, and, in connection with railroading, also kept boarders for some three years, having as many as forty-four mill hands as well as transient boarders. In 1873 he came to Troy township, where he built a house on railroad land, it being the first dwelling erected at Webb. His present fine residence was erected in 1882. Besides his duties as station agent he is also engaged in the cultivation and improvement of his farm. He bought eighty acres of heavily timbered land in Lake township, Wood county, which he at once began to clear and develop, making it one of the best places in the locality. In politics, Mr. Mathews is an ardent Republican, and for seventeen years served as postmaster at Webb, when he resigned, and in 1895 the office was discontinued. He has taken an active part in promoting the welfare of the community, and always lends his aid to every worthy enterprise.

Thomas Junkins. The subject of this sketch, who is known and revered throughout Wood county as the oldest living pioneer of Weston township, where he has resided for sixty-two years, was born in Fayette county, Penn., April 27, 1822.

Samuel Junkins, the father of our subject, was born in Maine, of Scotch and Irish parentage, and when a young man went to Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the manufacture of brick. He was there married to Nancy Smith, and four children were born to them, as follows: Clarissa, the widow of John Pugh, of Weston; Thomas; Julia Ann, the wife of Henry Bernthistle, deceased, and Samuel, deceased. The family afterward removed to Guernsey county, Ohio, where the father died in 1829, when our subject was but seven years old. The mother, with her children, returned to Pennsylvania, and in Washington county was married to John Rice. They then came back to Ohio, in 1833, in company with John McKee and a man by the name of Storts - there being three families in all. They settled in Weston (now Grand Rapids) township, Wood Co., Ohio, where the father of Mr. Rice had taken up land. Here Mr. Rice died in the fall of 1833. His widow subsequently removed to the farm owned by John McKee, where she remained until 1838, in which year she moved on the Carson farm, where she died in 1851.

Thomas Junkins had only a limited education, and after the death of his step-father, although a mere lad, he had to go to work in order to help support his widowed mother. His boyhood was spent in clearing up a portion of the McKee farm, and a greater part of the Carson farm. Here he spent seventeen years of hard work, and he recalls with gratitude the kind and encouraging words given him by Alexander Brown, who in those days of toil and hardships acted as a father, and cheered the boy in his daily toil. In 1843 Thomas Junkins bought 160 acres of land, being the S. E. \ of Section 29, Weston township, where he still resides. On this he placed many improvements, and in 1877 built his present fine residence, most of the lumber used in its construction being obtained from his own timber. For forty years the subject of our sketch resided on this farm, during which long period of time, and even longer, not a single death in the household, or family occurred (although they reared a family of six children), Mrs. Junkins being the first to pass away, her death occurring in 1895, forty-two years from the time of her marriage. This is a remarkable record, for which Mr. Junkins expresses his sincere gratitude.

About the year 1847 our subject bought 160 acres of land on Hull's Prairie, at seventy-five cents per acre, which comprised the ground on which the railway station now stands. This he sold for $2,000, and then bought 320 acres from Mr. Bucklin, in Milton township, for which he paid $2,080. Eighty acres of this he sold, and eighty acres of this farm he exchanged for a part of the Ward farm, and the remaining 160 acres he gave to his two sons, Eber W. and Charles L. (eighty acres each), while to Raymond S. he gave a part of the Ward farm. Mr. Junkins has always been a great lover of fine stock, having in his younger days been an extensive breeder of fine Shorthorn cattle, and to him much credit is due, for, through his enterprise, his neighbors and the citizens of Wood county, generally, have reaped rich returns from the improved stock they were enabled to secure, and did secure, from him. Owing to advanced age, and the depreciation of the cattle industry, Mr. Junkins has abandoned the business.

When the Civil war broke out, no citizen was more ready to assist the government in its efforts to sustain the Union than the subject of this sketch, and in 1863 he enlisted and was mustered in at Cleveland as a member of Company F, 86th O. V. I., under Col. Charles Lennert and Capt. Squires. He was present at the capture of Morgan, and at the battle of Cumberland Gap; served for eight months, and was mustered out at Cleveland in 1 864. As a result of his soldiering he has ever since been afflicted with deafness.

Mr. Junkins was married October 7, 1853, at Weston, to Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Long, who was born October 15, 1827, and who died February 5, 1895. Six children blessed this union, namely: (1) Alzina Adelaide, born July

24, 1854, married April 7, 1874, to James Blackburn; (2) Charlotte Alma, born July 3, 1856, married to William Walters; (3) Eber W., born August 10, 1858, is a farmer in Milton township; (4) Raymond S., born July 28, 1861, is a farmer of Weston; (5) Charles L. , born September 25, 1863, is a farmer in Milton township, and (6) Perry C. , born August 31,1 866, has the management of the homestead of 2 1 8 acres. Among the reminiscences of early days, Mr. Junkins relates that, in 1850, he in company with Aaron P. Treadwell, who was known as " Live Yankey," and " Jim " Crago, drove 150 head of cattle from Weston township, Wood Co., Ohio, to Bridgeport, Conn., the trip occupying several months' time.

The death of his beloved wife, which was the first one to occur in the family, as above related, was a severe blow to Mr. Junkins. They had been companions for nearly half a century, and she had been to him a faithful helpmeet, sharing his burdens, and by her loving care making his home a blessed retreat from the cares and trials of life. She was a devoted mother, counting no sacrifice too great, if by it she could secure the welfare and happiness of her family. Thoughtful of their comfort, and anxious for their future, she trained her children to become useful citizens and an honor to the parents who did so much for them; and now that she has gone to her reward they "rise up and call her blessed." In his political preferences, Mr. Junkins is a Republican, and for three terms he held the office of supervisor. In religious faith, he attends the Universalist Church, and is a consistent Christian. Socially, he belongs to the G. A. R. Post at Weston, and April 28, 1870, was made a Master Mason in Grand Rapids Lodge No. 289, F. &. A. M., Grand Rapids, Ohio, of which lodge he is still a member. He has resided on his present farm since 1855, though he bought it in 1843, and is known and beloved throughout the community, of which he may be called "one of the old land marks." His life has been one of useful endeavor, marked by integrity of purpose, upright dealing and a belief in the Fatherhood of God, and the brotherhood of humanity; and, now that for him the shadows are lengthening, he can look back over the eventful years with the consciousness of work well-done, and a trust that the future will bring him the reward promised to those who are faithful to the end.

Richard Priest. Among the leading farmers of Troy township is the subject of this sketch, whose name stands high on the military records of the Civil war, as well as in the annals of Wood county. By perseverance and industry in this locality he has gained a foothold in the world. He is a self-made man, having reached his present prosperous condition by his continual struggles from youth. He is pleasantly located on a tract of five acres in Section 28, Troy township, adjoining the village of Luckey. On his arrival in Wood county, in 1854, he located in Webster township, where he owns sixty-four acres of fertile and highly cultivated land.

Mr. Priest was born in Little Milton, Oxfordshire, England, in 1842, and is a son of James and Harriet (Wyatt) Priest, both natives of the same shire, and on coming to the New World located in Webster township, Wood county, in 1854, but later removed to Perrysburg township. In the former township, however, the father died in 1881, and his wife passed away in February, 1893. In their family were seven children - John, a resident of Webster township, who was in the one-hundred-day service during the Rebellion; Richard, of this review; Charley, of Webster township; William, who was born in this county, and also makes his home in Webster township; Mary, who died in Wood county; Mrs. Ann Walker, of Michigan; and Mrs. Rachel Flowers, of New Zealand.

Our subject was about twelve years of age when he left his native land and came to Wood county, and being reared upon a farm has always followed that vocation. While quietly assisting his father, the Civil war broke out, and, filled with patriotic ardor for his adopted country, he enlisted at Perrysburg in August, 1862, becoming a member of Company D, 1 1 ith Regiment O. V. I. , for three years or until the close of the struggle. He was assigned to the army of the Tennessee, and participated in the following battles - Stone River, Huff's Ferry, Lenoir, Campbell's Station, siege of Knoxville, Ft. Saunders, Dandridge, Strawberry Plains, Blain's Cross Roads, Rocky Face, Resaca, Pumpkin vine Creek, Burnt Hickory, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Nickajack Creek, Chattahoochee River, Decatur, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Utoy Creek, Jonesboro, Stone Mountain, Allatoona, Duck River, Franklin, Nashville, Ft. Anderson, Town Creek, and Raleigh. He was twice slightly wounded, and received an honorable discharge at Salisbury, N. C. , and was paid off at Cleveland, Ohio, in July, 1865.

In Perrysburg township, Wood county, Mr. Priest was married, in 1 867, to Miss Mary Fletcher, a native of Medina county, Ohio, and a daughter of John and Mary Fletcher, both born in England. On coming to this country they first located in Medina county, but their last days were spent in Webster township, this county. Seven children grace the union of our subject and his wife - Mrs. Celina M. Myers, of Fostoria, Ohio; Mrs. Emma Limbach, who makes her home with our subject; Robert H., of Dunbridge; Ada, now Mrs. Noss, of Luckey; Ella J.; Clara G. ; and Ruth R.

Both he and his wife are genial, hospitable people, whose pleasant ways have greatly endeared them to the entire neighborhood, and are faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He takes quite a prominent part in Grand Army circles, belonging to Pemberville Post No. 26, G. A. R. , and has attended the National Encampments at Columbus, Milwaukee, Detroit, Boston, Washington, Indianapolis and Louisville.

Caleb Root. This gentleman is accredited with the ownership of one of the best farms in Troy township, in Section 13, where he located in 1857. It comprises 130 acres, and was then partially improved. It is now well supplied with good and substantial farm buildings, and the machinery is fully in keeping with the enterprise of the proprietor, who also owns another excellent tract of 112 acres on the north side of the ridge, in Section 1, Troy township; also eighty acres in Section 12, and seventy-five on the south side of the pike, making in all nearly 400 acres of rich and fertile land. Besides general farming he also engages in stock-raising, having some fine animals on his place, and this branch of industry proves a profitable source of income. Upon his land are seven good oil wells, which have an abundant flow.

Mr. Root came to this county from Milan township, Erie Co. , Ohio, the place of his nativity, having there first seen the light on October 27, 1831. In 1821, soon after reaching his majority, his father, Hiram Root, who was a native of Connecticut, located in Erie county, where he married Parthena Tillotson, who was born in the Empire State. In Milan township, that county, his father opened up a farm, which he operated until his death in 1868, and there his wife also died at the ripe old age of eighty-two years. In their family were five children who grew to maturity - Orrin, who died in Erie county in 1882; Eunice, wife of Elias Hughes, of Huron county, Ohio; Eliza, wife of Elisha Hughes, of Erie county; Caleb, of this sketch; and Mrs. Mary Huyck, who makes her home in the West.

The subject of this review was brought up a farmer, receiving his education in the schools of Erie county, where he remained until twenty-five years of age, when he came to Wood county, and located upon his present farm. In his native township he was married in 1857, to Miss Martha Jane Nichols, who was born in Oxford township, Erie county, and was a daughter of Enoch and Catherine (Horton) Nichols, both natives of New York. At an early day they had made a settlement in Erie county, where they departed this

Hanson, of Woodville, Ohio; Arthur, of the same place; and Horton and Erma, twins, who are both at home. In 1889, in Troy township, Mr. Root was again married, the lady of his choice being Miss Anna Marsh, who was born in Lake township, Wood court ty, where at an early day had located her parents, Luke and Sarah Marsh. Her father is now deceased, and her mother makes her home upon the farm in Lake township. Two children bless this union, Edward and Grace.

Mr. Root uses his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the Republican party, and by his fellow citizens has been called upon to fill the offices of town clerk and justice of the peace of Troy township, where he has made his home for almost forty years, during which time he has taken an active interest in the advancement of the locality. His pleasant, courteous manners have attracted to him many warm friends, and he has the respect of all with whom he comes in contact.

C. D. Stearnes, a son of Justus and Mary (Hall) Stearnes, and who resides in Perry township, is in no whit behind his brothers in " push," energy or capacity, for any amount of labor necessary to accomplish the desired result. He perpetuates the characteristics of the family for thrift and prosperity, and is a wide-awake, up-todate man, public-spirited, and a citizen of whom any community might be justly proud. His integrity has never been questioned, and his good management has brought him merited success.

Mr. Stearnes was born June 14, 1856, in the ' ' old stone house, " which stands in Section 1 4, and was his father's residence for many years. It now belongs to J. D. Stearnes, one of the sons. During his youth our subject attended the district schools of his locality, and then learned the rudiments of agriculture under his father, whose excellent ideas on the subject he has since practiced with beneficial results. At various times he assisted his father in carrying out contracts for ditching, but most of his time until his marriage was spent on the farm.

On February 7, 1878, Mr. Stearnes was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth (daughter of William and Anna (Van Nemon) Courtney), who was born in Hancock county, Ohio, April 13, 1858. This union has been blessed with the following children: Sylva, born January 22, ber 23, 1883; and Joseph H., born September 10, 1886. After his marriage Mr. Stearnes bought from his father 107 acres of land in Section 14, Perry township, and moved a former school house onto it, as there were no buildings of any kind thereon, and there made his home until December 1, 1884, at which time he returned to the old homestead, working a portion of his father's farm for the succeeding five years. He then went back to his first farm, where he resided until August, 1891, at that time taking up his residence on the old Thomas Beach place, which he purchased in 1891, and where he now lives. He has remodeled the house, built a good barn, and otherwise improved the place. He has recently bought the E. O. Meaks place of forty acres in Perry township, and now has 224 acres of land, and is considered one of the best and most progressive farmers in the township. In politics Mr. Stearnes is a stanch Republican, and he is ever ready to work for the interests of his party and for the good of the community. He served one year as assessor, and was a constable for two or three years, filling these offices with much ability and to the satisfaction of the public.

S. E. Wagoner, a progressive and enterprising farmer, and assistant postmaster at Stony Ridge, was born on October 17, 1856, on the farm where he still resides in Lake township. His parents, Joseph and Eliza (Conrad) Wagoner, are both natives of Pennsylvania, and the father is a son of Samuel and Catherine (Shook) Wagoner, who were also born in Pennsylvania, and about 1849 came to Lake township, Wood county, where they passed their remaining days.

The subject of this biographical notice received his education in the schools of Perrysburg township, Wood county, and was reared upon the home farm. In early manhood he commenced agricultural pursuits for himself, but has also been connected with other lines of business, being interested in the manufacture of tile at Stony Ridge. His fine farm of fifty acres in Lake township is one of the best in the locality, the fields are well tilled and the whole appearance of the place indicates the thrift and energy of the owner.

On March 31, 1896, Mr. Wagoner was united in marriage with Miss Carrie E. , only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Metzger, of Troy township, the ceremony having been performed by the Rev. John Born, of St. John's Lutheran Church, at Stony Ridge, the marriage taking place at the residence of the bride's parents.

- Mr. Wagoner takes quite an interest in political affairs, voting with the Republican party, and at present is serving as assistant postmaster of Stony Ridge. The cause of education finds in him a warm friend, and as a member of the board of education he does much for its advancement. He has also acted as supervisor of Lake township, and been a member of the board of election. Religiously he is connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and socially belongs to Fort Meigs Lodge No. 774, I. O. O. F.

J. C. Witmore, a successful farmer and a self-made man of Perry township, was born September 1, 1839, in Franklin county, Penn., son of Jonathan and Catharine (Cover) Witmore.

When a boy Jonathan Witmore was bound out to a Mr. Cridler, and learned the shoemaker's trade. After serving his apprenticeship he followed his trade, and often worked nearly all night, sleeping but an hour or two. He received two shillings a day at day labor. In the fall of 1850 he and his family of six children came to Wood county in a large covered wagon, " Pennsylvania style," spending seventeen days en route. They located in Perry township, on eighty acres of land in Section 1, for which the father paid $1,025. He had nearly $i,ooo, but as utensils were needed he spent part of the money for them, and went into debt for his farm, which was then in its primitive state.

Mr. Witmore was married twice in Pennsylvania, his first wife bearing him two children, one of whom died in infancy; the other, Malinda, married John Myers, and died in Wood county, Ohio. For his second wife he wedded Catherine Cover, by whom he had seven children, viz.: One died in childhood; A. B. is a farmer of Perry township; J. C. is our subject; Henry E. is a resident of Hancock county; Jacob is a German Baptist Brethren minister in Mc- Pherson, Kans. ; David is a farmer in Webster township; Martha married Jackson Seaman, of Toledo, and died in Fostoria in 1891. For his third wife Mr. Witmore took Miss Susan Smith, who was born in Carroll county, Md., November 29, 1823, daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth (Friese) Smith; the former of whom died when Susan was five years old. In the fall of 1833 the widow came to Seneca county with six children, all girls. They drove all the way from Maryland, locating near Melmore, Seneca county, where Susan was reared and attended the public schools. Mr. Witmore had four children by this wife, namely: Elizabeth A., now Mrs. Jacob

Jonathan Witmore died July i, 1 886, and is buried in Center, Perry township; since his death his widow has been living on the farm of eighty acres left by him. She is a member of the German Baptist Brethren Church, and is one of the highly respected ladies of Perry township. Mr. Witmore was never certain of his age, as his parents died when he was quite young, and he lived with strangers until he became a young man. He had a cruel master to work for, and was often obliged to get out of bed at night and go to work, his employer taking great delight in thus abusing him. His opportunities for education were few; he attended school but little, and secured what knowledge he possessed by reading and studying at home. In political sentiment he was a Democrat, but he seldom voted. He was a minister in the German Baptist Church, and just before his death was ordained an elder in that denomination. He was a self-made man, active and industrious, and through his own efforts he became comfortably situated in life.

Our subject was a boy when he came to Wood county, and he received a rather limited schooling. Work was plentiful, and he was kept busy tramping out grain and separating it by hand. At the age of fifteen he had a desire for more schooling, and prepared himself by studying at night, later attending a select school at West Millgrove taught by Alfred Kelley. When nineteen years old he began teaching on his own account, continuing in that occupation for five terms in Wood and Seneca counties. He was united in marriage, November 29, 1862, in Seneca connty, to Miss Mary A. Krabill, who was born in that county, February 10, 1843, daughter of John and Hannah (Bear) Krabill, the former of whom was a native of Stark county, Ohio, and was a preacher and elder in the German Baptist Church; the mother was born in Pennsylvania. They had nine children - four sons and five daughters - of whom two sons died when young; the other two are also ministers in the German Baptist Church, and the eldest is an elder. Mr. Witmore settled on his father's old farm in Perry township, which he rented for two years and then purchased. For a while he and his brother A. B. worked it in partnership, but he finally bought his brother out, and has carried it on alone ever since. He has 140 acres of excellent farm land, oft which he is successfully and profitably engaged in general farming, and there are two oil wells on the place. In July, 1862,

Mr. Witmore joined the German Baptist Church, and is at present an elder and licensed minister, being ordained elder in 1880, and receiving his license to preach about 1865.

Mr. Witmore is a well-informed man, obtaining his education by constant study and application. He is a valuable citizen, and a kindhearted, hospitable man, always ready to help the needy, in which work he is cheerfully seconded by his excellent wife. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Witmore, as follows: John H. , a farmer of Perry township, who lost his left arm in a corn husker, November 25, 1894; Samantha M. , now Mrs. William Caskey, of Perry; Jonathan A., a farmer of Hancock county; and Hattie B., who died when eight months old.

Edwin Farmer, the able and efficient superintendent of the Wood County Infirmary, was born December 16, 1838, at Wantage, Berkshire, England, where his ancestors had lived for more than two hundred years, engaged in the business of cattle dealing and butchering.

His grandfather, John Farmer, married a Miss Stagg, and reared a family of four children: Charlotte, who never married, and was a nurse in one family for four generations; John (2), our subject's father; Richard, a butcher at Newbury, Berkshire, England, now deceased; and Mary Ann, who never married, and was in service all her life.

John Farmer, the father of our subject, was born in 1804. He married Esther Grimshaw, a native of West Hanney, born in 1805. Both were members of the Church of England. They had six children, a brief record of whom is as follows: (1) Esther married Benjamin Manns, and died in England. (2) Alfred came to America in 1852, was an overseer in Mississippi for three years, and then returned to England; in 1858 he came again, this time accompanied, by by our subject, with whom he engaged in business in Wood county: he died at Millbury in 1888 at the age of sixty years. (3) Joseph followed the ancestral occupation; he died in England in 1855 aged twenty-six years. (4) Mary Ann married Thomas Marsh, a retired soldier of the British army, and one of the gatekeepers at Regents Park, London. (5) Elizabeth died in infancy. (6) Edwin, our subject, is the youngest. The mother died in 1854. She weighed over five hundred pounds at the time of her death, and her daughter Mary Ann, weighed over three hundred pounds.

the schools of his native village during his boyhood. In 1858 he came to America with his brother, intending to go to the valley of the Red river, in Louisiana, but they decided to locate at Millbury. Here they engaged in the lumber business, making a specialty of railroad ties, for which they filled large orders for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad. They also furnished the heavy timbers for the first wagonbridge ever built in Toledo. Mr. Farmer had never been outside of a town until he left home to come to America, and life in the woods was not congenial; but he continued it for ten years, when he returned to his native country on a visit. He was married there, in 1869, to Miss Charlotte Tyrrell, and started with his bride on the way back to America; but after reaching London his aged father, who had long been in ill health, sent him an urgent request to return to him, which he did, remaining until after his father's death, in 1871. In May, 1872, he returned with his wife to Wood county, Ohio, settling at Millbury, and joining his brother on the farm leased by them, in 1859, of A. D. Wait, of Toledo. It may be here mentioned that he and his brother were in partnership from 1855 until 1881, some twenty-six years, with never a written agreement of any kind between them, and always on the best of terms. In 1878 our subject was appointed superintendent of the County Infirmary, and he has now served longer in that capacity than any other man in the State, with one exception.

Mr. and Mrs. Farmer have had six children, as follows: A. B., the well-known deputy sheriff of Wood county; Warren Tyrrell, born December 26, 1872; Joseph, born March 19, 1875, who died at' the age of fifteen months; Lottie, born in May, 1877; Annie Lottie, born April 15, 1878, and Rosa E., born June 27, 1880. In politics, Mr. Farmer is a Republican; in religious faith he is a member of the Evangelical Church.

Mrs. Farmer's parents, John and Anna (Andrews) Tyrrell, were both natives of England, and belonged to an old family in their locality. He was a butcher, a farmer, and a hotel-keeper, was parish clerk of the village of Steventon, Berks, for forty years, and is yet living, at the advanced age of ninety-three. The mother died in 1893. They had ten children - five sons and five daughters: two of the sons, Joseph, of Sterling, Kans., and George, of Bowling Green, Ohio, are the only ones who came to America. One sister, Mrs: Meats, is living at Cape Town, South Africa. Two, .John and Elizabeth Day, are deceased. Those still living in Old England are:

Robert L. Keel, one of the younger representatives of the agricultural interests of Wood county, was born in Seneca county, Ohio, December 13, 1870, ^tid is a son of Henry and Delilah Jane (Keel) Keel, also natives of the Buckeye State. Upon their marriage they located on a farm in Seneca county, and about 1872 came to Wood county, taking up their residence on a forty-acre farm, for which the father had traded a tract of land in Michigan. He died of smallpox in Jackson township about 1875. In the family were two children, the daughter being Mary, now the wife of Bryan Sweet, of Bloomdale, Ohio. Robert L. Keel was only two years of age when he came with his parents to Wood county, He attended the common schools of Hoytville until sixteen years of age, and then gave his attention to farm work. During his childhood he made his home with his mother, who had married, for her second husband, W. M. Clark. In March, 1892, they removed to Arkansas, where they are now living on a farm. Six children were born of that union, namely; Emma, Della, John, Horace, Hattie and Blanche.

By the terms of his father's will our subject inherited the farm, and assumed entire management of the same on attaining his majority. He was also left a house and lot in Hoytville, where he now makes his home. The lady who shares his name and fortunes bore the maiden name of Nettie Looman. She is a native of Wood county, and their marriage, which was celebrated in Liberty township in 1891, has been blessed with one daughter, Lena. In politics, Mr. Keel gives an unfaltering support to the Republican party at State and National elections, but votes regardless of party affiliations at local elections. He is a young man of sterling worth and strict integrity, well known in the community.

Hiram Cunning, deceased. Among the men who have been instrumental in the development of the rich resources of Wood county, the subject of this sketch held no unimportant position. He operated one of the model farms of Washington township, and was numbered among the popular citizens of that section. Born in Ridgefield township, Huron Co., Ohio, May 7, 1842, he was a son of Hiram and Keziah (Raymond) Cunning, with whom, at the age of twelve years, he came to Wood county. The schools of Washington township afforded him his educational

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After the breaking out of the Civil war, Mr. Cunning enlisted, August 9, 1862, at Tontogany, in the mth, O. V. I., under Col. Bond and Capt. McGowen, of Perrysburg, and was mustered in at Toledo. He was placed on provostguard duty, and after participating in a number of skirmishes was discharged at Columbus, Ohio, April 8, 1863. On returning to Wood county, he lived oa his father's homestead until 1865, when he purchased his late farm of eighty acres, which had been partly cleared, but which he greatly improved, setting out an orchard, and small fruit trees and shrubs; besides general farming, he also raised stock for his own use. In politics he voted the straight Republican ticket; served as school director two terms, and for a number of years was cemetery trustee. He affiliated with Walter A. Wood Post, No. 48, G. A. R., of Tontogany, of which he was senior vice-commander; and also held membership with the K. O. T. M., Tent No. 147, of Tontogany. On August 23, 1896, Mr. Cunning died suddenly.

Mr. Cunning was married February 22, 1872, to Ella Tefft, a daughter of L. P. and Phoebe Ann (Adams) Tefft, and to them have come four children: Oreanna, born February 8, 1874, became the wife of S. I. Landers, an agriculturist of Plain township, Wood county, and died of consumption September 28, 1893; Hiram T. was born December 5, 1875; Flavillawas born March 13, 1879; and Irene Myrtle was born July 30, 1883. The three youngest children are still at home. On both the paternal and maternal sides Mrs. Cunning is descended from Gen. Greene, of Revolutionary fame. Her mother's maiden name was Sprague, but as her father died when she was quite young, she took the name of Adams, that of her step-father, who was a descendant of President John Quincy Adams. She belonged to the Sprague family of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Tefft were married in May, 1851, and four children blessed their union - one who died in infancy; Florence G., who died while young; Lorin P., also deceased; and Mrs. Cunning, who was born in Perrysburg, Ohio, January 20, 1854. Her father was a member of the " Squirrel Hunters," and during the Civil war manifested his patriotism by enlisting in the Union army as a member of the " hundred-day men."

John Baker, a contractor and farmer of Wood county, was born in Center township, Carroll Co., Ohio, June 1 1 . 1829. His parents were John and Clarissa (Hill) Baker, the former i of whom was a native of Maryland, and the latter from Vermont. They were married in what is now West Virginia, and, in 1818, came to Carroll county when it was a portion of three other counties.

The father lived in Carroll county until 1836, and then moved to Big Spring township, to which place he went by wagon, the journey of one hundred and fifty miles consuming a week. Mr. Baker owned 160 acres of land in Carroll county which he sold for $1,800, and bought a section of land in Seneca county, which was then in a primitive state. Their first home was in an old school house, where they lived for a while, and then Mr. Baker built a log house at the west end of his farm, and the following children were born: William, who died in Gratiot county,

Mich. He was a farmer, and when a boy killed 1 1 1 deer the first winter the family was in Sen.- eca county; Mary married George Bottomfield and lives in California; Levi was a farmer, and died in Hardin county, Ohio, in 1861; Charlotte died young; Lizzie married William Harman, and died in Indiana; James was a miller and a merchant at Lincoln, and died in Indiana; John is our subject; Delilah is now Mrs. Daniel Ragen, of Risingsun. Mr. Baker was a soldier in the war of 1812, and fought at the battle of Fort Meigs. He was a Democrat, and held several minor township offices. He died on his farm in Seneca county, at the age of fifty- three years, and was buried at Big Springs. The widow lived on the farm with her children until 1854, and died in Prophetstown, on Rock river, 111. , aged seventythree years.

Our subject was a boy when his parents went to Seneca county, and he attended school in a log school house built by the neighbors. The teacher was paid by the parents according to the number of children in each family. Mr. Baker remained at home until after his father's death, when he started out for himself, and wandered around working at various kinds of employment. He began railroading - laying tracks and getting out timbers on the Mad River road, the first one in Ohio. He was for eight years a brakeman, running between Sandusky and Dayton, on the Mad River line. When a boy he worked on the suspension bridge at Wheeling, which was 960 feet long, and for years the largest bridge in the world.

Mr. Baker was married in Big Spring township in 1850, to Miss Louisa Straus, who was born in Sandusky, in 1833, and was a daughter of David Straus, a farmer. The following chil- 1 dren were born: Emily, who was married to

David Kelly, and after his death wedded James Gangway, of Fort Wayne, Ind. , now also deceased. She has three children: Almon, of whom see sketch elsewhere; George H., of Risingsun, who has four children; Jane is now Mrs. Samuel Sheller, of Muncie, Ind., and they have two children. Mrs. Baker died in 1863, while our subject was in the army, and is buried in Prairie Depot. Mr. Baker was again married, his second wife being Miss Mary M. Hale, who died in 1869, and was buried in Hancock county. Our subject's present wife was a Miss Catherine Wonders.

On March 22, 1861, Mr. Baker came to Montgomery township from Patterson, Hardin county, where he lived on a farm for three years. He bought 160 acres of land in Section 23, Montgomery township, and went in debt to, the extent of $1,500. In August, 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 57th O. V. I., as a wagoner, was taken prisoner at Shiloh in April, 1862, but escaped and returned to his regiment, with which he remained until he was again captured at Wolf River, with seventeen other teamsters, after being pursued for forty miles. While in the enemy's camp news came in December, 1862, of the burning, by Federals, of the little town of Rowley, Tenn., near which they were encamped. The Confederate officer in charge of our subject and his fellow prisoners, swore that if the report was true he would hang six of his prisoners, an d for a day each one expected to be one of the doomed six. They were paroled after two days, and our subject still has the Rebel parole that is given him. He joined his regiment at once, regardless of the parole in his inside pocket, which meant death if again captured by the Confederates. This was unfortunately his fate a short time later at Milligan's Bend, Miss. He was taken to Pine Bluff, Ark., and placed in jail, where he remained for eight days. He was tried as a spy, but was liberated and compelled to travel 600 miles through Arkansas. After much suffering from fatigue and hunger, having nothing to eat but corn, he finally struck the Mississippi river, 100 miles north of Cairo, 111., came on to Ohio, and paid a visit home. He reported in parole camp at Cole, Ohio, and watched his chance to leave. He went out with men going to join Rosecrans at Nashville, but at Louisville he was returned to Cole, then exchanged and joined his regiment in Alabama, where he again took a team and followed with Sherman all through the war, and was present at the grand review in Washington. He was not discharged until August, 1865, at Little

Rock, Ark. , when he came home, and has since been engaged in building bridges throughout Wood county, and in farming. For over two years he was at Risingsun, where he built a hotel, and was in that business during his stay there. He was a Democrat, but of late has not been a partisan. He and his wife are members of the Disciples Church.

Mr. Baker comes of a good family, and is a self-made man, and although well along in years he is in excellent condition, both mentally and physically. He is a respected citizen, and is in comfortable circumstances.

William L. Browneller, a highly-respected and public-spirited citizen of Wood county, is a native of Pennsylvania, his birth having occurred in Fayette county, September 28, i860. His father was also born there, and was a son of Samuel Browneller. The father, Frederick Browneller, was a farmer by occupation, and in Fayette county married Margaret Springer, whose birth also occurred there. They were residents of their native locality until 1870, when they removed to Hancock county, Ohio, where the father purchased 120 acres of land in Liberty township, and afterward added to it an additional tract of forty acres. In 1 887 the parents removed to Findlay, Ohio, and their son David is now carrying on the old homestead. They were parents of the following named children: Mary, wife of Ellis

Foltz, who is living near Findlay; William L. ; James, a farmer of Hancock county; David, on the old homestead; Sarah, wife of Jacob Radabaugh, of Hancock county; Elizabeth, wife of Charles Conaway, of Hancock county; Joseph, Callie and Flora, at home.

Our subject was only nine years of age when his parents removed to Hancock county. He began his education in his native county, and afterward attended the district schools of Ohio. He completed his education by attendance one term in the Fostoria Academy, attendance two terms at the Findlay High School, and also two terms at the Ada Normal School, at Ada, Ohio. He then returned home and began farming.

In Findlay, on the 7th of February, 1882, Mr. Browneller was joined in wedlock with Miss Elizabeth Bolton, who was born in Hancock county, August 8, 1861, a daughter of Michael Bolton, deceased. Mr. Browneller brought his bride to Wood county, and settled on a farm of 153 acres belonging to his father, whereon he resided for seven years. He then purchased his present farm, comprising seventy-nine acres in Jackson township, and since taking up his resi- dence here has erected a fine home, built good barns, and made other excellent improvements which add to the value and attractive appearance of the place. He is widely recognized as one of the leading and substantial agriculturists of Wood county. The home has been blessed with five children, but Clyde and Mabel are now deceased. The others are Grade, Earl and Flossie, all under the parental roof.

In his political affiliations, Mr. Browneller is a stalwart Republican; but has neither time nor inclination for public office. He is an active member of the Church of God, of which he is now serving as elder, and has been superintendent of the Sunday-school.

His grandparents, Zachariah and Margaret Rheinfrank, were natives of Bavaria, where John Rheinfrank, father of our subject, was born. The family came to the United States about the year 1830, and located at Detroit. John Rheinfrank was for several years engaged there in mercantile pursuits, but later retired to a farm near Bridgewater, where he spent his remaining days. He was twice married, first to Miss Elizabeth Lindenschmidt, from which marriage resulted four children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the eldest. The brother, George A., lives at the old homestead; one sister, Martha, has her home near Bridgewater; the other sister, Amelia, died in early youth. After the death of his first wife, the father married Christina Gruber, and to this union three children were born, all of whom are now living in Michigan.

Our subject attended the graded schools of Ypsilanti in his boyhood, and there early evinced a proficiency in the different lines of study which he pursued. In 1861, he graduated from the classical course of the Ypsilanti schools, and entered the literary department of the University of Michigan. At the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion, he made full preparations to go to the front; but on account of ill health was prevented from enlisting. In 1862, he was enrolled in the Medical Department at Ann Arbor, and two years later, 1864, took his degree of M. D., from that institution. Soon afterward, the Doctor came to Perrysburg, with the intention of making that place his future home, and the scene of his professional career. He endured the usual discouragements of a young practitioner in a strange city, but his high character and mental abilities soon won him a fine standing, as a citizen,

Dr. Rheinfrank had not long been launched upon the high road of life when he married Miss Sophia W. Bruckner, a native of Monroe, Mich., and a lady of fine mental gifts and culture. The education of their four children has been the leading object of their lives, and they may well be proud of their efforts. Eva, who was very recently married to C. G. Lampman, of Buffalo, supplemented her fine literary education by a course in music at the Oberlin Conservatory; W. H. graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Michigan, and is now practicing with his father; George B. has studied two years at the same University, and is at present pursuing a course in architecture, to be completed at Philadelphia; and Frederick Eugene has embarked upon a six-years' schooling in the Law and Literary Departments at Ann Arbor.

Dr. Rheinfrank is a man of broad and genererous views, interested in all the questions of the day, and thoroughly alive to every progressive movement in his profession. He is fond of literature, and speaks German and English with equal fluency. In politics, he is a Democrat, having always upheld the principles of true Democracy. He belongs to the fraternal orders of the F. & A. M. and the K. of P. , and is a member of the Wood county, Northwestern Ohio, Ohio State, and American and International Medical Societies.

George W. Snyder, a. thrifty and successful farmer residing in Section 32, Lake township, was born in Liverpool, Medina Co., Ohio, January 14, 1846, and is a son of Adam and Margaret (Snyder) Snyder, both natives of Bavaria, Germany, the former born in November, 1800, and the latter in 1 809. Ater their marriage in their native land, they came to America in 1832, locating first at Liverpool, Medina Co., Ohio, in the midst of a forest, and on that farm continued to live until coming to Troy township. Wood county, in 1855. They made a settlement on the Maumee & Western Reserve Pike, where their remaining years were passed, the father dying in 1879, and the mother in June, 1891, in her eighty-second year. In early life they were members of the Reformed Church, but later became connected with the Lutheran denomination, while in politics, Mr. Snyder was a Democrat. To them were born the following children: Mary, deceased wife of William Zacharias; Adam and Daniel, who are both married, and reside on the Maumee & Western Reserve Pike; Frederick, of Michigan; Jacob, of Woodville, Ohio; Catherine; Caroline, wife of William Gartman, of South Cleveland, Ohio; George W. ; Lucien, of Troy township; David, of Paulding county, Ohio; and Henry, who is still living on the old homestead in Troy township.

Educated in a primitive school house, reared on a farm, with its usual hardships and privations, were the marked features of the early life of our subject. At the age of ten years he had accompanied his parents to Wood county, where he continued his studies, which had been begun in Medina county. He also learned the trade of a carpenter, at which he worked in Perrysburg for a number of years, and was also employed at the same occupation throughout the county until his marriage.

On September 9, 1871, Mr. Snyder was married to Miss Lucy Goss. She was born in April, 1845, on the farm now owned and occupied by our subject, and is a daughter of John and Hannah (Lewis) Goss, both natives of England, who were among the pioneers of Lake township, where the father died in 1871, at the age of sixty-six years, and the mother in 1882, at the age of eighty-two years. They were faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in their family were four children: William, of Troy township; Louis, who resides in Lucas county, near Toledo, Ohio; Mary E., wife of Frederick Snyder; and Lucy, wife our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder have one child, Elsie E., who is attending school. They also reared his nephew, A. G. Snyder, who now practices medicine in Toledo, Ohio. He was educated by our subject, who also sent him to medical college, and gave him a lot in Toledo which he owned.

Mr. Snyder devotes his attention to general farming, and having a large amount of industry, perseverance and energy, has made a noble record as an agriculturist, and stands to-day one of the substantial and reliable citizens of the county. Besides his valuable farm, he also owns city property in Toledo. In his political faith he is a stanch and unswerving Democrat; socially is connected with the Masonic fraternity; and religiously is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Stony Ridge, this county.

Frederick Herringshaw has been a resident of Wood county since the age of four years, and that his life is a well-spent one is indicated by the fact that those who have known him from boyhood are numbered among his stanchest friends. He was born in Huron county, Ohio, May 19, 1856, and is a son of John and Mary A.

(Lyon) Herringshaw. He is indebted to the district schools of Liberty township for his educational privileges, and his first teacher was a Mr. Woodbury, an excellent instructor, and a strict disciplinarian. He left school at the age of eighteen, and afterward devoted his entire attention to the work of the home farm until his marriage.

In Findlay, Ohio, September 13, 1883, Mr. Herringshaw was joined in wedlock with Nora B. Needham a native of Ohio, born September 29, 1863, and a daughter of Amos and Jennie (Edgar) Needham. Her mother died when Mrs. Herringshaw was a small child, and she was reared by strangers, being an inmate of the home of Mr. Dirk, of North Baltimore, at the time of her marriage. Four children have been born to our subject and his wife, namely: John, who was born July 21, 1884; William Frederick, born May 17, 1887; Lula Viola, born June 9, 1892, and Frederick Merl, born August 8, 1896.

Prior to his marriage, Mr. Herringshaw had purchased ninety-seven acres of land upon which he has since resided, forty acres lying in Liberty township, the remaining fifty-seven acres in Henry township. He has made all the improvements upon the place, has cleared his farm of indebtedness, and is to-day numbered among the substantial citizens of the community. His political support is given the Republican party, but he has never sought office. His wife is a member of the United Brethren Church, of Wingston. The cause of education finds in Mr. Herringshaw a warm friend, and he is a thorough gentleman, possessed of many excellent qualities.

James Stratsbery, a prominent agriculturist and fruit-grower of Weston township, was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, March 15, 1830, and -is the son of Napoleon B. and Mary (Lowe) Stratsbery.

The father of our subject was born in Virginia, of English parentage, and when a young man took up his residence in Guernsey county, Ohio, where he followed farming, and where he was married. Fifteen children were born to him, of whom James is the eldest; the others in the order of their births are as follows: Robert resides in

Indiana; Rosanna, wife of Thomas Westbrook, resides in Brown county, Ind. ; Ebenezer is a farmer in Wisconsin; Margaret is the wife of Joseph Shipman, of Weston; William is a farmer in Weston township; Mahlon is a resident of Brown county, Ind. ; Elizabeth is the wife of David Kesster, and lives in Michigan; Finlay is a resident of Brown county, Ind.; Joshua is residing in Brown county, Ind. ; Sarah Ann (Mrs.. John

Palmer) lives in Noble county, Ohio; Wesley is deceased; the other three died in infancy. The father of this large family died in Mercer county, Ohio, in 1867, the mother surviving him until 1895.

The subject of this sketch obtained his education in the schools of Noble county, Ohio, and was there employed at the breaking out of the Civil war. In the fall of 1861 he enlisted in Company K, 40th O. V. I., under Col. Cramer and Capt. Knapp. The family of Napoleon Stratsbery was well represented in the Union ranks - the father and four sons (James, Robert, Ebenezer and Finlay) all becoming soldiers, and serving throughout the war. Among the battles in which our subject participated were those of Middle Creek and Sand River, at the latter of which he was wounded in both legs, and was sent to the hospital, from which he was discharged in 1863. After recovering from his severe injuries Mr. Stratsbery went to Cambridge, Ohio, and engaged in the manufacture of corn-shellers, in which he met with good success. Later he went into the manufacture of brooms and lath, subsequently taking up contracting on railroad work, building ditches, etc. Among the contracts he carried out were the Jackson cut-off, the construction of six miles of the Nickel Plate, six miles of grading on the Cold water railway, and six miles on the P. F. & W. railway. In 1879 he purchased twenty-five acres of land in Weston township, to which he has added by degrees until he now owns 1 1 5 acres, and has become one of the largest fruit and berry growers in the county. His place is finely improved, having on it a handsome residence, as well as capacious barns and outbuildings, and in the summer season, when luscious berries tempt the palate, and, later, the autumn fruits hang heavy on the boughs, it is a delightful spot to visit. The well-known hospitality of the owner and his interesting family draws to his pleasant home a large circle of friends and acquaintances, and many pleasant reunions take place there.

Mr. Stratsbery has been twice married, first time in Guernsey county, Ohio, April 16, 1851, to Miss Mary A. Stoner, and they had four children, only one of whom is now living. A brief record of them is as follows: Flora died when seventeen years old ; Ernest E. , who was a farmer and speculator in land bonds, and loaned money, died in Wyandot county, Ohio, in 1892; Joseph was a professor of elocution in Valparaiso, Ind., and died in 1888; Foster is a baggagemaster on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, at Burlington, Iowa. The mother of these children passed away in 1865, and July 1, 1866, Mr. Stratsbery was married, in Weston, to Miss Anna Lingo, who was born January 7, 1842, and six children have blessed their union: James, a farmer in Weston township; John W. , assisting his father in the management of his property, and is an energetic and enterprising young man who has a bright future before him; Fred; Gertrude; and Mary Grace, who died when nine years of age.

Mr. Stratsbery is a Republican in politics, and is a loyal citizen. He is a prominent member of the G. A. R. , belonging to Neibling Post, No. 20, at Weston. He is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge at Weston, and has taken the third degree; belongs, also, to the I. O. O. F. and Encampment, and to the K. of P. , and he and his wife are members of the Order of Rebekah. Mrs, Stratsbery is also a member of the Woman's Relief Corps, and of the Aid Society, in all these organizations taking a prominent part, and being well known for her efficiency and executive ability.

Mr. and Mrs. Stratsbery have witnessed many changes in their lives, and have taken no small part in the progress and growth of the community in which they have so long resided. They are now seeing the results of their labors, and, in the midst of their family and large number of friends, are enjoying a quiet and comfortable life, conscious that their best efforts have been given to their country and their fellowmen.

Peter Nyswander, a pioneer farmer of Weston township, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, September 6, 1834. The father of our subject, Christian Nyswander, was born in Berne, Switzerland, and came to this country with his parents when he was twelve years of age, they settling in Fairfield county. He married Elizabeth Deering, and six children were born to them as follows: Peter; Mary, who is the wife of Levi Simons, of Bloom township; John E. , who died in Bloom township; Sarah, who married Adam Rettick, and lives in Florida, Henry Co., Ohio; Reuben, a resident of Napoleon, Ohio; and Jennie, who married John Long, a merchant of Paulding county. The father of our subject removed to Milton township, Wood county, buying and afterward selling 160 acres of land, thence going to Missouri, where he remained six years, at the end of which time he returned to Bloom township. His death occurred December 31, 1893, at Florida, Henry Co., Ohio. The mother died in Bloom township in 1881.

township in the old log school house, which was the temple of learning in those early days, and was instructed in the branches then taught, which, it is safe to say, did not extend far beyond the " three R's. " He worked for his father until he was nineteen years old, and then started in life for himself. For the next six or seven years he was employed in clearing up land for other people, at the close of that period buying sixty acres of unimproved land on which was built a log cabin, and devoted himself to its improvement. In the course of time he added some thirty-two and a half acres to it, and as the result of hard and patient labor he has to-day a valuable property under a good state of cultivation. The log house is supplanted by a handsome residence, and the rude outbuildings by fine barns, while modern machinery lessens the work of the farmer. In this pleasant home Mr. Nyswander is reaping the reward of his early years of hardship and toil, and, with his interesting family about him, is taking life easily and comfortably.

Our subject was married at Napoleon, Ohio, 1871, to Susan Beverson, who was born February 6, 1853. Her father, Samuel Beverson, was a shoemaker by trade, and also followed farming. He married Maria Weaver, and twelve children were born to them. He and his wife, both of whom have reached a good old age, are now living in Fulton county, Ohio.

1872; Sarah E., September 26, 1873; Edward, March 31, 1876; Reuben, January 9, 1878; Ella M. , January 18, 1886; and Jacob, April 17, 1889. In politics our subject is a Populist. He has been a school director for a number of terms, and is a man highly regarded by his fellow citizens for his integrity, good common sense and liberal-minded views.

David Girton (deceased) was a native of the Keystone State, born in Columbia county, on July 19, 1813, and, as his mother died when he was quite small, he was reared by a maternal aunt. When a young man he removed with relatives to Ashland county, Ohio, where he met the lady who now bears his name. In Orange township, that county, on May 21, 1844, he was united in marriage with Miss Rebecca Fast, who was there born May 7, 1825, and is a daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Rex) Fast. Her paternal grandfather, Christian Fast, was one of the wellknown pioneers of Ashland county, in whose life many interesting incidents occurred, which have appeared in print many times. At one time he

For seventeen years, Mr. Girton resided in Orange township, Ashland county, and on coming to Wood county, in 1861, wasstill in debt for his farm of eighty acres there. He was a hard-working, energetic man, and all that he had was secured through his own labors. He drove through to Wood county, bringing his family, which then comprised nine children, and in Perry township purchased eighty acres of land in Section 10, and twenty acres in Section 1 1 . Eight acres of the amount only had been cleared, and the improvements consisted only of a log cabin and pig pen. A heavy growth of timber covered the place, and the land was mostly under water, especially in the spring, the only means of going to the neighbors being to walk on the logs in order to keep from getting wet. Mr. Girton continued to improve and cultivate his land until his death, which occurred April 3, 1869, and his remains were interred at Perry Center. In height he was five feet eight inches, weighed only 135 pounds, was never very strong, and his health was quite poor the last two years of his life. In politics he was a Democrat, and as a citizen had the respect and confidence of all who knew him.

At his death he left the widow with a family of ten children, and a debt of $600 upon his place. With the help of her sons, Mrs. Girton was able to keep her home, and to-day has 120 acres of as good land as can be found anywhere in the township. The place is neat and thrifty in appearance, the buildings are of substantial character, and all the improvements found thereon have been made by members of the family.

The education of Mrs. Girton was such as the subscription schools of her neighborhood afforded; but at that time it was considered unnecessary for girls to have much of an education. She has reared a family, of which she may justly be proud ; her sons have become prominent and enterprising citizens of the various communities in which they reside, while her daughters have become good housekeepers and faithful wives, and they always acted under her instruction, seeking her advice until they started out in life for themselves. Religiously she is connected with the Evangelical Church, and she is one of the most highly respected ladies of Perry township.

born March 14, 1845, lives in Gratiot county, Mich.; Sarah J., born November 12, 1846. is now Mrs. Jonathan Snyder, of Gratiot county, Mich.; John G., born July 19, 1848, is a farmer of Perry township; Mary M. , born January 18,

1850, is the wife of George Castrit, of West Millgrove, Ohio; David K. , born May 13, 1852, resides in Scott township, Sandusky Co., Ohio; Jacob I., born April 28, 1854, died in Perry township January 23, 1869; Hudson. P. , born April 1. 1856, lives in Johnson county, Mo.; Wilson W. , born February 27, 1858, died March 23, 1883, in Perry township; Martin G., born June 27, i860, is a farmer of Perry township; and Flora E., born March 16, 1866, is now Mrs. Amos Bowers, of Montgomery township, Wood county.

Edward W. De Verna, one of the honored pioneer settlers of Wood county, was born on Westminster, in London, England, December 14, 1829. Edward De Verna, his father, also born in England, was of French descent. By profession he was a surgeon, and for a number of years governor of a penitentiary. He married Cecelia Sarvis, a native of England, and they became the parents of two sons: Edward W., and Henry A., a farmer of Ottawa county, Ohio. Crossing the Atlantic, the family located in Chatham, county of Kent, Ontario, Canada, where the father was given one thousand acres of land in recognition of services rendered his country. He died there in 1859, surviving his wife six years. George De Verna, grandfather of our subject, was a captain in the British army the greater part of his life; while an uncle, Major Crane, was in the same service, losing a limb at some engagement - in fact many of Mr. De- Verna's relatives were military men, and he has inherited not a little of their martial air, being still quite erect, though sixty-seven years old, taking also much delight in drilling a company of cadets at Dunbridge.

Our subject was baptized in the grand and historic structure which has played an important part in England's history - Westminster Abbey. He is entirely self-educated, but is to-day a very well-read man. At the age of twelve he came with his parents to Canada, where he was employed on a farm uutil 1857, after which he worked his uncle's farm three years on Hull Prairie, in Wood county; he then purchased eighty acres of timber land, and built a log cabin. During those early days the hardships and trials of pioneer life were many and arduous; so much so that he saw his children crying for bread, his wife crying to see them cry, and he himself had nothing; but as time passed he has added to his possessions, and now owns 340 acres of valuable land, much of which lies in Perrysburg township, and is operated by his sons. He erected a fine residence at a cost of $3,500, which was destroyed by fire. In 1888 he purchased twenty acres of land in Dunbridge, erected thereon a comfortable dwelling, and now has one of the best improved farms in the locality, in addition to general agriculture, operating a threshing machine, feed-mill, corn-sheller and cloverhuller.

In October, 1852, at Chatham, Canada, Mr. De Verna married Eliza Barfoot, who was born in London, England, June 20, 1827. The following is the record of their family: Emma, born September 1, 1854, is the wife of Henry Shubb, of Perrysburg; Frank was born in May, 1856, and Edward in June, 1858; Mary A., born in November, i860, is the wife of George Chamberlain; Eliza, born in 1863, is the wife of William Cloar, an engineer in Michigan; Abraham, born in 1864, is a farmer of Perrysburg township; Florence, born in 1868, is at home; and George B., born in 1871, is an agriculturist of Perrysburg township.

During the war of the Rebellion, Mr. De- Verna enlisted in Perrysburg township, September 24, 1862, in Company L, 3rd O. V. V. C., which was attached to the 2nd Brigade, 14th Army Corps. For two years and ten months he faithfully defended the old flag and the cause it represented, being honorably discharged August 4, 1865, at Edgefield, Tenn., having served two years and eleven months. He never lost a day from his regiment owing to sickness, was never wounded or taken prisoner, and, though a private during his entire service, he was often detailed to take charge of small expeditions, thereby seeing much active service. On one of his expeditions he captured two beautiful blooded horses from bushwhackers; on another, he had the pleasure of knocking, with his saber, a horn out of the mouth of a Rebel, who was going to call for help, while Mr. De Verna's comrades were helping themselves in the smoke house. At the battle of Atlanta, he partially lost his hearing. He is a loyal, devoted citizen, a member of the American Protective Association, of Toledo, Ohio, and of the Loyal Orange Association, of Canada; he is also connected with Phoenix Lodge, No. 123, F. & A. M., of Perrysburg. For five years he served on the board of education, and he is a liberal member of the Presbyterian Church of Dunbridge. The'day he was married Mr. De Verna commenced to keep a diary of the daily events of his life, which is still unbroken save some leaves he sent home while he was in the army, and which were lost, and a portion destroyed by fire when his home was burned. In his own language we will here for a Sabbath-school teacher, and have been superintendent of Sabbath-school nearly forty years, besides being class leader and an elder of the Church during same years. This I had to resign on account of my hearing becoming effected, and am now first Bible class teacher. I have never been intoxicated in my life, nor have I ever been guilty of using or tolerating bad language, or ever swore an oath. I have never smoked a pipe of tobacco, or a cigar, nor have I ever taken a chew of tobacco. I am a lover of home and am beloved by my family, whom I encourage in all that is good, especially music. In my house I have at the present time, and have had for years, music, piano, organ, harp, flute, cornet, solo alto horn, and a violin, on which latter I am accompanied by my daughter on the piano or organ. At one time I was a member of three different bands, but, that life not suiting me, I gave it up. Of my four sons not one drinks, smokes or chews tobacco - God bless them! My youngest daughter has been organist in the Church some two or three years, and is now president of the Christian Endeavor. So much for teaching, and the example set. Their mother is equally good, but more strict. God has blessed and prospered me all through life, and I will close my days with a light and happy heart. These few lines I desire to have perpetuated in print for the benefit of the generations that will follow me."

Perry C. Chilcote, proprietor of the " Chilcote House " at West Millgrove, is one of the best known landlords in Wood county, and his hotel stands in the front rank of the hostelries in the county. " Perry," as he is familiarly called, is one of the most accommodating hosts to be found anywhere, and seems to consider it a pleasure to do a service for a guest. His establishment is complete in every respect, and his good wife, in her turn, leaves nothing undone to make it a pleasant, comfortable home for the weary traveler.

Mr. Chilcote was born February 1 8, 1841, in Perry township, Wood county, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Jones) Chilcote. When he was five years old his father was permanently injured. A horse ran away with him, dragging him around a twenty-acre field largely covered with logs and stumps, and fracturing his skull in such a manner that the bone rested upon the brain. He never recovered from the effect of the accident, and his restoration to life was due to the prompt action of his son, James, who, as soon as the horse was caught, removed the dirt quickly from his father's mouth and nostrils, and breathed into his lungs the breath of life ! The accident so completely exhausted Mr. Chilcote that he was unconscious for several days. He was ever afterward tenderly cared for by his wife, to whom this was no small burden, as she had at that time six children needing her constant attention. Soon after this event the family moved to Seneca county, Ohio, where Perry, when eight years old, went to work for his uncle, Gideon Jones, for one shilling per- day. When eleven years old he began work on a farm belonging to Israel Nestlerode, here receiving four dollars per month, and he lived with various other farmers, being at home only a small portion of his time, but giving most of his earnings to his parents. He was a strong, robust boy, and physically much superior to the average man. When the Civil war broke out he was working for R. W. Kelly, who made him a most liberal offer : he would give him the use of his best team and all the land that he could farm, bear all the expenses, and allow Mr. Chilcote one-third of all the crops he could raise, telling him he would "see him through." But this was no inducement to Perry. He dropped the plow and seized his gun, and on August 15, 1861, was enrolled in Company H, 49th Regiment, O. V. I., and marched away to defend the stars and stripes. He took part in some of the most famous battles of the war, among them those of Stone River, Corinth, Shiloh and Chickamauga. At the latter place he was taken prisoner, and was held as such just fourteen months, during that time seeing terrible hardships in the Rebel prisons of Belle Isle, Richmond, Danville and Andersonville. On November 20, 1864, he was exchanged, and was taken by a vessel from Savannah, Ga. , to the parole camp at Annapolis, where he was paroled, after which he returned to Ohio, here receiving his final discharge at Columbus, on January 21, 1865.

The marriage of Mr. Chilcote and Miss Martha J. Harts took place in Montgomery township, January 5, 1867. Mrs. Chilcote was born in Cumberland county, Penn., April 17, 1851, and is the daughter of Conrad and Eliza (McMillen) Harts, who came to Wood county when their daughter was two years old. No children have ever been born to this union. For a short time after his marriage Mr. Chilcote rented a small farm in Montgomery township, and later removed to West Millgrove, where he acted as fireman and engineer in the gristmill of Col. Miles, having learned this Business with his brother James. From West Millgrove he went onto the home farm in Section 26, Perry township, remaining there a year, when he returned to his former home and worked at teaming and farming. He also for several years carried on a shingle factory in company with his brother Marcus D.

On April 21, 1877, Mr. Chilcote assumed the management of the hotel known as the "Millgrove House," which had been conducted by William McCormick. For this property he traded his house and lot in Millgrove, and a balance, which left him over a thousand dollars in debt. The name of the hotel was afterward changed to that of the "Chilcote House," which is now one of the most widely known and popular public houses in northern Ohio. Besides this property Mr. Chilcote owns a house and lot in West Millgrove, and is comfortably fixed financially. He is one of the stanchest Republicans in the county, and an active worker in the interests of his party. He has served as constable of the township. For over twenty-five years he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been a class-leader and superintendent of the Sunday-school. At present he is acting as steward. His wife, who is a most kind-hearted and excellent woman, is also a consistent Methodist. Mr. Chilcote is a member of Conley Post, G. A. R., at West Millgrove.

John McHenry was born in the county of Lennox, Canada, in 1846, and is of Irish descent, his father, Daniel McHenry, being a native of County Antrim, Ireland. The name was originally spelled McKendry, and is well-known in the North of Ireland, from which locality the grandfather of our subject, also named John, came at an early day, settling in Canada, and dying at Quebec. Three of his brothers located in Philadelphia, Penn. Daniel McHenry came to America with his father, and made his home in the county of Lennox, Canada, where he purchased a large tract of land and carried on farming the remainder of his life. His wife was Margaret Sixmith, of Queen's County, Ireland. Twelve children were born of this union, of whom the following grew to maturity: Rachel married

Patrick McKeller, and lives in Bradford. Penn. ; Eliza P. lives on a farm in Canada; John comes next; Charles is engaged in mining in Colorado; James is a farmer in Canada; Mary lives in Chicago, 111. ; and Thomas is a millwright, living in Canada.