Jackson Township

Jackson Township

S. B. Akerman. - Among the prosperous farmers of Paulding county should be mentioned S. B. Akerman, who was born in Morgan county, Ohio, the son of William and Keziah (Carroll) Akerman, natives of Ohio. He was reared and educated in Allen county, Ohio, and there, in 1855, he married Miss Eva Fisher, who bore him nine children, four of whom, Andrew J., Laura, the wife of Henry Ramsey; John M., and Charles E., survive. He enlisted, in February, 1865, company E, One Hundred and Ninety-seventh Ohio volunteer infantry, and served until the close of the war. During his life he followed various employments, until, in 1866, he settled upon his present farm of eighty acres, which he had purchased in 1863, on which he has erected the buildings. Mrs. Akerman died in 1881, and he was married to Miss Sophia Seely. Mr. Akerman has held the office of township trustee, and at present is filling that of township treasurer, having been the incumbent of that office for four years. In politics he is a member of the democratic party.

J. C. Baughman, a prominent farmer and tile manufacturer was born in Saxony, Germany, August 3, 1853. He is the son of Christopher and Christina (Looft) Baughman, who immigrated to this country in 1868, and setttled in Hardin county, Ohio. J. C. Baughman was educated in his native land and remained upon the farm with his father, in his adopted state, until 1882, when he purchased 100 acres of land in Jackson township, Paulding county, which he cleared and upon which, he erected substantial building. He was engeged in farming with good success until 1887, at which time he erected his tile mill, consisting of two buildings, one 20x156 and one 18x24. The capacity of his mill is 10,000 tile and 10,- 000 brick per day, the machinery being run by a sixteen horse power engine. Mr. Baughman gives employment to four men, and finds ready market for all of the tile he can manufacture. He was married September 9, 1879, to Miss Annie Casper a native of Germany, who was at the time of her marriage a resident of Hardin county, Ohio. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Baughman resulted in the birth of Lawrence, Ellen and Laura Baughman, and the family are highly respected in the community in which they reside. In political belief, Mr. Baughman is a democrat and he is one of the enterprising men of the county. He is keen, progressive and successful, and with his wife occupies high rank in the social world.

Florents Berlingcourt (deceased) was a native of Switzerland, and was born in that country in 1809. He started for the United States in 1849, and landed in this country in 1850. By trade he wasa carpenter, and worked about eight months in Buffalo, N. Y. Magnolia, Ohio, then became his home, and he followed farming for two years, when he removed to Allen county, Ohio. In 1860 he settled in Jackson township, Paulding county, and bought land to the amount of eighty acres, where his son Alseed now lives. When he purchased this land it was mostly woods, but he built his log house and barn and began the process of clearing away the forest. He formed a marriage alliance with Miss Miss Salina Williamcy in Switzerland, and six children were born to them, whose names are as follows: Lena, who is married to Frank Du- pont; Leopold, a member of the Twenty seventh Ohio volunteer infantry, killed at the battle of Atlanta, Ga.; Christina, wife of Samuel Hostretter; Edith (deceased), Rev. Alfred of the Christian church and Alseed. Mr. Berlingcourt died at his home in 1886, and his wife preceded him to the grave in 1882. They were, in religious belief, members of the Dutch Reformed church. Alseed Burlingcourt, the youngest child, was born in Switzerland, February 10, 1849. He was reared and educated in Allen county, and has followed the pursuit of farming all his life. He now owns the homestead place. He is a member of the U. B. church, and a republican in politics. He is one of the enterprising farmers of Paulding county.

Cattaraugus county, N. Y., where he went to school. In 1857 he came to Madison county, Ohio, where he clerked at West Jefferson for five years.

_ Farming then became his occupation and in 1883 he purchased his pres- ` ent farm in Paulding county. He served as township trustee in Madison county, Ohio, while residing there, being the choice of the democratic party. He was a member of the Ohio militia at the time of Morgan's raid. Mr. Butler has been twice married. His first wife was Jane Crego

John C., Annie (deceased), Edward, Jennie, the wife of J. H. Billingsly; Martha M. and Walter J. (deceased), twins. The mother died in 1887 and Mr. Butler took for his second wife, on the 7th of August, 1890, Mrs. Mary Anderson, the daughter of John Depman. They are members of the Catholic church and Mr. Butler belongs to the P. of H., Jackson Grange of Hedges.

John J. Clark, a prosperous farmer of Paulding county, was born in county Antrim, Ireland, October 25, 1847, the son of James and Catherine (McRoberts) Clark. The father came to America in 1849 and settled in Perry county, Ohio, moving later to the county of Hardin, where he now resides, engaged in farming. John Clark came to this country with his grandfather in 1857, and the death of the latter occurred in Perry county in 1861. His wife, whom he had married in the old country, was Margaret McCaully. Our subject was reared in Perry county, Ohio, in the common schools he received his education. He lived upon the homestead farm until he was seventeen years of age and then taught school during the winter months. In 1869 he engaged in contracting for building turnpikes, at the same time continuing his teaching, at which latter he was employed for twenty-one years in the counties of Madison, Hardin and Paulding. Miss Christina, the daughter of Daniel McCarty, of Seneca county, Ohio, became the wife of Mr. Clark on January 22, 1884, and they are the parents of four sons, namely: Daniel, John, Edward and Alfred. Mr. Clark has a large farm of 127 acres, of which eighty acres are well improved and under cultivation. He is a democrat in politics, and as such held the following positions: County examiner of Hardin for three years; the same position in Paulding county for three years; township trustee for two years; was appointed sheriff by the county commissioner in 1891 to fill an unexpired term of E. C. Swayne, who resigned. Mr. Clark and family are members of the Catholic church, of Cecil, and are highly esteemed wherever known.

Joseph Clementz, who is a native of Alsace, France, is a progressive farmer of Paulding county. He was born February 8, 1835, the son of Remy and Catherine (Horny) Clementz. Joseph Clementz was reared in his native country, where he received his education and learned the stone mason's trade, which he followed until he came to America, în 1854. Upon his arrival in this country he located in Massillon, Ohio, and engaged in working at his trade, which he carried on until 1877, in which year he came to Jackson township, Paulding county, which is his present place of residence. He purchased 160 acres of land and began farming for a livelihood, in connection with his masonry. He espoused Miss Eugenia Russell, in 1857, and she died in 1862, leaving one child, Celestina C., now the wife of Isaac Loar, of Jackson township. His second wife, whom he married in 1866, was Miss Elizabeth Kessall, and their children are: Joseph, George, Regina (deceased), Peter, Charley and member of the P. of H., Jackson Grange No. 1238; P. of I., Jackson lodge No. 2288, He and his wife are worshipers at St. Mary's Roman Catholic church at Junction.

Joseph A. Crosby (deceased) was one of the early settlers of Jackson township. He was born in Kentucky, November 24, 1816, and was the son of Alexander Crosby, whose father came from Scotland to this country at an early date and settled in Kentucky. He subsequently removed to Licking county, Ohio, where he departed this life. His family consisted of three daughters and six sons. J oseph, the third son, was reared in Kentucky until he reached the years of manhood, and received his education at the subscription schools. In 1850 he came to Paulding county and located in Benton township, thence to Jackson township, and settled upon the land now in the possession of John Keck. Here he lived for eight years, and then purchased eighty acres of land where his son, A. M. Crosby, now makes his home, and where he continued to live until his death, which occurred in 1866. Politically J oseph Crosby was in early life a whig and later a republican, and filled the position of township trustee for fourteen years, which speaks well for his executive ability. In religious belief he was a communicant of the United Brethren church, and was the leader for many years. Mary J.,the daughter of Thomas Borchus, of Licking county, Ohio, became his wife, and his family was composed of the following members: John W. (deceased), Elmira (deceased), who was the wife of Thomas Moore - second husband, James Barnhill; Eli, who was a member of the Thirty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died while serving his country; interred in section 64, No. 124, Jefferson barracks, St. Louis, Mo.; Albert M., Julia, who married Thomas Hayes; David (deceased), Thomas H., Amanda C. (deceased) and George W.

Albert M. Crosby, who resides on the farm, first saw the light on the 19th of May, 1848, in Union county, Ohio. He was reared and educated in Paulding county and has always followed the pursuit of farming. In 1864, in answer to his country's call, he enlisted in company H, One hundred and thirty-second Ohio volunteer infantry, and was honorably discharged at the end of his term of service. In June, 1869 he married Miss Ellen Holtsberry, whose death occurred in the same year, and on June 19, 1874, he took as his wife Miss Alice, the daughter of Joseph and Susan Betts, of Jackson township, and five children, four of whom are living, were the issue of this marriage. They are named as follows: Eva B., Nora B., Asbury B. (deceased), Ida and Lita. Mr. Crosby, who is a republican in his political belief, has acted as township treasurer for three terms. He is amember in good standing of the Broughton post, 513, G. A. R., Paulding lodge, No. 577, I. O. O. F., and P. of H., Jackson Grange.

T. H. Crosby is the son of Joseph Crosby, of whom a more extended account is elsewhere given. He was born March 13, 1854, and received his education in the common schools of his county. He was raised on a farm and has followed the profession of the agriculturist all his life. In March, 1874, Miss Ida B., the daughter of Gabriel Holtsberry, became his wife, and they are the parents of four sons, named: Charles E; La France E., Byron R. and George O. As a republican in politics, Mr. Crosby has filled the offices of township assessor and constable, and at present is the able clerk of the township. Fraternally he is a member of the I. O. O. F., and P. & H., of Jackson grange, 1238, and is considered one of the leading young citizens of the county in which he resides.

E. H. Dietrich. - John and Gertie Dietrich, who were natives of Germany, where they were reared and married, became the parents of E. H. Dietrich, a highly respected farmer of Paulding county. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, October 18, 1851. His parents came to this country in 1850, and located in Cleveland, where the father engaged in the baker business and lived until his death, which occurred in 1853, leaving a widow and two sons. The mother subsequently married Morton Leffel, and by her second marriage became the mother of three daughters and one son. She died in Allen county in 1889. Our subject was but two years of age when his father died, and as his mother had but limited means with which to care for her children, he was placed in the hands of strangers, and the circumstances were such that he had no opportunity to obtain an education. He earned his own support from the time he was a lad and later on assisted his father-in-law in the farming of rented land for four years. They failed in their efforts and E. H. Dietrich then went to work in the stone quarry, and succeeded, by his work, in paying off all the debts. He again began farming on rented land, and in time came to Pauldifig county, where he bought his present farm of forty acres, which he has improved and erected suitable building thereon. Miss Sarah Harmon, of Mercer county, Ohio, became his wife October 5, 1876. She was born October 5, 1852, and was the daughter of Lewis Harmon. Their children are: Hattie, born July 18, 1877; Delmer, born April 18, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Dietrich are members of the German Baptist church, and in politics he is a democrat.

Henry Downhour, a successful farmer of Paulding county, was born in Thorn township, Perry county, Ohio, October 10, 1838, the son of Peter and Catherine (Greenawalt) Downhour. He was raised on the homestead farm and received a common school education. His father died when he was but a young lad, and at the age of eighteen he, in company with his mother, removed to Allen county, and bought a farm of eighty acres. Here he remained until 1861, when he came to Paulding county, and located in Latty township. After two years' residence in this place he purchased his present farm of eighty acres. He was elected to the office of infirmary director in 1887, and served in this capacity for thirty-seven months, his politics being of the democratic faith. In 1860 he married Miss Nancy, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Lones. She departed this life in 1868, leaving three children, named Charles D., John H. and Barbara J. Mr. Downhour was a second time married, in 1876, to Miss Emily, the daughter of George W. and-Leddie (Ross) Dilts, of Marion county, and one child, now deceased, was the fruit of this union. Mr. Downhour is a member of the farmers' alliance, also of P. of H. grange No. 1238. He is a member of the Lutheran church.

M. M. Gantt, the superintendent of the infirmary, was born in Knox county, Ohio, on March 8, 1852. His parents were T. F. and Margaret (Snell) Gantt, natives of Virginia, who settled in Knox county, and later removed to Union county, where they now reside. Mr. Gantt was educated in the common schools and was reared to the life of a farmer. He first followed the occupation of farming in Union county, but on the 26th of February, 1880, located in Blue Creek township, where he bought his farm of sixty-two acres, which is still in his possession. He was appointed superintendent of the infirmary March 26, 1886, and held that position for one year. At the expiration of his term of office he returned to Blue Creek and commenced farming again. In 1890, the people recognizing his ability as an officer, appointed him again to the place of superintendent of the infirmary, of which he is now the incumbent. In the spring of 1883 he was elected justice of the peave for Blue Creek township, and he remained in the office for three years, and while notary public his term was also for three years. He is a republican in politics. October 17, 1875, he took as his wife Miss Sarah E., the daughter of Jacob Hilderbrand, a native of Germany and a resident of Union county, Ohio. They had three children, but two all that survive. They are Icy and Jesse. Fraternally Mr. Gantt is a member of the Paulding lodge, No. 557, I. O. O. F.

Frederick Gekler, a popular farmer of Paulding county, is a native of Fairfield county, Ohio, and was born in 1839, the son of Frederick and Mary (Ganevay) Gekler. When he was five years of age his father died, and he was taken by an uncle to Cincinnati, where he remained for five years. He then went to Dearborn county, Ind.,in company with the same uncle, by name James Ganevay, lived there five years, then removed to Harrison county, and made that his home for seventeen years, during that time farming the land on which he lived. In 1871 he came to Paulding county, where he purchased his present farm of eighty acres from William Donald, and has since managed thesame. He erected upon his land, in 1883, a brick factory, which has a large capacity for work, and which he has run for six years. He was united in wedlock, in 1861, to Miss. Susan, the daughter of Enos and Jane Faivre, natives of France, who. came to this country in 1849, and settled in Harrison county, Ind. Their: children are: Mary A.,the wife of John Ryan; Mary F. (deceased); Henry, of Washington township; Theodore E., of Latty township; Sarah A. and Rose E. Mr. Gekler, who is a democrat, is also a member of the P. of H., Jackson Grange, No. 1238. The family are attendants at the St. Joseph Roman Catholic church, of Latty.

Hays Family - - One of the early settlers of Paulding county was William Hays, who was born in Maryland in 1818, and came to the county of his adoption in 1852, where he lived for two years. He returned to his native state in 1874, and his demise occurred in 1885. He settled upon the land where his son John Hays now lives and was a carpenter and farmer by profession. Mr. Hays was three times married. His first wife was Miss Lenda Crosby, of Licking county, Ohio, who bore him two children, John and Thomas. Her death occurred in 1854. Miss Rachel Barker became his second wife, and one daughter, Anne, now the wife of Samuel Harden, was the fruit of this union. He again married, this time taking as his wife Miss Susan Haywood. Mr. Hays was one of the early democratic trustees, and a devoted member of the Christian church. Rev. John Hays, the youngest son, first saw the light in Delaware county, Ohio, on October 9, 1848. He was raised in Illinois and received his education in the common schools. During his youth he followed the occupation of the farmer, but in 1882 he was ordained, by the congregation at West Liberty, as a minister of the Christian church. For four years he has been in charge of the Forest Grove church and that of Columbus Grove, Putnam county. He was united in wedlock, to Miss Elizabeth, the daughter of John Burge, of Illinois, and five children blessed their union: Surilda J., Lula B., William, T. J.and Nora E. Rev. Hays is a member of the P. of H., Jackson Grange, No. 1238, and is a supporter of the prohibition party. In 1865 he enlisted in company C, One Hundred and Twenty-third Illinois regiment, and served for the remainder of the war.

C. H. Hood, the enterprising merchant and postmaster of Hedges, Ohio, was born March 20, 1862, in Maysville, Allen county, Ohio, a son of H. G. and Mary (Johnson) Hood. He was reared and educated in his native town, and in early life entered his father's store in Maysville as a clerk. In 1886 he purchased the general store of Jerome McMahon, at Hedges, Paulding county, and has since successfully conducted the same. Mr. Hood was appointed in January, 1890, to the position of postmaster and is fulfilling the duties of that office with satisfaction to all. Besides the foregoing office, he has been treasurer of Jackson township. He is in politics a stanch supporter of the republican party. Mr. Hood's marriage to Miss Nellie, daughter of M. H. Mott, of La Fontaine, Ind., occurred January 31, 1888, and to them two children, Clair and Eloise, have been born. The family enjoy the esteem of a wide circle of acquaintances.

Dr. F. B. Ladd. - One of the enterprising young physicians of Paulding county is Dr. F. B. Ladd, who is a native of Saco, Me., and was born on the first of October, 1865. He is the son of Samuel and Jane C. (Patterson) Ladd. Dr. Ladd is a descendant of one of the Puritan forefathers whose name was also Ladd, and who came to this country in the famous Mayflower. Our subject was educated in the common schools and became a student of medicine in the University of Iowa, from which institution he graduated in 1888. He came to Ohio in 1883 and finished his studies under the preceptorship of his brother, Dr. L. E. Ladd, of Middle Point, Van Wert county, Ohio, and in 1888 located in Broughton, where he has since resided in the enjoyment of a lucrative patronage. Dr. Ladd is a member of the Paulding county and the Northwestern medical societies, and in politics belongs to the republican party.

Josiah Lambert, a native of Miami county, Ohio, was born near Troy. He came to Paulding county in 1851, settling first in Brown township, and afterward in Jackson, upon the land where Frank Jones now resides. He then engaged in the store business at Hedges, for a time, subsequently removing to Charloe, where he conducted a mercantile trade and then retired. Miss Sarah Rollins, of Miami county, became his wife, and unto them twelve children, six now living, were born. Those who yet survive are: Jonathan, Hezekiah, Jane, wife of Frank Jones; Clarissa, the wife of Charley Tobker; Daniel, and Rellia, wife of James Hastings. Mrs. Lambert died in 1875. Mr. Lambert's second wife was Mary Paris, of Miami county, Ohio, Mr. Lambert, who is a supporter of the republican party, has served as the constable of Jackson township. Jonathan Lambert, the eldest living child, was born January 13, 1842, in Miami county. He was educated in the common schools and on the farm. In 1861 he enlisted in company I, Seventeenth Ohio volunteer infantry, and served faithfully until 1864, having participated in all the battles in which the Fourteenth army corps, to which he belonged, took part. In 1875 he settled upon his present farm. Mr. Lambert and Miss Elizabeth, the daughter of Daniel Good, of Fairfield county, became husband and wife, in 1865, and the children by this marriage, who are living, are as follows: John W., Sarah C., the wife of George Kiser; Mary, Frank, Charlie, Nancy, Emma and Minnie. The family are members of the Christian church, of Jackson township, in which they are in high standing.

Eugene E. Manson (deceased) was a native of France, who came to the United States with his parents in 1834, and settled with them in Fairfield county, Ohio. He was a miller by trade, but after coming to this country he learned the process of making shoes, and was engaged in that occupation at Basil for seven years. In 1861 he came to Paulding county, and located upon the land where his widow now lives. It was composed of forty acres, to which he subsequently added 120 more. His marriage to Anne, the daughter of Peter N. Mazelin, of France, who came to this country in 1840, settling in Fairfield county, Ohio, resulted in the birth of the following named: Alpheus, Mary Josephine, wife of Mail Smith, and Isidore, of Nebraska. Eugene Manson died on the 14th day of August, 1877. His politics had been of the democratic faith, and he had held the position of township treasurer for two terms. His religious belief was that of the Catholic, and he was a member of St. Mary's church. The father of Eugene E. Manson was for twenty years a soldier under the great Napoleon. Alpheus Manson, whose birth occurred October 17, 1856, at Basil, Ohio, received a common schooling, He has taken charge of his father's estate,and has improved about eighty acres of land. In the fall of 1890 he erected a tile and brick factory upon his land, with a capacity of 1,300 brick per day. Mr. Manson is a

Dr. A. H. Mouser. - Among the prosperous and leading physicians of Paulding county may be mentioned Dr. A. H. Mouser, who is a native of Marion county, Ohio, and was born on the 23rd of November, 1867. He is the son of Mr. J. A. and Nellie S. (De Long) Mouser and was educated in the common schools, graduating from the high school of La Rue, his native town. He began the study of medicine under the tutelage of his father, and in 1889 received his diploma from the Columbus Medical college. He practiced his profession with his father for one year and then, June 4, 1890, settled at Hedges, which is still the place of his residence. In 1889 his nuptials with Miss Belle, the daughter of Thomas of the Marion county medical society and in politics is independent. He and wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal church of La Rue. Dr. Mouser is one of the progressive young physicians of the county in which he lives and deserves the success he is so rapidly attaining.

J. S. Parrish, proprietor of the first and only hotel of Hedges, Paulding county, was born in Pleasant township, Putnam county, Ohio, on the 2nd of August, 1838. He is the son of John and Sarah (Brown) Parrish, the former a native of Virginia. The early life of J. S. Parrish was spent on the farm, and when he reached the age of twenty-four years he learned the trade of a blacksmith, which he followed until 1878 in Putnam county. In 1878 he came to Jackson township, this county, and engaged in farming until 1882, when he began contracting for roads, etc. This profession he followed for two years, and in 1884 he went to Antwerp, where he embarked in the hotel business. June 25th, 1885, was the date of his removal to Hedges, where he built his present hotel. At the same time he commenced his business of blacksmithing and is successfully engaged in thesame. On January 31, 1860, the marriage of Mr. Parrish was solemnized with Miss Mary J., the daughter of William Cowden, of Columbus Grove, Putnam county, Ohio, and unto the union these five children have been born: Rose E., Sarah N., Iona L., John B. and Louis P. Parrish. Mr. Parrish, who is democrat, has held the office of township trustee, in which office he gave satisfaction.

James M. Price, a prominent farmer and stockgrower, of Paulding county, was born in Middleburg, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, on the 24th of March, 1858. He is the son of William and Jane (Hodson) Price, and was raised on the farm. After receiving his schooling, he learned the trade of meat-cutting, and, in 1882, settled in Cleveland, where he conducted a grocery and meat business for two years. In the year 1885 he came to Paulding, and in April of 1889 he located upon his present place of 160 acres, and is employed in general farming and stockraising. He selected as his life companion Miss Hattie A. Conley, of Cleveland, Ohio, and their marriage took place in 1882. One child, a son, named Gussie J.,was born to them. They are communicants of the Christian church, and Mr. Price is in political belief a republican.

Thomas Price, farmer, was born in Licking county, Ohio, February 3, 1823, and is the son of Jared and Annie (Hutchins) Price, both natives of Maryland, and who were among the early settlers of Licking county, Ohio. Thomas Price was reared in his native county, having the advantage of the common schools of that day. He started in life a poor boy, and by hard work and industry has made a good home. He removed to Paulding county in 1869, locating in Jackson township, where he has since resided, and now owns a good home, the results of a well spent life. He has assisted in making many of the roads of his township, and is a progressive and benevolent man. Mr. Price is a stanch democrat, and is also a member of the grange. He was married May 3, 1846, to Miss Catherine Holzberry, daughter of James and Fannie (Harter) Holzberry, both of German parentage. By this union ten children were born, viz.: John M., Richard, James, Albert, Annie, Solomon, Sarah, Jemima, Rilla and Belle. Mr. and Mrs. Price are worthy citizens, and respected wherever known.

Hance Reed, an enterprising farmer of Jackson township, was born in Céshocton county, Ohio, February 25, 1829. He is the son of Samuel and Catherine (Seyler) Reed, natives of the state of Ohio. Samuel Reed was a miller by occupation, and in 1859 came to Paulding county, locating in Brown township. upon the Auglaize, where he engaged in milling. Hance Reed, the subject of this sketch, received his education from the common schools, and was reared upon the farm in Crawford county, Ohio, and learned the carpenter's and miller's trade, and in 1855 located at Paulding, Ohio, where he worked at his trade four years. He then engaged in partnership with his father until 1857, when E. Brown became his partner, with whom he continued in business four years, when he rented Harrison Hanville's place at Fort Brown, where he remained until

October, 1863, when he returned to his former home, and in May, following enlisted in company H, One Hundred and Thirty-second Ohio volunteer infantry, for the one-hundred-day service. In 1866 he purchased his present home of seventy-nine acres for $600, which was yet unimproved, but since he has redeemed it from the forest, and it is now worth $3,000. Mr. Reed is a hard-working, industrious man; a member of the P. of H., Jackson Grange No, 1238, and is a stanch republican. He was married, June 18, 1856, to Miss Harrriet E. Shaffer, and their children are: Sarah T., born March 21, 1857, married August 28, 1875, and died January 29, 1879; Catherine L., born June 7, 1858, and August 12, 1879, married Charles Landrie; Samuel E., born March 15, 1863, and was married to Miss Emma Parrish February 20, 1879, who died May 12, 1887; Bertha A., born February 14, 1868, who is yet at home; John H., born September 26, 1870 (deceased), aged one day. Mr. and Mrs. Reed are worthy citizens and highly respected.

Ebenezer Russell came to Paulding county in 1859, and purchased a farm of forty acres, in Jackson township. His wife was, before her marriage, Phebe Freeman by name, and she became the mother of five daughters and three sons. Her husband, who was a justice of the peace, died in 1865, and she followed him to the grave on February 13, 1868. Their son, Rufus Russell, who is the immediate subject of this sketch, was born in Cataraugus county, N. Y., March 9, 1827. At the age of six years, his parents moved to Medina county, Ohio, taking him with them, and there they educated and reared their son to manhood. At the age of twenty-six he settled in Alger county, Mich., and began farming. He then went to Allen county, Ohio, where his parents had moved, and in 1856 came to Paulding county, and located on a farm where he now lives, owning a farm of eighty acres, well improved. He was formerly a cooper by trade, and worked at it for two years. Asa democrat he has acceptably filled the offices of township treasurer and trustee, and it was he who voted the second democratic ticket cast in Jackson township. He enlisted, in 1864, in the Forty-seventh Ohio volunteer infantry, and served faithfully until the close of the war. He was at the battle of Fort McAllister, and was with Gen. Sherman from Atlanta to the sea. He is a member of C. A. B. His marriage to Miss Jane, the daughter of John Charlton, of Allen county, occurred on March 6, 1851, and these are their children: John, Rufus, Edward, Martin, Nora, the wife of Amos Ross; Hewron, Elizabeth, wife of Hugh Ross; and Estella.

John Ryan (deceased) was a native of county Limerick, Ireland, and was born in the year 1829. He wasason of John and Mary Ryan. At the age of nineteen years, in company with his brother, Jeremiah, he emigrated to this country and settled in Columbiana county, Ohio. For two years he was employed on the railroad and then went to Logan county, Ohio, where, in the occupation of farming, he remained for eleven years. In 1861 he came to Paulding county and procured eighty acres of land where his son James now lives. He subsequently purchased eighty acres more, which is now the residence of Jeremiah Ryan, and, in connection with this, twenty-five acres where his niece, Hannah Ryan, dwells. His life, which was a long and prosperous one, was devoted to farming. Miss Hannah Perkins, of Columbiana county, became his wife, and unto their union three sons and one daughter were born. They were named Jeremiah H., John, James, and Mary, who married James Satterly. John Ryan died on the 17th of February, 1886, and in his death the county lost one of its ablest citizens. Politically he was a democrat and religiously a member of the Catholic church. He served in the 100 days' service of the Civil war, and, while a man of retiring disposition, exerted a strong influence for good in his community.

where he was educated. He came to Paulding county with his parents and began work on the railroad, which he continued until his marriage, when he settled upon his present place. Mr. Ryan, in connection with his farming, acts as agent for Hughes & Bros., manufacturers of monuments and tomb-stones. In 1876 he led Miss Mary E., the daughter of John and Caroline Dague, of Licking county, Ohio, to the altar. Our subject is a democrat and has filled some of the minor offices of his township. In religious belief Mr. Ryan is a Catholic and a member of the St. Joseph church, of Latty. His brother James, who is the third son, was born May 27,1861, in Logan county, Ohio. His education was received in the public schools. He was first engaged in railroading, but afterward settled upon a portion of the homestead place and began farming. February 13, 1888, Mrs. Eva Lamb, the daughter of Joseph McClung, was married to him and they became the parents of two children, both of whom are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan are members of the St. Joseph Roman Catholic church at Latty, and are highly respected in the

John C. Smith (deceased) was a native of Germany, and came with his parents to Stark county, Ohio, when twelve years of age. In 1863 he removed to Paulding county, and there purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land, where his sons now live. He married Rachel Parrish, who died in 1870, and they became the parents of three children: John C., William H., and Sarah A., who became the wife of Samuel

Tucker. John C. Smith, Jr., was born June 14, 1858, in Stark county, where he lived until six years of age. He was educated in the common schools. In 1883 he settled upon his portion of the homestead farm, and is now engaged in the pursuit of agriculture. He was married to Miss Anna Bercaw, April 5, 1883, and they have three children: Charles H. was born February 8, 1884; George I. was born August 22, 1886, and died March 6, 1888, and Flossie F. Smith was born January 21, 1889. William H. Smith, the second son, is a native of Stark county, and was born February 19, 1863. After acquiring a common schooling, he, at the death of his parents, went to Emerald township to reside, and has followed the occupation of farming. He is now living on his portion of the homestead farm. He married Miss Mittie E. Bercaw, of Defiance county, and they are the parents of two children: Lula R. was born August 27, 1888, and Laura E. Smith was born December 25, 1889.

Jasper Snyder was born March 29, 1856, in Allen county, Ohio, the son of Peter and Clara (Edgecomb) Snyder, wno were natives of New York and Ohio, respectively. Jasper Snyder, who was raised upon the homestead farm, was educated in the public schools, and at the age of twenty years learned engineering, in which he was engaged for some time running engines at various places. In 1887 he bought his present farm in Jackson township, which consists of forty acres of good land well cleared and improved. Mr. Snyder married, in 1873, Miss Alice, the daughter of William Lackey, of Allen county, and seven children came to bless their union, namely: Calvin E., Warren F., Inez E., Carrie Maud, William Jay, Charles A. and Ethel May. The family are members of the church of Christ, of which Mr. Snyder is one of the elders. In politics he is a republican and enjoys the general esteem of his fellow-townsmen.

John Staley, a well-known agriculturist, was born in Allen county, May 28, 1839. Peter and Hannah (Hall) Staley, natives of Virginia, were his parents, and they reared their son on the farm, while his education was acquired in the common schools. His father and mother having died when he was but fourteen years old, he began to earn his living by working in various places on farms. This was continued until December 31, 1861, when he enlisted in company I, Forty-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, for eleven months. At Vicksburg Landing he was wounded in his right wrist by a musket shot. He was placed in the hospitals of Louisville, Ky., and Columbus, and September 11, 1862, he was honorably discharged on account of wounds and disability. He then purchased forty acres of land in Allen county, Ohio, where he lived until March, 1871, when he bought forty acres in Paulding township, where 'he remained for one year, at the end of which time he bought his present farm of eighty acres. He took unto himself a wife in the person of Miss Maria J. Akerman, of Allen county, and their marriage occurred in 1860. They became the parents of ten children, eight of whom are living: Francis M., who married Miss Alice Holtsbery; William H., who died November 11, 1881; Andrew C., Mary E., wife of Michael Keck; Humphrey O., Hannah E., wife of Albert Good; John R., died December 8, 1881; Letitia R., Keziah M. and James W. Mr. Staley, who is a republican in politics, has been a school director. He is a member of the Broughton post, G. A. R., and P. of H., Jackson Grange, of Hedges, and in his business life is a progressive farmer.

Lemuel Tucker, now deceased, one of the early settlers of Paulding county, Ohio, was born in Harrison county, Va.,in 1804. He moved from Virginia to Allen county, Ohio, where his was one of eleven white families, thence to Hardin county, and from there to Latty township, Paulding county, in 1856. He purchased eighty acres of landin Latty, and after he had cleared the same he discovered that the had established himself upon the wrong ground and so lost it. He then removed to the place his deed called for, and improved it. As a democrat in-polities he. filled the position of township trustee for many years. wife, who was Miss Maria Walton, bore him eight children: Sarah (deceased), Mary E. (deceased), Hannah E., wife of William Preist; Catherine, wife of B. Bales; John L., Paris and Joseph Samuel. The death of Lemuel Tucker occurred in 1881, and his widow who survives him resides with her daughter, Mrs. Preist. Paris Tucker isa native of Allen county, and first saw the light on the 7th of November, 1840. He began life as a farmer, but in 1861 he enlisted in Company F, Thirty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, and served as a loyal soldier for three years, three months and twenty-three days. He was withthe army of the Cumberland and at the battle of Jonesboro where he was wounded in nine different places. He lost an eye by a bayonet thrust, was wounded by a bayonet in the left shoulder, shot in the right knee and thigh and also in the left wrist, these being the more severe wounds. Politically Mr. Tucker is a democrat and fraternally he is a member of the Crosby post, G. A. R. In 1865 he married Miss Martha A. Smith and they have four living children: David, Maria R., now Mrs. Joseph Brown; Winfield and Newton.

William Tuohy (deceased) was the son of Daniel and Ellen (Welsh) Tuohy, and was born in county Limerick, Ireland, about the year 1827, and died December 28, 1887, aged about sixty years. His father died in Ireland, and he in 1849 emigrated to America and engaged in the railroad work in Hardin county, Ohio, in company with his brother Patrick, who had emigrated to America two years previous. In 1851, the mother with her three daughters started to join her sons in this country, but ere she reached them died in Cleveland and lies buried there. Her daughters were Ellen, who married Dennis-Gonon, of Lima, Ohio; Ann, who married Michael Barrett, of Columbus, and Margaret, who is supposed to have died in Chicago, Ill. Patrick married Nancy Ryan, and subsequently came to Paulding county in 1853. He died at Junction twenty years later. William Tuohy also went to Hardin county, where he joined his brother in the railroad labor. He remairted there until 1853, when he came to Paulding county in company with his brother and purchased sixty acres of land, the present home of his widow. He bought the land from the government, paying for the same one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. His early education was limited, he having but few opportunities to attend school. He was, however, an active and energetic man, taking great interest in the local affairs of his county, and the people, recognizing his ability, elected him tothe office of township trustee for several terms, and the other positions of less note. He was of a retiring disposition, and the offices thrust upon him were not sought after. He was an ardent democrat. His religious creed was found in St. Mary's Catholic church of Junction, of which he was one of the founders and early members, and towards whose erection he contributed largely, and in which cemetery he now lies buried. May 16, 1856, Miss Olive, the daughter of Henry Grant, of Pickaway county, Ohio, became his wife. Mrs. Tuohy's father became a resident of Paulding county in 1852, making Jackson township his home until he enlisted in the late war, from which he never returned, and his widow still lives with her daughter, Mrs. Tuohy, and at the present time is enjoying good health, at the age of seventy-eight. The children born to William Tuohy and Olive, his wife, were: Henry, born May 13, 1859; Bryan L., born March 17, 1861; William, born April 14, 1864; Charles, born May 30, 1866; Anna, born June 8, 1868; Martha E., born April 21, 1870; John, born July 21, 1873; Mary J., born June 16, 1875. William, the third son, was reared on the home farm, and procured his education at the public schools, and followed the occupation of farming until March, 1890, when, in partnership with his brother Henry, he purchased the farm of D. Brown, of Jackson township. It contains 240 acres of land, and the brothers are employed in improving it. The eldest son of William and Olive Tuohy, Henry, received his literary instruction in the common schools, and until 1890 worked at home. He then, with his brother, began the clearing of a large farm, which is his home at present. On November 11, 1889, his marriage took place to Miss Julia A., the daughter of Oliver Jeffreys, and one child, Sylvester W., born September 18, 1890, is the fruit of this union. Mr. Tuohy, who has filled the office of assessor, is at present one of the township trustees. The brothers, who reside together, are respected members of the Catholic and enjoy general popularity.

John Upthegrove (deceased) was a native of South Carolina, and was born in 1825, in the bonds of slavery. He was one of a number brought from South Carolina, in 1835, by their owner, Henry Upthegrove, and set free in Clinton county, Ohio. In the latter place John Upthegrove grew to manhood, and subsequently went to Fayette county, where he lived until 1865, when he settled in Jackson township, and purchased 180 acres of laad., located in Emerald and Jackson townships. He cleared this land and made improvements upon it, and it is now the residence of his widow and children. He married, in 1835, Phebe J., the daughter of Benjamin Jones, of Clinton county, and eleven children are the issue of this marriage. They are: Rev. Henry H., of the Eaton, Ohio, colored Methodist Episcopal church; William Henry (deceased), Sarah, wife of Alex West; Cecelia E., wife of Rufus Stewart; Thomas, Mattie, wife of William Christ; Mary M., wife of John Jones; Olly, Ida, Cora and John. John Upthegrove died in November, 1890. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was highly respected. He was a rethe parents of one child,a daughter named Nellie White. | a democrat, and is one of the charter members of Paulding lodge, F. & A. M., No. 502.

Axel White (Scheutz), druggist and agent for the Finley brewing company, of Toledo, Ohio, is a native of Sweeden, born there October 12, 1849, the son of T. A. Scheutz. He was educated in his native country, and in 1867 came to the United States. He joined an uncle who lived in Illinois, and for whom he did farm work at Genesee. Subsequently Mr. White found employment in railroading, and became foreman of construction, and later did contracting work for the railroad at various places. This business he followed for seventeen years, and in 1884 established his present store, and deals in drugs, etc. In 1873 Miss Catherin Caughlin, a resident of Broughton, became his wife, they are Mr. White is

He is an energetic and progressive man of fine business habits, and his store is located in Broughton. He and wife are popular in the social world of their township and have many friends and acquaintances.

Alexander Winland, a progressive citizen of Paulding, was born in Monroe county, Ohio, May 15, 1822, the son of Henry and Hannah (Brown) Winland. Henry Winland was a miller by occupation and carried on that trade during his life. Alexander Winland, after attending school, learned the business of milling and farming, and worked with his father until 1857, when he settled upon a part of the farm and remained there for several years. Subsequently, in October, 1864, he came to this county and located upon the land he now owns in Jackson township. But few acres of this land were cleared when he purchased it, but at present, fifty-four acres are in good condition, and a frame house and barn have been erected, Mr. Winland was married in June, 1847, to Miss Hannah J., the daughter of Joseph Masters, of Washington county. She died in 1888. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Winland, of whom six are now living and their names are as follows: John, at home; Mary, Maggie J., who is the wife of John Licky, of Sterling, Candace F., Sarah J., now living in Covington, Ky., and Jennie. Mr. Winland has been township trustee of Monroe county, and school director and supervisor of Paulding county. In politics he is arepublican, while religiously, he and his family are respected members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Paulding.