Madison Township (part 20 of 20)

"Tf they had money they could buy food at the following prices: Flour at $1.00 a pint, milk 5oc. a pint, eggs 50c. each, biscuit 50c. a piece, salt 25c. a spoonful, molasses 25c. a spoonful, potatoes small one 25c., medium 50c., and large ones $1.00, onions, apples and other fruit and vegetables the same rate, a small piece of meat not weighing over two ounces 5oc. A small piece of soap about as large as your thumb sold for 25c¢., and even wood, although the prison was surrounded with timber - a little bundle that you could grasp in your hand sold for 25¢. a bunch, and this was in greenbacks which we could exchange for their currency, three of theirs for one of ours; but when you know nearly all of these men were robbed of their money you can see how utterly impossible it was for them to buy anything; thus they were compelled to live on what the rebels saw fit to give them or starve. It usually consisted of two inches square of corn bread or a pint of mush and this made from meal without bolting, the coarse hulls and all as it came from the mill without salt, and was often burnt or raw. Yet we would have been satisfied if we could only get even that, but many times they would not give us anything and thus our hungry appetites were increased until there was nothing so filthy that we could not relish. Some time they would give us raw meal or cow peas, but we had nothing to cook them in. We had in our company thirty- four men and we had three fruit cans that we had to drink out of and we used them. Then our wood would give out before the beans were half cooked, so we then had to swallow theni whole or our mush raw; in fact, it seemed as though everything they did was to starve us to death, and the long list of our dead proves that they accomplished their designs.

"Some of the boys worked outside the prison for the Confederates. My company did not think it right; we thought it would be treason, so we stayed inside and took care of each other as best we could, and such sights and experiences no tongue can tell or pen describe, nearly all becoming helpless through starvation and exposure, having no shelter and having to lie on rain soaked ground.

"They had taken all my clothing away when they captured me except my old pants and shirt, so it became necessary for me to get some clothing. I would not steal, so I bought a plug of tobacco by selling my day's ration. This was divided into small pieces and sold so

T would make a profit on it, but after selling some of it, it made rich handling, so I told the boys if they gave me what T paid they might have it. Then I went into the molasses trade. [I would buy molasses of those who could not use it, for it was generally sour sorghum, they would issue this stuff to us once a month and I would pay the boys what they would ask, from ten to twenty cents a ration, and then keep it until it became scarce, when | would sell it at 25c. a spoonful. I sold to the boys who sold what they called beer; when it got sour they would sweeten it with molasses. This beer was made from water and corn meal: they would first let it stand until it soured, then it was ready for sale and the boys would buy it paying 5c. a glass. This sour drink they claimed would keep off the scurvy, so you see they had an excuse for selling it, just as our saloons have now.

"One day I sold some molasses, when the beer man said it was his treat and handed me a glass. I held it up to the sun, when I discovered it was thick with flies' legs and wings, the other parts of their bodies being dissolved so one could not see through it. Thanking him I said J] was not thirsty.

"T continued selling molasses until I had seven dollars, then went down on Broadway, as the street was called that ran from the northwest gate through the prison. On this street you could buy dead men's clothes or most any old thing - some of the finest bone rings and ornamental carvings made from bone and wood, if you had the money. Not being on the street long one of our boys came along with an artillery jacket nearly new; he had taken it from the Shay of one of his boys who had just died. He wanted $20 for it and I told him I would gladly give $50 if I had the money, but only had $7. He said, no, he must have $20 and it was cheap at that. Following him all day I saw he did not get another offer. He returned to me and said 'I will take your $7, for I must have some money to buy something to eat for sick comrades.' When I put on the jacket it lacked two inches of reaching the waist of my pants, so it left a space two inches wide around my body that was exposed to the hot sun or chilly wind, but it seemed so warm and comfortable that I could shout with joy, and then how sad it made me feel when I thought of the man that had sacrificed his life in such a place and the many comrades around me who had scarcely any clothing on their bodies.

"One of the first of our boys who sacrificed his life in prison was Alex. Almond, not yet eighteen years old. He belonged to my mess, and a nobler, brighter boy was not to be found, patiently and uncomplainingly lying on the ground, slowly sacrificing all that was dear a comfortable home, a dear mother and sisters and brother near Clyde, Ohio.

"We had already decided from what the old prison boys told us, that none of our sick boys should be taken to the hospital, where we could not see them or know whether they were being properly cared for or not. They told us that many times the boys lay there all day without even a drink of water, and scarcely any of them came out alive; so we kept our sick with us, that if we were deprived of all the necessities to properly care for them, we could give them our sympathy at least. Often when we saw them suffering and could not help them, the tears would fill our eyes and at the same time it would take all our manhood and strength and we would turn our faces away from our sick comrades until we could dry our tears and would then turn and give them our attention again. I do not think there was a company of men in the prison that stood by one another and cared for each other any better than did Company A boys.

"T would not do my duty if I did not mention Comrade Harkness Lay in particular. No mother could have done more under the circumstances, and it seemed that God gave him strength, for he kept up better and had the disposition and sympathy to help the poor boys when and wherever he could. Comrade Almond would ask us frequently to read him chapters in the New Testament, for we had one of those books with us, and it seemed to please him much when I would do so. This Testament was worn out, the print became so dim we could hardly make out the words and sentences."' of five comrades who survived this long and terrible ordeal, and during his confinement of six months at Andersonville, Savannah and Millin, Georgia, the appalling number of 13,082 Union prisoners gave up their lives there. Mr. Miller was finally paroled at Savannah and reached home in time for Christmas, though the hearts of all were tempered with sadness on account of the death of his brother William, killed in the retreat from Ripley.

After a period of necessary recuperation, Mr. Miller returned to his company and regiment, joining them at Selma, Ala., and was mustered out at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in September, 1865. .

Returning home he engaged in teaching music, being an expert organist and singer, and was hired by Mr. C. Hunter, an edgetool maker, at $100.00 a week and expenses, and traveled with him, visiting many towns and cities in Ohio and other adjoining states. He then settled on his farm of about one hundred acres, where he engaged in farming and fruit growing. This farm now consists of 140 acres, seven acres of which lie along State and Main Streets, within the corporate limits of Clyde, the balance being just north of the corporation line. The farm he bought was sold by his father during the war at $25 per acre; when he bought it it cost him nearly $100 per acre, only a few years after; and this in spite of the fact that there were no improvements on it.

Mr. Miller was first married on Christmas eve, 1860, to Miss Louisa Metcalf, who died April 2, 1862, aged twenty-one years. He married for his second wife, September 22, 1868, Miss Maria L. Deyo, a daughter of John P. Deyo, a doctor and farmer of Groten Township, Erie County, of which he was also a pioneer. Of this union there have been three children, Jessie L., Esma M., and Harkness J., whose record in brief is as follows:

Jessie, born November 20, 1869, graduated in the high school of Clyde and then taught in the Union School of Clyde a number of years. She married Frank F. Jodon, a graduate of Oberlin College, the 29th of September, 1900, and they now live in a fine home of their own at Salina, Kansas, her husband having charge of the newspaper delivery of that city. They have one daughter, Louise, born February 29, 1904. They are members of the Presbyterian Church of that city. In politics he is a Republican.

Esma, born December 29, 1872, at Clyde, Ohio, graduated in the high school in Clyde, and then taught school in the country some time. She was married on the 15th of June, 1899, to H. A. Cook, prosperous and honored merchant of Huron, Ohio, and they have two children, Paul, born August 12, 1903, and Wendel, born November 2, 1905. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Cook is a member of the Masonic fraternity. His wife is a member of the Stars. In politics he is a Republican.

Harkness J. Miller was born on the farm just north of town November 11, 1877. He attended the Clyde public school until sixteen years of age; served as musician of Co. I, 6th Regiment O. V. I., also as a private in the U. S. hospital corps in the United States and Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Later he graduated from the book-keeping department of the Sandusky City Business College; after which he spent two years doing office work at Sandusky, Ohio. On June 18, 1904, he was married to Miss Freada E. Myers, a piano teacher of Huron, Ohio. moved to his old boyhood home at Clyde, Ohio, where they still reside, devoting time to breeding fancy poultry, to fruit culture, and to music. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge; in politics a Republican.

In politics Mr. Miller has always been an adherent of the Republican party, though his prohibition tendencies - he having "no use for either whisky or tobacco" - have caused him to take pride that the county has recently voted down the liquor traffic. For thirty or forty years he was identified with everything musical in Clyde and the vicinity, and he still takes an interest in this pleasing art, though he no longer, as formerly, teaches music. In 1865 he was admitted to the Masonic fraternity, of which he has since been an active member. He is both a past and the present commander of the Grand Army post at Clyde, and was elected at the State Encampment a delegate from the Eighteenth District to the G. A. R. National Encampment at Salt Lake City in 1909. He has spent many an interesting hour with his old comrades who, like himself, have known the terrors and cruelties of war, and who are therefore the better able to appreciate the blessings of peace which our united country now enjoys, which peace he and they helped to conquer.

WILLIAM F. KARBLER,* one of Townsend Township's prominent and representative citizens, filling the office of superintendent of the township's public highways, resides on his farm of eighty-seven and one-half acres, but his total ownership of land aggregates 19134 acres. He was born in Riley Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, April 14, 1856, and is a son of Adam and Christina Karbler.

The parents of Mr. Karbler were both born in Germany and the paternal grandfather, George Karbler, brought his family to America when Adam Karbler was about six years of age. From Maryland Adam Karbler came to Sandusky County early in the thirties, taking up 160 acres of land in Riley Township and subsequently buying eighty acres in Lucas County. He improved his land in Riley Township and lived there until 1891, when he moved to Fremont, where he died in the following year. His widow resides at Fremont and is now numbered with theolder residents. She was born on her father's farm in Germany and is a daughter of David Deehr. Adam Karbler and wife had eight children, namely: George, who died aged twenty-seven years; Christian, who died aged twenty years; and William F., Theodore, David, Daniel, John and Adam.

William F. Karbler attended the district schools through boyhood and after leaving the home farm lived on a rented farm in Riley Township for four years, after which he bought from Minerva Prentice twenty-four acres in Townsend Township, on the Erie County line. In 1898 Mr. Karbler bought the Philip White farm, on which he has lived ever since. To this purchase he still further added, buying the Cowell farm, making his total holdings very

On February 7, 1882, Mr. Karbler was married to Miss Anna L. White, a daughter of Philip White, one of Townsend Township's old residents, and to this marriage were born five children, four sons and one daughter, namely: Lewis E., Burton W., William E., John P. and Emma E. The latter, a beautiful girl of fifteen years, died March 10, 1904, from an attack of measles, this disease being epidemic at the time in the school district. The Karbler family are members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, at Muscash, in Erie Countv.

_ Ever since attaining his majority, Mr. Karb ler has taken an active interest in politics and has always been a strong Democrat. He is held in high esteem by his fellow citizens and on many occasions they have elected him to public office. He has served acceptably as assessor and for six years was constable in Riley Township and at present is taking care that the people of Townsend Township enjoy good roads. He is one of the directors of the Sandusky County Agricultura! Association.

N. B. ERVIN, M. D.,* has been engaged in the practice of medicine in .Gibsonburg, Ohio, longer than any other physician, and has been prominently identified with the building up of the village and the development of its resources and enterprises. He is proprietor of a drug store here, which does a thriving business; is vice president of the Gibsonburg Banking Company; stockholder and president of the Seneca Telephone Company and of the Gibsonburg Electric Light Company and Telephone Exchange; and as an oil producer is identified with the Zorn-Hornung Company and the Flint Oil Company.

Dr. Ervin was born in Richland County, Ohio, January 15, 1853, and attended the public schools in the vicinity of Mansfield. He attended medical college at Cleveland, Ohio, and after graduation located at Gibscnburg in 1881, and there became established in a large and remunerative practice. Possessed of a keen business sense and with a firm faith in the future of Gibsonburg, he saw and grasped commercial opportunities which have been of advantage to the village and of profit to himself. He is a Republican in politics, without political aspirations, but served eight years as a member of the school board, and six years as water works trustee.

In September, 1880, Doctor Ervin was married to Miss Josie Smith, a daughter of John and Rebecca Smith, and they became parents of the following children: Mabel, who is the | wife of Rowland Newcomer and has two children, Ervin and Ned; James S., who attends Ohio Northern University at Ada, Ohio, and during the summer vacation travels for the Chicago Electric Company of Chicago, Illinois; Norman B., Jr., who is bookkeeper for the Gibsonburg Banking Company; and Dale, who is attending high school. Mrs. Ervin was called to her final rest in May, i901, and was buried in the Gibsonburg Cemetery. Fraternally, the Doctor is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Knights of the Maccabees, and of the Modern Woodmen of America.' In religious faith he is a Methodist.

CLARK N. WILDER,* proprietor. and publisher of the "Clyde Democrat" of Clyde, Ohio, has, with the exception of about four years, been a resident of Sandusky County ail his life. He was born at Clyde, October 23, 1876, and is a son of N. T. and Sarah A. (Nettleton) Wilder.

Clark Wilder spent his boyhood in Clyde, where he attended the grade and high schools. During his younger days he worked in his father's grocery except during the summer months, when he was employed on the farm. He spent about four years - from 1895 until 1899 - in Toledo, Ohio, where he was connected with the E. P. Breckenridge Company. Returning to Clyde, he helped his father on the farm in Green Creek Township for two years, The "Clyde Democrat," of which he is proprietor, was established April 20, 1899, by W. O. Kenan and T. L. Hunt. In August, 1899, Mr. Hunt disposed of his interest to S. B. Sturtevant, and in December of the same year Mr. Kenan became sole proprietor. In January, 1903, Mr. Wilder purchased a half interest in the enterprise, and January 3, 1905, became sole owner. It is a weekly publication, Democratic in its politics as its name indicates, and has.a circulation of about 1,050 copies. Mr. Wilder was formerly a stockholder in the Clyde Kraut Company, of which he was one of the incorporators.

September 17, 1901, Mr. Wilder was married to Miss Helen Lytle Snyder, a daughter of Merritt and Susan (Bowland) Snyder, both of whom are now deceased. Mr. Snyder was prior to his death one of the best known lawyers of Fremont,

FRANK C. KISER,* justice of the peace at Ifremont, is also one of the city's active business men, engaged in the insurance and real estate business, with offices at No. 520 South Wayne Street. He was born at Fremont, Ohio, June 11, 1871, and is a son of Anthony and Eva M. (Myers) Kiser - good old German names that carry worth with them.

The late Anthony Kiser was brought from Germany to America by his parents, when he was nine years old and he was reared in Jackson Township, Sandusky County. He learned the carpenter's trade and in the course of years became a well known building contractor at Fremont, where he died in 1893. He married Eva M. Myers, who was five years old when her parents brought her from Germany, and she was reared in Riley Township. To Anthony Kiser and wife were born seven children, namely: Frank C., Cecelia M., Peter D., Edward, Benjamin D., Stanislaus and Cordelia. The mother survives and_ still takes her part in the pleasant social life of her neighborhood and resides in a pleasant home on Haynes Avenue.

Frank C. Kiser was reared in his native place and was educated in the St. Joseph parochial school and the Hayes Avenue public school. He then worked for a time in the oil fields and later learned the carpenter's trade with his father, becoming a builder and contractor. Mr. Kiser has numerous business interests. He is vice president of the Henkle Company, of lremont, manufacturers of manicure and pedicure instruments, which is the largest concern of its kind in the world making a feature of these specialties. He is also secretary of the Carbo Tool & Die Company, a comparatively new enterprise, for the manufacture of gas engines and special machinery.

Mr. Kiser is identified with a number of fraternal organizations, including: the Knights of Columbus, the Knights of the Maccabees, the Woodmen of the World, the Pathfinders, the Home Guards, and the Itagles. In politics he is a Democrat and he was elected a justice of the peace in 1903 and has acceptably served ever since. He is a member of St. Joseph's Koman Catholic Church.

ALPHEUS L. KISER,* manager of the Lindsey Butter Manufacturing Company, a large enterprise of Washington Township, Sandusky County, has had a thorough training in the milk and creamery business, having been identified with this line throughout his entire business life. He was born March 17, 1868, at Fostoria, Ohio, and is a son of Lorenzo D. and Amanda (Ragon) Kiser.

The parents of Mr. Kiser had three children, namely: Alpheus L., whose name heads tiiis record; Burton, born at Fostoria, in 1870, who lives in Los Angeles, California; and Rosa, born in 1873, who married Leonard Schlegel, and also resides in California.

Alpheus L. Kiser, after his period of school attendance was over, entered the employ of J. M. Jones, who was in the milk business, and during the eight and one-half years that he remained with him he never lost one single day. His next employer was P. W. Kemp, with whom he stayed one year, and he then worked four years for the E. Jones Company, at Fostoria, gathering cream. By this time he determined to learn all the details of butter manufacturing; he entered the works of the Morning Glory Creamery Company at Fostoria, where he remained three years, going from there to Huron, Ohio, to become manager of the Huron Elgin Butter Company, and thus continuing for five vears, when he resigned and accepted a position with the Galena Creamery Company at Galena, Ohio.

Creamery at Fremont, Ohio, which he operated alone for four years and then sold a half interest to Charles T. More. The partners then went into the wholesale milk business, in addition to the creamery and they maintained a fine plant and were incorporated under the name of the Sanitary Milk and Cream Company. «After one year Mr. Kiser sold his interest to Mr. More and went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the George C. Mansfield Company, and from there to Hamilton, Ohio, where he was with the Frechtling Dairy Company until he came to Lindsey as manager of the Lindsey Butter Manufacturing Company. This company was organized September 1, 1908, and has a weekly output of 2000 pounds, Mr. Kiser having had entire management since the beginning. He is also manager of the Gilt Edge Ice Cream Company of Fremont.

Mr. Kiser was married (first) in 1888, to Miss Anna Groh, of Munger, Ohio, who died at Galena, Ohio, leaving two children, Orlo, born in 1889, and Gladys, born in 18g9. Mr. Kiser married secondly. December 25, 1903, Miss Minnie M. Schelien, of Huron, Ohio, and they have one son, Alpheus Lee, who was born September 18, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Kiser are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Fremont. Mr. Kiser is a member of McPherson Lodge No. 667 at Fremont, of the Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he is a Republican.

JOHN W. SANDWISCH,* president of the Board of County Commissioners of Sandusky County, Ohio, and the owner of a valuable farm of 200 acres, situated in \Woodville Township, is a representative of a well known pioneer family of this section. He was born in Ohio, November 5, 1841, and is a son of F. W. and Louisa (Clousing) Sandwisch.

The father of Mr. Sandwisch was born May 17, 1819, in Hanover, Germany, a son of Randolph and Jane (Daterman) Sandwisch. In 1836, when seventeen years of age. F. W. Sandwisch came to America to make his own unaided way in the world, his courage and his health being his only capital. He sought and found work, becoming an employe of a steamboat company operating boats on Lake Erie.

In 1839 he married and then worked for one year at the carpenter's trade at Perrysburg, Ohio. Later he was employed in the construction of the turnpike road in Troy Township, Wood County, and during these years he managed to save $200, which he applied on the purchase of a farm, a tract of forty acres of wild land. This he improved and sold, subsequently buying seventy acres, which he also sold, after which he secured 169 acres, in Woodville Township, in whch place he made his home. It was a wild, unsettled, malarious region in those early days, but Mr. Sandwisch survived all sickness, and pioneer hardship, saw many members of his own family and many of his neighbors pass away, and died of the infirmities of old age, October 24, 1895, having lived seventy-six years. He carried on general farming and stockraising during his active period, retiring from labor in 1884. He was a man of sterling qualities and was appreciated by his fellow citizens. In 1873 he was elected a county commissioner of Sandusky County and was re-elected for a second term, but failing health made him decline the honor. He was one of the pillars of the Lutheran Church. He was twice married (first) to Louisa Clousing, who was born in 1815 and died October 24, 1855, and (second) to Angeline Bossan. Three children were born to the first union, the eldest being John Sandwisch of Woodville Township, and ten to the second union.

John Sandwisch was reared on the home farm and was educated in the Woodville Township schools. In early manhood he married Miss Elizabeth Myers, a daughter of the late Henry Myers, and they have had the following children born to them: Dora, George, August, Margaret, Martha, Martin, Carrie, and William. Mr. Sandwisch and family are members of the Lutheran Church. Politically he is a Democrat and has been elected to a number of local offices, and in 1903 was made a county commissioner. The performance of his duties was so satisfactory that he was subsequently re-elected and he has since served as president of this important public body. He ts one of the representative men of this part of Sandusky County.

DOLPH LINEBAUGH* is a well known farmer of Ballville Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, and resides on a farm of 13% acres located about two and one-half miles southeast of Fremont, which has been in the family for more than half a century. He was born in Fremont, January 14, 1857, and is a son of John and Susan (Parrish) Linebaugh.

John Linebaugh was born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1820, and was a small boy when his father, Peter Linebaugh, moved to Sandusky County and was the first settler on what is now known as the Huss Farm in Ballville Township. John learned the trade of a carpenter, which he followed for many years and lived here until his death in 1906. He served in the Mexican War, going to the front with Captain Thompson, and he served through a greater part of the Civil War as a member of the Third Ohio Cavalry. He was afterward a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He was united in marriage with Susan Parrish, who was born in Putnam County, Ohio, and is still living, making her home with the subject of this sketch. They became parents of four children: Dolph; Nora (deceased), who was the wife of Frank Pero of Fremont, by whom she had a son, Charles; Ida, who is the wife of Charles Wonderly and resides in California;

Dolph Linebaugh received a good common school education in Ballville Township, where he always lived. He has always followed farming in a general way and is meeting with deserved success. February 20, 1894, he was united in marriage with Miss Jessie Worthington, who was left an orphan at an early age. He was called upon to mourn her early death on March 17, 1897, since which time his mother has kept house for him. Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Fremont.

CHARLES THAYER,* an influential citizen of Lindsey, and owner of a fine farm of 8o acres, of which 40 acres lie within the town limits, and 40 in Washington Township, was born at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and is a son of George and Jane Thayer, who were the par- ents of the following children: George, Jr., now deceased (was first united- in marriage with Etta Tyler, by whom he had one daughter, Etta Tyler Thayer; his second union was with Laura Robison); William, a resident of Dakota ; and Charles, the subject of this record.

Charles Thayer was joined in marriage with Rebecca Schwartz of Hessville, Ohio, a daughter of Christian and Margaret Schwartz. Of their union have been born the following offspring: Edward, who married Ada Bowers of Lindsey and has two children, Harry C. and Mary Elizabeth; Alice; Gladen, who resides at home; and Edith, who is attending the high school at Lindsey. Mr. Thayer takes an active interest in the affairs of the Democratic party, and the family holds membership in the Evan-

FRANK COLLINS LEMMON,* a worthy member of one of the old pioneer families of Townsend Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, resides on the farm on which he was born, in 1848. His parents were Matthew M. and Sarah (McIntyre) Lemmon, and his grandfather was James Lemmon.

James Lemmon, the founder of the family in Townsend Township, came here from Livingston County, New York, in 1828. It is said of him as typical of his strength, courage and perseverance, that he walked the whole distance to Columbus, in order to enter his selected tract of eighty acres, and provided for his subsistence with his gun, being somewhat noted as a hunter. The land which James Lemmon secured is partly located on the North Ridge and partly in the marsh. It is supposed that the place at one time was the site of an Indian village or grave-yard, but if so, the fact antedated the knowledge of the Indians who yet lived in the county when the whites came here. When the Lake Erie & Western Railroad was built through Sandusky County, the Lemmons sold a tract from the north end of the farm for a gravel pit. In excavating this pit numerous bones and skulls, together with stone utensils and tools, were found, at a depth of from two to three feet. This discovery, which aroused much interest among local scientists, is elsewhere referred to in this vol- ume. At the time of his death, James Lemmon owned 200 acres and was one of the leading men of this section. He served in the War of 1812, going out with a company from Livingston County. He lived until 1853, dying when aged eighty-three years and was survived one year by his widow.

Matthew M. Lemmon was born in Livingston County, New York, but was quite young when brought to Sandusky County and his subsequent life was spent in agricultural pursuits on the farm in Townsend Township. On December 3, 1847, he married Sarah MclIntyre, daughter of John McIntyre, an early settler, and they had five children, namely: Frank Collins; Edward, who is now deceased; Charles H., who is pastor of the North Congregational Church at Cleveland; Ella, who is the wife of Charles Durning, of Cleveland; and George, who is engaged in the fruit business in Cuba. Matthew M. Lemmon died November 30, 1888, and was survived by his widow until 1903.

Frank Collins Lemmon spent his boyhood on the farm, attending the local schools in the meanwhile, and then learned the carpenter's trade. This he followed for thirteen years at Clyde, Ohio, after which he returned to the homestead, where he has resided ever since. On October 3, 1873, Mr. Lemmon was married to Miss Hannah Keller, daughter of Isaac Keller. She was born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, and died October 14, 1897. She is survived by one daughter, Pearl E., who was born January 29, 1879, and who is the wife of S. E. Ensign, residing in Thompson Township. Mr. Lemmon and family are members of the North Ridge Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he was a Democrat, but he has never sought political favors. For many years he has been identified with the Odd Fellows and is connected with Clyde Lodge, No. 380, at Clyde, Ohio.

COLUMBAN PFEFFERLE.* one of the substantial farmers and highly respected citizens of Green Creek Township, and owner of two tracts of land consisting of seventy-six acres, was born August 15, 1838, in Baden, Germany. He is one of two sons born to

Columban and Lutwin (Wasmer) Pfefferle, both of whom were born and died in Baden,,. Germany, where they followed farming. Conrad, the younger son, still lives on the old home place in Baden.

Columban Pfefferle was reared on his father's farm in Germany and attended the schools. of that country, remaining at home until 1866. He then emigrated to America, locating at Monroeville, Ohio, where he worked for about one month for his uncle, Joseph Wasmer. He: next went to Sandusky, Ohio, where he worked in the vineyards for one year, in 1868 buying' in Green Creek Township a tract of twenty acres, on which he lived in a log house until 1890, when he purchased his present farm of fifty-six acres. Here he has since followed general farming, in which he has been very successful. Mr. Pfefferle had no money when he came to this country, and his success herehas been due entirely to his own efforts, much hard work, combined with honest and conserv-- ative business methods.

In April, 1867, Mr. Pfefferle was married in Erie County, Ohio, to Gertrude Leffler,. also a native of Baden, Germany, and of their union were born eight children - Alben, Theresa, Lucy, Anna, William, Catherine, Bertha,. and Annie. In politics Mr. Pfefferle is a Democrat and he is a member of the German Catholic Church of Fremont.

M. PUTMAN,* formerly county surveyor of Sandusky County, a civil engineer and a retired farmer, owns 200 acres of fine land which is situated in Sections 20, 21 and 29,. Scott Township. Mr. Putman was born January 16, 1861, in Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio, and is a son of Michael and a grandson of Jacob Putman.

Michael Putman was born near Freeport, Pennsylvania, December 22, 1815, and was a son of Jacob Putman, who was born in Penn-- sylvania in 1783, and who came to Wayne County, Ohio, among the earliest settlers. Michael Putman was married to Elizabeth Bates, March 23, 1837. She was a daughter of Andrew and Ann Bates. After marriage: the parents of Mr. Putman lived on a farm in Hancock County for several years and then moved to Sandusky County and settled on the Jand in Seott Township which their son now owns. There the father died December 11, 1897, having survived his wife since July 22, 1886. They were members of the Lutheran Church and were interred in Trinity Cemetery.

Mr. Putman attended school both at Fremont and Tiffin and afterward lived for two years on the home farm. When he was elected county surveyor, he moved to Itremont and resided there during his period of office, which was eight years. He then returned to Scott Township, settling on an eighty-acre tract, which was a portion of the old homestead. Of his 200 acres, Mr. Putman cleared about sixty and has his whole farm drained. There are some ten acres still in timber and he has twenty-three oil wells. All the substantial buildings now standing Mr. Putman erected, and he also did all the fencing and made other improvements. He has practically retired from agricultural operations, a large part of his time being devoted to engineering work over the county, road building and ditching. There are few men in the county better known and the confidence placed in him by his fellow citizens has been shown on many occasions when he has been elected to office. In addition to his long term as county surveyor, Mr. Putman has been township clerk two terms, a justice of the peace for one year and for a long period has been a useful member ot the school board. In politics he 1s a Democrat.

On December 23, 1873, Mr. Putman was married to Miss Melissa Inman, a daughter of William and Calista Inman. Mrs. Putman died June 23, 1908, and was laid to rest in the Metzger Cemetery. Three children were born to them, one son and two daughters, namely: Alfred R., who married Lucy Dotty; Louisa, who resides in California; and Hazel M., who married Clyde Smark.

GEORGE W. JORDAN,* one of the leading farmers of York Township, who owns in partnership with his two. sisters, a tract of eighty acres, was born January 14, 1844. on a farm in Seneca County, Ohio, and is a son of Adam and Sophia (Alwick) Jordan.

Adam Jordan and wife were both natives of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,. but were married in Union County, that State, where thev resided for five years subsequent to their marriage. They then removed to Seneca County, Ohio, where they entered a small tract of land, later coming to Sandusky County. where they located on the farm now owned by our subject. Here they resided until the time of their death. Adam Jordan and wife were the parents of the following children: Sarah, a resident of Toledo, Ohio, and the widow of Uriah Weaver: Lucy, the widow of John McCaulley, residing in Bellevue; Mary, residing with her brother George, and part owner of the farm: George W., the subject of this sketch; Elannah, who lives on the home farm, of which she also is part owner; James, who lives in Erie County, Ohio; Martin, residing in Toledo, Ohio, who is a veteran of the Civil War (was the first to enlist in York Township, first in the 8th O. Vol. Inf.. and afterwards in the 72nd. Regt., O. Vol, Inf.) : Joseph, who died aged sixty-four years; and John, who died aged fourteen years.

The fine large brick house, in which Mr. Jordan and his sisters reside, was erected in 1852 by his father, but was remodeled in 18&8 Mr. Jordan is one of the substantial farmers and leading citizens of York Township, but has now practically retired from farming.

MOSES GUSDORF,* vice president ot the First National Bank at Fremont, Ohio, is one of the prominent men of this city, aetive in many lines and a leading factor in a number of important business enterprises. He is a native of this citv and is a son of .\braham and Helen (Swartz) Gusdorf.

Abraham Gusdorf was one of the pioneer merchants of Sandusky County, coming to this section in 1848. He embarked shortly afterward in the pork and grain business at Fremont, which he continued until 1864. His death occurred March 30, 1&94.

mained until he graduated. When he returned home he entered into the pork and grain business in association with his brother, which Was continued until 1863, when produce, hides, wool, seeds and grain became the main commodities handled, but it was not until 1876 that the present firm style of Gusdorf Brothers was assumed. This is the oldest business firm at Fremont in this line and the business has always been conducted according to the honest principles upon which it was founded. Mr. Gusdorf is also interested in the oil industry. In 1887 he became one of the board of directors of the First National Bank and in 1895 he was elected vice president. His name as an honorable and prudent business man, adds value to any institution with which it is connected. Mr. Gusdorf is identified with a number of fraternal organizations, being Vhail-Vtith, and of the Commercial Travelers.

JACOB RIMMELSPACHER,* formerly township trustee and member of the school board, is one of the representative citizens of Ballville Township and lives on his well improved farm of ninety-two and_ one-half acres, which is situated about four miles south of Fremont. He was born in Ballville Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, December 26, 1842, and is a son of George and Barbara Rimmelspacher.

The parents of Mr. Rimmelspacher were natives of Germany. The father was born at Baden, in 1812, and died in Ohio, in 1897, surviving his wife for one year. When they came to the United States, George Rimmelspacher worked first at Buffalo, New York, as a blacksmith, and was then employed by General Zachary Taylor in Florida, who proved so kind and just that when Mr. Rimmelspacher came to Ohio and learned that General Taylor has been nominated for President cf the United States, he hastened to take out his naturalization papers in order to be able to vote for him. He bought forty acres of land in Ballville Township and resided here during the remainder of his life. There were thirteen children born to George Rimmelspacher and wife, namely: Jacob; Madeline, who married Henry Oaks; Andrew; John; Catherine, who married Anthony Oaks; Mary, who married Anthony Swint; William; Amelia, who married Jacob Swint; Rose, who married Lewis Ingleman; George, who is now deceased; and three that died at birth.

Jacob Rimmelspacher has spent his life in Sandusky County, with the exception of almost five months during which he was in the army, serving in the Civil War. He enlisted in Company I, 169th Regt., O. Vol., Inf., on May 2, 1864, and was honorably discharged September 21, 1864, and mustered out at Cleveland. His regiment was stationed at Fort Ethan Allen during the greater part of this period. He is an interested member of the Grand Army Post at Fremont, Mr. Rimmelspacher carries on general farming and stock raising and as a business man and citizen stands high in the esteem of his community.

On January 28, 1867, he was married to Miss Anna Garber, a daughter of Fred and Amelia Garber, and they have had seven children: Florence E., Henry C., Pheras, Pearl, Phillipina, Chester and Ida, the four older ones surviving and two being married. Florence is the wife of Charles A. Peck, of Erie County, Pennsylvania. Henry C., who resides at Fremont, married Bertha Oaks and has two children, Irene and Paul. Mrs. Rimmelspacher's father was born November 29, 1812, and died in August, 1905. Her mother was born February 16, 1824, and died in August, 1903. They had seven children, namely: Anna, Mary, Helen, Frederick, Amelia, Rosa and Clara. Mr. and Mrs. Rimmelspacher are members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Fremont.

P. J. NIESET,* residing on his splendid farm of 100 acres, which is situated in Section 17, Madison Township, was born April 3, 1873, in Washington Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, and is a son of Jacob and Barbara (Kahler) Nieset.

Mr. Nieset's school days were passed in Washington and Scott Townships and he remained on the home farm until he was twentyone years of age and then turned his attention to the various industries of the oil fields.

He worked in both Sandusky and Wood Counties as teamster, rig builder and tool dresser, -and prospered. He located at Carrie, in Ross County, following his marriage and moved from there to Gibsonburg and then bought his present valuable farm, on which he has erected all the substantial buildings. About twenty acres he cleared himself and has done some 'draining. He is an energetic and enterprising young man who has shown a large amount of foresight in his business transactions and 'continues to be somewhat interested in oil, having eleven wells on his own land.

On February 8, 1907, Mr. Nieset was martied to Miss Mary Cook, a daughter of John L. and Mary Cook. They are members of St. Michae]'s Catholic Church at Gibsonburg. In politics he is a Democrat.

JOSIAH GEPHART,* general farmer and carpenter, residing on an excellent farm of forty acres, which is situated in Jackson Township near Burgoon, on the road between Fremont and Helena, was born in Jackson Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, October 20, 1844, and is a son of Peter and Mary (Baker) Gephart.

The parents of Mr. Gephart were old settlers in Jackson Township, coming to this neighborhood in 1837, from Pickaway County, Ohio. Both are now deceased, the mother surviving until February 14, 1889, and the father dying when aged forty-three years. They had the following children: George, Valentine, Rebecca, Sarah, Josiah, John and Frank. The latter was born in Jackson Township December 9, 1858, and owns a farm of thirty acres and also works at the carpenter's trade. He was married in 1899 to Inez, daughter of John Brubaker, of Jackson Township, and_ they have one daughter, Ruth. For seven years he has been township clerk, for fourteen years president of the school board and has also served as road supervisor.

Josiah Gephart assisted his father during his early years and then learned the carpenter's trade. For two years he worked as a carpenter in Michigan and then settled in Seneca County, Ohio, where he did a large amount of business as a carpenter and contractor. During six years of his residence in that county he served on the school board and served as township supervisor, an office he has also filled in Jackson Township. The present home farm belongs to his wife, his main business having been in other lines than farming and many of the substantial houses and barns in this section testify to his workmanship.

On December 26, 1872, Mr. Gephart was married to Miss Mary E. Rineboat, a daughter of John Rineboat, and they have had four children: Herbert, J. P., Estella and Orville. Herbert is deceased. J. P. died aged twentysix years. He married Alice Hudson and they had two children. Burton and Russell. Estella married J. W. Fox and they live in Jackson Township and have two children, Sarah and Clarence. Orville, a youth of fifteen years, resides at home.

MICHAEL W. HUNT,* ex-prosecuting attorney of Sandusky County, Ohio, who is a leading member of the bar at Clyde, was born May 25, 1866, at Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Johanna (Patten) Hunt. John Hunt, father of Michael W., was born in Ireland. He came to America and subsequently to Ohio and for many years was a His death occurred May 14, 1903. His family contained five children.

Michael W. Hunt was educated in the Clyde schools and being possessed of a quick and active mind resolved to adopt a professional life. He began his law studies in the office of the late Hon. John L. Lemon, completed them with the well known law firm of Finch & Dewey. at Clyde and was admitted to the bar in 1889. Mr. Hunt's ability very soon brought him to the front in his profession and caused his selection by the Democratic party, in 1902, as their candidate for the office of prosecuting attorney of Sandusky County. He was easily elected and in November. 1905, was re-elected and served out his second term with the same efficiency as the first. Since then he has given his whole attention to his large private practice. He is one of Clyde's active and representative citizens. Mr. Hunt is connected with a number of fraternal organiza-

ANDREW JACKSON WOLFE,* deceased, formerly treasurer of the Sandusky Pioneer Association, for many years was prominently identified with the grain trade and also owned a valuable farm of 163 acres, situated in Sandusky Township, Sandusky County, Ohio. He was born at Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1842, and was a son of Michael and Margaret (Engieman) Wolfe.

The parents of Mr. Wolfe came in pioneer style from Pennsylvania to Washington Township, Sandusky, when he was a babe nine months old and there he was mainly reared. Late in life they purchased a small farm on State Street, then about two miles out from Fremont, and there passed the remainder of their lives.

The late Andrew J. Wolfe was educated in the district schools and at Oberlin College, and quite early in his business life he became interested in the grain trade. At various times he owned elevators at different points and also a farm of 165 acres, situated in Sandusky Township. He divided his time between his farm and Fremont, sometimes passing three or four years in the country and then a like period in the city. As a reputable and successful business man he was known all through this section. He always took a great interest in pioneer matters and for many years was an Official of the representative pioneer organization of the county. Although not particularly identified with any religious body, Mr. Wolfe recognized good in all and was generous in his support of church enterprises and was a liberal dispenser of charity. At all times he was a loyal citizen and during the Civil War he served 100 days as a member of the 1rogth O. Vol. Inf.

On February 16, 1865, Mr. Wolfe was married to Miss Jemima Stultz, a daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Smith) Stultz. Her father was born in New Jersey, and her mother near Columbus, Ohio, while her native section was Washington Township, Sandusky County. Jacob Stultz came to Sandusky County as early as 1828. To Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe two children were born, namely, William E. and Nancy. William E. Wolfe, who is a prominent grain man of the county, owns three elevators, one at Vickery, one at Erlin and one at Whitmore. He was married (first) to Miss Hattie Tindel, who died in 1895, leaving one child, Helen, also deceased. Mr. Wolfe was married (second) to a Mrs. Broadfuer. Nancy Wolfe, the only daughter of the late A. J. Wolfe, married Albert Stull. The death of Andrew J. Wolfe occurred November 27, 1904. His widow survives and still retains the ownership of the farm in Sandusky Township.

A. B. HUGHES,* oil producer and contractor and sole proprietor of a machine shop which is located on South Main Street, Gibsonburg, was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of W. A. and Mary L. (Leeper) Hughes, residents of Oil City, Pennsylvania, where W. A. Hughes is in the oil producing business.

A. B. Hughes attended school in Venango County and did his first work as a driller in the Pennsylvania oil fields. Later he worked in the same capacity in West Virginia and Ohio and in the latter state drilled some of the earliest wells. Following his marriage in 1892, Mr. Hughes went to housekeeping in Gibsonburg, where he subsequently invested in property and in March, 1903, built a handsome modern residence at No. 301 South Main Street. His oil interests take up a large portion of his time and the remainder is given to his work in his machine shop, which has a large amount of steady trade. '

Mr. Hughes was married June 20, 1892, to Miss Myrtle M. Beatty, a daughter of Myron and Sarah (Bess) Beatty, and they have five children: N. Franklyn, Audine Bernice, Dale B., Thelma, and A. B., Jr. Mr. Hughes and family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Lodge No. 575 F. & A. M., at Gibsonburg and to the Chapter and Commandery at Fremont.

in his line at Clyde, Ohio, has had a life of more than usual interest and is one of the honored veterans of the great Civil War. He was horn April 20, 1844, at Kenton, the county seat of Hardin County, Ohio, and is a son of Ezra and Eleanor B. (Pardy) Parmenter.

Ezra Parmenter was born in Vermont and was a son of Ezra and Sarah Elizabeth (Grant) Parmenter. The latter lived to the unusual age of one hundred and three years. The older Ezra Parmenter brought his fainily to Ohio from Vermont, in very early days. He was a noted Indian fighter and had much trouble with the savages after he settled in Allen County, near the present site of Lima and subsequently, with four of his sons, was killed by the Indians at Fort Findlay in 1812. His family numbered twelve sons and two daughters.

The younger Ezra Parmenter, the father of Francis M., learned the blacksmith's trade, at Lafayette, Ohio, and worked in many towns and villages. At Kenton he engaged in a sawmill business and the family lived at that place when Francis Marion was born, he being the youngest of the six children of the family. While at Lafayette, Ezra Parmenter married Eleanor B. Pardy, who was born in Genesee County, New York. She died aged sixty-six years. were: Harvey D., who was a soldier in the Civil War, and lives at Crydersville, Ohio; David, Titus and Nancy, all now deceased ; and Charlotte, who married John Campbell, and resides at Toledo, Ohio. Ezra Parmenter not only sent his sons into the army when the Union was threatened, but he also became himself a soldier, enlisting in Company B, 49th O. Vol. Inf., which was recruiting at Tiffin. His death occurred while he was in the service, being occasioned by an accident, in Kentucky.

Francis M. Parmenter spent his early boyhood in Big Springs Township, Seneca County, and when twelve years old accompanied his parents to Green Spring, where he went to school and learned the carpenter's trade. He had worked at this trade for about three years, when, in 1862, led by patriotic impulses, he enlisted in Company A, 55th O. Vol. Inf., under Captain Gambey. After serving seven months he was seriously wounded at the first battle of Fredericksburg, in Deceinber, 1862. This injury sent him home, where he remained until September 17, 1863, when he re-enlisted, entering the gth Ohio Cavalry, with which he remained identified until the close of the war. While serving as a scout and dispatch messenger - a very dangerous branch of the service - he was taken prisoner, at Raleigh, North Carolina, where he was imprisoned for seventeen days and was sent to the prison pen at Salisbury. from which, with two companions, he was fortunate enough to make his escape the first night during a furious tropical storm. He reached the Union lines in safety and thus survives to tell the tale which might otherwise never have been told. as the hundreds of Northern soldiers' graves in North Carolina give evidence.

When the war closed. Mr.- Parmenter returned to Green Spring and resumed work at his trade, which he continued there until 1869. He then made a trip west, and remained away from his native State until 1882, when he came to Clyde. In the following vear he married and settled at Center City, Nebraska. In 1890 he came back to Ohio and located at Crydersville, in Auglaize County, two years later moving to Wisconsin, where he lived until 1900, when he took up his residence again at Clyde. For many years he has been engaged in contracting, has also been in the oil business and has farming interests. In May, 1909, he opened his lumber yard on Maple Street, Clyde, where he carries all kinds of builders' supplies. He has been very successful in his business enterprises and has done a large amount of creditable work as a contractor and builder, in the different sections in which he has lived. Since coming to Clyde in 1900 he has erected more than twenty-three residences, has also built the handsome Baptist Church and a fine business block on one of the principal streets. He filled some very large contracts through the West, building a court-house at Trinidad, Colorado, at a cost of $75,000; a $14,000 schoolhouse in Kansas; an equally large one in Nebraska, together with churches and public buildings at numerous other points.

married (first) to Elizabeth Huling, of Clyde, who died in July, 1887, leaving two children, Mabel, who is the wife of Charles S. Brooks, of Jackson, Michigan; and Daniel, who is a resident of Clyde. Mr. Parmenter was married (second) December 22, 1888, to Isabella Serles, of Center City, Nebraska, and they have three children, Francis Leroy, Floyd and Elizabeth.

In politics, Mr. Parmenter is a Republican. He is identified with both the Masons and the Odd Fellows and belongs also to Eaton Post, G. A. R., at Clyde.

ADAM JORDAN,* general farmer, owning forty acres of excellent land in York Township, Sandusky County, which is situated one mile northwest of Colby Station, was born near Clyde, in York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, November 20, 1860. His parents were Joseph and Hannah (Gamby) Jordan.

Joseph Jordan was born in Seneca County, Ohio, and was a son of Adam Jordan, who was a native of Union County, Pennsylvania. The parents of Joseph Jordan moved from Seneca to Sandusky County and settled in York Township when he was ten years old, their land, being located near the center of the township. There Adam Jordan, the grandfather of the present Adam, died and on that farm Joseph Jordan grew to manhood. He married Hannah Gamby, who was born in Lime Township, Huron County, Ohio, a daughter of Samuel Gamby, an old settler there. To Joseph Jordan and wife the following children were born: Adam; Samuel and Alice, both of whom are now deceased; Clara, who is the wife of George Parker; Minerva, who is the wife of Allen Salsbury; and Irvin J., who resides at Clyde. The death of Joseph Jordan occurred May 1, 1898, when York Township lost one of. its most esteemed citizens. His widow still survives.

Adam Jordan was reared in York Township and was educated in the country schools. His business has always been farming and in addition to cultivating his own land, he manages eighty adjoining acres, which belong to his mother, and also a part of the Lefever farm.

Mr. Jordan married Miss Susie Spriggs, a daughter of John Spriggs, and they have one son, Carmi, who is nineteen years old. The family home is a handsome residence that Mr. Jordan built and he also erected the other substantial farm buildings. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum.

PHILIP J. WAMMES,* a prominent agriculturist of Sandusky Township, residing on his valuable farm of 138 acres, a large portion of which is under a fine state of cultivation, was born February 20, 1871, in Washtenaw County, Michigan. His parents were Anthony and Sophia (Fisher) Wammes.

The father of Mr. Wammes was born near the river Rhine, in Germany, and the mother was born in Austria. In 1864 they came to America and to Sandusky County, Ohio, residing at Fremont until 1869, when they moved to Washtenaw County, Michigan. There Anthony Wammes was engaged in farming until 1873, when he returned to Sandusky County and settled in Sandusky Township, on the farm which is now owned by his son, Philip J. In 1903 he removed to Washington Township, ° where he yet resides, now being in his seventyeighth year. Of his children the following survive: Philip J.; Frank J., who resides at Millersville, Ohio; Catherine, who is the wife of John Slope, of Ballville Township; Mary M., who is the wife of Frank L. Myers, of Washington Township; Ida A. and Victoria, both of whom reside at Fremont.

Philip J. Wammes was about two years old when his parents came from Michigan to Sandusky Township. He obtained his education in School District No. 2, where his children now attend school. He has devoted himself to agricultural pursuits and is numbered with the successful farmers and stock raisers of the township. ;

Mr. Wammes was married (first) January 21, 1892, to Miss Anna M. House, a daughter of Henry G. House, who is now a resident of Fremont. Mrs. Wammes died May 27, 1901, leaving four children, Rosa A., Clarence F., William F. and Carl S. Mr. Wammes was married (second) July 28, 1903, to Miss Mary Ehrman, who was born in Paulding County,

Ohio, a daughter of Gregory and Magdalena (Andrews) Ehrman. One daughter has been born to this union, Annie M. In his political views, Mr. Wammes is in accord with the Republican party. He takes an interest in thé public schools of his township and "assists in all movements which advance the general welfare and make living conditions more comfortable in his community.

JOHN W. COLVIN,* an extensive grain shipper and a dealer in coal and grain, at York Station, in Townsend Township, Sandusky County, and the owner of seventy-two acres of valuable land at this point, was born in Sandusky County, Ohio, May 6, 1857, and is a son of George H. and Cornelia Jane (Shutts) Colvin.

George H. Colvin was born in York Township, Sandusky County, and was a son of John Colvin, who was one of the first settlers to come into Sandusky County and buy Government land. George H. Colvin was an early school teacher in his native county. In 1864 he came to Townsend Township and purchased what was known as the Richey farm of eighty acres and there he resided until his death in March, 1887. He was township trustee and in every way a useful citizen, one held in high esteem. He married a daughter of William Shutts, who was one of the early pioteers of the county and a contractor on the first railroad, about 1840. Later he engaged in farming and continued in Sandusky County until 1865, when he moved to Indiana and died there. Mrs. Colvin survived her husband for two years. They had the following chil- dren: John W., of Townsend Township; William S., of Monroeville, Ohio; James P., Frank and Clinton, all of Townsend Township; Clifton, of Erie County,Ohio; Clara, wife of Stella, formerly wife of Warner Waring, both being now deceased; and Lula, wife of L. D. Carey, of Monticello, Indiana.

John W. Colvin was reared on the home farm and obtained his education in the public schools. He first began farming operations on rented land in Ballville Township and for fourteen winters was engaged in buying and shipping poultry. In 1894 he purchased fortythree acres of land at York Station, from Morris Haff, and in 1908 bought twenty-nine more lying south of his homestead. In addition to his farming operations, he conducts

-a large'business in coal and grain and is an extensive shipper. He is an enterprising business man, with a large endowment of good judgment and commercial integrity.

Mr. Colvin was married April 4, 1883, to Jennie A. Sanford, a daughter of Henry Sanford, of Townsend Township, and three children have been born to them, namely: Lloyd R., who died at the age of sixteen years; Henry Leo, who was born in 1888; and Blenn H., who was born in 1892. Mr. Colvin and family are members of the Universalist Church at Norwalk, Ohio, but they take part and enjoy the Methodist Sunday-school services near York Station. Mr. Colvin is an active citizen of his neighborhood, in every way giving encouragement to public movements and contributing liberally upon call. In politics he is ~ a Republican and has served as trustee of Townsend Township.

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