Wayne Township (part 14 of 15)

His life was a long one of public service, and he bore to the grave a character which envj' cannot tarnish - a true patriot and an honest man.

DC. CURRY & CO. D. C. Cuny I and Jerome Curry are the senior - and junior members, respectively, of the firm of D. C. Curry & Co., general dealers in lumber and extensive manufacturers of sash, doors and lilinds, etc., the largest establishment of the kind at

Wooster, "Wayne County. James Curry, tlie father of these gentlemen, was a native of AVestmoreland County, Pa., born in Is IT, came to Holmes County, Ohio, in 1837, and thence moved to Wayne County, in 1853. His school training was such as the average boy in his day received, and early in life he learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed until coming to Oliio. He was carpenter on the first steamboat that ploughed the Missouri River, and which was stranded at the point on the river where Leavenworth, Kas., now stands. In 1835 he went to Texas. In Holmes County he followed house and barn building, and while there married, in 1837, Eliza Cooper Kowland, daughter of John and Mary Rowland, and a native of Cumberland County, Pa. Seven children were born to this union, all but one of whom are yet living; their names are as follows: John R., born February 18, 1839 (now deceased) ; D. C, boi-u September 25, 1841; Margaret, born October 11, 1843 (married to C. T. Parks, and now residing in Akron, Ohio); Wellington (born May 5, 1845, now in Bowling Green, Ohio) ; James M. (born November 6, 1849, now in Denver, Col. ) ; Mary, born July 0, 1853 (now Mrs. F. J. Young, and a resident of Woostei', Ohio) and Jerome, born April 5, 1856; all natives of Holmes County, Ohio, excepting Mary and Jerome, who were born in Wayne County. In

1853 the family came to Wooster, where the father em1)arked in the lumber trade, laying, in a comparatively humble way, the foundation of the present affluent concern. June 9, 1884, he departed this life at the age of sixty-eight, respected and honored by all who knew him. He was an active worker in the ranks of the Republican party, and held several positions of trust. He was at one time mayor of Wooster and several terms a member of the city council ; was one of the trustees of the Girls' Industrial Home, in Delaware County, Ohio. His wife, Eliza Rowland Curry, was descended of an old family who came to Pennsylvania at an early date, when it was a slave-holding State. They owned slaves, and about 1824 manumitted all they then possessed, some nine in number. Her grandfather Cooper was a soldier in the Continental army, and wintered at Valley Forge with Washington. His brother was iu the British army and they met at Valley Forge, where the latter was persuaded by his brother to join the patriot lines. After the war the grandfather proceeded down the Mississippi to the Gulf, but he was taken sick, dying at Cape Girardeau, Mo. Grandfather Rowland was a soldier in the War of 1812. Mrs. Curry's father came to Holmes County, Ohio, in 1845, and settled on a quarter section of landonwhichhe set to work to build a cabin. Soon after arrival in the county his wife died, leaving the responsibility of nine children to Eliza (the future Mrs. Curry), the eldest iu the family, then only nine years of age. About that time, when the building of the cabin was completed, all the provision Mr. Rowland had iu his humble home for himself and little ones was §1.25 in cash, and a bushel and a half of salt. Miss Eliza Rowland received only nine weeks' schooling,but she improved every opportunity, and by close observation and natural acumen soon became quite an apt scholar. At the age of twenty-two she married Mr. James Curry, and May 3, 1874-, she passed peacefully from earth.

D. C. CoERY, the second born to Mr. and Mrs. James Curry, attended school in Wooster until 1857, in which year he commenced to learn the art of printing in the office of the Republican, in that city, working as compositor until 1861. In i the spring of that year the firing on Ft. Sumter forced President Lincoln's call for 75,000 men, and Mr. Curry was among the first to respond, enrolling himself on the 23d of April, that year, as a member of Company C, Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, three months' service, and upon the re-organizntion of his regiment he re-enlisted iu October, 1861, in Company H, three years' service. On May 19, 1863, he was wounded in the left arm and stomach at the first assault on Vicksburg. Miss., aud October 31, 1864, he was honorably discharged. Retui'uing to Wooster, Mr. Curry at once took the position of engineer in his father's plauingmill, which stood on the corner of East Liberty Street and Beall Avenue; being given an interest with his other brothers in the concern. In the fall of 1867 the father and his three eldest sons - John R., D. C. and Wellington - purchased the lumber yard and planing-mill of Stibbs & Co., which they successfully carried on until 1874, under the firm name of D. C. Curry & Co., when the partnership was dissolved, by James Curry retiring, the sons retaining the new yard on North Street, the style of the firm remaining D. C. Curry & Co. February 3, 1876, they met with a disastrous fire - their plauiug-mill and sash, door aud blind manufactory being entirely consumed, including all their machinery and a large stock of finished aud unfinished work. Their loss was over §20,000, with not a dollar of insurance. They immediately rebuilt, but were again met by the fiery element January 29, 1885, and April 13, 1887. They were carrying a small line of insurance, but their loss each time was from $12,000 to $15,000 above their insurance. After the fire of April, 1887, they purchased the machinery and leased the building formerly occupied by James Curry & Sons on East Liberty Street, where they carried on their busi- ness until the summer of 1889, when they rebuilt on their old site on North Street, nddiug the latest improved machinery necessary for their line of work. They possess the oldest and do the largest business in lumber and manufactured work in Wayne and adjoining Counties. December -24, 18G8, Mr. D. C. Curry married Jennie J. Yergin, who bore him five children (four of whom are yet living), as follows: Charles Y., born November 8, 1869; Blanche C, born October 11, 1871; Cora B., who died in 1875; William, born September 9, 1877, and llowland A., born April 3, 1884. Mr. Curry has always been an active Kepublicau, and has been a member of the city council two terms. He is a member of the F. & A. M., K. of H. and K. O. T. M., and was commander of Given Post, G. A. R., in 1883.

Jerome Cirry, the youngest born to Mr. and Mrs. James Curr}-, was educated at the schools of Wooster, attending the junior year at the high school of that city. In 1870 he assumed control of a maciiine shop owned by his father and brothers, serving four years, and then for two years or until 1870, was associated with his father and brotiier in the furniture business. About that time a dissolution of partnership took place between his father and brothers, D. C. succeeding the other two brothers, and with him Jerome found employment, on leaving the furniture business, until 1885, in which year he became associated with D. C, forming the co-partnershi[) which at present exists. December 23, 1875, Mr. Jerome Curry became united in marriage with Maggie J., daughter of Angus Mc- Donald, and a native of Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio. Mr. McDonald was born at Woodside, Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1818, and is a son of Ronald McDonald, an old Waterloo veteran, who fought with the " Black Watch " (42d Royal Highlanders) which, having formed square, so valorously and desperately sustained the repeated charges of the French cuirassiers (Nafpoleon's heaviest cavalry) at the memorable engagement at Quatre Bras. Here two companies of his regiment, which, owing to the tall rye in which they were posted, were unable to form square in time, were utterly annihilated. Some of the men stood back to back and fought the horsemen until cut down ; but the square once formed was never broken. Here Mr. McDonald was wounded in the head by a musket ball, on which account he was discharged with a pension, and his family, having no tidings from or of him, mourned him as dead; but some six months after the great battle the soldier boy (but eighteen years of age) to their overwhelming surprise appeared, alive and well, at the door of his old home. He afterward became manager of a cotton factory at Printfield, near Aberdeen, in which he continued for about thirty years, when he moved into the city and commenced business with his son David. He married Margaret Monro, a native of Kosshire, Scotland, who bore him eight children. In July, 1843, he came to America to visit his son Angus, then living in Massillon, Ohio, remaining until the following May,when he returned to his " native heath," not overfavorably impressed with the laud of his sou's adoption, on account of malaria and ague. This fine old hero of Quatre Bras died in 1884 His son Angus, the eldest in the family, worked iu the cotton factory at Printfield, already referred to, till he was fourteen years of age, and then learned the trade of molder iu the Grand Holm foundry, near Aberdeen, and after a sojourn there and in London, Liverpool and other places, returned to Aberdeen and here married Kate Dinwiddle, of his native village, Woodside. In 1840 he came alone to America and almost direct to Massillon, Ohio, where he immediately found employment in a foundry, and iu 184:2 he sent for his wife and child. In 1847 he came to Wooster, having been driven from Massillon by the malaria so prevalent there. Of his eleven children, seven yet live, four of his sons assisting him in his business. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Curry,

Maud and Flora. Mrs. Curry is a member of the Woman's Relief Corps of Wooster. Mr. Curry is a F. & A. M., a member of the Chapter and the Blue Lodge; a member of the K. of H., the K. O. T. M. and the Iron Hall. Politically he is a Republican, and was elected a member of the city council from the Second Ward iu April, 1888.

fjOHN FRAZIER, one of the promik. I nent farmers of Wayne Township, is ^^ the fifth of nine children of John and Elizabeth (Forkney) Frazier, who came to Wayne County from York County, Penn., and settled near Clear Creek, where they spent the last years of life. He was reared and educated iu Wayne County. He bought his present homestead of 130 acres in 1860, and has improved it, erecting good buildings, and now has one of the pleasantest homes in the towuship. He takes an active interest iu all public affairs, and by his integrity and straightforward dealings has made many friends. He was married in 1844 to Maria J. Reed, daughter of Andrew and Sarah (Stewart) Reed, early settlers of Wayne County. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. In politics Mr. Frazier is a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party, but is iu no sense a politicinu. Mrs. Fraziei's father, Amlrew Reed, was born iu County Down, near Belfast, Ireland, and was there married to Sarah Stewart. They had a family of twelve children, all born in America excepting one, their names being: Hugh, John, Martha, David, Andrew, William, Joseph, Sarah, Isabella, Nancy and Ellen (twins) and Maria Jane. They came to America about 1800, first settling iu Beaver County, Penn., and a few years later moved to Wayne County, Ohio, where he entered 160 acres of land, which he cleared and improved, making it his home until his death, which occurred in 1842 when he aged seventy-three years. His wife died in 1831, aged fifty years.

[ LFKED C. GLESSNER, son of Philip and Margaret (Roughcorn) Glessner, natives of Westmoreland County, Penn., was born September 24, 1836, in Ashland County, Ohio. His parents came in an early day to Wayne County, Ohio, and located on a farm in Greene Township, afterward moving to Ashland County, Ohio. Alfred C. was reared on a farm and obtained a limited education at the schools of the period. In 1S7G he moved into Wayne Countj-, and here carried on farming in Milton Township. In 1888 he established his

In 1857 Alfred C. Glessner married Miss Sarah Jane, a daughter of Thomas Baker, of Iowa, and to this union have been born eight children: Carrie A., wife of William AV. Welday, of Canaan Township, Wayne County; William, telegraph operator on the Cleveland, Lorain <k Wheeling Railroad; Emma Jeanette, wife of Milford Lance, of Sterling, Ohio, and Hattie I., George A., Everett Thornton, Clement D. and Edith, all at home. Mr. Glessner has always voted the Democratic ticket, but is not at all demonstrative in politics. He is a member of Sterling Lodge, No. 173, K. of P. Our subject was elected supervisor of Milton Township, but refused to serve.

1l\f/ ter, ranks among the best artists - ' -^ iu his line in the State of Ohio. He received his instructions from J. W. Baltzly, with whom he worked several years. In the fall of 1873 he located in Wooster, and opened a studio on the Squai-e, and is now located op[)osite the Archer House. Here may be fouml samples of his work, which includes copying and enlarging poi'traits in oil, India ink and water-colors. He is thoroughly conversant with all styles of portrait work, his productions comparing favorably with those of the best-known artists of New York and Philadelphia. His skill is recognized by the prominent citizens of Wooster, and in the preparation of the portraits for this volume he has been called upon to produce many of the photographs for the use of the engravers and other artists.

Spriugtowu, Bucks Co., Penn., June 3, 1843. His father, Henry Derr, was also a native of Pennsylvania, and of German extraction, the ancestry coming to America from Alsace some time in the " forties." Henry Derr was a merchant tailor, a trade he followed in Reading, Penn. He married Maria Fisher, of Bucks County, Penn., who bore him eight children. In 1861 Henry Derr passed from earth, and since then his widow has made her home in Reading, Penn.

William F. Derr, the subject of these lines, was but ten years of age when required to rely entirely upon his own unaided efforts for support. His jBrst work was on a farm, at §6 per month, and at these wages he worked an entire year, often being compelled to rise at an early hour and work till late at night, in loading and drawing lime many miles, wherewith to fertilize the fields. He thus drew during the winter some 2,400 bushels. During this time, being almost constantly among horses and stock, the young farmer found himself much interested in and in sympathy with the ailments of animals, and delighted in endeavoring to mitigate their sufferings. Thus was laid the foundation of his subsequent life's work. He formed the opinion that by study man might become as efficient in prescribing to the infirmities of the bi'ute creation as to his own species, either in medicine or surgery. He thereto turned his attention in 1874. In 1878 he graduated at the Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto, and then came to East Union Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, where he commenced practice, and remained until 1870. in which year he moved to Wooster.

In 1884 fire destroyed his large barn and out-buildings, where he was living on Beall Avenue, and he then rebuilt at his present beautiful home on Nold Avenue, where he owns some three and a half acres of land. The improvements are entirely the Doctor's own handiwork, and thoy have been so numerous and so marked in the arrangement and decorating of house

On August 16, 1866, Dr. Derr was married to Miss Martha, daughter of Isaac and Eleanor Daniels, of Wayne County, and four children have blessed them, viz. : Sadie (deceased), Emma L., William and Earl, at home.

In his practice Dr. Derr is known far and wide, and he leads such a busy life that short, indeed, is the time he is permitted to spend in the bosom of his family. Not infrequently is he called to Philadel[)hia, Cleveland, Fort Wayne and other cities, to render professional services, and in numerous cases, where it has been impossible for him to go in person, sick horses have been sent long distances to him for treatment, sometimes as far as from Kentucky. His success has been remarkable and is probably owing to the fact that the Doctor has a natural liking for his chosen work, and because he is an untiring reader, keeping well up with the times, possessing and using the latest and best, both of instruments and books relating to his profession; he has already an exceptionally fine veterinary library and case of surgical implements. He is one of the first veterinary graduates in Ohio, and to-day has one of the largest practices of any country practitioner in the State.

of friends, to whom he is well known as a genial companion, a pleasant and liospitable 4rentleman. In 1S64 the Doctor enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Sixty- Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served his country six months, being stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, near Washington. In 1865 he received an honorable discharge and returned to Ohio, where his home and success has since been made. He is a member of the Eoyal Arcanum. I. O. O. F. and G. A. R., and is a Knight Templar; politically he is a Democrat.

If AMES RAMSEY was born June 14, hj, I 1833, a son of Alexander and Cath- ^^ erine (Swenger) Ramsey. Michael Ramsey, the grandfather of James, was a native of Ireland and settled about 1818 on the farm now owned by the latter. His father was born in Ireland in 1807, came to AVayne County with his parents, and entered an adjoining tract of land in the center of East Union Townsliip, where he lived until his death in 1872. He experienced the hardships of the early pioneer, and by his labor ami industry accumulated a large amount of property. He was an ardent Democrat, and sei'ved as county commissioner for three years; also held various township offices. He was elected justice of the peace but did not serve. His wife, who was boru in Pennsylvania in 1804, survives him and resides with her son, James. Four children were born to them, two of whom died in infancy; the others are John, residing in Orrville, and James.

Our subject attended the schools of the period, and has always followed farming; at the present time he owns 540 acres of land, and is engaged in agriculture and sheep-breeding. November 2, 1862, he married Miss Sarah Jane, daughter of Samuel K. Landes, of East Union Township, "Wayne County, and by her has one child, Joseph W., who was born January 24, 1864, and lives at home. Mr. Kamsey votes the Democratic ticket, and has held the offices of trustee and treasurer of his township. He was elected township clerk, but his business prevented him from serving.

was born in Lancaster County, Penn., in 1828, a son of Benjamin and Catherine (Shirk) Shisler. His father was a native of Lancaster County, Penn., where he lived until 1830, when he removed to Wayne County, Ohio, and settled on land owned by his father-in-law, John Shirk, a well-to-do farmer, of Dauphin County, Penn. He made this county his home until his death, and became

E. C. Sliisler from the age of nearly nine years has lived in Wayne County. He learned the carpenter's trade in his youth, at which he worked twenty-two years. Since then he has devoted his attention to farming, and now owns eighty acres of good land, all of which was formerly the property of his mother. He was married in 1850 to Catherine Hanley, daughter of Samuel Hanley. To them have been born nine children, but six of whom are living: Mary Elizabeth, Samuel H., John Wesley, Eliza Jane, Clara Ellen and Ida M. Sarah, William and an infant are deceased. His wife died and Mr. Shisler afterward married Mary Gartner, daughter of Valentine Gartner, of Wayne County. Mr. Shisler is a stanch supporter of the principles of the Democratic party, but has no aspirations for official preferment.

AMUEL C. CKAVEN. Among the very old settlers of Chester Township was Samuel Craven. He was a native of Washington County, Penn., born November 8, 1800, of Scotch-Irish descent. His father, James Craven, was twice married; first in 1790 to Hannah Leonard, and after her death to Elizabeth

Moody. To his second luaninge wei'e born twelve children, Samuel being the oldest son. In 1S22 Samuel Craven left his native State and settled in Wayne County, Ohio, locating on a quarter section of land entered from the Government by his father, with only SI in his pocket. At that time it was entirely covered with timber, but he cleared and improved it, making it his home until his death, which occurred February 8, 1888. He was at the time of his death one of the oldest residents of the county, and was universally loved and esteemed, especially by the old settlers. He was always a hard-working man, and his industry was rewarded by the accumulation of a good property. He was married in early life to Margaret Boher, of AYasliiugton County, Penn., who died in 182!*, aged twentyeight years, leaving three children: James, Hiram and Lambert. He was again married, his second wife being Sarah Metcalf, and ten children, were born to them: Vachel, Stewart, Susan Jane, Mary, John, Sarah Ann, William, George, Lucinda and Samuel C. Of these William and Geoi'ge served during the War of the Rebellion. Six of this family are living, Samuel C. being the only one now a resident of Wayne County. The mother died in 1881, aged seventy-five years.

was obtained in the common schools of his township, and later heattended Smithville Academy three terms. He is one of the enterprising men of the township, a practical farmer and a good business man. His farm of 105 acres was his father's homestead, and under his maungenient has become one of the best farms in tlie neighborhood. He was married Feljruary 12, 1878, to Emma A., daughter of Jacob and Barbara (AUamon) Winkler, of Chester Township, and they have three children: Charles W., Ida M. and John Clyde. Mr. Craven is a Democrat.

AMUEL ZIMMERMAN (deceased) was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1798, a son of Michael Zimmerman. Samuel was left an orphan at the age of twelve years, when he went with a sister to the State of New York, where he lived until manhood. In 1824 he came to Ohio, and located in Wayne County, entering a tract of heavily timbered land in Wayne Township. He built a log cabin, in which he lived for a time and began the clearing of his land. He was energetic and ambitious, and continued to make improvements on his land until it was one of the best farms in the county. Here he made his home until his death, which occui'red March 24, 1888, when he was aged ninety years. The last years of his life were spent in comfort, in the enjoyment of that rest so well merited by the pioneers who labored to transform a wilderness into a country of thriving villages and productive farms. In early life Mr. Zimmerman learned the tailor's trade, but devoted his attention to farming after coming to Ohio. His widow still lives on the homestead, and is a lady of bright intellect, in the eighty-second year of her age. Mr. Zimmerman was married in 1826, to Sarah Lehman, daughter of Henry Lehman. Of the eleven children born to them, but five are living: Faunie, Sarah, Mary M., David and Jacob. Mrs. Zimmerman has long been identified with the Lutheran Church, as was also her husband. In politics he was a Democrat.

D. HARTMAN is a representative of one of the early families of Chester Township. In 1830 Samuel Hartman and his wife left Washington County, Penn., and came to Wayne Coiinty, Ohio, first locating near tlie present town of West Salem, Congress Township. Here Mr. Hartman bought a quarter section of laud, all of which was covered by a dense growth of timber. This he began at once to clear away, and made it his home for nineteen years, making of it one of the best farms in the county. He subsequently moved to Canaan Township, locating one-half mile south of the village of Burbank, where he bought another quarter section, on which he lived until 1853, when he moved to Chester Township, buying what was known as the Sherwick property, which also contained 160 acres. He made this place his home until his death, which occurred in 1862, when he was aged fifty-five years. He was a successful farmer, and left a landed estate of 500 acres, which is still in the possession of his children.

E. D. Hartman was born in Congress Township, October 7, 1839, being one of the oldest of the family of ten children. He was given good educational advantages, being for some time a student at Mt. Union and Hayesville Academies. He has devoted a part of his time to teaching school, and also gave his attention to the cultivation of his farm ; has been successful in his pursiiits, and is now one of the prosperous farmers in his township. He is a member of the United Brethren Church; in politics, casts his suffrage with the Prohibition party. He was mari-ied in 1865 to Margaret A. Mc- Donald, daughter of Ne^vton McDonald, and they have a family of six children: William W., Charles N., Mary V., Harry O., Minnie Maud and Roy McDonald.

ISAIAH BYALL. This geiitlemau is a native of Wayne County, having - been born in Sugar Creek Township, December 9, 1830. His father, James Byall, was born in Baltimore County, Md. The ancestors of this family came to America at an early day, the great-grandfather of our subject being of French extraction, and the great-grandmother of English. Some of the family took part in the struggle for independence, and some died in English prisons of starvation. Our subject's grandparents removed to Stark County, Ohio, where the grandmother died, and the grandfather, who was a shoemaker by trade, removed to Fiudlay, Ohio, and settled upon a tract of wild land, where now the public square of that flourishing city stands. There he died, and there many of his descendants yet make their homes.

James Byall began work for himself when yet a boy, and on the breaking out of the War of 1812, offered his services and was accepted. He fought against both the English and the Indians, and at the time of Hull's surrender was with the army under Gen. Cass, near Sandusky. He served throughout the war, after which he returned to Stark County. He received from the Government, in acknowledgment of his services, a warrant of IGO acres of land. Soon after this Mr. Byall came to Wayne County and entered land near where Dalton now stands, at a place subsequently called Jericho. It was but a wild tract of laud, but he erected upon it a log cabin, and as he was then an unmarried man he lived for some time with no companions but his dogs and guns. He endured this life but a year, when he became united in marriage with Miss Mary Pruner, daughter of Daniel and Lovicy Pruuer, and a native of Washington County, Penu., where her father died. When about fifteen years of age she came to Wayne County with hersister and mother, and here in the woods she and her future partner met, wooed and wed. Together this worthy couple endured the trials and hardships of a pioneer life. Children soon came to gladden the cabin, and they had a family of eleven, of whom eight are yet living, our subject and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Hackett, of East Union Township, being the only ones in Wayne County. July 8, 1855, death called at the home of the pioneer, aud he passed away at the age of sixty-seven, having been born September 1, 1788. He had always been an extraordinarily industrious man, and the hard labor he performed in making his home in the wilderness undoubtedly shortened his days. Mr. Byall was a great friend of Poe, the renowned Indian fighter, aud once, when the latter was sick with fever, carried him across the stream on his back. He was a man well liked and respected, and at one time held the office of township trustee. For fifteen years after her husband's decease Mrs. Byall remained on the old homestead, and then removed to the home of our subject, where she died January 4, 1887, aged eighty-seven years and sixteen days.

Isaiah Byall, the subject proper of this sketch, attended the old log school house of the day where he acquired an education sufficient to be able to teach school, which he engaged in for several years during the winter, but his father being an invalid for ten years before his death, the care of the farm devolved upon him, and at the age of eighteen he took full charge of it. On his father's death he was made administrator of his estate. After this he removed to Fort Wayne, Ind., where he purchased and improved a place. The year following he returned to Wayne County, and was united in marriage with Miss Minerva J. Boydston, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Steel) Boydston, pioneers of East Union Township, where Mrs. Byall was boi'u. Her father was a Virginian, and made the journey to Wayne County on foot, carrying on his arm, all the way, an old tea-kettle. He built a cabin, and, like James Byall, for a time lived alone, being subsequently married to Elizabeth Steel, who was his third M'ife. They lived the usual life of a pioneer, and cleared and improved the farm by assiduous labor. The father died in Orrville, aged seventy-seven years, and the mother still lives there, aged seventy-nine. Five of their children are now living, all in Wayne County.

After his marriage our subject and his wife returned to his farm iu Indiana, where they stayed for two and a half years. He exchanged this farm for one in Wayne County, to which he removed in 1861. There lie farmed until 1888, when he retired and moved to his pleasant home on Beall Avenue, iu Wooster, where he now lives. Six children graced the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Byall, named Elizabeth Belle, Vernon B., Solon A., Charles D. and Martin Welker and Henry Wallace, twins. Our subject is in politics a Democrat, and during the Civil War was known as a Douglas man. He was strongly in favor of Union, and contributed liberally for the prosecution of the war. For two terms he was justice of the peace in East Uuiou Township, and served two terms as county commissioner. In the fall of 1887 he was elected secretary of the Wayne County Pioneer Association, in which he takes much interest. He started poor in life, but by strict attention to his business, and the exercise of good judgment he has achieved success. He is a man of whom all speak well, and be has contributed much toward the upbuilding of the couuty, whose welfare has always beeii dear to his heart. In early life he became a member of the Masonic fraternity. His estimable wife is a member of the English Lutheran Church.

rpHOMAS C. POLLOCK, a well- I known merchant of Wooster, Wayne JJ Co., Ohio, was born in Cincinnati, '^ Ohio, April 2, 1859. His father, Eobert H. Pollock, was a native of Westmoreland County, Penn., and his grandfather, John Pollock, was also a nativeborn American, of Scotch-Irish extraction, and was by occupation a farmer.

Robert H. Pollock received a good education at Athens, Ohio, and afterward attended the Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, where he was prepared for the ministry and was ordained in what is now known as the United Presbyterian Church. He married Miss Jane H. Scroggs, a native of Pennsylvania, whose ancestors came from the north of Scotland. From Pennsylvania the Pollock family removed to Indiana, and later to Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1864 Rev. R. H. Pollock and family came to Wooster, where for eleven years he filled the pulpit of the United Presbyterian Church, which, when he took charge of it had a membership of but 120 souls. During his pastorate his zealous labors increased the membership to 275, and a new church edifice was erected. In the early spring of 1877 Mr. Pollock went to Mount Vernon, Ohio, to take charge of a struggling mission station, to aid in building it up, l)ut the devoted pastor did not live to complete his self-assumed task, being called, in the following July, at the age of fifty-eight years, to the reward which awaits the faithful worker in his Master's vineyard. He was a devoted pastor whose whole time and strength was given to the cause of Christ, and he accomplished much good during his years of labor, and died regretted by a large circle of friends, who loved and revered him as an upright man and exemplary Christian. His widow is now living with her son in Wooster, the latter being, with one sister, Mary H., also of Wooster, the only survivor of their twelve children.

Thomas C. Pollock received his early education in the common schools of Wooster, and later attended its university. When eighteen years of age, on his father's removal to Mount Vernon he began clerking in a shoe store at that place, and with other firms. For a year he was unable to do any work, but on recovering his health came back to Wooster, where he clerked for McClonnan <fe Casler, and following that was for two years employed in Coon's grocery. In 1882 he formed a partnership with Jacob Schmuck in the grocery trade, the latter withdrawing in the spring of 1885, and our subject formed a connection with John Deer, which continued until December, 188G, when the latter sold to Mr. Pollock, since which time he has continued alone, doing a fine business, and prospering, as he is known as an upright and enterjarising merchant, who can always be depended upon. Our subject joined the United Presbyterian Church when a boy of fifteen, and has ever since remained an active and valued member of that body. For two years he filled the position of treasurer of the church in Wooster, and in the spring of 1887 was elected an elder. His success in life is due entirely to his own efforts and business ability, as he started in life with a capital principally of a well-deserved reputation for probity and trustworthiness, with but little money. He has by his upright and manly life made gratifying progress, and is to-day recognized as one of Wooster's most reliable and rising young business men.

of Pennsylvania and a farmer, upon reachine manhood was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Abram Myers, and a native of Pennsylvania. In 1835 he and his wife removed to Holmes County, Ohio, where they settled on a farm, and here shared life's joys and sorrows until 1866, when Mi's. Culler died, at the age of sixtyfive years. She was the mother of ten children, eight of whom are now living, Michael being the only one in Wayne County. Since the death of his wife Mr. Culler has remained in Holmes County. He has always been a stanch Democrat, and although a man of eighty-six yeai"s he still walks to the polls, some two miles, to vote.

Michael Culler was about four years of age, when, with his parents, he removed to Holmes County, where he remained at home until he was thirteen, at which time he began to learn the carpenter trade, which, in connection with farming, he has since followed. In 1855 he was married to Barbara J. Harold, a native of Holmes County, and daughter of Christopher and Barbara (Harold) Harold, who settled in that county in 1822. They were farmers who began in the woods and cleared a place to make a farm and a home for themselves and their family. By business tact and good judgment Mr. Harold achieved a marked success in life and acquired not only an extensive farm, but became prominent for the skill and enterprise he evinced in carrying on his busi- ness. Mrs. Harold dieil October 8, 1874. Mr. Harold was boru October 10, 1795, came to Mount Eaton iu 1822, and died December 27, 1882. This couple were the parents of fifteen children, nine of whom are now living, and five of whom died iu infancy. Those li^^ng are all within twenty miles of the homestead. Mr. Harold was for many years an elder in the Presbyterian Church at Mount Eaton. After his marriage Mr. Culler remained at the old place about five years, and then removed to Fredericksburgh in 1S03. Here he resided until the spring of 1880, when he removed to his present home, where most of the improvements iiave been the result of his own exertions. Five children have come to bless the home, as follows: Eugene Calvin, on the farm; Joseph Albertus; William A., living in Wayne Township; James lienfield and Flora L. at home.

Politically Mr. Culler owes allegiance to no party, preferring to judge for himself and vote according to the dictates of his own conscience and judgment. Desiring to see his country freed from the bondage of strong drink, he and all his sons firmly favor the prohibition movement. Both Ml'. Culler and his estimable wife are members of the Presbyterian Church of Wooster. The entire family are well known and highly esteemed throughout Wayne County, where they have hosts of

J NELSON FERRELL, attorney, residing iu Orrville, AVayne County, Ohio, is a native of the State, born in Harrison County, December 8, 1834. His paternal grandparents came from Ire land before the War of 1812, and settled near Cadiz, Ohio. The grandfather, James Ferrell, was a well-known physician. He and his wife both died there. The maternal grandparents, Isaac nnd Jane Lemasters, were of Maryland stock, and also immigrated to Ohio prior to 1812, settling in Rumley Township, Harrison County. This family were involved in many Indian troubles, and the father of Isaac, who was named Ebenezer, was killed by them. Isaac Lemasters was a farmer, and was in the War of 1812, was engaged in several battles, but was never wounded. He also had many fights with the Indians, and was often compelled to seek refuge in the fort near by. He and his wife Jane lived to a ripe old age, and died on the farm where they bad settled. The father of subject, Thomas Ferrell, was born in Harrison County, and in his youth taught school, afterward becoming a minister of the Eeformed Church, laboring in that cause \intil his death. He was a man of energetic habits, and of a remarkably kind disposition, a faithful husband and loving father, who ruled his children by love, not by fear. He was of strict temperance principles, which was somewhat remarkable at the day when the use of liquor was almost universal. Noted for his zeal and piety, he went to his reward in the life to come in the sure hope of immortality. His wife, Jane, daughter of Isaac and Jane Lemasters, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, and like her husband was a sincere Christian. In her younger days she took an active part in the affairs of the church. Later her time was largely devoted to her family, faithfully seconding her husband's efforts to make of them good members of society. She also was opposed to corporal punishment, believing rather in moral suasion, and the effect of a good example.

This worthy couple had five children, as follows: J. Nelson, subject of this sketch; Susan Jane (deceased), who was the wife of William Love, of Noble County, Ohio; James W., a farmer in Archer Township, Harrison Co., Ohio; Elizabeth A. and Nancy M., unmarried, and living in Carroll County, Ohio.

years old, when for one term he attended a select school at Jefferson, Ohio. Next year he taught school, and, with the money thus earned, paid for his tuition at Otterbein University, Franklin County, Ohio This he repeated for four years, acquiring a good education by his own unaided efforts. At this time he married and for the two following years taught school in winters, working on the farm in summers. When about twenty-five years old he began the study of law, paying his way by teaching. The year prior to his admission he entered the law office of R. E. Knight, then of Carrollton, now of Cleveland, and was admitted to the bar in 1862. He then went to New Philadelphia, Ohio, where he practiced for ten years, during which time he was mayor of the city. His health failing he gave up practicing, under medical advice, and removed to the hills of Carroll County to regain it. A residence of several years there re-established it, and he resumed practice in Carroll County. In April, 1884-, he removed to Orrville, where he has since lived. In 1856 Mr. Ferrell was married to Nancy, daughter of John and Mary (Webster) McBeth, who was born near New Franklin, Harrison County. Her grandfather McBeth came to this country from Ireland, the family settling first in Pennsylvania, where the grandfather died. Her father immigrated to Ohit), wliere he married, ami he and his wife both died on the farm he first bought. Mr. and Mrs. Ferrell have two children: Mame J., wife of Edward P. Williamson, of Holliday's Cove, Va., and Lilly M., still under the parental roof. Mr. Ferrell is a member of the Odd Fellows order. He is a truly self-made man, who by courage and perseverance acqiiired a good education and a profession, and a standing in the community which honors the man, and respects him for his character and integrity.

JAMES F. COE, a rising and prosperous young farmer of Wayne - ' County, was born in Richland County, Ohio, July 28, 1852. His father, Danvers Coe, who was a native of Ohio, and by occupation a farmer, on reaching manhood married Eliza,daughter of Robert Hanna, who was born in Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Holmes County at an early day, being one of the pioneers. Mr. Hanna married Jane Cabeen, who bore him seven children, all of whom are dead. He died in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1880, at the age of eighty-seven years. His aged widow, grandmother of James F. Coe, is still living in Mansfield. Danvers Coe and his wife, in 1868, removed from Norwalk, and made their home on a farm in Wayne County, where they remained until their death. Mr. Coe died at the age of forty-eight years; his widow lived until 1880, when she, too, joined the silent majority. She was the mother of eleven children, eight of whom are still living, James F. being the only one in Wayne County. The senior Mr. Coe made farming his principal business. His life was a busy one, he having to make his own way in the world, in which he was very successful. Both he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church in Wooster.

James F. Coe was some seventeen j-ears of age when he came with his parents to Wayne County. After the death of his father Mr. Coe was married to Miss Olive, daughter of James and Amanda (Foster) Sanderson, and a native of Hayesville. Her parents were early settlers of Ohio, her father having come to the State when he was about eighteen years old. Mrand Mrs. Sanderson shared life's sorrows and joys together until 18G2, when the latter died, the mother of six children, of whom one is dead; two of them are in Wayne County, Mrs. Coe and Mrs. Augusta Price. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Coe made their home on the farm on which they have since resided. Three children have been born to them : Maud, Mabel and Arthur, all of whom are at home. In politics Mr. Coe is a Republican. He is a man of progressive ideas, as may be seen iu his well cultivated farm, whicli betokens thrift, energy and the employment of the best and most improved methods. Mr. Coe is well liked and highly esteemed among a large circle of acquaintances, who thoroughly appreciate his many manly qualities.

JACOB H. KESLAE was born in j Fayette County, Peun., May 1, 1818. - ^ His father, William Keslar, was a native of Pennsylvania, and was by trade a millwright and farmer. He married Miss Nancy Henr}', a native of the same State, and a daughter of Stephen Henry. They made their home in Pennsylvania until their death, the mother dying first, aged nearly seventy years, and the father in 1864, aged about seventy-two years. He was a Democrat in his political faith, and both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They had a family of nine children, six of whom are living, and two, John and Jacob, are residents of Wayne County, Ohio. The paternal grandparents of our subject were of German ancestry, and both died before he was born. His maternal grandfather, Stephen Henry, was of English descent. He was one of the earliest pioneers of Wayne County, Ohio, entering a tract of timber land, which he cleared and improved, living in his wagon when he first came to the county until he could build a cabin. He spent the last years of his life in Wayne County, where he was an honored citizen.

Jacob H. Keslar remained at home until he was twenty-two years of age, when he decided to seek a home farther west, and accordingly came to Wayne County, where for a time he lived in the family of his grandfather. He learned the carpenter trade in his native State, and worked at same for several years in this county. In 1851 he bought the farm where he now lives, which was only partially improved. On it was a small cabin and a bank frame barn, and only a few acres had been cleared. By untiring energy and industry he has made it one of the best farms in Wooster Township. He is purely a self-made man, and can view with pride the results of his own hard labor. He has always taken an interest in public affairs, and has assisted materially in the development of the resources of the county. He is now on the downhill of life, but his early years of toil have secured him a comfortable home, where he is provided with all the necessaries of life. Mr. Keslar was married in 1852 to to Miss Hannah, daughter of Henry Mowery. She died leaving one son, Henry, who was killed in his boyhood by a horse. In 1854 Mr. Keslar married Julia Ann Bricker, and to them were born two children, Joseph and Mary, both of whom are at home. Politically, like his father, Mr. Keslar is a Democrat; is a member of the English Lutheran Church, his wife being a Winebrennerian in religious belief.

F-KANCIS LITTLE, a well-known farmer of Wooster Township, was -" born in Wayne County, September 1, 1820. His father, John Little, was a native of Westmoreland County, Penn., where he followed the occupation of a farmer, and in 1814 was married to Miss Jane, daughter of Henry Caldwell. In 1814 he came to Salt Creek Township, where he obtained a quarter section of land, and then returned to Westmoreland County. The following spring he removed with his wife to Wayne County, where he spent the remainder of his life. His farm, when he settled upon it, was an unbroken forest and infested with wild beasts. In 1865 Mrs. Little died, aged seventy-five years. She was the mother of eight children, five sons and three daughters, one daughter dying in infancy; John, residing in Salt Creek Township, and Francis, the subject of this sketch, are the only ones living. One son, Henry Little, died in Salt Creek Township some years ago. The father, John Little, died in 187(t, aged about seventy-five years.

Francis Little remained at home until he was some twenty-one years of age, when he was married to Miss Elizabeth Taylor, who bore him three children and died. He then married Miss Augeline, a daughter of Saul and Margaret Miller, of Fredericksburgh, she being a native of Pennsylvania. For some twenty-seven years Mr. Little lived in Holmes County, during which time he followed farming i and stock buying. In 1872 he removed to his present home in Wooster Township, and here, on the 24:thof April, 188G, his faithful wife and companion was taken from him by death, at the age of seventy years and five months. She was the mother of ten chikken, four of whom died in infancy. The names of the others are John Taylor, living in Fredericksburgh ; Ezra B., near Seneca Falls, N. Y. ; Hezekiah; Samuel, at home; Margaret (deceased), who married James H. Bruce; Mary (deceased), who married Mr. Ditman, and lived near Fort Wayne, Ind.

Mr. Little still remains on the home place, where his farm is cared for I)y his son Samuel, who married Miss Martha Armstrong, daughter of John Armstrong, of near Apple Creek. They have two children. Politically Francis Little is n strong Democrat. He has filled several positions of trust in the various communities where he has lived. He was justice of the peace in Holmes County for nearly fifteen years, and was also township clerk. In Wayne County he is now serving his second term as infirmary director. He has been a consistent member of the United Presbyterian Church since he was twenty years of age, and of late years, as are all his family about him, has belonged to the church at "Wooster. Mr. Little has won a marked success by his own good judgment, perseverance and industry. By the uprightness of his conduct he has won and keeps the respect of all who know him. He has spent a good deal of time in raising and dealing in stock, and owns 180 acres of choice farming land in East Union and Wooster Townships. Mr. Little was greatly opposed to slavery, and did much toward advancing the Union cause during the war, assisting largely financially and by personal effort, in filling the country's quota of volunteers.

T^JIt ATTHEW McCLUEE, another of I jTI Wayne County's oldest and most Jl -^ respected citizens, is a native of Dauphin County, Penn., born in Middletown in 1817. His parents were also natives of Pennsylvania, and his father, also named Matthew, was a schoolmate of Don Cameron. His mother was Miss Maria, daughter of Charles Brandol. Thej' were the parents of twelve children, five sons and seven daughters, all now deceased except our subject. The father departed this life in 1852, aged sixty-six, and the mother fifteen years later, both dying in the city of Wooster. When about seven years of age young Matthew came with his parents to Wayne County, Ohio, where he has since resided, with the exception of three years spent in Union County, Ohio, and one year in California. His beginning of life was humble, his home being an old log cabin, through the chinks of which the snow drifted manj' a winter's night, covering him as he slept, and his school experience was very meager, even for those primitive days. Farming has been his occupation all his life, and in his earlier experiences many a bushel of wheat did he draw to Massillon, twenty-five miles distant, where he sold it for 45 cents per bushel, three - year old cattle fetching §8.00 per head. November 10, 1842, Mr. McClure married Elizabeth, daughter of Ealph and Nancy (Caufman) Funk, and born in Bucks County, Penn., of which State h^r parents were also natives, whence they came to Wayne County, Ohio, in 1836. Twelve children were born to this union, five of whom are yet living, as follows: James, in Kansas; Louise, now Mrs. Horace A. Maize, residing south of Wooster, Wayne County; Cyrus, in Kansas; Matthew B. and Frank U., in business in Wooster.

lu 18G9 the family came to their present residence in Wooster, where Mr. McClure is engaged in raising small fruits. Mrs. McClure is a member of the First Presbyterian ChurcJi of Wooster. Politically Mr. McClure is a Eepublicau, his fiist vote being cast for Gen. W. H. Harrison. In 1850 oursubject made an overland journey, by way of the plains, to California, remaining there, however, only about one year. He and his amiable life partner have played no unimportant part in the history of Wayne County, where they enjoy the respect and esteem of all classes of the community.

H J. ilLLIAM N. SMITH is a native f/ of Wayne County, Ohio, born in ^ Franklin Township, April 9, 1830. His grandfather, Philip Smith, was of German ancestry, and came to Wayne County, Ohio, in 1812. He located on a tract of timber land, and, after clearing seven acres, built a cabin, and went toSteubenvilleforhis family, returning to this county the same spring. He improved his laud, and made it his home until his death, which occurred in 1840, wiien he was seventy years old. His widow survived him until 1851, dying at tiie advanced age of eighty-four years. They had a family of ten children, all of whom are deceased. Nathan W. Smith, their youngest child, was born August 3, 1S04-, and was therefore but eight years old when his parents moved to Wayne County. His early life was spent amid the hardships and privations of a pioneer life, and he received but limited educational advantages. He was married November 15, 1825, by Rev. John Reid, to Miss Maria Waits, who was born November 1-4, 1803, a daughter of Richard and Leah Waits. They first located in Franklin Township, where they lived twenty-seven years, and then moved to a farm one mile south of Wooster, where the mother died October 1, 1809, aged sixty-six years. The father died April 29, 1885, aged nearly eighty-one years. They had a family of four children: Hiram N., born April 22, 1827, was a graduate of Jefferson College, and was preparing for the ministry, but died in the second year of his course, April 23, 1S51; William N., born April 9, 1830; Matilda, born September 17, 1834, died, aged five months and twenty-seven days; Ellen, born September 2, 1830, died March 14, 1844. Nathan W. Smith was in his early life a Whig, and later a Republican. He was a man of strong temperance principles, and was the third person in Wayne County to sign the total abstinence pledge. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church.

William N. Smith, the only surviving member of his father's family, remained with his parents until his marriage, and then was given an interest in the homestead, and at his father's death succeeded to the ownership. He was married in 1854, to Miss Andaline Johnson, daughter of Isaac and Kachel (Earnest) Johnson. They have had a family of eight children: Hiram W., Isaac Johnson, Alma E., Frank E., Ida M., Nathan W., Edwin E. and Elva J. Hiram W. died in the twentyfourth year of his age, leaving a widow and one child. Isaac J. lives in Wayne Township, Frank E. is in Muscogee, Indian Territory, and the rest are at home. Mr. Smith has been a prosperous business man, and for five years was cashier of the Farmer's Bank at Wooster. His home is located about two miles from the court-house, on the Mt. Eaton road. Mr. Smith is a strong Kepublican; he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

RS. PLEASANT ANN (JOHNSON) TROUTMAN, widow of Philip Troutman, was born in Dauphin County, Peun., November 25, 1829, a daughter of Isaac Johnson. When she was five years old, her parents removed to Wayne County, Ohio, and here she was reared to womanhood. January 3, 1854, she was married to Philip Troutman, a native of Virginia, son of Michael and Mary Troutman, who were of German descent. Philip came with his parents to Wayne County, and here began his life's occupation, farming. After their marriage, the young couple settled down to housekeeping in Clinton Townshij), subsequently moving to Wooster Township, where together they built up a good home, sharing life's joys and sorrows together until February 15, 1880, when death entered their home and sundered the tie that bound them, claiming for its own the husband and father, who at his death, was fifty-six years, one month and fifteen days old. He was a Democrat in politics, and while in Clinton Township served several terms as assessor. He was a progressive farmer, and did much toward the building up of his county. He was one of AVayne County's self-made men, having to make his own start in life, and his success was due to his perseverance and thrift, aided always by his faithful wife.

Since her husband's death, Mrs. Troutman has remained on the homestead.where with her children, she is living in the enjoyment of the property she has so nobly earned. She has had a family of eight children, seven of whom are living; Addie, Jessie, Otto, Mary, John, Morse and Park ;

Clyde is deceased. Addie was married Jauiiary 1, 1880, to Dauiel Shirk, and Las three children; Frank T., Jay P. and Earl W. Jessie was married August 10, 1882, to E. R. Eedick, who died September, 188-4, leaving one child, and Mrs. Kedick now lives with her mother. Otto was for some time a teacher in Wooster Township, and now lives in Kansas. Morse has been a teacher in the township several terms. The homestead, which is located in South Wooster Township, contains 19G acres, all well improved, and is one of the pleasautest homes in the township. Mrs. Troutman is an active and devoted member of the Presbyterian Church at Shreve, and the family is among the prominent and influential representatives of Wayne County.

JOHN McQUIGG, one of the well- ; known citizens of Wooster Town- ^^ ship, was born in Ireland, and in his infancy his parents, John and (Mc- Afee) McQuigg, came to America. They settled in Wayne County, Ohio, and here the father died February 1, 1885, aged nearly eighty years. The mother, who was a daughter of William W. and Martha (Ray) McAfee, still lives on the homestead, two daughters, Martha and Mary Ann, living with her. Of her ten chil- dreu, nine are living, the most of them in AVayue County. She is a member of the United Presbyterian Church. A brother, Robert McAfee, makes his home with her. Her parents came to America from County Derry, Ireland, in 1838, and settled in Wayne County, Ohio, where the father died in 1858, and the mother in 1862. Mrs. McQuigg is now in her eighty-fourth year, is still hale and hearty, and well preserved for one of her years.

John McQuigg, the subject of our sketch, remained with his parents until manhood, assisting in the care of the home farm. August 16, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, One Hundi-ed and Twentieth Ohio Infantry, and served until the close of the war, being discharged in July, 1865. He participated in five hardfought battles, besides numerous skirmishes. He was at the first attack on Yicksburg, Chickasaw Bluffs, Arkansas Post, passed the following winter at Young's Point, and then again marched to Vicksburg, when the second assault was made; later was at the bombardment of Grand Bluff, Miss., at the mouth of the Black River, in the battle of Thompson's Hill, and at Champion Hills. In May, 1863, at Red River, be was captui-ed, and for thirteen months, lacking six days, was a prisoner at Tyler, Tex. While there, with his brother-in-law, Mahloii Roch, he undertook the manufacture of pipes and combs from the horns of cattle killed for their sustenance. They obtained a good revenue from the sale of these articles to the guards and fellow prisoners, and in addition to its enabling them to purchase provisions from the outsiders, it helped to pass away many dreary hours of exile from home and friends. After his discharge he returned to the old home in Wooster Township, where he remained until after his marriage, and in the spring of 1874 settled on the farm where he now lives. He was married June 10, 1873, to Alice Armstrong, who died May 26, 1876, leaving a babe that died a few days later. February 20, 1879, he married Helen Culbertsou, daughter of Hugh and Margaret Culbertson. They have five children, viz. : Hugh, Sadie Florence, James Mahlon, John and an infant. Mr. and Mrs. McQuigg are members of the United Presbyterian Church ; in politics he is a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party.

Enelon Frederick Hippee

ENELON FREDERICK HIPPEE w^ POPE, M. D., son of Rev. Benja- -^ min Pope, a minister of the Lutheran Church, is the eldest of a family of three - two sous and one daughter - all living. His brother, G. Warren L. Pope, two years his junior, is a railroad passenger conductor, who bears a reputation for efficiency and thoroughness in the discharge of his duties, making him indispensable to the company officials; while his drolleries, wit and sympathy with his fellow employes, make him an idol among them. His sister. Miss Anna M. Pope, resides with her mother at Wooster, Ohio; she is the youngest of the family and is possessed of remarkable musical talent, which has been fairly developed. She is a teacher of piano music, and possesses an enviable reputation both as a teacher and as a performer on the organ, being the organist of one of the churches in Wooster. In the sketch of his ancestors which follows it will be seen that the Doctor comes of old colonial stock on both sides, running back into German families, except an infusion of Scotch or Scotch-Irish, in a distant line. A remarkable line of coincidences exists in his and his ancestral line. He is the eldest child of his father's family; his wife the eldest of her father's family; his father was the youngest and his mother the eldest of their respective fathers' families; his grandfather the youngest, and his great-grandfather the eldest of their respective fathers' children. Dr. Pope was born in Delaware, the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio, October 29, 184-4, his early education being condixcted in the then famous Second Ward public schools of Wooster, Ohio, while Wilmot, Gens. Wiles and "Wylie were principals; Inter he studied under the supervision of his father and mother in the home institution. He read medicine under the instruction of the late Dr. L. Firestone, and graduated February 2-t, 1S70, from the Charity Hospital Medical College of Cleveland, Ohio (now merged into the Medical Department of the Western Reserve University), and University of Wooster both located at Cleveland. In the spring of 1860 he was apprenticed to his uncle, George M. Hippee, of Des Moines, Iowa, in the drug trade, in which he served three years, excepting a term of service in the Union army. On the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, in 18G1, he offered his services, but on account of his age was later rejected. In 1803 he obtained a recruiting commission for the Fourth Iowa Battery of Artillery, which Capt. Mitchel was then recruiting. After enlisting a number of men he was notified that because of his age, no commission could be issued to him in the United States military service. In 186-i he again entered the United States military service as first sergeant. Company C, One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served at Fort Ethan Allen, at the time of Early's raid on AVashington, and the engagement at Fort Stevens and Tenleytown. He is a member in good standing of Wayne Post No. 297 G. A. R., at

Orrville, Ohio. He has been practicing medicine at Dalton, Ohio, where he resides, for twenty-two years, enjoying a large and lucrative practice.

July 6, 1870, the Doctor was united in marriage, at Wooster, Ohio, with Laura Elenora, eldest daughter of Israel and Mary Jane (Uginfritz) Clippiuger, also of German descent, but with a distant line of English. Two daughters were born to this union: Alice Gertrude, born November 23, 1871, a graduate of the village high school, and Edna May, born May 3, 1879. In 1^(59 Dr. Pope was elected mayor of Dalton, but shortly after taking the oath of office he resigned. He has since been repeatedly elected to council, and has always been a most efficient member upon whom the burden of business devolved. As an evidence of his labors we may mention that more than two-thirds of the ordinances on the books were framed by him. He is now serving his third term as mayor, and is conceded by all to be the most efficient incumbent ever elected to the office. He is now serving his fifth year as member of the board of education, and to him, more than to any one else, are the schools indebted for their magnificent system and courses of study. In politics he was formerly a llopublican, but of late j'ears he has identified himself with the Prohi- bitiouists. He is the worthy medical examiuer of Daltou Subordinate Kuling Fraternal Mystic Circle. In his dealings with his fellow men he is courteous, open and frank. He possesses marked oratorical abilities, his admirers recognizing him as the most eloquent in his portion of the county. As a writer, he is forcible, pointed, inclined to irony and sarcasm, but evincing u love for the descriptive, and is just and fair in his criticisms. Perhaps one of his best pi-oductions was the report of the committee of Wayne Post, G. A. R., which was appointed to report on the fitness of Gen. Wylie in seconding his nomination by Given Post of Wooster, Ohio, for his election to the department commandership in 1888. He is in the prime of his mental powers and bodily vigor, has a fondness for exercise on his lauds when not otherwise employed, and is, perhaps, the hardest worked man in all parts in the village, in furthering the material interests of which he is ever foremost. He is a man of fine tastes; loves his home, which is an artistic cottage of unique design, evidencing his love for the beautiful and ability to arrange. In In religion he is an Evangelical Lutheran communicant. For years he has been entrusted with the civil engineering of the village, all grades having been established under his supervision, and he is authority on all lines and corners. While the village is not what it should be, the older citizens mark the improvement made daring the last decade. The Doctor's readings are broad and liberal, not confined alone to his profession : he knows something of and can talk on nearly every subject, not without having formed an opinion. He has few, if any, confidants, perhaps because his secrets are not his own alone; is a good judge of human nature, makes few mistakes in men, and has little cause to change an opinion of men once formed. One thing is frequently remarked by his associates, namely his freedom from vulgar conversation, and his frown on such language or jests from others. In prosecution of a purpose he is constant, persistent, relentless ; in defense of a principle, religious, political or moral, when once grounded, he is fearless and defiant. His motives have never been impugned, and are recognized as free from selfishness.

Rev. Benjamin Pope was born May 6, 1815, on a farm in Fairfield County, Ohio, six miles north of the city of Lancaster, and was the seventh son and youngest child of his father's family. It is possible that the innocent superstition about the seventh son prompted his father to set aside at the time of the son's birth a sum of money for his education for the ministry, a provision which was faithfully carried out, both on the part of the guardian, Rev. Waganhals, of Lancaster, and by the ward, who never slacked his labors in the ministry until broken in health. He died June 8, 1864. while his son, Dr. Pope, was absent in the military service of his country. How well he wore the harness may be seen when it is known that at times he served eleven different charges in the County of Wayne, Ohio. His collegiate education was conducted under the charge of Prof. Schmidt, of the Seminary of the Joint Synod of Ohio, located at Columbus, now called Capitol University, an institution which at that time was conducted on the plan of the German universities, with foreign instructors, teaching from imported German text-books, covering a ' course of seven years, which was so rigid that the American youth rebelled and compelled it to change its course to four years, which change took place after Rev. Pope had completed his course. His prominent mental characteristics shone forth as a linguist, and he always read his Scripture tests in the original before sermonizing. As a German scholar his proficiency was conceded. At one time during the early " forties" Edwin M. Stanton, who knew of his abilities, was conducting a trial for attempted murder in Steubenville, Ohio, in which a German Jew was a most important witness, who insisted on mixing Hebrew with his German. Several attempts made at interpretation ended in failure. In this dilemma Stanton had Rev. Pope subpcanaed and sworn as an intei-preter, with entire satisfaction. In theology he was scarcely less able. His exposition of the Godhead is said by scholars to have been among the clearest. During the AVar of the Ri'belliou he was a warm and earnest supporter of the Union cause. His brothers were divided, those who lived in the North going with him and sending their sons, those in the South, who were planters, sending forth their sons to battle on their respective sides. At the last election before his death, when quite feeble, he was told to wait until a conveyance could be provided for him, but he became impatient and said "I do not know how soon I may be called away. I want my vote to go in, and to go in right. ' ' and so tottered on his staff to the polls, but was car riod home. This was in the Vallandigham campaign, and against him.

Rev. Pope was a man of magnificent physique; tall, erect and muscular, with a natural military dignity, but mild disposition. He was calm and deliberate in judgment, pained to see suffering, kind to the sick and distressed, rock-bound in his convictions, very social and pleasant in company, an enthusiastic student, having great reverence for the authorities and writings of the leaders of his sect. With the exception of the eldest none of his father's family developed any love for learning. It is but just, however, to state that they were among the pioneers of the Ohio wilderness, and during their school days the nearest school was four miles distant from the Pope homestead, and only held during the three winter months. Rev. Pope frequently referred to his trudging along, when he was five vears of age, with his older brothers through a trackless forest where it frequently became necessary for the older ones to carry him on their backs through the deepest snow and over foot-logs spanning torrents. With one exception (he a hotel landlord and owner) his brothers were all successful owners of farms in the North or plantations in the South, and the only sister, who died early in married life, was the wife of a farmer. With the exception of Rev. Benjamin all were born in Greenbrier County, Va., whence the family moved to Ohio.

Their father, Frederick Pope, was the youngest of a family of seven children, five sons and one daughter, and one who died in infancy, sex unknown. Frederick was born

February 7, 1773, in Rockingham County, Va., and May 24, 1804, he married Mary Ketner, also born in Rockingham County, who had inherited from her Scotch-Irish grandparents a very large estate in lands and slaves. A very pretty story is told of her father, who, as a German redemptioner, was retained by his purchaser as a teacher for his children, but who, by his superior accomplishments and learning, secured the parents' confidence, wooed the daughter, and with one bold stroke won his wife, a nice estate and his freedom from seven years' service, in less than one year. After his marriage Frederick Pope removed to Greenbrier County, Va. In 1813 he had espoused the Abolition doctrine, once such a warm political question in Virginia, and which, on a heavy vote, came very near being carried by the people of the State. From conviction he concluded to remove to the free State of Ohio, and to give his slaves their freedom, which he did the following year, abandoning a large estate and setting free 194 slaves, of all ages. It has been claimed by some that he was being eaten up with his slaves, that they were unremunerative, and that it was not conviction, but necessity, that drove him to the act. Circumstances show that this can not he so. Nancy, an old house slave, who had nursed him in his infancy, had been given to him upon his marriage, and, in turn, nursed his family as they were born. "When the family moved to Ohio, she, with the other slaves, was given her freedom, but, after remaining behind for a time, followed, and asked to be permitted to return her pajjers and come into voluntary servitude. Her former master told her he had left Virginia to clear himself and his family of the sin of slavery, but that he would build her a home, which he did, the remains of which, on the old homestead, in Fairfield County, Ohio, were visible in 1872, and to which the descendants pointed with pride as an evidence of their father's humanity and justice. In his will he provided for her siipport and burial. Years after Nancy referred to the subject in frequent conversations, and gave much evidence of her master's conscientious motives. Again, after he and his wife had been in Ohio for some time, the wife's heart turned to their former home, biit the husband said; "The property is there unincumbered; there is money wherewith to purchase other slaves, if you want them; you may return if you want to; but, as for me, I prefer to remain among freemen, even though they be savage Indians, rather than see the humblest man as a slave." She seems to have been of a different mold, for to the day of her death no line of reasoning, faith, religion or creed, could convince her that an Ethiopian was human in the sense of a white man, or that a higher responsibility accorded man's dealings with them than with a brute. She felt that they were dependent, and a sense of humanity toward the lower creation should prompt their care and oversight. During the winter of 1816 Mr. Pope returned on horseback to Virginia, to transact some unsettled business. While on his return he contracted a fever, but, nothing daunted, he pressed forward toward home. From' exposure and other causes concomitant to such a condition, he never recovered, gradually growing worse, until November 7, 1817, when he expired, leaving an enviable reputation. Of his brothers, Adam, the eldest, enlisted early in the Revolutionary army, and served nearly seven years. Jacob, the sec ond, served one year, contracted disease in the army, returned home, and soon after died. Aljraham entered the same army some time in 1778, serving until 1781, being present at and witness of the surrender of Lord

Cornwallis, at Yorktown, and returned home with his discharge about the time he entered his twentieth year. Of the remaining brother and sister little is known, farther than that Henry removed to Kentucky, and became the head of a respected and influential family.

Of such a line of honorable descent, it is not surprising that the later members of the family should be proud, but it liecomes profitable to pursue the ancestors farther. The father of Frederick Pope was John Christman Pope. His father's given name is unknown, but it is known that he held some kind of a franchise, title or office, and was the possessor of considerable estates. It has always been held as a legend of the family that they came from the mountains of Germany, of the province of HohenzoUern extraction, and of ancient German family. In some papers in existence their origin is given as from the Kingdom of Wittemburg, but another sentence says their home was but eighteen miles from the river Rhine. This would indicate a case of mis-spelling, and place them from the Schwartzwald near the Bavarian line, a portion of the now Kingdom of Wurtemberg. However this may be, and the equally disputed question as to whether the name was originally Bobe or Pope as insisted upon by the more modern family, it is not disputed that the family early espoused the Protestant or Lutheran faith; that one of the early fathers laid down his life on the altar of his religion under the banners of Gustavus Adolphus, and that the family, along with others of a most worthy Protestant community, were outrageously treated and di'iven from their homes, and took refuge in England. That after the contest ended, the Austrian emperor, seeing the great wrong that had been done his country, sent embassadors to treat for their return, guaranteeing them the restoration of their property, estates, security in their religious worship, and immunity from military service at their option, enumerating that they were recognized as a superior class of artisans and agriculturists, in possession of scieutitic and craft knowledge indispensable to the superior standing of his empire, and that he did induce many to return, among whom were some of the Popes. The country was Roman Cathoolic in religion, and the returned exiles being in the minority, a long line of abuses are enumerated as following.

At length the guarantee was broken by a later monarch, and an attempt made to force the young men into the hateful army of the Roman Catholic government, to fight against those of the same faith as was then possible. This was the state of affairs in 1730, when John Christman Pope was eighteen years old. He appears to have been the center of a circle of well-to-do j'oung men of Protestant families. The notice to enter the military service had included sixteen others besides himself, of the same circle. By some preconcerted arrangement the circle convened, discussed the perfidy of the government, and resolved to flee. The precise order or details are unknown, but a time was agreed upon and passports secured, where required, but in what manner, if divulged, is equally mysterious. This much is known, that on a certain night at 10 p. m., they left their place of rendezvous, walked over the eighteen miles, and crossed the Rhine River before the following morning, into another country. Short of funds, with every avenue shut off by the now vigilant government officials, they spent what money they had to reach the seashore, where th<?y bound themselves as redemptioners in America for their passage across the Ocean. In the month of October, 1830, or 1831, they landed in Philadelphia, whore they wore all sold [so says the chronicler]. By the same ship which brought Mr. Pope to America, he sent word back to his mother, brothers and sister. For the reason of his refusal to report, the government during his absence had confiscated his estate and title, to which, as the eldest son, he had fallen heir, when he was twelve years old, on the death of his father in 1724. In keeping with his station he was liberally and carefully educated, and at the age of seventeen was considered quite proficient. This confiscation left the mother and remaining childi'en no means of support. The country was ravaged by past wars and distracted by internal feuds; there was little left them there, and humiliated and impoverished they resolved to follow. Accordingly, two years later, in the month of October, the mother and family followed and landed at the same jjort. John C. had been sold to a Quaker in Philadelphia, and his mother was also sold to a party in or near the same city. One of the boys was sold to a Hollander who took him to where a portion of the city of New York now stands. The other went with a planter to South Carolina, near Charleston; what became of the daughter is unknown, and the boys never met again.

The education and advantages which John C. had enjoyed served him well, and he was enabled to complete his seven years' contract in three years, as well as serve two years for his mother, who had been sold for a term of five years. When their terms had expired, John, with his mother, immigrated to Rockingham County, Va. , about 1737, and settled on public land. He was quite successful as a planter, and remained a bachelor until after his mother's death. In 1758, when he was forty-six years of age, he married a Miss Burghart. The date of his death is unknown. It has been derisively said that he left his home in Germany for fear of military service, but such a position in the face of facts can not for a moment be maintained. His position at home must have given him preferment in the military service; and if it was from hatefulness of military restraint, certainly he could not have bettered his condition by an uncertain service of seven years in an unknown land, and possibly with a brutal master in a strange tongue. Besides, there is abundant evidence that he was a man who loved the excitement of danger, and sought the outposts of civilization during his most vigorous years. It will thus be seen that on the paternal side, with one exception so far as known, there is a line of pure German blood, from the great middle class, clinging to the religion, customs and traditions of their fathers, with tenacity, a people of conscience rather than policy or diplomacy. Thinkers in advance of their age, living and dying for their fellowmen, yet hated and persecuted by their beneficiaries. Such lives of conviction, religious devotion when it cost so much, practical abolitionists when it required such a sacrifice, are seldom found in family lines. Plain and simple in habits, social and generous in their relations with their fellowmen, brave, fearless and outspoken in public matters, defiant in defense of, or aggressive in prosecution of, conviction, but never vindictive; exacting of themselves, and just in their dealings and morals; set in herculean frames, with constitutions of iron, they were Nature's true noblemen.

Dr. Pope's mother comes of different stock, in many resjjects the antipodes of his father's people: Cold, cautious and calculating; mathematical, methodical, exact and exacting, they show long lines of financiers and business men, possessed, in many cases, of magnificent if not gigantic intellects. Where they have gained distinction it is mainly for their wealth and colossal business mothods. Their advent in America was duriuf^ the colonial period, settling in Southern Pennsylvania and Maryland. The family claim to be of pure German, Protestant families. It has been said by some that they are of French origin, and before settling in Germany were known as Rappee; but the family disclaim any knowledge of this, and give it no weight.

Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Pope, the wife of Rev. Benjamin Pope, is the eldest child of George and Ann Hippee, who were among the pioneers of Canton, Ohio, where the father built the sixth house in the place, for himself, at a very early date, on a lot on East Tuscarawas Street, a part of which lot is now occupied by the Cleveland, Canton & Southern Railroad depot and offices, and in which house Mrs. Pope was born, September 14, 1823. Her education was principally conducted in the Canton Female Seminary, under the care of Dr. Goshorn, from which institution she graduated. On her twentieth birthday, September 14, 1843, she was married to Rev. Benjamin Pope, and they settled in Delaware, Ohio, where he was pastor of a church. She and her husliand conducted a private school in that city, but, from apparently failing health, she was compelled to relinquish her work. We quote from Douglass' History of Wayne County, of her work in the city of Wooster:

In the spring of 1849 she became the successor of Mrs. Mf'Kee, wife of the .Seceder minister of the long-gone by, she trnnsfcrring lo Mrs. Pope lier pupils, numbering five or six. whom she instructed about two months. In Orlober she opened the session, assisted by Miss Sarah Ilippee, with between thirtj' and forty pupils upon the roll. * * * In the spring of IH.)3 she took possession of the old aeademy building, and continued her labors as principal of the institution until 1W>, estal)lishing for herself and her school a reputation that made the name of "Mrs, I'ope's Seminary at Wooster," popular throughout Wayne and neighboring counties.

The statement, "Mrs. Pope's Seminary," in the foregoing extract is incorrect, It was known as Grove Female Seminary, and for years had more boarding pupils than there were rooms to supply in the building, while the entire roll averaged about 200, taking one year with another. It bad a full cori>s of teachers, in which Rev. B. Pope taught the languages, and literature, Mrs. E. M. Pope the higher mathematics and sciences, including mental and moral philosophy, while others taught the other requirements of a young lady's education - music in all its branches, drawing, painting, embroidery, etc. The institution furnished some of the finest teachers in the country, while its diplomas are considered prizes of rare worth, even at this day. Mrs. Pope is possessed of remarkable mental powers. Mathematics she is passionately fond of, and few men possess so extensive a book knowledge, or a clearer perception of the exact sciences. It was this remarkable faculty which brought her forward so prominently among the eminent educators of the country. Her ability to reason and draw conclusions has been the subject of remark by those able to judge. Her government and executive ability is remarkable; her attention to details is large. Her every motion marks her as possessing a consciousness of her superiority, while her carriage is the pulsation of great nerve force in which her whole frame trembles. Her mastery at once combines the dignified military precision and the judicial detection. For this reason her school always contained the incorrigible girls of the period, ami gave her the dictatorial and austere air, which drew from the youth the nickname for the school of "The Nunnery," and for tlii> principal that of "Mother Su])e rior." It will thus bo seen that while her fam ily have shown individual guns of large caliber, viewed from their special environments, she has shown massive mental powers, and in comparison may be said to be a battery of guns of large caliber. But with all her magniliceut abilities, the peculiarities of her family characteristics stand out repellant as an electric battery, an object of admiration, but not of adoration. For many years she has been an invalid, yet her work is not done, her former pupils are ever returning for review, advice, instruction, and to do homage to her superior genius. Her father, George Hippee, comes of a dignified family, which embraces many individuals of recognized mental ability. His mother's name was Heisley, and her mother's maiden name was Ann Schriber. She was born in Adams County, Penn. , and a portion of her father's estate was embraced within the territory of the field of the battle of Gettysburg. She was a shrewd, discriminating and magnetic woman, who won people by her earnestness, rather than by any charms. As a maiden, however, she was considered handsome; as a mother her affection for her children knew no bounds, no sacrifice was too great for their comfort or advantage; and while her husband had been successful, financially, in life, he admitted before his death that had her advice been taken he would have been better off.

In the fall of 1848 Rev. Pope accepted a call from the church at Wooster and surrounding congregations, and removed with his family to that city. Here among the characters that at that time gave it its peculiar character and reputation, its strange mixture of extreme education and refinement, and the equally extreme of dare-deviltry and vice, the younger Pope grew up. Classed among and environed by the better people, he nevertheless was frequently brought in contact with the more common. Of high spirit and somewhat pugnacious, it is not surprising that his acts were more conspicuous than one of either class especially. It is quite probable, therefore, that his pugilistic reputation has been overpainted. It is certain that he gave his parents much concern and put his father to the pains of frequently punishing him. On this point he jocularly remarks that his father always did his duty by him, and that he did not enjoy good health unless he was whipped once a day. One thing all agree upon is that he was either very dexterous and powerful or an adept in the science of pugilism, as his actual combats were severe and numerous as many of his contestants agree. He was usually accompanied by a mastiff, which was as much a terror among brutes as was his owner among human beings, either one backing the other to such an extent that each was usually taken as a measure of the other's wickedness Age caused him to become more reserved and dignified, and he came to despise and avoid what he formerly would not bend for.

The Doctor in speaking of the family's financial condition at that time says that a parson's ample legacy was theirs: a good name, noble aspirations, a pure character and clean hands not tarnished with filthy lucre. Under such circumstances the boys' speculative characteristics were cudgeled into activity, devising means to furnish spending money, as the paternal exchequer was barely able to furnish the necessary family wants. In one of these extremes he put into existence the advice of Bamum to make money. His father had become possessed of an equine beauty to which the reverend gentleman had liecome devotedly attached. The Doctor in embryo, with his father's razor finely honed, shaved from the horse his coat of hair, and advertised a mustang horse which, for a small admittance fee, might be seen. Judge of the reverend's feelings wben he beheld his stylish funeral cortege leader in his new attire, his caudal extremity slashing without briish at the uninterrupted flies upon his l)are sides, nearly frantic I The Doctor says that the whipping then inflicted was the only one of which he afraid, as he began to think he was going to be killed, his father for the once being really angry; and, to his great mortiticatiou, by far the largest audience he had yet had entered the place of exhibition without paying a cent.

HRISTIAN EBY, a retired farmer . residing on Section 6, in Greene ^^ Township, Wayne County,and whose postoffice address is Smithville, Ohio, was born in Lancaster County, Peun. His grandfather, Jacob Eby, a native of Switzerland, came to America more than 100 years ago, when quite a young man, settling in Lancaster County, Penn., where he was married to Annie Overholtzer, a native of that county. Tliey had two sons and two daughters, none of whom are now living, the youngest of the family, also named Jacob, becoming the father of Christian. He, Jacob, was born in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Juno 7, 1797, was brought up to farming, working for his father until the latter's death, when the younger Jacob was nineteen years of age. He and his elder brother Christian then took the farm, carrying it on until Jacob married, when he bought his brother's interest and thereafter owned it alone. In the fall of 1S4S he sold it, and following year moved tn Ohio, settling in Section 20, Milton Township, Wayne County, where he lived until his death, January 5, 1862. A man of kind, honest and generous nature, he had many friends, and bore an irreproachable name. Shortly after his marriage he joined the Mennonite Church, of which he was a consistent member until his death. He was married in Lancaster County. Peun., February 5, 1823, to Elizabeth Sander, whose ancestry were from Switzerland, her grandfather emigrating from there with two brothers about 200 years ago. All these ancestors were members of the Mennonite Church. The father of Elizabeth, named Jacob, settled on a farm in Lancaster County, where he died. His family consisted of four sons and six daughters, all now deceased. Elizabeth was born on the farm in Lancaster County, January 20, 1808, and died on the Milton Township homestead, November 1-4, 1S50. Jacob and Elizabeth Eby had eleven children, viz. : Elizabeth, who died young, and an infant at birth ; the others, all born in Pennsylvania, were Anna, liorn Januai'y 3, 1824,and died in Milton Township, in August, 1871, was wife of Jose[)h Leatherman; Catherine, born October 11, 1825, is the wife of John Hoover, of

Mediua Couuty, Ohio; Christian (our subject), born March 17, 1827; Jacob, boru February 15, 1829, is on the Ohio homestead ; Mary, unmarried, living with Jacob, was born October 2, 1830; John, born April 26, 1833, lives near Goshen, lud. ; Samuel, born November 5, 1837, is unmarried and lives in Canaan Township, this county; Barbara, born April 4, 1840, died at Berea, Ohio, November 14, 1840, and Tobias, born October 30, 1811, in Allen County, Ohio.