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808 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: BROWN TOWNSHIP. BOLINGER & COLE, blacksmiths, Kilbourn. Frank Bolinger was born Feb. 22, 1852, is the son of Jacob Bolinger, a native of Germany, whose wife was Catherine Smith, from the same place, Frank was born in Delaware City, where he grew up, and there learned his trade; afterward worked there two years. September, 1873, he married Lemma Brownsberger, born in 1854, and raised in Stark Co.; was the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Brownsberger. Frank worked one year and a half in Marion Co.; in 1876, came to this place and set up in business for himself; has two children-Edward and Adelbert. Himself and wife are members of the Lutheran Church. January, 1880, he associated in business with Charles Cole, born in New Jersey Oct. 17, 1842, son of Henry and Nancy (Marquette) Cole ; learned his trade in New Jersey, and came West in 1860 ; located in Galena, worked at his trade until the breaking-out of the rebellion. He enlisted in Co I, 32d O. V. I.; was four years and five months in the service, and returned with life and limb unscathed, and in 1865 married Mary Loop, born in this county; she died in 1875. Feb. 2, 1876, he married Lenora Hornback, his present wife, she was born in Knox Co.; had five children by his first wife; one by the second. Mr. Cole has worked in various places since he came West Cheshire, Sunbury, Lewis Center, Eden Station, and to this town in 1869. He is a member of the Prohibition party. The firm are now associated together under the firm name of Bolinger & Cole, doing general blacksmithing in a satisfactory manner. ABEL W. BARTLETT, farmer; P. O. Kilbourn; bourn ; is a descendant of one of the early settlers of the county; he was born in Kingston Township April 12, 1826, the ninth of a family of ten children born to Abner and Obedience (Mix) Bartlett; Abner was born at Catskill, N. Y., his wife in Vermont; after their marriage, came to this State at an early period of this county's history, locating in Kingston, when there were but three houses in Delaware City ; he lived in Kingston until the year 1834, sold out and moved to Columbus, and was engaged in the manufacture of ropes ; he remained there until the time of the cholera plague, of which he was a victim ; at the age of 14, Abel went to learn the tailor's trade at Mt. Vernon ; in his 20th year, located at Cardington, setting up in business for himself, continuing there until the year 1847 ; Sept. 25, same year, married Zillah Grant, daughter of Andrew Grant, from Pennsylvania; they moved to Marion Co., stayed one year, engaged in the hotel business ; this not suiting them, they went to Cardington where he resumed his former occupation, and added to it the merchant tailor and clothing business; his wife died Jan. 6, 1867, leaving two children-Andrew W. and Adelbert G.; Andrew, at Cardington, engaged in the transportation business ; Adelbert met with a tragic end in the spring of 1867 moved to Ashley, Oxford Township, was engaged in the merchant tailor business two years; in 1869, moved to Morrow Co. and engaged in farming. Oct. 27, 1868, married Eliza M. Peak, born in 1836 ; her parents were from Windsor Co., Vt.; in the spring of 1876, moved to the place he now owns, situated one mile south of Eden on the J. P. Slack farm, later owned by M. M. Glass ; he has seventy-six acre of land ; has one child by his present wife, Olin Webb, born April 11, 1872. He and his wife are both members of the M. E. Church ; he is a strong advocate of temperance principles, and a zealous member of the I. O. O. F., having represented that body in Grand Lodge on several occasions ; he is a liberal patron of the public journals. ENOCH BAKER, farmer ; P. O. Berkshire was born July 19, 1812, in Wayne Co.; is a son of Jacob and Barbara Baker, who emigrated to this State from Virginia in 1809 on horseback; among the utensils brought with them, was a Dutch oven; they made their way through the trackless forest, and were among the hardy pioneers of this county ; Enoch was the second of a family of seven children ; he remained with his father until he was 24 years of age ; then started for himself and lived the life of a bachelor until he was 36. May 28, 1848, was married to Hannah Baker, born in New Pittsburg, Wayne Co Nov. 22, 1829 ; is a daughter of Ignatius and BROWN TOWNSHIP. - 809 Catharine (Boocher) Baker, both from Harrison Co., Va.; after marriage, Mr. Baker located in Licking Co., remaining there until 1868, then moved to Brown Township, southeast corner, his present home ; has 115 1/2 acres of land; they have had nine children, four living-Barbara, wife of J. Barber; Jacob W., William L., and Milan L.; Mrs. Baker's father was for twenty years Justice of the Peace, and represented his county in the Legislature ; Enoch began life poor, he received about $100 from his father's estate, this was his beginning. EZEKIEL EKELBERRY; P.O. Alum Creek; was born in Fairfield Co. Jan. 20, 1827 ; is the fourth child of Jacob and Elizabeth (Whitman) Ekelberry. Jacob was born June 9, 1799, in Pennsylvania, and came West when a lad, and, after a residence of twenty years in Muskingum Co., moved to Fairfield Co., where he remained until the year 1834, when he settled in this county. Ezekiel's mother was born in Fairfield Co. Nov. 17, 1800. Ezekiel was a lad of about 7 years old when his parents located in this township. His father bought land at $3 per acre; settled in the southeast part of the township, where he lived until 1870, when he moved to Delaware, remaining until his death, which occurred July, 1872 ; his wife died in October, 1854. Ezekiel was married in his 23d year to Julia Ann Edelblute, daughter of John Edelblute; she was born in Licking Co. After their marriage, they lived about two years in Berlin Township; then came to his present place of abode on the homestead and has since remained. Were blessed with ten children, but seven of whom are living-Ann (now Mrs. Charles Miller, of Delaware), Theodore, Mary E. (now Mrs. W. Hultz), Drusilla, Francis, Alice and Ross. Mrs. Ekelberry has 140 acres of land. JOHN EKELBERRY, farmer; P. O. Kilbourne. John was born Oct. 1, 1824, in Fairfield Co.; is the eldest of a family of eight children, whose parents were Jacob and Elizabeth (Whitman) Ekelberry ; the former was from Pennsylvania; his wife was born in Fairfield Co. John was married Oct.14,1852, to Cecilia Longwell, born in this township in 1834; daughter of James and Phebe Longwell, who were among the stanch families in this county; since the marriage of John and wife, they have lived in Brown Township; the first few years of their married life were spent in a log cabin; subsequently, moved to their present place of residence, where they have 225 acres of land, and he is among Brown's best farmers ; they have a very interesting family, four boys-Frank J. (now practicing medicine in Concord, at Belle Point), Charles J. (teacher), Louis A. and Norton (at home). Mr. Ekelberry is a member of Floral Grange, No. 366, also of Hiram Lodge, A., F. & A. M., No. 54. NELSON FLEMING, farmer; P. O. Leonardsburg. Like many of Ohio's citizens, Mr. Fleming is of Pennsylvania ancestry, commencing with Henry Fleming, who was born in the Cichacocholis Valley, Mifflin Co., Penn., in 1770 ; his son Isaac, father of Nelson, was born April 7, 1794, in Mifflin Co. His wife, Elisabeth Wyan, was born May 10,1796, and stood before the altar with Isaac Nov. 7, 1816 ; their nuptials were celebrated in accordance with the laws of that commonwealth. The foregoing persons were among the first emigrants who settled on Alum Creek, arriving as early as the fall of 1817. Nelson Fleming was born Sept. 19, 1832, in Delaware Co., Ohio, and, Aug. 9, 1854, married Elisabeth Barton, whose birth occurred Sept. 18, 1829. They were married by the Rev. Ezekiel Gavitt, who in this way stands connected with the history of many of the citizens of Delaware Co. Nelson has but one representative to hand his name to futurity, and that in the person of James Edward Fleming, who was born Sept. 27, 1858. . By occupation, Nelson Fleming is a farmer, of more than ordinary success in all the departments of stock-raising. Singularly particular in his selections in breeding, he has brought some classes of his stock (especially cattle) to a high standard ; having several premium bullocks, one of which, at the age of 3 years, attains the enormous weight of 2,200 pounds. Whatever Mr. Fleming has attained has been the result of indomitable will and energy, having taken his beginning in life in very moderate circumstances. He is one whose progress is sure, and who strictly adheres to principles of honesty as the best policy. W. H. FRY, farmer; P. O. Kilbourne; born in this township Sept. 14, 1849 ; is a son of Andrew and Emily (Adams) Fry, who were natives j of the Middle States. The subject of these lines was but 3 weeks old when his mother died; he was then placed in the care of his uncle, Jacob Fry, who raised him to maturity. Jacob Fry was born in Pennsylvania, and lived in this township until his death, March, 1869. Since this time, he has been living with his aunt, Jane Fry, whose maiden name was Cooper, born in Franklin Co. Jan. 24, 1818. The farm consists of seventy acres, and at her death goes to W. H. Fry. Sept. 810 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: 27, 1869, he was married to Laura E. Andrus, born in Berlin in 1850 ; daughter of Daniel Andrus, of that township. Mr. Fry has for several years been engaged in running a thrashing machine during the fall and winter season. CHARLES T. GRANT, farmer; P. O. Leonardsburg; is the descendant of two ancient families, the Grants and the Whipples ; the former reaches back to the time when the deadly feud existed between them and the McPhersons ; Ebenezer Grant, a Scotchman, came to the colonies before the Revolution, and settled in Rhode Island; he had seven sons-Bryer, Jabez and John, by his first marriage, and Rhodes, Eliphaz, Aaron and Rufus by the last marriage ; Bryer and John served in the army of the Revolution under Gen. Washington, Bryer as fifer, and John as drummer; both were in the battle of Bunker Hill, under Gen. Warren; Aaron Grant, first son of Ebenezer, was the father of Aaron the second, who was born Jan. 25, 1800, in Rhode Island, and who, Sept. 3, 1821, married Diana Whipple, a descendant of one of the oldest families in Rhode Island, many of whom served in the war for independence ; she was born Dec. 19, 1799, in Rhode Island ; in October, 1829, Aaron, with his family, started from Rhode Island and arrived at Sandusky City in November, where he employed a wagoner, named Morris, to haul them to Delaware Co.; he started with a five-horse team, much of the way, cutting out the road until they arrived at the home of his father-in-law, Reuben Whipple ; Indians were discoverable along the route; Aaron purchased his land from one Milton Vanduser, who had erected a double log cabin ; wild turkeys were in great abundance, and would pass between the cabins in search of corn ; the Indians occupied the forest on these premises only about one year previous to the settlement of the farm, and the evidences of two camping-grounds are still visible. Charles T. Grant, eldest son of Aaron Grant, Jr., was born Jan. 28, 1823, in Providence, R. I., and came, with his parents, to Ohio in 1829. Feb. 17, 1861, he married Diana Hibbard, a teacher, of culture and fine mental endowments, who was born Jan. 6, 1842, in Morrow Co., Ohio; they have two children-Horace Plum, born April 8, 1862, and Mary Emma, July 12, 1866. Mr. Grant is a farmer and dealer in stock, a man of energy and generous impulses ; has figured conspicuously as a private citizen and as a Director of the County Infirmary for a term of three years; his demeanor as such was creditable to himself and satisfactory to his friends; in many observable ways, Puritan blood crops out in the form of fixed traits of character, which individualize but do not detract from the individual. M. M. GLASS, farmer, P. O. Kilbourne. Mr. Glass is a native of Warren Co., N. J.; born June 24, 1828, and was the fifth child of William and Elizabeth (McWilliams) Glass ; she was a native of New Jersey, and her husband of the "Keystone State;" they emigrated to this State in 1838, locating in Genoa Township, where they lived until their death, both living to a ripe old age ; father died at the age of 87, in the year 1868 ; mother, in the spring of 1879, at the ripe age of 88. Marshall remained at home until he attained his 32d year; at the age of 18, he began teaching music, continuing at this during the winter season, and working on the farm during the summerseason. On Jan. 1, 1856, married An gie Leonard, born in 1840, in Knox Co., on the Dillno farm she is a daughter of George and Mary (Jewett) Leonard; subsequent to their marriage, they located in Brown Township ; have since remained there ; spent one season in Illinois, in the sheep business ; he owned, at one time, the farm now in the possession of A. W. Bartlett, but has since abandoned farming. In the spring of 1876, he was placed in charge of the infirmary, and has since had charge of the same, and the manner in which he has discharged the duties of his office has justly merited for him the approbation of the people, and he is Justly styled the "right man in the right place." Ile has the love and good will of all the unfortunates under his charge, and the sanitary measures he has inaugurated since his advent to the place, have reduced the mortality from 9 to 2 per cent ; in short, Mr. Glass has acquitted himself in a creditable manner, and to the satisfaction of the people ; has one daughter-Evaline. J. SANSOM HARMAN, farmer ; P. O. Delaware. Mr. Harman was born July 8, 1831, in Washington Co., Penn., the eldest of a family of seven children born to Silas and Sarah (Leonard) Harman, both natives of Cumberland Co., Penn. The Harmans are of German descent. the Leonards of English ; the family emigrated to this State in 1839, and located in the southeast part of Brown Township, on Alum Creek, where he lived until 1851, when he moved to Radnor Township, where he stayed until 1864, and finally located in this township, on the farm now owned by Sansom ; he was a farmer and stock-trader. which business he was engaged in at the time of BROWN TOWNSHIP. - 811 his death, which occurred in Pennsylvania, while there with a lot of cattle on the market. Sansom was raised to the occupation of his father. In March, 1858, he married Margaret Davids, born Nov. 27, 1838, in Marion Co.; she is a daughter of William and Magdalene (Jenkins) Davids, and was the youngest of eleven children ; both her parents were natives of Wales, emigrating to this country when they were young; came first to Pennsylvania, afterward to Radnor, where they settled permanently ; he was in the war of 1812, and was at Hull's surrender; was born Dec. 27, 1793, died April 20, 1878; wife born March 9, 1794, died Nov. 26, 1866 ; they emigrated to this country in 1800. After the marriage of Sansom, they resided seven years in Delhi, then spent six years in Marion Co., and in 1871 came to his present place of residence, where he has 173 acres of land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising, making a specialty of the best grade of hogs, which he raises for the market. He has two children-Nannie B. and William D. He is a member of the Baptist Church, Grange and Masonic Order. ISAAC N. HUMES, farmer; P. 0. Delaware; was born in Ohio Co., W. Va., March 24, 1838 ; is the youngest of a family of ten children. His father's name was John, who was born near Carlisle, Penn., who married Margaret Carrel. and subsequently emigrated to this State in 1851, and settled in Brown Township, four miles east of Delaware, where they remained until their death ; father died July 22, 1878, mother July 27, 1877. Sept. 15, 1864, Isaac was married to Mary Overturf, born Feb. 12, 1845, in this township; she is a daughter of William Overturf; mother's maiden name was Flulks. After their marriage, they located on the farm he now occupies, consisting of 110 acres ; he has five children three boys and two girls-and . is a member of the M. E. Church, at East Delaware. Isaac had two brothers-William and Josiah-who were out in the late war-121st O. V. I. William died in the hospital at Nashville, of typhoid pneumonia. Josiah returned home with the loss of two fingers and a wound in the leg. HARVEY S. HUBBELL, farmer; P.O. Kilbourne ; born in Knox Co. in September, 1817 ; eldest of a family of three children, whose parents, Preston and Betsey (McEuen) Hubbell, were natives of Connecticut, and emigrated to this State in 1817, locating in Bloomfield Township, Knox Co., there being but five families in the township at the time. They entered land there, which his mother still occupies. Harvey's father died when he was 4 years of age, and was then raised up by his mother, until he was 16 years of age, when he started to learn the cabinet-maker's trade, but, his health failing, he abandoned it; he worked out by the month some time. His education was such as the days of log schoolhouses afforded. In 1836, he went to Kentucky, where he lived eight years and taught school some of the time. At the age of 21, was married to Lurania Hitt, by whom he had ten children, nine living. In 1845, Mr. Hubbell moved to Morrow Co., where he lived until 1851 ; then resided in Harlem Township until 1875, when he moved to Brown Co., and has since remained. His wife died in 1863, and was since married to Clarinda Adams, born in Harlem Township, and daughter of Ruloff Adams, whose wife was Elizabeth Jones, both from Pennsylvania. Mr. Hubbell was out in the late war, Co. E, 45th Heavy Artillery ; also, three sons-William, in 32d ; Daniel, in 45th; Alonzo, in 131st-all returned, except Daniel, who died in Andersonville ; he was captured at Knoxville. Mr. Hubbell has 115 acres of land. His wife and mother are members of the M. E. Church. JOHN HEAVERLO, farmer; P. O. Kilbourne ; born on the same farm where he now resides March 29, 1834 ; is the sixth of a family of nine-six now living-born to Stapleford and Hannah (Pettitt) Heaverlo, both natives of the State of Delaware; emigrated to this State in 1823, locating in what is now Marion Co., Peru Township ; sue was a cabinet-maker, and was out in the war of 1812 ; came to this township in 1832, locating where John now lives, where he died Feb. 25, 1877 ; his wife is still living ; John, about the time of his maturity, was crippled by a falling tree, which incapacitated him for farm labor ; he learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed for about ten years; after the partial restoration of the use of his limb, resumed farming. Sept. 20, 1860, was married to Mary Ekelberry, daughter of Jacob and .Elizabeth Ekelberry, born in this county May 13, 1839 ; they have but one child-Authony, born Aug. 21, 1861. He has 160 acres of land, which he farms, giving some attention to sheep-raising. EDWARD KEEFFE, farmer; P.O. Delaware ; was born in Tipperary Co., Ireland, June 20, 1820 ; is a son of Edward and Catherine (Connell) Keeffe ; learned the stonemason's trade, serving seven years at the same; in 1850, 812 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: thinking to better his condition, he bade good-bye to the land of his fathers, and emigrated to this country; spent one year in Dunkirk, and, in 1851, landed in Delaware ; slept the first night at a house which stood on the ground now occupied by the city hall (the house was kept by one Shaub). Mr. Keeffe worked at his trade while he remained in Delaware, and was engaged in building the most prominent buildings in the city, of which he was the contractor ; also built many of the bridges that now span the several streams and rivers of this county; his superior ability as a workman, and the fidelity with which he fulfilled all his contracts, secured him more work than he could perform. On October 20, 1868, he moved to his farm, situated on the Mud pike, three miles northwest of Delaware; has a farm of ninety-three acres, and the improvements made upon the place, and the well-kept condition which the farm presents, indicates that he is a success at farming, as well as a mechanic. February 3, 1846, was the date of his matrimonial union with Eliza Quirk, a native of the same county as himself; they have thirteen children, but six livingEdward, who was the first graduate of the college at the age of 17 ; James, Lizzie, John, Minnie and Rachel. Mr. Keeffe's life has been characterized by industry and sobriety. GEORGE LEONARD; P. O. Eden. The subject of this sketch, whose portrait appears in another part of this work, was born in Western, Penn., on the Monongahela River, forty miles above Pittsburgh, July 8, 1800, and is the son of Lot and Elizabeth (Hoge) Leonard, the latter a second cousin of Gen. George Washington. His father was in the Indian war; he was a Methodist minister. Our subject was born on the farm, where he remained until 21 years of age. He commenced, when he was a young man, dealing in stock, which business he followed for a number of years. Purchasing a large number of cattle, he drove them across the Alleghany Mountains, which mountains he crossed nine times. In 1821, he moved to Mt. Vernon, Ohio, where he remained some nineteen years, during which time he was engaged in the cattle and mercantile business, and also engaged in purchasing land ; was a partner in the stock business with Judge Black. Mr. Leonard has made several trips down the river on keelboats; went South and engaged in the mill and mercantile business on commission, doing business up the Arkansas River, near Arkansas Post. From Mt. Vernon he came to Delaware Co., and located in his present township, where he ha; been one of its honored citizens ever since. The first two years after he came here, he had pur. chased some 600 acres of land, paying for it $8.35 per acre; this land was located around and near Eden, and has greatly increased in value Mr. Leonard has taken an active part in the im. provements of his town, and has been a hard worker for the interests of the railroad to Eden has given largely toward building churches and schools. He married in Mt. Vernon, Miss Mary Jewett, who was born in Vermont, on the Rive Lamoille. in 1805 ; they had five children Eleven years ago, Mr. Leonard was stricken with paralysis, which has rendered his left side almost useless. His motto in life has been, "Do unto others ay you would be done by." A hard worker and good manager, and possessed of industry and economy, he has made a success of his life. MRS. PHEBE LONGWELL, retired; P. O Kilbourne ; born in Washington Co., Penn. March 3, 1812 ; daughter of Zenas and Nancy Leonard both of Pennsylvania ; she migrated to Marion Co., this State, with her parents, at the age of 11. There were but three families within a circuit of seven miles. Her father died the same year of their arrival. There were four children in the family, Phebe being the third. Abijah Leonard, her brother, located at Eden Station, and the place was named fox him- "Leonardsburg." Nov. 9, 1826; Mrs. Longwell was married to James Longwell, born in Kentucky in 1803 ; came to this county in 1806, afterward moved with his parent; to Marion Co. After marriage, he located in Brown Township, on the farm now owned by Samuel Walker, remaining there five years; they sold out, and moved to the southeast part of Brown Co. on the farm now owned by Enoch Baker, re maining there until April 12, 1867, when he sold his farm, and moved to Eden. Mr. Longwell's earthly career was brought to a close Feb. 14, 1873 in his 70th year. He had been a very conscien tious man, honest' and upright in all his transactions with his fellow-man, a kind husband, and an indulgent father. Had been for over forty years an active member of the M. E. Church, also his wife, and for fourteen years their house was occupied as a place of worship during those times when church buildings were not in existence in that locality. They had six children-Mrs. Mary J. Short, of Tennessee; Ira, now in Colorado, Cecilia, now Mrs. John Ekelberry; Alfred L.. in Van Wert Co.; John, in Berkshire Township; BROWN TOWNSHIP. - 813 Sarah E., the wife of John Reed. Mrs. Long well resides at her residence in Eden. NORTON T. LONGWELL, farmer; P. O. Kilbourne; is a descendant of one of the early settlers and pioneers of the county ; born in this township April 20, 1842, and a son of Ralph S. and Elizabeth (Thurston) Longwell ; born in New York in 1804. Ralph Longwell was born in 1792 in Maryland, and emigrated to this State in 1806 ; located in Berkshire, and participated in the war of 1812 ; he died June 8, 1872, in this township. Norton T. was the tenth of a family of thirteen children, nine are living; there were but two boys, one who was a surgeon in the army with the rank of Major, and died at Camp Chase. Norton was the youngest boy, and has always remained at home; Oct. 7, 1861, he enlisted in Co. D, 20th O. V. I., and served three years ; he was Orderly on the General's staff ; since his return home, he has been engaged in farming ; has 164 acres situated immediately north of Eden. April 9, 1867, married Ella E. Hyde, who was born in 1848 ; she is a daughter of Udney and Olive (Hunter) Hyde, the former a native of Vermont, the latter of Connecticut ; have two children-Carrie, born Sept. 29, 1872, and Raymond, June 21, 18 74. HUGH B. MECAY, gardener; P. O. Kilbourne ; son of Alexander and Maria Mecay ; was born in Washington Co., Penn., in 1840 ; re moved to Ohio in 1853 ; enlisted at the commencement of the late war, in the three-months service, in the 12th Ill. V. I., Co. C ; at the expiration of the time, re-enlisted in the same for three years; was in the battles of Ft. Henry, Ft. Donelson and Shiloh ; he was severely wounded at the battle of Shiloh, in the hand ; lost one finger; was honorably discharged from the service in 1865 ; held the rank of Sergeant in the aforesaid regiment ; receives pension from the Government ; is noted for integrity and for his social qualities. Republican in politics. McMASTER BROTHERS; P. O. Leonardsburg. Among the most successful farmers and stock-raisers in this county, there are none whose efforts are being attended with more gratifying results, and who are attaining greater success, than Lyman and Benjamin McMasters, who are sons of Robert G. and Mary (Worline) McMasters. They were married June 13, 1841, and settled in this township and remained until their death, he dying Feb. 20, 1874, wife Dec. 10, 1847 ; they had five children born to them-Benjamin, born Sept. 15, 1842; Lyman P., April 6, 1844; Theodore D., Oct. 23, 1845, and Mary E., Dec. 3, 1847. Lyman and Benjamin carry on the business together ; Theodore lives with them, being an invalid ; Mary E. lives with her uncle, H. B. McMaster, the wife of Mr. Jones. The McMaster brothers now own 640 acres of choice land, and, as farmers and successful business men, they have no superiors in this county, as their marked progress fully attests, they are young men of energy, strictly upright and square in their business transactions ; and the management of their business evinces a sagacity and forethought which is not surpassed by men of large experience or riper years ; they raise and fatten the best stock that goes to the market ; December, 1879, shipped two car loads to Buffalo ; twenty head averaged 1,900 pounds, and two weighed 5,000 pounds; they were reported as being the best cattle sent to the market that year. The boys are living in bachelorhood. Lyman is President of the agricultural society. HOSEA MAIN, farmer; P. O. Delaware ; was born in Troy Township Nov. 2, 1825 ; was the fourth of a family of six children, born to John Main, whose wife was a Wright, both natives of Virginia. Seven of the Main brothers came out in 1815, located in the coal settlement in Troy Township, and settled permanently, and their descendants now occupy almost the entire eastern portion of the township ; John Main remained where he settled until his death, which occurred d Sept. 21, 1836, and his wife Jan. 11, 1880, being in her 87th year; Hoses was raised at home, where he remained until his marriage with Elizabeth Holt, born in Knox Co.; she died in January, 1878, leaving five children-Viola, Lorinda, Ancyl, Wesley and Jennie ; Viola, now Mrs. Silas Harman ; Lorinda, now Mrs. A. P. Scatterday ; in 1848, he moved to the place he now occupies ; he first built a cabin, which he lived in without doors or windows until he could afford better accommodations; he acquired 500 acres of land since, which he divided among some of his children, and has now 180 acres with excellent buildings and improvements. Aug. 19, 1879, he married Mrs. Nina Minella, born in this county Nov. 17, 1847, daughter of Albert Pickett, Jr., and Anna (Reeser). Her father was fifteen years in public office, serving as Treasurer and Recorder; he was a brother of Dr. Charles Pickett, one of the prominent physicians in the county, at one time; Mrs. Main has two children-Vincent and Frank. Mr. Main has been a member of the Baptist Church at Marlborough about forty years. 814 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: ISRAEL POTTER, farmer; P. O. Leonardsburg. One among the prominent farmers in the township is Mr. Potter, born Sept. 29, 1806, third child of a family of eight born to Asahel Potter, born 1776, whose wife was Annie Benton; both natives of Connecticut, where they married and moved to Chenango, N. Y., where Israel was born, and in the year 1817 emigrated to this State with his parents. They stopped nearly one year in Fairfield Co., and the following year came to Franklin Co., near Worthington, and after three years' residence came to Delaware (now Morrow), settled permanently and was among the pioneers of that locality. Israel received his scholastic education in a log school-house, with slab benches ; his father died in 1870, in this county ; Israel's grandfather was a soldier in the French and Indian wars, also the Revolution ; his powder horn is now in Israel's possession, inscribed, "Crown Point, July, 1762." Israel remained with his parents until he attained his 35th year ; his early life was engaged mostly in trading, and handling stock was his favorite of all pursuits; he made sixteen trips to Michigan while engaged in this business; was at Adrian when the first loconiotive came in, in 1841 ; in his 36th year was married to Phoebe G. Whipple, born in 1822, in Morrow Co. After marriage, he located in Oxford Township; after a residence of several years came to Leonardsburg in 1851, and has since made it his abode, and has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He began poor, has taught school at 33 cents per day, and from this small beginning he has arisen to his present position, and the owner of 600 acres of land ; he started in life with the resolution that he would not squander his property by the use of whisky and "going bail." Has five children-Anna M., Eliza F., Mary C., Celia (now Mrs. Rev. H. R. Smith, a representative from Noble Co.), and Herman (only son). Mr. Potter and wife are both members of the Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church, he having been identified with that body for twenty-nine years. ROBERT REED, farmer, P. O. Kilbourne; was born Sept. 23, 1800, in Augusta Co ., Va .; is a son of Thomas and Polly (Currey) Reed who were natives of Ireland ; Robert's father died when he was but a few months old ; he was afterward placed under the guardianship of his aunts, with whom he lived until his union with Rebecca Conner ; he emigrated to this State in November 1849, and to Brown Township in 1850 ; he bought 150 acres of land, and since that time has made it his constant abode; his wife died Feb. 18, 1873 ; they had twelve children, ten living-James C., Mary J., Sarah E., Rebecca A., Thomas, Angelina, Rachel C., Robert B., Polly N., Amanda J., John C. and Martha V.; James and Mary (now Mrs. Longwell) in Van Wert Co.; Robert and Rachel (now Mrs. Murphy) in Iowa; Amanda and Martha, both married Lotts, Thomas and Miss. Rebecca Waldron in Kingston; John, Ageline and Leonard in Brown Township. Mr. Reed now owns 175 acres of land ; he has been a member of the Presbyterian Church for fifty-seven years; John C. remains at home on the farm. J. H. SMITH, physician ; is a son of Matthias and Martha Smith, the former a native of Wurtemberg, Prussia, the latter of Pennsylvania, whose maiden name was Stainbrook ; the Doctor. was born in Concord Township Nov. 9, 1844, and had fair school advantages ; was an apt scholar and a good student; Oct. 3, 1861, at the age of 17 , he enlisted in Co. B, 48th O. V. I., and participated in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged; took part in the Vicksburg campaign, and was on the Red River expedition was taken prisoner April 8, 1864, and for six months or more was confined at Camp Ford, Texas; May 23, 1866, he received an honorable discharge, and upon his return home took up school-teaching, which he followed for some time ; subsequently he turned his attention to the study of medicine ; read with Dr. Constant, of Delaware, and graduated in February, 1873, when he commenced the practice at Eden, in Brown Township, his present place of residence. Sept. 21,1876, the Doctor married Alice W. Owen, who was born in Scioto Township; she died in Eden Feb. 21, 1880, at the age of 23, leaving one child, Gertrude, who was born July 23, 1877 ; the Doctor is well up in his profession and commands a good practice ; he is a true gentleman and enjoys the confidence of the community in which he lives. BENJAMIN SHEETS, Kilbourne. Prominent among the self-made men and successful agriculturists in this county, who have come up from poverty's ranks to wealth and affluence, and attained position through their own individual exertions, unaided by proffered patrimony or outside aid, is Benjamin Sheets; he was born in Augusta Co., Va., Aug. 28, 1817 ; is a son of Henry and Sarah Reese Sheets; they were of German descent. Benjamin came to this State when in his 18th year, in 1835 ; his parents BROWN TOWNSHIP. - 815 were poor and unable to endow him with any patrimony ; their advice and counsel was all they had to bestow. Benjamin started out with the resolve and determination that he would some day have a home if hard labor and economy would accomplish this end; his first work was done for Joseph Conklin at $10 per month, for which he took store pay; the next month, he worked for -Mr. Potter at the same price; worked thirty-eight days in harvest for Rodney Smith, at 50 cents per day; he husbanded his means, and was soon enabled to make a purchase of a small amount of land, and from this beginning he at length acquired 530 acres of land. Has been thrice married, first to Mary Ann Hagerman, who bore him five children, three living-Silas, Margaret (now Mrs. Alexander D. Finley), Celia (now Mrs. John M. Cowgill), all of this township ; after his marriage, he lived fourteen years south of Delaware ; in April, 1849, from Stratford came to northeast of Brown ; his wife died Oct 22, 1855. Married, second time, Nancy E. Yates, of Delaware Co.; she died March 6, 1864, leaving one child, Edwin D. Oct. 22, 1868, he was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Reese, daughter of Joseph Park and Elizabeth Richards ; her parents were natives of Pennsylvania, where she was born Oct. 11, 1833, and emigrated to this State in 1852. Since Mr. Sheets' location here, in 1848, he has been a constant resident member of the M. E. Church ; was taken into the church under Henry E. Pilcher's ministration ; has officiated as leader in the same for many years ; Mrs. Sheets is also a member. Farming and stock-raising has been the business in which he has been engaged since his location on the farm. DANIEL SHEETS, undertaker, Kilbourne; was born in Augusta Co., Va., Oct. 17 , 1815 ; is a son of Henry and Sarah (Reese) Sheets, both of German descent ; Daniel, early in life, learned the carpenter's trade, and, at the age of 22, came to this State ; his parents preceded him a short time, settling in this county; after his arrival in this county, he engaged at his trade. In April, 1842, he was married to Eunice Lake, born in New York State (Steuben Co.) ; came West in 1836. After marriage, Mr. Sheets engaged in the cabinet business, and was in the saw-mill business at Stratford for several years ; he then built a cabinet-shop there, and engaged in that business for some time ; then moved to Eden and engaged in the saw-mill business, which he followed for eighteen years ; sawed many thousand feet at 25 cents per hundred, and never got over 30 cents for sawing ; during this time, he was engaged in the cabinet business also ; lived in Eden about fifteen years; in 1859, he moved to his present residence, onequarter mile west of Eden ; has a good home and 40 acres of land; is still engaged in the undertaking business; manufactured his own coffins until 1872 ; has disposed of nearly one thousand outfits; has also, in connection with his business, a sorghum manufactory, and makes annually from one to three thousand gallons. Mr. Sheets began life poor ; his father had lost all by "going bail," and his children had no patrimony to begin with, and had to depend upon their own resources. Daniel Sheets is the father of ten children, nine of whom are living Martha, Ellen, Rebecca, Caroline, Milo D., Joseph, Mary, Samuel and Ora B. JOHN WATERS, farmer; P. O. Kilbourne-, was born Nov. 11, 1829, in Athens Township, Harrison Co.; is a son of Basil and Margaret (Hills) Waters. The former was born in Hartford Co., Md. his wife in Chester Co., Penn. They emigrated in 1818 to this State, and in 1832 to this county, and settled on the farm now owned by the subject of these lines. John never left the homestead, but lived with his parents and took charge of the business affairs, and they in turn made their abode with him up to the day of their death. His father died April 7, 1879 ; mother, Oct. 28, 1852. In 1854, he was married to Miss Eleanor Sherman, born Nov. 14, 1830, in Beverly, Washington Co., daughter of Ira Sherman; her mother was a Miss Nicholas, whose parents were among the early settlers in Washington Co. Since the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Waters, they have remained on the homestead. He has 140 acres of land. At the age of 16, he began teaching, and has been a pruner of the "young idea" ever since, during the winter season, carrying on the farm during-the farming season. Mr. Waters is one of the best-read men in the township, a man of excellent memory, generous and benevolent. He has three children-Eugene, Josephine and Bertha E. H. K. WATTERS, farmer; P. O. Delaware ; was born Jan. 7, 1820, in Harrison Co.; is the third child of John Watters, born Jan. 5, 1792, in Hartford Co., Md.; he removed with his parents, when young, to Alleghany Co., remaining some time, then located in Washington Co., and, after a residence of fifteen years, moved to this county in October, 1832, locating on the salt 816 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: section, in Brown Township, where his father had bought land previous to his coming; here he remained until his death, which occurred Sept. 2, 1866. Was for many years an Elder in the Presbyterian Church, and had as few faults as most men ; he lived an upright, conscientious and Christian life; his remains now repose in the cemetery north of Eden, his ashes mingling with those of the partner of his joys and sorrows, Sarah (Kirkpatrick) Watters, born Feb. 7, 1797, in Alleghany Co., Penn. Hugh K., during his father's life, always remained with him, living under the same roof. His father was twice married ; two sets of children were raised up together, the utmost harmony prevailing between parents and children. H. K. was married Sept. 16, 1841, to Elizabeth Finley, born in 1816 in Ohio Co., Va., daughter of William and Margaret (Walker) Finley ; after marriage, remained on the homestead until 1869 ; moved a short distance east on Alum Creek, remaining until Nov. 1, 1870 ; moved to Crawford, four and a half miles northwest of Galion, remaining until March, 1874, then located on the line dividing Brown and Delaware, where he now resides. Has had three childrenBenjamin F., born June 13, 1842, now of Iberia, Morrow Co.; he was a soldier in the late war, in in the 121st O. V. I.; enlisted in August, 1862, and remained until the close of the war; Charles T., born Oct. 15, 1850, died Jan. 3, 1864; Eva, at home, born Dec. 12, 1857, now the wife of A. Duncan. Mr. Watters is a man of remarkably retentive memory, of excellent information. Has been a member of the Presbyterian Church for forty-five years, of which he and family are also members ; has a snug farm, and well improved. MRS. ELMINA WIGTON, farmer; P. O. Delaware; born in Liberty Township Oct. 11, 1819, on the banks of the Whetstone; daughter of William Perry ; her mother's maiden name was Electa Barber; the family are natives of Connecticut, emigrating to this county about the year 1807 ; when Elmina was very young, her mother was married to Benjamin McMasters ; at the time she was 6 years of age, they moved to Brown Township, where Horace B. McMasters now resides. Here she lived until her union with Sylvester Wigton, which event occurred June 11, 1837 ; he was a native of Luzerne Co., Penn.; he emigrated to this State with his parents when he was but 2 years of age ; they located in Berkshire Township, near Sunbury ; after Mr. Wigton's marriage they located on the farm she now owns, which they settled and cleared. Mr. Wigton died March 23, 1873, and his remains repose n the cemetery north of Eden ; he was a successful farmer, and acquired 202 acres of land, which Mrs. Wigton now owns, along with valuable property in Delaware; they had two childrenPerry and Elmer; Perry was a soldier in the 96th O. V. I., and lost his life at the battle of Arkansas Post; Elmer is now in the West. Mr. Wigton, during his life, was a very moral, upright and conscientious man, and temperate in his habits ; he was not a member of any church, but a man that always respected Christianity; Mrs. Wigton is an adherent of the Universalist doctrine. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, farmer; P. O. Kilbourne ; was born in Fairfield Co. Feb . 11, 1809 ; son of Eli Williams, a native of New Jersey, who emigrated to this State in 1807 ; William's mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Cretchfield, a native of the Middle States ; his parents died when he was small, and he was raised up by his grandparents, until the age of 14, when he embarked for himself, began work at $3 per month. His entire schooling was embraced in four quarters, and after he was 12, never attended school, up to his 21st year, then attended fourteen days, yet succeeded in obtaining education to enable him to teach, which he did for eight terms. In October, 1837, in his 29th year, he was married to Joanna Loofbourrow, born in Clark Co., 1818 ; then moved to this county; located north of Old Eden, where he has since lived. Has had eight children, three are living Mary E., now Mrs. Rev. J. W. Bushong, of Missouri; William W., of Missouri ; John L., physician, Green Bay, at the Indian agency. Mr. Williams has always been identified with the principles of Republicanism ; has filled many stations and offices of trust in the county, served as Infirmary Director, now serving his thirty-fourth year as Justice of the Peace now serving his twelfth term, and Treasurer of the county for three terms ; has held sixteen commissions from the Government ; also served as Town Clerk and Trustee. Not a member of any church, yet is a liberal supporter of the Gospel. ALMON WHEELER; is a son of the Hon. Alfred and Maria Wheeler, and a cousin of Wm. A. Wheeler, Vice President of the United States; he is a native of Fairfax, Vt., where he was born May 7, 1822, and belonging to a family of sterling qualities, who recognized the worth of knowledge, he was given the advantage of good schools, KINGSTON TOWNSHIP. - 817 attending the academies at St. Albans and Bakersfield, Vt., and at Malone, N. Y., receiving a classical education. Mr. Wheeler followed teaching school in the East and West about ten years, receiving his first money for such services when about 18 years of age ; in 1842, he came to Ohio, and, in the following year, married Miss Mary Johnson, by whom he had one child, Myra; in 1847, Mr. Wheeler came to this county, settling in Delaware City; the next year (1848), Aug. 10, he was again married, on this occasion to Lydia J. Davenport; nine children have been the result of this companionship -Almon, Maria (deceased), William, John, Lydia Jane, Sarah Ann, Alfred, Harriet Emma and Mary Nettie. In Delaware, Mr. Wheeler was engaged in various enterprises of a business nature, and served the city as Marshal. He moved to Eden in Brown Township in 1860, since which time he has filled several township offices with credit to hiniself and satisfaction to his constituents. He is in the possession of a comfortable home, and is a Knight Templar of Mount Vernon Commandery No. 1. Columbus, Ohio. KINGSTON TOWNSHIP. SHARRAD HUBBELL, farmer; P. O. Kilbourne ; was born Sept. 14, 1807 ; the son of Sullivan and Mary A. (Fulford) Hubbell; the former was a native of Massachusetts; he came to New York, then to Pittsburgh, Penn., and subsequently moved to Washington Co., Penn., where he was engaged in burning lime; the mother was born in Pennsylvania, and died in Washington Co. about 1816. Sharrad is one of a family of eight children, and, in common with most others in those early times, had but limited school advantages. He was married, in 1827, to Elizabeth, a daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Sears) Waters; to them were born ten children-Calvin, Ann (deceased), Sarah, Mary A., Elizabeth, James, John, Louisa, Mehetable and Almira ; Mrs. Hubbell died about 1840, in Licking Co., Ohio, to which locality they had emigrated about 1835 ; Mr. Hubbell was again married, in 1844, to Mary, a daughter of James and Catharine (West) Abrams; her father was a native of Virginia, born in 1782, and her mother in New Jersey in 1799, who, being bereft of maternal care by the death of her mother when quite small, came to Licking Co. in this State with John Vandevender, where she married Mr. Abrams, a veteran in the war of 1812 ; Mrs. Hubbell was born Sept. 18, 1818, and is the mother of several children - Alexander, Leroy, Harriet, Benjamin F., Mary Martha, Francis M., and Isabel (deceased). In 1850, Mr. Hubbell made a trip to California, returning in 1852. He owns 120 acres of land, formerly the property of James and Wesley Abrams. He belongs to the Prohibitionist party, but cast his first vote as 'a Democrat, and subsequently joined the Republican party; his wife and daughters are members of the M. E. Church. ABRAM HEINLEN, farmer; P.O. Kilbourne; is a son of Jacob and Mary (Wittenberg) Heinlen, both natives of Germany; his father was born March 16, 1799, and his mother Dec. 8, 1803 ; they emigrated to Ohio about 1818 ; his father was a tailor in the old country, and a farmer here; he died June 12, 1874; the mother died July 19, 1876 ; they had thirteen children-Rudolph, born April 25, 1823, died Feb. 18, 1824 ; Solomon, born May 26, 1825 ; Mary A., July 21, 1827 ; John, July 3, 1829, died April 3, 1858 ; Emanuel, born Aug. 17, 1831 ; Jacob, Jan. 15, 1834; Isaac, June 25, 1835 ; Fanny, April 4, 1837 ; Rebecca, June 28, 1838 ; Abram, Oct. 14, 1839 ; Elizabeth, May 25, 1841 ; Lydia, May 13, 1843; Reuben, Nov. 6, 1846. Our subject was born in Westfield Township, Morrow Co.; he remained at home during his younger days ; enlisted in Co. B, 43d O. V. I., under Capt. Marshman ; was in the battles of New Madrid, Island No. 10 and Corinth. Was married, Feb. 6, 1870, to Lydia E., a daughter of John and Susan (Gingrich) Shults; her parents were born in Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Ohio at an early day ; they had thirteen children-Lucinda J., Lovina, Emanuel, John P., Geo. W., Mary A., Daniel V., Lydia, James F., William H., Francis F., Susan S., and Clara B. Mrs. Heinlen was born Feb. 7, 1851, in Delaware Co.; her parents were members of the Reform Church ; they are connected with the Shults family mentioned in the history of Henry Coleman, of 818 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: Oxford Township; after marriage, Mr. Heinlen settied for awhile in Marlborough Township, and in 1872 they settled on their present farm of 102 acres, which he had bought in 1865 of P. D. Hillyer; they have brought it to a high state of cultivation, and are now in the enjoyment of the fruits of their labor; he has been a member of the Township Board of Education; was once a member of the Patrons of Husbandry, and votes the Republican ticket; they have two childrenThomas I., born July 5, 1871 ; Alton R., Oct. 19, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Heinlen are members of the M. E. Church at Eden, in which he has been class leader and Superintendent of Sabbath schools. JACOB SHEETS, farmer; P. O. Kilbourne; is a son of Henry and Sarah (Reese) Sheets; his father was born Feb. 2, 1780 ; was in the war of 1812, and died Aug. 13, 1856 ; his mother was born Dec. 22, 1786 ; they emigrated from Virginia to Ohio in 1836. 'The grandfather Sheets was a Revolutionary soldier. Mr. Sheets was one of a family of eleven childrenSamuel, Peter, Solomon, Catharine, Henry, John, Daniel, Benjamin, Jacob, Mary A. and Rebecca, all of whom lived to raise families. Our subject was born March 28, 1819, in the Shenandoah Valley, Va.; when he came to Ohio, he worked at chopping and splitting rails at 50 cents per 100, and cutting cordwood at 25 to 37 cents. In 1837, he engaged in a paper-mill in this county for Judge Williams, in whose employ he continued for eighteen years. He was married, April 30, 1846, to Celia, a daughter of S. W. and Mary H. (Thompson) Knapp ; her father was born in Vermont June 19, 1794, and was an early settler in Ohio, and her mother Sept. 10, 1802, in Connecticut ; she came with her parents to Berlin Township in 1812, and lived for awhile in the old blockhouse. Mrs. Sheets was born Sept. 4, 1823 in Liberty Township. They settled on their present farm March 31, 1855, which now contains 185 acres, well improved. Considerable attention has been given by Mr. Sheets to the breeding of Spanish sheep and blooded cattle. He started for himself with $2.50, and hired Col. Chester to make him an ax for $2.25, and the remaining 25 cents he paid as postage on one letter. He has been Justice of the Peace six years, and Director of County Infirmary six years. He votes the Republican ticket, and takes an active interest in the workings of the party. They have five children-Arthur, Elnora, Mary, Albert and Ella. They are both members of the M. E. Church. JAMES SHERMAN, farmer; P. O. Sunbury; was born in York State Nov. 28, 1831 ; came to Licking Co., Ohio, with his parents in about 1838, where they remained for awhile, then removed to Richwood, Union Co., near which place the father purchased a farm, and built a house, into which he moved his family ; not liking the country, he remained but one year, when he exchanged this farm for land in Trenton Township, Delaware Co., upon which he located; in a few years he traded for a farm in Berkshire Township, which he sold in about six years, and went to Illinois. The son, James, stayed with his parents for a short time in Illinois, when he returned to Delaware Co., and married Miss Mary Stark April 8, 1855 ; it is thought that her mother was the first white child born in Kingston Township. Mrs. Sherman was born Sept. 15, 1834 ; they have had five children, one of whom is now dead ; the eldest, Ladoit 0., was born March 23, 1858 ; Clarence W., March 24, 1861 ; Elfred E., Oct. 20, 1862 ; Arthur C., Oct. 7 , 1864 ; Emilie G., Nov . 19, 1868 ; Arthur C. died July 26, 1865. Shortly after his marriage, Mr. Sherman with his wife, returned to Illinois, but came back to Delaware Co. in 1856, where he has been permanently located. In 1868, he purchased a farm in Kingston Township, consisting of 283 acres, for which he went in debt for about $9,000 ; but by industry and economy, he liquidated this debt, thus placing him among the well-to-do farmers of his township. When about 15 years of age, he took a contract to carry the mail from Sunbury to Ashland, which he followed for about seven years, also carried the mail from Sunbury to Mt. Gilead, for about four years. E. D. VAN SICKLE, farmer; P. O. Berkshire; is a native of this township, and was born June 18, 1833, a descendant of a family of early settlers in Kingston Township. His grandfather, Peter Van Sickle, with his family, settled here in 1816, and purchased land from the Government. William G., the father of E. D., was born in Sussex Co., N. J., Oct. 9, 1804. He was married, Dec. 23, 1830, to Elsie A. Lott, three - children being born to them, of whom E. D. was the eldest. She was born Nov. 16, 1808, in Luzerne Co., Penn., and in 1816, came with her parents, Joseph and Samantha Lott, to Kingston Township. The house built by her parents was subsequently used as a place of worship for nine years. Her mother died about 1850 ; her father is still living, at the advanced age of 94 years. The father of PORTER TOWNSHIP. - 819 E. D. died July 28, 1865. The subject of this sketch was naturally of a scholarly turn, and even entered upon some of the higher branches at an early age, acquiring a large portion of his education at the Ohio Wesleyan University, in Delaware. Having a native talent for music, he commenced the practice on the violin at the age of 8 years, and has since become very proficient as a musician. His wife also excels as such, the services of both being in great demand at concerts, etc. Mr. Van Sickle was married, Nov. 14, 1878, to Alice, daughter of Isaac and Mary Bradfield. Her parents were natives of Ohio. Mr. Van Sickle is a member of Sparrow Lodge, No. 400, A., F. & A. M., of Delaware ; is the owner of 460 acres of well-cultivated land, and the township has honored itself by electing him to various offices within its gift. JAMES F. WHITE, farmer ; P. O. Kilbourne ; is a son of James and Elizabeth (Fry) White. His father was born, about 1804, in the State of Delaware, and mother in Pennsylvania, where they were married, and from which place they emigrated to Delaware Co., about 1830. The mother died in 1872; the father is still living. They had ten children-Johnson, Leah Ann, James F., George W., Thornton F., Isaac K., Esther J., Elizabeth C.; two died when young. The parents were Methodists. Our subject was born, Dec. 13, 1833, in Brown Township; was married, Oct. 8, 1868, to Cornelia, a daughter of Hiram and Sarah (Longshore) Carpenter. Her father was born in 1808, in Delaware Co., near Galena, and mother on March 18, 1816. They had six childrenLeonora E., Roland B., Cornelia A., Warrington C., Zorada M., Zaren O. The father died in 1852. The mother is still living. Mrs. White was born, Oct. 11, 1846, in this county. They have two children-Louis C., born March 2, 1870 ; Adelbert, born Aug. 7, 1875. They settled for a while after marriage in Brown township, and in 1869 they came to Kingston Township, and bought the present farm of G. W. White, consisting of sixty acres, where they have since remained. He is a Republican in politics. (RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) |