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J. F. ANDREWS, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk. was born August 17, 1853, in Hardin County, and is a son of S. M. and Martha (Carey) Andrews, the former a native of Pennsylvania. His father, a freight and ticket agent, emigrated to Washington Township, Ohio, about thirty-five year ago. Our subject was raised and educated in Washington Township, and learned, in Ada, the trade of a harness-maker, which he followed for eight years. For two years he was in Cleveland, and is now occupied in farming and stock-raising. He was married, on the 25th October, 1876, to Ida M , daughter of Nathan Ahlefeld. She was born April 2, 1856. By this union there has been one chill-Iris Marie. Mr. Andrews is a Republican in

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politics, and is the owner of a handsome residence, built in 1881, and one mile and a half distant from Dunkirk.

FREDERICK ARN, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born August 20, 1847, in Switzerland. He is a son of Benedict Arn, of Swiss descent, and both of his parents are residents of Hardin County. The subject of this sketch is a member of a family of nine. He emigrated, when six years of age, to Ohio, where he was reared and educated and of which he has been a resident ever since. In February, 1876, he was united in marriage with Alice Cotterill, a native of Ohio, born in 1855. This union has been blessed with two children, viz., Benjamin, born in March, 1877, and Truman, born in February, 1879.

JOHN BAUGHMAN, salesman, Dunkirk, was born December 21, 1852, in Hancock County, this State, and is a son of Jonathan and Nancy (Egelson) Baughman, the latter a native of Ireland, having come from that country at the age of five years. His father was born in 1822, in Stark County, Ohio, and died in Hancock County in 1879. Our subject is the sixth child and fourth son of a family of eleven children, six boys and five girls, of whom one boy and one girl are deceased. He was educated in Hancock County. Van Buren Township, at the common schools, and for three months attended the high school at Findlay. He was married, October 1, 1874, to Lydia M., who was born. February 20, 1855, in Hancock County, Ohio, the daughter of Daniel and Barbara (Baer) Bosseman, natives of Ohio and of German extraction. Mr. and Mrs. Baughman are members of the German Baptist Church. Mr. Baughman has been a salesman for sixteen months; previous to that, he was a farmer. In politics, he is a Prohibitionist, and is a useful citizen of Blanchard Township.

JAMES BEEM, stock-raiser and farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born in June, 1820, in Belmont County, Ohio. His parents were Jacob and Elizabeth (McMullin) Beem, the former a native of Rockingham County, Ohio, of German descent, the latter a native of Scotland. Our subject emigrated from Guernsey to Richland; thence to Knox County, and finally to Hardin County. He was married, in his twenty-first year, to Chissna (deceased), a daughter of Jacob Rine, by which union there was one child-Mary (deceased). His second marriage was on the 12th of February, 1844, to Elizabeth Keefer, born March 13, 1828, in Franklin County, Penn., and a daughter of Samuel and Mary Ann (Creps) Keefer, of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. This union resulted in seven children, three boys and four girls (one deceased), all married except James. Their names are as follows: Melinda, Perry, Melicca, Minerva, Lizzie, Clement L. (deceased) and James Monroe. Clement died May 2, 1882, at the age of eighteen years, a member for three years of the Eleventh Ohio National Guards, Company H. Mr. Beem is occupied in following farming, and is generally successful in business. He well remembers the time he killed and dressed five deer in one day. In politics, he is a Democrat; is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge in Kenton; has been a Mason, and has filled the office of Township Trustee and School Director.

MICHAEL BOSSERMAN, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born, January 23, 1815, near Paris, Stark Co., Ohio. His mother, Mary (Miller) Bosserman, was of German parentage, and emigrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio. His father, Samuel Bosserman, was a native of Maryland, of German descent. He came to Hancock County, where he purchased a farm. On returning home to remove his family, and while leaving the train, he fell from the cars and was killed. The subject of this sketch was educated at

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the common schools of Stark County, moved to Hancock County at the age of twenty-four years, and has followed the occupation of a farmer. On the 4th of March, 1838. he was united in marriage with Margaret (deceased), a daughter of Philip Ream. One child was born to this union-Levi, who was married to Caroline Walker, resided near Wooster, and had two children-Irene and Frank. Levi was born February 2, 1839; died March 2, 1864, killed by a circular saw in a mill in Hancock County. Mr. Bosserman married a second time, April 6,1876, to Elizabeth R. Weaver, widow of David Trump. She had one child-Cora, wife of J. W. Brown, of Mansfield, a farmer by occupation, who settled in Van Buren Township, where he resided for twenty years, and then came to Hardin County, in 1865, where he lives a retired life. Mrs. Bosserman is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Bosserman belongs to the German Baptist Church, of which he has been a member thirty-five years. His first wife was also a member of that church. He has been a Deacon for thirty year and a sexton for one year, and he filled the office of Justice of the Peace six years in Van Buren Township, and is a well-known citizen of Blanchard Township.

S. T. BOSSERMAN, hardware merchant, and pastor of German Baptist Church, Dunkirk, is forty years of age and of German descent. He is a member of a large family (thirteen in all), who were noted for their strictly temperate habits. None were known to use intoxicants or spirits as a beverage, nor to engage in the use of tobacco in any form. In his younger days, our subject was engaged in school teaching; after which, in 1867, he came to Dunkirk, Ohio, and opened in the hardware, stove and tin trade, which proved a success to his efforts. Commencing with a small room and limited capital, but through untiring efforts for sixteen years, his business has increased to such an extent that he now occupies about ten thousand square feet of room for his stock of goods. Mr. Bosserman is a gentleman of piety, having embraced the Christian religion when about twenty years of age, and made his home with the German Baptist fraternity, the people of his choice, and during the last decade has been a minister of that body. Has been successful in his calling; is stationed in the above-named village and presides over the local churches in connection with his Evangelical work. He, with his family, wife and two children, live in a handsome residence in Brightside, on North Main street. and are enjoying the fruits of their labors.

J. A. BROWN, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born August 12, 1843, in Stark County, Ohio. and is a son of John and Nancy (Alexander) Brown. He was raised in Stark County until fourteen years of age. Is a farmer by occupation; owns forty acres of land in Section 21, Blanchard Township, and has been a thresher for the past twelve or fifteen years. He enlisted in the forty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company I, serving three year, and was in the battles of Knoxville, Tenn., Nashville, Franklin, Atlanta, Resaca, Lookout Mountain and Cumberland Gap. He had one brother and three step-brothers who served in the army, all killed except one step-brother, who is now living in the eastern part of Blanchard Township. On November 18, 1869, he was married to Rebecca Shannon, of Hardin County, Ohio, born February 15, 1854, daughter of Enos and Drusilla (Miller) Shannon. Seven children have blessed this union, viz., James P., Artie M., William H., Minerva, John, Van and Chloe. In politics, Mr. Brown is a Democrat, and is one of the useful men of Blanchard Township.

SAMUEL BRUBAKER, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born December 15, 1817, in Ropho Township, Lancaster Co., Penn., and is a son of Jacob

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and Cathem (Brubaker) Brubaker, the former (deceased) of Swiss descent, the latter a native of Pennsylvania, of Irish descent. When eleven years of age, he emigrated to the northwestern part of the State; from there, on March 22, 1854, he moved to Stark County, Ohio, where he lived for ten years, and finally, on April 8, 1864, came to Hardin County. He worked in Pennsylvania for eight years, at the trade of shoe-maker; was a merchant in Pennsylvania for five years, and ten years in Stark County, Ohio; four years in Berlin and six years in Lewisville. He is now occupied in farming, and owns twenty-six and one=quarter acres in Blanchard Township and four dwellings in Dunkirk. He was married, in Erie County, Penn., February 2, 1835, to Rebecca Boyer, who was born January 8, 1816, in York County, Penn., of foreign descent; died June 9, 1882, leaving a family of eight children, three living, viz., Sarah, wife of John F. Beans, residing in Dunkirk: Lucy Ann, wife of John Mace and Amelia C., wife of Daniel W. Edgar, son of Squire Edgar. His son, John M., enlisted. October, 1863, in the Eighty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died of typhoid fever at Chattanooga, Tenn., February, 1864, at the age of twenty years. Mr. Brubaker has one sister-Mary, wife of George Henry, residing in Franklin Township, Erie Co., Penn. Mr. Brubaker and his wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church. where the former, for eighteen years, was a member, is a Trustee, and has been Steward and Treasurer, and formerly belonged to the Evangelical Church. Mr. Brubaker was married to his second wife February 20, 1883. She was Mary A. Helms, born in Hancock County, Ohio.

WILLIAM BURDETT, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born in 1819, in Norwich, Norfolk Co., England, and is a son of Simon Burdett, deceased, killed by an accident twenty-nine years ago. Our subject emigrated to New York in his seventeenth year, and lived in Albany: finally-September 27, 1842, he came to Hardin County, where he has since resided. He pursued the trade of a brick-maker until 1870, when he took up the occupation of farming. He owns eighty acres of land in Section 21, Blanchard Township. He has been twice married; his first union was formed, when he was twenty-one years old, with Maria Sager, by whom he had four children-William (deceased). Archie (deceased), John and Mary Ann. His second marriage occurred June 27, 1848, with Elizabeth Butcher, born September 30, 1821, died July 10, 1881. Her parents were natives of Virginia and were of German descent. To this union there were eight children born, viz., Simon, Frances Royal (living two miles northeast of Dunkirk), Henry Edwin (deceased), Ellie, Emery, George, an infant (deceased). and Emma Maria. Mr. Burdett and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

JOHN BURGIN, farmer, P. O. Patterson, was born April 19, 1829, in Lincolnshire, England. and is a son of John Burgin. He emigrated to Ohio at the age of thirty years and settled in Huron County, where he lived five years and then came to this county, of which he has now been a resident for sixteen years. He was married, in November, 1862, at Norwalk, Huron County, to Mary Ann Chambers, a native of Lincolnshire, England. Mr. Burgin and his wife are members of the Church of the Disciples. Mr. Burgin pursues farming for an occupation, and ranks among the intelligent, enterprising farmers of Blanchard Township.

GEORGE BURTON, laborer, Dunkirk, was born May 11,1847, a native of Ohio, and a son of James and Louisa (Reddick) Burton, natives of Loudoun County, Va. He was married, April 26, 1869, to Phoebe, born in Lou-

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down County, Va., June 10,1850, and daughter of Anninias and Martha (Gilbert) Jackson. the former of whom died in a hospital at Nashville, Tenn. From this union there has been one child-Ulysses, born November 26, 1869. Airs. Burton was a member of a family of eleven children; Mr. Burton of a family of eight. He had two brothers in the army, one of whom was wounded in battle. Mr. Burton and his wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which the former has been a member for seven years, has been Class Leader and Sabbath school teacher. He owns his residence in Dunkirk and is a useful citizen of the place.

E. W. CHAMBERLIN, blacksmith, Dunkirk, was born January 21, 1831, in Newport, N. H., and is a son of John and Martha (Richardson) Chamberlin; the latter is still living, in her eighty-third year, a resident of New Hampshire. The subject of this sketch was a member of a family of five children, all living. He was reared for fifteen years in New Hampshire, where he learned his trade of blacksmith and worked for seven years. He then worked in Sunderland, Mass., for six years, and also in various other places. In 1862, he enlisted in the Fifty-second Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Company F, under Gen. Banks, and served eleven months. On April 9, 1862, he was united in marriage with Henrietta daughter of Charles Scott, to which union there have been born three children--Charles, John and Francis. Mrs. Chamberlin is a Universalist in religion, and Mr. Chamberlin a Baptist.

THOMAS CHAMBERLIN, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born January 4, 1834, a native of New York and of English and Irish descent. His father is John Chamberlin. The subject of this sketch emigrated to Seneca County, Ohio, when eighteen months old, and was reared and educated on a farm. where he lived until twenty-seven years of age. He then came to Hardin County; was married, in May, 1860, to Lavinia, daughter of ,f Stephen Friedley, and is the father of nine children, four deceased, one son and four daughters living. He owns, in Sections 15 and 22, Blanchard Township, 156 acres of land, where he carries on farming successfully. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, in which the former has been an Elder for ten years. In politics, Mr. Chamberlin is a Republican

W. M. CLOSE, miller, Dunkirk, was born January 19, 1833, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. His father, William Close, was born September 5, 1805, in Washington County, Penn., is of German descent and is now a resident of Hardin County. His mother was born in 1810, in Tuscarawas County, died in 1872; her parents were natives of New Jersey. The subject of this sketch is the oldest of a family of eight children, three boys and five girls, all of whom are married except one. He was educated in Carl County, Ohio, and reared to be a farmer; but for the last eleven years has been a miller in Dunkirk, in partnership with his brother John. On the 29th of November, 1857, he was married to Caroline M., born August, 1833, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of John Zieglar, of German parentage. This union has resulted in ten children, five sons and five. daughter,. viz., William, Iva, John W., Ida, Nora (deceased), Oran Odell (killed in a saw mill), Robert and Harry. Two infants are deceased. Mrs. Close is a member of the Wesleyan Church.

L. C. CRUM, restaurant keeper, Dunkirk, was born May 14, 1846, at a place live and a half miles south of Findlay, Ohio. His parents were Amos and Rebecca Crum, both of German descent, the latter deceased in Allen County, Ohio. His father was an old settler of Hancock County. The subject of this sketch was educated in Hancock County and brought up

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to the occupation of a farmer, which he followed for awhile; was a miller for two years and is now established in a restaurant in Dunkirk, which he opened in the spring of 1873. He was married, in 1869, to Cathem Fellers, deceased, by whom he had three children-Harley, Lorena and George. He formed a second union in April, 1877, with Mollie Stinman, born May 5, 1853, in Hardin County, and daughter of Christopher and Jane Stinman, by which union there has been one child-Bertha. Mr. Crum was a member of the 100 days' service in the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, also a member of the One Hundred and Ninety-second Regiment, in which latter he served seven months.

GEORGE Z. CRUZEN, attorney at law, Dunkirk, was born April 27, 1834, in Harrison County, Va. In 1849, he left the place of his nativity and came to Ohio, remaining but a short time; going thence to Baltimore, Md., where he entered the service of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, holding many places of trust and profit until 1856. He then again came to this State, remaining here until 1861, at the beginning of the late war, when his service was again called for by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, which he entered, remaining until 1863. Leaving Baltimore, he entered the service of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Company as a conductor, remaining there until 1869, during which time he completed the study of law and was admitted to the bar: opened an office at Crestline, Ohio, where he gained a successful practice. In 1877, he came to Dunkirk. where he has a good and lucrative practice. He was married, in 1855, while in Baltimore, to Mary C., a native of Pennsylvania, a daughter of Samuel McCrea. By this union there have been nine children, six daughters and three sons. of whom the oldest son is a resident of Colorado. Mr. Cruzen is a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. is known as one of the leading prohibitionists of the county, an able lecturer and debater, and is an intelligent, enterpising citizen of Dunkirk.

MATHEW CURRAN, proprietor of a saw mill, Dunkirk, was born October 15, 1835, in Richland County, Ohio, and is a son of Mathew and Matilda (Hughes) Curran, of Irish lineage, the former a native of Kentucky, the latter of Maryland. He married, in 1856, Maria Keefer, born in 1837, a native of Ohio, and died in 1868, leaving a family of four children, one boy and three girls, as follows: Fidelia J., Mary E., Emma F. and Benjamin F. He formed a second union, June 16, 1870, in Kenton, with Mrs. Lydia Waters, born March 13, 1839, widow of William Waters and daughter of Samuel and Mary Ann (Cress) Keefer, the former of German descent. This union has resulted in one child-Austa O., born July 4, 1874. Mr. Curran enlisted, September 5, 1864, in the One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company F, and was discharged June 20, 1865. He established his saw mill in the spring of 1869, and has been successful in it.

C. F. DEWITT, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born in Hardin County, Ohio, in July of 1838. His parents are William C. and Maria Dewitt, the former of whom died May 13, 1883. Our subject was married, in July of 1860, to Miss Permilla Johnson, deceased. She was born in Hardin County November 22, 1836; died August 14,1862, the mother of one child, also deceased. Our subject subsequently formed a second union, with Miss Angelina Harris, a native of Ohio, born January 29, 1833. Mr. Dewitt and his wife are the parents of four sons and two daughters. He pursues farming for his occupation, and owns 133 acres of land-all in Blanchard

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Township. His wife is the owner of fifty acres in Section 10 of Blanchard Township. Mr. Dewitt is a member of the Grange, and is an energetic, thriftv farmer.

ADAM DUPS, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born in Manhain Township, York Co., Penn. His parents, Daniel and Elizabeth (McClay) Dups, natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent, emigrated to Ohio and settled in Stark County, where they remained twenty-eight years, and then lived for ten years in Elkhart County, where they died. The subject of this sketch was brought up in Stark County, Ohio, to farming life. In 1848, he settled in Van Buren Township, Hancock Co., Ohio, and, ten years after, moved to a place half a mile southwest of Williamstown, where he resided for twentytwo years. In March of 1849, he was married to Sarah Stroud, born in 1838, and a daughter of Samuel Stroud, a pioneer of Hancock County, Ohio. She died at the age of twenty-eight years. This marriage resulted in five children, of whom the three living are married. Mr. Dups chose, for his second wife, whom he married in 1858, Kesiah, widow of William Packer, and a daughter of D. H. Edgar, Esq., of Dunkirk, Ohio. By her first husband. Mrs. Dups had two children--Clara and Gynevia--both married, and by her second husband five children have been born. viz., -Minnie, Mary D. (deceased), William, John and Daniel. He served 100 days in the One Hundred and Thirty-third Regiment Ohio National Guards; was called out May 2, 1864; returned August 31, same year, and took part. in the battle near Petersburg, Va.

HARVEY J. EAGER, Justice of the Peace, Dunkirk, was born June 25, 1841. His father, deceased and buried in New York, was of Scotch and Welsh descent. His mother, Melissa Eager, was the daughter of Jolm Ayres, a native of Gloversville, N. Y., and of Welsh and Scotch lineage The subject of this sketch, when fourteen years of age, emigrated to \1-. consin. where he attended the schools for one year, and then came to Wau seon, Fulton Co., Ohio. where he now has three brothers residing, one whom is among the wealthiest in the county. In 1859 and 1800, he was ill New York, a conductor on the street cars of Sixth avenue. On the 1st of October, 1866, he was married, in Wauseon, Fulton County, to Lucy, bore June 11, 1837, in Wauseon, Fulton Countv, the daughter of Avery and Sallie (Davis) Lamb, the former a native of Vermont, and of Scotch and Welsh descent, the latter a native of New York State. This union ha resulted in one child, a son, born on the eleventh year of their marriage, October 2, 1877. In the spring of 1878, Mr. Eager drove a four-horse team from Wauseon to Cherokee County, Kan., and was thirty-six days on the road. He was occupied for four years in Kansas in stock-raising, and returned to Kenton, Hardin Co., Ohio, where, in 1871, he was engaged in the creamer- butter business, and was very successful. In 1875 and 1876, he was in a flour mill. In 1878, he came to Dunkirk; was the Mayor of the town in 1880. He was a candidate, in 1880, on the Republican ticket. for the nomination of Probate Judge, but was defeated by J. E. Lowry, Mr. Eager is a member of the Masonic order at Kenton, and in politics is an Anti - monopolist. He is a gentleman of pleasing address, possesses a high sense of honor, and is conscientious and courteous in. his business dealings. Although positive in his conviction of right and wrong, his varied experiences in life, and his intuitive knowledge of human nature combine to give him broad and liberal views of men and measures. He supports with energy and enthusiasm that

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which enlists his sympathies, and his decision of character makes itself felt and respected by all with whom he comes in contact.

W. D. EDGAR, by merchant, P. O. Dunkirk, was born May 2, 1838, in Hardin County, and is a son of David H. and Azuba (Hamlin) Edgar; the former a native of Pennsylvania and of German descent, the latter a native of New York State. The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in this county, and is by occupation a farmer and dealer in lumber. He enlisted, April 18, 1861, in the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was discharged November 23, 1863. He participated in the following battles: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Rich Mountain, Gettysburg, Winchester, also in many skirmishes. At the battle of Chancel lorsville May 3, 1863, he was wounded in the breast by a minie ball and lost the use of his arm. He is now receiving a pension. He was married, at F Findlay. by Rev. Mr. Done, November 4, 1866, to Dora. daughter of William and Elizabeth (Davis) Tanner, born April 13, 1849, in Hancock County, Ohio. Her father is a native of New Jersey, and emigrated to this State at the age of twelve years; her mother was born in Virginia, and came to this State with her parents at an early day. Mr. Edgar is the father of five children, viz., Marchie, born August 11, 1867; Lenora, born February 28, 1869; Maud, born June 7, 1870; Bertha A., born June 7, 1875, and Ruby A., born November 21, 1882. Mrs. Edgar is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Edgar is a member of the I. O. O. F. ; member of the Grand Army of the Republic: was Chief of Police at Columbus for two years, from December, 1879, to March 4, 1882; served as Auditor of the County in 1868 and 1869; for about eight years was Deputy Sheriff and three years Postmaster of Dunkirk.

C. J. FLACK, carriage-maker, Dunkirk, was born July 4, 1849, in Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio. He is a son of Henry J. and Elizabeth Ann Flack, the latter (deceased) a native of Maryland and of German extraction. His father, a native of Pennsylvania, a pioneer of Wyandot County, taught the Indians in school, and for six years was County Recorder in Upper Sandusky. He settled in the woods in Seneca County, where he cut timber and built the house. The subject of this sketch was raised and educated in Sandusky County, where he learned his trade of carriage-maker, and worked at it there for fifteen years. In 1872, he was working for six months in Center, Ohio; for three months in Evansville, Ind.; the year after, in Sycamore, Ohio, and then came to Dunkirk. From October, 1874, to March, 1875, he was in Nevada, and for eighteen months after in Cardington, Ohio. On the 14th of May, 1874, he was united in marriage to Ella Rumler, a native of Kenton, Hardin County, born March 25, 1855, and a daughter of Emanuel and Amanda (Rhinehart) Rumler; latter of German descent, a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Her father, a native of Maryland and a pioneer of Hardin County, walked from Westminster to Springfield in 1840. He enlisted in the army at the close of the war, but did not serve. Mrs. Flack was the oldest of a family of four, one son and three daughters, one of the latter deceased. Mr. Flack lost a brother during the war, in 1864. He was a Captain in the One Hundred and Forty-fourth Regiment., Company A; he was captured in the Shenandoah Valley; died while on the cars, and was thrown by the rebels in a ditch. Mrs. Flack is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, Mr. Flack is a Republican, and is a well-known citizen of Dunkirk.

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ENOCH FRY, farmer. P. O. Dunkirk, was born February 2, 1830, in Coshocton County, Ohio. He came to Hardin County when three years of age. Is a farmer by occupation, and owns fifty-nine acres of land in Blanchard Township. For nearly six years, he was working in California, where, at Point Deception, off San Francisco, he was wrecked, and robbed of $800 by the purser. He returned to Hardin County in 1855. He enlisted in the Ninth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company B, and served until the close of the war; was struck twice at Vicksburg and once at Pea Ridge. On the 12th of October, 1869, he was united in marriage to Sarah A., born June 8, 1830, in Ross County, Ohio, widow of Thomas Smith and daughter of Samuel and Cathem (Holverstott) Strausser- Mr. and Mrs. Fry have no children of their own, so they adopted a child-William E., born September 10, 1876, aged two weeks at the time of his adoption. Mrs. Fry was married to her first husband in 1850, in Marion County, by whom she had five children, two deceased. Mr. Fry and his wife are members of the Christian Church, in which the former was at one time a Deacon. Mr. Fry has filled the office of School Director, and is one of the useful citizens iiof Blanchard Township.

C. J. FRY, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born May 5, 1833, in Knox County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Mary (Mowery) Fry, of German and English descent. He moved to Hardin County when six months old, and, with the exception of three years spent in Illinois and Iowa, has remained here since. By occupation, he is a farmer and stock-raiser, and makes a specialty of hogs. He is the owner of seventy acres of land in Section 21, Blanchard Township. On the 10th of September, 1857, he was united in marriage with Susan Wilson, a native of Hardin County, awl a daughter of John Wilson. This union resulted in five children-Lell F., Mary M., Cynthia, Elmer and Nettie. He enlisted in the Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company C, and served three years and seven months, participating in the battle of Dallas, Ga.; was taken prisoner at Fayetteville, S. C., and was in the Andersonville, Danville and Libby prisons for twenty-one days. Mr. Fry and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Fry has filled the office of School Director, and for three years as Township Trustee, and, in politics, is a Republican.

GEORGE W. FULKS, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born April 5, 1846, in Coshocton County, this State. He is a son of Kinzey and Louisa (Lynch) Fulks; the latter a native of Ohio, the former of German extraction, a native of Pennsylvania, who moved to Coshocton County at the age of eighteen years, and is still a resident there. The subject of this sketch is the fifth child of a family of ten children, seven living. He was reared in Coshocton County and received a common school education. In September, 1869, he was united in marriage with Eleanor Byan (deceased), born June 29, 1850, in Coshocton County, and a daughter of Joseph and Matilda (Graham) Byan, of Irish descent. This union resulted in three children-Charles L., Frank L. and James K. Mr. Fulks formed a second union, April 241, 1878, in Dunkirk, with Cathem K Shane, born November 20, 1852, in Medina County. Her parents are John and Rachel A. (Ault) Shane, of Irish and German lineage. Two children have been born-Rachel Louisa and Claude. Mr. Fulks has resided in Blanchard Township, this county, for eight years; owns a farm in Section 30, where he carries on farming and stock-raising. He is a Republican in politics, and is a member of the United Brethren Church.

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JOHN H. GARDNER, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born in Franklin Township, near Black Fork, Richland Co., Ohio. He is a son of Morgan and Cathem (Harvey) Gardner. His father was a native of Maryland; died eight years ago at the age of seventy years. His mother, a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, died at the age of forty-five years on the farm of our subject. Our subject left home at the age of twenty-three years; was burning brick for two years, and for twenty years was in the lumber business. He has cleared 500 acres of land and killed about as many deer. He is now occupied in farming and stock-raising, which business he has followed five years; owns eighty acres of land in Blanchard Township, Section 29; eighty-one in Washington, Section 25, and forty acres in Cessna Township. He was married to Mary Hiles, a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, by whom he has had six children, viz., James, Olive C., Lydia, Elsie H, Finny F. and Peter. Mr. Gardner was a member of the One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company F., under Gen. Thomas. Last September, he was taken sick, lost the use of his hand and was delirious for five days, requiring four men to hold him. He is a Republican in politics, and cast his first vote for Gen. Scott.

J. B. HALDEMAN, Postmaster and grocer, of Dunkirk, was born December 26, 1840, in Stark County, Ohio. He is a son of Christian and Mary (Kemp) Haldeman, of German ancestry. His father is deceased. The subject of this sketch was reared in Stark County, educated at the schools of Magnolia, and, at the age of eighteen years, August 2, 1858, came to this county. He learned the trade of a wagon and carriagemaker, which he worked at for twelve years; for four or five years was in the hardware business and is now a grocer, of the firm of Haldeman & Miller. He has been the Postmaster of Dunkirk for the last year. On September 28, 1861, he enlisted in the Western Illinois Sharpshooters, Company H, and was discharged July 17, 1865. He was a Quartermaster, and took part in the following battles: Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Atlanta, Resaca, besides numerous skirmishes. He was under fire for twenty-two consecutive days. On October 24, 1867, at Arlington, Hancock County, he was married to Angie E., daughter of Cyrus and Martha Vail, natives of this State and residents of Arlington. This union has resulted in six children, four sons and two daughters-Frank O., Winnie V., Maud M., Charles and J. B.; the sixth died in infancy. Mr. Haldeman and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Haldeman is a member of the I. O. O. F., No. 624; member of the Knights of Honor, No. 1919; for two years was Township Clerk; one term a Corporation Treasurer; was a member, for one term, of the Dunkirk Council, and in politics is a Republican.

DR. L. W. HEBENTHAL, druggist, Dunkirk, was born July 27,1837, in Manheim Germany. He is a son of George and Maria (Bucher) Hebenthal (deceased), also natives of Germany, and is a member of a family of three; his brother, George W., is deceased, and his sister, Josephine, is the wife of Vincennes Link. The Doctor studied chemistry in Manheim, Germany, received a diploma for same, and emigrated to Toledo, Ohio, at the age of sixteen years. He was in Maumee City for two years, and then proceeded to Waterville. He enlisted, April 18, 1861, in the Fourteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company K, and served three months, during which time he was made Corporal, and fought in the battles of Philippi, W. Va.; Laurel Hill, July, 1861, and Cheat River, July, 1861, and was discharged August, 1861. He re-enlisted, September 18, 1861, in the Sixty.-

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seventh Regiment, Company K, and was at the siege of Charleston, S. C., 1863; in the charge on Fort Wagner, Charleston, July, 1863. He received a gunshot wound in the left arm, a bayonet wound in the left ankle and was sent to the Beaufort Hospital, thence to the hospital at Fort Schuyler, N. Y., and returned to duty March 16, 1864. He was promoted to the First Lieutenancy in 1864, and discharged September 9, 1865. After the war, he was engaged in the livery buisness, in which he continued during 1865 and 1866, and, the year after, had a supply store in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio, and, the following year, a wholesale confectionery in Defiance. For two years, he was druggist in Mount Blanchard, and finally, in 1876, came to Dunkirk, where he established a drug store, which he has carried on to the present time. On September 19, 1867, while in Waterville, Ohio, he was married, by Rev. Mr. Gibb, to Lena, born March 22, 1845, in Lucas County, Ohio, the daughter of Edwin and Mary Jane (Gillet) Dyer, the former a native of Vermont, the latter of New York. This union result in two children-Delia C., born in Waterville, March 24, 1870, and Minnie born in Defiance April 13, 1874. Mrs. Hebenthal is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Hebenthal is a Universalist in his religious belief. Mrs. Hebenthal has two brothers-E. M. and F. M. and one sister-Roxana, wife of David Hancock. Mr. Hebenthal is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Dunkirk, of the I. O. O. F. and the Knights of Honor at Dunkirk, and in politics is a Republican.

W. S. HINEBAUGH, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born March 27, 1828, in Fayette County, Penn., and is a son of Jonathan Hinebaugh, of German parentage. His grandfather, George Hinebaugh, died at the age of ninety-eight years. The subject of this sketch came to Hardin County at the age of eight years, and received a common school education in Logan and Hardin Counties. He is a farmer by occupation, and owns seventy-seven acres of land in Section 8, Blanchard Township. On the 3d of August, 1851, he was united in marriage with Mary Cooper, a native of Pennsylvania, born August 16, 1828, daughter of Andrew and Sarah (McLane) Cooper. From this union there have been ten children, four sons and six daughters, as follows: Oragan (deceased), Francis A., Hanson F., Sarah C., William St. Clair, Mary J., Alice C., Florence A., John M. and Esther M. Delia McClure, aunt of Mrs. Hinebaugh, was born April 20, 1820, in Randolph, Va., and is a daughter of Aber McLane. She lived for three years in Licking County, Ohio, and afterward came to Hardin County, where she has since remained. She remembers the time this county was quite a forest. Mr. and Mrs. Hinebaugh have been members of the Christian Church since 1851. Mr. Hinebaugh has filled the office of Township Trustee for two years; also that. of a Supervisor and School Director.

S. HINEBAUGH, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born April 5, 1832, in Fayette County, Penn., and is a son of Jonathan and Mary Hinebaugh. He emigrated, while young, to Hardin County, Ohio, and received there his education. Was in the show business for two years, and is now occupied in farming; owns sixty-three acres of land in Sections 7 and 8, and he enlisted in the Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served nearly four years, fighting in a dozen or more battles and numerous skirmishes. He was married, January 25, 1866, to Elizabeth Karrick, born December 13, 1836, in Portage County, Ohio, and a daughter of Samuel and Mary Karrick. Eight children have blessed this union, five sons and three daughters. Three of the children are deceased.

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CYRUS HOFSTEATER, sawyer and engineer, Dunkirk, was born July 2, 1830, in Wyandot County, Ohio, and is a son of Charles Hofsteator, of German and Irish descent. He enlisted, September, 1861, in the Fourteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company K; was discharged February, 1863; re-enlisted October 12, 1864, in the One Hundred and Eighty-third Regiment; discharged July 14, 1865. On March 24, 1857, he was united in marriage with Eliza J. Elliot, born July 23, 1840, of German and Irish parentage. By this union there have been eight children, seven living. Mr. Hofsteater has been in the planing and saw mill of I. C. Miller for about twenty-one years, and for nine years has been pursuing the trade of a carpenter.

J. E. L. HOLDEN, gunsmith, Dunkirk, was born in Marseilles, Wyandot Co., Ohio, July 5, 1858. He is a son of A. C. and E. K. (Piedmore) Holden, the former a native of Licking County, Ohio, and of English descent, the latter a native of New Jersey. His grandfather, Wilson Holden, was First Lieutenant in the war of 1812, in which year he passed, with Gen. Hull, through what is now Dunkirk. His father was a gunsmith and a millwright by trade; followed the former occupation for three years in Cuba, Wyandot County, and ten years in Dunkirk. The subject of this sketch was reared in Marseilles, Wyandot County, until twelve years of age. He has followed the occupation of his father, that of gunsmith, which business he has been in charge of for two years. He has one brother, two sisters and two half-brothers.

R. F. HOLMES, farmer, F. O. Dunkirk, was born Octoher 25, 1827, in Carroll County, Ohio. He is a son of Samuel and Sarah (Rutter) Holmes. He was married, November 17, 1853, to Emeline Steel, who was born January 28, 1828, in Columbiana County, Ohio, and has been blessed with three children-Alsines M. (deceased), John S. and Elizabeth I. Mr. Holmes enlisted in the Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G, and served three years. He fought in the battles of McDowell, Cedar Mountain, Cross Keys and the second battle of Bull Run and was once captured, but immediately released. He was taken sick after the battle of Bull Run, and sent to the hospital at Alexander, where on getting well, he was detailed as nurse. In the latter part of 1863, he was transferred to Camp Denison, where he remained on duty until December 4, 1864, the date of his discharge. For thirteen years, Mr. Holmes and his wife have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, where the former has been Superintendent of the Sabbath school and is a leader in the choir. Mr. Holmes is a member of the Grange, and is one of the useful citizens of Blanchard Township.

JAMES HUSTON, dentist, Dunkirk, was born August 17, 1832, at Mount Eaton, Wayne Co., Ohio. He is a son of Cunningham and Elizabeth (Scott) Huston, the former of Irish, the latter of Scotch descent. His mother died in Millersburg in 1863, at the age of sixty-eight years, and was buried at Mount Eaton. His father was a tanner and merchant by occupation, and, in 1845, while he was in Mexico on business, was murdered. The subject of this sketch was the sixth son and seventh child of a family of ten children, seven sons and three daughters, of whom there are six living. He received his education at Mount Eaton and at the normal school of Fredericksburg. He taught school for six or seven terms, and then took up the study of dentistry at Massillon, Ohio, with Dr. E. Chidester. He was in West Virginia in 1861, for six months, and then returned to Mount Eaton, where he lived for thirteen years. He passed the State Dental

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Board examination at Columbus, May 6, 1868, and finally came to Dunkirk, where he has successfully pursued his practice. On October 2, 1862, he was united in marriage with Rachel Griffith, born in West Lebanon, Wayne Co., Ohio, November 3, 1837, and a daughter of Elisha and Mary (Bailes) Griffith. To this union there have been born three children-Meade C.. born July 15, 1863; Lula E., born February 5, 1867, and Frank G., born February 6, 1870. For fifteen years, Mr. Huston and wife have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Huston for twenty years has been a member of the Masonic fraternity, Massillon, Ohio, ten years, and at Forest, ten years (No. 378). He was also a member of the School Board for ten years, but resigned in the spring of 1882.

E. H. JOHNSON, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born June 9, 1842, in Blanchard Township, Hardin Co., Ohio. He is a son of William W. and Sarah Ann (Hinebaugh) Johnson; the latter, a native of Pennsylvania and of German ancestry, is deceased. His father was born in New York in 1817, and emigrated to Ohio in 1835. The subject of this sketch pursue, farming; for an occupation; owns eighty acres of land in Section 16 Blanchard Township, where he has resided for fifteen years. He was married, September 3, 1863, to Miss R. D., born November 12, 1845, in Athens County, Ohio, the daughter of D. C. and Rachel (Wright) Phillips, both deceased, of Scotch and Irish descent. Her father, a pioneer of Athens County, was for twenty-one years a Justice of the Peace of Blanchard Township, Hardin County. Mr. Johnson has been the father of six children, namely, Esta (deceased), E. M., an infant (deceased), A. M., G. S. and M. Z. (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Christian Church. Two brothers of Mrs. Johnson--E. W. and D. W. were in the One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and another brother-N. B. was First Lieutenant in Company G, Eighty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Milton Johnson, brother of our subject, was also in the One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Masonic order of Kenton; has filled the office of School Director, and in politics is a Republican.

R. H. JOHNSON, proprietor of a restaurant and saloon, Dunkirk, was born April 16, 1844, near Dunkirk, Blanchard Township, Hardin Co., Ohio. He received a common school education, and, in April, 1861, at the age of seventeen years, enlisted in the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D, serving three years and four months. In 1868, he was engaged in the stave business; from 1871 to August of 1875, was farming in Elk County. Southern Kansas, and, for the past five years, has been proprietor of a saloon and restaurant in Dunkirk. He was married, on the 4th of July, 1865, to Sarah, a native of Hardin County, born in 1847, the daughter of Nicholas Miller, of Patterson, Ohio. Mrs. Johnson died in 1876, leaving a family of four children, viz., Fred, Norman A., Carl D. and Wilber. Fred and Wilber were born in Kansas. Mr. Johnson formed a second union, at Findlay, July 3, 1878, with Mollie Naus, born in Hancock County in 1858, and a daughter of William Naus. By this union there have been born two children-Harry D. and Vernon. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Knights of Pvthias of Kenton, and is a useful citizen of Dunkirk.

ANDREW D. JONES, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born May 22, 1825, in Knox County, Ohio. His parents are John and Sarah (Bradbury) Jones; the mother coming from Pennsylvania, and of German descent, of English ancestry, the father a native of New Jersey. They came to Ohio, settling in Knox County, where they lived until 1854, when they came to Hardin

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County, Washington Township, where they spent the remainder of their days. His father was a prominent member of the United Brethren Church, and among the first advocates of freedom. The subject of this sketch was educated, up to his eighteenth year, in the common schools of Knox County, and for eighteen months at the Oberlin College. He learned the trade of brick-mason and plasterer at Mount Vernon, where he worked three years; then in Oberlin four years. He was in the hardware business in Dunkirk; taught two school terms in Knox County, three terms in Hardin and two terms in Richland County. He is now occupied in farming; has cleared 200 acres of land in Washington Township since 1854, and owns 117 acres in Washington Township, 160 acres in Allen County, Ind., and three dwellings in Dunkirk. On September 23, 1850, he was united in marriage, in Washington Township, by Harrison P. Darst, with Jane E. Moses, a native of Connecticut, born January 5,1827, daughter of Asa and Almira (Barber) Moses. Her parents were natives of Connecticut and of English lineage. Three children were born to this marriage-John A., resident of Allen County, Ind.; Sarah Almira, wife of Nathan Spaulding, of Hardin County. and Moses Milton, deceased at the age of one month. Mr. Jones has also reared three other children-John H., the child of his brother, and two of his wife's brother's .children, Frank L. and Jennie Moses-the latter wife of John McKinley, a school teacher in Forest. Mr. Jones and his wife. are members of the United Brethren Church, where, for twenty years, the former has been Trustee, Steward and Sabbath school teacher. He is, in politics, a Republican; has filled the office of Township Treasurer. Trustee and many other positions of trust. The first vote he ever east was for free speech, free soil and freedom to all; and be is a bitter opponent to all secret societies, Church and State, as they are strictly forbidden by the word of God, it being "The lamp to my feet and the light to my pathway."

C. M. JONES, proprietor of Dunkirk elevators and dealer in grain and seeds, hard and soft coal, etc., was born May 1, 1850, a native of this county. He is a son of A. B. and Elizabeth (Spacht) Jones, of which family he is the only surviving member. His father died in 1864, a victim of the rebel prisons. His mother died in 1862, and his three sisters and one brother also are deceased. The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm two miles north of North Washington, and educated in the common schools until April 1, 1865, when he was employed as a salesman with T. Mahon & Co., at Dunkirk. On April 1, 1870, armed with recommendations from former employers and citizens of the town, he went westward, and obtained a position in the clothing house of A. N. Schuster, Maryville, Nodaway Co., Mo., where he was also Assistant Postmaster. He was married, September 12, 1872, to Sallie Woods, born January 6, 1856, in Columbiana County, and a daughter of David Woods. From April 1, 1873, to April 1, 1877, he was employed as salesman by John Woodruff. The latter part of these years was devoted to the opening of the books and acting in the capacity of Assistant Cashier of " Woodruff's Bank." Since April 1, 1877, he has been in business for himself, and, in a measure, is successful. Mr. Jones has filled the office of Trustee and Financial Secretary in the Knights of Honor; was appointed Enumerator of the Census in 1880; is Township Treasurer and a member of the Village Council.

NICOLAS KAHL, farmer, P. O. North Washington, was born December 6, 1835, in Germany, and is a son of Frank and Margaret (Wagner) Kahl, the former a native of France, the latter of Germany. The subject of this sketch was educated in Germany, and emigrated to Kenton, Ohio,

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in 1869. He was married, in 1871, to Wilhelmine Hyneca, a native of Germany. By this union there have been six children (five living), viz., Michael K., Fred, Emma, William, Eddie and Lena.

S. KEHLER, physician, Dunkirk, was born October 22, 1813, near Williamsport, Penn., and is a son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Shelby) Kehler, the former of German the latter of Low Dutch descent. The subject of this sketch was educated in Pennsylvania; emigrated to Ohio in 1841; studied medicine and graduated, in 1845, at Willoughby, Ohio. He has practiced for thirty-six years, spending fifteen years in Stark County. In 1846, he was united in marriage with Mary Landon, a native of Stark County, born February 16, 1825, and a daughter of Henry Landon, of Connecticut. This union has resulted in seven children, as follows: Frances wife of Charles Mahon, a dealer in dry goods; Josephine, wife of James Flemming, a farmer and proprietor of a saw mill near Dunkirk; George, married; Mary, deceased; Grace, a school teacher and the wife of John Wood, clerk in Mahon's store; Anna, school teacher in Dunkirk, and Edward. Mr. Kehler and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Kehler owns his residence in Dunkirk and is a prominent physician of that town.

WILLIAM KIRCHHOFFER, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born September 19, 1859, in Pleasant Township. Hardin Co., Ohio, and is a son of Frank and Elizabeth (Glucker) Kirchhoffer. His grandfather was killed in an oil mill in Mertzehausen, Germany. His father, a. native of Germany, and a cabinet-maker by trade, died in Blanchard Township in 1873, at the age of forty-six years. His mother died on his farm, December 26, 1876, at the age of forty-five years; she was twice married. By her second husband-Jacob Schrittner-she had one child-Emma, a resident of Pleasant Township. The subject of this sketch has two sisters -Minnie and Elizabeth. He is engaged in farming and sawing, and owns forty acres of land in Section 31, Range 11, where he has resided for nineteen year:. He was married, March 30, 1882, to Alice, a native of Ohio, where she was born June 6, 1864, and is a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Davis) Fisher. He is the father of one child-Judson, born February 9, 1883, died March 26, 1883. His wife's father is a farmer and has reared a family of five children, one of whom--Jessie-died May 25, 1879. The three remaining at home are Maggie, Millie and Blanche.

JAMES M. KINSEY, book-keeper and salesman, was born February 7, 1854, in Dunkirk, Ohio. He is a son of George and Jane (Shuff) Kinsey, His paternal grandparents were Christian and Nancy (Martin) Kinsey, descended from the Pennsylvania Dutch; his maternal grandparents, Jesse and Margaret McCavery, were of Irish and German ancestry. The mother of our subject was born October 10, 1817, in Frederick County, Md., and the father was born in Frederick County, Md., September 21, 1813. He lived in his native place until thirty-three years of age. He married, February 21, 1837, and had nine children, viz., Mary C. (deceased), J. T., G. M., Susan J. (wife of J. C. Leslie), A. E., James M., Melvin S., Melinda and an infant (deceased). Mr. Kinsey, Sr., has resided in this county since 1849. He was a carpenter for several years, and for ten years carried on the grocery business, but is now retired from all business. The subject of this sketch was the second male child born in the town of Dunkirk. He received a common school education, and was married, May 30, 1876, to Flo Tanner, who was born April 24, 1858, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Aurand) Tanner. Her father was a native of Rhode Island, her

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mother of Hancock County, Ohio, and both of English descent. Mr. J. M. Kinsey is the father of two children-Ruth, born December 8, 1877, and Mode, born March 4, 1881. For over ten years, Mr. J. M. Kinsey has been a salesman and book-keeper in the hardware store of S. T. Bosserman, Dunkirk.

JOHN U. KURT, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born July 4, 1836, in Wangen County, Switzerland, and is a son of Jacob Kurt. He received his education in Switzerland and in Licking County, Ohio, to which place he emigrated at the age of nineteen years. His parents came the following year. He pursues farming for an occupation, and is the owner of 160 acres of land in Section 29, Blanchard Township. He was married, April 4, 1867, to Mary Kellerhals, born in this county, Goshen Township, six miles east of Kenton, October 28, 1847, and daughter of John U. Kellerhals. Nine children have been born to them, five living-Fred William, William Henry, Samuel A., Phillip and Lusi. John J. (deceased) was killed by a horse. Mr. Kurt and his wife belong to the German Reformed Church, of which the former has been a member since his boyhood, and is now an Elder. In politics. lie is a Democrat, and is one of the prosperous farmers of Blanchard Township.

B. L. LARIMER, grocer. Dunkirk, was born November 12, 1859, in West Virginia, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Huston) Larimer, the latter a native of Ohio and of German and Irish parentage. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, where he received his education. He was a school teacher by occupation; moved to Ohio in 1864, settling in Hardin County, where, the following year, he, was killed in an accident. The subject of this sketch came, in 1864, with his parents to this county, and was educated in Dunkirk. For two years he was employed in the post office, and clerked in the hardware store of Haldeman &. Huston. Since 1880, he has been a dealer in groceries, provisions, etc. He has two sisters -Lulu, at home, and Effa, married to Wallice Gottlier (deceased two years ago), by whom she had three children-Thomas, Elizabeth and Anna. For over a year Mr. Larimer has been a member of the I. O. O. F. Dunkirk Lodge, No. 624, and is one of the rising business men of that town.

AARON LEHR, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born November 6, 1825, in Union County, Penn. His paternal grandfather was John Lehr. The subject of this sketch received his education in Pennsylvania; moved to Ohio in 1854; lived for ten years in Sandusky County and then, in 1864, came to Hardin County. He was a blacksmith by trade, and worked at it for nine or ten years; and also pursued the trade of a carpenter for fifteen years. He is now carrying on farming, and is the owner of some tenement houses and his residence. He was married, in Pennsylvania, to Lucetta Houtch, born August 30, 1830, in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. Four children have blessed this union, three living- Mary J., a canvasser; M. B., who was educated in Dunkirk and at the Ada Normal School, and has been a teacher for seven terms; L. A. M., a music teacher in Dunkirk. Mr. Lehr served for one year in the One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company B. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, where the former has been an Elder and Sabbath School Treasurer. Mr. Lehr has been a Township Trustee and a member of the City Council.

JOSEPH R. LINDSEY, deceased, was born, August 3, 1820, in Madison County, Ohio, and died June 13, 1881. He was a son of John and Sarah (Ray) Lindsey, of Irish and Scotch ancestry. He was raised in Madison

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County until twelve years of age, when he lived in Marion County until 1865, since which time he resided in Hardin County. He was, by occupation, a farmer, also dealer in stock, and owned eighty acres of land in Blanchard Township; forty-two and a half acres located in Section 21 and the remainder in Section 27. He married, January 5, 1843, Lydia, daughter of Joshua and Isabel (McReay) Cope, of English-Irish and Scotch lineage. This union resulted in ten children, four living, viz., Sarah R., Mary Ann, Joshua J. and John T. The six deceased are Isabella M., Jane C., William, Elon S., Cordelia and Elizabeth H. Mr. Lindsey and his wife were members of the Christian Church. Mr. Lindsey, filled the office of School Director and Township Trustee and, in politics, was a Republican.

E. C. LONGABAUGH, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born April 13, 1838, in Wyandot County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Samantha (Cutting) Longabaugh. His father was of German and Irish descent and a native of Ohio; his mother of English lineage and a native of New York. Our subject taught school for five terms in Belle Vernon; he is now engaged in farming. He was married, April 23, 1868, to Amanda Whetsel, born in 1838 in Seneca County, Ohio, and a daughter of John Whetsel, of Pennsylvania. Five children have been born to this union, viz., Sarah E., John, Samantha E., R. B. Hayes and Charles Edwin. Mrs. Longabaugh was a graduate at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, and was a school teacher. Our subject was a member of the Eighty-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D, and of the Fifteenth Regiment Three Month Service, Company D. He was in service three years; was wounded in the mouth (from which wound be temporarily lost his speech) May 16, 1864, at Rome, Ga.. on the march to the sea. He owns 338 acres of land in Blanchard Township, Sections 8 and 17, and 168 acres in Section 21, Washington Township. He was a member of the Good Templars; is a member of the Masonic Lodge at McCutchinville; of the Knights of Honor; of the Grange; was a State Representative of the lodge and Worthy Master. He is a Republican in politics, and is one of the prosperous farmers of Blanchard Township.

P. LONGFELLOW, of the firm of Fry & Longfellow, liverymen, of Dunkirk, was born September 7, 1836, in Champaign County, this State. He was reared in his native place, near West Liberty, and was married to Elizabeth Clingman, a native of Hancock County, Ohio. To this union have been born four children, one deceased-Mary Ann (deceased), Charles, Joseph, and Ellen (wife of J. K. Karns). Mr. Longfellow enlisted in the Eighty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G, and served four years. He was taken prisoner at Chancellorsville, Va., and confined twelve days in Libby Prison. He was slightly wounded by a minie ball. Mr. Longfellow owns real estate in Dunkirk, and is one of the useful citizens of that place.

LUTHER C. LOUTHAN, book-keeper and teacher, Dunkirk. was born June 20, 1856, and is a son of Samuel M. and Mary A. (Fullerton) Louthan. His father was born in Beaver County, Penn., September 20, 1801, and is of Scotch descent. He was brought up on a farm, afterward learning carpentering, and was married, on October 18, 1825, to Annie Grossgross. By this union he had two children-Moses and Mary. His companion died on January 30, 1832, and was married again, April 15, 1834, to Ellen McConnell, by which union there were born three children, viz., John M., Elizabeth J. and James W. His wife, Ellen, died on August 17, 1841. Left

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again, and with five children, he formed a third marriage December 27, 1842, with Miss Mary A. Fullerton, who still survives. The results of this union have been nine children, their names as follows: Joseph F., Samuel M., William H., Catherine A., Aaron R., Hiram, Luther C., our subject, Martha E. and Rebecca. Eight have survived out of a family of fourteen children. Samuel M., Catherine and Aaron died in infancy, while Elizabeth J., John and Joseph lived to attain maturity. Mr. Louthan, Sr., thinking there were broader fields for a fortune in Ohio, started in a wagon with his wife and six children for that State, reaching Hardin County on May 17, 1849. On April 3, 1851, he bought his present farm in Blanchard Township. Neighbors were few and far between, and the land was covered with forest, but with energy and perseverance, and with the assistance of his sons, he succeeded in clearing the woods, and is now enjoying the results of his labors, after passing through all the hardships and inconveniences incident to pioneer life. At the breaking-out of the war, four sons took up arms in the defense of their country, all of whom passed through the entire war, coming home without a scratch or scar. James W. enlisted April 16, 1861, in the Seventeenth Indiana Mounted Infantry, veteranized January 1, 1863, serving to the close; Joseph F. enlisted in Company G, Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, November 12, 1861, re-enlisted January 1, 1863; John M. enlisted in September, 1862, in the Ohio Independent Sharpshooters, and was subsequently chosen for Sherman's Headquarter Guards; Moses was drafted on November, 1864, and taken to Bermuda Hundred, Va., and, being a good penman, was appointed Commissary Clerk. Luther C. Louthan, the subject of this sketch, is of a very studious nature, and takes great interest in the tales told by his father of the old pioneer days. His father is now eighty-two years old. Our subject follows teaching and book-keeping, in both of which vocations he is very proficient, and acquits himself with satisfaction.

WILLIAM C. McGINNIS, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born July 31, 1804. His parents were Paul and Susan (Robison) McGinnis, natives of Scotland, and both deceased. The subject of this sketch was raised in Pennsylvania, and came to Hardin County twenty-five years ago. He enlisted in the Eighty-second Ohio Infantry, Company G, served eighteen months and was in seven battles. In 1838, he was married to Maria Underwood a native of Washington County, Penn., who died August 10, 1859, leaving a family of nine children, eight of whom are living and married.

THOMAS MAXWELL, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born April 5, 1836, in Coshocton County, Ohio. He is a son of George and Jane (Hums) Maxwell, both deceased. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania, of Irish descent, who moved to Ohio in 1828 and to Hardin County in 1842. His mother died in October, 1878, at the age of eighty-six years. The subject of this sketch is the sixth son and eleventh child of a family of twelve children, ten of whom are living. He received a common school education, pursues farming for an occupation and is the owner of 100 acres of land in Section 16, Blanchard Township. He enlisted September 20, 1864, in the One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company K, and served ten months. Mr. Maxwell is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Dunkirk,and is a useful citizen of Blanchard Township.

ISAAC MILLER,, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born February 16, 1814, in Carrol County, Ohio, and is of Scotch and German descent. He was reared on a farm, and given a common school education. By occupa-

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tion he is a farmer, owns eighty acres of land in Section 16, Blanchard Township, and has improved his farm from a woodland. In 1837, he was married to Eleanor Jackson, who died in 1846, leaving a family of four children, Nancy Ann, John A., Sarah E. and Emma J. M, Miller formed a second union, in 1847, with Emily Gilmore, by whom he has had three children, viz., Margaret Ann, James W. and Altha. Mr. Miller and his wife are members of the Disciple Church, in which the former has been a Deacon for ten years. Mr. Miller has filled the office of Township Trustee and School Director, and is one of the useful citizens of Blanchard Township.

J. C. MILLER, proprietor planing and saw mills, Dunkirk,was born August 26, 1844, on the Blanchard River, Delaware Township, Hancock County, Ohio, and is a son of Thomas and Temperance (Picket) Miller, both of German parentage, the former a native of Knox County, the latter of Athens County, Ohio. Our subject was educated in Hancock County, raised as a farmer, and is now owner of the planing and saw mills for building material, established in February, 1882. At the age of twenty-five years, he was married to Nancy E. Moore, born in 1856, daughter of John Moore, of German descent. Four children resulted from this union, Charity E., Alice May, Maud M. and Wiley J. Mr. Miller served 100 days in the One Hundred and Thirty-third Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Company A, under Capt. Steeley; was called out in May and returned in September. Mr. Miller is a member of the Knights of Honor and is a useful citizen of Blanchard Township

W. F. MORGAN, restaurant and saloon keener, Dunkirk, was born February 14, 1836, near Zanesville, Ohio. His parents were Joseph and Jane (Savage) Morgan, the former a native of Virginia and of English, the latter a native of New Jersey and of Welsh, extraction. The subject of this sketch was educated near Tiffin, Ohio, and learned the trade of blacksmith, which he followed for twelve years. For the past nine years he has been carrying on a saloon and restaurant in Dunkirk. He was married May 24, 1861, in Adrian, Ohio, to Hattie Cramer, born January 17, 1842, native of Maryland, the daughter of Fred and Polly Cramer. This union resulted in four children, Bertha Ann, Frank (deceased), Harry D. F. and Zella May. Mr. Morgan enlisted May, 1864, in the One Hundred and Eighteenth Ohio National Guards, and was discharged in September, 1864.

JOHN T. MUSSON, farmer and carpenter, P. O. Kenton, was born, June 26, 1839, in Lincolnshire, England, and is a son of Edward Musson. He received his education in England, and emigrated in 1856; settled in New York, and, in 1860, came to Hardin County. He is a farmer and carpenter by occupation and owns a farm in Section 27, Blanchard Township. In 1862, he was married to Sarah Jane Fletcher, born in 1843, and has been blessed with ten children, six living, as follows: Edmund A., Elizabeth S., John T., Charles P., William J. and Thomas W. Those deceased are Edward S., William, Mary and Ethel. Mr. Musson and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

J. J. MYERS, stave manufacturer, Dunkirk, was born September 29, 1842, in Switzerland, and is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Myers. He is the third of a family of seven children, six sons (one deceased) and one daughter, and was educated at the-'common schools. He emigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1850. For ten years he was pursuing the business of a stave manufacturer in Ottawa County, Ohio, for four years in Lansing, Mich., and for twelve years in Hardin County. He has been twice married,

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the first time in Ottawa County in 1854, to Bertha Tabbord; the second union occurred in Hardin County, 1874, with Angeline Coontz, the widow of Mr. Coontz She was born in 1842, a native of Pennsylvania, and of German and Irish parentage. Rudolph Myers, the brother of our subject, served in the Twentieth Ohio Battery.

DANIEL O'SULLIVAN, contractor and liveryman, Dunkirk, was born in Ireland in the year 1835, and is a son of Eugene O'Sullivan. He was educated in Ireland, where for seven years he was engaged on the police fore, and emigrated to America in 1863, settling in this county. He was married, in 1863. to Ellen Foley, a native of Ireland, by whom he has had nine children, two boys and seven girls-Kate, Minuie, Eugene P. S., Francis, Betsey (deceased), John B., Nellie I. (deceased) Mary M. and Grace A. Mr. O'Sullivan is a contractor by occupation, and has an extensive custom. He was employed in the drainage of the Hog Creek Marsh, the success of which he claims to be due to him. Mr. O'Sullivan and wife are members of the Roman Catholic Church.

WILLIAM PEALER, contractor and carpenter, Dunkirk, was born August 17, 1823, in Columbia County, Penn. His parents are John and Rachel (Bright) Pealer, natives of Pennsylvania, the former of German, the latter of English descent. His parents emigrated to Knox County, Ohio, when our subject was eighteen months old, and where he was reared, educated in the log schoolhouse with paper windows. He is by occupation a contractor and carpenter, the latter of which he has followed for twenty-five years. On February 26, 1846, he was uuited in marriage to Sarah Lantz, born December 12, 1825, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Jonathan Lantz, of German extraction, who emigrated to Ohio at an early day. This union has resulted in nine children, six sons and three daughters, as follows: Laura, the wife of John Rinkford, drayman in Lima, Ohio; Louisa, the wife of John Jones, living in Indiana; Lemuel, contractor and carpenter, married to Mollie Howe, by whom he has one child, Ray; William F., a blacksmith in Indiana, married to Delia Powell, daughter of Josiah Powell; Mary, the wife of Albert Barber; J. C. Fremont, at home; Samuel Delbert, at home; Oliver, deceased at Atlanta, member of the One Hundred and Eighty-socond Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A, and Virgil, who died at Livingston, Ill., of spotted fever. Mr. Pealer enlisted, December, 1864, in the Ono Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company F; discharged June 21, 1865. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, where the former for eleven years was Recording Scribe, has filled the position of Class Leader, and for five years was Sunday School Superintendent. Mr. Pealer has filled the office of Township Trustee and School Director, and is a well-known citizen of Blanchard Township.

THOMAS PISEL, farmer, P. O. Forest, was born May 1, 1845, in Hardin County, Ohio. He is a son of William and Elizabeth (Carey) Pisel, the former a resident of Jackson Township, now in his seventy-fifth year. The subject of this sketch received his education in Jackson Township. He is occupied in farming and stock-raising, making hogs a specialty. He owns ninety acres of land in Section 3, Range 11, Blanchard Township, On the 11th of November, 1869, he was married to Belinda Benedict (Naus), a native of Pennsylvania, born December 13, 1853, and a daughter of Solomon Benedict. Three children have resulted from this union, two living, Hattie E. and Mauda L. Mr. Pisel was a member of the Forty-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served two years and

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nine months. He was wounded at a place located six miles south of Marietta, Ga.

ALVIN L. PORE, restaurant keeper, Dunkirk, was born August 7, 1860, in Hardin County. His mother, Huldah (Teegarden) Pore, died, leaving a family of three children, our subject being the oldest, John W. and Ida May. His father, Levi Pore, was born August 18, 1836, in Stark County, and was a son of Christopher and Martha (Doeman) Pore, the former of whom was a native of Pennsylvania and a pioneer of Ohio. Levi Pore has resided in this county twenty-eight years; he was educated in Stark and Hancock Counties, followed farming for ten or eleven years, has been a plasterer for six years and is also engaged in carrying on a meat market in Dunkirk. which was established eight years ago. He served ten months in the One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company B. He was married again on the 4th of February, 1875, to Mollie, daughter of Melvin Coats, by whom he has had two children, Charles E. and Mertie Jane. The subject of this sketch was raised and educated in Hardin County, and for six years has been engaged in the occupation of butcher. He was married in Dunkirk by the Rev. S. T. Bosserman, on the 14th of December, 1882, to Emma A., daughter of John Fry, born February 28, 1866. Her father keeps a livery and stable in Dunkirk, which business he has followed for fifteen years. Her mother, Rachel S. (Philips) Wright, was born September 23, 1840, and has reared a family of nine children, viz.. George W., David E., Charles H., John Ray, Carrie Annetta, Emma Rachel, Ida E., Clarence and Lulu Estella. Mr. Fry was raised in Hardin County on a farm until thirty-one years of age. He was four years in the grocery business in Dunkirk. In 1877, he went west, where he remained six years. Enlisted September 20, 1864, in the One Hundred an Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was discharged, June 29, 1865, at Charleston, N. C. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and in business is successful. Our subject is a Republican in politics and is a useful citizen of Dunkirk.

JOSEPH T. RAMSEY, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born August 30, 1830, in Jefferson County, Ohio. His parents were Lloyd and Maria (Lynch) Ramsey, the former a native of Maryland, the latter of Jefferson County, Ohio. His father moved to Ohio and bought 100 acres of land in Delaware Township, Hancock County, where he died, January 16, 1870, at the age of seventy years and ten months. The subject of this sketch was educated at the schools of Steubenville and Smithville, and was brought up to the occupation of a farmer. He married, October 20, 1857, Miss A. E., born in Belmont County, Ohio, February 6, 1836, and a daughter of Thomas and Maria (Washington) Pointer, the former a native of Pennsylvania, the latter of Jefferson County, Ohio. By this union there have been seven children, viz., Sarah J., Albert F., Alvin R., Emma M., Mary Arwell, Basil, Ellsworth and Leatha Llewellen. Mr. Ramsey is the administrator of his father's and brother's estate. He has one brother and four sisters living. His wife also has four sisters and one brother. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, where the former for ten years has been Trustee and Steward, is Class Leader and Sabbath school teacher; his wife and daughter, Sarah Jane, are also teachers in the Sabbath school.

J. J. RIPLEY, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born June 28, 1830, in West New Bedford, Coshocton Co., Ohio. His parents were Solomon and Anna Mason (James) Ripley, of German descent and natives of Pennsylvania,

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where they emigrated, settling in Coshocton County, Ohio. They moved thence to Hancock County, where they spent the remainder of their days. His mother died when he was four years of age, and he was afterward brought up by his step-mother. For three or four years he was engaged in milling, but is now occupied in farming. On January 17, 1854, at a place three miles west. of Forest, he was married to Eliza, born March 27, 1832, native of Pennsylvania and a daughter of William and Mary Ann (Tressler) Higgins. By this union there have been four children, viz., Amanda M.. wife of S. C. Doll, of Hardin County: S. S., married; Emma L., David F. and William A., the three latter at home. Mr. Ripley and his wife are members of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Ripley is the owner of 160 acres of land in Pleasant Township, forty-one and a half acres in Forest; 120 in Delaware Township, Hancock County; and twenty two in Dunkirk, where he also has one-half interest in four lots.

JOHN SIEGLEY, engineer, Dunkirk, was born November 2, 1822, in Germany and is the son of John and Maria Siegley. His parents emigrated to Hardin County, where the former died at the age of eighty-four years; she had been a cripple for thirty-three years. The subject of this sketch emigrated from Germany in 1832, settled at first in Pennsylvania, then came to Green Township. Columbiana County, where he resided for twenty years. He was educated in Columbiana County, where he was married. April 21, 1849, to Lavina, a native of Pennsylvania, daughter of Jacob Zebnar. Six children were born to them one living, Jesse, born March 20, 1860. He was proprietor of a grist mill in Kenton for a year and a half, also of one in Dunkirk. Mr. Siegley enlisted September, 1861, in the United States Sharpshooters. and was discharged July 5, 1865. He fought in the battles of Mount Zion, Mo., Fort Donelson, Pittsburg Landing, Corinth,and a number of pitched battles. He was struck by a spent ball July 22, 1864, and for ninety-six days was on the skirmish, he served under Gens. Davis, Grant and Sherman. Mr. Siegley is now retired from business, after being for thirty-three years an engineer. He and his wife have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for ten years. The former has been a Trustee in the Methodist Episcopal Church for one year and is a useful citizen of Blanchard Township.

DR. D. C. SMITH. Dunkirk, Ohio, was born September 14, 1849, in this county, and is the son of Henry and Lydia (McCartney) Smith, who were natives of Richland County, Ohio, and came to this county in 1838. Our subject was educated in the schools of this county and graduated at the Miami Medical College of Cincinnati in 1874, and has practiced medicine in Dunkirk and Kenton to the present time. He was married. April 20, 1875, to Miss Belle Gilmore, daughter of Samuel J. and Eveline Gilmore, of Kenton, Ohio. She is a grand-daughter of Judge Alexander Thomson, who was the pioneer or first Clerk of the county. Two children have resulted from this marriage, Henry Gilmore, born April 18, 1876, and Maude E., born February 11, 1878. The Doctor is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Honor lodges, and Medical Examiner for the latter.

ADAM STEINMAN, farmer, P. O. Patterson, is a native of Germany, born July 9,1839, and is a son of Adam Steinman. He learned the trade of blacksmith and wagon-maker in Germany, whence he emigrated, and for a few months was working in Galion, Ohio, then ten or eleven months in New Washington, from August, 1862, to April, 1863, in Crestline, and for seven years in Fort Wayne, Ind. In April, 1870. he moved to Monroe-

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ville, Ind., where he lived until 1879, spending the last two years in farming, and finally came to Hardin County, where he is now occupied in farming. and owns ninety-one acres of land in Blanchard Township. He was married September 13, 1862, while in Crestline, to Mary Houks, a native of Ohio, born in 1842. Four children have been born to them, viz., Rosa (deceased). Charles, Edward and Earnest. Mrs. Steinman is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

EWING STUMM, school teacher, Dunkirk, was born March 27, 1862, in Johnstown, now Ada, Hardin County, Ohio. His parents are C. E. and Melissa (Van Buskirk) Stumm, the former a native of Union County, Penn., of German lineage and a resident of Ada, His father is an old school teacher of Ada, near and in where he taught fifteen terms. The subject of this sketch has two sisters, Lenora and Wilhelmina, he being the only son and the oldest child. He graduated from the Ada Normal School at the age of eighteen years, and has since been a teacher for three years in Dunkirk and one term in Marion Township. He was employed last year as Superintendent of Schools at Dunkirk.

J. C. SWANGER, farmer, 1'. O. Dunkirk, was born May 22, 1832, in Wayne County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Rachel Swanger, natives of Pennsylvania and residents of Arlington, Hancock County. Ohio. In 1840, he went to Hancock County, where he received an education from the common schools. He has resided in Dunkirk since 1873, with the exception of one year, 1876. He is by occupation a farmer and stock-raiser, owns thirty-five acres of land in Section 7, eight in Section 6, of Blanchard Township, and forty acres in Section 14, of Washington Township. He crossed the plains to California in 1852, engaging in the stock trade until 1864, when he returned home for a short time, again setting out for California. In 1865, he returned finally to Hardin County. In 1864, he was united in marriage to Eliza Jane, born May 5, 1846, in Hancock County, daughter of Giles and Elmira (Sawyer) Westcott, natives of New York State. By this union there have been born four children, viz., Minnie, Emma, John C. and Kate. Mr. Swanger was a member of the Minutemen of California, serving three years. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a useful citizen of Blanchard Township.

WILLIAM N. SWEET, stone mason, Dunkirk, was born September 3, 1837, in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, and is a son of William and Elenor Sweet. He is a stone mason, which occupation he has followed for twelve years. He has been a resident of this county six years, and is the owner of his residence. On the 8th of November, 1866, he married Rebecca Ramsey, a native of Virginia, born January 23, 1840. By this union there have been seven children, three deceased: Walter (deceased), Mary E., Charles W., Maud, Amelia J., Alonzo (deceased), and an infant (deceased). Mr. Sweet served for three years in the Fifty-fifth Regiment, Company B, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He is a member of the Wesleyan Church, and is a useful citizen of Blanchard Township.

ELI TARBUTTON, blacksmith, Dunkirk, was born in 1847, in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, and is a son of Jesse and Abigail (Mowery) Tarbutton. His mother, who is residing in Springfield, is of English descent and a native of Virginia; his father (deceased) was born in Pennsylvania, of German extraction, and emigrated to Ohio at an early day. Our subject was married in Urbana to Ellen, born February 7, 1847, in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, and a daughter of Mathias and Adela (Vale) Saum, both of German lineage. Three children have resulted from this union, two boys

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and one girl, viz., Harvey E., born November 5, 1871; Ola B., born August 27, 1873; and Delmore P., born February 13, 1871. Mr. Tarbutton enlisted in the Fifth Ohio Volunteer infantry in 1864, and was discharged in 1865.

ROBERT J. TAYLOR, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born September 5, 1835, in Morrow County, Ohio, and is a descendant of Zackary Taylor, at one time President of The United States. His father, Stephen Taylor, was a native of Winchester, Va., and his mother, Rebecca Taylor, who is a resident of Fort Wayne, Ind., was born March 29, 1804. The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in Galion, Crawford County, where he lived up to his thirty-eighth year. On November 3, 1860, he was married to Hannah, daughter of John Waybell, and a native of Coshocton County, Ohio, where she was born May 21, 1841. To this union there has been born a family of eleven children, nine surviving, viz., Joseph W., Robert S., Ulysses S., Benjamin, Harrison, Charles L., Julietta, Emma J. and Anna M. Mr. Taylor in 1851, while in Crestline, sustained an injury on the Columbus & Cincinnati Railway. He has been generally successful in business, and is the owner of 100 acres of land in Blanchard Township, Section 19, Range 3.

THOMAS W. TAYLOR, harness-maker, Dunkirk, was born in 1836, in Hancock County, Ohio, and is of Irish extraction. He was reared and educated in Hancock County. He enlisted, May, 1864, in the One Hundred and Sixty-first Ohio National Guards, Company I, and served 100 days, participating in several skirmishes. In 1860, he was married to Mary Fitzgibbon, a native of Detroit, Mich. Two children have been born to them-Charles M., born July 11, 1864; and Mattie, born October 6, 1866. died April 22, 1871. Mr. Taylor and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Taylor built his residence in Dunkirk in 1876, at a cost of $1,200. In politics, he is a Prohibitionist, and is a useful citizen of Blanchard Township.

WALTER TEEGARDIN, butcher, Dunkirk, was born October 4, 1850, near Cairo, Allen County, Ohio. He is a son of John and Diana (Oard) Teegardin, the former a native of Ohio and descended from the Pennsylvania Dutch, the latter born in Kentucky. The subject of this sketch is the youngest of a family of seven, two eons and five daughters, one of the latter deceased, and has also a half-brother. He was educated in Allen County until fourteen years old, and for six years more in Washington Township, Hardin County. He was reared on a farm. He married, October 31, 1871, near Dunkirk, Sarah J. Rush, a native of Hardin County, near Dunkirk, born April 1, 1848, and a daughter of Job and Ruth (Williams) Rush. By this marriage, there have been four children-James W., Nettie M., Charles D. and Florence D. Mr. and Mrs. Teegardin are members of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Teegardin is a member of the Knights of Honor of Dunkirk, Hardin Lodge, No. 1910, and in politics is a Democrat. He has been successful in his business, which was established in 1879, and is the owner of his residence and other property in Dunkirk.

JAMES M. TERRY, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born June 12, 1845, in Marion County, Ohio, and is the son of Champnis and Rebecca (Peters) Terry, of English, German and Irish ancestry. He pursues farming for an occupation, and owns fifty-four and a half acres of land in Sections 21 and 28, Blanchard Township. He was living in Marseilles, Wyandot Co., Ohio, where, in 1870, he was burned out, but for eleven years has been a resident of Hardin County. He enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-

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fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G, and served four months, and was in the battle of Monocacy Junction, besides several skirmishes. On the 9th of April, 1878, he was married to Harriet E. Simpson, born in June, 1848, in Hardin County, the daughter of John and Margaret (Clark) Simpson, of German and Irish descent. Seven children have been born to them-Leora May, born in Wyandot County; the others were born in Hardin County, viz., Lewis B., Troy C., Jessy J., Ida (deceased), James A. and John M. (born March 1, 1883). Mr. Terry and his wife are members of the Bible Christian Church, in which the former is a Class Leader.

ELI TRUMP, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born May 18, 1834, in Stark County, two miles northwest of Canton, Ohio. He is the son of Peter P. and Mary (Ream) Trump, both natives of Pennsylvania, and both born in the year 1803. John Trump, his grandfather, was a native of Pennsylvania, and moved to Ohio in 1812. The father of our subject is a pioneer of Stark County, where he is the oldest living man but one. By occupation he was a miller, and was the first white man to sell flour in Canton, and also the first owner of a spring wagon. He has always been the foremost man in the building of the town, was at the head of all enterprises and is now enjoying the fruits of his industry. Mr. Eli Trump was reared on a farm until fourteen years of age; is now, by occupation, a farmer, and control; 160 acres of land. He formed two marriages in his lifetime; the first was in the fall of 1858, with Clementine Park (deceased), and his second with Margaret Baughman, a native of Hancock County, Ohio, born April 16, 1841. To this union there have been six children, five living-M. E. (deceased), Ida E., Flora A., Rebecca J., Frank S. and Charles C. Mrs. Trump is a member of the German Reformed Church. Mr. Trump has filled the office of Township Trustee and is a useful citizen of Blanchard Township.

H. P. WOODS, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born November 24, 1811, in Columbiana County, Ohio, and is a son of Joseph and Sarah (Peterson) Woods, the former a native of Delaware and of German descent, the latter a native of New Jersey and of English descent. Our subject was educated in Columbiana County; reared on a farm, but learned the blacksmith trade and followed it for a number of years. He was married, in Crawford County, Penn., in 1838, to Jane W. Mumford, a native of Crawford County, who died September 2, 1854, leaving a family of six children. Joshua, the youngest son, soon followed the mother; both died of Asiatic cholera. The names of those living are Sarah, Kate, Joseph (Government Postmaster) and James, M. D., both of Schuyler, Neb. Lizzie, the youngest daughter, is a teacher, now in Washington Territory. Both of the sons served in the war. Mr. Woods and family settled in Madison Township, where he owned a farm, in September, 1848, and lived on his farm many years. He is now living in Dunkirk, Hardin County, retired from business. Mr. Woods married (for the second time) the widow of Dr. Charles M. Rees. Her name before marriage was Zipporah Maria Lillibridge, her father, Joseph Lillibridge, being a native of Rhode Island, and her mother a native of Maryland. By her first marriage, Mrs. Woods had three sons-Rowland, a farmer; Joseph L., M. D., Tecumseh, Neb., and Frank, a ticket and freight agent in Forest, Hardin Co., Ohio. The second union resulted in six children-Dora, Belle Florence, Myra Vanlora, Viroqua Lorrain, Charles Mahon (a telegrapher) and Mvira Jane. Mr. and Mrs. Woods have long been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the former having served in the church many years as a Class Leader, Steward

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and Trustee. Mr. Woods' father helped to make the first sloop that ever sailed on the Delaware Bay.

J. J. WOOD. Mayor and Justice of the Peace, Dunkirk, was born January 29, 1838, in Muskingum County, Ohio. His father, Samuel Wood, was born on the 27th of December, 1801, in Virginia; emigrated to Ohio in 1816, and married in 1824, at which time he settled six miles west of Zanesville, Ohio. He removed to Hardin County, Ohio, four miles northwest of Ada, Ohio, in September, 1851. He served as County Commissioner twelve years, and died in 1873. The mother of our subject was born in New York in 1808, died in 1864. The subject of this sketch, a member of a family of ten children, four sons and six daughters, was reared on a farm until thirty years of age. On the 3d of March, 1859, he was married to Martha J., daughter of Hamilton and Abigail (Turner) Shaw, born on the 5th of May, 1839, in Columbiana County, Ohio. Her parents were both natives of Columbiana County, and of German descent. From this union there have been four children, three living-J. H., born March 9, 1861, a book-keeper and cashier for Mahon Brothers, of Dunkirk, and married to Grace, daughter of Dr. Kahler, of Dunkirk; Minnie, deceased; Louella, born November 26, 1862, wife of Prof. J. J. Kelly, of Ada; and Lilly May. Mr. Wood enlisted December 10, 1863, in the Thirty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D, under Capt. Furney, and was discharged December 23, 1864, at the Tripler Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. He was in the battles of Cloyd Mountain and Newbern Bridge, besides many skirmishes; was wounded June 10, 1864, on the Hunter raid, in the left wrist by a minie ball. After the war, Mr. Wood taught in the schools. In the spring of 1868, he opened in the grocery business at Ada, remaining there until 1871, when he went to Auburn, a place twenty-three miles north of Fort Wayne, Ind., and engaged in the dry goods business in partnership with E. E. Williams, of Ada. In the spring of 1876, he came to Dunkirk, where he was elected Justice of the Peace, and two years ago Mayor of Dunkirk. Mr. Wood is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, where he has been and is Recording Steward; a member of the I. O. O. F., No. 624, at Dunkirk, and of the Knights of Honor, No. 1,910; also, at present S V. C. of Edgar Post, 102, G. A. R. In politics, he is a Republican, and is a well-known citizen of Dunkirk.

JOHN WOODS, plasterer and farmer, Dunkirk, was born August 23, 1839, in Beaver County, Penn. His mother, Ann Woods, was born November 13, 1814, in Columbiana County, Ohio, and was the daughter of Ebeneser and Rebecca (Oliphant) Allmon. She was the third child and third daughter of a family of twelve, seven yet living. Jacob Woods, the father of our subject, was born September 13, 1815, in Columbiana County, Ohio, and was the son of Enos and Elizabeth (Hughes) Woods. He was raised in a family of eight children, four now living, he being the fourth child and third son. He was married November 3, 1836, and has had a family of eight children, seven married, as follows: Franklin B., married to Elizabeth Reed, the daughter of James M. and Cathem Reed, by which union there have been four children; John, our subject; Lydia A., wife of W. R. Wiles, has two children; Ephraim O.; Margaret K., wife of E. B. Wiles, parents of three children; Matilda J., wife of Edward Funk, to whom she has borne two children; Viola V., married to Show Johnson, their family numbering two children; and Zimri B., married to A. Houseman, daughter of John Houseman, with a family of three children. Jacob Woods has been a resident of Hardin County for thirty

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years, and owns 143 acres of land in the northwest quarter of Section 5. Blanchard Township. The subject of this sketch, at the age of one year, was living in Logan County; at eight years of age, in Morrow County, and five years after in Hardin County, where he received a common school education. He is, by trade, a plasterer, which business he has pursued for sixteen years, following it successfully in Johnson County, Mo. He is the owner of a house and lot in Dunkirk. On May 14, 1868, he was married to Miss A. J. Willmoth, born June 17, 1851, in Hardin County, daughter of Lemuel and Mary (Davis) Willmoth, pioneers of Hardin County. This union has resulted in four children, viz., Claude B., Guy O., Eva M. and Carl E. Mr. Woods and his brother Franklin were in the late war: the former served three years and nine months, the latter thirty months, when he was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry and released on parole. This family hold annual meetings. On September 7, 1882, they gathered in Schuyler, Colfax Co., Neb., where there were assembled 163 members, fifty-seven being from Dunkirk, Ohio.

JAMES P. WOODS, blacksmith, Dunkirk, was born May 31, 1844, in Stark County, Ohio, and is the son of John and Lydia (Hodge) Woods, the, former a native of Columbiana County and of German and Irish descent. The subject of this sketch is the tenth child and seventh son of a family of twelve children, four of whom are living. He lost his mother, three sisters, a brother, one neice and one nephew in the year 1854, at Williamstown, Hancock County, where they died of cholera. He received a common school education in Hancock County, where he learned the trade of blacksmith with David Nowlon. For the last seven years he has followed his trade in Dunkirk. On the 9th of February, 1864, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company H, was transferred to the One Hundred and Eighty-eighth Regiment in June, 1865, and was discharged in September, 1865. He was married at Dunkirk, October 11, 1866, to Sarah P., daughter of Joseph and Sarah P. (Coleman) De Haven, the former a native of Morristown, Penn., of French-German and English descent. Her mother was born in this State and was of English lineage. Three children were born to this union, an infant (deceased), Lydia and Louring E. Mr. Woods is a Republican in politics, and with his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

JEREMIAH ZEIGLER, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born in Richland County, Ohio, May 21, 1837. He is a son of Michael and Rebecca (Bowman) Zeigler, the former, a carpenter, was born in 1806. the latter in 1809, in Lancaster, Penn. Our subject was raised in Hardin County since his fifteenth year, and has followed the occupation of farmer. He was married in 1869 to Harriet, daughter of Philo Wood, by which union there have been five children, one son deceased-Charles E., William A., Mary, Hattie A. and John W. Mr. Zeigler and his wife are members of the German Baptist Church.