PERSONAL HISTORIES-Continued - 205 May 16, 1853; Anna, September 22, 1857, lives in Greensburg township; Frank, January 26, 1861; Miena, July 7, 1864. All these, excepting Anna, reside in Ottawa township: Mr. Recker was county commissioner six years, from 1865 to 1871, and is elected land appraiser for 1880 in Ottawa township. Business, farmer. Post-office, Glandorf. JOHN RECKER - son of Herman H. and Mary Kottenbrook Recker, was born in this township January 7, 1845. Married at Glandorf in 1871, Anna Mary Jennings, born in Ottawa township July 6, 1851, daughter of Barney and Mary Recker Jennings, who came into the county in 1835. Children: Harman B., September 20, 1872; Josephena, January 21, 1876; Louis H., January 15, 1878. Occupation, farmer. Address, Ottawa. HENRY RECKER - is a native of this township, having been born here in 1842. His parents, Herman H. and Mary (Kottenbrook) Recker, came into this county in 1835. He married at Glandorf, in 1868, Louisa Hermiller, who was born at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1851, and whose parents, Barney and Dinah Abel Hermiller, settled here in 1856. Their six children are: Mary, born February 11, 1870; Anna, July 29, 1871; Elizabeth, April 17, 1873; Clara, March 21, 1875; Louisa, July 2, 1877; Harm H., April 6, 1879. Business, farming. Post-office, Ottawa. HON. AMERICUS V. RICE - The subject of this sketch was born at Perrysville, Ohio, November 18, 1835. His parents, Clark H. Rice and Katherine Mowers, both deceased, came into tlns county in 1839. He was married at Lima, October 11, 1866, to Mary Metcalf, born at Kalida, May 29, 1846, and daughter of Judge Benjamin F. and Mary Ditter Metcalf, who came to the county in 1844, and moved to Allen county in 1837. Their two children are: Mary, born March 22, 1869, and Katherine, born January 31, 1873. His grandfather, Ebenezer Rice, was captain of artillery in the war of 1812. General Rice has had a prominent public career. Was a member of both the Fourty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses, being elected in 1874 and re-elected in 1870. He graduated in the class of 1860, of Union College, Schenectady, New York, was a law student until April 12, 1861, when he enlisted in the Union army under the three months' call of President Lincoln; was promoted to. second lieutenant and captain in the 21st 0. V. I. and served in W. Virginia under General Jacob D. Cox. Immediately on he expiration of this service, he raised a company, and parts of other comp nies, for the 57th 0. V. I., and was successively promoted to captain, lieutenant -colonel, and colonel of that regiment, and brigadier-general of 'United States Volunteers. He served :throughout the entire war, following, after the three months' service, the fortunes of Sherman, and participating in most of the battles of his army, being severely wounded at different times. He was honorably discharged the service January 15, 1866, having given his best energies and nearly five years of his life to the service of his country. Business, banking. Post-office, Ottawa. HENRY RIDENOUR - was born November 3, 1833, in Fairfield county and came with his parents, Henry and Margaret (Bronthaven) Ridenour, they being the fourth family that settled in Ottawa township in 1834. He married Caroline Allen, February 25, 1855, in Putnam county. She was born in Columbiana county, June 16, 1836. Her parents were Isaac and Adaline (Palmer) Allen, who came from Athens county and settled in Putnam in 1853. They have had eight children: Lydia A., born February 9, 1856; Isaac A., October 8, 1858; Editha and Calitha (twins), January 31, 1861, died March 30 and April 1, 1861; Martha J., August 24, 1862, died May 20, 1863; Samantha S., April 13, 1864; Lucy I., February 15, 1867; and Abbie J., February 21, 1873. His wife's great grandfather was in the Revolutionary war, and was in the battle of Brandywine. Business, farming. Postoffice, Ottawa. JOHN RIDENOUR - born in Putnam county, April, 1834, is the son of Henry and Margaret (Bronthaver) Ridenour, who came from Fairfield county here in 1834. He married, December 18, 1852, Barbara A. Nemire, born in Maryland, September, 1834, daughter of Jacob Nemire and Malinda Dickey, who settled in this county in 1836. John Ridenour was the first white child born in Ottawa, township. His father was a pioneer in the township, and for awhile after first coming here, engaged in hauling supplies for the settlers from Sidney, Piqua and Rome Mills, and in boating on the Blanchard river to Defiance. His grandfather Bronthaver participated in the battle of Bunker Hill, and his father was in the war of 1812, lieutenant under General Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. Ridenour's union has been blessed with eight children: Hiram P., born April 2, 1854; twins, Edward and Samantha, born January 3, 1857, deceased; Barbara A., January 21, 1859; Mary, March 18, 1861; Lydia, September 12, 1863; Henry, September 18, 1864; John, March 14, 1867: Business, farming,. Post-office. Ottawa. NELSON ROW - was born in Circleville, Ohio, September 14, 1824, and came with his parents, Michael and Hannah (Galbreath). Row, to this county in May, 1834. He married, in Seneca county, Ohio, February 21, 1856, Eliza A. Dean, who was born in Seneca county, February 19, 1833, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Hitt) Dean. Children: Charles E., born January 1, 1857; Hannah M., born May 26, 1860, died August 2, 1862; John W., born October 28, 1861; Emma, January 3, 1868. The father of Nelson Row purchased the first lot sold in Ottawa of the original proprietors, Aughinbaugh and Barnett, at their sale of lots in 1834, which occurred at the time known as the great "July freshet." He built the first hewed log-house in Ottawa, on lot No. 57, and occupied it as a hotel, widely known as the " Row House; " this was replaced by a substantial frame, and occupied by him as a hotel up to 1877. The first township election in Ottawa township was held in his house, in April, 1835, and the township was then organized. When Michael Row came here a portion of the Ottawa Indians were still here, and their chief, Pedanquit, kept a small stock of goods which he sold to his tribe and to the early white settlers. The council house was then standing on the site known as " Indian green," and was from time to time occupied by the early settlers of Ottawa township, until they could erect cabins on their own lands. Occupation, laborer. Post-office, Ottawa. JONATHAN Y. SACKETT - and his wife, Rachel Lusk, both had their birth in Fairfield county, Ohio, the former May 8, 1804, the latter September 14, 1814. They were married at Lancaster, Ohio, __________. . Mr. Sackett came to this county in 1833. His parents were Azariah and Elizabeth (Young) Sackett. Mrs. Sackett's parents were Patrick and Rachel Lusk. They have seven children: Elizabeth J., born ______, ___; Homer W., _______: Margaret, Almira _______ ; William P., _______: Phebe,__________; and Nancy A.________; Mr. Sackett held the office of associate judge of Putnam county for seven .years. His grandfather was a soldier of the Revolution. His son, William P. died in the service at Camp Nevin, in 1863. J. Y. Sackett made the third entry of land on Riley Creek, and drove the first two-horse and four-horse teams from near the mouth of said creek to where the town of Bluffton now stands. He shared in the hardships incident to those early times, and is familiar with the incidents and early history of the township and county. Occupation, farming. Post-office, Ottawa. HOMER W. SACKETT - son of Jonathan Young and Rachel Lusk Sackett, came into the county, with his parents. in October, 1836. He was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, July 3, 1830. Was married in this county, March 10, 1864, to Mary E. Cartwright, will was born in this county, April 16, 1841, daughter of Stephen and Mahalo Thrapp Cartwright, who settled here in April, 1837. Their children are: Charles E., barn August 22, 1865; Sumner C., January 23, 1867; John M., December 1, 1869; Stubert S., August 21, 1871; Violet 0., July 10, 1875; Abby F., March 3, 1879. William Putnam Sackett, brother of Homer W., died at Camp Nevin, Kentucky. He was a member of the 49th 0. V. I. Business, farming. Post-office, Ottawa, AUGUSTUS SCHIERLOH - was born in Germany, November 30, 1830, came with his parents, Casper and Agnes (Phillipskotter) into the county in 1834. He was married at Glandorf, May 13, 1862, to Mary A. Froelich, born in France, September 5, 1844, daughter of George and Mary A. Froelich, (both deceased), who came here in 1858. They have had five children, namely: Charles A., born March 17, 1864; Joseph W., January 25, 1866; John H., October 17, 1868; George F., April 20, 1871; and Henry F., born July 24, 1874, deceased. Mr. Schierloh was postmaster in Ottawa from 1864 to 1861. His occupation is printing. Post-office, Ottawa. HENRY C. SHERRARD - born September 20, 1833, is a son of Henry Sherrard and Barbara Radabaugh, who came into Putnam county in 1836. He married, in this county, October 1, 1857, Charlotte S., daughter of Jacob and Malinda (Dickey) Nemire (both deceased), who came from Maryland and settled in this county in 1830. Children: Ily, born August 29, 1858, died October 18, 1859; Joseph E., born February 8, 1860, died December 1, 1869; Harry H. born June 25, 1867. lives in Ottawa. Mr. Sherrard served as sheriff of Putnam county, four years, 1874 to 1878. Post-office, Ottawa. SAMUEL SHOUP - is a druggist of Ottawa, having settled in the county in 1861. He was born in Perry county, Ohio, February 14, 1839, and married at Rochester, Stark county, Ohio, October 10, 1852. His parents were Solomon and Elizabeth (Harmon) Shoup. His wife was Nancy E., daughter of Johnathan and Elizabeth (Karnes) Crooks. She was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1841. They have had seven children: Caroline E., born December 10, 1852, lives at Findlay, Ohio; James J., born December 25, 1855, deceased; John W., born March 29, 1857; Cordelia V., September 5, 1859; Walter M., December 14, 1861; Jennie F., born February 12, 1864, deceased; Samuel, born August 30, 1866. An interesting . incident is connected with his ancestors and the Revolutionary war. His grandfather, Andrew Harmon, was captured by the Ottawa Indians at the age of four years, and was held a prisoner by them at this place until he was twenty-two years old. He afterwards served as a private in the war of 1812. JAMES H. SMITH - son of James H. and Martha (Davis) smith, was born in Knox county, Ohio, August 28, 1818, and removed to this county, in 1842. His wife, Harriet, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Todd) Todd, who came to this county from Seneca county, Ohio, in 1834, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio. They were married in this county, April, 1844, and have six children: Lafayette N., born October 14, 1839, residing in Toledo; Maria L., August 14, 1852; Kossuth, March 13, 1855; Julia R., May 15, 1858; Jeff. D., December 12, 1862; Annie C., October 11, 1868 - all in Ottawa. He was land appraiser for Liberty, Ottawa and Pleasant townships in 1853; auditor of the county from 1857 to 1861, and county commissioner since 1878. His grandfather, Davis, served in the war of the Revolution, and his father was in the war of 1812, under General Harrison. Occupation, farmer. Address, Ottawa. JOHN B. STEADMAN - was born November 15, 1817, in Fairfield county, Ohio; son of James and Mary (Barr) Steadman, who came to this county September 14, 1858; was married at New Albany, Ohio, April 27, 1815, to Laura A. Woodworth, who was born in Licking county, Ohio, July 23, 1819, daughter of Nathan and Cynthia (Culver) Woodworth. His father was a teamster in the war of 1812, and also served about a year as private in the Mexican war. J. B. Steadman was brigade judge advocate, third brigade, 15th division, 0. V. M., under Salmon P. Chase, Governor and commander-in-chief of Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Steadman have had four children, namely: Alice B., born January 29, 1846, now residing at Toledo; Alberta, November 6, 1847; Rosealtha, July 24, 1851, deceased; Laura E., March 2, 1855. Post-office, Ottawa. Business, hotel-keeping. FRANK STUDER - was born at Solothorn, Switzerland, January 10, 1847, and settled in this county June 28, 1875. His parents were Victor and Trase Meyer Studer. He married, in Ottawa, November 27, 1876, Catharine Beckman, a native of this county, being born in Ottawa November 8, 1854, daughter of Barnhard and Ann M. (Shonhoff) Beckman who settled here in 1851, Their one child Frank, was born March 3, 1877. Post-office, Ottawa. Occupation, butcher. SAMUEL SLAUSON- banker and real estate dealer, settled in the county in the county in 1831. Was born in Fairfield county, Connecticut, September 29, 1833, son of J. D. and Elizabeth Slauson, who both died in Connecticut. He married at Ottawa, in September, 1866, Eveline, daughter of Dr. M. and Jessie Tippie, both of whom died in Kansas. Mr. Slauson is another of the solid business men of Putnam county. He went into in partnership with Jacob Bressler in 1861, in the mercantile and grain business, in which he continued up to 1865. He then retired from that and entered into partnership with Cort Ewing in banking and real estate dealing, which has been successfully carried on until the present time. Address, Ottawa. CHARLES J. SWAN - son of Silas and Sallie C. (Burroughs) Swan, both of whom died in Medina county, Ohio, was born in Medina county, May 3, 1840; settled in Putnam county in 1862: married, at Ottawa, February 24, 1864, to Irene N. Keller, who was born in Lima, Ohio, November 23, 1842, being the daughter of John and Sarah Keller, who both died in Putnam county. Their children are: Gertrude M., born April 20, 1865; Cora, November 7, 1866; Fred. C., January 2, 1869. His paternal grandfather served in the war of 1812. Mr. Swan has been engaged in the practice of law in Ottawa since 1863, and has been successful in his profession. He held the office of State senator from the Thirty-third Senatorial District of Ohio, in the Sixty-seventh General Assembly of the State, from January 1, 1875, for two years. Also assessor of U. S. revenue, for Putnam county, from 1863 to October, 1803; also mayor of Ottawa for two years, and member of school board for twelve years, last past, and which he still holds. He was in the three months' service in 1862, taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, was sick with typhoid fever in the army, and left for dead by the regiment at the time of the battle. Post-office, Ottawa. HIRAM TAYLOR - and his wife, Elizabeth (nee Shondel), were both born in Ohio; the former in Ashland county, November 1st, 1832, the latter in Stark county, October 25, 1835. They were married at Ottawa, June 13, 1855, and have six children: Mary J., born December 7, 1856, lives at. Wapakoneta; Cornelia I., born July 4, 1859; Martha E., September 13, 1865 ; Calvin Mc., November 27, 1874; Frederick H. April 9, 1864; Charles E., July 15, 1872. Mr. Taylor's parents were William and Lominda (Goodrich) Taylor. Mrs. Taylor's parents, Michael and Mary A. (Linke) Shondel, came into this county in 1848. Thomas W. Taylor, grandfather of Hiram, served in the war of 1812, a sergeant of infantry under General Scott. Occupation, a carpenter. Post-office, Ottawa 206 - PERSONAL HISTORIES- Continued. CHARLES EDWIN TUPPER - physician and surgeon at Ottawa, Ohio, is a son of Charles and Julia Harriet (Briggs) Tupper, and was born in Bernard, Vermont, September 13, 1829. His wife, Mary Ann, daughter of Josiah and Villetta (Pomeroy) Gallup, was born in Ashland. Ohio, June 12, 1833. . They were married at Strongsville, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. June 9, 1857, and settled in this county in 1863. They have five children: Charles Gallup, born April 18„ 1858; Nellie Florence, April 28, 1861; Mary Viletta, March 12, 1865; Edwin Clark, April 25, 1868; Eugene Saney, August 33, 1873. He served as township clerk two years in Burke, Dane county, Wisconsin, and has been a member of the Board of Education in Ottawa for the past ten years. He was assistant surgeon of the Forty-first Regiment 0. V. I., in the war of the Rebellion, during 1864 and .1835. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was on the pension roll when he died, for disability contracted in the service. Post-office address, Ottawa, Ohio. JOHN H. UPHAUS - woolen manufacturer, is one of the founders of the first woolen mills erected in the county, now known as the Glandorf Woolen Mills, and operated by the firm of Ellerliock & Uphaus. He was born in Oldenburg, Germany, September 25, 1832, and his parents, John G. and Katharina (Poeppelman) Uphaus, emigrated from Germany and settled in this county in 1835. John B. and Anna L. (Werning) Drerup, the parents of his wife, Valentine E., also emigrated from Germany and settled here the same year. She was born in this county, February 14, 1837, and they were married at Glandorf, October 26, 1858. They have had eleven children, seven of whom are living: Frank H., born May 9, 1860, died June 4, 1860; Bernard H., June 11, .1861, died May 23, 1862; Mary E., October 28, 1832; Gerhard H., February 5 1865; Charles William, October 24, 1866; Mary A., December 7, 1868, died July 2, 1871; Bernhard Joseph, December 24, 1870; Caroline C., October 18. 1872; John F., December 8, 1674; Anthony F., January 8, 1877, died January 15, 1877; Charles Anthony, December 9, 1878. Address, Glandorf. WILLIAM UTRUP - a farmer of Ottawa township, was born here in 1845. His parents were George and Mary A. (Bornhold) Utrup, and settled in the county in 1837. Post-office, Ottawa. GARRETT JOSEPH UTTENDORF - was born in this county, May 10, 1840; son of Joseph and Mary Ann (Gerdmann) Uttendorf, who settled here in 1835. His wife was Mary Catharine Elizabeth Schulte, daughter of John Henry and Mary E, (Uphaus) Schulte, who came here in 1837, and she was born in Putnam county, October 3, 1842. Five children have been born to them: Mary K., September 27, 1869; Mary E., June 30, 1873; Mary Ann Catharine, born March 18, 1875, died April 1, 1875; John Henry, July 7, 1876; Barney R., February 28, 1870. Occupation, farmer and thresher. Post-office, Ottawa. HENRY WIESER - son of John and Wilhelmina (Ohn) Weiser, was born at Cridersville, Ohio, September 18, 1857; came into the county January 2, 1878; married at Ottawa, May 13, 1879, Mary T. Schmank, who was born at New Cleveland, Ohio, August 2, 1857. Mrs. Weiser's parents were John and Adelheid Schmank. Business, barber. Post-office, Ottawa. AARON WRIGHT - had his birth in Miami county, September 15, 1832. He came to Putnam county, from Detroit, in 1870. His father, Nathan. Wright, was of South Carolina, and his mother, Abigail Coppock, of Tennessee. He married, April 13, 1870, at Detroit, Mary A. McCrill, who was born in Seneca county, Ohio, August 17, 1832. Her father, Elisha W. McCrill, was of Ohio, and her mother, Sarah Thomas, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Wright's father was a soldier in the war of 1812. His brothers, David, John, James, and Robert, were in the war of Rebellion ; David, in the cavalry service, army of the Potomac, served during the war; the others served in an Indiana regiment in the army of the Mississippi. James died at Memphis; the others served during the war. Mr. and Mrs. Wright have had four children, namely: Junuetta M., born June 4, 1871; Eldorado, born March 15, 1873, died January 13, 1876; Eugene, born August 19, 1875, died January 13, 1874; Richardson C., born September 15, 1877. Business, decorative painter and paper hanger. Post-office, Ottawa. JOHN JACOB ZELLER - clerk of court Putnam county, was born at Gilboa, in this county, November 7, 1842. His parents, Andrew and Catharine Zeller, are both dead. Was married at Ashenfelter Mills, October 13, 1864, to Eliza A., daughter of John and Mary Ashenfelter, both deceased. Mrs. Zeller was born at Findlay, Ohio, November 15, 1845. Children : William Sherman, born October 8, 1865; Nellie Cate, December 31, 1870; Mary Augnsta, January 6, 1874; George Frederick, June 29, 1875; Ralph Ashenfelter, November 24, 1878. Elected clerk of court m October, 1878. His wife's brother, George Ashenfelter, was killed in the military service. Post-office, Ottawa. BLANCHARD TOWNSHIP. MRS. SUSAN AGNER - widow of James Agner, is a daughter of Jesse and Catharine (Gross) Demont. She was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, May 21, 1837, and was married in Putnam county, August 21, 1856. Her husband, James Agner, son of George and Rachel (Mocherman) Agner, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, June 12, 1825, and settled in this county in 1833, following the occupation of a farmer. He died October 1, 1872. By this union there were seven children: James Byron, born May 15, 1857, residing in Putnam county; Mary C., August 2, 1859, now in Allen county; Luella L., May 21, 1861; Hulda B., May 13, 1863; John C., January 4, 1865; Avis N., October 28, 1866, died February 27, 1867; Stella J., born March 1, 1868. Three children were born to Mr. Agner by a former wife: Delilah, August 25, 1850, died September 30, 1851; Myra, born August 15, 1852, now in Putnam county; Jemima A., May 21, 1854, now in Allen county. His parents are both dead, and also two brothers of Mrs. Agner, David I. and Joel Demont, the former dying in April, 1865, while in military service. Address, Ottawa. JERRY BACON - was born. in Licking county, Ohio, April 5, 1836, and removed with his parents, George and Nancy (Stewart) Bacon, to this county in 1836. His wife, Catharine, daughter of Nimrod and Mary E. (Seiner) Smith, was born January 18, 1845, in Hancock county, Ohio. They were married in this county, and have had two children: Stoddard. O'Neil, born August 11, 1863, died February 28, 1872; Rolla J., April 10, 1865. His grandfather was in the war of 1812. He is a farmer. Post-office, Gilboa. WILLIAM BLODGET -was born in Wayne county, Ohio, July 13, 1828. His parents, Stillman and Mary R. (Flint) Blodget, settled in the county in 1838. His first wife was Sarah J. Miller, who bore him six children: Mary Ellen, born January 24, 1858; Cordelia, September 4, 1859 both residents of Putnam county; Clara, August 29, 1863; Royal N., November 18, 1864; Charles and William (twins), July 18, 1869. His second wife, Eliza A., daughter of Hartford and Rachel Annie (Carr) Harriman, was born in Licking county, Ohio, May 11, 1851, and her parents came to the county in 1853. They were married August 19, 1875, and two children bless the union: Earl, born September 12, 1876, and Oscar H., January 20, 1879. He has been supervisor eight years. His grandfather, Daniel Flint, entered military service in the War of the Revolution, at the age of 15, and continued through the war. Occupation, farming Address, Ottawa. JOHN C. BRACY - son of John and Mary (Batway) Bracy, was born February 20, 1849, in this township. His wife, Easter, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Williams) Harris, was also born in this township, June 29, 1850. They were married July 30, 1868, and five children have been born to them: Elmer E., January 17, 1870; Catharine A., November 11, 1871; Mary Z., September 11, 1874; Alice G., October 11, 1875, died July 22, 1877; Samuel A., March 6, 1877, died August 23, 1878. Occupation, farmer. Address, Gilboa. CHARLES BRUMM - is a farmer and baker, with postoffice address at Gilboa. He was born in New Prussian Germania, December 22, 1824, his parents being John P. and Elizabeth (Ort) Brumm. He was married in Gilboa, September 16, 1879. His wife is Nancy C., daughter of Joseph and Christina (Miller) Snyder. They settled in the county in 1833. His father-in-law served in the war of the Rebellion about ten months. Mr. Brumm has been a resident of the county since 1851. ELAH H. BUCKLAND - was born in Licking county, Ohio, February 13, 1844. His parents, John L. and Caroline (Beach) Buckland, settled in the county in 1852. His wife, Jane R. Maidlow, daughter of John and Lucinda (Dowds) Maidlow, who settled in the county in 1835, was born July 10, 1846. They were married in this county, March 28, 1867, and have had six children: Harry L., born February 28, 1868; Agnes M., March 3, 1870; Mary E., March 29, 1872; Samuel S., November 23, 1874, died February 9, 1877; Annetta, March 12, 1877; Elah M., April 7, 1879. Occupation, farming. Post-office, Ottawa. JOHN L. BUCKLAND - is a farmer, with his address at Ottawa. He settled in the county in 1852. He was born in Rutland county, Vermont, and is a son of William and Anna (Lewis) Buckland. He was married in Licking county, Ohio, December 16, 1841, to Caroline, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca. (Hayes) Beach. She was born in Essex county, New York, August 13, 1821, and her parents removed to this county in 1863. Eight children have been, born to them: Mary Ann, November 4, 1842; Elah Harry, February 13, 1844;. Alice Lucinda, October 23, 1845 these residing in Blanchard township;. Reuben Sanford, September 3, 1848, died April 21, 1867; Lewis Thare, born November 21, 1850, resides in Blanchard township; Sarah Helen, September 10, 1851, resides in Ottawa township; John, October 1, 1861, died April 4, 1863; Jerusha Caroline, born September 16, 1864. DANIEL BUTLER - son of Joseph and Abigail (Severns) Butler, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, July 2, 1805. He settled in this county in 1834. His wife, Hannah, daughter of John S. and Jane (Parker) Severns, was born in Pennsylvania, July 31, 1808. They were married in Coshocton county, Ohio, March 1, 1827. Nine, sons and daughters, all living, have sprung from this union: Thomas J., January 18, 1828, now in Missouri; John M., September 11, 1829, in this township; Joseph W., June 5, 1831, in Texas; Abigail J., January 5, 1833, in Missouri; Daniel R. December 9, 1834; Lucinda, October 27, 1836; Elizabeth, July 20, 1839; Sarah, July 7, 1842; Hannah A., January 21, 1847 - all residing in Putnam county. He served as township treasurer in Coshocton county. Two of his brothers, Joseph and John Butler, served three years in the Mexican war. Occupation, farming. Address, Gilboa. MATTHEW A. CHAMBERS - was born in Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, March 24, 1827, and is the son of Matthew and Mary (Radabaugh) Chambers. He accompanied his parents to Putnam county in March, 1837, and was married in Blanchard township, March 6, 1855, to Margaret A. Krutsch„ who was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, October 18, 1827. Three children have blessed their union: Mary Viola, John J., and Banner, the latter born December 26,. 1860. Mr. Chambers has filled the offices of township trustee and school director, and at this writing is one of the trustees of the township. He enlisted in the war of the Rebellion in April, 1861, as corporal of Company D, Twenty-first Regiment 0. V. I., for three months, and was in the battle of Scarry Creek, Virginia.. He afterwards served as a captain in a company of the Ohio militia. His father enlisted as a private near the close of the war of 1812. When his father came to Putnam county, he opened a store at Gilboa, in the spring of 1838. It was among the first stores of the place, and trade was quite extensive with the Wyandot Indians, who were honorable in their dealings. Coon skins were a good legal tender, and in demand. In 1840. he erected a two-story. residence, which at that time was considered a palatial structure. Up to the construction of the Dayton & Michigan Railroad, Gilboa was the first town in importance in the county, and did an extensive mercantile business, there being five stores at one time, and all doing a good trade. Mr. Chambers still resides on the farm cleared up by his father, with his post-office address at Gilboa. CHARLES G. CONINE - is a farmer and stockdealer. He was born in Licking county, Ohio, June 26, 1841, and his parents, John S. and Nancy (Munet) Conine, settled in this county in 1847. His wife, Alice L. Buckland, was born in Licking county, Ohio, October 26, 1845. Her parents, John L., and Caroline (Beach) Buckland, settled in the county in 1852. Mr. and Mrs. Conine were married in this township, March 28, 1867, nd the family circles numbers six children: Caroline, born August 7, 1869; Charles G., January 22, 1871; John H., October 20, 1872; Fanny, July 15, 1874; James A., August 29, 1876; Etta P., September 7, 1878. He has been supervisor about five years. Post-office, Gilboa. CHARLES CONINE - son of Jacob and Mary A. (Greer) Conine, who also live in the county, was born in Licking county, Ohio, June 23, 1854. He was married November 14, 1877, at Gilboa, to Catharine G. Brugman. Business, billiard saloon and restaurant. Post-office address, Gilboa. JACOB CONINE - hotel keeper at Gilboa, was born in Licking county, Ohio, July 28, 1829, and came to this county in 1856. His parents were Peter D. and Cornelia (Vanclom) Conine. His wife, Mary Alvilda, daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Stoolfire) Greer, was born in Seneca county, Ohio, March 15, 1833. They have three children: Theodore, born April 15, 1852, Charles, June 23, 1854; Joshua, December 9, 1856 - all residing in Blanchard township. He has been constable four years. JOHN CRAWFIS - was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, August 1, 1809, and settled in Putnam county in 1833. His parents, Nicholas and Polly (McElroy) Crawfis; the former born in Baden, Germany, 1783; the latter at Fort Pitt, 1779. He married Sarah, daughter of Calvin and Susanna. Moorehead, the latter being natives of Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Maryland, respectively. His wife is a native of .Fairfield county, Ohio, and was born November 19, 1819. His mother's uncle, John Lawrence, and his grandfather were killed by the Indians. Mr. Crawfis was the first clerk of Blanchard township. Occupation, farmer. Post-office address, Gilboa. LEWIS N. CRAWFIS - was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, May 24, 1819. His parents were Nicholas and Mary Magdaline (McElroy) Crawfis, who came to this county in 1832. He was married in this county February 14, 1841, to Mary Ann Henderson, who was born May 30, 1823, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, whose parents were William and Mary Ann (Butt) Henderson, and who settled in the County in 1838. Nine children have been born: Otho, May 22, 1842, died June 3, 1842; John A., born April 30, 1843, resides in Riley township; Nancy J., April 26, 1845; Henry William, December 10, 1847 - both PERSONAL HISTORIES- Continued - 207 residents of Blanchard township; Mary Ann, May 30, 1850. resides in Riley township ; Lewis P.. August 21, 1853; Ada, December 3, 1855 - both residents of Blanchard ; Herman L., November 22, 1858; George McClellan, June 21, 1862. Mr. Crawfis is a farmer, with his post-office address at Ottawa, and has been supervisor about twenty years; school director, thirty years; constable, six years, and infirmary director, four years. His oldest living son, John A. Crawfis, served as a private in the army from the breaking out of the war to its close. OTHO W. CRAWFIS, Sr. - settled in Putnam county in 1831. He was born in Virginia, in 1798, and was the son of Nicholas and Polly (McElroy) Crawfis. His mother died in Putnam county, in 1845. He was married in Fairfield county, Ohio, where his wife was born. Her parents were George and Rachel (Mockerman) Agner, who came to Putnam county in 1833. The family circle comprised eight children, five of whom are living: Delilah, born May 7, 1833; Henry V., November 15, 1834, died March, 1835; Jemima, born July 7, 1836; Lewis Benton, December 29, 1837, died April, 1851; James P., born June 14, 1841; Otho W., November 24, 1842; George M., October 25, 1845, died in 1851; Ortha Jane, January 7, 1849. The last named is at home the others who are living reside in the township. Mr. Crawfis was elected commissioner of Putnam county in 1834 for three years; treasurer of the county from 1847 to 1851, and again commissioner, in 1864, for three years. He is a farmer and his post-office address is Gilboa. His father-in-law died December 6, 1.877, aged sixty-five years. OTHO WILSON CRAWFIS, Jr. - was born in this county November 24, 1842. His parents, Otho W. and Sarah (Agner) Crawfis, settled here in 1831. His first wife was Harriet Ashtenfelter, who was born in February, 1844, died January 23, 1873. They were married in this county May 15, 1863. Six children were born to them: Sarah A., June 6, 1864; John 0., December 2, 1865; Mary L.. May 19, 1867; Eva V., December 24, 1868, died December 26, 1868; Estella M., May 15, 1870; and Americus N.,: December 26, 1872. He married again in this county. His wife is a daughter of Daniel and Priscilla (Nix) Strayer. She was born in Fairfield county June 30, 1842. By this union they have two children: Nathan W., born June 15, 1878; and Amos, September 24, 1879. He has been township treasurer two years, and school director six years. Occupation, farmer. Post-office, Gilboa. JOHN MICHAEL DECH - son of John M. and Hannah (Trauger) Dech, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, December 3, 1836. He married in Crawford county, November 11, 1866, Elvira, daughter of Eli and Ann (Miller) Davis. She was born in Huron county, August 8, 1836, and settled in this county January 1, 1870. They have had seven children: Edgar, born June 3, 1867 ; Cloyd, June 27, 1869 ; Charles, June 13, 1871 ; Harry, April 29, 1874; infant daughter, October 28, 1876, deceased; infant son, October 7, 1878, deceased; and Chester M., January 5, 1880. He and his brother Anthony were in the First Ohio Independent Battery, 1862-5, war of Rebellion. His wife's brothers, James E. and Philander, were in same war; the former 1861-5, the latter 1862-4. Business, farmer and saw-mill proprietor. Post-office, Leipsic. COMMODORE W. DRAKE - son of David and Rachel (Sill) Drake, was born August 1, 1836, in Holmes county, Ohio, and settled in this county in 1858. His wife, Lucinda, daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Severns) Butler, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, October 27, 1886. They were married in this county August 10, 1854, her parents having come here the same year. They have four children: Minerva A. born February 2, 1856, resides in this township; Helen L., May 22, 1859, lives in Gilboa; Dora L., December 23, 1861; Eda R., February 10, 1872. His brother, Levi Drake, served in the late war as colonel, and was killed in battle. He served in the war of the Rebellion as second and first lieutenant, and captain. Occupation, farming. Post-office, Gilboa. JAMES FERRELL son of John and Elizabeth (Billby) Ferrell, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1808, and settled in this county in 1836. His first wife, Parthena Hickerson, was born September 19, 1814, and died May 19, 1874. Eight children were born to them, as follows: Caroline, June 4, 1834, died September 19, 1834; John, March 25, 1836, living in this township; Ellen, March 10, 1840, died September 10, 1859; Samuel H., June 10, 1842, dead; William, March 26, 1846; Eliza A., October 18, 1850; Joseph A., September 20, 1852 - all residing in this township; Nancy Jane, March 15, 1855, living in Knox county, Ohio. His second wife, Priscilla V. daughter of John and Rachel (Thrapp) Burrell, was born in Licking county, Ohio, September 26, 1835, and they were married June 7, 1876. His son, Samuel H., was killed at the battle of Lookout Mountain. September 22. 1864. Occupation, shoemaker. Post-office, Gilboa. WILLIAM W. FRANTZ - son of Simon Edward and Martha Jane (Patrick) Frantz, who came to the county in 1884, was born in township, September 27, 1819. His wife, Mary E., daughter of Alfa Robert and Elizabeth (Acord) Hoskinson, and whose parents settled in the county in 1839, was also born in this township, March 6, 1851. They were married in the township April 16, 1873, and four children have been added to the family circle: William P., born August 4, 1874; Robert Ross, November 18, 1875; Lilly, November 30, 1877; Zella May, August 7, 1879. He has served as township trustee two years. Occupation, farming. Post-office, Gilboa. MRS. ELIZA GUISINGER - widow of Charles B. Guisinger. He was born in Kentucky, November 17, 1806; his parents were John and Nancy (Bradshaw) Guisinger, and was married in Fairfield county, January 24, 1830, to Eliza, daughter of Nicolas and Mary (McElroy) Crawfis the latter, with two sons and two daughters, came to this county in 1832 the following year she came with her husband to this county. Eight children were born to them: Mary Ann (Radabaugh), April 3, 1831, died December, 1865; Christianna, February 17, 1833, died July 3, 1851; Catharine S., May 12, 1835, died January 16, 1866; Sarah Ann (Clymer), April 30, 1867, resides in Allen county; Arrora, April 10, 1840, in Blanchard township; John, April 19, 1843; Jacob, November 3, 1848, lives in Hancock county; Eliza Alice, April 10, 1851, at home. Her husband. held the office of justice of the peace for twenty years in Blanchard township. He died October 4, 1859. Her son, Arrora, was in the war of Rebellion, 1861-4, Forty-ninth Regiment 0. V. I., was taken prisoner, exchanged, transferred to Fifth U. S. Cavalry, where he remained to end of war. Occupation, farming. Post-office, Gilboa. ALLEN C. HALL - whose parents, Samuel and Martha (Wamsley) Hall, settled in the county in 1832, was born May 11, 1834, and was married in this County June 14, 1855. His wife, Jemima, whose parents, Otho W. and Sarah (Agner) Crawfis, came to the county in 1831, was born July 7, 1836. They have had ten children, as follows: Sarah M., born February 1, 1857, lives in this township; Eva Nora, November 6, 1859, died November 18, 1859; Samuel Otho, December 7, 1860; Elva Dora, May 22, 1863; Cordelia I., October 28, 1865; Herbert, May 26, 1868, died August 23, 1868; Cora B., September 5, 1869, John, March 22, 1872, died January 29, 1873; William Allen, January 30, 1874; Leona M., August 20, 1876. He has served as township trustee seven years. His brother, James Hall, died at Murfreesborough, during the war of the Rebellion. Occupation, farming. Post-office, Gilboa. DARIUS HARMON - is a farmer, with post-office address at Gilboa. He is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Rarey) Harmon, and was born in Fairfield county, Ohio; October 29, 1833. He was married August 20, 1857, in Fairfleld county, .Ohio, to Hannah, daughter of Peter and Rebecca (Siberg) Lines, who was born in Fairfield county, June 9, 1836. There are three children: Hulda Jane, born October 16, 1858; William. H.. March 8, 1863; Mandy C., July 5, 1877, died November 1, 1879. He has held the offices of supervisor two years, and school director live years. IRA HARMON - is a farmer and stock dealer. His parents were Thomas and Elizabeth (Rarey) Harmon, and he was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, May 27, 1816, coming to this county in 1832. His first wife, Rebecca Buckingham,. was born June 5, 1814. She bore him four children: Thomas, born August 12, 1838, died August 9, 1839; Darius, January 5, 1840, died July 15, 1869; Elizabeth C., April 11, 1841; John B., November 5, 1842 both residing in this township. He and his second wife, Phoebe, daughter of Andrew and Mary M. (Stump) McClure, were married in this county March 31, 1846. She was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, August 27, 1827. They have had nine children, as follows: Pulaski, January 5, 1847, living in Perry township; Ira L., December 24, 1848, this township; Charles A., December 22, 1850; William H., July 6, 1854; Casper A., March 28, 1855, Gilboa; Joshua J., April 8, 1858, Perry township; Mary E., May 7, 1861; Martha M., March 3, 1863: Oscar N., February 29, 1866. His grandfather, Harmon, was a soldier of the Revolution. He has been supervisor in the township three years: Post-office, Gilboa. JOHN B. HARMON - whose parents, Ira and Rebecca (Buckingham) Harmon, settled in this county in 1832, was born November 5, 1842. Emma C., his wife, daughter of Jesse and Margaret A.. (Shafer) McWilliams, was born in Mahoning county, November 6, 1841, and her parents settled in this county in 1850. The two were married March 1, 1853, in this county, and there have been seven children : Charles Ira, born March 2, 1864, died March 5, 1870; Thomas Jesse, August 4, 1866, died August 11, 1868; Edward D. August 31, 1868, died February 7, 1870; John Sherman, October 1. 1870; D., A., December 25, 1872; Francis A., April 25, 1875; Walter E., August 24. 1877. He has served as constable and also as supervisor in Perry township. Business, farming. Post-office, Gilboa. ALEXANDER R. HARRIS - is a farmer and stone dealer. and was born November 12, 1835, in Licking county, Ohio. His parents, Samuel and Mary E. (Bateson) Harris, came to the county in 1838. His wife, Nancy J., was born in this county April 26, 1845, and her parents, Lewis N. and Mary. Ann (Henderson) Crawfis, came to this county in 1832. They were married in this county October 14, 1862. Eight children have been born to them: Samuel L., September 25, 1863; Edson G. H., September 17, 1865; Ada E., March 29, 1868; Annie C., January 3, 1870; Blanche M., August 3, 1872; Laura D., August 15, 1875; John A. E., deceased, and March P. (twins), March 1, 1878. Post-office, Ottawa. MRS. ANN HARRIS - whose husband, Thomas Harris, died July 13, 1866, was the daughter of Benjamin and Christina (Wagner) Wheeler, and was born in Licking county November 21, 1818. He was a son of John and. Cassandra (Hughes) Harris, and was also born in Licking county, November 20, 1821. They mere married in that county April 23, 1846, and settled in this county in 1849. They have had eight children, only four of whom are Mary F., born January 23, 1847; Elizabeth A., April 5, 1848, died June 4, 1849; Sylvester A., March 18, 1850; William W., February 19, 1852, resides in Hancock county; George M., February 1, 1854; Thomas J., November 26, 1855, died May 26, 1878; Jessie E., March 24, 1858, died September 8, 1858; James E., June 21, 1860, died January 14, 1807. Her husband was a farmer and mechanic. Her grandfather was in the Revolutionary war: Post-office, Gilboa. PERRY W. HARRIS - whose parents were Joshua and Elizabeth (Siler) Harris, was born in Licking county, Ohio, October 29, 1821, and settled in this county in 1854. His wife, Mary Ann, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Ellison) Pound, was born in Orange county, New York, April 16, 1824. They were married in Licking county November 14, 1844, and have had seven children: George W., August 3, 1845, died April 9, 1869; Adaline C., June 7, 1847; Isaac P., July 29, 1849; resides in this township; Emily E., January 7, 1855, died January 15, 1879 ; Isabella, August 15, 1857 ; Joseph, October 2, 1860 ; Reece F., February 24, 1866. He has held the office of township assessor two years. Occupation, farming. Post-office, Gilboa. STACY HARRIS - son of John and Cassandra (Hughes) Harris, was born in Licking county July 6, 1818, and came to this county in 1846. His wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Leonard Nicely, was born in Pennsylvania April 5, 1824. They were married in Licking county, September 7, 1843. Four children made up the family circle: Henry, born July 23, 1844, resides in Blanchard township; Harvey, July 24, 1841, deceased; Sauna L., May 30, 1854, resides in Crawford county, Ohio; Sarah E., June 28, 1860. His father, John Harris, served as a private in the Revolutionary war about eight months. His son, Henry Harris, was in the war of the Rebellion. Occupation, farming. Post-office, Gilboa. THEOPHILUS HENDERSON - was born November 22, 1833, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and is a son of Robert and Anna (Bentford) Henderson. He was married July 30, 1851, at Findlay, Ohio, to Delilah E., daughter of Otho W. and Sarah (Agner) Crawfis, who came to the county in 1831. Three children were born to them:. Sarah R. R. born August 23, 1853, residing in Gilboa, Ohio; Orpha L., July 10, 1856, died July 25, 1874; Laura A., born July 24, 1860; His grandfather, Win. Henderson, was a soldier in the war of 1812. Mr. Henderson is a farmer, with his post-office address at Gilboa. SAMUEL KLINE - farmer, was born May 31, 1849, in Wayne county, Ohio. His parents, Samuel and Eliza J. (Barr) Kline, settled in the county in 1855. His wife, Hattie, daughter of James H. and Sarah (Hughes) Blackburn, was born in this county November 2, 1852. Her parents settled in the county. in 1834. They were married December 4, 1878, and have one child, Kattie, born December 11, 1878. He has served as school director two years. Post-office, Gilboa. SAMUEL KLINE - whose parents were Conrad and Catharine (Miller) Kline, was born January 13, 1809, in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, died October 8, 1871. His wife, Eliza Jane, daughter of John and Nancy (Davenport) Barr, was born also in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, June 12, 1813. They were married April 9, 1835, in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and ten children have sprung from the union: John, born January 12, 1836, died June 22, 1842; Robert B. born May 24, 1837, resides in Leipsic; Catharine A., February 10, 1840, resides in Ottawa; Eliza Jane, February 8, 1842, died January 21, 1850;. Sarah 0., born June 2, 1844; resides in Riley township; Nancy B., June 1, 1846; Samuel and Margaret I. (twins), May 31, 1849, the former residing in Blanchard and the latter in Sugar Creek township; Margery, March 3, 1852; Tamer, November 6, 1853, died April 22, 1875. He settled in Putnam county in 1852, and has held the offices of infirmary director four years; assessor, one year; trustee five years, and school director fifteen years. He was a. farmer. Post-office, Gilboa. 208 - PERSONAL HISTORIES- Continued. GEORGE KOBER - son of Anthony and Magdalena (Mingus) Kober, was born in Stark county, Ohio, November 5, 1832, and came to Putnam county, bringing his parents, in 1860. Clementine,. daughter of Jacob. and Tracey (Herbert) Demont, whom he married February 6, 1877, was born in Paris, her parents coming to this county in 1858. With a former wife (Sarah J. Moffitt), whom he married October 20, 1859, died August 17, 1875, there are seven children : William Antone, born September 8, 1860 ; Mary February 14, 1862; John D., April 21, 1864; Andrew A., November 1, 1865; Clare E., September 5; 1867; George Clement, September 23, 1870; Sarah Viola, March 23, 1875, died September 15, 1875. There is one child by the present wife, born December 4, 1878. Occupation, farming. Address, Ottawa. WILLIAM P. LUDWIG - son of John and Clara (Pursel) Ludwig, is a merchant of Gilboa, and was born August 10, 1844, at Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. He came to Putnam county in 1874, and was married April 14 of that year at Ottawa, to Sarah R. R., daughter of Theophilus and Delilah (Crawfis) Henderson, who have been residents of the county since 1832. They have one child: Glenn H., born December 2, 1876. Mr. Ludwig has been postmaster at Gilboa for five years past. ALBERT COATES MATTHIAS - physician and surgeon, at Gilboa, Ohio, who settled in the county in 1867, was born May 19, 1844, in Stark county, Ohio. His parents are Jacob and Mary (Stambaugh) Matthias. His wife, Eleanor, daughter of Robert and Eleanor (Parsons) Harris, was born in Stalbridge Weston, England. They were married at Leipsic, Ohio, April 12, 1866; and have had six children: Charles Dickens, October 29, 1867, died .March 29, 1868; Alva Cassells, May 23, 1869; Everett Harris, August 21, 1870; Mary Maud, November 12, 1871; Edward Shiloh, April 6, 1873; Eli Franklin, October 80, 1877, died July 11, 1878. William Harris, sergeant of Company K, Sixtieth Regiment 0. V. V. I., was killed May 14, 1864, in the battle of Resaca, Georgia. Albert Harris, a member of Company I, Forty-ninth Regiment 0. V. V. I.,. was killed May 27, 1864, in a battle at Dallas, Georgian Dr. A. C. Matthias enlisted as a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, in Company K. Sixty-fifth Regiment 0. V. I., November 4, 1861. He re-enlisted, as a veteran, in the same company and regiment January 1, 1864. He was in the battles of Shiloh, Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Dalton, and Resaca, besides over thirty skirmishes. He was shot through the right elbow joint in the battle of Resaca, Georgia, May 14, 1864, and was discharged from service February 6, 1865, on account of wound. He received his education in common schools, and graduated in medicine at the Cleveland Medical College February 4, 1869. He was. elected president of the Putnam. County .Medical Society, December, 1878, and re-elected in June, 1879. JAMES McCLISH - son of Nelson and Susan Ann (Stewart) McClish, who came to this county in 1833, was born in Montgomery county, May 18, 1846. He was married in Hancock county, October 29, 1868, and his wife,s name is Arminta, daughter of John J. and Harriet (McClish) Moffit. She was born in Hancock county, May 30, 1847, and they have had six children: Robert, born July 30, died September. 19, 1870; Augustus, July 28, 1871; Alva, October 3, 1872, died September 12, 1872 John, January 14, 1874; Maud, June 4, 1876, died May 30, 1878; William, October 1, 1878. He was a corporal in the Sixth Independent Company of Ohio volunteers (sharpshooters) in the war of the Rebellion. He is a merchant of general groceries, with post-office address at Gilboa, Ohio. ANDREW S. MCCULLOUGH - is a farmer and stock dealer in Blanchard township, having come to this county with his parents, David U., and Matilda (Brooks) McCullough, in 1856. He was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, January 26, 1845. His wife, Rebecca Jane, daughter of Squire and Susan (Gable) Darling, who came to the county in 1855, was born in Richland county, Ohio, March 14, 1844. They were married in this township,c December 29, 1864. Post-office, Gilboa. DAVID T. McCULLOUGH - farmer, was born in Hancock county, Ohio, May 7, 1855, and in the following year, his parents, David U. and Matilda (Brooks) McCullough, settled in this county. He was married. February 17, 1874, at Columbus Grove. His wife, Maggie M., daughter of John and Elizabeth (McDowell) Norton, was born in this county,. September 23, 1853. They have three children: Bessie M., December 27, 1873; Salah M., March 23, 1876, died September 24, 1878; David U., September 23, 1878, He has served as constable in this township Post-office, Gilboa. DAVID U. McCULLOUGH - was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, April 13, 1819, and was married. January 7, 1844, in the county of his birth, to Matilda Brook. His parents were David and Frances McCullough, and his county in 1855. He has held the office of township trustee in Hancock county for five years. and the same length of time in Putnam county ; also jnstice of the peace three years. He has had a family of eleven children: Francis, born April 24, 1839, resides in Blanchard township; Elizabeth Ann, July 25, 1843, now in Ottawa township; Andrew S., January 26, 1845, now in Blanchard; George R., September 27, 1846, deceased March 2, 1854; Maria Margaret, born October 26, 1849, Ottawa township; Catharine B., October 17, 1852. Hancock county; David T., May 7, 1855, Blanchard township; John W., June 12, 1858, .died June 30, 1858; Reason F., born July 20, 1850; Alexander J. October 15, 1854; Sarah Jane, February 5, 1866. The three last named are at home. Occupation, farmer. Post-office, Gilboa; MRS. NANCY J. McDOUGLE - widow of Samuel McDougle, who died June 4, 1876, was born in Shelby county, Ohio, July 31, 1840. Her parents are George W and Ellen (Thompson) Burgess. Her husband's parents, Joshua and Susannah (Cook) McDougle, are both dead, having settled in the county in 183d. He was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, in 1832, and was married in this county May 15, 1858, and had six children; Eliza E., born July 23, 1859; Leonidas I., October 10, 1861;. William O. December 3, 1863; Fanny M., May 15, 1866. Cora N., born December 31, 1869, and Lyman F., August 7, 1874. Her husband served in the war of the Rebellion, and followed farming and school-teaching. Post-office, Gilboa. REV. WESLEY GRIMES MONTGOMERY, A. M. - son of Henry and Mary Grimes Montgomery; the former of Tyrone, Ireland, the latter of Bath county, Virginia; was born in Licking county, June 22, 1813. Married, October 31, 1839, in Madison county, Kentucky, Nancy D., daughter Of Elihu and Elizabeth (Pinkston) Greene. She was born October 28, ____ , died August 28, 1845. September, 1849, he married, in Fleming county, Kentucky, Julia Ann, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Seevers) Plummer, who was born 1823. By this union four children were born: Mary C., July 2, 1850; Amanda M. (Folk), April 20, 1852; Sarah E., December 2, 1854, died March 1, 1858; and Henry Bascom B., June 18, 1857; the living reside in Blanchard township. He again married, October, 1867, in Putnam county, Mary Oliver, who was born in Licking county, in 1823,. died December 5, 1817. His wife,s grandfather, Plummer, was in the Revolutionary war; his father-in-law, Plummer, was in the war of 1812, under General Shelby, was wounded at Dudley’s defeat. He spent three years at the Ohio Usversity, graduated at Augusta College, Kentucky, in 1837, joined the Kentucky Conference M. E. Church, continued as an itinerant fourteen years, one year as missionary in Indian Territory, had charge of the Fort Coffee Choctaw Mission Academy 1845-6, and came to this county in 1852 from Licking county. Occupation, minister and farmer. Post-office, Gilboa. JOSEPH HENRY MILLER - son of John Henry and Sophia C. (Egler) Cook. Miller, was born March 11, 1838, in Putnam county; his parents both deceased, the first named 1850, the last 1865. Settled in this county in 1837. His wife, Sarah Maria Clark, was also born in Putnam county, April 24, 1841, and is the daughter of James D. and Elizabeth (Battenfield) Clark, who came to the county in 1837. They were married, June 20, 1861, in the county of their birth, and have eight children: Mary A., born May 10, 1862; Elizabeth J., April 1, 1864; John Wm., April 10, 1866; Margery A., August. 23, 1868; Lucy E., April 2, 1871; James E. and Clara E. (twins), April 4, 1874; and Eva Ann, November 9, 1878. His father-in-law was one of the early settlers in Ottawa township; had dug a well nineteen feet deep, and walled it with boulders; the water failing, went down to clean it, the wall caved in; his wife raised the alarm, the nearest help was one mile; the few citizens of Ottawa turned out en masse, and by hard work was dug out, after being confined over six hours; he was not seriously hurt; now lives in Michigan. Business, farming. Post-office., Ottawa. JOHN N. NASH - farmer, came to this county when a child, in 1836, with his parents, William A. and Teletha Alin (Thrapp) Nash. He was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, December 10, 1830, and was married at Gilboa, October 18, 1857, to Ellen Long, who was born in Carroll county, Ohio, May 11, 1834, and whose parents were George and Isabel (McCullough) Long. Four children have been born: Ura A., April 10, 1859, died June 10, 1872; Franklin R., born November 26, 1861, died April 15, 1867; Charles E., September 13, 1864; Eva, August 17, 1872. Mr. Nash has held the offices of township trustee, two years; supervisor, two years; school director, three years. Address, Ottawa, JULIUS EGGLESTON NEWMAN - is a practising physician and surgeon, at Gilboa, having settled in the county in 1871. He was the son of George R. and Lucy A. Newman, who are both (lead, and was born April 1, 1837, in Frederick county, Virginia. His grandfather, Henry Bayliss, served in the army during the Revolutionary war, holding the position of lieutenant a portion of the time, and at the close of the war he had advanced to the rank of major in the service. Dr. Newman received a classical education at the University of Virginia and afterwards studied medicine in the Pennsylvania University and Savannah Medical College, graduating in medicine, in 1868. Since that time he has been in active practice in his profession. WILLIAM W. PLACE - son of Sullivan S. and Harriet (Patee) Place, is a farmer, with address at. Leipsic. His wife, Margaret, daughter of William B. and Sarah (Davidson) Thrapp, was born in Putnam county, and he in Westfield, Delaware county, Ohio. He was born April 22, 1830, and she April 13, 1836. They were married in this county, October 20, 1853, and nine children are the fruits of the union : Sarah A., born July 20, 1856; Albert N., October 23, 1857; George R., December 24, 1859; Cora Eva, September 3, 1861 ; Addie M., March 24, 1863; Orville T., June 13, 1865; Elizabeth A., September 23, 1867; Charles E., October 9,. 1869; Zella Leo, January 13, 1877. A nephew of his wife was killed in military service. He has been county commissioner six years, and township trustee two years. BENJAMIN F. POPE - whose parents, Henry and Priscilla (Wade) Pope, settled in the county in 1833; was born May 22, 1838, and is now a farmer and stock dealer. his wife was born in Licking county, Ohio, September 10, 1835. Her parents, Robert and Agnes (Siler) Stewart, settled in the county in 1839. November 12, 1863, in this county, Mr. and Mrs. Pope were married, and they have had six children: Amanda E., November 4, 1864; Vina A., June 1, 1866; Fenelon F., May 10, 1869; Willie W., March 7, 1871, died September 1, 1872; Agnes A., March 1, 1873; Byron W., August 10, 1875. He has been supervisor three years. his grandfather, Wade, was in the war of 1812. He served as a private in the war of the Rebellion, in Company D, Twenty-first Regiment 0. V.. I. When his father settled in the county, in 1;433, he had but $5, a barrel of pork and two barrels of flour, and his wife and one child. The forest furnished him meat, and the Indians assisted him to raise his log cabin. Post-office. Ottawa. JOSHUA POWELL - son of Nutter and Ilettie (Owens) Powell, who settled in the county in 1832, was born December 12, 1835, and is a farmer and stock dealer. His wife, Fannie, daughter of David U. and Elizabeth (Scarlot) McCullough, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, April 24, 1839, and came with her parents to this county in 1855. They were married at Kalida, September 16, 1858, and have one child. David N., born May 20, 1863. He served about four months as a private in the One Hundred and Fiftieth O. N. G. His brother, Amos Powell, served in the war of the Rebellion as a private in the Forty-ninth Regiment 0. V. I., and died at Nashville, Tennessee. Post-office, Gilboa. PERRY W. POWELL - who died June 22,1877, was the son of Nutter and Betty B. (Owens) Powell, both deceased. He was born July 20, 1831, in Pike county, Ohio, settled in Putnam county in 1833, and was married February 19, 1866, to Catharine E., daughter of John and Mary. (Cochonour) Ashenfelter, both of whom are also dead. His wife was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1835. Six children were born to them: Perry Elmer F., born January 21, 1867; Olive N., May 22, 1868; Irma Augusta, May 1870; Clarissa D., March 2, 1872;. Lewis R. P., May 28, 1873; Sarah M., February 21, 1875. A brother of Mrs. Powell, George Ashenfelter, died March 15, 1863, from the effects of a wound received at the battle of Stone River. Mr. Powell,s occupation was that of a farmer. PETER RIDGE - was born in Ashland county, August 10, 1846, and his parents, William and Harriett (Catlett) Ridge, settled in the county the same year. He was married in this township September 28, 1864. His wife, Sarah, daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Seven's) Butler, was born in Coshocton county August 7, 1842. Seven children have been born to them: John D., February 7, 1865; Daniel L. D., March 2, 1867; William E., August 21, 1870, deceased; James B., October 5, 1874 ; Barry, February 7, 1876; Gracie, September 20, 1877; Peter, August 31, 1879. He has served as supervisor seven years. Business, farming. Post-office Gilboa. JOHN SMITH - son of Nimrod and Mary (Saner) Smith, was born in Stark county, November 19, 1826, and settled in this county in 1859. He married his first wife, Mary J. Boylan, June 14, 1849, and two children were born to them: William W., April 5, 1850; and Maroa J. (Blair); the former resides at Leipsic, Ohio; the latter in Henry county. Iowa. Mrs. Smith died August 28, 1851. May 25, 1854, he married, in this county, Susan :Raver, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Barris) Farver; seven children were the result of this union: Mary E. (Hoskinson), born March 5, 1855; Eugene F., February 28, 1857, died April 6, 1877; Clarissa A., December 13, 1858, died February 20, 1873; Benjamin M., March 27, 1862, died September 25, 1863; Noryce A., March 13, 1864, died March 31, 1877; Cora May. January 12, 1867; and Burten S., January 16, 1870, died March 29, 1877; the living are at home. His brothers, Lewis, George, Jacob, and Nimrod, were in the war of the Rebellion, 1861-5. Nimrod died at Camp Beverly. Business, farming. Post-office, Gilboa.

PERSONAL HISTORIES-Continued - 211 SOLOMON SANDS - son of James and Catharine (Stearman) Sands, was born in Virginia, January 1, 1823, and removed with his parents to this county in 1836. His wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Gilbert L. and Judith (Low) Emans, was born in New Jersey, March 11, 1822. They were married in this township December 31, 1840, since which time twelve children have completed the family circle: James A., born July 18, 1842, deceased; May L. June 27, 1844; Gilbert, August 31, 1846 both living in this township; Wellington, February 23, 1848, living in Riley township; Elias, September, 1850, deceased; Elva, September 24, 1852, lives in Liberty township; John, July 17, 1858; Acy, July 27, 1860; Hiram, June 5, 1863; Milton, May 13, 1864; Ida, August 12, 1867; Ada, May 6, 1869, deceased. He has served as township trustee four years. Occupation, farming. Address, Gilboa. HENRY SITES - was born December 6, 1828, in Richland county. His parents were Robert and Sarah (Fiddler) Sites. His wife, whom he married ,September 21, 1854, was born in Licking county, October 31, 1826, was the daughter of Ezra H. and Rossalinda (Williams) Alward, who came here in 1852 from Licking county. They have had four children : Emma, born July 23, 1855, lives in Hancock county; Charles H., June 25, 1857, died November 10, 1857; Orall A., October 11, 1861, died January 13, 1865; and Mattie May, May 13, 1864, is at home. His brother-in-law, Alfred L. Alward, was in the one hundred day service, 0. V. I., 1864-5, was .captured and died from exposure in Andersonville prison. Business, farmer and stock dealer. Post-office, Leipsic. CALVIN B. SHERRARD - son of Henry and Barbara (Radabaugh) Sherrard, was born in Falls township, Muskingum county, Ohio, September 12, 1835. He came with his parents to Putnam county in 1838, and was married May 1, 1853, to Nancy A., daughter of Samson and Jane (Shay) Warden. He was married the second time to Mrs. Jane E. Hier, daughter of Samuel Woodruff, September 25, 1879. His second wife was born in Ashland county, March 18, 1845, to whom he was married September 25, 1879. Nine children comprised his family: Leander F., now in California born February 14, 1850; Barbara, born July 3, 1853; John Calvin, March 2, 1856; William H., November 3, 1858. died June 27, 1879; Peter A., born April 29, 1861; Lyman, March 6, 1862, died September, 1863; Isaac P., born October 7, 1866; Mary E., March 7, 1871; Joseph W., February 18, 1874. With the exception of the oldest in California, all the living children are at home. Mr. ,Sherrard was a member of Company A, Twenty-first O. V. I., and was in service three months. Occupation farmer. Post-office address, Leipsic. WILLIAM R. SHERRARD - is the present superintendent of the Putnam county infirmary, with his post-office address at Gilboa. He was born February 2, 1824, in Muskingum county, Ohio, and is the son of Henry and Barbara (Radabaugh) Sherrard, who settled in Putnam county in 1838. He married Mary Jane, daughter of Charles and Mary Ann (Dyer) Caddy, in Gilboa, Ohio, August 19, 1850, his wife's parents having moved to the county two years before. Their family consists of eight children: Almeda, born March 16, 1852; Eva, June 16, 1851; Annie C. and Charles C. (twins), November 23, 1856; William Chester and Mary Hester (twins), September 9, 1858 the latter died January 5, 1870; Henry Bassett, born May 18, 1862; Everett, May 11, 1873. The second, third and fourth children reside in the township. Robert Caddy, brother of Mrs. Sherrard, was killed at Chickamauga, August 29, 1862, and her brother, Ancel B. died at Fort Donelson, March 3, 1862, of typhoid fever. Mr. Sherrard was elected land appraiser in 1870, has been a school director twenty-one years, township clerk about twelve years, and has been superintendent of the infirmary four years. ALEXANDER STOUT - was born April 18, 1854, and is a son of Isaac and Wilhelmina (Armbrecht) Stout. His wife, Mattie, daughter of Allen C. and Jemima (Crawfis) Hall, was born in Putnam county, February 1, 1857. Her parents came to the county in 1831. She was married to Mr. S. in this county, January 25, 1877, and one son, Isaac A., born April 27, 1878, is the result of the union. He is a farmer and has been elected supervisor. Address, Gilboa, Ohio. MRS. WILHELMINA STOUT - daughter of Hannah (Schimpf) Ambrecht, was born in Hanover, Germany, July 1, 1827, and married to Main Brughman, in Germany, in 1843; five children were born to them: Amanda, March 4, 1844, resides in New York city; Hildagrath, September 10, 1846, in Montgomery, Alabama; Frances, July 6, 1848, in Sandusky county; Catherine, January 17, 1850, in Gilboa; George W., resides at Kiefersville, Ohio. Mr. Brughman died March 7, 1852. She again married, July, 1853, Isaac Stout, in Fremont, Ohio. He was born ____, ___, in _____ , _____, _____; three children was the result of this union: Alexander. born April 18, 1854; Anna C., November 28, 1856; and Traverse E., April 12, 1859 ; all reside in Blanchard township. Mr. Stout died in 1838. Occupation, farming. Post-office, Gilboa. THOMAS J. STOVER - son of Michael and Phoebe (Dickey) Stover, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, April 16, 1827. October 30, 1853, in Coshocton county, he was married to Mary, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Reed) Severns. She was born February 22, 1829, in Beaver county, Pennsylvania.. He settled down to the occupation of a farmer in this county in 1854, and they have four children: Phoebe Jane, born December 7, 1854; John Madison, June 27, 1856, now in Putnam county; Rebecca Ann, November 2, 1863; Mary Ida, January 8, 1865. He has held the office of school director of the township. Post-office, Ottawa. JOHN WALDNER - was born in Basil, Switzerland, January 24, 1819, and settled in this county in 1866, from Fairfield county. His parents were John and Anna (Newcomb) Waldner. Business, carpet-weaver. Post-office, Gilboa. SAMUEL P. WEAVER - farmer, with post-office address at Ottawa, was born near Lancaster, Ohio, January 20, 1820, and settled in this. county in 1849. His, parents were Jacob and Mary (Stuter) Weaver. His wife Savilla was a daughter of David and Barbara (Ruffner) Pence, and was also born near Lancaster, Ohio, November 3, 1822. They were married May 25, 1848, in Fairfield county, Ohio, and have had four children: David M., born January 9, 1851; Almira D., September 28, 1853; James M. April 17, 1859; and Anna M., August 18, 1863. He was auditor of Putnam county four years, from March, 1865, and represented the county in the Constitutional Convention of Ohio, in 1873-4. In the war of the Revolution his grandfather participated in the battles of Brandywine, Monmouth and Yorktown. The unhealthiness of Putnam county in 1851, on account of a lack of drainage 'was such that many left the county, and those who could not get away became heartily discouraged. In that year, with a few of his neighbors, Mr. Weaver petitioned the Court of Common Pleas, under an act of the Legislature of 1843, for the appointment of a Board of Commissioners of Sewers, and Peter Bowman, Daniel Robbins and Samuel P. Weaver were appointed said board. They went to work and located a number of ditches and in a few years there was a marked change in the health of the county. This success seemed to awaken an interest in draining that spread throughout Northwestern Ohio, causing the construction of many ditches, and opening to cultivation some of the finest bodies of land in Ohio. EDWARD M. WILKINS - was born in 1858, in which year his parents, Albert and Harriet (Allison) Wilkins, settled in this county. He follows farming, and his post-office address is Gilboa. GEORGE WINEMAN - His father of the same name, is a farmer and stock dealer. He was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, July 16, 1839, and he settled in this county in 1867. His wife, Nancy, daughter of John J. and Harriet (McClish) Moffitt, was born November 24, 1845, in Hancock county, Ohio, and they were married in that county June 27, 1867. They have had seven children: William C., born April 27, 1868; John, May 6, 1870; Edith, December 12, 1871; Harry, July 21, 1873, died April 20, 1877; Frank, December 13, 1874; Carrie, January 6, 1876; Alice, October 1, 1879. Post-office, Gilboa. MRS. MARGARET WYNKOOP - widow. of Isaac Wynkoop, was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, January 23, 1819. Her parents were George and Sarah (Earnest) Snyder. Her husband followed the occupation of teacher and carpenter. He was also a native of Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, and was born in June, 1812. They were married in Stark county, Ohio, March 26, 1839, and settled in the county in 1845. They have had eleven children: Martha J., born December 23, 1839, lives in Van Buren township; William F., August 16, 1841, lives in Missouri; Artilissia V., December 12, 1842, lives in Van Buren township; Sarah E., August 12, 1844; Jerusha A., December 12, 1845, deceased July 12, 1861; John W., May 30, 1848, lives in Seneca county, Ohio; Mary M., July 18, 1850, lives in this county; I. Milton, March 30, 1853, resides in this county; Harley A., February 4, 1855, died August 23, 1855; Viola A., February 3, 1857; Charles J., December 24, 1858 - both residing in this county. Her husband's father was in the Revolutionary war, and her husband served through the Mexican war as first lieutenant, captain and colonel. Address, Gilboa. JOHN FRANKLIN YOUNG - son of William and Catharine E. (Shaeffer) Young, who settled in the county in 1817, was born in Blanchard township, Putnam county, Ohio, February 18, 1855. His profession is school teaching, and his address Ottawa. WESLEY CLINTON YOUNG - is a farmer, with his post-office address at Ottawa. He is a son of William and Catharine E. (Shaeffer) Young,. who settled in the county in 1847. He was born in Blanchard township, Putnam county, Ohio, June 8, 1853, and resides at the paternal homestead. WILLIAM YOUNG - son of Joseph and Rebecca (Lisle) Young, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, August 25, 1820, and came to Putnam county in 1847. His wife, Catherine E., was born also in Fairfield county, March 12, 1821, and is the daughter of Jacob and Ellen (Comet) Shaeffer. They were married in Fairfield county, September 2, 1847, and the result of the union was six children: Elizabeth, born January 9, 1849, died in California, January 2, 1876; Ellen R., born October 10, 1851, resides in Gilboa; Wesley Clinton, June 8, 1853; John Franklin, February 18, 1855; Emma Jane, October 8, 1857, deceased March 4, 1862; Alverta, September 30, 1859. He has held the office of supervisor and school director of his township. Occupation, farmer. Address, Ottawa. JENNINGS TOWNSHIP. ROSWELL BABCOCK - son of Nathaniel and Rachel (Rodehers) Babcock, was born in 1808, in Pennsylvania, and settled in this county in 1855, He was married at Columbus, Ohio, in 1830. His wife, Jane, daughter of Benjamin and Eleanor (Condron) Hennley, was also born in Pennsylvania, in 1811. They had six children: Benjamin, born May 2, 1831; Ellen Jane, April 24, 1833; Jacob R., April 7, 1836 - all residents of Putnam county: Ann Elvera, March 10, 1840, died January 3, 1850; Mary E., January 25, 1845, living in Putnam county; Wealtha, November 25, 1849, died October 26, 1879. His father, Nathaniel Babcock, served in the Revolutionary War, and two of his sons, Benjamin and Jacob, were in the war of the Rebellion. Occupation, farmer. Post-office, Fort Jennings. HENRY BERHEIDE - farmer, with post-office address at Fort Jennings, son of Edward and Gertrude (Heidkamp) Berheide, was born in 1830, in the German Empire. His wife was also born in the German Empire, in 1836, and is a daughter of Casper and Clara (Grohtendyk) Lippold. They were married at Fort Jennings, and nine children grace the family circle : John F., born March 19, 1856; Maria E., January 2, 1858; Anna E., May 2,, 1860; Maria M., September 5, 1862; Anna C., December 20, 1864; Henry T., March 2, 1867 ; John G. September 21, 1869; Franz H., September 4, 1873; Anna M., June 3, 1876. He settled in the county in 1851, and since then has held several public offices in the county, serving at the present time as school director. JOSEPH BERELSMAN - son of John F. and Maria J. (Bargeman) Berelsman, was born in the German Empire in 1839, and came with his parents to Putnam county in 1867. His wife, Mary C., daughter of John M. and Anna Mary (Finkenhoefer) Heiman, was born in Putnam county in 1849. They were married at Delphos in 1868, and have two children, Mary A., born November 19, 1868, and John M., August 24, 1870. Occupation, fanning. Post-office, Fort Jennings. JOHN M. BERRYHILL - was born in Allen county, Ohio, in 1852. He came to Putnam county in 1855. His father, Madison Berryhill, died in 1853, and his mother, Saudi A. (Ross) Berryhill, died in 1858. he was twice married. His first wife, Persilla A., daughter of George and Mary (Sherrick) Nicklos, was born in Crawford county, Ohio, in 1854. Her parents came to this county in 1852. They were married in Putnam county in 1873. He and his second wife, Sophia Hunt, were married in Putnam county in 1874. She was born in Putnam county in 1854. Her parents, Thomas and Rebecca (Swallow) Hunt, came to the county in 1851. They have had two children: Olive M., born April 29, 1876, died July 19, 1877; William M., January 23, 1879. His second wife's grandfather was in the war of 1812, and both of his fathers-in-law, George Nicklos and Thomas Hunt, served in the war of the Rebellion. Occupation, farmer. Post-office, Fort Jennings. BARNEY CALVELAG - son of George and Mary (Hakman) Calvelage, was born in Putnam county in 1854. His parents came to this county May 10, 1837. He was married at Detroit, in 1877, his wife being Catherine, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Bode) Calvelage; she was also born in Putnam county, in 1854. Her parents came to the county in 1837, and her father died November 1, 1835. One child, Mary, was born September 4, 1878. Occupation, farming. Address, Fort Jennings. HENRY CALVELAGE - was born in Putnam county, in 1851. His parents, George and Mary (Hakman) Calvelage, came to the county May 10, 1837. His wife, Carolina, daughter of Sigmund and Mary (Discher) Rekart, was born in the county in 1852, her parents having settled here in 1835. They were married at Cleveland, Ohio, and have three children : Augustus, born March 3, 1875; Otto B., November 1, 1876; Joseph G., August 14, 1878. He is a farmer, with his post-office address at Fort Jennings. J. G. FORD - son of Joseph and Phoebe (Kibbey) Ford, was born in Warren county, Ohio, in 1823, and removed with his parents to this county in 1834. He was married in Putnam county, in 1846, to Miranda, daughter of 212 - PERSONAL HIST0RIES - Continued. Ezra and Julia A. (Lincoln) Hicks, who came into the county in 1835. She was born in Warren county, Ohio, in 1825. Seven children were born to them: Joseph, born January 6, 1817, now in Kansas; Ezra, March 9, 1849, now in Allen county, Ohio; Julia Ann Elizabeth, June 27, 1851, now in Putnam county; William, January 21, 1854, also in Putnam county; Francis Henry, April 4, 1856; Louis Alexander, January 12, 1858; John James, September 23, 1860, died October 11, 1862. In 1863, he married his second wife, Sarah A., born in Clark county, Ohio, in 1846, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Muma) Rohrer, who removed to this county in 1858. Eight children have sprung from the second marriage: Benjamin G., born August 12, 1864; Mary J., February 19, 1866; Amanda A., June 4, 1868; Ephraim, January 16, 1870, died March 4, 1870; Phoebe T., February 7, 1871; Richard, May 24, 1873; Miranda, April 28, 1875; Jonathan M., November 8, 1877. Mr. Ford has served as township trustee several terms, and also as school director. His grandfather, Richard Ford, was a soldier of the Revolution. Ile is a farmer, with his post-office address at Delphos, Ohio. ISAAC FORNEY - farmer, with address at Fort Jennings, was born in 1822, in Mahoning county, Ohio, and is a son of Andrew and Margaret (Cohrt) Forney. His wife, Nancy, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1830, and is the daughter of Peter and Barbara (Lehman) Diller. They were married in 1851, in Allen county, Ohio, and have had ten children: Elizabeth, born June 17, 1852, died May 22, 1873; Barbara, March 6, 1854, died July 30, 1861; John, January 19, 1856, died July 28, 1861; Susannah, January 23, 1858, died July 22, 1872; Daniel, August 21, 1860; Catharine, November 14, 1863; Mary, December 2, 1864; Ruhama, March 10, 1867; Henry, September 29, 1869; Samuel, August 21, 1872. He settled in this county in 1832, and since that time has held the offices of supervisor and township trustee several terms. JACOB GECKLE - son of Godfred and Elizabeth (Boregard) Geckle, was born in the German Empire in 1810, and came to this county in 1855. His wife, Maria Josephine, daughter of John and Catharine (Wolf) Stark, was also born. in the German Empire in 1820. They were Married in 1852, and six children have been born to them: John, residing in Putnam county; Joseph, deed in 1872; Jacob, residing in Putnam county; Edward, resides in Delphos; Max Albert; Maria Josephine, died September 1, 1859. Occupation, farmer. Post-office, Fort Jennings. BERNARD GROTE - was born in the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, in the German Empire, in 1844, and with his parents, Ferdinand and Maria Katharina (Stellenpohl) Grote, settled in the county in 1873. He was married at Fort Jennings, in 1875, to Maria Katharina, daughter of Bernard Heinrich and Katharina Wilhelmina (Baugh) Lehmkuhle, born in Germany in 1856, her parents arriving here in 1851. Two children bless the union: Katharina Bernaderia Veronika, born July 10, 1976, and Bernard Heinrich Aloysius, August 6, 1878. His profession is school teaching. Address, Fort Jennings. THADDEUS HARRIS - was born in Jennings Township, Putnam county, Ohio, in 1843. His parents, William H. and Margaret M. (Martin) Harris, came to the county in 1823. He was married in this county in 1876. His wife, Eliza, daughter of Aaron and Lavina Jane (Hoffman) Smith, was born in 1837, in Indiana. Her grandfather, Henry Hoffman, served in the Revolutionary war, and his grandfather in the war of 1812. Two of her cousins were killed in the war of the Rebellion. He is a farmer. Post-office, Fort Jennings. JOHN G. HEITKAMP - son of Herman and Johanna (Bauman) Heitkamp, was born in Germany, and came to this county in 1856. In 1852, in Mercer county, Ohio, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Meinero) Kleinhaus, born in Mercer county, 1833. Nine children make up the family: John J., born November 12, 1854, resides at Fort Jennings; Joseph G. and Anna Mary (twins), March 11, 1857, the former residing at Fort Jennings, the latter at Ottoville; Elizabeth, November 12, 1860; Henry B., November 12, 1863, resides at Delphos: Catherina, June 20, 1864; Minna, January 17, 1866; Magdalina, June 20, 1869; Johanna, June 17, 1871. Occupation, farmer. Address, Dog Creek. FRANK HELMKAMP - who was born in the German Empire in 1810, settled in this county in 1835, and at that time there were but four white families living in the Jennings Township, although Indians were plenty, with whom, however, he lived very peaceably. His parents, Christopher and Margaret (Shimoler) Helmkamp, came to the county in 1831. In 1835 he was married in Cleveland, Ohio. His wife, Henrietta, was also born in the German Empire in 1802, She was the daughter of Gerhard and Elizabeth (Schmidt) Slueter. She died January 5, 1877, .aged 75 years and 4 months. They have had five children: Bernhard, born October 10, 1837, died December 26, 1873; Bernhardina M., December 1, 1841, died February, 1866 ; Christopher H., January 25, 1842, resides in Putnam county; Anna M., October 20, 1843, living in Delphos, Ohio; Louis L., November 15, 1845, resides in Putnam county. Mr. H. was Supervisor in 1860, and follows farming. Address, Fort Jennings. ROBERT JAMISON - was born in Ross county, Ohio, in 1825. His parents, Francis and Rachel (Wroten) Jamison, settled in the county in 1839; his father died December 25, 1855, and, his mother, June, 1872. His wife, Alida H., daughter of Hermann and Magdalena (Smith) Meyer, was born in Holland, in 1833. Her parents came to this county in 1850, her father dying in 1871, and her mother in 1854. Mr. and Mrs. Jamison were married in Jennings township, in 1855, and now have a family of seven children: Magdalena. born July 29, 1855, resides in Putnam county; Rachel, July 17, 1857; Herman F. February 18, 1860; Hilletge, September 8, 1863; Sarah W., August 7, 1865; John F., May 31, 1871; Alida H., August 24, 1873. He has held the offices of supervisor, township trustee, and school director. Francis Jamison, his grandfather, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Occupation, farming. Address, Fort Jennings:. PETER KLINGMAN - son of George and Rebecca (Clark) Klingman, was born. in Stark county, Ohio, in 1817. He and his parents came to the county in 1846. His father died August 3, of the same year. His first wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Ezra and Rachel (McFarland). Pruden. His second wife is Sarah Anna, daughter of Michael and Mary (Beamer) Yant. Her parents died in 1871 and 1873. Eight children were born to him: Rebecca Jane, October 9, 1849, resides in Putnam county; Albert, April 27, 1851, died September 12, 1852, William A., February 8, 1853, resides in Putnam county; Elizabeth, May 8, 1854; Maria L., February 24, 1856, died September 26, 1856; Peter, April 21, 1857, died My 27, 1870; Anna M., March 23, 1859; Mary E., December 2, 1863. He was a school director, six years. His grandfather, Joseph Clark, was a soldier seven years in the Revolutionary war, as was also his wife,s grandfather, John Yant. His father, George Klingman, was in the war of 1812. Occupation, farmer. Post-office, Delphos, Ohio. ADAM KROUSE - is a native of the German Empire, born in 1823. His parents, Henry and Elizabeth (Rader) Krouse, settled in Putnam county in 1842. He was married in this county, in 1851, to Catharine, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Davison) Guffy, who came to the county in 1831. She was born in Franklin county, Ohio, in 1832. They have had six children: Elizabeth, born December 20, 1852, died August 30, 1861; Isaac, June 4, 1856; George, October 30, 1860; Sarah Lida, October 13, 1862; Margaret Anna, April 23, 1866; Henry Adam, November 12, 1872. His father died May 6, 1866, aged 75 years, and his mother in March, 1867, at the age of 67. He was the first settler in his section of the county. LOUIS VON LEHMDEN - was born in this county, in 1846, and was married in 1872 to Mary E. Gerker, who was also born in this county, in 1849. They have three children: Henry C., born July 8, 1874; Amelia E., November 11, 1876; William J., October, 1879. Occupation, fanning. Post-office, Fort Jennings. JOSEPH MEYER - was born in the German Empire in 1817, and settled in this county in 1836. His wife, Frederika, daughter of Frederick and Maria (Heschpler) Prankenhorn, was also born in the German Empire, in 1820. They were married in Allen county, in 1838. He served in the Mexican war. Occupation, farmer. Post-office, Delphos, Ohio. MRS. REBECCA JANE MEYERS - widow of Harrison Meyers since October 22, 1878, was born in Seneca county, Ohio, in 1849. Her parents, Peter and Elizabeth (Pruden) Klingman, came to the county in 1850, and her mother died in 1860. Henry and Elizabeth (Ward) Meyer, her husband's parents, came to the county in 1833. Harrison Meyers was born in Allen county, Ohio, in 1840, and he and his wife were married in the same county in ____. There were seven children: Elizabeth Alice, born May 17, 1864, resides in Allen county; William F., April 5, 1866; Mary. E., August 18, 1868; Sarah C., June 24, 1871; Ellen M., February 23, 1873; Charles W., March 26, 1876; Anna J., October 11, 1878. Her husband was school director three years, and followed farming. Address, Delphos, Ohio. MRS. SARAH MYERS - daughter of Peter and Sarah (Von Alten) Heynsdyke, was born in Holland in 1812. She was first married in Holland, in 1839, to Daniel, son of William and Catharine (Lamar) Dieleman. He was also born in Holland, in 1808. They had seven children : William, born March 10, 1840, deceased; Sarah, August 6, 1842, deceased ; William, June :5, 1844, deceased ; Sarah, September 17, 1845, resides at Delphos, Ohio ; William, September 1, 1847, resides at Delphos; Catherina, August 8, 1849, resides at Dayton, Ohio; Peter, September 22, 1851. Occupation, farming. Address, Delphos, Allen county, Ohio. AMOS POINT - son of Aaron and Mary (Clawson) Point, was born in Allen county, Ohio, in 1844, and settled in this county in 1867, in which year he was married to Mary, daughter of William H. and Margaret M. (Martin). Harris. She was born in this county in 1849, her parents having settled in the county in 1823. Five children have been the fruits of this union, only two of whom are living: William H., November 9, 1868, died November 23, 1868; Alles A., July 1, 1870: James, July 13, 1872, died August 13, 1872; John W., January 9, 1875, died March 6, 1876; Amos F., May 21, 1877. He is constable at present, and served in the war of the Rebellion four years. His wife's grandfather was a soldier in the was of 1812. Occupation, farming. Address,. Fort Jennings. CHRISTIAN RAABE - merchant, at Fort Jennings, was born in the German Empire, July 28, 1831. His parents were Conrad and Eva Elizabeth (Stemlar) Raabe, who settled in Putnam in 1833, and died in 1851 and 1854 respectively. His wife, Arnolde, daughter of Cornelius and Arnolde (Haverhals) Kortier, was born in Holland, November 2, 1837. Her parents came to this county in 1848. He and his wife were married at Fort Jennings, November 19, 1856, and seven children have been added to the family circle: Christian F., born December 17. 1858; Arnold Henry, December 16, 1861; John Conrad, November 7, 1864; Charles Cornelius, August 18, 1868; Catharine Arnolde, November 27, 1872; Emilie Johanna, May 30, 1874, died October 30, 1875; Rudolph, June 6, 1877. He has served as township treasurer, seven years; justice of the peace, six years, coroner, four years, and assessor, from 1856 to 1837. HENRY RAABE - was born in the German Empire, November 16, 1815, and with his parents, Conrad and Eva (Stemlar) Raabe, settled in the county in 1833. His father died in 1854 and his mother in 1811. His wife, Anna Catharina, was also born in the German Empire, September 29, 1818, her parents, Andreas and Elizabeth (lde) Peter, coining to this county in 1837. They died in 1854 and 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Raabe were married in Putnam county, Ohio, November 5, 1837, and have had ten children: Christian, born November 28, 1838, died December 2, 1838; John C., February 9, 1841, died January 4, 1861; Catharina Elizabeth, February 6, 1844: Ackhard, December 12, 1845; Christian H., January 26, 1851, residing in Putnam county; Anna Maria, March 29, 1849, died August 27, 1876; Lewis F., January 9, 1853, died August 21, 1854; Anna C. W., April 4, 1856; Henry K., January 15, 1858; Charles F., March 29, 1852. He is a farmer, with address at Delphos, Ohio; has been justice of the peace for three years, and has held several other public offices at various times. His wife’s grandfather, Conrad Ide, was a soldier of the Revolutionary war from the beginning of hostilities to the close. SIGMUND REKART - was born in the German Empire, in 1820, and removed with his parents, Joseph and Magdalena (Jagla) Rekart, to this county in 1835. His wife, Mary, daughter of John. and Catharina (Stemlir) Discher, vas also born in the German Empire in 1826, and removed with her parents to this county in 1833, her mother dying the same year at the age of 33. They were married in 1847, at Fort Jennings, and ten children have blessed the marriage vow: Julia, born February 8, 1848: Otto, June 26, 1850, died July 3, 1856; Caroline, January 21, 1852, resides in Putnam county; Adam, March 10, 1854; Jacob, May 26, 1856; Catharina, September 17, 1858; Rosa, April 18, 1861, died October 20, 1866; Eliza, December 2, 1863 ; Amelia, April 6, 1866; Otto, January 31, 1870. He was land appraiser in the county in 1854. Business, farming. Address, Fort Jennings. MRS. ELIZABETH ROHRER - widow of Daniel Rohrer, is the daughter of Christian and Elizabeth (Hans) Muma, and vas born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1827. Her husband, Daniel, was the son of Christian and Elizabeth (Hoffer) Rohrer, was born in Maryland, in 1822, and died November 19, 1866. They were married in Clark county, Ohio, in 1841, and came to this county in 1858, where he followed farming. Eleven children blessed the union: Mary E., born December 30, 1844; Sarah A., February 27, 1846 - both residing in Putnam county; Jacob C. and John H. (twins), May 1, 1848; Daniel W., October 2, 1849; William J., January 8, 1851; both in Clark county;. Franklin P., February 13, 1853, died September 12, 1874; Samuel, June 20, 1858; Susan C., March 3, 1861; Charles, April 25, 1863; Emma Jane, May 20, 1863, died August 11, 1879. Samuel Rohrer, brother of Daniel, was a soldier in the Mexican war. Post-office„ Gomer, Allen county, Ohio. JACOB SHERRICK - settled in this county in 1852, his parents, Joseph and Rebecca (Bibler) Sherrick, following in 1855. He was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, in 1828. His wife, Maria, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Daily) Nicholes, was also born in Fairfield county, in 1833. They were married. July 8, 1852, in Crawford county, Ohio. Her parents came to this county in 1863. They have had eight children: Rebecca Ann, born May 26, 1854, died October 30, 1878; Urbanus C., July 6, 1856, lives in Putnam county; Massa J., August 19, 1858, died August 13, 1860; Joseph W., October 3, 1860; Louis, February 4, 1863; Laura, July 4, 1867; Jesse, March 22, 1870; Gilbert, July 14, 1874. Occupation, farming. Post-office, Fort Jennings. PERSONAL HISTORIES - Continued - 213 ANTHONY VAUGHN - is a farmer and a native of Ireland, having settled in this county in 1852. His parents, Anthony and Margaret (Lawler) Vaughn, still reside in the Emerald Isle, as also does his wife’s parents. He was married in Indiana, in 1854, to Ann, daughter of John and Mary (Carthy) Lam. Eight children have succeeded the union: Miry, residing in Putnam county; John, born. January 25, 1856; Margaret, 1858: Joseph, 1860; Anna, deceased ; Anthony, 1864 ; 1869 ; Catharine, 1871. He is a farmer. Post-office, Kalida. MONTEREY TOWNSHIP. HENRY BECKMAN - son of H. W. and Catharine Beckman, was born in Putnam county in 1850, and married at Ottoville, May 21, 1877, Louise Rechart, daughter of Joseph and Catharine Rechart. Has one child, Catharine, born May 16, 1878. Business, hotel and saloon-keeper. Post-office, Dog Creek. JOHN B. BONHOLTZER - was born in the German Empire and settled in this county in 1868. His parents were Baldaser and Catharina Bonholtzer. His wife, to whom he was married in Seneca county in 1849, was born also in Germany, in 1823. Her maiden name was Theresia Wahl, daughter of Philip and Susanna Wahl. They have a family of eight children: Joseph, born August 22, 1850, residing in Seneca county; Susanna, September 1, 1852, died in 1860; John, October 28, 1851, resides in Kosta, Gonda county, Iowa; George, January 20, 1857, at Decatur, Indiana; Nichlaus, March 16, 1859;. Theresia, September 10, 1861; Catharina, February 10, 1864; Anna Margreta, July 22, 1866. The four last named are at home. Business, farming. Post-office, Hamer, Paulding county, Ohio. JOHN HARPSTER - His parents, Anthony and Sophia Harpster, came into the county in 1833 John was born in Fairfield county in 1828, and settled here in 1852. Married in Allen county in 1849, Elizabeth McMillen, who was also born in Fairfield county in 1827, daughter of Samuel and Susan McMillan, who settled in this county in 1837. Their twelve children are as follows: Mary Elizabeth, born August 27, 1850, now in Van Wert county; George Washington, January 7, 1852, resides in this township; Susanna, February 23, 1855. died October 4, 1874: Sophia, February 8, 1857, of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Sarah L., February 14. 1858, died January 5, 1878; Eliza Jane, February 5, 1860: Ida, April 18, 1862; Anthony, November 20, 1863, died April 4, 1864; John Wesley, February 9, 1865, died August 21, 1865; Eva, March 30, 1866; Nutty. June 15, 1868; Della M., May 25, 1872. Mr. Harpster was trustee for four years in his township, and was supervisor in 1872. When he came here there were but eighteen voters in the township. His grandfather, Peter Harpster, was in the war of 1812. Business, farmer. Post-office, Dog Creek. CHRISTOPHER HENKE - The subject of this sketch, son of Franklin Henry and Anna, Mary Henke, was born in Germany, February 16, 1808: came to this county in 1863; was married. in Cincinnati in 1839 to Mar Angel Aubke, daughter of John Frederick and Mary Gertrude Aubke. She waS born in Germany June 10, 1851. Children: Barney, born March 25, 1846, resides at home; Frederick, September 1, 1850, died in 1851; Sophia, January 3, 1851, now at Glandorf; Henry, March 14, 1863, at home; Elizabeth, April 18, 1855, of Dayton; Christopher, December 6, 1856, died in 1870; Wilhelmina, September 30, 1861, now of Delphos. His son Barney has been supervisor for three years, and now owns and runs the canal-boat " Otto," carrying freight and passengers from Ottoville to Delphos and back twice a week. Business, farming. Post-office, Dog Creek. AARON HUYSMAN - a farmer of this township, was born in Holland in 1838, and settled in this county in 1848. He was the son of Henry and Peter Nelly Huysman, who settled here in 1848. His wife, Mary (Vogt), to whom he was married at Delphos in 1872, was born in Switzerland in 1839, daughter of Jacob and Margaretta Vogt. Five children have been born to them, namely: Nelly, born December 4, 1866; William, September 28, 1872, died April 27, 1872; Margaretta, October 10, 1874; Eron, December 26, 1875; Mary, May 26, 1878. At the present writing he holds the office of supervisor. Mr. Huysman served as a private for three years in the war of the Rebellion, in the 118th Regiment, O. V. I. Post-office; Delphos, Allen county, Ohio. WALTER HUYSMAN - son of Henry and Peter Nelly Huysman, who came to the county in 1848; was born in Holland July 6, 1842. Married Henrietta Blochbergr, daughter of Christian and Ernestine Blochbergr, in Van Wert county in 1866. His wife was born in Germany in 1849. Children: Diana, boar August 21, 1868; Nelly, July 23, 1870; Caroline, January 11, 1873; Henry, December 14, 1875; Ida, April 9, 1877. He served as a private in the 118th Regiment, 0. V. I., for three years during the late war. His father was the first settler in his section in 1818. LAMPSON KIERNS - whose parcnts, John and Polly (Millwood) Kierns, came to this county in 1846, was born in Washington county, Ohio, November 29, 1821, and hc settled here in 1849. He has bcen twice married. His first wife, Janc M., daughter of Mr. and Ada (Curtis) Robison, was born in Connecticut, August. 23, 1827. They were married in Allen county in 1843, and she died in 1869 after having become the mother of six children: Emeline F., May 23. 1848, lives in Van Wert county; Benjamin F., December 29, 1849, lives in thts county; John W.,. August 25, 1851, lives in Van Wert county; Susannah, September 6, 1857, lives in Van Wert county; Lampson, Jr., June 14, 1861; Lucinda, November 9, 1863, still-born. His second wife, Angelina, daughter of Chauncey A. and Anna Curtis, was born in Allen county, Ohio, July 30, 1837, and had one son, Robert A. Walls, born September 23, 1861, at the time she was married to Mr. Kierns, in Van Wert county, Ohio, May 31, 1869. By this marriage, two sons were born to them: Thomas N., born April 9, 1870, and Samuel H., October 24, 1874. His grandfather, Ellinwood, served in the war of the Revolution. His brother, Samuel H., served in the war of the Rebellion three years; his brother, William R., served two years, was taken sick and died in 1864. The father of Mr. Lampson Kierns, was the father of twentymfour children, and died at the age of 76. Occupation, farming. Address, Delphos, Allen county, Ohio. WILLIAM KOSTER - settled in this county in 1862. He was the son of John henry and Elizabeth Koster; was born in the German Empire March 25, 1828; Was married in Germany in 1851. His wife was Anna Mary, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Bensman, who came here in 18i2, and she was born in Germany in 1820. Their children are: Henry, born March 3, 1835, died March 21, 1877; Christian, June 21, 1857; Anna Mary, April 13, 1859. Occupation, farmer. Post-office, Dog Creek. ANTONE MARTIN - a resident of this county only since 1877, was born at Keltenhousen, France, June 29, 1800. His parents, Matthias and Grace Martin, both died in France. He married in 1830, at his native place, Barbara Kramer, who was born at Keltenhousen, France, March 17, 1806, and died January 19, 1875. She was daughter of Adam and Barbara (Defenbrum) Kramer, who came to this country in 1840, and settled in Stark county in 1877. Their family consisted of nine children: Antonie, born February 10, 1832; Barbara, in 1831; Philip, 1836, now of Illinois; August, born in 1839, now at Canton, 0.; Catharine, 1840, of Trumbull county; Caroline, 1842, died December 25. 1877; Mary, 1844, now of Mercer county, Pennsylvania; Sarah, born in 1846, died August 10, 1877; Robert, 1848, of Ashtabula, Ohio. His son August enlisted in the late war, at Massillon, Ohio, in the 13th O. V. I.; served during the Rebellion; was wounded at Lookout Mountain by a rebel lieutenant who was immediately shot by a Union soldier standing by the side of August. JOHN D. MULLER - son of Peter and Barbara Muller, who died in 1853, was born in Germany, June 14, 1820, and settled in this county in 1863. His wife Johanna, daughter of Joseph Antony and Mary Ann Flatz, was born in Austria, June 21, 1828. They were married at Fremont, Ohio, in 1853. Their children are: John, born April 14, 1854; Johanna, February 25, 1857, now in Kansas; Mary Anna, February 9, 1860; 'Edward, October 13, 1862; George, December 12, 1865; Josephine, February 19, 1869; Joseph, November 8, 1871, died July 13, 1872; Catharine, August 14, 1873. Post-office, Dog Creek. Business, farmer. GERHARD H. OTTE - is a native German, having been born in Hanover in 1833, and came to this county in 1850. He was son of Gerhard and Agnes Otte. His wife, Anna, daughter of Joseph and Anna Wurst, was born in Crawford county, Ohio, in 1842. They were married at Ottoville, in this county, in 1862. Children: Joseph G., born April 14, 1863; John P., born November 1, 1865, died March 22, 1866; Anna A., Aug. 6, 1866; Maria C., June 25, 1868; Gerhard H., October 8, 1870; Maria E., February 19, 1873; Louise M., August 19, 1875; Ferdinand M., November 19, 1877; Leo J. C.. July 22, 1879. Business, farming, postmaster and notary public. Post-office, Dog Creek. THEW B. PAYNE - a farmer of Monterey township, son of Rawlsville and Hopy Payne, was born in Lorain county, Ohio, in 1823. His wife Pammina (Richmond), to whom he was married in her native county in 1817, was daughter of William and Rhoda Richmond, and was born in Lorain county, in 1820. Three children have been given them, namely: William R., born February 21, 1848; Susan B., November 31, 1850, died in 1851; Geneva J., April 14, 1856. The two living children are yet at home. Mr. Payne was elected constable in 1851, 55 and 56, and assessor in 1856. He served three years as private and corporal in the late war. Post-office, Dog Creek, Putnam county, Ohio. LEO REKART - whose parents, William and Mary (Nierman), settled in the county in 1833, was born in the county in 1854; married, November 20, 1877, at Ottoville, Catharine Miller, who was born in Huron county, March 18, 1859, daughter of Peter F. and Mary (Switzer) Miller. They have one child, Mary L., born November 7, 1878. He has held the office of constable. Occupation, saddle and harness-making. Post-office, Dog Creek. JOSEPH WILLIAM REKART - was born in Putnam county in 1851. His parents, William and Mary (Nierman) Rekart, mine here in 1833. His wife, Josephine, daughter of Morand and Catharine (Wolfe) Sellet, was born in Germany in 1830, and they were married in Ottoville in 1874. Children: Charles John, born August 21, 1875; William Joseph, November 29, 1876; Anna Amelia, April 4, 1877; -Mary Theresia, July 1, 1879. Business, farmer. Post-office, Dog Creek. ADOLPH ROSE - whose parents, names were Matthias and Christina, was born in the German Empire in 1826; settled in this county in 1847; was married at Fort Jennings August 22, 1852, to Anna Mary Maszmann, who was born in Germany in 1827, daughter of Bernhard Henry and Mary Gertrude Maszmann. Seven children have been born to them, namely: Joseph Antony, born December 25, 1858; Anna Mary, December 2, 1860; Mary Catharina, November 5, 1863; Elizabeth, September 28,1864; Diena Catirna, July 10, 1867; Anna Sophia, March 30, 1370; Joseph Adolph, January 8, 1874. Of these the second and third live at Fort Jennings; the others at home. Occupation, farmer and plasterer. Post-office, Dog 'Creek. PAUL SCHNEEG - son of Paul and Margrata Schneeg, was born in Bavaria, October 17, 1835; settled in this county in 1872; married in Bavaria, November 23, 1863. His wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Conrad and Barbara Fnerst, was born in Bavaria, October 18, 1837. Their children are: Johannes, born October 19, 1864, lives at Fort Jennings; Anne Mary, August 14, 1866; William, November 26, 1867; Joseph, June 24, 1869; Barbara, September 23, 1870; Antony, July 31, 1874. Follows farming. Post-office, Dog Creek. MATHIAS SCHULIEN - was born in Germany, February 6, 1842, and came with his parents, Mathtas and Mary Schulten, to this county in 1858. He married, at Ottoville, in this county, October 2, 1866, Maria Theresia born in France, June 16, 1845, daughter of Morand and Cathrina Sellet, who came to this county in 1861. Their four children are: Mary Therasia, born August 21, 1868, died September 4, 1868; Josephine, born September. 23, 1871, died October 10. 1871; Matilda, February 13 1873: Francis Joseph, December 5, 1875. Mathias Schulien served as township treasurer two years, from 1871 to 1874. He cleared off the timber where the town now stands; there were but three dwellings in the town when he came. Business, miller and grain dealer. Scimlien and Wanenmacher are proprietors of Ottoville hills, and dealers in grain, flour and feed. Post-office, Dug Creek. GEORGE SKINNER - Physician and Surgeon, Ottoville, Ohio. JACOB STAHL - son of John M. and Frederika, Scald, came into the county in 1869. He was born in Germany, May 13, 181; was married in Dayton, Ohio, July 30, 1853, to Catherina Lautenshlager, who was born in Gcrmany, January 80, 1830, and was daughter of Philip jacob and Mary Lautenshlager. They have eight children: daughter born January 29, 1855; Mary Catherine, March 31, 1857, resides in Delphos; Jacob, December 30, 1858;. Henry, September 7, 1860; Mtchael, July 18, 1862; August, August 31, 1864; Catharina, January 4, 1867; Elizabeth Frederika, August 4, 1869. For two years Mr. Stahl acted as supervisor, in 1876 and 18 77. Business, farming. Post-office, Dog Creek. JOSEPH VOGT - a farmer of this township, was the son of Johan Henry and Mary Elizabeth Vogt; was born in Germany, February 9, 1823; married in Germany in 1850, and settled in this county in 1872. His wife, Mary Elizabeth, was daughter to Johan Clements and Mary Eltzabeth Kankel, and was born in the German Empire, April 10, 1825. Children: Herman Joseph, born September 20, 1851; Henry Joseph, February 1, 1854, lives in Chicago; Elizabeth, September 7, 1857; Mary Augusta, March 15, 1863; Mary Johanne, February 16, 1865. All but the one in Chicago remain at home. Post-office, Dog Creek. JOSEPH WANENMACHER - was born in the German Empire in 1827 and settled here in 1851. His parents, John and Theresia, came into this county in 1852. He married, at Delphos, Ohio, April 17, 1854, Martha, daughter of Godfried and Catharine Stern, who came here in 1833. She was born at Fort Jennings, this county, in 1837, and died September 27, 1878. They have had nine children, namely: Mary, born September 18, 1854; John, February 15, 1857; Henry C., February 27, 1859; Ferdinand A., September 22, 1861; Godfried, February 23, 1864; Anna C., August 18, 1866; twins, Gerhart and Lina, born November 6, 1868; Lina died November 7, and Gerhart December 5, 1868; Chester, born November 24, 1875, died December 5, 1875. When Mr. Wanenmacher came here there were but twenty-six voters in the township. He has been township clerk six years, real estate assessor one term, and justice of the 214 - PERSONAL HISTORIES - Continued. peace twelve years. Occupation, farmer, merchant and justice of the peace. Post-office, Dog Creek. PETER WANENMACHER - son of John and Theresia, was born in Germany, October 19, 1829; came to this county in 1852; and the same year married at Delphos, Agnes Neher, who was born in Germany, January 21, 1829, daughter of John Adam and Johanna Neher, who settled in this county in 1851. They had eleven children, namely: Wilhelmina, Charles J., Joseph, John A., William T., Theresia, Joseph, Peter, Johanna, Antone, Paul Francis. The first Joseph died May 24, 1859; all the others reside at Ottoville. Mr. Wanenmacher has held the offices of constable and assessor for ten years. Business, saw-milling and farming. Post-office, Dog Creek. BENEDICT WANENMACHER - son of John and Theresia, was born in Germany, March 19, 1813, and came here in 1852. He married, at Ottoville, February 4, 1868, Regana Sellet, who was born in France, October 6, 1847, her parents, Morand and Catherine Sellet, coming to this county in 1861. Five children are the fruit of their union: Edward, born December 10, 1868; Mathias, October 22, 1871; Mary, May 19, 1874; Agnes, September 20, 1876, died the same day; Rosalia, September 14, 1878. Has been township clerk for five years. Occupation, miller and grain dealer. Post-office, Dog Creek. CHARLES J. WANENMACHER - son of Peter and Agnes (Neher) Wanenmacher, was born in Germany, January 13, 1851, and settled in the county in 1852. His wife. Anna, whom he married at Ottoville, was daughter of George and Barbara (Flohr) Hipp, who came here in 1815. Their children are: Laura Anna, born April 14, 1870; Minnie Mary, February 2, 1873; Charles B., December 28, 1875; George P., April 5, 1877. Business, carpenter, builder and hotel proprietor. Post-office, Dog Creek. CHARLES WANENMACHER - son of John and Theresia (Dieringer) Wanenmacher, was born at Rangendingen, in Hohenzollern, a Prussian province, January 7, 1837, and settled with his parents in this county, May 8, 1852. He married, at Ottoville, on July 9, 1860, Stephania Fournier, who was born at Wallebersingen, in France, July 15, 1840. She was daughter of Joseph C. Fournier and Maria Oberhouser, who came into the county in 1851. Ten children have been born to them: Joseph Conrad, born December 23, 1861; John Anthony, September 18, 1863; Marcus Peter, born February 22, 1866, died September 9, 1867; Ludwig Andrew, born November 10, 1867, died November 23, 1867; Francisco Charles, born April 20, 1869, died December 31, 1871; Jacob Ferdinand, February 21, 1871; Adolph Benedict, born February 10, 1873, died August 3, 1873; Stephen Peter, July 3, 1874; Alexander Ferdinand, May 30, 1876; Stephania Maria, October 19, 1878. Mr. Wanenmacher is an agent of machinery and farming implements. He has held several offices, holding for many years the offices of township clerk, assessor and constable; and since 1873 has been county commissioner. Post-office, Dog Creek. MATHIAS WINKELMAN - who died August 9, 1876, was a native of Germany, and came to this county in 1860. He married, January 10, 18-, Theresia Buehler, also a native German, daughter of Rufus and Margareta Buehler. Children: Max, born February 8, 1857; Franz Mathias, June 30, 1861, now at Ottawa; Mary Catherina, June 6, 1863; Amalia, December 4, 1865; Johan Martin, March 26, 1867. Max Winkelman is a merchant and post-office clerk. Post-office, Dog Creek. UNION TOWNSHIP. SAMUEL D. AYRES - merchant, was born in Stark county, Ohio, May 3, 1834. His parents, William and Elizabeth (Simonton) Ayres, settled in this county in 1852, he coming with them. His father died May 25, 1866. He was married in this county March 28, 1858. His wife, Ann Amelia, daughter of Samuel and Margant (Hardin) Myers, was born in this county July 17, 1838. Her parents settled in the county in 1832. There have been seven children: Samuel N. and William D. (twins), born February 11, 1859 the last named died July 7, 1860: Jessie A., October 11, 1861; Florence M., May 14, 1864; John W., November 12, 1863, died April 24, 1872 ; George T., February 1, 1875; Lloyd C., January 23,, 1879. He is justice of the peace at the present time, having filled the office for four years past. His grandfather, Thomas Simonton, served seven years in the war of the Revolution, under the immediate command of General Washington. His father, Wm. Ayres, served in the war of 1812 two years and a-halt in the Second Regiment U. S. Heavy Artillery. Five of his brothers were in the service during the war of the Rebellion, as follows: Samuel D., first lieutenant Company I, Ninety-ninth O. V. I; Thomas C., lieutenant in Fifty-first 0. V. I.; Matson E., corporal in One Hundred and First 0. V. I.; Robert G., chaplain in Twelfth Illinois Cavalry; Harrison C., sergeant in Twelfth Ohio Cavalry. Matson E. died at Nashville, and Chaplain Robert G. died at his home in Illinois, while on furlough. Postoffice, Kalida. LEONARD BEAR - son of Samuel and Mary A. (Pohlen) Bear, was born in Stark county, Ohio, in 1834, and removed with his parents to this county in 1839. His mother died in 1856, aged forty-one years. His wife, Barbara A., daughter of John and Catharine (Bear) Myers, was born in this county in 1836. They were married in Putnam in 1855, and have had six children: Lucinda A., born October 25, 1856, residence in this county; Noah, October 18, 1858, died January, 1859; Alvaro, October 14, 1859: John S., December 14, 1861; Susan M., January 6, 1863; Barbara E., May 11, 1865, died May 5, 1877. Mr. Bear says that when they first came to the county necessity compelled them to grind their corn on a hand-mill, to secure their meat in the forest, and to hunt and sell furs for life's necessaries. What a change between then and now ! Occupation, fanning. Address, Kalida. BENJAMIN F. CLEVENGER - whose parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Gander) Clevenger, came to this county in 1830, Was born June 11, 1839, and was married February 6, 1862. His wife, Catharine A., is a daughter of John and Magdalene (Sipes) Dutenhaver, and was born in Carroll county, Ohio, February 20, 1841. They have had six children: Mary A., born March 24, 1863, died February 18, 1865: Samuel B., February 10, 1865, died December 29, 1876; Ada. L., October 9, 1867; John F., April 7, 1870; Sarah L., November 6, 1873: William I., April 7, 1878. He is a farmer, has filled the office of township trustee two years, and is now one of the recently elected land appraisers of the county. His father, Samuel Clevenger, was a pioneer of the county, and, with his four brothers, William, Jacob, Joseph and George, located, October 22, 1830, in the woods near Vaughnsville, Sugar Creek township. In 1832-33, they all settled in Union township, then a howling wilderness, and underwent all the hardships and privations incident to the settlement of a new country. his grandfather, Benjamin Clevenger, built the first grist mill in the county, in 1832, where Vaughnsville now stands. Address, Kalida. LEVI CRAWFORD - son of Hugh and Nancy (Henderson) Crawford, whose parents settled in this county in 1837, was born January 14, 1845, and is a farmer, with postoffice address at Columbus Grove. His wife, Susan, daughter of Hugh and Sarah (Ewing) Strain, who came to the county in 1835, was born May 28, 1844. They were married at Ottawa, November 19, 1868, and have had five children: Erna, born August 16, 1869; Nancy A., October 15, 1870: infant daughter, February 27, 1872, deceased ; Rosa Clyde, August 22, 1873; Harry E. January 5, 1876. His brother, Wm. H. Crawford, served in the war of the E., as a member of the Twenty-first Regiment O. V. I., for three months, and afterwards three years in the Ohio cavalry service. His brother, Alonzo, was also a member of the Twenty-first Regiment O. V. I., in the three months' service. The parents of both Mr. and Mrs. Crawford were among the early pioneers of the county. WILLIAM DONNELL - was born in Tyrone, Ireland, September 24, 1823. His parents were Samuel and Mary (Calhoun) Donnell. He came to the county in 1839, and has followed farming. His wife, Susan, daughter of Jacob awl Eliza (Rimer) Clevenger, who settled in the county in 1830, was born July 5, 1833. They were married November 17, 1871. By a former wife he had three daughters: Mary E., born June 2, 1858; Rebecca J., June 20, 1865; Matilda E. July 7, 1868. He served in the war of the Rebellion, in the Thirty-eighth O. V. I., one year, and in the Thirty-ninth 0. V. I. one year, and was wounded by a shell at Bentonville, North Carolina. Address, Kalida. JEREMIAH DOUGLASS - son of Eri and Elizabeth (Dominy) Douglass, was born in Franklin county, Ohio, and settled in this county in 3808, and is at present one of the trustees of this township. His wife, Mary A., was born in Madison county, Ohio, and is a daughter of Andrew and Irena (Beach) Sherwood. They were married in Madison county, Ohio, March 4, 1858, and two children have sprung from the union: Curry F., born July 14, 1859, and Rosa E., February 15; 1866. His grandfather, Jeremiah Dominy, participated in the war of the Revolution and that of 1812. Mr. Douglass was a member of the One Hundred and Thirty-third 0. V. I. during the war of the Rebellion. Occupation, farming. Address, Kalida. JOHN L. GEYER - was born at Kalida, December 6, 1854. His parents, Amos and Emogene (Wells) Geyer, settled in the county in 1838. He is at present a teacher in the public schools of Kalida, and has been engaged in teaching in the county for the past eight years. He is one of the founders of the Normal School of Kalida. He and Mary E. Hicks were married at Kalida, October 14, 1874, and have one daughter, Mary Olive, born December 5, 1875, his wife, daughter of John L. and Margaret (Carey) Hicks, was born at Kalida, October 15, 1856. They settled in the county in 1836. His brother, O. W. Geyer, was a member of the Fifty-seventh Ohio Regiment during the war of the Rebellion. Address, Kalida. JAMES D. HUDDLE - whose postoffice address is at Kalida, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, and is a son of Noah and Mary (Seitz) Huddle, who settled in the county in 1860. Although Mr. huddle is quite a young man, he is earnestly engaged in collecting a cabinet of geological specimens and archaeological remains, and has already quite an extensive collection of rare curiosities. His grandfather, Daniel Seitz, was in the military service during the war of 1812, and his uncle, Noah Seitz, died while in the service during the war of the Rebellion. JACOB KESSLER - son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Rohrer) Kessler, was born in Bishweiler, France, July, 1824, and settled in this county in 1859. His nephew, Joseph Kessler, was in the .war of the Rebellion one year, and is now deceased. Mr. Kessler has been a sailor on the northern lakes for twenty years, and has led a life full of peril. He has sailed on a number of vessels, and was shipwrecked twice, escaping once on the ice, and another time in an open boat. He is now engaged in farming. Address, Kalida. HARRISON G. LEE - druggist, was born in New York July 15, 1816. He accompanied his parents, Moses and Deborah (Parker) Lee, from Coshocton county, Ohio, to this county in 1834. They arrived at Kalida June 23, and were among the pioneer settlers of Union township. He felled the first tree to build his father's cabin, which was the first log house built at Kalida, and they endured all the hardships and privations incident to the early settlers of the county. His father died August 11, 1874. His wife, Rhoda Israel, whom he married at Piqua, Ohio, in 1847, was born in Guernsey county, Ohio. They have one son, Frank G., born June 26, 1848. He has been treasurer of the township six years. His father served in the war of 1812. Address, Kalida, Ohio. JAMES M. LEE - son of Moses and Rhoda (Branch) Lee, was born in the State of New York. February 26, 1814. He removed with his parents to this county in 1834. His father died August 11, 1874. His wife, Rebecca A., daughter of James B. and Elizabeth (Ringgold) Pratt, was born February 1, 1819, in Maryland. They were married in Piqua, Ohio, September 1, 1836. They have two sons: Charles P., born July 6, 1837, and Levi. G., March 24, 1840. He has served as justice of the peace, ten years in Kalida. His father, Moses Lee, was a soldier in the war of 1812. Both of his sons, Charles and Levi, were members of the One Hundred and Eighteenth Ohio Regiment in the war of the Rebellion. Charles was wounded by a shell in battle at Mossy Creek, Tennessee, and Levi participated in the siege of Atlanta. Occupation, farmer. Postoffice, W. JOSEPH LEHMKUHLE - whose parents, John B. and Anna K. (Schnipke) Lehmkuhle, came to this county in 1834, was born in Glandorf December 2, 1839. His wife, Elizabeth, whose parents, John H. and Johanna C. (Riemann) Giesken, came here in 1838, Was born in Greensburg township June 22, 1842. They were married at Glandorf October 1, 1862. Seven children complete the family circle: Mary K., born October 11, 1864; Clementine E., October 27, 1866; Katrina. E., January 26, 1869; Clara K., May 14, 1871; Phelamina, November 14, 1873; Theresa, December 24, 1875; Frank B., December 25, 1877. His father, John B. Lehmkuhle, has held the office of county auditor from 1873 to 1877, and his brother, Louis, was elected auditor in 1877, and is the present incumbent. Occupation, farmer and school teacher. Address, Glandorf. ISAAC McCRACKEN - whose parents were William and Lydia (Steele) McCracken, was born July 22, 1799, in Juniata county, Pennsylvania. He settled in this county in 1834, when it was a dense wilderness, and has endured all the trials and vicissitudes of the early pioneers. He was married December 24, 1839, in Ottawa. His wife, Priscilla (now deceased), daughter of Hugh and Martha (Sutton) Compton, was born March 23, 1809, in New York. They have had five children, only two of whom are living: Harrison, born November, 18-, now living in Portage county, Ohio; Sarah A., July 7, 1842, dead; Lydia M., July 17, 1845, dead ; Lucinda J., March 10, 1847, deal; Nancy, October 14, 1851. He was commissioner of the county six years, and associate judge seven years. His father, Wm. McCracken, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war throughout, and was in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, and many others. Occupation, farming. Address, Kalida. SAMUEL MELVIN - son of William and Mary A. (Stevens) Melvin, was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania,. July 11, 1824, and settled in this county in 1853. He and Ann A., daughter of Alexander and Margaret (Rigg) Harper, were married December 4, 1840, in Philadelphia. She was also born in Chester county, Pennsylvania. February 14, 1825. They have had eight Children: Maggie A., Alexander H., Taylor J. Ettie, Florence, Elmer, George B., and. Ernest E. Besides farming, he has been United States mail carrier from Kalida to Ottawa for twelve years. His father, William Melvin, and three of his brothers have been in military service. Address, Kalida. PERSONAL HISTORIES - Continued - 217 MRS. SUSANNAH RIDINGER - widow of the late Adam Ridinger, was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1815, and is a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Miller) Moneysmith, who settled in the county in 1836. Her husband, son of Michael and Mary (Rupert) Ridinger, was born in York county, Pennsylvania, December 24, 1811, and settled in this .county in 1837, following the occupation of farming. They were married in Medina county, Ohio, September 2, 1884, and have had eleven children, seven of whom are living: Jonas M., born May 9, 1886; Lucy A., January 28, 1868, resides near Columbus Grove; Josiah, May 15, 1840; Sarah J., July 13, 1842, died February 20, 1861 ; Andrew J., March 9, 1844, dead ; Stephen A., January 25, 1847, dead; Clarinda„ October 30, 1848; Mary E., June 12, 1851, diving at Vaughnsville: Lydia, January 26, 1854; Calista, May 12, 1857. Her husband was trustee of the township two years. Her grandfather, Henry Moneysmith, served during the war of the Revolution. Josiah Ridinger, her son, was a member of the Fifty-seventh O. V. I. one year. Her son, Andrew J., died at Camp Chase, Ohio, member of Eighty-eighth O. V. I. Address, Kalida. MRS. JABEZ S. SPENCER - daughter of Joshua and Deborah (Cauplan) Parker, was born in Knox county, Ohio, April 19, 1818. She was married at Kalida, this county, October 26, 1837. Her husband was born at Bolton, Connecticut, May 5, 1806, and was the son of Jabez S. and Charlotte Spencer. He died July 23, 1853, at the age of 47, having been a resident of the county from 1834. They had seven children, of whom three are living. Their names are as follows: Selden M., dead; Lorenzo, dead; Charlotte D., Ralph G., Putnam, Jabez, dead; Alvina A., dead. Her father, Joshua Parker, served in the war of 1812. Business, farming. Address, Kalida, Ohio. REV. JAMES LYNN SCOTT - minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Warren county, October 8, 1846, son of Richard and Margaret Lynn Scott, who settled in this county September 10, 1859. He :married, November 15, 1877, Dorinda Beardsley, born in this county, May 28, 1848, daughter of Alfred and Margaret Simpson Beardsley. Their child, Margaret Josephine, was born June 2, 1879. Mr. Scott worked with his father ,on a farm until in 1868, when he taught school four months, then went on the farm again until the fall of 1869, when he entered college and graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University in June, 1874. In July of 1874 he was licensed a local preacher, and in September of the same year entered the Central Ohio Conference, and was appointed to Gibsonburg circuit. He has since served at Deshler two years, Wapakoneta two years, and in 1879 was appointed to West GEORGE SKINNER - engineeer and surveyor, son of George and Elizabeth (Cooper) Skinner, was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, June 8, 1816. His father died in Pennsylvania, June 1, 1848. He settled in this county in 1839. His mother came to the county in 1843, and died the same year. His wife, Margaret A., daughter of James and Sinai (Ball) Thrift, was born in Fairfax county, Virginia, August 17, 1829. They were married at Kalida August 17, - there are nine children: Elizabeth, born April 30, 1844, Van Wert, Ohio; Chester, August 6, 1849, died December 5, 1876; Rose, September 6, 1851, Lima, Ohio; George, July 9, 1854, Ottoville, Ohio; Cora, August 9, 1857, Kalida, Ohio; Maggie, July 26, 1860; Albert, June 15, 1863; Archie, November 6, 1866; James, February 20, 1870. When but sixteen years of age his father entered the American army, in the Revolutionary war, and served three years. He was in the battle of Cowpens in 1781, and captured a musket from the British, which is an heirloom in the family, and was all the pay he -ever received for his service on account of his youth. Post-office, Kalida. DAVID SROUFE - whose parents were Sebastian and Agnes (Owens) Sroufe, was born in Kentucky in 1784; was married in Greene county, Ohio, in 1810; settled in Putnam county, near Kalida, in 1831, devoted himself to farming, and died January 15, 1852, aged sixty-eight years four months and nine days. His wife, Rebecca, daughter of Abraham and Mary (Adgcomb) Townsend, was born in Maine, in 1778, and died August 7, 1879, at the advanced age of one hundred years, ten months and seven days. Eight children were born to this venerable couple, five of whom are still living: Harvy, born October 26, 1811, at the homestead; George, January, 1813, resides in this county; Matilda, March 11, 1815, deceased ; Lavina, June 30, 1817, resides in Kansas; Merella, December 22, 1820, died in 1887; John, 1823, deceased ; Mary, August 25, 1825, resides in this county; Hannah, February 15, 1828, at the homestead. His father served in the Revolutionary war from the beginning to the close, and he served in the war of 1812. DANIEL W. SEITZ - school teacher, is a son of David and Lydia (Hufford) Seitz, and was born in this county September 16, 1850. He is a graduate of the commercial department of the National Normal College of Lebanon, Ohio. He and Florence, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Dinsmore) Crawford, whose birthplace is Cincinnati, were married in this county .October 15, 1874. His grandfather, Daniel Seitz, was in the war of 1812. Post-office address, Kalida. JOHN SEITZ - engaged in farming and stock raising, is a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Hite) Seitz, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, April 19, 1827. His wife, Sarah; daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Gander) Clevenger, was born in this county April 8, 1835. Her parents came to the county in 1830. They were married in this county February 3,1853, and have had three children: Susannah, born December 29, 1851, residing in this county; Albert, April 14, 1837; Samuel D., November 2, 1864, deceased. His father, Daniel Seitz, was in the war of 1812, and his brother, Noah Seitz, died in service in the war of the Rebellion. He has served as township trustee three years. Address, Kalida. SAMUEL SEITZ - son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Hite) Seitz, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, December 14, 1821, and came to this county in 1847, since which he has filled the office of justice of the. peace six years and also that of township assessor. Mary Clevenger, born in this county December 6, 1832, was united in marriage with him November 14, 1850, and four children have been born: Chloe, August 27, 1857, resides in Kalida; Belle, January 22, 1861; J. Edson, June 19, 1866; Nancy, August 18, 1870. Her parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Gander) Clevenger, settled in this county in 1830. His brother, Noah Seitz, died in Kentucky, in the service of the war of the Rebellion. Occupation, farming. Address, Kalida. HARRY K. TINGLE - son of Joseph and Anna S. (Cunningham) Tingle, was born at Kalida, August 17, 1830. His parents had settled in the county in 1845. His wife, Lavina K. Vail, was born in Kalida, November 30, 1853, and they were married at Kalida January 23, 1872. Her parents, James H. and Catharine (Byall) Vail, came to the county in 1841. One child, Clams L., born July 27, 1878, blesses the union. He has been postmaster at Kalida since June, 1877. His father was quartermaster of the Ninety-ninth Regiment O. V. I. for three years, and his brother, Wm. C. Tingle, was a member of the Eighty-eighth Regiment O. V. I., serving three .years. Business, dealer in stoves and tinware. Address, Kalida. ISAAC VAIL - was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, May 19, 1809, and settled in this county in 1851. His parents were Jonathan and Mary (Sells) Vail. His wife, Julia A., daughter of William and Ann (Rose) Richards, was born in Old Bedford, Pennsylvania. They were married October 6, 1831, in Coshocton county, Ohio, and have had ten children, of whom six are living: Mary Ann, born in 1832, resides in Illinois; Celina, May, 1834, deceased; Jane A., October 1836, at Findlay, Ohio; Ellen, 1839, at Linden, Kansas; William W., 1841, at Kalida; Richard B., March 16, 1849, Ohio; Jonathan, Emily, and Grace, dead ; James H., January 25, 1855. He has been infirmary director of the county six years. His grandfather, John Vail, served in the war of the Revolution. Occupation, tanner. Post-office, Kalida. JAMES H. VAIL - son of Jonathan and Mary (Sills) Vail, was born October 10, 1813, in Coshocton county, Ohio, and settled in this county in 1841. His wife, Catharine A., daughter of John and Elizabeth (Neustter) Byall. was born October 20, 1818, in Stark county, Ohio, and they were married in Hancock county, Ohio, November 28, 1843. Two children have been born to them: Jonathan B., August 24, 1845, now in Lima., Ohio, and Lavonia K., November 30, 1853, residing in Kalida. He has been sheriff of the county three terms, and served as postmaster at Kalida two years. His grandfather, John Vail, was a soldier of the war of 1812, and was a pioneer settler of Richland county, Ohio. His second wife was the widow of Joseph Copus, who was killed on the Black Fork, Michigan, by the Indians, in what is known 'in history as the Seymour and Copus massacre. His son, Jonathan B. Vail, went into the commissary department at Chattanooga, Tennessee. at .the age of seventeen, and 'continued. in it two years. Occupation, farming. Address, Kalida. FREEMAN S. WILLIAMS - physician and surgeon of Kalida, son of Swain O. and Mary M. (Doud) Williams, was born in Lenoxville, Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, September 13, 1847. He graduated in medicine at the University of Michigan in 1875, and settled in this county the same year. June 6, 1876, he and Norah I. Parker were married at Ottawa, and two children bless the union: Grace, born February 28, 1878, and Gaylord; September 9, 1879. His wife's parents, Lorenzo D. and Louisa M. (Crowel) Parker, settled in the county in 1838. and she was born at Kalida November 22, 1856. Enos Williams, his great grandfather, served in the Revolution during the war. His grandfather, Gershom Williams, was in the war of 1812 one year. A brother, Demas Williams, was a member of the Ninety-ninth Ohio Regiment in the war of the Rebellion, and died in the service, Address, Kalida. PLEASANT TOWNSHIP. JOHN L. ALLEN - son of Moses H. and Elisabeth McCullough Allen, who settled here in 1836, was born in Tuscarawas county July 4, 1832; his wife, Jane, daughter of William and Louisa (Ryan) Young, wets born in Jefferson county November 30, 1832. They were married in Jefferson county. May 31, 1851, and have had ten children, namely: John W., born May 31, 18 , died June 3, 1857; James M., April 12, 1853; Elisabeth E., June 5, 1853; William F., January 15, 1860, died March 30, 1861; Alexander M., August 3, 1862; Roxanna, September 27, 1864; Nettie J., November 14, 1865; Mary A., September 26, 1869; Maud, born March 28, 1872, died August 1, 1872; Olive A., born June 19, 1875, died September 23, 1875. Mr. Allen held the office of trustee in Pleasant township one year. Business, general agency. Postmoffice, Columbus Grove. NATHANIEL H. BAGLEY - born in Orange county, Vermont, May 15, 1810, came into this county in September, 1834. His parents, Samuel and Hannah Humphrey Bagley, lived and died in Vermont. In 1849 Mr. Bagley left his family, consisting of his first wife, Jane R. Rice Bagley, daughter Hannah, and two sons, Samuel H. and William W. , and went to California by the overland route. He there spent his time in mining, with some success, saw the elephant, and returned home in 1850. He was married the second time, September 23, 1852, in Riley township, to Elisabeth Stewart, born in Licking county, August 8, 1828, daughter of Robert and Agnes Siler Stewart. Five children are the fruit of this marriage: Robert N., born August 29, 1853, now in Wisconsin ; Jennie E., May 19, 1855 ; Emma, March 20, 1861; Major, March 8, 1863; Lewis S., March 2, 1868. Mr. Bagley has held the office of justice of the peace for two terms in Riley township. His grandfather was in the Revolutionary war, and in the battle of Bunker Hill, was one of the gunners in the siege of Yorktown at John Burgoyne's surrender, was wounded, discharged and drew a pension for life of $99 a year. Samuel Bagley was a volunteer in the war of 1812, and was in the battle of Plattsburg, when old General Provost got too far from Canada. The business of Mr. N. H. Bagley is farming. Post-office, Columbus Grove. LEWIS F. BARNUM - and his wife. Sarah E. Kidd, were born in Putnam. county, the former April 4, 1849, the latter March 4, 1853. They were married June 15, 1871, and have two children: Fannie, born March 13, 1873, and Alta, February 11, 1875. Mr. Barnum,s parents, Thomas B. and Mary E. (Sigafoose) Barnum, came into the county in 1846. Mrs. Barnum,s parents, Ezra and Julia Ann (Hooper) Kidd, settled here in 1846. Grandfather Barnum served in the Revolutionary war. Business, farming. Post-office, Columbus Grove. EDWARD H. BARNETT - son of Richard Barnett and Sarah Hamilton, was born in Perry county, June 30, 1834, and came to this county in 1872. He married in Franklin county, March 28, 1853, Sarah A. Boswell, born in Montgomery county, Maryland, December 23, 1835, daughter of Henry Boswell and J ohanna Henry, who settled here in 1868. Children: James H., born December 23, 1859; Sarah A.., July 16, 1861; Mary E., July 22, 1865; Rachel M., July 6, 1869; Charles R., March 17, 1872. He had three brothers in the war of the Rebellion, Isaac, James, and William, and they were in the party that captured Morgan. Business, farming. Post-office, Columbus Grove. CHRISTIAN BASINGER - was born in this county, March 12, 1846. son of John D. and Elisabeth (Musser) Basinger, who came here in 18,5. His first wife was Ragane Lugabill, daughter of David and Catharine Lugabill, who came into the county in 1834. The second marriage was June 197 1813, to Barbara Bucher, daughter of Christian Bucher and -Anna Amstutz, who settled in Putnam county in 1832. Children: William, born March 9, 1868; Levi, born March 29, 1870; Susanna, May 29, 1874; Mary, July 24, 1876. Post-office, Columbus Grove. Business, farmer and stock dealer. CALVIN W. BEARDSLEY - mayor of Columbus Grove, and notary public by profession, son of Barney and Mary Beardsley, was born in Licking county, Ohio, in 1828, and settled in this county in 1874. has been twice married. His first wife, Elisabeth Wilch, daughter of Michael and Elisabeth was born in Richland county. The second wife, Emma Delia, daughter of John McHenry, was born in this county. The first marriage took place at Canonsburg, Hancock county, Ohio, October 22, 1851, and the second at Columbus Grove, January 26, 1875. Children: Amanda M., Isadore M., Alice Augusta, Charles W., Monterville, and Maud Leslie. Mr. Beardsley was formerly mayor of Bluffton, Indiana. He served three years as a private soldier in the infantry during the Rebellion, was in fourteen battles, and in the battle of Chickamauga was among the last men off the field. Was in the Fourteenth army corps, commanded by Major-Gen. Thomas. ALFRED BEARDSLEY- was born in Delaware county, New York, April 8, 1805, and settled here in 1840. His parents were Daniel and Hannah 218 - PERSONAL HISTORIES -Continued. (Bailey) Beardsley. His mother came to Putnam county in 1854. His wife was Margaret, daughter of William and Luraney (Moore) Simpson, and she was born in Muskingum county, February 4, 1817, and died May 22, 1878. They were married in Muskingum county, March 22, 1835, and had four children: Luraney, born August 11, 1839; Cyrus A., born March 9, 1842, died February 28, 1849; Hannah A., January 17, 1845; Dorinda, May 28, 1848. His brother, Barney, served in the war of 1812. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. JOSEPH BILLHIMER - The subject of this sketch died November 8, 1874. He was the son of Jacob Billhimer and Barbara Moneysmith, with whom he came into this county in 1841; was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, October 5, , married here, December 24, 1857, Lou Beardsley, daughter of Alfred and Margaret Simpson Beardsley, who settled here in 1840. Mrs. Billhimer was born in Licking county, August 11, 1839. Their six children are: Margaret A., born October 29, 1858: Cyrus A.., August 11, 1861; Nellie, June 7, 1863; Anna. March 23, 1865; Dora B., August 9, 1867; Alfred B., February 22, 1872. Mr. Billhimer was a farmer. Postoffice address of Mrs. Billhimer, Columbus Grove. JAMES BELFORD - lumber dealer and proprietor of saw mill, was born and married, as was also his wife, in Putnam county. Born May 8, 1837, son of Joseph Belford and Eleanor Geyer, who came here in 1835. Married, October 6, 1864, Elisabeth Elwell, born in April, 1840, daughter of John and Nancy Smith Elwell. Their children, all at home, are: Clara A., born December 15, 1865; Anna C., November 2, 1869; Nellie, February 10, 1871; James H., February 23, 1873. Mr. Belford held the office of clerk in Pleasant township seven years ; has also been corporation clerk and councilman ; is now justice of the peace.. His great grandfather and brother, Belford,. served in the Revolutionary war. Two of his brothers were in the late war of Rebellion; William, in the Fourteenth O. V. I., served two years and was killed at Chickamauga; Benjamin served two years in the Eighty-eighth O. V. Mr. Belford's residence and postoffice is Columbus Grove. JOSEPH BOWMAN - Proprietor of the Putnam House, at Columbus Grove,. Ohio, came to Putnam county in the year 1849. He is a native of Virginia, born in Brock county of that State, June 23, 1813, and son of Henry Bowman and Phebe Rumage; was married in Tuscarawas county, 0., to Clarissa Bigum, daughter of William Bigum and Catharine Covert, date and place of her birth being August 1, 1826, Huntingdon, Pa. The blessing of their union was twin children, Daniel B. and Sarah A., born January 25, 1845. John Bowman, grandfather of Joseph, served during the whole time of the Revolutionary war, and Daniel, son of Joseph Bowman, served in the late war in the Eighty-eighth Regiment, O. V. I. HENRY BUCK - was born in this county July 21, 1839. His parents, Benjamin D. Buck and Almeda Conant, settled here in 1835. He married in this county, August 20, 1863, Susan Wagner, daughter of George W. and Elizabeth N. (Ginn) Wagner. Mrs. Buck died Janury 1, 1879. Their children are as follows: Ella F., born February 28, 1861; Laura B., October 4, 1865; Henry, May 22, 1867; Albert, June 3, 1872. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. SETH BUCK - son of Benjamin D. and Almeda C. Buck, was born in Medina county, September 5, 1825, and died November 22, 1875. His occupation was that of carpenter and farmer. His wife, Anna; daughter of William P. and Amay (McClane) Bowers, was born in Richland county, October 8, 1833. They were married in this county December 23, 1851. Children: Sylvester, born March 19, 1853 ; Mary E., February 17, 1855 ; Nancy A. January 4, 1857; Anna A., born September 23, 1859, died September 20, 1860; Alice M. June 6, 1861; Dora E., February 28, 1863; Emma A., March 2, 1866; Rosey A., July 29, 1868; Jessie, March 23, 1871; Johnnie, January 24, 1874. Mrs. Buck had two brothers in the late war: William H. H. Bowers, Company K, Fourteenth O. V. I., killed near Atlanta, Georgia; and Solomon S. Bowers was wounded and died at the battle of Lookout Mountain. Postoffice of Mrs. Buck, Columbus Grove. BENJAMIN BUCK - a farmer of this township, settled here in 1835. He was born in Medina county March 16830; son of Benjamin Dunton and Almeda (Conant) Buck. Married near Columbus Grove, November 4, 1855, Harriet A. Roberts, who was born in Richland county, October 25, 1836, being the daughter of Gershom and Catharine (Miller) Roberts, who came into Putnam county in 1851. Five children have been given them, namely: Sarah, born January 19, .1857, died the same day; Russell, born November 1, 1859, died July 18, 1861 ; Maria C., born March 31, 1863 ; Eva, October 22, 1866; Ethan, February 27, 1874. Mr. Buck went to school here when the log cabin in which the school was held was the only house where Columbus Grove now stands. His father's family shared the experiences of the first settlers in this new country. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. JAMES BUNN - son of Peter and Mary Bunn, was born in Ross county, in October, 1812, and came into Putnam county in 1834. He married, November 18, 18- , as his first wife, Rosanna Bushong, who was born in Ross county, November 16, 1810, and died August 29, 1863. Her parents, George and Lydia Rush Bushong, settled in this county in 1834. The children a this union were fourteen: William, born April 13, 1828; Henry, born August 16, 1930, and died May 10, 1832; John, born December 25, 1832, died in October, 1840; Mary, November 25, 1834; Lydia, October 21, 1836; Maria, born in September, 1838, died in October, 1840; George W., May 28, 1841; Thomas, June 17, 1843; Sarah, born December 21, 1845, died April 13, 1863; Drusilla, August 23, 1840; James, born December 25, 1848, died August 13, 1861; Harmon, August 13, 1854; and twins, Jefferson and Louis, born March 3, 1857. The second marriage was at Lima, Ohio, December 23, 1873, to Catharine Fullerton. George Bushong, father of the first wife, served in the war of 1812, and is still living with James Bunn. Mr. Bunn's oldest brother, Harmon, was also a soldier in the war of 1812. He had three sons, William, George W., and Thomas, served in the war of the Rebellion. James Bunn was an early settler in this township. He had to depend chiefly on hunting for aand furs were all the available means of the settlers for getting money. Deer and all kinds of game were very abundant here at that time. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. ISAAC BOGART - was born in Northumberland county, Pa., November 13, 1827, and came, to Putnam county in 1837 with his parents, Jacob and Mary (Hunter) Bogart. He married in this county March 25, 1852, Sarah J. Sanders, born in New York April 28, 1823, daughter of William W. and Rhoda (Drake) Sanders, who settled here in 1851. They have had five children: William J., born December 13, 1852, died November 9, 1853; Alice A., born May 9, 1854, died April 3, 1855; Albert J., January 3, 1856; Elwood S., March 23, 1857; Leonore J., born September 25, 1858, died July 30, 1859. Mrs. Bogart's father served in the war of 1812. Mr. Bogart was four years in the late war, in the Fourteenth 0. V. I., and engaged in the battles of Wild Cat, Shiloh, Mill Springs, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Resacca, and Jonesboro. He stood under fire four months at Atlanta., and was wounded in the right leg at Jonesboro. He is now engaged in farming, with his address at Columbus Grove. JOHN B. BOGART son of William Bogart and Margaret. Bras, was born in Columbia county, Pennsylvania, April 12, 1806, and settled in Putnam county in 1833. His first marriage was in Franklin county, August 9, 1827, to Mary Featheringill, daughter of Thomas and Elisabeth S. Featheringill, and she was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, November 27, 1806, and died January 22, 1844.. The following were the children by the first marriage; Elizabeth M., born May 13, 1828; Lucinda J., March 9, 1830; Sarah Ann, July 18, 1832; Hannah P., born December 11, 1834, died December 10, 1843; Harriet L.,. born February 9, 18- , died January 9, 1857; Martha M., January 8, 1839; John, F.. January 20, 1842. The second marriage was September 15, 1844, to Barbara. Otto, born in Pennsylvania in 1822, daughter of Henry Otto and Rachel Powell. She died August 7, 1874. Children of the second marriage: William H., born. August 17, 184.5; David W., February 13, 1847; ,Elias A., October 27, 1848;. Isaac W., March 27, 1850; Benjamin F., December 20, 1851; Mary E., April 10,. 1855; Racbel E., December 20, 1856; George B. M., October 17,1862; Eliza E. C.,. August 9, 1865. Mr. Bogart was married to his third and present wife in Shelby county, February 10, 1876; namely, Ellen Hood, born in Hocking . county, July 16, 1852, daughter of George W. Hood and Lydia Cramer, who. settled here in 1873. Mr. Bogart was one of the earliest settlers in the township, was the fourth voter in the township; and assisted in its orgaszation. He has been a successful farmer and stock- dealer, has provided liberally for each member of his family, and has an abundance left to support him in his. .declining years. He held the office of trustee in Pleasant township for seven-. teen years. Three of his sons, John F., David W., and Elias W., served each three years in the late war. His grandfather, on his mother,s side, served in. the Revolutionary war. The location and completion of the Dayton & Michigan Railroad through the county was largely due to his influence. He has been blind for the past four years, but appreciating the importance of the HISTORICAL ATLAS OF PUTNAM COUNTY, has subscribed and paid for fourteen copies, and in one to each of his children-their personal histories following his n Chronological order. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. ELIZABETH M. (Bogart) ROBERTS - daughter of John B. and Mary Bogart, was married in this county, August 15, 1848, to Washington Roberts, son of Sylvester. Roberts and Mary Lewis, who came in 1845. He was born in Courtland county, New York, March 16, 1824. Children: Mary J., born September. 13, 1849, died December 14, 1849; Barbara A., October 20, 1850, died January. 20, 1853; John S., December 14, 1852, died May 14, 1853; Martha E., January-10, 1854, died August 24, 1855; Margaret L., February 10, 1856, died October 10,. 1856; Adam and Addison (twins) May 15, 1857, the latter deceased; Sarah E. December 7, 1859, died August 27, 1861; Harriet E., February 22, 1863, died April 11, 1864; George B. M., September 12, 1865, deceased. Mr. Roberts is a. farmer. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. LUCINDA J. (Bogart-Parrish) HARBAUGH- daughter of John B. and Mary Bogart, has been twice married-first in this county to Benjamin Parrish, April 1, 1849, son of John and Sarah Parrish, who settled the county in 1835. He was born in Marion county, November 29, 1826. He was in the late war, and died May 4, 1865, at Newbern, North Carolina, Children: Sarah M., born. January 13, 1850, died March 13, 1852; John F., August 6, 1851, deceased; Julia. A., December 31, 1858; Barbara A., October 11, 1860; Margaret, February 16, 1862, died August 25, 1862. She married Arthur Deken April 2, 1868. He was born in the county, December 29, 1832. Business, farmer. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. SARAH A. (Bogart) HARBAUGH - daughter of John B. and Mary Bogart, married in this county Valentine Harbaugh, son of Thomas and. Mary Harbaugh, who resides in Kansas. Is a farmer and stock-dealer. ORSON BUCK - was born in this county July 18, 1836; son of Benjamin: Denton and Almeda Conant Buck, who settled here in 1835. He married at Columbus Grove, October 18, 1857, Mary Melvina, also a native of this county, born June 8, 1839, daughter of John Bras Bogart and Martha Featheringill, who came here in 1833. Children: Winfield S., born September 18, 1858, died in July 17, 1863; Harrison Lincoln, born August 17, 1860; Dixy Diana, September 6, 1863; Barbara, Almeda, September 1, 1865; Austin W., October :7, 1867, died October 7, 1867; Martha Ann, October 9, 1868, died April 14, 1869; John Valentine, February 21, 1870; Mary Lovina, July 17, 1873, died August 11, 1873; Orson Marshall, January 12, 1875, died August 4, 1878; Henry Franklin, January 2, 1878. Mr. Orson Buck served two years and six months in the late war of the Rebellion, in Company K, Fourteenth Regi-. ment 0. V. I. Occupation, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. JOHN F. BOGART - son of John B. and Mary Bogart, married in this county, July 3, 1860, Alice, daughter of John Harris and Eliza Cole, born in Trumbull county, December 7, 1837. Children: Eliza E., born July 16, 1861; Edwin B., June 26, 1867; Maggie J., February 7, 1877. Agent for agricultural implements. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. WILLIAM H. BOGART son of John B. and Barbara Bogart, DAVID W. BOGART - son of John B. and Barbara Bogart, married in this county, July 4, 1867, Mary Vanmeter, born in the county, December 3, 1841, daughter of Elzy and Mary (Ramsey) Vanmeter. Children: Bertha, born February 3, 1872, died July 21st, 1872; Harry B. V., March 3, 1875, died September 12, 1875. Occupation; farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. ELIAS A. BOGART - son of John B. and Barbara Bogart ISAAC W. BOGART - son of John B. and Barbara Bogart, married in this county, April 29, 1869, Jane, daughter of Elzy and Mary Vanmeter, born in the county, January 7, 1852. Six children have been born to them: John E., November 9, 1869: David F., July 6, 1871; Rama M., May 12, 1873; Harley L., March 24, 1875, died September 15, 1878; Mary B., March 1877; Olie M., March 30, 1879. Occupation, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. BENJAMIN F. BOGART - son of John B. and Barbara Bogart, is now at Wichita, Kansas. Occupation, clerk. MARY E. (Bogart) GARBER - daughter of John B. and Barbara Bogart, married in this county, November 22, 1877, J. F. Garber, born May 16, 1846, in Frederic county, Maryland, son of Jonathan and Lydta (Sayler) Garber. Their child, Orie Cecil, was born January 9, 1879. Occupation, farmer. Postoffice,. Columbus Grove. RACHEL E. BOGART - daughter of John B. and Barbara Bogart, GEORGE B. M. BOGART - son of John B. and Barbara Bogart, is now at home, having sown his wild oats in Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico during the past year. Occupation, farmer. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. ELIZA E. C. BOGART - daughter of John B. and Barbara Bogart, is a school girl at home. 219 - PERSONAL HISTORIES-Continued. REV. JOHN BUSHONG - a minister of the gospel for thirty-nine years, was born in Ross county, and came to Putnam county with his parents, George-and Lydia Rush Bushong, in September, 1834. His father is yet living, and draws a pension of $96 per year for service rendered in the war of 1812. Mrs. Bushong was Sarah Smith, born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, daughter of John and Mary B. Smith, both deceased, who settled in Logan county in 1834. Mr. and Mrs. Bushong were married September 27, 1839, in Logan county, and have had six children: James S., born August 10, 1840, died October 1, 1841: Lewis H. H., born February 16, 1842; Mary M., December 7, 1841; Joseph Thomas, August 27, 1847, resides in Paulding county; Jasper Hazen, May 18, 1852; Isaac N., September 18, 1855. All of these not specified live at Columbus Grove. Mr. Bushong held the office of school director in Pleasant township for several years. His son, Joseph Thomas, went into military service in the late war of the Rebellion at the age of sixteen, and was in sixteen hard battles and several skirmishes. When Mr. Bushong settled in this county it was an unbroken forest. There were but few neighbors, and they bad hard work and many hardships. They had to go to Mad River valley for sustenance. He has lived to see the swampy wilderness transformed into a rich and fertile country, with wealth and comfort on every hand. Mr. Bushong expresses the opinion that this ATLAS and HISTORY is the best work of the kind he ever examined. JAMES BUSHONG - who settled in Putnam county, in 1834, with his parents, George and Lydia (Rush) Bushong, was born in Ross county April 15, 1818. He married here, September 18, 1839, Drusilla D. Stout, who was born in Champaign county, April 28, 1822, daughter of John and Mary (Hill) Stout, who came into the county in 1833. Children: Jefferson, born June 25, 1840; John F., February 6, 1842; Joseph H., June 23, 1844: Hiram K., February 9, 1843; Eliza J., October 23, 1849: Mary A. August 16, 1852: Emma Delia, November 18, 1857: James W., October 23, 1859; Hannibal. F., October 10, 1862. His father, still living, was in the war of 1812. His son, Joseph, went into the last war in 1861, when only sixteen years old, and served to the close of the war, in Twenty-first 0. V. I. Business farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. JOSEPH H. BUSHONG - farmer, postoffice Columbus Grove, was born in Putnam county, June 23, 1844, son of James and Drusilla Stout Bushong. His wife, Hannah A., to whom he was married in Hancock county, August 30, 1866, was daughter of Alfred and Margaret (Simpson) Beardsley, and she was born in this county January 17, 1845. Children: Emma J., born July 10, 1867; Herbert J. A., October 25, 1868; Margaret D., October 11, 1870; Joe Roy, February 25, 1874; Wilbert C., May 2, 1878. Mr. Bushong served four .years in the war of the Rebellion, in Company D, Twenty-first 0. V. I.; was in eleven battles and many skirmishes; was taken prisoner at Stone River and paroled on the field, and was a prisoner ten months. ALMERAN S. BECKWITH - was born in Trumbull county, April 14, 1835, son of Orville and Mary Ann Stone Beckwith, and settled m this county in 1870. His wife was Lucy Ann Ridinger, daughter of Adam Ridinger and Susanna Moneysmith, who came here in 1837, and she was born January 20, 18.38. They were married May 2, 1861. Children: Jonas Horatio, born August 23, 1863, and died January 3, 1864; Adam Orville, born December 10, 1864; Melville Leroy, July 13, 1867; Mary Susanna, September 4, 1870; Calista Inez, March 18, 1874; Alma Ethel, February 5, 1877. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. LYMAN WOOSTER BUTLER - settled in this county in 1863 in the unbroken forest, and by hard labor has a good improved farm. He was born at Atwater, Portage county, Ohio, February 13, 1834, son of Luther and Eliza (Jones) Butler. Married at Atwater, August 15, 1862, Nancy Lucinda Winder, born. at Randolph, Portage county, Ohio, June 15, 1843, daughter of Joseph and Amy (Taylor) Winder. They have five children: Frank E., born May 8, 1863; Fred L. November 5, 1865; Albert V., December 22, 1869; Grace L., August 25, 1873; Ernest M., December 21, 1877. His grandfather, David Butler, served in the war of 1812. Postoffice, Ottawa. REV. JOHN COUP - son of Levi Coup and Marie M. Rhinehart, was born in Seneca county, July 13, 1842. He married in Marion county, May 5, 1867, Amanda Bever, who also was born in Seneca county, June 20, 1848, daughter of George and Sabina (Bretz) Bever. Six children are born to them: Albert A., born July 13, 1868; Mattie C., December 27, 1869; Virgil V., August 6, 1872; Emma F., January 6, 1874; Merrel L., September 16, 1875, and Maud E., August 14, 1877. Their grandfathers were in the war of 1812. He served in the war of the Rebellion one year-Company K, One Hundred and Sixty-fourth regiment O. V. I. Solomon Bever served in Company K, One Hundred and Twenty-third 0. V. I., from 1861 to 1864. Occupation, minister. Post-office, Columbus Grove. WILLIAM M. COOK - son of Stephen. lad Amanda Mitchell Cook, was born in Allen county, September 2, 1849, and came into this county in 1876. His wife, Mary S., daughter of John and Jane (Prouty) Trumbo, was born in Noble county, Ind., December 31, 1853, and they were married at her native place April 6, 1876. Their children are Effie J., born. January 18, 1877, and Thurlow T., born November 25, 1878. Mr. Cook follows farming. Post-office, Columbus Grove. DAVID CORE - son of Moses and Elizabeth (Piles) Core, was born, as was also his wife, in Monongalia county, West Virginia, May 9, 1840. He married, at their native place, February 28, 1862, Rebecca E. Layton, born February 13, 1844, daughter of Peter A; :and Catharine (Liming) Layton. He came into Putnam county in 1866. His grandfather Core was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. His two brothers, John and Christopher, served each three years in the war of 1861-65. Mr. and Mrs. Core have eight children, namely: Olive, born November 21, 1862; George, June 19, 1864; Layton, April 3, 1867; Charles, February 28, 1869; Fannie, September 7, 1871; Harry, September 1, 1873; Gordon, September 18, 1875; Ida, August 18, 1877. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. ALONZO CRAWFORD - a butcher by trade, of Pleasant township, was born in Putnam county, Ohio, March 22, 1838; is son of Hugh Crawford and Nancy Henderson, who came to this county in 1835. His wife, a native of Warren county, was born July. 19, 1838, and is daughter of Richard Scott and Margaret Limn, who came to this county in 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford were married in Putnam county, October 24, 1861, and the result of their union was six daughters: Waif A., born May 13, 1863; Margaret E., January 3, 1865; Nancy A., December 8, 1867, deceased ; Mary O., November 20, 1868; Zina A., October 31, 1870, deceased; Florence F., January 12. 1873: Elno M., March 29, 1875; and Frank E., August 3, 1878. Mr. Crawford and brother, William H., served in the late war, for one year as volunteers in the Twenty-first 0. V. I. Postoffice address, Columbus Grove, Ohio. DANIEL LIENTELLIS CRITTEN - manufacturer and lumber dealer of Columbus Grove, Putnam county, Ohio, was born at this place April 13, 1841. Mr. Critten is son of Daniel Critten and Elizabeth Lake, who came to this county in October, 1840. In Pleasant township, December 22, 1869, he married Mary Margaret, daughter of John Bushong and Sarah Smith, born at Riley, December 7, 1843. Their children, Sarah E. A., born October 6, 1860, and Zella L., July 2, 1874, now reside at Columbus Grove. The factory building of the Critten firm is of brick, two stories high, with dimensions forty by ninety feet. Their lumber yard is the oldest in the county. ALFRED H. DAY - a leading merchant and business man of Columbus Grove, son of Alvin and Anna M. Day, was born at Wilbraham. Mass., in 1840, and settled in this county in 1864. He married September 20, 1865, at her native place, Ada L., daughter of Rufus M. and Lucy A. Pease, she having been born at Monson, Mass., in 1842. Their union has been sealed with three children: Rose E., born September 17, 1866; Kyle M., born September 7, 1869, died February 14, 1870; Homer R., April 9, 1873. Mr. Day has been treasurer of the incorporated village of Columbus Grove since 1864. HOLLAND B. DICE - born in Mahoning county. July 31, 1849, son of James Dice and Almena L. Hopkins, and settled here with his parents in 1865. Married in this county January 2, 1873, Caroline A. Pope, born in Putnam county, April 12, 1846, daughter of Henry Pope and Priscilla Wade, who came here in 1833. Dhildren: Clara O., born October 8, 1873; Orrin E., born April 7, 1876, died December 13, 1878; Mary A., born August 5, 1878. Mr. Dice's great grandfather served in the Revolutionary war. His brother, Warren, was four years in the war of the Rebellion, Sixth Regiment, O. V. C., serving in the army of the Potomac. Occupation, farming. Postoffice, Ottawa. DAVID D. DILLER - a farmer, was born in Riley township, this county, August 28, 1843. He married there April 18, 1872, Susanna Hochsteteler, who was born in Richland township, Allen county September 18, 1852, daughter of Jonathan Hochsteteler and Mary Ann Coler. They have the blessing of four children, namely: Henry, born February 7, 1873; Mary Ann, August 23, 1874; Abraham, August 31, 1876; and Emma Elizabeth, March 27, 1878. Post-office address, Columbus Grove. T. C. EAKIN, M. D. - son of David and Margaret (Cross) Eakin, born in Carroll county in 1816, settled in this county in 1865, and has since been in the practice of medicine and surgery in Columbus Grove. Dr. Eakin has been three times married: first in May, 1847, to Elizabeth A. Fishel, who died in August, 1848; second marriage, in 1849, to Amanda McKeehen; third at Van. Wert, September 9, 1867, to Ella Frank, born in Wayne county, Ohio, in 1845, daughter of Andrew and Christiana (Smith) Frank. Children by the last marriage: Nettie E., born June 9, 1868; Frank M., July 28, 1870; Maggie L., January 16, 1872; Mary E., December 16, 1874. Dr. Eakin's grandfather, on his mother's side, fought under Washington in the Revolutionary war. ALLEN EDMONDS - was born in Wayne county, July 6, 1825, and came to Putnam county in 1839 with his parents, Benjamin and Elizabeth (Rathbone) Edmonds. He married in this county, March 11, 1858, Parmelia Otto, born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, July 23 1833, daughter of Henry and Rachel (Powell) Otto, who settled here in 1857. Their four children are: Ida A., born January 14, 1859:Clementine R., January 28, 1861; Martha J., April 1, 1863; Beatrice R., November 19, 1864. Mr. Edmonds has held the office of marshal of the incorporated village of Columbus Grove at two different times, and also that of councilman one year. His brother Enos served one year in the Mexican war, and his brother Peter died at Fort Fisher while serving his country in the war of the Rebellion. Mr. Edmonds does a general smithing business m Columbus Grove. GILBERT J. EMANS - whose parents were John J. Emans and Sarah J. DeMott, was born in New Jersey, July 13, 1813, and died September 24, 1877. He settled in this county in October, 1849. His wife, Amnia Seitz, to whom he was married in Union county, Ohio, October 4, 1848, was born in Fairfield county, August 7, 1815, daughter of Daniel Seitz and Elizabeth Hight. Their four children are: Lydia, born July 17, 1849; Elizabeth, December 20, 1850; Daniel, August 14, 1854; John, December 24, 1857. Mrs. Eman's father, Daniel Seitz, was a teamster in the war of 1812, and helped to haul the British prisoners from Upper Sandusky, and received a Jand warrant for the same, a few years age. Mr. Emans followed farming. Postoffice address of family, Ottawa. JACOB ESHLIMAN - whose parents were Christian and Susan (Holderman) Eshliman, was born in Lebanon county, Pa., May 24, 1822, and came to this county in 1870. His wife was Mary E. Grove, born in Berks county, Pa., March 30, 1832, daughter of Andrew and Caroline Shane'. Grove, and they were married at his native place March 28, 1850. Children: John, born February 13, 1851; Sophia E., July 24, 1852; Levi D., born February 10, 1854, died September 9, 1856; Christian, born February 1, 1856; George G., November 25, 1857, Mary C., March 18, 1859. Mr. Eshliman served in the late war four months in Company D, One Hundred and Thirty-first O. N. U. His brother-in-law, George J. Grove. served in Company I, First 0. V. I., and was killed at Dallas, Ga. He was out three years; started as a private and was promoted to captain. Business, blacksmithing and farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. ISAAC FRUCHEY - son of Frederic and Elizabeth (Welton) Fruchey, who settled in the county in 1840, was born in Fairfield county, December 1, 1834. He married in this county, March 3, 1857, Amanda, daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Moneysmith) Billhimer. She was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, March 24, 1836. Children: Andrew L., born November 28, 1857, died August 8, 1861; Barbara. E., January 15, 1860, died August 19, 1861; Estella, February 4, 1864. He was in the late war, and served seventeen months in Company K, Fourteenth Regiment, O. V. I., and was discharged on account of disability. Two of his wife's brothers were in the war: William died at Corinth, Mississippi, March 9, 1863; Deliverance B. was wounded at Chickamauga, and died March 17th, 1874; Joseph died November 8, 1874. Occupation, photographer. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. ALEXANDER H. FLINT - a carpenter and farmer, was born in Orange county, Vermont, November 24, 1836, and came to this county with his parents, Reuben S. Flint and Electa Killborn, in 1853. Mrs. Flint was Emeline Cook, born in this county June 9, 1844, daughter of Isaiah and Sarah Morehead Cook, who settled here in 1834. They were married May 27, 1860, and have had three children, namely: Ai Adney, born April 10, 1861, died September 4, 1877; Addi S., January 13, 1863; Andrew H., January 9, 1866. Mr. Flint's grandfather; Daniel Flint, went into the Revolutionary war at the age of fourteen, and served eight years. Alexander H. Flint worked two months in the army as a carpenter. His two brothers, Addi H. and Alamander, served each three years in the late war; the former in Ninety-ninth Regiment 0. V. I., and was taken prisoner at Stone River; the latter in the Eleventh Indiana, Battery. His brother-in-law, T. Cook, served two years, and brother-in-law, A. Seitz,. two years, in Ninety-ninth 0. V. I., and was taken prisoner. at the battle of Chickamauga, and died in a rebel prison. Postoffice, Ottawa. JOHN B. FRUCHEY - was an early resident of this township, having settled here in 1838. HiS parents, Frederic and Elizabeth Welton Fruchey. came into the county in 1840. Frederic Fruchey died in June, 1813. John B. Fruchey was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, October 5, 1817. His wife, N. J., daughter of William and Elizabeth Ramsey McComb, was born in Franklin county, Ohio, August 3, 1825. They were married in this county December 9, 1841. They have had ten children: Henry J., born October 7, 1843, now of 220 - PERSONAL HISTORIES - Continued Paulding county; E. J., September 30, 1846, of Sidney; M. E., July 7; 1849, Winamac, Indiana; F. P., April. 12, .1852, Sidney; Anna, J., January 30, 1855, also or Sidney; J. E.. September 30, 1857, Columbus Grove: L. A. D., February 17, 1861, of Delphos; L., July 17, 1864, Columbus Grove; N., December 30, 1866, Columbus Grove; Thomas, February 15, 1869, now of Allen county. Mr. Fruchey held the office of sheriff in this county from 1851 to 1855, and was justice of the peace in Ottawa township from 1858 to 1864. His father laid out the town of Columbus Grove in 1842, when it was a forest, and the settlers were subjected to all the inconveniences and privations of early pioneer life. John B. Fruchey has been one of the prominent citizens of this town and township, and identified with their growth and improvement from the beginning. Business, farming. Postoffice, Delphos. SAMUEL FARRER - farmer and tile manufacturer, with postoffice at Columbus Grove, son of Jacob and Susan Whitmore Farrer, was born in Augusta county, Va., September 1, 1847, and came into this county in March, 1875. He married November 26, 1874, Maria, daughter of Henry Eversole, of Fairfield county. She was born in Rockingham county, 'Virginia, April 16, 1831 Their two children are: Orilla, born December 1, 1875, and Henry, born January 28, 1879. Mr. Farrer's farm is situated three-and-a-half miles north and one-half mile east of Columbus Grove. GEORGE W. FEATHERINGILL - was born in Fairfield county, November 30, 1830, and settled in Putnam county, with his parents, in 1832. His father, Elias Featheringill, died April 1, 1854, and his mother, Hannah Bogart, died August 17, 1862. He married, in this county,. April 3, 1853, Alvira Fruchey, born in Fairfield county, March 16, 1833, daughter of John and Rachel (Brakebill) Fruchey, who settled here in 1840. John Fruchey died February 10, 1856. Children: Marion, born December 25, 1853; Jefferson, January 1, 1856; Frederick L., June 13, 1858; Lincoln, July 11, 1860; Mary A., November 30, 1864: Nettie, November 13, 1874. His grandfather Featheringill served in the war of 1812. His brother John served in the late war, in the Fourteenth 0. V. I., and was killed at the battle of Chickamauga. His brother I. L. served three years in the Eighty-eighth O. V. I., and came home safe. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. JOSEPHUS FIFER - a house painter of Columbus Grove, was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, May 12, 1850, son of Benjamin Fifer and Elisabeth Daugherty, who came to live in this county in 1865. He married. at Ottawa, May 20, 1875, Belle, daughter of D. R. and Matilda (Benham) Guthrie, who settled in this county in 1859. Mrs. Fifer was born in Delaware county, November 10, 1853. Children: Harvey B., born February 28, 1876, died July 24, 1877; Velma H., born November 7, 1879. Mr. Fifer's brother John served three years during the late war and returned safely home. MOSES S. FROST - son of Joseph and Mary A. Shivalier Frost, born in Licking county, August 1, 1831, settled in Putnam county in 1865. Married October 1, 1861, Sarah Rogers, born in Morrow county, May 27, 1839, daughter of John Rogers and Chloe P. Potter, who came here in 1865. Children: Amanda ,A., born March 31, 1858 (by first marriage to Caroline Souslin, who died May 11, 1860); Mary L., born September 4, 1862; Rosetta C., February 2, 1863; John W., born. March 17, 1865; died April 5, 1872; Elizabeth C., June 19, 1867; Elvira H., October 31, 1868; Moses F., born March 8, 1871, died September 21, 1879; Albert J., October 27, 1S72; Gilbert 0., June 9, 1874, died August 30, 1875. Mr. Frost held the office of constable in Licking county six months in 1859. Has been trustee of Pleasant township for eight years, and in the fall of 1879 was elected land appraiser. BusineSs, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. FREDERICK FRUCHEY - was born in Franklin county, October 15, 1836, son of John and Rachel Breckbill Fruchey, and came with them to this county in 1840. He married in this county, July 15, 1864, Mary E. Curry, born in Vigo, Indiana, September 29, 1841, daughter of James and Diana Titus Curry,- who settled in this county in 1852. Children: James S., born January 17, 1866; Ida D., born September 11, 1867, died October 8, 1867; Mary E., August 25, 1868; Samuel T., February 21, 1870; Joseph A., March 29, 1872; George A., March 23, 1875; Homer April 5, 1878. Mr. Fruchey served two years in the late war, in the Eighty-eighth 0. V. I., on guard duty all the time. He is engaged in farming. Address, Columbus Grove. COLUMBUS FRUCHEY - a general sewing machine agent of Pleasant township, postoffice address, Columbus Grove, Ohio, was born in Franklin county, Ohio, November 30, 1838; was married to Miss Catherine Becker, who was born in Germany July 16, 1836, in Putnam county, Ohio, October 24, 1859; Their children were: Frederick Caspar, born August 3, 1860, deceased; Columbus, born October 21, 1861, Columbus Grove; Lafayette. October 7. 1864: May C., March 4, 1867; Effa, August 22, 1873, deceased. The parents of Mr. Fruchey, Frederick Fruchey and Betsey Welton, came to Putnam county in 1840, and the parents of Mrs. Fruchey, .Caspar arid Elizabeth Becker, in 1848. HENRY H. GESSELLS - son. of Jacob and Anna (Ewing) Gessells, who came to the county in 1854 from Fairfield county. He was born at Royalton, Fairfield county, November 21, 1840. He married at Mansfield, Ohio, November 26, 1863, Mary J., daughter of William S. and Rachel A. (Randolph) Barns. His grandfather, Gessells, was m the war of 1812. His wife's brothers, L. G. and T. J. D. Barns, served in the Eighty-second regiment, 0. V. I., in the late war. Mr. Gessells is engaged in raising improved stock-short-horn cattle from imported stock, Poland-China hogs, blooded horses, jacks and white China geese. Occupation, farmer and stock-dealer. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. JOHN GANDER - was born in Franklin county, October 6, 1822, and came into this county in 1838, with his parents. His father, John Gander, died September 2, 1858; his mother, Elizabeth Kendall; died November 21, 1865; He was married, in this county, June 24, 1847, to Susan M. Garner, who was born in Culpepper county, Va., June 17, 1827. Mrs. Gander's father, William W. Garner, died June 6, 1867, and her mother, Elizabeth Stover, died March 5, 1853. They came to Putnam county January 1, 1837. Mr. and Mrs. Gander's family consist of the following: John William, born April 15, 1848, died January 25, 1849; Elizabeth Ann, born January 22, 1850; Nancy Jane, October 14, 1853; James Madison, March 23, 1856; Mary Lucinda, June 18, 1858; Joseph Warren, December 10, 1861; Matilda Frances, November 17, 1866; Emma Adaline, December 11, 1869; Rosa Mahala, September 23, 1872. John Gander has filled several public offices-justice of the peace in Sugar Creek township for eighteen years, assessor seven years, and several years township clerk, and also treasurer. Present occupation, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. GEORGE B. GOOD - son of Rev. Joseph Good, of Central Ohio Conference Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Toledo, June 19, 1841. His mother's name was Harriet A. Taylor. He married, at Ada, Hardin county, March 18, 1860, Elizabeth A. Cahill, daughter of Elsie S. and Mary (Currell) Cahill, arid she was born in Tuscarawas county, December 2, 1842. They have three children, namely: Joseph, born February 26, 1861; John McK., born December 2, 1865; Mollie E., born September 30, 1867. These are all at home in Columbus Grove. Mr. Good is a wagon and carriage maker, who does first class work, is very active in matters pertaining to the interests of the town .and the public generally. His ancestors were in the Revolutionary war. His brother, John J. Good, was killed in the late war at the battle of Picketts Ga., May 27, 1864. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. GEORGE W. GRISMORE - son of John Grismore and Catharine Weaver, came into this county in 1872. He was born October 6, 1847, in Allen county ; married in Putnam county, October 5, 1872, Sarah A. Weston, who was born in Whitley county, Indiana, August 15, 1845, daughter of Samuel L. Weston and Malinda L. Rardin. Children: Owen, born August 24, 1873, died September 26, 1873; Orville, September 23, 1874; Elora, August 19, 1877. His grandfather Weaver served in the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Grismore's stepfather, John Blunk, was in the late war, Seventy-third Regiment Indiana V. I., and participated in the battle of Stone River. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. JOHN J. HARDENBROOK - was born in Miami county, Ohio, February 25, 1845. In the year 1862 he removed to Putnam county with his parents, Ralph M. and Elisabeth (Reeder) Hardenbrook; was married at Columbus Grove, January 10, 1867, and engaged in business as farmer and miller. His wife, Mary A. Gessells, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, January 18, 1849, and is .daughter of Jacob Gessells and Anna Ewing, who came to Putnam county in the year 1854. Their children are Harry G., born July 5, 1872, and Jessie, born October 2, 1874. Mr. Hardenbrook, great-grandfather of John J., served in the Revolutionary war, and John J. himself served two years in the late war, as a member of Company I, in the Eighty-eighth 0. V. I. SCOTT HARRIS - was born and married, as was also his wife, in Allen county. He was son of John and Isabelle Harris, and was born July 24, 1845. His wife was Margaret A. States, daughter of Daniel States and Jane Jennings, and was born February 3,.1841. They were married March 5, 1868, and have had six children, namely: Cora E., born July 5, 1869, died November 1, 1870; Daniel F., September 3, 1870;. Isabelle J., October 9. 1871; Huldah E., September 4, 1873; Louella M., November 26, 1874; Olive B., February 11, 1877. Mr. Harris had one brother who served five months in the War of the Rebellion. Business, livery and farming. Postoffice, Columbus, Grove. FERDINAND HOFFMAN - a native German, was born at Glandorf, Germany, September 8, 1832, and settled. in Putnam county in. 1835, with his parents, John Henry Hoffman and Anna Catharine Papenbrock. His wife, Catharine Feldman, was born at Osnabruck, Hanover, in September, 1833, daughter of John Henry Feldman and Mary Margaret Bultman. who came into this county in 1832. Children: Henry, born March 12, 1854, died November, 1854; John H., born March 11, 1857; William F., born August, 1859, died June, 1860; William Ferdinand, born May 18, 1861; Catharine M., born October 21, 1863. The other children are Mary, Anna. M., born October 20, 1868; Henry B., December 9, 1870; Frank J., March 8, 1873, and Ferdinand. Mr. Hoffman has been school director for seven years. Postoffice, Glandorf. Business, farming. GEORGE W. HOLMES - a native of Putnam county, was born August 7, 18 , and is a son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Downs) Holmes, who came here in 1849. He was married in this county, October 25, 1877, to Rhoda J. Guin, born in Hancock county, November 30, 1860, daughter of Jonathan S. and Mary (Watkins) Gunk who came into this county in 1876. Mr. Holmes had Ave uncles in the late war-David, Samuel. Oliver, James, and Calvin Holmes. Business, farming. Postoffice address, Columbus Grove. JOSIAH K. IRWIN - son of Josiah K. Irwin, Sr., and Catharine Bart-man, was born in Chester county, Pa., February 14, 1814, and came into Put. nam county in 1832. He married, in this county, October 1, 1841, Sarah Guyer, daughter of John Guyer. She was born in Muskingum county. July 17, 1816, and died March 3, 18- Children:. James, born October 20, 1842; Jane, born December 28, 1843, now in Paulding county; Sarah A., June 2, 1846; William, January 28, 1848; Amanda, born November 7, 1850, died October 26, 1851; Rebecca, October 7, 1852; Emma, September 23, 1856; Mary L., April 24, 1858. All those living, excepting the one mentioned, reside in Putnam county. Mr. Irwin's business is farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove., BENJAMIN F. IRWIN - came to the county in 1832. He Was born in Fairfield county, November 30, 1821, son of Josiah Kennedy and Catharine Bartman. His first wife, Sarah J. Lease, was born April 26, 1836, and died June 28, 1861. By this first marriage he had four children, namely: Herman L., born June 16, 1855; Margaret A., September 5, 1857; Eva, August 1, 1859; Sarah J., June 28, 1861. The second marriage was March 28, 1864, to Lydia J. Hayden, born in Stark county, May 7, 1839, daughter of Nathaniel and Eliza (Brothers) Hayden. Children of the second marriage: Martha Emma., born March 9, 1865; Clement L., born July 26, 1866, died September 19, 1866; George Thurman. September 20, 1867; Benjamin F., August 25, 1869; Nathaniel K., January 20, 1871; James A., March 13. 1874; Charles P., December 9, 1876; Kemerer L., May 16, 1879. Mr. Irwin had an uncle in the war of 1812. Two of his brothers-in-law served in the war of the late Rebellion: Isaiah Hayden, Fourteenth 0. V. I., was wounded and came home from its effects; Nathaniel Hayden of Fifty-seventh 0. V. I., died in hospital at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Postoffice of B. F. Irwin, Columbus Grove. Business, fanning. JAMES IRWIN - son of Josiah K. and Sarah Guyer Irwin, who settled here in 1832, was born in this county October 20, 1842. He married at Findlay, May 7, 1871, Lydia E. Aurand, born in Hancock county, July 17, 1847. daughter of Samuel and Rachel (Trease) Aurand. This union has been blessed with three children, namely: Samuel C., born June 8. 1872; Mimie June 22, 1875; Olie M., May 16, 1877. Mr. Irwin is engaged in farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. EDWARDS JONES - son of Thomas Jon es and Elizabeth Maddocks, was born in England, December 3, 1817, and settled in this county in 1851. Mrs. Jones was also a native of England, born February 8, 1822. Tier maiden name was Anna Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were married in Erie county, November 7, 1842. Children: Elizabeth A., born May 8. 1844, died August 21, 1879; Edwin J., born July 5, 1846, resides at Bluffton; Philip H., November 17, 1848; Dora E., November 20, 1851; Albert E., February 19, 1853: Harvey W., September 22, 1857; Chester H., born February 5, 1860, died April 17, 1861; Hattie C. March 6, 1862; Melissa J., March 31, 1865; Alice S., born August 16, 1867, died June 10, 1868. All of these not specified reside in this county. Mr. Jones is by occupation a farmer. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. NORTON KENNEY - son of Upton Kenney and Hannah Whitehurst, was born in Fairfield county, July 25, 1846, and settled in Putnam county in 1874. His wife, Olive, daughter of Henry Eversole and Sophronia Haiti. was also born in Fairfield county, March 8, 1844, and they were married there January 11, 1872. Five children have been born to them, namely: Nellie F., November 3, 1872; Charles E., October 13, 1873; Daisy, August 1, 1875; Upton, January 26, 1877; Bert, born March 23, 1879, died August 9, 1879. Mr. Kenney is a farmer and stock raiser. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. PETER KOHLI - son of Christian and Margaret (Becky) Kohli, who came to the county in 1844. He was born in Medina county, January 4, 1836. He married in this county, January 1, 1861, Eliza J., daughter of John Featheringill and Martha E. Ramsey, who settled here in 1833. She was born March 26, 1844. Children: Martha M., born November 6, 1861; Jarvis F., December

PERSONAL HISTORIES - Continued - 223 9, 1866; Clara C., June 13, 1871; Alvah H., March 5, 1874, and Lee K., January 16, 1878, all at home. His brother, Jacob, served in the late war from 1861 to 1865, in Company K, Fourteenth regiment 0. V. I, Occupation, blacksmith and carriage-maker. Postoffi.:e, Columbus Grove. THEODORE KUNNEKE - a native of Germany, son of Christian and Ernestine E. Kunneke, was born March 18, 1824, In 1852, he settled in Putnam bounty, and entered upon business. He is now a prominent business man of the town of Columbus Grove, as lumber dealer, contractor and builder. April 14, 1853, he was married, at Columbus Grove, to Miss Mary E. .Featheringill, who was born in Franklin county, Ohio, October 9, 1833, and is daughter of John Featheringill and Martha Ramsey. Their children, Louis Kunneke, born June 26, 18- ; Martha Eleanor, January 21, 1854, and John Harmon, January 13, 1838, are all residents of Columbus Grove. A brother of Mr. Kunneke, serving in General Sigel's command during the late war, was killed at Stone River. ABRAHAM LOSH - son of John Jacob Losh and Mary Eve Shuler, was born July 24, 1817, in Zanesville, Muskingum county, and settled in this county in 1852. He married. March 20, 1841, Sarah Ann Frost, born in Licking county, June 20, 1820, daughter of Joseph Frost and Mary A. Shevalier. Their children are: Mary A., born February 25, 1844; Henry, born February 20, 1846, died November 29, 1877; Hannah, September 12, 1850; Joseph, November 26, 1859. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. GEORGE LENTZ - son of Henry Lentz and Lydia B. Bupp, was born in York county, Pennsylvania, September 26, 1846, and became a resident of this county in 1876. He married in Franklin county, August 16, 1869, Katie A. Ault, born in Marion county, March 29, 1844, daughter of Frederick and Christina Ault, who also came to Putnam county in 1876. Children: John W., born March 10, 1870; Frederick H., August 8, 1671; Lydia Selinda, February 2, 1873; James Edmond, March 30, 1875; Lula Etna, January 23, 1876; George Clarence, January 2, 1879. Mrs. Lentz’s brother, Hampton Ault, was in the war of the Rebellion, and was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. JOHN McELDERRY - son of Richard McElderry and Eliza Galley, who came into this county in 1864, was born in Carroll county, January 22, 1844, and settled in this county in 1835. He married, October 1, 1865, Elizabeth Tobey, born in Union county, August 6, 1845, daughter of Harlow Tobey and Welthena Phelps. Five children have been given them: Sarah Lou Enna, born August 1, 1867, died April 25, 1874; Ora Welthena, born December 4, 1869, died April 26, 1872; Albert Eugene, March 12, 1872; Annie Dell, born July 8, 1874, died January 21, 1875; Charlie, March 25, 1876. Mr. McElderry served in the late war, from June 1, 1861, until June 14, 1865; was a member of the Thirty-first 0. V. I.; in that time he was through twenty-six different engagements. He had two brothers in the same war-Joseph, member of the Thirteenth 0. V. I., and Jonathan, of the One Hundred and Twenty-,first 0. V. I; both were killed. Mr. McElderry -is now serving as marshal of Columbus Grove. Business, dealer in buggies. JOSEPH McCRATE - a farmer, son of Thomas McCrate and Ellen Casey, was born in Tipperary county, Ireland, March 17, 1836, and settled in Putnam county in 1859. His wife was Bridget Lane, daughter of Dennis Lane and Mary Mahoney, who came into this county in 1858, and she was born in Lutler county, June 1, 1851. They were married in Allen county, November 8, 1871, and have four children: Mary E., born September 8, 1872; John J., October 24, 1874; William E., August 27, 1876; Catharine, October 5, 1878. Joseph McCrate entered the Union army April 26, 1861, as private, and came out as first .lieutenant at the close of the Nvar, August 25, 1865. He was in the Fifty-seventh O. V. I., and went through many battles, going with General Sherman through to the sea, and was in the last battle of the war at Bentonville, N. C. His brother, John McCrate, served in the Seventy-ninth O. V. I.; was m the battles of PerrYsville, Ky., and Resacca, Ga., and was wounded at Lookout Mountain, sent to hospital, and was honorably discharged on account of his wounds. The postoffice address of Joseph McCrate is Columbus Grove. JOHN McCRATE - was born in Tipperary county, Ireland, in June, 1841, son of Thomas and Ellen Casey McCrate, and settled in Putnam county in 1870. He married at Covington. Kentucky, December 8, 1867, Ellen Conley, who was born in Kilkenny county, Ireland, in February, 1839, daughter of Thomas and Johannah Scurey Conelev. Mr. McCrate served four years in the late war, in the Seventy-ninth O. V. I., and was in the battles of Resacca and Lookout Mountain. At the latter he was wounded, taken to general hospital at Camp Dennison, and honorably discharged. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. CALVIN A. McDOWELL - came into this county with his parents, John and Eliza Ackley McDowell, in 1836. He was born in Licking county January 14, 1835. Was married in Allen county, February 7, 1861, to Elizabeth A. Caddy, who was born in Morrow county, December 6, 1840, daughter of Charles and Mary Dyer Caddy. Children: Mary G., born December 7, 1861; Anna C., February 17, 1864: Clifford, born November 14, 1866, died September 5, 1869; Charles C., September 27, 1870; Lee V., March 17, 1875. Mr. McDowell follows farming. He has held the office of county surveyor in Putnam for six years. His grandfather Ackley served in the Revolutionary war. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. S. V. McHENRY - is a native of this county, being born here June 3, 1837. His father, John McHenry, came into the county in 1833, and his mother, Caroline Veirs, in 1835. He was married in this county, February 24, 1864, to Sarah E. Gessells, who was born in Fairfield county, May 24, 1844, daughter of Jacob Gessells and Anna Ewing, who settled in this county in 1853. Their three children, all at home, are: Charles S., born June 10, 1835; -Eddie J., January 5, 1873; Blanche V., July 31, 1876. Mr. McHenry has served live years as township clerk; is now assessor of the township; has served as township treasurer, also as councilman, and is now corporation clerk of Columbus Grove. His general business, farming. ALFRED MAYBERRY - is a farmer of this township, and a native of the county, being born here April 4, 1847, son of James and Mary Jamison Mayberry, who came into the county in 1833. He was also married in the county, September 26, 1867, to Louisa Beam, daughter of Amos and Mary Burkhart Beam, who settled here in 1856. Mrs. Mayberry was born in Lan--caster county, Pa., October 23, 1847, and died July 7, 1879. Children: Mary R., born March 13, 1869; Theodosia E. and. Theophilus M. (twins), born April 26, 1871; Sarah, born March 1, 1874, died March 21, 1874; Warren R., December 17, 1875; Emma J., December 25, 1877. Two of Mr. Mayberry's brothers and him--self served in the late war. Alfred, in the Fifty-seventh 0. V. V. I., eighteen months; was in the battles of Resacca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, and Benton, N. C.; was wounded at Kenesaw Mountain. William W. was also in the .Fifty-seventh 0. V. V. I., served four years in the Western army, and died November 18, 1864. Theophilus served in the one hundred days' service. Postoffice, Columbus Grove. CHARLES F. MEINCER - a native of Germany, was born at Baden, February 9, 1841. He settled in Putnam county, 0., in the year 1869, and engaged in the business of coopering; was married in Allen county, March 21, 1870, to Martha L. Rockey, native of Pickaway county, 0., born July 2, 1842, and daughter of John and Susanna Rockey. Their union has received the blessing of one child, Henry A. Meincer, born September 28, 1873. Mr. Mein.; cer is son of Charles F. and Catharine Meincer.   DR. JOSEPH MORRIS -The subject of this sketch was born in Monroe township, this county, December 10, 1833. His parents, Henry and Margaret Morris. settled here in 1832. Dr. Morris has been twice married; his first wife, daughter of James and Mary Smith, was born in this county April 6, 1839; the second and present wife, Diana, daughter of Daniel and Catharine Seitz, was born in Fairfield county May 8. 1837. Children: Galenus, born July 23, 1861; Alfred, October 1, 1862; Josephine, July 11, 1864, deceased ; Sarah Lucinda, born September 24, 1866, died August 5, 1877; Frank, born May 25, 1868; Rosella, January 17, 1870: Robert D., May 28. 1877; Lizzie, July 20, 1879. Dr. Morris's father and mother were the first settlers in Monroe township (this township has since been struck off to Allen county). They settled on the farm where mother Morris now lives, and here she lived six weeks without seeing the face of a woman. Soon afterward other families came in, William and Rebecca Turner being the first family to settle in Pleasant township. Dr. Morris has practised medicine and surgery in Columbus Grove since 1870.   THORNTEN DECKER MYERS - son of George Washington Myers and Martha Matilda Blakeley, was born hi Franklin county, June 30, 1844, and settled in this county in 1851. His wife, Clara Lea. daughter of James M. and Viletta (Ritchie) Lea, was born in Hardin county December 19, 1839. They were married at Lima, October 5, 1867, and have had three children, namely: Lizzie Belle, born July 13, 1868; George Markwood, born July 7, 1870, deceased; Martha May, born May 12, 1873. Mr. Myers has served six years as constable-three at Vaughsville and three at Columbus Grove. He served in the late war two years and seven months, in Company D, One Hundred and Eighteenth O. V. I.; was wounded at the battle of Resacca, Ga., May 14, 18i4, and had his right arm amputated on the 10th of July following. At one time during the service he lived on one ear of corn per day for Sixteen days. Mr. Myers is a sewing machine agent of Columbus Grove.   NOAH W. OGAN - attorney-at-law .of Columbus Grove, settled in this county, with his parents, Peter and Jane (Jennings) Ogan, in 1835. He was born in Greene county, Ohio, October 3, 1824; was married twice. The first wife, born in Tuscarawas county in 1823, died December 1868, daughter of Daniel and Maria Custard. Children: Julius S., born June 9, 1850, is a partner with his father in business; Emily, born December, 1851; Jennie, November 1854; Dudley, born August 29, 1859, August 28, 1861. The second wife, to whom he was married in December, 1875, was Emma, daughter of John and Rachel Elliott. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1848. Their child by the second marriage, Augustus C., was born December 14, 1876, died November 26, 1879. Peter Ogan was in the war of 1812. He moved into this county in 1835; lived first in a cabin with an earthen floor. Captain N. W. Ogan served in the Union army from August 25, 1861, to December 23, 1864. He was captured at Chickamauga, September 19, 1863 and escaped the same day; September 2, 1864; he lost an arm at Jonesboro, Ga., was taken prisoner with five hundred others, to Columbia, S. C., and was exchanged December 23, 1864.   WILLIAM OGLEVIE - was born in Berkley county. Virginia, Noveber 6, 1821, and came into this county in 1818. His father, David Oglevie. was born March 4, 1803, and died April 29, 1863; and his mother, Catharine Everhart, was born May 26, 1799; they moved to Ohio in 1823. Mr. Oglevie was twice married; the first wife was Martha A. Rogers, by whom he had three children: M. B.' born November 26, 1852; Henry, born December 7. 1854; Charles S., born November 29, 1857 died August 10. 1858. The second marriage was in 1859, to Rebecca J. Osborn, who was born in this county November 21, 1834, daughter of McDaniel and Rachel (Dafrymple) Osborn, who settled here in 1832. The children of the second niarriage are; Marv, born January. 11, 1860; Martha Ann, November 26, 1861; R. Ollie, November 21, 1833; Abigad. Jane, August 6, 1873. Mr. Oglevie has held several offices in Pleasant Abigail mayor and marshal each one term; clerk seven years successively by election and one year by appointment. His grandfather Everhart served in the war of 1812, stationed at Norfolk. His brothers, David. Artemmias, Oliver and Lewis, were all in the military service in the late war. Oliver was wounded in the battle of Chickamauga, carried a prisoner to Atlanta, and died there November 1, 1863. Lewis was never heard of after that battle. Business, house raising and moving. Postoffice, Columbus Grove.   BENAJAH PAYNE - was born in Vermont December 9, 1832, and settled in this county in 1833. His father, Benajah Payne, died April 14, 1866, and his mother, Polly Plumley, died April 14, 1835. He married in Medina county, Ohio, Jerusha A. Hollis, born in the State of New York, daughter of Asel Hollis. Their children, all deceased, are: William G., born May 31, 1833; Joseph, April 9, 1839; Eliza, August 10, 1844. Two of Mr. Payne's uncles, on his father's side, served in the Revolutionary war, one being killed and the other wounded. He was one of the first trustees of Pleasant township, and held that office for several years. he served in the war of the Rebellion three years, and his son William G., who was killed in this war, served in the Second Regiment, 0. V. I. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove.   JOHN PETTIT - settled in this county in 1854. He was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, April 10, 1829, son of Josiah and Harriet ( Winter) Pettit, who came here in 1860. He married, April 21, 1849, Jane Sevens, born in Coshocton county, June 8, 1832, daughter of John and Jane (Parker) Severns. Children : an infant son, born March 25, 1850; Alwilda, August 16, 1851; Martha J., March 13, 1857. Mr. Pettit is a carpenter, thresher and farmer. Postoffice, Columbus Grove.   GEORGE PIERMAN - was born in Virginia, February 25, 1831, and settled here in 1835. His parents were James Pierman and Mary Agner. His occupation is farming. Postoffice, Ottawa.   ALBERT POSTLEWAIT - son of William and Sarah (Hague) Postlewait, born in Monongalia county, Virginia, December 22, 1835, settled here in 1857. His wife, Louise L., born in Cassville, Virginia, May 26, 1842, was daughter of Peter A. and Catharine (Liming) Layton. Their marriage was at Cassville, Virginia, April 14, 1859, and the fruit of it two children: Frances L., born February 22, 1863, and Nellie K., October 28, 1865, both yet at the home of their parents. Mr. Postlewait's ancestors, on his father's side, were in the war of the Revolution, and Mrs. Postlewait's parents were both descendants of Revolutionary soldiers. Business, farmer and stock dealer. Postoffice, Columbus Grove..   JARVIS POSTLEWAIT - farmer and stock dealer, son of William Postlewait and Sallie Hague, was born in Monongalia county, W. Va., April 3, 1834. He married at Ottawa, September 27, 1866, Mary Jane Kidd, born in this county April 7, 1844, daughter of Ezra Kidd and Julia A. Hooper. Children: Joseph, born July 23, 1867; William, April 19, 1869; Mark M., July 9, 1870; Sallie B., July 6, 1872; Harry J., October 27, 1873. Postoffice, Columbus Grove.   224 - PERSONAL HISTORIES - Continued.   GEORGE POPE - died September 11, 1872. He was a son of Frederick Pope and Mary Ketner. He was born in Fairfield county, November 17, 1813, and came to this county in 1834. His wife, Frances, daughter cf Jacob and Mary (Stuter) Weaver, was also born in the same county, February 20, 1818. They were married in Fairfield county, July 28, 1844, and settled where his widow now lives, the same year. Children: William 0., born June 17, 1845, died December 31, 1861; Mary A. (Gilbert), November 18, 1847, resides in Monroe township; Amanda M., June 4, 1851, died May 25, 1853: George W., February 15, 1854; Sarah C., May 17, 1859. (Harlow Pope served three years in the late war.) His son-in-law, R. E. Gilbert, served three years in the same war. He was a farmer. Mrs. Pope's postoffice, Ottawa.   ANDERSON REEDER - son of Joseph and Sarah (Anderson) Reeder, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, January 21, 1814, and settled in this county in 1839. He held the. office of treasurer of Pleasant township two years, in 1869 and 1870. Has been twice married : the first time in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, November 5, 1840, to Elizabeth Brown, born January 7, 1818, daughter of Israel and Mary B. Brown. The fruit of this union was ten children : Mary Emma., born September 3, 1841, now of Putnam county; Sarah, March 6, 1843, now of Miami county : B. F., born March 29, 1845, died August 10, 1855; Isaac, born January 12, 1847, died January 12, 1847: Esther, November 11, 1848, of Putnam county; Joseph J., born April 28, 1851, died September 13, 1872; Eliza, September 27, 1853, this county ; Evaline January 7, 1858, Putnam county; Clara Lenora., born June 9, 1861, died July 3, 1861 ; Ida May, September 5, 1862, of this county. Mr. Reeder's second marriage occurred May 2, 1878, to Phebe Hardenbrook, who was born February 9, 1824, in Huntington county, New Jersey, daughter of John and Margaret (Mathes) Hardenbrook. Business, saw-milling and lumbering. Address, Columbus Grove.   JEREMIAH R. RIMER - was born in Fairfield county, January 23, 1820, son of Daniel Rimer and Catharine Vandemarke, who settled here in 1832. Has been twice married. The first in this county, September 19, 1841, to Lucinda Sarber, born in Franklin county, November 25, 1819, daughter of Adam and Catharine Ensden Sarber, who came here in 1834. Children by. first wife: Catharine, born June 23, 1842; James A., April 13, 1345. The second marriage was November 5, 1846, to Eliza J., daughter of James and Millison (Watson) Cunningham. Children of the second marriage: Albert A., born May 10, 1818; William C., December 2, 1850; John M. October 9, 1852; Minor D., August 6, 1855; Lucinda J., August 31, 1857; Thomas C., May 8, 1860; Mary M., January 26, 1867. Albert A. served in the war of the Rebellion five months, in the One Hundred and Ninety-seventh O. V. I. Mr. Rimer has held the office of trustee in Sugar Creek township for three years. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove.   LEVI J. ROBERTS - pump manufacturer and farmer, was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, August 15, 1831, and came to this county in 1850. His parents were Gershom and Catharine .(Miller) Roberts. Has been twice married. The first in Ashland county, October 26, 1856, to Johanna Brian, by whom he had two children: Sarah C., born July 25, 1857, died September 1, 1860; William B., born November 20, 1859. Was married the second time in Putnam county, August 4, 18- , to Lucinda Lewis, born in Allen county, January 22, 1852, daughter of Peleg and Elizabeth (Huey) Lewis. There are also two children of the second marriage: Clyde, born December 18, 1872, and Nettie A., born November 30, 1876. Mr. Roberts had two brothers, Benjamin F. and John E., who served three years each on State duty in the war of the Rebellion.   JOHN ROGERS - and his wife, Chloe P., were born in Washington county, New York, the former June 15, 1807, and the latter May 31, 1809. They were married in Morrow county January 1, 1828, and have a large family. Children: Joseph, born June 12, 1830, resides in Morrow county; Lucinda, born june 29, 1832, died October 17, 1861; Hannah, February 24, 1834, died March 5, 1834; Mary L., August 21, 1835; Chloe A., May 8, 1837; Sarah A., May 27, 1839 the latter three live in Putnam county; Samuel, born September 15, 1841, died July 17, 1864; Nancy, born September 27, 1843, died February 28, 1851; Peleg, born December 5, 1843, died March 7, 1851; Anna, born February 8, 1847, died March 1, 1851; John, born March 9, 1850, died March 14, 1850; Reuben, born March 23, 1851; Angelina, July 12, 1852; James, born June 14, 1854, died June 14, 1854. Two of these sons served in the late war: Joseph, in the Third 0. V. C. three years, was in the battles of Stone River and Murfreesboro; Samuel, in the Twenty-fifth 0. V. I., was in eleven battles, and was killed on the skirmish line on Chattahoochie River. John Rogers was a son of Peleg, born December 5, 1815, died March 1, 1851; Anna, born February 8, 1847, died March 1, 1851; John, born March 9, 1850, died March 14, 1850; Reuben, born March 23, 1851: Angelina, July 12, 1852; James, born June 14, 1854, died June 14, 1854. Two of these sons served in the late war: Joseph, in the Third 0. V. C. three years, was in the battles of Stone River and Murfreesboro; Samuel, in the Twenty-fifth 0. V. I., was in eleven battles, and was killed on the skirmish line on Chattahoochie River. John Rogers was a son of Peleg and Hannah (Wood) Rogers; Mrs. Rogers' parents were Samuel and Chloe Payson Potter. Business, farming. Address, Columbus Grove. PHILEMON B. SEITZ - son of Abraham and Rebecca (Huddle) Seitz, who settled in this county in 1839, was born in Fairfield county June 10, 1827. He married, November 25, 1852, Mary, daughter of John D. and Anna (Waite) Devinney, and she was also born in Fairfield county, October 3, 1836. They have had a patriarchal family of twelve, all the living children at home: Calvin P., born May 15, 1854; Charles G., February 10, 1857; Ellen, August 7, 1859; Eliza, born February 10, 1861, died August 13, 1861; John V., born April 30, 1862, died February 4, 1864; Philemon, September 9, 1864; Abraham, September 12, 1866; Anna, April 30, 1870; Mary, May 9, 1872; Royal, July 7, 1874; Gertrude, March 4, 1876; Hortense, July 20, 1878. Mr. Seitz's grandfather Huddle served through the Revolutionary war. Mr. Seitz was in the war of 1861-65, Company H, Sixty-sixth O. V. I., and went with Sherman on his famous march to the sea. His brother, Abraham, died in the service. Business, farming. Postoffice, Ottawa.   JOHN SIGAFOOSE - was born in Frederick county, Virginia, October 15, 1801, son of John and Catharine Himicker Sigafoose, and came into this county in 1833. Has been twice married. The first marriage was in Hampshire county, Virginia, August 6, 1826, to Catharine, daughter of John and Julia Taylor McFarland; this wife died December 20, 1876. The second marriage took place in Hancock county, Ohio, June 19, 1877, to Loria A. Bogart, daughter of William and Harriet L. (Baulch) Bogart. His children are: Henry, born April 4, 1828; Mary A., March 22, 1830; William, born. October 8, 1832, died October 3, 1832; Maria, born May 30, 1835, died September 30, 1835; Jane, September 29, 1837; Louis F., born February 11, 1840, died October 15, 1842; Catharine, born January 29, 1845, died March 1, 1872; Lucinda, March 5, 1847; John, born February 28, 1848, lives in Ottawa; Joseph, born March 27, 1852. His father served in the war of 1812. His son William served in the late war of the Rebellion, was in the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga, and died at Nashville, October 3, 1862. Occupation, smithing. Postoffice, Columbus Grove.   JOHN SHEETS - a son of Joseph and Nancy Horine Sheets, was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, January 11, 1825, and with his parents settled in this county in 1836. His wife, Mahala, to whom he was married in Crawford county, Ohio, December 14, 18--, was born in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., September 3, 1818, daughter of William W. and Rhoda (Drake) Saunders, who came to live in Putnam county in 1848. Children: Dexter Albertus, born May 28, 1847, died September 23, 1875; John Daniel, born December 23, 1849, died July 14, 1850; Rhoda, born February 20, 1851; Elias K., July 19, 1853; John M., May 26, 1855; Joseph A., September 30, 1856; Alonzo F., May 30, 1857; Nancy J., July 12, 1860. Elias, resides in Pleasant township; all the others are with their parents. Mr. Sheets' paternal grandfather was killed in the Revolutionary war. His brother, Jacob Sheets, was in the late war three months. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove.   ADAM SMITH - son of William and Jane (Hanover) Smith, born in. Franklin county, July 25, 1840, settled in this county in 1871. He was first, married March 31, 1861, to Mary E. Dildane, who was born in Franklin county, February 9, 1846, and by this marriage had two children, namely; Emma A., born March 12, 1863, yet at home; Cora M., who lives in Franklin county. His second marriage was in Licking county, January 7, 1869, to Susan A. McKelvey, who was born in Franklin county, August 4, 1849, daughter of James and Mary A. McKelvey. Issue of the second marriage: William, born October 31, 1869; Edward, January 27, 1871; James, March 9, 1872; Lany M., August 19, 1873; George, February 24, 1875; Estella, March 24, 1877; Olive, September 7, 1879. These are all at home. James McKelvey served in the Revolutionary war three years, and also in the war of 1812, about eighteen months. The experience of Adam Smith is an illustration of the profit of ditching. In 1871 he bought a farm at $35 per acre, but it was so wet he could raise little on it. He put in thirty-two hundred rods of ditching, and now raises eighty-two bushels of corn and twenty-seven bushels of wheat per acre. Postoffice address, Columbus Grove. JACKSON SMITH - was born in Franklin county, June 20, 1842, son of William Smith and Jane Hanover. He was married in Delaware county, November 27, 1864, to Hannah E. 'Wood, daughter of John and Elisabeth Patrick Wood, and she was born in Franklin county November 7, 1846. They have six children: Oliver L., born May 13, 1866; Flora M., Januaryl- 23, 1868; Charles P., August 2, 1870; Hattie E., August 2, 1872; Maggie A., April 7, 1874; Lulu M., October 31, 1876. Mr. Smith is at present a trustee of Pleasant township. He was called out to serve his country during the Morgan raid. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove.   JOHN SMITH - son of Johnson and Elisabeth Reeder Smith, was born in Alleghany county, Pennsylvania, August 1, 1815, and settled in Putnam, county in 1850. He married in Licking county, August 31, 1837, Elisabeth Glancy, born in Knox county July 23, 1821, daughter of D. M. and Elisabeth (Otto) Glancy. Children: Eliza A., born August 21, 1838; William H., February 22, 1840; David M., December 9, 1841; Asbury-, December 22, 1843; Johnson M. July 22, 1846; Lucy, August 9. 1848: Margaret, October 24, 1850; Josiah, April 20, 1853; Mary. August 22, 1855; Nelson, born November 5, 1858, died September 15, 1859; Emma., October 11, 1860; Glancy B., November 6, 1862; Albert M., March 13, 1863. Of these, Eliza A. and Asbury reside in Illinois, and David M. in Kansas;, all the others live in Putnam county. Mr. Smith has held the office of trustee in Pleasant township for three years, William H. and one other son were in the war of the Rebellion. Occupation, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove.   WILLIAM. H. SMITH - farmer, born in Licking county, February 22, 1810, settled in this county in 1850 with his parents, John Smith and Elisabeth Glancey. His wife, Hannah E., daughter of James and Lydia Hayden Sims, who came here in 1841, was born in Allen county April 11, 1844. They were married in Putnam county October 31, 1867. Children: Frank E., born May 31,. 1868; John J., March 17, 1869; Willie, born December 13. 1873. died November 13, 1876; Brice, December 7, 1870; Anna. J., July 8, 1878. Mr. Smith served in the Union army in the late war, in Eighty-seventh O. V. I., and was captured and paroled at Harper's Ferry. His brother, D. M. Smith, served in the same regiment; both three years. Business, farming. Postoffice, Columbus Grove.   NEWTON STEWART - son of John Stewart and Elizabeth C. Hite, who came to the county in 1837. He was born in this county January 24, 1840. He first married Rachel C. McCafferty, December 3, 1863. She was born in Hancock county, May 15, 1846, died March 25, 1877. Five children were born to them: Tersia. July 3, 1863; Gertrude, February 24, 1868; Chester, born June 24, 1871, died September 9, 1872; Flora, born April 5, 1873, died February, 1875; Jeremiah, December 22, 1875. He married in this county, September 15, 1878, ____ Pope, daughter of Henry Pope and Priscilla Wade, who settled in the county in 1833. She was born July 12, 1841. They have one child, Mary Arista, born December 22, 1879. Occupation, farmer. Post-office, Ottawa.   JAMES M. TURNER - tile and brick manufacturer. was born in this township November 8, 1859. His parents were -William Turner and Catharine E. (Beam) Hollsbaugh. His father was the first settler in Pleasant township, November, 1832. He was an active and enterprising man, and was one of the men who procured the location of Dayton & Michigan Railroad through Columbus Grove. He was one of the founders of the Presbyterian Church here, of which he was a worthy member forty-four years. Postoffice, Columbus Grove..   JOHN K. THOMPSON - was born at Columbus, Franklin county. in 1836, and settled. here in 1873. His wife, Ann W. Wood, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Patrick) Wood, was also born in Franklin county, and they were married in their native county. Mr. Thompson is a general dealer in groceries, provisions, school books and notions, in Columbus Grove.   JOHN T. THRIFT - a physician of Pleasant township, Putnam county, Ohio; postoffice address, Columbus Grove; settled in this county in the year 1847; was born in Fairfax county, Va., February 28, 1825, and married in Putnam county, June 24, 1860. His wife, Philinda D., daughter of Calender and Mary Ditter, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, August 29, 1831. Their children, George D., J. Thomas, and Amy Thrift, were born at Kalida, respectively: July 10, 1861; July 15, 1863; May 7, 1859. Parents' names James and Sinah Thrift. WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM TINGLE - editor and publisher of the Vidette, is a native of Putnam county, having been born at Kalida, March 23, 1848. His parents, Joseph and Anna Sophia, came into the county in 1846. His wife, Eleanor Elizabeth, daughter of George W. and Fannie Holtzinger, was born at Cincinnati, August 30, 1819. They were married at Cincinnati, June 6, 1819, and their son, Clifford Garner, was born April 8, 1870. Mr. Tingle went into the army at the age of 15, enlisting July 4, 1863, and discharged July 4, 1865, by the closing of the war. He returned to this county in February, 1873, at which time he purchased the Putnam County Vidette.   JOHN TRASK - son of Isaac and Margaret (Jack) Trask, was born in Trumbull county, March 22, 1835, and came here with his parents in 1837. His first marriage was to Elizabeth Casebolt, August 17, 1836, by whom he had two children: Isaac N., born June 21, 1857, now in Nebraska; Susan J., born July 9, 1858, died January 7, 1850. He was married the second time, August 12, 1862, to Rachel Kidd, a native of Putnam county, born January 7, 1843, daughter of Ezra and Julia A. (Hooper) Kidd, who settled here in 1837. The Children of the second marriage are: James W., born May 25, 1863; William V., February 10, 1866; Kemerer, born March 14, 1861, died September 24, 1870;