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AUBURN TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY.

BROWN, WILLIAM, farmer; P. O. Tyro, Auburn Township, Crawford Co., Ohio; he was born in Indiana Co., Penn., July 13, 1807; he remained with his father until December, 1829, when his father died; he emigrated to Ohio in May of the following year, and located on the southeast quarter of Sec. 8, Vernon Township, in the unbroken wilderness; here he remained thirty-four years; disposing of his land to Mr. H. Thoman, he purchased what is usually termed the William Cummins farm, about the year 1854, where he now lives ; it is a magnificent farm, nicely located. He married Miss Sarah Ellis, from near Steubenville, Ohio, Nov. 16, 1830; had ten children, six of whom are living-Joseph D., married to Miss Dixon; George C., married to Miss Richards ; Elizabeth, married to W. Morton ; Martha J., married to Rev. Miller; Mary, married to A. D. Sibert; and Amanda, married to Joseph Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have enjoyed excellent health, and bear their age well; are respected by their neighbors and all who know them. They are members of the M. E. Church.

CUMMINS, WILLIAM, one of the leading farmers and stock-growers of Auburn Township, Crawford Co., Ohio, was born in Indiana Co., Penn., March 28, 1834; he was brought up by his parents on a farm, receiving his education in the district school, until he became of age, when he took charge of a general line of merchandise, such as was kept in a country store, conducting the business about one year, when he disposed of the goods and went on the farm, where he remained one year, when he again engaged in business at Chambersville, Indiana Co., Penn., where he remained until Aug. 31, 1861. when lie volunteered in a military organization. Mr. Cummins ranked as Captain of the company, and was placed in the 14th Army Corps, commanded by Gen. Thomas. Capt. Cummins resigned his command about Aug. 1, 1863, returning home sick. He emigrated to Ohio in August, 1864, locating on the D. C. Morrow farm, where he now resides, on a beautiful site, consisting of 600 acres in one body, a portion of which lies in Plymouth Township, the balance in Auburn Township, Crawford Co. The Captain married Miss Mary J. Morrow Aug. 24, 1864, and by their union had nine children, five of whom are living, viz.: Core Elizabeth, David William, Joseph Dick, Julia Brown Mateer, Nancy Susan Clark. Mrs. Cummins was born Aug. 3, 1836, on their present farm; she attended school at Plymouth until she was about 18 years of age, finishing her education at Delaware, Ohio. Mr. Cummins was elected Treasurer of Auburn Township in April, 1877, and Land Appraiser in October, 1879. As a family, they incline to the Presbyterian Church, and are respected by all who know them. Mr. Cummins is an active, energetic man, taking an interest in all public affairs, and has an interesting family, in which he takes a fond father's pride.

CUMMINS, WILLIAM, deceased. William, son of David and Mary (Trimble) Cummins, was born on the 5th day of February, 1809, in Indiana Co., Penn.; about the 9th year of his age, he removed with his parents to Richland Co., Ohio, his father having previously, in 1816, located a tract of land some five mires west of Shelby; his boyhood and early manhood were passed in assisting to hew out a home in the then unbroken wilderness; sixty years ago, the facilities for acquiring an education in this county were comparatively meager; but such as they were, the subject of this sketch made the most of, for, in after years, he showed a thoroughness in the branches then taught, and a familiarity with the forms of business, that made him a man of mark in the community in which he resided ; in speaking of his early struggles to acquire an education, he always gave great credit to Rudolphus Morse and Benjamin Griffith, two of the most accomplished teachers and beat-informed men of their day; upon arriving at his majority, he was elected Justice of the Peace, a position he held continuously until he removed from the township: the official business of that day wag largely in collections, and many who have since acquired a competency, will remember his large-hearted leniency, when they were struggling to get a start in life. In March, 1831, he was married to Jane, daughter of Abraham and Agnes (Wallace) Cahill, and the issue of this union was three sons and four daughters, to wit: Nancy, David, Abraham Cahill, George Wallace, Mary Eliza, Jane and Rebecca; Nancy, George W. and Mary are deceased. His wife died Dec. 17, 1853, and in 1855, he married Mrs. Matilda Dungan ; no issue by this marriage. About 1842, he united with the M. E. Church, and ever afterward was a consistent member, taking a deep interest in its welfare and prosperity. In politics, he was a Democrat of the old school, but love of country rose above party fealty, and he was among the first in Shelby, at the breaking-out of the late war, to insist that party lines should be obliterated until we had a united country. He was called to preside over the first war meeting held in Shelby, and among the very first held in the State, and always gave his time and money freely to further the cause of the Union and care for the families of the soldiers. In 1868, he removed to Tuscola, III., and purchased a tract of land, and gave himself strictly to its cultivation; the success that had followed him through life did not desert him here, and his business continued prosperous. Some five years ago his bodily health failed, and the infirmities of age coming on, compelled him to seek a quiet and retired life. He spoke frequently and without fear of his fast-approaching end. Though long expected, the final summons came suddenly to his surviving friends; he was stricken with paralysis and only survived a few hours; he left a widow and four children to mourn his loss. He was the father of David Cummins, of Shelby, and A. C. Cummins, of Mansfield, who were with him for several days prior to his death. The I. O. O. F., of which fraternity he was an honored member, performed the last sad rites at his obsequies.

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Thus passed to the better world beyond, one who filled more than an ordinary space in the affairs of his time, and, dying, left to his children the priceless legacy of an honored and honest name.

CUMMINS, DAVID, SR. (deceased), was born in Rockingham Co., Va., on the 28th day of February, 1782, and removed with his parents in 1790, to Indiana Co., Penn., where he grew to manhood; he was a soldier in the war of 1812, and belonged to a regiment that was raised for the defense of Baltimore; in 1816, in company with Andrew Dixon, Sr., a widely and well known pioneer, he came to Richland Co., and purchased a tract of land on the Tiffin road, some eighteen miles distant from Mansfield, now a part of Auburn and Vernon Townships, Crawford Co., and shortly thereafter removed his family to that place ; Mrs. Dixon and himself assisted William Green in building the first log house in all that country round about; he was married in 1803 to Mary Trimble; the issue of this marriage was two eons and four daughters; his first wife dying in 1824, he married Rebecca Hoblitzell, by whom he had one daughter, the late Mrs. Thomas Mickey, of Shelby ; the children by his first marriage were George, William, Eliza (married to Hon. R. W. Cahill), Jeannette (married to Robert Cook, of Wayne Co., Ohio), Mary (married to Andrew Dixon. Jr.), and Nancy (married to James English); George Cummins married Caroline Hoblitzell, and William Cummins married Jane Cahill ; David Cummins, Sr., was a man of great physical endurance, remarkable for his energy and decision of character; he was of Scotch-Irish parentage and possessed many of the best qualities of both nationalities. In religion, he was a Presbyterian of the old school, and rigorously observed and carried out the teachings and tenets of his favorite church; he was emphatically a pioneer in all that the word imports, and had the will and the physical power to hew a home out of the then unbroken wilderness, and was largely instrumental in assisting all of his children to secure a fair start in life; he died Dec. 26, 1866, at the same old homestead that he selected for his home a half-century before.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY.

BARGAHISER, LEWIS G., farmer; P. O. Crestline ; he was born near Shelby Feb. 28, 1829, and resided in Sharon Township till the fall of 1877, when he removed to the farm between Crestline and Leesville, where he and his family now reside. His father, Jacob Bargahiser, and his uncle Levi, settled on land near Shelby about the year 1824. They were in the county, however, as early as 1812 ; Levi was a boy, living with Mr. Ruffner on the Black Fork of the Mohican, when the massacre of his and the Zimmer families occurred. Jacob, Levi, and their wives were each 77 years old at the time of their deaths.

BROWN, JOSEPH, farmer; P. O. Crestline ; he was born in Delaware Oct. 26, 1793; he says his wife was born the same day; they now reside on the farm where they settled in 1815-sixty-five years ago. Mr. B. was so severely injured by the cars some time ago as to require the amputation of both legs near the knees ; still he can get about well on the stumps. His first habitation here was made of poles and covered with bark ; they lived in this rude structure some time before they erected a cabin. A hickory withe was used to draw the logs together at the cabin site ; he went to Knox Co. for corn till he could raise a crop, and had nearly twenty miles to go to mill; wild game was then abundant, and furnished plenty of meat. Mr. B. was married, in 1824, to Elizabeth Hagar, daughter of Sebastian Swartz, who came to this country in 1820.

CAHILL, RICHARD WALLACE, farmer; P. O. DeKalb, Crawford Co., Ohio. Mr. Cahill was born in Derby Township, Westmoreland Co., Penn., March 6, 1801, and spent his early days upon the farm with his father, Abraham Cahill, in clearing land and doing general farm work; he moved from Pennsylvania to Wayne Co., Ohio, about the year 1817, with his parents, four brothers and six sisters, he being the sixth in the family; he continued on the farm with his parents until at the age of 21 years, when he came further west and settled in Bucyrus, Crawford Co., Ohio, first engaging in the dry-goods business as clerk in the store of Judge Inman, in whose service he remained five years. He married Miss Eliza Cummins, of Richland Co., and finally moved on his present homestead. He is of Scotch-Irish descent, and has always been an active Democrat, taking a deep interest in the welfare of the party and all, public affairs; he has always been a representative man of his neighborhood, and, in 1841, was elected as Representative from Richland Co., to the Ohio Legislature, and was re-elected (as was the custom of his party in 1842, the terms then being only one year), during which term he served his constituents with marked ability and intelligence; in 1850, he was elected as a member of the convention which framed the existing constitution of Ohio, in the debates of which are found his published speeches during the session; in every public position he has exhibited that fidelity to public trusts, which has made him a man of mark in his community. He is a man of remarkable memory, entertaining intelligent and positive opinions on all questions coming under his observation. His family consists of eleven children, eight of whom are yet living, viz.: David C., who has served two terms as the Clerk of Court of Crawford Co.; James, Isaac, Richard W., Jr., Warren J. C., Katie and Nettie; a son, Abraham Cahill, became a distinguished Attorney, member of the Dayton bar, and died at the very dawn of distinguished usefulness, deeply regretted by mill who knew him. The career of the subject of this sketch has

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been one of honor, usefulness, intelligence and everything that goes to make up a patriotic, conscientious, honorable man, worthy the imitation of all his children, relatives and friends.

CAROTHERS, GEORGE, farmer and stock-grower; was born in Crawford Co., Ohio, in May, 1839, and spent his early days on what is known as the Carothers homestead. He attended school in the district during the winter months until he was 16 years of age, when he taught a partial term in what was called the Fraser District, just north of Shelby; the following summer, he took the proceeds of his school and attended school in Oberlin, Ohio ; he continued year after year in a similar manner for six consecutive years, thus educating himself; he is a man of indomitable will, conse quently making a success of all his undertakings. He enlisted in Co. C, 7th O. V. I., while attending school at Oberlin, in 1861 ; he participated in the following battles: Carnafax Ferry, Winchester, and the noted second battle of Bull Run, where he was wounded in the left leg; he was taken to the hospital at David's Island, New York, where he received his discharge. Mr. Carothers married Miss L. M. Blackman in March, 1869; they have four very interesting children-Clare E., Minnie Myrtle, Lulu Dell and Georgia M. Mr. C. has a beautiful home, in which he with his wife and little ones are happy, loved and prosperous.

CAROTHERS, JOHN, farmer; P. O. Hinesville; he was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, either in 1806 or 1807, the family record being lost in the sinking ship ; he, with his parents and three brothers, James, Christopher and George, emigrated to Ohio about the year 1813 or 1814, embarking at Londonderry on the sailing vessel Bohannon, everything passing as pleasant as a marriage bell until midnight of the forty-second day, when the vessel struck a rock, near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia ; instantly all on board were fearful with anxiety and excitement; John Carothers, father of the subject of this sketch, was talking with the captain at the time of the accident, both fearing she was lost; a council was called at once, Mr. C. Sr., being one of the twelve composing it, succeeded, in connection with the second mate, Buchannan, in saving every soul on board, all else being lost; launching the lifeboats, the command was to allow only women and children to leave the sinking ship, while the sterner sex remained to the last, though some disguised in women's apparel succeeded in leaving with the former; very soon they observed what appeared in the dark to be a cloud, and, on sending four sailors out, they returned with the joyful news of land, leaving one sailor to signal; the island was composed of about four acres-by name Mud Island-and adjacent to Yarmouth. After landing all safe on this island, they hoisted a white sheet as a signal of distress; thinking it would not be noticed, a lady took off her red flannel petticoat and attached to it, when the signal of distress was again hoisted, and about 10 o'clock a British man-of-war have in sight taking all on board, landing passengers and crew at Yarmouth, where they remained about two weeks, when they again boarded a vessel, and landed at Philadelphia during the month of July, their destination being Guernsey Co., Ohio, where Mr. Carothers remained with his parents; receiving his education at the district schools, having to go five miles. About October, 1837, he emigrated to old Richland (now Crawford Co.), Ohio, purchasing 165 acres of land, where he still resides. His wife, formerly Miss Elisabeth Laird, was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, April 24, 1834. They have eight children, five of whom are living-John, Robert, George, James and Morton, all intelligent men, who take a general interest in the affairs of the country. John enlisted in the 1st Nebraska Regiment; James, in the 120th O. V. I., and Morton with the 100-day boys; ell returned home an honor to their parents and country. The subject of this sketch is a man of remarkable memory and powerful constitution; he has had an eventful life, and after all its variations he is passing the remainder of life in comfort, peace and plenty.

EATON, BENJAMIN, mail agent, Crestline; he was born May 4, 1821, in Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio, and came to this county in, December 1848. He was married Jan. 13, 1849, to Miss Harriet A. Martin, daughter of the late John Martin, of Millersburg. Mr. Eaton resided in Millersburg until 1860, when he removed to Crestline, where he served as Provost Marshal during the late war; he was appointed mail agent in 1865 and yet holds the place, proving him to be an effective and trusty employe.

FROUNFELTER, ADAM, carpenter and joiner, Crestline; was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., Jan. 13, 1809, and removed with his father, John Frounfelter, to the vicinity of Mansfield, in 1826 ; after working a few years at his trade, he bought and converted into town lots 10 acres of land which formed part of the village of Newcastle; he erected the first hotel in the place ; in 1834, he sold the hotel and bought 40 acres of land near Millsboro, sold it and bought a lot and built a house and shop in the village, where he carried on cabinet-making for fourteen years; he then bought, improved and sold first 6 acres and afterward l l 1/2 acres adjoining the village of Ontario; in 1865, he bought and removed to the 15-acre lot adjoining the town of Crestline, where he now resides; having erected a fine house and made other improvements, he is well fixed for a comfortable living. He was married Oct. 31, 1834, to Elisabeth, daughter of the late John Marlin, proprietor of the village of Millsboro, and one of the leading citizens of the township till his death in 1848. Mr. Frounfelter has always been an active Democrat; was Postmaster at Ontario under the administration of President Buchanan, and says he hopes to live long enough to assist in electing another Democratic President of the United States.

OGDEN, DAVID, carpenter and millwright, now a Justice of the Peace in Crestline ; was born in Knox Co., Ohio, Aug. 10, 1819; he removed with his father to this county in 1825, settling first near Lexington, and removing, in 1828, to the land on which Crestline is now located, then a dense forest; Sandusky Township was then six miles square and contained but few inhabitants ; for several years, the only school in the township was kept at a private house; after the settlers had become more numerous, a meeting was held at Mr. Ogden's house to agree upon a site for a schoolhouse, and, to satisfy all, it was resolved to divide the township into two school districts, and erect two log schoolhouses,

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instead of one ; so rapid was the increase of the population that in a few years other schoolhouses were built and several schools were in progress in the township. Crestline was commenced in 1850, the first passenger train on the railroad having reached that point in January of that year. Air. Ogden erected the first frame building in the village, and the first barn raised in the township without whisky was on the Ogden farm.

REED, JAMES M., now a grocer of Crestline, but for many years a prominent farmer and Justice of the Peace of Sandusky Township, was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., on May 28, 1814, and removed with his father's family to the farm upon which Reedsburg was afterward laid off, in Wayne Co., Ohio, and from there to the vicinity of Crestline in April, 1847, where he served for twenty-one years as Justice of the Peace of Sandusky Township. In 1875, he removed to Crestline, was again elected Justice of the Peace, and is now supplying the people with family groceries, and is one of the leading citizens of the place.

TYLER, SILAS, farmer, Crawfora Co., Ill.; he was born Oct. 30, 1796, in Wayne Co., Penn. He was married June 11, 1820, to Elcy A. Austin; afterward, he resided in Sullivan and in Tompkins Co., N. Y.; he settled in Richland County in October, 1837; he kept the hotel at Ontario two years; then removed to the 80 acre tract of land now owned by James S. Trimble, for which he paid $750; after improving the land, he sold it to Mr. Trimble for $4,000 in 1865. His wife died Sept. 3, 1864, and in September, 1865, the old gentlemen removed to Crawford Co., Ill., where he now lives, being 84 years of age. He was married the second time in 1865, his wife is yet living; he and his first wife raised a family of seven children, five of whom are living. Bezaleel, one of the sons, is an influential citizen of Sandusky Township; he is married to Mary A., daughter of John Sheffer. Nathan L., another, is c inductor on the P., Ft. W. & C. R. R.; he is mar. ried to a daughter of J. M. Reed, and lives in Crestline.

WILLIAMS, JESSE, Justice of the Peace, Crestline ; was born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, Feb. 14, 1806, and removed with his father, Thomas Williams, to the land now owned by Christian O'Rourk, near the Spring Mill, in this county, in 1818. The land had been purchased of Rolin Weldon in 1817, and in that year the father and his oldest son, John, had come to the premises, erected s cabin and cleared a few acres of ground, on which they had raised corn. Jesse, after assisting in clearing up the farm, now one of the beat in the neighborhood, embraced every opportunity then attainable to procure such an education as would qualify him as a school teacher, which was his occupation for about ten years. He was married on Sept. 15, 1829, to Miss Eliza Bailey, then residing in Springfield Township; she was born in Allegheny Co., Penn., on Jan. 10, 1811; Squire Williams has been eight times elected to the office of Justice of the Peace, and twice as County Auditor, besides holding other positions of honor, and the old gentleman says he hopes to live long enough to assist in electing a Democratic President of the United States.

POLK TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY.

REED, SAMUEL J., farmer; was born in Oxford Co., Me., Dec. 13, 1809, and was married Sept. 6, 1832, to Miss Elizabeth Jackson; he removed with his father's family to this county in 1823, and settled in that part of Sandusky now forming Polk Township, Crawford Co., where a cabin was erected in the woods, and where the family commenced clearing up the forest and converting the wilderness into fertile fields. Mr. Reed first earned enough money, by hard work, to enter 80 acres of land, and, by his indomitable energy and industry, continued to add to his farm till he became the owner of 411 acres of most excellent land, now well improved, and proved himself to be one of the most successful farmers in the county. Four of his children are married, and living in the vicinity of their parents.

ASHLAND, ASHLAND COUNTY.

ABRAMS, JAMES S., was born in Ashland Co., in the month of January, 1855, where he has since resided. He is by profession a painter, having finished his trade in 1875; he is considered by all to be proficient at his business and enjoys the respect of those in the community in which he resides.

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HANOVER TOWNSHIP, ASHLAND COUNTY.

BULL, JOHN W., Loudonville. The grandfather of Mr. Bull was born and educated in Dublin, Ireland, and his grandmother in Manchester, England. George W. Bull, the father of J. W., ran away from home when 11 years of age, and went to sea; in his roving, he visited America at the age of 17; came west to the then wilderness of Ohio and entered several quarter-sections of land in what are now Greene and Lake Townships, Ashland Co., after which he returned to a sea faring life, becoming a captain and vessel-owner. Becoming tired of the sea, he came to America for the purpose of making it his permanent home, settling first in Hartford, Conn., in 1816, and removing, in 1817, to the southwest quarter of Sec. 1, in Greene Township. Here, in 1822, he married, and here he raised a family of seven children-George F., Sarah Jane, Mariah, Mary, Phebe, Emily and J. W. He was a man of much influence among the early pioneers, a large landholder, and, soon after his arrival, engaged in shipping pork, flour, whisky and other produce by flatboats to New Orleans; after the sale of a cargo in that city, he would usually sell his boats and set out on foot for home, walking sometimes as far as Nashville, where he would purchase a horse on which to complete the journey. In 1839, he was elected Justice of the Peace, which office he held fifteen years ; in 1848, he was elected to the General Assembly, serving two terms in the House and one in the Senate. He was of stout build, a very forcible talker, a man of decision, good judgment, great energy and independence of character. His son, the subject of this sketch, was engaged in railroading thirteen years, first as route agent and then as conductor, after which he resided in Fort Wayne, Ind., a few years, engaged in the hotel business ; during this time, be was a member of the Council of that city. He subsequently returned to Greene Township to live, and was elected Justice of the Peace, which office he now holds. In 1877, he was elected to the Sixty-third General Assembly, and is now ( February, 1880) a member of the Sixty-fourth.

GREEN TOWNSHIP, ASHLAND COUNTY.

RICE, ALEXANDER, Perryville; was born in Montpelier, Vt., Aug. 2, 1801; he was the eldest son of Capt. Ebenezer Rice, who moved from Willsboro, Essex Co., N. Y., to Ohio, in 1810, stopping front November until February, 1811, in Newark, Licking Co. ; then he came on to Green Township, Richland Co., and located on his land near Perryville. Capt. Rice died June, 1821, and his widow became the second wife of Judge Thomas Coulter. Alexander owns the old farm; he has been twice married, and has three daughters and three sons living. Of all the old pioneers who have lived to see the wilderness of the West bloom like unto a garden, none are more content, more happy, or freer front the ills of old age than he. Ebenezer Rice was born in Marlboro, Mass., in 1773; was the eldest son of Samuel Rice, who was the son of Gershow, who was the son of Ephraim, who was the sort of Thomas, who was the son of Edmund and Tamazine Rice, who came from Barkhampstead, England, in 1638, and lived and died in Sudbury, Mass. The old homestead, with its broad meadows and beautiful spring, is still in possession of the Rice family.

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BAUGHMAN, DANIEL, Charlotte, Mich. He came with his brother John and his family to Lexington Richland Co., in May, 1827 ; Samuel Baughman had settled in Millersburg, in Springfield Township, three years before, where he was also followed the next year by Isaac and Joseph Baughman, and thus the other Baughmans found relatives near them on their arrival in this, then the "Far West." In 1828, Jacob, Henry and Adam Baughman came, with Daniel's mother, and settled at Lexington. The entire family of Baughmans were from Cumberland Co., Penn.; of those mentioned, Joseph now lives in Fairfield Co., Ohio; Jacob in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, and Henry in Charlotte, Mich.; Adam died at Lexington in January, 1844; John, at the same place, in August, 1863. A son of Daniel Baughman, Adelbert D., is now a merchant in Charlotte, Mich.

BEELMAN, J. FRANK, editor and proprietor of the Advertiser, Plymouth ; was born in Plymouth July 31, 1847 ; was raised and educated here and has grown up with the town ; when in 1869, he, together with Mr. Webber, opened up a book and notion store, under the firm name of Webber & Beelman, when, in August, I872, he disposed of his interest in the book store and

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became associated with and in the Plymouth Advertiser office, with his brother, J. M. Beelman, and in 1876, sold back to J. M. Beelman, and in December, 1876, he purchased the office and became sole proprietor, since which time the Advertiser has been on a solid and firm basis, and has a circulation and support second to no other paper in the county; as to the jobbing department, it is complete as all can testify who have occasion to patronize it. On Oct. 8, 1874, was married to Miss Frank Gipson, a resident of Plymouth; and as a result of this union, they have one child, Grace W., born Oct. 10, 1876. Mr. B. is one of the first and foremost men in town, as the success of the Advertiser shows him to be, a thorough-going business man ; he is Secretary of the Plymouth Agricultural Society, Township Clerk, and has occupied other offices in the gift of the people, and with all, is a man well worthy the position he holds in society.

OBERLE, FRANCIS J., REV., Pastor Roman Catholic Church, Shelby; Rev. Francis J. Oberle, was born in New York City May 7, 1832; he was educated in the Parochial School Church of the "Holy Redeemer;" till at the age of 12 years; he then commenced the study of Latin and languages in New York City, and soon after went to the St. Charles College, Maryland, where he remained three years, finishing up his classical course in 1855; he then entered the mission society, and remained in this connection for about sixteen years; during this period, he completed his full course of study, while traveling extensively through the West, and elsewhere; during the war of 1861-65, was Chaplain of the "Irish Brigade," under "Mulligan " from Chicago, Ill., and still later became connected with the hospitals in Cumberland, Md. ; in 1877, he came to Shelby, Ohio, from New York City, and being a man of fine education, and considerable executive ability, has done much toward establishing the Roman Catholic Church in this place; his energy and perseverance, with tact to accomplish, has enabled him, to not only overhaul the church, but to erect a residence on architectural plans, adapted to the best interest of the church, and the people at large.

LOOSE, NATHANIEL H., Rev. Pastor Reformed Church, Bellevue, Ohio; was born near Bloomfield, Perry Co.; Penn., Sept. 5, 1834 ; he is the oldest son of Peter Loose and Ann Mary Rauch, now residing near Wyoming, Del. When about 4 years of age, be with his parents moved to near Greencastle, Penn., and in 1845, settled in Monroe Co., Mich,; in 1853, he entered Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio and graduated in the scientific course in 1857; he was ordained to the ministry of the Reformed Church in 1858. He was married the same year, by Dr. M. Kieffer, to Miss Alma T. Kroh, of Tiffin; four sons were born to them, one of whom is dead. Ursinus K., the oldest, is now in the National Exchange Bank, Tiffin ; Alvin and Clarence are attending school. Rev. Loose's first charge was at Sugar Grove, Fairfield Co., Ohio; continued there five years; settled at Shelby in 1863, and continued fourteen years. While at Shelby, he was for six years a member of the School Board and its President during the erection of the high school building; he always entertained a lively interest in the institutions and people of the town and vicinity. In August, 1877, he took charge of St. Paul's Reformed Church, Bellevue, Ohio, where he is now living.

McQUOWN, DAVID A. (deceased) ; was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., July 16, 1813; at an early age, his father removed with his family, to Belmont Co., Ohio and from there to Richland County; some time between the years of 1820 and 1830; the exact date is not known. He was married to Mary Patterson, of Lexington, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1835, by Rev. Adam Torrence, at that time a Presbyterian minister living in Lexington ; they had seven children-William, Leonidas, Margaret Jane, Mary L., Thomas P., Andrew and Warren, all of whom are living, except William and Margaret Jane. Mr. McQuown was Justice of the Peace in and for Troy Township, for the period of twenty-one years, or seven terms; he was noted as the first Whig Justice of Troy Township ; some of the brightest local talent of Central Ohio was often engaged in trying cases in his office, and such young lawyers as Hon. John Sherman, Samuel J. Kirkwood (now United States Senator from Iowa), Hon. Thomas W. Bartly (now residing in Washington, D. C.), Hon. George W. Geddes, Hon. James Stewart (afterward Judge Stewart), Barnabus Burns, and others. Mr. McQuown served several times as Mayor of the village of Lexington, and took a prominent part as a local Whig and Republican politician. After his removal to Michigan, he served several years as Justice of the Peace. He died in West Windsor, Eaton Co., Mich., Feb. 16, 1879.

NEWMAN, JACOB, dealer in marble and granite, La Grange, Ind. He was born in Richland Co., in 1832; at the age of 17 years, he moved with his parents to Williams Co., remaining there three years; at the end of that time, he returned to Mansfield and engaged as clerk in the store of E. & C. Hedges, until the following, spring, when he went to La Grange, where he now resides. In September, 1861; Mr. Newman enlisted in Co: H, 44th, Ind. V. I., and was elected Second Lieutenant; he commanded the company at Shiloh, April 6, 1862, where he was desperately wounded, being shot through the body, a wound that at first was considered certainly mortal, and one from which the surgeons declared not one man in a thousand could survive ; he, however, recovered ; Mr. N. was promoted Captain of the company (commission dating from the day of the battle), but his wound disabled him from farther service, and be resigned Nov. 14, 1862, and returned home. In 1863, he was appointed Deputy Provost Marshal for La Grange County, of the Fourth District of Indiana, and as such. had charge of the enrollment. of the county. He was elected County Treasurer in 1864, and re-elected in 1866; since the expiration of the last term, he has been engaged in mercantile pursuits, end is now dealing in marble and granite.

SMITH, GEORGE H., Goodland, Benton Co., Ind. He was born in Jackson Township, Richland Co., Ohio, Feb. 22. 1844, remaining with his parents until 1861, when he enlisted in Company H, 64th O. V. I., better known as the Sherman Brigade, C. R. Lord commanding company; he participated in the following engagements: Shiloh, Corinth, Stone River, Perryville, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Resaca, and in the Atlanta campaign, until the 16th of June; while on the skirmish line in front of Kenesaw Mountain, he received a gunshot-wound in the left forearm, severing the main

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artery, which disabled him for the rest of the campaign; also was in the Army of the Cumberland; served under Gens. Grant, Thomas, Sherman, Sheridan and Rosecrans ; the subject of this sketch veteranized in 1864, and was discharged Jan. 1; on his return home he rented his grandfather's farm, where he remained about four years and then went to Benton Co., Ind., and purchased 80 acres of land, on which he has made his home. Aug. 27, 1874, he married Miss M. E. Drake, of Jackson Township, taking his wife to Indiana; they have one child, Anna. Mr. Smith's grandfather, John Smith, emigrated to Ohio, from Pennsylvania, with his family in 1835, locating near where he now lives, with his son George Smith, Sr.; he is pest the age of 90, and is the oldest man living in the township; he was married to Miss Susan Wise; they had eight children, four of whom are living. The father of the subject of this notice, has remained in Richland Co„ since he came from Cumberland Co., Penn., where be was from October, 1820, except two years when he was at Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Miss A. Miller in 1842. Mr. Smith the subject of this sketch is a genial honest man, and has a reputation that cannot be excelled.