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BAILEY, JAMES H., farmer; P. O. Corsica; was born near Shelby, in this county, on July 4. 1830; his father removed from Adams Co., Penn., to Hamilton Co., Ohio, in 1819, and thence to this county in 1826, and, with his sons and other pioneers, aided in clearing up the forest and making old Richland what it now is James H., when quite young, had earned enough by hard labor to purchase 76 acres near his father's farm, which he improved, and after the death of his father, in 1869, bought the old homestead; in 1871, he sold both farms

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and paid $12,570 for the elegant farm of 229 acres on which he now resides in Sandusky Township. His improvements on the farm have made it one of the best in the township, and he is acknowledged to be one of our most successful farmers. He was married April 6, 1865, to Miss Amanda, daughter of the, late John Root, who then lived on the farm adjoining the one now occupied by Mr. Rally. Mr. Root died Oct. 21, 1869.

BAKER, EMMAUS, farmer; P. O. Corsica; was born on the farm where he now resides in Sandusky Township, on Jan. 30, 1822; his father, Joseph Baker, was born in Vermont in 1789; removed to this county in 1820, and died, in 1883. Emmaus and his brothers were among the pioneers who assisted in clearing up the forests, and converting the wilderness into fertile fields; he owns the old homestead, embracing 160 acres of well-improved land, and is well fixed for enjoying life. He was married in 1847 to Matilda, daughter of James Dunlap, of Morrow Co.; she died in 1862. On March 12, 1863, he was married to his present wife, Amanda, daughter of the late Daniel Logan.

BENNETT, MARCUS W., farmer; was born in Canada West on July 11, 1817, and came to this county in 1838, settled in the vicinity of Blooming Grove Village. Was married May 20, 1841, to Miss Mary Maranda, daughter of the late Tryan Harding, and has continued to reside in the same neighborhood ever since. Tryan Harding was one of the sons of Amos Harding, who removed from Susquehanna Co., Penn., to this county in 1819, and the family were among the pioneers who took an active part in clearing up the forest and making Richland Co. what it now is one of the best agricultural counties in the State.

BOOKWALTER, JOHN, Jr. (deceased). He was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., Sept. 16, 1826 ; came to Ohio is 1835. Was, married Aug. 30, 1849, to Abigail M. Crothswaite, who was born March 24, 1823; they had the following family: Alexander, born July 6, 1850 ; Elvira, born May 26, 1852 ; John, born Dec. 12, 1853 ; Samuel T. and Washington S., born Sept. 14, 1859; Leroy F., born Nov. 26,1862; Eva May, born May 6, 1868. John, Jr., died Sept. 17, 1872; Samuel T. died Oct. 2, 1855. John Bookwalter came to Sandusky Township in 1865; resided here till his death. Alexander is engaged in the study of law with James Colter ; Elvira married Wm. Sherry; Mrs. Bookwalter resides with her children on the home farm in this township.

CASSEL, JOHN, P. O. Crestline ; was born in Franklin Co., Penn., Aug. 26, 1815, and removed to the vicinity of Ontario, in this county, in 1833, and from thence to the farm on which he now resides in Sandusky Township, in 1843 ; the improvements on his land at that time consisted of a cabin house, log barn, and about 15 acres partly cleared. He has since, by industry and perseverance, made it one of the best improved farms in the country, with an orchard of choice fruit, fine buildings, etc.; it is thought he raises the beet horses and pigs in the county ; the old gentleman says he has all of this world's goods he needs, and feels thankful that god has blessed him and his family; he has raised ten children, nine of whom are married and doing well, and has twenty-three grandchildren.

CATON, ANDREW T., farmer; was born in Sandusky Township, this county, Oct. 17, 1844, and was married to Martha J., daughter of Philip Corman, of the same township, on Dec. 25, 1865 ; Mr. Caton has resided all his life in this county, and for the last six years has been the only Justice of the Peace in Sandusky Township, and one of the leading citizens of that part of the county.

COOK, SILAS, farmer; P. O. Galion ; was born in Richland Co., on Feb. 19, 1821; his father, Hiram Cook, was the proprietor of Ontario, and owned considerable land around the village. In 1846, Silas became a volunteer in the war with Mexico, being a member of Co. A, commanded by Capt. McLaughlin, of Mansfield. At the close of the war, he returned to this county, and was married on Jan. 2, 1848, to Miss Mary Ann, daughter of the late John H. Evans, of Ontario. He afterward owned, improved and sold one farm in Wyandot Co.; his father at Ontario, two in Crawford Co., and was six months in California; he now owns and occupies 125 acres of excellent land, well improved, in Sandusky, Township, where he is well fixed for living in comfort, having by his untiring energy succeeded in clearing up the forest and making it "blossom as the rose."

CRISPIN, STEPHEN, farmer; was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, on Dec. 24, 1818, and removed with his father, Silas Crispin, to the vicinity of his present residence in 1837. He was married in 1838, to Miss Lona, daughter of the late Levi Logan, who then lived on the farm now owned and occupied by Mr. Crispin in Sandusky Township; Mr. Logan was one of the early settlers, and died in October, 1845, at the age of 75 years; Mr. Crispin's father was born in New Jersey, near Philadelphia in 1788 ; removed to Washington Co., Penn., in 1806, thence to Columbiana Co., Ohio, in 1815. His grandfather came-from England with Wm. Penn in 1682; the family were among the early pioneers, who, by their energy and perseverance, aided their comrades in clearing up the forest and making the country the beat land in the world.

FLOWERS, WILLIAM (deceased); he was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., Oct. 8, 1796; married Aug. 1, 1819, to Fanny Leiter, who was born in Perry Co., Penn., Nov. 14, 1800; they had the following family: Catherine, born May 12, 1820; Frances, Jan. 23, 1822; Elizabeth, May 31, 1824; Susan, April 22,1826; Sarah, Feb. 20, 1828; Anna, March 15, 1829; John, Oct. 10, 1831 ; Mary, March 31, 1834; William, July 27,1836; Barbara, Dec. 3, 1838; Samuel, Feb. 2, 1841; Jacob, Nov. 2, 1845; the following are deceased: William, died Sept. 29, 1878; Frances, Feb. 3, 1874; Catherine, March 18.1821 ; Elizabeth, July 9,1825; Susan, 1871; Sarah, Sept. 29, 1874; Barbara, Nov. 29, 1879; Jacob was married Nov. 15. 1866, to Mary E. Helfrich, who was born Dec. 14. 1847, in Newcastle, Springfield Township; they reside in Sandusky Township.

JOHNSON, TAYLOR, farmer; P.O. Crestline; he was born in Madison Township, in 1843; married in

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1868, to Eleanor M. Cole, who was born in Fredericktown, Knox Co., in 1847; they have the following family: Norton T., born June 4, 1869; Laverne, March 2, 1871; Johnson L., July 15, 1874; Oro Viols, Jan 14, 1878. Mr. Taylor came to Sandusky Township in 1872; he owns a well-improved farm with good buildings; he is one of the active and energetic men of the township. He enlisted in the 3d O. V. C , Co. E; he remained in the service three years and one month, and was honorably discharged.

McCULLY, WILLIAM, farmer; P. O. Crestline; he was born July 8, 1817, on the farm owned by his grandfather, James McDermott, in Mifflin Township, in this county; he had removed from Mercer Co., Penn., and settled upon it about the year 1812; he died therein 1859, aged nearly 100 years. Mr. McCully was married June 9, 1840, to May, daughter of the late Samuel Simpson, of Mifflin Township; she was born March 16, 1819. Mr. McCully removed from Mifflin to Sandusky Township April 8, 1843, where he erected his cabin and commenced clearing the beautiful farm upon which he now lives. He says: "Our first house had but one room, which answered for kitchen, bedroom and parlor-one corner, carpeted, was called the parlor." He began in the woods with 140 acres of land, but by his indomitable energy and industrious habits, he afterward added to his farm till he became the owner of 500 acres of most excellent land, all well improved; he is now one of the most extensive and successful farmers in the county. His children-three sons and one daughter-are all married and living in the immediate vicinity; like their parents, they are much respected by all. In pioneer times, the Indian trail from Greentown to Upper Sandusky passed over the land now owned by Mr. McCully, and a mound, together with many Indian relics, has been found on the premises. Among these is a stone skinning-knife and a red dart. At different places in the vicinity of the mound, the earth had evidently been excavated for lead or something of value to the " red men of the forest."

MILLER, CHARLES, farmer, was born in Union Co., Penn., on Aug. 9, 1815, and removed, with his father, Christian Miller, to Orange Township, then in :Richland Co., in 1829. He was married, Sept. 23, 1841, to Miss Mary M., daughter, of the late Daniel Riblet, and settled in Sandusky Township in 1853, where he now resides, and is much respected by all who have formed his acquaintance.

MORKEL, CHRISTIAN, farmer; P. O. Crestline; he was born in Germany in 1823; came to America when 6 years of age. He was married to Mary Ann Purky, who was born in Lancaster Co., Penn.; they had the following family-John F., born Dec. 7, 1853; George A., Sept. 13, 1855; Sarah A., Oct. 29, 1857; Matilda M., Aug. 26, 1859 ; Anna R., March 12, 1861 ; Jacob E., Jan. 24, 1864; Mary E., Feb. 7, 1866; Caroline E., Jan. 28, 1868; Leah E., March 22, 1870; Marie M., Dec. 24, 1871; Harriet S., Jan. 26, 1874; Charles E., April 29, 1876. Matilda M., died Sept. 1, 1861. Mr. Morkel came to this township in 1855; he is one of its leading and enterprising citizens.

MORTHLAND, JOHN, farmer, was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, on Jan. 4, 1836, and removed with his father's family to this county in the fall of the same year, settling in the vicinity, of his present residence in Sandusky Township. He was married in 1858 to Miss Abby, daughter of Hiram Stevens. Abraham Morthland, the father of John, was born in Adams Co., Penn., on January 17, 1811, removed to Columbiana Co., Ohio, in 1830, and to this county in 1836; he not only aided in clearing up the forest, but devoted thirty years of his life as an active minister of the Baptist Church, and died at Shelby in 1876.

PARAMOUR, MORDECAI B., tamer; P. O. Crestline; was born in Springfield Township, in this county, on July 16, 1823; his father, John Paramour, having removed from Jefferson Co., Ohio, about the year 1818, was one of the original pioneers who aided in converting the forests of Springfield Township into beautiful farms; M. B. Paramour, possessing the energy and perseverance which characterized the old settlers, had earned by his own labor and good management the means which have enabled him to own the farm on which he now resides, containing 254 acres of well improved land, from the sale of the products of which he realizes annually about $1,600, and is considered one of the most successful farmers in the county. He was married on Oct. 13, 1849, to Susan R., daughter of Joseph Cox, then living near the village of Shelby; they have raised a large and respectable family of children, and are well fixed for the enjoyment of all the happiness this world can afford.

SCOTT, WILLIAM, farmer; P. O. Crestline; was born on the farm then owned by Gov. Snyder, in Union Co., Penn., on Sept. 15, 1815, and removed to Sandusky Township, in this county, in 1835; he paid $150 for 40 acres in the woods, and commenced clearing off the timber; the next day after his cabin was raised, it was thrown down by a falling tree, but it was soon rebuilt and occupied; he afterward sold his 40 acres, with the improvements he had made upon it, for $350, which enabled him to purchase an unimproved 80 acre tract, in the immediate vicinity, to which he has since added the adjoining 80-acre tract, making a farm of 160 acres, now well improved, and considered one of the beet farms in the neighborhood. Mr. Scott was first married to Mary Ann, daughter- of the late Daniel Riblet ; she was born in 1817, and died June 3, 1858; his second wife, Eliza, daughter of the late John Bookwalter and widow of Samuel Freed, died in 1869. Ht was married to his present wife, Charity, daughter of Jacob Sprow, and widow of the late David L. Chambers, in March, 1876; she was born July 10, 1828.

SCOTT, JOSIAH, farmer; P. O. Galion ; he wet born in Sandusky Township May 4, 1843. Married, it 1869, to Mary Brown, who was born in Wayne Co., Ind. they have the following family : Mary Alice, deceased Lydia Idella, born June 17, 1871; Katy Ann, May 22 1873; Sylvia Rosetta; Aug. 13, 1875 ; William Franklin, Jan. 3, 1878 ; Cora Elea, Dec. 24,1879. Mr. Scott enlisted in the late war, in 1861, in the lst O. Independent Battery ; he was engaged during the entity war.