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BAKER FAMILY. Among the well known pioneer families of Seneca County, and of Eden Township, was the Baker family of four brothers: Franklin, Thomas, John and Richard, and four sisters: Mary Baker, Sophia Stearns, Lucretia Arnold, and Ann Knapp. They were the children of Judge Samuel Baker, a native of Branford, Conn., and a descendant in the fourth generation of Thomas Baker, who settled at Milford, Conn., in 1639, whence in 1650 he removed to East Hampton, L. I., which town he represented in the Colonial Assemblies of New York and Connecticut. During the invasion of New York by Burgoyne, Samuel Baker, then a boy of thirteen, was captured by Indians, taken to Burgoyne's camp and sold to a British officer. He was released by the surrender of Burgoyne's army, and afterward unlisted in Col. Marinus Willett's regiment and served until the close of the war. He was one of the first settlers in Steuben County; was for many years first judge, and one of the most prominent citizens of that county. Franklin and Thomas Baker came to Eden Township in 1822. Franklin entered the farm known as the Umsted farm on the Kilbourne road, where he resided until his death in 1831. Thomas entered the farm adjoining, and there lived until his death in 1863. Samuel Baker and Mrs. C. Y. Brundage, of Eden Township, and .Mrs. Albert Ewer of Tiffin are children of Thomas Baker. His widow, Sarah B. Baker came to Seneca County with her father, Col. Boyd, in 1821, and since 1863 has resided in Tiffin. John Baker came soon after his brothers and settled upon the farm on Rock Creek upon which he died in 1876. Mary Baker, with her husband, Joseph Baker, settled in Scipio Township in 1822. Mr. and Mrs. Stearns settled on Rock Creek in 1828. Ten years afterward Mr. Stearns died, and his widow married the late William Fleet, and soon afterward died. John B. and George W. Stearns, two of the largest farmers of Scipio Township, are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Stearns. Mrs. Knapp and Mrs. Arnold removed to Garden Grove, Iowa, where they now live. Richard Baker, the youngest of the four brothers, came to Seneca County in 1835, and purchasing several small farms made the fine farm of 400 acres upon which he resided until 1871, and which is now owned by his son, Grattan H. Baker. In 1836 he was married to Fanny Wheeler, daughter of Grattan H. Wheeler, who was a member of Congress, and for many years a State Senator from Steuben County, N. Y. and grand-daughter of Captain Silas Wheeler, who, in April, 1775, enlisted in Capt. Thayer's company of Rhode Island Volunteers; was at Bunker Hill; with Arnold in his terrible march through the forests of Maine and Canada, to attack Quebec; was captured in the unsuccessful attack on Quebec, in which Montgomery was killed and Arnold wounded, and kept a prisoner and in irons until August, 1776, when he was exchanged. He again entered the army; was again captured and taken to Ireland, whence he escaped to France through the aid of Henry Grattan, the Irish orator and patriot, after whom he named his only son. In 1871 Richard Baker removed to the farm adjoining Melmore,

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on which he now resides with his wife, whom he brought to what was then little more than a wilderness almost fifty years ago. Time and fortune have dealt kindly with them both. With six sons and twenty grandchildren, into their family, death has never come. Notwithstanding the weight of seventy-seven years, Mr. Baker is still erect, vigorous, strong, self-reliant, but hind and tender-hearted. For years his class in the Methodist Sunday-school (of which church he and his wife have been members for more than forty years) has been the infant class into which no child was too small to enter, and from which no child was ever willing to go. Of the six sons of Richard and Fanny Baker, Silas is a farmer in Dickinson County, Kas.; Frank, a lawyer in Chicago; Job, a farmer in Wyandot County: Grattan H., a farmer, and the owner of the old homestead; Ralph, a farmer at Garden Grove, Iowa, and Richard W., still at home. Richard Baker brought to his farm, in 1837, thirty pure Spanish merino sheep, the first brought into Seneca County and probably the first in northern Ohio, and has been one of the most successful wool growers, as well as one of the best grain farmers in the county.

JOHN W. BARRICK, farmer, P. O. Morris, was born January 1817, in Frederick County, Md., son of George and Margaret (Cramer) Barrick, also natives of Maryland. George Barrick died in Maryland, and in 1846 his widow came to Ohio and settled in Eden Township, this county, where she died in 1858. Their children were six in number: William, Catharine (Mrs. Dean), Margaret (deceased), John W., Mary C. (widow of Mr. Shriner) and Albert. Our subject was united in marriage, in 1839, with Catharine S. Devilbiss, by whom be has seven children: George W., married to Elizabeth Ogden; Simon F., married the first time to Martha Burnside (by whom he had one child, Howard; and the second time to Ella Kemp by whom he has one daughter, Bertha); Margaret, wife of A. Cox; Virginia R.: Alice A.: Mary , C.; and Walter, married to Sarah Kemp. Mrs. Barrick died in 1881 subject, in 1846, moved on the farm where he has since lived, and which partly improved. He has been very successful; has served as assessor, assistant assessor, and as school director. He is a member of the Reformed Church of Tiffin.

JAMES H. BRINKERHOFF, farmer, P. O. Melmore, was born March 17, 1819, in Gettysburg, Adams Co., Penn.; son of Hezekiah and Jane (Kerr) Brinkerhoff, natives of Pennsylvania. Hezekiah Brinkerhoff came to Ohio in 1834, and settled in Seneca Township, this county, where he purchased land, made a home for his family, and there remained until his death in 1847. Of his ten children six are now living: Alexander W., Sarah J., Margaret M.. John N., George F. and James H. Our subject, who received his education in his native State, taught school after coming to Ohio. He was reared on a farm, and has followed agricultural pursuits as an occupation. Mr. Brinkerhoff was twice married; first, in 1843, to Esther McGeehan, who bore him one child. Robert A., married to Flora Stewart (have two children). Our subject was married on second occasion, October 23, 1852, to Sarah A. Marquis and to this union were born two children: Nelson M., married to Mary F. Burns. and Elizabeth, wife of G. A. Bassett. Mr. Brinkerhoff is one of Eden Township's thorough-going farmers and good business men. Politically. be is a Republican.

JOHN L. CROSS, farmer, P. O. Tiffin, was born July 17, .1812. in Berkeley County, Va.; son of John (a farmer) and Deborah (Comegys) Cross, natives of Maryland, and who came to Ohio in 1828, settling in Eden Township, this county; their family, Maria, Benjamin C., John L., Deborah A. and Cornelius, accompanying them. Of this family only John L. and Deborah A.

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(Mrs Boroff) survive. Here John Cross entered a piece of unimproved land, and began the life of a pioneer. Our subject has lived in this county since he was sixteen years old. He was married, in 1839, to Eliza, daughter of Henry and Sarah Boroff, of Virginia, and who was one of four children to come with their widowed mother r to this county, their father having died in Virginia. To Mr. and Mrs. Cross have been born seven children: Mary E. (wife of A. Woolpert), Henry C. (married to Mary R. Geary), Hamilton J. (married to Susan Kinser), Newton (married to Ida Geary), Lewis C., Benjamin F. and Eliza J. (The three last named are deceased.) Our subject owns a farm of 102 acres in this county, and eighty acres in Wyandot County, Ohio.

WILLIAM R. DE TRAY, farmer, P. O. Tiffin, was born June 16, 1811, in the village of Johnson, R. I., a son of Anthony and Amy (Mathewson) De Tray, the latter a native of Rhode Island. Anthony Do Tray, born in Connecticut, emigrated to New York State in 1821, where he remained until 1822, when he came to Ohio and settled in Crawford County, near Melmore, and there spent the remainder of his days. His family consisted of two sons and two daughters: Amy, widow of Philip Perdew; Jackson, who died in Michigan: Nancy, formerly the wife of R. Weeks, now Mrs. Bartlett, and William R. Our subject was married, December 28, 1836, to Mary S., daughter of Robert Weeks, and by this union were born six children: Mary E., now Mrs. Ebersole (the only one surviving, has one child named Minnie), and Annie, Anthony W., Charles, Alice and Willie, all deceased. Anthony W. had two children: William W. and Josephine. Mr. De Tray came to this county and settled in Eden Township, where he still resides, having a farm of 160 acres of land, with fine improvements, located on the Melmore Road. He is a thorough-going and successful farmer, and a highly respected citizen. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Tiffin and Rock Creek.

JOHN L. DOWNS, farmer, P. O. Melmore, was born August 22, 1812, in Ross County. Ohio; son of John and Caroline (Holden) Downs, the former a native of Virginia, the latter of Kentucky. John Downs, Sr., came to Seneca County in 1821, and with his brother entered 480 acres of land, which he afterward took himself. In 1823 he came again, and lot the job of clearing ten acres and putting up a cabin. The following year he brought his family and began pioneer life. There were fourteen children in his family, four of whom are living: Catharine (Mrs. P. Minich), Eliza M. (Mrs. J. Corbett), Lemuel, a neighboring farmer, and John L. Our subject was married, in 1845, to Margaret A. Wheaton, born in Brown County, Ohio, daughter of Jehosaphat Wheaton, and who bore him ten children: James (deceased), Frances A., Orville, Caroline (deceased wife of C. H. Funk, had one child-Nettie M.), Sarah J., Lehre, Katie, Dora, Ida M. and Mertie (latter died in infancy). Mr. Downs occupies the land which his father entered, now a well-improved farm of 200 acres. Having been a successful farmer, he is now enjoying the fruits of his labor. His first vote was cast for Martin Van Buren for President.

WILLIAM FERGUSON, farmer, P. O. Rockaway, a native of Pennsylvania, was born May 6, 1817; son of Thomas and Jane (Marshall) Ferguson, also natives of Pennsylvania, and who were the parents of twelve children (all of whom grew to maturity and had families), nine surviving. Our subject, the second born, is the only one of the family now living in Ohio, the others reside in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Missouri. William Ferguson received his education in his native State. There he was married, in 1843, to Martha C. Tittle, by which union there were six children (two now living): an infant (deceased, not named); Marshall Beatty, educated at Heidelberg College and

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graduated from Wooster University, and was one year at Princeton Theological Seminary of New Jersey, and died soon after, March 3, 1877; J. T., died July 26, 1850; and J. A., died June 7, 1862; Thomas Calvin received his education iii Heidelberg College, and was married to Gusta Philips (have four children: Nellie May, Martha Louise, Grace and Kate); and William Wilson, who received his education at Heidelberg College, and graduated at Iron City College, Pittsburgh, Penn.. and married Tilly Outhwait. William Ferguson came to Seneca County in 1845, and first lived on Silver Creek, afterward purchasing the farm. of forty acres on which he now resides, and to which he has added thirty acres from the old Clark farm and sixty acres' from Mr. Breininger's farm Mr. Ferguson has been fully alive to the advantages of his children, giving them good education. His grandfather, William Marshall was held prisoner the Indians in this county at an early day.

DR. W. D. FLEET, farmer, P. O., Tiffin, was born January 8, 1849, Eden Township, this county, son of William and Eliza Ann (Ogden) Fleet;. natives of New York State. William Fleet, who began in the world a loo poor boy, came to Ohio in 1830 and settled in Eden Township, where he worked by the month for a time; afterward he went to Indiana, where he entered land near Waterloo; while there, on one occasion, he was lost in the woods and n. mained with a tribe of friendly Indians until morning when they put him on the right track for Fort Wayne; he was twice married, on first occasion to Sophia Sterns, by whom there is one child living, Mrs. Sophia Nolan; he was again married, this time to Eliza Ann, daughter of Amos Ogden, and she born him five children: Dr. William D. ; Frank, married to G. H. Baker; Abram K, married to Hattie Wood; Lucy M., married to Newton Ward; and Grottie I.. William Fleet, Sr., had about 1,600 acres of land in Eden Township, this which was divided among his family at his death, which occurred June 20, 1880. He extensively engaged in stock-raising, was a successful farmer. and gave his children the advantage of a good education. Our subject «;i . married, February 15, 1876, to Laura, daughter of James Dunlap, of Wyandot County, Ohio, by whom he has three children living: William, Nellie M. and Eliza. Dr. W. D. Fleet and his brother Abraham occupy the old home farm in Eden Township.

SAMUEL HERIN, farmer, P. O., Melmore, was born August 21, 1812, in Columbia County, Penn., son of James and Mary (Smith) Herin. He is a grandson of Richard Smith, a native of England (who was sold to pay his passage to America) and John Herin, who came from Ireland, and both of whom were early settlers in the United States. James Herin (fathor of subject) was united in marriage in Bucks County, Penn., and had a family of ton children, of whom four are now living: Joseph, Hannah, David and Samuel. The subject of this sketch came to Ohio in 1828, with his parents, and settled near Tiffin, this county, where his father entered eighty acres of land, malting some improvements. He bought 160 acres of land on which ho lived and whore he died in 1833. His widow, who survived him five years, resided in Risdon (now Fostoria). Our subject was married, in 1835, to Tabitha A., daughter of Aaron Umsted, and they were blessed with four children:. Mary E. (deceased): Ann C. (deceased); Caroline D., wife of Philip Garrick (have seven childron): Jennie L., wife of Alfred P. Cook (have one child). Mr. Herin was elected justice of the peace in 1845, which position he retained nine years; he served three terms as coroner in the early history of the county; was county treasurer from 1859 to 1863. Previously he had bought the farm on which ho now lives, and on which he settled at the expiration of his term as county treasurer. Mr. Herin, who is a genial, kindly old gentlemen, lost his wife in 1881 and has

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since made his home with his son-in-law Mr. Cook. He sold the land on which the county infirmary was erected. His family were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he himself is not a member of any sect. Politically he is a Democrat.

EDEN LEASE, farmer, P. O., Melmore, was born October 29, 1813, in Frederick County, Md., son of Henry and Barbara (Jacobs) Lease, also natives of Maryland, where they lived and died. Of their seven children, six came to Ohio: Otho (deceased), Joseph (deceased), Jacob, Eden, Henry and Mary (latter now Mrs. Walsh). The subject of our sketch early came to Ohio, arriving in this county May 17, 1835; where he went to work at his trade (carpentering) which he carried on in connection with running a saw-mill for some `oars. He was elected sheriff of the county in the fall of 1846, and was reelected, serving in all four years. After this he commenced agriculture, purchasing a farm of Dr. Coon, which he afterward sold, then bought the property )n which he now resides. Mr. Lease was united in marriage, October 12, 1843, with Mary, daughter of John Keller, of Clinton Township, this county, and by this union there were born eight children: John D.; Jesse (deceased in infancy); Lewis C. ; Ami (deceased in infancy); Clinton D.; Almeda E., wife of James B. Gibbs, of Eden Township, this county; Mary A., wife of Milton McComic; and Clementine B. Mr. Lease is now occupy ing a pleasant farm which is well-improved. He has filled the office of justice of the peace three years, and also served as infirmary director for six years.

ROBERT M. C. MARTIN (deceased) was born September 18, 1822, in Perry County. Ohio; son of Samuel and Mary Martin, natives of Pennsylvania, and who came to Seneca County in 1831. Samuel Martin first bought a tract of land in Scipio Township, which he traded for land on Section 19, Eden Township, holding the same until his death, though he purchased other property at different time. Of his children, eight in number, five now survive; Absalom, Samuel, Nathan, Nancy and Hannah. Hugh, one of the sons, and who became a noted .lawyer, read law under Gen. Gibson. opened practice in Iowa,

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and was killed by a rolling boulder tit Colorado. Our subject, the eldest son, received a fair education, and was reared a farmer. He was married, October 12, 1848, to Miss Barbara, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth (Wrouff) Kagy, and by this union there were thirteen children, ten now living: Mary E., Samuel S., Hannah J. (Mrs. Clinton Lease), Eliza E., Isaac R. (married to Hattie Hoverstock), John V., Hugh Ale., Charles E., Francis A. and Anna C. Robert M. C. Martin was a successful farmer. having acquired several large farms, together with everything that denotes prosperity. He was appointed county recorder to fill an unexpired term, and then was elected and subsequently re-elected to this office. He was present at the last reunion of the Kagy family, where there were over 100 members of the family gathered. He died April 4, 1879, leaving his property to his widow during her life time, and at her demise, to his children. Mrs. Martin and some of her children occupy the homestead. She is a pleasant lady, striving to make home comfortable for her family.

DANIEL PRICE, farmer, P. O. Melmore, was born March 24, 1835, in Eden Township, this county; son of Jacob and Esther (Heisbaum) Price, natives of Virginia, who came to Ohio in 1823, and settled on Section 20, in Eden Township, where Jacob Price's father-in-law entered land the same year, and where he began as a pioneer, having to cut the bushes to enable him to turn his team. Jacob Price's children were eleven in number, four living : Isaac. Daniel, Joseph and Esther, wife of Abraham Saul, residing in Indiana; all educated in Eden Township, this county. Our subject was married, in 1859. to Delila, daughter of Thornton Cross, and to this union was born one child, G. C. Price. The mother of this child died April 4, 1864, and Mr. Price then married, in 1867, Martha, daughter of Henry Berry, by which union there were four children: Pearl (deceased), Harvy, Robert M. and Dallas J. (latter deceased). Daniel Price's parents are deceased, and he now occupies the old home farm, comprising 160 acres, well-improved and watered by streams. Mr. Price's family are members of the United Brethren Church.

LORENZO ROGERS, farmer, P. O. Melmore, was born April 29, 1819, in Lake County, Ohio, son of Barnabas and Polly (Rider) Rogers, natives of Vermont and Connecticut respectively, and who were parents of three children Lorenzo, Orange and Martha, latter now widow of A. Lee, residing in Michigan. Barnabas Rogers, a tanner and currier by trade, when a young man came to Ohio on foot, carrying a kit of tools, making shoes as he journeyed. He entered land December 24, 1824, and erected the first, cabin on his place, in the township, where he engaged in cutting timber, farming, and part of the time working at his trade, establishing also a tannery, which he carried on for several years. He was a member of the Baptist Church. He died in 18 70; his wife died in 1874. Our subject received his early education in Eden Township. He was twice married, the first time to Susan Babcock, by whom he had two children, both now living: Luther, married to Mary Sailor, and Eliza, married to John Nichols. His second marriage was with Mrs. Lucinda Shomaker, and by this union there is one child living, Mattie M. Our subject, who has been one of the prominent farmers of the township, and is a well-to-do citizen, not being in the best of health, has rented his farm and now occupies a pleasant home of twenty acres on Section 27. He has served his township as trustee. Politically he is a Republican.

SAMUEL SAUL, farmer, P. O. Tiffin, was born September 25, 1801, in Northampton County, Penn., son of Leonard and Eve (Rubrecht) Saul, who were the parents of ten children. Leonard Saul, a native of Germany, came to America and to Mahoning County, Penn., when but six years old, with his

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parents, who had a family of five sons and two daughters, four living-three of whom are residents of Ohio: John, Mary (Mrs. Raidei, a widow in Franklin County), and Samuel. Leonard Saul came to Ohio in 1815 and settled in Franklin County, purchasing land, where he lived the remainder of his days. Our subject has been twice married, first in Fairfield County, Ohio, to Miss Ann Spitler, and by this union had seven children: Edward (deceased), was married to Lovina Kagy; Rachael, wife of David Fowley; Abraham, married to Hester Price; Eliza (deceased wife of William Martin)'; Regina, wife of Michael Bair; Ann, wife of Thomas Singer; Elizabeth, wife of W. Southerland. This wife dying, Mr. Saul was subsequently married to Mrs. Catharine (Slimmer) Coleman, a widow, by whom he had three children: Jesse, married to Sarah Kirshner (have one son, L. H. ), and occupies the farm north of the homestead; Martha, wife of Davied Geis; Mary, a maiden lady keeping house for her father (who is partially blind), her mother having died in 1877. Four of Mr. Saul's children reside in this county. Our subject came to this county in 1828, began pioneer life, entering eighty acres of land, and built a house where he still resides. He was a leading farmer in his earlier days. Was elected county commissioner, serving six years.

JOHN SEITZ, farmer, P. O. Tiffin, was born March 12, 1829, in Bloom Township, this county; son of Lewis and Barbara (Kagy) Seitz, natives of Fairfield County, Ohio, and Virginia, respectively, and grandson of Lewis Seitz, Sr., and great-grandson of John Seitz, who with his young wife came to York County, Penn., from Prussian Germany in 1767. He reared a family of nine children-three sons, Lewis, John and Andrew, and six daughters: Catherine, Anna Mary (married Zeller, and Stabler), and the four youngest girls came to Fairfield County, Ohio, and were married to Keller, to Einsel, to Leib and to Swartz, respectively. John lived and died in York County, Penn., after rearing a family of fourteen children; Andrew moved to Maryland. Lewis Seitz, Sr., left York County, Penn., in 1789, and moved to Rockingham County, Va., where he remained twelve years, and there had ten children. In 1801 he moved to, Fairfield County (one of its first settlers). Here four more children were born; fourteen of the family grew to manhood and womanhood and reared families, seven sons and seven daughters. all of whom lived to be over sixty years of age, and of whom two now survive: Lewis (father of our subject) and Rebecca (Mrs. Friesner, of Illinois). Lewis Seitz, Jr., came to Seneca County in 1825, locating on lands his father had entered, and here began as his father had done before him as a pioneer, and like his father he was a minister of the Old School Baptist Church, and labored among the people for many years. Lewis Seitz, now eighty-three years old, was twice married, his children by his first wife numbering fourteen: Catharine, Lydia, Elizabeth, John, Mary, Anna, Daniel, Barbara, Hannah, Abraham, Lewis, Aaron, Lavina and Jonas, eight of whom are living (Daniel and Jonas died in infancy). Our subject was reared on a farm, educated at the common schools and Seneca County Academy, then under Prof. T. W. Harvey. He was married, April 9, 1851, to Miss Celia, daughter of David Hite, a pioneer of Marion County, Ohio, and by her he has had seven children, five now living: Milford K., Omar B. (married to Susie Richardson), Marshal, May (wife of R. W. Thornburg), Nettie, Orin and Jay. The three oldest sons are in Texas, engaged in sheep rearing. Our subject was elected justice of the peace of Bloom Township in 1802, which office he held till 1865, when he removed to Eden Township, where he purchased a farm which is now finely cultivated and improved. He was elected a member of the State Legislature of Ohio in 1869, where he served four years, after which, in the fall of .18 73, he was elected to the Senate from the

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Thirty-first District of Ohio, which position he held two years; was re-elected in 1877, and after serving four years returned to his farm. Mr. Seitz, during his second term in the Ohio Senate introduced a bill which became and is now law: to make it a felony to bribe or intimidate a voter at any general election. or during the canvass of any candidate for "nomination" or election. and makes a guilty candidate ineligible to hold the office, though elected. This statute is now known throughout the State as "the Seitz election law." Of the legislative record of Mr. Seitz it is said of him in the biographical sketches of the General Assembly of Ohio (63d) and other State officials: "He has made a brave member of the Senate; brave because it requires courage of the highest order for a representative of the people to fearlessly fight the, schemes of a powerful and active lobby, which is doing more legislation than the Legislature. Mr. Seitz has been severe in his advocacy of retrenchment in public expenditures, and has justly earned the title of `the watch dog of the treasury."' In 1880 he was a candidate for Congress on the Greenback labor ticket, and in 1881 candidate for governor, on same ticket. He is a leading politician, and in 1882 was before the people as candidate for Congress, making no canvass. In 1883 he was candidate for State Treasurer, and in 1884 was candidate (Greenback labor ticket) as elector at large.

JOHN TITTLE, farmer, P. O. Melmore, was born November 20, 1820, in Westmoreland County, Penn., son of Jonathan and Susan (Beaty) Tittle, also natives of Pennsylvania: Jonathan Tittle came to Ohio in 1840, and settled on Honey Creek, Eden Township, this county, where he bought a farm of Thomas West, of which a few acres were cleared, now one of the most valuable farms in Eden Township, with fine improvements. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Tittle had six sons and three daughters when they came to this county, and were parents in all of eleven children: Martha C. (wife of William Ferguson), John, Sarah, two infants (deceased), Ralph W. (married to Agnes Spittle). Benjamin B. (married to Rachael Finch), Jonathan, Allen (married to Amanda Johnson), William W. (married to Emily Johnson), Samuel W. (married to Hattie Beals). Our subject was united in marriage, in June, 1857, with Lina, daughter of John and Nancy (Weidner) Chamberland. Mr. and Mrs. Tittle have no children of their own, but have an adopted daughter, Lottie. Our, subject now owns the old home farm on which his parents lived, and is a thrifty, neat farmer living at his ease, enjoying the fruits of his labor. He has served as township trustee.

JOSEPH WALTER, P. O. Tiffin, a well-to-do farmer of Eden Township, was born September 4, 1832, in Northumberland County, Penn., only child of David and Nancy (Huntsicker) Walter, who came to Ohio in the fall of 1851. purchasing a farm and settling in Richland County. David Walter died in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1864; his widow now makes her home with her son. Our subject received his education in his native State.. He was a farmer iii his earlier days, but later entered the drug business at Mansfield, in which he continued for ten years. He was married, in 1855, to Susan, daughter of Joel Keller, of Pennsylvania, and who came to Ohio in an early day, settling near Mansfield. Of their children, eight in number, four are now living: Anna l,. ; David K.; Amos J., married to Sophia Kerschner (have one child, Grace), and Albert C. Mr. Walter came to this county in the spring of 1880, and purchased, of Samuel J. Seed, the farm of 157 acres, with fine improvements, located on the Mohawk road, where he now resides. He is proprietor of the hack lines of Tiffin.