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Herren, John, City Marshal, Mt. Vernon. HERRON, J. P., farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in New York, Sept., 1844; came to this county in
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1868. He married Mrs. E. Webber in 1869; she was born in Ohio. Has three children-Lucy L., Edward L. and Mattie P. Mis. Herron (whose maiden name was Sill) was previously married to John Webber, Sept. 27, 1861; he was born in Ohio and died Nov. 9, 1867 ; has two children by first mar- riage-Lena M. and Helen A. Webber. HERSHEY, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Lisbon; born in Pennsyl- *vania in 1836 ; came to this county in 1847; owns, with his brother-in-law, James M. North, 222 acres of land. Has held the office of School Director. He enlisted in the 24th I. V. 1., in the late war, and was at the battles of Sa- bine Cross Roads, Cedar Creek and others ; was taken prisoner and con- fined four months and a half, the greater part of the time at Salisbury, N. C. Married Miss Mary Sweet in 1861; she was born in Illinois; has two chil- dren-Samuel and Jennie.
Hess, Wm., retired, Lisbon.
HOFFMAN, JOHN, farmer, Sec. ·23; P. O. Lisbon ; born in Pennsyl- vania in January, 1815; came to this county in 1844; owns 367 acres of land. Has held the offices of Super- visor and School Director. He married Miss Mary Coleman in 1844; she was born in Ohio; has one daughter by former marriage, named Susan A., and seven by second marriage; names --- Mattie J., Lizzie A., John H., James W., Milton Calvin, Mary A. and Abra- ham Lincoln. One son, George W., was killed at the battle of Atlanta ; one son, Jocabed, was accidentally shot Oct. 25, 1876, in the 21st year of his age.
Hollinger, I. V., merchant, Mt. Vernon. Hoover, Geo. S., farmer, S. 24; P. O. Lis- bon.
HOOVER, JONATHAN, black- smith, Lisbon ; born Dauphin Co., Penn., in 1833; came to this county in 1847 ; commenced working at his trade in 1852, and has worked since that time in this city. He married Miss Mary Blessing in 1855; she was born in Dauphin Co., Penn. ; has seven chil- dren-Lizzie A., Nancy E., John F., Samuel A., Benjamin F., William H. and Clyde O. ; lost one son-Henry M.
HOOVER, MICHAEL, retired, Lisbon ; born in Dauphin Co., Penn., July 4, 1803 : came to this county in 1847. Has held the office of Town Trustee and Assessor. He married Miss 'Mary Hershey in 1826; she was born in Penn-ylvania; in 1876, they celebrated their golden wedding, at which all their children were present. Mrs. Hoover died May 15, 1877 ; has eight children-Benjamin, Jonathan, Nancy, Henry, Elizabeth, Michael, Christian and Mary.
Horn, G. L., farmer, Sec. 27 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
HORN, SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 27 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in England in 1810; came to this county in 1857; owns 275 acres of land. He married Miss Mary Marshall in 1838; she was born in England ; has seven children - George, John, Elizabeth, Sarah, Mel- vina, Rose and Welthew.
Houser, Geo., farmer, Lisbon.
Houser, H. B., merchant, Lisbon. Houser, Peter, far., Sec. 1; P. O. Lisbon. Houser, Richd., far., Sec. 1 ; P. O. Lisbon. Hrishka. E., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
GLEHART, ALBERT, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
INK, M. L., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Mt. Vernon; born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1825; came to this State in 1855, and brought with him a stock of goods and a saw-mill ; he set the mill up in Johnson Co. and brought the goods to Mt. Vernon, where he engaged in business ; he owns 350 acres of land. Has served as School Director for ten years. He married Miss Lucretia A. Johnston in 1853; she was born in Ohio; has three children-Albert W., Clinton M. and Raymond P.
ISH, M. H., farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. O. Lisbon ; born in La Salle Co., Ill., in 1850; came to this county in 1875 ; owns seventy-six acres of land. He mar- ried Miss Alice E. Stevens in 1872 : she was born in Ohio. His father, Alexander Ish, was born in Fort Clark, Peoria, in 1820; his father at that time being in command of the Fort. His grandfather came to this county with a French trading company, at an early day. Isherwood, G. C., retired, Lisbon.
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ISHERWOOD, THOMAS G.,
farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Lancaster, Penn., Nov. 6, 1816 ; came to this county in 1850 ; owns 420 acres of land. Has served as Treasurer of the Mt. Vernon Independent School District. He married Miss Herpalice Lowry May 1, 1849; she was born in Pennsylvania ; have four children- Hortensous L., Alonzo De Villa, Sam- uel A. and Thomas G.
J OHNSON, J. V., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
Johnston, Nathaniel, farmer; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
Jones, J. B., Pastor M. E. Church, Lisbon. EEDICK, J . W., stock dealer, Mt.
K Vernon.
Keedick, J., stock dealer, Mt. Vernon.
Keith, F. L., gardener, Mt. Vernon.
Kemp, E., well driller, Mt. Vernon. Kendordine, T., blacksmith, Lisbon. Kepler, C. H., far., S. 4 ; P.O. Mt. Vernon. Kepler, C. W., attorney, Mt. Vernon.
KEPLER, HENRY, retired farm- er, Mt. Vernon ; born in Frederick Co., Maryland, in 1813 ; came to this county in 1839 ; owns sixty five acres of land. Has held offices of County Superinten- dent and School Director. He married Miss Emaline Willitts in 1837; she was born in Ohio ; have nine children- L. Monroe, Murray W., Viola J., Ira M., Mary E., James P., John W., Henry A. and Jennie E.
Kepler, J. W., far., S. 4; P. O. Mt. Vernon. KEPLER, MURRAY W., farm- er, Sec. 5 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Linn Co., on the farm on which he now resides, in 1842 ; his parents being amongthe oldest residents of the county. He married Miss Carrie Bromwell in 1866 ; she was born in this county ; have three children-Maud, Evaline and Jessie.
KEPLER, P. H. H., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Mary- land in 1836; came to this county in 1843 ; owns fifty acres of land. Has held office of School Director. He mar- ried Miss Elizabeth Doty in 1861; she was born in Ohio ; have three children -Frank H., Esther A. and Addie E. Kepler, T. S., physician, Mt. Vernon.
KETTERING, SOLOMON, druggist, Lisbon ; born in Dauphin Co.,
Penn., in 1847; came to this county in 1850. He has been engaged in busi- ness six years, and is associated with J. M. Armstrong, M. D. He married Miss Mary Coe in 1871; she was born in New York ; have three children-Lewis. Ella and Ralph.
Keyes, M., carpenter, Mt. Vernon. King, W. F., D. D., Pres. Cornell College. Kinney, Eugene, laborer, Lisbon.
KIRKPATRICK, JAMES,
farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Franklin Co., Penn., in 1826 ; came to this county in 1857 ; owns 280 acres of land. Has held the offices of School Director and Town Treasurer. He married Miss Sarah Henderson in 1851; she was born in Ohio, and died in 1852; he afterward married Miss Susan Cowan, in 1858; she was born in Pennsylvania ; has one child-Ralph, by first marriage, and six by second ; names -Cowan, John, Mary, Emma, Robert and Lizzie.
KIRKPATRICK, RALPH,
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farmer, Sec. 27 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Medina Co., Ohio, in 1853; came to this county in 1857; owns sixty acres. He married Miss Ann M. Crawford in 1875; she was born in Franklin Co., Penn. ; they had one child -Frank Crawford.
Kleineck, Charles, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
KLEINECK, GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Germany in 1839, and came to this State in 1845; owns 120 acres. He married Miss Laura Wolf in 1860; she was born in Iowa ; has seven children George William, Daniel D., Lee, Isie, Viola, Abraham L. and baby.
Koch, William, saloon, Sec. 13; P. O. Lisbon.
KOHL, D. F., farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Lisbon ; born in Pennsylvania, in 1843 ; came to this State in 1856, and to this county in 1871; owns 198 acres. He enlisted in the 13th Iowa Infantry ; served nearly four years, and was in nearly all the engagements in which the regiment took part. He married Miss Elizabeth Smith in 1866; she was born in Pennsylvania; have five children-Eliza, Nora, Gertie, Addie and Edward.
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Koub, Valentine, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
Kopf, Jacob, laborer, Lisbon.
Kopetska, Frank, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
KRAMER, C., farmer, Sec. 25; P. (. Lisbon; born in Pennsylvania in 1819; came to this county July 21, 1869; owns 100 acres. He married Lydia Greenwalt in 1842; she was born in Pennsylvania, and died in 1844. He afterward married Annie S. Tobin, in 1858; she was from New York, and died in April, 1875 ; had one child by first marriage, named Francis, and eleven by second marriage ; names-Clara A., Lydia A., Emma R., Sarah J., Charles H., Annetta, George, Willie, Robert N. Jesse A. and Mary C .; lost one.
KURTZ, A. E., miller, Sec. 36; P. O. Lisbon; born in Pennsylvania in 1846 ; came to this county in 1847 ; has been engaged in milling eleven years ; the past eight years he has been asso- ciated with his brother, D. K. Kurtz. He enlisted in the 24th Iowa Infantry, in the late war, and was at the battles of Shenandoah Valley, Cedar Creek, Win- chester ond others. He married Miss Kate M. Dowart in 1868; she was born in St. Louis, Mo .; has one child- Flora G.
Kurtz, C. H., traveling salesman ; P. O. Lisbon.
KURTZ, D. H., miller, Sec. 36; P. O. Lisbon ; born in Lisbon in 1848; has been associated with his brother, A. E. Kurtz, eight years in running the Golden Sheaf Mills. He married Miss Hattie C. Kramer in 1870; she was born in Anamosa, Jones Co., Iowa ; has one child-Mabel C.
Kurtz, H. C., merchant, Lisbon.
KURTZ, JOHN E., merchant, Lisbon ; born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1817. He came to this county in the Spring of 1847. He laid out the original town of Lisbon, and, in com- pany with D. Runkle, opened the first business house in the town. He has ever taken a great interest in the welfare of the city, and is one of its most pub- lic-spirited citizens. He built what is now known as the Middle Mill in Cedar Co., and his customers came from a dis- tance of 100 miles. He at present
owns the Golden Sheaf Mills, some- times distinguished as the Lower Mills. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1850, and was appointed a Notary Pub- lic by Gov. Hempstead, it being the first appointment in Linn Co .; he was also a member of the Seventh Iowa General Assembly, and was the last ses- sion held in Iowa City. He married Miss Esther Hershey in 1838; she was born in Pennsylvania, and died Feb. 14, 1876. In September, 1877, he married Mrs. C. Taft, who was born in Vermont ; has seven children-Christian H., Bar- bara, Henry C., Abraham E., Daniel H., Lizzie and Samuel A. Christian H., Henry C. and Abraham E. enlisted in the 24th I. V. I., and were at the battles of Fort Gibson, Champion Hills, Jackson, Vicksburg, Saline Cross Roads, and others.
KURTZ, S. A., Lisbon, merchant ; born in Linn Co. Dec. 15, 1854. He married Miss Ella M. Auracher in 1878; she was born in Pennsylvania.
KYNETT, H. P., manufacturer of agricultural implements, Lisbon ; born in Pennsylvania in 1817; came to this State in 1841, and to this county in 1863. He has invented and taken out three patents on a combined riding and walking cultivator, which is fast growing in popular favor. He married Miss Rachel Bergaman in 1839; she was born in Pennsylvania ; has ten children -John, William, Florence, Addie, Nora, Ella, James, Gertrude, Hattie and Emma. John and William en- listed in the 39th I. V. I. in the late war.
L EBERMAN, A., cigar manufacturer, Mt. Vernon.
Lees, Daniel, brickmaker, Lisbon.
Lees, Peter, brickmaker, Lisbon.
Levy, Jos., peddler, Lisbon.
Leyh, Wm., blacksmith, Lisbon.
Lineback, Jos., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Lisbon.
Lineweaver, Peter, Lisbon.
Livengood, Thos., retired farmer, Lisbon.
Livingston, W., retired, Mt. Vernon. Littlefield, Ray, merchant, Lisbon. Littlefield, Wm., retired, Lisbon.
Lyle, T. P., hotel keeper, Mt. Vernon.
cCARTNEY, J. H., carpenter, Mt.
M Vernon.
John & Kinh LISBON
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MCCLELLAND, CHAS. V.,
farmer, Sec. 27 ; P. O. Lisbon ; born in this county and on the section on which he now resides in 1858; his father, John McClelland, was among the earliest settlers of this county ; he was born in Ireland in 1825, and married Miss Martha McClaskey in 1855; she was born in Indiana, and died Aug. 27, 1875; Mr. McClelland died April 4, 1877, leaving three children-Charles V., Ella and David E. ; and an estate of 240 acres of land.
MCCLELLAND, JAS., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Lisbon ; born in Ireland in 1817; came to this country in 1818, and to this county in 1839; owns 300 acres of land. Has held the offices of Justice of the Peace and School Director. He married Miss Emeline Stine in 1844; she was born in Pennsylvania, and died in March, 1873; he afterward married Mrs. Mary Albin (whose maiden name was Green), in Nov., 1874; she was born in Ohio; has seven children by first marriage ; names-Thomas H., John W., George S., Osa Irene, Mary E., Sarah O. and Lon E. ; lost seven.
McClellan, T. H., clerk, Lisbon.
McCune, H. E., dairyman, S. 15; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
McElhinny, Robt., agricultural implements. McFARLAN, JOHN J., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Lisbon ; born in Provi- dence, R. I., in 1816; came to this county April 18, 1856 ; owns 195 acres of land. Has held the offices of School Director and Town Trustee. He mar- ried Elizabeth E. McFarlan, who was born in Ohio Co., Va., and died Jan. 25, 1877 ; has five children-Eliza J., Edgar W., Maggie B., Robert H. and Ralph H .; lost four.
McHUGH, JOHN, farmer, S. 25 ; P. O. Lisbon ; born in Ireland in 1826 ; came to this country in 1846, and to. this county in 1855 ; owns 140 acres of land. He married Miss A. Kilkenny in 1855 ; she was born in Ireland ; they have three children-Margaret, Mary A. and Kate.
McKean, N. W., Notary Public, Mt. Ver- non.
Mclaughlin, H., farmer, Lisbon.
McLaughlin, J. H., far., S. 17 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
McRoberts, J. D., farm hand, S. 16 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
Mc Williams, Jas., retired, Mt. Vernon.
Mann, S. B., mechanic, Mt. Vernon.
Mason, G. A., far., S. 29 ; P. O. Mt. Ver- non.
Mathias, J. J., laborer, Lisbon.
Mauck, Mathias, laborer, Lisbon.
Maybauer, John G., far., Sec. 22; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
Meakin, Geo., brick maker, Sec. 13; P. O. Lisbon.
MEYERS, W. H., blacksmith, Lis- bon ; was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, July 26, 1853 ; came to this county in 1853. Is a member of the order of Good Templars and has represented the Lodge of which he is a member in Gen- eral Convention at Fort Dodge. He married Miss Rebecca Short Dec. 23, 1877; she was born in Pennsylvania. Mr. Meyers is agent at this place of the State Insurance Co., of Des Moines. Miller, John, laborer, Lisbon.
Milhollin, J., far., S. 18; P. O. Mt. Vernon, Moore, Edgar far., Sec. 36 ; P. O. Lisbon. Morford, J., far., S. 8 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. MORFORD, JOSEPH, retired farmer, Mt. Vernon ; born in Greene Co., Penn., 1815 ; came to this State 1838 and to this county 1839. He has held the office of Constable, School Director and Town Trustee. He married Miss Mary Stewart 1838; she was born in Ohio, and died, April 25, 1851. He afterward married Mrs. Barbara Wels- heimer 1853 ; she was born in Ohio. Has two children-James T. and John T., by first marriage, and four by second marriage; names-Sarah A., George W., Robert E. and Joseph E .; lost four children. James T. enlisted in the 24th Iowa V. I, and was taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., and confined a long time at Salisbury, N. C.
MOORE, W. G., retired clergyman, Mt. Vernon ; born in Virginia in 1818; lived in Illinois twenty years ; was actively engaged in the ministry twenty- three years; came to this county in 1871. He married Miss Elizabeth Han- nah in 1842; she was born in Ohio; has two children-Lizzie and Charles E .; lost four.
Morton D. G., billiard hall, Lisbon.,
Moses, I., laborer, Lisbon.
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Mullican, Wm. J., laborer, Lisbon.
Myers, David, retired, Mt. Vernon.
Myers, Henry, far., Sec. 11 ; P. O. Lisbon. Myers, H. C., brick layer, Lisbon. Myers. J. V., druggist, Mt. Vernon.
TEFF, M. K., carpenter and joiner, Mt. Vernon.
Neff, Z., far., Sec. 9 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. NEIDIG, C. H., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Pennsylvania in 1829; came to this county in 1849 ; owns 220 acres. Has held office of Town Trustee and President of the School Board ; also member of the Board of Trustees of Western College. He mar- ried Miss Nancy Hoover in 1850; she was born in Pennsylvania; has four children-Alpheus J., Henry E., Lizzie E. and Mary A .; lost two-Hester E. and Mary E.
Newburn. D., gunsmith, Mt. Vernon.
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GLEBY, WM., tailor, Mt. Vernon.
Oldham, J. D., furniture dealer, Mt. Vernon. OLDHAM, J. T., manufacturer and dealer in furniture and undertaking, Mt. Vernon; born in Indiana in 1841; came to this county in 1855. He mar- ried Miss Sallie West in 1869 ; she was born in Ohio; have two children-Su- etta and Alice. He has served as mem- ber of the City Council. He enlisted in the 13th I. V. I., in 1861, and served until the close of the war, and was in every battle in which the regiment was engaged, and was in Sherinan's march to the sea.
Olives, W., far., S. 34 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. P AIST, D. B., retired, Lisbon.
Paist, J. F., teamster, Lisbon.
Paulus, A. R., wagon maker, Lisbon. Palmer, T. R., far., S. 10; P. O. Mt. Vernon Parcel, S. A., grocer, Mt. Vernon. Peak, G., far., S. 22; P. O. Mt. Vernon. Pease, L. L., Justice of the Peace, Mt. Vernon.
Peddycourt, J., mason, Mt. Vernon. Pettich, A., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. Phillips, T. T., shoemaker, Mt. Vernon. Pierce, T. L., far., S. 18; P. O. Mt. Vernon. Pisel, A. W., far., S. 34; P. O. Lisbon. Platner, D., retired farmer, Mt. Vernon. Plattenberger, A., far., S. 1 ; P. O. Lisbon. Porter, D. S., hotel keeper, Lisbon. Post, Harlow, grocer, Mt. Vernon.
Power, W. G., postal clerk, Mt. Vernon. Pozorauk, F., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. Prohaska, A., far., S. 31; P.O. Mt. Vernon. Purvis, R. R., carpenter, Mt. Vernon.
R ANDALL, H., tea agt., Mt. Vernon.
Rice, J. T., lawyer, Mt. Vernon.
Riddle, S., far., S. 15; P. O. Mt. Vernon. Riley, G. W., far., S. 4 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. RINGER, JOHN, retired farmer,
Lisbon ; born in Pennsylvania in 1798 ; came to this county in 1852; owns 185 acres. He married Miss Mary Faust in 1823; she was born in Pennsylvania , has seven children-Reuben, Mary, Catharine, Eliza, George, Joel C., Cor- nelia ; lost three-Elizabeth, Ephraim and Sarah.
RINGER, JOEL C., farmer, Lis- bon ; born in Indiana in 1831; came to this county in 1852. He married Miss Barbara Kurtz in 1859; she was born in Pennsylvania ; has six children ; names -Fannie E., Nettie M., Bertie E., Hattie M., Jessie L. and Lula B.
Robinson, G. W., lime dealer, Mt. Vernon. ROOD, H. H., clothing dealer, Mt. Vernon; born in Washington Co., N. Y., in 1841 ; came to this State in 1856, and to this county in 1860. Has served as member of the City Council and President of the School Board. He enlisted in the 13th I. V. I. in the late war, and served three years, and never missed a skirmish or battle in which the regiment was engaged. He married Miss Frances E. Armstrong in 1863; she was born in Ohio ; has three children ; names-Henry A., Luella and James E .; lost two-Charles and Eddie.
ROSE, R. P., farmer, Sec. 23 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., in 1828 ; came to this State in 1851 ; owns eighty acres. He has held the offices of Assessor, School Director and County Supervisor. He married Miss Margaret C. McClaskey in 1871; she was born in Indiana ; has three children -Mary T., Margaret J. and Robert W. Ruff, J. M., restaurant, Mt. Vernon.
RUNDELL, E., meat market, Mt. Vernon ; born in New York in 1826 ; came to this county in 1865; owns eighty acres of land. He married Mrs. Martha Turner in 1869; she was born in Pennsylvania ; has four children by
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previous marriage-Gilbert, Charles, Ira 1 and Lillie, and three by second marriage -Jeremiah, Lucy M., Martha.
Rundall, G. A., meat market, Mt, Vernon. RUNKLE, ADAM, merchant, Lis- bon; born in Lebanon Co., Penn., in 1836 ; came to this county in 1856. He is associated in business with D. Runkle, and are dealers in hardware, stoves, agricultural implements and manufac- turers of tinware. He is a member of the City Council and President of the School Board. He married Miss M. B. Shirk in 1861; she was born in Penn- sylvania ; has five children-Elmer, Edwin, Milton, Hermann and Carrie ; lost one daughter-Clara.
RUNKLE, AMOS K., shoe dealer, Lisbon; born in Pennsylvania in 1850; came to this county in 1871. He married Miss Lizzie S. Fer- guson in 1876; she was born in Cedar County.
RUNKLE, DANIEL, dealer in hardware, stoves, agricultural implements and manufacturer of tinware, Lisbon ; was born in Lebanon Co.,Penn., in 1820 ; he was one of a company of eighty-four that chartered a canal boat from Harris- burg to Pittsburgh, and there took pas- sage on board the steamer " Belle of the West," and came down the Ohio River ; the first night after leaving Cincinnati, the boat was burned, and fourteen of the company lost their lives; he arrived in Linn Co. in 1850, and in company with J. Kurtz, engaged in merchandising for nearly four years, when he sold out and in 1866 he formed a copartnership with A. Runkle in his present business ; he owns 108 acres of land. He was the first Postmaster at Lisbon. He married Miss E. Neidig in 1848; she was born in Pennsylvania ; has seven children- Alfred W., Urias D., Lizzie A., George O., Jessie A., Oliver O. and Addiė M. RUNKLE, JEREMIAH, shoe dealer, Lisbon ; is associated with his brother under the firm name of Runkle Brothers ; he was born in Pennsylvania in 1845, and came to this county in 1868. He married Miss Catherine A. Weltmer in 1867; she was born in Pennsylvania ; have five children- William A., Harry E., Hattie M., Laura and Sherman I. Mr. Runkle served
three years in the regular army in the 16th U. S. Infantry.
RUNKLE, THOMAS, tailor, Lis- bon; born in Lebanon Co., Penn., in 1817; came to this county April 13, 1855. He married Miss Elizabeth H. Shafer in 1845; she was born in Penn- sylvania, and died in 1863; he after- ward married Mrs. Caroline Henry in 1865 ; she was born in Pennsylvania ; have two children by his first marriage -Alfred and Rebecca J. Mrs. Runkle is engaged in the millinery business ; she has one son by her former marriage -John Edwin Henry.
RUNKLE, WM. H., druggist, Lis- bon; born in Pennsylvania in 1853; came to this county in June, 1876; he is associated in business with Dr. Geo. Fletcher, under the firm name of Fletcher & Runkle, and deals in drugs, medicines, paints, oils, glass, books, sta- tionery and paper hangings.
Russell, Edward, lime kiln.
RUPERT, GEO., butcher, Lisbon ; born in Cumberland Co., Penn., in 1814; came to this county May 4, 1850. He married Miss Martha Hoover in 1841 ; she was born in Dauphin Co., Penn .; have nine children-Jacob, Sarah, John, Annie, George, Ellen, David, Samuel and Frances.
Rupert, J. A., butcher, Lisbon.
SARGENT, E. D., bookseller and notions, Mt. Vernon.
SAILOR, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Lisbon ; born in Berks Co., Penn .. in 1830; came to this county Feb. 17, 1866 ; owns 105 acres of land. He enlisted in a Pennsylvania regiment for three months in the late war, and at the expiration of time, he re-enlisted in the artillery service, and served nearly four years, and was at the battle of An- tietam, two Bull Runs, Frederickburg, siege of Vicksburg and siege of Peters- burg ; he was mustered out as First Lieu - tenant after serving four years. He has held the office School Director. He married Miss Mary Meyers in 1866 ; she was born in Ohio; have five chil- dren-Annie Laurie, George D., Edwin A., Charles H., Maggie A. ; lost one.
SARGEANT, J. B., far., Sec. 23; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Pennsylvania in 1822; came to this county in 1838 ;
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owns 220 acres of land. He has held the office of Town Trustee and Treasurer of School Fund for this district. He married Lucy Mclaughlin in 1846 ; their children are William, Myron, Eliza, Charles and Siegel. William enlisted in the 24th I. V. I., and was taken prisoner at Atlanta and confined in Andersonville nine and a half months. Schantz, G. W., teamster, Lisbon. Schug, W. C., laborer, Lisbon.
Scott, D. D., far., S. 18 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. Scott, Jas. K. P., far., S. 18; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
Scott. P. B., far., S. 18; P. O. Mt. Vernon. Sessions, C. M., hardware and groceries, Mt. Vernon.
Shaler, Henry, hotel keeper, Lisbon.
Shaler, M., retired, Lisbon.
SHANTZ, M. L., blacksmith, Mt. Vernon ; born in Montgomery Co., Penn., in 1844; came to this county in 1857; has worked at his trade thirteen years. He married Miss Mary J. Yount June 27, 1867 ; she was born in Indiana ; has two daughters-Genevia A. and Nellie A .; lost one son-Adel- bert R .; born Oct. 7, 1869, and died March 15, 1870.
SILL, D. T., retired, Lisbon ; born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1811; after leaving New York, he lived some years in Ohio, and in 1839 removed to Ill- inois, where he lived twenty-six years, coming to this county in 1865. He married Miss P. A. Messenger in 1832; she was born in Vermont; has seven children-Elizabeth, Ann Eliza, Olivia L., John D., Marietta, Harriet N., Car- rie B .; lost two.
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