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in His own good time, bring all things to love Him. Mr. R. is a Republican. RHOTEN, ALEXANDER, de- ceased ; family on Sec. 3; P. O. Viola ; he was born in Wayne Co., Ky., June 25, 1812; in 1815, family went to Ohio ; in 1829, to Indiana. Married May 20, 1832, Nancy Hazelrigg, born Aug. 28, 1815, in Clark Co., Ky ; par- ents were 'Charles and Eleanor Bell Hazelrigg; they went to Boone Co., Mo., in 1819; back to Kentucky in 1820 ; Monroe Co., Ind., October, 1826 ; to Fountain Co. in the Spring of 1829 ; mother died there Aug. 23, 1838; father remarried July 7, 1839, Mary E. McFarling, born Oct. 8, 1809, in Loudon Co., Va., daughter of William and Rachel Lewis McFarling, natives of Virginia, Mr. Rhoten came to Fair- view, Jones Co., May 27, 1838; in October, went back to Indiana ; in March, 1840, came again to Fairview, and on the 24th of June, 1840, his family came, having come through with teams ; Oct. 14, 1845, house burned and lost everything ; in December, 1845, settled where family now lives. Alexander Rhoten died Sept. 25, 1846 ; had nine children-Thomas, born July 12, 1833 ; Mary Ellen, born May 27, 1837; Sarah Ann, born June 29, 1839; Susan, born 1841 ; Malinda, born Oct. 14, 1845 ; Emily J., born Aug. 23, 1848; John H., born March 26, 1851; Ruth C., born June 16, 1853; Charles W., born June 6, 1854; Mary E., died Sept. 2, 1838; Ruth C., died July 15, 1853. Thomas Rhoten and J. L. Kenney left here for Montana May 21, 1864; on the 25th of September, 1868, they left the head waters of the Yellowstone River to re- turn home, and have never been heard from since.
Robinson, L., laborer, Springville.
Rogers, J. W., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Springville. Ryan, P. H., tinsmith, Springville.
YHAW, L., far., S. 5; P. O. Springville.
Sherwood, J. B., far., S. 14; P. O. Viola. SHERWOOD, WILLIAM L.,
deceased; estate owns 173 acres. He was born Dec. 24, 1825, in Lexington, Davidson Co., N. C .; son of Benjamin and Sally Lynthicum Sherwood; the family moved to Indiana, where his
mother died ; his father died in Marion Co., Iowa; William came to Brown Tp. from Tippecanoe Co., Ind., in the Spring of 1852, and settled on the farm where his family now resides. He was married Dec. 7, 1875. to Mrs. Mary E. Morgan, nee Anderson. She was born April 14, 1835, in Guernsey Co, Ohio, daughter of Leonard and Nancy W. Penn Anderson ; Mrs. A. died in Knox Co., Ohio; father came to Linn Tp. in the Fall of 1864, and is now living there, near Martelle. Mary's first husband was Wm. Morgan; he enlisted in Co. B, 34th I. V. I., and died while in the service at St. Louis, Mo. William L. Sherwood died Jan. 21, 1878, of typhoid pneumonia, after an illness of a few days. He was inde- pendent in religion. He was a kind- hearted man, always ready to assist the needy, and to speak words of kindness to the distressed; he died regretted by all who knew him. One child- Wilma L. Sherwood, born Feb. 23, 1878. Sigfried, Wm. B., mason, Springville.
SMITH, CURTIS G., farmer, S. 27; P. O. Springville ; has 120 acres of land, worth $40 per acre. His na- tive place is Waldo, Delaware Co., Ohio, where he was born March 21, 1834; his parents were Samuel W. and Eliza- beth Bear Smith ; his father was born in Washington Co., Penn., Sept. 11, 1801, and died in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, Oct. 17, 1864 ; he came here June 6, 1855; went to Mt. Vernon in March, 1864; Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of Christopher and Susan Bear, was born Jan. 5, 1804, in Columbiana Co., Ohio; is now living with her daughter Roxana, in Leavenworth Co., Kan. There were ten children-Maria A. Sharp, in North Lewisburg, Ohio, husband a physician ; Martin B., in Chicago, Master of Trans- portation under Gen. Sheridan ; Re- becca A. Dutton, Leavenworth Co., Kan., a farmer; Curtis G., here ; Milo P., District Attorney Eighth District, Marengo, Iowa; Erastus F., County Attorney, Paola, Miami Co., Kan .; died there Oct. 30, 1871 ; Isabel M. Cheshire, in Lima, Ohio, boot and shoe dealer; Wm. Harrison, nurseryman, Marion, Iowa; George M., physician, North Lewisburg, Ohio; Curtis G.,
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married Nov. 18, 1860, in Jones Co., Iowa; Miss Margaret H., daughter of John and Sarah E. Patterson Johnston ; her father was born in North of Ireland June 24, 1800 ; died in Cascade, Du- buque Co., Iowa, July 29, 1846. Mrs. Johnston was born in North of Ireland, raised in Scotland ; born March 3, 1804; now living near Marion, Iowa ; their children are Sarah Wilson, of Springville ; Chas. E. Johnston, of Louisiana ; Ellen J. Brown, Marion ; Margaret H. Smith, here; John H., Lisbon, Iowa ; James M., Monticello, Iowa. C. G. and Margaret have five children-Nellie B., born March :9, 1862; Lulie M., born Feb. 15, 1864; Anna G., born April 27, 1866; Fannie B., born Nov. 21, 1869 ; Carrie A., born Nov. 20, 1872. Mr. Smith is a member of the M. E. Church and a Republican.
STANLEY, SAMUEL W., farm- er, Sec. 18; P. O. Springville ; owns 190 acres of land, valued at $5,700; he was born in 1818 in Columbiana Cc .. Ohio, where his parents, John and Mary Ann Stanley, lived and remained through life; he lived at home until the age of 19, assisting his father and attending school; then attended the Friends' boarding school three terms at Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. In 1840, he mar- ried Mary Ann, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah Vail, of Belmont Co., Ohio. From 1840 to 1845, he lived in Mt. Pleasant, working at the carpenter's trade; in 1845, he removed to Bel- mont Co., bought a small farm, upon which he lived until 1861, in the Spring of which year he came here in his own conveyance, settling upon the farm on which he now lives ; has five children-Esther, Benjamin V., Thos. E., Norris and Hannah-all married and settled within three miles of their parents. Samuel and wife are members of the society of Friends. He is a Re- publican.
Stanley, T. E., far., S. 6 ; P. O. Springville. Starbuck, Jas., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Springville.
Starry, S., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Springville. Stewart, J., far., Sec. 35; P. O. Martelle. Stickney, C. D., merchant, Springville.
Stone, J. D., far., S. 15 ; P. O. Springville.
Stone, Zephinia, farmer and miller, Sec. 29 ; P. O. Springville.
STORRS, ANDREW, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Springville ; owns 238 acres of land, finely improved, worth $10,000; he was born in Lebanon, Grafton Co .. N. H., Oct. 17, 1816 ; son of Jesse and Hannah Hyde Storrs ; Jesse was born in Lebanon March 10, 1876, died in Cortland Co., N. Y., Jan. 9, 1851 ; his father (Andrew's grand- father) was among the first settlers of Grafton Co .; Hannah Storrs was born in Lebanon Nov. 19, 1776, died Jan. 20, 1867, in LaMotte, Jackson Co., Iowa ; her father's ancestors settled in Mansfield, Conn; his mother's in Norwich, Conn., in the Spring of 1818, her father went to Cortland Co., N. Y., and, in the Spring of 1819, his family followed and settled there; An- drew was the ninth of a family of ten children. He married, March 4, 1841, Elizabeth B. Gamberton, born March 2, 1817, in Lumberland, Sullivan Co., N. Y .; daughter of Charles and Ruth Barnes Gainberton ; her father was a native of France; mother, of Sullivan Co., N. Y .; she died in Wayne Co., N. Y., in 1827 ; father died in Dayton, Ohio, in 1858; Andrew and Elizabeth have had five children, only the last one living-Mary A., born Nov. 28, 1841, died March 29, 1843 ; James B., born Jan. 7, 1846, died July 11, 1872; Hannah L., born May 12, 1848, died Feb. 26, 1852; Fanny E., born Sept. 16, 1853, died June 24, 1862; Andrew D., born Jan. 28, 1857 ; little Hannah, one of the most lovely of children, met with her death from inhaling steam, living forty-eight hours after, suffering intensely but patiently ; young as she was, she had foretold her death, as also other things which came to pass. Mr. and Mrs. Storrs are at present members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a. Republican.
Storrs, Andrew D., law student, Sec. 26. Stratton, J., far., S. 7; P. O. Springville. STRITE, SILAS P., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Springville; owns eighty acres of land, well improved ; he was born in Mercer Co., Penn., Jan. 1, 1841 ; his parents were John E. and Eleanor Dodd Strite ; his mother died in Daven-
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port, Iowa, May 13, 1854, while on the way with the family to this place; a little brother also died there, Orvil H., born April 7, 1852, died May 6, 1854 ; his father died here Aug. 23, 1876 ; he was born Jan. 11, 1808, in Pennsyl- vania. Silas married, Dec. 22, 1872, Miss Clara Dunn, who was born March 14, 1857, in Coldwater, Branch Co., Mich ; her parents were John and Laura Kirby Dunn; her father died in Michigan June 13, 1864, aged 64 years ; her mother died in Marion, Iowa, May 14, 1472, aged 60 years ; she came to this county in 1868, or about that year. Have one child- Amy E. Strite, born May 25, 1877. Silas improved the west part of his farm from raw prairie. He served one year in Co. H, 24th I. V. I. He is a Seventh Day Adventist, and a Repub- lican.
STRITE, LEVI E., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Springville ; has 140 acres of land, the old homestead, well im- proved; born in Mercer Co., Penn., March 30, 1844; son of John E. and Eleanor Dodd Strite; his father was born in Pennsylvania Jan. 11, 1808; died here Aug. 23, 1876; his mother died in Davenport, Iowa, May 13, 1854, en route with her family for this place. Levi married Mary Ellen Per- kins March 12, 1868; she was born in Buffalo Tp., this county, Aug. 25, 1848, daughter of George C. and Eliza- beth E. Edgington Perkins ; her father is a native of Plymouth, N. H .; her mother of Ohio; Mr. Perkins came to this county over thirty-five years ago ; Mrs. Perkins' parents came a short time after; they were born Nov. 10, 1816, and June 11, 1826, and are living in Buffalo Tp. Mr. S. lived in Buffalo Tp. about seven years, in Carroll Co., Iowa, two years, and settled on the old home- stead Jan. 1, 1878. He served ten months in Co. H, 24th I. V. I., from August, 1862, until May, 1863, when he was discharged for disabilities; has had his time, and done for himself since; they have five children-George Trever, born Feb. 25, 1869; Eugene K., born Feb. 22, 1871 ; Levi Ensly, born Oct. 30, 1873; Albert J., born March 24, 1876; Charles P., born Feb. 27, 1878.
Mr. and Mrs. S. are members of Fair- view Baptist Church. He is a Repub- lican.
Strothers, H. K., far., Sec. 4; P. O. Springville.
Swecker, D., far., S. 6; P. O. Springville. Swecker, F., far., S. 5; P. O. Springville. TALBOTT, B. I., farmer, Sec. 24; T P. O. Viola.
Taylor, Martin, painter, Springville.
Trenton, John, teamster, Springville.
TTAIL, JESSE, far., Sec. 7; P. O. Springville.
VAN HOUTEN, STEPHEN,
carpenter and farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Springville ; owns 181 acres of land ; he was born in Ramapo, Rockland Co., N. Y., May 11, 1835 ; son of Peter P. and Rachel Yourie-Van Houten ; Stephen went to Dodge Co., Wis., in September, 1855, and in June, 1858, his father, and in 1859, his mother, came out, and in the Fall of 1863, they went back to New York ; his father died in 1864, and his mother in 1867; they were both born in 1804. Stephen married July 4, 1858, Miss Angeline Smith, who was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, July 16, 1840; daughter of Joseph and Polly Ann Warren-Smith ; her father is living in Fairview, Jones Co., Iowa, with his youngest son ; Angeline died here Sept. 9, 1877. after a short illness ; they had
four children, all living-George Frank- lin, born May 5, 1859 ; Arthur Arling- ton, b. Jan. 8, 1861, both in Dodge Co., Wis .; John Mackie, b. April 14, 1865; Nettie Rachel, b. May 11, 1869, these two in Brown Tp. Stephen followed the carpenter business mainly, teaming some during the Winter ; in the Spring of 1857, was several weeks with railroad engineers, running lines in various parts of Wisconsin ; in the Spring of 1858, began opening a farm, residing there un- til February, 1864, when he left Wis- consin for this place, arriving here early in March, and settled soon after where he now resides, and has made farming his main business here. He is liberal in religious thought; in politics a Re- publican.
Vernon, C., farmer, S. 17 ; P. O. Spring- ville.
Vernon, E., far., S. 7 ; P. O. Springville. Vernon, I., far., S. 24 ; P. O. Viola.
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Vernon, J., Jr., far., S. 17 ; P. O. Spring- ville.
Vernon, J., Sr., far., S. 17 ; P. O. Spring- ville.
Vernon, Jno., far., S. 36 ; P. O. Springville. Vernon, Joseph, farmer ; P. O. Viola.
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ALMSLEY, JAS., far., Sec. 27 ; P. O. Springville.
Walmsley, J., far., S. 27; P. O. Springville. Weaver, John, teamster, Springville.
Webster, G., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Springville. White, H., far., S. 26 ; P. O. Springville. Wilber, E. B., merchant, Springville. Wild, D., far., S. 6 ; P. O. Springville.
WILLARD, BENJAMIN F., carpenter and builder, manufacturer of brackets, &c., Springville, Iowa ; was born in Chester Co., Penn., March 25, 1847 ; son of B. F. and Mary Sentman - Willard ; father is dead ; moth- er is living in Chester Co. Married Dec. 25, 1873, Miss Amanda Hill, daughter of Joseph and Catherine Gibson-Hill ; she was born Feb. 13, 1849, in New Garden, Chester Co., Penn. ; parents living in Marion Tp., this county ; have one child-Frank H., born Sept. 19, 1875. Came here from Chester Co., Penn., Jan. 1, 1876; on the 16th of October, 1877, began the manufacture of patent brackets in this village. Independent in religion and politics.
Willard, John, carpenter, Springville.
Williams, A., far., S. 5 ; P. O. Springville. Wilson, A. H., far., S. 27 ; P.O. Springville. Wilson, D. C .; P. O. Viola.
WILSON, GEORGE L., black- smith, Springville ; born Dec. 2, 1835, in Westmoreland Co., Penn. ; son of William and Sarah O'Hara-Wilson ; came to this vicinity in 1856, staying eight months, then to Ohio, three months, then to Iowa, and soon after to Little Rock, Ark. ; there four months, then to Choctaw Nation, Ind. Ter., and there and in Texas about five years ; in 1862, to Mexico ; left there for New Orleans November, 1863 ; left New Or- leans April 16, 1864 ; went by river to Cincinnati ; got there May 2, and home, in Washington Co., Ohio, May 4; for a few weeks visited old friends near Pitts- burg, Penn., and back to Ohio. Father then sold out in Ohio and came here about Christmas, 1864. George re-
mained there until July, 1866, then went to Memphis, Tenn. ; in November, 1867, his mother being very sick, he came home ; she died November, 1867 ; he then went to St. Louis, and in the Spring of 1868, to Pilot Knob, and July 10, to Patterson, Wayne Co., Missouri, where he found the noble girl who is now his wife. He was married Nov. 12, 1868, to Miss Mary C. Andrews, who was born Nov. 26, 1844; she was a daughter of Samuel and Mary Williams- Andrews, of Patterson, her native town. Mr. Andrews was an uncompromising Union man, and his family was in full sympathy with him ; Mary was fre- quently called upon to act the hazardous part of a spy in the interest of the Union cause, and to protect friends and neigh- bors, and always acted her part well. They came here in November, 1870, and have resided here since. George has worked at his trade at most of the places named in his travels, and is doing a good business at it here. They have two children, Minnie Clara, born in Pat- terson, Mo., Nov. 16, 1869, and Nellie May, born here June 16, 1872. Pres- byterian ; in politics, Independent.
WILSON, WM. FINLEY, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Springville ; owns 214 acres of land, worth $8,000; he was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., March 18, 1830; son of Will- iam and Sarah O'Hara Wilson ; father now living in Springville ; Mr. W. came here in March, 1865, from Ohio; went to Ohio in 1839. Married April 15, 1858, Lucy A. Dunbar, daughter of Stephen and Lucy Cutler Dunbar, na- tives of Amherst, Mass .; parents went to Ohio in 1839; mother died in Athens Co., Ohio; father living in Washington Co., Ohio, at present. Mr. and Mrs. W. have had five children -Emma Jane, born Jan. 19, 1859, died Feb. 9, 1876; Robert C., born Jan. 21, 1861; Hattie R., born June 30, 1863; Albert D., born Jan. 2, 1868 ; Mary Ella, born Sept. 21. 1870. Mr. and Mrs. W. are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a Repub- lican.
Wilson, William, retired, Springville.
Wilson, W. F., far., S. 22; P. O. Springville. Winans, D. C., laborer, Springville.
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WINANS, HIRAM W., farmer,
P. O. Springville; was born Oct. 4, 1830, in Miami Co.,Ohio ; son of Moses P. and Susan Simmons-Winans. He was married May 27, 1852, to Priscilla A., daughter of John B. and Elizabeth Per- singer Hollingshead ; she was born Nov. 24, 1832, in Shelby Co., Ohio; moved here in 1852; have four children- Moses W., born Jan. 8, 1854 ; Ella E., born May 16, 1856; Myrtle May, born May 1, 1867 ; Ivy D., born Nov. 10, 1872; the first was born in Johnson Co., Iowa, and the others here. Mr. Winans served in Co. H, 24th I. V. I., over eighteen months, and until the close of the war. Members of the M. E. Church. He is a Republican. His father was born Jan. 4, 1808; son of Lewis and Lydia Winans. Married in Miami Co., Ohio, Sept. 11, 1828; moved to Shelby Co. about 1831 ; in·1853, he came here ; have nine children, all born in Ohio-Lewis, born June 29, 1829; still single ; Hiram W., John S., born July 11, 1832, died Feb. 28, 1869 ; Amy, born Sept. 18, 1834; married to Jas. Cornell ; Esther J., born Oct. 8, 1836, died Aug. 7, 1864, wife of W. H. Goodlove ; William B., born Dec. 21, 1838, married Mary J. Gibson ; David C., born Nov. 30, 1843, married Mary M. Hossler ; Susan M., born Nov. 29, 1845, married O. D. Heald, and live in Cedar Co .; Lydia K., born June 13, 1849, married O. F. Glenn and liye in St. Paul, Minn. Moses P. Winans died here Aug. 25, 1871; was a member of the M. E. Church, and a Republican ; left farm of 265 acres, valued at $15,000. Susan Simmons Winans was born Feb. 18, 1812, and lives on the homestead ; she was six months old, and with her parents at Ft. Dearborn at the massacre there, Aug. 15, 1812 ; her father was killed, and her mother and she were taken prisoners by the Indians, and held six months or more ; a little brother 3 years old was also killed; in the following Spring, mother, with Susan, made her way to friends in Miami Co., Ohio. Mrs. Simmons afterward mar- ried John Redenbaugh, who died in Ohio, Aug., 1847, she came here and died Feb. 27, 1857, aged about 72 years.
Winans, Lewis, laborer, Springville. Winans, M. W., farmer, Springville. Winans, Wm. B., laborer, Springville. Winchell, Daniel, stone mason, Springville. Winchell, Oliver, stone mason, Springville. Wink, R., far., S. 35; P. O. Martelle. Worrall, John, attorney, Viola.
Wright, C., stock dealer, Sec. 32; P. O. Paralta.
WRIGHT, ROBERT, farmer,
feeder, stock and grain dealer, Sec. 32; P. O. Paralta ; owns 340 acres of land, worth $14,000 ; he was born in Wash- ington Co., Penn., Jan. 14, 1836; son of James and Nancy Phillips-Wright; father was from Maryland ; both died in West Virginia ; Robert came from Tyler Co., W. Va., in the Spring of 1854; stopped south of Linn Grove a few days ; hired out the same Spring to work a year for H. N. Brown, at $12.50 per month ; next year he cropped with Mr. Brown on shares. Mar- ried in 1856 to Elizabeth, daughter of David Mentzer, a native of Pennsylvania. Same year, bought and run a breaking team in Scott Co .; in 1857, he went to Bremer and Black Hawk Counties, Iowa, and broke prairie there one season; in 1858, he went to Eastern and Southern Kansas, and returned ; in 1859, rented a farm for five years ; in the meantime he bought 200 acres of land, where he now lives, and settled on it in the Spring of 1864 ; he built a commodious barn in 1867, and a fine house in 1872: Have had six children, and three are now liv- ing-Charles, born April 4, 1857 ; Ida, born Dec. 19, 1858 ; Addie, born Aug. 31, 1865. Have been engaged in feed- ing stock, and buying and shipping stock and grain ; keeps from forty to fifty cows, and turns off about eighty head of cattle, and two hundred and fifty hogs from his farm each year. Mr. Wright was brought up in the Methodist faith. Mrs. Wright's parents were Dunkards. Mr. Wright is a Democrat.
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OCUM, E., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Springville.
YOCUM, THOMAS D., farmer, Sec. 18 ; P. O. Springville; owns eighty acres of land well improved, worth $4,000; born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Dec. 17, 1829; lived with his father, Thomas Yocum, now living in Morgan
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Co., Ohio, until he was about 20 years of age. He married Anna, daughter of Henry and Mary Bailey, of Morgan Co., Ohio, in Feb., 1848; he worked at the carpenter trade about ten years ; in 1858, bought a farm, working that and at carpen- tering ; his wife, Anna, died in 1863 ; in 1865 traveled, going as far as Cen- tral Iowa, returning to Ohio in a few months ; he visited Pennsylvania. Dec. 12, 1865, he married Mary J., daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth Bailey ; she was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Dec. 22, 1835 ; in Sept., 1870, he sold his prop- erty in Ohio, and in March, 1871, came
and located where he now lives ; have nine children and five now living ; Ed- ward, born Nov. 11, 1854 ; Thomas A., born July 26, 1858; Sarah A., born March 31, 1863; Rachel, born Sept. 18, 1866 ; Joshua, born Sept. 12, 1868; Henry, born Oct. 28, 1850 ; died March 28, 1852 ; Charles, born May 15, 1852, died Dec., 1860; Nathan, born Sept. 26, 1856, died Dec., 1860 ; Mary E., born Oct. 10, 1860, died Sept. 10, 1864. Thomas and Mary are members of the Society of Friends. He is a Re- publican.
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A NDERSON, LEONARD, far., Sec. 12 ; P. O. Martelle, Jones Co. Axtell, W., far., S. 4 ; P. O. Paralta.
AXLEY, J. S., far., Sec. 32; P. O. B Mt. Vernon.
BALLARD, N. U., farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Ohio 1838 ; came to this county 1854; owns 213} acres of land. He enlisted in the 1st I. V. C., and served three years. He married Miss Sarah E. Leigh in 1865 ; she was born in Indiana; has two chil- dren-John L. and Martha E.
BEACH, BENJAMIN F., farm- er, Sec. 18 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Knox Co., Ohio, in 1849; came to this State in 1869, and to this county in 1871; owns 100 acres. He married Miss Lucy E. Busenbarrick in 1871; she was born in this county ; has three children-John F., Frederick T. and Lydia A.
Bennett, E., far., S. 4 ; P. O. Springville. Beechley, J., far., S. 35; P. O. Mt. Vernon. Bennett, C., far., S. 5 ; P. O. Paralta.
Bennett, H. A., far., Sec. 3; P. O. Spring- ville.
BLACKLEDGE, THOMAS,
farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Pennsylvania 1811, and removed to Jefferson Co., Ohio, in 1818; he came to this county 1854; owns 150 acres. He married Eliza A. Campbell Aug. 27, 1832 ; she was born in Ohio, and died 1835 ; he afterward married
Mrs. Mary J. Goodman (whose maiden name was Andrews) in 1866; she was born in Ohio ; has six children-Lem- uel T., William C., Leander M., Thomas H., Hamilton P. and Margaret J.
Bolton, N., far., S. 2 ; P. O. Springville. Bowers, C., far., S. 36 ; P. O. Lisbon. Boxwell, M., far., S. 14; P. O. Martelle. Boxwell, R., far., S. 14; P. O. Martelle. Boxwell, W., far., S. 14; P. O. Martelle. BREED, C. W., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Martelle, Jones Co .; born in Che- nango Co., N. Y., 1837; came to this State 1851 ; owns 160 acres. He married Miss Rachel A. Porter 1860 ; has three children-Marquis, Matthew and Jen- nie ; lost one.
Brown, W. H., far., S. 8 ; P. O. Paralta. BUSENBARRICK, A., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Mt. Vernon; born in Indiana 1832; came to this county 1861; owns 220 acres. Has held the office of School Director. He married Miss Jane Scott 1856 ; she died 1858 ; he afterward married Mary Shelly, 1860 ; she was born in Kentucky ; has one child-Robert-by first marriage, and seven by second marriage-Jalee, Lucy M., Nancy L., Elizabeth J., Addie L., Quincy B. and Millie L.
Busenbarrick, Jas., far. ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. BUSENBARRICK, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Ohio 1823 ; came to this county Oct. 10, 1850; owns 238 acres. Has
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held the office of School Director. He married Agnes Martin 1853; she was born in Ohio, and came to this county 1839 ; has four children-Lucy E., Sarah A., Hannah A. and James W.
Butcher, W., far., S. 10; P. O. Springville. Butler, J. S., far., S. 17; P. O. Mt. Vernon. ALHOUN, JAMES, far., Sec. 19; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
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Campbell, Robt., far., S. 8; P. O. Paralta. Chamberlain, C., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Lisbon. Chamberlain, Elisha, farmer, Sec. 25; P.
O. Mt. Vernon.
Clark, David, far., S. 14; P. O. Martelle. CLARK, OLIVER, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Mt. Vernon; born in Ohio in October, 1823; came to this county in February, 1840; owns 460 acres. He held the office of Con- stable and School Director ; he served in the Mexican war, and was one of four that carted the first load of merchandise into Marion. He married Miss Bar- bara Brice in 1848; she was born in Scotland; have six children-William Oliver, Agnes E., Mary E., Thomas G., Henry and Marley P.
Clark, W., far., S. 4; P. O. Paralta.
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