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RATLIFF, PIERCE, dealer in ag- ricultural implements, New Sha- ron; born in Fayette county, Penn- sylvania, in 1834; came to this county in 1852; in 1854 he crossed the plains to Oregon with five yoke
of oxen; he remained one winter in Oregon, and went with a pack train to California, returning to this county in 1858; he owns 185 acres of land; on one piece of land he has a valuable rock quarry. Rea, Michael, laborer, New Sharon. Rockwell, Alanson, farmer, New Sharon.
Rockwell. Samuel, retired farmer, New Sharon.
Rockwell, R. S., farmer, New Sharon. Rockwell, Jared, engineer, New Sharon.
Rogers, Thomas, capitalist, New Sharon.
Rosborough, A. G., grocer, New Sharon.
Russell. W. F., telegraph operator, New Sharon.
COTT, LEVI T., retired farmer, New Sharon; born in Craw- ford county, Indiana, April 3, 1816; he removed to Illinois, set- tling first in Vermillion county, and afterward in Fulton and Mc- Donagh counties; he remained in Illinois forty years, and came to this county in April, 1877; he owns 1562 acres of land; he mar- ried Nancy Doyle in 1839; she was born in Kentucky; has four children, Araminda, wife of Jack- son Effin, Mary, wife of Solen Fairman, of Fulton county, Illi- nois, Emma, wife of Wilbur Og- born, and Isaac Newton; when he first settled in Illinois he cut wood for twenty-five cents per cord, and split rails for twenty-five cents per hundred, and sold dressed pork for $1.25 per cwt.
SCOTT, ISAAC NEWTON, farm- er, New Sharon: born in Fulton county, Ill., in 1844; came to this county, in 1877; owns 55 acres of land.
SEXTON, W.J.,attorney at law, New Sharon; born in Sangamon county, Ill., April 10, 1848; came to this county in 1854; he married Miss
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Carrrie E. Weist, in 1873; she was born in Ohio; has three children, Florence, Bertice, and Baby. He enlisted in the 9th Iowa cavalry in the late war, and served two and a half years.
Shamo, J. H., dentist, New Sharon. Shanyo. M. V., clerk, New Sharon. Shatwell, William B., street com- missioner, New Sharon.
Smith W. R., laborer, New Sharon. Smith, E. A., jeweler, New Sharon. Snell, Richard, farmer, New Sharon. Stanley, E. B., retired farmer, New Sharon.
Starkey, J. E., grocery and restaur- ant, New Sharon.
Stubbs, William, blacksmith, New Sharon.
Stanton, David, farmer and merchant, New Sharon.
Sutton, A. H., grocer, New Snaron. Spraul, J. S., farmer, New Sharon. T RAVES, PHILLIP, bridge builder, New Sharon.
Turner, John, carpenter, Sharon.
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V 'AIL, DAVID, clerk, New Sharon.
VAIL, H. J., editor of the New Sharon Star; born in Belmont county, Ohio, November 22, 1845, came to this State April 14, 1864. From September, 1871, to June, 1873, he published the Wilton Chronicle, in Muscatine county, Iowa, and the 22d of June, 1873, commenced the publication of the New Sharon Star, a seven column folio, it has since been enlarged three times. He has held the of- fice of mayor; has been post-mas- ter since 1873; he married Miss Sarah Oblinger, April 18, 1866; she was born in Bel- mont county, Ohio; has two chil- dren, Wm. Lewis Lincoln and Lil- lian.
VERSTEEG, JNO., of the firm of Versteeg & Co., proprietors of the city steam mills, New Sheron; born in Holland in 1836; came to
this country in 1847; he lived nearly three years in Oregon, and came to
this county in 1874; he married Miss Elizabeth D. Fisher, in 1857; she was born in Holland; has five children, Elizabeth, Arthur, Em- ma, John, Henrietta; lost one son Arthur.
Vickers, Sanford, egg and butter dealer, New Sharon.
Vickers, Thos., retired physician, New Sharon.
W AY, GEO., blacksmith, New Sharon; born in Morgan county, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1853; came to this county March 1, 1873. He holds office as member of the city council; he married Miss Emma Zech, in 1875; she was born in Penn .; has one child, Wm. Le- Roy.
Wallace, Elam, baker, New Sharon WARREN, D. E., of the firm of
Warren & Collins, furniture deal- ers and undertakers, New Sharon; born in Jefferson county, N. Y. in 1836; emigrated with his parents to Elkhart county, Ind., in 1837, and came to reside in this State in in 1865. He afterwards returned to Michigan and remained until his removal to this county in 1872; he owns 120 acres of land; he en- listed in the Twelfth Ind. Cavalry in the late war, and served until the regiment was mnstered out. He married Elizabeth Brannon in 1878; she was born in Michigan. Watson, J. W., carpenter, New Sharon.
WARING, H. M., attorney at law, of the firm Hole, Hillis, & War- ing, attorneys, New Sheron; born in Northumberland county, Pa., in 1857; came to this State in 1859, and to this county in 1860, when his father was stationed as a minister of the M. E. Church.
Weathers, J. L., livery man, New Sharon.
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West, J. A., hotel keeper, New Sharon.
Williams II. D., wagon maker, New Sharon.
Winder, F. M., farmer, New Sharon. WINDER, JAMES, retired farmer, New Sharon; born in Ross county, Ohio, March 19, 1812; came to this county October 20, 1852; in early life he worked at carriage building, and afterward at the cabinet business, and when he came to this county engaged in farming; he is one of the earliest settlers, and built the second building in New Sharon, and was the first post-master, an office he held six years; he has laid ont and platted two additions to New Sharon, and served several years as town trustee; he married Eliza Albright in 1835; she was born in Monroe county, New York; has six children, William, Francis, Nancy, Charlotte, Joseph and Abner.
WINDER, Win. W., barber, New Sharon; born in Ross Co., Ohio, in 1836; came to this county in 1852; he married Deborah Sharp
in 1870; she was born in Ohio; has two children, Albert C. and Baby.
WILDMAN, OLIVER, merchant, of the firm of Wildman & Stanton, dealers in general merchandise, New Sharon; born in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, in 1833, and came to this State in 1871; owns eighty acres of land; he has held office of school director and assessor; he married Miss Hannah Bailey in 1859; she was born in Ohio in 1832; has four children, Sulan B., Harry G., Charlie W. and Adah; lost two children, Effie and Alon- ZO.
WRIGHT, H. T., dealer in hard- ware, stoves and house furnishing goods, New Sharon; born in Adams county, Penn., in 1818; he lived in Ohio seven years, and re- moved to Delaware county, Iowa, in 1857, coming to this county in 1869; he has served as a member of the city council; he married Miss L. A. Hoopes in 1861; she was born in Adams Co., Penn .; has one son, Charles; lost one daughter, Anna E.
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A DAMSON, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. New Sharon. Akin, W. L., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. New Sharon.
Allen, J. W., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. New Sharon.
Anderson, John, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. New Sharon.
B ALTZLE, J. C., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. New Sharon.
BEAL, W. M., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Flint; born in Union county, Ohio, in 1839; came to this county in 1855; owns eighty acres; he married Miss Mary E. Jackson in 1860; she was born in Ohio; has five children, Hiram, Flora, Char- lie, Clara and Florence.
Beal, John S., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. New Sharon.
Beal, J. N., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. New Sharon.
BEAL, Wm., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. New Sharon; born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1821; came to this county in 1852; pre- vious to his removal to this county he lived in Ohio, and Henderson county, Illinois; he owns 120 acres of land; has held office of town trustee and school director; he carted lumber from Burlington to Granville to build him a house; he married Elizabeth Thomas in 1842; she was born in Ohio; has
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three children, Rebecca E., John S. and Isaiah N.
Beal, Hiram, farmer, Sec., 8; P. O. New Sharon.
Beal, Nicholas, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Flint.
Beal, Jeremiah, farmer, Sec. 21; P. (). New Sharon.
Benedict, C. S., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. New Sharon.
Bonsall, T. P., farmer, Sec. 19; P.
Flint; born in Philadelphia, in 1826; came to this county in 1859. IIe owns forty acres of land. He married Mary E. Randels, in 1849; has three children, Hiram, Laura and Jane.
Bonsall, W. C., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Peoria.
Briggs, Evan, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. New Sharon.
Briggs, George, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. New Sharon.
Burks, Win., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Flint.
Burns, Ilenry, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. New Sharon.
BRYAN, WM. A., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. New Sharon; born in Ohio in 1835; came to this county in in 1849. He owns two hundred and fifty-six acres of land; has held office of school director. He married Catharine Pierson in 1856; she was born in Logan county, Ohio; has five children, Lillian A., Charles F., Freddie H., Ernest and Willie ; lost two, El- mer A. and Arthur C.
CARR, THOMAS G., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. New Sbaron.
Camp, Freeman, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. New Sharon.
CATHCART, HUGH, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 30; P. O. Flint; born in Pennsylvana in 1827. He removed to Wisconsin, and came to this State in 1868; owns two hun- dred and sixty-eight acres of land; has held office of school director. He married Miss Susan J. Fix, in 1854; she was born in Cleveland,
Ohio; has seven children, Mary J., William H., Sarah, Loftus L., Hugh G., Anna M., and Baby ; lost three children.
Clements, J. S., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. New Sharon.
Chambers, John, farmer, Sec. 24 ; P. O. New Sharon.
Cobb, T., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. New Sharon.
Cox, Hiram, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. New Sharon.
Cope, Henry, farmer, Sec. 14; P. (). New Sharon.
Comford, Pierce, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. New Sharon.
COLE, J., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. New Sharon; born in Jefferson county, New York, in 1815; came to this county in December, 1868; owns sixty acres of land. He was enrolling officer during the war in Dodge county, Wisconsin. He married Miss A. Hickey, March 12, 1839; she was born in Ireland; they have nine children, Charles, Chester, William S., Ben- jamin J., Fremont, Judson C., Charlotte, Rosa and Sarah. One son, Edward, enlisted in the 29th Wisconsin Infantry, and died from disease contracted in the army. Chester, William S. and Benja- min, enlisted and served their country in the army, the latter being only fifteen years of age.
DA AVIS, H. M., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. New Sharon.
Davis, S. J., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Flint.
Davidson, Rachel, widow, Sec. 17; P. O. Flint.
Daily, J. H., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. New Sharon.
Dean, David, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. New Sharon.
Dorr, Edmund, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. New Sharon.
DRENNAN, JAMES M., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. New Sharon; born in Ireland, in 1842: came to America in 1860, and to this
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county, in 1869; owns two hun- dred and forty acres of land. He married Miss Flora T. Getts, in 1868; she was born in Wisconsin; has four children, Jessie M., Sa- rah A., William E. and J. Leslie. LLIS, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. New Sharon.
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Ellis, D. S., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. New Sharon.
ELLIS, E. E., farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. New Sharon; born in Orange county, Indiana, in 1842; came to this county in 1856; owns 160 acres of land; has held offices of township trustee and school direc- tor. He married Ellen Shotwell, in 1869; she was born in Wash- ington county, Ohio; has two chil- dren, Lucien W. and Mamie Maud. Evans, James W., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Granville.
Evans, Hugh, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Grandville.
F ARR, JOSEPH, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Flint; born in Pennsylvania, in 1827; came to this Co., March 31, 1856; lived in Ohio nineteen years previous to his removal to Iowa. He owns 160 acres of land; married Miss Ellen Funk, in November, 1853; she was born in Pennsylvania; has three children, Joseph, Jasper and Mary; lost three.
Fisher, Mary, postmistress, Sec. 29, P. O. Flint.
Fisher Thos., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Flint.
FISHER, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Flint; born in Henry county, Iowa, in 1844; came to this county in 1854; owns 120 acres of land; he married Miss Naomi Beal in 1867; she was born in Ohio; has four children, Alice, Albert, Effie J., and Lillie J.
Flemming, Orin, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. New Sharon.
Florence, John, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. New Sharon.
FOX, LOFTUS, farmer, Sec. 34; P.
O. New Sharon; born in LaGrange county, Ind., in 1845 ; lived several years in Wisconsin previous to his removal to this county in 1872; owns 240 acres of land; he mar- ried Miss Emma Shuessler in 1874; she was born in Warren county, Ill .; has two children, George and Baby.
Freleigh, Chas., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. New Sharon.
GARNER, L., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Granville.
Garner, John, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Granville.
Godby, Sylvester, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Peoria.
Godby, Cameron, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Peoria.
Gosnell, Hiram, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. New Sharon.
GRACE, A. J., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. New Sharon ; born in Huron county, Ohio, in 1836; came to this State in October, 1839, with his parents, settling in Scott county and in March, 1873, came to this county ; he owns 160 acres of land, he enlisted in the 20th Iowa In- fantry in the late war, and served three years; he married Miss Eliza Ann Russell, in 1866; she was born in Virgina; has five children, Emma L., George E., Sarah J., Wm. Jackson, and Ruth A.
Green, E. R., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. New Sharon.
H AILE, CHARLES, farmer, Sec. 31, P. O. Flint; born in Scott county, Iowa, in 1845; came to this county in 1870; owns 135 acres of land; he enlistsd in the 9th Iowa Cavalry, and served two and a half years; he married Miss Eliza Jacobs in 1869; she was born in Scott county; has five children, Marion, Frank, Hattie, Lizzie and Mark.
HANSELL, R., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Flint; born in Pennsylvania June 15, 1827; came to this county
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in 1856 ; owns 76 acres. He married Sarah A. Wharton, who was born in Pennsylvania. Has five children: Samuel W., George II., John A., Daniel W., and Mary E .; lost one daughter, Esther.
Hadley, Wmn. G., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. New Sharon.
Hansell, George, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. New Sharon.
Hansell, Richard, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Flint.
HAMBLEN, URIAH, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. New Sharon; born in Brown county, Indiana, in 1832; came to this county in October, 1854; owns two hundred acres of land. He married Miss Mary A. Chapbell, in 1854; she was born in Indiana; has five children: Thos. J., John, Mary E., Sarah J., and Lucy; lost three children.
HEITSMAN, P., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. New Sharon; born in Warren county, N. J., in 1814; came to this county in 1853; owns 235 acres of land. He was one of the first town trustees at the organiza- tion of Prairie township; he also served as school director. He mar- ried Miss Susan Mershon, in 1840; she was born in Trenton, N. J .; has seven children: Margaret Ann (Mrs. Fisher), Jacob B., George J., Irvin, Emma M., (Mrs. Thomas Ryan) Wmn. F., and Lewis B .; lost one daughter, Eliza.
Heitsman, John U., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O New Sharon.
Heller, Hiram, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Flint.
HILL, GEORGE W., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. New Sharon; born in Ohio in 1819; came to this county in 1866; owns 168 acres of land. Has held office of school director. He married Charlotte Stanton Sept. 9th, 1854; she was born in Belmont county, Ohio; has five children: Valdo, Angelo, Albert, Orin, and Borden.
Hibbs, Win. B., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. New Sharon.
Huff, Wm. T., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. New Sharon.
Hull, E. C., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Granville.
Hughes, Edwin, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. New Sharon.
JACKSON, J.R., farmer and stock- raiser, Sec. 28; P. O. Flint; born in Ross Co., Ohio, in 1821; came to this Co. in 1853; has held the office of township trustee and school director; owns 280 acres of land. He married Julia A. Braman, in 1842; she was born in Morgan county, Ohio ; has nine children : Mary E., William, Louisa, Frances J., John, Martha, Julia, Emily and Esther.
Jackson, Isaac, farmer and fruit grower, Sec. 9; P. O. New Sharon. JANNEY, STEPHEN, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. New Sharon; born in Ohio, in 1832; removed to Illi- nois in 1865, and came to this county in 1871; owns 50 acres of land; has held the offices of school director and township trustee; he married Miss Lydia White, in 1862; she was born in Indiana; has two children, Charles O. and Myrta L .; lost two, Effie and Bennie E .; he enlisted in the Seventy-ninth Ohio Infantry in the late war, and was with Sherman in his march to the sea; was taken prisoner, and confined at Salisbury, North Carolina, and afterward in Libby prison, and was among the last squad of soldiers paroled and sent to Annapolis before the evacuation of Richmond.
Jay, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. New Sharon.
Jay, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. New Sharon.
Johnson, Mary A., Sec. 18; P. O. New Sharon.
Johnson, M. C., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. New Sharon.
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IRK, Z. P., farmer, Sec. 25; P. MITCHELL, R., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. New Sharon.
KNEUDSON, O. G., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. New Sharon; born in Norway in 1842; came to this State in 1858, and to this county in 1861; owns 120 acres of land; holds office of town trustee; he enlisted in the Seventh Iowa In- fantry in the late war, and served nearly two years; he married Miss Bertha Sawyer, who was born in Wisconsin; has four children, Gunder Samuel, Sarah A., Be- lina and Matthias.
Kneudson, Stephen, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. New Sharon.
Kneudson, John, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. New Sharon.
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ARSON, IVER, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. New Sharon.
Lucas, Harvey, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. New Sharon.
M ARIS, H., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. New Sharon; born in Pennsylvania, in 1829; came to this State in April, 1851; owns 100 acres of land; has held office of school director; he married Miss Martha Bonsall, in 1856; she was born in Pennsylvania; has six children, Mary D., Annie O., Emma J., Lizzie P., Josie M .; lost two, Ellis and Martha J.
MARIS, L. D., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Flint; born in 1827; came to this connty in 1851; owns 80 acres of land; has held offices of justice of the peace and school di- rector; he married Miss Salinda Randalls, in 1858; she was born in Ohio; has seven children, Su- sanna, George, Hannah, John, William, Elwood and Martha.
McCauley, James, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. New Sharon.
McIntosh, James, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. New Sharon.
Miller, Charles, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. New Sharon.
Miller, W. L., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. New Sharon.
O. New Sharon; born in Pennsyl- vania, in 1826; came to this coun- ty in 1863; owns, with his son, 140 acres; has held office of school director; he married Ruth A. Cox, in 1849; she was born in Pennsylvania; has seven children, Milton, Louisa, Richard J., Rosa- line, Mary B., Olive and Minnie. Mineer, James, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. New Sharon.
Mitchener, E. P., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. New Sharon.
MITCHELL, JOHN. farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. New Sharon; born in Pennsylvania, in JJune, 1812; came to this county in 1855; owns 170 acres of land; he married Harriet Steen in 1837; she was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvrnia; has seven children, Marion B., Nancy A., Mary J., Smith, Minerva, Ju- liette and John C.
Michener, D. O., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. New Sharon.
Morgan, David, attorney, Sec. 24; P. O. New Sharon.
Morgan, Milton, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. New Sharon.
Murphy, John, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. New Sharon.
TOEL, JONAH, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Flint. N O LSON, J. T., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Flint.
OMUNDTON, C., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. New Sharon; born in Lee county, Iowa, in 1841; came to this county in 1863; owns 109 acres of land; he married Mary Brudervold in 1874; she was born in Lee county; has two children. Hannah and Caroline.
Omundson, Peter. farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. New Sharon.
P EARSON, WM., SEN., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. New Sharon. Pearson, Win., Jr., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. New Sharon.
PERRYMAN, G. W., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Flint; born in Kentucky
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in 1816; came to this State in 1842 and settled in Henry county; le came to this county in 1854; owns 40 acres of land; he married Mary J. Bonsell, who was born in Pennsylvania; has three children, Nancy J., James E., and Eliza E. Pickerel, Isaiah, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. New Sharon.
PHILLIPS, P.W., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 32; P. O. New Sharon; born in Virginia in 1830; came to this county May 4, 1856; owns 375 acres of land; has held offices of school director, town clerk, assessor, and justice of the peace for many years; he married Miss Ellen Williams in 1850; she was born in Ross county, Ohio; has seven children, John C., Mary A., Cornelius H., Jasper H., Sarahı A., Charles W., and Willie E.
PHILLIPS, CYRUS, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. New Sharon; born in Barber county, Virginia, in 1837; he emigrated to Ohio when young, where lived twenty-eight years, coming to this county in 1875; he owns 220 acres of land; he mar- ried Miss Susanna Savage in 1858; she was born in Delaware county, Ohio, and died October 8, 1875; he afterwards married Eliza J. Loy in 1876; she was born in Allen county, Ohio; has five children, Elmer E., Margaret J., Flora, Rosa, and Frank.
R EDPATH, ALANSON, farm- er, Sec. 20; P. O. Peoria.
Richmond, Monroe, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Granville.
ROBERTS, M. B., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. New Sharon; born in High- land county, Ohio, in 1822; came to this State in 1855, and to this county in 1863; previous to his coming to this State he lived fifteen years in Indiana; owns 100 acres of land; he married Mary A. Airy in 1845; she was born in Ohio; has six children, Ellen H., Thomas C., Laura E., Mattie M.,
Nathan A., Orlando S .; lost four, Lydia E., Elizabeth A., Charles, and William A.
Roberts, Geo. A., farmer,“ Sec. 14; P. O. New Sharon.
Rogers, E., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. New Sharon.
Romine, James D., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. New Sharon.
RYAN, THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. New Sharon; born in Ohio in 1848; came to this county in 1860; he married Miss Emma M. Hetsman in 1872; she was born in Ohio; has one daughter, Etta May.
S CHROYER, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Granville.
Sexton, C. T., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Flint.
SHAW,THOMPSON, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Granville; born in Mary- land October 9, 1827; he removed to West Virginia where he re- mained several years, coming to this county in 1865; owns 360 acres of land; he married Miss Louisa Fazenbaker November 20, 1851; has four children, three sons and one daughter.
Shaw, J. M., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. New Sharon.
Shaw, E. K., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. New Sharon.
Shaw, John S,, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Granville.
SHANGLE, A. L., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Flint; born in Morris county, N. J., in 1831; came to this coun- ty in 1854; lived in Ohio nine years previous to his coming to this State; owns 80 acres of land; he has held the offices of justice of the peace, assessor, school director, and secretary of the school board; he married Miss Mary W. Tuttle in 1859; she was born in Morris county, N. J .; has three children, Mark II., Lewis T., and Fred- erick M.
SHOEMAKE, P., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. New Sharon; born in this
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State in 1843; owns 160 acres of land; he married Catherine Ames in 1870; she was born in New Hampshire; they have three chil- dren, Bertie, Ida, and William. SNICKARD, M. T., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 15; P. O. New Sharon; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1840; came to this coun- ty in April, 1868; owns 330 acres of land; he married Miss Rebecca J. White in 1868; she was born in the same county; they have five children, Elmer R., Cora F., Minnie, Jennie, and Florence.
Sniff, Amos, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. New Sharon.
Smith, H. A., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Flint.
Sproul, John S., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. New Sharon.
SPAIN, CALEB, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Flint; born in Champagne county, Ohio, in 1825; came to this county October 26, 1856; owns SO acres of land; he married Miss Esther A. Good in 1852; she was born in Ohio; they have two children, Jesse M., and Em- maetta.
STEWART, LEVI, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. New Sharon; born in West- moreland county, Pa., in 1828; he came to this county in 1847; he owns 160 acres of land; has held the office of town trustee; he married Miss Clara E. Stan- ley in 1847; she was born in Vir- ginia.
Stewart, Alexander, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. New Sharon.
Stewart, Rush M., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. New Sharon.
Stewart, S. T., farmer, See. 3; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Stattler, F. W., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Flint.
Steen, Frank, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. New Sharon.
Stram, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. New Sharon.
Stroum, G. G., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. New Sharon.
THORNBURG, A., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. New Sharon.
Thomas, Robert, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. New Sharon.
THOMAS, DAVIS, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. New Sharon; he was born in Warren county, Ohio, in 1816, and came to this county in 1854; owns 160 acres of land; he married Miss Hań- nah A. B. Watson, in 1839; she was born in Maysville, Ky., and died in 1857; he marriod, for his second wife, Elizabeth Stevens, in 1866; she was born in Ohio; they have four children, Mary E., wife of Jacob Hall, Evaline, wife of Jesse Ellis, Hannah R., wife of Mahlon Apple, Cortland M .; lost Sylvester W. and Christo- pher C .; enlisted in the 4th Iowa Cavalry, and died from disease contracted in the army.
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