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JAMES M. PATT, Tiskilwa, was born June 3, 1810, in Rhode Island. His par- ents, Benjamin and Adah (Arnold) Patt, were natives of Rhode Island, where they died. The father was a mechanic by occupation. The family is among the oldest in that State. They were the parents of thirteen children, of whom eleven reached maturity, viz. : Jabal, Deborah, Lydia, Zerviah, Ada, Benjamin, James M., William, Mary, Jeremiah and David. Our subject was reared in Rhode Island, where he also learned the carpenter's
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trade with his two oldest brothers. He fol- lowed his trade there till 1855, when he came to Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., Ill. Here he has also followed his vocation till the last few years. Mr. Patt was married March 26, 1835, in Cumberland, R. I., to Miss Abigail L. Haven, who was born August 12, 1814, in Attleboro, Mass. She is a daughter of Lovett and Lucinda (Bacon) Haven, both natives of Massachusetts, and of English descent. To Mr. and Mrs. Patt seven children were born, viz. : Alfred L., Mrs. Lucinda B. Spaulding. J. Henry and Frank William are natives of Creston, Iowa; Mrs. Ada A. Beatty, a resi- dent of Iowa; Anna V., deceased, and Benja- min F., who is a minister of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Patt is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Patt has been a school officer, and has always been identified with the Democratic party.
C. L. PENDLETON, Princeton, was born in Bureau County, Ill., September 23, 1839. He is the son of A. B. and H. N. (Loomis) Pendleton, natives of Connecticut. In 1838 they came to Bureau County, Ill., from Tol- land County, Conn. By trade the father was a carpenter, but most of his life, after coming to Bureau County, was spent on a farm. He died in June, 1880, at the age of seventy years. His widow now resides in Princeton. She has one son and one daughter now living, viz .: C. L. Pendleton and Har- riet, wife of W. W. Powell. Our subject was reared in this county, and has made it his home during life. His occupation has been that of a farmer and stock-dealer, and he has made a success of life, having now a farm of about 300 acres and well stocked. In 1882 he was married to Mrs. Sarah Ben- nett. She was born in Kewanee, Ill., and is the daughter of Rev. William F. Vaill, de- ceased. He continued in the ministry till his death, which occurred when he was abont eighty-two years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Per- dleton have one child, viz. : Porter Pendle- ton. By her first husband she has one son- Willie Bennett.
JOHN PERKINS, Lamoille, was born February 17, 1833, in Washington County, N. Y. He is a son of Edward and Mary (Wall) Perkins, both natives of Queens County, Ireland. They came to the United
States in 1828, and farmed in New York State about five years. They then removed to Ohio, and the next year to Chicago, and from there to LaSalle. In April, 1842, they entered 160 acres of land in Section 20, in Lamoille Township, Bureau County, which they im- proved and on which they died. Of their nine sons only six reached maturity, viz. : Edward, who died in Louisiana; William, who died in Leadville, Col .; John, our sub- ject; Charles, deceased; Joseph, who lost an arm in the siege of Atlanta, and was an employe in the Pension Office in Washing- ton (he died at the home of our subject); Thomas, who died on the old homestead; Pe- ter, died in infancy; Henry, deceased, and Steven Perkins, a resident of Kansas. Our subject was educated principally in Illinois. He has made farming his occupation, and now has a fine farm of 160 acres near Van Orin. In 1852, in company with his brother William, he went overland to California with an ox team, occupying five months on the trip. He mined there with moderate suc- cess, returning to this county in 1856, via Panama and New York City. Here he mar- ried Isabella Martin, oldest daughter of Will- iam Martin, an old settler. They have six children now living, viz .: La Monte, Carrie, Jennie, May, Fannie and J. Martin Perkins. Mrs. Perkins is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Perkins is a member of A. F. & A. M. fraternity. Politically he is identified with the Prohibition party.
JOHN W. PERRY, Malden. John Perry, father of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, June 17, 1809. He resided in his na- tive place till about 1842, when he removed to Guernsey County, Ohio. He was reared on a farm, but when he started in life for himself he was first a school teacher, then a clerk, and in 1840 started in business in Cen- terville, and afterward in Claysville, Guern- sey Co., Ohio. In 1869 he came to Malden and entered the mercantile business, the firm being known as Perry & Sons. He was mar- ried in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1836, to Martha Young, a native of Morgan County, Ohio, born July 4, 1809. She died in this County, March 26, 1882. They were the par- ents of six children, three of whom are now
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living, viz .: John W., Jesse A. and Anna M., all of whom reside in Malden. Mr. Perry continued in business till his death, January 1, 1877, since which time his sons have car- ried on the business under the name of Perry Bros. They carry a very complete stock of goods of all kinds, varying from $7,000 to $10,000. John W. Perry was born in Guern- sey County, Ohio, July 19, 1843. August 2, 1862, he enlisted in Company B, Ninety-sev- enth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, most of the time under Col. Barnes, afterward Secretary of State in Ohio. Mr. Perry served nearly two years, and was wounded at Missionary Ridge. He was in the hospital eight months and then discharged for disability. He was married September 12, 1871, in Kingston, Ross Co., Ohio, to Harriet A. Nevin, born in Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio, Jannary 21, 1843, a daughter of John Nevin (born No. vember 1, 1795, died December 17, 1868), and Eliza (Green) Nevin (born August 10. 1815, died June 7, 1875). Mr. and Mrs. Perry have three children, viz .: Martha E., born July 12, 1872; John N., born September 30, 1877; William W., March 31, 1881. Mr. Perry is a member of Bureau Lodge, No. 112, A. F. & A. M., of Princeton; also | Princeton Chapter, No. 28, and Temple Com- mandery, No. 20. In politics he is identified with the Republican party. Jesse A. Perry was born December 26, 1847. He enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Seventy- second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the spring of 1864, and served for about five months, being on guard duty. He was married in this County October IS, 1876, to Julia Rack- ley, daughter of George Rackley, an early settler in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Perry have one son, George N., born August 21,
1880. Mr. Perry is a Republican. He has been Notary Public since 1883, and Township Clerk since 1872 and Township School Treas- urer for several years. He is a member of the same orders as his brother. Both have been engaged in mercantile business in Malden since coming to the county in 1869.
J. M. PETERSON, Princeton, was born February 17, 1830, in Apelnas, Beorktorp Soken Elsborgs Lain, Sweden. He is the son of Par and Carrie (Colson) Anderson. The father died when our subject was but
fourteen months of age. However, the mother lived many years longer. Mr. Peterson was reared on a farm in his native country. In 1854 he came to the United States, and lo. cated at Princeton, Ill., which he has con- tinned to make his home since. Till 1866 he worked for wages, but he then began farming for himself on rented land, but soon accumu- lating some money he bought land. Through hard work he has been successful, and now owns a well-improved farm of ninety acres in Section 22, and also timber land in Section 35. In 1866 he was married at Princeton to Miss Sophia C. Rostat, who was also born in Sweden. She is the mother of the following- named children: Mentor M., Frank E., Willie E. S., Minnie A., Haillma S., Charles A., Annie and George, and Joseph, who died in infancy in 1882. Both Mr. and Mrs. Peter- son are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. In politics he is identified with the Republican party.
M. H. PETERSON, Princeton, was born April 5, 1859, in Princeton, Ill. His parents, Jonas and Cora Peterson, were natives of Sweden. They immigrated to America in the summer of 1853, and settled in Princeton, Burean Co., Ill., where the father followed the carpenter and furniture business. After a residence of thirteen years in Princeton the family removed to Wyanet, where Mr. Peter- son is now engaged in the furniture and undertaking business. Mr. and Mrs. Peter- son are the parents of the following children: Peter, a resident of Chicago; Mrs. Augusta Tragordh and Malcolm Hamilton Peterson (our subject) who was named after the famous Swedish officer. Malcolm H. Peterson re- ceived the benefit of the common schools of Wyanet and also attended the Bryant & Strat- ton Business College, of Chicago. For sev- eral years he assisted in his father's business. In the fall of 1884 he was nominated by the Democratic County Convention to the office of Circuit Clerk and Recorder of Bureau County, and although the county is strongly Republican, he was elected and now fills that office. Mr. Peterson is identified and has always been imbued with the principles of the Democratic party, casting his first Presi- dential vote in 1880 for Gen. Hancock.
JOHN T. PETTY, Wyanet, was born in
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. Warren County, N. J., March 14, 1829. His parents were natives of the same county. His father, William Petty, was born October 6, 1803, and died April, 1883. His mother, Effie Titsworth, was born June 3, 1810, and died in September, 1882. They were the parents of five boys and six girls, all of whom are living, two sons and one daughter in Illi- nois, and the rest in New Jersey. William Petty was a shoe-maker, and his oldest son, John T., learned the same trade, and worked at it most of the time until he came West. In 1856 he came to Princeton, and after liv- ing there and at Dover a short time he went on to a farm in Dover Township. In 1866 he bought his farm of 250 acres three miles north of Wyanet, and lived there until 1883, when he moved to the village. Since 1880 he has been engaged in business in Wyanet, carrying a general stock of goods, school- books, etc., averaging $5,000. His success in life is due to his own energy and industry, as he had little when he came to this county. In 1849 Mr. Petty was married in New Jersey to Hester Nixon, daughter of George and Mary (Bodine) Nixon, of Warren County, N. J. Mr. Petty reared a family of sixteen children, fourteen of whom are still living, viz .: George H. and Mary E. (twins), born May 7, 1850, the former a resident of Cass County, Iowa, and the latter of Benton Coun- ty, Iowa; William W., January 27, 1852, a resident of Bureau County, Ill. ; Whitfield C., September 10, 1853, a resident of Hamil- ton County, Neb .; Francis, December 8, 1854, a resident of Bureau County, Ill .; Jacob, November 2, 1856, a resident of Bu- reau. County, Ill .; Sarah J., November 2, 1858, a resident of Bureau County, Ill. ; Alonzo, October 1, 1860, a resident of Bureau County, Ill .; Orrin and Ella R. (twins), Au- gust 23, 1862, the former a resident of Ham- ilton County, Neb., and the latter of Bureau County, Ill .; Thomas, December 22, 1864, died December 7, 1882; Ida I., December 2, 1866, of Bureau County, Ill .; Margaret, March 2, 1868, died October 3, 1879; Lucius I. and Lewis Z. (twins), June 2. 1870, both of Bureau County, Ill .; John F., October 19, 1871, of Bureau County, Ill. Mr. Petty was again married September 12, 1876, to Frances A. Mosher, born in Chenango County, N. Y.,
December 3, 1836. Her parents, John H. and Charity (Rowe) Mosher, were natives of Dutchess County, N. Y., and moved to Illi- nois in 1858. Mr. Petty had two children by this marriage, both of whom died. He is Republican in politics, and has held township offices. He is a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
GEORGE R. PHELPS, Princeton, the gentleman whose name heads this paragraph, is of an old English family. William Phelps, his lineal ancestor, came from England to Dor- chester in 1630, and removed to Windsor in 1635 or 1636, and died there July 14, 1672. His widow died in 1689. He and his wife were members of Mr. Washam's church in Dorchester and Windsor. Mr. Phelps was here a Magistrate and leading man for many years. His children were: William, Na- thaniel, Samuel. Joseph, Timothy, Mary and Sarah. Nathaniel Phelps, the son of William Phelps, married Elizabeth Copley, September 17, 1650. He removed to Northampton, Mass., in 1650, and died there May 27, 1702. She died December 6, 1712. He was a Deacon in the church, and the father of the following children: Mary, Nathaniel, Abi- gail, William, Thomas and Mary. Nathaniel Phelps, the son of the first Nathaniel, was born April 2, 1633, and died June 20, 1719. He married Grace Martin August 27, 1676. She died August 2, 1727. She was a native of England, and a woman of strong will and excellent character. Her children were: Grace and Nathaniel, both of whom died in infancy; Samuel, Lydia, Grace, Elizabeth, Abigail, Nathaniel, Sarah and Timothy. Nathaniel Phelps was born February 13, 1692. He died October 14, 1747. He was a son of the second Nathaniel. He married Abigail Burman, who died June 12, 1727. He then married Mrs. Catharine Heacock, May 25, 1730. The children of the first wife were: Charles, Anne, Nathaniel and Martin. Of the second wife were: Catharine, Lydia, John and Mehitable. Nathaniel Phelps, son of the third Nathaniel, was born December 13, 1721, and died October 29, 1789. He married Elizabeth Childs, of Deerfield, Mass., in 1750. She died July 28, 1769. In 1773 he married Mrs. Rebecca Childs. Their chil- dren were: Burnham, Elizabeth, Abigail,
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Nathaniel, Elijah (who died in infancy), Eli- jah, Ann and Rufus. Nathaniel Phelps, a son of the fourth Nathaniel, was born June 5, 1757, and died March 4, 1833. He was married to Lucy Strong, June 5, 1781. She died in 1834. Her children were: Diana, Burnham, Ebenezer S., Nathaniel, Lucy (who died in infancy), Adelia, Lewis, Lucy, Lu- cinda and Charles. The latter was born October 24, 1802, in Northampton, Mass. He died July 2, 1874, in Princeton, Ill. He was married June 10. 1824, to Mary Strong, who was born December 24, 1801. She died December 2, 1877. She was the mother of eight children, viz. : Maria, George R., Har- riet N., Ebenezer S., Mary E., Charles P., Elijah P. and Lucy A. George R., our subject, was born February 20, 1827, in Northampton, Mass. He came to Bureau County with his parents in 1836. He has been a farmer. In 1871 he visited Northamp- ton, Mass., and there, in May 17 of the same year, married his cousin, Julia R. Phelps, who was born November 19, 1828. She is a daughter of Lewis and Aseneth (Wilder) Phelps. This union was blessed with one child, that is now living, Grace Martin. She was born June 29, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps are members of the Congregational Church. He is a dimitted member of the A. F. & A. M. In political matters he has been a Republican.
ORRIS S. PHELPS, Princeton, was born May 3, 1817, in Middlebury, Vt. He is a son of Bernham (also spelled Burnham) Phelps. He was born in Northampton, Mass., and was a blacksmith by occupation; he came to Bureau County in the spring of 1839; he worked at his trade and farmed, and here died. His father, Nathaniel Phelps, was a native of Massachusetts, and also a black- smith. The mother of our subject was Mary D. (Hooker) Phelps. She was born in Middle- burg, Vt., and was the mother of the follow- ing children, viz .: Lobisa, Orris S., Lucy, Christopher C. and Americus V. (were twins), and Diantha Hope. Our subject was educated in Northampton, Mass. He came to Bureau County, Ill., in 1838, settling in Dover Town- ship. At present owns 300 acres of land, and has always been a successful farmer. In November. 1872, Mr. Phelps moved to Prince-
ton. He was married, January 31, 1850, to . Miss Mary A. Hills, born November 15, 1820, in New Hampshire. She is a daughter of Josiah and Mary G. (Dow) Hills. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps are members of the Baptist Church. They have an adopted daughter- Sarah L. Phelps-who is the wife of Freder- ick Rhode, an attorney in Burlington, Iowa. A more complete genealogy of the Phelps family appears in the preceding biography.
CHRISTOPHER C. PHELPS, Selby, was born in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Mass., July 7, 1823. He is the son of Burnham Phelps (see sketch of O. S. Phelps). In Octo- ber, 1838, our subject, with his parents, started for Bureau County. Ill., first taking a canal-boat from Northampton to New Haven, and then to New York City by water, and then to Louisville, Ky., via Albany and Buffalo, N. Y., Cleveland, Ohio, and the canal across the State to the Ohio River, then down the river to Cincinnati, and finally to Louisville, where the mother, who had been sick some years with consumption, died. The family remained in Louisville for some months, the father working at his trade of blacksmith, while his son, C. C., worked in a hotel for his board. In March, 1839, they resumed their journey, taking a boat to St. Louis, then to Peoria, Ill., and finally at Peru they took teams to this county, their goods having been re-shipped no less than ten times. When settling in Bureau County it was in Dover Township, where Mr. Burnham Phelps put up a blacksmith shop, which was probably the first in that township. C. C. Phelps attended school for parts of two win- ters at Dover after coming to the county, but most of his time was employed in helping improve the farm. When starting for him- self it was as a laborer by the month, and for five years he worked in this county and in Wisconsin for from $8 to $12 per month. In 1855 he purchased his present homestead, and the following spring moved to it, when there were but very few improvements. His farm now contains 167 acres of land. Novem- ber 16, 1854, he was married, in Troy, Wis., to Miss Harriet Leonard. She was born in Yates County, N. Y., February 7, 1827, and is the danghter of Truman and Roxanna (Allis) Leonard, who were natives of Massa-
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chusetts. When Mrs. Phelps was small her parents removed to Medina County, Ohio, and there died, he in March, 1846, and she in September of the same year. They were the parents of eleven children, all of whom were born in Yates County, N. Y. Of the family the following yet survive: Ebenezer Leonard, resides in Michigan; Mrs. Dorcas Edwards, in Kansas; Ezra Leonard, Mrs. Lavinia Thayer, Roxanna A. Leonard and Mrs Sarah Wadsworth, are in Ohio: Truman Leonard, in Davis County, Utah; Franklin Leonard, in Iowa; and Mrs. C. C. Phelps, of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps are parents of two children, viz .: Alice A., born October 3, 1858, and Lyman S., born April 22, 1861. In politics Mr. Phelps has ever been a stanch Republican. He experienced all the dif- ficulties and hardships to which the pio- neers were subjected in their milling experi- ences, and trips to market at Chicago, de- scriptions of which are given in the General History.
JOHN D. PHILIPS, Berlin, was born in Chester County, Penn., December 9, 1817, a son of Joseph and Rebecca (Dennison) Phil- ips, both deceased. The great-grandparents of our subject, Joseph and Mary Philips, came from Wales in 1755, and settled in Chester County, Penn .. on the same place where Mrs. Amanda Bingaman, a sister of our subject, now resides. Joseph and Mary Philips had four sons: David, John, Josiah and Joseph. Josiah, grandfather of our sub- ject, was twice married. By his first wife, Martha Edwards, he had one son. Josiah Philips. His second wife, Sarah Thomas, raised six children, viz. : Joseph, Owen, Mar- tha, Mary, Sarah and Hannah. Of these, Joseph married Rebecca Dennison, a native of Ireland, but reared in Chester County, Penn., where they both died. They were the parents of six children, viz .: Sarah, John, Margaret T., Mary A., John D. (our subject), and Amanda. John D. Philips was reared and educated in his native county. He was married in February, 1840, to Ellen E. Lew. is, a native of Chester County, Penn., daugh- ter of Thomas and Sarah (Thomas) Lewis. Mrs. Philips died in Chester County, June 5, 1852, at the age of thirty two years. She was the mother of five children, viz .: Thomas
L., of Lee County, Ill .; Joseph P., a Baptist minister; William D. and Mason K., both deceased; John Henry, who is farming at home. Mr. Philips came to Bureau County, Ill., in July. 1854, and bought eighty acres of land in Berlin Township. His farm now contains 125 acres of good land. He was married in this county, February 14, 1856, to Mrs. Hannah M. Lockard (nee Morgan), a native of Chester County, Penn. Mr. and Mrs. Philips are members of the Baptist Church. In politics he is a Democrat. He has filled the office of Township Assessor seven terms and Supervisor four terms, and has also served in school offices.
JAMES A. PIERCE, Berlin, was born in the State of New York, May 20, 1821. His parents, Nathaniel C. and Dorothy (Pattee) Pierce, were natives of New Hampshire. They removed to New York soon after their marriage, but when their son James was about six years old they returned to New Hampshire. In the fall of 1843 the family came to this county, and settled in Berlin Township, where the parents died. The father was born August 14, 1791, and died in October, 1846. His wife was born July 10, 1791, and died January 13, 1879. They reared a family of six children, three of whom are now living, viz .: Daniel P., of East Kingston, N. H .; James A., and Jesse F., of Des Moines, Iowa. James A. Pierce spent his early life chiefly in New Hampshire. He had but poor advantages for obtaining an education, but after reaching his majority he attended school long enough to master the common branches, and afterward taught for some time. He came to this county in 1845 and engaged in farming. In 1849 he settled on his present farm, which was then but lit- tle improved. He has since added to his original purchase of eighty acres, till he now owns 248 acres in this county and 300 acres in Pottawatomie County, Iowa. June 13, 1847, he was married in this county to Esther Green. She was born in Kentucky, and came to this county when quite small. She is a daughter of James Green. Mrs. Pierce died July 25, 1852, leaving two children: Anne E., wife of William Booth, of this township; Florence Mildred, wife of W. Scott Martin, of Lamoille. Mr. Pierce was mar-
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ried April 24, 1855, in this county, to Mary J. Perry, born in Belmont County, Ohio, Jan- uary 1, 1834, a daughter of Jesse and Belinda (Poole) Perry, who came to this county in 1854. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce are the parents of ten children, nine of whom are living, viz. : Sherburn, near Carson, Iowa; Jessie B., a teacher in this county; James A., in Charles, Mix Co., Dak .; Rodney E., in Pottawatomie County, Iowa; Lewis E., Olive B., Mary L., Carl, and David H., at home. In politics Mr. Pierce is Republican, and has held vari- ous township offices. He and his wife are members of the Congregational Church of Dover.
WILLIAM W. PIERCE, Bureau, was 'born in Plainfield, Sullivan Co., N. H., August 6, 1828. He is the son of Job and Rebecca (Alexander) Pierce, also natives of New Hampshire, where they spent their lives. The mother died when our subject was but five years old; the father died in November, 1861. W. W. Pierce spent his early life on a farm, and then learned the shoe maker's trade, which he followed until 1856, when he came to Bureau County, arriving here February 14. For two winters he worked at his trade in Princeton, and in 1857 engaged in farming for himself, and has since given his attention entirely to that business. No- vember 2, 1862, he came to his present farm, which now contains 270 acres, in Bureau Township. When Mr. Pierce came to this county he had but 75 cents, and his success in life he owes to the energy and united efforts of himself and wife. He was married October 1, 1857, to Sarah Lucretia Stiles. sister of Alvah Stiles. (See sketch.) Mrs. Pierce was born November 30, 1834, in Logan County, Ohio. She is the mother of six children, viz .: Henry Sumner, born March 11, 1861, married to Nancy Carl; Franklin H., born August 29, 1863; Asa, born March 15, 1866; Luther M., born June 11, 1868; Clara M., born June 13, 1871; Sarah L., born July 9, 1858, died November 20, 1861. In politics Mr. Pierce is an active Democrat. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
LEANDER T. POMEROY, Ohio, was born December 7, 1829, in Jefferson County, N. Y., and is the son of Hiram S. and Esther
Pomeroy. The father, Hiram S., was born February 1, 1797, at Somers, Conn., and first came to this county from Jefferson County, N. Y., in 1850. He entered the north half of Section 15, and the southeast quarter of Sec- tion 10 in Ohio Township, and is still living in Ohio Township. The mother was born November 23, 1798, at Dummerston, Vt., and married Hiram S. Pomeroy in 1820. She resided in Jefferson County, N. Y., till 1853, when she came to this county, and made Ohio Township hier home till August 21, 1883, when she died at the age of eighty-four years. The subject of this sketch, Leander T. Pomeroy, resided on the farm in his native State till he came to this county in 1853, and settled on the farm which he now occupies. He was married January 1, 1856, to Nancy F. Wilson, the daughter of Stephen and Amy Wilson, who came to this county in 1837 from Ohio, and settled at Princeton, where they remained till 1851, when they removed to Ohio Township. Mr. and Mrs. Pomeroy were married at Bridgeport, Ohio, at the residence of John Warfield, now of this coun- ty. Mrs. Pomeroy was born September 17, 1835, at Uniontown, Ohio, and came to this county when but two years of age. She was married to Mr. P. January 1, 1856, and im- mediately settled with her husband on their present homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Pomeroy are the parents of eight children, five of whom are now living: Hattie A., born Feb- ruary 1, 1857, died February 27, 1862; Hor- tense, born August 19, 1859; Stephen W., born February 13, 1862; John W., born De- cember 31, 1864, died October 20, 1865; Hiram S., Jr., born February 22, 1866; Charles D., born May 28, 1870; Eliza J., born April 27, 1872, died July 20, 1876; and Vespasian, born May 8, 1875. The chil- dren now living are all at home with the parents. Mr. Pomeroy since 1856 has given his whole attention to farming and stock- raising, and his farm and its improvements are a living testimony of the diligence with which he has pursued his calling. In pol- itics Mr. Pomeroy is Republican. He is the owner of 320 acres of land in this township, and 560 acres in Dakota.
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