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William A. Littleton, retired farmer. This gentleman was born in the Buckeye State Dec. 7, 1827, and is the son of Fielden and Anna Littleton. He has been engaged in agricultural pursuits all of his life until the last 8 years. He came to this State with his father in 1831 and located in Fulton Co. He moved to Missouri in 1856 and remained there until 1865 engaged in herding cattle. He then returned to this State. He was married in 1848 to Amanda J. Lindsey. Mrs. L. was born in Ohio in 1830. She has borne 5
E. Quillin
A. Kulit
IPAVA
LIGHANY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
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children, 3 of whom are living,-Arthur J., Susannah E., the wife of N. T. Cooper, and Luella. Mr. L. began life with but little property, but by industry and economy has acquired a good prop- erty. He is a member of the Christian Church.
Wm. Mathews, retired farmer, P. O., Ipava; was born in Mary- land Sept. 2, 1808, son of Charles and Agnes M. ; came to this State in 1843; was married in Pennsylvania to Mary Hannum, a native of that State; they have had 16 children, 8 of whom are alive. Mr. M. had 3 sons in the late war at one time ; one died at Nash- ville. Mr. Mathews has always been a farmer during active life.
J. H. Maxwell, farmer, sec. 6; P. O., Ipava ; was born in Ches- ter Co., Pa., Feb. 17, 1817 ; passed his boyhood days upon a farm until he was 19 years of age, when he went to Philadelphia and learned the plastering trade, which he followed at intervals. He came to this State and settled upon his present farm in 1853. Mr. M. has also learned the art of working in what is called betony, by which process he has made many fine walks and pavements. He has been three times married : first in Ohio to Jane Campbell in 1840. His present wife is Elyddia Brown, who was born in Ohio.
Joseph Mayall, insurance agent, son of James and Eliza (Shields), was born in Indiana Oct. 12, 1834; enlisted in 1861 in Co. C, 11th Ill. Cav., and served 7 months; came to this State in 1862; Sept. 29, '64, married Alla Doisey, who was born in Virginia about 1843; they have had 8 children, 7 of whom are living,-Willard L., Dessa S., Affa V., Arta M., Emanuel R., Emues C., Sada E. and Lima (dec.). Christian Church.
S. W. Me Caslin, merchant, Ipava. Mr. McC. carries a large and well-selected stock of groceries and transacts a good business. He was born in Ohio March 6, '28; passed his boyhood upon a farm, and at the age of 16 began to learn the carpenter's trade, which he continued to follow until 1876, when he came to Ipava and embarked in the mercantile trade. He enlisted in the late war in Co. H, 25th Ohio Inf., and served 2 years as Sergeant. He par- ticipated in several hard-fought battles while in that company, and in 1864 enlisted in Co. D, 181st Ohio Inf., and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. He came to Ipava in 1870; was married May 9, '50, in the Buckeye State, to Mary Brunker, who was born in that State Nov. 6, '28. Laura E. and Jesse are their children.
J. L. MeCune, banker and merchant, was born April 9, '34, in in Muskingum Co., O .; his parents emigrated with him to Fulton county in 1837, settling near Lewistown ; at the age of 15 he enter- ed the store of Beadles & Evans and worked there 2 years; then his father sent him to Muskingum College, Ohio, 1 year; clerked for several firms in Lewistown, commanding the highest wages ; re- · turned to the college with the intention of finishing his scientific conrse, which he would have done in 10 months more, but had to come back and take charge of his father's business; since 1856 he has followed the dry-goods trade in Ipava; also dealt in grain and
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lumber ; besides, he has a good nursery in Buckheart tp. and is con- nected with a bank in Ipava, established in 1876; he also deals in agricultural implements. Mr. McCune began in life with very lit- tle, but by energy and fair dealing he has continued to prosper more and more until the present time. At first he vowed to give 10 per cent. of his income to benevolent purposes until he was worth $20,000, and then 15 per cent. He has kept his vow. For 7 years he has been Superintendent of the Sunday School. Aug. 28, '60, he married Martha E., daughter of Rev. E. Quillin, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Ipava. She was born July 9, '38, in Vir- ginia. They have 6 children,-Henry G., Myron M., Mary E., Adelaide, Anna B. and James H. Mr. McCune's father was born in 1804 in W. Pa., and is now Probate Judge of Grundy Co., Mo. His mother's maiden name was Eliza Long, daughter of George Long, a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. MeC. is a member of the Presbyterian Church. The portrait of Mr. McCune and wife may be found in this volume.
J. N. McLaren, blacksmith, was born in Illinois May 17, 1845; farmed until 18 years of age, since which time he has followed blacksmithing ; came to Ipava in 1873; has been Constable two terms, member of the Town Board one term; in 1870, married Jennie Davy, who was born in 1851 ; has 3 children, 2 now living,- Daisy B. and Frank N. Enlisted in 1863, in Co. C., 151st Ill. Inf., and served one year. He is an Odd Fellow and a member of the Christian Church.
Horace Me Mullen is engaged in agricultural pursuits on the south- west quarter of section 25, P. O., Otto.
William Moorhouse, partner of Mr. Hess in the Ipava Fulling Mills. In this factory are employed 15 hands, and a good business is carried on. He was born in Pennsylvania Ang. 6, 1835 ; came to this State in 1867 and located in Ipava, and soon embarked in his present business. He is a thorough business man and owns one- third interest in the Canton Woolen Mills. His parents were natives of England, and his wife, Margaret Johnson, whom he married in New Jersey in 1859, was born in that State in 1839. They have a family of 3 children: Mary L., Anna E., and William H.
Eli Paull, farmer, P. O., Ipava. The subject of this sketch is a son of James and Emily Paull, and was born in Ohio July 24, 1826. The opportunities enjoyed for an education were indeed meager. He came to this State and county in 1840, and has made this his home since. He has been twice married : first in Indiana in 1861, and in 1876 he was united in marriage with Martha E. Patterson, who was born in this State Sept. 4, 1844. They have one child. By his former wife he had a family of 3 children :. Harry, Alva H., and Harriet E.
Robert Paull was born in Va. Ang. 9, 1810; reared on a farm ; arrived in this State Nov. 20, 1839; has been clerk in the County
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Clerk's office and Justice of the Peace for many years,- the latte office ever since 1842; has been County Treasurer 5 years; mar ried Harriet Bidwell Sept. 28, 1836, who was born in Vt. Oct. 9, 1817, and they have had 9 children, 7 of whom are living,-Frank, Mary, Estella, Sarah, Emma, Amelia and Mary ; deceased - Ella and William.
William Paull, farmer, sec. 18, Pleasant township. Mr. P. was born in Ohio Nov. 6, 1824; came to Illinois in 1848, and located in this county. The following year he was united in marriage with Rachel Cary, who was born in Kentucky in 1832. There were born to them 7 children, of whom Charley, James, Alice, Ida and William are living. Miranda and Mary E. are deceased.
Henry Parey, hardware merchant, Ipava, is a native of the Eng- lish Isle and was born Feb. 15, 1820. He followed the occupation of farming until he was 27 years of age when he learned the car- penter's trade, and which he followed at intervals until 1865, when he embarked in the hardware business at Ipava. For a time he was engaged in the manufacture of steam engines. He was united in marriage with Mary Tratt, who was also born in England. They have a family of 2 children : Sarah A. and Alice M.
Samuel Porter, agriculturist, sec. 22; P. O., Ipava. Mr. P. was born in Ireland Sept. 28, 1840; crossed the Atlantic and came to America with his father in 1849. His father located in Ohio. In 1857 Samuel came to Fulton county and has made this his home since. He was reared upon the farm and has adopted that as a life profession. He has held several of the local offices of the township. June 20, 1860, he was married to Mary M. Gibson, who is a native of Illinois, having been born in this State in 1843. They are the parents of 8 children, 6 of whom are living : Elmer, Ada E., Choel B., Rillie A., Otis, G. H. Those deceased are Willie and Anna.
L. Pratt, retired farmer, Ipava, was born in Vermont April 27, 1798; had a fair education ; taught school about 25 terms of 6 months each; came to Illinois in 1854; in 1824 married Sarah MeMoinz ; they had 11 children, 8 of whom are living; in 1859 he married Minerva Potter, who was born in New York in 1811.
H. C. Pratt, farmer and stock dealer, sec. 16; P. O., Ipava ; born in Brown county, O., May 1, 1844; came to this State in 1850, and to this county in 1858 and settled where he now resides; enlisted in Co. B, 84th Ill. Inf. Vol., in 1862, and served 2 years and 10 months ; was in the battle of Perryville and several other hard-fought battles ; married Laura A. Hannah in 1866, who was born in Kentucky in 1848 : they have 4 children,-Charles E., Lanson, James and Frank.
Rev. E. Quillin, Minister of the Presbyterian Church, son of Jas. and Martha Quillin, was born in Virginia March 30, 1808. He was reared upon a farm, and his parents were poor ; hence his chances for an early education were very limited. After he reached his ma- jority he attended Greenville College 2 years and attended Prince-
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ton Seminary 3 years. He began in the ministry in 1837. During that year he was married to Mary E. Hedges, who was born in New Jersey in Aug., 1808. They are the parents of 5 children : Martha E., wife of J. L. McCune, of Ipava; Laura E., Mary E., J. M. and Anna B. As a minister Rev. Q. possesses considerable ability and exerts great influence for good. We give his portrait.
J. M. Rodman, station agent and operator, Ipava, is a son of Samuel and Mary R., born in Penn. Aug. 30, 1844; came to this State in 1865, settling in Adams Co .; came to Ipava in 1869; clerked in dry-goods store; was switchman at depot ; commenced as telegraph operator in 1866; has been Village Trustee; in 1864 married Mary Hormiek, who also was born in Pennsylvania ; Min- nie R. is their only child, born, June 12, 1865.
Lewis Rouch was born in Maryland June 9, 1833; came to Illi- nois in 1864; first married Tabitha Smith, in 1868, who was born in this State in 1841; they had 4 children,-Lewis E., Thomas, Nathaniel H. and Salina (dec.); then married Naney Weese in 1866, who was born in Illinois in 1845. Mr. Ronch has always been a farmer, and now owns 80 aeres of land worth $50 an acre. Reformed Church. P. O., Duncan's Mills.
Kinzie Shields, farmer, sec. 36; was born in this county May 4, 1844, son of Kinzie and Katie Shields, natives of Indiana; enlisted in 1861 in Co. H, 3d Ill. Cav., served 3 years; was in the battles of Vicksburg, Perryville, Mission Ridge, etc .; in 1863 he re-en- listed in Co. B, same regiment, and served one year; was on the plains to fight Indians. Oet. 25, 1867, he married Susan Kingery, who was born in this county in 1851; their 5 children are Laura, Etta Guy, Hattie V., Lucy J. and Hiram. Member of the Chris- tian Church.
G. W. T. Smith was born in Tennessee Oct. 19, 1821, son of Arthur and Christina Smith ; has always followed farming; came to this State in 1834, settling in Pleasant tp .; Sept. 7, 1844, he married Mary A. Bonnel, who was born in Indiana Dec. 3, 1839, and they have had 7 children, 4 of whom are living,-Christina, Mary J., Samuel, Henrietta: 3 children died in infancy. Mr. Smith is a well-to-do farmer on see. 12. Methodist. P. O., Ipava.
Robert Trutt, of Pavey & Tratt, dealers in hardware, Ipava. Mr. T. was born in England in May, 1836, and crossed the Atlantic for America in 1851, and first stopped in New York, where he re- mained till 1857, and in 1863 located in Ipava and engaged in the hardware trade, and at present carries $6,000 worth of stock. May 16, '66, he was married to Carrie E. Stafford, who is a native of England, having been born in that country in 1846. There have been 2 children born to them, John W., deceased, and Freddie. Mr. T. has been President of the Town Board and held other local offices.
John Vaughn, farmer, sec. 20; 200 aeres; P. O., Ipava; Demo- crat. Mr. V. was born in Virginia Oet. 2, '37 ; son of Joseph and
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Louisa Vaughn ; emigrated in 1840 to the place where he still re- sides. Has been Road Commissioner two terms and School Direc- tor 7 years. In 1857, in this State, he married Rebecca France, who was born in Illinois in July, '43, and they are the parents of 8 children, 6 now living,-George M., Mary E., Amanda J., Lillie A. D., Elizabeth and Fanny ; deceased,-Sarah and Charley.
Martin Weaver, farmer, sec. 20; P. O., Ipava. . Mr. W. was born in Germany May 15, '17, where he spent about one-half century of his life. In 1863 he crossed the Atlantic and came to America and located in Fulton county. He came without means, but has accu- mulated a nice farm property upon which he doubtless will pass the remainder of his life. His wife, Anna M. Shrader, was also born in Germany. They are the parents of 7 children, of whom one, Conrad, is deceased. Those living are Harmon, George, Henry, Maggie, Nicholas and Mary A. Both Mr. and Mrs. W. are mem- bers of the Dunkard Church.
John J. Weese, farmer, sec. 32; 65 acres; P. O., Summum; was born in Tennessee Nov. 14, '30, son of W. F. and Nancy Weese, both natives of Tennessee; in '43 came to this county with an ox team; married here in '59, Miss Clara I. - , who was born in this county in '43; they are the parents of 9 children,-May E., Wilson P., William J., John E., James A., Nancy J., Cary E., Joseph F. and Everett E.
Pleasant Weese, sec. 28; P. O., Summum ; came with his father to this State in '42; in '64 he married Mary J. France, who was born in Illinois in '46; they have had 7 children, 3 of whom are living,-Oliver P., Emma J. and Archie ; deceased-Lenna, Willie, Laura and Henry. Mr. Weese commenced with little, but is now in comfortable circumstances.
H. H. Wileman, farmer, son of Jesse and Elyddia Wileman, was born in Ohio April 18, '26; came to this State with his father in 1840, when they had but little means, but has since accumulated a handsome amount of property. Nov. 25, '51, he married Mary Zull, who was born in Ohio in 1832; they have had 11 children, 9 of whom are living,-Laura, Angeline, Charles, Caruthers, Ed- ward, Jesse, Ruth A., William and Cora B, and two infants de- ceased.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
The following is a full and complete list of the Supervisors, Clerks, Assessors and Collectors serving in this township since its organization :
SUPERVISORS.
J. P. Montgomery. 1850-52
WV. M. Marshall 1863
John Lacy.
1853-54
A. H. Smith 1864-65
James McCune.
1855
S. P. Marshall 1866
J. P. Montgomery 1856-57
Solomon Strouse 1867
James Lovell.
1858
S. P. Marshall 1868
William Phelps 1859
E. Babcock. 1869-71
James Montgomery
1860
S. P. Marshall
1872-79
William Babcock.
1861-62
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TOWN CLERKS.
R. C. Rowley 1850-51
J. M. Isabel 1867
Stephen Kinsey. 1852
S. W. Durham
1868-69
J P. Montgomery.
1853-54
P. A. Ray 1870-72
Stephen Kinsey 1855-56
C. M. Salzenstein 1873
Chas. Babcock.
1857
Robert Paull
1874-75
Stephen Kinsey
1858-60
S. E. Carlin.
1876
Abner Beale.
1861-63
J. W. Landis
1877-78
O. Garwood
1864-65
J. D. Gamble
1879
Samuel Porter 1866
ASSESSORS.
Joseph Marshall 1850
S. P. Marshall 1863
Joseph Paull.
1851
Amos Bricker
186-1
William David ..
1852
Henry Babcock
1865
W. E. Montgomery. 1853
Lemuel Lindsey.
1866
Henry Hilton.
1854
John Shuman.
1867-71
Houston Ramsey 1855
William Babcock
1872-73
John Lacy ..
1856-57
I. M. Van Horn
1874-75
Houston Ramsey
1858-59
John Freiley.
1876-77
Henry Babcock
1860
Obed Garwood.
1878
H. A. Babcock 1861
John Freiley
1879
C. E. Babcock 1862
COLLECTORS.
S. A. Rowley 1850
Abraham Roberts 1865
Joseph Paull
1851
C. E. Johnson
1866
V. M. Grewell
1852
Obed Garwood 1867
James Lovell
1853
L. B. Lindsey 1868
Hosea Parvin.
1854
J. H. Smith .. 1869
V. M. Grewell. 1855
William Lovell. 1870
Houston Ramsey 1856
J. M. Isabel. 1871
J. P. Farquar
1857
Robert Paull 1872
S. P. Marshall.
1858
Jacob Hart 1873
William David. 1859
Wm. Walter. 1874
Solomon Strouse 1860
John Freiley
1875
A. H. Smith.
1861
Obed Garwood
1876
S. P. Marshall
1862
Samuel Porter.
1877
H. P. Kelley
1863
Benj. Bidwell 1878
Joseph Beale
1864
Abram Roberts.
1879
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PUTMAN TOWNSHIP.
Of the 22,232 acres of land in Putman township, 9,397 are under cultivation. The total assessed valuation of the land in the town- ship is $329,084. There are 789 horses, 1,559 cattle, 426 sheep, and 2,382 hogs in the township. It is a good agricultural township and is erossed by the T., P. & W. and C., B. & Q. Railroads, which afford excellent transportation facilities to market the produce raised and the coal mined.
The township is well covered with timber and must have been pic- turesque and romantic in its natural condition. Then, doubtless, the points of timber and the valleys must have been attractive re- sorts for the red man. Even now, when dotted over with fields and houses and barns and lowing herds, its stillness broken by the rumbling of long, heavily-ladened trains of steam-drawn cars, one cannot help but admire the beauty of the scenery as presented by these groves.
The township received its name in honor of its first settler, Mr. Reading Putman, who located upon the southeast quarter of sec. 2 in 1823. Embracing a good deal of timber land, as this township did, it soon attracted a liberal share of immigration, as it is a fact that all the pioneers sought the timber districts in which to locate their c aims, believing that it would be easier to make farms by grubbing and clearing the lands, than it would be to reduce prairie land to farm tillage and remunerative returns. But as time ad- vanced, and the later settlers were forced out upon the prairies and began to experiment upon them, the first settlers were made to real- ize that they had made a somewhat costly mistake by selecting tin- bered claims. They had been pitching brawn and muscle against nature ; for all that the prairies needed was to be tickled with the plow to make them yield living erops the first year and heavy, re- munerative returns the second.
Not many years rolled by after Mr. Putman had erected his cabin on section 2, before Stephen Strickland, John Holcomb, William Pearson, Hugh and Absalom Maxwell, Stephen Eveland, Seth Hil- ton, Asel T. Ball, Salmon Sherwood, David Haacke, Elijah and William Putman, Asa and Samuel Mallory, Hirah Saunders, An- drew Laswell and Levi Millard came in and improved farms. Messrs. Strickland, Holcomb and Pearson were all Regular, or " Hard-shell," Baptist ministers.
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Harvey L. Ross relates that he partook of bear meat at Andrew Laswell's which Mr. L. had killed in his neighborhood.
The first grist-mill was built by Jacob Ellis on Big creek, upon sec. 35, in 1824. This was the first mill in Fulton county. Mr. Ellis also had a cotton-gin here. Much of this article was culti- vated in this county at an early day. The first marriage was sol- emnized Feb. 20, 1825, the contracting parties being Asel T. Ball and Miss Rebecca Ellis. Seth Hilton was the first Justice of the Peace. He subsequently moved into Liverpool township and be- came one of its first settlers. The first school was taught by Wm. Putman in a small log cabin on sec. 11. The first church was built at Centerville (now Cuba) in 1840, by a congregation of the Christian Church. It passed out of their hands and is now owned by the Methodist people.
CUBA.
This town is situated upon the northwest quarter of section 20, and is one of the oldest towns of the county. It is very pleasantly situated in the midst of a fine agricultural district, and is one of the leading places of the county at which coal is mined. Large quanti- ties of coal are shipped from Cuba, and the mines situated northwest of the village are quite extensive. A small railway track is laid from the mines to the depot of the T., P. & W. Ry., a distance of over a mile. Coal is hauled in small ears by horses to the depot.
Cuba is a good business point and contains several good stores, churches, school-houses, and many pleasant residences. In 1834 Ephraim Brown laid out a little town upon the northwest quarter of see. 20 which he christened Middletown. Two years afterwards (Nov. 16, 1836) Joel Solomon, D. W. Vittum, Samuel Brooks and T. B. Coggswell, platted another town upon this section and gave it the name of Centerville. Two towns upon one quarter-section was too much, so they were consolidated and named Cuba. Cuba is on the line of the Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Ry., and about an equal distance from Canton and Lewistown. It is also on the line of the Fulton County Narrow-Gauge Ry., which runs from Fairview to Havana. Grading is now (fall of 1879) progressing finely upon this line.
CIVER.
Civer is a small station on the line of the T., P. & W. Ry. It is located on the northeast quarter of sec. 12, and about 7 miles from Cuba. There is a depot building, postoffice, store, shop, etc., here, but its close proximity to Canton will prevent it from becoming any great commercial center, or ever of local importance, although situ- ated in the midst of a fine farming distriet.
Joseph R Atering
Margaret A. Herring
PUTMAN TP
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
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PERSONAL SKETCHES.
We append as part of the history of the town and township :
Silas J. Bantz. This gentleman lives upon sec. 12; P. O., Civer. Levi Berard, farmer, sec. 2; P. O., Cuba. Levi is a son of JJacob and Anna (Buckley) Bevard; was born in Lieking county, O., in 1825. Eleven years later he was brought to this county. Mr. B. had very meager opportunities to gain an education. He used to work out by the month. He remembers working for Isaac Dowell at $7 per month, and also for A. C. Thomas at same figures. He now owns 240 acres of good land. He was married in the Buckeye State to Miss Bettie Newel, who has borne him 5 children. Susan, John and Jasper are living : one girl and one boy deceased.
John Blackaby, farmer, carpenter, proprietor of a saw-mill, see. 35 ; P. O., Lewistown ; was born in Licking Co., O., Feb. 18, 1829, and is the son of John and Polly (Golden) Blackaby. Mr. B. came to the county in 1854 and has since lived within 3 miles from where he does now. He built his saw-mill in May, 1856, and ran it suc- cessfully for 15 years. He now owns 389 acres of land and has im- proved all of his farm except 60 acres. In 1857, April 9, in Me- Donough Co., he was married to Sarah Brown, who was born Nov. 26, 1836. Their children number 7,-Luella May, Mary E., Velma, Estella, John T., Andrew Edson, David Dayton, and one deceased.
John Bolton, merchant, Cuba. Mr. B. was born in England Feb. 19, '05, and is of Scotch and English deseent, his mother being a native of Scotland and his father of England. He came to this county in 1844. He attended the common schools, and prepared himself for the ministry and has preached the Gospel for 40 years, 17 years in England. He is at present conducting a boot and shoe and general store. He is a member of the M. E. Church. In 1826, while in England, he married Margaret Brown. They have 4 sons and daughters living and all married, out of a family of 10 children born to them.
George H. Boynton, commercial traveler, was born in Fulton Co. in 1845, and is the son of Albert and Nancy Boynton. Mr. B. at- tended the common schools, Buffalo public schools and Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College, Chicago. July 6, '62, he enlisted in 17th U. S. Inf., regular service, and took part in 16 battles, and was taken prisoner at Peable's farm. He was united in marriage with Sarah Rising July 11, 1877. They reside in Chicago.
C. F. Bump, farmer, sec. 14; P. O., Civer. Mr. B. was born in the Empire State in 1829. His parents, Herman and Ziphia (Fuller) Bump, were natives of the same State, where they died. Mr. B. came to this State in 1848, and since 1850 has resided in Fulton Co. He was united in marriage in New York State with Anna Maria Foote, a native of that State and born in 1832. Mr. B. has led a quiet, peaccable life, and in his business has been mod- erately successful. His residence is on sec. 14; postoffice, Civer.
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Mrs. Heury Clayburg was born in Richland Co., O., Sept. 5, '20, and is the daughter of Simon Peter and Eve (Harpster) Kesler. She attended the common schools in Ohio, where she secured her education. She was united in marriage with Henry Clayburg in 1841, and 10 years later they came to Fulton Co. They had born to them 3 sons, of whom are living John and James. Charlie, the oldest child, died when 22 months old. Her husband's occupation was that of a farmer, and she resides on sec. 11. Mr. C. died in 1863. Mrs.C.'s postoffice address is Cuba.
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