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Nathan Shields, deceased, was born in East Tennessee, June 8, 1801 ; he was but a child when his parents removed to Harrison Co., Ind., where he grew to the mature years of vigorous manhood ; Aug. 6, 1827, he married Polly Onion, by whom he had 4 children,- Sarah, Wm., Jane and Ellen. Having learned the trade of a wheel- wright, Mr. S. for some years followed his calling in Indiana ; in 1836 he removed to this county ; prior to his emigration his wife had died; shortly after his arrival he purchased a farm of several hun- dred aeres in this township; March 5, 1835, he married Mary Kingery, daughter of Tobias Kingery, who came from Germany ; 8 children were born of this marriage: 6 are living,-Sally, who resides on the homestead; Henry, who married Miss Tabitha Wel- don ; Martin, who married Mary Van Meter; Ellis, who married Hannah M. Hughes; John J., who married Ariel Hughes ; and Susan, who married Conrad Fitz; Ely, a soldier, was killed during the late war at Kenesaw Mountain; Nancy, deceased, had married Henry Bloomfield, a brother of Gen. Bloomfield, of Bloomington ; on Oct. 15, 1866, Mr. Shields died, leaving a valuable estate of over 200 acres.
Richard Shores, agriculturist, was born in Coshocton Co., O., in 1823; his father, James, was born near the city of Baltimore ; he learned the trade of a shoemaker in his youth and followed this call-
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ing for a number of years; for a period taught school, and for 13 years was a Justice of the Peace, and in the war of 1812 he took an active part. He came to Woodland tp. in 1851. He resided here until the day of his decease, which occurred shortly after the close of the Rebellion. His remains now lie at rest in Woodland tp. Mrs. S. died shortly before her husband. Richard, a patron of this book, was married in Holmes Co., O., to Miss Agnes Newell, a daughter of Chas, and Naney Newell, by whom he had 9 children, 4 are living : Eliza JJ., born Jan. 9, 1858; John H., born Sept. 8, 1860; Armintha, born April 26, 1863; Geo. W., born Jan. 31, '67. Mr. S. is the owner of 75 acres of valuable land, having disposed of a portion of his property. Polities are Republican generally, rather on the independent order.
E. H. Snith, firmer and auctioneer. Was born in York Co., Co., Pa., Jan. 14, 1841. His father, an English sailor, was twice married ; his first wife was a Boston lady, and they had 4 children ; his second marriage was to Miss Anna Mary Havis, by whom he had 4 children. E. H., the eldest of the children, received a liberal education : taught school two years; followed the trade of a butch- er. While a resident of P., in 1861, he married Miss Elizabeth Keeney, a daughter of Michael Keeney, and they had 9 children, 7 of whom are living,-Wm. H., Mary A., Johanna, Syvilia, Mary J., Ella and Benjamin F. As an auctioneer Mr. S. has had re- mirkable success. He settled in Woodland tp. 11 years ago, and has been Assessor, etc.
John G. Smith, agriculturist, was born in Coshocton Co., O., June 15, 1822. His father, James Smith, was born in Prince Wil- liam Co., in the Old Dominion, where he followed farming, and mirri d Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Wm Dawson, by whom he had 6 children, John, the eldest. In 1839 JJames Smith, with his family, settled in Kerton township, where he shortly afterward en- tered 160 acres. Mr. Smith was in the woods one day when a ging of deer were running towards him, and he concealed himself in a brush-heap; the deer came rushing on, and one deer, as he was leaping over the brash-heap, was canght by Mr. Smith, who held and slew the animal without weapons. Mr. James Smith died in 1844, anl wis buried in Kerton tp., where also the remains of his wife are buried. John was in his 18th year when his parents came to Fulton Co. June 15, 1849, he married Miss Amanda Hughes, a daughter of Taylor Hughes, by whom he has 8 children, James T., W'm. JJ., Mary S., Ariel E., Zilla, John A., Emma L. and Bertha. Mr. S. is the owner of 136 acres of valuable land in this tp. ; has been Constable and School Trustee.
Enanuel Spangler, farmer, sec. 9 ; P. O., Summum; many of of those who have become prosperous in this county are natives of Pa., and among this enterprising class of citizens Emanuel Spang- ler must not be overlooked. He was born in Adams Co., Pa., in the year 1817. His father, Daniel Spangler, was also a native of
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Pa. In an early day he moved to Maryland, where he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Matthias, by whom he had 9 children. In 1857 Mr. S. moved with his family to Illinois and settled in Pleasant tp., Fulton Co. While residing here Mrs. S. died, July 3, 1866. Mr. S. was united in marriage by the Rev. Geo. Weber to Mrs. Barbara Horner, by whom he has 3 children.
Wm. Springs, farmer, sec. 14; P. O., Astoria; was born in the State of Ohio, October, 1843, 3d child of John and Hannah Springs ; grew to manhood in Ohio. Enlisted in Co. C, 67th Ohio Inf., and participated in several engagements, and was seriously wounded before Richmond. In 1868 he settled in Fulton Co., Ill., where, on the 31st of December, 1868, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Kelley, a daughter of Wm. Kelley, by whom he has 5 children.
Geo. W. Stevens, farmer and stock-raiser, see. 22; P. O., Sum- mum ; was born in Fulton Co. in 1844. His father, James Stevens, was born in Kentucky, where he married Margaret Peck, by whom he had 11 children. George, the 7th child, grew up in this county. In 1870 he went to Oregon, where he became the owner of 160e acres of good land, and where until recently he has been exten- sively engaged in sheep-raising; he also owns a valuable farm in this tp. In '79 Mr. Stevens married Miss Ellen Pemleton, a sister of Judge Pemleton, of Rushville. James Stevens died leaving some 300 aeres of valuable land, and his family well provided for. Mrs. Stevens survived her husband about two years.
John R. Stevens, agriculturist, was born in Coshocton Co., O., in 1825. His father, Matthew Stevens, was born in Pa., where he fol- lowed the occupation of tanner and farmer. Married Mary Beal, by whom he had 9 children. John R., the 7th child, grew up in the Buckeye State, where he received a liberal education. In 1856 Mr. Stevens located in Woodland tp., where he purchased 91 acres of land. During the autum of '63 he enlisted in the war, and was honorably discharged at the close, returning to his old home in this tp., where he has since resided. Their children are: Francis M., Jas., John M., Mary, Allen, Wm. R. (deceased), Aaron and Viola J.
A. W. Stevenson is engaged in agricultural pursuits upon sec. 14. P. O., Astoria.
Solomon Still, deceased, was born in Ohio in 1831, where he mar- ried Maria Holt, who bore him 10 children. She died, and he mar- ried Mrs. Eliza J. (Littlejohn), reliet of Eli Shields. She was born in this county in 1840. Mr. S. was killed in battle at Kenesaw Mountain.
Aaron Thomas, agriculturist, was born in Ohio, Feb. 22, 1828. His father, James Thomas, was a native of New Jersey ; his mother Susannah Thomas, was also born in New Jersey, and had 7 child- ren : 6 of whom are living. Jas. Thomas was 21 years of age when he located in Ohio, where he followed farming until his removal to
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Fulton Co. in 1850. Aaron married, in Ohio, Miss.Martha B. Leon- ard, a daughter of Aaron and Rhoda Leonard, of Ohio. There were born of this marriage 10 children, 6 of whom are living,-Darwin, Albert P., Mary J., Susan E., Aaron, Jas. E. In Aug., 1862, Mr. Thomas enlisted in Co. G, 85th Ill. Inf. Participated in the noted battle of Perryville ; honorably discharged. When the war closed he returned to his old home in Fulton Co., where he has since resided, owning now 160 acres of land.
Anthony Thompson, deceased, who settled in Fulton county, in 1843, and who succeeded well in life through well directed and ener- getic effort, was born in Coshocton county, O., Aug. 13, 1813. His parents, Samuel and Elizabeth Thompson, died during his childhood. On settling in Fulton county he purchased some 600 acres of land in Woodland township. On the fifth of May, 1844, he was united in marriage to Miss Lucy Shields, a daughter of Mc- Kenzie Shields, who moved from Harrison county, Indiana, to Fulton county over a half century ago. During the year 1844 Mr. Thompson moved into a log-cabin school-house; this was a novelty in itself built of rongh logs. In one corner was a huge fire-place, capable of holding a log 6 feet long. Puncheons served for a floor, etc. For 5 years Mr. T. lived in the old school-house, when he built a hewed-log cabin. Mr. T. prospered rapidly and at his death, which occurred Ang. 5, 1870, he had accumulated a well improved farm of 360 acres. The survivors of this family are Mary, who married Enoch Thompson; Benjamin married Rachel MeNeil ; Nancy married John W. Hagar, and Sarah, who married Wm. H. Smith, and Jane, who married Harvey Shelly, and Martha, who resides on the old homestead.
John Thompson, farmer, P. O., Astoria ; he was born in Maryland Aug. 26, 1802; his father, Samuel Thompson, was born in New Jersey, from whence he removed to Maryland, where he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Asher ; they had 9 children. John, the eldest son, grew to manhood in Coshocton county, Ohio, where he married Betsy Leviston, by whom he had two children,-Samuel and Wm. Two years after the deecase of his first wife, which oc- curred in 1837, Mr. T. married Nancy Markley, of Ohio, by whom he had one child,-Benjamin. Scarcely had a year gone by when this lady also died, and in 1840 Mr. Thompson married Keziah Herell, by whom he has 9 children. Mr. T. emigrated to Fulton county about 1842. He is now the owner of 124 acres of land.
T. J. Thompson, farmer ; P. O., Astoria ; was born in Sehuyler county, Ill., in 1846; received a good common-school education ; his father, Wakeman Thompson, resides in Schuyler county, where he has been a resident for 40 years, living in affent circumstances ; he is a native of Ohio, where he married Elizabeth Hulton. Thomas was the son born of the first marriage. Mr. T. after the decease of his second wife married Mahala MeDaniel, in April, 1870. Thomas married Elizabeth Mote, daughter of H. C. Mote, by whom he has
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2 children,-Belle and Allie. Mr. Thompson is the owner of 200 acres of land.
W'm. Thompson, agrieulturist ; was born in McDonough county, Ill., in 1843; while quite small his parents, Wakeman and Eliza- beth Thompson, located in Schuyler county, where he received a liberal education from his earliest years. Mr. Thompson has fol- lowed farming, trading, displaying the usual Yankee ingenuity and shrewdness; born amid pioneer surroundings, his life has not been marked by any stirring events. While a resident of Schuyler Mr. T. held several offices of local note as Constable and Deputy Sheriff. In 1867 Mr. Thompson was united in marriage, in Fulton county, to Mary Wilson, daughter of Charles Wilson, of Ohio, who died many years ago, leaving 1 child, Corda, born in Fulton county.
Moses Van Sickle, farmer, sec. 6; P. O., Astoria; was born in Venango county Pa. in 1806; his father, Abraham Van Sickle, settled in Pa., in an early day, where he married Miss Mary Jewel, by whom he had 4 children,-John, Moses, Edith and Nellie ; he moved to Hamilton county, Ohio, in an early day, where our subject resided up to his 30th year ; he married Maria Marshall, and they have 6 children,-Abraham, Mary Ann, J. M., Andrew and Margaret. In 1839 Mr. V. came to Fulton county, horseback, settling in Woodl ind township, where he bought 200 acres of land. Is in comfortable circumstances.
George Waggoner, deceased, settled in Fulton county, in 1865; was born in Adams county, Pa., in 1823; followed farming; mar- ried Miss Maria Little, daughter of John and Elizabeth Little. When the war broke out George Waggoner enlisted in Co. B, 101st Pa. Veteran Volunteers, served 9 months, was honorably discharged ; came to Woodland, where he bought 40 acres ; subsequently he pur- chased the present homestead property, consisting of 120 acres of well improved land; in 1875 he died, leaving his wife and 10 children,-John A., who was a soldier in the late war, Geo. R., also a soldier, Wm. J., Margaret E., Mary C., Henry F., Jane A., Sarah A., Ida J. and Ellen F.
L. L. Wakefield, physician and surgeon, Summum; was born at Kingsville, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, Sept. 5, 1835 ; educated at Kings- ville Academy; he became employed in 1856 as clerk in a drug store, having had commenced medical study in 1855; in 1854 he shipped before the mast, rapidly gaining a knowledge of nautical life ; he arose to the position of 2d mate; in 1859 he entered the office of Dr. Andrew Merriman, remaining during the summer; in autumn he made his way to Illinois, locating in Woodland tp., where he again began his studies with Dr. Harper, of Bath; in 1861 he came to Summum and resumed his studies with Dr. JJ. H. Breeden ; before the close of the year he took up his residence at Bath, Mason Co .; resumed study with that skillful practitioner, Dr. Fullerton ; during the spring of 1862 he returned to Summum, entering into partnership with Dr. Breeden, remaining until 1863; the win-
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ter of that year and the following he spent at Rush Medical College, Chicago, where his time was profitably employed. After his return from Chicago to Summum he entered upon his life work as a physi- eian. Oct. 16, 1861, he married Dorothea Guest, and they have 3 children.
Lindsay Ward, farmer and blacksmith, was born in N. C. Sept. 25, 1818; his father, Ely Ward, was also born in N. C., where he followed farming and passed the remainder of his days; he married Nancy Hayworth, by whom he had 5 children ; the only ones now living in this State besides the subject of this sketch, are Rubama and Jacob T. Lindsay Ward married in North Carolina Miss Meca Cecil, by whom he had 2 children,-Epirva J. and Mary ; in 1846 Mr. W. came to Ill. ; in 1863 Mr. W. moved to Astoria tp., the following spring locating in Woodland, where he purchased his present farm of 94 acres; in 1856 he married Priscilla Ludlum, and their children are Hattie C., Ulysses G., Alfred E. and Gertrude.
Samuel Weese, agrienlturist, is a native of . East Tenn., Knox Co., where he was born Feb. 16, '14, of Dutch descent. His father, John Weese, was born in Virginia. Married Susan Mamuck ; 3 sons and 6 daughters blessed this union, of whom Samuel was the 3d child. John Weese was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving through the whole campaign. Samuel spent his boyhood in Ten- nessee. Feb. 18, 1834, he married Rebecca Weese, a daughter of John Weese, who was born in England, and whose wife, Susan, nee Spencer, was born in Germany. In 1836 Mr. W. with his family came to Indiana, locating in Parke Co. At the end of 3 years they came to Woodland tp. About 5 years afterward Mr. W. purchased 160 acres of land ; is now the owner of 220 aeres.
R. G. Zimmerman, firmer. This gentleman is a native of Knox Co., O., where he was born Feb. 22, 1839. His father, David Zimmerman, was born in Knox Co., where he followed the career of a merchant. While a resident of Ohio he was united in mar- riage to Miss Rebecca Giffon, by whom he had 9 children : 8 are living,-Robert, the oldest son, was in his 19th year when his parents located in Fulton county. When the war broke out he enlisted in Co. H, 3d Ill. Cav., for 3 years, proceeding to the front as a non-commissioned officer ; through meritorious conduct, before the close of the war, he was promoted to the position of a 2d Lieut. In 1863 Mr. Z. was united in marriage to Lucinda Robertson, who died in 1865. In 1870 he was married to Miss Almira Bennett. Louisa, Barton and an infant are their children.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
The following is a list of the township officials serving since the organization of the township, together with the years of serving :
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SUPERVISORS.
N. Veatch
1850
G. V. Hopkins. 1861
Luke Elliott.
1851-52
Robert Mc Dermott .. 1862
A. Howard.
1853
Levi Horton .. 1864-69
Isaac Linley
18.54
J. H. Lalicker
1870
Joel Onion.
1855
W. Stephens
1871-72
G. V. Hopkins
1856
Joel Onion
1873-74
J. B. Horton
1857
G. W. Hughes
1875
G. V. Hopkins
1858-59
Luke Elliott.
1876
J. B. Morton
1860
R. G. Zimmerman
1877-79
TOWN CLERKS.
Amazinh Howard 1850-52
O. W. Vandever
1863-64
James Cooper.
1853
F. Lalicker.
1865
Joel Onion.
1854
J. H. Lalicker
1866-69
J. O. Smith
1855
L. S. Bloomfield. 1870
O. W. Vandever
1856-58
R. G. Zimmerman.
1871-72
James Cooper
1859-60
T. S. Camp
1873
Levi Horton.
1861
S. D. Stoner
1874
E W. Bennett.
1862
I. L. Camp.
1875-79
ASSESSORS.
Stephen Merrill
1850
R. G. Zimmerman. 1867
Kinzie Shields.
1851
Reuben Rawley
1868
John Farwell
1852-55
I. L. Camp
1869
John Schenk.
1856
Jacob Palmer. 1870
Wm. Munson
1857-59
Reuben Rawley.
1871
John Schenk
1860
L. Elliott 1872
Wm. Munson.
1861
I. L. Camp
1873
S. D. Hamm
1862
J. H. Lalicker
1874
Win. Stephens
1863
J. O. Smith
1875
Wm. Munson
1864
J. M. Robertson
1876-79
Win. Stephens
1865-66
COLLECTORS.
Simeon Veatch
1850-52
Wm. Horton 1865
J. S. Gasaway
1853
Reuben Rawley
1866-67
Jonathan Newberry
1854
Wm. Stephens.
1868-69
James Cooper
1855-57
I. L. Camp. 1870
Samuel Lovell .
1858
James Severns 1871
O. W. Vandever
1859
A. J. Horton
1872-73
William Munson.
1860
A. P. Shields.
1874
William Horton.
1861-62
Thomas Shores
1875-76
S. D Horner
1863
Samuel Fitz
1877
Levi Cooper
1864
Jonas Heltzel
1878-79
YOUNG HICKORY TOWNSHIP.
This township was named by the people at the first regular town- ship election in 1850, and in honor of General Jackson. It was first named "Hickory," but there being another township by that name in the State it was changed to its present name. Although a small township, Young Hickory has a very interesting history.
Upon the southeast quarter of section 28, in the valley of Big Coal creek and near its confluence with Spoon river, owned by Nathaniel . Aylsworth, stands a mound in the shape of a frustum of a cone. Around this hundreds of bullets have been picked up. Some of these ancient missiles are exactly like the minie and Spring- field balls of to-day. There is also another kind, which are pointed at one end and flat at the other. This, no doubt, was the location of one of the chain of forts erected by the French from Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico, as it is on a direct line from old Fort Clark, now Peoria, to Fort Madison, on the Mississippi river, both of which were French forts and constituted a part of this great chain of defence. Sixty years ago the Pottawatomie In- dians lived on this same section, and upon the southeast quarter buried their dead. Mr. Aylsworth found the skeleton of an Indian in the trunk of a large white-oak tree, which he cut down several years ago. Another was found in the trunk of an elm. Peter Beer and James Kline exhumed an Indian skeleton here, which had buried with it jewelry, silver coin, a gun and a British General's golden epaulets. Here, also, upon section 28, are the once famous trading-house springs, the largest being at the head of Goose Lake, on Spoon river. A part of the remains of this old Indian trading- house was to be seen only a few years ago mouldering away by the spring, while the latter flowed on as fresh and gayly as it did the day the house was built.
It is claimed by some that Laban Reynolds was the first settler, aud by others John Beer is accorded that honor. It is not positive- ly known when the former settled here, but the latter located upon the southeast quarter of section 28 in 1829. Thomas Hummell came during the same year. Robert Combs and Henry Alms set- tled here in 1835, and David Cowman and Ludwick Kline and others came the following year. Robert Combs and the widow of Henry Alms are all still living here, each of them at the ripe old age of eighty-three. Mr. Alms fought in the war of 1812, and his father served in the Revolution under Washington.
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The first school-house in the township was upon section 36 in 1835, and the first teacher was Mr. Barnes. There is no regularly surveyed town in Young Hickory, yet Midway is a little village of about forty inhabitants, and is situated upon sections 2 and 11. It contains a store, blacksmith-shop and postoffice. London Mills is also another postoffice in this township. It is located upon the northwest quarter of section 3. In it are two stores and a black- smith-shop.
There are seven school-houses and three churches in the township. The Christians (New Lights) had an organization here at one time, but some of the members have moved away, and some have died, until the congregation has grown so small that regular services are no longer held. The first death in the township was that of Joseph Smith.
Waterspout .- In 1868, upon the farm of Wm. Taylor, occurred a wonderful phenomenon. On passing his large spring near the old trading-house spring he observed that a great flood had . swept the vegetation and logs down the hill and along the course of the spring. On tracing it up the hill he found the place at which it struck the ground. It washed ont a great hole like that of a cellar. In 1874 the same thing recurred, and in the very same spot, which is pre- cisely over the spring. Mr. T. also states that almost every tree upon the hill in the vicinity of the spring has been struck with lightning.
Amarugia .- Near the center of the township is the spot where in early days some of the settlers would congregate for sport, such as horse-racing, shooting matches, prize fights, etc. Some of them would take a little too much bourbon, and appeared very ridiculous, to say the least, which on one occasion brought forth the following remark from one of the old settlers: "They look more like Amaru- gians than anything else." The people took up the name and chris- tened the place Amarugia, by which that vicinity is known even to this day, and the time was when all persons living in Young Hiek- ory were known as Amarugians for twenty to thirty miles around.
CHURCHES.
Midway Episcopal Methodist Church. Organized in '64 under the name of Christian Union. In 1866 it adopted the name, Episcopal Methodist. Some call it the Southern Methodist, which, however, is wrong. It is true there was an agreement between the M. E. Church, South, and the Christian Union of Illinois in convention assembled in 1866, to adopt the name Episcopal Methodist and become one Church, providing the communicants of the respective Churches should ratify such agreement. This was done by the lat- ter unanimously, but the former refused to do it. The church edi- fice was erected in 1868. Present membership 37; Pastor, Rev. J. W. Jones.
Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church of Midway was or-
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ganized about the year 1836, with 12 members. A building was erected in 1851. A portion of the members disconnected themselves from the Church during the war, and finally became the Episcopal Methodist Church. The old house was sold and a new edifice erect- ed in 1869. Rev. Mr. Brink, Pastor.
Lynn Chapel United Brethren Church was organized in 1856 by Martin Phillippi, with only three members, viz: Mr. and Mrs. Phillipi and Isaac Fry. The present membership is 25. Services are held every alternate Sunday by Rev. N. S. Norton, Pastor. The church structure was erected in 1872.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Nathaniel Aylsworth is a native of Seneca county, N. Y., where he was born March 20, 1820. He is the son of Daniel and Anna (Hopkins) Aylsworth. In the year 1835, he went to Ohio and en- gaged as boatman on the Ohio canal, and in 1836 was employed on a Government steamer, and the same year voted for Martin Van Buren, being but 16 years old; came to Fulton county in 1837, and slept in the only house that was then In Canton ; taught school 4 years. He had the cholera during the prevalence of that plague in 1849, and was alone in his store in Ellisville, but cured himself. He was married Dec. 18, 1854, to Mary Hatfield, whose mother is living with them at the age of 81 years. They have had 5 children, 4 of whom are living,-David, Austin, Lydia A. and May. Mr. A. is an engineer by trade ; owns and operates a saw-mill on Big Coal creek ; also a farmer.
R. W. Combs was born in Greenbrier county, Va., Nov. 22, 1796 ; came to Fulton county, in 1835; in younger days he worked at the wagon-maker's trade, but has generally followed farming; owns 395 acres of land ; lives on see. 1; P. O., Midway ; was Justice of the Peace 16 years, has been School Director and Assessor ; mar- ried Martha Parker June 4, 1818; has had 6 boys and 4 girls, of whom 3 are dead and the rest married.
Morrison Darland was born Nov. 8, 1812, in Preble county, O., son of Isaac and Jane Darland ; came to this county in 1835, is a successful farmer and has 369 acres of land; resides on sec. 13; P. O., Fairview ; has been School Director and Road Commissioner ; in 1837 he married Ann Shreves, and they had 3 boys and 1 girl : two living. In 1855 he married Jane Rist, and they have 2 boys and 2 girls,-the boys living. Mr. D. first settled on the land where Fairview now stands.
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