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Residence of A. M. Newcomer.
the grocery store of A. M. & W. A. New- comer until 1899, when he purchased the interest of the former, his father, and has since been engaged in that busi- ness, associated with his uncle, Wm. A. Newcomer, under the firm name of New- comer Company. Mr. Newcomer is an obliging clerk and a thorough business man.
NEWCOMER, WILLIAM A., groceryman, is the son of Andrew and Eliza New- comer, and was born in Mount Morris March 29, 1850. He went to school in the old MI'ller schoolhouse and after-
Rohrer.
NEWCOMER, H. E., jeweler and sta- t'oner : born in Mount Morris March 25, 1870. See Chapter XV for business writeup.
NEFF, ADDISON W., blacksmith ; born March 14, 1847, in Mount Morris ; mar- ried October 9, 1873, to Emily A. Black.
NICHOL, DAVID W., farmer; born in Cumberland county, Pa., November 10, 1870: married in 1899 to Sarah Steffa ; one child.
NYE, ULYSSES C., postoffice clerk ; born in Mount Morris April 12, 1864.
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NIMAN, C. U., liveryman ; born in Pine Creek township November 16, 1868 ; married November 14, 1900, to Minnie Mae Kable.
OLSON, A. T., landlord ; born in Swe- den November 8, 1864; married March 30, 1864, to Dina Gifford; four chil- dren.
PATTERSON, ROBERT, farmer; is the son of Adam and Mary ( McDonald) Pat- terson. He is of a family of eight chil- dren. three sons and five daughters, of whom one son and one daughter are dead. William C. Patterson, the only
Robert Patterson.
living son besides the object of this sketch, was a member of Company D. 92d Illinois Volunteer Mounted Infantry. and was the first man wounded in the regiment, which occurred at the battle of Ilarrison Landing. Robert, the other son, was born on the farm occupied by the Patterson family, five and one-half miles northwest of Mount Morris, Au- gust 31, 1850. He was educated in the district schools and continued to live on the farm after the death of his father in 1868 until the year 1881, when he
purchased eighty acres of land of Daniel J. Pinckney, lying one and one-half miles west of Mount Morris, on which place he has continuously resided with his widowed mother for twenty years. Be- sides his farming, Mr. Patterson makes a specialty of raising thoroughbred chick- ens.
PALMER, JOHN K., laborer ; born April 27. 1885, in Washington county, Md. ; married in 1861 to Ellen V. Skinner ; seven children, six dead : married the second time to Laura V. Shirey, Decem- ber 24, 1879 : five children.
PALMER, DAVID Z., farmer; born in Leaf River township October 17, 1857 ; married in 1883 to Harriet Slifer ; eight ch.ldren, one dead.
PAUL, JESSE W., farmer ; born March 5. 1875. in Mount Morris township.
PAUL, LEWIS W., farmer; born in Maryland township September 15, 1857 : married in 1882 to Grace Brinkman.
PAUL, C. C .. farmer ; born in Germany November 25. 1848: married in 1873 to Dora Pothast: five children, one dead.
PAUL, EDWARD F .. farmer : born De- cember 11. 1873, in Mount Morris township.
PALMGREN. A., buttermaker: born in Sweden : married.
PEACOCK, WM. Il .. laborer ; born in Polo, Ill .. September 9. 1862 : married in 1882 to Mary A. Thompson : four children.
PIEPER, ANTONE, farmer: born in Germany August 30. 1852: married in 1875 to Caroline Schnulle : ten children.
PIEPER, FRED, farmer : born in Mount Morris township : unmarried.
POTTER, NELSON T., retired farmer ; born in Washington county, Md .. Octo- ber 20, 1829 : married in 1862 to Bar- bara Hiestand : five children.
POTTER, EDWARD E., farmer : born in Mount Morris township April 10. 1867 : married in 1893 to Emma Long; two children.
POTTER, IRVING II., farmer ; born June 15, 1870, in Mount Morris township ; un- married.
POTTER, ROBERT, laborer: born in Mount Morris township January S. 1876 : unmarried.
POTTER, T. L., music teacher ; born in Washington county, Md., April 16, 1840 ; married in 1866 to Urilla Hies-
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tand ; six children.
PRICE, D. E., Brethren minister ; born in Waynesboro, Franklin county, Pa., September 7, 1832; married November 25, 1853, to Helen E. Roland : six chil- dren ; married the second time February 26. 1899, to Mary E. Hicks.
PRICE, DR. C. J., physician and sur- geon ; located in Mount Morris in sum- mer of 1900. See portrait and sketch in Chapter XV.
PRICE, CLINTON E., hardware dealer ; was born in Pine Creek township Novem- ber 27, 1854, being the son of Samuel C. and Sarah Price. IIe obtained his edu- cation in the Polo high school and at Rock River Seminary. He spent three years at carriage trimming in his fath- er's shop, and three years stock raising in eastern Nebraska. Ile went into the hardware business in 1882, in which he is still engaged. Mr. Price was married December 31, 1885, to Kittie Winders, daughter of John and Elizabeth Winders. One child has been born-Pauline, Au- gust 1, 1896.
PRESSEL. D. II., farmer: born in York county, Pa., November 23, 1870.
RANEY, JACOB E., laborer ; born in Berkeley county, Va., August 30, 1853 : married May 28. 1878, to Martha Gor- don ; eleven children, one dead.
RANEY, CHARLES, laborer ; son of Ja- cob Raney ; unmarried.
REYNOLDS, CHRISTIAN C., clerk : born February 24, 1874, in Jefferson county, Tenn. : unmarried.
REBMAN, JONATHAN, farmer ; born in Maryland township June 8, 1854: married in 1881 to Annie L. Timmer : three children, one dead.
REMMER, F. C., railroad station agent ; born in Yorkville, Ill., September 18, 1873 : married in 1897 to Ada Neff.
REES, J. M .. retired Lutheran minis- ter ; born in Lewisburg, Union county, Pa., October 6, 1836; married in 1873 to Mary Plumb : seven children.
RITTENHOUSE, ABRAM II., printer ; born in Myerstown, Pa., February 13, 1879: married in November, 1900, to Etta Shirk : is editor of the Mount Mor- ris News.
RINO, WILLIAM II., farmer ; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., August 15, 1857 : mar- ried in 1888 to Sarah Feary.
RIDENOUR, DANIEL, laborer : born in Washington county, Md., November 6.
1836 : married Susan Rowland in 1873 : seven children, four dead; served in the 2d Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Com- pany B.
RIDENOUR, WILLIAM, laborer ; son of Daniel Ridenour ; unmarried.
RIDENOUR, BENJ., farmer ; born in Washington county, Md., May 6, 1839; married in 1857 to Susan Houser : six children.
RIDENOUR, J. M., miller and farmer ; born in Cavetown, Md., May 24, 1858 : married in 1883 to Margaret C. Burger ; four children.
RIDENOUR, LEE, farmer ; born in Mount Morris township, October 6, 1877: un- married.
RICE, JOSEPH L., banker ; was born in Maryland township December 23, 1866, being the son of Isaac and Sarah Rice. Besides a common school educa- tion, he attended two years at Rock River Seminary and three years at the Northwestern University at Evanston. In company with J. Ileistand he visited Europe in 1891 and has also traveled extensively in the United States. Jan- uary 19, 1893, with his cousin. John II. Rice, he established the Citizens' Bank in Mount Morris and some time later bought out the Bank of Mount Morris. He is an energetic business man. December 23, 1895, he was united in marriage to Emily Newcomer.
RICE, JOHN II., banker; born in Washington county, Md. : son of John Rice, Sr., deceased ; unmarried.
RICE, FRED, farmer ; born in Mary- land township August 5, 1859; unmar- ried.
RICE, WILLIAM, farmer ; born August 4. 1854, in Maryland township : unmar- ried.
RICE, ELDRIDGE, farmer; born in Maryland township December 7, 1863; unmarried.
RINE, BENJAMIN, carpenter ; born in Cumberland county, Pa .. January 5. 1845 ; married in 1865 to Mellisse Fish ; four children.
ROHRER, M. T., retired citizen : born in Washington county, Md., June 9, 1827 : married in 1853 to Margarett A. Avery : eight children.
ROYER, J. G., president Mount Morris College. See portrait on page 111: bi- ography, page 113.
ROWLAND, AQUILLA, retired : married.
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wife dead.
RODERMUND, AUGUST, farmer ; born in Germany April 13, 1851; married in 1881 to Elizabeth Stengel : five children.
RODERMUND, WILLIAM, farmer, son of A. Rodermund ; unmarried.
ROHNS, WM., farmer; born in Mount Morris township September 5, 1862; married in 1883 to Lana Wilt; six chil- dren.
Row, HIRAM H., retired farmer ; born in Washington county, Md., September 2, 1829 ; married in 1851 to Catherine Bo- ward ; six children.
son of Hiram and Catherine Rowe. IIe obtained his early education in the pub- lic school at Hagerstown, Md., and also attended school two years in Mount Morris township after coming west. Ile was united in marriage December 2, 1876, to Anna Barnhizer, daughter of John and Elizabeth Barnhizer. Three children have been born-Clyde and Fay, who died in infancy, and Maude, born March 28, 1878. Mr. Rowe came west from Maryland several years after the war closed. He worked at farming until about 1891, when he was employed by
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Residence of Banker J. L. Rice.
Row, WESLEY, teamster ; born in Hagerstown, Md., October 29, 1857 ; mar- ried June 15, 1882, to Annie E. Royer ; six children.
Row, WM. H., farmer ; born in Wash- ington county, Md., August 28, 1850 ; married in 1875 to Alice Swingley ; five children.
Row, BENJAMIN S., farmer, born in Mount Morris township October 29, 1879 ; unmarried.
ROWE, SAMUEL, engineer at water works. He was born in Washington county, Md., April 26, 1853, being the
the village as marshal and street com- missioner. which position he held until 1900, when he was employed as engi- neer at the pumping station.
RUDY, THEODORE T., farmer; born in Pine Creek township January 9, 1852 ; married in 1878 to Mary A. Ridenour ; two children.
RUBSAMEN, CHARLES, born in Wash- ington county, Md., August 15, 1844. He was a private in the Civil War, be- longing to Company H, 3d Maryland Cavalry. Ile took part in the battle of Shreveport, La., and served with his
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regiment to the close of the war. He followed the blacksmith trade until 1868, when he removed to Mount Morris. then worked seven years upon a farm until 1873, when he was united in mar- riage to Susan A. Correll, and the fol- lowing children born : James Harvey, December 22, 1875; Charles Edward December 31, 1878; Lulu, October 25, 1880; Lewis B., March 3, 1883; Vilas F., May 4, 1885 ; Ernest A., October 3, 1891. Mr. Rubsamen has served the township seven years as assessor.
RYDER, B. T., traveling salesman ;
unmarried.
SAMSEL, ROY, laborer ; born in Mount Morris township January 18, 1880; un- married.
SCHWAB, AUGUST, farmer; born in New York City June 1, 1878; unmar- ried.
SCHAPER, WILLIAM, farmer; born in Germany July 22, 1836; married in 1864 to Charlotte Brockhorn; six chil- dren, three dead.
SCOTT, FRANK B., school teacher; son of Mrs. Joseph Smith ; unmarried.
SEIBERT, JOHN, born in Mount Morris
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Residence of John V. Seibert.
born in McHenry county, Ill., August 17, 1862; married in 1886 to Jesse Hyde ; one child.
SAMSEL, W. C., retired farmer ; born in Washington county, Md., December 16, 1836; married in 1867 to Cather- ine Ridenour ; four children.
SAMSEL, DANIEL R., laborer ; born in Mount Morris township June 19, 1873; married in 1897 to Helen Stauffer; two children.
SAMSEL, BRUCE, laborer ; born in Mount Morris township March 13, 1877 ;
township ; married to Flora Wolfe; one child.
SEIBERT, BENJAMIN D., born in Mount Morris township ; unmarried.
SEIBERT, ALFRED T., attorney-at-law ; born in Mount Morris township; un- married.
SIGLER, GEORGE, born in Washington county, Md. ; unmarried.
SHARER, HENRY, retired merchant and ex-postmaster. He is a native of Wash. ington county, Md., where he was born March 29, 1817, and was one of the
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very earliest settlers in Mount Morris township, having first visited Illinois in 1834. Ile did not settle permanently, however, until in 1839, when he drove from Maryland in a two-seated carry- all. He stopped for a time with his brother-in-law, Captain Swingley, and lived in Brawdie's Grove several years, until in 1849, when he moved upon the farm east of town now owned by J. T. Kanode. Ile remained there until about 1865, when he moved into the village of Mount Morris and went into the mercan- tile business in the building now occu-
SHARER, CHARLES II., groceryman ; born in Mount Morris township Septem- ber 25, 1859: married in 1887 to Susan McCosh ; five children. See business writeup and portrait in Chapter XV.
SHOOP, DANIEL, farmer; born in Washington county. Md., in November, 1846 ; married in 1899 to Amanda Shoop.
SHIRK, LEVI B., retired farmer ; was born July 13, 1838. near Mifflin, Juni- ata county, Pa. He is the youngest child of David and Mary Shirk. In 1857 Mr. Shirk came west and located at
Residence of Chas. H. Sharer.
pied by J. Strock. He occupied this building until in 1874, when he moved to his own building, now occupied by his son, C. II. Sharer. He continued in this business until in 1876, when he re- tired from active life. Mr. Sharer has been married twice, the first woman of his choice being Cornelia Motter, to whom three children have been born. Ile was married the second time in 1858 to Sarah (Felker) Hewitt, to whom one child has been born. See portrait of Mr. Sharer on page 25.
West Grove, Ill. Later he purchased 120 acres of land near Shannon. He returned to his native state soon after securing the land and was married to Miss Bar- bara Shelley, of which union there have been three children-Lizzie, Nelson and Etta. After their marriage, January 21. 1864, Mr. and Mrs. Shirk commenced farming on the land near Shannon, and remained there until December, 1898. when they removed to Mount Morris. Mr. Shirk has successfully followed the occupation of farming his entire life.
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and although age has compelled him to retire from active service, he still takes a part in the tilling of the soil, hav- ing numerons land and property inter- ests in Mount Morris.
SHIRK, NELSON, son of Levi Shirk ; born near Shannon, III. : unmarried.
SHAW, RICHARD, retired farmer ; born in Montgomery county, Ohio, May 4, 1823; married in 1848 to E. L. Wilson ; one child.
SHAW, JOHN E., farmer; born in IIardin county, Iowa, June 28, 1869 ; married in 1893 to Vernie Davis.
Franklin county, Pa., November 25. 1830 ; married November 2, 1854, to Louisa Guyer ; six children.
SLATER, EDWARD, veteran of Civil War : born in Mansfield, Ohio, November 21, 1833: married July 34, 1872, to Julia Stone.
SLIFER, EMANUEL, retired farmer ; born December 21, 1848, in Washington county. Ma. ; married in August, 1880, to Martha Thomas ; two children.
SLIFER, ELMER, farmer ; born in Washington county, Md., February 9, 1868; married in 1895 to Annie IIill;
Residence of Levi Shirk, occupied by W. W. Wheeler.
SHANK, WILLIAM B., retired farmer ; born in Washington county, Md., Octo- ber 20, 1853; married in 1879 to Annie E. Spesard ; one child.
SHRINER, S. A., harnessmaker and dealer in horse goods; born in Freder- ick county, Md .. March 26. 1863 ; mar- ried in 1889 to Annie L. Huges; four children.
SHRYOCK, B. K., born January 29, 1826, at Hagerstown, Md. : married March 1, 1855, to Elizabeth Potter; eight children, two dead.
SHOWALTER. LEVI, farmer; born in
three children, one dead.
SMITH, H. L., retired liveryman ; born February 28. 1831, in Orange county, N. Y .; married in 1855 to Aldoret Brace ; one child ; married second time in 1867 to Rebecca Holley ; one child ; married third time to Carrie L. Knodle in 1877 : four children, one dead.
SMITH, CHARLES, plasterer and brick- layer : born in Mayfield, N. Y .. December 17, 1834: married January 1. 1856, to Sarah Ann Knodle : four children. one dead.
SMITH, WILLIAM K., farmer ; born at
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Funkstown, Md., September 14, 1863 ; married in 1890 to Fannie E. Artz ; five children.
SMITH, CHARLES E., farmer ; born in Washington county, Md., November 5, 1865 : married in 1887 to Flora Austin ; five children.
SMITH, FRANK, farmer ; born in Washington county, Md., April 9, 1871.
SNELL, CHARLES, farm hand ; born in Indiana February 1, 1878.
SOLLENBERGER, M. L., retired farmer ; born in Franklin county, Pa., January 20, 1853; married in 1876 to Adelia
Mount Morris township, April 14, 1861 ; unmarried.
SPRECHER, CHAS. C., partner with brother in restaurant business; born in Mount Morris October 22, 1873; un- married.
SPRECHER, WENTWORTH, in restaurant business ; born in Mount Morris; un- married.
SPRECHER, PHILIP T., retired farmer ; born in Washington county, Md., Decem- ber 10, 1848; married in 1879 to Mary C. Sprecher : two children.
SPRECHER, LEWIS C., farmer ; born in
Residence of Wm. B. Shank.
Netsley ; two children ; married second time in 1887 to Minnie Gish.
SPEILMAN, MELVIN P., retired farmer ; born March 24, 1843, at Felghmantown, Md. ; married in 1865 to Mary E. New- comer ; nine children.
SPEILMAN, CHARLES E., laborer ; born in Lincoln township December 20, 1874; married September 12, 1900, to Lulu Easton.
SPRECHER, JOHN, SR., merchant ; born September 22, 1832, in Washington coun- ty, Md. ; married and has nine children.
SPRECHER, JOHN, JR., clerk ; born in
Mount Morris township January 20, 1849; married in 1880 to Anna E. Lookabaugh ; one child.
SPRECHER, SAMUEL II., born in Mary- land ; married to Alice Keedy.
SPRECHER, THOMAS I., grocery clerk ; was born at Hagerstown, Md., December 9, 1876, being the son of Frank and An- nie Sprecher. Besides a common school education he attended Wolfe's Business College in Hagerstown, graduating from a three-years' course with the class of 1894. He then worked three years in the nickeling department of the Craw-
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ford Bicycle Works. Mr. Sprecher was a member of the Maryland state militia and at the outbreak of war between the United States and Spain he volunteered his services and spent ten and a half months for Uncle Sam in Company B, 1st Maryland Volunteer Infantry. His regiment saw no active service, however, and was mustered out at Augusta, Ga., February 28, 1899. Mr. Sprecher came to Mount Morris in the spring of the same year and has been an efficient clerk in grocery stores owned by A. R. Bink- ley at Forreston and Mount Morris since that time.
Frederick and Mary Stine. He was born January 25, 1852, in Franklin county, Pa., near the Mason and Dixon line, where at twelve years of age he wit- nessed the battle of Antietam. He at- tended school from the farm until he became of age, with the exception of two years spent in mining iron ore, about three hundred feet under ground. He came to Illinois in 1876 and has been engaged in farming since that time. He first cultivated the Newcomer farm in Rockvale township and later operated a farm east of Oregon for two years, but had the misfortune to lose all his house-
Residence of Emanuel Slifer.
SPRECHER, GEORGE, retired farmer ; married twice ; has six living children. SPRECHER, IRVIN, son George Sprecher ; born in Mount Morris town- ship ; unmarried.
SPRECHER, BERT, laborer ; son of George Sprecher ; born in Mount Morris township ; unmarried.
STINE, FREDERICK, farmer; born in Pennsylvania April 27, 1821: married in 1844 to Mary Canode; fifteen chil- dren, two dead.
STINE, W. L., farmer, is the son of
hold goods in a fire which destroyed the farm residence. Ile then moved to Mount Morris township in February, 1885, where he has since resided and tilled the soil. Mr. Stine was married December 16, 1879, to Mary Janette Zellers. Five children have been born to them-W. Ward, April 15, 1881; Mary F. (deceased), October 10, 1882; Fannie May, June 25, 1884 ; Carrie Belle, June 15. 1889 : D. Raymond, August 31, 1891 : Ralph W., May 17, 1894.
STARTZMAN. E. O., baker and confec-
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tioner ; born in Hagerstown, Md., July 19, 1854; unmarried.
STAHLHUT, HENRY, farmer ; born in Mount Morris township November 19, 1850; married in 1887 to Laura C. Feidt ; two children.
STAHLHUT, WILLIAM, farmer; born in Mount Morris township August 7, 1855; married in 1875 to Lydia C. Thomas.
STONEBRAKER, FRANK S., retired farm- er : is the son of F. W. and Philoma C. Stonebraker. IIe was born December 7, 1864, in Mount Morris township. He
STONEBRAKER, S. LEE, laborer ; born in Mount Morris township August 3, 1878 ; unmarried.
STROCK, J., groceryman; born in Bedford county, Pa., in 1851. He came to Illinois in 1854 and worked on his father's farm till 1891, when he moved to Mount Morris and engaged in the grocery business. Mr. Strock is an en- terprising citizen and built for himself a fine residence in 1897-98. Since living here he bought the lot and built what is now the laundry building. He was mar- ried in 1880 to Sarah McCosh ; has six
Residence of J. Strock.
acquired a common school education in the district school and afterward at- tended Mount Morris College and also the Northern Illinois Normal School at Dixon, Ill. Mr. Stonebraker was mar- ried to Mary Slifer, to whom have been born five children.
STONEBRAKER, S. F., farmer; born in Mount Morris township January 12, 1871 : unmarried.
STONEBRAKER, C. V., farmer : born in Mount Morris February 9, 1851 : mar- ried December 6, 1874, to Gussie O. Wil- liams ; one child.
children.
STUTESMAN, ALBERTUS, carpenter : born in Dark county, Ohio, May 14, 1851; married September 10, 1874; three children.
STOUFFER, PRICE, farmer; born in Washington connty, Md., October 19, 1867 ; married in 1888 to Emma Haugh ; four children.
STEVENS, JAMES HI., farmer ; born in Fulton county, Pa., November 15, 1843 ; married March 21, 1867, to Ellen Carr ; four children.
STEVENS, ORION, farmer : born in
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Huntingdon county, Pa., February 21, 1868 ; married in 1895; one child.
STEVENS, DAVID F., veterinary sur- geon ; born in Fulton county, Pa. ; mar- ried to Dora (Bockholder) Rohrer.
STEWART, JOHN T., carpenter ; born at Elliot Mills, Md., May 25, 1829 ; mar- ried in 1852 to Laura E. Franks; two children ; married second time in 1882 to Mary A. Barrett.
STEWART, WILLIAM H., barber ; born at Martensburk, Va., November 6, 1857 : married in 1886 to Susie A. Huffmaster.
STENGEL, JOSEPH, farmer ; born in
September 17, 1816, and is the son of Michael and Mary Swingley. He was one of the very early settlers in the township, having come west with his father in 1842. A portrait appears on page 20. He was married November 31. 1837, to Catherine Hershey, and is the father of eight children.
SWINGLEY, J. H., farmer; born in Washington county, Md., October 10, 1840; married in 1868 to Anna C. Sharer ; three children.
SWINGLEY, CHARLES O., farmer ; born in Mount Morris township, September
Residence of Mrs. Katherine Smith.
Mount Morris township November 19, 1860; married in 1884 to Anna Wilt ; six children.
STENGEL, ANDREW. farmer; born in Germany November 6, 1828: married in 1857 to Grace M. Hoppa ; nine children, four dead.
STEINHAGEN, CHRISTIAN, farmer : born in Germany January 15, 1835; married in 1873 to Louisa Hageman; have two sons, Fred and Henry.
SWINGLEY, BENJAMIN, retired farmer ; was born in Washington county. Md ..
23, 1869 ; unmarried.
SWINGLEY, FRANK, farmer; born in Mount Morris township, January 9. 1878 ; unmarried.
TALLACKSEN, ALFRED, painter ; born in Norway, August 7, 1850; married in 1875 to Jennie Lollsen : five children.
TERVEEN, F. H., farmer ; born in New York City, September 19, 1855: married in 1887 to Swansea Dolan ; one child.
TICE, FRANK, laborer ; born in For- reston township. September 30. 1863; married in 1899 to Susie L. Baker.
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TICE, JOHN E., farmer ; born at Hal- dane, Ill., December 19, 1856 ; married in 1881 to Laura M. Stonebraker; two children.
TICE, C. F., farmer ; born in Wash- ington county, Md., March 15, 1852; married in 1874 to Caroline Zoller ; five children ; one dead.
TICE, HENRY, farmer ; son of C. F. Tice ; unmarried.
THOMPSON, GREGOR, tailor; born in Denmark, July 17, 1868 ; unmarried.
TRACY, B. F., carpenter ; born in Franklin county, Pa., December 23,
Morris township, June 3, 1876 ; married February 15, 1898, to Lillie Baker.
THOMAS, WILLIAM R., retired farmer ; born in Mount Morris township, Feb- ruary 29, 1844; married in 1887 to Lovenia Slifer.
THOMAS, EDGAR S., farmer; born in Pine Creek township, July 27, 1871.
THOMAS, JACOB O., farmer; born in Mount Morris township, February 28, 1846 ; married in 1885 to Jennie Felker ; one child.
THOMAS, J. W., retired Lutheran min- ister ; born at Camden, Ind., May 22,
Residence of William Watts.
1845 ; married in 1875 to Mary E. Pot- ter ; four children.
TRACY, DENNIS, carpenter ; born in Mount Morris township ; unmarried.
TROSTLE, E. P., retired farmer : born at Gettysburg, Pa., January 15, 1850 ; married in 1873 to Alice J. Wingert ; three children.
TOMS, JOHN A., teamster ; born at Davenport, Iowa, September 6, 1847; married to Mary A. Suman ; three chil- dren : one dead.
TOMS, GEORGE, barber ; born in Mount
1850 ; married in 1881 to Alice B. New- comer ; one child.
THOMAS, NOBLE F., farmer ; born in Rockvale township, December 12, 1872 ; married in 1897 to Susie Young; two children.
UNGER, CHARLES H., retired ; born in Franklin county, Pa., October 30, 1846 ; married in 1867 to Hannah A. Foster ; two children.
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