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Connor P. O. laborer, res. chilltenthe. C'ratz Jacob Mrs. farmer, P. O. Chillicothe.
CRUTCHFIELD THOMAS JJ. farmer and railroad man, Sec. 5, P. O. Rome. Was born in Louisa county, Va., April 20, 1831, and is the only surviving member of his family ; was brought up in Augusta county, V'a .; is the son of Aaron and Joan Crutchfield, and his father was a farmer ; came to Stark county, Ill., in 1864, and to Rome in 1866 ; has been division fore- man of the Bureau Valley branch of the C., R. I. & P'. R. R. for thirteen years, and up till June 1, 1879. llc enlisted in Co. C, 52d Va. Regiment Infantry, July 16, t861, and served until July 16, 1864. when he left the service without the consent of his officers, and was held as a prisoner for thirty days after giving himself up at Wheeling, W.Va .; served under " Stonewall " Jackson and tieneral Early. He married in 1851, Martha Ituyer, a native of his own State, who died in 1858, leaving one son - James W. In 1859 he married Nancy Lov- ing, also of Virginia. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 196, at Chillicothe ; owns fifty-four acres of fine farm land, contiguous to the village of Rome.
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worth $3,000, and had twenty acres of it under water- melons in the season of 1879.
Outright F. E. Mrs. res. Chillleothe. Darby Wm. carpenter, res. Chillicothe. Davis .I. P. Rev. minister. res. Chillicothe. Defoe Joseph, farmer, P. O. Rome. Defoe Julius, farmer, P. O. Rome. Dixon Joel, laborer, res. Chillicothe. Doll William, barber, res. Chillicothe.
DONATH GOTTLOB, farmer, res. Chilli- cothe. Was born in Germany, August 21, 1821, and twenty years afterwards came to America, settling in Ross county, Ohio, where he remained for eight years, and removed from thence to his present farm in the Fall of 1849. He married in 1846, Mary A. Black, a native of Ohio, and she died in 1857, leaving five chil- dren, one of whom has since died. Those surviving are, Christina, Catharine, John and William. Mr. Do- nath remarried March 10, 1878, Rose Kauf, who was born in Germany. lle owns eighty-eight acres of finely improved land in Chillicothe, worth about $5,500.
Donaldson Geo. Mrs. capitalist, res. Chillicothe. Dougherty J. laborer, res, Chillicothe. Drake Thomas, blacksmith, res. Chillleothe. Dunbar Eliza J. farmer, P. O. Chillicothe. Ennis John, farmer, P. O. Chlilicothe. Entry Elias, harnessmaker, res. Chillicothe. Entz E. harnessmaker, res. Chillicothe.
FISHER JOHN, butcher, res. Chillicothe. Was born in Sheffield, England, February 9, 1833, and is the son of John Fisher and Esther Pritchard. He came to America when fifteen years old, and lived for some years with an uncle near Springfield, O .; came to Marshall county, Ill., in 1856, and to Chillicothe in 1862. He began butchering in Ohio, and has followed that occupation since, except while in Marshall county, where he farmed ; married in August, 1857, Miss Agnes Ewing, who was born in Catheart, Scotland, in 1835, by whom he has five children living - Mary, Ellen, Jo- seph, William and Fannie. He owns his residence and shop, and two lots in town.
FISHER JOSEPH, painter and sign writer, res. Chillicothe. Was born in Sheffield, England, Au- gust 26, 1837, and learned his trade in that country; is the son of John and Esther Fisher, and his mother is still living in England ; married in the Spring of 1860, at Rotherham, Yorkshire, Emily Howard, who was born in Sheffield in 1838, and they together came to America in 1862, locating in Chillicothe, Peoria county, where he has since carried on his trade ; have had four children, two of whom are now living - Esther, born in Sheffield, England, in the Spring of 1861; Helen, born in Chillicothe in 1862; Thos. II., born in 1864, who died at six years of age ; John P., born in 1866, who died at five years of age. Mr. Fisher owns a homestead in Chillicothe. Mrs. Fisher is a teacher of landscape water color painting and drawing, and took a prize for off-hand drawing at an exhibition of the School of Design at Sheffield in 1859.
Flemmings James, section boss C., R. I. & P. res. Chillicothe.
FULLER JOIN W. grain merchant, res. Chillicothe. Was born in Switzerland county, Ind., in 1840, and came to Peoria county in 1852; was chiefly educated by his grandfather, the Rev. B. F. Fuller, a Methodist minister, his health not permitting him to attend school. He was for some years connected with the firm of Moss, Bradley & Co., of Peoria, at first as an employé, and later as a partner ; came to Chillicothe and began the business of buying and shipping grain in 1865, and afterwards married the daughter of Henry Truitt, and became interested with him in the grain, lumber and grocery business. In 1874 the business was divided, since when Mr. Fuller has confined him- self to dealing in grain, his wife being his only partner. They handle about 500,000 bushels of grain a year. Mrs. Fuller was born in Switzerland county, Ind., in 1851, and in the same house in which her husband was born.
Fuller Sarab P. Mrs. res. Chillicothe. Gibbons G. M. notary public and attorney at law, res. Chillicothe. Gill John, farmer, P. O. Rome.
Gilliam Robert. farmer. P. O. Chillicothe.
Gilliam R. W. farmer, P. O. Chillicothe. Goddard L. M. laborer, res. Chillicothe.
Goodwin Wm. farmer, P. O. Chillicothe.
Gould MIrs. res. Chillicothe.
Harm E. J. canal boatman, res. Chillicothe.
Harrigan Thomas, farmer, P. O. Chilijcothe.
Hayden Thomas, laborer, res. Chillicothe.
Heaton R. blacksmith, res. Chillicothe.
Hill Benj. Mrs. res. Chillicothe.
HOLMAN HARVEY, general merchant and banker, res. Chillicothe ; was born in Cheshire county, town of Winchester, N. II., September 10, 1806, and when ten years old removed to Warwick, Franklin county, Mass. Ten years later he went to Grafton, Worcester county, where he remained till 1835, when he went to St. Louis, Mo., remaining there till 1846, and then came to Chillicothe. The years 1849 and 1850, he spent in California, crossing the plains with an ox team. While in St. Louis he was for six years in the Collector's office, and the rest of the time since coming West he has been in mercantile life. When he first came to Chillicothe he entered into partnership with James HI. Temple and J. II. Batch- elder in the general mercantile business, which part- nership lasted from 1846 till 1849, when he went to the " Golden West." On his return he formed a partner- ship with P. T. Matthews, in same line of business, which they still profitably conduet. In 1859, he married Sarah A. Stevens, who was born in Pennsyl- vania, and brought up in Cincinnati, O. Mrs. IIolman has one child by a previous marriage. Ile engaged in 1868, along with Henry Truitt and P. T. Matthews in the banking business. Owns an interest in the store and business, and in considerable real estate outside, and six acres in different lots, besides a handsome residence in town. Is a member of the Baptist Church and Red Ribbon Club.
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HAMMETT JOHN, retired farmer, res. Chillicothe, is a native of Warren county, Ky. ; was born June 14, 1303 ; is the son of William and Anna (Oliphant) Hlammett. Ilis education was confined to a limited attendance in the common schools of his native State, where he was reared on a farm, grew to manhood and married Elizabeth Sumner on October 26, 1827. She was born in Ohio county, Ky., December 12, 1809. In 1830, they removed to Chillicothe township, and settled on Sec. 9, in the then wilderness country, they being the second family in the township. Wild Indians and wild animals were their only neighbors. There a rude home was erected and a farm improved upon which they spent the years of active life, and had ten children, only four of whom are now living : Zilpha A. -Mrs. Bates (lately deceased) ; Ilannah L .- Mrs. McLaughlin ; A. W. Hammett-Mrs. Emily Miller, and Mrs. Ellen Hosstelton. Mr. II. has filled several local offices ; and he and wife have for many years been zealous, consistent members of the M. E. Church. They left the homestead, consisting of 270 acres, which is now occupied by the son, and came to Chillicothe a number of years ago, though they still own it and sev- eral pieces of town property. This venerable couple are only known to be respected ; and although they ex- perienced many privations and braved the hardships of a pioncer life, they refer to those years as among the most enjoyed of life.
HARTENBOWER CHRISTOPHER 1. farmer, Sec. 18, J'. O. Chillicothe, was born in Germany in 1832 ; came to America with his parents, Christian and Catharine Hartenboner, and settled in Putnam county, Ill., where he grew to manhood on a farm, although his father was by trade a shoemaker. Married January 1, 1872, Madora Gray, who was born in J'ennsylvania, and they afterwards lived one year in LaSalle county, and then came to Peoria county. They have two children, Florence, born November, 1872, and Lucinda, born April, 1875. He farms 200 acres in good shape.
HOSSTELTON SAMUEL, farmer, Scc. 9, P. O. Chillicothe, was born in l'ickaway county, O., in 1833, and is the son of George Hlosstelton and Re- becen Gooley ; came West with his parents to Sparland, Marshall county, III., where his father died in 1874. In August, 1861, he enlisted in Co. G. 47th I. V. I., and upon organization of the company was elected sergeant ; was with huis regiment in the battles of Corinth, Siege of Vicksburg. Jackson, up the Red River, and Pleasant Jill, took part in twenty-eight engagements altogether, and was filling the position of regimental commissary sergeant when discharged, October 16, 1864. In Jan- uary, 1561, he married Ellen Hammett, who was born on the farm where they now reside, May 9, 184.4. They settled in their present home in 1864. where they own
eighty acres of land worth about $Jo per acre ; have two children, John Franklin, aged seventeen, and Ulysses S., aged five years. Mr. Hosstelton is captain of the Old Soldiers' Association of Chillicothe.
HOYT GEORGE A. stock dealer and butch- er, res. Chillicothe, was born in Broome county, N. Y., August 16, 1825. His father, Elijah Hoyt, was from New York State, and his mother, Elizabeth Scoville, was a native of Connecticut. Ile came to Illinois in the Fall of 1837, and for eight years resided in Fulton county ; thence to Jones county, lowa, where he farmed for four years, and then returning to Illinois, settled on his farm on Sec. 30, Chillicothe township. Hle then began his present business, and, coming to town, kept a grocery and butcher shop for a year ; then went to the country for a year, and at its end returned to town, where he has since resided. In June, 1848, he married Amanda Scoville, who was born in Indiana, July 2. 1826, her parents being eastern folks. They have had five children, only two of whom are now living, Linas S. and Sarah E., the former aged thirty and the latter fifteen. Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt have been members of the M. E. Church from youth. He owns a store, two dwell- ings, and several vacant lots in town, forty acres in Sec. 18, and 160 acres in Barton county, Mo.
Howe I'. Mrs. res. Chillicothe. Hughes R. harnesstaker, res. Chillicothe.
HUMPHREY ELLAS F. real estate, loan and insurance agent, res. Chillicothe, was born in Switzerland county, Ind., April 15, 1827, and is the oldest son and second child in a family of five. Ilis parents were Arthur Humphrey and Catharine Tripp ; was reared on a farm and educated at Asbury Univer- sity, Greencastle, Ind. ; came to Peoria county in 1864. and was for four years in real estate business there ; spent the years 1869-70 settling his father's estate in Indiana, and in the latter year returned to l'eoria county and came to Chillicothe. He married in the Fall of 1 843 Eliza S. Jack, who was born in September. 1828, by whom he has had six children, three of whom are alive, Edward S., Albert G. and Harrington. Has served three terms as supervisor, and several years as member of school board ; has been local correspondent of Chillicothe Independent since February, 1879. Ile owns three stores, his place of business, two residences and several lots in town, besides several tracts of land in the Western States.
Hunter H. A. saloon keeper, rea. Chillicothe. liyite 1. F. groceryman, res Chillicothe. Hutchinson J. farmer, res. Chillicothe.
Jenks John, coal miner. I. O. Chillicothe. Kenner J. L. res. Chillicothe.
Kryser Rebecca Mrs farmer. 1. O. I'lllicothe.
Keyser Newton, Farmer, Y. O. Chillicothe.
KIMBLE ANDREW J. farmer, Sec. 30, J'. O, Chillicothe, was born in Summitt county. O., Dec. 16, 13.10, and is the son of llarmon Kimble and Sallie Johnson. llis mother dying when he was but fifteen
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months old, he made his home with his uncle, who set- tled near Sparland, Marshall county, Ill., in 1852. Ile enlisted August 14, 1862, in Co. E, S6th I. V. I., and participated with his regiment in the battle of Stone River and other minor engagements ; was discharged, owing to disability, in the early part of February, 1863. He married Julia A. Record, October 13, 1864, who was born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., Dcc. 6, 1846, and has three sons, Charles D., aged thirteen ; William D., aged nine, and Lyman B., aged four years. IIe came to his present home in March, 1874. where he owns 200 acres of finely improved farming lands in Secs. 30 and 31, worth $50 an acre. This property is the result of his own hard work and economy, as he had only a cap- ital of $50 on his return from the army, and never had a dollar's assistance from any one ; has run a threshing machine for eighteen years.
KINLOCH JAMES M. book-keeper, res. Chillicothe, was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, April 27, 1345, and is the third child in a family of nine children. Ilis parents were Alexander J. Kinloch and Margaret Hutcheon. He was educated in Edinburgh ; was three years in the English army, 1859 to '61, in- clusive, and was at sea during the years 1862 and '63 ; came to America in 1868, and in the early part of 1874 entered the employ of Fuller & Co. as book-keeper and general manager. He married Elizabeth Menzies, who was born in Scotland in 1850 and came to America when a child, by whom he has five children : Ephraim R., Caroline C., Ernest, Bertram Fuller, and Bernard J. Kinloch ; is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the leader of the St. Cecilia Quintette Band (brass). He owns a homestead, house and two lots in the city.
Krite H. farmer, P. O. Rome. Kruse Klaas, blacksmith, res. Chillicothe. Largent John, capitalist, res. Chillicothe. Largent J. H. Mrs. res. Chillicothe.
Lawson J. gardener. P. O. Rome. Lester G. P. grorer, Chillicothe.
Lonstrom C. Mtrs. P. O. Rome.
Lonstrom John, engineer, res. Chillicothe.
LORING FRANCES E. Mrs. milliner, res. Chillicothe.
Lloyd M. laborer, res. Chillicothe.
Martin Stephen, dealer In agricultural Implements and hard- ware. res. Chillicothe
Martin Thomas, dealer In agrleultural implements and hard- ware, res. Chillteothe.
MATHEWS PHILIP T. merchant and banker, res. Chillicothe, was born on the James river, in Essex county, Va., on March 6, 1822; is the second of three children and only son of John R. and Frances A. (Temple) Mathews. In 1834 he came to Chicago and spent a year in school ; thence went to Richmond, Va., and remained two years; thence to Philadelphia, Penn., for two years, when he came to Peoria county and was employed two years on a farm ; thence to St. Louis, from whence he returned a year or so later, and engaged as clerk for Benton, Franklin & Co., and after- wards for Temple & Rogers, in Chillicothe. Spent one
season up the Missouri river with brothers-in-law Tem- ple and George Baker ; returned to Chillicothe in 1842 and, in company with John HI. Batche!der, bought the small store of David W. IIeath & Co., but soon after sold out to James II. Temple & Co. and bought an in- terest in a store with John Moffitt, under the firm name of Moffitt & Co. After several changes in the firm, Mr. M. sold out for $7,000 in cash, five hogsheads of su- gar and a warehouse worth some $4,000. In the Fall of 1858 he formed a partnership with Harvey Holman, and purchased the stock of general merchandise owned by O. W. Young, and engaged in the dry goods busi- ness, which they still conduct. Their establishment, besides containing a large and comprehensive assort- ment of dry goods and notions, has a boot and shoe department and a large and well selected stock of ready - made clothing and gentlemen's furnishings. Their store, especially in the last named department, is a model of taste and convenience seldom met with anywhere. Mr. M. married Minerva, daughter of John Moffitt, who was born in Peoria county, Ill., which union has resulted in four children, three living : Lucy (Mrs. Sidney Wood), Minnie (Mrs. Wm. M. Mead), and John P. at home. A number of years ago, Messrs. Mathews & Holman embarked in the banking business in company with Mr. 11. Truitt, as the firm of Truitt, Mathews & Co., since which the concern has done an extensive and prosperous business. They are also quite largely interested in real estate.
McCULLEY JOHN W. farmer, Sec. 18, P. O. Chillicothe, was born in Gallia county, O., near Gal- liopolis, September 12, 1835, and was brought up in Ross, till 1849, when he came west with his mother and settled in Chillicothe township, not a mile from where he now resides. His father's name was Rolla McCul- ley, and his mother's name Nancy Devers. Ilis father died when he was but six years old. During the six years prior to 1861 he was engaged in the grocery business in Chillicothe, and in the Fall of that year went to California, where he spent two Summers in tobacco culture, and planted fifty acres in the Sonoma Valley, Sonoma county, in that State. Went in Spring of 1864 to Idaho, and worked in the gold mines for two years and clearing $3,000 in the last three months, he returned to his old home in Peoria county in the Winter of 1865. On November 11, 1858, he married Emily Thompson, who was born in Jefferson City, Mo., April 2, 1841, bv whom he has had two children - Rolla, born August 29, 1859, and John J., born Febru- ary 11, 1862. Came to his present farm November 11, 1378, where he has 160 acres of good land.
McDonald Mat. farmer, res. Chillicothe.
Me Farland J. janitor, res. Chillicothe.
Melirew Denuls Mrs. res. Chillicothe.
MeLaughlin Lewis, farmer, P. O. Chillicothe.
MeLaughlin Saml. B. farmer, P. O. Chillicothe.
McLEAN WILLIAM, grocer, res. Chillicothe,
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is a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, born June 17, 1816. Hle remained in the old country till twenty-six years of age, and learned the confectioner's trade, be- ginning at the age of eleven years. In 1542 he crossed the Atlantic and located in St. Louis, where he was engaged at his trade twelve years, except the years 1843 and 1849, which were spent in Europe. Having married Miss Margaret Menzies, who was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in May, 1817, they removed to Chillicothe in August, 1855, and Mr. McLean embarked in the grocery business. They have but one child, Dorcas, now the wife of George P. Lester, a partner in the firm of Mclean & Lester. Mr. and Mrs. Lester have three children, Anna, William and Edward. Mr. McLean has been a member of the A. F. & A. M. since 1843; is a member of both the Chapter and Com- mandery. Hle has served his town efficiently in the County Board of Supervisors for some years and is now filling that office. Owns a fine residence property and a large store, in which the firm carry one of the most complete and extensive stocks of groceries in the county. Mr. McLean has seven times crossed the Atlantic, having made three trips to Europe since he first came over.
McManamy T. S. carpenter and builder, Chillicothe.
MEAD WILLIAM MI. druggist, res. Chilli- cothe, was born in Chillicothe township, January 1, 1849, and is the eldest child of Hiram M. Mead and Sarah Fosdick, who had a family of two boys and three girls. Ilis father is a resident of Kansas. Mr. Mead was educated in the State Normal School, and afterwards worked for four years in the grocery store of Mr. Truitt ; subsequently in 1968 began the drug bust- ness with T. H. Hurst, representing his father's joint interest in the concern, and in two years bought out Mr. Hurst's interest, and in 1875 that of his father, be- coming sole owner. lle married November 27, 1876, Miss Minnie Matthews, daughter of I'. T. Matthews. by whom he has one child - Clifford 11. - born Sep- tember 4. 1877. Mrs. Mead was born in Peoria county, August 31, 1856. Mr. Mead is school treasurer, and has been an Alderman of the town. Hlas a fine store and one of the finest residences in town.
Menzies R. Mrs. res. Chillicothe. Mitchell Ell, Jeweler, res. Chillicothe.
MITCHELL E. A. grocer, res. Chillicothe, is the son of Eli Mitchell and Mary Ashworth, and was born in the year 1854. in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Came with his parents to America in 1858, and settled in Peoria county. Came to Chillicothe the same year, and when seventeen years of age began selling gro- ceries ; hegan business on luis own account in 1877. under the firm name of Mitchell & Andrews, and has since done a fine and growing business. Ilis parents are both living in town ; and his father is in the jewelry
business. Mr. Mitchell is a member of 1. O. O. F .. and at present fills the position of Noble brand in the local lodge.
Moffitt Abner, fisherman, res, Chillicothe.
MOFFITT ELIZABETH MEAD Mrs., M. D., Chillicothe, is the youngest of a family of five children of Mr. and Mrs. Mcad, and was born on the 23d of June, 1516, in Chillicothe, Ohio; was edu- cated at Gallipolis and Worthington, that State, and by her stepfather, David W. Bates, a graduate of Har- vard University. Her grandfather was the first hat manufacturer in Danbury, Conn., and had his estab- lishment burned by the British during the war of the revolution. His father emigrated from England in his own vessel, bringing the bricks for the fireplace in the house he erected in Orange county, N. Y. Mrs. M.'s grandmother helped to make the great cheese that was presented to Thomas Jefferson. Mrs. M. came to Illi- nois with her mother and stepfather locating in Mar- shall county, in 1838. She taught school about seven years, and finally studied medicine, and has practiced in the homeopathic system for about seventeen years. She has been married twice, first to Mr. Gibbons, by whom she has two living sons. Hler second husband was Jeremiah Moffitt, also a native of Ross county, Ohio, whom she married on March S, 1846, and settled in Chillicothe township, on a farm a mile west of Chilli- cothe. Some years later Mr. M. abandoned farming and engaged in the mercantile business in town, where he died April 3, 1857. Five children were the fruit of their union, four living - Maud, Frank B., Laura C. and Eugene. Jeremiah died in September, 1870. Mr. Moffitt left an estate of 350 acres, and a nice property in the city of Chillicothe.
Monti John. farmer, P. O. Chillicothe.
MOFFITT WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 16, P. O. Chillicothe, was born on an adjoining farm on Sec. 17, March 22, 1839, and is the son of John Moffitt and Margaret Dawson. His father was the son of John Moffitt and Lydia Cox, and was born in Ross county, Ohio, Nov. 5, 1802, and there grew to manhood. For fifteen years he followed flat boating down the Ohio, by way of the Scioto, and thence to New Orleans ; made his first trip in 1819. Along with eight of his brothers and sisters he came West, and settled in Peo- ria county at a very early day ; one of his brothers set- tled in Stark county. Ile married in his native county August 8, 1824. Margaret Dawson, who was born April 24, 1805. by whom he has had nine children - Joshua, Alonro, Hugh, Minerva (Mrs. P'. T. Mathews), Matilda, Louisa (Mrs. A. A. Kankin), William, Mary (Mrs. Geo. M. Dixon), and John. The old gentleman and his wife now live in a fine home on the spot where their first log cabin was erected in the Fall of 1834. Heowns 1,500 acres in a body in Chillicothe township. Mr.
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Wm. Moffitt was reared on his father's farm, and has thus far devoted his life to it, He enlisted as private in Co. I. 7th Mo. V. I. June 18, 1861, was promoted ser- geant in July, 1863, and was discharged in June of the next year. He married December 29, 1869, Adda I. Pond, who was born in Belmont county, Ohio, Novem- ber 24, 1849, by whom he has one son - Philip A., born December 12, 1870. He farms 160 acres of land upon which he settled immediately after marriage.
Mullen Patrick, farmer, res. Chillicothe.
MURPHY DANIEL L. harness maker and city marshal, Chillicothe, was born in Columbus, Ohio May 17, 1845, and is the son of John Murphy and Sarah Brown. His father was a farmer and a native of Ohio, and is still living at Elmwood in this county. His mother was born in Pennsylvania. When very young he came with his parents to Kosciusko county, Ind., and in 1854 removed to Berrien county, Mich. Came to Elmwood, Peoria county, in the Fall of 1861 to learn the trade of harness maker, and in the succeed- ing Fall enlisted in Co. I. 77th I. V. I .; was present at the siege of Vicksburg, at Arkansas Post and up the Red river, under Gen. Banks ; was discharged in Au- gust, 1365 ; served as harness maker for the 13th Army Corps during the latter part of his term of service, Upon discharge he returned to Elmwood where he completed his trade, and in 1867 set up in business in Brimfield, removing thence to Chillicothe in 1870, where he has since resided. Has been running a dray for some years. He married Mary J. Aungst, a native of Pennsylvania, by whom he has three children - Minnie Alice, Gertrude May, and Irvin Louis. Was elected city marshal in April, 1879; is a member of the I. O. O. F., and owns his residence and two Jots in town.
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