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CHARLES BERKSHIRE was born in Carroll County, Ind., November 18, 1833. The parents, who were pioneers, were Soloman and Sarah (McCombs) Berkshire, who settled in Cass County in the year 1840. They were the parents of nine children: Charles, John, Martin V., Jane, Alice, Lucinda, William H., Rebecca and Sarah. Our subject, the eldest member of the family, was married in Boone Township, this county, in June, 1854, to Martha J. McPherson, and afterward settled upon the same farm on which he now resides, in Section 28, Boone Township, where she died September 14, 1855, having borne him one infant daughter, which died young and not named. He then married, in Pulaski County, Ind., a Miss Elizabeth Hall, on December 22, 1856, by whom he
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has had born to him five children: Sarah E., Mary A., Soloman M., George and Edward H. Mr. Berkshire owns at present 160 acres of fine and well improved land. He is an enterprising and highly esteemed citizen. He and wife are members of the Church of God, of which he has been a member for twenty-eight years, and has been for fourteen years a minister in the church.
MARTIN V. BERKSHIRE, son of Soloman and Sarah Berk- shire was born in Carroll County, Ind., August 25, 1839. He was married in Boone Township, this county, in October, 1862, to Mar- garet J., daughter of William and Elizabeth Steele; she was born in White County, Ind., June, 1842. In 1866 Mr. Berkshire settled upon his present farm where he has resided since. They have a family of eight children, viz .: William H., Mary A., Laura J., Jas- per N., Bertha A., James F., Ira A. and Nellie L.
WILLIAM H. BERKSHIRE, son of the old and highly es- teemed pioneers, Soloman and Sarah Berkshire, was born in Boone Township, this county, February 19, 1842. He was married in Boone Township, this county, April 6, 1863, to Sarah E., daughter of William and Elizabeth Steele; she was born in White County, Ind., September 25, 1846. In the fall of 1865 Mr. Berkshire settled upon the farm in which he now resides, in Section 28, Boone Town- ship. He owns 120 acres of fine and well improved land. He has had born to him ten children, viz .: Alice J., John M., James T., Emeline, Charles B., Willard M., Anna G., Oscar, Effie M. and Rob- ert C.
HEZEKIAH BURTON was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, November 20, 1826. The parents from whom he descended were John and Catherine (Steward) Burton, who were, also, both natives of Fairfield County, Ohio. The former, John Burton, was a son of Jacob Burton, who was a native of Maryland, where he married Mary Swerngin, and from thence moved to Fairfield County, Ohio, in a very early day, where he afterward resided until death. He was the father of eight children, viz .: Thomas, Polly, Hannah, Isaac, Van S., Elizabeth, Jacob and John, the father of our subject, the next to the eldest member of the family. He served in the war of 1812, and was married to the above Catherine Steward, in Fair- field County, Ohio, she was a daughter of Joseph and Catherine Steward, who were natives of Ireland, and emigrated from there to Fairfield County, Ohio; in a very early day. They were the parents of seven children, viz .: Joseph, Levi, Catherine, Jermima, Rachel, Sarah and Hezekiah. In 1837, Mr. John Burton came to Cass County, Ind., and entered a half section of land in Boone Town- ship, Section 2, after which he returned to Fairfield County, Ohio, and in 1838 moved to Carroll County, Ind., where he died in Sep- tember, 1839, and in March, 1841, his widow, with her family, moved to Cass County, Ind., and settled upon the land in Boone Township
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which he had entered in 1837; here she resided until death, which occured in September, 1847. Ten children were born to them. viz .: Jacob, Mary, Joseph, Jermima, Van S., Hezekiah, John, Harriet, Hannah and Catherine. Hezekiah, our subject, came with his mother to Cass County, Ind., in 1841, and was married, October 4, 1849, to Elizabeth, daughter of George and Lydia Kistler. She was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, December 31, 1831. About one year after Mr. Hezekiah Burton's marriage he settled upon the farm on which he now resides, in Boone Township, Section 8, where he has resided since, with the exception of about two years in Fulton County, Ind. He owns 120 acres of land. Has had born to him ten children: Amos W., John H., Elias F., Elizabeth, Julia, Abra- ham L., Thomas, Lydia A., Reuben and George.
JOHN J. BURTON, M. D., is a native of Cass County, Ind., and is one of eight children born to John and Susan (Sagaser ) Bur- ton, who were natives of England and Pennsylvania, respectively. The former, John Burton, was a son of Leonard Burton, who was a native of Yorkshire, England, born May 15, 1793, and was there united in marriage, in the year 1815, to Emma Metcalf, born Sep- tember 9, 1793. In 1819, Mr. Leonard Burton, with his family, immigrated to the United States, settling first in Rush County, Ind., and thence, in 1834, removed to Cass County, Ind., where they re- sided until their deaths, which occurred as follows: The father died May 18, 1863, and the mother May 11, 1869. They were the par- ents of seven children: John, Richard, William, James, Levi, Phebe, and one which died in infancy and not named. John, the father of our subject, the eldest member of the family, was born in York- shire, England, July 6, 1816. He came with his parents, in 1819, to Rush County, Ind., and was there wedded to the above Susan Sagaser, who was born in Pennsylvania, April 25, 1815, and was a daughter of Henry and Sarah (Swigart) Sagaser, who were both natives of Pennsylvania. The father was born April 8, 1786, and the mother September 13, 1789. They were married, in Pennsylva- nia, June 29, 1809, and subsequently moved to Bourbon County, Ky., and thence to Rush County, Ind., where the father died November 29, 1839. The mother subsequently came to Cass County, Ind., and made her home with her children until her death, which occurred May 4, 1884. They were the parents of fourteen children: William J., George W., Daniel, Susan, Mary, Nancy, Elizabeth, Amanda, Sarah, Emily, Margaret, Samuel, Frederick and Martha E. After John and Susan (Sagaser ) Burton's marriage, they, in the fall of the same year, moved to Cass County, Ind., and settled upon land which his father had entered for him in Section 18, Harrison Township, where they resided until their deaths, which occurred as follows: The father's August 12, 1868, and the mother's December 29, 1876. Their family was as follows: Sarah J., born June 7, 1839; Emma,
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born June 2, 1841, and died July 1, 1843; Amanda E., born April 2, 1843; Elizabeth, born December 25, 1844, and died May 16, 1845; Leonard R., born April 7, 1848; John J., born March 23, 1850; William L., born September 30, 1852, and Elizabeth A., born May 12, 1855. John J., our subject, after acquiring quite a thorough education in the home district schools of the vicinity in which he resided, attended, in the winter of 1867-68, the Logans- port Academy, and in the winter of 1868-69 he attended Hall's Business College, of Logansport, and in the fall of 1869 he entered the Logansport High School, and, at the same time, read medicine under Dr. George Smith. He graduated at the Logansport High School June 12, 1873; after which he devoted his whole attention to reading medicine, Dr. J. B. Shultz, of Logansport, Ind., being his preceptor. In the winter of 1874-75, he attended the Eclectic Medical College, of Cincinnati, Ohio; after which he returned to Lo- gansport and resumed his studies under the same preceptor, which he continued until the winter of 1875-76, at which time he again attended the Eclectic Medical College, of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he graduated May 9, 1876. He then returned to Logansport, and formed a partnership with his preceptor, Dr. J. B. Shultz, in the practice of medicine. He was married, at Logansport, June 23, 1877, to Mary B., daughter of Hiram and Maria ( Anderson) Lum- birt; she was born in Cass County, Ind., May 10, 1854. In Aug- ust, 1878, Dr. Burton moved to Royal Centre, Ind., where he re- sumed the practice of medicine, which he has since continued. In November, 1885, he, in partnership with Mr. George Kistler, opened up a drug store at this place, which he sold out to Kistler in April, 1886. He was appointed postmaster of Royal Centre, Ind., July 9, 1885, which office he at present holds. He is also president of the town school board, at this place, which office he has held since 1881. The Doctor is an intelligent, wide-awake and enterprising citizen, as well as a thorough medical scholar and a successful and emi- nent physician and surgeon. He is a member of the Indiana State Eclectic Medical Association and a member of the order of Odd Fellows.
JOHN F. COLEMAN was born at Fort Wayne, Ind., Novem- ber 21, 1855. His parents, Michael and Caroline (Schrock) Cole- man, were both natives of Franklin County, Ohio, where they mar- ried, and from thence moved to Fort Wayne, Ind., and subsequently to Fulton County, Ind., where they resided some time, and from there moved to Cass County, Ind., where the mother departed life. The father subsequently went to Iowa, where he now resides. They were the parents of thirteen children, viz. : Calvin, Lafayette, Lydia, Henry, Emma, John F., William, Alice, Laura, Francis, Marion, and two others who died in infancy and not named.
JOHN DAVIS is a native of Cass County, Ind., and was born
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in Jefferson Township, November 29, 1848. The parents from whom he descended were William and Maria (Sloop) Davis, who settled in Jefferson Township, this county, in an early day, where the mother still resides. The father died in 1870. Seven children were born to them, viz .: Nancy, Jolin, George, Amanda, Rose, Hester and James W. John, our subject, was married in Boone Township, this county, February 26, 1866, to Amy J., daughter of Morris T. and Elizabeth (Conn) Harvey; she was born in Cass County, Ind., June 22, 1844. After Mr. John Davis' marriage he first settled upon his father's old homestead, and in 1873 he pur- chased and settled on a farm in Section 6, Jefferson Township, where he resided until 1883, when he purchased and settled upon the farm on which he now resides, in Sections 32 and 33, Boone Township, He owns at present 245 acres of fine and well improved land-165 acres in Boone Township and 80 acres in Jefferson Town- ship. Has had born to him six children, viz .: Andrew J., Harvey T., Charles M., Elizabeth, Anzonettie, and Daisy.
DAVID N. FOUTS, M. D., was born at Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, December 9, 1840. His parents, David R. and Saralı (Nail) Fouts, were both natives of North Carolina, where they were born as follows: The father, January 5, 1800, and the mother Sep- rember 17, 1801. The former, David R. Fouts, was a son of David and Elizabeth (Burket) Fouts, who were both natives of Germany, and from thence immigrated to the United States in a very early day, settling first in North Carolina, and from there moved to Day- ton, Ohio, where they afterward resided until their deaths. They were the parents of six children, viz .: Catherine, Joseph, Andrew, Sarah and David R., the father of our subject, the eldest member of the family. He and the above Sarah Nail were united in mar- riage in Montgomery County, Ohio, October 7, 1822, and afterward settled at Dayton, where they resided until 1849, in which year they moved to Cass County, Ind., entered land in Washington Township, upon which they settled and resided until 1860, when they moved to Fulton County, Ind., where they now reside. They were the parents of ten children, viz .: Andrew, Nancy, Jacob W., Susanna, Joseph, Barbara, Elizabeth, David N., Hannah and John. Dr. David N., our subject, was educated at the Yellowsprings Col- lege, at Yellowsprings, Ohio, where he graduated in 1859, after which he clerked in a store at Sabine, Ohio, until August 15, 1861, at which time he entered the service of his country in Company D, Forty-eighth Ohio Infantry Volunteers, as hospital steward; in which capacity he served until December 13, 1862, when he was discharged on account of injury, and returned to Cass County, Ind., where he engaged in teaching school and reading medicine. In the winter of 1870 and 1871 he attended the Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, Ohio, and in the winter of 1873 and
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1874 attended the Rush Medical College, at Chicago, Ill., where he graduated March 16, 1874; after which he came to Royal Centre, Ind., and began the practice of medicine, which he has since pur- sued. He was united in marriage, in Miami Township, this county, July 27, 1865, to Abbie Miller, who was born in Cass County, Ind., July 19, 1844. After his marriage he settled at New Waverly, Ind., where he resumed his practice, and resided until 1874, at which time he removed to Royal Centre, Ind., where he has since resided. He has had born to him two children, viz .: Frank Q. and Emma E. The Doctor is a member of the Masonic order; also a member of the Pulaski County Medical Society, and also a member of the Indiana State Medical Association. He and wife are mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Doctor is an intelli- gent and enterprising man, highly esteemed by all who know him. He is a thorough medical scholar and a successful and practical physician and surgeon.
SAMUEL FRYE, an old and highly esteemed pioneer of Cass County, is a native of Franklin County, Penn., where he was born October 2, 1824. His father, Samuel Frye, was also a native of Franklin County, Penn., and was born May 1, 1797. He was a son of Andrew Frye, who was a native of Virginia, and emigrated from thence to Maryland, and from there to Franklin County, Penn., in a very early day. He was twice married, and raised to men and women a family of eight children. Samuel, the father of our sub- ject, was married in Franklin County, Penn., May 25, 1820, to Elizabeth Frederick, who was born in Franklin County, Penn., Oc- tober 31, 1798. In about the year 1833 Mr. Samuel Frye, Sr., moved from Franklin County, Penn., to Bedford County, Penn., and from thence, in 1844, to Cass County, Ind., and settled upon land in Section 29, Boone Township, which he improved, and on which he resided until death. They were the parents of ten children, viz .: Jacob F., John A., Samuel, Daniel, William M., Caleb, Rachel, Jerome, Rebecca E. and Emanuel F. Samuel, our subject, came with his parents to this county in 1844, and has since resided. He was married in Jefferson Township, this county, September 10, 1851, to Sarah, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Gray) Benson. She is a native of Pennsylvania, where she was born June 9, 1833. About one year after our subject's marriage, he settled upon the farm on which he now resides, which he has improved from the wild, and upon which he has since lived. He owns at present 179 acres of land, which are well improved and under a high state of cultivation. He has had born to him three children, viz .: Mary H. (deceased), Alexander and Elizabeth.
JOHN A. FULLER a native of Cass County, Ind., was born in Boone Township, March 1, 1844. His parents, Aaron J. and Irene (Luce) Fuller, were both natives of Vermont, of English extraction,
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and were born as follows: The father in November, 1807. and the mother in November, 1809. They were married in Vermont, and from thence, in 1841, moved to Sandusky County, Ohio, and from there. in 1843, to Cass County, Ind., where he died January 18, 1869. His widow still survives, and resides in Miami County, Ind. Six children were born to them, viz .: Ellen, Martha, Hannah, Mary, William H. and John A., our subject, the youngest member of the family. He was married at Covington. Fountain Co., Ind .. October 17. 1962, to Sarah J., daughter of James and Susan (Lobach) Wattsbaugh. She was born in Jefferson Township, this county, September 4. 1843. After Mr. John A. Fuller's marriage he settled upon the farm on which he now residles, where he has since lived. He lost his wife by death February 4, 1869. having born to him by her two children, viz .: James A. and Lewis E. (deceased). On December 7, 1871, Mr. Fuller married Elizabeth M., daughter of Jeptha and Ruhamah ( Trene) Powell. She was born in Cass County, Ind., July 1. 1553. Mr. Fuller has had born to him by this lady, three children, viz .: Milo N., Jethro and Edith R.
RUDOLPH FUNK was born in Lancaster County, Penn., Jan- uary 25, 1818. His parents, Jacob and Anna (Killhefer) Funk, were also both natives of Pennsylvania. where they resided until their deaths. They were the parents of four children, viz .: Jacob, Mary, Anna and Rudolph. our subject, the youngest member of the family. He was married in Lancaster County, Penn., October 6, 1842, to Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Fishel) Dritt. She was born in Lancaster County. Penn., April 3, 1821. In 1852 Mr. Rudolph Funk moved to Cass County, Ind., and in October of that year, he settled upon the same farm on which he now resides. He owns 100 acres of fine and well improved land. He has had born to him eleven children, viz .: Sarah A., Rudolph, Elizabeth, Andrew, Catherine E., Ira and five others who died in infancy and not named. Mr. Funk is a member of the Evangelical Association.
HIRAM HARVEY, one of the most extensive farmers and stock-dealers of Cass County, was born in Harrison Township, this county. October 13, 1840. The parents from whom he descended were the old and highly esteemed pioneers, Morris T. and Elizabeth (Conn ) Harvey, who were both natives of Pennsylvania, where they were born as follows: The father in Bucks County November 16, 1808. and the mother in Lycoming County June 7, 1814. They were married in Lycoming County, Penn .. in 1834. and soon after- ward moved to the State of Ohio. settling near Hamilton, where they resided until February, 1936, at which time they moved to Cass County, Ind., where they have since resided. They are the parents of eleven children, viz .: Charles, John W., Rachel, Susan, Hiram, Henry. Elizabeth, Amy, Lafayette, George and Anzonette. Hiram,
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our subject, was educated in the district schools of this county and at the high schools of Burnettsville, Ind., after which he engaged in teaching school for some time. He was married in Jefferson Township, this county, in September, 1860, to Maria, daughter of Walter B. and Anna Carter, by whom he has had born to him six children, viz .: Willard M., Morris T., Rachel C., John W., Mary J. and Hiram. In the spring of 1862 Mr. Harvey moved to Car- roll County, Ind., where he resided until the spring of 1864, at which time he removed to Cass County, Ind., where he has since re- sided. In 1870 he settled upon the farm on which he now resides. He lost his wife by death in March, 1872, and he was again mar- ried, December 14, 1880, to Sarah J. McDonal, by whom he has had three children born to him, viz .: Blanche, Dennis and Susan A. Mr. Harvey owns at present 3,167 acres of land. He is an intelli- gent and enterprising citizen, highly esteemed by all who know him, and one of Cass County's most successful farmers and stock-dealers. He is a member of the Odd Fellows' order.
HENRY T. HARVEY, son of Morris T. and Elizabeth (Conn) Harvey, was born in Harrison Township, this county, January 7, 1842. He was united in marriage, in Jefferson Township, this county, March 1, 1874, to Missouri E., daughter of Judge Lewis Bailey, and afterward settled upon the same farm on which he now resides, in Section 33, Boone Township. He owns at present 230 acres of fine land, which is well improved and under a high state of cultiva- tion. He has had born to him six children, viz .: Alwilda, George W., Bertie (deceased), Harry, Ernest and Frances C.
PETER HEIL, is a native of Germany, where he was born Jan- nary 28, 1833. He is the next to the eldest member of six children born to Daniel and Mary A. ( Kennel) Heil. He immigrated with his father to Cass County, Ind., in 1857, where he was united in marriage, April 29, 1861, to Barbara, daughter of John and Mary M. (Mierhofer) Roman. She was born in Switzerland October 28, 1843. In 1864 Mr. Heil, our subject, purchased and settled upon the farm on which he now resides. Mr. Heil owns at present 263 acres of fine and well improved land, all of which lies in Boone Township, Cass County, with the exception of 58 acres in Harrison Township. Mr. Heil has had born to him eleven children: Daniel R., born February 15, 1862; Catherine, born November 27, 1863, and died September 10, 1864; Mary J., born July 27, 1865; Elizabeth A., born February 21, 1869; George, born April 3, 1871; Sarah E., born March 22, 1873; Margaret E., born May, 21, 1875; infant daughter, born August 10, 1878, and died August 11, 1878; William P., born April 9, 1880; Addie M., born September 19, 1882, and Oscar N., born January 3, 1885. Mr. Heil and family are members of the Evangelical Church.
HENRY HEIL was born in Germany September 8, 1835, and
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is a son of Daniel and Mary A. ( Kennel) Heil. He came with his father to this county in 1857, where he was married July 1, 1861, to Eliza A., daughter of Frederick J. and Margaret ( Adams ) Riep; she died April 3, 1866, and he was again married in Pulaski County, Ind., April 9, 1867, to Mary, daughter of Valentine and Elizabeth (Harker) Culp. After this he settled upon the farm on which he now resides, in Section 25, Boone Township. He owns at present 160 acres of fine land. Has had born to him, three children, viz .: Mina (deceased ), Albert (deceased), and Addie (deceased). Mr. Heil is a fine man and is highly esteemed by all who know him.
DANIEL HEIL was born in Germany March 1, 1830. He im- migrated to the United States in 1855, and settled in Cass County, Ind., where he has resided since. He was married in White County, Ind., in September, 1858, to Dora, daughter of Samuel and Christina Kies, she was born in Germany, September 14, 1839. After Mr. Daniel Heil's marriage he settled in Boone Township, where he has resided since. He owns at present 240 acres of land in Boone Township and 15 acres in Harrison Township. Has had born to him nine children, viz .: Mary A., born August 12, 1859; Christina. born February 1, 1862; Samuel, born October 27, 1864; Catherine A., born February 28, 1868; Rosettie, born March 4, 1870; Alfred, born December 23, 1871; John H., born April 12, 1874: James H., born December 21, 1876, and Thomas, born March 31, 1879. He and family are members of the Evangelical Church.
NICHOLAS HILE, son of Daniel and Mary ( Kennel) Hile, is a native of Germany, where he was born December 4, 1841. He immigrated to the United States in 1857, and settled in Cass Coun- ty, Ind., where he has resided since, and was married in Boone Township April 28, 1868, to Nancy J., daughter of Daniel and Re- becca Kistler. She was born in Cass County, Ind., November 24, 1840. In the fall of 1881 Mr. Hile settled upon the farm on which he now resides, which he had purchased in the year 1878, consist- ing of seventy-six acres of fine and well improved land. Mr. Hile is an enterprising and highly esteemed citizen.
JACKSON HOLMES, an old and highly esteemed pioneer of Cass County, is a native of Preble County, Ohio, and was born May 30, 1825. His parents, Moses R. and Sarah (Jeffrey ) Holmes, were both natives of Monmouth County, N. J., and were born as fol- lows: The father in the year 1790, and the mother in 1796. They were also married in Monmouth County, N. J., in the year 1816. From thence, about 1820, they moved to Preble County, Ohio, and in 1831 to Tippecanoe County, Ind .; from thence to Cass County, in 1833, where they resided until 1838, when they moved to Pulaski County, Ind., where they afterward resided until death, which oc- curred as follows: The father died in 1852 and the mother in 1868. They were the parents of eleven children, viz .: Job J., Mary, Cath-
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erine, Amy I., Jackson, Segious, John, James, Ephraim, and two which died in infancy and not named. Jackson, our subject, was married in Monroe Township, this county, June 22, 1848, to Mary J., daughter of Joseph and Ruth Corbet. She was born in Ross County, Ohio, March 22, 1827. In 1862 Mr. Holmes settled upon a farm in Boone Township, Section 9, which he has improved, and upon which he has since lived. His wife died March 5, 1856, hav- ing born to him six children, viz .: William (deceased), Mary A., James E., Thomas (deceased), Sarah E., and a son which died in infancy and not named. June 22, 1868, he married Mrs. Rosanna Rogers, widow of John Rogers, by whom he has had born to him three children, viz .: George G. (deceased), Egbert (deceased) and Rosettie D.
JOHN KENNEL was born in Germany, December 15, 1822. His parents, Jacob and Catherine (Mishler) Kennel, were also both natives of Germany, and emigrated from thence to Erie County, N. Y., in 1848, and in 1853 to Cass County, Ind., settling in Boone Township, where they afterward resided until their deaths. They were the parents of seven children, viz .: John, Louisa, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Caroline, and two who died in infancy and not named. John, our subject, immigrated with his parents to Erie County, N. Y., in 1848, and was married at Buffalo, N. Y., January 25, 1852, to Catherine, daughter of Jacob and Catherine Mitzel. She was born in Germany, August 27, 1827. In 1853 Mr. John Ken- nel, in company with his parents, moved to Cass County, Ind., and in the same fall he purchased and settled upon the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 170 acres of fine and well-im- proved land. His wife died October 26, 1871, and July 25, 1872, he married Rosanna Seacrist, widow of Peter Seacrist. Mr. Kennel has had born to him eleven children: Jacob, H. John, George P., A. Andrew, Samuel, Catherine, George (deceased), and a pair of twins, who died in infancy and not named, by first wife; and Will- iam and Frederick. Mr. Kennel and family are members of the Evangelical Association.
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