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James G. Lawhead, son of Benjamin and Mary Jane (Essig) Lawhead, is a native of Jackson Township. His grandparents, James and Martha Lawhead, came to De Kalb County from Wayne County, Ohio, in 1839. Of their nine children all save Elizabeth, who married George Moore, are living-Johnson, Isaac, Benjamin, Samuel, Nancy, widow of Isaac Culbertson ; Eleanor, wife of John Boyles; John, and Eliza, wife of Henry Nott. James Lawhead died in 1854, and his widow in March, 1880. Benjamin Lawhead was born in Fayette County, Pa., April 1, 1820, and moved with his parents to Wayne County, Ohio, in 1834, and to De Kalb County in 1839. He was married in 1843 to Mary Jane Essig, a native of Stark County, Ohio, born in 1821. He bought the farm where they now reside on section 17 in 1851. Two children have been born to them-James G. and Caroline, wife of Charles L. Cool, of Auburn. James G. Lawhead was married April 17, 1870, to Wealthy B. Nelson, who died April 27, 1877, leaving two children-William B. and Queen Victoria. Sept. 1, 1879, Mr. Lawhead married Eliza Walter, a native of Jackson Township, born Nov. 27, 1851, a daughter of Joseph and Sarah Walter. They have three children-Gertrude, Walter and Frank. Mr. Lawhead has always made his home on the old homestead with his parents. He is one of the most active and energetic men of the township, always ready to assist any cause of public benefit.
William McClellan was born Oct. 23, 1826, in Wayne County, Ohio, his father being a pioneer of that county. He remained at home till twenty years of age, and in October, 1846, came to De Kalb County and worked for his brother John, who had preceded him, clearing land. In October, 1847, he returned to Ohio and remained till August, 1848, when his mother, Eliza- beth (Knapp) McClellan, died and he then came again to De Kalb County and found employment clearing and chopping for the settlers. He was married Sept. 2, 1849, to Permelia Os-
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borne, a native of Wayne County, Ohio, born May 29, 1829, a daughter of Aaron and Susanna (Hueh) Osborne, who settled in Jackson Township in 1841. Her mother died in 1862 and her father in 1882. In April, 1852, Mr. McClellan settled on section 3 where he has since resided. He has a pleasant home and is surrounded with all material comforts. Mr. and Mrs. McClel- lan have never been blessed with children, but have reared to man and womanhood several who were left to the mercies of a cold world. Aaron Osborne, a nephew of Mrs. McClellan, and now a resident of this township, found in them a father and mother in place of those who were called to leave this world. Susannah Watson, a child of Mrs. McClellan's sister, was given a home from her ninth year till her marriage to Silas McGov- ern. Harrison S. Wiser found a home with them from his third till his fourteenth year. William Arnold McGovern, a son of Silas and Susannah McGovern, was born Sept. 12, 1869, and is now an adopted child of Mr. and Mrs. McClellan. Their home is the embodiment of hospitality, and their kindness and liberality have won them many friends.
John W. Means was born in Jackson Township, Oct. 23, 1850, a son of James and grandson of James Means. James Means, Sr., came from Richland County, Ohio, 1838, and settled on 160 acres of land on section 23, Jackson Township. He and his wife, Elizabeth Hall, were natives of Pennsylvania, but moved to Ohio after their marriage. Two sons, William and James, came to Indiana in 1836 in company with Samuel Hen- derson, and eight, Eliza, Hugh, John, Peggy, Lewis, Mary Ann, Isabella and Andrew, came with their parents. William and Hugh lost their lives in a well from the foul gases. Eliza is the wife of Samuel Wasson, of Concord Township. John lives in Cass County, Mich .; Peggy married George Friend and died in Ohio; Lewis died in this county ; Mary Ann is the wife of Frank Bailey, of Nebraska ; Isabella married Hiram Petty, of Cass County, Iowa; Andrew lives in Red Cloud, Minn. James Means, Sr., died in 1852. His widow survived him many years, and died at the home of Samuel Wasson. James Means, Jr., was born in Pennsylvania in 1811. He was married in De Kalb County, March 14, 1839, to Isabella Wat- son, a native of Richland County, Ohio, born Feb. 15, 1821, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Watson, who came to De Kalb County in 1836. To them were born six children-William ; .
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Elizabeth, wife of Willis Bishop; Mary and Mary Jane, both died in infancy ; James, an infant deceased. Mr. Means died Sept. 22, 1868. Mrs. Means resides on the old homestead with her son John W., on section 24. This farm contains 160 acres of choice land, and is one of the best farms in the township. John W. Means was married Aug. I, 1869, to Rebecca C. Far- ver, a native of Ashland County, Ohio, born May 21, 1852, a daughter of Isaac and Mary Ann Farver. They have had seven children ; but four are living-Clara J., Ida Viola, Irene May, and Nettie E. Mary Belle, James W. and an infant un- named are deceased.
Wesley D. Miller, son of Thomas and Mary Miller, was born in Jackson Township, March 3, 1847. His grandfather, William Miller, came to the county about 1836, from Stark County, Ohio, and settled on section 6, Jackson Township, his wife dying soon after their arrival. Their children were seven in number, but three of whom are living-Joseph, Benjamin and John, all of whom live in Missouri. Lettice was the wife of Robert Will- iams; Jane married Thomas Griffin and moved to Missouri, where Mr. Griffin died, and she subsequently married a Mr. Cowan ; William died in Missouri. Thomas married Mary E., daughter of Daniel McCroy. Her mother was killed in Ohio by a falling tree, and her father afterward married again and came to De Kalb County. He died in Allen County. Thomas and Mary E. Miller had a family of eight children-Wesley D., John G., Lydia J., wife of Samuel Andrews; Mary, died at the age of ten years ; Emma, wife of Fremont Smith; Celia, de- ceased, wife of Thomas Stafford ; William died in infancy ; and Addie, now living with her widowed mother. Thomas Miller was killed in 1871 by the overturning of his wagon loaded with railroad ties. Wesley D. Miller was married Jan. 21, 1875, to Rebecca Coy, a native of Jackson Township, born April I, 1852, a daughter of John Coy, who came to De Kalb County from Wayne County, Ohio, in 1845. After his marriage Mr. Miller remained a year on the old homestead, and then moved to his present home on section 9. In addition to cultivating his small farm, he has for the past eleven years been engaged in brickmaking, and by his skill and industry has made it a suc- cessful and lucrative business. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have had three children-Ada, Minnie, who died at the age of three years, and May. Mr. Miller's uncle John has been a great
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hunter, enjoying the sport and making a good shot, which in an early day was very useful to the old settlers.
Samuel Osborne, son of Elias and Mary Ann Osborne, was born in Jackson Township, Aug. 5, 1844. His grandfather, Aaron Osborne was a native of New Jersey, and subsequently moved to Wayne County, Ohio, and thence in November, 1841, to De Kalb County, Ind. He was one of the pioneers of Jackson Township, locating on section 16. He gave each of his sons, Moses, William, Elias and John, eighty acres of land. Moses, now of Michigan, is the only one living. His two daughters, Mrs. Permelia McClellan and Mrs. Jane Lige, reside in Jackson Township. Aaron Osborne died in February, 1883 ; his wife many years earlier. Elias, his son, married Mary Ann, daughter of John Watson, a pioneer of 1836. They reared a family of four children-Samuel, Aaron W. and John W. (twins) and Elizabeth. Elias Osborne died Nov. 24, 1875. His widow lives on the old homestead on section 16, with her daughter. Samuel Osborne was married Nov. 10, 1869, to Mary Ellen Friend, a native of Ohio, born May 18, 1845, a daughter of Michael and Eliza Friend. They have two children-George F. and an infant. Mr. Osborne has a pleasant home on section 16, Jackson Township.
John C. Owens, the youngest of six children, and the fourth born on New Year's day, of John and Phœbe Owens, was born Jan. I, 1828, in Wayne County, Ohio. His father died when he was an infant, and his mother was left to rear her family .. His educational advantages were limited, but he was ambitious, and by private reading and observation has acquired a good business education. He was reared on a farm, and has made agricultural pursuits his life work. In the fall of 1849, with very little money, he came with his brother, Marchall, to De Kalb County, Ind., intending to enter land, but the next winter was sick with typhoid fever and was unable to work. This ex- hausted the little money he had, and he was obliged as soon as able, to work by the month to regain what he had lost. In 1851 he bought forty acres of heavily timbered land on section I, Jackson Township, and in 1852 began to clear it, working on his own land when not employed by some one else. In August, 1852, he was married to Julia A., daughter of John and Anna Thomas, who came to De Kalb County in 1840. The follow- ing May Mrs. Owens died, and Mr. Owens afterward marricd
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Mary Jane, daughter of Robert and Margaret Culbertson, of Concord Township. Five children were born to them-Robert W. died in his fifth year; Margaret E., wife of Henry McGin- nis ; James M. and Marchall, at home, and John W. died in infancy, Dec. 5, 1872. Mr. Owens' home was again left mother- less, and in December, 1873, he married Elizabeth Wilson, a native of Holmes County, Ohio, born May 30, 1854. Mr. Owens' mother makes her home with him. She is now in her eighty-fifth year, and enjoys good health. Mr. Owens' farm contains sixty-five acres of good land, well cultivated, and he is one of the most esteemed men of the township. He is in poli- tics a Republican.
Marchall Owens, farmer, section 1, Jackson Township, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, Jan. 1, 1825, a son of John and Phebe Owens. His father died when he was three years of age. His mother is living with his brother John in Jackson Township. Reared by a widowed mother he was early obliged to learn the lesson of independence. He remained in his na- tive county till of age, and in the fall of 1846 came to Indiana and lived in Auburn the following winter. The next year he worked at anything that offered, and in the spring of 1848 bought the land which is now his home and went to work to clear the timber, in connection with a friend, William Rey- nolds, who had land near him. In the fall of 1848 he returned to Ohio and remained a year. In the fall of 1849 he came again to De Kalb County, but the following winter was sick and un- able to work, and on his recovery was obliged to work for others to pay his indebtedness and to get the money to enable him to resume work on his own land. He was married No- vember, 1854, to Nancy McDowell, a native of Ohio, born Feb. 20, 1829, a daughter of Abraham and Mary McDowell, pioneers of Wells County, Ind. Together the young couple went to work, and by energy and good management they made for themselves a good home. Understanding by experience the hardships having to be undergone by the poor they are always ready to assist worthy applicants and help them to a more com- fortable way of living. They have had a family of six children, but three are living-Julia Ann, Effie A. and Etta A. (twins). The eldest died in infancy, Mary at the age of sixteen years and Laura A. aged two years.
Adam Prosser, a son of William and Mary Prosser, was born
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in Ashland County, Ohio, Jan. 18, 1838, and was fifteen years of age when his parents came to De Kalb County. He remained with his parents till twenty-four years of age and then enlisted, Aug. 6, 1862, in Company C, Eighty-eighth Indiana Infantry. He participated in the battle of Perryville, but the engagement at Stone River found him sick in the hospital. He was again in the ranks at Chickamauga, and he was with Sherman at At- lanta and in all the subsequent engagements till July, when he was wounded in the right thigh, which ended his active service. He then served on detached service till his discharge, July 15, 1865. He is now receiving a pension on account of injuries received while in the service of his country. After his return home he went West and was employed about ten years in the building of railroads, the greater part of the time by the Kan- sas Pacific. July 14, 1876, he bought the farm which is now his home, on section 3, Jackson Township. He was married Oct. 8, 1882, to Barbara, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Stroh. She was born in Union Township, De Kalb County, March 25, 1852. Mr. and Mrs. Prosser have one child-Ar- lington, born May 21, 1884. ,
Joseph C. Prosser, son of William and Mary Prosser, was born in Ashland County, Ohio, April 25, 1841, and was twelve years of age when his parents moved to De Kalb County. He remained at home till Aug. 15, 1862, and then enlisted in Com- pany A, One Hundredth Indiana Infantry. His first engage- ment was at Holly Springs, Miss., in the fall of 1862. Subse- quently he participated in the siege of Vicksburg, battle of Mission Ridge, and all the battles of his regiment in the cam- paign with Sherman to Atlanta and the sea, and thence to Washington, D. C., where he participated in the grand review of the army May 22, 1865. June 8, 1865, he was discharged and returned home, where he has since been as faithful to the duties of a citizen as he was to those of a soldier. He partici- pated in eighteen battles and many skirmishes. Mr. Prosser was married April 24, 1879, to Louisa Baltz, a native of Frank- lin County, Pa., born Oct. 15, 1853, a daughter of Jacob and Barbara Baltz, natives of Germany, coming to the United States before their marriage, locating in Pennsylvania, and later in Indiana. Her mother died in November, 1877.
William Prosser was born in Erie County, Pa., Sept. 12, 1802, and was there married in 1829 to Mary Lefler, who was born
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in Canton County, Sept. 26, 1808. Their early married life was spent in Ohio, and in 1853 they came to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled on section 10, Jackson Township. He was one of the most prominent citizens of the county, residing here till his death, May 9, 1881. His widow is still living on the old home- stead with her son, Joseph C. To them were born twelve chil- dren, nine of whom went to De Kalb County with their parents-Nancy (wife of John Lawhead), Henry, Adam, Will- iam S., Joseph C., Sarah (wife of Daniel Stroh), Elizabeth (wife of John A. Provines), Maria (wife of Jacob B. Coy), and Mary (wife of Samuel Goodwin). James came to the county in 1854 and now resides in Auburn. The eldest son, John, died in Oc- tober, 1851, in his twenty-second year, and the youngest died in infancy, March, 1853.
Alexander Provines was born in the village of Burgettstown, Washington Co., Pa., Jan. 31, 1818, a son of Robert and Jane (Smith) Provines, natives of Pennsylvania, of Irish descent. He is the third of five children, and the only one now living. In the fall of 1818 his parents moved to Harrison County, Ohio, where his mother died April 27, 1823. Sept. 11, 1823, his father married Esther Jenkins. Two of their three children are liv- ing-Mrs. Lovina Dickason and Mrs. Esther Dickason. His father entered 160 acres of land in Harrison County, and re- mained there seven years, when he moved to Tuscarawas County. The second wife died Oct. 7, 1828. He then left the farm and worked at the blacksmith's trade till taken with the sickness which resulted in his death, Aug. 3, 1829. Alexander Provines was thus left an orphan at the early age of eleven years. He lived with a relative, William Moore, a short time, and then went to Wayne County, Ohio, where he spent the greater part of the time till his majority, working at the car- penter's trade and in grist-mills. He early learned the lesson of independent action, and it has tended to make him a self- reliant, energetic and prosperous business man. His education was mainly obtained by private reading and observation. He is a close observer of passing events, a man of decided convic- tions, and one free to express his opinions on matters of public interest. He is a ready and pleasing conversationalist, a genial, social friend, and is esteemed by all with whom he comes in contact. It has been his habit for many years to keep a daily record of temperature and rain and snow fall, and in extremes Died Any 21- 1898.00
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of heat or cold an hourly observation from sun to sun. He is an ardent Republican, and, although on the side of the minority in his township, has held several positions of trust. He was Assessor two years in an early day, and has been County Com- missioner five years. Mr. Provines was married Oct. 21, 1841, to Dorcas Adams, a native of Ashland County, Ohio, born Jan. 16, 1821. In April, 1853, they came to De Kalb County, and settled on section 9, Jackson Township, where they have a pleasant home of 157 acres all well improved. But fifteen acres had been cleared when he settled on it. The first year he planted an orchard, which is now one of the best in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Provines have had nine children, four of whom were born in De Kalb County. The eldest and youngest died in infancy. Those living are-John. A., James, Alexander H., Lucian, Robert C., Mrs. Jane Prosser and Mary. John A. is a druggist of Spencerville, the rest all reside in Jackson Town- ship.
James Provines, third child of Alexander and Dorcas Pro- vines, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, Jan. 7, 1846, and was in his eighth year when his parents moved to De Kalb County. His early education was received in the schools of Jackson Township, and but for his ambition would have ended there, as his services were needed on the farm, but his studious habits when not otherwise employed have made him one of the best informed men in the township. April 30, 1864, he enlisted in the war of the Rebellion in the 100-day service, in Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Indiana Infantry, and served till Sept. 29, 1864. Nov. 11, 1869, he was married to Helen Woolsey, a native of Delaware County, N. Y., born Nov. 10, 1844, a daughter of Joseph and Maria Woolsey. They have three children-Frank A., Mary E. and Perry M. Mr. Pro- vines is an active, successful business man. In connection with carrying on his farm he deals extensively in stock, shipping to the Buffalo market. Mrs. Provines' parents came to De Kalb County in February, 1848, and settled on section 3, Jackson Township, the west half of their homestead of 160 acres being the home of Mr. Provines. They had a family of eight chil- dren-Elizabeth, a prominent school teacher, died at the age of twenty-six years; Abigail, widow of William Stewart, who died while in the war, a member of the Twenty-fourth Iowa Infantry; Mary, wife of Henry Straub, of Sargent County,
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Dak .; Jotham, of Smithfield Township; Catherine, wife of Charles Sherlock, died in Kansas in March, 1884 ; Frances, wife of Athens Carr, died in Michigan in February, 1874; Helen, wife of James Provines; Charlotte, died in 1851, aged five years, and Clarinda. Joseph Woolsey was a liberally educated man for his time, a cousin of President Woolsey of Yale College, and was born the same year, 1801. He was Township Super- intendent of Schools fourteen years in Delaware County, and after coming to Indiana was prominent in all matters of educa- tional interest, and at the time of his death, Nov. 6, 1858, was Township Clerk. His widow died March 10, 1880, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Provines.
Nathan Squiers, son of William A. and Susan (Wyatt) Squiers, was born in Richland County, Ohio, June 30, 1830. He re- mained with his parents till manhood, assisting in the work on the farm and attending the district school. Nov. 15, 1853, he was married to Anna S. Marshall, a native of Cornwall, Eng- land, born Jan. 17, 1826, a daughter of James and Anna S. (Prout) Marshall. Her mother died when she was an infant, and her father soon after came to the United States and set- tled in Ohio, where he died in 1860. Mr. Squiers was married in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, in 1853, and immedi- ately came to De Kalb County and bought the farm where he now lives on section 22, Jackson Township. Aug. 9, 1862, Mr. Squiers enlisted in Company A, One Hundredth Indiana In- fantry and participated in the siege of Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and Mission Ridge where he was wounded, and was in the hos- pital two months. Joined his regiment and was then with Sherman at Atlanta and on the march to the sea, and through the Carolinas to Washington where, in May, 1865, he was in the line at the grand review. He bore an honorable part in fifteen battles and many skirmishes, and was discharged June 8, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Squiers have had twelve children, ten of whom are living-James W., of Whitley County, Ind .; Sam- uel A., Sydney N., Fillmore A., Susan A., wife of Frank Dancer ; John S., Wyatt M., Horace C., Orange V. and Daisy. One child died in infancy and one aged two years and three months.
William A. Squiers was born in New Milford, Conn., March 17, 1799, and when a young man emigrated to Ohio, where he was married Jan. 1, 1820, to Betsey Frisbee, who died April 12, 1824, leaving two children-Jonathan, of Allen County, Ind.,
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and Elizabeth, wife of Lester Wright, of Geauga County, Ohio. Aug. 12, 1826, Mr. Squiers married Susan, daughter of Nathan and Mary Wyatt, and in 1837 came with the Wyatt family to De Kalb County, and settled on section 13, Jackson Township, on the farm now owned by William Johnson. To this marriage were born eight children, four of whom are living-Nathan ; Rebecca, wife of Newton Askew; Harriet, wife of Burton Brown ; and John W., of Kansas. Asher C. Squiers died Aug .. 12, 1863. Mr. Squiers is making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Burton Brown.
James K. Stafford, the third child of James and Ann Stafford, was born in Jackson Township, April 23, 1846. He was reared to the life of a farmer, remaining with his parents till manhood. He received a good education in the common schools. Sept. 19, 1872, he was married to Margaret Ann Duncan, a native of Ohio, born March 6, 1848, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Duncan. Her father having died in the fall of 1848, her mother moved to De Kalb County with her father, John Dancer, and settled in Jackson Township, and is now the widow of William Essig. Mrs. Stafford is a very cultured woman and before her marriage was a prominent -.. acher in the De Kalb County schools. Soon after their marriage Mr. Stafford settled on sec- tion 14, Jackson Township, where they have since lived. They are genial and hospitable, and have many friends, who always find a welcome at their fireside. Their eldest child died in infancy. Two children, Ida B. and Charles D., now make the home a happy and lively one. In politics Mr. Stafford is a Democrat.
Samuel Stafford the eldest child of James and Ann Stafford, was born in Richland County, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1840. In October, 1841, his parents came to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled on section 23, Jackson Township, where they lived till their death. The mother died in October, 1873, aged fifty five years, and the father the following February, aged sixty-seven years. They had a family of twelve children, eleven born in De Kalb County, nine of whom are living-Samuel, John, James K., Emanuel, Jane (wife of Samuel Morr), Rebecca Ann (wife of Frederick Morr), Thomas, Sarah E. (wife of Joseph Williams), Malinda (wife of John Brown). Samuel lived with his parents till his marriage, and then settled on section 15 where he has since lived. He has a good farm of eighty acres, well-improved
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land. He is a practical farmer, and a representative man of the township. He was married Sept. I, 1864, to Susan Saylor, a native of Richland County, Ohio, born Dec. 10, 1846, a daugh- ter of William and Rose Ann Saylor, who came to De Kalb County in 1847. Her mother died Nov. 27, 1855. Her father is still living on the homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Stafford have had five children ; three are living-George W., James F., and Perry A. Their second son, William W., and their youngest, Herman, died in infancy. In politics Mr. Stafford is a Democrat.
John M. Steward, son of James P. and Fanny Steward, pio- neers of De Kalb County, Ind., was born in Jackson Township, July 6, 1841. James P. was born Sept. 12, 1792. He first mar- ried Salley Bidwell Nov. 17, 1816, to whom were born seven children-Eliza, Horace, Mary, Irena, James L., Caroline and Salley, of whom none are now living. Salley, his wife, died March 10, 1833. He again married, Oct. 23, 1833, Mrs. Fanny Pellet, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McGown, born Nov. 25, 1802. She was married to Richard Pellet Jan. 2, 1825, and to them were born three children-Lucinda, Adelbert and Richard. Richard and Lucinda are deceased. Richard Pellet died April 15, 1829. To Mr. and Mrs. Steward wt8€ born four children-Harriet N., now Mrs. Jonathan Ervin; Dulcena, David W., and John M. Dulcena is deceased. James P. Steward died Jan. 2, 1841, and in 1844 or 1845 his widow married John Watson, an early pioneer to Indiana, from the State of Maryland, and settled and lived in Jackson Township. To them was born one son- James W., who is now dead. Mrs. Watson died Sept. 5 and Mr. Watson Sept. 26, 1871. James P. and Fanny Steward emi- grated from Pennsylvania to Indiana in 1836, entered and bought eighty acres of land on section 36, Jackson Township, which is now the property of John M., the youngest son. Nine children, as follows, came with them to Indiana-Eliza, Horace, Irena, James L., Caroline, Sally, Harriet N., and Dulcena Stew- ard and Lucinda Pellet. John M. has made this township his home a greater part of his life. In 1861 and 1862 he worked with J. and R. Ettinger, in Auburn and Waterloo, at the cabi- net-maker's trade. With this exception, and the time he was in the army, he has devoted. his attention to agricultural pur- suits, but has also given his trade some attention. He has held the agency for the sale of sewing-machines and agricultural machinery. He enlisted in Company A, Eighty-eighth Indiana
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