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Herman E. Stannard was born in Wyoming County, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1836, a son of Grinnell Stannard, a native of Scotland, who came to America in 1806 and settled in New York, and in 1840 moved to Allegany County, where he died in 1873. Our subject left home at the age of seventeen years and went to Joliet, Ill., and the same fall to Galesburg, and was employed in laying the track of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail- road. He was fireman on the first engine that ran into Gales- burg. He subsequently worked on the steamer New York, that ran from St. Louis to Keokuk, and went to Yankton, D. T., in 1856. Omaha at that time was a pile of wood, two flat-boats and a wood-chopper's shanty. He then returned to the em- ploy of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad for a few months, and then started for home, but on the way changed his mind and worked for the Michigan Central Railroad till No- vember, 1857. He then was fireman on the Erie Railroad on a switch-engine two years, and on the road a year. He enlisted
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in the service of his country .in Company G, Twenty-seventh New York Infantry, and participated in the first battle at Bull Run, West Point, and the seven days' battle. He was wounded the second day of the latter battle, and was taken to Fort Wood on Bedlow's Island, and from there went home on a furlough. After the war, in 1866, Mr. Stannard came West as far as Michigan and lived in Linden five years, and in White- hall a year. He had charge of the machinery in a tannery in the latter place. He then lived a year in Portland, Mich., and in 1874 entered the employ of the Wabash Railroad, beginning as pump repairer. He now has charge of the pumps on 360 miles of the road. He came to Butler, April 25, 1882. Mr. Stannard was married Feb. 4, 1863, to Martha Willcox, of Petoskey, Mich., a daughter of Abram Willcox. Their only child, Jennie, is deceased.
A. T. Strong was born May 14, 1845, in Whitley County, Ind., two miles north of Columbia City, on what was known as the Homer Alexander farm, a son of Ephraim and Angeline ( Hill) Strong. When he was one year old his father moved one mile west of Columbia City on a piece of land which is now a part of the county farm, and when he was five years of age his father moved to Columbia City and engaged in the grocery and pro- vision trade which afforded him a good opportunity of attend- ing school, helping him in the grocery spare times. In 1856 his mother died, and in 1857 his father married Helenor Kiler. During the same year moved to the country, three and a half miles northwest of Columbia City, on what was known as the Walker farm, and in the winter of 1859-'60 removed seven miles north of Columbia City, on what was known as the Hum- barger farm. He served his father until March 1, 1864, when he, with Vallorous Brown, enlisted in Company C, Seventeenth Indiana Infantry, arrived at Indianapolis, March 2, mustered into service March 3, and the 4th of March drew one month's pay ($13) and $50 bounty. Armed with revolver, paper-collar and pair of cavalry boots he got a furlough home for ten days; reported at Camp Carrington March 15 ; on the 16th boarded the Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis train for Louisville ; camped about two weeks at Louisville, when he was mounted and took up line of march for Nashville ; passing through Nash- ville marched for Chattanooga, via Deckerd and Huntsville, and arrived at Chattanooga, May 1, 1864 ; May 7 was engaged
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on the right wing reconnoitering and skirmishing at Tunnel Hill ; was engaged at Buzzard's Roost, Dalton, Rocky Face Ridge, Snake Creek Gap, Rome, Alatoona, Kingston, Carters- ville ; was dismounted at Burnt Hickory by horse falling from under him ; June 5th was put on detached duty at Columbia, Tenn .; on the 12th of July rejoined his command at Etawa Ridge and took part in the engagements at Buck Head, Cross Keyes and Peach Tree Creek; July 21st went to Covington, east of Atlanta, cutting telegraph lines and tearing up railroad track; about the 30th of July was engaged in the Jonesborough fight, following Hood back to Nashville. He was taken sick on the march and went into the hospital at Chattanooga; thence to Nashville Hospital, branch of No. 3. In November he rejoined his command which was sent to Louisville to be remounted ; thence to Gravally Springs, and went into camp for the winter ; March 20th took up line of march for raid through Alabama and Georgia; April 2, 1865, had a hard fight at Selma. His comrade, Brown, was wounded in left cheek, but under the careful care of Strong he soon recovered, never leaving ranks ; May 20th was one of the advance guard, taking the city of Macon, Ga., and was detailed as safeguard for Mr. Cox by Major-General Wilson; May 25th was called in and Company C started out along the Southwestern Railroad, via Oglethorp, Fort Valey, in search of Jeff Davis, who was escaping across the country. At Cuthbert, Brown was poisoned and unable to go any further, and he was detailed to take care of him; re- mained two weeks at Cuthbert and returned to Macon; was mustered out of service Oct. 5, 1865, and was honorably dis- charged ; arrived at home Oct. 13, 1865. He then engaged in farming with his father and attended the High School under Professor Dolan. He opened the first winter school in Decem- ber, 1865 ; attended the High School the following summer and graduated, and taught school the following winter. March 26, 1868, he was married to Almedia Iams. He farmed and ran a threshing-machine during summer, and in the fall and winter taught at Hively's school-house. In the spring of 1870 he removed to Columbia City and engaged in the manufacture of broom-handles, and May 21, 1871, he was employed at bridge- building on the D., E. R. & I. Railroad, then under course of construction ; July 5 he went on the iron train, and Oct. 5 got the job of wiping ; June 12, 1872, was promoted to fireman ; in
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May, 1874, to switch engineer, and to road engineer in August, 1874. He moved to Logansport in November, 1876, and was given the accommodation train ; Aug. 15, 1881, he was pro- moted to passenger engineer, and Dec. 3 removed to Butler, Ind. In June, 1885, Mr. Strong took a trip with some of his comrades through the South, visiting the old battlefields on which they fought. Mr. and Mrs. Strong have two sons --- Jeddy, born Dec. 28, 1868, and Heber, born Oct. 1, 1876.
George W. Swartz, farmer, section 26, Wilmington Township is one of the most prominent and influential citizens of the township. He bought his land in the fall of 1848 a part of which was on section 25, but did not move to it till 1859. He has cleared it from a heavily timbered tract and has made of it one of the best farms in the township. He owns 335 acres of valuable land, and has a fine residence and good farm build- ings. He was born in Luzerne County, Pa., Oct. 3, 1817, a son of Michael Swartz, of German descent. He received a good education completing it at the Belvidere, N. J., Academy, and when eighteen years of age began to work at the carpenter and joiner's trade. In 1838 he came to Indiana and lived in Fort Wayne till 1842, and then went to Fort Defiance, Ohio, and to Lafayette, Ind., in 1845. In 1850 he went to California and worked in the gold and quartz mines till 1858, when he returned to Pennsylvania and in 1859 came to Indiana and settled on his land. He was married March 9, 1859, to Elizabeth Hollow- peter, daughter of Wesley Hollowpeter, of Pennsylvania. They have had five children, but three of whom are living-Ida E., Ollie and Minnie V. Mr. Swartz has heen a Justice of the Peace eight years, and has served in several local positions of trust, such as Supervisor, School Director and Trustee, and has always given entire satisfaction to his constituents. Mrs. Swartz is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In addition to his farm Mr. Swartz owns a large flouring mill on the St.Joseph River in Stafford Township, where he carries on a large business.
John H. Topper, farmer, section 36, Wilmington Township, is one of the most successful and prominent young farmers of the township. He is a native of Wilmington, born Oct. 4, 1863, a son of William H. Topper, one of the early settlers. He has given his attention to agricultural pursuits since old enough to be of assistance on the farm. He went to Defiance County,
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Ohio, about 1876 and worked two summers for his brother, Simon P. He now lives on the homestead which he superin- tends and thus relieves his father of the burden he has borne so long and faithfully. He united with the United Brethren church in 1878, but in 1883 changed his membership to the Dunkard church at Corunna.
William H. Topper, section 36, Wilmington Township, was born in Bedford County, Pa., June 20, 1828, a son of George Topper. He settled in Ashland, then Wayne, County, Ohio, in 1845, and in 1857 moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and set- tled in Wilmington Township. Mr. Topper was married in Ohio in 1847, to Phœbe Newman, daughter of Thomas New- man. Their two children are both deceased. Mrs. Topper died in 1849. In April, 1850, Mr. Topper married Tracy East- erday, a native of Wayne County, Ohio, born Sept. 30, 1831, a daughter of Michael Easterday. Nine children have been born to them, eight of whom are living-Simon, Margaret A., Mary L., John H., Laura E., William A., Letitia and Rosa L. Mr. and Mrs. Topper are members of the United Brethren church. Mr. Topper's first wife was the heir of one-seventh of $64,000,- 000 in England, and had she lived her right to it would have been proven with very little difficulty.
William V. Troutman, station agent for the Wabash Railway at Butler, Ind., was born in Jefferson County, Ind., July 23, IS55, a son of Abraham and Margaret E. Troutman. He was reared and educated in his native county, and when twenty years of age went to Deputy, Ind., and learned telegraphy. He worked for the Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis Rail- road at Edinburg, Ind., four and a half years, and from there went to Roachdale, Ind., where he had charge of all the busi- ness of two companies a year. In August, 1881, he went to Kokomo, Ind., and attended to the telegraph office of the rail- road company till March, 1883, when he came to Butler and has since had charge of the freight and ticket office of the Wa- bash Road. Mr. Troutman was married Nov. 24, 1880, to Lizzie Ford. To them have been born two children; but one is living-Lena W.
Albertus A. Waters, section 5, Wilmington Township, is one of the most prosperous farmers and stock-raisers in the town- ship. He was born in Cortland County, N. Y., March 18, 1832, a son of Aretus and Caroline (Law) Waters, his father a native
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of Connecticut and his mother of Oneida County, N. Y. There was a family of twelve children, nine of whom are living -- Al- cander S., Merton M., Albertus A., Orson, Oscar, Henry D., Curtis D., George W. L. and Emily A. In 1856 our subject came to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled in Wilmington Township. He now owns a fine farm of 120 acres, all well cultivated. He makes a specialty of stock-raising and has some fine animals from registered herds. Mr. Waters was married July 18, 1852, in Orleans County, N. Y., to Cynthia Nodine, a native of Connecticut, daughter of Henry Nodine. To them were born six children-Henry, Elvena, Zella, Aretus A., Alta Ettie and George L. Henry married Climera Treman, and resides at Summit; Elvena married Edward Kiplinger, and has two children-George A. and Carlton H .; Zella married Al- mond Jennings, and has one child - Lola. Mr. Waters en- listed in the war of the Rebellion, in the One Hundredth Indiana Infantry, and served three years. He participated in the battles of Vicksburg, Black River Bridge, Jackson, Chatta- nooga, Knoxville, Dalton, Tunnel Hill, Resaca, Dallas, New Hope, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Mission Ridge, Chat- tahoochie, siege of Atlanta, Jonesboro, Lovejoy, Cedar Bluff, Little River, Griswoldville, Savannah, Charleston, Branch- ville, Columbia, Bentonville, Raleigh and others. He enlisted as a private, and Nov. 22, 1864, was brevetted Second Lieutenant. Mr. Waters is now a member of the Grand Army of the Re- public, Post No. 52, Waterloo, Ind. He has served his town- ship as Justice of the Peace. In religious faith he adheres to the Church of God.
Robert H. Weamer, proprietor Weamer. House, Butler, Ind., was born in Indiana County, Pa., April 23, 1839. His father, Daniel H. Weamer, was a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent. In 1843 the family moved to Guernsey County, Ohio, and in 1845 to Plymouth, Ohio, where the mother died in 1848. The father afterward moved to Henry County, Ohio, where he died in 1873. In 1857 our subject went to Napoleon, Ohio, and worked two years with his brother, George W., on the Napoleon Star. Then went to Mansfield, Ohio, and worked on the Shield and Banner a year. While there cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln, and that fall moved to Kendallville, Ind., and was employed as foreman of the Kendallville Journal. June 6, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Second Kentucky In-
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fantry, and served three years. He participated in the battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamauga, Corinth, Antioch ; was taken prisoner at Antioch. The first year of his service was in Kanawha Valley, Va., in an active campaign. After his return home in 1865 he went to Cardington, Ohio, and published the Republican a few months. In 1868 he formed a partnership with J. A. Myrtle in the publication of the Steuben Republican, at Angola, Ind. In 1874 he established the De Kalb County Re- publican at. Auburn, and conducted it till 1879. In 1880 he began the publication of the Butler Record, and in 1881 estab- lished the Review, which he published till October, 1884, when he sold out and became the proprietor of the Boots House, now the Weamer House. He makes a genial, accommodating landlord, and keeps one of the best hotels in the county. Mr. Weamer was married Nov. 10, 1864, at Urbana, Ohio, to Elvira, daughter of Wm. M. Gregg. They have had three children- William L., born in 1865, died in 1869; Sadie B., born April 18, 1872 ; Mary Maud, born Nov. 28, 1876. Mr. Weanier is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Grand Army of the Republic. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
James M. Weeks, one of the most prominent and successful of the pioneers of De Kalb County, lives on section 32, Wilmington Township, where he settled in June, 1836. At that time the country was infested with wild animals and Indians, and the former made night hideous with their howling. The Indians were peaceable, but were beggars and thieves. He entered 160 acres from the Government on the northwest quarter of section 32, and has brought it from its wild wooded state to its present valuable condition. When he first came to the county he worked by the day or job at anything he could get to do. He at one time split 1,000 rails twelve feet long for William Thomas for 50 cents a hundred, receiving his pay in two bills, and the bank which issued one of them suspended payment the next day, and $3 was all he realized for the job. He has cleared 100 acres of his land with his own hands, and has cleared nearly twice as much for other settlers. He met with serious discour- agements when a young man, but his determination and pluck have carried him through all difficulties, and he is now reaping the reward of his hard labor. Mr. Weeks was born May 26, 1814, in Rockbridge County, Va., a son of John and Margaret
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(McQuillen) Weeks. His father died in Jannary, 1815, and his mother when he was ten years old. He is the youngest of four children. His brother John lives in Union Township; a sister Jane married Jacob Platter, and is now deceased ; and Mary is the wife of Vinage Russell, of Miami County, Ohio. Mr. Weeks lived with an uncle till seventeen years of age, and then learned the blacksmith's trade, at which he worked five years. when he came to De Kalb County. He was married Dec. 18, 1849, to Mary Hay, a native of Germany, danghter of Valen- tine Hay. Their only child died at the age of ten and a half months. Mrs. Weeks died Oct. 3, 1872. She was an exem- plary Christian woman, a member of the Lutheran church, and was beloved by all who knew her. Cornelius Platter, a son of Mr. Weeks's nephew, is living on his farm and superintends the work. He was born in Defiance County, Ohio, Sept. 12, 1861, a son of James Platter, the first white child born in the county. He was married to Eliza Davis, daughter of Isaiah Davis, and has two children-Charles and Harriet E. Mr. Weeks is therefore living with the fourth generation.
Henry Whetsel, one of the most influential farmers of Wilming- ton Township, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, Sept. 10, 1821, a son of Henry Whetsel, a native of Pennsylvania, and an early settler of Wayne County. In 1830 his parents moved to Seneca County, Ohio, and there he was reared and educated. He at- tended the old-fashioned log-cabin schools, where the mode of instruction was as primitive as the style of the house. In 1840 he came to De Kalb County, and worked five years for Wesley Park, a farmer near Auburn. He bought 160 acres of timber land on section 16, Wilmington Township, on which he after- ward settled and which is now his finely cultivated farm. Mr. Whetsel married Julia Waterman, and to them were born ten children, eight of whom are living.
William J. Whetsel, a well-known teacher of De Kalb County, was born in Wilmington Township, April 4, 1856, a son of Henry and Julia (Waterman) Whetsel. He received a good education, attending the High Schools of Butler and Waterloo, and has taught five consecutive winters in his native township. He is a successful instructor and disciplinarian, and has now a good reputation as a teacher. His summers he devotes to study and work at the carpenter's trade. Mr. Whetsel is one of the best informed men of the township, keeping pace with all the local
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interests as well as those of personal benefit. He owns forty acres of land, which has been cultivated by hired labor. Mr. Whetsel is a member of the United Brethren church.
John Wilson, farmer, section 30, Wilmington Township, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, March [4, 1840, a son of James and Jane (Moody) Wilson, who came to De Kalb County in the fall of 1844 and settled in the woods on section 33, Wilmington Township, coming from Ohio in a one-horse wagon. The father died in 1847. When a youth our subject learned the car- penter's trade and worked at it several years. He spent a year and a half in Traverse Bay, Mich. He enlisted in the war of the Rebellion in Company E, Eleventh Indiana. Infantry, known as General Lew Wallace's Zouaves, and served over four years. He participated in the battles of Fort Henry, Fort Hymen, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Port Gibson, Champion Hills and sev- eral others. He was married May 17, 1866, to Amanda Bair, daughter of Rudolph Bair, who moved to Allen County, Ind.,
in 1845. Mrs. Wilson is a native of Holmes County, Ohio, born in September, 1844. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have been born four children-Morton R., James A. B., Alma O. and Mary M. Mr. Wilson served this township as Justice of the Peace five years, when he resigned. He has been a successful farmer and now owns 150 acres of valuable land, sixty acres of it being in Union Township. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and he and his wife and Morton and Alma are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
James D. Woods, farmer, and stock-raiser, section 23, Wil- mington Township, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, Jan. 27, 1840, a son of Moses Woods. His father died in Ohio and in 1845 the family moved to Indiana and settled in De Kalb County, where James D. was reared and educated. He was early thrown on his own resources but having a desire to suc- ceed in life has been energetic and owns a good farm of forty acres, all well improved, with a good residence and farm build- ings. In 1862 he enlisted in Company A, Eighty-eighth In- diana Infantry, and was appointed Corporal. He served three years, participating in all the battles of his regiment, among others Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mount- ain, Mission Ridge, Atlanta, with Sherman to the sea and through the Carolinas to Washington, where he was in the line at the grand review of the army. After his return home
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he resumed farming and soon after settled where he now lives. He was married Oct. 9, 1870, to Martha A. Kiser, daughter of John W. Kiser, of Wilmington Township. They have three children-Logan, John and Mary B.
Rev. David C. Woolpert, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, Butler, Ind., was born in Denver, Miami Co., Ind., Dec. 12,1851, a son of Rev. Hosea Woolpert, one of the oldest members of the Northern Indiana Conference, now located at Whitewater. David C. was converted at the age of eight years, and early was convinced that he ought to preach, but resisted the con- viction and studied and practiced medicine for a time. Fi- nally he yielded.to the promptings of the Spirit and in the fall of 1875 joined the Northern Indiana Conference. His first charge was Decatur, thence in the spring of 1876 to Muncie Circuit ; in 1878 to Albany Circuit; in 1881 to Lima Circuit. His health failing he went South, and on his return, in April, 1883, was assigned to Butler. He is an able, eloquent speaker and a successful pastor, making many friends wherever he labors. He was married May 5, 1872, to Jennie Lash, daugh- ter of Philip Lash. They have had four children, but two of whom are living-Chloe Maud and Carry H.
Peter Q. Wyckoff, deceased, was born in New Jersey, Sept. 26, 1816, a son of James Wyckoff, who emoved to Carroll County, Ohio, in 1823. He was reared in Ohio, receiving a common- school education. He worked in a saw-mill several years in Carroll County and Belle Centre, Ohio, and in 1856 came to this county and settled in Wilmington Township, four miles west of Butler, but two years later moved to Butler and bought a saw-mill which he ran three years; then sold the mill and moved to a farm, but was obliged to take back the mill which he again sold two years later, and moved to a farm in Stafford Township, where he died March 7, 1877. He was married Dec. 16, 1841, to Mary A. Johnson, daughter of William John- son. · Of the nine children born to them but six are living- James W., William J., Cornelius, John, Mary M. and Ida. One daughter, Murtilla, died at the age of eighteen years. James W. lives in Stafford Township; John, in Butler ; Cornelius and William, in Kansas, and Ida, on the old homestead. Maggie is the only one living with her mother. Mr. Wyckoff was a mem- ber of the Lutheran church, a faithful Christian gentleman. He was a quiet, unassuming man of few words, but his straightfor-
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ward manner and strict business integrity gave evidence of his character and worth. He was one of the most honored citizens of the county, a kind husband and affectionate father. In 1881 Mrs. Wyckoff sold her farm and bought her residence in Butler where she has since resided. Mrs. Wyckoff is one of a family of twelve children, but two of whom are living.
Jacob Yoey, farmer, section 13, Wilmington Township, was born in Summit County, Ohio, April 5, 1840. His father, Isaac Yoey, was a native of Pennsylvania, but when a child was taken by his parents to Wayne County, Ohio. Subsequently he set- tled in Summit County, and in 1848 moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled in Stafford Township, and about a year later moved to the farm where our subject now lives, where he died in 1857. Mr. Yoey was reared on a pioneer farm and received his education in the old-fashioned log-cabin school-house. He. began helping his father on the farm when a very small lad, and has experienced all the phases of pioneer life. His farm, which was entered by his father, is now under a good state of cultivation and is one of the best in the township. Mr. Yoey was married May 26, 1861, to Sarah C., daughter of Joseph Killinger. They have had two children, but one of whom is living-Frank, who was born April 1, 1867, and is now in school, fitting himself for a profession. Their daughter, Amanda E., died at the age of thirteen months.
Oscar L. Young, attorney at law, Butler, Ind., was born in Allen County, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1849, a son of William Young, a native of Maryland, and an early settler of Allen County. He was reared on a farm, receiving his early education in the log- cabin school-house. Later attended the Newville, Ind., High School, working on a farm nine months and attending school three months of the year. In 1873 he went to Fort Wayne and read law with Judge L. M. Ninde two years, and in 1875 came to Butler and began the practice of his profession before a just- ice, having been admitted to the bar in Fort Wayne. Subse- quently returned to Fort Wayne and formed a partnership with A. H. Bittinger, and practiced with him till 1879. Then went to Southwestern Kansas and remained a year, employed as at- torney for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. In 1880 returned to Butler, where he has since remained. He was married May 24, 1882, to Jennie M. Walker, daughter of Leonard S. Walker, of Fort Wayne. They have one child-
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Beulah B. Mr. and Mrs. Young are members of the Christian church.
Rev. H. W. Cherry was born in Erie County, N. Y., July 16, 1828. His father, Rev. Henry Cherry, was a native of Canada, and in 1841 brought his family to De Kalb County and settled on a farm in Wilmington Township, a mile south of Butler. He was a minister of the Free-Will Baptist church, but the latter years of his life had no regular appointment. Our sub- ject was reared on a farm, but received a good education, and in 1854 entered the ministry of the United Brethren church. He was engaged in the regular work about twenty-five years ;. two years of the time was in Steuben County, two years in Hampdon County, Mass., and sixteen years in Wanseon, Ohio. In May, 1882, his health failing, he retired from the regular .work and located in Butler. In 1883 he received an injury in his hip, from the effects of which he will probably never re- cover. He is a liberal supporter of his church and all its inter- ests, and has given his farm near Butler, valued at $6,000, to endow the Greek chair in the Union Biblical Seminary at Day- ton, Ohio, reserving the income for his use till his death. Mr. Cherry was married in March, 1851, to Louisa French, a native of New York State. Their only child is deceased.
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