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JAMES CHAMBERLAIN was han Herember S, 1796, 11 Transylvania, and settled in Ashland county in the year 1623. On June 22, 1826, he was married to Saran Ve- terson, who has been Perember 8, 1866, by whom he bad ten children: Jolen, Mary, William, Josiah, Flim both J., james Washington, I. Harrison, Werley and this first purchase of land was made which John beabout and living. Both were members of the Disciple church. He was one of the party who hid out
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the old roads that ran from Ashland to Norwalk. He was an industrious man and possessed of a good mind. A. N. Chamberlain, his son, was born in this county October 15, 1846. December 14, 1867, he married Mary Stout, a daughter of one of Ashland's pioneers, by whom he had two children: Tuly J., born January 16, 1869, and Cloah A., born July 14, 1871. He is a farmer of promi- nence and resides near the old homestead.
JACOB STONER was a native of Pennsylvania, where he was born in the year 1775. He was twice married. In the year 1835 he moved into Ashland county from Penn- sylvania. He died in 1856 John, the youngest child by his first wife, was married in Somerset county, Penn- sylvania, in 1833, to Judith Miller, by whom he has had eleven children: Jacob, Philip, William, Christian, John, Abraham, Hannah, Elizabeth, Eliza J., Minerva, and Iona Annetta. Four of Mr. Stoner's sons were brave soldiers in the late war : Philip, William, Christian and John. Philip lost an arm at Fort Donelson, and Chris- tian gave up his life at the battle of Winchester. He was supposed to have fallen into the hands of the rebels, and was never heard of. Philip was in the service ten months. William served a little more than four years. He received several slight wounds. John was in sixteen months and was mustered out at the close of the war. Abraham is the resident minister of the Reformed church at Norristown, Pennsylvania. All his children are married but two. He is one of the most substantial and respected farmers in Clearcreek township, and is fa- miliarly known as "Uncle John Stoner."
THE SHIVELY FAMILY were early settlers in Ashland county, and were formerly from Pennsylvania. They settled on the farin where Walton Hafer, a grandson, now lives. They raised but one child, Elizabeth, who married Levi Hafer. She lived with her mother until the latter's death, which occurred January 15, 1880. Susan Shively was born in the year 1803, and was a woman of great energy. She retained the use of her fac- ulties up to the time of her death. The daughter, Eliz- abeth, was manied about the year 1855, and had two children: Walton, born October 16, 1856, and Dora E. who died at the age of three. Mr. and Mrs. Hafer now reside at Shiloh, Richland county, Ohio. Wilton, who occupies the old homestead, was married October 24, 1878, to Miss Carrie Beelman, a native of Richland county. She is the mother of one child, Clyde L., born August 30, 1879. She is a member of the Winebienerian church. Mr. Levi Hafer served two years in the late war, and was a good soldier.
CHRISTOPHER MYKRANTZ was a native of Westmore- land county, Pennsylvania, and was born in the year 1788. At the age of twenty he was married to Catha- rine Poorman, who was his senior by six days only, and by whom he had three children: Betsey, who was born in 1Sos, and died April 19, 1880; John, who was born in :Sto, and died in iSze; Jacob, who was born De- cember S, 18ty, and is the only living representative of the family. The father made the rip to Ohio in wagons.in the year :822, and settled in AAshland, when he engaged in the hotel business, which he followed for
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a period of six years, when he purchased the Lawrence farm, a short distance from Ashland, where he resided for thirteen years, when he again returned to Ashland, where he resided until his death, in April, $$72. His wife died three months previous. Jacob married, first, Susan Mclaughlin, by whom he had eight children. She died November 26, 1868. On March 1, 1870, he was married to Rachel Minker, by whom he has had one son, George M. Mr. Mykrantz resides in Clearcreek township, three miles northwest of Asliland, and is one of the foremost men of the township.
MICHAEL LEHMANN was born in Germany, near the city of Worms, February 8, 1804. In the year IS29 he was married to Susannah Krehbiel, emigrated to Ohio in 18.45, and in the spring of 1846 settled in Ashland county, two miles southwest of Savannah. Jacob, his son, still resides on the old homestead. On August 27, 1863, he was married to Elizabeth Shriver, by whom he has had three children --- John A., who was born July 11, 1864; Mary, who was born September 20, 1866: Susan- nab, who was born February 5, 1871. The father died March 21, 1879; the inother, September 3, 1867. Jacob is one of the most successful farmers in the township, and a prominent citizen.
JOHN CUBRISON, a native of Pennsylvania, was born in the year 1794. On October 25, 1821, he was married to Jeannette Glenn, by whom he had eight children. He came to Ohio in the fall of 1837, and settled two miles northeast of Savannah, and here resided until his death, which occurred March 23, 1852. His wife survived him but three weeks. In this same year John, Alexan der and Jeannette died, all within a few days of each other. Mary died in the year 1863; Hugh resides in Kansas; Margaret in Belmont county, Ohio; Sarah in Ruggles township; and Joseph on the oid homestond. The latter was married to Margaret Marshall, Deceni- ber 31, 1862, by whom he has had three children. He is a prosperous farmer and a good citizen.
JAMES LAWSON was born in Scotland in the year 1778. He married Margaret E. Lamond, by whom he had seven children. They emigrated to America in 1834, and setted in Savannah, where he resided anti! the following spring, when he purchased a farm of inty acres three iniles southwest of Savannah, on which he resided until he died in 186s, at the ripe old age :: eighty-three. His wife survived him but one year. Ilis son James married Mary A. Gault, June 7, 1876, and still owns and occupies the old homestead. Both are faithful members of the Presbyterian church, and he is one of those sturdy honest Scotchmen, a number of whom reside near Savannah.
I .. FRizzEL was born in the State of Maryland in the year 1815, and came to Ohio prior to the organization of AAshland county, and settled near Olivesburgh, where he remained about two years. When he landed at Olives- burgh he had three one half dollar pieces in his pocket, and all of his baggage, beside the suit of clothes he wore, tied up in a handkerchief. He removed from Olivesburgh to Savannah, and engaged with an old pin neer by the name of Smith, of Gffy cents per day to tale
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charge of and drive his team. When twenty-one years old, his employer started him on a trip to Baltimore with one hundred and sixty bushels of clover and timo- thy seed. In this venture he was successful, and it was the beginning of a career that has proved to be a suc- cessful and prosperons one. He soon after married the daughter of his employer, and has, by industry, perse- verance and pluck, amassed a good fortune, and is one of the leading members of the Methodist church, and a prominent man in the township.
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP.
Newrox A. HART was born September 2, ISTI, and his wife, Elizabeth, was born April 11, 1818. To them have been born fourteen children, as follows: Mary, born December 18, 1836, married Christian Leiter, and lives in Morrow county, Ohio ; James, born July 17, 1838, married Lucy Myers, and lives in Ashland; Alfred, born July 17, 1840: married Mary Eighinger, and lives in Ashland ; John, born December 22, 1841, and died February 21, 1851; Margaret, born January 1, 1844, manied Peter Stutz, and lives in Ashland; Amanda, bom December 21, 1845, and died December 25, 1874 ; Catharine, born January 3, 1848, married Benjamin G. Rahl; Newton A., born December 27, 1849, died Feb- ruary 11, 1850; Barbara, born November 26, 1850; Abram, born January 23, 1853, married Elien Clark ; Irene, born January 26, 1856, married Charles Cook ; Elijah, born Janvary 19, 1858; Samuel, born May 13: 1860; and Fian, born September 10, 1863.
HARRISON HOOVER was born in Mifflin township, Ashland county, October 4, 1833, on the farm he now owns, which was entered by his father, Joseph Hoover, who came here in an carly day. He is the only living child ; there were two other children, one of whom died in infancy, and Daniel W., who was younger, but is now deceased. In 1852 his father died, and his mother died in 1870. Mr. Hoover was manied May 20, 1875, to Sarah E. Mourey, who was also born in the same county. They have reared two children, both of whom are living: William Harrison, born March 28, 1877; and Ollis May, born July 7, 1879.
JOSEPH MOUREY was born in Pennsylvania, April 3, 1825. When about three years old, His parents removed te. Chio and located in what is now Ashland county. Mr. Mourey has always lived here. May 16, 1851, he was married to Hester Shull, who was born in Richland county. They have had five children, all living and married : Mary A., who married Robert MeCracken: Sarah E., whe married Harrison Hoover; Nannie. George Metlenan, and Charles Canis.
JOHN WESLEY VAIL was born in this township, on the Copus farm, September 13, 1840. where he has always resided. He is a grandsom of Mrs. Vail, whose father
was a Copus, and was killed by the Indians at an early day, as is mentioned elsewhere. He was married Sep. tember 5, 1871. to Miss Ellen Bochelden; she was born in December, 1849. They have reared a family of two children, both of whom are living. They are Lawrence Wade and Hattie May. Lawrence W. was born October 9, 1872, and Hattie M. was born May 14, 1875.
DANIEL KAUFFMAN was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, June 30, 1810. He is the fifth child of Dr. John and Anna Kauffman, who were also born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. His father was born August 22, 1764; his mother, May 28 1768. They resided in Pennsylvania until the year 1827, when they removed to this county and located in Mifflin township, Richland county, a part of this township before Ashland county was formed, where they lived until their deaths. His father died June 16, 1845, aged eighty years nine months and twenty-four days; and his mother died Sep- tember 7, 1849, aged eighty-one years three months and nine days. Daniel Kauffman came here with his parents and made his home with them until he was married, which was on March 25, 1841, since which time he bas resided in this township. He was married to Miss Linda Cronninger, who was born in this township, Au- gust 21, 1818. She is the fifth child of Leonard and Elizabeth Cronninger, of whom mention is made close- where in this work. The fruits of this union are seven children-Maria M., who was born January 12, ISje. and was married to a Mi. Stephen ML. Cole, March 14, 1870; Elizabeth C., born October 23, 1343, and married to Samuel C. Fry. April 21, 1871; Anna B. born Feb- ruary 7, 1847, and married to Milton Charles, September 20, 1866; Sarah D., born January 12, 1853; Alice G., born December 21, 1857, and married to B. B. Hoat, October 20, 1878. The ones deceased were John F. and Henry C. John F. departed this life January 4, 1869, aged twenty-three years eleven months and twenty-one days; Henry C. died March 17 1879, aged twenty-four years and twenty-four days. Mr. Kauffman is a mill- wright by trade, and made that business a specialty for a period of thirty years ; but for the past twenty years he has paid all of his attention to farming. Mr. Kauff- man's grandfather was also born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania; his great-grandfather was born in Switzer- land, and came to Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1717.
LIVE B. LAMBRIGHT was born in Pennsylvania. Jaru- ary 5, 1810. When a babe his parents removed to this State and located in this township. He was maried May 3, 1860, to Miss Sarah Copus, who was born in this county and township, January to, 1837. They have reared a family of seven children, ten of whom are liv- ing: Mary, boin june 15, 1861; Margary, born Sep- tember 22, 1862; she is married to Adam Miller ; Rachel J., borr April s, is6.4: Willina W., born No- vember 5, 1865: Sarah Catharine, born September in, 1867: Levi Curtis, Barn October 22, 7572: Kannet N., bom August 1. 1873; N. A., Lan Celet 10, 1877 Margaret I was born July 1. wany, and died Augusti, : Sto. Mr. Lambright is numbered among the old set-
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tlers of his township; has always paid his attention to farming, and now owns one of the best farms in this part of the county. His wife is also identified with the carliest settlers of the county. Mr. Lamibright's eyes have been affected for the past fourteen years; he was totally blind for about four months. But since he had thiem operated upon he can see just enough to get around. Cataract is the trouble.
JAMES W. LEMON was born in Mifflin township, February 16, 1852. He is the second child of John and Harriet Lemon, of whom mention is made else- where in this work. He was married February 24, 18744: to Miss Harriet Brubaker. The fruit of this union is one child, named May U. Mr. Lemon has been in the mercantile business since he became of age, and prior to that he clerked for his father together with farming. He is now engaged in the mercantile business at Mifflin.
GEORGE W. MILLIGAN was born in Vermillion town- ship April 30, 1836. For six years he has lived in Mif- flin township. In IS61 he was married to Nancy E. Copus, who was born August 17, 1840. They have had five children, all of whom are living: William H., who was born July 10, 1862; Frances Marian, born April 8, :867; Anna S., born July 3, 1872; Mary A., born March 20, 1874; George B., born September 11, 1878. Mr. Milligan has always farmed from boyhood, and now carries on the farm of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Margerrie Copus, who is identified with the early history of the county.
SAMUEL HECKMAN was born in Stark county, Ohio, April 17, 1840, where he resided until the age of about eight years, when he went to Wayne county to live with his uncle, Jacob Arnold, his parents, Abraham and Mary Heckman, having died prior to his going there; his father died when he was about eighteen months old, and his mother died just previous to his going to live with his uncle. He remained with his uncle until he was fourteen years old, when he went to live with another uncle, named Philip Hoover, in the same county. With him he remained three years, when he went to work for a man by the name of Fulk, and with him went to the State of Illinois. After remaining there six months, he returned to Wayne county, Ohio, staying this time about eighteen months, when he went back to Stark county again, where he remained about seven months, when he came to Asbland county and located in Mifflin town- ship, where he has since resided. February 27, 1862, he was married to Catharine Brubaker, who was born on the farm Mr. Heckman now owns, October 15, 1838. She is the only living daughter of John and Catharine Brubaker, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this work. The fruits of this anion are two children. One is living -- Lester, who was born March 30, 1867; the one deceased was Franklin, who wa, born March 11, 1865. and died July 17. 6865, aged four months and six days. Mr. Heckman has never turned his attention to political matters, although he has served his township as trustee.
DAVID S. BENNRIHOP was born in Mifflin township, thus county, March 22, 1856. By occupation he is a
school teacher; and he also carries on a farin. He is the seventh child of Jacob and Mary I. Bennighof, who canie to this county about forty-four years ago. They- came from the old country in 1832 and located in Wayne county, then came to this county. Mr. Bennighof's father died April 2, 1877, aged seventy-two years and somie months. His mother is still living. There were cight children in the family -John, Jacob, Elizabeth:, Lucilla, Charlotte, Peter, David and Benjamin, who are all living. Only two are living at home-David and Ben- jamin.
LEWIS P. YEATER was born in Mifflin county, Penn- sylvania, November 29, 1838, where he resided until 1854 when his parents removed to this county and lo- cated in Mifflin township. October 19, 1865, he was mar- ried to Miss Amelia Wertsbaugh, who was also born in Pennsylvania, twelve miles from Chambersburgh, in Cumberland county. The fruits of this union are five children, four of whom are living: William P., who was horn November 27, 1867; Henry A .. born August 26, 1873: Maud, born March 30, 1876; Mary, born October 1, 1878. The name of the one that died was Normo A. - departed this life October 22, 1874, aged four years, five months and thirteen days.
EDWIN PARKES was born in England, December 25, 1835, where he resided until he was twenty-seven years old, when he came to this country and located in Cin- cinnati, where he remained one year, and then went to Louisville, Kentucky, and remained there a short time, when he removed to Mt. Vernon, and from there to Mansfield, where he remained fifteen years, when he came to this county and located in Mifflin townshin, where he has charge of and runs a tannery. He also owns a tannery in Mansfield, and has run that for a period of fifteen years, the tanner and currier business being his trade. On August 16, 1857, he was married to Mary Ann Borham. She was born October 1, 1834. The fruits of this union are eleven children: Julia N .. who was born in England, May 15, 1858; Emily M., who was born October 5, 1859; George P., who was born April 13, 1861; Edwin J., who was born February 13. 1863; Frank, who was born October 24, 1865; Harry, who was born December 25, 1867; John William, who was born October 19, 1869; Howard, who was born de- tober 14, 1872; Edna R., who was born April 12, 1874: Arthur L., who was born September 8, 1876; and Walter L., who was born December 2, 1878. The first four named were born in England, six were born in Richland county, and one in this county. Mr. Parkes has never paid much of his attention to political matters, although he claims to support the Democracy.
JOHN LUTZ was born in Lancaster county, Pennsyl- vania, January IS, 1856, where he resided until the age of fourteen years, when his parents removed to this county and located in Milion township. He lived there ten years, when he was married and returned to Richland county, where he lived three years when he removed back to this county, and located in this township ( Will- lin), where he has since resided. He was married No. veinber 10, 18Go, to biza Keever, who was born in this
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county June 26, 1339. They have had three children. Henry, who was born November 25, 1861; Amanda, J .. born September 4, 1863; and Alice C., born july 21, 1871.
MRS. NANCY J. PETTERSON is the widow of the late J. A. Petterson, who was born in Vermillion township, this county, June 19, 1846. He died March 27, 1878. Mrs. Petterson was born in Allegheny county, Pennsyl- vania, April 1, 1848, where she resided until the age of nine years, when her parents removed to this county. She was married April 5, 1868. The fruits of this union are six children. John F., born June 4, 1869; Nettie M., born March 29, 1872; Almira, bom June 1, 1874; Grace A., born April 6, 1878. The ones deceased were Lester, who died in March, aged about three months; and the other, one who died in infancy.
ENOCH COUN was born in Mifin township September 11, 1849, where he has always lived, with the exception of seven years when he resided in Mifflin township, Richland county. . October 17, 1871, he was married to Sarah Eby, who was born in Mifflin township, Richland county, September 21, 1849. The fruits of this union are four children, three of whom are living: William Curtis, who was born October 9, 1872; Byron O., who was born July 15, 1874; Amos L., who was born July 3, 1879. The one deceased was named Allen G. Thar- man, and was born July 1, 1876. His death was caused by his clothing catching fire, burning him so badly that he only lived from Tuesday until Thursday; he died April 8, 1880. Our subject, Mr. Coun, has run a threshing machine for the last seventeen years. When not in the season for threshing, le pays his attention to the carpenter trade.
JACOB S. BLACK was born in Ashland county, May. 27, 1834. In the late war, he was a member of com- pany B, Forty eighth Illinois volunteer infantry ; he enlisted September 2, 1861, and participated in all the battles the regiment engaged in, until he received an injury at the battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 15, 1862. Soon after, he was honorably discharged on ac- counts of wounds received, which disabled him from performing duty as a soldier. He is the second child and only son of James and Nancy Black, who came to this county at an early date. His mother has lived here since 1830. His father came here about 1804. He came from Maryland when about two years old. He is among the carly settlers, as mention is made elsewhere. He died October 12: 1835. His widow survives him. Jacob S. was married Jaly 9, 1867, to Miss Agnes Ho- garth, who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, April 1, 18;8. She was only two years old when she came to this country. She has resided in this township eleven years, coming from Illinois here with her husband. The fruits of this union are five children : James C., who was bern June 4, 1868 : Benjamin William, born July 9. 1870; Homer A., born September 22, 1872; Edward Jacob, February 24, 1874 ; Thomas Koss, born August 17, 1896. Mr. Black is a shoemaker by trade, and is constable of his township.
ISAAC MI. MATTHEWS was born in Venualion town- 1
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ship, this county, February 18, 1853, where he resided until the eighth year of his age, when his parents re- moved to Jeromeville, where they resided four years. Mr. Matthews was married March 24, 1875, to Miss Harriet Barr, who was born in Mifflin township, Richland county, where she resided until she was married. She was born January 8, 1858. The fruits of this union are two chil- dren, Ira O. and an infant. Mr. Matthews is constable of his township. He carries on all kinds of blacksmith- ing in all its branches, having worked at that trade since he was a small boy.
JOHN Scorr was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, July, 6, 1817, where he resided until the age of seven- teen years, at which time bis parents removed to this county an located in Vermillion township. Mr. Scott has always lived in the county, with the exception of two years spent in Hancock county. He has lived in this township twenty-three years. Andrew Scott, his father, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1769. His mother was born in Allegheny county, Penn- sylvania, in 1785. They reared a family of twelve chil- dren, all of whom lived to maturity. Their names were: Margaret, Elizabeth, Jane, Sarah, Mary, John, Duncan. Andrew, Joseph P., Alexander, David, and Jason. All are living but Elizabeth, Sarah, and Duncan, and all are married bat Jason. John is the sixth child, and was married April 25, 1837, to Miss Julia Ann Arnold, who was born in Vermillion township. The fruits of this un- ion are twelve children, ien of whom are living: Catha- rine A., who was born May 24, 1842; John F., who was born March 6, 1844; Harriet Jane, who was born De- cember 22, 1845; Calista C., who was born October 25, 1847; Julia I., who was born March 12, 1850; Mary Amanda, who was born April 7, 1852: Joseph P., who was born January 19, 1857; James R., who was born January 7. 1860; Ann E., who was born November 16, 1862; and Arizona, who was born October 5, 1863. All are married but three-Joseph P., James R., and Ari- zona. One child died in infancy, and Andrew departed this life July 2, 1841, aged fifteen months. Mr. Scott is a farmer. He ran a threshing-machine for twenty-eight years in succession, and from time to time since, but, for the past six years he has paid all bis attention to his farm and stock. Arizona, the youngest, is the only child liv- ing at home.
PETER ZEHNER was born in Mifflin township, thi- county, October 29, 1836, and was married January 24, 1861, to Hannah Boyer, who was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1839. When six months old her parents removed to this county, since which time she has resided here. The fruits of this union were eleven children, nine of whom are still living: John I, who was born February 1, 1862; Sarah Ann, who was born June 23, 1863; William H., who was born September 20, 156 5; F. and G. "Nety, who was born October 12, :566: Leah, who was born February 12, 1868; Joseph, who was born March 7, taijo Hannah S., who was born No vember 9, 1871; Malinda, who was born April 17, 18;6 and Peter, born December 14, 1977. Those deceased are: Leonora, who died September 7, 1875, aged about
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