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ried Martha Cummings; Lydia L., now wife of Levi Turner, of Iowa; Joshua L., who married Helen Swan, and lives in Minnesota; Henry H., who married Eliza Parker, and lives in iowa; Mary E., wife of Thomas Webster, of Iowa; and Perey P., who lives in Ashland county.
SIMEON L. DRAKE was born in Madison county, Now York, December 16. 1816, where he received a common school education; he came to Ohio with his father, and in 1842 married Maitha Cummings, of Ashland county. He is a farmer and stock raiser, and for the past four years has been engaged in raising Durham cattle, but at present is dealing in Holstein eattle; he is a Republican in politics, and is the father of eight children, five of whom are living, viz .: Wilber C., who married Jennie Dunlap; Willard, who married Josephine Persons; Helen M., wife of George W. Johnson; Hemy, and Silas; all living in Ashland county.
CHAUNCY GOODYEAR was born in Genoa, Cayuga county, New York, in 18o7, and received a common school education. Ile eaine to Ohio in 1843, and first settled in Fitchville, Huron county, where he remained about one year, when he came to Ashland county, and first settled on the farm now owned by George French; he has held the office of township trustee four years, is a member of the Congregational church, in which he holds the office of deacon, and contributes liberally to the support of the church, and is respected by all who know him. His first wife died in 1844. She was the mother of three children. After her death he married Sophionia Webb, of Homer, Courtland county, New York, who has one child; but of the four children only two are living, viz .: William F., who married Sylvia L. Biggs, and Sarah S., wife of George E. French, of Ash- land county.
WILLIAM F. GOODYEAR was born in Cayuga county, New York, in 1841, and came to Ohio with his father, where he received a common school education, and taught school in Ashland county, two terms. At present he is engaged in farming. In 1863 he enlisted in com- pany E, One Hundred and Twenty-eightli Ohio volun- teer infantry, under Captain Junius R. Sanford, and served until July 17, 1865. In 1865 he married Sylvia I .. Biggs. In politics, he is a Republican, and is highly respected by all who knew him. He is the father of two children: Clinton L. and Timothy T.
JOHN GOULD was born in Massachusetts, July 20, 1775, and married Mary Stearns, of Massachusetts, who was born June 10, 1777. In 1824 he came to Ohio, and first settled in Asbland county, on the farm now owned by the Gould heirs. He held the office of justice of the peace eighteen years, and was postmaster several years. In politics, he was an old-line Whig, and was commander of the militia in the State of Vermont. He died May 2, 1851, and his wife died January 21, 1851. He was the father of six children: Olive, who was the wite of John ML. Madison, of New York: Enos, who married Philena Rice, of Ashland county : Brittani, site of Levi Mitchel of New York; Rufus, who married Mary E Fletcher, Hannah, wife of Clement March, of
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Ashland county, and Lucretia S., wife of Norman Mel- len, of New York. The children are now all dead except Lucretia, wife of Norman Mellen.
Rusus Govin was born in Ontario county, Now York, in rSto, came to Ohio with his parents in 182 .;; and received a common school education. On October 17, 1832, he married Mary E. Fletcher, in Medina county, Ohio, and was engaged in farming and stock- raising. He held the offices of township trustee and constable for a number of years, and in politics was a Republican. On December 5, 1871, he died. He was the father of one child --- John T., who married Charity Riggs, and lives in Ashland county.
JOSEPH CUKRY, father of Mrs Luther Gould, was born in Pennsylvania, came to Ohio, in 1838, and first settled on the farin now owned by Jacob Barrick, in Lake township, Ashland county. He married Jane Archbold, of Pennsylvania; was a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal church, and in politics was a Republican. He was the father of ten children, six of whom are liv- ing, viz; Thomas, who married Nancy Hayton, and lives in Iowa: William, who married Nancy Wright, and lives in Illinois; David, who first married Mary Thomp- son, and, after her death, married Sorinda Cady, and live» in North Amherst; Ohio: John, who lives in New Orleans; Jane, wife of David Barrick, of Ashland county; and Sarah, wife of Luther Could, of Ashland county.
JOSEPH W. SPENCER was born in Maryland, in 1796, where he received his education. In 1816, he came to Ohio, and first settled in Harrison county, where he married Biddy Archbold. While there he was elected justice of the peace four terms. In 1845, he came to Asbland county, and settled on the farm now owned by John A. Spencer; and was here elected justice of the peace two terms. For about fifty years he was a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal church, and died in i 864, his wife surviving until 1878. Seven of his nine children are living, vis: David, who married Margaret Verrill; Sarah; A., wife of William A. Beck ; John 4., who married Margaret Summers; Mary J., wife of Val- entine Piper-all living in Ashland county; Joseph W., who married Susan Bemver, and lives in iowa; Elizabeth, wife of Frederick Housman, of Ashland county; and Daniel, who lives in Michigan.
JOHN A. SPENCER was born in Harrison county, Ohio, "in 1822; came to Ashland county in 1845; and settled on the farm where he now lives, and has been engaged in farming and stock raising. In 1852 he went by way of the isthmus to California, where he engaged in min- ing for fifteen months, with good success. In 1853 he returned by the Nicarausna route. In 1819 he married Margaret Surunwers. of Ashland county, and is the father of seven children: Deville, who lives in Montana; Addie, Herschel, Biddy, Milton, Christina, and Mary, all of whom live in Ashland county. For three years he has been constable in lake township: he is a mom ber of the Methodist Episcopal chinch, and m politics is a Delam nat.
WILLSAY CHAMBERLAIN was born in Dover, Ver-
mont, in 1;86, and married Lauretta Turner, of the same place. He came to Ohio in 1817. Ile first set- tled on the farm now owned by joseph Chamberlain, ard was engaged in farming and stock raising, and held the office of township trustee for a number of years. Hc was a member of the Baptist church, and helped build and organize the first church in Sullivan township. He was clerk of the church for many years, and always contributed liberally to its support. In politics he was a Republican. Ile died in 1861. His wife died in 1864. He was the father of seven children-five living: Lucy, wife of Perus Rice, of Ashland county; Joseph, who married Samantha Barker; Olive, wife of Charles Riggs, afterward wife of James Van Wagnor, of Michi. gan; Lewana, wife of John Farmer, of Michigan; and William, who married Lydia Farnsworth, of Ashland county.
JOSETH CHAMBERLAIN was born in Vermont in 1814. and came to Ohio with his father when only three years old. He received a common school education, and taught school one term in Sullivan township, in the dis- trici in which he now lives. In. 1838 he married Samantha Barker, of Sullivan township, and is engaged in farming and dairying. He has been elected town. ship trustee several terms, and is a member and deacon of the Baptist church, and in politics is a Re- publican. He is the father of one child, Edell W., who married Mary E. Spencer, and lives in Ashland. county.
RICHARD ROGERS was born in Connecticut, in 1779. married louisa Maynard in Connecticut, and came to Ohio in 1835, settling in Huntington township, Lorain county. By trade he was a blacksmith, but after be cune to Ohio gave his time to farming. He was a dea. con in the Baptist church, and in politics was a Republi- can. He was the father of ten children, viz .: David, deceased; Betsy; Richard, deceased; George; John, deceased; Ann; Nathan P .; Louis, deceased . Samuel, and James.
NATHAN P. ROCFRS was born in Shenango county, New York, in iStr, where he received a common scheo! education, and learned the hatter's trade. He married Pauline Park, of Chenango county, in 1835; came to Chio in 1836, and settled in Sullivan center, where he opened a hat factory and store, and followed thet busi- ness about six years, when he gave it up and has since been engaged in farming. He has been constable one year, and township clerk several years; is a member and dearon of the Baptist church, and in politics is a Re publican. He is the father of nine children, viz .: Henry M., who married Olive Rice, and Edgar L., who married Ruvinia Rice, both of Ashland county; Frances D .; Allsetta M., who married Marques Sage, and lives in Michigan: Theodore J., who married Lydia J. Lewis, and lives in Ashland county; Nathan K., who married. Hollie Sifond, and lives in Lorain county. Carrie, wife of Carlton Safond of New York: Merritt j, wie man ried Fannie Mann, and lives m Ashland county : Authur A., who married The read Myers, and lives in Ashland county.
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ABIJANI MARSH was born in Massachusetts in 1757, and in 1783 married Beershia Snow in Vermont; was a weaver by trade, and worked at his trade some time after he came to Ohio. He came to Ohio in IS17 and settled in Medina county, where he remained two years. In iSig he came to Ashland county and settled on the farm now owned by William W. Whitcomb. In politics he was an old-line Whig. He died june 14, 1840. He was the father of fifteen children, all now dead but two, Chester and Azuba.
ARETES MARSH, son of Abijah Marsh, was born in Vermont in 1799, where he received his education ; he came to Ohio with his father. He married Ruth Rice, who became the mother of five children, and died March 18, 1838. After her death he married Evangeline Toms, who had three children, and who died March 27, 1879. He was engaged in farming all his life, and was elected township trustee several years; he was a member of the Congregational church, and in politics a Republican; he died May 2, 1876. He was the father of seven children, viz .: Orlando, (deceased), who mar- ried Anna Miller, and lived in Michigan; Alva, who married Jane M. Dulittle; Laurette, the wife of John H. Hyde, of Illinois; Maria, who died in Ashland county; Almira, the wife of Daniel C. Gibbs, of Iowa; Lafayette, who died when three years old; Cromwell, who married Rachel McConnel; and Aretas, who died in Clarksville, Tennessee; he served in the One Hun- dred and Second Ohio volunteer infantry.
ALVA MARSH was born in Sullivan township, Ashland county, Ohio, in 1825, where he received a common school education. He taught school three terms-one in Ohio, one in Illinois, and one in Michigan. In 1851 he married Jane Dulittle, in New York, and returned to Ohio, where he remained three years; then he went to Michigan, and staid four years, when he returned to Ohio and settled in Sullivan township, on the farm now owned by George Mays. He is a farmer and stock raiser, and in politics is a Republican. He is the father of four children : Alta R., Lilia A., and Effie A., all de- ceased, and Rosabell.
DAVID G. SPENCER was born in Harrison county, Ohio, in 1819, where he received a common school edu- cation. In i8jo be married Margaret Ferrell, and came to Asbland county and settled on the farm now owned by John Spencer, in Sullivan township. He is a farmer and stock maiser, and has been trustee of the township several years, and still holds that office. He is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in politics is a Republican. He is the father of four children: Mary E., wife of E. W. Chamberlain; Joseph W., who married Laura J. Bolles; Charles F., who married Alice Close, all living in Ashland county, and one child who died in infancy.
HORACE RIGGs was born in Franklin county, Now York, in 1822, and came to Ohio with his father in 1835, and settled in Holmes county, where In received a common school education. In r8 ;; he came to 1sh- land county and settled in Sullivan towoship, on the farm which he now owns. in 1845 he married susan C.
Pierce, of Sullivan township. He learned the cooper trade, and is at present engaged in that business, in con- nection with farming. In politics be is a Republican, and is the father of three children, viz .: Wadsworth, who married Caroline Holbrook; Charity, who marued John Gould, all living in Asliland county, and one child who died in infancy.
DEAN PIERCE was born in Massachusetts in 1794, and married Susanna Chase, of the State of New York. In ISto he came to Ohio, and the same year settled in .Ash- land county, on the farmi now owned by Mrs. Horace Riggs. By trade he was a cooper, which business he was engaged in all his life. He was a member and deacon. in the Fice Will Baptist church, and in politics was a Republican. In 18445 his wife died, and he died in 1857. He was the father of six children, only two of them living, vie: Susan, wife of Horace Riggs, and Harriet.
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E. F. Enkicar was born in Plain township, Wayne county, October 2, 1845. His father, A. B. Ebright, was born in Perry county, Pennsylvania, March 27. 0818, and came to Ohio, locating in Wayne county, in 1833, where he has since been engaged in farming. His wife was Tamer Frees, a daughter of David and Hannah Frees, of Wayne county, to whom he was married April 2, 1811. They raised a family of seven children: Frances, Artie L., F. F., Melville, Ulala T., George J. and John I. E. B. Ebright, the subject of this sketch, was married September 2, 1869, to Miss M. M. Miller, of this county. To them have been bom three chil. dren: Artie B., born July 29, 1869: Lewis C., born Oc- tober 12, 1872; and Melville W., born November 7. 1874, and died September 22, 1875. Mr. Ebright is a farmer and stock dealer, and owus a well-improved form of eighty acres, lying along the Perryville read, one-half mile west of Lake fork. He served as a soldier in the One Hundred and Sixty-ninth regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry during the hundred days' service, enlisting May i, 1864, and was mustered out September 17th, of the same year, after participating in several battles. Both himself and his wife are members of the Methodist brother Melville read law with Mr. Rauch, at Wooster, Episcopal church. In politics he is a Republican. His and graduated from Ann Arbor law school in 1877. He was admitted to the bar at Ashland, and soon after commencing practice died.
j. W. SELEY, son of Jefferson and Elizabeth Selbs, was born in Perry township, Ashland county, April at. 1852, and was married November 11, 1375, to Muy j. Houser, of the same county. They have one chik', Clyde C., born March 26, 1850. He is a farmat and Jock dealer, and lives on the home place, formerly
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called the Nayfor farm, three-fourths of a mile cast of Jeromevill :. His father was born October 5, :808, in New Lancaster, Ohio; his wife was Elizabeth Instey, of Green county, Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio with her parents when quite young. They maised a family of six children, of when Joseph W. was the youngest. They were named: Thebe:, Catharine J., Millen H., Enoch G., Sophronia, and Joseph W. Mr. Selby, sr., died October 22, 1878, aged seventy years and seventeen days. Mrs. Selby is still living, and makes her home with her son, Joseph W., who began life for himself when but sixteen years of age. In politics he is a Republican.
JOSEPH AUSTIN was born in England, near Seven Oaks, county of Kent, April 7, 1802, and was a subject of King George III. In 1821 he, together with his father and one brother, came to this country, and lo- cated in Mohican township, this county, where he lived on a farm until 1832; he then engaged as a salesman in a store at Ashland, where he remained about one year, when he went back and took charge of his father's farm, where he has since lived. His father died in 1843, and his mother in :849. March 11, 1850, he went with a wagon-train the overland route to California, where he remained a little more than a year, when he returned, via San Francisco, by water, and bought his brother's share in the old homestead. In April, 1854, he was married to Catharine Heichel, and by this union had seven children, five of whom died in infancy. Two are still living: Josephine A., who was born July 12, 1860; and Lucy, born June 15, 1874. Mt. Austin and family now live a quiet life on the old homestead farm, near Jeromeville. Both himself and wife are members of the Lutheran church.
NEWTON RICHEY was born in Lake township, Ashland county, October 26, 1844, and is a son of Robert and Narumi Richey, to whom were born seven children, six living and one dead. Our subject was the seventh child. He is now located in Jeromeville, and is doing a large and extensive business. He has been in the wholesale and retail carriage manufacturing and undertaking busi- ness for about fifteen years. By fair dealing he has gained the good wishes of all bis patrons. He was married to Sarah Finley, August 0, 1868, and by this marriage was born one child, named B. Myrtle, who was born June 6, 1869. Mrs. Richey was 'born in Lake township.
1. D. FARNS was born in Allegheny county, Pennsyl- vania, on the seventeenth day of April, :812, and in March, :832, he came to Wayne, now Ashland, county, where he now lives. February 4, 183 4; he was married to Mary Ifile, daughter of Joseph Hale, and by this marriage bad eight children; Amelia, Lydia, Eliza Jane, Jasper; Joseph, who died August 12. 1847: Emily, Su- sam and jeet October to, :86o, his wife died, and on October 15, 1861, he was married to Catharine Leidigli, Jaughter of Peter Lenligh. Mr. Karns has held the offices of township traste and assessor. By occupation le is a farmer, and in politics is a Demer rit.
JAMES OF FINEER was born in Hardy county, Virginia, November 19, 1790. On April 25, 1825, be was mar.
ried to Catharine, daughter of George and Mary Grimm, of the same county, who was born March 2, 18o5, and was the third in a family of nine children. Mr. and Mrs. Offineei came to Ohio November 29, 1829, on which date they arrived on the fann now owned by William Brian, and from thence removed to the farm on which she now lives. . They had a family of nine chi! dren-George, born September 24, 1821, married Miss Woods, and lives in Jeromeville; Nancy, born August 15, 1828, married .William Metcalf, and died in Kości- usko county, Indiana; Mary, boin July 7, 1830, died September 20, 1833; Susan, born January 2, 1833, mur- ried G. W. Roc, and lives near Mansfield, Ohio: James, born August 29, 1836, married Lydia Whissimore; Catharine, bom January 4, 1839, manicd D. B. Cliffe : John, born April 17, 1841, died January 27, 1842 ; Francis Marian, born May 1, 1846, married Kachel Wolf, and lives in Crawford county, Iowa; Mory Eliza- beth, born January 3, 1843, married Frederick Endinger, and lives near Lafayette, Perry township. S. Offineer was one of the carly settlers of the township. arriving when the country was mostly covered with timber, and neighbors were few and far between. Wild game was plenty, but the still wilder Indians had just left the country. March 29, 1868, he died, having done his part in clearing and improving the farm he left to his family. He was a member of the Disciple church in Jeromeviite, of which he became a member in September, 1838. In politics he was a Democrat, and cast his first you for James Monroe. Mrs Offinger now lives with her son in. law, D. B. Cliffe, She is also a member of the Disc'p' church, which she joined at the same time a: her husband. She is now in the seventy-sixth year of her age
NANCY BUTDORP was born in Carroll county, Ohio, September 15, 1826. She is a daughter of George and Maty Ream, who came to this county in 1835, and lo- cated on the farm a half mile east of Mohican, which still bears their name. They raised a family of siv chil dien, of whom Nancy was the third They were I.u. cinda, Elizabeth, Nancy, Margaret, Catharine, and Sarah, all of whom are living with the exception of Catharine. Nancy Ream was married March 21, 1547. to George Botdorf. To them was born one child, Day- ton, born March 3, 1857. They moved to their present farm in 1858, where Mr. Botdorf died November 25. 1866. He was born in Pennsylvania, August 30, 1807, and came with his parents to Ohio in 1825. Mrs. But- dorf and her son live on the old farm one-half mile north of Mohican, where he attends to the farm work and raises stock. He was married August 3, 1876, to Katharine Leech, daughter of Robert Leech. To them have been born three children, of whom Que died in infancy, at named: Charles J. was born April 17, 1878, and .V. G. was born March 27, 1880. Mrs. Nancy hotdost 12. came a member of the Methodist church at Mohi an 1856; her husband was also a member of the same church. In politics he was a Jacksonian Demat.
U. S. SurBERT is the son of Samad and Mary Silent. and was born in March, 1834. His parents came from
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Virginia to Ohio, and settled on the farm on Lake fork, on which Mr. Seibert now resides, and where he owns three hundred acres. He was married in the spring of : 86: to Sophronia Finley, daughter of Abram Finley. To them were born three children: Bennett, born May 7, 1865; Mollie, born December 27, 1856; and Zen, born August 10, 1870. Mr. Seibert is a Republican in his political belief.
WILLIAM DAVIS was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, June 1, 1858. His father and mother were born in the same State, where they were married, and had a family of twelve children, as follows: Eliza- beth, Rebecca, Hannah, Catharine, Eliza, Jesse, Mary, Jonathan, Susan, Clementine, William, and Charles. William came to this State with his parents and their family, and was married, April 22, 1841, to Maria Wil- son, who was born January 29, 1818. Her parents were bom in Ireland. To them were born two children: Samuel Z, born june 6, 1542, and Eliza Jane, born Jan- gary 17, 13.15. Samuel was carried June 24, 1869, to Mary-E. Aultz, daughter of Robert Aultz, and is en- gaged in the practice of medicine, and in the charge of a'drug store at Jeromeville. Eliza Jane was married May :, 1862, to Elder R. Winbigler, and also lives in Jeromeville, Mr. Davis lives one-half mile from Lake fork, on the Jeromeville road, where be is engaged in farming. He has many times been called on to act as administrator of the estates of his neighbors and friends, and has had no less than thirty one trusts of this char- acter to attend to, in which he has given universal satis- faction. He has also served as assessor in his township. Both himself and his wife are members of the Disciple church, of which he has been a deacor for some ten years. He became a member of the church at Jerome- ville in 1840, and his wife joined some thirteen years later. In politics he is a Republican. His first vote was cast for Heury Clay.
ELMER D. MORK is the son of George and Mary Mon, who maised a family of eight children, as follows : William P., Eliner D., Emma, Martin, Ella, Celia, Ar- thur and Frank. Alrs. Morr's maiden name was Mary Frankhouser, and she was born in Pennsylvania. Elmer learned the trade of carpenter with his father, and after- wards bought a half interest in the dry goods store of Brubaker Brothers, at Jeromeville, in the winter of 1879-8o. He is a young man, but has the confidence * of those who deal with him. In politics he is a Dem- ocrat.
DAVID D. BorDORE, son of George and Nancy Pin- ogle Botdorf, was born August 2, 1833. They had a family of eight children, as follows: Catharine, Samuel, Sylvester, John, David D, Sarah, Eliza and Dayton. David D. Botdoif was married in September, 1858, to Arabella N. Cliffe, and to them were born six children: George Daniel, Joseph Dayton, Zaidee Alice, Effie Vir- ginin, Samuel Valenting, and Mary Margaretta. Mr. Butd ef lives on the road lesting from Jeromeville to Mohican, on the farmi which he's cupied m (Also, where he owns eighty acres of land. In politics he is a Jack- sonian Democrat, and has served as township trastee.
E. H. INGMOND, son of Judge Ingmond, was born January 4, 1844. His father was a native of Fairfield county, and his mother was born in the State of Mary- land. She died when he was quite sinall, his father liv- ing one mile from Jeromeville. On the eleventh day of September, 1861, he left home and went to Cleveland, where he enlisted in the Second Ohio cavalry. After thirteen months' service, he was transferred to the Twenty-fifth Ohio independent artillery, which was sta- tioned in Missouri and Arkansas, and was engaged principally in skirmishing with the enemy. During this service, he took part in the battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas. February 15, 1863, he was mustered out at Little Rock, Arkansas, and immediately re-enlisted. He was in Captain Julius M. Hadley's company, and served under Generals Sin, Davidson and Raynolds. During his service he was an orderly, then third duty sergeant, and finally orderly sergeant. He was mustered out of service at the close of the war, on September 17, 1865, Immediately after his discharge he came home, and was married September 25, 1866, to Elizabeth Po- cock, daughter of Elijah and Mary Pocock. To them were born five children: Charley Clifford, born Septem- ber 3, 1867; Frank Willard, born April 16, 1869; Wi !- liam Walter, born December 26, 1870; Howard Ashley, born March 11, 1873; and Mary Grace, born Septem- ber 24, 1877. He now owns the farm formerly the property of Elijah Pocock, which is situated two miles southwest of Jeromeville, and contains one hundred and sixty-three acres. Both himself and his wife belong to the Lutheran church in Jeromeville, of which he be- came a member in 1868. At that time his wife was a member of the Presbyterian church, but transferred hei membership to the Lutheran. In politics he is a Ke- .. publican, and believes in the theory of Abraham Lin- colo: "All men are, and of a right ought to be, free and independent."
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