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ADAMS G. W., Virginia township, born in Coshocton county, Ohio, February 23, 1827; mar- ried January 2. 1854. Mr. Adams has been blessed with eight children, two of whom are married and six are still living with their parents. Mr. Adams is engaged in farming. Postoffice Dres- den, Muskingum county, Ohio.
ADAMS C. E., Virginia township, born in this county March 15, 1822, son of Beal and Bet- sey Adams, grandson of George and Anna Adams. He was married January 12, 1843. Mr. Adams has been blessed with twelve children, six of whom are living and six are dead. Postof- fice Adams' Mills.
ADAMS ALEX., White Eyes township, far- mer, born in 1847, in this township, the son of John Adams and Jane (Mccullough) Adams, who were both natives of Ireland, and came to this country in 1832, and settled in Keene town- ship. They then moved upon eighty acres he entered in White Eyes, and subsequently bought the Cassady place, where he now resides. Aug- ust 9, 1877, Alexander Adams married Margaret Cutshall, of Crawford township, the daughter of John Cutshall. They lived on the MeBratney place one year, next moved to George county, Nebraska, where Mr. Adams entered a quarter- section. After living on that one year, he sold it and bought eighty acres near the same place, on which he lived seven months, and then re- turned to White Eyes, where he now resides, They have one child, Jennie Rosalie, born July 22, 1878.
* ADDY SAMUEL, Adams township, farmer, postoffice, Evansburgh; born June 20, 1843; son of Anthony T. and Sarah A. (Norris) Addy; grand-
* Since the above was written, Mr. Addy has gone to Iowa.
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son of Robert Addy and Samuel and Lydia (Hartly) Norris. He enlisted February 22, 1864, in Company H, Fifty-first O. V. I., under Cap- tain Samuel Stevens. He took part in the en- gagements at Tunnel Hill, Resaca, Cassville, Dal- ton, Kennesaw Mountain, and Peachtree Creek. Arriving at Atlanta, they went to Jonesboro, thence to Atlanta again, thence to Chattanooga, then to Athens, Alabama, from there to Pulaski, thence to Franklin and Nashville, then to winter quarters, thence to Nashville, and from there to Texas, and was discharged Nobember 4, 1865. He was married October 5, 1866, to Miss Sarah J. Norris, daughter of Matilda (Maple) and Jacob Norris. The ancestors were : William and Anna Smyth Norris, William and Sarah (Johnson) Maple, great great grand-daughter of Catharine (Bridgewater) Johnson. She was born in Adams township, December 20, 1848. This union has been blessed with five children, viz : Mary A., born October 14, 1867; Martha E., born Septem- ber 26, 1869; Amanda E., born May 16, 1872; Matikla, born November 24, 1874; Orla, born Feb- ruary 20, 1878.
ALMACK D. E., Jefferson township, was born October 15, 1843, in Perry township, Coshocton county, postoffice, Mohawk Village ; son of K. L. and Caroline (Johns) Ahack; was brought up on a farm and educated in district schools. At the age of eighteen he enlisted in Company H, Ninety-seventh O. V. I .; served three years under Captain C.C. Nichols, in the Army of the Cumber- land, Second Division Fourth Army Corps. He was in the battles of Stone River, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Resaca, Dalton, Adairsville, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Columbia, Tennessee, Springhill, Franklin and Nashville. He was severely wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, and was taken to hospital No. I, Nashville, Tenn- essee, where he remained three months, when he again joined his regiment at Chattanooga. In 1865, He was honorably discharged at Nashville, and mustered out at Columbus. He was married to Miss Delila Meredith, November 4, 1867, who died September 12,-1868. Mr. Almaek was mar- ried to his second wife, Miss Rebecca Richards, January 4, 1870, danghter of Joseph and Rebecca (Meredith) Richards. Their children are Fran- cis M., Jay Quincy, and Kinsey D. Mr. Almack has been engaged in merchandising since 1868, in Mohawk Village, where he is doing a good busi- ness.
ALMACK L. F., Jefferson township, was born January 15, 1846, in Perry township, Coshocton county ; son of K. L. and Caroline (Johns) Al- mack, and grandson of Thomas and Doreas (Cul- lison) Almak, and David Johns. He was brought up on a farm, and educated in distriet schools, and followed farming till 1872, when he
began the grocery business in Mohawk Village, and continued three years, since when he has been engaged as clerk in his brother's store. He was married to Miss Hester Mikesell, February 7, 1869, daughter of Philip and Orpha (Gerrard) Mikesell. James R., born November 6, 1869, is their only child.
ALMACK J. W., merchant, Pike township. He was born in 1846, in Perry township. His father, J. C. Almack, was born in 1800, in Balti- more county, Maryland, and came to this county in 1827. He was married in 1826 to Mary Richards, who was born in 1806, in Belmont county, Ohio. Mr. Almaek died in 1873; Mrs. Almack, in 1880. They were the parents of eight children. The subject of this sketch, the seventh, was married in 1876 to Sarah Preston, who was born in this county in 1856. Mr. Almack was in the mercan- tile business in Mohawk Village and Coshocton prior to locating in West Carlisle, to which place he came in 1878, and where he now has an ex- cellent stock of goods.
ALPETER J. J., Crawford township, farmer, postoffice, Buena Vista, Ohio; son of John Al- peter, deceased, who was a farmer and stone ma- son. He was born January 12, 1814, in Hesse Darm- stadt, Germany; came to America in 1848, and located first near Rogersville, Tuscarawas county, where he remained nearly two years; thence to near Carlisle, Holmes county, where he remained five years; after which he came to the homestead, where he died April 3, 1876. Mr. Alpeter was married in the fall of 1840 to Miss Catharine, daughter of Henry and Charlotte (Miller) Hoop-
rich. They became the parents of seven chil- dren, viz: Adam, John (deceased), Frederick, Elizabeth, Caroline, John J. and Henry. Mr. Alpeter began business in America with but $200, but, by industry and good management, he left a good farm for his children and aged widow, who shared the toils and hardships of his early life.
ALTMAN B. F., Jefferson township, miller, postoffice, Warsaw; born September 6, 1847, in Holmes county, Ohio; son of Elijah and Mary (Beek) Altman, and grandson of Isaac Altman and Michael Beck. Until the age of twenty-three he attended school and assisted his father on the farm, saw-mill and flouring-mill. He then went to Indiana, then back to Ohio and then to Mis- souri, and remained there about six months, after which he came home and has been engaged at milling in the following named mills, viz : Becks' Helmeek's, Princeton and Warsaw mills, where he is at present doing a good business. He was married October 17, 1875, to Miss Lydia Cross. daughter of John and Roda (Swan) Cross. They have two children-Flora N., born June 30, 1877, and Rosa N., born November 5, 1879.
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AMANS BENJAMIN, Oxford township, far- mer, postoffice, Evansburgh, Ohio; son of Isaac and Jane (Robinson) Amans; was born in 1843, in this county, He was raised on the farm and has always follow-d that occupation. Mr. Amans enlsited, in 1862, in company C, Fifty-second regiment O. V. I., and served three years. He fought under Sherman and MeCook, and was en- gaged in the battles of Chicamauga, Kenesaw Mountain, Stone River and numerous others of less importance. He was married September 3, 1868, to Miss Anna M. Loos, of this county They are the parents of five children, viz: Isaac (de- ceased), John W. (deceased), Ananias, Eliza E., and Rosa A. (deceased).
ANDERSON DR. J. & SON, druggists, No. 218 Main street, Coshocton. Dr. Anderson is a native of Guernsey county, Ohio, where he was born September 8, 1820. He received his education in the district and select schools of that county, after which he attended the Cincinnati college of medicine and surgery, from which he graduated in 1862. He entered upon the practice of his pro- fession at Port Washington, Tuscarawas county, where he remained one year. He then came to Keene, this county, where he practiced with suc- cess and acceptance some years. In 1868 he came to Coshocton and engaged in the drug business in which he still continues. He occupies pleas- ant and commodious rooms in Central hall block, where he keeps a very large and complete stock of pure drugs, chemicals, patent medicines, trusses, toilet articles, fancy goods, paints, oils, varnishes, dye stuff's, miscellaneous and school books, wall paper, etc., etc., etc.
ANDERSON GEORGE H., Bedford township, farmer, postoffice, Tunnel Hill, born in 1827, in Muskingum county, Ohio, and was married in 1856 to Miss Elizabeth Story, of Zanesville, who was born in 1835 in Perry county, Ohio. They came to this county in 1862, and are the parents of three children, viz: J. A,, Clara E. and Isaac G.
ANDERSON WILLIAM, Pike township, postoffice, Fraysburgh, Muskingum county, farmer and stock raiser, born in Maryland, in 1807, settled in this county in 1817 : son of Joshua and Sarah (Fairall) Anderson, Mr. Anderson's father died in 1809, and his mother in 1SS0. The subject of this sketch was married in 1831, to Miss Mariah Riley, daughter of William and Hannah (Long) Riley. They are the parents of the following children, viz: George W., Isaac C., Mary J., John H., who enlisted in. 1862 in Company A, Seventy-sixth regiment, Captain Lemert; Phpbe A .. Ennice T., Truman B., Joshua B. and Sarah M. All are married.
ANDREWS JOHN, Keene township, farmer, born June 14, 1815, in Philadelphia; came to Ohio
in 1817, and settled in Steubenville, lived there four years, then came to Coshocton county, Keene township. Mr. Anderson says he remem- bers distinetly of sending about three miles to get William Boyd and the only ax in the neigh- borhood, to cut the brush from between the George Beaver farm and Mr. Andrews' present home. He is a son of Gabriel and Catharine (Bechtol) Andrews, and grand-son of John An- drews, He was married to Miss Pricilla Snyder April 9, 1840, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, daughter of George and Mary (Kersy) Snyder ; grand-daughter of Noah and Hetty (Bechtol) Kersy; and great grand-daughter of John and Catharine (Ritter) Kersy, The children born to them were Secillia, born January 1, 1843; G. G., born March 29, 1845; and John L., July 20, 1855.
ANDREWS G. G, Coshocton; liveryman, of the firm of Snyder & Andrews; was born March 27, 1845, in Keene township, Coshocton county, Ohio; son of John Andrews, American born, of Irish ancestry. Young Andrews was raised on the farm, where he remained until he was about twenty-three years old, when he took a contract from the government to carry United States mail from this city to Millersburgh, Holmes county, He held this route for eight years. In July, 1874, he engaged in his present business, at the corner of Main and Second streets. This firm keep an average of ten horses and suitable rigs, such as barouches, carriages, buggies, sample wagons, sleighs, etc., also keeps a sale and feeding stable Mr. Andrews was married Jannary 12, 1871, to Miss Sarah L. Munn, daughter of Samuel Munn, of Keene township.
ANGLE DANIEL, Adams township; farmer : postoffice, Evansburgh ; born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, March 18, 1811; son of Jacob and Rebecca (Smith) Angle, and grandson of John Angle and Adam Smith. He went to Cambria county, Pennsylvania, in 1844, and in 1850 came to Jefferson county, Ohio, and after remaining there about thirteen years, he moved to Adams township, Coshocton county, and has remained there since. He was married March 11, 1830, to Nancy Gossaid, daughter of John and Mariah (Keifer) Gossaid, who died October 15. 1853. They were the parents of three children-Daniel, born January 12, 1835, Jacob, born April 6, 1833, and Malachi, born November 5, 1839. He was married in February, 1855, to Sarah Gilly, who died December 2, 1879. They had one child, William, born October 31, 1855. Malachi was married April 12, 1868. to Alice Crawshaw, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Ellis) Crawshaw, born in Chester, England, July 4, 1842. They have three children-Joseph C., born December 12, 1868, George, born May 22, 1873 and Lucy J., born January 12, 1878.
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ARMSPAUGH GIDEON, Monroe township; was born May 25, 1803, in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, son of George and Catharine (Lookenbill) Armspaugh, and grandson of George Armspaugh, who is of German descent. In 1811 he came, with his parents, to Oxford township, Coshocton county, where he lived until 1863, when he removed to Monroe township, and re- sides there at present on his farm. By honest industry and economy he has acquired and saved enough to keep him in comfort during the re- mainder of his days. He says he remembers distinctly the first Indian he ever saw, was Chief Doughty, who came down the Walhonding river, crossed the Muskingum to Colonel Willian's so- loon and got a coffee pot full of whisky and re- turned the way he came, Mr. Armspaugh was married to Miss Mary Groom, daughter of George and Nancy A. (Fletcher) Groom, who were Eng- lish. Lewis T., born November 21, 1837, is their only child. Mr. Armspaugh is a farmer in Mon- roe township. He was married to Miss Margret McPeek. Their children are Marshall and Ida Bell. Mrs. Armspaugh died March 30, 1864. After her death he married Mrs. Pardy, a widow, whose maiden name was Mary Conner, daughter of James and Ann (Douglas) Conner, granddaugh- ter of Cornelius and Anna (Powelson) Douglas. The children by his first marriage are Calvin C., Isaiah, Francis, James, Isaac and Martha I.
ARTHURS THOMAS, city of Coshocton ; foreman paper mills; born in 1828 in Ireland ; son of Edward Arthurs. Young Arthurs was raised on the farm until 17 years of age, when he came to America and went into a paper mill in; Steubenville, Ohio, where he remained until 1863, when he took charge of the mill where he is at present engaged. Mr. A. was married April 27, 1852, to Miss Anne Kalley, daughter of Gilbert Kalley, of County Down, Ireland. They have had ten children, three of whom-John, Eliza- beth and Thomas-have deseased. Their living children are William K., Ellie, Mary Anne, Jo- sephine, Annie, James and Edward.
ASCHBAKER JOSEPH, Linton township; farmer, postoffice, Plainfield ; born June 28, 1853, in Linton township; son of John and Mary Anne (Bordenkircher) Aschbaker, natives of Germany, came to America about 1839 and located on the farm now owned by their son Joseph, who was married September 14, 1875 to Miss Magdalena, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Lash) Shue, a native of Alsace, France. They became the parents of two children-Henry Edward, and Mary Elizabeth. He also had two brothers, Dav- id and Jacob, in the late war, in which David contracted the disease which caused his death. Joseph's father died September 22, 1857.
ASHCRAFT JACOB, Pike township; post-
office, West Carlisle; farmer and stock raiser; born in this county in 1832, son of Jacob and Martha Ashcraft. He was married in 1857 to Miss Liddie Russell, daughter of William and Harriott Russell. They are the parents of twelve children-William S., George W., Thomas (de- ceased), Norah, Mary N., Harriott K., Russell E., Arthur and Jacob L. Two are married.
AXLINE JOHN, Jefferson towhship: farmer; postoffice, Warsaw; was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, April 6, 1845; son of Philip and Elea- nor (Lyle) Axline, and grandson of Jacob Axline, and Robert and Ellen M. Lyle, and is of German, Scotch and Irish descent. He attended school and farmed until the age of nineteen ; he then worked in Wise's woolen mills, in Holmes county, for over two years, then in Beck's mills the greater part of three years. After that he worked on a saw- mill and farmed for about six years in Holmes county, then moved to Jefferson township, this county, where he has followed farming for the past six years. He was married December 12, 1866, to Miss Parmelia Wise, daughter of Peter and Esther (Baum) Wise, and granddaughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Tombaugh) Wise, also of Peter and Rachel (Bryfogle) Baum, of Pennsyl- vania (of German descent), and great grand- daughter of George Tombaugh. She was born. May 2, 1845. They have three children, viz : Jesse F., born April 1, 1868; Laura E., born Au- gust 10, 1871, and William S., born October 29, 1877.
AYRES S. H., born March 18, 1841, in Coshoc- ton county, Jefferson township; son of James and Mary (Killpatrick) Ayers, and grandson of Wil- liam and Susan (Hall) Ayres, and of Hugh and Sarah (Quick) Killpatrick. He was born on a farm and lived with his parents till the death of his father, when at the age of eight years he went to live with his brother-in-law where he remained till the age of twenty-one. Being a natural genius he began the shoemaker trade without an instructor, at which he made rapid progress, and soon he engaged as a journeyman for White. of Coshocton, where he worked for some time. He then took up the carpenter trade in like manner. On the 20th of December, 1878, he was appointed postmaster at Spring Mountain. He was married to Miss Mary E. Conner, December 18, 1868, daughter of James and Mary (Holt) Conner, and granddaughter of James Conner.
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BAAD CHRISTIAN G., Crawford township; boot and shoemaker; postoffice, New Bedford, Ohio; was born December 25, 1830, in Wertem- berg, Germany; son of John Godfried and Chris- tiana (Schiess) Baad, He came to America in
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1846, and located in Crawford township, and went to his present trade when about sixteen years of age. October 1, 1864, he enlisted in Company G, Thirty-eighth O. V. I., and served one year under General Sherman, and was honorably dis- charged at Columbus. Mr. Baad has held the oflice of notary public and several township offi- ces, all of which he efficiently filled. Married January 9, 1855, to Miss Doratha Grammes, and they are the parents of four children, Daniel J., Christian F., John G. and Frederick E. L. Mr. Baad was married the second time May 17, 1866, to Mary Anne, daughter of Michael and Mary Anne (Ried) Schweitzer. Their children are George M., Mary A., Lizzie J., Rosalee M., Charles H. and Franklin O. Mr. Baad is an intelligent, first-rate work man.
BABCOCK D. W., Mill Creek township; mer- chant; postoffice, Mound; born in 1838, in this county, His father, Eleazer Babcock, was born in 1801, near Dartmouth college. He came to this county in 1812, and was married in 1831, to Miss Elizabeth Elliot, of this county. She was born in 1809, in New York. He died in 1873. She died in 1859. They were the parents of eight children, the subject of this sketch being the fourth. He was married in 1875, to Miss Sarah Allishouse, of Holmes county, Ohio, who was born in 1849. They are the parents of two children, Nora A. and Londa. Mr. Babcock built the store room he is in, and put in the stoek of merchandise in the spring of 1880. He has lots for sale near his store.
BACHMAN BARTHOLOMEW, dealer in groceries, provisions and liquors, corner of See- ond and Chestnut streets, Coshocton. Mr. Bach- man is a native of Austria, and emigrated to America in 1867, and located in Coshocton, where he engaged in stone-cutting, which he followed until 1875. He then established his present busi- ness. He occupies rooms in his own building, twenty by sixty feet, where he keeps a large, first- class stock of staple and fancy groceries, confec- tioneries, bread, plain and fancy cakes and pics of all kinds, tobaccos and cigars, fruits and vege- tables, and dealer in all kinds of country produce, stone and wooden ware, sugar-cured and pickled meats, bologna and fish, flour and salt, and a full line of miners' and laborers' wear and supplies. Also a large stock of foreign and domestic bran- dies, wines, gins, beer, ales and blackberry wines of the best American brands.
maining about two and one-half years. lle then worked in Canal Dover about two years, and a short time at Shanesville; then returned to Rog- ersville and enlisted in Company K, Fifty-first O. V. I., October 13, 1862, and served eleven months, being discharged in September, 1863. He then resumed his trade, working in Mans- field, Ashland, Nashville, Tennessee; Louisville, Kentucky; Cineinnati; Covington, Kentucky: Columbus, Ohio, with Reed, Jones & Co .; Gallion, and Ashland, Ohio; then returned to Bakersville, where he has been carrying on a flourishing busi- ness since 1869. He was married January 3, 1866, to Elizabeth Schweitzer, daughter of Valen- tine and Phebe (Froelich) Schweitzer, and grand- daughter of Valentine Schweitzer and Nicholas Froelich. They are the parents of seven children, namely: Phebe, Charles V., William HI. (de- ceased), Lewis, Edward, Harry and Carrie.
BAHMER A., Coshocton; livery man ; born November 20, 1852, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio; son of Valentine Bahmer, of French ancestry. Young Bahmer spent his childhood on the farm. At the age of fourteen he entered a store as clerk, at Bakersville, this county, and contin- ued six years, when he went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and elerked in a provision store until 1877, when he came to this city and engaged in his present business. Mr. Bahmer was mar- ried to Miss Sarah M. Mizer, daughter of Wil- liam Mizer, of Adams township. The result of this union was five children, all living, viz : Free- ling H .. Harriett Belle, Catherine E., Michael V. and Josephine E. Mr. Bahmer keeps an average of about seven horses, with rigs to suit, such as barouches, buggies, wagons, sleighs, etc., and is doing a very fair business in feeding and caring for most of the best horses in town. He is the owner of Jerry Hadwig, who has a publie record of 2:35, trotting, and can to-day beat his record several seconds.
BAILEY STEWART, Tiverton township : far- mer; postoffice, Gann, Knox county; born Devem- ber 1, 1853, in this county. His father was born in 1802, in Muskingum county, Ohio, and was married September 11, 1826, to Miss Phoebe Rich- ards, of Holmes county, who was born September 7,1810. Ile came to this county in 1836. She died November 15, 1847. They were the parents of eleven children. He was married June 20, 1848, to Miss P. W. Humphrey, of this county, who was born April 15, 1818, and died January 8. 1877. They were the parents of eight children. The subject of this sketch being the fourth.
BAHMER VALENTINE A., Adams town- ship; shoemaker; postoffice, Bakersville; born in Bucks township, Tuscarawas county, June 15, BAIRD GEORGE, Jackson township: farmer; postoffice, Roseoe, Ohio; son of William and Nancy Baird; was born May 1, 1808, in West- moreland county, Pennsylvania. He came to 1841; son of Valentinc and Elizabeth (Thomas) Bahmer, and grandson of Valentine and Louisa (Metz) Bahmer. He began his trade in the fall of 1856, with John Eckhart, of Rogersville, re- Ohio in 1828, and has since remained. The
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country was then a wilderness of woods, with few settlers and plenty of wild animals. Mr. Baird was married in 1837 to Miss Elizabeth Clark, who was born in Virginia, but principally raised in this county. They became the parents of ten children, eight of whom are living, viz: Keziah, Nancy J., Louisa, Rachel, William, George, John, James (deceased), and Josiah. Mr. Clark's father served in the revolutionary war. He now owns a fine farm in the Walhonding valley.
BAKER R. LANE, Linton township; farmer; born in Linton township, November 17, 1818: son of Rezin and Mary (Addy) Baker, daughter of William Addy, one of the earliest settlers of Linton township. Mr. Baker was married in 1849 to Melinda Loos, daughter of John Loos. Five of his ten children survive, viz: Mary Ellen, Barbara Ada, William A., John H. and Jessie. Ile has served a term of three years as county surveyor, and has just been re-elected to a second term.
BAKER ISAAC, Monroe township; was born February 21, 1836, in Knox county, Ohio. He is a son of William and Mary (Ankney) Baker, grandson of George and Susan (Brollier) Ank- ney; was born and brought up on a farm; edu- cated partly in district schools and partly at Mill- wood and Danville. He taught school three terms then engaged as clerk with Robert Mc- Cloud in a general merchandise store, where he continued for some time. He then bought Mc- Cloud's goods and went into the business him- self, in 1864, where he remained till 1866, when he sold out and moved to Spring Mountain, Cosh- octon county, and engaged in the same business with Ed. Lybarger, and is thereat present doing a very good business Mr. Baker was married first to Miss Adelia Shroyer in 1864. The chil- dren by this marriage are: Edwin W. and Claude A. Mrs. Baker died October 11, 1878. After the death of Mr. Baker's first wife he married Hattie A. Hogle, September 1, 1880, daughter of John Hogle.
BALCH GEORGE, miller; postoffice, Canal Lewisville, Ohio; was born May 4. 1838, in Clay township, Knox county; son of John W. and Ma- linda ( Hull) Balch. His father was a native of New York State, and his mother of Pennsylvania. Mr. Balch's first occupation was a sawyer, but has successfully followed carpentering, mill- wrighting and farming. He came to this county in 1852 and remained in the county to the pres- ent time, with the exceptions of the years 1865-6- 7 he lived in Missouri. Mr. Balch was married September 19, 1865, to Miss Nancy, daughter of John and Elizabeth Boyd, of White Eyes town- ship. They are the parents of eight children, viz: Charles H., deceased, Emma, (twins), Nan-
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