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LINK MICHAEL. Crawford township; farmer; postoffice, New Bedford; born October 11, 1817, in Wurtemberg, Germany; son of John and Ro- sanna (Wegerle) Link. After quitting school, at fourteen years of age, he worked in a vineyard until he was twenty years ohl, when he entered the military service, and served six years in the infantry. After his discharge he worked most of the time in a vineyard, until September 1, 1852, when he landed in New York City, and immedi- ately located in a country locality of said State, where he remained thirteen years, after which he came to his present residence, in Crawford town- ship, in 1865. Mr. Link was married June 17, 1844, to Miss Magdalene, daughter of Charles and Catharine (Frihofer) Graft. They have four chil- dren, three of whom are dead. John is now re- siding in the State of New York. Mr. Link was married to Mrs. Elizabeth, daughter of Conrad and Elizabeth (Fink) Sheets. They have one chill, Emmnuel, born June 2, 1866. Mr. Link has succeeded well in America, having a good farm and comfortable home.
LING HARRISON. Keene township; farmer: born November 11, 1840, in Keene township: son of Peter and Darcus Ling, and grandson of Peter and Elizabeth Ling, and of Charles and Mary (I'mphort) Russell. He was brought up on a farm and received only a common school educa- tion. January 26, 1571, he married Anna MI.,
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daughter of Samuel and Catharine Munn, and granddaughter of Samuel and Anna (Thomas) Munn, and of Frederick and Sarah (Patterson) Yant. Ora May, born November 8, 1572, is their only child.
LINT JACOB, Clark township; postoffice, Hel- mick; farmer; born in Holmes county, Ohio, April 4, 1839; son of Conrad and Sarah (Quig) Lint, and grandson of Henry and William Quig. He has always been a farmer and owns a farm of 106 acres. His dwelling was destroyed by fire April 1, 1878. On the 25th of August, 1864, he married Miss Eleanor Teeling, daughter of Wil- liam and Matilda (Rush) Teeling. granddaughter of Robert and Eleanor (Morchead) Teeling and Nathaniel Rush. She was born, April 16, 1841, in Holmes county. They are the parents of three children-Mary Ellen, born February 4, 1867; Eda C, born April 12, 1870, and Emma, born Sep- tember 9, 1878.
LODER ISAAC, Jackson township; born in Jackson township, Coshocton county, Ohio; son of Aaron and Rebecca Loder. Mr. Loder's father came from Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, to this county, in 1816. The subject of this sketch was married, December 16, 1879, to Miss Mary E. Baughman, daughter of Jacob and Margaret Baughman. Mr. Loder is one of a family of nine children, all living but two. Mr. Loder is a grad- uate of Delaware university. Ile is engaged at present in teaching. Postoffice, Roscoc.
LONG JAMES, teacher in Coshocton public schools; was born April 12, 1855, in New York City; son of John and Annie Long. Young Long was left an orphan at the age of six years. Heresided with a married sister untilabout twelve yearsof age, when he privately left for the west in quest of fame and fortune and landed in Coshoc- ton, Ohio, in the spring of 1867, soon after which he engaged to work on a farm in Franklin town- ship. In the fall of the same year he engaged with Joseph Royer with whom he remained about five years and worked on the farm and attended school the two last winters. In August, 1873, he entered Otterbein university, at Wester- ville, Ohio, which institution he attended two or three terms. December 8, 1873, he took charge of his first school (district school No. 1, Adams township). June 20, 1879, he was elected a teacher in the Coshocton public schools, which position he now holds. In the fall of 1878, he entered as a law student in the office of Attorney. WV. S. Crowell, of this city.
tention to business and square dealing has built up an excellent trade.
LOOS DANIEL, Oxford township; farmer; West Lafayette, Oxford township; was born in Middletown township, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, December 20, 1807 ; son of George Loos, who was a Pennsylvanian, as was his mother. Mr. Loos came to his present home with his father. in 1811; was married October 11, 1827, to Miss Sarah Waggoner, and they were blessed with nine children, as follows: Hiram, born August 14, 1828, and died October 28, 1828; Adam, born December 23, 1829; Susannah, born August 2, 1832; George, born July 16, 1835, and died August 21, 1838; Rebecca J., born Novem- ber 2, 1837; Isa H., born March 11, 1842; Ilenry, born August 21, 1846, and died same year ; Jere- miah B., born May 13, 1848, and Emily, born March 5, 1851. Mrs. Loos passed away Septen- ber 14, 1869. Daniel Loos was married to Fred- rica Long, January 25, 1869, who was born in the kingdom of Bavaria, June 6, 1819, daughter of Michael Velger. She was married to Freder- ick Long, in 1840, the year of her arrival in America, and settled in this county. At the age of fourteen she joined the Lutheran church, and in 1869 became a member of the Methodist Protestant church. Mr. Loos united with the same church in 1848. He has represented his circuit twice as delegate to conference, and has tilled in a most satisfactory manner all the offices of the church, and has held other offices of trust in his township.
LOOS ASA H., Oxford township; was married to Sarah H. Whitmire, November 30, 1865. Their children are Ira M .; Irvin A., deceased at the age of three years, and Virgil. He and his broth- er Jeremiah own 140 acres of good land in this township.
LOOS JEREMIAH, Oxford township; was married to Elizabeth J. Wolf, in 1868. Zelma C. is their only child.
LOOS PHILLIP, Oxford township; farmer; postoffice, West Lafayette ; was born in Middle- ton township, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, in 1799, and was married to Sallie Ann Haines, a Virginian, in 1827. Their children were Wil- liam H., Harriet, George H., Levi, Mary C., A]- fred B., John Emery, Adam, Joseph and' Frank- lin. His sight failed him some years ago, and for the past four years he has dwelt in almost total darkness. He owns cighty acres of land, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Prot- estant church.
LOOS WILLIS, Lafayette township; harness- maker, West Lafayette; was born May 14, 1857; son of Charles W. Loos, of this township; learned LOOS ADAM, Oxford township; farmer; Evansburgh; was born in Cumberland county, his trade in Coshocton, with Stirensan & Son ; deals in everything in his line, and by strict at- | Pennsylvania, in 1803, and came to Ohio when
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about eight years of age. He was married to Miss Wiggins in 1838, and they have had six children, as follows: Louisa, deceased ; Sarah Jane; Becky Ellen, deceased ; Susannah, deceased : Margaret Ann and Elmira. The three living are married to well-to-do farmers. Mrs. Loos is a member of the Methodist Protestant church, and Mr. Loos gives it his support. Ho is a man well pre- served for one of his age, and is esteemed by his fellow-citizens.
LORENZ GEORGE, grocer and baker, Fourth and Main streets, Coshocton. Mr. Lorenz is a na- tive of Bavaria, Germany, where he was born Jan- uary 4, 1849. Hle emigrated to America and lo- cated at Chili, Ohio, where he engaged in shoc- making. having learned that trade while in Ger- many. He remained in Chili about one year, and then went to Hamilton, Dayton and Ports- mouth. He came to Coshocton in 1873, and ex- tablished the grocery and baking business in which he still continues, and has a large stock of staple and fancy groceries and confectioneries, also deals in all kinds of country produce. He has an extensive bakery in connection, where he produces a large amount of bread, plain and fancy cakes and pies of all kinds.
LORENZ JOHN, merchant; Chili, Crawford township; son of John and Christina (Euter) Lorenz, natives of Bavaria. Mr. Lorenz was born in Oderheim, Bavaria, January 12, 1844. When fifteen years old he emigrated to Amer- ica, and clerked in a store in this state, until he went into the mercantile business at Chili, in the spring of 1865, where he has contin- ! ued in business up to the present time. Mr. Lorenz began at Chili with a small capital, but by industry and close application to business, he has succeeded in building up a good business and has accumulated considerable property. Ho married Maggie Sharp, in 1868. Her parents. Peter and Elizabeth (Zinkhon) Slarp, are both of German ancestry. They have a family of six children-Mary Elizabeth, Ellanora, Charles Edl- win, William Henry, Minnie, and Laura. Mr. Lorenz and family are members of the Evangel- ical church.
LORENTZ HENRY, Coshocton; restaurant and saloon and grocery, 450, Main street; is a native of Bavaria, Germany; worked on the farm until twenty-one years old, when he entered the Bavarian army, serving four years, during which time the army was engaged in the French and Prussian war. At the close of the sery ce, he came to America, landing in New York City, and came immediately to this city. After work- ing on the railroad two years, he established his present business, in November, 1873. Mr. Lo- rentz was married, March 11, 1874, to Mrs. Eliza- beth Elwards, of this city. The union was
blessed with three children; Henry J., William (. and Susannah. Mr. Lorentz has succeeded woll in business.
LONSINGER JOHN G., Tiverton township; postoffice, Yankee Ridge, Ohio; born in 1851, in this township. His father, F. W. L. Lonsinger, was born in 1823, in Wurtemberg, Germany. He came to New York, in 1846, and to this county, in 1848, He was married, in 1850, to Miss Magdaline Bower, of this county, who was born in 1830, in Bavaria. They are the parents of fourteen children, the subject of this sketch being the ohlest Hle was married, in 1874, to Miss Elizabeth Kirch, of this county, who was born in 1852, in Bavaria. They are the parents of three children: Clara; Nettie P., deceased, and Lucy.
LOVELESS ALEXANDER, Adams township ; farmer and stock dealer; postoffice, Newcomers- town; was born April 27, 1828; son of Stephen Il. and Eleanor (Armstrong) Loveless, and grand- son of Samuel Armstrong. He began the black- smith trade at the age of nineteen, with John R. Dunlap, of Shanesville, Ohio, remaining with him about two years; then worked at different places about a year ; after which he began busi- ness on his own responsibility, in Bakersville, which he continued for fifteen years. He then sold his shop and bought a farm. and has been devoting his time to farming and stock dealing since. He is an energetic and highly respected citizen. He was married September 11, 1851, to Miss Martha Watson, daughter of Robert and Agnes (Muntz) Watson She died September 1, 1859. They had two children, viz : Stephen H. and Agnes J. He married November 14, 1861, Miss Susannah Conaway, daughter of Charles and Frances (AArnold) Conaway, and granddaugh- ter of Charles and Rachel Conaway, who was born September 24, 1837. They have five chil- dren, viz : Charles R., born December 20, 1862; Frances E., December 4, 1866; Frederick J., July 20, 186S: Eloise T., March 11, 1872; and Garfield, November 5, 1880.
LOVE JOHN, Keene township; farmer; born July, 1806, in Ireland; son of James and Jane (McKee) Love, grandson of Samuel and Susan ( Kirskadden) Love, and of Thomas McKee. Mr. Love followed farming in Ireland till the age of twenty, when he came to America and settled on the farm where he now lives. He was married, January. 1835, to Miss Jane McConnell, born in Ireland. June 3, 1812, daughter of John and Sarah (Rodgers) McConnell. Their children were : Sarah J., born December 28, 1838; James, de- ceased, October 28, ISIO; Mary A,, deceased, Sep- tember 2. 1842; Catharine, deceased, September 2, 18.12; Sammuel, May 5. 1846: Ellen F., deceased, July 12, 1849; Emma, September 1, 1854; John
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M. May 2, 1857, and Miranda, October 23, 1859. Mrs., Love died, May8, 1876. Alice Love, sister of John, was born, January, 1818, in Ireland.
LOVE JOHN, Keene township. more com- monly called John O'Love; was born in Febru- ary, 1795, in Molinmore parish, Donegal. Ireland ; son of Thomas and Susan (Osborn) Love, and grandson of John and Nellie (McKee) Love, and of John and Bess (Ellis) Osborn, and great-grand- son of Elizabeth Forquer. He was married to Eleanor Love, who was born in March, 1798, in Molinmore parish, Donegal county, Ireland; daughter of James and Jennie (McKee) Love, and granddaughter of Samuel and Susan (Kirs kadden) Love, and of Robert and Fannie (Mc- Kee) McKee. They were married February 19, 1821, and are both yet living. Their children were as follows: Jane, born February 15, 1826, married to Joseph Love, and resides in Iowa City, Iowa, the husband and one child dead; Ann, born September 10, 1828, married in April, 1847, to William R. Johnston, resides in Galesburgh, Il- linois, with two children-husband and two chil- dren are dead ; James, born January 8; 1833, died March 15, 1852; Thomas, born July 8, 1835, mar- ried January 18, 1872, to Mary J. Endsley, who was born May 11, 1845, daughter of Thomas and Matilda (Karr) Endsley, and granddaughter of John and Jennie (Blaine) Endsley, and of John and Nancy (Welch) Karr. Their children were: Robert, born April 1, 1873; Susie, born January 28, 1875; James R., born January 27, 1877; Thomas, born April 27, 1878, and Carrie B., born November 26, 1879.
Susan Love, born August 24, 1838, was married in April, 1859, to Andrew Karr. They had seven children, all living in Coshocton county. Thomas enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Forty- third Regiment, O. N G., in July, 1863, and was discharged in May, 1864.
LOVE JOSEPHI, Linton township; farmer; born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 1, 1836. ITis father was born in county Donegal, Ireland. and emigrated in 1834 to Philadelphia, and in 1846 to this township. His three brothers followed him to America and preceded him to this county. William and Alexander, two early settlers of Linton township, were great-uncles to Joseph. Ile began teaching in 1855, and has taught.in this and adjoining counties for fifteen years. He was married August 22, 1861, to Mar- garet Rusk, a lady of Scotch-Irish descent. Her father, William Rusk, emigrated from Antrim county, Ireland, to Guernsey county, Ohio, about 1840, and to this county in Iss. Mr. Love's fam- ily consists of seven children, William, Ella Jane, Margaret Ann, George Rusk, Robert M., Emily S. and Bessie.
LOWER JEREMIAH, Crawford township;
farmer and sewing machine agent; postoffice, Chili, Coshocton county, Ohio; was born in Craw- ford township, March 26, 1836; son of George and Susannah Lower; was married February 28, 1856, to Mahala Lower, daughter of Benja- min and Catherine Lower, born in Crawford township October 28, 1836. Children born to them were as follows: Amanda Rachel, born September 12, 1857; Mary Ellen, born April 22, 1860; Susannah Catherine, born June 18, 1862; George Francis and Elizabeth Anne, born January 19, 1865; Clara Etta, born May 11, 1867 ; Sarah Jane, born September 16, 1872; Oscar Warren, born June 21, 1875. Mr. L. commenced teaching school in 1855, and taught for twenty-one years. The confinement not agreeing with his health he gave up teaching and commenced farming and selling the American sewing machine. He was elected and served as a justice of the peace for the term of three years; was a Democrat from his youth to the present, casting his first presidential vote for Stephen A. Douglass.
LOWERY DAVIS, Jackson township; post- office Tyrone ; born in Washington county, Penn- sylvania ; settled in Coshocton county, in March, 1835; son of Thomas and Mary Lowery, and grandson of James and Mary Lowery. Mr. Lowery's people are of Irish descent. He was married January 13, 1842, to Martha Foster, daughter of Moses and Hannah Foster. Their union was blessed with six children, five of whom are living, viz: James M., Thomas C., J. W., Davis J., Martin S., all married and living in this county.
LUKE I. D., Crawford township; attorney at law, notary public and insurance agent; post- office, New Bedford; born August 28, 1831, in German township, Holmes county; son of George and Mary (Davidson) Luke. He was brought up on the farm by his grandfather, Jacob Luke, un- til about fourteen years of age, when he came to New Bedford and assisted his uncle in the hotel until seventeen years of age, when he taught one term of school, after which he clerked for different parties in stores, for several years, then, with Lu- decker as partner, conducted a store at Nashville, Holmes county, and subsequently a branch store at New Bedford. On closing out these stores, he again clerked in New Bedford until 1856, when he went to California and sought the precious metals by placer mining. In June, 1859, he re- turned to New Bedford and resumed clerking.
Soon after he entered as a student the law office of Messrs. Barcroft & Voorhes, attorneys, and was admitted to practice at Millersburg, in June, 1861. In September, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company H, Fifty-first O. V. I., and served until the spring of 1864, when he resigned on account of disability. During his service he
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was appointed sergeant-major of the regiment, and commissioned second and first lieutenant of his company. In June, 1565, he went to St. Louis, Missouri, and remained one year. Then he crossed the plains to New Mexico, and was allured by the glittering stories of the placer mines of Grant county to seek their treasure. At these mines he remained about a year and a half; thence to Arizona, and from there to Fort Mogave, where he entered the quartermaster de- partment of the U. S. regulars, and remained six months. Quitting this position, he engaged with the Colorado River Steam Navigation Co., at the company's yards at Sonora, Mexico, and ro- mained there three years. In the spring of 1872 he returned to New Bedford. Attorney Luke was married first in the fall of 1872, to Miss Bar- bara, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Krieger) Sprenkle. By this marriage he had three chil- dren: Harvey. Clifford D. and Paris D. Mrs. Luke died in 1875. He was married February 5, 1876, to Miss Panline, sister of his first wife. This union has been blessed with two children : Benjamin R. and George A.
LYNCH A., Perry township; West Bedford post- office ; born in this county, in 1834; son of Wil- liam and Elizabeth (Wolf) Lynch, and grandson of Peter Lynch; married in 1862, to Miss S. E. White, daughter of Lewis and Sarah White. Mr. Lynch is the father of two children, viz: Florence E., and William L.
LYNCH CORNELIUS. Perry township: post- office, West Bedford; born in this county, in 1837; son of William and Elizabeth (Wolf) Lynch; grandson of Peter Lynch Mr. Lynch's father settled in this county in a very early day, and sunk the first well over sunk in Bedford township. He was a hatter by trade. Mr. Lyinch, in 1856, married Miss Darens A. Fry. Mrs. Lynch's grandfather was a revolutionary soldier. Their union was blessed by three children, viz: Sarah V., William, and Lewella.
LYNDE EZRA H., tinner; Main street, Co- shocton, Ohio; was born April 23, 1823, in Dun- kirk. New York ; son of William R. Lynde, Ameri- can born, of French descent; raised on a farm until fourteen years of age, when he went to Newark, and, at the age of sixteen, entered Gran- ville college, where he remained eighteen months; learned his present trade with Chancy Humphrey. After completing his apprenticeship, he worked for his brother in Newark three years ; also worked three years in St. Louis, Missouri; after working in other places, and after leaving St. Louis on account of the cholera, came to this place, in 1849, and followed daguerreotyping one year, then returned to his present trade. establishing his business in the present location, in 1852. In 1855,.he moved to Burlington, Iowa, where he
followed his business about three years, then re- turned to the place he left in 1852, and is now doing a good business. He was married, Sep- tember 18, 1854, to Miss Anna M. Ransom, daugh- ter of Alonzo Ransom, of this place. They have had three children, viz : Francis, deceased ; Charles E., deceased, and William R.
LYONS WILLIAM, Adams township; farm- er; postoffice, Bakersville, Ohio. Mr. Lyons was born March 19, 1840, in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and was raised on the farm. He removed from Washington county in 1SHI and settled in Tuscarawas county, Ohio. In 1860 Mr. Lyons lost his right arm by an accident at a threshing machine. He commenced teaching school in 1859, and taught successfully for five years. Mr Lyons was married December 31, 1869, to Miss Nancy J Stonchocker, a school teacher of Coshocton county. They are the par- ents of five children: Mary A., Louisa J., Wil- liam H., Eliza W. and JJohn C., all of whom are living. Mr. Lyons came to this county in 1874, and has remained ever sinec, following the oecu- pation of a farmer.
LYONS GEORGE. Perry township: postoffice, West Carlisle; born in this county in 1843; son of John and Matilda (Crawford) Lyons. He was married in 1864, to Miss Elizabeth Gault, daugh- ter of Adam and Sarah Gault. Mr. Lyons is the father of three children. viz: Fannie, Anna and Edmund.
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McBANE J. C., Franklin township; farmer; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, September 30, 1826; son of Jesse and Mary McBane. His grandfather MeBane emigrated from the high- lands in Scotland to America, locating near Balti- more, Maryland, on a place which is now within the city limits In 1831 his father's family came to Lafayette township, where he grew to man- hood, receiving the education which the country schools afforded; was married March 20, 1553, to Elizabeth, daughter of William Hawkins, an early settler in this township, who came from New Jersey. The years 1851-5 were spent in Clark county, Illinois. In 1856 he moved to Franklin township and has lived here since. He has three children, viz: Olivia, Helen and Jesse. Olivia was married December 21, 1879, to James W. Maxwell, of Harrison county. Mr. Me Bane was elected county commissioner in 1876, and is now serving his second term.
MCCAIN AADAM, Perry township: postoffice, Now Guilford; born in this county, in 1545; son of John an Sarah (Dunn) MeCain: married in 1865, to Miss Hester J. Mowroy, daughter of Martin and Mary Mowrey. Mr. MoCa'n is on- gaged in keeping hotel, at present: also keeps on hand a variety of notions for sale.
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McCAMMANT Lafayette township; carpenter; postoffice, West Lafayette; born Oc- tober 25, 1824, in Brooke county, West Virginia; son of James McCammant, native of Washing- ton county, Pennsylvania ; raised on a farm, but also learned the gunsmith's trade, and worked at that and farming, until 1852, when he learned the carpenter trade, and conducted both trades and run the farm until recently, but gives his entire time at present to carpentering. Ife left West Virginia, in 1837, and went to Perry county, remaining until 1839; then, for a short time, lived in Muskingum county, and settled in La- fayette township, in 1840. He was married, April 8, 1847, to Miss Rachel A. Shafer, daughter of Peter Shafer, of Albany county, New York. They have eight children, viz: Mary, William W., married to Melissa Shroyer; Sarah E., mar- ried to Samuel Garselin ; Emily J., Josephine, Ida, James and George Edgar.
McCLAIN GEORGE, Linton township ; farm- er; born in Lafayette township, November 27, 1837; son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Stringer) Mc- Clain, and grandson of Thomas McClain, one of the earliest pioneers of Lafayette township. In 1872 Mr. McClain moved from Lafayette to Lin- ton township. Ile was married in 1870 to Louisa Summers, daughter of John L. and Mar- garet (Michael) Summers, now of Muskingum county. His children are Ada, Maggie, Edward, Lewis and Clarinda, deceased.
McCLAIN H. F., Plainfield, Linton township; grocer and saloon; postoffice, Plainfield. MIT. McClain was born April 28, 1853, in Coshocton county, Ohio. He was raised on the farm, and followed that occupation until twenty-two years of age. He was married July 18, 1875, to Miss Lydia Hootman, of this county. They became the parents of two children-Sophronia E. and Freddie. In 1875 Mr. McClain removed to Plain- field, Ohio, and started a general grocery and saloon. He has successfully followed the busi- ness ever since.
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McCLAIN RICHARD, deceased, Lafayette township; was born in Linton township, in No- vember, 1823, and was married in 1848, to Miss Catherine Elson, of this township. They have had ten children, as follows : Jennie ; Seth, deceased ; Ella, Arthur, Lizzie, Lyde, Noah; Laura, de- ceased ; Charles and Jesso. Mr. McClain was a man of note in this township, having held numer- ous township offices, and was county treasurer two terms. In a newspaper account of his life, it is said that his youth and manhhod were passed at a time when men were honest, and integrity and uprightness of character were prized jewels among men. He possessed these in an uncom- mon degree, as evidenced by the high apprecia- tion of his neighbors and friends throughout the
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