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Christopher Persin was born in Columbiana Co .. nty, Ohio, January 21, 1839, and settled in Washington Township in 1843, and married Miss Delana Bidlack September 15, 1860; has but one child -Franklin W. His wife was born in Delaware County, Ohio, December 10, 1842. His father was Francis Persin and his mother Sarah Persin, and they lived in Defiance County about 1843. His wife's father is Samuel Bidlack, and her mother Mary Bid- lack. They came to live in this county about 1856. Christopher Persin served in the war of 1861-65, as a private in Company D, in the Thirty-eighth Regi- ment, for three years, and was discharged in July, 1865. His brothers, Conrad and Frederick, also served in the Thirty-eighth Regiment, in Company E, the same time. Mr. P. came with his father to this county and settled in Tiffin Township.
John Mason was born in Maryland July 24, 1814, and married, November 14, 1839, in Maryland, to Miss Mary Spissert. Their children were George, William (dead), Amelia, Catharine (dead), Jacob R .. Francis T .. David S., Eva E. and Sarah S. The father of Mr. Mason was Jacob, and his mother Re- becca. The father of Mrs. Mason was David Spissert, and her mother was Eva E. Spissert. They both died in Maryland. George W. Mason was a private in Company D, Thirty-eighth Regiment, in the war of 1861-65, and died July 19, 1862, at Nashville, aged about twenty-one years." Mr. Mason settled in Wash- ington Township, in 1862, on Section 19.
James Gorrell was born in Washington County, Md., March 19, 1790, and came to Washington Town- ship in 1853. He married, the first time, September
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21, 1812, in Pennsylvania, and the second time March 17, 1845. His family was George W. (dead), William and Lucinda. The father of Mr. Gorrell was James Gorrell. and his mother Sarah Gorrell. They died in Pennsylvania. The father of Mrs. G. was John Peterson, and her mother Polly Peterson. Mr. James Gorrell was in the war of 1812, and suffered in the rank+ from exposure. Mr. G. lives on Section 2, in Washington Township.
Heury Lorah was born in Wayne County, Ohio, May 16, 1849, and settled in Washington Township in 1867. Married Miss Delila Harding June 11, 1876, his first wife, Catharine Sherg, having died February 14, 1862. His children were Ida E., William W., Daniel I. and Asa C .; Philip, a step-son. The father of Mr. Lorah was John B. Lorah, now dead, and his mother's name was Elizabeth Lorah; she yet lives in Noble Township. They came to Defiance County about 1847. The father of his wife was Uria Hard- ing, and her mother Sarah Harding; she is dead. They came to Defiance County aliout 1845. Mr. Lorah's great-grandfather served in the American Revolution, and was once elected to Congress. Samuel Lorah served in the war of 1861-65, as private in the Thirty-eighth Regiment, and was killed by a comrade accidentally.
Henry Donley was born in Canada, in May, 1823, and came to Washington Township in 1831, and married Angeline Troxell in 1854, in Washington Township. His children are Delila, Walter and Frank, all living and grown. The father of Mr. Donley was Jesse Donley, and his mother Margaret Donley. His parents are both dead. They settled in the township about 1831. The father of Mrs. Donley was John Troxel, and her mother, Catharine Troxel. They came into the county about 1850, and are now both dead. Jesse Donley, father of Henry, was the first settler in Washington Township, having arrived in 1831.
Andrew Scott was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, June 24, 1824, and settled in Defiance County in 1870; married Miss Mary K. Thoman, of Colum- biana County, January 20, 1847. Their children were F. P., Harriet J., Mavin A., Robert S., Seymour R., Anna ' A., Hiram A., Charles H., Cloyd H. and Caden D. - all living. His father was Patrick Scott, and his mother Jane Scott. The father of Mrs. Scott was .Thomas Thoman, and her mother, Mary Deniston. They never resided in Defiance County. Capt. Andrew Scott commanded a company in the war of 1861-65, in the Seventy-eighth Ohio Volun- teer Infantry. He served from enlistment till Jan- uary, 1865. His company was from Columbiana Conn -; ty." He remained at the head of it during the war. The company consisted of select men and of as fine
soldiers as ever marched to the front. The Captain takes quite an active interest in the welfare of his country. The Captain was in twenty-five or thirty battles and skirmishes, with Sherman on his famous "march to the sea," and returned all right.
Mrs. Mary Hanna was born in Franklin County, Ohio, July 14, 1816, and came with her husband, Hezekiah Hanna, to Washington Township, in 1841, and located on Section 13. She married Mr. Hanna in Fairfield County, May 5, 1835. Their children were Mary, Daniel, Caroline, an infant (dead), An- geline (dead), Orlando, George (dead), and John. Her father was Henry Barman, and her mother, Susanna Barman. They never resided in the town- ship of Washington. Her husband's father was James Hanna, and his mother Sophia Hanna; never lived in Defiance County. Mrs. Hanna's father, Henry Barman, was in the war of 1812; Daniel Hanna, her son, was a private in Company E, Forty- eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Militia, in the war of 1861-65, from October, 1861, to January, 1866, and returned uninjured. At the time Mrs. Hanna settled in Section 13, Jesse Donley and others were her neighbors. Mr. Hanna cleared a site for the cabin in 1841, and did much hard work.
Samuel Perry Moon was born in Defiance County in 1837, and his wife in Crawford County. Ohio, June 28, 1839. They were married in this county August 30, 1860. His wife's maiden name was Lydia A. Figley. The names of their children, Rilla, Belle, Hulda, Madora, Amos M., Wallace J., George W., Lyman C. and F. Bostater. The father of Mr. Moon was Jacob, and his mother Elizabeth. The father of his wife was Simon Figley, and her mother Margaret Figley. They settled in Defiance County in 1841. Simon Figley served in the war of 1812. The Moon family were among the early settlers of Washington Township, and some of the family now live in Tiffin Township.
John Kintner was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, December 22, 1825, and came to Washington Township in May, 1844. He married Rebecca Lintz September 17, 1852. Mrs. Kintner was born in Stark County, Ohio. The names of their children are Nancy Jane, Benjamin F., Simon A., Mary C. (dead) and Michael E. (dead). His father is Michael Kintner, and his mother Nancy Kintner. They came to Detiance County in 1824. His wife's father's name was Benjamin Lintz, her mother Rebecca Lintz. They came to this county about 1842. Michael Kint- ner built the first saw mill in Washington Township, on " Little Lick Creek," on Section 18. This mill ran by water until about 1870.
Mrs. Mary Keller was born in Columbia County, Penn., February 24, 1809, and married to George
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Keller May 26, 1829, in Pennsylvania, and came to this county November, 1845. Mr. Keller died May 24, 1870. aged sixty-nine years. The children of Mrs. Keller were Lydia, Catharine A. (dead), Samuel, Fannie (dead), Charlotte (dead), John, Margaret Jane (dead), William (dead), Mary E., Rachel, Lucinda, George and Rosalpha. Her father was Archibald Campbell, and her mother, Fannie Camp- bell. They settled in Defiance County, November, 1845, and are both dead. The husband's father was John Keller, and his wife, Catharine Keller. They lived and died in Wayne County, Ohio. Mrs. Keller's grandfather was in the war of the Revolu- tion. Mrs. K.'s son, Samuel, served as a private in the war, in Company F, One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment, from August, 1862, to July, 1865. When Mr. and Mrs. Keller settled in Defiance County, it was in Washington Township, which was then a dense forest, upon land where Charles Goller now lives
William Donley was born in Athens County, Ohio, December 11, 1833, and came to Washington Town- ship, Ohio, in the spring of 1836, and married Miss Amelia Cummings July 6, 1862. She is dead. He married Miss Lucy McFeters, at Defiance, in 1875. Their children were Arie (dead), Lillie C., Sarah (dead), John W., Ollie (dead), Charles Q., an infant. The first five children were by the first wife, and the last two by the second wife. Mr. Donley's father was John, his mother, Elizabeth. They lived in Defiance County in 1835. The father of Mrs. Donley was Isaac Cummings, and her mother, Sarah. They lived in Defiance County in 1847. William Donley served in the war of 1861-65, as a private in Com- pany F, Forty-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer In- fantry, from November, 1861, to March, 1862. Mr. Donley's father, John Donley, was one of the first settlers in Washington Township, and a noted hunter.
John Earlston was born in Pennsylvania May 2, 1821, and canie to Defiance County in May, 1837. He married Miss Keller in 1853. She is now dead. Their family were Mary, Uretta, Isaac H., George W., William A., Margaret A., William Sherman, James W. Mr. Earlston's father was Isaac, and his mother, Sarah. They both came to this county in 1857. Mrs. Earlston's father was Goerge R. Keller, and her mother, Mary. They were both early settlers. John Earlston's grandfather was in the war of the Revolu- tion. Isaac Earlstou, his father, settled on Section 12 when he came into the township of Farmer.
Dr. N. W. Hartshorn was born in Knox County, Ohio, January 20, 1822, and removed from there to Medina County, and from there to Atlen County, where he remained to 1856, when he removed to Putnam County, and from there to Defiance County in 1863, and from there to Kosciusko County, Ind., and then returned to Georgetown, Defiance County, where he has since remained in practice. He studied medicine with Drs. Harper and McHenry, of Lima, thirty-five years ago. A Dr. Calkins practiced in Georgetown about six years, from 1855 to 1860.
George Goller was born in Germany, October 25, 1827. He lived for some time with his parents in Medina County, Ohio, where he married Miss Mary Strahle, June 3, 1850. They came to Defiance County in 1854. The parents of both Mr. and Mrs. Goller came to Defiance County the same year. Mr. Goller's parents, Michael Goller and Barbara Goller, are both dead. Mrs. Goller's parents, George Strahle and Mary Strahle, are also dead. Mr. Gol- ler's family consisted of Louisa, Julia (dead), George J., Mary Ella, Frank M., Charles A. and Reuben S. When Mr. Goller came to Defiance County, he pur- chased eighty acres of land where he now resides. This land had never been improved; Mr. Goller has improved it himself and built the first cabin and worked the first steam saw mill in the township. He has also been Trustee about nine years and Assessor several times.
S. K. Beattie, farmer, P. O. Williams Center, was born in Cumberland Valley, Penn., in 1820, and is a son of Robert and Mary Beattie, natives of Penn- sylvania, who were of Irish descent. , Our subject re- sided in the above State until 1833, when he re- moved to near Mansfield, Ohio, where he lived until 1846, at which time he came to Williams Center, and two years later settled in Washington Township, where he bought land, which he cleared up. At present, he owns 120 acres of highly cultivated and well-improved land. He has served as Treasurer of the township twenty-one years, one term as Justice of the Peace, and Trustee and Assessor a number of terms each. He was married in 1842 to Miss Saralı J., daughter of William Carrothers, of Richland County, Ohio, who has borne him seven children, five of whom are living, viz., Joseph H., Elizabeth M., Samuel W., John L. and Cena. Sarah H. and Robert, deceased. Mr. Beattie is one of the selfmade men of the county, he having begun life poor. Politically, he has always voted with the Democratic party.
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